Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 4 December 1928 — Page 6

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DECATiIR TEAMS HARO AT WORK With heavy week-end basketball schedules on the menu for both th-* Decatur high school Yellow Jackets nud the Decatur Catholic high school C mmodores, the two teams settled down to hard practices Monday after a four day rest over th'e Thanksgryhig vacation period. <, The Commodores play New Haven Friday night on the New Haven floor anil <.W h Laurent of the local netitfgti nift looking for a "set-up" He has not indicated who will start the game for the. Commodores and has been sending* 0 !)!* utility men through as strenuous a workout as he has rjjon the program for his regular players. a New Haven has a team of stocky jAtyers with lots of experience and Sat. aggregation has Iteen causing plenty of trouble for its opponents all season. With Coffee back on the local gqttad after a lay off of several days because of a sprained ankle. Coach Laurent has three forwards of about equal ability and the squad is in much better condition than if was for the opening of the season against Ashley la Friday. 0 Coach Herb Curtis sent the Yellow Jackets through a long, hard workout Monday evening as the first step in preparation for a two-game schedule for the coming week-end. On Friday night, the Yellow Jackets will ° tangle with the Peru Tigers on the latter’s floor, and Saturday night the local natters will return home to entertain theft* ancient rivals. Bluffton high school. Bluffton generally has a good net % quintet, and for years the Bluffton- " locatin' games have Iteen anticipated fans of both cities with great interest. . Jloftday night, Coach Curtis used several *< in sSr effort to select best 1 ° for the two I games Schnepp, Cole, Gerber and John Single were used tor a while . 1 Jteym Id's was alt ornate*! with Schnepp it floor guard: Dick Finkle was used part of the time at forward and Gojo end Get her a'trwnated at forward wid center positions. The varsity had little trouble with thg second team, but Coach Cortis was at a 10. s as to which combination performed best in the •'f.itftl team. games will continue through the week tiirtil Thursday night, it was indicated. Another game of interest in Adams county Friday night will be the Berm- @ Jefferson game at Berne. Jefferson htw the best basket lx& team it has had s lice the school was opened in 3922 and Berne, after several years of mediocre basketball, has come lack wjgj arjttrong team this season. It win be a home game for both teams, as Jefferson e -plays its home games on the Berne gymnasium floor. The Berne Bears have bew going strong this season, defeating such a, teams as the Portland Panthers, o Decatur fans who can not go to New Haven or Peru can pass the evening in an interesting manner by ."‘•ending the Monmouth - Monroe rune, to be played in the Decatur 1 igh school gym Friday night. Hartford township w ll play at Lancaster, AVelis county. Friday night. Field Goals By Mark M. Upp Two Yellow Jacket forwards, one a substitute on the varsity and the other.a regu’ar on the second squad, havejaken the count from old man eligibility. George Roop, of the varsity squad, and John Beery, of the seconds, will be out of the lineup for the next six weeks, at least. Eligibility rules are ‘working even worse hardships on the Commodor. rqumJj Gass and Metzger, who were 1 eing' groomed for the forward positions on the varsity, are below the necessary mark in scholastic staiiding and c nsequently are out of the . Jmenr Miller, Gage and Kohne are showing up well, however, and when Cotte ’ injured ankle is mended, the C -tho <®'h gh quintet should be going at ten speed. Frankfort Looks Good "Frankfort’s Fighting Five manages to play a hard schedule of about three games a week — and wins them all. If they keep up their present speed, it looks as if Mr. Trester’s annual March picnic ‘might be ‘all Frankfort’.’’—Markin’ ’Em Up, Newcastle Courier. An Easy One To Lose “Apparently wall founded rumors are that South Side is going to give the Tigers a real battle on their own floor here next Friday evening. Well, the next game on the following night with Decatur will be an

