Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 54, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1946 — Page 6

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Wildcat Star Is Conference Scoring Champ Chicago. March 5* tl’Pi Northwestern's big Max Morris held hl* second straight Hi x Ten basket bull scoring championship today by the slim margin of <>n<* point. Sophomore Tony Jaros of Minnesota, making a final bid f>r the scoring title, fell only one point short lust night when he ran up 30 points in lending the Cophers to a 58 to it victory over Wiscon(in. With the Hig Ten si-aeon completed, Morrtu bad a 12-game t >tal ot ISx points Th-« fl-foot, 2-inch Minnesota forward, playing a similar number of games, had 197. As Minnesota came from Itehlnd to mark up its seventh triumph in 12 games and move into a fifthplace tie with Illinois, Jaros tallied seven field goals and 16 free throws to give him supremacy in the tharity throw division with a total of 79. Morris had 41 Morris. * who improved his winning total of last season by nine points. thua became the third play-1 nr in conference history to successfully defend his point making It'le. John Schommer of Chicago won the title Hire.* times in a row, in 1907, ISi'M and 1909. and Jewell Young of Purdue led the league twice, in 1937 and 1938. Morris' total was fourth high In , l:lg Ten records. Illinois' Andy Phillip set the all-time high of 255 In 12 gamtw in 1943 Johnny Kott of Wisconsin marked u'> a 15-gatne total of 242 in 1942, and lowa'S forward Dick Ives scored 208 in 1944. Hob Doster, freshman Illinois forward. and Hob Cook. Wisconsin forward, finished third and fourth in the 1949-46 scoring race with 170 and 169 pointe respectively. Cnok nearly overcame the Illinois freshman by piling up 2d point* against Minnesota last night. Minnesota trailed Wisconsin all through the first half last night and battled into & 3d to 30 deadlock shortly after the ee<‘nn,| half opened. The game was nip and tuck the rest of the way. .Minnesota fell In-hind, moved back into a 42 to 42 tie, and then went ahead for a few minutes be- i fore Wisconsin caught for a 60 to j 50 score. Free throw* made up the! rest of the scoring, with Jaros hitting two ehots with only 17 seconds remaining the victory.

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Final Standings W. L. Pct. Ohio State 10 2 HJ3 s Indiana 9 3 .750 Northwestern .... Mt .867 low* .. Ml .667 I Illinois .... 7 5 .583 • Michigan 6 6 500 Purdue 4 n .233 I Wisconsin 111 .095 Chicago 0 12 .000 - -0—- — Berne And McMillen Are League Winners '! Two close, hard-fought games | were played In the Industrial ' | league Monday night at the Lin--1; coin gym. with Berne r'urniture ami McMillen scoring victories. Berne trailed for the first three periods, 74. 15-14 and 23-22. beI fore coming through In the final quarter to edge out the Moose lodge, 34 to 32. In the opening tilt. Scoring honors were well ) divided for Imth teams, with Rice of the Moose counting I<l points. McMillen, after trailing at the first quarter. 97, led at the half, 16-15 and at the third quarter, 28 to 27. finally defeating Kraft Foods in the nightcap. 38 to 34. K. Schnepf was McMillen's leading scorer with 14 points, while Reynolds led a well balanced Kraft attack with eight. Game* Thursday night will be: G E Club vs Kraft and Berne vs Post 43. In addition, the McMillen and Moose teams will meet in a league encounter at the Pleasant Mills gym Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock. • Berne FC, FT TP ' F. Neucnschwan.ier. f 2 0 4 W. Dubach, f 2 3 7 Stauffer, c .... 3 17 Striker, g 0 11 D. Neuenschwamler. g 11 3 C. Sprunger. f .... 3 17 D. Habegger. f .... 113 Grandlinard. g .... 10 2 TOTALS 13 8 34 Moose Rice, f 4 2 10 Kitchen, f 3 17 Reed, c 3 17 Johnson, g 113 Rickord. e 2 15 King, f 000 Kukelhan. g 0 0 0 TOTALS 13 6 32 MeMlllen FG FT TP D. Schnepf, f 3 0 6 Hirschy. f 4 1 9 K. Schnepf. c 6 4 14 W Schnepf. g 2 0 4 Clark, g 2 0 4 Delong, f 0 0 0 I | Williamson, f oil Painter, f otto TOTALS 18 « 38 Kraft Counterman, f .... 113 Gres ley, f 3 1 Myers, c .... " 1 Reynolds, g - 2 4 8 Franke, g 11 3 Dehnert. f 0 0 0 Hlsner. f --- 2 2 6 Holt, g 000 TOTALS 12 10 34 Referee: Everhart. o — - ■ To gain love you must attract It

