Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1964 — Page 7

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1964

First Teams Selected For Net Tourneys By United Frew International It’s open season on basketball teams. The two major post-season basketball tournaments cast their lines Monday and once again the NCAA came up with the best catch, nabbing last year’s two tourney champions, its own Loyola of Chicago and the NIT 1963 champ, Providence. In addition, the NCAA filled seven other slots with Villanova, Louisville, Creighton, Texas Western, Oregon State, Utah State and Seattle. New York’s National Invitation Tournament corralled three schools—-DePaul, Pittsburgh and New York University. The NCAA tournament consists of 26 teams, 10. selected on an at-large basis with the remaining 16 being conference champions. The only at-large berth yet unfilled is in the Midwest regionals, which already has Creighton (19-5), and Texas Western (20-2) plus the Southwest Conference winner (probably Texas A&M or Texas Tech). Eastern Tripleheader In an Eastern regional tripleheader, .Villanova (19-2) ranked fifth in the UPI ratings will tackle Providence, currently on a 14-game winning streak and 18-3 for the season. The Friars won the NIT last March beating Canisius 81-66, for the title. On the same bill, Temple (15-5), which last week clinched the title in the Middle Atlantic division, will meet the Yankee Conference winner (Connecticut leads by two games) and the Southern Conference winner (Davidson or West Virginia) will play the Ivy League victor (Yale, Princeton and Pennsylvania are co-leaders). Loyola of Chicago (15-5), which last year upset Cincinnati, 60-58, in overtime, in the finals will be one-fourth of the Mid-East regionals along with Louisville (14-6) and the MidAmerican and Ohio Valley Conference champions. These two smaller conference races are still very qauch in doupt, the Ohio Valley race, is a threeImki' ■ affair between Murray State, East Tennessee and Tennessee Tech. The Mid-American duel involves Ohio U. and Miami of Ohio. In the Far West regionals, Oregon State (21-3), Utah State (17-3) and Seatie ,(16-4) battle in first-round play with the Western Athletic Conference titlist (a three-way fight between New Mexico, Utah and Arizona State?. First Round Byes Several conferences champions have drawn first-round byes: They are the Atlantic Coast, Southeastern, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Big Eight, Big Six and West Coast champions. Dates, sites and pairings of first-round games will be announced at a future date. The NTT's 12-team field will begin action March 12 in Madison Square Garden, where all the games are played. DePaul won its first 13 games and is now 16-2. The Blue Demons are former champions of the 27-year-old tournament having won in 1945 with big George Mikan leading the charge. New York is 11-5 after a midseason slump and Pittsburgh has a 14-6 record. The NIT will pick up some strong teams in runnersup of the conference races. SSB : with RT-98 : • • : the fuel oil for easy heating!: • * : [Mobil] : PETRIE. Oft CO. a_ •. DISTRIBUTOR * * PHONE 3-2014 • ••••••••••

