Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 19 January 1926 — Page 10

SMI GRADE TEAMS TO PLAT WEDNESDAY Central And St. Joe To Meet In Third And Deciding (lame Os Series The Centra) school and St. Joseph Catholic school eighth grade basketball teams will play the third and deciding game of their annual series at the Decatur high school gymnasium Wednesday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. Au admfsison charge of ten cents to everybody will be made. The two teams are evenly matebed this year and each quintet has scored one victory over the other. Central won the first game by a one-point margin while St. Joe captured the second by a two-point margin. There Is intense rivalry between the two teams and a great game is expected tomorrow evening. Each school has one of the strongest teams in its history. Reynolds, floor guard for the Central quintet, injured a knee In practice yesterday evening and may not be able to get into the game. Yellow Jackets To Play Columbia City On Gridiron Columbia City, Iml.. Jan. 19.—The 1926 schedule for the Columbia City high school football team follows: September IS Kendallville, here. September 25 —Auburn, here. October 2—Decatur, here. October 16 Warsaw, there. October 23—Bluffton, there. October 30—Plymouth, there. November 6 —To be scheduled. II - o The United Stares used about 400,000 tons of stone ror building inon uinents and gravestones last year.

City Water Bills are due and must be paid on or before Jan. 20 A 10% penalty will be added if bills are not paid by this date. City Water Dep’t CITY HALL

i - 1' i ■ - 'll | 1 ■ ,iwwn-" hi i i ii FIELD GOALS I * BY MARK M. UPP |l The Big Ten race looks like a thriller this year. With the season only started, every team in the conference I has been defeated at least once. MichiI gar. had a perfect percentage until the | mini downed the Wolverines last night at Ann Arbor, 31-29. Indiana stayed iu (he race by defeating Northwestern at Evanston last night. 39-31. There appears to be very few pointoi difference In the strength of the leaders and tuil-enders at present. Portland swamped Winchester. 6630, Friday night, but lost to Madison township. Jay county, on Saturdaynight. 30-21. Looks as though the Panthers would*have difficulty in winning their sectional again this year. Constable plays forward on the Madison township quintet. We suppose he prevents alt rough stuff. Mock is the back guard. Suppose he is trying to mock some of these famous basket caretakers. Welker returned to the Yellow Jacket squad last night and worked out with the team. His appearance on the squad is expected to strengthen the lineup. "Yellow Jackets of Decatur, your losing Friday night to Lancaster i means that the “Coks" were on us. j We sure had you slated to win." —Will Wynn, Herne Witness. I Purdue has a chance to take the

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lead In the Big Ten race tonight by winding from the Chicago Maroons. A victory will give the Boiler Makers three victories and one defeat, "We're not prophots, or sons of prophets, but nevertheless wo predict Berne to win from Kirkland's tossera by, lot us say. 15< points."—Will Wynn. Don't take the Kangaroos too lightly. Will. Reniohibor whnt they did to the Hartford Gorillas last week. Buck, conductor of the Out of Bounds column In the Bluffton Banonr, digs up this one from his column of January 17. 1922. which, by the way, was the initial apearunce of Out of Bounds: "A record in field goals that will stand some time is the one run up by Bob Cummins In the game between the Phi Delts and Celina here on January 30. 1919- He made 21 field goals and Bluffton won, 130 to 0." Today's question and answer: Q— How long may a player “In bounds," who is not closely guarded, hold the ball without violating the rules’ A— Indefinitely: the length of time he tnav hold It depends on the activity of his opponent. Contribs! Contribs! Send 'em To Mark M. UppI -o New York — Hugh McQuillan, one of the regulars of the New York Giant pitching staff, broke his pitching arm in an encounter with a taxi driver and may be out of the entire 1926 season, according to information received at the Giant offices.

Jefferson Loses Game To Rockford, Ohio, I ive Jefferson township Ugh schools basketball team was defeated in au overtime game ou the Berne community auditorium floor by the Rockford. Ohio, high school quintet last Friday night, 22 20 The game was closely contested throughout. Rockford held a lend of 12-7 at the end of the first half, but the Jefferson crew overcame that five-point advantage iu the second half and forced the contest into an overtime period. Fennig was high point man for Jefferson with tour Held goals and three free throws. The Jefferson girls were defeated by the Rockford girls. 22-7 and the Jefferson eighth grade team was defeated by the Berne grade team, 32-28. Lineups: Rockford (82) Jefferson (201 Temple F Fennig Rumple 1'" Farr Ralston (' Snyder Heffner -> . G Heed Alt . G Butcher o— WELLS COUNTY STANDING W L Pct. Rockcreek Dodgers .... 1 2 .847 Union Center 9 3 .760 Lancaster Bob Cats 9 4 .685 Liberty Lions 8 4 .666 Ossian Bears 8 6 .s<l Blufton Tigers .. 10 9 .527 | Petroleum Zippers 3 8 .273 Chester Center 3 11 .214

Berne A. C. Team Wins From Petroleum, 31*- a i The Berne A. C. basketball team t defeated the Petroleum independent five on the Berne floor baturda night, in an overtime contest. 31- • The score was tied at 25 all at " end of fory mlnues of playing. 111 “ preliminary game he Monroe Bear Cats downed the Geneva indepen- ] dents. 20-9. ■m * j ■■■■■-9 “ ADAMS COUNTY BIG TEN W L Pct 1 Berne 0 Catholic High '•* " Hartford 10 3 * tiß Kirkland 6 6 Monmouth * 6 Monroe 3 1331 Jefferson 1 -t Decatur 2 11 - 1,4 Pleasant Mills 1 3 1 *" Geneva ® 1 ' B A ,J Q — ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + SPORT TABS ♦ Anna Arbor, Mich. — A recommeiida. tion for the erection of a new football stadium, seating 60,090 people, has been made by a committee appointed to investigate Michigan's athletic situation. Madison, Wis. — Ernie Nevers, all'American full back this year is planning tq enter the University of Wisconsin to finish his college course, he 'said during a visit here yesterday.

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I down, 35 to 31. Northwestern ! yet won a conference game. Chicago - Loyola University O s cv i cago defeated St. Thomas of s t p.' here last night, 14 to 10. o— Middletown — Members of the Mu dietown Farmers Federation win i 1(l their annual banquet tomorrow nijT,'' Windful) — Mrs. Harley Pickett *■' badly hurt iu a bob sled accident s’" was thrown against the double when the gorses suddenly lun KW |'