Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 15 March 1954 — Page 6

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Muncie Only Former Champ Still In Race INDIANAPOLIS, VP — The odds were 3-1 today a brand-new 'lndiana high school basketball Champion will emerge Saturday v when Milan’s Mitaele Men and three season-long powers, survivors frprn a field of “51, fight it out. The winner of the 44th annual Hoosier hardwood derby will succeed South Bend Central, which surrendered its title to Elkhart, one of the four aspirants, in the regionals. Newcomer Elkhart, ranked second bV the United Press coaches poll only to 1953 runner-up Terre Haute Gerstmeyer, collides with sixth-ranking Muncie Central, the only ex-champ left, in the first afternoon game at the Butler Fieldhouse. Gerstmeyer’s Wabash Valley champions take on Milan in the second game, and the 14,000 fans who saw Milan upset Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Saturday night, 65-52, for its second straight semifinal championship, went away convinced the Ripley county boys will be hard on any foe. Thus, for the second straight year the small-town schools are represented in the "fieldhouse four,” only two games away from the most precious sports trophy Hoosierland bestows annually. Milan, which added a beauti-fully-balanced offense to a sticky defense since last year; hit an amazing .564 from the field against Attucks and was paced by plucky Bobby Plump’s 28 points. The Indians advanced to the title, game by beating Montezuma. 4434. Gerstmeyer needed a 30-point scoring spree by Arley Andrew’s to edge Jeffersonville, 49-46. before nailing Evansville Central, 55-44, for its second straight Bloomington semi-final crown. Elkhart took out Lafayette’s two-time champions, 47-43, then whipped Hammond's Wildcats, 63 ' 53, to qualify for the "charmed circle" for the first time. « Logansport. the third ex-cham-pion in the semi-finals and with '* the best offensive record, was rulely jolted by Hammond in the preliminaries, 58-46, after being held scoreless during the first seven minutes. Hammond had it easy after piling up a 17-2 first-period lead. Muncie's Bearcats, among the —, , -— —- Tonight & Tuesday Wide Screen —In COLOR! WILL ROGERS Jr. “THE BOY FROM OKLAHOMA” Nancy Olson, Lon Chaney ALSO —Shorts 14c-50c Inc. Tax O—O Wed. & Thur*.—Joan Crawford, “Torch Sono"—lN COLOR Flrat Show Wed. at 6:30 Continuous Thur*, from 1:30 , BE SURE TO ATTEND! O—O Coming Sun—“RED GARTERS” Rosemary Clooney, Jack Carson

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Semi-Final Scores At Fort Wayne Muncie Central 62. Fort Wayne North 48. ' Misslssinewa 66. Kokomo 55. Muncie Central 63, Misslssinewa 48 (final). At Lafayette Elkhart 47. Lafayette 43. Hammond 58. Logansport 46. Elkhart 63. Hammond 53 (final). At Indianapolis Milan 44, Montezuma 34. Attucks 68, Columbus 67. Milan 65, Attucks 52 (final). At Bloomington .Terre Haute Gerstmeyer 49, Jeffersonville 46. Evansville Central 58; Winslow 47. Gerstmeyer 55, Evansville 44 (final). top favorites last year, but upset by Richmond in the regionals, seek an unprecedented fifth crown. The North Central Conference champions dumped thirdrated Fort Wayne North, 62-48, taking revenge for a 53-43 early season setback at the hands of the Redskins, then clipped Mississinewa’s 27 - game winning streak. 63-48. . ■. » . An 18-point third-period splurge while holding their opponents to five finished Fort' Wayne. And Mississinewa's number was up when Muncie centers Bob Crawford and John Casterlow limited lanky Larry Hedden to just 14 points, including only three fielders. Mississinewa, the first unbeaten smalltown school in the semifinals since Glenn in 1951, qualified for the night game by bowling over Kokomo, 66-55, Hedden pumping in 26 points. W’inslow. the qnly other smalltown big-shot among the “Sweet 16.” lost to _Eyans.viJ.le. Central for the third time this season, 58-47. In the other afternoon game, Attucks gained the local title round by shading Columbus, 68-67, on Oscar Robertson's free throw with 25 seconds to go. Their total 135 points was a new one-game Indianapolis semi-final scoring mark. Rushville and Clinton set the previous record of 127 in 1950. Conservation Award To Trout Association The Northeastern Indiana trout association has been voted the coveted 'conservation award by Outdoor Life Magazine for outstanding achievement in Indiana's trout program and related projects. The award. SIOO and a bronze and mahogany plaque, will be presented by Doxie Moore, director of the Indiana department of conservation, at the Southwest Conservation clubhouse in Fort Wayne Tuesday evening. The presentation event is open to the public. The aw’ard is the outcome of a trout story. “Hoosier Conquest,” written by L. R. Hiatt of Muncie. Hiatt is a member of N.E.I.T.A. This award, the 26th, is the first ever given to a Hoosier organization for outstanding work in the conservation field. rifea AMVAfEF we woxmex Non POISONOUS MIAMI CHEMICALS FORT WAYNE, INDIANA