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W -na». »uiiihii i.yiiiiiii.. iii ■■■■!»■ m . i - Luke Appling Is Named To Hall Os Fame ATLANTA (UPI) — Luke Appling, baseball’s newest Hall of Famer, is a 55-year-old grandpeppy but be feels as chipper as that day 34 years when he began the major league career that earned him his latest honor. It didn’t take long Monday for word to spread that “old Adies and Pains’’ had become the 101st member of the Hall of Fame —a position of status awarded him in a special runoff election among the nation’s baseball writers. “It’s wonderful, just wonderful,” the balding, former Chicago White Sox shortstop said as friends and family poured into his rustic white frame home in North Atlanta. “I was worried when I heard that only one of the runoff fellows could get in. I was afraid that something might go wrong.” Beat Out Ruffing Appling, who starred for the White Sox for 21 seasons, won by five Votes over former Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing in the runoff ordered after the writers failed to select a Hall of Fame entry in their biennial voting Jan. 22. Appling, who made no effort to conceal his pleasure, got 189 out of a possible 225 votes. That was 20 more than the 75 per cent needed to have his bust placed in the Cooperstown, N.Y., baseball shrine. Ruffing, with 184 votes, also topped 75 per cent but missed election to the Hall of Fame under a rule that only the winner in the runoff would be chosen. Roy Campanella, the paralyzed former Dodger catcher, was third with 138 votes. Joe Medwick was fourth at 130 and broadcaster Peewee Reese a distant fifth with 47 votes. The top five finished in that same order in last month’s regular ballot. ' “It’s the greatest thing that ever happened to me,” Appling said, hugging his pretty wife with whom he celebrated his 33rd wedding anniversary last Thursday. “In all those years, I never got to play in a World Series. So this just has to be the greatest.. .’’ Won Two Titles Appling, who coached at Baltimore last year and will be with Kansas City this year, won two American League batting titles — in 1936 with a .388 mark and again in wartime 1943 with .328. Only the fourth shortstop named to the Hall of Fame, he had a lifetime batting average of 310. “I always loved playing baseball. Appling said. “Even as a little kid I wanted to play baseball more than anything else. It’s always been a pleasure to me. I think that if it ever became just work — back then or now—l’d quit.” Appling pointed out that although he acquired the nickname “Aches and Pains ’ for the many injuries in his career, he seldom missed much playing time. “One year I broke my leg—and still I managed to get into more than 80 games.” Chicago Produce CHICAGO (UPl)*—Produce: Live poultry special fed White Rock fryers 19-20; roasters 2324. Cheese processed loaf 39%44%; brick 39-45; Swiss Grade A 52-55; B 50-54. Butter steady; 39 score 57%; 92 score 57%; 90 score 56%; 89 score 55. Eggs steady; white large extras 30%; mixed large extras 30%; mediums 28%; standards 29%.

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. i i i._-1 i mi ‘ -. rr r Kentucky Back In Top Place In Conference By United Press International Kentucky exports: Tobacco, flour, corn and wheat. Kentucky imports' Cotton. Cotton Nash, who comes to the University of Kentucky campus byway of Lake Charles (La.) High School, Monday night led the nation’s third-ranked team to their 19th victory of the year, a 104-73 thumping of Vanderbilt The 6-foot-5 senior, threw in 32 points to become Kentucky’s all-time scoring champion for one year, running this year’s total through 21 games to 553 points. The previous record was 538, set by Cliff Hagan in 1954. Nash needs 69 points in four remaining games to become Kentucky’s greatest scorer for a career, a record now held by Alex Groza. SEC Leader Hie largest crowd ever to see the Wildcats at home, 13,500 saw its favorites reach three figures for the 10th time this year and in doing so recover sole possession of first place in the Southeastern Conference. Kentucky is now 9-2, Georgia Tech, 8-2 in league competition. The Commodores’ J lead in g scorer, Roger Schurig, was held to 11 points, one in the second half. Ohio State moved to within arms length of the Big Ten lead by defeating lowa, 99-82, as Gary Bradds tallied only 30 points. It was the first time in the Buckeyes’ last seven games that the All-American center had been held under 40 points. The Buckeyes, 8-2, in the league have lost one more game than Michigan, which plays Minnesota tonight. Indiana Upset Wisconsin Indiana, led by the Van Arsdale twins. Tom and Dick, upset Wisconsin, 82-80, after two overtimes. Dick tapped in the winning basket at the gun. The twins had identical totals of 21 points. Providence celebrated its entrance into the NCAA tournament by whipping Scranton, 95-75. Providence co-captain Jim Stone and Jim Dooley of Scranton each had 25. Ih other games: Sparked by Larry Sheffield’s 29 points, Notre Dame handed St. John’s .its Uth defeat in 20 games, 89-83; Willie Somerset’s 32 points put him over the 1,000 point career mark and showed Duquesne the way to a 98-66 victory over Toledo; Michigan State licked Illinois, 85-82, as the Spartans’ Pete Gent scored 30 points; Bradley edged Oklahoma, 80-78; Creighton and Texas Western, two metre teams plucked by the NCAA were victorious, Creighton stopped Oklatjpma City, 94-77; and Texas Western rolled past New Mexico State, 59-42. College Basketball Indiana 82, Wisconsin 80 (two overtimes) Ohio State 99, lowa 82. Michigan State 85, Illinois 82. Notre Dame 89, St. John’s <N. Y.) 83. Bellarmine 76, Marian 72. McKendree 92, Wabash 80. Tri-State 61, Hillsdale (Mich/ 60. Goshen 107, Grace 88. Missouri 68, Kansas. 60 Kansas State 50, Nebraska 48. Creighton 94. Oklahoma City 77 lowa State 60, Colorado 58. Duquesne 98, Toledo 66. Bradley 80, Oklahoma 78. Utah State 74, Denver 72. Providence 95, Scranton 75. Kentucky 104, Vafiderbilt 73. Georgia 73, Mississippi State 61. West Virginia 104, Syracuse 85. Alabama 72, Louisiana State 70. Auburn 78, Tulane 72. Mississippi 97, Florida .91. Pro Basketball St. Louis <lls, Baltimore 110. Cincinnati 129, San Francisco 113.

