Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1928 — Page 8

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SAME CANCELLED BL SPRINGFIELD The basketball cam<> between the Decatur Catholic hitth school Commodore*, and the Catholic high school team <:f Springfield, Ohio, scheduled to he played In this city, Saturday night was cancelled toduy by the Springfield institution. In a letter rereived this morning by Father Joseph 1 tension, athletic manager of the Decatur school, the manager cf the Springfield team stated that it would he impossible for his quintet to come to De- j catur for the game. No teason for tip* cancellation was given In the letter Father Hussion stated that another game would he substituted for Ahe j Springfield contest at a later date. l'ersons holding seasen ticket books and j those who have purchased single admission tickets for this game, are requested to hold the tickets for the Springfield game and they will admit the ht-lder to the game that is substituted. Cancellation of the Springfield game leaves the Commodores without a game for this week-end. There next game is with Monrovia public high to he played here on Thursday night, Dec. 27. Whippets To Play Fort Wayne Five Tonight WHIPPETS TO PLAY The Kirkland Whippets will play the fast Sears-Roebuik basketball team, of j Fort Wayne, in the Kirkland gym, this evening. The Whippets will have their regular lineup in the game. The Kirkland cagers have not been defeated this season. — o —— Ruth And Gehrig Drive In Most Runs In League New York, Dec. 2n —'U.R/ — Babe Ruth and Lon Oehrig. Miller Huggins’ pair of super '.litters were responsible for more runs than any other men in the American League dining the season of i 928. Official records released today show Rabe and Lou at the head of the list. | each being responsible for 142 of the runs which carried the New Y6rV Yankees to the Pennant and World championship. Ruth also led the league in th<* number of times ha was awarded a free ticket to tirst base—Tribute ti liis ability as a slugger t'.ie records show that lie received 135 passes from opposing pitchers during the 154 games. A doubtful honor also was claimed by Ruth in having struck out more often than any othei man in the league. He was fanned 87 times —17 more than Ralph Kress, St. Louis, who was second. Johnny Layton Wins Billiard Championship Chicago, Dec. 20—UR-—Johnny Layion, Missouri cue wizard, is the world champion three cushion billiard playir today, having defeated Willie Hoppe veteran of the g.een cloth, 50 to 23 !a.-t night in the finals of the International t:urnament here. The pocket billiard title still was un-j decided, the Ureenleaf-Taber-Sk! i match which ended yesterday when ? Taberski quit Lie final game because i of what he called tactics was scheduled for replay Friday night from the j point where it was stopped. Otto Reiselt clinched third place in 1 the three cushicn competition by de-j feating Gus Copulos, 50 to 37, in 34 innings yesterday afternoon. Edwin Rudolph of Chicago, sprang a surprise last night when he defeated Pasqnaie Natalie of Baltimore In a closely fought'pocket billiard match, 125 to 123. The victory for Rudolph hosted him into a tie with Natalie for third place honors in the pocket billiard play. Dempsey To Get SBO,OOO For Judging At Dog Races Los Angeles, Dec. 20—(U.R)— Jack Dempsey will reveive approximately $30,100 for a-ting as presiding judge at the 1.,l niatloual dog races in Deauville, . ia., starting next month, an article in the Illustrated Daily News said today. “Infoi mation here is that at least $2,000,000 will be spent on the track, Casino and hotel,” the article real. “Dempsey will he associated with Tex Rickaid and three other wealthy men." Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 20 —Michigan University's new coliseum and ice arena will be foimaliy opened tonight with a hockey match between Michigan and Ontario Agricultural College. The arena has been open for student skaters ten days. Urbana, 111., Dec. 20—Illinois University’s basketball team tonight will play North Dakota's touting cagers,/wh* will have traversed 5,500 miles before returning to Grand Forks.

AMERICAN BASKET LEAGUE STANDING [ j Fort Wayne 8 4 .667 | Chicago 4 3 .571 j New York 4 4 .sth j Brooklyn 4 tl .40(1 ■ Ror/e'ter 3 5 .375 Trenton 4 7 .304 Paterson 2 7 .222 Last Night's Results Chicago 30; Patetson IS. R rook Iy n 20; New York 17. Tonight’s Schedule Brooklyn at New York. Paterson at Rochester. Chicago at Cleveland. ST. JOE TO PLAY CENTRAL FRIDAY — Despite the fact that the games j scheduled by the public and Catholic high school basketball teams of Delatin' for this week-end have been can- i celled, local funs will have an opportunity to witness a niujpr contest here Friday night. It was announced this j morning that the Central and St. Joseph eighth grade quintets will clash in the Decatur high schorl gymnasium i | Friday night in the first game of their .annual three-game series for the eighth grade championship, and for | i possession of the George Wemhcf r ' marble basketball trophy. The Monmouth high school varsity and the Catholic high school second team will meet in a preliminary game, starting at 7:30 o'clock. The feature! I game of the evening, between the scrappy giade school teams, will got j under way at 8:30 o'clock. Games between Cential and St. Joo always attiact much interest. The two I teams are noted for their hard fought games and good sportsmanship. St. Joe has captured the city series for the last two consecutive years and the; blue-clad Cential warriors are anxious to turn the tallies and get possession of the Wemhoff trophy for the ensuing year. Buftenbarger and Feasel, Central forwards, have been ill this week, hut, I Ruffenbaiger was back in school today . and is expected to be able to play Fri- | day night. It is doubtful, however. i f Feasel will be in the lineup. 1 Fans, both children and adults will ;he charged twenty-five cents each. Friday night. The proceeds from tin "•snip will he divided equally between the Central and St. Joseph schools. "

