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Caps to Open Playoff.

In Hershey 8-5 Loss to

Close Regular Season Here Tonight Against Barons, 3-2 Loser to Pittsburgh

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.,, Mar,

tonight lost the opportunity to open their post-season playoff series at home against Hershey, by losing an 8 to 5 decision to Springfield. ‘As a result the Caps will open their best-of-five series in Hershey Tuesday night after closing out their regular season

tomorrow night at home against

The victory sealed third place in the Eastern Diyision of the American Hockey League for Springfield. Caps Outclassed =i) Indianapolis scored two fas goals in the early minutes of the opening period, buPieter that they were outclassed by” the rushing Indians who scored twice in the first period, three times in the second and four in. the final gassion. Armand Lemieux, Sammy Casanato and Georgie Ford each scored two goals for Springfield while John Wilson scored two.of the Indianapolis tallies. ‘Springfield has one more game to play, with Providence tomorrow night, but that contest will have no bearing on the standings as tonight's victory ‘gave them undisputed possession of third place. The victory gave Springfield a record of three wins and three losses against Indianapolis this season.

Hockey Summary

Surinstield-_Coal, Bell; defense, Davidson, Bergeron; center, Jones; wings, Gagnon, Hayden; spares—Allen, Hosking, e, Burnett. Casanato, Lemieux, Cur-

¢ Horva! Fox ; TA DEL dGads wey grec Haglan.” Kraftcheck: center,

After Indians

17 (UP)—The Indianapolis Caps

Cleveland.

Brigham Young

Beard Pops In Winner For Olymps

Local Pros Go In 3d Place Tie

Times Special BALTIMORE, Mar. 17—Rapid Ralph Beard did it again for the Indianapolis Olympians tonight. Beard popped through a gamewinning basket jin the last 14 seconds to give the Hoosier pros| a 92 to 91 victory over the Balti-| more Bullets here. a The victory put the Olymps in a third-place tie with the idle Ff. |

Wins NIT Crown

Sub Sparks 62-43 Victory Over Dayton

By United Press NEW YORK, Mar. 17—A lowly

tion and a glamor star provided the drive ad relentless Brigham Young rolled to a 62 to 43 victory over long shot Dayton tonight to win the National Invitation Basketball championship. After his favored team flubbed and flopped through most of the

first half, hustling Russ Hillman rose from the obscurity of the bench to score six fast points and gave Brigham Young a scant 2826 intermission lead. That's all the Skyline Six champions needed.

Minson Scores 26 High-scoring Roland Minson be-

the second half to power his team to the championship. All of this was expected from

wings. Morrison; Sclisizzi; spares_jBolk. pelle, Wolit, Gravelle, Reid, Glover, Podolsky, J. Wilson, L. Wilson, Referee—Walton Russell; linesman— Joe .Morrisino. « ORING First Period 1—INDIANAPGLIS. Podolsky: (Glover, Reid) 2:46, , 3—INDIANAPOLIS, ~ Sclisizzi |

5:26. 3—Springfield,

Lemieux tournament,

Minson, He had scored 54 points in two previous games in this and he wound up

(Burnett, Casanato) 9:00. Penalties—Hel- | ith 2g points tonight.

ler, Curick {Major Podolsky (Major). SECOND PERIO

4-Springfield, _Allen vidson) 5:12. 5—INDIA (Sclisizzi, Folk) 726. (Curick, Horvath) 8:48. 7—Springfield. Casanato {Lebicux, Burnett) 13:02. Penalty — Glover. Third Period 3-Springtield,

Lemieux) 8:32. Wilson. (L. Wilson, Heller) 11:30. 10— Springtield, Ford (Curick, Horvath) 12:30. 11—Springfield. Lemieux (Tottle) 16:59, 12--Springfield. Gagnon «Jones, 17:43. 13—INDIANAPOLIS, J.

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Cas . : insle Score by periods

Springfield INDIANAPOLIS

On the Ice

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um tonight when the Caps close

D (Hayden, Da-| OL.

