Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 19 December 1945 — Page 6

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Commodores Are Defeated By Concordjl

Commies Lose To Fori Wayne Five, 54 To 48 The Decatur Commodores. playing their best ball of the season. Tuesday night forced Concordia of Fort Wayne lo the limit before the undefeated Cadet* chalked up a 54 to 48 triumph on the Compile* floor. It was the seventh victory of the season for Concordia, which baa yet to ta*te defeat. The Commies. who absorbed their sixth defeat a* against only one victory, started out last night's game a* if intent on springing a real surprise. A pair of ba«ket and a foul I to** by Briede, the game's out-1 standing »tar, a field goal by Hess and one of ear h brand by Went-' huff jumped the Commodore* Into a 10 to 4 lead but Abram tipped ( in a rebound and Ihrvld hit a one < hander from long range to cut the Decatur lead to io to s at the end of the first quarter. The lead seesawed at the start of the second period, with Concordia going out in front at 14 to 13, there to stay for the rest of the bail game The Cadets held an eight-point margin. "3 to 16, at . half-time intermission. Concordia Increased this lead to a seemingly safe 14-polnt margin at 45 to 31 as the third quarter closed, but the Commodores still battling although far behind, cut the Cadets* final margin to eight points at 54 to 48 In the highest scoring game on the- local floor for some time. Pat Briedr's 23 points on eight field goals and seven foul tosses wore far and away the best for the evening Concordia's scoring was well split up. Herzog leading with 13 points The Commodores will return to action Friday night, meeting the Pleasant Mills Spartans on the I Pleasant Mills cotsrt. Concordia FG FT TP !i*rn, f e 1 is Abram, f .. 4 4 12 Hoy- c 5 1 11 David, g 3 3 9 Brakman. g 11 3 Wiegman. f .. — 2 2 6 Chandler, f 0 0 n Alban, c . ® fl ' 0 Lange, g .... o u 0 Priebe, g .. 0 0 0 Totals 21 12 54

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Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Friday New Haven at Yellow Jackets. Coininodcir<M at Plea-cant Mills. .Munroe at Berne. Geneva at Hartford. Monmouth at Willshire, O. Decatur FG FT TP Wemhoff, f ... ... 3 17 Hi lede, t 8 23 Wilder, c .......... 2 4 8 H U-ngeric h. g ........ 12 4 Hess, g ..3 0 0 Coffee, g 0 0 0 Hackman. k ... ..0 0 0 Totals If 14 48 Beft-ree: Wagner, t'mpire: McKinzie. Preliminary Concordia 38, Decatur 14. . -o Geneva Cardinals Defeat Kirkland I The Geneva Cardinals edged out the Klrkiutid Kangarous. 25 to 22, in a ding dong battle at the Kirkland gym Tuesday night. The two q -Intetri were tied at 8-8 at the end of the half and the lead changed hands three time* In i the last half. Cook led the Cardinals with il points and Frueehte's I seven were high for Kirkland Geneva FG FT TP Staukey, F. 2 0 4 Cook. F. 4 3 li I Hale, C. .... .1 o 2 Penrod, (I. 2 0 4 Van Emon. G 12 4 Totals io 5 25 Kirkland FG FT TP Landis. F. 204 H l.ongenberger. F. 215 Fruechte. C 3 I 7 Smith, (> 0 1] ■'■'liidy, (J. 2 15 Worden. F 0 0 0 Totals 4 J* Referee; H hr t’mpire; Roth. Preliminary Kirkland 24. Geneva 22. o H. S. BASKETBALL Huntington 49, Bluffton 33. Evansville Bosse 72, South Bend Riley 45. Evansville Centre! 28. Jeffersonville 27. Clinton 31, Linton 29. Sullivan 24. Brazil 24. Lafayette Jefferson 34, South Bend Central 33. Columbus 44. Mitchell 34. Evansville Memorial 40, Tell City 21. f-ebanon 33. Elwood 28. Martinsville 43, Greencastle 30. Monon 42, Delphi 29. Rensselaer 37. LaPorte 2?, Huntingburg 45, Washington 22. Greensburg 33, North Vernon 24. Culver 63, Plymouth 33. East Chicago Washington 34, • Cary Horace Mann 29. CORTI Tonight & Thursday miS fl JAMES SIGNE CRAIG - HASSO EMMWt MMEY GWENN • TOTTER • FAKE SnefersewMeW • ASssssWssbs A LOO—Cherts Be-30e Im. Tax —-o—o Frl. A Bet. — Bill Klllott. ‘•Marshall #f Laredo" O—O Bun. Man. Tots. “Follow That woman- A “Crime Bester's Warning”

