Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 28 February 1929 — Page 12

GENEVA MAKES GOOD SHORINS THIS SEASON Cardinals I‘l.ay 20*(Jamc Schedule. Despite Lack Os A Gymnasium Although having no gymnasium of; Du'ir own. the Geneva high school (ordinals have Just completed a schedule of 20 games, in which they jjuide a good showing. The Cardinals j ■non eight games and lost 12. Geneva | Scored a total of SIS pointe to 821 lor their opponents. Hawbaker, center, is just comp’etIng four years of set vice on the Geneva team. He made one remarltable during his four years on the team that of never being put out of a game; on personal fouls. In more than fifty tier cent of the games, not a single; personal foul was called on him. Hawbaker, Lybarger and Neal ate the 1 seniors on the squad. “ During the season just ended, Hawbaker scored 94 field goals and 33 free throws for a total of 221 points. O:h---or regulars scored as fo’lows: Neal, i"> field goals and 8 free throws, total 38 points; Runyon, 27 field goals and; Tour free throws, total 58 points; i Lybarger, 32 field goals and 26 free throws, total 90 points; Fennig, 23. field goals and 7 free throws, total 51 points. Leslie Reeves is coach of the Geneva team. Last year. Geneva was runner-up in the sectional tourney, losing to Kirkland in the final game. The Cardinals practice at Berne once a week and play their home games there. The Geneva record for the 1928-29 season is: Geneva, 26; Berne, 39. Geneva. 36; Polingtown, 21. Geneva, 8; Decatur. 70. Geneva, 18; Gertie 53. Geneva. 36; Hartford, 9. Geneva, 9; Decatur seconds, 39. Geneva, 21; Union Center, 38. Geneva, 10; Madison, 24. Geneva, 28; Alumni. 15. Geneva. 40; Bryant, 36. Geneva. 61: Monmouth, 11. Geneva, 24; Monroe, 37. Geneva, 24; Jefferson, 43. Geneva. 26; Jefferson, 28. Geneva, 32; Hartford, 23. Geneva, 34; Polingtown, 37. Geneva. 18; Bryant. 30. Geneva. 27; Wren, Ohio. 7.

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Geneva, 34; Monroe, 35. Geneva. 31; Jefferson, 29. •• ¥ -v >(• * >(• * * * * * R * NEWS FROM PREBLE * ;•¥¥¥¥»** * * * * •• Mr nnd Mi Roy Hamill n and fa-| rnlly. Os To dn. were pm- ■ of Mr land Mrs, Milton Hoffman and family j I Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith of Decatur, ; spent Saturday evening visiting the | | former's pirents, Mr and Mis. John, Smith. Mt. and Mrs. Otto Dilling and family pent Sitnida.’ visit.ng Mr and Mr • Mr. and M. Walter Shady and ' langiitcr, of Fort Wayne, spent the, I week end visiting the former's par- , mts. Ml . and Mrs Albert Sit tdy. Mr. and Mrs. John Kirchner and I daughters Lima, ami M’s June Shack- , 'ey and son Darrell Eugene spent Stitt-i 1 lay visitin’ Mrs. Louis Stutter and | •nu-’hter P ill:. es I’m t Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. .1 hn Teeter and, I laughters end Mir. Henry Decker, of j I Genova, were the g.e’ts of Mr. anil ’ M: ■■ Cha ins Sullivan and daughters | Sunday. I Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hoffman and I family wore Sunday dinner guests of I di. and Mrs. Ear! Struth and family, I if Peterson. E. A. Goldnei, who has bgon work-j ing i:i Sab Teary's place at : ,o L ike-j ton Station, returned home Saturday, i .Mr. and Mis. Coppess and daughter; of Decatur, called on Mr. and Mrs. Or-1 I val Heller and family Sunday after- . I noon. 0 Citizen and State in dealing with the state we ought I to remember that Its institutions are not aboriginal, though they existed before we were born; that they are not superior to the citizen; that every one of them was once the oct of n single man; every law and usage was a man’s expedient to meet a particular case; that they all are irnitable. all alterable; we may make as good, we may make better.—Emerson. o Tongue Checked “They can laugh at me nil they want to for bein’ tongue tied.” says old Ben Withers, “but it's better'll be-in loose tongued like some folks.”—Farm nnd Fireside. First “Poet Laureate” Ben Jonson, retained by Charles I in 1617, was Hie first poet attached to the royal household in England He received a pension ot 100 marks. Think It Over He who knows only Ills own side of he case knows little ot that.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1929

