Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 23 June 1924 — Page 6

SPORTS] LEAGUE BASEBALL STANDINGS National League W L Pet. New York 38 20 656 Chicago 36 21 632 Brooklyn 31 25 554 Cincinnati 28 30 483 Pittsburgh 26 29 473 Boston 23 30 434 St Louis 21 36 368 Philadelphia 20 32 383 American League New York 31 22 585 Detroit 34 28 548 Boston 28 25 028 Washington 29 26 527 St. Louis 28 28 500 Chicago 27 28 491 Cleveland 27 29 482 Philadelphia 19 35 3;>2 American Association Louisville 36 21 632 Indianapolis 35 24 t>93 St. Paul 37 28 569 Columbus 30 30 500 Kansas City 28 34 452 Minneapolis 29 33 433 Toledo 25 34 424 Milwaukee 23 37 38.! Yesterday's Results American Association St. Paul 2-1; Toledo 8-9. Louisville 1110; Milwaukee 4 9. Kansas City 3; Indianapolis 8. Minneapolis 7; Columbus 2. American League Philadelph a 4; Washington 5. Boston 6; New York 2. Cleveland 7; Detroit 5. Chicago. 6; St. Ixtuis. 4. National League St. Louis-Chicago, rain. Pittsburgh 4; Cincinnati 9 Philadelphia 7; Brooklyn 6. No others scheduled. o —- Geneva Boosters Start Practice; To Play Soon The Geneva Booster baseball team is to be revived soon, according to word from Geneva. Several candidates are already working out on the Geneva diamond and the mlnagement of the Boosters is angling for a first <lass pitcher. The Boosters 1 have made a name for themselves in | baseball in past years and always' prove a bid drawing sard at Geneva. Several familiar faces are expect to tie seen in the lineup when the ©petting game is played. , WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD ill. P Staff Correspondentt Yesterday'* Hero —Howard Ehmke. rangy Red Sox twirier, who silenced the big guns of the Yanks in a crucial Sunday game, allowing but one earn ed run. The Sox won 6 to 2. Walter Holke made a leaping, one hand stab of Zack Tayler'a line drive with two out and the bases full in the ninth and the Phils beat the Robins. 7 to 6. The Indians beat the Tigers after 1 an uphill fight and kept Detroit from almost reaching first place. Score. 7 to 6. ] Wee's rtiree bagger won for the Senators from the A'*. 5 to 4. Manager G-orge Sister of the Browns. Coach Austin and Catcher Collins drew Indefinite suspension* for Saturday's row and the White Sox beat the weakened Brown*. 6 to 4. The Reds returned to the first division by virtue of fheir victory over Pittsburgh, 9 to 4. o~—- — I’rehle Defeats Berne Team Sunday, 14 To 9 Preble. Ind ~ June 23.—The Preble baseball nine took the Berne team Into camp here yesterday afternoon. The final score was 14-9. The game was more interesting than the score would Indicate. Herne started scoring in the opening frame and counted four markers off Linde man before Shady was sent in to relieve him. Shady struck out 12 men In the eight and a third innings that he twirled, and allowed but four hits. He also hit the ball for a single and for the longest home run ever knocked on the local diamond. I A three hose hit In th* fourth ae»sion. by the I’reble first sacker, with the base* full put the locals in the lead which they maintained throughout lb* remainder of the game, The Ban* battery was Whltoruat. Oliver and Tester, while IJndrman. Shady and Horse formed the local bat-, tery staff. — 0 — G.E.OROPSCSME TO PERU Gl 5 NTS Costly Error Made By G. E. Infield Sunday; Score Ended 3 To 2 Two costy errors by McCollum and Frauhiger In the seventh Inning and a clean hit by Andenwn. sent the Pe ru Colored Giants' baseball aggregation home with a 3t<*> victory over

the local General Electric baseball team in a game played on Ahr’s Field I yesterday afternoon. The locals outhit and outplayed the visitors during the most of the game, but their Inability to stiffen up in pinches cost them the game. The General Electric team gathered eight! base hits off Keller, the colored moundsman. while Clark, the local | tossor allowed but four hits.. Decatur) made five errors, and Peru fumbled twice. The locals made a desperate attempt to rally in the final frame. and ( succeeded in garnering three hits In' a row, and one run. but the curtain] fell before the county could be evened. when the visiting pitcher tighten-j ed up and retired three Decatur batsmen with the bases full. , | Clark and Ford composed the local ! battery, and Keller and Anderson formed the visiting defense. Yesterday's game was the first for the locals I in several weeks, because,of the recent rains and high water flooding the diamond east of town. A fair I sized crowd of fans was present. M'ADODAPPEALS TO HIS BACKERS Urges His Delegates To “Stick To The Last Ballot” In Voting BULLETIN (By Paul R. Mallon! (U. P. Staff Correspondent) ma doo Headquarters. New I York. June 23—In a speech to 200 I enthusiastic convention delegates I that swept into town today from the I Pacific coast, William G. McAdoo I appealed to his followers to "stick I to the last ballot.” ' His appeal brought wild cheers from I the crowd and there were cries of I "We're here to fight all summer,” I and “We are last ditchers.” I "You have been told in the hostile I press that you will betray your trust I after the first or second ballot.” Me- 1 A doo shouted from the rostrum in I front of his hotel headquarters to the I cheering delegates jammed in the I street. I "But I <now that you will not de- I *ert and that you are here not to be- I tray but to execute your trust and that I victory 1* assured.” I John Koeneman Buried At Fort Wayne Today I Funeral serivces were held at the I Emmaus Lutheran church. In Fort I Wayne, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. I for John Koenemanfi. 71. former Ad- | unis county resident, who died at his i homo in Fort Wayne. Friday night. I Mr. Koenemnnn waa born in Adams I county, but had been a resident of I Fort Wayne for more than fifty I years. He is survived by four chll- I dren. Mrs. Ernest Rohloff. Mrs. Christ I Miller, and Herman and Arthur Koe- I nmnann: one grandchild, all of Fort I Wayne, and one brother, William Koe- I nemann. of Hoagland. He was a I member of Emtnanus Lutheran church I and of the B. U. V. aociety. — —"«»■■♦«■■■ ■■■ ! Dr. Somers To Return To City Tuesday p.m. Dr. L. E. Somers, local physician. J will renin to the city Tuesday afternoon. after having spent the past two weeks in Chicago and Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Homer* at ended the annual convention of the American Medical Assoc’atlon in Chicago and then went to Roche«»r where he attended the Mayo Brothers cine. 0 MAKING DAWN (Continued From Psge One) greeted him. • H* took a Urt« sized bite out of | n ch'cken sandwich and drained n | * goblet of milk at n gulp | "Tell them to apeed up. Lot me know when thev are ready—and don't bother me.” Maughan said an he closted hl* eyes, apparently attempting to / /-/ / /// \/Syr Wn/eAi t// l ’ W * 11 ‘'** l *^ Y

