Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1942 — Page 6

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Frankfort Team ThrealensChamp Washingion Five Hotchets Favored But Frankfort Is Touqh First Foe -ImUgnspolls, March Ifl~ <VP> The benevolent fates tha' Match over Hoo-ier basketball addict’ Ire re on the Job when the stale fin- j •Is were bracketed this year Ac a ; remit. Washington In paired with Frankfort and Crwwfordsv.lle with Muncie Burris an act of mercy! The bracketing virtually tcacued tlth year's blit show from a weak sntl-llmatic finish and «uppl>d instead a red hot. bloody. dos eatslog final round •It’s no secret that intereat would lessen considerably If Washington had been paired t.galnst Burris or Crawfordsville At It to., the afternoon round Saturday will offer two solid, Imttlinx hall same* with anyone likely to win and devil take the hindmost Although opinion to pretty well mobilised to favor the champion Hatchet« thee present pace of the Hot Dogs cannot be Ignored Ever ett Case and his team make the besl opponent available for the Hatchets especially since those highly-touted early favorites like Horace Mann and laitayette have been rendered "unavailable" hy the same Hot Dogs Likewise, In the case of Burris ■ and Crawfordsville, te game provides an even-keel performance and potential thriller Consequently, the early round pair offs arouse the question "will the clinching night game he a walk away*" but. brother, with the bumpings coming thick and fast in these playoffs, no game is a set-up. Assuming that the Hatchets edge by Erankfort. It's not unlikely that the rolling champions will find another sweet fight on their hands ,

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in the night round whether II turns out to lie Burris or Cram fordsvllle Comps r I son of statistics establishes the Burris-Crawfordsville | match as the hottekt of 'be two games. Records of avrrag- offensive and defensive figures, as well as the won and loss column, form , an amusing parallel between the Athenians and the Owls. However, the Frankfort record slips So We what below the Hulchets. as can lie espected when stacked against the rare one-defeat aooooß of Washington. Although the Hos Dogs hold the edge In past tourney performances, having four titles | and having reached the final playI off 14 times, the Hatchets have the better ofense and defense averags On the other hand. Frankfort has emerged through a tougher route to gain its lesser averages. Following la a comparison ot the opposing outfits in a column-tiy column breakdown of games won. games lost, number of years a i hampion, number of years up to the state finals, offensive averages - and defensive averages In tourna ment play. Frankfort 33 7 4 14 33.38 3171 Washington 38 I 2 13 41. mt 23 42 i Crawfordsville 17 *l7 47.*7 27.75 Muncie Burris 22 5 o I 44.(2 311.73 ’ — -• Great Lakes Team Ends Fine Season Score 31 Victories, Defeated Five Times Chicago. March 18.—Il'Pl The first great athletic experiment of ’ ' the current world war was com pleted today and far-seeing officials at the Great latk>« naval training i station look deserved ImiWs. Great Lakes embarked on alias- i ketbali st hedule of undetermined ! length early In December and finally ended the card Monday night when Its 38th contest was played - Taking on all comers, most of them on their home floors, the Bailorscored 31 victories while suet Ing | only five setbacks. A team which started out mere Ily as a collection ot Individual ' stars by season's end had develop ed into a smoothly operating combination that may critics were willI Ing to term the best "college team" I In the nation Great Lakes officials however, I Were not Interested In titles or title | claims. The team was formed to boost the morale of enlisted men, spur recruiting and aid the naxy relief fund. It was a witter on each of those counts.

The sailors played in 11 etstes It has been estlmtaed unofficially that naval enlistments boomed from 2« to 45 percent In the communitie* where the eager* showed. For their 36 encoutfter*. the Great laikes team played before approximately 150.000 fan*, whose admission* In turn netted the navy relief fund more than 250.0 W. (hiring th* iona schedule Great Lake* played seven representative* of the Hl* Ten Washington of the Pacific coast conference. Nebraska of the Hl* Hix and Kentucky of the southeastern conference In It* headline came*. , Two of the losses were administered by Ohio State and Minnesota of the Hl* Ten and the other* by Michigan State. Creighton and Notre Game. The gobs traveled more than IS,000 mile* during the campaign. In compiling their great record the Hallor* scored an aggregate of 1.5*6 point*, an average ot 51.5 per contest. Their opponents totaled 1.412 point*, an average of 40 3 points. The Great Lake* team wae coached by Lt-Comm. J. Russell Cook, former DePauw university athlete. Cook had 14 players on hl* squad and used them all in practically every game. Kven the top star* of the quintet averaged only 20 minute* playing time per game. Top Individual honors for the season went to Bob Caliban, a University of Detroit product, and Frankie BaumholU. th* former aUAmerican forward from Ohio uni-

