Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 70, Decatur, Adams County, 22 March 1928 — Page 6

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YELLOWJACKETS TO FACE STRONG BASKETBALLCARD Locals To Tackle Strongest Schedule In History Os School Next Season The most comprehensive basketball schedule in the history ot Decatur high school has been arranged for the Yel1. w Jackets for the 1928-29 season. The schedule, which now includes seventeen games, was announced today by Coach Herb Curtis. Three more games will be added between now and the opening of the season next fall. Mishawaka and New Haven are newcomers on, the Yellow Jacket's schedule for next season. Mishawaka wil' be played in Mishawaka next season and in this city the following year. New Haven will play here next fall. The teams to meet Yellow Jackets in this city next season are NewHaven, Auburn, Bluffton, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne North Side, Columbia City. Angola, Crawfordsville, Kendallville and Elwood. Another game probably will be scheduled to be played in this city on the opening date, November 16. The Yellow Jackets will play ten conference games, meeting each of the other members of the Northeastern Indiana conference. Other Schedules Announced The schedules for the track and baseball teams this spring were announced today by Coach Curtis, also. The baseball schedule is not complete, as only five dates have been arranged. Two games will be played with Fort Wayne central, but the dates have not been named. The team probably will play ten or twelve games. Prospects are bright in both track and baseball this spring, Coach Curtis said today. He has 41 candidates out for baseball and 30 trying out for the track team. There is a good chance of several freshmen and sophomores treating ont the veterans for places on the baseball team this spring. Candidates tor the pitching job are Roop, Schamerloh. Pelz and Frosch. Hill C. Reynolds and Hell, who did most of the pitching last year, are on the squad, also. Dick Engle, who played center field last year, is trying out for catcher this spring, along with Fred Brown. a freshman, and Robert Kiess. Brown looks good and Kiess is a good hitter, although his throwing arm is not the best. • Hebble and Gerber are candidates for first base. Gerber played the position last season. Anadell, second baseman last year, Passwater and Shoaf are trying out for the keystone bag. Ladd, Debolt. John Engle and Don Koos are working hard to land the shortstop job. Bill Bell veteran third basemen, probably will be back at his old job on the hot corner. In the outfield, likely looking candidates are Hill, I. Reynolds, C. Reynolds, Kocher Workinger, Dick Engle and Pelz. Elvey, Heare. Bodie, Stoneburner and several other candidates are going through daily workouts and may lanJ a place on the team. The basketball, track and baseball schedules are as follows: Basketball Schedule Nov. 16 —Open Nov. 23—New Haven, here. Nov. 28 —Auburn, here. Dec. 7 —Peru, there. Dec. B—Bluffton,8 —Bluffton, here. Dec. 14 —Ft Wayne South Side here, Dec. 21 —Fl Wayne North Side here. Jan. I—Columbia City, here. Jan. 4—Angola, here. Jan. 11 —Huntington, there. Jan. 12--Mishawaka, there. Jan. 18—Auburn, there. Jan. 25 —Garrett there. Jan. 26 — Crawfordsviue. here. Feb. I—Kendallville, here Feb. B—Elwood, here. Feb. 15 —Fort Wayne Central there. Beb. 26 —Bluffton, there. Track Schedule April 1 —lnterclass meet. April 13—Fort Wayne South Side, there. Apr! 21 —Bluffton, there. April 28—Goshen relays. May s—Conference5 —Conference meet at Garrett Mui 12- ,-ctlon*l meet, at Fort Wayne. May. 19 —State meet, at Indianapolis Baseball Schedule April 21 —Bluffton there. April 24—Ft Wayne South Side here May 4—Huntington, there. May B—Fort Wayne South Side there. May 15 —Bluffton, here.

Hanover, N. H. — Harry Heneage, superintendent of athletics at Dartmouth, announced that Jess Hawley would return to the big Green this season as head football coach. Jacksonville, Fla. —Walter Johnson, in a hospital here recovering from an intestinal infection, rested comfortably last night, physicians said.