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Homers Mark Major League Spring Games By UNITED PRESS Those groans in the grapefruit circuit stemmed today from badlymauled pitchers and fences which are buckling under the impact of 151 home runs walloped so far this spring. A total, of 23 homers were hit in games played Sunday, leading one dejected hurler to remark, “it looks like the rabbit ball has gone south for,,the spring.” Roy Campanella, who blasted a three-run homer Satunrday, smacked one out of Miami Stadium Sunday to help the Dodgers lick the Red Sox, 9-6, for their fifth straight exhibition victory. Earl Torgeson also got into the act, blasting a grand-slam homer against the Detroit Tigers in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 14-11 triumph. Stan Palys, rookie Phillie outfielder, also connected for the circuit as did Jim Delsing, Al Kaline and Clarence Buddy Hicks of the Tigers. Home runs by Sherman Lollar and Bill Wilson were instrumental ■in the White Sox 7-5 triumph over the Yankees. Not to be completely outdone, Bob Cerv also belted one for the losers. Bob Feller made his spring debut for the Indians and he didn’t escape unscathed, either. The Giants pounded him for six runs in three innings, including a homer by Ray Katt, as they romped to a onesided 16-6 decision. Rocky Nelson hit a pinch homer for Cleveland. The Pirates, who have smashed a total of 19 home runs so far, continued their barrage although they dropped a 7-s’decision to the Dodgers “B” team. Rookie Jerry Lynch cracked out his third homer of the spring while Gail Henley, another rookie, hit his first rourtdtripper. Ernie Yellen homered for the Brooklyn fledglings. Rookie Billy Queen, one of the aspirants for Bobby Thomson’s left field job with the Braves, blasted a three-run homer as Milwaukee subdued Cincinnati, 14-8. Johnny Logan and Dtl Crandall also chipped in with eircut wallops for the Braves while Gas Bell and Chuck Harmon smashed homers for the ißedlegs. The Cardinals scored their second straight victory on the West Coast since flying there from Florida by beating the Cubs, 4-2, at Los Angeles. Dee Fondy homered for the Cubs. Don Bollweg slammed a grandslam homer and rookie Harry Minor hit a two-run homer to help the Athletics whip Washington, 133. Roy Sievers’ two-run homer in the ninth produced the Senators’ jM.t_tWo.xuni. — --———--J Only one game was played in which a”home run wasn’t hit yesterday and in that contest, the Baltimore Orioles defeated San Diego of the Pacific Coast League 10-4, at San Diego. Pro Basketball Saturday Minneapolis 93, Fort Wayne 66. New York 67, Syracuse 6ff. Rochester 77, Philadelphia 76. Boston 97, Baltimore 85. Sunday Fort Wayne 91, Baltimore 86. Milwaukee 91, Rochester 53. Syracuse 113, New York 83. Boston 97, Philadelphia 92.

