Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1939 — Page 6

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OPENING TILTS IN TOURNAMENT PLAYED TUESDAY Pleasant Mills And Hartford Win First WPA Tourney Games Pleasant Mills and Hartford wwre victors in the first games of the Attains county WPA basketball league tournament, which opened Tuesday night in the old It. | CORT Tonight & Thursday L i\ j a vi mi m V fiW - i 3VMa ALSO—Musical Comedy; News & Novelty. 10c-15c —o Fri. A Sat.—ROY ROGERS. “Come On Rangers” —o Sun. Mon. Tues. — "Service De- • uxe” Constance Bennett, Charley Ruggles, Mischa Auer.

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' 4 Week’s Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Friday • Bluffton at Yellow Jackets. Pleasant Mills vs. Kirkland at Commodore gym. Warren at Berne. • Jefferson at Poling. Bryant at Geneva. Monroe at Monmouth. Hartford at Lancaster. . - ■ f H. S. gymnasium in this city. . Both games last night were well ■ played and hard fought. In the . opening game. Pleasant Mills de- • footed Jefferson. 24-20, followed by > Hartford's 29-27 triumph over GenAfter a close first half, which ended in an 8-8 tie. Pleasant Mills spurted in the third quarter to hold an 18-10 lead at the end of the period. Jefferson made a desperate comeback in the final quarter but could not overcome the Pleasant Mills margin. Hartford rallied from a six-point deficit at the start of the fourth period to edge out a 29-27 triumph over Geneva in the second tilt. Geneva led at the first quarter.' 5-4. at the half. 15-12 and at the third quarter. 22-16. Games scheduled for Thursday night, starting at 7:30. are General Electric vs. Pleasant Mills, and Kirkland vs. Hartford. A small admission price of 10 cents is being charged. ' Pleasant Mills FG FT TP Williamson, f 0 11 Teeple. f 0 0 0 Murray, c 10 2 Foor, g 3 0 6 Durr, g 4 2 10 Halberstadt. I 0 0 0 Schnepp. f 13 5 Totals. 9 6 24 Jefferson FG FT TP ; C. Sprunger, f 0 0 0 Baker, f 0 0 0 C. Bollenbacher. c 1 4 6 | O. Sprunger. g 3 0 6 I Foreman, g 3 17 | Moran, f 0 0 0 1 R. Bollenbacher. f 0 0 0 Hunt, g 0 11 Totals 7 « 20 Referee. Schnepp. Hartford FG FT TP | Beitler. f 4 0 8, Kistler, f 2 0 4 H. Stauffer, c 3 0 6 C. Anderson, g .306 S. Anderson, g .. 2 1 5 Studler, f .0 0 0 G. Stauffer, f 0 0 0 Totals 14 1 29 Geneva FG FT TP Stahley, f 2 0 4 Klopfenstein, t .... 3 3 9 McKissick, c 1 0 2 C. Augsburger. g 1 6 8 W. Augsburger. g 2 0 4 Totals 9 9 27 Referee, Schnepp. o Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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RESERVES BEAT PLEASANT MILLS Yellow Jacket Seconds Defeat Spartan Varsity, 28-19 The Decatur Yellow Jacket B team proved too tough for Pleasant Mills at the new gymnasium Tuesday night and downed the Spartans. 28-19. Coach Deane i Dorwin's charges grabbed an early j bud and stayed well out in front throughout the tilt. They led at the quarters, 9-3. 15-8, 24-12. Using varsity subs and second team men, all underclassmen, Coach Dorwln started Ned Johnson, Stapleton, Andrews. Sehamer- , loh, and Walters. Lynch, Chilcote and Fruchte also broke into the game. Andrews and Bob Stapleton furnished the scoring punch, getting 13 and 12 points, respect-, ively. Coach Doc Vizard's lads snagg-! ed but five field goals. The scoring was fairly evenly divided with I Clark getting six points to lead. , Yellow Jackets FG FT TP j N. Johnson, f 1 0 2 1 Lynch, f . 0 0 0 B. Stapleton. f 5 2 12 I Andrews, e ... .. • 6 1 13 i Schamerloh, g o 0 o Chilcote. g 0 0 0; Walters, g Oil. Fruchte, g 0 0 0 Totals 12 4 28 Pleasant Mills FG FT TP D. McMillen, f 1 2 4 W. McMillen, f 0 I 1 i ! Feasel. f 0 0 11 Longenberger, c ... . 0 0 0 Haiman, c 2 0 4 Holloway, g .12 4 Clark, g .14 6 Totals 5 9 19 Referee. Beal (Decatur). Umpire, Everhart (Decatur). Preliminary Yellow Jackets 24. Pleasant Mills 10. o TWSKEJMWC ujgj Decatur’s Commodores face a really tough battle tonight at the new high school gymnasium in this city, when they entertain St. , John's of Delphos, Ohio. —oOo — The Delphos team has won 13 of 14 games this season, with the only loss a one-point defeat to St. Rose at Lima. Ohio. Delphos Sunday afternoon trounced Central Catholic of Toledo, Ohio, 36-22. —oOo — The Commies will be out to even a score tonight, as Delphos registered a 31-22 triumph over Decatur at Delphos two nights before Christmas. Howevef the Commodores were not in the best of physical condition fit that time and tonight's contest between these rivals of many years standing should be a real battle. —oOo — This week we’re jumping from one rivalry battle into another. —oOo — For on Friday night, the Yellow Jackets will be hosts to the Tigers from our neigh-

