Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1942 — Page 6

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Minnesota To Battle lllini. This Evening Gophers And League Leaders To Clash Chicago. Feb. |« —il P l Th.- * «p****<ly *oph*im<ir>* from Illinois, leader* In the big ten basketball championship rar*, meet a powerfill Minnesota -quad In the rrm lai battle of four conference Kam*** M-hedul*-*l for totilgbt A defeat for the northmm will virtually eliminate them an Illi* contender. ■ If Minnesota win*, however. II will he only a half a game behind the 1111 m and In a imalliou Io profit by possible defeat* Illinois may suffer In its five remaining confer* en*e games .Minnesota ha* only thiee game* io play after ttmlght's gam*- al Minneapolis Indiana .In third pla* •. and Wisrowin. In tounh. will defend their allm title liu|>*-i againal Mlihigati and Purdue, respectively, which Northwestern will try to hand Chi rago Its nth consecutive big ten d*f» at. I‘urdu*-'* chances for the title faded Saturday when Minnesota dealt them a 34*27 defeat al Minneapolis Purdue scored on II of 12 free throws and managed to stay in the running tn a game that was featured by defense play. Illinois romeped over Michigan, 52-29, at Champaign, leading the Wolverine* 19-lu at half time and aomethertng them with an attack led by Andy Phillips, guard. In the aocond half. Phillip* was highscorer with !•> pointe The Badger* piled up a 17-0 load over Ohio State In the first ff» s minutes of the game at Madison Saturday, but cooled off to lead only 25-16 at half time and 49 39 when th*- game ended. Johnny

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Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams <SM» W Tuesday Yellow Jackets at llarttord City Geneva at Ridgeville Wednesday Jefferson at Kirkland. Thursday Pleasant Mill* at Monmouth Friday Berne al Yellow Jacket*. Hartford al Geneva, Mon rm* ar Kirkland. Saturday J*-ff*r«m v» Bryant al Berne Kots, conference Individual scoring leaders, mad** 1.1 points. Wafren 1-ewls, sophomore forward. pa***d Indiana with 16 points In the 51-20 rout of Chicago at Bloomington. Coach B.amh McCracken it*e*l hie full squad of 16 players In the game. In the contest betwooß lowa and Norths* stern at Kvansloti. Tom Chapman, rad-haired lowa forward, tossed in JI point* Io help the Hawkeye* win a 16 it victory and give Northwestern It* sixth straight couferM<e defeat. The standing* W I. Pct. P OP Illinois * I RM 431 329 Minnesota X 3 72f» 5«i5 415 Indiana 7 3 Tint 462 397 Wisconsin 6 3 467 427 343 lowa 6 4 6<hi 474 12* Pm due .. 5 4 .555 345 320 North western 3 6 133 4«5 399 Ohio Stale 4 * 33.1 400 4«2 Michigan ..I*7 3mi 346 441 Chicago <t || inhi 3.15 *43 Games tonight Illinois at Minnesota. Wisconsin at Purdue. Indiana at Michigan Chicago at Northwester Result* Saturday night: Minnesota 14 Puidue 27: Illinois 52, Michigan 2*: Wisconsin 4*. Ohio Sttae 3*; Indiana 11. Chicago 20; lowa 46. Northwestern 44. H. • BASKETBALL Fort Wayne Central 42. Kendallville 20 Fort Wayne North Side 37. Auburn 35 Leo 54, Ossian 41 Chicago l-eo 37. Fort Wayne Central Catholic 32 Laporte 40. Gary Emerson 31 Anderson 32. Indianapolis Tech 27 Bloomington 28. Bicknell 24 Huntingburg 10. Salem 20 Richmond 32. South Bend Riley 31 South Bend Central 36. Rorhew ter 16 Kokomo 2*. Hammond Tech 26 Gary Horace Mann .17. Gary Wallace 34 Gary Froebel 62. F.lwmel 45 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Indiana 51. Chicago 2o . Minnesota 34. Purdue 27 * Illinois 52. Michigan 2* Wisconsin 49. Ohio State 39 lowa 46. Northwestern 44 Notre Dame 55, New York C. 4.1 Marquette 4®. Hutler .10 Onio I’ 67. Kvanaville 40 Indiana State 37. Central Normal 31 Rose Ppiy 57 Earlham 43 FratlkHß 53. Hanover 44 Indiana Central 42. Ball Slate 33

