Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 19 December 1955 — Page 8

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Spartans Whip Wren Saturday Night, 73 *45 The Pleasant Mills Spartans, after starting slowly, chalked up their seventh victory of the season and their fifth in a row Saturday night by easily- defeating Wren. 0., 73-45. at Wren. The teams were tied -tt 8-8 at the first quarter, but the Spartans were on top at the half. 3-1-18, and at the third period. 56-29. Darron Light scored 22 points to lead the Spartans, with Don Melching counting 18 and Jerry Williamson 16. Tutnbleson tallied 17 for Wren. The Spartans will entertain Petroleum al Pleasant Mills Tuesday night. Pleasant Milla FG FT TP Melching 8 2 18 Light 16 2 22 Speakman 2 6 4 ,G- Williamson t 2 16 McCullough 1 6 2 Byer 3 17

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1 — * "* ' Week's Schedule For Adamr County Basketball Teams Tuesday Jefferson at Commodores. Ossian at Adams Central. Petroleum at Pleasant Mills. Ohio City at Hartford. Thursday Geneva at Berne. 1 Friday Yellow Jackets at Columbia City. Hartford at «idgeville. J. Wolfe — — 0 0 0 . Frey - - 10 2 . TOTALS 33 7 73 ( Wren , FG FT TP • Giealer — - r -- 2 0 4 [F. Salazar 5 1 11 Hurless - 2 2 6 . Tumbleson 7 3 17 ■ Beard 2 15 R. Salazar 1 0 2 .McClean 0 0 0 > Hey 0 0 0 j Royer " 0 0 0 > Lautzenheiser 0 0 0 1 ; TOTALS 19 7 45 2 Preliminary ? Pleasant Mills. 35-34

Si. Joseph Loses In League Game St. Joseph of Decatur was defeated by St. Patrick. 36-24, in a CYO grade league game Sunday afternoon at the Central Catholic gym in Fort Wayne. The teams were tied at the first quarter, 7-7. but St. Patrick led at the half. 16-11, and at the third period. 26-18. Talarico led the winners with 12 points, While J. Omlor and Baker each Rallied seven for St. Joseph. \ St. Joseph X FG FT TP J. Omlor —--3 17 S. Omlor 0 0 0 Gross --— 113 Heiman 113 Gage - —0 0 0 De I.a Riveria — 2 0 4 Baker ..— Totals 8 8 24 St. Patrick FG FT TP Langas 4 1 9 Kallmyer 10 2 Pressler —-— 3 17 Talarico 5 2 12 Noll 113 Romary •-—1 1 3 Roach 0 0 0 Totals ... 15 6 36 High School Basketball Fort Wayne South 51, Logansport 44. Marion 73, Fort Wayne Central 49. Lafayette Central 66, Hoagland 58. Leo 72, Roanoke 67. Hartford City 70," Huntington 65. Ossian 62, Jackson 61 (overtime). Anderson 61, Indianapolis Shortridge 59. Vincennes 79, Jeffersonville 71. Carthaga 86. Anderson St. Mary’s 64. Muncie Budrls 70, Yorktown 54. Kokomo 70, Hamilton (O.) 60. New Albany 67, Washington 63. Muncie Central 75, Dayton, Ohio, Stivers 50. Richmond 56. Evansville Central 53. Terre Haute Wiley 59, Hammond Clark 49. East Chicago Roosevelt 54, Terre Haute Gerstmeyer 51. Lafayette 67, South Bend Central 59. LaPorte 74, Auburn 60. Gary Roosevelt 64, South Bend Riley .45. Hammond Noll 68, Brasil 45. College Basketball Indiana 81, Missouri 78. Purdue 79, Valparaiso 65. Butler 63, Michigan 57. Illinois 75, Washington (St. Louis) 74. Michigan State 82, Pittsburgh 81. lowa 84, Loyola (Los Angeles) 61. Ohio State 89, St. Louis 83. DePauw 81, Evansville 75. Huntington 101, Rose Poly 95 (overtime). Louisville 90, Hanover 58. Kansas State 74, Washington 69. North Carolina State 92, West Virginia 71. Kentucky 91, Idaho 49. Oklahoma City 92, Western Kentucky 87. Wichita 76, UCLA 68.

