Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 26 February 1954 — Page 7

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Pleasant Mills, Adams Central Score Wins In Sectional Last Night

The Pleasant Mills Spartans and Adams Central Greyhounds qualified Thursday night ior the second semi-final battle of the Decatur sectional tourney by eliminating the Berne Bears and the Jefferson (Warriors, respectively, at the Decatur gym. . The Spartans, after having built up a seemingly safe lead lb the middle portion of the opening gatne, had to battle for dear life to edge out the Berne Bears, 56-52, while the Greyhounds toyed with the Warriors, 68-55, in the nightcap. '' Last night's games completed the lineup for Saturday’s semifinals. No games are scheduled today While the fans of the four schools still in the running purchase their tickets for the Saturday sessions. The Monmouth (Eagles, defending champions, will meet the Decatur Yellow Jackets in the first semifinal at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon, followed at 2:80 by the Pleasant Mills Spartans and the Adams Central Greyhounds. The semi-final victors will clash nt 8:15 o'clock Saturday night for the sectional championship and the right to carry on to the regional tourney at Fort Wayne March 6. Bears’ Rally Fall* The first quarter of last night's opener was a nip and tuck battle, with the lead changing hands five times before the Spartans inched into a 14-11 advantage at the end the period, paced by Leon ByerS three field goals. John Kirehhofer dcegt the Bears in the running with eight of his team's 11 points. Pleasant Mills began to pull away with the opening of the second quarter, and had built up its advantage to 13 points at 34-21 at the smoker. The Bears, sparked by Tom Ehrsam and Ben Sprunger whittled five points off the Pleasant .Mills lead by the end of ‘the- third quarter at 50-52. as Ehrsaflf hit four times from the field and Sprunger three. The Berne bo’yk kept up their -- . play got underway. Holding the Spartans scorelees, Ehrsam hit a I. 11l M DECATUR CONSERVATION CLUB Regular Meeting SATURDAY February 27th 8:00 P. M. CITY HALL

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fielder, Sprunger and Luther Lehman each added a free throw, then Ehrsam hit twice more from the field and the Bears, after a courageous uphill battle, had caught the Spartans at 50-50 with five and one-half minutes of the game remaining. Leon Byer then hit for his seventh two-pointer of the game and the Spartans were back on top to stay. Sprunger and Roger Frey traded foul tosses for a 08-51 score. Jack Rabine trimmed the margin a point on a foul toss with three minutes to play. Sprunger missed a chance to put the Bears ahead when he missed a pair of foul shots with a minute to go. A charity point by Herman Fox restored the Spartans’ two-pointy lead with 30 seconds to go, and Jack Bebout provided the clincher with two free throws in the closing seconds. Byer led the Spartans with 18 points, with Bebout at 12 the only other Spartan in double figures. Ehrsam paced the Bears’ futile fight with 19 points, Sprunger counted 12 and Kirchhofer 11. The Spartans, outscored from the field by one bucket, won the game at the foul line, converting 20 of 34 chances, while the Bears made only 14 of 32. There were 25 fouls call-, ed on Berne, 19 on Pleasant Mills. Greyhounds Win Easily The nightcap was stflcly no contest after a close first period. Adams Central led all the way, but held only a four-point maigin. 1410, at the end of the first quarter. The Warriors, however, were held to only five points in the second period as the Greyhounds raced to a 35-15 advantage at the half. Jefferson could cpt this deficit by only two points. 48-30, at the close of the third quarter, and both coaches emptied their benches in the closing stages of the game. » Both teams had well-balanced scoring. Junior Nussbaum tallied 13, Albert Egly 12 and Lester Egly 11 for the Greyhounds, and ■for the Warriors, Dick Butcher had 15, 'David Hammitt 13, Bob Caffee 12 and Orla Kuhn 10. There Were 35 fouls called, 19 on Jefferson and 17 “on Adams Central. Pleasant Mills FG FT TP Ripley .... 2 2-6 < 6 Byer 7 4-9 18 L. Wolfe .'1 0-0 2 Bebout 4 4-6 12 Fox . .. 1 3-4 5 D. Wolfe I—s-61 —5-6 T Frey — „ 2 2-3 6 TOTALS 18 20-34. 56 Berne FG FT TP Kirchhofer .. 3 5-9 11

