Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 28 January 1950 — Page 6

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■!.lining Auburn Scores 39-34 Victory InNEICGame Decatur's Yellow Jackets after t battling hack witkin one point Ini the last two minutes of play, drop-1 pad a touch 39-34 decision to the | Aabarn Red Devils la a rugged | Northeastern Indiana conference tilt Friday night at the Decatur gym. The first half was a particularly low scoring affair. Auburn moved Into an early 5-2 lead but the Yellow Jackets palled within one point. < S, at the close of the first quarter. ■> . The NKIC rivals battled through , 7 four minutes of the second period without scoring. Jack Petrie finally hitting one from the field to I put Decatur ahead for the first time, 7-4. The Red Devils eventually pulled Into a 12-12 tie but Harold Bohnke clicked for a two ixilnter to give the Yellow Jackets a IMS margin at the half-time In-1, term lesion. Auburn worked Into a 14-14 tiel as Barney Beers hit a free throw 1 and took a four-point lead on Dot Kelly's fielder and a pair of foul tosses by Roger Wertenberger. The Red Devils were still in front by four points. 24-20. as the teams entered the final bracket of play. Cal Groascup hit a fielder but free thrown by Jim Moses and Vic Strickler and Bohnke's two-pointer cut the margin to 24-24. Auburn then moved into an eightpoint lead on free throws by Kenny Myers and Wertenberger and a pair of quick field goals by Kelly, with only three minutes left . to play. Patrie and Moses hit from- the . field In rapid fire order but Wertenherger scored from the- charity \ stripe and It was 23-211 with two'] minutes to" go. Lea Sautblne ■ scored a point when fouled and Petrie hit again from the field to cut the lead to two points Strickler then drove under to More but he was fouled Itefjtre rhe shot and lost the basket. Vic made the free throw to cut It to 33-32 but the Jackets, pressing hard in an effort to gain pox session of the ball, let Auburn get away for three rapid fire buckets and the_ball_gatne Grosscup, topped the Auburn scorers wftlf 12 points, while) Strickler was high for ' DvcatoPjwith 11 points on two field coal'k and seven foul tosses in as many I attempts. The Jackets have three games next week, playing the Hartford Gorillas at Decatur Tue-day and. tra-. ellto to Kendallville Fritle. and Fort AilawtcU;t3na-d—Jui-da.. Auburn ■ FG FT TP Heers f S ' 17 Webb f .ft l I Gfossrup e. .1 J 12 Wertenberger g -I ti - Kellv .g. ‘ . ... to Hathaway f ..... ..„ tl ft H Myers g . 9 1 I TOTALS 14 11 :•>. Yellow Jackets FG FT TP 1 Hair f . ft 2. Hofinkp f ' vXx ; . -I 9 Strickler c ... ♦ T 1.1 Petri* g . . __ 3 ft X Momv-h i» 2 15 MiiN f .. . . a. w Sautbirit- t x. n . 1 j TOTALS 12 10 34 Bradt-n Umpire 'Bonham Preliminary Auburn- 33, Decatur 2x. ~ Pro Basketball NBA Results . Indianapolis 11. Anderion. 78, llaltlmor«..:i. Philadelphia 2J_. If Vou Have Something To Sell Try A Democrat want ae—lt Faye.,

