Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1955 — Page 7

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1865

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Duquesne Ist To Accept Bid To Tournament NEW YORK (INS) — Duquesne university, seven times a bridesmaid in the national invitation basketball tournament and never a bride, has decided to have another go at it next month. Walter T. McLaughlin, chairman of the NlT’s basketball committee, announced Wednesday night that the Pittsburgh school is the first to accept an invitation to the annual classic scheduled for March 12-10 at Madison Square Garden. This will be the fourth straight

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Week's Schedule Os Adams County Basketball Teams DIAL 8-2171 FOR SCORES Friday Pleasant Mills at Commodores. Yellow Jackets at Portland. Monmouth at Adams Central. Montpelier at Berne. Albany at Geneva. Roll at Hartford. Jefferson at Willshire. NIT appearance for the perennial challengers. Only twice in eight trips did they reach the finals, losing to Holy Cross last year, 71 to 62. and to Colorado 15 years ago In their first tourney, 51 to 40t Dudey Moore’s team boasts a 14-3 record countiny Wednesday night’s 62-to-27 victory over Carnegie Tech. The Iron Dukes, ranked sixth in the nation by International News Service, have lost only to George Washington, Dayton and St. Francis of Pennsylvania. Their one-two punch was gone, however, for these three affairs. Ace playmaker Sihugo Green was out with an appendectomy attack when Duquesne lost to George Washington and All-American Dick Ricketts was hampered with an ankle injury during the other setbacks. Eleven more teams remain to be picked for the NIT, which is trying to beat the NCAA to the name teams. Among those being mentioned are San Francisco, Holy Cross, Cincinnati, Manhattan, Dayton, Connecticut, Louisville, Marquette, Niagara, Penn State, St. Francis of Pa., Villanova and Tulsa. Under the present rules a team cannot appear in both tourneys. Regional playoffs for the NCAA begin March 7, with the finals set for Kansas City, March 19. College Basketball Ball State 75, DePauw 62. Indiana State 47, Valparais 41. Vincennes 91. Lindsey-Wilson 78. Bowling Green 61, Toledo 58. Cincinnati 70. Xavier 69. Dayton 78, Miami (O.) 62. San Francisco 72, College of Pacific 52. Kentucky 86, Georgia 40. North Carolina State 126, William - A Mary 99. Duquesne 62, Carnegie Tech 27. Eastern Kentucky State 79, Louis77!f!t. It yon have something to sell or .’ooms for eut, try a Democra* Want Add. It brings results.

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San Francisco Dons Keep Up Winning Ways By Internationsl News Service The University of San Francisco Dons, who like to be called the Nb. 1 basketball team in the nation, proved that they belong on top Wednesday night by defeating College of Pacific, 72 to 52, to extend their victory string to 15 straight The Dons have an overall season record of 17 and I.i— That one defeat came at the hands of UCLA. In a second meeting between the schools, the Dons scored an avenging triumph over .the Bruins. Only five more games remain on the USF schedule and coach Phil Woolpert is confident the Dons can win them. He points out the Dons have improved with each game and that the team has one of the best defensive records in the nation this season. Opponents of the San Francisco team have been held to just a fraction over 50 points a game. Wednesday night’s victory was a case in point. Bill Russell, 6 foot 10 inch center, racked up 27 points for the Dons to take scoring honors. Kentucky, rated second by International News Service, won its 16th game by soundly beating Georgia, 86 to 40. The Wildcats have lost two games this season. North Carolina State listed fourth in the INS ratings, triumphed over William and Mary, 126 to 99. State now has a 20-4 record. Duquesne, sixth ranked by INS, boosted its season record .to 14-3 with a 62 to 27 runaway win over Carnegie Tech. Results of other games Wednesday night: Navy 74, St. Joseph’s 68; Army 78, W’agner 64; Cincinnati 70, Xavier 69; Penn State 84, West Virginia 58; Seton Hall 66, Muhlenberg, 57; Boston University 67, Tufts 65; Washington of St. Louis 83, Missouri Mines 69; Dayton 78, Miami (Ohio) 62. and Georgetown 84. Villanova 79. Report Ameche Has Signed With Colts •MILWAUKEE (INS) — Surces close to Alan (The Horse) Ameche, Wisconsin’s All-American fullback report he has signed a contract to play pro football with the Baltijnre .Cits. Ameche, ,’the Colts’ number one choice in the National Football League draft, is said to have agreed Wednesday night to salary terms) of between 815,(X)0 and 317,000. Lowery Signs To Play With Phils PHILADELPHIA (INS) —The Philadelphia Phillies announced t'jday the signing as a free agent of Harry (Peanuts) Lowery, 36-year-old outfielder released last October by the St. Louis Cardinals. High School Basketball Monroeville 69, Leo 67. Union Center 96. Coesse 74. Huntertown 58, Woodburn 42. Jasper 57, Tell City 39. Southport 58, Indianapolis Shortridge 56. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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Plan League Here Os Junior Bowlers Organization of a Junior bowling league in Decatur, affiliated with the American Junior bowling congress, is being completed, according to an announcement made today. All boys and girls of junior and senior high school age may be sanctioned with the American Junior bowling congress, and the local league is open to all boy and girl bowlers of this age group of Decatur and vicinity. The leagues will bowl at the Mies alleys on North Second street, with definite times for the league bowling to be announced later. Reduced bowling rates will be in effect for this league, and the alleys will provide free rental, of bowling shoes. --™ Free instruction will be afforded for all new bowlers, with experienced bowlers giving the instruction. The sanction fee is 25 cents per member. Leagues may be composed of all boys, all girls, or they may be mixed. AJBC membership cards will be issued to each member of a sanctioned league. iAt the conclusion of the league season? trophies and medals will be awarded to the leading teams and individuals. Wheeler Is Named Athletic Director BRAZIL, Ind. (INS) — Harold Wheeler, who coached high school basketball at Brazil, Ind., for 25 years before he was forced to resign for “hot headedness”, today was named athletic director at the school. A letter signed by 54 of the city’s 62 teachers charged the school board with “witowing a group of angry parents and their juvenile offspring to incite them and at the same time depreciate their own judgment, disgrace the school and community, jeopardize the school’s sports and humiliate an individual teacher.”—— 5 High school principal C. C. Sexton was among the signers. Superintendent of schools George Pell tinnounced the decision to create a new post for Wheeler and both Pell and Wheeler signed a statement of agreement. — Wheeler resigned after nine of 10 varsity prep players blamed him for the losing season and refused io "play?” " ‘ ‘ Reserve coach Harry Scheref took over the squad which lost it# first game under Scherer, 51-50 to Greencastle, Tuesday night. Bob Baker Wins By Knockout In Second BALTIMORE, Md. (INSi —Television fight fans barely bad their ■sets adjusted Wednesday night when fourth-ranking heavyweight Bob Baker had his 19th knockout and Willie James, hit fifth defeat. The 28-year-old Pittsburgh pugilist, sporting a weight advantage for the scheduled (CBS) ten - rounder at the Baltimore Coliseum, caught James coming in with a chopping right, to the jaw that sent the Roxbury, Mass., fighter down for the full count at 2:50 of the second round. Trade in a Good town — Decatur