P prinstield, Ford yMcGilvray's desperate one-handed more lead, but free throws by Leo

shot from the side gave St. John’s'Barnhorst and Alex Groza trim-| a 70-68 victory over Seton Hall med the margin. ‘ljust as the final buzzer sounded went under for the Olymp victory. iending the second overtime pe-|

St. John’s Win In the consolation game, Ron

iriod.

Hayden) The score was tied 62-62 at the to L. Wilson) 19:30. Penalty—iend of regulation play and 66-66 winning antics. But it was the lat the end of the first overtime great Olymp center who kept his

period.

Zeke Zawoluk of St. John’s with 16 points and Walter Dukes! | points shy of the season record) |of- Seton" Hall with 19 were the here. And that's held by George)

game's leading scorers.

{Brainerd 538, Mountain Lake 31.

their 70-game campaign against Hopkins 41, Austin 31.

Cleveland. The most valuable player, as selected by members of the squad, will receive a trophy. The most popular player, by vote of the fans, will be awarded a television

get by. Ludlow’s Furniture and Ap-|

pliance Company.

In addition,” Fred Glover willl

ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL TOURNEY

Freeport 88, Decatur 60.

[Moline 64, Quincy 63 (overtime).

|Quincy 60, Decatur 58 (consola-

| tiom).

| Freeport 71, Moline 51 (final).

| WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL TOURNEY

bench rider provided the inspira-|

(Press Box, Page 35) } | Wayne Pistons in the National Basketball - Association. { | Now who plays who and where |in the playoffs starting Tuesday {will be decided In final season {games tomorrow. . . The Olymps are at Rochester] and the Pistons entertain Tri- | | Cities. Victories or losses for) | both teams will mean a playoff [for the playoffs at Indianapolis Monday. | | Calls Jump Ball

I..a split either way means the]

fourth place team plays at Minne- |

apolis Wednesday and the third!

place squad opens at Rochester on Tuesday. |. Beard’s winning shot came after| |a delay of several minutes while]

{Referee Riley Pitcock decided {what happened on an under-the-{basket scramble. Pitcock called a| [jump ball and the Olymps got|

| possession and the game.

ow ogi Mig 25 a P de. NYA fter: Indi 0 i“ i, - day [TALLEY a DC ARLE Megan: | tcuaiy viny NE coll > fera At 52-45, the Bullets poure

| the powder and moved into a six-| | point lead early in the fourth] quarter. The Olymps came back] to tie at 4:15. ; ) Then Red Rocha put Baltimore ahead with less than two minutes | remaining, 89 to 87. | Kenny Sailors, the Bullet with 'a hop, added a ‘point to the Balti-

Then Beard

Takes Second Bows Groza had to take second bows his

{team rolling.

Alex scored 37 points, two

Mikan of Minneapolis.

