Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 27 January 1951 — Page 6

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Commodores Win; Yellow Jackets Lose

Commodores Defeat Ossian Bears, 66-62 ; The beckt’ir Commodores, play*illg OUtjjof their, best games of the season Jde feat ed the well regarded ■ Ossian J Bears. 6(k62. at the Ossian gym night. ' The commodores took an early 44 leadibu-t Ossian then scored six ,'-traigh\(jpoints for a 7-4 advantage, but Jim Wilder hit twice from the tield.Vjh.ee Fan rote once and Dick Guge s&ded a free throw to give iiecatur an 11-10 advantage at the end.of t;he first quarter. The Commodores really turned op the'beat In the seebni-quarter, dropping in 27 points while Ossian stored only 16 to give the Decatur lads'a {(8-2.6 margin at the main internilssion. The Commodores frit <>ln t|iough ,playing part of the quarter without Gage,‘who was withdrawn a/ter drawing fils third personal, a|hd Wilder, who sat out part of the period and all of the third quarter with fQpr fouls. Ohsl&Qi with a decided height a<Jvantage over the Commodores, cam<*nut wrth a pressing defence all ovtdr the floor, but alert ball hawking by the Decatur lads kgpt the Commodores out«>in front at the end of ihe third quarter, 55-44. The pears came roaring back in the .final period to outscore. the Commodores. 18-11, but the local quinteti played a possession game in the final minuter to preserve their lead. X t All tjje Commodores who saw action broke into the-scoring column, four of them hitting ip double figby Jim Voglewede with 16 points,s trailed closely by Faurote With 14 and Gage with 13. Heckley topped Ossian with 13. .The will play St. John’s >pf Lima, 0., it the Decatur gyin hsxt Wednesday night. , IJI' a Commodores ' v ■' J? t! | FG FT TP Gage, ------- 6 1 13 Cdyne.tf . r . 2 0 4 Wilder’,*-5 0 10 VogleWede. g 6 4' 16 Fiur.ote, g ~—s 4 H cjlss.-xj.--— 4.* —---- 2 3 7 iJttreni, g. 10 2 : | Tofalsj —— 27 12 66 ' ' D -J 'l' ’ Ossian , ' - j . FG FT TP Byerly} f 4 3 11 Clark,< —ll—2 0 4 Dishoirg, -c 6 0 12 jlecktey; g |-’5 3 13 > g -------J- 2 4 8 Jesse, -f T .. 0 11 Witte. :r —--4- 1 0 2 McGee, g 2 0 4 Qrear. g 3 ( 17 r • ' .’4 \ '*—’ ——— . '■ Ttjjlals. - : -4 25 12 62 ‘ [letwee/—-‘Jacobs. Umpire:—lmel. < J*. Preliminary '/Pslihh 27, Commodores 21. yp - ----- > Tfade In a Good Town — Oecatur • H you have something to sell or rfoms foe rent (try a Democrat Want Adv. It brings results. i , ..' v . . TODAY & SUNDAY . ■ .1 Continuous Both Days rqd. D ■ ] , TIM HOLT •SANTA FE PATROL’ A Filmed Behind Prison Walls “STATE PENITENTIARY” Warner Barter, Karin Booth !' Onjy 14c-30c Inc. Tax ... ■ j " — * .' ' ~ -i» ; ■ SUN. MON. TUES. , ' Continuous Sun. from 1:15 Technicolor* Musical 4 ■’ > . Esther Williams * Howard Keel ‘‘PAGAN LOVE ; SONG” —o—o S TODAY w. "Harriet Craig” V. Joan Crawford, Wendell Corey-ALBG-*-Shorts 14c-44c Inc. Tax ■ "f '■ ;d ’ ■ \

