Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 278, Decatur, Adams County, 25 November 1953 — Page 7

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Spartans Edge Adams Central In Overtime The Pleasant Mills Spartans and . the Adams Central Greyhounds staged the county’s top thriller Tuesday night at the Pleasant Mills gym, with the Spartans edging out a 65-62 victory : after an overtime battle. The game was a close one all the way. The teams were tied at the first quarter, 18-18. and at the half, 30-30. The Spartjans took a advantage at the third period. but the Greyhounds fought back to a 58-58 tie at the expiration of the regular playing time. In the overtime, Pleasaht Mills outscored Adams Central, 7-4, for the Spartans’, triumph. . iwo players stood out offensively for their quintets; Leon; Byer' counting 20 points and Jack Bebout 1 6for Pleasant Mills, Al bert Egly 20 points and Lester Egly 18 for Adams Central. The Greyhounds will meet Hartford at Adams Central Tuesday. and Pleasant Mills will play Jefferson at Geneva Dec. 4. Pleasant Mills FG FT TP Ripley 3 4 10 D. Wolfe 11 3 P-yer 7 6 20 L. Wolfe 4 1 9 Bebout7 2 16 D. Roeo 0 0 R. Roe ___'O’ 0 0 Fox 2 3 7 Light 0 0 0 Williamson 0 0 0 Totals 24 17 65 Adams Central FG FT TP A. Egly 7 6 20 L. Egly 7 4 18 Beer 3 ?\ 8 Ross 0 0 0 'Rowden 2 0 4 Heare 0 11 Nussbaum 4 .3 11 Totals 23 16 62 Officials: Lehman. Strickler. Preliminary Pleasant Mills 30-26.

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Week's Schedule Os Adams County Basketball Teams Wednesday Bluffton at Yellow Jackets. Huntington Catholic at Monmouth. Friday Commodores at Anderson St Mary’s. > Warriors Lose r One-Pointer To Poling, 55-54 The Jefferson Warriors dropped • a heart-breaker Tuesday night. » losing by a single point, 55-54, to r Poling of Jay county at the Geneva gym. - Poling led at all periods, 15-9, 27-22 and 44-37. The Warriors i trailed by as much as 13 points during the third quarter and stag- • ed a courageous rally in the last period, only to lose out by a single point. Bob Caffee and Dick Butcher led the Warriors with 18 and 16 points, respectively, and Van Meter topped Poling with 18. , Jefferson will entertain the | Pleasant Mills Spartans at Geneva , Friday, Dec. 4, for their next game. ' Poling FG FT TP ' Isch 0 2 2 Van Meter 7 4 18 ' Heller l_ 2 3 7 Anspaugh ___' 4 1 9 Lewis 5 4 14 I . ( Fry 2 1 \5 Totals 20 15 53 Jefferson FG FT TP ' Smitley 1 5 7 | ' Butcher 6 4 161 Kuhn.__ 2 2 6 1 Caffee L- 9 0 18 i Keller 1 2,41 Hammitt 11 3 I I Totals _i 20 14 541 Officials: Reed, Zerkel. Preliminary Poling, 31-23. \ Two Complaints Are . Reported By Police City police received two complaints Tuesday, one_pf a theft and the other of a possible theft. One accident was investigated* Mrs. Robert Schmitz of Hastings, Neb., reported a steel rim from one of the wheels of her car was stolen while she was eating in a downtown restaurant, the car parked in front. She said it was worth SB. Paul Carrl of No. 39 Hamestead. '■reported the loss or theft of a reddish-l)rown Dachshund. An unidentified mair reported to police that he saw a man in an Ohiolicensed car pick up the dog and place it in his car. Minor damage was caused Tuesday night wheji a car driven by Stanley R. Wagner, 19, of Monroeville, circled the WinRae Drive-In, on Thirteenth street, and hit a light post on the property, according to police. Pro Basketball NBA Results Philadelphia's, Baltimore 80. New York 103, Boston 92. ; Syracuse 89, Rochester 80. High School Basketball Harlan 74. Lafayette Central 42. Woodburn 77. Payne (O.) 56. Ashley 57, Ligonier 51. Leo 71, St. Joe 44. Hartford City 46, New Castle 44. Terre Haute Gerstmeyer 51, Vincennes 39. New Albany 79. Corydon 62. Madison 67. Batesville 60. Anderson 68, Greenfield 55. Indianapolis Attucks 52, Sheridan 43. Shortridge 37, Brazil 36. Mishawaka 71. Plymouth 45. Crown Point 61, Gary Froehel 61. Middletown 63, Anderson St. Mary’s 44. North Vernon 61. Greensburg 57. Scottsburg 35, Salem 31. The Perfect Christmas Gift HIM A HUNTING COAT by MAIStAND STVtTS CIGAR STORE YOUR TOBACCONIST and ' SPORTING GOODS STORE

Gorillas Lose To Bryant By 77-69 Score Thp Bryant Owls defeated the Hartford Gorillas, 77-69, in a highscoring battle Tuesday night at the gym. ’ \ ,\ Bryant led at all stapping points, 15-18, 38-29 and 56-43. SJmon of the Jay .county quintet was the outstanding scorer with 31 points. Five Hartford players were in double figures, led by Tom Crogg with 14 points. Hartford will play at Adams Central next Tuesday night. Bryant FG FT TP Miller 6 6 18 Minch 0 3 3 L. Straley 71 15 Simon i 13 5 31 R. Straley 1 3 5 Murphy 2 1 5 Masters 0 0 0 Totals „ 29 19 77 Hartford FG FT TP M. Graber 2 0 4 F. Graber 6 1 13 Anderson 0 0 0 Stahly 4 , 4 12 Hirschy 0 11 Miller 4 3 11 Wolfe 5 2 12 Grogg, 6 2 14 Fox 10 2 J Totals 28 13 69 Officials: Butz. Braden. Preliminary Bryant 30-27. College Basketball fndiaria Central 72. Tri-State 54. ?t. Joseph’s 77* Anderson 71. Taylor 93, Indiana Tech 64. Huhtington 70, Concordia 62. Ball State 86*. Franklin 76. Trarlft In » ffnnd Tntvn —

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