Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1955 — Page 7

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1855

Adams Central, Geneva Score Victories Last Night—Meet Saturday

The Adame Centra! Greyhounds and Genera Cardinals won their way to the second semi-final battle in the Adams Central sectional tourney Saturday afternoon by ellmlnatihr the Pleasant Mills Spartans, 57-48, and the Jefferson Warriors, 63-36, respectively Thursday night. Their battle is scheduled for 2:15 p. m. tomorrow, following the opening 1 o’clock clash between the defending champion Monmouth Eagles and the Decatur Commodores. There are no games today in the tourney, with the day devoted to sales of tickets for the Saturday sessions to the four schools still in the battle for the sectional crown. Saturday afternoon’s winners will tangle at 8:16 p. m. Saturday for the tourney championship and the right to represent Adams county in the Fort Wayne regional Saturday, March 5. Defeat Spartans Adams Central’s Greyhounds won revenge for two regular seaton defeats when they eliminated the Pleasant Mills Spartans in the Thursday night Opener, 57-48. The Greyhounds, f- tn the opening whistle, were aut to be denied victory in their first appearance on their home floor in a sectional meet, taking a good early lead and keeping the pressure on the Spartans all the Way. John Rowdon and Leon Byer traded field goals in the early minutes of the contest, and Adams Central then went on a rampage. throwing in the next 12 points to give the Greyhounds a 14-2 bulge after five minutes of play. The Spartans battled back, however, and cut their deficit to seven points, 18-11. at the end of the first period. Pleasant Mills edged within two points at 12-17 after Jtwo minutes of the second quarter but the Greyhounds built their advantage back to eight points, which the Spartans reduced to 38-23 at the smoker.

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Dee Wolfe and Byer dropped In two-pointers in the first minute of the third stanza and the Spartans were only one point in arrears, 38-37. Rowdon heartened the Ad> ams Central fans when he drove under for a bucket and added a free throw when fouled on the shot, giving the Greyhounds a four-point bulge. It was nip and tuck then until the Greyhounds broke loose in the last three minutes at the period to take a 45-34 advantage into the final period. Adams Central roared to a 16point lead at 50-36 after two and a half minutes, and the Spartans never threatened seriously the rest of the way. The game developed into a personal scoring duel between Rod Beer, who poured in 26 points for the Greyhounds, and Leon Byet, who scored 21 for the Spartans. Jerry Mitchel tallied 12 for Adams Central and Dee Wolfe 14 for Pleasant Mills. Both teams scored 20 field goals, but the Greyhounds converted 17 of 36 foul shots, while the Spartans made only eight of 23. There were 21 fouls called on Pleasant Mills, Id on Adams Central. Geneva Wins Easily Friday night’s final game was pretty much no contest, as the Geneva Cardinals romped to a 63-36 conquest of the Jefferson Warriors. Little Tom Stuber, 5-2t4. Impound freshman for the Warriors, gave the fans a big thrill when the pint-sized guard scored the first Two Geld goals of the game to give Jefferson an early 4-0 lead. But the Cardinals soon overcame that deficit, and moved to a 15-6 advantage at the first quarter. Geneva continued to pull away and by half-time had built up a 32-23 advantage, with only the sensational shooting of Bob Caftee, who tossed in seven baskets during the period, keepifig the Warriors that close. The Cardinals increased their advantage to 20 points. 54-34, at the third quarter, and the two teams scored only 11 points in the final period, only two by Jefferson. Jerry Tester, the countytop scorer for the season, posted the sectional's individual high mark with 27 points, the only Cardinal in double figures. Caffee hit nine fielders for 18 points, exactly half the team’s total. Only 31 foulM were called. 12 on Jefferson and nine on Geneva. Adams Central ■■■■■■. — — FG FT TP Baumgartner 1 3-6 5 Mitchel 4 4-9 12 Beer 12 2-7 26 Rowdon 2 3-6 7 Sprunger 1 5-7 7 Rumple 0 0-0 0> TOTALS 20 17-36 571 v

