Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1957 — Page 7

TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1857 . —_

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Gerstmeyer Is Ready For Big Test Saturday INDIANAPOLIS (UP) —Howard Sharpe, a pint-sized bundle of nerves and a giant among coaches, is in his 13th year at Terre Haute Gerstmeyer. But he isn’t superstitious. X He has piloted the Black Cats into Saturday’s finals of the Indiana high school basketball championship for the fourth time in five years, and he’s ready. In 1953, he almost made it. His clubw as beaten in the title game by South Bend Central, a team _he may meet again in this week's grand finale. The score was 42-41. That’s as close as this Gary Wallace product has been to the Hoosier high school “Hall of Fame,” but how much closer can you get and still miss it? Last year, Gerstmeyer lost in the afternoon round of the finals to defending champ Indianapolis Attucks, 68-59. And Sharpe has been sweating it out ever since. Summer Book Favorite He lost only guard Bob Hickman from the 1955-56 outfit, and it was only right that Gerstmeyer was picked as the “summer book” lavorite for 1957. The Black Cats have lived up to their press clippings. They ride «4nta Butler Fieldhouse against Attacks Saturday afternoon with a classy 32-1 record and rated second only in the state to undefeated South Bend Central, which is also still alive. ‘This is my annual tour here," quipped the little dynamo. “It’s been routine so far—but it’s been rough, too.” “Garfield (Terre Haute) gave us the most trouble!,” observed Sharpe. “We had to beat them three times. We ran into a buzz saw against Martinsville (in the regional), and Jasper (last Saturday) was a might scrappy bunch.” Charley Hall sprained an ankle against Seymour in the Evansville semi-state, but he led Gerstmeyer to victory at night over Jasper with 21 points. Hall is the only junior on the starting five. Gerstmeyer is big. Hall is 6-5, Howard Dardeen 6-4, Ronnje Green 6-3, Sam Smith 6-3, and Bill Newton 6-2. * Don’t Gus rd Enough “Offensively We’re tough.” said Whin you buy OIL KEATING EQUIPMINY.. YOU'LL WANT TO CHECK IT Jways= Many will make claim*.. tow can match the heating equipment engineering and experience gained through many year* of research and development .. found In the advanced FORCED AIR COMDITIOMERS Four Modeh to choose from C«( Compl»t» InformotltM A) ASHBAUCHERS TIN SHOP Heating - Roofing - Siding 116 N. Ist St. Phone 3-2616

Syracuse Nationals In Eastern Finals By UNITED PRESS The Minneapolis Lakers, who defeated the Fort Wayne Pistons in the first game of their best-of-three series, try for a clean sweep in Fort Wayne tonight and the ; right to meet the St. Louis Hawks in the final round of the National ’ Basketball Association's Western : Division Playoffs. The Syracuse Nationals qualified to meet the Boston Celtics, begin--1 ning Thursday night in Boston, in the Eastern Division’s final round by defeating the Philadelphia Warriors two straight. The Nats wound up the series with the Warrior, Monday night with a 91-80 ' victory. Paced by Johnny Kerr’s brillant rebounding, the Nationals came to life in the second half to gain their win over the Warriors, who played all but one minute without highscoring Paul Arizin, who was hampered by an injury. Kerr corralled 26 rebounds and wound up the game’s high scorer with 22 points. • V -.1 Showalter Is Fired As Logansport Coach LOGANSPORT, Ind. (W — Veteran Logansport High School basketball coach Keith Showalter has been fired—the first major coaching change following wind-up of the 1956-57 season. Don O’Neill, president of the Logansport School Board, and Supt. of City Schools Giles Giles Sharp said Showalter, the Berries’ mentor the past eight seasons, would be relieved of coaching duties when his contract expires June 5. No successor was named. Harlan Coach Goes To Franklin College FRANKLIN, Ind (W — Herman Moyer will move from Harlan High School to Franklin College as basketball coach, it was announced today. Moyer formerly starred in both football and basketball here. He was named to the All-Hoosier College Conference teams in both sports. Moyer coached seven years at Coesse before switching to Harlan in 1955. He compiled winning records at both high schools. i Sharpe. “Defensively, it’s our same old trouble—we don't guard enough. But this is a good, clean bunch. They have the ability to get the job done.” Gerstmeyer beat Attacks in their season opener fn November, but Sharpe has plen’ty of respect for the champs. “Attacks is one of the best in the state,” he said. *!I had them scouted last Saturday,. and all I heard is that they're tough and are improved.” But that’s not all, said Sharpe. “This is going to be the toughest finals we've been in,” he added thoughtfully. The roster: Player HL Wt. Cl. C. Hall 6»5 170 Jr. S. Smith ....6-3 175 Sr. H. Dardeen .6-4 190 Sr. B. Newton 6-2 164 Sr. R. Greene 6-3 185 Sr. R. Goddard „.5-ll 147 Jr. L. Smith ...5-11 165 Jr. Ji Lyons 5-11 145 Jr. irNull .16-1 155 Sr. K. Shaw 6-4 175 Jr. Do FALSE TEETH Rock, Slide or Slip? FASTEETH, an Improved powder to be sprinkled on upper or lower plates, holds false teeth more firmly In place. Do not slide, slip or rock. No gummy, gooey, pasty taste or feeling. FASTEETH is alkaline (non-acid). Does not sour. Checks "plate odor” (denture breath). Oet FASTEETH at any drug counter.

