Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1953 — Page 7

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’|Commoc/ores Lose To Anderson St. Mary's Ipy 63-52 Monday Night

}ln4erson St. Mary’s Gaels, pullaway in the final minutes, deed the Decatur Commodores', 2, at thg\Decatur gym Monday he ga S? e w^B originally scheduled for Dec. 2. but was. postponed it that time because of bad weath- | er conditions. The Commodores jumped off to | early start on a field goal by T Gas®, his first of six collecV ? | during the night. The Commot,l i<yes were never headed throukhI j, the ***** Quarter, although un- | ‘dfi to build up a substantial lead;, I aid the Anderson lads trailed by /mlj three pUitts, 15-12, at the ehd sos the period. ' . ■ The second Quarter was a nip |and tuck affair, with the lead ■hanging hands six times and the tcore tied three times,- at 19-19) 111-21 and 23-23. Three of the Gaels V 'ontributed two fielders each as edged into a narrow 2?- >'!•> lead at the half-time intermission. a pair of foul tosses before ’■M? gun by Tom Kumkosko giving ; j Alderson the advantage. WI Anderson stajyed. out in frorit >J.roughout the third period, the iehr boosting their pulge to eight tj. ints at 44-36 as the teams eilW.r wd the final eight minutes of ' #o’ay." f L That deficitp was too much for > file Commodores to overcome, with «®eir nearest. approach at five • •flints, 50-45, midway, through the Jinn I quarter.7 & i , I Steve Gass chalked up 20 points, ■-Jaight of them, on free throws, to /|:l<p;.»l |>oth teamk on offense, Phil Mhuntbn. with Iff, was the'-pnly oth|fer Commodore in doubly figures. ‘Bill Coles, a mighty tough colored bo,v. and Bob Powers paced the i'ldels-with 16 points eabh, while Who others were in double figures, ' ,'Aaiderspn missed only three of IS I'fnee . throws, while \ the CqmmoI iPi-es converted 18 of 27. ’ | The Commodorps, with a 10-8 I"eeord. jiave only two more season

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Week's Schedule For Adorns County - Basketball Teams ■ • Tuesday <>i Monmouth at Pleasant Mills, Wednesday \ Commodores vs Adorns Central at Pleasant Mills. Friday 1 Yellow Jackets at Portland. Adams Central at! Monmouth (Adams Central game). Pleasant Mi Rs at Union (Wells County). | \' I ! Montpelier it Berpej ( ' Geneva at Hartford. ' -J Jefferson vs at Geneva. Saturday Winchester at Yellow Jackets. ' .4 ; gdmes on the schediilfe. They‘will meet the Adams Central Greyhounds at the Pleasant Mills gym Wednesday night, and ;wind up the .season Friday, Feb. 2b, entertaining the Lancaster CBplral Bobcats at the Decatur gym. i Commodores FG FT TP Costello m+__*_:2 1 5 Brunton|_J,4 2 10 Cass hj 8 20 York; -1. Q 2 J. Wilder! 1 ; 4 6 E. Wilder |1 2 4 Mowery 0 1 I 1 Gage ■. ,u\..'O 0 0 'Meyer '2 0 \ 4 ;' , ■ i J I \, ; Totals,|7 18 1 52 Andersoh FG FT TP j 1 7 /2 16 Kettron (3 2 8 Kutnkoski ~:4 4 :12 Powers 2 16 B. Lanane ;3 4 10 Farrer io 11 D. Lanane |0 0 0 Totals 24 15 63 Officials; Braden, Mjller. Preliminary Decatur 39,'Andersoh 16. Saturday |s Deadline For Bowling Entries \ Saturday night will lie the deadline for entries in the 18th annual Mips classic bowling tourney, to be held at the Mies Recreation alleyfe in this city Feb. 21-22, Feb. 28-March 1| March 7-8 L , The tourney, a 10’00 scratch classic for five-man teams, is sanctioned by the American fowling congress, with a 70 percent handicap. The meet is, open to all sanctioned league teams.-with a top prize of S3OO offered. 4 c ■ " — t. Tickets To Portland \ Game Received Here Hugh J. Andrew's, l|ecatur high School principal, announced today ‘that he has received 175 reserved <eat tickets for the Yellow jackets game at Portland Friday night. •These tickets are priced ht 60 cents and will be the only ones available •Star Decatur fans, except a fbw fdr standing rqom only.. They may be Obtained at. the high rfihool office during regular school hours the balance of the week. 4 t h: : jftfc—^4 ——n T—democrat Want Ads Bjring Results

