Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 24 February 1943 — Page 6

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Jimmy Bivins Wins Light Heavy Title Boston Bruins Lose Fourth Gome In Row <By Pn**) Tin- new duration light-heavy-weigh? champkn Im Jimmy Blvln* of Cleveland. The young 175 pound negro won the title last night by hammering out a 15-round decision over Anton Chrlutoforidie of Greece. There were no knockdowns despite the furious pace set by both rtghters. The United Press ecore enrd gave Bivins six of the heats, with Christo taking four, and five were called even. The new champ will fight Tarni Maurlello of New York at .Madison Square Garden on .March 10. Black Hawks Win The Chicago Black Jlawks handed the Boston Bruins their fourth straight loss last night by ct ming from behind to win. 7 to 5. The Bruins started with the pace that carried them to the top of the national ho< key league race by ecoring three goals in the first period before the Hawks found the range, latter, however, the Hawks started hitting the nets and passed Bost n

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I with two goals late In the first |s-t---iod and three in the second. Enters Army It’s Private Ray "Sugar" Robinson now. The sfendt r hard hitting negro from Harlem has been inducted into the army and granted the customary seven-day furlough before l»-ing s-nt to a reception tenter. The natlcn's number one welterweight contender lost just one bout - in 131 amateur and professional ent counters. And h still ha>« one to I go before he dons the khaki. Ray’s last bout will be a rubber i match with the only man who has ’ beaten him -Ince the start of his ph«n menal victory string. II . meets middleweight Jake LaMotta ~ at Detroit thia Friday night. Each - has won a decision over the other. Ph.ls Manager I Sometime tomorrow we all should know who will manage the newly-1 purchased Philadt Iphia Phils. For. according to the Phil”* new president. Bill C x. the n< w field boss has be n !»• percent selected. Cox says the new manager hao one of the biggest names iti baseball but that doesn't throw much ! light on the subject. A lot of the i second gll ssers. however, think I that either Bin ky Harris, former ■ manager of the Washington Sen I ort*. or Lefty 0’1) til. pilot of the San Francisco Seals, will succeed Hans laibert as helmsman. Cox says th. Phil’s new trainer and the spring training sit* will be ■ announced near the end of the ' I week. o MAPLE TO MUSING Central Soya League Last night's results: iLdskins' won two from Bears: Packers won | two from Bams; Wildcats won! three frcm Kittens. Standing W. L. Bears 14 7 Packers 13 s Wildcats io 11 I Rams !< 12 Redskins . 9 12 Kitten* 7 14 Howard Eley bowled a B<m series I with games ol 218. 202 and ISO. ‘ Other high scores: Buck 210, 191; | i C. Steiner 29»; G S<-hnltx 193. 192 •Mrs. Max Schafer wag high for the i ladies with 106. Barbara Wybourn with games of 134. 184 and a big 207 for a 829 total <uet a merry pace in the WornI cn's league at Mies recreation to ' top all efforts of the fair sex kcglers . . . There were some other good individual games, imludnig: I Amallne Wo. dward. 194; Helen ; Engle, 187; Leona Schamerloh. 187; Alice Sheets. 194; Helen McClure, 179 and 1-ols Straub. 184. Jo-Ann took over undisputed possession of the top spot in the league hy winning three from Green . Kettle, while Zwick'o dropped tqp> | CORT ! Tonight & Thursday WEAVER BROTHERS I l \i \ j c IT. V ALBG—“P*rii» of NyoM" 9c-20c Inc- Tax —o—o— x Frl. £ Bat — Hopalse.g Cassidy “UNDER COVER MAN’ , Ban. Maa. Tues —’Mummy’s Tomb' J A “Oußss Ar* Pretty Poopla.-*

Weatherly Signs 1 Yankee Contract Four Other Yonks Send In Contracts New York. Feb. 21 (UP)- The N«-w York Yankee fr nt office Is beginning to receive signed 1943 contracts. And one of those already back io that of outfielder Roy Weatherly. Roy has a pretty considerable hunk of work cut out for him in 1943. Fur h Is slate! t replace Joe DiMaggio who recently entered ■ the army. Filling Joe's shoes h a tough Job ' < r anybody as ho has been the mainstay of the American 1 ague leaders for the paet hix-scasons. Weatherly has been in the big leagues seven years and has a batting average of .269 That’s a better than average mark hut nothing like the .345 hung up by DiMag in the same length of time. R y bats from the part side but I throws from the right. Other Yankees who have inked tin- dotted line include first baneman Nick Etten. shortstop Bill Johnson of Newark, utility infielded Oscar Grimes and infielder Bill Knickerbocker. —-o - W®SSWL The rero hour approa<h»s! —oOo — Tomorrow night at 7 o'clock. Referee Goshcrn'a' whistle will launch Adams county's 10 high school basketball teams on their quest for the county's most coveted sports crown, the sectional championship. - -oOo — Promptly at 7 p. m. Thursday, the Berne Bears and Pleasant Mill* Spartans will square iff in the first of nine games, the last of which, Saturday night at 8 o’clock, will detirmine the 1943 sectional titllat an I the Adams county repreentalive to seek further laurels in the Huntington regional meet the foli lowing Saturday. —-000— In the other game on tomerrow night's opening session, the Mon--1 mouth Eagles will seek to halt the county's leader in games won and lost, the .Monroe Bearkatx. who boast the impressive record ct 18 victories In 20 tilts during the season. - 000Tourney play will be r<wum< d at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, with the Kirkland Kangaroos and Jefferson Warriors taklqg the flocr. In the afternoon nightcap, the host team, the Decatur Yellow Jackets to Vera's, Bruce's Gill copped two from Hill-Smith and Relkn.mi grabbed three from Schafer's. The standnfgs: ’ Jo-Ann „. 13 5 Zwick's 12 6 i Bruct’s Orlli 12 4 | Vera's it « Hill-Smith 117 I Bellmont 9 9 Smith Bros . 7 11 ; Green Kettle 7 n Eve's 4 14 Schafer’s 3 15 pjjß ®JIHi [’ - -dß® NO NEED TO BE A "GUNMAN" Why ri»k your life personally defending the valuables in your home when you can have an dEtna policy which will protect you against low from Burglary, Theft and Robbery. The Suttles-Edwards Co. NlJtei^Mor*B4o» ft. Ana Casasby and iiiiiAiiil