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I v MONROE NEWS Mrs A. D. Crist. of Decatur, visit’d with her sister. Mrs. Joseph Rich, outh of M nroe, Tuesday. The Sunday school class. Willing A'orkeis. held a regular meeting at | the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Bluhm, west of Monroe, Tuesday evening. Rev E- M. Foster is teacher. There 'were thirty-six in attendance. A verv ' enjoyable time was reported and a delicious lunch was served by the hos- ■ -ess and her ass'stant hostesses were ’Mrs. John F. Crist and Mrs. Martin HoffmanRev. and Mrs. E. M. Foster and laughter Elizabeth. Misses Margaret , Ray, Delores Longenberger. Drtisillia ind Margaret Burkhead, Marguerite | Lewellen ami Crea Crist attended the; Epwo:th League Rally held at the DeI catur Methodist church. Sunday afternoon. The Junior Epworth League of the |

You’ll Win You have the spirit and determination to do great things. We know you’ll put up i splendid fight and make Geneva Proud of you. You can “bank” on us to be with you. Bank of Geneva

Monroe Methodist church held a dinner at the school building, Tuesday noon Miss Leia Bahner, of Fort Wayne, visited with her parents, the Mr. and ; Mrs. Charles E. Bahner and family, over the week-end. Donald Hahnert returned to Muncie Normal after spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs- G. A. Hahnert. Otto L ngenberger who lias been ill for sometime, is able to lie up town, but is not able to return to his work for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Shirk and ! daughter. Ruby visited with relatives I and friends over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Harve Sells and daugh- ■ tor. Chrystal. motored to Fort Wayne. Sunday and visited with relatives and ; friendsMr. and Mrs. Z. O. Lewellen. Mr. and ' Mrs W. S Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Forest Andrews, were the guests of ■ Mrs. Agnes Andrews. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A D. Crist, cf Decatur'

They Bear Watching GENEVA CARDINALS rhe Geneva High School is entering the Tourney with the determination to win! Every Cardinal is strong for Geneva High School and will do his best to bring the Honors to this end of Adams County. We’re out to win and it determination will do it, we’ll bring home the bacon. YEA! CARDINALS Geneva High School

Time Out —to wish the best of luck to the fighting Cardinals of Geneva High School. We know you will win and we’re for you. A complete line of the Newest merchandise at this store always. The Filer Store

visited with Mi and Mrs. Roy Price, Saturday evening. • o Master’s License Joseph Conrad's knowledge of Eng- ; fish, literary and colloquial, need not here be praised. But there were certain words which lie, so to speak, declined to learn. One very odd example was tlie word “vowel;” he transposed Hie "v” and "w” sounds, sc that it become ‘•wowvel.” I have been i told that tie would even write It so. J He pronounced "used” as two sylla- | files, something like “usit.”—l.ondon Fortnightly Review. Wise Rule of Life Let every dawn of morning be to you as Hie beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close. Then let every one of these short Ilves leave Its sure record of some kindly thing done for others, some goodly strength or knowledge gained for your selves.—John Ruskin.

