Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1953 — Page 6

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I. 11. Rallies For Overtime Big Ten Win CHICAGO UP X. Indiana’s Big Ten basketball winning streak j > stood at 20 today, only three short of the league record, but the Hoosier string was preserved only -by' a ■i. * 1,35-second scoring spurt Monday night which prevented an si'pset by [ Northwestern. The Hoosiers won, 90 to 88, in a Wild overtime in the -Wildcats set the pace until the final minute. Then Indiana moved ahead. 87 to 85. but with 26 seconds left, John Biever netted a laypp to tte 4- the count again. Paul Poss, a newly eligible sophomore, became the hero with a 40-fOot set shot with two seconds ; left to give Indiana its 16th straight win this season without a conference, def eat i In the lalst two minutes and 19* seconds of 'the regular 'playing time, Indiana had to overcome a seven point Wildcat lead on “stellar scoring by Don.Schlundt and Char- ’ ' I ftl|« ,1 II ■■ -j iim. i

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Shrine Night At Coliseum Wednesday FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Wednesday night wjll be Shrine night at Port Way t ne*s Memorial Coliseum , when the Zollner Pistons play the Syracuse Nationals in One of their few remaining home National Basketball Association games. The Shrinfe patrol, band and , chanters will help provide enter- ’ tainment at this first annual , event. The band will play a con- “ cert starting at 7:30 p. m. and as t , a convenience to Wednesday , shoppers in Fort Wayne, the game , will not start until 8:30 p. m. Sunday night the Rochester ( Royals make their last appearance here before playoffs and next" . i Monday night the Milwaukee Hawks; bow Out for Hie season in an “extra” game on the Piston ; home schedule. The Milwaukee game on —with all seats selling for $1 on a ’ first come firpt served basis. lie Kraak. Schlundt, th? league-leading scor- | er, tabbed 24;points to .make his r total for. 1$ games 424? an average . of ,26.5, while Bob Leonard caged 17 for the Hoosiers. Biever netted *2l for the Wildcats. The Hoosiersf already had clinch-, ; ed the Big Ten cage title with a' ‘ win over second-place Illinois Saturday. This) Saturday Indiana will play \at Mipnepota and 'will close the season against lowa at Bloomington March 9. In another conference game Illinois overcame Michigan State’s ball control thcjtics for a 66 to 53 triumph as Max Hooper netted 17 points. Michigan sat-a new scoring record for Yost Fieldhouse by bouncing Purdue. 99 :to 81, to climb to ninth place in tlje Big Ten race and drop the Boilermakers to the cellar. ’• \ ■ \ , ” lowa upset Minnesota, 81 to 79, in an overtime las Herb Thompson and Chuck Jiamjigin each caged 20. points for the • Hawkeyes, Chuck Bennett got 21 for Minnesota. College Basketball Indiana 90, Northwestern 88 (overtime). . ; Michigan 99. Purdue 81. Illinois 66. Michigan State 5?. lowa 81. Minnesota 79 (overtime). Louisville 73. Seton Hall 67. Bowling Greet) 89, Loyola (111). 77. Bradley 70, Wlchitan 68. Kansas 78, Colorado 55. \ Marquette 80, 74. Missouri-77,'Oklahoma 73. A &|M 51, St. Louis 50. ■ |Toledo 63, Western Michigan 60. * ’ ! BOWLING SCORES MAJOR Team Standings i ” | W L Pts. State Gardens V-i—. 53 22 7314 Midwestern Lifers 37*4 3714,62*4 Adams Co. Lumber 39 3'6 ' 51 First State Batik: -37 38 49 Mies Recreation __ 36 39 46*4 Clem’s Hardware! L 35 40 46 Schafer’s 31*4 43*4 42*4 Hoagland _jr j_. 31 44 39 TOO' series—E.; (220266,228) 714; 200 games—Bpenker 201,\ Farling 222. Engle 202, Strickler 224, Cook 202. P. Bleeke 201. > Note—ErV Bultemeier put together tljree good games of 220. 266, and 228 for a big series of 714. This 714 series' |s high series for , the Major League and also high series fpf the dity this season. TEEPLE MOVING a TRUCKING ' Local and Long pittance , PHONE 3-2607

