Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 31 January 1951 — Page 8

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SPORTS

Jess Hill Is Southern Cal Grid Mentor J: ■ ' ; ■ j ' a ' Lo® Angeles, Jan. 314-<UP)t~ Southern California's new ■ football i <wh, Jess Hill, boldly eddied bn the university today to forget its defeatist attitude and join With,him In building a winning team.; , j Hill, one of the great athletes in Southern California history, added ithe football job to his duties as coach yesterday. He called ihe Assignment "a real opportunity and a real challenge:.” The buJllt 44-year-old takes oyer the football job held by Jeff Cravath for nixie seasons:until he quit yndpr pressure Dec. 20. \ ; Hill's cholcp was by president Fred"'Tl Fagg as the choice of students, alum hi and university adniinistra, tion. And the new coach’s popularity .with all factions immediately Was demonstrated by alumni repreheniatlyes, who their 1 o Whole-hearted Support." Hill’s name did not, ep ter into the picture us a possible choice for football coach until late- last week when the movement to pick him mju-4 first, disclosed by the United l*t»ss 1 . ’’ . 1 '' ; A ground swell of sentiment in Hill's behalf drew the support first Of'aliimhi in the coaching profession. ? Students quickly joined In Surging tb*at Hill be chosen and the , administration finally nodded apjirovfogly. . f Neither the length of Hill's contract i nor the salary he will rechive- Was i .‘Hill graduated from the tiniin 1930 after starring in irack, football and. baseball when LhywArd ibnes Was toach. He playnl professional baseball first with thei Pacific (’oast league and ih the majors v itfr the 1 New York gapktes and the-Washington SehaFb-' -■ \ . ■ ■ .• ' \' I Although in recent years he was best known as a track coach, 11 IH u(s 16 years experience coaching UN COMMITTEE ; X ((iontinned Fr«in imgeOnr) J delegation members were but solemn, after the sueif their resolution. Chief deleJtate Warren It. Austin limited hiaiiself t<| one public comment: I "1 a|n thankful to God." I Although the opposition Jhj ; that the American resolution \|lkihh(ed the door on negotiation of peaceful, settlement in the \far taste insisted in t[he comynltlW debate that it did not. ■t 7 : .£ V 7c CJA ■ ■ I-! L'

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Week's Schedule . Os Adams County Basketball Tearns Wednesday ; Commodores vs Lima St. John's, at ..Decatur gym. til i Friday Kendallville at Yellow Jackets. I Commodores vs Jeffersbn at Berne. !■' , ' '’l - i Berne at MonmouthAdams Central at Pleasant Mills. Pennvllle ( at Geneva. > Hartford vs Petroleum at Bluffton. v' -'i 1 | r ■ ■„ . 1 Second Os City Series Gomes To Be Held Thursday The second \ game of the annual series for the Decatur ’grade school championship will be played at the Lincoln school gym piurgjlay afternoon at 4 o'clock. St. Joe won the first game of the series, played in December, by a score of 50 to 3Q, and Junior high must win Thursday's game to prolong the series. ’ Admission prices for the city series till will be 10 cents for all students and 25 cents for adults. ,

Berne Bears Are Defeated By Winchester The Winchester Yellow Jackets defeated the Berne Bears. 58-36, at the Berne gym Tuesday night, Tire teams were tied at the first quarter, 17-17, but Winchester todk a. 33-23 lead \at the half and was out in front at the thlid per-\ lod, 47-27. ' j ! Scoring honors Were 1 well divided for both -teams, McCoy of Winchester. leading with 15 points, and Jerry Sprunger topping Berne with ’ The Bears will play the. Eagles at Monmouth Friday night, i i Wincheater f , - FG .FT .TP Woolf, f J. 3 <l6 Cheesinan., f 4 2 io McCoy, c 6 3 *ls Cox. g 2 it 11) Smith, g 6 of : 12 Brown, f ~ 1» 0 \ 2 Laisure, «? L 0 0 0 Painter, g' JA 11 3 7 < . '■ _ iua TOTALS \23 12: 158 Berne \ •'\ FG 'FT TP Parr, *f ± 1 2H’ 4 Hlrschy, f ... 3 3iJ 9 BaMger, d-, „J__ 1 if ;1 3 J. Sprunger, g ..... 3 4i Irt P. Sprunger. g 2 2f i 6 Liechty, f O' 11 Nus baum. f . 11 3 TOTALS ...... 'll 14 i 36 Referee: Todd. 1 < Umpire: Bonham. Winchester 27, Berne 21. Marion Enters Team In Pro Net League Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 31- JlTh— Doxie. Moore, Commissioner of- the National Professional Basketball League, announced today a new team would be formed at Mariotr, Ind., to replace Denver and Kansas City. S\. r \ Moore\ said the team woultj be i backed by a community gtamn headed by Carl Draper aud made up of Denver and Kansas City ' .. j!

