Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 23 February 1951 — Page 8

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: | r- rc 1 ■ | ! Register Victories In JOpeningr Os Sectional Tourney Last Evening

'|The Jefferson Warriors, Berne Wars arid [Decatur Yellow Jackets survived the'opening night play , irf thq Decatur sectional tourney Thursday night', eliminating the Pheasant Mills Spartans, Adarns Central; Greyhounds \ and Decatur Commodores, respectively. fPwo glimes will be jdayedx tonight, sjerting the stage for Saturday’s semi final and filial tests to h|me a‘ sectional c hampion. Hn the first game at 7 qjcloi k Ifiih evening, the Hartford Gorillosers of only two games all season. . will tangle with the Ge , irWu Cardinals. | Winding up tonight's card will -hip the’ Initial appearance of the toggles, county chain p|ona,-jThe Eagles will meet the Jj»ffer«oh Warriors, who lellmlnalI'louse n t Mills last plght.i j Saturday’* first aetnbflthil game uj 1 pll m. will match the Herne Hears agalßNt the Decatur Yellow tjju'lujig/ with tonight’s whiners to ejash Idi Ihe second semi-final. jHaluraay afternoon winner* will robet w'-t X: 15 p. tn. Saturday for t ti< h.-< tion.il title. . T i'[ Warriors Win 'Jefferson pulled out a F.X-55 vic tpiy over Pleasant Mills in the opener, a hard fought Nnif -He all jthe way. The cbtitest <le into an Individual duel. . hi|iwvrp Jim Pil< <. Spintan ggurd, and Gerald \Mlller,-Warriors center, <wlio wound up with 26 and 26 points, respectively. ? 'ii'leasaut Mills led at tilt first’ 'tAarler, 11-10, nidi al the hull, 30 1L but Jed'erkon moved. out in f|hnt at the third period, 45-40. ’ The Spartans wasted no time In liking tile lead in the final quar- < A field goal by Bill Working- . 2 e»\ and: a field goaland free th row • by Pride on the same plav knotted the cpunt at 45-45 in the first ' ffflnute’of play. Price convertedfrom the charity stpipe to ligl Pleasant Mills on top. 4(1-15 Th<> tell ms wejre ti4e<t at 49-49 and, fit-51 hilt Miller hit from the field 4“ from the foul line to’put the Warriors on top to stay. Pleasant <- Mills' hopes faded with two mln\i|es tot go, when Price fouled out nr the game. ' ’ , Jefferson fired 19 times for its Upfield goals, and. Pleasant Mills ini’le 20' of .64 attempts. Both ' ' .J J... ' ' ? : '

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— j —- —n ± -- ' — s teams shot fairly well from the i foul line. Jefferson converting 12 ’ of 22 and pleasant Mills 15 of 29. -Bears Trjiurffph' I • Three rapid fire field goals in > as many shots and irj less than a ■ minute’s time. all by Roger ilitschy, broke the gpeond \gatne of - the evening wide open, and ear- - rled the Herne Bitars to a 4*5-33 > triumph over tin- [Adams Central Greyhounds 'j' ■ . L It had been’a nitp and tuck hat- ■ tie through the tir+t three periods. I Berne led at the first quarter, 7al ami at the'halt. 20-lx, but Adams Central pulled ilitq a 2s 2x tie at I the t hlrd period. | • A pair of free throws gave Berne a 30-®» e<igc v bitt, H.iis. hy « thhli put on hh one mini show and • the Hears had a :tt, :,’h margin', The Greyhounds slashe<l (lilh {lead to < 36-33 mill way through the period, « but the Hears picked tip nine morn points while holding Adufns t’em I trui score less’ to make the final margin I 2 po|nt\ • I liirHi'hy led the iinnrs with lit' ■ points, followed by Caul Mpiunger i with Ki. Non > of the Greyhounds ’ was able to hilt double figures. Ihd| Mitchel and Qerufdl NtisslHium leading with seven each, Bertie took 7S shoe for 11. 17 fi.dde'rs, and Adtittis C(>utiul Ml for Its 12 . Neither H'titii fared Well nt the foul . line, the Hears making 11J of 26 and the Greyhounds nine of 20. Jacket* Victerioue Flashing U well balanced scoring attack, With nil five Sturters in double figui-eK. the Decatur Yellow Jackets elliulnattsl their home (own rivals, the Commodo|es. .by ft 67-47 ncore |n jthei Thursday night final. [■] i. The city clash was a clove battle until late in second quarter, when the superior height began to take its\toll. The first • quarter wap | nip and tuck, ali though the ill kets were In front all the way! tijitil the last two \ minutes'.- Jini A'&glewede, who sparkled- all ezening din a losing ' cause, knotted the count at 12-12 with a free throw, and Jim -Wilder lilt from to| give the ft J 4-12 edge, which Vic Strickler’s fdul toss shaved , to a single point at the end of the period: ’ i' With all the regulars scoring.

