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Friday, November 24, 1939. PAGE SEVEN THE DECATUR REVIEW THEY MAY NEED IT TOMORROW Your Guess Is as Mr. Barker and Hunches Are Here Again Bradley Streak Halted; Titans Triumph, 6 to 0 It Starts Saturday, Nov. 25th Frede's 26th Anniversary USED CAR SALE FIXAL STANDINGS W. L.

T. TP. OP Illinois Wesleyan 2 0 0 13 0 Knox 2 0 1 39 26 Monmouth 10 1 33 13 Illinois College 1 0 1 20 0 Wheaton 1 0 1 19 6 Bradley 2 1 0 33 12 'Lake Forest 2 2 0 45 18 Augustana 2 2 0 36 47 North Central 0 3 0 13 66 Millikin 0 5 0 19 82 By HERB BARKER of The Associated Press New York Remembering results of the last two weeks, this guesser will make the customary football tour on tiptoe and with small hope of avoiding hidden dynamite: Penn-Cornell: By all the laws of the football guessers union, Cornell, unbeaten and untied, should be a cinch in this game, so the nod goes to the big Red. Harvard-Yale: This corner, for one, thinks Harvard will win. Notre Dame-Southern California: The Irish collide with an unbeaten squad that can match Notre Dame have successfully concealed it thus far.

Michigan State. 1 Florida-Georgia Tech: Tech. Georgia-Auburn: The Plainsmen finally are playing their game. Au-j burn. i Missouri Again i Mississippi-Mississippi State: Us-; ing the coin method, Mississippi, Tulane-Sewanee: Tulane.

North Carolina State- Should be safe for Duke. Kansas-Missouri: vote for' Christman and Missouri. Texas Christian-Rice: They've won three games between them. T. C.

U. Stanford-California: Just a clash; of also-rans this year. If there's any edge it belongs to California. I Tulsa-Drake: Drake. Oklahoma A.

and Sheer guess. Oklahoma A. and M. By HOWARD V. MILLARD Bloomington Never allowing Bradley past their J7-yard line and holding the Braves to one first down, the Illinois Wesleyan Titans handed the Braves from Peoria their first defeat in 22 games here yesterday afternoon Cut Yourself A Slice of FREDE'S Birthday Cake Shan In The Savings During This Big Yearly Event man for man.

Since its opening tie with Oregon, Southern California has run over everything in sight and gets this vote. Sticks With Buckeyes before 4.000 wild-eyed fans, nearly 1.000 of whom were from the Trac Michigan-Ohio State: With Evas- tor City. It remained for Ken Olson. Brad hevski back and Harmon running wild, this becomes one of the toughest games on the slate to "expert." We'll take Ohio State. ley's great punter, playing his last game before a group of home town from Dwight, to be the third period goat of the titanic EX-CUB DIES Chicago (AP) Rutherford B.

Cooke, 62, former traveling secretary for the Chicago Cubs, died last night of heart disease. He was with the National league baseball, team here for 22 years, 15 as traveling secretary, until h.e entered another business in 1924." U. C. L. State: Just as indigestible and just as dan fell It- IJV iZ gerous.

State is plenty tough but we'll take U. C. L. A. and Ken bounding punt with two Titans near him.

Olson saw the ball bounce ny Washington. Baylor-Southern Methodist: The It's Our Birthday-Our 26th As A CHEVROLET Dealer. We're proud of our record during those 26 years proud to have been connected, as dealers, with just one manufacturer. We're happy to have served thousands and thousands of Central Illinois motorists and now with the ever increasing popularity of the new 1940 CHEVROLET, we in appreciation, are going to celebrate with the biggest money saving event of the year. eff his fingers and then be recovered on the Tech 38-yard line by Clem i a sophomore from MACK'S TAVERN South side of tracks LANESVILLE, ILL.

Waukegan. Using big Bob Morrow, the battering ram fullback, and Chet Wet-terlund, another sophomore back tho Titans, with one 12-yard com- Fried Chicken French Fried Potatoes 25c Mustangs may come roaring back but erratic Baylor is the choice. Iowa-Northwestern: One of the season's most sensational teams against disappointing Northwestern. Possibly this is the place where the Hawkeyes and Nile Kin-nick will fold but the records point to Iowa and this corner, finally convinced, tags along with Kinnick and Company. Penn Stat3-Pitt: Pitt gets the call.

Princeton-Navy: The Tigers will Orchestra from till Chick Burrham. Entertaining pleted pass mixed in, advanced the ball to the Bradley one-yard line from where Wetterlund went off his own right tackle for the score. Captain John Kelly of Notre Dame is holding a football while Bill Kerr rubs a rabbit's foot on it as the two Irish ends give some thought to the U. S. C.

game to be played at South Bend tomorrow. (AP WIREPHOTO) OPEN 12:45 P. M. Badly Outclassed. The score doesn't tell just how badlv the Braves were outplayed find it hard to key up for this but by a crippled Wesleyan eleven that went practically the entire last half 25c To 5:30, 35c After.

