Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 2 February 1931 — Page 6

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BERNE WINS COUNTY TOURNEY SA 1 UKDAiI

REARS DEFEAT KIRKLAND IN THRILLING GAME Two Overtime Periods Necessary to Decide County Champion The Berne Hears won the Adonis county first team tourney, held Saturday at the Berne auditorium. defeating the Kirkland Kanearoos in the final game. 28 to 26 in a battle that went two overtime periods. The final game was described by spectators as the most thrilling and sensational battle ever played oil the Berne floor. The gym was packed to capacity ami the crowd was in an uproar throughout the final battle. Eight Adams county teams were entered in the tourney, all but Decatur being represented. Berne i won its way to the finals by defeating Geneva and Monroe. Kirkland eliminated Hartford township and Jefferson township to gain a since In the last round. At the end of the regular play-j leg time, the score was tied at 22-all. In the first overtime, the J score was again knotted at 24-24| and Berne went out to win in the second extra period. The Berne Bears started with a rush in the first quarter and piled up a nine to two lead in the first eight minutes of play. In the middle of the second quarter, Berne was leading. 13-5. Two baskets by Oettinger and one each by Beery and Zimmerman tied the score iust before the half ended. Kirkland held a 19-15 lead at the end of the third quarter. Berne collecting only two free throws in this period. Stauffer tied the score f>r Berne just Itefore the regular time expired, registering a free throw on Kirkland's technical foul for excessive time outs. In the first overtime. Zimmerman scored for Kirkland but Baumgartner tiocl the count again. Kirkland took a two-point lead in the second overtime but Smith again tied up the ball game when he sank a sensational basket three-fourths the length of the court. Stauffer then scored from underneath the basket to win the came Both centers. Hoffman and Dettinger. were removed from the game in the first overtime on personal fouls. Lineup and summary: Berne (28) F.G. F.T. T.l*. Smith, f 11 3 | Lantz, f 4 2 ID i Hoffman, c 2 1 5 Stauffer, g .... 2 2 6 Baumgartner, g 12 4 Bracker, c 0 0 0 . Totals 10 8 28 Kirkland (26) Beery, f ..'.... 2 0 4 i Zimmerman, f 3 2 8 Dettinger. c 3 3 9 McKain, g 113 Egly, g 0 2 2 Borne, g 0 0 0 S< hladen, c ...... . 0 0 (> Totals 9 8 26 Jeff Wins Consolation Jefferson won the consolation game, played as a preliminary to the finals, defeating Monroe, 32 to 22. Kirkland Beats Jeff Kirkland advanced to the final game by defeating Jefferson in the afternoon. 22 to 15. Kirkland led I

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at the half, 14 to 6 and maintained this lead throughout the second j period. Zimmerman was the leading scorer with five field goals. Lineup and summary: Kirkland (22). F.G. F.T. T.l’. Beery , t 2 9 4 I McKissick, f l 9 2 ; Dettinger. e ....... 0 3 3 | Borne, g ..... 113 I Zimmerman, g 5 0 10 Totals 9 4 22 Jefferson (15) Wendel. f 2 0 4 . McKissick, f ... .. 0 2 2 ' Baker, c 2 0 4 I Egly. g 1 I'3 J Snyder, g 10 2 ; Bollcnbacher, c . .. 0 0 0 Totals 6 3 15 Berne Downs Monroe Berne easilyf defeated Monroe in the second semi-final game, 49 to 21. Berne held a 31 to 10 lead! at the first half. Lantz was the | leading scorer with nine field) coals and a free throw. Myers) scorer! three times from the field and once from the t'oul line for ' Monroe. Lineup and summary: Berne (49) F.G. F.T. T.P. | I Smith, f 11 3 I Lantz, f 9 1 19 1 Brandt, f 0 0 0 I Hoffman, c 4 1 9 Yager, c 2 1 5 Stauffer, g 4 0 '8 Bracker, g - 0 0 0 ! Baumgartner, g . .. ... 2 1 5 Totals 22 5 49 I Monroe (21) Stuckey, f 0 0 0 C. Andrews, f 2 1 5 Brandyberry, c 113 Hoffman, g 14 6 Myers, g 3 17 Totals 77 21 Offi< ials: Rowland, of Redkey, and Galdis, of Muncie. When Cleveland Was Village Cleveland, 0., Jan. 31. (U.R) — Mrs. Emily McCreary, who was bo'rn in a log cabin here when Cleveland was hardly more than a I village, is dead at 90.

