Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 306, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1964 — Page 7

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1084

Decatur Fives Play In Holiday Meets Tonight

Commodores To Host 4 Teams At Local Gym The Decatur Catholic Commodores seek to add to their sixgame win streak tonight when they battle White’s Institute in the first game of the second annual Commodores holiday tourney in the Decatur gymnasium. Coach Bob Boyle’s lads, who haven’t been beaten since a 60-55 loss in their season opener to Adams Central, meet the Wabash county quintet at 7 o’clock. Madison, the defending tourney champ, squares off with Bryant in tonight’s second game, due to begin around 8:15. Single session tickets, priced at sl, will be on sale this evening when the gymnasium doors open at 6 p. m. Season tickets were sold in advance. Tonight’s winners meet for the tourney trophy, donated by the Decatur Daily Democrat, Wednesday night after the 7 o’clock consolation match. Locals Co-Favorites The Commodores and. Bryant are the pre-tourney favorites, as they sport near identical records. The Commodores haven’t been beaten since that November 24 defeat at the hands of Adams Cenb# Since that time, the green and gold has beaten Larwill, Marion Bennett, Monmouth, Redkey, Huntington Catholic and Arcola. Bryant has been defeated just twice in eight outings, but both losses came at the hands of teams the Commodores vanquished. The Owls defeated Madison Twp., 6860; Jefferson, 76-40; Geneva, 6348; and Jackson of Wells County, 64-49, before dropping a 54-52 decision at Redkey. After 56-52 and 69-60 victories over Fort Recovey and Petroleum respectively, Bryant dropped a 59-58 decision to Marion Bennett. The Commodores defeated Marion Bennett by a 67-57 margm, and, in their best effort of the season thus far, whipped Redkey to the tune of 93-79. Other Two Down Madison’s Tomcats and the Penguins of White’s Institute are suffering through “down seasons.” Among the six Madison losses was’ the one to Bryant, and a 76-68 defeat by Geneva. The Tomcats have won twice. White's is still seeking its first victory, after six losses. The Penguins have lost to the following clubs: Andrews, 58-55; Liberty Center, 64-56; Union of Huntington, 84-42; Claypool, 88-25; Southwood, 51-26; and Jefferson Twp., 46-45. White’s has lost three starters and two top substitutes since the start of the season. Top Scorer Denny Van Osdol, of Madison, carries the top per game average into tonight’s opening round. Van Osdol, also the biggest player in the tourney at 6-5, is averaging 18.3 points per game, with 110 points in six contests. Jim Nichols, a 6-1 senior, is right behind with 108 tallies for an even IB points per game. Bryant, which has six returning lettermen, is paced by Mike Ninde, a 6-1 senior. Ninde is averaging 15.4 per game, while Terry Masters,, a 5-8 junior, carries a mark of 14.9: White’s, without a player reaching the six-foot mark, is lad in scoring by Curt Wilgus, a 5-10 sophomore guard. He has averaged 12.6 points a garhe in five contests. Denny Hutton, a 5-11 sophomore center, owns a 10 point average. Wilgus and Hutton are the only returning lettermen on the Penguin roster that has twu seniors, five' sopohomores and five freshmen. y The entire Commodore starting lineup is averaging in twin figures. Bill Bolinger’s 14.9 is high, and veteran Terry Myers is fifth

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Dick West Explains "Isolated Camera"

