Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 27 February 1940 — Page 7

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Sectional tourney opens Thursday

Les Governing ■Tourney Conduct I Listed By State

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Host Principal * ■ flk R ■■ W (Jny Brown, nrint ipal of the Bwatur janlor-M'lilor high im hool a* t-fitfei |>lin<*lpal. la In eomplote i ehargr of nil ■rrangrmwnta and de ! ulla of the ae< t lona I tournament BAND WILL ADD COLOR TO MEET Decatur High School Band To Play During Tournament "Muale may aoothe the aavage heaat" — hut It will alao rea< t Juat , the ofipoaite It undoubtedly helpa ' egi-fte the frenzied enthualaam of ' a rntipl.- Iboii-.and baaketball fana wait him their "favorite diah" a baakethall game I: was probably with this thought partly in mind that provialrm* were made to have the Beeattir nigh a< boot liand at the se< ti<>nal tourney to be held at the Det atur Junloraenlor high arhool Thnr-tday, ! Friday and Saturday At rath of the aeaak>n> the band will appear in a body and play before gamea and at Ifme-outa. between halfea. another feature that should promise fans a full session of entertainment. With a repertoire that atarta with “D. II 8“ — Decatur high achool'a alma mater song, set to the words of the more famous '•lndiana" — and Includes a number of sparkling s< hool tonus and stirring marcbea. the band is eg pee ted to add that final touch of rolor and fanfare to the tourhey The band will be seated on the temporary stage bleachers at the west end of the gymnasium Thia will be the only band at the tourney. No others will be here because of the large amount of spare required tn accomodate the organlra tious. The high school hand la composed of part of the Decatur girls’ band, an organisation that has gained fame throughout the northern half of the state, and haa tak en part in major celebration.: *n thia area. The band la under the direction of Albert Hellemeyer ney will be held , 4. The lodging shall be paid h. Decatur junfor-smior high. s» the center high school, shall receive |l<H> «. The IHBAI shall receive one percent of the fifth balame 7. One-half of the sialh bnlance shall be divided pro-rata among the participating schools, with De catur junlor senkn high sharing >. One-half of the algth balance is to be divided on the basis of season ticket sales In the respect- | Ive communities on or before Thursday at S p m Season tickets sold after this hour will not be counted in the finding of the share of any school •. The board of control will pas* on all reports made by Mr Brown and the other center principals and all reports by the parliclpaiIng *<*lio(*h> Id. The coater school, whit h la Docatur. la to furnish a comptfi" financial report to the IHHAA and to each participating school soon after the tourney A note to those rules states that the amounts provided for the teni ter school are not to be divided a- . mr.ng the participating schools as , a bld for s tourney or in payment (CONTtNUMD OpTrAO* W*«>

