Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 1 March 1957 — Page 7

FRIDAY, MARCH 1. 1857

Adams Central Rallies To Eliminate Geneva; Gorillas Win Easily

Adams Central’s Greyhounds gave basketball fans one of their biggest thrills in many years Thursday night when they staged a sensational last-minute rally to score a one-point, 48-47, upset over the Geneva Cardinals in the opening game of last night’s sectional at the Adams Central gym. The nightcap affair was a humdrum anti-climatic contest, with the Hartford Gorillas walloping the Decatur Catholic Commodores, 74-47. Thursday’s games set the stage for Saturday’s semi-final battles, with the Decatur Yellow Jackets and Berne Bears, victors in the tourney openers Wednesday, meeting in the first semi-final clash at 1 p. m. Saturday, following which Adams Central will tangle with Hartford. The Saturday afternoon winners will then scrap at 8:15 p. m. Saturday for the sectional championship. No games will be played today, with the day devoted to sale of tickets to fans of the four schools still in the running. Saturday's sessions will definitely be a sellout, with no tickets available at the Adams Central gym. A Terrific Finish There were three minutes and 50 seconds to play, the scoreboard nrcad: Geneva 47, Adams Central 36 Apparently everybody in the gym, with the exception of those five fighting Greyhounds out on the floor, settled back with the thought that the Cardinals were safely home with a return trip to the gym for the Saturday semifinal clash. Then the Greyhounds began to pop. Gary McMillen hit a field goal. Jim Steiner converted a pair of free throws, and 15 seconds later hit another fielder and the fans began to stir, as the scoreboard now showed Geneva . 47. Adams Central 42, 1:10 to play. Mark Ripley clicked for a twopointer and, with 35 seconds to go, Steiner connected for his sixth basket of the game, and the Greyhounds had cut that big margin to one lone point. The Cardinals continued their desperate efforts to stall out the hall game, and with just 11 seconds to play, LarTy'Hunt, Geneva senior, who rejoined the team only a few weeks ago, was fouled. But his free throw teetered off the rim, and the Greyhounds grabbed the rebound. With only two seconds to play remaining, the Greyhounds worked the ball in to Ron Corson, who let fly with a jumper from short range. The ball zipped cleanly through the net, and the 'Cardinals j did not have time to get the ball into play before the final horn sounded. It was the only time Adams Central was in the lead since late in the first quarter. The opening period was a nip and tuck affair. The Greyhounds had their last lead in the quarter at 13-12, but Dan Craig’s fourth fielder of the period and Ivan Nevil'S* brace of free throws put Geneva on top at the end of the stanza, 16-13. The Cardinals pulled away with the opening of the second quarter and limited Adams Central to only five points to give Geneva a 27-18 margin at the half. By the end of the third period the Cardinals’ margin was still nine points at 4--32, and Geneva upped this

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SATURDAY TICKET DISTRIBUTION Herman Frantz, Adams Central high school principal and sectional tourney manager, today announced the distribution of tickets for the semi-final and final sessions of the tourney Saturday. Each of the four schools eliminated in Wednesday and Thursday sessions received 25 tickets, with the balance divided among the four schools still in the running, principally on an enrollment basis. ,The four schools are certain to have more demands for tickets • than their supply, therefore there will be no tickets available at the gym. The breakdown follows: School Enrollment Pro-Rata Enrollment Total 10% 90% Adams Central 200 52 464 516 Berne . 220 52 510 562 Decatur 331 5t 768 820 Hartford 60 52 139 191

