Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1946 — Page 6

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Chicago Ripe For Dempsey's Boxing Group Chicago, March 12 HP* Jack Drinp*ey. newly elected pre *ld<-ut of the boxing promoter* <>f America, Inc., io Interested In add Ing Chicago to hi* "chain he wa* guaranteed today a receptive audience for hi* milt plan*. Ready and willing to Halen to a proposition from Detnpeey are Ar thur Wlrtr. executive Vice pre* I dent of the Chicago • 'adliltn. and Irvin* Schoenwald, local promoter whose lu*t two ring shown were "flop* ’’ Wirtz. the man who turned Ice into Kidd with th* Sonja Henle show*. read the "riot act” on boxin* when ho announced yesterday the stadium door* would be shut to ring shows “until we <an ole tain flKhtere who can give fan* their money’* worth.” The la*t two *how« were headlined by hout* between Hob Montgomery and la-o Kodak and Artur > Godoy and l-ee Bavold. Both were artistic and financial failure*. Gross receipt* exceeded I’o.omi. hut Wirtz and Shoetiwaid ended up with a h*s of |5 9l fir their efforts. “I’ve a five and one naif million dollar plant to operate.** Wirtz aaid, "and we’re not making it available, rent free. ju*t to Irenefit Nome preliminary boy* who have been ca*t into main -g > roles and paid exceedingly well fir it.” Wirtz *aid he had not lieen approached by Dempsey or hl* group, but might be interested in the tieup “if thing* could lie worked out." "I know nothing of the Imixliik promoter* of Ameri-a set-up," Wirtz aaid, "I have a committment with Schoenwald for handling the boxing program at the rtadlum and I intend to live up to It. I would like to stage a boxing show every two week* In the stadium provided the right kind of talent can be found I have no intention of letting fighter* get 80 percent of <>ur net receipt*, as ha* lieen the case, and then put on worry exhibitions like we've had recently." Schoenwald indicated a willinghes* to hear Dempsey outline hi* plan* for "assisting in making matches and aid tmxei* deserving of champlomcliip chances who are Iceing denied the title opportunities." “If We could be shown Where

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| Dempsey’s plan would help u* here, wed be Interested.** Shornwald aaid, "we’ve never ln-en ap-; I proached, however O'Neil Concerned Over Tiger Hitting S|. Petersburg. Fla., March 12 tl’l’l Steve O’Neill. the seldom | smiling Irishman who manage* the Detroit Tiger*, began tinkering with the world champion*’ lineup today In an effort to turn a fizzle into a hitting explosion. Before today’s game with the 1 hard hitting New York Yankees. O Neill expressed concern about the Tiger*’ silent hat* Detroit wa* expected to have a power-packed j lineup thin *ea«on.. with the recon , vn ion of *uch hitting xtam a« Dick Wakefleltl. Barney McConkey ' and Hunk Greenberg. hut the world cbumpi ui* have dropped two ckme i same* in a row. 3 to I to the Cincinnati lied* and 4 t * 3 to the Cleveland Indian* Meanwhile, the Yankee* take the i field today freeh from three conxeiutlve tlinmpfw over the highly retarded St. Ixnih Cardinal*, odd*on National la“agil‘- favorite*. Joe DiMaggio'* sixth home run of the "grapefruit circuit’* *ea*on ■parked the Bronx Bomber* to a 7 to l triumph yesterday. Red* Tampa. Fla.. March 12—tl’P) — i Manager Bill McKechnle heliched 1 veteran Imnnie Prey and started : rookie Bobby Adam* al NecotiJ ■ base for the Cincinnati Red* today in their exhibition game against I the Cleveland Indian*. M< Kechnie als > named Gene I Thompson. Ed Heusser and Howard Fox to do the hurling agalint the Indian,*. Brown* St Paul, Minn. Mar. 12 (l*P>— Dick Sieliert. holdcut firm baseman of the St. I.oui* Brown*, will fly to Anaheim. Calif., tomorrow to discuss hl* 1946 contract with manager Luke Sewell. Siebert, traded ! by the Philadelphia A'* during the winter for George MeQuinn. I* demanding a tl2.<NHi-a-year pact. Cub* Avalon. Calif., March 12—<1’P) - I The National la-ague champion Chicag > Cub* were *chedul<-d to play their last Intra-squad game today after which they will depart for ‘ lx>« Angele* and a eerie* of exhi-. bition game*. Pirate* San Bernardino, Calif.. March 12 —-Il’Pt Burge** Whitehead, vet-1 eran second baseman trying a comeback after dk« ha ge from the I ■ service, wa* indefinitely *u*pended today amt gent home by manager Frankie Frisch of the Pittsburgh Pirate* for violation of training rules. Dodger* Miami Beadi, Fla.. March 12 j H’Pt Jack Graham. Cfoot, 2-inch' returned serviceman, wan tated gm«l bet today to nab the regular flrut base position with the Brook I y»« Dodgers (hi* *e.J Wjn .

