Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 293, Decatur, Adams County, 12 December 1964 — Page 6

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~ — — -» ■ ■■ ; — Commodores Post 4th Win; Eagles Clip Jackets

Fast Break Clicks For 93-79 Victory

By Mike Thoele Coach Bob Boyle’fi Commodores, loolang like they had received the “hard work" he vowed they would receive after sqeaking by two winless teams last weekend, raced to a polished and poised 93-79 victory over Redkey Friday night in the Dunkirk gymnasium. The Decatur Catholic squad barely tripped Monmouth last Friday and nosed out winless Larwill by 10 points after a hardfought nip and tuck battle. But Boyle's promise of greater efforts in this week’s practice sessions bore fruit as every man on the Commodore starting five broke into double figures to top the team's season high of 80 points against Larwill last Saturday. Leading the boys in green were peppery playmaker John Lose with 25 points and Pat Gage with 24r- Bolinger, despite a cut on his wrist suffered when he chased a ball out of bounds and through the double doors at the end of the Dunkirk gym, contributed 16 points to the Commodore cause. Terry Myers and Jim Schultz both tallied 14. The point production efforts of both Lose and Gage were overshadowed by Redkey’s Gary Miller, who racked up 32. Second highest score in the Wolves lineup was Mike Walker with 20. The Commodores jumped off to a quick lead, then traded baskets until Gage drove in to score and break a 14-J4 tie late in the first period. Another two-pointer by Gage and one by Meyers ended the first quarter with the Decatur team at the happy end of a 20-14 margin. They were never headed after that. ' Lose and Bolinger tallied twice at the opening of the second quarter giving the Commodores a 24-18 edge before Redkey was

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able to hit a pair of free throws. Lose poured in 12 points during the quarter, and Gage dropped one in with only one second left in the half. The Commodores went to the' locker room at the half leading 44-34. Meyers opened the third quarter with a ten-footer and with help from.(page and quickly stretched the Decatur? margin to 51-39. At one point in , the period, the Commodores stretched the Decatur margin to~. 15 points, but a 12 point effort by Redkey's Miller and the temporary loss of Bolinger, who was having his wrist bandaged, cut the lead to 10. "the period closed with the Commodores leading 6656. In the fourth period the Decatur team stretched theis lead, primarily on the strength of shooting by Jim Schultz and Dave Gage. Midway through the quarter they opened the lead to 15 points again and capitalized repeatedly as the Redkey defense broke down. Jim Schultz scored the final bucket to ice the 93-79 win. The Commodores poise came to the fore late in the period when Gage drove downcourt only to find a “wall” of Redkey defenders between him and the bucket. Without looking he backpassed straight to L-ose, who fielded the toss like it had been rehearsed and shoveled it to Bolinger, who .. was waiting directly beneath the , basket —two points! The Redkey squad did well at the charity stripe, hitting 11 of 16 while the Commodores capitalized on only 15 of 24. Only 28 fouls were called in the fast moving contest. The fast break promised byg Coach Bovle last week worked! well for the Commodores, with ft Lose, Gage, Bolinger, Myers andL even big Jim Schultz all getting? their share of the breakaway scoring. Coach Bob Boyle's quintet, now 4-1 on th” season, will play* the Catholic Ramblers at Huntington Wednesday nkght and return home tat Monmouth’s gym) Fri-£ day to host Arcola. < COMMODORES $ FG FT TP< Mvers —7 0-1 14 Rol'nger .7 2- 3 16 Schultz .. .. 6 2-4 14 1 x>se 9 7- 9 25 Gage .... ... 10 4 7 24 T Baker .... 0 0-00 Kohne 0 0-00 Lengerich ... 0 0-0 0 _ Totals 39 15-24 93 REDKEY FG FT TP Miller 13 6- 8 32 McCord 8 1- 3 17 Walker 8 4- 5 20 Hamon 2 0-0 4 Daniels . .... 0 0-0 0 Brown a ..' a . 2 0-0 4 Waller -♦•I 0-0 2 Pegg ....0 0-0 0 Totals 34 11-16 79 Score by Quarters 12 3 4 Decatur 20 44 66 93 , Redkey 14 34 56 79 Officials: Culv and Gilmore. Preliminary Redkey — 60-34. 3