Muncie Bear Cats To Be Guests At Newcastle Newcastle Ind., March 22 (INS)— Burying the hatchet, now that the basketball season is ended, the Newcastle Klmania duh has Invited the Muncie "Bear Cats" to be guests of the local duh on Tuesday, March 27. The invitation" has been accepted by Coach Raymond Jolly, former Newcastle high school hoy. The Newcastle ‘'Trojans" will also be present. The Bear Cats defeated the at the Muncie regionala, but only the best of feelings exist between the two dubs. Four years the two teams have been bitter enemies on the basketball floor, i but at the dinner next wee); the pipe l of peace will be passed. o DE PAOLO ENTERS 500-MILE RACE Indianapolis, Ind., March 22 —Peter I DePaolo, Sun stained son of Italy, who was the American racing champion Li 1925 and 1927, has just entered a car in the International 500-mile race to be held at the Indianap Its Motor Speedway May 30. Peter, a nephew of the great Ralph DePalma in whose speeding tireprint.he has followed and surpassed, will pilot a Reo Flying Cloud, marking the entrance of another manufacturer in the most spectacular sport, which not alone provides thrills for thousands cf spectators but points the way to the refinements and innovations in passenger car construction. DePaolo made his firs’ appearance at the Indianapolis track eight years ago aa a gie.- sr ball for Ra.ph DePalma's 'mm.icipate speedster He was permitted to join DePalma's stable as reward for an impeccable record in Unde San's army during v.ha* has become known as the Wor’d War. Soon he was riding beside th'* canny DePalma, as riding aide, all this being in the days of two seater cars, long before the sleek, projectile type of harty buggies were in vogue. Many a trick DePaolo learned as he sat beside his skillful unde, watching Ralph maneuver his car through 125 mile an hour traffic. Peter got the urge to drive. Ralph, with the wisdom ot age declared he wasn't ready for a pilot shin. They disagreed and parted. Peter got a car all right. Then he' proceeded to smack fences and retaining walls on every track in the country. He couldn't even place in a race —except against a fence. Just as he had about run out of angels to provide cars for his fence-bust-ing act, Fred Duesenberg, the soft hearted creator of a long line of winning ears, gave him one more chance. It was all Pete needed. He won the International 500-mile Race at Indianapolis in that start in 1925. He gained fame, wealth and confidence. Ever since he has been one of the foremost contenders and was the American Automobile Association champion i; 1925 and in 1927. He is married and has a son three years old. o Northwestern Meet Draws 600 Prep School Athletes Evanston, 111.. March 22—(U.R) —More than 600 preparatory school athletes representing 87 high schools of the middlewest will compete in the sixteenth annual Northwestern University interscholastic track and swimming meet which opens here tomorrow. Preliminaries in track championship will be held tomorrow afternoon, while swimming trials are scheduled for Saturday morning. Finals in both chant pionships will be held Saturday night. o Detroit Finn Still Leads “Bunion Derby” Navajo, Artz., March 22—(U.R)— C. C. Pyle’s “Bunion Derby" contestants, le i by Arne Soumlnen. Detroit Finn, left here today on a 32-mile jaunt to Lupton, Arizcnia, on the ninteenth lap of the Los Angeles to New Yolk foot race. Soumlnen finished second in yesterday's 41.8 mile-lap from Holbrock, but maintained his lead in elapsed time standing with a total time of 112:50:45. Eddie Gardner, Seattle Negro, led Yesterday’s field, traversing the distance In 6:14:25. His total time was 125:19:36. o No Expulsion* In the school of experience. If you Hunk the first year, you are not disqualified from making a new matrfeu'atloh, but the tuition fee Is some■mes a little hlgfcf— Fort Wayne e-ws-Sentinel. " 1 o Lafayette, Ind. — William S. Cummins, of Frankfort, Ind., forward, was elected captain of the 1928-29 Pnlversity ot Purdue basketball team.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1928.

CATHEDRAL WINS OPENER Chicago, March 22. -(U.R)— Throe first round games last night reduced . 29 the competing teams in tne fifth annual national Catholic higa school basketball tournament in progress at Loyola University here. Elder High of Cincinnati opened i be tournament with a 24 to 6 victory over St. Benedict's of Atchison, Kt»s. De La Salle High of Joliet. 111.. Inst year's champions defeated Calvert Hall, Balfmore 27 to 15. In the third tame Cathedral High of Indianapolis allied to edge out a 15 to 14 victory over Cathedral of St. Cloud, Minn. Bluffton IL S. Baseball Team To Take A Trip Bluffton’s high school baseball season will close this year with a two day trip into the northern part of Indiana. The trip wil be during the week following commencement. In making the ann uncement of tfie trip this morning Coach Means stated that the Tigers would play Washington, of East Chicago, and Emerson, of Gary, on the respective diamonds. The exact days that the games will be played have not been decided upon. Conference baseball will be handed this season in a similar manner’to other sports, with the two high percen tage teams playing a series on a Fort Wayne diamond at the close of tne conference schedule.

