Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1945 — Page 6

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Yellow Jackets Whip Bluffton, 39 To J

Decatur Beats Old Rivals In Easy Fashion Decatur's Yellow Jack ?ta. taking It easy much of the game, obalked up their fourth straight victory Tuesday night, defeating the Bluffton Tigers. .19 to 28, on the Decatur court. It also marked the Ja<ket*’ second Northeastern Indiana conference without a defeat. Decatur’s only low* t > date was a 25 to 23 defeat by Portland in th>- Reason opener. Bluffton offered its only serious threat in the first quarter. Decatur ian up a 5 to I lead but the Tigers fought back to climb into a 7 to 8 margin Hill knotted the score with a free throw and Knapp then w irked Inoue underneat.il the basket for a pair of easy field goals io Hive the Jackets an II to 7 lead at the end of the first period. Decatur limited the visitors to three points, all on tout tosses, i during the aecond quarter. and the| Jackets counted nine points to hold a 2<> to io margin at the halftime intermfeston. The third period wan almost a ■ repetition of the neconl as Bluffton tallied only four points, two on free thrown, while Decatur added nine more to h .Id a 29 to IS lead as the final eight minutes of play opened. The Tigers managed to outscore i a makeshift Decatur lineup in the laot quarter. 13 to Ift, to make the* final score 39 to 28 for the Veltow Jackets over their long-time i rivals. Scoring hone re were pretty well divided for both teams, with Stein-1 er of Decatur and Teeple of Bluffton counting 11 points each for high totals of the game. Seventeen personals and one technical were I called on each quintet, with Bluffton converting It t> 21 four chances and Decatur making good on 11 of 21 foul attempts. The Jackets will play their first i game of the season away from (home Friday night, when they meet the Berne Bears at Berne. Decatur FG FT TP BetJiler, F 2 2 6 Knapp, F 4 0 8 HUI. C 2 3 7 Steiner. 0 5 1 11 Johnson, 0. 113 N.-lson, C. it I 1 McElhaney, C, 0 11 Suhnepf. F. Oil L. Arnold. F. 0 0 it W. Arnold. F <» u o Holmes. G ~ 0 I 1 Lichtehuteiger, G. .0 0 0 Totals 14 11 39

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Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Wednesday Petroleum at Kirkland Poling at Geneva. Thursday Jefferson vs Bryant at Geneva. Friday St. John’s of D Iphos, O. at Commodores. Yellow Jackets at Berne. Monroe at Hartford Monmouth at Monroeville Alumni at Geneva. Bluffton FG FT TP Sills, F. 2 1 5 RooC F. 0 0 0 Msgley, C. .. 0 2 2 Woodruff, G. 2 4 8 , Teeple, G. 3 5 11 Karsh, F. . out) M<-. kMiioih, G •• 2 2 Totals 7 14 28 Referee: Tatum, Umpire- MeSwane. Preliminary Decatur 23. Bluffton 17. Berne Bears Defeat Hartford City Five The Berne Rears, coining to lite after trailing IS to 13 at the half, defeated the Hartford City Airedales. 37 to 28, at Hartford City Tuesday night. Uechty. Berne forward, led the ■ Rears* attack with 14 points. MeColly and James each counted nine points for-the losers. Berne FG FT TP ' Uechty, f .. 5 4 14 Baumgartner, f .. 3 17 Stucky, e 12 4 Muselman. g 2 1 5 BTnlth, g 2 0 4 Isch. f j o 2 Neuenschwander. g 0 11 Abraham, g 0 0 0 Totals 14 9 3? Hartford City FG FT TP Shady, f o o 0 laimott, f 10 2 McColly, c 4 1 9 Davis, g ... 2 0 4 James, g 4 i 9 Gilland, f 0 0 0 Harrison, f 12 4 Totals 12 4 28 Referee: Magnabosco. Umpire: Walker. Preliminary Berne 24. Hartford City 22. o — Geneva Cardinals' Schedule Changed A change In the schedule for the Geneva Cardinals this week has beM annuunc<-d. The GenevaPoling game, originally scheduled for Friday, has been changed to tonight at the Geneva gym, and the Cardinals will play an Alumni quintet Friday. | CORT| Tonight & Thursday He made $5,000,000 look like a bale of hay fMt "***%&»! k j ,|7— JOSEffl SUHLBUUUT m MMM-BAIWB L, -wssus-wnnw' T Miwsw»mm> sb»> «tM2.U«a» aNSMM ALSO—Shorts 9c-30c ln«. Tax O—O Frl, & tat-—Chas. Starrett “Outlaws of the Rockies” —o •un. Mon. Tues. "Tell it to a Star” A "Fateon in Ban Franeiaao"

