Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1944 — Page 6

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Yellow Jackets Lose To New Haven Fiy

Decatur Drops Rough Battle Thursday Night Allen County Team Registers 42 To 38 Victory Last Niqht Th* 1 Decatur Yellow Jacket* suf sered th-fr *er nd loss of th usuu to the New Haven Bulldogs Thursday night, the Allen county taam scoring a 42 to 38 victory on the Decatur floor in a clow. rough battle. New Haven jumped into an early 5 to 1 lead but the Yellow Jacket* narrowed thl* margin t ’wo points j at the end of the first quarter.! which cloned with the Bulldogs in front. 7 to 5. Spahr evened the score on a re bound allot early in the second quarter arid the lead then seesawed until the «losing minutes of the period With New Haven in the lead. 13 to 12. McConnell hit ft tn the ride and Cochran dropped in a one-handed effort from th** corner; to give Decatur a 16 to 13 margin i at the half. Both teams had been unable to | hit with any consistency in the first | half but the firet five shots tn tl.e third quarter were good for two points each, which found Decatur 1 ahead by a single point. 20 to 19 The team* were tied at 20*20 ami again at 22 22 before the Bulldogs moved into the lead. New Haven increased it* margin to Iv points! at 32 to 22 on five consecutive field ! goals but the Jackets came back . tc whittle the margin to five points. 35 io 30. at the end of the third quarter. Decatur was unable to come closer than three points in the final period, which was marked by flurries of rough play, and New Haven

■ let's Keep ’Em Rolling! Our armed forces are rolling and ROLLING FAST. OUR BOYS are doing a good job although it takes a lot of equipment and material. Why not let them have the best and get this war over as toon as possible. Victory will mean much more. In order to "keep them rolling" WPB has ordered Rubber Companies to quit manufacturing Synthetic Camelback for civilian cars for a limited time so that our armed forces may have their needed requirements. Vour car mutt keep rolling, too. If your tires are smooth we urge you to RECAP NOW while we have a good supply of Synthetic Camelback. Then. too. it you wait too long your tire carcaca may be worn out and the tire beyond repair. Recap while we have the Camelback and your carcass is still good. PROMPT SERVICE. Tire Recapping Service Phone 939 ' 704 M,,nroe St '

PLAN TO ATTEND - - the Producers CoMmuaion Armociation I nion Stock Yard, Fort Wayne. Ind., regular meeting Tuesday Eve, Feb. 8 - 8 o’clock Lincoln School - Decatur, Ind. AU producer* of livestock are urged to attend thi* meeting, at which time you will elect two directors from Adam* county. The speaker will be HAL ROICE. of the Producers Commimdofi Association, of Indianapolis. Ind. Some member* of the Fort Wayne Producer* Comminnion Amociation will be present. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED. Producers Commission Association

Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Friday Auburn at Yellow Jackets. I c mmodere* at Concordia, Berne .it Hartford City. Monroe at Hartford. Ji ft* reon at Pleasant Mills. Kirkland at Geneva. Hoagland at Monmouth. finished with the four-point margin of 42 to 38. Meyer was New Haven's leading .corer with 15 point* on six field g a’s and three free throws. Heed counted 13 points for the Jacket* with three fielder* and seven free throws. McConnell counting 11 on four fielders and three tqjtl tosses. Thirty two personal foul* were ■ i < alled. 18 on Decatur and 14 on I New Haven. The Jackets lost , three mep n foul* and N* w Hav- ; en two. Decatur untied in a tine I foul* hooting performance, convertI ing 16 to 2o opportunities from the free throw line New Haven dick i i d on only eight of 22 foul chance*. New Haven FC* FT TP | Heller, f 0 0 0 I Jump, f 2 3. i Meyer, c 6 2 15 I Judt. g 2 0 4 Stellhorn. g 4 19 ! B lyard. f 2 0 4; Fran**, g 113 Totals 17 » 42 Decatur FG FT TP I Reed, f 3 7 13 I Cochran, t 2 15 ! Spahr, c 113 McConnell, g 4 3 11 j Pierce, g 124 ! Rickord. f <» <• '» Bromer, f 0 2 2 , Baumgartner, g 0 0 0 Total* U 16 38' Referee. Young; umpire. Todd Preliminary New Haven 54. Decatur 30. o Carrot crops in California. Arizona and Louisiana are 80 percent, larger than In 1942