SATURDAY TICKETS if Ticket distribution fofr the Saturday semi-final and final sessions of the Decatur sectional tourney was made this morning by Hugh J. Andrews, Decatur high school principal and tourney manager. The tickets, divided among the four competing schools, were distributed as follows: Decatur, 734; Monmouth, 398; Pleasant Mills, 306; Adattis Central, 437. Andrews stated that Decatur season ticket holders who received cards for tickets to the first tourney session will also be eligible for tickets for Saturday. They may be obtained at the high school office Until 5 o’clock this afternoon, and again this evening from 6:30 to 8 o’clock. Persons entitled to the tickets are asked to call not later than 7:15 p. m., so that in event all are not taken, persons next on the season ticket list can be contacted this evening. There will be no tickets available at the gym either Saturday afternoon or evening. L. Lehman 0 1-2 1 Sprunger . 4 4-12 12 'Ehrsam 9 1-2 19 Miller 2 1-3 5 Rabine 1 2-3 4 Nussbaum 0 0-0 0 , TOTA4,S- ~,,„ 19 - Score by quarters: Pleasant Mills .... 14 34 50 56 Berne if -41 42--W Officials: Davis, Carnes ”?• . — _ Adams Central FG FT TP A. Egly 4 4-4 12 L. lEgly 4 3-4 11 Beer 3 3-6 7 Rowdon 3 3-6 9 Nussbaum . - -B—-4-4 — 43Ross 0 0-0 0 Byerly 0 1-2 1 Mitchel .... 1 2-3 4 Baumgartner 3 2-3 8 Heare 1 1-4 3 TOTAiLS 25 18-32. 68 Jefferson FG FT TP Kuhn 3 4-7 10 Smitley 0 14 1 Butcher 4 7-9 15 Hammitt 5 3-6 ' 13 Caffee 6 0-0 12 LeFever 0 0-0 0 Keller- ...-. 1 0-0 2 Lehman 0 0-0 0 •Miller „ 1 0-0 2 Coblentz 0 CM) 0 TOTALS 20 15-26 55 Score by rjiiarters: .Adams Gentral .... 14 35 48 68 Jeffersoh 10 15 30 55 ‘Officials: Carnes, Davis Presbyterian Church Team Winner, 34-16 v The Junior Hi basketball team of the First Presbyterian church defeated the team represetfting Trinity EvangeHcaT"United Brethren church at Lincoln school Thursday night. 34-16. The winners went out to an early lead and held the upper hand all the way. DANCING Edgewater Park Celiha, Ohio Sunday, Feb. 28th featuring “The Fresh Approach of the BILLY MAY Band with Sam Donahue’’ Dance 9 to 1 ” Adm. $1.67, plus tax Tickets for admission and table reservations are now on sale at the Edgewater Park Arcade or call Celina 4250.

