Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 276, Decatur, Adams County, 23 November 1955 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER M, 1565

Decatur Commodores Hand Hoagland Initial Loss Os Season, 69-53

The Decatar Commodores handed the Hoagland Wildcats their first loss of the season Tuesday night, pulling away in the final period for a 6053 victory after a close battle througih the first three quarters at the Decatur gym. It was the Commodores’ fourth win of the season as compared to a single setback, while Hoagland had won Its first three starts. The opening period was a close affair all the way, with Dave Terveer’s boys on top by two points, 17-16, as the quarter ended. The Commodores built their lead to >2348 in the first two minutes of the second period, but the Wildcats came back to lead at 20-26, but a pair of free throws by Ron Meyer and Dave Kable's fielder gave Decatur a 30-29 advantage at the half. The field goal and a pair of foul tosses by Tom Schlemmer, plus a charity shots*by Ron Hoile shot {ioagland into a 36-20 lead in the first minute of the third quarter. The Commodores slowly whittled away at their deficit and finally caught the visitors at 40-40 with slightly more than two minutes to play The locals then counted eight points in a row but the Allen county quintet bounced back with five of their own and it was 48-4-5. Decatur, as the final period got underway. The Commodores had boosted this margin to 54-48 midway through the final quarter, and then pulled away in the closing minutes. *' _ Joe W’ilder topped the scoring with 19 points, nine on free throws. Ron Meyer and Jerry Voglewede each scored 14 points and Paul Faurote 13. Hoile was tops fori Hoagland with 19. The Commodores 3 accumulated most of the margin at the foul line, converting 25 of; 43 chances, while Hoagland made 15 of 30. There were 25 personals and one technical assessed Hoagland, and 19 person-| als on The CommodoresThe Commodores will meet the j Rockcreek Dodgers at the Bluffton community gym Wednesday.■ Nov. 30. and play Huntington Cath-1 olic at the Decatur gym Friday.! Dec. 2. Commodores HG FT TP J Faurote kl S 131 It. Meyer ..... 4 6 14 I J. Wilder 5 9 19 Voglewede 5 4 14 T. Meyer 0 0 0 Teeple ..... 0 0 0 Costello ... 2.'. 0- 0 ~Oi” Kable ' 2 1 5 i Reed 12/ 4| Omlor 0 0 0 ■ — I . TOTALS .„... 22 25-- '69 I Hoagland FIG FT TP! Schlemmer 4 -4‘ 12 Beerman 3 0 6 ■ Kaiser ... 1 2 4 Hoile 8 3 19 j Grotian 3 2 8 | Gerardot 0 2 2 Miller 0 2 2 Guenin 0 6 0). Zelt .... 0 0 0 ■ TOTALS ...... 19 15 53 | Officials: Buskey, Hershey Preliminary Hoagland. 45-38 . ; . College Basketball Anderson 1 Off, Villa Madonna 79. % Concordia 100, Grace Seminary 51. 1 Huntington 102, Franklin 87. j. Indiana Central 90. Oakland City i 71. Taylor 85. Marian W; Tri-State 79. Giffin 47. i Vincennes 88. Lindsey Wilson 53. ,'— r i High School Basketball Leo 67. Riverdale 45. Harlan 65, Lafayette Central 47; Hartford City 66. New Castle 48. Indianapolis Crispus Attucks 55. Sheridan 36. Haminohd Noll South Bend' Washington 40. Milan ®B. Brookville 47. Mishawaka 80. Plymouth 67. Seymour SO. Franklin 58. Winslow 64. Huntingburg 36. Goshen 58. Nappanee 53 (overtime!. Madison 78. Batesville 54. Middletown 51. Anderson St. Mary’s sff. Richmond 77.’Dunkirk 41. Winamac 69. Rochester 59. .No League Bowling On Thursday Night The Minor , and Classic leagues will not bowl Thursday night be-i cause of the The Mies alleys will be available, : howeveb, for open bowling in the - afternoon and evening. Philadelphia — .The solid- crust , of the earth has been estimated to I be 36 miles thick, which is thinner [ in proportion to the size of the I earth than an egg shell is to the size of an egg. ( j-

