Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 69, Decatur, Adams County, 21 March 1931 — Page 6

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THRILLS GALORE ON FIRST DAY OF CLASSIC Nearly 15,000 Fans Attend Indiana High School Baskethall Meet DJERNETT HAILED AS SUPER PLAYER Indianapolis, March 21.— U.R) — Some 15,000 basketball fans who yesterday witnessed an opening session of the Indiana high school classic such as there never was before, and perhaps never will be again, milled about the Butler fieldhouse again today to see what new thrills might be ins store for them. Muncie and Washington opened the final day's jousts at 8 30, to he followed by Logansport and Erankfort an hour later, and Elkhart, and Rushville-Wiley (Terre Haute) at hourly intervals to complete the morning rounds. Two of yesterday's games were such as would be hooted from a stage of two unrealistic. First “Big Dave’’ Dejernett of Washington performed the almost miraculous feat of looping two field goals in the final minute to defeat Shortridge of Indianapolis by one point. “What a game!" roared the fans. But an even greater treat was to come. Last night Rushville tosses with the "Hn»semen" fr m Horace Mann high school in Gary. For 31 minutes of the 33uninutel game Rushville was showing the: Horsemen “a good game." There ' were tense moments, but few! would have dared to predict a Rushville victory. With one minute to go Coach Bob Hinshaw pulled a "Knute Rockne” by sending in a complete new team. The score a few seconds earlier had been 20 to 17. but a goal was shot by Wilkinson, bringing it to 20 to 19. Walker, substitute center, completed the drama with a field goal in the last seconds, winning the! game for Rushville, 21 to 20. It was the only time during the entire game that Rushville was in h the lead —although, of course, the’ only time when that status is important. Rooters from the north were t understruck. They had seen the previous miraculous finish during I the day’s play, but no one was prepared for two such theatrical performances on the same day. Kendallville. Bluffton, Brownstown, Central of Evansville, Mar-| ion and Greensburg were eliminated in first-round games. Four of the remaining eight teams were to go by the wayside today,'and from the two semi-fin-! als matches this afternoon will be | selected the teams that go t'o the finals tonight. Although the victory by Rushville was the only one in the list! that could be classed as an “upset” the play has developed contrary to all predictions of the “best minds” of Hoosier sportdom. The “lower bracket", which was to develop little of interest, has; shown the greatest come-back performance of any recent tournament. it has also developed stiffer competition than was expected. Elkhart never was headed by Marion, and Greencastle found the coasting easy against Central of Evansville. Wiley of Terre Haute outclassed Greensburg in their 31 to 18 contest, although for many minutes it looked like a scorcher. Greensburg connected with a large percentage of their attempts, hut proved too slow with the ball. Interest this morning was fodused on the first two games, with odds heavily favoring the winners of those contests in the final reckoning. It was general belief that any one of those four teams — Muncie, Washington, Logansport and Frankfort—would triumph over the final survivor in the 10:30 and 11:30 contests, in which competitors are Greencastle, Elkhart, Rushville and Wiley of Terre Haute. o— Agree To Views On Birth Control Indianapolis March 21 —(UP) — Protestant ministers in Indianapolis generally approved the majority I committee report of the Federal c ouncil of churches of Christ favoring birth control, A survey here today showed. Interviews with 11 representative ministers showed seven favored I "i"h control, two opposed it, and two were undecided.

