Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 11 February 1928 — Page 6

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ELWOOD RALLIES TO BEAT DECATUR Yellow Jackets Lead at Half, 16-15 But Are Defeated, 35 To 25 Elwood. Feb. 11.—(Special)—The Decatur high school Yellow Jackets threw a real scare into the hearts of Elwood baskepalT fans here last night and for a long time threatened to walk away with the liacon finally weakened and were on the short end of a 35-25 score in a hotly contested basketball game in the local gymnasium. A large crowd witnessed the first meeting of the two teams in the history of Hoosier basketball. The visitors started out strong and halMime found them leading ny a single point, 16-15. The lead switched several times during the game but as the second half wore on the visiting team appeared to weaken end the sharpshooting of Carter in the dosing minutes spelled defeat for D'-ahir. For the visitors the scoring was fairly evenly divided with Hill, forward. garnering 2 field goals and a quartet of free throws. Bell, Ana dell and Gerber each scored 5 points and Krick, guard, made one field goal. Coach Herb Curtis substituted three times in the last stanza. Ho sent J. Engle in for Bell at forward position and then withdrew Engle in favor of Stonebnrner. Bell later was retained to the game In an effort to stop the Elwood rally. Reynolds replaced Hill, at forward in the second half. also. The game was even most of the time and both teams had strong defenses. especially in the first halt. Lineup and summary: Decatur (25) Elwood (35) Bell F Borden Hill F Carter Gerber .CBaxter Anadell ...G....■ Morris Krick G Dover Substitutions: (Decatur) J. Engle for Bell, Stoneburner for J. Engle. Hell for Stoneburner, Reynolds for Hill; (Ewood) Hunt for Carter. Field goals. Be I 2: Hill 2; Gerber 2; Anadell 2; Krick 1; Borden 2; Carter 8; Baxter 3; Morris 1; Dover 2. Foul goals: Bell 1; Hill 1; Gerber 1; Anadell 1; Borden 1; Carter 1; Baxter 1, Dover 1. -O I FIELD COALS By MARK M. UPP Wow! Those basketball teams sure had a spite at Decatur last night. Decatur teams would have won three games last night if the contests had lasted only twenty minutes instead of forty. The Commodores were ahead of C C., t the half; the Yellow Jackets led 1 E w-ood at, tne ha f, and the Central eighth graders led Garrett at the rest period. But, alack, alas, when the second halt was over it was too bad. The Decatur hi ;h school second and third teams saved tlie evening from being a complete whitewashing, but they went and defeated Adams county teams. Decatur players and fans needn't feel so badly, however. The much abused Kokomo Wild Cats, the only team defeated by Marion up until the Giants crocked Huntington last night, arose and smote the mighty Logansport Loganberries last night, 41-35. Will wonders never cease. The battle between the Commodores and the Irish of C.C.If.S., Fort Wayne, played here last night, was just about all it was advertised. The game contained plenty of thrills and good basketball. I.' the Commodores meet the Irish in the state Catholic tournament, that ought (o be some ba'tle. -—' • ura I" I"'-Is from Elwood say that the v eliow Jackets put up a nice exhibition against the Elwood team. Tonight, the Curtismen play ut Crawfordsville, against a team that is rated even higher than Elwood. The locals ought to pick up some valuable experience on this week-end trip. Now that Mr. IHSAA has annuunced the schedules for the regional and state tournaments, the boys can begin to fill their columns with ifs. For the first time in several years, the winner of the Decatur sectional is not paired with the winner of the Fort Wayne sectional in the first round of the regional. The local win-

