Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 289, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1933 — Page 8

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Berne Bears Snap Commodores’ Winning Streajl

LOCALS SUFFER FIRST LOSS OF SEASON,2I-15 Berne Hands Decatur Commodores First Defeat of Season In a rough. ragged ball game. lh« Herne Bears put an end to the win ning streak of the Decatur Commodores Thursday night at the Commodore gym, 21 to 15. It was the first defeat in five starts for Decatur and marked the sixth victory without a ’oss for the Bears. Berne piled up a long lead in the first part of the game, at one time holding a »-0 margin. Field goals by Steiner. Tallman and Stauffer and one free throw hy Steiner gave , the Bears a 7 to 0 lead at the e.;d of the first quarter. Steifter hit another front the flbld to open the second quarter. Bill Lose finally cracked the ice for the Commodores by scoring a' point when fouled by Flueckiger. Braden dribbled under for a field goal. .Murphy tallied a foul toss and Hain hit one from near center to make , the score 9-6 ami put the Commie , dores back in the ball game. Each team added a free throw to make the score at the half 10-7, Berne leading. Scoring was light in the third quarter, which ended with Berne holding a four-point lead. J 4-10. < Steiner hit a medium length shot 1 tax innrofiao tha Reara' hilt m )

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foul toss by Murphy and a fielder J by Bill Lose cut the Berne margin jto three points, 16-1.1 The Hears (■ante bu<*a, however, and increased 'their loud, with the final score ‘ reading 21-15. Steiner. Berne's sophomore f>i ward, was the outstanding offens iie slut of the game with five field goals und one foul toss for a total , iof II points. The Commodores' scoring wb.-< well scattered, with no man scor Hng more than four points. De , cattir registered only four times i from lie ‘'"id. W. Lose, Baker Braden und right connecting. Neither team played up Io the standard of previous games. The contest was replete with bud passes, families and inaccurate slmoling. In the preliminary game, the ‘ Commodore seconds defeattxl the Berne reserves. 22 to 17. Berne FG FT TP Dro. f. 2 0 4 Steiner, f. 5 111 Stauffer, c. .1 0 2 | Tallman. g. 1 2 4 Flueckiger, g. 0 0 0 Totals 9 :: *1 Ccmmodores FG FT TP W. Lose. f. .12 4 H. Raker, f. ... 1 0 2 Braden, e. 1 11 2 ‘ Murphy, g. 0 4 1 Hain, g. 11 J! Don Hess. t. o 0 0 J. Lose. g. 0 0 0 ; Totals.. 4 7 15 1 Referee* Elliott. Fart Wayne FOR SALEt—Holstein heifer with calf, or will trade for corn or oats. Charleo Case, south end of High Street. 289-g3t

HUNK ANDERSON RUMORED READY TO RESIGN JOB Report Current Notre Dame Coach Has Resigned: Layden In Line South Bend, Ind., Dec. B.— !U.R)- The resignation of Heartley (Hunk) Anderson. Notre Dame football coach, and Jesse Harper, athletic director, were confirmed today by the United Press. Elmer Layden, one of the famous Four Horsemen, has been namAd to fill both positions in a sweeping athletic reorganization. Smith Bend. Ind.. Dec. 8. (U.R) Htarlley (Hunk) Anderson has tendered his resignation as head tout ball coach al Notre Dame university und a suecessor probably wall be named tomorrow, it was reliably reported today. Reports from a usually reliable source stated Elmer laiyden, coach at Duqueseno university and a member of the famous Notre Dame I Four Horsemen, probably would j succeed Anderson, sh mid his resig- I nation lie accepted Anderson lias been head coach jot the Irish for three seasons, having taken the position in 19.11 at-1 iter the tragic death of Knute i Rockne. who had lifted Notre Dame football teams from obscurity to 1 fhn iiinimnln PitOr'OUC

the pinnacle of success. Layden, who won fame as a , member of the “Four Horsemen" 1 backfield at Notre Dame in 1923 and 1924. lias coached at Duquesne | ! University in Pittsburgh since | 1927. ijst team won I nine out of ten games. It was reliably reported that ; Jesse Harper w mid retire as di-1 rector of athletics and would be I succeeded by either George Keo-1 gan. basketball coach, or Layden. I Anderson tendered bis resigna- ’ tion upon his return yesterday i from New York, where the Irish defeated the Army, 13 to 12. Notre Dame had one of the most disas-' terous football seasons in many 1 years, winning only from Indiana, i Northwestern ami Army. Denies Report Pittsburgh. Dec. S. (U.R) Elmer ■ Layden, one of the famous “Four , Horsemen" of Notre Dame and now I Duquesne I iff versit y football coach, denied today he had been offered a contract as head coach at Notre Dame. He added he had not even discussed the possibility with he school’s authorities. “I have riot talked with Father j ''•Donnell. Notre Dame president, i any time in the past few months, ■ id have not discussed contracts th any Notre Dame officials.” » ryden said, when informed of dis-, atches from South Bend that an- i louncement of his selection to sue-1 ■eed Heartley (Hunk) Anderson j probably would be made tomorrow, j _o Get the Habit - Trade at Home ■ " " "■ BAND INSTRUMENTS IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR EVERY BOY AND GIRL fg>f I Iqwlili I How often have you wished you could play a musical instrument? Since we all have more leisure you can learn to play in several weeks under proper instruction. Lessons free with the sale of every new or used instrument. Easy terms. A. M. Sellemeyer Band Instructor Agent Conn Instruments. Phone 284 or 484. ~

