Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 74, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1939 — Page 6

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DOUBT CHANGES IN FINALS OF STATETOURNEY Despite Dissatisfaction: Return To Old Plan Unlikely Ry Ed Sainsbury Vnlted Press Stuff Correspondert. Indianapolis. March 2* <U.R> * Drastic change* In tb>* alate high tH'tHMJI IMfiftlkP*(MU UMfiiitaiMMPtH •> •* tern appeared unlikely today despite apparent sent intent throughout Indiana favoring a return to the Id-team final championship ’ play Aa the 111 8A A hoard of control planned to meet tn the naar i future to discuss the rapidly approaching track season. they wer» reported In receipt of the results of a survey on high school ciMuhea' preference regarding the toutuey setup t’ommiaaioner Arthur 1.. Treater. however, denied that he had seen anything of the report The loaches association. in session last week voted to send the ho. rd the results of the survey, which | showed that Mt percent of the high school couches and over 3to principals favored the 14-t->am tourney play Onlookers in the coaches' fight to return to the id-team final tourney predicted that the tutors weir doomed to disappointment The only change which they expected the board of control to cotis>ti>-r. i

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. and perhaps do nothing atom, was a compromise plan which would prohibit any high achtatl basketball games before Dec. 1. It was believed that thia action 1 would shorten the basketball sea- ,' nearly six weeks, aa some <>i I the smaller teams In the state have been starting play In mid October These same observers felt that ; there would lie no 'bang** in sh«» hmrtwy play that hmdii to the four tram final al Indianapolls to-decide the alale title hold- ' er, | Dissatisfaction with the present system, which requires sectloMl, regional, semi-final and final tour , ney play before the Whampion la harped bus >mm>h Mefne fn~ the past two years and culminated last week In the decision of the coaches to send the survey results to the board of control. The roaches association. lead* r tn the fight to return to team final play, complained mainly that under the present four week state tourney arrangement, the season la too long It was said, however. That some of their objections were based on the , fact that II la too hard to key a I ’team tor tourn>> play tor four! successive weeks If the 14-team final tour.lament were re-adopted, the season would tie shot t.-ned one w«—k. and ’rom ‘ i the coaches standpoint, th” teams would have to be keyed tor only ■ three weekends of play There was some point In what ’ the onlookers said concerning the difficulty of keying teams It was believed that several of th* state's! top teams this year were elimiiated by inferior clubs simply hecause they were tired of th~ constant hardwood grind The four-team final tourney ar-1 rangement was adopted four yearo j ago by the board of control I Major objections to the IS team system were that the health of the players was endangered t.y I requiring members of teams playing in the finals to participate in hree games in one day. that too .nany traffic accidents wen* cans ed by high school students driv'ng cars to the games, and ths students were kept from classes nn-, necessarily when they attended I the final tourney Proponents of the 14-game final I tourney plan have arguments. I howev. r. against these points. Coaches point out that men who played in the Ig-team finals over the past two decades are largely In good health considering their i advancing age. and they cite that ' approximately 300 high school principals are In favor of the it. 1