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Berne Bears Defeat Hartford, 33 To 22 The Berne Bears registered their eighth victory of the season on the Hartford door. The teams were tied at 9 8 at the end of the first quarter but the Bears took an 18 to 14 lead at the half and stayed In front the rest of the way Three players tallied all of Berne's points, Liechty leading with 16. Poorman was high for Hartford with seven. Bern* FG FT TP Liechty, f .. . 7 2 16 Baumgartner, f ...... 0 0 0 Stucky. 0 .... 4 2 10 Musrlman, g .. ... 3 17 Hmith. g 0 0 0 l*ch, f .. .. .. 0 0 0 Sprutiger, f 0 0 0 Neuenschander, c 0 0 0 Habegger. g 0 0 0 Total* .. 14 5 33 Hartford FG FT TP Poorman, f 2 3 7 W. Wanner, f 11 3 It .Moser. c .. 2 1 5 Hosier, g ..... ... 0 0 0 Strshm. g . 2 1 5 C. Wanner, f ..10 2 Total* 8 G 22 Referee: Buckingham. Vmplre: Flaudlng. Preliminary Berne 21, Harford 13 ■■ ■ 4> 11 ■ Moose, Berne Win In League Battles The Moose and Berne Furniture team* scored victories in Industrial league games Tuesday night at the Lincoln gym In this city. Moose took an early lead of 18 to 8 In the first quarter to defeat McMillen. 42 to 37, in the opening game. Rice led the Moose with 14 points and DeLong was high for McMillen with 13. In the nightcap. Berne staged a fourth quarter rally to defeat Kraft Food*. 44 to 38. Kraft held a 33 to 28 lead a* the final period opened but could not stem Berne's last quarter drive. W Dubach was outstanding for the winners with 20 points and Reynold* paced Kraft with 16. Central Soya and G. E. Club will tangle in a league game at 7:30 o'clock tonight, followed by an exhibition game hy the G. E. Girl*. The league will be In action only once during Christmas week, with the games played Thursday night. December 27, at the Monmouth gym. G. E. will meet Moose at 7:30 p. m, followed by Kraft and Centra) Soya. Moose FG FT TP Rice, f 6 2 14 1 Kukelhan. f 3 2 8 F Fuelling, c 3 0 6 Biens, g 237 R. Fuelling, g ...... 2 2 6 B. Fuelling, f 0 11 King, g 0 0 0 Plumley, g 0 0 0 TOTALS 16 10 42 McMillen D. Schnepf. f 0 0 0 DeLong. f ......... 4 5 13 H Schnepf. c 4 0 8 Miller, g 2 1 5 W. Schnepf, g ...... 4 0 8 Lee, f ............. 0 11 Bollenbacher. g .... 10 2 TOTALS 15 7 37 Barna FG FT TP W. Dubach, f 7 6 20 Sprunger. f 3 0 6 Stauffer, c ........ 248 Neueiißchwander, g. 4 1 9 Striker, g Oil M. Sprunger, f o o 0 Grandlinard. c ..... 0 0 0 Lehman, g ........ 0 o o TOTALS 16 a 44 Kraft Reynolds, f 7 2 16 Meyer, f 4 19 Gresley, c 0 0 0 Franke, g 113 Scherer, g .... 2 3 7 Counterman, f ...... 1 0 2 Beerman, c 0 0 0 Worthman, g Oil TOTALS 15 8 38 Referee: Everhart. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Indiana 64, Cincinnati 44 Louisville 61. Butler 41 Central Normal 43, Indiana Central 33. Hunt|ngton 63, An4erson 43 Earlham 86. Wilmington 62. Crane Navy 34. Wabash 33. Illinois 84, Drake 48. Chicago 48, Navy Armory 48. ■ 1 ■ o Child training expert* advise against punishing a child hy sending him to bed. Thia, they *ay. associates in hi* mind punishment and going to bed. Consequently, he will quite naturally rebel against retiring at hi* regular bedtime.