COUNTY TEAMS LIST ROSTERS FOR TOURNEY Competing Tournament Teams List Eligible Players Each tram entered tn the Ik-ca-tur sectional tournament Is enj titled to certify 12 players as e|lg- , Ible Io compete. However, two of I these players must be scratched i before the team plays, leaving In ; players available for tournament play Th- < omplele roster of each team, showing the year of each | player in school, and hie height I and weight Is listed below DECATUR Name Yr Ht. Wt <■ Andrews Mr. S-o Itm , i<’ Hann Mr. Ml Ifni I S Johnson Mr. 5-10 !•& ill. Stapleton Hr MO 1 D Ftihrinan Jr U 2 lltt J Krick Jr. Ml 11*' , K t'hilcote Jr 5-7 130 H Johnson Jr. sto it" F Schamerloh Jr 5-11 150 i ,II Lynch Bo sat IM ‘ D. Fruc-hte Mo « u 145 , M Andrews Fr 5-10 135 BERNE Name Yr. Ht. Wt. <’. Neuenachwander Hr. stt HU T H< hindler Hr fi 1 145 II la hman Hr C l I ft" J Burry Hr g o 150 ' W Stuckey Sr Cat |M i 1 i 1 ■ So f. I" 137 II Baumgartner So 5-10 152 |r Schwartz Jr. 5-C 125 i. Lie.hty Jr. M 148 II Kmhk So. 5-ln 123 ' It la-hman Jr. 5-C 13k II Jr. sio 152 GENEVA Name Yr. Ht. Wt. N. tlrile Sr 5s 142 F Armstrong Sr 5 0 lie II Sprunger Sr 5-9 13# D. Wmdmlller Jr 5 s Ifts M Sprunger Jr. 5-5 140 'll Blkler Jr 5-9 ICR I II Feiinlg Jr. Cl ISO W. Noland Jr 5 7 131 E Moore Jr. 5* 170 T Roop So 5-R 133 J Windmiller Fr. 3-3 125 K Hofstetter Fr 59 132 HARTFORD Name Yr. Ht. Wt. E Amstutz So. 5-4 109 E Angsburger So !i-S 122 W Meyers So 5-9 142 C Pace • So 5-5 173 | |0 Dubach Jr. 5 7 117 JL. Fennlg Jr. M 125 W Hannl Jr. 5-7 119 jlt Amstutz Sr. 54 132 Il Dubach Sr. 510 153 , E Fennlg Hr. 5 9 121 , J. Lybarger Sr. 5-C 135 - T Hhoemsker Hr 5-11 143 JEFFERSON Name Yr. Ht. Wt. C. Brdlenhacher Sr, Cat 140 , B Kenney Sr. 5-10 120 |> Cline Sr 59 195 C. Baker Jr. 5-» 14ft ft lamtrenheiser Jr. 5-3 110 L Haines Jr 5-R 140 . V. Morningstar Jr. 5-5 IM W. Haines Fr 5 3 110 l< Huffman Fr. 5< Ito I. Rlef Fr. 5-R 115 H. Hamrbk Fr 5 3 110 |> Baumgartner Fr 59 130 KIRKLAND Name Yr. Ht. Wt. C. Arnold Jr. C-2 IM 'P. Baumgartner Sr. 5 * 150 W Wulliman Sr. 5-C 139 D Baumgartner Hr. 511 149 L. Engle Hr. 31 175

r«ll|>U || , , ■ , - - —— — — ■—— — Sectional Tournament Schedule THURSDAY R P. M. Berne i Decatur Saturday i:wp.m, FRIDAY 7 P. M. . j . Pleasant Mills j / Hartford ) FRIDAY R P. M. | L Monroe / Geneva Saturday 2 :se p. m. 1 l FRIDAY R P. M. I Thursday 7p. m. Kirkland I Jefferson Monmouth OFFICIALS- VON CROWE, Markle DONALD F. COAR, Auburn

Deratur, Indiana, Tuesday, Kehruary 27, 1940.