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INJURIES MAR OBSERVANCE OF J C.C. VICTORY I ' ' Four Persons Hurt, Damage Done In Ft. Wayne Celebration * Fort Wayne. March 38.- <U JD — jThe Fighting Irish of Central Catholic high school returned home ( ' last night bearing th- national /Catholic l>aoh-tball championship ( . to be met by a cheering, frensled I mob of sport fans. The unofficial welcome that greeted the team faulted In Injuries to four persona and brought official expressions of regret from Moat Rev John F Noll, bishup of ! I Fort Wayne 1 j Those injured were: Edi'.h Bskse '* hsrerailons and possible concussion received when she fell from the running board of ' i an automobile. Francis Minick. Id. face and sculp wounds. William Felber, police officer, leg ' injuries suffered when he was j struck by an automobile. Dorothy Dialer. 14. fractured I ankle, received when someone - - turned an unmanned motorcycle j loos.- into a crowd of celebrants j Bishop Noll said he regretted - any Inconvenience that may have I been caused "If anyone has been molested by the youths. I regret It ; sincerely and I know the faculty members of the high school regret . ' it more than any others ' Central Catholic classes were I dismissed yesterday in honor of the team's victory.' A group of youngsters stormed South Side { high school aud at 10 o'clock ‘ classes were let out fo> the day | School officials said there was some damage before students were J released, most of It being in brok- 1 en windows. At noon classes were \ closed at North Side and Central j - high st hoots. The mob. swelled by persons ■ from outside of Fort Wayne raided downtown stores, looting several of candy and other men han- i dlse Extra police guards were -ailed to stem the enthusiasm When police escorted two boys to the station tor pulling trolleys from street cars, the mob stormed I the city hall and demanded their release At 5 the team returned home ' I **s< orted from the city limits by several squads of officers From an improvised bandstand in front of the rourthonse the boys were welcomed back The crowd was asked to disperse and gp home by city and school offii lain but to no . avail. Fire department officials said alarms and ' team tourney play Adoption of the four-team final tournament by the board of cm trol was the first action that body' has taken toward lengthening 'he season Previously it had limited the ■ scheduled games for each reboot , to SO. with one tournament allow *d in addition Then It cut th--playing schedule for ail memle-rs of the association to 18 games where it now stands What may happen when the - board of control meets, however. 'ls problematical The body has not been under anybody's muadtc-1 lion. and has weathered all storms concerning It It may discuss the coaches' proposal regarding the 16-team tourney, but it is doubtful whether It will decide to iw turn to the old plan, and oliaervers Itelievi- that If anything is done to shorten the season the Dec 1 compromise will l«< the final result. The compromise would not affect the method by which the state champion is selected but it would simply postpone the opening of the season and cut the playttu period far more than a return to 14 team finals would

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minor blues were report-d in : honor of the occasion. The ->ffi< ial welcome to the team will be given by the Central CathI olic Boosters club at a banquet ' April 13. The team will be honor- ' .-d guests at the Central high school's annual basketball banquet tonight Police said they believed most of the damage has been done All schools were in session today and streets were comparatively clear. At the Training Camps * By United Press Yankees St Petersburg Fla Mar 34 — *ll*—The New York Yankees, who break camp Wednesday, annoumed option of six players to farm clubs today. Outfielder Walter Judnii h and pitcher George Washburn were sent to the International league < luh at Newark, outfielder Bill Matheson and pitcher Al Piechota to Kansas City of the American Association, catcher Ken Sears to Norfolk, and catcher Herb I White to Binghamton. The Yanks go to Clearwater today seeking rv*- | venge for the 3-3 defeat administered by the Brooklyn Dodgers yesterday. Reds Tampa. Fla. — The Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers, rained , out yesterday, will resume their series today Giants Dallas. Tex. — The New York Giants come here today tor the first of a two-game series against the Dallas Steers of the Texas league The game will begin seventuning stretches for the Giant pitchers, who have worked no more than tour frames at a time previously Cards St. Petersburg. Fla. — The St. touts Cardinals will close their St Petersburg training base after today's game with tto Washington Senators The Redbird* will start

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north tomorrow, playing 14 road games In 14 different cities. The Cards stored their l<»th victory in 14 exhibition starts 10-4 over the Boston Rees yesterday. Browns i San Antonio. Tex -Second baseman Don Heffner was the Browns' only holdout today. Ralph Kress. r»*d headed shortstop, wired his agreement to terms last night and said he waa leaving his Santa Monica. Cal., home today to join the <lub tn training here Cuba tos Angeles —The Chicago Cuba and Chicago White Sox met today in their next to last exhibition 1 game in California this season Gabby Hartnett. Cubs' manager, selected Big Bill toe to start on ' the mound. He will face Tefi Lyons and Jack Knott. The Cuba are now leading the teams spring series by two victor- ' Im to one The teams are scheduled to meet again tomorrow Both will leave I tomorrow night for Yuma. Arit o re —1 Decatur Bowling League Results I * • The Tails won two games from the Antlers last nght in the Elks bowling at Mies Recreation, spill1 mg 3.4X0 pins against 3.373. I Schneider was high man for the winners with 671 and Weber paced the Antlers with 644 The Hoofs also won two. with : the togs aa their victims. The > winners posted a 3.68» and the losers a 3.383 Rones Brunnegraf led the winners with a big 435. - followed by Gage with a 633. Mies t leu the toga with 571. > Two hundred scores Mies. 313; » Gage. 303. Brunnegraf. 358; Weber. 232. Mutachlet. 215 and 2»1; I Briede. 304 tost night's scores' Elks League Antlers 1 Hi lode 178 204 147 1 Vt • her 14? if? jgf —i—

