Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 101, Decatur, Adams County, 28 April 1931 — Page 6

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School Athletic Events Held This Morning; Winners Are NamJS

BOYS COMPETE IN 6 MAJOR OUTDOOR EVENTS Much Interest Shown By Bovs In Athletic Events’ Held Here TO AWARD RIBBONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT Athletic events in the boy’s week program observance took place this morning under the supervision of 4’oaih Herb Curtis and his assistants. The events this morning consisted of a 50 yard dash; 100 yard dash; running high jump; running broad jump; baseball distant throw Und baaketbal ifree throw. Z Roys of the Ihiblic and Catholic H'hools participated in the events. “The events were open for boys 10. 11. 12. 13. 14, 15. and 10 years Os llge. Ribbons will be awarded to the Avoys Wednesday evening at seven o'clock at Library hall on Third street and the winners in the different events, published below are To attend the ceremonies and receive their awards. Age ,10 50-yard dash: Time John McConnell 7:2 Richard Gillig 7:4 ■> Jim Krick 7:6 • Richard Kiting 7:8 Robert Maloney 8:0 100-yard Dash: John McConnell 14:0 Richard Gillig 14:4 Edward Reynolds ,15:2 Sylvan Brunner 15:21 Jim Krick 15 4 I Running High Jump: Distance Jim Krick 3:6 Lewis Shoe 3:1 Richard Gillig 3:0 ... John McConnell .. 3:0 Robert Lehman 3:0 Running Broad Jump: Ft. In. Daniel Holthousell4)2 —4) i Richard Gillig 11—9 j Jim Krick 11—7 ' Gilbert Egly 11—6, - Robert Lehman 11 —®| Baseball Distant Throw Ft. In. i Robert McClure 139 —7 ; John McConnell 128—5 j William Voglewede 123 —0i Richard Tope 121 —8 j Daniel Holthouse 118 —Oi Basketball Free Throw: Richard Gillig 6—lo Gilbert Egley s—lol John McConnell 4—lo | James Highland 4 —lo ( . Luke Heiman 3—lo Age 11 50 yard Dash: Time Robert Brodbeck ...70* Harold Zimmerman 7:o] Donald Bixler 7:4! Victor Kiess 7:4 I Robert Beavers , 7:4: 100-yard Dash: Harold Zimmerman 14:0 ! Richard Brodbeck 14:0 Richard Jackson Floyd Elston . 14:8 Victor Kie«s 14 8 Running High Jump Ft. In. Benjamin Franklin 3 —6 John Durbin 3 —3 I ■Raymond Johnson .... 3—3 ! U Floyd Elston 3—3' Robert Worthman 3 —ll Running Broad Jump: Ft. In. Harold Z’mmerman 13 — 2 Victor Kiess 12 — 0 I Benjamin Franklin 11—10 Robert Kenworthy 11 —10 Arthur Baker 11 — 9 Baseball Distant Throw’: Ft. In. Edward Heiman 180 —7 Robert Worthman 146 —9 Harold Zimmerman 132 —0 Donald Beery • 130—5 Laures Meyers 127 —1

