Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 27 February 1942 — Page 8

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Jefferson, Hartford Win First Tourney Tilts

Three Games On Tap Tonight In Sectional Meet Decotur Kirkland In Opener; Berne And Monroe Feature Th* Jefferson W.crrlors and Hartford florllla* were returned victor* In th* opening ncund of th* Dm> tor omitonal tourney Thursday night. eliminating th* G-iievu Card Inals and Monmouth Eagle-* respectlvely. Jefferson's victory was by 3 32 to 30 margin in a nip and link bat tlr. while Hartford had little dlfAcuity with Monmouth. IS to |s Th* Decatur Yellow Jacket, and Kirkland Kangaroo, will open U* night's games. meeting al 7 o'clock The first round feature. Bern* Bears and Monroe Rearkata. Is slated for * o'clock In the Anal game tonight, the Pleasant Milla Blurt ana will meet Jefferson, last night's flrat game winner Berni Anal gain*, will Im played at 1.30 and I: JO o'clock Haun day afternoon Hartford will meet the ( becaltirKirkland winner In the flr«t game, with the Berne Monroe and Pleasant Milla Jefferson winner* tangling in th* second game The Anal gam* will lw> played at I p. tn Saturday Jefferson Wins Thriller The Jefferson Warriors cam* fn nt behind in the 1 losing min tiles of play to nose out the (Jenera Cardinals. 12 to 3« in a thrill parked game which was close all the way Geneva held a lead of 2' Io 25 as th* final period opened. Baum gartner'a free throw and a fielder I by Haines knotted the count at 2* ( 29. Miller then popped In a one-hand-r from the circle to put th* Cardinal* out In front again Hutt h er tickled the draperies* with a neat side shot to lie the score ■again With lea* than half a minute of playing time remaining. Pemb-r---ton. Jefferson guard, set. aimed from near center and sent the leather spinning through the hoop

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«o•—•* ■>-< ' — - - "f ■■**■■■■*■ I for hl* train'* victory. Mornlngalar wa* the Warrima' i scoring leader with It point*. For Geneva, Windmilter and Miller were lop* With I! and II points, reaper lively Hartford Wen* Motimmith’s Eagle* proved no match lor the Hartford Gorilla*, with the latter coasting through Io an enay 19 to |9 triumph Hartford led at the first quarter. Io to 2. at the half. IS to 7, and at the third quarter. 21 to II w Dubach wa« outstanding for the Gorilla* with 19 point* Mchnept igllietl I 2 of Monmouth a I 9 point*. Jefferson KG FT TP Halm*. f 3 I 7. Morningstar, t 7 » 14 Baumgartner, r oil print* rton g 3 <• 6 Butcher, g ..124 Hauirkk. g .00 0 Total* 14 4 32 Geneva FG FT TP Bl«|ei. t 2 <• 4 Bin Iy. I ...” • " llabegger. r oil Windmiller, g 5 2 12 Miller, g 5 111 Nettewu hwaitder f <• o o Agler. g 10 2 llannl « « • M< hlarenhauf g » • • Total* IS 4 3o Referee Markley < Bluffton I. t'mpire. Fields (Fort Wayne 1. Hartford FG FT TP W Dubach. f « 7 19 Biggin f 0 2 2 Meyers c .. O 2 2 Kistler, g.. ... I 2 4 AltMtUtt g 4 19 Mphhiger. f . oil Vannette. f " • • Bertsch. C .. » « " L. Ihl bach g ... I 0 2 Moser, g o 0 0 Total* . 12 15 39 Monmouth FG FT TP Hi hnepf. f 5 2 12 It Mahan f oil Fuelling, e ... .. 2 1 5 I Mahan, g nil Osterman, g 0 0 0 D Hie ■. f . 0 0 0 ( Werat. f « « « Bieberlch. c.. ... —•• 0 0 J Rh e. g . It 0 0 Fisher g o 0 n Totals 7 5 19 Referee. Field* Umpire. Markley o Sectional Scores At Fort Wayne Lafayette Central 27. Arcola 26 Fort. Wayne Central 35. Fort Wayne North Ride 2* At Bluffton I nion Center IS. Petroleum 37. Lam aster 34. Roekcrek 32. At Auburn Butler 42. Garrett 40. Met* 43, Pleasant Lake 39. At Hartford City Redkey 35. Gray 23 Portland 35. Poling 17. At Huntington Andrew* 47. tancaster 30. Mouth Whitley 30. Hanqtto 9. | Jefferson 24. Monument City 15. At Kendallville Lima 23. Broil 25. Albion 32. Brighton 2fl HOUSE APPROVES ■ CriNTlWVttf FROM PAGIt ON®. to d' pendents of members of the armed forces and certain civilian employes who are reported cuptur-1 ed missing or Interned. The bill also authorise* a 20 percent Increase in the base pay of 1 non-commissioned men and a lo percent increase in officers base pay while they are serving outside the continental limits of the United Blates.

