Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 14 February 1927 — Page 6

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ANDERSON LOSES TO COMMODORES Catholic High Cagers End Home Season With 12-26 Win Friday Night I laying their last home game of the season, the Catholic high school Commod .res romped away to a 42-26 victory ov<r St. Marys Catholic high school, of Anderson, in the Catholic school gym last night. A large crowd saw the curtain rung down on the ('< mm ulotes' home season. The vic tory was the twentieth consecutive win of the season for the Commodores. \rt W> : )li fund “Mongo” Meyers. , ■ i . . in< Ct ihe ( tnmcl r. - 41.2 x <-:.s!i-'of matr. battle- -for Catljpla high, played their last game for their school on the home floor last night. They will he graduated this spring Doth played a big part in the Commodores' victory last night, Meyers scoring 1 : p amt \Vemh',fc counting for 9. In the Preliminary game, the St. Joseph Eighth grade teain lost a thrilling battle to the South Side Midgets of Fort Wayne, 34-30. The game was hotly contested throughout, with the score being knotted at 12-all at the end of the first halt Gass starred fw the St. Joe team with six field goals and eight free throws. In the big game, neither team could score for about two'minutes and then Mongo Meyers broke the ice with a pretty fie Id goal Miller sank on< tile Celli ami. Meyeis got another, making the count 6-0 and Anderson took time out. The then tan the score to 14-2, with Miller, Meyers. Wemhoff tmf Smith hitting the Del consistently. Casey got Anderson's first' field goal. With the score 16-4, Pete Mylott was substituted for Miller. The locals efflninued hitting the net consistently and ran the score to i 'i ernard We ved his big brother at center. The half ended with the Commodores leading 25-10. Meyers dropped in a beautiful long field goal at the start of the second half. Sorg fouled Casey and when the visiter scored the two free throws Sorg got the two points back with a field goal. Art Wemhoff returned to the game in place of his brother. The C. mm al-ires “got hoi" for a few minutes and showered in four field goals in quick order. Anderson called time out and halted the spurt. Anderson then s’aged a little rally am! luon-iht the score up to 37-26, where thev were halted and then the Commodores proceeded t > pile up their score to 42 bein mu , mlcii Ar: Winhoff ended his career on the home floor by shooting the last field goal and last foul goal o.’ the game. The Commodores completely outclassed the Anderson quintet last night but the locals did not go at top speed throughout, ’he come t. They appeared to be able to go on a scoring spree when needed, but were consent to take things easy most of the tffne. The Commodores' next game will be with St. Rose, of Lima, February 22. Lineups and Summary: Decatur (42) Anderson (26) Miller F Casey Meyes F llefferman A. Wemhoff C Ferguson Smith G Weschler Sorg G Barsha Substitutions: (Decatur) F. Mylott for Miller, B. Wetnhcff for A. Wemhoff Kohi’.e for Sorg; (Anderson) Lavelet for Casey. Field goals: Miller 2; Meyers 6; A. Wemhoff 4; Smith 3; Sorg 1 F. Mylott, 3; Casey 2; 1 letterman 5; Feiguson 1; Barsha 1. Foul goals: Meyers 1; A. Wemhoff 1; Sorg 1; F. Myl'tt 1; Casey 5; Hefferman 2; Barsha 1. Referee: Pat Hyland, Notre Dame. St. Joseph (30) Midgets (34) Arnold F- Wilson Klepper F Fleming Gass C Yaggy Coffee G Welsh Vian G • • Sumers Sub dilutions: (St. Joseph), Lose for Coffee, Metzger for Arnold; (Midgets). Brokaw for Welsh. Field goals: Arnold 1; Klepper, 1; Gass 6; Coffc 2; Wilson 4; Fleming 2; Yaggy 4; Brokaw 1. Foul goals: Metzger 1; Gass 8; Coffee 1; Wilson 2; Fleming 1; Welsh 2: Sumers 5; Referee: Carl Gass, Decatur. Huntington —Plans for a new Y.M.C. A, building here began to take on more definite shape with the contribution of SIOO,OOO to the building fund by F. E. Wickenhisen, local banker.