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Don Budge Plans Pro Tennis Group Chicago Mar. 5— (UP) —Don , Budge, the lanky red-head who ha* held every major amateur and professional net crown, today began u battle to remove the phrase “tennis bum” from the sport* vocabulary. Budge, here practicing preparatory to starting a 30 city tour on which he will play Bobby Riggs, hope* to establish an organisation. patterned along the line* of the professional golfers' association. that will give the tennis player a recognised itanding in the athletic world. “The PGA has done wonders for Its memlters," Budge said, "the organisation is directed by a competent and thoroughly interested secretary, Freddie Cochrane. It has raised the public estimation of the professional golfer and through its efforts constantly has improved the number of tournaments and the prise* offered. I believe the same thing can be done with professional tennis." Budge, who can blast verbally with the same power he hit* hl* famous overhead shots, scoffed at the profesisonal terfnis group organised in Florida last week with Big Bill Tilden as the guiding spirit. “We need to lie organised, but Tilden's not the man to do it," Don said, "the trouble with Bill Is that he want* to run the organisation. play in (he tournaments It sponsors and everything else It won't work. Where Tilden Is taking a leading part In a movement there's liound to he dissension." It I* Budge's plan at the conclusion of his tour with Riggs to do some serious planning on a professional tennis organisation. "I expect to play competitive tennis for four or five more years." he said, “and therefore I'm not Interested in setting myself up as the Itoss of the organisation. but for the good of the players and the game we need to have a governing body." It Is the lanky red head's oplnimi that an effective professional jnayers organization would do much toward bringing the realization of the much-talked about "national open." “We really are not Jn a position now to talk to the United States Lawn Tennis association about an open." Budge said, “let us get our own house in order and then I believe we will be able to do something about the open." Budge »e*li*ves that professional tennis will enjoy a post-war boom and continue to drain the topranked nerformers form the amateur rank*. "f think more and more pro tennis is going to monopolize the ton stars." he said. In surveying the current amateur field. Budge said It wasn't “too strong." HF believes Frankie Parker and Jackie Kramer are strong enough to win back the Davis cun for the United States when international piny is resumed. o To Probe Jump Os Players To Mexico West Palm Beacn. Fla.. March S—(VP5 —(VP) —Commissioner A. R. (Happy) Chandler promised today he would make a complete Investigation—"even If I have to go to Mexico myseir—lnto every case of a major league play r who jumps to Bernard Pasqticl’s eightteam Mexican league Dodgers Sanford. Kia.. March 5—(UP)— Negroes Jackie Robinson and John White w. re Just a couple of guy* trying for regular jobs today as they went through their second day of drills with the other Brooklyn Dodger farm club players. Reds Tampa. Fla.. March 5-(UP)— Manager BUI McKechnle was r - slgned to the fact today that the Cincinnati Reds will undergo no postwar reconversion—<hey will be the same old t-am with strong pitching end weak hitting. A* usual. the hurlers had the best of It yesterday as Jimmy Wilson's team beat Hank dowdy's club. 2 to 1. Cuba Evalon. Calif. March 5—(UP)— Chicago Cub official* were still battling one stubborn holdout today. outfielder Harry (Peanuts) Lowtrey. a regular last season when he hit .283. Lowrey has refused to take a slight ent In salary. Piratas Bion Bernardino. Calif.. March 5—(UP)— Manager Frankie Frisch, a good man with a bat in hie playing days, was pleased today with the hitting potentialities of his 194* Pirates. Burges* Whitebead and Bob Elliott each hit home runs and Rookie Ralph Ki&r drove in five tallies during yesterday's victory over Hollywood. 9-4. Tigers Lakeland. Fla.. March S—(UP— The world champion Detroit Ti*era went through light drills today

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Lafayette And Indianapolis Semi-Finals Pack Most Power