C3 ce 10 21 5 93 215 215) NDPLS me 8 31 20 3 77 281 250 ; Belus Smawley with 21 points Pittsburgh. - 3 31 3 ] 8 203 20 Pre Ca e Score lead the Bullets scoring attempts. Cincinnati 69 28 33 8 64 199 222 Pp g S {The game was the last of the : Eastern Division _ ° 3 oa| INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL |Season for Baltimore. putgio, 8 3 3 4% au 4 TOURNEY = '° | lets gn, = Beitimse Bp Springfield ... 69 26 37 6 58 263 252 : A vit 1 i ; Providence '. 69 24 05, 53 248 29 Evamville sp 66, Crispus LATor tt 5 1 4 Romman.t 1 o 3 esults Las 5 tuc ). 3 | Holland. f 5 1 1 Walker.t 710 sprised § DOINAFGLS 8 Muncie Central 81, Lafayette GEC, f I yEMSL #1! Pittsburgh 3, Cleveland 3. Jeff 41. . Beard.g 4 3 2 Rehfeldt.c 91 3 Bt. louis 5 Cicinsail 1 Muncie Central 60, Evansville Borkers 9 3 JNselorke: 3:3 Detroit 8. Chicago’ 2. Reitz 58. (Final) { James.g 100 Montreal 3, Boston 1. — — a: en Toronto 3, New York 1. MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL Totals 381619) Totals 381513 TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE e SCORE BY QUARTERS Cleveland at Indianapolis (8:30). TOURNEY INDIANAPOLIS .......26 26 17 23—92 Pittsburgh at Buffalo. Baltimore fae 28 17 24 22-91 Springfield at Providence. CLASS A Free throws missed Holland. grad, St, Louis of Cinemnatl, Kalamazoo Central 50, Highland Sarker_ 7. Rocha, RBeffman “Sali088, Montreal at RW Park 47 (Third consecutive title calicials ~Hagen Anderson, Riley PitDetroit at Chicago. for Kalamazoo). P i - EAL OMERED. is ro Basketball ‘ CLASS B NATIONAL ASSOCIATION . > 2S O f L Popular, MVP ‘Awards St Joseph 5, River Goyge 33 Western’ Division o : . : | LASS C Minneapolls .....coveecens 42 24 .636 To Be Made Tonight netriot st. Andrew 52, Marlette ReStGloous 10100 8 8 26. ) Pt. WRYNE .vonsesisens 31 36 463 Presentation of awards to ff CLASS. D Hi.oo 3 835 ost ular] = ; most valuable and most POPUIAT ge, 74, DiMondale SI. L Pet members of the Indianapolis] . Philadelphia 26.606 h MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL Poston ork ‘oe 3 54 hockey club will feature the pro- TOURNEY S¥Fucuse 1 ih 5 5 d i wt ti " gram at the Indianapolis Colise-| Gijpert 69, Canby 52 (final). BAlLmOre BS ULTS LAST NIGHT

Rochester 114, Boston 89. INDIANAPOLIS 92, Baltimore 91. Minnea Philadelphia 100, Syracuse 9 ¥ TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE INDIANAPOLIS at Rochester. New York at Minneapolis. Tri-Cities at Pt. Wayne, Boston at Syracuse.

Wins in Downpour NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 17 (UP)

|—Col. Ronnie Kelly defeated de-|

|fending champion Dale Morey of

little teammate’s game-|

lis 92, Tri-Cities 91 Jovertme).

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It's Muncie Central Over Reitz, 60 To 58 King IHSAA, 1950-51 WE DID IT, WE DID IT24)

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land Middleweight boxing champion, tonight lost a 10-round decision to Del Flannigan, the world’s third-ranking lightweight, in the main event of the annual police benefit boxing card here before a

sellout crowd of 13,000. Parker was the aggressor |scored easily with his tricky left jabs and right hooks. It was a case of Flannigan having too much experience and ring know-

4 how for Parker.

Flannigan staggered Parker in |the 10th round with hard right jabs and made the former Indianapolis Washington High School youngster hold on to keep from being knocked out. When the | final bell sounded, Parker had to | be led to his corner. | Parker Cuts Flannigan

Flannigan, a cool and deliberate

for nine rounds but Flannigan turbed. Flannigan continued to connect with left jabs and right hooks following Parker leads. | Parker's best round was the ithird when he opened a gash over Flannigan's left eye. He followed with two overhand rights that had Flannigan backpedalling. Parker appeared to have Flan-

nigan’s style solved in the fourth

but he was caught on the ropes and battered. | Flannigan began runing faster !in the sixth, but each time Parker trapped him Flannigan rushed in

|Dallas, Tex., 4 and 2, in the quar-|operator, jabbed Parker about at and grabbed.

receive a trophy and certificate! Menasha 67, Onalaska 59 (con-iter-final round of the New Orleans Will Tn the first session.

for qualifying as a member of the|

solation).

{Country Club golf tournament to-

Parker landed several light

Parker was hurt in the seventh by three flicking left jabs and

American Hockey League's 100- Wisconsin Rapids 64, Madison day. The match was played in a rights and lefts in the second, but two right hoolts, but he battled

goal club during the season.

