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EAGLES PLAY 15 GAMES UNDER : BIG HANDICAP Monmouth Team Has .so Gym And Only Few Boy To Form Team Although handicapped by having no ! gymnasium and only a few boys fr :n whom to select a team, the -Vi iimouth • high school Eagles play d a > >. d :

•. — — Yea, EaglesWe’ll be there making a strong bid for ft the Sectional Honors. iJ* ** Monmouth High School will be repre- M sented by a good, scrappy five, with the ® detei mination of bringing the champion- 'K ship to this high school. Watch ’em go! They have the fight and determination to be among the best J teams in the county. y'""xjfeSjy Monmouth Ur High School A——niii im an m■ i uwMigawEcV:"-. -'ii-aRiuEK? . "i > ———— jgste? ■ • s ... ••*• hOOI--I ' '■ ‘><WP 4 V ■ >- ' ■•■ ' ■■ ■ _ ■ _ _■* '

of fifteen games this season. As far I as v dories and defeats are concern ! :, the season was pretty much of a| :..ilur- . only tw 1 .'icteru s being chalk-1 ed up, but the boys♦ derived much liar’ H.' rd coached the Eagles' i this sc:: -> i. There were few veter::is 1. ' from last season and much i r ■ rial had to be deevloped.; Tim victori' s scored by the Eagles I wire over the Dec atur Catholic high . < bool >econd learn and Wren, Ohio. I The J les practice cl once each | . wc< k ill the l>c eatur high school gym and p 1....-.! their home games there. The season record ot the Eagles is! Monmouth, 12; Hartford, 13. 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, TERR CARY 28. 1929.

Monmouth. 10; Arcola. 55. Monmouth, 10; Jefferson, 69. Monmouth, 12; Decatur, seconds, Monmouth, 19; Monroe, 44. Monmouth. 10; Union Center, 43. Monmouth, 19; Decatur Catholic : seconds. 15. Monmouth, 11; Geneva, 62. Monmouth, 14; Arcola, 34. Monmouth, 13; Kirkland, 26. Monmouth, 20; Wren, Ohio, 12. .Monmouth, 19; Decatur seconds, 42.! Monmouth, 21; Monroe, 45. Monmouth, 13; Hoagland, 29. | o Keeping Faith “A strong man,” said Hi Ho, the , sage of Chinatown, “keeps faith with , himself and so must keep faith with | others."— Washington Star. I

CHAMPS ENTER TOURNEY WITH GOOD RECORD Kirkland Kangaroos Win 11 Out Os 20 (tames; (’ontender For Title Kirkland high school's Kungaro s. winnets of the sectional tourney here last year, will enter this year's tournament with a successful season back of them. The Kangaroos played a total of 20 games during the season, winning 11. Kirkland opened the season with a 24-21 victory over Jefferson and then lost a close game to Union Center, 2928. After beating Monroe. 36-15, the Kangaroos were suspended from the

They’ll Give Their Best! ||— MMft’JSA''.U>' . . E'H'fvW'. k - rrKr Jr* K 1 ■ ¥ InkITT I b a vlißlAilii&lsl - The Decatur High School Yellow Jacket* Represented by a fighting, peppery crew will do a lot of “buzzing" Friday and Salur- of athletes and supported by a large band of day in hopes of winning the Sectional Honors. loyal followers, they will be hard to stop. Look over their record for the season. They simply can’t be stopped. They’ll show their “stingers” to their foes in an effort to cep the Adams County Tourney. On to the Regional, Yellow Jackets; on to the State. Decatur High School ■■■■■■■■■■MHBMBMaBMMiMMHMHHHaaaHHnMMBMMaHHaMMMMaaMMMMHBMMHaMHaBaMBMHB* IIIOIO Don’t Overlook The KANGAROOS They’re Coining! Coach Bryan’s Fighting Kangaroos are going to be hard to stop. Every player has the determination to win the Sectional Tournament and to put the Championship Banner where it now stands by virtue of winning last year’s Classic. Hundred sol loyal fans, from a strong basketball community, will be on hand to cheer these gallant warriors. Kirkland High School

Indiana High School Athletic Association until January 1, for mfriction ot , the a«s elation rules’- I During t'.ielr guapennion from I II i S. A. A., the Kangaroos played .several \ I strong teum.s, including two games with Fiankfort high hoolf which was 11 alro rti pended from th" I H. ■' A. \ After returning to tin- good graces of the 1. 11. B. A. A. on January I.' Kirkland played 12 games, winning, eight. Coach Hill Bryan had only two regii i lars, Meyers and Arnold, let', from lasi | year's championship team when this season began, but he has develop< <l t another fast quintet which is a contea ; der forth? title again this spring. Kirkland's record lor the season is | as follows: Knklund. 24: Jefferson 21 Kirkland, 28; Union Conti r 29. Kirkland. 36; Mour e, 15. Kirkland. 29; Alumni 27. Kirkland, 41; Fort Wayne Comets 9. Kirkland. 2 ,; : Frankfort 43. Kirkland, 20; Frankfort 23. Kirkland. 20; C C. H. S. (Fort ■ Wayne) 27.

Kirkland 19; Petroleum 17. . Kirkland, 26; New Huven 26. Kirkland. 37: I’nlon Center 15 Kirkland 27; Rockcreek 21-. Kiri.l.nd 19; Berno 2'l. Klrkl.'.ml 31; Mon.ceville 2’3. Kilk laud 33; Monroe 25. Kirkland, 12, New Huven 4(1. Kirkland, 22; Hartfo'd 14. Kirkland, 32; Heine, 29. Kirklaud 35: Rockcreek. 28. Kirkland, 15; Lafayette Center 16. . -o The American “Buck” An eminent European expert on coinage anya Hint the American 5-cent piece "is the most beautiful coin In the world,” The American "buck" looks about 20 times us good to the bourgeois eye i —o But We Know They Do An uuthority on ostriches denies that they bury their heads in the sand to escape notice. This spoils n splen did comparison thnt bus become endeared by long usage.—Minneapolis ! ,1 ourniil.

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