Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 90, Decatur, Adams County, 15 April 1925 — Page 6

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CROWDS ATTEND OPENING GAMES Heavy Hitting And Spotty Pitching Mark Opening Os Baseball Season New York. April 15 (United Free t Heavy hitting. .'potty pitchIng. a sprinkling of weird ba-••ball and plenty of ,itt< -nda.'i<- , ‘ marked th--oP'-ning games of the major league baseball season. Tlhto were 15 homo runs clouted in tin- National and American leagues and a flock of triples and doubles Jatnirson. Hyatt, Speaker and McNulty hit four baggers for the Cleveland Indians; Poole, a rookie playing hi-' fir i big league game. Miller anil Welch registered for the Athletics; Flugstead and Harris hit one for the Red Sox; Paschal (Babe Huth’s sub Stl.ute) and Meltsel delivered for the Yankees; Ken Williams hit one for the Browns and Sheeley hit one for the White Sox Pete Donohue, Urban Shocker. Grover Alexander, Dazzy Vance and Jess Barnes, all veteran pitchers, showed mid-season form. Donohue did the best job of the day for the Cincinnati Reds when he shut out the St. Louis Cardinals and alolwed only two runners to reach second Hornsby the champion hitter of, the National league, failed to get asingle safety. Urban Shocker, who returned home to the Yankees last winter from St. Louis. pitched a superb game in beating Washington and allowed only one run. Joe Bush, who went to St. Louis, for Shocker, was knocked out of the I box. Until Yde, the young southpaw of the I'iittsburgh Pirates, was one of the sensations last year, but got a bud start and retired under fire. Attendance at the opening games was bettor than last years mark by 15.000. A new record was established in Chicago when 28.000 saw the Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates. The attendance in the American league cities was: New York 50.000; Detroit 35.000; Piiadelpbia 22.(»<m and St. Louis 21,000. In th'- National league. Chicago 38.000; Cincinnati 32.000; Brooklyn 20.000; Boston 15,000. The attendance did not reflect any' bad effect from the New York Giant | scandal of last fall. The sentiment I of some of the tuns was shown ini Brooklyn when tin ovation was given to Heinie Sand, the Philadelphia shortstop, wi'o turned in Jimmy O'Connell and uncovered rhe attempted bribery. When he catpe to the plate the first time a protracted 1 ovation was given him from th-' stands. This attitude is significant because Brooklyn fans ate none too generous toward visiting players. > o

i m i»n If. IJL jj. n . vy * SPORT TABS + + 4- + + + Chicago—Paave Nurmi, Finnish run nor, still under suspension by the Western A. A. for failure to participate in the Kansas City A. C. inert was to arrive here today on his way to Minneapolis where lie is scheduled to race Willie Ritola in a 3.000 meter special. The ban on Nurmi is expected to be lifted this week. Evanston—Wisconsin won an easy 8 to 5 victory over Northwestern university here yesterday when both schools opened their Big Ten baseball schedule. Chicago—Site for the Munn-Lewis championship heavyweight wrestling bout on May 30 is to be decided at a conference of promoters and managers here Saturday. Kansas City and Michigan City. Ind., are under consideration. Rloorhington — Indiana University defeated Del’auw here yesterday afternoon. 6 to 3 in the opening game of tlie baseball season here. DePau w took an ear y lead, but the Crimson came from behind and won out in the final innings. Chicago—Vic Aldridge, former Chicago pitcher, who was traded to the Pirates last, winter, reported to the Pittsburg club after having been a hold out. He signed his contract and said he was ready for duty. o Englishman Hanged For Murder Os His Wife Durham. England. April 15. —(United Press)—While a Salvation Army band played "Nearer My God to Thee,” Henry Graham was hanged here today to expiate the murder of his wife. Almost simultaneously, on another scaffold. Thomas Shelton was hanged for the murder of his sweetheart.

i Babe Ruth Hears (Opening i Game In Bed \ia Radio » New York, April 15.—Bibe Ruth h was buck to normal today after hav- 1 I in - gone through the torture of an i opening day in bed The Babe and . In- physician Dr. Edwurd King, list • tod in mi a radio report of the game and tin- Babe became so rest ' less Unit bis letlipeiature mounted several degrees. “It was nothing to * worry about." the doctor said. i Mrs. Ruth and little Dorothy atI tended the game bet wo n the Yankees', and the Sejiators when the Babe in-J, sisted upon it. Mr . Ruth, incidental- . ly, is pinch hitting for him in his’. I literary work. L "Guess they didn't need me SO ' much.'' the Italic remarked when lhei _ I voice over tin- radio announced that i _! I'-:t Paschal, the Babe's substitute. 1 ! .had delivered a holm r w ith ,i runm-r < I on base. | V WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD I « Yesterday's hero -- Pete Donchue, • i.star Cincinnati pitcher, shut out the 1 St. ]>mis Cardinals, 4 to 0. and let 1 ■’them down with six hits. Only two * ’ I runners got as far us second base. ' I Ten errors pulled by the defense ( lof the St. Louis Browns helped Clev- , ■ 'and to a 21 to 14 victory in the ( 1 wi< ,-dest game of the dav. George , | Seiler made four erroi -■ and McManus' ( and Bennett made three each. j ( Timely hitting in the pinches be- ( hind the splendid pitching of Urban j Shocker, enabled the Yankees to beat t | the champion Senators. 5 to 1 Babe, I Ruth was unable to play but his' ' substitute. Ben Paschal, hit a homer t with one on. Dazzy Vamo, champion pitcher of 1924. allowed the Phils only live hits , pud the Brooklyn Robins won. 3 to 1. Errors by Frank Snyder and Dili Terry upset Art Nehf and helped the . Braves to a 5 to 4, victory over the w champion Giants. Effective pitching by Dutch lyonard in seven innings gave the Detroit Tigers a I to 3 victory over the R White Sox. | ( Three hits in the tenth inning off Kallie. a rookie pitcher. gave the ( Athletes the run that boat the Red ( Sox. 9 to 8- The Athletics overcame, a six run lead after being shut out • H , for six innings. i v I Alexander the Great was in mid- ( I season form and the Cubs beat the ( I Pirates, 8 Io 2 before SS.OtiO. a re- r cord crowd. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS American Association Kansas city. (>: Indianapolis, 1. Milwaukee, 2: Louisville. 3. St. Paul. 0; Columbus, 7. Minneapolis. 1; Toledo, 3 American League Washington, 1; New York 7.

