Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 21 February 1956 — Page 7

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1»H ? * '

Sectional Will Open Wednesday Afternoon At AdamskCentral Gym

Adams county's nine high school basketball teams, their preparations completed for the annual sectional tourney, settled back nervously today to await' Indiana’s biggest sports attraction, which gets underway at 1:15 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Adams Central gym.

Gb2 ! wl I' J jl' l [DREWRYS jL ' BEER Drewryi limited U.S.A. Inc., South Bond, Indiana

A >Xr 1 Jfeb a, «■* ■— “— ■ HF3 L. ■■ iom , . , ■.. £>— — •■■ t S —*• ’' —+- —: ~ 'f J' ~~ ' '. . .V' .. -— awn '.I —r ■ '-~— ■ — ,' i ,'.' - •, I — ' ’ "I IF YOU CAN AFFORD AHY "•"’* m ”" fully-equipped "low price—i 1 —“ CAR, YOU CAN AFFORD A NawinlMS Chrysler Car “C” Car**” Car “M” Car “O" Car”*” W * wlnw * - —^I'" BIGGER, MORE POWERFUL Major style changes YES NO NO N , CHRYSLER WINDSOR V-81 Longer Body YES YES YES NO NO ■ ' ' ' ' r ~“ “ -:-• New Pushbutton Drive »- - •>. . Control* YES NO NO NO NO No_ "PfiUsprChs/fl" ‘ Revolutionary fenaXnay •>” »° . ?--■ ‘ CHRYSLER Increased Horsepower YES YES YES YES ,!& : YES, -r ~f un * BIGGEST BUY OF ALL FINE CARS mstent Heating System* | YES NO NO NO NO NO •Optional at small extra cost k . . . _ Our "Quolty Ist" Used Can arr th* b«f I- * *• ct,,, “' PHIL L. MACKLIN CO. *Wt First St • Phone 3-2504 — ENTER THE $150,000 LUCKY MOTOR NUMBER SWEEPSTAKES AT YOUR CHRYSLER-FLYMOUTH DEALER’S

The Monmouth Eagles, section a' champions for the past three years, will put their crown on the block in Wednesday’s opener, meeting the Hertford Gorillas in the tourney lid-lifter. Another good battle is in prospect at Wednesday’s second game,

With the Pleasant Mills Spartans battling the Geneva Cardinals at 2:30 p. in. ' Adams Central, host school for the .second year, will send v Its Greyhounds Into action in the single Wednesday night game, taking on the winner of the Mon-mouth-Hartford clash at 7:30 o’clock. Wednesday night’s encounter will conclude play in the upper bracket, with the winners of the Pleasant Mills-Geneva game and the Wednesday night encounter moving into the first semi-final battle Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock. The lower bracket teams will at 8:15 p. m. The Thursday night to the second semi-fin-al game lineup. The Jefferson Warriors will meet the Decatur Catholic Commodores in Thursday night’s opener at 7 o’clock, followed by the. battle between ttys Decatur Yellow Jackets and the Berne Bears at 8:15 p. m. The Thirsday night winners will tangle in the second semi-final at 2:15 p. m. Saturday. There will’be no games in the Adams Central sectional Friday, with the off day devoted to distribution and sale of tickets to the four schools still in the running after Wednesday and Thursday’s preliminary rounds. Tickets for the Saturday sessions will be priced at >l, with single session tickets, if any are available, on sale at the gym for 65 cents. Doors to the gym will open one hour before starting time of the first game of each session. Officials for all games will be Lewis Goshert and Merle Shively, both of Warsaw. The entire tourney will be broadcast over radio station WGL, Fort Wayne, with Len Davis at the microphone. - Fans unable to attend the games or listen by radio may obtain up to the minute scores by telephone to the Decatur Daily Democrat. A special phone has been installed at the press box at the Adams Central gym. also in this office, and scores will be called in at the end of each quarter. Wednesday > afternoon, scores may be obtained by dialing the regular Democrat numbet, 3-2121. For all Other ‘tfTeaSe-'dfal 3 2171, the special news recorder service of the Democrat and the Citizens Telephone Co. California became a state in the Union In 1850.

