Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 72, Decatur, Adams County, 25 March 1929 — Page 6

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Commodores Finish Fourth In National Catholic Tourneyl

DE LA SALLE, CHICAGO WINS NATIONAL TITLE

CHAMPS DEFEAT : DECATUR TEAM !■ IN SEMI-FINALS I Locals Are Nosed Out In Last Minute, 17-15; Lose ( Consolation Game 1 For the thjrd 'Time in five years, the Decatur Catholic high 1 school Commodores have won J fourth place in the national in- < terscholastic basketball tourna- 1 ment. held at Loyola University, ’ at Chicago. The Commodores, ■ after being nosed out by De La Salle Institute, of Chicago, by < a score of 17-15 in the semifinals of the tournament, were: defeated last night by Spaulding In- S stitute, of Peoria, Illinois, 24-14, in I the consolation game to decide the ( third and fourth place winners. ( De La Salle won the championship. I defeating St. Stanislaus, of Bay St. 1 Louis, Mississippi. 25-16 in the final 1 game of the tournament last night. 1 Decatur fans are justly proud of 1 the fine showing made by the Com- 1 modores in the Chicago tourney. Following their defeat in the state Catholic tourney, the Commodores turned in their suits and forgot about basket- 1 ball for this season. Then, just four days before the opening of the nat- I ional tourney, they received an invi- I tation to play in the meet and the in- I vitation was accepted. 1 The Commodores defeated the Ports- I mouth, Ohio, quintet in the first I round, they pushed aside the Creighton University high team, of Omaha. Nebraska, by a score of 23-11. In the i quarter-final round, the Decatur eagers eliminated the last and strongest t of the eastern teams, the Union City, New Jersey, five, by a score of 26-16. This put them in the semi-finals, paired with the strong De La Salle five nf Chicago which defeated Cathedral, of Indianapolis, winner of the Indiana Catholic championship, by a score of 22-8, in the quarter-finals. Most of the fans thought the Commodores had practically no chance , against the big and powerful De La Salle quintet, but Coach Laurent’s boys fought gamely all the way and victory was snatched from them in the last minute of play. At the end of the first quarter, De La Salle was leading 4-3 and at the end of the half, the Chicago quintet held a 9-6 lead. Near the end of the third quarter, witn De la Salle leading 13-10, Wemhoff* tossed in a free throw and then tied the score with a short field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Commodores took the lead at 15-14 when Kohne scored a field goal on a long shot. Only one minute remained to be played. Then big Ed Kraus, De La Salle guard, tipped the ball during a scrimmage under the Decatur basket and the leather dropped through the,basket, putting the Chicago team ahead, 16-15. Just before the final gun cracked, Hoey, of Chicago, scored a free throw to give his team a lead of 1715. The game was a thrilling defensive battle all the way. In the consolation game last night, the Commodores pfayed listless ball, appearing little concerned over the outcome of the game, for which there was little at stake. The Commodores played without the services of Captain Petie Mylott in the consolation game last night. Mylott last night. Mylott was injured near the end of the quarter-final game with Union City. N. J., when he fell under the basket and wrenched his back. He played the entire game against De La Sall, but suffered much pain and was unable to give his best. De La Salle was trailing Bay St. Louis at the end of the first half, 14-9, but the champions were complete masters of the situation throughout the second half. Krauss and Boland. De La Salle guards, scored 16 points for their team. Thomas Godfrey, blond passing star of the St. Michael’s basketball team of Union City, N. J., was voted the Daniel A. I.aughlin trophy awarded the player considered of most value to his team in the tournament. Five schools divided honors on the all-tournament team selected by the officials. The team follows: Furlong, De LaSalle of Joliet, and Voegele, Spaulding, Institute of Peoria, 111., forwards; Corbet, St. Xavier, Cincinnati, center; Ed Krause, De Lasaile. Chicago, and Ladner, St. Stanislaus, Bay St. Louis, Miss., guards. The Thomas D. Nash trophy given the team making the smallest average number of fouls, was won by Holy Redeemer of Portsmouth, O. The team made two fouls in its only game witli