the' Jackets pulled into an ft|ghtpoint margin at the half. 31\23. The sectional Champions came out for the second'half With a bang, pouring in 13 points in tihe first t wo and one-half minutes for a 44-.’3 margin before Jim Wilder counted the Commodores’ first point, a foul toss. ’l'lte Jackets continued to maintain their lonX lead, bring out in front at the third period's < lose, $6-33. JlimVoglewede's one-man show of lift points eatured the game. Wilder living the .only other Gomiiuiilore to hit double figures. The Jackets' five regulftrs scori'd all their points, Harold Bohnko leading with 15, George Bair netting 11, Jack Petr e and Jim Mose.* 13 leacli, amt Vij Strickler 12. (Th® i Commodores lost both A’lm e Faurule] ijnd Steve Guss on pergonals. The .|uekvts fired sS tHiiCs for 24 field goals, and the Commodores 79 for 19 two pointers. At the jtoul line, the Jaekdls made 19 of 27, and the Commodores nine of : .■■ ' ■ ' x 1 [" ; i Jefferbon - |.'T TP Tumid.mon, f J 1 2-3 4 It Kulm, f 3 0 f A Miller, <- . . 9' 7-H 25 Haines, g 3 n i p; Wendel, g ii 12 | SWinter, f , . 5 0-2 111 Bos<.-ic 2 2-4 '(’. TOTALS 2’l 12-22 5H Plei aftnt Milla I'G FT TP Rnudetihuah. ’ . . 3 2-3 lt< Johnsott. f 2 \-l . 5| Vyorklngvr. c 2 n-3 '4. Pl ice. f ... ... .9 SI 3 2(5 I 47’ttse. g 3 4-15 10 | Siiman, t 1 p-o ' 2 j Ed wants, f .. ... 0 0-0 o | Noll, c . .....0 o n o Painter, g ...o tt-o o I'OTALS . ..... 20 115-29 55 Referee; Ellis. ' I’mpire: Shively i Berne FT TP f ------- 7 1-4 15 Nussbaum, f 2? 2-6 (5 Parr, c _..,L 2 3-t5 7. J.\ Sprunger, g 1 1-4 3 P. Sprunger, g 4 2-3 10! Liec.hty, f 0 p.p p Balsiger, c 1 2 3 4 Bertsch, c 0 0-0 0 Miller, g .... 0 1 flM> | p TOTALS 17 Jl-26 45 Adama Central FG . FT TP Schrock, f 1 ... 2 00 4 \Lehm.tn, f ... . . 2 . 0-1 4 Mitchel, c . . ) s.<t 7 llnfrman, g .2 2.1 (j Arnold, g . 2 13 5 G. NUHsbriqm f. 4, 3 11 7 Hendricks! f ~ 0 up u Longenbvrger, g 0 01) 0 l». Nilssliaum. g 0 <> n o TOTALS -j..,. 12 920 33 Ri ferev: sillvely Phi pl re: Ellis, , . Yellcw Jackets F(1 FT TP lift If., f ft 4-0 14 | Ihdtnke, f fl 3.| 15 Hi rick leh :■<• : 4 4*3 42. •’•Hile, g , 5 31 ' |;i Mokes, g . | 57 1,1 Suuthlne. f . p pp p Shee.lk, f 0 0-W 0 Fruchte,' <• p p.p p Morrison, g n . nq p Krekson, g 0 0-0 0 ' 'TOTALS 21 19-27 S’ Commodores FG FT, TP l> Coyne, f ....4... 0 1-1 i | Gage, f t .... 2 2-6 i’. 1. Wilder, c — .15 1-2 Ip Faurote, g ... 0 1-1 1 VoglPwede, g S 3-fl 19 Laurent, f i 3 o.p fl E. Wilder, f 0 0-0 0 Gass, c. r __ ' 1 ' 1-1 3 Costello, g 0 0-0 0 F Coyne. g.J 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 19 947 47 Referee: Ellis , Empire: Shively. College Basketball Ball State Franklin 63| St. Norbert’s 98, St. Joaeph’i 66: Tri-State.. 76, Olivet 53. Columbia fll, Army 47. f INSURANCE Leo “Dutth” Ehinger FIRt I WIND AUTO t 730 No 3rd At. Phone 3 2004

