Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 278, Decatur, Adams County, 24 November 1939 — Page 8

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UNITED PRESS PICKS ALL-STAR BIG TEN TEAM Kinnick Os lowa Named Back Os The Year In Selections Chicago, Nov 24 ‘UP’ Tb< greatest hat kfleld unit to hit th* big tan in a ad* stole the show in the all-conference honor team* announced today by the L'nit-d Press. Coach** scouts. player* campus correspondents and sports edi tor* In e very bin ten center, participating in one of the most thorough investigation* of football talent ever attempted In the midwest virtually were unanimous on thi* backfield Quarterback Don Scott. Ohio State Left halfback Nile Kinnick. lota Kight halfback Tom llartnon. Michigan Fullback George Paskvan Wisconsin For the back of the year Nile Kinnhk. the- plucky little Iron man who played 380 minutes of bruising football without relief or a time out Picked in the first line wenEsccc Harkkinen of Ohio State and Dave Rankin of Purdue at the end*; Jim Reeder of Illinois and Mike Knlch. lowa at tackle Frank Bykowski of Purdue and Hal Method. Northwestern at the guard* John Haman. Northwest ern. at center For the lineman of the year 21? pound Johnny Haman, a defensive genius who finally mast •red his weakness on offense after three seasons as a regular Listed a» the best at their |Ht*itions wer»- two members of Ohio State's surprising bucks, who

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• • Week’s Schedule | For Adams County Baskethall Teams ♦ • Friday Garrett at Yellow Jacket* Monmouth v» Jefferson it Bern" Saturday Monroe vs Geneva at Berne, ready have clinched a shart of the championship two from lowa two from Purdue, two from Northwest- I ern and one each from Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin That four star special hack field imludes two outstanding candidate* for the all \metba Klnniek and Harmon Kinnic kis .1 player without a weakness an iisplrfns leader, and the, most productive forward passer in the nation Hi* passes ill the fourth period defeat ed Indiana Wisconsin and Min nosota Harmon has no ecpial as 1 a hall-c arrier, but takes iinnec <-< -ary chance* on defense Scott's three touchdown passagainst Minnesota started him toward greatness after a poor “< i« on as a halfback last year H* icait run. tackle block and '.ill •• - Hals will, the best Paskvan. *<' ond Wisconsin fullback to cm recognition In two years i* rhe big ten's best ground gainer with a team that hasn't scored a singleconference- victory The line End* Surkkinen and Rankin w«-re otistandhit Both merit alll America consideration for eveptional defensive work Both are fine pass receivers t'apt Ew’ii Prase* of lo»a for his pas Ing and .Minnesota • John Mar Im c I for In* slashing all-round play were second choices Tackles Enrich. a converted fullback. Wa* aimosi unanQn u* choice of expert* who have 27>*n him Reeder rated by many *4 emts a* the- best tackle In the Idg ten. was th’ bulwark of Bob Zuppk* « fierty littb team but barely noted out (’apt Win Peder- | sen, workhorse of the Minnesota 1 line Paired with Pedersen on 1 the second team was Nt' k t il’licet. threeyear vet.-ran from Northwestern Guard* Bykowski a •>" minute man in fiv- game* ««P’ 1 • ■ great play of last season and mov ed up from th<- second to first honor team Method's c -nslstent offet.slve play edged out W Mattill of Illinois and Ralph Fritz of ■ Michigan Marfin was great a gainst Northwestern eno Muhfran hut was off to .1 slow start ami now I. out with injuries I Venters Rt»»ve Andrako of Ohio State wa* the only one of several good < enter* to come dose to Hainan ft was the second appearance on the first team of Harmon and Kinnick Harmon was named as a sophomore last year and Klnnicg made It In hl* first season two year* ago An ankle Injury handicapped the lowa flash last year — -o Winter Olympic Games Cancelled Berlin. Nov 24 <U.PJ The fifth winter Olympic game* scheduled to be field In February in Garinlseh-Partc-nklrt-fien, Germany. were cancelled today by the German Olympic- committee - Axed Marion Man Killed By Train Marlon, Ind. Nov 2e' U.PJ Peter Berger. 78. of Marion was J killed yesterday w.ien a Nickel I Plate railroad Height train struck 1 him at a Malon ■ r ,tm

