Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 3 January 1940 — Page 6

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HOOSIER HIGH NET TEAMS IN LOOPBATTLES Only Two Basketball Conferences Haw I ndispuh'd Leaders Indianapolis. Jan '• 'U.F- I" *pii< several »>-k- <»f h-avy .•<> lug In Indiana'* major biyh ««hool basketball ">nb“ ’-«• ’* Y«ar found only two <<f i'i- •-ittli* league* boasting iiiic!l*|,iil,il leader in Hie < !;»«•' for • ' Cl* Seymour wa* p*•:< !.'*! -*top tn ■ south ■<•ntr.il oMif- h ■ ■ ' ti '' rwi»rd of loin triumph* and de | !<<ut* sh.l‘- Sa.' 11l held >'• ‘i to •“ | aoiith«“a«o<ni I' l 'ui with -I* vl* , f i'h'S and no di-lf ils H'lshvllle. I truUiny rtiyiii or atul I'a-'li and , Batesville. tied for second aft* Salem. had identical mark* three vlctorie* nil I on •!• -feat Four teams < lalow-d th** bad in < the easieru division "f »*»•• north ‘ <rn Indiana high «c bool < ence South IP nd Washing'"'' and | Mishawaka with two vi ’o<i< ■■;■< h. i and South Ih nd lilley and lul'oct* , with a slush nonferi-iiie triumph , Num- of tlw foui h.n- !>• • n d'-f'-.d rd in league play In th« western diviaioti NIIISC Gary Froebc-I and Gary I.*'* W .il late Were tied Fr'wliel one of the two major iiudefeai'il 'eutna re main inn In the *tat' had <ve straight runft ii t'win*. while Lew Wallai > kiimked nil of the undefeated < la- hy two losses in the Gary lotinumnnt last w>. I. had four in a row The state's second major unde seated five. Fort Wayne South, state champion* in IW*. were 'i'll with Auburn for the lead in the northeastern league, each with two triumphs and no losses, while Fort Wayne North was also in the run ntng with a victory m the only |CORT Tonight & Thursday A Giant Spacial With A Marvs'ous Cast 1 The Novel Read By Millions Now the Yea' s Dramatic Hit' RICHARD GREENE ‘HERE I AM A STRANGER’ With RICHARD DIX Brenda Joyce, Roland Young. frladyw George See this Outstanding Production For Only — 10c15c ALSO—Comedy A News Sun Mon Tues. — -K.d Nightingale* Mutiny on the Blackhawk’

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SPORTS

* • Week’s Schedule j For Adams County Basketball Teams Friday * Auburn at Yellow Jackets | < ■ ’nmiulnr* -at I'ortlund Herne at Huntington Monr<" at Geneva Kirkland at Hartford Fi|i.is,.#t dill at Monroeville .ohii retii. game It ha* played New Castle's Trojans walloped busies laifuyetle Jefferson. Io i 24. it 'lie 'd the few conference j names last work, to bounce hark Into a tie lor first plan’ In III' I north ieiitr.il conference' I* < i-ntral. idle las’ week was thd with tto Trojans with five victor ' n - and otic loss < a< h In the southern conference j Washington and I’rillcelon had 'wo ifiitioies isilt and no defeats and Bloomington hud a win in the only j i onlereni game it has played , KI wood and Muncie' Burn- leader-. m the i etitral r oufereni e. were Idle evn-pt in tourney play so th' Panthers remained technically In (firs' plai • with three vlctorie- | w'ii 111 !’. Ne|l|l''! , t'-.mi has lost a , out'-rem • r-atne o Conservation League Meets Monday Sight Th Vint, counn fish and c imconservation leigue will hold Ils 1 regular month)' m-dlng at th •' Mooa> Home. Mondav a’ 7 p m All members and offi'ers are re-fill-stud to la- present as yearly reports will In- made ant election of officers for tlic coming vent will ho !>■ Id o Court Trial Here Is Recessed Today The court n ial of Mary Nash I ■ira.nst the e»tat» of Ila Edrl*. I which wa« opine I in Adams s ir- < cult court this morning, was con | tinned bemuse of the doith of Mrs j J Fred Fruchfe. wife of the jmlgpresiding ad the trial The plaintiff - -wks to recover II 472. whic h she alleges « , s ing her for services Ar'hur E Vogle-w-de nt this city, Sturgis. Still'- A- , Sturgis, of Bluffton are plaintiff* It'nrtie- , whil. IP., hhurn the doll ari-.iiris of Hirnii<m. are representing the defendant* S- verul wHmuum were < ailed by ■ the plaintiff More tip- trip was halted Tlie trial was to have heard by a jury, but attorney* de<i‘hsl to try if «-foi. h court NOTICE These articles will lie gold at the Public Auction at the Decatur Sale* Co.. Friday, .Jan. 5, 1910 One gray porcelain kitchen cast range, good condition: one 36 inch width iron bed and springs. 1 new felt mattress to fit l>ed above; 1 new felt base rug, 9x101.. ft; 1 velvet rug 9x12 ft., good condition: 7 wire screens fur windows; 1 porch swing; two slop jars; 2 new water pitchers. enamel; 2 new wash pans, enamel; 1 reed bird cage: I large pitcher bowl: other things not mentioned. John Cramer

