Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 3 February 1939 — Page 8

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CLOVERLEAFTO MEET KIRKLAND i IN FINAL TILT Creamery Team Upsets G. E.; Final Game February 7 Th<> Cloverleaf Creameries team of Decatur ami the Kirkland team will meet next Tuesday night, February ”, in the finals of the Adams county WPA basketball league tournament. Cloverleaf pulled the biggest upset of the leagues season Thursday night by registering a 34-28 triumph over the previously unbeaten General Electric team. Kirkland advanced to the finals with an easy 38-10 victory oVer St. .Mary's of Decatur. The championship tilt between Cloverleaf and Kirkland will he played at the Central gymnasium at 8:<O o’clock Tuesday evening. The G. E. and St. Mary's teams will meet in the preliminary at 7:30. G. E. held a 14-12 lead at the end of the first half Thursday night but the sharp shooting of; Wynn. Stucky and Rudicel pulled the Cloverleaf lads on to the surprise 43-26 victory. Wynn and Rudicel led the storing with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Hurst was high for the losers with eight points. The G. E. team had won the ' regular league s schedule with nine victories without a loss and last I night s defeat was their first by a league team this season. Kirkland piled up a 27-5 lead over St. Mary's in the first half of the second semi-final game and coasted to an easy 38-10 triumph. , The winners’ scoring was well divided. Zimmerman leading with 11 points. Braden was high for the losers with four points. Cloverleaf FG FT TP Hebble. f 2 0 4 Kaylor, f 0 0 0 Gay. c ........ . 2 0 4 Wynn, g 5 1 11 Rudicel. g 4 2 10 Stucky, g 2 15 Totals 15 4 34 G. E. FG FT TP Blythe, f 3 17 . Strickler, f 3 17 | Hurst, c .... . 4 0 8 ' Hill, g 12 4 Moses, g . 0 0 0 Scbnepp. c 0 0 0 Totals 11 4 26 Kirkland FG FT TP Dett Inger, f 0 11 Henschen. f 113 Zimmerman, c 4 3 11 Yager, g .306 Adler, g 4 19 Beavers, I 0 0 0 Engle, f 10 2 Borne, g '3 0 6 Baumgartner, g 0 0 0 Totals 16 6 38 St, Mary's FG FT TP H Baker, f 11 3 F. Hebble. f 0 0 0 Braden, c 12 4 Gage, g 0 11 W Baker, g 0 0 0 Omlor. f 0 0 0 E. Hess, f 0 0 0 V. Hebble. g 1 0 2 R. Hess, g 0 0 0 Totals 3 4 10 Officials, Dorwin and Klelnknight. o CLUB MEETING ! ON FEBRUARY 6 Country Conservation Club To Meet At St. | John’s Monday The country conservation club will meet Monday evening, Febru•<rv 6 at the St. John’s school on fed(ral road 27. This meeting will mark the close of the pest contest, which has been conducted under the auspices of the •.iiib tor the past two months between the n arried and single men. Keen rivalry has (been exhibited by the contestants in the riddance of pests of all kinds. The winners wil be announced at the meeting. Two movies. "Safety Glass” from the government bureau of mines and “The Wonders of Chemistry,” from the DuPont company, will be shown. AU members are requested to attend and a special invitation has been extended to visitors to be present at the meeting. Trade la ▲ Good Towe — Dceatai (

