Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 20 January 1958 — Page 6

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Decatur Commodores Win Crown *■wl• > * ' •

Down Hartford, 59-38, In Final Game Os Adams County Meet Saturday

The Decatur Commodores, roaring back in the second half, after trailing at the intermission by two ywints, blasted the Hartford Gorillas to a 59-38 defeat Saturday night in the final game of the annual Adams county high school basketball tourney at the Adams Central gym. It was the second county crown for the Commodores, who won their first title back in 1950, the third year the Decatur Catholic team competed in the county mcd« The Commodores, who had eliminated' the defending champion Berne Bears in the tourney opener Thursday night, advanced to TUES. WED. THUR. SPECTACULAR TRUE STORY of the famed German Pocket Battleship Graf Spee! Most Thrilling Sea Battle Ever Photographed! .Off fMMOrI I OF THE I «v I SWl<| I I The ■ fight of three W||l I small ships against 1 the deadly pocket v Miuesnip’ I YISTiyiaOH I TECHNICOLOR I Th* nightingale of -- Montevideo.. . iho iff ol 1/ W ’ • ,h * VOr,d *°* M shaking! STAMIN9 JOHN GREGSON’ANTHONY QUAYLE DHTD FINTU w,ittcn 1 °’ , * cUd FLicn rinvn • michail fowili k IMIftIC FRtSSBUROI* - Coming Sun. — •‘TIME LIMIT” Richard Widmark, Mighty Cast!

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ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Player Team — Position Dave Kable Commodores Forward Tom Stuber Geneva Forward Larry Foreman Adams Central Forward Gary Beaty Berne Forward Roger Moser * Hartford Center Phil Reed Commodores Center Glen Wilder Commodores Guard Mel. Moeschberger Hartford Guard Tom Meyer Commodores Guard Wayne Myers Monmouth Guard

the final round by defeating the Adams Central Greyhounds, 4934. in the first semi-final Saturday afternoon, and the Gorillas moved into the championship battle by ousting the Geneva Cardinals, SO--41, in the second afternoon contest. Overcome Deficit The champions trailed at the first quarter, 12-10, and at the half, 25-23, but came on to move into a four-point lead at the third period, 36-32. and then really cut loose for 23 points in the final stanza for their eventual decisive triumph. The Commodores led in theearly stages of the opening period, but Hartford took the lead at 8-6 for the first time with 2:40 to play on a three-point play by Rog Moser, Hartford's fine veteran center. The Gorillas increased their margin to 12-7, but a three-point play I by Dave Kable, Commodore sent ior who turned in the 'finest game of his career, cut the Hartford lead to 12-10 at the quarter. - Hartford maintained the lead throughout the second period and still had that precarious two-point margin, 25-23, at the long intermission. . Moser’s fifth bucket of the contest boosted Hartford’s lead to 2723 in the first half-minute of the period, but fielders by Kable and Tom Meyer vaulted the Commodores into a 27-27 tie with 5:45 to go. The teams were tied again at 32- 1 32, and then Phil Reed hit from underneath to put the Commodores out in front. Hartford suffered a severe blow in the last minute of the period when Moser was called for his fourth personal. Up had sat out part of the second quarter after committing his third foul. Kable’s sixth two-pointer of- - game, with three seconds to play, gave- Decatur a 36-32 bulge as the teams into the payoff period. Meyer hit fron-fc the field, Glen Wilder connected for a two-point-er, Meyer added a free throw and Reed a field goal and the Comhad suddenly —boosted their advantage to 43-32 in the first three minutes of the quarter. Hartford suffered the deatl blow with 4:48 to play when Moser was whistled out of the game on his fifth personal. From then on, it was apparen the Commodores were in, and only the final score remained for decision. In fact, the Gorillas went scoreless from the time Dailey Bixler hit a fielder with 3:11 to go in the third period until John i Thomas connected from the foul