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1933

Healthiest In The Nation * - rtl 1 1 1 lU JCZ m i IF m as » 4s & W HF" \ | MW 1 * Itt v These three radiant youngsters were found to he the nearest to I physical perfection of any of the lialf million boys and girls who be- , long to the 4-H dubs In th" United States. They were selected Tuesday as winners of the 4-H Boys and (Jiris' Clubs Health Contest, held in connection with the International Live Stock Show held in Chicago. I her are. left to right: C.lista Millspaugh of Mount Pleasant. la.; 'Henn L. Sherwood of learned. Kan . ami Shirley (’. Drew of Fayette. Mo.

#/ 1 j Tonight is another busy one for • Adams county basketball, teams. No less than five games are sched- ; uled. , — oOo — Topping the list is the Yellow Jacket-LaPcrte battle at the local gym. From early season results. LaPorte has one of the strongest teams in the northern part of the state Among its victims are Martinsville and Peru. Two local reserve teams will play the preliminary at 7:30 o'clock. Second on the schedule is the Commodore-Kirkland clash at the Kirkland gym. The Commodores nosed out the Kangaroos. 24-23. in , a double overtime contest on the local floor the night before Thanks- | giving and a battle royal is in pros_pect tonight. Another game will be played in i Decatur tonight. Pleasant Mills meeting Monroe at the Commodore • gym. As an added attraction at I this game, the Pleasant Mills Red ! Hots will meet the Salem IndeI pendents. 11l addition to the regular preliminary between the second team of the two schools. Other games scheduled tonight | are Jefferson at Hartford and Geneva at Monmouth. The Berne Bears are idle tonight but will entertain Liberty Center on the Berne floor Saturday. Well, the Commodores finally fell from the undefeated class. In beating the Commodores, the Berne Bears kept their record for the season clean. As a ball game, last night's contest wasn't much to enthuse over Neither team played good ball, bad passes and much fumbling marking the contest. However, both teams had plenty of scrap and that made the game interesting from the fans’ viewpoint. , o Vairo Will Captain Notre Dame Next Year South Bend, Ind., Dec. 8. — (U.R> — Dominic M. Varo, end, from Calumet. Mich., will captain the Notre

i NOTICE : ® My accounts have been turned over to Dr. ™ ® Floyd Grandstaff and those indebted to me are ® ® asked to call and make settlement. ® £ I will appreciate your cooperation in this mat0 ter. Dr. Grandstaff has the complete records in his £ A office and will be glad to wait on you. £ J DR. L. E. SOMERS g • Dr. Grandstaff occupies my former £ I £ office in the K. of C. building.

Dame foolball team in 1934. He was elected by the varsity at a football dinner. During the past season Coach Hunk Anderson had appointed a captain for each game. Hugh J. Devore. Newark. N. J., and Tom ,( Kitty l • Gorman, Chicago, were elected honorary co-captains of the ; Irish for the 1933 season. Q ' Wabash College Beats Manchester — Crawfordsville. Ind.. Dec. B.—(U.R) —Wabash college opened it basketball season with an easy victory , over Manchester. 29 to 13. here last . night. The Little Giants were ahead. 13 to 6. at halftime J. Mason, sophomore forward, and Crisler. guard, led the scoring for the winner's with seven points each. Snider. guard, scored seven of Manchester's 13 points. Rockets Win The Monmouth Rockets won their second game of the week Thursday night, defeating the New Haven Ramblers in a lose battle. 22 to 18. The score at the half was 9-9. o— St Joe Defeated The Monroeville eighth grade team defeated the St. Joe team Thursday afternoon at the Commodore gym, 19 to 18. The score was tied at the half, 9 to 9. — CORONATION OF QUEEN, PARADE HERE SATURDAY fCONTINUED FROM PaGK ONE) Calliope. T-easure Hunt In connection with the city-wide | Christinas shopping opening at loi cal stores, a Treasure Hunt, in which a number of 25-pound bags | of Crystal White sugar will be giv- ■ en away, will start early Saturday morning. The hunt will continue throughout the day or until all the prizes have been Claimed. o Fort Wavne Chief Os Police Is Dead Fort Wayne. Ind., Dec. B—(UP) 1 Michael W. police since January 1930, died in a hospital here today of heart attack. He was a member of the National ' association of police chiefs, the Indiana association and the Fraternal Order of Police. o Get the Habit — Trade at Home -s———~