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St. Vincent’s Is Tournament Winner Decatur St. Joe Is Downed By One Point St Vim ent's Villa of Fort Wayne won the Invitational grade tram tourney, play*d al the Vdls Run day. defeating Hi. Jude of Fort Wayne In the final gam*. 21 Io 17. Nt. Joe of Iterator was defeated in the first round, losing a tough 24 23 declalo to Nt Jude of Fort Wayne after leading at the end of the third quarter. 19 to 17. Decatur. however, salvaged the consolation gams, defeating Nt, Joe » Fort Wayne. 24 to 17. Nt Vincent defeated Nt. Joe of Fort Wayne In a 2r*t round game, 20 to IS. Decatur box scores: Nt Jude FG FT TP Gillie, f .. . 3 17 Blosser, f ... 3 2 * Redman, c . 0 1 I Bull. K 10 2 Rinehart, g .. I*2 Monter, t ........ 0 o o Gummar. f uno Woorle, c 2 u 4 Total* ... In 4 24 Decatur FG FT TP Gage, f .306 Ga»*. f 2 15 Gelmer. c .... 2 O 4 Brlede, g *ll Coffer, g 2 15 Ila* kman. f . .. 1 it 2 Total* . I* 3 23 Drctaur FG FT TP Gage. f 2 0 4 Gas*, f .. .. .. o o n Gelmer. c 6 2 14 Brlede. g .10 2 Coffer, g .... 1 2 4 L-ngerlch. f .. o o o 11. se. f 0 0 • lla< kman. c .. .. 0 o u Monnler. g .. 0 o o Total* .... 10 4 24 St. Jtw *Ft Wayne) FG FT TP Todoran. f .. I 0 2 Zurglo. t . oo o la>l hamoiler, c .. 2 0 4 Hogan, g 2 0 4 Rucoi. g .... 3 17 Total* X I 17 — tut — HIS OS'S Lid R-* % Team Standings W L Pct. Monroe 20 2 *OO9 Bertie 13 S .4X4 Commodor*-* ... 11 9 ,550 MfoMBB -7 9 .43X Hartford x 12 .42* Pleasant MUI* .... X 12 .400 Yellow Jacket* .... 6 10 .375 Monmouth 7 12 .36K Geneva .. <ll .353 Kirkland .. 5 13 27X -oCJo--Adam* county team*, along with all other public high school trains In the etale, will wind up their regular season schedule* this) week, with all eye* pointed ahead to the annual sectional tourney*, which will open Thursday night. February 26. In 64 *ecHonals. —oOo--Feature event of the week for an Adame county team is the annual state Catholic tourney, which will open at Fort Wayne Friday afternoon, with 14 tea mo entered. —<>OoEight game* are on the regular ODDITIES of NEWS Ovsntes isihixvM<h*uvix<h or var fva*AM).4M* VHSIR CIOVHtV bSAVIMW J4HOOL-* <UOTH*» <oH>>o* I tai* invsciNV ah* Weasvsut. BN SlVtßf Wa are boastful of the fact that wo have a eervlce that eatlafiea. Cara waahed, greased and oiled. At your aervloo with a amlle.