TMSKOMWL Trgm Standing* B.rnr I" ! *l-11 Pl.asafl! .Mill* " < Geu-v.. .. r. > r.!,:. Commodores t ■ Jefferson I •' b"' Monro** .. •’ Hartford 1 •» I'"' Monmouth I S l<w Telit,w Jacket* I » 000 Decatur** Yellow Jacket* finally cracked their »ea»on long jins, but 't took the dawn of a New Year to *how them the way The Jacket*, after dropping nine consecutive game*, roired back Monday night to <.-op the Bluffton Tig er* m the con»oiation tilt of the New Year * tourney at Berne. Congratulation*. Yellow Jacket*. of Io The J.iik-I* will hav. (heir hands full Friday night wh*-t' th.*) i inlrrtuin the tuburn Bed Ih-vll* on th.- Ik-catut Hoot Only las' I week, the Heil Ih-vils plllled "Io of the biggest Upset* of the cut t rent season when they edged out i | the potverful Tigers from *'entra!| 'of Fort Wsyne 000 - Friday night'* lilt here will he! a northeastern Indiana conference! iHI foi th.- lied lievil* but will not count In Ik-catur* li«'p standing olio The Ih-iallir Commodores after lielng i'll' since rhe pleasant MillHit Hecembei 2i. will awing li.uk. Into action Friday night, nr-etin.. th*- Portland Panther* at Pot Hand I The Panthers hav ln-en in and i outer* this season, but when at top form .ire plenty tough • All Adams county basketball! I thia week la a< heduled tor Friday ■ I night In addition io the two |l< ratur game*. < hlef Interest will center on the Herne Hear* Berne I* tackling a tough foe when th>Bear* travel io Huntington Friday Othei game* on the raid ale .Monroe at Geneva. Kirkland at Hartford, and Pleasant Mill* al Monroeville --000 Friend Buck, conductor of Out of Bound* m tho New* Banner. m U »t be wa-ling long and loud by now Buck ha* been mak-ng .nud'Out crack* at our Yellow Jacket* all sea•on for not winning a gam* And now our Jacket* beat hia beloved Tiger* Some fun' Hapoy New Yea-. Buck* 000 Note a paragraph written by Jeuae Kelley, sport* columnist of the Hartford City News-Time* Would suggest liecatur and Ad am* county fan* digest this little ■crib and remember It at the nett game they attend Here it |» • Thl* art of booing — at which 1 some Hartford City fan* are rapid |ly Iteiomlng adept—will soon give the local s< hool a r> potation abour ■ llbft John Billlnger’a In hl* hey-1 day Now we'll admit the official mg wasn't egactly top* ibe other I evening bur the continued chtrru* ■ of I«m>* didn't help a detn hiC” ■ 000Well* Co. Standing I-ll>*rty in ] #1( , O»*lan g 2 iumi Itockcreek ........ it * r.mi Cheater * e 400 Bluffton 4 * ,3jj I <W«B 1 « M3' Petroleum 3 7 300 'I " k*QII I 111 "'<l

