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mAnderson Daily Bulletin Monday, March 22, 1954*I4New Champs ReallyStomp SuperstitionBv DALE BURGESSMembers of the Indiana HighINDIANAPOLIS (JP) ....School Athletic Association won’t ha\e any diiticulty remembering the year of their 50th anniversary.Milan’s new state basketball champs made it a memorable one by stomping on most of the superstitions that have accumulated in modern Hoosier prep basketball and kicking them under the bleachers of Butler Fieldhouse Saturday night. .The good little team beat the good big team. Muncie Central, which isn’t sunnosed to be done. IThe team from the small townlicked the city boys, and that Gerstmeyer. hit his fifth fielder for hadn’t happened since Thorntown the fifth tiescore of the game, won the 1915 tourney. PI,I’MP HITS BIG ONEIt used a zone defense, usually01Andeguard °Bobb Jpium™oi Mi Plump drove to the foul circle^lan won the Trester Award, for- jumped and hit. And the crowdthe Gimbel Prize, which went wild.Milan then waited for the big onemerlyBy RIP WATSONAP Sports WriterBaseball’s spring training gamesdon’t count in the record books,never before has gone to a member of the winning team. •FREEZE* SUCCEEDSinto aMoreover. Milanwentwhenit wasMilan committed only five personals in the final game, only one in the first half, and Muncie made nine of 11 free throws. But Milan.„ . „ . „ with one less fielder than Muncie’s“deep freeze stall when it wasllt bjt of 14 free throws.trailing Muncie 28-26 in the last ^jinn's surprising rebounding,q u a r t e r—something basketball the qv,aiity that carried throughteams generally do only when jasper’s equally unexpected cham-they’re ahead—and won the ball pinns 0f 3949 was a major factorin its amazingly easy victory overINDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL CHAMPS-Thc jubilant Milan High School basket-ball team is all smiles after defeating Muncie to win the state championship at India-defeated the four-time winner, Muncie, 32 to 30.napolis. They(AP Wirephoto)Milan Plans Bonfire But Fansgame. „ „This team of small town and Gerstmeyer. Even so. Gerstmeyerfarm boys, coached by Marvin g0t ^ sfj0ts to Milan's 41 but hitWood who is only four years out tvvo ]psi. fielders than the Indian's; of college, ate up a favored Terre Haute Gerstmeyer team in theafternoon. 60-48, by hitting 20 ofAre To Bring Along Water, TooI, ^ -a ■ ,1 1 MILAN, Ind. (/P) —Plump got 20 points m that h(mu,t(,wn of ,he state23 me.Gerstmeyer’s shots wouldn’t goThis daylight, but when the team arrived home at 2 p.m. Sunday nobasketball champions mayin Arley Andrews, generally good little burned out with, t . one could recognize the country-. a side, which was covered withpeople.y The best estimate seemed to heLASALLE41 shots from the field.Plump hit 10 of 15. for 25 or 30 points, hit two of 12 brating, but it’s still invitingAt night. Plump connected with ,attempts from the field. all comers to a big bonfire to-about 20,000 persons packed into-just bring vour own the general area. That's 18,900nightonly three of 11 field goal attempts, Elkhart, paying its first visit to but' the third won the ball game {he fina,s scorPd oniy one lesswith a couple of seconds to play, fielder than the Bearcats but lost, wood and a gallon or watei.