Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 6 January 1954 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ♦, IDM

Commodores Win Over Hartford Gorillas By 60-40 Score Last Night

The Decatur Commodores, stepping Up their offehse in the second half, defeated the (Hartford Gorillas, 60-40, at the Decatur gym Tuesday night. It was the third win of the season for the Commodores and their second in a row, and marked Hartford's 10th loss as compared to only one victory. Dast night’s game was elose throughout the first half. The teams were tied four times during the opening period, with Johnny York's free throw knotting the score at 8-8 as the quarter ended. Hartford led for the last time in the game at 11-10 after two lad a half minutes of the second quarter, but the Commodores then built up a five-point advantage, 20-16, at the smoker. A pair of quick buckets <by Walt Mowery and !E3 Wilder’s free throw boosted Decatur's lead to 10 points in the first 50 seconds of the third period, and the Commodores were never in danger the jest of the (ball game. Decatar Catholic increased its bulge to 14 points by the end of the third quarter, 41-26, and gradually increased the final margin to 20 .points. Scoring was pretty well balanced for both quintets. Ed Wilder and Mowery each tallied 14 points, and York IS Tor the Commodores, while Kenny Wolfe was high man for the Gorillas with 12 markers. Commodores gained all of their 20-point margin from the field, hitting 22 field goals to only 12 for the Gorillas. Each team converted 16 free throws, the Commodores missing IB attempts and Hartford 12. There were 39 personal fouls called. 20 on Hartford and 19 on Decatur, with each team losing two players on fouls. It was the final game for the Commodores before next week's county tourney, while Hartford will entertain the '.Montpelier Pacers at Berne Friday night. Commodores FG FT TP E. Wilder 4 6 11 Loahe .'.u^........... r „.. 0 0 0 J. Wilder i 3 .., 17 York .T;... 4 5 13 Mowery 4 2 XL G J. Voglewede 2-0 4 Faurote 3 0 Jt' TOTALS 22 16 60 Hartford . . FG FT TP M. Graber .. .......... 0 4 , 4 F. Graber >0 3 3 Miller ..../. 3 2 8 Grogg 2 3 6 Wotfe 5 - J- 12 Anderson ~ .1.............. 1 2 .4 Stahly ........................... 11 3 TOTAIDS 12 16 40 Officials: Slater. Bail Preliminary Hartford 19-18 Pro Basketball. A. NBA Results Syracuse 72,Fort Wayne 6ff. ?’ Philadelphia 99, Milwaukee 88."" College Basketball Detroit Tech 68, Tri-State 52. Marquette 80. Toledo 60. _ Michigan State 78, Kansas State 63. St. Louis 86, Brigham Young 74. Seton Hall 89. Wake Forest 78. Niagara 84, Buffalo 45. North Carolina State 91, VPI 62. Western Kentucky 98. Middle Tennessee 67. Baylor 47, Texas A & M 45. Southern Methodist 79, Rice 66.

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Week's Schedule Os Adams County Basketball Teams Friday Fort Wayne Central Catholic at Yellow Jackets. , o , Monmouth at Union (Huntington). ■Pleasant Mills at Geneva. Jefferson at Woodburn. x Berne at Warren. — Hartford ve Montpelier at Berne Saturday Berne vs Leo at New Haven. McMillen Defeats K. P. In Loop Tilt McMillen defeated-Decatur K. of P., 71-39, in an Adams county league game Tuesday night at Berne. Eddleman and Painter led McMillen with 24 and 22 points, respectively, and W. Conrad topped K. of P. with 11. McMillen FG FT TP J. Basham 1 \1 3 R. Lehman 0 > 1 T). Eddleman 11 2\ 24 L. Painter . 2 4 22 D. Painter 6 3 15 K. Nash ... 0 2 2 K. Singleton .........T 2 4 Totals 28 15 71 - _ ILstA FG FT TP Mitchell .... 2 0 4 K. Singleton —.2 1 5 W. Conrad AI 11 Schrock —O,O 0 McAlhaney X 2 2 6 T. Drew , 1 2 4 Fuhrman ... ff 11 A. Conrad 4 0 8 Totals 16 7 39 Kendallville Coach Fires Seven Players KENDALLVILLE, Ind., UP — Kendallville school authorities to.d* said.they wpuM stand “firmly behind” first year scaeh Dick Barr in his dismissal of seven varsity basketball players for infractions of training rules. School officials, including principal Royal Tritsch and Supt. of schools L. 8. Brumbaugh, said they would back the coach’s decision, announced Tuesday night. Ohio Driver Fined Here For Speeding Jerald C. Smith, 24, Celina. O„ pleaded guilty-tn Justice of the peace court Tuesday to speeding and was fined 318.75 with costs. High School Basketball Leo 56. Roanoke 51. Columbia City 42, Albion 24. Bloomington 48, Bedford 46 (over time). , - Jasper 60. Vincennes 48. Seymour 76, Rushville 60. Gary Wallaea 35, Gary Emerson 31. Michigan City 52, East Chicago Roosevelt 45. Salem 63, Madison 51. .' _ Evansville Central 59, Evansville Memorial 49. Anderson 48, Shelbyville 36. Franklin 59, North Vernon 51. Connersville 49, Greensburg 36. Frankfort 62. Lebanon 49. Huntington 60. Marion 46. Jeffersonville 53, Mitchell 51. Huntington Catholic 49, Marion St. Paul's 43.

