Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-04

Local IL Basketball League
games, M ay night at
Robinson Junior High School
gym, were treated to one of
the clasSiest contests of the year
when the Spicer Unit team took
very close game from the
Schultz Die Casters by the
score of So to so.
The lead changed hands sew
eral times during the game and
at the end of regulation play
the score was tied at a. points
each. In the overtime period
both teams scored six points for
another tie of so. Then, in the
second overtime period, or sud
den death, Eddie Hill, Spicer
forward, slipped past his guard
and sank an easy layup shot to
give the game to the Spicerites.
The Diemen took lead in the
first quarter due mainly to the
brilliant playing of Palmer and
Wenning. Bob Aultman, veteran
Spicer center again led the field
scoring % points to aid in the
Spicer victory.
The Willys-Overland an d
Auto-Lite game was a spirited
contest for second place in the
National Division which was
won, after a bitter struggle, by
the Auto-Liters by the score OF
IS to "A. The Auto-Lite Unit
basketballers took an early
lead and held it throughout
most of the slam-bang affair.
Bob McQuillen was the big star
of the evening as he scored l8
points, aided by Stan Zdybem' S
Is markers for the victorious
Auto-Liters.
Although Frank Hlubek ano
Gene Bolden each collected 13
points for Willys-Overland, their
efforts were no match for the
fine teamwork of the Auto-Lits
five.
In the other National Division
game, the leading Toledo Scales
took a stronger hold on first
place by trouncing the National
Supply outfit to the tune of 81
to 80, One more victory for the
Scalemen will claim the National
Division championship. T h e y
have two more games to play
in the regular schedule.
Bill Ellis did some good work
for the Scales in their victory ac-
counting for % points while
Dick Berkel, who leads the scor-
ers of the Local IL League with
1876 points, added Is more to the
total.
Lindemuth Gets % Points
Herb Lindemuth, playing with
the American Floor Unit, scor-
ed 20 of his teams 81 points in
their 81 to 40 victory over the
Industrial Heat Treat five. Bill
Schulz of the Heaters did well
against the tough opposition and
gathered 10 for the losing team.
The Heat Treaters threw a scare
into the strong American Floors
by holding them to a l7-all tie
score at halftime. A lack of re-
serve material caused the Heat
ers to weaken during the second
half and the American Floors
turned on the heat for the win.
The Toledo Joint Council
jumped into first place in the
American Division as they won
a hard 81 to 35 game from the
Plaskon Unit of Local 12. The
Tee Jay Gees got the early lead
in the first few minutes and
stayed ahead during the rest of
the contest. Allan lines got Is
for the Planskonites but the Tee
Jay Gees were just too strong
for their opponents and played
a determined game to take first
place in the Division.
The Martin-Parry Unit went
into fourth place by virtue of
their "A to "a victory over the
Unitcast Corp. team. The game
was fairly close with Martin
Parry having the edge at half
time, % to 16. Frank Novotny
played a nice game for Martin
Parry while he added Ia points
to his teams total to help in the
u