Michigan [Slate Athletes Tell Os Many Bids •EAST LANSING, UP - A group of lege's top athletes,) whose owj) j school got slapped;; ’for allowing I alumni to line the packets of varsity stars, said they had received scores of dazzling offers of under-the-table nfljp td enter oth.er colleges. i-1 U ’the offers from promises of "fC” averages whether they attended, classes de not to gifts including "eyerohing but |he field house.” 'r The moflT’ffian 20 Athletes, who were promised their t Janies .would - not be used, freely many of tfae offers came from Michigan State’s rivals -Jn thie Big Ten. which put MSfc on\ probation for one year of'-';&e activities of the ’ now-disbapded Spartan Foundation. The foundation ha s .|dmitted dis-, bursing about $3,000 needy athletes during 1951-52—-mk only after their collegiate eligibly had expired. But the Spatipi athletes say this was small potatoes compared to the glittkppg inducements offered by colleges. A varsity baseball player, whose home is on the west; icon st. said \ he had received offers from San Francisco University 'iluaranteeing h|m passing grades. .s .; ■ A former all-state fsiptball play\ey said he was contacted directly by a yPiirdue coach fl||d was offered books, tuition ||jpd $lO \’a week spending money ejrhe player said he was told' [(hat if he cared to join a frateknjßiy his initiation fees and dues woluld be paid. One’ basketball player said he received unsolicited offpiys frotn 17 schools, three of themblh the Bi? jTen ’- ' \ 1 "Looking Aback, I d<»n’t know why I -came to Michiig|in State,” he said. “One school loffered me everything v |> ut the fiiejid house.” A baseball pitche.y Sajd he received a'letter from anl phio State coach, urging him Ito ( j cqnie to Columbus to “talk terms.’* Big Ten rules forb dL coaches from making direct appjjoaches to prep athletes. |ii[ One of state’s football stars said he could shave gone to Alabama without evei l going to classes. I ; “They told me I come down-and go’to\ classed .'and play football <and basketball: or just play football and baskoibaU,” he said. H ■ \ All of the athletes i:i :erviewed agreed MSC got a “raw J deal” in view of the abuses of jjCAA and conferences rules on reci luting and aid to athletes at. other ; icfhools. — if HOUSE GROJUP (Continued- Front rnajqiOne) governmental -revamping i program ■—creating new departments of health and % c6rrection|i*-80 the house could act on thiem before adjournment pext A high!way reorganization plan ij«yent back to the house for concurrence in senate amendments. ; . c * 1 ■ Trade in a Good * uh

COWinTIIWS! to the only people who can say; “I Told You So!” , Our Sectional Doping Content Winners were: Ist Prize-HUBERIji BUTLER litoute 5. 2nd Prize -Ik E. MAHAN ißoutel. 3rd Prize-DALE SCHNEPP jßoute 1. i 4th Prize-MARY LOU LEWTON febute 1. sth Prize - SUSAN CONVERSE! h houte 5. 6th Prize -DICKIE LEWTON Route111. 1 ) 11 i r Thanks to afll the many contestants. Better Mick Next 1 Year ! * iitiiTiioisi: linn; h. . j ’• ' -