Adams Central Handed Defeat By Monroeville The Adams Centra! Greyhounds, after leading at the half, could not stop a second-half surge by the Monroeville Cubs Tuesday night, the Allen county quintet racking up a 56-44 victory at the Hoagland gym. The Greyhounds suffered their fourth defeat as compared to five victories on the season. Adams Central led at the half, 20-17. M. Beauehot led the winners, who used only five players, with 16 points, while Rod Beer topped Adams Central with 14. The Greyhounds will now be idle until the county tourney next week in their own gym. Monroeville pG FT Tp Schlemtner > 6 2 14 Stassel 2.’.."- 3 2 8 T. Beauehot 4 2 10 Wagner 4 0 8 M. Beauehot 6 4 16 TOTALS-.-... 83 40 56 Adams Central FG FT TP L. Egly —... 15 7 Rowden 10 2 A. Egly ..... X- 6 0 J 2 Beer “ 7 0 14 Heare 0 3 3 Nussbaum 1 4 6 TOTALS ------ 16 12 44 Officials: Moser, Hoeppner. Preliminary Monroeville 37 - 32. Death Valley Scotty Dies Tuesday Night Legendary Spender IsTaken Sy Death DEATH VALLEY, Calif- UP — Death Valley Scotty, who fooled the world for more than 30 yearS -with a story of a hidden gold mine, died Tuesday night in the 3-million dollar mansion known as "Death Valley Scotty's Castle.” a legendary spender who chose one of the world's most desolate 'and inhospitable regions, was 81 when death came in his huge Tour-poster bed after a short illness. iDr.-®. Basse Wallace, of Las Vegas, Nev., his physician, said the famed “desert rat” died of S-’ hemorrhage of the gasto-intestinal tract. Scotty, whose real name was Walter E. Scott, was born in Covington, Ky. At .the age of five, his family moved to northern Nevada and -his desert life (began. “ He became a trail hand at 12. and got his first glimpsb of Cal 4 forma's Death Valley, a below-sea-level desert, while driving a herd of cattle across was water boy for the first party surveying the 140-mile long wilderness. At 15, he joined Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show and toured the world as a daredevil rider. If you nave sometning to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Add. It brings results.

