Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1964 — Page 7

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1984

f s» a* < . ? ?h _ 5 A ' HAREM'S’ NlGHT— Decatur Yellow Jacket basketball team members are pictured above with their parents, who were honored prior to the Saturday night game in the local gymnasium by the Decatur high school Booster dub. — (Photo by Cole)

— — L - Ohio State To PlayHawksAf lowa Tonight CHICAGO (UPI) — The Big Ten basketball race may be thrown into its first first-place deadlock of the campaign within a 24-hour span starting with tonight’s lowa - Ohio State match. Ohio State could cut Michigan’s league lead to a halfgame by defeating underdog lowa on the Hawkeye court. Approximately 24 hours later the Buckeyes could move into a tie when the schedule sends Michigan to Minnesota to meet the rapidly-improving Gophers. A victory by the Buckeyes and a loss by Michigan would leave botlf teams with identical 8-2 records heading into the last four games of the season. Three of the four teams, in the upcoming struggle for power were weekend winners. Michigan defeated. Indiana 9982, Ohio State downed Wisconsin 92-74, and Minnesota solidified it’s hold on third place by beating Illinois 92-81. lowa bowed to Michigan State 107-82. Ohio State’s Gary Bradds was Saturday night’s shooting star. Bradds, easily the league’s most qualified candidate for All America election, turned in his sixth consecutive 40-point performance. This gave Bradds an average of 39.1 points in each of nine games. He poured in exactly 40 points Saturday afternoon. In five previous games he had 47, 48, 42, 40 and 49 points. Cazzie Russell and Bill Buntin led Michigan, each sinking 23 points. But the best effort by a sophomore belonged to Purdue’s Dave Schellhase. Schellhase had 32 points in the Boilermakers’ 93-84 home court success over Northwestern. He left the floor with a 28.6 average in six games. Three slick sophomores clicked for Minnesota’s sixth conference win. Guard Archie ; Clark scored 20 points, Lou Hudson 18 and Don Yates 14. And a sophomore guardi helped Michigan State tie a team scoring record in the 107 points against lowa. He was Stan Washington who sank 28 points. Three Decatur Teams In Action Tonight Three Decatur basketball teams are in action this evening, including one game in the local gymnasium. The Decatur high school freshmen will entertain the Leo freshmen at 6:30 p.m. in the Decatur gym, while the seventh and eighth grade teams will play a pair of games at Adams Central. The first game begins at 6:30 p.m. at Adams Central.

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South Bend Central Wrestling Winner The local wrestling season came to an end Saturday at Lafayette, with Decatur’s regional representative, Arthur Ybarra, losing a close decision in the opening round . Ybarra, the 103-pound Decatur sophomore, lost a 5-3 decision to his foe from Mishawaka, in the opening round, eliminating him from any further advancement. He was then pinned by a foe in the consolation round. South Bend Central copped the Lafayette regional with 53 points and Muncie South finished second with 35 team points. New Haven, qualifying several wrestlers out of the weak Elkhart sectional, finished third with 33 points. Other team totals at Lafayette were: Kokomo, 32; Mishawaka, 21; Anderson, 20; Logansport, South Bend Adams and South Bend Washington, 12 each; South Bend Riley, 11; Noblesville, 8; Penn, 5; Elkhart, 4; Decatur, 2; Madison Heights, 2. Terry Hetrick, New Haven’s veteran 95 pound wrestler, copped a decision and won by a pin to advance to the state finals next Saturday. Ends Fine Season Ybarra’s defeat rang down the curtain on a tremendous wrestling season for the Decatur grapplers, in only their third season of competition. After finishing the season with a brilliant 10-3 record, with losses only to Muncie Central and South and Culver Military Academy, coach Gary Giessler’s crew competed in the Marion sectional. Ybarra became the school’s first sectional champion, and Steve Hazelwood, Sam Bauman and Gary Myers were all runner-ups in the meet. Through regular season and tournament competition, Sam Baumann registered the most victories, 14, with only two defeats and a tie. Three other seniors finished with the following marks: Alan 'Kalver, 13-3: Steve Hazelwood, 11-6; and Deane Lehman, "10-4-2. Others Return Junior Gary Myers finished with a 13-3-2 record and junior Dave Adams ended with a 12-2-2 mark. Ybarra completed his year with 10 wins and seven losses and freshman Tom Eyanson won 10 and lost six. In addition to his sectional victory, Ybarrd added a New Haven tournrey championship, as did Kalver and Adams. In addition to those named above, Lennie Corral, Tim Magley, Dave Green, Darryle Grote, Bill Blythe. Kip Lutes, Bob Hawkins, Dal Wittgenfeld, Steve Beavers, Dennis Smitley, and several others, will return next season. The Decatur team won just one match in its first season of competition, and broke even, winning six' of 12 in 1962-63, before compiling the fine 10-3 mark this past season.