Child 10c TODAY THRU TUES, Decatur Cage Results without their best ground gainer. Bub Lenahan, and saw Wetterlund's ankle in such shape that he had to turn most of the punting over to AT PANA Continued from Page Six THE BIG SHOW! Hundreds in the Cast! SHELBYVILLE PANA (36) G. F. (34) 3 0 Green, 5 6 Ex-Captain Soeka. A quick whistle brought Morrow back after he had smashed through we'll risk that.

Princeton. Illinois, of Course Manhattan-Villanova: Must pick Villanova. Columbia-Colgate: Columbia must be about the best team that ever won only one major game. Maybe this will be No. 2.

Columbia. Carnegie-Duquesne: Duquesne's sophomores have made no serious mistakes yet. Duquesne. Boston College-Kansas State: Boston College. Wisconsin-Minnesota: Looks safe the center of the Braves' line for Parr, Young, S'nbarger.

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ROOM ROOHfjr 0 D'enthaler. 2 0 Downs, 1 0 0 Henry, 0 0 Springfield's 42. Jones had a pass blocked, then spun through center for seven yards. Moore made two' and Dansby, fresh off the bench, dove to a first down on the Solons" 31. Moore fumbled on the next play and Springfield recovered.

Decatur's other first down came four plays before the end of the game when Dansby passed 13 yards to Hale. Butt Again Stars. Once again it was Jack Butt who Totals 16 4 Totals 14 6 917A 1939 Chevrolet DeLuxe Town Sedan, knee-action, i 1 Uin trunk model, dual equipment, hot CtQFC water heater rDtjUt) Shelbyville Pana 13 9 8 636 4 16 6 834 848A 1939 Chevrolet Vs ton panel, exceptionally nice in flJCir every respect JJtl'xfJ for Minnesota. Purdue-Indiana: Quick, Morti mother touchdown while Wesleyan was on the Braves' eight-yard line when timer's gun ended the contest. In only one department of play did Bradley have an edge on the winners.

Olson's punting being a great aid to its cause, although Wetterlund's fine returns nullified some of the yardage. The Titans returned the two Bradley kickoffs for better than 30 yards, blocked one of Olson's punts 4 and recovered it to set the stage mer, my hat. Purdue. Over 214 New 1940 Che vro lets ALREADY SQLD AS A RESULT "THE CREAM OF THE USED CAR CROP" kHe sings He jfg I dances He's perfect riot I Ringing out! Swing- I jl Chicago-Illinois: Chicago could 919A 1938 Chevrolet DeLuxe Towu Srrlan, 0U.V 1939 use some of the 25 points the Ma stood head and shoulders above any Ford 157'' Chassis Dual Truck roons scored last week. Illinois.

player on the field. His left arm dual equipment, heater S495 Cab 95 Horse- (PrOC Nebraska-Oklahoma: Ready to almost useless. Butt smashed through power motor DttJO duck on this one. Oklahoma. the Springfield line time and again.

Michigan State-Temple: If Tem Officiate Gibbs and Gill. Trojans 8-5 To Top Irish By EDDIE BRIETZ of The Associated Press New York Tony Canzoneri has followed Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney and John Henry Lewis into the booze often attempting to knock over the Springfield ball carriers by sheer ple has a scoring punch the Owls force to protect his arm. Eddie TONIGHT Griesbaum backed up the line bril liantly after being shifted early in ILLINI BALLROOM, DECATUR the game from left end. 754A 1937 Chevrolet Ton Pick- (PylOr up, the ideal handy truck unit JdmO 790A 1937 Chevrolet Ton Panel, fflfjOC excellent condition throughout Kight 1938 Clicvrolets, both Masters and Standards, in S-pnrt Sedans and flJOOCT Town Sedans, as low as tJOD PHIL LEVANT 804B 1937 Chevrolet Master Town Sedan, the built-in trunk model that has ffQQC had exceptionally good care tDOttl 529B 1937 Ford 85 K1 Touring Tudor tSOrtl 8S8A 1937 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery, this fine little dual purpose QQ7 unit only 50 I 642A 1937 CMC Ton Panel, (JOQ. the extra-long body, only fJdUt) By winning.

Springfield clinched its eighth Big 12 championship in 10 years, but the Springfield team Orchestra, from Rtamnrk Hotel. Chleara Advance Tickets floe Today. All Agencies LEW HOGAN. Mir. of yesterday was a far cry from former title elevens.

