Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 2 February 1944 — Page 6

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Sid Luckman Named Most Valuable Pro Chicago Bears Star Named By Writers Chicago, Feb 2-(UPl—En*ign Sid Luekman — the sugar In the Chicago Bears “T” — han been named the national football league’* most valuable player for

1943 Lackman won out over Don Hutaon <>f the Green Bay Packers in balloting by a board of 131 •ports writer*. Both laickman and Hutton re celved either first or second place votes from nine member* of the board. But Sid got six first place votes and three second plate ballots against five firsts and four seconds for Hutson Each first place ballot counted flve points and each second place vote was worth two points. Luckman polled 36 points— Hutson 3k. Next in line wa- Sammy Baugh \ with 13 points, followed by Ward Cuff of the New York Giants. I Charley Brock of the Green flay • Packers and Bill Paschal of the Giants The poll was based on season play only and did not take into consideration Luckman's brilliant quarterba< king job on December 26 when the Chicago Bears whipped the Washington Redskins in the league championship playoff — w we •- <• ■ ■ Uli — I WTBFTFfTVT’TTTMF I MILTON SWEARINGEN 400 N 3rd St. This emblem of courtesy and sass driving is awarded to a car ownet ot this community every week. DRIVE CAMFVU.Y - MVS A Llrt Hod-Bras Inwks C«>.. L* V»r*s. I*4. "• “ " 11 1 — RRNWWWWWVWWWMN 1 . ""—I feWtiJ Tonight & Thursday * OUR BIG DAYS! First Show Tonight 6:30 Continuous Thun, from 1:30 | BE SURE TO ATTEND! ’ waos 7 * Cupid up - JO A brand new W team spoH* ■ infl grand B new enA Waintntnt! k Monty WOOLLEN f Grode FIELDS < I A g ? /ngglfQ* */ \ UUM CKCM ' taaVCMMi / list leebrey • >•<«»»• J f (mw * BdAA# ALBO Bhsrts 9c-Mt' Tm. Tas . .. O -G-— Fri. a Bet—Pat O’Brien la "Tha Iran Majer 0 O Bun. Mon. TotAa looter! "LABB4E COME HOME"

Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Thursday New Haven at Yellow Jackets. Monroe at .Monroeville. Friday Auburn at Yellow Jackets. Ci mmoduree at Concordia. 1 Berne at Hartford City. Monroe at Hartford. Jeff-ruon at Pleasant Mills. 1 Kirkland at Geneva. Hoagland at Monmouth.

In 10 games Luckman set new records by passing for more than ; 2.00 V yards and completing 28 touchdown passes He also corn pleted better than 5o percent of the aerials he attempted. Il was the first time in three years that Hutson had failed to tak« the award. Other winners have been: Mel Hein of the New York Giants In 193#, Parker Hall of Cleveland In 193!'. Ace Parker of Brooklyn in 1940. and Hutson In 1941 and 1942 i »■ ■ ■ "-"O'" - .. Decatur Lions Plan For Zollner's Game Final Plans Are Made At Meeting Tuesday Final plans were laid at the regular meeting of the Decatur Lions club Tuesday night for the I feature liasketbail game the orgai nlxation Is sponsoring'between the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons and I the Dayton Bombers In the Deca- | tur Junior senior high school 1 gymnasium. Wednesday. February i id Tickets were distributed Io ■ members and may be purchased • from any of them or at many Decatur business establishments. Including the First State bank and the Mies Recreation alleys. The cost of the tickets will he 75 cents for adults and 50 cents for school children. The price in- i dudes the tax To assure a full evening of en'ertalnment. an announcement was I made Tuesday night that'the Decatur high school band will play between the games. The principal attraction will be iof especial interest because the i Zollner Pls’ons are the leaders | lin the National professional leagues while the Dayton Bomb-1 | era are one of the strongest pro ’ teams in the country. Each team i- ~ —■ - — —ggggy— Just Comein I IF A LOAN WILL HELP YOUdon't hesitate to com* in and talk with us. There will be no obligation if you do not take a loan. SPECIAL SERVICE If you need a loan and are unable ' to call at office during day. we can IM you any Tuesday or Saturday H evening. Just write or phone us the time you want to see us. | LOCAL LOAN COMPANY Owr asaelsr •gearua. I MOI AMA Open Dally S JO to 540 I Tnur» until 12.30 | CORT 1 •■ — - Tonight & Thursday Return Engagement of This Outstanding Production! i tgj ALBO—--Masked Marvel” •e-Me Im. Taa FrL A Sat. — “Bar VT _ wnh HOF A LONG CASSfOY O O' ■ •uw. Mon. Tues.—" Mystery Breed oast" A “My DeHing Clemesrtiwe”

