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Coach Frank DeBruicker’s Flora Badgers, openinghistorv. will host Coachtheir netmodernKnarlPatty’s Camden Red Devils at the Community Building TuesdayIt is also the first game for the visitors.evening.Fifty-three candidates reported at Flora this year, also a modern high. Of the group 32 were selected for play on the teams. Seniors and Juniors compose the var-underclassmen makesity whileteamAccording to DeBruicker. heightwill be a problem again this season with Wayne Beckner, 6-4 senior, and Don Campbell, 5-4, theextremes. Sophomore Bill Pick-art, at 6-2 and 210 pounds, is theSpirited preparation has beensquad’s* big boy. greeting the coach daily. With a year of varsity for six Badgers, the local five should improve greatly on its 1959-60 record of six wins in 21 games. Lettermen returning, in addition to Beckner, are Seniors Dick Allen at 5-8,Daryl Lynch at 5-9, Charles Snider at 6-0, and John Stewart at5-11. Harry Jones, a junior, is 5-6.Rounding out the varsity squadare Senior Floyd Simpson, 5-10;and Juniors Alan Ayres, 5-6; DanBishop, 5-10; Larry Hughes, 5*8; Terry Larimore, 5-9, and TerrySnider, 5-7.Although DeBruicker has notnamed a starting line-up, it is expected Beckner will be at centeragainst Camden with Snider andAllen at forwards; Jones, Lynch.Hughes and Stewart are undecided guard picks.Ayres, Larimore and Terry Snider will probably see action and Simpson, out for the first time this year, could help in the forward slot.Charles Snider, plagued by aknee injury most of last season,lias recovered fully and should beexcellent help in the reboundingdepartment. Beckner, who scored 342 points last season for a 16.3 average, could break existing Badger scoring records this year.Devils InexperiencedCoach Patty’s Red Devils willbe greatly inexperienced this season with six of last year’s varsity,including the top six scorers onthe squad, graduated.Four players - the teams only Senior, Lee Appleton, 5-10; Juniors Cary Cline, 5-7; Terry McDowell, 6-2; and Jerry Wagoner,and Sophomore Richard Cline, 6-0, are lettermen. Cary5-7;Cline has two years experience.Other varsity performers thisseason include Juniors Floyd Em-mitt, 5-8, and Jim Starbuck, 5-11;Sophomores Larry Hill, 6-2;Steve Gardner, 5-11; Jerry Brown. 5-8; Ronnie Flora, 5-11; BillSharp, 6-0; and Harold Herr, 6-0. The Red Devils, with a 3 wonand 18 lost record last season, areexpected to improve that recordcltct(uaiCCitlt;liVtiutlt;SFRANKti1Ffc:OSfans\(lt;1. *.at a ■ aa • • •'» • • • • • •*•%••***. — — .. f • a • - -t a • • • • • • *.*.* a ■ • • a a • *a a aa** ******* * * * • * * *»*••»••*•• a** a a a *a a .• » * a a a * » • • a • *»«_•' A • . . • * a • a • * • * * * • * ■ * .Tt * • a • • a * •I « ..*.**. a a • • *--• « a » a • » • . »•.W«#Va*'a*a'aV«’aV* «~l7* *'• a‘»'*‘*. a • a a a a a • a a * 1 » ■ *-a a a a a * * ••a ,* . • V.V.'.Va -.Va'a .V,V*\%Va v • ••«*»■•»*** •• ♦«*••••• • * • * . •a'X-.V.V.V.*-*.. . a I a a • • •. •. ».*.a a •*••••• lt;* *.* «• aaa*«aaa*aBt*« a , a. »•****« * * * •• *•**»••« •» • * • *a • • *»:x:x: .it- - • • • - a 1 |fr| 1 ' • • • • » V* • *.........laa.N * a a • *Vk •«y*W.V-%Ww*.VV^ V.V.V.'.V.V.’.VaV*%i a • « a a a » • a * * * • • • « • * • ********** ..*»..*.»««***••» a * * » • • *• • » *N • • a a » lt;• • * ••••••*•••• '.'a*,.,. . , a. * .* . . a * • a'lt; • • * * » • * • * * * ,Ka a a a • • • a • a a a • • • * * * * • , •”* a a • ••*•*••*••** «* * * •«*•*••• • a •a/.1 a.. AV.’-Va’ ** * * Y.W.V.V. - -a a a *. . a .*^ I ^ liil ~l I Via. W'jPATTYConstruction OfTowers UnderwayConstruction of two towers m Flora was begun the past week. The two units will be forcompletely different phases of use.A 125-foot high microwave tower is slated for completion yet this week at the rear of the United Telephone Co. of Indiana building recently erected just east of the Hoosier Democrat. Thetower is being put up for long distance service with all local calls togo through the company’s Monti-cello exchange following conversion to dial here January 15th. The Chicago Bridge SteelCompany expects to complete installation of the second tower, athis year although the team lacksexperience and does not have the big boys deemed necessary to come up with one of the really150,000-gallon water tower at the south edge of town, by the first of the vear. The tower is beinggreat teams to match several inerected at a cost of approximate-000past school history. Coach Patty has not indicated a starting five.MEETSOfficials at Tuesday evening’s game will be Bob Spay, of Kokomo, and Willard Chambers, ofRainbowmeet this evening at 7:00 atAssembly willtheMasonic Lodge.Marion. The reserve game is slat- There will be no initiation, ased to get underway at 6:45 and a announcedexpected
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Flora Hoosier Democrat
Flora, Indiana, US
Thu, Nov 10, 1960
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