Yellow Jackets Defeated By Huntertown Wildcats In Final Game At Home

By Fete Reynolds The Huntertown'“Wildcats settled down just enough in the final period to score a 51-45 triumph over the Decatur Yellow Jackets Saturday night in the final home appearance of the Jackets for the season. The setback was the ladi of the season for the Jackets, who have been on the wining side only three times. The two teams had scrambled

H iK NICE BLOCK, MAX— Max Elliott, Yellow Jacket forward, appears to be throwing a cross-body block on a Huntertown player, but is actually diving for a loose ball in Saturday’s game won by the Wildcats. — (Photo by Cole)

American Loop Meets Friday On Athletics BOSTON (DPl)—What could be the closing of the books or the opening of a new chapter in the future of Kansas City Athletics owner Charles O. Finley may be decided Friday during a special meeting of American League club owners. League President Joe Cronin agreed Sunday to schedule the Friday meeting so the elague Friday meeting so the league negotiations between Charles O. Finley and Co., Inc., and Kansas City for a lease of the Kansas City stadium.” “We will determine, after a review of such negotiations, whether a further meeting should be held to consider the termination of membership in the league of Charles O. Finley,” Cronin said. Cronin said Kansas City officials would be invited to attend the' meeting at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel. Finely, reached Sunday at his Gary, Ind., home, gave a quick “no comment” to Cronin’s statement or the meeting. Saturday night. Finley failed to -meet a midnight deadline set by the league when he did not sign a lease for Municipal Stadium, A league spokesman said Finley’s failure to meet the deadline did not mean automatic expulsion from the league, however. it did force the league” to establish a plan of action against the Athletics. owner.

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through three periods of trading errors before the Wildcats, led by Larry Sordelet, righted themselves to pull out the victory. The Jackets rolled to an early eight-point lead at 10-2 after four minutes of the game had elapsed and Decatur fans, particularly the Jackets’ parents, who were presented to the crowd just before game time, visioned a victory in the final home stand. The Wildcats cut the Decatur

