Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 21 December 1929 — Page 6

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Yellew Jackets Defeat North Side In Easy Net Tj

CURTISWEN ARE 34-17 WINNERS AT FORT WAYNE Second Teams Turns In Impressive Win Over Opponents Decatur high school Yellow Jackets continued their 100 ( {>er cent, victory march against Fort Wayne high) schools and drubbed North Side Redskins Friday night at North Side gymnasium. 34-j 17. While the outcome of the J game was never in doubt. North Side staged a rally ini the second halt’ which madei the contest interesting. Both teams played a tight defen-1 give game in the opening minutes | and it was some time before either team scored fitstn the field. 3h?| Ctu tiimen h d an'Eagle eye from j the foul line, however, and took the lead of 6-1 in the early minutes. All six of Decatur’s points came from the foul line. Sehnepp scored the first goal from the field and in a few minutes tlie Jacketmen were breaking! through the stubborn Redskin defense for many close shots. The; score at the half way mark was 19-7 in favor of the Curtismen. During the second period Engle and Gerber carried the brunt of the 1 offense, while their team-mates held the North Side offense well at hay.] Once, early in the second period the North Side machine got working in fair order and brought the score to 21-13, but this was tho nearest to a Redskin rally that occurred all evening. Late in the second half Coach Curtis substituted freely. Two former Reserve squad players Steele and Buffenbarger got their first opportunity to play with the Curtismen and both displayed a good defensive marking. In the preliminary game Decatur high school seconds defeated North Side Seconds 27-9. Lineup and summary: North S de G F T Scott f ... v 4 0 81 Barley f 2 0 4 Dalton f . 0 0 ii 1 Geyer c 0 11 1 Leeper g 0 0 0 I Christie, g 2 0 1! Totals .... 8 1 17 Decatur Engle f 5 21112 1 Reynolds f ... 0 3 Buffenbarger f 0 0 t)' Hebbie f ’ . 1 0 2 Gerber e ;; 2 8 i Debolt g .237 Sehnepp g 102' Brown g . 0 0 0 S eele g ... o 0 (• Totals 12 10 34 : Ref. ret —Tudor, Fort Wayne, Umpire Yarnelle, Wabash. o _ j yw aIROL*,' <T-- .'J \i x • v ’ Snow played havoc with basketball in northern Indiana Friday night — gamer were cancelled — teams failed to arrive It was a great night. Herb Curtis sent his Yellow Jackets through the snow to Fort Wayne last night where they continued to drive through a North Side defensive drift and swarnped Fort Wayne team number two, 34-17. It was an easy game for the Curtismen and several sub tit.itions were made in the second stanza. Kendallville came to the fore in northern Indiana basketball circles by easi y disposing of Auburn high school netters at Auburn. Kendallvill epreviously had defeated the West Suburbers at Bluffton. ’ Garrett held Coach Murray Mendenhall's Central Tigers to a 7- • point win at Garrett last night. The Fort Wayne netters were forced to work hard for the victory. Decatur teams yet have Fort Wayne Central and Central Catholic to beat to make it 100 percent for the season. C. C. H. S. meets Kirk.'and at Kirkland tonight and it promises to be a real struggle*. The Kangaroos have been finding themselves lately and a Kirkland victory wouldn’t be so surprising.