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Ben Stephens, star forward of the University of lowa team, is one of the highest scoring players in the loop. He recently potted 20 points In one game. « i

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boring city of Bluffton. Friday's game, a northeastern Indiana conference tilt, will be the rubber game between the two squads. —oOo— Early in the season. Bluffton defeated the Yellow Jackets at the Parlor City hut the Jackets atoned for this defeat with a triumph over the Tigers in the annual New Year's tourney here. So it s "even Steven" for the quintets and Friday's game should be one of those naturals. —oOo — Memories of the oldest and most rabid sports fans of Decatur are taxed to remember when the in-ter-city rivalry between Decatur and Bluffton was first started. Have heard many stories of the grand and glorious tthough somewhat gory- contests staged between athletic teams of the two neighboring cities from years gone by. And. if these stories can be accepted as gospel, it wasn't just the participants who engaged in battle, even tne spectators had their flings—and swings. —oOo— While the Decatur-Bluffton * rivalry has become more dignified in later years, to many Decatur fans a victory over Bluffton compensates for all other athletic disappointments during the year. And the same goes for many Bluffton fansSo have at it, boys. —oOo — Commodore officials informed Basketbawl this morqjng that St. Paul's of Marion officials have cancelled the Marion-Decatur tilt, scheduled to be played at Marion Friday night. And so, tonight's game will be the last for the Commodores until their return battle with Central Catholic at Fort Wayne Friday. February 3. Wells Co. Standing W L Pct. Ossian 12 3 .800 Chester 10 5 .666 Bluffton 10 6 .625 Union 9 7 .563 Rockcreek 8 8 .500

Only a sophomore, but George Glamack is a high scorer for University of North Carolina’s Tarheels. From Johnstown, Pa., i George’s best shot is a one-hander.