Decatur. The Commodores have played in four of the national tourneys and won In three of them, the team that defeated the Commodores in the semi finals has won the tournament. Two years ago. the Commodores were dedefeated in the quarter finals. This is probably one of the best showings for consistency of any team that has played in the national tourney. A bronze loving cup was awarded to the Decatur team for finishing fourth in the tourney this year. Two similar tropheys are in possession of the local school. Lineups ami summaries of Decatur games: Catholic high. Decatur, Ind. (23) B F P Cass. If. 4 3 Miller, rs. 0 2 Wemhoff, c 0 2 3 Kohne, Ig. 0 0 1 Mylott, rg. 2 4 1 Coffey, If 0 « 1 Totals. 6 H 12 St. Michael high, Union City, N. J.. (16) B F P Godfrey. If 2 1 1 G. Connors, rs. 1 0 4 Harper, c. 1 2 1 Malloy, Ig. ... 2 2 1 McCarthy, rg. 0 1 4 McKee, rs 0 0 0 Klapper. rg. 0 0 0 Banks, If 0 0 0 Totals 6 4 11 Referee—Morley. Umpire—Griffin. De Lasaile Institute, Chicago, 111. B F P Laffey. If 0 11 P. Krause, rs 1 0 0 Hoey, c. . 2 2 1, Boland. Ig. 0 0 21 E. Krause, rg. 4 0 0. Reardon, if. 0 0 0| I Totals .7 3 4 i Catholic High School, Decatur. Ind. B F P, Gass, If. 2 0 0 Miller, rs 0 0 0 Wemhoff. c. 11 Kohne, Ig 1 <* Mylott. rg 2 2 11 _ — —i Totals . . 6 3 5: Referee — Schommer. Umpire — I Kearns. An Elk Is Your’s Merely For The Asking San Francisco. March 25. — (UP) — If you can convince the government that you have a nice, kind face and will give a poor hungry elk as good home there’ no reason why you can’t jaunt up to the ranges of Western Montana, pick out an elk to your liking, ami have some spreading antlers in your back yard. The biological survey of the Department of Agriculture announces the free elk offer as a result of the rapid increase in numbers of bothe elk and buffalos protected by the government, in the spring there isn’t much grass the agile elk always beats the more cumbersome buffalo to such green as there is, with the consequence that Uncle Sam has to pay good money for hay with which to keep the buffalo from starving.

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Chicago Sports Writer Praises Plucky Fight Os Decatur Commodores The following interesting account of the basketball game between Decatur Catholic high school and Union City, New Jersey, in the quarter finals of the naticnal Catholic tourney at Chicago Saturday, was written by Clarence Carey, and appeared in the Sun- ! day, edition of the Chicago Herald ’ and Examiner: “Where there’s basketball there’s ! bound to be an Indiana team and color ' galore So there were botli’in the sixth ' annual National Catholic Inter-scho-lastic tournament which wore into the - semi final stage yesterday afternoon 1 at Loyola University. “Decatur Catholic, a team which i h liis from a school of only thirty-five boys and a town. Decatur whose popuj lation is n rt much greater, was one ' of the four fives to crash through the quarter final round. “Spurred on liy a band of 100 rabid I townsfolks, who made the flip to the i tournament by motor, airplane and I train, the Decatur lads overcame a ‘big halftime handicap to upset the last and the strongest contender from the East. St. Michael of Union City, N. J The score was 23 to 16. TRAILS IN FIRST HALF "The Hoosier lads were carried off their feet by Union City's scoring outburst in the first halt’. But in the second half they dazzled the easterners' with their passing, dribbling and tin- ' der the basket shots. “Heading their attack was Pete Mylott, a blond youth who displayed as much pluck as any rival in the meet. “His sister and brother, Margaret and Jerry Mylott, gave him wild encouragement from the corner of the stands wheie the Decatur rooters clus- : tered and shrieked. "They are Indianans and basketball is their religion So enthused were ’ i they over the victory they immedi-i ately wired the news to Decatur, and I

