Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 261, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1939 — Page 6

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Commodores Beat Pleasant Mills In Open

COMMIES DOWN SPARTANIEAM LAST EVENING Decatur Scores 31-2 N Vic* ton To Spoil Gym Opening Decatur* Commodor,-* spoiled th* formal opening of th* n»» gymnaalum for th* Pb-.iwm Milla Spartan* Thursday night. th* j f*ommodor*s ra. king op n 31-2 J ’ victory In th* first gam* of linnet season for l*>th qulnteis Trailing by two point* the .nd of th* first half, th* A’ornm* dore* pit’ on an offensive thrum with the opening of th* third quarter, storing 1" ihoiils tn rapid j fire order to .i««utn* .1 I* <■! whir l’, rhe Spat tans could not <>»• < Olli* Pleasant Mills drew first blood. | laingeiilierger dropping In two free throws when fouled by Holthouse. Hain then drove und«-i to si-ore and tie th* <Olllll .1 2 2 Holing- r hi' from well out but Clark retaliated from .rudernearlr Hain and W M. Mill o h col let-fed a free loss Io *Veli th* score at 5-5 .11 th- end of lluflist i|iiarl<-r The I quarter was nip and link al llhe way with three |srlnis lln largest margin at any time Clark gave th* Spartans a In II margin at the half with a onhander from th* sid* shortly b* fore the end of the period Opening th. third H*«* hit from underneath to tie the count. Hess r ime through with a fielder from w*ll out and Har k man hit from the sid* Three shots, three baskets and th* Com mlea were in front. 2'»16 Un* of th* Comm,slotes missed a shot.' from near center and th* l*ad then Hiss swished one through was six points at 21 I* Decatur held a five-point margin al the third quarter , 25 2* The Commoriorea protected thia lead safely throughout the final period with Pl.-asant Mills never closer than the final fourpoint mar gin of 3! 27 Hess was the leading scorer for the Commodores, tallying 13 points on six field goals and one Ire* throw all in the second half Hackman ami Hain tallied seven and six points. respectively and formed the bulwark of th* Com modore defense For th* Hparr c’ark easily was outstanding, hitting seven times from -'i- *!«-•-• ..nd on. * Be a Good Fellow, and Have a Good Time! Buy a Ticket from a Delta Theta Tau member to »ee—“ESPIONAGE AGENT” With Joel McCrea. Brenda Marshall. Jeffry Lynn, George Bancroft. at the Adams Friday & Saturday It’s a Grand Show —> for a Grand Caune! Proceeds go to the Xmas fund! BUY A TICKET!

Public Auction SEVEN ROOM MODERN HOME A* w are located p« rmanently at Terr* Haute. Ind . will aoll at Public Auction our property l<waled at 111 S. Third St., Decatur, on SATURDAY, Nov. 4th At 10 a'alack A. M. Thia la a splendid 7 room house In flrat class repair; s'cely arranged with 4 rooms down 1 bedrooms and bath upstairs; hardwood floora downstairs Mrge basement Hot wat«r heating ay .tern; Motor plumbing An estra good large 2 car garage Large lot. shade trees. All modem atreat. Hewer and lights One of the finest locations In Iterator Many convenient features about this home that should please those looking for a Modern, well located home A secure Invest meni. A property that will retain a good value at all times WILL SELL TO HIGHEST RIDDER TERMS- Hold subject to H O. L. C lawn of 11700 which purchaser may assume, payable |I*7S per mouth. Halnnce of purchase price sbove loan, purchaser required to pay H cash day of sale, remainder In W days Immediate possession Property may be Inspected say time before ante. MR. & MRS. HERB BUTLER, Owner* Roy I Johnson—Auctioneer

Leading Notre Dame to Another National Football Championship? 1 » .w. B fl zaai Wti W \ I /■ PJ> /fl iikxJ ' Hnßk Joe Theslng l-ou Zontlnl Bernie Crlmmins