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Ball State Gymnasts At Adams Central The Ball State Teachers College gymanastic team will perform at the Adams Central high school gym Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The nine-man team will exhibit several routines used in their competitive schedule, including free calisthenics, trampoline, side horse, high bar, parallel bars, and tumbling. Admission will be 25 cents for students and 50 cents for adults. Proceeds will be used to build the new Adams Central track. Upsets Mark Monday Night Play In NIT NEW YORK- (UP)—Five upsets in six games have the National Invitation Tournament in an uproar today, and tonight it's the tarn of Bradley and Temple to be “cursed” with the role in quarter-final games, mew Bradley (19-7) takes hotshooting Xavier of Ohio (20-7) in the first game and then speedy Rodgers leads Temple (18-8) against Dayton’s “bridesmaids” (19-8) in the second. But look what happened to the favorites in Monday night’s two quarter - finals—top-seeded Seattle was handed an 85-68 shellacking by small but sassy St. Bonaventure and Manhattan took an 8573 drubbing from Memphis State. Used Swarming Tactics St. Bonnie, proudly calling itself the “team without a star,” will meet Memphis State in one semifinal on Thursday night. Tonight’s winners will meet in the other, and then the nationally-televised finals will be staged Saturday at 2 p.m. EST. St. Bonaventure overwhelmed Seattle and its highly-touted Elgin Baylor with the same swarming, scrapping tactics that bewildered Cincinnati in the first round. Baylor emerged with 23 points and 25 rebounds, but was hardly a vital factor in the game. The six-seven soph star collected fouls fast and finally fouled out .with four minutes left. Snb Helps Memphis Memphis State was led to its victory by six-five Jim Hockaday, who came off the bench in the second half when regulars were loaded with fouls to can seven of nine field goal attempts. He broke Manhattan’s back just when the New York Jaspers were rallying from a seven-point halftime deficit. Six-seven Barney Cable, who had 368 points and 303’rebounds this season, leads second-seeded Bradley against Xavier tonight. The Peoria Indians will be tackling a team that sank 47 per cent of its shots in its opening game and has equal height. Rodgers, voted the "outstanding visiting player to appear in New York City” during the regular season, «will be the chief hope of Temple against Dayton. The underdog Flyers, who have finished second four times in this tourney but never have won the title, have a veteran tourney team and are hoping tnat six-eignt Jim Palmer will suddenly become the big star he has given promise of being. Scottish Rite Club Names New Officers The Adams county Scottish Rite cliib held organization meeting Monday evening at the Masonic hall, with Joseph Anderson, of Geneva, presiding. Harold Mumma, of the Decatur Lumber Co., was elected president; Herman Bixler, Geneva insurance agent, was named vice president, and Ted Hill, pecatur insurance agent, was chosen secretary-! r easu re r. Out-of-town guests included William Schwartz, thrice potent master, lodge inspection, Fort Wayne, and Orval Dellinger, treasurer of the Fort Wayne Scottish Rite. Last night’s meeting was well attended and future meetings and activities wtere planned.