•*32-30 It was the lowest score since 59.50 \jlincje had balance in that Wood is the password to-and there are some days the boysare just as glad nobody's keepingtabs on them.Days like Sunday, for example,when the highly paid majorleaguers came up with the follow--ing: ;Twenty three bases on balls in one game ... a home run by a Cuban rookie in his first time at bat in organized baseball ... a rookie who’s played exactly 10 games in the majors installed as the Chicago Cubs regular shortstop ... a 3-2 victory by Boston with a batting attack consisting of two Hits, six walks in two innings and five St. Louis errors.The standings themselves are surprising enough, with the Philadelphia Athletics, nobody’s favorite to win the American League pennant, leading their league in the spring standings after a 7-5 vic^tory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. And if the Pirates had won instead, they’d be leading the National Leaguers on percentage thusfar.The multiple bases on balls— seven below the major league record—came in Washington s 10-9 victory over Detroit. The winning run. as you might expect, wasscored when Dick Marlowe walkedClyde Vollmer with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning.rookie who madeOUTSTANDING PLAYER- Bob Plump, left, receives the TresterAward as the outstanding player of the Indiana high scb°0« championship basketball tournament from Indiana Highboo rd member, Connor So I m#School Athletic Associationprincipal of Madison High. (AP Photo) - — —■—DENVER,111.more than the whole population. STRING 13 MILES LONG? Washington defeated Muncie Bur- onP) wj^ j,m Hinds getting 17 n]Vht. with or without the ris in the 1942 title game, 24-18. potnlt;5. Flowers 16 and Raisor 13 ™ ~ 1wThis may be known asi icapita the. townW. The\ofThe team, delayed an hour inledBv SKIPPERPATRICKThanks toThe Cubansuch a sensational debut was An- peoriagelo Toledo of the c^ag° WhR GrihaiVa Buicks Sox, but despite his efforts Cincinnati defeated the Sox 5-3.The new Cub shortstop is Ernie 0nif* —The champion Cats and runnerup of San Diego, Calif, claimed 7 of the 10 berths the all-star AAU BasketballPLUMP HAD HELP Hinds also did an outstandinthe vear job of rebounding. .* Bobby Plump won thc state bas' Ray BaH s chronic back aiImont Woodville, at leas: temporar«ketball championship’’ but such a seeded to bother him but he topped ily.‘label for the 44th tourney won’t Elkhart scorers with 14 points. Milan people think nothings too *aujte cover the situation. Although Muncie Central failed good for Coach Marvin Wt He had help—lots of it. to become the first school to win took the Indians to the firstRay Craft his 5-8 running mate, five state titles, don’t bet that the town championship since ok up the slack when Plump Bearcats won’t make it next year t()Vi n ^ the trick in 1915— -- . KANSAS CITY .P 4iiv ___ve renamed arriv*ng by a traffic jam, led a tbp magjc touch of all America ganks one of the first three Ne- Tournament team named by press1100 persons 13-mile string of cars crowded Tom Gola the LaSalle Explorers groes ever to represent^the an(j observerspersons 1 iu» 4 * 111 * v * r ^rovs v * * i * * . . . * «i*urmorar- bumper to bumper and bound for today reign as National Collegiate He batled .314 in a brief trial lasi Peoria claimed its third straightthe celebration.(NCAA) basketball champions.crown by turning back theForwardsRonnie Truitt. Milan lint Hinds, MuncieGene Flowers, MuncieCenter Ray Ball. Elkhart Gene White, Milan Guards Boh Plump, Captain. Milan Rav Craft, MilanBill Bolk, Gerstmeyer.MONtook•wasn’t hitting against Muncie Cen- All of McCreary’s starters will be Tbp water for the bonfire isnthe team on a triumphal parade fjna|s before 10.500 at Municipal _itchelt;j ’t around Monument Circle - The Auditorium Saturday night. P’ tral He scored 14 points to Plump’ back. *10 and coach Jay McCreary had RmBox scores SaturdayFinal Game(1r to send in little Leon Agullana to! match his speed at the sacrifice Milant of Phil Raisor’s play-making skill. Engel,I Ronnie Truitt and Gene White, Truitt, f ......... 