Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 247, Decatur, Adams County, 19 October 1927 — Page 6

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YELLOW JACKETS READY FOR TIGERS - Record Crowd Expected To See Old Rivals Clash Here This Afternoon Today was 01<l Rival Day In Decatur. Ulnffton Tigers, ancient foes of the Decatur high school Yellow Jackets, came to town today for their annual football game. A record-breaking crowd was expected to witness the game, which gave promise of being a stubbornly contested battle. Practically every place of business on Second street was to be closed durlug the game, and the merchants planned to attend the game. The furnit ill e stores, clothing stores, dry goods stores, shoe stores, groceries, jewelry stores, notion stores and confectioneries all were to close at .1 o'clock. The day dawned fair and cool, an Ideal day for football. The kick-off was scheduled for 3 o'clock. Hoots Heins Groomed For End Job On Purdue Team Lafayette, Iml., Oct. 19.—(INS)— Herman Boots, a rangy 185 pounder, was being groomed today for Leon ( Hilton’s place at end on the Purdue , varsity. Hilton's ankle, it was learn- , ed, has not responded to treatment ( and Boots is a probable starter in the , game against Wisconsin. ( o : — Minnesota Hackfield I Is Being Revamped * i Minneapolis, Oct. 19. — (INS) —Herb Joesting is the only veteran ill tile t Minnesota baekfleld today who is sure i of his job. In yesterday's scrim- s mage, Coach Spears tried three new ; combinations around Joesting. Haycraft, end, too ill to play in the Indi- 1 ana game last week, was back at his ( berth, none the worse from his lay- i off. • i - o t Michigan Coaches Work To Improve Team's Defense 1 Ann Arbor, Oct. 19.—(INS)—Michi- * gan coaches are devoting the major s part of practice sessions to the de- s vtlopmem of a defensive against the > Ohio State open attack. Long passes are the Buckeyes’ specialty. The r team that defeated Wisconsin will c probably start against state. * o > Cripples Return To Indiana Grid Squad Bloomington, Ind., Oct. 19. — < INS) — Two capable performers. Hull and Matthews, were back in the Indiana lineup today. Coach Page is centering attention this week in trying to correct mistakes in the line, in preparation for the game Saturday with Notre Dame. Several Hoosiers still show marks sustained in the tussle with Minnesota. IS~ WELL ATTENDED iCOtITMIRD FROM PACJR OVKI ing and afternoon with the closing session starting at 7:30 o'clock this evening. Speakers on the three programs today were Dr. M. A. Honline, of Pasadena, California, and Miss Nellie C. Young, who spoke last night. Dr. Honline is considered a speaker of unusual ability. He has subjects which he uses very effeetiveyl and he deals with some of the perplexing problems of the day. The local com mittee was fortunate in Becuring Dr. Honline to appear on the program here, as he is in great demand throughout tHe country. He happened to be in this part of the country and had an open date on his schedule. A feature of tonight’s program will be music by the Mennonite Male f'horus, of Berne. This group of men has been gaining wide recognition in musical circles. A banquet for all Sunday school workers will be held in the basement of the First Methodist church at 6 o’clock this evening. ——• O . Baked Chicken Dinner, Thursday noon. 25c, Rob Insley’s Lunch. It Dancing at Sun Set, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday this week. t 24713 t