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peek's Schedule Os Adams County Basketball Teams Saturday Jefferson vs Madison at Berne. Adams, Central vs Petroleum M Bluffton. Beme Bears Down Angola FridayNighf The Berne Bears, taking an early lead and holding It all the way. ■ registered an easy, 47-32 victory over the Angola quintet Friday night »n the Berne court. The Hears were in front at all periods. t«-3. 21 -17 and 29-24. ■ Howard Habegger paced Berne with 1? points, followed by Ted Lehman with 13. Badders tallied nine to lead Angola. Berne will play at Winchester Tuesday night, and return home to lentertain the Monmouth Eagles Fri I day. 77 Berne FG FT TP Krehblel. f .713 3 t Parr, f 13 5 Habegger, e 7 3 17 D. Lehman, g —1 ft -I T Lehman, g . 5 3 Lt Nussbaum, f 0 9 1 Townsend. t 0 0 ft Wtnteregg. g i<.». .... 0 0 0 L. Sprunger, g Oil TOTALS. 17 13 47 Angola FG FT TP Badders, f 3 3 1 Schaeffer, f . X 0 0 « Humphries. < 2 4 S ; Sf lUIWH. <. 7 <77 J- 4 . -4k I>ru< kamiller, « 2 15 John. Mm. f 0* 3 2 j' _ UH t» XVukam, g - r ’i. Mount*. s 0* <T •'» TOTALS 1<» 32 I Hufer**- Mi Kt ii/if i Umpire Hug hr*. PraliminaryBrrne 17. Aligola I’l St. Joe Team Beats Pleasant Mills five 7 St Jit*-, wghihi trad* ! !•’!.» iHniit Mill# }n«u<r tui-h tr»-w IU n a’ th* l%u ? i ’ MOUfrf 1... M hjul • : 17 - — —v- ►.• A u -.4 - iv.r .. . At'b . M - - •* . -v. ' M • Thi* # t - t - S.l- udi . •<( ’*>4' ii.tfifh -I’ic - IM. i IrHtcti* .and ♦!»♦* in |o ,f. t < s . I. 4 S' .hw» Mf»»Mn»Hith at M<*** •tiofl.’h Holiday Vta-nn-nn St Joe FG FT TP Mu : -| iKyan>«»n. f - ■’ •» | » Ze se r, f 2 0 4 |e Wild, rC . - V 5 71 .M S. ilt. ■ ft r. J W.ldcr. g 1 • ? I.»rum. a . ' . • «• ° o Mower* g 1•• y 2 0 4 Vnrk .- g • -———- d- --4 - - -2 ( VoglrWwir. r __ 0 0 0 J Voglewed*. g ooh DebmK g, ‘J o ‘ TOTALS ix 5 11 ■ Pleasant Milla ‘‘X - FG FT TP Williamson, f 1 2 _U*»'.r« f 1 " j I. -Im • 7> •» ’•» Fr<y. < 0.0 > g ... o o i‘i t Lu—-0. il h Wo|< iUK I J “ Clouse. .■ " 3 ‘'r- ■?" V*m G4UJe-H .• ' .A. ■■ ■<■ Grphart-. s ft 0 y An .4 w. g o 'ft 1 TOTALS 11 1 .’2

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Adams Central Beats Hartford Friday Night The Adams Central Greyhmindr.. overcoming a Brat quarter disad vantage, defeated the Hartford GorIllas. 4<-3S. on the Hartford <<«irt Friday night. Hartford led st the first qusrter 15-14. but Adams Central was In front at the half, 23 IS. and at the •hird period, 34-23 Adams (eMrata well balanced scoring was paced by Jim Arnold . with 14 points. Jack Meyer topped Hartford with 11 markers. Adams CeßtraA-win pfoy Petrol eum at the Bluffton gym tonight, while Hartford will meet lhe Yellow Jackets at Decatur Tuesday. Adams Centrsl FG FT TP Hoffman, f 1 * Ehrsam. f ....1..:.-?-..... t I 31 Arnold, c 5 4 14 Rowdon. g .. . 2 « l Baumgartner, g 4 « 3 Nussbaum, f ... 0 0 1 . TOTALS JO < 4« Hartford FG FT TP Meyer, f 4 3 11 Zeigler, f —- 4 1 » Weikel. c 3 3 :• R. Augsburger. g ......... Sil J. Augsburger. g 3 2 * MeCune, f (» fl ft Runyon, f - fl fl ft Jackson, c o o » TOTAI-S ' 13 Isl Jd Referee: —Pond, Vmpire:-Garrett. Preliminary Hartford 23, Adanis Central IS. H. S. Basketball Bluffton 42. Kendallville 32. ’'-’CohHnlvia City 42. Garrett 35. New Haven 57. Fort Wayne Con tonlla 3i». Port Wayne South 35. Fort Wwynw 3?. : - - - Fort Wayne Central 5«. Hunting ton 44 \ Monroeville 4M. WorwHiurn 33 Huntertown 43. Oiodan 40. Butler 44L Idpa 35 I layette Central 59, Cnion (Wells) 4« Xr< «•!.« i Whitley) 44. Montpelier 45. rorflahti 3x. flun’tnrGvn Cathsdiv 49. South a>«t»r Central 55. The Mer > .an*i¥llle Bouse 30. Bedford 11. Martinsville *»4. WasHlngtAn-35. H*nti«*eteer 45. Gary Tolksuou ’ 4-’ - , . i . New CasHe SJ. i jo md 55 Kok onio 45, MadiM»n«4H New \lhany 32. f’erti s*; Elwimhl 4!» . -la«peF U, FvansviHe Central 41. Mum h- C*ntral 53. tndianapolix teeh :ti Xnderson 4V Frankfort imlkuiapolls .shbrtridge 4k. Ind ■ iana|M»h«i Manual .ll FJk-hart- 43-. .Nappanee 4<» East Chicago 5» | Gary Fr<M*t»el 42 I .Marion Lafayette .left 44. Wine best er 35, Lynn 34.

