Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 31 January 1940 — Page 6

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Yellow Jackets Lose To Hartlord City 46*31]

HARTFORD CITY BEATS DECATUR TEAM TUESDAY Yellow Jackets Drop 1636 Derision At Hartford City Decatnr high whnol'g Yellow Jacket* Imw-d to Hartford City ' there Tuesday night, 46-36. but n„t before they had thrown a war* Into the Airedale camp and «tag-'d a atronu aeeond half rally. The Airedales, who have been improving greatly In the past few weeks. Started out fast, apparently still hot from their victory over j North Ride (Saturday, and ran up a lead of * 1 liefore the Imais had a chance. A parade to the foul line In the opening minutes. In which Airedales rang the bel four Straight times, also helped lhl-< > lead At the quarter It was 12 I Despite field goals by Chllcotr. I Rlapleton ami Andrews in the sec ond stanza the Airedales led Ito 12 at half-time In the second half it wus a different story huw-vr-r. at least for a time lad by Staple ton. who hit three times in a hurry the Jackets pulled up to •" fnre the quartet ended In the third quarter, however, big Charles Andrews committed Ins fourth personal and was sent to the showers Coach Hugh Andrews I aubatituted for the- first t

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| Week’s Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams • 4 Friday Leo nt Yellow Jackets. Commodores at St Hose. Llm Ohm Berne at Bluffton. Kirkland at Monmouth I Geneva at Albion. Hartford at Pleasant Mills Saturday Monroe at Waterloo. Jefferson v« Bryant at Berne, sending in John Kri< k. The Purple and Hold battled the Airedales on practically even terms in the last stanta. even without Andrews, but when the final gun sounded the Airedales were still dinging to that precious early game bad Williams was a tower of strength , in the Airedale offense, mainly by virtue of a first half ho' streak, which was also definitely acountable far the win He scored seven limes from afield, five of these coming in the flrat half Rob Stapleton < halked up sig field goals and a free throw for IS markers while Kenny Chile oate wa« dose behind on four field goals ami three charity markers Decptui ft! FT TP Chilcoate. f I 3 II Fuhrman f 113 Andrews. <• 13 5 Stapleton, k 6 1 13 Lynch, g o 4 4 Krick, c Totals 12 12 M Hartford City Ft! FT TP I ttvermeyer. f 4 19 Wagner, t 2 15 Elzey, < 3 3 9 Beeson. g Oil Williams, g * 2 IS Caln f I o 2 Macklin, f 10 2 Hhawhan. g I o 2 Totals 19 » 4S Referee. Butenian (Garrett l. t mplre. Yming (Anbnrn). Preliminary Decatur 15, Hartford City 25, Decatur Fighters Win In Tourney Two Dec-atur fighters advanced to the semi-finals of the Fort Wayne Goldi-n Gloves tourney by winning decisions in hoots Tuesday night at th' G. E. duh in that city f.loyd Conrad former middleweight i hampion won a decision over Jim Crain. Angola, one of the toughest in the division Jack Mahan. welterweight won the dlrision over Delmar Elcble of Hicksville, i < thio Two Red Foxes Are Killed In County Two red foxe* were killed In the county Tuesday, aecordtag to repoit* received al this office. Holier! Beery of Kirkland township shot one and Joe Geels killed the other