Sectional Scores At Adams Central Adams Central 48, Geneva 47. Hartford Center 74, Decatur Commodores 47. “ At Fort Wayne Fort Wayne South 34, Fort Wayne North 16. New Haven 74, Hoagland 62. Woodburn 65, Coesse 60. Elmhurst 82, Lafayette Central 75. Fort Wayne Central Catholic 43, Arcola 38. At Bluffton Bkiffton 78, Jackson 63. liberty Center 61, Chester Center 57. Ossian 68, Petroleum 42. At Churubusco Churubusco 38, Auburn 30. Fremont 70, Butler 53. At Auburn Angola 64, Metz 36. Garrett 63, Ashley 44. At Hartford City Roll 74, Gray 43. Hartford City 87, Dunkirk 68. At Huntington Jefferson 77, Jefferson Center 44. Lancaster Twp. 54, Rockcreek 42. At Kendallville Albion 65, Springfield Twp. 43. lead to 47-36 as mentioned earlier but the Cardinals failed to register a single point in the las.t three minutes and 50 seconds. Geneva suffered a bad loss early in the fourth period when Craig was lost on personal fouls. CtAig Jed All the scorers with 16 points, trailed by Ivan NevH, the county's individual scoring leader for the season, with 14. Steiner scored 14 and Corson 10 for the Greyhounds, who outscored the Cardinals from the field, 19-14. Hartford Romps The nightcap was a closely contested affair until more then half of the second quarter had elapsed, when the Hartford Gorillas really began to move and made their victory over the Commodores an easy one. Dean Stahly hit his first shot of the game after 30 seconds of play. Ron Meyer knottea the count 10 seconds later, but Larry Gene Dubach hit a two-pointer, and the Gorillas were out in front to stay. Hartford held a 12-8 margin at the first quarter, and twice built this margin to six points. But the Commodores came back to trim their deficit to two points on field- .' ers by Tom Meyer and Phil Reed, i making the score 18-16, Hartford, with five minutes gone of the second period. But the Gorillas then poured 10 consecutive points through the hoop to move to a 28-16 bulge at half-time. From th<jn on it was strictly no

contest, as the Gorillas zoomed to a 49-25 advantage at the third period. Roger Moser, Hartford’s fine center, topped the Gorillas’ attack with 24 points, including 10 of 12 from the foul line. Stahly and L. G. Dubach each tallied 14. Dale Hake, with 15, and Ron Meyer, with 14, bore the brunt of the Commodores’ scoring. ~ Adams Central FG FT TR Steiner.l.2 6 2-4 14 Smith 0 2-3 2 Ripley--—— 2 3-4 7 Corson 5 0-1 10 McMillan 4 0-0 8 Barger —1 3-5 5 Byerly -0 0-0 0 Gerber 0 0-0 0 Isch ——.... 10-0 2 TOTALS 19 10-17 48 Geneva FG FT TP Yoder 0 4-4 4 Hunt-. 2 0-1 4 Nevil —- 4 6-9 14 Stuber 2 5-7 9 Craig •» 6 4-5 16 Bicry —— 0 0-0 0 Bauman 0 0-1 0 TOTALS ——— 14 19-27 47 Score by quarters: Adams Central 13 18 32 48 Geneva 16 27 41 47 Officials: Hilligoss, Tiernan. Hartford ■ ■ -■■Fb ft-w Bixler — 2 1-3 5 L. G. Dubach— 7 0-1 14 Moser- ——7 10-12 24 Biberstein 0 6-6 6 Stahly — 6 2-2 14 Moeschberger 0 2-2 2 Pharr 2 1-2 5 L. L. Dubachlo-0 2 Lehman „ 0 0-0 0 Grogg'—. 10-0 2 TOTALS— 26 22-28 74 Commodores FG FT TP Hake ———. 7 1-6 15 Reed 1* 2-4 4 R. Meyer '7 0-0 14 Ford 1 1-2 3 Kable : 1 0-1 2 Kohne - 0 1-2,1 Heimann ...—- 0 0-0 0 T. Meyer 3 2-6 8 Beal 0 0-0 0 Litchfield 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 23 7-21 47 Scort by quarters: • Hartford 12 28 49 741 Commodores 8 16 25 47J Officials: Tiernan, Hilligoss. BOWLING SCORES MAJOR LEAGUE W L Pts. Beavers Oil Service.. 14 4 20 Marathon Oil _--TT.7J11716 Hoagland Farm Eq.--. 11 7 14 Hooker Paint 10 8 14 State Garden 10 8 12 First State Bank 9 9 11 Maier Hide & Fur ..' 7 10 10Mi Gerbers Super Mkt... 7 11 9 Midwestern Lifers -- 6 12 8 Ideal Dairy 4 13 5 Hooker Paint won 4 pts. from Midwestern Lifers,.. Beavers. Oil Service won 3 pts. from First State Bank, Maier Hide & Fur won 3 pts. from Gerbers Super Mkt., State Gardens and Marathon Oil’ each won 2 pts.. Ideal Dairy and 1 Hoagland Farm Eq. each won 2 pts. 600 Scries? D. Mies 215-184-207-r (606), B. Eyanson 194-231-177 ( 602). 200 games: G. Ellis 205, H. Engle 208, A. Erxleben 200. E. Anderson 227, Bulmahn 200-210, L. Reef 200, H: Strickler 200, C. LMdemann 209, P; Reidenbach 210. Note: Beavers Oil Service rolled a new single game high of 981. Notre Dame Enters NCCA Tournament SOUTH BEND. Ind (IP) — Notre Dame’s basketball team today was enrolled among the competitors in the forthcoming NCAA tourney. The Irish are slated for an atlarge berth in the midwest division of the tourney and will face cither Miami of Ohio, the MidAmerica Conference champions, or the winners in the Ohio Valley Conference in a tourney doubleheader at Columbus, Ohio, March 12.