Martinsville Is Winner 01 Last I Night's Feature Beots Bloominqton In Close Tilt; No Upsets Recorded Indianapolis, Feb. 27 tl'Pl • Mar IlH* vllle defeated a disabled Bloomington five, 32 22. In the out •landing tattle of sei clonal tourney rounds last night, ami Fort Wayne Central's powerful five c leaned up Fort Wayne North Hide. 35 2*. as the annual eY.minalion* left 155 de ■ feared quintets al the post. Nut one upset occurred, a lour ney rarity However Lebanon was pressed to the end In it* 27-25 victory <>vet Then mown, and East Chicago Rih ••■veil was nearly toppled by Gary Edteon. ekelng out a 35 34 triumph. Jim Walker, veteran guard of the Bloomington Panthers, left the game in the first minute of play with a back injury, a* the Martin*-1 -Ville ArestlM* copped Hie rivalry' battle In Bloomington's own sec-1 tlonal Another disabled star, Pete Mount, the aensatkmal la-banmt sophomore who has tallied 245 points tht* year, rode Ihe bench In a weakened condition from a re cent illness How-ver, after Thorn town jumped to an early 17-7 lead. Mount wa» hurried Into the game and scored II points in the final half to biing the Lebanon victory, j Cither favorites, Inc-lmllng four member* of the state's ten topranking teams, rode to easy wino last night, most of them over greatly Inferior competition In addition to Foit Wayne Cen t*al. state leaders Evansville Central. lacfayette and Madison triumphed The Central Hears of Evansville were held to a 29 22 score over Mount Vernon, while lacfayette overwhelmed Wea. flfl-12. Madison's Culm also scored like an adding machine, sinking Saluda. 5* Isl Anderson'* Indian* dispensed with Markleville. 34-26, and Crawfordsville sailed tn a 61 34 victory over Bowers. Two teams that nave prewo-d for high ratings all season Marton ami Kokomo took soft wins Marion downed Joneslmro. 45-27. and Kokomo defeated Erwin township 41-22. Margin* of victory In la*t night's contests did not indicate accurate strength*, however, a* coacbw* sought Io preserve their players tather than seek Impressive total*. In the- north. Emerson downed Chesterton. 44 25. In the Gary tour- 1 ney and Mic higan City sank Hollmg Prairie. 61-34 In the south. Winslow, the little team doped to give Jasper trouble later cm. whipped Holland. 34 25. At Indianapolis. Howe no*' d out Bouthpcnt, 3330. and at South Bend, the powerful Central squad sank John Adams. 30-23. After the sec ond day of the yearly sectional end* tonlglii. only 25ci team* will remain for Saturday'* deciding lilts. Contests Imoked for tonlghh began to hlghten Hoosier lntere*t a* the weaker team "chaff” began to fall away, leaving the "wheat"—

j Catching Hopeful Picks Up Few Pointers T _. » V ww> T r ‘IaF - * ‘ t ’-i A// W'i - JShHk -nW Wtf t 9HMI v]lb is W ' A V ’ Ji, ■ \ | C \ s’*' 1 ' H H H' H ‘ Kat Sears, Manager McCarthy and Lefty Oosnaa One of the two Yankee rookie catchers in camp at 8t Pettisburg, Fla., Ken Bearn, Mt. up from Newark, gets a tew pointers from two gentlemen who ought to know—Manager doe McCarthy, center, and Pitcher Lefty Gomes. Sears, a 200-pound left-handed hitter, la a eon ot Zlggy Bears. National umpire.