| ner meet., the winner of the Warsaw j sectional in the first game this year, ! while the winner nt Bluffton meets the winner ut Fort Wayuo in the second game. Syracuse has been doped ns the most probable winner of the Warsaw sectional, but the performance of the Warsaw Tigers in beating Columbia City last night, 26-22, shi uld lie a warning that the Tigers nre improving. Columbia City has boon going big recently. The schedules for the sectional tourneys will Im drawn and announcid on February 25. A contributor to the column, “Side Lights,’’ in the Conners ville News-Examiner, who signs himself, “The Gorillas,” says: “The Black Pirates of St. Gabriels high are picked as run-ners-up in the Indiana Cathcli; state tourney, which they hope to win and win a trip to Chicago.” No harm in doping. This game between the Commodores and Kirkland's Kangaroos, al | Kiikland tonight, ought to be worth I the price of admission. Monmouth I plays the Kirkland Seconds in the, prelim. Tlie Daily Democrat will get the returns from the Decatur-Crawfords-ville game and the KJrklnnd-Commo-(iores game tonight. Call 1000 or 1001 for tile results, but don't get too anxious and call before we have a l chance to get tlie scores. D. H. S. SECONDS BEAT JEFFERSON Jeffersonians Stage Great Fight But Lose Game, Score 40-35 Jefferson, though never ahead put up a game fight against the Decatur seconds on the local floor, Friday night. The seconds wen, 40-35. The local's started out. fast, and grabbed a 10-2 lead in the first few minutes of play. The Jeffersonians, however, rallied and in a short time wore only one point behind, the scor" being 19-18. By the end of the half, the score stood 21-18, with Decatur leading. In the second half, both teams ■Baited out strong, but Decatur seemed to have a slight edge on Jefferson, and held a five or six point lead until tlie last several minutes. Jefferson again spurted and soon pushed the score up to 33-34, still in Decatur's favor Each team got another goal a minute or two later making ’ the score. 35-36. These were Jefferson's lasfl points. Decatur made four more points, winning the game 10-35. “Curly” Reynolds, of Decatur, who made four field goals and seven free throws out of eight tries, and Walter, ol' Jefferscn, who snagged six field roais, were the outstanding players of the game. In the preliminary game, the Decatur third team defeated tlie Jefferson second team, 31-28. Lineups and summary: Decatur (40) Jefferson (35) Dcb °>t F Haines [•’.Butcher Hebble C Bolienbacher Reynolds G Smitley Kocher G Burk Substitutions: (Decatur) Shoaf for Roop, Schnepp for Hebble, Lankenau for Reynolds; (Jefferson) Stoltz for Bolienbacher, Hinshaw for Butcher, Butcher for Hinshaw Walter for Haines. Haines for Butcher. Field goals: Debolt 3; Roop 4; Hebble 1: Reynolds 4; Schnepp 3; Lankenau 1: Butcher 3; Bolienbacher 2; Sinitley 4; Walter 6. Foul goals: De bolt 1; Reynolds 7; Butcher 2; Bo’lenbacher 1; Smitley 2. — o . Three Big Ten Games On Tonight’s Schedule Chicago, Feb. 11—(INS)-The Pur-due-Michigan basketball game at Ann Arbor tonight looms as one of the most critical combats of the current championship season. If the wolverines are able to knock out a victory, they will have hurled the principal obstacle in the defense of their title Purdue now leads the parade with three games won and none lost. Two other Big Ten games are scheduled for tonight. lowa plays Indiana on the Hoosiers' court, and Minnesota journeys to Madison for a game with Wisconsin. The Badgers have chance to slide into first place, if tonight's games go that way. To make this come about, Purdue must lose to Michigan and the Badgers must beat Minnesota. Cal E Peterson and Miss Elizabeth Peterson attended the funeral of Dr. Charles Beal at Fort Wayne this morning.