Berne Junior High Evens Annual Series Beats Decatur Five By Score Os 30-24 The Berne Junior high team evened the annua) serie* with the Decatur Junior high Thursday afternoon. scoring a 30 to 24 victory over the local team in tho second game of the serie*. The deciding game of the series will he played here Thursday. Feb- ; ruary 17. Decatur winning the ti.ss of the coin. Berne held a 3 to 2 lead at the end of the first quarter, but Deca- ! tur came back to hold a 14 to 12 margin at th« half. Berne went ahead at the third period. 22 to 18. and stayed out in front through the final quarter. Muselman led Berne with 10 points, and HUI was high for Decatur with nine points. Berne FG FT TP Liechty. f 2 0 4 McCrory, f 10 2 Muselman. c 4 2 10 Schwartz, g 3 3 9 Graber. g 0 0 0 Fit henherger. f <• •• " Sh emaker, I Oil Nussbaum, c 10 2 Sprunger. g o 0 0 Ellenberger. g 10 2 Totals it 6 30 Decatur FG FT TP Baughn. f 10 2 HUI. f 4 19 Is-hman. c o 0 0 Melchl. g 000 McAlhany. g 113 Haley, f 2 o 4 McConnell, g 10 2 Kingsley, g 0 0 0 Totals 11 2 24 First motor cr ..sing of the Sahara desert wjia made in 1922. A caterpillar tractor mad- the jour- , noy in a few hours more than 13 days.

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Monroeville Beats Monroe Bearkatz Allen County Team Wins By 35-22 Score

Thr Monroeville Cubs, piling up a substantial first-half lead, defeated the Monroe Bearkatz Thursday night on the Monroeville floor, 35 to 22. The Allen county team led at the half. 20 Io 7. L. Grabner was hfflh f r the Cabs with 10 points, and R | Sadler was Monroe's leading scorer I with 10 points. Monroeville FG FT Tl*! 1.. Grabner. f 4 4 12 D. Grabner. f 3 2 8 Ruc-ler. c 2 0 4 Daugherty. g 3 0 < Lortie. g 10 2 Oam. • « 11 Reynolds, g 10 2 Roy. g ... .. 0 0 0 Totals 14 7 35 Monroe FG FT TP R. Sadler, f 4 2 10 Johnson, f 102 Amstuts. c 0 0 0 B. Sadler, g . 0 2 2 Lehman, g ........ 13 5 Zurcber, g 113 Totals 7 8 22 Referee. Frybadt. I’mpire. Wocds. Preliminary Monroeville 24. Monroe 23. —q - Mies Classic Meet Will Open Saturday 120 Teams Entered In Annual Tourney The ninth annual Mies daMlc tourney will get underway at 7 o'clock Saturday night at the Mias Recreation alleys, with a record number o.‘ 120 teams competing. Oscar Unkenau. veteran bowler and president of the city association. will roll the first ball. The 120 team* will compete for the 1200 first place money. In addition to the opening night, teams will bowl at I:3d 4. 7 and 9:30 p m. on February «. 12. 13. 13 and 20 Fort Wayne leads the list of oat of-town bowlers with 42 teams entered. Other entries have been received from Lima. Findlay. Sidney. Ottawa and Wapakoneta. O. Included in the entries are the Messinger corporation of Fort Wayne, winners of the recent city tournament there. Weber hotel of Fort Wayne. Mu tec hl er. winner

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Os last year's tourney, and Old* nubile of Wapakoneta, ninner up las* yea.' and winnei of the 1912 tourney. • o H. 8. BASKETBALL Gary Horace Mann 29. Gary Froet»e| 24. Hammond Central Catholic* 43, Merrillville 41.