Boston. 8; Philadelphia, 9. ('level..nd, 21; Si. Louis, 14. National League New York. 4; Boston. 5. Pittsburgh, 2; Chicago, 8. Philadelphia, 1; Brooklyn. 3. S. .Louis. 0; Cincinnati, 4. o — Bluffton Boy Wins District Discussion Ellis Steiner, of the Bluffton high school, representing Wells county, won first place in the Eighth district discussion contest, held at the First Baptist church in Bluffton yesterday afternoon. Adams county had no representative in the contest. The other contestants wore Elsie Anderson, of Randolph county, and Arultis Smoker, of Delaware county. The judges did not announce any awards other than first place. The child labor amendment to the ■ federal constitution was the subject for the discussion. The judges were Principal F. H. Croninger, of the Fort Wayne Central high school, and Sup-' erintendent O. R. Bangs, of the Warren schools. Martin-Senour MONARCH PAINT 100 r ; PURE. MONARCH Paint is composed of absolutely Pure White Lead Pure Oxide of Zinc Pure Linseed Oil and color. Which are the best known ingredients for paint. • ' Go JKD JAXn vou < /

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OPEN HEARING ON BIC MEGGER Interstate Commerce Commission Considers Nickel Plate Merger W.i -hint'.lon. April 15— (United Press 1- The Van Sweringi n brothers won the first victory today in their bearing before the interstate commerce commission for approval of the nine thousand mile $1,500.0011.01)0 Nickle Plate railroad merger The commission with al) nine members present oveiruled the mo ' tii n by Chesapeake A Ohio minority, stockholders to defer the cotnmislion's hearing until Virginia courts iiib d on a nit brought in Richmond., Vu., against the consolidation. chairman yilchison of th'- commission! ordered heating to proceed at once before Commissioner .Meyer, chairman of the finance division of the commission, and Director Ma halTie id the finance commission. | Washington, April 15 Flanked by a host of railroad officials and attorneys. the two Van Swerigen brothers, of Cleveland. <>.. have arrived in the capital for the opening of hearing today by the interstate commerce commission on application for the giant Nickel Plate merger which they an- engineering. The two young railroad magnates. Oris P. and Mantis J. Van Swerigen. traveled in a special car. They plan to attend all the proceedings here. The presidents and officials of the live roads involved —the old Nickel Plate, the Pere Marquette. the Erie, the Chesapeake A Ohio, and the Hocking Valley—are also in the capita). The proposed merger would consolidate fi.mio miles of railroad, repleseating an investment, of a billion and a half dollars. Representatives of minority stockholders. who are opposing the merger, are also on hand. The movement, which may be successful In postponing the hearings by the commission, will come from one of these groups at the outset of the proceedings today. it was learned here yesterday. Through their attorneys, minority stockholders of the Chesapeake <v Ohio will enter a motion to have the hearing postponed until Virginia courts hav< ruled on the legality of the merger under laws of tb-.il state. At a recent meeting of stockholders of this road at Richmond, Va . when it was voted to enter the nierg•r. minority stockholders protested | the action and tiled suit to test its * legality. — o . Hartford City. — Warren Bush, drayman here, had two lingers on his left hand broken and his bicycle wrecked in a collision with a flivver ******* ‘' ‘ ’ JMMID A’ ■T • * Mos' Gertlemen Prefer -the Cidar a Gentleman's Smoke / f The House of Crane Distributors Indianapolis, Ind.

tliilsa Chiinli Deacon h Acquired of Murder Charge Tulut. okla, April 15- (United Pt. s> Engeiie Purdy, voute churl ti .deacon, was found not guilty of the i murder of E. S. ilutchlnson, wealthy lumberman, by a jury here today. | The jury had been out siliee late ' last night. Purdy shot und killed Hutchinson after the latter had alienated the affections of Mrs. Helen Purdy, wife i of ihe slayer. Testimony was introdiued in the . trial to show that Hutchinson bad settled with Purdy for approximately | si;n.fmo after the lumberman had made love to Mrs. Purdy. The defense plea was insanity. —— . —o — Big Four Train Kills Farmer At Lawrence Indianapolis. April 15 — James Groves. 7u. of Lawrence, was killed early today when a westbound train on the Cleveland division of the Big Four railroad struck his wagon near I the station at Lawrence. Three of the four horses hitched Io the wagons Were kil.ed and the ' wreckage was dragged down the track for nearly a thousand feet Infore the train was brought to ti standst ill.

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