Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 58, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1945 — Page 6

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McMillen Wins First Game In League Playoff McMillen won the opening game of .the playoff series for the chamm ionship of the City industrial league Thursday night, edging out Kratt Cheese, 32 to 30, in a close, hard fought battle. The game played at the Yellow I Jackets gym an the final tilt of a ! three-game program, with all pro-J ceeds going to the Red Cross war ; fund. A large crowd attended the program. The second game of the champ-1 ionship series will be played at the I Lincoln gym Monday night. The evening's schedule opened : •With the Decatur Junior high quin-1 let trouncing the New Haven Jun-! tor-team, 26 to 13. The Decatur lads took an early lead and were I never headed. Decatur led at the | first quarter, 10 to 2, IS to 6 at the ! half and 21 to 8 at the third quart- ! er. Freeby and Thomas led thel winners with nine and eight points, j respectively, while DeHarmon paced New Haven with six. The Decatur G. E. Girls, after ! holding their opponents to a 15-15 in the first half, tired in the second half to drop a 34 to 23 decision to the Fort Wayne G. E. Girls. Williams, with 11 points,: s?d Whiteleather, with 10. led Fort : Wayne. Royer’s eight points were ' high for Decatur. McMillen, after leading through-! out the first half, fell behind in the . 'third l quarter and were forced to ; j ctage a late rally to pull out a 321, te 30 victory over Kraft in the I j league playoff tilt. McMillen was in front. 9 to 4, at , the first quarter and 15 to 10 at ■ j the half. Kraft came to life in { the third period, however, and eased into a 24 to 21 margin at the close of the quater. McMillen finally pulled into a 29-29 tie late in the final period. Scherer's foul toss put Kraft back . in the lead but Hirachy converted a free throw to toss the game back ! | into a tie. With time rapidly run- ! ning out, D. Schnepf hit a onehander from close range to give i McMillen a victory. 1

the Schnepf brothers, D. with 11 and K. with 10, guided the McKlfe victory, while Scherer’s eight points were high for Kraft. Decatur FG FT TP Thomas, f 4 0 8 Ogg, f 2 0 4 Freeby. c .. 4 1 9 McConnell, g Oil Bogner, g ..................... .. 10 2

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| Grant, f 0 0 0 Wefel, f I ii 2 Busse, g o 0 ,o Huiker, g o 0 o Totals 12 2 26 New Haven FG FT TP j Wicker, f 0 0 0 I Meyer, f 0 11 ; DeHarmon, c 3 0 6 Baker, g ....... ..... 0 0 u . Huffman, g 0 0 0 j M. Meyer, f 11 3 ‘ j Winan, g 11 3 j Ellenberger, g 0 0 0 Totals. 5 3 13 | Decatur FG FT TP . Royer, f . 3 2 8 ; Thatcher, f 2 0 4 1 Smith, c 2 0 4 Huffman, g 1 '» 2 1 McLean, g . .21 5 Miller, f 0 0 0 ; McCoy, g .... ..... 0 0 0 ■ Bowers, g • 0 0 0 Totals 10 3 23 | Fort Wayne G. E. FG FT TP Fitch, f 11 3 Williams, f.. 4 3 11 W’hiteleather, e 4 2 10 Puff, g 0 1 1 • Varner, g 1 " 2 ■ Steller, f 2 1 5 ■ Boecker, f 1 0 2 j Amstutz, g 0 0 0 Eisenacher, g 0 0 0 Totals 13 8 34 McMillen FG FT TP D. Schnepf, f 4 3 11 DeLong, f 0 -3 3 K. Schnepf, c .... ... .. . 4 2 10 Way. g . 1 3 5 Hirschy. g 1 1 3 Myers, f 0 0 0 Totals 10 12 32 Kraft. FG FT TP Reynolds, f 2 1 •> I Saalfrank. £ 0 111 Strickler, c 3 0 6 Franke, g 1 3 ;» j Scherer, g 2 4 8 ( Kraft, c . 2 0 4 CrabiU, g 0 11 ] —— — t Totals 10 10 30 ( Referee, Kleinknight. i Umpire, Everhart. 1 nGas Office Manager Reported Improved It ( u iaua s ci ui me ..unuou. mu.aua Public Service Co., who has been I

suffering from phlelbitie for months, is alble to spend an hour ! or more each day at his desk. (Mr. I Stapleton suffered the fiiat attack last tall and the blood clot spread on his leg, necessitating his confinement. He is recovering satisfactorily and hopes to be able to resume normal walking activities in the near future.

