Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1944 — Page 6

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John Griffith, Big Ten Head, Dies Suddenly Chicago. Dec. 8 H'pi Athletic direr tor, of Hix Ten universities.’ who came to Chicago to handle routine business. were faced with ti totally unexpected and momentous problem today the selection of u successor to eomini-e.oner John L Griffith. •Major Griffith, who assisted tin I western conference to reach its present position by serving as Its first and only commbtsioner for the past 22 years, died unexpectedly last night of a heart attack, lie was about 67 years old. His death i came less than seven hours after the Big Ten’s athletic directors had re-elected him to a five-year terml which would have , xpi red in 1650. During Ills years in office, Griffith shaped many of the policies which made the Big Ten one of the most respected athletic conferences in the nation. The conference's annual two-day winter meeting ends today, and moat of tlie athletic directors said the selection of Griffith's successor 1 would lie made ala later gathering Several men were nnntiotied by Big Ten representatives ae possible successors with Lt. Col. F rank Me Cormick the most frequently men-j tioned. McCormick is athletic director of the University of Minne-i sota. now on leave, serving as athletic officer in the Europ>an theater. Another who was prominently mentioned was Lt. t'mdr. J. Ruseeli Cook, former athletic officer at Great Lakes now stationed at Lambert Field, St. Louis. According to plans, the athletic directors who will name the new commissioner—the coaches, faculty representatives ami publicity directors. were to finish their business today, deferring the conference's No. 1 problem. At yesterday's meeting, when he ] was re-elected, Griffith appeared to be in perfect health. After adjournment. he returned to his office In tile Hotel Sherman to get Ills coat and suffered a fatal heart attack. His age. which he always kept a ; closely guarded secret, apparently < remains a mystery. According to; close friends he was 67 years old. [ From the time he was graduated from Beloit college in 1902. Griffith was nationally prominent in sports. During more than two decades as commissioner, he helped from Big Ten policies which were copied by many conferences throughout the country and which established the western conference as a leading force in the fight against proselyting athletes, in later years he

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Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Friday Berne at Yellow Jackets. Commodores at Concordia (Fort Wayne). Geneva at Poling. Monroe at Hartford. Jefferwon vs. Kirkland at neva. Monroeville at Monmouth. worked for an agreement between major league baseball clubs and colleges in an effort to halt the big leagues' raiding of college players. ... .Q—- . Anderson-Lafayette To Battle Tonight By United Press Flicking from southern Indiana, the high school bask< tDall apot--1 light focuses on the north central conference tonight as Anderson's Indians. No. 2 i lithe state, try to check Lafayette Jefferson's still unbroken Broncos. Both Jeff, rated eighth in Indiana. and Anderson boast four-game winning streaks pn I share with Logansport's equally undefeated Berries the NCC leadership. I<ogansport. picked as .No, 6 in Hoosier cage circles, attempts to |M>st Its seventh in a row tonight as it hosts Frankfort'e tali but downtrodden Hot Dogs Elsewhere in the state tonight Jeffersonville. No. 5 in Indiana, hit what it hoped was a comeback road against Washington; Goshen, No. :• plays at MlOtaWaka. and Bedford, No. 10. faces Huntingburg’* no-longer-Happy Hunters. Saturday headliners find Tipton's seventh-place quintet taking picks on West Lafayette; Evansville Bosse. No. 4. hosts little Fort Branch; Jeffersonville at Madison; Muncie Central at Anderson; Lafayette Jeff at F'ori Wayne Central; Jamestown at Goshen, and South Bend Central meeting South Bend Riley. Jasper's top-ranking Wildcats ran up a 53-16 score on hapless Evansville Reitz last night. Meanwhile. Gary Wallace, ranked No. 3. extended its streak to six by clipping Gary Froebel, 30-22. o Foit Wayne Dentist Is Taken By Death Fort Wayne. Ind.. Dec. 8 il'P) — Ritio were arrang'd today for Dr. Lynn A. Fonner. 51. president of the Indiana dental association who died of a heart a>ttack yesterday at his cottage on Lake James. He had practiced here since 1914. —-...—

