Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 59, Decatur, Adams County, 10 March 1952 — Page 6

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Auburn Wms Fourth Regional Title In Row

Defeats Yellow Jackets In Final Regional Tilt; Decatur Ousts Comets

The Auburn Red Devils Saturday won their fourth consecutive regional championship, walloping the Decatur Yellow Jackets, 84-52, in the final game at the Fort Wayne North Side gym. Auburn advanced to the final game by staging a fourth-quarter rally to edge Fort Wayne Centarl, 49-46, in the regional opener, while the Yellow Jackets avenged a regular season defeat by whipping the Kendallville Comets, 63-66, in the second afternoon tilt. The Red Devils will carry the hopes of this area into the Muncie semi-final tourney next Saturday, taking on the defending state champions, the Muncie Bearcats, in the first game at 1 o'clock. Marion and Kokomo will meet in the second game, with the championship affair at 8:15. Ice Game Early The Red Devils, no doubt remembering a regular season tilt when they were fortunate to edge out a 43-41 victory over the Yellow Jackets, lost little time in setting up their fourth straight regional crown. Brad Webb hit a fielder for the first points of the game but Jim Moses tossed in a free throw and up with a two-pointer and the Jackets were on top, 3-2. Big Cal Grosscup put Auburn on top with his first of 14 field goals, and the Red Devils were away. Auburn held a commanding lead all the rest of the way, with Decatur trailing at the first quarter. 26-12, at the half, 43-27, and at the third period, 66-37. Grosscup*s big 30 points led both teamsaTom Reynolds dropped in 15 and Webb 13. all in the first half. Jim Moses, playing his last game as a Yellow Jacket, never quit battling, and came through with 22 big points In defeat. Gene Morrison with 12 was the only other Jacekt in double figures. Central Blows Chance Fort Wayne Central blew a great ohance to end Auburn’s regional string, letting an eightpoint lead at the end of three quarters fritter away from them and the Red Devils carired on to the 49-46 victory. A _ The teams were tied at 14-14 at the first quarter but Central moved into a 31-27 lead at the half, principally on nine points by Jack Gumbeert. Auburn was limited to just five points in the third period, and the Tigers tallied nine to take a 40-32 bulge into the final eight minutes of play.. The Tied Devils began whittling away at the Central lead in a hurry and finally moved into a 43-43 tie on Grosscup’s fielder. It was 45-45 midway through the final period when Grosscup hit a free throW to give Auburn the lead at 46-45. Grosscup hit again from the field and the Red Devils went into an effective stall to eliminate the Tigers. ) Grosscup counted 21 points for the champions, with Reynolds the only other Red Devil in double figures. Gumbert tallied 13, all in the: first half, to pace Central, while Johnny Overholt counted 11. Oust Kendallville Decatyr's Yellow Jackets won their vfay to the final regional

