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1they came across one of those i the clock, DBC had for the Igames wherein they could notfind the range whenneeded it most to keep a going.DBCDBCs Indians closed outtheir home stand, writing finisto basketball in Decatur forthe Baptists, with an unwanted loss to Ixn Morris 102 86. It was hoped that the Indianswould make their move toDallas on a winning note, butties, March 6, at Iowa Park;March 13, at Gainesville;March 2 0, at Bridgeport; Marc*h 27, Eagle Relays in Decatur with 26 teams entered; April 3, Red Dog Relays in Ranger; April 9-10, DistrictTrack and Field Meet to be held in Decatur.Lon Morris took a quick 2 0 lead but Clyde Cotton tied if up then the Methodists got two more quick baskets totake a lead that never was completely overcome. In five minutes Lon Morris had an 9 point lead at 18-10 hut in thenext five minutes, baskets byCotton. .Tim Allen, Tom Pan coast and Tommy Walker hadnarrowed the lead to 3 pointsat 18 21. Twice before the half ended, Ion Morris gained a 10 point advantage only tohave the Indians rut it to 6by halftime at 39-45.With Tommy Wendorf lead ing the way on 20 points, Allen with 19, Pancoast 14 and Tom Traylor with 12, the Indians marie a real hid for victory until about midway of the second period. Lon Morrisopened the second half on two quick baskets to widen their lead to 10 points again. However, with 14:29 showing onwattjNO COUPON NEEDED GET 50 EXTRA PLAID STAMPS WITH 3 LBS. OR OVER “SUPER-RIGHT HEAVY BEEF 4th, 5»h A 6th RIBSSfejttRIB ROAST3-Lb. Pkg.orOverlb.Patio Mexicanms*DINNERS.;; siFrozen 1 -lb. Each3thQUALITY SMOKEDlb.WeHEAVY BEEF CHUCK BLADE POT,1*—, * «*m '♦W'-N*lb.IIBURRY'Ssecond time in the half, pulled up to within one point at53 54, only to slowly from thispoint, drop farther and fartherbehind to lose* bv the 16 pointmargin.In the last 15 minutes of the game, Lon Morris scored 42points, 22 of which came at the free throw' line. DBC wasby untimely fouls, coming when they were desperately trying to catch up. The Indiana w'ore tagged with 26 personals and one technical while the Methodist were charged with only 15 personals. While Lon Morris was colFuM. I2:30 M et!pastioffic:OakA. Ci Pierrshavlooting 30 of 40 charity tosses for 750, DBC could manageonly 10 of 17 for 58.80. DBCpall!did, however, outscorc Morris from the floor getting 38 field goals to their 36.With a 22-8 season record,the Indians journey lo Amarillo where tonight they fare their first opposition in the Region V Tournament, beingheld March 4-6.urdaher* 7 *That dreaded day has arrived—basketball is over at DBC’ and we feel a great per-It is not with any degree of pleasure that we say farewell to the Indians. They have meant much to many and we will miss them more then they can ever know. Wo will not soon forget the finejob that Coach Dennis Walling has done. We say this with authority, having watched Dennis work for the past seven years, including a yearat Decatur High School, hehas made, and continues tobe, one of the finest college coaches anywhere. We whowish for him andremain,DBC continued success.Box ScoreDBCFgFtPts......... 8319Paneoast .........*■*......... 7014Wendorf .........Qm m * • R»-«* » m420Walker ... . ........... 5010Koziol ........*••*•««*» JL02Cotton ...............317 |Traylor212 1McCormick000Brown ........................ 109tmTOT A LS........383186Lon MorrisFgFtPts;DotsonPf7115Hernandez ........... 9523Stout .................41018Halier ..............6012White ................124Robinson .........2o6Cook ..................113Meaux ................... 5818Adkins113TOTALS36301I cr—isfl
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Decatur Wise County Messenger
Decatur, Texas, US
Thu, Mar 04, 1965
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