The Kokomo Tribune from Kokomo, Indiana • Page 11

Mondcy, March 21, 1 49 KOKOMO 11 It Was Like This All Evening Practicolly. the entire Jasper and Madison teams go! in on this scramble for the ball during teams' battle for the Indiana High School baikeiball championship at Indianapolis, Ind. Jasper upsst favored Madison to win, 62-61, In a thrilling finish. (AP Wircphoto) And Like This When the Shooting Ceased Jasper's new Indiana high school basketball champs pose in Indianapolis, after taking the state crown. Left to right (front): John Bohnert, student manager; Bill Byrd, Sam Allen, John Berg, Paul Rumbach, Ed Stenftenagel, Badger Ace Adds SCORES IT TV in i -Legion Fin Event Tom Schutz.

Back row): Coach Leo (Cabby) O'Neill; Assistant Coach "Nip" Wuchmer; Bob White; Bill Litchfield, Dave Krodel, Jerome Stenftenagel and Principal Claude Miller. Jasper defeated Madison 62 to 61. (AP Photo) State Cage As Usual-To Balanced Team Ry JIM MITCHELL Tribune Sport? Editor Jasper's irrepressible Wildcats--for all their rung de! feats in the regular season their hairbreadth in the regional, semi-final and lius! phases of the tourna- ment--are the 39th occupant of the Indiana high- school 'basketball championship dais and the next few weeks should be fi-ld days for the moralists. Undoubtedly the already has been heralded thc length nnd oreadth of land a.s thc i a i of devotion to purpose through i linn i And, undoubtedly, Astounding parade past A nnd Deo Monroe the Butler flcldhouse last rtc.t- was all of a But in the books a i the M-lS lh- Jaspers scorrd over An i i the afternoon and si decision jMAdison in the second higliest- i a gamn on record 'ing written up from a 1 CU.VMl'ICXNSHir GAMK MAUISOX Monroe. Orrill.

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9P, Fort ork Tn. i-'Iii 109. lei-, A I A Sunday 40. May Go Overtime Wildcats' Cup Runs Over In Bedford Bowler Stars in Singles a i divisions. J.

i i of Bedford became TILE COU.EAGL'KS of Cubby O'Xeill wlio were present among: thc 15,000 onlookers at the finals are i i two facts the Jasper ball club-- it-s c.x- i balance and its perfect -psy- preparation, for the job a hand. And brother O'Neill, who unhesitatingly ranks this of below several of his i The horn of plenty continued previous varsiiios, probably i-ed the nest yet iu Monday ifettinR- his share cif credit on bath for the basketball teams of Jasper i fi'om boys in the zzlinp. from r- ho- is per 's UK) j. SuT.rtouiv^ci. i Rnrribaeh.

A TotaM 0 0 1 23 15 11 'e. Ft. l-f. By The Associated the Atllinllt! i 1 a1 Eo vlcrs competing in time American Bowling Congress mrT7 He nament have one chance In three to a prize. That's the ratio! bomp-on of Austin.

Te.x., by i prize committee has set for the a a which to-' Gehrmar.n WILI off form, hnndl- dny enters thc 3Sth of a 37-day by the i Ho took There are 90 trophies, medal nky along with him In the race a to bo pnmontod In A A hud to It on noao he to some $300.000 In tho quarter. The cash awards run from 52,500 for! L.IKK AI.I- OTIfEK before team i i the five-man) tho Wisconsin of the In- a i i to five dollars track souton i Hub I low men In thc singles and dou-, miln is possible. blea events. A total of 12.201 prizes! attain music figure, ho "warded. throe conditions arc coscn-' i Smith's five of South 1--1.

Whan tho track Is i Bend, bus a load toward The competition kern; nnd 2. J2.500 team prizn and It's going- to i a week makes. len tho runner la at thc absolute take a score bettor thnn the Smiths' a of form. to beat them out. The a a bowUnjf a man of the in the singles com- rr the Indiana Department of petition i a resounding 730 nc- and Madison High schools.

School was dismissed at Jasper! Jasper, the smallest of the i a Jo Score-- Jaspi-r 31. Madison Free Throws Missed--Monroe. 2, Cheathnm 2. Sorver. UtclifleSd.

J. Stenftenagel 2. a 2, Berg. i six i and seven seconds remaining. Rumbnchi tallied to make it 50-47 but Eii Ori-ill's two free, narrowed to one point acaln with the clock showing 5:13.