BASKETBAWL

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The sport staff of the Decatur Dully Democrat egtenda a most hearty and cordial welcome to buskKbnll players, fans, toni-hM and school officials to Decatur's first sectional tournament since 1931. It was with great personal delight that we received the word a few weeks ago that Deca Hl r had been awarded a section al tournament for 1940 With one of the finest, most modern gymnasiums and st hool buildings In the state for a city of thia size, we felt that Decatur definitely was entitled to be host to such a tournament, and it would have Ireen a keen disappoint ment had the Adams county teams been forced again to travel out of the county to compete for sectional honors. The Deeatur I tally Democrat, always a laroater for Decatur and Adams county, hopes that the 1940 aectkmsl tournament will l>e such a splendid success that these tournaments will l>ecome annual flztiirea. where sports fana of the county may gather each year and pull for their favorites but still snlute the eventual winner as the Item team. This splendid gymnasium should Im fillrsl to ca|ta< ity at every aessirm as hard fought battles are in prospect throughout the entire tournament, right up to and including the championship lilt Saturday night when one Adams county team will stand out alone as the sectional champion. In our several years of watching the teams of Adams county imttle i-ar-h other Hurth and nail never have the teams apfu-ar-ed so well mxched. never have we seen the year that no one team stands out almve the others to a leaser degree than at this time, the end of th. regulai 1939 1940 basketball season Just for a little fun. BASKETBAWL Is crawling clear out on the end of a long alendet limb, and forecasting the winners of each .Hid every game .4 the tiairna.nent Should there Io- a fan who does not agree with his picks, write to us We ll Ire glad to pass your disagreements on tn the fans So here goes: JEFFERSON MONMOI'TII The Warriors and Eagles have met three times this season, with Jefferson winning all three engagements by scores of 2ft I*. 41 33. and 30 27 So otir pick la JEFFERSON BERNE-DWATt'R — The feature clash of the tournament Tin- Bears and Yellow Jackets have met twice this season, each winning one game The Bears were victorious on their home floor, December 15. 32 to 2*. and 'he Yellow Jackets evened the score last Friday night on the Decatur floor. 39 io 39. Alamt ns narrow a margin here io nick on as from a gnat's eyebrow, bin taking the home Boor advantage plus a hunch w<- pick | DEIATIIt PLEASANT MILI.S H kRTFORD The Spartans won the Adams county itMirnameni In which Decatur and Berne did not e>Mnt»uc iii the three games this year. Pleasant Mills won all by scores of 39 14. 41 24. and 47 20 So. PLEABANT MILLS. MONROE4IENEVA Another tough one to seler-t The Bearkatz and f'ardinala have rained an even split in two games Monroe won the first tilt 27 to 24, and Geneva the second. 34 to 34 Geneva has somewuai the belter season's record GENEVA KIRKLAND JEFFERSON Th. Kangaroos downed the Warriors In their only meeting. 54 to 33. and there Is no reason to play any hum h on this one KIRKLAND DFX'ATI'R PLEASANT MILLS Having gone out to the very end of that long limb by puking the Yellow Jackets over Berne In the first round we can't hack up. even against the county champions DEt’ATt'R GENEVA KIRKLAND The Kangaroos have twice defeat ed the f'srdlnala 'hia season. 3fi to 25. and <3 to 4ft Despite thst old bugalmo about beating a team three times in a row KIRKLAND DECATI R KIRKLAND Now We are down to the finals. (Are Deia'ur and Klrklar.d’l. By this time the Yellow Jat keta should l>e accustomed to victory, so for the sectional < hamplons. DEI'ATI It YEI.I.OW JACKETS There Is BAHKETBAA’L'S story Have at II fans' AND. may the BEST team win'

11. Girod Jr 5-5 130 Howard Beer Ho S-o 150 E. Johnson Ho 5-7 Ift" I (’. Mankey Jr 5 4 135 K Troxel Ro 5-11 105 D Arnold Ho 55 123 D. Wllliainsim Ho 5-7 150

MONMOUTH Name Yr. Ht. Wt. R Ward Hr 510 150 J. Owens Hr. 5-10 153 R Conrad Jr 5-10 140 (CONTINI'IW' <>N PAGE TWO!

Jefferson And Monmouth Open Sectional At 7 p.m. Thursday Night; Berne-Decatur Battle