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versity Caliban scored 2MS points I for the season. while Baumteolta I tallied 296 for runner-up honor* In I the point race. Ernie Andres, for- I more Indiana university ace. and i Dick Klein, a Northwestern graduate, also topped the 2*C mark in l scoring. i For must member* of the squad I their big-time basketball career* I now have ended. Navy duty will i carry them to new assignments be- . fore another cage s*ason rolls around. I o •«- ■ ■- I •— ♦ 1 i General Electric Bowling Results i , Inter Department League The Stators took over first plat e ( in the G E Inter-liepartineiit lea- j gue by winning three games from th. Rotors who had been leading the league until this time. Hill Helm wae hot again and rolled a ' 236 for high game of the evening. ' The Flanges won two of three from the Switches. In spite of'the fact that McDougal and Shnckley I were rolling 200 scores tor the I Hwiithe*. Two hundred scores Included: Helm. 224: McDougal, 202; Hhack- 1 ley, 203. < The standing* W. L. I Stators ... . ... ..15 0 I Rotors 14 10 1 Flanges . 12 12 Switch** ... • 7 17 i Industrial League The G. E Dodger* got hot and • took all three game* from Doe'* Place in the G. E Industrial league. I Bill Helm's 210 was the best score for the Dodger*. The West End Restaurant Increased their first place lead by winning two of three from Mutschler's. Mandy Zelt of West End took away all the honors for the ' evening with a 403 serie*. Hi* 231 was als ohlgh single. Bun Keller also had a good night as Burke'* were winning two of three from the G. E Rambler*. Two hundred scores Included: Heare 202. Keller 223. Zelt 231-202. O. lainkenau 20*. Slrickler 202, Young. 22». Ahr 203. Helm 210, The standing*: W. L. West End 17 Hi Ramblers 15 jj Doc * Place 14 u Mutchler's 12 14 Burke's .......... 11 16 Dodgers H i( ' —0 ( ———l11■» »iii—l ■! 1— At the Training Camps By Unltad Fra** Lakeland. Fla., Mar. ll.— <UP)— The Brooklyn Dodgers, with two victories in one day under tbelr belts, go against the Detroit Tiger* here today. The Dodger* "A" team blaated the Senator*, 12-4. at Orlando yesterday while the “B" team was dusting the Bravea, 2-1. Orlando, Fl*.—Attempting to recover from a humiliating 14-2 defeat al the hand* of the Cincinnati Reds, the New York Giants play Cleveland today. The Reds made 22 hits off Wittig, Feldman and Dsnna yesterday while Burpo and Walters rationed eight to the Giant*. Tampa. Fla.—Those mute New York Yankee bats worried manager Joe McCarthy today as hl* world champion* met Cincinnati In an exhibition. Th* Yanka scraped together two run* on three hit* yesterday to defeat the Tigers, 2-1. Detroit made seven hit* off Breuer and Ucaetx. Ban Bernardino, Cal. — Chicago Cub* manager Jimmy Wflaon selected three left handed batter* Cor