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Army Dominates All-American Football Team New York. Dec Army's all-conquering Cadets, winning five berths, gave the east unprecedented domination of the 1945 All-American football team «e|e< t ed for the United Press today by sports editors and writers from I coast to coast. The east took over for the second consecutive season with seven places, one each going to Navy and Pennsylvania. The remaining sections of the country each scored once. Alabama for the south. Oklahoma A. 4 M. for the southwest. Si. Mary’s for the west and Ohio State for the Mid west. The on selection gave tho midwest its poorest showing In the history of the poll. Two of tho All-Americans were repealers fuHback Felia (Doc) Blanchard and halfback Glenn Davis. both of the Army eleven which wound up its second consecutive undefeated campaign by besting Navy Another Cadet, tackle Deditt Coulter, moved up from the second team. Blanchard, the nation's second highest scorer this season, was the standout choice of the voters. Os a possible 1,089 points, the bull from Bishopville, S. C.. received 1.040. He was named on all hut five first team ballots, getting a secund team ikhl on one of those. Davis, too. was a standout, drawing 977 points for second- honors. Oklahoma A 4 M.’a Bob Fenimore and St. Mary's Herman Wedemeyer nosing out Harry Gilmer, passing ace of undefeated Alabama. Fenimore gathered 741 Qpints, one more than Wedemeyer. while Gilmer received 686. Dewitt Coulter, Army's standout tackle, led the linemen with 885 points as men who had seen every important team In the nation voted in the best cross-sect-ion of opinion possible to obtain. The first team included one man each from Alabama. Kentucky and South Carolina: tw» easterners, from New York and New Jersey; two westerners, from Oklahoma and California; two from the southwest, Iwth Texans; one from the mid west. Illinois, and a Hawaiian. The personnel of the team: End—Richard H. Dud-n, Navy A converted blocking back, he came into his own as one of the best defensive ends in Naval academy history. Devervedly the leading point-getter among tho nation's ends. End—Henry Foldberg, Army An offensive pass catcher deluxe wh-n---ever Army tired of running plays and took to the air to relieve the monotony. Tackle—Dewitt Coulter, Army. Another Texas terror on the plainsRut. the six foot, three Inch giant was the man who opened those holes for Army's barrelhouse backs. Tackle—-George Savitsky. Pennsylvania. The heaviest man on the team at a mere 250, and every ounce of It explosive action. A hard-chdrging defensive man surprisingly agile and fast. Guard—Warren Amllng, Ohio State. Tho outstanding choice of the voters for a guard spot due to his excellent play in the nnd--r---par hut still nigged wesern conference. Guard—John Green. Army. Captain of the Cadets and justly so. The amalbst man in the line at a mere five feet. 11 inches and 190 pounds but plenty of football player. Center—Vaughn Mancha, Alabama. An odde-on choice for the pivot post as he paced Alabama to an all-victorious season and the Hose Bow! bid. A solid 236 but fast enough to be lined up for fullback duty before th- Crimson tide received a boost in manpower. Quarterback — Robert FUmore, Oklahoma A. A M The pride of the cow conn try. He was the factor which carried Oklahoma A. A M. to an undefeated season with MONEY Would a cash loan of >25 or more help you? If you ««» borrow tha money from us on your own signature. No delay. You can get a loan from us to pay debts and the extra mondy You can borrow from t» on vour note, furniture, ate. without any one knowing about it. CaH, phone, write iMMMTtMtMI Ow Tbs Mate toes rmiH? pgcanot tan.