- ■ 1 1 ——" * — * Week's Schedule ; Os Adams County Basketball Teams Saturday \ i Adams Central vs Petroleum at Bluffton. I Geneva Downs ' c r \ *j Poling Friday Night, 38-36 • The Geneva Cardinals raced into a 13-point first-quarter lead and then held on grimly to edge out a 38-36 victory over Poling Friday at the Poling gym. iGeneva was out in front at all periods, 2U-7, 22-17 and 32-30. Tom Weaver was the Cardinals’ leading scorer with 15 pointy, while Votaw tallied 13 for Poling'. It The Cardinals will entertain Pennville at Geneva next* Friday. Geneva \ FG FT TP Weaver, f 7'l 15 Bergman.><2_x 3 17 Penrod, c a._ 0 0 o 1.1 allies, g .4 4 0 8 Nevil, g T _---- r ..-4 11 3 Mann, g 1-^— 0 11 Pyle, g 0 I 1 Hanni. g 113 | \ .Totals 16 6 38' Poling \ FG FT TP Haines, f 6 0 il2 Kerus, t 0 0 0 c —— -— 0 0 0 Reinhart, g .... 2 19 VotaW, g ---. 5 3 13 IsAh, 0 0 0 Waters, f 2 2 6 Referee: —Smitley. ' Umpire:—Riggs. y i Preliminary I Geneva 28, Poling 26; MAJOR LEAGUE ( \ Standings i ’ ■ a- 1 w -L: Pts. Pinney Ford 7 2 10 Smith BroH. 6 3 9 Heyerly ’ 5 4- / 7 Ideal Dairy 5 ’ 4 t; Mies Rec. -J_4 5 5 Burk Elevator i » 5 Kelly' Suttles. 01 9 0 High games: Ellis 236; gimen man 210. F. Hoffman 211.' -Reef 217, Hodle 2G3. Marbadh 221 j Pillars 215, Meese 206. Larikenau -221. Lynch 200, Inniger 213, Macklin 204. \ L H MERCHANT LEAGUES' Standings W L Decatur Dry, Cleaners — 8 1 State Gardens ? 2 Mirror Inn ------ 5 4 Victory liar ------ 5 4 Eigles 5 4 Mpllenkopf - 4 5 Rhodes Roofing r 3 6 Krick-Tyndall ■I 3 6 K|iyes z 3 6 Ki C. No. 12 2 7 High games: Ahr 200, Strickler 202. RURAL LEAGUE \ Stanaings ': h " ' \, - I - ’ W L j Old CroWn x 7 2* Heyerly -j-.pd 7 \ y 2 Stewart Bakery 5 4 Doc's Car Dock 5 4 Nine Mile Lbr. \ 5 4 Reynolds Ins. L_ 4 5 Hoagland Hdw. '4 5 Shearers Mkt. 4 5 v.. r w. 3 6 Hayloft j 8 ’High games: Reed 222, Feasel 203, R. Smith 212. Boerget 201,C. Getting 201. I SCHRICKER - (ContlnueA From Fast One! •to alarm people unnecessarily.’* Stemle said he “unalterably opposed” a plan suggested by the state board ofj health whereby indiapa would purchase and stockpile thousands, cf dollar. 4 worth of pharmaceutical supplies and equip tnent. He said it would be a waste of-looney because “it might never be used." 1 ’ ' He also voices oppofeijion to "defense gadget manufactuFers’’4-such as one he said wanted to sell the state identification tags for all residents. \ "There’s a lot of that going on behind the scenes,” Stemle ’ said. “They’re, not just being phtHotic. They have an axi to grind." < Trade In a Geod Town — \J • t "XC".' ■■!-r. FREE ESTLMATES on all FORMS OF INSURANCE -- No Obligation! 7 t ■! Burke Insurance Service . 512 N. Third St. Phone 3-3050 ;'.' : * ' 1' . , 1 4 . *'' ' ■ • W H ■ T'