Notre Dame, victor.i*- l’« flee starts again-’ strong opposf- , tion. apparently is on tne i >•: to an ;-.t’.t r greirt s*a«-.fl Ine insn. i not as strong defensively ns in pa«t years, have a versatile offense I

from th. foul Hi>* i-c 15 points : . Th* M< Millen boy« w*r* th* only i other Spin tan* conm-l fii ni i ' the field Commodores EG FT TP B Hohhoiise f 1 « 2 Haas, f fiii: I Hackman. i . 3 17 Hain, g fi Bolinger a I*2 Terveer, f O * (I Tanvas g . i TOTALS !:: 5 31 Pleasant Mills Ffl FT TP It McMillen, f 2 o 4 la.ngetiberger I II 4 4 H-dloway. c <• I 1 Clark. .7 I 15 ' W Mi Millen, g 113 Bales f . . if o o TOTALS 10 7 27 Referee Bryan (Fori Waym-l Empire Troy*r (Fort Wayne I Preliminary Decatur 25 Pleasant Mills 12 L ZZ Decatur Bowling league Result* With a 203 high single game.' Don Stump paced the howlers in th* major league at Mle« Re, re- 1 at lon last nigh: with a 579 . . . | No six hundred series were marked up . . . Double-entry counts: I Stump. 203. Hoagland. 203; FrisInger. 205. Tut Weiler. 205 and 2<»2 A Farrar. 204 Results McMillens won three from Mil's, hlera 2.03 s to 2.509 Hu, Hotel won two from HonE Krust. 2MO to 2.C73 Standings W. I, Rice Hotel in •< H»n-E Krust |< 13 M< MlHens 12 15. Mutschlers <, j< Mutschltr's Stump 1»7 17» RnS Mies IM 144 192 Ahr r 149 |*9 Mutachler 1«3 179 15k i"hi im i«i i&: Totals *54 792 M 2 McMillen's Mann f»7 >?» 173 iG. Schults lA4 179 111 Soldner |«9 151 I*l

R< hllckman I*l 151 I*2' 150 ISO 15« Spot 4" 4o 40 Totals 921 *s<i x<7 ■ Rice Hotel Hoagland 179 203 I»fi Woodhall i9o ir,* ir,,* Appelman 191 171 107 Kindler 117 Ifi* Zelt 155 17« 174 l-ankenau 14* Spot 2fi 2* 2* Totals *29 992 990 Hon-t-Krust Frislnger 205 194 I<2 Tmw.-ib-i 15* 2*2 Keller I*9 139 jSS Miller 197 I*2 137 A Farrar 2«4 175 179 Totals 990 *49 *35 oSport Parade J By Henry McLamara New York. Nov 3 u.R> When j some young sportswriter comes! along with tny all-round lack of! -ability and I know that my place in th* world of bum let ties will >be adequately tilled I am going to ■ retire and become a chimney (sweep However on the day before I tak* brisirn in hand and make my ' first non stop flight from roof to hearth. I am going to write a humdinger of a last sports column It is tfecause of what I am going to say In this column that I have chosen chimney sweeping as my se. ond profession There is no other gainful occupation In this country a man can get Into that offer* him a* many fscilltles fir hiding a* does thimney * weeping Thi* farewell d<M'umew> of mln<will contain, among other thing*, a list of the country * football * roaches, named In the order of which I consldet their ability to ■-oath football Buch a ranking never ha* lw-en made, either be cause a* a group football coache* are large, well-conditioned men. or because of the tremendous volume ot ill-will It would create. There is no denying the need of such a Hat. however It would be Invaluable to tootball selector* who aerlouiiiy undertake the pickhid of winners, and It would be of rousing help tn the million* of football follower* who wager on the outcome of game*. Recauae the coach, the most overlooked factor when the selection of winners Is being considered, really la the moat Important single Item. How often do you hear football fans mention the coaches In discussions of Haturday'a winner? Rarely. If ever They mull over the material of the two teams, the holdovers from last yoar. the records of the year before, the weather. the home grounda the condition of the two teams, and even the mental attitude of the opposing forces. But the abilities of the rival loaches are nearly always overlooked Thia la ridiculous when you atop to mink of it, because while coaching may not be all of football. It playa a whacking big pan And the dlffernce between conchae is Ilka that between night and day There are great ones, good oom. fair onea. and punk . ones just as there are varying 1 grades ot cotton, singers, dentist* and - yM. chimney sweeps | There are roaches who are great

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which I* led by several sets of barks. IncluJinfc Dr,„j* Crlmmins. Joe I’hesing. who does the blocking, and Dou Zontlni. All-American runner. After Armv come Northwestern, lowa. Southern California