j Week's Schedule Os Adams County Baske* ball Teams Tuesday Hartford vs Madison Twp. at Fort Recovery, O. Wednesday Harlan at Pleasant Mills. Friday Clear Creek at Commodores. Yellow Jackets at Kendallville. Adams Central at Hartford. Monmouth at Berne. Pleasant Mills at Bryant. Geneva at Pennville. Saturday Lancaster Central at Geneva. ---- -— stripe with only 2 25 of the game to play. Dave Kable’s sparkling play, both on offense and defense, paced the. Commodores to victory. The senior forward tallied 21 points on seven of eight chances from the 15-foot line. Two other Commodores were in double figures, Tom Meyer with 14 and Phil Reed with 11. Moser led his team with 15 points but had too little help from his mates. , Eliminate Greyhounds The Commodores had little difficulty in ousting the Adams Central Greyhounds/in the first semifinal Saturday afternoon, 49-34. Adams Central’s only lead was on a free throw after 40 seconds 1 of play. Kable hit his only fielder 1 of the game 10 seconds later and 1 ’the Commodores were never headed, building their advantage to 15-6 at the first quarter. The Commodores uppea their advantage to 28-15 at the half, and . moved it to 39-21 at the third period. The Greyhounds hit only one fielder, by Larry Foreman, in the second quarter, and were blanked from the field the entire third period, only their accurate free-throw shooting keeping the game at all close. Gary McMillen finally broke the field goal famine after 1:20 of the final period has been playGlen Wilder topped the Decatur Catholic offense with 18 points, with Tom Meyer the only other Commodore in double figures with 12. McMillen led Adams Central with 14 points, eight on free throws. The Greyhounds hit only seven field goals, five in the last period, but converted 20 of 26 chances at the foul line. Cardinals Ousted The Geneva Cardinals, making their first appearance at the tourney in the second semi-final, having drawn the first round bye, stayed with the Gorillas only during the first quarter. Tom Stuber, who was just about a one-man show, gave the Cardinals'Jtheir only lead at 2-0, but Moser tied it at 2-2 and then dropped n a pair of free throws, which were matched by Stuber’s second two-pointer and a 4-4 tie. Hartford built its lead to 11-6, which Stuber ut to 11-8 with his third fielder of the tilt. °'- Geneva was limited to dqly two points, a field goal by Charles Hoffman, in the entire second period, and Hartford held a comfortable 26-10 bulge at half-time. The Gorillas mounted their lead to 38-19 at the third quarter, and only a late flurry, led by Stuber, cut the final margin to nine points. It was a strictly two-man show on offense, jfS Moser poured in 26 points and Stuber 20. Only other player in double figures was Del McCune, of the Gorillas, with 12. Commodores FG FT TP Hake 2 2-4 6 Kable «... 1 1-3 3 Reed -3 0-16 Meyer 3 6-9 12 Wilder .....j/' 8 2-3 18 Kohne 1 1-2 3 Gross 6 0-0 0 Schultz....o 0-1 0 Ellenbergeri 0 0-0 0 Beal o 1-2 1 TOTALS 18 13-25 49 Adams Central FG FT TP McMillen 3 8-10 14 Foreman 2-- 3-4. 7 Isch .— .....l 0< n j

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Habegger 15-7 7 Heyerly 0 3-3 3 Schlickman 0 0-0 0 Mann 10-0 2 Egley 0 0-0 0 Brown — 0 00-l 0 Hart - 0 0-0 6 TOTALS— 7 20-26 34 Score by quarters: ..1 2 3 4 Commodores .... 15 28 39 49 Adams Central 6 15 21 34 : Officials: Mcßride, Hilligoss. Hartford FG FT TP Lehman 2 0-0 4 Pharr 1 0-1 2 Moser 10 6-16= 26 Moeschberger 2 0-3 4 McCure 6 0-0 12 Bixler 1 0-2 & Thomas «... 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 22 6-16 50 Geneva FG FT TP Dull 1 2-3 4 Morgan 0 0-0 0 Hoffman 3 0-1 6 Stuber 6 8-11 '2Q Long 2 1-1 5 Biery 0 0-0 0 Newcomer 1 0-0 2 Tester .... 1 2-2 4 Affolder 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 14 13-18 41 Score by quarters: ..1234 Hartford 11 26 38 50 Geneva 8 10 19 41 Officials: Hilligoss, Mcßride. CHAMPIONSHIP Commodores FG FT TP Hake .... 2 %0 4 Kable .... .... . 7 7-8 ?1 Reed ... 3 , 5-7 11 Meyer 5 4-6 14 Wilder ... 2 0-o’4 Gross 0 0-0.0 Beal 0 0-0 0 Kohne 0 3-4 3 Schultz- .u—... 1 * 0-0 2 Ellenberger 0 0-0 0 TOTALS ..... 20 19-25 59 Hartford FG FT TP Bixler 3 0-16 Pharr ... 0 0-0 0 Moser 6 3-5 151 McCuhe 2 2-2 6 Moeschberger 3 1-1 7 Herman 0 0-0 0 Thomas '. 0 1-1 1 Lehman 0 0-0 0 Owens 1 0-0 2 Augsburger 0 1-2 J TOTALS 15 8-12 38 Score by quarters: ..1 2 3 4 Commodores 2..... 10 23 36 59 Hartford 12 25 32 38 Official Mcßride, Hilligoss. ’“ r “ ' — 3T"’ 7—7 ~~ Al Huslon Winner In Archery Shoot Al Huston won the expert divisMte of the indoor flint shoot of the Limberlost archery and conservation Club, held at the 4-H building in Monroe Sunday. Other winners in the expert class were second, John Winkler; third, Frank Sardella. In the bowman class, first. Jack Chilcote; second, Lester Mitchel; and third; Dwight Whitacre. In the archer class, first. Max “RaucTi” second, Don Kimpel, and third, Julius Lengprich. ’ In the novice class, first, Dan Cowans; second, Jim Shackley, and third,‘Dan Shackley. In the junior division, first, expert, David Mitchel, first, '‘bowman, Tom Drake. In the women’s division, first expert, Mrs. Dwight Whitacre, first bowman, Mrs. Harold Nash. An open practice session will be held Thursday at 6:30 p.m.-, and anyone interested is invited to attend. There is no charge. Mule deer antlers always fork as they grow out to form a succession of **y’s’’ while white tail deer have all the prongs shoot off the main stem like the teeth of a rake. *

