Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1925 — Page 6

J fl CENTRAL SCHOOL HAS TRACK MEET Good Records Made By Grade School Athletes In Meet Friday Contra) school held two separate track and field meets Friday after-j noon on the Centra) school grounds. One meet was for the sth and 6th grade pupils and the other for the 7th and Bth grades. Dick Engle and Ivan Reynolds were high point men in the 7th and Bth grade meet, each having two first places anti one second giving them p total of 13 points each. No one was permitted to more than three events and everyone taking part in the meet had to be passing in their school work. i James Moses and Leo Masonbrick were high point winners in the sthand 6th grade meet, each winning two firsts and a second place which gave them a total of 13 points each. Some exceptionally good records were made for grade pupils. The summary of events and winners follows : 7th and Bth Grade Meet High Jump—lst. Dick Engle; 2nd. - Ivan Reynolds; 3rd. George Roop. l Height, 4 ft. 5 in. | Pole Vault—lst, Ivan Reynolds; 2nd. Dick Engle; 3rd. George Roop. Height. 8 ft. Running Broad Jump—lst. George Roop; 2nd. Rolland Ladd; 3rd. Kenneth Beard. Distance. 15 ft. 10 in. Shot Put—lst, Dick Engle; 2nd. Harry Hebble: 3rd. Philip Baker. Distance. 31 ft. 5 in. Low Hurdles—lst, Harry Hebble: 2nd. R. Kiess. Time, 17 sec. 220 Yard Dash —Ist. Stanley Green; . 2nd. Harry Hebble; 3rd, Rolland Ladd. Time, 31 sec. |* 100 Yard Dash—lst. Ivan Reyn- 1 olds; 2nd. Gerald Smitley; 3rd. Stan- . ley Green.. Time, 11 4-5 sec. 50 Yard Dash—lst, Stanley Green: 2nd. Gerald Smitley; 3rd. Frederick 1 Schafer. Time, 7 sec. 1 1

sth and 6th Grade Meet High Jump—lst, Edward Deihl; 2nd, Leo Masonbrick; 3rd, Rob Hite. Height.. 4 ft. 8 in. Pole Vault —Ist, Mearle Burkhead; 2nd. Bob Hite; 3rd, Kenneth Secour. Height. 6 ft. Running Broad Jump—lst, Kenneth Secour; 2nd, Paul Hancher; 3rd. Clarence Merriman. Distance. II ft. 7 in. , , Shot Put—lst. Kenneth McNeal: 2nd. John Hill; 3rd. Raymond Baker. Distance. 20 ft. 2 in 50 Yard Dash —Ist,, James Moses; 2nd, Ralph Johnson; 3rd. Richard Tricker. Time. 7 3-5 sec. I JIMI Yard Dash Ist. Leo' Masonbilk; 2nd, James Moses; 3rd, Ken neth Secour. Time. 13 see. 220 Yard Dash —Ist. Leo Masonlirik; 2nd. Vernon Hill; 3rd, Bob Hite. Time. 33 sec. I Low Hurdles —Ist. James Moses; I 2nd. John Hill; 3rd. Lewis Litterer. Time, 17 3-5 sec. Q Lancaster High Defeats Berne Baseball Team, 5-4 Berne, April 25 —The Berne high' school baseball team lost an interesting contest to the latn< aster high school nine at Bluffton Thursday afternoon. The. Tinal score was 5-4. Berne took an early lead, which was not overcome until late in the game. This is Berne’s second defeat at the hands of the Lancaster team. 0 +<•+♦+♦♦+ + + + ♦ + + + + BASEBALL STANDING ♦ + + + + + + + 4> + + 4 , + 4 , + + National League , W. T„ Pct. New York ... ... . 6 2 .750 Cincinnati 7 3 700 Philadelphia 4 3 .571 St. Louis .' ■. 5. 5 .500 Chicago 5 5 .500 Brooklyn 3 5 .375 Pittsburgh 3 7 .300 Boston 2 5 .286 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. Cleveland 7 2 .778 Philadelphia 7 2 .778 Washington 6 2 .750 Chicago 6 5 .545 Detroit 4 6 .400 New York 3 5 .375 St. Louis 3 7 .300 Boston .. 1 6 .143 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. Indianapolis ... . 7 3 .700 . St. Paul 6 "Ni , .545 Minneapolis 6 5 .545 Columblts 6 5 .545 Toledo 6 5 .545 Louisville 5 5 .500 Milwaukee 4 6 .400 Kansas City 2 8 .200 — -o Bluffton High Beats Montpelier Team. 12-6 Bluffton, April 25. — The Bluffton high school defeated the Montpelier high school by a score of 12 to 6. in » game on the local diamond Friday afternoon. 1 ’