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duster* of the stronger team*, all [ narrowing into that sectional- 1 championship efsit where there Is i room for only one -- - o I A Jammed house I* in prospect [ for th* second to-ssion of the De I eatur sectional tournament tonight. ' with all three of the pre-tmtrney I favorites In action for the- first time. —oOo— Tonight's attraction will start at 7 o'clock, with th* Decatur Yellow Jacket* meeting the Kirkland Kangaroos in the opener of the three-game card. —oOo ■ The feature lilt of the first round will be played at 3 o'clock, with the Herne Bear* and Monroe Bearkatx matching basket* in what turn out to Im- a rip snorter. The ! night's program Wil iclow with the Pleasant Ml'l* Mpartan. .r.eettng ; the jc-ffersen Warrior*. -oOo — Meml-finals will be held at 1:30 and 2:30 Matunlay afternoon, with the sectional champion to lie crowned at the lltfiii tilt, whlrti of. en* at R p. nt. Saturday. -000Last night's good-sited crowd

had ita money’* worth in th* opening Jefferson Geneva elash. It wa* a battle ail »ha way. with four point* the g.-eateat margin of difference at any time. That game-winning l>ng shot from center by Pemberton, clever Jefferson guard, really brought a rousing cheer from the fan*. 000 Sonic- tmirney firsts: First tlpmff -taken by Jefferson Warworn. First pervmnal foul Butcher of Jefferson First freelhrow missed Windmiller. Geneva First free throw made Windmil-' ler. Geneva First Huhslitution Arler, Geneva First technical foul — Hamrick, Jefferson. First player lost on perwonal fouls R Mahan. Moninoulh. -000 - F-atnre game in thin part of the •fate last night wa* the 35 to 29 victory regi*ter*d by Central of Fort Wayne against North Mid* of Fort Wayne Thl* assures a new title holder In the Fort Wayn- aectlonal. a* North Bide copped laat year'* honor*. o(>0— Garrett's Railroaders were d» railed In the opening Hit of the I Auburn sectional last night, dropp- ! Inga 42 to W decision to Butler. |HI her results In ibis area were about a* expected. oOo —• Pendleton, whose coach is Boh Dro. former Berne and Indiana university ejar. gave Hunk Francis' Elwood quintet a real scare laat night In the Anderson sectional be-

Maple Rumblings —aS Ml a offer with a HI. I» Frlslnger with • 2”1 and l» Hoepker with a 2tH led thu effort* of all Merchant league keglers st Mie* Rec-reathm last night Seven I’p swept three game» from Pcoet ttlllc-e to slide into a the* way ll* for Unit |dac* with Mills--1 er's. who copped two from Psul a Lunch . . . Other results: Mb* Rc-crestlon won two from Ash Iraucher's. Andrews Case won three from Hine Creek. Bhearer s Store won two from Bioppenhagen Hy , brld. O«*hiii Tin Bhop won two I from Me hater's The standings . W. L. ! Btltaer -- .14 7' Keren I’p t< 7 Paul's latnch ... 13 5 Andrew* Case 12 6 Post I effic. 11 10 Kbearer's II W Ashhauchers 10 It Mie* Rec reation l« II Oasiaa Tin Bhop 9 12 Sinppenhagcn 7 14 Schafer's ... - .. 7 14 Blue Creek . 5 1« * Today's Sport Parade <Rsg. U. B. Pat Offlcs By Jack Gusnthtr MPV Y.'tk Feb Cl l’c Th.' 1942 National league schedule I* being passed along to the c ustomer* today and the neighborhood movie tycoon* throughout eastern America are brandishing the bill of rights and other* are shouting for their lawyer*. The remainder hve already swooned. A glance at the schedule will provid* the clue to this wave of anguish, indignation and alarm which ha* engulfed the nickelodeon proprietors. This document, prepared under ems rgency condition*. Is stocked with double feature*, loaded with bank night* snd decorated with everything but electric* I bingo and free crockery lor the housewives. It Isn’t a noimal National J*o-<ue schedule In any sense because* 19*2 lan't a normal year, h was prculuc- * fore dropping out hy a 39 to 36 ac-ore. Judson Ern«-. former Berne coach, steered hi* Huntingburg team to an easy 54 to 29 triumph over llt well, |CORT SUN. MON. TUES. I Cont. Sunday—All Stat* 10c to 4 2 SWELL ENTERTAINMENTS! SLAPSIE S IMPROVING HIS BRAINS ...WITH WOMEN ON HIS MINO! H. tacKho* to•de Hi.y n.,.r \ In b.o ( jBjSBI —ADDED THRU. ,EkExcitlng Outdoor Adventure with The Man-Hunting Mount d Pol let I “ROYAL MOUNTED PATROL” Chao. Starr.tt, Rutseli Hayden Evenlnga Sc-2Sc Inc. Tax O—O Tonight & Saturday DON (Red) BARRY “MISSOURI OUTLAW” ALSO—"Riders of Death Valley" So-Mo Inc. Tax KIDS—6c Bat 1:M to 2P. M.

