Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 267, Decatur, Adams County, 10 November 1939 — Page 6

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COMMIES DROP OPENING GAME TO NEW HAVEN Bulldogs Down Commo* dores On Loral Floor Thursday Night Ih-<atUr's Commodores making • heir first start on the home flout Thursday night were handed .< 24 !4 setback hy the New Haven ft ><!- •logs ft was a typical eatly season game, marked by ragged. 100 •■ play uu the part of both squads and at times growing rough. Seventeen personal fouls were assess - <-d against the Commodore* and New Haven was fouled II times JW>i astir lost three men on tom personal fouls and the Bulldogs Inst one. New Haven took the lead early in the first quarter when latmpe • pnnetted on Hess’ personal and t4n- Commodores were never able to cat* h the Bulldogs .The Allen county quintet held a .12 margin at the end o the first quarter, tallying its points on free throws by latmpe Stemmier and \!< firing ami a field goal by N»it- ‘ art. while Decaturr's only points •ere tallied when Hess I onnei fed Com the side llernsoth's field goal and M< hi Ing s free throw ln< teased New Haven's lead at the start of the second quarter Two quick baskets by Terveer <ut the margin to two points at sb hut the Bulldogs tallied sis more points while holding Itecatur -corcl.-** the lull ■pee of the period to give New Haven a 14-6 lead at half time -Only sis point* were stored in

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• ♦ Week's Schedule For Adams CountyBasketball Teams • « Friday Portland at Yellow Jackets. Mont lie at Berne. Hart'ord at Kirkland Pleasant Mills at Monmouth Jefft-ison ai Geneva In hose third period. Tcrycer hitting his third fielder of the garni and fl'l'fe mnnecthig twice from the field to make New Haven's lead I*-* as the final quarter opened. The Comnioodores wore unable to stage any sustained drive m the final period, with New Haven maintaining its I" point margin until the final horn New Haven outsiored the Com tnlrs only one field goal. ~ to «. but the Bulldogs‘connected on in of 21 free throw attempts, while Decatur converted only two of II efforts from the charity strlpe N«-w Haven EG FT TP Stemmier, f 3 2* Mohring. f 0 3 3 Ni-itert . 1 2 t luimpe g ii 2 2 Gillie. g 2 0 4 llemsolh, g 113 Totals ’ |o 24 Decatur FG FT TP Hess, t 113 B dollhouse f 0 0 o Ha< kman <• o ti o Tanvas. g o o o Hain g 2 " 4 Bolinger, f Ok! ■I dollhouse, f ii o o Terveer, g 3 o tl Totals f, 2 14 It. force. Craney i Fort Wayne i I'mpire. Iforwin • Decatur i. Preliminary Itecatur 15. New Haven 12