Eagles Use: Jets’ Streak Is Halted; Cards Win In Overtime

Adams Central’s five-game winning streak came to an end Friday night, as the vaunted Ossian Beans racked up a 76-62 victory—their eighth of the season without a loss. j The battle of the unbeatens was * close most of the way, with the Bears, playing on their home floor, pulling away in the final period for the 14-point decision that keep their skein alive and halted that of the Jets. Ossian, which received statewide publicity during the past 24 hours when the school was placed on one year's probation by the IHSAA, led at all period stops last night. They opened up a 22-14 margin after the initial eight minutes, but Adams Central rallied in the second’quarter to cut the Ossian lead to 36-32 at the half. The Bears increased their margin to nine, 54-45, after three periods and then pulled away in the final r chi nd. Rog Schnepp led all scorers with 22 tallies, while Steve Smith and Art Ringger chipped in with 11 and 10 respectively. Dishong's 21 was high for Ossian, and Elzey contributed 18 and Cotton 14. The Jets will seek to get back onto the victory trail tonight when they play host to the Warriors from Woodlan. < Geneva Nipa Bean The Geneva Cardinals, trailing by as much as 17 points at one time, rallied to catch the Berne Bears at the end of regulation time and then went on to record a 60-55 decision in overtime «t< . Geneva last night. U The Bears built up a 20-7 lead " at the end of the first stanza, and U after upping their advantage to 24-7 saw the Cardinals begin a § rally that brought them within 10, 32-22, at the half. Tom Agler’s quintet kept whittling at the Cats Handed Loss; Cubs Still Winless J loss in succession Friday night J in a 59-55 decision at Huntington ; Catholic. Monroeville's Cubs were s handed their seventh loss without ' a victory, dropping a 58-40 decision at Woodl n. The Wildcats, who won their first three games, trailed 14-10 after one period and 28-27 at the half. Thny gained a 46-41 advantage alter three quarters, only to see the Ramblers rally for the four-point triumph in the final stanza. Gary Schane's 16 points paced Hoagland and Ron Saalfrank added 11. Woodlan. after leading 10-7 and 22-15 at the first two stops, grabbed a 45-30 bulge after three quarters and were never headed. Galen Mclntosh's 14 'markers was high for the Cubs, and Rick Screeton contributed 10. Misses Shrine Game MADISON, Wis. (UPD— Wisconsin halfback Carl Silvestri, who had been chosen for the East ■■ squad In the annual East-West _• Shrine game in San Francisco, will miss the contest because of 3 an illness in the family.

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Berne lead and trailed by three, 42-39, entering the final period. Hie Cards finally caught the Bears, 51-51, an regulation time ran out, and then got their first lead of. the entire evening in the overtime and went on to record their third win in four starts. The Cards traveled to Union City tonight, while the Bears, with a 2-3 mark, are idle until next Friday when they are at Adams Central. Veteran Ron Bollenbacher paced the Cardinals with 19 tallies, and Sam Schwartz added 11. It was on defense, however, where Schwarts stood out. The sophomore held Larry Beer, the county’s leading scorer with a 21.5 average, to just seven tallies as the Cardinals used a man-to-man defense all night. Dave Flueckiger came up with the best night of his career, leading the Bears with 21 markers. The Bears used just five players the entire 35 minutes. Eagles Beaten Monmouth’s Eagles suffered their eighth less without a win — and in another close contest — when they absorbed a 56-52 defeat at the hands of the Stonewalls at Roanoke last night. Roanoke grabbed a 13-8 lead after one period, but the Eagles fought back to knot the score at ■l9-all at the half. Die Eagles continued to play well in the third stanza, and held a slim 35-34 margin entering the last canto. Trailing by two, the Eagles had a shot at the bucket in the closing seconds, but it failed, and Roanoke added two points at the conclusion. Danny Conrad of the Eagles led all scorers with 16 points and Mike Luginbill added 12, Colclesser led Roanoke with 14. The Eagles travel to Butler to meet Eastside tonight.

