Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 10 December 1955 — Page 6

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Yellow Jackets Defeat Berne And Commodores Defeat Adams Central

YELLOW JACKETS The Decatur Yellow Jackets registered their second victory of the season Friday night, downing the Berne Bears. 57-62, in a wild and ragged ball game at the Decatur gym. The Jackets now have a 2-3 record, while the Bears have lost five of seven. The Jackets grabbed the lead on Rocky Strickler’s fielder in the first 10 seconds of play, and were never headed. At one time leading by 17 points, but the Bears battled back on several occasions to narrow the gap and bring anxiety to the Decatur fans. Strickler's seven points showed the way for the Yellow Jackets to build up a 13-point bulge at 19-$ by the end of the first quarter, as the Bears w’ere limited to two field goals. ■» K - The Bears hit their first two shots of the second period to slice the Decatur margin to nine points, but the Jackets came back and maintained their 13-point lead at the half, 35-22. Berne climbed right back in the ball game with the opening of the third quarter, scoring eight points in slightly more than two minutes to cut their deficit to 35-30. Paced by big Terry Murphy, the Jackets again took charge and were out in front at the end of the period, 47-32. Larry Moses drove under to open the final quarter for a 17-point bulge, but the Bears, again employing their pressing defense, kept • whittling away at Decatur’s big margin, but never got closer than the final five-point difference. Murphy was the top scorer for Decatur with 14 points, trailed closely by Tony Kelly with 13. Gene. Baxter, the Jackets’ leading point-getter in previous games, did not score a point. For Berne, Dean Hendricks was top scorer with 17, followed by Don Lloyd with 12. Tom Ehrsam, Berne’s season long leader, counted only eight points, six in the closing minutes.

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The Yellow Jackets will travel to Elwood next Friday night, while ' the Bears play at Lancaster Central Friday, and host the Adams Central Greyhounds Saturday. Yellow Jackets FG FT TP Kelly 6 1 13 Kirkpatrick 113 Murphy .— 6 2 14 Baxtqr (FOO Strickjer 4 19 Dorwin —. 3 17 Moses 4 19 Banks 0 2 2 Totals 24 9 57 Berne FG FT 4 TP Nussbaum Oil Whitehurstlo 2 1 Flueekiger .. a0 0 0 Ehrsam — 4 0 8 Lloyd .... 5 2 12 Hendricks 7 3 17 Schug ... % 4 2 10 Bern. Lehman 0 0 0 Berd. Lehman 1 0 2 Totals 22 8 52 Officials: George, Goshert. Preliminary Berne, 27-24. College Basketball Purdue 59, Southern California 58. Indiana Tech 105, Concordia 77. lowa 80, Southern Methodist 62. Duquesne 65. Geneva 61. Pittsburgh 74, Westminster 52. Duke 82. South Carolina 67. UCLA 68, Denver 40. Nebraska 69. Tetas Tech 63. North Carolina 88, Georgia Tech 76. Tulsa 63, Drake 62. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Bluffton 53, Columbia City 31. Fort Wayne Central 75, Fort Wayne Concordia 54. Elmhurst 52, Kendallville 41. Garrett 45, Auburn 37. Fort Wayne Central Catholic 68, Huntertown 51. Fort Wayne North 76, South Bend Washington 70. Woodburn 60, Hicksville 45. [ Lafayette Central 73, Arcola 42. Lancaster Central 59, Huntington Twp. 53. Leo 73. Hoagland 65. Hartford City 68, Montpelier 63. Liberty Center 46, Petroleum 44. South Whitley 68. Angola 67. Willshire 97. Ohio City 79. Harlan 54, Monroeville 32. Alexandria 48, Huntington 42. Elkhart 66, LaPorte 60. Elwood 62, Tipton 58. Gary Froebel 76, Whiting 59. Gary Roosevelt 64, Merrillville 48. Goshen 54, South Bend Adams 45. Hammond 56. Gary Tolleston 46. Indianapolis Tech 70, New Castle 65. Kokomo 71, Marion 53. Lafayette 64, Anderson 63. Lapel 73, Anderson St. Mary’s 66. Logansport 67, Frankfort 42. Madison 78, Columbus 69. Marion Bennett 62, Somerset 52. Martinsville 78, New Albany 73. Muncie Burris 63, Peru 55. Princeton 54, Jasper 39. Richmond 63, Muncie Central 56. Rochester 66, Wabash 52. Seymour 80, Jeffersonville 58. ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY i for ' Children of the Moose 8:00 P. M. WED. NITE, DEC. 14th

