Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1940 — Page 8

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JOE LOUIS TO MEET PAYCHECK Announcement Brings Turmoil On Eve Os Louis-Godoy Fight Now York, Fob. X (UR 1' seemed like old times today u« a torrld-tongited tempest awe p t through glad in tola glut h on the ev<- ot the world hoary weight championship buttle between Joe Ixiuiz and Arturo Godoy While < hampion Joe and < hal longer Artii:<> i„afeil at their near by camps. awaiting tomorrow night'*' gong at Madiaon Square Garden, there wag great hotly butly on Jacobs' l>ea< h and points west The tempes' swlrlxl about last night* premature announcement that If Ixtuia retains hi* title against Godoy of Chile champion Joe will next risk the clown again*' Johnny Payihek of Dost Mollies 1.1 ft ttlMbly at the garden l in \pttl Promote) Mik'- Jacoba, an entire ' ly Innocent worker in the <au»e or a worthy < harlty. suddenly found himself an abused storm center as | 11 Godoy's manager. Al Weill, delivered a withering blast against the 2*th Century duh for making the announcement Weill wailed. Friday's tight 'll be mint' li It Ire ruln't!" Ji Pinky George of Iles Moines, manager of the latest heavyweight sensation, la-e Savold. 'and archenemy of I’ayehek of De* Mottles) threatened to '.til off tin- Savold Hub Pastor flirht at th. gard.gi on March 1. because the L'oth Ceti tury Is shotin us around." 3 > New York boxing writers buzzed in bewilderment, amazed that the "sec ret" Lottis Pay. hek negotiations had been revealed without warning In the still of the night These negotiations were supposed to he "decret" because promoter Jacobs was trying tn arrange the match for the benefit of the Finnish relief fund Moat of the boxing writers knew about the dickering but kept It confidential because of the fund An uniformed reporter stumbled lipog the story last evening and ■■ ■ —

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<| Week’s Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Thursday Commodores at St. Paul's (MarI lon I. Friday i North Side (Fort Wayne) at Yellow Jackets Geneva at Kirkland. Monmouth at Pleasant Mill*. Petroleum at Hartford. Saturday Willshire. Ohio, at Commodores Emerson (Gary) at Herne. he would "betsak" It. There was great hue and cry at the 20th Century Immediately one of Jacobs' Bten with or without permission protected the other boxing writer* by telephone Despite the premature announcement. promoter Jacobs insisted late last night that negotltions have not been completed and tor the laiirisPay. hek scrap and that absolutely nothing has been signed When the tumult and shouting subsides, it wilt be discovered tinI doubt.'dly that the whole affair I* I bin i <y< lone in a c-ofiee <up No ■ harm will be don. except to Pinky George's pride The announce , tnetit probably will help. Instead |of hurt, the gate for tomorrow night s laiiiis-Godoy scrap, which is virtually assured of drawing more than lloo.tmo <>f course, tnanag er Weill won t be convinced of that until he sees the gross figures Pinky George, who telephoned his anguish from Dea Moines to this writer, apparently has known nothing of the Lonis-Paychek negotiations until ha read the announcement in a paper Pinky said "I let Savold take the Pastor Inuit for March 1 on the assumption | that Savold would get first era. k at laiuls laster tomorrow nights fight i in case Savold beat Pastor Now Pay. hek is getting the Loti* fight and were being shovel around Pfnkey ha* no love for Paychek, whom he helped develop as a prominent heavyweight and then lost to Al Steinman Paychek. a fast stepping light pim< her. is now working on 3, straight victories In lamtner* lame it l* opined that Pinky and Savold should go through With the Pastor bout, which will draw about 370.000, with the chance of a II.Omi.tWHI summer gate with Luu* if Savold beats Pastor. Meanwhile le.uis teniaiiu-d the 7-1 favorite to retain his crown against Godoy tomorrow night Jolting Joe completed training yes terday with four rounds against tour sparmates. He expecta lo scab- 202 pounds at tomorrow'* weigh-in at the garden Godoy, who limited himself to limbering exert ise* yesterday, figure* on 201 pounds Paychek. Steinman. Savold and Pinky plan to be at the ringside They will not lie seated four abreast —— O— — —— H S BASKETBALL Roanoke 49 Ossian 30. Lafayette Central 37, Huntington Catholic 25 Jasper 61. Southport 39 Martinsville 41 Wilkinson 21 Elwood 32. Cathedral ihidlanap- , oils > 20. New Castle 41. Ric hmond 31