Jefferson Warriors End Long Losing Streak, Beat Bryant After 32 Consecutive Losses

All Is Joy in Jefferson township high school today? And no wonder! The Jefferson Warriors, long the doormat for high school basketball teams in Adams and Jay countie*, finally came Into their own Tuesday night to *ma*h a long, long losing «treak und mark up their first victory In nearly three years The Warrior* stepped on the Bryant Owl*. 33 to 20. in a game played on the Geneva floor last night. And. the Warrior* did It the hard way. too. The (iwl* were out in front by nine point*, 14 to 6. at the end of the first half, and It looked like Just another in the long series of monotonous defeats for the Warrior*. Someplace during that half-time Intermission, however, the Warrior* really caught fire, <ame out ■hooting and rated away to a decisive llpolnt triumph. Hill. Jefferson forward, showed hi* mates the way to victory with a total of 15 point* on four field goals and seven free throw*. Therer’s seven points were the best for Bryant. By this victory, the Warriors sharply snapped a losing streak which had extended through 32 consecutive game*, including 12 in the 1943-44 season, 13 in the

Intramural Games Played Last Night Four games ware played In the Intramural league* at the Decatur junfor aenior high school Tuesday evening. The Hawks defeated the Cats. 20 to 12; the Eagles downed the Wolvea, 27 to 12; the Redskins whipped the Flashes. 27 to 14. and Avengers defeated the Hornets. 24 to 16. Hoi scores: Cato FG FT TP FG FT TP It. Evartt, f ... .22 6 D Moore, f 0 0 0 B. Kingsley, c 0 11 J. Cowens, g 11 3 K. Maddox, g 10 2 S Daniela, f 0 0 0 R. Thieme, f ..... 0 0 0 N. Lister, g 0 o 0 N. Blocker, g 0 0 0 Totals ..4 4 12 Hawke FG FT TP R Smith, f ... 0 0 0 M. Smith, f 0 2 2 O. Heller, c 2 0 4 G Rice, g 3 0 6 A Bayles, g 3 0 6 I). McLean, f 0 0 0 J. Harker, g 0 0 0 B. Borne, g 10 2 Totals 9 2 20 Wolvea FG FT TP Lichtenetiger, f 10 2 Mar bach. f 0 0 0 Thieme, c 2 2 6 Light, g .... 12 4 Myers, g o 0 0 Shook, f ..‘0 0 0 Brentllnger, f r Ou o D Myers, f 0 0 0 Totals 4 4 12 Eagles FG FT TP H. Nash, f I 2 4 D. Egley, f ............ 2 0 4 B. Whittridge, c 12 4 L Arnold, g 3 3 9 W. Arnold, g 2 2 6 V. Porter, f ~ 0 o 0 Totals 9 9 27 Flaahea FG FT TP R. Cotioreil, f 1 0 2 K Deitncb. f ... 0 0 0 C. Knittie, c 3 0 6 O. Moser, g 10 2 N. Bleeke. g ...... 2 0 4 D Libry, f 0 0 0 Totals 7 0 14 Redeklne FG FT TP B. Freoby, t.... 2 17 J. Weldy, f 1 0 2 K. Koiter, c 3 17 M Taylor, g 2 1 g D. Wolfe, g SO 6 Totals . 12 3 27 Hornets FG FT TP E. Hutkar, f 3 0 6 R. Gentle, f ... 2 3 7 D King, e 0 0 0 C. Sommer, g ..— 0 0 0 B. Smith, g 0 0 0 D. FoJiock, g 11 3 C- Smitley, g ..... 0 0 0 W. Brock, g . 0 0 0 Totals .. 0 4 16 Avengers R. Schults, f 2 1 I R. Jackson, t 3 0 4 D Moore, e— 3 0 6 H. Durbin, g 4 1 0 B. Oaunt. g .. —.... 0 0 0 J. Fisher, g 0 0 0 G Rennets, f ..... 0 0 0 B. Lehman, f 0 0 0 Total* 11 8 84