< ♦ FIGHT RESULTS —<u.r; - . ♦ » Chicago. Mar. 21.-(U.R)— Barney ■ Russ, L32H, Chicago, won from f Jackie Davis, 1:11, Springfield, 111.. in six rounds. Johnny Rich, 113, Cleveland, de- ■ seated Otto Ackerson, 112, Terre Hauty. 11). ( Cedar Rapids, la.. Mar. 21. \U.R) i Young Geno. La Salle. HI., defeated Henry Falegeno, Des MoinSt. Louis. Mo, Mar. 21. —(U.R) — Bert Wagner. 140. Indianapolis, de > seated Eddie Terry, 132. St. Ixiuis. : on foul (IE Peewee Terry, 120. St. I Louis, knocked out Leonard Webb. s 126, Jefferson Barracks, Mo., (1). New York. Mar. 21. U.R) Ben Jeby, 157’s. New York, defeated ■ i I<en Harvey, 155. England. (12). o FINALS TO BE PLAYED TODAY Galesburg And Decatur Meet In Final Game of Illinois Tourney i J Chanriaign. 111.. Mar. 21 —(U.R) — . The Galesburg and Decatur fives were the only teams still undefeated today in the annual tournament , for the high school basketball championship of Illinois. Coming undefeated through the I district and sectional tournaments : and surviving the early and semifinal rounds of the championship ! tournament here, these two teams I only remained unbeaten among the , hundreds of squads entered in the ■ district elimination contests. Galesburg went into the finals 1 by, defeating Johnson City by one j point, 28 to 27. Decatur became a finalist last night by winning from Harrison Tech of Chicago, 27 to 20. Johnson City and Harrison Tech will play for third place honors i ton’ght in a preliminary game to. I the final and championship battle between Decatur and Galesburg. | ; ■ BASEBALL BRIEFS - fJ.B- ♦ — <► Exhibition GSme See es Chicago (N), 6; Pittsburgh (N)J ”■ Portland (PCL) 5; Detroit (A) 3. Chicago (Al 13; Galvestcn (TL) 12. Washington (7) 7: Spring Hill |,3 (8 innings). New Orleans (SA) 8: Cleveland ' tA) 1 (3 innings). Boston (N) 7; New York (A) 6. St. Louis (A) 8; Buffalo (IF) 4. Philadelphia (N) 7; Oolumbus | ) AA) 3. Philadelphia (A) 3; Cincinnati I (N) 2. Havana. Cuba. Mar. 21.—(U.R)' —I Adolfo Luque and Al Lopez, Cuban ; ! stars, were expected to be the batj tery for the Brooklyn Robins' regi ulars in today's exhibition game at I Tropical stadiuai- The Robins arrived in Cuba last night and will 1 play five intra club games here. STORM HAMPERS RESCUE WORK (CONTINUED FROM PA-'’?! ”‘NE' whom is Varick Frissell.' N°w : v ork explorer, had escaped tne i exp’osi tn. he said, they could not j have lived the last five days on j h“ ice floes exposed to the pre- [ vailing weather. Meanwhile, at St. John, New ’ Brunswick, Bernt Balchen. veter- . an of many northern flights. Randy Enslow. and Merian C. Cooper, rer.resenting Dr. Lewis Frissell, father of Varick Frissell. were ready to resume a flight to the 'co fields of Newfoundland with a plane loaded with supplies. Balchen and his companions arriv’d at St. John late yesteday after a .'light from Boston. o No Need of Coaxing Happy, web exercised children | like to eat If they don't eat one meet they will Hie next. Nobody starves on purpose. — Country Home 0 Old Musical Instrument The exact date of its first use has not been determined, hut there are records of the harp prior to 8,000 B. C. Gotta Be Strong It takes a persistent fish to swim i against the current of modernism. —American Magazine. I

