Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 65, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1953 — Page 7

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Richmond In !■ • ! Finals First Time Since ’35 By KURT FREUDENTHAL i ; (United Pres* Sports Writer) INDIANAPOLIS, UP — Shrewd Art Beckner made the understatement of the year when be said his Richmond basketball club would “win some games and Ipse some" during the past season. “We're still building,” Beckner said last November, •• \ = ■ T Today, the Red Devils from Wayne county sit in the four-team finals of high school baskethall tourney with a sparkling 24-4 record and the No/4 team ih 5, the United Press “Big Ten.” A They oppose third-tanking Terre Haute Gerstmeyer in Saturday’s v finals' afternoon session — their first appearance in the “charmed circle” since 1935. Two of Richmond’s four losses krere to ex-champion Muncie Central—by a total of four points. Richmond erased that blemish toith two free throws by Wayne

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Van Sickle in their regional final double-overtime thriller. I Now Beckner hopes to Shoot the works and gain his spcond state title in three years. He piloted Muncie to the croton in 1951 but then packed up and left for the Quaker City. \ : ' ' • . He probably has the classiest quintet ever assembled in Richmond, but earlier this week the status of some of his proteges was extremely doubtful. i h \ * .Van Sickle, a great outside shooter and bothered 'by 'a bad left knee, was again bn crutches. He _ was fueling good enough, though, to toss in 18 ppints against Hartford City last Saturday to pace his club to the first Fort Wayne semi-final tourney championship. > Joe Beckner, the coach’s son and the .team’s sparkplug, got, three-day measles and 104-degree •temperature Sunday. ' Tom Holthouse had to take a couple of stitches around his eye from a gash (suffered in the semifinals, and star center Lamar Lun,dy saw a doctor bpcause of a toe infection. / Otherwise'' (Richmond appeared healthy A \ If. they all recuperate 100 percent, Richmond will be tough. The Red Devils have height in Liindy and Holthouse, standing , six-foot-

six and Mx-foot4ive, respectively, plus three good varsity reserves who measure slx-ftrot-two—-Darrell Alvey, Milo Beam, and Alai Crum.

Lundy Averaged nearly 18 points per game during the season and Van Sickle 'ifetteF than Id. Beckner doesn’t shoot much. But he intercepts passes and acts ad team floor general. He’ll also be around next year. i This is a typical 'Beckner-cbach-ed team, running with tie ball when the \ opportunity permits, playing it cautious \ othertoise. Guards Billy Wright and Tom Fletcher —the latter accounted for 177 points and was all state halfback last fall—are the clutchshooters. Expanding Os Free . • ! I ■ Throw Lane Dropped KANSAS CITY, Mo., UP — Some 250 of the nation’s top basketball coaches met today in a ilnal session of\ the national, basketball coaches association ;convention to draft recommendations to the natiohal joint rules committee. The committee was scheduled to begin its meeting at 2:30 ip.in. e.s.t. with kthe controversial one-and-one foul rule the No. 1 item on the agenda.

Another much discussed proposal, the recommended expansion of the present I six-foot free throw lahe to a width of 12 feet as it already is in Olympic\ competition, was thrown out Tuesday. In fact, the coaches expressed general satisfaction, with the; entire game of basketball, except for the one-and-one foul rule which permits a bonus shot if the first free toss is missed on a one-shot fOfll. The coaches knocked down suggestion after another at Tuesday afternoon’s session — suggestions made by such students of the game as Yale’s Howard Hobson, Oklahoma’s Bruce Drake and lowa's Bucky O’Connor A ' -A make personal foul on offense ntiave.acy personal foul on offense a violation for all 40 minutes of the game. \That would take the ball out of bbunds. The 1 thotion was defeated by a narrow jniargin. The coaches also recommended to the National Collegiate Athletic | /Association that only records; of and teams playing; in varsity games between fodr-ybar, degree-giving colleges be compiled and accredited. Asks Senate Speed Approval Os Bohlen Request Mode Toddy By Secretory Dulles Washington up — Secretary of state John Foster pulles asked the senate foreign committee again today to speed i ap : proval of Charles E. Bohlen’s nomination as ambassador to Russia. Chairman Alexander Wiley said it was “problematical” wheri asked if the committee would vote Sens. William Langer N. I), and Charles W. Tobey N. H. said Dupres reviewed an FBI report on Bohlen and had mentioned ‘(‘nothing derogatory.” i Ift was learned President) Eisenliotoer, through one of his top aides has intervened to seek peachy in the senate rpw over the 48-year-old career diplomat's nomination for he sensitive Mosdow post. Pork Williams New ( Publicity Director forT Wayne up —a local! sports promotion group Tuesday named Park D. Williams, Conner | managing editor of the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, as its new publicity director. The Fort Wayne Enterprises asd Trio said Williams will handle publicity for the Fort Wayne Komets in the International Hockey Leagt,®. the Fort Wayhe Speedway and the Fort Wayne Daisies of the American ' Girls’ Baseball League. j