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■ Basketball Free Throw: Ralph Steele 7 |o| Robert Kenworthy 5 —10! Arthur Baker s—lo Henry Morrison s—lo5 —10 Donald Bixler . 4 —lo Age 12 I 50-yard Dash: Time Wendell Smith 6:8 | '! Eugene Daniels 6:81 Eugene Friedt 7:0 Lewis Beery 7:0 Dick Girod 7:0 ‘! 100-yard Dash: Time Eugene Daniels 13:8 Ralph Peterson 14:0 Wendell Smith 14:4 Lewis Beery 14:8 'j Harry Moyer 14:8 Running High Jump: Ft. In. I Lewis Beery . 3 —lo II Wendell Smith 3—lo Dick Girod .... 3 —lo James Ehinger 3 — 7 Arthur Sunderman 3 — 7 Running Broad Jump: Ft. In. Wendell Smith 14 —4 Eugene Friedt 13 —4 | Woodson Womack , 13 —3 Dick Girod 13 —0| Lewis Beery 118;2 —8; Baseball Distant Throw: Ft. In. Lewis Beery * . 174—9 ! i Billy Coffee 161—5] Lawrence Anspaugh . 152 —1 ' Eugene Friedt .... 150 —S Dale Myers 148 —Oi ] Basketball Free Throw: Lawrence Anspaugh . 7 —lo 1 Ralph Peterson 7 —lo j Charles Cook 7 —lo | Frederick Lough 6 —lo I Frederick Voglewede s—lo ' Age 13 50-yard Dash: Time Jimmie Lose 6:8 < Kenneth Gause . 7:0 Herman Hain . 7:0 Donald Hess -7:0 James Beavers 7:0 100-yard Dash: Time Herman Hain 13:8 1 Donald Hess , 14:0 Robert Engeler 14:0 ’.Jimmie Ixtse ........ 14:0 Edward Wolpert 14:0 i Running High Jump: Ft. In. Kenneth Gause 4 —o [ Frederick Staub 3—9 Donald Aeschliman . 3 —B Byron Tricker 3 —B | Charles Drake . 3—7 ] Running Bread Jump: Ft. In., Kenneth Gause 13 —6 ( Billy Schafer . 13—4 Robert Engeler 13 —4 Joseph Tricker 13 —0 Herman Hain 12 —8 Baseball Distant Throw: Ft. In. Edward Teeple . 199—7 Russell Andrews . 183 —8 Robert Krugh 166—4 Robert Coffee 166 —2 Charles Drake 166—1 .Basketball Free Throw: Frederick Staub 9 —lo Arthur Poling 7 —lo I Robert Keller 7 —lo Russell Andrews 6-10 Orville Irwin s—lo5 —10 Age 14 50-yard Dash: Time' I.eroy Huffman 6:4 Donald Gage 6:8 1 Raymond Bodie 6:8 I.awrence Johnson 6:8 Walter Baker . 6:8 100-yard Dash: Time t Donald Gage 13:0 5 Robert Colchin , 13 0 L Richard Brodbeck .... 13:2! j I.awrence Johnson 13:4 a Leroy Huffman 13:4 { Running High Jump: Ft. In. r Donald Gage 4—2 Robert Colchin 4 —l Earl Mast 4 —l Raymond Bodie 3 —B Leroy Huffman 3—B Running Broad Jump: Ft. In. Lawrence Johnson 15—0 Donald Gage 14 —8 Ambrose Gase 14—0 Walter Summers 13 —9 Walter Baker 13 —8 ; Baseball D's’ant Throw: Ft. In. Walter Baker 211 —0 Raymond Bodie ... 177 —o| ' Ralph Ritter 169—6 j Frank Lough 158—9 j

Robert Colchin 157 —9 Basketball Free Throw: Anthony Teeple 7 10 Ralph Ritter , 7 -10 John Esplcli 6 10 Richard Brodbeck 5 10 Robert Colchin 5--10 Age 15 50-yard Dash: Time Russell Butler . 6:2' Raymond Wilson .6:2 Robert Braden 6:2 Bill Elston 6:4 | Robert Aeschliman 6:4 100-yard Dash: Time Robert Braden 12:0 | Russell Butler 12:01 Raymond Wilson 12:4 Bill Elston 12:6 I Edward Baker 13:0 Running High Jump: Ft. In.' Raymond Wilson 4 4] Robert Braden 4 —3 I Kedrick Colchin 4- -3 | Richard Hess 4—2 Franklin Teeple 4— 0 Running Broad Jump: *Ft. In. Raymond Wilsonll75 —7 Bill Elston 15—2 Richard Hess 14 —0 Edward Schultz 14 —0 t Robert Braden t 14—-Oi Baseball Distant Throw: Ft. In. Kedrick Colchin 202- 2 Richard Hess 200—0 Edward Baker 198 —9 Raymond Wilson 1S7 —8 Donald Bailer 183 —7 Basketball Free Throw: *Floyd McDonald s—lo5 —10 Raymond Wilson 4—lo Franklin Teeple 4 —lo Richard Hess 4 —-10 Robert Aeschliman 4 —lol Age 16 50-yard Dash: Time Robert Meyers 6:2 I Stanley Hollopeter 6:6] Hershel Boothby 7:0 Clarence Boring 7:0! Clarence Michael 7:0 j 100-yard Dash: Time Robert Meyers 11:6 Stanley Hollopeter 11:8| Walter Bailer 13:0 Clarence Michael 13:2! Herbert Bentz 13:6; Running High Jump: Ft. In. Stanley Hollopeter 4—lo Robert Meyers 4—2 Walter Bailer 4 — 2 Hershel! Boothby 4— 0 Herbert Bentz 3 — 9 Running Broad Jump: Ft. In. Robert Meyers 15 — 5 Stanley Hollopeter 15 — 0 Walter Pailer 19;3 —9; Charles Swygert . 173 —7 , Clarence Michael 12 —10 j Baseball Distant Throw: Ft. In.] Stanley Hollopeter 207 —1 I Herbert Bentz 174 —0 'Hershel Boothby 169 —7 Robert Meyers 169 —3 Walter Bailer 166—4 Basketball Free Throw: Walter Bailer * 6 —lo Charles Swygert s—lo5 —10 Herbert Bentz . s—lo5 —10 Robert Meyers 4 —lo Robert Drake 4—lo o Baseball Practice To Be Held Wednesday Baseball practice will be held at the South Ward baseball diamond, Wednesday night at 5 o'clock for the candidates for Decatur’s new independent baseball team, it was announced today by William (Bill) Bell. All candidates are asked to report for practice. o MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS By United Press Following statistics compiled by ] United Press include games of April 27. Leading Hitters Player and (Tub GAB R H Pet. Davis, Phillies 9 25 1 13 .520 Alexander. Tigers 11 41 4 19 .463 Vosmik, Indians . 939 8 17 .432 I Borger, Braves 12 44 719 .432 | Berry, Red Sox 8 28 7 12 .4291 Home Runs Hornsby, Cube 5 Stone, Tigers 5 Herman, Robins ’4 Ruth, Yankees 3 Gehrig. Yankees 3 Klein. Phillies 3 Simmons, Athletics 3 Urlett, Phillies 3 o Decatur Plays Bluffton Here This Afternoon Ti e Decatur High School base ball team again resumed activities this afternoon, meeting the Bluffton High School nine at 3:30 on the Southward Diamond. The Wells county team was accompanied by a number of fans an I a close game is expected. The locals have played three gantes so far this season, winning one and losing two — o To Fire On Rebels \ Unless They Accede Lisbon, April 28 —<U.R) —A radio message received today from the minister of marine at Porto /Santo annouunced that "an ultimatum to the Funchal (Madeira) rebels to surrender unconditionally expires at 5 p.m. today. “I have ordered naval, land and air forces to bombard the island without further notice,” the message continued, "in case the rebels fail to surrender before the expiration time.”