BERNE DEFEATS KIRKLAND FIVE Bears Register 11-26 Triumph Over Kangaroos Tuesday The Berne Bears continued their winning ways Tuesday night, downing the Kirkland Kangaroo* on th" Berm- floor. 41-26. The Bears piled up a 22-11 margin in the first hulf and stayed safely out In front the entire game. Burry was Berne's leading scorer with eight field goals. Engle paced the Kankaroos with nine points. Berne FG FT TP llabegger f 2 15 Sc hindler f 4 19 Lehman c I <t 2 Burry g * " 16 Stucky g I it 2 Neuenschwandcr f 2 3 7 Schwartz g • " ® Totals 1* f' 61 Kirkland Girod f 2,26 Engle f 4 19 Arnold c 2 " I Wulllman g 2 <• 4 D Baumgartner I ° - C. Baumgartner g (111 Totals II 4 26 Referee • Nulf (Fort Wayne) I'mplre ■ Farris (Portlandl Preliminary Kirkland 20. Berne 13. BjS: I Basketball teams of Indiana are settling down to the last lap before the goal of all goals is started, the annua mat than for the state- high school championship The grind will start Thursday night, February 29. when first round games are played m 64 sectional centers throughout the state. At approximately 9 o'clock Saturday night. March 2. only 64 high school quintets will remain in ths running for championship honors. —oOoThe following Saturday. March 9. these 64 sectional champs will meet in 16 regional centers, and the- field cut to 16 teams. Man h 16. four semi final tourneys will be played and from these m-ets four teams will be left to battle for the honors Two weeks will elapse until the finals at the Buter fieldhouse In Indianapolis March M. | CORT Tonight & Thursday 7’ * •"Sag, IS STUART’ ERWIN MARJORIE WEAVER Petrie Knewlee • leitell Hl«k» Josh Cer.ee ■ Hebert Ceveeewgh Jvee Goto • I I. CNvo SShSwb a* WwT be tX-ae • Ms ALSO—Musical Comedy; News A Novelty. ONLY 10e*lSc —o_o— Frl. A Sat. — Jahn Mask Brown Bob Baker, “Chip of Flying U." -0 Sun. Mon. Tues.—" Legion of Loe Flyers" A "Mickey the KM."

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Out of deferenceto religion* organ- ! (ration*. the Anal tourney will not 11 lie held March 2.1 becauee nt con- i fill t with Holy Week 000 Decatur will be the »cene of a ee.tlonal tournament thin year for the Aral time aime 1831. The city wil Um ho«t to th.- eight team* of > Adam* county, with the Yellow I Jacket*, of course. the ninth en- : trant in the tourney Two game* I will be played on the Opening 1 night, February 28. three Friday night, two Saturday afternoon and one Saturday night. 000 - .t Capacity crowd* should attend I all sessions nt the local sectional. ■ a* team* of the county appeal to ‘ be the be*t balanced all the way through for several season*. with | any one of aeveral capable of winning the honor*. -oOo— i Playing in the city'* new gymnasium, one of the finest in the state for a city of thia J sire, the place should be crowd- i I ed. Awarded a sectional for , I the firet time in these many years, it will be strictly up to the sane to determine if Adame county wilt be given future sectional*. Boost the tourney all the way. 1 -000 - Decatur'* Yellow Jackets gave I the Hartford City, Airdle* a battle ' all the way Tuesday night at Hartford City before dropping a 10polnt decision. The Jackets trailed by IK point* at the half but came out fighting in the second half to pull within seven point* of the Airdale* at one stage of the game - -000— The Berne Bears scored a tonvine mg 111-point triumph over the Kirkland Kangaroo* last night to once again establish their stand Ing a* the leading team in the county, based on the season's record The Bears face another test Friday night when they meet the Bluffton Tigers at Bluffton 000 The Jacket* face another rough road Friday night, when they entertain the Imo Lion* at the Decatur gym Leo won the Allen county tournament last weekend, the Lion* winning all their games In easy fashion. ■ —oOo “~ The commodores will move Into foreign territory Friday night, meeting St. Rose at Lima. Ohio The Commie* art likewise looking ahead, a* the annual alate Catholic high school tournament will be held at Fort Wayne within a few week*, opening Friday. February n. —oOo Hames tor other county teams are: Friday night — Kirkland at Monmouth. Geneva at Albian and Hartford at Pleasant Mills Saturday night — Monroe at Waterloo, Jefferson va Bryant at Berne, ——■ a t Genera? Electric Bowlina Results ♦ — ■■■■■♦ MAJOR LKAGUK Plangee Fjdy Jt» jot 176 Omlor ]4O 172 1M , D Gaga ...... — 111 is* IM a. McDougal 171 m 1(3 Mclntoah „ im IM 1(5 rt ' Totals M7 «M Ml Stater* U Cochran 176 m m

