Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 21 February 1928 — Page 6

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YELLOW JACKETS TO PLAY BIPPUS Huntington County Team Scheduled To Fill Open Date Here Friday Local basketball fans will have an opportunity of seeing the Decatur high school Yellow Jackets in action on the home court once more before the sectional tournament. A game has been scheduled with the Bippus high school quintet, of Huntington county, to be played here Friday night. This game was booked to fill the date left open when Huntington cancelled a game to be played here next week-end. Bippus is considered one of the strong teams of Huntington county. Huntington included. Huntington Clear Creek and Bippus aie the three leading contenders for the sectional championship there. The game with Bippus will be the twentieth of the season for the Curtismen. Joe Krick, the Yellow Jacket’s back guard, who sustained a severe injury to one knee in the Portland game Saturday night, was back in school today and his knee was reported to be improving. Extordinary care is being given to the injury and it is believed* that the big guard will he in shape to play in the sectional tournament, a week from Friday and Saturday. Ten players have been certified by Decatur high school for the sectional tournament. They are Anadell, Krick. Gerber. Hill. Bell. Reynolds, Cole Dick Engle. John Engle, and Stoneburner. , o Priscilla Dean Sued Santa Ana. Cal.. Feb. 21—(INS) As the aftermath to an alleged automobile crash, suit was on file here today against Priscilla Dean, motion pictuie .act less, asking damages of $60,01)0. » o DECATUR H. S. NOTES ....by.... i ROBERT HELLER Coasting Party Planned" The combined hoys and girls Glee Clubs will enjoy a coasting party to night at the Decatur Country Club, at 5 o'clock the members will assemble at the high school building and from there go to the Country Club by ant mobiles. After an hour of coasting on the hill to the left of the club house, the members will go inside. The dance hall has been rented fotytlie evening, and dancing and games will be enjoyed. The eats consisting of a pot-luck' supper by the girls will be served on the tables. Before leaving for home probably anothet hour of coasting will be enjoyed. COURT HOUSE Colter Is Sentenced Frank Confer appear'd in circuit c urt this morning and entered a idea of guilty to a charge of assault and battery on Paul Whithonse. The court fined him S2O and costs and sentenced him to serve 45 days on t.n state pet.al far.a. Scther Fined In the case of Mots Sether, chalged in a grand jury indictment with keeping a gambling device in his I 'ace of business, the defendant entered a plea of guilty today and was fined. $25 and costs. A similiar charge against him was continued. Demurrer Is Overruled In the case of the state vs. John Trout t:r transportation of intoxicating liquor, the court overruled a demurrer to the plea in abatement.

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Wells County Standing W L Pet Ossian 14 3 .826 Union Center 11! 4 .765 Bluffton 13 6 .689 ; Liberty 12 6 .667 I Rcukcieek 12 7 .637 I Petroleum 9 7 .563 Lancaster 9 9 .500 Chester 6 13 .326 WISCONSIN AND PURDUE VICTORS Boilermakers And Badgers Remain Tied .For Big Ten Leadership Chicago, Feb. 21. —(INS) —Divided leadership of the Big Ten basketball race remained in status quo today as a result of two (hampionship contests which were fought last night. Purdue defeated Michigan, 55 to 33, at Lafayette, while Wisconsin was busy massaging lowa, 31 to 21. over at lowa City. The Purdue-Wisconsin deadlock for first place thereby remained intact. Each team has now won six games and lost one. The Boilermakers had been sailing along unbeaten until they bumped into Indiana at Bloom ington Saturday night. Wisconsin still has several tough games to play, including a brace with Purdue. This, however, may prove as tough for the Boilermakers as for the Badgers. Os the two schedules, Wisconsin is believed to have a harder row to hoe than Purdue. Both of last night's games were hard fought, according to reports from the battlefronts. Cummins. Murphy and Capt. Wheeler were thf heavy artillery that swamped the Wolverines at Purdue. At the end of the first half they had piled up a lead of 31 to 14. *The Badger-Hawks affair was a simple case of a stronger team beatI ing a weaker one. Wisconsin led nt | the half. 16 to 6. The Hawks rallied I in the second period and came with |in four points *of overhauling the I visitors, hut they couldn't stand the pace. O'- ■ - - BABY DELIVERED TO HOME IN TAXI Fort Wayne Police Solve Mystery; Decatur Girl Mother Os Baby The story of a baby being born to a Decatur' young woman at the fJtamets Sanitarium at Fort Wayne last week and bow the baby was delivered by taxi to a Fort Wayne residence was told in Hie Monday edition of the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. The baby was delivered in a package to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grimes in Fort Wayne. Investigation by police showed that Mrs. Grimes wanted to adopt a baby, but that thq. husband was not in favor of the adoption. Mrs. Grimes had called the Stain its Sanitarium and stated that she w uld I ke to adopt a child and when the child was born last week to the Decatur irl, who was unmarried, Dr. Stamets ca'led Mrs. Grimes Mrs. Grimes then devised the “unique" plan of delivering the child to her residence thinking perhaps that her husband would permit the child to stay. When the baby was delivered Mr. Grimes notifiejl police and the investigajjon was made. The taxi driver aided in solving the mystery. The father of the child wanted it to be cared for, but did not wish it to assume his name, therefore a home was sought for the child. The baby is now at the Methodist hospital, according to the News-Senti-nel. and in all probability will be cared for by the Fort Wayne board of charities. Bomb Explodes At Home Os Robert Crowe’s Relative Chicago, Feb. 21— (U.R) —Turning from their alleged intimidation bf city officials, Chicago’s bombers today answered attacks from the state’s attorney's office, with a heavy charge of dynamite, planted at the home of the brother-in-law of state's attorney Robert E. Crowe. The explosion, the fourth which has been directed at political figures in the present bombing series, occurred at the residence of La wrong Cuno. o Gary, Ind., —(U.R)-The Eighth Annual Middle-States boxing tournament sponsored by the Gary Y. M. C. A., will open here Thursday. Teams entered include Chicago, Grand Rapids, Mich,, Milwaukee. Minneapolis,, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Gary.

