Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 8 January 1946 — Page 6

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I. U., Purdue Are Beaten In Big Ten Tilts Chicago, Jan. * (ITI - M latteMUi, trounced and humiliated on the gridiron la*t fill. was fast regaining it* Big Ten pre-t ge today with an underrated basket hall team and a 6 t mt, l-ln<h freshman renter. The Cophers boosted themselves among the top teams in the midwest lust night by snapping Indiana's eight-game winning streak, 59 to ♦». to knock the highly regarded Hoosiers out of the undefeated clatw. Minnesota's unexpected triumph, moulded by center Jun Mclntyre, highlighted an evening watch saw lowa's defending champions score tbeir second straight Illg Ten triumph against Wisconsin. 57 to 50. and Northwestern open Its conference season with a 52 to 44 victory ovsr Purdue. Each winner had its individual hsro. For Minnesota It was McIntyre. a freshman and the tallest man in Minnesota basketball history. who muffled Indiana's attack while pouring in 15 points. Big "Mac'' repeatedly broke up the Hoesler drives and turned their scoring efforts into onechot affairs by monopolising the rebOUuds. He is the "biggest" reason why Minnesota rates us a formidable threat to lowa's hope fir a title repeat. The defending < Hamptons' No. 1 star wan 6-foot. 5-lm-h Clayton Wilkinson. High scoring half of the lowans' famed brother ac’. While Herb Wilkinson was guarding the home half of the floor, Clayton broke loose on a 22-point scoring spree, the majority of his points coming In the second half when the Hawkey»s outlasted a Wisconsin rally. It was lowa's 19th consecutive home victory and 29th triumph in its last 30 games. Northwestern rolled over Purdue for Its first conference victory mainly liecause of Max Morris. 1945 Big Ten scoring champion. The rugged All-American footballer, playing forward for the Wildcats. hit 14 points against Purdue —A noteworthy feat for a visiting player at latfayelte. Morris' opening conference performance wa»t just a shade off the 15.9 average he rolled up | M t gen

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Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Tuesday Monmouth at Comnto-lorea. Yellow Jackets at Huntington. Columbia City at Be-ne Friday Yellow Ja< kefs at Columbia City. County tournament at Geneva. Saturday County tournament at (<<tv-va. —- ~ 1 , son to win the scoring title with I )»9 points In 12 games Michigan dropped out ’if confer cnee pomfietltton to absorb a 49 | to 31 drubbing from Ils traditional Intrastate foe. Michigan State. The Wolverines, with two d<f<-ats in three conference gam *. return to Big Ten courts Friday against Chicago in the only conference game. Four Big Ten eet-tos are scheduled fur Saturday with Ohio State's league-leading Bu< k*yes entertaining Illinois, lowa at Indiana. Michigan at Northwestern and Purdue at Wisconsin. Standings W. L. Pct. Ohio State 3 0 l.tmu Minnesota 2 0 1.000 lowa 2 <• IMP Northwestern 1 0 limo Indiana 2 1 6«7 Michigan 1 2 .3331 Illinois 1 3 .250 Chicago ... 0 1 .000 Purdue 0 2 ,<ioo Wisconsin o 3 .000 -o— — Derringer Signed By Indianapolis Indianapolis. Jan. 9 (UP) — The Indianaprdis Indians of the | American association today announced the signing of pitcher Paul Derringer, former hurler for the Chicago Culm of the National League. Derringer was secured for the tribe for an undisclosed amount of money, at the conclusion of a deal which gave the Boston llravrw of the National league a 4« pen-ent Interest in the Indians' franchise. — -o Enrich Garden Liberal additions of organic matter to garden soils have three important effects: organic matter aids in absorption and storage of moisture in the soil for the use of plants, this being true whether the water comes from rain, sprinkling or irrigation; organic matter is the best all-round soil conditioner, making heavy clays friable and easier to cultivate and sandy soils more flamy and capable of holding water. and well rotted organic matter supplies some plant food-manure supplies a good deal—and makes chemical fertilizers more efficient.

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McMillen And Berne Are League Winners M< Millen and 8.-nie Furniture were winners in Industrial leagu* game* Monday night nt the Lin coin gym McMillen defeated Central Soya 36 to 29 in the opener, after lead Ing at the half. 1* tn 14 D. fk-hnepl led the winners with 11 points and Way wav high for Soya with 14 Berne walloped Moose. 66 to 19, In the nightcap, holding a 34 to 9 lead nt half-time Stauffer paced the winner* with 17 points and Plumley's eight were high for Moose. Thursday night's schedule: G E vs Kraft and McMillen vs Herne McMillen FG FT TP D Schnepf. f ... 5 1 11 De Ixmg. f .. .. II 3 K. Schnepf. c 3 2 * J Schnepf. g 11 W S< hnepf. g 3 17 Clark, f .... 2 0 4 Totals 15 6 34 Central Soya FG FT TP Painter, f ... 0 11 Myers, f 12 4 Way. c 7 0 14 Stucky, g .. 3 17 Kreider, g .... 0 6 6 Williamson, f 11 3 Pettibone, g 0 0 6 Summers, g .... no 6 Totals 12 5 29 Berne FG FT TP W Dubach, f CO 12 8. Neuenschwander, f 2 0 4 Stauffer, c ...... Ji 1 17 Striker, g ..215 D. Neuenschwander. g.. 6 2 12 M Sprunger. f 3 0 6 C Sprunger, f 2 0 4 Grandlinard. g ..3 0 6 Ix-hman. g ...... 0 o o Totals .... ..31 4 66 Moose FG FT TP Rice, f .. ...... ..10 2 Kukelhan. f .. 0 0 o B. Fuelling, c .. 10 2 Bienz. g .. ..306 Plumley, g .... 4 0 9 Kitchen, f .. .. 0 0 fl Kunkekl. f o 0 fl King, g .. .. oo <j Totals ... 9 0 19 Referee: Everhart.

