Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 65, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1963 — Page 7

MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1963

South Bend Central Wins Semi - State Title; Berne Is Eliminated In Opener

By Bob Shraluka The South Bend Central basketball machine blasted its way through the, Fort Wayne semi-state tourney Saturday to move into the four-tea m utate finals at Indianapolis next Week. The powerful South Benders blasted the Berne Bears, Adams county’s entry, by a 76-42 score in the first daylight tilt and then proceeded to roll over a good Huntington quintet in the championship game at night, chalking up a 74-53 win. Huntington had ousted Noblesville’s Millers in the second afternoon contest, 79-68. It was the first semi-state crown for the iqjstaters since 1957 when Herbie Lde,' John Coalman and Co. went all the way to grab the state championship in an undefeated season. The Bears from Adams county were no match for the South Bend Bears, but then, neither was either of the other two Saturday entries in the Memorial Coliseum affair. Huntington’s Vikings started off

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strong in the title game but soon slowed down to a walk, and the South Benders moved to a commanding halftime lead and were never again threatend. Wallop Vikes The Vikes scored the first five points and jumped to an early 9-2 lead before the Bears got rolling, and knotted the count at 11-11 at the end of the first period. South Bend’s slick Jimmy Warren popped in a jump shot to break a 13-all time early in the second stanza, and the Bears rang up 23 points in the period to only eight for the Vikes, and took a 34-19 lead to the dressing room at halftime. Huntington outscored the Bears 4-1 in the first two minutes of the third round before Jim Powers’ quintet, led by high-jumping Jimmy Ward, scored the next 12 points and moved into a huge 4723 lead. The winners added four more points to that margin by the end of the period, and led 59-31 entering the final eight minutes. When his charges Opened up a 31-point bulge, 70-39, early in the fourth period, Powers begin emptying his bench and only the final score was in doubt. Ward’s 22 markers led all scorers, and he received plenty of help from 6-9 Dewitt Meynard. Curt Crittendon and Mike Otolski, who scored 14- 13, and 12 points respectively. Oust Berne The Adams county Bears led throughout a good portion of the first quarter of their afternoon tilt, but South Bend switched to a zone defense in the second period, outscored Berne 17-4 and was on its way to the final game. Buckets by Bob Stahly and Erv Inniger propelled Berne into an early 4-1 lead to the wild shouts of the Berne cheering section. A pair of two-pointers by Inniger, who closed out a brilliant career Saturday, gave Berne leads of 7-5 and 9-7, before the South Benders moved into a 12-11 advantage at the 3:06 mark erf the quarter. Stahly popped in a fielder to regain the lead for Berne, but Warren and beanpole Meynard connected in quick succession to put .the South Bend Bears into a

lead they never lost. Holding a 21-16 lead as the second round opened, South Bend switched to a zone defense and kept the Adams county lads from getting any good shots at the basket. Crittenden's fielder early in the period gave his mates a 27-20 lead, and they exploded to score the next 11 points to gain a 38-20 advantage at halftime. Open Big Lead Tall Fred Clauser, who played well for Berne, hit a pair of baskets to one for Warren in the opening minutes of the second half, before the other Bears began to move again to take their biggest lead of the game, 46-26, with 3:15 to play. I Kent Ringger hit three free throws in the next minutes, but rugged Mike Otolski connected on a threepoint play and a bucket by Ward gave South Bend a 53-31 lead. Warren connected twice in the last minute and Inniger scored in the dying seconds, and South Bend led 57-33 entering the last stanza. Warren’s jumper opened the final period scoring and with six minutes to play Powers began to empty his bench. Berne scored only one point ’in the first five minutes of the last quarter, a free throw by Jerry Fosnaugh, and didn’t get their first basket until only 1:39 remained when Clauser scored from the field. Clauser’s 14 points led Berne and Inniger tallied 13, while Warren and Otolski scored 20 apiece to lead the winners. Meynard added 12 to the winning cause. Vikes Down Millers Huntington and Noblesville battled in a real barn-burner in the second afternoon game before the Vikings finally won the contest at the free-throw line. Die effects of the rugged battle were quite evident on the Vikes in the championship tilt. Coach Bab Straight’s five won the game at the charity stripe, dropping 29 of 36 chances as they: were outscored by three from the field. Noblesville counted only 12 points from the 15-foot stripe; but were awarded only 19 attempts. The battle was nip and tuck all the way before the Huntington lads pulled away in the final two

