Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 23 January 1939 — Page 6

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ILLINI BATTLE MINNESOTA TO LEAD BIG TEN Game Tonight To Determine Present Leader In Conference Chicago, Jan. 23 (U.RJ Two pretty fait country basketball tea ma that made a hit on Broadway meet tonight for the Big Tell leadership as the 1938 race nears the halfway mark and the midyear examination lull. A sellout crowd of 14.300 will jam Minnesota's fieldhouse to back the Gophers against Illinois, currently the hottest team in the conference and league leader with four victories and a single defeat. These two, co-starred in one of Madison Square Garden's doubleheaders during the holidays, carried over their winning ways into the conference season and quickly were established as the one-two favorites for the championship. The Illini have played and won one uiqre game than Minnesota. Paul Maki, the Gophers' star guard, was a patient at the university infirmary, but attendants said he was'"quite well" and probably will be able to play tonight Michigan and Ohio State are the only others in action tonight, playing at Columbus, O. Ohio State's record of two won and one lost definitely is threatened since Michigan, heartened by an easy victory over lowa Saturday night, apparently has returned to its FCORT Tonight & Tuesday DICK POWELL OLIVIA DeHAVILAND “HARD TO GET” ALSO — Musical Comedy &. Fox News. 10c-25c —o Wed. & Thurs. — “GIRLS ON PROBATION." 10c 15c —o Coming Sunday—'Service DeLuxe' Constance Bennett, Charley Ruggles, Mischa Auer. Tonight & Tuesday “I AM A CRIMINAL” John Carroll. Kay Linaker and LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE’ Anne Gillis, June Travis Only 10c-15c —-o—o Coming Sunday—“SHARPSHOOTERS” & "SWING THAT CHEER” - _ ~I ' 111 < I-—JJZ~ ~~T nr I Illi

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Week’s Schedule For Adams County Baskethall Teams Tuesday I Pleasant Mills at Yellow Jacket | Seconds. Wednesday Commodores vs. St. John’s of Del- ■ pints at Yellow Jacket gym. Friday Bluffton at Yellow Jackets. Commodores at St. Paul's of Marlon. Pleasant Mills vs. Kirkland at Commodore gym. Warren at Berne. Jefferson at Poling. Bryant at Geneva. I Monroe at Monmouth. 1 Hartford at larncaster. early season form. If Minnesota designs a defense, for the Illinois style that flashed! in the garden the night kinkyhaired Pick Dehner broke the alltime individual scoring record for ' the arena, the Gophers are in for | a big surprise. That night it was all Dehner. ; shooting', rebounding and racing all over the floor. Now Pick is a marked man. even more so than' ■ last year, when for a time he led , the conference in individual scoring. The Illinois team has per- j fected a deliberate, easy style of play much like Minnesota's short passing game and that is wliat saved their record at Wisconsin Saturday night Led by ('apt. Tom Nisbet, they j peppered the Badgers with set | plays in the second halt anti won, 37 to 34. Dehner boosted his st oring total to 64. topping the I conference, and forward Bill , Hapac picked up 17 more for a, season total of 58. He. too, pass-j ed the early leader. lowa's Ben I Stephens, who was taken to the, university hospital suffering from influenza. Stephens, reported improved to- i day. is third in individual scoring; with 56 points mid his absence i was felt deeply by the Hawkeyes. I Their offense bogged down and I Michigan, paced by Tom Harmon j who scored 17 points, won its second game in five starts. 47 to | 32. Ohio State still has a chance to catch the leaders. In three games, the Bucks have won two, losing only to Illinois. Over the week end. they journeyed east and shattered a five game winning streak of the Army, 18 to 39. Six Decatur Boxers In Amateur Tourney Six Decatur boxers have filed entries in the amateur boxing tourney, which will be held in the Monroeville gymnasium at 8 o'clock toil fght. The tourney is sponsored by the Monroeville Lions dun and the WPA recreation department, with all proceeds to go to the recreation i fund. Local boxers entered are Russell Jaurequl. flyweight; Ralph Jaurequl and John Durbin. featherweights; Eugene Miller, lightweight Fritz Baker, middleweight; Bernard Lemish, light heavyweight.

