The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-04
Stop Saline 80 to 20 While
Wayne, Worthwhile Conquer

COuUd sted Win uuIsuag uiknl
close contests in the District Bias
ketball Tournament being staged
at the Ypsilanti High School gym
nasium Friday. found three teams
winning easy decisions In the semi
final round, as Lincoln stopped Sa-
line 80 to 90. Adrian bowled over
Belleyille 81 to &c, and Wayne wal
loped Plymouth. Al TO %. The only
semblance OF hard earned victory
was Norihyille's % Sto % triumph
over Brighton.
Lincoln gained revenge for the up
set handed them by Saline in their
last regularly scheduled game OF
the season when they were upset
by Coach BIZ Lyons quintet. Lin
coin outscored Saline from the first
as Earl Bobicz started the game
with a free throw and a basket
which was followed by another sue
cessful free throw by Malcolm
Campbell before Saline could count
er with a field goal by Dale Hirth
The Railsplitters then put on the
"steam" and rolled up a 16 TO 2
lead before Art Moehn sank the
second basket for Coach Lyons
men.
Dale Ried wrested the Blue and
Whites scoring leadership from
Earl Bob.cz as he tailed II points
to Bobiczs 10. Duane Dysinger
made four long shots good for four
field goals on some sensational
shooting in the last half Dale Hirth
led Saline with seven markers.
Belleville 90 Thursday nights
conqueror OF Ypsilanti. lost il TO
lead and went down to n one
sided defeat to Adrian 90. Start
ing with the last few minutes of the
second quarter and extending
through most OF the third period
again Adrian scored Is points while
holding the Orange and Black score
less. The Blue and White from here
on limited Belleville's pointmaking
TO three field goals and three foul
shots as they added 10 more points
TO their own total.
Center Bob Poucher led Adrian I
scoring with 8 as Bob Dunn had 6
for Belleville.
The other Glass b affair saw
Wayne (6S) smother Plymouth G..
12) from the start OF their game
MILFORD Moers and Chuck Proctor
dumped in baskets for the Blue and
Gold to start Wayne on an early
lead. Bill Bennett, Plymouth then
bagged a two-pointer for tho Rocks
but Bob Bills and Moers sank a
field goal apiece to give ! ayne an
s to . advantage which Plymouth
was never able to overhaul.
Moers not only helped Wayne 10
an early lead but scored repeated
ly to lead the pointmakers as he
totaled l6 for the evening. Bennett
was high for the losers with five
field goals.
Worthwhile $50 was extended
throughout their game as they even
had to COME from behind in the last
quarter TO down a stubborn Bright.
/ on (S-2) squad. A foul shot by Bey.
/ erly Borst OF Brighton tied the con
test at Is all as the final period
started. Bill Iitkin followed this III
with another foul shot which gave
Brighton the lead for the only time
during the game except in the first
few minutes of play Worthwhile
| came back strong, however, and
went out to % TO II lead on goals
by Dick Green. Fred Wick and Da-
vid zimmerman. This was too much
for the Orange and Black and
Worthwhile held the upper hand
through the remaining minutes OF
the game.
Saturday night will find Lincoln
against Worthwhile at 730 In the
Class c finals and Wayne opposing
Adrian for the Glass b champion.
ship starting at S:4j