Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 9 February 1957 — Page 6

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Both Decatur Teams Run Up Big Scores In Winning Efforts On Friday Night

COMMODOVES The Decatur Commodores delighted their fans at the annual , homecoming game Friday night, running up their highest point total of the season by defeating the Pleasant Mills Spartans, 90-74. at the Decatur gym. The free-scoring first quarter found Pleasant Mills in the lead most of the time, once by six points, but a six-point Decatur flurry in the last 45 Seconds put the Commodores on top at the end of the period. 23-21. Ron Meyer contributed 12 points and Phil Reed eight to the Decatur total, while Jerry Williamson and John Frey each scored eight for Pleasant Mills Field goals by Reed and Dave Kable ana a pair by Ron Meyer shot the Commodores into a 31-23 advantage early in the second quarter, and the Decatur lads were out in front to stay for the rest of the game. The Commodores had an eight point bulge at the half. 45-37, and doubled their margin by the end of the third period, 87-51. Each team scored 23 points in a free-wheeling fourth period to rack up the final score of 90-74. The game developed into a personal scoring duel between Ron Meyer and Jerry Williamson, with the Commodore center “piling up 39 pointe M IS field goals and nine free throws, while the Pleasant Mills guard poured in 32 markers on 13 fielders and six of six from the foul line. Williamson was especially deadly with a onehander from the corners, while Meyer worked underneath for most of his buckets. Reed popped in 18 points and Kable 15 for the Commodores, while Frey had 16 and Dave Myers 10 for the Spartans. The Spartans lost big Dick McCullough on fouls early in the third period, Larry Wable was whistled out late in the third, and Frey left the game on personals in the final quarter, as 21 fouls were called on Pleasant Mills and 17 on the Commodores. The Commodores will wind up their home schedule with a pair of games next week, entertaining Andrews, of Huntington county. Tuesday night, and Madison towhJayjkmnty, Friday night.

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Week's Schedule For Adorns County Bosketboll Teams Saturday Leo at Monmouth. Montpelier at Berne (2 p.m.l. The Spartans will also play their final home game Friday, hostjng Arcola. Cemmedores FG FT TP Reed 7 5 19 Hake 0 0 0 R. Meyer 15 9 39 T. Meyer 3 0 6 Kable .• 6 3 15 Heimann 10 2 Ford ...i.... 4 19 Litchfield 0 0 0 Wilder .. 0 0 0 Beal •• 0 o o| TOTALS ........ 36 18 90 Pleasant Mills FG FT TP Wable 2 1 5 Frey —7 2 16 McCullough ......2... 2 0 4 Williamson 13 6 32 Myers 1... 2 6 10 Irwin 2 0 4 Snyder h 0 0 0 Johnson 113 TOTALS 29 16 74 Officials: Batemari, Griffith. Preliminary Commodores. 35 - 29. I. IIS— ■■■■■ ■■■■■ H, S. Basketball Kendallville 59, New Haven 52. Fort Wayne Central 65, Fort Wayne North 48. Fort Wayne Central Catholic 70, Peru 57. . - Garrett 37, Albion 35. Bluffton 66. Auburn 53. Columbia City 81. LaGrange 51. , Leo 70. Huntertown 53. ] Harlan 59. Riverdale 44. 1 Arcola 47, Woodburn 45. Elmhurst 70, Angola 58. Roanoke 61, Andrews 57. Ossian 60, Huntington Twp. 56. Lancaster Central 55, Rockcreek 47. Avilla 69, Butler 60. Indianapolis Attucks 64, IndianapIndianvwlis * Tebh 58, Richmond 57 (overtime). Terre Haute Gerstmeyer 60, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 59. Logansport 68, Anderson 66. Lafayette 47, New Castle 44. Muncie Central 59, Kokomo 50. Frankfort 66, Marion 56. Wabash 71, Alexandria 61. Elwood 64, Muncie Burris 50. Hartford City 64, Tipton 55. Plymouth 73, Huntington 64. LaPorte 61, Goshen 55. South Bend Central 81, Mishawaka 75. Elkhart 67; South Bend Riley 57. Gary Mann 76, Gary Emerson 43. East Chicago Washington 57, Gary Tolleston 56. Hammond 73, Hammond Tech 48, East Chicago Roosevelt 85, Valparaiso 83. , Shelbyville 70, Connersville 55. Martinsville 58, Franklin 54. Columbus 40, Southport 39. Seymour 70, Madison 68.