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, : Knicks Win First NBA Playoff Game By UNTIED PRESS, The Hawks and the. IhdiahapoliA Wlympians meet night at Milwaukee in a game to decide fdur|m plate in the western division of thje? National Basketball Association, (H The teanfis (Oound up in a' tie for the fourth apd remaining spot in the western Tuesday night as Milwaukee; downed Fort Wayne, 87-61,' while i Minneapolis turned, back IndiariMielis, 73 to 71. | j Mean while,saie New Ybik Knickgot to a good start in the opening ground pf the eastern playoffs wi|Hi|4n victory over the Balthnbrs /Bulets. while Syracuse dissolved (Sits second place tie with Boston edging the Celtics. 72 to 68. i (j'• Syracuse Boston open their \best-of-three ,! Series at Syracuse Thursday nig if. The western elimination get ipiderway Friday night' with Fort at Rochester, while pennap -jwinping Minneapolis entertains th si winner of tonight's Milwaukee-! ribianapolis game on the Lakers’; eburt Sunday night. CYO Tourney To OpenljThursday The CYQ (prade school basket ball tourn<(y(|.jwill \ get underway at the Centrai| jCaiholic high school gym in Wayne Thnrsda'y night, withes‘ini-finals Sunday as ternoon and t)ie final game at 8 p.m. Sunday. I| St. Joe of becatuf, one of 15 teams, will Way St. Hyacinth's at 7 oarlock Friday evening. F jrf “ — Hank Safer Suffers From Broken Finger SAN Calif. UP j— Phil Cavaretta, pidnager of the injuryriddled Chicago Cubs, said today that Hank Saber’s broken finger is the cliniai? of an unfortunate spring but he’s glad \lt : happened npu; iather j.han later. I “If Hank: <44 swing a bat for a iveek or loj before the start ( of the sea|on| he’ll be okay I’ni sure,” t'a'v&rrditta- said, “lie can run stay in shape, Jo his only etfhedrn is retaining his timing and feliarpness at bat.” 1 ‘ i li- : i ' 11

BOWL/NG SCORES AMERICAN LEGION LEAGUE Non Confs won two from Gunners; .Ashhaucher won two from Mies Recreation; Bultemeier won two from Tankers; Macklin won twp from Burke Standard. Team Standing W L Pts. Mrfcklins _■ 21 9 29 Bulteineiers' y 18 12 24 Tankers 18 12 23 Burke Standard _.4_ 16 14 22 Nori Coins 16 i 14 22 Mitjs Recreation la 15 21 Asljhaiichers 1(7 20 13 Gunners. 24 6 High games: C. Leonard 207; L. fcwick 201; C. Korte 201; E. Bultemeier W 4; A. Miller 211-219; B. Andrews 222; R. Bieberich 200; K,. Geisler- D. Burke 217. CLASSIC LEAGUE \ Team Standings I W L Pts. Leland Smith Ins. 20 4 27 Decatur Dry Clrns> .16 8 23 Marisfields 16 8 22 Burk Bievator. 14 10 18 West End 12 12 16 Arnold Lumber' 9 15 12 Smith Pure Milk —\ 9 15 12 Cement 9 15 11’ Equity .Dairy 8 16 10 Moose Club'6 18 8 hlligh series: Ladd dBl. (215-233-2334 ;• TOtewiler 609 (207-223,179); Bnltknieier 606 (208-211-187); M. High games: Petrie 214, Bayles 2C!4, Ahr 222, Burke 206. Getting 204, Beery' 203. Reef 222, Hobbs 210, Mies' 211, Bleeke 210, 200. CENTRAL SOYA LEAGUE • - '\ W L Pt*. M & R 16 8 22 Truckers; 13 11 19 ’ Marks 1412 9V 2 18% Feed Mill 13 11 18 Master Mixers 12 ifc 17 Bag Servicell% 12% 15% Wonders'- 12 12 15 Sparest . 11% 12% 14% Blue - Prints lO !3% 13% Het Rods L 6 IS 7 Men—high serk s; Bohnke 504. Rowdori .515. High games,: B Jcker 1196, Rowdon ISO; Way 185, Rosk 203, Geimer’ios.' \ Wpmeri-r)high series: Ilowdon 503. High fines: Woodward 183, Rowdap J9O. Bowman isi.\Picketing Peaceful At Cincinnati G. E. CINCINNATI, O. VP — Picketing ri«tpalued peaceful today in the fifth .day \of a strike by 5,600 production workers at General Electrie’s Evendale jet engine plant. Nearly : 7,000 supervisors, engineers. .Administrative personnel and workers on GE’s atomic engine project-moved through picket lines Tuesday with little difficulty. None of tliem is directly in jet ettgihe ploductlon, ■ . -, Oenyocrat Want Adx Bring Result*

