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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-12-21
EVANGELICAL AND REFORMED
CHURCHES

v.C. Oppermann, Minister
Emmanuel's:
$50 A. M. Morning worship.
1880 A. M. Church school.
Rehearsal for the Christmas Pro-
gram will be held on Thursday even
ing of this week at 500 o'clock. We
want all present for the rehearsal
SO that we will not need to rehearse
on Sunday. Your cooperation ap-
preciated.
The choir is also urged to be
present on Thursday evening. All
choir members cooperate.
Our Annual Christmas Program
"Glory In Excelsis" will be presented
on Monday evening Dec. 25th at
500 o'clock. A special offering for
the Children's Home will be received.
Church books viii close on Deem
Der 25th.
st. Johns:
$3.50 A. M. Church School.
10:45 A. M. Morning Worship.
Holy communion will be observed
in our worship service on Sunday.
The Edith Lahr Circle will meet
for their Christmas meeting on
Thursday evening at 7:3O at the
home of Mrs. Stella Lauriat. Mrs.
Luella Stauffer, leader. All are urged
to attend.
The choir will meet for rehearsal
on Thursday evening at 7:30. All
choir members attend.
Rehearsal for the pageant on FRI
day evening at $50 p. M.
Rehearsal for the Children's Pro-
gram Saturday at 200 P. M. Final
rehearsal Sunday at 800 P. M. We
need your cooperation to make our
program a success.
Our Christmas Program "This
Shall Be A Sign" will be presented
on Sunday evening at 7:30 P. M. A
Special offering for the Children's
Home will be received. All are
cordially invited to again hear the
Christmas story.
Bring your gifts for the Christmas
Tree.
The Consistory of the church will
meet on Tuesday evening Dec. 26 at
900 P. M. at the church.
Church books close December 25th.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-12-21
IN 0he
Churches
EBENEZER MENNONITE CHURCH
1.-TWO miles west of Bluffton)
Howard T. Landes, Pastor

Thursday:
7:30 Prayer and Bible Study
500 Orchestra rehearsal and re-
hearsal of mixed chorus.
Saturday:
1870 Practice for children's Christ
mas program
Sunday:
9:3O Sunday School, Francis Mis-
wander, Supt.
10:30 Morning Worship.
Christmas songs and message.
7:30 Christmas program by the
Sunday school. White Christmas of
fering.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-12-21
ST. MARY's CATHOLIC CHURCH
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Sunday services at 1920 A. M.

Subject: Chrust Jesus.
Testimonial meeting at 1880 We'd
nesday evening.
The reading room at the church is
open every Wednesday from 700 to
7:30 P. M. The public is invited to
all services and to visit the reading
room.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-12-21
LUTHERAN CHURCH

NtV. " j. WUIIh, FdSlUT
$3.50 A. M. Sunday School, Harold
Beals, Supt.
1880 P. M. Worship Service
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-12-21
THE EVANGELICAL MENNONITE
CHURCH

$50. Jackson Near Kibler)
Merlyn D. Egle, Pastor
Thursday:
7:30 P. M. Bible study and prayer.
(at the Mellinger home.)
Sunday:
9:30 A. M. Sunday School.
10:30 A. M. The Christmas pro-
gram will be presented at this hour.
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Cor. of Elm and Lawn Ave.
Rev. Clarence Yeager, Pastor
Mail Address: st. Rita's Hospital
Lima, Ohio
Sunday Masses: 900 A. M.
Holy Days: 8:15 A. M.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
By Ben McAIwee

