Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1942 — Page 6

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Illinois Drops Minnesota From Conference Race Purdue, Indiana Score Close Wins In Big Ten Tilts CMrato. Feb 17 —'FPi ■—Only Indiana* hurrying Ihscsier* held a ChlMMan'. chance today of pulling abraaat of the pace-*ett|ng lllinoi* sophumor-» a* the Hig Ten'* baa* ketball race moved into the home ■tret, h The tall boy* from lllinoi* *cored then- ninth victory in ten con ferenre game* last night while ■nulling on I Mlnm-*ota'* Hile hope*. <1 to 37. Purdue dealt a similar blow to WIM-uiisln. defending champion. breaking the Baclg er victory airing at six wtralght. 4« to 34 A* a result, the Gopher* dropped to third place with eight victor lea and four defeat* and Wisconsin deadlocked with lowa and Purdue for fourth place. All three have won *l* game* and loot four. Academic t'hhago almost stole the apoltghl from such crucial contesta by coming within a hair'* breadth of scoring It* hr«t vic lory In 23 conaecutlve conference game* The Maroon* folded up, 17 to 44. after leading Northwestern by «lx point* three minute* before the final gun. It took another “lam minute” rally to salvage Indiana* title hop.-* from a hard-pre**lng .Michigan five. 47 to 42 ('lose guarding by the Wolverine* forced the lloo*ler* to shoot from far out and Michigan went into ihe |<ad 4n to 39 In the last three minute* Andy Zimmer and Ralph Hamilton dropped In ihe decisive goal* tor Indiana By winning all four of their remaining game*. th<- IltMtai-r* can share the title If lllinoi* drop* two of it* five contest*. Indiana meet* one major for. Minnesota. while the mini 111101 encounter l*>ih Pur-

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Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams TuMdgy Yellow Jackal* at Hartford (’Uy, Geneva at Ibdgevllle WcdnsMay J* ff*r«on at Kirkland. Thursday Pleaaant Mill* at Monmouth. Friday Horne at Yellow Jacket*. Hartford at Geneva, Monroe at Kirkland. Saturday Jefferson v« Bryant at Herne. due and Wl*con*in. Purdue'* victory la*t night wa« doubly welcome at laifayette. Ind . where Hollermaker fan* were toasting Ward Lambert'* 2MB year a* basketball coach The Purdue taper* held Wi*ctmalns* Johnny Kota, leading cottlerence scorer. to three point*, while their star point getter. Forrewt Hprowl waa bugging Id. Kota with 149 point* still hold* the individual lead, however. Otto Graham of Northwestern tallied 10 point* again*' t'hhago for a season total of 130 to hold seco ml place, three potal* ahead of Sprawl. The standings: Team W I. Pct. TP OP I lllinoi* !t I ,M 0 47J 364 Indiana * 3 .727 so!t 439 Minncmola * 4 .4*7 542 454 Wisconsin 4 4 400 4*l 3*3 lowa 4 4 4uo 474 42* Purdue ... * 4 .MO 425 354 Northwestern * 4 .400 452 445 Ohio State .. 4 * 333 535 5M Michigan 3 * 273 3** 4** Chicago ... o|2 mm 3*| <<w - laist night's result*: Purdue 40. Wlsconaln 34. Illlnoal 41. Minnesota 37. Northwestern 47. Chicago t 44; Indiana 47. Michigan 42. Gams-- Saturday night Purdue I at Chicago. Northwestern at Wisconsin. Ohio State at Illinois.. Mi< hlgan at lowa. .J. Lions Members To Farmers' Banquet Th.- weekly meeting ol Ihe Decatur Lion* club, customarily held al the Knight of Pythias home on Tuesday night, ha* been cancelled tonight to permit the member* to attend the annua' Adam* county farmers' banquet. J l ' -ISJ

