Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 24 January 1958 — Page 7

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State Champs Defeat Riley In Overtime INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—Defending state champion South Bend Central almost got the boot from city rival Riley Thursday night and two-time titlist Indianapolis Attacks served notice today with an easy victory at Lafayette it is serious about shooting for its third Indiana high school basketball crown in four years. The top-ranking South Benders had to pull out all stops to tarn back East NIHSC foe Riley in overtime, 51-44. The Wildcats failed to score in the extra sionAttacks’ flying Tigers celebrated the return Os big Edgar Searcy by flooring the sixth-rated Broncos on their home floor. 59-49. They led by as many as 24 points. Attacks ranks 10th in this week's United Press coaches’ poll. Three-time winner Terre Haute Garfield, meanwhile, paced four survivors into Saturday's finals of the 43rd annual Wabash Valley tourney at Terre Haute. Central trailed Riley with little over a minute remaining when Bill Floring hit two free throws to give the Bears a 44-43 lead. Riley’s Dan Barnes, who took scoring honors with 22 points, sent the game into overtime when he sank a freethrow seconds later. Denny Bishop hooped five points in the overtime to insure the Central victory, making it 14-1 for the season and 5-0 in the league. It was Centrals 44th win in its last 45 outings. Lafayette ran into a hot-shoot-ing Attacks squad and never did recover from a wide 34-15 halftime mark. Little Laverne Benson potted five straight fielders in the second period to build the Tigers’ lead and finished the game with 17 markers. Searcy, in action for the first time since an ankle injury Jan. 4. took game scoring ,< honors with 18 Favored Garfield, No 3 in the state, moved toward ah unprecedented fourth Wabash Valley Tourney title as the Purple Eagles ran over city rival Schulte. 77-55. Terry Dischinger dumped 22 points to pace the winners and Bob Kehrt added 20. - In other gurney contests, Shoals bump ed ' Worthington, 66-49; Hutsonville, 111., tripped Clinton, 69-67, and North Central edged Decker, 52-49. Garfield will oppose Hutsonvile, the only other ex-champ still alive, and Shoals will take on North Central Saturday afternoon The winners will clash for the title in the evening. Pro Basketbail Minneapolis 128, Detroit 125 (overtime). Syracuse 101, Philadelphia 88. College Basketball Findlay 106, Huntington 89 Marian 77, Fort Harrison 71. Bradley 92. Wichita 83 Bowling'Green 73, Detroit 72. Arkansas 50, Tulsa 43. —— Trade in a good town — Decatur I --- _ 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 Bails, Bags and Shoes. PHONE 3-2942

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Week's Schedule Os Adams County Basketball Teams 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. .— t : Adams Central And 1 . . 1 Portland Winners J ♦ 1 i Adams Central and Portland l were winners in the four-team - freshman invitational tourney first round games at the Decatur high ‘ school gym Thursday evening. ■ Adams Central defeated Bluff--1 ton, 37-30, and Portland downed Decatur, 37-33. As a result of last night's games, Decatur and Bluffton will meet in , the consolation game at 5:30 p.m. ; Monday, and Adams Central will f play Portland at 6:30 p.m. for the , championship, and the trophy presented by Decatur high school. Ad- ! mission price will be 15 cents, i Adams Central took a 9-4 lead > over Bluffton in the tourney opener, then scored 12 in the second ; period while holding Bluffton ■ scoreless for a 21-4 lead at the half. : It was 27-T7 at the third period. Hirschy was the top scorer for ' Adams Central with 17 points, and Purkhiser led Bluffton with 10. Portland led at all stopping peri iods against Decatur, and 29-23. Lee counted 13 points for Portland and Cowan was high I for Decatur with nine. Adams Central FG FT TP Cable 2 2 6 Lambert — 0 0 0 Strickler 4 0 8 Michaels 0 0 0 Moser 0 Or 0 Arnold ........ 113 Gerber 0 0 0 Striker ......... 0 3 3 Hirschy — 6 5 17 Totals ....* 13 11 37 Bluffton FG FT TP Taylor ... 0 0 0 Kyle — 0 0 0 Ffilffiiger “ " Z-—— 0 11 Heller —- 2 4 8 Archer .... — 0 2 2 Purkhiser ... 4 2 10 Durr 3 3 9 Totals ..... 9 12 30 Portland FG FT TP Engle — — 0 0 0 Myers .... 0 0 0 Lee - 6 1 13 Harker 3 3 9 Blankenbaker 328 Penrod 3 17 Wilt 000 McClung 000 Totals 15 7 37 Decatur - FG FT TP Nelson - 13 5 Harvey ----- 0 0 0 Knodel 14 6 Rambo 102 Johnson 0 0 0 August 113 Cowan 3 3 9 Cancino . 0 0 0 Grabill 4 0? Totals 11 *ll 33 Ben Geraghty Again To Manage Wichita WIHITA (to — Ben Geraghty, who piloted the Wichita Braves to the American Association pennant (last year and then won “minor league manager of the year” hop-, ors, has signed to handle the team again this season. Wichita General Manager Lyn Stone said Geraghty signed for a “substantial increase” in pay.