IfrTownTalk Mrs. D. F. Leonard of Danville. Illinois, la visiting wit.i Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Krick In this city. Miss Linda Leonard of Fort Wayne is also visiting with her uncle and arint, Mr. and Mrs. Krl k. George Campbell, Fort Wayne barber, is the first in this part of the stale to be arrested for practising without a certificate and 'his hearing was set for today. Similar action it la said will be taken over the state by Inspectors who are now insisting that the law be strictly enforced. A letter from (’. L. Ayres says he has finally reached home after nine weeks at Grace hospital in Detroit but so far has not been permitted to leave his room. He will ta'ke treatment there for another month and then expects to go to Texas for a spveral recuperation. The township trustees were in j session here this morning. discussing various matters of interest and importance. The radio program this afternoon a part of the sugar week program, told t'iie world about activities here that won't hurt a thing. Wesley Neuenschwander of ■ Berne visited here last evening on his way to Fort Wayne where lie attended the Peters banquet. The condition of 1). L. Sprunger. rural mail carrier of Berne, who suffered serious injuries Wednesday morning in an automobile arVldent, and who has been a patient at the Adams County Memorial Hospital, was not so well today, it tvas reported. Mr. Sprunger suffered a fractured .skull and a fractured

U uavtuiru .ikuu ri b. Members of the Knights of Columbus ami the Holy Name society are asked to meet at the John Appelman home at 7:30 o’clock this! evening to recite, inc rosary. oDEATH CLAIMS JAMES TOUHEY • (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEj he moved to rooms above the Peo- I ' pies Restaurant and it was at this place of business that he met and mingled with his friends. Surviving besides the sister in this city, are the'following brothers and sisters: Miss Kathryn Touhey. Los Angeles; John and Pat • r rick Touhey. Muncie. Funeral services will be held at nine o'clock Monday morning from ■ St. Mary's Catholic church, with

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I the Rev. Father Joseph Seimetx 1 officiating. Burial will be made in St. Joseph s Catholic cemetery The body was removed from the i Yager Brothers funeral home to the Hyland residence ut 122 South I Fourth street this afternoon. RULES ADOPTED ON EMPLOYMENT ■ (CONTINUED FROM PAGE JJNE). •I meeting and offered their cooper- ( < ation in administering the work I ■I — o Gen. Hugh Johnson Defends Roosevelt New York. Dec. 8. (U.R) Mem ' bers of the National Association of * Manufacturers, many of whom op- ! pose the NRA labor und licensing . provisions and the Roosevelt mone- ! tary policies, digested today a vigorous defense of these principles

Public Auction | •j As 1 have sold my medical practice, and will hav. the city, I I sell at public auction at my residence. 520 North Sc. .ml street, f tur, Indiana, on MONDAY, DECEMBER 11 I Commencing at 10 A. M. All of my Household Furniture —Straube baby cr.uiil plane: - . trie Frigidaire; 3 piece over-stuffed linen fraize living room 'over-stuffed linen and silk fraize davenport; Heyw I 4 * suite, consisting of chaise lounge chair, rocker ami chair; t reading chairs; table; desk and chair; fernery; lamp and ‘ davenport; electric lamps; 9xlß Wilton rug. small ri.ss to matrh: . .. . I „i " , __ l . ... L* • . ... . 1 .... < A

Wilton rug: Imperial seamless Worsted Wilton ruz. I'\l2; <<x!2 ■ tug. small rugs to match; several f,-et of Wilton stair carpet; eIKHkM .sweeper complete; 3 piece leather upltoistered living room dining room suite; solid walnut, genuine leather upholstered rluirgß 1 drop leaf tea wagon, Tudor period design, new. man.il>' chimes breakfast set. table, six chairs, buffet and cupboard: gas range; Mtß er couch; square dining table and six chairs; electri. washer. ; ivory bed room suite, three piece complete, with it tier spring artß I tress; t piece walnut bedroom suite complete; 2 iron b-ds 9x12 Wilton velvet rug; three 9x12 Axminster rugs; >\iu rug. vkkfl furniture; lawn-mower; garden hose: lot of extra good dishes; I clo’hWig; pool table complete; and many articles too numerous uM mention. fl NOTICE-This furniture may be inspected any time after FW.fl Dec. 8. at Dr. Somer's residence. ■ TERMS—CASH I DR. L. E. SOMERS. Owner B Roy S. Johnson, auctioneer. ■ ■■■[

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