New Haven Bulldogs i Defeat Berne Bears Free Thows Enable New Haven To Win ; The New Haven Bulldogs defeated the Berne Bears Tuesday night at New Haven. 47 to 43. after Berne held a lead ot 24 to 20 at the hail The Bearn lost the game at the free throw line, converting only three foul shots, while New Haven clicked on 13. Berne outscored the Bulldogs from the field. 20 to 17. Scoring for both teams was well divided. D. Lehman leading Berne and Myers leading New Haven New Haven FG FT TP ,' Helle.-, f 3 0 « ; Jump, f .... 2 4# ' Myers, c 4 3 11 ' Judd, g .... 2 15 'j Bolyard, g ... 2 15 , Burt, f COO Fraue. f .....0 0 0 , Stemmier, f 2 0 4 Btelihorn. f 2 4# i Adams, g 0 0 0 ArnoM. k o o o TOTALS 17 13 47 Berne R. Llechty. f 4 2 10 B. Flueckigei. f .... 3 0 6 ! D Lehman, c.. .. 6 0 12 W. Stucky, g 2 0 4 F. l-ehman. g 5 1 11 , F. Flueckiger. f .... 0 0 0 ■ Nenenschwander. g. o 0 o TOTALS 20 3 43 Referee: Showaltei. Vmplre: Young Preliminary New Haven 30. Berne 21. — o 9 MAPLE MUSING Minor League Telephone won three from Foley's Acea: Post Office won three from Smith Inaurance; Shearer's Store won three from Ossian Tin Shop: Hoithouae Drug won two from First State Hank: Stoppenha- - gen's won two from Schafer company. High aeries: Tutewller 234-216-IM. 631. High games: Tutewller 234-216. C. Heare 214. B Keller 207. Arnold 212. Baumgartner 217, Engle 2CB. Schneider 206. Rash 210, P. Hleeke 230. Sauttena 254. Standinga | Telephone # 0 Peat Office 3 0 | Shearer 3 0 Hoithouae 2 1 . Stoppenhageu 2 1 Bank 1 2 j Smith ... — 0 3 Ossian 0 3 , Foley -—~~ 0 3 I 0 . Auburn Red Devils Leading Conference Loop Leaders Play Here Friday Night The Auburn Red Devils, who met thr- Decatur Yellow Jacfce'a on the Decatur floor Friday night, are In - | sole possession of first place in the Northeastern Indiana conference. I as the race heads into the last J month of competition. Auburn has won all four of ita I conference contests, and la the only andefeated quintet In the loop. De- ! eatur is in second place with three victories and one defeat. Btandinga . W. L. Frt. Auburn o 1 eoo Decatur —4 1 Hartford City S 1 *7 Columbia City S 2 500 Garrett — 6 3 .400 Bluffton 4 333 : Kendallville . .._1 » -1«7 February Schedule -Feb. 4—Auburn at Decatur. Garrett at Columbia CRy. Bluffton at Kendallville. Fe*> »—Decatur at Hartford City. Feb U Decatur at Kendallville, Auburn at Columbia CRy. Hartford City at Garrett. Feb. IS—Hartford City at Garrett. —♦ H. S. BASKETBALL Waterloo 40. Garrett V. Bedford 45at*eymoer 11 Gary Wallace W. Gary Toilssloa 42. Shelbyville #4. Greensburg 30 Huntingburg M. Madison ». Huating'on M. Martoa #l. Vincennes N. .Sullivan 32 Rushville 32. Greenfield #• Bioomingtoa 24. Uatoa 31. has wos owe la their two peev loes eaooeaton. Previoaa to the main game a contest will be played bet<eea the Zollner reserves and the loeai ' McMillen baskettmil team. o Tanks of one armored dlvietoe ’ me 26.000 galloM of gamNtne to ( travel 100 miles.