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Al I assman <®ove>, captain of; I New York University eleven and in-1 jui I in game with Carnegie TeehfJ) I -cgained conscicusness eighteen hours after epochal contest long enough to ask the score. lie suffered' concussion of the brain. | easy one. Score two victories for the l Meansmen.” Kip Offs. Blufftfm News Its Worse Than Itching ‘•Saturday the Tigers will journey to Decatur to meet their best rivals,, ! the Yellow Jackets,, The teams broke I even in two played last season 'hut Decatur is again itching to avenge ■ an ther football defeat, game' ' lees net count in I conference , I standing as conference state | bat in the ease of conference playing mord than one game with an-' other memltof school, only the final L game shall count in the standing. T This, . course, includes only regular season games, not Out of Bounds, Bluffton Banner. @ ® The Tigers have a game with Port Wayne South Side, at Bluffton, Friday niglv, so twey will lie no fresher , than the Yellow Jackets when the two teams,battle here Saturday night | The local school officials have oh-; J tained two high class officials Tor the , Bluffton gaflhe here Saturday nighr I For<oGriffifh, of Auburn, ami Tiny Hurt, former Greencastle high school I and DePattw University star, will work the game. A capacity crowd is expected to witness the Bluffton game. Prineii pal Krick will reserve 150 seats for i the Tiger roarers. —— ; o Easy for the Teacher I When little John, Jr., showed his I irst task of the school year to his i nother she said the writing was terri- ■ >le and the teacher would never be j tide lo read it. But John, Jr., replied'#, ' ’Oh. well, my teacher knows the anI twers. so she'll know what I mean.” TWO PLAYERS ARE INELIGIBLE The six-weeks examinations at the Decatur high school left a hole in the ranks of both the Yellow Jackets’ first and second basketball teams, it was revealed today. The eligibility ruling is that no person will be permitted to • play basketball unless he has a pass- 1 ' grade in at least three subjects. I As a result, George R:op, utility • player on the first squad and one of . the best basket shots on the squad i. was ruled ineligible for the next six , weeks. Roop is taking only three subjects this semester and his report card shows “incomplete” in one subject. John W. Beery, star firward on the i j embryo team, was declared ineligible j l because he failed to take an examina ri tion in cne subject prior to the Tues- . day before report cards were distri . bated. Both players wil be ineligible 1 to play during the next six weeks.

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EXPECT SELL-OUT FOR TIBER GAME Single admi—lnn tickets for the an mini basketball game between the Decatut I.igh school Yell;w Jackets and the Bluffton Tigers, to be played here next Saturday night, will he placed on sale at the high school tween 7 and 8 oclock Wednesday evening, Principal Walter J. Krirt an m ttneed today. No telephone orders will be accepted, all fans being required to call at the high school building and purchase their tickets. Mi. Krick stated that there would be ipproxlmately 350 adult’s ticket* and 150 child’s tickets for sale tomorrow oSivening. He is reserving 150 seats fur Blufft: n rooters and the season ticket holders will occupy their regular seats. A complete sell out is tetlticipated a few uynutes after the seats go . n sale Last winter, scores of fans were unable to procure a seat for the Bluff-ton-Decatur game. Tiie big game will start at 8:30 o'clock. Th* Blufft.n and Decatur secind Ve.ims will clash at 7:15 o'clock. The prelijninaty go is expiated to rival the main bottle in interest, as hc.th school* b a t strong merve squads. DRAFT RULE . ® ® IS DISCUSSED Toronto. Ont.. Dec. 4. —(U.R>—A batale which may bring about a new alignment in organized baseball was >n in Toronto today. The question.of the universal draft, whereby p’.ayeW from leagues now sxempt ftom selection may l.e taken up by the majors, was placed before the delegates to the annual meeting of the national association. When iepresentatives of 111! minor 'e:\gues enter the congress, tfc-y will have to vote upon propositions which radically change the present order .if things. The major leagues are well represented with President Heydler 'of the National League and President Barnaid c. the Amerfejin on hand, ■jnid the r influence already is making I itself felt. The universal draft, which means li«/, ball playqirft from class AA ; leagues can be selected by the majj >rs. just as players in lower categories of 1 asqbiill. was thp one subject 'of conversation in the crowded lubi bies of the Kin® Edward Hiy&jl. i Opponents of the plan were out[)ium! red. but were vociferous in their declarations that it'Qiny sucjl ’ scheme@eie carried there would be nt break in the ranks of the National i Association, which at present emlaces all 30 of the Wnor leagues. Withdrawal of the three class AA ) leagues—the International, Pacific (. ®>t, and American Association —is i a certainty, members of those groups declare, if any move is made at the Totonto meeting to force upon i the universalQlraft. Motorist Fined After Collision With Berne Car Van Wert, Ohio. Dec. 4 — Adriiii Maurer, 28, of Canton, who told police that he is a fartball coach in the southern part of nhio, was fined $l9O and costs by Mayor F. P. Kreide^ - Monday when he pleaded guilty to a charge if driving an automobile while intoxicated. Airangements were be’ng made for paying the fine. Maurer was arrested about 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon by Patrolman William Humerickhouse, who reported Mauret's car collided with automobiles diiven by Ernest Stengel, of Berne. Indiana, and Clarence Miller, of Delphos, causing damage to those machines of about Geneva Girl Injured When Struck By Auto Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 4 —Herbert Atkins, negro, 1803 North Arsnel avenue was arrested on charges of assault and battery, reckless driving and operating a blind tiger after an automobile accident at Massachusettes avenue and Tenth street. Miss Georgia Martin, 19 year old, of Geneva, was injured about the legs. She was riding in a car driven by W A. Jacks n of Portland. which was struck by Atkin's automobile Motor Policeman Englebright and Bernauer said they found two quarts of- white mule whiskey which Atkins had hidden nearby before their arrival. o - - Annapolis’ Nickname The name “Paris of the Colonies” was applied to Annapolis. From a litle settlement on the Severn in 1004, t grew in size -and importance until t became the capital of Maryland. By 1750 it was famed for its gayet<!Sj;and uxury and on that account was often •eferred to as the “Paris of the Col»nlqj).“

