Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 308, Decatur, Adams County, 30 December 1936 — Page 8

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Commodores Lose To Decatur, Illinois, 23-jj

COMMIES DROP CLOSE ONE TO ILLINOIS FIVE St. Theresa Scores 23-21 Victory Here Tuesday Night (By 808 SHRALUKA) In a tight and low-scoring battle that proved to be a thriller in the closing minutes. Decatur's Commodores were nosed out by a veteran St. Theresa, of Decatur, Illinois five, 21-23. Tuesday night. From the time of the opening gun until the closing seconds, when Kupish, lanky St. Theresa center dropped in the winning bucket, neither team was able to gain more than a three-point margin at any one time. The entire first half was almost void of any excitement, with the Commodores unable to pierce with any accuracy the broken zone defense of the visitors, and the Illin-g

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ols five likewise failing to break I ■through the locals' num to man, style. The first quarter was a nip-and I tuck affair with the teams tied nt | 5-all during the first rest period. | In the second quarter, the visitors 1 stepped out with a slim two point 1 margin, to lead 10-8 at half time. ' The Commies were able So ecore six -points during the third quarter, meanwhile holding Marly Peters’ quintet to four points, to again knot the score at 14-all, going into the final stanza. When Baker hit from out on the | field and Hess dropped in a one- | hander on a pivot to give the Com- I mies an 18 to 15 load at the start of the fourth quarter, erstwhile I listless fans began to wake up to the ~t that a tight ball game was in progress. ine locals failed to hold their quickly gained lead for any length of time, however, when the visit- ■ ors scored two field goals to take , the lead at 18-21. Gillig scored on : Kennedy's personal and Baker sent the local fans’ hopes soaring, when he also dropped in a pair of free j tosses on Brinkdetter’s personal to | knot the score for the ninth time ' at 21-21. With less than two minutes to go and both teams madly scrambl- ’

j ing for the coveted bull, Kupish . snared a pass under his own hasj ket and dropped in what proved to | lie the winning murker. The locals' I efforts to secure the much needed basket during the final seconds went to naught and the game ended with the visitors out in front, 23-21. Coached by Marty Peters, former Notre Dame star athlete, the ' visitors presented somewhat of a I novelty with their so-called broklen zone style of defense. Local i funs enjoyed the antics of a trio lof visiting forwards, whose sole duty on defense was to heckle 1 Commodore guards. Racing from one man to another in following the ball, the player lasted about five to six minutes and was then replaced by a teammate, who took l up the job. No one Commodore proved to ‘be outstanding in the scoring col- - umn. Baker led with seven points and Gillig and Hess followed with ‘ five markers each. Kupish was the individual star of the game, getting four baskets for a total of eight points and presenting a tower of strength on defense. The Commies hit nine out of 13 attempts from thef ree throw lane. | while St. Theresa was able to se- , cure three out of six. This was the final game in Indi-

i ana for the touring Illinois quin- ! tet, the team returning to their native soil with an even break in 1 game played. They were defeated by Anderson Monday niglTi. In the preliminary game, the Commodore reserves defeated the varsity team from St. John’s of Defiance. Ohio, 18 to 14. Commodores FG FT TP W. Voglewede, f 0 2 2 . ’ < ook. f. 0 2 2 Hess, c. 2 1 5 I Baker, g. 2 3 7 i i Gillig, g 2 15, Totals 6 9 211 St. Thereasa FG FT TP I ; Dyer, f 1 0 21 I Heger. f 0 0 0 , Bechler, f 2 2 6 1 j Boland, f. 1 0 2j Kupish, c 4 0 8 ' Kennedy, g. .1 0 2 Brinkoetter, g. 0 0 0. | Buckles, g 11 3 I _ _ — Totals 10 3 23 Referee. Geller. Fort Wayne; urn-,' | pire, Everhart. Decatur. —. o 1 DASmAWL j NWy,' I By Pete? New Year's will be no holiday for Decatur basketball teams . —oOo — The Yellow Jackets and Comi modores both will see action Friday. with the Jackets getting plenty of it. Both of the Decatur, teams will be away from home. ■ —oOo — The Jackets will participate in a four-team blind tourney at Bluffton, with the Tigers. Berne Bears and Hartford City Airdales as the other participants. —oOo — Two games will be played in each j of the afternoon and evening sessions. The draw will be made at 1 o'clock, with the first game at 2 p. m. The championship tilt will be played at 8 o'clock, with the afternoon losers meeting in a consolation tilt at 7. Tickets for the entire tourney are priced at 50 cents, and may be obtained at the Green Kettle or Peterson Clothing company. I Single session tickets, priced at 30 cents, will be available only at the community building in Bluffton. —oOo — While the Yellow Jackets are competing in the tourney, the Commodores will make another effort to get back in the winning column, tangling with the Monroeville Cubs at Monroe- . ville. The Commies lost their third game in a row last night, . dropping a 23-21 decision to St. Theresa of Decatur, Illinois. The Commies have been edged out of these last three games and it's about time the worm should turn. Buck says: Its All Off “And just when we were about to ease a few jibes at our friend Pete Reynolds, of the Decatur Democrat, over his beloved Yellow j Jackets losing id OsSian, those Liberty Center Lions kinda spiked our guns. We’ve been expecting some wisecracker to suggest that possibly Ossian and Liberty Center € should replace the Yellow Jackets t and Tigers in the blind tourney 5 here Friday. But of course you s know we will have a county tour-'

