Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 27 February 1956 — Page 6

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Kokomo Chief Upset Victim On Saturday INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The 64 sectional champions of the 45th annual IHSAA basketball tournament today began week-long preparation for 16 regional titles, six of which are wide open. Upsets were late coming in the sectionals but came a cropper with the second afternoon games, Saturday. “Biggest of the day was the defeat of North Central Conference champion Kokomo by little Eastern, 70-64, duplicating the Kats loss last year to Northwestern in the first round. Evansville Central lost its first game since its Dec. 17 loss to Richmond, winner of its own sectional. Evansville Lincoln got into the hardware shop for the first time, Saturday on the strength of two upsets. 59-49 over Central, and the title-game loss of previously Reitz. Not quite as outstanding was 58-53 over defending champion

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unbeaten Minsissinewa. loser of its first in 23 by a 57-56 coant to hdbt Marion. Crispus Attacks led the defenders in taking its 39th straight victory and its fourth straight sectional by downing Shortridge. 5348, in a repeat of the 1955 sectional title game at Indianapolis. The Tigers now have the longest winning streak in Indiana prep basketball history, exceeding the 38 game string tied together by Vincennes a third of a century ags. Attucks hopes also to become the first undefeated state champion. > Only one team can hope to beat Attncks to that honor this trip. New Ross has a string of 24 straight victories and a brand new sectional title to its credit going into the regionals. All other squads lost at least one regular season game but there are a few that have lost no more than that. One of the strongest single loss squads still running is Princeton, which will go into the Evansville regional—the only one without a returning sectional champ. Richmond, Seymour, New Albany, Muncie Central, Lafayette, Logansport and Hammond pulled through to expected sectional victories but a few other winners had the pick winners reviewing their dope sheets. *

Sectional Scores At Adams Central Monmouth 70, Pleasant Mills 64. Yellow Jackets 63, Commodores 61 (2 overtimes). Monmouth 72, Yellow Jacketq| 71 (final). - i At Churubbsco Fremont 76, Butler 66. y Garrett 54. Auburn 53. Fremont 67, Garrett 52 (final). At Fort Wayne Fort Wayne South 69, Fort Wayne Catholic 65 (overtime). Elmhurst 50, Harlan 46. ! Fort Wayne South 54,' Elmhurst 41 (final). , At Kendallville Brighton 69, Ligonier 67 (over- ■ time). Avilla 55, Albion 50. Avilla 59, Brighton 42 (final). At Bluffton Lancaster Central 43, Rockcreek 40. Bluffton 79, Union Center 71. Bluffton 70, Lancaster Central 61 (final). At Huntington Clear Creek 58. Roanoke 53. Huntington 72, Huntington Catholic 57. Clear Creiek 78, Huntington 76 (final). At Hartford City Hartford City 47, Dunkirk 14. Roll 64, Poling 40. * Hartford City 53, Roll 31 (final). At Marion Mississinewa 75, Jefferson Twpu 48. Marion 76, Swayzee 45. Marion 57, Mississinewa 56 (final). Trade in a Goon ivwn — Decatur.

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lllini Handed First Defeat ♦ By Ohio State CHICAGO (INS) — There was no rest in sight today for Illinois and lowa in their for the Big Ten basketball crown. Both teams, tied for the lead with 10 and 1 marhe, pursue that goal tonight in important conference games. The pressure will be on the lllini who face the Gophers tonight at Champaign, 111., in a regional television battle (ABC) and the Hawkeyes at lowa City. la., Saturday in a nationally televised game (CBS). low'a, which moved Into a firstplace tie with the lllini by beating Minnesota, 83 to 73 in overtime last Saturday, hosts winless Northwestern as the Hawkeyes prep for Saturday’s showdown with the 11Mni. . , ';■ % > , , In other games tonight, Michigan meets Purdue at Lafayette, Ind., and Wisconsin is at East Lansing, Mich., to face Michigan State. ' » . ■ Ohio State threw the conference race into a turmoil last Saturday as All-American guard Robin Freeman and his teammates gained sweet revenge from the lllini. Humiliated last Feb. 11, at Champaign, 111 to 64, the Buckeyes ended Illinois' 16-game winning streak, 87 to 84, at Columbus, O. Freeman, who was held to only 12-points against Illinois in the first meeting, scored 4? points to run his Big Ten total to 379 and his season mark, to 644. The lllini could not put np an adequate defense to halt Freeman and he hit on 15 shots from the field and 13 from the charity line. Illinois’ junior center George Bon Salle ecored 34 points. The Hawkeyes had a disastrous road trip last December, losing three games in four nights. They dropped the Big Ten opener to Michigan State but have won every game since. lowa, the defending champions, lost only one regular, Deacon Dairis, through graduation. The lllini, who finished second did not lose a man from its first eight players and was considered a darkhorse. Apparently the Hawkeyes have shaken the effects of their disastrous losing streak and have reached their peak. Many ovsfervers, however, feel that the lllini have not yet reached their peak and will prove thmselves against lowa 'on Saturday. While' IlUnois has a deep bench, the Hawkeyes must rely on seven players. College Top 20 NEW YORK (INS) — Here are the top 20 college basketball teams of the week as voted in a nationwide survey by International News Service: - 1— San Francisco (21-0). 2— Dayton (22-2). 3— Illinois (17-2)/ 4— Louisville (22-3). 5— Vanderbilt (19-3). 6— North Carolina State (21-3). 7— Alabama (18-3). 8 — Southern Methodist (21-2). 9 — North Carolina (17-4). 10— Temple (20-3). Second Ten: 11 —Kentucky (175) 12 — Seton Hall (19-3); 13— Holy Cross (20-4): 14—St. Joseph’s, Pa.' (18-4); 15 — Duke (186) 16 — Houston (19-4); 17 — St Franks (N.Y.) (19-2); 18 — Utah (19-5); 19— UCLA (17-5); 20 — Tie — Cincinnati (17-5) and Niagara (19-5).