' St. Joseph Winner Over Monmouth Five St. Joseph of Decatur scored a 29-15 victory over Monmouth jun- . tor high Thursday afternoon. 1 Monmouth led it the first quarter, 4-2, but Decatur was in front at the half, 9-8, and at the third period, 21-9. Blythe led St. Joseph with 10 points, and three players each scored four for Monmouth. St. Joseph ■ FG FT TP Villagomez 10 2 . Kauffman 9 o—o M. Baker 0 0 0 T. Kohne ; 0 0 0 Kelley 0 0 0 Heimann 8- —L —7 Ulman* 0 0 0 Schultz 2 15 Blythe 4 2 ,10 Colchin 0 0 0 R. Baker r 0 0 0 I J. Kohne '1 1 3 i Burroughs 0 0 0 t Hake 10 2 i x Totals 12 5 29 Monmouth 1 FG FT TP Tague 2 0 4 , Walchle 0 0 0 i Singleton 12 4 . Gardner - ........ 0 0 0 1 Brandt 0 11 * Kolter 0 0 0 ■ Marker 0 0 0 - Brown 10 2 Mann —.....1-—.... 0 0 0 1 Spencer 2 0 4 ■ Hirschey 0 0.0 I — i Totals 6 3 15 ■ Bradley Ties With Cincinnati For Lead i By UNITED PRESS That return meeting between Bradley and Cincinnati on the > Bearcats’ home floor next month j should be a corker — and one I that will have a direct bearing on I two post-season basketball tourna- ( ments. Bradley tied Cincinnati for first place in the Missouri Valley Conference Thursday night by whip- ' ping Wichita, 92-83 It was the 1 Shockers’ first defeat in four r league games and dropped them • into third place,, r The Braves and Cincinnati now have matching 7-1 records in the ' conference. Bradley knocked off ) the Bearcats, 79-73, in their first ) meeting at Peoria, IM., three I weeks ago and now are hopeful ( of scoring a repeat performance > at Cincinnati Feb. 12 that could ] earn them the conference title and . a berth in the NCAA playoffs. However, even if Cincinnati ' fails to make the NCAA, the Bearcats will be more than welcome in the National Invitation Tournament at "New York. *1 Bradley, too, must be consid- > ered a certain N.I.T. entry in the > event the Braves blow the Mis--1 souri Valley championship. The ) Illinois redmen walked off with J the N.I.T crown last year. j In other major games, Bowling ) Green nipped Detroit, 73-72: Ar- ) kansas rolled to a 50-43 victory over Tulsa; Loyola (La.) whipped j ’ Tampa, 75-55; ~and Western Kentucky squeezed out a 69-67 tri- , umph over Middle Tennessee . State. ’ Third-ranked San Francisco, 5 swings back into action after a 5 two-week layoff tonight by play--1 ing Francisco State. Oklaho- ) ma City visits Wyoming, Utah cni tertains Brigham Young in a Sky- ) line Conference game, and Wash- ) ington is at Oregon State, and J Oregon at Washington State in j . Pacific Coast Conference tilts. Army Issues Order For 13,000 Draftees WASHINGTON — (to — The Army issued an order Thursday for 13,000 draftees in March. ( The March quota was the same . as in February but nearly double Average calls in late 1957. The step-up reflects an increase in the number of men leaving service ■ after completing their hitches. [ The Defense Department said monthly draft calls are expected to average about 13,000 for the reminder of 1958. Driver Fined For Traffic Violation Frederick A. Lengerich, 18, of route, 1, Monroe, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of passing a vehicle on a curve and was fined $1 and costs, totaling 816.75, in justice of the peace epurt Thursday. Lengerich was arrested by the state police Thursday morning, four miles south of Decatur oh U. S. highway 27.

