Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 3 February 1928 — Page 8
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COMMODORES CET REVENGE Catholic High Quintet Defeats Anderson Five, 16 To 28 The Commodores of Decatur Catholic high said it with field goals last night in expressing to the basketball team of St. Mary's high school, of Anderson, their resentment for the four-point defeat which the Andersoninns liahded them at Anderson last December. When the Commodores fin ished saying their little say, the scoreboard read: Commodores, 46, Visitors 2.8. After the first five minutes of the game in the local Catholic gym last night, the Anderson quintet was outclassed. II wever, in those first five minutes, it looked as though the nerves of the some few hundred fans were due for some severe strains, but tile Commodores pepped up their offense and tightened down their defense and at the halfway station they had amassed a total of 22 points to their opponents' eight. Hocky Mylott Shines Hocky Mylott, the fighting leader of the Commodores, did some fancy goal shooting last night and was very instrumental in leading his team to victory. At the stait of the game when points meant so much, Hecky came through with four field goals and a f ee throw for 9 of his teams first 11 points. This gave the Commies a lead of 11-4. Things didn't look any too rosy for the Commodores -when, with only about 15 minutes of the game gone. Bill Gass, who does considerable sharpshooting for Coach Laurent's quintet, was sent to the showers witli four personal fouls charged to him. There were many who believed that Bill was charged with seme fouls actually committed by one of his team mates, but nevertheless the officials had seen fit to call them on Bill. The youngest member of tile Gass family of ball players had made four field goals before lie left the game, however, and the Commodores led, 18-7. Elmer Sorg who entered the game when Gass was ejected, also was sent to the showers for the same reason, before the second half was over, but he gave a mighty good account cf himself while he was in the game, also. Substitutes Do Good Work C. ach Laurent was forced to do a lot of substitutiong last night on account of personal fouls and injuries, hut every player sent into the game must have eased up the load on 'he coach's mind considerably, as they all played bang up ball. Wemhoff was linked in the eye by a stray finger and Miller received a twisted ankle. Anderson got away to a two-point lead when Ferguson tossed in a field goal from short range, but Hocky Mylott tied the count a moment later, Casey, the Andetson sharpshooter, again put the visitors in the lead witli a field goal, but Gass tied the count this time. Hockey came through with another field goal to give the Commodores the lead which they never relinquished from then on. The visitors staged a little rally at the start of the -,ec >nd half and scored the first foul points of the half, but Wemhoff, Hocky, i’ete and Sorg came through with field goals in rapid fire order to offset the visitors’ spurt. It wasn't long until the score stood 42-18. Anderson staged another rally near the close of the game, but didn't get very dangerous. Hefferman and Casey did the best w::rk for Anderson, hut the Commodores kept the latter, who usually sinks baskets aplenty, well covered The five Commodores who started the game and each of the four who entered the game as substitutes played nice ball last night. Igist night’s victory places the Commodores in a dignified position among the Catholic high school teams of the state. In the preliminary game, a team made up of former Yellow Jacket and Commodore players doubled the score on a Monmouth-Monroe combine, winn-
