Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 289, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1964 — Page 7

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z><? tl £-V Wi L • *y V'r Bob Q Shraluka (Editor's Note: Each Tuesday, TTT will reveal the ten top scorers among Adam County's six basketball team, in addition to recognising other individual feats during the previous week, and a few notes concerning the cage game.) A lanky sophomore, Berne’s Larry Beer, leads, all county players In scoring average with the 1964-65 season now five weeks old. Berne, which didn’t open its season until November 28, played four games in eight nights. During that time, Beer poured 86 points through the hoops for a countyleading 21.5 average. Monmouth’s senior star, Danny Conrad, leads all players In scoring with 136 tallies, but had played seven contests. Conrad, with 53 flelders and 20 free throws, ranks second to Beer in average with a per game mark of 19.4. Beer has 32 baskets and 22 points from the free throw line. Rog Schnepp, Adams Central’s 6-3 junior center, ranks third with a 16.2 average, followed by Geneva’s Ron Bollenbacher, who has an even 16.0 average. Bill Bolinger, of Decatur Catholic, is fifth in the scoring derby, with a per game mark of 15.2. Like Beer, Bolinger is a newcomer to varsity action. Adams Central’s 5-5% Steve Smith ranks sixth, followed by Geneva’s Doug Bixler, Commodore Pat Gage, Yellow Jacket Sam Blythe and Jet Tony Ehrsam. The Jets have the most players in The Top Ten, with three. Three other county players are carrying averaged in twin figures. They are John Lose and Terry Myers., of the Commodores, 11.0 and 10.7 averages respectively, and Rick Beer, of Berne, with a 10.7 average. Larry Beer also turned in the week’s best performance, totaling 71 points in three games, while Conrad scored 64 in three contests. Beer’s 28 points against the Yellow Jackets Tuesday night was the top individual performance of the week, and he added 27 against Lancaster Friday night. It is interesting to note that of the ten top scorers, half of them are underclassmen. Beer is a sophomore, while Schnepp, Bolinger, Smith and Blythe are juniors. The 11th scorer, John Lose, is also a junior. . Following is the first ranking of The Top Ten, listing games played (P), field goals (G), free throws (F), total points (T), and average (A). PGF T A L. Beer, B, 4 32 22 86 21.5 Conrad, M. 7 53 30 136 19.4 Schnepp, AC. 5 29 23 81 16.2 B’bacher, G. 3 19 10 48 16.0 Bolinger, DC. 4 20 21 61 16.5 Smith, AC. 4 23 10" 56 14.0 Bixler, G. 3 17 7 41 13.6 Gage, DC. 4 22 9 53 13.2 S Blythe, D. 3 15 8 38 12.6 Ehrsam, AC. 5 21 14 56 11,2 Hull Still Tops In NHL Scoring Derby MONTREAL (UPD — Bobby (Golden Boy) Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks, maintaining his near goal-a-game pace in search of the greatest goal scoring feat in modern National Hockey League history, scored three more goals last week but still lost ground in the socring Official league figures released today showed Hull still leading the league with 26 points, but Detroit’s Norm Ullman was only one point behind. Hull’s teammate, cener Stan Mikita, remained in third place with 23 points. Hull, a veteran of seven seasons at the age of 25, scored goals Nos. 18, 19 and 20 last week to become the first player to reach the 20-goal plateau. His nearest rival, Ullman, had 11. The Chicago strong boy, one of the only three players ever to score 50 toals in a single season, was well ahead of his 50-goal season of 1961-62. Bobs Away INNSBRUCK, Austria (UPD— Canada won the four-man bobsled event in t h -Winter* -Ohwapic Games although it doesn’t have a single bob run in the country

Undefeated Jets Face Stern Test In Feature Os Five Games Friday

Adams Central’s Jets, the lone team in Adams County without a blemish on their record, run into their stiffest test of the season at Ossian Friday night, in the feature of a five-game slate that involves all six county teams. There are no games prior to Friday night

