Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 10 December 1927 — Page 6

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YELLOW JACKETS LOTE TO TIGERS D.H.S.Varsity Plays Raggcc Ball Against Fast Quintet ; Score 36-29 Decatur high school's Yel’ow .Jack cis. burdened with ivcrconfidonce put up a ragged gatin' against tin rapidly improving anti scrappim bunch of Tigers from Fort Waynt Central, in the Decatur high rehoo gymnasium last night, ami the Tiger: won, 36 to 29. The game was fillet with thrills, however, ami the close ness of the score at all times kepi the crowd, that filled every nook anti corner of the gym. in in uproar. It was Decatur’s night off entirely last night, and the Monroe high school varsity won an exciting con test from the Decatur high school second team, in the preliminary game, 34 to 31. The score was tied at 31-all just before the game ended. The defense of the Yellow Jackets, which has lieen the hug bear of oppos ng teams for the past two years, was flim.'.v last night and it collapsed entirely in the ch sing minutes of the game. He it said for the Yellow Jackets, however, that the visiting team had all of the breaks that wete footing around last night. Several of the Tigers' baskets were made from far out on the floor and of th” one-handed, over-1 he-head variety. On the other hand, the Yellow Jackets made < nly one long sho' rood, the other baskets being shot from short range. Bob Hill was the only Yellow Jacket who knew where the basket was located last night. He sank six field goals and four free throws out of as many chances. Gerber, Bell. Anadell and Krick each got one field goal. Hire, center, and Dornte, forward, were th.' outstanding stars in the Central lineup. Hire shot five baskets, four of which were from long range. The Tigers payed a much better game last night than they did •in defeating Marion last Saturday night. 31 to 27. according to many fans who saw both games. Coach Mendenhall had a wealth of reserve material and he kept substituting to pood advantage. The loss of Hire mid Brockall via the four personal foul route late in the second half did not appear to weaken his team materially. Decatur jumped into a 3-point lead at the start of the game when Anadell tosseu in a free throw and Hill stank a field goal from short range. Brockall scored for Central on a long shot and Hammond put the visitors ahead with a two-pointer. Hill connected again giving Decatur a lead of 5-4. Hire, who had replaced Hatnmcnd at center, sank his first field goal to put Central ahead and then he scored on a free throw. 801 l tied the score with a short field goal ami Hill put Decatur ahead again with a nice basket. The lead cont'nued to switch from one > team to the other dur ng the remainder of f’e half. Hill tied the score at 15r.ll with two free I rows and Krick shot a field goal from center just as the gun cracked at the half, giving Decatur a lead of U. -15. Central forgt d lead, 19-17 at the start of the second half. Gerl>er and Hill tied the count with free throws :"d Anadell tossed in a field‘goal. Hire tied the scor with a field goal from center. With the score standing 23 to 21 in favor of Decatur, Bell was sent to the showers with four j cr-onal fouls charged to him. Reynolds took his place. Decatur then tan the score to 26 to 22. as the seccud half was half gone. Central started a rally at this point and th4 Yellow Jackets became demoralized. I ink got a field goal. Brockall made his fourth personal foul. Dornte sank a long shot that tied the score at 26-all. Hire tossed 1n one from near c nter and Dornte connected again, with a hook shot over his head from the side of the court. Decatur took ’ U'ne out. but failed to get organized. Hire committed his fourth personal foul and Hammond came back into the gem . Geiber added one point t” ■’ 1 •'-• ated Dornte’s performance by tossing in a trick one-hand-ed si” ' ■ om the side of the floor. F ’• ii and Hammond tossed in pot s>’ots while the Yellow Jackets looked on meekly. Krick and Hill ended the scoring with free throws. In the preliminary game, the Monroe varsity led from the start until the last two minutes, when “Red" Kocher tied the score at 31-all with a pretty long shot. The basket shooting of A. Andrews, Monroe for ward, and the guarding of Kocher of Decatur, featured the game. An dretvs sank seven field goals and a free throw. Monroe led at the end of the half, 16 to 10. The game was close all the way, the winners nevet being very far in tte lead. Lineups and summary:

Japan’s Basketball Team To California 1 Berkeley, Calif, —(UP)—A basket- \ ball team item Waseda University in * Japan will visit the United States this month and probably will play a sorter of games with the University of Cali(I fornia here. The Japanese team will remain ir this country until the middle of Feb rnary. Advance notices ftom Japat I rate the Waseda team as the ranking ' ho: paters of the countiy. p ' The University in baseball several 10 times both here and In Japan, but ba. ig not yet clashed with the Japanese ot 1( , the basketball court. , Ijocal basketball critics are wonder [)l ing what a game with the small orien kils will be like. These who have sect d the 1 Japanese play state their success e- is based on their unusual speed and , t agilltx. They ate said to make much ( l use of the dribble, running bent ovet low and almost sliding the ball along with a short, sharp bounce. h LIBERTY CENTER d DEFEATS BERNE l. . I Fighting Five Loses Fourth Straight Game Friday Night, 30 To 9 t Berne, Dec. 10 - tSpecial) —Berm I high school’s Fighting Five lost its I fourth straight game last night, fall , ing before the on rushes of of the , Liberty Center Lions, of Wells conn , ty, 30 to 9. The game was played in the esmmunity auditorium here before • a large crowd. I The visitors had things their own i way throughout the game. Myers, Libt city Center’s pivot man, was the sr-or . ing ace of the game. He shot seven I field goals and two free throws. The first half ended with the winners or. , the long end of a 12-2 score. > In the preliminary game, the Liberty - Center second team defeated th- ; Heine seconds, 26 to S. Lineups ami t summary: I Berne (9) Liberty Center (30) ' Ehrsam F McCartj Stucky f Musselman 1 H. Myers C Myers ‘ Speicher G C. Craig 1 WintereggGA. Craig ‘ Substitutions: (Berne) Price far 1 Ehrsam, Biery for Winteregg. Field 1 gc .als: Ehesam. 2; Stucky 1: H. Myers, 1: McCarty 2; Musselman. 2: , Myers 7; C. Craig, 1; A. Craig 1. Foul goals; Ehrsam, 2; Stucky 1: H ’ 1 A. Craig 1: Referee: Wilson, Mont pelier; umpire, Burson. Montpelier. o Jack Delaney Knocks Out Paul Berlenbach Chicago. Dec. 10.— (UP)— Jack Dei laney. of Bridgeport. Conn., advanced to the second round of Promoter Jim Julien’s heavyweight elimination c< itests by scoring a technical . knockout over Paul Berlenbach. re , formed Astoria wrestler, here last ■ night. Referee Gardner stepped the bout n the sixth round with Berlenbach i virtually out but gamely refusing tc stay down. The knockdown for a count of two in the sixth round was . the third time during the bout that I Delaney had Berlenbach on the floor, ; terrific rights doing the trick each time. I In the third round, Berlenbach was . saved by the bell after hitting the I canvas twice. The minute’s rest and ■ an obviously temporarily tired De- . laney in the fourth and fifth rounds i permitted Berlenbach to weather the . sterm. 1 I Decatur (29) Central (36) Hill F Dornte ' Bell F Brockall ; Geiber .C... ... . Hammond t Anadell G Bash r Krick .G Lyons , Substitutions: (Decatur) Reynolds i for Bell; (Central) Hire for Ham- ? mand, Franke for Dornte, Heit for . Hire, Link for Bash. Farrell for 1 Brockall. Field goals: Hill 6; Bell j 1; Gerber 1; Anadell i; Krick 1; t Dornte 2; Brockall 1; Hammond 2; . Hire 5; Franke 3; Link 2; Farrell 1. - Foul goals: Hill 4: Gerber 2; Anadell 2; Krick 1; Dornte 1; Hiro 3. t Referee: Vandiver, Marion; Um- :- nire, Davis. Fort Wayne. d Decatur Seconds (31) Monroe (34) Shoaf F Huffman i- Debolt F. ..A. Andrews 11 Schnenp ... CE. Andrews ’’ ReynoldsO Lobsiger h Kocher G. Leßrun t- Substitutions: (Decatur) Engeler r- for Reynolds, Beery for Shoaf, Hebble r, for Schnepp; (Monroe) Rnsche for 1- E. Andrews. Field goals: Shoaf 2; a Deß 'lt 4; Kocher i; Beery 2; Hebble d 2; Huffman 4; Andrews 7: E An,s|drews 1; Leßrun 3. Foul goals: Dorn Bolt 3; Reynolds 3; Kocher 1; Huffman 2; A. Andrews 1; Lobsiger 1. Referee: Coppess, Monroe.

