Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 282, Decatur, Adams County, 30 November 1926 — Page 6

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EIGHT GAMES ON CARD THIS WEEK Adams County Basketball Teams Have Busy Week Ahead Os Them Thursday Night Decatur Catholic vs. Delphos Catholic, Decatur | Friday Night Decatur vs. Garrett, at Decatur Pleatant Mills vs. Monroe, at Decatur Berne vs. Kirkland, at Decatur Hartford vs. Pennville, at Pennville Saturday Night Jefferson vs. Polingtown, at Berne Decatur Catholic vs. Geneva, at Berne Monmouth vs. New Haven, at New Haven. Eight games in which Adams county high school basketball teams will figure, are on the schedule for this week, starting with the contest between the Decatur Catholic Commodores and St. John s high of Delphos. Ohio, here Thursday night. Five games are scheduled for Friday night and three on Saturday night. The Commodores are preparing for a hard fight with the Delphos five Thursday night. Inability of the Buckeyes to stop the speedy Meyers caused their defeat in a game played between the two teams at Delphos ’ last Friday night, and they are expected to have their defense improved before they start the game here Thursday evening. The Decatur high school Yellow Jackets will perform before the home fans again Friday, after being victorious in their first; two games. ( Garrett will furnish the opposition. Berne lost to Garrets at Garrett Sat urday night, after the Garrett team had defeated Waterloo on Friday night. Coach Curtis is expecting the upstate crew to put up a stiff battle here Friday night and he is sending his charges through stiff workouts this week. The Garrett girls will play the Decatur girls and the Central school eighth grade team of this ci*y will meet! the Bluffton eighth

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graders In the first two games of the evening. i Pleasant Mills Is schednled to play Monroe and Kirkland has a game booked with Berne, both games to be played in the old gymnasium here Friday night. These two games will have an important bearing on the standing of the Adams county teams. I Berne and Kirkland being tied in the ] standing at present. j The Hartford township Gorillas go to Pennville Io play the Pennville Bull Dogs Friday night Pennville I was defeated by Lancaster last Satu>day night. 45 to 13. The Gorillas j should bring hom« the bacon Friday . night. I On Saturday night, the Catholic 'high Commodores go to Berne to play Geneva, Jefferson entertains Polingtown at Berne and Monmouth goes to New Haven. o — 1 — FIELD GOALS ; ’ y ar ■I ' Bv SSSN Mark M. Upp r v \ I The ft. E. eagers will be hosts tt “Tabby” Andrews’ Monroeville quin tet tonight. Decatur fans will welconi "Tabby" back home, even if he does n’t play. , Don’t forget, the Daily Democrat has a schedule book for you. Thanks! At last, we have a contribution. In fact, we have three contrihs from om fan who signs his offerings. "Centei (Tpp.” No sir. this fellow isn’t any kin , of our’n. Here’s his dope: “Dear Mark: That Mongo Meyei

should not be playing basketball. Onnever gets a chance to see Tiitn All J see when 1 go to a Commodore game is a “red flash" down the floor, an I 1 am told this Is to represent a stat they call Mongo. i ’'lini-k'-ye teams shouldn’t Interfere with Hoosiers. The interference might end up the way the games did with Bellevue. Celinj, and Delphos. ••Auburn': - Thanksgiving was spoilt, because they monkeyed about a Yellow J:> ket’s nest the day befO’e. D catur fans are hoping pain will not last long and the swelling wil. go down as we always extend sym- ' pathy to those unfortunate ones." "CENTER I’l P " An effort is being made to change the the game here between the Commodores and their old rivals, C. C. H. S.. of Fort Wayne. The game is scheduled for the night of December 23, the same night that the Yellow Jackets go to Bluffton to meet their old rivals, the Bluffton I Tigers. The Bluffton and C. C. H. S. games are the most import- j jnt ones gn each team's schedule and there are scores of fans who , want to see both games. -Here s , hoping the change can be made. Food For Thought A TEAM CANNOT SUCCEED j WITHOUT TRAINING. Thing It over i Airdales. —"As We See It" Hartford < City News. a An epidemic of "picking" has ■ broken out in Wells county and contributors have been filling the | columns of Bliffton columnists S with so-a.vlted all-county teams. j Buckner, in his column, “Out o' ■ Bounds." in the Banner, has made ‘ a plea that the fans discontinue I their picking until after the regular season is over, in order not to | , cause hard feelings and work a 1

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liandkap- on the players selected for such teams. Buck is right ing picked for a mythical all-star team does more to give a high school player the swell heayf than mest anything else, unless it is umlimated praise in writ ups of games We believe in giving credit where credit is due. but —use discretion. Bern? cohnunists apparently have n't found enough Inspiration in th" playing of tbs Fighting Five this season to lesnme their endeavors. Will Wynn's column, "Time Outs" apr>ur-| ed once in the Witness this fal . but I ht>.s tteen eon picious by its absence since Him. A llttl encouragement might help the team win ball games. End of the line. _ . M.- | - —O' ~ ■■ Get the Habit—Trade at Home, if Pays i.ll. ■■■■ . ■ 1— ■ — ■■!■———

1 I Basket Bali I Decatur H. S. Gym tfi * Tuesday, Nov. 30 ® MONROE V I L L E S 9* ' si! I vs ’ ¥ * DECATUR G. E. | Game called at 8:30 o’clock tfi Good Preliminary , ffi yfi G. E. Seconds vs. Monroe. j

G. E. TO PLAT MONROEVILLE Tabby Andrews To Brins l ast Quintet Here Eor Came This Evening The Genvia'. Elcterle basketball team, with one victory and one defeat on its record, will meet the Monroe j ville Independents In the Decatur high j -ehet 1 irynmu'hnn thlr evening The electricians appeared to have hit their etride lust week In their game with the Fort Wayne Crowns and they are expect,d to turn In another victory tonight. The Monroeville team Is managed 'bv True "Tubby” Andrews, former>

I Monroe high echncl it, rand*a member if the b uttir i auer- luiniet r.» I several years. Tubby l« a Monto- v Ik ! business man now. I a prellminaiy game will be played. I st it ting at 7 o’clock and th" big game | will s'ait about 8 oclock. F * _ -0 - ... Miss Helen Farr and Leu Kirsch motored to Fort Wayne hist evening

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