* —■ * Decatur Bowling League Results I In the major league at Mies Recreation last night Prickle's won two games from Hon-E-Krust. rolling 2.652 against 2,656. Lunkenuu led the winners with a 550, getting a 216 for his single high game. With a 224 game. Frisinger rolled a 537 total. Art Farrar’s last game was a 245, which helped make up his 580 total to lead Hon-E-Krust. Stump was next in line with 563. Lister bagged a 220 his last attempt. The Rice hotel had three games forfeited to them by Docs Place. Ahr rolled a 553. Mies following with a 546. Tonight’s Soya League 7 p. tn.—Elevators vs. Solvent No. 1. 7p. m. Truckers vs. Laboratory. 9p. m Maintenance vs. Office. 9 p. m. —Feed Mills vs. Solvent No. 2. Last nights scores: Major League Rice Hotel Briede 151 152 133 Ahr io:’. 172 ISB Mies 201 179 166 Mutschler 166 158 149 Ladd 146 201 I Miller 139 1 Totals 850 807 837 Doc’s Place (Forfeit) Hon-E-Krust Lister 149 17” 220 Keller 144 J 69 173 Farrar 167 168 245 Hobbs 156 167 158 Stump 182 182 199 Totals 798 863 993 Frickles Frisinger 224 167 146 Ross 157 175 203 Green 190 138 167 Young 170 185 180 Lankenau 193 216 141 Totals 934 881 837 o ASKS NATIONAL BASEBALL DAY Rep. Shanley Asks June 12 Be Made National Holiday Washington. Feb 3 — (U.PJ — Rep. James A. Shanley, D., Conn , who thinks his three-year-old son is a potential Ty Cobb, asked congress today to create a national baseball day. Baseball he contended, has saved the United States from the “excesses prevalent among nations abroad" and deserves a place of honor on the calendar. Shanley has introduced a bill in the house that would authorize President Roosevelt to proclaim June 12,. 1939, a baseball holiday and to order flags displayed on public buildings “and other suitable exercises". This year is the 100th anniversary of the first > game of baseball. Suport for Shanley's bill was. expected from such congressional and government fans as Vice President John N. Garnet, Postmaster General James A. Farley, and the president himself. Shanley introduced his bill with a short speech, but in an extension of his remarks —to appear in the congressional record — he lauded the game that was first played in 1839 and now has i reached the point where the New' York Yankees win the world ser- ■ ies every year. “Baseball." he said, “best ex- j hibits the American ideal of true sportsmanship, has contributed most to the development of the American temperament and has been the nation’s safety valve. j "For a hundred years, it has been America's pastime and passion. For a solid century it has brought despair to Mudville —joy to Middletown. “Let all America rejoice and thank God this year for a game that for 100 years has built Americanism." o Given Life Sentence For Slaying Os Wife New Albany, Ind.. Feb. 3—(UP) Joseph O’Neil. 53, a former Jeffersonville case owner, today was under a life sentence for the Christmas Eve slaying of bis wife in 1936. The verdict was returned late yesterday by a Floyd county circuit court jury. Testimony offered indicated O’Neil had been drinking and became involved in an argument with his wife, Mary. O’Neil allegedly shot her during the dispute. ; 0 ,1 TODAY'S COMMON ERROR I Do not say, "It is better to j | take preventative measures;” I say, "preventive.” i 4 *1

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NOTRE DAME TO MEET ILLINOIS Meet Tonight At Notre Dame; Northwestern Defeated Chicago, Feb. 3 —(UP) — Notre Dame's rapidly improving basketball team fires away at another ranking big ten quintet tonight when Illinois, crippled by the ineligilibity of Capt. Tommy Nisbet, invades the Irish field house. Illinois was one of three teams able to defeat last year's veteran Notre Dame squad. In mid-season, however, the 1939 Irish have become one of the -highest scoring outfits in the midwest and loss of nesbets will make iiie Illini definite underdogs. Nesbet was declared Ineligible yesterday for scholastic deficiency. He will be lost tonight, and for the I< wa game Monday, .but may regain good standing by Feb. 11 for the Purdue game at Illinois Nesbet will be replaced by Don Richmond, a sophomore. Northwestern, beaten by four big ten teams, lost a non-conference game last night to Marquette, 36 to 26, after a two-week layoff tor examinations. Marquette's long shot specialist, Capt. Dave Quabius. rolled in six field goals and kept Northwestern well in hand after the wild cats had run out their hot shooting streak in the first 10 minutes. Northwestern meets lowa at Evanston on Saturday night, and in the week's headliner at Minneapolis. Minnesota's conference leaders will attempt to stave of fanother dangerous contender —Ohio State. om I I One of the lightest Friday night schedules of the season is slated tonight for Adams county net fans, with only five games carded. —oOo — Headlining this slim card is the Commodores return battle with Central Catholic at the Irish new gymnasium in Fort Wayne. Smarting over the sensation comeback staged by the Commodores here a few weeks ago in overcoming a 19-point deficit in the final quarI ter, C. C. is certain to turn on all the power in ar. effort to avenge that defeat. The Yellow Jackets are idle tonight, having played their lone engagement of the week Tuesday, when they edged out the artford City Airdales. The Jackets have only one more home game, with the Kendallville Comets February 17. Two road games are on the schedule, at New Haven February 10 and at Berne February 24. —oOo — The Commodores will also be in I action again Sunday afternoon, tiavellng to Celina, Ohio, to battle Celina Catholic in a return game. —oOo— County fans will focus principal attention on the Berne auditorium | tonight, where the Berne Bears

