Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 20 January 1937 — Page 6

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COMMIESJEAT OHIO QUINTET TUESDAY NIGHT — Commodores Score Decisive 34-18 Victory Over Celina (By Pete Reynolds) Taking the lead early in th»» | game and staying out in front all the way, the Decatur Commodoresj scored their sixth victory of the 1 season Tuesday night at the local I gym. defeating Catholic high from] Celina, Ohio. 34 to IS. The Commodores, continuing to I show the improvement noticeable; in their last three games, handled the ball well, passed accurately and played good defensive ball. Two field goals by Hess and free throws by Baker and Hess gave the. Commodores six points before I Kessen registered for Celina from I underneath. Decatur added three I more points to lead at the end of the first quarter. 9 to 2. The invaders played the Com- i mies on even terms during the see-1 ond quarter, with Decatur out in front 18-4 at the intermission. Kessen connected on a one-hand-ed shot from the foul line and DePrato hit from the side of the floor to pull Celina within two points at 14-12. but the Commodores soon i pulled away to lead by 2214 at I the third quarter. Celina scored only tour points ■ in the entire fourth quarter, both . field goals tallied by Winklejohn. while the Commodores added 12 > points to score a decisive victory. I Hess and Baker led the Decatur: offensive, the lanky Commodore center hitting six times from the, field and three times from the foul I line for 15 points, while the Com mie guard hit five from the field I

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Week’s Schedule - ... A Basketball Teams Wednesday Hartford at Petroleum. Friday Yellow Jackets vs. Columbia City at Decatur. Dunkirk at Berne. Concordia at Monmouth. i .Monroe at Geneva. ■ and once from the charity stripe for 11 points. I for 11 points. Kessen ami Fisher 'each connected on three attempts ' from the field. I Last night's contest was one of I the cleanest games played on the i local floor in several seasons, only ■l2 fouls being called, eight on CeI lina and four on Decatur. The I visitors failed to convert any of their four chances from the foul line, while the Commodores counted four of nine attempts. The Celina reserves lost their first game of the season in the pre-1 liminary game, losing to the Com modore seconds. 21 to 17. Decatur Ft! FT TP| W. Voglewede, f. 0 0 t> | Cook. f. .2 0 41 Hess, c. . 6 3 15 | Gillig. g. 2 0 4 Baker, g. 5 1 11 | F. Voglewede, g. 0 0 01 Totals.. 15 4 34 Celina FG FT TP • Kessen. f. 3 0 (1. Niblick, f. 0 O' o' DePrato, f. c. 1 0 2 | Vanderhorst. c. 0 o 0 I Wniklejohn, g. 2 0 4 Fisher, g. 3 0 6 I Totals 9 0 IS Referee, Barrett*(Fort Wayne). Vmpire, Everhart (Decatur). o H. S. BASKETBALL Frankfort 51. Lebanon 25. French Lick 27. Mitchell 17. Orleans 32, Paoli 29. LaPorte 23, Valparaiso 22. Elwood 25, Noblesville 24. Hammond 29. Emerson (Gary) 24. Fort Wayne Central 47. Fort Wayne South Side 27.

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[if Decatur Bowling | JL MINOR LEAGUE General Electric 'Hoagland 184 205 191 I Gage 144 146 165 Busse - 147 129 173 Lalikemiu H 2 127 166 Mclntosh 162 152 161 Total 799 759 85(1 Casting Boss 151 166 189 1 Cline 179 164 196 Strickler 156 181 179 Young 183 157 165 yo 140 140 Total 809 808 869 Riverside Cherry 128 159 169 '.Miller 193 183 158 I Girard 216 163 180 ■ Mntsehler 135 146 184 Stump 197 195 2111 I Total 869 846 9021 Ford-Lincoln ■Lister 162 157 139 | Keller 183 176 164 jßurk . 124 162 127 i l Bonifas 162 171 173 I Lytle 187 147 157 | Total SIS 817 7601 Creamery I Kaylor . 135 120 180 1 j Thoms . 120 162 1271 I Klepper 159 155 157, Farrar 170 167 157 j 140 140 | Hooten 170 Total 724 744 791 I Monroeville N. Richards 133 167 129 Bucher 134 124 125 J. Richards 134 7<7T 127! Guenen 135 124 1691 Pillars 159 216 134 Spot 35 35 35 Total 730 535 719 St. Mary's Green 150 173 179' Ladd 164 192 143; Gallogly 161 175 157 Hu 140 140 Total .755 820 759 Kuhn Chevrolet Ahr 194 197 161 I Zehr 145 171 ISOs I Cline 136 134 130 Mies 17S 106 ISB| Lankenau 191 194 162 j — — —i Total 851 194 821 2 i

I i | 1 I Bq t • I JSSi I I < By Petes ■ Decatur basketball teams got ? away to a good start for the week ■ 'Tuesday night, with the CommoII dores and Yellow Jacket reserves I marking up victories. —oOo—■ The Commodores, showing the I i improved form which has markH ed their play of the last three games, handed a big Celina, i Ohio, team a decisive defeat on the local floor last night. —oOo — I The Yellow Jacket reserves, I playing in the final game of a four I j team reserve tourney, surprised I the Wabash seconds with a 28-21 ■ trouncing at the Huntington gym. I —oOo— I : Wabash held a six-point lead at the end of the first half but Coach Dorwin must have figured their offense down to the Nth degree, the Jackets held the Hilltoppers without a single point in the entire last half. And remember, the Wabash first team is the only major undefeated team in the state. —oOo — The Celina game was the only I contest of the week for the Commodores, who will not see action until one week from tonight, when I YOU Can Easily Obtain A I LOAN 5300 T OO On Your Own Signature Only It takes all the worry out of money needs. . You can borrow up to #300.00 from a« to pay pant due bills; to purchase clothing or • supplies; to consolidate vour debt 4 and have one place to pay; or for any worthy purpose. Also ynu may refinance vour auto or other installment coutracu on lower t payments. To apply, call at our office, * telephone or write. ’ ALL TRANSACTIONS CONFIDEN-TIAL-LIBERAL REPAYMENT TERMS. LOCAL a LOAN COMPANY d Incorporated 105’4 North Second Street I Over Schafer Store Phone 2-3-7 Decatur, Indiana

