Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 1 March 1956 — Page 6

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Sports Writer Picks Winners At Regionals •y ALLEN DALE INDIANAPOUS (INS) — Durable Dale’s doubtful designations, which have proved 99.44 per cent accurate 1® per cent of the time, are herewith listed for regional tourneys of the IHSAA basketball title chase. First regionals sending teams to the Bloomington semi-final: Huntingburg has an interesting combination of brash youth and cautious veterans. Jasper has not forgotten what happened in last year’s sectional and should win this title in a close battle with Plainville. ? . ; ; ' The Cats then would Advance to a first-game meeting with the winner at Martinsville, where the story seems to be a matinee betwee teams that are too soon and too late. • _ Terre Haute Gerstmeyer, a comer, should win a second afternoon game from Swits City, a goner. and take the title at night from the Morgantown-Brasil survivor. which probably will be Morgantown. The second game at Bloomington's semi-final will feature the winners of the Jeffersonville and Evansville regional meets. The Jeff regional is the best balanced offensively and defensively and all combination of results are possible. Wisemen pick the Owls of Seymour but this fearless finder of fact and fiction prefers Bulldogs to Owls any old day and especially this. Saturday night Evansville is the only regional with four new sectional hands to deal wtih. Lincoln (whom I thought would be assassinated in the Evansville sectionals) over Boonville. Even for sentimental reasons, I can’t pick Dale over Princeton. Princeton over Lincoln for the title. , That would make the Bloomington semi-final line-up: Jasper vs Terre Haute Gerstmeyer and New Albany vs Princeton. ...it Second, regionals sending teams to the Fort Wayne semi-final: The host city has an unpredictable Smith probably will take the title and go against the winner of the Kokomo region* al. which should be Wabash? . South Bend Central’s 1953 champion'Bears stomped the Blue Blasers of Elkhart out in a season finale and it’s doubtful Elkhart has built enough wick in the interim to chase the Bears even at Elkhart Marion should take its own regional, although aside from a midseason flash of form I don’t know

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how they got this far. The Fort Wayne semi-final lineup: Fort Wayne South vs Wabash and South Bend Central vs Marion. Third, regionals sending teams to the Indianapolis semkfinal: Muncie Central an provide the major upset of the regionals by dumping Richmond and then taking the title as a prelude to its March 10 semi-final date with Southport, whose Cards hold all trumps in the Columbus regional. Milan (for fun) to come out of the (Rushville regional as an opponent to Crispus Attacks undefeated defending champions, who should have worked out all their sectional Jitters by Saturday and return to record scoring form against Anderson and Danville at night. The Indianapolis semi-final lineup: Muncie vs Southport and Milan vs Crispus Attacks. Fourth, regionals sending teams to the Lafayette semi-final: 2 .J A Wabash Valley champ never has won the state title and this doesn’t look like the year to start but Greencastle should get out of its regional alive. New Ross will provide the night time anxiety. MammoDO, witu rranK iva<iovicn over the flu, should rule its regional with an iron fist first over Michigan City and then over Gary Froebel’s winners from Portage. Ambia has no reason to fear Jackson township. At least no more reason than Jackson township has to fear Ambia. But Lafayette Jeff is heads and shoulders. literally and figuratively, above all opposition here and should win. Logansport plays an inconsistent game this year but not Inconsistent enough to fall before Morocco. Monticello, on the other hand, has been the essence of consistency and should swamp Winamac and repeat its nine-point victory over Logansport for the title. The Lafayette semi-final line-up: Greencastle vs Hammond and Lafayette vs Monticello. Bertha Landis On TV Program March 27 Wayne Rothgeb’s WKJG - TV show "Farms and Farming” at 1 p. m. daily, a favorite of many farm famines, will feature various discussions during March tncludInga talk by Bertha Landis, Ad- ««««. W MwA Ifr. ■ -r *•”" Othersto*b(P presents* during the month Include » series on bog raising by Joe Metsger, vocational agriculture instructor from South Whitley, discussions on soil problems, youth projects, woods and wildlife and several features for Each Friday the program features Miss Connie Walker, Fort Wayne's marketing specialist. Miss Walker also, appears on WINT-TV in -Connie’s kitchen” each Thursday at 2 p. m..