B Gage ... 148 163 180 Ahon ... 144 135 135 135 135 185' Totals „ 745 805 838 Tails Strickler . 178 143 178 Matklin 148 158 168 Schneider ... 183 144 184 Stnmp 183 188 134 135 135 135 Totals _ 840 818 w»2 Mies * 313 183 IM Ahr I?? h? isj 135 135 134 135 135 135 135 135 135 Totals .... . 784 771 ?18 Hoofs t> G*«r 148 303 181 Heal* |<? us K 3 Rones fc jsx lt g Mutsthler . IM) 315 toi Totals 788 844 854 , O — South Bend Finance Company Office Looted South Rend. Ind March 38—(t’Pi Police worked today to solve the ►«cond South Bend finance c-wnpany robbery in less than a week. A lone bandit railed tto local finance Co. at closing yesterday ■ end forced four employes to face toe wall while he looted the sate of approximately |To». Pocketing his gun. ho ben ran from the office and escaped in homeward bound crowds of office workers. Employes were unable to t-ace him through traffic. tost week another lone gunman ■ obtained approximately 830 p from the Household Finance Corp, office. Police believed today that the two I robberies were committed by dlf- ! ferent men.

OHIO STATE IS TOURNEY LOSER Oregon Score* 46«33 Victory In Final* Os Tourney Chicago. March 88 —<U.W—Oregon's rangy sharpshooters, new ' champions of the national collwg 1 j late athletic association, entered ' a claim to the natloaal intercolieg late basketball title today and It's : as good a claim as any other *. The Pa- inc coast champions defeated Ohio Htales big ten title holders last night. 44 to 83. m the finals of the first annual NCAA championships, leaving no doubt of iheir superiority. They led every minute and only twice waa Ohio State within a point of a tie. The nattonal championship, how ever, still is a muddle tong Is- j laud university, victor in Manbat tans invitational tournament, is a popular eastern - holer for the title I and southwestern teachers of Winfield. Kan. won a similar tourna ment at Kansas City. Oregon waa a good enough team last night to claim any title. A •wift-movlng offense manned by players averaging 4 feet, two inches, swept over Ohio State's de sense before the Bucks could gel art. They commanded rebound shots off both iHiaids snd Ohio State virtually waa helpless | Captain Jimmy Hull was the only Ohio State player able to - pierce the highly efficient shitting rone defense of the webfeet. As usual, the big ten scoring champion led his mates- but if points was the best he could do. Civil. WAR (OONTfNCKD FROM PAOK ONK> feed the famished people Gen Segismundo t'aaado military commander of the republicans. had disappeared It was believed he had gone to Valencia to join Gen Jose Mlaja president of the Madrid defense council and that both would board a British or French warship to flee the country. Among the troops participating In the occupation of Madrid either by direct penetration or encirclwment were a corps of foreign volunteers by Gen Sall qnet and three mixed ItalianSpanish green arrow, blue arrow and hlack arrow divisions com manded by Gen Gaetone Gambora. Italian military chief in Spain. Five corps which participated In the Toledo offensive moved up by motor byway of Aranjuex into the southern edges of Madrid encircling the capital from the south. The leading republican chief remaining in Madrid was Juan Res telro. interior minister, who bud been tn charge of food dlstribu tlon throughout the war He braved arrest to continue his task Resteiro announced over the radio: “I will continue by the side of the Madrtlenos until the last moment . . "I will faithfully carry out the plan drawn up by the council of defense . . We have reached the moment we foresaw.'* He ended with an appeal for the maintenance of order Juan Jose Prado Y Rulg. former mayor of Bilbao, started to speak but waa cut off by a voice cheering Franco When he waa able to resume he announced "The central army has surrendered,'' There wag a manifest air of re-

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