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7 Week’s Schedule I For Adams County Basketball Teams Thursday Hartford at Kirkland. Friday Yellow Jackets, Berne. Bluffton and Hartford City, four-team tourI ney at Bluffton. j Commodores at Monroeville. Pleasant Mills vs Geneva at i Commodore gym. Saturday j Monroe vs Kirkland at Berne. I ney on January 22, so that’s out.” i —Bluffton News-Banner. Wells county team standings follow : W. L. Pct. j Ossian 9 2 .819 ' Union 7 2 .778 Liberty 6 3 .667 ■ Chester 5 4 .555 1 Bluffton 4 4 .500 ' Rockcreek 3 5 .375 Lancaster 3 6 .333 Petroleum 2 6 .250 —oOo — Latent figures on high scorers of the county and the high average per game as furnished by helper Bob. follow: Player TP Dro. Berne, cl2O Yager, Kirkland, c 91 Beitler, Hartford, f. 90 S. Arnold. Kirkland, f. 69 Baker. Commies, g 67 Hess. Commies, c 65 Winteregg. Berne, f 65 Anderson. Hartford, f 65 Stucky. Monroe, f. 54 P. Arnold, Kirkland, fsl —oOo — Player GP TP Ave. Dro. Berne, c 9 120 13.3 Beitler. Hart., f 8 90 11.2 Yager, Kirk., clO 91 9.1 Anderson, Hart., f 8 65 .8.1 Smith, Geneva, f 4 32 8.0 Stucky, Monroe, f 7 54 7.7 Hess, Commies, c 9 65 7.2 Winteregg. Berne, f. .. 9 65 7.2 Hurst, Jackets, c 7 49 7.0 S. Arnold. Kirk., f 10 69 6.9 —oOo — HAPPY NEW YEAR! ALL-STAR TEAM IS ANNOUNCED Six American Leaguers Are Named On AllStar Team St. Louis. Dee. 30— (U.R) -Six player-s from the American league , land four National leaguers were I named on the sporting news 1936 all-star baseball team by the 211 members of the baseball writers | association, it was announced to- 1 day. ( Ldu Gehrig of the Yankees poll- ] ed the most votes, 207 out of 211. ( The all-star lineup: Ls Joe Medwick, Cardinals Cf Earl Averill. Indians Rf Mel Ott, Giants lb Lou Gehrig, Yankees 2b Charley Gehringer, Tigers Ss Luk-? Appling, White Sox 3b Frank Higgins. Athletics C Bill Dickey, Yankees P Carl Hubbell, Giants P Dizzy Dean, Cardinals. Games Tonight At Commodore Gymnasium ( i Bob Andrew’s St. Joe eighth grad- j qns will tang'e with the strong Cathedral eighth grade tea’ll of Fort ( Wayne tonight in the Commodore gym at 7 o'clock- I ( The locals are expecting a stiff 1

