The Independent-News, Volume 88, Number 7, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 13 February 1964 — Page 2

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THAT TIME OF YEAR IS almost here again as all Hoosier basketball fans await the annual f*» ii weeks of state tourney compviitiun This is one of the finest ami be 4 planned events in any at detic endeavor as this year it Hdl be a field of just undei 6 o ti tins starting to liattle it out on Wednesday. February 26. in amst of being the one of tin.' gioup that doesn't get defeated tr.e rest of the way Thi> field i> the smallest that his left the gate since 1923, due tv the dosing of many schools through reorganization and this h't will continue U» shnnk for several yeat' a the move continues. INDI AN A HAS ALWAVs hern one state where any dog can come out on top It has been dune where the very small sHkh : ha> walked off with all the honoi but nut nearly as commonly as the small school getting the headlines uitj. a trip to the final

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four or a least the senu-s’at« tournies Over the years, quite a few small schools have visited the Butler Field House as moi<than spectators. This opportunity does not exist where class ball is followed. HHIS YEAR IT SEEMS AS lithe Walkerton and North Liberty fans will be delegated to watching the others go at it and picking a favorite as the play goes on Between the two schools only seven wins have been accomplished. four for the Indians and three for the Shamrocks Os course it is very hghly improbable that North Liberty would be able to advance very far, still competing in the South Bend meet, one of the stronger ones in the state each year. Walkei ton's release to Knox a few year s ago has been slightly more exciting. with only one year that anything exciting happened, that being two years ago when they

lost In the final game to the host Knox team. THE &>UTH BEND TOURNEY will again be a dandy with 12 teams, all from St. Joseph county, battling it out on Wednesday. Thursday and Saturday The same format as before will be followed, but this year no one team ha.' the edge that has been held many times before Washington and Central are the top dogs, but not that far advanced over the other teams in the meet Washington will take the best overall record into the meet since Penn moves to Elkhart for theii play instead of staying with the South Bend schools THE KNOX MEET WILL BE a little more interesting as the field has been sliced to nine and we are anxious to see how such an unheard of number of teams will be treated They have had some pretty lop-sided pairing in the past with 11 teams let alone nine This will all be known next W inesday as the board meets in Luhanapolis to make the drawings for the entire state AGAIN THIS YEAR AS IN the past, only the final games of the sectional. regional and senustate will appear on TV However, all three of tie final games from Indianapolis wiil be on the tubes Also making an impression with the centers this year is the State Fire Marshal s Office. This is a result >f the tragic explosion a*

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the Indianapolis Coliaeum on Halloween night when 74 persons were killed in the explosion that 1 ripped the stands. Every precaution is being taken and the lawful 22 inches of exit for every 100 persons has trimmed the seating in some of the larger center i where they do not meet specifications Three are New Castle, Muncie and Marion DESPITE THE PRE-TOUR-ney talk, once the action begins every liadwood fan will bet'ome engros , <‘ ,/ l in the action on each tourney date wth radios an I TV’ r< ng a* eve-v opportunity A new' champion is assured as Mu. ;e Central la-t year's king Walkertun. Indiana Fri. & Sat.. Feb. 14 & 15 If Y u Were A Real Spencer, You Just Naturally Did Your Growing I’p On Spencer’s Mountain! “Spencer’s Mountain” Henry Fonda Maureen O'Hara Technicolor Panaviaion

was dethroned by the IHSAA board for trouble during the regular season Their <njspension lasts until January 1. 1965 REES Plymouth, Indiana Thuis., Fri. & Sat. “The Castilians” In Cinemascope & Color Cesar Komero Frankie Avalon Broderick Crawford The True Story’ Os Fernan Gonzalez Also Color Cartoon Shows At 7 & 9:20 Sun., Mon. & Tues. “Lilies Os The Field” Sidney Poitier Lilia Skala Stan Adams Different By Faith. Skin A Calling, But What A Wonderful Adventure They Shared! Color Cartoon & Sport Sunday Continuous 2 p.m. Mon. & Tues. 7 & 9 Starts Wed., Feb. 19 “McLintock” With John Wayne