YELLOW JACKETS The Decatur Yellow Jackets,'after a slow start, got a boost from the bench and turned on a sensational scoring spree to swamp under the Portland Panthers at Portland Friday night, 84-44. The Jackets failed to click at the start of the game and'dropped behind by nine points. Coach Bob Worthman inserted a complete reserve team and they were really fired up. The reserves came to within one point of the Panthers, and then the starters took over again. The regulars, apparently shamed by the second "live, went absolutely wild and ran away from the Panthers. Each team took 78 shots from the field, with the Jackets hitting 34 for a .436 percentage while Portland connected on 17 for an average of .218. The Jackets hit 16 for 26 frqpi the foul line and the Panthers scored on 10 of 21. The Decaturitf s started out as if the evening would be a repeat of the New Haven game. Passes went wild, shots wouldn't stick and rebounding was forgotten. The score was tied at 4-4, nad then Portland started to move away.' The Panthers boosted their lead to nine, at 18-9, and the Decatur reserves came into the game. Showing lots of hustle, they narrowed the margin to six, 20-14, at the end of the quarter. In the first three minutes of the second period, the Jackets tallied seven points to Portland's two, and the score was 22-21 in the Panthers favor when the starters went back on the floor. They wrapped up the game in the next five minutes, outscoring Portland, 16-4, for a 37-26 halftime lead. In the third period, the Jackets showed they could really play ball when the notion hit. With Kelly and Kirkpatrick grabbing almost every rebound and feeding it out quick, the Jackets turned on a fast break that scored 13 points while blanking the Panthers. Every player hit at least two points in the surge. Portland finally hit the scoring column with half of the period gone, but Decatur continued to run and hit and led 60-32 at the end of file third stanza. Reserves played the entire last oeriod for Decatur, and showed no signs of cooling off. Decatur continued to work the fast break to perfection with Ted Schrock and John Dorwin doing the bulk of the rebounding, and Ted Hutker, Chalmer Reinking, Bob Shraluka, Jay Gould and Steve Dellinger working the break. Decatur hit ten of 18 shots in the final period and tallied 24 points in all. All 12 players for Decatur hit the scoring column. Sophomore Bob Shraluka led the team with 13, Kelly and Baxter hit 12 and Kirkpatrick got 10. Elmore and Williams were the only Panthers in double figures, getting 12 and 10 points resptively. The loss gave Portland a record of 9-10 for the season and the Jackets win made it 14-4 for them. Decatur's next game will be at Garrett next Friday, and will decide the N.E.I.C. championship. Decatur’s record in the conference is 4-1 and Garrett is 3-0. The Railroaders play a conference game against Concordia tonight, and regardless of the outcome, Decatur can still win, as Garrett plays one less game in conference competition. Decatur FG FT TP Kelly - 5 2 12 Moses 2....—’-.. 2 3 7 Kirkpatrick 4 2 10 Banks .’ 3 0 6 Baxter 5 2 12 Shraluka 6 1 13 Hutker 2 0 4 Dorwin — 3 0 6 Reinking ...... ... 2 0 4 Schrock — 0 6 6 Gould Ij 0 2 Dellinger .. 10 2 TOTALS 34 16 «4 Portland FG FT TP R. Runyon 0 0 0 Strausburg .. r —. 10 2 Stipp -- 2 5 9 Elmore 5 2 12 Williams 5 0 10 G. Runyon ... 10 2 Snyder 1 2 4 McKinley 0 0 0 Slansburg 2 15 TOTALS 17 10 44 Officials: Imei, Bales., Preliminary. Portland, 48-46. Terre Haute Garfield 64, Greencastle 60. New Albany 69, Evansville Central 56. Vincennes 56, Evansville Bosse 55. Dunkirk 74, Farmland 71 (overtime). Mississinewa 79, Winchester 40. Pennville 61, Bryant 58. Pro Basketball New York 92. Boston 90. Philadelphia 93, St. Louis 90. If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad, it brings results. <