Champ Gavilaji Big Favoiife I ‘ Io Whip DaWf CHICAGO UP — Welterweight .champion Kld Gavilan was a , sturdy 12-5 favorite over sowhpaw Chuck Davey today, despite igh apparent weight problem, j rested up for tomorrow nlgWb big title fight at Chicago Stadiqiij. Gavilan and his handlers jfcoffed at reports he was having difficulties paring down to the 14Z$ound - limit for the 15-round battim but 1 they would let no one outsidlsitheir . entourage see him on the scgHs. , Because of published jffeports > that the Cuban Keed migQl- reg j ister more than 147 pounds j row noon at the stadiiim chairman Livingston Ospotijie of the Illinois athletic comimsslon > warned the champ he woulm lose ; the crown if he scaled the ) limit. , ' il ; ) In that event, the coninffission > would declare the title vacant, Os- ; boine said. The . fight wo|sd be I held as scheduled. - but ;||avey would, not become champiow (even l if he beat a crownless Gavilml. I Manager Angel Lopet and|jrainer Mundito Medina announce® just : before Gavilan’s final wj||kout Monday . that he scaled 148jhpnly • one pouhd over the limit. ever. the weighing was in secmt. ■ Regardless of his weight.;l,Ravilan appeared trim and speedy, during his four rounds with twoigbuthpaw mates at the Midwest gHotej' gymnasium before morp tbsnl 500; He floored Al Niang with left hook to the stomach, and he Wiipcked Stonewall Jackson back rijjj his heels in their one brief pu n hing flurry. ij ' Davfey. who will.scale 145 146, had no weight problem: and| to he contented hiriiself with ringup I jogs on the road Monday fl and ,oday\ v ' J I . Interviewed at the apartm* |t of 1 friend, the Challenger fron| ■ Lansing, Mich., said. “I ( win he title on a decision ton) stow night. l ! m a better boxer tl) 1 he is, So I’ll outbox him rather i than attempt to slug it out, with him. His greatest asset is ' ruggd pess. The hardest punches do nbtjbjeem to bother him. So, he’ll prupably last the distanc?.” !j: But Gavilan again declare!® that bis fifth - title defense. woufff not last the ' scheduled 15 roumjfei At his tfoom in the Midwest Hot#)’., he repeated, “I weel stop ?|heenr, ' maybe in seven, eight;rbun'tel Truman Gibson, secretary Imf the International Boxing Club, the advance sale had reached Because of a slow up in thie' sale 1 of 325 ringside tickets, he dypbted . that a sellout gross, gate\of SjUp.OCO 1 would be realized. A sellou:;|yould 1 require 21,000 spectators. 'l| The television sponsor haslguar- : anteed a gross gpte of S26O,tW and ; a net, gate of $200,000. djif that ■ net. Gavilan has been SBO,OOO, with the privilege jmf 40 per -cent of any net \above|||2o(),000; and Davey has been assured i !$40.0U0, with a privilege of ®| percent. - || ■ College Basketbc®! 'lndiana 66. Wisconsin 48.. Illinois 02. Michigan 62. ||j Ohlp State 81, Minnesota .7Ri Michigan State 60. lowa 4S||l Rio Grande 104. Cedarville [ik ; Kansas State 74. lowa Stat|lyt;4. Drake 74. Marquette 67. || , Colorado 86. Nebraska 78. Lj ... I . ; 11 r-\l j BOWLING SCORES Major League Team Standings '|p W Ljl' Pts. State Gardens 45 2|*' Midwestern Lifers 34 3i|[i 48 Miey; Recreation 31 Adains Co. Lumber.. 33 3s|! 43 First Btate Bank 32 3||| 42 • Clem’s Hardware .... 31 3M' 42 Schafer’s _| 27 3WI 36 Hoagland 1 28 200 games—Miller MiB 226, Gallmeyer 204, D. Hoile 211'’ * ’ | Classic League 4 Team Standings -|i w ptsj» Leland Smith Ins. 8 s|- 11 I' Mansfield's ’8 I||* 11 Burk Elevator7 3|j , 9 8 | West End -5 4A 6 Arnold Lumber C 0... 4 5 Acker Cement 3 (j|l 4 Equity \ Dairy 2 3 Smith Pure Milk 2 3 Moose Club 1 5,1; 1 High Serits: Latjd 624 (11), 220. 21'4); Tutewiler 619 f (222|! 200. 188). . Bienz 6(j3 (191, 2^-188.) High Games: August 226,Etppelman 200, 204, Mies 219, M Siitosh 230, Marbach 202, Bleeke Teasel 213, dotting 221, G. B&lhultz 201. | I-' ’ B tlli