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minutes of the contest. The two teams were tied five times in the first quarter before the Vlkss moved to a 19-15 lead at quarter’s end. The winners led throughout the second period, but the Millers had whittled the margin to 41-38 at the main intermission. The Millers, with some fine shooting, kept whittling at the Huntington lead until they finally caught the Vikes and took a 57-56 lead on a fielder by Don Fleming tn the final seconds of the quarter. The lead changed hands four times before big Mike Weaver scored on a foul toss to give his team a 71-66 margin and they coasted in from that point. Little Mike Schumaker led the Vikes with 23 tallies, as the first five did all the scoring. Jeff Reveal’s 15 counters led Noblesville. —• Berne finished their season' with a fine 21-5 record, while Huntington finished at 24-3 and Noblesville at 23-3. Die powerful South Benders now own a 25-2 record, which they will take to the round of the final four next Saturday at Indianapolis. They will clash with Terre Haute Garfield, surprise upset winner over defending state champs Evansville Bosse Saturday night. Muncie Central’s Bearcats and Lafayette Jeff meet in the first contest. Berne FG FT TP Inniger 5 M 13 Clauser 6 2-4 14 Fosnaugh 0 5-8 5 Kingsley 0 0-10 Stahly 2 1-1 5 Ringgero 3-3 3 Habeggerlo-0 2 Patterson 0 0-0 0 Sprunger 0 0-0 0 McKean 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 14 14-22 42 South Bend FG FT TP Otalski 8 4-7 20 Crittendon 3 0-0 3 Menyard 6 0-0 12 Ward 2 1-3 5 Warren 9 2-2 20 Veßhaeghe 10-0 2 Rhodes 2 0-0 4 Seifert 0 0-0 9. Grezegorck 0 0-10 McCullum 3 1-1 7 TOTALS — 34 8-14 75 • Officials: Williams. FG FT TP Schenkel 4 6-7 14 Weaver 4 9-14 17 Underhill 4 1-2 9 Shumaker 7 9-9 23 Hammel 6 4-4 IS Seneff 0 0-0 0 Schoeff ....... 0 0-0 0 Franks 0 0-0 0 Thorn -O---il-O- 0 ; Beighler 0 0-0 9 TOTALS . ~ 25 29-36 79 Noblesville FG FT TP Cox 7 0-2 14 Lyon 3 2-2 8 Fleming 5 5-7 15 Reveal ;... 6 0-0 12 Jerrell 2 2-3 6 Parrott 0 0-0 Stern ....... 0 0-0 0 Utter , 0 0-0 0 Grissom 5 3-5 13 Campbell 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 28 12-19 68 Officials: Jacobs and Marlow. FINAL GAME South Bend FG FT TP Crittenden ... 6 1-1 13 Otolski , 2 8-10 12 Menyard 6 2-2 14 Ward 11 0-1 22 Warren 3 1-2 7 Verhaeghe 10-0 2 Rhodes 0 0-0 0 McCullum 1 0-o*2 Seifert 1 0 2-2 2 Grzegorek 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 30 14-18 74 Huntington FG FT TP Weaver 2 1-5 5 Schenkel ...-. 5 3-6 13 Underhill 5 1-2 11 Hammel ... 4 1-1 9 Shumaker 2 0-0 1 Seneff 2 0-0 4 Thorn 0 0-0 0 Schoeff 0 0-0 0 Beighler 1 1-2 3 Franks 2 0-14 TOTALS .......'. 23 7-17 53’ Officials: Oler and Fouty.

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Tourney Notes

By Bob Shraluka THE wrong Bears won it, but the right Bears have nothing to be ashamed of in losing to those other Bears. MANY Berne rooters, and there were many at the Coliseum Saturday, were quite disheartened that the team had been beaten so badly by the South Bend quintet. But that South Bend five was quite a powerful basketball machine and a Huntington team that was included in a few state rankings during the season didn’t give them any more trouble than did Berne. —<oOo>— AND don’t forget, this South Bend Central team was ranked second in the state of Indiana, which proves they weren’t just a “good” ball club. THE Adams county Bears finished their season with 21 wins, oniy five losses, and holiday tourney, sectional tourney and regional tourney crowns added to their laurels. Any Adams county team would settle for this type of a season, no matter how badly beaten in a semi-state game. BERNE had a hard time finding the basket against the South Bend Bears, but much of this was due to what is probably as good a defense as owned by any team in the state of Indiana. Defenses any tougher than the zone employed by South Bend just aren’t to be found. THE Berne lads did have a cold day from the field, which combined with that terrific South Bend defense, really hurt—them; The Bears hit only 14 baskets in 59 shots for a .237 percentage. On the other hand, the South Benders were red hot from the field, pouring in 34 buckets in 64 shots, a fine mark of .531. HUNTINGTON fared a bit better from the field against the Bears at night, as they hit 23 of 62 for a .*355 percentage. Many of I these, however, came long after the contest was close and the. Bears had relaxed on defense. LED giant Dewitt Meynard and bruising Mike Otolski, South Bend controlled the backboards against Berne, but here too there was no cause for disgrace. Meynard stands “only” 6-9, and Otolski 6-4, plus terrific strength. SOUTH Bend captured 48 rebounds, 20 offensively and 28 defensively, while Berne grabbed 28, 13 offensively and 15 defensively. ERV Inniger, who had “one of those games” against South Bend, managed to lead all rebounders, however. Talented Erv grabbed a total of 15, eight of which came off the defensive board. Meynard grabbed 14. as did Otolski, to lead the winners. ERV didn’t hit the basket with his usual consistency, but it should be pointed cut that Curt Crittendon and John McCullum took turns in “shadowing” him. Crittendon