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Little Teams Inflict Major Tourney Upsets INDIANAPOLIS UP — Little South Bend St. Joseph and Oolitic were credited with the first major upsets today as only 428 teams from an original field of 751 remained to battle for Indiana’s 44th annual high school basketball ctown. The South Benders, beaten only once during the long campaign, roughed up feared city foe Washington Thursday night, 60-48, Dick Tohlman dunking 24 points for the winners. Washington’s loss may have cleared the path for defending state champion South Bend Central, at least through remainder of the sectional. The Panthers had been expected to be the biggest obstacle for last year’s titlists. Oolitic, competing at Bedford, upset (Mitchell'S Southeastern Conference champions, 74-55. Two other loop champions — Elwood of the Central and New Haven of the Northeastern —also bowed out. Elwood, beaten only twice during the season and bid-' ding fOr its first sectional crown at Artderson, was bumped by the host Indians, 55-52. With 25 seconds to go the score was tied at ’52-all. Three times Anderson playerds converted from the free throw line for the winning margin. New Haven was eliminated by Fort Wayne Concordia, 61-53. < (Morning-to-night firing will drop another 172 quintets, leaving just 256 sectional semi-finalists. Fifty-eight defending sectional champions were still in the running, and only one bit the dust Thursday —- little .Holland losing to Huntingburg, 52-44. Fillmore and Mississinewa, the only unbeaten teams in. the big show, easily passed their initial tests to roll into Saturday’s round, but Elkhart, Hammond and Kokomo bad a rough time. Elkhart, the No. 2 team in the state, bounced iMiddlebury, 63-53, then ran into Nappanee’s buzzsaw and had to settle for a 48-47 decision, on Jack Stettler’s freethrow. Hammond, rated niqjh stateSW'WWWWtarWW second game. After ousting West NIHSC rival Whiting, 65-54, with Frank Radovich canning 32 points, the Wildcats Were extended to the limit by Griffith, 47-45. Pete Klobuchar’s fielder spelled the differ-' ence. Kokomo, which, has bagged 31 sectional titles — more than any other school ■— outlasted tough Northwestern, 51-50, on Bill Kellar’s 26-point spree, including the winning free throw’ in the final three seconds. Fillmore and Mississinewa made it 22 straight each. Fillmore toyed with Russellville at Greencastle, 6'4-45. aiid Mississinewa, defending sectional .champ at Marion, outclassed Van Buren, 6-7-28. East Chicago Washington, the West NJHSC titlist, ran u.p its 11th straight win at the expense of city rival Roosevelt, at Hammond, 7457. Valparaiso snapped a 13-game losing streak to stay alive in its own show with a 47-40 win over Portage. Arcola had even more to ; Cheer about, clipping a 17-game season-long losing streak to beat Coesse at Fort Wayne, 50-52. on Mel Schaefer’s 3< points'. Phil Rizzuto Signs With Yanks For '54 ST. PETERSBURG. Fla., UP— The New York Yankees today signed shortstop star Phil Rizzuto for the 1954 season. • Rizzuto came to terms after a talk with contract negotiator Roy Harney. It was believed that he signed for approximately the^same amount he received last season, about .540,000, Fort Wayne 82. New York 62. Boston 101, Syracuse 96. Rocheste'f Tli'2, Baltimore Btx Philadelphia 'Bl. Minneapolis 72. BOWLING SCOPES American Legion League Bultemeier won three from Team 8; Ashbaucher won two from Burkq Standard; Macklin won two from Fuelling; Mies Recreation won two from Non Coms. W L Pts. Burke Standard 1»U 5% 19 Non Coms 15 6 18% Ashbauchers ’. 14 7 17% Macklins 12% 8% 15% Bultemeiers 12 -9 .14 Mies Recreation 10 11 11% Fuellings 5 16 5% High games: C. Bultemeier 210;.T.Hobrock 213; M. Mies 823; J. •rtiTiran’2l7£ p. ,Burke 219; A. Miller 231; H. Engle 203. High seriest'A Miller 600. G. E. ALLEYS Ladies of Moose Splits won three from Blows. Strikes won two from Spares. H igh scores: J. Vogle wede 167163, -E. Goclz 165, H. Schultz 163.

