Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 11 January 1939 — Page 6

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Commodores Win Over

COMMIES SCORE 27-21 VICTORY TUESDAY NIGHT Commodores Mark I |> Ninth Victory Os Season Last Night The Decatur Commodores chalkeq up their ninth victory of the stusoii Tuesday night with a 2721 victory over tlie Portland Panthers at the Commodore gymnasium. The Commies, displaying their smoothest style of the season in the opening minutes, ran up an 11-2 lead before the Panthers scored from the field just before the end of the first quarter, which ended with Decatur out in front. 11-4. The Panthers fired in three baskets in rapid-fire order with the opening of the second period, and with live minutes of the period played. pulled tip to an 11-11 tie. A field goal and pair of free throws l»y Hess and Hackman's foul toss gave the Commodores a lead of Hi-11 at the half. The game grew rough after the well-played first quarter and as a result both teams played rather ragged ball. Although the Panthers made a determined battle to overcome the Decatur lead, the Commodores maintained their margin of not less than six points throughout the entire second half. The Commodores' scoring was well divided. Baker was high scorer witli three field goals and two free throws for eight points. Hess sectored six, Bolinger five. Hain and Hackman four each. Martin, diminutive forward, was outstanding tor Portland, scoring seven points and his floor play leading the Panther charge. A total of 26 personal fouls were called, 11 on Decatur and 15 on Portland. The Commodores conM»a MB WSMMBMMMMMMM—I I —

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______ —- — 4 Week’s Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams ► < Friday Elmhurst at Commodores. Yellow Jackets at Hoagland. .Monroeville at Kirkland .Pleasant Mills at Monmouth. Poling at Hartford. Jefferson vs Monroe at Borne. Geneva at Coldwater, Ohio. Saturday Yellow Jackets at Fort Wayne Central. Hockcreek at Berne. Jefferson at Geneva. verted 11 of 19 chances from the foul line, Portland making good one seven of 13. Decatur FG FT TP Hackman, f •* 4 Baker, f 3 - 8 Hess, c . 2 2 6 Hain, g 2 ° k Bolinger, g 13 Roop, g 0 0 0 Totals 8 H 2 ‘ Portland F<> FT TP J. McKinley, f ” - - Martin, f 3 1 < i n 2 Haynes, c 1 " 4 Hartzell, g oil Graham, g ... ■ 0 2 Mays, f .10 2 M. McKinley, c 0 0 0 Norris, c 0 0 0 Hirons. g 2 1 •’ Totals 77 21 Referee, White (New Haven-. Umpire. McClure (Fort Wayne). Preliminary Portland. 28. Decatur 13. o » ♦ Decatur Bowling League Results * In last night's minor league at Mies Recreation, Saylors copped three straight from McMillens, bowling 2.778 to 2,658. It was Lankenau who led the winners, winding up his three game series ' with a 212 and a 213 for a 599. Briede followed with a 567. rolling 211 in his second attempt. E. Schultz with a 539 led the losers. Castings also won three, taking the Gamble kleglers into camp. 2,654 to 2.405. Ross with a 555 led the winners, followed by Hoagland with a 546. R. Woodhall led Gambles with a 507. Mies Recreation rolled the highest score of the evening, posting a 2.846 to win two games over Cloverleaf in their 2,730 series. Mies rose to the heights in chalking ttb a 655 score. He started with a 247. then bowled a 207 and wound up with another 200-break-er. 201 to be exact. Lyons rolled | 593. For the losers Farrar also posted a 600 score, chalking up 612. Frisinger followed with a 562. Hooten marked a 224 his second game. Burke's Standard Service won two from Hoffbrau. 2.450 to 2.340. Stump led Burke's with a 582. his best attempt being a 224. Keller followed with 520. Schneider led Hoff Brau with 462. Tonight's Merchant League 7 p. m.—Decatur Upholster vs. First State Bank. 7 p. m. —Preble vs. Conservation. 9 p. m. — Smith Insurance vs. Wren. 9 p. m.—Schafer’s vs. Telephone Co. Last night scores: Minor League Hoff Braus Brunnegraff 178 149 129 Baker 154 169 154 DeVoss 174 169 126 Appelman 164 148 144 Schneider 182 178 122 Totals 852 813 675 Burke's Standard Service Schultzlßl 152 116 Burke 133 140 150 Keller 147 183 190 Bonifas 151 168 157 Stump 184 174 224 Totals 796 817 837 Mies Recreation Lyons 208 191 194 N. Richards 185 176 177 Gallmier 179 193 171 Wallers 148 Mies 247 207 201 Marbach 189 180 Totals 967 956 923 Cloverleaf Frisinger 158 210 194 Thoms 190 186 168 C. Farrar .... 167 175 152 Hooten 169 224 12i> A. Farrar ... 193 193 226 Totalsß77 988 865 Castings Ladd 178 170 166 Hoagland 142 208 196 Ross 200 176 179 D. Qallogly 158 179 170 Young 167 186 179 Totals 845 919 890 Gambles Tutweller 157 178 170 R. Woodhall 147 161 199