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relay from the strenuous grind. Maughan left Dayton nn hour behind scheduled rime and pushed his engine relentlessly ou the jump to St. Joseph. It took him four hours and six minutes to cover the 570 miles from t New York to Dayton and in flying from Dayton to St. Joseph he coverI ed the same distance in three hours and 37 minutes. I Mitchell Field. Now York. .June 23 , —(Special to Dally Democrat ) —Lieut. ] Russell Maughen took off at 3:59 in. today in his third attempt to fly I from New York to Sun Francisco between dawn and dusk. j The first rosy streaks of a warm ! clear June day were just reddening I the east when the army flyer shouted ’

I'- — .- . _____—_ Calling Your Attention I to the big I \</rr■ — A- , ; MMM I / /P; * A 1 11 Wfe // 1 !. W VI r I I f I Festival I 111 I I an< t I Aiihim iiH'iils til all kintls will *!rf| I Im foitiid on the grounds Io keep a you busy from early to laic. Fun for Hie kiddies as well as Hitgrown ups. Stands, shows, mer- tO lldd rv-go-rountl. Ferris wheel. Inn M Irolic and “oodles” of olh< r I JOLV 4th and sth H the most s|M*clieuliir ever seen in • fl this citv will lx- given both evenBELLMONT PARK - DECATUR I [fl gnnid stand Ih>Hi ttflenioon and n evening. A field (if fast horses some of which are already on the Bunds and lots <d oih<r will provide the* feature entertainment for Ixith afternoons. Every effort was used to secure the liest of race horse talent and the lovers of this sport will be greeted with the class ol ■ A Big 1 line pacers and trotters for many mil *s around. i PRPf | | [I For Everybody • We are working to make this the biggest hest and grandest Fourth ever staged in Decatur. Help us do so by attending Im th days. I TAKE THE WHOLE FAMILY FOR A DAYS I OUTING AT BELLMONT PARK I A Good Time For Everybody I L ' 1 ■ I H—

"Contract." There was a roar from the exhaust of his big Curtiss pursuit plane and th* pilot was off. Maughan’s schedule calls for stops at Dayton, St. Joe, Mich., Cheyenne and Salduro, Utah, for fuel and water. The distance from Mitchell field to] Crissoy field, San Franc sco. is 2,670 . miles and to make the flight in th<* 1 19 hours 19 minutes of daylight, the ■aviator must average about 165 miles an hour. Delayed at Dayton Dayton. 0., Juste 23 After approxl-] mately one hour’s delay, while mechanies repaired a broken gas line on his Cur iss pursuit plane, Lieut. Russell T. Maughan hopped off from McCook field at 8:15 today on the second leg of his flight across the

; continent with the sun. Sighted at Indianapolis Indianapolis. June 23—Lieut. Russell Maughan passed over Indianapolis at 8 this morning on his dawn to dusk flight across the continent. Ills Curtiss pursuit plane was visible tor only a moment as it shot j across Indianapolis and disappeared in the west. Not Seen at Sp ingfield Springfield, 111.. June 23 —Lieut. Maughan passed north of Springfield at 9:15 a. m. on his tranvontinental !flight. Crowds gathered on the city (streets to watch for the flyers were disappointed as on account of poor visibility he was not seen, Maughan coveted the distance from Indianlapolts to Springfield, npproximhtcjy

175 miles, in an hour and fifteen minutes. St. Joseph, Mo.. Maughen’s next scheduled stop is approximately 300 niilee west of here. o COLLISION ON (Continued from Page Ono) Neither of the cars were running at a very high rate of speed, according to both drivers. A large truck, conveying a part of the Guy Stock Company’s equipment from Portland to Auburn, was ditched about 10 o’clock, last night, directly across the road from where, a half hour earlier, the Franz car turned over. The truck was heavily loaded, and — ii

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