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SPORTS tULLftIN BT. PETERSBURG, Fla. UP The National League approved the transfer of the Boston Braves to Milwaukee today. Braves president Lou Perini still must make a financial | settlement with American I Association, yvhose Milwaukee franchise was uturped. A sev-£n-man taard of arbitration ' ill mediate any dispute. An . Association spokesman <said “we will not be arbitrary in our demands,” and Perini immediately launched plans to open (his season at Milwaukee next month. 4 \ Indiana Meets Kansas Tonight In NCAA Final KANSAS CITY, Mo. UP — The Kansas University Jayhawks, whb pullbd liianjr an “upset” this season to dlinclr the Big Seven title, will try for another “upset” and the national college, basketball title tonight when thiey meet the nation’s No. 1 telam, Indiana. The defending national champions who won International famp in the Olympics last spring, moved into the final NCAA playoffs Tuesday night by trouncing the ’Washington Huskies, 79-153, on the he>els of Indiana’s 80-67 rampage over Louisiana State. ; |f Coach Forrest C. Phog Alien’s Jayhawks win, they will earned records equalled only by Oklahoma A & M and /Kentucky. Oklahoma A was national champion in 1945 hnd 1946, >hlle Kentucky, which was not allowed to compete this year, won.in 1948, 1949 a-nd 1951. Indiana won the title in 1940.

Kansas, rated. by experts to be weak this year due to the loss q* it's great center, Clyde Lovellette, and all butl one of its other Olympic stars, scrapped its way to the top rung of thp; Big Seven ladder\ on the height ojf center B. H. Born and the supporting play of the Kelley brothers, Allan and Dean. Born topped the Jayhawks scoring spree against the Huskies with 24 points. Hob Houbregs, 6-foot, 7inch Huskie center and holder of the NCAA' individual one - game scoring record, scored ,18 points before he fouled opt In the thirl period, k ■ . '.“ / Phone Lines Snapped \ By Weather Balloon t •BLOOMINGTON, . Ind. UP — A deflated air force weather balloon weighing about 600 pounds snapped telephone wires a block from the Indiana University campus when it fell to earth today. Bloomington police repotted the plastic balloon bore' markings indicating It was launched from Fleming Field, South Rt. Paul, Minnr Police said weather recording instruments attached to the balloon by | a parachute had drifted free earlier and were not found. Indiana Sergeant Dies Os Beating, FORT LEWIS, Wash. UP —Sgt Joseph jDhaney, Clay City, Inddied Tuesday night after being found Monday morning unconscious from an apparent beating. Chaney apparently had been attacked after spending the evening at tile noncomissioned officers’ club df the post. A member of the 203rd ( medical battalion, he was assigned to the division’s dental clinic. :

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Klenk’s Winner Os First Tourney Tilt z ' V ; " ■ /‘‘ Klenk’s of Decatur advanced to the second round of play in the Hoagland net tourhey Tuesday night, defeating Heckman Bindery, 80-56. | . The Decatui' team will meet Squeeze Jnri Os Fott Wayne at 7 o’clock Thursday evening. Klenk’s trailed at the first quarter, 14V11, last night, but moved out in front. 39-31, at the half, and at the third period 58-47. Doehmrari paced Decatur with 23 points, and Lukenbill was. high for the losers with 15. Klenk> FG FT TP Dhan ............. .1............... 3 2 8 Ballard I . 12 4 Reed H . 5 1 11 Hoehammer ; 3 0 6 Doehrman . .>....10 3 23 Jim Price 4 3 > 11 Jerry Price '.. 5 0 10 Tomlin 3 17 ’ j TOTALS 34 12 80 Hsckman FG FT TP Summe ..../. 113 Lukenbill 71 15 Frantz «... ....k 5 2 12 Kline L„ 113 Tyner 4 2 2 6 Fruit 113 Niles .............L 1 0 \ 2 Hall ....( I. 5 2 12 TOTALS 23 10 I 56 ' 4^ —■—— ■ Six Soldiers Killed In Army Truck Crash FORT CAMBELL, Ky., UP — Six soldiers, one of them a former Hoosier prep basketball star, were killed arid 38 other Gl’s were injured 'when an army track crashed into a creekbed, the army announced late Tuesday. , Fort Camhell Authorities said the accident occured Monday night, butt the announcement was held up until next of kin had been notified. They said the truck failed to make a curve, smashed through a guard rail and overturned in a creek below. Among the dead was Joseph R. Winter, 20, son of the Rev? and Mrs: Ren M. Winter,. Bloomington. The tjiqjim was a star eager and 1 honor pupil at Ellettsville and Prairie Creek high Schools. yrade v In a Good Town—Decatur!

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Exhibition Baseball Boston (A) 6, St. Loafs (N) 5 (14 innings). , Boston (N) 5. New York (A) 2. Brooklyn N) 1, Washington (A) 0 (10 innings). J ~ Cincinnati (N) 7, Philadelphia KN) 6. Pittsburgh (N) 3, Cuban All-Stars ?. . ; ■ . Cleveland (A) 7, Chicago (A) 6 (10 ( innings.) j St. Louis (A) 9, New York (N) 6. Chicago (A) “Bf 10, Seattle (Pci) 2. San Diego (PCL) 2, Chicago (N) 1 Los Angeles (PCL) 9, New York (N) “B” 1. Brooklyn (N) “B” 5, Fort Worth 3.

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