Decatur Catholic High School - Tattler Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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D-C-H-S.-T ll li T A T T L E It-1 9 3 0 past year, and the explanation is this: too many injuries. The season opened with a series of losses, brought on by several serious injuries to regular players. Finally when all the courtsters did get back into shape, nothing could stop the locals. Proof: A state championship and place among the eight foremost quintets in the country. The regular schedule for the season 1929-30, was reported as the hardest and stiffest ever undertaken by a D. C. H. S. representative team. An even break in those games, despite the many injuries, is worthy of note. Three opponents defeated the Green twice during the season. They were C. C. of Fort Wayne, New Haven, and Anderson. In the six games with these three. the score varied only a few points. The Commodores broke even with Andrews, Lima tSt. Rosej, and Lima tSt. John'sJ. Near the end of the regular season the Commies began a winning streak which was stretched to eleven, before De La Salle, of Chicago, stopped their onrush in the quarter-finals of the national interscholastic tourney. The locals scored a total of 488 points. against 42-1 by their opponents. The schedule: Commodores ......,.. S 33: therel Huntington ........... 99 Commodores ...,., 38: ttheret Ashley ........ Commodores ...... 8: theret Anderson ........,... Commodores ............ 20: therel New Haven .,,....,... Commodores .....,...... 26: there? St. Rose. Lima, O., Commodores ............ 16: ttherel St. John, Lima, O Commodores ,.,.,....... 66: therel Andrews ..,......... Commodores ......,..... 15: ttheret Anderson ,....,,.,,..,,. Commodores ....,..,.... 26: therel C. C. Fort Wayne. Commodores ...... 31: therel St. Johns, Delphos. Commodores ,........... 27: ttheret C. C. Fort Wayne. Commodores ...,........ 33: ttheret Andrews ...,..,..,,,..,.. Commodores .....,...... 29: ttheret New Haven ,,,,..,,,.. Commodores 36: therel Kirkland ,,v,.,,..,,,,,,,, Commodores 23' theret C. C. of Toledo, O.. Commodores ...,........ 17: ttherel St. Rose, Lima, O.. Commodores .......,.... 17: ttherel Dayton. Ohio ...,.,,,. Commodores 27: therel St. John. Lima. O. State Tourney Commodores ...... ........ 3 9: Gibault, Vincennes ,,., Commodores ...... ,....... 2 4: Vtfashingtqon ..,,....,.,,, Commodores ...... ........... 3 5: Jasper ,....,,.......,.,., , National Tourney Commodores ......... ........ 2 1: Altoona, Penna, ....,,,,r , Commodores .......,. ,....... 1 9: St. Louis U. High ....,,,.. Commodores .................... 16: De La Salle, Chicago .,,.. THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC PREP TOURNE1 With the state title tucked safely under their belts, the Commo- dores weighed on March 18th and set out on a rough and stormy sea in conquest of the National Catholic Prep Title. Indeed, it was a rough and stormy sea. for their first round opponent was Altoona Catholic High. the Catholic Champions of Pennsylvania. But the worst was yet to come. Eighty-six.

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D.C.H.S.-THE TATTLER 1900 COMMODORE Plf RSOlN lN N EL EDWARD VIAN liEd!Y Varsity 1929-30. ROBERT KLEINHENZ Kleiny Varsity 1930 THE SEASON IN RETROSPECT ASIDE from the fact that the high school Cornmodoies copped the In diana Catholic high school basketball championship on Mai ch 8th the past Court season was indeed an in-and out one mediocre to say the most Nine Wins and nine losses was the record hung up bv the Green Warriors during the regular season schedule. Something is Wrong when the locals experience a season such as the ght

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D-C-H-S--T H E T A T T L E R-1 9 3 0 Wemhotf, regular center, who played an important part in winning the State Title, was out of the lineup due to illness. However, the Commodores proved that they were not yellow by defeating the Pennsylvania champ- ions 21 to 16. St. Louis University High was the next obstacle. It was a bigger and rangier team than the Green and Gold outfit. Harris was in the line- up in place of Wemhotf who was still unable to play. The score was 19 to 17 in favor of Decatur, but the game was much closer than the score indicates. Harris played a great defensive game and found time to score four points. The Commodores were now ready to enter the third round against the strong De La Salle team of Chicago. They were forced to battle a team which averaged six feet in height and two hundred pounds in weight with Wemhoff on the bench during most of the game. The game was almost a repetition of last year's semi-hnal game. The two teams fought on even terms and De La Salle eked out a 20 to 16 victory in the closing minutes. De La Salle incidentally won the tournament for the second consecutive time by defeating Charleston, South Carolina in the semi-finals and Jasper Academy, of Jasper, Indiana in the finals. Jasper was the hrst Indiana team to reach the finals in the National Tourney. .0l...i. COMMODORE SECONDS Y capturing eight games out of thirteen, the high school Commodore second team closed one of the most successful basketball seasons in the history of the reserves. Small in statureg nevertheless, fast and elusive, the squad during the past cage season gave evidence of next year becom- ing valuable material for the representative team. Leading scorers for the reserves during the season just passed were: Hess, Schultz, Miller. and Junk. The local seconds scored a total of 239 points as against 211 by their opponents. The record for the past year is: Seconds ,,.v.....,..........,,.c.c...... 185 New Haven Seconds ........,,,, 25 Seconds ,,,,,, ....... 1 6: Monmouth firsts ,,.,,.,,.. ,,,,. 1 9 Seconds .,,,... ...i... 2 21 St. Joe ..................... ,.,, 1 O Seconds l,,,,, ....... 2 1g St. Johns. Lima ...... .,,,, 9 Seconds .c..... ...i... 1 92 D9l13hOS, Ohio ..... .... 1 3 Seconds l,,,,,, ....... 1 53 St. Joe A. C .......... ,,,,, 1 2 Seconds ,,,i,,, ....... 3 15 Lima, Ohio ................ ,,,, 2 4 Seconds r,,,,, ....... 1 2: Kikrland Seconds ..... ,,,,, 1 4 Seconds .,,,,, ...,,., 2 43 Journal-Gazette ...,, ,,., 1 9 Seconds v,,,,, ....... 1 83 Si. JOG ..................,. ,,,,, 1 5 Seconds ,,Vv,, ....... 1 73 General Electric ,,,,,,, ,,,,, 3 1 Seconds ,,A,,, ...,,.. 1 32 1VIOIlIT1OLlih Firsts ,,,,, ,r,,, 2 1 Seconds rl,,,,,,, ....... 2 35 St. Joe Eighth ........ ,,,,,,,, 1 4 Seconds ,...... ......... 2 39 Eighty Opponents ,.,,c,, i,,,, , ,211 '-QEVQII.