Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1924 — Page 6

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LEADERS BEAT HARTFORD CITV Locals Win Interesting Game At High School Gym, Score 10-33 In an exciting game, which was exceedingly well played considering the fact that the floor was slippery, the Decatur Leaders defeated the Hartford City Phi Delta Kappa basket ball team at the high school sym last night by a score of 40-33. The floor was oiled Monday and the oil had not thoroughly soaked in and dried. The Leaders took the lead at the start of the game and sailed along through the first half with a comfortable lead At the rest period the Leaders were ahead, 22-15. Mendenhall, Bills, Oliver and Kennedy hud all scored from the field for Decatur I and Mendendall had scored five field goals At the start of the second half the visitors started a rally and the game soon took on a different aspect. The score was knotted at 26-all, then at 28-all. Then Murray Mendenhall started a scoring spree ' and literally ran wild for a few min- [ utes. When the smoke cleared the j Leaders held a 40-33 advantage. Mendenhall scored eleven times from the field and once from the free

throw line during the game. Mark Bills, who had 'been out. of the lineup for the last two games on account of an injured knee which was hurt in the game at Montpelier, played about three-fourths of the game last night, although he was badly crippled. He scored two field goals ; and two free throws. Andrew’s substituted for him in the Jast ten min-| utes. The Decatur defense cracked at the start of the second half and . the visitors secured several easy , shots but the Leaders strengthened , and stopped the rally. Gullion and ( Crane starred for the visitors. | ( The Leaders will play the Mission . House College team from Plymouth, j Wisconsin, in the high school gym here New Year's night, Thursday, January 1. Lineup and summary: Decatur (40) Hartford City (33)' Mendenhall F. Bauer Bills F Crane Oliver C Gullion Kennedy G Reasoner | Crist . G Mannix Substitutions: Decatur— Andrews for Bills. Field goals: Mendenhall. 11; Bills. 2; Oliver. 4; Kennedy, 1; Bauer, 2; Crane. 5; Gullion, 3; Reasoner, 1:, Mannix. 2. Foul goals. Mendenhall, 1; Bills. ] 2; Oliver. 1; Bauer, 1; Crane, 2; Gullion. 1; Mannix. 3 Referee: Day. Half was 22-15 favor of Decatur. Hartford took lead once in second half.

Kirkland Elfs To Play Andrews Team Saturday The Kirkland Elfs basketball team will play the Andrews Independents at the new high school gymnasium here next Saturday night. The Elfs have been going good this season, having defeated the Vera Cruz team and the Monroe Bear Cats. They also dropped one game to the Monroe team. A good preliminary game will be played Saturday night. o ; HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Anderson, 32; Arcadia, 23. Anderson, 38; Mcnmorenci, 32. i Anderson seconds. 42; Walnut Grove, 25. West Point, 52; Veedersburg. 24. Washington. 36; Linton. 21. Hillsboro. 52; Kingman. 24. Franklin (Morton, Richmond), 26; Wingate. 39; Jackson. 18. Vincennes Central (Evansville) 17. Kokomo 43; Elwood. 39. Overtime. Pendleton, 39; Noblesville 13. Howard Township, 86; Jackson Townstfip, 2. (Hartford county). Greenfield. 32; New Palestine. 28. St. Simon’s, of Washington. Ind, S 3; Cathedral of Indianapolis, 10. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Butler 27; Muncie Normal, 13. Earlham, ?3; Manchester, 32. ——— — -o— Lancaster Second Team And Girls To Play Here Principal Walter Krick, of Decatur high school, announced today that the Lancaster high school boys' second basketball team and girls’ team will play the D. H. S. boys’ second team and the girls team in this city next Tuesday night when the Yellow Jackets play the Angola high school ’com. The Lancaster glrl& uiways

have a strong team and have held the Decatur girls to one-point, victories in the last two games played be. 'tween the two teams. The<D 11. S. 1 boys' second team has not played many games the season, but will be in good condition for the laincasler Seconds. Angola has a good team this season and the big game of the evening Will be a good one. The Yellow Jackets and the D. il. R. girls will go to Bluffton to play the Bluffton high school teams on Friday night of this week. —— _ o — ... , . Bluffton Phi Belts Lose To Montpelier Bluffton, Ind., l>ec. 24 The Montpelier K. of P. basketball team defeated the Bluffton Phi Kelts here lust night in a hard fought game by a score of 30 to 16. The locals were loading at the rest period by a score of 10 to 8, but in the final I half the visitors launched ’an offensive that Bluffton was powerless to stop. o / , Field Goals By Mark M. Upp I ,

Santa Claus didn't forget us. The morning mail today contained a Christmas greeting card from our good friend. Just Court, of the Wa-' bash Times- Star. Thanks, old man. i and please except our best wishes for a Merry Christmas. We see where Pete Byerly and Bill Bryan, two Kirkland township athletes who are well know to Decatur basketball fans, are playing with the North Manchester College quintet made two field goals and Bill caged one. Earlham won by one poiiw 33-32. Pete made ten points against Huntington College the other night. > Slim Gallion, the lanky center on the Hartford City team who was allconference center last year while playing with Purdue, is one of the most polished eagers who has performed here for some time. He shoots iwith ease, passes with speed and accuracy and has lots of speed. Tip-offs of Bluffton says: “The onepoint defeat taken by the Tiger squad of Bluffton high at the hands of Warren last Saturday evening has engendered more fight into the team and it } looks very much like Decatur’s Yellow Jackets are going to experience' some real stiff opposition when they strike the Tiger arena here, next Friday evening.’’ I Here’s wishing you all a Merry Christmas. Come on Santa, do your stuff.

Wonder Five Beaten At Portland, 19-8 j The Decatur Wonder Five lo°: a hard fought basetball game to th. 1 I Portland W P BaskeUers at Port ' I land last night, by a score of 19 8 I The first half ended 12 4 The Won 1 1 dec Five was weakened by the ah-1 sence of two regular players from thei lineup. Thompson and Hutson were| the heavy scorers for Portland. The Wonder Five has won three games and lost three Lineups and nummary: Portland Decatur Staebler F McGDL Hutson ... F ■ Omlor Loop C Thompson G Kckrot'-I .h-tters G • H. GSss Substitutions: Portland —James for, Stachler, Drake for Jetters. Field goals: Decatur McGill. l:j Omlor. 2 Foul goals: Decatur —Gass, 1; Om-j lor, 1. I Referee: Hlrons.

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