1944-45 season and their first seven HIU this season. The Warrior's last previous victory was on February 24. 1943, when they defeated Kirkland Kangaroos. 26 to 23 During that season. Jefferson won ■lx game* und lost nine. Incidentally.- the Warriors are coached this season by Ed Liechty. former Berue newspaperman. What a lift for the Fourth Estate. Just to make matters complete, the Jefferson reserves started the evening off right by defeating the J’oliug setond t >am, 16 to 13, in the preliminary tilt. Jefferson FG FT TP Hill, f 4 7 15 Hmitley, t 4 V 8 Jo|n*on, c I 0 2 Buckingham, k —. 2 2 G Gerber, k .......... 0 0 0 Tombleson, f 10 2 Totatl* 12 9 33 Bryant FG FT TP Strobel, f .... 12 4 Therer. f 3 17 Minnick, c 2 2 6 laiy, k 0 0 0 Milligan, g 11 3 Anderson, g 0 0 0 Totals .............. 7 G 20 Preliminary Jefferson 16. Poltng 13.

BULLETIN Chicago, Doc. 10— (UP) — The Big Ten today extended the deadline on Its return to peacetime eligibility standards to become effective at the conclusion of the present winter sports progrsm. Relate Brutality Os Japanese Guard Yokohama, Dec~lo-(VPl—Affi-davits from seven American soldiers formerly held in the Mitsushitna prisoner of war camp were Introduced today in the war crimes trial of Tatsuo Tsuchlya, camp guard known as “little glass eye. 5. They told how "Huie glass eye" and other camp guards beat and tortured Pfc. Robert Gordon Teas. Streeter. 111., a prisoner, until Teas died The affidavits, introduced on the second day of the flrxt war crimes trial to be held in Japan proper, said Teas was accused by the Japanese guard of stealing Red Cross food supplies and beaten with knotted ropo and hoards while he stood nude tn the snow in subfreezing weather. The American soldiers* affidavits told how "little glass eye" and other guards, known as "musi mouth," "rivet tooth," "punk," and “apeedo," threw cold water on Teas to revive him for further beatings. The former prisoners of war said that Teas was beaten intermittenUy over a period of four or five days and that even after he was taken to a hospital he was beaten regularly until three hours before he died The former prisoners who submitted affidavits w«q-e Hgt Otto Snodgrass, Junction City. Kan.. Pfc. Charles B. Gavord, Deming, N. Mex., Sgt Thomas P. Tlxon, Jr., Oakridge. Ore., Sgt. Verner Marble, Oneonta. N. Y.. Pfc. Pete Boyce Holland, Greenville. Miss.. Sgt. Eugene C Dunn. Newport. Tens., and Cpi. Kenneth C, Campbell. Cumberland, Md. Snodgrass said that little glass eye" and others beat Teas severely on - :,e head. “When he was too weak to get up," Snodgrass said, "they picked him up and continued the beatings. Finally, they clouted him and he dropped unconscious. He never came to and died four to four and one-half hours later in the evening" Gavord'a affidavit said: “Two Jape threw ice water on ! Teas then boat him with hardwood canes shaped like swords. After - they put him in a guardhouse they ; continued to beat him dally." Holland’s testimony was that the temperature was down to 30 do- • grees whan Teas waa stripped. I Ho Mid •Teas waa permitted to ’ wear clothes only when he was l spnt out to work. i As each affidavit waa r«ad and I entered as evidence an InterpretI ar read it in Japanese to Tsuchiya. I who showed nftre interest today I than he did at the opening session I yesterday. The defendant talked fregueati ly With his interpreter and his JapI aneso counsel, Jiko Watanabe, as- ! sitting the seven-man defease I counsel of American army officer*. I — 1 j The membership in the Parents t and Teachers Amb. of Sapulpa, i Okla., equals onetanth ot the I town's entire population