,CORT o — Last Time Tonight — • "ISLE OF THE DEAD" Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew | A "CLOSE CALL FOR BOSTON BLACKIE” Chester Morris, Dick Lane | I 9c 30c Inc. Tax |0 — 0 WEI). & THI'RS. Popular Return Engagement! *I ’ o LOVC TO DINE WITH YOU DARLING IAM /* A WMh/ya Society's fevorHe j wycjjß bachelor who wea as awch in r\vM a <••••*•» If Scotland Yard M/* / os in England's AMk \ /3 finest housesl WHITTY • DHMSf • a_<J—T • Fri. & Sat—Bill Elliott, "Wagon Wheels Westward” -—O-0 Coming Sun. —“Face of Marble" A “NotoriCM Lone Wolf."

He hs* been outstanding In ull of the Dodger*' exhibition game* to date Including their aethack ut the hand* of the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday. •> to ♦> o— ■ “ * “ McMillen And Moose Score League Wins McMillen and Moose chalked up victoria* in Indm.trlal league play Monday night at the Lincoln i gym In thl* city McMillen wa* forced to stave , off a torrid rally by the (I. E. Club in the final period to eke out a 39 to 37 victory In the opener. McMillen led at the first quarter. 14 Io 5. at the half. 24 to 13 and at the third period, 35 to 20. K. Hchnepf led the winner* with io point*, and Terveer wa* high for G. E. with nine. Moose downed le-glon Post 43. r,9 to 40. in tile nightcap Moose led at ull period*. 11-2. 22-10 and 39-24. Reed was leading scorer for Moose with 19 point*, and Baumgartner tallied 13 for Post ' 43. In game* Thursday night. Post 43 will play 0- K- Club and Kraft will meet Moose McMillen FG FT TP D. Schnepf. f 3 1 llirschy. f 0 2 2 K. Schnepf. c ..... 5 <• 10 Clark, g 4 fl W. Schnepf. g 1 2 4 Painter, f — 1 Delong, f .—0 1 Williamson, f 2 9 4 TOTALS I 6 ’ 39 C. E. Club August, f n 11 Terveer, f ......... 4 1 9 I Fruchte. c 1- 4 I McConnell, f 9 1 Lynch, g 9 1 I Melchl. f 3 9 6 Krick, g 2 0 J Murphy, g 1 Bollinger, g - 4 9 8 TOTALS 15 7 37 Mooie FG FT TP Rice, f ............ 6 9 12 Kitchen, f ... 4 Reed. C ........... 9 Rlckord. g < 1 '5 Johnson, g 2 o 4 Bird, f 0 0 ff TOTALS 28 3 59 Po*t 43 Griffith, f 4 I 9 Runkel, f .......... 2 1-• Baumgartner, c ... 5 3 13 Beaver*, g ....—- 4 9 * Hoffman, g 113 Mankey, f 1 9 2 - TOTALS 17 6 4 « Referee: Everhart. empire: D. Wynn. Fox Control Plan Urged For County The Adam* county fish and game conservation league, through ' Its president. Robert Hill, today issued a statement concerning a proposed fox control plan hi the county. Mr. Hili raid that tho plan had b en discussed st recent meetings j of the club and wa< heartily endorsed by all member*. lie pointed out that the benefits would lie two-fold, in that both I farmers and sportsmen would ben- fit It would »>e Impossible I to estimate the damage done to ■ livestock poultry and wildlife by I foxes, he said Vnder the plan, all farmers would lie atsked to attempt to local • all fox dens on their farm this spring, and after ascertaining definitely that they are being used, notify either the club or the game warden. After r reiving the location of ; the farm, dub member* as soon as poxdble would go to the farm and rid it of the foxes. Exhibition Games By United Press New York (A) 7, St. Louis (N) 4. Cleveland 4A> 4. Detroit (A) 3. Philadelphia (N) 5, Brooklyn !(Nl 4. St. Pan! (Assn.) 4, Montreal hint.) 3. Seattle (PCL) 19. Pittsburgh (N) “A" squad 9. Pittsburgh (N) *’B’’ squad 13, Loa Angeles (PCL) 8. Navy Recruiters To Be Here On Mondays Recruiting officers of the United State* navy announced late ye*ter day that they will be in Decatut each Monday from 10 a. m. until noon at the poet office to inter view prospective recruit*. The officers aaid that an ex tensive drive is being opened due to the fact that enlistments have dropped considerably throughout the state. Conducting the wort are chief petty oScers 0. L Couch. L. D. Rentfrow and R. R Greenley. Anyone wishing fnrtbei information may write to the re , cruiting office at Fort W«yno.

