Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 55, Decatur, Adams County, 6 March 1946 — Page 6

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Culver Wins Despite Lack Os Reserves Indianapolis, March 6 (UP)--Culver'* "iron man” Indian* are at it again Thiy'u- knocking M the door* <>f th • Indiana state high school basketball champlon*hi|i for the second Hine in three year* despite a lack of reserve strength that vem* almost unbelievable. Two year* ago the little Marshall county town of l.titMi produced a quintet that won 37 straight before losing a one point heartbreak er to l<a Porte in a game which de termin d the northern-most representative In the four-team slate final*. Four of those "original Iron men" have been graduated, hut the ace of the 1944 Indians burly Koger Thews still I* around and with him aa a nm lens. Culver has another starting five which goes the entire game unless a man fouls out or victory Is assured arly. The Indians, coached by Harold Bering, head man at Sullivan until this year, have won 20 out of 21 starts. Their most impressive triumph, however, came last we k at South Bend's regional. They dumped 23-game-winning Elkhart. 38-35, to emerge as a good-bet in a laifayette semi flan I which includes East Chicago Washington, pride of the far north, and laifayette Jeff the United Press choice forth • state title. Culveri meet* Washington lu the opener Saturday in Purdue's gym. Thews, a husky senior who stands halt an inch above the six foot mark, is the key man for the Indians. H- plays a terrific rebound game on both backboards. And. he is tough with a one-hand-er from medium short range, where he played most of the game against Elkhart and chucked in 18 points—seven of them in the last two minutes. Thews scored 27 points in the Plymouth sectional finals and his average this season is IS points a game. Joe Hoesel. at six fe< t one. and Ray Manis, at six feet two, round out Culver's "height” Rill Overmeyer. a chunky five foot sev-n inch senior, teams with Thews and Manis for the close-in work in Culver's customary threein, two-out offense. Hoeae! and five foot eight Inch Don Milner handle the back court. Culver doesn't *tick to a set offense all the time, of course. The team mix * In a sizzling fast break when the occasion demands For obvious reasons, the set style is relied on most. Front line res rves are Al Snyd-

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' er and Rob Melton. Roth are five feet eleven, but lack seasoning. Hering readily cone des that he's "afraid our ia< k of reserves will hurt us badly " The starting five has gone the route In seven games this season. But. the Culver coach figures Snyder and Melton held up nicely when two regulars fouled out in sectional play and they may be about to hit their stride. Tip-off on Culv r's attitude comes from the fact that the town didn't celebrate the regional title too much. n (| "Were going to play for keeps p this Saturday.'' Hering will t II H you." and we're hoping that we’ll I) really have something to celebrate Saturday night." I! 0 Cardinal Players In Personal Feud St. Petersburg, Fla March 6. i CP) Baseliall's ancient veteran vh. rookie feud flared up at the * St. latuls Cardinal* training camp s t day between Ray Sunders, the * Redbird*' first baseman the past three wartime sea sone,, and Dick I Staler, making his first bid for a big league Job. j T.ie coolnws between the two players, which ha* existed since . | Staler'* arrival this week, became , frigid yesterday when Sander* refused to pose for pictures with ! hla 25-year-old rival, ignoring the requests of photographers. Sanders grablied hi* glove an i Itegan work- ’ lug out without even a glance in , Skier’s direction. Tiger* i l-akeland. Fla., March 6 (IP) Manager Steve O’Neill, the Irish boss of the world champion Detrlot , Tigers, heaved a big algh of relief when the first tests proved that outfielder Pat Mullin'* arm is as i good ae ever. Brown* St Louis. Mo., March 6 (UP) Outfielder Joe Medwick of the St Louis Browns said today that hi* impatience had cost him 15,000. Jorge Pasquel. president of the Mexican baseball league, offered Medwick a IBM uo-a-year contract yesterday Just two day.v after the i veteran outfielder had signed with the Browns for a reported 15.0(H). i Pasquel previously had offered Medwick 17,500 and hi* second ! offer yesterday was in response Jto the player',j demands for a 112,500 increase. Athletic* West Palm Beach. Fla., March 6. i )I'P) Manager Connie Mack -spent most of the time with his Philadelphia A'beetles pitching staff today, practically resigned to the fact that his team won’t have much of a bitting attack this sea■ton. I Senator* Orlando. Fla., March 6.—(UP)— Two Rookie outfielders, Roy Goolsby ami (111 Coan, were staging an all-out slugging duel for a regular job with the Washington Senator* today and manager Ossie Bluege just sat back and watched the balls zoom over the fence. White Sox Paoadena. Calif., March B.—(UP) — Chlcagi White Sox' practice I drills, which have been cut short because of a hickory shortage, resumed full operation* today with the arrival of 90 luMeball bats.