Tourney Notes

In a few spots of the BernePleasant Mills game t|»e play was so fast and furious It was like watching a ping pong game. —oOo — The activities of the high school principal of the host school during a basketball tourney are pretty demanding on his time| Hugh Andrews didn’t even have time to go home to eat Thursday evening. He had to be satisfied with a quick sandwich in his office. —oOo— Adams Central high school fans displayed organized school spirit Thursday night. They were all dressed In red slacks or skirts, white shorts or blouses, red ties and red and white caps. They had almost as much co-ordinated movement in the stands as their Cheerleaders on the floor. The kids carried those musical yells a step further last night. Berne sang “Berne Will Shine Tonight” in harmony, yet. —oOo — Hazards facing a fan at a tourney contest include those slicks with the crepe . paper streamers. The kids who wave them get so excited sometimes they forget where they'i’e flinging them. No eyes were reported poked, however. —oOo— Fans watching the Pleasant MillsBerhe game were not seeing double. Lee and Dee Wolfe, both Pleasant Mills varsity players, are identical twins. Some of their teachers can’t tell them apart. It must be puzzling to the opposing teams when both ate playing. Who’s guarding whom?... : —oOo — When a foul was called against one of the players last night, one good soul rooting for the opposing team became excited and yelled, ‘Hallelujah, ya dirty bum!” —oOo — The Decatur Daily Democrat office telephone rang 102 times last night. Is there anything else that draws as much attention as the high school basket ball tourney ih this hoop-happy state? Maybe

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Big Ten Race Hits Crucial Stage Saturday OHIOAGO UP — The battle of the I’s for the Big Ten basketball championship reaches its crucial stage this weekend. Defending champion Indiana, with a one game lead on the field, faces a possible tartar, Ohio State, at Columbus and the Hoosiers were rated only a four-point favorite. lowa, in second place, tangles with (Michigan State at East •Lansing as the five-point choice. Illinois, third in the league ra«e and only a half-game behind lowa, faces (Michigan at Ann Arbor as a 12-point favorite. These three games headline the full league card for all but the trio of 1 clubs has been eliminated from title contention. Wisconsin at Purdue and Northwestern at Minnesota will be sMey to complete the season schedule. Minnesota, hard put to defSatTfie" Wildcats at lEvanstoh earlier, was a 2-point choice, while Wisconsin was a 6-point favorite, Purdue was last in the league with only two wins in 12 games. Northwestern, on the other hand, has a five-game Big Teh winning streak and has averaged over 80 points a game during the stretch, with an upset win over Indiana. The fact that all three of the title contenders will play on the road presaged an upset for at least one of them. It was likely that Indiana would have the toughest road, even though the Hoosiers with the same lineup last year won the national title. Ohio State goes into the battle after two straight upset wins at Columbus—over lowa and Minnesota. And against these two clubs the Bucks dropped so many points that they again became the leading scoring quintet in the conference. ..Indiana, mean wbile, lost its last

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game to lowa, 8244, and fell to second place ih league scoring. The Hoosier?, by tripping Ohio State, could clinch at least a share of the Big Ten title. Indiana downed Ohio State, 94-fl, eailler. Both Illinois and loWa need wins to remain in the title picture, unless Indiana also loses. The Illlhi go against the Wolverines with a five-game winning streak. Illinois defeated 'Michigan, 8748, in their first game. lowa won its previous game with the Spartans, 7343, at lowa City, Two entrants in the NCAA tohrney will appear in other feature midwest games, both in the Chicago Stadium doubleheader program. Notre Dame, winner of 1719 games, was a 15-pbint favorite over Loyola, while Bradley was a 7-point choice over De Paul. Both Bradley and Notre Dame have accepted tourney blds. College Basketball Notre Dame 79, Marquette 66. St. Norbert 73, St. Joseph 10. Bowling Orteen 107, Daytbn 73. St. Louis 77. St. Bonaventure 73. Seattle 80, Portland 64. the first perfected tjsew - * * ■ AtWAVS MVAIWA VS SWffT ticAusf ALWAYS F»tt V noMaoo Finest pipe smoke of your lifetime. Humidome goo-trap underneath Italian briar b0w1... traps moisture weighs 1 os.