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schedule Ihl* Week, scattered over five different night, two Tuesday, one Wednesday, an* Thursday, three Friday and one RatilFday. I -000 - The Decalur Yellow Jackets will | BM action twice this Week. The | Jacket* play at Hartford City, Tuemlay night In a Northeastern - Indiana conference battle. Friday night, the Jacket* wind up th*' season, meeting the Berne Bears on the Iteistur floor. The Jacket* downed the Bear*. 32 to 2X. on the Beine floor early In (he season and the Bears will be out to even the score. 000 In the oth*r tilt Tuesday night. Geneva plays at Ridgeville. Wednraday. Jefferson play* at Kirkland. ami Thursday Pleasant Mill* at Monmouth, a game originally **li*-<liile<l for Friday night. 000 - In addition to the Decaiur-Rerne game Friday night. Hartford play* at Geneva and Monroe play* at Kirkland. Ixrne game Saturday will l»e Jefferson V* Bryant at the Berne auditorium. 000 Chance* of th* Commockxe* to get by th* first round of the atate Catholic tourney were brightened over the weekend, wpth th* announcement from 2*. Mary'a of Anderson that th* Gael* have been forced forfeit all game* played this season, bscaise of the use of an ineligible player. • -000 • Anderson ackool official* leartiwl only laat week that Mike Sokol, sparkplug of the Gael quintet, had enrolled briefly in Andenton puldic high school before entering Nt. Mary'a. and that bls eligibility for competition should have ended last season. A* a result. Aiideinon forfeited all game*. Including two with the Commodore* 000— The Commodore* and Gaels will meet In lhe first round of the state tourney at 3 o'clock Friday after noon. The Gael* twice downed the Commie* in season games, but 'with Sokol out of the Andariwin lineup, lhe Commies chances are much Improved. Little Mika, one of Ibe cleverest hall handlers we have seen all season, wa* truly the sparkplug of the Gaels, and whether the Gael* can come back after

First Night Launching jSI/ B H. A I 11 •, ?* S. v Awiß J ■■l . B ME I ■ Bl ; I Pictured Is the PCSB2, a sub chaser, sliding down the ways at the ship. : yards of the Sullivan Drydock and Repair Corporation in Brooklyn, , N. Y. It was christened by Miss Grata Finley. The ship with two enormous American flags cloaking her side, is the first ship launehad ■ night in thia arsa, jpn

such a loss Is a BWOt quest lon 000 Pairing* for the 44 sectional*. 14 regional*, four semifinal* and ths atat* final will b* mad* at Indianapolis Friday. but announcement will be withhold, so usual, until tat | urday morning. Th* Daily Democrat will have the drawing as soon a* possible Saturday. Audacloua Thief Escapes Fort Worth. Tex. (VPI-Police today sought a thief who entered ihe criminal court building and robbed a candy stand only a few step* from the sheriff* olßce. Beside* the sheriff who could arrest him. there wa* nearby the district attorney who could prooecute him. a judge who could sentence biin. To Better Sec the Sea ' • ■ ' Mk hael Neal* v ' She may not rate very highly in 1 Lloyds' marine registry aa a naval weapon, but Michael Neale finds ' this "submartne-iike" swimming ' gadget, the periscope goggle, swell I for breathing under water and • also for surveying Miami. Fla., waters for men (o'war).