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ELMHURST FIVE BEATS HARTFORD Mien County Quintet Defeats Gorilla* Wednesday, 61-24 The Hartford Gorillas proved no I match for the Elmhurst Trojan* Wc dm <day night on the Hartford floor, the Allen county quintet i walking awa> with a 5134 victory The- first half was fairly close !ending with Elmhurst out in front. 1 22-15 but th* Trojans pulled away with the opening of the third period A Shee ts was the scoring lead<r for the victors with 10 field goals and a foul shot for 21 pointAmstutz and Biller each tallied eight point for the Gorilla* Elmhttr-' PG FT TP A Sheet* , f 10 1 21 Link f 2 15 Fii- - Iman, c 4 3 11 Foulks. g 13 5 M Sheet* g I o 2 Millhou f 113 Grid'r. f Oil t'apin < It ce cl Epple g I 1 I'll eti«e-man. 1: <’ •• " Total* 20 II 51 Hartford FG FT TP Gn«lio/ f 4 " ' Il ib-r t 3 2* 5',... : • oil It Ihlb.leh. g 12 4 Myer* g 0 0 » G I tub.i ll f 111 Lyharger t '• " 0 I. F- nnlr < E Fentin- * ft u o llanni g 0 0 0 1 1 Total* '• f- 21 | Ife-f'i.-. M.i- kiln 1 Portland 1 , l'mpir>- Hinkle- cl’ortlandi Preliminary Elmhurst 35 Hartford II o I Today’s Sport Parade By Henry McLemor* * * Smith B'-nd Ind Nov 24 ilj.Pi Ev.-n here- In the home of th* fighting Irish, th.- football player' who i« talked uliout Is Nile t'lark Klnnie k of lowa. it would he just th«- same If I wi in Mlnnc-apoll*. champaign, chieagi laifay-tte- Madison or any other big ten football center Klnm< k I- 'he player of the year a* far as thi* section I* concerned an dafter 21 hours of listening to accounts of hl* prowess I am convinced that It he fiotmii't sre-t the Heisman memorial trophy for the standout gridiron perform am. of the season then that award might just a* well be split Into kindling wood to start some. body « fire 11.-re is a man who weights only 170 pounds just a sturdy little blueoy.-d boy with an all-over cowlic k for a haircut Vet he ha* played 3fio consecutive minutes against six of the toughed football club* In America They haven't even had to call time out for him He ha* run Into and tackled the biggest guy* tn the biggest league without once landing on the fiat of hl* hack He jud 4u< k» a shoulder, tuck« a < hln be- | hind if. and pour* It on He isn't fast and he isn't tricky at lugging the ball There is nettling cut or fam y alcout his running He play* , It th» tough way But he I* as tricky a* a snake

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on a rock or a red-headed gal when It comes to 'htowltig that ball or calling plays that capitalize to the fullest the smallest chink In the- armor of his foes H* knows how to fake when he fad** back tcc throw a pass and when he- lets It loo*.- even Annie oak h-y would have to stand up and holler "laiys there's a guy who can shoot Here's a few things b<has done \gainst Netr* Gam* He couldn't ' run to a sc ore from left half hack so he changed to right half and .ton- that <lde of the Irish line apart. Against Wisconsin ll* threw three touc-hdowtc passes Against Minnesota In SO second* h* drove his t-am *<• yard* on four plays, throwing or carrying the ball on eac h one He came buck, and in six plays, on five of which he handled th* ball, h* rolled what Bert Mc-Grane of the Ges Moines Register has aptly termed "th<- heroic handful.'' 7‘c yards for the- touch down that meant the game After 3»>c» minutes of hruslnt play there isn't a wound on him. The worst injury he had all year was a pair of red splotches on his shoulders, wound Rtripe* earned when driving in against men pound* heavier. He isn t just a football player A senior, his four years’ average mark In the classroom* is two percentage points higher than la necessary to qualify for Phi Beta Kappa at lowa university He major* tn economic*. He I* a better basketball player than a football player, but refuses to go oe.i for the lowa cage squad He *«y* It would take him from hl* studies Nile Kinnick Is frightfully modest When the townsfolk of lowa

CAME TONIGHT Decatur'* Yellow Jacket* will play their first conference game of the season tonight, meeting the- Garrett Railroader* on th* l»«-cutur floor Th* preliminary game is slated tec start a< 7 15 o'clock, Willi the feature tilt one hour later The- only other game In the county tonight will be Monmouth vs. Jefferson at Bettie ♦ Mr