Decatur Catholic high school I Commodores will play the St. Rose ; high hcliool netters cf Lima at i Catholic high school rymtmsluni I tonight—i The St. Rose team and 35 fans 1 ' made a brave effort to break 1 ! throug’i snow drifts and get here ] last night. Nine Lima automobiles got as far as the William Klenck | fat in. five miles east of Decatur The drifts were so deen that after five hours of working, the team was lodged at the ' Klenck home and many of the , fans returned to Lima. The Yellow Jackets went to Fort Wayne in a Ims an I managed ■ to get’ through after being temp- ! orari y halted several times be- ' cause of snow drifts. — The West Suburb must be digi 'ring out of a deep drift for Buck's | i>.iiih-<au er didn’t arrive today We note by the press that the Tigers defeated Montpelier, another weak basketball aggregation. Well we’re glad that at this season of brotherly love the West Suburbeis finally found someone they, coil’d trim. The next Yellow Jacket home ' ■neounter Is January 1. The Hunt-j I ington Vikings will journey to Decatur for their annual bitter pill. Huntington always swa lows Coach Curtis’ offering hard — but I Huntington always swallows it. Only once since Coach Curtis 1 has been in Decatur has Huntington managed to turn the trick - That was last year when the Sceon I string Jackets were downed by the Vikings at Huntington — It was the time when Gerlier. Krick and two or three other regulars were on the bench. Tonight's menu is: Commodores vs. St. Rose, Lima. The game will be worth seeing —and a crowded gym should greet the St. Rosers who braved the storm. o — High School Basketball Bosse. 40: Lawrencev.lle. 111., 23. Bloomfield, 18; Salsliery. 39. Seymour. 17; North Vernon. 18. Bedford. 32; Columbus, 33. Martinsville. 34; Logansport. 30. Washington, 34; Franklin. 15. New Palestine, 35; Moral. 21. Greensburg. 29; Rushville. 31. 1 South Side (Fort Wayne), 27; Broad Ripple, 16. Shortridge (Indianapolis), 53; El- ! wood, 29. Knightstown, 43; Charlottesville |lG._ V alley Mills, 13; New Augusta. 138. West Baden. 27; Orleans. 25. Peru. 30; Edinburg, 22. Muncie. 9; Newcastle, 7. Michigan City, 11; Laporte, 27. Salem, 47; Corydon, 36. Anderson. 39; Kokomo, 38. Stilesville, 22; Gosport. 28. Sullivan, 21; Clinton, 30. Scottsburg. 27; New Albany, 17. Madison. 28; North Madison. 25. Vincennes, 65; Bloomington, 26. Shelbyv.lle, 29: Marion. 27. Pendleton, 44; Frankton. 27. Greenfield, 19; Connersville. 45.' Morristown. 41; Waldron, 25. Leavenworth, 40; Elizabeth, 26. Zionsville, 30; Westfield, 25. Crawfordsville. 28; Greencastle. 43. Roachdale, 27; Ba nbridge. 40. Morton. 34; Winchester, 28. Jasper Acadamy, 33; Gibault (Vincennes), 31, Wiley (Terre Haute), 38; Spencer, 22. Btazil, 28; Garfield (Terre Haute) 12. Switz City, 35; Jasonville, 15. State hign >(Terre Haute), 32; Tech (Terre Haute), 18. Cory, 21; West Terre Haute, 12. Hymera. 40; Merom, 23. Clay City„ 24; Lnton, 23. South Bend, 28; Elkhart, 26. Emerson (Gary), 25; Valparaiso, 24. Horace Mann (Gary). 19; Roose- ! velt (East Chicago), 15. Washington (East Chicago), 26; Ftoebel (Gary), 13. 0 I * « COLLEGE BASKETBALL ♦ J, St. Xavier, 20; Kentucky Wesleian, 18. Columbia, 41; Seton Hall, 25. Dartmouth, 20; Fordham. 19. Harvard, 34; Pratt, 25. Wittenberg, 29, Georgetown. 18. Creighton, 30: Oklahoma Aggies, 14. lowa State, 22; Simpson, 18. —o Gift buying is easy at Vance & Linn’s. Hundreds of Gift Items.