• ■ The Decatur Commodores fought off a red-hot last quarter rally by the Adams Central Greyhounds and beat the southern quintet on their home floor last night by a 69-62 score. The Commodores had controlled the game for three quarters and led at times by ten points, but the Greyhounds roared back in the final stanza to tighten upthe game to within three points before the Commodores could get the clinching points in the final minute. The initial quarter looked as if the game would be a walk-away for the Decatur team. Joe Wilder hit four straight free throws and the Commodores stretched their lead to 8-0 before Adams Central could find the range. Wilder tossed in two more field goals and his eight points helped the ’Commodores to a 16-8 first quarter lead. Both teams scored 16 points in the second period as the Greyhounds came to life a little, but still failed to cut down the margin. Jerry Mitchel’s seven points in the quarter snapped the Centrals out of their scoring drought, but Wilder tallied six more for the Decaturites to offset any threat. The third quarter started out as more of a run-away with Paul Faurbte getting five quick points to help push the Commodores to a 43-32 lead half way through the period. Then the Greyhounds caught fire as five men contributed nine points while holding the locals to a field goal by -Jerry Vogle-w-ede. The score at the end of the third quarter was in favor of the Commodores. 45-41. Steiner made two free throws for the Greyhounds to cut the margin to two points at the outset of the final period, and the game continued close until the final minute. The Commodores would pull away to a five point lead, but Central would scrap back and close in again. All five of the Decatur players scored in the last Stanza with Wilder and Voglewede each hitting six points. Baumgartner managed seven points for Adams Central in the quarter, but Voglewede’s two charity tosses and a field goal by Phil Reed with two seconds to go put the Commodores out of reach. Wilder led all scorers with 21 points and Voglewede and Faurote got 14 and 13. Steiher was high for the Greyhounds with 18, followed by Mitchel with 13 and Baumgartner's 12. The Commodores now have a season record of six wins and two losses. The Decatur team’s next game will be at home Friday, December 16, against Marion Bennett and Adams Central will be at home on the same date against Chester Center. — Commodores FG FT TP R. MeyerTr. 2 3 7 Faurote 4 5 13 Wilders 11 21 Kable 0 0 0 Voglewede 4 6 14 Reed-3 0 6 Teeple 0 2 2 T. Meyer—. — 3 0 6 Totals 21 27 69 Adams Central FG FT TP Baumgartner 4 4 12 Steiner 6 6 18 Mitchel 6 1 13 McMillen—2 3 7 Meyerlo 2 Smithl 0 2 Corson 2 0 4 Sprunger ... 12 4 Totals 23 16 62 Officials: McAfee, Butz. Preliminary Adams Central, 33-31. Holcomb Northwestern Athletic Director EVANSTON, 111. (INS) —Purdue football coach Stu Holcomb has been named athletic director of Northwestern university under a five-year contract iln making the announcement Friday, Northwestern President J. Roscoe Miller said: “Holcomb’s years of experience as a coach and athletic adminis-trator-many of them spent at Pur-due-eminently qualifies him for the position.” Cubs And Brooklyn Complete Trade CHICAGO (INS) —The Chicago Cubs completed the “tail end” of a player swap Friday night by announcing that they had obtained pitcher Russ Meyer from the rookie hurl er Don Elston. The deal completed a transaction started earlier this week, when Cub third baseman Ransom Jackson yvas sent to Brooklyn and Chicago received infielder Don Hoak and outfielder Walt Moryn. Pro Basketball Rochester 109, Boston 108. Philadelphia 101. Syracuse 92. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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Spartans Hand Eagles First Season Loss .. The Pleasant Mills Spartans ordered a halt to the victory flight of the Monmouth Eagles Friday night, the Spartans handing the'sectional champions a 62-54 setback on the Pleasant Mills hardwood, the first loss of the season for the Eagles after eight consecutive triumphs. The Spartans were on top at the Virst quarter, 19-12, and at the half, 34-26, but were held to only five points in the third period as the Eagles moved to a 42-39 advantage. Pleasant Mills was not to be denied, however, and bounded back in the final quarter to down the lesDarvon Light was the Spartans' top scorer with 27 points on 10 field goals and seven free throws, while Don Melehing hit 18 for the winners. Norb Witte continued his fine scoring, tossing in 24 points for the Eagles, but failed to get much help from bis teammates in the scoring column. Pleasant will entertain Gray Tuesday night, and Monmouth will be host to Bryant Friday night. Pleasant Mills FG FT TP Melehing ’ 9 0 18 Light - 10 7 27 Speakman3 4 10 G. Williamson- 10 2 J. Williamson 2 15 Byer -—--— 0 0 0 