Duquesne Wins Upset Victory Against Dayton By International News Service The underdog Duquesne university Dukes pulled an 87 to 86 upset Wednesday night over Dayton, second ranked college basketball team in the nation, when the Dukes' Si Green scored 40 points to pace a second half rally. • - « ™ It was the third defeat in 25 games for the Dayton Flyers. The Dukes had won 13 of 22 games before meeting Dayton. The University of Louisville Cardinals, ranked fourth this week by International News Service, avenged a lop-sided early season defeat by Xavier of Ohio by crushing the Musketeers, 83 to 70. Jim Morgan and Phil Rollins paced the Cardinals by scoring 22 points apiece. Frank Tartaron was high for the Musketeers with 20. ,n St. Joseph’s (Pa.) racked up victory No. 19 in 23 games by subduing Muhlenberg, 74 to 63. The St. Joseph’s Hawks are ranked 14th. The Cincinnati Bearcats, tied for 20th place In the INS ratings with the Niagara Purple Eagles, lost 89 to 81 to Miami of Ohio. The Bearcats now have a 17-6 record. Meanwhile, Niagara drubbed Siena. 78 to 44, to make the Purple Eagles’ season record 20 and 5. Other scores: Notre Dame 87, Marquette 69: Temple 86, Albright 75: Penn State 76, Carnegie Tech 66; Washington of St. Louis 65, Beloit 58; Fordham 81, Columbia 68; Dartmouth 76, Yale 67; Texas Tech 87, New Mexico A 9t M. 66, and West Virginia Tech 125, Beckley 85. Basketball Boston 106, Fort Wayne 99. Minneapolis 98, Syracuse 94. Philadelphia 86, Rochester 81. College Basketball Notre Dame 87. Marquette 69. Duquesne 87. Dayton 86. Niagara 78, Siena 44. Temple 86. Albright 75. Miami (O.) 89, Cincinnati 81. Penn State 76, Carnegie Tech 66. Louisville 83, Xavier (O.) 70. West/Virginla Tech 125, Beckley 85. . ,a»... —a ... - Ml Leaguer I /l wStfgnM f I < I 11

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Majors Officially Launch Training NEW YORK (INS)—The first game won’t be pitched tor ten days yet but 16 major league baseball clubs., officially open spring training today for the 1956 season. The world champion Brooklyn Dodgers and 11 other National and American League teams open shop In Florida with tbe rest limbering up in Arizona. AU hands but Duke Snider and Jackie Robinson are due to report at Dodgertown in Vero Beach today. Duke is stopping off In Missouri to purchase and auto and drive to work while Robinson is finishing up a golf tournament in Miami. Over in St. Petersburg. New York Yankee manager Casey Stengel will give his full complement of infielders and outfielders a stiff workout. But the veteran pilot of the American League champions is giving hie youngsters plenty of elbow room while he rests Irv Noren, Mickey Mantle and Hank Bauer, who spent the winter recovering from sundry ailments. The New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals begin operations with new managers in Bill Rigney. Bobby Bragan and Fred Hutchinson, respectively. The Giants set up housekeeping in Phoenix, Ariz.. while the Pirates are based at Fort Myers, Fla., and the Cards of St Petersburg. Other Arizona based clubs are Cleveland at Tucson, Baltimore at Scottsdale and the Chicago Cubs at Mesa. Cincinnati and the Chicago White Sox work out at Tampa, Milwaukee is at Bradenton, Philadelphia at Clearwater, Boston at Sarasota,.Detroit at Lakeland, Kansas City at West Palm Beach and Washington at Orlando. The 36-day spring exhibition schedule begins March 10. Wrestling Card At Fprt Wayne Monday FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Wilbur Snyder, Pacific coast sensation, bas signed to meet the Sheik in the first of three one-hour matches’ on next,, Monday night’s wrestling card at-the Coliseum. Matchmaker Bruff Cleary tabbed Snyder as the hottest prospect, in the heavyweight ranks. He.recently earned a draw with |nu Them bofore 11,000 at IndianapoThe ‘windup Monday night ißll Bond Vifigie weight chaffiplonrggainSrv cffißItnger Dick The Bruiser, ex-Graen Bqy Packer. ' | A tag team match, with giant Hans Hermann and powerful Mighty Atlas opposing Mr. New York and Bill Melby, another jiew face in this area, will fill the semifinal spot on Cleary’s classy program. The firat match will start at 8:15 CDT- a Trade in a Gou« jown’— Decatur.