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I round for the second year in a row, whipping the Kendallville Comets, 63-56, in the| second afternoon tilt. r Gene Morrison put on the greatest shooting spree ?of his high school career, 25 points, to lead the Decatur victory. After Kendallville had a 7-6 lead midway through the first* quarter, the Jackets began to pull away and ran up an lSfr-12 lead at the end of the period, principally on four field goals by Gene' Vetter. The Comets pulled within four points twice in the seqond quarter but the Jackets still held that six-point margin, 32-26. at the half, as Morrison poured five shots through the hoop. Decatur really tore the Kendallville defense apart late in the third period to pile yp a 49-36 advantage. The Comets came within four points at 40-36, but the Yellow Jackets counted nine points in a row to go into the ’ final quarter with a commanding Jead, which the Comets could threaten at no time in the last eight minutes. Morrison topped I the sborers With 25 points, ably assisted by Vetter with.l6 and Moses with 14. Johnny Thrapp, . Kendallville’s usual high scorer, counted only 13 points as Phil White led the Comets with . 15. Auburn FG FT TP Delagrange _-0 4-4 4 Webb ; JU 3-6 \5 Grosscup _1 10 1-2 21 Muzzillo jl 0-2 2 Reynolds ■_ 15 1-2 11 Capen __J: 3 0-0 6 • : 1 : V h '! : Totals 20 9-16 49 Central FG FT TP Simmons | 4 I*6 9 Barksdale j 2 2’2 6 Blevins —1 ’ 3 1> 7 Gumbert .?• 5 3-5 13 Overholt 3 5-7 11 Sumney .* 0 0-0 0 Jones ......j j(Y 0-0 0 Totals h-7 125-22 46 Officials: Polizotto, Gwin lDecatur FG FT TP Kohne ? 3 0-0 6 Vetter ; 6 M-s 16 Koons t 1' o*o 2 Moses _J 5 i-4*7 14 Morrison , 12 1-3 25 Pollock 0 0-1 0 Duff ....4.. O' jjio 0 Kolter 0 0-0 0 Schieferstein »i.| 0 (J-0 0 Everett 0} iO-O 0 . ___ ■ Totals _ |27 M 9 63 ■ I I'. [IT I ■ Kendallville FG FT TP Thrapp 6 1-4 13 Swafford ..—J. 2 ’4l I White L 6 'B-5 15 Marti 2 1-1 5 Hutchins J. L, 5 0-0 j 0 Kurtz 0 0-0 0 Wiese ;..._ — j. 1| Jl-2 H 3 Fischer Q 0-ff i 0 Shippy | 1 0-1 ' 2 Haaae it. 1 2-2 4 I — Totals 24 B*l6 56 Officials: Jordanj, While, FINAL Aubufn |; FG FT TP Delagrange —jJ 2 2-4 6 Webb *. L 6 I*l 13 Grosscup ~.,p lj4- 2-3 30 Mussillo ......L - 4 0-0 ; 8 SEED I pSc ES jFOR SPRING I I Henry Hirch 4 Sori > I 1 'H' r 1 j end J Central States Seed Co. —r Home Grown Little Red ... $24.00 Little Red Clover ; 4-*.- 29.00 Alfalfa N. W. Grimm J.._ 43.25 Alfalfa Common „L Ui 39,50 Arizona Alfalfa _.L U- 25.00 Timothy 1.4. 7.00 Sweet Clover, Yellow __4 11.50 Sudan Gras* 4 i-*- 7.00 Brome Gras* | Ib. 35c Ladlno Gras* lb. 1.65 Mammoth Red Clctver .4-*- 28.00 PREBLE EQUITY EXCHANGE Phone 8