"IN THE STRETCH<—Ja

| West 55 (final).

mes Mace (50), Muncie guard, stretches trying to block “a shot of Evansville Center Jerry Whitsell (20) in the closing minutes of last night's

game. A Muncie player waits for the rgbound.

mares

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I Flannigan danced away unper- back gamely,

THE GANG'S ALL HERE—Coaches, cheer loaders and members of the jubilant Muncie Bearcats team crowd together in a post-game victory shot. The Bearcats, underdog all the way, tri- % umphed over the Panthers, after upsettirgy Lafayette Jeff in the afternoon tilt, 51-41.

Del Flannigan Pounds Out College Basketball

ALBANY, N. Y.

(final). +. NATIONAL IN VITATION TOURNEY

Decision Over Gene Parker LeMoyne 63, Mt. St. Mary's 61

By JIM HEYROCK Times Sports Writer

LOUISVILLE, Mar. 17—Gene Parker, Indiana's lightweight st. John's 70, Seton Hall 68 vers

time) (consolation). Brigham Young 62, Dayton 43. NAIB TOURNEY, Kansas City Baldwin-Wallace 82, Regis College 78 (consolation). Hamline 69, James (final). 5 ) NATIONAL CATHOLIC INVITATIONAL

Millikin 61

St. Francis (NY) 93, Seattle 79!

(final).

Hamline Captures NAIB

KANSAS CITY, Mar. 17 (UP) -Hamline University of St. Paul

won the NAIB basketball cham-| pionship tonight, defeating James Millikin University of Decatur,

I11., 69 to 61.

Baldwin-Wallace College of Be-! fought from behind a the second half to beat Regis College of Denver and capture third place.

rea, O., nine-point = deficit early in

The score was 82-78.

reach of Tom High School

“{Beckner's gold-plated career.

Features, Page 4 11 Editorials, Page 42|

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w GENE FEINGOLD Bearcats Grab 3d

State Cage Title In Final 4 Seconds

Crispus Attucks’ Bob Jewell Awarded Trester Medal for Mental Attitude

Continued From Page One clutches, drove under twice in a

ber of that Bearcat team which|/row to give the Bearcats a 48.to

lost 27 to 18, to Vincennes in the 44 lead at 6:45. 1923 championship game. Beck-| Then the brilliant relief work ner teamed with the father of one of the Bearcat bench began opof his brightest stars—Harrold— erating. Dan Thornburg hit the who contributed se much to Mun- third of his three field goals and cie’s amazing state championship kept Reitz at ‘bay temporarily. tournament uprising. ‘Y Don Henry and Merle Reed It was young Harrold, a clever- showed the .courage that made

faking, drive-under artist who both players two of the finest all-

provided a 19-point spark that round ends on thé Panther foot-* blew a favored Lafayette Jeff ball team last fall. team out of titular contention, Henry hit a tip and Reed hit for the second consecutive year. the first of his two looping oneTurn Back Attucks {handers from the front to keep Muncie sidelined the veteran Reitz close, 50 to 47. Jeff team 51 to 41 to advance to, Byers, Whitsell and Reed hit to the finals for the first time in close to 52 to 51 at 3:17, Harrold |and Hodson moved Muncie ahead Reltz,\a rugged, fast-moving|to 56 to 51 with three minutes team denied its first state cham- (showing. Then Reed, Whitsell and pionship In history, crushed the Henry combined in another great

hope of Indianapolis’ sixth state rally to grab the lead for Reitz

a again, 57 to 56. (Other Photos, Game Stories, Hit .400 Clip Pages 35-36) | The smart-playing Bearcats title bid by turning back Crispus blazed at a .400 clip, hitting 24 of Attucks’ talented Tigers,

66 to|60 field goal attempts to off set

59, in another drama-packed con-a fine .367 average of the Reitz test. {scrappers, who had 22 connections

