Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1939 — Page 6

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Geneva Cardinals Defeat Yellow Jackefl

GENEVA SCORES 25-22 VICTORY OVER DECATUR Jackets Drop Sixth Game In Ro* After Close Battle Friday •W . * ■■ “jpecatur's Yellow Ja< kt < dropped th*lr sl.th consecutive ttaitw m the season Friday night. lo«itir io she Geneva Cardinal* on ’!>•■ I». aiur floor after a rip snorting 25-22 Tbs uintest wa* nip and tu« k all th* way with Geneva ,n the lead inont of th" tim>‘ although never by a comfortable margin The, two quintet* Were tied at 22 22 with lea* than a minute of playing time remaining. Grile. Genevs » offensive mar of the ev«ning drove under and wa* fouled by (' Andrew* Grile made the flrat free throw to give Geneva a one-potut lead and then elected to put the ii.ill tn play from out of Itound* InMead of the second free throw With the Jackets battlin'.desperately to gain possession of the ball, F.nnig “lipped under the basket wide open to score a field goal and pm the game on Ice for the Cardinal* Decatur drew flrat blood when M Andrew* lilt a one handed «hot from done range Grile scored on a rebound to tie the score and the lead see-sawed the real o the firm quartet. Geneva holding a 97 mat D ECAT rR TUES. 101-k December IXlll New IL S. Gym M 1 Lt A 8KA1.1.% TBI F. t.Bk.AT CIB4 I '-New and IHfferrnt! jA America $ z£3)Wonder > dibkct Ss&Xa tKtiM TUB * < 'K< » - < ITV* THICK DAILY—2:IS and *OO V M. Ituor. open 1 A 7—Fopw- ‘ tor Prices AUSPICES CIONS CLUB CMILDRtN lie ADULTS lie PHILCO H-M A fine-toned, powrrfwl. quslit»hsill AODC (xwnpsrt. S working l-chla» Tabes. High toto — _ Owl put --.kotflUN Automatic Volume VR g Cwwtrwl. Smart baketae cabinet. mH Hw ta -ywdUee and enjoy finer, slaarer reception . . . thank* to Built-in $22..w Mlm. Chao** from X Phlleo*. UHRICK BROS. EAST OF DECATUR Phono 7572 Open s san. It 10 p m. 4MB