FACILITIES OF SEASON RECORD | NEW GYM FINE OF ALL TEAMS I FOR TOURNEY LISTED BELOW Deratur Gymnasium Is Complete Record Os All (•■."’Plrtdy Modern In Nj ( T ,, am> All Respects Is Listed Here Probably nowhere hi the etale could ample facilities In proftoriioti Always of interest to basketball <0 the size Os the crowd, be found fani< ()( |hp of (h(> | tomparable to those In tire Deca | tur junior senior high school gym ’ of > h “ ' ntlre seasoir In the nsslitm where the sectional basket- “''e Ils the tom ball tourney is Io be held Thur. re. ords, Im hiding •lay. Friday and Saiurtlay tourneys, of the nine Adam, counCompletely new and mtul.-rn •O'"I*‘»"R '« "»•' < throughout, th.- .parlous gymnas •' ""•' ,h '* Him aiidhorluni which aimintnitu DECA UR the achool building proper, may '« v . I’ortMud easily accomodate th.- net fan. of ’ av ‘'" ’» the canty Who Wi.h to .ee the ** ./’“TI “ city's first sectional tourney in • H ' <a ’t ,r •* Hoagland 3 nine years t overt line» Clean. <omfortable bleacher seats 30 M I surrounding three side, of th.- play *' a "' r 7 '7"- va 2 J' ! Ing Boor and temporary stage Det atur 2* } , ' rn ‘‘ ; bleacher, on the fourth .Ide will «’» 3 « sccomtHUte more that. 2 <«u. fan. h " “"' r « Auburn st. Prat th ally all - at. offer th- same h-* »'ur34 I entral 43 visibility and comfort in witness- *<•«••' 4o ll.tntlngf.m 52 'ing th., games. Modern, diffused « t ohtrnbu < By O lighting facilities also add to the l»«'a'''r ; 05... with which the game, may be l’''< a "" » Hartford < ity 4b <WI) Deeatur 29 l.e<. 49 An smomstlc times lock that can ’»« a "' r ’• *“* ' ,a^ n » be seen from any seat In the gym I**' l ""' L tell, esatfly th.- time remaining in 34 KendaUville 43 ! the quarter. Mid the precision with •’•'• ••''n I erne 3' whh h the offt.ial timer operales ® ,nd Tourney the < lock may be watched by any « .me It. th.- gym The period and ’• 14 the wore are designated on the j arutur same board, controlled from the BERNE ..fflclals bench lu low Berne 41 Hartford 1 The p.ibli. address system, re- ,4 *' ,n ‘ Monroe 15 pitted to be on.- of the most m<>d I 4 *''*"' 11 (.em-va .4 lent In th- state, which reaches in »• "" 2s s ‘* 24 ;to every room of the school, will •♦•■ me 35 Redkey .0 lu- in use in the gymnasium Nam 7 0''” 1 ' 14 F *• es of t-anis and players, their num- J**™** Portland .1 hers, startins line-ups and other ■ J** rne 32 1 * information of Interest to the fans J 4, r,l ‘' 4 J Dunkirk .2 will be broadcast over two speak lanett . ers set in the west .-nd of th- «""" 2 * Huntington 41 Bern.. 4t. Fort Wayne < < 4.. Ample rest room facilities ar.. N *' w " assured The men's rest room I. I 4 """' ’• 1t... k. r«-k . . (.Mated In th., south lobby of th- 44 ‘ r "*' ']• * arr ‘‘" 7. entrance to the gymnasium with 44 " rn '' 41 4 '" 7 ' the ladles' on the opposite side hi Bluffton ... the north corridor of th- entrance »"™e 40 Gary Emerson 43 In addition, rest room facilities ar- 44, ‘ n, *‘ 4 " provide.! for the players off dress- B-rne > Deratur 39 Idk room# and those' for *tud»‘nt* fl ,,n d Tourney are irnated in the schmri proper ' 4 ""”‘ 33 „ «’ Two canteens, at which soft l4< ' rn " 2 « Hartford City 30 drinks, candies, popcorn Mid other .-out-. ti<>ns may he olitain-d will- GENEV be operated throughout active 4 i“»'' a ™ Monmnulh 2. hour, of the tourney The matt. Geneva 29 Jefferson 22 .anteen Is l.x-sted In the north .-or- Geneva 39 P.-troleum 34 rldor Os the entrsnee. While a spe Geneva 24 Berne 31 hlal canh-en will Im- operated in Geneva 24 *• th- north corridor off th.- north Geneva 2. Mrklm.d 3S entrance to the gymnasium , .j Geneva 22 Hartford 2ft for .indents Geneva 3P Bryant 29 CALL 1000 Geneva 34 Monnu- 34 The Deeatur Dally Democrat Geneva 29 Coldwater 37 is installing a special telephone Geneva 17 Bryant 24 in the tress bo. at the Yellow Geneva 27 Albion 22 Jackets' gymnasium. If you Geneva 4ft Kirkland 43 can't attend the tourney, call Geneva 3fi Jefferson 34 1000 Geneva 44 Hanford 25

