Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1963 — Page 7

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Hartford Center Wins Adams County Junior High Tourney Crown

Coach Tom Agler’s Hartford Center junior high team copped the Adams county junior high tourney Saturday afternoon, with a 30-26 victory over the Adams Central junior high team. The winners led all the way In the afternoon title game, to chalk up the victory and take home the trophy presented by the Decatur Daily Democrat. Hartford had advanced, to the championship game by clobbering Geneva, while Adams Central downed Pleasant Mills in the morning. The new champs moved to a 10-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and steadily built that margin through the next two periods, before an Adams Central rally in the final quarter which fell four points short. Hartford built its first period lead into a seven point halftime advantage, 18-11, and led 24-17 entering the final quarter. Dubach topped the Hartford scoring with 12 tallies, and Monee chipped in with eight. Green led coach Lee Hoopingarner’s Adams

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Central quintet with 13 points, and Brown was next high with six tallies. Hartford soundly thumped Geneva in morning action with a 42-21 win, while Adams Central edged by Pleasant Mills by a 31-26 count. Adams Central FG FT TP Green - 5 3 13 Cook - 113 Adler 1 0 2 Gilbert 10 2 Brown 2 2 6 Rich 0 0 0 Sanders 0 0 0 Totals 10 6 26 Hartford FG FT TP Ziegler 113 Alberson 10 2 Herman Oil Monee 3 2 8 Dubach 3 6 12 Habegger 2 0 4 Totals 10 10 30 Officials: Kirchofer and Lindahl.

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Final Standings W L Pct. Monmouth 20 1 .952 Bernel6 4 .800 Adams Central .... 13 8 .619 Pleasant Mills .... 11 9 .550 Hartford 8 12 .400 Commodores 7 12 .368 Geneva ’. 7 12 .368 Yellow Jackets .... 5 15 .250 — 000 — This is the big week. Season records are forgotten as the eight Adams county high school teams prepare for the annual sectional tourney, which u opens at the Adams Central gym Wednesday night. ~ — 000 — The Daily Democrat’s annual sectional edition, published today, should be of great interest to the county’s basketball fans. Included are photos of all eight teams, their certified player lists and season records, pictures of top scorers, cheer leaders, many other features are included, along with best wishes from the comity’s fine business organisations to the various teams- Basketbawl’s annual predictions are also included. — 000 — A pretty well-balanced draw should make for great interest and a packed gym for all four sessions. There will be two games on each of Wednesday and Thursday nights. Following the Friday’s layoff for sale cf tickets for the two Saturday sessions, will be the semi-finals and final game Saturday. — 000 — Mike Newcomer, Geneva’s high socring guard, walked off with the individual scoring title with a fine 28.1 average per ■ game. Newcomer, who missed three games due to illness, returned to action in Ids team’s final game Saturday, and dropped in 24 points. The top 10 scorers, with games played, total points scored, and average points per game, follow: GP TP Ave. Newcomer, Geneva - 16 449 28.1 Brown, Monmouth — 20 482 24.1 Inniger, Berne -— 19 377 19.8 Habegger, Hartford - 20 365 18.3 Clouse, Pleasant Mills -— 20 339 17.0 Wanner, Hartford — 20 302 15.1 Braun, Monmouth — 21 310 14.8 Webb, Geneva 19 283 14.8 Sharp, Adams Central — 21 299 14.2 Workinger, ~ Adams Central .... 21 293 14.0 — 000 — The Columbia City Eagles, who went through the Northeastern Indiana conference schedule without a loss, who the conference title this season, replacing Bluffton and Angola, co-champions last season. -Final NEIC Standings W L Pte. Columbia City 8 0 1.000 New Haven — f 2 .750 Angola 6 3 .667 Concordia .. 6 3 J 567 Auburn 4 4 .500 Bluffton 4 5 .444 Garrett -------- 3 5 375 Elmhurst 2 5 .286 Kendallville 2 7 .222 Decatur ——l 8 .111