Cobh, Speaker Or Collins May Manage Boston Hraves New Yoik, Oct. 19 - (DPI —The i! names of Ty Cobh, Trls Speaker and Eddie Collins, three of baseball's greatest stars, have been linked with 'the Boston Braves through speculation over a manager for that team next season. Dave Bancroft was given his release last week as manager and shortstop of the IPaves to permit him to sign weth the Brooklyn Robins. "We have two or three men under consideration and expect to sign one of them this week," Judge Emil Fuchs president of the Braves, said. Since Speakei plaved with the Rod Sox during the heights of their power, li is regarded as the leading possibility of tile three men mentioned in >he rumors. !. H A. A. RULES MAY BE CHANGED Several Proposals Scheduled For Discussion At Meeting October 19 Indianapolis, Oct. 19 — (UP) — Important changes in regulations of the Indiana High School Athletic Association wiii lie considered at a meeting of the legislative committee at Indianapolis, October 19. This meeting of the Association will lie preliminary to the annual conference, which will convene here on the following day. Some of the suggestions follow; That a junior high school department, covering students of the seventh eighth and nin'h grades be established in the I. H. S. A. A.— That there shall,be no football practice between the closing day of school in spring and the opening day of ■ school in the fall, with suspension as a penalty. That ail students who participate in basketball tourneys must tie pronounced physically fit for such tourney by reputable physicians, based on examinallon made three days before the event That high school students on reaching the age of 19 years, t! months, lie ineligible for participation in athletics students shall be ineligible for ahy athletic competition upon reaching the age of 21 years unless age is attained in the final semester. That contracts for sectional tourneys shall provide for entertainment of ten men and contracts for regional tourneys shall provide for entertainment for twelve and that invitations may not be filed for sectional and regional basketball tournaments „ COURT HOUSE Fined For intoxication Nick Jennev, of Berne, was fined SSO and costs and sentenced to serve four months on the penal farm this afternoon when he entered a plea of guilty to a charge of public intoxication, when arraigned in circuit court. Youth Pleads Guilty Clarence Roop, 17, of Decatur, entered a Plea of guilty to a charge of grand larceny when arraigned in circuit court this afternoon. The court had not passed sentence at 2:15 o’clock. It was charged In the affi davit against Roop that lie had stolen ail automobile belonging to Robert Morris, of Owosso, Michigan. The youth was arrested in this city Sunday night by Officer Johnson, who found hint in possession of the car. The penalty for grand larceny is a sentence of from one to ten years in the boys' school at Plaine'd. Gehrig Will Probated _JThe last will and testament of Louis Gehrig, prominent Decatur man who died last week, was probated in court here today. The will provides that the entire estate be left to the widow, Jennie Gehrig. Mrs. Gehrig was appointed executrix and she filed bond in the sum of $4,000. The will was written January 28, 1927. There will be a meeting at the Industrial rooms at 7 o’clock this evening Mi. Young, of tIK National Red Ci oss, will give a first aid demonstration. Every Scout is urged to attend.

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, GENE WANTS TO : DEFEND TITLE * I Champion Wants To Have '! Two Fights Next Year; Expects To Meet Dempsey New York, Oct. 19— (UP) —O >ne )! i Tunney sends word from the Maine • | woods that lie wants to defend his ' heavyweight ti*le twice next year. One of his opponents, he expects, will be none other than William Harrison Dempsey, back for a third try ■ after two conspicuous failures. T'.nney thinks ills other oppon A nt may be Tom Heeney, the New Zealander, who is considered by Gene the l>est of the crop of heavies who are about, to take part in Tex Rickard's elimination tournament. The heavyweight champion will insist that the fight go 15 rounds and | bel eves he would have ended all i arguments by knocking out Jack Dempsey at Chicago last month if I the battle of Soldier Field had not | lieen limited to ten rounds. Gene otdl of his wishes, beliefs and prejudices in an interview granted A1 Buck of the Portland Evening News at Rockiwood, Me., and copyrighted bv the Evening News. “I would -like to defend the championship on July 4 and then again in SepU-niliir," Tunney saidj “I ex- j peot Dempsey to be one of the two, men 1 meet. Jack is too smart for the rest of the,field.” It develops that the present heavy- , weight champion considers Dempsey j "Tricky, .but very smart.” More than Jack’s punching ability 1 more than his courage, which Gene j freely nesnowledges, Turney praises j Dempsey's ring-craft. — | The Fourth Down By Willie I’unt I "It won't he long now," keeps ring- . ing in the ears of your humble servant as this column is manufactured this morning. Decatur Yellow Jackets vs. Bluffton Tigers on Niblick Field today. Oil, lioy, A big pep session was held in the high school gym last night. Alter the meeting the pupils snake danced up town. The Purple and Gold was flying from many flag poles and lamp posts on Second street as we came to work this morning. The merchants sure have the football fever today. Kendallville is looming up as a possible winner of the Northeastern Indiana conference title. Coach Stanley’s eleven has won three conference games and lost none to date. Columbia City, with three victories, no defeats, but a tie with Decatur to her record goes to Kendallville for a game Saturday. Kendallville will end Decatur's season with a game here a week from Saturday. "A short time ago a couple of Decatur fellows were at our office and tock occasion to look back through some old files of the Evening News, where were contained accounts of the bitter' rivalry between the two towns. How j imes have changed! There is still as much rivalry, for a victory over the Yellow Jackets is the sweetest of all, but nowadays brickbats are ed as building material and not as confetti. Good sportsmanship prevails as it should in both cities. The old timers here thought that Decatur was hardly civilized —that It was composed of some peculiar isolated race of combattant tendencies, and, of course, Decatur fans had their own ideas about the warring natives to the south and west. In subsequent years it was learned that nice people really reside in both localities, that they all talk and walk about the same, that ■ they have automobiles and know about the radio. We are therefore pleased to

