The Independent-News, Volume 94, Number 25, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 November 1968 — Page 2

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— THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS — NOVEMBER 28. 1968

Sham locks Lose Opener 51-49 To Oregon-Davis Four p ants in the fins' minute an 1 13 -<•( >n h b\ < e -on Davis’ BUckman. turned victory mt • de'rnt for the North Liberty Slumrocks in their openin': game of the 1968 -fig bnskitbnll season Siturday night Trailing 49-47 f u'owin: a jump shot by Doug Anderson. the Bobcats came In k on a jumper bv Blackman and then two separate free throws to pnni ie the winning margin of victory. Blackman nn each free throw, hit the frrst of one-and-one possibilities or otherwi>e could have put the game out of reach in the dying seconds. The Bobcats jumped off to an early lead they held until the Shamrocks tied the score on a "lu kv" jumper by Doug Anderson just as the gun went off. A 1 ly-in by Smally opened the scoring and Blackman hit a free throw. Chris Anderson opened the Shamrock scoring with a jumper, but a free throw b\ St >mbaugh and a three point play by Cooper gave Oregon - Davis’ Bobcats a 7-2 lead as to thi- point Anderson's basket was the cmly Shamrock scoring with over half the quarter gone ChrC hit again an I after another 'rec throw bv Blair. Anderson hit twn more times tying the score at 8-8. Stombaugh's jumper put the lewd at 10-8 setting up Doug Anderson's jumper at the gun. The second period found the Shamrocks in the lead for the first time Chris Anderson hit a pair of charity shots but Stombaugh tossed in a set shot to knot it again Kevin Hostetler hit a jumper and a'ter gaining this lead with 7:06 left in the half, the -{shamrocks hit a dry spell that found the Bobcats moving th a 19 14 lead before Joe Fisher hit a set shot with 3:11 left. The Bobcats then moved to a 23-18 lea I be ore the Shamrocks hit five sleight plants in the final minute und 20 set mds to a<- • n knot things up at halftime at 23-23. The sec nd half continued to find the teams very even with neither team being able to pu’l aw iv 'rnm the other. The Shamrock* did fall behind bv e 31-28 margin before a seven p »int spurt put them into a 35-31 lead with 2:38 remaining in the thi I period, but had to get a three point play- out t»f Chris Anderson S Specializing in Permanent = = Waving Dede’s Beauty Salon ~ fl.-Ur shaping. Coloring A £ S Styling Phone 586-3644 = Operators: E iiEDE FEJEI g 908 Roosevelt Roa® Walkerton. Indiana ^ifiKiuußiimimiiiiiiitimiiimiHh'

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to gain a 38-36 lead at the end of three stanzas The last eight minutes kept the good crowd anxious at aU times Stambaugh hit first to tie the score, but Chris Anderson came right back for the Shamrocks with a jumper. Cooper tied it again with a jump shut only to have Fisher hit u fiee throw for a one-point lead. Stambaugh put OD into the lea I with a long one hander. buL Chris Anderson hit a basket, and Chris hit a pair of free throws for a 47-42 lead with h-il the quarter remaining. Coope. quickly hit a ba ket and then Stnmbaugh tallied again on a jumper. After a minute and a half elapsed without a score, Smally tied the game with a free throw with 1 43 left only to have Doug Anderson come right ba k with a basket to give the Shamrocks a 49-47 lead. This is where Blackman came through with the txing basket and thm single free throws for the final margin of victory. Chris Anderson Hits 24 Chris And«i> n hit 24 point for the Shamrocks and was by far the outstanding factor .'or them in the game. He scored on nine baskets and six of seven from the foul line. No other Shamrock hit in double figures. Stombaugh hit 21 fur the Bobcats on nine baskets and three of five from the 15 foot stripe. Cooper also was in double figures with 12 points or OD. B Team Wins The Shamrock B Team won their contest taking the preliminary game by u score nf 3530 with a well balanced scoring attack. Box Score North Überty fg ft fta p Hostetler 3 0 4 4 D. Anderson 3 2 4 2 C. Anderson 9 6 7 2 Ginzer 10 0 3 Young 1 3 .6 4 Zonk 01 2*2 Fisher 1110 Shupert 0 0 0 0 Totals 18 13 24 17 Oregon-Davis Blair 114 3 Smally 2 1 14 Blackman 3 4 10 1 Stombaugh 9 3 5 4 Cooper 52 2 4 Wnznial 0 0 0 t Swanson 10 0 0 Robowski 0 0 0 1 Berg 0 0 0 0 Totals 20 11 27 17 Score By Quarter* Oregon-Davis * 10 23 36 51 North Liberty 10 23 38 49 FRED BULLINGER INSURANCE - Auto ■ Life - Fire. TOI Monro. St. Walkerton. Ind. Phone 586-3339