WASHINGTON (UPI) - In telecasting football games this year, the networks have been making big use of something called the “isolated camera.” For the benefit of my wife and others who abhor football, on television or otherwise, I shall attempt to explain how the isolated camera works. While the regular cameras are covering the central action on the field — that is, following the ball-—the isolated camera picks out some individual player and records his activities on z video tape. „ If it turns out that the play er being followed by the lisoated camera did something important on that particular play, like catching a pass, the tape will immediately be put on the air to show how he did it. Double Vision Thus the viewers get two looks at the same play, which is one more than the spectators inside the stadium get, unless they happen to be cross-eyed or have severe astigmatism. Assuming that everyone is now clear as to how the isolated camera works, I will tell you about a splendid suggestion that I am preparing to lay before the networks. I intend to propose that they use the isolated camera techwith 11.9. In between are Pat Gage, 14.0; John Lose, 12.9; and Jim Schultz, 12.0. Gary Janeway and Fred Graft are the officials for the two-night holiday meet. Probable starting lineups, with heights and? scoring averages, follow: COMMODORES Bolinger, 6-1 (14.9) Schultz, 6-2, (12.0) - . Myers, 6-2 (11.9) Lose, 5-8 (12.9) Gage, 6-0 (14.0) BRYANT Ninde, 6-1 (15.4) Weigel, 5-11 (11.5) Michael, 5-11 (6.4) Hoffman, 5-10 (8.5) Masters, 5-8 (14.9) WHITE’S Hargraves, 5-9 Richeson, 5-9 Hutton, 5-1 (10.0) Wilgus, 5-10 (12.6) Macon, 5-6 MADISON TWP. Nfchbls, 6-1 (18.0) Carlin, 6-1 (3.5) Van Osdol, 6-5 (18.3) Theurer, 5-8 (15.7) LeMaster, 6-1 (5.0/

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nique in covering President Johnson’s “State of the Union” message to Congress next month.-* As you know, the President has decided to deliver the message at 9 p.m., rather than the customary noontide. Since 9 p.m. is regarded as “prime time” on television, this presumably will insure a bigger viewing audience than he would draw at mid-day. If the networks adopted my plan, the speech would be taped by an isolated camera and when Johnson got off a particularly good line, it would immediately be repeated so that the audience could savor it twice. Speech Analysis The announcer would break in and say, “Let’s watch that last paragraph again on the isolated camera to see how the President got so much applause. Here we see him building up to a climatic pronouncement on Viet Nam. And here’s the punch line.,. .now back to the live action.” As with football, the isolated camera could be, used to pick up little details that might ordinarily be overlooked. For instance, the regular cameras would show the President in a medium range view discussing tax reductions. Then the isolated camera would rerun his remarks with only his hands showing. That way we could tell whether he had his fingers crossed when he said it. Or the isolated camera could focus on members of Congress. Then, during the rerun, we could see the expression on Sen. Hardy F. Byrd’s face while the President was urging enactment of Medicare. • • DCHS Reserves Play In Tourney Wednesday Decatur Catholic High School’s reserve basketball team will compete in a four-team tournament Wednesday at the Central’Catholic gymnasium in Fort Wayne. Decatur will meet C. C. in the first game at 9 a.m., with Fort Wayne's Bishop Luers and South Side meeting in the second contest. The morning losers vie at 2 p.m. for consolation honors, with the championship game to follow. Admission is 25 cents. NCAA Membership Is Still Growing KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPt) — Three active and three allied members have joined the Na-, tional Collegia'e Athletit Asso* ciation as the NCAA’s membership continues to spiral upwards, Executive Director Walter Byers announced today. New active members are Jacksonville University of Jacksonville, Fla.; Pan American College of Edinburg, Tex.; and Sonoma State College of Rohner Park, Calif. All became immediately eligible for NCAA championship events. NeW allied members are the Indiana Collegiate Conference, the California Intercollegiate Baseball Association and the State. Universities of New York Athletic Conference.