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Klenk’s Winner In First Tourney Tilt Klenk’s at Decatur whipped Heckman Bindery of North Manchester, 77-41, In the Decatur (earn s first game in the Zollner Pistons preliminary game tourney at the Fort Wayne coliseum Tuesnight. Klenk’s was well In front at all periods, 22-7. 36-23 and 51-33. Five of the Decatur pJayers scored in double figures, led by Tomlin’s 17 points. Kline and Frants each tallied 10 tor the losers. Klebk’s Mil meet the Gladleux Oilers at 9 p in. Thursday at the Lincoln gym In this city in a Vim league game. Ktenk’s FG FY TP Ballard ....... 5 0 10 Venderley 71 15 Hoehammer ..... 2 0 4 Tomlin 7 3 17 IleHer 3.. 0 « Jerry Price r ..-. u- t 1 11 Jim Price - 6 2 14 Totals 7. 35 7 77 Heckman Bindery FG FT TP Paulus 2 0 4 Kline ... 4 2 10 Harmon 0 0 ff Fruttt 2 0 4 Sheppard 113 Frants ... 4 2 10 Summe ——- 3 0 6 Hall - 2 0 4 Totals — 18 5 14 Council To Demand Payment For Damage Offered Insurance Settlement Scored It was unanimously agreed by the city council Tuesday night that a demand should be made on the Yost Construction Co. to pay a bill for 3176.81. estimated damage incurred in May, 1952, when a Yost crane hooked a water mafn leading to the municipal swimming pool, causing the loss of thousands of gallons of water. ' The eity fathers decided negotiations should be broken with Yost’s insurance company, AutoOwners Mutual, Fort Wayne, which has been attempting to deal directly with the city by making an offer to pay 75 cents on the -dhUar of the-c!ty’s claim.. - ’; OrtglnsßV the bill was presented to Yost, who turned fits insurondfe eorfrpany. company bypassed Yost and began iealing with the city.* Councilmen decided the city was within its right? to as k Yost t 0 P av the bill •.nd let him settle with hte insurince company. ’ Upon hearing the Fort Wayne company offered to m the dollar, city attorney Robert Anderson said, “I see ifo reason why, since the Auto-OwTers offers to pay only 75 cents on a dollar bf„the claim, their customer/ should not also pay 75 percent <h their premiums.” • \ City engineer Ralph Roop affirmed that there was no doubt in his mind that it was the Yost cran* that caused the damage. Roop pointed out that no bill was being sent to cover the water that was lost, only for the material to repair the main. Councilman Hugh Engle said, "This seems to be Yost’s respon sibifity and ... I don’t think the city should deal -wfth the insur ance outfit. -r Following unanimous agreement by the council that no lesa. than the full amount should be accepted. a bill was directed to be sent to the Yost Construction Co. for 3176.81. Studebaker To Lay Off 3,500 Workers SOUTH BEND, Ind.. UP- — The Studebaker Corp, announced without explanation today it will eliminate its night shift and lay off from 3.000 to 3.500 employes, effective next Monday. In announcing its second major layoff in five months, the auto manufacturing firm did not say how much production would he cut. In September last year, 5.000 workers were laid off and production was. cut by one-third. Glazed Highway Is Blamed For Death ANGOLA. Ind.. UP —A rain and enow glazed highway was blanied today for the death of Alehta Hill. 73, of near Angola, who was killed when a car driven by her husband Robert, 75, slid out of control and rammed a big truck. . ‘ , Authorities said the car hit the truck nearly head-on in the crash on U. S. 27 north of here. Truck driver Eldon R. Showen, 28. Pontiac, Mich., was injured slightly. Hill was injured seriously. ( . The Great Dismal Swamp in i North Carolina is 12 to 15 feet : higher than surrounding settlewhich arsj saved from -l>e-- ; ing flooded by conic rim around part of the swamp and a system of drainage canals.

Eagles Defeat Cardinals In Close Battle Breaking loose with a flurry of 14 pbints in the last few minutes, the Monmouth Eagles overcame a six-pqlht deficit to defeat the Geneva cardinals, 58-53, at the Geneva gym Tuesday night. It was only the second loss, of the season for the Cardinals, who have won nine, and the eighth triumph tor the Eagles, who also have lost only twice. Monmouth led at the first quarter, til-14, and at the half, 28-25, bur Geneva edged out in front at the third period, 40-39. Dick, Harvey led the Eagles’ attack with 18 points,, followed closely ly by Harry Myers with 16. Larry Hanni was outstanding for the Cardinals in defeat with 22 points. The Eagles built up their victory from the field, where they outscored the Cardinals. 24-16, while Geneva converted 21 free throws to only 10 for Monmouth. Both teams will return to action Friday night, the Cardinals entertaining the Pleasant Mills Spartans at Geneva, and Monmouth traveling

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Change In Setup For Net Sectional Here In February •* A change in the time schedule for the DeCatur sectional tourney tioni that prevailing the past two Years, was disclosed In a letterreceived today by Hugh J. An 4rews. DeeANir high school pria cipal, from the Indiana high school athletic association. The two-bracket, one-site setup will be continued here, as for the past two years, but on a different time schedule. There will be no Tuesday night session this year. Instead, the tourney will open Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 24, with two games, at 1:15 and 2:30 o’clock. A single game will be played at 8:15 o’clock Wednesday night. Two games will be played Thursday night, at 7 and 8:15 p.m. No games will be played Friday to permit time for the distribution of tickets for the Saturday afternoon semi-finals and Saturday night finals. • 1 Six-Yegr-Old Boy Is Killed By Auto GARY, UP — Glenn Asafaylo, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Asafaylo. died in Methodist hospital Tuesday night four hours after he was struck by an automobile. It was Gary’s first 1954 traffic fatality.

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Rabbit Dies Early Today NEW YORK UP —Walter J. (Rabbit) Maranville, sparkplug of Boston’s/'Miracle Braves” of 1914 and one of the greatest “little ■> men” in history of baseball, died here suddenly early today of a heart attack. Maranville. 62,' - was stricken at his home at about 12:21 a.m. and died almost instantly. His death came as a surprise, according to bis personal physician, because he had been in apparent good health and only Tuesday evening went out for a drive ants dinner.

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