College Basketball Purdue 93, Northwestern 84. Michigan, 99, Indiana 87. Minnesota 92, Illinois 81. Ohio State 92, Wisconsin 74. Michigan State 107, lowa 82. Notre Dame 82, St. Louis 73. Anderson 97, Manchester 89. Indiana Central 91, Taylor 68. Hanover 75, Franklin 64. Ball State 93, DePauw 81. Butler 83, Valparaiso 76 . Evansville 101, St. Joseph’s 78. Earlham 71, Marian 58. Tri-State 86, Concordia 84. Indiana Tech 127, North wood 104. Goshen 90, Malone 69. Oakland City 96, McKendree 89.. Rose Poly 90, Principia 80. Vincennes 99, Paducah 83. Cedarville 106, Huntington 7®. Colorado 60, Nebraska 52. Dayton 83, Memphis State 73. Wichita 59, Cincinnati St (overtime) . lowa State 50, Oklahoma State 48 (overtime). Xavier (O.) 114, Detroit 112. Kansas 84, Oklahoma 72. DePaul 98, Western Ontario 58. Loyola (Ill.) 98, Houston 68. Boston College 96, Fordham 90. Providence 96, Seton Hall 74. St. Bonavenffife 94, St. Joseph’s (Pa.) 83. Villanova 73, Canisius 58. Miami (Fla.) 97, Loyola (La.) 90. Louisiana State 86, Auburn 66. Tennessee 64, Vanderbilt 62. Duke 82, Davidson 75. Georgia Tech 77, Florida State 73 (overtime). West Virginia 74, Richmond 66. Texas 78, Texas Tech 76. Drake 84. Tulsa 76. Bradley 87, North Texas State 79. < ■ Texas A & M 79, Rice 67. UCLA 88. Washington 60. Air Force 78, Marquette 62. Washington State 80, Southern Calfornia 76. California 59, Stanford 52. • ’ -'-o'

lead to 12-7 at the end of the first period, and outscored the Yellow Jackets 15-10 during the second stanza to pull all even at 22-22 at the half-time rest. Terry Howdyshell cashed a free throw for the first point of the third quarter, but the Jackets scored the next 11 points and had a 33-23 bulge after four minutes of the period. But the Wildcats whittled away at their deficit and the Jackets’ lead was only three, 36-33, as the teams went into the final quarter. Craig McEwan cashed in on a three-point play and a 39-33 Decatur lead in the first minute of the final bracket. Sordelet and McEwan traded field goals, but two more ‘two-pointers by Sordelet and Steve Freck knotted the score at 41-41 with 4:50 to play. A pair of quick buckets by Bill Lucas, his only points of the • game, shot the Wildcats out in front to stay. Sordelet topped the Wildcats with 22 points, and Howdyshell added 10, all from the free throw line in 11 attempts. Max Eilliott and Sam Blythe were" the only M; Jackets in double figures, each with 11. There were 35 fouls calleld, 19 on Decatur and 16 on Huntertown. The Wildcats converted 17 of 25 chances gt the charity stripe, the Yellow Jackets 13 of 22. The Jackets close out their season with a pair of road games this week, traveling to Dunkirk Tuesday night ,and to Leo Friday night. Yellow Jackets FG FT TP Elliott 3 5 11 Ladd .... 3 3 9 Blythe . 5 IXII Egley 0 L 1 Hammond 10 2 SprungerOil Custer ......— 2 0 4 Anspaugh 0 0 0 McEwan 2> 2 6 Totals 16 13 45 Huntertown FG FT TP Freck 3 0 6 Lucas 2 0 4 Fitch --• 2 15 Sordelet 9 4 22 Howdyshell 0 10 10 Warner 10 2 Martin 0 2 2 Ramsey 0 0 0 Totals ... 17 17 51 Officials: Benecke, Kilby. Preliminary Decatur, 38-27. .. Bingen Winner Os Lutheran Tourney Bingen squeezed out a 28-20 decision over Bethlehem in the championship game of the Lutheran League tourney Sunday afternoon, before a near-capacity crowd at the Hoagland gymnasium. Berning scored 11 points and Graft added eight to lead the winners, while R. - Graft’s eight was* tops for Bethlehem and Mey- , er added seven. Bingen not only won the traveling trophy, awarded to the winning team each year, but also received the championship trophy. Emmanuel Soest was named receipient of the sportsmanship trophy. In an all-star game preceding tlto title game, the B team edged the A club by a 27-26 score. 2 | : Bethlehem FG FT TP Kaltwasser Oil Meyer J--- 3 17 Hos Iman 1 >0 2 R. Graft ... 3 2 8 Stoppenhagen 10 2 Graft ... 0 0 0 Newhouse» 0 0 0 „ AT