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Evansville's Semi Tourney Is Wide Open First of four stories on probable team aHgnnteoto by state districts in the Indiana high school basketball tearney. By KURT FREUDENTHAL United Press International INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — The Southern semi-state in Indiana’s high school basketball tourney has probably fewer bonafide title contenders than the three other districts — that’s what makes it so unpredictable and just as dangerous. Just a year ago, underrated Terre Haute Garfield came practically out of nowhere to stage one of the biggest uprisings in the four-week show by derailing defending state champ Evansville Bosse. Garfield promptly went on to the state finals before running out of everything against eventual tourney runnerup South Bend Central, 72-45. Willard Kehrt’s quintet, with three starters back from last year, went into the final week of the regular season with a 14-3 record. The losses were administered by city foes Gerstmeyer and State and by Greencastle —an indication that next week's Terre Haute sectional could be a dandy, especially since Terre Haute Wiley also cannot be ignored. Luck of the Draw A lot, of course, depends on the luck of the tourney draw, but regardless of that, Gerstmeyer coach Howard Sharpe agrees that anything could happen in the Vigo County preliminaries. The Terre Haute sectional winner, however, should have it considerably easier in the regional, with winners from Martinsville, Sullivan and Van Buren looking for an upset. About the same situation prevails in the Evansville regional area. The Pocket City sectional should be hotly-contested, with Central and Rex Mundi, which collide tonight, the top contenders. Both put together impressive winning streaks this season. Central dropped its opener at Castle, then won 15 in a row before being upset at Tell City, 61-59. Rex Mundi has won 15 in a row since its lone loss to Indianapolis Washington Dec. T. Bosse A Threat? Bosse could surprise. Jim Myers’ Bulldogs have won seven in a row for an 11-6 record with one game to go. The Huntingburg and Jeffersonville regional areas also have that ‘'wide epea** toot.

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Decatur Freshmen Defeated By Leo Leo spurted in the final period to defeat the Decatur high school freshmen by a 47-35 score Monday evening in the local gymnasium. The visitors jumped into early leads of 9-0 and 13-3, but the Decatur quintet narrowed the margin to 15-8 after one period. The local frosh kept whittling at the deficit apd at halftime, Leo led by just two points, 21-19. Coach Jerry Mitchel’s boys tied the score on a couple of occasions in the third period, but could not regain the lead and two last-sec-ond buckets by Leo gave the visitors a 33-27 lead after three quarters, Leo then boosted the margin in the final stanza. Rick Hullinger of Decatur topped all scorers with 11 tallies, while Hularett and Witmer were top for Leo with 10 points apiece. The freshman team’s last contest of the season is scheduled Thursday night at the Decatur gym, with Adams Central furnishing the opposition. Game time is 6:30 p.m. Deoatar FG FT TP Anderson 3 17 Hower 2 0 4 Magsamen 12 4 Hullinger 4 3 11 Brown 11 3" Spiegel 3 0 6 Mayclin 0 0 0 Totals 14 7 35 Leo FG FT TP Sauder ..... 2 2 6 Whetzel a . 3 0 6 Snelling 14 5 Hularett 4 2 10 Witmer 5 0 10 Menshy 3 3 9 — hnnk jaheN Totals 18 11 47 Vincennes and Bloomfield could be the best of the lot. But Vincennes may have its sectional troubles while Bloomfield must first gain sectional honors at Switz City. Loogootee St. John’s, the Wabash Valley tourney king, and once-beaten Shoals, the Southwest Conference winner, are lumped into the Washington sectional before one of them may advance to Huntingburg’s regional. ' Jeffersonville, v th*a last team to get a chance of cracking Columbus' 19-game winning streak before the state tourney, should rule as the favorite in its own sectional before possibly riming into South Central Conference rival Seymour, which could make it tough in Round 2.