FOUR HELD FOR Indiana Holdups’ Young Men Arrested At Detroit Held For Extradition To Indiana Detroit, Dec. 4.—<U.P) ~ A of I Indiana oil stailon robberies and | mor* Impoi taut crimes including the I holdup of the Sulphur Harings, Ind ,; bank, Nov. 17. are expected to be i I cleared up by the arrest of four men, held for extradition to Indiana, T. C. Huntington, of the Indiana Crime Bureau, said today. The men, Russell Johnson alias i Harold Mann. 23; Paul Myler alias Robert, e Moore, 23; Forest Wright, | 20. am) his brother William Wrlght.l 22. ’were arrested by Detroit frolics. A fifth member of the alleged ban-1 dit gang, arrested in Indiana, has confessed the l>ank robbery and the payroll hi Idup of the Trainor National Spring Co. at Newcastle, Ind., Huntington declared. , The mon are not expected to resist ex'.radjtion proceedings. Sheriff Elmer Cannon of Newcastle and several deputies are here with Huntington to lake the men back to Indiana. Lou Wampler, crippled bank cashier was shot in the Sulphur Springs rob bery. Hunt'ngton said the Wright brothers had broken * Indiana paroles, Johnson "had served a term in Atlanta federal penitentiary and Myler had served one term on Jarm and another at the Indiana boys school. In addition to carrying revolvers, on each cif the men, police found eight shotguns, two rounds of ammunition and fike flashlights at iTw> Wrlglit brothers' apartmWht. Mylen’and Johns*®, were arrested in an automobile whTch they admitted stealing in Illinuie. Paul McNutt To Steak As Portland December 11 — Portland, Ind., Dec 4—Col. Paul V. McNutt, dean of the Indiana Schoo! of Law, and national c mmander of, the American Legion, will address*.® rwi“meeting at the high school auditorium Tuesday afternoon. December 11, he-

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11 ween the boors of 3 and 4 o'cl. ck. The , ; high nch.iol will be dismissed for the] | address ami the local Legionnaires will Ask Portland business men to cl se i’or an hour dining the meeting, In r»c .ugltlon of the national commander's vi ™ u> the <ity. (' lonel McNutt ha* been granted a leave of absence for a year from his duties with Indiana 1 ulversity and is devoting all his time lo the Interests of the Legion. Members of Legion pcsts from surrounding cities and the general public is invited to attend this meeting. The addies.i will be along community .civic educationI ul and patriotic lines. MERCURY FALLS: SNOW HITS CITY -— Continued Cold And Cloudy Is Forecast For Next Days Here ( Ol A slight diop of temperature and a cloudy *ky were on the weather “bill of fare" in Adams county f<>«’ today with a prediction of sdSW flurries and continued cold and cloudy. Snow started falling at 1 o’clock this afternoon. The temperature was regarded today as about seasonal, and the mercury hoveled just above the freezing mark most of the day. II was a drop of a degree or two from Monday. The wind, which was noticeable ’ Sunday night and most of Monday, had abated'considerably and the temperature airop was almost unnoticable. Predi&ions of a long and cold winter liave been forthcoming the last several weeks from local weather forecasters, who take as their basis Os proof the early snows and the comparative temperatures of the last-sev-eral years. @ APPLES’ Car load of Apples on track at Hoagland. Hubardson. Wagners. °) Dowman’Sweets, and other varieties. /-v $1.50 and $1.60 off car. • Koenenian.

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