Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1952 — Page 6

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Yellow Jackets Defeat ''■'V > • ■■ '■ 1 !' \ ' ] \ Warsaw Tigers Friday After Overtime Battle

X ■ ■ ' ■ J . Decatur’s Yellow Jackets* afte ■ u i nearly throwing away a seeming Jy-won bgll game, bounced back t life in the overtime session to de feat tiie- Warsaw Tigers, 83-75, a the Decatur gym Friday nigh't. The Jackets, after leading al ■the way, at one time by as mucl 12 poihts, let tjieir margin frit ’ . ter away, with the Tigers finall; , pulling into a 67-67 tie just befor j the horn sounded the expiration o ■the regular playing time. The teams traded two fieli goals each in the opening minuti of the extra session. ; blit Gen' Morrison, who racked up a grea with 39 points, hit a fielde to ppit t|ie/Jackets on top to sta; at 73*71 and Decatur* added to it: margin in- the reniainder of th< jpvertiine period for its final mar gin of eight points. The Yellow Jackets had a 15-11 lead at thie first quarter, whirl they built to 34-25 at the halt, am ■ maintained the nine-point advant 4 «ge in thb third quarter, whicl I ended in a 49-40 score. 5 The Tigers kept pecking awaj at that lead in the Waning minute: of the ball game but still trailei et 67-65 with only three seconds of play remaining. Thames Bow man then scored from close rang* on an out-of-bqtinds pipy to sem the game into an extra thret minutes. H - Morrison put on one of th< greatest one-man - sprees in Decatur net history as he pour ed 39 points through the hodp, in eluding three field goals in th* overtime. Gene Vetter was the Jackets’ only offensive threat ol the night, winding up with 21 markers. Chuck Morehead, with 22, and Sam Joyner, with 20, led the Tigers. ■ i It was the second Northeastern Indiana conference victory for the Yellow Jackets in as many > tries, and the Jackets will entertain the Columbia City , Eagles at the Decatur gym Tuesday in another loop encounter. _ -4... Yellow Jackets x FG FT TP t Koons 17 9 ’ Vetter \ 17 7 i 21 Kohne *4r--r 113 Morrison .1 16 7 39 Pollock 4 2 1 5 Duff , 1 2 4 _ Halterman _■ 0 '’o 0 Brokaw ...” 10 2 TOTALS _ 29 25 83 Warsaw FG FT TP Morehead 10 2 22 Joyner __v 7 .'6 20 - Evans 3 17 Bowman 12 4 Adams 1 lyoodllng . ' O’ 2 2 Light _ t __ 0 4 Sansbury , — 0 O 0 Truex 4 2 10 TOTALS 29 17 75 Officials:■ Stehing, Fisher. •\ Preliminary a. Warsaw 45, Decatur 43 r —~ 4 ; | Trade In a Good town —Decaturl TEEPLE MOVING & TRUCKING 1 \ Local and Long 'Distance 4 PHONE 3-2607