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Klenk's Eliminated In Piston Tourney Klenk’s of Decatur was eliminated from the Zollner Pistons invitational tourney Sunday afternoon. losing to Rousseau Bros., 62-49. in a quarter-final game played as a preliminary to the Pts-tons-Baltimore game at tliie ,Fort Wayne coliseum. ? Ford Frick Denies Resignation Rumor CLEARWATER, Fla., UP — Ford Frick, emphatically denying recurrent reports, said today that he has “absolutely no intention” of resigning as baseball commissioner because of illness. Reports of Frick's plan to resign have circulated since he suffered an infection on a fall trip to the Orient. “Those reports are a-lot of baloney,” Frick declared, while witnessing an exhibition game here. “1 have absolutely no intention of resigning." Milwaukee Outfielder Has Ankle Fracture ST. PETERSBURG. Fla., UP — Bobby Thomson, Milwaukee’s injured outfielder, was in excellent spirits at St. Anthony’s Hospital today and even predicted that he would be able to rejoin the Braves sometime in May. Doctors said, however, that Thomson.. who suffered a triple frcature of his right ankle in an exhibition game against the Yanks. Saturday, will have to wear a east about fiVe or six weeks and it may take another month after that before he can play again. Colleae Basketball NCAA Eastern Regional North Carolina State 65, Cornell 54 (3rd place). La Salle 64, Navy 48 (final). NCAA at lowa City Indiana 73, Louisiana State 62 (3rd place). Penn State 71, Notre Dame 63 (final). NCAA at Stillwater Rice 78, Colorado 55 (3rd place). Bradley 71. Oklahoma A&M 57 (final). _ NCAA at Corvallis Idaho State 62, Colorado A&M 57 (3rd place).’ Southern California 66. Santa Clara 65 (double overtime, final.) Niagara 71, Western-Kentucky 65 (3rd place). Holy Cross 71, Duquesne 62 (final). NAIA Tourney Springfield (Mo.) State 75, Arkansas Tech 61 (3rd place). St. Benedict’s 62, Western Illinois 56 (final). . GIVES PREVIEW (Continued From Pn«e One) —...Mr. Eisenhower told -his ...news, conference last week that his talk WOUId be a ‘aikdUssT6n‘ of tax poF idles "in relation to the administration’s overall program. Basically, he is opposed to sharp tax cuts while the government still is trying to get out of the red. ALERT cdNGRESS(Continued From Page One) those inducted in 1951. Hershey said fiscal runs through June, is a light draft year again, with an estimated induction total of 399.()00 men. In fiscal 1955. starting July 1. an estimated 420,000 men will have to be called, he said. This would be 35,000 men monthly.

Notre Dame Is Eliminated In NCAA Tourney By UNITED PRESS A “shock wave’’ of upsets sent four dark liorse teams rolling toward Kansas City today for the semi-final round of the NCAA basketball tournament. In one semi-final on Friday night, Penn State and La Salle will clash for the -eastern title and then Bradley and Southern California will meet for the western. The two winners will collide on Saturday night for the national crown. It’s a strange group of semifinalists because, in this tourney which reserves 14 of its 24 berths for league champions, the only major conference titlist left in the field is Southern California, ruler of the Pacific Coast Conference. La Salle is representing the Mid? die Atlantic conference despite its announced desire to play in the national invitation tournament, but that is a loosely - knit group which plays no league schedule. Bradley has lost 11 games, and Penn State accepted a tourney berth after first doubting its own qualifications. Southern California managed to make the semi-finals by a single point with a 66-65 double overtime triumph Saturday night over Santa Clara in the regional finals at Corvallis, Oregon. Penn State won the regionals at lowa City by beating Notre Dame, 71-63. to snap the Irish winning streak at 18 games; Bradley surprised Oklahoma A&M, 71-57, in the regional finals at Stillwater,

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