Reynolds 7 1.2 15 Hluschlager 0 I*l 1 Souder 0 0-0 0 Myers 1 3*3 5 Capen 2 2-3 6 Bauer ........j,. 0 ; o-O 0 Totals ....i 36 12-17’ 84 »jiUi Decatur FG FT TP Kohne 0 1-1 1 Vetter 4 ' 1-5 9 Koons 1 1.3 3 Mosers .. 8 6-8 22 Morrison 5 2-7 12 Pollock 1 1-2 3 Duff ...4... 0 0-0 0 Kolter . 1 0-0 2 Schieferstein 0 0-0 0 Evdrett 1 0 0-$ 0 Totals 20 12-26 52 Officials: pollzottoX Jordan. Regional Scores 5 “ At Crowfordsville 5 Richland Twp. 49, Rosedale 42. Gjreeheastle: 39, Waveland 38. Greencastle' 47, Richland Twp. 44 (final). At Evansville Evansville Central 59, Boonville 53. ; Prindeton 65, Cannelton 47. Evansville Central 66, Princeton 50 (final). At Fort Wayne Auburn 49, Fort Wayne Central 46. Decatur 63, Kendallville 56. . AiiburU 84, Decatur 52 (final). At Hammond Hammond 56, Michigan City 48. Valparaiso 47, Gary Tolleston 45. Hammond 58, Valparaiso 49 (fidal). At Indianapolis Gyeepfleld 61. Speedway 49. Indianapolis Tech 47, Anderson 46. .■ jp t Indianapolis Tech 70, greenfield 46 (final). 1 ] At Jeffersonville New Albany 43, Seymour 41 (double overtime). Jeffersonville 56, Shawswick 36. New Albany 61, Jeffersonville 48 (final). r At Kokomo Sheridan 47, Wabash 31. y Kokomo 69, Peru 49. Kokomo 37, Sheridan 30 (final). At Lafayette ! Lafayette Jeff 52, Frankfort 45. Earl Park 56, Lebanon 53. Lafayette Jeff 50, Earl Park 45 (final), ' ~ At Logansport I Logansport 63, Monon 46. Kentland 64, Logansport 64, Kentland 51 (final). At Marion Redkey 49, Huntington 36. Marlon 59, Bluffton 48. Marion 55, Redkey 54 (final). At Martinsville Ellettsville 52, Brazil 50 (double overtime). ' - Terre Haute Garfield 46, JasonVille 41. Terre Haute Garfield 57, Ellettsville 38 (filial). At Muncie . Richmond 57, Winchester 46. Muncie Central 72, New Castle 49. -Muncie Central 50, Richmond 39 (final). At Rushville Batesville 46, New Salem 31. Aurora 54,. Connersville 43. Batesville 63, Aurora 44 (final). At Shelbyville Shelbyville 52, Madison 32. Union Twjj. 49, North Vernon 48. Shelbyville 67, Union Twp. 25 (final). At South Bend Knox 67, Warsaw 65 (overtime). Elkhart 53, South Bend Riley 45. Elkhart 62, Knox 48 (final). At Vincennes Jasper 60, Montgomery 59. \ Vincennes 60, Carlisle 48. si! ■J p \ ’’l - ' • '\ '' Semi-Final Pairings Pairings tor the Indiana high school basketball.semirfinal tournaSaturday (first games at 1 p.m., secund games at 2:15 p.m„ final games at 8:15 p.m.) follows: Av Indianapolis I Bates vs Shelbyville. Indianapolis Tech vs At Lafayette Hammond vs Logansport. Lafayette ; vs Elkhart. At Muncie Muncie Central vs Auburn. i Marion vs Kokomo. At Bloomington Terre Haute Garfield vs Evansville Central. J. ! ; New Albany vs Vincennes. Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

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Favored Fives Take Honors In Regionals Indianapolis, Mar. 10 — (UP) —- Only the “namel’ teams and independent Greencas je were left today to battle fpi Indiana’s > 42rid annual > high school basketball crown. The “sweet sixteen’ 4 who grabbed regional honors Saturday night included 15 major conference outfits, led hjpMuncie Central's defending state champs and Lafayette Jeff, another 1951 finalist.' Seventeen others, mostly • from the “people*# chcifce” elite whq never tasted the thrill of a regional crown, were denied as thelfrieW of 64 sectional champs was chopped to the semi-f rial contenders. Top-ranking Neu- Albany, beaten only once during the long season, led ‘the 16 survivors in offense for the second straight! week. Despite a stalling session during the sec’ionals and a 43-to- ll double overtime game against Seymour Saturday. the Bulldogs avereaged' 65.1 points in games. Muncie Central had the next best offensive average, 64.3, followed by fast-coming EvaniffiUe Central, 63. ;i L tj ■ ; T ' Also statistically. Muncie trounced its six tourney foes by an'average of 25.2 points.- New Albanyled last week with a 32.7 margin. Shelbyville was today's new run-uer-up with 24.7 points, wish New Albany a fraction behind. 24.3. Shelby's Golden Bears, 'who bagged their first regional title since 1947 when they went: “all the way,” also managed (he best defense, holding their rivals to 30.6 roints per game. Kokoino. limited its foes to 35.1. Hammond, though uustopped in the Calumet, advanced to the semi-finals by the narrowest margin—seven pointp per garrie. Auburn completed its. fourth straight sweep of the Fort Wayne regional. The Red Devils Fort Wayne Central in a thriller. 49 to 46, and overwhelmed Decatur for the title, 84 to 52. Their classy Cal Grosscup garnered 51 points in the two games. El chart repeated at South Bend, trimming Knox for the title. 62 to 48. | North Central loop titlist Kokomo bumped Pefu, 69 to 49, bU|t had in up-hill battle before otstingstubborn Sheridan, 37 ’to 30. Terre Haute Garfield hung up its fir?t regional title in five years by outclassing Ellettsville," 57 to 38. Shelbyville dumped Madison. 52 to 32, and poured on little Union Twp. of Johnson county, 67 \ to 25. Indianapolis Tech, after shading Anderson, 47 to 46.'routed Greenfield, 70 to 46. to give the capital* city its “sweet 16” representative' Greencastle edged Richland Twp., 47 to 44. for its first regional title since 1939. Six former state champs. Including Muncie Central, qualified for the third rohnd. Others were Lafayette. Vincennes. Maridnj Logansport and Shelbyville. Eight regional titlists who survived the sectionals also were successful— Auburn. Kokomo, Lafayette,. Elkhart, Marion, Muncie Central, New Albany, and Batesville. jj V Five members of the United u ress “Big Tqn.” led New Albany and Kokomo, also made the grdae. Auburn, Muncie and Elkhart were the others, plus Indianapolis Tech, Evansville Central, and Lafayette from the “4'ell-re-garded” ranks. __ j[! - farm Sale \ . f ■. SATURDAY, March 15 1:30 P. M. Located 21 miles west of Defiance, Ohio, in a [fine farming section. Complete set of Electricity. Productive black 4 soil. Well drained. Good location. Sells to highest bidder. Immediate Possession. TEJWS: 10% on day of sale, balance upon delivery of good title. Heirs Os f Hattie Gloor, '• Estate ' ■ J ’ ’ ! John L. Fisher, Auct. il ’ Phone Harlan, Ind. 2210