Seven leading Teams Stay On Top In State Jasper Crowds Into State's Leading Ten Indianapolis. Feb. I<. — 4l’Pl Neven lop state basketball leader* kept flrm grips on their positions In this week's ratings, fattening their Victory column* But In the lower berths. Frankfort gave way tu a rushing Jasper live and Msdl son took It* strongest gain of th* season by downing Columbus and Greensburg. The rating* and team records: W L 1- Washington ... 2” » 2 Horace Mann 19 1 3- Kvanaville Central i< 1 4- Fort Wayne Central 17 I 2~ Lafayette ... 13 3 4- RholbyvilL .. 17 4 7 Richmond - 15 < 9 Madison. -7» I 9 Warsaw ... K > 10 Jasper .. ... l< 5 (Above records Include holiday tournament games, but not wins or losses Incurred In consolation play. Forfeiture* also are excluded i Frankfort’s Hot Dogs met their sixth defeat against Mfayette. and even though the score wa* so close <22-21) that It cannot couni the Dogs out of the race, they wore forced Io drop b*-low <-oach Gahby O'Nelll'a Jasper learn. Jasper, among the leaders for the first lime, has not lost a game since It* defeat to Washington's Hatchets Jan 13. Jasper has won seven straight, one win belpg Kvanaville Central's first defeat. Madison'* Cub* left no doubt that they again may In* in the tin al lest for the state crown. The Cub* had an unimpressive record of vlctoriea over weak-sister cluhs until they decisively thumped Columbus and Greensburg for their 19tb snd 2utb wins. The Washington Hatchets took No. 20 against Greencastle and Central of Kvansvllle took It* 16th win against Bosse last week, while second-place Horace Mann sqeeexvd through two narrow Irlumps against Gary's Froebel and Lew Wallace. Mann, however, should not be underrated because of their narrow victory margin* The Horsemen were without a star regular against Froebel and play ed reserve* against Wallace. Mfayette and Richmond surged further toward atate acclaim with prestige-building performances. The Lafayette Bronco* of coach Abie Master* added their 13th win. and It was an tauportant one—over Frankfort. — Industrial League Will Close Tuesday The schedule for the final night's play In the City Industrial league, to Im> played at lhe Lincoln -choo! gym Tuesday night, la a* follows: G. Eva. Master Mix; Cas'lng va. Fort Wayne Centlivre (exhibition); CYO va. Cloverleaf. Gerald Vita rd will officiate. o- — Town Without Barber Keystone. Ind —I UP)—lt's going to be a tough pull for the 250 residents of this Indiana town unless they get a barber quick. When Keystone * only barber left to lake a position in a larger town, cltlxen* formed a “House of David"' club, and swore to forego shaves and haircuts until aome barber “look pity' on them. and the JaHore who could lock him up

Promoted I h r ■■ I ■W Capt Miles R. Brewafag Oa<WU.B.NbvyPU, A photo o! Opt. Miles 1. BrownWilliam F. Halsey, who baa been promoted from commander for his Girt In the brilliantly executed avy raid on ths Japanese islands of (filbert and Maxell. Vies Ad miral Halsey, who eommtnded the raiding force, was awarded ths Dutinguiahed Service Medal

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Death Ends Flier’s’ RCAF John M Toth, a gweel In Charleroi. Pa, had moreth.r 4rs)fl y >. to his credit and expected to leave In two weeks for a R ,] Air Force training hose. His piano stalled in mid sir, crs.hed iMowMI him after ploughing up ground for 100 yard, near <-r*er,itn if< sM

Monroe Bearkatz Store 2M Win Down Bryant Owls By 47-32 Score The Monroe Bearkatt registered their 2bth triumph of the season Saturday night, defeating the Bry ant Owls at the Berne auditorium. 47 to 32. Monroe led at the half. 25 to 19. Gilbert , and Crist led the winners with 15 and 13 point*, respectively Arnold was heat for the Owls with 13 points. Monroe FG FT TP Winteregg. f 0 t 2 Crist, f .. 5 3 12 Gilbert, c 5 5 15 E Roudebuah. g .. 2 0 4 A Roudebusb. x 3 0 6 Reef, f ... 1 I 11 Johnson, f 0 0 0 l>*htnan. c 2 0 4 Rich, g .. 2 2 o Trump, g 0 0 0 Total* II 11 47 Bryant FG FT TP Orr, f ..2 2 4 Muinby. f 10 2 Arnold, c ........... | I 12 Roll. | ..4 19Engle, g ... 1 0 2’ Totals 14 4 22. Referee. Lehman. Umpire. Dorwln. Preliminary Monroe 32. Bryant IX. * TODAY N COMMON ERROR * Always after neither use nor. *and after either use or.

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