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lowa's Defeat Scrambles Big Ten Net Race Chicago, Jan. 29.—(UP)—A tour team race for the Big Ten basket 1 bat) championship was on today as the campaign hit the half-way post with lowa, defending champion Ohio State, Illinois and Wisconsin In good positions for the torrid (frdtch drive. The championship chase ha 0 turned into a mad scramble with 10*a and O. S. U„ tied tor first WltU four victories and one defeat each, Illinois in third with three VirtßHes and one defeat, and Wisconsin fourth with a 2-1 record. The other five Big Ten teams apparently have settled for a second division scrap of their own Binge Purdue, Michigan, Indiana, Mbtthwestern and Minnesota all have suffered three or more defeats. The first of the front-running quartet to launch its title bid will be Wisconsin, which makes a “do or die” effort this week by playing three games—leading off with Purdue tonight. Wisconsin is faced with the most grteiilng challenge of them all. Binee the Badgers must play all of their games on the road this week, starting at Lafayette, Ind., tonight, Jttehigan at Ann Arbor, Friday, and Rnally Ohio State at Columbus, Saturday, for the grand climax. Meanwhile, the two co-leaders, JMra add Ohio State, don’t swing back into action until Saturday, and Illinois—which knocked lowa out of the undefeated ranks Friday—la idle until Minnesota, Feb. 10. it addition to the WisconsinMichigan game Friday. Purdue plays Northwestern at the stadium here as part of a doubleheader ■which also features Notre Dame vs. DePaul. Saturday marks a big night in Big Ten competition with Michigan at lowa. Minnesota at Indiana and Wisconsin ending its tough threegame campaign at Ohio State. Wisconsin’# future should be decided by this time next week. Outside of Wisconsin’s gritty 4443 victory over Northwestern Saturday night no important results were recorded. Purdue, burdened by four defeats, whipped MinneMt*, 54-45, shoving the Golden Gophers deeper into the cellar, | white Michigan just about wiped ! Indiana out of the title picture, licking the Hoosiers. 47-43. On the basis of their Northwest-> ern victory, the Badgers should be; able to lick Purdue tonight with the Des Smith-Ray Patterson scoring combination. Standings Chicago, Jan. 29 — (UP) —The Big Ten basketball standings: Opp. V’ ’ • W L Pct. Pts. Pts. Ohio State 4 1 .800 229 189 lowa 4 1 .800 244 206 M ll ' 1 ' —~ A vB BSr * w >* BL WB Tonight & Tuesday BUD ABBOTT LOU COSTELLO *‘LOST in a HAREM” Marilyn Maxwell, Jimmy Dorsey ALSO —Short* 9c-40c Inc. Tax —o Wed. & Thur*.—"Sweet & Lowdown” Benny Goodman, Linda garnell Flrrt Show Wed. at 6:30 Continuous Thur*, from 1:30 BE SURE TO ATTEND! O—O Coming Sun. — “Frenchman'* Creek. r | CORT] Tonight & Tuesday “UNWRITTEN CODE” Tom Neal, Ann Savage &“TAHITI NIGHTS” Jinx Falkenberg, Dave O’Brien 9c-30c Inc. Tax ■ , «MTWed. & Thur*-—“Brother Rat" Ronald Reagan, Wayne Morri* —o Coming Sun.—“Shadow* of Suspicion" & “My Gal Love* Mualo."

