Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 21 February 1955 — Page 15

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Sectionals To Cut Field To Only 64 Teams INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — This week will see the biggest axing of teams that will occur in the annual Indiana high school athletic association basketball tourney. Only 64 of the proud teams that will line up for Wednesday hlght tip-offs will be around for next week's regionals. SectioAal kings wi|) be crowned at 64 centers in Indiana Saturday night. First legend expected to have finis written thereon is that Milan myth as all the king's men aren’t expected to be able to put together even a sectional champ this time. V Os course, they weren't supposed to win the state last year.

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Many Thanks to each business establishment who made possible the Largest Sectional Tourney Edition. ROBERT WEMHOFF DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ■ ■' ■ I — ~ADAMS CENTRAL ” I.H.S. U. SECTIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT at the ADAMS CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL GYM FEBRUARY 23, 24, 26 Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday WEDNESDAY Game 1—1:15 p. m.__Berne and Hartford Center Game 2—2:30 p. m.__Monmouth and Decatur Game 3—8:15 p. m.Decatur Catholic and winner game 1 THURSDAY Game 4—7:00 p. m.__Adame Central & Pleasant Mills Game 5—8:15 p. m.__Geneva and Jefferson Twp. SATURDAY Game 6—1:00 p. m._-Winner game 2 & winner game 3 Game 7—2:15 p, m._ - Winner game 4 & winner Came 8—8:15 p. m._ Winner game. 6 & wirmer game 7 Doors will open to ticket holders ONE HOUR before the first game. Everybody must have ticketsregardless of school age.-including small children.

Muncie Central will go for an eighth straight sectional title with the toughest test first. Jay McCreary’s 19-1 (loser only to Kokomo) Bearcats face Burris for the first time this year in the second evening game, Wednesday. Dopeeters figure MUncife’s fourtime champions are a shoo-in to the semi-finals once Burris is out of the Way. In the semi-final at Indianapolis (Muncie being newly transferred to the Butler Fieldhouse firing) the International News Service NoV. 17 title choice is expected to find its roughest test against Crispus Attucks. If both teams survive, they would meet for the title and the right to represent the southeast in thh finals. Attucks is said to have an easy pairing in Indianapolis, although there seetiis little except stage fright that could keep the 20-1 Tiger? from waltzing through all entries. Up Fort Wayne way, they claim the Summit City Sectional is one of the most over-balanced ever drawn. South Side supposedly got the big brea|f in being put in the top with seven county teams. Central’s powerful entry will place its city title reputation against Harlan's county title reputation and if successful probably would have to try to lick the third-time jinx against the veteran North Side squad it lias dumped handily twice this season. If Fort Wayne has it rough, how about Hammond’s prides and joys. Noll (18-2) and High (17-3) who did not mfet in the season should be on hand for a showdown in the second round. Gary Roosevelt, which owns one of the victories over Noll plus a loss to Hammodd High, has a three-game path in defense of its 1954 sectional crown. GR took 10

TICKETS TONIGHT Hugh J. Andrews, Decatur high school principal, stated this morning that his office will be open from 7:30 to 8:30 o’clock this evening for season ticket holders to pick up their tickets for the Wednesday sessions of the sectional tourney at Adams Central. The Yellow Jackets play Monmouth In the second Wednesday afternoon game. The sectional tickets must be picked up by noon Tuesday, as any unaold must be returned to the tourney manager tomorrow afternoon. ■ ’i : — in a row to end the season. South Bend Washington, coThamps o fthe East NIHSA and threat to Fort Wayne Central’s ambitions in the Elkhart semi, also picked a three-game route to the sectional title that has South Bend Central defending. Washington is 18-2 for the year.