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Gorillas Whip Ridgeville By 70-45 Score The Hartford Gorillas registered victory number 17 in 18 starts Friday night, whipping Ridgeville, 70-45, at the Hartford gym. The Gorillas led in a low-scor-ing first quarter, 8-2, at the half, i 25-14, and at the third period, 4931. Hartford had four players in dou'oie figures, Rog Moser leading with 19, and Larry Gene Dubach, Bob Biberstein and Dean Stahly 12 each. Shanefelt topped Ridgeville with 23 markers. The Gorillas face a rugged foe Tuesday night, when they tangle with the Lancaster Central Bob* cats at Lancaster. They also will play at Poling Friday. Hartford FG FT TP Bixler 2 3 7 L. G. Dubach 5 2 12 Lehman 1 0 '2 Moser 7 5 19 Pharr 2 0 4 Biberstein 5 2 12 Stahly — 3 6 12 L. L. Dubach 0 2 2 TOTALS 25 20 70 Ridgeville FG FT TP Potter -— 10 2 Tharp — — 4 0 8 Mitchell 1 ‘\o 2 Hbtmire 2 0 4 Wootem. — 1 ' 0 2 Smithson 2 0 4 Shanefelt .....— 8-7 23 TOTALS — 19 7 45 Officials: Ryan, Bryant. Preliminary Hartford: 44 - 21. SOWLfNG SCORES Merchants League W L Begun's Clothier 7 2 Slick’s Tastee Freeze .... 6 3 Painter’s (Willshire) .— 6 3 Citizens Telephone Co. .... 5 4 Krick-Tyndall 5 4 Lunch Box 5 ♦, Old Crown - 4 5 State Gardens 3 6 Zintsmaster Motor Sales -.3 ,6 Blackwells 1 -nRR 200 games: F. Hoffman 227, $■ Hitchcock 218, G. f-Mler 2U, Thatcher 225, J. Shackfi?y 235, L. Gage 213-207, M. Ladd 200, B. Ashbaucher 227, T. Fennig 202. 600 scries: B. Ashbaucher 600, (189, 227, 184.) College Basketball Vincennes 107, Huntington 79. Indiana Tech 82, Tri-State 70. Concordia 84, Grace Seminary 67. Dayton 102, Villanova 70. Oklahoma 67, Oklahoma A&M 55. Temple 70, Seton Hall 51. Wake Forest 93, Clemson 72. Kentucky 75, Mississippi 69.

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Adams Central Defeats Cubs Friday Night The Adams Central Greyhounds beat the Monroeville Cubs last night, 46 to 41, at the Adams Central gym. Steiner and McMillen tied for high point honors on the f winning team, with 14 points apiece. Mack of Monroeville scored 15 points. Ripley also scored in the 2-figure bracket with ten points. The game started slowly, with Adams Central leading 7 to ‘4 at the quarter mark. Monroeville led att he half and three-quarter ' mark 19 to 18, and 32 to 30. A i fourth quarter surge put the Grey- > hounds out in front to stay. I In the second team game, Monroeville defeated Adams Central, 40 to 37. • The Greyhounds will play at PeF troleum next Friday. > Adams Central > FG FT TP I Smith — 2 0 4 I Steiner - 6 2 14 ! Ripley *3 4 10 > McMillen —. 3 8 14 ! Barger 0 11 . Byerly 11 3 i. TOTALS 15 16 46 Monroeville > FG FT TP I Etzler 1 2 4 ! Shondell —- 4 0 8 , Mack 6 3 15 I Gerardot 10 2 Stephenson 12 4 ; Sipe —— 3 2 8 TOTALS 16 9 41 Officials: Phillips and McAfee. Preliminary Monroeville, 40 - 37. Motorist Arrested On Speeding Charge Howard Almdale, 36, of route 3, Bluffton, was arrested one mile east of Monroe for speeding on highway 124 by the state police Friday. He will appear at 8 p.m. Monday before justice of the peace Floyd Hunter. Attend Services for Wm. Bracht A number of Adams county relatives attended funeral services this week in Fort Wayne for William Bracht. Those In attendance from this area included Mr. and Mrs. Eted F. Zurcher, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Soldner, John lurcher and daughter Esther, Mr. and Mrs, Chris F. Zurcher, Mr. and Mrs. William lurcher, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Elam Steiner, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Steiner, Mrs. Paul Habegger, Mrs. Albert Amstutz, Mrs. Willo Sommers. Mr. and Mrs. I Howard Bluhm, Mrs. Harold JohnI son, and Mr. and Mrs. Meyers.