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Tourney Notes The Monmouth Eagle supporters formed a 23 car caravan thia morning and visited every school in the county just to make sure that every one knew that they were mighty happy about winning their fourth consecutive sectional tourney. The hunger and thirst of tourney fans prompted a tremendous consumption of snacks. Here are the statistics: 450 dozen Ice cream bars. 250 cases of coke and root beer, 28 dozen bags of potato chips, 2,000 bags of popcorn, 25 cartons of gum and 50 boxes of candy bars. 000~~ The senior class of Adams Central high school provided the personnel at the snack stand and successfully handled the job of selling all of that in the intermission periods. —oOo— . The excitement of Saturday's thrillers was too much for at least four persons. One woman fainted when the Yellow JackoM3ommodore game went into its second overtime. Another lady fainted Saturday night, a young girl went into hysteria and a boy developed a severe nose-bleed during the championship contest. The tourney was, rougher on the,fans than on the players. Not one player injury marred the entire tourney. —oOo — A touching sidelight to the championship game was the fact that the Decatur high student body dedicated the game to Susan Gerber, a sophomore of D. H. S. who has been ill all winter. —oOo — One of the outstanding marks of this tourney was, that in spite of the intense competion, good sportsmanship was displayed constantly by all of the student fans. A truly heart-warming sight was the way the cheer leaders for both teams would join hands before the game for a mutual "good luck” wish. —oOo~~ iAlthough all of the student blocs were entertaining, special mention goes to the well-organiz-ed Decatur Yellow Jacket group. Their cheers gave evidence of much pre-tourney practice. Imagine the jubilation of the Monmouth fans and the agony of the Yellow Jackets when Norb Witte sank that field goal in the final seconds of the title game! —oOo — In this day of the commercial it should not be surprising that an advertisement goes out over the tourney P. A, system. The commercial that was featured Saturday was the appeal for tourney fans to check their bats aad coats, e,. —oOo — Fans poured onto the playing floor twice Saturday. They first swarmed onto the floor when Kirkpatrick hit that free throw to give the Yellow Jackets their "sudden" death decision over the Commodores and the time, of course, was when -Monmouth fans rushed out jo rejoice with their Eagles. —oOo—Referees had an extra job Sat-urday-—mopping. Several spilled cokes had to be wiped off the floor and the bail. Good will between the two Decatur schools received a big boost Saturday night when the Commodore players went down to the Jacket dressing room to wish them good luck. —oOo — Oply one slight property damage' accident resulted from the traffic jams in Monroe during the tourney. Many others were pre-