GENEVA LEADS IN FIELQ MEET 'Decatur Is In Second Place After First Four Events Geneva, April 25 Walter Miller, star Decatur trackman w.oti a first place itt th<»- 100-ynid dajdi at the county track and field meet here this I afternoon. Holloway of Hartford township wu second ami Marbotigh of Decatur was third. Out of the first four events this , was the only one in which Decatur I was able to score points. The standing at three o'clock was as follows: Geneva. 17; Decatur 8; Jefterson 8, and Berne6. i Other events that have lieen completed are as follows: tiy-oad jump) Van Skyrock. Geneva, first; Snider. Jefferson, second and Baumgartner Berne, third, t Half-mile run) Lehman. Berne, first; Staley, Geneva, second ami Braun. Geneva, third. (Girl's baseball throw) Spade, Kirkland, first; 'Huesen, Kilkland, second and Brenam. Geneva, third. (Girl's 100-yard 1 ’dash) Schafer, Geneva, first; Hite and Farrell, tied for second and third Several ohter contests are yet to be held. A fair sized crowd is witness ing the meet and it is general opinion that the final standing will be closely contested by Geneva ami De- | catur, with Geneva hahing a slight edge. t SOUTHERN TEAM WINS BALL GAME Geneva, April 25 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —The baseball team representing the four high schools of the southern half of Adams county, defeated the team composed of players from the northern half, in an interesting game played here this morning, in connection with the annual county field day events. The final score of the seven-inning contest was 11-5. Bogner, of Decatur, started on the mound for the northern team and he was hatted hard in the first two inning, but he tightened after these two frames and held the winners in

check during the rest of the game The northern team rallied in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings and , succeeded in rushing across five runs. North 0 0 0 3 11 o—s South . 4 7 0 0 0 0 x —ll 0 *++++*++ + * + + ** + + YESTERDAY'S RESULTS + I National League Brooklyn, 10; Philadelphia. 8. Cincinnati, 7; St. Louis, 6. Chicago, 7; Pittsburgh. 2. Boston, 8; New York. 1. American League ■ Chicago. 4; Detroit, 3. Philadelphia, 7; Boston, 6. Cleveland. 8; JBt. Louis, 4. American Association Indianapolis, 5; St. Paul. 2. I.ntisville, 8; Minneapolis, 0. Columbus, 11: Milwaukee. 7. Toledo, 14: Kansas City. 9. —• o 1— 0 — " -- KLAN WILL AID IN PROSECUTION ' (Continued from Page One) • ly the conduct of Stephenson and his 1 aides and urge their prosecution to I the full extent of the law and offer [ our moral and financial support if it is necessary.” Stephenson and his two aides Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry are held in the Marion county jail on a murder charge. A hearing on petition to release the thiee on bail will be held Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Meanwhile a mass’ meeting of citizens of Irvington, the Indianapolis suburb, of Miss Obserholtzer, was called for tomorrow afternoon to outi line plans aiding in the prosecution ' of Stephenson and his two hench- ' men. [1 A public fund to aid the prosecution ; has already been started by T. C. I Howe, former president of Butler .’College, of which Miss Oberholtzer fwas a graduate. >' : ~ > , Liberty Center Defeats Bluffton High In Track ) Two old rivals, Bluffton and Liber > ty Center, met Thursday afternoon ’ at Jefferson park for a field and track meet. Although there were no high school records shattered, the > ath’etes of both high schools made 1 a comparatively good showing. The r number of points made by each i. school gave Liberty Center the lead i- by thirty points. The score was 60 to 30. I