White hit a i on Chatham's fifth persons! to make it M--15 nnd Litch- Kentucky Not "'Figured Cinch In NCAA Meet Dons Prepare To Celebrate Title n.v as regards physical, left the Recreation alleys last on the" torT'spot" for Monday night. Jay nig-ht. and Kichmond'a No. 2 en-i THE CUBS WKKE welcomed I Wrny said he had offered kept the i a a i a home as heroes Sunday hy overtime session to 11 teams who 'ands Madison fans who packed I unablo to make the dates' -I. and E.

Sweislcr a i hlfjh school gymnasium. Beforoi scheduled for them during the refr- E. Pearson and 13. Lee, both a rally at tho to'm, B. parade a ular course of the tournament.

He of Indianapolis, tied for the a milo long: down Main! Xew York, March If enough of those teams wore lead with identical counts of-Street. It followed a fire truck car-i (Interested in availing themselves 1 12-16 and Indianapolis'" Bell Tele-iryinR the tea.m. Seven days Kentucky's feared the i the special Post Xo. J.l-l seized i i At Jasper, Mayor H. E.

Thyen! It all three KIKST In thc ilou- on," snid. f.blcK will bo worth $1,000. Leaders 1 i mllo eventually a Charles Carnegie and Erf Mont. 1 Wildcats were confidentially preparing for an unprecedented sweep formancc would be staged. IF THE ADDITJOX.AX round I In the team with 29-16.

i proclaimed Broad Ripple Post'N'o. 312 of "Wildcat Week." mayor named i in Sil necond in 1,306 total. Howard Eakot, Grand of the Xat'onal Invitation tourna- fired next weekend. Wray snid i Indianapolis sidled Into second of i through thc week and thc N. C.

A. A. champion- Uvould begin at 11 o'clock in 0 i 'cam a i a its for the players and Coach Leo (Cabi ships. morning with five-man team a was 2S pins short oC Rich- O'Neill. Thc tintton's No.

1 college basket- i i at Evans Academy a mond's leaders. A crowd of more than third in 61 seconds and Ka'plds, will collect 'jSOO if 1 hall team was rated an even-money woul 1 wir UI a 700 score stands up while John i favorite to cop the N. I. T. and the i rth In 60.8 or 60.9.

plans to remain I a Chicago, will collect. $1.000 1 worse than two to one to complete mpotltlon for nt least two more i nll-ovunts total of 1,041 tops double slum. lo cven at Recreation. winter ho will resume; tho field. But today a poised, ball-hustling own "conditlonor" course of; A few bowlers rolled their way crew from the University of San aslng cottontail rubblts near his hu favorable spots yesterday.

Wai-1 Francisco held the N. I. T. title and me out-sldo Milwaukee- i TWO RECORD pcrfcrmnnc re booked in the Olyrnpi" Int. chnmplon Harrison Dlllard ftllod tho American Indoor mark! position :07.1 in the 60 yard high hurdles, i peoria.

111, is tied i ntured the hv nin- rianotU. who wns beaten by place with a 687. I he, by- Seton Hall'. Phil Thlgpen Edward Kraft Frank Carr Tefloot the 1,000 yard run. nnchored; Fort Wayne, rolled 1.2G1 1.0 KO Slate's two mile relay! into ninth place in doubles.

triumph. The old Of 7:43.4 by Indiana special session not accepted in sufficient number by Thursday or Friday, Wray a i standin he T. and D. i of Decatur twice the population of Jasper-- i Tather-and-son lead a.nd-J a courthouse square when William Whitescll of i Wildcats rode triumphantly into a town yesterday afternoon. Tho home folks were bolstered in numbers by Wildcat rocters from Evansville, Vlnconncs, Paoli, Bed-, ford and other southern Indiana ipoul cd W.

oncl 'Plymouth remained un.shnken head of the brother-doubles day. Jnspcr crtrncd Uiroc poyltJons nnd Madison placed tJirre. South Bftnd juid A the also-runs at tho each worked one man Into t.hc select circle. Here nrc tho Monroe ajid Ted Scrvnr (Madison) and ome (Jasper). Con Jm Schooley (Aub iind Sptnoc Sftlinftittcr Oiuirds--Hob hlte and Tom SchuU nnd rical (OntroJ).