KIRKLAND WINS EASY VICTORY Kangaroos Register 56*33 Triumph Over Icflcrson Quintet The Kirkland romp 1 ed all over the Jefferson Warrior* ' Wednesday night at the Berne auditorium. Kirkland chalking up a sfi'!-1 triumph The Kangaroos led at the half, 2* 15 Arnold. Kirkland center, was the high scorer with 22 (Hilnts mt in field goals and two free throws Baumgartner tallied 12 points and Girod 10 Baker and Itollenbac her led Jefferson with 1»> and 12 l>oint*. respectively I Kirkland .FG FT TP Girod, f 5 0 10 Baumgartner, f fl o 12 Arnold, e .10 2 22 Wullimun. g 4 o x 11. Baumgartner, g 0 0 0 Mankey. f 10 2 Beer, f 10 2 Total* 27 2 Ml Jefferson FG FT TP Raker f 7 2 1« latuitenhelser. f 0 5 a Hollenhac her. <• 4 4 12 Haines, g o 0 o ('Hue. g 0 0 0 Kinney, g 0 0 0 Baumgartner, g ’• 0 0, Huffman, f <• o 0; Totals II 11 33 R. feme. Erne i Berne i Preliminary Kirkland I*. Jeffeiaon 15 Today’s Sport Parade By Henry McLsmors Los Angeles. Feb k (Ufo In this ever changing world In which all I* topsy turvy. It is gratifying and heartening lo discover that there are ten* of thousand* left whose faith remain* unshaken To anyone who doubts man's faith lu man I recommend a ride to the Santa Anita race track on any afternoon the horse* are run nlng The last mile of the way. which runs through a fertile valley. with the snow-capped Sierra Madres looking down from the north. Is lined with touts of all dear rfptlons Each has a hors* to sell. Almost as c lose together a* the pic - ket* of a fence they stand and shout their ware Something hot In the first Something sure In the- second. A sleeper in the third A good thing in the fourth A shoo-in in the fifth A steal in the sixth. Adcreeze in th'- seventh ami getaway money hi 'he eighth For prices ranging form ten (ent* to a dollar the touts will part with their get rich-quick informal lon To add stability and Importance to their c hoices in the day's racing the selections are printed on paper The touts know that one of the earmark* of an American is a willingness to swallow and believe anything that is printed <m paper The tip sheets sell taster than Sc-ablscult ran run Green sheets. I pink sheets, red sheets, blue sheet*, and white sheets, they are bought and digested as If their ' authors were Margaret Mitchell. Arnold Bennett and John Stein- . beck No one ever seems to slop to think that a man who has win tiers to sell doesn't have to sell winners on the sides of a street. The vary fact that a man. down at the heel*, shabby of cuff and collar, ha* to peddle tip sheets Is proof that what is in them la no good on earth. If the Information was worth the Ink required to print It the sellers would he at the track betting the Information In- i stead of selling It. Give any one | of the sellers of the sheet* real In furmation for a week and he could build more libraries than Carnegie, more medical centers than Rocke fellers, and out Gncienhrim Guggenheim It is an amaxlng picture of American thought and life to watch the cars slow down and their owners buy the phoney sheets Banker* who question th/ loan of two dollar* to some deserving soul with collateral, lean blithely out of the windows of their limousines and purchase the hot things for the day. They never seem to stop U> consider that each of the tout sheets has as many selector* aa there are horses tn a race, and that each selector picks a different neg. In this manner someone la certain to name a winner and mike It possible for the ihaet to advertise tbs following day that one of Its wise and knowing men came t a rough with a winner Some of the more prosperous sheet owners operate from offices end advertise In the paper* Bucher* are told that for so much » week wire Information will be eent them, letters in a secret code will be delivered at their doors, and masked delivery boys will sneak them tips direct from the feed boa. Many of the tip sheet tycoons own portable printing presses and crowds leaving a track are sold sheets bragging of the day's triumphs and announcing tomorrow's ( can't-mioe selections g No one hnowa the extent of the