HBENNYBASSIS TITLE WINNER New York. Dm'. 21. (U.R) The "w’se money" of Broadway was laid at odds of 5 to 1 against a champion last night, and the 130pottnd championship of the prize r'ng changed hands according to I expectations. Tod Morgan of Seattle, who bud' held and gallantly defended the' I junior lightweight title for more, II han foul yeiu.t, lost it to Benny j Bass of Philadelphia, just us the "wise money’’ said be would. Whether Bass w'll be allowed to I keep the championship with the approval of the New York state j athletic commission depends, how-, ever, upon the outcome of an official investigation which was! launched immediately after the' bout. Chairman Jim Farley, who was at the ringside, ordered the purses] of bo.b fighters held up. and said] his commission would inquire into' all circumstances surrounding the, 1 , bout. The fight itself was sufficiently l | spectacular to satisfy the average I i customer, however. Two straight rights to the jaw early in the second round stretch-u ed Morgan on the canvas, his limbs j helpless to obey the dictates of a fighting heart. Knocked down for ! a count of nine at the start of the j round. Tod struggled up, only to , run into a smashing right to the , jaw which finished him. the end coming after 51 seconds. Never befoie has a champion 3ii ered the ring on the short end of such betting as took place , around Madison Square Garden. ( where a small crowd had gathered . to watch the title fight, scheduled for 15 rounds. Morgan, who had defended the championship 15 ■ times since winning it from Mike , F-ilkrino in 1925, appeared in good shape at 128 pounds, with Bass one pound lighter. ■ During the first round, Morgan gave the majority of the crowd ■ plenty of thrills. Tod swept into Bass with a flashing two-handed attack, caught the challenger off ils guard and had him in retreat I com the opening b. 11. A left jab which constantly sent Benny back on his heels and a lightning right cioss drove the challenger around the ring and it appeared as though the "wise money’ might havs been placed lladvisedly after all. But the silent, furtive eyed gen- : y iu the ringside seats sat tight and said nothing and the second mind saw their confidence amply ius ifif d. Bass, apparently unhurt, made short work of the Seattle boy. He staggered Tod with a left hook to the head and shot a straight ight to the jaw. Megan went town on his face. He got up at he count of nine, lint another right dropped him for the long Hint and a new champ on's hand ,vas raised as Tod was carried to s corner. The Philadelphian is 25 years of ge. His record recently has been mpressive. This last title fight -cs when he lost the decision to Pony Canzoneri in a bout for the eatbe: weight championship, Benny fighting the last nine rounds . with a broken collarbone. The paid attendance was only 8,429, th' gross receipts $34,550.78 and tlie net receipts: $28,380.73. — o Purdue and Butler In Net Tilt Tonight Lafayette, (nd.. Dec. 21. —(U.R) —II Purdue's entire squad of 18 basketball players left here today on a special train for Indianapolis where the Boilermakers will tangle with Butler tonight. The train] was a spec'al for students going J home for the holidays. i Last night the Purdue team was put through a fast drill, in which Coach Piggy Lambert placed emphasis on passing. Harmeson. | Murphy, Wooden and Boots will be on the starting team, it was indicated, but Lambert still was unleclded who would take the other orward. Indianapolis, Dec. 21.—(U.R)—Butler Bulldogs were all set today to smother Harmeson and Murphy, the backbone of the Purdue at-! tack, when the two teams meet! here tonight. Coach Hinkle put his team through a light workout last night, polishing the movement' of various plays and formations. The starting lineup was expected to include Hildebrand, Christopher, Allen, Tackett and either Hinchman, Reynolds or Wolfe. n Real-Silk Hose, fancy patterns make excellent Gifts — Vance & Linn.

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STATE HIGHWAY CREWS WORKING HARD ON ROADS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE OXEI miles south of Lafayette; road 63 blocked at Perrysville. ■ K Southern Indiana Road to Petersburg feri’y to be closed today because of high water; road 50 •Hitler eight feet of water between Wheatland and Vincennes; all other roads passable but dangerous because of high waters. Wi'l Stay Cold Chicago, Dec. 21—(UP)—Winter, ( an unofficial guest so far. observed, the first d y of his official regime by settling down as if for a pro-j '.(acted stay in the middle west. Frigid weather was predicted for. tomorrow and probably until Christ-1 mas. indie.ting the heavy blanks:] of Snow laid during the furious blizzard of the 1 st few days would remain on the ground. Despite the constant efforts of ai :nie- of snow shovelers and crews panning snow plows and sweepers, ransportation was far from normal >ver the mid-continent area today. '. fo’ e of 1,500 shovelers and 500 ;uov plows still was battling drift•hoked roads in Central Illinois Some of tlie men had been out 59 hour.-- without relief. Similar condiicns exited in neighboring states. Th > toll of detth and suffering mount’d slowly, although the worst r.p rently was over. As belated repor s came in from regions cut off rotn communication by the storm, v. s estimated approximately 50 ives had been claimed as a result f the cold, blizzard and snow pack-] d highways and streets. Flood hazards threatened in many lasts as the heaviest snowfall ince Jami ry, 1918, began to find - ts way into streams and rivers. The Wabash stood at 16 feet after a rise ; Pf one foot at Mount Carmel, 111. Water w s spreading over the low kind- but the low temperatures u ne<J it into ice. Ice blockades htlted Ferry service over the Ohio iver at Shawneetown. o _ MUCH SUFFERING REPORTED AMONG FARM FOLKS S T1 x 1 ■ rn |, _’ R _° M p AGE ONE) '-d to break through snow-drifts nnd g t to stores for food. But for lie last 21 hours traffic on many parts of the county has been enrely stopped. Friday was the worst day of th ■vr- 'k ; >• I a stuing wind ptiel up