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'• ! J Hoagland Five Downs Eagles Friday Night! : . ]: , J I The Hoagland Wildcats whipped the Monmouth Eagles, at the Monmouth gym Friday ni|ht, Monmouth led at the fifst quarter. 18-17. but Hoagland took the lead at the.half,-39-24. and? was out. in front at the third periptt\ 55-32. !-Chenin Was the gameMI leading tjeorpr with 22 points. Gallnh y»<r Monnioutiiy with 16. The will entertain the Berne Bears at th,e Monmouth gym Friday night. i Hoagland I ‘ FG| IFT TP Guenin. f J 10|! 2 22 Emcnhiser, f 3| ■\ 2 8 I'fftlman, c.... 3' ' 5 11 Franke, g J 5 I.' .1 11 .Mclntosh, g 21 | 1 5 Richman, f 3 :; 17 Girardot. f --Mi l °. 8 Aspy, f 'Ol I 0 0 Ruhl, c a <Ol ' 0 (l j ' : \V Totals 30’1 12 ■ Monmouth ; ; FG? FT .TP Gallnuyer. f 10; 4 16 Harkty^K,.,—— 3 j 5 11 1 I 1 "3 Werling, 'g 1' 4 6 Stoppenhagen, g 11 Everett, f 0| 2\J2 1 Walbhle, f ..A,—o . o n~ I Sheets, c _L_. 1H ''o' 2 I Selking, gL — OH 0 0 Kleis, g -il—lj 1 3 \ ' i ■ Jr--- — Totals 13J IS 44 Referee: s—Haheggc r J Umpire:—Gray. j { Preliminary, ], Monmouth 34, Hoaglatfd 28. High School Basketball I Bluffton 50. Kendall Ville 48. Garrett 60, Columbia City 54. New haven 60. Fort Wayne Concordia 42. I ! Fort Wayne North 51> Fort • Wayne’ South 36. Fprt Wayne Central 66' Hunting ! ton 53.’ Monroeville 54, Vyoodjjuyn 21. 1 Elmhurst 60, Portlahd 40, Montpelier 37. Hartford City 42 Rochester 33-! Bloomington 71.’ SoUto Beutl i Central 51. s Lafayette Jeff 45, Maiio)n 11. . Eygnjsville Central 53. . 1 Evansvifte Bouse 45, Bedford 41. j ’ Elwood 65. Peru 43. f Columbus 58, Rushville §55 (over • time). v \ j New Albany 51, Madison\ 45. i Wabash 66, Plymoth 4|B. ' • blew Castle 44, Logansport 41. I Anderson 62, Frank tort 50. Gary Froebel 65 Eastj Chicago 1 Washington 34. J /. Elkhart 46, Goshen 44. Huntington Catholic 47. South Whitley 43, Kokomo 55, ;Richmond | 37. > Indianapolis Manual '7O, Indkmapelis Shortridge 64 (overtime). Mancie Central 69. Indianapolis Tech 42. ' \ . . Democrat Want Ads Bring Results I L\.' ' ■ r -

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College Basketball Canterbury 80. Rdse Poly 55. 1 .Joliet 57. Tri-State 34. Tiffin,Js. Indiana Tech 40; Oklahoma A & M 49. Bradley 4S (overtime). Ix>ilg-Island U. 58, San Fran-p cisco 52. ' ' ‘ j, • 1: Warriors Lose t Overtime Tilt / ■ ■ I JI Friday Night [: The Jefferson /Warriors dropped ' a rugged overtime battle. 72-68, to Gray F:;i-l«y night at the Portland < arrtlory. ’> ; , ' I The .fay county team led at the r first quarter. .20-10, : but Jefferson < pulled into a 37-37 tie at the half and held a \53-51 margin at the third quarter. Thel teams ivere ■’ tied. tlsUiX. at the of 11 the regular playing time, and - Gray ,tallied two field goals in the 1 overtime while holding Jefferson I scoreless. 'S Gleeson of Gray topped all scorers with 33 points' while (lerald Miller was high for Jefferson with IS. Jefferson will pllay at Bryant ( Tuesday and will lentertain the ( Decatur <\>mmo<loros at Berne ( Friday.’ f . ' , Gray | ' FG 'FT TP ] Bartow, f J/- 1.1 3 | Congill. f J. 0 0 0 ( c s 6 22 S Clifton. ,g -J 4 0 4 Gleeson. ( g 12 '-<» 33 Osborn, f J 5 Oj'Ttt UIIOII, g i I._ 0 * 0 ' 0 v • i \ TOTALS 22 16 72 ; Jefferson 1 . FG FT TP | Tuinbleson. f 4 19 Kuhn, f’ g 0 1G Miller, c 9 0 18 Haines, g J 4 5 13 j Wendel, g J_ 3 - 9 s I Switzer, f .J. 2 0 4 . ■ TOTALS __i• 130 s 68 Preliminary Gray 36. Jefferspn 35. p m Bmfatfxill < Indianapolis 78, Philadelphia 75. 1 ,— - If you have something to sell or \ rooms for rent try a Democrat j Want Adv. i.lt brings results. ''' • I ! Go to tne cnurch ur your choice I next Sunaay. ; ._. ' ■

