Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 3 January 1959 — Page 6

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Yellow Jackets Defeat Portland; Play Bluffton In Final Game Tonight

The Decatur Yellow Jackets defeated the favored Portland Panthers Friday night at the Bluffton ' gym by a score of 63-49 to win their first round in the four-team holiday tourney. Decatur will defend last year’s title against the Bluffton Tigers in the championship game tonight at , 8:45 o’clock, following the consolation game between Portland and i Tipton at 7:30 o'clock. Bluffton de- , seated Tipton, 73-58, in the night- • cap. The Decatur quintet out-scored , the Panthers from the field 23-16, , but bowed to the Portland five at ; thq charity stripe by dropping in . 17 of 33 chances while Portland , scored 19 of 31 attempts. Decatur led at all stopping points, 15-7, 30- , 14, 43-27, and 63-49. The Yellow Jackets lost the lead only once in the entire game, early , in the first quarter after two min- , utes of play. Portland took the lead ■ at 4-3 as Pyle laid one in from un- , der. Holtsberry, Daniels and Gay j contributed to tfie Decatur score , to boost the Jackets lead at 9-5 ; with 2:49 remaining. Holtsberry hit from the side, Dellinger scored on , a jump shot from near the foul , circle and Shraluka dropped, in two ' charity tosses to give Decatur its 15-7 lead at the end of the first ; stanza. Decatur again managed to score , 15 points during the second period , while holding the Panthers to only seven. The Panthers whitled the ( Decatur lead to only five points mid-way through the quarter at 17- ’ 12. Dellinger scored another jump shot, as did Shraluka with two shots at 3:19 remaining, to give Decatur a 23-12 lead, Daniels connected on five quick points to boost the Jackets lead to 16 points. Smith hit for Portland and Shraluka drop-

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ped in one from under to give the Jackets their 30-14 Rad at half time. Koch and Reidenbach exchanged free throws at the start of the third stanza. Daniels boosted Decatur's lead to 17 on a jump shot at 33-16 with 5:32 rem,aining. Portland then threatened Decatur’s lead by scoring seven .quick points and whittling the lead to 10 points. ,Bischoff and Freyburgher exchanged tip-ins and Dellinger hit another two-pointer to give the Jackets a 37-27 lead. Reidenbach and Dellinger hit on two free shots each and boosted the lead tp 41-27. Reidenbach hit from under go give the Decatur five its 43-27 lead at the end of the third stanza. Both teams had good last .quarters. Decatur scored 20 points on eight field goals and four free throws, while the Panthers scored 22 points on six field goals and 10 charity tosses. Daniels scored eight points during the final quarter as did Smith of Portland. Decatur held an 18-point lead with 1:30 remaining at 60-42. Portland scored five quick points but time was too short. Foor and Grabill finished the Decatur scoring at 63-49. The Panthers were changed with 24 fouls while the Jackets were called on 21. Decatur, lost Dellinger and Reidenbach on personals as did Portland with Smith and Pyle. The Decatur quintet played one of its best defensive games of the season. Bluffton Wins The Bluffton Tigers defeated the Tipton Blue Devils in the second game by a score of 73-58. Bluffton played a good offensive game without the help of Mike Milholland. the Tigers’ leading scorer, with an average of 19 8 points per game. Milholland has been sidelined with a leg injury, and is not expected to play tonight. The Tigers out-scored the Tipton five from the field by 10 field goals. 31-21. The Tigers dropped An 11 of 14 chances at the foul line, while Tipton connected on 16 of 21 tosses. Collins led all scorers with 24 points, most of which were his favorite 25 foot jump shot. Other Bluffton players in double figures were Stuck with 15 and Purkhiser with 14. Tipton had two men in the double figure mark, Tim Renie with 17 and Curnutt with 13. The Portland Panthers and the Tipton Blue Devils will play the consolation game at 7:30 o’clock. Decatur FG FT TP Holtsberry 2 0 4 Shraluka ...—4 5 13 Hill —- 0 0 0 Daniels — 8 2 18 Dellinger 5 3 13 Gay S--V-- —-— Oil Reidenbach — 14 6 gischoff - 2 0 4 Frauhiger 0 0 Canales -- a Oil

Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams SATUBDAY'. Yellow Jackets in Bluffton bolt day tourney. t Grabill — -A- 0 11 Foor 1 0 2 Totals -— 23 17 63 Portland FG FT TP Pyle.—-3 ,3 9 Smith 6 3 15 Freyburgher 2 1 5 Koch —- 0 11 Williams Kile -* 12 4 Ronald 0 2 2 Shepherd ----------— 2 0 4 Engle — 0 0 0 Bashia --— 0 Q 0 Totals - 16 17 49 Officials: Samuels, Imel. Tipton FG FT TP Tim Renie — 8 1 17 Zaloudek — 14 6 Hutto 2 2 6 Russell 3 2 8 Curnutt 4~ 5 13 Tom Renie =_l 0 2 Captain -2 2 6 Pearce „--i- 0 0 0 Totals .. — ——2 l 16 58 Bluffton FG FT TP Wasson 4 0 8 Collins 10 4 24 Stuck -------7 4 7 15 Purkhiser -7 0 14 Grove 0 0 0 Durr .--- 4 0 8 White -1 ■'o 2 , Flaningam 10 2 —— Totals 31 11 73 Officials: Imel, Samuels. t Denny Moyer Wins By Split Decision NEW YORK (UPD—The first TV fight of 1959 apparently will go into the records as a split* - decision victory for young Denny Moyer over welterweight contender Gaspar Ortega, since there was no official protest today. Most of the sports writers at the ringside in Madison Square Garden Friday night were flabbergasted by the verdict that gave unbeaten Moyer of Portland, Ore., his 19th straight professional victory in hjsjeastern debut. That surprise decision followed a late betting-switch that sent 19-year-old Moyer into the ring favored at 6-5. Previously Denny had been an underdog at odds ranging out to 13-5. Writers Favored Ortega j A poll of 18 writers in the Garden disclosed that 16 had Ortega ahead at. the finish. The United Press International had the lanky Mexican Indian winning on the New York rounds basis, 7-2-1. Ortega, weighing 146% pounds to 148% for brown-haired, babyfaced Moyer, forced the action in every round and landed the harder punches. It appeared in the fifth, seventh and ninth sessions that Denny might be stopped. However, Referee Arthur Mercante favored Denny, 6-3-1, and Judge Nick Gamboli also had him ahead, 5-4-1. But Judge Artie Aidala, a newspaper photographer, scored for Ortega, 6-3-1. Pat Callahan, deputy commissioner in charge of the fight, said, “there'll be no investigation that I know of. Everything seemed on the level and we’ve received no protest." Moyer’s “Toughest” Fight Nick Corby, Ortega's manager, declared, “we’ve been fobbed now four.-fights in a row,” But he of-fered-no official protest. He added, “the cheering for the young kid seemed to sway the officials." Ortega, 23 and ranked sixth among contenders by The Ring magazine, said, “I think I won the fight with ease. I think I won the first five rounds — every one of them.” He, too, threaTened no protest. . Moyer said: “It was my toughest fight and I thought I won it. but-I was certainly glad when I heard the decision.” Pro Basketball Minneapolis 107, New York 97. s Syracuse 117, Philadelphia 107. Cincinnati 111, Detroit 104. Hockey Results International League Indianapolis 5, Louisville 4. College Basketball •„ Manchester 63, Albion 62. Taylor 90, Buffalo State 77. Eastern Illinois 93, Hanover 64. West Virginia 80, Yale 52. Seattle 98, Miami (O.) 73.

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Adams Central Is Again Host For Sectional Adams Central high school, for the fifth consecutive year, will be host the last week in February to the other seven high schools of the county for the sectional tourney. Announcement of sectional, regional, semi-state and state final sites was made Friday evening by the Indiana high school athletic association. - Herman Frantz, as Adams Central principal, will be tourney manager. The sectional was held at the Decatur high school from 1940 until moved-to Adams Central when the latter's hew gym, seating a few hundred more, fans than Decatur, was completed. The Berne Bears will be tbe defending having won sectional honors last year and advancing to the regional final at Fort Wayne before bowing to-the Fort Wayne South Side Archers, who carried on to win the state championship. A number of changes were made in tourney sites, principally because of new gymnasiums which will accomodate more fans. In this area; andColumbia City, which completed ,new gyms during the past year, were awarded sectionals previously held at Avilla and Syracuse, respectively. In another major change, no sectional will have more than 14 teams, removing the necessity of Friday morning sessions. Lafayette Central, in the southwest corner of Allen county, has been shifted from the Fort Wayne sectional to Huntington to cut the Fort Wayne tourney to 14 teams. L. V. Phillips, IHSAA commissioner, said all tourneys will be scheduled in terms of central standard time, but made it clear that the hours can be adjusted for the convenience of fast time cities. Such requests must be made by Jan. 10. Johnny Bulla Leads Los Angeles Open LOS ANGELES (UPD—Johnny Bulla, a hold-over from the Ben Hogan-Sam Snead golden era of golf, goes into the second round of the rich Los Angeles Open today holding a two-stroke lead over the younger generation comprising the rest of the field. Johnny, who will be 45 years bld in June, posted a shining sev-en-under-par 66 Friday in the opening round of the rolling Rancho golf course. That put him two shots in front of two fellows young enough to be his sons: John McMullin, 23, Alameda. Calif., and Doug Sanders, 25, Miami Beach. Fla. - However the whole first round of competition, in ‘which 20 men broke par - 71, was a blow for the stylist of golf. ' Bulla had putts drop from 40. 30 and 20 feet for birdies on the first nine. All told, he knocked in seven birdies and came close to chipping in a couple of other shots. McMullin had nines of 35-31 and also was hot on the greens. Sanders had a chance to take Over the lead. He went out in 31 on the "hard” side, where par-is 36. But he cooled off coming home, taking a35 on the par—3s “easy” side. Defending champion Frank Stranahan had a 74; Masters Champion Arnold Palmer, top money-winner of 1958, had 72; former PGA champion Doug Ford had 74; pre-tourney favorite Ken Venturi had 72; Jackie Burke a 75 and George Bayer a 74. ■ I ’■ I ! I BATISTA CHISF OF STAFF - Francisco Tabervilla, chief of staff of the Cuban army under the ousted President Fulgencio Batista, talks to reporters in ; Jacksonville, Fla., after his flight there with other refugees.