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Speed Is Principal Weapon Os Fort Wayne’s Central Tigers

(Editors note: This is the «ec-| ond in a serie* of four stories on! finalist* in the state high school j basketball tournament * By James E. Walter* (United Pre** Sport* Writer) htdianapolis. March 12—jUP>— Speed, speed and more speed will be the weapon Fort Wayne Central's Tiger* will use here Saturday to offset height and weight advantage* of the other three finalists In the Indiana high school basketball tournament. So far the tire-wagon attack haa paid big dividend* for the Tigers. Skillfully handled by veteran coach Murray Mendenhall, they’ve won 24 out of 27 starts. The Riimmit city entry I* not overly big. with only three squad members standing six feet or better Central* rival in lhe second (2:45 p tn.) game at Butler fieldhouse- the "giant killer*’’ from Flora-average* six feet one inche* tall. The other finalists. Anderson and Evansville Central, ure even bigger. "But.” points-out silver halnd Mendenhall, ’’it wa* the same thing la*t week in the Muncie semi-final. We outscored them, though—and that’s what they pay off on." That stutein nt doesn't mean Mendenhall figures his Tigers are a "shooin'* for the t-hamplotuhip. After a quarter of century coaching Hoosier prep quintet, he know* nothing is more unc-rtain than "H<x»sier madness.” “I'm afraid of all of them." he 1 added. Mendenhall won't even compare his present team with hl* first — > and only champion, the 1943 Ham. i He figures the answer to that will i come next Saturday. Season long records prove lhe ' 1945-46 Tigers trre a great combination. howev r. They have the poise that stems from the fact 1 that seven of the first 10 won letters last season. They handle 1 the ball surely, wbeth r fast-break- ’ Ing or- as they sometimes do- ■ playing it slow. Best of all. perhaps. they have an eye for the basket. f ( in eight tmtniam nt games.

