Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1925 — Page 8

— BERNE SCORES ANOTHER WIN Fighting Five Defeats South Side Reserves In Good Game, 43-35 The Berne high school Fighting Five won its ninth consecutive victory of the season last night when the Fort Wayne south Side R> serves fell before Blue and White attack. 4W. The game was played on the Herne floor before a large crowd of enthusiastic I fans. The game was a thriller frojn' start to finish South Side held the lead during most of the first half and was out in front. 23-18 at half time. The Berne offensive started functioning in great style in the second half, however, and the Fighting Five forged ahead to a' substantial lead. Berne opened the scoring when Captain Baumgartner worked his way down the floor and dropped in a field goal from loose up. South Side scored on a free throw and then Hranning. who was high point j man of the game, scored on a long shot at the basket, putting South Side in the lead. 3-2. The visitors then ran their score up to 16 while the beat Berne do was six points. With the score standing 16-6 against them,' Coach Diltz’s crew opened up a fast oftense and Smith scored two field goals and Ellenbcrger one in less than

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■ . K one minute South Side took time out to stop the tally, but when play was resumed, the Fightins Five continued Its scoring • spree and soon the count was tied al 16 al). With only a few minutes ot the half to be played, Routh Side forged ahead and led, 23 IS at the half. It was not lon 1 * after the second half I darted that the Berne five tied the I score at 25 sll and then forged ahead and led for the remainder of the game. The sensational scoring of Hranning. of Smith Side, ami Smith, of Berne, kept the fans In a frenzy during the gume. The former scored ten field goals ami the latter nine. Every man on the Berne team scored from the Held at leu t once Coach Gilbert, of jjonth Side, had fifteen players in uniform, but ho used only six in the game. In the preliminary game, the Berne eighth grade quintet lost to the Bluffton eighth graders, 2617. Lineups and summary: ! Berne 143) South Side (.35) Ellenbcrger F Flemming I Smith F Hranning Bagley C Carlo Baumgartner ....(<McCormick Winteregg G Weirich Substitutions: Null' for Carlo. Field goals: Ellenberger, 2; Smith. 9: Bag'ley. 6; Baumgartner. 2: Winteregg, 1; Flemming, 1: Branning. 10; t'arto, 3; McCormick, 3. Foul goals: Smith. 1; Bagley, 1: Baumgartner. I; Branning. 1. Referee: Macklin. - o ADAMS COUNTY BIG TEN W. L. Pct. Berne 9 0 1000 Catholic High 4 0 1000 Hartford .9 1 .900 Kirkland 4 6 .400 Monroe .... 3 6 .333 Jefferson 1 3 .250 Monmouth 1 4 .200 Pleasant Mills 1 5 .166 Geneva 0 1 .000 Decatur oJi

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f FIELD GOALS l| * BY MARK M. UPP Herno chalks up win No. 9. We journeyed to cheese town last night ■ and saw the Fighting Five wallop South Side. Although most of ike players on the South Side team wtfre reserves, Coach Gilbert is counting on them to help out his first team during the season. Weinrieh. who played back guard last night, performs with the varsity part of the time. The Bhi" and, White live got nv.iv to a slow start, the players being unable to get organized, but when they once got under way they showed their superiority. The Leaders, with Mendenhall out of the lineup, look a defeat at Montpelier last night. A disastrous first half did the trick. In the account of the Berne-De-catur basketball games of last Friday night in the Berne Witness, we found the following boquet for the two forwards of the C. H. S. girls’ team: "The Berne defense showed up poorly against Farr and Pumphrey, who unreservedly proved some of the best high school forwards we ever saw on the floor." Tip Offs, by Tip. the Tipper, is the title of a new basketball column appearing in the Montpelier Herald. It ought to be a Tip Top Tattler. Ho. Hum! The Yellow Jackets and Catholic high both play away from home this week. A little rest for thd , home fans. ' i 1 In the words of Harvey Woodruff, 'Chicago Tribune columnist, “Help! Help! this column is conducted by . Mark M. Upp." The Yellow Jackets are working out i in the old gym this week while an oil dressing is being given the floor in the new gym. Here’s hoping the oil is

'properly soaked tn betore the Bluffton Tigers appear here for a game vith the Yellun Jackets, as we don't rare to see any more skating parties like the Hartford City-Leader game last reason during the holidays. — Welcome home, former Yellow Jackets and Catholic high athb iei LEADERS LOSE ’| ] AT MONTPELIER — Local Quintet Has Poor Start And Loses Contest, Score 42-25 | The Decatur Leadres got away to a poor start in the first half of their game with the Montpelier K. of P team at Montpelier last night, and I were unable to overcome their opponents' lead in the second half, losing the game, 42-25. The Loaders outscor'cd the winners in the second half, 18 to 16. Gullion. former Purdue star, was the big noise in the game, con nesting with the basket for 8 field goals. Hugo Gale, who performed Will I the Decatur G. E. five last season. I worked at forward for Montpelier last night and sank six field goals. Miller ’ led in the Decatur scoring with five ‘.field goals and two free throws. I I Lineups and summary: headers (25) Montpelier (42) l'MillerF Craig J j Andrews F Gale Anderson Gull.on i Kennedy ,G Smith .’ Crist ,G McG.ith ' I Substitutions: Christen for Kennedy, ' Hoffman for McGath. Field goals: I Miller. 5; Anderson. 2; Crist, 2: Craig, t|s; Gale, 6; Gullion. 8; Hoffman. 1. II Foul goals: Miller. 2; Anderson. 2; . Kennedy, 3; Gtlllion. 2:

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