Is Defeated as Basketeers Edge Controversial Play
An unspecified basketball game ends with the Basketeers defeated while a controversial hurling by Ur y is cited as a decisive factor, leaving questions about officiating and the final score.
22 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1921
Page
1
An unspecified basketball game ends with the Basketeers defeated while a controversial hurling by Ur y is cited as a decisive factor, leaving questions about officiating and the final score.
Western Academy edged Macomb High 17 14 in a close basketball contest as Ausbury sparked the attack with long range shots and Lindsey and Stevens contributed key baskets. The game featured tight defense, several fouls, and a late surge by Western to hold off Macomb despite Murphy and Schnarr scoring for the visitors.
The article notes today is the shortest day with sunset earlier than yesterday and a 3:08 sunrise leading to a 4:35 sunset. It mentions yesterday felt colder with a ten degree thermometer reading, while the air remains damp and uncomfortable despite a slight warmth today.
Robert E Laughlin an alleged check forger tied to multiple towns in the region was arrested in Bushnell and brought to Galesburg. He waived a preliminary hearing and is held on $1000 bond for the February grand jury. home listed as Beards town. He reportedly admitted guilt to Bushnell officers.
Bushnell High School basketball players meet Coach Wilson’s squad tonight on the local gym floor. The game follows an exhausting match from last night and promises a sharp defensive scrap to defend their home court honors.
Col. Henry Watterson famed journalist and Confederate veteran died in Jacksonville at 6:15 AM after a bronchial attack. He spent winters in Florida with wife and children and had written from Chattanooga Rebel during the Civil War. The report includes court cases involving Charles Setter and Letters for moonshine arrests in Quincy.
Dublin reports show supporters uneasy as adjournment signals a tight vote outcome on the Anglo Irish treaty. A midnight session is anticipated after a lunch break, with uncertainty surrounding the final tally. Tax board sets next year rate at 0.45 dollars per dollar and beer tax funds soldier bonus plans face opposition in Congress.
Local Knights of Columbus held a Tuesday meeting to install recently elected officers led by Quincy district deputy Thos. Gillispie. An oyster supper followed as Ed Holden became Grand Knight and other officers named include H. P. Zahren Deputy Grand Knight James Manning Chancellor Frank McGinnis Fin Sec Raymond Burke Rec Sec Jos McGinnis Warden Frank McGuire Lecturer Glen Crawford Treas Louis Krauser Advocate Francis Burke Outside Guard Geo Braun Inside Sentinel.
Henry Page, linked to last week’s Plymouth hardware store robberies, is jailed in Carthage after Monmouth Sheriff delivery. Police report the two stores were robbed of flashlights guns tools and automobile tires. A store proprietor woke to an automobile outside and saw it depart.
The Illinois blue sky securities law was upheld by the supreme court in a case involving a $300 Rock Island stock transaction. Secretary Emmerson says the law has prevented fraud worth about $100,000,000 annually in the state.
Uncle Sam has extended the post office force in Macomb to handle holiday mail. College students and local helpers aid regular carriers, loading heavy sacks as trains bring in large piles of mail. Distribution and sorting proceed rapidly with extra transfer wagons in use.
Seven Western Illinois high schools plan a preliminary meeting on January 7 to form a scholastic football conference. Principal Freshwater of Macomb organized outreach to Galesburg Monmouth Abingdon Jacksonville Pittsfield Quincy and Macomb with enthusiastic replies.
The Vermont high court reversed and remanded a Fulton county circuit court ruling on the validity of high school district No. 281. The district spans fourteen common school areas across Fulton Schuyler and McDonough counties. Judge Thompson wrote the majority with Cartwright and Dunn dissenting. Flack Flack & Kerman of Macomb represented the contesting side.
Announcement of birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Allen Holler of Ottawa Tr. The Hollers reside in Ottawa with Mr Holler recently joining the American Magnestone Corp of Springfield. The baby has been named Maurine.
Mrs. Ann Bell of 514 West Jackson street fell on a porch shortly before noon today and suffered a fracture of her hip. She was taken to Holmes hospital where friends wish her a speedy recovery.
Miss Lertrude Standard Chenoweth eighteen year old wife of Harold Chenoweth dies from internal injuries after a Paige car rolled down a steep hill and pinned her beneath it near her father's home three miles south of Marietta. The accident happened as the couple returned from Canton three days after their marriage at Lewiston. Her mother in law died weeks earlier and funeral services set for Point Pleasant church.
Bardolph cage men won 24 to 18 on Plymouth’s floor last evening in a solid basketball exhibition. Bardolph lineup included Hager Morley as forwards, Litchfield Hensley as guards, and Smith at center. Plymouth featured McCloud Daniels Grove Polite Hitchcock.
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