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McMillen Trounces Baer Field Flyers McMillen handed the Baer Field Flyers a 61 to 35 trouncing Thursday night at the Lincoln gym In thia city. The winners piled up a 16 to 3 lead at the first quarter and were out in front at the half. 33 to 11 and at the third quarter, 50 to 31. . | K. Schnepf and L. Dubach each tallied 13 points for McMlUen while Schnebly counted 13 points for the Fly<i*. In a preliminary game. New Haven defeated the Central Soya quintet, 32 to 25. W. Yoder paced the winners with 12 points while Steiner was high for Soya with 10. .McMillen FQ ft TP D. Schnepf. f 4 0 it Crist, f 2 0 4 K Schnepf. c . 6 1 13* Bunker, g 2 15 Hohammer, g 4 19 W. Dubach, f .... . 0 11 Strickler, f ■> o 4 DeLong. c 0 0 0 L. Dubach, g ... 6 1 13 Fluecklger, g 1 2 4 Totals 27 7 61 Baer Field FG FT TP Fee han. f 0 0 0 Kubin. f 4 0 8 Snell, c 2 0 4 O'Brien, g 3 2 8 Bartleson, g 0 2 2 Candeiori. f.O 0 0 Augaburger. f 0 0 0 Davies, f 0 0 0 Schnebly, c 6 1 13 Kirkman, g 0 0 0 Sakinor. g 0 0 0 TotalslS 5 35 Referee. Everhart. Umpire. Doehnert. New Haven FG FT TP O. Yoder, f 5 0 10 W. Yoder, f 5 2 12 Bohde, c 3 2 8 Hemsoth, k 0 0 0 Myer, g 1 0 2 Ehle. f •.0 0 0 Bushing, g .<...., 0 0 0 Totals 14 4 32 Central Boya FG FT TP Myers, f 0 2 2 Snyder, f 2 0 4 Baumgartner, c .... 0 0 0 Steiner, g 5 0 10 Lee. g 2 0 4 Williamson, f 0 0 0 Worklnger, f 11 3 Leighner. c „ 10 2 Reynolds, g 0 0 0 R. Schnepf, g .... 0 0 0 Totals.ll 3 25 0 Congressional Medal Os Honor Given Bonq Washington. Dec. 8. — (UP) — Maj. Richdnd I. Bong, the nation's top air ace with 1 total bag of 38 enemy planes, has been awarded the congressional medal of honor. Almost simultaneously with the war departments announcement, that Bong had been given the nation’s highest award came the report that the 23-year-oid Poplar. Wis., farm boy bad shot down two more Japanese planes yesterday in an engagement covering attacking American naval forces in Ormoc bay. Tbe twd additional planes brought Bong's total bag to 38. The congreslonal medal brought to 20 the total number of awards tbe young flier has received.

Japanese Admit To 168,000 Casualties By United Press Tokyo radio admitted today that! Japanese forces suffered 168,000 casualties during 1944. The enemy broadcast, recorded, by United Press in San Francisco, ‘ quoted an imperial Japanese com-1 munique claim that Japanese forces inflicted 226,000 casualties on Americans and 78.000 casualties on British troops, while the Japanese ' sustained 168.000. ■ " -—...fl—-. Boss Goes to Work I Cedar Point, O.~(UP>—The man power shortage at the Breakers Hotel at this Lake Erie resort was j so critical this summer that Tom Cabrey. the manager, lugged guests' , baggage himself. 11 ""■■■■■■■■■■■■■fl I tMMMMBBKMBMfIBMHMBHB jCORT I ’• - ; SUN. MON. TUES. i Matinee Bun. 9c-15c until 4 i 2 BRAND NEW HITS! > /808 FiMj ’ I fa - > 8 7 4 ’ll i f ■ wSmIfI W 0 Munis a ; r ) —ADDED THRILLER—nZIffWdl 1 - jt —. LON CNANEY Mft KBIT ra^tsKcrust> MMJIMMU < zwv ttHtt Muit~ ; » e Evenings 9c-30c Inc. Tax l < o—o ► Tonight & Saturday Charles Starrett « “COWBOY FROM • LONESOME RIVER” 0 ALSO—Last Ch apt. "Haunted • Harber" 9c 30c Inc. Tas

