Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 29 January 1948 — Page 8

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Commodores Defeated

Allen County Champs Beal Commodores The Monroeville Cubs, winners of the annual Allen county tournament last week, proved too tough for the Decatur Commodores Wednesday night, defeating the Commies, 51-34, at the Hoagland gym. The third quarter proved disastrous to the Commodores’ hopes of downing the Cubs, as Decatur scored only three points in this period, while Monroeville tallied 15 to hold a 37-22 lead as the final eight minutes of play opened. The Cubs broke away to a fast start on the Commodores, holding a 13-7 edge at the close of the first quarter. Decatur played its best ball of the game in the second period, outscoring the Cubs, 12-9, to cut Monroeville’s halftime margin to 22-19. Myers and Reinking were the ( leading scorers for the Allen coun- ( ty champs with 15 and 14 points, ( respectively. Kable was tops on . offense for the Commodores with {

14 points on six field goals and two free throws. The Commodores excelled at the free throw line, converting 10 foul shots while missing only two. The Cubs cashed in on nine of their 14 attempts from the charity stripe. The Commodores, who completed their home schedule last week, face another rugged battle Friday night, tangling with the Kirkland Kangaroos at Kirkland. The Commies defeated the Kangaroos, 4236, on the Decatur floor early in the season and Kirkland will be after revenge. Tomorrow’s game will be the Commies' ] ast appearance until February 11, when they travel to Geneva to meet the Cardinals. Monroeville FG FT TP Reinking, f 7 0 14 Myers, f 6 3 15 Lee, c 2 0 4 Rhodes, g 4 2 10 Shaffer, g 0 11 Beucler, f 0 0 0 Brown, f 0 0 0 Giant, c 1 2 4 Kullinger, c 0 0 0 Lehrman, g 11 3 Totals 21 9 51 Decatur FG FT TP Baker, f 2 2 6 Kable, f 6 2 14 Wilder, c 2 0 4 D. Gillig, g 0 2 2 J. Gillig, g 11 ! Roop, f 0 0 0 Parent, f 0 0 0

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Week's Schedule Os Adams County Basketball Teams Thursday Wren at Pleasant Mills. Friday Auburn at Yellow Jackets. Commodores at Kirkland. Angola at Berne. Monroe at Hartford. Monmouth at Hoagland. Rumschlag, g 1. 3 5 ■ Totals 12 10 34 Referee: —Long. Umpire:—Buckingham. Preliminary Monroeville 37, Decatur 19. ADD CLASSIFIED FOR RENT —5-room unfurnished apartment. Phone 1.4475. 24-blt-0 Intramural League Results Announced The London Bobbies defeated the Cats. 16-14, the All-Stars edged ; the Pistons, 17-15, and the Maroons downed the Eagles, 35-26, : in the lightweight division of the intramural league at the Decatur 1

' junior-senior high school. ' London Bobbies FG FT TP T Troutner, f 0 0 0 J. McDonald, f 0 0 0 H. Kitson, c 0 0 0 * D. Smith, g 1 2 4 K. Durbin, g 5 2 12. Sheets, f 0 0 0 , Totals 6 4 16 f Cats , c FG FT TP c Macey, f Oil Cole, f 0 0 0 Daniels, c 3 3 9 Hesher, g 0 0 0 B. Smith, g 2 0 4 Mcßride, f 0 0 0 Totals 5 4 141 Pistons 1 FG FT TP <S Egly, f 2 0 4 £ Busse, f 1 0 2 t Summers, c 1 0 2 J Doan, g 2 0 4 f Johnson, g ....* 0 0 0 Callow, g 1 0 2 McGill, f 0 1 IE Totals *7 1 15 E All-Stars F FG FT TP C Runyon, f . 0 0 0 IV Bollinger, f 0 1 IV Smith, c 0 1 IT Lenhart, g 2 0 4 IV Isch. g 2 3 7 K Blocker, g 0 0 0 E Cottrell, f .................... 2 0 4 S Totals 6 5 17 b Maroons 1 FG FT TP P. Merriman, f 10 2 Johnston, f .................. 10 2 M. Ladd, c 5 2 12 C. Smltley, g 4 19 C. Jones, g 1 o 2 M. Lister, f 4 0 8 S. Gilbert, g 0 0 0 .