gin aS lh<' period ended The Cardinal* tan their margin IO five polnta at Udi hilt three rapid fire fielder* by Stapl-ton gave ileeatur It 13 murein. VI .Mprungrr'a fielder gave Geneva a 15 10 margin at the r.-.t perio.! S.ifher team could hit during the third quartet and the only s-oring was a field goal by Staple i.m from well out. giving Ji.cutur a ft- la margin at the expiration of the period CllilcO'. « fielder from the side Im reused the lead to three points but Geneva finally went into the had at 2't 19 and Increased It to 22 IV on Fentlig * fielder f’hllcote sank a free throw when fouled by Armstrong and S'uphton grabbed a rebound to score and tie ’he game at 22 22 The rest has b*"ti fold above Grile was the sparkplug tor the Cardinale wfdh five field goal* and three free throws for a total of 1 ! points For the Yellow Ja> k.-t*. Stapleton was again the leaning siorer with 12 |wdnts on five field goals and two foul tossr** Geneva FG FT TP Grile. f 5 3 13 ,M Sprunger f 10 2 Fennig < Armstrong, g I « 2 Windmill.-t. s oil Roop. I •• " o It Sprunger. < <> •> 0 Totals Io 5 25 De. atilt FG FT Tl‘ H Johmum f <> o u Stapleton, f 5 2 12 C Andrew < 13 4 N Johnson, g t» o o M Andrews g 113 Chib of. f I I 3 Lynch • o ii o H.mn g onp Totals * '■ 22 Referee, l.ehtnall ilterllei empire. Ihiwney iFotl Wayne). Preliminary Decatur 32. Geneva 12 H S BASKETBALL Fort Wayne Mhrth Side -k Fort Wayne Central 34 Fort Wayne South Side 34 Itlufl ton 24 Kendallville 32. Auburn 2't Garrett 2*. Angola 25 Wabash 25. Huntington 21 Hartford City 4» Peru 2* Columbia City 27 North Manchester 21 Elwood 37. Tipton 31 Huntingburg 4" Cathedral tindlanapoliai I'2 Connersville 2»-. Shelbyville 27 Frankfort 2* Ixigansport 14 Kekonte 27 Maiion 25 Muni ic Central 22 Richmond 17 Bloomington 31 Ib-dford Jasper 36. French Lick 27. Martinsville 51. Franklin 33 New Castle 2'f To. h Itidianapoilst IK Seymour 22. North ernon 1!» Washington 4* l Vlntetmes 2*. Jeff i Lafayette* 33, Anderson 31 t overtime t. o- ♦ ♦ TODAY'S COMMON EPPnP Do not say. "I Inteded to have answered;" say. "I In tended to answer P • OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS /1M A \ ThwauaandaalycMwma / mmw* '1 sp 1 1~. J rarker vj fciwm *v.itwn» tv a. Whs flMsm Othsr P»rk«r Pm—all wwfi I4K fffl Gofct P«>u»t»—w» tow »» yft 1 Value ea tka ■■ Market —fa fIH nowe U M Parker DaoMd ajf Paa wnk Vaeaietar use aup 3g pig aad U OwcfcM Pea. JH of to moteg. raaauUii wt to pin b<n—<« so ♦ Q -j «g gkea. We Abw> Carry a Complete Line of SCHAEFFER Pens GUARANTEED PEN AND PENCIL SETS 4M». SUTTON JEWELRY 210 N. Second St. OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

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SPARTANS BEAT JACKSON FIVE Pleasant Mills Wins 39-15 Over Randolph County Team The Pleasant Milla Spartan* had little iliflli nlty chalking up their »i»th »« lory of the neason Friday night. trouncing the Ja<k«<>n quintet from Randolph county on the Pleasant Milla hardwood. 35 10 The Spartan* led at the first quarter IOS. at the half. 23-7. and at the third quarter. 32 12 Hollo Way was the leadine scorer with ■lk field goals and three free throws be 15 |M>lnt» Houk led Jackson with one Held goal and seven foul tosses for nine |M>ints Pleasant Mills FG IT TP D M. Millen f 12 4 Longenberg<-r. f 10 2 Holloway, c fi 3 15 i Clark r 4 0 S | W M< Millen, g 11 3 I Bate*, c 000 l Marti, c 0 111 Harmnn. g 000 Watkins, g .000 Foor, g 0 0 0 August. g 10 2 Totals 14 7 351 Jackson, f 170 Wllcom f 000 Fttrgrson. c 13 5 Mark, g 2 0 4 Bnster. g 0 11 Ixtrres. f OOtl Totals 4 11 IS Referee. Beal t Decatur). I’tnpire. Garrett (Bluffton). Preliminary Pleasant Mills 10. Jackson 15 SIN. MON. TI ES. Continuous Sunday from 1:15 “THE RAINS CAME” whs Tyrone power Myrna lx»y. George Brent ALSO—Shorts. loc2Sc ■ -o—o Last Time Tonight—-Ths Roar mg Twenties" James Cagney. Priscilla Lane. ALSO—Shorts. 10s-25c I CORT SUN. MON. TI ES. Continuous Sunday. 10s 1:16 to 4 “TELEVISION SPY” William Henry, Judith Barrett A “NANCY DREW A THE HIDDEN STAIRC ASE" Bon ta Granville. Prank Thomas Evenings 10c-20c —o Last Timo Tonlght-ROV ROGERS Gabby Hayes. “Wall St. Cowboy*' A ''Daredevils of Red Circle** — lOe-lOs.