Minor League Clubs End Session Today Buffalo, N. Y.. Dec. B.—(UP) — The 43rd annual meeting of the National Association of Profession-j al Baseball Clubs—the minor lea-' gunswas scheduled to wind up Its business today with reports from post war planning committees slated to wind up the three-day session. Suggestions from a committee named to promote baseball throughout the high schools of the country and others on umpires, and player rights also were on the agenda. Y<sterday, the second day of the meeting, naw most of the major business disposed of and resulted in the adoptVm of two iinjmrtant amendments which afford added' protection to the minor leagues. The first was an amendment sponsored by the Pacific coast league to keep the majors from encroaching on minor league territory. The rule providts that if a major league club desires to move its franchise to a city wherein a minor league team already is In operation it must furnish adequate compensation to lhe minor league club affected and also to every other member of the affected circuit. Another angle, Injected by the Baltimore club of the International league, stipulates that the‘minor league team already located in a city in which a major league club desires to operate should have- flrst chance to obtain the major league franchise. Before the amendment becomes a part of baseball law. however, it first must be approved by the majors at ther meeting in New York next week and basehall men were extremely doubtful if their sanction would be given. The other proposal adopted provided an increase of percent in the draft price of players. This means that a player drafted by a major league club from a double •‘A’’ circuit will cost >IO,OOO instead of 37,500 as In the past. Other classifications will receive a proportionate raise in their draft prices. That amendment also was sponsored by the Pacific coast league which had originally asked that the draft price be upped to 315.000. " ’0 "" 1 1 H. 8. BASKETBALL Jasper 53, Evansville Reitz 16. Gary Wallace 30, Gary Froebel 22. Gary Emerson 31. Gary Tolieston 22. Evansville Memorial 67, Lynnville 14. Franklin Twp. (Marion Co.) 32, Indianapolis Silent Hoosiers 15. SPECIAL —-Men's 4 Buckle Cloth Arctics, all sizes s3.4s.—Winnes Shoe store. MOTHER gray * SWIIT POWDIRS Thousands «f parssts have gv Aa A/ofherGraw'e Strut PatgtUre a mglaaativeforchildran. And actually W J good for thamaaivßa-to raHevr the diatreaa of occasional conß«ipation. Keep on hand for tlmja ot n«d. 14 msy-to-lak« powders. 45e. Sold by *U druggists. Cautioa: use only as diroc'sd. » -- — ■ Ils 1 L M 11 1 ]•i: kl Our LOCAL Flan Math loan S,,fsm Sd eitsndi to our barrowart all the t-e advontapst of a \ IRsral Mllcv on X — loam of >NO or Iso Saa vt today. LOCAL LOAN COMPANY laaarsaratod OCCATUR. INDIANA . ■ocorß I Imt Ofllco— Aver fkhAfer W v ngws r wosv• otWVw I IM, Harts tmrt Mrwt-HxM 1-1-7

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Spilling The Pins With Decatur Bowlers In League Activities MIES ALLEYS Merchant League Gamble won three from Palace Bar; Lose won three from Ziner; Hoagland won two from Lane's; Mies won three from Kraft. Standings W. L Gamble 31 8 Lose 2« 11 Lane's 20 19 Hoagland 20 19 Zine: I'l M Mie. IS 21 Palace 13 26 Kruft 7 32 High scores: Bayles 202. Stauffer 200, Anderson 203. Bollinger 2<'o. D Bchnitz 203. Women's League laise won three from Hill-Smith; Zwick won two from Dauler Elevator; Schafer won two from Bruce's Grill; Smith Furniture won two from Victory Bar; McMillen won two from Nu-Art. Standing W. L Hill-Smith 25 14

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Dauler 24 151 Zu id. 23 Ml McMillen 23 16 Smith Furniture 23 16 Schafer w 22 17 Bruce 19 20 Nu-Art IS 23 Ixrse 11 2S Victory 1« 29: High series: llilfy 502 High games: Steele 177-188, Itaul-i er 202. Myers 194. Gallm>yer 193, Hilly 190. Mies 188, Pancake 171. j Haecker 170. Major League Kohne Drug won two from Standard Oil; Mutschler woti three from M< Millen; Kraft won two from West End: Home Groc< ry won three from Smith Bros. | Standing W. L. Kraft 27 15 Standard 24 IS Kohi.e . 24 18 Mutgchler 20 22; Home 20 221 Smith Bros. 18 241 West End 18 241 M.Milleii 17 25, High series: laiurent 607 (178-1 225-204); Stump 617 (158-235-224);! Young «16 (232-201-183). High scores: Keller 206, Mein-!

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