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BASKETBALL, OTHER SPORTS GENERAL DECATUR HERALD Four Sections 36 Pages Decatur, Illinois, Friday, February 13, 1953. Pages 19 to 28 Millikin's First Cage Champions Prep Box Scores At Mattoon Reds Host Tonight MATTOON FLORA (61) 75l Smith Conley Wrestling Card Is Tonight at Lakeview Gym Hans Schmidt, 235-pounder from Bradley lim Wade Porter 4 2 1 10 1 1 Shipley Rudy Ayers Hicks Koskie Van Sickle Orr A I I I 11 11111 Ivlllljlll To Peoria Central UtBioominaton Krantl Snapp 19 23 Mattoon Flora 21 II 22 21 75 11 15 17 18 61 Reserves: Mattoon 66, Flora 35. At Atwood Munich, Germany, meets Pat O'Connor, 221, from New Zea VILLA GROVE St. Teresa bids for its 20th victory tonight in a game with Trinity at Bloomington. Game time is 8 o'clock.

A preliminary game will be at 6:30. The Bulldogs won their first 18 games before losing to Alleman of (591 2 2 land, tonight in the feature bout Lewis 6 2 Once Over Lightly By FORREST R. KYLE of a wrestling show at Lakeview B. Hancock L. Hancock Huber Hackett ATWOOD (32) Luckenbill Thompson Sawyer -P.

Burgenex Mattix Birch Williams R. Burgenex Kamm High School gvm. 2 3 0 3 0 Coslet Rock Island and Cathedral of The first bout starts at 8 o'clock. Soliday Miller McCoUom Tickets will go on sale at the door Charlie Grant, South Side Coun a 1 19 03 1 fie- Jiw 22 15 10 12 at 6 clock. Both Schmidt and O'Connor are Springfield in succession.

A 46-23 Tuesday victory at Niantic returned Coach Joe Venturi's boys to the win column. St. Teresa defeated Trinity, 70- try Club pro who has been hob Villa Grove Atwood 14 13 20 12 59 8 4 7 13 32 Reserves: Atwood 47, Villa Grove 43. nobbing with the touring golf pros in the Southwest the last month top contenders tor the National Wrestling Alliance heavyweight championship held by Lou Thesz. without appropriating "any of their tournament prize money, puts the 58, here Dec.

6 and there is little reason to expect a tougher game tonight. Trinity, with four juniors as Schmidt and lhesz met Chicago last month, the bout turning into MICHIGAN STATE GETS O'OONNELL TROPHY Detroit, Feb. 12 (AP) Michigan State's invincible Spar finger on Tommy Bolt as the player "who has got to be the best." Grant spent a lot of time during regulars, has won seven games and lost 13. tans, winners of the 1952 Associated Ron DeNardo, 6 foot 4 center, is the tournaments proper he had a Press football poll, received the O'Donnell trophy at the Detroit lot on his hands then studying the Trinity's top scorer. He hit 24 points against St.

Teresa here. Times Downtown Quarterback ban top professionals. Without any reservation, he tabs Bolt as the coming such a brawl that it was declared no contest. Other bouts tonight are Ivan Rasputin, 240-pound Russian, vs. Jerry Woods, 217, Chicago, and Benito Gardini, 255, Brooklyn, vs.

Mike Sipich, 205, Chicago. Woods, Gardini and Sipich will be making their first appearances here. The card is sponsored by the Lakeview P-TA. Venturi will open with his custo quet tonight. Other awards included: Coach of the Year the Bo Mo mary lineup.

Sid Tucker is the leading scorer with a 19.6 average. Mr. Big of pro golf. "His swing is too good to miss," Grant said. And speaking of swings, Grant's Visitors Lead, In Big 12 Race Peoria Central, top team in the Big 12 Conference with a 6-0 record, visits Kintner gym tonight for game with Decatur High.

Starting time is 8:15 o'clock, following a 6:15 sophomore game. WSOY-FM will broadcast the game at game time with the re-broadcast on WSOY and WSOY-FM at 10:30. Central is indebted to the Reds for its first place position. Bloom-ington, Central's foremost rival, suffered its only conference loss, 54-52, at the hands of Decatur Jan. 30.

With pivotman Hiles Stout, 6 foot 4 all-state football quarterback, starring, Central has won 16 of 18 games, losing only to Canton, 56-54, and to Morris, 62-56, in the Pontiac holiday tournament. Central was rated No. 8 in this week's Associated Press poll. Stout has scored 469 points for a 26.1 average. Last Friday he collected 48 points, an all-time record in Peoria, against Spalding.