THE DDCATUB DAILY DEMOCRAT, MOATPB, INDIANA

Junior High Wins Annual City Series Decatur Junior high retained the city grade school championship Monday night, defeating fit. Joseph. 35-18, In the third and final game of the annual series, played at the Decatur high school gym., Neither team scored a field goal ijn the first quarter, which closed With Junior high in the lead, 3-2. Junior high increased its lead to 14-9 at the half, 25-13 at the third period. Reidenbach paced winners with 14 points on five field goals and four free throws. Gross tallied seven points and D. Baker six for St. Joseph. They were the only players to hit from the field for the losers. Junior High FG FT TP Reidenbach-— 5 4 14 Nelson —— 0 0 0 Smith - 0 0 0 Knodel - 0 0 0 Gay Q 8 8 Baumgartner 0 0 0 Kinerk 1 2 4 Cowan ——- 0 0 0 Grabill — 10 2 DeVoss ...— 2 3 7 Clark u 0 0 0 TOTALS - 9 17 35 St Joseph ’ FG FT TP Gage 0 11 J. Baker ----------9 0 0 B. Otnlor 0 11 Reed —-- — 0 0 0 Heiman .. 0 —0 0 Litchfield .. —— 0 2 Gross 3 17 Carlos 0 11 J. Omloro 0 0 4). Baker 3 0 € TOTALS 6 6 18 College Basketball Illinois 102, Purdue 77. lowa 8?, Indiana 83. Michigan State 96, Northwestern 93. Ohio State 79, Wisconsin 71. Notre Dame 88, Marquette 85. Eastern Illinois 94, Wabash 78. Rio Grande 95, Huntington 93. Vincennes 7k, Harris 67Wake Forest 76, Maryland 60. Kansas State 73, Nebraska 50Tennessee 76, Georgia Tech 74Kentucky 76, Vanderbilt 55. — Missouri .73, lowa State 66. P«iuesn|pil fcfrdhjgUS Coloradd. 61, Oklahoma 53. f Wichita «5, Detroit 84. Morehead State 102, Miami (O.) 89. Temple 72, Lebanon Valley 68. Houston 68, Bradley 53

ALL TICKETS SOLD The Rev. Robert Content, athletic director of the Decatur Catholic high school, today announced that all tickets allotted to the school for the Thursday night session of ths sectional tourney have been sold, and no more are available at the school. APPEARS SELLOUT At 2 o’clock this afternoon, John O. Reed, Adams Central principal and tourney manager, stated that Adams Central, Monmouth, Geneva and Hartford had sold all their tickets for the Wednesday sessions. No report had been received fronf Pleasant Mills but It was thought likely all tickets would be sold there, meaning that no tickets will be available at the Adams Central gym either Wednesday afternoon or night. John Flickinger To Head Little League John Flickinger, assistant man ager of the Decatur General Electric plant, was elected president of the Decatur Little League at the annual organization meeting of the group, held Monday night at the Elks home. Chosen as vice presidents were Chester Kleinknight, Gene Rydell. who served as president during the past year, and Dr. Joe E. Mor ris. James J. Strickler, Jr., was re elected secretary, with Arthui Burris as assistant A secretary. Strickler also serves as official scorekeepcr tor the league, a position which he has filled since the league's inception. Norman Steury was elected treasurer, with Al Beavers and William Lose, Jr,, as assistant treasurers. John Kable, Ray Lehman and Ed Kauffman were elected as league player agents. The treasurer's report for the 1955 season showed contributions of 12,472.80 from 74 sponsors of the league, and expenditures of *2,372.53, leaving a league balance of *135.19. The new officers set a financial goal for this season at 32,000. The to obtain this .quota from sponsors and other plans for the new season will be outlined at an early meeting of the, new league officials and managing personnel. Adams Central Teams Win Over Lancaster Adams Central junior_JUgh and freshman teams scored a pair of victories over Lancaster Central last week. The junior high won, 43-29, and the freshmen, 35-31. For the junior high, Hart and Foreman were the top scorers, for the freshmen, Baumgartner with 15, Hyerly with 10 and Habegger with seven were the leaders. Earlier in the week, the Adams Central junior high downed Decatur, 33-23. BOWLING SCORES Central Soya League W L Pt«. Feed Mill ..... 9 6 13 Dubs -1 9 6 12 Hot Rods -9 6 12 Blue Prints —7 8 11 Lab 8 7 11 Spares 8 7 10 Master Mixers >. 7 8 9 Wonders 7 8 9 Farm Supply... 7 8 9 Bag Service 4 11 4 High games and series: Judt 181 (504); C. Rowdon 183; £. Fisher 186-184-180 (550); L. Bowman 206 (533); Fennig 183-215-200 (598); L. Meyer 192 (517); Jr. Meyers 195; Shaokley 187; Cochran 214; E. Hutker 199-188 (542); F. Rowdon 171; Schnepp 191; Eley 212 (523): Klossner 195; H. Nash 188-184 (509); Walchle 194. Note: Weekly prize wiuners: Fennig 215, D. Cochran 243. Traue in a Good Town — Decatui