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L ■ J Auburn Hands Jackets Loss Friday Nighs The' .-Decatur Yellow Jackets were Unable to match the point output 4?f a hot Auburn team Friday timl’ absorbed a 67-54 trimming in a rough ami fast hall game,, played on the Auburn floor. I The Red Devils iced the game i» the third stanza when they iiew away: from the Jackets with a 19 point surge whilg the Jackets could only find the range for 11 points. The Aijbura team was able to .put this rally on top of a six point half time margin when the intermission score was 30-24 in (h»-(r . favor, then command the latter part of the game pretty well. The Red Devils displayed a phenomenal shooting talent, during the game,, though, .hitting' 29 times from the field in 61 attempts at the basket. Paced by large Cal Grosscup’s 22 points, the Red Devils jjhe ball through the iimip with a tormenting regularity —pne that in the second half of the .game the Jackets were\ unable tb matchThe game, thefligh l , was probably closer than the final score indicates. Both teams ran up and 'down the floor, because they apparently* liked to run and the officials liked to watch ttjeih. The Jackets * flaileil the basket with -abandon: while the ''Red Devils |flaih*<| it consistently—enough so ,'tlie game was stopped but 34 times for fouls. \ ’ The, Red Devils jumped off to an early lead* ! John Garns basket t£oni side court, but the Jack•■tsßrk Petrie 1 soon tied it'up by the\ball at midcourt and driblding under for the, two points. 1 Grosscup’s fielder again put the! Auburn-' team in the lead, one Which 4|>ey never relinquished \the rest of the game. The Jackets did,- however. He the game two more times. \|’ith minutes gone iil tire second quarter Jim' . Moses, who incidentally led the Decatpr< scorers with 15 markers, betted one D om outside the foul 1 Circle- to. knot the count at 16-16. An of baskets by Red : Devil; gii’ard| Patil Hathaway an\l 1 Jn< ket . Jack Petrie tied the score again tis. IS-1S midway in tne quarter, ami it was the last time the Jackets'could, pull even during 'he gante The Jackets run up against another conference foe next Friday for their next outing, 'when they i meet dhe pace-seFting Kendallville ' Coniets in the Jackets’ gym. Yellow Jackets - \ FG FT TP Moses, f 5 5 15 1 Bohnke,- f r 5' 3 13 < Strickler, c 4\ 1 9 I Petrie, g 4 0 8 < Bair, g I'3 5 I Sautbtee. f 2 i 0 4 < ; . .' • , -U- i TOTALS 21 12 54 11 Auburn * FG FT TP 1 Biotins, f -----i---,. 0 0‘ 0 Grosscid), f _.-.x- 10 2 22 1 Garns, c —7 2 16 Myers, g 1 11 } Hathaway, g . 3 2 8 1 Butler, t' 4 2 10 1 Delagrance, f 0 0 0 " Gh-iffith. g 0 0 0- ‘ Stemen. g'o 0 TOTALS .. 29 9 67 Refqree: McKenzie. Empire: Dornte. - Preliminary . Auburn SO, Decatur 29. Democrat Want Ads Bring Results 1 . , *

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klenk's Team Still In Zotlnej Tourney. Fifteen teams, including Klenk’s rtf Decatur, remain in the Zollner Piston invitational tourney,, played As preliminaries to the piston’s league games at North Side gym in Fort Wayne. L Klenk’s next appearance will be Sunday, 1 Feb* 18, as preliminary to the Piston’s game -with Philadelphia. The Decatur teann will .play Woodburn, and if successful li.ill meet the Markle-South Whitley game March 7. Pleasant Mills Beats Bryant Friday Night Overcoming a five-point 'iiis-I-dvantage at the first quarter, the, Pleasant Mills Spartans came back Mrong to defeat the Bryant bwls, 59-47, at the pleasant Mills gyin Friday night. Bryant held a 16 11 lead kt the first period. but Pleasant Mills pulled into a 25-25 tie at the half, ♦ind moved w«ll out in front at |he third quarter 51-38. : Jim Price, Spartan guard, was the game’s outstanding scorer With 29 points, while J. Minnich topped Bryant with 16. The Spartaris w\ill entertain the Adams ' Central Greyhounds at Pteasant Mills next Friday. \ Pleasant Mills' FG FT TP Haudehbush f 4 5 0 1.0 Johnson f i 1 11 Workinger c .. 3 17 Jini Price g . |1 7 29 Painter g 1 0 2 king f :\0 " 0 Q Human f x- -. 0 0 0 Ed wards g 0 0 0 Jr. Price g t l 0 0 0 _- 25 9 59 Bryant FG FT TP J. Minnich f 4 7 2 16 Logan f 1 <r > Masters' c ....--j-' 5 1- 11 Guntie g | 5 0 ' It? Minch 4 -42 2 6 F. Minnich f 0 0 0 Garlinger g .. 10 2 Totals 21 \ 5 47 Referee: —Koons. » Umpire: —Smith i' ' Preliminary Pleasan Minis 37, Bryant 28. I I d. 4 — ' ‘ j State Trooper Makes Two Traffic Arrests State trooper Walter Schindler made two traffic arrests Friday. ; one of them already .apprehended ! in justice of the peace court, tb* other to appear there Sunday. Charles; Hunt. of Indianapolis, driving a semi-truck, was arrested for exceeding the truck speed limit of 4'5 milgs an hour two miles south of the city on U. S. 27. PtekdIng guilty to the charge. Hunt pai<’, to justice Hunter a of J 5 and costs in the amount of ||15.75. Ronqnie Mitchell, of Lynn, is to appear in court to answei- the chkrge of passing another vehicle in a no passing gone on. t’- S. 27 six miles nortn of Decatup Farm rire Loss <\ Fann property fire loss for ths past six months exceeded the rural loss for the entire preceding yleij July 1, IMS, to June 30, 1946. j . ' ' J| If you have something to sell or rooms sos rent, try a Democrat Want Ad It brings results