BOWLING Gold Crown League W v L Pts. Post Office 11 4 15 Citizens Telephone 11 4 15 Wm. Huston 11 4 14 Zoss Chevrolet ... 9 8 13 Girod Tin Shop .. 10 5 12 Team No. 1« ....... 9 « 12 Steury 9 6 12 Decatur Casting ..8 7 12 Adams Builders ..9 6 11 Hi-Way Trailer ... 10 5 9 Auto. Sprinkler 1.. 7 8 9 Roysters . 6 9 8 Auto. Sprinkler 2... 5 10 6 Bill’s Sunoco ...... 3 12 4 Yost Gravel ...... 3 12 4 Wolfe Produce .... 2 13 2 High games: J. Neadstine 226, R. Freed 224-204, J. Smith 218, P. Wilkinson 211, G. Thieme 204. High series: R. Freed 604, J. Neadstine 568, P. Wilkinson 568, R. Hoffman 566, J. Smith 550, D. Harding 549, G. Diieme 535, R. Springer 526, L. Kolter 524, D. Reidenbach 528, E. Bulmahn 525, W. Bultemeier 520, M. Hiieme 511, O. Thieme 504. Jack & Jill League W L Pts. Lucky Dogs 9 0 12 Pin Droppers 7 2 10 New Breed 7 2 9 Homestead Bulldogs' 5 4 8 Unknowns 6 3 8 Mix Ups 5 4 7 Half & Half 5 4 7 Alley Katz 4% 4% 614 Cee Bees ---------- 5 4 6 Homestead Rebels.. 4 5 6 Gutters ...... 4 5 5 Four Winds ...... 3% 5% 4% IV Seasons ® 4 Country Trix 3 6 3 Dubs 2 7 2 Grapplers 2 7 2 High series; D. Macklin 509, W. Bedwell 521, D. Mies 214-176-199 (589), H. Banning 546, G. Mahnensmith 515, R. Smith 563, J. Fosnight 505. High games: Men—J. Cowens 178, D. Macklin 218, B. Christen 191, W. Bedwell 200, Ml, B. McColly 180, N. Steury 193, H. Banning 206, G. Mahnensmith 183, 176, B. Borror 195, R. Smith 203, 190, V. Hilyard 188, W. Carpenter 187. J. Fosnight 195, R. Roeder 186, R. Colclasure 182, R. Pierce 181. Women—N. Bedwell 152, M. McColly 150, L. Mahnensmith 155, 188, A. Carpenter 184, 163, M. Anspaugh 164, J. Colclasure 157, 155, C. Pierce 197. High team games: H. Rebels 2344, Mix Ups 2370, Alley Katz 2323. Splits converted: J. Christen 3-10, B. Christen 3-10 twice, B. Krueckeberg 4-5-7, L. Banning 5-8-10, 5-10, twice, G. Grabill 2-7, P. Steury 56, N. Steury 6-7, M. Wolff 3-10, R. Smith 8-9 5-7, D. Wolff 2-7, 5-6, L. Anspaugh 3-10, M. Anspaugh 3-10, D. Hirschy 2- R. Pieroe 3-10. Cofree League W L Pts. Sippers —— 11 4 14 Sugar —— 9 6 13 Drips 9 6 13 Perks 9 6 12 Cream - 9 6 12 Warmers 9,6 11 Caffeine — 8 7 11 Coasters 7 8 11 Saucerettes 7 8 9 Cubes -7 8 8% Dunkers 6 9 8 Instant .—• 6 9 7% Cups ... - 5 10 6 Spoons 3 12 4 High games: K. Pageler 189, P. Botjer 180, L. Bodie 173-168, M. Reef 170-151-151, C. Vore 169, K Bonifas 162-158, M. D. Cochran 158, C. Bassett 158, A. Burke 157, S. Mutschler 157, M. Sheets 165-155-150, I. Schuster 155, D. Gehres 153, J. Voglewede 153, M. Hileman 151, E. Getting 151, J. Corah 150. Splits converted: A. Baker 310, R. Hagen 6-7, I. Schuster 310 E Bultemeier 5-7, M. Gantz 5-6, M. Sheets 2-7, M. Winteregg 3- L. Bodie 5-7, M. Girod 3-10, M Reef 2-7-8, C. Bassett 5-8-10, P. Stucky 56-10, M. Tutewiler 5-6-10 & 3-10, C. Schafer 4-5, W. Rafert 3-10, J. Mowery 2-7, P. Kolter 4-5-7 & 5-6-10. Fraft ...... 0 _0 0 Totals 8 4 20 Binges——— FG FT TP Fuhrman 0 0 0 Bultimeier ... 0 u 0 Berning —— 4 3 11 Hoile — 3 1.7 Bixler 0 0 0 Bulmahn 0 0 0 Graft 4 0 $ Bultimeier — 10 2 Totals 12 4 28 ALL - STARS , A-Team FG FT TP Guenin 3 0 6 Hart 0 0 0 Wiegman 2 1 5 Reinkin g 2 0 4 Rekeweg 10 2 Bulmahn 0 0 0 Schamerloh 3 0 ® Thieme 0 0 0 Spiegel —1 1 3 Totals 12 2 26 B-Team FG FT TP Fuhrman - 3 0 6 Ehlerding — 0 2 2 Erxleben 3 3 9 Oehler 3 3 9 Messman —1 \ 0 2 Brown - 2 0 4 Hockemeyer , 0 0 0 Franz - ..... 0 0 0 Kuklehahn - 10 2 R. Fuhrman —' I 0, 2 - -H - Totals 11 5 27