I' KIRKLAND WINS FROM GENEVA - Kangaroos Hand Cardinals Their Eighth Straight Defeat, 30 To 13 ! The Kirkland high school Kangaoos defeated the Geneva Cardinals n a basketball game played in the Citkland gymnasium last night by a score of 30 to 13. Il was Geneva’s ighth straight defeat. Kirkland held the lead throughout lie* contest and at the end of the irst half was ahead, 15 to 1. In the preliminary game, the Kirkland secI mil team shut otu tile Geneva secs mils, 31 to 0. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Connersville, 40; South Side (Fort Wayne) 19. Cathedral (Indianapolis), 35; Central Catholic t Fort Wayne) 28. Mooresville, 26; Spencer, 24. v Madison Township, 23; Monmouth 21 Muncie, 35; Anderson. 28. Auburn 29; Angola 28. Columbus, 41; Rushville, 24. Greenfield, 39; New Palestine, 20. Goodland. 30; Kentland, 24. Greencastle, 48; Princeton, 15. Greensburg, 21; Shelbyville 19. Brownsburg 21; Amo 18. Newcastle, 48; Lebanon. 38. Tipton, 32; Fail mount. 22. Ccvington, 59; Attica, 20. West Baden, 37; Ijidoga. 21. Cambridge City 30; Winchester. 13 Martinsville, 27: Washington 23. Evansville Memorial 44: Chandler 2t State School for Deaf 34; Eden 14. Logansport, 61; Richmond 27. Mt. Comfort. 72; Warren Central 28 Elkhatt 33; Warren Central 28. Elkhatt, 33; Ixiporte 20. Milroy. 40; Washington Indianapolis 31. Delphi 42; Monticello 22. Reitz (Evansville) 30; Mt. Vernon 21 Elwood 32: Alexandria. 22. Frcebel (Gary) 19; Hammond 13. East Chicago 30; Goshen, 23. Lawrenceburg 39; Aurora. 23. Royal Center, 39; Arcadia. 29. Summitville. 20; Pendleton 24. Jonesboro 26; Swayzee 24. Gas City, 45; Upland 17. Converse, 47; Marion B. 35, Bluffton, 50; Garrett, 26. Pern 41; Huntington 28. New Haven 55; Monroeville, 17. Lancaster 33; Union Center, 29. Union City, 47; Portland 33. Ossian 40; Chester Center, 28. Kendallville, 43; Columbia City 32 South Bend, 35; Fort Wayne North Side, 18. Kokomo, 43; Frankfort. 33. Franklin, 23; Vincennes, 20. Montpelier, 24; Sweetzer, 38. Bedfoid, 50; Crawfordsville, 40. 0 Joe Bebout Survives Second Cut In Butler Freshman Caging Squad Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 10—Thirtytwo members of Coach Robert Nipper's basketball team survived a second cut of the seasca last night. The frosh mentor is contemplating another cut immediately after Chiistmas and a final cut prior to the Franklin game at Franklin January 10. Three games have been carded for the yearlings and another one is to be added to complete the four game schedule allowed by the Indiana Conference. The Bulldog pups meet Franklin on January 11) and then play at State Normal the following evening. The Baptists first yeai men will meet the Nipperman here February 17. The men to survive the cut are Honneshagen, Kiwanna; Newkirk, Tipton; Roberts, Technical; Kilgore, Marion; A: buckle, Rushville; Myers, Technical; Swain, Pendleton; Sehbett, Bainbridge; I’ogue, Frankfort; Eastman, Newcastle; Brier, Attica; Ferris, Greenfield; Yeazcl, Cathedral; Cory . Lebanon; Schopt, S. S. Fort Wayne; . Bebcut, Decatur; Fair, Greenfield; ' Dahl, Champaign, 111.; Hinchman . Greenfield; Ogborn, Newcastle; Blue, . Knightstown, Winkelman Brownsburg; [ McManoman, Cathedral; Ullery, Technical; Bolte, Technical; Moyd, Warren