One Of the seasons hottest
duckpin matches is expected to-
night at Hi-Skor where the Sec
o n d place National Bohemian
Beer team will try to check Valley
Forge Beers sensational drive for
the major District League crown
Sporting an all-time team rec
ord average of $50 pins. Valley
Forge swept all three games in its
first engagement with it's rival and
now holds five-game edge in the
race. National Bohemian has a
team average of GIT.
Individual averages of the VAL
ley Forge squad released today by
Scorer Johnny Parise show Pat
Crescent leading the all-star cir
cult with lusty 1925 for IS
games. Don Cutsail Is third with
129-35, while Moe Meade has
1920; Frank Micalizzi, 1921
and Capt. Nick Rinaldi, 1929.
Billy Stalcup. captain of Ma.
tional Bohemian. leads his mates
with 126-29; Bub Guethler, 1874
IL; Cletus Pannell, 1914: Tom
my Mock. 122. and Rocco Nocera
121.
Mailman Is Second.
Ellis Mailman of AIS Chicken
House. boasts the loops second
high average Of 1904. Russ Spill
man of Winchester Packard is
fourth, 1912; Paul Moore of Bill
himer & Palmer Motors, fifth
1926. Sonny Weldon of Win
chester Packard, who led the
league with 127-plus last season
Is seventh with 1868.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Zock Taylor Full of Optimism
As He Signs to Manage Browns

Orlando home to st. Petersburg
and sign his 1851 contract for
another round of managing the
Browns.
He came to st. Petersburg to
meet Bill De Witt, president of the
Browns, who is here attending the
49th annual meeting of the
National Association of Profess
sional Baseball Leagues and the
winter meeting of the major
leagues.
"The main reason we got hot
late last season and the reason
think we'll be better In 81"
Taylor said, "is that we found
out where to play some of our
boys.
"The Browns team which fin
iShed last season in seventh place
wasn't like the club which started
last April. 1t was a better team
Our big deal with the Yankees
helped us and them. We got
George Stirnweiss, Jim Delsing
Ken johnson and Duane Pilletts
and the Yanks got Tom Ferricl
and Joe Ostrowski.
IT think the Browns now have
good possibilities and If we car
keep the club together we'll be
| better You krOu uya'vo esof sor,<
of the best young players in the
league"
Just after signing Taylor, DE-
Witt said no sale of players il
planned, but that there might be
some deals coming up.
1--WE made money last year fol
the first time in IL years." ht
commented happily.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Mustangs Deny Rumor
OF Football Strife
BY the Assoeioted Press

DALLAS, Dec. 5.-Reports OF
dissension on the Southern Meth
odist University football squad
were categorically denied today by
the entire squad.
In a written statement drafted
by Co-Capt. Bobby Collier, the
squad said of reports that there
had been locker room fights and
disagreements in the late stages
Of the Southwest Conference race
when SMU lost four of FIVE games
after winning its first five:
This letter. on behalf of every
member of the SMU football
squad, concerns all the rumors OF
dissension among the SMU play
ers. There have been many ru-
mors since the team started los
ing. but they are all false and un-
just.
"The spirit and cooperation of
each player was the same at the
end Of the season as it was al
the beginning. We have one of
the finest coaching stats in the
country. They thought as much
Of us at the end Of the season as
they did when we were the No.
team. And needless to say, we
thought just as much of our
coaches at the close of the sched-
ule as We did at the beginning. ("
The statement, in the form of
an open letter to Southern Meth
odist fans, was given at a dinner
for the team last night.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
District League Pin Leaders
Bowl in Return Set 7oniqht

Julie Singer of Posin's Bakery.
eighth. 1875; Joe Pricci of AIS
Chicken House, ninth, 124-34;
while Lindsay Stott, Arcade Pom
tiac captain. completes the first
10 with 124-13. Last season Stott
was the pacesetter for 80 games
with 1914.
Last seasons records reveal that
Crescent was firing at a 1850
clip while Cutsail was IL points
off his present pace with 118.
In tonight's other District loop
matches Al's meets Winchester at
Penn. Posin's engage Arcade
Pontiac at Greenway and Bill
himer g. Palmer bowl Galliher &
Huguely at Bladensburg.
Johnson's Set High.
Frances Johnson sparkled with
1873 and 389 as Powell Radiator
trimmed Rex Engraving, 2-1, to
gain first place in the Washing
ton Ladies' League. Central Valet
whitewashed Marx jewelers. as the
winners took second and the
losers dropped to third place.
Marx lost the final game by ]
pin despite Lorraine Gulli's 1853
which climaxed a 373 set.
Edmonds Optical, aided by
Marion Hamilton's 140 and 352,
swept Hyde Shoe; Hilkrist Florist,
helped by Laura Boteler's $40,
beat Virginians, 80. Sheridan
Super Market, led by Jane Mac
Cords 355, routed Pineview. Jack
Pry Motors blanked Meadowbrook
Market as Dot Prentiss posted 133-
1853 and Jennie Egan raped out
132-350.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Thomas A. Sullivan Named
Head Of Football Officials

