Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1925 — Page 6

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G. E. TAKES FIRST OF CITY SERIES Defeat Leaders 28-23 In City Championship Game Last Night The <!♦»»»••«•;< I Electric company's] basket ball team wnn the first game of th<- city championship series from the Decatur Leaders at the high •u hoc I gymnasium last night, hut the score of 28-23. Only a small crowd yf fans witnessed the contest. The first half of the game was a ibnlile royal, the period ending with the score standing 13-12 in favor of the winners. The leaders scored lir: t on a field goal by Shirk and a 1 free throw by Kennedy. Oliver scored a field goal for the G. E., making the score 32. The [.coders pulled away to a lead of 7-1. hut the electricians came hack and tied the count at '• *>, and took a lead of 13-10, but a field goal by the lauidem reduced lhe lead to 13-12 at the half. The G. E. eagers took a commanding lead nt the start of the second half, leading at one time, 23-15, but the Leaders came back ami cut down the margin, but could not regain the 4ead. Oliver, who has been playing center for both teams all season, played with the G. E. last night, and was high point man with six field goals' and a free throw to his credit. Linn 1 Shirk, who played with the leaders last night, led in the scoring for the losers with five field goals, before being send to the showers with foul personals called on him. Lineups and summary: G. E. (28) Leaders (231 Kleinknight F Andrews Gale F Shirk Oliver (' Kennedy Clark G Kessler Teeple G Crist Substitutions: Yager for Kessler. Myers for Shirk. Field goals: Gale. 1 4; Oliver. 6; Clark. 1; Andrews, 2; 1 Shirk, 5; Myers. 1; Kennedy, 1. Free! throws: Kleinknight, 1; Gale, 4; Andres. 2; Kennedy, 2: Kessler, 1;' Oliver. 1. Referee: Geller. X Field Goals By Mark M. Upp Just Courting at Wabash says these defeats in sectional tourneys by a margin of only one to five points is tough, but his team lost by such a big margin that they aren’t disappointed in his town. Catholic High players will be quartered at the Edgewater Beach hotel, -the finest on the north side in Chicago, while they are in the Windy City for the tournament. That sure is tough luck. Were still picking Vincennes — to get knocked off. Track practice will get under way at D. If. S. soon. Coach Kennedy is a fotmer track star himself and he has plenty of information to hand out to the Yellow Jacket track candidates. Althougn no meets are scheduled so far. except the county, sectional and state meets, at least one dual meet likely will be booked and possibly a triangular moet. Frank Marbaugh, was elected captain recently. On to Chicago. Here's our pick for the six teen regional winners'. Vincennes, Martinsville, Frankfort, Washington, Muncie, Columbus, Evansville Gentpal, Wingate, Froebel of Gary, Rochester, Aurora, Elk- ; hart, Fort Wayne Central, Koko- ; mo, Marion and Newcastle. If you don't agree, tell us about it. o Winners In Sectionals Prepare For Regional* The sixty-four high school basketball teams that survived the play in the sectional tournaments are busy this week with preparations for the regional tournaments which will be held in eight cities next Saturday. The schedule for the eight regional - tournaments is as follows: —At Anderson— Newcastle vs. Dunkirk: Carmel vs. Stoney Creek; Shortridge, of Indianapolis vs. Greenfield; Lapel vs. Muncie, —At Frankfort — Boswell vs. West Point; Wingate vs. Wallace; Advance vs. Clayton: t'lnton vs. Frankfort. —At Richmond — Morton vs. Aurora; Connersville

v Deputy; Shelbyville v Columbus: Freetown vs. Rmliiille At Gary 1 I ric h,-1 v.t. Kentland: Plymouth I v- Valparaiso; Brookton vs. Rochet' jin-; LaPorte vi Mishawaka. • Al Kokomo—'i liilphi vs. Marion; Liberty Coni' r jvs Huntington, Kokomo vs. Clay ! Township; Logan: pol l vs. North ! Manchester. i ] —At Bloomington—i Martinsville vs. Garfield of Terre i Haute; Franklin vs. Lyons; Wash i ington vs. Balnbr.dge; Sullivan vs. > Brazil. —At Evatwllle- | Window vs. Central of Evansville; Huntingburg vs. Poseyville; Owensi ville vs. New Albany; Vincennes vs. Toll City. I —At Fort Wayne—i* Auburn vs. Fremont; South Whitlev vs. Elkhart; Milford vs. Wawa'see; Cential. of Fort Wayne vs. Lancaster. The winner of the first game lit each regional will play the winner of ter second game, the winner of the third game to play the winner of the fourth game, while the winner of the first and second game will play the winner of the third and fourth game. The winners of the fifth and sixth games will go to the finals tourney. o — Name All-Sectional Team At Montpelier Multiplier. Ind., March 11 — The following all-soft iotml team has been Selected from the Montpelier tournament: Crowe, l’iiion*’(’enter; Has-, kins, Montpelier, and Athan, ('lies ter Center, forwards. Fraz, Liberty Center, and Cronin, Hartford city, center.*. Holton, Hartford City; Knogles, HullTton. and Baumgartner Liberty Center, guards. o TO BE QUARTERED i AT FAMOUS HOTEL I Catholic Team To Stay At Edgewater Beach Hotel While In Chicago Decatur Catholic high school's basketball stars will he quartered at the famous Edgewater Beach hotel while ! ,in Chicago for the national CathoFe tournament to be held at Loyola) University March 19, 20. 21 and 22. j according to word received today by Father Otto Peters, athletic manager in the local school. The Edgewater Reach hotel is near the university. | Coach Center is getting his athletes in fine condition for the tournament.: The players are taking early morn- ( ing inns to improve upon their endurance and "wind.” They will meet SS. Peter and Patil, of Huntington, l nt the high school gym in a practice game Thursday night. This will be the last appearance of the team here before the tournament. The first and second teams will play. One of the teams to take part in the tournament is composed of fullblooded American Indians. The team comes from the St. Francis M ssion. of South Dakota. The players are decendents of genuine Dakota Sioux Indians. • The list of thirty two teams to take par in the tournament is nearly complete. The elinrnation tournament in Chicago to determine what two teams will represent that city, is still in progress. Arrangements are being made to niicrta n ilic players of ::J1 teams participating in the tournament. The plans call for sight-seeing trips, theatre parties. Teams defeated in the early rounds of the tournament will be entertained throughout the

