Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 131, Decatur, Adams County, 31 May 1924 — Page 6

SPORTS log > > t t < t r -t- -* -^—t -t i * American League Team W. L. Pct, New York 21 13 .618 New York 21 13 .618 Boaton 21 13 .618 Detroit 22 17 .564 St. Louis .. 18 18 .500 Washington 16 19 .457 Chicago 15 19 .441 Cleveland 14 20 .412 Philadelphia 13 21 .382 National League Team W. L. Pct. New York 24 14 .632 Chicago 23 18 .561 Cincinnati 21 18 .538 Brooklyn 19 17 .528 Pittsburgh 18 20 .474 Boston 16 18 .471 St. Iritis 17 21 .447 Philadelphia 11 23 .324 American Association Team W. L. Pct. St. Paul 26 15 .634 Ixnilsvllle 20 16 .556 Indianapolis . 21 17 .553 Kansas City 20 20 .500 Minneapolis 19 22 .463 Milwaukee 18 20 .474 Columbus 17 23 .425 Toledo 15 21 .417 YESTERDAYS DAWY RESULTS 6 American Association Txnilsville. 3-9; Indianapolis, 4-5. Toledo. 2-4; Columbus, 5-5. Milwaukee, 9-3; Kansas City, 8-0. St. Paul. 8-2; Minneapolis. 4-1. American League Detroit. 11-2: Cleveland, 7-0. Chicago, 2-11; St. Louis. 5-4. Washington. 4-10; Boston, 9-5. Philadelphia, 0-5; New York. 6 4. Natonal League Boston, 5-1; Brooklyn,’ 6 0. (First 1! innings). New York. 11 6; Philadelphia. 5-5. Cincinnati. 9-4; Chicago, 2-2. St. Louis. 0-2: Pittsburgh, 4-3. (Second 15 innings.) WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD Yesterday's hero; Yankee stadium. Ninth inning. Buses full. Two out. Yankees one run behind. Babe Ruth at bat. He struck out! The Yankees divided a double bill with the tail end Athletics, winning > 6 to 0 and losing 5 to 4 when the Ram failed to deliver in lhe ninth, the champions thus retaining a tie for first place. The Giants made 20 hits, including three homers in the opener against the Phils and won, 11 to 5. They took the se<<»nd game 6 to 5 The Broklyn Robins took both ends nf their holiday bill with the Braves, tying up the first game In the ninth inning and winning in the 12th. 6 to 5. while the second was easy. 5 to 1. The Red Sox held onto the tie for first place hy splitting even with the Senators. They won. 9to 4 and lost. 10 to 5. Pttsburgh defeated St. txHiis morning and afternoon, 4 to 0. and 3 to 2. Cooper easily anbdued the Cardinals in the first game The second went IS inning*. The largest /rowd that ever turned out nt Cub’s park saw the visitjig Reds take both ends of a double-header from the Cubs. 9 to 2. and 4 to 2. Ken Williams hit for the clrcnit In both games but the Browns only broke even against the White Sox. taking one, 5 to 2. and losing the other. 11 to 4. Staler got four hits during the' day. Pitching of Stoner and Cole enabled Detroit to win both morning and afternoon games from the Indian*. 11 to ?. and 3 to 0. ■ i O' Famous Golfers Will Play In Fort Wayne What promises tn he th* greatest [ golf match ever held In Northern Indiana will be played at the Fort i Wayne Country Chib. Saturday after I noon. Juno 7th. Clcno Sarazen who rot »<» many years ago was assistant. Pro at the Fort Wayne Club will pair] off with Johnny Farrell. 23 year old > professional atar of the Quaker Ridge ’ Club of N. V. and who led all of the* Eastern golfer* An the quaLfriaa rood play for the National Open Golf Championship with a card of 144 on ;l * holes Haraaen nerds no Introdnc Don. he I* considered one nf the prat golfers in the country today, Tw<> well known Indiana golfers. Chester Nelson, pro at the Ft. Wayne eltht and hl* brother. Erv, will pair off against them Krv fnr a number of years held (he Oklahoma Kansas golf title and last season nnlahed tenth In the Western open tournument held at Memphis. Blur will begin at 2 o'clock which will give sufficient time to golfer*| from neighboring clile* ip motor to Fort Wayne. Special park ng ar rangementa will be made io take care of hundred* of additional car*. Eighteen boles will Im played and a spr