Central; Meld, Manilla; Bredelle, Manual; Sawin, Technical; Maidenburg, [ Marion; Horst, Bey's Prep. _o Hartford Gorillas Lose To Dunkirk Five, 35-21 i ’ The Hartford township high school ’ lorillas were defeated in a basketball game played at Dunkirk last night, > by the Dunkirk quintet, 35 to 21. ■ Dunkirk held the upper hand during ? most of the contest. r o— — / > TOPEKA. Kas—Ace Hudk'ns, Ne- . braska “Wildcat’’ was reinstated by . the Kansas boxing commission here . yesterday on payment of u S3OO fine assessed for alleged participation in a "Uxed" bout.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1927.

t — I FIELD GOALS (By MARK M. UPP Adams county teams had a disastrous night hist night, as a whole. The only victories won by teams from this county wen 1 in games with Adams county teams. Decatur, Berne, Monmouth and Hartford township till lost to out-ot thecounty opponents. No teport has been it'ceivetl at this time from Jefferson--1 township’s team, which played Jack- ( son township, at Uni .i) City. Decatur’s Yellow Jackets were a big disappointment last nignt, to the fans and their coach and . we imagine, to themselves. True, they were playing against stiff opposition, for the Fort Wayne Central team is smart and a bunch of good basket shots are included in the lineup. But Decatur’s dedensc last night was the worst it has been in the last two years. And certainly their basket-shoot-ing was not the best it has been. However, it is not qi ite as bad to ( be beat by a strong team when . ir* nc to Be humblea wht c are playing at our best. If you Yellow Jackets keep this game in , your minds and get down to business, you may get a good chance to even matters with the Tigers . some Saturday next March. • _ n We have a hunch that Bluffton’s Tigers are going to pay. and pay dear iy for all this comm-otion caused in the Yellow Jacki t camp by their brother Tigers last night. 11 Coach Cuitis admitted today that a his sleep was troubled last night a:Aj we’d venture to guess that a bunch of Yellow Jackets have slept sounder ir. their lives. Tile coach says he dreamed hat Bluffton was ahead cf his team 18-0 at the end of the first half. u Monroe’s team looked like a real ball club last night. Not only did Steve Everhart’s boys have on v pret’>y new blue and white uni- " forms and sweat shirts, but they 4 played a nice game of ball. They a passed, shot and reverse turned like a smart team should. We have a good idea that Monroe isn't going to finish very close to the cellar in the Adams county standing 1 ..this season. s _____ s Berne’s Fighting Five, after winn 1 ing three straight, appears to hav< c alien into a deep rut that it not lead- 1 Ing to any championship. The Liber s y Center Lions handed the Johnson tew its fourth consecutive defeat last ■light, on the Berne floor. v Monmouth almost won a ball game h last night, lint was nosed out at the 11 finish by the Madison township crew it Hoagland. The team missed Parrish 1 after he was forced out on fouls. The Geneva Cardinals lost their ■ighth straight game last night. The Kirkland KangorrHe hopped around t little too fast for them. Although the Cardinals have lost eight games and failed to win a one this season, the.' ire not as bail as lots ot teams.