Pleasant Mills FG FT TP Byer .. 8 5-10 21 Melching 2 1-2 5 > Wolfe ....7’ 0-2 14 Frey 2 0-0 0. J. Williamson —<o 1 Butlero 0-0 0 Speakman ... 0 1-6 0 ( G. Williamsono 0-0 0 Bowen 0 0-0 0 Light 10-2 2 TOTALS 20 8-23 48 Score by quarters: Adams Central 18 28 46 57 Pleasant Mills I>l 23 34 48 Officials: Baldwin, Yohler. Geneva FG FT TP Burke 1 0-2 2 Long 2 4-5 8 Campbell ...x 2 0-0 4 Testerll 5-7 27 Haines 1 4-4 6 Hunt 3 2-2 8 Craig 4 0-1 8 Nevil 0 0-0 0 Parr * 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 24 15-31 63. Jefferson FG FT TP Keller ;. 2 0-0 4 Bollenbacher 0 0-2 0 Smitley 10-3 2 Caffee 9 0-2 18 Stuber 3 2-2 8 Le Fever 0 0-1 0 Wellman 0 0-10 Lehman:... 0 0-0 0 Hammitt 10-0 0 Reef 10-0 2 TOTALS 17 2-11 36 Score by quarters: Geneva 15 32 54 63 Jefferson 6 22 34 36 Officials: Yohler. Baldwin. Hayes And Hill East-West Coaches SAN FRANCISCO (INS) —Ohio State grid mentor, Woody Hayes who led the Buckeyes to a Big Ten championship and Rose Bowl triumph this past year, will be head coach of the East squad in the annual East-West Shrine game Dec. 31. For Hayes, the opposition will be familiar. The West team is to be coached by Jess Hille whose Southern-Cal team caine out on the short end of a 20-7 Rose Bowl decision against the Bucks. Colleae Basketball Marquette 84, Notre Dame 74. Findlay 96. Wilmington 64. Manhattan 98, Brooklyn College ■ . -77.’- . . ~ —- : Richmond 81, Hampden Sydney 65. Furman 134. Clemson 87. Omaha 95, Creighton 86. 1 i Denver 77, Utah State 63. i St. John's (Brooklyn) 6f. New I York V. 50.

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Washington Os South Bend Is Upset Victim 1 INDIANAPOLIS (INS), several proud basketball machines lay in tourney heaps today as upsets continued to jar the Indiana high school basketball title chase. South Bend Washington was the latest to feel the sting of the upset bug which took its biggest nip at Jasper. Washington, East NIHBC champ and an 18-2 contender, fell to city-rival Riley, a nobody from nowhere, 71-51. Bedford, winner of three and two of those from an undernourished Bloomington Panther, upped and eliminated Southern Conference champ Mitchell, 46-42. It was the old third-time bugaboo catching up with Mitchell, winner of two regular season games with Bedford. The state’s only major unbeaten squad got by the first round unscatched. however, as the Lions of Lincoln of Evansville took a 51-41 decision from city rival Me morial. In the same class with Lincoln were Kokomo, Connersville and Seymour, both of which also passed first test handijy. Kokomo, only team with a victory this year over Muncie Central, had no trouble opening defense of its sectional title, 93-21, over Carrollton. Connersville, only team with a victory this year over Crispus Attucks, had as little trouble opening defense of its sectional title, 68-33, over Orange. And Seymour, another defending sectional king, got near the con tury mark in its 99-44 waltz with Tampico. To the far north, one of the state’s strongest, Hammond, defended its local crown twice, eliminating another of the state’s strongest in doing so. - Hamomnd started with an easy 79-44 encounter against Griffith and followed that night by downing Hammond Noll, 73-65. It was the Wildcats 13th and 14th in a row since a mid-season slump. Npll opened with 94-44 victory over Hammond Tech and was 19-2 over the entire year going into the night game. Other strong horses also pulling sectional titles through openers were Alexandria 45-33 over Pendle ton; Peru 66-44 oyer Mexico; Vln cenneaf- 87 62 over Fritchton, and Wabash. 33-4-7 over Lagro and 47-30 over Somerset' *'• h •*' • New Ross defended 59-40 over Darlington and 73-61 over Bowers at Crawfordsville, where one of the rent prominent dartehbreee. host Crawfordsville, romped to a 79-50 win over Ladoga. ' Auburn slugged out a 76-61 victory over Salem at Garrett: Greensburg, led by Hal Smith’s 38. ’ shot out an 88 49 victory over Clarksburg: LaGrange not to Ship shewana 70-59 Ln defense at Kendallville: Linton protected at home 58 49 against Jasonville; LaPaz moved by Culver, 70-53 at Ply mouth, and Hebron downed Boone Grove, 69-61, in opening defense at Valparaiso. Not so fortunate were defending champs at Martinsville, Mooresville 77-74 over Martinsville; at Princeton. Princeton 39-38 overtime oyer Fort Branch, and’ at Thorn town 64-57 over Lebanon. Os 40 sectional defenders who have opened so nine h.nvelalL en. New Orleans — An average American drinks more than 2.5 cups of per day. •' ■' —r— •*" ■ Infill; BT • > e ’ < JBHI ■ <S ■H ■ Si \K 11 ™ ■I ‘civ-Ikl SR i ■ ” APPEARING at her .Hollywood studio on crutches for wardrobe ♦ests for her next picture. Betty Grable perhaps made screen history. It was believed the first time a glamor gal had appeared on crutches for such tests. She sprained her right ankle getting out of bed. (International;