His nates in the front line are also big boys, Allen Swanson being 6-5 and Harold Douglas 6-2. One of the. team's top players, Jim Ash-by, is sidelined with an ankle injury- The reds have a 5-3 Big 12 record and are 10-9 in all games. Coach Gay Kintner is expected to open with Ollie Perkins and Bob Davis at the forwards, Don Rosier at center and Chuck Beh-rends and Marv Oglesby at guards. Davis, a sophomore, broke into the starting lineup last Saturday in the Millin award, to Biggie Munn of Venturi announced yesterday that the final game of the season, with Schlarman of Danville here, has eyes were opened at the new Player of the Year to Paul Giel, Minnesota quarterback.

been switched from Saturday, Feb 28 to Thursday, Feb. 26. The change avoids a conflict with the Melbourne (Bob) Evans, Clarence Bowers. Third row- Lester Kiick, Coach Jimmy Ashmore, Paul Lyon, Guy Nichols. look in pro golt swings.

"Almost every golfer is hitting the ball with hips and shoulders. Lineman of the Year to Dick Millikin's 1910-11 team was the first to win a basketball championship and accomplished the feat in the first state tournament ever held for minor colleges. Members of the squad, left to right: Clarence Hall (also manager) and Floyd Stables. Second tow George Byrne, Phil Wills, Cap'tain Marlyn Starr, Weslevan-Millikin game. Tamburo, Michigan State.

Big Ten champions the Field ST. TERESA Pns. TRINITY Absolutely no hands," reports ing H. Yost trophy, presented by Sid Tucker Andy llauptmann Jerry Hise Jim Costigan Dick Overheul Ron DeNardo Dan Collins lack Burke Grant. Bv "no hands," Grant means the Pro Basketball Milwaukee 92, Baltimore 85 Minneapolis 91, Syracuse 81 Hockey Scores Boston 3, Detroit 1.

College Basketball Denison 84, De Paul 77 Kenneth L. (Tug) Wilson, Big Millikin Captures First State Tournament pros have practically eliminated the Iw len commissioner, to Coach Larry Warren Mike Krafl Place Trinity gym, BloominRton. Time Preliminary game at 6:30 p. varsity game at 8 p. m.

loose swing with "a decided snap of and Williamson of Wisconsin Coach Stu Holcomb of Purdue. the wrists in hitting the ball. The Blue Won First Cage Title in 1911 wrists, now, are firm to stilt Two Games at 'Y' Two basketball games are sched for "infractions of rules." Theyi called on the Scots. In the tournament, of Blooming- throughout the swing. "Some of the pros describe it as hitting with the left hip and some sav it's hitting with the right knee, but it's the same thino.

No hands." (This is another article in a series on athletics at Millikin, which this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary.) ton, Millikin opened up with an returned later. In the second game of the season against Illinois College at the Lakeview Goes To Mt. Pulaski After having its five-game winning streak stopped, 73-63, last Sat uled tonight at the YMCA. First Christian Church meets Canton YMCA in an intermediate age game at 7:30 o'clock with First Presbyterian Church playing a Canton Decatur YMCA, Melbourne (Bob) easy 34-26 win over Lincoln. Coach Jimmy Ashmore used his reserves the first half and led, 20-17.

The Grant said Jimmy Demaret was about the only player still hitting SAVE ON CAR REPAIR MAINTENANCE SHOP AT By Forrest R. Kyle Herald Sports Editor Millikin became of basketball age regulars played the second half and with his hands. Some of the older senior team at 8:30. urday at Shelbyville, Lakeview held Lincoln without a held goal. name pros still retain a little, of it, Millikin had lost twice to Wes at the end of the 1910-11 cam but the horde of younger players hopes to regain winning form tonight at Mt.

Pulaski. Evans, the Mt. Vemon High graduate who became one of Millikin's finest all-around athletes, poured in 14 field goals. Those 14 field- goals stood as a record for 40 seasons. It wasn't until Scott Steagall registered 14 against North Central near the end paign when it won the first tourna trying to scrape out an existence on leyan in the regular season, but in the semi-finals fit the meet ment held to determine the Illi The game is scheduled for 8:30 MAYTAG SERVICE Service Calls On Any Maytag Washer S2.00 All varta nd rella In stock far all modrli ineladinr mvtomatirs.

Xoar Aathoriief Dealer CLARK'S lS-50 N. Park Phone squelched the Titans, 32-20. o'clock. A preliminary game will be the tour are strictly no-hands hitters. Charlie was surprised at the nois minor college champion.

Although Millikin's season rec Ashmore surprised by Weslevan at 7 clock. Lakeview 's record is now 10-10. MOTORIST of the 1949-50 campaign that the ord was an ordinary 10-7, the Big young pros both as to numbers SBPPLY INI 86-64 win over Springfield and scored 20 points. Behrends has a 17.6 average and Resler, who has scored 69 points in the last three games, is averaging 13.4. T-, Saturday Moline will be here.