AMATEUR NET LEAGUE OPENS NEXT TUESDAY Amateur Basketball lx*a«ue To Open Play On November 7 The complete schedule for the Adams county amateur baaketball I league. which opens play November 7. was listi-d today by George i laiurent. secretary of the leagu> I The league l« sponsored by the WPA recreational department Os ! fleers of the league are Harry' Hobble. president. Chalmcr De Holt, vice-president; Bryi e Dan-{ J lets, treasurer and George Laurent, secretary. Home games for the local teams will lie played at the Lincoln school, starting at 7 in o'clock on 1 the nights scheduled. and will be ‘ free The public la Invited to at I tend these games and see many \ of the former high school net stars |tn action again The schedule is divided into two ' rounds with a tournament in March at the close of the second round windhtg up the season Following I* the complete schedule First Round Nov. 7—Mc Millen at Cloverleaf. Nov 7- Pleasant Mills at Blue Creek. Nev » C Y. O. at Monmouth Nov Is Kirkland at Hartford Nov. •—General Electric at Gen ■ Nov. 14—Cloverleaf at General * , Electric. Nov 14 Monmouth at McMillen Nov 14 Geneva at Hartford. Nov 14 Blue Creek at Kirkland Nov 14 Plraram Mills at C. Y ' O. Nov. 83— Hartford at General Electric. Nov U Kirkland at C. Y. O, Nov. 21 - Cloverleaf at Mon ! mouth. Nov. 23 -Blue Creed at Geneva. ’ on offense but who couldn't mould i a defense If allowed to use cement ■ and a trowel There are others I who can make scoring on them tough but who c ouldn t create an I offense even with the help us friendly referees. Rome coaches I have bee nat the job twenty years without contributing a single new ’ Ide sto the game. Some - and r these are th< good and great ones > make c hanges In their system • every year to meke them at their • material Others—and these are • the hacks—only look good when t their material happens to flt into - the scheme of things They haven't the ability to tailor their I offenses and defenses to suit the • type of boys they get. > The nett time you go about try- » Ing to decide the winner of a soots bell game ask yourself how the I two coaches stack up. More often i than not you’ll Bad that one of t them, over the years, has proved i, himself superior In getting the t most out of his material That's I the fellow to ride with. Forget the s weather, the latitude, and the colors of the two teams, and put your t shillings ou the better conch

♦ . * Week** Schedule For Adam-* County Basketball Teams Friday Geneva at Monmouth. Berne at Hartford Monroe vs Kirkland at Ib-rne Nov 23 M> Millen at Pleasant Mills Nov 30 Monmouth at G. E Nov 30 Hartford at Blue Creek Nov 30- Cloverleaf at Pleasant Milla Nov 30 C. Y (I at Geneva. Nov. 3o Mi Millen at Kirkland flee 5 Kirkland at CloVerleaf Dm- 7 G E at Blue Creek |>e, 7 Geneva at McMillen De<- 7 Pleasant .Mills at Monmotif h Der 7 C. Y. <l. al Hartford Dec. 13 Blue Creek at C. Y. <>. Dec. 14 Hartford at M< Millen Dec. 14 Geneva at Cloverleaf, flee 14 -G K. at Pleasant Mills Dec 14 Monmouth al Kirkland I*-. 1# Cloverleaf at Hart-Aid De< 21—C. Y. O. al G. E De< 21 McMillen at Blue Creek, lie. 21 Kirkland at Pleasant Mills Dec 21 Geneva at Monmouth Dec 3M C Y O at McMillen De< 24 -Blue Creek at Cloverleaf Dec 24—G. B. at Kirkland. De< 2h Pleasant Mills at Genieva. Dec. 24 -Hartford at Monmouth. Jan 4- McMillen at G E Jan 4 Cloverleaf al C. Y <l. Jan 4 Geneva at Kirkland Jan 4 Hartford at Pleasant ’ Milla Jan 4 Blue Creek at Monmouth Second Round Jan 11—Geneva at G. E Jan 11- Monneiuth al 4'. Y 41. Jan 1! riowil.-af at Ml Millen Jan II Hartford at Kirkland Jan 11 Blue Creek at Pleasant Mills Jrfn 13—0. E at Cloverleaf. Jan I* Kirkland at Blue Creek Jan It - Hartford at Geneva. Jan. 1* -McMillen at Monmouth Jan. Isl — C. Y. O. si Pleasant Mills Jan 23 — Monmouth at Cloverloaf Jan 23- Pleasant Mills at Me Millen Jan MG F. at Hartford Jan. 2b -Geneva at Blue Creek Jan 2b--C. Y. O. at Kirkland Feb I -Pieaaant Milla at Cloverleaf Feb. 1 Kirkland st M< Millen. Feb. 1 -Geneva at C. Y. O. Feb I—Blue Creek at Hartford Feb I—G. Eal Monmouth, Feb • -Blue Creek at G. K. Feb 3—Hartford at C. Y O. Feb. 3 —Monmouth a» Pleasant Mills. Feb fl—Cloverleaf at Kirkland Feb. 3—McMillen at Geneva. Feb 13 Pleasant Milla al G B. Feb 13—C. Y. O al Blue Creek, Feb. 13— Kirkland at Monmouth Feb 13— McMillen at Hartford. Feb 13—Cloverleaf at Geneva. Feb 21 -G. B. at C. T. O. Feb. 23 -Blue Creek al McMillon Feb. 33— Hartford at Cloverleaf. 11 Feb S - Pleasant Mills at Kirkland Feb 83—Monmouth at Geneva. Feb S3—McMillen at C. T. O Feb 33 Kirkland nt G. F. Feb 33 — Cloverleaf at Blue