Action From Rose, Orange Bowl Games Won by Trojans, Jackets

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| Uim-aaler .. " !' """ O(h> NEI Conference The standing of th- Northeast'l ern Indiana loiifereni <• I* a* fol-| low* i South Side 2 ft I Mftl i tubiirn 2 " I iuhc North Hide 1 « !<*»•"] i Garrett ~ .. .. 2 I •••>•> Bluffton 2 I but' Hartford City 2 1 j Central .... I 1 '»i«>| Kendallville .. 11 r.iur 1 liecatur 0 1 0901 i Columbia City .... ft S .000 Schedule for Thi. Week Friday night •Auburn at Deca-! tur; •Bluffton at •Garren. Ilaclord City at •Central. ’Kendallville at •Cultinihia City. •--Indicate* game* are conference game for team* ihna tnatk 'd : * «... « (>«. ...« ....... Decatur Bowling league Results Voting Snook Marhaugh «et th" jpace for the Minor league at Mie* I He* rest ion last night a* the major By of the kcglers found the new I wood set up at the start of the •e* ond half of the league aeaaon a ll'tle too tough Marhaugh how •ver. hung up a good 420 serie* Fr-d Ahr also beared the Cihi mark with » 411. Raaulta Camble* won three game* frnm Burke’s. J.7IS to 2.524 Mut*> tiler* won two game* from Cloverleaf. 2.472 to 2.572 Snyder* won two from Convoy Case IMS to 2,5«3 Smith* won two game* frnm Wren. MM to 2.342. Burka's Standard Service Tutweilet 147 203 147 Burke I*2 134 j Keller MS IS* ISI ! Bonlfa* 167 IS7 15A Zelt 14* 104 I*o Miller |*o ***WW* «MHM*V *S»*SM* Total* 402 446 434 Gamble's Store It Woodhsll iso ]44 177 Appelman 13& Schneider 100 147 147 Spangler 202 141 I*l Lanltenan 174 243 IS*

K W'HHlhall 2’l 144 ( Spot 6 6 6 Totals "•’• M 3 *M . Cloverleaf Frislnger 156 I*<2 I*3 I Kaylor ll*' 144 I*l , C Farrat I7» 116 165 ■ Hmden 302 lidl IM |j A Fa. rar I*s IM IBS ! Spot 14 U 14 j | Total* *4<l *«7 !'!•', Mutachler’a j Stump IS3 153 IM Ml-s l» 13* 2t3 I Ahr 3** 142 33" illeare 17ft 14* 1!S lUdd 21'1 3«1 IM I Total* *«2 *53 *l7 Convoy Case N Ettlera 16* 22? 135 Il Etgl»r* !?? I*l I*4 A Klii-rs 177 149 172 I Enter* 131 ini 155 D Etrl'-r* 159 177 IS* Total* SIS *63 M»5 Snyder'* Diner Marbarh 2I» 222 Itm Snyder 161 177 164 Moses IM 13a 160 Hoffman 147 16" 210 Walters 16* 124 15* Totals *l4 422 *73 Wren H Dull IS2 IM Davte 142 211 144 Tumbleson 143 133 154 Tope 15* 177 IS* McClure 176 160 I*6 • liuii 135 Totals 772 41« 7M Smith In*. Co W Gallmeyer IM IS* 114 E. Gallmeyer 140 155 131 C< Bultemeler 141 177 142 E Bultemeler *4 IM H. Gallmeyer 144 170 2«* Smith ]O2 Spot Fl II 11 Total* SM 774 M 3 <* ■ —.... C. N Sanders of route 1, Craigvile. was a shopper here U«l*> and renewed hl« pa[e--