I Willie Hoppe Takes Lead In Title Billiard Match - £ Boston, Feb. 12. I United Press.) — Outscoring Welk. r Cochran of HollyI wood. Cal., more than three to one. Willie Hoppe, world's 18.2 billiard champion took the lead in their title match here last night. Starting the second bloc on the under side of a 500 334 score, the veteran < hajnpion. playing brilliant billiards. quickly overtook the challenger. leading at the end of the block.' 1,000 to 705 9. 808 CATS DOWN KIRKLAND, 30-19 Kirkland Aft <1 Lancaster Teams Play Interesting Game In Old Gy m The Kirkland high school Ktingiiroos put up a nice game against the Lancaster high seliu-d Bob Cats in a con , * night, but the Wells county lads won by an 11-p.int ifiaigln, the final score being 30-19. The game ws intcre. j j.iim | all the way, with Lancaster holding a small h ad moss Os t lie time. The til st half ended with the Bob Cats leading, Illi. Only three p ints were scored on free throws during the game, the Kangai< is getting one in the- first half, and the Bob Cats counting one in each iWf. .Five personal foul.) weie called on Kirkland and two on Lancaster. Wilson was high point man. scoring six times frem the Held for Lancaster. Meyers, of Ttirkland, and Garton, cf Lancaster each scored four field goals, and the latter added on epoint on a fiee throw I n the curtain raiser, the Lancaster reserv is won from the Kirkland seconds, 27-22. .The winners were ahead at the halt. 12-10. Lineup and Summary: Kirkland (19) Lancaster (30) L. Arnold F v ...Wilson v., yei - . . .1’ , . . . .Clouser Smith C . ...V. Scrogham _F. Arnold G Garton Heller G . ...M. Scrogham Substitutions: (Kirkland, Gerber (Lancaster). Spehe ’-P and Bevington Meld goals: L. Arnold 2: Meyers, 4; F. Arnold 2; Wilson 6; Clouser 2; V. Scrogham 2; Garton 4. Foul goal*: Smith 1; V. Scrogham 1; Garton 1. Referee: Pierce, Fort Wayne. o HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Froebel (Gary) 43; Marion. 20 Emerson (Gary) 27. Sohth Bend. 17. •Franklin; 19, W-rMtingluu 15. Battle Ground 44; West Lafayette 28. Jefferson, 35; Monitor 33. West Point 53; Waynetown 30. Rensselaer 42: Remington 27. Montmorenci 44; Klondike 21. Parker 23; Losantville 21. Stoney Creek 32; Ridgeville 27. Dunkirk 35: Redkey 24. Montpelier 17; Warren 14. Technical (Indianapolis) 20; Elwood, 19 Hartford City 48; Alexandria, 29. Flora 33; Thorntown 18. ' Bunkerhill 47; Lincoln 23. Jlelphi 40; Monticello 30. KokomrNseconds 48; Greentown 28. Evansville Central 52; Kokomo 36. Shelbyville 27; Anderson 21. Shortridge, Indianapolis 47; Richmond 34. Bedford 39; Martinsville 36 (double overtime). Sunman 31; Milford 10. Lawrenceburg 35; Versailles 13. Brownstown 38; Scottsville 24. Noblesville 50; Mooresville 22. Valparaiso 37; Plymouth 33. Washington Catholic 39; Evansville Catholic 27. Laporte 31; Rochester 25. Wingate 34; Covington 30. Nappanee 39; KendallvlHe 36. Columbus 39; Greensburg 27. Connersville 26; Rushville 25. Lebanon 42; Bloomington 22. Pendleton 39; Lapel IS. Orleans 22; Bloomfield 20. Pittsboro 60: Parry Central 15. Frankfort 57; Crawfordsville 31. Logansport 46; Newcastle’*22. Fairmount 29; Jonesboro 27. Sweetser 34; Matthews 17. Winchester 40; Portland 18. Madison 38; Pennville 32. o Four Conference Games Scheduled For Tonight Chicago, Feb. 12. — Four western conference basketball contests are up for decision tonight with Illinois playing lowa at lowa City ranking as the most important of the games. Chicago plays Wisconsin at Madison; Purdue plays Ohio State at Columbus; and Northwestern goes to Minneapo’ls to struggle with Minnesota for the cellar championship. 0 — Get the Habit—Trade at Home, It Pays »

SPORTS