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Jeffersonville Still Tops In Prep Quintets INDIANAPOLIS UP — Little Boonville made the biggest strike today in the 10th \weekly United Press horibr roll of Indianh high school bdiketball powers tis unbeaten Jeiffersonviile led the pack for-the Second week. ' ; | The tjPidneers, under first-year coach patold Anson, the former elite derailing previously once-beaten Huntingburg lakt week. That; was only one of a nuinber ot majot changes as the frontrunning quintdts continued to have a rough Four members of the elite dung to last week’s berths. |'.'Tne remaining positions were practically up for grabs. Jeffersonville, only three games awgy frouL Its second perfect regular- season, remained on top on the strength bf its 17-game winning streak. ■Muncie iSCentral, which ran wild at Kokomo last' Fridayc continued in the runner-up spot. Next, in order, weft? Evansville J/entral and Terre Haute Gerstmeyer’s 21-game winners, JBoth moved up, Evansville from fifth and Gerstmeyer from sixth. Richmond, third a week ago' but upset by Indianapolis Tech 1 since, skidded to fifth. Hndiariattolis Tech wai promoted to sixth J followed by Elkhart. Indianapolis Crjspus Attacks. Huntingburg, kind Boonville, in order. ■ 'Tech was lOt'h last week. Elkhart arid Attacks were seventh and eighth last time. Huntingburg slipped from fourth to ninth, and

Boonville was elevated to 10th. / Dropped from the ‘Big Ten’’ was Anderson. The Indiahs, ninth Jttst vfceek, lorit a one-point decision at Logansport the last; time out. Thd U. P. “Big Ten;” 1. Jeffetsonville 17-40 2. Muncie Central 16—2 3. Central 15—2 x 4- T. H. Gerstmeyer 21-4-2 s.• Richmond 14—3 i ) ?\6. Indianapolis Tech 16—1 ';,7. Elkhart 15-3 - 8. Indianapolis Attacks 13 —3 I 9, Huntingburg 16—2 ,40. Boonvillell4,5 —4, jVell-regarded:. South Bend Central, ;Gary Wallace, Fort Wayne North, Alexandria, Connersville, Bloomington, La Porte. Kokomo, Anderson, Ossian. ; :. \ ‘ Woman Killed When Two Autos Collide PRINCETON. Ind. \UP. — Juanita Madison. 28. Princeton, died of-a broken neck. Monday night when a car in which she was riding collided with another auto four-miles west of here on Ind. 64. : S p.jj gg e r Bachanan, 24, Vincennes, driver of the car, was in Critical condition in Gibson county hospital.

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Indiana Whips Wisconsin To Slay Unbeaten I \ CHICAGO, UP —lndiana had its “cold” night, but the fibry Hoosiers still were good enough to'slip by Wisconsin and its collapsing defense to retain a two £ame, lead in the Big Ten basketball race. The Hoosiers .posted theif lowest point total of the season in downing the. Badgers, 66 to 48, at Bloomington. Indiana hit only 24.5 percent of its shots from the floor comipkred to an the season of 38.3 percent. Wisconsin was equally chilled, however, and ‘collected an 18.5 percentage. ' ! ■ In other coinferbnce games, Illinois retained second place, romping to a 92 Io h 2 decision over Michigan. Michigan State’s tight defense proved <OO much for lowa and the Spartans triumphed. 60 to 48, and Ohio State dropped Minnesota, without star Church Mencel, 81 to 71. Don Schlundt again was the pacemaker for Indiana with 25 points to i icrease his total for conference season to 257, an average of 25.7 per game, highest in the circuit ‘ Paul Efosrt, -secohd to Schlundt in scoring with a 22.3 average, dropped 22 for Ohio State ajnd teammate Merrill Hatfield got 21. Minnesota’s Ed Kalafat was tlhe leader, though, with 26 tn becQijne the seventh ranking scorer in the league. 1 Coach HajTy Combes use.d 13 players as the Illini grabbed a 50 a 77 to 42 margin at the three quarter (mark. John Kerr paced the scoring with 118, while Clive FcllA mer hit 15 for the Illini. John Cddwell tallied 19 for Michigan. Al Ferrari ! got 17 points lor Michigan State as the Spartans used the control game to keep the Hawkeyes trailing. Ferrari increased his points to 177 for tjhe season and a 161 average. Klenk's Os Decatur | In Two Tournaments Klenk’s of Decatur will play jits first game in the Vim closed tolirney Thursday night at Arcola, meeting Centra! Dairy of Fort Wayne. All i pilayers are asked meet at Klebs's store at 7:15 p m. Thursday. \ . Klenk's will also compete in the state A. A. y.i tourney at Indianapolis next weekend, meeting the National home from Lafayette at 8:30; p ih. .Saturday. If victorious in this gaime, Klenk’s will play two gamps Sundaji. The De- j catur team will be without the i services of Jim (Bdmbjo) Meyer, j its top scorer, w'ho left this morn- ! ing for army - service. Meyer has j averaged about 20 points per game this season. i