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KANGAROOS ARE BANQUET GUESTS Mepilieai ot the KirMund high school Kasketirdl team, pinners of t|ie lipcnt ,r Sectional (hhinpionshlp mid tunnels op in the Fort Wayne iCgional, W’-re giugts of honor at a. ehii'keit supper given In the Kirkland high school building, Tuesday night. Tile supper was given by tile Kirkland LadK s Club and about 150 persons. including the families of th'* ilub members and the families of tli<‘ guests of ’honor, attended. An informal program, with Mrs. J. C Grandstaff in charge, was given Short talks were given by Coach Bill Bryan. Prinicpol llnnsel Foley, mem hers of the team and n few of tho boosters ot' the Kangaroos. The Kangaroo,* were highly praised for the splendid record esttablislifed. by them during tho season. —o- — Five Teams Eliminated In Academy Net Tourney Madison, Wis., March 22.--4U.R)— Chicago Latin school defeated St. John's Militaiy Academy, Delafield, W's., 19 to 16, in the opening game here of the national academy basketball tournament. • Other scores were: Castle Heights Miiitarf Academy. Lcbanan. Tenn.. 29. Racine College, Racine, Wis.. 11. Manline of Manlius. N. Y., 35. Northwestern Military and Naval Academy. Lake Geneva. Wis., 15. Lake Forest, 111.. Acamedy, 33, Elgin, 111., Academy, 13. Wayland Academy, Beaver Dam. Wis., 17, Illinois Military Academy, Abingdon. Hi.. 16. Daytona. Fla. —J. M. White, Philadelphia, has requested permission of the American Automobile association to attempt a world's speed record here April 1 in an Triplex racer.

Hennessey Defeats Tilden In Close Match Augusta, tin . March 22. (U.R) I William T. Tilden's initial attempt to tound out an American Davis cup burn to go to Mexico has resulted In discovery that Johnny Hennessey of Indiana}.'l:s was well up on his game. Hennessey defeated Tilden, the team captain. Hennessey long playing on the outer edge of America's gr.«o couitmen, wore down Tilden In a magnificent five sot match. The score was 6-8, 6-t, 2 6. 6-2, <■ -4. Tilden was not at the top of Lis game , —. —oCoach Rocknc Sends Congratulations To Fred “Petie” Mylott Fred "Petie" Mylott. a member of the Decatur Catholic high school basketball team, who won the Al Feeney sportsmanship mode) at the recent state Catholic schovd basketball tournament, has received a letter cf congratulation from Knute K Rocknc. director of athletics at Notre Dame University, South Bend Mr. Roekne’s letter is as follows: •’lt has come to my attention that yon were the recipient of the medal presented by Mr. Al Feeney at the recent Catholic basketball tournament. You are to be congratulated on ths fine recognition of your ability which you have hereby merited. Such an honor which ytou have merited would show that you have worked zealously toward the goal you have reached, but just continue in your endeavors for even greater honors which will be possible for you to attain. With kindest regards. Yours sincerely, K. K. ROCKNE.” Four Safes Blown Kokomo, Ind., Mar. 22. —(U.R)— Four safeblowings here early today netted thieves $628. The robbers obtained $350 by dynamiting the safe of the Standard Oil company branch office and $278 was stolen from two filling station safes.

GAME BOOKED BY G. E. FIVE Members of the G. E. basketball team have decided to play another giinu before they hand in their suits this season. They will play the Rofrlgerator team, winner of the G. E. i’ltta-depurtment championship ir Ft Wayne, hero Friday night.*' in tho Decatur high school gym. A prelim irnry game, between two Sunday school teams, will start at 7.30 o'clock and the big game will start at 8.30 o'clock. t'harl -s “Greenie" Lammhn in and '•Hap'' Shady, former Decatur players, are members of the Refrigerator quintet. Lammiman is playing center and Shady holds down a forward berth. », * “ o ,— MG ANDREW FORCED OUT Chicago, Mar. 22.—(U.R)—Chicago's famous "textbook trial" is ended — Superintendent of Schools William' I McAndiew has been removed from office — hut Mayor William Hale Thompson's fight against "pro-British propaganda" in public schools has just begun. .The board of education yesterday found McAndrew guilty of insubordination and conduct unbecoming his office, on which charges he was mis- ■ liended August 29, 1927. The penalty was dismissal. McAndrew was charged by Mayor Thompson with fostering pro-British and anti-American propaganda in the schools through use of certain textbooks. In 27 sessions of the trial. 6,00 ti pages of evidence and testimony were read to these charges but in the : board's resolution of dismissal direct | mention of the charges was avoided. The board held the trial furnished

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