16 Teams Are 1 Ready For Play ; In Regionals Indianapolis, Mar. 9—(UP) — ( The picture at all four semi-final centers of the 35th annual state high school basketball tournament remained blurred today as 160 schoolboy eagers prepared for a. do-or-die battle and 35,000 fans exulted over possession of tickets to the games. Clearest inkling of things to come in semifinal action tomorrow was provided at Indianapolis. There, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, winner of 25 out of 26 starts, seemed a "sure thing" over two smaller school standouts and a so-so Rushville team. Cloudiest picture was at Bloomington, where 7,200 fortunate fans will pack Indiana University fieldhouse to see a meet featurihg the defending state champions from Evansville Bosse; the No. 1 challenger to Bosse—Jasper, and powerhouse entries from Terre Haute Gerstmeyer and Bedford. At Lafayette, where Purdue university will play the host, the question appeared to be which set of Wildcats —those of Hammond Tech, or those of South Bend Riley? A trio of quintets appeared in the running at Muncie, with Kokomo’s Wildcats holding a slight edge over Auburn’s Red Devils and Muncie Central clinging to a strong darkhorse rating. The Indiana high school athletic association made certain that it would be the most stupendous semi-final round in tourney history—from an attendance angle—when it moved three meets to huge gyms at Purdue, Indiana and Butler while keeping the j fourth at the spacious Muncie fieldhouse. , The almost total lack of upsets ( in sectional and regional play in the past two weeks assured th® continuance of superlatives. The r list of major title threats relegat- j ed to the sidelines during the first , two rounds was limited to Gary Lew Wallace, Elkhart, Indianapo- j lis Tech and Jeffersonville. All . the others gained the "sweet sixteen" round. And, barring the thus far almost non-existent wave of up- , sets, three of the. four semi-final titleholders of past seasons still , in tho'running will add 1945 titles

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to their honors. Evansville Bosse and Kokomo both grabbed Semi-final titles last season, while Hammond reached the state finals in 1938 and Bedford did it in 1938 and again in 1943. Logansport and Muncie but before the semi-final system Central won state championships, was installed in 1936. o Spilling The Pins With Decatur Bowlers In League Activities Mies Alleys Central Soya League Traffic won three from M £ R; Erasers won three from Better Halves; Solvent won three from Pilot; Elepeller won two from ( Truckers; Master Mixers won two from Analits. Standing W. L. Traffic 21 6 ' Pencilpushers 20 7 Truckers 18 9 ' Research 17 10 Erasers 16 11 M& R 12 15 Elepeller 11 16 Master Mixers 11 16 Pilot 10 17 Better Halves 10 17 Analits ............................... .. 8 19 Solvent - 8 19 High series: Men — Roop 577, Schultz 551, Snyder 543, Karjala 505. High games: Men — Roop 220, Schultz 206. Women —J. Meyeis 181, B. Hess 171, Young 170. o N?w Castle Man On Budget Committee .Indianapolis, March 9 —i(UP) — Governor Gates appointed Ralph Harvey of New Castle to the Indiana state (budget committee today. Harvey, a Republican mettuber of the house of representatives of the 84th general assembly, succeeds former Reip. James (M. Knapp, R., Haggerstown, who resigned memberhip on the committee to become state personnel director. o —r Order Bargaining Election At Wabash Washington, March 9 —(UP)>— A ibargaining election for 32 production and maintenance employes of the General Electric company plant at Waibash, Ind., within 60 days was ordered today by the national labor relations board. (Petition for the election to select bargaining agent was filed by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (AFL). At a hearing at Wabash, Ind., Feb. 7«The United Electrical, Radio and machine workers of America (iCI'O) was granted permission to intervene. o Annual commerce through the Port of Seattle has increased 400 percent since the port district was organized in 1911. o Democrat Want Ads Gee Results LOANS , PRIVATELY MADE Would a loan of |25 to $250 or more help you? If so, it can be easily arranged. FOR (XAMRLf If you are ip need of SSO and have a steady job, you can borrow it on your own signature. No one else signs. See Us Today I ji Incerporatsd || Ovn Schsfer ttor, — Talsplisns s44' || DECATUR, INDIANA {j |