2• along with Plump, were giving the v utter, f .....'Bearcats such a bad time on re-White, c -----• bounds that McCreary pulled 6- Wendclman, c•foot-6 John Casterlow and sent in Craft, g ......46-3la Bob Crawford, a better re- Plump, g .......Totals .....Muncie000triever.BEARCATS COME BACK{3inG3Muncie made a great comeback FIowers { 5against the Milan perfection,sis, ~ npulling Mo a 28-26 lead early *the fourth quarter after trailing by Crawford, cthe second. hal or’ S2TotalsI!«*r W* ~ 0nine points, 22-13 in the second. g™*. * 0Then the Indians froze the ball for »a™c- • « .two and three minutes at a time Aguuana. * ......1Bv this time, Plump and Crafthad proved that when you crowded •«' a .....’em too close, you got faked out iunc ic f of your shoes and one or the other * rce throws , whizzed under the basket. Muncie s Craft 2, Muncie * big young team just didn't haveF010106412I4109*■»01089HP0going to dampen anyone's spirits it’s a precautionary measure die tated by Milan’s-or Woodville’s-T water shortage.2209to*ft015r301oEVERYBODY AT TOURNEYstarted hereStaley of tne California--------------six innings of one-nit, ^jen Anderson, Ken Leslie, Joescoreless ball against Boston, out stratton an(j jjm Hoverder.wrong way. penn State’s Nittany Lions' ffort wenl for nothing when Name{j from the veteran PeoriaEverything was different in Mi- humbled Southern California, 70-61. . Red ^ combined their second rogter wpre prank Me Cahe, Ron lan—and throughout southern In- for third place. lbc game, with six walks 3fntfinPj? and Dick Retherford.diana for that matter Even arch-; At Philadelphia’s Internationa! ~orn p0holsky and five Red Qtbpr choices were Frank Kuza* rival Sunman had the flags un- Airport Sunday night an estimated - } errors. ra and Glen Smith, both of thefurled in the Indians’ honor. And 10 ^ pprsons welcomed the La- Warren Spahn, the senior mem thir(i p|acp f)Pnvpr Central Bank-14 practically10 stirring were in a and a doctor who4 P OVTu„ nnh. sn„is Starjc even turned oui 10 or one thp campiJ r y home 't1 sPlt;’aklt;'rs at ,he SundayJUS cadestaved home I lt;•« arlt;! Bl hc sdldMl Cl)la'! 1ia\ea nomi . . . . sDeech. All nt hi19 points were“,iU • ........rtJu^ndiic in get too far with his speech. au1w0 0f bis teammatesT from (he came at Ind.anapohs to | m admiralio„ (or the B|alcherthe course oi piumm* V , ,T * me uiie . i w less innings against Philadelphia cornmand except for a brief timetopped by - Braves walloped the \ hil- . the quarter, when San— Frank*® u . oavp un ^ •RSACH-IASVbaby10 deliver a mninvThings calmed down by broadis teammates - rran. j- ■— q ne left.hander gave up bl surge(j t0 a 40.36 lead and Charles Singlcy w_i^ ^ouJ. Rlts an{j was followed by Jim petherford, who canned 19 points,Cl£Af/m1102Itnmissed:-Flowers2 3 113 fi9 t—MilanFirst Game(ffJ the experience to press Milan’s vet- (ntral* erans of two state finals Hindsi So Muncie waited too. A fielder „’; bv Craft and two free throws by *. Plump made it 30-28 Milan. Big ■ ! •Gene Flowers, whose shooting from‘ the srde had kept the Indians from Qa»sor- * ?! humiliating Central as they did »arncs, g ........jc550... 3 ... 5INEW!JIM BO”iITotals ElkhartBarnes, Ball, ff2ftL6F763ft3019F2P134 2 3 114P52 Truitt, f .........40 Engel, f......... 15 Cutter, f .........T2 White, c .........230 Wendelman, c .. 032 Plump, g ......103€ Craft, g ......... 