Garrett, Auburn In NEIC Feature

One of the most important games of the young season comes up Thursday night in the Northeastern Indiana Conference, when’Garrett’s sky-scraping Railroaders tangle with the Red Devils from Auburn. The contest Will be played at the Memorial Coliseum in Fort ISBA Selects Honor Eleven, ■* Max Mentioned Max Elliott, star Decatur halfback for the past four years, received honorable mention on the 33-piayer All-State football team choseta by the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. Stan Sitko, Fort Wayne Central Catholic tackle, was the only area player to make the squad. Elliott, who was named to the DPl’s 2nd All-State squad and to the 33-man AP honor eleven, received honorable mention along with Pete Thorn of Huntington. Dave Anspaugh, Yellow Jacket quarterback, was nominated for the squad. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (UPD— Six juniors, the largest number in four years, are on the first three high school football teams selected by coaches for the Indiana Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association. The leading vote - getter was Elkhart quarterback Mike Franger, who also made the UPI All-State the past two seasons. Sports editor Bob Owens of the Bloomington Herald - Telephone, sponsor of the All-State, said 229 coaches selected the 33-member team which will be honored by the newspaper at its fourth annual football banquet here Saturday. South Bend St. Joe was crowned mythical state champion. Owens reported that the interior line on the first team is the “heftiest” ever selected by the association, averaging 225 pounds. The half dozen juniors on the three-deep lineup are end Jade Butcher of Bloomington, tackles Pat Lahey of South Bend St. Joseph’s, and Kenny Groh of New Albany, and backs Ole Galloway of South Bend Riley, Clifton Hardy of East Chicago Roosevelt, and Dbn Gatch of Gary Wallace. Lahey and Galloway made the first team, Butcher and Hardy the second, and Groh and Gatch the third.

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The Jess, conquerors of Leo, Lancaster, Decatur Catholic, Monmouth and Dunkirk, will face one of the area’s powers in the Ossian Bears Friday night. It will be a clash of the unbeatens, as Ossian has run up a skein of seven wins without a loss this season.

Wayne, as school officials had it switched to that site to accomodate the large turnout that is expected for the battle. Garret and Auburn are two of the five NEIC teams without a loss in conference play as yet. Those two, Bluffton and Elmhurst, lead the NEIC with 1-0 records each, while Decatur has yet to play a league game. Garrett, featuring seven-footers Chuck Bavis and Jim Heitz, has won three of four games overall, the same record as Auburn holds. The Red Devils are led by allNEIC performer Terry Habig. Three Games Friday Decatur’s Yellow Jackets, the only team yet to start, will get their first taste of NEIC action Friday night, hosting the Columbia City Eagles at the Decatur gym. The Eagles are 2-1 in league play. In two other Friday encounters, Concordia of Fort Wayne is at New Haven and Angola travels to Fort Wayne to meet Elmhurst. In non-conference games, Bluffton will be at Mississinewa and Kendallville will tangle with Huntertown at Churubusco. The Yellow Jackets and Concordia, both playing their second game in two nights, will square off at the Decatur gym* nasium Saturday evening in the lone NEIC game that night. Two non-league games will be played Saturday night, with Aubtirn hostihg Churubusco and Columbia City traveling to Huntington to meet the state runner-up Viking quintet. NEIC Standings Six of the 10 members of the Northeastern Indiana Conference are playing at .500 clips or better, while three others have yet to win a game, in all games. The conference standings are as follows: Cons. All WL W L Garrett 10 3 1 Auburn ...1 0 3 1 Elmhurst 10 3 2 Bluffton .. 1 0 3 2 Columbia City ..2 1 3 2 Concordia 12 13 Decatur . 0 0 0 3 New Haven L... 0 14 Kendallville .... 0 10 Angola 0 2 0 4 Kelso Named As Horse Os Year In 29th Poll MONTREAL (UPD — Bobby (Golden Boy) Hull of the Chi-me MONTREAL (UPD — Bobby (Golden Boy) Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks, maintaining NEW YORK (UPD — Kelso completed a sweep of the postseason honors today when the nation’s sports writers and broadcasters voted him “horse of the year” in the turf and Sport Digest’s 29th annual poll.