CENTRAL. Pos. DECATUR HaioH Douglas (6-2) Ollie Perkins (6-i) Allen Swanson (6-5) Bob Davis (6-0) record was equalled. The next sea Mt. Pulaski, coached by Jim Moore, lupwrn the former Warrensburg-Latham son Steagall broke it with 17 against Illinois College and later Blue took to tournament play like a duck to water.

Lincoln, Wesleyan and Bradley fell in succession in the tournament held in Blooming- and ability. "Before a tournament, there is a qualifying round for 30 or 40 places. There are between 200 and head man, has won 1 2 of 1 8 made 19 against Augustana. games, including a 54-48 decision MEN and BOYS MLDIE by having one of his guards, Guy Nichols, scoot down the floor and shoot. Coach Fred Muhl Wefr layan had assigned his two best guards to cover Phil Wills and Crip Starr, so Nichols' offensive action was one of the deciding factors.

Nichols scored six field goals and held one of the Wesleyarf playfts scoreless while George Byrne stopped the Wesleyan ace, Fred Young, over llhamsville Tuesday. 230 players shooting tor those places. The Blue lost a game at William and Vashti that year on a floor so ton, and the Blue had its first championship. Before the tournament, Millikin Koch and Ronnie Cox are iVlost or them carry their own clubs and pull carts. But they're all real big the newspaper reported "the ball rules stout (o- Don Kesler (6-2) iercy Lewis (5-9) C.

Behrends (6-2) Lancaster (5-10) M. Oglesby (5-10) Place Kintner Gyro. Time Preliminary 6:15 p. varsity aame. 8:15.

the Lakeview scoring mainstays is never out of bounds and always had an interesting season, it not good swingers. Koch with a 20-point average and Thick long-wearing a highly successful'one. in play. Lox with 15.2. Admission 55 cents and 35 cents.

What do they live on? To start things off, guard George OO gen. admission at gate. Broadcast WSOY-FM 8:15 Re. "I don't know," says Grant And the next night Millikin lost to Monmouth, 23-20, in a game Mt. Pulaski's top scorer is 6 foot Bvrne and substitute Clarence Bow 'Thev scramble around for a place with two field goals.

center Harry Hahn with a 17.3 of Broadcast waui-ri ana AM p. Officials O'Hara and Orr, both Springfield. in which nary a personal foul was ers were dropped from the squad DECATUR 1117 N. WATER ST. 613 E.

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SIDE SQUARE LINCOLN 509 BROADWAY vBw soles. to stay, carry their own bags and Bradley was beaten in the cham average. Mt. fulaski holds victories over Springfield, Lincoln, Gillespie had a 69 and was far down the eat hot dogs. 1 hey never win a dime but they're fighting it out for a place pionship game, 28-25, and once agajn Nichols was the surprising and Pana.

list. in every tournament! difference with six field goals. Lakeview Coach John Sebastian Five were tied at 65, including Grant, who fortunately didn The members of this first cham Big Boys Sizes 6 to 11 Les Kennedy of Davenport, Jim Burkemo's 62 Tops Texas Open San Antonio, Feb. 12 (AP) Schlundt May Break Big Ten Scoring Mark Chicago, Feb. 12 (AP) pionship team were: Captain Marlyn i Ferrier of San Francisco and Man is expected to start his usual lineup.

Mt. Pulaski will open with four seniors and a junior, Bob Romer: (Crip) Starr, Phil Wills, Bob have to depend on tournament winnings to keep from going hungry, failed to qualify for either the Tucson or Phoenix tournaments and grum. Evans, George Byrne, Guy Nichols, Jim Hubbard, who vvas a regular KINNEY 403 N. WATER COR. NORTH ST.

Lester Kiick, rloyd Stables, Clar EX-CARDINAL CATCHER until becoming ill with pneumonia, skipped a couple others. Walter Burkemo, a World War ence Hall, Paul Lyon and Clarence has returned to the squad but prob PARTIALLY PARALYZED Towering Don Schlundt of first-place Indiana, averaging 25.7 points through 10 games, has a chance to lve been practicing here every Bowers. Hall also was manager. ably will not start tonight. Sacramento, Feb.

12 (AP) II infantryman who shoots straight on a golf course, too, used his trusty irons to blast par full of holes to LAKEVIEW Fa. MT. PULASKI Bob Morton Bill Lowe day. Ive always been too loose with my swing. Even after I finned hang up the greatest scoring average DwightCripe I Ray Pyles A partial paralysis has 40-year-old Bruce Ogrodowski, in gig len basketball history.

up down there, the players said I day in leading the $10,000 Texas Dick Koch Harry Hahn Ronnie Cox Jim Brown was too loose. Open first round with a blazing 62. With the conference this season introducing an 18-game league sche St. Louis Cardinal catcher during Ronnie Cillen Bob Romer Place Mt. Pulaski High School.