Angola Hands Berne 66-39 Defeat Friday The Berr|> Bears suffered their 11th loss ot the season Friday bight; traveling to Angola to ab,sorh a 66 39 defeat. Angola was well out in front at the half.-34-12. Bledsoe paced the winners wi'h 15 points, followed by Selman ikrlth 14. Haul wa tops forj Berni with 1,4 points, fol , lowed by Jack Nussbaum with 11. | The will play the Win- ‘ Chester Yellow Jackets at Bernt next Tuesday Angola, \ ! J , FG FT TP Stllhlger, f 3 17 Selmbn, f — 3 8 i 14 Taggart, c 1 0 2 Schaeffer, g 2 15 ’ Waite, g -..J— 2\ 0 1! f u Lj. 4 1 b Zanders, fIJ) :: Neuktim. c 2, 3 7‘ Geren. g 0 <> Bledsoe, g _>£_ 6'l ■’ 15 i ; i ■ ' \■' I Totals D 93 2q i | L I-.' ~ Berne ' I I FG FT JTP Nussbauin. fp 1 3 11 Hirsehy, f 0 0 0 Baisifeeri c 11 3 Parr, g 7 ___. 0 0 <t J. Spruuger, g 3 0» 6 Lieehtyu f ... .2 ! P. Bprunger, " ...'5 4 14 Miller, g d 0 0 | Totals I.} 9 39 , Referee: 1 - Jackson. Umpire:—McSwane. !

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, SATURDAY. JANUARY 27, 1951

South Side Defeats North In Cub Game ! ■■■■•.■ i-' 1 The South Side of the Decatur Cub Pack defeated the North Side. ,27- 1 /. in a basketball game that preevded a meeting of the Pack, held Friday night at the Lincoln school. Charles Dull bl Den 6 led the win- 1 iiing five with 13 poiqts on six field goals and one charity toss. Phillip Ramnd.of Den 7 with 10 points, Jim Rejdehkach pfjDen 4 with two poiJiis and Fred Locke of D«n with two scored the other points. Jiie Sinith of Den 8 was the other South player.: .Bob Shraluka of pen I 15 led ’the Ihsers with six of his team’s seven points and Leroy Ratliff of Den 15 bagged the other lone/ tally. J<*y DeVoss of Den 15, Lynn Srnith of Den 13. Scott Halterman of Den IC, Gerald Grice of Den 14. S’< ven Steury of Den 5 and Max Roth,-<>f Den 15 were other North plnyej-s, * i ■ Den 12 with Mrs. William Feller as den mother won the transpdrta- : tibn exhibit contest. Honorable j mention was awlarded Den 16 with Mp? Louis Jacobs as den mother 'and Den 13 with Mrs. Earl Caston , as den mother. All three Dens are j frpm Ae north sector. The North Side wa« award'd plaques for at- ; tehdaince, uniforms arid Wolf Cub adtaiieemept. The Sunt h wofi holin'- for B<ar Cub advancenrent in addiiton to th<* basketball victory. ’. The next uveetir.gwill be in the term of |a Cub .Blue &-Goid banquet at the Lincoln school on February 19 at 6 p.tH. Mab-olm Locke was in charge i f las* night’s meeting. IL Hi Krueckt berg. Floyd Reed. Hu- ; bgrt Merkel. Jr,, and I*. Bryce Tho- | mas also appeared on the. program. Preliminary Angola 27, Berne 25. ‘