Congratulations, Auburn! • - o Go—— The Auburn Red Devils maintained their domination ot the Fort Whyhfe regional tourney again Saturday, racking up their fourth consecutive regional crown. It appeared that Fort Wayne Central had Auburn on the ropes after three quarters of the regional opener, but .big Cal Grosscup rallied his Red Dey 11a Us the Tigers tightened up, carried Auburn on to its wellearned three-point victory. • The Decatur Yellow Jackets simply no answer for Auburn’s ruggedness and size in Saturday’s final. The Red Devils, hitting phenomenally in the first quarter, iodk the starch out of the Jackets, and wrapped up the Championship early, ■•■ j ■ —0O0 —• E>ur congratulations to Coach Bob Warthman .arid his Jackets for their toiirney showing. Winning only five games during the regular seasoy. the Jackets showed steady improvement in the,late stages of the •campaign, winning their fourth consecutive sectional championship, and moving on to Fort Wayne to haiidle the Kendallville fcomets without much trouble in the afternoon regional tilt. Th? Comets had downed the Jackets by a 10-point mdrgin;at Kendallville during the season, but were outclassed by the D&atur lads Saturday. \ . —-oOo—jim Moses brought a brilliant high school career to a close Saturday night when the fiery Yellow Jacket guard, still battling as though his team was only a point or two away from Victory, poured in 22 points in a losing cause. Moses is the only bne of the Jacket regulars who will be lost by graduation this year, although four other members of the sectional squad are also seniors. They are Kenny Everett, Jerry Kolter, Roger Cole and Norm Schieferstein. •> 000 Carl -Wiegman; assistant sports editor of the Fort Wayne JournalGazette. pickes Jim Moses and Gtne Morrison, who had a great gime against Kendallville Saturday, on his first all-regional quintet. Other first team choiqes were Cal Grpsseup and Tob Reynolds of jniburii and Johnny Overholt of, Central. Gene Vetter of the Yel-! low Jackets was placed on the sec- ! diid team., —oOo— , i . Here’s hopirig those Red Devils can go all the way this year. I •—oOo— — White many Decatur and Adams Ctninty net fans were unable to obtain tickets for Saturday’s regional tpumey. this situation should be liretty ;well cleared up by next year, providing, of course, the new Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne is Approved for the tourneys. With a dealing capacity of 10,000 or more for basketball, the big arena should Well take care of ;needs of the Decat up .sectional winner in seasons to come.. —odo-— ’ The two-bracket setup used / irt the Decatur sectional for the first time this year continues to draw much favorable comment. This year, for the first time, Decatur high school was able to accomodate all regular season ticket holders who applied for sectional tickets. The same applied to most of the other schools in the meet. We hope the principals of the county see fit to continue this setup in future years. : 000 With the elimination of the Decatur Yellow Jackets in Saturday’s regional, the season is ended for Adams county high school teams. And so, Basketbawl signs off until next November. Clay titles laid before the discoVey#’ of America have proved so durtble that they are still in place in the church of San Petronio, in Bologna, Italy.