according to reports, a special train |. will bring the rest of Decatur's popti-1 lation up to Chicago for the semi-final. “Decatur Catholic is to fight it out with De La Salle of Chicago, Illinois vs. Indiana. No wonder the rivalry is intense." o t COURT HOUSE Marriage Licenses Ezra Schertz, farmer. Wabash township. to Ludella Lehman, Berne. Amended Complaint Filed In the case of Lawrence E. Opliger vs. Alfred Hogstou et al, the plaintiff; has filed an amended complaint. At-J torney C. L. Walters entered his appearance for the defendant, Paul Edwards and the firm of Fruehte and Litterer entered an apearance for the defendant, Mrs. Samuel Yost Baumgartner. ' Estate Settled , In the estate of Magdalena Zurcher, the final report was approved, the [ administrator discharged and the es- j state adjudged settled. Inheritance Tax Report In the estate of Jonas S. Coverdale I an inheritance tax report showed the j total value of the estate to be $270.26. j No inheritance tax was owedReal Eestate Transfer Lambert W. Bowen to Ralph F. | Stanley, lots 601 and 602 in Decatur I for $3,000. 0 I Jackie Field To Fij?ht Jack Thompson Tonight 1 Chicago, March 25—(UP)—A Chica- j go Hebrew and a California negro fight here tonight for the- World's welterweight championship in a bout which is expected to be the forerunner of the middlewest's greatest fistic year. Jackie Field, born Pakie Kinkelstein and a product of Chicago’s west side, ' will battle Jack * Thompson, negro I representative of the far west, for the 1 title which was forcibly vacated by

Joe Dundee when the latter entered into trouble with the National Boxing Association. Although neither ever has held the title. Fields and Thompson are considered top-notehers in the welter divi- ; sion and the! rencounter marks one of the few occurrences in ring history were two non-title holders have bought for a championship. o EXHIBITION GAMES Cubs, 8; Tigers, 5. Giants, 4; White Sox. 3 (10 innings) Red Sox, 7; Phillies, 6 (10 innings) Cardinals, 4; Athletics, 2. Browns, 4; Buffalo. 1. Senators, 8; Reds, 2. Pirates. 6: Mission, 2. San Francisco, 9; Pirates, 7 (first game). New Orleans, 3; Indians, 1. Robins, 7; ißraves. 2.

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PROPOSE LINCOLN MEMORIAL ROAD Indianapolis. Mar. 25—A plan of cooperation with an association recentlv organized In Illinois for promotion of a Lincoln Memorial Highway through Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana wll be pres.mted at the next meeting of ihe federal George Rogers Clark Sesqui-Centennlal commission by Chrisophm B. Coleman, its secretary. The ptoposed highway would connect Hodgenville. Ky . Abraham Lincoln's birth place, Lincoln City, Ind., site of his Hoosier home. Princeton, Mt. Vent n. and Vincennes, the latter place being that at which it was believed the Lincoln family crossed the Wabash river enroute to the new home in Illinois. It would take in most of the places associated with Lincoln before his inauguration as president. Mrs. Anne Studebaker Carlisle. South Bend. Representative Ralph Gilbert, Kentucky and Luther Eli Smith, St Louis, were appointed as a committee of the federal George Rogers Clark Commission at its meeting at French Lick. Nov. 12, 1928 to investigate and report on the feasibility of the proposed highway. Coleman s plan was drawn up on advice of this committee. The Clark commission is interested in the highway because the site of the national memorial to the revolutionary war hero is located at Vincennes, the most central point in the proposed route. Coleman’s plan will suggest that the bridge to be built across the Wabash by the commission be treated as a Lincoln memorial. The plaza on the Illinois end of the structure would be dedicated to Lincoln himself, while the Indiana end would be dedicated as a monument to the westward movement of the pioneers family. It is also expected that the Indiana Lincoln Union of which Mrs. Carlisle is president, and Richard Lieber, chairman of the executive committee, would cooperate in developing the highway. The Union is developing a national shrine at Lincoln City, where the Emancipator’s family lived for seven years and where Nancy Hanks is buried- _ / The advantage of the highway is obvious. With present motor car transportation an official Lincoln road would make a trip to the shrines of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky almost as simple and convenient as a trip to the museum. A measure proposing federal con-

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