Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1955 — Page 7

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Freeman Leads Ohio State To 94-73 Victory By International’News Service Robin Freeman, Ohio State’s All-American guard who is the nation’s leading scorer, refuses to be called the one-man Buckeye basketball team. He sparked OSU to a .94 to 73 victory over tTi\ University of Washington Thursday night' at Columbus, 0., by scoring 34 points to run his seven-game total to 241, an average of 34.4 per contest. But Freeman insists 7 that the speedy play of fellow teammates Chuck Ellis and Gene Millard, who also shine at the guard posts, helped OSU win its sixth game in seven starts. The Buckeyes have lost only to undefeated Vanderbilt. He also heaped praise upon forwards Jim Laughlin and Frank Howard. The Quantico Marines won their own Christmas tournament by defeating Mount St Marys of Maryland. 100 to 71. Akron scored a 95 to 83 triumph over Ball State of Indiana for third place. Pfeiffer of North Carolina, 76 to

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74 victory over East Carolina, meet# Elon, 102 to 81 winner over High Point, for the championship of the Parris Island Christmas tourney tonight. Wake Forest. Wednesday night victor of the Charlotte, N. C., Carrousel classic, handed Brigham Young university its second defeat of the week, 86 to 80. Brigham Young was listed eighth in this week’s International News Service basketball ratings. The George Washington Colonels, rated ninth, were subdued, 71 to 63 by Manhattan at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Connecticut defeated NYU, 90 to 82, in the other half of the double-header. Indiana staved off a second-half Drake rally to squeeze out an 82 to 79 victory over the Bulldogs. It was the fifth triumph for the Hoosiers in six starts. Forward Wai lie Choice paced Indiana with 23 points. The University of Miami from Florida was paced to an 80 to 73 triumph over the Bradley Braves by sophomore Gene Stage who scored 26 points. Shelly McMillon led Bradley with 17. Richard Gregory tipped in a has-' k£t with one second left in the game to give Colorado A&M a 60 to 58 win over the University of Colorado. Colorado, ranked 15th in the INS poll, was paced by Jim Ranglos who scored 22 points tor the Buffaloes.

At the San Francisco Coir Palace, Southern California knocked off Dartmouth, 68 to 58. Stanford outlasted Santa Clara, 62 to 65, in the second game of the basketball doubleheader. In other games, St. Marys of California won 70 to 68 over Portland and Southern Methodist, ranked 19th, defeated Wichita, 85 to 67. Bears Defeat Cardinals By 70-57. Score The Berne Bears, led by Tom; Ehrsam’s 31 points, defeated the Geneva Cardinals, 70-57, at the Berne gym Thursday night. The Bears were out in front at all periods, 14-9, 31-21 and 52-40. The Bears will carry the Limberlost Bell Into the county tourney. Jan. 12, having successfully beaten off challenges by Pleasant Mills, Hartford, Adams Central and Geneva this season. Ehrsam was the top scorer of the game, while Larry Hunt carried the offensive brunt for Geneva with 23 'points. rThe Bears have two road games next on their schedule, playing al Warren Jan. 6 and at Leo Jan. 7. The Cardinals will entertain: Pleasant Mills at Geneva Jan. 6. Berne .FG FT TP Nussbaums 2 12 Whitehurst.4 0 8 Hendricks 2 0 4 Flueckiger2 1 5 Lloyd 5 0 10 Ehrsam 12 7 31 Schug 0 0 0 Lehman 0 0 0 TOTALS 30 10 70 Geneva FG FT TP Nevil 2 4 8 Stahly — 16 8 Craigl2 4 Hunt r -10 3 23 Burke 4 . 3 11 Parr i 11 3 Baumgartner 0 0 0 Bauman 0 TOTALS 19 19 57 Officials: Kilby, Van Houton Preliminary Berne, 42-39 ‘bowling scores Major Leagyjp „ W L Ptr. First State Bank 36 12 50 Beavers Oil Service -34 14 46 Hooker Paints 28 30 40 Hoagland Farm 27 21 35 Burke Standard 24 24 33 State Gardens-- 22 26 29 Midwestern Life 21 27 27 Ideal Dairy 19 29 25 Central Soya 15 33 18 Maier Hide 14 34 17 - Central Soya won 4 points from Midwestern Lifers, First State Bank won 3 from Ideal Dairy, Hooker Paints won 3 from Maier Hide & Fur, Hoagland Farm Equipment won 3 from State Gardens. Burke Standard won 3 from Beavers Oi.) Service. 200 games: P. Gallmeyer 205, Koenemann 210. P. Conrad 202, G. Bienz 211, Thieme 236, G. Ellis 232. Imel 215. C. Hurst 201, A. Anderson 205. Witte 202, Nahrwald 220. P. Smith 221, L. Reef 210.