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Komets Beaten By 6-1, Host Dayton Tonight Muskegon scored four times in the final period and routed the Fort Wayne Komets, 6-1, in an International Hockey League encounter Friday night. The Zephyrs scored once in ..-, O » ■ Area Basketball F. W. North 55, F. W. South 51. Elmhurst TO. Angola 38. New Haven 71, Concordia 54. Harlan 84, Hamilton 68. Huntertown 75, Kendallville 41. Leo 87, Arcola 55. Minsissinewa 83, Bluffton 60. Montpelier 84, Portland 60. Lancaster' (Wells) 75, Liberty (Wells) 73. Fremont 45. Ashley 40. Peru 69. Hartford City 59. Albion 49, Avilla 41. Bryant 69, Petroleum 60. Lima Catholic 26. Van Wert 19. St. Henry 70, Parkway 66. Lincolnview 85, Crestview 76.

BERNE FG FT TP I.fhirmn 4 2 10 Beltler 4 3 11 L. Beer 2 3 7 Flueckiger 10 1 21 R. Beer 2 2 (j Totul 22 11 55 GENEVA Bollenbacher 7 5 19 Schwarts 4 3 11 Meuhberger 4 19 Hannl 3 0 6 Bixler 2 4 8 Dailey 1 3 5 Ziegler 12 4 Totala 22 18 60 Offlcaja: Reed g'.Swanter Preliminary: Berne, 37-26. MOSMOI'TH FG FT TP Conrad 6 4 16 M. Fuelling 1 0 2 Whitman Oil Luglnblll 5 2 12 Scherer *.. 022 T. Buuck Oil Relnklng 4 0 8 F Fuiielllng 2 0 4 D. Buuck 2 0 4 Hakea 10 2 Totals 21 10 52 ROANOKE FG FT TR R. Rice 17 9 Cooper 16 2 Wirts 4 4 12 B. Rice 3 4 10 Colecleeser 6 2 14 Patton 4 19 Totals ...i. 19 10 56 Prellmary: Monmouth, 33-27. ADAMS CENTRAL FG FT TP Ringger 5- 0 10 Monlngatar 0 0 0 Funk 2 4 8 Minnich 10 2 Schnepp 8 6 22 Hush 0 0 0 Khnsam 2 5 9 Hill 0 0 0 Smith 3 5 11 Totals 21 20 62 OSSIAN FG FT TP Elzey 9 0 18 Stoppenhagen 0 2 2 Dlsnong 8 5 21 Cotton 6 2 14 Springer 4 19 Hickman 10 2 Windmiller 2 2 6 Young 2 0 4 Totala 32 12 76 Offlcala: Walker & Schwartz Preliminary Adams Central, 88-25.

each of the first two periods and then broke loose in the final stanza. The lone Komet goal wns scored by Bobby Rivard with 38 remaining to play in the game. The K’s host Dayton at the Coliseum tonight.

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Eagle Spurt Hangs Fourth. Loss On Jackets, 72 -54

by Bob Bhrataka Columbia City’s Eagles broke loose for 24 points in the third period to roll to a 72-54 victory and spoil the home debut of the Decatur Yellow Jackets Friday night. It was the fourth loss in a row for the Jackets, who are right back in action tonight, seeking their first victory against Concordia’s Cadets in the local gymnasium. Neither team was impressive Friday night, as both committed numerous ball-handling errors and neither shot with any consistency. The Jackets stayed close, leading on several occasions, during the first two periods. The Eagles, who chalked up their third win in four Northeastern Indiana Conference starts, and their fourth in six games overall, broke the battle wide open in the third period. Leading by a single tally, coach Mark Hammel’s lads ripped in 10 consecutive points early in the third canto, and the Decaturites never got closer than five the rest of the way. Break Away The Eagles gained the lead in the second quarter, but saw a Yellow Jacket spurt in the closing minute of the period cut their margin to 29-26 at the half. Dave Hey and Dave Smith traded buckets at the outset of the third stanza, and then Smith popped in a one-hander from he corner, cutting the Decatur deficit to 31-30 with 6:44 to play in the period. Exactly a minute and 50 seconds later, however, the Eagles were holding a comfortable 10 point bulge, 41-31. Sophomore Tom Wood tossed in a pair of buckets BULLETIN Local Grapplers Win Decatur placed its entire squad of 12 wrestlers into this afternoon’s championship round of the four-team tottrnameat in the local gymnasium. AU but three of the Deratur victories were by pins, which awards cne addi ional team point. Afternoon rounds begin at 1:30 p m.