YELLOW JACKETS DEFEAT SEVERAL POWERFULTEAMS ( urtisinen End Successful Season After Playing Difficult Schedule Playing the stiffest schedule eve.- , faced by n Decatur high sell ad team, ; the Decatur Yellow Jackets won 13 games and lost 5. and finished second l n the Northeastern Indiana Conferemo. with 7 victories and 3 defeats. Among the strong teams defeated by Decatur this year were Fort Wayne South Side, Auburn. Angola, Mishawaka, Elwood, Bluffton and Fort Wayne N rth Side. The Curtlsmen lost onlv one game at home, that being a 48-40 defeat at the hands of Crawfordsville, in that game, the Yellow Jackets overI came a 22-point lead to tie the score at ' 40-r.ll, but were unable to nose out the Athenians. Coach Herb Curtis started the season with Gerber and Krick as the only first stringers left from last season, altough John Engle, Cole. Roop. Dick Engle and Reynolds, substitutes from last year, and several members of last years second team were on hands. Seniors on this year's squad are Joe KJek. who has played on the varsity for four years, John Engle and Cole. Os the eight teams in the sectional tournament here, Decatur won the ■ largest per cent of its games. In the 19 games played, the Yellow Jackets scored a total of 648 points or an average of 36 points per game The scoring power of the Curtis crew was pretty evenly divided, with Gerber Cole, John Engle. Schnepp and Krick breaking into the scoring column in practically every game Krick, back guard, was handicapped during the season by a weak knee, which was injured during the 1927-28 season and failed to heal entirely. The record of the Yellow Jackets | for the season is: Decatur, 70; Geneva 8. Decatur. 36; New Haven 26. Decatur, 41; Auburn 21. Decatur 26; Peru 28. Decatur 21; Bluffton 17. Decatur. 30; South Side i Fo-t | Wayne) 15. Decatur, 32; North Side (Fort Wayne) 22. , Decatur. 42: Columbia City 18. Decatur. 29; Angola 28. Decatur 25; Huntington 43. Decatur. 25; Mishawaka 20. Decatur, 35; Auburn 25. Decatur, 40; Crawfordsville, 48.

Let’s Go When the final whistle blows we’re picking the Cardinals to be the winner of Adams County’s Rasketball Classic. Fight hard team, and you’ll win. A complete line of Drugs and Sundries. J. A. Long & Co. DRUGGIST

Decatur 40; Garrett, 2 Decatur 40; Kendallville, 15 1 De> atur 53; Elwood 23. 9 Decatur 34; Central ( F, ir t \v,,.„ , 1 37 ' n yiir| Decatur 29; Bluffton 30. 1 ALL-AMERICAN I FIVE SELECTED Chicago, Feb. 28-For the f| rst tin ,„ I in sports histoiy, an All-American hav I ketbt.ll team hus been seelcted. I Joe Godfrey, Jr., a wel known Rport I ing authoiity of Chicago, sports editor I of College Humor, with the coopera- I tion of 200 college basket bah coaches I has done for. basketball in hi, M American selections what Walter I Camp did In starting the annual choos I ing of All-American college football I teams- Mr. Godfrey travelle dall over I the country, seeing as many of the I major quintets in action as possible and for the rest he has relied upon tire composit judgment of the college e aches. Here is the first All-American five; Forward —Hyatt—Pittsburgh Forward —Schaaf— Pennsylvania Center —Mutphy i’urdim Guard —Wineapple—Providence Guard —Pickell— Arkansas Alternate—Churchill—Oklahoma Hyatt hails from Uniontown. Pi; Schaff, from Philadelphia; Murphy from Marion, Indiana: Wineapple. Horn Salem, Muss.; pick -11, f roln I cohontas. Ark. I —————— I Twilight Everywhere The weather bureau says that twilight occurs in all portions of the world. It Is of shorter duration in the tropical regions than in other parts. Much Interest in Moon Although total eclipses of the tnnon j are far more generally observed than | total eclipses of the sun. since they I may be seen from more than half of the earth's surface while a total | eclipse of the sun, according to the American Nature association, is visible only within a very narrow path of great length, yet they nre not of so common occurrence that they pass unobserved or fail to arouse popular Interest. May Be Brilliant Sucveis Don't call a man a failure unless | you know wlmt he wns trying to do Maybe *is ambition wns to get ht 1 without working. — San Francisco Chronicle. 0 Get tne Habit— T rsoe at Home, It Pays I