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Season Record Os Four Teams In Final Meet INDIANAPOLIS (UP)-Records of the four finalists in Saturday’s Indiana high school basketball tourney wind-up: SOUTH BEND (28-0) Central 81 Gary Roosevelt 72 over11’ time Central 55 Hammond 40 Central 78 Shelbyville 37 Central 55 Michigan City 48 Central 66 Goshen 40 Central 62 Lafayette 39 Central 86 East Chicago Washington 53 Lafayette Tourney Central 79 Seymour 52 Central 57 Lafayette 45 Central 95 Warsaw 41 Central 84 LaPorte 49 Central 69 South Bend Adams 43 Central 72 Muncie Central 58 Central 83 Logansport 37 Central 96 South Bend Riley 49 Central 87 South Bend Washington 43 Central 78 Anderson 59 Central 81 Mishawaka 75 Central 112 Fort Wayne North 46 Central 53 Elkhart 37 Sectional Central 52 South Bend Adams 32 Central 77 Mishawaka 72 Central 44 Walkerton 26 Central 56 Lakeville 48 Regional Central 66 Elkhart 55' Central 89 Pierceton 42 Semi-State Central 74 Fort Wayne .South 50 Central 75 Noblesville 62 TERRE HAUTE (32-1) Gerstmeyer 63 Indianapolis Attacks 57 Gerstmeyer 75 Greencastle 62 Gerstmeyer 79 Evansville Reitz 53 Gerstmeyer 72 Gary Wallace 58 Gerstmeyer 74 South Bend Adams 66 Gerstmeyer 82 Brazil 50 Gerstmeyer 76 LaPorte 57 Gerstmeyer 82 Terre Haute Schulte 52 Gerstmeyer 69 Jeffersonville 45 Gerstmeyer 71 Honey Creek 56 Gerstmeyer 76 East Chicago Washington 60 Gerstmeyer 45 Terre Haute Wiley 37 Gerstmeyer 69 Vinceiyies 48 Wabash Valley Tourney Gerstmeyer 62 Otter Creek 45 Gerstmeyer 66 Terre Haute Garfield 57 Gerstmeyer 74 Glenn’ 46 Gerstmeyer 68 Sullivan 43 Gerstmeyer 57 Newton, 111. 51 Gerstmeyer 52 Sandborn 49 Greencastle 76 Gerstmeyer, 74 Gerstmeyer 80 Clinton 42 Gdrstmeyer 83 Terre Haute State 42 Gerstmeyer 60 Indianapolis Ripple 59 Gerstmeyer 65 Rockville 25 Gerstmeyer 77 Terre Haute Garfield 71 Sectional Gerstmeyer 64 West Terre Haute 51 Gerstmeyer 82 Pimento 58 Gerstmeyer 62 Terre Haute Schulte 42 Gerstmeyer 73 Terre Haute Garfield 65 regional Gerstmeyer 66 Martinsville 55 Gerstmeyer 84 Solsberry 52 Semi-State Gerstmeyer 82 Seymour 54 Gerstmeyer 75 Jasper 66 INDIANAPOLIS (24-5) Terre Haute Gerstmeyer 63 Attacks 57 Attacks 62 Sheridan 46 Attacks 56 Fort Wayne Central 50 Mishawaka 55 Attacks 53 Attacks 65 Indianapolis Ripple 55 Attacks 53 Indianapolis Tech 46 Attacks 68 KOkomo 51 City Tourney Attacks 67 Broad Ripple 50 Attucks 67 Howe 55 Tech 61 Attucks 41 Attucks 81 Indianapolis Manual 54 Attucks 57 Indianapolis Shortridge 55 , South Bend Adams 67 Attucks 59 Attucks 76 Gary Wallace 34 Indianapolis Howe 61 Attucks 52 Attacks 64 Jeffersonville 45 Attucks 64 Indianapolis Washington 55 Attucks 71 Connersville 54 Attucks 58 Indianapolis Cathedral 42 Attucks 80 Martinsville 57 Attucks 53 Frankfort 37 Sectional Attucks 56 Indianapolis Scecina 34 Attucks 61 Indianapolis Wood 55 Attucks 69 Beech Grove 29 Attucks 50 Indianapolis Tech 44 Regional Attucks 80 North Salem 49 Attucks 78 Elwood 68 Semi-State Attucks 63 Connersville 39 Attacks 60 Southport 50 LAFAYETTE (22-5) Lafayette 59 Lebanon 41 Lafayette 51 Rossville 42 Lafayette 60 Attica 46 Lafayette 54 Kokomo 43 Gary Roosevelt 49 Lafayette 45 Lafayette 46 Anderson 34 South Bend Central 62 Lafayette 39 Lafayette 54 Frankfort 52 Lafayette Tourney Lafayette 59 Mississinewa 56 South Bend Central 57 Lafayette 45 Muncie Central 57 Lafayette 53 Lafayette 67 East Chicago Washington 54 ' Lafayette 58 West Lafayette 53 Indianapolis Tech 44 Lafayette 42 Lafayette 53 Marion 51 Lafayette 64 Logansport «>9