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Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Tuesday Commodores at Kirkland. 1 New Haven at ‘Berne. Jefferson vs. Monmouth at Geneva. • Rockford (O.) at Pleasant Mills. Wednesday r- Monroe vs Monroeville at Berne, t- Friday s ‘St. Rose of Lima (0.) at Comet modoreti. rt Yellow Jackets at Auburn, n Kirkland at Geneva. d Monroe vs Hartford at Berne. Jefferson at ‘Pleasant Mills. s (Monmouth at Hoagland. li Saturday t ft Berne at Ossian. t p lUinois 3 1 .750 187 164 Wisconsin 2 1 .666 127 132 Purdue 3 4 .429 306 340 9 Michigan 3 4 .429 296 323 Indiana 2 3 .400 246 253 1 Northwestern 2 4 .333 283 270 ' Minnesota 1 5 .167 244 285 Big Ten Games Tonight: Wisconsin at Purdue. Friday: Wisconsin at Michigan, j Purdue vs. Northwestern, at Chicago. Saturday: Wisconsin at Ohio ’ State, Michigan at lowa, Minnesota at Indiana. Oher major midwest games: Tonight: Michigan State at ’ Syracuse. Tomorrow: Northwestern at ’ Great Lakes, ’owa Pre-Flight at Nebraska. ’ Friday: Notre Dame vs. DePaul at Chicago. Saturday: DePauw at Great ' Lakes, Truax Field at Marquette. Major League Heads To Meet This Week New York. Jan. 29. —(UP)—The most fateful week in baseball's hisstory lay ahead today, with major league executives facing the question of whether or not to open their parks for a regular schedule in April and of selecting a new high commissioner to succeed the late Judge Kenesaw M. Landis. The club owners meet here Friday and Saturday and what happens in the emergency sessions may well shape the future history of both major and minor circuits. 1 They will hear the report of Nati ional league president Ford Frick ‘ and Clark Griffith, president of the Washington Senators, on their con- | ferencee last week with selective 1 service and manpower officials at i Washington. Frick, acting as base--1 ball’s unofficial spokesman, sug- . gested that the club owners decide ; for themselves, after hearing his report, whether the sport will be left with sufficient manpower to continue operations. Griffith, however, told the United Press that on the basis of what he had heard, baseball would be able to start the season. Landis bitterly opposed any sort of a Washington lobby such as racing and other sports have developed. but Frick feels at this , time at least that baseball needs a spokesman, although not neces- ( sarily a national coordinator. < Although his supporters generally support his action in conferring with selective service director, 1 Maj. Gert. Lewis B. Hershey and other high Washington officials, Leslie O’Connor, veteran secretary • to Landis and chairman of the , three man advisory board which has interim stewardship over baseball expressed hie opposition. He indicated that Frick replied that he had not gone in an official capacity, but had merely represented the National league. The third member of the board, Will Harridge, American league president, expressed no criticism, nor has he opposed Frick’s obvious desire for the commissionership. The meeting* will open with separate American and National league sessions. The ratification of a new major league agreement, drawn up recently by a 10-man committee is expected. It is this pact LOANS PRIVATELY MADE Would a loan of 125 to 1250 or more help you? If so, it can be easily arranged. fOR IXAMPIf If you are in need of 150 and have a steady job, you can - borrow it on your own signature. No one else signs. See Ut Today LOCAL LOAM COMPANY iMcrpersted Owr Sdisfw Store -.Telephon* 2-J-7 DECATUR. INDIANA

