Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 58, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1946 — Page 6

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———■ Illi ■ ■ Semi-Finals To Cut Contenders To Four Teams Indianapolis, March 9 (VP) — Elimination of contender* for the Indiana high school basketball championship reaches the "and then there were four" stage today. Some 38,<MM) fans will watch the show. Sixteen learn* •“till are In the runnhiK for llooslerdom's most coveted sporting honor, but eight of them will drop out In action thia afternoon at four semifinal renters. Tonight, afternoon winners clash for the right to advance to the exclusive four-team state finals a 1 week from today in Butler Fieldhouse here Butler, with a wealing capacity of' nearly 15.000 sane, will draw the biggest crowd today, but the semifinal* at Purdue university in luifayette. Indiana university at Bloomington and Muncie's field-' house will draw moat of the at-' tent ion. Many-final firing tips off at 1:30 o'clock. Sec nd games start at 2 15 p.m., with the < hampionship matched starting at 8 p m. All four IMS semi final cham pion* have been eliminated. Defending state champion Evansville Horae. runner-up South Bend Riley and Indianapolis Broad Rip pie lost in sectional competition. Huntington fell in the regional*. Briefly, here's the picture: At I-afayette — East Chicago: Washington. a cffissy. 24-game-Win-nlng combination, open* against a Culver "Iron Man" five that up get touted Elkhart last week. l-as ayette Jefferson's bucking broncos play little Flora in the second. Both Jeff and Washington figure to ad-! vance. setting the stage for the serai-final's "biggest title game." At Muncie this one probably will Im* derided in the 1:30 pin. opener, which matches faat-break-Ing Fort Wayne Central against nifty Richmond. An extremely tall Gas City quintet figures as the semi-finai’e, and tourney's top darkhorse. The Grant county five play* Portland at 2:45 p. m. At Bloomington — A three-way i toss-up between Evaimville Centra!., Linton and Jasper, with Bedford's I surprising Stonecutter* completing \ Jhe field. Linton, with Hi straight victories. meet* Central, with 16 consecutive wine, in the opener. Thie could give Jasper, long a southern power, first semi-final championship. At IndianupolU Franklin. Anderson and Crawfordsville, all form •r state champion*, provide a "moss-covered” background here, bat neither they nor the fourth team, rate must Mate title consideration Franklin and Crawfordsville meet in the! opener Os the "sweet sixteen" still in the running, only Evansville Central and Bedford in the south. Fort Wayne Central in the northeast and Anderson, Franklin and Crawfordsville in the central have annexed aemi-flnal titles since that system was Inaugurated in 1936. The Pairings

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I Indianapolis. Match 9 fl’P)— Here's the way the "sweet six'teen" survivors in the 36th annual Indian* high school haaketbeli tournament line up in semi-final play today (won-lost record in parenthesis): At loifayette 1:30 p.m —Culver (20-4) vs. East Chicago Washington <24-21. t 2:45 p.m Flora (22-4) vs. l.afa yelte Jefferson (32-4). . At Bloomington I 1:30 p.m Evansville Central <23 I) vs. l.intoti (21-7). 2:4* p. m.—J.»per <2<)-6> vs 1 Bedford (15-10). At Indiaiiapoße 1 30 pm. Crawfordsville 16 9) vs. Franklin (19 6). 2:45 p.m.—Anderson (18-7) vs. ' I-uwrvnceburg (20-5). At Muncie 1:30 p.m. Fort Wayne Central (22.1) v* Richmond (19-6). 2:45 pm. Portland <24-2) vs Gas City (IM). I (Aftermi >n winners play at S ’p. tn.) 0I Chicago Withdraws From Big Ten Loop Chicago, March 9 -(VP)- Western conference officials today de-•bat-d whether to "go shopping" tor a new member or to allow the powerful college athletic circuit to function with nine school*. The topic was tossed to the conference yesterday wh- n the University of Chicago, a charter member of the league, announced it* withdrawal. effective at the close of , the present academh year. Immediately after athletic director Nelson Metcalf of Chicago notified a meeting of the Big Ten here of the Maroon decision, speculation started as to the course the cons rente would follow. Athletic director* of other member schools were reported to have participated in an Informal discussion of the situation and pres- • nted to conference commissioner Kenneth L. <Tug) W’llson their idea*. The decision on the matter however. rests with the faculty representatives. who will not meet until May. The athletic directors now in session, likely would he consulted in an advisory capacity by the facultv men. The immediate sentim nt seemed to favor "standing pat" with ; nine m mbers at least until a thorough canvass of prospective member* could he made. If the conference |* to fill the place vacated by Chicago. It was felt the University of Pittsburgh, the Universify of N- braska and Michigan State were the three leading cani didates for the membership. o— G. E. Girls To Ploy Inca Team Wednesday The Decat nr G. E. Gh ?* basket- ' hall team will play the Inca quintet of Fori Wayne at the Lincoln gym in this city Wednesday uight. No admission will b? charged and the public is invited to attend. The Decatur girls defeated the South Bend Mustangs at South Bend Thursday. 38 to 23. o If weather had IK-en created unchangeable—what then, Mr. Grumbi

