Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1955 — Page 7

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Commodores Lose To Anderson St Mary's Wednesday, 61 To 53

The Decatur Commodores, although outscoring their opponents from the field, dropped a 61-58 decision to St. Mery's of Anderson at Anderson Wednesday night. The game was originally scheduled for Feb, 6, but was postponed because of severe weather conditions on that data. The loss dropped the Commo dores to a .SOO mark with 10 victories and 10 defeats on the season. The Commodores held a scant one-point margin at 15-14 at the end of the first Quarter, but a bad second period proved costly to the Decatur Catholic lads. In the second period, ths Commodores were limited to just sig points, while the Gaels scored 17 markers, seven of them on free throws, to give Anderson a 11-31 advantage at the main intermission. Each team scored 14 points during the thifd quarter, leaving St. Mary’s on top by 45-85 going into the final eight minutes pf play. That 10-point deficit was too much for the Commodores to overcome. Joe Wilder pa< :d the Commodores with 18 points on six field goals and six out of eight free throws. Walt Mowery trailed closely with 16 points, and Jerry Voglewede counted 10. Erancoeur was high for Anderson with 19 points, Riffy counted 16 and Farrer 10. The Commodores converted 13 of 27 opportunities at the free throw line, while Anderson made good on 23 of 38 charity attempts. The Commodores lost both Wilder and Chuck Voglewede on fouls, and Anderson lost Riffy. The Commodores will wind up their regular schedule Friday night, meeting Lancaster Central at the Decatur gymCommodores _ FQ FT TP Faurote 3 17 C. Voglewede _ . 10 3 Wilder ... ..... « Q 18 J. Voglewede 4 2 10 Mowery . 6 4 16 Kable 0 0 0 Meyer ; 0 0 0 Costello - T ~jf < Totals .4....... 20 13 53 ’ ' ANFeHon ■» Manley ’ ........ 0 77 Francoeur .... 6 7 18 Riffy 5 6 .16 Farrer ..... 4 2 10 Harrington 1 1 7 Fanane 0 0 0 Finney :’.... 10 2 Totals 19 23 61 Preliminary Decatur, 38-34.

Conference Races Will Close Friday Play in two conferences in wh|ch Adams county high schools are involved will wind up Friday night, with loop champions still undetermined. The Northeastern Indiana conference title will be decided at Garrett, where the ißailroaders host the Decatur Yellow Jackets, in the only NE|C game remaining. Garrett and Bluffton are tied for the lead with 4-1 records. Garrettwill take the championship by defeating Decatur, but Bluffton will be the champs if the Jackets down the Railroaders. Albany is favored to win the Eastern Indiana title, as thefundefeated Indians mpet the Pennville Bulldogs, who have won only one of six loop contests. In other EIC games Friday, Redkey will play at Berne and Bryant at Montpelier. The conference standings: Northeastern W L Pct. Garrett 4 1 .800 Bluffton 4 1 8«0 New Haven 4 2 .66" Columbia City 4 2 .667 Concordia 2 3 .400 Decatur 1 4 .200 Kendallville 0 6 .000 Eastern Indiana W L Pct. Albany , - —-— 5 0 1.000 Berne 2 4 1 .800 Montpelier —*-— 5 2 .714 Monmouth 3 2 .600 Redkey 3 2 .600 Roll —— 3 3 .500 Geneva 3 4 .429 Bryant 2 .3 .400 Pennville 1 5 .16" Hartford —>..— <) 7 ' .000 Gravel Pit Worker Is Killed By Pole INDBANAPOMS (INS) —A falling pole struck a gravel pit worker and knocked him to his death in an unusual industrial' accident which claimed the life Glen Bratcher. 40, of R. R. 2, Martinsville, . Marion county deputy called io

Week's Schedule Os Adams County Basketball Teams PIAL *4171 FOR SCORES Thursday Monmouth vs Harlan at New Haven. . Friday Lancaster Central at Commodores. Yellow Jackets at Garrett . Redkey at Berne. , Ossian at Geneva. Adams Central vs Petroleum at Bluffton. Hartford at Poling. Decatur Freshmen Beaten By Central The Decatur high school freshmen were defeated by the Fort Wayne Central freshmdh, 45-41, at the Decatur gym Wednesday afternoon. Decatur led at the first quarter, 14-8 and at the halt, 21-20, but the teams were tied at the third period, 30-30. Kelso, who tallied 12 points for the Central varsity here Tuesday night, scored 96 for Central, while Hutker was high tor Decatur with 16. Decatur FG FT TP Ballard 4’2 10 Strickler 10 2 Hebble 0 0 0 Hutker 5 6 16 Locke 13 5 Eichenauer 3 0 4 Kaehr 1 2 4 TOTALS 14 13 41 Central - FQ Ff’ IPBrubaker 0 0 0 Smith 4 6 14 Kelso .— 13 0 2G Ware 0 0 0 Russell ..... 2 0 4 Young 0 11 - - TOTALS fiL 7 45