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Ing by a count of 36-18. Lineups and summary: Decatur (46) Anderson (28) Miller F Casey Gass F .Ferguson , Wemhoff C Hefferman F. Mylott G Wichsler J. Mylott G Borshtt Substitutions: (Decatur) Sotk for Guss, Coffee for Millet, Miller fcr Sorg Gage for Coffee, Harris for Wemhoff; tAnderson) Brochriek for Ferguson. Field goals: Gass 4: Wemhoff. 1; F. Mylott, 4; J. Mylott, 8; Coffee, 1; Gage 1; Corg 1; Casey 2; Ferguson 2; Hefferman, 1; Wichsler, 1; Brich-* , rick, 2. Foul goals: Wemhoff 1; I".I Mylott 4; J. Mylott? 1: Casey 2; Hes-j ferman, 8; Wichsler. 2; Referee Hyland. Notre Dame. Umpire Elliott, Fort Wayne. o Tiny Lewis, Purple Star, Ends College Career By Flunking Chicago, Feb. 3. (UP)—-The college career of Tiny I.z-wia, of Northwestern, one of big ten's greatest athletes, came to a dose today because of scholastic failures. After hovering near ineligibility throughout his career, Lewis definitely took himself out of college competition by flunking a chemistry eximination in the mid-year tests. For three years he has been one if (he outstanding athletes of the western conference. He starred on he Purple football team for three easons. His track perfomrances •anked him witli the best of allwound men. Last spi Ing he set a new big ten ihot-put record with a heave of 47 feet, 3 inches. In the only dual meet in which Northwestern has participated this year, Lewis led all scorers with 13 points at Notre Dame. in pole vaulting he bettered 12 feet, fix inches. His hurdle performances vere above average. He was admitted to Northwestern in probation but was excluded during his second year. Then he signed m agreement not to engage in ath'etes for a year but he made up his work during the following summer and was not forced to keep the agreement. Tiny's ineligibility comes as a serious blow to North western’s track team. Captaining the team he was a sure first in the shot and was good for several points in the hurdles, high Jump and pole vault. He still is an Olympic possibility, however. o AMERICAN BASKET LEAGUE STANDING Western Division W L Pct Fort Wayne 17 16 .515 Cleveland 18 17 .514 Chicago * 10 23.303 Detroit 5.13 .278 Eastern Division W I. Pct New York 27 6 .818 Philadelphia 19 1G .543 Rochester 17 16 .515 Brooklyn 14 20 .412 Last Night's Results Philadelphia, 32; Cleveland 22 Brooklyn, 32: Chicago. 27. Tonight's Schedule No games scheduled. o J Basketball Resu'ts College Terre Haute Normal, 29; DePauw, 18. Danville Normal, 35; Oakland City, 27. High School i Elwood, 29; Windfall, 21. St. Simon (Washington) 31; Gibault I (Vincennes) 20. Decatur Catholic, 4G; Anderson Catholic, 28. 27 Giants Sign Contracts New York, Feb. 3.—(lNS)—Twentyseven members of the New York ' Giants have signed 192 S contracts. The Brooklyn Roliins announced 1 the signing of Charles Hargreaves. 1 catcher; Del Bissonette, recalled from Boston; and Billy Rhiel, recalled from 1 Atlanta. I o Get the Habit—Trade at Home. It Pays
YELLOW JACKETS ARE CRIPPLED ,loe Krick, Regular Guard, Reported Unable To Play Against Bluffton Joe Krick, veteran back guard of the Decatur high school Yellow Jackets, in all probability, will be out of 1 the lineup tonight when the CurtinI men take the floor against their ol<| ’ ilviils. the Bluffton Tigers, in the D. H. S. gym. Krick has been suffering fiom a cold all week and this morning had considerable fever. He seemI oil to be better yesterday and was : expected to be able to play. In case Krick is unable to perform tonight, Coach Curtis probably will send Ger-b-r. regular center, to ' guard, and stait Cole at center. Bolt Hill, regular forward, became ill at school this morning and was taken home. He was suffering from stomach trouble and it was n-ot known this afternoon whether he would be able to play tonight. Bluffton will enter the game under a handicap, also, as Crosbie. regular •enter, is nursing an injured ankle which he hurt in the game against Fort Wayne Central Saturday night. He will be unable to play tonight, ■ep.'rts from Bluffton state. Other members of the Tiger squad are expected to be in the lineup. The Decatur second team will play the Bluffton seconds in the preiniinary game, starting at. 7 o'clock. I'he big game will get under way at 4 o'clock, or thereabouts. Ford Griffith. of Auburn, and Stahl, of Fort Wayne, will officiate. Every seat in lie gymnasium lias been sold for several days and many fans have been unable to get tickets. .— o Dr. Paltzer, German Star, Shines In New York Race New York, Feb. 3.