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Lane Seeking To Make Deal With Detroit By MILTON RICHMAN United Frets Sports Writer Tireless Frank Lane, eager to make “a big deal, not just a 25cent one,” said today he will renew his efforts to get either Billy Martin or Harvey Kuenn from the Detroit Tigers this weekend. ‘‘l'm ready to make Detroit a mighty good offer for Martin or Kuenn," said Cleveland’s colorful general manager, who is in New York for Saturday’s major league meeting, “and I plan to talk to Johnny McHale (general manager of the Tigers) about such a deal this weekend.” The Detroit Free-Press reported that Lane also has his eye on second baseman Frank Bolling of the Tigers and would be willing to give up Vic Wertz, Chico Carrasquel and Jim Hegan to obtain him. But McHale, in Detroit, said he wouldn’t go for such a deal. “As for Kuenn, the only way we’d part with him Is if we could get a player who could almost guarantee us the pennant. News from the other baseball fronts was on the quieter side Outfielder Del Ennis signed his 1958 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals after receiving a slight increase that brouy.it his salary "around $35,000. ’’ Ennis’ signing left only six Cardinals who have not yet agreed to terms. Stan Musial, Alvin Dark and Wally Moon are among those still unsigned. The San Francisco Giants announced the signing of Dusty Rhodes. Ossie Virgil and rookie pitcher Joe Shipley. Pitchers Connie Johnson, Art Houtteman and John Fisher all signed with Baltimore, making a total of 12 who have okayed contracts with the Orioles for the coming campaign. Second baseman Milt Graff and pitcher Dave Newkirk came to terms with the Kansas City Athletics, giving the A s a total of eight signees. And third baseman Willie Jones accepted a Phillies'" contract that called for a cut from his 1957 paycheck. Jones, who batted .277 in 1956, slumped to .218 last season. Shooting Range Is Under Construction Rifle Clubs Formed By Decatur Schools A shooting range is now under construction in the basement of the K.P. building for the use of rifle clubs formed by the Decatur Catholic high school and Decatur high school, under the supervision of the Fraternal Order of Police, Robert Hill, president. Said today. The Catholic school group has now been practicing for two months, and are ready to actually fire on the range. The public high . school group was formed Thursday night, and will have to undergo intensive training before firing" Jack Hurst, conservation department agent, and Dan Kwasneski, state trooper, wil supervise the firing. The Decatur schools join the Adams Central school, first to have an indoor range, and the BerneFrench school, which constructed its range early this year. Four of the county’s eight high schools I now have rifle clubs and indoor | firing ranges. Gun safety is the principal feature of all the training. Since most young men, either while hunting or in service, will be required to handle weapons, this basic instruction and practice will greatly aid in the development, of safe handling methods. Hill stated.'. A senior rifle association was recently formed at Monroe, and now conducts shoots at the Adams Central school. Rifles for the groups can be obtained from the United States government, together with the ammunition necessary. Captured Raccoons To Be Distributed Live raccoons captured during the hunting season were distributed to members of the Adams county coon hunters club last Saturday night, to be released throughout the county. This will provide good hunting again next year, and has been practiced for several years. Female coons were bought for $5 and a few males for $3.

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Jimmie Foxx Named As Coach 01 Millers BOSTON' (IP) — Jimmie Foxx, one of baseball’s greatest hitters, was back in the sport he loved today, his financial future apparently assured. The famed “Double-X” who played every position but second base during a slugging 20-year career in the majors, was named a coach of the Boston Red Sox’ top farm club, the triple-A Minneapolis Millers of the American Assn. In addition, Foxx revealed he was Considering collaborating on a book about his diamond career, that negotiations were underway for a television film of his life and a speaking tour. Foxx, who earned $270,000 as a slugger, was repdrted jobless and nearly broke just a week ago. He came to Boston from his Florida home to be a guest at the Boston baseball writers’ dinner. As his financial plight became known, some 250 job offers poured in. But the 50-year-old Foxx had eyes for only a baseball berth and agreed to the Red Sox farm post even before checking some of the letters, telegrams and phone calls from 23 states. Reading Note SALT LAKE CITY — (W — Interviewed on her 95th birthday, Miss Joanna H. Sprague reflected cn her 37 years as librarian at the > Salt Lake Public Library. She said that as a child she used to read government agriculture reports when nothing else was available but now likes to devote her time to biography, poetry and detective stories. Trade in a good town — Decatur