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never let the Berne forward out of his sight in the first half, even though South Bend was using a zone defense. —oOo— SIX Berne lads wrapped up their high school careers Saturday afternoon. Inniger, Jerry Fosnaugh, Bob Stahly, Kent Ringger, Karl Kingsley and Keith Habegger have all played their final games, but each has many proud memories of this now past season. —oOo— FOSNAUGH was another who didn’t have much of a chance to put the ball in the hoop. He was shut out from the field by Meynard, who towered at least five inches over him. .. —-000— IN wrapping up this season this corner would like to mention once more about one of the finest ball players this county has ever produced. It will be an unfamiliar scene when Berne plays basketball next' season not to see Erv Inniger in uniform number 53. The thought here is that this lad is probably the best basketball player Berne has produced since the great Bob Dro. There are many great ball players who have the ability, as does Inniger, but not many who display the desire and attitude that this fine athlete has shown in the past three years. All this and as fine a gentleman as anyone will ever meet. Die school of higher education that gets this lad will be quite lucky. ALSO, in passing, this corner would like just briefly to compare this year’s Bears with those of two seasons ago. Not too many can say that they honestly expected Berne to be in the semi-state when this season began back in November, or after they were beaten by Monmouth in January. This team fell far short of the 69-61 Bears in ability, but had the heart and desire to win, which should be a good lesson for any young athlete. SEE YOU NEXT NOVEMBER. College Basketball NAIA Tournament Pan American. 73, Western Carolina 62 (final). Grambling 107, Ft. Hays State 86 (consolation). NIT Tournament St. Louis 62, La Salle 61. Miami (Fla.) 71, St. Francis (N. Y.) 70. Canisius 76, Memphis State 67. Villanova 54, Wichita 53.

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There wsa no doubt in the minds of the 10,000-plus fans as they trailed out of the Allen county coliseum Saturday night that the South Bend Central Bears were the class of the semi-state tourney, as they scored highly impressive victories both afternoon and evening to join the select four who will battle for the state championship next Saturday at Indianapolis. The Berne Bean and Coach Bruce Smith closed out another highly succesive season Saturday afternoon in bowing to the big Bean from South Bend. The Adams county sectional and regional champions were not disgraced in defeat, they simply fell victim to too much firepower and size. Six of the Berne Bears put away their uniforms for the last time Saturday. Seniors on this year’s team are led by the teriffic Erv Inniger. Three other regulars who will graduate in May are Jerry Fosnaugh, Bob Stahly and Karl Kingsley. In addition, the Bears lost Kent Ringger, a regular through much of the season until slowed by injuries, and Keith Habegger. Fred Clauser, a junior, will be the only regular returning for the 1963-64 season. —oOo— Berne compiled another fine record as the Bears won thenfourth consecutive sectional championship, equaling a record held by the Decatur Yellow Jackets and the Monmouth Eagles. The Bears also won their second regional championship in three years, the only Adams county team ever to win a regional title at Fort Wayne. On the season, Berne scored 21 victories and suffered only five defeats. With Berne and Monmouth both losing heavily by graduation in May, a long-range forecast would point to a wideopen battle for season and sectional honors in Adams county next season. Berne and Monmouth had outstanding seasons, while the o*er six teams more or less trailed along. In addi-

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tion to Berne’s losses, Monmouth loses Don Brown, Dennis Braun and Clarence Schaumann from the Eagles’ storting five. —-000— With closing of the Pleasant Mills school, effective at the end of the school year this spring, a change in the sectional setup will be necessitated. Pleasant Mills’ elimination will cut the number of Adams county high schools to seven. As no sectional in the state has less than eight teams, an out-of-county five wil be added if the local sectional is continued. Best guess at this time would be bringing the Hoagland Wildcats to the Adams Central sectional. Hoagland has played in the Bluffton sectional the past two years. And, there is always the possibility that sectionals in this area could be reshuffled, with Adams county losing the tourney. Perish the thought! —-000— With ehmination es Berne, Adams county’s basketball season to ended. And with the close, Basketbawl closes up shop for the time. But November 1 can’t be far away?* —oOo— College Basketball NCAA MAJOR TOURNEYS Eastern Regional Duke 73, St Joseph’s (Pa.l 64 (final). West Virginia 83, New York U. 73 (consolation). Mideast Regional Loyola (Di.) 79, lillinois 64 (final). Mississippi State 65, Bowling Green 60 (consolation). Midwest Regional Cincinnati 67, Colorado 60 (final) Texas 90, Oklahoma City 83 (consolation). CHICK PAINS OF ARTHRITIS RHEUMATISM Deep-down rtßtf. . . fiut, when pefa attacks <rf minor Arthritis, Rhmaimtism. Backache or Muscular Aches occur. That’s what you want. And that’s what you grt when you take PRUVO Tablets. Proven /oat, and tfftctivt over 15 yean <rf use. OUR GUARANTEE: use the 75 tablet rise ae directed for 10 days. Given this fair trial, PRUVO may help you. You must get thewonderful relief millions have or your money back. At druggists everywhere. SMITH DRUG CO.