DECATUB DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, APRIL 2X, 1931.

The Opening of Championship Battle * i -■ • r ■u, ,■„ ■ <■>< ’ BHU. ; .X ... ' / - bit -.«■-■’■ Canzonrr: leading with h:s left in the first roun I of the (hampionship battle at the Chicago Stadium. : ‘Kid” Berg was knock'■<! out in the third round.

DISTRICT HEADS • COMPLETE PLANS ; FOR BASKETBALL i 1 1 Meet at Indianapolis And Divide State Into Three Units — 11 SEEK AFFILIATION WITH STATE BODY , The Board of Control of the i ‘ recently organized Indiana Cath- , • o’de High School Athletic assoc! - , I lion met last Saturday, at the i Cathedral high school of Indian- : npolis for the purpose of conipletI iiig its organisation. The board , I of control consists of three ineni" i bers representing the three di» I trirts into which the state has , linen divided for administration. Decatur is in the first district' under the new routing of the ( state. District 1 tomprises all counties j of the state lying north of the , north boundary lino of the follow- > ing counties: Warren. Tippecanoe, , Clinton. Tipton, Madison, Dela- , ware and Jay. It is represented ( by ReV. P. J. Schmid, Catholic j Central. Hammond, who now holds ! the office o« secretary of the i board. j. District II comprises all ct*un- I ties of the state lying north of ; the north boundary of the followi ing counties: Sullivan. Greene. Monroe. Brown. Jackson, Jenningr, Ripley and Dearborn. Mr. Frank J. HolmeS. Anderson, treasurer of the organization, is district representative. District 111 comprises all bounties of the state lying north of the Ohio river, and south of the southern boundary of District 11. Rev. Fr. Norbert, O. S. 8., Jasper Academy, Jasper, president of the new organization, represents the I third district. < Copies of the constitution of I the I C.H.S.A.A. will be forwarded i to the members of the association. !to the office of Commissioner Arthur L. Trester, head of the 1.H.5.A.A.. as well as to the sports editors of the newspapers in the districts concerned. The board agreed that Rev. Bro. William, C.S.C., or his Representative at Cathedral high school. Indianapolis, together with his various committees shall be the directors of the annual Catholic basketball tournament. Affiliation of the new organization will likewise be sought with the Indiana High School Athletic Association in the hope of facilitating negotiations for games between public and parochial schools in the state. ir -ir- ■-<*-- . -■ - r - BURKE ON WAY TO PRISON (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE' In the other cars were two other St. Joseph officers and four state policemen, with guns ready should gangster allies attempt to free} Burke or gangster enemies attempt! •to kill him rather than allow him 1 jto find comparative safety within i the walls of bleak Marquette, a sort of American “Siberia,” where’ the winters are cold and long. Burke was in a happy frame cf | 'mind as he left on the long trip,j I which was not expected* to end be- 1 fore late tonight. Sheriff Cutler said the long route, via Grand Rapids, would be follow-