DASKEpAWL I -I 4-'' Monmouth** Eagle* will be making their fourth consecutive attempt to cop the regional champlonehip at Fort Wayne Saturday, a* they carry on from their laurel* won in their fourth straight sectional title last Saturday. —oOo—The Eagles will tangle with another flock of Eagles, the Fremont brand, in the regional opener at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Fremont won the Churubusco sectional title, upsetting the favored Garrett Railroaders in the final game by a convincing 67-52 score. ——oOo— ~ * Fort Wayne South Side will clash with the Avilla Panthers, winners of the Kendallville sectional for the second year in a row, tin the second regional game at the coliseum at 2:15 pjn. The afternoon winners will tangle at 8:15 p.m. for the right to advance to the semi-final tourney, also to be held at the coliseum Saturday, March 10. —oOo-— Monmouth will be seeking Adam* county’s first regional crown sine 1944, when the Decatur Yellow Jacket* turned *s the trick at Huntington. That was the second year in a row for an Adam* county regional championship, the Monro* Bearcats having won at Huntington in 1943. —oOo— In three, previous appearances, the Eagles have won one game, defeating Kendallville in the first game in 1953, 75-60. The Eagle* were then eliminated at night, 7546, by Fort Wayne Central, which had ousted Auburn in the afternoon, 60-31. Scores of the 1954 regional: Fort Wayne North 68, Monmouth 54; Auburn 60, LaGrange 53; Fort Wayne North 65, Auburn 56. Results of the 1955 regional: Fort Wayne North 80, Avilla 64; Auburn 82, Monmouth 67; Fort Wayne North 66, Auburn 56. - —oOo—(Roger Beams was top scorer tor Fremont in the sectional final with 20 points. Other scorers were Fisher 4, Wells 15, Kaufman 15, and Bressler 13. Sidel and Ehrhart b T We. —oOo— As you fans know, Basketbawl has been attempting to pick winners of all games in the sectional tourney since 1940. This year, for the second time in that long span, we hit every game correctly. Last week, the special sectional edition of the Jacket Journal, Decatur high school newsletter, printed this little ditty: "Pete pitks Eagles, Pooey on him. "We pick Jackets, Go Team Win!” This week, Basketbawl received the following sequel ditty: ——; “The Perfect Picker," Pete, Picked the Jackets to get beat. Lady Luck was by his side and his smile he cannot bide, for “P.P.P.” wns right again, “Old Lady Luck” is now his friend! Jacket Journal Staff. —oOo— Thanks, kids! It's fun, isn’t it* —oOo — All the best of luck In the - regional to the Monmouth Eagles and Coach Porky! Trucker Is Fined On Traffic Charge Sylvester H. Sell, rural route two, Decatur, was arrested by state police for operating a truck with n©™.turn , signals on Thirteenth street. He was fined 31 and costs, totaling *15.75. Cars driven by Perry L. Sheets of Decatur and Ronaid E. Secaur. rural route five. Decatur, were involved in an accident at the corner of Third and Jefferson streets yesterday afternoon. The Secaur auto was not damaged, but the Sheets vehicle had estimated damages of 325. Frederick D. Stauffer, Berne, was arrested this morning for passing on the yellow line near the intersection of Thirteenth street and Second street extended. He will appear in city court Saturday.

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Regional Tourney Officials Chosen INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —The IHSAA today named officials to handle the regional tourneys of the 45th annual prep basketball tourney Saturday: Columbus — Cyril Birge, John Gwin, Malvern Redman, Lloyd Whipple. Elkhart — William Flndling, Charles Northam, Homer Owens, Oscar Samuels. Evansville — Joseph Hunter, S. T. Proffitt, James Sanders, Eu-‘ gene Sparks. Fort Wayne— Lowell Barnett, Harley Collins, H. F. McNaught, Wesley Oler.. Greencastle — Robert Cherry, Fred Marlow, Frank Smith, Leland TerrelL Hammond —Paul Bateman, Robert Dornte, Don McCoy, "Marvin ToddHuntingburg — Pau! Grimes, Cloyd Julian, Leroy Heminger, Ed Straith-Miller. Indianapolis—Everett Campbell, Everett Cass, Don Lieberum, Charles Meade. Jeffersonville— James Boswell, Clayton Nichols, Robert Rose, Lowell Willis. Kokomo — Don Mcßride, Burl McKenzie, Gerald Strickler, Gene Winks. Lafayette—Dean Geyer. James Haywood, Lores Lehman. James Patterson. Logansport — Victor Friewank, John Janzaruk, Herbert Schwomeyer, Dee Williams. Marion — Stan Dubis, Roscoe Hall, Andrew Hiduke, John Hllligoss. Martinsville—Roy Gardner, Eugene Glaze, Jack Small, Charlie Timmons. Muncie —Maurice Criswell, Lawrence Gradeless, Frank Sanders, Jerry Steiner. Rushville —Roland Baker, Winfield Jacobs, Joe Mullins, John Williams. Illinois And lowa In TV Game Os Week CHICAGO (INS) — Saturday Is "showdown" day in Big Ten basketball for team and individual scoring races. Illinois and lowa, tied for the conference lead with 11 and 1 records. square off at lowa City in a nationally televised game. The eyes of the Big Ten also will focus on a game at Columbus, 0., between third-place Ohio State and Michigan State. The gamo“wW' pit the conference's two scoring leaders, Robin Freeman and Julius McCoy, against each other. The Buckeyes’ Freeman has scored 379 points to 341 for McCoy of the Spartans. The team showdown will feature Illinois' record breaking offense, currently geared to an average of 93.6 points a game, against the league’s tightest defense. lowa allowed only 69.5 points per contest, while the lllini rate second on defense. On offense, lowa is fourth beat Both teams boast an array of sharpshooters, averaging more than .400 on field goal attempts. Illinois has a floor average of .408 and lowa, .401. Freeman and McCoy both are scoring at a record pace although Freeman's 43 (points against Illinois last Monday stretched his lead over McCoy, 31.6 points a game to 28.4. In an earlier meeting this year between Ohio and Michigan State, Freeman outscored McCoy 46 to 40. ____ August Fuelling Dies Wednesday Afternoon August H. Fuelling, 72, former threshing machine operator, died at 2 p.m. Wednesday at his home three miles southeast of Monroeville. He was born in Adams county but spent most of his life in Monroeville. Surviving are his wife, Cora; three sons, Melvin, Alvin and Parnell; a daughter, Mrs. Pearl Lovellette, all of Monroeville; a brother, Thomas of Monroeville; two half-brothers, (Ralph and Martin of Three Rivers, Mich.; a sister, Mrs. Edward Kouder of Fort Wayne; a half-sister, Mrs. Amos Zimmerman, and a step-mother, Mrs. Fred Fuelling of Three Rivers, Mich. The body will be taken to the home of a son, Melvin, at noon Friday and will be returned to the Marquart funeral home in Monroeville at 5 p.m. Saturday for services Sunday afternoon.