FOUR INDIANA . TEAMS REMAIN • IN TOURNEY Third Round of Catholic Basketball Meet Sees Hoosiers In Lead FINALS TO BE PLAYED SUNDAY Chicago. March 21 —(Special) — De LaSa le, Minneapolis, Minnesota. defeated Catholic high of Washington. Indiana, 22 to 17 this afternoon and entered the semi-finals of the Bth, annual Catholic Basketball tournament. Washington was the first Indiana team to be eliminated ;rom the tournament. Chicago. Mar. 21. —(U.R) —Eight teams, half of them from Indiana, i remained undefeated today as third round games of the National . (Catholic basketball tournament! ip<»ned at Ixiyola gymnasium. Second round results of the i tournament were: Catholic High. Washington. Ind. 34: Central of Wheeling W V<> . I 21. De La Salle, Minneapolis, 23; ! St. Mel. Chicago. 22. Father Ryan, Nashville, Tenn..; 28: Cotter. Winona. Minn.. 19. Central. Fort Wayne. Ind.. 38; i St Patrick. Danbury. la.. 11. Camnion. Prairie Du Chien. Wis. I 28; Neumann, Williamsville, N. Y’., ■ 22 De Ln Salle, Joliet. 111.. 15; Bishop England. Charleston, S.C.. 14. Cathedral. Indianapolis, 25; Duquesne, Pittsburgh, 24. Today's schedule called for Catholic High of Washington to p'av De La Salle of Minneapolis; Father Rvan sihqol to meet Central of Fort Wayne: Jasper to plav Cam ion- and De I.a Salle of Jo’fct to meet Cathedral High of i Indianapolis. In tonight’s gam '-s : the winners of those games will' meet, leaving two finalists for championship game Sunday. Friday's round of play was seaI tured by games which were del cided by one point margins. Bob Simon of De La Salle. Joliet, won ; for his team by scoring two baskets in the final minute of play.l th” second when only a few seej onds were left. o — UNEMPLOYMENT REACHES DEPTH C.-.'flki'.-.i' I'ROM page ONE' I number of jobices is somewhat ; less than the estimated 6,050,000 ■ for (be country as a whole.” he I added. Animal's Spinal Cord Tile spinal cord is nearly cyliti drteal in form mid runs thrmi li the I hollow veitebral column. Nerve ! '■ells are found on the Inside of the i cord mu! nerve fibers are found on 1 I the nut-'de. i ——oGid Ways Ara Best A man fell two stories without being injured. In spite of this and : the saving of timm howeter, he will continue in use the I ft <n the fn I lure. —London Humorist. — o Overcoming Youth Youth is a e-.ilmnitv wide! grows less bitter mid less polgnmu as the years go hv through the mere process of living.— ’ Randolph

Mav Be Canonized A I’apal commission at the Vatican is investigating the claims to sainthood of Mother Elizabeth Anne Seton (above), founder of ' the American branch of the Sis- | ters of Charity. She was born in New York City in 1774. where I her father was the first professor ■ of anatomy in Columbia College, ■ now Columbia University. If canj onization is approved. Mother I Seton will be the first American . Saint. ”

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY. MARCH 21. 1931.

CAMBRIDGE CREW DEFEATS OXFORD i Famous Race Meet On Thames Ends In Easy Victory For Cambridge Putney-on-Thatnes, Eng.. Mar. 21. U.R) Cambridge defeated Oxford I in iheir S.'lrd renewal of their varsity crew race here today. Rowing as though their lives depended iijioii victory the Cantabs swept around the horse-shoe shaped l’ 4 mile course In a brilliant victory over their ancient rivals. I Cambridge led most of the way. The Cantabs won by 2'. lengths. The clTici.il time was 19 tnini utes, 26 seconds. The official winning distance was ' 1 recorded as two and one-half i 11< ngihs. Today's victory gave Cambridge ■ a load of two victories in the long : series of contests. i The record for the race is eighteen minutes twenty-nine seconds, established in 1911. Today's crews were all-British. There were no Americans or other •foreigners in either es the shells. Nearly 1.900.080 persons witnessed tlie race from bridges over the Thames, from all sorts craft In I the river, mid from public and priI vate buildings and enclosure on the , river lifinks. The race was broadcast through an international hookup. o ♦ ♦ The People’s Voice I I This column for the ise of our readers who wish to make sug- I | gestions for the general good I i or discuss questions of inter- | , est. 'tease sign your name to 1 L ' show authenticity It will not | , : be used if you prefer that it I i not be | • < Tne P ohibiticn Question The long letti r in your paper i, the 17th. signed by an interested |: party, no doubt found its way into many more interested party's. And after a three-day battle in my own': home (caused by liquor) this let-' ’ ter was more tlian commonly hi-1' teresting to me. He wants some-; one to give the prohibition law i credit for semething, but I am onn' tlt.it has nothing to thank it for.j It has made a liar and a sneak out 4. of my husbati 1 and I believe out | of a good many more. I never lived in Decatur in the' cld saloon days and don't know 1 what conditions were then, but I j do know some cf them at present.!, You say "a rose under any other ' name will smell as sweet,” then IL say a saloon under any other name ■ is sti l a saloon. Then why tall them something else? Oh! no. the , owners may not all sell liquor . across the bar. but go in the hack , end an 1 there'll lie a half dozen , men with their pockets bulging . with the dirty stuff. Why can't some one take up a < collection for some of the poor cripples of your city, also a blacksmith shop or so, that they won't (have toi sell booze to make a living. this would be an act of charity in mere ways than one. Yes in the saloon days one often saw a drunken man on the street, but I would just as soon see that, as to pick up a big city newspaper. and read of the crime and rotteness that is on every page. That's one of the reason's no paper but the Democrat come into my home. Yes. men died of the "snakes" and what not those days, but no one else was much hurt by it. Now days they shoot each other down like rats, and many innocent people suffer on account of It. and al! in these so called prohibition | days. Perhaps Kaskob's proposals may 1 not appeal to all as being the proper thing, but why not try something new, we're sick of the old

