Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 6 February 1925 — Page 8

-— ’■—■ — ~ w LEADERS LOSE TO BERNE FIVE' Decatur Quintet Defeated In Listless (Janie Last Night, 21-18 In a Ihtlfns gump which was spoiled by too close officiating, the Berne A C. quintet defeated tho Decatur Leaders at Borno last night, 24-18. The series between the two teams' now stands one-all, tho Loaders having won the first game hero Tuesday night by a score of 40-18. The defeat last night was the fourth loss suffer-! <-d by the Leaders in eighteen games this season. The first half of the game last night was fairly well played- The Berne team got away to an early lead and was out in front 9 0 before the Loaders scored. The Decatur five then rallied and held the lead. 12 9 at the rest period. In the second half the referee began calling fouls with great rapidity. lie called eleven personal fouls on the Decatur' players during the last half and two' on Berne, and Bill Crist was sent to; the showers with four personals charged to him. Manager Ralph Yager took his place and played the last eight minutes. Murray Mendenhall and Oliver each had three per sonals and Kennedy and Andrews were charged with two offenses each The players wore called for running with the ball very frequently, also, which slowed up the game. Gale. Berne center, got going in the last half, also, and scored three field goals and two free throws. The two teams will meet in the third and deciding game of the series in this city sometime soon, the date not having been selected yet. Lineups and summary: Decatur (18) Berne (24) Andrews F Clark Mendenhall F Pyle Oliver C ... Gale' Kennedy G V Clark; ■- —

■ ■■■ I M I II I—WIIWI ■lMll'rilll—mi ■!■!! Bl II Don’t Miss Id Be On Hand - - Wonderful Bargains Saturday In Our USED FORD CAR SALE ] ASK US ABOUT OUR SPECIAL PRICES IN SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY THIS USED CAR SALE. ONLY ’ ONLY .FOR OPEN CAR FQa CLOSED . y/ e are selling a variety of Ford Closed and Open Used Cars '' limimimare ’ n First Class Condition and more than reasonably TIRES W* y priced. ' We are offering 30x3 I - Don’t fail to he on hnd promptly at the Miller, Fires tone and Goodrich WIND SHIELD CLEANER opening o the doors Tires and Tubes-Ordinarilly one of ~Z “ ™ Saturday Morning - February 7-9A. M. *" ““ “" * - mx closed and open cars alike. Simple to put on. _ Special for Satlli’ClaV Z“Z Full Amount Will Be Allowed In ~ b “ - 49c Trade for New Car Within 10 Days $7.50 ADAMS COUNTY AUTO COMPANY \ i “INSIST ON GENUINE FORD PARTS” Madison Street EXCLUSIVE FORD DEALERS cft - Phone Su

* . .<»■■.» -.»■«- 0 ■ i WII w Crist G Whiteman' Substitutions: Yager for Crist. ; Field goals: Mendenhall 3; Oliver f;' Kennedy 1; Pyle It; Gule fir; Clark 1. Free throws: Andrews 4; Mendenhall 2; C ('lark 1: Pyle 1; Gale 3: White 1 man I GUaa. —— o — „ Ckm Crowe Elected Notre Dame Captain Souht Bend, Feb. (i —(Special to Daily Democrat) Clem Crowe, second string end, was elected 1925 captain of the Notre Dame grid squad at 'a football banquet hero last night.' Crowe is from Lafayette, Ind. _ o— Catholic High Meets Fast ' Team At Ft. Wayne Tonight Catholic high school's basketball eagers will have a hard game tonight. I according to all indictaions, when they stack up against the St. Patrick’s Lyceum quintet at Fort Wayne, in I tho Lyceum gym. The Lyceum team I is composed of former h'gh school j - stars and has not been defeated this I season. However, the Catholic highjl | quintet has not lost a game this sea-J son, either, and a hot battle is assur-|| ed. The Catholic high second team | will meet tho St. Patrick's second 1 stringers and the Catholic high girls 9 will play the girl’s team from St. I Patrick, in preliminary games. j (Jarrett Teams Play D. H. S. Cagers Tonight I Two good basketball games are sis-1 ■ I sured for local fans tonight when the'l Garrett high school boys and girls I meet the Decatur high school boys I and girls at the new high school gym- I ! nasium here. Both games are ex- I peeled to be exciting affairs as the I teams appear to be evenly matched. I ; The Garrett teams won from the he I cals at Garrett earlier in the-season. I ! hut the Decatur eagers have improv-11 ed since them anil arc determined to I get revenge tonight. The girls' game I will start at 7 o’clock and the boy's ; contest will get under way about 8 . o'clock. I o Wonder Five Defeated At Pleasant Mills The Decatur Wonder Five lost its third straight game Wednesday evening when it dropped a hard-fought I game to the Pleasant M Ils Indepen- ] dents at Pleasant Mills, store 10-::7.

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The Wonder Five w.>s handicapped, somewhat by tho small door. B Mer-j I ritnild of Pleasant Mills, was high: rpoint man with twelve field goals nnd] tv i free throw-, lo his credit Omlor. 'of Decatur, made nine field goals audj two free throws. The winners led nt the >-ml of the half, 24-IC, ■, - r -- --- ——— t I —• —■— ■' ■■ ■— ■— ■ 4 Wren, Ohio, Young Man 1 . Pleads Guilty To Theft Van Wert, Ohio, Feb.^6— William Sunlerland. 17, of Wren. Ohio, this afternoon plead guilty in W. S. Griffin’s court to stealing five chickens from a neighbor, E. E. Pence. The youth is being held in the county Jail

I Why Lose $4 Suppose you gradually save, up one hundred dollars. If you spend that one hundred, instead of using it to open a Bank Account, you stand to lose | $4.00 a year as long as you live —the $4.00 which it would earn for you if deposited in our Savings Department. Think that over; isn’t it true? Then why not take just one dollar and use it to—p OPEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT HERE TODAY Old Adams County Bank Established Fifty Years Ago

until hbi appearance In Juvenile court I Pence said the chickens were taken' , between 7 and 7:30 o'clock Inst nigh( [ while he and his wife Were away. Pence found the fowls ala deul«r in Wren. Sunlerland was brought hero ' hy Deputy Sheriff Fred Boley. e jiiijn, i o— Plenty of Chestnut hard coal. Burk Elevator company. Phone 2.T. H o — ATTEND THE BIG COMMUNITY SALE Wren, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 11, '25 Horses, Mules, Milk Cows, Hogs. Chickens, Farming Implements, etc. Starts at 10 a. m. F-M

For Dainty Things to Eat . Delicatessens rightly served prove a real treat. We are here to serve you at all times and know you will be pleased with our service and quality. Stop in any evening or during the day and let us serve you.

Special forSunday As a special for Sunday we have arranged to have on hand a number of Ices including Pineapple. Orange and Apricot.. Also, assorted brick in four flavors. Stop in and take some home with you.

t ’ Good Ice Cream Wc have the only, Nizer Electric Freeying Cabinet in the city. This Freezing Cabinet in the city. This antee for keeping ice cream as it should be. It retains its original • flavor and you are always assur- - cd of gelling a fresh product.

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