Falcons Fall To Culver Mili’aiy In Thriller 63-56 A lute rally by the Culver Military Academy Eagles turned a game around that found the jm».h nn rincons .enutng ;rom the ca Hy second quarter until the closing minutes Ha Culver went on to a 63- 56 victory. The game was the ftrst for both teams and the first athletic contest In the new Glenn Gymnasium. Not omy did the Academy's basketball teams come to help open the new gym. but two other special attractions were present. Phi! Eskew, the commissioner of the Indiana High School Athletic Association was present and ■dedicated the new gym prior to the start of the varsity ball game. The Academy DriH team, a very sharp contingent of boys, thrilled the crowd with a performance at halftime of the varsity game. making the evening a very enjoyable one for e vei ycne. Culvers comeback bid was paced by two fine players. J< Im Crimmins and Bryce laylor. Crimmins paced the catch-up ball the Eagles had to play an 1 Taylor put in eight straight points to put the Cadets ahead for good in the final minutes of the game. Both teams started out in a hot fashion. Taylor openeu 14ms m<»• Ing with an 11 footer for the Eagles. Larry Groves tossed m a similar shot for the Falcons and the teams began trading points for several minutes. Taylor hit again and Craig DcMyer tossed in one from the coiner. Crtnunina scored his first of the night and after Roger Stull teased one in Tom out front. Crimmins hit again Kevin Hanm put a rebound shot back in and Mike Has wo. th scored next for the Eagles. DeMyer hit one of two free throws and Stull gave the Falcons thei first lead as he stole the ball and raced down for a lay-In. The let. t went tv 13-10 as Hanni's lay-i i was ruled good on a g<«l tendm ; call. Culver then look over the scoring a.s Crimmin* hit i st and after a free throw by Groves. Hayworth and Mike Yates hit baskets and Hayworth i free throw to end the first perk 1 1< I in *avo • CM A. The Falcons really came storming back in the sec< nd period. Yates hit a free throw, but 10 straight points by the Falcons gave them a safe le id. Stull hit a long shot and G oves a six foot rebound. A pair c free throws by Giove was f I lowed by another hn: by Stull and a sho t jumper by Hanni. From this 24-18 lead, the teams battled p etty evenly the rest of the hall an 1 the Falcons Meridiai Mntnal OFFERS PARKED CAR PROTECTION Have you heard about Meridian Mutual Parked Car Coverage? An unusual advantage you can have when you ixuur* with u»l Phone ui today.• • R. W. Johnson Ins. Morning —- 11 am let Phone 867-2821 Aftrromn* — koontr Lake Phom " ilkcrton 586-2580

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held a 32-28 advantage going mto the main intermission The thi“d period found the play a little more ragged. CMA's big boys didn't hit the boards good in this period and the Falcons took advantage of this to maintain a lead. The lead was opened up to seven points on three dis erent occasions before Crimmins began putting the Eagles right back in the battle with his shooting. A six point burst, four by Crtmmins, cut the lead to 43-42 with :31 showing on the clock, only to have Hanni hit again with just 14 sceon is remaining in the quarter to give the Falcons a 45-42 margin at the end of three periods. The fourth and final stanxa was thrill-p«< ked all the way. Hugh Geren hit a 'ree throw to open the quarter and Groves followed with a 16 looter. Taylor hit a lay-in and Crimmins a turn-around shot in close Stull stuck in a pair of free shots, but Orimmins hit one free throw an J then another basket on a rebound to trim the lead again Taylor’s 12 'ooler put the Eigk s in the lead by one. but the lead see-sawed back end torth for a minute and u half as action was fast and furious. Groves pushi J the Falcons back in the lead, but Taylor again 'lipped in a medium range jumper. Stull tossed a long one in. but again it was Taylor from almost the exact spot the other two baskets had come from. He then added a pair of free throws to op n the lead to three points, 57-54, before Stull hit another fiom the top of the circle. Paul Wlnsaucr hit a driving lay-in and Crimmini followed next with another from In close. A pair of free throws by Hayworth completed the scoring for

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the night as the Eagles had w’on by the seven point margin. 63-56. The Falcons scoring just died late in the game as Stull's last basket was the only score in the final three and a half minutes. Crinunins Pares Scorers John Crimmins totaled 21 points for the winners with nine baskets and three free throws Taylor totaled 16 to rompliment Crimmins scoring, 10 of which came In the fateful fourth period. Roger Stull hit 16 to pace the Falcons with seven baskets and u pair of one-point-ers. Ijarry Groves hit 15 'or the other Faiccn In double figures. B Team Lxmmmi The Falcons B Team lost their game to the CMA reserves by a score of 45-36. Box Score John Glenn fg ft p Hanni 4 11 Groves 6 3 2 (icren 3 3 2 DeMyer 11 3 Stull 7 2 3 Stafford 1 0 0 Nriswender 10 0 Totals 23 10 12 ( , nivw Military Academy Taylor 7 2 3 Han ison 10 1 Crimmms 9 3 3 Haworth 5 2 2 Yates 2 2 3 P ingle 2 0 2 Wtnsauer 10 1 Totals 27 9 13 Scare By Qaaftcm CMA 17 28 42 63 John Glenn 14 32 45 56 THE DIVIDED Tomorrow Is the day that the thing you didn’t put off today will begin to sprouL Liberty is another thing you can keep by giving to others.