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DRAW SCHEDULES FOR REGIONALS Winner At Decatur Plays Winner At Warsaw In Fort Wayne Regional Anderson, Fell. IL —Schedules for regional basketball tournaments, which will he played at 16 centers Saturday, March 10. and the state final tournament, which will bo played in the Butler college field house, Indianapolis. Friday and Saturday. Marell 16 and 17, were announced last, night by A. L. Trester, permanent secretary of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Tlie drawings were made by lot at a meeting of the I. 11. A. A. Board of control. Schedules for G 4 sectional tourneys will lie annnounced at 10 a.m. Satur day, February 25. The winners in tlie 64 sectional centers will meet in the 16 regionals, four teams to a regional. The winners if the 2 p.nt. and 3 p.nt. games in the regionals will meet at 8 p. in. to decide which team will represent the respective region in tlie state finals. Tiie regional tourney schedule.! follow: Anderson 2:00 p. ni.—Winner at Anderson vs. winner at Lebanon. 3;0 1 ) p. m. —Winner at Noblesville vs. winner at Indianapolis. Auburn 2:00 p. m.—Winner at Lagrange vs. winner at Angola. 3:00 p. n>. —Winner at Kendallville vs. winner at Garrett. Bloomington 2:00 p. m. —Winner at Terre Haute vs. winner at Spencer. 3:00 p. tn. —Winner at Danville vs winner at Martinsville. Columbus 2:00 p. m.— Winner at Shelbyville vs. winner at Versailles. 3:00 p. nt. —Winner at Franklin vs. winner at Greensburg. Evansville 2:00 p. m. —Winner at Petersburg vs. winner at Princeton. 3:00 p. in. —Winner at Cannelton vs winner at Evansvil'e. , Fort Wayne 2:00 p. ni. —Winner at Warsaw vs. winner at Decatur. 3:00 p. m. —Winner at Bluffton vs. winner at Fort Wayne. Frankfort 2:00 p. m.—Winner at Lafayette vs. winner at M non. 3:00 p. me—Winner at Fowler vs. winner at Frankfort. Gary 3:00 p. tn.—Winner at Valparaiso vs. winner at Gary. 3:00 p. nt. —Winner at Laporte vs. winner at Remington Greencastle 2:00 p. m. —Winner at Clinton vs. winner at Crawfordsville. 3 CO p. in.—Winner at Greencastle vs. winner at Veedersburg. Logansport 2:00 p. m. —Winner at Wabash vs. winner at Peru. 3:00 p. m.— Winner at Warren vs. winner at Logansport. Marion 2:00 p. m. —Winner at Flora vs. winner at Marion. 3:00 p. m.—Winner at Kokomo vs. winner at Portland. Mishawaka 2:00 p. m.—Winner at Rochester vs. winner at Mishawaka. 3:00 p. m. —Winner at Goshen vs. winner at Winamac. Muncie 2:00 p. in. —Winner at Greenfield vs. winner at Winchester. 3:00 p. m.—Winner at Newcastle vs. winner at Muncie New Albany 2:00 p. m —Winner at Seymour vs. winner at New Albany. 3:00 p. m.—Winner at Bedford vs. winner at Madison. Rushville 2:00 p. m. -Winner at Richmond vs. winner at Rushville. 3:00 p. in.—Winner at Aurora vs. winner at Connersville. Vincennes 2:00 ip. m.—Winner at Sullivan vs. winner at Washington. 3:00 p. m.— Winner nt Bloomfield vs. winner at Vincennes. STATE FINAL TOURNEY Indianapolis, ivarch 16-17 Friday 9:00 a. ni. —Winner at Greencastle vs. winner at Fort Wayne. 10:00 a. in. —Winner at Auburn vs. winner at New A'buny. 11:00 a. in. —Winner at Marion vs. winner at Anderson. 2:00 p. m. —Winner at Evansville vs. winner at Muncie. 3:00 p. m. —Winner at Mishawaka vs. winner at Bloomington. 4:00 p, m.—Winner at Vincennes vs. winner at Columbus. 7:30 p. m.— Winner at Frankfort vs. winner at Gary. 8:30 p. m.—Winner at Rushville vs winner at Logansport. Saturday 8:30 a. ni. —Winner game 1 vs. winner game 2. 9:30 a. m.—Winner gam" 3 vs winner game 4 10:30 a. m.—Winner game 5 vs. winner game 6. 11:30 a. in. —Winner game 7 vs. winner game 8. 2:30 p. m.—Winner game 9 vs. winner game 10. 3:30 p. ni. —Winner game 11 vs. winner game 12. 8:00 p. in'. —Winner game 12 vs. winner game 13.