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his running, kicking and passing Halfback—Glenn Davis. Army. Light, like In lightning, and almost as hard to catch Every time the Claremont comet grabbed the ball he was fur out. Army coaches name him as the fastest back they've ever seen In a foolball uniform, and so do his rivals. Halfback—Herman W- demeyer, St. Mary's. A hula-hipped gridiron ghost from the sunny beaches of Honolulu. The west coast, usually nil wrapped up in its Pailfic coast conference, has gone overboard for this blinding fast runner with the tricky < hang of pace who led the, Gaels galloping Into the Snxar Bowl. Fullback—Felix Blanchard. Army Player of the year, and one of the best of any year. Bulldosing power man of Army's irresistible attack. Blanchard was th nation's highest scorer in major ranks, tallying one more touchdown than Davis' 18. o „__. Begin Issuance Os Permanent Permits Indianapolis, Dee. 5 Issuance of p>rmanent free hunting and fishing permits to war veterans is underway, the Indiana department of conservation announced today Permits will be issued by the de|Kirtmont and by county cl rk« throughout Indiana, according to Donald R. Hughes, director of fish and game. Although the permanent permits, authorized by the 1945 legislature do not become effective until Jan. 1. Hughes said conservation officers have been instructed to honor them prior to that date. Hughes has advised county clerks to seek cooperation of county veterans' organizations in Issuance of the permits, which will go to veterans of al) wars involv* Ing the United States. Arrangements are underway, he said to have conservation officers assist clerks in their respective counties. Veterans must present discharge papers at the time of application. .Men In service must likewise showproof of service. COLLEGEBASKETBALL Butler 45, Wabash 35. DePaw 39. Franklin 37. Central Normal 47, Anderson 24. Manchester 50, Huntington 46 Wright Field 47, Ohio State 45. Camp P> ary 39, Duke 34. H. S. BASKETBALL Shelbyville 36. Columbus 30. Indianapolis Shortridge 39, Lawrence Central 18. Evansville Central 47, Evansville Reitz 27Elkhart 44, Gary Emerson 30. Hammond Tech 40. Hammond High 31. Gary Edison 35, Gary Froebel 33. Scottsburg 35, Salem 28. Conn rsvllle 32. lawrenceburg 27, Terre Haute Garfield 32, Clinton 25. o 'Earn-As-You-Learn' Positions Offered Indianapolis, Dec. s—(UP)—The Indiana approval committee for veteran training assured war veterans today of new "earn-as-you-learti'' jobs in 87 Indiana firms. Committee Chai-man W. W. Wright of Indiana university aald that approximately 100 applications filed by employers volunteering to provide openings for on-the-j h apprentice considered yesterday. Approval of t>he 87 plants brought to approximately 80a tho total st avenuea open to Hoosier veterans for rehahilitatioii am! voeational training. The program is offered under the G. I, Bill of Rights. o— . Burns Are Fatal To Indianapolis Man Indianapolis, Dec. 5— (UP) — Charles W. Eflain 76. died yestenlay in Methodist hcepilal of burns and ahmk sustained during a fire at his home Nov. His daughter. Mn. Florence who was also burned, remained In the hospital. See Kenneth Runyon for Insurance of all kinds--Automobile, Fire, Liability. Decatur Insurance Agency Established 1387 Above Schmitt Market |I Office Phone Res. Fn. se<> II;... -

Pacific Coast Asks Major League Entry Columbus, 0., Dec. 5— (UP) The American and National leagues. baseball's big-time partners for almost half a century, faced the issue of the "eternal triangle" today whether or not to admit the growing and ambitious Pacific Coast league into their company. Officials of the Pacific Coast circuit. led by their president Clarence (Pants) Rowland, voted unanimously Inst night to seek recognition as a major league club in n sensational d-velopment to the annual mid-winter meetings of the minor leagues"We had decided beforehand that any action on the major league question would have to be unanimous.” Rowland said. "We had moat of the club-owners lined up I in favor of tho proposal before coming here, bitt didn't realize the sentiment would crystallze so quickly and decisively.” The next move was up to baseball commissioner Albert R. (Happy) ('handler, thus far one.of the few absentees among the 1.100-odd registrants at the baseball conclave. Chandler, who had a previous engagern* nt at Louisville, Ky /yesterday. must decide with president William Harridge of the American league and Ford Frick of the National league, whether such an expansion would he In the beat interests of baseball. President William G. Bramham of the National association of minor leagues also will have a voice in the terAcceptance of the Coast circuit into the majors would create sev-t eral immediate problems which would make amendents to the ma-jor-minor league agreement necessary. Although most coast clubs are owned Independently, the Los Angeles franchise belongs to the Chicago Cubs of the National legtie. Presently there is nothing to, prevent one major league cluh from owning Also of concern to the nation’s baseball fans was how the world championship could be decided with three pennant winning teams eligible to play In the annual postseason series. Rowland said that a three-man committee of himself, president Charles Graham of the San Francisco club, and A’lctor Ford Collins, head of the Hollywood team, had been named to start negotiations with the majors for necessary ap-