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Pheasant, Quail Chicks Available Anyone in Adqms coußty desiring pheasant or quail chicks to raise is asked to contact state conservation officer Merle Affolder before Saturday. Officer Affolder said that more of the birds are still available and applications will he accepted the rest of this] w/eek. When ready, the birds will- be shipped to Decatur and will be distributed to those persons who desire to raise them. I Huntington Man Is Taken Into Custody Roger Bornt was picked up here Saturday by city police and is being held at the Adams county jail l for Huntington county officials on a charge of Huntington county officials are Expected to return the man to that county today to face the charges, h HEARING HELD (€onttnu»4 From Page Owe) port for a “privilege” tax. Roy Jqhns, representing the Associated Retailers of Indiana, plumped ; for an increase in the gross income levy from one-fourth tb dne-half of one percent on wholesalers and farmers. He said the retailers don’t like the idea of paying one-half of one percent while the others get by on half that levy; “Retailers will never accept an increase -until the one-fourth rate is brought up to the same level,” Johns said. He said the “inequity” was unjusitfied ;and semeed to indicate the legislature fallowed the tax Principle of “getting taxes where you get the most feathers and the least squawking.”Johnson asked Johns how the retailers Would feel about a sales, tax, Johns said he found in a survey there was sentiment for it. “But the feeling seemed to he .that retailers would be satisfied to keep (he gross income tax as long as the one-fourth rate was brought up to the same level they pay,” he said. ,1 NEW~HAMPSHIRE <Csail«in»S From Page One) will be more Important.” Sen. Htenry Cabot Lodge, Jr., the nationla Eisenhower campaign manager predicted a clean sweep. “it would be a miracle for al candidate- whom the voters have neither seen nor heard during the campaign to win, but we’re going to have the miracle on Tuesday in the New Hampshire presidential primary,” he said. The fact that Eisenhower did not personally participate in the campaign or make known hia position on important political Issues was Taft’e main argument for support. He said he believed Eisenhower would be a “weak” candidate, once he took a stand on controversial issues.

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College Basketball Wisconsin 58, Illinois 48. St. Louis 68, Tulsa 66. Oklahoma A ft M 57, Houston 43. Vftianova 66, St. Bonaventure 59. NIT Tourney LaSalle 80, Seton Hall 76. Dayton-fl. NYU 66. Western Kentucky 62, Louisville 59. i' ~ J’- i Pro Basketball i Saturday's Result* ' Milwaukee 103, New York 99. Rochester 94, Minneapolis 92 (overtime). Philadelphia 92, Syracuse S 3. Boston l(i&, Baltimore 77. Sunday's Result* Fort Wayne 80, New York 79. T Syracuse 89, Philadelphia 82. {Boston 89, Baltimore 72. M inneapoli* 96, Rochester ;90. Memphis, Tenn., has a standard fine for horn-happy drivers of $3 for any person who blows a horn unnecessarily, except as a warning of danger. ■ _ Trade in a Good Town —Decatur USED CAR SPECIALS I ■ ■ 1949 FORD CUSTOM TUDOR Radio and Heater 5 1095-oo 1947 De SOTO SEDAN Radio and Heater . I 995.00 1948 PLYMOUTH COUPE . Radio and Heater ■S4S-OO 1948 DODGE CLUB COUPE, Radio and Heater ‘1065-00 “SATISFACTION WITH EACH TRANSACTION” DICK MANSFIELD MOTOR SALES YOUR DESOTOPLYMOUTH DEALER Phone 3-4108 228 N. 3rd St.