—(UP) —A new European champion — fourth in as ■nany successive years — has won ’ame on the boards of Madison Square Garden and a place in the esteem of Ymeiican track and field fans. Dr. Otto Peltxer of Germany, whose Trst appearance in competition in he United States was so shrouded in d tape that the public well nigh ost sight of the middle distance record holder, made his first appearance t memorable one last night by runling away with the 1,600 yard race t the Millrose games. Against some of the strongest comletition available in this country, the Herman champion, running for the trst time in ’competition on a board rack, raced around his field and won landily in a .driving finish reminiscent f days when he defeated Paavo Nurmi and the equally fleet Edwin Wide. Dr. Peltzer now will ba recognized here as the greatest threat to the United States in the middle distance uns at Amsterdam. The German champion has yet to n?et Lloyd Hahn of the Boston A. A. of course, but may do so i na 1,000 metres run at the Illinois A. C. games In which he makes his next appearance on Feb. 19. _o Decatur G. E. To Play Fort Wayne G. E. Mazdas The Decatur General Electric basketball team will play the G. E. Mazadas team, of Fort Wayne, in this city in the third and deciding (tame of a three-game series between the two teams, next Tuesday night. The Decatur team won the first game, played in this city, while their opponents captured the second contest, played at Fort Wayne. t The G. E. second team will play the Hoagland team at Hoagland 1 ES TH Hoagland team in a curtainraiser. The G .E. first team defeated the Hoagland team at Hoagland last night, 42-18. o Ames, la. —lowa State College defeated Oklahoma University's wrest--1 ling team, 12-9.
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FIELDGOALS | By MARK M. UPP The Commodore* got revenge and how. Anderson's four-point victory over the Commodores u< Anderson In Deeember looks mighty dim now. since the Commies turned the tables to the tune of 16-28 hen- last night. In fact it's almost erased. An Anderson fan remarked after the game last night that If the Commodores play us gcod a ball at the state Catholic toutney as they did last night theta won't be any question as to who is the champion of the state. And yet the sad pnrt Is Chat there were empty seats in the Commodores' gym last night. How knm and what for fans’? Now for the Bluffton-Decatur battle tenight. Persons who were lucky enough to get tickets value them highly. It is repotted that one person sold his seat for |3. hut we know a lot of fans who wouldn't sell out for twice that amount.
Just As We Thought "Yesterday It looked like three regulars might be off the Tiger squad in tile Decatur game Friday night. Crosbie is laid up with a bad ankle, and will not get hack into the game for some time, but Swigart and Richey who have been suffering from tonslli'tis, were out for light practice last night and may be in shape to play part of the game. Coach Means has moved Barrington and High from the Red team to the varsity'' -Out of Bounds, Bluffton Banner. Cash Keller, of the Huntington Herald who is getting a terrible disposi Hon since the Vikings are getting no better fast, has tacked the title ot Saint onto us as he expostulates in hl: column, "Fan Whiffs" as follows: "At last wy have obtained a.rise but of St. Mark, of the Decatur Democrat That gentle soul apparently resents our reference to his high school Yellow Jackets and angels in the same paragraph. When bigger and bettej wings are flapped, Maik will flap them”. Since we’re in no posit-on, financially, to tight a libel suit, we'll not put into print any of the pet titles we have heard appended to our real name, Cash. We’ve been through a few campaigns as a booster for a loser, too, old man, so in “all of our goodness’ as a Saint, we want to tender our sympathies. Come over. Feb. 24, and we'll buy you a dri —a coke. After we went to the trouble to figure out the standing ot' the teams in • the Northeastern Indiana Conference the Bluffton News attemps to "correct" it, by saying that Bluffton and Dcatur are tied for second postal-, with three games won and two defeats each, when as a matter of tact uecaim has won four games and lost two, just as our standing showed. For the purpose of enlightening the B. N. » scrlb'e we hereby enumerate the victories won by the Yellow Jackets that count' in the conference standing: suuu. u , Garrett, Kendallville and Angola. Decatur lost conference games to Fort Wayne Cential and Fort Wayne South Side. Auburn was defeated twice, but according to the conference rules, only the second game counts in the standing. The victory over North Side does not count because it was the understanding that that school would not count its victoiies and defeats in the standing this year. The Bluffton Decatur game here tonight will count in the standing. 