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—————— I they journey to Hartford township. —oOo — The Decatur Yellow Jackets will i play their only game of the week i Friday night, ngaging the ColumI bia City Eagles on the local handwood in a northeastern Indiana 1 conference battle. —oOo — Columbia City has won two con- : ference games and lost three, while , the Yellow Jackets suffered their I first conference loss from Central last week, after defeating North j Side and Auburn in other loop dashes. —o()o — Some of that t-.tng su-'ered at the hands of Central last Saturday was removed Tuesday night, when the Central Tigers trounced the South Side Archers. 47 to 27. Central, unless the Tigers strike an unexpected snag somewhere j along the schedule, appears head- . ed for another undisputed confer- ' once title. Central has won six ’ games without a defeat. South i Side is undefeated in four starts. I but has yet to meet Central in a ' conference engagement, as well as ' other teams likely to upset the | Archers. Only two games are on the conI ference schedule this week, the Yellow Jacket-Columbia City clash I here Friday night, and the North i Side-Hartford City battle at the | latter city Friday. — oOo — The present conference standI ing follows: Teams Won Lost I Central 6 0 South Side 4 0 Decatur 4 0 Hartford City 2 2 Columbia City 2 3 Bluffton 1 4

Victim of New York Traffic Kil As, OMI irw * 'X Jo I *J $ $ s> /j/IL Ims & Hr Harry Peterson, 27, was struck by a bus at 55th Street and Seventh! Avenue in New York City, one of the busiest spots in the metropolis I This dramatic picture shows an ambulance surgeon giving him first aid I It took 25 people to lift the bus off his foot after the accident. Hit conditions is serious.

Kendallville 1 •* Auburn 1 •* I North Side " 1 o : Three Diamond Heroes Added To Hall Os Fame New York. Jan. 20. (U.R) Three diamond heroes of yesteryear — . Napoleon Lajoie. Tris Speaker and I Cy Young — joined Babe Ruth. Christy Mathewson. Ty Cobb. Wai- ' ter Johnson and Bonus Wagner to--1 day in baseball's perpetual hall of fame at Cooperstown. N. Y.. birthplace of the game. The three newcomers were decided by a poll of members of the Baseball Writers Association requiring a 75 per cent majority of the votes. More than 100 players of the modern school (since 19001 receiv- ‘ ed votes, but Lajoie. Speaker and ' Young were the only ones polling the necessary majority—lsl votes ’ —from the 201 voting writers. : o Carl Hubhell Signs Contract For 1937 — New York. Jan. 20.- <U.R)-Screw-bailer Carl Hubbell, most valuable player in the National league last year, has signed a 1937 contract with the champion New York Giants at an increased salary, club secretary Eddie Brannick announce i ed today. Hubbell, who paced the Giants to the pennant with 26 victories against six defeats, received $17,500 in 1935. according to treasury department reports. Brannick refused to reveal the amount of the boost, but it was believed that Hubbell wouIH draw around $22,500 in 1937. o Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

LOCAL SECONDS DEFEAT WABASHi IN FINAL CAME Yellow .Jacket Reserves Win Four-Team Tourney, 28-21 Stacking up an Impregnable defense which held the opponents without a single point throughout 'the entire second half, the Yellow Jacket second team Tuesday night I won the championship game of the .four-team reserve tourney, defeat ing the Wabash seconds, 28 to 21. The final round of the tourney was played at Huntingtoil. In the consolation game, the Huntington ! seconds defeated the Lagro reserv- ! es. 33 to 12. ! First round games, played at: Wabash Tuesday, January 12. saw Decatur defeating laigro, 25 to 11. and Wabash defeating Huntington. 32 to 22. After a close first quarter, which i ended in a 6-6 tie. the Wabash see onds, paced by McClintic, husky guard, stepped out to a 21-15 lead lat the end of the first half. Mei Clintic counted 13 points, all in the 1 first half. The third quarter was strictly a defensive battle. Decatur counting one free throw and Wabash failing! !to score a point. Wabash led as, I the fourth period opened. 25 to 16. , I The Jackets opened up in the | ■ final period, scoring 12 points and , j continuing to hold Wabash away ‘ from scoring territory, the game j I ending with Decatur on the long I end of a 28-21 score. . I Andrews was leading scorer tor Decatur with four field goals and ■ a foul toss for nine points, mean II while bidding McClintic without a ■ point during the second half. Only ■ one Decatur player failed to break - 1 into the scoring column. ■ I But three Wabash players scor- ■ ed points. McClintic leading with f ■ 13 points. I Decatur FG FT TP “ Andrews, f. ... . 4 1 9 ■ I Zerkel. f. ................... 0 0 0 I i Shoe. f. ... .. . .... . 1 0 2 It Gaunt, f 2 0 4 1 ! Highland, c 3 0 6 ; Stapleton, g 2 1 5 Russell, g. 10 2 > Totals 13 2 28 Wabash FG FT TP Barnhart, f. . 2 2 6 ' Anderson, f 0 0 0 Votaw, c 0 0 0 Cross, c 0 0 0 Jones, g I 0 2 McClintic, g 6 1 13 I Totals .9 3 21 Referee, Johnson (Huntington). Umpire, Goshorn (Huntington). o I Trade in a Good Town — Decatu* ____________

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