Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1928 — Page 6

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YELLOW JACKETS DROP TOUCH ONE Weaken in Closing Minutes After Outplaying Crawfordsville; Lose 45-30 With victory almost within their grasp, old I ady lan k frowned on the Decatur high school Yellow Jackets In the closing minutes ot their game woth the Crawfordsville Athenians, at Crawfordsville. Saturday night, and the Athenians grabbed a tfir’O victory. The game was much closer than the tinal score indicates and the winner was in doubt until the final five minutes. The Curtismen outplayed the Crawfordsville quintet throughout the first half and at the rest period held a three-point advantage, 18-15. Crawfordsville rallied at the start of the second half and forged ahead, but the Yellow Jackets came back to grab the lead again. The Athenians then forged ahead to a 29-20 lead, but again the Yellow Jackets staged a comeback and cut the matgin to four points, 32 28. During the last five minutes, the game grew rough and the Yellow Jackets, tired out from their tough battle at Elwood on Friday night and the long ride to Crawfordsville, were unable to stand the pace. As a result ,the Athenians tossed in a flock of field goals and sewed up the game. Roy Anadell. Yellow Jacket guard, was outstanding the the Decatur bid for victory. He scored six field goals and three free throws for a total of I 13 points, in addition to playing a great defensive game. Krick, who has been recuperating from an attack of the flu, was not back in form on this road trip, but played a creditable game. The Yellow Jacket forwards appear to be in a slump, as none of the sharpshooters could connect in either the Elwood or Crawfordsville game with any degree of regularity. Gerber was unable to get the tip in the Elwood game and onlypart ot the time in the game at Crawfordsville. Crawfordsville did not make a substitution until about the last four minutes, when laiyne replaced Cline at forward. Coach Curtis substituted John Engle and Reynolds for Hell and Hill. Lineups and summary: Decatur (30) Crawfordsville (45) Bell F Groves Hill F Cline Gerber C Haffner Anadell G . Dickerson Krick G Servies Substitutions: (Decatur) J. Engle for Bell, Reynolds for Hill: (Crawfordsville) Layne for Clini . Field goals: Bell, 1; Reynolds, 1; Gerber, 1; Anadell. 6; Krick, 1; Groves, 6; Cline. 3; l>iyne, 1; Haffner, 4; Dickerson. 3. Foul goals. Beil, 1: Hill. 3; Reynolds, 1; Anadell, 3; Krick, 3; Groves, 3; Cline, 1; Haffner, 1; Dickerson, 5. Referee: Paul Lostetter, Delphi. Empire, Lee Sinclair, Crawfordsville. MONROE SEATS HOAGLAND,3I-22 Adams County Team Holds Upper Hand In Battle Saturday Night The Monroe high school basketball team scon <1 a 31-22 victory over the Madison township, Allen county, high r liool eagers at Hoagland, Saturday right. The Monroe team held the upper hand throughout the game, due to the sharpshooting of Hoffman, forward, and the close guarding of the entire team. At the end of the half, Monroe I eld a 18-n lead. Huffman scored seven field goals and two tree throws to carry off high point honors. M. Marquardt led in scoring for the Hoag' and team, with five field goals and one free throw. In (he r ilminary game, the Monroe second team defeated the Hoagland ••’conds, 15-6. Lineups and summary: Hoagland (22) Monroe (31) A. Marquardt F A. Andrews As Marquardt F Hoffman Gresley C V, Andrews llouok —- G Lobsiger R. Marquardt . G . Loßrun Substitutions: (Hoagland) Reynolds for A. Marquardt, Rrown for Gresley; (Monroe) Busche for Hoffman, Rupert for Lobsiger. Field goals: A. Mi.rquardt 1; M. Marquardt 5; Gresley 1; Houck 2; A. Andrews 3; Hoffman 7; V Andrews 2; Busche 1. Foul goals: M. Marquardt 1; Houck 2; Gresiey 1; Hoffman 2; Lohsiger 1; Leßrun 2. Referee: Scott, Monroeville.