All hut Server were honoroil their pOKitimis. Server was moved from to forward In order to iret tJie most outstanding on the squad. quintet, 48-47. A sellout crowd 18.297 thrilled In Madison Square Garden last i night when Ross Guidice, strong- nerved sub, sank a free throw with March ZS scconds i victory to; 19 7 7 trier outatandlnR- winners werci Gary, 4 i who took tho Beer from Fort Wayne look i UO' 1S (crown for tho third in the state 1 A tishc rcczc the waning scc-i Seton Hall's Frank Fox i tournament at Gary over th- week- 1 safeguarded the i edge and 600 and Boo Morcom's 14 root rolllns to oust Hillmnn's! pnv San Frrvn polo vault without a miss. The! Jewelers, Terre Haute, by 57 pins.i sh i rat crack at the lourn-: mor Now Hnmpshlra vaukcr an-i There was no change in singles or jjioed his official retirement ot; doubles competition, Redbirds Seek to Lengthen 5'Qame Spring Win Skein home no fewer than points in the linal game to shatter j' 15 record for icdividuol '-corinff in in the championship contest.

The hatter was held Anderson's: Johnny author of 30 points ff t-lpoff afjalnst Fort Wayne Central in thei a a 3 lencountcrcd on Mario.n.'s Hitting Features Drive i 1916 finale. is doubtful anyone That tied it at M-35. Stenftcnafrel regained the lead for Jasper with a. I bucket and basket and I toss ran it to 60-53 before Server and Monroe connected for I son. Wliitc's final bucket, finished I Jnr.prr's scoring 47 seconds t.o KO and Monroe scored for Madi! son to make it 62-61 with 23 seconds romidninpr.

Jasper stalled out the remainder of one of the wildest of championship Monroe wound up with 14 field Koals on attempts and he didn't lilt froni the i before the second quarter. I that period, however, he cracked two-pointers in 13 tries. White bafrRcd eight, for 19 twice came up i vital'goals for Jasper in thc late stages. Madison may have left much of its ball game on the floor against the afternoon. The, hardworking Cubs tore Bob Prim- Bears to pieces from tho tlpoff.

They led at thc 28-19 and 40-23 and. a raild Central in tlie fourth stanza. Only irallv 21-- Hockey Scores AMERICAN LCAGL'C rrh 4. 2, 5. PIttsburnh 1.

NATIONAL i Chlwro l. lt Toronto 2. Sundxr X. i. Chic TITO 1.

7. Toronto 2, County Umps' Sets First Meeting St. Petersburg. March While the Dons prepared for a The St Louis Cardinals wer.t big victory celebration, Kentucky a vth straight: victory got net for tho Eastern XCAA play- 1 a sr a mst Cincinnati Reds. Tuesday night.

The Wildcats, now aiming to do- Thc Howard County Umpires' as-; fend their A. A. title, go soclation will hold its first organ-'! againat high-scoring national meeting' of the 1 year Tues-'aquad in the second game of the day evening at 7 o'clock in the double bill, Illinois' Big Nine kings, in a row, all from top-night opposition. Manager Eddie Dyer is especially pleased with the work of I Socretary-treaaurer Joe ihaa invited all members and all (prospective members to the get' together. even Records Topple in Finals Annual Siaie AAU Swim Meei Mullinz; clash in the opener.

The two winners will tangle Tuesday night lor the right to meet Oklahoma. A M's amooth Aggies -for tho X. C. A. A.

championship in Seattle, ilarch 28. Both Kentucky and Illinois, the latter the nation's fourth-ranking team, are favorites to clash in the Eastern windup. sd only Team Champions Retain Laurels Kurlond Curtailed Oklahoma City, March 21-- day of the three-day session in the i jSOO-yard. men's individual medley, ws when another dianapolis. JIarch 21-- The 4 10 -5' a rd women's free style, thc er outscores AlI-American Bob AAU swim meet closed yes--50-yard women's free style and.

land of the Phillips Oilers, ay with seven now records ink-1 women's 300-yard medley relay, That happened as the Oakland, nto tho -watery ledger. jThrce others were broken Satur-; Bittnera dethroned the Oil- urdue and tho Indianapolis Riv-'day. era in the finals of the national ---17 hits. in the last three games, Orlando, March 21 Washington's "ats beaming like Florida sunshine today over their two-jramc winning streak which has boosted their Grapefruit league record to three wins and three defeats. The Boston Red Sox tut more but not when it counted as tJie Xats hung up a walloping 6-1 victory yesterday herons Tinker field's largest croivd.