Tourney Amdng those schools which are featuring organized cheering blocs for the sectional, Adams Central has the neatest. Filling the entire stage, the student's all wear red cofduroy skirts or pants and white shirts with identical red and white bats. The students in the stands go through almost as many motions as their cheer leaders. •• » . Adams Central blasts another feature, too, —a pint size section where the grade school tans sit and give out with as much yelling as the older group. » • • , On the subject of pint-size, this season seems to be the one for the very young cheerleader. Decatur Catholic, Hartford, Geneva, Pleasant Mills and Jefferson are all spurred on by- mini at ure ch ee r ~ leaders or mascots, most of them pre-school age. • * * An interesting contrast to note is the respectful silence in the jammed Adams Central gym during the playing of the national anthem and the mild pandemon- 1 turn which breaks loose when the last nyte dies away. • * * The open date Friday with no games has more than one advantage. Besides permitting players to rest and schools to sell their tickets, it gives a chance for the student fans to get back their voices in time for more yelling Saturday. Judging from the cracked, voices one hears after a game, there must be a jump in the sales of cough drops and throat soothers during these days of “Hoosier Hysteria.” » » ♦ One tourney fan who is really enjoying this sectional is Hugh Andrews, principal of Decatur high school. For the past sectionals he has been tourney manager. John Reed, this year's manager, will testify that it means more work than watching! • • * The voice that tells fans to stay off the floor, clear the aisles, etc., and announces the starting lineups belongs to Leßoy Cable, a teacher at Adams Central. • '» * The smallest player In the sectional gave the fans one of their biggest thrills of the tourney Friday. Wee Tommy Stuber, 5 ft. 2/ a inches tall, weighing only 110 pounds, —started at a guard position for the Jefferson Warriors and proved it was no gesture' as he whipped the ball through the hoop for the first two field goals of the game wNh Geneva. * « • It was left to another Jefferson player to give the fans another chance to cut loose last nlghi? Bob Caffee. Warrior junior and the

