Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 21 February 1952 — Page 7

t THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1952

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Rough Sledding For Numerous Tough Outfits Indianapolis, Feb. 31—(UP)— Rip-roaring fireworks, from the Calumeti region to the “deep south,” were in the making today as the t Indiana High School Athletic Association took the wraps off the 1952 state schoolboy basketball tourney drawing. ’Lady luck smiled on Muncie Central's 4 defending state champions, powerful Fort Wayne Central and North, Winslow, jasper and Anderson, all tourney-wise - outfits. \ But there wil Ibe rough sledding for many other toughjes, including East Chicago Washington, Indianapolis Crispus Attacks, Evansville

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. .. ;• Bosse, and Jeffersonville, from the very outset of sectional warfare. East Chicago Washington’s west NIHSC the fay north's No. 1 contender for state honors in the grind beginning next Tuesday, collide with Hammond’s Wildcats at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Washington ranked fourth in the final United Press honor roll. Crispus Attucks, a state finalist last time, third in the U.P. “big ten” and most-likely candidate to ! succeed from the Indianapolis ' area, smacks into city riyal Cathedral at 9:45 a.m. Friday, and if successful probably will face Indianapolis Tech that night, i Cathedral gave Attacks its narrowest victory piargin recently, 52 1 to 46. Tech’s up and-coming greendads open against suburban Beech Grove Friday mqrning. , 'I , Evansville Bosse's pocket city champions were paired with cltv j foe Central in' the initial round Friday morning; Central lost tp highly-touted New Albany by only four points a week ago. v • i - Jeffersonville's Red Devils.;: who ■ ’already made plans to waylay New Albany in the regional, quit wor rying about the second,' tourney week after learning they have a date with Salem’s tough Southeastern conference titlists Friday morning. \ Muncie, seventh in the i iJ.P. elite, opens defense of its state tourney crown, against Harrison Twp. of Delaware county at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. City-rival Burris, probably the champs’ top sectional threat, was in the lower bracket. They cannot meet before the sectional finale. |.\ I ■ ''IT j! ; • In other well-balanced sectionals, Fort Wayne North headed one bracket and eross to*n foe Central the other. Anderson, a threetime winner and usualy a rugged tourney competitor, topped • its

Week's Schedule Os Adams County ' Basketball Teams Friday Garrett at Yellow Jackets. Commodores at Lancaster CenfaK t: ’ » Harlan at Monmouth. 11 Jefferson at Pleatsant Mills. i Redkey at Berne. Geneva at Ossian. ; Poling at Hartford. """ lower bracket, while Central conference winner Elwood led the top. Evenaville Reitz and Lafayette Jeff, other 1951 finalists, got “breathers” in the first round. Reitz drew Griffin for its Thursday night opener, and Lafayette’s Broncos meet Jackson Wednesday night. Other explosions were expected at South Bend, which has Mishawaka in the upper division and South Bend Central, Riley, Adorns, and Washington in the lower half; Gary Froebel, second only to East Chicago Washington in the west NIHSC, clashes with city rival Wallaco in the opener, and Edinburg, the 1951 giant-killer from Johnson county which advanced to the semi-finals before being ousted by Batesville, was paired with tough Union Twp. iiHigh School Basketball Leo 6b, Elmhurst 53. Huntington Catholic 59, Moqroevile 49. Indianapolis Crispus Attucks 104, Dunkirk 54. \ East | Chicago Washington 67, Gary Rposevelt 63. Elkhart 63. Gary Emerson 39. Terrej Haute Gerstmeyer 85, Dugger 53k :’ I ' College Basketball Ball ptate 84. Manchester "<h Defiajnce 79. TVi-State 78 (double overtime). St. Louis. 63, Houston 55. Toledo 61, Bowling Green 57 (overtipte). < — ’ [ - ' . - - -

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G. E. Girls' Game Tonight Postponed . The d. E. girl’s basketball gamej with the Haisley Oil Co. team at Marion tonight has been cancelled The game will be played March €> at the Gas City gym. ji i Li . ■ J ' - Decatur Officials i To Work Sectionals , i Two Decatur officials have been assigned to referee ig Indiana* sectional tournaments next week.'' Gerald Strickler has been assignee! to,the Xluncie sectional and Ixrres Lehman to the Marion tourney. t; ! f Principals To Meet Here Friday Morning t All A-danra county high schoolprincipals will meet at Decatur high school Friday morning at 9: 30 o’clock in the office of principal Hugh Andrews. The meeting has been called to make jjlans for the sectional basketball tourney, and distribution of tickets. With the split tournament this year, it is believed’ many m«|>re fans will b,e able to see their favorite team BOWLING SCORES MERCHANT LEAGUE Standings W L lihbades | Roofing4*_j 6 3 Two Brothers : 6 3 bai J ....— 6 . 3 Stewart Bakery L. 5‘ 4 State (iardens — 5 4 ’ Riverview u 4 5 Mirror Hnh 4 5i K. of jc. 0 9 ’ .High series: Eyapson 645 (233-201-2111; Ulman 606 (231-174-201). High gamAt’ Bracey 212, Lupch 215. ’. HoffmanV 201-202. Notes; Victory Bar rolled a new leagm? high of 2676, and Eyanson of Victory rolled a individual three-game sferies high of 645. 1 • ' ' ■ j ■ ■■■in ■■

Sectional Tournament Schedule '.\ I ’ ' WEDNESDAY 7;00P.M. | Geneva— / Hmm »«h SATURDAY 1:00 P.M. . . Monmouth y ■ L . WEDNESDAY I 8:15 P. M.T . I TUESDAY 7:30 P.M. Y fl || ftu| Ja-Urf* | D orno I CHOW tfaGKeiS SATURDAY night uerne i : / shsp.m. Hartford ; |i_ ' ' ■ ' THURSDAY 7:00 P.M. j $ Commodores I ' . . . 2:15 P. M.( . Pleasant Mills J /— '■\ 1 • THURSDAY 8:15 P. M. i I \ | | Adams Central ' ” / JefferMß : ? . • • 1 a # ... . ; j '.l : ; h ’ Officials: Verlin Jackson and Charles B^bilya ' : -J 4? : i 'I A' !• \ • ■ ■ i>' ■ f >. i ; ’ b ’IF. f . I J ! 1

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Adams Central Is Defeated In Season Windup The Adams Central Greyhounds, faltering in the final period, were defeated in tfieir closing game of the season Wednesday night, losing to Chester Center, 55-56, at the Pleasant Mills* gym. The Greyhounds and Indians were tied at the first quarter, 14-14, .but Adams Central was hn top at the half, 29-25, and at the third period, 49-33. Montague, scoring ail his 12 points in the last quarter, . led the Wells county team’s uprising. Roger LoChvobeiger or tne Greyhounds was the top scorer with 22 points, while McDonald was high sot Chester with 16. Cheater Center V' I ■ 1 i FG FT TP McDonald 7 2 16 Harris 10 2 Hamilton 2 4 8 Montague i _____ 0 12 Zehner 13 5 Miller - 12 4 Havens 0 11 Dalton 2 3 7 ' i -

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Official*: Hall, Cm*. Preliminary Adams Central 26, Chester 24. DECATUR MEET (ConttwueS FVmmw P>Mf »■>) . 8:15 p.m.—Bryant and Roll. 1 . Friday 9 am.—Redkef and Poling. -J,— 10:15 a.m.—Madison Twp. and Gray. ’ I 1:15 p.m.-r-M<aitpelier and Portland. , 7 || fl 2:30 p.m.—Hertford City and. Dunkirk. | \