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i Big Ten Opens loop Schedule With Full Card z By JOHN GRIFFIN United Fress International College basketball puts away the tinsel and the hoopla of holiday tournament time, tonight and settles down to the really serious business of the court season —the conference campaigns. Led by the Big Ten, which swings into official action with all teams in almost every major college'Ccnference in the nation has an impressive program tonight and 13 cf the nation’s 20 top-ranked teams will be competing in these and other non-league games. , >. Kentucky, the nation’s Nd. 2 team with a perfect 10-0 record and a tourney title in its own invitational carnival, will open its drive for its 18th Southeastern Conference title in the last 21 years by meeting Georgia Tech in one of tonight’s feature. Tech already has beaten two league foes. Here, with only a sprinkling of league games played so far, is a quick size-up of this year’s conference races: Southeastern — Kentucky, last

QVUkIICRSHJIII — XYCIILUVnj, xaov year’s NCAA champion, has won 15 straight games and is title choice. Threats—Mississippi State, (9-0), led by high-scoring Bailey Howell, and Auburn (7-0), with nation’s longest winningstreak <lB games). State and Auburn clash tonight. Big Ten— Fourth-ranked Michigan State, led by Johnny Green, and seventh-ranked Northwestern favored for crown won last year by Indiana, State’s riyal tonight. Ivy— Defending champion Dartmouth won Queen City tournament, solid favorite to repeat. Yankee — Connecticut, for 11th time in 12 years. Southern— West Virginia,,, No. 1 team in nation in regular season last year, could go unbeaten in the league once again. Atlantic Coast— Fifth - ranked North Carolina, which meets Notre Dame in a nationally-televised game today, and sixth - ranked North Carolina State are favored in league where post-season tourney settles the crown— Big Eight— Third-ranked Kansas State, winner of the pre-season tourney by a single point over Colorado, favored to retain the title. Missouri Valley— A whale of a battle in sight with defending champion Cincinnati, the nation’s top-ranked team, sending Oscar Robertson out to lead the defense against such rivals as seventhranked Bradley and 17th-ranked St. Louis. Southwest— A real puzzler. Texas Christian had been early choice but was trounced by Texas A&M in finals of pre-season tournament. Skyline — Brigham Young, only team to beat .Kansas State, and tall, rugged Utah are slight choices since early losses cut the pres-

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i tige of Wyoming. Pacific Coast— Fefending champion California and Washington, led by big Bruno Boin, are the early picks. West Coast A.C. — St. Mary’s highly touted to suceecd San Francisco. High School Basketball Fort Wayne Central Catholic 55, Elmhurst 45 Fort Wayne Central 84, Fort • Wayne Concordia 58. Marion 63, Huntington 51. Kendallville 55, Auburn 49. Lafayette Central 57, East Union 55. , Elwood 68, New Castle 63. Peru 58, Rochester 51. Logansport 55, Plymouth 50. Jeffersonville 63, Bedford 52. i Richmond 75, LaPorte 61. ) New Albany 61, Evansville Bosse 58. ' /> ’ Washington 62, Evansville Central 57. — ~ 1 Vincennes 61, Jasper 54. 1 Mississinewa 74, Jefferson 62. Springs Valley 69, Corydon 44. Indianapolis Tourney Indianapolis Manual 59, Indianapolis Howe 44. . ’ - Indianapolis Shortridge 68, Indianapolis Washington 41. — -« Indianapolis Tech 61, Indianapolis Wood 35. Indianapolis Attucks 59, Indianapolis Ripple 48.