MAY NOT RUN I W i. j \ 8. ' ■ 1 i W&IK ! 7 ’ - 9t r • / w f > F A 4k I I 1$ V CHARLIE PADDOCK Los Angles, Cal.—Chkrlle Paddock.! i world’s champion sprinter, announced! here Monday. May 26. that he would not be a member of the American Olympic team at the Paris games unless his injured leg showed a “very! decided improvement.” Paddock equaled the Olympic rec-' ord time in the 200 meters run at the southwestern tryouts here Saturday, but he said that during the last seven-ty-five yards of that race his ankle, in which he pulled a tendon some months ago. gave him trouble. The American flaMi declared, however, that he intended to train carefully and consistently during the next two weeks ahd that if his injured leg showed the necessary improvement he would go east for the final Olympic- trvouts. ■■■■ - ■ rial cash prize will be offered to the golfer breaking the- course record. I o_ Records Fall In Auto Races At Winchester Winchester. Ind.. May 31—New world’s records for half mile dirt tracks were established here yesterday afternoon at Funk’s motor speedI way in the five*. 15, 25, and lo inilcdistances. Joe Burkett, of Columbus, O„ shattered last year’s mark of 28 seconds for the half mile, when In the morn ! Ing's elimination contests he turned I | the oval in :27:02 for a new world’s record. He drove- a Ford Special. Ralph Ormsby, of Fort Wayne, driving a Mc Lain Special, captured •Hu- first event of five miles when he covered the distance in 4:51. His prize was S2OO. IV»«- Walters, of Chi- ' cugo. In Miller Special, was second earning a prize of SIOO. Paul Clancy also of Chicago, in a Metz Special, was third, winning. SSO. The !5-mile event was won by Paul Clancy, In 14:20 with a prize of S2OO. Ray Williams, of Fort Wayne, won sec-cmd place and $l5O. Shoaff of Carlo. 111., third in an Overland Special winning SSO. Joe- Burkett won the 2'jKlle event C

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and $350. His time- was 24:43. Ray Botcher, of Indianapolis, was second in an R. and B. Special, capturing a pilze of $l5O. and Carl Rogers, also of the eapitol city, third, winning SIOO A Powell Spec ial piloted by ClaudeFix. of Indianapolis, won the main event, a race of 40 miles. Fix's time for the 40 miles was .39 minutes and 36 seconds, winning a prize of S6OO. Ralph Ormsby was second, winning la prize of $250. Ray Botcher, of In cii.-.napolls, third, winning $l5O. One of the largest crowds that c-ver attended races here was present. It was estimated that between sixteen and eighteen thousand pc-ople witno. se-l the- races. Not a single accident marred the race. The track was in excelent shape- and the new worlds record show that the leading dirt track drivers of the coiitnrv took advantage, pushing their speed creations to the limit. BASEBAIL GAME HEBETOMORBOW G. E. Team To Open Season On Home Diamond Opposing Coldwater, O. The 1924 baseball season will be I off icially opened in Decatur tomorrow afternbou. providing weather : conditions are favorable- The Genera Electric- team is scheduled to make its debut before the home fans in an exhibition against the- Coldwater. Ohio, nine, on the new diaI mond on Ahr’s Held. The grandstand was completed today, and arrangements have- been made for handling a large opening day crowd. R. G. Clark, of Fort Wayne, a former league pitcher, likely will do the hurling for the G. E-. team tomorrow, '('lark has been at bis home in Fort < Wayne for the past three months re . . covering from an illness and he is ' ' anx’zius to pitch tomorrow to help'l him get back into condition He ha* 1 played with Central la-ague teams I an<l the Chicago White Sox. Frau I higer will be ready to do the burling I if he should get the- call. The- remain- I tier of the focal line-up has been well I taken care- of ami a real exhibition of J the- gre-at American game is promised. I BOYER ANO CORUM SHAREJNHONORS Corum Credited With Win I In 500-Mile Race: Boyer Put ('ar In Lead Indianapolis. May 31. Honors of I winning the fastest 500-mlle race ever I run nt the Indianapolis motor speed- I way were divided today between Joe I Boyer and L. I*. Corum. I To Boyer went the isipular < r«-dit I for putting the Duesenle-rg Sju-cial In I first place after a terrific drive of mile I after mile at a speed of from 1(M» to I 104 niih*« an hour-to overtake Karl,l Cooper, pilot of the Studahaker Spec- II