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DePauw V-Five Beats Valparaiso Quintet By United Press Every college basketball star nas his bad nights. Bob Ollie of Valparaiso, the state's leading scorer, had one of his last night. He totaled only five points as Vaipo fell before the DePauw V-Five quintet. 51 to 44 Dille shot often, imt missed repeatedly. Big John Janisch valiantly took up the slack and poured through 19 points for Valpo. but hhi team support wa< not enough for victory. The DePauw cagera Jumped to an early 12-to-O lead and they set the pace throughout the game. The Valpo Crusaders never crept closer than seven points to the V Fives’ score. —a, —— — SOVIET REPUBLICS <Coatinu«a Pros raa* H out.’" Archbishop Michael Curley, head of the Baltimore-Washington diocese. aaya. “Fascism te atter stupidity in itself and certainly can't be tolerated. I know the pope hclds the same view." Bishop Edwin V. O'Hara ot the Kansas City Catholic diocese uays that the views of Pope Pius XII on fascism are well known. The bishop, replying to the Russian newspaper livusUa'a charge that the pope favora fascism, said: The none exorcised himself ade-

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quately In an encyllcai on October 20. 1929. In that the pope said, 'Whoever consider* the state to be the end towards which all is directed and must bow Is of necessity an enemy and an obstacle to all true and lasting progress among nations.' " o Postpone Finals Os Intramural Tourney Finals in the Intramural tournament aa the Decatur Junior-aen-ior high school, scheduled for Tuto- ‘ day night, were postponed because , of illneas of Deane Dorwln, high I school Instructor In charge of intramural program. No definite date has been set for playing the finals. —' o — State Traffic Toll Decreased In 1943 Chicago, Feb. t— <l’P>— !*’• becoming safer to crass the street or drive down the highway in Indiana. for the national safety council reposts that traffic deaths In the state during last year dropped 30 percent from the number in 1942. The sUte ranks fourth among those showing the largest reductioM in fatalities. In Indianapolis, the traffic toll also dropped The 1943 total is 22 percent less than that for the previous year. — -——o— —— Trade la a Good Town — Oeaatat

Geneva Cardinals Beal Bryant Five Defeat Jay County Team Tuesday Night The Geneva Cardinals added another victim to their long list f vlctorh-a Tuesday night, trouncing the Bryant Owls at Geneva, 39 to 14. Geneva led at the half. 14 to •> Bixler led the winners with 13 points, followed by Schmitt with nine. King tallied five points for the Jay county team. Geneva FG FT TP Moser, f 2 1 •' Bixler, f 1 11 : Hale, c 0 1 ; Van Emon. g 2 U 4 NeueiiM hwander, g 3 1 • Schmitt, f — 4 19 Pyle, c .. ... " • 0 Cook, g 0 0 0 Totals 17 5 39 Bryant FG FT TP Gillespie, f 113 Wright, f 0 0 0 Teurer. c 1 « 2 Masteiw. g 11 :! King, g 2 16 Crowell, f 0 0 0 Hoffman, f 0 0 0 Huey, e 0 11 Straub, g 0 0 0 Orr, g 10 2 Totals 6 4 16 Referee, Hann). I'mplre. Montgomery Preliminary Geneva 35. Bryant 2. 0 WILL PUBLISH LIST (Con-.iniwd From Page 1) of the surname is published before filing out a coupon. Coupons are to be returned within 10 days after publication ot names to Ed Bauer, H. Vernon Aurand. James K. Staley, the AmerlJ L I • / I f OtEMAN DIVE BOMBER, hit by ack-ack during an attempted attack on Allied ships, la shown in thia Signal Corps radiophoto as It Blunges to a watery grave in Anzto harbor, italy. (fnternationaJJ

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