wwwi Final Standings W L Pci. Berne 14 5 .737 Pleasant Mills 13 6 .684 Monmouth 14- 7 .667 Geneva 13 7 .650 Adams Central 12 8 .600 Commodores 11 10 .524 Jefferson 811 .421 Yellow Jackets 6 14 .300 Hartford 4 15 .311 This is the big week for Adams county high school basketball teams as they await the opening whistle Wednesday afternoon for the sectional tourney, to be held for the first time at the Adams Central •®ym. —oOo — The Berne Bears, despite losi ing their final game of the season Friday, finished with the best I overall record, 14 victories and five losses. Six of the county’s teams finished above the .500 mark, only Jefferson, the Decatur Yellow Jackets and Hartford showing a deficit for the year. Injuries to key players are likely to cut an important figure in the tourney. The Decatur Commodores will be without the services -of Jerry Voglewede, -reguMi* i guard, who suffered fractures of | both bones in his right wrist Fri- ' day night; the Berne Bears have I been without Toni Ehrsam. regular i guard, since he sustained a severe knee injury Feb. 11, and likely is out of action;and thhe Pleasant Mills Spartans have Jerry Williamson, also a regular guard, hobing around with a sprained ankle, j and his effeetiveness for the tourj ney is questionable. The Decatur Daily Democrat today presents its annual spec--♦■l sectional tourney edition. Elsewnere in today’s issue are photos of all nine teams, scores of all games played during the season, the certified list of all players, and Basketbawl’s annual guest on the tourney outcome. < —-000 — As a refresher, here are the i scores from the 1954 sectional: Yellow Jackets 66, Hartford 50. i Monmouth 73. Commodores 67-. Yellow Jackets 59. Geneva 49. i Pleasant Mills 56, Berne 52. I Adams Central 68, Jefferson 55. Monmouth 5.7, Yellow Jackets 47. Pleasant Mills 62, Adams Central 54. Monmouth 63. Pleasant Mills 58 (final). - —oOo — Jerry Tester,.Geneva guard winding up a irrilliant career this season, is the co.unty’s individual scoring leader with 492 points in 20 games for a terrific average of 24.6 points per game. Joe Wilder. Commodore junior, with a late season burst, finished second with 459 points in 21 games for a 31.9 average. Leo Byer. Pleasant Mills senior, was third in total points with 438 but was second in -per-game average with 21! points per tilt. The top scorers, with games played. total points, and average points >per game, are as follows: Player iGP TP Ave. Tester, Geneva .... 2(1 24“)j. Wilder? Commodores 21 459 2'1.9 Byer,- Pleasant Mills 19 438 23.0 Witte. Monmouth .. 21 392 18.7 Mowery, Commodores 20 324 16-2 Caffee, Jefferson .. 19 297 15.6 Kifchhofer, Berne 19 '294 15.5 Beer. Adams Central 19 289 15.2 Ehrsam, Berne ......>l7 247 14.5 Long. Geneva 20 247 12.4 Rowdon. Ad. Cen. .. 20 247 12.4 Comforted Travel LONDON (INS) — To assure comfortable travel on Bfltish railways. the usual steel springs beneath the coaches are being replaced with rubber parts wtilch cushion their weight and absorb vibrations. \ An average adult has about seven pounds of calcium in Ills body.

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Illinois And lowa Meet In Feature Game CHICAGO UNS) — Illinois, Still holding an outside chance of gaining at least a share of the Big Ten basketball - title, hopes to throw a monkey wrench into lowa’s victory plans tonight in the feature game of a full schedule of conference activity. — . Illinois must beat the secondplace Hawkeyes at Champaign, 111., or else settle for whatever fate the conference race may have in store. An underdog Wisconsin squad can make up for what has been a disappointing season if it can figure out away to upset firstplace Minnesota. If-the Badgers could rise up and knock'd!! the Gophers and IMinoii happens to beat lowa, the already confused basketball jScture wouIT once more resemble a crossword puzzle. All three teams would have three losses although Minnesota would retain first place because of having played one more game. In other conference action, North western meets Michigan State, Indiana hosts state rival Purdue and; the Buckeyes of ..Ohio State battle Michigan. Should the Hawks and Gophers win tonight, a showdown would be affected next Monday night at Minneapolis when the two squads collide. The Gophers, who have not won an undisputed cage crown since 1918, wrecked Michigan's upset wagon last Saturday 74 to 65, in a nationally televised contest at Ann Arbor. Mich. lowa overcame Michigan State’s home court jinx by whipping the Spartans. 78 to 69, at East Lansing. Mich. Superior reserve strength gave the Hawkeyes the decision. Illinois won its seventh game in 10 grilles by routing Wisconsin, 99 to 71, at Madison. Wis. The victory avenged an earlier loss to the Badgers. Northwestern defeated Indiana. 85 to 78. as forward Frank Ehmann got 29 points and Purdue defeated Ohio State. 82 to 70, City Bowling Meet Opens Friday Night The annual Decatur men's city bowling tourney will be held the G. E. Club alleys, opening Fri“ day night of tihs Week. The tourney is sponsored by the Decatur bowiihg association and is sanctioned by the American bowling Congress. The five-man team events will be held Feb. 25, 26 and 27, and March 4 and 5. Doubles and singles will be rolled March 6, 11, 12 and 13. Friday squads will bowl at 8:30 p. m„ Saturday squads at 4. 6:30 jnd 9 o p. m„ and Sunday squads at a , 3.. JV, 6 >3O and - 9 p. m,_ ; All entries will close Tuesday of this w-eek. and should be sent to Oran L. Schultz. City Secretary» R. R. 4, Box 185, Decatur. Entry fees will be $lO for the team event. $4 for the doubles, $2 for the single* and $1 for the all-events. Thosse fees will be returned 100 percent in prize money. The price of bawling will be 75, cents for each eVent, plus 50 cents for. tourney expense.