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MAJOR LRARUR W L Pvrnrson 40 13 IdmU 35 M Burk UM Schafer M M : Mies 3ft »3 Smith Bras. m jt Lumber — 28 35 - 28 15 High games: Baker 215. Msrhar h 205. G. Hoffman 210. L. Hoffman 215. Schug 302, Innlger 201-200, L. Hracey, Sr. 21S-204. Bultemeier 204. Hobbs 208. Mies 203. Laake san 2IM. MINOR LKAGUff Three Kings won four points from Adams County Lumber: Macklin Royals won three points from Porter Tire; Kelly Cleaners won three points from Central Soya; McMillen won three points from Mansfield Specials. Standings W L Pts 1 McMillen 3? 12 38 Three -Kings 23 1« 32 Adams 22 17 10 Central Soya 24 15 in 7 Kelly 20 19 27 * Porter 19 20 is Macklin 15 24 19 > Mansfield 6 33 S High games: Macklin 208-202. 1 Gallmeyer 205, Hoile ail. Reef 203. Nash 220. * MCRCHANT LKAGOR Standings ( W L ’ state Gardens .... 7 2 1 Nine Mile S ( i 1 Meyers S 3 1 * Bait Co. 5 4 Mollenkopf ..... 5 4 ’ Rhoades . 3 S Cash Coal ........ 2 7 Hammond — ..j, 2 7 _ High games: Strickler 229. A ’ Seiki ng 2ia<;«3 *— '■ RURAL LKAGUff -s— Standings «’ U Reynolds .... 7 3 Hayloft 7 2 Shearer . ..... . 7 2 A'FW 6 3 H.eyeriy...._ a 41 3 Old Crown 4 .5 Farmers ...... ..3 • Stewart . . .. . 2 7 ■Niue Mile a... 2 7 ’ Heart Club .. J 8 1' High games: Thieme 209. Hodle I 207. E Bulteineler 209, Simmer man 200. Conservation Club Will Meet Monday The Decatur ronxervatTon club *Bl bold 1U regular fnWrting Moni day in city. hall, official* of tha’ organization rernimbril ail tnoinher* today It K urged that all members be pr< sent al the meeting a.i well a* all other Interested person* — when it 4m e<|M»t4ed tHat a rap . resenfative of Pittman Roblnsou i will he present to speak on the rare and maintenance of wildlife iiurinx *he Four el lipses are due in 1950. The sun will be obscured on Man*h 1H and Sept 12. Lunar eclipses will iM-rur April 2 and-Sept 2€.

Hoagland Five Downs Eagles FridayNighf The Monmouth Eagles, bad'y rippled by injuries, suffered their fourth defeat of the season Friday night, losing to the Hoagland Wild Hoagland led at all periods. S-7. 15-11 and 2*-14.*Jlm Merriman led the Eagles with 14 points, while Gratian was tops for Hoagland with 17. ■ Singleton and Conrad were both nut of the Eagles' lineup because oi prevhuis injuries, and Boh Harvey, the eonnty'l leading ecorer, played only briefly because of an injured leg Conrad and Harvey are expected to be back In time for lhe Eagles' game at Berne next Friday night, hut Singleton la out for an Indefinite period. 7 :'7 Hoagland _ FG FT TF Counterman, f ~ 113 Gaenin. f i 2 1 Gratian, c 71 17 Emenhlser, g ... 2 5 9 Mclntoah. g — #ll i’ffeftnan. f 2 3 7 Kaiser f ........ 0 l» U Agpy, g 7 ? i- fl 0 9 TOTALS 14 15 41 Monmouth FG FT TP Wolfe. T 3 9 4 Merriman, f -- 5 JU Fuhrman, c 9 11 Sloppenhagen, g 3 I 7 G Klees, g 9 11 Hultetneyer, g ..192 L. Kiees. g 0 2 .' Harvey, g 13 5 ... „TOTM.S .11 J? t' Preliminary Hoaklxnd 37. Monmouth 21. Jefferson Forward Suffers Broken Hand Bern?. Jan SR WetvTn Wall, forward on the Jefferadn townahip high schotil basket!>all team, nuffer»d a broken right hand In practice ♦hi* week. He fell, doubling Him hand up l>eneath him He ahootft with hia left hand but the injury will handicap him for wome time AIR FORCE (Cont From Pag* One) truck copvoy on the highway Unofficial source in Anchorage said the woman paaaenger on tha plane was the wife of an army aer ‘ g«‘anl and t*»y waa their year old -4 hild. - Military. and air. force aurhoritiea, refuHerl cofuinen't. , (Cont.- From Pag* i’ool, union shop, the welfare tund set up and the Ihree-day work week were In violation of the Taft-Hart ley law In the coal fields, meanwhile, there was little sympathy for a I back-to-work movement before a contract actually is signed