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Ranking Rrep Teams Survive • ,■ '•/ x. -> Tourney Tests INDIANAPOLIS (UP)— The pressure was reaching the boiling point in Indiana’s 47th annual high school basketball tourney tobay, with all ranking powers still accounted for to lead 430 survivors into morning-to-night warfare. “Black Friday” may come up with the “blockbuster” of an upset stiU missing, although the season is over for 309 teams from the original field of 739. By tonight, only the 258 sectional semi-finalists will be left. South Bend Central and Terre Haute Gerstmeyer, the top favorites for the crown Indianapolis Attucks has worn the past two years, led the .assault on lesser foes, but eight more defending sectional titlists were ousted. The South Benders, No. 1 in the state, stretched their winning streak to 22 with victories over city foe Adams, 52-32, and tough 1 Mishawaka, 77-72. Adams played Central on even terms through ■ the first half, but the big Bears : broke the game open in the third I period to go in front, 31-21. Johnson Fouls Out Mishawaka made the East NIHSC champs sweat, primarily i because Jim Carnes dunked in 29 points to lead the scoring. Herbie Lee caged 23 for Central—but the ! outcome could have been difl ferent had it not been for the i dismal failure of Mishawaka's Let. toy Johnson. The lanky senior, ( who averaged 24.2 points per [ game during the season, caged ; only 8 and fouled out in the third . stanza. The victory advanced . South Bend into Saturday's round. , Second-rated Gerstmeyer, state ' finalists last year, made it 25-1 ' by walloping West Terre Haute, 1 64-51. Howard Dardeen topped the Black Cats with 17 points. . Features tonight include city 1 battles between Gary Roosevelt 1 and Mann, Evansville Central and i Lincoln, and Indianapolis Tec h- • Shortridge, along with Elkhart- > Nappanee, Michigan City - Roll- ) ing Prairie, Gerstmeyer-Pimento, ) Princeton-Patoka, Muncie Central ■ -Gaston, and Sheridan against unr defeated Windfall at Noblesville. Defending state champion In- ! dianapolis Attucks, 56-34 conqueror f of city rival Scecina, met Indianapolis Wood in the afternoon. Behind Gerstmeyer, the next half a dozen ranking powers fared > this way, in their Thursday night - openers: Powers Prevail Indianapolis Tech racked up its . 17th straight win, overpowering ’ neighboring Broad Ripple, 69-50. J Gary Roosevelt, with five players ’ scoring in double figures, blasted j. East Gary, 101-57, for a Steel City ! sectional record—also the highest ! score turned in state-wide in the ! tourney. Michigan City clobbered ■ LaCrosse, 75-50. Once defeated I Hartford City disposed of Dunkirk, 87-68, Cecil Beeson leading ' the way with 25 points. Lafayette, > 1956 tourney runner-up, routed i Buck Creek, 90-36. Elkhart, an- , other 1956 tourney finalist, poured ; tt on Shipshewanna-Scott, 70-45. Fort Wayne South and Evansville Lincoln, tied for 10th place i in the United Press coaches poll, survived stalling sessions in good shape. South's Archers licked Fort , Wayne North, 34-16. The half-time score was 11-4. ■ North, .winner ' only once during the season, lost its 13th in a row—third to South this year. | Lincoln avenged its lone season i setback by powdering Mount Vernon in a stall game to end all stall games—34-8. The losers didn't score until the final period. The latest defending sectional champs to get the ax were: Boonville, beaten by Chandler at Lynnville, 69-66; Lapaz by Rochester at Plymouth, 81-50: Hancock Central by Charlottesville at Greenfield, 69-66; Morgantown by Bloomington at Martinsville, 49-47; Mitchell was upset by Shawswick at Bedford, 59-37; Middletown lost to New Castle, 69-54; Vevay to Rising Sun at Dillsboro, 65-55, and Jackson Twp. surrendered to ScircleviUe at Frankfort, 60-47. » Milan Wins Along with South Bend Central, Wabash Valley champ Greencastle, and Hartford City, Lafayette, and I Mississinewa also gained the sectional semis. Greencastle polished off Russellville, 84-59. Twice-beaten Mississinewa won its 12th in a row, nailing Fairmount, 59 - 32, at Marion. Aurora, unbeaten in Indiana but three times in Ohio, during the regular campaign, blasted host Dillsboro, 82-47. Also downstate, 1954 state,, champ Milan, after a losing sea"son, opened with a SO--31 victory over New Marion at Versailles. Among top scorers, Bill Skaggs hit 42 in Dubois' 73-53 win over French Lick at Huntingburg. Denny Webber collected 38 to lead Seymour to a 77-69 win 'over Crothersville. Bremen's Knutc O'Conner saved the day against Richland Center in the overtime, and his pair of freethrows won the game at Plymouth in double overtime, 71-69. O’Conner also finished with 38 points. Another stall session, at Peru,, went to Bunker Hill over Clay Twp., 20-19. Max Cain’s jumpshot with 10 seconds left made the difiCifhCC.