Union Team Takes Lutheran Tourney Union won the tourney championship of the Lutheran grade school league, sponsored by the Lutheran laymen's league, defeating Decatur,24-20, in the final game Sunday afternoon at the Monmouth gym. The championship game was a close battle all the” way. The two quintets were tied at the first quarter, 4-4, and Union led at the half, 14-9, and at the third period. 17-15. Decatur pulled into a 20-20 tie late in the contest but Union hit two more fielders to ice the crown. Scoring was well divided for both teams, M. Blakey scoring eight for Union and Bleeke eight for Decatur. The team sportsmanship trophy was awarded by the league to the Soest team. This trophy was swarded on the basis of the team showing the best sportsmanship TV coach, players, school children and parents. Union FG FT TP L. Bleeke 2 2 6 Bulmahn 10 2 Bischoffi JLL:2 M. Blakey ...... 3 2 8 L. Thieme3 0 6 Totals .... 10 4 24 Decatur FG FT TP Lytle”o 1 'T Conrad 1 o 2 Bleeke L.... 4 O' 8 Kinerk 3 0 6 Witte 0 11 Scheiman ...ir. 10 2 Totals . 9 2 20 Officials: Zerkel, Krueckeberg. College Top Ten NEW YORK (INS) — Here are this week's top ten college basketball teams in International News Service’s nationwide survey: 1. San Francisco (20-1). Kentucky 5 (18-2). 3. LaSalle (20-4). 4. Duquesne (17-3). 5. North Carolina State (23-4). 6. Marquette (20-1). 7. UCLA (18-3). 8. George Washington (20-4). 9. Utah (19-3). 10. Dayton (20-3). High School Basketball Fort Wayne Central 72, Fort Wayne Concordia 43. South Bend Adams 67, Fort Wayne North 47. South Bend St. Joseph 76, Marion Bennett 59. Gary Tolleston 84, Indianapolis —Cathedral 75. — ————————-

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College Basketball Purdue 82. Ohio State 70. Northwestern 85, Indiana 78. Minnesota 74, Michigan 65. iow-a 78, Michigan State 69. Illinois 99, Wisconsin 71. Tulsa 74, Notre Dame 59. Concordia 73, Huntington 63. Manchester 83. Indiana Tech 70, Wabash 72. Lawrence Tech 57, Earlham 93, Indiana Central 69. , Indiana State 75, Washington (SQ Louis) 7&. St. Joseph’s 72. Ball State 64. Butler 80. Valparaiso 67. Anderson 70. FranLlin 64 (overtime). Vincennes 108, Centralia J. C. 90. Kentucky 76, DePaul 72. Loyola (Chicago) 99, Western Michigan 75., ~ Georgia Tech 87, South Carolina 84 (overtime). North Carolina State 78, Maryland SS. St. Francis 71, St. Bonaventure 64. West Virginia 83. George Washington 74. LaSalle 85, Muhlenberg 71. Nebraska 66, Kansas 55. Oklahpma A&M 58, Houston 47. Missouri 78, lowa State 63. i f Louisville 79, Bradley 59.

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