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Junior High Beats Bluffton, 22-21, Decatur Junior higii edged out a 0 22-il victory over Blufftoh at the Bluffton gym Tuesday evening. \ Decatur held an 11-8 lead at the half ind staved'off a Bluffton rally In the second half. Handier led thej\ winners with 10 points, and Higgiqs was Bluffthn’s leading scoter with l’. markers ' ' Decatur ! \ FG .FT TP Hanoher. f ... L 4 2 10 Neijrelitipr, f 10 2 Eley, | <•._ -_i 1 Z T '7 Strickler, k i--- .0 9 0 MeDqugal. g 11 I .3 Halterman, f A-i 0 0 0 ' —LJ L Totals ...... 9 4 22 Bluffton FG FT TP Flowers, f 11 3 Uptjgraft., f .- r 11 Harter, c 1 2 o 4 Waters, g .. 0 ’• <> Higgins, g .J 4 3 11 French, f . ---4 \0 " 0 Total's'.... 1-8 5 21 , players,. plus several who resigned secently from the Anderson Pack era. League officials contacted Milt St boon and Dillard (’yocker, formerly Os Denver; Let Klier. Charley Black and Boji Kinney Oof Anderson; Blackey Tow’ery yof Kansas City and former All-Artusr-lean Walt Kirk. Moore said, and all indicated interest in the new team.; If you have something to sell or rooms for 'rent try a Democrat Want Adv. It brings results. Democrat Want Ads Bring Results i i,- t , ■

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AMERICAN LEGION LEAGUE • Destroyers won three from Fly-. ihg%l)j <!s; Navigators won three! from Gunnet-sSpitfires won three’ from Non Coms wont two.frbm Pilnfgi Standings ' | W L PtsJ Destroyers ........ n j 15 jj Spilfhys. ... s • 4 u j Nav'igihor.s $ 4 jo j Non t’o/ns A 7 .5 9 I Flying, Discs ...[ 5 7 7 Doughb< y* 4 s 5 J Gunners ■ .. v 3 9 si| Pilots 2. in 2 j High gtitne:: W. Schnepf 226; H l Engle 225-214; J. Cochtan 224; T.l Ilobroiif 231; C. Cook 216; Koene-| man 2J16; L. Zwlek 212; B. Blakey; 211 Steven? 2(>B. '■ v,; f, - - - ' College Basketball , Notv- Dame 75. Butler 65. ! Tay|. 1/79. Mandie« 1 7b. >■ ; < onteurdia 61. Huntington 52. i ' Finujai ,nt ** :il|a Tefch 41. i Xavi-.- • 79,\Toh do 59 ■ ■ ' - : ' ■ d Prt> Basketball Boston 96. Syracuse 87. A ROchts-rer . 95, Baltimore 90. ' —- ■ Trade, in a Good Town — Decatur

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Warriors Are ( Defeated By Bryant Owls Kvith it pai.> of hot-shooting forwards aipping the nets for 67 points, the Bryant Owls defeated iliii .Jefferson Warriors, 76-61, at ih;l Portland gym, Tuesday night. Jhryant was out in front at all JprJiQds. 22-19, 41-29 and 53-47. Masters topjped all scorers , with a Slxzling 40 points, while his tearm ’tmiirs, J. Minnich, accounted for :2"| Gerald Miller was the only consist;, nt /scorer for Jefferson, having a lood night with 35 tallies. The Warrioys will entertain the atur Commodores at the Berne g’yln Friday right? ll ' ' ■ I , . Bryant <4 , FG FT TP J. f J_.io 7 27 Mfeterf. r —L-J--- 15 10 4ft e 2 j 5 MHich, g Q i 0 0 g| (y 1.1 Qdalinger, f nil 4>.yGuntlv, c J ... 10 2 t 1 ■ ' —— , ■? Totals x..i 28 2W 76

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High School Basketball New Haven 52. Butler 44. Ashley 71, Hamilton 31. Terre Haute Sfote 48, Brazil 44. Alexandria 43. Anderson St, Maty’s 41. Vincennes 6t, Terre Haute Carfield 45. Linton 57. Terre' Haute Wiley 46. Bedford 59. Washington 37. • Greensburg 56, Franklin 46. Martinsville 56, Crawfordsville 52. .Evansville Reitz 47, Evansville Central 46. Bloomington 52, Greencastle 33. Tel) Cityf 45/ Huntingburg 44. Valparaiso F 5. Hobart 49. Hartford City 41. Royerton 34. Goshen 68. Wakarusa 67. 1 I 1 Jefferson FG FT TP Tumbkson. f Oil D. Kuhn, f _|._+ 5 L| 11 Miller, c .... 13 9 35 Haines, g 1 2 4 Wendel, g' 0 2 2 Swllzer, f-/ 2 10- 4 G. Kuhn, f l 0 0 0 Overholser, c f 0 2 KeHjtr. k 1 0 2 Totals 23 15 61 Preliminary Jefferson ,4<»‘, Bryant 27. Democrat Want Ada Bring Re«uit»

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was • graye ’ • Thfi 68-year-old Street. | tWr uontly in poor health since undei- | going an abdominal operation iw>. jvears a,lo was admitted to the [hospital last Wednesday. He had , been stricken while en route homt , i<i Joplin from Peoria. 111., after addressing an “Oldtiiners” meeting.