1"^ — Team Standings W L Pct. Hartford 11 4 .733 Commodores 10 4 .714 i Yellow Jackets 8 6 .571 I Geneva 5. 6 .455 Monmouth 5 7 .417 Berne 5 8 .385 Adams Central 3 10 .231 Pleasant Mills 2 11 .154 Congratulations to the Commodores and Coach Al for their county championship! The Decatur Commodores came through in fine style Saturday night to win the annual Adams county tourney championship, the second won by the Commodores since entering the tourney in 1948. The other title was won by Decatur Catholic in 1950. The final victory was also a measure of revenge for the Commodores, who had been walloped by the Gorillas on the .Hartford floor only eight days previously. With the county tourney now history. Adams county teams head into the home stretch of the regular schedule, and are looking ahead to the annual sectional meet, only five weeks away. Nine games are scheduled this week for teams of the county, spread over four nights. The-Hart-ford Gorillas will open the week’s firing Tuesday night, meeting Madison township of Jay county at the Fort Recovery. 0., gym. ! Wednesday night, the Spartans will entertain the Harlan Hawks at the Pleasant Mills gym. In the lone Saturday night Contest, the Cardfinals will host the Lancaster Central Bobcats at the Geneva gym. The usual heavy Friday night card lists six games. The Decatur Commodores will be hosts to the tough Clear Creek Bulldogs of Huntington county at the Decatur gym. The Yellow Jackets will travel to Kendallville to meet the Comets in a Northeastern Indiana conference contest. The Adams Central Greyhounds will play at Hartford, the Monmouth Eagles will clash with the Bears at Berne, Pleasant Mills will travel to Bryant, and Geneva will be at Pennville. Two games are scheduled Friday in NEIC play, with the Fort Wayne Cadets, only team undefeated in loop contests, favored to take the crown. In addition to the Decatur at Kendallville game, Concordia will be host to the Columbia City Eagles. NEIC Standings W L Pct. Concordia 3 0 1.000 Garrett 2 1 .667 Kendallville2 1 .667 New Haven 3 2 .600

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— ' / — ' ""■T** * ■. — ~ . ' * ' wo ' ■■ THE COMMODORES won over the Adams Central Greyhounds in the first afternoon game Saturday, 49-34, on their drive to the 1958 county Journey title. Pictured above, Bill Beal, 33 for the Commodores, tries a shot, while Dave Isch of Adams Central guards him. Also in the picture for Adams Central are Fred Mann, 30; Roger Schlickman, 33, and Jim Brown, 40, and 43, Dave Schultz, for the Commodores.—(Staff Photo) —

Bluffton 2 3 .400 Decatur- 1 3 .250 Columbia City .... 0 3 . 000 Roger Moser, Hartford's center, by scoring 58 points in his three county tourney games, boosted his county scoring total to 319 points for a big lead in the individual scoring race. Butch Myers, of Monmouth, although playing only one game, retained second place with a 242 total. The 10 top scorers, with games played, total points, and average points per game, are as follows: « GP TP Ave, Moser, Hartford .... 15 319 21.3 Myers, Monmouth . 12 242 20.2 Stuber. Geneva 11 211 19.2 Kable, Commodores . 14 191 13.6 McMillen, A. Central 13 185 14.2 Shraluka, Y. Jackets 14 184 13.1 Beaty, Berne 13 181 13.9 Moses, Y. Jackets .. 13 177 13.6 Reed. Commodores . 13 160 12.3 Stahly, Berne 13 148 11.4 Results one year ago this week: Commodores 80. Adams Central 60. Hartford 63, Madison Twp. 48. Harlan 67, Pleasant Mills 59. Yellow Jackets 69, Kendallville 54. Hartford 73. Adams Central 52. Berne 68, Monmouth 46. Geneva 57, Pennville 49. Bryant 79, Pleasant Mills 74. Clear Creek 53, Commodores 52. Lancaster Central 69, Geneva 62. TOURNEY NOTES Congratulations to Coach Al Lindahl and his Decatur Catholic Commodores in winning the Adams county basketball title for the second time since they have played in the tournament. The Commodores last won the county championship in 1950. » » • Decatur Catholic swept UJMKOSt of the honors in tournament play.. They not Only took the county championship but they also took possession of the Limberlost Bell, a traveling trophy which they will hold until defeated by another ' county team, except in sectional tourney play. Roger Moser was the unanimous choice for the Everett Rice sportsmanship trophy which is awarded annually to a player in the county tourney. The Gorilla center won all of the ballots of the voting officials. The Hartford Center team was also presented with the run-ner-up trophy, the tournament basketball. ♦ ♦ ♦ In the Saturday afternoon clashes, Decatur Catholic had an easy time with the Adams Central Greyhounds, beating them 49-34. Adams Central couldp’t hit from the field, making only two field goals in the first three quarters of the game. The Commodores used their substitutes freely; saving the starting five for the,, championship game. * * •bj. Hartford jumped into an early