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Mksbawi. Team Standings W L, Pct. Monmouth 9 1 ,900 Commodores 7 2 .tn ' Pleasant Mills .... 7 3 .700 'Geneva .... 5 4 .556 Jwferson .... 4 4 .500 Berik 3 6 .333 Adams Central _ 2 7 1.222 Hartford 2 7 .222 —-000— Adams county teams will engage In seven games this week on the pre-Christmas menu, with four games Tuesday night, one Thursday and two Friday. Only team idle this week is Monmouth, which is leading the countiny standing with nine victories and one defeat. —oOo— The Decatur Commodores, with a fine 7-2 record, will meet the Jefferson Warriors Tuesday night at the Decatur gym. Jefferson, idle last week, has a season mark at 4-4. •—oOo — Also on Tuesday night, Adams Central’s Greyhounds will host the Ossian Bears, the Spartans will be at home at Pleasant Mills to the Petdoleum Panthers, and Ohio City will meet the Gorillas at Hartford. •—oOo — The Limberlost Bell will be up for grabs again Thursday night when the Berne Bears are host to the Geneva Cardinals. Geneva has a 5-4 record, while the Bears are at 3-6. —oOo— The Decatur Yellow Jackets will make theid second Northeastern Indiana conference start Friday night, playing the Eagles on the stage at Columbia City. The Eagles pulled a surprise last Friday by edging the New Haven Bulldogs, 54-53. Only other game scheduled Friday sends Hartford to Ridgeville. —oOo — > All county teams will take a rest next week during the holiday season, with the exception of the Decatur Yellow Jackets. The Jackets will compete in a holiday tourney at the new Elmhurst gym Dec. 27 and 28. Decatur will compete ■against Elmhurst, Fort Wayne Cpucordia and Fort Wayne Central Catholic. The draw for the tourney will be made later this week. Norb Witte is still far out in front in the individual scoring race in the county with 258 points In 10 games, a lead of 108 points over his nearest rival, Darvon Light of Pleasant Mills. The top scorers, with games played, total points scored, and ayerage points per game, follow: GP TP Ave. Witte, Monmouth 10 258 25.8 Light, Pleasant Mills _ 10 150 15.0 Mitchel, Adams Central 9 147 16.3 Hunt, Geneva 9 144 16.0 Wilder, Commodores . 9 138 15.3 Caffee, Jefferson „ 8 136 17.0 Ehrsam, Berne - 9 134 14.9 Voglewede, Com’odores 9 133 14.8 Burke. Geneva 9 121 13.4 Faurote, Commodores 9 120 13,3 Schhepf, Monmouth . 10 120 12.0 J. Willia’son, Pl. Mills 10 120 12.0 ■—oOo — Results one year ago this w'eek: Commodores 77, Jefferson 34. Pleasant Mills 53, Hoagland 48. Geneva 67, Berne 59. r-— 1

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Adams Central 62. Gsslan M. * Columbia City 54, Yellow Jackets M < s ' Berne Defeats | Adams Central | Saturday Night j The Berne Bears made profitable g use of their free throw pppoituni- | ties Saturday night to defeat the i Adams Central Greybdiinds, 60-46, J at the Berne gym. The Bears were out fn front all j 30-19 at the halt and 44-32 at the g third sunsa. I Jim Steiner of the Greyhounds G led all scorers with 18 points while I Don Lloyd topped the Bears with G 16 markers. The Bears were outscored from the field, 19 to 18, but converted 24 free throws while the Greyhounds mdae only seven. The Greyhounds wil entertain the Ossian Bears at Adams Central Tuesday night, while the Bears will host the Geneva Cardinals I at Berne Thursday night. ,6 Berne FG FT TP J Nussbaum—- 2 5 9 J Hendricks 1 2 4 J Flueckiger 2 2 6 j Ehrsam 4 5 13 | Lloyd 6 4 16 | Lehman 2 0 4 J Schug 1 6 8 ] TOTALS 18 24 60 4 Adams Central I FG FT TP 5 McMillen — 5 0 10 J Baumgartner 1 0 2 j Mitchel—3 3 Steiner 7 4 18 j Meyer 0 0 0 4 Sprunger 3 0 6 1 Smith , 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 19 7 45 ] Officials: Tinman, Moore Preliminary Berne, 46-35 List Standings In Saturday League LIST STANDINGS IN DePaul defeated the Lakers, 18- ( M, in the 7th and Bth grade div- j ision of the Saturday morning lea- J gue at the Commodore gym. P. Lose led the winners with eight , points. In the sth and 6th grade divi- ’ sion, Notre Dame defeated the Pis- - tons, 13-3, and St. Joe downed the * Junior Commodores, 19-15. Tom j Kohne scored 10 for the losers and > Pat Kelley eight for St. Joe. No league games are scheduled | during the Chrisrtmas vacation, « with the next league action Jan. 7. | Team Standing* W L Pct | Jr. Commodores 3 2 .600 | St. Joseph ... — 3 2 ’.600 , Notre Dame --3 2 .600 1 DePaul ----- 3 2 .600 ■ Lakers, --—J—J——- 2 3 .400 1 ' Pistons 1 4 -200 j Pro Basketball Saturday’* Result* New York 100, Fort Wayne 95. Syracuse 110, Boston 104. Minneapolis 94, Rochester 92. Scnday’* Results Fort W’ayne 96, Minneapolis 96. St. Louis 86, Rochester 85. Syracuse 99, Philadelphia 79. Boston 95, New York 92. If ypu have something to sell oi ! room* tor rent, try a Democrat j Want Ad. It brings results. — ,

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