Time Preliminary same at 7 o'clock. In addition to Bolt, Grant was The 34-year-old from Franklin, the heyday of Dizzy Dean and the very much impressed with Tony varsity game at 8:30. adeptly employed his wedge dule, Schlundt has eight more games to better the all-time average of 26 Gas House Gang. rloughn or Midlothian (Chicago) Ogrodowski, who last year man for a nine-birdie card of 31-31 besting par by nine strokes and points, made in '14 games, by and Bo Wininger. Iowa Chuck Darling last year.

"Houghlin is just a little fellow surging ahead of the big names of TWO ARMY GRIDDERS ENROLL AT OKLAHOMA Stillwater, Feb. 12 (AP) Two football players who per but he's got it. He's going to be the golf tour. aged the Aberdeen, S. club in the Northern League, entered Sutter Hospital several weeks ago after complaining of fatigue during a The 6-9 Schlundt, shooting at a blistering .468 pace, has scored 80 field goals in 171 attempts.

At the one of the top five before long and fit This was a day for the "un You're paying for top quality are you getting it? stay there. VVminger just turned knowns. In second place was formed for West Point last season pro recently but he looks real Tony Holguin of Midlothian, 111., have enrolled at Oklahoma A. free throw line, he has tallied 97 of 117 gift shots for a brilliant .829 visit with relatives here. Dr.

H. V. Petzvold, specialist in nervous disorders, said Ogrodow who had a 63. Burkemo never has Coach -J. B.

Whitworth disclosed good. But Grant Will be mighty sur percentage, according to official today. i won a tournament, although he went to the finals of the 1951 National league figures released today. ski is suffering from a muscular weakness caused, by a virus infec They are Fred Meyers, from prised if Bolt doesn't stand head and shoulders above the whole pack PGA, while Holguin's best was a Enid, who played quarter His only competition for the scoring crown apparently is Ohio tion in the nervous system. betore very long.

tie for third place at lucson, back for the Academy but failed to make his grades and returned The paralysis has hit his legs State's Paul Ebert, with 268 points this year." Lloyd Mangrum of Niles, 111., Minikins basketball team, wkh and right arm, the doctor said. in 12 games for a 22.3 average. last month; and Mario JJelucia, Ave. the years leading money-winner, 190-pound sophomore fullback from 25.7 22.3 18.3 Oyster Bav, IN. Y.

was the biggest name among the top finishers. Mangrum shot a 65 Prep Basketball Thompsonville 47, Royalton 45 Both will become eligible for two 17.1 for a tie for third place. 10 12 12 10 10 13 11 10 10 11 TP 257 268 220 171 163 208 175 159 152 156 FG 80 94 76 65 47 75 59 65 55 50 FT 97 80 68 41 69 58 57 29 42 56 16.3 Schlundt. Ind Ebert, Ohio Mencel. Minn.

Leonard. Ind Davis, Iowa Kalafar, Minn. Ferrari. Mich Kerr. 111.

Bemoras. 111. Blind, Purdue years or varsity tootbau here 16.0 15.9 Jimmie Demaret of Kiamesha 1954, Whitworth said. Jait Arrlre! New Serial Lisa at All-Wool Materials For its crucial game against Wheaton due tomorrow night, leaves this morning by train for Chicago. Coach Ralph Allan put his club through all the paces yesterday afternoon in preparation for the game which could make or break the teams' title chances.

The varsity five worked against a zone defense, which the Crusad 15.2 Lake, N. one of the tournament favorites, took an even par 71, Salts and Topcoats 15.2 14.2 LAKEVIEW WINS GRADE Pi mj 90 $45 Up Jack Burke also of Kiamesha Lake, who won the Texas Open SECTIONAL TITLE GAME RICHARDS TO LAUNCH SEWELL SUSLER Mt. Pulaski, Feb. 12 (Special) AAU DRIVE FOR FUNDS last year with a record 260 and who is one of the favorites here, Taller la Deem tar far 9 Yean eaeBeaaaa tit K. Elaeraae St BBBBB1 Lakeview defeated Cerro Gordo, New York, Feb.

12 (AP) ers probably willu se, and practiced a variation of its own defense iust 29-16. here tonight in the finals of the grade school sectional light in case a little change might bother Wheaton. IF It DOUBT. 0CJT weight basketball tournament. The win advances Lakeview to the state tournament.

Athens whipped Riverton, 32-29, in the third place game. Boyer in Cardinal Fold St. Louis, Feb. 12 (AP) The St. Louis Cardinals today Bob Richards, Olympic pole vault champion, will take time out from the Amateur Athletic Union's national indoor track and field championships Saturday night to launch the AAU's drive for $500,000 in The AAU announced recently it would be necessary to raise that amount if the United States is to keep pace with Russia in development of athletes for the Olympic Games.

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