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K. Woodhall 108 167 170 I Kindler . 134 154 163 Zelt 148 186 163 Totals 694 846 865 j Saylors-Buick Briede 180 211 176 Green 194 199 167 Mutschler . 193 158 167 Ahr 190 174 170 Lankenau 173 212 214 Totals 930 954 894 McMillens E. Schultz 179 154 206 Brewer .. 179 169 181 Bucher 155 189 168 Gallogly 175 194 166 , G. Schultz 161 184 153 . Totals 894 890 874 ' e ME ■w Iw) The Decatur Commodores kept up their winning ways last night with a victory over the Portland Panthers for their ninth victory of the season, as compared to four defeats. —oOo— Bob Brubaker, junior high school coach at Portland, was in charge of the Panthers last night. Kenny Farris. Panthers mentor, was not present because of the sudden death of his father-in-law, Glenn Arbaugh, well known Portland contractor. —oOo — Both Decatur teams will be in action Friday night, the Commodores at home and the Yellow Jackets on the road. —oOo— The Commodores will entertain the Elmhurst Trojans from Allen county at the Commodore gym Friday night. Elmhurst has shown consideraable improvement in re-

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I cent games and the Trojans now rate as one of the most feared of the Allen county quintets. Last I season, the Commodores were forced to an overtime period before defeating the Trojans, 26-25. —oOo — The Yellow Jackets will be away from home Friday night, traveling to Hoagland to battle the Allen county team. Hoagland surprised net fans in this section recently with an upset triumph over NewHaven and the Jackets/will have their work cut out for them to come through to victory. Last , season, Hoagland scored a 27-22 i victory over Decatur. —oOo — The Yellow Jackets Saturday I night will play away from home | again and in one of fheir most I severe tests of the season. The Jackets will journey to Fort Wayne to meet the Central Tigers at the | Central gym. The Tigers were upset by Hartford City last week and will be hi no mood to give quarter : Saturday. —oOo — The Jackets will be at home for two games next week, both of which should be interesting ball games. The Jackets will entertain the Huntington Vikings Tuesday night, and the Columbia City Eagles Friday night. —oOo — Friday's game will be the Commodores last home appearance until January 25. when they tangle with St. Johns of Delphos. Next week, the Commies travel to Huntington Catholic Wednesday night, to Monroeville Friday, and to St. Paul's of Marion Sunday afternoon. —oOo— Wells Co. Standing W. L. Pct. Bluffton 9 3 .750 Ossian 7 3 .700 Chester 8 4 .666 ; Union .. 8 5 .616 Rockcreek 8 5 .616 Petroleum 5 5 .500 Lancaster 4 7 .364 Liberty 3 8 .273 Jackson 1 9 .100 —oOo — One year ago this week: Central Catholic (Fort Wayne)