Michigan And Minnesota To Clash Tonight CHICAGO (UPI) — Michigan must win tonight or make room for Ohio State at the top of the Big Ten basketball standings. The Wolverines, seeking their first Big Ten cage crown since 1948, saw their once comfortable league lead shaved to only a half - game Monday night when Ohio State defeated lowa 99-82. The Wolverines have a much tougher foe on their hands than the Buckeyes had. They face a rapidly - improving Minnesota team on the Gopher floor and must win or share an 8-2 conference record with Ohio State with four games to go. The Michigan-Minnesota clash is the only game on tonight’s schedule. Ohio State proved it can win without 40-point help from Gary Bradds. The Buckeye center who had scored at least 40 points in each of his last six games, was held to 30 points by the glue-like guarding of Hawkeye Ed Bastian. As a result Bradds was able to take only a few shots from his favorite pivot position, contenting himself with longies from the outside. Still, Bradds’ output was tops for the game. Teammate Don De, Voe pitched in with 22 and Jimmy Rodgers sank 25 for lowa. In Monday night’s other two games, Michigan State inflicted a fifth straight league loss on Illinois, 85-82, and Indiana won its second Big Ten match of the season, upsetting Wisconsin, 8280, in a double overtime. Dick Van Arsdale, Hoosier scoring ace, tipped in the winning basket as the horn sounded ending the second extra period. Regulation time ended in a 70-all tie and the score was 74-74 after the inconclusive first overtime period. It was “Pete Gent Night” at the Michigan State fieldhouse and Gent marked the occasion by scoring 30 points in the Spartan victory. He not only was high for the game but also helped by making key defensive plays to shut off an Dlini rally , earjfe in the second half.

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Classic League W L Pts. Preble Garden 11 4 16 Leland Smith Ins. .. 10 5 15 A. Schrock, Bldr. .. 10 5 13 Reidenbach Equip... 9 6 12 Two Brothers .. 8 7 11 Gerber Supermarket 8 7 10 Leland Smith Life .. 5 10 7 Citizens Tel. Co. .. 5 10 7 Hammond’s Market.. 5 10 5 Decatur Farms 4 11 4 High series: Bill Tutewiler 615 (253, 204, 158); Roger Scheumann 610 (181, 194, 235). High games: P. Bleeke 234, D. Deidenbach 227, L. Chrisman 236, R. Lord 205, J. Lindeman 203, E. Anderson 202, H. Miller 206, D. Graber 213, J. Loshe 213, A. Erxlebfen 201, W. Porter 202, R. Mies 201, R. Ladd 224. Minor League W L Pts. Fulmer Seat Cov. 13 2 18 Holthouse on Hiwy 10 5 14 Bower Jeweliry .. 10 5 J 4 Downtown Texaco 10 5 13 Moose No. 1 10 5 13 Riverview 9 6 12 Walt’s Standard ..9 6 12 Smith Dairy 8 7 11 Dfewry’s 8 7 10 Wolff’s Hardware 6 9 8 Extract’s 6 9 8 Clem Hardware.. 5 10 7 Haugk’s .. 5 10 7 Haircut Center ... 4% 1014 5% Moose No. 2 .... 414 10% 5% Zoss Chevrolet .. 2 13 2 High series: L. Stevels 589; W. Schnepf 588; L. Brunner 579; E. Schrock 577; G. That\her 571; K. Bauserman 556; P. Inniger 556. High games: L. Stevens 206, 218; L. Brunner 224, 204; W. Schnepf 200, 209; G. Thatcher 243; G. Ainsworth 214; N. Richard 212; b. Terveer 209; L. Stetler 209: P. Inniger 208; D. Sheets 204; R. Smith, Jr., 203; E. Shrock 202. K. of C. League W L Pts. Villa Lanes 12 6 18 New York Life 12 6 16 Baker Plumbing 12 6 15 Lengerich Butcher — 10 8 14 Jack & Jerry’s 10 8 12 Girardot 7 11 10 Main Auto 6 12 7 Baker Painters ... • 3 15 4 High team series: New York Life 2391, Villa Lanes 2335, Lengerich 2318, Baker Plumbing 2308, Jack & Jerry’s 2284. High team games: New York Life 850-782-759, Lengerich 782-777-759, Jack & Jerry’s 806-753, Villa Lanes 817-780, Baker Plumbing 781-771-756. High series: Vic Hamrick 522, Milo Clay 521, Larry O’Shaughnessey 512, Jim Kobue 508. High games: Vic Hamrick 203, ( Jigi Kohne yi?