Walter Ma-sterson. Forrest Thompson and Kae Scarborough pitched beautiful ball. while Gil Coan led the batting parade. of the "pick off" play is i i to bear i for the Brooklyn Dodgers. They pulled it twice yesterday in their 0-0 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics.

Catcfier Koy Campanellii picked Sam Chapman off first base. Pitcher Ed Chandler picked Buddy off second In the eighth inning with a quick tosn to shortstop Pec Wee Reese. even Monroe easy rnisses was guilty of. in the closinq- i i I3ne wound, up with 22 points have a 3 0 had. jccs inot.

weariness overtaken liim. Clear water, March -Manager Eddie Sawyer plans to send his, rookies againstHhe Kansas City Blues of the American Association in today's game at the And thc Wildcats scarcely had an individual who could measure up to South Bnnd Central's Jack Morrical, thc only one of the who lived up to advance in Central's 40-to-53 loss to liau.sun Tnji FA1J UUE OF Sc 00 cv the first afternoon game. mates to tQ th( ml BUT THE WILDCATS, whose, performances was almost as re- lack of big boys was One of thc sponslblo as Jasper's Indomitable chief reasons for their being ranked Spirit for Auburn's downfall in the least likely of the final foursome afternoon. Big Red got throe-bucket to succeed, had a starting- five that assistance from Don Kelly in the had more total ability than the first period and Auburn rested No. 1 teams of the Bears and the ion the long end of a 16-17 count.

jCubs and the Red Devils. (But the Hed Devils went stone cold Their main cog was little Bobby against the zone in the second pe- White, scorer of 20 points in thrflriod and took the halftlme In Philadelphia Phillies' spring training base. final game, maJcer' of countless scoring plays and the outstanding guard in the tournament. His run- arrears, 25-32. A Jasper coldwave and nine points by Schooley hoisted Auburn, i mate was Tom (Whitey) into a 38-36 edge at- the three-quaj'- MAB.TY MARION Hitting Again Schutz, who slipped home five ters stop but anybody would have fielders against Madison and who needed, more padding than that Thc Phils' pilot said he would use succeeded in at least slowing Mon- against that fourth-quarter Jasper Buddy Plattner at second with roe after slipping out o.f thc none drive.

White, who got one or Hollmig and Johnny a tno special assignment in the a third period goafcs, slip- holding down two of the outfield Tbe front-line, irl i thc fourth period and posts. Johnny Blatnick will' a was Jerome Stenftenagel, who Stenftenagel, Schutz and other outfield posit.on and mK i 3 6 ly cn added one apiece. Five: Ralph Caballero will team i for 31 i th 0 ffamcs ifree throws by White. Stenftenagel club practically dny as the Detroit Tigers tackled the Boston Braves in i seventh exhibition start against National league clubs. Trout i take the mound first.

March although he is assigned to a relief the Cubs'Job in 1949 and Newhouser book- starter. Both Johnny jace pitcher, was scheduled to make' ed as Detroit's No. 1 his season debut today against a looked good in Elattner at shortstop. West Palm March 21-- BUI aicCahan gets his initial 1949 pitching test i against the Miami Beach i'la- mingoes of the Florida Inlcrna- tlonal league In the Philadelphia Athletics' first spring training floodlight game. dlfClirence Schooley and Madison's Spencer Scbnaitter.

I Paul Rumbach, at center, was a big rebound-grabber and i a er and his 5-11 Vj nnd Bill Lltch-j field, the boy who popped the last-j second fielder to beat Blooming-1 ton the week before, was just workmen right man for the fifth wheel. I John Berg and Sam Allen were Schooley, Don Derrow, Ken Mclnturf and JRogei-- hit Auburn Brilliant rebounding by Stenttc- and Rumbach and the constant threat of deadly fast breaking by White and Schutz all but nulli- Aubura's rugged fe Boilermakers Piled ts to tho Indianapolis Athletic Lutvcns was with P.iviera, who the day's only San Bernardino, March 21 previous Pittsburgh Pirates were! the reserves who made it jWhite Sox as the two Chicago i a I i i i tilts. Yesterday the Tigers back at their home base today for or O'Neill to MVI. hi! opened their'-annual spring series, the Philadelphia a game with thc New York Giants 1 The the vlth a two clubs will in the series play three 6 to wind up! two. Other taken by individuals sd to any team.