Thomas A. Sullivan was elected
president of the Washington Dis
trict Football Officials Associa-
ton, and Harry D. '(Hobie)
|O'Meara was chosen commission
er at the annual election of Of
flcers last night at the Recreation
Department.
Francis I. (Horse) Holbrook was
elected vice president and John
w. Roper was reelected secre-
tary-treasurer.
Sullivan succeeds Frank Meg
len. former Georgetown star, while
O'Meara takes over the duties OF
Joe Mitchell. veteran sports Of
fetal.
In his annual report to the as
ISOLATION. Roper disclosed that the
association, which has an active
membership of 81, handled 15C
football games in this area last
season.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Bill Veeck Agrees
To Go on Stage in
Old WooNey Role
BY the Associoted Press

CLEVELAND, Dec. 5.-Bill
Veeck has accepted the leading
role in the play, "The Man Who
Came to Dinner" according to
an announcement by Milto n
Krantz, manager of the Hanna
Theater. Weeks only previous
dramatic experience was bally-
hooing the Cleveland Indians
when he owned the club.
"I hope you know what you're
doing" Veeck wired Krantz, who
indicated he thought he did.
Veeck is to play the part of sar-
castle Sheridan Whiteside, a role
made famous by Monty Woolley
and Alexander Woollcott.
Rehearsals start here December
18. The play opens Christmas
night.
Krantz also has offered Lou
Boudreau, former manager of the
Indians. part in Elmer the
Great" baseball paly. Lou isn't
SO sure he'll do it.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Baseball
Continued From Page C-1.)

which his three-year contract call.
ing for $4,000 a year will end.
In business yesterday George
Selkirk was named manager ot
Kansas City. replacing Joe Kuhel
and Pinky Higgins supplantee
Mike Ryba as Louisville manager
Ryba is expected to take owe,
the reins of the Columbus club
Other minor league managerial,
posts reported filled but not off.
clally announced are: Benny Borg.
mann at Houston, Lambert
tDutch Meyer at Dallas and
Harry Craft at Binghamton.
The only major league an.
pointee was Jimmy Adair, who was
named coach of the White Sox
Adair, former major league in.
nelder, was a high school team.
mate OF Paul Richards, Chicago
manager. in Texas.
The high minors drafted rs
players at a cost Of approximately
$270,000 from the lower classifi-
cation clubs. The draft concludes
today when the class B and {
leagues take their turn.
Discussion of the bonus anc
high school rule and the radio
and television problem are on to.
morroW's agenda. The majo]
league sessions follow next week
Evening star., 1950-12-05
NeyIand Coach Of Year
In SEC for Third Time
BY the Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. S.
Bob Neyland. coach of the Cotton
Bowl-bound Tennessee Volunteers,
today was named coach of the
year" in the Southeastern Confer
ence.
Gen. Neyland thus became the
first three-t time winner of the
honor since the Nashville Banner
started selecting a coach of ths
year" in a poll of conference
coaches back in 1895. He won ir
1886 and 1888.
The conference coaches placed
Neyland, whose Vols lost but one
early-season game in II starts
ahead of Coach Bear Bryant Of
Kentucky by nine points. Ken.
lucky, which plays Oklahoma ir
the Sugar Bowl, lost only to Ten.
neSSee. TO.
Evening star., 1950-12-05