Latest News From Training Camps Os Major League Teams Senators Uollege Park, iMd., March 9 — (UP) —-Pitchers and catchers of the Washington Senators baseball squad, intered -their third day of "spring training” here today with activity still limited to limbering up drills and bunting practice. Pitcher Alex Carresquel notified manager Ossie Bleuge yesterday that he had aeceiptwd terms and would join the team the first of the month. Infielder Fred Vaughn told President Clark Griffith that he was recovering from a heel operation and would join the team eoon. Cubs French Lick, Ind.. Mar. 9. —(UP) —Manager Charlie Grimm of the Chicago Cubs hoped for a recession in the flood waters of the Ohion river today as well as from the 'Cube’ training diamond here so that his ball players could get into camp and begin workoute. Nine players were on hand yesterday. Those', here for opening day included pitchers (Ed Hanyzewski, George iH'ennesey, Mack Stewart and Al Nusser; catchers Thompson (Mickey) Livingston and Joe Stephenson, and outfielders Johnny Ostrowski, Cecil Garriott and Frank Sevory. Those players due from the south notified Grimm that they had started, but we’-e being held up Iby flood watery which haws halted trains from Cincinnati to French lack. / White Sox Chicago, March 9—(UP) —Manager Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox said today that finst baseman Hal Trcsky had decided to remain out of baselball this year. Dykes said that Trosky had decided to continue his work With a refrigerator company near his home in way, la. iDykes revealed that thus far only two players, second Ibaseman Leroy Schalk and Outfielder Cris Hockett, had signed. He said he expected only IB or 14 players to show up at Terre (Haute, Ind., Monday for the club’s first workout. Athletics ( Philadelphia, ’March 9 —i(UP) — The Philadelphia Athletics announced today that catcher Jimmy Pruett had signed his 1945 contract and would ibe on hand when the team opens spring training at Frederick, Md. Pruett, -was the 39t*h memlber of the “Af|S” squad to come to terms. o To test the functioning of aircraft equipment under all conceivable variations of weather, an airconditioned chamber has been built in which temperatures can be jumped from 76 degrees below zero to 150 F. above and altitudes up to 60.000 feet can be simulated by prassnres. i i i aii in ■ ■ —.... i

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Zollner Pistons Win First Playoff Series Fort Wayne. Ind., March 9 — (UP)—The Zollner Pistons, world’s professional (basketball champions, today had won the right to meet * Sheboygan (Wis.) in the league play-offs after defeating the Cleve- * land Allnren transfer team 58 to | 51. IThe Fort Wayne team, playing at | Cleveland last night, led all the way but waa threatened constant- I ly. The score was tied twice in the opening quarter, but tjie Cleve- | land quintet couldn’t compete with . Bob 'McDermott, the Piston’s high-1 ( scoring guard. . Mel Riche? Cleveland forward, I was high point man iwith 22 points, , while McDermott followed with 20. * o , Prison Guard Killed In Connecticut Riot ’ Wethersfield, Conn., Mar. 9. — ’ (UP) —A prison guard was killed | today and a life prisoner was ' wounded in a riot which broke out . in the machine shop of the state ’ prison during an attempted escape, i Herbert O. Parsell, the guard, died after he was hit on the head ( with a heavy wrench by one of three convicts serving life terms ( who instigated the prison break, Warden Ralph Walker reported. | The three lifers barricaded themselves in the shop and were forced I to surrender after tear gas bombs were tossed in the room. One of I the prisoners was wounded in the . arm. I I Mfe** 'i 1 xl ' 1* ;. I ONE of the first Americans to | reach Cologne when the Yanks entered that important German | metropolis. Pvt. John Deßiggi of Scranton, Pa., above, was a crew- | man on a tank which spearheaded J the Third Armored Division into ; the city, (International)

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