Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 3 January 1925 — Page 3

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ro HOLD COUNTY ~ * TOURNEY JAN, 24 i,. ———~ * Eight Boys’ Teams And Five iris’ Teams To Be : Entered c The Adams bounty high school bas***cetbail tournament will be hold In h« old high school gymnasium in his city on Saturday, January ‘.‘A. 'l*rlncip&l of the Monmouth school and M’aul Graham, chairman of the com—tnittee In charge of the tourney, statid today. The rommiitf.s held a meeting this week ahd •elected the limn 1:1 ,nd place for the affair. Fight hoys’ Itairm ami five girl’s cams will mo ro than likely take part u the tournament. The Decatur earns will not he pntered, the full « i tufntier of games allotted to the earns having been scheduled before he tournament was planned. The following schools will enter boys' teams ooln the tournament; Borne, Geneva, —Monroe, pleasant Mills, Monmouth Kirkland, Hartford and Jefferson. Girls ’teams will be entered by the ® following schools: Herne, Monroe. Kirkland, Pleasant Mills and Monnoulh. The eommiliee will hold another next week and make the drawing for the schedule. Pour games will he played during the forenoon, tw’o in the afternoon and the final ■ game in the evening. There are several good teams in ■Die county this year and a splonded iitonrnament is expected. The leading contenders for the championship at _present appear to be Herne, Kirkland _and Hartford, but there may he a dark horse among the other entries that will upset the dope. BLUFFTON PHI BELTSCOMING leaders Booked To Meet Old Rivals Again Here Next Tuesday Night Decatur basketball fans will have :he privilege of Soring another Deca ur-Rluffton battle this season, as Vlanagpr Ralph Yager has booked an Jther game for the Decatur leaders with the fast Htuffton Phi Delta. Kappa quintet. The game will be played in the new high school gym here next Tuesday night. January 6. The leaders and Phi Delta have played two games already I Ids sea•on. the Leaders winning by the score of 38-30 in the first game, played in this city, and the Phi Delts copping the second contest, played at IJluffton last Tuesday night, by a score of 20-19. Last year (lie Lead ers defeated the l*hi Delts three games out of four. It is probable that the two teams will play five games this season. If each team wins an--other game the fifth likely will be played on a neutral floor. t —o- — - St. Joe Cagers Defeat Central Quintet, 12-8 The St. Joe Catholic school eighth grade basketball team defeated the Central school eighth graders in a „ game played at the high school gym night preliminary to the game between the Decatur Leaders and the Mission House team, by a score of 12 to 8. The first half ended 6 to 3 In favor of St. Joe. Lineups: St. Joe —Mylott (6) and Haas (6) forwards; Wetnhoff, center; Morae and Harris, guards. Central --Krlek (4), Reynolds and Haubold, „ forwards; Cole and Hoop (2); Oerb''er and Kiess (2), guards. The Sunday School Board of the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Sunday school met Wednesday evening and the election of officers was held. Jesse •Singleton was elected president; Mrs. S. P. Sheets, assistant; Letiiia Singleton, organist; Esther Puhrman, assistant; Norval Fuhrman, secretary; Ohauncey Sheets, assistant; Milton Puhrman, treasurer; Iva Spangler, Chorister; lads Fuhrman, assistant; Mrs. Francis Fuhrman, superintendent of Cradle roll; Mrs. S. J. Spangler, tibrariafo. 0 ‘‘Kid” Kaplan Becomes Featherweight Champion ... New York, Jan. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Louis “Kid" Kaplan of Meriden. Conn., was officiary recognized by the New York state