High School Basketball Pern 32; South Side (Ft. Wayne) 29. (overtime) Muncie 49; Rochester 31. Vincennes 3!) Bloomington 28. UnPorte 27; South Bend 23. Shortt hire (Indianapolis) 24 Rushville 21. Cathedral (Indianpolia) 28; Hartford City 26. Boys' Prep (Indianapolis 25; Columbus (Ohio) 1(5. Anderson 37; Technical (Indianapolis) 31. Covington 79; Kentland 31. Kokomo 37; Tipton 27. Carmel 20; Noblesville IS. Bainbridge 58; Brazil 29. Central (Evansville) 38. Princeton 28. Frankfort 33; Connersville 22 Jefferson (Lafayette) 24, Huntington 22. Emerson (Gary) 66: Valpariaso 12 Horace- Mann (Gary) 33, Hobart 23 Petroleum 28; Dunkirk 17. Bryan (Ohio) 45; Bluffton 44. Liberty Center 41; Berne 24. Union Center. 45; Chester 26. Fairmount 43; Washington (Indianapolis) 31. Reitz (Evansville) 35; Owensville 29. Jgiwrenceburg 55; East Cincinnati (Ohio) 29. Flora 31; Ixigansport "R" 25. Kendallville. f,o; Columbia City, 39. — o— KIRKLAND BEATS D. C. H. S., 30-23 Kangaroos Avenge Former Defeat By Downing Commodores Saturday Night The Kirkland high school Kangaroos obtained sweet revenge for the 36-27 defeat handed them in Decatur a few weeks ago by the Decatur Catholic high school Commodores, by trouncing the Commodores, in the Kirkland gym Saturday night, 30-23. It was the second consecutive defeat ■f the week-end for the Commodores, who lost to their old rival, C. C. H. S . of Fort Wayne, here on Friday night. The Kangaroos held the upper hand throughout most of the game, Saturday night. After the first few minutes. the Commodores trailed all the way, the score at the end of the half being. 17-12. The Commodores showed lhe effects of their hard battle cm Friday night and were somewhat handicapped by the smaller Kirkland floor, but the Kangaroos earned their victory by their good playing. Kirkland scored first when Bowman sank a free throw'. Gage, who started at forward for the Commodores, evened the count on a free toes. The Kangaroos then took a 4-1 lead when Bowman shot another free throw and L Arnold caged a field goal. Two free throws )y Hocky Mylott and one each by Gage ami Kohne gave the Commodores a lead of 5-4, but the Kirkland snipers came right Irack to overcome the advantage, when Meyers caked a field goal L. Arno’d made a free throw and then Hocky Mylott dropped in a field goal to tie the score at 7-all. Two field goals by Meyers and one -by Bowman gave Kirkland a six point lead, and the Kangaroos k-l during the remainder of the game. Coach Bryan, of Kirkland, took Bowman and Heller out of the game near the d'ose of the first half, after three personal fouls had been called on each. Both returned to the game for the last four or five minutes of the second half. Wemhoff, Commodore center, and F. Arnold, Kirkland guard, were forced out on personals in the second half. Coach Laurent, of the Commodores did net use Miller, forward, in the game, as his ankle, which he sprained in the Anderson game a week ago, has not besi.'ed entirely and the coach did not want to take a chance on injuring it again. Meyers, Kirkland center, was high point man of the game, sinking four field goals and two free throws for a total of 10 points.* Hocky Mylott led the Decatur offense with two field goals and thre- free throw* Twenty-seven personal fouls were allied by Referee Hedges, 18 on Kirkland, and nine on the Commodores. Lineups and summary; Kirkland (30) Commodores (23) Bowman F Gage L. Arnold .F Kohne Moyers C Wemhoff F. Arnold ... G J. Mylott, Heller C, . Sorg Substitutions: (Kirkland) Baumgartner for Howman. R. Arnold for Heller, Bowman far F. Arnold: (Commodores) Coffee for Gage, Gass for Kohne. F. Mylott for Sorg. Sorg for Wemhoff. Field goals; Bowman 2; Baumgartner 2: L. Arnold 3; Meyers 4; Gass 2; J. Mylott 2; F. Mylott 2. Foul goals: Bowman 5; L. Arnold 1; Meyers 2; Gage; Kohne 1; Gass 2; J. Mylott 3; Sorg 1; F. Mylott 2. Referee: Hedges, Lancaster.