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In other Friday games, toe Decatur Yellow Jackets open their home season with Columbia City furnishing the opposition, the Decatur Catholic Commodores travel to Redkey, Monmouth goes to Roanoke, and Berne is at Geneva in an inter-county battie. Adams County neighbors Hoagland and Monroeville face road tests Friday night, with the Cats traveling to Huntington to meet the Catholic Ramblers, and the Cubs making a short jaunt to Woodlan. There are four more games oa tap Saturday night, as the Yellow Jackets host Concordia of Fort Wayne, and Adams Central entertaining Woodlan. Monmouth and Geneva hit the road for Eastside and Union City respectively. Jackets At Home The Jackets, who have been beaten three straight, all on the road, play on their own floor for the first time Friday night while entertaining Northwestern Indiana Conference foe Columbia City. The Eagles will be another stiff test, as they defeated New Haven Friday night and the Bulldogs turned around Saturday and upended Fort Wayne Central. The will be Involved in their second game in two nights when Concordia’s Cadets come to town for another NEIC engagement Saturday night. Decatur’s Commodores, who have posted three consecutive victories after an opening game Michigan Leads UPI Poll; Irish 17fh NEW YORK (UPI) The United Press International major college baiketball ratings with first-plaqe votes and wonlost records through games of Saturday, Dec. 5, in parentheses: Team Pts. 1. Michigan (34) (2-0) 349 2. Vanderbilt (1) (2-0) 174 3. Wichita (1-0) 171 4. St. Louis (3-0) 149 5. Minnesota (3-0) 136 6. San Francisco (2-0) 129 7. Duke (1-1) 113 8. UCLA (1-1) 95 9. Brigham Young (2-0) 91 10. Kentucky (1-0) 68 Second 10—11, Davidson 48; 12, Villanova 47; 13, St. John’s 46; 14, Illinois 40; 15, St. Joseph’s 36; 16, Miami (Fla.) 32; 17, Notre Dame 23; 18, Kansas 18; 19, North Carolina 17; 20, Utah State 14. Chance Is Official ERA Model Next Year BOSTON (UPI) - Dean Chance, the Los Angeles Angels’ fire-balling young righthander, was officially crowned the American League’s 1964 earned run leader today with a 1.65 mark that is the second best in the lively-ball era. Chance’s remarkable ERA, compiled in 278 innings and with the help of 11 shutouts, was surpassed since 1920 only by the 1.64 ERA achieved by Spud Chandler of the New York Yankees in 1943. The best ERA in the National League since 1920 was 1.66 by Carl Hubbell in 1933. May Miss Game NEW YORK (UPI) - Injured defenseman Jim Neilson of the New York Rangers may miss Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Black Hawks. Neilson suffered strained ligaments of the left knee against the Hawks on Saturday.

loss to Adams Central, will get their lone taste of action this week at Redkey. The Redkey quintet came up with a slim decision over strong Bryant last week. County Battle The county battle between Berne and the Cardinals at Geneva Friday night promises to be a good one. Both clubs are rebuilding, but both are at or over the .500 mark. The Cards have defeated Monmouth and Madison Twp., with a loss to Bryant sandwiched in between. The Bears have been most impressive in besting the Yellow Jackets and Lancaster, while losing to good Huntington and Ossian quintets. The Bears also have the county’s leading scorer in lanky sophomore Larry Beer, while Geneva has two players in the top ten scoring list Geneva, as are three other county fives, is right back in action Saturday night at Union City. Eagles Seek Win Monmouth's Eagles, still seeking their first victory after seven losses, attempt twice more to get into the victory column his week. Both are road games, as the Eagles play the Stonewalls at Roanoke Friday night and then travel up to Butler Saturday night to battle Eastside. The other Saturday night game will find Adams Central back on their own floor, playing host to the Warriors of Woodlan. Jets Have Best The Jets are setting the pace among county teams in both scoring and defensive play. The defending sectional champions have been scoring at a clip of 69.2 points per game during their unbeaten string, and have allowed an average of 55.4 points per game to be scorea against them. That defensive average is by far the best in the county. Geneva and the Commodores are next in line, allowing their foes 61.3 points per game each. Berne has given up 65.8 points a contests, Yellow Jackets 74.3, and Monmouth 77.6. Following Adams Central in scoring is Decatur’s Commodore quintet, who are scoring at an average of 65.5 points a game during their first four encounters. Geneva scored at a 63.3 clip in its first three games, while the Yellow Jackets have an offensive average of 55.6, Berne 53.5 and Monmouth 52.9. Team Records n. Entering this week’s schedule, four county teams are at the .500 mark or over, with Adams Central still undefeated, and the other two are still without a victory. Their records are as follows: W L Pc. Adams Central (2-0) 5 0 1.000 Commodores (1-1) .. 3 1 .750 Geneva (1-0) 2 1 .667 Berne (1-0) 2 2 .500 Yellow Jackets (0-1) 0 3 .000 Monmouth (03) .. 0 7 .000 Record against county teams in parentheses.

