Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1941 — Page 6

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INDIAN! MEETS BUCKEYE ERIE THIS EVENING Wisconsin Maintains Narrow Muntin In Big Ten Conference Chicago. Feb 17 Uk Wiscon- | •In and Indiana had the edge on | th* field for the Big T,n basketball i championship today hut »hB« I* the* week when almost anything rani happen Wisconsin topping the league | with aeven victerie* and hut one I fefeat. playa Purdue innlaht and | Indiana move* eaat to meet a for I mldahle Ohio State team that Sat-1 urday night eliminated Purdue's . champions. 57 to 33 They will fare | each other Feb 24 In a game that i will go a long way toward deciding which will become the I*ll rham- 1 pion. Other Rig Ten game* tonight bring together Minnesota at Sorth western lowa at Illinois and , .Michigan at Chicago Wlaronaln wa* by far the favor I We to defeat Purdue tonight after the Welting the Boilermakers took from Ohio State, due In part to the injuries to key players Oon Rlanken and ('apt Roh Igney Indiana fare* a difficult opponent In Ohio State, however, paced by |>l<k Fisher, who leads the confer Mre scoring race with to* points. Ohio State Is In the midst of a contehat k. The standings W L pct Pts Op Wisconsin ..7 1 *75 Sl* 2»5 Indiana 4 1 '"7 SIS 244 Ohio Slate 5 3 425 347 IM Purdue « 3 571 2** 295 Mtnnexaa .. I 3 57! 247 25* llllnol 4 SAo 32* 335 low 3 4 42» 2»» 29» Northwestern 2 5 2*4 2*4 310 Michigan .... ? 4 .254 3W 314 Chicago 0 7 000 234 343) Saturday's results a , Ohio Stair 57. Pardue M; Indi ana 44. Minnesota 34. Wisconsin 44. Illinois So Northwe.tertt 41 Chicago 34. .Michigan 40. lowa 2* Games tonight: Indiana at Ohio State. Wisconsin

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f Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Tusaday Hartford City at Yellow Jackets Wednesday Geneva at Hartford Friday Yellow Jatkets at Herne Monmouth at Pleasan' Mill* Monroe vs. Kirkland at Herne Saturday Jefferson vs Itryan' a' Herne •at Purdue; Minnesota at North ' western: Michigan at Chicago. ; lowa at Illinois t —i 11 I Team Standings W. L. Pct. ' Kirkland . 14 6 7<HJ Munroe 13 7 .45* Pleasant Mills 12 9 .575 Geneva II * 554 Commodot es 10 10 .50* Herne 7 12 .3*4 Yellow Jackets 4 12 25* Jefferson 3 14 174 Monmouth - 3 15 .147 Hartford 1 17 .054 —oOo - The Decatur Yellow Jacket* will play their final home game of the season Tuesday night, entertaining the Hartford City Airedales at the Jackets gym. Thia will also be a Northeastern Indiana conference contest. - 000— This week's s< hedule. the last of the season, presents a list of slim bat attractive games. In addition to the Jackets' game here, Decatur will play at Reni- Friday night in the . including game tor both quintet*. —oOo Only two other game* are scheduled Friday night. Monmouth at Pleenant Mill* and Monroe vs. Kirkland at Berne. Hartford and Geneva will tangle at Hartford Wednesday night, a game previously rardqd for Friday. The season will colse Saturday night with Jefferson and Bryant meeting at the Berne auditorium. - oOo — Th* Docatur Commodores having dosed their regular season Friday night, will be given strenuous workout* thia week by Coach Ted Zayner In preparation for the annual otate Catholic tourney, which opens at Fort Wayne Friday afternoon. - 000The Commodores will play th* second game of the tournament, meeting Cathedral of hidianapolls Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock The opening tilt, at 3 o'clock, will be played by Routh Rend Catholic and Kelts Memorial of Evansville. —oOo— The Friday sessions will be play ed at the Central Catholic gym In Fort Wayne, the Haturday sessions In the Central gym. and the Run day semi-final* and final rounds In the Bouth Bide gymnasium. oOo — Schedules for the sectional, regional. semi-final and final ton ma ments will he drawn at Indianap oils Friday afternoon, with newspapermen and representatives of press associations In attendance. The pairings, however, will not be announced until Saturday morning • —oOo —; The gine Adams county team* will compete tor sectional honors in the Yellow Jackets gymnasium Opening games will be played. Thursday night. February 37. to co aae Friday night, with semifinals Haturday afternoon. March 1. and the championship tilt Saturday night. —— o Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