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Bluffton Certifies Players For Tourney Bluffton, Feb. 21 The ten monos the Tiger basketball squad who have been certified for the sectional tourney to be held here March 2 and 3, were announced this morning. Those certified are as follows: ('rouble, Ellenberger, Richey, and Prougn, seniors Swigert ami Van Horn, Juniors; Pyle Stepons, Baii ington and High sophomores. Eight of these mon will be permitted to play in the tounren. The average age of these men is IT years and nine months. Coach Means announced this morning that Elleuberger, Swigert and Pyle, three Tiger regulars, are scheduled to rest this week Io prevent any possibility of staleness at tourney time. Bluffton plays Portland boro Friday night in the last game of the regular season. n — ■ ■■ ■—— Yankees To Play Indianapolis New York, Feb. 21. — (INS) —The world s champion New York Yankees have booked twelve dKhibition games for this season, including Sept. II at Indianapolis. o — Koenig Signs Yankee Contract New York, Feb. 21.— (INS) —Now state shortstop Mark Koenig has signed a two-year contract, the only members of the New York Yankees not in the fold are pitcher Waite Hoyt, outfielder Earl Combs. Tony I.azzt-ri and Urban Shocker, who announced his retirement. Rifton,, Wis, (U.R) - Ripon College defeated Carroll college 31 to 25. in basketball.

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FIELD GOALSI By MARK M. UPP — / Bippilis will furnish the opposition for the Yellow Jackets In their final game of the season before the* tournament, when the Huntington county eagers invade this city Friday night Word from Huntington is to the effect (hat the Bippus team I,; composed of hn.'ky players who tire plenty good Bippus is one of the favorites in the Huntington sectional. Bippus played the Yellow Jackets here in December, 1922, and the li-cals. coached by Tommy Moore, won by a score of 26 to 16. The Yellow Jackets who played In that game were Hobby Meyer, “Sheet" Ki in, Doane Dor win, Jack Teeple. Dizzy" Steele, ns the starting lineup. and the following boys as substitutes. Milt Swearingen, Tucker. Don Farr and Dud White. Decatur led nt the half. 10-G. The game was played in the old gym on First street. The Commodores begin their busy week tonight when they clash with the crack St. Rose high quintet at Lima, in a return game. Coach Laurent's pupils were expecting hard sledding tonight, but were seeking revenge for the defeat handed them by St. Rose here earlier in the season. After St. Rose comes Richmond Catholic here Thursday night, and University High, of Detroit, here on Saturday night. Little is known of the strength of the Detroit quintet, other than that the northerners usually appear at the National Catholic tourney in Chicago. Chester Center has cancelled the game with Kirkland, scheduled to be played in the Kirkland gym Friday night. In our opinion, Chester thereby prevented another defeat for Wells county at the hands of an Adams county