YOUNG JACKETS HOLD PRACTICE Coach Everhart Putting Grade Nettem Through Paces An even half a hundred embryoair Yellow .lu< k*ts ar* being ; put thtmigh th* pa<*s ul th* newjunior senior high school and the I Lincoln school gymnasium under the tutelage of Coach Sylvester Everhart. It was disclosed -odty Mnt content with working oh’ his junior high team alone. Coach Ev.-ibnrt is also giving th* younger lads plenty of ball handling ex ‘ |M>rl*nc* in pr>-|>urathm for th* days wh.-n they will tryout for l .Mt li Hugh Andrews’ Jacket squad Nine lads ar* Hated on the eighth glad* roster They are: Alvin Hickord. Kenneth Mi-Con neli. Floyd Reed. Jim Cochran, j Jim Eichhorn. Hit-hard Hakey. Brice Hi,liter. Hob Mtltschler, and Jack Harner. On th* seventh grad* Hal are: Frank Young. Don Eicher. Tom Colter. Geo Borne. Koger Knapp. | Gordon S-lklng. Hon Willlama. , Barney Brook*. Arthur Franx.! Vernon Johnson. Rog*r Staley. HP hard Cramer. Jim King. RonaldCreek Feb Geneva at Pleasant Mills. Feb 29 Monmouth at Hartford Mar 5 G E at M< Millen Mar f. C. Y O at Cloverleaf i .Mar a Monmouth at Bln* \ creek Mar 5- Kirkland at Geneva Mar 5 Pleasant Mills al Hartford Tournament.

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Utuckey. I»lt k Gehrig Bill Unwell,Boh August Morris McClure fl||| Brouter. Charles Peterson The lad« who msk* up Ihe sixth grade m|h»i| Jack Freldt. Ted Hill. Max Ogg. Charles ChAlcote. tiene Myers, tiiii nhook Klt-hatd Coltr.ll, Eugene larugh. la-lgh Nelson. Richard Rayion, Dtm Light. Bill Porter. Jerry Ketchum, Paul Bm her, Fred Ste|t>.-, HP-h---ard Knapp. Walter Fairchild. Phillip Thomas. Don Pickford. Bill Bollinger and Don Hiiinn*- ■ graf The sixth and seventh grad* lads practice regularly end are now engag.-d In league competlHon. while the eighth graders have their regular schedule each year Principal’* Daughter One Os Yell leaders Petite Marilyn Marah. five-year obi daughter of Print ipsil and Mrs. •Men Marah. made a ’’big hit” at Pleasant Mills last night during the Commodore-Spartan tontest. as a yell leader. Little Miss Marsh received the plaudits of th* fans as she kept pace with the romely high school leaders. M*lba Hill and Mary Top*. All w»>-» nattily attired in white costumes to match. N*w yell leaders also made their appearance for the Decatur Catholic high In a creditable manner, with Eugene Smith. Eileen Hess and Elitabeth Foo* directing the cheering. Decatur Va. Decatur On College Gridiron Richmond Ind Nov 3 8... > tur will face Decatur Saturday afternoon at Richmond when tindefeated Earlham meets the vetit Ball State Teachers College

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