. i NOTRE DAME’S STAR i HARRY STHHLDREHEK This photo presents Harry Stub! I dreher, Notre Dame's all-American , quarter back, who was one of the stars in the game played in Pasade ■ na. Cal., on New Year's day. Notre I Dante defeated Stanford, 27 to to. j . boxing commission as featherweight I champion of the world, following his I decisive defeat of Danny Kramer of Philadelphia, whom Kaplan stopped in the ninth round last night. The Connecticut boy, who succeeds j to the title vacated by Johnny DunI i dee was shooting bom ■ a volley of It fts and rights in a desperate effort to knock out his man when a soggy towel sailed in from Kramer's cor- ! ner one minute ami 11 seconds after . the ninth round started, j It was KajdanV tight from the first ! bell. He bad the game little Philadelphian battered helpless that was I replete with aedion. Yellow Jackets Ready .For Kendallville Five Decatur high school's fighting Yellow Jackets will meet the Kendallville high school basketball team in the high school gym here tonight in what promises to be a fast game. Coach Kennedy has been putting tin* Yellow Jackets through their regular practices this week in preparation for the game and the locals are in good condition for the battle. Kendallvilie played Ligonier last night, but' file result of the game has not been learned. South Side of Fort Wayne defeated Kendallville on December 13, but little more "dope" is available on the upstaters. A pro- * liminary game will be played by the D. H. S- girls and the General Electric girls, starting at 7 o’clock. HARTfORB LOSES : TO ROCK CREEK 1— ■ Adams County Lads Drop Fast Contest To Wells County Team, 46-22 Linn Grove, Jan. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —In a fast and well bebipo ytaala CO— ?3flskbl lOChrdl . played basketball game here last night the speedy Rock Creek high , school quintet of Wells county dyI seated the Hartford township cagers. i 46 to 22. Both teams displayed a ] , line passing game and teamwork, but tlie visitors were much more accurate in basket shooting. The first half ended with the winners ahead, 20-7, but the locals braced in the second period and scored more frepuently. Not a foul was called on the local team. In a preliminary game the Rock Creek second team defeated the Hartford seconds, 11-10- Pleasant Mills will play the Hartford team here next Friday night. Lineups and i summary; Hartford (22) Rock Creek (46) ! J Schlagenhauf ......F Reece Holloway F Harshman Studler C Bayless Bauserman .0 ... Barrick Eck rote O Miller i Substitutions: Haber for Barrick,

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Heller for Studler Felbei for Eck- ! rote Field goals: gchl'agenhauf, 6; Hoi- | ioway, 2; Studler ; Reece, 9; Harshman. 7; Bayleui ti; Barrick, 1 j Free throws; Studier. i Baus»r, man, 3. Referee: Oliver + *' + + + + + + +*+ + + + IN THE BASKET +**+++*+++++++ Philadelphia —Yale and Penn fives meet tonight in the first game of the eastern intercollegiate basketball . season. Rochester, N. Y. —Cornell, ta t sea son's eastern champions, was hard put to defeat Rochester, 23 to 21. Chicago.—Chicago Maroons finally won a game, taking a win over Merc er, southern intercollegiate champions, 26 to 22, here last night. The southerners led during most of l legume. Mercer plays Northwestern tonight. Ann Arbor With 30 seconds to play, the navy looped a basket which gave it a 31 to 29 victory over Michigan here last night. luifayette, Ind. — Purdue's basket i lossers flipped in just two more has I bets than did Dejiauw and the final I count of last night's game here was 27 to 23. o Brothers Stage Fine Wrestling Bout At Purdue (I'NITKD PRESS SBRVt J) Lafayette, Ind.. Jan. 3. —An unusual feature of a recent novice wrestling meet held at Purdue university was the bout between two brothers, J. D. and J. 11. Stralil, of Greenfield, Iml., The men are 175 pounders and put on one of the best limits of the meet

J D winning a decision over brother in seven minutes and thiee seconds. The novice meet attracted un entry list of about fifty men none of whom had ever wrestled before Quite a Dit of promising material made ii appearance, which Coach Still Von Bernuth experts to develop for his I earaity squad. FARMERS TO PUT CITY MERCHANTS 1 x r Kirkland Township Farm- • era Challenge Business Men To Net Came Kirkland township farmers have is sued a challenge to the Decatur hur.i ' ner.s men for a basketball game to he Itlnycd in tills city in tho near future. The challenge was accepted on heliiilf of the local business men l>y O. L. Vance, of the firm of Vance and Linn, and Mr. Vance will procode to [ [lineup up a formidable quintet to re I present the merchants. The date for tin* big game has not j : nei a chosen, but Mr. Vance stated i • II: ii tile time and place would lie j ) selected soon. In the meantime. Mr. 1 Vance is anxious that the business i i nu n begin preparations for the game 1 and he ready to don a suit and play i when called upon. The Kirkland I township farmers believe that they ■ can form a strong quintet from i j among their ranks, one that will take . [ the iMerchants into camp. .Mrs. Mira Q. Moore is visiting relatives at Kokomo for several days.

