Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 28 February 1929 — Page 7

Eight Teams Await Opening Os Cage Tourney

Uffiß sets BEE TICKET TO REGIONAL ■SS'rTSWsSF' 'Finals Saturday Night «. kl Adam’ county quintets are nnT whim- s,ar ' of l " P a, .‘; nil basketball I tn bn held in Ihe Oecattfr Friday night, s** S,,n . r . 1 ' r ill? tournament will TbP this section in the regionLL FoH Wayne, on Saturday. K M nd the winner of that tour’Xnt ill l« rn ' v ' i “ re I ,rPsent ,bis ■Hntbe finds of the state tour'ST'Xpiis. March 17 and 18, I h which the state champions will I te letermined. 1 \ usual, there are the favorites and a, dark horses in the local tonrnu- ■ Lt this year. Since n<> tournament JLrwon until the final game is finIW*| .arh team has some hopes of raping the high honors. The teams jn ietourney ate Berne. Decatur. KirkSad township. Geneva, Monrce, Mon- | south, Hartf'rd township and Jetter- : m township. I Tso games will be played Friday ! light, two Saturday forenoon, two Sat--1 irday afternoon and the final game i Saturday night, starting at 8 o'clock. I Season tickets are being sold by ; cart. The proceeds from the tourna- ■ lent are divided among the schools on tie basis of the number of season tick- ! «ssold. Holders of season tickets will ieadmitted to the gym at any time, i Pile holders of single session tickets til! not be admitted until lime for the session to start. The officials for the tourney are Dale Kreigh, cf Huntington, ami Clive Markley, of Liberty Center. Kreigh ns one of the oficials here last year, j Kirkland high school's Kangaroos ton the sectional tourney here laat year and Decatur's Yellow Jackets tdre the winners iu 1927. HIE QUINTETS HAVENOGYMS i Five of the eight public high schools is Adams county participate in ba iketball under the enormous handicap «l having no gymnasium. The Monne. Geneva. Monmouth. Hartford township and Jefferson township teams get only one practice session ftr week and rent gymnasiums for the.r home games. Monroe and Monmouth lent the Demur high school gymnasium for one practice session each week and play •heir home games there, while the Geneva. Hartford and Jefferson teams <* the Berne gymnasium in a like manner. Pleasant Mills is the only high •cbool in the county not taking part m basketball. That school discon•sued the sport two years ago, due 0 the lack of gymnasium and proper facilities. Kirkland township high school now , a good gymnasium, thanks to the regressive citizens of the commun- * o purchased the old gymnasium <atur, dismantled it and erected ’ he 3ch ° ol grounds in Kirkland township. Mte the fact that they have no L“ as " lm - the gymless quintets of '' ount y county make a good •iiowißg each year. 0 Resemblance ‘f Sunday evening supper com was admiring a sparkling mold entmrl ’ Bker,n « ln "» dish, but the e son of the Bient nr? ribnte ' l lhe cro "T’ lr >g com.quite unconsciously; “Looks like “* lining tower of Palsy.” 8aI(] lie . —o - Either One Can Do It tairtm 0 * 111 olwnys mak e a success of 08 , Wh * D they ,r - v but >t takes Weekly ° SP 1 the beans -~ ( - a pper's ~~ -~o The h S, ”*‘ H ** Typ * l« Mo?? 1 proof of a man ’ 8 character ttrip? the PreSS Os ALL the dope the i are unab l® to attend here Pnp llßl basketba >t tpurney may ob tain a \,” ißtlt and Saturday by th? BU r! t Bo£ the « araea Phone loon nally Democrat, Phone haa ° ? r 1001 ' A B P ecia > teleby“ita S ium , , illßta 'led at the Won to the n°o relay this inform aT ho Unkt ail D y Democrat «««■ tlle scores of Preßa will provide Sectl »nal 8 h ,? aems P'ayed in all it the fin a . ” he state - The scores I wil Ibe reecivta V in each sectional "" Sa 'S e niX the Dai ‘ y Dem °-

