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Page light✓THE INDIANAPICity’s ‘big three’ returnsnormal schedule after tourneyBY A STAFF WRITERBoth Shortridge and Cris-pus Attucks will get back onto the regular schedule this weekend in an attempt to get back on the winning trail after lossesin the rugged city tournament.Runnerup Shortridge(13 - 2) looser to Washington in thechampionship finals, will takeon Arlington (4-8) on the Golden Knight’s court Saturday night, while Crispus Attucks (13-1), whose only loss have come at the hands of Short -ridge in the meet, will host not-so-tough Lafayette Jeff at the Attucks gym.The Continentals undefeated through 15 games this season and city champion for the fifth fimes in the last seven years, were to play Columbus (9-4) Wednesday night as The Recorder sports pages went to press. -Coach Bill Green’s crew seem certain to go the entire season undefeated with a remaining season consisting of Wood(2-ll), Broad Ripple(5-6) Howe (6-6), Ben Davis (7-5),Tech (6-5), and Arling-t°n, (fllbi- i, „: _If the Continentals are successful they would enter theSectionals in late February witha 22-0 record and the No. 1rating in Hoosier high schoolbasketball, a position they have held now for the past month.In other contests this week, Marshall's 10-2 Palroits take on Markleville, Tech will take on Howe and host Manual (7-7)Wood will host Northwest(3-7),Howe will play Seecina(3-10-,and Broad Ripple will run upagainst Cathedral (10-3).*♦*The city tourney got off to a good start last Wednesday as Wood crushed Kennedy, 68-68, behind Don Williams’ 26 points.Things really got started Thursday night at all four tourney cites. / ■'; ,-r;At Northwest, Attucks rolled past the host school, 90-61, with three men scoring in double figures; and Ritter rolled past Broad Ripple.Washington rolled past Sce-cina, 102-72, as McGinnis scored 33 points, and host Tech crushed Deaf School, 79-43. Frank Kendrick led the Titans with 21 points. F .In the Arlington tourney, Shortridge defeated Chatard 79-61, and Marshall topped Arlington Jjl-84.Cathedral started off o n a winning note at Manual, downing Howe 90-75 behind Jim Curry's 33 markers. Manual defeated Wood, 67-63.O n Friday night Attucksshot better than .500 per cent from the field in defeating Ritter 101-50 behind Bob Whitley’s 25 points and Curtis Johnson's 21. In the consolation Broad Ripple turned back Northwest, 62-51.Washington bounced Tech,90-57, to advance to the semifinal round. McGinnis scored 34 points. Scecina took on Deaf School in the consolation and were victorious, 80-34.Shortridge handed Marshall only their-second loss of the season, 93-63, as six men scored in double figures. Chatard eased past Arlington, 70-68.Cathedral got past Manual, 67-64, to advance to the semifinals, and Howe defeated Wood 69-51 in the first contest.In Saturday afternoon action, the Blue Devils fell seven points behind Attucks early in the first period but shot past in the third-ranking Tigers, 70-57, behind some fine balanced shooting. The score was 15-14 in favor ofShortridge after the first period, but the Blue Devils fired up in the second period to lead 40-29 at the half.Shortridge fired a hot .455 from the field while the Tigerswere way off their usual performance with a mere .315 from the field.Ken Randle led the Blue Devils with 21 points on nine of 12 shots from the floor and three of three at the free throw stripe. George Tandy hit seven of nine from the field and free toss for 15 points. Robert Wilsonhad 13, Clarence Crain 11 andGreg Allen 10.McGinnis and Company hadlittle trouble in desposing of Cathedral, 97-66, in the second contest. McGinnis led all scorers with 40 points.Washington fired a magnifi-cant .661 from the floor, hitting 39 of 59 attempts, to dump Shortridge, 90-68, in the title tilt. • 1Steve Downing, the Continental’s 6-foot-9 center, was a-mazing as he hit 15 of 18 field goals for 30 points to lead all scorers. McGinnis tallied 23 points, Jim Arnold 20 and Wayne Pack nine.Crain led Shortridge players with 20 points but the Blue Devils fired only .391 in their se- ( cond loss to Washington this .season.Shortridge will tangle with cAttucks again on Feb. 1 and the Tigers are expected to be in better shape with the addition o f their injured center, Isaac Robinson, who will return to the lineup.%Campanella votedinto Hall of FameThe Personal TouchFor the Man Who Cares!Tailor-Made to your Careful MeasureLEON. . . and they cost no more than most good ready-to-wear suits!^ A WC During Ourw C January Sale of READY-TO-WEAR SUITSSAME DAY ALTERATIONS, if needed.OPEN A BUDGET ACCOUNTLOST BALL; Washington's star forward George McGinnis (45), the city's leading scorer with a 34.6 average, goes up for a shot but looses the ball during second half action between Washington and Shortridge for the city title Saturday night. Shortridge defenders are Robert Wilson (50) and George Tandy (42). (Recorder photo by Jim Burres)NEW YORK - Roy Campanella, the Brooklyn Dodger catcher who thrilled millions of baseball fans for 10 years during the late ‘40s and early *50s, became the second Negro to be inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame at Coo-perstown (N.Y.) Tuesday.The 47-year-old Campanella,whose career ended in an automobile crash 11 years ago. was named on 270 votes or about 80 percent of the ballots. A vote of about 75 percent is needed to make the’Stan (The Man) Musial, the St. Louis Cardinal who won the National League batting crown seven times, was also named to the hall with 317 votes, the second highest to-' TURN TO PAGE 11R6Y CAMPANELLA ...Hall of Famertl —
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Sat, Jan 25, 1969
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