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B. Kocker, g • .... 0 0 0 Totals 16 3 35 Eagles 5 , FG FT TP M. Smith, f 2 3 7 J. Lake, f 0 00 K. Nash, c 2 0 4 T. Gaunt, g 5 -0 10 B. Strickler, g 2 1 5 P. Johnson, f 0 0 0 Totals 11 4 26 0 Jacket Footballers Honored At Banquet 1 Lettermen of this year’s Yellow Jacket football team were feted last night in an annual banquet at. the Decatur junior-senior high school. City school superintendent Walter J. Krick acted as toastmaster during a brief informal program, following the dinner. Those who spoke during the program: principal W. Guy Brown, Roy E. Mumma, of the city school board: coaches Bob Worthman, Deane Dorwin and Harry Dailey, and Bob Shraluka of the Daily Democrat, as well as seniors on the football team. Coach Worthman presented honor sweaters to the following players: Wilmer Grote, Don Wefel. Kenneth Grant, Doyle Liby, Dan Freeby, Dick McConnell, Marcus Foreman, and Bill Kingsley. Other lettermen at the banquet: Jack Heller. Don Slusher, George Gilbert, Norman Burnett, Bruce Baughn. Ray Lehman, Don ’Grant, Dwight Fgley, Jack Reynolds. Doyle i Myers, Bob Franklin, Sam Bogner. The dinner was served by members of the home economics class of the schodl under the direction of Miss Naomi Steury.

WOMEN’S LEAGUE Sutton won two from Duo Therm; Gass won two from B & T; Dauler won two from HillSmith; Mies won two from Central Soya; Kuehn won two from McMillen; Three Kings won two from Victory Bar. Standing W L Dauler jg 2 Gass g g B&T ’ 7 5 Hill-Smith 7 5 Central Soya 7 5 McMillen .... g g Victory 6 6 Three Kings g g Mies 5 7 Kuehn 4 g Duo Therm 3 9 Sutton 2 10 High games: Odle 202, Reidenbach 186, Marbach 182, Wherrv 176, Schafer 175, Moses 174. 0 PRO BASKETBALL National League Rochester 53, Minneapolis 50. Oshkosh 73, Tri-Cities 54. Indianapolis 76, Flint 68.

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St. Joe Edges Out Victory Over Wren The St. Joe eighth grade team eked out a 16-15 victory over Wren, 0., Wednesday afternoon at the Commodores gym in this city. Decatur led at the half, 8-6, but trailed at the third period, 14-11. Scoring was well divided for both teams, Costello leading St. Joe with six points, including the winning field goal in the last three seconds of play, and Turner topping Wren with seven. St. Joe FG FT TP Hackman, f 0 0 0 Gase, f 10 2 Costello, c 3 0 6 Laurent, g 0 4 4 Gass, g 10 2 Miller, f 0 11 Osterman, f 0 11 Totals 5 6 16 Wren FG FT TP Custer, f 0 2 2 Dunmire, f 10 2 Hamrick, c 0 0 0 Gehres, g 12 4 Turner, g 3 17 Merkle, f 0 0 0 Laßrun, g 0 0 0 Totals .’. 5 5 15 0 Kirkland Graders Defeat Monmouth Kirkland eighth graders defeated Monmouth graders, 19-12, in a basketball game played at Kirkland Tuesday afternoon. Earlier in the season Monmouth had defeated Kirkland.

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Hockey Issue In Olympics Is Reopened St. Moritz. Jan. 29 — (UP) The whole issue of which of two hockey teams might represent the U. S. in the winter Olympics was reopened today, and international Olympic president M. J. Sigfrid Edstroem said there wae the extreme possibility” that the entire games would be called off. The full international Olympic committee and the Swiss organizing committee met today for two hours without reaching a decision and then adjourned for lunch. The delegates promised to return to a continous session tips afternoon until the embattled issue is decided. Edstroem eaid there was the extreme possibility that the games would be called off and all teams ordered home if the problem is not solved. But he quickly added he did not think that such a move would be necessary. He said he expected an agreement later today. The Olympic executive committee ruled yesterday that neither the U. S. Olympic committee team nor the amateur hockey association team could participate in the games beginning tomorrow. The Swiss organizing committee, which in November accepted the A. H. A. team as the official U. S. representative, refused to accept that decision and stuck by its acceptance of the A. H. A. The issue apparently had boiled down to a jurisdictional dispute, until the whole question of the battling U. S. factions was reopened by the joint session today. In the two-hour fist-banging sesfrom the international committee sion, the Swiss committee wrung the concession that the action yesterday by the executive board was not the final word. The members of the two committees filed out of the meeting chamber after their bruitless two-hour session unsmiling and tight-lipped.

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