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Yellow Jackets In Tourney At Hartford City Bluffton, Decatur, Portland and Hartford City renew this evening a feud that started back in the 1958-59 season, as the four open firing in their annual holiday tourney, played at Hartford City this year. Portland and Bluffton go at it in the first contest, at 7:15 p. m.,. with the Yellow Jackets meeting the defending champion Airdales in the second game. Portland’S Panthers, the only team in the field playing .500 ball or better, is the only team that has never “brought home the bacon” from this annual affair. This year’s Panther edition, however, is the pre-tourney favorite, off its 6-2 won-loss mark. Seventh Annual , This will be the seventh season these four clubs have gotten together for holiday action. Bluffton has won the tourney title three times, Hartford City twice. The Yellow Jackets have won it only once, back in 1958-59 when the clubs together in the Bluffton gymnasium. The Blufftonftes won the title the following year, and Hartford City took honors in 1960-61. The following two seasons, the Tigers kept the tourney crown in their school, and last season, the Airdales defeated Portland Tonight’s losers meet in the consolation game at 7:15 Wednesday, with the championship game to follow. Single session tickets will go on sale ’when the Hartford City doors .open tonight. Tickets are priced at sl. Season tickets were sold in advance. Panthers 6-2 Portland ran off five consecutive victories this season, including a 69-61 victory over highly-touted Auburn, and currently own the best record, 6-2, of any team in the Hartford City meet. The Panthers have beaten Redkey, Royerton, Dunkirk, Auburn, The Decatur Yellow Jackets play the second game tonight at Hartford City, with Bluffton and Portland playing the 7:15 p. m. game. The Daily Democrat received incorrect information previously which reported the Yellow Jackets playing the first game tonight/Hagerstown and Union City, and dropped 84-69 and 76-73 decisions to Montpelier and Mississinewa respectively. Both Hartford City and Bluffton are just below the .500 mark, with identical 3-4 records. Blufftfon, the highest scoring aggregration in the tournament, owns victories over both Hartford City and Decatur, and has dropped an 83-60 verdict to the Mississinewa quintet that bested Portland by just three points. Team Records * The Tigers downed Hartford City, 72-62, and Decatur, 82-63, and Angola 66-48. They have lost to Ossian, Fort Wayne South, Garrett and Mississinewa. The Airdales owns victories over Wabash, Dunkirk and Pennville, and have been beatend by Blufftori, Montpelier, Richmond and Peru. The ’Dales, after three straight reversals, have won three of their last four contests. The Yellow Jackets, of course have yet to chalk up a mark in the victory side of the ledger this season. They have been handed losses by Muncie South, Berne Fort Wayne Central Catholic and Concordia, Columbia City and Bluffton. The Tigers from Bluffton own he best offensive average, 76 i points a game, followed- by Portland's 72, Hartford City’s 63 and Decatur’s 56. The Airedales are the best club defensively, allowing an average of 62 talliles per contest, compared to Portland’s 63, Bluffton’S' 68 and Decatur’s 73. Petit To Return ST. LOUIS (UPI) — The St. Louis Hawks were hearteried today by the announcement that Bob Pettit would return to the lifleup Wednesday night against the Sah Fjanclsco Warriors. Feti.it. one of the top scorers in the National f Basketball Association. had been sidelined with a back injury since Dec. 10.