Field Goals 11^ Mark M. I pp Kid. Kendallville Koo Kao. It V Ihe ihov- entl enl V,’e do'r,, ' j mean an. rough -tuff p.i-i merely calling-upon’the Yellow Ja rv is for a victory tonight. Grant county fans were all aqoy Thursday night when ttie Marion and Fairmount quintets met at Fairmount. Coach Gene Thomas' tail sharpshooters downed the Fairmount lads in a great g .rr ■ 42 31. Marlon remains in the un defeated class. Hinffion Tigers clawed their wuy to another viitory last night, invatl ing Montpelier and licking the Blackford county lads, 34 23. The said vieinry boosts the Jackets somewhat, since the locals bent tip j Tigers, FANNY FANNETTE SAYS j THAT 160 STRAIGHT VICTORi IBS IN PASS!AO NEW JERSEY j DOESN'T MEAN AS MICH AS FIFTEEN STRAIGHT IN IN ! DIANA. Just Courting, of Wabash, evidently i hail-* big time on New A’ears as lie ; failed to court any Friday. \\V hope ! he recovers. Now that Shuntin’ ’Em and Stnppin i Em lias started his daily basketbal column in die lndianapol's News tht j village boys will please take a back

seat The King of Kolumniats la at j Jt again. j Plucky Hartford township made 1 it game fight againct Roc) Creek last night, but too many snots went wild and the Welts county sharpshooter* won. Coaches of die county high chonl l teams no nwill bgin pointing their I j players for the county tourney herei January 24 Indication, are that the j touruey v. J1 pe well worth watch-! The yellow Jackets of foot ball fame! I will receive their varsity letters at j tite basketball game tonight, in

—NO. 165— HANK STATEMENT REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PEOPLES LOAN ANI) TRUST COMPANY at Decatur, in the State of Indiana, j at. Ill*' done of its badness on IV-comb*r 31, 1924 i | M. KIRSCIt President H. M, GILLIG Vice-President jW. A. LOWER, __ Secretary F. B. ftiTE Ass’t Secretary RESOURCES i LIABILITIES Loans and Discount • 5379.79X.01 ' „ ~ , , _., . Overdrafts (|r ! Capital Stock—Paid in. si>o,ooo.«n I niied Slates Bonds l.skii'.oii I f I Ur H l, ! s , , „ v ' j Company's Building . 16.720.«n' J’"t««vlded ITofUo-Nei . 6.108.09 t'n'.litlire and Fixtures 4.360.23 j Domuml D **P°' si,s 21i7.071.2n I Other Real Estate in 300.00 Certificates of Deposit 131,098.68 Inv from Banks. Company Savings Deposits . 38.020.32 *' ,lni '' 26.131.44 Truitt Deposits 1.040.00 Cash on Hand 14.262.631 . ,- n A.w> . ,~, j, | (( , mH .’ 464 8" 1 Notes Rediscounted 15,000.00 .. Other Assets 7CJ.09 Eush —Over 63.05 Total Resources 5456,991 34! Total Liabilities $456,991 34 State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: _ I. V. A. Lower, seen iary of the Peoples Loan & Trust Co., of Decatur. .Indiana, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true. W. A. LOWER. Subscribed and sworn to before me. this 3rd day of January. 1925. ie GRACE LFKTiTENSTEIGKit, Notary Public. v Mv eomincision expires November 20, 1928,

; recognition of theia work on the gTldj iron last, full Clark Lutz, and Dr I Mangold will make short talk*) on ' athletic?. Don’t forcer to i id:' I'endallvllle * Koo-Koo. Van Wert To Play Here Van W* rt high m bool ba i been add ini to die Decatur high sehool schedule for this winter. Principal Walter ' hick announced today. '1 lie eye tram will play the Yellow Jackets | here on Saturday night, January 31. o i Taxi. Murray Hotel. !»7. 308t12x