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CANCEL CAME ' Rev. Alvin Jasinski athletic director of the Decatur Catholic high school, today received j word from Marion that tonight's scheduled game between the Decatur Commodore* and St. Paul s of Marion has been c ancelled Marlon oflli lais said they were unable to obtain use of the Marion gymnasium to- | nlrht DEANERY MEET OPENS FEB. 15 Decatur Team Entered In Annual CYO Deanery Tournament Decatur Is one of IS teams entered In the annual Fort Wayne CYO deanery tournament, which will open Thursday night. February 15. at the Community Center in Fort Wayne Sessions will be played at both the Community Center and Central Catholic’ school The De<atur team will play it* tlr*t game at 9 30 p m February Hi at the C C gym. meeting Warsaw • The winner of the Fort Wayne tourney will represent the deanery in the diocesan meet at Hamtn ind March 9 and 10 The complete schedule follows: Fab. 15—Community Center Game I, k;00 Bt Patrick's vs. Auburn. Gsme 2. » 00- Bt John's vs. Rt Peter's. Feb. tt-CCHS Gym Game 3. 7:30 St Hyacinth's vs. St Andrew s. Gsme 4.1:30- Resancon vs. Kendallville Game 5. 9 30 - Warsaw va. Decatur. Feb. 17—Community Center Gym Game «, 7:30 -Rt. Jude's vs. St. Joseph*. Game 7. 9:30 St. Mary's vs. St. Peter's snd Paul's Huntington. Game I, 9 30-flt Paul's vs. Yod i

IM. I Feb. 17—CCHt Gym Gam® 9. 7.2o—Cainedral ta. Bt. Mary'*, Huntington Game 10. I. JO Precion* Blood »a. Winner ot game 1. Game 11. 9:3o—Winner game 2 va winner came 3 Feb. 10—CCHS Gym Game 12, 1:20 —Winner came 4 v*. winner game 5 Game 13. 2 30—Winner game 0 »*. Winner game ?. Game 14. 3 30— Winner game I ra winner game t. Game 11. 4:30— Winner game -0 »a winner game 11. Game I*. 7:3o—Winner game 12 ra. winner game 13. Gam* 17. 4 30-Wlnner gam* 34 vg. winner gam* 11. F*b. 19—CCHt Gym Game 11. 7:3o—Umer game 10 va. loaer game 17 (r-cmaolation*. Gam* 19. »:3o—Winner gam* II ra. winner game 17 tflnab. ——————— WINCHESTER BANK -nOMTIXt'BD Uf> FA>« rut I weighing about ICO pound*, flee i fa*t, nine Incite* tall He aald he I waa wearing a light ault and overcoot. I Police Immediately atarted a road blockade. I — - ... o _ read* in a G**d Town — o***tu>'

| PLANS SHOOT NEXT SONOAV Country Conservation Club To Sponsor Shoot Sunday Another shoot Is to Im held Sunday sponsored by the t'ounlry ennI serration c lub, at its range almut 'seven miles north of fleeatiir Just off V. H Road 27. I Prises donated recently by Decatur merchant* will lie sufficient to conduct the third shoot February II Members of the club through the committee composed of Herman Weber, chairman; Imo King and Henry Getting, said today they appreciated the support given th* dub by the merchants through th* donation of the prises. Proceeds from the shoot are used to restock igaine in this comunlty. Members of the dub have reliably reported to this newspaper i that the duh president. Rudy Meyer* Is bound to keep some of the prizes in his possession inspite of , the fact that other memlier* of the | Iclub are better shots than he. They said that last week, after failing to snare any of the prises himself, he entered an aunt of his hut she was disqualified when she could not lift one of the club's heavy cannon gun* Then he pick- ’ ed one of hl* 10 year-old nephews to shoot with him After the match 1 it was discovered the l>oy had beaten Rudy by two to nothing But I club members had to admit Mr Meyers kept one of the prizes In his family On Sunday, the committee in charge of the -shoot lias requested all good shots In this area lo help the club members keep ihe prizes out of the hands of Rudy or his relatives. — !— - Elks Select Teams For National Meet Two teams, which will represent B P O Elks lodge No. of Decatur. In the national Elks bowling tourney at Fort Wayne, starting March 23. were selected last night. Team No. One Fred Ahr. Carl Mies. Don Stump, captain; Ed Mutsc hler and Al Schneider. Team No. Two- Don Gage, captain; Charles Writer, Jim Ehinger. True Miller and Art Miller Another team is expected to Im- formed liefore the deadline for making entries on February to All mem tiers of the local lodge wishing lo Imwl in the nation-

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