Only Dick for Morrow's touchdown smash that was called back, and showed an assortment of plays, many of which baffled the usually Tech defense. Twice Charlie Lam intercepted Bradley aerials to make it a complete day for the Titans in all-around efficiency. Gym a Madhouse, Wesleyan's Memorial gym was a madhouse following the win, with their two young coaches, Don Heap and Bob Voigts, being surrounded for over an hour by alumni and townspeople. The victory ended Bradley's grid dominance over the Illinois College conference and gave Wesleyan the be.t claim for the title, although V'pnv i 7 7 PURE SHREDDED CHICKEN 781 193(i Oldsmobile Touring 2-door, radio, neater Thrasher was a threat in the back- $375 field and, after a 24-yard gain early in the game, never picked up more than six yards at one time. Chick Buiger A specially prepared chicken sandwich 15c Statistics of the game: S.

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37 10 1 8 1 13 1 1 0 8 272 34 5 2 extra equipment, low 1 lohn Shelliew I THEM SING! Passes attempted 12 Passes completed 5 Passes incompleted 5 Passes intercepted 2 Yards gained from passes 37 First downs from scrimmage 6 First downs from passes 2 Yards lost from penalties 35 Number of punts 4 Yardage of punts 135 Average length of punts 34 Fumbles Fumbles recovered 5 mileage, at $475 Sold Exrlus'velv nt TEXACO TOWER (Int. U.S. 51. 111. 48 121) TEXACO LIGHTHOUSE (South Franklin St.

Bridre) Both open 24 hours. Curb service. I "Good Morning" II "Babes In Arms'' "I CriedforYou" business with a store in Brooklyn Dink Templeton, ex-Stanford track coach, is recuperating at Bernarr M'Fadden's up-s a health farm Just before the Minnesota game, Gov. Wilson of Iowa bet a dollar with Stan Hubbard, Minneapolis radio tycoon and Gov. Stassen of Minnesota held stakes Washington will create a bit of baseball news by offering C2Cil Travis to the White Sox one of these days, but the little birds forgot to say for whom.

Last minute B'way odds: Boston College 7-2 over Kansas State Cornell 3-1 over Penn Carnegie Tech-Duquesne even money Columbia 10-9 over Colgate Northwestern 6-5 over Iowa California 13-10 over Stanford Southern Methodist 7-5 over Baylor Minnesota 12-5 over Wisconsin Ohio State 2-1 over Michigan. California 8-5 over Notre Dame Mississippi 8-5 over Mississippi State Purdue 9-5 over Indiana Princeton 14-5 over Navy Harvard 2-1 over Yale Oklahoma 9-5 over Nebraska U. C. L. A.

7-5 over Oregon State Pitt 9-5 over Penn State Auburn 12-5 over Georgia. Added Color Cartoons Musical Late News Willi Ills dllU i i tie with Monmouth, must be given consideration. Wesleyan followers were not concerned about the title claims, for it was "stop Bradley" that they had uppermost in their mind, and even the most rabid Peoria fan we talked to admitted that they had done it far better than anyone in that city dreamed could be done. "Whera Or Lm Vwisn" 730A 1936 ltt Ton Panel 803 1936 Heo Flying Cloud Sedan with built-in trunk, all new tires, CQ7F a lot of extras 50 4 Sfi'JA 1936 Ford Fordor Touring Sedan, radio, heater, other extras, excellent CQQCI in every respect t5OO0 NELLIE'S Tavern MRS. NELLIE VIGXERI, Proprietress SPRINGFIELD P.

OS. (12 1934 Ford Tudors, four of them, priced as low as Bradley Position Weslevan DavenDort Sarpolis Lewis Gott Keifer Soeka $345 $95 $165 $295 2717 North Main Phone 4805 FRIED FISH and TURTLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ITALIAN FOODS (Wednesday Tavern Night) DECATUR (0) Griesbaum Butt Oswald J. R. Smith Had ley M'Fadden Swift Miles Moore Inman Jones 1934- Plymouth Coach Jordan 1930 Chevrolcts, Sedans and Coaches, priced as low as H-932 1931 Chevrolet Coach Open 20c To 5:30. 25c After TODAY SAT.

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Foxvog. Maxon. Robin-on. Bradley Sovanski, Case. Han-en.

Disman. Davis. Touchdown Wetterlund. Officials: Referee C. E.

Horton 'Normal i. UmDire Wright Hamilton tU. S. C. Head linesman Reitsch 'Illinois).

Field judge Gibbs (St. Thomas). MEET THE CHAMPS State College. Pa. Penn State's football team gets kicked around cnce in awhile but the soccor team doesn't Penn State hasn't lost a soccer game in seven years.

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