Kraft Foods Winner Os Bowling Tourney Kraft Foorlu of the Major league wax the winner of the team title in the annual city bowling tournament, held over the weekend at Mies Recreation. Kraft won with a total wore of 3069. including 73 pinn per game handicap. Faulkner led the winHere with a 610 aeriea, the only 600 aerie* >f the team event Other ecore* of ihe winners were; D. Stump 521. (J. Schultz SXI, 0. Laurent 565, fl. Murphy 573. Smith Uro*, was second with 2992. Schedule for the double* and singles evenUf, which will he rolled Saturday and Sunday, will be announced Thursday Scores of the team event follow: Kraft Foods 3069: Smith Bros 2992; West End Restaurant 2964; Decatur Super Service 2945; K. of C. 2912; Foley 2902; Brandt Motor 2838; Kuhnert 2829; Soya EEE 2819; 111 ll<> inn 2812; Ko hue Drug 2808; McMillen 2862; « ,K. Reds 2794; Standard Oil 2773: Yager 2760; Arnoldo Market 2744: llabegger Furniture 2740; Jefferaon Herne 2734; Preble Restaurant 2732; Urban City Oarage 2715; Kraft Minor 2701; American Legion 2686; O»uian Tin Shop 2681; Heine Firemen 2662; Herne Past Office 2644; Soya M A R 2618; Berne Dunbar 2564; Smith insurance 2561; Joe's Lunch 2560; Riverview Garden* 2560. Heart Club 2552; Kraft Minor 2522. Herne Servl'a-Store 2511; Kraft Merchant 2158; 0. K. Card* 2454. —- —o COLLEGE BASKETBALL Minnesota 59. Indiana 48. Northwestern 52. Purdue 44. lowa 57. Wisconsin 50. Wyoming 51. Valparaiso 49. Earlham 64. Manchester 43. Michigan State 49. Michigan 36. Great I-akex 46. Ilamline 41.

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6. E. Girls Winners In League Conlesl Piling up a big half time lead and staving off a second half tally, the Decatur G. E. Girls defeated liarvaster In a City wide girls basketliall h-ague game at For’ Wayne Monday night. Decatur raced to a 17 to 3 lead at the half but wa»t forced tn play strong defensive ball to register a 21 to 17 victory. Painter was Decatur's leading scorer with eight points In the other league game last night. City Light swamped Inca. 55 to 17. Decatur FG FT TP Royer, f. 2<>4 Kahn. f. 3 17 Smith, c. 0 0 0 Itower. g. 0 0 0 Painter, g. . 4 0 R Lndr» w., c. 102 — Totals 10 1 21 Harvester FG FT TP Augustynnk. f 13 5 Stemmier, f. •• 0 0 Minlcli. e. 12 4 Smith, g. 113 Duncan. g. 113 Bandelier. f 10 2 Totals 5 7 17 Referee: Richards. I'tt plre: Lytle.

Junior Intramural League Play Opens The first round of games in t'le newly-organized Junior high school intramural league was played Monday night at the junior-senior high school gym. The Yariks defeated the Dodgers. 25 to 11: the Senator* shut out the Tigers. 19 to 0. and the Braves downed the Cuba, 14 to 9. The box scores: Dodgers FG FT TP D. Smith, f 1 3 5 G. Odle. f .. 1 0 2 J. Ahr. c .. 10 2 J Ixibslger, g 10 2 R. I«ne. g 0 0 0 B. Johnson, g 0 0 0 B. Kiefer, g .. 0 0 o R. Roop. f.* 0 0 0 Totals 4 2. 11 Yanks FG FT TP R. Galogy. f 5 2 12 K. Runyon, f 0 0 0 B. Evan*, c ... ..... 11 3 It. I .add, g._ 10 2 It. Strickler, g 3 2 9 R. Gilbert, f ....... 0 0 ft C. Cottrell, f 0 0 0 F Mcßride, f ...... 0 0 o Totals 10 5 25 Senators FG FT TP L. Egley, f 1 o j D Sheets, f ... 3 0 6 L. Jennings, c 4 0 R R. Brennen, g 0 0 0 J Doan, g I 1 3 K. Nash . f o 0 0 N. g — 0 0 0 Totals 9 I 19 Tigers FG FT TP n Sudduth, f oo o P Johnson, f ........... .. o fi d N. Heshwr. c ...... ft o ft R Johnson, g 0 0 o Johnson, g o 0 0 W. Kocher, g no o D. Hott, g 0 0 0 B Lenhart, g o o o Totals . .. oo n Braves FG FT TP H. Brentlfnger, f o 0 0 N. Sasser, f 3 ] 7 N. Meyers, e 12 4 B. Gallow, g —1 j 3 B. Doan, g no 0 B. Grimm, g no e J Uke. g no 0 E. S wager, g 00 0 Total. 5 4 14 Cubs FG FT TP J. Bassett, f 2 0 4 R Bollinger, f 11 3 D. Johnson, c 0 0 0 M. Johnston, g 1 00 0 J. Gehrig, g 1 o 2 K. Strahm 0 0 0 D. Whitt-edge — 0 0 0 H- McGill .... oo 0 Totals 4 j g