The battling Tigers became thejon 60 attempts. v fifth Indianapolis team to be de-| Muncie, which hit for eight nied a Hoosier toga in the select 15 in the final period, was paced circle of the big four. {by Mock’s 23 points and Harrold’s But one of the most respected|17 markers. But it was the allof Attucks’ stalwarts, center|/important bench help that made Bob Jewell, was awarded thethe difference. :

Arthur. L., Trester ass=2 Sari ReThmn. ide Thornburg esol co] mental attitude. ~~ (hire ro van ha goats and How = |

It was the first time in 41 years son cracked for two more to prothat a Negro team had battled vide the supplementary scoring in the elite foursome for a Hoosier punch for the winners. Henry title, lending unprecedented led Reitz's balance with 15 points, credence to the award, given for|followed by 12-point showings By - {the first time to a Negro stalwart. Whitsel] and Marvel me e loss was a heart-breaker | Headed For Trouble \for Coach Clarence Riggs, who | Muncie’ victory last night Was piioted the Panthers to their first |a great one indeed. The Begrcats reoiona) title this year in history. {were down, 17 to 11, in the first Riggs is in his fifth year as the |quarter and their lack of size panther mentor. {appeared to head the Bearcats The likeable, 45-year-old Beckinto trouble. ner, who coached five years at Reitz's Phil Byers canned three yorktown and two more at Dunconsecutive field goals in the first kirk, returned to the coaching to offset a nifty trio by Harrold profession after serving a four|in the initial period as Reitz hit year tenure as Delaware County six of 13 for the first eight clerk. minutes. ~ | He came to Muncie eight years But Mock and Jim Sullivan, one ago and has won six sectionals, of the Bearcats’ underrated re-three regionals, two semi-finals

bound and the nghting / into contention in the second period. Mock hit six free throws

and a pair of field goals and] Or, Fla Fi Pt Sullivan chipped in with two pot|Harrelds ............ 20 1 4 313 | Benbow, { 1 90 1 Fd shots. Burt, & + 1 0 6 6:8 Reitz had a 23 to 17 lead mid- Mock . «18 } 1 4 way in the period but the Bear- Hodson. er i cats caught’ up and exchanged SEIS, <I § 4 1 4 3 {field goals for a 31 to 30 halftime} _ ~~~ = == = oo amie lead Totals ...............%80 24 231 12 18 |. .Third-Period Edge ByANsynLE Gb) . - J . Fea Fs Fis FL PP The game raged furiously with Marve. r '. 0.1; 23 3.3 3 [Reitz grabbing a 37 to 35 lead Walsall, » 3 : 3 4: 1 in the third session. But the vet-|imei.s ..: RE eran Jim Mdce and Sullivan put Bese.’ 23331 ‘Muncie in front 40 to 37 -with Tokai ERE RARE als” .... whe ney - underbasket stabs and fine drive- Haittime 4ooreMuncie, 31, Eva h npville

a 44 to 40 third-period edge. Then! Reed

|Mock, a real money-player in hel SHitiate William Reimann, sud Ben ® x = 8 en Times All-State Selections | Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class | Willie Gardner, C. Attucks, Forward 6-6 170 Soph. Jerry Marvel, Reitz ..... Forward 6-1 190 Sr. Tom: Harrold, Muncie ... Forward 5-10 165 Sr. Donald Henry, Reitz .... Forward 6-3 190 Jr. .| James Sullivan, Muncie .. Center ~~ 6-0 180 Jr. "Jerry Whitsell, Reitz .... Center 6-5 165 Sr. | Phil Byers, Reitz .......Guard 6-0 160 Sr. Charles Mock, Muncie ... Guard 5-11 155 Sr. Denny Blind, Lafayette .. Guard 5-10 155 Sr. John Davis, C. Attucks .. Guard 6-2 185 Sr.

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Times Photos by John Spicklemire, Lloyd Walton,

KEEP.A-WAY—Jerry Marvel (10) Evansville forward, holds the ball sut of the

Harrold (33), Muncie forward, in the final game of the Indiana State. 1951 Basketball townamant. Muscia wosy 60-64. No a 8

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