COMMODORES ARE BEATEN RV IRISH Two Old Rivals Stajte Great Game Here, Fort Wayne Winning, 26-19 Taking advantage of a walveriug Decatur defense In the lust ten minutes of the game, the Central Catholic high school Irish, of Fort Wayne, shot their way to u 26-19 victory over the Deiatur Catholic high school Commodores here last night, thereby avenging ti one point defeat suffered at the hands of the Commodores at Fort Wayne a few weeks ago. It was a great ball game and the Catholic gym wa J packed to the rafters with howling fans. The Commodores looked like certain winners throughout the first half, although their advantage ut the half was only two points 13-11. At one time during tlie first period, the ocals led, 10-3. In the latter part of the second half, the Irish broke through the previously stonewall defense of lhe Commodores aiyl scored five field goals to sew up the ggnie. Steckbeck, lanky guard of the vlsi-

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J tor”, cnrrled away the Hinting honcra I of the evening, bealiles playing a ule* game m guard. He worert four tlnv’H from the Ibid nml a like number of tlnma from Hm fi™ 'hrow line Romany. the atm' of ~H ‘ IrU * h ' wnH h , tcoreleHH from the field last night nml he contributed only one point t° Ida teani'H ecore, a free throw In the nevond half. Diek and Hennigan played a id< e game for C C. Hocky Mylott again >'<> lllf> r "" 1 ’ niodore.i in scoring, gelling three field goals and iwo free throws lor a total "f eight points. Gass was u . xt, w ;’.i three Held goals end one free throw. Tl.e other members of the laiurent-conched crew played nice ball throughout the game, but that final punch that has won so many bul games for the Commodores, was tnissine last night. The Ihi.vh were fighting during those dosing minutes, but seemed unable to halt the onrushes of their opponents and to work tlie ball into storing territory. Tlie \isitors exhibited a wonderful defense throughout the second half. Tlie game was a nice exhibition ind comparatively dean, considering •he intense rivalry between the two teams. The players fought hard and tl'eie were many spills, but as a 'whole the .sportHmanship was good. The Commodores took a 5-0 lead

Ibe Hlart of the game, when Gatto ami fete Mylott scored field gods an(l Gass sank a *** " irow ’ ,™ ‘ Irish had never been ahead. , rie'ii e al by Hennigan nt ~*l ' ib. .-Ul w « «• s'.re again and a free throw by Rums' y 1’0! the visitors ahead. Hocky Mylott brought the lead back honm with a field h ut ,w 0 fn T lIn „ WH t ,y Diek. on Wemhoifs fourth pesonal foul, put C ahead 16- .>, From then on. the visitors held the lead. Two field goals by Bennlgan, one by Diek and one by Stecknock rave the Irish a 24-15 lead. Gass scored from Hie field for Decatur and Steckbeck and Pete M.vkitt end"d the •.coring with field goals. Art Miller, Commodore forward who sprained an ankle in the Anderson gam" last week, did not start the rame last night, but replaced Sorg U the start of the second half, as joi g had three personals on him, Sorg re-entered the game when Weirloff committed his fourth personal ind Coffee replaced Miller a little at er. The Commodores go to Kirkland

township tonight to nl.w T 77 game with the Kirkland K«n mtoos In the curtain-raiser last Central Catholic Midgt-is, „t 'n Wayne, defeated the st u,. . guide team. 43-16. ‘ eiph| li The crowd jammed into the lwal gym last night was one of the i a that ever witnessed a g!Un „ ** Loor. lla ' Llnmips and summary Commodores (19) (’Cite ~ Gass ,f i, ' (2t| F. Mvlott f , ' nnl * !a| i Wemhoff c ‘"*’l J. Mylott t; ■ >Wt S.”g . . X * Substitution*: (Commodores)*'w" ler for Sorg, Sorg for Wemhoff e"' fee for Miller; (C.C.H.S.) F o >: f„ r £ mary, Roinarv for Fox. ppmi Gass 3; F. Mylott 2; J. MvU?. ’’ Bennlgan 3; Diek 2; Ste< 1; lL k Foul coa.y Gass J; J, M v lott ~? * me y 1; Diek 3; Steckbeck 4 " Referee: Geller. Fort Wavno p„, ( pire: Welborn. Fort Wayne. COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORE Manchester 41; Wabash 35 DePauw 28; Franklin 25 Adrian 33; Huntington 28 - Oakland City 29: Hanover 23. O - Get the Habit—Trade at Home, it P ay ,