Big Ten Leadership At Stake Saturday CHICAGO (UP) — Michigan State and Indiana battle for sole possession of the Big Ten basketball lead Saturday night in the league’s top clash of the weekend. The winner of the game at East Lansing, Mich., is assured of a tie for the championship and favorite status as sole titleholder. The showdown match, one of five which includes an afternoon television battle between Minnesota and Illinois, pits Indiana's Archie Dees, the league’s No. 1 scorer, against bouncing John Green, defensive ace and rebound artist for Michigan State. Dees, a 6-foot, 8-inch center who has been hitting better than 25 points per game, is a strong factor in the Hoosier basketball success. Green ranks well below the scoring elite with his 12-point-a---game average. But his twin skills of snaring backboard bounces and bottlitfg up opposing marksmen has been the hot spark in the Spartans’ rags-to-riches drive from the bottom to the top of the standings. The "Spartans and Hoosiers each have aine wins and three losses in the campaign. The important home court advantage in Big Ten play favors the Michigan State crew in Saturday night's clash. .TV viewers will get a chance to see George Kline, Minnesota forward who set a new high individual scoring mark of 40 points Monday night, in action against the Illini. Both teams have 7-5 marks to give them a tie for fourth place. In remaining games, third place Ohio State is at Northwestern, Wisconsin is at Purdue and Michigan at lowa. .—— Triple Overtime At Sectional Today INDIANAPOLIS (IP) — Tom Hoover’s two free throws with one second to go in the third overtime period gave Mentone a 4644 victory over Milford in a sectional basketball tourney same at Syracuse today. The teams were tied at 44-44 at the end of regulation period and battled through two scoreless extra periods when Hoover was fouled. Evdnsville Lincoln Beats Stall Game EVANSVILLE (ffl — The daffiest stalling session of Indiana’s high school basketball tourney handed Evansville Lincoln “sweet revenge” over Mount Vernon Thursday night. 34-8. » In fact, Mount Vernon didn’t score until the fourth period. Period scores were 4-0, 8-0, 20-0. Mount Vernon hit its first fielder with 6:30 left. ■ i ■■■ - Crimmins To Return To Notre Dame Staff BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (UP) - Bernie Crimmins announced todays he,has accepted an offer from the University of Notre Dame to return there as an assistant football coach. -J Crimmins reigned as head coach at Indiana University after five losing seasons. Pro Basketball New York 122, Boston 121 (overtime). Syracuse 123, Fort Wayne 112. Philadelphia 129, Minneapolis 112. College Basketball ..Oklahoma A & M 63, Drake 47. St. Louis 60, Tulsa 58. Canisius 85, Holy Cross 76. Duquesene 86, Brandeis 73. * St. John’s (N.Y.) 61, Manahattan 59. Lil' Leaguer - tI K r r-i f Jackson Twp. (Porter Co.) finished one game short of tying Lowell’s state record of 62 straight defeats. Boone Grove trounced Jackson at Valparaiso, 79 - 46. For Jackson, there’salways next year! ■ 1 ■ "I"