College Basketball Maryland 69, Clemson 67. Kentucky 87, Auburn 59. Indiana 113, Michigan State 94. Michigan 71, Purdue 53. Illinois 89, Wisconsin 77. Ohio State 83, lowa 70. Northwestern 71, Minnesota 66. Anderson 96, Marian 69. Ball State 95. Indiana State 73. Bethel 99, Spring Arbor 87. Butler 79, Evansville 74. DePauw 70, Valparaiso 69. Earlham 81, Goshen 80. Gifffin 114, Fort Wayne Bible 82. Grace 71, Malone 64. Huntington 75, Oakland City 68. Indiana- Tech 106, Taylor 95. Notre Dame 83, Detroit 79. Vincinnes 64, Concordia (II.) 63. Wabash 70, Kentucky Wesleyan 58. Cincinnati 55, Tulsa 54. Bowling Green 82, Western Michigan 75. Oklahoma 68, Missouri 67. Kansas 45, Nebraska 39. DePaul 85, Christian Brothers ! 55. Kansas State 62, lowa State 50. St. Louis 78, Drake 53. Navy 55, Army 48. New York U. 76, St. Francis (N. Y.) 62. Villanova 73, Xavier (O.) 59. Providence 82, Seton Hall 62. Louisville 61, Dayton 55. Mississippi State 99, Louisiana State 64. Tulane 95, Mississippi 93. North Carolina State 88, VWI 72. West Virginia 104, George Washington 86. George Tech 66, Georgia 58. (overtime). Tennessee 73, Alabama 60. Wake Forest 81, South Carolina

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Gorillas Beat : Geneva; Fox Is Out Os Tourney The Hartford Gorillas wound up their season Saturday night with a 63-54 victory over the Geneva Cardinals on the Geneva court, but it Was a costly triumph, as the Gorillas lost the services of Dave Fox, their 6-2 junior center, for the sectional tourney. Fox suffered a broken bone n his left foot in the second quarter of the game and is out for the sc&son. Hartford took an 18-13 lead in the first quarter, but the Gorillas saw this lead fade to two, 34-32, at the half. But the Gorillas built their advantage back up to 13 at the third period, 50-37. Loren Wanner led the Gorillas with 26 points, and Ron Habegger tallied 19. The Cardinals, although defeated, were cheered by the return of Mike Newcomer, the county’s leading scorer, who topped the Cardinals with 24 points. However, no other Cardnal was in double figures. Newcomer had missed the last three Geneva games because of illness.

HARTFORD FG FT TP Wanner7 12 26 Habegger -8 3 19 Fox 3 2 8 Stauffer 0 11 Meshbergerl2 4 Albersonll3 Studebaker 10 2 TOTALS 21 21 63 GENEVA FG FT TP Webb — 2 15 Buckingham 3 0 6 Toland . 10 2 McCabe4 0 8 Lautzenheiser2 15 Newcomer 8 8 24 Hirschylo 2 Bollenbacber 10 2 TOTALS 22 10 54 Officials: Walker, Butz Preliminary Geneva, 51-19. Donkey Basketball Al Pleasant Mills

"Sure to provide a big evening, of fun,” donkey basketball will be played at the Pleasant Mills gym- ■ nasium Friday, March 8, sponsor* ed by the Pleasant Mills Lions club. Luther Sovine, president of the Pleasant Mills Lions, made the announcement this morning of the presentation of Ralph Godfrey’s donkeys in an evening of entertainment. The donkey basketball will be played March 8, with an 8 o’clock starting time. Tickets may be purchased from any Lions club member or at the Pleasant Mills general store, Sovine said. Godfrey’s donkeys, out of Crescent, Okla., have a total of 29 years experience in donkey basketball. According to Sovine, six events will be on the evening’s agenda, with the actual game the final affair of the six. Many of the donkey riders will lie “local talent,” Sovine explained. A hobby donkey derby and girl’s race will be included, in addition to a men’s garment race and a trick mule act. Two teams of four girls on each side will play two eight-minute halves on the donkeys, and then the men will take over, playing with five on each side for two, ten-minute halves. -- 'T*.' _ _ . Duke 106, North Carolina 93. Miami (Fla.) 99, Florida State 70. Texas A & M 87, Texas Christian 54. Texas 92, Southern Methodist 76. Loyola (Ill.) 62. Houston 58. Colorado 49, Oklahoma State 40, UCLA 64, California 57. Colorado State U. 85, Air Force 51. Oregon 84, Washington State 72, Southern Cal 67, Oregon State