Team Standings i W L Pct Adams Central .... 15 4 .789 Commodores 13 6 .684 Monmouth 12 7 .632 Berne 8 11 .421 i Geneva ..... 7 11 .389 Yellow Jackets .... 3 15 .167 — oOo■— Adams county high school teams, as all over Indiana, will close out their regular seasons this week. Eight games are on the schedule tor county teams, one Tuesday, five Friday and two Saturday. —oOo— The lone Tuesday encounter will send the Decatur Yellow Jackets to Dunkirk as the Jackets will be seeking their fourth victory of the season. ♦ —oOo—The Decatur Commodores wind up activity Friday night, playing at home against the Bryant Owls. The Yellow Jackets will travel to Leo Friday. Other Friday games are New Haven at Berne, Adams Central at Warren, and Huntington Catholic at Geneva. —oOo—*• Two Saturday games will wind up regular play. The Eagles will entertain the Arcola Aces at Monmouth, and Geneva travels to Winchester. Most important Item this week, however, to the annual drawing of teams in the sectional, regional, semi-final and final tourneys. Pairings for all tourneys will be drawn at the Indianapolis office of the IHSAA Wednesday morning, starting pt 8 o’clock. Pairings for the Adams Central sectional should be received in this office before 8:30 o’clock. The tourney wifi opeA at the Adams Central gym at 7 p. m. Wednesday, Feb. 26. The championship of the Northeastern Indiana conference will be settled Friday night. Concordia, leading with a 7-1 mark, plays St Angola, and Elmhurst, second with a 4-1 mark, will play at Kendallville. In the other final NEIC tilt, Columbia City is .at Bluffton. The conference standings: NFSC'AfHtenier Concordia .... 71 17 2 Elmhurst 4 1 12 5 New Haven .... 5 3 9 9 Columbia City.. 4 3 14 5 Garrett 4 3 13 6 Angola 4 4 9 10 Auburn 4 4 12 6 Decatur 3 6 3 15 Kendallville ..... 2 6 5 14 Bluffton 1-7 - 217 Greg Ladd, of the Decatur Yellow Jackets, had his individual scoring lead trimmed to 12 points by Mike Newcomer, Geheva, last week. Both teams play twice this week*. The top 10 scorers, with games played, total points scored, and average points per game, follow: GP TP Ave. Ladd, Y. Jackets.. 18 369 20.5 Newcomer, Geneva 18 357 19.8 Schieferstein, Mth. 19 341 17.9 Wanner, Berne 19 313 16.5 Kohne, Commo. .. 19 265 13.9 Ehrsam, A. Cent.. 19 259 13.6 Bienz, Monmouth.. 18 237 13.2 Inniger, Berne .... 19 245 12)9 D. Lose, Comma.. 19 244 ftß Conrad, Monmouth 19 244 12,8 —oOo— Results one year ago this week: Yellow Jackets 61, Dunkirk 56 (overtime) Huntington Catholic 59, Geneva 39. Bryant 62, Commodores 54. Yellow Jackets 76, Leo 69. Monmouth 76, Lafayette Central 33. Adams Central 68, Warren 57. Hartford 71, Gray 47. Pleasant Mills 76, Poling 36. New Haven 55, Berne 49. Hartford 63, Geneva 54. New York Stock Exchange Mee MIDDAY PRICES A. T. & T. 144; Central Soya Du Pont 263%; Ford 53; General Electric 88%; General Motors 78%; Gulf OU 50%; Standard OU Ind. 63%; Standard Oil N. J. 80%; U. S. Steel 54%.