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Reds Tampa, Fla., March fi. -(UP)— ; (h-He Thompson and Joe Beggs, I both veteran righthanders, appear Jed to be better pitcheiw today than ' when they left the Cincinnati Red* for the armed forces, They both were outstanding In yesterday's intra squad game when the "regulars" defeated Jimmy Witaon's "Yunnigans." 1<) to 1, Dodger* Daytona Reach, Flu., March 6. ll'f’t The Corriden family may hold a father-and-Non reunion with the Brooklyn Dodgera this season if young Johnny continue* his hard hitting during spring training. Johnny, an outfielder and son of the Dodgem’ coach, John tHedi Corriden, singled tn the ninth Inn ing yesterday to give the Dodger* a 4 to 3 victory over their Montreal farm club. 0 Spilling The Pins With Decatur Bowlers In League Activities Central Soya League Dub* won tVo from Better Halves; Pilot won two from Erasers; Master Mixers won two from It search; M *■ It won two from Analits; Traffic won two from Pencilpushers; Truckers won two fro in EEE. Standings W L pilot .... . .. IS I M & it IS 8 Better Halves .. .. 17 10 Traffic .... .. 10 11 EEE 15 12 Pencilpusdier* .... 11 13 Dubs .. .. ... 11 13 Truckers 13 14 Anallt* .. n l« Master Mixers ...... 10 17 Eraser* 9 15 Research 5 22 High *' ries: Men Handers 6))6. Rowdon 534. Andrew* 514. Odle 512. R. Myers 513. Maddox 507. Rathman 505, Rayle* 501. Women Young 563. High games: Men- Sanders 201204. Rathman 201. Women Young 215-177-171, Rodwon 174. o WOWO To Broadcast Muncie Semi-Final Radic station WDWO, Fort Wayne, will broadcast the Muncie semifinal basketball tournament next Saturday, according to word received from that station. The afternoon broadcast will start at 1:15 o'clock and the night broadcast will start at 7:45 o’clock. G E Club To Play Berne Team Tonight The Decatur 0. E. Club team will play Smith Furniture, of Berne. at the Lincoln gym in this city at 8 o'clock tonight. No admission will l>e charg'd and the public is invited to attend. o Local Members Hear Rotarian President Five members of the Decatur Rotary club. Cal E. Peterson, president. Clarence Zlner. Will Schnepf. ICarl Fuhrman and Leo Kirsch, attended a Rotary meeting at Kokomo Tuesday evening. Thoma* A. Warren, of England, president of Rotary International, was the speaker at the meeting, attended by 350 Indiana Rotarian*. 1 - ■'ii n

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Heavy Card Os r- ■ Night Games In American . Chicago, March 6 - (UP) Amer lean league club owner* will take ! one of Nport’s hlg post war gam Ida* I by playing the most extensive night game schedule In major league f baseball history this season. The official playing chart for the American league released today show* the junior circuit with a I record-breaking program of 130 af-ter-dark games. Hix < lubs have hone park facilities for the arc light activities, with th* New York Yankees the latest addition to the nocturnal fold. Shrewd baseball observer* re 5 gard the American league's lengthy night schedule a* a hugh gamble because: r th Despite record breaking gates a year ago, the over-all night 1 game attendance average slumped.' (2>- The end of the war removed 1 the well padded bankrool* of swing- * shift worker* who liked to 'catch' night game* before heading to their work. Four Amerlcanf league clubs sensed night games could be "overdone" and limited their home schedule* to II after-dark contest* , They were the Yankees, White Hox, ’ Athletic* and Indiana. Going overboard for unlimited play under the lights were the , Brown* with 42 conteat* and the ' Henators with 32. Ht. Louis, claiming the light* a* the salvation of their franchise, open their night schedule on May 16 and thereafter will play only two daylight game*, excepting Hun days and holidays. The Brown* have seven Haturday night contests carded that will lie fallowed by Bunday double-headers, a program that doesn't make the St. U>ui» management popular with rival dub* for keeping the athletes on a week-end merry-go-round. The American league, like it* national league rival, return* to the pre war plan of four Inter-sec-tional trips this season. The schedules were cut to three trips during the war years to reduce travel. In addition to the lengthy night game schedule, the 1346 playing chart Include* six twilight game* for the champion Detroit Tigers. The season will open Tuesday. April 16, with Boston at Washing ton; New York at Philadelphia; Cleveland at Chicago and Ht. Louta at Detroit. The all-star game will be resumed this wesson. The game Is scheduled Tuesday. July 9, al Fenway I Park, Boston. There will be the' usual three day lapse In the chant--1 pionship nchedule to make room far the glitter game. 0 Rules Against Vet In Seniority Case I - 1 Can't Bump Worker With More Service New York. March 6-(UP)—A veteran is not guaranteed his old job back under the selective service act if It mean* the displacement of a worker with greater seniority, according to a ruling of the U. S. circuit court of appeals. The majority opinion, written by Judge Learned Hand and supported by Judge J«rome N. Frank, reversed the decision of federal judge Matthew T. Abruzzo, of Brooklyn. It was the first case concerning a veteran's reemployment right* to reach a federal appelate court. it was no! the Intent of the selective service act to grant a step-up’ln the seniority right* of a veteran, the opinion ruled in the case of Abraham Fishgold, a welder. who sought to retain hi* old job back at the Sullivan Drydock and Repair Co., Brooklyn, over workers with more seniority. The union claimed that he could not be given seniority over workers with longer service because he was "only restored to the same place in shop hierarchy which he would have had If on Dave of absence during the period of service.” When Judge Abruzzo ruled in favor of Fishgold. the union appealed the case. —— -o —— Cardinal Glennon To Spend Week In Dublin publin. March t-( (IP)-Jabn Cardinal Glennon, archbishop of Bt. Louis, spent a restful night at the presidential residence where he will remain a week recovering from a severe case of fatigue before returning to the United States. President Sean O'Kelly iasued a statement today that Cardinal Glennon originally had intended to leave Ireland Thursday morning bnt had decided to remain another week tn obtain complete ' rest.