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y Notes team’s leading scorer, capped a sensational second quarter scoring splurge (netting him seven goals In the period) by letting a mllehigh set shot loose from the 10second line for the longest successful shot of the tourney to date. Four More College Teams In Tourneys NEW YORK (INS) —Four more teams have been selected to appear in post-season basketball champion LaSalle and Memphis State in the national collegiate tourney and Lafayette and Connecticut in the national invitation affair. LaSalle, designated as champion of the Mlddle-Atlantic States conference, was named Thursday to play the Southern Conference Champion, not yet determined, in ' a first-round game at Madison Square Garden on March 8. The next two NCAA rounds will Ibe at the Palestra in Philadelphia March 11-12 and the finals are scheduled for Kansas City. LaFayette and Connecticut join Duquesne, Dayton, Cincinnati, Louisville, Manhattan, Niagara, St. Francis (Pa) and defending champion Holy Cross in the NIT, which opens March 12 in the (Garden. Two'entries remain to be invited to complete the 12-team field. Pro Basketball Fort Wayne 95. Milwaukee 85. Minneapolis 112, Boston 98. Syracuse 97, 'Rochester 83. X.....—.—... 1... it A Lib > [ PONGSAtY] | ' - \THA I I A N .j . - \ I BANGKOK I |f%./ V k —i — J H<i*-’*-, / camboo,a ) *< 20,000 COMMUNIST troops are massed in southern Yunnan province of Red China, said Field Marshal-Premier Pibul Pibulaonggram tn Bangkok, site of the ME AIXI conference, ana. "U we don't do anything about It. the Communists will take over Thailand and dominate the wnure oi civutneasi Aflm. • cited Cheli in China and Phongsaly in Laos as Red hotspots.

SATURDAY TICKET DISTRIBUTION The distribution of tickets for the semi-final and final sessions of the Adams Central sectional tourney was made by John O. Reed, ' Adams Central principal and tourney manager, following th* Thursday night session. Each of the five schools eliminated from the tourney receives 25 tickets. Then each of the four schools in the running receives 10 percent on pro rata basis, or 51 tickets each. The tickets are distributed on an,(enrollment basis, as shown in the accompanying table. Price of the tickets is fl, good for both Saturday sessions. At the Decatur Catholic high school, students were to obtain their tickets at 3:15 this afternoon, and adults at 8:15 tonight. Other schools distributed tickets today in accordance with their own previously announced plans. Bch ° ol Enrollment Pro Rata Enrollment Total Monmouth 165 51 546 597 Decatur Catholic 99 51 328 879 Adams Central 166 51 550 601 Gen e y a —— 129 51 437 478

Saddler Favorite To Defeat Davis NEW YORK (INS) —Sandy Saddler' world's featherweight champion, is a solid 7-to-5 choice to make a successful 15-round defense of his title against Teddy (Red Top) Davis tonight in Madison Square Garden. Promoter Jim Norris predicts ai crowd of 8,000 and a gios a gate of 330,000. The ffght will be televised nationally ever NBC at 1" p. m. (EST). Saddler, making his first defense since the last of four .memorable battles with Willie Pep on Sept. 26, 1951, was expected to make the 126-pound limit-tough as it wasat today's weigh-in. Th* 28-year-old champion hasn't scaled lower than 128% for any of his ten post-army bputs and he has been eparring heavily wrapped in sweat clothing! Davis waa figured to have little trouble making the weight. He scaled 126 less than three months ago when he scored an upset victory over top-ranking Percy Basset in the Gardeh. Although mosT regulars of the fight fraternity expect Saddler to win by a knockout, they give Davis a fair ehanee to win the decision if the bout goes the limit

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Sectional Scores At Adams Central Adams Centra] 57, Pleasant Mills — 48. Geneva 63, Jefferson 36. At Fort Wayne Woodburn 01, Elmhurst 47. Monroeville 72, New Haven 62. Concordia 78, Arcola 36. Fort Wayne North 57, Fort Wayne Central Catholic 44. Fort Wayne Central 36, Harlan 21. At Kendallville Avila 83, Springfield Twp. 39. Wawaka 76, Albion 49. Lima 39, Wolf Lake 37. Howe Military 56, Cromwell 44. At Auburn Angola 56, Mets 52. Garrett 41, Fremont 36. At Garrett Auburn 7«, Salem Center 61. Butler 56, Riverdale 41. At Bluffton Rockcreek 55, Ossian 53. Petroleum 69, Jackson 44. Chester Center 64, Lancaster Central M. At Hartford City Portland 63, Roll 62. Bryant 66, Pennville 55. At Huntington Union Twp, 46, Huntington Catholic 38. Clear Creek 82, Banquo 35. Bippus 60, Markle 29. Roanoke 55, Lancaster Twp. 51.