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FACULTY BEATS MERCHANTS IN OVERTIME GAME Teachers Untie Score In Overtime Period To Win Battle, 31-28 The Decatur faculty basketball team I retained its title as city champions by defeating Felix Maiers Merchant i team last night in an exciting game played on the Decatur high school hardwood before more than 800 fan* last night. The final score of the game was 31-28 and the faculty was forced into an overtime period before that brilliant team was acclaimed best. The game started out as a farce and the Merchants chose to worry Herb ( Curtis, star member of the Faculty , aggregation, by dressing up as Fort , Wayne Central. The Merchants start- ( cd the game with four negroes and , one Jewish player. These parts were j played by Hairy Knapp. Herman My- . crs. Chic Cole and Don Farr anil the Jewish player was represented by ( Manager Maier. I Th starting lineup for the Faculty , included M. F. Worthman. W. J. Krick. ( Ralph Tyndall. Max Kidd and Curtis. | The early part of the game was ( slightly rouglt and quite a few fouls >■ were called on both teams. The Merchants were forced to make many f substitutions. f In the first half, the Merchants led ( most of the time, but the Faculty , managed to tie the count at 11-all, ; just as the half ended. The second t half was more like basketball and ( Referee Beal and Umpire Blackburn j held the game well in hand. They ( had a real job for 45 minutes, keep- t ing the players from fighting, but they £ did the job fine and after the game ( everyone participating kissed and!, made up. I The Faculty came back strong in| f the second half and led most of the!] way. Just, before the game ended. Herb Curtis cut loose for a flock of baskets and it looked as if the In-1 telligencia would win easily. I "Fat’’ Myers. Don Farr and Jim j I Blair started a bombardment of the Merchants’ basket and when the game ended the score was tied at 25-25. The Faculty was best in the overtime period and the final score was 31-28. Before the big game got underway, a number of girls from the physical training classes of the high school gave some fine exhibitions of drills f and games under the leadership of .' their instructor, Miss Jeanette Clark, > The crowd apparently enjoyed the game and all the entertainment and 1 frequently it < heered as loud as if t two high school teams were playing, a The game was given under the aus- ( pices of the Civic department of the Woman’s duh. f' Members of the Civic Department t today asked the Daily Democrat to c express their appreciation to the c teachers and merchants who played, to the officials, to the Junior band and J to the girls who gave their interesting 1 exhibition. The proceeds, which t amounted to more than $125, will be i used by the women in repairing and < maintaining the public tennis courts i in the city. Lineups and summary: Faculty FG FT TP t Curtis, f 5 3 13 1 Krick, f - 0 2 2 Nu.-’baum, f 6 0 « Worth man, c 9 9 9 Thomas, c 2 2 6 Tyndall, g .215 Ketchum, g 0 0 0 Kidd, g « 5 5 1 Brown, g 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 13 31 1 Merchants ‘ Myers, f . 3 17' Farr, f 2 0 4 1 Neptune, f 0 0 0 < Cole, c . 2 0 4 Biair, e 2 5 9 1 Maier, g 0 0 0 Gentis, g 0 11 Knapp, g 0 11 i Macy, g 1 0 2 t