The Decatur gym sure was packed last night. If the Bluffton game is any bigger drawing card than the Central game was, there’s going to be a few hundred fans disappointed when they visit the box office. Speaking of B’uffton, the Tigers walloped Garrett last night, 50 to 26. Bluffton plays at Auburn tonight. With games scheduled with Bluffton, Delphi, Angola, Fort Wayne, South Side. Huntington, Kendallville, Peru, Elwood, Crawfordsville and Columbia City in the next few weeks, t looks like the Yellow Jackets had x rocky road ahead of them. o —— EVANSVILLE— Evansville college • cf, ated Oakland City last nigflt 36 to U.

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697,500 To 1 There wits n time, in the great wide world of s)H>rt and some parts of Scol land, when s hole In oue was news. The locker j'oont rang with merrv (pre-war) shouts of congratulations as the happy golfer who had sunk his tee shot set ’em up. <Or so it was, nt least, in the great wide world of sport. In recent yeats. however, the number of golfers has increased beyond estimation and millions who once attended church on Sunday morning new trudge the links of nil nations. A holedu-one no longer is news It is estimated that during the golfing season, which extends from Jan. 1 to December 31, a hole-in-one is made somewhere in the great wide world of sport every seven and one half minutes. A certain ginger ale concern which’ offered, some years ago to send a case to each golfer who certified to having made a hole-in-one‘was so swamiied with applications in the first month that ’h” offer was hurriedly wither. it being estimated that nowhete in the great wide world of business was there that much ginger ale. When you stop to consider the number of golfers who are engaged daily, weekly cr perhaps less frequently in shanking divots to the four winds it is not at all surprising that holes-in-one occur so frequently. After all. what are the odds against a hole-in-one being made at any hole of approximately 150 yards in length? Only about 697,500 to 1. Real, sporting odds, those. Just about the right edds to make any golfer pause and think, the next time he tees off at one of those tricky little one-hotters: “Only 697.500 to 1 that 1 don’t sink this one.” There just ahead lies the green, and the little round hole with its 14.1826 inches (Official measurement of inviting area). After all, once you have driven, provided you hit the ball at all, it must wind tg> somewhere. No instance of a golf ball remaining suspended in midair is on record. Although the pesky little things have done just about everything else. For ihe sake of argument, however, let us assume that the average duffer can land liM tee shot, but hock or slice somewhere within an atea of 7.500 square yards in the general direction of the pin. This allows f::r an appreciablo margin of error, and should cover most of the known cases of shanking, topping and sneezing by caddies. Well, if the entire 7,500 square yards were divided off into diminutive areas -ach the siz. cf the cup, there would he 697,500 such areas, or potential resting places for the ball. The trick, of ecurse, is to get it into the right one, but after all, what are

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MONMOUTH IS DEFEAIE|),2].;| land, Friday Nigh’ Tin' Monmouth high ‘ ball team weakened i h lil( . . or its game with th,. ha|f ship, Allen county anti wa‘ n *'J 11 to 21. Panish, mainstay mouth offense, was i,,,-,',.,, , ’ M "»’ I game eatly in the second hal peuon.il foul rout ami |, is „ “ ; , keenly felt by his teammate Menmouth led at the emi ~r , ho , , 15 «O 10. H.uck.auatd.f.ame . . high school pupil. was thp Ht ‘7“’W ' Madison township team iu ‘ live field Reals ami fivo f r( ... Lineups and summary Madison Twp. (23) ... Snyder p ' <‘l) Reynolds p W. Marquardt... (’ Houck c • 11-’O Greslev n **toa RnhstltWlon/ ?'• ”P ' Marquardt (! h .. , „ ”JRice for Parrish. Field goals: Sav.’i Reynolds 1; Houck. 3; Lewton, 1; Brokaw 1. p (ll ,i ..J Snyder 2; Houck. 5; Greslev 1 p! rish 2; Hill 2; Lewton, 1. —— — () Get the Habit—Trade at Home, it p a „