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] drifts so large and at so many !ponts that i. was impossible for travel on many Adams county roads. A lady residing several miles ' “ast of Decatur becamei seriously ill Friday and it was necessary to | obtain, the Services of a physician. After several attempts the physician found it impossible to get to .he lady's home. A neighbor rigged up a bob-sled and came as far as the Dent school house, east of hete. The physician was able to drive his aiitomo-* ] bile that far and he was then transfeired to the sled and taken to the farm residence. Later the phys- . ician was returned to his automo- . bile. A fev farmers residing as far I away from Decatur ns eight miles broke through snow banks and walked to Decatur yesterday to secure food for themselves and neighbors. All local physicians were prefer bing formulas for the sick over telephone lines. Many trucks were tied up in deep snow drifts, and late Friday afternoon traffic became imp. ssibb on many roads. Fair weather and subsiding of th* strong winds filled road workets with optimism today and many snow banks were plowed down. Roads were being opened and it was thought that all the main roads through Decatur would be opened to traffic by Snnday a"ternoon or Mondtay. o MERGER PLAN , ISSUED TODAY ! (r-ovrTNTTFn PROM PAGE ONE) ho Nor.o’k and Western end half '’”trrest in'the Detroit. Toledo and licnton. Two systems built up about the Becton and Maine and the New Haven were proposed for New England territory. Turring to outhern territory, •be commission proposed two large systems to be based on the Atlantic Coast Line and the Southern railway. The Illinois Central a'so would extend into southern territory under the commission’s ■ plans. In the northwe t, the commis- ! Mon favored the Great Northern P’c'fic unification project, hut xclttded the ’niportant Chicago. Burlington - and . Quincy from that p an. Another western system based rn the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific was prescribed by

th* eom mission's pun This would include the Chicago. Milwrakee & Gary, th? Dulirh, M s- ' sat •» & Northern railway, the Butte. Anaconda A Pacific railway (one-half interest), the Copper Range railroad, and a number of others. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy wa proposed by the commission as the "key" line in a system to include a seers of important western carriers, among them tlie Colorado & Southern, the Fort Worth & Denver City, the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City, the Mis-ouri-Kans is-Texas, the Trinity ft Brazos Va'ley tone-half interest), the Beaver. Mead & Engel wood ! rai road, and several others. The' Chicago & Northwestern system as proposed by the ’commission would include the Chii"->. St. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha railway, the Chicago &

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l a.in Illinois railway, the Mo- ; bile # Ohio railroad and u number if othei short lines. The Union Pacific -ystem, iih proposed by the commission, would Include the Los Angeles & Sait ' Luke railroad, Oregon .short Line till mad, Otegon-Wiisbington rail ] road ft Navigation company, Kun-' sus City Southern, Arkansas West * ii ii railway. Pacific & Idnho Notthern rai.way, and n number of! others. » | System 16 of Hie commisslon'sf idan would comprise the Southern Pacific with its present subsidiurles and a nuinbor of additions The Alebison, Topeka ft Santa Fe raildaw syateni as outlined In the conimis ion’s plan, would include the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe railway, the Kunstw City.; Mexico and Orient railway, tbe| Panhandle and Santa Fe raiiwav. | tie* Chicago Great Western rail roid. and a " mb:- <>»■ others. 1 nriny of which it already owns. The com miss lon favored a system built up about the Missouri iliui lii.'iUiiilg ulhllit 3" sma'ler incs, many of which it I now 'cthrols either through stock I nv.-nen !.’p or lease. Anot/er aj-ntem to be known us the Hock Lsland-Fi'isco was p’<* . - rb<d by the commission to in-1 i hide the Chicago. Rock Island and' Pacific railway, the Chicago. Rock 1 Island and Gulf railway, St. Louis-1 San F ui< i co railway, Fort Worth •nd Rio Grande railway, and about I 15 other short lines. The Canadian National lines in New England comprised another system wb’ch w’ould include the

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