TOURNEY EDITION

Battle Between Decatur And Berne To Feature First Night Os Play In Tournament. ENDS SATURDAY De.-atur's first sectional tournament In nine years will open In the new junior-senior high school gymnasium in this city Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. Two game, will Im- play.-.) <m Ihe opening night, three on Friday night, the two semifinal clashes Saturday afternoon, and the chum plonahip game Saturday night Not since 1931 has Decatur been host to a sectional tournament, and I not since 1931 have ull Adams county team, been entered in the same sectionll. With the tournament, already a wide open affair on the basis of seaaon play. mad. even more of a toss-up by the fortune of the draw which pits the De.-atur Yellow Jackets and Herne Bears, generally regarded a. pre-tourney favorites, against each other on the opening night, capacity crowds are In pros pe< t forth.- event. Hale of season tickets opened Monday in the various schools, and a heavy advance sale I. already reported. Tickets for the four sesslotis are priced at sl. and all season ticket holders will Im- granted preference in admission before any .ingle seaslon tickets are placed , on sale at the d.Mir of the gymnasi mm. To the Jefferson Warriors and the Monmouth Eagle, will go the honor of opening the tournament, meeting In the first contest at 7 o’clock Thursday evenln. At the conclusion of this game, the Decatur Yellow Jack-ts and Berne Bear, will take the floor In what is billed as the feature attraction of the entire tournament and whose winner many fans predict will go on to take the sectional < lash The Decatur Berne < la.h will conclude Thursday night', play . The tourney will Im- resinned at 7 o'clock Fuday night The Pleasant Mill. Hpartans. comity champions, will ofx-u Friday night play, meeting the Hartford Gorilla.. At * o'clor k Friday the Monnu- Bearkatz and Geneva Cardinals will langb*. As the final ' tilt Friday night, the Kirkland Kangaroos will play the winner the Jefferson-Monmouth game. Heml-fhials will be played Haturday afternoon, with the Decatur-Ib-rne and Pleasant Mill.-llarltord winners tangling at 13ft o'clock In the other semi-final tilt, the Mon riH*-Genevr> winner will clash with the winner of the Kirkland vs Jefferson or Monniouih tilt . The semi-final winners will meet for the sertlonal title Haturday night at * o eltM-k tifficials for the tournament will be Von Crowe ot Markle and Donald F Coat of Auburn Both of these men have worked basketball gam<-s in Deeatur and Adams county for several year, and both are well known here Auburn Reional The winner of the la-catur seci ttonal will compete the following Haturday March 9. in the Auburn , regional tournament. The Decatur whiner will play In the opening | tilt, meeting the winners of the Pierceton sectional ia>p>- favors either Pieri eton. coached by Bill Bryan, former Kirkland mentor, or Warsaw, to cop thia tourney Other Auburn regional lompetlI tors will be the winners of the 1 Kendallville and Butler sectionals ; Kendallville I. a prohibitive favorite to lake Its own sectional, while Auburn and Garrett are expected 'o fight It out In the Butler tour* Geneva 30 Monmouth 19 County Tournty ih-neva 41 Monmouth 19 Geneva 24 Pleasant Mills 39 HARTFORD Hartford II Berne 44 Hartford 14 Kirkland 39 Hartford 34 Redkey 41 Hartford 24 Blmhurat 51 Hartford 14 Pleasant Milla 3S Hartford Monmouth 23 Hartford 25 Petroleum 47 Hartford 24 Geneva 21 Hartford 21 Poling 21 Hartford Montpelier 49 Hartford so Kirkland 27 llarttord 17 Mrmrtte 45 tCOMTDtUBD QIN PAOB TMBBMI