I Petroleum 5 7 .416 j Lancaster 6 9 .400 Liberty 5 11 .312 Jackson 2 11 .154 —oOo— An international note from the Brazil Times on last j week’s tilts: "Brazil won, Peru won. and t Chili won to uphold the honor 1 of South America. But Vaii i paraiso let us down, losing to - 1 Emerson of Gary.” > | —oOo — NEI Standing W L. Pct. t South Side .... 6 0 1.000 , Bluffton 3 1 .750 Hartford City 2 1 .666 - Garrett — 3 2 .600 Kendallville .2 2 .500 . North Side 11 .500 . Central 2 3 .400; . Auburn 1 3 .250 , Decatur 1 3 .250 , Columbia City 0 5 .000 NEI Games This Week Friday night—♦Bluffton at *t)e- , catur: Garrett at •Kendallville. I Saturday night — Central at ; i ♦ North Side. ♦ Conference game for team ' • designated. One year ago this week: Bluffton 38, Yellow Jackets 19. Commodores 31, Huntington Catholic 19. Warren 24, Berne 15. Berne 47. Sflent Hoosiers 35. Hartford 37, Lancaster 36. Willshire 51, Monroe 25. Kirkland 32. Pennville 29. Geneva 55, Jefferson 28. Monmouth 30. Poling 18. 0 , * . | Decatur Bowling League ResultsJ Burke's took two games from McMillen's last night in the Minor League at Mies Recreation, rolling 2,625 against their opponent's i higher 2,667. E. Schultz led Mci Millen’s with 565, getting a 202 i his last game. Bucher marked up : a 233 in his first game. Stump i with a 205 and 200 chalked up a

Tail and powerful, Roger (Moose) Dudis is center of the Dartmouth college team, one of the strongest in the eastern picture. Dudis is n veteran and good pivot man.

582 series. Hobbs with a 221 and Reinking with a 225 were other double-century bowlers. Hoff Brau won three from Mutschler's. rolling 2.592 to 2.419. i Baker led the winners with 547, I followed by Reynolds and his 542. j His last game was a 204. Mies ' Recreation won two games from ' Castings. 2.596 to 2.656. Mies led ! his team with a 562. getting a 203 , and a 202. Ladd rolled a 586 his ' last game to post a 586 series for I Castings. Gambles won two from Cloverleafs, 2.596 to 2.594. Tutweiler led Gambles with 518, scoring a 225 his second game. Thoms was high for the losers with a 573. His third attempt was a 247. Frisinger's 223 and Hooten's 205 were other twin-century games. Tonight's Merchant League 7 p. m— Preble vs. First State Bank. 7 p. m.—Conservation vs. Uphol- ; sters. 9 p. m. — Smith Insurance vs. i Schafer's. 9 p. m.—Wren vs. Telephone Co. | Last night’s scores: Minor League ‘ Cloverleaf . Frisinger 223 180 150 i Thoms 167 159 247 R. Farrar 174 147 149 Hooten 167 205 145 A. Farrar 142 195 144 Totals 873 886 886 Gambles ■ Tutweiler 148 225 145 B. Woodhall 166 157 192 D. Bailer 156 164 R. Woodhall 149 163 166 Zelt 138 185 177 Kindler .>. 115 Spot 50 50 50 Totals 807 895 894 Casting Co. Hoagland 164 167 186 Ross 165 180 178 D. Gallogly 172 152 168 Young 169 175 194 Ladd 206 181 199 Totals 876 855 925 Mies Recreation Lyons 201 168 190

Danny Dowd of Harrison, N. Y., is captain of the New York university five. A sensational floor man. Dowd is also a track star and a varsity football end.