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I Fryhnek g <> •> 0 Yager g b 0 it Totals lb 8 28 Referee, Beal. Umpire, Ulaikburn ——-—-<>- <— — COLLEGE BASKETBALL Wise nsin 27; I’m due 24. Notlhwestetit 28; Indiana 26 (overtime). Michigan 28; Minnesota 19. Ohio State 42; lowa 23. Wabash 26; Depanw 26. Oakland City 49; Evansville 25 Franklin, 32; Centra) Normal 27." Nebraska 28; Missouri 33. Dartmouth 24: Princeton 22. Kans.,s Aggies 62; Oklahoma Aggies, 24. TRIPLE BILL AT D. C. H. S. GYM On Thursday, Feb. 28. the Decatur Catholic high school will sponsor a triple bill of basketball at the Catholic gymn, including St. Joe eighth grade team vs. Cathedral graders at ( 6:30; I). C. H. S. alumni vs. General ( Electric at 7:30, and Commodores vs. St. Paul Trojans of Marion at 8:30, All three contests should be first ( class tilts. The Trojans are a parish ( team of high school age and weight, who hold the amateur championship , of Marion, a city where real basket- j ball is played. The Cathedral graders boat St. Joe, 21-16, at Fort Wayne , Thursday. ( The program will be put on to raise ( funds for defraying the expense of , sending the Commodores to the state tournament. All backers of the Commodores are asked to purchase tie kets at the Green Kettle, Eats res- ( taurant. Baker restaurant. Omlors or . from tile high school students solicit- . ing for this game. The price of the , tickets is left to 'he purchaser. The! tickets are selling at a lively rate and a good sized crowd is expected to see ) this send-off program for the Commo- , dcres. The result of the drawing at , Indianapolis will be announced at the ( games Thursday night and a good ( peppy cheering section will urge the Commodores on. , . o OGGS ON SHARKEY GROWING LARGER , I 1 Miami Beach, Fla., Feb. 26—(U.KTwo events lengthened the odds to- 1 day on Jack Sharkey in his tight with i yt ting Stribling at Flamingo Park to- I morrow night. ■ One was the much-discussed S’rib- 1 ling till, which, it was revealed yes 1 terday, got out of line about six days 1 ago and threatened to keep the young 1 Georgia heavyweight out of the ring. 1 The other event was an impressive workout which Sharkey staged yes terday afternoon, despite the warning , of promoter Jack Dempsey not to take chances. Sharkey went two rounds, one with Johnny Grosso and the other with laul Hoffman. True, there wasn’t any heavy hitting, but the sparring was at a fast clip and Sharkey came out of the workout perspiring freely and weighing 190 pounds. The Boston battler is a fine figure of a fighting man and should win this fight going away as they say at Hialeah. o Alleged Forgers To Face Trial At Elkhart In April Elkhart, Ind., Feb. 26.—(U.R)—The trial of Walter A. Huffman, former state repr •sentativc, and Paul Metzler, former cashier of the Farmers and Merchant’s bank at Foraker, charged with a check manipulation plot, probably will be tried in circuit court here during the April term. According to the indictment, the bank at Foaker lost approximately 409,000 through the men’s opinions. It was considered unlikely that the case would be held during the present session.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1929

PURDUE OUT OF GIG TEN RACE By Bert Detnhy, UP Staff Correspondent Chicago, 111., Feb. 26.—(U.R)—The P.ig Ten basketball championship race has narrowed down to a battle between Wisconsin and Michigan, with the Badgers virtually assured of at least a tie for the title. Wisconsin assumed the commanding position by defeating Purdue last night, 27 Io 21. The defeat practically put Purdue out of title'consideration, although there still is amatlusmatical i possibility of the Boilermakers gaining a three way leadership tie. Michigan continued in the running I by winning from Minnesota, 28 to 19. The Wolverines now have won eight out of ten games as compared with tlie nine victories and one defeat refold of Wisconsin. Right now, indications point to the Michigan-Wisconsin game next Monday night as the contest which will 1 decide the championship. Wisconsin does not play again this week, but the Wolverines meet Ohio J next Saturday night. If Michigan defeats Ohio, and it should, that would ' mean the two teams would go into ( the Ann Arbor battle Monday with,] but a half game separating them. A Michigan victory Monday night |, would allow the Wolverines to finish , the season with ten games won and ' two lost, the same standing Wiscon- j sin would have if the Badgers lost to , Michigan and won from Chicago. ( A victory for Wisconsin in the | Michigan game will give the Badgers , undisputed possession of tiie champ- | ionship, but Wisconsin must lose all ; its remaining games and Michigan t win all for the Wolverines to take < the title. t Pm line to gain a three way tie must win all its remaining contests 1 while Michigan drops one game and j Wisconsin loses both its remaining contests, a possibility which is extremely unlikely. In the other two games last night, Ohio won from lowa 43 to 23, and Northwestern defeated Indiana 28 to 26. in an overtime contest. The Ohio victory was a distinct surprise because of the score. lowa | at one time looked like one of the| best teams in the conference but apparently has hit a slump which allowed the Ohio team to run up the commanding score. The Northwestern-Indiana game brought out one of Indiana’s best showings of the season. Indiana, a team which was virtually the same as that which shared the conference title with Purdue last year, has been nnaKle to get started this season but put up a good fight last night against a team which lias played havoc with the championship opes of Purdue and Michigan. —_ - o Waner Boys Refuse To Sign Pirate Contracts Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. 26.—(U.R) —Paul and Lloyd Warner, of the Pittsburgh National league baseball c’ub, remained in Oklahoma City yesterday while their team mates traveled west for training, and Paul made ii plain they probably would stay here unless contracts calling for substantial salary increases were forwarded. I have returned three unsigned contracts to Barney Dreyfuss,” Paul, who was voted the most valuable | player in the league in 1927, said. I "The next move will have to lie made by him. There is some pretty fishing around here and it is my intention J to"stay here until they give me a contract for as much as I think I am entitled to.” ——O A Baby Smothered To Death Laporte, Ind, Feb. 26. —(U.R) — Arthur. 9-days old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Vandusen, was found smothered to death in his bed here. o ' — -. Get the Habit—Trade at Home. It Pays