JACKETS OPEN . CARD TONIGHT X Jackets Crippled For Opener As Result Os Andrews’ Illness The chances of the Decatur Yellow Jackets copping their opening game of the season tonight against , th- Portland Panthers on the home floor were dealt a -eyerr blow th!* morning. 4 Charles Andrews, big sig-foot and one-inch center of the Jackets one of the two lettermen left from last year was suddenly taken ill this morning and is definitely out of tori ig tit » game Members of the family. In a tele, phone conversation with th* sports staff of the Itecatur Democrat, stated that he was suffering from a severe cold. although earlier reports had stated that he was stricken with a serious illness of Mil- sort A physician was summoned to the Andrews home at 5 o'clock thl* morning The loss of Andrews further compll< .lies the task of Coach Hugh Andrews in making hi* selection of tonight's starling lineup against the Panthers. He now Ims available but one letterman Boh Stapleton. The other four starter* he must choose from .ire Walters. Hann. Chilcote. Power*. Shamerloh. Lynch. Fruchte Ned Johnson, (Harold Johnson, or perhaps others o ——— — The Decatur Yellow Jackets will open their basket hall season tie night at the Decatur gym, meeting the Portland Panthers otto — Little ran lie told In advance of the strength of the Yellow Jackets this season with little experienced material available and Coach Andrew* forced to rely almost entirely on green candidates iff last year's lettermen, only two. Bob Stapleton and Andrews are available for action laite reports this morning state that Andrews will be unable to see action tonight because of a severe cold. -000— Portland will have an edge on Decatur tonight, as the Panthgrg launched their season last week, marking up a victory over Gray, which team is coached by Marton Feaset. former Yellow Jacket star. The Panthers have a new coach thio year. Paul Todd. 000— More can lie determined about the strength of Adam* county teams tonight, with four Intracounty struggles on the card. These tilts are Monroe at Berne, the first game in Berne's new gymnasium; Hartford at Kirkland. Pleasant Mills at Monmouth, and Jeffersmt at Geneva —oOo The Commodores disappointed their fans at their home opening Thursday night, dropping a loosely played contest to the New Haven Bulldogs from Allen county. - ©Of*— Neither Decatur team will play at home next week, the Commies Journeying to Kirkland Wednesday night, and the Yellow Jacket* playing at New Haven —oOo—•evsral changes have been meds in the rules for this seston. To enlighten the fens, we pass on oome of the mere important changes' -000 The captain of the offended team How’s YOCR Car Behaving? It's needieM to re. lee driving ploosures because it Isn't working right Wars ’■pert* at fia.ng ALL auto trouble No matter what the trouble, we can fix It Right! Why not try uS? SAYLORS A Complete Repair Service!

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1939

now has the option of waiving the threw resulting., from a personal foul and thereby not being a forced io take the chance of th* loss nf the ball 000 In refuting the free throw he is permitted to have a play- * er of hla own aide put the ball back into play from out of bounds at mid-court. If two or more free throws are awarded, thia option applies to the last free throw. — 000— Vnder this new clause the of. fit lais are to assume that the free ’ throw is to be taken unless and until the captain expresses his de sire to waive the free throw In other words, the officials are not ’ to ask the captain for his choice 1 each time a foul la called -000— Another rille has been inserted ' to keep down squabbles as to the 1 correct score. At the end of each half the referee must Inspect each ' score book If the scorebooks do 1 not agree, or carry a different 1 score from that on the scorelwiard the refeee is supposed Io locate ’ the discrepancy 000— Whether it be the referee or the umpire when a foul is called the official who called it muat deaignate to the scorers the offending player. -000 In the future, in u lie game an i additional lime out is allowed each team for each overtime period As an example, if a team has used only four Hine outs during regular playing time. It Is entitled to the fifth time out. plus an extra time out for each overtime period „ O<»O Another chance has to do with putting the ball In play after the calling of a technical foul Instead of a toss ball at center, play 1s resumed hy a throw-in from out of bounds at midcourt by any player of the free thrower's team — o Sport Parade * By Hanry McLsmors • 4; New York Nov t<» <U.P.» This is the first and last of a series of seven articles on the various bowl football games to be played on January 1 It la being written at the popular request of no one. particularly the sponsors of the games, who for some unexplaln--1 able reason like to run their own shows themselves. Ignoring for the moment this churlish refusal to cooperate with outside meddler*, let me brush hy 1 the flowers al Pasadena, stride Into the exclusive offices of the Rose Bowl and tell the operators of that extravaganza what they should do My first suggestion would lie that the Invitation be extended to Tennessee My second suggestion suggestion would be that the Invitation be extended to TtMMSee right now. and not withheld until sometime In December These late invitations work a hardship on a team The players believe they are not going to be asked so they dig contentedly Into their schoolbooks and begin to dream dreams of a happy vacation in aluah and anow and sleet Then. ’ all of a sudden, they are yanked - away right In the middle of an exciting chapter In talruius. stowed . on an uncomfortable private train, and taken to California for a dis . heartening round of banquets. I orange groves and movie studios If they were Informed now that they were going, they could steel I themselves against such s trying ; time. Then there la the hem of the llOO.mm that goes to the School whose team Is Invited to the bowl Why. if the school that la going ' could count on that money right