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Many Changes : Made In Stale : Tourney Lineup INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — A rec-ord-breaking 49th annual Indiana I ■high school basketball tourney attendance and money-wise seemed assured today despite the fact the field of 710 hopefuls is the smallest since the "Roaring 20s.’’ The 4-week tourney chart unveiled by the IHSAA offers a seating capacity of 454,593 for the 85 sessions from sectionals beginning Feb. 25 to the state finals at Butler Fieldhouse here March 21— 14,416 more seats than last year. The 1958 “Hoosier Hoopla” drew 1,507,047 fans paying 8926,435. Thus, bar r i n g unforeseeable developments, attendance as well as receipts should set all-time records. The tourney chart includes 14 sectional and three regional site changes, most Os them favoring larger gymnasiums' completed since the last shoot. Nine new gyms will be used for the first time in tourney play, including the Southport arena, whose 7,276 plant is .the seventh largest used for sectional competition. Z_. 14-Team Sectionals It also marks the first time that Marion-County will have two tourgggfsSp ' But the total field is 19 less than last year, the smallest number since 1925 when 672 hopefuls entered. Consolidations and discontinuance of schools has cut into the field drastically the past four years. The largest field was 787 in 1938. Reduction of the field, plus Southport’s new gym resulted in numerous changes, among them junking of 16-team sectionals. As a result, no sessions will be played on Friday morning, as in the past, and no first-round site has more than 14 entries. Gyms utilized for the jirst time for sectional play are Kendallville, Connersville, Whiteland, Southport, Boonville, Monon, Salem, Carmel, Columbia City. Connersville will also entertain a regional, but ' Southport’s spacious place will stand idle. Two of three regional site changes were routine — Martinsville to Bloomington and Greencastle to Covington. The Rushville meet went to Connersville where about 1,600 more seats are available. There were no changes in the semi-state and state final tourneys. The IHSAA said not too many larger schools dould be assigned to Southport’s sectional because Butler Fieldhouse seats more than twice as many fans. Thus, most ’ of the power remains at Butler. Only four city teams — Manual, ’ Sacred Heart, Howe and Wood — will play at Southport. The IHSAA cleared up one other point. It stated that host principals may request an "adjustment” of

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their time schedules based on Central Standard Time to comply with state law. In other words, they can move their tourneys up to stay in step with such cities as Indianapo- / lis and Fort Wayne, which stayed * on “fast” time. Bow ting Scores Merchant League Final Ist N>N W L . Its. Slick’s Drive Inn —35 19 46 Western Auto 32 22 41'4 Painters 30 24 4014 Preble Restaurant .29 25 39 State Gardens —— 29 25 38 Begun’s Clothing .. 27 27 37 Price Men’s Wear 27 26 3614 Lynch Box 23 30 2914 Citizens Telephone .20 34 28 Krick Tyndall 18 36 24 Lynch Box won 3 from Krick Tyndall, Slick’s won 3 from Citizens Telephone, Begun’s won 2 from Price Men’s Wear, State Gardens won 2 from Preble Rest., Western Auto won 2 from Painters. High games: P. Weaver 218; D. Grafton 214; M. Ladd 201; D. Mies 203-196-213 ( 612). W. Price 200; P. Thatcher 909. _ s . Report Aussie Star To Sign Pro Pact BRISBANE, Australia (UPD — Australian net star Ashley Cooper awaited a professional tennis contract today to make life complete. Cooper entered into another type contract Friday when he married Helen Woods, “Miss Australia of 1952," in St. Paql’s Presbyterian church. • ‘ Cooper is rumored to be ready to sign a contract with promoter Jack Kramer for an estimated 8100,000. Newcombe First Redleg To Sign CINCINNATI, Ohio (UPD —Don Newcombe, who regained some of his oM-time pitching form when he was traded to the Redlegs, was the first player today to sign a . 1959 Cincinnati contract. Newcombe, a hard- throwing righthander, was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 15 after posting an 0-6 record. He fashioned a 7-7 mark with Cincinnati, finishing the season at 7-13 land a 4:66 earned run average. Lif Leaguer ■ * w (jXUZXStiSli—s—s^- ——— “Now you see what made him j such a great one-hand shotmaker!”