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HARTFORD TEAM, MINUS VETERANS, MAKES PROGRESS Gorillas Improve Gradually And Make Good Showing At End Os Season Coach Eldon Carnes was faced with the necessity of moulding an entirely j new team when the basketball season, opened at Hartford high school last i fall, every member of the 1927-28 team j .haying .iegn graduated last , spriug . Consequently, the Gorrilas lost most' of their games during the first half of ths season, but they have shown 1 gradual improvement until they were able to hold their own against strong teams at the end of the seas n. The Gorillas won seven games and lost 12 during the season. Their most notable victories were over Jefferson, Union Center, Bryant and the Bluffton Reds. Most of this year's team will be in school again next season and a much stronger quintet is expected to represent Hartford on the hardwood. Hartford is one of the five high ' schools in Adams county that do not have gymnasiums. The Gorillas practice in the Berne gym once a week and play their home games there. The Hartford record for the season is: Hartford 13; Monmouth 12Hartford 10; Jefiferson 50. Hartford 20; Berne 41. Hartford 21; Bryant 46. Hartford 22; Monroe 36. Hartford 18; Union Center 34. Hartford 9; Geneva 36. Hartford 17; Lancaster 54 Hartford 15; Monroe 29. Hartford 27; Pol'ngtown 26. Hartford 22; Union Center 20. Hartford 18; Chester Center 50 Hartford 26; Bryant 21. Hartford 23; Geneva 32. Hartford 38; Bluffton Reds 25. Hartford 31; Jefferson 25

Official Tournament Schedule MONROE \ Friday, 7:30 p. m. I HARTFORD TWP.. J | GENEVA (Saturday, 2p. m. I \ I I Friday, 8:30 p. m. bI / H ' /?????? MONMOUTHJ f Saturday, 8 p m. KIRKLANDj \ I Saturday, 9 a. m. I | JEFFERSON TWP.. ' ’ \ DECATUR Saturday, 3 p. m. Saturday, 10 a. m. ;I BERNEJ ;

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28,1929.

LET’S DECORATE The colors of the different high school teams in the tournament heie Friday and Entnrday are given 1 below. .Merchants are urged to decorate thel 1 windows with the various color.'. Monroe—Bine and White. Berne—Blue and White. Monmouth--Black and Gold. Geneva—Red and Black. Hartford-Red and Wh te. j Jefferson —Cardinal and White. 1 Kiik'and —Green and Gold. - Recatur —Purple and Gold. Hartford 39; Bluffton Reds 17. Hartford 14; Kirkland 22. Hartford 19; Polingtowih 24. AMERICAN BASKET LEAGUE STANDING ’.7 L Pct. | Rochester 4 1 .800 Fort Wayne 5 2 .711 Brooklyn 5 3 -625 New York 2 3 .400 Cleveland 2 3 .400 Chicago 3 5 .375 i Trenton 2 4 .333 Paterson 1 3 .250 Tonight’s Schedule No games scheduled. Last Night’s Results Fort Wayne. 25; New York 11. Chicago 28; Cleveland 26 0 A Way Out That Freneliniun who complains that inheriting a fortune has caused him a lot of annoyance could stop it all if he married one of the girls.—Dayton Daily News. 0 Diamonds in Forty t>er cent of the worlu s output of diamonds Is used for commercial purposes. Every automobile contains parts which have been turned by the use of diamonds. The vulcanite of the magneto Is turned with a diamond. Get the Habit—Trade at Home. It Pays

PLAYERS IN TOURNEY HERE Following is a list of the players certified by each school: Berne: Ralph Braun. Hobart Myers. Robert Ehrsam. Alfred Clauser, Harm'd Kattman, Sherman Stucky, George Stauffer, Tillman Moser. Harry Liechy, Dale Lantz. Jefferson Twp.: Gale Butcher, Jay Walter, Cecil Smitley, Chester Hansa, Ra',ph Bollenbacher. Robert Stuber. , Paul Stolz. Herbert Wendell. Dale Hinshaw, Theo. Morningstar. Decatur: Jce Krick. Robert Cole. John Engle. Richard Engle, Carl Gerber. George Roop, Ivan Reynolds, Dwight Schnepp. Chalmer Debolt, Harry Hebble. Kirkland Twp.: Luther Arnold, i Milton Dettinger, Samuel Schlad mi hauffen, Otto Helmrich. Marion Mc- | Kean, Robert Beery. Dorphus Schlickman, Walter Meyer, Jesse Schlickman, Clarence Reppert. Geneva: Walter Hawlraker, Harrison Fennig, Theodore Hendricks, Leonard Runyon. Robert Chas. Lough. Augustus Mann, Howard McCobe, Waldo Neal, Lee Lybarger. Hartford Twp.: Elwood Dav's, Palmer Zimmerman. Lewis Martin, Lorin Got'schalk. Woodrow Hoffman, John Watson. Harold Guyott, John Stably, Robert Stuillcr, Russell Studler. Monmouth: Alton Bittner, Keith Parrish. Richard Lewton. Harold Lytle, Fred Brokaw, Russel Fleming, Doyle Lytle, Thearl Stults, Herman Bi tner. Monroe: Alvin Andrews, Charles Andrews, Paul Ba liner, Henry Bti’che, Harold Essex, Percy Gould. Doyle Hoffman. Floyd Johnson. Paul Meyer. Virgil Andrews. o Banana and Wisdom “Fruit of the wise” Linnaeus called the banana, says Hie Nature Magazine, because tradition has it that when Alexander the Great crossed into India he found the pundits discoursing under the shade of its giant foliage.