Lafayette 47 New Castle 44 Lafayette 82 Crawfordsville 72 Lafayette 60 Richmond 44 Lafayette 63 Hammond 60 Sectional Lafayette 90 Buck Creek 36 Lafayette 75 Dayton 38 Lafayette 59 West Lafayette 40 Regional Lafayette 59 Otterbein 52 Lafayette 62 Colfax 47 Semi-State Lafayette 68 Monticello 56 i Lafayette 50 Gary Roosevelt 48 i —...... .... ,« Redlegs Boss Says Hurling Is Adequate TAMPA, Fla., (UP)—The Cincinnati Redlegs have the power to win the National League pennant. But most baseball followers don’t think they have enough pitching. I However, Birdie Tebbetts, in his fourth season as manager of the Redlegs, doesn’t agree with them. He insists he has "the best pitch- , ing depth in the league.” “We have seven or eight pitchers who can start and relieve,” Tebbetts claims. “We may riot ( have the standout starters some other teams have, but they can’t come up to us in overall depth. And there isn’t a better relief pitcher in the business than (Hersh) Freeman.” Wanted: Singles, Doubles While Tebbetts is impressed with Cincinnati’s power—the club tied the all-time major league club home run record last season when it clouted 221—he said he would be “satisfied with less homers and more singles and doubles.” He conceded that perhaps Brooks Lawrence, who won 19 games in 1956, “might riot win that many again,” but added that Joe Nuxhall, who won only 13 last year “should do much better.” Birdie expects help from Warren Hacker and Russ Meyer, both of whom were obtained from the Cubs, and contends theft holdovers Art Fowler (11-11), Johnny Klip-

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pstein (12-11). Hal Jeffcoat (8-2) and Tom Acker |4-3» should improve their last year’s records. Outfield AU Set ” The outfield is all set with Frank Robinson, the National League rookie of the year in 1956, in left. Ous Bell in center and Wally Post in right. The Redlegs have the best double play combination in the league in Roy McMillan at short and Johnny Temple at second. Big Ted Kluszewski is set at first base and under present plans, Tebbetts will platoon third base among Don Hoak, Alex Grammas and Rocky

Bridges. | Ed Bailey, probably the most improved player in the league last I year when he batted .300 and tat 28 homers, will be the No. 1 catcher with Smoky Burgess, also a lung ball hitter, behind him. Tebbetts, calls it the best catching staff in the league. SOWL/NG SCORES G. E. ■ ALLEYS Fraternal League W K of C G. E. Club 17 10

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■ t -- t r - ~~ 1 Peterson Elevator —.15 12 West End Restaurant 14Vi 12*4 | Riverview Gardens .... 13 14 Teeple Truck Lines .... 11 16 Kelly Clearhers ~6 21' £ West End Restaurant won 3 . games from Kelly Cleaners, Mon- | roveille Lumber Co. Won 2 games from Riverview Gardens, G. E. Club won 2 games from Peterson Elevator, Teeple Truck Lines won 2 games from K. of C. Games: Twtewiler 235, Wolpert 211. J. Harkless 201, C. Cook s 207, Werling.2ls, R. Hobbs 225, •: T. Pillars 200, J. Hobbs 212, Feasel =? 213, Appelman 211, Custer 212. > — I