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Bunker Hill Waves Here On Wednesday The Decatur G. E. Girlsk teain will entertain the Waves quintet from the Bunker - Hiill Naval Station at Peru Wednesday night at the Lincoln gym in this city. The,Decatur team defeated the Waves at Bunker Hill earlier in the season but the Waves team is reported considerably strengthened in recent weeks. Wednesday night’s game is scheduled to start at 8:30 o'clock, and will be preceded by a preliminary game between two junior high quintets. Admission price will be 25 cents. Leading members of the Waves quintet are: Clements, of Matranrak, ill., captain; Petrosky of Somer, Conn.: Walker ot Greene. I Me.; Harrison. Blue Ridge, Ga.; Glen, Evansville; LeVere, Zanesville. O. The G. E. Girls are expected to start Royer and Thatcher at forwards, Smith at center, and McLean, and Bowers or Huffman at guards. o Bosse Os Evansville Goes Into Prep Lead Indianapolis, Jan. 29 —(UP) —Jasp. r’s Wildcats were on the outside looking in today for the first time this season as the Bosse Bulldogs from Evansville took over the kingpin role in Indiana high school basketball. The 1944 state champions handed Jasper its first defeat of 1944-45 in Saturday’s “dream game” and the 41-39 decision shot (Bosse into the No. 1 slot in the ICth United Press state-wide rankings of the season. Jasper had dominated the previous nine listings’by marking up 13 consecutive decisions without a misfire. They were playing on the home court and had a physical ad- ! vantage over Bosse. 'But the champions, operating as champions are supposed to operate, spurted in the fourth period after trailing nearly all the way and took a 41-37 lead on two quick buckets by Norm McCool. Bosse went into a stall when, with slightly less than six minutes of the game left to play, and successfully staved off the desperate Wildcats. The Bulldogs' path into the top position was smoothed further when Mitchell stopped Bedford, 3834, halting the Stonecutters’ strong ibid tor leading honors. Defeats of Bedford and “All-con-quering" Jasper were just a few incidents during a week which convinced Horsier Prep cage dopesters that this season was as unpredictable as ever —and left the 10th united press rankings completely juggled from last week (with won and lost records in parentheses): 1. (Evansville Bosse (12-) 2. Jasper (13-1) 3. Gary Lew Wallace (16-1) 4. Bedford (12-2). 5. Jeffersonville (13-2). 6. Kokomo (13-2) 7. Elkhart (13-21. 8. South Bend Riley (14-2). 9. Indianapolis Tech (12-2). 10 Linton (114-3) The well-regarded class saw Anderson (111-5) and Terre Haute State (13-3) drop from the ranks and (Mitchell (13-3), Terre Haute Garfield (13-3) and Evansville (Memorial (10-1) snare places for the first time, others members were: iSeottsiburg 131), Wabash 12-3), Michigan City '(l2-4), Indianapolis Broad Ripple (14-1), Auburn (13-2) Terre Haute Gerstmeyer (12-2) and Culver (14-2). r, , Zollner Pistons Beat Oshkosh, 46 To 40 Fort Wayne, Ind., Jan. 29 —(UP) —Staging a comeback from their loss at Chicago Saturday night, the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons added so their long list of victories in the professional hoop league by defeating the Oshkosh All Stars 46-40 last night in a rollicking contest. After the Pistons gained the lead in the first few minutes of play against the team which previously had given them much trouble and even defeated them once, they were never threa’tend and did much clowning with the ball. Bob McDermott starred for the winners by making 18 points on some sharp long shots. Sergeant Marries Private Chicago.—(UP)—Said the private to the sergeant—“ Will you marry me?” and the sergeant promised to “love and obey.” And so Sgt. Barbara Price of Edom, Tex., and Pvt. Edward Roelle of Chicago were married recently in the chapel at Fort Custer, Mich. which is said to call for a threefourth vote of the clubs for commissioner, which might prevent Frick from getting the job. However, he is understood to have the support ot ail but one' National league club and of three to five Aaerican league owners.

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Believe Hitler To Abandon Quisling Report Germany Is Withdrawing Troops London, Jan. 29 —(UP)— Adolf! Hitler was believed today to have J informed Vidkun Quisling, puppet premier of Norway, that Germany must abandon Norway and its Nazi rulers to their fate —almost certain death. An official German DNB agency dispatch from the Fuehrer’s headquarters said Hitler and Quisling had* concluded a “cardial talk” in •which "full and sincere agreement wa<s achieved concerning all i*rob■lems of common interest to Germany and Norway.” iThe “agreement,” informed London circles asserted, was on the necessity for the withdrawal of German forces from Norway io bol- i ster’the faltering wehrmacht for a desperate attempt to stall the onrushing Red army and the impending Allied offensive In the west. There also appeared little doubt that Quisling had expected bad news when he received the summons to Hitler’s headquarters, and had hoped only to retain enough German trops to prevent a spontaneous uprising of one incited by Allied parachutists in which his own life would be forfeit. At least some German troops from Norway already have shown up on the western front, including the oixth SS mountain division, and even more have been reported In action in the east. 0 Railroad Worker * Crushed To Death Washington, Ind., Jan. 29 —(UP) —Jonao Harold Boes, 28, yard conductor for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad here, was crushed to death today between two passenger coaches: Survivors include the wife, three children, and the parents. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning, with burial at Brazil, Ind. . ———.—o Film on Phone Courtesy Chicago.—(UP)—A sound movie on better telephone manners was shown recently to groups of Kansas City, Mo., city employes. The film was shown by the personnel department in cooperation with the telephone company, the civil service assembly reports. The project is part of the city’s program to Improve service to the public and to create the most favorable impression toward the city hall and its employees. o T(ie original flavor and nutritive vtflue of highly perishable foods may now be enjoyed thousands of miles from the source of supply. Recent tests made by shipping fruits in Church refrigerated containers prove that the fruits may be allowed to ripen on tree or vine for many days longer than at present and when thus shipped retain their original delicacy of flavor after crossing the continent. -— . .... i Trade tn a Good Town — Decatui