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proval and to plan reconstruction of the league on a bigger scale. While the coast circuit sought to expand, the opposite trend was evident In the southern association where several club owners reneg- • ed against a proposal to advance from class Al to da»s A A In the minors. Speed Repatriation Os Pacific Troops 32 Transports Are Shifted To Pacific Washington. Dec. 5— (UP) — Repatriation <»f American troops from the Pacific theater Is being stepped up. The War Department said that 32 troop transports, with a combined capacity of R 3.000 men. are being shifted from the Atlantic to t!ie Pacific. Seventeen of the vessels are fast transport*, including the West Point, larges’. U. 8. liner. The others are converted Liberty shLp*Several of the Pjclflc-lmtind olilps already are on th« move to their new assignment. The rest will arrive at east coast ports within the next 15 days and move through the Panama Canal by Jan. 1. The department emphasized that lack of railroad facilities at home was now a greater obstacle to demobilization than the shipping problem. However, sleepers are living Improvised from h'wpltal and kitchen cars in an effort to relieve the log-jam of troops at debarkation centers. Navy demobilization also Is being Stepped up. The navy announced that enlisted personnel 38 or over with one or more dependent-* as of Aug. IS will be discharged upon application. Seven Inactivation Washington, Dec, 5— (UP) — Seven more army divisions have l>een inactivated, bringing to 24 the total number placed on the Inactive liot since V J day. the War Department announced today. Three of the seven were former national guard divisions, the 34th "Red Bull’ division, from North and South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa; the 38th "Cyclone’ division from Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia; and the 43rd "Winged Victory” division, from Maine. Connecticut, Rhode island and Vermont. The first fought in the Mediterranean and the latter two in

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the Pacific. Others recently Inactivated were the 46th "Black Panthtr” Infantry' division, and the 3rd, Bth and !3th armored divisions, all from Europe. Division** heretofore Inactivated were the 63rd. 65th. 69th. 7<>th, 76th. Math. 87t..i, 95th, !-9th, 103rd and 1 6:b infantry divisions and the 6th. 7th. 9th, 10th, 11th, |4th. 16th and 17th armored division* 0 Byron Price Named To Movie Position Washington, Dec. 5— (UP) — Byron Price veteran newspaperman and former director of the Office of Censorship, hau been ap pointed vice president of the motion picture producers nod distributors of America. Eric Johnson, president of the organization, said Price would lain charge of the Important Hollywood office. Price's salary was not announced. However, when the )*ost was offered previously to former war production chief J. A. Krug. It wa<* said to be |75.(M»n a year. Krug declined the pos'. o i Three Persons Die In Capital Crashes i ——- , Indianapolis Dec. 5 - (UP) — Three person,* died in traffic accidents in the Hoosier capital yesterday. The victims were Clarence Mor- ' row, 48; George F. Turner. 30, and Mrs. Katherine Elizaitcih Swails, ‘ 24 Morrow died when he stepped into the path of a Pennsylvania rail- ' road passenger train at a crossing. Turner died in city hospital of Injuries sustained Sunday when his automobile struck a freight train at another crossing. Mrs. Swails was the victim of a busautomobile collision. o Marion Worker Is Fatally Injured ’ -Marion. Ind. Dee. 5— (UP)— WIL . j Ham Booth. 52. was Injured fatally yesterday in machinery at the Mar- , ton Machine Foundry and Supply Company. Witnesses said his cioth- ' Ing caught in the moving machln- ' The pine tree is the state tree

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