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Quail, Pheasants Are Made Available Birds Available In 4-H Program Persons wanting to raise quail or pheasants under tHe 4-H program should sign up now at the county agent's office, Jack Hurst, local conservation officer, day. Those interested should inquire of last year’s i members, from Hurst at Geneva, or from the extension office for details. Sign-up must be completed in early February, so that the birds may be ordered Feb. 20, Hurst explained. The birds usually arrive about June 1, and must be released somewhere in the county, usually on the farm of the youth raising them, within eight weeks. The conservation clubs of the county, through their county council. will furnish the feed for the birds. . Each youth is given between 25 and 100 birds, depending on the -running space available for them on the individual farm. Quals generally require about one-half the space as the larger pheasants. Kentland Is Host For NBC Tourney PHOENIX. Ariz. — W — Kentland, Ind., today was chosen as the site for the third annual NaI tional Basketball Congress tournaI ment. ■ - ——-— — >.— Larry Walker. NBC executive secretary, said the tourney will be held March 28-April 5 and will be ! co-sponsored by the Kentland American Legion post and the Kentland Junior Chamber of Commerce. Kentland is defending champion in the NBC tourney.

lowa To Meet Minnesota In Big Ten Game CHICAGO (UP) — lowa meets Minnesota in a matinee TV cage contest and Northwestern plays Michigan State Saturday night in a light card of conference activity in the Big Ten. One other contender, last-place Illinois, takes on powerful independent Notre Dame, as part of a Chicago Stadium doubleheader. Michigan, idle until next Saturday, is safe on its first-place perch despite the outcome of either conference game. The Wolverines are the only team that has suffered only one loss. All others have lost a minimum of two. Northwestern and Michigan State will be battling to move into a second-place tie with Indiana and Ohio State. The Wildcats seek revenge for an 83-78 setback by the Spartans in a TV game last week. Both go into the • contest with a 2-2 conference mark. The lowa-Minnesota match affords each a chance to move into a third place tie with Purdue and Wisconsin. The Hawkeyes have lost two and won three against conference opposition and the Gophers have won one of three loop games. The victor will wind up with a 500 mark now enjoyed by Wisconsin, Purdue, Michigan -State and Northwestern. By Saturday night, however, the latter two either will be over or under that percentage. Four of the Big Ten's top scoring aces will take the floor Saturday night. George Kline, averaging 22.6 points and Roger Johnson, hitting for 17.0, will shoot for Minnesota against lowa’s Dave Gunther, who owns a 19.2 mark in conference play. Michigan State's rebounding hotshot, Johnny Green, will be matched against Joe Ruklick, who has compiled a 17 5 average in four league games; Aged Bedford Woman Is Killed By Truck BEDFORD CT) — Ziba Chambers, 82, Bedford, died in Bedford Hospital Wednesday night of injuries sustained when her car was struck by a truck on a Needmore street Tuesday.

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Classic Tourney To Resume On Saturday Alleys at Mies Recreation will be available Saturday from noon until 2 p.m. only, as the five man classic tournament now in progress will require use of the alleys the remainder of the afternoon And early evening. The tournament has been scheduled so that mixed Doubles will roll as usual at 9 p.m. Three alleys only will be available from 12 noon until 3 p.m. Sunday, with all 10 of the alleys available for open bowling after 8:30 p.m. Decatur teams participating in the tournament this weekend will be Burk Elevator and Mies Recreation at 2:30 p.m. Saturday; Ossian Drive-in at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, and Beaver’s Oil at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. — 7 y Lusketbul, v South Bend Central 5L South Bend Riley 44 (overtime). Indianapolis Attucks 59, Lafayette 48. Wabash Valley Tourney Semi-Finals At Switz City Shoals, 66, Worthington 49. . At Clintoq Hutsonville (Ill.) 69, Clinton 67. At North, Central North Central 52, Decker 49. At Brazil Terre Haute Garfield 77, Terre Haute Schulte 55. By JESS & JIM ms “Don’t tell me your car won’t start . . after that tune-up Tdid.” Our customers always come back ! ! ! GATEWAY Service j j Your Friendly Mobil Dealer FREE PICK-UP & DELIVERY PHONE 3-4463 HI-WAY 224—EAST