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T. V. GoHm W LPU. Caseys 10 5 14 Ripcords 10 5 13 Hillbillies 9 6 13 Defenders • 6 12 Medics ... 7 8 8 Virginians 8 9 8 Checkmates 5 10 7 Laremiee 4 11 5 High team series: Defenders 1783, Ripcords 1629. High games and series: E. Hite 136-170-189 ( 495); D. Johnson 161-177-122 ( 460); H. Bracey 138-139-172 (449); B. Drake 143-152-151 (446); D. Holthouse 146-147-132 (425); M. Parrish 158-125-128 (411); H. McDonald 155-124-124 (403); A. Morence 142; M. Lengerich 154; G. Baker 149; G, Buckner 139; A. Colchln 153-145; R. Macklin 143; D, Sheets 135; J. Hesher 140-137;; B. Teeple 155-144. Splits converted: A. Morence 4-9, D. Holthouse 3-10, H. Emenhiser 5-7, J. Hesher 5-7, B. Colchin 5-7, T. Yost 3-10, H. Bracey 3-10, B. Drake 5-7, K. Maydin 3-9-10. Guys * Delta W L Pts. Braun Groceries .... 8 1 11 Dick’s TV Service 6 3 8 Bauman Upholstering 5 4 7 Myers Gulf — 5 4 7 Farm Bureau Ins. ..5 4 6 Beauty 4 5 5 E. D. Schrock 3 8 4 Paul Myers Sales ... 0 9 0 High series: Men—E. Schrock 162-182-194 ( 538); B. Bolinger 153-215-166 (534); D. Sheets 190171- (524); Vem Macke 162-180-181 (523); L. McClain 161-173-175 ( 509). Women—E. 80linger 153-163-191 (507). High games: Men—G. Fegley 182, L. Gage 181, D. Allen 180( G. Heckman 192. Women —D. Allen 156-180, S. Ewell 150, P. Schrock 158-151, E. Getting 163, S. Ross 174. Splits converted: J. Brunso 56, E. Schrock 3-10, E. Bolinger 57, B. Bolinger 3-6-10, J. Allen 310, D. Sheets 3-10 and 3-5-10, D. Allen 3-10, S. Ross 3-10, W. Brunner 3-10, Vem Macke 3-10, H. McIntosh 2-5-7, B. Fegley «, D. Gage 5-6, J. Neadstine 3-10, G. Fegley 2-10. * EDDIE’S RECREATION Come Double League W L Pts. Team No. 4 ...... U 7 14 Team No. 3 8% 9% 11% Ruby’s Style .... 8% 9% UM Decatur Cleaners 8 10 U High series: Ed McCullough 525, Ed Feasel 210. High games: Ed Feasel 203-170, Jerry Hurst 188, E. McCullough 172- A. J. Zelt 155-177, Jim Butcher 180, Fred Eyanson 161-180, Sharon Grimm 137, Lar.Worden 163-108.