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g r Week's Schedule For Mams County at Basketball Teams Saturday H Second team tourney at Monmouth h (Pleasant Mills, Commodores, t- Adams Central, Monmouth). ' ly ——- ——I ; Bears Defeat j Lancaster By * 46-32 Score r- ■ . TV - Leading all the way, the Bern® 0 Bears defeated the Lancaster Cenh tral Bobcats, 46-32, on the Berne d court Friday night. I - t- The Bears were out in front at h all periods, $-3. 21-10 and 34-21. 'Jerry Sprunger of the victors y topped all scorers with 16 points, ■s and Zirkle was. high for the Wells d county quintet with 11 points. Is The Bears will entertain Roll at r- peine Tuesday night. e Berne d FG FT TP eJ. Spruhger 5 6 16 M. Lehipan 1 3 5 e Smith _;_i 1 4 g is- Miller t4-+ i 4 G 8 r- Bixler —1 1.3 i- Kirchhofer <JL-! 0 V 3 ' 3 e Liechty Z - .. 2 15 e B. Sprunger 0 o—o d Cook ___ 0 0 0 1 L. Lehmgn 0,0 0 h, f (I Totals _ r 1J (24 46 Lancaster ' n ' FG FT TP r Sprowl 2 2 6 V Lobsiger ... 11 3 - Taylor — Oil t Troyer * 2 15 - Zirkle * 4 3 n Hamilton 1 4 fl Gerber 0 0 0 > I. Totals 10. 1-2 32 Officials: Cass, McCoy. \ Preliminary Lancaster 38. I ■ ' - ■ . Intramural League Results Are Listed > Ui 1 ; ' a . j The Pistons defeated the Lakers, 47-25; the Plowjocks w’on over the Skyscrapers, 30-20, and the Bats batted the Hotshots, 52-41, in intramural league games at the Decatur high school. I Pistons \ FG FT TP Sudduth _Y 10 0 20 D; Kiser; Z. 2 - 2 6 Aurand _.._t 2 2 6 Anderson 0 11 Douglas 5 0 10 Van Horh 2 0 4 Totals 21 5 j. 47 • ■ 'Vj Lakers ’ / ! \il FG FT TP Judt ___ 10 2 Egley __4 1. 2 15 Brunner ■,______;l 3 0 6 B. McCurdy ---I 5 2 12 Murtaugh — 0 0 0 Cookson 4 0 L 1 0 0 ' ' ' - ' —— I , Totals — 11 1 3 25 , ’ ° Plowjocks “ ■ FG FT TP j Lehrman J. 2j | 0 4 Knittie 71 15 1 Reipking 4 19 Corey J k--._ 1 » 0 2 Hebble 0 0 0 Totals 14 2 36 ■ Skyscrapers FG FT TP Roop 0 11, Rowley i.J 0 0 0 Gaskill 4.. 3 \ 17 B. Kiser i 3 2 8 Gase IT-— 0 4) 0 D. i-i— 2 0 4 Totals .z. 8 4 20 , Bats ./' FG FT TP Hilyard A-*- ’-f-i--- 6 1 13 ( E. Meyers 3 4 10 M. Meyers -4.' -4 r 0 8 Brunner » 3 0 6 Ellsworth 0 0 0 Cookson 10 2 Schafer 6 1 13 -1 ■" t ■i ‘ H —— i Hotshots \ ( J FG FT TP B. Black —-4" 3 17 Rennels --44 6 0 12 Sheets > 1L 0 0 0 B. McCurdy tJ-4 5 0 10 Kingsley 0, ;2 2 Simmons ?4-‘- 4 .1 2 10 Totals 18 5 41 Pro Basketball NBA I Minneapolis 87, Indianapolis 69.