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Sportswriters Favor Central Os South Bend

By KURT FREUDENTHAL United Fress International INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) - South Bend Central, Muncie Central and unbeaten Columbus, in this order, have been picked by Indiana’s sportswriters and broadcasters as the most likely quintets to pick off the state’s 53rd annual high school basketball crown. Hie annual United Press International poll showed South Bend’s Bears leading the pack with 24 nominations. But four-time state champ Muncie trailed by just two votes with 22 and Columbus wasn't far back with 18. Something will have to give en route to the 4-team state finals here March 23, however, because Muncie and Columbus are routed through the third round, the Indianapolis semi-state. Fifteen other teams were selected by the experts, among them Anderson, Evansville Rex Mundi and defending state champ Evansville Bosse. Anderson, one of the big tourney surprises last year, polled 9 votes: Rex Mundi’s Southern Conference titlists got 8, and Bosse 5. Goshen, Hammond, Gary Roosevelt, unbeaten Loogootee, Vincennes, Huntington and Noblesville got 2 votes apiece, and Terre Haute Gerstmeyer, Michigan City, Wells, Evansville Mater Dei and East Chicago Washington each got one vote. Jahn Mutka of the Frankfort Times thought their victory over Muncie was “the convincer” that South Bend’s Bears were the best title bet. Jim Wilson of WSBT, South Bend, penned the Bears may “not be the overwhelming club like their 1957 counterpart, but they can go all the way.” Al Brewster of the Bedford Times-Mail picked Muncie but added, “it could be Columbus, Rex Mundi and for a real darkhorse—Loogootee. ’ ’ Larry Lee of the Columbus Republican picked'his Bulldogs but added there was “no clear favorite.” He also predicted that Bosse will upset Rex Mundi to make the state finals. Not so, chimed in Red Haven of the Anderson Herald, who reasoned they’ll give the state title back to his Indians. Jim Owen of the Princeton Clarion thought Rex Mundi’s Tom

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Niameier is too tough for anybody to handle he has seen with the exception of East Chicago’s Rich Mason, “and East Chicago shouldn’t get out of its own sectional.” Ham Rigg of the Tipton Tribune figured “championship background, like the Yankees, gives Muncie too much poise.” Red Latimer of WTTS, Bloomington, said Columbus has all the ingredients to go all the way, “balanced scoring, enough speed, strong on both boards and a seasoned and experienced coach.” Loogootee got Dan Parker’s vote from the Sullivan Times because it has the “most exceptional individual performer in the South — maybe in the entire state—Junior Gee—and enough size and good coaching.*’ Don Jellison of the Noblesville Ledger said he couldn’t find any strong team he liked, so he strung along with the hometown club, which has an 18-2 season record. Here's how they voted: South Bend Central—Paul Borden, Bloomington Herald - Telephone; Chet Justice, Indiana University Daily Student; John Mutka, Frankfort Times; Dick Konstanzer, Connersville News-Exam-iner; Jimmie Angelopolous, Indianapolis Times; Mary Walsh, Washington Times; Bob Towner, Forrest Miller, South Bend Tribune; Stan Sutton, Shelbyville Ness; John Walsh, Gary PostTribune; Jep Cadou, Max Stultz, Indianapolis Star; Bob Ford, Kokomo Tribune; George Frasher, LaPorte Herald-Argus; Tom Lanham, WJOB, Hammond; Jim Wilson, WSBT, South Band; Larry McCabe, WMRI, Marion; Bill Etherton, WNDU, Notre Dame; Bob Fincannon, WTAF-TV, Marion; Les Koelling, Lyle Mannweiler, Indianapolis News; Bill Davis, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette; Bob Gately, Kurt Freudenthal, UPI. Muncie Central—Dick Mittman, Joe Goddard, Indianapolis Times; Ben Tenny, Bud Gallmeier, Fort Wayne News - Sentinel; Norman Hall, WBNL, Boonville; Jack Martin, Anderson Bulletin; Charles Garver, New Castle Republican; George Frye, Huntington HeraldPress; Al Brewster, Bedford Times-Mail; Ed Satterfield, Gary Post - Tribune; Cy Mcßride, Al Roche, George Moore, Bob Williams, Indianapolis Star; Bob Dickson, Alexandria Times Tribune; Ham Rigg, Tipton Tribune; Pete Reynolds, Decatur Democrat; Ron Wood, Washington Times; Jim McKinney, Shelbyville News; Jimmy Bell, Peru Tribune; Bob Hutchins, Plymouth Pilot - News; Dick Denny, Indianapolis. Columbus — Jim Smith, Indianapolis Tjmes; Bill Holtel, Shelbyville News; Red Latimer, WTTS, Bloomington; Marty Shahbaz,