ed only after long houra nt weary manipulation «»f allcegralc formula*, ralllmcd iw hedille*. calendar* and sleep watches Th- source of tdl 'the dlfllculty I* a little something urlglnutesl a few year, back by tarry MacPhall th* night gam* Whet! President Hoonevelt gave baseball permisulon to continue he Bpee Hied chut the number of night samea abould be Inereused a<> that addlilonal clHien* would have an opportunity to relieve their dally grind* in the factorl** with a few hours of evening relaxation. JUdge tandl* barked u few order* to th* owner* and the auggesllon wax grudlngly approved That part of the routine waa *a«y enough Once agreement was voted It became the problem of theschedule mapper* to arrange thedate* To this end president Ford Frick, the owner* and their yebudilike a*al*tanta were forced lo double up on dat-w to an extent unapproached anywhere since Hob erl Taylor graduated from Pomona college to Hollywood. The reaulta are truly startling tTnleau I have eompldl*ly lost the ability lo c ount on my linger* there | will be 7< better cJieck 'em yourself and make aure double header program* on tap thia sgmtnei The figure* represent* an Increase of 34 over 1941. In 1941 only 42 night engagement* were played Thl* year X 4 night game* will be offered. A schedule doesn't help or hurt u Yankee team which finishes lx game* on top but It doe* abet or ‘ hinder a Brooklyn In a photograph finish A home game here, a night gain* there and a double-header somewhere rise can easily decide a pennant race when the pressure xuage start* moving up. Thl* year the compleu unorthodoxy will affect more than theater owner*. I have placed the *c-hednle under my portable microscope and am now able lo state that in 1942 the advantage will tie held by the team* with strong pitching staffs The well stocked club* can eurvlve extra double header*, the one* which rely on India rubber arms and nothing tails will b* bard put. That is because the pitcher must carry thl* unusual load. The moundsmen will be most affected but there will tie other alight change* In th* sport, too. A staggered schedule won’t add fuel lo any streaks individual hatting or pitching streak* or club winning streak*. It Will be quite difficult for a hot club to *tay hot be- ’ can** the continuity will be miaaIng The work week ha* Iceen broken up Th- team* with a maximum

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FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 27 |

Ousted Officers A re | Defended By E J Cites Misreading Q| Pearl Harbor ReoJ Man Francisco. I'. i, yj f J Admiral William if gj newly-appointed ’ Model Russia, defended ' Httihnnd Kimmel .ng 3 1 Walter Mlimc loduy 'c. iw arising from mhlmerpt,.,,3 th« Rotieit* repoM p Itor 1 The American |i>il,|j,. |„ J ' believe* thee- Wa- . htjt. jj cooperallon' between ifu J and navy before th. 1 attack on Pearl Harl«r | He said It also **. j believed that Kimmel had failed to diac-us* tnutmi ,J lems of defense and «e, ij on ■peaking term- I The opposite- w M lrir J Rtandley. who was a m-tgceJ the Robert* commission "A careful reading of tfe J , will show that Kimmel J I conferred frequently 27 and Dec. 7 and that their J , Hon* were most friendly jiu ley Said "Cooperation between ac»y| I navy waa at th. fullest ug | * can make that as strong <■< i want to. That »*» th* fact, c other Interpretation Is tq ■ falcie.’* , . ~o —a ; PRESIDENT SCORES C'CVWTINUKT* mow PS4MM . atlaching non vetoable ridec | major legislation It Is particularly not Mr _ * attach those riders to ssrk tq a . bills as main appropriatiM | because the riders are not i mane lo the main siib>-< w I Plhd The president emphasitM ( ' i he thought such ta< tics i tq henslble method of legi«Uti*i he expressed belief that th* vl ’ country agreed will i number of players who art s I tionally phlegmatic should bra I best, but even they will tsd ■ of the old tip and sparkle p ■ Baseball ia only a game, of era • but It is work for the playsn. fl ■ bow do you feel when yos v«| i night trick today, a day shift i i morrow and then take- over | i 1 ahlfta on Friday'*