Here’s wishing that Christmas will bring you a bountiful measure of joys deeply shared with those near and dear ... of friendships strengthened . . . hopes renewed . . . dreams come true. May the happiness of the Day prove the prelude to a New Year richly blessed with the best things of life. -VJ" DECATUR COMMUNITY BUILDERS piark W. Smith

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Klenk's Is Winner In League Contest Klenk’s of Decatur walloped Air National Guard. 78-48, in a Vim league game Thursday night at the Lincoln gym. Klenk’s led at all periods, 16-10, 37-20 and 55-26. Five Decatur players finished in double figures, led by Harry Myers with 19 points. Corel! topped the losers with 16. In other games here last night, Woodburn downed the Crusaders. 71-30, and Hall’s Drive-In defeated Sponsors, 55-47. Klenk's FG FT TP Reinking 4 2 10 Reed 6 0 12 Strickler 7 2 .16 - J. Meyer 5 1 11 H. Meyer ....J9 1 19 Bower L 2 4 Burris ,>2 6 TOTALS ——. 34 10 78 Air National Guard FG FT TP Quackenbush 4 0 8 Sehleinmer 11 3 David 3 0 6 Corell 7 2 16 Pyatt 1 0 2 Walton — 6 1 13 TOTALS 22 4 48 Report Few Deaths To Football Players INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Figures released today, by the Indiana high school athletic association indicate parents would be safer buying their sons football uniforms instead of hotrods for Christmas presents. A report by the national federation football statistical committee, based on reports from all 48 states listed six deaths caused by high school football the past year. This was a drop from 12 deaths in 1954 and Iff in 1953 anq, represented less than one per 100,000 participants. The accidental death ratio for all types of activity by ■ high school age persons is 40 per I 100.000. The average age of the six playI ers to die of prep grid injuries ' this past season was 17 and each • had beep certified as physically i fit. Brain hemorrhage killed spur ■ players, a fractured cervical vertei bra claimed one life and a ruptured kidney killed the other. sue,tained. their fatal injuries through tackling, one; being tackled, three; accidentally kicked in head after blocking, one, and falling, one. The committee reported: "As far as can be determined by this compilation, none of this year’s injuries were due to defec- ! tive equipment, lack of proper officiating or coaching.” High School Basketball Fort Wayne South 58, Hartford City 55, Ligonier 63. Kendallville 60. Union Center 71, Coesse 62. Avilla 57, Rome City 54. Evansville Memorial 73, Evansville Lincoln 50. Kokomo 85, Terre Haute Garfield 76. Princeton 58,-Vincennes 50. Trade >n a Good »own — Decatui

Walter Camp Trophy To Hopalong Cassady WASHINGTON (INS) — The Touchdown Club of Washington announced today that Howard (Hopalong) Cassady of Ohio State will be awarded the Walter Camp memorial trophy as the outstanding college back of the year. Cassady, winner of the Heisman and Maxwell trophies as the outstanding player of the year, will receive the award at the club's annual dinner Jan. 7. College Basketball Indiana 82, Drake 79. Evansville 111, Atlantic Christian 88. Ohio State 94, University of Washington 73. Southern Methodist 85. W«chita-67< Miami (Fla.) Bff, Bradlby 73. Wake Forest 86, Brigham Young 80. Quantico Tourney Quantico Marines 100, Mt. St. Mary's 71 (championship).,, Akron 95, Ball State 83 (third place). Lemoyne 94, Georgia Teachers 90 (fifth place). Wabash 66, lona 62 (seventh place).

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Connie Mack Marks His 93rd Birthday PHIIJLDELPHIA (INS)—Connie baseball's grand old man, is 93* years old today. And despite a broken hip, the man who managed the Philadelphia Athletics for 50 years, winning nine pennants and five world series, is looking forward to his annual visit to Florida. Mack, sitting in an overstuffed chair in the suburban Bryn Mawr home of his son, Roy, greeted sportswriters Thursday for the annual interview and picture-taking birthday conference. With his hip mendirifc nicely. Mack said he hoped to take his first steps shortly after the holidays and then expected to visit with Connie Mack. Jr., in Fort Myers, Fla., early in February. T he baseball pioneer, ,who is not limited to any special diet, assured all present that he would have a large slice of birthday cake, which was topped by a white elephant, the symbol of the AthI letlcs now berthed in Kansas.

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