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One-point, thriller upsets like last night's Adams Central win over favored Geneva are what keep Hoosiers in their annual state of "hoop-happiness. ” ♦ » * * A third quarter rally in that game by the trailing Greyhounds brought forth the biggest burst of fan enthusiasm of. any sectional game up to that point. And then when the Greyhounds poured in seven pounds in the final minute and a half to win, pandemonium broke loose. Central fans, excited and happy, rushed out onto the floor after the game to congratulate their team and coach. • * * * At the other corner of the gym, the dejected Geneva fans, who had entertained slim hopes for the sectional crown, sat dejected and dolefully watched the Adams Central jubilant demonstration. It’s hesfrtbreaking to lose a game like that. • * * * Sympathies to Larry Hunt of Geneva, who was fouled with about 11 seconds to go and could have wrapped up the game for the Cardinals by hitting both free throws. The pressure on that boy must have been terrific. • * * * The hero of that game was Ron Corson, who hit the final winning goal for the Gfeyhounds with only two seconds left on the clock. * * * * Adams Central fans, sitting in an eye-striking bloc, were decked out in red and white with checkered caps. Novel additions to their tourney "uniforms” were lapel pins which featured pictures of their team. • * * * From the size of crowds which rush to the concession stands at every intermission, tourney fans are a hungry and thirsty group of people. It is small wonder with all of the yelling and jumping up and down. That sort of activity probably works up and appeties. Adams Central students and faculty are doing a fine job handling the sales rushes. * * * * Main complaint of most tourney fans is the oppressive heat of the gym. It is surprising that the heat, combined with the tension, does not result in frequent fainfings. Maybe the fans refuse to pass out for fear of missing something. * * * * It was nice to see the combined good luck yell led by the Decatur Catholic and Hartford cheerleaders. Evidence of good sportsmanship like this from the student fans ought to serve as good example for the less geperous adult fans. ',><<■»»>« r>> n * * * * Tom Meyer, of Decatur Catholic, became the second casualty of the tourney Thursday night when ho suffered an injury to his left arm or shoulder. He was scheduled for | X-ray examinations this morning to determine the extent of the injury. * * * * A lot of entries in the Holthouse drug store guessing contest lost nut by last night’s upset. Nearly 1,000 guesses were entered, with 78 percent of them naming the Yellow Jackets as victors. However, many of those which gave the final | victory to the Jackets also picked Geneva over Adams Central. * * * * Other predictions submitted in

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the contest were Hartford, 7 percent; Berne, 7 percent; the Commodores and Geneva, each 3 percent. and Pleasant Mills, Monmouth and. the Greyhounds, divide the remaining 2 percent.

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Joe Kelley Is Named Sales Representative Joe Kelley, who resigned this week as custodian of the Elks„ lodge in this city, has accepted a position as sales representative in Decatur for the Klqer Soft Water Service. Inc.