Winners Are Listed In Bowling Tourney The' complete prize l|s‘t for the Annual Decatur city bowling tourney has been Compiled by Grain Schultz, secretary of the city bowling association. The team event was won by the West End Restaurant with total points of 3054; the doubles by Tay-lor-Farling with 1244; the singles by C. Getting with 657, and the all-events by r Habegger with 1845. The complete lists follow: Team event ‘(scores to 286700 the money)— Wfest End Restaurant 3C54; Heyerly’s, 3020; Mansfield's, 3017; Leland Smith Insurance 2982; Mdllenkopf-Eitlng. 2074; Afpold Lumber, 2964; G. E. Office, 2934,1 First Statie Bank, 2915; G. E. Club\ 2904;. G. EJ Flanges, 2889; State Gardens, 2880; G. E. Stators, 2873; Burk’s, 2869; Pure Milk, 28®7;~ BeJ-ne Electric, j 2867. Doubles (Scores to 1178 ini money) —Taylor-Farling, 1244; DeßoltStrickler, 1233;: Snell-Shoaf, 1220; Bultemeier-MutSchler, 1218; BeerySchneider, 1217* Hoffman-Mar back 1’211; Lord-Zejt, 1202; PetrieSrliultz, 1195; Hoagland-Bayles, 1192; House-Rider, 1191; FaulknerLaurent. H9l|i Tutewiler-Mies, 1182; Hoffman, 1178; Singles (Scores to 602 in inondy) —C. Getting. ;657; E. Reinking, 639; Rdps W(Jy, .638; C. Crates, 637; Graber, Hooper, 636; O. Lankenau. 625;: R. Shackley, 62.3; C. Mies, 622; Schlickman, 616: W. Tutewiler, 610;I N. Steury, 60.9; C. Deßolt,’ 607; W. Petrie, 606; H. Nussbaum, 604; Fred Ahr, 602; Farling. 802. All-events (Scores to 1798 irt moiiey)-<-Habegger. 1845; TutewilQ r, 1837; ZeltJ Steury, 1834; G. Strickler, 1829; C. Marbach. 1827; W- \Pe Tie, 1823: 'Crates, 1819: R. Way, 1809; E. Reihking, 1798; L. Hoffn an, 1798; Rural Youth Wins In Exhibition Game The Adamsij county rural youth basketball team defeated the Preble Waltjier league team, 51 to 41, in a prhcjticeifeame Mondaj- night at the MohmoiMth kym. James Mei*riman was thb leading scorer for the rural youtli team with 14 points while Leroy i Werling scored 15 points for the: Preble team. The Adams: county rural youth will play the: Miami comity rural ybuth club in the district tournament at the JChili high school.: in Miamf counFj l *We<Jhesday night. All rural yoiithers Interested in going to this! game are asked ’to meet at the bounty extension office at 7 p.m.j' Delayed Take SAN ANTONIO; Tex.. UP — Nearly eight 1 years after his release from a japhnese prisoner of war camp, Lt. Col. Robert B. Lewis has been awarded $1.540.5(7 by the government fdr the 1,027 days of captivity he eildured.

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Meeting Thursday For Little League ? Baseball In City The second meeting op organization of Little League baseball in Decatur will be held at the Decatur- high school Thursday night, backers of the plan announced today. ' ; j' > ; . The meeting will be held in the home economics room) 107, at 8:30 o’clock Thursday night, immediately following the annual Boy Scout banquet that-evening.: E. E. Rydell, named temporary chairman at the v initial Little League meeting a few wejeks ago, will preside at the riteeting. *-. Reports of various committees appointed by Rydell will be presented and further action toward active operation of the league will bb taken Thursday night. All persons interested in any angle of promotion of Little League baseball are invited to Thursday’s mei.ing, particularly parents of boys in the 9-12 age group who will participate. : ; < 1; If you have sometmng to sell or rooms for rent, ; try a Democrat Want Add. It brings results.

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