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will be hosts to the Bluffton Tigers. A pre-seetional attraction, this may develop into a real battle. —oOo— The Monmouth-Kirkland dash at Kirkland tonight is another natural with the home team after revenge. Monmouth defeated the Kangaroos at Monmouth early in the season. 36-29. —oOo— Other games on tonight's card are Pleasant Mills at Jackson and Bryant at Hartford. —oOo — The Commodore gymnasium will be the seen? of one of Decatur's annual soprts classics Monday night, when the St. Joe and Decatur junior high teams battle in the second game of their annual series for the city grade school championship. —oOo— The public school team edged out a 10-8 decision over St. Joe in the first game of the series a few weeks ago and a real battle looms as St. Joe seeks to even the score on its own floor. Monday night at 8. with the reserve teams in the preliminary one hour earlier. And the admission is only 10 cents. —oOo — The only home high school game of next week will be played by the Commodores Friday night. The Commies will entertain the state Catholic champions. St. Mary's of Anderson, at the new gymnasium. Anderson defeated the Commies at Anderson early in the season and this tilt Friday should draw a real crowd as Cora-inie-Anderson battles in past seasons have been among ‘ best attractions on the net scheuitles. —oOo— The Commodores have added a booster game to conclude their regular schedule for the season. The Commies will play St. John’s of Delphos. Ohio, at the new gymnasium here Tuesday night. February 14. Season tickets will not be honored for this game, and admission will be 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. Tickets are now on sale. o Plan Shooting Match Sunday The country conservation club will sponsor a shooting match Sunday at the Ed Auman woods, six miles north of Decatur on federal highway 27. A warm shelter is provided on the grounds and the pubIf is invited to attend.

Meet for Lightweight Title . ; ■Ekm wsh f c Jbhk 4MB*u ■j Jb / ’*■-»/ B0k : L S ak. M 3k&. * fesi flßk KK*. \ i IMO f M )*'"''' SSiL t ) Iraaß .■’ , Tiger Jack Fox Mello Bettina Principals In the lightweight championship fight scheduled for Nev York, Feb. 3, are pictured. They are Mello Bettina of Beacon, N. Y, and Tiger Jack Fox of Spokane, Wash. John Henry Lewis, win recently was knocked out by Joe Louis, vacated the title.

UPSETS MARK NET SCHEDULE Huntingburg Only Major Undefeated Team In State Indianapolis. Feb. 3. — (U.R) — U you keep a form sheet on Indiana high school basketball, keep a sharp and weather eye on the ' numerous games to lie played tonight and tomorrow night. Surprises are being handed out from one end of the state to the other as the scent of tournament time grows stronger and some of the teams considered weaklings are kicking up a fuss that must be taken into consideration by students of form. A week ago today there were three major, undefeated teams in the state. Now the select class has been whacked down to a lone survivor— Huntingburg, and those boys wearing the long faces, if you failed to recognize them, are Central of South Bend and mighty Jeffersonville. The Central team was toppled from the undefeated ranks last Saturday by Emerson of Gary after winning 14 in a row. And tonight the Bears will pounce upon Mishawaka, an ancient rival, for their only game of the week. Johnnv Wooden's club —while ibeaten once —must be considered as one of the powers of .the north. They probably will prove it tonight against Mishawaka. Jeffersonville clung to its winstreak through 15 hard games but was stopped in a surprise game Wednesday night by an arch-rival. New Albany. 35 to 28. And the Red Devils were on their way northward today to a triplecharged Hammond team tonight, bringing hundreds of followers along to snap them out of their lethargy. The Jeffs played so poorly against New Albany, according to reports, they are due for another lacing unless they snap out of it against Hammond. Declining atop the pedestal of Invincibility, Huntingburg probably will remain in its lofty sport through the remainder of the season. The only game this week for the Happy Hunters is against Petersburg and the remainder of their schedule is comprised of teams that could hardly be expected to turn in an upset. One of the big teams to watch

Week’s Schedule For Adams (’ounty Basketball Teams J * Friday Commodores at Central Catholic, Fort Wayne Pleasant .Mills at Jackson. Monmouth at Kirkland. Bluffton at Berne. Bryant at HartfordSaturday Monroe at Jefferton. Sunday Commodores al Celina, Ohio, Catholic. this weekend is the stale champion South Side Archers of loi l Wayne. Beaten only twice this year, the Archers have done a good job in protecting their laurels . But they will get the "works in a game tonight with their city I rival. Fort Wayne North, and to ! morrow night will receive sitmlar treatment from Kokomo. Tho Wildcats of Kokomo failed to pick an easy one in preparation for the champions They face the Anderson Indians tonight. —<) — Basketball Training School Here Saturday Another in the series of basketball training schools for lioys will tie held at the Central gymnasium Saturday. with the moiling session f--om 8-10 and 1-3. The school is under the direction of George I - Laurent. recreation supervisor.

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