By yr Bob 0 * Shraluka Fourteen Adams County basketball players will carry averages of 10 points per game or more into holiday tourney action this week and next. With Geneva the only team to see action last week, there is just one change in the latest listing of The Top Ten. Ron Bollenbacher, Geneva's veteran, tallied 22 points in that contest and moved up one notch, to fourth plade in TTT. Bollenbacher raised his average one full point and moved past Bill Bolinger of the Commodores. Anot he r veteran, Monmouth’s Danny Conrad, continues to lead all county scorers. Conrad has scored the most field goals, the most free throws, the most points and has the best average, 20.3. He also has played more games than any other player. In addition to The Top Ten, which is still 11 as Terry Meyers of the Comodores and Steve Smith Os Adams Central are tied for 10th spot, three other players are averaging better than 10 points a game. Sam Blythe, of the Yellow Jackets, has an 11.3 mark, Jim Meshberger, of Geneva, owns an 11.1 mark, and Berne’s Dave Flueckiger has a 10.3 average. Meshberger, one of the county's tallest players at 6-5, has scored 30 points in his last two games and 56 in the last four contests. The Commodores are the county’s highest scoring team, averaging 71.3 pointe per contest. Adams Central is next at 66.0, Geneva third with a 61.0 average, and Monmouth is fourth with a mark of 56.2, The Yellow Jackets have an offensive average of 55.2 and Berne’s average per game is 52.7. The Jets have the best defensive average, 54.8. Geneva’s is giving up 62.5 points a game, Bertie 66.2 and the Commodores 68.6. The Yellow Jackets are allowing foes 72 tallies a game, and Monmouth’s defensive mark is 77,5. Adams Central also has the largest average winning margin, 11.2, and the Commodores are next with 4.7. The other four clubs are allowing more points than they are scoring, as follows: Geneva, 1.5; Berne, 13.5; Monmouth, 13.6; Yellow Jackets, 15.8. The Commodores have proven most adept at winning the “close ones.” The Decatur lads have won two decisions by a single point, including,one in overtime, and also have a two-point victory. Adams Central has victories of one, two and five pointe, while Berne has a three-point victory and a five point loss in overtime. Geneva won the overtime game from Berne and has lost one game by a point, while Monmouth has a two-point and a four-point loss and its lone win was by four pointe. The Top Ten, listing games played, field goals, free throws, total points and average, is as follows:

GP FG. FT Pts. Avg. Danny Conrad, Monmouth 11 74 75 223 20.3 Larry Beer, Berne 6 39 28 106 17.7 ■Rog Schnepp, A. Central 8 49 39 137 17.1 Ron Bollenbacher, Geneva 7 42 27 111 15.9 Bill Bolinger, Commodores 7 37 30 104 14.9 Pat Gage, Commodores 7 38 22 98 14.0 John Lose, Commodores 7 30 30 90 12.9 Tony Ehrsam, A. Central 8 34 29 97 12.1 Jim Schultz/Commodores 8 33 18 84 12.0 Terry Myers, Commodores 8 38 7 83 11.9 Steve Smith, A. Central 7 32 19 83 11.9

Who They Play Basketball A At Decatur Tuesday— Commodores vs. White’s Institute, 7 p.m.; Bryant vs. Madison Twp., 8:15 p.m\ \ Wednesday — Consolation game, 7 p.m,; Championship, 8:15 p.m. At Hartford City r Tuesday— Yellow Jackets vs. Hartford City, 7 p.m.; Portland vs Bluffton, 8:15 p.m. Wednesday — Consolation game',l 7 p.m. 8:15 p.m. At Winchester Saturday — Berne vs. Winchester, noon; Geneva vs. Muncie Burns, l;3d p.m. Consolation game 7 p.m.; Championship, 8:30 p.m.

Still Unbeaten: Hoosiers Cop Eighth

By United Frees International Indiana's high-flying hoosiers go against host Memphis State tonight in the title round of their college holiday basketball tourney hoping to come home with a Marne winning streak. Coach Branch McCracken’s boys, No. 6 nationally this week, blew St. Louis out of the spank-ing-new Mid-South Coliseum in the second half Monday night