Service Pay Exempt From Gross Income Indianapolis. Jan. 8— (VP)— State treasurer Frank Mill I* reminded Indiana war veteran* today that their service .pay income* were exempt from taxation under the state groxa income tax law. Milli* Mid the only acrrlcomen who were required to file return* were thoee who had Income from other *ource« exceding 11.060 durIng the, war yean*. He added that veteran* who *tUi owed tax payment* from pre-war yaam would have aix tnontn* tn which to pay thek debt before penalties ware attachedOnly aiming at nothing I* worse than "low alm.” A chapter In the Bible read each day wIU keep Satan away.

Jasper Wildcats Lead Prep Teams dndlanspolls, Jun. 9 -fl'Pi— In seasons gone by, coaches and fans particularly the tons cheered when their high school basketball team rated mention among the state's finest quintets. Tils time, a berth In the "Big Ten" seem* almost to lie a "kiss of death.” Take last week for example. Seven aggregations which seemingly had proved their right to ranking among the fltwt 10 teams took spills. The other three issuer, East Chicago Washington and New Castle came through, and. picking their way through their fallen rivals for statewide prestige, moved into the top berths. Jasper’s tost-breaklng Wildcats, lieaten only by Lafayette Jefferson and Jeffi-ieonvllle. slipped into the No. I berth for the first time thl* season, la-o "Cabby" O'NeiH’s Wildcats trounced Vincennes, 3524. for their 10th victory, .East Chicago Washington’B clever Senators became the first major team to win 10 opening games When they tripped Gary Emerson. 36 29. Emerson had won seven out of Ila last eight starts. New Castle slipped a halter on latfayette Jefferson's Broncos, 3932. and snapped a seven tame Jeff streak which Included Evansville Bosse, Jasper. Kokomo. Frankfort and South Betid Central as victims. The week was different for Anderson's then top-rated Indians, Evansville Central. IndlMßapolia Tech. Hammond High. Columbus, Jeffersonville and iaifayette. Anderton had the beat "alibi." Playing for the fifth time In eight days, the Tribe went down hard before once-beaten Fort Wayne Central, 49-22 Earlier in the week. Anderson had topped Kokomo, New Caetle and l»ga<-»f«><t and lost to New Castle the previous Friday. Evansville Central saw its hopes for an undefeated season go glimmering when city rival B-.’sae flashed by. 46 34. Richmond's fast-im-proving Red Devils trimmed Indianapolis Tech. 31-25. Hammond high dropped a 42-40 game at

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Whiting ending a seven-game win ning streak. Columbus won two out of four, but !<»« to Indianapolis Tech and New Albany. Jefferson vllle got Vincennes on the rehound team from the Jasper game and lost, 46 35. This left the sixth United Press statewide rankings; I Jasper (won 10-loat 21. 2. East Chicago Washington (100), 3. New Castle (9-3). 4. Andermn (9-3). 5. *Lafay«tto Jefferson (10-3). 6. Evansville Bosse <9-11. 7. Fort Wayne Central <6 11. 9. Hammond High (9-3). 9 Jeffersonville (74). 10. Fort Wayne South (9-0). ■' -W il IL W J ''-J 3F HIUFUTIAN dimensions. Patsy Anne Millspaugh, 3, fives the photographer a naughty wink as she poses after being selected the 1946 national "Swim for Health Week Child” by a committee ot bathing offleiaia. (lattrattioaal)

TUESDAY, JANUAty i

Byron Nelson Wins Los Angeles Open Los ngeles. Jan. R- (t’Pl Byron Nelson headed north for the Ran Francisco open today with 12.666 first money In hie pocket t ’ tn the Ism Angeles open. Nelson so outdistanced the fleld It was almost "no conteet" in hls winning yesterday. The Toledo, (> , salesman won with a 2*4 <be highest winning score vines 1935 His nearest competitor five strokes back- was Ben Hogan. Hershey. Pa. with a 299 Nelson played his usual steady game. He didn't get oft wny. crowdwhooping drives, bat always was (town the middle; he didn't hit the pin with his approaches, but he always was on tihe green: and he sunk very few of those 20-fuot putts, but he always was close.

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