five. Kirkland is looking for another opponents for Friday night. The Decatur high school second and thi rd tennis will go to Hoagland tonight io play return games with the Hoagland varsity and second teams Condi Curtis will take about twenty playen on the trip. The Van Wert, Ohio, high school Cougar, ended their season last weekend by defeating Defiance. 16-14. B was the ninth victory for the Cougar and they ilid n< t lose a game during dho season. But Van Wert 8 vicw<to nil in Ohio. In the oast, we have given Portland fans credit for being good snorts, out after reading the story of the Decatur-Portland game in the Uortland Sun this morning, we are inclined to believe that everything is not just as used to be in the neighboring city Apparently, the defeat of the Panthers here Saturday night, to the tune of 54-29 went do*n nard, and the Portland fans wouldn't win any loving cup as good losers. The Portland scribe, in his story, complains of the football tactics used by the Cuntismen. We felt that Portland started the rough stuff and was the chief offender throughout the game, and we heard scores of local fans comment on the roughness of the Panthers, but we purposely left such remarks out of our story and column, as they bring credit to no one, but the above comment was deemed justifiable in defense against the following unsportsmanlike story, which appeared in the Portland Sun, Monday: "The Portland Panthers were defeated by Decatur Saturday night, in one of the roughest basketball games in which a local team has ever participated. The final score was 54-30. The first half was a veritable football game and the final period was a farce. The Decatur players seemed to have a particular dislike for the Panthers and numerous outstanding fouls on both (earns were

left uncalled by the referee, Poach Curtis' team worked the “box play to perfection and on anv oecaslon that the locals captured the ball, they were promptly hit by two Decatur players. Although the Panthers managed to play «iP to these football nes in the first half, they weakened in the tinal period. The score at the rest period was 22 16 and the purple and While had been battling the Curtismen for every oinf. The play in the last half was decidedly cleaner and somewhat slower. The Panthers went, into the final twenty minutes without their customary fight and their spirit seemed to bo broken. Local fans who attended the game expressed the feeling that thyy couldn't understand now Decatur fans could rain any feeling of satisfaction over Saturday night's victory" Cash Keller, of the Huntincton Herald, was in an excellent humor Monday, as he commented on the Vikings' victory over Bluffton, Saturday night. He even said nice things about our Yellow Jackets. We've felt all along that it was the long list of defeats that made Cash so hard to live with. Hero's a sample of Cash's outpouring's of Monday: “The bitter taste of many defeats ins vanished, following the exhilaratng triumph of the Vikings over the strong Bluffton Tigers and now ■vetyone, Sportsmen and Sports, is boosting for the Norsemen. 'Twas ever thus. Win, and the horns boom loudly; lose, and the anvils clang heavily. "There is no denying but Hint, the Norsemen played excellent basketball to defeat their old rivals from Wells county, and the well-earned victory is particularly gratifying in that it takes the Sea Rovers out of the Northeastern conference cellar. It is to be regretted that the line Bluffton team was kept out of a conference championship because c.f the Huntington win, but the boys had to pick on someone and the Tigers offered the last opportunity. “Bluffton is one of the outstanding

teams in Northeu«t ern ' the Viking triumph ton n “wonder ' team p Vl !"'"“K- I wondering what the Rm h ' clads will do next Dll R M“Decatur is another IBain Should enter the the bent of prospects tl v Jackets had lost three stralvk. but last week they Tnn W(| * 1 saere Columbia City ),y a / score u i Columbia citv /,,< 5 ‘ testify (hat the Eagles'are J ’’M ling’s." 1 w *»k- —~~ -o — Eight Sailors Drown' London, Feb. 21 — members of the crew of th P ~r , SIU trawler Grimsby were drowns.) when their vessel colli wi( . steamship Zylvia in the North S, (t _ _ Pitching Arm "Okay" Catalina Island, Cal., r,. tl 21 St Percey Jones, one of t ‘ h(l members of the Cubs' pitching ar was happy today over the B UCePSs "j the operation on his pitching Jones suffered much last season wot the salary wing and finally h ail a( ' bones chiseled out of it. Re trie, ■ out yesterday for the first time ,!! declared it "Okay." College Basketball Results Purdue, 55; Michigan, 3:1. Wisconsin, 31; lowa. 21. Grinnel, 33; Kansas Aggies ‘>3 1 TOLEDO EXCURSION via Nickel Plate Road February 26 $2.75 round trip from Decatur. Tickets good going on Train No. 6 Returning on Train No. 5, date of sale. Consult Ticket Agent for full details.