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PURDUE LEADS BIG TEN RACE Boilermakers Keep Slate Clean; Indiana And Wisconsin Win Again Ry Gene Hoffman INS Staff Correspondent Chicago, Feb. 13. — Purdue enters the sixth week of lhe Pig Ton basketball race with colors flying from the head of the parade, her record still unsullied by a single defeat, and with prospects excellent for copping the coveted championship flag. The Boilermakers increased their piestige just about 100 per cent by the impressive defeat they handed the tough Michigan quintet at Ann Arbor Saturday night. The score was 35 to 26. That score, and the fact that (he game was played on (he Wolverines home floor, leaves little to he said regarding the strength of the two rivals. The other two games Saturday night night finished as expected; Indiana smothered lowa, 50 to 33, on the Hoosiers’ own floor, and Wisconsin, playing at home, won as it pleased over Minnesota. The score was 38 to 18. Despite early favorable signs. Minnesota again seems destined to be the under-dog of the loop. The Gophers have >ost six game and won only one. Although Purdue's sharpshooters have an undisputed hold on first place the margin by which they lead Wisconsin. in second place, is so small that one little hobble on the part of the Boilermakers would cause a quick exchange of berths. Purdue has won .our and lost none; Wisconsin has the same number of victories and one defeat. There will be much action around the circuit this week. No less than eight championship games are scheduled. Tonights program brings together lowa and Northwestern at Evanston. Chicago and Michigan at Ann Arbor and Ohio State and Indiana at Bloomington. Tomorrow night Purdue will try for its fifth consecutive, win, playing against Illinois at Lafayette. Friday night Illinois conies here for a game with Chicago. The feature of Saturday night's card will be another Hoosier state classic between Purdue and Indiana This time the ancient rivals for state and conference honors will stage their duel at Bloomington, Indiana's home court. Other games Saturday night will be Northwestern at Minnesota and Ohio State at Wisconsin. If Purdues dead-eye eagers come through this week with a goose egg still in their “lost" column, they will be a pretty safe bet to lift Mulligan's championship title. o K. H. S. SECONDS BEAT MONMOUTH Young Kangaroos Score 3316 Victory In Game Saturday Night The Kirkland second team downed the Monmouth varsity in a game played in the Kirkland gym Saturday night as a curtain-raiser to the Kirk-land-Decatur Catholic high game, by a score of 63-16. Monmouth was held 'o two field goals, both caged by Hill. Hill also tossed in four free throws. Beery, of Kirkland, was high point man with three field goals and four free throws. Lineups and summary: Monmouth (16) K.H.S. Seconds (33) Hill F Dettinger Parrish F Beery Poerger C Reppcrt Brokaw . .0 Schlickman Cl Helmrich Substitutions: (Monmouth) Rice for Reed; (Kirkland) Borne for Retry, Schludenhauffen for Rcppert. McKean for Helmric.lt. Field goals: Hill 2; Dettinger 3; Beery 3; Reppert 3; Scliladenhauffen 1; Schlickman 2; McKean 2. Foul goals: Hill 4; Parrish 3; Boerger 3; Brokaw 2; Beery 4; Helmrich 1. o College Scores Indiana 50, lowa 33. ..Notre Dame 32; Butler 24. Evansville 43. State Normal 26. Frank.ln 28; Earlham 26. Muncie Normal 42; Indiana Central 37. Hanover 36; Rose Poly 18. Purdue, 35; Michigan 26. Wisconsin, 38; Minnesota, 18. American League Results Brooklyn 31; Cleveland 3u. Philadelphia 32; Brooklyn 29. New York 26, Cleveland 22.