'Tis A Thorny Path "Running a spo.ts column is not all joy and laughter—nor pleasant dreams Some days every thing goes along smoothly—plenty of contribs —fine clippings—'big games to talk of—and at other times there is simply nothing —and one must rave about everything including the weather and national torneys. If we praise the team Mr. Fan No. 1 says that we are spoiling them—if we heap a few roses on the heads of their opponents Mr. Fan No. 2 jumps on Y'dth the cry that we are favoring every one but the Red Devils. And if we say nothing at all about them a dozen more fans start yelling for news So—just what should we say. I Another fan told us last night, that the column name should be changed to "The Firing Line” it' we don’t stop razzing the yell leaders —or if we con
tlr to - '*"'■" * the locals being beaten nt Angola if they full to fight I’tehnps he Is right | - ami perhaps not" — Tlie Scoreboard, K«-ndallvilh‘ N | W Sun | Oh. hum. W<‘ see where Morion high school is going to put u I' 1 !’" ogran in the new coliseum. Is this mote wind work ? If you. dodn't get a ticket for the Bluffton Decatur game tonight and are interested, call the Dally Democrat. Phone lOPO, and keep posted on the outcome. Howday, Bluffton ' Decatur funs and playets received as good treatment as anyone could ask for when the Yellow Jackets played at Bluffton this season. Is It any more han fair that wo should return the compliment? If the Tigers take the lead in scoring, don't razz and say things that are unsportsmanlike. If the Yellow .Tackett outscore the Tigers, don't try to "ruli it in" in a distaste fill manner. Both teams want to win this ball game tonight and the followers of both teams are just as anxious that they win it, but after all it is just another ball game and there is no need for haul feelings, poor sportsmanship or broken hearts. Welcome to our city. Bluffton, and may everyone have a good time. MASSACHUSETTS CITY SWEPT BY DISASTROUS FIRE (CONTINUBD FHOM PA«K O.XiK) A half square mile in the heart of the business anil industrial section of the "Spindle City” lay in ruins. Within nine hours the flames which started at 7 p. m„ Thursday in the idle plant of the Pocasset Textile Mills ha dspread with such fury that at imes the entire city of 125,00(1 popuation appeared to lie doomed. 503 Firemen Fight Blaze Five hundred regular firemen recruited f.oni dr—eiis of nearby towns in Massachusetts and Rhode Island md hundreds of volunteers fought all aight against, the heavy odds of a ’teczing wind and darkness. Dawn revealed they had won only r partial victory. The city's homes had been saved but a bulk of the bus-
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iaess cnphnl which took yem In t building, was destroyed. I' tin ton of Industrial tlepreaaton , Lhich already was making Itself tolt , here the blow waH ,he tnost disasl- ( rolls in the history of Fall nlv * r , | Twelve persons. Inchiding 14 Or.lllen . w ere seriously Injured and 2WI po.-Hons wets treated for minor. hurts. More than 2o buildings, in the dl- ( put h of the blaze, were destroy"‘'included In this list were the great Pocasset Mills, th.. Rlallo theatre the Hotel Mohican? the News-Herald plant, the bus terminal and nitmer.ours smaller structures, i The [lost office and city hall, two lof the city's most beautiful buildings built of granite were isolated by flames but did not burn. The two buildings, in the light or the flames this morning, were but stark, blackened outlines against a background of destruction. Main street's "granite block was the first to catch the full force of the tire. Then the blaze leaped to Central street whete the Michigan Hotel was destroyed. The Rialto thiater, packed with a night crowd caught fire and the patrons were led to , safety before the building yollapsed. The Premier theatir also was damaged badly. The flames spread uptown to the big Durfee Mill at 12th street; then on to Eighteenth street. Streets weie turned to sheets of ice by the cold and charred walls were ice-coated. Much of the fire fighting apparatus was coated with ice and rendered useless. Scenes of desolation were left today. ? Much of the city is built of granite
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