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GENEVA TAKES ADAMS COUNTY TOURNEY TITLE Cardinals Win For Third Straight Year; Kirkland Seconds Best The Geneva Cardinals copped ] the honors in the annual Adams county tournament for the third straight year Saturday night at Monmouth, defeating the Monroe ; Heatkatz in the final game. 42-15. i The Kirkland seconds took down : the honors in the reserve team j tourney, defeating the Monmouth second in the final game, played as a preliminary ’to the varsity , tilt, 17-16. Monroe gave the Cardinals a battle for the first quarter of the ' final tilt, Geneva holding only a two-point margin at 10-8. However, the Cardinals pulled away in the second period to lead by 21I 8 at half-time. Grile was the leading scorer for the champions with 11 points. Hanni and Schwartz each scored tour points for the losers. The Cardinals advanced to the finals by registering a 42-24 tri- j umph over the Hartford Gorillas. | and Monroe entered the championship round with a 30-24 victory ; over Jefferson. In the second team tourney, i Monmouth scored a 21-12 triumph over Pleasant Mills and Kirkland eliminated Geneva. 24-12, in the semi-final tilts. Conrad Honored Arnold Conrad, senior center of , the Monmouth Eagles, was award- ' ed the T. A. Gottschalk sportsmanship medal. This presentation was ' made by C. E. Striker, county I school superintendent. By winning the tourney honors ' lor the third consecutive year, the ' Geneva Cardinals gained permani ent possession of the trophy pre- ! sented by the Berne Review. First Teams Geneva EG FT TP i Snyder, f 3 17 ■ F. Windmiller, f . 3 17 I Fenstermaker, c 113 I Grile. g 5 111 ;D. Windmiller, g 4 0 8 ' Fennig, f 0 0 0 ' Mathys. c 0 0 0 Armstrong, g 3 0 6 Totals ... 19 4 42 Monroe FG FT TP ■ Mounter, f 0 11 , Hanni. f 2 0 I Gilbert, c . 113 R. Moser, g 1 0 2 Schwary, g 2 o 4 Habegger, f Oil ill. Moser, g 0 0 0 Totals 6 3 15 Referee, White (New Haven). Umpire, Brubaker (Portland). Monroe FG FT TP Hanni. f 11 3 Mounter, f 1 2 4 Gilbert, c 5 2 12 Habegger, g 113 Schwartz, g 4 0 8 H. Moser, c 0 0 0 R. Moser, g . 0 0 0 Totalsl2 6 30 Jefferson FG FT TP Teeple, f 0 0 0 Lugin bill, f 2 2 6 Augsburger. c 2 1 5 Tumbleson, g 2 0 4 Bollenbacher. g . 4 ’ 1 9 Baker, f 0 0 0 ' Totals 10 4 24 Referee, White. Umpire, Brubaker. Geneva FG FT TP F. Windmiller, f 7 5 19 ■ Snyder, f 3 3 9 Fenstermaker, c 5 0 10 i Grile. g Oil D. Windmiller, g 0 2 2 Armstrong, f Oil Fennig, g 0 0 0 , Mathys, g 0 0 0 1 Totalsls 12 42 Hartford FG FT TP Striker, f ... 3 3 9

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Dubac h, f 11 3 Bentz, c 10 2 Schlangenhauf. g 0 2 2 Augsburger. g 11 3 ; Lybarger, f 0 0 0 Amstutz, f 2 1 5 • Reynolds, g . 0 0 0 Totals 8 8 24 Referee, Brubaker. Umpire. Markley. Second Teams Monmouth FG FT TP Aumaun, f 0 0 0 Otting, f <)0 0 Conrad, c 0 2 2 Miller, g 1 0 2 Biehold. g 0 0 O T. Mahan, f 0 0 0 L. Mahan, g J 0 2 2 J. Mahan, g 0 0 0 Totals 1 4 6 Kirkland FG FT TP Ringger, f 2 0 4 Wulliman, f 2 0 4 D. Baumgartner. <lO 2 E. Arnold, g . 0 0 0 Schlagenhauffen, g . 0 11 Hildenbrand, f 3 0 6 Johnson, c 0 0 0 Totals 8 1 17 Referee. Markley, White. Monmouth FG FT TP F. Aumann, f 0 2 2 Getting, f 0 0 0 Conrad, c 3 17 Miller, g 10 2 Biehold. g 0 0 0 L. Aumann. f 0 0 0 J. Mahan, f 1 0 2 T. Mahan, c 2 0 4 Fuelling, g 0 0 0 L. Mahan, g 12 4 Totals 8 5 21 Pleasant Mills FG FT TP Bates, f 13 5 : Martz, f 10 2 Ray. c . 0 2 2 Archer, g 10 2 August, g 0 11 Bailey, f 0 0 0 Foor, c . 0 0 0 Harman, g 0 0 0