Negro Repudiates Murder Confessions Grand Jury Studies Bloomington Murder Rloomlngtcm. Ind., March 6 (UP A grand jury was sought today to consider charge* agnin*t Joseph Woolridge, negro handy--1 man who < onfessed killing n pret- | ty church choir singer and h r lover. Woolridge admitted the slaying* uml later "virtually repudiated” his confession that he killed Hun--1 day school leader Russell Koonts, 43. with a window sash w ight and then choked to death Mr*. Phyllis Coleman. 33 Four Jurymen were accepted during a *e**lon this morning. Judge Q. Austin East planned to resum effort* to get a jury this afternoon. Prosecutor Robert McCrae, who said he would seek first degree munler Indictments against Woolj ridge In both d nths. said he would call at least 10 persons to appear before the grand jury. He said ne would summon three Indiana state |M>lice officers, coron r Ray Rosland. Shetiff Albert Hklrvln. Bloomington police chief John Rawlins; Rufus and Opal Koontz, brothers of the slain man. and Carl Burks, salesman whose discovery of footprint* at an accident scene led to the arrest of Woolridge. Burks was exciis- d from the possibility of grand jury service. His name was on the list of potential jurymen, but East excused him because of his connection with the case. Defense attorney Mwrence Hhaw of Indianapolis said yesterday that Woolridge had “virtually repudiated ' a confession to county authorities in which he admitted killing the couple last Friday when he discovered th in in an intimate embrace at an abandon ed stone mill. Hhaw said he would plead selfdefens In the slaying of Koontz, wlio Woolridge said threatened him when he came upon the church leader and his *weetb>art. "The law of the state of Indiana says that any time a person is attacked and feels that his life is at stake h- has the right to lake the life of another." Hhaw said. The self-defense theory was ridiculed by McCrae who said Koontz had been b aten brutally and struck on the head several times. In hl* confession. Woolridge admitted strangling Mr*. Coleman to prevent her from implicating him in th slaying of KiMintz. o —— Contract Trial Is Underway In Court lane this afternoon the contract frlal of George Myer* agfilnM Henry and Mildred Swygert was etill underway beftrre *p clal Judge William Eichhorn in Adam* circuit court. The suit Involve* a contract, in which the plaintiff contend* he purchased a farm from the defendant and that the d fendant refuse* to abide by th® contract. In opening the defense, it was evident that def ndant's counsel would attempt to show a nullification of the contract. G. R. Hierly and James J. Moran of Portland represent the plaintiff, while Hubert R. McClenahan I*' counsel forth Swygarts. ■ 111 ■ O 1 A lack of occupation I* not rest; a mind quite vacant I* a mind dfetressed. Cowper,

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Congress Holding ' Inflation Answer Bowles Warns Next Ninety Days Fateful Topeka. Kan., Mar. 6~(UP)— Htahlllzatlon director Chester A. Bowles warned last night that the next 90 days will determine whether the administration's new wageprice policy will lie sueeesstul, or pave the way to disastrous inflation. Bowles told delegates to the annual convention of the National Farmers Union that In the perlm! between now and June 1 "one of the most fateful decision* in the peacetime history of our nation will lie reached." Bowie* was presented the farm union's award for the most outstanding to agriculture" Ir recognition wf his anti-infla-tion campaign. Congress, alone, holds the answer to whether our economy can com* through the crisis, Bowles said. He called upon the legislators to prevent Inflation by: 1. Continuing price and rent control legl*lailon until June 30, 1947. 2. Continuing the food subsidy program. 3. Granting the office of price administration, civilian product'on administration and the wage stabilization board xufficient fund* to carry out provisions of the wage price prog; am. 4. Enacting veterans' preference housing legislation. Failure to continue foot! *ubsidie*. he said, would boo*t milk price* two cent* a quart, meat

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