Eagles Lose To Hoagland Friday Night The Monmouth Eagles went down to their 13th defeat of the season Friday night, losing to the Hoagland Wildcats, 57-44, on the * Monmouth floor. The Allen county quintet led at all stopping points, 16-10, 37-27, and 49-35. Scoring was well balanced for both teams, Beerman topping Hoagland with 14 points, and Butch Meyers counting 11 for the Eagles, .who played without Bob Hildebrand, Who is battling intestinal flu. The Eagles will play at home again tonight, hosting the tough Leo Lions. Hoagland FG FT TP Grotrian ——— 5 2 12 Zblt .A|o 0 0 Scheumann ’4 0 8 Bohnke 13 5 Beerman — 5 4 14 Johnson 10 2 Miller 3 2 8 Franke 0 0 0 Guenin 4 0 8 Fry - 0 0 0 TOTALS.... 23 11 57 ___. : Monmouth- — FG FT TP Maitcr——3 3 9 Bittner ——————— 0 0 0 ■ Bulmahn 3 2 8 R. McDougal 0 0 0 Bulmahn 0 2 2 Brandt 10 2 Heller 1 0 2 Meyers —— 4 3 11 Blakey 0 11 Fuelling — 0 0 0 Boerger . 4 1 9 J. McDougal 0 0 0 TOTALS— 16 12 •44 Officials: Reed, Van Houten. Preliminary Hoagland, 37 - 35. Coaches Are Nomed For All-Star Game NEW YORK (UP) — Frank Mci Guire, coach of unbeaten North Carolina, was named today to coach the East team and E. O. ‘ (Doc) Hayes of Southern Methodist ' was picked to coach the West team ■ in the annual College All-Star basketball game at Madison Square ■ Garden Saturday afternoon, March : so. ’ Issi Martinez Wins ’ . Over Courchesne NEW YORK (UP)—lsidro (Issi) ( Martinez, young Panama south- ’ paw, gets a shot at a feather--1 weight contender in Madison 1 Square Garden, March 15, be- ’ cause he climbed off the Garden 1 canvas Friday night and came on ‘ to stop Bobby Courchesne in the! 1 10th round. According to matchmaker Billy ’ Brown, the March opponent probably wil be seventh-ranking Gil Cadilli of San Francisco or Flash ‘ Elorde of the Philippines, No. 8. J Trade in a good town — Decatur

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Geneva Downs Albany Friday Night 59$ The Geneva Cardinals racked up their second victory of the week and their 12th triumph of the season Friday night, defeating Al-> bany, 59-55, on the Geneva court. The Cardinals were out in front at-the first quarter, 17-10, built their lead to 37-25 at the half and were on top at the third period, 47-40. Three players did the bulk of Geneva’s scoring, Ivan Nevil tallying 19 points and Tom . Stuber, 16. Larry Hunt, playing his first game of the season, whipped in 17 points for the Cardinals, who played without Dan Craig, regular forward, out with Illness. Edwards topped Albany with 14 markers. \ , The Cardinals will beat home twice next wepk, entertaining Red key Tuesday and Ossian Friday. Geneva FG FT TF Hunt -- 6 5 17 Yoder 2 3 7 Nevil — 8 3 19 Stuber .3 10 If Bauman 0 O' 0 Tester 0 0 C TOTALS 19 21 5f Albany FG FT TP Faulkner 1 0 2 Smith - 4 3 11 Whiteman 2 4 8 Fulhart — 2 4 8 Fields -1 0 2 Fishback — 0 2 2 Edwards 6 2 14 Reese ........i. 3 l 2 8 TOTALS —l9 17 55 Officials: Moser, Zerkel. Preliminary Albany, 24 - 20. Local Lady's Father Dies In Michigan John Eckrose, 87, father of Mrs. Homer Reace, of Decatur, died Friday at his home in Ironwood, Mich. Survivors include Mrs. Reace and a granddaughter, Mrs. Tom Lutes, also of Decatur. Funeral services and burial will be held Monday at Ironwood. Rural Youth Hold District Meetihg Six members of the Adams county rural youth delivered the district mooving cow to Huntington county Thursday night. The Huntington county rural youth met at the YMCA and senior night was the feature of the meeting. A panel of former rural youth members of Huntington county discussed marriage and family relations as 1 ' the educational feature. Recreation and refreshments were also on the I program. Those attending from Adams county were: Barbara Lewton, Rowena Merriman, Sondra Brown, Earl Yoder, Merlin Alt and Gloria Koeneman. Trade in a good town — Decatur

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