Indianapolis. March 5— (UP) — Statistically, the Lafayette and Indianapolis semi finals will lie the most pow- r-pa< ked of the four I next-to-last sessions of the 36»b annual Indiana prep basketball tourney. Ijfayette Jeff's bucking Broncos and Crawfordsville's Athenians. the two leading offenslv • combination* during sectional and legionai play, and a half dozen ■ other club* who averaged 47 points j a game or better will compete In ■ thos- two meet*. Jeff, host club at Purdue University's gym. has scored 338 point* In six tourney games one point more than Crawtorflsvll’e. How ever, the Athenians, who compet - in the Indianapolis meet, have the best record In the “averag -difference" column, winning six starts by an average of 28 point*. The Broncos are next best, with a 25-polnt-a-ga;ne ‘fluulg*." Defensively. Franklin's grizzly Cubs, only three-time state champion still In lhe field, are tops. Coach Tim Campbell's club has allowed six tourney oppon nt* an average 24 point* a game. Jeff's Broncos the United Press nomination forth • 1948 state title, play little Flora's Badgers in th* second game Saturday. Flora has won five tourney games by an average of 22 points and lias averaged 47 points a game offensively. The first gam- at laifayette matches Culver, with a 47-polnt-a---game average, against touted 1

At Bloomington . G TP O Pts. Av. O Av. Av diff Linton - - 5 »»» *« 3 « 2 ® ’ vs Evansville Central 8 281 169 4 4 28 Bedford - 8 *»« »« « 17 vs. Jasper - « ?R3 »«2 30 ” At Lafaystta Culver .. ’ 2M 503 47 34 13 vs East Chicago Wash 8 293 264 49 34 15 lafayette Jeff -• »6 184 56 31 26 vs. Flora - 5 334 » 34 47 26 22 At Muncis Richmond « 236 191 47 38 9 vs Fort Wayne Central .... 6 309 225 52 38 Gas City 6 143 125 33 25 * v. Portland 4 «•> »59 42 27 15 At Indianapolis Franklin « » 43 43 24 24 VI. Crawfordsville * 335 170 58 28 28 Anderwn - 4 243 164 49 35 14 vs. Ijiwrenceburg 5 243 132 49 .6 23

In preparation for Thursday's game against Washington. Outsider Barney McConkey continued to nurse a pulled back muscle. Yankaea At. Petersburg. Fla.. March B—(UP)—Catcher Rill Dickey. In the midst of *8 comeback attempt with the Yankton, was the hardest worker In camp today ami coach Johnny Neun said the big guy looked good as ever. — o ■—- Erroneous Report On Driver Os Cor It was noted today that me driv- * er of a car, Involved In an accident ’ one mile south of Decatur several dnys ago was erroneously reported ’ as Norman Burnett. Burnett was 1 one of several youths in the car, ’ which was actually driven by Norman Leonardeon. —, 0 An honest man can’t live by flat-'ltery-Otway.

East Chit ago Washington, which ]ls clicking off a 49 polnt-a-game pace. Franklin, averaging 48 points per start, tackle* Crawfordsville in the Indianapolis op ner. Anderson and Mwrenceburg. both averaging 49 points, meet In the afternoon finale. Crawfordsville, and Fort Wayne Central ara the only j quintets to score more than 300 j point* in regional and sectional play and average 50 points a game i or lietter. Central, however, shared ‘tionor*" with Richmond In the |k>or--1 ent-defense department, allowing 38 counters a game. Those powerhouses collide- in the first game at Muncie. Linton * Wabash valley champions, unbeaten in their last 18 start*, have had the closes call* among the "sweet sixteen.” Th ir winning margin in flve tourney starts Is seven points. The Miner* face once-beat n Evansville Central in the Bloomington opener. Gas City, surprise conqueror ot Wabash and Kokomo In the Marion regional, hail the next “closest shaves.” winning five games by an average eight points. Richmond. with nine- point margin, wa* the other club failing to lietter 14 point*. Here hre the complete facts and figure* on tourney performances of next Raturday's semi-final riv- ' als:

To Move Factory To New Location W. A. Ray, manager of the RaNee Mfg. company, announced today that his firm will occupy the building on Monroe street, now occupied by the Swearingen dairy company, as soon as the latter firm Is moved to its new location on Nuttman avenue and Thirteenth street. Mr. Ray has been operating W small factory on North Second street In the production of Swiss music boxes. He stated today that he had purchased the patent rights on a Christmas tree standard, as well as the took and equipment for producing an advertising! calendar. Production of the two produets will he started as soon as he moves into his new location, he said. Os New Mexico a IS nueblos, or Indian vlliagea. eight are at er Santa Fs.