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f A | Today’s Sport Parade By Henry McLemore Hollywood, Jan. 3 iU.W RecoJ. Im-tlon* of It are rather dim hecanoe it happened way back lasi year ilaot Bunday, in facti. but I ido »eem to re, all having picked Tennessee over Southern California Tulane over Texas A and • M Georgia T<-< h <n*r Missouri., and Clemson over Boston College I i In the various bowl gam*-,. I think It is with pat dutiable ! pride that I <*l' your attention to those last N-i pl, ko* I* there one among you who will date d*-ny that Georgia Tech beat Missouri and that Clemaon was th* victor over Boston college? one hundred per cent right I was about those two games If, perhaps. I erred slightly in choosing Tennessee and Tulane let me remind you that to err Is only human, and I am always one of the first to stand up > and insist that I am human whenever an argument on the subject take* place. Little mishaps sin h as took place in the How and Sugar Bowls are j bound to happen and in no way detract from my own fine opinion of myself as a foot hull aeer After all. I butted 590 and that is a line - average in any game Shuck*, that i* 200 better than a perfect game In bowling and such star* aa Ty Cobb. Babe Buth. lain Gehrig. and loe Di Maggio never attained It In baaeball A* a matter of fact. I think It I* a credit to me that I am not bragging and strutting True. I'm smirking a bit. but on the whole I am behaving rather decently and modestly about the whole thing. Concerning the Rose Bowl game, which was the on* I saw. though I listened to two other* on the radio, how wa* I to know that of the 35 player* Tennessee brought ont only four were going to play the game they were capable of? I'm a sportswriter, not a |**ychologi»t And only four performed their duties | refer to Ackerman, a substhuie center; Butler, a sophomore halfback. Huff ridge a junior guard, and Clfer*. a senior •nd The rest of the Tennessee

rust, to borrow a phra«e from the drama crith*. »*» ,N’o team ever came to the Hone Bowl willr ■< blgg< r build up ab'l no team ’ ver had !<■»• • han< <- Io win Ihrnpite this Tenneaaee. with a few brink* <d the ganM*- "»“ w hav*' *«tolen'' a th- and I us*- the word •■stolen" purposely Take uway the slurslng penalty 'hat fott th* ball on their .’yard Ihw with only n mmnte and W second* to play In the fir»t <>«•<■ “t** l ' Hmln ate the fumble by fullback Now man late hi the game, and ib* Vol* might have iome out with n <»«' or 77 lie Any sportsman with a liking for victory by the b*tt*r team must lie glad that such a tie didn't re stilt Because Houthern California wa* at least two. and perhaps , three touchdowns the better * lull on New Year« The Trojans had I th*' lieffer line the belter backfield. th« better qua ft *‘r ba' klltf; and the*better spirit When a taam with that many advantages doewn t win. H'* a abam** Not only a shame but robbery. Tennessee wa* not lacking in one department, however Ihirlng nil th*' time they were riding high atid winning war after gum*-, they never forgot how to lose From Coai h Neyland down to the

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last despairing »übstli t | U took their Hiking with Wa , ura< I'ritsneas They nia,|e coses, but simply sniff team had lieaten them bag;, 1 They lost the g um , ’ respect of any who met saw them. • n Swedish Steamer | K Reported Sink N-w York. Jan 2 /yu kay radio Intercept.,; Ja from the Swedish ateann-r k today, saying a submarine cd upon If and It wa* »mk,r Th* ship asked imm»dteb ante It guv,. J;. J,; It " about 1.800 mile* north,-a,, muda and aliout 7*w mite* , ! west Os the wMHhern Irish Court Certificate Is Received H A certificate of opinion !-<>*■ supreme court In wh ■r, ; t f -d the apptrnl of Tod W> uw>l , a «-day jail sentenc, Spot hl Juda* Henry K «•. - Wabash dredge case fo r ha* la—n received by c„untp Clyde O. Truutn-r Whipp;,. dilat'd he would re-flle th* is