lead and was never threatened by the Geneva team until the fourth quarter when Geneva poured 22 points through the hoops. Hartford made 22 field goals in 61 attempts for a 36 per cent average. Geneva made only 14'out of-56 attempts for a 28 per cent average. ** . * In the championship game, the Commodores made 21 field goals in 61 attempts, shooting at a 35 percent clip while the Gorillas shot at a 30 per cent average, making 15 shots, out of 52 attempts. The Gorillas, after three quarters of excellent shooting, fell apart in the final period, making only one shot in 16 attempts at the basket. The Commodores increased their victory margin by making 19 free throws out of 26 attempts. The. Hartford Center team, although doing some fine shooting from the charity stripe, was not fouled as often and made eight out of 12 free throws. ♦ * • In the last nine tournaments played since 1950, when the Commodores emerged victorious, the Decatur Catholic team has played the final game six times, being the runner-up in 1951, 1954, 1955 and 1956. * *.. * Among those who assisted in the Red Cross first aid group during Saturday’s sessions were Dr. Harold Zwick, Mrs. Wilbur Meeks, Mrs. W. R.“ Johnson, Mrs. Arthur Shoaf, John Stuckey, and Gerald Durkin. The Hardy ambulanpe from Geneva stood by during the afternoon sessions and the Zwick ambulance during the final game. »■ » * Gail Grabill, superintendent of county schools, presented the awards to the teams and players at the conclusion of the final game. He presented the second team tourney award to the Berne co-cap-tains, the game ball to Roger Moser, captain of the runner-up team, the Everett Rice sportsmanship trophy to Roger Moser, the Limberlost Bell to the Commodore team, and the championship trophy to the Commodores. ■ » * It is good to be able to comment on the fact that there was very little booing at the tourney. Only two or three times during the whole tourney did the fans disagree wdth the officials’ calls and voice their approval. The officials did a good job of calling the games throughout the whole tourney and are to be commended for their fine work. » » » Saturday night's crowd was near capacity in spite of the fact that two small schools were playing the final game. Fan interest runs high in Adams county, regardless of who is playing. • * * The wire service record of the Decatur Daily Democrat and the Citizens Telephone company shows a total of 6,085 calls were made on the recorder during the county - -■

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tourney. There were 1,900 calls Thursday night, 1,705 Friday night, and 2,480 Saturday and Sunday. Roger Moser Voted Sportmanship Award At County Tourney Roger Moser, center of the Hartford Gorillas, was awarded the individual snortmanshin ' t-onhy at the conclusion of the Adams county tourney Saturday night. The trophy, presented by Robert Monnier, former Decatur businessman. in honor of Everett Rice, prominent Adams county farmer. has been given annually since 1950. , Moser, one of the county's finest athletes, and top scorer in the county, was selected by the two tourney officials, Don Mcßride and John Hilligoss; Douglas LeMaster, official timekeeper Herman Frantz, Adams Central principal and tourney manager; Gail Grabill, county school superintendent; Simon Schwartz, of the Berne Witness, and Pete Reynolds, of the Decatur Daily Democrat. Hie sportmanship - award, the Daily Democrat trophies for both the first and second team tourney champions, and the game ball to Hartford were presented by Gail Grabill at the conclusion of the final game Saturday. DEMOCRATS (Contfnued from page one) recession and nothing but guarantee “of lower prices" to meet farm problems. Many Democrats gave a friendly reception to the Presidents State of the Union message 11 days ago, but some attached a reservation that promise mu'* be followed by performance. They have now begun to criticize tne performance. ... Educating Parents-to-be PROVO, Utah — ffl — Brigham Young University is giving a new course for expectant mothers arid fathers — “Heir Conditioning." Trade a g< town — Decatur Why Not Form A ... Bowling Party and Join the Crowd in Mixed Doubles Saturday Evenings at 9:00 P. M. at MIES Recreation Carrying Full Line of £ Famous Brand Balls, Bags and Shoes. PHONE 3-2942