C. Wolfe - 0 0 0 J. Wolfe 0 0 0 TOTALS 25 12 62 Monmouth FG FT TP J. Myers 1 2 4 Fuelling2 6 10 Witte — 8 8 24 Schnepf 3 2 8 Brown 3 0 6 Keuneke -— 10 2 TOTALS 18 18 54 Officials: Sanders, Shively Preliminary Pleasant Mills, 41-33 * — — Ray Robinson Regains Title With Knockout CHICAGO (INS) — Sugar Ray Robinson, a shortender who established that championship class can carry a fighter to victory even against insurmountable odds, has won the middleweight crown for an historic third time. The 35-year-old Robinson stunned the boxing world and Bobo Olson —Friday night when he knock* ed the rangy ex-sailor out for a full 10-count in 2:51 of the second round with a, flurry of rights and lefts to the head. The kayo brought an abrupt ending to the scheduled 15-round championship fight which drew 12.441 fans to the Chicago Stadium. Many tans—and Olson—did not see the final punch—a lightningfast right uppercut which grazed off the balding ex-champion’s jaw and smacked violently against his nose. Olson fell flat on his back, his legs and body squirming in the same floundering-fish-out-of-water style which characterized his three-round knockout last June by light heavyweight champion Archie Moore. He rose to his feet almost with the ending of the count but was nearly helpless and dazed as referee Frank Sikora led him to his corner. Blood trickled from Olson’s nose and his face was reddened by the effect of Robinson’s punches. Sugar Ray, a 3 to 1 underdog, was hoisted high off his feet by his enthusiastic handlers in an air most hysterically happy inside-the-ring display of Joy. Robinson and his entourage forgot at least temporarily that an agent of the internal revenue department had clamped an attachment on his purse. The government claims Sugar Ray owes $Bl,000 in back income taxes. The gross gate was $139,725 and the net $114,929. Olson’s cut of the purse was 35 per cent and Robinson’s 25 per cent. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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Smaller Lakes Safe For Ice Fishermen Northern Indiana conservation officers report that the smaller lakes of the state were froaen sufficiently for the safety of Ice fisherman. Some of the larger bodies still have open water. A warning also was Issued by game wardens that fishermen who plan week-end fishing trips, check locally to ascertain the safety of the Ice. Warriors Beat Hartford Five Friday Night The Jefferson Warriors boosted their season record to the .500 mark oa four wins and four losses Friday night by defeating the Hartford Gorillas, 56-50, at the Hartford gym. The Warriors were out in front at all periods, 15-9. 37-22 and 45-38. Bob Caffee led Jefferson to victory with 19 points, while' Dean Stahly was the leading scorer for Hartford with 15 markree. Hartford will meet Petroleum at Bluffton Tuesday night, while Jefferson is idle until Dec. 20, when they meet the Decatur Commodores at Decatur. Jefferson FG FT TP Bollenbacher 2 0 4 Hammitt 0 3 3 Lehman 4 8 16 SmitlOy.... 4 4 12 Caffee 8 3 19 Stuber ... 0 2 2 TITALS 18 20 56 Hartford FG FT TP Zuercher .. 4 2 10 L. G. Dubach 2 0 4 Moser 2 0 4 Moeschbergerlo 2 Miller.... 2 0 4 Biberstein 2 5 9 Grogg... 0 0 0 Stahlejl 4 7 15 L. L. Dubach 10 2 TOTALS 18 14 50 Officials: Reynolds, Zerkel Preliminary Hartford, 27-15 Two Autos Collide At Street Crossing Two cars collided at the intersection so Fourth and Madison streets Friday at 5:30 p. m., causing an estimated damage of $235. A car driven by Mildred H. Smith, 615 Nuttman, going east on Madison street, was struck on the right side by an automobile driven by Gerald Sheets of 809 N. sth street Damage was $75 to the Sheets car and $l5O to the Smith vehicle. Enno Lankenau of route 4, reported to city police yesterday that he had backed into a ptrking meter :n the business district Thursday afternoon. There was no damage. Cold But Pleasant Week-end Forecast A cold but pleasant week-end was predicted for Adams county and northern Indiana by weather forecasteis today. The five-day prediction was to the effect that there was no present liklihood of heavy snow. Temperatures will range between two and five degrees below normal in this area, according to the prediction. High of near 27 degrees and low of near 16 degrees was the forecast. LABOR PARTY IS (Continued From Page One) and Country party holds a very slender margin in both houses of the Australian Parliament The government has 31 seats in the 60-seat Senate and 64 members in the 122-seat House of Representatives. U. N. COUNCIL (Continued From Page One) underlined by two and possibly three appeals made on that basis to Nationalist Chinese President Chiang Kai-Shek by President Eisenhower. Formosa spokesmen asserted, however, that the appeals have been turned down. If you have sometning to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