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KvMln ranKHMICu The Zollneru defeated the Royal*. 31-17; Ch* Aea downed the Rocket* 14-12. **d th* All-Star* waliopod the Packers, 17-ie, tn intramural league game*. Reyata FG FT V N. Myara. f 1 • 1 C. Reynold*, f 11 J R. Cota, c • 11 D. Reidenbach. g 2 15 J. Frank, g 3 # « D. Sheet*, f 9 9 9 E. Thieme, f . . ... ... fl 9 * D. Peterson, g # - • « TOTALR' .....7. 7 3 17 Zailaee* . FG FT TP Schrock, f ... I*2 Jenalng*. f » 1 19 Nash, c 3 0S -J. DOM, g • 0 Johnaton, g —... 1 0 3 Egly. f 1 9 1 TOTALS .15 1 31 Racket* FG FT TP Cottrell, f 1 • ? Bollinger, f .1 9 2 Gaunt, c 3 fl fl R. Plumley, g .71 9 2 D. Smith, g :r. 3 1 5 Straum, f .». -1 fl I TOTALS 9 i f JAce* -k FGFTTP Bata*, f ’ 4 111 Odle, f ...... 3 9 5 Stucky, c 2 • 4 Conrad, g ill Troataer. g fl * -t Macy, g 0 9 9 TOTALS ..... HI 4 34 Packer* FG FT TP Andrews, f.. 2 9 4 K Johnson f .2 15 D. Johnson, e won Walter*, g Oil) TOTALS 4 2 19 j

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Dryam uowiiS Spartans last Night, 44-33 The Pteaaaat Mill* Sparta**, with two regalara oat with lajariea. were defeated by the Bryant Owta. 44 13. at the Portland Armory Friday eight. Bryarit tad at all stopping point '. 15 7. 17-12 and 34 14. H. Master* lad Bryant with 29 point*, while Worhlager waa lhe top scorer for Pleasant Mill* with 13. Pleasant Mill* will play at Roll Tuesday. Feb, 7. Bryant FR FT TR ' H. Master, t t 4 . 2fl ChAtto. f .1 • 11 ’ Miller, e . 12 4 .* ® • | All-Star* FG FT TF B. Callow, f 5 • 19 B. Sheets, f t. 2 17 ' B. Doan, c.. ... 2 3 * ’ J. Baaaett, g . 2 17 ! B. Custar, g ~. 2 2 4 TOTALS .. .. ... 12 I 27

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,< Master*, s „ 4 1 10 Mtatriek. g 1 T 4 Janntager, f 3 .1 5 TOTALS 'Mill! Pleasant MIH* . CO FT TR Vftttenhacher. t .......... 2 o'4 ' Raudebueh. f 2 1 5 Worklaser, c ~ 5 2 11 Rtptoy. g 12 4 J. Johaaoa, g : 1 • 3 B. Johnaon. f 1 2 4 Hirachy, g 9 11 TOTALS . 12 9 « Referee-Wingate Vmpire: -Smitley. Preliminary Pleasant Milla 3ft. Bryant 22. CONTINUE (Cna, From Pago One> lacrftae*. improved pension*, a , shorter work w*ek and shorter ap- ( prentice periods* Beira* met earlier thia weak with the president* of 14 local* from throughoat the coaatry. NEW CASTLE IS (Ceatlaaed From Pnwe *ne> city in the midst of one of th* ralnest spell* on record. The rainfall her* to tar thia month totaled 11.93 laches. - Trad* ta a G**d Tew* — Mentor