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'TWO TEAMS TIED IN D. H, S. LEAGUE ! Tlte last game of the D. 11. S. basketI ball league series was played last > night. Butler and Normal are now tied for first place. A play-, ff will probably l he held next Friday noon. In a thrilling battle, the Butler team was defeated by the strong Concordia delegation, chiefly by the efforts of Ronald Fairish, the bespectacled guard and Clarence Smith who came ; through in the last half to pull th“ ! team from defeat to a 15-13 win. Kotos, i of C<>nc rdia, also scored four baskets ! Williams, of Butler, scored five points I Heller, anil Moses contributed the reI rnuining iioints for Butler. Depauw was defeated by N- ratal two to one, finishing the game at 22-11. Hill, of the winners, scored 15 points. Gay and Handier made eight of Dej Pauw's 11 jioints. Franklin defeated Wabash and tied for second place last night, by a sccre of 23-19. Ilaubold, of Franklin, laid away 9 points for the victors, l’elz, of Wabash, was high paint man with five fieltl goals. Tile final standing of the league is: W L Pet. Butler 6 2 .714 Normal 5 2 .714 Wabash 4 3 .571 Concordia , 4 3 .571 Eaiiham 4 IT .571 Franklin 4 3 .571 DePauw 2 5 .285 Hanover 0 7 .000 Georgia Tech's Eleven Starts Westward Today Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 20 — (U.R) —Georgia Tech's football team started westward today for its p st-season game with the j University of California" at the tournament of r ses in Pasadena on NewYear's Day. Coach Bill Alexander, 31 players, | trainers, assistant coaches, newspaper men and members of the faculty filled the two special cais that will carry the Tech delegation to the coast. Islands Queen’s Dowry The Orkney Islands, off tlie north coast of Scotland, were ruled by Jarls (earls) under the supremacy of the ' kings of Norway from very early times until 1231. These islands and the Shetland isles became tlie prop- 1 erly of the crown of Scotland ns pay ! memos the dowry of ihe bride of lame* 111 of Scotland

Field Goals By Mark M. Upp— —- Tlfci.t word "cancel" is being overworked during the present basket bull season about like “detour - is worked overtime during tlie touring season. i No reason was given hy the Catholic | high school officials of Springfield, Ohio, for cancelling their game with the Commodores here Saturday nlghi. llt might he the flu or, who knows, I maybe it was merely cold feet. Central, of Fort Wayne, Ims cancelj led the game with Huntington, solicitI tiled for Saturday nlgn,, due to the j flu. Fans should not feel disnpponltcd because they will not see tho Yellow Jackets and Commodores in action this week-end Central arid St. Joe will give them plenty or entertainment at the I). H. S. gym, Friday night. Battles between these two eighth grade quintets are always worth two hits of anybody’s money. The Kirkland Kangaroos will clash with Central Satholic of Fort Wayne on the latter's floor, Saturday night. That might to he a good battle. w ~ —~ Yellow Jackets, Take Notice "This Kenda’lville team seems to have a habit of holding opponents to close scores when least expecled to do so. K'ville held Columbia City to a 26 to 20 triumph the evening following the Eagles' visit here. And the Red Devils had taken the jolts of a bus wreck while on their way to Columbia City, too." —Fan Whiffs, Huntington Herald. Please, Santa Claus, liring the Bluffton Tigers a basketball victory pretty soon, so the Rhiffton columnists will get busy and turn out some interesting clippings. How many Christmas greeting cards d'.d you get today? PLAN TO DREDGE RIVER AROUSES BLUFFTON MEN (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ing of the river, as proposed, could keep from causing a menace to Bluffton. His statement was directly in line with that expressed by state engineers, who were here last year to inspect the Main street bridge. They stated then that the dredging of the Six Mile creek has caused too much water to lie dumped into the stream and as a result the channel tinder the bridge here was unable to take care of it. Even now, heavy rains put the river out of it's hanks and over the cemetery roads and surrounding lowlands. What will it he if the river is

dredged to Linn Grove Is Ihe ques-1j Hon asked today. State engineers staled last year that , If a new bridge were hull! here they > would recommend that It he longer and that the stale road grade from the bridge to the t'(overleaf tracks he so constructed that water could pass under. That grade now together with the traction grade, which runs parallel, holds hack a vast umouni of water] during flood periods. The dregiiig of Hie Wabash as now | planned, will not directly be costly to I Wells county. One tributary stream I reaches into Nottingham township and | about Co farmers In that township i will be assessed. Tile cost to the county in general will be after the dredging Is done and the high water reaches Rluffton Engineers state that the cost of widening the channel here, together with constructing a new I bridge, toad and traction grades would be a costly undertaking. It was learned here that the proposed plans have been progressed almost beyond the point where anything can he done. Similar petitions were' defeated on two other occasions, but j this one seems to he headed to a final conclusion. The total cost will lie $152,500, it Is said, with Indiana farm-j ers paying all hut $7,500 of the j amount. The original petition was signed by farmers in Wabash township, Adams | county; in Clear Creek township. Jay] county, and ia Mercer county. Ohio. Several signers of the petition are reported to he willing to drop the peti-1 tions as assessment flgnrps, which j run about SI,SOO to each 80 acres of j land, is considered too high. In some ] cases, the assessment is said to be higher than the value of the land. Give a Parker Fountain Pen for Christmas. Callow & Kohne. 297tl

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