Local Bowlers Aid Foundation Drive

Beginning Saturday, January 2, all bowlers at Villa 'Lanes and Mies Recreation in Decatur, and, Emick Bowl in Berne, will have an .. opportunity to aid the National? Foundation in its war on polio, 5 arthritis and birth defects through ' the annual Polio Sweepstakes. • The announcement was made ■ today by Lloyd Reef, president of' the Decatur Bowling Association, which includes bowlers at both the : Decatur alleys and Emick’s in? Berne. This is approximately the sixth or seventh year the local bowling association has conducted the Polio Sweepstakes. The Decatur Women’s Bowling Association will also participate in the Polio Sweepstakes, with details to be announced at a future date. Bank Assists The First State Bank of Decatur assists the bowlers in contributing to the National Foundation's annual drive. For the next four weeks, every time a Decatur Bowling Association member bowls, he will be asked to give an extra dollar. Os this dollar, 66% cents will go to Foundation's drive as a contribution. The local bank will add 16% cents to the remaining 33% cents for the bowling association, which which presents a trophy to the winner of the Polio Sweepstakes. Cash prizes are also awarded. 1 Reef Chairman Reef, chairman of the Polio Sweepstakes, will manage the asIndiana Moves To 6lh In UPI Weekly Poll NEW YORK (UPI) — The United Press International major* college basketball ratings with first place-votes and wonlost records through Saturday, Dec. 26, in parentheses: - ' Team Points 1. Michigan (23) (6-1) 335 2. Wichita (7) (6-1) 310 3. Minnesota (2) (6-0) - 220 4. San Francisco (6-0) 211 5. UCLA (2)- (6-1) 192 6. Indiana (7-0) 118 7. -Duke (5-1) ' "”. 108 8. Illinois (7-1) ’ 103 9. St. Louis (6-1) 79 10. Davidson (6-1) ‘52 Second 10—41, St. Joseph’s (Pa.) 43; 12, Vanderbilt 42; 13 Villanova 26; 14, Tennessee (1) 21; 15, Utah 14; 16, Kansas 11; 17, Brigham Young 8; 18, Kansas State 6; 19 (tie) New Mexico, Seattle and Kentucky 5.

Pro Basketball - National Basketball Association By United Press International Eastern Division W. L. Pct. Boston 30 7 .811 Cincinnati 23 12 .657 Philadelphia 18 18 .500 New York 10 26 .278 Western Division W. L. Pct. Los Angelts 21 14 .600 St Louis 17 16 ,515 Baltimore 16 18 .471 Detroit 14.23 .3378 San Francisco 11 26 .297 Monday’s Results Detroit 123 New York 117 Cincinnati 113 San Fran. 106 Boston 133 Los Angeles 112 Tuesday’s Games San Francisco at St. Louis Wednesday’s Games San Fran. vs. N.Y. at Phils. Los Angeles at Philadelphia Boston at Baltimore St. Louis at Detroit

for an easy 98-68 triumph, their, eighth without a miss. But Indiana trailed all the way in the first half before finding the right combination and its pressing zone defense in the second half so unnerved the Billikes that a close game turned into a rout. Jon (Moose) McGlocklin, the -VanArsdale twins and little Al Harden’s ball-hawking started

fair along with Wayne Frauhiger and Pete Smith. Reef stated he hopes Decatur and Berne bowlers will again do their part in the worthwhile drive. Last year, more than $590 was raised through the Polio Sweepstakes for the March of Dimes drive. “Every family n Decatur, as well as the rest of the world, will benefit from contributions to the National Foundation,” Reef said. “There is not a family that has not, somewhere, been affected, or will be affected, by the three large groups of crippling diseases. “Bowling has grown tremendously in the past few years as a leisure-time sport, and its enthusiasts are among the most generous when it comes to helping worthy causes," Reef said. "Bowlers of the Decatur Bowling Association are no exception," he added, "in assisting in the drive to eliminate suffering from polio, birth defects and arthritis.”

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, the Hoosier hot streak early in ' the second half. McGlocklin led the scoring with 29 points, Dick VanArsdale had 18 points and brother Tom and Steve Redenbaugh 14 apiece. Memphis State qualified for the title go by edging Southern Methodist, 95-92. Unbeaten Evansville, meanwhile, coasted to its seventh victory at South Dakota State, 76-63, and goes to South Dakota tonight before returning home for ’New Year’s festivities. Larry Humes, as usual, led the Aces with 26 points. « But Valparaiso lost the opener of the annual Motor City tourney in Detroit to the host Titans, 59-56. At Marshall. Mich., Anderson tripped Earlham in the first round, 68-55, and Taylor edged Albion. 93-92. Also tonight, Notre Dame faces Kentucky at Louisville, Ball State hosts Miami of Ohio, and Butler is at Toledo.

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