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[CATHEDRALWINS GRADE TOURNEY Fori Wayne Team Win* Invitational Tourney Here Sunday lima The eighth grade team from I Cathedral of Fort Wayne won the four-team invitational tourney held at the Commodore, gym in thia city Sunday afternoon and evening Cathedral advanced to th* finals t>y defeating Hi Joe of Ih-catur In the first afternoon game. 24 to 2'i Cathedral then trounced H’ Paul In the final. 40 to 27. fit Paul advanced to the final at the expense of Ht John. 2<’ 10 I*. Mt John edged out a 33 to 22 triumph over Iterator in the consolation HU Ho* mores: Cathedral FG FT TP Sullivan. f 2 2 * Perrey. f *OO Neddeff. c . o 0 o Roy. g .304 Garrett, g 3 o 4 H< rehlg. C 0 0 0 Canfield, c . 4 •• * Felts, g » " • Total* II 2 24 Decatur FG FT TP Gllllg t 2 3 7 IxMdie. f ,304 Terveer, c . o 0 0 Gage g .12 4 It le-ngerlcb. g 113 li Lengerich, g ” “ " Geimrr. g 0 0 0. Coffee g 0 0 0 Hackman. g . o 0 01 Totals 7 4 20 > | Rf. Paul FG FT TP Horstman, f o o 0 Htelgmeyer. f 12 4 Bentley, c I 0 2 llaughn g 1.0. ke, g . 7 o 14 Ration f 000 Hiller ke. c 0 0 0 H< hash, c 0 o o; Totals » 2 20 Hl John FG FT TP , | Pottkutter. f .—.... I 0 * i Pease, f - 000 O'Connor, c — 3 17 Connie/ > 1 it 2 Kesterson g 2 0 4 Keen, f * • * t'rhine. g 10 2 Fabian g r 0 0 0 Totals 0 1 It Rt. John FG FT TP Pottkutter. f .... 10 2 Pease, f . « 0 0 O'Connor, c Connelly g - 5 o 10 Kesterson, g 2 3 7 McGary. f 0 0 t Total*- 10 3 23 Decatur FG FT TP Gllllg. f - 0 4 ' A. Lengerich, f 3 0 4 T*rv**r. c .000 Loaha. g 113 Gage g-- —- 3 17 R Lengerich, f 0 0 0 Geimer. e . - 10 2 Coffee g 0 0 0 Total* 10 2 22 Cathedral FG FT TP Hulllvan. f • 2 14 Roy. f — 3 0 4 Roy. t > 0 • Garrett, c 3 0 4 Cannfield- g 4 0 3 Neddeff. g 0 11 Felta. f 0 « • Hecuduff. f 0 0 0 Perry, c 111 Rcrebig. C 0 0 0 Moulin. < — .... 1 0 2 Total* 14 4 40 Rt Paul FG FT TP Horstman, t 000 Rteigmeyer. f 2 3 7 Bently. c 4 1 » Haughn. g 2 15 Goeke, g — 0 0 0 Hillike. f 11 3 Halon, t .10 2 Whiteman. f 0 0 0 ’ Rchaab. e 0 11 Kaoler. g 0 0 0 Fryberger. g 0 0 0 Total*lo 7 27 ■ o— H. R. RAtKCTRALL South Bend Waahlngtou 44. Fort Wayne North Side 34. Fort Wayne Central 42, Kendallville 25. Fort Wayne C. C. 47; Chicago St. Philip's M. Butler 35. Garrett 34 (overtime! Ossian 52. Lao 44. Tipton 43. Atlanta 22. Huntingburg 33. Princeton 21. Evansville Bosse 50. Terre Haute Wiley 33. COLLiai BARKITBALL Indiana 44. Minnesota 34 Wisconsin 44. Illinois 30. Ohio State 57, Pardue 33. Northwestern 41. Chicago 34. Michigan 40, lowa 29 Butler 40, Marquette 33 Earlham 45. Ball State 44. Indiana Central 43. Hanover 33 Evansville 49. Franklla 39 ■ o — Nevada's slate capital at Carson City wac built tn 1979.