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Basketball FRIDAY Columbia City at Yellow Jackets Commodores at Redkey Berne at Geneva Monmouth at Roanoke Adams Central at Ossian Hoagland at Huntington Catholic Monroeville at Woodlan SATURDAY Concordia at Yellow Jackets Monmouth at Eastside Geneva at Union City Woodlan at Adams Central. Wrestling TWSDKy Decatur at Union City. SATURDAY 4-Taam Tourney at Decatur. Concordia Frosh In 58-28 Victory Here With 13 players breaking into the scoring column, Concordia romped to a 58-28 victory over Decatur Catholic in a freshmen game played at the Commodore gymnasium Monday night. The young Cadets charged into a commanding 18-3 lead after the initial period, and held a 29-12 advantage at the half. The winners ballooned their margin to 4520 entering the final period. Shaffer led the Concardia attack with 13 points, while Pat Baker’s eight was high for Decatur. Decatur FG FT TP Boch 2 3 7 Caciano — 0 0 0 Cook 12 4 Heimann — 2 15 Geimer 10 2 J. Baker - 0 0 0 P. Baker —- 3 2 8 Halikowski 10 2 ViHagomes 0 0 0 Loshe 0 0 0 Bender 0 0 0 Jackson 0 0 0 Meyer —— 0 0 0 TOTALS 10 8 28 Concordia FG FT TP Bartling 0 2 2 Shaffer ...-. 5 3 13 Graft 13 5 D. Schmidt — 4 0 8 Earning . 0 2 2 Bradtmueller - 2 2 6 S. Schmidt - 2 0 4 Klotz 10 2 Smith'l.— 113 Stellhorn ... 113 Heine 12 4 Hahn 10 2 Dobbins 12 4 TOTALS - 20 18 58 Score by quarters: Decatur —- 3 12 20 28 Concordia 18 29 45 58 COURT NEWS Marriage Applications Jerry Douglas Linn, Indiana-polis',-and Barbara Eileen Burk,. 221 S. Third St. Franklin Hofsetter, route' 1, Geneva, and Clara Magdelana Hofsetter, Geneva. Ivan Alonz Duff, route 1, Geneva, and Peggy Colleen Kelly, route 2, Geneva.

Case To Resign Post At N. Carolina State

RALEIGH, N. C. (UPD - Ailing Everett N. Cose, who made college basketball a big time sport in Dixie, resigned Monday as head basketball coach at North Carolina State. Case, 64, was replaced immediately by his top assistant, Press Maravich, 45, who gave up the bead coaching post at Clemson University three years ago to join Case as his heir apparent. The “Old Gray Fox" said he would serve as an advisor to Maravich for the remainder of the season. He originally had planned to resign in 1965 at the end of his 19tl\ season at State but his health caused a change in these plans. "The strain of functioning as head coach is an excessive drain on his strength,” said North Carolina State Chancellor John T. Caldwell in announcing Case's resignation. Case has been suffering with shingles and gout. Case admitted the “emotion, tension and excitement ... just got too much for me.” He said that during the Wolfpack’s two games this season, in which beat Furman and lost to Wake Forest, “I didn’t think I was ever going to get home and that was an immediate sign. “The tension just builds up and I’m just not up to it,” Case said. Maravich, who will direct the Wolfpack as head coach for the first time tonight against MarypWW '' y l *'R* • •••-?•' ■A'• »» ' Ml' ,BEST—Even opposing coaches call Craig Morton “the best quarterback we’ve ever played against.”

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land, said it Would be "really difficult to live up to the tradition that Coach Case has established here at State.” Maravich, a former professional basketball player, compiled a record of 55 wins and 96 losses in six years at Clemson. A native of Pittsburgh, he also coached at Davis Elkins College, his alma mater; West Virginia University, West Virginia Wesleyan; and ini several Pennsylvania high schools before going to Clemson in 1956. Case, came to State following his Navy discharge in 1946. with an impressive record of 783 victories and only 81 losses during a high school coaching career in his native Indiana. He also served briefly as an assistant coach at Southern California. During his 18-year... tenure at State, Case, Wqlfpack won 379 games and lost 134. Hoosiers Gel Third Straight On Monday By United Press International Indiana raced to its third consecutive college basketball victory Monday night, 87-69, over Oklahoma with the Hoosier defense outshining the offense. The Hoosiers held the Sooners to 32 points in the first half and went into the intermission with a 15-point lead. They bolted to a 10-0 lead at the outset and were never threatened. Four Hoosiers hit in double figures, led by Dick Van Arsdale’s 16 points, which was matched by the losers’ Jim Gatewood. Elsewhere Monday night, TriState dumped Defiance, 110-89, but two other Hoosier clubs lost to out-of-state competition. Davenport beat Bethel, 82-76, and Georgetown of Kentucky licked Oakland City, 91-81. Foyt To Drive Lotus Ford Model Next Year INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Car owner Bill Anstead', Jr., p said Monday national driving champion A. J. Foyt, Houston, Tex., wjlj be driving a new rearengine English-built Lotus-Ford next year. The hard-driving texan drove for the team of Anstead and Shirley Murphy this year, taking the Indianapolis “500” in a front-engine roadster owned by the two. Foyt raced for the AnsteadMurphy team in all other USAC races, winning 10 out of 13 times. Refuses Request FLORECEN, Ky. (UPD — The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has refused a request by Latonia race track to add a day to its meeting to make up for a snow-cancelled program last Monday.