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Monmouth i t Mrst Tourne Monmouth high school principal Gail i Grabill Monday afternoon klickpd off the joyous victory rally H|ie high school gym-marliln.-’ tfce|i triumph for the first time ,-|n a jftbctional tourney--by making >fhatl will probably go down In p Monmouth history as the understotfchient of the century: is' probably a very happy rrtioiiifent for you.” that gem the Monmouth hiigtt Icheer squad took over for a few; fnomenis with its cilbtomaty jollify and went through sev'ebal thatprompted Len Davis, WGL announcer who called the by' at tlie tournay finals, to say? “that was dbout the loudest squad I evey heard in my life.” Midnbers of the squad who vv(ll ' lead [the cheering at the Fort Wayne coliseum Saturday afteyhOol J when the Eagles go dp aguitifet \the Comets of Kendallvilll are: Nola Franklhi Bitti yr. and Miss Audrey Grand-, staff!. . i iUo:i|Ch “pWky” HOlt took the! floor and was greeted wildly/us tbld the students and the parmirK.jJ i know we’re going to win. They., didn’t give us much of a to win t|iis sectional and i I exjpleftt,” he said, ’‘They’re not giving us much of la chance at | Fort j Wayne, but that is not going ' to cijf down our chahces-at least 1 Gass And Brunton Elected Captains Z Gass and Phil BruntQn we[ye I elected honorary co-captaitis ol ,the[ Decatur Commodory basketball imam for the 1952-53 season at a meeting of team 'members Monda[sL ftjhe Commodores, coach and director will be gueslts of ' Commodore Booster • club and the high school athletic associatiOn at the Zollner PlstorisRoohyiter game at Fort Wayne Sunday night. • ‘ \ .1 , Coacjh Dave, Terveer also announced the draw’ for the annual clasis Itpurney, to beplayed March II and; 12 at the Commodore gyrm the public is invited. The Sehioyy wifi play the. Juniors at 7 p.mi. March 11, followed by the Sophcatiores and Freshmen. W|p-| net!' losers will meet the fol-; lowing might. \ j i \, ’.J i Game Nets $79.50 For Local Hospital Decafur night >at the Fort Wayne war memorial coliseum Ftsbrua y 22 netted the Adams countj| memorial hospital $79.50 through the sale of tickets here; it was| mnounced today by Busse, ed with the public relations ’< epartment of the Zollner Pistons enterprises. Said-Cal Peterson, president of the board. "Speaking ,sot the entire (board, Iwe appreciate this gyHture . more than words can tell and; rest assured that the money wjilll be usqd for the purchase of ' Mulpinynt badly needed at the ' If you[ have something to sell rooms ! for rent, try a Democrat Want Add. It brings results. ; Democ|”iit Want Ads Bring Results

Celebrates y Crown \ it didn’t Im Decatut,” he quipped Len Davis talked briefly and told the team, sitting ip the bleachers, that they had—great, untiring < backing from their spirited squad and cheering section and, f from his experience, good cheering ... often or broke a team. He wished 'them liick and knew they were, he skid, determined tb put up a good battle. • Myets, Harvey, Fleming, Drew, Sonner, Bulmahn, Bdjtemeyer, Buu ck. Grandstaff, Gallmeyer, Fuhrman and Christianer trooped out on the floor at the insistence of the crowd and schffed the floor shyly as each of them spoke a few wordp to the admiring fofks. It | seemed as though they’d rather i have been in a third overtime than out on that flor. Most of them put itJvery simply: "I know we’re going tol win'.” The expansive smiles reached from ear to ear as th%y walked from the floor. . Township trustee August Sylking I rebited a poem and then sang it Itoj the tune:, “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary,” which was warmly applauded by the haiipy. happy crew. w(th that, the rally dismissed and were Aurned the [ Coiliseupi where Adams county’s hearts apd hopes will; be with them ! in the contest Saturd&y-a milestone |n-.the athletic achievement of I 1 litfie Monmouth high school. I v ’ •! t j ~ i Klenk's Entered In Van Wert Tpurney Klenk's of Decatur is entered in (he annual YMCA invitational net tourney at Van W y ert, 0., which opens Wednesday night at Lincoln gym in that city. -Klenk’s will play Defiance hlike’s in the second game Wednesday. The quarter-finals will be played March 10-11, semi-finals March 12 and the finals and consolation March 13. All sessions open at 7:30 p.m. EST. i ’; ~ Hoagland Plans For Independent Tourney The Hoagland athletic association will sponsor an, independent basketball tournament, at the Hoagland high school gytp March 16-21. Entity tee is S2O. More than SIOO in trophies will be presented, to the champion and runnerup, to members of the winning team, and medals to members of the runnerups. Entries close Friday and may be mailed to Victor DePew at Three Kings tavern. Hoaglapd! ), j -4PLAN TO BREAK (C«»atfnurd From Face O*e) the I directors survey the' whole proposition, a member stated. . E. W. Lankenau, <J. I. Finlayson and [Charles D. Ehinger are members of a building committee nam- , | J ■ ’ • - SERVED •> Monday, Wednesday, j Friday [ CARRY-OUT EVERY DAY SHRIMP - SAUSAGE - HAM PEPPERINO - ANCHOVY MUSHROOM and PLAIN A Bamboo Room > Feature! Highways 27, 33, 224

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desire of the boarJl to incorporate the most efficient and serviceable arrangement In plans for the civic center. Emphasis will be placed on recreation and hobby quarters for the youth of the city, Boy and , Girl Scouts and other departments A in an .outstanding structure of this nature. -