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54 Sectional Champs Still Are In Race ' - ' ■ '■ up ■ ‘ . Indianapolis, Feb, 23. tllPi--rifty-four defending sectional qhiampk and 19 former stkte titlists, led by Madison’s lf|so kings, still were plivd | today as play In Indiana's Ijigh Ischool bttfb ketball tourney entered the moat hectic stage. ' Six sectiondlists 4>it the dust last night, three wbre> ousted eaib i<i*r, and the one. a! Kokoipo is up for grabs. GreentoWn. the defending KoWmo chump, consolidated with two other schools to form Eastern which Ist to the Wildcats last night, 55 to 35. ? Fhihg from imirnlng until tonight will chop another 22S team from the field, leaving only t.ho 192 sectlonul semi finalists to <;on•inuv. the crucial warfare tonmr tow. Little Wingate, Martinsville anu f Washington, all former stato championa were mi-ming today, M were usually rugged .South H.-nd Central!* dvlvmllng sectional ' humps, . iii>dnded in the northern ‘Tlvli will ' , , . Centrull’H !Bei*r*. beaten eight times dtlllng the neasoit but be\ Heveil ready to springu surprise Around- tourney time, dumped city rlvail t’ontrul Catholic, 65 to 35. but- then were defeated by un heralded. Madison , Tap, of St. Josepp county; 72 to fitk Jack Hch'malla collected. 35 points fioc the ypM|«Hvrs i s Wingate, the first double <-hamplon in 1913 and 1914 km iita tourney opener to narllhgtoh, '’>)»■' to 41; the home floor didn’t help Martin*vllle. any a* the Arteslon* were rocked by Bloomlhgton’a Panther* 59M0 39. and Wafthlngton’* hlrth(<la>’ failed to' boost the chances of Wlishlhgtoij’H Hatchets, who lost |i» close gathe to city rp’al Wushpngton ‘CuthoMc, 51 to 47. Both (Martinsville and Washington, were I three-time e winners. | ' , ; j Madison’s defending state tPllists. 1950 finalist Marion and Frankfort led the ' “name” teams inarch.' Madison’s cubs, sparked iby Maurice Loreiu’s 22 iiolnt.i, j rolled over neighbor North MadI isbn, 76 to 51; Marfon [toyed with Marion St. Paul, *ls tq 31. and Frankfort, the . inly* ’ Xottr-ttme tourney winner, walloped Washington 1 Twp. of Clinton rounty, ,67 to 10. Two others "Washingtons!’ were * sidelined on. their “day.” Indianapolls Washington, vrhlch won its last IP games was trounced by Southport. 71’ to 52. and / Cass county’s Washington, beaten JCts’ twice during the regular aeason. took It on the chin from Loganv port another former champ 66 to 45 , j Other defend! n g sectional champs sent to pie sideline* were Union Mills by IgiForte, 51 to 2k. Marshall nipped Mitchell. 49 to 46; Fillmore eked out n 46 Iq 47 win over Greencastle; Dunkirk tripped Portland, [soto 40 and Speedwny’s FlnslUs of Marlon county were edged st Danville, Oo to 1)5, by the mist team. New Three-Game Mark Set At Berne Alleys JViiltef GrftheL bowling few the •ne OH team In the, oarna rehunts leagite. rolled a score <>f 702. The II game were 247 2B|B-HM> S The scorn was' a leugtid record (end also record for the alleys wt Berne. If you have sorntthlnp to mH or rooms for rent try [ a Demoorst Want Arty. It bring* results. I HSI— —KMISIHIHIiI wUtasftliMlttMlllll »— llllrtwil-j ■MSlSs4wSefals4bSlfasasMM»^fa < 4»ieswW«MMlO*fc ’ TIME TO THINK ABOUT WALLPAPER See Our. Large Selection KANE 158 So, 2nd St. ' Phone 3-3030 MARMIWWWWWWMnMM *K ' ' 'O ■ ■! . , . ... Tonight, SAT.* SUN. Cohtlnuou* Sat. & Sun. si Westen Comedy in Color! “CURTAIN CALL at CACTUS CREEK” Gal* Storm & “HARBOR OF MISSING MEN” Richard ’Denning, Barbra Fuller Only 140440 In*. Tax