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-will tangle With the Geneva Cardinals. —oOo — Decatur's Commodores will make their first appearance in a section-1 al tournamt nt Friday night at 7 o'clock, meeting the Hartford Gor- 1 Illas, county ihampimts. One of the best gamee of the entire tourney. barring an upset in Thursday night games. Is on tap for the second and concluding Friday night game, when the Berne Bears and Monroe Bearkstx are favored to tangle. —oOo— Semifinal gam-s will be played, at 1:30 and 2:30 o'clock Saturday j afternoon, with the championship encounter at Bp. m Saturday. i 000 - Basketball .'ans are urged to buy

COMPLETE DISPERSAL 36—Head Registered and High Grade Hobteins—36 Plummer and Gard Entire Holstein H’rd Consisting cf Milk Cews. open and brad heifers and bull. FRIDAY, February 26 at 12:10 P. M. (CWT) LOCATION—At farm located 8 miles west of Mt. Etna on state road 124; then 1 mile north and '« mile west; or 5 miles south of Wsbash on state road No. 15 then mile east. This is an outstanding herd of high producing Holstein cattle Heal hy. T. B and Bangs tested. Three years D H.I.A. records, and have always used very top sires. Remember the price of milk will ride the high level through Hush pasture this year. Where will you buy good cows when pasture la here? If interested In good cows don't fall Io attend this sale. 3ale will be held under cover. EVERETT R. BEATY, Sales Manager Ellenbergcr •roe. Auctioneer*. James Smallwood. Auctioneer.

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aeaaon ticket* to insure admission to the tourney. Dotrs to the gymnasium will open one hour before starting time of the first game at each session, and only season ticket holders will be admitted for the first 30 minute*. No single admission ticket hold' rs will be admitted until 30 minutes before Kame time. yoOo — Beason tickets, good for all five eeeeions. are priced at ff 1.40. With nine game* In the tournament, cost per game figures at lee* than 14 cents. Pretty cheap entertainment, we would My. Every unpunished delinquency has a family o delinquencies. .M—

BULLETIN Philadelphia, Feb. 24—(UP) —Bulky Harris was sppomted msnsger of the Philsdelphia Phils baseball club today. The appointment was announced by William Cos of New York, head of a group of New York and Ph.ladelphia men who obtained control of the dub last week. British Ready For Use Os Poison Gas Ixmdon. Fob. 24 (I P) Deputy prime minister clement R. Attlee says Britain will use poison ga’ aga tiat the Axis If paison gas * Is m*pd against Britain. Texas Leaque Quits Baseball Operation *Dalla.«, Tex., Feb 24 (UP* Another baseball circuit, the class A-i Texas league, has suspended operation for the duration. -President J Alvin Gardner announced the suspension this morning after San Antonio dub officials reported they planned to fold up their team. Five other teams took the same action earlier. That left only Fort Worth and Oklahoma

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Time Out... ... to take advantage of the Bmp unusual saving in Mens and , Young Men s -J • Fine Suits £K! To be a “winner” you must look i your best We’ve arranged k|Wl some unusual suit values that ®» Wi you will want to take advantage R Vii of while attending the Sectional M Tournament Fine quality suits M for High School Boys and Men * and Young Men at money«saving prices. Take time between the sessions or before and after the games to shop for these suit savings. High School Boys Suits Suite that wilt bt "am wini»«r in any group. Finely QI "V C 6 I CA teilorad and good ooloctlon of O| > o«P V OI ( J.JV pattom*. In Blue. Brown and | f Croy all wool fabric*. In all otylo* < 14 Men & Young Men’s Suits tak If you need a New Suit you’ll do well to choo* from IB th »* eplendid selectioß. Values will never be duph cated. Complete range of sizon. wanted Hhade* and material*, all correctly styled. $22*50 to $35.00 V WELCOME TO THE TOURNEY. MAY THE BEST TEAM WIN. 1 UL E. PETERSON, a*.

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