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Yellow Jackets Play Flnsl Home Game Tuesday ' u I Kneeling, left to right Cochran. Hpnhr. Illckord Center Kitchen Blanding, left to right Chilcrile. Krick. Lynch, Frtlr hte. Andrews. Rchsmerloh Haselwood. Rear William Ives, assistant coach. Hugh Andrew*, coach and athletic director i

LOUIS DEFENDS TITLE TONIGHT Gus Dorazio Given Littlr Chance Champion Tonight Philadelphia. Feb 17. <UR> : Heavyweight < hatnpionshlp competition may rear h a new low at Convention Hall tonight when Joe lamia make* his 14th title defense ■gainst Git* Dorttrio hut the crowd and gate will set new Indoor bo«I Ing record* for Philadelphia, This 15-round bout between the) rleatrurtlve Brown Bomber and an apparently mediocre Philadelphia < hallenger appears so lop sided . that the state senate has threaten-' ed an Investigailon. However. IS.-ji <*w fan* are eipe< ted to contribute , I about |sn.bM for the specter le 11 lartils. principal in this "wonl- [ i worth" world championship— with ; Its lop of 35 75. promised to knock i out Horatio aa scum as poaalble. Most eiperts figured he would keep his promise Hence there was no record ol a single bet on I the outcome, since the odds were | prohibitive. The wagering was 2-1 | that the dark-haired muacular Ital-: lan doesn't even last five rounds.; and 5-1 that be doesn't go 10 This Is the first heavyweight I title fight •taged tn Philadelphia alnce the Initial Tunney le-mpsey . i brawl In 1*24. whl.-h set an alltime outdoor rer ord of 130.757 r ash I < uatomers. But It la also pari of ' i Humber Joe'a fight-a-month tunej up campaign for his big onidoor defense against Billy Conn in June Hence, when the match waa made. ; I two state aenator* demanded an l Investigation. The senate postpon-1 ed action until after the bout. Regardless of what happen*. I Loula will receive 40 percent of the |' net gate, probably about 220.000. I The challenger get* 121* percent. ■ which should leave him a small I profit after training and manager-1 lai cut* are deducted. Doraalofar-t riving last night from hi* camp at ’ I Summit. N. J., egplafned that he wasn't interest.d In the financial [ end “I want that title." he said. I “and I've got the bobbing and weaving style and the punch to lake It. Reared? Huh! I'll chase i hlin right out of the ring.' " — »'■- — ■■■ Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

Weigh U. S. Coins—Once a Year I o r feu. M** JBHbL'' 71 ■ BL ■k JMilt Wi * '■■ *”* As eolao ware checked Once s year, V. 8. eotna are carefuUy chocked In weight at the U. 8. mint tn Philadelphia. Nallie Tayloc Roaa director of the mint, la aaatad at right, watching Dr. H. W. Bearce, chief of the diviatoi of weights and measures, weigh the coins. Others are, left to right. Dr. W Prinafleld of Chestertown. Md„ Charles O. Meyer of New York, Morris a Alpsrtn of Boston and Prsaton Delano, th* last* hamed being U. 8. comptroller of the currency.

Decatur CYO In Dranrry Tourney The Decalur CYO tewm is entered in the annual CYO deanery tournament. to Ire held at Fort Wayne. i starting Monday, February 24 Seventeen teama are entered, with Yoder 1ie...-ti ,i—i X'ew Haven. Huntington fl), and Auburn in addition to Decatur a* ou' of town entrants. Decatur will meet St. f eter's of Fort Wayne tn a first round encounter. —■ n- —- Kniffhbi Os Columbus To Me4*t This Evening The monthly meeting of the Knights of Columbus lodge will Im held tonight at k o'clot k at the K of C lodge Following the husmess meeting a free fish fry will Im held In the lodge rooms. All member* are urged to attend Plans for the married couples dance and the annual bazaar of the lodge will also be made during tbe meeting. Invite Willkie To Address Assembly Indianapolis. Ind.. Feb. 17—tl'Pt The Indiana hoit*» of representatives voted today to invite Wendell L. Willkie to address the leglsia-, ture "at hl* convenience" on the subject Sf hl* recent trip to Eng-, land On a motion introduced by the. Democrat Hugh Dillion of Petersburg. the clerk of the hou*e wan Instructed to write Willkie at Rushville. Ind. where It was learned he would Im over the weekend, extending the Invitation to address the general assembly. Ottsbsnarian Lika* Two-Step Otterville. Mass- Everett Child*. Ostervllle octogenarian, at-i tribute* hl* longevity to plenty of outdoor exercise. Each day he walks two mile* to Weat Bay and return He still dance* the twostep If he "can find a good partner." o , I. — Attention Statistician* Milton Mass. — tl'Pl Here's proof police blood run* in a family Five set* of brother* and a father , and son comprise almost half the ' force of 31 policemen here. Record* show fatnHy strain* always kava run (hrough the department.