sented by the traffic crew which included sheriff Merle Affolder, deputy sheriffs Charles Arnold .and Roger Singleton, state troopers Gene Rash and Al Coppes, conservation officer Jack Hurst, and city police officers Maurice Teeple, Victor Strickler and Fred Isch._ Sheriff Affolder, who was tn charge, has issued an expression of appreciation to all of the tourney fans who cooperated with the traffic directors in preventing any serious traffic mishaps. . —oOo- — The group who so ably staffed the Red Cross first aid booth, included Marion Robison, Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, Orlan Brown, Art Burris, Miss Fan Hammel, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Railing, Mrs. Joe Hunter, Iris Lehman, Roy GilHorn, Mrs. Toey Beamer, Mrs. Betty Singleton and Gerald Durkin. Zwick’s, Lobenstein and Yager provided the ambulance service for the three sessions. For those who are Interested here are the percentages on field goal attempts during the Saturday games. In the Eagle-Spartan battle it was Monmouth 30 out of 94 attempts, and Pleasant Mills 22 out of 77. In the game between the two Decatur schools the Commodores hit 24 times on 69 attempts and the Yellow Jackets hit 20 out of 71. In the championship battle Decatur hit 26 out of 65 and Monmouth hit 31 out of 74 attempts. —-000-— e The second half of that final game was a real scoring duel. Monmouth shot 37 times to hit 17 and Decatur used 32 attempts to mark up 13 field goajs. And so the 1956 sectional which featured some of the top thrillers of basketball history In this cbunty is over and fans will be rehashing It for a long time to come. William Boyd Leads In Petersen Classic CHICAGO (INS) —William-Boyd, Jr., of Warren, O-, continued to lead the rich Petersen bowling classic at Chicago todayBoyd’s eight-game series of 1,583 withstood the onslaught of a score of bowlers during the weekend. Forrest Probst of B.L Louis rolled into the No. 6 spot In the tourney with a 1,518 series. Dallas — Natural gas is usually found with crude oil in underground vaults of stone, shale and sand.

V MRS. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, former First Lady, laughs as she answers a question while appearing before a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee in Washington. She presented her views on specialized agencies of the United States to the group which is holding hearings on international organizations and movements. (International)

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Regional Pairings Pairings for the 16 regional tourneys next Saturday (first games at 1 p.m., second games at 2:15, championship games at 8:15, all on local time). At Columbus Scottsburg vs St. Paul. Columbus vs Southport. At Elkhart Lapaz vs Elkhart. ~~ South Bend Central vs Warsaw. At Evansville Boonville vs Evansville Lincoln. Dlle vs Princeton. At Fort Wayne Monmouth vs Fremont. Fort Wayne South vs Avilla. At Greencastle Greencastle vs Clinton. New Ross vs Covington. At Hammond Michigan City vs Hammond. Gary Froebel vs Portage. At Huntingburg Hymera vs Plainville. Vincennes vs Jasper,.,,' At Indianapolis Indianapolis Attucks vs Anderson. Danville vs Hancock Central. At Jeffersonville Seymour vs Clarksville Providence. Mitchell vs New Albany. At Kokomo Wabash vs Akron. Eastern vs Jefferson Twp. At Lafayette Ambia vs Jackson Twp. Zionsville vs Lafayette. At Logansport Morocco vs Logansport. Monticello vs Winamac. At Marlon Bluffton vs Clear Creek. Marion vs Hartford City, a At Martinsville Morgantown vs Brazil. Switz City vs Terre Haute Gerstmeyer. At Muncie t Richmond vs Muncie Central. Winchester vs Middletown. At Rushville Rushville vs Connersville. Vevay vs Milan.

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Pro Basketball Saturday’s Results Fort Wayne 97, Rochester 72. St Louis 99. New York 89. Sunday’s Results Fort Wayne 95, Minneapolis 90. St. Louis 103. New York 85. Philadelphia 87, Syracuse 85. Boston 111, Rochestej 100. Americans To Spend More Money On Food Beef, Pork Output Likely To Increase WASHINGTON (INS) — The agriculture department said today in its “Agricultural Outlook Digeßt" that Americans will probably spend more for food this year than they did in 1955. - It said also that per capita consumption will likely increase and that the demand for more food marketing services will probably continue throughout the year. ; The digest also made these forecasts: Beef — Increased slaughter and greater beef production than in 1955. Consumers are expected to eat an average of 82 pounds of beef this year compared to last year’s record rate of 81 pounds. Pork — Total production will probably exceed the 1955 level. Lamb and mutton — Production probably will be a little below 1955, but could drop sharply if producers start rebuilding herds. Dairy products — Consumption manufactured products this year is expected to remain at last year’s levels; fluid milk consumption will probably rise slightly, partly because of the special school milk program and the’ needs of the armed services., Eggs and poultry — An expected three per cent increase in replacement chicks for laying flocks this year indicates higher egg production in the last four or five months of 1956- than a year earlier. Vegetables — This winter’s total supply of fresh vegetables Is expected to be about the same as last winter’s. About the same level of prices also is expected. The department said also that on the economic front, declines In home building and automobile pfroductln have been mainly responsible for slowing down the rise in economic activity. However, it added that business investment and government expenditures are continuing to expand. Vaqrant Sleeps Under Porch For 15 Years CHARLESTON, W. Va. (INS) — A startled Charleston woman called police when a furnace repairman told her there was a body beneath her porch. When police arrived, the “body’’ moved. An elderly vagrant told officers: --—: —