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U. S. WILL NOT CHALLENGE CUP T<» Pans t’p Davin Cup Challenge To Australia Bpcause Os War New York. Jan 31 <U.FI would be something leas than cricket to fling a bold Davis cup challenge at a nation in the throes of war. so the I'nited States will pass nft the midnight deadline and ; iv<- Auatralia ample opportunity to rehabilitate ber tennis forces before challenging for the big International trophy again Roth John Bromwli b and Adrian Quist, the conquering Anzacs who lifted th<- cup from the I nit'-d Stales and sailed bac k "down under" with it last year, already haveanswered the cal <to colors and the unwritten laws of sportsmanship preclude the bare suggestion that Australia should be asked to defend the trophy with her depict c-d ranks I'ndet the- rules governing Davis cup competition, however, no provision Is made for war. and the I'nited States or any other nation is at liberty to challengeHolcomb* Ward, president of thej I'. S lawn tennis asamiation. announced that the I'nited States not only would pass up th- challenge this year but would give the AusIndiana at least a year or two after the- war ends to restore her tennis team to full strength "It would m>t be a sporting proposition tor us to do otherwise.” Ward said The wars in Europe- and elsewhere In the world probably will result in shelving the competition until peaceful, happier tittles prevail. "The leading Australian players are known to be doing war duty. *Uty nation that might decide Io ignore the war c ondiliotts would he strictly within Its right by filing a challenge, but according to the Informtloti we have here none has done so." Australia won the c up from the I'nited States in 1914 and held It four years without challenge during the World War. Tony Wilding, one of the AusttMilan aces who downed the I'nited States 3-2 in that series, marched off to war and was killed hi action. Despite the lose. Australia auccessfiilly defended the cup against Great Britain in 1919. and the I'nited Slates team, led by Bill Tilden and Bill Johnston, won It bac k In 192* If the present war hinders develop met, t of young Australian t players or lasts so long that Its established stars go stale, this country wll (wall, as It did in )9is. .until the Ausatea can put a strong squad in defense of the c up E R-inklng 132 IM 167 E Hummer 139 149 17k C. Ehlnger 149 164 177 Totals 764 339 173 G E No 2 J K Eady 163 143 141 II Keller 171 124 149 W Heim 155 193 174 P. Busse . . 132 176 127 [ W Lindeman IM 162 203 Totals 926 MS 794 i ' ' FOR SALE i The Follow ing t'ned and » Rebuilt Machinery: t * I—3 fl. McCormick Binder 17 ft. McCormick Hinde> » I—7 ft. Milwaukee Blndet 1- No. 17 Combine { I 6 fl. Champion Mower 1 Massey Harris Mower I Hide Delivery Rake 17 ft John Deere Cullipac fcer ' 1 John Deere 12 Inch 40 c Tractor Plow • I—l 4 inch Case Tractor Plow 6 I—l 2 inch Oliver Tractor Plow 1 I—lo hoe Plain Drill I—l hoe Fertiliser Drill 2 I—lnternational Manure Kpreader . I—New Idea Manure Hpreader . 1- John Deere Maunie Hpteader ' I Hay lUk. ’ I—4 Inch Lets Feed Mill 5 I—9 Im h Hurr MUI 5 1 — John Deere Corn Planter -1 -Cylinder Corn Hheller g 1 Hand Corn Hheller 2 Single Row Cultivators I—2 Row Cultivators , I—M Don Rubber ‘ 2—Model Aon Steal I—W C. Aills Chalmer Trsetor. LIVt STOCK 71 Blue Roan Mare 2 years old 2 1 Grey Horae. 3 years old -i 2 Span Mules 0 1 Jersey Cow. 3 years old 1 Jersey Cow. 9 years old . 2 Guernsey Cows, 3 years old 1 Brindle Cow. 6 years old ” 2 Sows and plga « 2 White Sows. 17 o STEFFEN HDW. ; & IMP. CO. 114 No. 3rd St. Oecalur Phans ISO 17 Bluffton Phene 44 l» I—- ———

DDTLED BEATS FRANKLIN FIVE Steiner Scores II I’oißt* As Butler Retains Loop Izad Indianapolis. J lin '-U.P> The task of stopping Butler's rampaging Bulldogs before they garner the State college < imference basketball title for the second consecutive year appeared well nigh impossible today as the other 22 members of the league sat back and considered their 6! to 43 triumph over Franklin last night. The victory was the fifth in u row in th- conference for Butler against no defeats and left them with only one more league battle to play and that against Earlham who so lar has failed to impress the rest of th- conference although winning three games. Franklin held the Buldogs more valiantly, however, than the score indicates At one point the (Jrlzz-. Iles were ahead. 1* to 16. hut the Indianapolis Invaders rallied and pulled out in front. 30 to 24. at the half From that point mi they .< ousted Dietz. Butler forward, took over high scoring honors from Captain Stelm-r, looping seven held goals

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