Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 12 January 1925 — Page 6

——— w MONTPELIER TO PLAY LEADERS Fast Basketball Game Promised At Local Gym Tuesday Night Tin* Decatur leaders will un i t the Montcplier Knights of Pythias has-kt-tball tram at th* high school tyntD.i.ilum Tuesday evening in a return game. The lx>ad< rs won n on>* point vi< tury from the Monte.plic-r team at Montpelier recently. The game was closely contested througout and the winning basket camo in the closing minute of play. Another good game is promised for tomorrow night. Mark Hills, who has been a regular player on the Leader team this season, and who was forced to leave the game when his knee was badly injured with the Bluffton Phi Dolts here last, week, will referee the game tomorrow night. Hills is a first class referee and will lie able to ofliciate in fine shape, although his knee will not permit him to play for some time. Th<- first and second high school teams will play a preliminary fame. —,—l> ► —— , • - ■ " "s Field Goals By Mark M. Upp ood. Yellow Jackets. Lets get down to work. It won’t be long until tournament time rolls around ami much improvement must be made if the Purple and Gold is to play in the South Side gym and perhaps the state coliseum. — Here’s the way Sidelines, of Hunt- 1 ington. comments on the Wabash high record: "We Wonder When Wabash Will Win.’’ Coming n Go ne, in the Goshen i Democrat, chirps in with another piece of poetry which we pass on to our readers: Sr,me Kitty A Wee little girl in the city, Remarked. “Oh this cat is so pretty.’’ Then she named the thing Dick And folks laughed themselves sick, ’Cause it wasn’t that kind of a kitty. Matk Hills, popular eager with local fans who lias been in the Lead-' ers’ lineup in nearly every game this season, will referee the game between the Leaders and Montpelier tomorrow night. Mark will be out of the game as a player for some time on account of the injury to his knee. If he referees as well as he plays, no one will have any kick to make on the officiating tomorrow night. Sidelines, at Huntington, told his high school quintet to “Knock the , El out of Elwoou," Saturday n.ght, but it didn't work. Elwood won, 3622. YELLOW JACKETS DEFEATED AGAIN Droo Hard-Fought Game At Pennville Saturday Night, 29-24 m a rough anti tumble basketball game played at Pennville Saturday night, the Decatur high school Yellow Jackets were defeated by the Pennville high school Bull Dogs, by a score of 29 to 24. The game was close and hard-fought throughout. The game was rough due to the narrow hall in which the contest was played. Tile first half ended 16-13 in favor of Pennville. Each team had scored six field goals in the opening rotund, But Pennville took the lead , on free throws, scoring four points out of four attempts, while the Yellow Jackets scored one point out of three attempts. The last ten minutes of the game was exceptionally rough. Beal was high point man for Decatur, scoring five times from the field. Strickler caged three held goals and one free throw. Shoemaker and Romine were the leading scorers for the winners,

- * tlm fotriior <orin>' I'oiii times fro® ’ tb>’ field and three times from rh» ( foul line, while Romine mnk foul Heid goals and on<* irc-e threw The defeat at Pennville Was the wan,l loss Suffered by the Y.-llow Jackets last ward; <nd they having Ibn-n beaten al Garrett on Friday 'night. The Imais had the misfortune |„f having to play in small gyms in both placet, but hould tau- .a . both <ont> t't ti.id tie. been plajito" ’ ( up to form Pennville v..,s debated here by tho Yellow Jackets a few Weeks ago, without much difficulty by the score of 32-23. Garrett plays n return game here on February 6 Tho I Yellow Jackets go to Auburn .for n I game next Saturday night. Lineups ' and summary of the Pennville game: I Decatur (?4) Pennville (29) • Heal F Shoemaker, i Strickler F Bowman t Andrews <’ Romine i Miller <: Winget , Moser G Bond . I Substitutions: Decatur— Swearing,en for Strickler: I’,-nnvilD— Manor .for Ro win an. I Field goals: Beal, 6; Strickler, 3; .'Andrews, 2; Miller, 1; Shoemaker. I; Romine, 4; Winget, 2; .Manor. 2. , | Free throws: Strickler, 1; Miller, 1; Shoemaker, 4; Romine. 1. Referee: Brady. o- - — Pleasant .Mills Loses Game To Hartford, 46-11 The Hartford township high school! five ran away with the Pleasant Mills five in the game Friday night nt Linn Grove and emerged from the fray victors by a score of 46 to 11. Holloway and Heller led in the offensive attack of tha winners and these two players caged practically every point that was made. Heller led with 11 field goals and Holloway was a dose second with 10. The first half of the contest ended with a score of 17 to 9 in favor of t Hartford. was the 'ma’iistay of th- Pleasant Mills crew and made 6 of his teams’ 11 points. Hartford Twp. Pleasant Mills ' Holloway F Lautzenheiser Studler . C y, Teasel Heller F Ripley i ILtt-t»-l t; Ilahii..; I Bannerman G ,G. Feasel 1 Substitutions — Bronson for Hollowty, Felbert for Studler, Eekrote for Bar’d and Bartel for Eekrote. Field goals — Holloway, 10; Heller, 11: l.antxenhelser, 3: Ripley. 2 Foul I goal:- - Holloway. 1; Heller. 3; Stud'er. i; Ripley, 1. Referee—Gerald Ituiiiou. Linn Grove. Jerome Bos«,v was a Fort Wayne visitor last evening. • I 0 — Decatur Leaders vs. Montpelier K. of P.; 11. S. Gym, Tuesday night, 8:15. o _— Why Women Use This Simple Mixture Women appreciate the QI'ICK action of simple* bin k'hoi it bark, mag'nesittm sttlph. c. p.. glyce rine, etc*., as mixed in Adlerika. Because this is such an excellent intestinal evacuant it is wonderful for constipation—it c ften works in one hour and never gripes. Adlerika helps any case gas cm the stomach unless clue to deepseated causes. Often removes matter you never thought was in your syst> m Smith. Yager & Falk, drug gists. In Monroe by Otis O. Hocker. o (Jualitv Coal. Phone 199 Emerson Hannett ?7W j

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