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PROGRAM FOR BOYS’ WEEK ' * That emphasis might be placed upon the various phases of BoyLife essential toj the physical, mental and moral development of (he growing lads, the following program has been arranged: Sunday, April 26th BOYS' DAY IN CHURCHES The Purpose is—- ' To focus the boys’ minds upon the religious faith of their parents To interest the parents in the religious lift* of the hoy To cultivate in the heart of the boy, devotion to the faith of his parents To*interest the churches in developing a program that will appeal more strongly to boys. Monday, April 27th BOYS' DAY IN SCHOOLS AND EVENING AT HOME The Purpose is— To impress boys with the value of an education as a Mecessary requisite In character-building for citizenship. To cultivate, on lire part of our citizenship a deeper regard for the schools as the greatest institution for the building of sterling manhood and good citizenship. To arouse officials and authorities to the importance of adequate facilities, such us schools ami playgrounds, so that there may no longer be part-time classes and a lack of recreational facilities To interest fathers ami mothers in their own boys. To emphasize the home as the greatest institution for character building. To interest boys in the sanctity of the home as the safeguard of civilization. Tuesday. April 28th , BOYS' DAY IN CITIZENSHIP j The Purpose is— • To provide boy leadership in the city and town offices. I To visualize to the boy the opportunity of rising to the loftiest places in political life. To impress upon adults the responsibility of training the boys to be good citizens. . Wednesday, April 29th BOYS’ DAY IN ENTERTAINMENT AND ATHLETICS The Purpose is— To demonstrate the work of th- different organizations along the line of dramatics ami athletics. To develop the spirit of playing the game for the game’s sake. To provide the publie with. an oppqytunity of visualizing the boy power of the community. Thursday. April 30th BOYS' DAY IN INDUSTRY The Purpose is— To interest the boy in the value of learning a trade or a profession. To visualize to the boy the opportunities in business and professional life. To interest the business man in the boy as a potential employer, captain of industry, and leader4n business. Friday, May Ist BOYS' LOYALTY DAY The Purpose is— To develop loyalty on the part of the potential manhood of nations. To give the public an opportunity to review its potential citizenship. To focus the attention of the public, upon the boys as the medium through which all problems of society can eventually’find n solution To create a healthier attitude toward the hoy. Saturday. May 2nd BOYS’ DAY OUT-OF-DOORS The Purpose is— To put emphasis on life in open. To enable the public to see boys in action in all the open spaces ami parks of the city. To visualize the value of supervised play-grounds and recreational centers. /"■ I ——— __________ ■■■ —- - “Boys—The Nation’s Greatest Asset” fljL; r April 26—Boys Week—May 2 ✓ and Monday is Boy’s Night at Home Throughout the country nil next week is BOYS WEEK. Monday evening has been set aside as Boys Night at Home. Make nil the evening al home attractive for him. Buy him a RADIO and let him lune in on the Various programs which are interesting and entertaining. We are featuring the Super Zenith, the greatest Radio on the market. Nothing like it for performance, Come in and let us demonstrate. Indiana Electric Company North Second St. Sether Bldg. ’

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Kokomo Boy Wins High School Debating Meet Bloomington, Ind., April 25.—Donuld Bailey, of Kokomo, todfty wan ■ champion orator of Indiana high l schools. He was awarded a gold meditl last night In taking first place in the finals of the eleventh annual mate high school discussion contest conducted by the Indiana University extension division. Wilfred Fidlar, Terre Haute, and Dorothy Wellborn, Et insville, who ranked second and third respectively, received silver and bronze medals. 0 SEN. WHEELER IS FOUND NOT GUILTY BY JURY (Continued from Page One) justice. Had it lieen for this perjured testimony, the case would never have gone to the jury. I charge that thia tiiai was a persecution and it lias been amply proved, not only Dy the Beralt committee, but by a clean-cut decisive victory in a court of justice. I hope for an early trial in Washington on the conspiracy charge in order that my investigation in the senate may not be hampered by the Daugherty gang which apparently still has a commanding voice in the department of justice.”’ A. M. Fousek. a farmer from Gilman. Mont., who sat on the jury, declared every man was ready to render

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