Pity tor* the precincts of that town atiart after th* Notre Dannand Minnesota victories, the hero wasn't there to see it done He carefully sneaked out of town to avoid being lionized lowa will tell you that there I* only ntie thing to prevent his being elected governor of the state at the next election. And that Is that lowa would he«iut* <«• p«y him suc h a slight honor. Quick Denies He's Slow Sun Joae rat. it'Pt Mrs. L Marie Quo k ha* asked for dlvorc from her husband. John quick on -’he ground* tast he failed to live up to hi« name Hhe chsiged'tltst he was skew getting uome at nlsh' It only took Quick |-.< minutes how ever to file an aww - denying the i charge. I I o — Trade in a Gooo roe*. Tecatu*

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CLOVERLEAFS IN EAST TRIUMPH Win L<’axue Game From Monmouth Wednesday Night, 47-16 — flec-atur ("loverleafs had little difficulty in rigisterlng another! Adam* couniv baaketball league victory Wednesday night, defeating Monmouth at Monmouth. 47-18 Cloverleaf h d ut the first quarter. S-3. at the half lk-5, and at * the third quarter 33-7. Gay led ("lovc-rlc-afs’ scorers with nine field ' goal* for Ik points, followed by. Hobble with 1" Monmouth’s «<wr . ilig was well divided, Gerk* lead ! Ing with five Cloverleaf FG FT TP Wynn, f 4 0 8 Hobble, f 5 * 1» Guy. c » o IS Rudicel. g 2 0 4 Hill, g 3 17 Total* 23 1 47 Monmouth I’ll E‘T TP Jackson. f 1 0 2 J Murphy, f 1 it 2 Gerke. c 2 15 If Mose*, g <1 l> 0 J Mose*, g 113 Baker, f n o o Hehnepf, g 2 0 4 Total* 7 2 18 KIRKLAND BEATS PLEASANT MILLS

Kangaroos Ri’xister 27-18 Victory Over Spartans The Kirkland Kantarooa snapped their two-gam* losing streak Wodnesd.iy night, defeating the Pleasant Mill* S|cartan* at Ph-as ant Mills. 27-H. Kirkland led at the half. 118 Scoring on Iscth team* was well divided P Baumgartner and Am- 1 old l*d the Kangaroos with nine end eight |M>lnts. respectively, ami Holloway was high for the- Spa - ans with c tght points. Kirkland FG IT TP • It 124 Engle, f 0 0 0 D Baumgartner, c 0 0 0 Arnold, c 3 2 1 Wulllman, g 3 ft 8 I’ Baumgartner, g 3 3k Totals - !» 7 27 Pleasant Mills FG FT TP Hcdoway. t 3 2 » ID -Mc Millen, f 0 « ft Hates, c 2 ft 4 W M< Milieu, g 12 4 August, g 10 2 Watkins, f ft 0 0 Foor, g .000 Totals " 4 18 j Referee. Gerwlg ißluffton). Empire, Garrett (Bluffton). Preliminary Pleasant Mills 18, Kirkland Ift

MONMOUTH IS BEATEN AGAIN Spencerville Defeats Monmouth Wednesday Night, 38-30 • 111 I M The Monmouth Eagles dropped ■their fourth start of th? »e a *on ! Wednesday ulght, losing to Bpc- ( ~ Ville al Bpencervllle. 3* 30 The winners held a had of 23 13 at the half The Eagles w.-r.. ■ unable to hull n one-man scoring spree hy Akey, Spencerville ce (l i ' er. registered nine field goal* I and two free throws to tally 2o point* Kunkle was high scorer tor Monmouth with five fielders an du charity to** for 11 points Spencerville J*fJ pj q-j> Moore, f 2 2 c; Walter, f 12 4 Akey c !< 2 2" MLmh. g 10* Maurer, g o o o f rothers, f o q n Hafner, g 3 p i; Total* ir, 6 jg Monmouth FG ft TP Miller, f 1 n * Conrad, f 3 17 Kunkle, c 5 I It Ward g In* Belong, g 204 Fuelling, c- . 204 Mahan, g 0 0 cc iGWc-U*. g 0 o o Totals 14 2 3u Referee. ||ook I‘mplre. Kagc-y I Preliminary I Spencerville 2<>. Monmouth 1? v-ade In • Bend Town — Oecatu*

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