Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 70, Decatur, Adams County, 23 March 1927 — Page 8

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G. E. BOWLING TOURNEY OPENS Maintenance Team Defeats Black Armatures In Interesting Match The Maintenance team drew first blood in the first annual General Electro bowling tournament, which go:, under way last night on the alleys in the Pythian Home, when it del>ated the Black Armature crew, I. to 1,802. A. Buffenbarger was laigely responsible for the victory of the Maintenance team. He rolled ISC, 205 and 100 for the high score of the evening One of the best matches of the tournament is expected to result tonight when the Foremen meet the Automatics. The winner of this match is doped to win the tourament. Eight, teams are entered in the tournament and a silver howling trophy will be awarded to the winner. The final match will be played Saturday night. Following is the score of last night’s match: MAINTENANCE A. Buffenbarger . IS6 205 160 F. Engle 147 142 118 J. Coffee 87 IOS R. Crist .100 111 107 R. August .111 226 103 Kuhn . 76 Total 1.857 BLACK ARMATURE L. Beal 159 143 158 M. Roop 143 110 145 H. Krenckeberg 103 138 99 C. Mclntosh ... 99 106 140 R. Rabbit t 93 82 C. Miller . 84 Total 1.502 :—o Basehall Dope Book Makes Annual Appearance Departure of the major league players for their various training camps may be likened to the first blast of the herald's L limpet announcing the arrival of Spring. But the actual entry of this season is marked by the appearance of the first baseball schedule and record book, which this year, as in the past, is The. Dope Book, published by (’. C. Spink & Son, St. Louis Ma., publishers of The Spotting News. This year's edition of the Record Book enlarges on the scope of its World's Series information. For instance. the box scores and other statistics of the 1926 games between the Cardinals and Yankees are carried. I'esides, there are the facts relating to the u..;>iial Inter-league championship games from the origin of the classic. Copies of The Sporting News Record Book may be had by sending ten cents to C. C. Spink & Son, St. Louis Mo. Indianapolis News Picks All-State Basketball Fives Following are the first, second and third all-state basketball teams select ed by the Indianapolis News, following the annual state tournament, which was won by Martinsville, Saturday night: FIRST TEAM Forwards Joris, Muncie. Wooden, Martinsville. Center. Secrist, Muncie. Guards Reynolds, Martinsville. Kruchten, Bedford. SECOND TEAM Forwards Barnes, Connersville. Mace, Muncie. Center. Giabert, Evansville. Guards Prentice, Keendallville. Ridge, Connersville. THIRD TEAM Forwards Owens, Bedford. Burnain, Gary. Center. Eubank, Martinsville. Guards Wedmore, Muncie. Evans, Logansport. HONOR ROLL Forwards Ashby, Evansville Carmen, Frankfort. Dornte, Fort Wayne. Perry, Muncie. l. Muter, Waldron.Center. Jasper. Fort Wayne. McCaines, Logansport. Decook, Mishawaka. Guards Eber, Muncie. Lockhart, Martinsville. - Hupp, Logansport. Cummings. Bedford H. Cage, Sharpsville.

MANY THANKS In grateful appreciation, we wish . to thank the merchants and the . employees of the General Electric • company for their generous contri- , buttons that sent us to the state I tournament. 4 YELLOW JACKETS. | o field r /fk. GOALS « ■ /Xa ; . i -At. By ; Mark M. ■ — i Static created by the rumblings of baseball, track, golf and tennis is making it extremely difficult for has--0 , ke .ball broadcasting, so it looks like 5 it is time to sign off, or at least. 7 stand by. Out of Bounds, in the > Bluffton Banner, went off the air yesterday when Buck shuts off the power. and Rip Offs, in the Bluffton News has already started to rebuiM his l broadcasting apparatus In prepara--1 ticn for next fall, 1 The air is crisp enough today, how- ■ ever, that! we want to try to put across a few things before singing ■ off. In other words, we are more or less a die-hard. We see where the Martinsville team, newly crowned champion of Indiana, has been invited to ’ the national tournament at Chi--1 cago. Looks like the officials in charge of the Chicago event had wasted another letter head. i3 Dover and Kent were the winners < of the Class A and Class D champion- • ships, respectively, in the Ohio state s high school tournament last week-end. ’■ Dover, already, has accepted an inviI tation to play in the Chicago tourney, s The Dover team won the champion- • ship by defeating Waite high, of To- ■ ledo, in the final game, 23 to 21. B Although the high schools have all quit basketball, the eighth grade teams of Adams county will stage their annual tournament here next Saturday. Seven teams are entered in the affair. 1 : s Ail in all, the season just ended has been the greatest one in the history of basketball in Decatur. The Commodores and Yellow Jackets have . done a lot. to put Decatur on the map. I The writer of this column has endeavored to boost basketball in Decatur and Adams county to the best of his ability during the past season. The thought uppermost in his mind was improved ‘teams, improved sportsmanship and improved boosting. It has been the policy of this column to be just in all criticisms and fair to all teams. The writer has enjoyed boosting Adams county teams and if it has been possible for you to enjoy reading this dope, speak a good word for the Daily Democrat. The writer has appreciated all contributions from fans and the splendid cooperation of the coaches and principles of Adams county in compiling reports of games. FAMOUS LAST LINES: “JUST WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR.” o Appreciates The Service We acknowledge leceipt of a letter from Adrian Wemhoff, expressing praise for the services rendered by the Daily Democrat in securing returns from the State basketball tournament at Indianapolis and the Interscholastic Catholic meeting at Chicago at the same time last week. Mr. Wemhoff says that such a serevlce Is a community harmonizer and that the paper which furnishes the news when its wanted deserves the renewal of the subset itpions of everyone. Thanks Adtian. We hope to continue to serve you and all the other folks cf Adams county for many years to come, which we can only do by the aid of such loyal supporters as we have and whom we fully appreciate.