ed. A suggestion that t.ie Caravan | "the most dangerous man alive,”, take a shorter route, via Chicago, had been in hiding before the Skelwas vetoed promptly. ly slaying, posing as a “country' “He knows too many folks there." j gentleman' ’near St. Joseph. He! declared Cutlet "We won't leave J had a tine home. After the killing. | the state with him.” . police found two machine guns and. The officers admitted that per- many other weapons in the house.] haps Buike had reason to be light- The- same machine/ guns were hearted. He was, they pointed out, mounted today in the cars which no longer under the strain of being accompanied Burke on the 500 mile ] the object of a natjon-wide man- trip to the upner Michigan prison.] bunt by police and his enemies.. Burke was captured a few weeks The life sentence imposed upon ! ago near S t. Joseph, Mo. him, they said, did not necessarily .... ~, .. . .. , You fellows have been prettv mean he would have to remain i:i l ~ „ , . . . . , .square, Burke said, grinning, when prison until he died. It h:s behav- . , . .„ ~ , , i , , , ~ , Ihe called Sheriff Cutler and his; lor is good, they said, he could ob-1 , .. ... ■ 1 ... , deputies to his cell last night. Laid : tain Ins t.eedom again in ten or . ~ , • e , , ... , . , lout on his bunk were all his fine I twelve years under Michigan law. i , . , . , .. , . ■ , „ , ~ „ , 'suits, tailor made and paid for from The officers felt positive Burke L. , . . , „ . , , , , , , , i the huge, mysteriously acquired had p eaded guilty to the charge ~ , , .. , , , 1 , & , roll of bills which he always Carnot only because he realized he ... . .. . . . , . . , ned during the days when he was could not escape punishment on i , n . , . , , ... , . . s Richard White, rea estate man. wanted anv leniency pus.-lble, but', , , , , ... He gave the suits to the officers, also because lie prefen’ed being, 0 sentenced here instead of tried * n I ' one cf tiie other 18 states where he COMIANION Or was wanted on charges ranging i SCHANK CAUGHT from burglary to the slaying of!, » seven men in a bunch. This state] (C<)N' r ’ : XUFD FROM PAGE ONE' I has no capital punishment. : ; "! Burke was sentenced ror second ■ ant > t°ld police. The farmer , degree murder after it was tefli-! brou * ht him back t 0 Winchester] fied he was “reeling drunk” when I Hamilton visited the morgue; he killed Skelly as the officer start- where tbe bodie3 o? J b « rab V er and ed to arrest him on a charge of IP° iceman lay. he said, leaving the scene of an automobi e I Hamilton then left, taking a bus accfdent. The fact he was drunk!* 0 Dayton, 0., returning to Muncie necessitated the second degree ! Sunday night. charge, Judge Charles White ex- (> plained. ] Big Square Dance WednesThe gangster, frequently called day night at Sunset.

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TESTIMONY IS GIVEN BEFORE GRAND JURY (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) The state's demurrer denies con-' sniraev and points out that Mayr's! duty is to publish the acts without taking cognizance of the methods by which they were passed. It also sets out that piiblicntkni of the 112 acts which do not have' I emergency clauses,' would not i make the law Invalid and that it ! would come a test only after the commission issued an order. H«l)er said that after enrollment of the bill ihe received a message] fvom "the Senate seeking recall of the bill so that a correction could , l>e made. Heller testified he went to the Governor’s office and the! Governor nicked vn several hills, among which was House Bill 6 and said. “I had signed those bills, and I don't like very well to return a bill with my signature on it." Representative Russel Deam. I Democrat. Marion, had made the motion for recall, and Heller said • hat Governor remarked. ; “If Dean really wants this recalli ed I’d like to talk to him about I it.” o Warm' 1 *; Weather And Snowers Predicted Indianapolis, April 28.—(U.R)-— Respite from wintry weather was forecast for Indiana today bv the , United Press weather bureau here. | Showers and higher temperatures, were predicted for tomorrow. J H. Arrainwton. Bureau chief. I said he believed th° frost damage i in ’ho state last 'right was slight. The average temnerature yes- • erd-’v in central Indiana was 40 i i degrees. 16 below nbrmal. Govern men* P?»’d Too Much For Site Chicago, April 28 —(U.R) —Neaily ]B2 000.000 too much yas P a id by] the government for a tentative! , site of the new Chicago postoffice.] setting a precedent which mav cause Chicago railroad land valuations to be inflated almost SIOO,000.000. an interstate commerce* commission appraiser testified today Before a senate sub committee. —. o Large Still Seized Near Warsaw Today Warsaw, Ind, April 28. —<U.R'> —An ! alcohol still, capable of producing ! 500 gallons <laily. was seized by I prohibitio nagents at the farm of I Mrs. Dolly Fries, near here. Mrs. Fries and two Italians were arrested and immediately taken to South Bend for preliminary arraignment. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur W. Lowman, I * residing across the road from the Fries place, were arrested on a] I charge of selling liquor.

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