Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 20 February 1925 — Page 8

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CATHOLIC HIGH WINS ANOTHER Beats SS. Peter And Paul Os Huntington, 36-11; Seconds Lose, 21-16 The fast flying green clad eagers from Catholic High won their fifteenth consecutive victory of the season last flight when they defeated the SS. Peter and Paul parish team at Huntington by a score of .16 to 11. Coach Center's team was in the lead throughout the contest and was never in danger. The first half ended 1C to 6, the home team having failed to register a field goal. The Catholic High seconds went I down in defeat before the attack of the Huntington Orioles in the preliminary game by a score of 24 to 16. The scrappy seconds put up a ■ good battle and outscored their op-1 ponents in the second half, 11 to 9, but were unable to overcome the lead established hy the Huntington team' in the first period. "Mongo" Meyers led the attack for the undefeated varsity last night, the speedy little forward counting six field goals and two free throws. Every man on the team broke into the scoring column, with the exception of. Art Voglewedc who got into the i game in the final minutes at bark guard. The defense of the winners was airtight last night and only three field goals were scored by their opponents, all three coming in the last half. The Catholic H'gh players wore new sweater coats last night. The j now coats are grey with a green “("'j on the front., and are buttoned down the front. New suits have been ordered for the team and are expected to arrive soon. The new playing shirts will be white, trimmed in green and bearing the words "Decatur Catholic” across the front. The new trunks will be green. It is possible that the new suits will be here in t me for the game with St. Johns Catholic high school of Lima. Ohio, which will be played in the high school gymnasium next Monday night. Lineups and summary: Decatur Huntington Holthouse F ... M. Eckert Meyers F Scheiber 11. Voglewedc C Johnson Christen G ... A. Sisenhauer Gass G C. Eckert: Substitutions: Schulte for Holt-! house. A. Voglewede for Cass, Karst [ for Johnson. J. Eisenhauer for Karst.' Field goals: Holthouse. 3; Meyers. 6; A. Voglewede, 1: Christen, 2; Guss, 1; Schulte, 1: M. Eckert, 2; Johnson. 1. Free throws: Holthouse.' 1; Meyers, 2; 11. Voglewede. 1; Christen, 3; Gass, 1; M. Eckert. 4; Scheiber, 4. o — Wonder Five Loses Fast Game To Huntinton Celts The Decatur Wonder Five lost a hard fought and exciting basketball game to the Huntington Y Celts, state junior champions in 1924, at Huntington last night by a score of 32 to 30. The winning basket was shot in the final minute of play after the . score had been knotted at 30-all. The Celts took a lead of 8 0 at the start. The Wonder Five then tied the score and took the load. At the halt' Decatur was leading 18-17. The lead changed hands several times in the last half and the score stood at 30-30 with only a minute left to play. A field goal brought victory for the Celts. I Lineups and summary: Wonder Five (301 Huntington (32> Omlor F Prittecelli Lainmiman F Workentien Merriman ... C Keller Yager G Miller Frisinger G Heastson Field goals: Omlor 5; Lamtniman 7: Merriman 3; Prittecelli 4; Workentien 5; Keller 2; Miller 3. Free throws: Prittecelli 1; Workentien 2; Miller 1. Referee: Stouder. o Yellow Jackets Close Home Season Tonight Decatur high school's Yellow Jackets play their last home game of the season before the sectional tournament this evening The locals will meet the fast Sturgis, Michigan, eagers at the high school gym. The game promises to be a thriller as Sturgis has a fast quintet this year. The locals have a defeat at Sturgis last year to avenge tonight and that should be an added incentive to the team. Two interesting preliminaries have been arranged. In the first game, starting at 6:30 o'clock, the Central School eighth grade team will play

Hi - eiplilh ghido team from llhiffion. and in the second game, starting al 7::;o O'clock, the high school second . team will bailie the Monroe first | t< am. The big game is scheduled to I lari ai 8:30 o'clock. A large crowd Ii ■ expected I<> the fumes this evetiltif a this will he the last a|i I ( to ai-liee of III,* Vellolv .J.u kel l be , sere th<* tourney. — • —if) — Field Goals By Mark M. Upp Fifteen straight for Catholic High ,'and still a'stralghtin’. | The Yellow Jackets will attempt to make their string read eight straight, tonight. Sturgis will give them a hard fight for it though. I 1 Tonight's game will be the last regular scheduled contest on the local floor for Captain Miller, Andrews, Swearinger, Leonard, and Breiner. Miller and Andrews have been in nearly every game this year and the other three have been valuable substitutes. You can feel assured that those who get into the game tonight will be fighting with all their might to make their last game cn the home floor a victory. Just. Courting picks Martinsville Io beat Frankfort tonight. We're going to reverse his decision and call i Frankfort's Fighting Five winners by three points. * Noble Reed, our good friend who 1 conducts the column. "Tip Offs” in the Bluffton News, has accepted a position as city editor on an evening paper in Flushing. Long Island, and will leave his familiar haunts at Bluffton next Saturday. February 28. We are sorry to hear that Reed is leaving. We've enjoyed his column and friendly jabs at us during the past three years. Coach Center’s Catholic high tossers are getting all dolled up. They wore their new sweat coats last night for the first time and new suits have been ordered and are expected to arrive soon. On to Chicago, gang, and bring back the bacon to Indiana. j i Everybody out tonight. Lot’s bout I Sturgis. i o Scout Second Team Loses At Pleasant Mills I The Decatur Boy Scouts' second 1 basketball team wont to Pleasant i Mills last night and was defeated by I the Pleasant Mills eighth grade team ■ by a score of 17 to 5. The game was i inteitsting throughout. The lineups , were: Decatur —Frederick Schafer ■ and Stan’ey Green, forwards: Wil- I liam Drummond, router; John Devoss and Roger Scherer, guards; Rudolph Brandyberry. William Klepper end Fred Brown, substitutes. Pleasant Mills—Daniels and Vizard, forwards; Evans, center; Foor and Smith, guards. o ■—- Frank Marbaugh Elected Track Captain At D. IL S. Frank Marbaugh has been elected captain of the Decatur high school track team. Coach Kennedy stated i today that the track candidates will Im called for the first practice the day following the close of the basketbell season. Track prospects are not unusually bright in the local high school, but Coach Kennedy hopes to be able to develops several good athletes. The schedule has not been completed. o Rock Creek Forfeits A Game To Kirkland I Coach Null of Kirkland high school, today received word from Principle Sawyer, of the Rock Creek high , chord. Wells county, stating that the game in which Rock Creek defeated Kirkland by :> score of 34-24 on Dee. 19, was forfeited to Kirkland. Lloyd Harshman, a forward on the Rock , Creek team, was round to be a fivei year player and as a result A. L. Trcsl ter, permanent secretary of the Indi . ana High School Association, ordered : Rock Creek to forfeit all games in t which Harshman played. Rock Creek > was placed on probation until June 1. 1925. Harshtpan scored three field > goals and one free throw in the game . against Kirkland. I o f J—J—»—WANT ADS EARN—J—3— 3

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