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and two charity shots and Randy Cook and Jeff Culp added a c fielder apiece, before Bill Blythe" pumped in a one-hander to break 5 the spell. & tea The damage was done, how-; ever. Lynn Lehman scored on a~ jump shot and Dave Smith scor--ed from the charity stripe, nar- , rowing the gap to 41-35, but the gold and purple never got any closer. Wood connected on a pair of free tosses and Dave Lawrence got his only basket of the contest and the Eagles went on to their biggest lead of the night, 53-41 as the fourth period opened. The Jackets never got within less than 14 points, and Mike McCoy’s two free throws after the final gun set the margin at 18 points, 72-54. Jackets Lead McCoy and Dave Smith trad-, ed buckets at the start of the NEIC battle and Culp and Lehman did he same. Smith, who came up with the best .scoring night of his varsity career, tapped in a rebound at the 4:55 mark, and the Jackets had a 6-4 lead. The Jackets led at 8-7, and again at 10-9, when Lehman found the mark with a jump shot. Cook tied the score with a free throw, and Wood and Smith each hit from the field, deadlocking the score at 12-12 after eight minutes. At the start of the second canto, Sam Blythe and Smith scored from the field giving Decaur IVko They Play Basketball , SATURDAY Concordia at Yellow Jackets Mohmouth at Eastside Geneva at Union City Woodlan at Adams Cehtral. Wrestling SATURDAY 4-Team Tourney at Decatur.

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the lead, 16-12. The Eagles ■ quickly tied matters when Hey ! and Culp hit from the corner, ■ but Dave Smith scored again. ; giving the Jackets their final lead • 18-16. Wood scored from under Z and Hey dropped in a pair of ~ charity shots, and Columbia City ‘ never trailed again. Leads All Smith’s 22 markers led all scorers, but no other Yellow Jacket reached twin figures. Wood who didn’t start the game, and Culp forftied a strong one-two punch, racked up 21 and 20 respectively. Officials Hollman and Benecke let the two quintets play the garrie, calling 32 personals and several of those in the ragged final minutes. Tfe Jackets again bordered on the terrible at the free throw line, converting just 8 of 21 chances. The Eagles were strong at the line, dropping 18 of 25 attempts. Decatur hit on 23 of 73 attempts from the field. YELLOW JACKETS FG FT TP D. Smith .... 10 2- 6 22 Elliptt ... 0 0-20 Hawkins 1 0-1 2 S. Blythe 3 0-06 Lehman 3 0-1 6 R. Smith 2 3-47 Hammond —1 0-1 2 Anspaugh 0 0-0 0 B. Blythe 2 3-67 Egly .u 1 0-0 2 Anderson 0 0-0 0 Totals 23 8-21 54 COLUMBIA CITY FG FT TP Hey ... 2 2-2 6 Culp.. 9 2- 3 20 Curlesso 0-0 0 ,R. Cook . 3 2-4 8 McCoy 3 5- 7 11 Wood 77- 8 21 Hammel ........ 2 0-1 4 Lawrence ..... 1 0-0 2 Totals 27 18-25 72 Score by Quarters 12 3 4 Decatur 12 ’ 26 41 54 Columbia City .12 29 53 72 Officials: Hollman & Benecke. Preliminary ‘ Columbia City — 49-44.

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