. Tourney Notes .'/Maybe the players didn’t have tb<« spectntors rolling In the ulsles, but there were plenty of spectators thiie Clammed into about every opvn space In th4r Decatur high school gym forth 6 opening night bi the sectional. , - ~000 - ETic kets were at a (premium Thursday. Th« asking price in most Ititttahces ranged from $5 upward—but far the most part the unlucky person, without a ducat couldn't begj borrow or steil one. H : ■. ’ —oOo— There was a stymie against gate crashlftg. Tourney officials dehitchded the show of season ticket afopg with the passout wheti re|urtjlng to the gym. Eliminated extra-people. DonU k|now where the "txlras” would have stood tersee. All doors ovbrflqwir.g. —oOc>— ! Superintendent Walter Krick re* ported to us that at 3:30 p.m. CCowclft were already gathered at the: doors to be allowed entrance for-the tourney. A check at 5 p.m. revealed thati possibly 100 were gathered al the Fourth street door. Doq’tjvnow how many were sitting In rars, or at other doors. Anywuy, us 6:30, first gumv-thne, the place wus vlbnitlng with the cheers of hundreds of MiidvntH It was about, iiil p in, when the noise subsided. 1 ! > <>O<> - While the high st hool gym wa* pack* (I to the rafltm If they had Jftftehr many who couldn't get Into the gym listened to Norb Hefts’* btoudcust of oie thrVe gufnes. Good crowds Wefe r» ported al (hr KIM Loder, Eagle* Lodge, K ot and American L<klon home where the broudeust wa- piped \ ■ ' - —oOo- - Others <dlled the Democrat .office, Two girls |ook regular turns al ihq phone here; Julia ' Rchv.ltt and ( harlenA, Wilder- They received 955 t ails' during the evening; other calls received by other people raised the total to more than Uinw ' I ' —W>o4The girls have a nyalem and one geusoii ih ket. Both students in the DeciHur Uathplijc high s</|too|, the girls relieved [one another, ithus eimhled both of th»m t<|. see part of the opening bight games. ' —-oOo+- J •; . One of the girlft attended the jitsT gnme. 'he other the .sicohd. Tli»y ran back and (Orth between the Democrat office and the gym. They saved the original twist for tile filial Thursday ggme: each girl attend; a half, oife elf theth there for the start of the game, then at tialftlni? the other glrjl raced to the RJ’tn. .! j. ■ ; —-000-- ' The girl —we didn’t catch just how the switch worked —saw the, Commodores in the final game play )the Yellow Jackets on an almast' eveh keel for the f|r«t half in white ftU|t.si The second girl saw the Commodores In green suits. o’V:!!: ■' ! ■?' ’ —oOo-r We don’t know the psychology of' changing uniforms at the half, but We do think It was nice--whut with Hl. But rick’s day less than a month 000 - jMtl«ir was furnished during the evening by thei Dvcafur high achokd bund under the direction of, Albert ' Hrllmneyt r. Diirlifg' the Uomrme dofr jwrkvt halftime, the Decatur high school drum Hhd bugle corp*, (meed by drum major Lol- White, em»itulntd Girls tVete good, too [ ’■ ' -oDo' >- The Holthouse DnijF f-ornjinny’a aitiiuftl sr’eilonul ctmtcsf to pick the Mtim-j. according to Bob llnlthousa »hd lends Jacobs, Is!golftg to lake A hd of work this ytur. Mostly, the Jhrkels Were picked th tftkr th* IftUtvl*. A lot of the srlectlons will bv t<«sM»d out today, though, for litnity ' followed l]la*ketlmwls' pre* (iivilon that Pleasant Mills won hl win fr<in| Jefferson; the Jefferson players forgot to read It. though,; litid started the rvenlng's procedure! with a fti' t-pluyed win. !■■ 000 - - Hothe journey firsts: ! First tipoff taken by Jefferson. First shot, made Kuhn, Jeffersoil. ... First shot. missed -- Johnson. Pleasant-Mills. >! First personal foul—Wendel, Jefferson • First free throw, missed —Johnson. Peasant Mills. First ftee throw, made —Price,

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"J*^* - ** T ~'~, " T ’" r ’ TTTI 1 ■■■ ' 1 Sectional Scores ! At Decatur Jefferson SR, Pleasant Mills 55. Yellow Jacket* 67. Ujpmmodore*' 47. ' ; j Berne 45, Adams Central 33. At Bluffton T Lancaster Central 49, Cheater Confer 45. Ossian 42, Union Center 26. At Hartford City Hartford City 57, Redkey 43; Grby 59, Bryant *SO. Dunkirk S(L Portland’ 40. Montpelier 69, Poling 41. ! , ■' Ridgeville 54, Pennville 42., 1 At Huntington Polk Twp. 58, Jeffeyson Twp. 42 Jackson Twp. 49, Andrews 4?, Huntington 66, Huntington Twp. Igxncbster Twp. 59 Hiintington ( utholic 41. . Union Twp. jl9, Hippos 32. - ; : ''■ ' ' ' ]'■ ' Pleasant Mills First timeout- Jefferson. . First substitution - Ross, J< fferson. , !> /’ : First player removed on per* sonul fouls. Price, Pletvsant Mills. v - 000 - \ ' From Fan* | "We| unfortunate basketball fans would like to make u suggestion f6i next year’s sale of sectionall tickets "We would like (o know if It would be possible to sell mingle admission tickets to fans J»f purih lputlng teams, for their sesshihft only. This vyould allow mofe season ticket holders and funs tb see their own trams play, since mpgt Lui are not iiMrrrstvd In other f aini-. outside tbrlr own sch<*>l "Unfortunab* baaketrtall fan*." FLOOR SHOW i VFW SAT. FEB. 24 I'-’ w ir 1 8:30 and 10:30 Admittance by Card ■

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