BEARS AND (Continued- from “ras»<'One» '» A hat and coat check room will be available, eliminating using extra space for clothes, thus aiding in holding down congestion as much as possible. There will be additional seats placed on the stage and in the band room to provide more seating space and to eliminate sitting In aisles or standing in doorways. The pairings in other sectionals: ..Bluffton Thursday night—Rockcreek and Ossian; Jackson and Petroleum; Lancaster Central and Chester Center. Friday night — Liberty Center and Bluffton: Union Center and winner of Rockcreek-Ossian. Fort Wayne Wednesday night— Coesse and Hoagland; Huntertown and Lafayette Central; Leo and Fort Wayne South. Thursday night— Elmhurst and Woodburn; New Haven and Monroeville; Arcola and Concordia. Friday morning — Fort Wayne North and Central Catholic; Fort Wayne Central arid Harlan. Hartford City Wednesday night — Madison Twp. and Montpelier; Gray and Hartford City; Dunkirk and Redkey. Thursday night— Portland and Roll; Bryant and Pennville. Friday night—Poling and winner Madison-Montpelier. College Basketball Marquette 93, Bradley 83. San Francisco 66, St, Mary’s 57. LaSalle 89, Albright 70.. Gettysburg 74, Navy 73. Army 73, Hartwick 63. Kansas 87, Oklahoma 75. West Virginia 93, Pittsburgh 86. North Carolina 83, Wake Forest 79. Western Kentucky 71, Oklahoma City 59. Oklahoma A&M 62. Tulsa 52.' Bull State 80, Wabash 70. Hlrtlpr 68. DePayw f7. Franklin 78, St. Joseph’s' 68. the Ferguson Sand and Gravel Company southwest of Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon were told by Wayne Need, 3.0, of Clay City, another workman, that a slack line gave away, let-ting a pole supporting it, fall. The pole hit Bratcher, who was on top of a dump hopper, and knocked him to the ground, a distance of 40 feet. Cheyenne — Railway and highway culverts make ideal locations for beaver dams. As a result the beavers become a nuisance when highways and railroads are built and maintained.

Pairings Made For Indiana's Net Tourneys INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — With the notable exception of the Muncie sectional pairing, Indiana’s most celebrated card gamp came through without many jokers. Commissioner L. V. Phillips, assistant Robert Hinshaw and the board of control of the IHSAA met Wednesday in Indianapolis and in one hour and tour minutes picked the path the state prep basketball champ must trod. It can bs any one of 752 teams, each of which had an individual file card. It might even be International News Service’s pre-season choice Muncie Central, which was paired with Burris in the first round. As rough a row was given the undefeated Lions of Evansville Lincoln, paired with Memorial in the first round and faced with the winner of the Bosse-Reitx struggle for a second go. Crispus Attucks, a leading contender for the honor of bringing the capital city Its first state title, drew Washington for an opener. Indianapolis Tech had School for the Deaf in its first game in the lower area of the sectional and could meet Attucks for the regional rights of the city. Since the Elkhart semi-final site was selected in the northeast and Muncie Central was shifted to Indianapolis, sports fans have talked of nothing but the Attucks-Central game- —.j.That game became even more a possibility when the semi-final pairing set up a night time possibility for those two teams. Fort Wayne fans had a break in the sectional that could pit Central and &>uth In a toss-up tussle. Central has ruled the roost all year but has managed two shaky Victories over an unimpressive South Side. 4 For thftse wfoo simfW tike bloodshed, the Hammond sectional would be a good place to eat popcorn. To begin with, East Chicago’s entries. Washington and Roosevelt are paired in the first game. Then Noll’s darkhorses go with Tech in the lower bracket and the winner must face Hammond ,in the first elimination of the lower bracket. Jeffersonville’s uncertain Devils have Providence for a first-round foe at home, and New Albany has Georgetown. Winner of these two sectionals face each other in an afternoon game at the Jeffersonville Regional. Kokomo, another darkhorse candidate for the title, meets Carrollton in an easy sectional. No more difficult is the path for Lafayette Jefferson which must wait for the winner of the Wea-Dayton ( game before it will even have cause to suit up. Home are the Hunters of Huntingburg and it will be a slight rupture of tradition if they can top Jasper a third straight time. The Hunters hold both decisions Jasper has dropped to date and will have an opportunity for a third-time charm in the sectional title round. Jasper plays Holland in the first of the first-round games and Huntingburg plays Ireland in the last of the first-round. The winner has the Vincennes' sectional king for an afternoon game in the Huntingburg Regional. And the Hunters at home could have fun. Washington is paired with Barr Township (whoever that is) in the first round at home and could sneak into the Huntingburg Regional for a game with the Sullivan winner, which shouldn't even break a sweat. At South Bend, the most damage seems to have been Central agaitrst Mishawaka, although neither showed much during the season. City king Washington has Green township first and very likely Riley in the second. At Michigan City, it is possible for the host team to play LaPorte for the sectional crown and also for revenge of the two defeats I>aPorte taeked onto MC during the year. The luck of the draw will he a thing of the past come’next Wednesday* when the month-long marathon Hegins. » Sectional kings will be crowned Feb. 26. Regional winners will cut down nets March 5. The four semifinalists will get tickets to Butler Fieldhouse, March 12. And on March 19, the Indianapolis-Bloom-ington winner and the LafayetteElkhart winner will meet. If vou have something to sell o’ rooms for rent, try a Demo< ai Want Ad. it brings rbsuws.