YELLOW WETS • TRIP HUNTINGTON I — .. Decatur Varsity Wins from Vikings, 27-23; 1). 11. S. Seconds Win 25-23 The Decatur high wliol Yellow Jac,k• ' the Yellow Jacket Resolves and 150 local net fans journeyed to Hunti!i: ,u l.i t night whore they tasted the f/nit of a complete victory over the Huntington high school Vikings, in two i eigh nd tumid* basketball tilts. The Yellow Jackets walked off will; a 27-2 1 win and the Reserves orri.d'eway fit long end of a 25, 23 score. v ® Botil games were rough and the ■ fating was iiiu.itisl ictory from either the Decatur or Huntington f.,i Ipoint c i Kellt r. Huntington sports writer and prophet, was on the -up."me bench during Ihe pr Hiiiia ary scrap and he failed to uncover aay phenomenal baskeCwil knowledge A M.-. Butt of Main hes er col b dye refereed the main g) and Buck net-, of Binfftoti. acted as umpire.’ The Yellow Jacket ©victory was used in the middle of the second half, when the local aggregation opened their prize package and boosted tlia score to a u n-point lead, by a three-minute bombardment of the net fiWi all angles of the door. The game had previously been closely contest e l with “Decatur holding on to a two .4- three point lead most of the time. The Decatur Reserves started o:it strong in _the preamble to the big c nee and had the Viking Juniors gasp il)g for breath. The midway rest period revealed a score of 17-S fee favor of the Decatur netters. "Curly" Reyn olds, playing his first cyme for,, the 1 cal Reserves was forced rtit of the game early in the second half witlg a badly sprained ankle. Johnnie Engle-, substituting, for Stoneburner, gave a gftod account of himself, and, after the Huntington team had pulled up to within one point range ')s the lec:os. he rang the bell for two field goals. The entire second team deserves commendation for the scrap it showed iGi’ili- way th:-.- ■-It While the game was never it} imminent clanger, the -fteree continually %’as fouling a Decatur plover and tne Huntington team van gaining rapidly by tllA free throw loute. The shot of the- tiler's gun ended H e fray, with the locals holding on to a 25-23 point lead. In the main go, Huntington started stiong and had the locals down 4-t The Yellow Jackets gained their footing and swept off to a lead which they held throughout the first The entire team was playing in unison passing well and shooting with no little amount of accuracy. The rest period found !b.e Yellow Jackets leading, 13-10. At the opening of the second stanza, the Viking started strong in an effon to curb the apparent Decatur victory, end ran their score to 15 before the locals scored. Anadell and Bell started a rally and before the Vikings could -score from the field again the score was 27-17. At this point of the game Anadell was sent to the showers by file personal foul route and in a few minutes Krick left the floor for the same ofiense. < The local team continued to hold the but was content tc» pass the ball pithcut making an effort to .score. The game ended amid a noise of protest against the referee from both sides of the gymnasium. The final score being 27-23. Lineup and summary: Decatur (27) Huntington (23) Be 11. F Pitrucell Hill F Welch 'Gerber C .......... Hummer Anadell G . ... Petrie Kiick . G Warkentine Substitutions: (Decatur) Lankenau for Krick; Bebouf for Anadell. (Huntington) Burgwald for Welch; Cable for Hummer. Field goals: (Decatur) Hill. 2; Bell, 5; Gerber, Anadell, 2. (Huntington) Pitrucelle, 2; Welch, 3; Burgwald, Petrie. Foul boala: IBP. 1; Bell. 2; Krick, 1: Anadell, 3: Pitrucelle, 2; Welch, 3; Petrie, 2. Officials, Burt aid Buckner. Second Team Lineup Decatur (25) Huntington (239 Stoneburner F Newell Somers F Kindler Cole C Casper Reynolds . G Heaston Hebble G Whitlock Substitutions: (Decatur) Engle for Stoneburner; Zwick for Reynolds. (Huntington) Whitlock for Casper; Poor for Whitlock; Barnheiser for Heaston. Field goals: Stoneburner, 2; Engle, 2; Somers, 2; Cole, 2; Casper, 3; Heaston, 2; Whitlock. Foul goals: Stoneburner, 2; Somers, 1; Cole, 3; Reynolds, 1; Zwick, 2; Fryer, 1; Kindler, 3; Casper, 2; Barnheiser, 1; Poor, 2. Referee, HeUer, Huntington. i

