Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1935 — Page 6

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PICK INDIANA AS CONTENDER Eight Lettermen Back At I. U. For Big Ten Conference Race i Editor's note: Following is another of the series outlining Big Ten basketball prospects. Today: Indiana, Chicago, and Northwestern). By Win'hrop Lyman (VP. Staff Correspondent) Chicago, Dee. 18. — (U.R) — Eight returning lettermen, all products of Hoosier high schools, promise to make Indiana a definite contender for the Big Ten basketball championship. I The Hoosiers are overdue, since they haven’t had a share in the title since 1927-28, The veterans around whom coach Everett Dean is building his squad are co-captains Lester Stout, Winamac, forward, and Wendel Walker, Vincennes, guard; Kenneth Cunning, Sheloyville, a sharpshooting, speedy forward; Fred Fechtman, Indianapolis, six foot seven Inch center; Vernon Huffman, Newcastle. guard, key man of last year's team; Charles Scott, Jeffersonville. guard: Willis (Babe) Hosier, Huntington, center, and Robert Etnire, Logansport, forward. Best of the sophomore candidates is Joe Platt. Young America. Ind., whose aggressiveness and basket shooting ability have practically clinched him a regular berth. John Hobson and Phil

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* WEEK SSI HEDI'LE * OF BASKETBALL l ♦ ♦ I Thursday , Borno at Yellow Jackets. | Commodores vs Jefferson tit Berne. Hartford at Petroleum. Friday I Monroe at Kirkland. Geneva at Hartford Liehr, both of Indianapolis, are other promising sophomore guards Indiana won eight games and lost four last year, tying for sec'ond in the conference. Hoosier opponents in the Big Ten race this 'season will be Michigan, North western, Chicago, Wisconsin, Ohio State, and Minnesota. Chicago 1 A team which stands no chance to win the championship but one .which is liable to spoil the title hopes of others is in prospect at I Chicago. The Maroons have ('apt. Bill Haarlow, forward, who led the Big Ton in scoring last year with 15(1 points despite the fact that his I team won only one game and fin-1 ished at the bottom of the heap | He scored 54 baskets and 51 free i throws. Any time that Haarlow is hot Chicago will have a chance to win. Northwestern Northwestern's chances of improving on last year's eighth place standing rest on a likely group of sophomores. The Wildcats received a severe jolt when Jess Mc-j Anally, regular center, was declar-i led ineligible. Thia year's team will be built; around Capt. Duke Vance. Logans- 1 port. Ind., 210-pound guard, who: starred as a sophomore last seas-1

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on. c.uy Mercer, lettSr-winner, and Don Heap, sophomore, are fighting for the other guard post. o~ 1 "—- Iwmlwl ME r^S^?c—i I Reports from both camps indicate that the stage is all set for the battle of the Bears and Yellow Jackets at the tetters' gymnasium Thursday night. An overflow crowd is expected, with apparently the entire town of Berne moving to Decatur for the game. —Be A Good Fellow— Both squads are in tip top shape, with the possible exception of Felber. veteran Berne forward. Felber was reported out of school Monday because of sickness bffi is expected to lie ready to go tomorrow night. • —Be A Good Fellow— The Bears have downed the Yellow Jackets the past two years, both times by 21-19 scores, and are intent on making it three in a row Thursday night. Berne is undefeated this season, while the Jackets dropped 'heir first tilt last Friday to North Side. —Be A Good Fellow— With the Jackets at home tomorrow night, the Commodores will be in action on a foreign court with intentions of extending their winning streak to seven Tit a row. The Commies will meet the Jefferson Warriors at The Berne auditorium Thursday night. Jefferson, apparently far weaker than for several seasons, should offer little difficulty for the locals. However, overconfidence has been known to