j Diamond Amateur Glove Tournament Youth* In IhU area who arc Int erect'd In taking purl In (he forthcoming diamond amateur glove tournament at Ventral Catholic high school In Fort Wayne March 22 and 29 and April 5 at* requested to write to American Legion Post 92. Fort Wayne, forth ir entry blank*. The l-eglo.i group I* sponsoring the diamond glove meet at th« Summit City, a* one of four Indiana regional tournaments. Others are set for Rich mond. Marion and Elkhart. Th- tournament, which Is to 4>e fought in two classes, novice, for the beginners, and open. Cor the more experienced fighters, is part of an elimination program which will produc- Indiana state < humpions. The Fort Wayne tournament i* open to all youth* In this area who are 16 years of age or over. Fort Wayne training facilities and sites are to be announced lat r. 011O 111 — Yankees, Cardinals Meet In Exhibition St. Petersburg. Fla.. March 9(VP)—The New York Yankees and St. I»ui* Cardinal*, with enough of their pre-war star* 4mck in the fold to make them favorites for the major league pennants, clash today in what may be a preview of the 1946 world serl-a. It's the first exhibition game of the season for both clubs and marks the official return of more than a dozen great player* who went to war. The old Yankee outfield of Joe Di Maggio. Charley Keller and Tommy Henrich was hack In the starting linetip So wore first baeeman Johnny Stum, second baseman Joe Gordon, short sop Phil Rizutto and catcher Ken Silvestri. Play In Havanna Havanna. March 9—fVP) — The Boston Red Sox and Washington Senator*, who Hew in from Florida in two giant transports, open a two-day exhibition series today In tropical stadium. Indiana Clearwater, Fla.. March 9—(VP) —Manager f*-w Boudreau of th* Cleveland Indians was satisfied today hi* two top pitcher* Bob Feller and Allie Reynolds arc so*, for a big season. Tigers laik land, Fla.. March 9—(UP) •- Hal Newhouser and Paul (Dizzy) Trout, who won three of Detroit's four world series victories last fall, wore named today to make their first 1946 appearance In an exhibition game against Cincinnati Sunday. Red* Tampa. Fla, March 9—(UP)— Manager Bill MacKechnle of the Cincinnati Red* had a scouting job in St. Petersburg today so ha ordered an intra-squad game for this morning only Giants Miami. Fin. March 9—(UP)— The New York Giant*, with a fell day of hitting practice behind them, attempt to shake their first official batting slump today in an exhibition game against the Boston Braves. Dodgers West Palm Beach. Fla.. March 9—(UP)—Coach Charley Dressen bd the Brooklyn Dodger* Into town today for the second game of a series with the Philadelphia

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War Crimes Tribunal In Closed Session Nuerherg. March 9 (UP)—The war crime* tribunal met In clom-d hcmloii today to consider Hermann flooring's request for defense witiies.u a, including a Get man officer Ito testify about the Katyn Forest Massacre of 15,00«) Polish officers i and men. Goering'* attorney. Otto Stahmer., 1 sought permission to call a lieutenant Arnes to offer testimony seek- , ing f t prow that the Germans were i nut responsible for the cold blooded death of the soldier*. The prosecutor* were expecled to dispute' Goering s right to call the witness. I Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

Federal Assurance For War Veterans Assure Protection In Regaining Jobs Foiithltend, Ind. March 9 (UP) Three hundred veterans were asoured by V S attorney general Tom ('lark today that they would | l»e given "full protection" under the law in regaining their old jobs with Bendix Aviation Corp A mewrage from Clark was read last night at a mass meeting of veterans who charged they were denied their lorater jobs at the Bendix plant here. Clark telephoned assistant disI irlct attorney James Keating here ! requesting him to have a member ’ of the veteran* committee tell the meeting that "every per*on who has a claim contemplated by the statutes will have his day In court." He ordert-d the local district attorney's office t. "proceed as quickly as possible in filing any veteran's claim and to have a trial on it it arrangements cannot be made to "ut a veteran ba< k on lile old job."

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Keating old hl* office would forward details of th<» Bendix case to the Justice department at Washington "If we find that the cage i* justified." Bendix Industrial relation* director .M. E. Stum- said the company hope* to rehlre all workers, "including veterans." now out of work )H-<au»e of wur contract cancellation. 0 Bloomington Murder Probe Is Recessed Bloomington. Ind, March 9 (UP) A grand Jury Investigation of the stone quarry slayings of Mrs. Phyllis Coleman and Russell E. Koontt stood recessed today until next week. Monroe circuit Judge C|. Austin Eaet recessed the study yesterday until 9 am. Tuesday, The jury was dismissed after more than a dozen witnesses were heard in the second day of Its conwideratlon of charge* agaitMt Joseph Woolridge. 29-year-old negro handyman, who confessed the Maying* and later repudiated hl* confenaion. g. If a fellow ha* no grit, his name ■ I* soon mud.

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