2„ Totals .....20Gerstmeyer GA.Andrews, f -----2H.Andrews, f — 5T Richey, f ........017 Sturm, c .........116 Brewer, c ........23 Bolk, g ..........5•6 Smith, g .....01114ft62ftI5412411114F2County boys who made ?3 apiece - but the cat - like aii0wed none in the Minter then delivered.isa/s? .oMYankeM wh0 .r^» *» p- *■— -Coach Wood got upWITH THIS NEWPole Vaulting Title13 Rhodenbaugh, g 12ft1121ft0ft129to*ft3 1 54 2 121INTRioJIM B5—th« most ssnsatiooal invention m th« history ot hshmg—th« artific»tl minnow that sw ms Ho mor« tive bait to buy. This »$ the iuie sonsat on®f the 20th century,IT SWIMS—no sprmgs uses no fuel; it swims aslong as you leave it in the water Swims by un que pro ess of balance and gravity, Fish any desireddepth—m lake stream gulf, bay Anv fish that will str ke a mnnow will str kt IIM B0 This 1$ no gadMurray, f ........ 4Tepe, f ........... 1Bowser, f ........0Stork, c .......... 1Glassburn, c .....3Yoder, g ....... 1Johnson, g ....... 2Stettler, g ....... 0Totals .. 19Muncie Central 12 11 15 18—59Elkhart l» 13 « 1*—50Free throws missed:0004302111410032312214 Pearson, g .......259 Carter, g ........ftT Totals ...----184 Milan ...........14 Gerstmeyer 8 Free throws missed:2 Engel, Plump 4, Craft 5. Gerst 0 meyer—A Andrews 3, H, Andrews 6 2, Sturm 3, Bolk 2. Smith.^ Then Coach wooa goi up to prance in the NCAA tourney, set at the hands °^e Bnjoklyn Doy la , 87-72, jir^the consolation gameof determination ,nd ^p8^.'Td*U luck, confidence and alertness. time high for a National Colegiate ter Castleman ad H - ,' Then he summed up. These meet set by the University of son insured theNew.YokoanlsT boys are a coach’s dream ’’ Washington last year. 9 1 victory over Cleveland, theQ WRITERS HONORED Coach Ken Loeffler's Explorers fifth time in seven gameThis little town doesn't have a became the first team to win the Giants haven mayor ordinarily, but Sunday it tournament over the five game this year.3 had two: Bob Collins of the In- route. LaSalle started with an s dianapolis Star and Bob Terry of overtime victory over Fordham at 12 the Cincinnati Post. Both were Buffalo, then beat North Carolina 1 made honorary mayors for es- State and Navy in the Philadel-• Dousin0 the team in their basket- phia regional. The Explorers out*j ]Z\ columns. J Massed Penn State, 69-54, m the Collins told the huge crowd:.semifinals Friday. ,unsuccessful finalist inCLEANERRevolutionary new swivel toplet* you clean an average-sizeliving room without once912NEW YORK »F—’Two HoosierswhiDPed the Indians took home the pole vaulting titlefrom the Knights of Columbus starmoiinc the cleaner!spangled track meet Saturdaynight ui Madison Square Garden.Jerry Welbourn of Union City, Ind , and Jim Harrington of Notre Dame both soared to 14 feet, 4 inches in a first place tie. Favored Bob Richards had scratched from the event with a bad leg.1954MODELSA ft # j•n a‘ ‘'There are more people in Milan Bradley, ____. .a o, « ♦ nHnv than there are in Muncie—the 1950 tournament, appeared the Tintnn’s Haskethall8 ,0 21-66 todtyJhan mere ■ better team through two quarters,: The Grandview Golf Club will 1 ipiOH S HdhlVt limn12 11 11 1*—48 at ‘easlT.rrv rcferring to the local leading 43-42 at the half and at open its 1954 season with a *mo-^‘llan . ’ i “TKov tnnk vou to one point holding a seven - point icPr jn the Grandview Clubhouse,at 7Coach Has Resigned6150§tL Looks and swims like a l*yt minnow,Thu it tha lure of all luras—btauttful si Ivor leaf plastic Buy ona for your frtnds aso Satisfaction fuarantead Sand SI 00 only for tach jura Send chack or cash We pay postagaJi A R TACKLE CO P 0 Be* 741, largo FlaMuncie A$solt;i«fe« r?