- ■" FIELD GOALS By MARK M. UPP The misfortunes that befell Decatur teams Friday night carried over Into Saturday night. The Kirkland Kangaroos sure were all primed for their battle with the Commodores. They showed from the start that they were determined (> avenge that former defeat. The Yellow Jackets appear to be in a slump, especially the forwards on the squad. Three losses in a row have been hung onto the Curtismen. Better begin to snap out of it, gang. It won't be long now until tournament time. With the two pecatur teams losing two games apiece over the week-end and Hartford’s Gorillas winning their only encounter, the race for the leadership tn the standing of Adams county teams grew warm. The Yellow Jackets still hold the lead, but by the narrow margin of 7 points over the Commodores. The Gorillas are close onto the heals of the Commodores. Games this week are: Friday night — Dola, Ohio, at Berne; Decatur at Columbia City, Bellevue. Ohio. Catholics vs. the Commodores here; Jefferson vs. Decatur seconds, here; Monroeville at Kirkland; Monroe vs. Geneva at Borne. Saturday night Decatur Catholics at Berne; Portland at Decatur: Hartford vs. Petroleum at Berne. The Ye. How Jackets will have to pep up to win those two games next week-end. Columbia City, while losing several games, lias shown strength all season and the Whitley county lads defeated Huntington by as decisive score as did the Yellow Jackets. Portland will bear watching, also. The Panthers defeated Hartford City the night before the Hartford City team downed Union City, and on Friday night, the Portland crew forced the Winchester team to the limit to win. The Commodores hold victories aver both Bellevue and Berne this season, but. the locals aren't going any too good at present and may have tough sailing next week-end. Tlie Yellow Jackets looked good in th«ir game at Crawfordsville, Saturday night, until the last five minutes. They outplayed the Athenians all through the first half and held the lead twice in the second period, but i shower of baskets in the last five ninutfs turned the tide to victory. The small floor at Crawfordsville al- - 4o handicapped the Curtismen. as the court is only 35 feet wide and 60 feet ong. A team that is good on a floor

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that size is always plenty tough to beat Ot lhe two teams ploxed by the Yellow Jacket.) over tlfe week-end, Elwood showed the smarter basketball and better teainwoijt Both qul.it, ts ere clnsny outfits. This St. Gabriel high school team (f Connersville may b< ar watching in lhe state Catholic tourney at that. Friday night, the Pirates downed St. Joseph's high of Shelbyville, nt Connersville, in an overtime gaum, 37-35. And the 'Connersville News-Examiner snys the Pirates were off form on their shots. Oil, yes. Dldja see whore Bryan, Ohio, licked Bluffton's Tigers Saturday night’ On the Tigers' floor, too. That's not upholding the glory of Hoosier basketball. How kum. neighbors? o Adams County High School Net Standing W L Pct. Dmatnr 12 • r > -706 Defatur Catholic 14 6 .70') Hartford 12 6 .667 Jefferson 9 6 .660 Klik'and 9 7 .567 Berne . ..5 8 .377 Most* e . 6 io Geneva 3 13 .188 Monmouth . 210 .167 —o Tunney Chosen As Most Valuable Boxer For 1927 New York, Fell. 13. (UP) Gene Tunney lias been selected the most valuable boxer for 1927 among 21 boxing authorities, says a copyrighted article in the current issue of “The Ring." Tommy Loughran, light-heavyweight champion, was awarded second place. Gene received 21 votes, Tommy two. and Fidel La Barba, retired flyweight champion, one, o Northeastern Indiana Conference Standing ’W. L. Pet. .South Side 0 0 1.000 Bluffton 5 2 ' .714 Kendallville 4 2 .600 Decatur . 4 3 .571 Angola 4 4 Central 3 3 ,s<io Columbia City . 2 3 .400 Auburn 1 4 .200 Huntington 0 2 .000 Garrett 0 3 .000 o —-— Los Angeles. — Ranch San Carlos polo team, captained by Tommy Hitchcock, won the Midwick 20-goal championship by defeating Portago's Los Priatos, 13 tn 6. De) Monte. ‘Cal. — Robert Eilgren, sports writer and cartoonist, won low net in the Monterey Peninsula Country Club sweepstakes golf event. His score was ,84-14-70.