i HARVARD S BEST r |tURNING KICK-OFF |'y SOL METZGER IF Arnold Horween further develops his scheme for returning kick-offs. Harvard will make a mark this season in breaking loose for an ooenatoMl touchdown on this play. Pitt used to lead the world In thia wflnrt. ' last season Northwestern Broke for a touchdown on the line kick-off ugulnst t’htcjigo, on the very day, by the way, that n magazine article by (earn SinpK o! Chicago appeared Id which lu* took occasion to remark that ( ulcngo always covered her kick-offs so well that no team ever could return them, l ie- Northwestern crowd got a tremendous kick out of that coincidence, as yon may well imagine. - , t \sJfVy I y v w -&•! ffltfjyv— Harvard came near getting away for a touchdown when Yale first fcieW-cd-off to her last fa'l. And she returned all that she caught pretty neopTy up to midfield. The trouble was that her iiacks fumbled. Returning a kickoff to midfield upsets all the dope. The coach figures that they should never be run back beyond the 25-yard line. Hence, always kick-off is the dope, as it gives tlie kicking team an advantage. Harvard offset all of that and is likely planning to do more of it this fa'l. as Holy Cross will find out this week. The Harvard system is to bring the entire tram back, each half of the eleven staying on its own side of the runner and then the whole team starting straight forward together in a flying “V". As the taoklers must approach from either side thqy are cut off by these interferers. The “V" opens near midfield and the runner rushes out from it at top s|>eed. Yale kept a safety man baek on kick-offs. Slid he usually did the tackling. Harvard's job this fall is to work out a scheme to take care of this safety man. If she perfects it, look for the Crimson to win a game or so by returning kickroffs. Speaking of Norlhwestern. In tomorrow's article I'll deal with an unusual forward pass play used by this team to score against Chicago. Wouldn't be a bit surprised if Ohio State didn’t have to watch for this play Saturday* when she meets Northwestern in what may prove to be a Conference championship test at Columbus. Copyright, 1927, Publishers Syndicate X

assure fans that they can attend the Decatur game Kimorr'ow and comej home intact. —Rip Offs. Rluffton News Portland Our Boys To Open Grid Season Sunday Pori land, Oct. 19 —The opening foot-| bqll game of the season far the newly re-organized "Our Boys” football team of Portland will be played at Mast Field, near the fair grounds here on next Sunday afternoon when the fast Bluffton Triangles eleven will the opponents of the locals. In the line-up of "Our Boys” team will be the majority o fthe former stai S. Tile .»SAW •!>»•?. Visb W4.>"s~;e: t:vtice on the electrically lighted tennis court at the Weller park for the past few weeks and will be in good rim for thfc game Sunday. Cy Hotsenpiller is manager and coach and announces that the team this season will be as good if not better than the recordmaking eleven of he past.

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Wisconsin Prepares For Game With Purdue Madison. Wis., Oct. 19.— (UP) — Crofoot, Rose, Hayes and Smith comI prised the Wisconsin baokfield in 1 practice yesterday, and it was indicated this quartet might start Saturday against Purdue. Coach Thistlethwaite hopes this combination wiii permit Crofoot to show to better advantage. with Hayes acting mainly as his blocker. Notre Dame Frosh Gain On Varsity With I. U. Plays South Bend, Oct. 19.—(UP)—Indi- ; ana plays employed by the freshmen team, gained ground against Notre • Dame's varsity in practice yesterday. Collins played at fullback for the - regulars and showed well. He is ex- | peeted to replace Wynne, wlio was inI Jured last Saturday.

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