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hl* 1*42 outfield today and intensified a search for two or three righthander* to keep the opposition from "southpawliig us to death all season. '* Wilson said Charley Gilbert, Phil 1 t'avarretta and Hill Nicholson detl nitely were on the roster and that Harry Lowrey and ltarn-y Olson were leading the light for two reserve posts. The Cubs meet Los 1 Angeles at Ontario, Cal., tislay ’ The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cubs. * to 4. In tbelr first ex . hiblllon game against National league opposition yesterday. Hollywood. Cal. — The Chicago 1 White Box attempt to better tbelr ,500 standing in Pacific coast ex- 1 hlhitlon games today In another 1 game with the Philadelphia Ath- 1 lellcs. 1 The Sox traveled to the A'* 1 home grounds at Anaheim yester- 1 day and shut out the Connie Mack's 1 nine. 2 to 0. (or their second victory in four start*. RENT COUNTRY CLUB •’OWTINt'ttD FROM PA<IB ONB) | will be brought back from the Allen county Institution Sleeping quarter* can In- arranged on the first floor of the dance hall. There are ample toilet facilities and other convenience* in the house. It I* estimated the county will save from 52<Mt to 8300 a month In making the change. Under the contract with the Allen county commissioner*. Adam* county pays *5 per week per person for each Inmate, pin* 45 per week for each Inmate confined to the hospital. The bill last month was 4610 for four weeks board and room and hospitalisation. The Inmates will not be moved until the club house I* put In shape. New beds, springs, matt l eases and other equipment necessary for the home have he<-n ordered by the cominiaalonrs. This can be used In the new building. Much ot the bedding and some of the furniture was saved from the fire and ha* been Stored In the old South Ward school building. AMERICAN FIGHTING (H.HTIHUBO FHOM FAO, oh, healthy but tired, was applauded by Australian official* and the pre** a* signifying aggressive operation* against the Japanese. United States army headquarters have been operating In Australia sinco early January and the set up already overshadows it* Australian counter-part. MacArthur I* expected to take active charge Immedlaely after a short rest to recover from hl* loftg air journey and lbs strain of three months of fighting In the Philippines. On* Flan* Lest Washington. Mar. II — (UP) — The navy announced today that combined operations of American and Australian Island baaed air force* had sunk or damaged 23 Japanese ship* near Salamaua and Lae in New Guinea. A navy communique listed alt Japanese warship* and five other ships as "sunk and probably sunk." Two Japanese destroyer* were “possibly sunk." Four warship* snd six other ship* were damaged. Iff addition many email boats, probably moto boats, were sunk ■nd three aeapltnes shot down. Only one of th* American and Australian fore* plan** wa« lost. The attack centered on both •hips and land Installations, including aircraft runway* and antiaircraft balteriea. In the same communique the

navy disclosed that the U. B. submarine Shark was overdue in the far east and presumed lost, that ■lumsge to the I'. S Sea Lion at Cavite was *0 bad that she was destroyed to prevent her capture, and that the damaged U. 8. destroyer Stewart wa« demolished In drydock at Hoerahaja 10 prevent her capture. VICTORY BOND MEET * CONTINUED FROM PAOB OMR and Individuals Invest surplus fund* and future earning* In V- 8. government securities. Treasury officials have planned a bond program for thia year totaling 12 hillion dollar*. With corporalions, l<slg«M and associations, the i series "F" and ”G" bonds are avail* aide In amount* up Io ISu.OOti for any calendar year. Individuals may also purchase the above series. In addition to serie* "E" bond?;, the latter returning an lnler<«t rale ot 2 Wi percent on a 10-year period. "F" bon*< pay 253 percent, while the "G" Ixmd I* an Interest paying Investment of 2.50 percent, the bond being bought at face value. The other two types are called discount bonds, on the plan that an 111t.76 investment will return the purchaser 425 at the end of ten years. Member* of the committee, which will contact prospective purchaser* •re: Mr. Krueckeberg, T. F. Grallker, president, and Earl Caston, assistant cashier ot the First Blate Bank; E. W. Lankenau. manager of the General Blsctrie Co., W. A. Klepper. manager of Cloverleaf Creameries; H. W M< Millen, presl- j dent of Central Sugar Co.; Fredrlc W. Hchafer. manager of the Bchaf-' er Co.; Cal Yost, building contract-1 or; A. 11, Ashbaucher, furnace and roofing contractor; Arthur E Voglewede. attorney; Avon Burk of th* Burk Elevator Co., Dr. Gerald J. Kohne, William Linn, clothier and finance officer ot the Amer lean Legion; Walter Krick, auperIntendent of school*: R W. Brandtmiller, manager of the Wayne Novelty Co.. C. E Bell, of the I.a Eon tain Handle Co., H. K. Bromer. manager Decatur Casting Co., Edgar Mutschler. manager Mutscblar Packing Co., Joe Morris, dentist; Chari** D. Ehlnger, secretary Citisens Telephone Co. . A majority of th* commltteeme* attended th* meeting und those who could not attend were contacted today by Mr. Krueckeberg. 0 PLANS FOR DECATUR CONTINUED FRuu* FAQR ORB> Ave., petitioned for recently by a number of resident* In the vicinity. A petition, asking for a light at Ninth and Jackson streets, signed l>y Anselm Hackman, Fred Bu*che and C. W. Kent, was read to the i ouncit and referred to the board at public works and safety. The possibility that the city may be unable to buy the propoeed niter for the South Ward well wa* discussed by the council Prospectlve bidder* have indicated •hat they will set bld on the niter, unless either *n A-l or A 2 priority rating I* received. The present rating I* A-10. The feasibility of having bide received, subject to a priority rat In. wa* also discussed, ft wa* propoeed that If th* eity I* unable to buy the filter because ot priorities. Lnew well could be dug. The dlttlon*! water supply will be needed to furnish water upon the completion of the new General Electric plant, It wa* stated. - Trad* la a Good Tows - D*catw