lal. To L. L. Corunt wont the official credit for the win. Corum started the car and drove it 106 laps, bringing it up from ninth to third place during the last seventy five miles he- was nt th-- wheel. The car In which Boyer started the race- was smashed toward the end of the grind with Ernie Asterberg, relief driver at the wheel, and under the A. A. A. rules th-- win bo credited to Boyer. Yesterday's record breaking speed of 98.23 miles un hoar for the 500. miles was due to the excellent weath-| er conditions under .which Ijie racewaa held, and to the point of perfec-. Hon to whic h engineers had developed the 122-inch piston displacement engines during the past year. Official time of tlie ten ears placing in the prize money ami the- amounts they received follow: 1. Corum-Boyer. Duesenberg, 98.23 miler per hour. $20,000. 2. Cooper, Stndabaker. 97.79 mile s per hour.per hour. slo,Mo. * 3. Murphy, Milh-r Special. 97.27 j miles per hour, $5,000. 4. Hartz. Durant. 96 55 miles per hour. $3,500. 5. Hill, Miller Special. 96.46 miles per hour. 3.000. 6. Depeolo, Due u-’tlierg. 91.30 miles per hour, $2.200. 7. Comer. Durant. 93.42 miles per hour. SI,BOO. 8. Vail. Vail Special, 92 42 nubm per hour. 1,600. 9. Mourre, .Mourn- Special,. 91.76 miler per hons. $1,500. , 10. McDonogh, Milh-r Special, 90.51 miles per hour. $1,400. c—• BABIES WILL (Continued from Pago One) ch.-cii man. , Thursday evening, Jni> 26. lecture, and Friclay, June- 27. conferences. at Jefferson Sownship high I REDUCED PRICES THE CRYSTAL I Last Time Today Rex Reach’s ( j,-; (Irt-at Story with Paramount's Big Star Thomas Meitihan iu “THE NE'ER IMI WELL” ' ’ \l! Il: tense inonunL. j H >ll the rich romance, all M Q ilk- snlcndi'l Siesirl inter- 9; 9 '-st of al! Il’.c Meighail 9 9 pictures, in one glorious 9! 9 production. 9 mJ Added Attraction 9 “One Cylinder Loxe" 9 \ Mac k Seiinell comedy 9 M also I’athe News j4 10c and 20c 9 NOTICE:— We .cr ■ moving «: aext v.- k ino c ur it- a loci9 Hon. \V" wilt have perfect 9; ventilation and about 150 mor>* seat* than we have-‘-nd. \V<- v. 'll be open for business about June i<;. \v< want tu thank all people for ‘heir liherul patronage in Ka the p-ert. and hope ;ci see all of our old friends our IB •p- ning Our n> » location fir 1 d'-or East id the Ford arnt-e on M eli-nn str>-c in the Hauck building. 9 See the Is mocrat for our H opening date B 9 I thank you. H H CtiAHLHS M. SPRAY. 9

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school Mrs. John Marshall, chairman. (’ELIA ANDREWS ((’ontlniied From Page One) tlib new paper business. lb- is n r.iember of tho Kiwanis club and several other organizations in Bluffton and Is one of the leaders in civic affairs .The romance of the happy couple dares back to their acquaintance ' which took place at tho wedding of, | Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Beery, which wasj h'Rd in Bluffton over two years ago. I

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Those who attended the wedding this morning were Mrs. ('. T. Reinler, Mrs. J W. Vail and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W Sprang, of this city; Mrs. W. F. Rosenwlnkle, an aunt of the bride, of Fort Wayne, and Mrs, Frank Thompson ami daughter, Barbara, of Bluffton. o Frank Stone Seriously 111 In Los Angeles Frank Stone, former Decatur resident, is very seriously ill in Iz>s Angeles, California, where he has been making his home. An operation 1

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