Geneva Whips Bryant Owls Friday Night r. I The Geneva Cardinals racked up their third victory in a row Friday , night, whipping the Bryant Owls, 78-47, on the Geneva courtThe Cardinals led at the first quarter, 16-12, at the half, 34-27, and at the third period, 50-37, then pulled far ahead in the final eight minute*. Geneva had four players in double figures, led by Larry Hunt with 19 points. Bergman tailed 18 for the Owls. The Cardinals will entertain the Hartford Gorillas at Geneva Next Friday. Geneva FO FT T P Nevil - 3 16 16 Stahly . 2 2 6 Craig-2 7 U Bolinger 4 0 8 Hunt — 8 - 3 19 Burke 3 5 11 Baumgartner 12 4 Parr 0 3 3 Bauman - 0 0 0 TOTALS 23 32 78 Bryant FG FT TP Guntie 113 Walters 13 5 Pyle 2 0 4 Haffner -.10 2 2 i Sipe 5 1 11 Bergman - 5 8 18 Nelson 0 0 0 Masters 2 0 < 1 TOTALS 16 15 47 Officials: Bobay, Blent Preliminary .Geneva, 37-17 > — . ' ■ .... .

I L O e r < ' • • T. Lamar Caudle ■eg■. ; , : . - “I ' iMk ■L ■ J Matthew J. Connelly TWO FORMER Truman administration officials, T. Lamar Caudle, fired by then President Truman as head of the Justice department tax division, and Matthew J. Connelly, who was Truman's appointment secretary, are under indictment by a St Louis federal grand jury on charge of conspiring to defraud the government in a tax case. The case Involves Irving Sachs and Shu-Stiles, Inc., • wholesale shoe company, for period 1948-62. (International!

SALE CALENDAR DEC. 10—7:30 p. m. Decatur Sale Barn, m mile east of Decatur. Merchandise sale. Mr. and Mrs Ray Elliott, owners. DEC. 13—11:00 a. m. Western Ohio Breeders Sale, Fair Grounds, Van Wert, Ohio. Registered Holsteins, High record bulls. J. O. Fenstermaker, Merle Knittie. auctioneers. DEC. 13—1:00 p. m. Frank Moser & Son. owners. 2 miles west, 3 miles south of Berne, Ind. Phil Neuenschwander. D. S. Blair, auctioneers. DEC. 14—10:30 a. m. Frank Whipple, owner, 1 mile north and 114 miles west of Portland, Ind. Farm machinery, cattle, grain, hay. Ray Elliott, auctioneer. DEC. 17—10:30 a. m. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Elliott, owners, % mile north of Portland on Highway 27. Farm machinery, chickens, cattle, hogs, feed, grain, housenold furniture. O. E. Ross, E. C. Doehrman, auctioneers. DEC. 17—2:00 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Green, owners. New 3Bedroom home. 1 mile east of Bluffton, Ind. on St. Rd. 124, then south on Kemp Road to first house, west side. D. S. Biair, Gerald Strickler, auctioneers. C. W. Kent, sales mgr.

Three Are Unbeaten In El Conference Three teams were still undefeated in Eastern Indiana conference play, as of Dec. 6, according to the report by Loren S. Jones, Monmouth principal and conference secretary, Monmouth and Montpelier have each won two and lost none, Berne has won Its only conference start. Five conference games are scheduled next week. Friday night’s card has Bryant at Monmouth, Hartford at Geneva, Berne at Lancaster Central and Albany at Montpelier. Saturday night, Adams Central plays at Berne. The league standings: W. L. Pct Monmouth -.2 0 1.000 Montpelier .. 2 0 I.oo® Bernel 0 1.000 Lancaster C. 2 2 .500 Redkey 11 .500 Albany ,1 1 .500 Bryant - ’.. 1 1 .500 Adams Central .... 1 2 .333 Geneva —1 2 .333 Hartfordl 2 .333 Roll ...*0 1 .000 Pennvilleo 1 .000 Three From Detatur Enrolled At Hanover HANOVER, Ind —Among the 678 students enrolled in Hanover College this z semester are three Decafur young people. They are Dave Halterman, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Halterman, 423 N. 2nd St.; Fred McDougal, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McDougal. 722 Winchester; and Jack Petrie, son of Mr and Mrs. W. E. Petrie, 222 S. First St. 90 County Seniors Take Examinations Ninety Adams county high school seniors, representing all of the high schools of the county took a general scholarship examination today. County- superintendent Gall Grabill officiated at the examination. T The annual examination, open to all seniors, is held Jointly by several middlewestern colleges offerscholarships, Included Inthe participating colleges are Indiana. Purdue, Ball State and Indiana State. Slight Mistake LONDON (INS) — A London chiropodist hoped v for more patients when he rented a secondfloor office in a swanky district, but he overlooked one of the first principles of hjs profession. He had forgotten, the chiropodist told a Bankruptcy Court sadly, that people who visited him because of their bad feet didn't like walking up a flight of stairs. for a superb and distinctive taste sensation try FAIRWAYS NEW Southern Fried Chicken S jSfi 0 • HHlttt IhfA I • |< » • IBIUD tia A£ "p • UNM MIB / ROOM I • 111 / M-WAH \ tNCAM. J

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