The Independent-News, Volume 100, Number 21, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 20 December 1973 — Page 5

FALCONS WIN ON TOM HALL S FREE THROWS ! John Glenn's Falcons have made he close game away of life this o.istn and Saturday night was > exception. In fact the game cam wasn't decided until the fi,l gun as the Falcons I roke a tie with only two seconds left Tom Hall haggl'd a pair of ■ . throws. Ju t eight seconds ■ re the Fab oils watched Pong awaits play hero foi b airfield ■meeting cn a three pointer to <se a 62-59 Glenn lea ' The x n. Glonn’s f <r’h in fiv» star's well as 1 mi th straight, was ■ry numb r two in Northern in nee pbi\ ami put e defending conference champs ■ the top of the heap with La. . He. also 2-0, and Jim’ >wn, 1-0 । nfmnre play. The final score was 64-62.

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Once more it was that supposed “boring" free throw that made the difference as three of Glenn's for wins this year have come on margins gained at the free throw line alter their initial game loss was due to their inability to hit free throws. This was also a smi ther played game than some previou ly very rough ones, but only g. <1 percentage shooting ami the one pointer’s pulh'd it out as the Falcons wire outshot in vol. ume 73 to 13 times but the i-ilk. hat (' untv Falcons were cold on their sho» ’ ing The game was tignt all the T. ■ < o.i . ten' v of . ■• it < wis . ' ne-t m nob ■ w (. p ■ t ’ '• ■ 17 .ir.d I■ ■> m.d!i ' 14 ’1 . ' ■ d led 17-15 aftr i e lu' the < > l.n te HU J( Vt ed ?' .- P v Vs. iig thr m 17 1 > -. . ■ ' d n c - i-r two for a slim 32-31 h ■'m.e 1 i (, i ।i< s htr • u । ;n , fir.«P effort of thr v ir as tl e I u man in Glenn's attack hit

eight times fi'm the floor ahd chalked up a perfect 11 for 11 at the line. tie received double figure help from Mike Park who canned five baskets and four of six free ones for 14 points. Fairfield, also in a more or less io uilding year after losing then- recent star, Bob Alvarez, now -t iring for- Jacksonville, was led by Thwait- with 23 points on nine baskets and five of six from the line. He hid double figme help from Becher with 13 and Truex with 10. B Team Dr>>|e. (.amc The Falcon B team dr pp. d a nme point det'ision t hi" •’-i rs eld r.-e. v» s .:nd tin ,r re. cd . now 3-2 Box Sc re John <. enn }g it ft i p 111 HVh 0 0 (l 1 Gdla 1 o o 3 S.mn’z s ii j] 5 Zi’tman 3 2 2 Hall 14 4 3 Clark 5 4 6 3 B e 2 0 0 1

DEC EMBER 20. 1973 — THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS —

Buswell 112 1 TOTALS 21 22 25 19 Fairfield Thwaits 9 5 6 3 Becher 6133 Sark 2 12 4 Truex 4 2 2 3 Tarman 3 0 0 1 Burkholder 2 114 TOTALS 26 10 14 IX Seen- By Quarters John Glenn 15 32 4^ 61 Fan field 17 31 56 62 M \R\ ( IK( I.E MErrs The I । ••ml" r meeting of the Mary the b • i ■■ 1 • ■ w< 1i . . (' ■ w .i •i■ ' w < . I ■ .-i I’, . • th. h ’ Ma - ' I' r Wl-. E3 ven rm : ‘em at t-T. ie-i. < e o ' i .n ■ ?y mrd.'. iti' n. A . 'i’ i bar luncliea w > - serve 1. M i: go i ■■ 'mottling a w- - man ti .• s w'i n th- w ’.f wl; st!, g. v < \j- , N - a; - j farther apart.

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