Field Goals By Mark M. Ppp After all, Its much easier to play ba.skethnll on a typewriter than on a hardwood floor. Plans for the sectional tourney here Friday and Saturday are going forward rapidly and the season tickets are on side. We’d like to see the Decatur tournament make a neat pt of It to lie divided among the eight participating schools this year. There's no reason why It can't, if everybody gets behind It and fills the gym for each session. Buy a sea-ion ticket and spend the difference. The Catholic high school has provided a fine bill of three games for Thursday night. The Commodores, Catholic high alumni and St. Joseph eighth grade teams will play. The program will he under the free-will offering each fan giving whatever amount he desires for hi* ticket, and tlie proceeds will lie used to help defray tlie expenses of the Commodores going to tlie state tournament. Likes Championship Series “Adams county won the second team inter-county championship lasi Friday night at Bluffton. Tlie Embryo Yellow Jackets did it. They defeated tlie Tiger Cubs 21 to 18. It was the third defeat handed tlie Wells county seconds by Decatur and tlie deciding game for tlie championship. With it goes a trophy awarded by tlie Decatur Democrat and tlie Blufft n News. Instigators of tlie We.lis-Adams county second team championship series were: MUpp of Field Goal fame and the conductor of Ripp Offs. Tlie classic will lie held annually, so they announced. If any comment is in order, Will Wynn would like to say this: hardly a better tiling lias been done in the sport realm in this country than this inter-county second team championship seriep. Those second teams go out night after night during the basketball season to furnish the first stringers opposition. They take tlie brunt. The first team the Honors. Few people appreciate the second teams of their schools like they should. Those two columnists did and showed it well with a trophy.”—

Benefit Basketball CARNIVAL Decatur Catholic High School 1 Thursday, Feb. 28 'ft o:3o—St. Joe Eighth Grade vs. Cathedral School. Ft. ’ Wayne. / Jr S. Alumni vs. I General Electric. 8:30—(Com mod ores vs. St. P a,, l Trojans, of Marion. T I C K E TS At Green Kettle, Eats Rest- / aurant- Bakers Restaurant / and West End Restaurant. NOTICE TO FANS—The Commodores treasury showing a small deficit and the need of funds to defray tournament expenses prompts this post season bill. We take this means of asking your hearty support. While asking you to help the Commodores break even, financially on what has been an otherwise successful season, we aim to give you an enjoyable evening in return. THE COMMODORE MANAGEMENT DECATUR Wants the Catholic High School State Championship This Year. The Commodores Need Your Backing to Get It. Come and Enjoy Yourself THURSDAY NIGHT. — ,

Will Wynn. Adams County Witness. | The Monmouth Engles wct.i through ii stiff workout on the Decatur gym floor last night, in prepara | lion for the tournament. The Fan lea furnished the first upset of the tour-1 ney last year by trouncing Jefferson. Dear Mark; The Kangaroos me downcast Oettinger, star forward, who has 'plnved only n few minutes in each game since Feb, I, seemed to be O. K. for tlie tournament until lie took sick with the Influenza Monday. He is the only player of any size the Kangaroos have, besides Moyers. Kirkland Fan. Here, here, now. No hoar stories gn Kirkland. Os course If Dettlnger Is really sick, we'te sorry, because it there is any Erne during the season that, a team should have its full strength on the floor it Is nt tournament time. The first prediction on the outcome of the sectional tourney here that we have seen in print appeared in ill Wynn’s column in the Adams County Witne s, yesterday. A Witness linotypist is accused of being the author. Here it is: "Hartford 25, Monroe 20; Geneva 22, Monmouth 15; Kirkland 25, Jefferson 22: Berne 31. Decat nr 30; Hartford 30. Geneva 25; Berne 38, Kirkland 28; Berne 26. Hartford 17.” Do you remember when Liberty Center won tlie sectional tourney here in March, 1923, by defeating Union Center in the final game. 21-9? A feature game of that tourney was the Decatur-Monroe game, which Decatur won 14-13 when Deane Dorwin pitched two free throws after tlie final gun had cracked with Monroe leading 13-12. o BIG TEN STANDINGS W L Pct. Wisconsin 9 1 .900 Michigan 8 2 Soo Purdue 7 3 .700 Oli io 6 I .600 Northwestern 6 5 .545 lowa 5 5 .500 Illinois 5 5 .500 Indiana .3 8 .273 Minnesota 19 .100 Chicago 1 D l o * l Get the Habit —Trade at Home. It Pays

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