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.... a . . ...» Philadelphia Man Leads In National Billiard Meet Chicago, Feb. 12. — (United Press.) —Otto Reiselt, Pbiladephia. hold the lead In the national throe cushion billiard championship tournament todny after wlnYThtg his match yesterday after Anglo Kleckhefer. Chicago, had gone down to his first defeat. Reiselt is unbeaten and has six victories to date. Kelckhefor has five wins and yesterday's defeat. In wining from Tiff Denton of Kansas City, Reiselt demonstrated the game which made him champion. Shooting calmly, ho defeated Denton. I 50-25, in 50 innings. In a slow match, Kieckhofer dropped his game to Allen Hall, St. Louis, 50-46. _ OSSIAN GIVEN SCARE Bl BERNE ® a Fighting Five Leads Bears! At llalf But Weakens; Ossian Wins, 52-30 , After holding a 24-23 lead at the end of the first half, the Bertie Fighting Five weakened in the second half of a game with the Ossian Bears, at Ossian, last night, and the Bears walked away to a 52-W victory. Good basket shooting kept the | Berne team in the running irt thfiist haM. Stuckey sank five field goals for the Fighting Five. Tleniine and Johnson starred for Ossian. Henline getting tight basket# and JohnsrtWi. seven. The Berne team will play LiberaCenter, at Berne, tonight. Lineups a»d summary: Ossian (52) o Berne (30) Henline ..a F .(£> Stuckey Johnson F Smith Melching 4' Thompson Herbst G Braun Swilgrt .G ... Winteregg Field JJhals: Heline S; Johnson 7; Melching 2; Herbst 4; Swihart 2; StuckeyT; Smith 2; Thompson 2i Brant* 2; Haecket. Free throws: Johnson. Melching 3, Herbst J, Stuck■v. Smith ThoniipsQp. Substitutions: Wybourn for Henline, Bailey for Swihart, Haecker for Smith. Referee: Dogan (Fort Wayne.) 3 —— o *— Wabash Student Wins* State Oratorical Contest o Evansville, Ind.. Feb. 12. —(United Press) Wabash cortege was on its W/y to th(»4l)ird consecutive optional i '.□tereollegate oratmi -al champion-1 ship today, after its representative, i rfrrt .). I'.iiidp;-. Joi -ireiic. Jmli yon first place in the Indiana oratorical association contest at EvansvTl.ollege last night. ® Phillips was awarded a gold medal forty dollars in cash for his ora ion. ; — 9 Butler Swamps Little Giants, Scone 40-22 -- Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 12. — (United .’ress) Unable to hit the basket Wabash college last'night bowed to Butler University, 40-22 in a one-sided basketball game here. The Crawfordsville team scored first on a charity heave and Butler counted with a field goal, never to be headed again. The half ended 18-12. The last half was all Butler's the Bulldogs scoring almost at will. The l.ittle Giants hail many easy shots bbut were unable to connect with the center of the rim. o “Bill” Hart And His Wife Are Divorced Carson Cits, Nev., .Fab 12.—-(United Press) —After living apart for nearly five years Wm. S. "Bill" Hart, twb gun man of the movies, and his wife, Winifred Westover Hart, have been legally separated through the divorce court. Mrs. Hart obtained the divorce decree in a session of the district court at Reno last night, on the grounds of desertion and abandonment. Hart and Winifred Westover. Film Star, were married in his hollywood home on December 7. 1921. Thev separated in May, 1922, and their only I child Wrtu S. Hart Jr., was born the j following September. O -T —_ Senate Reed Campaign fund meets to consider stintmoning wltnes-H ses who refused ,to appear. Public lands committee continues d investigaticn of Lumber contract in Giant county, Oregon. '

FIELD i GOALS r « - F / 1 By Mark M. Upp Huntington and Anderson both got a taste of Decatur basketball in the same evening last night. And both had a litt> more than they could take care of. Tw<nty slid «tlll tin' for the Commodores. ■ - —• Art Wemfioff and Mongo ers ended their Commodore careers on the home cavrt last g night in the prjper manner. Art even shot the last field goal aridtact foul goal of the game. That ten-point, victory that Hunt•jngton was predicting for last night fidl short about 15 points. The Yellow Jackets maTie Cash Keller look | all wet as a prqjihet. Things looked dark for the Yellow i Jackets when Joe Krick and Roy Anadell, the two star guards, were sent to the >howers in the second half, with four personal fouls charged to ? them. But the Curtisqjen continued their strong defensive playe and, although they failed to boost their own total, they protected their ten-point lead well enough that four poizits separated the two teams when the game ended. JP The Yellow Jackets have establishes a reputation as being one Os the strongest defensive quinin this part of the--State, In . sixteen games, no team has scor-