DECATT’R DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY. DECEMBER#. 1939

BERNE DEFEATS PORTLAND HIGH Bears Register 29-21 Triumph Over Panthers Friday Night The Berne Bears, chalking up a 13-7 first quarter lead, handed the Portland Panthers a 2021 setluiek on the Portland floor Friday night The Bears were in front at the half. 1011. and al the third quarter. 24 15 The game was rough and hard fought. Neuenrn hwander led the Berne scoring with one field goal and 10 free throws for a total of 12 points. Norton was high for Portland with eight points Berne FG FT TP Stitt key. f ..I u 2 Schindler, f 1 I 3 Lehman. c .... 4 0 3 Neitenschwander. g 1 IO 12 Bun) g 2 <1 4 Baumgartner, c .. u 0 0 TOTALS 9 11 29 Portland j McKinley, f 0 0 0 Cottman, f .. 1 o 2 Hains c 11 3 ’ Norton, g .......... 4 0k l Bryan, g 1 o | | .Norris, f 3 0 « I Ewry. f . .......... 0 0 0 Hlrons, c .......... 0 0 0 Lake g 000 Kettering, g 0 0 0 ’TOTALS . 10 1 21 Referee England f Redkey I. Cmpire Dorwln (Decatar) Preliminary Berne 20. Portland 1C PANTHERS BEAT HARTFORD HIGH Gorillas Icose To Petroleum Friday Night By 47-25 Score The Hartford Gorillas dropped , their seventh straight game Friday night, losing a 47-25 decision lo the Petroleum Panthers at Petroleum. after leading at the half. 1716. Blair was the leading scorer for the winners with eight field goals and four free throws for SO points 1 Imluicb was high point man for 1 Hartford with II pointe. Petroleum I FG FT TP > Llddy f 4 2 10 Blair, f .... I 4 20 Egley. t . 3 o a IHvls i .... ..... 000 larsh. g 0 0 0 0. Borror. f 3 17 W Horror, f 0 0 0 Elston, c 10 2 Haines, g .......... 10 2 4 K'ng g 0 6 6 TOTAMI 20 7 M Hartford Biller, f 3 0 6 Dubach. f 2 7 11 Meyers, C 10 2 ” Shoomaksr. g ...... 0 0 0 Amstuta. g 2 2 6 Lybarger. f 6 0 6 Fen nig. g 0 0 0 j, Paes, g 0 0 0 " Augsburger, g ...*. 0 0 0 TOTALS I 9 25 Preliminary I Petroleum 34 Hartford IS.

KIRKLAND FIVE DOWNS EAGLES Kangaroos Register 41-28 Triumph Over Monmouth Friday After trailing a’ the end of the first quarter. 44 R. the Kirkland gnnsarooa opened up on their home floor Friday nlghl and scored a decisive 41 2» victory over the Monmouth Fugles ’ The Kangaroos passed the in the second stnnta and went on to grab a I*4o lead at half-time From then on they were never in danger. Girod was the big gun for the winners wlfh 12 markers. He shared point scoring honors with Kunkle of the Fugles, who also marked Up 12 polnla. Kirkland FG FT TP' Girod, f 6 •> 12 Engle, f 2 3 7 Arnold. <• '• 3 • I •P. Baumgart net g 4 1 t» Wul Iman, g oil Johnwon. f n « 0 Mankey. f o o o D Baumgartner, g I 1 3 Idniger. g fl o 0 Totals l« 9 41 Monmouth FG FT TP Miller, f 2 1 61 Conrad, f 113 Kunkle, e 6 2 12 Ward, k • 1 3 f. | Mahan, g All Fuelling, f « 0 0; DeLong f Oil Mahan, f 0 11 Total* .. 9 2S Referee. Markley fßltiffton). I’mplre, Raber (Rockcreek). Preliminary Kirkland 13. Monmonth 19 - ■ - Decatur Bowling j league Results Last Day To Vote Tonight at midnight I* the deadline. Tonight at midnight the poll* will close and the five moat popular keglers of the city will have been choaen. Bill Tutewiler. who ha* led In . the voting almost continuously . since the polls first opened wa* . still in the lead today as the Im I U>ting went Into the final day but hi* lead is mighty small Molly Mie*, the congenial howling alley Ik>m is < lose on the leader* heels with ‘.'3 votes In second place. Fairly far behind the two leaders hut comfortably perched In third place Is Holly I-add with 75 votes. Dim Stump'is In fourth with X votes, two markers ahead of Dyke Frlsinger. who holds fifth wltb 59. Others in order are: Marion Hoagland. 2k; Mutschler. 42; Mnkensn. 14; Keller. 12; Ahr. 9 Nvst Wash's Sehsduls Monday Central Soya League -7 p m Mixer* vs Solvent and laboratory vs. Maintenance. » p m Feed Milla vs Office and Exprllers vs.