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' - ~ ...... - —— — 1 Dick Miller Picks All-State Hitfh School Quintet For United Press Selected for the United Press by Dick Miller - Position First team Second team Third team Forward Wooden Wanly Ashby Martinsville Connersville Evansville Central Forward Joris Miller Owens Muncie Bedford Bedford Center Secrist Eubank Jasper Muncie Martinsville Ft ANayne Central . Guard Reynolds Prentice Wedmore Martinsville Kendallville Muncie Guard Kruckten Lockhart Ridge Bedford Martinsville Connersville Honorable mention: Forwards —Barnes, Connersville; Ragsdale. Washington; L. Cage, Sharpsville; Deign. Kendallville; Cari men. Frankfort; Mil’er, Waldron; I’audice, Kokomo; Wood, I Emerson of Gary; and Mace. Muncie. Centers—Grabert. Evansville Central; Pitman. Bedford; Fish. Connersville and DeCook. Mishawaka. Guards—Evans. Logansport’ Reeves, Greencastle. •

By Dick Miller (Written for the United Press) Indianapolis, Ind. March 22—The greatest final tournament ever held by the Indiana State High School Athletic Assocation came to a close here Saturday night when Martinsville, more or less of a dark horse entry, was clowned Hoosier champions. The 1927 title holders defeated Mun cie. 26-23 in the final game of a stren-

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1927.

tn.us two-day session. From the opening Friday morning when Bedford and Evansville Central j battled to a hair raising finish—a 26-* 25 victory for the former' quintet. l every minute of the two day session j was filled with the most thrilling basketball possible. Fifteen games were played and 118 i I of Indiana's finest youths took pait in ' these battles. And head and shoulders I

'above the other 117 stood Lester RoyI nolds, Martinsville floor guard and < .iptain. I Reynolds today takes his seat along • with ‘'Fuzzy’’ Vai'divier of I'rnnklin, "Babe’ Wheeler of Garfield, Terre Haute, Don White of Lebanon and a few other outstanding candidates for Indiana's hull of basketball fame. Never before Ims the tournament 1 formed inch a complete puzzle to the writer who has witnessed almost all v tice the fiist, sixteen years ago. It seemed from the f.rst that the v. inner was in the lower bracket and the dope proved coirect. Muncie met Bedfold in the semifinals and the writer believes that that game ruined the tleur Cats’ chances to win the state title. In the lower bracket our dope favored Logansport to defeat Martinsville h.idiiy night. But Martinsville shattered all dope, Even after their lopsided 27-14 victory over Logansport many thought the Artisian quintet hail made its supreme effort and would topple Saturday but they never even falteied. Emerson provided little opposition ! in the second round while Connersi ville, outstanding dark bourse of the j meet, wilted under the strain they were carrying, and ptoved easy opposition for the champs. Thus Martinsville proved to be a • dark horse although their victories weie not such a complete surprise after their remarkable game against | Ixigansport. the outstanding favorite. And Martinsville this year meant Reynolds. I Towering above all other players

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in the tourney, this stocky floor guard meant more to his team than any other of the 118 lads in the tourney. He handled the ball perfectly, chose the right offense plays mid his defensive game was almost perfect. A small idea of his ability can be gained from the knowledge that he played the entire last half of the final game with three fouls charged against him. , Reams could be written alaint this I wonderful player who during the past i season has been the goat for a lot of ■ ! criticism on the part of rival fans, I players and critics. His conduct on the floor during the tourney here was > well nigh unreproaehoble. I Secrist was the best the tournament | . had to offer at the Center position, it being the opinion of most that much better pivot men, on the whole, hove • bet n seen here in the past. Eubanks rates next with Jasper third. • Kruckten, the gib back guard of ; Bedford was the class of the tournaI meat at his position. He was the key I man to the strong Bedford defense; i which was one of the best in the tour-1 ney. i on the offense end of the game we - present Wooden of Martinsville and i > Joris of Muncie as two of the finest; r forwards ever to race up and down, - the hard word at a final game. Wooden with his drive under the hoop and i Jails with his accurate eye from the: i floor foi in a combination that can * - not be approached. I As next best we select Wnaly of Connersville and Miller of Bedford. | i Ashby of Evansville and Barnes of, Connersville are our third choice. i 1 rentice. the Kendallville floor*

K "*" 1 *"" 1 wh ""T the prise for sportsmanship, WM shadowed at his birth only b y nolds. In two games he co UWd baskets, a dozen from the center the floor. He could not touch nJ, nolds on defense, however. Wedmore of Muncie is another floor guard. Lockhart of the champions is a [i( , back guard, able to take t| lP b|l| the backboard in nice style and an ceilent long range sniper. Rtd gH *, Connersville is named third M.p, back guard with the explanation ih«t he played more games than Ev tt , Logansport. The honorable motion li St a , U 3, contains some fine players. Hower? there ate few who appear able eveu to contest the right of the fifteen men selected for positions on the first three teams of our 1927 mythical selection. Martinsville Team Gets Invitation To National Tournament Chicago, March 22—(United Press) I —The university of Chicago has ini vited Hagertown. Md., high school to ’ compete in the national interscholastic basketball tourney heie. March 29 to Aptil 2, it was announced today Acceptances have been received I from Dover. O„ Huron. S. D. and Win- ( field, Kansas high schools j Others invited are Minersville Utah. ■ Denver, Col.; Maitinsville, Ind., MasI catine, la.; and Noitheast high of Kansas City.