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Harbert Wins Texas i Open Goll Tourney Defeats Ben Hoaan In 18 Hole Playoff San Antonin. Ten**, Feb. 17 — HP) Melvin I ( hic k I Harbert. 27y«ar old Hattie Creek. Mhh . pra-te.-lon* I, pocketed a prise of 11.turn today and raid he wished Ihe entire winter .golf circuit would stay Inside Textt*. Harbert nosed out Hen Hogan. Hershey. Pa, veteran. by four stroke* In an Ifi-hole playoff yesterday to win the Texas open golf tournament, his second major tri* umph He won the Beaumont open. last of the big I*4l meetings last December. Playing on a sodden Willow springs course. neither Harbert nor Hogan could match their subpar golf of the first four round*, which both had finished In 272 Stroke*. Harbert came in with a 72. one over par. but II was good enough Io treat Hogan's miserable 74 Hogan was In trouble several time* on the first nine. Hl* drive* seemed to seek the tree* lining the fairway and he three-putted two green* to give Harbert a two stroke lead at the turn. Hy the I4th hole. Hogan had cut the lead to one stroke. Hut belting H- it's tee «hot stymied behind an evei green and despite a nice out I he took two pull* for a fonr. Harbert t<*>k a par three The 17th cost Hogan another two stroke*, when' hta second shot hit a tree and hl* third landed In a trap Harbert was holed out In par four. Both shot par on Ihe tilth. Harbert, a comparative ttewcom er to the winter circuit, added |IM playoff receipt* to hl* first prise money of ll.cmo Hogan, leading j money of the year, won |750 for • second place Hl* prise money and share of the playoff receipt* lifted j hl* 1*42 total winning* to more than 14. son. Maple Rumblings " ■ 1 US®* H Schneider posted a 514 series that was lop* in the- women'* lea i gue al Mie* Recreation last night on game* of |75, 175 und 144 . . . K. Steele, however, hung up the high individual for Ihe evening, a I IM ... B Hamma also had a high efngle game, a 175 Hall-Smith stayed out In front of the pack with three win* over Kettle. while Stolx stayed on the pace with three win* over Eve's Place and Gerber's dropped Into a tie for second although they won two from Schafer's ... Vera's Heuuty Shoppe pulled Wiley’* down with a pair of win*. The standings: W. L. Hill-Smith 13 3 Stolx .. . ..4 4 Gerber* ...... 9 4 Kelt I.- ... g 7 Wiley's .. .. 7 h Eve's Place . r 4 9 Vera's.. 5 10 Schafer* .............................. 4 11 Minor League Double century counts were plentiful ln> the Minor league last night . . . They Included: J. Bultemeler, 2UI; H. Gwlimeyer. 201 and 237; Gelmer. 20M; E. Relnking 2UI: Marbacb, 235; Innlger. 210; Tope. 224: Mutschler, 212: Caston. 207 . . . Macklin's won three from Holthouse. Smith two from Doc's, Water Softener two from Schlltx, Schafer's two from First State and Wren two from Telephone. The standings: W. L. St hilt* .. 11 4 Wafer Softener* ......... 3 4 Holthouse -87 Telephone ............. 8 7 Doc's.. I 7 Wren . 8 7 Macklin's .......................... 8 7 First State ........ 7 8 Smith Ins. ... I 10 Schafer's . 3 12 ■ 0 Today's Sport Parade (Reg. U. 0. Pat. Office By Jack Ouenthar New York. Feb. 17-(UP)-dark Daniel Bhauffb&aaey. Sunford's black magic and mirrors man, has arrived In town and the department of remarkable coincidences ha* tipped me to a strange fact It seems that the west coast glamor boy happens along at the exact time that Yale I* pressing iu 1 search for a football coach who is

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al least part genius. The arrival hawn't been confirmed because brother S ha* hidden himself away in some distant fast tie** to avoid publicity. This is a reasonable gesture, although It I* more common to retired Yale coackew than potential one*. How ever. It may Ire interpreted a* est--cumstantlal evidence that there is more on the fire at New Haven than pot roast and noodle*. The immediate reaction of most eastern observers to this news I* ttwst conditions on the west coast and at Vale mu st Ire equally had There appears to he no other conclttshm. Vale ha* confirmed that Bhanghneaay I* Iretng considered for whatever sort of position It will decide to offer, ami that I* too trad After Chicago. Hhaughneaay should know better. The la*t authentic communique* intimated that the Stanford conch was more popular on Ihe Palto Alto campus titan a double chocolate malted or ait autographed picture of Lana Turner. Other advice* held that Yale would stand firm by It* policy of de-emphasl*. Obviougly. both report* can't Ire accurate. It 1* not reasonable to assume that Shaughnessy j* unhappy at Stanford. L*»s than a year ago he was hailed as a mirpcla man. He hd taken the worst team In the IfeSP Pacific conference race, waved his wand and come up with ao undefeated Ro*e Bowl winner. La*t season he lost three game*, hut If you consider Oregon State's showing against Duke you know why. Stanford on the surface adds up to everything a coach could want. It I* big time. It ha* tradition and It is well supplied with material wlthl nthe limits of the Atherton code. There is only one drawback and that I* the war. Crowds in California now are limited to 5.000 persons aud this ruling may herald lean times. School* can't pay a coach big money if It* team* don’t play to more than 5,000 cash customers at a sitting, and money and a bit of

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spc tal. One* Miltar explained hta policy, their annoysnee grew Into anger. Nothing that has happened *lti<«* has appealed them Ducky Pond was bounced In 1941'. but hta our<»«sor. Spike Nelson, didn't have half a chance. H* has enlisted in military service »o the way is open for a new man. Shaughnessy, with hl* brand new reputation, could quiet many a complaint—until Yale lost a few more game*. Even if the de-emphasta policy is altered, any coach would have a full job at Vale. Material there can be more warce than anyone reallxea. but with cooperation a •onch might re-build In three or four year*. If the policy la not changed, any coach would find the task hopeless. Shaughnessy Is a miracle man. «ure. but he atill I* a mere man. A de-empha*lxed Yale Isn't an a*signtnent for a man but for Merlin. Mandrake and Thuraton the great.

Brooklyn Dodgers To Aid War Fund Plan Contributions For Armed Services N< w York. Feb. 17. tl'Pl The Riooklyn Dodgers became the first team in organised baseball today to arrange contribution of a »ub aiantlal cash *nm to the armed service* They announced a four•ay program designed •• their stare of the nationwide war rifort. The tlub offered to contribute th* entire receipt* for one day al Eble-t* Field. In addition to ll* ■hare of one road game, to some tiu'lonal service agent y. Also, every individual on the club from president iasrry Mac Ph*ll to bat boy will purt haoe de fens* Irnnds and stamp* and Ihe fat llitle* of radio broadcasts of the game*, billboards, loud speaker* and score card*, will be jaed to promote the sale of bond* and stamps. In addition to admitting at least IM.fiN service men in uniform free of charge to Ebbets Field, the Dodger* alio will play exhibition game* during the training season and the pennant race with camp j team*, donating the profit* to camp athletic fund* The service* of coaches, scowl* ami player* will he made available for Inatructlon when requested by athletic olßretw aud health division* of army, navy and civilian defense organixatlon*. All expense* of Brooklyn players chosen to participate in the two major league all sUr game* for Ihe ball and Irat fund will be paid j by the club and all the facilities of the team, including Ebhet* Field, will be available for cooper

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