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• | now. Its talent scouts could get a -two month jump on 'heir rivals lit l foraging for material* for next -year's team, to say nothing of the new hedge* that could be planted on the campus, and the sidewalk* that con Id be laid down in the quadrangle before the advent of winter And th* dean could go right ahead with plana to have new rollers installed on his chair Then we must consider the coach If the invitation doesn't come until December, he hasn't lime to beg, borrow or steal hi- • formation on the team he is to play • and must rely on hl* own skill for I an offense and a defense This • la hardly cricket, a* the western i team hardly ever invite* an opponent it hasn't scouted Since the first secret practice last spring This wasn't true of Duke last year, trees use all the Blue Devils had was coach Wallace Wade and halfback Erb- Tipton Southern California knew both of them would kick, and they did But teams i like Duke don't come along every year, much to the Trojans' regret. But back to Tenncaaen The Vol* can be safely asked now. because they aren't going to be lieaten lasi year Tennessee and T C I' had equal claims with Duke, hut were urifortur.aic In having heller teams and so lost the bid The Vol* shouldli t be overlooked two years in succession. Theirs ia a record that deserve* recognition. Then there ia thia to consider If one had to pick the team right now moat capable of giving Tennessee a bang-up battle, that team would be I' S C. A trifle alow to start, the Trojans are rolling now and probably will Inrolling even higher on New Year's day tin later Issues I will poke my nivae Into the affairs nt the Sugar. Orange ami Cotton Bowls i ■o — General Electric Bowling Results A LEAGUE I — Switches M Gage 140 U» 144 K Murphy 104 123 144 Porter 113 144 W 135 135 135 I Hteele |22 135 135 Totals «» MK 440 Testers Roop 103 130 123 Womack DH 1&4 131 Ll*ter 105 143 147 I Krelscher IStt 177 It* 135 135 135 Totals *l3 7k» 74M1 Rotors Heller 151 154 192 Stauffer 114 151 142 tllllig 171 143 147 135 135 135 J 135 135 135 Totals Tuff T 23 771 Flanges < Forfeit i Staters ' Beery 142 157 14« Webert ’ 117 111 127 Teeple I’o 110 Engle 124 MS 135 135 135 135 135 ’ I , Totals 649 637 705 Rivets E Cnok 111 54 117 C Butler 53 Iffl 121 M Frltzlnger 77 iffff *1 13* 13* 13* I 13* 1U 135 1 Totals 511 559 5*4 II ’’SOO In a Gaa4 Teww _ slu-

Decatur Bowline Lraeue Results Three 600 Series Three keglers In tin- major league* whlp|M-d the alleys at Mies Recreation lust night to break into th* 6'Ht series group with Marion I lung land setting u burning pace to lake Individual honors . ’’Hoag" started with a 201. sandwiched a 227 and wound up with a big 24* for a 476 series . His last game was high single for the night . Not to l>e outdone, however. Bill Tittweiier started with a huge 246. then i hulked up a 213. but fell to a 176 in hl* last attempt His series wa« still %ood for 635. however Molly Mies, him self. [Misled a 6?<' on games of 203. I*2 and 235 . . Hon-E-Krust roll ed Lots In the lust game ... A total of 16 score* of twit httiuhed or lutti-r wire posted laai nUiit Results Hon E Krttst won two game* from Miits« Itlers. 2.547 to 2.K54. Bice Hotel won two game* from Mt Milletts. 2.745 to 2.572 Standings W L Rice Hotel 2o In Hon E Ktnst Iff if McMillen 13 17 Mulschlers 11 19 Rice Motel Hoagland 2<>l 227 24* Woodhall 131 2t*4 Appelman 194 194 152 Zell 153 177 179 Kindler 157 |7tt |76 latnkenan 172 I*6 Totals *36 94U 969 McMillen's Maby 135 |96 2U4 G Schultz ISS I** 161 Soldner 172 157 167 E. Schttllz 191 >64 I*9 154» 164 t 15tl Spot 17 17 17 Totals K6o *72 *4<l Hon E K rust Frlslnger 161 219 203 Tut Weller 246 213 176 Keller 174 201 164

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