NEGRO BOXERS FIGHT TONIGHT IN TITLE BOUT Joe Louis To Defend Title Against John Henry Lewis New York. Jan 2- r > (U.K) Two six foot negroes who are the beat of friends on every other duy In the year will try to knock each I other senseless tonight In 45 minutes or less of fighting for boxing's richest prize the henvy- i weight championship of the world Joe Louis, busiest heavyweight champion of modern times, was a 10 to 1 favorite to retain his title; against John Henry kewis, who walks up io the cross-roads of his career tonight under the hot lights of Madison Square Garden. | It's up or down, sink into obscurI ity or swim to glory for Lewis in this hour he has been waiting for since he first put on Itoxing gloves as a boy. Friends are friends and all that, l>Ut take it from Joe Louis friend-; ship ceases when the bell clangs and a man in red gloves comes stalking out after his heavyweight championship. Joe would belt his own brother in that moment. Today the brown Ixnnber held up two fingers —two significant j eloquent fingers -to tell the world that he expected to crash Lewis to the canvas in the second round. "I got a job to do and I'tn going to do it fast.” Louis said "I aim to end it in the second.” Plenty of people believed him So many, in fact, that there was almost no betting on the outcome of the fight, and a manwho liked Lewis' chances could almost name his own odds. Brisk business was being done on knockout bets. You could get even money on Ixmis to score a knockout inside of four I rounds; two to one that Lewis will be counted out or the fight will be stopped itefore the ninth round; and three to one that Lewis does not come up for the 13th. The whoops of joy that you Walters 169 181 149 H. Gallmier 180 175 140 Mies 169 203 200 j 130 130 130 Spot .. 27 27 27 Totalsß76 884 836 Mutschler's Briede 160 167 176 Green 137 170 155 Mutschler 169 137 180 Ahr 152 186 204 Lankenau 145 145 136 Totals 763 805 851 Hoff Brau • Baker 160 195 192 i Bones 162 195 122 I DeVoss 159 133 175 Appelman 115 166 172 > Reynolds 147 187 192 Spot 40 40 40 ■ Totals7B3 916 893 I 3 McMillen's ' E. Schultz 171 192 202 Brewer 211 169 159 ) Bucher 233 166 157 - Gallogly 162 181 166 1 G. Schultz 145 165 188 6 Totals 922 873 872 3 Burke's 8 Hobbs 174 179 221 4 Keller 149 163 142 9 Bonifas 155 161 158 - Reinking 126 225 151 5 Stump 177 205 200 0 Totals 794 946 885

Captain Robert Chalmers of the University of California has led his team through a great nonconference season. Chalmers is one of the coast's best.

Two Mile* a Minute f Coing Some.’ rflioi’W S' -and spvakinf I of Ma >< . / < Hig), B that V-J C -JB rx heard today , 11IIUllg ■ ( (he mouth ..t . a Jmk the ring-wis.. is to bi ing Louis to a righting p.-ak these batlh-s "Chappie's i.un, him, hard." Blaikl, said '' i lain now second S< lu know whai That was Hie nitht that charge,l o-.i 1 Sehm. ling ... . c i the ling post, ~,. e|C . could hardly . rs . So everybody was sorry today Lewis ~ )n low who ings sparse w!.. a.., ! n tile light lie.c ... lias moved h . | pastures Wil.:. y ( lush and gie. n Ev v,.„iy, . except - . going calmly LOCAL JUNIORM DEFEAT MON* Decatur .1 u n i o r H» Scores 2(1-13 ' Tuesday M The Decatui scored a decis . dU-ld win Monroe eighth Itral gym Tim- :. '■ ' Coach Steve led 9-5 at half' :.w al quarter staimd Monroe well bet, T:.e m was fairly well divided HW Neidigh. f " Spahr, f " " Schnepp. " Andrews, c A. Richard, g 2 McConnell, g ■ P. Richard, g l ' Totals ■ Monroe F,: • C. Habegger. f ‘ I Strickler, f 11 : Schwartz, f 1 i Lehman, c . 1 9 ■ L. Habegger, g s r : Wagner, g .... . 0 Totals 1 Referee. Engle iliecatun • Umpire, Reynolds —o ; Lou Gehrig Sinns ■ Yankee New York. Jan. ( I Gehrig, Yankee firs'- baseniai^B. > day signed his cons - | S season. Terms were : mt L ed It had been r- -1 ) going to receive a < ;!r; - He was the first Ya'-"-' " i a contract.

One of the outstanding P l ?' er ' t M the midwest, Carl big pointmaker of the • * Tech five of Peoria, whlcn victories over many strong