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ed more than 28 points against the Curtismen and in only four of those games was their opponents’ score 25 oftf’ore. In eight tames, thSr opponents have scored less than 20 points. The Commodores now have a rest until a week ftom Tuesday, when they go to Lima to iplay the strong St. Rose high. Seats may bo reserved tor that game by calling Norbert Holthouse. The Kirkland Kangaroos made a creditable showing against the strong Lancaster Rob Cats last night. The Kirkland quintet appears to bo rounding into shape for its usual s'rong showing in the tournament. Berne’s Fighting Five evidently used up all its fireworks in I the <irst half of the game at Ossian last night. After leading the Bears 24-23 at the half, they faltered and were snowed under in the second frame. Kft lallville's flashy quintet is hitting the injiups right lately, since starting a lump. The Swainmon have lost, four out of their last five games. Nappanee licked 'em last, night, 39-36. ( Wow! Bedford licked Martinsville ■ 39-56 in a double overtime. We'd have g'fv- n several punches on our meal ticket to have seen that game St. Joseph higji of Shelbyville defeated Cathedral, of Indianapolis, at * Shelbyville. Thursday night, 32-28. The winners led as the half, 21-14. The Shelbyville quintet is working frir a bid to the national Catholic tourney. Washington Catholic, another .strong contender for a bid to the national tourney, defeated Evansville Catholic last night, 39-27. Shelbyville and Washington have each lost two games this season, however. Poor old Bloomington. Lebanon blasted the hopes of George Purcell's Panthers last night with a crushing 42-22 defeat. If those Panthers don’t win a game

pretty soon, George will have to hunt up another "scandal" t 0 get enough dope to fill his esteem, ed column, "Casual Comment." Winchester beat Portland hu» night, 40-18. Portland must get a | ()1 of kick ont of that 2-0 victory u", Panthers have credited to thetn < lV( . r Winchester, via the forfeit n , ul „ after Winchester had played an ni ' eligible* man In tho previous ; am(1 " The Yellow Jackets go to Garrett tonight. Here's hoping they have to play football again tonight, Arfuerson's basketball team didn't fare ro well against the Commodores la«t nigl.t, but the visitors sure carried away first honors in high piwrwi rooting. Dan Heffernan, father of th e Andetson captain, undertook to ,; a most of the Anderson rooting all hv himself and he laid ’em in the shade He sure likes his basketball. And. ineklentally, young Heffernan plcved mighty n ice game of ball for And"i: on. Coach Curtis will receive word tomorrow sometime what team the Yellow Jackets will meet first in the tourney at Cincinnati next Friday? The team expects to leave I Decatur Thursday. FAMOUS T.AST LINES: "TOT CANT BRAT US ON OUR HOME FLOOR.” I — q? Cheering Banne dAt Basketball Game; Noise Breaking Up Meeting Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 12 -il’irteii Press) —The last word in padloc'un;; was written into tlnj record: in im ianapolis today. A band of cheering was placed during the second half of the ShcrtrilgeRichmond basketball game here while Shortridge was winning. School officials explained that 'lv» cheering was breaking up deliberations of a gatheiing of teachers m< eting in a rK’tn above the gym. ,o— Get the Habit—Trade at Home, It Pays ■ .j — ■" —" ■