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bring dire results. —Be A Good Fellow — The Central Tigers of Fort Wayne are Tending the pack in the northeastern Indiana conierence race with two victories and no defeats. North Side and Hartford City have marked up singfS victories. while Auburn has not yet met a conference opponent. —Be A Good Fellow— Central has defeated Columbia City and Kendallville; North Side downed Decatur and Hartford City won from Bluffton. Bluffton has defeated Columbia City and South Side. —Be A Good Fellow— Only two conference tilts are scheduled this week, both on Friday night. Auburn will play at South Side and Columbia City will i play the Hartford City Airdales at I the latters’ “home” gym at Taylor • university. —Be A Good Fellow— The standing of the Wells county teams follows: W. L. Pct. Liberty ... 7 1 .875 Rockcreek .71 .875 Bluffton 5 1 .833 Lancaster 0 3 .667 Petroleum 4 4 .500 Chester 2 5 .286 Union 2 6 .250 Ossian 0 10 .000 Plan Round Robin Bowling Tourney A round robin tournament for two-man teame will be held at the Mien Brothers bowling alley, starting today and continuing until January 1. A bowlsr may enter as manytimes as he wishes but must have a different partner each time. The entrance fee will -Ik- 75 cents per .ran for three gamed. All iproceeda above the regular bowling fee will be pooled, with the eeven high - ores splitting a-s follows: 25 per ■ cent for first place; 20 per cent for second; 15 for each third ’ and fourth; 10 per cent for each fifth and-sixth; five per cent f.r seventh.

Donkej Basketball Game At Wren, O. The Wren high school alumni will stage a donkey basketball game Friday night, December 27. A preliminary game will be played by the' high school team. Admtaeion will be 25 cents and proceeds will go tn the alumni association. '■ — o— Kirkland Whippets Win Easy Victory The Kirkland Whippets scored an easy 22-8 victory over the Wheatley Center c lon'd team of Fort Wayne Tu-sday night at the Kirkland gym. In the preliminary game, the Whippet seconds downed the Salem team 20 to 6. RELATIVES OF ■ ->NTlNli:p FROM PAGE I’NI 1 received a letter from kidnapers yesterday morning. But a postman delivering the regular mail was detained in the house more than an hour, presumably while federal agents inspected some in--i teresting letter. A previous note warned that "one more false move" would cause young Milne's relatives to "And him dead." The not? oi-d-ered a sum said to lie $50,000 to be taken to New York ; in bills of small denomlnationlT “Grandson waiting for orders." j it concluded. SEWER PROJECT (CONTINUED l-’imJl be taken until property ownei-w petition for such au improvement or guarantee their part of the material costs. The matter will be given every consideration by the council and some use of the funds made, the program depending largely on the ability to purchase materials and the Taw govc.ning such improvements. o Venezuelan Leader Dies Last Night Maraiay. Venezula. Dec. 17 —(UP) —President Juan Vincente Comez. since 1908 the controlling force in V nezuelan government, died juet before midnight last night, it was announced today. He was >7B. and had been long ill. For 28 years, .since Dec- 19, 1908. when he succeeded Cipriano Castro he had said “yes" or “no" to -?very act in government. He was five time*) president, and when he wm not in office he remained the real ■1 wer.

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SHIFT POLICY OF RELIEF #lO — Expect Work Relief Pro* gram To Shift To Heavy Construction Wushbigton, Dec. 18. (U.R> The I new deal's 19CS-37 work relief pro . j gram took partial form today with Indications of a shift In employ mint policy from quick, cheap projecta to heavy construction. The apparent change was revealed by President Roosevelt. He said he would ask the coming session of congress for a public works appropriation of about $500,000,UOO. Mr. Roosevelt prepared the way for the probable reversal of employment strategy. 'He was revealed as signing an executive order months ago allowing work relief administrators to count indirect labor created by government ex- ! penditures as well as work on project sites. The president, the United Press learned, signed the order last Aug. 29 at the urging of Rexford Guy Tugwell to make possible grade{crossing elimiuatlou work under 1 the current $4,000,000,000 program. The White House action, kept a complete secret, came at the height of a controversy between relief administrator Harry L. Hopkins and PWA administrator Harold L. Ickes. Hopkins insisted per-job coats under the current program should Ibe limited to $1,140 for each of the 3.500,000 needy employed. That eliminated most of PWA's heavy construction because materials were” so costly. Ickes demanded he be allowed to count Indirect labor —employment created in steel mills and ' stone quarries, in foundries and ■ railroad lines. Hopkins now. despite the Aug.

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