I Directory Placed In County Court House A large directory ha* been placed in th<* county court house at the. 1 direction of county conimlssionera The directory board, made by Her- ' bert Reidenbach, local sign painter. 1 was installed thia mornins by cu»- , todlan John Bixler. it list* all of the officer in the , court house and several county office* which are not located in that , building. — Socialist Labor Party Convention On Sunday The annual atate convention of i the Socialist Labor party will be r * held Sunday in Gary. ’ The convention will draw up a ' state platform and state ticket will be chosen. An attempt will be made to get on the ballots. Being a minor a party, the Socialist Labor party • will nominate by petition. R • * Ex-Servicemen Cleon 1 Legion Home Interior ir ► Fifteen ex-servicemen are working at the home of Post <3, Ameri

I Central has totaled 418 points and averaged 52.2 points a game. Their winning rnaigin (average* was 13 ; points, amply pointing up the fact that the Tiger* don’t care too much how many points the opposition gets- Just a* long a* th y get more. Mendenhall’s current aggregation literally sizzles the nets on occasion. Last week, against Richmond. the Tiger* tossed in nine point* in the final two minutes of an overtime to win by an amazing. 49 43 Then at night, against Gas City, they Jumped to an 18-2 first quarter lead. Central’s three "big then" are guard Bobby Milton. ut six foot; forward Bud Alterkruse. at six feet one, and center Joe Bigg* at ■lx feet two. Forward Rob Cox is flve-19. while Low II Shearer I* five-nine. Milton and Cox are the offensive stars. Milton. who generally play* under the ba*ket despite b ing listed a* a guard, has lieen one of the state’s best scorers. He hit 40 points in two semifinal gam-s last week Cox is a southpaw sniper. Central may be crippled again Saturday unless the No. 6 man. Delmar Klanks, recovers from a knee injury The five foot seven inch forward has been out of uniform for two week*. Mendenhall figures Blanks "shouldn't be able to help us much, even if he does dress for the finals." Sophomore John Bright, who played brilliantly at Muncie, and Delmar's brother-Paul Blanksround out rhe front-line reserves. H-. re's the roster: Hgt. Wfft Class Bob Cox. f 5.10 146 Sr.. Bud Alterkruse. ( 6 1 160 Sr. Joe Biggs, c 6.2 170 Sr. 801 l Milton. g 6.0 162 Sr. Lowell Shearer, g 5.9 156 Sr. < Larry Clevenger, f 5.7 140 Sr. Paul Blanks, g.. 59 155 Sr. John Bright, t 5.10 ]SB Soph. Ned Breniser, g 5.11 155 Soph. X Dei Blanks, g 5.7 147 Soph. X Dick Miller, f 5.11 ISO Soph. .T If Blank*' injury ke p* him from playing. Miller Till take his place on the tourney 10.

can Legits, in cleaning meat of the interior of the building. Th? regular meeting of the post ! was held last night at the home. a —_ Manslaughter Charge Is Filed On Driver Bloomfield, Ind.. March IS — tl’Pl—Raymond F. Greene. 21, Worthington, was held In Greene county jail today, charged with Involuntary manslaughter and drun- , ken driving in the highway deaths of three persons. The youth was held on a grand jury indictment In connection with the deaths of tbnn men killed on Ind. <7 near Worthington. Feb. 1(. Police said Greene wan driver of an auto which a'ruck and fatally injured Harry Goad, 54, Boonville and Pleasant H. Williams. 27. and Sherman Gallion, 31, both of EvaM vllle, as they changed a tire on their car at the side of the road. People in southern India havt been known to die of starvation rather than eat grain, a food wltl which they are unfamiliar. Burglary, forgery and bad ctiecki are the most common charge against tamaseu in the Wyomini Mate penitentiary.