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Truckers. I 'Tuesday Minor la-ague 7 p m Snyder's vs Gsmblr* and Wren vs. Clover leaf; 9 |- m McMillen* vs Smith Insurance and Burke’s V* Mutschler'* Wednesday Merchant la-agu-- < p t|i Mie* Recreation vs. Telephone Toll and First Stale Rank v« Tel.-piuaie l-ocal. 9 p m. Rexall v« Gerhei'* and KoKlinc vs. Marathon Oil. Thursday Major League McMillen's vs. Mutsehler's and Rice Hotel vs Hon-E Krust. Friday Singles latdd v« Gallmeyer. Ahr v« Macklin. Mie* v* Mittscblor. Alton va. Appelton and 7-elt vs. Stump i JEFFERSON IS BEATEN FRIDAY — Gray (If Jay County Defeats Jefferson Warriors, 26-17 A 10-1 advantage piled np by Gray of Jay county in the first qtiaiter proved too much for the Jefferson Warriors to overcome Friday night at the Portland armory and Gray went on Io win by a 2517 score Gray led at the quarter. IA-1. at i the half. 16-7. and al the third quarter. 22-14. Cog led the Gray scorers with nine point* and Mtnxenhelser waa high for Jefferson with five. Gray FC FT TP Co«. f 4 1 9 Hoagland, f 1 1.3 Ziegler, c 3 0 4 R Hampton g ..... 2 0 4 Bronson, g ......... 204 Van SkyiM-k. c ..... o o o i B Hampton, g ... n 0 0 TOTALS 12 2 24 Jsfftrson I L Haines f 2 0 4 Raker, f 11 3 Bollcnbacher. c 1 2 4 W Haines, g Oil Lautxenhclaer. g ... 2 1 5 Cline, g ... ....... 000 Kelley g 0 0 0 TOTALS 4 5 17 Referee: Abramson (Portlandl I'mplre Hinkle t Portland). Frofiminary Gray 20. Jefferson 9 Monroe Bearkatz Are Defeated By Polin< The Monroe Hearkatx were edged out In a bitterly fought battle at the Berne auditorium Friday night, losing to Poling of Jay county. 29-24 The bog s- ore wa* not available in time for today's edition of the Democrat. Commodore-St. Joe Game Here Monday Rev Alvin Jasinski, athle'lc director of the Decatur Catholic big It scbool today announced that Monday's game between the Conanodores and M. Joe <d Hrnsselaer. to

lie played al the p.rbtl, fc lrh „ gm. will start .it v o'clock. The Commodore reserves will meet th,. varsity t.-am from St. John's of D» fiance. Ohio, In the preliminary ;.t 7 o'clock. — ——fl RESISTANCE 01 (COWTIWUBD FHorn rau■ OMB* There was scarcely n glimmer of light In the town, which Is two thirds evacuated It was blacker even than Ixmdon. which thus far

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