I stuff, and it couldn't possibly be any worse. Well, I could just write a book full on things I know, how ! the men in jails, plan on how they will run their bootleg business when they get out. even every farm this winter had its bootlegger’s there. No, prohibition has failed, to my notion, but U. S. is just too proud to admit it. Better take a lesson from ’AI Smith’ smile and say ‘ I’m licked.” Yours truly, * Mrs. Adams County. QUIET REIGNS AT PRISONS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ficials. Warden Hill was testifying before the committee yesterday when the uprising started at Stateville. His direct, honest answers to all questions gained the immediate confidence of the legislators and it whs reported authoritatively that today the committee would commend him officially and approve his administration. Representative Roger T. Little, chairman of the committee, indicated the committee hearing might continue through Sunday. Among | the many witnesses to be heard is| i

I Whitney Entry Favorite for Grand (National |rF - ;1 — I W jjfWww — 1A Bad o'pill On The fv « WWR xJFI I • Alntree Coupse • | 1 OB VI I i Isl 'A tJfi A ... •' ’a' ' i haun Goi u n, . Ha step. FLfpo • 1030 Winner, q/Yv UH ULhHC HI Wil II REPEAL

Fhe world’s greatest and most gruelling hors- race ♦ lhe English Grand National, which will be run on , Manh 27, always the occasion of feverish intere t , in the British l ies, is the subject of more than the usual amount of enthusiasm this year by reason of the grading of John Hay Whitney's Easter Hero ad favorite. The Whitney entry is quoted in the

Martin Durkin, who took no part: in the riots. While legislators inspected the prison. Durkin protested to them that he and several thousand other convicts were suffering because others had rioted. Warden Hill explained to the satisfaction of the committee that it was impossible to give the prislonersI oners regular fare because they i themselves had destroyed the kitchens, food and mess halls. During their rounds of the cells, the legislators heard no complaints I against prison officials. Almost all protests were against the pardon |and parole system, which Hill and Weir also disapprove of. Work of rebuilding the burned sections of the prison was being i rushed as rapidly as possible. WarI den Hill said it would be possible ; today to give the men cold meats in addition to their bread, coffee ' and water. LOGANSPORT IS DEFEATED IN SEMI-FINAL C'ONTINUED FROM PAC 3 ONE) game, at 3:30 this afternoon. Little attention had been paid to the Greencastle quintet until today, ■ when they turned in their secon 1 impressive victory of the tournament. Neither Central of Evansville. their first-round opponent, nor Elkhart, tested the strength of team, and it began to assume a formidable position ir. the "dark dorse" speculation.

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♦ betting at 100-8, while last year's winner. Shaun j Goilin, ranks 28-1. The famous steeplechase is one ■ tn which anything may happen, and usually does To illustrate the severity of the race with its many heartbreaking obstacles, one has onlv to look us bookmakers' pnceS where one will had long odds offered against a horse even finishing the course