MONROE HAS HEAVY SCORING TEAM THIS TEAR Coach Everhart’s Team Averages 30.9 Points Per Came, But Wins Only 7 Although winning only seven out of 20 games, the Monroe high school basketball team showed great scoring power in practically every game played. Only In on- game did the Monroe team fail to score 20 points or more, and that was in the first game of the season when Kirkland bent Coach Steve Everhart's quintet. 36-15. Monroe wii • utseored by their opponents only 60 points for the entire 20 games, Monroe scoring a total of 618 and their opponents, 678. In other

WBWBJTWiWV'WMIIIOMMfWWWWJtaH—HWMPWWWW ■■BBHHBKnHmHSBBK The MONROE High School is not only a team of capable players and will not only stage a scrap-to-the-finish exhibition, but will “be O< there” when the final whistle is sounded. . Ww m' On to the tourney! On BL y stir to Victory! We’re relying ■ ,/ on you to bring the chamz pionship to our school. You CAN do it. We’re al! for you. Let’s go! W&-., . V. Monroe High School | High School Sectional Tourney | I D. H. S. Gym. I | Fri. Eve., Mar. 1, Saturday All Day | — — ' 1 11 — ijfil fp SEASON TICKETS go on sale at the High School Building TONIGHT !fi Sfi from 6:30 to 8 o’clock. The holder of a season ticket is entitled to admisDion and assured of a seat anytime before session starts. Support your Jfj SR Local School hv tuning a Season Ticket and attend each session. |e ' ye | Season Tickets $1.50 - Single!’4oc | | Schedule of Tournament * (8 TEAMS) £ ■fi Hours Teams Officials SATURDAY P. M. S —2:oo—Winner Game 1 and tfi FRIDAY EVENING Winner Game 2 b 2 g I—7:3o—Monroe and Hartford ft.—3;oo—Winner Game 3 and tfi UE Township 1-2 Winner Game 4 2-1 ES 2—B:3o—Monmouth and Geneva... 2-1 SATURDAY EVENING Jfi fl" SATURDAY A. M. 7—B:oo—Winner Game 5 and m 3—9:oo—Kirkland Township Winner Game 6 1-2 IE jr and Jefferson 1-2 Officials (1) Dale Kreigh; •S J—lo:oo—Decatur and Berne 2-1 (2) Oliver Markley. fr | Get Tickets Early! Support Your Team. |

words, 1 h»» average wcoreg of Monroe's 20 giinies during the season wereMonroe 30.9, opponents 33.9 With 11 Utt} ■ frolw-r break Ain but:, Conch Everhart's boys would have won several more hall games. Monroe has no gymnasium and the | team uses the Decatur gym for on« practice each week ami for home games. A Andrews, guard, mid John-•-.on, substitute center tire the only senior on the squad this reason, so ! prospects ioi next season are somewhat bright at Monroe The team's record for the season la: Monroe, 15; Kirkland 36. Monroe, 21; Decatur seconds 43. Monroe, 31; Monroeville 44. Monroe, 36; Hartford 22. Monroe, 34; Pennville, 35. Monr.e, 44; Monmouth 19. Monroe, 22; Hoagland 25. Monroe, 29; Hartford 15. Monroe, 26; Jefferson 34. Monroe, 34; Bluffton Reds 37. Montoe, 32; Jefferson 55. M nroe, 37; Geneva 24. Monroe 35; Monroeville 40. Monroe, 30; Pennville 20. Monroe, 28; Decafur Seconds, 40.

Monroe, 23; Kirkland 31. Monroe, 22; Berne 75. Monroe, 45; Monmouth 21Monroe, 35; Geneva, 34. Monroe, 39; Hoagland, 28. ——o — Aditins (’ounty High School Standing W L Pct. Daeahtr 13 5 .722 Decatur Catholic 13 5 .722 Kirkland 11 5 .689 Jefferson 11 6 -647 Berne 12 7 .632 Geneva 8 12 .400 Monroe 8 12 -400 Hartford 7 12 .36.8 ' Monmouth 2 13 ,133 Totals 86 77 .525 0 — Quebec Oldeit City The cities of Quebec mid Montreal both were founded ns Indian villages about 1535, but Quebec was laid out as a city by Cbnmplnln In 1008, while Montreal was laid out as a city by the French in 1642.