■STRIKE CALLED AT RICHMOND International Harvester Worker* At Richmond Go On Strike ' I Richmond. Ind- Feb 17 <U.R> Employe* of the liiiernatlonil Harvester plant, members of lhe l'K> | farm eqtnpnmni worker* union. went on airlkr today about an hour after reporting for work [ Rotw-rt Foley. CIG representative stein Chicago. Mid that the strike would affect “all departmrtita.” and , that approximately 1J44 person* were stopping work The Richmond union demand* in- , creased minimum rates of pay. elimination of piece work and job i security for conscrlptee* Approximately 1.200 worker* are employed ' at the harvester plant here I'nlon membership wa* Io have | I stnick Thursday unless the com I I pany met demands I>im the action was postponed pending tbe out-1 come of conference* tier Ween com pany and union official* last Frl- * day. No agreement was reached at that time. Clifford Kerr, head of the local FEWtX'. said that "strike details' were worked out ala meeting of plans stewards Haturday JURY HEARING CONTINUED FROM PAOK OWE the affidavit agalnat Lichtenberger, and Sheriff M Miller, who also Inspected tbe Lichtenberger prrrn- ; Ise*, were other probable state's witnesses waiting to be called to i the stand. Th!* morning, while the jury was being Interrogated by state and defense counsel, only a handful of I ; spectator* were present In the | court-room This afternoon, however, the courtroom was probably more than two-thlrds full Member* of thn regular panel of the February term, hearing the case: Mary Ehrsarn. Decatur route three; Mrs. Charles Lose. Mr*. I Edra Dellinger. Mr*. Leo Klruch. | Frank Kltson. all of Decatur; | Engle. Monroe; Joseph Koors. : Washington township; Vila* Lug- | Inbill. Berne; Henry Ma< ke. PreI hie; Mr*. Harry Worklnger. Drcatar; Menno Mertz. Hartford: Clara Reesenguth. French; Otto Hoile, of Decatur, was excused by defense counsel, a* wa* a talesman. Tom Kern, also of Decatur Bell* Hocker of Monroe towmriilp. another member of the regular panel, wa* also excused by the defense. Before th* trial opened. Oswald Hoffman. Edwin Newbauser. Ervin Btucky and Fred Bauman were excused from service on the panel by Judge J. Fred Frucbte. who is hearing the case. Mrs. Worklnger. Merit. Belle Hocker and Clara Reesenguth were drawn by tbe jury commissioners to fill their place*. Tbe trial I* expected to require about two or three days. COURTJJPHOLDS (CONTINUED FROM FAOR ONNA ments In 1921. 1927 and 1931 under different names. Th* government did not bus* it* action on falalflcatlon bacaua* prosecution was barred hy the statute of limitations, but it charged that Browder "used the passport contrary to taw when he dlvplsyed It to immigration authorities in 1937 and 1933 to prov* his cltliaaahlp on his return from abroad. DR. JONES IS (CONTINUED FROM PAPE ONE, wa* the first r***rv* officer to *nHat under the present emergency He ha* been summoned home on account of the serious illness of hi* father-

TOURNEY PLANS ARE MADE HERE Preliminary Arrangement* Are Made I or Sectional Tourney plans for the sectional haskstiballj touiney to I* held at the Decatur junior aeniwr high *<h«*»l gymna*-, ii,,i were opened Raturday tn a meeting of participating *> bool. primipal*. h"* l ' ■’ hl ’ h M’hool ■r ..si.t* t|f« oqa (IW'UI JhD M host to the tourney teams, raaehe*. and fans by virtue of his po*ltl.»n a* flecatur junior senior high prln , cipul. •*• charge of the meet-| Ing Mr. Brown will supervise lhe handling of the tourney, aided hy the principal* of the other participating whool* The school* and their principals, who were tn atleirdsnce at the

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17

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