her present situation and that
television officials have said they
could not pay more than called
for in existing contracts.
Last nights commemorative
program. in which Little Dyna-
mite scored a decisive l0-round
victory over favored Jimmy
Cooper, graphically illustrated
Mrs. Turner's problem. 1t was
exciting from start to finish, al
though there were no knockdowns
and Dynamite had command from
start to finish. But most fans
probably saw it on television.
1t was advertised for the District
featherweight title, currently held
by Cooper. but Dynamite came in
at 1872 pounds and Cooper at 129.
Cooper's face was chopped into a
bloody mess as Dynamite, battling
for more important assignments,
scored at close quarters with right
Iuppercuts and Furnishing left hooks
to the head.
A nostalgia touch was added by
"a three-round exhibition between
Phil Furr and Sid Silas, principals
in the first main bout at Turner's
December 2, 1885. The entire cast
of that historic night was present
and in the old familiar roles. At
torney Denny Hughes refereed the
bout, Jimmy Lake announced the
combatants and Menendez and
Billy Edwards were in Furr's cor
ner, with Ray Bowen, now a ref
cree, in SilaS' corner.
In the prelimiharies, Bill Hick-
erson decisioned Kid Stone and
Gene Harley decisioned George
Brooks in four FOUNDERS. Bernie
Barksdale scored a second-round
TKO over Ken Leitch, Coffee Joe
Wilkinson stopped Manuel Batista
in four. and Ed Gilchrist and
Agulita Aguilar boxed q five-
round draw,
Evening star., 1950-12-05
|OIympions Coming
Here Tomorrow to
Meet Caps Again

The Indianapolis Olympians,
built around five former Univer-
sity Of Kentucky basketball stars,
make their second invasion of
Uline Arena to play the Caps to-
morrow night. The '"sitors ap-
pear stronger this tim an when
they lost to the Caps, .00-84, in
the opening game here Novem-
ber /.
The Olympians have found a
winning touch since that visit and
recently upset the Minneapolis
Lakers. The ex-Kentucky players
on the team are Coach Cliff
Barker. Alex Groza, Ralph Beard,
Wah Wah Jones and Joe Holland.
Others on the squad are Paul
Walther, Bob Lavoy, Charlie MIRA
zovich. Leo Barnhorst. Malcolm
McMullen. Carl Shaeffer and Leon
Blevins.
Bones Mckinney, the Caps
coach, proposes to match the
Olympians' fast break with one
OF his own and feels that the re-
turn of Dick Schnittker. his all
America rookie forward from Ohio
State. will bring his team back
to full strength. The blond Buck
eye has been inactive with a frac-
tured cheekbone, but resumed
practice last week.
Ed Bartels, Tommy Byrnes and
Ed Mikan are new additions who
are expected to show improvement
tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Golden Gloves Tourney
Will Start Jan. II

The District Golden Gloves
AAU boxing championships viii,
open January II at Turner'S
Arena. Finals will be February
Is at Uline Arena.
The Golden Gloves and the AAU
tournaments were combined into
one show last year for the first
time and was considered an out
standing success.
Winners will be eligible to COM
pete in both the Eastern Golden
Gloves tournament in New York
and the National AAU tournament
in Boston.
The tournament is open to anna
teur boxers within a. mile radius
of Washington, but they must be
members of recognized amateur
clubs or of the armed forces.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Penn Center Selected
For BIue-Groy Come
BY the Associatsd Pres,

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Sam
Greenawalt, Pennsylvania center,
has been selected by Coach
George Munger to play in the
Blue-Gray postseason football
game at Montgomery. Ala, De-
cember 80.
The 6-foot-3-inch senior from
Grand Rapids, Mich, is the fourth
Penn player named by Munger for
the game. Munger will coach the
Blue team jointly with Ray Eliot
Illinois, and Rip Engle, Penn
State. Other Penn stars previous
ly named are Backs Alan Corbo
Lou Roberts and Billy Rhoads.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Opening Loss Reveals
Buckeyes Face Rocky
Road 10 Retain Title
By the Associated Press