Portland

OWNER OF NEW YORK YANKEES CRITICALLY ILL Col. Jacob Ruppert Critically 111 In New York Apartment New York. Jan. 11 (UP)-Col. Jacob Ruppert, owner of the world champion New York Yankees, and multi-millionaire brewer, was critically ill today at his fifth avenue apartment. The gray-haired 71-year-old bachelor sportsman has been confined to bis bed since April with a complication of diseases which followed an attack of phlebitis inflaina-■ tion of he leg. His condition became so serious yesterday afternoon that extreme unction was administered by a Catholic priest. He had been in a coma most of the day but regained consciousness early last night and apI ptared to have rallied slightly.; Early this morning, his attending physician, Dr. Otto Schwerdtfeger. said Rupppert was “resting .easily and sleeping peacefully." All 'members of his family— a sister, brother, two nephews and three nieces—were in the apartment. The seriousness of his illness was a surprise to the baseball world. The fact that he had been ill since April became generally known dur30. Commodores 17. , Central (Fort Wayne) 53, Yellow Jackets 23. Commodores 26, Elmhurst 25 (overtime). Berne 39, Rockcreek 33. Hartford 63, Monroe* 26. Kirkland 39, Pleasant Mills 21. Geneva 29, Coldwater (Ohio) 28 (overtime). Monroeville 32, Kirkland 22. Monmouth 37. Fort Wayne Colored 17.

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'„ IC the world series when 11m faml-l p.,,. figure of "the Colom-1 W«» Xinjwhen .he cubs. RtW’rt had .<• hear the games described on the rat “' I Telegrams ami phone culls f """ hundreds of men. funs, and friends 'throughout the country flooded ,h ‘ "‘sinc'-'the attack last April. spokesman said. Ruppert had rallied many times. Frequently, it ■ .aid. his condition became so g<m<l h. ,-limbed from bed ugulnst his physician's orders. This strained h s adlng leg and caused relapses., it was said. As Ruppert fought for life th< man with whom he was most closelv associated in the public mindliabe Ruth was in a hospital. Mt Huth was not seriously ill St Joe Graders To Play This Evening The St. Joe eighth graders will Mav St. Mary's eighth grade of ’ Fort Wayne at the Commodore gymnasium this evening. The game is scheduled to start at 7 o'clock. o Local Elks Bowlers To National Meet ‘I Four five-men teams will repre-i 1 ' sent the local B. P. O. Elks lodge in ': the annual Elks national bowling ’ tourney at Toledo. Ohio next April I it was announced today. 1 1 The five-men teams will bowl Saturday. April 15 at 8 p. tn. and the 'i doubles and singles entlies will ' i roll the following afternoon at 2:30 1 p. m. Twenty men. representing the four five-men teams will be the maximum number to be rent by ' t<ie local lodge. Singles and doubles entries will lie selected tram tnis list. 500 Sheets ZO-Tb., White Automatic Mimeograph Bond, nealy wrapped $1.05. This paper is free of lint and sized for pen and ink. Decatur Democrat Company. ts

Panther*

BABE RUTH IS HOSPITALIZED Former Basehall Star In Hospital For Observation N< w York, Jan. it—(UP)— The b.g heart that drove Babe Huth to more gold and glory In ’he h- I ***' ball diamond than any other man was under observation at French hospital today. And the patient, the robust, rol-, licking former king of swat, etnpiu- , sized he was thee tor observation only and not because he was IM- ; iously ill. The babe, who was hospitalized about a decade ago with indigestion fiom having eaten a dozen hot dogs washed down by many botb-s of soda pop. boomed over a telephone that: •'Hell, It's not serious. I'm Just In | here for a little check-up. The Doc i says ITI probably be able to go home today. Gosh. “Id make* a great ; cripple.” Dr. Robert H. McConnell, medical

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