H. S. BASKETBALL Evansville Bosee 41, Jasper 39. Fort Wayne Central 36, Elkhart 31. Leo 52, Concordia 35. Fort Wayne South 24, Crawfordsville 20. Fort Wayne North 35, South Bend John Adams 33. Bloomington 38, Columbus 36. Hammond Clark 40, Tipton 34. I East Chicago Washington 43, Gary Tolleston 26. College Basketball Purdue 54, Minnesota 45. Michigan 47, Indiana 43. Wisconsin 44, Northwestern 43. Notre Daine 59, Kentucky 58 (overtime). DePauw 60, Earlham 57 (overtime). Great Lakes 72, Western Michigan 39. Ball State 64, -Franklin 35. Murray Teachers 54, Indiana State 45. DePaul 59, Marquetie 32.

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' is Standing W. L. Pet. 12 2 .857 Geneva ‘‘ „ Kirkland 10 2 in 6 Beme ™ 5 Commodores " , rn() Hartford ... • ‘ ‘ Monroe r'r ' Monmouth 6 1,1 " Yellow Jackets 5 11 Mills o 2 oo! —oOo— » This week wiil be the busiest of the season to date for Adams county high school basketball teams, with an even dozen game* scheduled, spread over four nights. — oOo — Four games are on tap to open the heavy firing Tuesday night, one is scheduled Wednesday, six Friday and one Saturday. —oOo The Decatur Commodores will go into action twice this week. The Commies meet the Kirkland Kangaroos at Kirkland Tuesday night, and Friday night St. Rose of Lima, 0., will meet the Commies on the latters’ hardwood. . —oOo— Three other games on the schedule Tuesday night are: New Haven at Berne, Jefferson vs. Monmouth at Geneva, and Rockford, 0.. at Pleasant Mills. Lone game Wednesday will pit the Monroe Bearkatz vs. Monroeville at the Berne gym./ —oOo — The Decatut Yellow Jackets, while in action only once, face their toughest foe of the season Friday night when they travel to Auburn to meet the Red Devils. Auburn has lost only two games this season and among its victims has numbered four Fort Wayne schools. •—oO(>— In addition to the CotnmodorecLima game here, and the Yellow Jackets at Auburn, other Friday night games are: Kirkland at Geneva. Monroe vs. Hartford at Berne, Jefferson at Pleasant Mills, Monmouth at Hoagland. —oOo — The battle between Geneva and Kirkland at Geneva Friday looms as the classic of the week. These quintets tangled in the semi-final of the county tourney at Geneva recently.

with Geneva eking out a two- ■ —oOo— Only game on the Saturday schedule will eend the Berne Bears to Ossian. —oOo — Only two games were played in the Northeastern Indiana conference last week, with Bluffton scoring a. surprise victory over GarreH, and Hartford City defeating Kendallville. —nOo—i The conference standings. W. L. Pqt. 4 0 1.000 Auburn . --q Columbia City ’ Hartford City J 1 .667 Garl ® tt 2 2 .500 Decatur 7 f Bluffton J ’ r ’ Joint Meeting To He Held Tuesday A joint meeting of township farm bureaus and conservation be held Tuteday evening at 7:30 O-CIOCK at the St. John’s school north of Decatur on U. S. road 27. The farm bureaus of Preble and Root townships and the Country conservation club members will meet at the school to hear Ralph Kriebel, of Purdue extension department. Mr. KreHbel ‘will speak on agricultural and conservation subjects L. R. Meyer will aet as chairman of the meeting and extended an invitatioh to the members to a t tend.

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