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Sectional Tournament Schedule i ■’.r; - • J . . , WEDNESDAY 2:30 P. M/| • \ * Monmouth . Yellow Jaekots f SAWBDAV WEDNESDAY 8:15 P. M.V I ‘ . ftnmmnrfftrae I Saturday night \ WEDNESDAY 1:15 P. . 2— I 8:15 P.M. Berne J / Hartford J THURSDAY 7:00 P. \ Adams Central j ( Pleasant Mills BATURUAY ” 6 * M - - ’il \ , J > ■"» ' ■— U / 7 . « i : t — ' I THURSDAY 8:15 P. M. I Geneva — i / Officials: William Yohler and Earnest Baldwin

Women's Golf Meet On At Miami Beach MIAMI BEACH (INS) —Derending champion Babe Zaharias tops a host of the nation’s foremost women golfers who will tee off today in the third annual 85,000 Serbia open women’s championship at Miami Beach. Competing with' Mrs. Zaharias will be such standouts as Mary Lena Fault 1954 National champion, Patty’’Berg, Louise Suggs, Jackie Punk and Betty Jamison. Study More Power Over IV Networks Warning Is Issued Over Quick Answer WASHINGTON (INS) — A senate investigator reported today that “there is justification” for further study of proposals to bring the nation's television uetworks.under control of the federal communi cations commission. - But Robert F. Jones, special counsel to the senate interstate and foreign commerce committee .orjMjjUj. attempting to” tk theproblem without a lull-scalp oongfessional inquiry. The FCC has no direct control bver networks as the law now stands, although it can sometimes render indirect control through its power to regular individual stations, and by other means. This lack has led to proposals Jiat the FCC be given broader authority- to t2k<> stops to oversee the operation of the networks, particularly in "neglected” small towns and rural areas. Jones, an Ohio Republican and former FCC member said his staff had “only' a modicum of the information needed to formulate any comprehensive program of reform.” High School Basketball Monroeville 67, Elmhurst 49. East Chicago Washington 62, Gary Emerson 55. Gary Frcebel 59, Hammond Clark 44. Glenn 47, Braxil 46. Hammond &2, Lafayette 4G. Hammond Noll 81, Gary Tolleston 51. Tere Haute Gerstmeyer 45, Terre Haute Garfield 43. Whiting 62, Gary Wallace 53. Pro Basketball Philadelphia 98. Rochester 96. 1

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Bobo Olson Winner Over Tiger Jones CHICAGO (INS) — Middleweight champion Carl (Bobo) Olson, who has practically mopped up all competition in his class since he won the title in October, 1953, plans to try his luck among the light heavyweights. Truman Gibson, , International Boxing Club secretary, announced Wednesday night that Olson was signed for a 10-round bout April 13 in San Francisco against Joey Maxim of Cleveland, former light heavy champion. Max|m x has agreed to make 175 pounds for the bout. Should Olson beat Maxim, he Would be in line for a bout with light heavy champion ‘Archie Moore, with Moore’s erown at stake. Therangy, tattooed middleweight champion weighed 168 pounds as he battered out a unanimous 10xwind decision at the Chicago Stadium Wednesday night over rough, tough Ralph (Tiger) Jones of Yonl&rs. N. Y, ‘ ■ j ijones had looked impressive a month before as he disposed of ' Mfchampion Sugar Ray wtpbinson •; Mr-Ue (Mune ring. X l£ - • : But the Tiger found Olson a qiuch more Indigestible proposition. —Jones, seven pounds lighter at 161 pounds and a 6 to 1 underdog, tried to make a real fight of it in the early rounds and shook up Olson occasionally with left and right hooks to the heajl. But starting with the fifth round, Th® Tiger becamßa target for Olson’s stiff left hooks to the nose and head and hard rights to the jaw and body. Jones’ nose began to b)eed in the fifth round and he suffered a cut over the right eye in the sixth. He was examined by Dr. Irwin Slot.t Illinois Athletic Commission physician, after the sixth and seventh rounds bu the bout was allowed to continue. Olson tried hard to score a knockout in the 10th round, once punching Jones to a sitting position on the ropes. But the game Yonkers boy refused to go down. On the official voting, Judge John Brayne gave the decision to Olson, 99 to 87. Judge Spike McAdams was even more emphatic for the champion. 100 to 78. Referee Frank Gilmer saw It for Olson, 100 to 86. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

Geneva Junior High And Freshmen Win Geneva junior high and froahmau teams swept a double header from Monmouth teams Wednesday evening at the Monmouth gym. The Geneva junior high team whipped Monmouth, 65-16, and the Geneva freshmen were winners, 22-15.

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Football TV Plan Session Is Opened CHICAGO (INS) —The National Athletic Association's television committee opens today to complete Its football TV plan for the 1955 season. Committee members plan to dis-' cuss TV suggestions th<=y received In hearings last week in N*W|

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York, formulate a TV plan and then start a rrmil referendum to 425 NCAA members on Feb. 35.

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