Higher Profit Is Realized On Sectional The financial report on the Admas Central sectional tourney, held last week, shows an increase in total receipts and also an increase in shares each of the nine schools receives from the profits of the tourney. ■ All sessions of the 1956 sectional were complete sellouts in season tickets, with no single admissions sold at any session. Receipts totaled 35.014, as compared to receipts of 34,672.40 in 1955, an increase of 3341 60, according to the report of John O. Reed, Adams Central principal and tourney manager. Total attendance this year was 10,900, an increase of 206 over the 1955 attendance. The share to each school on a pro rata basis is 3213.17, as compared to the 3196.38 last year. Expenditures, except for trans portation and lodging of teams, totaled |776 80. These expenditures were: meals, 3*75; referees, *232.56; scorer, 312.50; timer, *12.501 help, >6O; printing, 388 70; incidentals, *32.38; basketball, 319.85; janitors, 310; tickets, 33210; telephone and telegraph, *1.21. This leaves a first balance of *4,237.20. From this is deducted 3150 for the tourney center high school, 363.36 for transportation and 348 for lodging, leaving a fourth balance of 33,975.84. The tourney center school then received 3100, leaving *a fifth balance of *3,875-84. One percent of thia, fifth balance, or 338.76 goes to the Indiana high school athletic association. '■ These deduction* leave 33.837.08 for distribution to the nine participating schools. Halt of this total, or 31,918.53 is divided on a pro rata basis, with *213.17 to each school The balance of *1,918.55 is then divided on an enrollment basis to the schools, based at *1.45125 pef student.

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On this basis, each school received, in addition to the pro rate 0f3213.17, the following amount: Pro Rata School En P. S Amount Adams Central 199 1.45125 3288-80 Berne ....- 199 1.45125 288.80 Decatur ... 342 1.45125 496-33.> Decatur Cath. 96 1.45125 139.32 Geneva 136 1-45115 197-37 Hartford 57 1.45125 82.72 Jefferson 46 1.45125 66.70 Monmouth 157 1.45125 227 84 Pleasant Mills 90 1.45125 130 61 TOTALS 1322 *1,981.55 Reed expressed his appreciation for the splendid cooperation given in special services by the sheriff and his department in traffic control, the Monroe firemen on crowd and door control, the Red Cross for first aid. the two tourney doctors. Dr .Arthur H. Girod and Dr. Nerval Rich, and the ambulance service provided. March Enters On Breath Os Spring INDIANAPOLIS (INS) 7- Hoosiers welcomed a March 1 wreathed in the feel and look of spring today. Temperatures ranged into the 60s today and were expected to stay well above freezing tonight, ranging from-the mld-30* in the north to low 40* in the south. Temperatures Wednesday ranged from lows of 28 at Fort Wayne and 45 at Kvansville to highs of 39 and 60 in those two same cities. • Johnny Holman Wins Fight By Decision MIAMI BEACH. Fla. (INS) — Fourth ranked heavyweight Johnny Holman of Chicago won an unanimous 10-round decision over Joe Rowan Wednesday night in a nationally televised bout at Miami Beach. Rowan of Philadelphia had a slight edge in the first round, but the Chicagoan with a 21 pound weight advantage took charge after that and had bis opponent practically out on his feet as the fight ended.

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