Scott 41. Howe Mllitai7 academy • 39 (overtime). I Hobart 44, Gary Wirt 41. Galvestion 25. Clay f'ity 19 4’hlli 17. Deedavillr 12. Camden 42. Carrollton 35. o ———. . I McMillen Defeats Baer Field Quintet Scores 49-32 Win Over Soldier Five The McMillen team of this city defeated the Baer Field soldier | quintet at the Baer Field gym Thursday night. 49 to 32. after lead-' Ing at th? half. 19 to 11. Crist, former Monroe star, was the cutstanding offensive leader, i i tallying 21 polnt.t on 10 field goals! and one free throw. Midwinter led the soldiers with nine points. McMillen FG FT TP D Schnepf. f 3 0 6 Crist, f 10 1 21 K. Schnepf. c 4 1 91 Doehnert. g 2 3 T j Hoehammer, g — 2 0 4 Seaman, f 0 0 0 Williamson, c 0 0 0 Worklnger. g 10 2 Totals 22 5 49 Baer Field FG FT TP Sporleder. f ~ 2 0 4 Beachy, f 1 1 3 Haley, c .113 Jones, g .... 3 0 tl Smith, g 0 2 2 Midwinter, c 3 3 9 Scharvat. g 2 1 5 Lombardo, g 0 0 0 Tctato — 12 • W Referee. Bonham Umpire. McKensie. — p Second City Series Game To Be Played Here On Wednesday I ■ i The second game of the annual I series tor the city grade school championship will be played at the Lincoln school gym Wednesday as i ternoon at 4 o'clock. i 4)t. Joe edged out an 18 to 17 ■ victory over Junior high In the opening game, played at the Com • modores gym January M. in a hard i fought, well-played contest In the svs«t Junior high evens I the series in neat Wednesday's ■ game, a third and deciding game

Anti-Fourth Term Drive Is Launched Harry Woodring Is Spearhead Os Move Chicago Feb. I 'ITI- New Deal "Democrats from 23 atab* are 'gathering force* In Chicago for a drive against the fourth term. The move I* spearheaded by former aecretary of war Harry Woodring "f Kansu, who broke with Pnwident Roosevelt during his second term. He is scheduled to address the Chicago executlvxT doh at a luncheon Woodring say* •oday's meeting is one of what he culls "true Democrats whose purpose is to oust New Dealers and return the country to the American way of life. He refuses to dadoae details of the conference, but does indicate I that another meeting of anti-fourth term democrats will be held in St. Louis before the middle of April. The former cabinet member says the drive against what he called the ••Palace Guard" has been gathering steam for more than a year Woodring ha* told the I’nited Pres* that New Dealem will I>e forced to string along with the Democratic party section which he represents or form a third party. And he mot* than hint* that he is willing to organize a coalition with Republican* in order to achieve his objective -the defeat of Mr. Ro<»e---i vdt. Incidentally, he says the Democrats have several possibilities for president besides Mr. Roosevelt - including senator Byrd of Virginia. 1 senator George of Georgia, secretary of state Hull, and former Vice- ! president Garner. wil be necessary to determine the iclty champion and holder of the Wetnhoff trophy. oGet In It—Fat* Help Win it!

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Wheatley Center Team Here Saturday Night Wheatley Center, star all-negro team from Fort Wayne, will play | the McMillen quintet at the Lincoln gym in this city Saturday! evening at 7:30 o'clock No admission will be charged, j and the public is invited to attend I Then* will be no preliminary game, t -—o — — Two Exhibition Games Here Monday Evening Two exhibition game* will be played at the Lincoln gym Monday night, replacing the usual City Indu*'rial league contest*. Central Soya will meet the Kirkland Whippe s In the opening game at 7:30 o'clock, with Kraft Cheese playing the Kirkland independent* at 8:.3o. — o Lebanon Star Center Into Army Service Lelianon. Ind , Frth. 4 —(VI’l — The a'ate tournament hopes of the Lelmnon high school basketball team have suffered a severe blow, for P<*te Mount, the allslate ba* ketball center for Lebanon, has been accepted for military service. 'Mount now I* on a furlough, but he expects to lie called before Seetional tournament time. He |* regarded as one of Indiana's finest

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