Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 21 February 1936 — Page 8

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BROOKLYN BUYS FIRST BASEMAN Sell Sant Leslie to (Hants; Buy Hassett Krom Yankees New York. Feb. 21.—(U.R) Making good their promise to bring n boat of new facts into the lineup this year, the Brooklyn Dodgers today purchased another minor league star first baseman Johnny I Buddy) Hassett of the Newark Bears. Hassett will replace husky Sam I.'slie. who was sold to the New Yoik Giants yesterday for a reported sum of $25,000. The deal is advantageous to both Brooklyn and the Giants. It gives the Dodgers one of the most promising minor leaguers of 193<* ami will enable Bill Terry, Giant player-manager, to have an understudy in case he decides to retire from the playing field this season The deal was accomplished only after several lengthy conferences in which the New York Yankees also figured. Terry, who said late last season that he would spend most of his time on the bench this year if he could find an experienced first baseman, originally had tried to secure Hassett. But the Yankees' who control Newark, objected on the grounds that It would bring a star they had developed too close to home. Then Brooklyn was sounded out and the Dodgers announced their willingness to send Leslie to the Giants if they could have Bassett to replace him. The Yankees, who

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4 ■ —■ e i WEEK'S SCHEDULE OK BASKETBALL Friday Portland at Commodores Yellow- Jackets at Kendallville Bi rne at New Haven Kirkland at Monroeville Monroe vs Monmouth at Kirkland Jefferson vs Hartford at Berne Saturday Yellow Jackets at Berne Geneva, at Hartford. Sunday Commodorei; at St.John’:-. Delpho: have no need for a first-Itaseman as long as Lon Gehrig is around, agreed to such a switch. The Dodgers sent a goodly amount of cash and outfielder Ralph Boyles and first baseman Johnny McCarthy to Newark in exchange for Bassett, who will be a regular this year. The Leslie deal brings Sam back to the dub with which he started his major league career in 1930. In 1933 he was sent to Brooklyn tor outfielder "Lefty" O'Doul. and pitcher William Watson Clark. Negro Attacker Killed By I *osse Blair. Okla.. Feb. 21 —(UP)— A negro suspect d of the brutal beating of Mre. Alice Wilson and her 6-year-old daughter at Mandam. was shot to death by poss j men three miles south west of here today. Mrs Wilson was in a critical condition. The child died earlier today. The suopect was trailed through out ths night. More than 300 Greer and Jackson county citizens, with blood hounds from the Granite Reformatory. last the trial about midnight. A farmer's son found hiding in a barn. He sounded the alarm.

MONMOUTH FIVE SEATS SPARTANS Eagles Have Little Difliculy Defeating Pleasant Mills Paced by Gerkke, who registerI ed 22 points, the Monmouth Eagles defeated the Pleasant Mills Spurtinns Thursday night at Monmouth, ill to 18. Monmouth led at the half, 21 to 13. Gerke's 22 points were scored lon nine field goals and four free throws for high point honors. Merica scored 12 points for the winners. Clark and E. Williamson each scored five points for the , losers. In ini' preliminary, the Pleasant ! Mills seconds defeated the Monmouth freshmen. 19 to 13. Monmouth FG FT TP E. Fuelling, f. 2 15 &. f e. : : s I Boerger, g. 2 1 5 I.Moses, g. .0 U <>! Elston, r. » -o 0 I Hobrock, c. 0 0 0 I Cochran, g. ...... 0 0 0 Totals IS 8 14 Pleasant Mills FG FT TP Clark, f. 2 15 |M< Millen, f. 0 0 0 Edgell. f. .1131 : Wells, f. <t 0 t) - IL. Williamson, c. 11 3 J Sheets, g. 0 0 0 ■ I E. Wiliaiusou. g. 2 1 5J Burkhart, g. 0 0 0 i Anspaugh, g. 1 0 211 Totals 7 4 18 Referee: Engle (Decatur). F. I). R. FAVORS 11 (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) , minor amendments for consideration today under a limitation rule ; expected to bring a vote before i, 1 nightfall. L Probe Is Ended Washington, Feb. 21. —(U.R)—The p two-year-old. $132,369 senate niunit-, ions investigation faded into his- > I tory today, but to its sponsors re- 1 ; I mained the task of boiling down . a record piled high with startling | l tales of the international arms traffic. j Tall, dark haired chairman Ger- ! aid P. Nye. IL, N. D.. predicted a final report would be made to the | senate by March 15. It wil, sum ; i marize results of the investigation I I since public hearings began In! I September, 1934. and set forth | arguments for legislation to regu- ! , iate the vast munitions industry. ( Since that uncomfortably warm i day when Nye first called his com-; mittee to order, the names of many ! famous men. living and dead, have I I figured in the inquiry — Sir Basil ; Zanaroff. Europe’s "mystery man," i I King *77?orgt' V.. President Wood-I | row Wilson. J. P. Morgan. Bernard I M. Baruch, the Du Fonts, and scores of others. o “Bank Night” Legality Is Upheld By .Judge Elkhart, -Ind., Feb. 21—(UP) — IL gality of "Bank night” enterpris s was upheld today in superior court by special judge Lenn J. Oare, South Bend. Judge Oare ruled the enterprise did not violate the 1905 state lottery law since the purchase of a theatre ticket was not regarded to (become eligible to receive the award. He sustained a defense motion to quaeh an affidavit charging Sid Holland, manager of the Elkhart mnager of the Elkhart Amusrment company, with the violation of the lottery statute. o SUBZERO WAVE FROM could meet the demand. Relief To State Is Indianapolis, -Ind., Feb. 21 —(UP) titres will give Indiana relief from an extended cold wave for at least 48 hours, J. H Armington, of the U. S. weather bureau predicted today. The mercury will rise to approximately 30 degrees above zero today, and the lowest temperature tonight will be about 10 degrees above. Armington said. Traces of suow are expected throughout the state, but no heavy fall kt indicated, he added. Lowest temperatures last night were recorded at Fort Wayne and Terre Haute where the mercury was 14 d-grees above zezro. Other temperatures Included 16 above at Ind- • ianatpolis and 20 above at Evansville. o Yale Keeps Sand Shakers NEW, HAVEN. Conn. (U.R) Yale University has a collection of 500 sa.nd shakers, representing a cna- ■ tom all but obsolete. Sand shakers, used for drying ink before 1850. were closely connected with the history of Connecticut indfis- - tries. The earliest ones in Amer- . iea were made in Berlin, Conn., I in 1740.