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The question of amateurism in connection with the Olympic games Is one for each individual nation to determine for itself. The Olvmpi authorities accept without question certification by an athlete's own country of his eligibility to compete in tlie. games Similarly, no nation ever tl)lnks o protesting the amateur standing of an entrant from another nation. Each has Its amateur standards, and sends to (he Olympiad its amateur perforinFrequently, however, amusing .inferences in the matter of amateur standards as between nations come to light in an Olympic year. American standards are well known to American ttack and field fans, and are perhaps as rigid as any in the world. An amateur athlete may receive expenses for traveling to and from a meet in winch he is invited to attend, provided lie lias the permission of the A. A. V. to compete. Outside of that, he accepts no remuneration. The French have an amusing system in connection with the Olympic games, which recently has come to light and which may well prove to be the subject of some discussion. Contrary to tlie principle of amateur rpprt, as viewed In the United States, the French Olympic committee has decided that an amateur who stands a good chance of winning a place in the games at Amsterdam this summer is a lot more valuable an amateur than one who is an indifferent, albeit a willing, performer. Accordingly, a schedule of prices for amateurs has been adopted in France. Money allotted by the French Olympic committee for training purposes is handed out in proportion to each man's ability. A sprinter who can run 100 meters in 10 4-5 seconds will be allowed much more money for training than one who requires 11 seconds for the distance. A shot putter who can heave the 16-pound weight more than 50 feet can have many more francs to get in shape or whatever he needs than one whose best effort is 48 feet. The average French star, whether on track or field, will be given about 1,500 francs, to he spent, of course, though his club, while the dubs, who may have a chance, but are not prominent Olympic material, will receive approximately 800 francs each. One can imagine the uproar that would be occasioned in the United

States if some system of wage for amateurs were adopted (’hurley Paddock, for inslan would want top price among thj sprinters, whereupon a dozen ~f t,’ rivals would probably .an whip erstwhile "fastest human" would Im mediately jealously demand the sains Lloyd Hahn would command th„ highest sum for training expenses „ chewing tobacco or whatever p athletes do with th.-ir money, Hahn is the outstandln gniiuie r ~, any distance. Sabin Garr would have to be well taken care of among the pole vault, ent, but undoubtedly Lee Barnes , ls (’allfornia would be in there protest, ing against his allowance. This probably would lead to a graduated unio nscaie for amateurs, and to the end of amateurism. BIG TEN_STANDING Chicago, Feb., 13 (INS) -Pn r d M was still setting the pace at the start of the sixth week of the Big Ten basketball race, the standing follows W I. IM. Purdue 4 u ] IKM) Wisconsin 4 1 Indiana 4 2 ct;i; Northwestern 4 2 ,f,Gi; Michigan ;>, 3 r IOO Chicago 3 4 429 Illinois 2 3 .400 lowa 2 4 .400 Ohio State 2 4 .400 Minnesota 1 t; 143 >.,l—l— -o— __ Vanguard Os New York Giants Start Southward New York, Feb. 13.— H’P) —The I vanguard of the New York Giants to'day was speeding southward to Hot Springs, Ark., to start straining unitj er Coach Roger Bresnahan. Three players—Frank Hogan, catchier, who came to the Giants in the Hornsby trade. Al Spohrer. catcher. I and Chester Nichols, pitcher — and '.Secretary Jim Tierney left New York yesterday. They will be joined by I another party at St. Louis, including possibly Vic Aldridge, veteran pitcher obtained from the Pirates in the trade for Burleigh Grimes. The entile squad will number 19 players. 14 pitchers and 5 catchers, when it assembles at Hot Springs Wednesday. The players will report I March 1 to John McGraw at Augusta, ,Ga., the Giants new training camp. —— — -. ■ o Chicago.— Roleaux Sagueio, Cuba, and Harry Dillon, claimant of the ■Canadian light heavyweight champion- ' ship, will meet in a ten-round bout (here tonight.