Total Eclipse Os Moon Last Night Astrologers Warn World Be Careful By United Press The mcon was back to normal today. Just breezing o'ong. after giving the world a total -cUpse la*t night. It left wide eye* and weary n«-ck.< from coast to coast, and some folks didn't get Io see the show nt all. New Yorkers, and most of the east, were frustrated by tantalizing cirrus cloud* which played a vamc of ”n »w you see it, now you don't all during the progress of the eclipse. Most of the western stat*M and southern New England were able to watch the entire performance. But out in Omaha she people refused 10 stop and look. It was Just too darned cold. Los Angele* caught the final 31 minutes of Hie eclip*«. after Its chatniier of commerce chased away , the fog. Hut people In J'!tt<burghi mAsed It. There was too much | smoke. It all came about when the earth, i moon and sun created each other's I path f»r the first time since August, 194". and Harvard university’* 16 inch telescope taking advantage of clear skle* caught the action, play by play. if the clouds kept you from see Ing. thia I* what you missed: The moon entered the penumbra. or outer shadow of the earth, at 6:38 p.m. (ESTi Still somewhat visible lie hl nd a base. It entered the umbra, or total shadow, at 7:38 and the total eclipse began at 8:40 pm., lasting until 10 pm. Harvard observer* »a!d th« performing moon looked i ke a great red penny and that at the half-way point, approximately 9:20 p.m., the eclipse was “relatively brighter than the last one in 1948." The Harvard scientists could see the “sea” on the moon without even bothering to look Into their huge gli*«*. but the craters- for some mysterious reason -were not,

St V ■ I ALFMD OWYNNI VANOftCtlf, 33, scion of one o.’ Americas wealthiest families, and Jeanne Loudres Murray. 22. a cornrin of Mrs Henry Fortt, H. are honeymooning following an airplane elonement to Phil* adeiphia. The couple, shown above, waa married at Philadelphia's city hall The groom, divorced in 1941 from Manuela Hudson, returned to Now York City recently from Navy service In the Pacific and has resumed his management of the Pimlico anti Belmont Park race tracks. (fattrnttiontH ' ■ ■ ‘S 1 ' j 1 1 I / /' ■/. M 1 ' fWWW''" ■' -- J 1 I a■ ■ J • ■- BygHyStEIIMP ■- F oMpiM PAW V. AVNUH. high eommiaotoner of the Philippine telands, is I shewn with President Bergio Ocmena, left, and Lt. Gen. Slyer, right, ns he arrived by air at Nichols Field, Manila, to take up his duties, j Thia io McNutt's second stint as high commissioner tn the Philip* piny, for bo served .la that capacity from 1937-39.

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risible during the eclipse. The scientists were able to ex plain the riot of it, though. They said the moon got Its penny like complexion due to tu’illglit Im Ing refracted from the stinovphete und in turn being tefleited off the pin m t's surface. They *ald it* unusual brightness was due to the clarity of the earth's atmosphere through which light from the huh tn let pas*. Some astrologer* In New York consulted their stars und warm-d the world to l»e careful. They said an eclipse m:>y be fun to watch, when you can see it, hut it *tlm up strike*, send* money markets tumbling, and even cause* salai tage. Astrologer Helene Paul, for Instance, told the L’niUd Pr«us: “There'll Ih> an alarming increase in dietrnctlon and a growing un rest. Including sabotage.” Nicholas DeVore, president of the Astrologic Research Society, said the eclipse would send down a lot ot planetary rays and peupte who are susceptible to theee ray* had better watch out. He claims they make a guy throw rocke at his wife o Auto Phone Service May Soon Be In Use Extensive Trials Are Being Planned New York, Dec. 18-iUP—Amer-ican motorists may soon be able to telephone from an automobile to any number In the nationwide R«JI system The American Telephone and Telegraph company announced today that extensive trial* of mobile radiotelephone «ervlce were being planned for three highway route*. Urban auto-telephone service will begin within a few months in ■onto cities, the company *ald. The highway trial* will he made on routes totalling nearly 1.000 miles between Chicago and St. Ixiui* (via Ottawa. Peoria and Springfield, HI. New York, Albany and Buffalo and New York

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