Riviera girls scored ts while the Ljifayetto Coi pulled in 63 for second lAC's wonjea's team scored 1S ln a tenth a second I ican squad of 10 men jbettcr than the old mark Rosalind ECORDS poured 17 i tunica AH tnu sun mi itli 'iviHQ Up i Basket to run his tour-1 with three more in Chicago starting' Pn i I in the seven-day ft vent Dutch Leonard and Mort Cooper! -Kurland was were slated for mound performance. Jane Cloyd of the IACi unat the old standard of 5:53.6 ten: Owensboro Wink ERICSSON Maker of FINE CLOTHES 318H N. Main Sf. Telcphono 9822 Kokomo, Ind. BerRman of the 1AC set in 1946.

THE LAFAYETTE Country club medley relay teara of Doric' -liGIltUCxCy i Approximately 6,000 persons at- utber records set in the tended a program at the huge, new events included Miss Lutyen's sports center in honor of the Red me vard frcc style. Devils, who brought the state cage Wilte, former Purdue paddler! championship to Owensboro for unattached, took the the first time, in the state tourney same event competition in which ended at Louisville last record time of 2:16.6. The RIvi- night. A parade through town pre- em's- 400-yard free style relay team ceded Mie program. set a now state women's record of! Owensboro defeat, 4C26.4 its event-.

Lafayette, 65-47. in Tampa. March 21--L Walker Cress and Harry Perkowski are slated to pitch, for Cincinnati today against the St. Ixmis Cardinals as the Keds seek to extend their spring training hot streak which laas produced six triumphs, in eight o.ontestK. Considerable optimism was felt in the Red camp over Uie pitching performance of Herman Wehmeler in yesterday's 9 to 2 victory over the York Yankees.

Wehmeler looked ruuch faster than a year ago. He allowed four hits and one run in five innings and struck out six. Lakeland. March 21--t-P 1.0s Angeles, March Kuszkowski, thc Cleveland Indians' spare oatcher, is using probably the heaviest bat in baseball. And he says he's going to get an even heavier one.

The massive stick, weighing 48 ounces, caused a considerable stir when the former, holdout practiced for the first time, yesterday. The average bat scales 36 to 37 and Babe Euth's was considered heavy at 40 ounces. Ruszkowski, however. says he plans to use a 50-ouncc stick later. Si.

Petersburg, March 21-UP)--Pitcher Frank Shea's sore neck and lefty Joe Page's lame arm is beginning to cause some concern in the camp of the New York Yankees. The two, disappointments last' year, are expected to live up to their great 1S47 showing'this sea-j son. by Manager Casey Stengel. i and Manager Billy Meyer was dis- appointed at the showing of pitcher Bob Chesnes. Chesnes.

who went five innings as the Bucs defeated San Francisco 9-t, yesterday, didn't allow a run as he gave up three hits, but was just a little too wild to suit the boss. He walked five men, threw a wild pitch oj-jd was far off the form he displayed last year in. winning fl-i and losing seven. Lexington Trout and Hal Newhouser the title same, were in line for pitching service Vero March 21 a Bradenton. March --From Orlando comes word the much traveled, now unemployed, ZJobo Xewsom is maneuvering for an opportunity to bid for a.

job on the Boston Braves' pitchijip staff. Bobo. veteran right handed pitcher who has been more clubs in organized baseball than any other player. Insists the Giants "didn't give me a fair shake-last season." Reaction here was negative, a few grins, no words. There are 17 Indian reservations and 14 Indian tribes in Arizona badly-needed relief in both games FORTIIERMOKE, tho Wildcats afraid of nothing after those nine losses in 20 scheduled games and accustomed to close brushes with topnotch teams--had just the proper frame of mind to squelch Madison's overconfidence.

They had come from behind io beat Bedford, Bloomington Auburn in succession and and they were ready to do the sume to Madison. The fact that Madison never Sot better than a tie ball game out of it didn't slow their finishing "kick" a bit. With White, Schut? and Stonftc- nagel carrying the of the scoring load and with ihe Wildcat zone defense forcing Madison into hurried, running shots, the Dubois countians took over from the first, and never really threatened until! the fourth quarter. Ed Cheatham's free toss with minute gone in the i a period got! Madison up to a tie for the first.j time at 45-all but "White promptly I hit from field and the free! throw line for Jasper. Monroe; twanged i llth fielder, Sfore- Is Your Dealer For Lauson the 4 eyde Outboard Boat- Motor thai burns pure gasoline.

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