I Greencastle will go into lhe semifinals almost as fresh as they I ■ came to Indianapolis, having literi ally coasted through the opening • two rounds. With hard battles be--1 hind the upper bracket teams, and the prospect for a close game be-1 1 tween Rushville and Wiley, they will thus be favored strongly by: the “breaks.” Muncie's Bearcats triumphed in ■ the first quarter-final game of the Indiana high school basketball , tournament here this at'temocn by i defeating the Washington Hatch ! I ets. 1930 champions, 21 to 19. It was a nip-and-tuck battle: throughout, with Muncie holding a slender margin most of the time. At the half the Bearcats led, 9 to ; 7. Dejernett, negro center who pull ed yesterday's first-round game' 1 with Shortridge of Indianapolis from the fire with two last-minute field goals? wt nt out of the game, early in the second half on per-' sonal fouls, and was replaced by j Edwards. Muncie got a good lead in the thir quarter, running the count to i 17 to 11. but the Hatchets h-dd them there until Washington led, 19 to 17. as the final period opened.l i Schtick tied the count an 1 David- , son sent lhe winning point over : for Muncie with a free tess. Near ■ the ed he mad another free toss, ■ afte> 'ashington had failed at tw i . tries from the foul line. It was the best played game ol'! the tou.'nament to date, and vied: witli the others for thrills. Logansport created the sensa-

tion of the upper bracket in the' 1 second game today, with a 25 to 21 victory over Frankfort, a team favoted by probably the greatest number of observers, to win the' I state crown. Thus two of the biggest favor-! utes Washington and Frankfort—' ! went into the discard, and Logans-' : port was booked to go into the semi-finals with Muncie at 2:30 this afternoon. Only once did Frankfort gain the lead, and it was only momentary then. With a minute to play Frankfort edged to within two| I>; ints of the leaders, but slipped l.ack two more points when Meade ‘ connected twice from the foul line. Another free throw by Logansport ■ ended the game. | —O ; AX MURDEkER FOUND GUILTY (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) : i-’ght of Jan. 26. after his mother-!in-!aw Mrs. Anna Watts, found tlie I !>ody of her daughter, the head rushed, lying across a bed in their owe here. He'confessed striking ,;i r over the head with an ax and ! (told police. “I did it because I loved < ier -’ A defen -e plea of insanity was i made in the trial and evidence was ■introdiit ed to show that Johnson, of , a weak and nerve.is disposition, had iieionn- temporarily dearranged I ..hen les - irl-wife refused to leave (lie .om • mother, where it I wr.s charged there were frequent I drinking parties.

ESKIMO PSU| FINDS CIVIUjI WORLD SElfl Anxious l„ k, Alaskan li<»rne lour ■ M>:itlle, Mar HJW '" ’ ’ ' l.i-f-MjMi i S( , att .W | i "« r’ lg ,■'?'!'■ """ B-""'" Maska xfl home .l, k l" I '' nu,1 ' !lv -""I )nr%® H " l,a * 'h/'B |for 17 months. , ha>| ; familiar with , .JW planes, trains, Ir , ~|. rn (< omniinkitio:. ...‘"‘W ■noise of ,-itv s-, . . R , |thp W !his native lain!. « they 0ff,.,. 1.,.ip | sick.” Matthews is an Wirni) B |and will liecoin,. , »,i HI [father .lies, l|> t wa lltt ß I chief, and he sahl that [refuse to take his father's i Erf ”n man iac, to th.[of living, the Eskimo chief, M |is law. When a >liut!l .marry a girl, he must take herß [fore the ruler who asks ■ they love each other. If th e yß ' swer in the affirmative. ti le (B gives his fiseu ;o the maniß and the tribesnnn great celebration. H Matthews dll'-': ’■ like the "dB [ ized” world. It is too hard B 'selfish after living among B 'peaceful, friendly. li'-ipfnl Eskitß His tour of the I'nited Statetß vaudeville circuits ■ n. m gB about life, and he is anxious toB ( turn to his homeland. H Side Curtain 'njures Lawrtrß Seattle. Mar. . — (U.R) -Stiß by the flapping side curtain of ■ automobile that passed him, H ■ Smith, laborer, nearly lost an« He was walking mi a liichwaywi ! A. Thomas drove past. A flappi [ curtain hit Smith, knocked hin ! the pavement, and almost tore( his left ear. Me’ody 1> Sullivan's The melody of Hie solif pfl i Inrly known ns "Hail! Hall! Hi Gung's All Heie." was mken fro the nuirchii.g song of 'Timtoo t I’enzaio-H." which wa« i-oinixai by Sir Arthur Sullivan "f the I ! minis English light opera team! Gilbert and Snllivnn PIANO TUNING Leave orders at i ZWICK & SON Furniture Store Phone 61