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iWw I J The Decatur Commodores will) ! play their final home game of the j season tonight, meeting the Portland Panthers. It will mark the last appearance on the home floor iof most of the Commodore varsity land fans should turn out in abundance to cheer these lads in their i lilial game. —oOo — t The Commodores have compiled lan excellent record this season, . winning 15 games and losing only i four, two of these with Braden. I | regular center, out because of illness. —oOo— The Commies defeated Portland earlier in the season but the Panthers have shown flashes of improved basketball in recent weeks and can be j expected to give the ComrAes a good battle tonight. —o(Jo — The Decatur Yellow Jackets will i engage in their final northeastern I Indiana conference tilt tonight, traveling to Kendallville to meet the Comets. The Comets are half la game ahead of Decatur in the II onference standing and a win for ! the Jackets will pull Decatur out of the cellar. - ■oOo — Jumping from the frying pan into the fire, the Jackets have a really tough foe on their hands Saturday night, when they journey to Berne to meet the all-powerful Bears, last year's sectional and regional champions. The Bears handed the Jackets a decisive defeat on the local floor early in the season and Decatur will be seeking revenge. —oOo— The Commodores will close their regular schedule Sunday afternoon, playing St. John’s of Delphos at Delnhos. St. John’s gave the Commodores a real battle before dropping the decision on the local flopr a few weeks ago —oOo— Schedule for the annual state Catholic tournament will be drawn Saturday morning at Fort Wayne. Twelve teams are entered and a highly interesting tourney is in prospect. The tournament will be played at the Central gymnasium in Fort Wayne Saturday and Sunday. February 29 and March 1. The drawing' is scheduled for 11 a. m. —oOo— We note that the Roanoke Stonewalls, who will be the Yellow Jackets’ final opponents here next Friday, trounced St. Mary's of Huntington Thursday night, 33 to 14. Roanoke, winner of the Huntington sectional last year, is coached by Bill Bryan, former Kirkland player and coach. o Latest Story On Missing Aviator Panama. Feb. 21 —(UP) —A new, circumstantial story that Paul Redfern. American aviator, is alive in the South American jungle, cripipled from a crash, living as a native, revered as a God by Indians, was added to a score of similar tales today. It added to rather than aided in clearing a mystery ipreseiatently for B’4 years. This time the story is from Alfred Barred, leader of a boundary expedition who in a newspaper article 'published at Paramarino. Dutch 4

Guiana, asserts that he saw Redfern. State Administration Is Deemed Necessary Indianapolis, Feb. 21 — (UP) — State administration for strict supervision for social securities was described as necessary today by Frank Bane. Washington, executive secretary of the federal social I security board. "The state should have the authority to audit the books of local securities boards and specify qualifi cations of administrative workers." be told a joint committee considering legislation for a proposed special session of the general assembly. I The committee had indicated it I favors a compromise with home rule in administration of social security laws. o j BROOKVILLE, Ont. (U.K) — One of the oldest weekly newspapers j published on the continent, the | Brookville Recorder, recently i marked its 115th anniversary. The ; Record' r. published every week j since 1821, without change of title, is (he weekly edition of the daily Brookville Recorder and Times.

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