***Central—Hinds, Flowers 5, Caster- Indiana state finals low 4, Raisor, Barnes 4. Elkhart- SJ'oSJL „all 3, Stork 2, Glassburn.MilanSecond GameG FMi!art 32, Munci# Central 30 champion%hiprJ ILLINOIS STATE FINALSChicago OuSabla 89, Edwordsvilit 73Pincknayvillt 54, Edwardsvilia 42 consolotionMount Vernon 76, Chicago DuSabltchampionshipTnHinnanolis so vou could have a bulge. But then came Gnla and the Saturday night. March 27, Indianapolis . ^ third thaf scalpe{, thp Braves p m smokPr WM be sponsorThe only man who came near to from Peoria, 111. ‘was assistant basketball Gola was a unanimous choice for Goff 0{ the Anderson No. mach Clarence Kelly It seems the all star team. Jesse Arnelle. eraee Co.Kellv was the man who scoffed at Penn State’s ereat ceater,7one defense because he second in balloting of the sports- bers and potential members are inJShP had never seen it work writers and sportscasters. Other vit d to the smoker. Golf pictures1 itfvelv •“ stars were Charles Singley’ UJ will be shown by club pro. Waynes K along with Muncie Cen Salle Bob Carney of Bradley and Hpns)ey m CoatSt president andfr!t he team Milan beat 32-30 for Roy Irvm of Southern California. char]es England, vice president,I the title, is now a believer. Crowed 'the assistant aoach, “I told (Wood) if he won the state with it 1 crawl through the baskets. I m about toTIPTON, Ind. *jf— Art Cosgrove resigned Saturday as basketball ed by John Chambers and Bob poacb at xipton High School. Cos*1 Bev- grove, a former Butler player,came here in 1950.Grandview members, part mem-NATIONALS TO70MICHIGAN STATE FINALSMusktgon He«gM$ 43, Flint Northtrnovertimt Cion A finalsRivtr Rougt 56, Holland CKristianClats 8 finalslonsmg St. Mary s 60. Manna CityClass C finalsGobles 56. Rtmus 28 Class 0 fmals41start losing 30 pounds.The crowd didn’t manage to dis-j perse until after dark. And tonight* there's going to be the biggest bon-jfire that ever hit a drought-strickentown in safety.will be in charge.Alan Langford, club secretary,announced that the first golf tourney, a pro-am, has been tentativelyset for April 18.Sth ANNUAL WORLD'S SCRIES53daVnderson To *\ isit’Bv THE ASSOCIATED PRESSThe Syracuse Nationals entertain the Boston Celtics tonight in28a a tc i • C4»ifr»a crucial game that could deter-Vt Michigan rHalt mjne second - place money in theCOLLEGEKENTUCKY STATE FINALSln«f 63, Newport 55------ Eastern division of the NationalPEORIA. 111. —A Bradley gasketba]i Assn. and also the siteUniversity spokesman says basket- game in the best-of-ball coach Forrest Anderson will jbrpe semifinal series.WISCONSIN STATE EINAISSteveni ^oiot 70 Super»Of Central 63nVNCAA FINALSPenn State 70, SoutK«rn Californtathird placeLaSalle 92, Ifadlty 76 finals61isit with Michigan State officials j ^ Syracuse victory would give shortly” on the possibility of be- players $1,500 for the second-coming Spartan coach. place and two games at home. IfThe spokesman, who asked that eoston wjns ancj ties Syracuse in his name not be used, added. rmmrl-mhin however. NBANBA PLAYOFFSSaturday Gome*Minneapolis 78, Fort Wayne 73 Boston 79, New York 78Sunday Game*Syracuse 103 New York 99Uf... . the round-robin, however,‘‘We would, naturally, dislike to presjdent Maurice Podoloff willsee Forddy leave, but the prestige Rjp a COjn determine whether and salary that go with a position or Syracuse gets twosuch as that at Michigan State games $^500 then will go toare great inducements.” tbe wjnner 0f the best-of-threeAnderson and his Bradley Braves Q„r:psRICANSTrade In ..10OO$7995VERSUSWith YourOld (’leanerit Most efficient cleaner made!★Kxtra-large Ihrow-Away” bag!it Circular exhaust—no air blasts!★10 scientifically-designed attachments!
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