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Thu Andur»on HuruldSaturday, March 20, 1954 7Kept/4Confidence And Spirit' Carry Milan Into Finals, Says WoodBy DALE BURGESS !K#-nturkians—and none of thorn areINDIANAPOLIS JT - I^xinjjton n U* Hoosier finals. GerstmeyerLafayette of Kentucky, tagged by hasn ’ mPt any °f ,°**!er jKentucky newspapers as the hf*st M** Muncie Central, Elkhart afldhigh school basketball team in the Milan.country, was deflated a little Fri-lt; Interviewed for a WIRE broad day by Coach Howard Sharpe of lt;*»* *y * battery of Indianapolis Terre Haute Gerstmeyer. newsmen, the coaches of the fourGerstm.yer', Hoo.mr tUXr tour- ?*« ab,,ut ,h'irnry finalist, juffi-r-d on, of thfir - J 1 '! avutwo losses thi, snason at th, hand, 9?*ci'k ' T1 of 'L*r,f *a,d he had Logansport for_. ’ . .. . , j championship before the tourBut Sharpe told the annual Indi n(,v starfp^anapolis Kiwanis basketball lunch- ‘*\ow they're out, I thinkpon that his Black f ats playpd at , ,, eo „j(h Mil,n... h, ,oM lh(.past thrpp Indiana tpams ha ratpd rr„„,, m„r, Iha„ , ^ „ Mura[better than Lexington. TempleUp fioirpd JcHenonvillp. Ham Coicj,„ Jay «prre,py of Mun-mond and East Cniea%o ” as”,n?* cir Central, Bill Milliner of Elkhart ton were stronger than he huge anfj Sharpe also said they figuredFactsfFiguressneadHthSlate Tourney*V INDIANAPOLIS f—The finals ofieteams had as good a chanceas anybody.Bill Fox of the IndianapolisNews asked McCreary if he hadany mixed feelings in view of thefact he helped Frankfort set a record of four championships as a player and since has helped Mun-cie Central tie the record.Not at all, said Jay. ‘Til be very well satisfied if we set a new record tomorrow'_ Sharpe shrugged off the idea thatthp 'iith 'lndiini hlgh 'sphooi' bas- “•'«’» * *»* •**'*» IBp W.bssh )n ketball tournament in bnpf: V.llpy champions winnlnj thp sfafpn n . meet, something they’ve never’ The scene: Butler LniversityField House, capacity 14,943 •That’s just because Valleyj The sponsor The Indiana High chanipS ln thV past generally School Athletic Association, cele- didn'tbratmg its 50th anniversary. Sharpe said They were out of Coverage: 150 newspapers, 4210 television stafState tourney. We’ve been playingthe better teams.The teams: Wood was asked how his smal!-Muncie ( entral * Bearcats school team managed to reach theCoach: Jay McCreary, Indiana fjnajg tw1 University. 1^-j Conference: North C e n t r a 1 Burney more than three decades.(champion). Two things, he explained,Record: Won 21, lost 6. “confidence and spirit.Probable lineup: Forwards Jim The Downtown Indianapolis Ki-Hinds, 6 4, and Gene Flowers, 6-3, wanjg club presented its annual n center John ( asterlow, 6-6, guards awartj for an outstanding Hoosier ■H- Phil Raisor, 510, and Jim Barnes. ,playpasttough schedule,radio stations,their class when they got into theo years in a row after schools had dominated thei su:5-7.in sports to Raymond R, (Gaumy).... , ... Neal, DePauw University athleticElkhart s Blue Blaiers director who is retiring after 35an Coach: Bill Milliner, Manchester vears ag player, coach and direc-ad College. torn Conference: Eastern Division, ^eaj t^e crowlt;j some peopleNorthern Indiana.Record: Won 25, lost 3.Probable lineup»P.(d Probable lineup Forwards Ray waste the same wayBall, 6 3, and Dick Murray, 6-2;think sports is a waste of time, but I'd like to have another lifeTieraswnars111) oncenter Ronnie Stork, 6-5; guards Dick Johnson, 510, and MikeYoder, 59.T. H. Gerstmever’s Black CatsCoach; Howard Sharpe, IndianaState.rrlt; Conference: Western Indiana and 1. Wabash Valley (champion .Record Won 31, lost 2.f Probable lineups; Forwards Ar-ley Andrews, 6-2, and Harold Andres, 6-0; center Jerry Sturm, 6 2;™ guards Bill Bolk, 5-*, and JackSmith, 5 8.Milan's Indians-'j] Coach: Marvin Wood, Butler Ini n.i versity.pn Conference: Ohio River Valleyd‘(champion i.Record: Won 26, lost 2 Probable lineup: Forwards Ronnie Truitt, 6 2, and Bob Engel, 6-1; ...center Gene White, 5-11; guards ° Bob Plump, 510, and Ray Craft,r q5 8,FARE*rele/'(W
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Sat, Mar 20, 1954
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