Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 21 December 1926 — Page 8

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SPEEDY ANGOLA QUINTET COMING Yellow Jackets Meet Strong Team Thursday; Reserved Seats All Sold Every reserved seat for the Deca-tur-Angola high school basketba.l game to be played in the D. H- S. gym Thursday night, has been sold, the last ticket being disposed of before noon today. Indications ure that the gym will be filled to capacity. The seats on the north side of the gym will not be reserved and the rule of "first there, first served" will govern the disposal of them. Interest in the Angola game is. run ning high, due to the tact that Angola J has not lost a game this season. The college city qumtet has defeated South Rend, Auburn, Ossian and Premont this season. Coach Curtis is working the Yellow Jackets this week in preparation for a gruelling battle. Hugh Vandivier, of Marion, who refereed the ' Fremont gaqie here last Saturday night, will officiate Thursday night. Principal Walter Krick stated today that Bluffton schtjol officials have notified him that they will send 140 reserved seat tickets to this city for the Decatur-Bluffton game to be played in Bluffton on Wednesday night, of, next week. The seats will sell at fifty i cents each. Reservations may be made at the high school building but the money must accompany the order. o 4 Adams County Big Ten Team W L Pct.. Decatur Catholic. 10 0 1000 h Decatur 6 1 .857 , Jefferson 5 2 .714 Berne 5 4 .555 Hartford .. 5 4 .555 Monmouth 2 4 .333 Kirkland - 2 5 ,28fi Pleasant Mills —1 5 .167 Geneva 1 6 .143 Monroe -1 8 .111

— r “ fl I / I ' i Meeting the "Mans Giff Santa Claus more than half way. ■ We’re helping the old fellow with our neckwear—supplying his cargo of shirts—and weighing down his sleigh with the gifts that will bring packages of joy to the men of Decatur on Christmas morning. So—if you haven’t paid a visit here—DO— It’s certain you have men to buy for—that you want to be absolutely certain about—we don’t mean the man—we mean tjie gift—that may mean so much to you both. From 50c to SSO there is a John T. Myers’ • gift that’s going somewhere. - <* <■ Everything a boy and man wears. lefub-T-AyexA Ge J BrrZET? CLOTHES FOR LESS J MONEY-ALWAYS- -<■ DECATUR - INDIANA •

COMMODORES I TO PLAY CELINA f Improved Buckeye Team To Play Return Game Here Thursday Night With ten consecutfve victories to '.their credit, the Catholic high school • ’ Commodores are preparing to make it • eleven straight when they stack t’p ’ against the Immaculate Conce#*-”® • high school team of Celina. Ohio, in “|,th» local gym Thursday night. The 1 Commodores have one victory’ over the • Celinu aggregation already chalked up . but the Buckeyes have improved con , siderably since the first engagement , .between the two teams and a closer j J battle is inpro pect for Thursday t night. 1 < C. C. H. S. of Fort Wayne, squeezed , out a 24-22 z win over the Celina team, j at Celina, last Friday night, after the Celina team had overcome a 16-3 lead ( , at the end of the first half. t , Many former stars on the Commo- i dore team will be home from college ( in time to see the game Thursday j night. A large crowd is expected to be t on hands for the contest. A good nre- <, iiminqry game will be played. The big game will staiU at 7:45 o'clock, ini order that fans who attend this game - i may get away in time to see the game r ! between Angola and the Decatur hicL I school Yel.ow Jackets at the D. S. s gym. n o f American Leabue Basket Standings ( W L Pct. ' Cleveland 10 0 1.000 (Washington ? 9 1 .#OO Ftort Wayne 6 4 ,60u 1 Philadelphia 7 5 .583. i Chicago 4 5 .444 ; Rochester 4 9 Z ,30j> New Yotk 2 7 .2221 Baltimore 2 7 .222 Detroit 0 6 .000 — Last Nights Results Fort Wayne. 29; New York Celts. 28

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HORNSBYGOESTO ' GIANTS IN TRADE Manager of World’s Champion St. Louis Club Traded For Frisch And Ring s New York. Dec . 20.—(United Press) 1 —Rogers Hornsby, who this year led the St. Louis Cardinals to their first pennant and world series championship. has been traded to tbZNew York Giants for Frankie Frisch, second baseman, and Jimmy Ring, right handed pitcher. There was no money consideration. . The announcement was made last night by the secretary of the Giants. Hornsby, one of the league's heav-. lest hitters, who was voted tUe most I valuable player In the National league" in 1925 who disposed of by Sam Bre-1 don. president of the Cardinals, because of a disagreement over Horns-1 by’s contract. Hornshy demanded a , three year contract for #159,000- Brea-1 1 don was willing to make it for only j one year for $50,000. His salary last year was $30,000. The popular Cardinal manager comes to New York to give the Giants the crowd-drawing power which Babe Ruth gives the Yanlqees. John J. McGraw. manager, and Charles A. Stoneham. chief owner of the Giants, feel they have made a good stroke of showmanship. St. Louis. Dec. 20. —(United Press) —"P's all right if he wants to trade me off. but it doesn’t look right after I led the team to a world’s championship." commented Rogers Hornsby, manager of the Cardinals, when informed of hi- trade to the New York Giants. "Maybe this thing isn’t settled yet," i

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he added. ITT* declined to explain what he meant. 1 Sum Brendon, president of the club, i who closed the deal, believes ho made >' a good trade in getting Frankie Frisch. ■ second baseman. and Jimmy Ring, pitcher. "I did my best to reach an agree- ‘ ment with Hornshy and held out every reasonable inducement," Breadon s said. "I artt getting n z g<«od second baseman to till Hornsby's place and i a first string pitcher." I He said he would take nis tim« In ; naming a new manager. — ■ — — O 1 "• .lack Delaney Scores Knockout Over Gorman Jersey City, N. J., Dee. 21. (United Press.)- Jack Delaney, world’s light heavyweight champion, knocked Bud, Gorman of Wisconsin unconscious in the second round of a scheduled 10-

| Basket Ball | | Tuesday, Dec. 21 * FORT WAYNE G. E. | vs. * DECATUR G. E. * Decatur High School Gym y? * gs Game called at 8:30. „ Good preliminary. Music by the G. E. Band.

round eharlty exhibition In the-Fourth regiment Armory here last night before 10,009 fight fans. The Kenosha weighed 25 pound more than Delaney, took the count while hanging on the ropes, one minute and 35 seconds after the start of the second round. Trip-hammer blows, administered by the French-Canadian Just a few seconds after having knocked him down for a full count, reduced the Wisconsin boxer to insensibility? —— -.Q"- . ■ WELLS COUNTY STANDING W L Pct, .Union Center -7 1 .875 Ossian Bears 2 .833 Rockcreek ledgers 8 2 .800 Bluffton Tigers 4 1 .800 Chester Indians 7 4 .637 , Lancaster Bob Cats 5 3 .625 Liberty Lions'' 4 5 .444 Petroleum Zippers 19 .180

'Decatur And FortiWayne G. E. Teams Clash Tonijfht . The General F ectrlc basketball, toum will meet the Fort Wayne G. E. 1 Quintet in a game in the Decatur high school gymnasium this evening. Rival-1 ry between the two teams la'areat and

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hard-fought contest | s ex Wrl< A ptellmlnnry game will be pi lly(1|1 ' !,7:80 o'clock and the big gam > .... I *tart ut 8:30 o'clock. ThafUnm al r trie bund will give a concert |„.Z . the game and between halves I „v- o——— Oet the Habit—Trade at Home.it P Jy ,