Underclassmen Beat Senior Team, 48-32 Underclassmen Take Annual Tilt Tuesday The underclassmen trounced the seniors. 48 to S 3. In the annual lilt played at the Decatur Junior senior I high school gymnasium Tueiolay night. The underclassmen built up a 33 I to 13 margin at the half and coast|ed throughout the Anal two perI iods. Rlckord and Reed led the I victors with 13 and 13 points, respectlveiy. Fruchte was high for the seniors with 11 points. Underclansmen FG FT TP j Spahr, f 3 0 4 ' Cftchtan. f — 2 « < Reed, c . . .. . « 0 13 ' Andrews, g 3 • ♦ Rlckord. g ...... —'• I ,s Von Gunten. f .... 1 0 3 Eichhorn, f 3 0 • Rreiner, c 0 0 0 McConnell, g ......... 113 Hrotner. g .................... 0 0 0 Totals.. 33 3 48 Seniors FG FT TP Myers, f .301 Moser, f oon Lynch, c 3 3 7 Fruchte. g fl 1 11 Linn, g Oil Foreman, f Oil Kitchen, t 3 o 4 Jones, c .. o 0 ft Melchl. g .... ft ft ft I Heare. g ft 0 0 Totals ..11 10 33 Preliminary ( A'll, S B «. DECATUR YOUTH IS iCONTINIBD FROM PAOffi OMftl ; and the hoarse voices of the tellers droned out the numbers. As ' the end approached only a handfnl ' of spectators were present. Helective service officials and reporters were crowded around the stage in I the Interdepartmental auditorium | and In the workrooms In rtte rear The 7.000 numbers in the lottery I affected the destiny of l,ftflft.ftfto : youths from 3o to 21 youngsters ■ ■ who were born four years after I , World War I and 7,3D*.000 men iof 35 to 44, inclusive, many of j whom were in World War I drafts. They registered Feb. I<. and thus joined 17.um.000 other men who already had registered aifd were classified under the selective service act of 1940. Hundreds of thousands of those whose numbers were drawn last night and early today will form part of an army which President Riamevelt has said would strike at the Axis wherever possible on whatever fronts the Vnlted Nations are able to open. The manpower goal for that army Is S.ftftftjftft I Americans by the end of this year and may be built up to 7.000.000 or 10,000,000 Itefore total victory Is achieved. From the time the first number was drawn shortly aftor fl p. m. last night until the end there was a different mood In the high cellInged blue and gilt auditocium than that which prevailed at each of the previous two lotteries under the present act. The mood last night was defined by the fall of Singapore. the fall of Java, the siege of Bataan and Hie threat to Australia. Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selective service director, keynoted the occasion before the first drawings In a brief speech which affirmed that "thia Is everyone’s war." At I:OK p. m.. secretary of war Henry L. Stimson stood silently while a blindfold, fashioned from the upholstery of a chair In which a signer of the declaration of Independence once sat. was knotted around his head. Then he fumbled around in the almost over flowing bowl, picked out a capsule and handed it to one of the three girl tellers. The first order number was 3.4*6 Becretary of the navy Frank Knox drew the next number -

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Big Guns o( Boston lii • I I H Ml k .ItjM Z®W W a LI } 9a i .fl.\ 9 Max Wftat. F.niie Isunbardl and < bet Hom lljy This trio of Boston Braves is expeite.i to ,io - . • , : ytar even If the team is a second-division log practice at Banford. F'la . the Burns no |.tt t- r<BHH West, Ernie iximbardl and Chet Ross b.n.i.,i a. catcher, has been hitting 'em far in the Bia.. -, tu

2.MKO and the lottery was under way. Concessions to ceremony high congressional, army and navy officials were permitted to draw numbers from the bowl —slowed the lottery during the first half hour, but the drawing soon thereafter speeded up until It averaged more than smi an hour. in fils speech Hershey had foreshadowed the possibility that there might one day be registration of men for labor as well as combat duty when he said: "Men are selecetd to fly airplanes, they may Im- selected to build airplanes. Men should Imselected to man ships; they should Im- selectsd to build ships. Men have been selecied to drive tanks to gain victory on the battle fields. Men have been selected to drive tractors to produce food In the grain fields." Decatur Bowlers High In Van Wert Tourney The West End Restaurant bowl Ing team of this city moved Into third place in the third annual Olympic class at Van Wert, 0.. over the weekend, rolling a total of 3.0 M. The leading team is

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