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Berne Loses To Cadets By 67-59 Score The Berne Bears suffered their second defeat in as many nights, and their 11th of the season Saturday night, when they were dropped by the Fort Wayne Corncordia Cadets. 67-59, at the Berne gym. The Bears now have an 8-11 record, while the Cadets have a fine 17-2 mark. Concordia held a 13-9 .lead at the first quarter and a 31-26 margin at the half. Berne tied the score at 36-36 midway through the third period, but the Cadets were on top at the end of the quarter, 48-42. • Tom Baeck led the Cadets with 28 pointe, and Jerry Toms and Jon Roemke each added 10. Fred Clauser topped Berne with 13 and Loren Wanner, Bob Patterson and Dick McKean each scared 10. The Bears will close their season at home Friday, hosting the New Haven Bulldogs. Concordia FG IT TP Baack 10 8 28 Toms 3 4 10 Fritz 2 0 4 Roemke 5 0 10 Veto 10 2 Edenfield 3 3 9 Peters |BO ; t TOTALS —— 26 15 r FG FT TP Wanner 1—- 4 2 10 Stauffer -1 5 7 Beer - ® ® ® Patterson - 5 ® |® Clauser ———» — 8 3 13 McKean ... 5 0 10 Inniger 9 5 • Von Gunten —0 0 0 TOTALS^ g 15 » Berne, 53 - 50. Doubles, Singles Winners Announced Winners in the doubles and singles events of the annual men’s bowling tourney were announced today by Ted Eyanson, secretary of the Decatur bowling association and tourney manager. The doubles and singles events . zflMg*zpjjed at Ermek's Bowl in Berne. '* J. Macklin and R. Macklin won the doubles handicap title with • 1340 score, while actual pins high was a 1215 by T. Lehman and B. Sprunger. The high single game of 452 was bowled by A. Bowen and E. Baker. - a '. L. Stevens was the handicap winner in the single With a 682, and the high actual score was 623, rolled by both H. Krueckeberg and R. Ladd. L. Stevens had the high single game of 840. Week's Schedule Os Adams County Basketball Teams • Tuesday Yellow Jackets at Dunkirk. Friday Bryant at Commodores. Yellow Jackets at Leo. New Haven at Berne. . Adams Central at Warren. Huntington Catholic at Geneva. Saturday Arcola at Monmouth. Geneva at Winchester. Quality Photo Finishings 8.-00 p. hi. Monday Ready Wldifidoy at 10 a. M- * — Holthouse Drug te.