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DECATUR SCORES EASY VICTORY Yellow Jackets Defeat North Manchester Trojans, 29 to 12 The Decatur Yellow Jackets scored a decisive defeat over the North ■Manchester Trojans Saturday night iat Nori . Manchester 29 to 12. The first half of the battle was close, i I with the Yellow Jackets holding a 10 to 9 margin at the intermission. In the second half, the Yellow iJatkets started hitting and soon pulled away from the home team. I Coach Curtis used eight men in n's lineup Saturday. Yellow Jacke's who started the game were J. Hill and Snedeket forwards, Schnepp, 1 |center and Deßoit and Zerkel) 'guards Others who broke into the I lineup were Vernon Hill Bui'fenbar-| ger and Steele. . Scoring honors for the Yellow I Jackets were fairly evenly divided.;' Zerkel scored *hree times from the . field to lead Decatur in this respect. 1 .1. Hill and Deßolt each registered, twice for two-pointers and two free throws while Buffenbarger scored twice from the field and add- ' ed three points from the charity | stripe. North Manchester scored only four field goals during the entir-j game three of them in the first half.Ream was high point man for the Trojans with two field goals and [ t e same number of foul tosses. A i free throw by Ream and field goal I by Fottinger were the only point t| scored by North Manchester in the I final two quarters. Lineup and summary: Decatur FG. FT. TP. J. Hill, f 2 3 7 Snedeke. 1 102 Schnepp c 0 2 2 Deßolt, g 2 2 6 ■ Zerkel g 3 0 6 V. Hill, I 0 0 ,0 Buffenbarger f 2 2 6 Steele, g .. 0 0 0 Total • .10 9 .29 North Manchester Hayes f 11 3 Ream.f 226 Paul c Oil Cook g 000 Pottinger g 10 2 Whitner f 0 0 0 ! Frey, g .000 Totals 4 4 12 Referee: Davis. GOSHEN ORIOLES ) HERE TONIGHT — The Decatur G. E. club will mee’ the Goshen Orioles at D. H. S. gyri tonieht. The Goshen team comes here with a fine record, having lost only one game this season. Three members of the Orioles also with the Warsaw independen': i team. Warsaw held the Fort Wayne Hoosiers to a narrow margin of victory a few weeks ago. Tonight’s game should be hard fought with great interest to the spectors. A preliminary game, starting at 7:30 o’clock, will bring together the G. E. Motors and th? Ossian Merchants. These two teams have been rivals for several years and a hot game is in prospect. o High School Basketball Scores Tech of Indianapolis, 26; Logansport. 12. Newcastle, 24; Anderson, 18. Vincennes. 18; B dford, 10. Greencastle, 25: Bloomington, 21. Emerson of Gary. 35; South Side of Fort Wayne, 28. Shelbyville, 38; Greenfield. 18. Jefferson of Lafayette, 28; Connersville, 30. Marion, 26; Muncie, 24. Fortville, 24; Noblesville, 21. Central of South Bend. 20; Laport. 13. Horace Mann of Gary, 21; Valparaiso, 17. Winamac, 20; Mishawaka, 12. Elkhart, 29; Howe Military Academy, 11. Whiting, 25; Michigan City, 14. Hammond Tech, 24; Hobart. 23. o MARKLE AGAIN DEFEATS G. E. The Decatur G. E. club again suffered defeat from the Markle Boosters, losing to the Markle team at Markle Saturday night, 40 to 32. The game was close and hart fought all the way, with Markle holding the advantage most of the [game. Horton was the leading scorer for the G. E. with five field goals and a trio of free throws. Hill scorled six points for the D catur team while Bell and Engle each tallied jflve points. , Yoos and Thomas were the heavy I scorers for Markle, the former

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!counting twelve points and Thomas | ' ten points. I This was th- third meeting of tile two teams this year, each team having won one game previous to Saturday night. Lineup and summary: l' Decatur G. E. (32) FG FT TP Engle, f. 1 3 <>| Horton, f. 5 3 13|t Hill, c. 2 2 6 , Bel), g. 2 15; j Strickler, g. 11 3 f Behout, g. 0 0 '.9 Totals 11 10 32 J Markle Boosters (40) FG FT TP ( I Funderburg. f. 9 11 t Yoos, f. 5 2 12 ‘Goshorn. <-. 1 9 2 ( 1 Hildebrand, g. 3 2 8 ( ICozard, g. 3 1 7| ( 1 Thomas, g. 5 0 lit ■.. Totals 17 4t»' ' o I, New Village Starts j. Gulf Pipe Line. Ind., Feh. 2.—(U.R) a —Tiiis model village, located in I Owen county, near Poland, is ready c ■for business, with six houses and c garages and no miniature golf f courses. The entire population ’ i will work on the pipe line relaying 1 1 plant which insures steady oil flow 8 from the Oklahoma oil fields to the eastern market. <