IV . V'V 4'4. ' ■■ . Eagles Defeat ' Jefferson By 67-52 Score Monmouth’s Eag f les, after trailing at the first quarter, came\on to down \the Jefferson Warriors, 67-52, on the Monmouth floor Friday night. Jefferson Jed at the first period, 14-11, but Monmouth took the lead at the half; 25-21, and increased the bulge to 42i29 at the third quarter. Harry M rers paced the Eagles with 20 po nts, and Dick Butcher . tallied 17 for the Warriors. Both tea ns will be idle until Jan. 6, when Geneva is at Monmouth and Jefferson goes to Poling. \ Monmouth FG FT TP Myers 6 8 20 Gallmeyer ; 0 0 ~0 Harvey 3 \ 2 8 Sohner 0 11 Bulmahn 0-3 3 Fuhrman 0 3, 3 Fleming \ 5 3 13 Bultemeyer 12 4 Drew’ 6 2 14 Grandstaff Oil Totals .4—721 25 67 -I ' [ Jefferson .. / FG) FT TP Switzer--------------1 3/ 5 11 Hammitt ..... 0) 0 0 Miller 4 0 0 Butcher 7 3 17 ■Kuhn —4. 10 2 Stuber J 0 3 3 Charleston 12 4 Wellman: ,_ 2 2’6 Totals _L ...TY 18 52 Officials:. Wiegman, Dienelt. Preliminary Monmbuth : 41, Jefferson 35. ; 4*4—- — High School Basketball New Haven 64, Columbia City 63. Bluffton ;70, Winchester 46: Auburn 47, Fort Wayne South 44. Fort Wayne North 59, Fort Wayne Central 50 \ Elmhurst 65, Fort Wayne Concordia 57. i ' Hartford City 51, Huntington 37. Wabash 42, Delphi 38. .Harlan 38, Ajrcola 29. Hagerstown 54, Portland 52. South Whitleiy 77, Monroeville 60. .Muncie Central 77, Anderson 67, South Bend Riley 65. Brazil 49. Richmond 69j Bedford 43. Shelbyville 50, Logansport 49. Vincennes 51| New Albany 46. Frankfort 55,1 Tipton 48. South Bend Central 70, Goshen 45. Elkhart 43, Mishaw-aka 40. Columbus 66, Martinsville 60. Plymouth 72, Rochester 69. East Chicago Washington 76, Jasper 56. [ Kokomo 62, Hamilton (O.) 51. Indianapolis Crispus Attuoks 82, Flpra 52. Aurora 69, Madison 52. Peru 61, Marion 56. New Castle 70, Greensburg 66. BOWLING SCORES' Women’s League <>Team Standings W L Hoagland Lumber 33 12 Columbia Farms 31 14 Riverview 29 16 Engle & Irwin ..; 29 16 3 Kings : 27 18 Schafers 27 18 Hill-Smith ...i 26 19 Wire Die .\. ~.. p 26 19 Duo Therm 25 . 20 McMillen ....4-i 24 21 Bank Ehingers i.l 20Vfe 24% Phillips 66 ■„..: 19 26 Rosies 4-4.-i, 19 26 Niblick 16 29 Hellers 15 »0 Kents 10 35 Win Rae ....: 8 37 500 Series: Helen McClure 528 R. Bultemeier 504 Bowman 500. High games: R. Bultemeier 201 V. Smith 188, McClure 170-199, Schafer 188. Mies 186 Schroeder 187; Rowden 180, Marbach 179 Way 175, Plasterer 1 172, Bricker 172, M. Miller 170, Bowman 171. Gift Suggestions ... at HAUGKS • Toastmaster and Sunbeam Toasters • Hair Dryers • Bath Room Scales • Heating Pads • Fryryte and Sunbeam Deep Fryers HAUGKS APPLIANCES PLUMBING & HEATING S. 2nd Across from Street Court House !■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

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F'”" ii. ■111 Geneva Edges Out Hartford Friday Night The Geneva Cardinals and Hhrt : ford Gorillas waged a terrific battle Friday night at thp .Geneva gym, with the Cardinals finally ekipg out a 58-56 victory. Hartford led at the first quarter, 14-f|, but the Cardinals were bn top at the half,. 25-20, and at the tiiltd period, 43-39. Gary Brewster of the Hartford team’ was the game’s top scqrer witn 19 points, while Jerry Tester led the Cardinals with 15. Genera will play at Monmouth Jan. 6, and Hartford will entertain the* Decatur Commodores at ford Jan. 9. . \ "■

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= i New York, N. Y. i September 8/1897 k Dear Editor: , i \ - ° i- \ lam 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in the Sun it*s so.” Please tell me the truth—is there a Santa Claus? 'I BRi * -j • ’ ■ JPyTil Ml mdjJi ntfi I LJ .■V. Krfl 5 Br¥l . — —* ’ “ 4 , v rTT It was only September, and 1897’s Christmas was three months in the future. But Virginia O’Hanlon's concern was with an important problem that, to her, knew no season. That was why she wrote her letter to the New York Sun. ■ I .4 - The answer to Virginia’s question, written in a moment of deep spiritual insight by Francis B. Church, stands even today as a testament expressing two thousand years of faith. It has been reprinted here because it always will deserve to • ..1 > A be read again. ■•\' ■ - ' j - iini "! 1- J—- t 1 ' ESC • ■ - • m Ji ' ii —