Ohio States basketball Buck
eyes, riddled by graduation losses,
today faced stiff battle to retain
their Big Ten crown.
Last season the Bucks ranked
No. 2 in the final Associated Press
poll, behind Bradley University.
But gone from Ohio States cham
pionship squad are All-America
Dick Schnittker and a host of
other fine players. Only two let
termen are back,
The Buckeyes difficulties came
to light last night in Columbus,
where they dropped their opening
game to Kansas State. 68 to 81.
Lovellette Is Star.
After gaining a 35-32 halftime
edge. Kansas State coupled a fast
break with its height advantage
to pull away in the final 20 min
utes. Ed Head, with 16 points,
paced the winners attack.
At Lawrence, Kans., Phog Allen
unveiled his power-laden Kansas
team-and it did everything that
was expected. The Big Seven
favorites played under wraps all
the way in defeating Creighton
University. 81 to IS.
All 81 Kansas players saw ac-
tion, but as usual it was Clyde
Lovellette who grabbed the scor-
ing spotlight. The giant junior
center, who broke every confer
ence scoring record last season,
poured in Is points.
Iowa, figured to replace Ohio
State as Western Conference ruler
had a scare against Depauw, but
managed to carve out 74-67
victory at Iowa City. The score
was tied. 35-35, at halftime before
Iowa's Chuck Darling, high scorer
with "a points, broke up the game
with four rapid-tire baskets.
Illini Trim Marquette.
In other Midwestern games Il
linois whipped Marquette, 66-47;
Iowa State trounced Simpson,
77-44; Nebraska ripped Northwest
Missouri, 61-39, and Oklahoma A.
and M, in preparation for tomor-
rows tilt with Depaul, romped past
West Texas State, 63-32.
Otherwise, action around the
Nation was sparse, with no games
of major caliber played.
WASHINGTON AREA.
American u. SO ---Towson Teachers IL
Mt. St. Mary's Catholic u, 81
Evening star., 1950-12-05
American, Catholic
Fives Hardly Ready
For Thursday Clash
Basketball teams from American

Basketball teams from American
and Catholic Universities have q
date at Gu Thursday night, and
today both coaches were saying it
was too early in the season for a
meeting OF such Importance to
each other.
Staff Cassell at American u
was disappointed in the work OF
his reserves as the Eagles swamped
Towson Teachers, 66-41, last night
and was afraid the burden would
be on his top five men in the Gu
game. The Eagle regulars out
claSsed the Towson top five, but
the Teachers closed the gap when
against the reserves.
Abe Rosenfield at Catholic u,
disappointed over what he termed
the worst off night by a Cardinal
team in his three years as coaci,
there. was worrying whether his
team could snap back after last
nights 66-51 defeat at the hands
OF Mt. st. Mary's in Emmitsburg
Reserves Need Work.
In making it two straight, Amer
ican U. stopped Towson cold with
its zone defense. limiting the
Teachers to 10 field goals. The
Eagles led 1921 at halftime and
1892 at one time, but scored only
one Held goal in the last seven
minutes. as the reserves showed
they need a lot Of work.
Leroy Ishman, the Districts
leading scorer last year, and Sher-
wood Webster gave the Eagles q
one-two punch, Ishman making
most OF his 10 points from under
the basket and Webster most of
his IL from one-hand pushes.
Bucky Kimmett made Is points
Tor Towson, including six straight
foul shots, and Warren Turner IA
points. 10 Of them on fouls.
Mount st. Mary's also tossed a
zone at Catholic u, and Scotty
Cranston, who scored seven field
goals. was the only Gu player who
could do much about it. George
Hughes and Cranston each scored
10 points, but Hughes made 10 of
his on fouls. Les Cosgrove and
Gene Janis Of the Mounts also
made Is points.
Mounts Look Good,
The Mounts have been tabled
as the sleeper team of the con-
ference. and as they made it two
straight the advance billing ap-
peared to be correct. The game
was played in their new gym
which will be dedicated against
Georgetown next Monday.
American U. announced that
Mondays game with Penn State
has been moved from Uline Arena
back to AU and will be part of a
doubleheader. with Wilson Teach
ers playing Towson Teachers in a
7 o'clock preliminary.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
BY the Associoted Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Stalk
about eating words, Coach Earle
Greasy Neale of the Philadelphia
Eagles is busy chomping a whole
mouthfull Of nouns, adjectives, ad-
verbs and verbs today.
Somebody had the temerity to
remind the veteran coach that he
was quoted two weeks ago as say
ing he hoped the New York Giants,
coached by his old pal, Steve
Owen. would win the American
conference championship of the
National Football League If the
Eagles couldn't make the grade.
Neale made his remarks to New
York football writer's just before
the Eagles dropped a 7-to-3 de-
cision to the Giants. Well, last
week. Philadelphia lost, 13 to Z,
to the Cleveland Browns. That
left the Browns and Giants tied
for first place, each with one game
to play. The Browns meet Wash
ington Sunday while the Giants
take on, of all teams, the Eagles.
You can see what a spot that
leaves Neale on.
Il do not deny I said hoped
the Giants would win if we
couldn't" Neale commented. "But
I was only trying to point out that
Steve and I have been good
friends for years. We certainly
won't help the Giants win. We're
going to do everything to beat
them Sunday"
Neale wasn't kidding. The
Giants will have to win it the
hard way. in bruising battle at
Shibe Park.
It's a matter of honor with
Neale to have his club beat the
Giants Sunday. And, anyway,
there is nothing that gives Greasy
more pleasure than beating Owen.
Neale remembers only too well the
annual lacings Ovens Giants
used to hand the Eagles when the
Philadelphia franchise was a NFL
doormat.
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Attendance Drop May Force
Turner'S to Stop TeIevisinq