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CHAMI'AIGN. 11l The above photo presents 1). C. Kinsey, crack Ini vers ty of Illinois hurdler and winner of Olympic games, who gels faculty (). K. and will compete in the Western conference indoor meet to be bold in Batten gym. Evanston. 111., on Saturday. March 15. , . . ■ - - ■ - — ■ —■ ■ -

four days of the meet, just, the same as those who go to the finals. > — o Wonder Five Loses To Preble Independents The Preble Independents won an interesting hut rough game from the Decatur Wonder Five last night. 2925. in a game which was played as a preliminary to the G. E. Leaders game at the high school gym. The Wonder Five took an early lead, but soon relinquished it to the winners and were trailing 22-11 fit the half. Lindeman was high point man witli ten field goals and throe free throws to his iri-ih't. A total of 25 fouls were culled on the two teams. Preble will play at Pleasant Hills on Wednes day night. March IS. Lineups and summary: Preble (29) Wonder Five (25) ilofi'itian . F Feo Lindeman F Thomas (’. Smith’ (’ .. Bowen Slfady <; F.ekroti | North G Frisinger Substitutions: Cline for Smith. ; Smith for ( line. Field goals: Hoff man, 1: Lindeman. 10; Smith, 1; Foo, f; Bowdn. 2; Eckrote, 1; Fris inger, :!. Free throws: Lindo’iian. 'Shady. I: Fee, 2; P.0w.0 :. I; Ec’.. de 1; Frisinger. 2. Referee: Het man Lankenau. O 7 STORM CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE IN THIS STATE (Continued from Page One) but nonoe seriously. Farm buildings were unroofed and blown down, telephone and tele- ! graph wires were snapped and trees were uprooted by the winds, which at times was a cyclonic velocity. The heaviest damage was reported in Rochester. Kosciusko and Vigo counties in Indiana, in Edgar county, Illinois. Cottages -and amusement stands at Hake Manitou, near Rochester, were wrecked. Heavy damage was done to the buildings of St. y-of-the-Woods academy near Terre Haute.

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I Two Point*, But Who Made Them, Scorer Ask* I Franklin. Ind. March 11 <»n<> of the Htiant-' i basi.t tl.All -hot ever heotd of here occnred dur Ing the local sectional tourney Saturday. Smith, Trafalgar center, shot at his opponent’s basket, and Guy, Franklin guild, jumped into the air and knocked the ball high iii (he rafters. Coming down between the two jpen and the liaskets the hall bounced high ami eaine down through the basket counting two point* for Trafalgar Franklin won however by a ; neuro of 58 to 17. I a rapid drop in temperature. I The full force of the storm was felt in the northern part of the state and ;c jn the (ci i orv adjacent t • Ti ire Haute. At Kendallnl.' l o drop of 24 dcI i'!*’ s in one hoer was reported am. day!.g'at was -ui’Jenlv change i mt-, (J t i n'h’SS. Ch ck'-ns went to roost at 3 o’clock and street lights and auto light r w re turned on. 'I In wind tarried the roof of a lam s. i -;.l hhndted f >■•( near Wn.«*v Stop Child’s Cough Quick-To-day reform it has a chance to develop Into croup or something dangerous, get right after that cough of your rhild’s. No use to dose with ordinary cough syiups. At once give Kemp’s Balsam —a line old-fashioned tried anil proven medicine safe for children. It heals the throat and prevents the c.i1.1 frsrn going through the whola system. Only 30 cents at ail stores. ,

and smnshed it against a corn crib I while nt Rochester u barrel of rain j water was picked up by the twister and hurled Into an adjoining yard without spiliiiifi a drop «>l the water High tension wir, t were snapped in liiditumpnlis. endangering the Ilves of pedestrian*. BlulTton Building A City D‘»H Pound i Bluffton. Mar 11 chief of PoMcei flenry Ohrett is superintending the bnildinr of a • it', di." pond, nloni' Ike hunks of the Wabash rlvAr, on city

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