Lil Leaguer A (we've been waiting “ 'TO PLAY VOUR y team so you / “ IhvWsr/l COULD FIX S X >4 \ OUR BASKET/ ) '' i ; ro i J# zSWi

o » * « * r ~ H» KU STOOPS r Kk A\W^l» ¥ 1 AMIGO, YOU LOOK - f"\ '‘//T ' l ■ V“«n .# fwv ISHSpj k IV .Hv 'x. aPW\ ; V//NKKm - AHCAIN’T \VI ' rF ▼V. /F ■ f)* <>> wJ V JUU/ !~Y'. ; J / fergit lyl Ur T k, 4 /B: / fISR „'■ I fch'irnrM < / how ah Lai I W\ "'-»/! v*CK. V" |.OTP K T yT| \ t ■*> | JMMh— a—< [,T< ,!'■ ( -/ c— L— w . .-I t ‘ '

Santee Plans Court Fight Against Ban NEW YORK '(INS) -American mile champion Wes Santee anticipates "within ten days” a court test of his lifetime ban from amateur track competition... The Kansas cowboy’s attorney, Charles P. Grimes, said Monday night he. hopes to obtain an injunction in that time to prevent -he National Amateur Athletic Union from carrying out the suspension wjrich its executive committee voted Sunday fpr alleged expense acqunt irregularities"If a judge believes there is a sufficient case for action,” Grimes said, "The matter 'akes just a few days. We will tile uit in New York within two or hree days- The only question now

Broadcast on WGL... Every Game! 1956 ADAMS COUNTY SECTIONAL High School Basketball TOURNAMENT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 1:10 P. M. r. nn n iw 12:45 P - M - and /• ' 7:00 P.M. and 7:25 P. M. 8:00 P. M. LEN DAVIS apd 808 STOREY bring you all the action and color! A Public Service of Your < IT/MT FIRST STATE s P . r u Will BANK — Decatur - The 1250 Spot

Beautiful 1956 PHILCO TELEVISION • Full 21-lnch Screen. B * Genuine Mahogany W I Wood Cabinet. I H | • PHILCO Deluxe MicroI ’ ,/x M I Grid 390 Chassis. ■ REGULAR $379.95 . SPECIAL! ga $299 95 AND ANY OLD RADIO ® OR TELEVISION SET YOU SAVE SBO PLUS YOU GET rnrr |nstallati ° n and | 111E M-DAY SERVICE ;hau g k s HEATING — PLUMBING — APPLIANCES W 209 N. 13th ST.

is whether it will be tried in a federal or state court" While ben- Frank Carloon (R Kano.) was denouncing the ruling on the senate floor as “cruel and unfair” and Fred Van Dyke of the Pacific AAU tried to assume all responsibility for a 1400 check issued to Santee’s father-in-law, a ranking National AAU official wrote of fthe issue as closed. The spokesman who declined to be named, declared that regardless of the outcome in a projected civil suit, “Santee will never be permitted to run in the Olympics." The official made two vital points. 1. All a court can do is find the AAU in violation of jurisdictional power; it cannot rule on the amateur status of the nation's Olympic 1,500-meter hope. 2. Avery Brundage, president of the International Olympic committee, already has decreed that on

PAGE SEVEN

the basis of evidence submitted, Santee cannot compete in any Olympic eventSantee, who ran America’s fast- " est mile of 4:00.6 last Apri], was ; cited in seven instances of padded expenses by a fact-finding board which reopened the investigation after Santee's original ban by the Missouri Valley AAU was overruled by that groiyt’s board of ernorsPro Basketball St. Louis B>4, Fort Wayne 82Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

Sectional Fans ! BE WISE . . . Make Use Os The GREYHOUND GAZETTE COAT CHECK!