Telecasting of boxing and wres-
Ting matches from Turner'S
Arena, the only source of those
sports in Washington, probably
will be abandoned after this
month when contracts covering
them expire.
Glancing around at a sparse
gathering of some 800 loyal fans
at last nights 18th anniversary
of boxing's debut in the converted
w street garage, Mrs. Florence
Turner said she blamed televislor
for the decline in patronage and
thought it probably would have
to be discontinued.
Widow of Joe Turner, who died
almost four years ago and after
whom the place is named, Mrs
Turner also disclosed that she
plans a curtailment in boxing at
the arena.
We'll continue the regular
Wednesday night wrestling shows,
but we won't have boxing every
Monday" Mrs. Turner said. well
have boxing frequently, but only
whenever Gabe (Matchmaker
Gabe Menendez) can get together
good show"
Mrs. Turner said she has no
intention of closing the arena or
getting out of sports herself de-
spite the decline in attendance,
which has averaged even less than
last nights turnout. She said is
years at the arena was only the
beginning and that she had plans
for enlarging the seating capacity
when building restrictions are
eased.
For the time being, however,
she intends to concentrate on
building programs that will win
back the lost crowds. MRS. Tur-
ner said she was losing money in
Evening star., 1950-12-05
Ariziin's Pace Makes
Him Ninth in Scorinq,
First as Talking Topic
By the Associated Press

A new name has bolted into
the National Basketball Associa-
ton spotlight-Paul Arizin of the
Philadelphia Warriors.
This former Villanova ace has
been scoring at such a blistering
pace that even the big boys
George Mikan and Alex Groza-
are turning around to take a sec
ond look.
Currently Arizin Is ninth in
scoring. with 228 points. But it's
his phenomenal 19-point average
which has made him the talk of
the league. He has provided the
spark which has carried Philadel-
phia to the top of the eastern
division.
Only Mikan, the great Mime
apolis marksman, and Groza,
backbone of the Indianapolis
Olympians. have better averages
than Arizin.
Mikan. the leader with 400
points, has 27.3 average. Groza,
in second place, has a 20.7 mark
The Indianapolis ace has 352
points. Figures include games of
Sunday.
Arizin never played high school
ball. He didn't even play at VIII
lanova in his freshman year. But
once he started on his varsity
career there was no stopping him.
Mostly jump-shot specialist,
Arizin was the Nations major-col-
lege scoring champion last year.
This 6-foot-4 jumping jack looks
so far like the NBA rookie Of the
year."
Evening star., 1950-12-05
New Fan Mark Set

EAST LANSING, Mich, (R.-
While many colleges showed de-
clining football patronage, Michi-
gan State this fall set a new
all-time home attendance record
Of 229,259 in six games. an average
Of 5000 per game.