Spartans Down Adams Central Tuesday Night A fourth-quarter rally carried the Pleasant Mills Spartans to a 66-62 triumph over the Adams Central Greyhounds at the Pleasant Mills gym Tuesday nightThe Greyhounds led at the first quarter, 14-11, at the half, 32-23, and at the third period, 48-45, but could not halt the Spartans bid for victory. Three players led the Pleasant Milla’ scoring, Darvon Light with 17, and John Speakman and Dick Byer 'with 16 each. Kenny Baumgartner and Jerry Mitchel each tallied 17 for the Greyhounds, • Pleasant Mills will play Jefferson at Geneva and Adams Central will travel to Lancaster Central, both on Friday night, Dec. 2. /_ Pleasant Mills FG FT TP Speakman . 6 6 16 Light 7 3 17 Byer ___■ 5 6 16 G. W'illiamson 2 0 4 McCullough .......... 0 2>. 2 Myers 0 0 6 C- Wolfe 7........... 2 0 4 J. Wolfe —. 0 .4) 0 Frey - _ A 0 0 TOTALS 21 24 66 Adams Central FG FT TP Baumgartner - '.... 4 9 17 MoMillen ... 0 0 0 Mitchel ... 5 7 17 Steiner .'. 3 4 10 Sprunger . 3 3 9 j Myer . —. 2 0 4 ! Smith ...‘ ± 2 1 5 ’ Dick J... 0 0. 0 - Ripley .. 7 0 0 0 ' __ —T~ TOTALS 19 24 62 Officials: Bateman, Lehman Preliminary Adams Central, 41-27 — — ’ Adams Central junior High Defeats Geneva The Adams Central junior high team defeated Geneva. 29-23, at the Adams Central gym Tuesday afternoon after trailing at the half. 14-11. Foreman and Brown each tallied six points for the winners, and Sprunger and Dynes each counted five for Geneva. Andrews Winner By Decision Tuesday MIAMI BEACH. Fla. (INS) — Al Andrew's of St. Paul, Minnj, punched out a unanimous decision over Jimmy Martinez of Phoeniz, Ariz.. in a 10-round bout before 2,405 fans at Miami Beach Tuesday night. BOWLING SCORES Women's League W L Pts. Mobil Maids ..... 26 4 35 Drewrys 22 S 29 Hoagland Lumber 21 U 28 Mansfield 19 11 27 Three Kings Kents 19 11 25 Jack’s Shell 18 12 24 Gays 17% 12% 22% Adams Trailer 15 15 21 Blackwell ........ 17 13 21 ; OI(i. Crown .. 15% 14% 19% ■ Mies Recreation . 13% 16% 18% : Gages Tool Shop _ 11% 18% 15% i Arnold Lumber .. 11% 18% 14% j Treon ... 8% 21% 11 First State Bank-. 7 23 11 ; Adams Theater ... 8 22 9 I Meyer 2 28 3 High series: Fennig 525, Bow-.: man 521. Schroeder. 506. High games: Sprunger 212 Schroeder 205. Moran 203. V. Smith 201, Bow-man 189-186. Trosin 186,1 Fennig 186-183. Moser 180. V. Bab-j cock 179. Appleman 178-172. Rowdon 177-174, Railing 176. Affolder , 175. D. Hoile 175. P. Halberstadt! 173. Note: Mobil Maids 871 team single game is high for this league to date. - American Legion League W L Pts. Burke Insurance .23 .10.’ 31 Mies Recreation .19 14 28 Fuellings ... 19 14 26 First State Bank _ 19% 13% 24% Bultemeier Con. .16 17 22 1 Macklins 16 17 20 Ashbauchers 11 22 13 Team No. 8 8% 24% 10% j Burke Insurance won three from Team No. 8. Mies Recreation won two from Ashbauchers, First State Bank won two from Fuellings, and Macklins won three from Bulte- - jneier Construction. 200 scores —- Burke-D. 226-203.! GaHmeyer '202. Bultomeier C. 201 212, Delong 203. .

Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Dial 3-2171 For Scores Wednesday Bluffton at Yellow' Jackets. Huntington Catholic at Monmouth. Warriors Lose To Poling By . 73-67 Score The Jefferson Warriors trailed all the way to lose a 73-67 decision to the Poling quintet Tuesday night at the Poling gym. The Jay county outfit led at all stopping points, 16-12, 34-26, and 59-46. Schisler of the winters was the night’s leading scorer with $6 points, while Bill Smitley topped Jefferson with 21. The Warriors outscored their opponents by two field goals but Poling counted 25 free throws to only 15 for Jefferson. Jefferson will entertain Pleasant Mills at Geneva Friday night Dec. 2. Poling FG FT TP Ellenberger — 4 11 19 Schisler . 8 10 26 Rowels —-- 4 2 10 Anspaugh . 6 2 14 Alberson 2 2 0 4 Totals . 24 25 73 Jefferson FG FT TP Bollenbacher 5 3 13 ' Stuber 4 0 8 Ixihman 5 2 12 Smitley 77 21 Caffee ... 3 2 8 Hammitt 2 1 5 Totals 26 15 67 Officials: Weisel, Dube. Preliminary Poling. 38-34. V-l McMillen"Whffier In League Contest McMillen defeated Kelly’s Cleaners. 73-60. in an Adams county net league game Tuesday night at the Lincoln school gym. Kelly's led at the first quarter. 21-17, but McMillen was on top at the half, 34-33 and at the third period, 56-41. Eddleman of McMillen led all scorers with 34 points, and Secaur topped Kelly’s with 20. In the second game. Willshire edged Berne Oil. 63-62. McMillen FG FT TP Basham ... 1 0 2 Harvey ..._L ... 3 0 6 Lehman ... 1 3 5 Bleeke 9 1 19 Nash , 0 0 0 Eddleman - 16 2 34 Walchle — 3 17 Totals ... —33 . 7 73 Kelly’s FG FT TP Conrad - ... '2 2 ,6 Merriman 113 SAcaur 9 2 20 Worden *.- ... 11 3 R. Busse 2 '4 8 1 P. Busse 5 0 10 I Isch ... ...4 2 10 i Totals 24 12 .60 J

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Gorillas Score i First Win Os Year Tuesday The Hartford Gorillas registered their first victory of the season Tuesday night after dropping their first four, defeating the Bryant Owls, 63-52, on the Hartford court. The Gorillas jumped Into a sizeable lead of 20-7 at the first quarter and were in front at the half, 47-26, and at the third period, 57-37. Dean Stahly led Hartford with 20 points, closely trailed by Roger Moser with 19. Walter paced Bryant with 18 markers. The Gorillas won the game at the fbul line, as each team connected for 20 field goals. The Gorillas will be hosts to the Berne Bears at Hartford Friday, Dec. 2. Hartford FG FT TP Zuercher 5 3 13 , Moser 5- 9 19 < Miller 0 0 0 L. G. Dubach 0 3 3 Biberstein 1 0 2 L. L. Dubach .... 1 4 6 Stahly ... 8 4 20 Grogg (T 0 0 Wagley ... 0 0 0 Moeschberger 0 0 0 Totals 20 23' 63 Bryant FG FT TP Armantrout ... 2 1 5 Masters ... 10 2 Pyle 2 0 4 Nelson 3 5 11 Walter 7 4 18 Sipe > ,1 1 3 Bergman .... *4 0 8 Haffner Oil Totals 20 12 52 Offfcials: Rader, Yeager. Preliminary Hartford? 47-36. Bears Lose To Concordia By 78-72 Score The Berne Bears suffered their fourth consecutive defeat Tuesday 1 night, dropping a rugged battle to the Fort Wayne Concordia Cadets, os the Berne floor. Concordia led at the first quarter, 13-10. but- Berne moved out in front at the half, 32-29. Concordia came back for a 55-49 advantage at the third quarter and outlasted the Bears in the final period. Tom Ehrsam. veteran Berne guard, led all scorers with 25 points, while Jerry Dellinger paced the Cadets with 23. The Bears will play at Hartford Friday night. Dec. 2. Concordia FG FT TP •Ridley 4 4 12 Tennison ..... 3 0,6 Roemer 1 5 7 Hein 3 2 8 Manske 5 5 15 Schlund 0 0 0 Dellinger 10 3 23 Goeglein 0 0 0 Doerffler , 3 17 Totals ......... 29 20 78 Berne FG FT TP Hendricks ..... . 2 —0 4 Nussbaum 2 4 8 Flueckiger 3 3 9] Whitehurst .3 2 8 Lloyd 2 3 7 Ehrsam .... —- 9 7 25 Schug 4 3 11 Totals 25 22 72 Officials: Timmons, Campbell. Preliminary , Concordia. 43-41.

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