Geneva FG FT TP Hanni 4 4 1 9 Sehisler 3 3 9 Penrod 4 4 12 Macklin ' 3 2 8 Tester ............................ 6 3 lo Craig; 11 3 1 ,0 2 StUcky 0 0 0 TOTALS .....J 22 14 58 Hartford \ ? FG FT TP Augsburger : 4 12 Moser ~s. 4 1 9 Brewster 7 5 19 Wolfe 5 0 10 Bently 1 4 2 0 4 Stahly .*. IQ2 Grogg v V 0 0 0 ! i. TOTALS 23 10 56 Officials: Capin, Harnmit Preliminary , ‘ ’ Geneva 39, Hartford 23. ■n ' ‘ ' IL ■ * . . [ Trade In a Good Town—Decaturl j_ I—l 1111.

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Lincoln 6-Als j Winner Over 6-B The Lincoln 6-A team defeated Lincoln 6-B, at the Lincoln gym Friday afternoon. The dinners trailed at the half, 8-5. ; i ' Ratliff was high for the winners With 10, while no 6-B player tallied more than four points, Lincoln 6-A FG FT TP Holtsberry 2 0 4 Corah 0 0 0 Vegara o*o 0 Ritter .' r 2 0 4 Dellinger 10 2 Ratliff 2 6 10 Conrad y. 0 0 0 Schieman ........ 0 0 0 TOTALS 7 6 20 t Lincoln 6-B e . FG FT TP Daniels ....; i, 2 0 4 Krick ...... i , 0 | 2 L • * l< , " r. . 1-j' >■ 1 1 I ' lM| "t'- 1 | ' I

- ■’■’•- ■ • / ' . • 0 . •. - Z °Yes, indeed! / "Vi /.. i . ■ “Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age—they do not believe except what they see —they think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. ! “All minds, Virginia!; whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. “In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, aij ant, in his intellect as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and kifowledge. ■ ' v - Ar' / : ' r'• ■ ■ ’• ■ “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. : ° c ' ’ - ' I f ' , - ' • I . ■ i\ .1- I • ’ . “He exists as certainly as love arid generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and jov. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It lould be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childke faith then, no poetry, no romance to inake tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. rs - ■■ r ■ ■.l - ' ' ’ ’ V . ’l' ’.. .• | ■" • i |- V u ' 1 , ’ “Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! “You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobodv sees Santa Claus, . ■ ’ 1 ■ Ir■■ ■• z ' but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus—the most real things in the world are those neither children nor men can see. j ■ -"A “ 1 ' i ' 1 ' I' ' “Did you eves see fairies dancing on the lawn? Os course not, but that’s no proof thtl they are not there-—nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders that are unseen and unseeable in the world. ( * -i . ' ; . • 1 “You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, or even the united strength of all the strongst men, that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside the curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. “Is it all real?—ah, Virginia, in all tMs world there is nothing else real and abiding. / 1 “No Santa Claus! Thank God! —he lives, and he lives forever —a ■ \ j -■ thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.” Finest Restaurant »r<»TL« la, 1 >■! The Personnel and Management Wish You A Very, Very, Very '■ I '.<■ -f . 1 1 -4' ! MERRY CHRISTMAS 4 . And A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR A •

Shraluka 1 0 2 Franklin ! 0 0 0 Brticey 2 0 4 Andrews k \ 10 2 Lytle 0 0 0 TOTALS 7 0 14 College Basketball Kansas State 80, Notre Dame 64. Adrian 56, Rope Poly 54. Centre 64, Hanover 60. Concordia 81 (over-

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time). UCLA 60, Michigan State 55. I KE OVERSOLD (CowtliHM-d From On*) nese cooled off.” , Reeder would not specify which typfes' of ammunition were scarce, but said the supply of one line of shells! is only 27 % per cent of demand. ‘ Trade in a uooa Town —Decaturl