Pro Basketball New York 118, MkmeapolK 112. Milwaukee 75, Rochester 74. Boston 104, Syracuse 94. Albany Is Leading Eastern Indiana Albany is still leading the Eastern Indiana conference, with four victories and no defeats, according to the report by Loren B. Juries, Monmouth principal and conference secretary. Montpelier is second with a 5-1 record and Berne third with a 3-1 mark. Four conference games are scheduled Friday night: Montpelier at Berne, . Albany at Geneva, Roll at Hartford Center and Bryant at Pennville. Next Tuesday, Bryant will be at Roll in a league The team standings follows: EIC All Games W L Pct. W L Albany 4 0 1.000 12 3 Montpelier - 5 1 .833 16 2 Berne ...,6 1 .750 13 4 Monmouth .. 3 2 .600 13 6 iledkey 3 2 .600 8 6 Geneva 3 3 .500 12 6 Bryant 2 3 .400 15 3 Roll 2 3 .400 9 7 Pennville ... 1 5 .167 7 8 Hartford ... 0 6 .000 3 14

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President On Quail Hunting Expedition On Hunting Trip On Georgia Plantation WASHINGTON (INS) — Preei4ent Eisenhower takes off from Washington today at 1 p. m. EST., for a long weekend of quail bunting at the Georgia plantation of treasury secretary George M. Humphrey. The first lady and her mother, Mis. John S. Doud, will accompany Mr. Eisenhower on the trip for a brief respite from the busy world of the White House. Secretary and Mrs. Humphrey will complete the party. The President found the hunting excellent on his previous visit to the Humphrey plantation a year ago, bagging close to hia limit of quail with ease. He went duck hunting with Humphrey in Ohio in November, but thia will be his first try at quail since last February. The Eisenhowers plan to return to Washington late Sunday in the Presidential “ plane, Columbine 111, which will fly them to Georgia today. The 600-acre Humphrey estate is near Thomasville, in the southwest corner of the state.

Argentine Envoy To Be Guest Os Club SOUTH BEND, Ind. (INS) —The Argentine ambassador to the United States will be a guest of honor at the South Bend press club's sixth annual gridiron dinner and show, Monday. Dr. Hipoltto Jesus Paz, 38, holder of the official title of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, will be the first official of a foreign government to be represented at the South Bend show. Says Nickel Cup Os Coffee On Way Back CHICAGO (INS) —Don R. Grimes, president of the Independent Grocer* Alliance, says the five cent cup of coffee is on the way back. He adds that the price reduction “must be attributed to the homemakers of America and the strong buying resistance they exhibited when prices went up more than a year ago-" Bing Crosby Leaves Hollywood Hospital HOLLYWOOD (INS) —Crooner Bing Crosby leaves St. John's hospital today for further convalescing at home after a kidney stone operation on Jan. 19. His physicians said he will reat

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for several weeks at his home In Los Angeles and later at Palm Springs. Aged Driver Killed Whn Struck By Train OTTBRBEIN, Ind. (INS) —Henry Habbon, Bs, at Montmorenci, was killed late Wednesday when his car was crushed by a New York Central passenger train at a main street crowing in Otterbein. State police said Habbon drove past flashing signal* at a crossing in downtown Otterbein. Hie car was demolished and his body was thrown 7S feet down the tracks. If yon have something to sell ot rooms for rant, try a Democrat Want Ad. it brines reeutta. To find one’s place and fill it is to succeed in life.

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