battle as the Fort Wayne graders are a« yet undefeated during the ; season. The game will be played as a preliminary to the CY O-Sch-mitt Motor Sales game, which is scheduled to get under way at 8 o’clock. Both teams in the feature , tilt are composed of former Decatur high school stars. o_ Decatur Bowling League Results j MINOR LEAGUE Decatur Castings Spangler 179 189 199 Cline 149 130 166 Strickler 159 146 180 Young 210 180 180 Total 827 775 855 Monroeville N. Richards 155 122 143 Bucher 121 217 130 J. Richards 130 209 157 Schlup .. 168 198 161 Pillers 153 131 165 Spot - 22 22 22 T0ta1749 899 778 — Ford-Lincoln Keller .... 233 155 171 i Burke 152 158 143 Carroll 126 134 130 Deßolt 127 130 1381 Lytle 187 178 167 Spot 50 50 50 Totalß7s 805 799 Kuhn Chev. Ahr 156 146 1691 Boehm 200 158 146 Zehr 127 144 194 1 Cline 146 184 117 Mies 176 206 179 Total 805 838 805 G. E. Hoagland 160 147 162 Gage 136 156 135 Lankenau 182 202 197 Gallogly 212 153 143 Cochran 165 153 164 Totalßss 811 801 Riverside Garage Miller 154 158 156 Cherry 150 137 142 Girard 182 168 189 Mutschler 165 160 172 Zelt 97 Stump 210 191 Spot 10 10 10 Total7sß 845 860 Cloverleaf Frisinger 192 201 179 Thoms 101 147 148 Kaylor 180 175 179 Hooten 167 160 162 Farrar 188 169 181 Spot 43 43 43 Totalß7l 895 892 St. Mary’s Briede 152 145 192 Green 171 169 139 Ladd 140 189 186 Gallogly 179 160 149 Hennes 182 203 201 Totalß24 866 867 H. S. BASKETBALL Bluffton 29. Huntington 20. Vincennes 23, Central (Evans-) ville), 20. Marion 36. Noblesville 24. Frankfort 18, Kokomo 13. At Gary—Blind Tourney Wallace (Gary) 29, Roosevelt (East Chicago) 17. Everson (Gary) 40, Crown Point 10. Crown Point 36, Roosevelt (East Chicago) 35 (consolation). Emerson (Gary) 47, Wallace (Gary) 12 (final). Lake County Tourney

POST-SEASON TILTS OPPOSED Collegiate Athletic Association Frowns On Games New York, Dec. 30 —(UP) —All p<Mt season football garnets, including the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Cotlon Bowl and Orange Bowl affaire, were on the blacklist of the National CoPeglate Athletic association today. The N- C. A. A. stand wa*s taJsen in adopting the report of a committee appointed a year ago to investigate all influences adverse to the best interests of intercollegiate ."port. Members of the committee were Prof. Z. G. Clevenger, Indiana University, chairman; Prof. H. H. King. Kansas State, and Prof. Philip C. Badger, New York university. "The committee is opposed to post-season games of all descriptions. including so-called ’Bowl games,’ feeling thev have no part in the alth’etic programs of the colleges,’’ Prof. Clevenger reported ’’We believe this to be so because such games serve no ound educa- ■ tional ends and such promotions s merely trade upon intercollegiate Bl football for commercial purposes." 11 Other influences which the N. C. -1 A. 'A. opposed were: 9| (1) —Amateur-professional games J bewteen the all-star teams picked ? by newspapers and the pro cham- • pions. (2) —Practice of coaches making | forecasts on the probable result of ) football games. (3) Coaches participating in com- - mercial broadcasts in which the ■ name of the colleges and college sports are traded upon for the sales promotion of products. <4) —Increased gambling on foot-1 ball games. > After all the hubbub over the forI ward pass interference rule. Walter ‘ 1 Okeson, chairman of the football I 1 rules committee, revealed that a 1 canvass showed that the rules gen-! erally proved satisfactory the pas' I • year. Major John L. Giiffith, commissioner of Big Ten athletic-, was reelected president ami dean Fred L. Nicolson of Wesleyan, secretarytreasurer- Next year’s meeting of 1 the N. C. A. A. will be held outside i New York City, the site to be de-1

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, termined by mail vote. The American football coaches association concluded their convention today, with Narry Kipne, U. of Mlchigap, slated to succeed D- 0. (Tush) McLaughry. Brown University. as president. Ossie Solent, lowa, has become one of the leading candidates for the coaching job at Syracuse. Ike Armstrong, Utah, and Fred Thomsen, Arkansas, are other possibilities. Andrews I Huh School Placed On Probation Indianapolis. Ind , Dec. 30—(UP) —‘\ndrews high school. Huntington county, was under probation until

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