Big Fox Bagged In Chase Sunday one of the biggest and nppar j cntly one of the oM<»t and most ■ destructive foxes ever captured In , Adams county was caught Sunday by lhe Country conservation club. It was learned today. About 55 member* took part In lhe hunt ‘ Sunday, and all of the participants ‘ believe that their Sunday catch was the he«t of the current reason. [ The group will meet again tv xt 1 Sunday, in what probably will be the last hunt of the present season. That two local clubs have helped materially in ridding the county of th- foxes Is evidenced by lhe large number of foxus bagged this winter. 0 — Conservation Club Meet Monday Night The county conservation club held its r guiar monthly meeting at St. John's whool .Monday night. Mr. Weist of Fort Wayne, prominent conservationist of northern Indiana, showed six reels of Interesting moving picture* that he had taken. Mor- than 100 memtiers attended the meeting. The buslne** session Included the explaining of several new phases of the conservation program in Indiana. Three Burned To Death Near Linton , Family Victims Os Coal Oil Explosion Linton. Ind., March 5— (UP)— A family of three was burned fatally today in a coal oil explosion and fire which destroyed their small country home near Scotland, ! Ind. ( The victims were Low.. II Rollin*. 20; his wife. Ruth, 28. and her daughter by a previous marriage. Rut hie. 11. Bodies of the mother and child were found in th- ashes of their four room frame house. Rollins, hl* clothing burned from bi* body, was lying in a amatl ' stream 100 feet from the house. ' He died shortly afterward in Fre<- ’ man-Greene t-ounfy hospital here. 1 Rollin* told authorities before * he died that h-r poured kerosene into a heating stove to start tire. • He said an explosion followed. The Greene county death* ralat ed to nln=- the total lives lost In kerosene blasts and fires in Ind- - iana in three day*. Three children were burned fatally at Portland last Sunday and an adult aud two [ children n'ar Marion the same , tier. Trade In a Good Town » Decatur 0 , 0 o I Todo/s Sports Parade I By Osoer Fraley j Reg. U. 8. Pat Off.) | 0 O ( ■ West Palm Beach. Fla.. March , s—(UP)—Benny McCoy, the 145.- , 600 lemoa. wm going ail out at , the Philadelphia Athletic'* ranawept spring training camp today t to square a six-year-old debt with | venerable Connie Mack. ' Beany is the boy wonder second baseman of 1939 who Mack paid a 145.000 bonus end 110,000 for two y>ara to sign after Judge Kens e*aw M. lAndla purged the Detroit Tiger chain system. It's the same Benny who in those two years proved to be far from the

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r al McCoy. And now Benny Is back after a 1 four-year hitch in the navy to show the doubter* that, freed of the pressure of earlier publicity, he wa* a bargain at th • price. “Mr. Mack did me a great hon or when hr signed me." Benny said ah the sun glistened on his blond hair. “Those Tigers wens just litting me Into their farm system wherever they needed me- whether It was lhe infleld or the outfield—and I couldn't get Mettled down. But I was coming after my flrst season with lhe A's when I went into the navy." McCoy, a blur-eyea Irishman from Grandville, 111., didn't have much lime in tlx* service to play ball. He wa* in the transportation division after passing through Great Lakes. Norfolk and San Diego and spent 11 months in Brisbane and nine month* In Subic Bay. During that time the chunky fellow played only four gam- s In Australia and eight in the Philippine* with a team he and Ikim DiMaggio picked up. But despite all this lost time during what should have been his best basvliall years, the 29-yeur old Infielder doesn't think it will prevent him from proving his real major league worth. There are two reason* why Benny wants to make good Tbe flrst Is that he feel* he owe* a great deal to Mack. The second Is that he expec ts to be married this sum mcr—“lf everything goes a* it's going now.” “Os course," he checked himself. “I'm primarily interested now In making good right here on the ball field. It's real work. too. tiecause the legs need a lot of running to get them in shape and the arm is rusty, but all that wills come." He intimated that he would not soon forget or forgive the Bengal* for keeping him so long In th minors. They had him at Shreveport in 1934. Beaumont in 1935 and - 1938; Fort Worth, where he led the league In runs-batted in. and

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