G. E. Girls Close Season Wednesday Th<- Decatur G- B- Olrl * *']’ wind UP their 1945 46 basketball *ea*on Wednesday night meeting the Inea team of Fort Wayne ut the Lincoln gym In Ihls city. No Pdmisslon will he charged and the public I* Invited to attend The Decatur girl* dropped “ close 27 to 23 decision In Harvester in the cloalbg game of the Fort Wayne City-wide league Monday night. City Light won the league title, having been un defeated in 12 game* Decatur and Harvester each won »l» games and lost six. while Inca failed to win a start In 12 Hit* Harvester FG FT TP Auguetynak, f ’ " „ Wellbaker, f 9 0 ,® Stemmier, c 1 9 ‘ Ilandelier, g 4 • *' Minnich, g 3 Smith, f 9 • J Duncan, t * TOTALS 12 3 27 Decatur Royer, f 9 9 9 Kohn, f ! 1 * Smith, c • 9 Painter, K » Arnold, g • • Bower, g 9 9 TOTALS 9 5 23 ■ ... — --O-" 1 Today's Sports Parade By Oscar Fraley Reg. U. S. Fat. 0B.) 0 ° lakeland. Fla . March 12-<UP) - Ruffu* Gentry, the pitching *quirrel hunter from Daisy Station. 8. (’.. wa» in the middle of hla favorite pa»Hme at th- Detroit Tiger camp today-jnst standing in the sun and getting acclimated. The palm* *wayad. the wind whirled »and through the outfield and Tiger player* scurried about like frightened jackrabbits. Rufe just stood there like a pine tree from hi* native mountain*, bemoaning hi* 1945 holdout aea*on which cost him an estimated 113.500. Rufe is as slow as hU Sunday pitch Is fast It’s a little quirk which already ha* brought sharp word* from coach Art Mill*. Gentry the first day walked nine step* from the clubhouse, stood placidly for an hour and a half in one spot, and called it a workout. The second day he reached renterfield, stood In one place for an hour and a half—and again called It a day. Mills xttgg «tcd a little more action "Shticks, Art,” Rufe complained, "a guy has gotta get acclimated to thl* clamale.** So the tall angular North Carolinian In far from top form at the moment, but he doesn't stop talking altout that lost season last year. That wa* when Rufe returned hie contract unsigned and Simply stayed up in the hills at Daisy Station. He ran hla six rabbit dogs after squirrel and rabbit all day and ran bls two coou dogs after coon at night. Meanwhile lhe Tigers won the world aeriee—| FEDERAL INCOME TAX I will be glad to assist you in determining your looter ti« and silo your return. Bee or phono me for appointment. Lloyd A. Cowens Truet Bldg. Decatur. Ind.

IN 57 DAYS DECATUR HAS LOST I $401,900 in wages because of the strike at GENERAL ELECTRIC I Nothing can be gained by striking that could I have been gained while still at work. GENERAL© ELECT#®]

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with Rufe up In hl* two-rnnm cabin on the hill Winn-r of 12 against 14 tooami the previous season, that meant that Rufe had kicked awny an estimated 17.490 salary and a |6.OM) series share. That’s hay in any pasture but at Dulsy Station it looks like the heart of tbe mint. "Ah sure could have used that nix thousand." Rufe meditated. Which proves how far ths dollar bill will go In Rufe’* grocery store. And he didn't taka any chance* when the RFD man dropped around this whiter with the Invita-; tion contract from the Detroitera. How much was he offered? "Shucks, ah dunno." Rufe drawl-! rd. ’’! Just sign' d It without lookin' ‘ und sent It back real quick The Mralght-facvd hill billy, i who attribute* hi* graying hair to’ the fact that hi* "pappy” wa* gray at 17. need* the money more than ever. There’s going to be a second child, and an extra room for the cabin, soon. Voted the man most likely to succeed hy the Daisy Station rab - bit und coon hunters association Rufe didn’t do too w II last year. "A man from Winston-Salem offered me an easy job with good pay.” Rufe related. "So I Went down and the first day he wanted me to pitch. Weil. sir. th* first inning I strikeout all three men and I ask this man what my job is going to be and how much he'll IMiy. He said I'd be a wat< hman at fifty cent* an hour. "Rufe lost all interest In the gam.- and was defeated. "Shneka,” he said, “that 50 cent* an hour was okay—but h« told me the job would he easy." Gentry, who will be one of the Tiger starters Ahis year, admits

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