Gary Post-Tribune; Bill Scifres, Indianapolis Star; Boa Clever, Lebanon Reporter; Tom Tuley, Evansville Press; Don Powers, New Albany Tribune; Larry Lee, Columbus Republican; Don Sustin, Greensburg News; Ron Richards, Hartford City News-Times; Tom Carnegie, WFBM-TV Indianapolis, Bill Box Jr., Wayne Fuson, Ray Marquette, Indianapolis News; Ronald Arvin, Washington Herald; Charles Brown, Seymour Tribune; Jack Yaggy, Fort Wayne JournalGazette. Anderson—Red Haven, Jim Bailey, Anderson Herald; Jim Mclntyre, WFBM - TV, Indianapolis; Sam Foberts, WHBU, Anderson; Jack Parry, Gary Post-Tribune; Bob Cillins, Indianapolis Star; Dick Watts, Ixigansport Pharosp Tribune; Terry Braverman, WPTA Fort Wayne; Dick Lange, WHUT, Anderson. Evansville Rex Mundi — Don Bernhardt, Evansville Courier; James Kerkhoff, Franklin Star Marv Bates, WGBF, Evansville; Bill Eggert, Indianapolis Star; Jack Brandt, WITZ, Jasper; Jim Baxter, Mt Vernon Democrat; John Palmer, WBOW, Terre Haute Jim Owen, Princeton Clarion. Evansville Bosse — bod Owens, Bloomington Herald - Telephone; Charles Greer Evansville Courier; Bob Renner, Corky Lamm, Indianapolis News; Carl Wiegman, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Goshen—James Briggs, WKAM, Goshen; Vic Rensberger, Indianapolis News; Jim Costin, Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. Hammond — Bill Fluty, Mickey Porter, Evansville Courier; Gary Roosevelt — Jim Fraser, Gary Post-Tribune; Bob Nold, Indianapolis Times. Loogootee — Dan Parker, Suqlivan Times; John Bansch, Indianapolis Star. Vincennes—Max Greenwald, Indianapolis Star; Dick Wade, WBTO Linton. Huntington—Don Folk, Auburn Star; Al Benshoff, Portland Com-mercial-Review. Noblesville—Don Jellison, Noblesville Ledger; Ken Francis, Peru

Basketball Philosophy THEODORE ROOSEVELT in African and European Addresses: It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best', knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory or defeat. The FAIRWAY RESTAURANT

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Tribune. Others—Terre Haute Gerstmeyer, Karl Christ, Fort Wayne Jour-nal-Gazette; Michigan City, Lawrence Sullivan, Bluffton NewsBanner; Wells, Jerry Graff, Peru Tribune; Evansville Mater Dei, Tom Buskirk, Evansville Courier; East Chicago Washington, Gary Galloway, Bloomington HeraldTelephone. Hockey Results NATIONAL LEAGUE Saturday Boston 4, Toronto 2. Montreal 6, New York 8. Chicago 3, Detroit 2. Sunday Detroit 3, New Ybrk 2. Chicago 4, Boston 3. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Saturday Fort Wayne 6, Omaha 5 (over time). Muskegon 5, Port Huron 1. Minneapolis 5, St. Paul 2. Sunday Port Huron 3, Ohama 3 (overtime tie). Minneapolis 10, St. Paul 6. Pro Basketball NBA RESULTS Saturday Detroit 105, Cincinnati 102. San Francisco 92, Chicago 88. Sunday Boston 119, Los Angeles 109. St. Louis 127, San Francisco 106. Detroit 119, Cincinnati 110. Syracuse 143, New York 126.

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