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Watkins, g 0 0 0 Totals 3 6 12 Referee. Brubaker. Umpire, Markley. Kirkland FG FT TP Ringger. f 2 1 5 Wulliman. f 3 17 D. Baumgartner, c . 1 0 2 i E. Arnold 4 0 8 Schlagenhauffen. g. ... 0 0 0 Mankey, f 0 0 0 Girod, f 1 0 2 Girod, f 10 2 Yaney, c 0 0 0 Johnson, g . .... 0 0 0 Totalsll 2 24 Geneva FG FT TP M. Sprunger. f 4 0 8 B. Sprunger, f 0 11 Buckmaster c. 0 0 0 Moore, g 0 0 0 Noland, g 0 0 0 D. Sprunger, c 10 2 Votaw, g 0 11 Totals 5 2 12 | Referee, Markley. Umpire, White. o H. S. Basketball South Side (Fort Wayne) 48; . Goshen 21. North Side (Fort Wayne) 31, Hartford City 29. Central Catholic (Fort Wayne) 27; Leo (Chicago) 17. Dunkirk 26; Huntington Catholic 21. Huntingburg 23; Reitz (Evansville) 22. Tech (Indianapolis) 28; Ixtfayette 24. Hammond 35; Valtaraiso 28. Central (South Bend) 32, Kelvyn Park (Chicago) 18. Wells Co. Tourney Ossian 28; Bluffton 27. Liberty Center 26 Union 17. Ossian 40; Liberty Center 20. College Sscores Illinois 37; Wisconsin 34. Michigan 47; lowa 32. Notre Dame 72; Canisius 36. Butler 34; Michigan State 33. Franklin 43, Evansville 36. Ohio State 48. Army 39.

JOE LOUIS TO ! DEFEND TITLE • John Henry Lewis To Battle Heavyweight ( hanip Wednesday New York, Jun. 23 (llP)—John Henry Lewis, who decided the light I heavyweight title was about as like--1 ly to make him a rich man as would 'a int*er in the army, tapes his 'hands and pulls on , ' ll ' ' ,,x ° UI,C i mittens for a crack at Joe Louis gold-bearing heavyweight crown Wednesday night. While Lewis has been lighting for "peanuts." such as 22 600 for successfully defending the 175I pound championship last October, Jce has been amassing wealth. The lieavyweight titleholder banked 2321.245 after knocking out Max Sehmeling in June and he hasn t fought since because proceeds from another bout would have sent him into a higher income tax bracket, | This first all-negro heavyweight title fight in 26 years reflects the scarcity of good material in l>oth | divisions. Not since Jack Johnson , met battling Jim Johnson in Paris in 1913 have two negroes climbed I'nrough the ropes with the chant- | pionship at stake. According to the ouds established 1 by the betting public the title is not j likely to change in thiS Madison Square Garden 15-rounder. Lewis backers are asking 10-1 and there is a lot of wagering reported at this figure. If Lewis should upset the ! dope it would be the first time in '4O years that a heavyweight had lost his crown indoors. Jim Jefferies dethroned Bob Fitzsimmons indoors at Coney Island In 1899. I ° I MWWL »Shi I Standings \ W L Pct. Commodores 11 5 .688 Berne 10 5 .667 Kirkland 10 5 .667 Hartford 10 6 .625 Monmouth 8 6 .571 Yellow Jackets 9 7 .563 Geneva 10 8 .556 . Pleasant Mills 77 .500 Monroe 5 10 .533 Jefferson 0 14 .000 —oOo — Contests with rivals of years standing will feature this week’s basketball card for Decatur fans, with both the Commodores and Yellow Jackets at home against these rivals. —oOo — In the first of these rivalry hat- ; ties, the Commodores will entertain the eagers from St. John's of : Delphos. Ohio, Wednesday night. This game will be held at the new public high school gymnasium, with the varsity game scheduled ' to get underway at 8:15. —oOo— The Commodores will be seeking revenge in Wednesday's tilt, as Delphos scored a 31-22 triumph over the Commies at Delphos December 23. The Commodores were Badly crippled at that time, and with all regulars back in condi-. tion. areal battle should ensue. Incidentally. Delphos lost its first game of the season Friday night, a one-point defeat to St. Rose of Lima at Lima after piling up 12 (

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.... piHlimlmny g:...,. Wi ll |... .< O'clm k toll. game. S.-a<on .. '"“'I admis-iiri v . — — the Congratulations to the 1 " eva Cardinals for their ■ in the annual Adams tourney, held at the nev. 1 mouth gymnas.um he Friday and Saturday. - victory was no fluke. Cardinals won each of games by substantial gins. It was the third ' secutive championship 'or Cardinals, giving them anent possession o» toe presented by the B"r t Re. ’ - 000- ’ Arnold Conrad. nf the Mmitrnm'H.icl.-- ”■ ini-mber tin , presented tli<‘ T. V 1 the recomim inl.it in'. - < officials. '■ I'rrdr In A (toad T»w» —