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UNEMPLOYMENT SHOWS A SMALL LOSS IN MONTH (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) struction as a stimulant. Colorado —Quince record, head of the V. S. department of labor em- i ployment bureau, estimated unem-i ployrnent increased in January, but no figures were available. Florida- John 11. Mackty, state labor inspector, reported unemployment "somewhat lessened in Januardy" owing to organized relief efforts. z » Illinois —Barney Cohen, director! of the state department of labor' (minted to an increuse in un mploy-' ment, and said the condition was ‘ better than at any time in the past six months.” $5,900,000 in road bids are due in February, and $15,000,000 appropriation bills are pending in the legislature. Indiana — Indiana State Federation of labor reported that unemployment had shown no increase or improvement during the month of January, while the state Chamber of Commerce estimated conditions to be improved 5 to 6 per cent with -suewed jroduction in several c‘ ,es. lowa —H. V. Moyer, state labor commissioner, estimated the num-

ber of Ull- mployed to be lu.OO'l the same as last year, but said that I 20,0911 would find work on paving; 'projects in the summer. iouisiana The employ nt situ ation seemed improved here in spite of 18,900 unemployed in N’ w Orleans. Stat?, city, public and private enterprises embracing ap- b priatlons of $300,000,000 expected to furnish work throughout the 'state. Maine —No figures available, hut indications were that employment; increased during the month in the; Ishoe industry and emergency winter municipal projects. Massachusetts —2,000 men hired thy state here for forestry improve-m-nts, although factory operations ’ still below normal. Upward trend apparent in leather trades. Michigan—L. J. Herrick, statistician of the state department of labor and industry, predicted an increase in employment and average weekly payrolls, which will be due to the expected increase in automobile production. Detroit estimated one and one-hß'* ;■ u.ess individuals to each family. Minnesota— Unemployment greater than ever before with mild winter contributing because of reductions in ccal distribution, ice cutting and snow shoveling. Eleven thousand employers have, guaranteed the American Legion not to

I discharge atty men anilatu,,. h as passed $800,906 uppro prlation for state building. Missouri Mrs. Amanda Hargis, stat- labor commissioner, says employment conditions slightly ImI proved, especially in rural districts. I Highway department has 8.000 men ; at work'on roads. Kansas City ius building program, but also has 11,000 unemployed, ac- | cording to the Chamber of Com ' inf rce. New Hampshire — Improvement noted, esp cialy In shoe and textile industries. A $300,000 highway ; project is giving work to many. Railroad aliops are operating partI time. • New Mexico—Labor leaders eatlI mate 4,000 unemployed in state, a 'slight increase over December. State is rushing public works pro ! grain of $6,000,000 to relieve unemploym nt and the state legislature is considering proposal to i create labor commissioner. New York. — Metroloplitan Life Insurance Co., estimates 1.649.4461 ■ persons out of work in New I ork | city. Buffalo Chamber of Com-| meree estimates 16 per cent fewer i persons enip.’oved than last De - c -mber and 15 per cent fewer than the 1929 average. New Yotk city's i unemployed estimated at almost 25 per cent of the total population. > Persons seeking police aid increas-

led from 47,826 to 67,553 k-ji Dec. 1, 1830 and Jan. 27, 193J8 North Carolina.of Labor Frank D. t; r |st was slight increas- hi in January over December. 3 Federal employm- nt officej [ a slight decrease it, the requests lor jobs and a cr use in placements. | Ohio.—Dr. spill geon Bell o( University Business R s?a r( .^3 partment says employment aS tions are one per cent better al in December, 1930. Employm,3 manufacturing decreased H J cent in December, 1939, r Jllt 9 ployed in non-manufacturing ig3 tries increased 14 per cent. ] 0 —_ _ i fl Miss Ethel Tumbles,m ani | J ry Essex were the week-end nJ of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis CamJ ,t Fort Wayne. 1

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