Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 109, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1925 — Page 7

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[EVERETT SCOTT : MISSES A GAME 4 [Veteran Shortstop Benched After Playing In 1,307 Straight Games New York. Muy 7 —Almost nt the Ihhiiu' time H> e 1,0,1 ll,un l,f ll,v rillg Imi'l the iron UIUU ot baseball pulled I up at the end of their careers giving I proof to the old yarn that “an atlilbte I lusts only us long as his legs.”. i Johnny Dundee had so much diffi- ■ cully in keeping his legs against Sid ■ Terris Tuesday night that he must I retire from the ring or become u I sad second rater. Old Deacon Scott, the Dundee of I baseball, who had not missed a ball I game since June 20. 1916, had his I record of 1.307 consecutive games I broken yesterday. Ho will have to rcItire from baseball or lie content with I a substitute scat on the bench of the I New York Yankees. Neither Dundee nor Scott were hit Iteis. They depended upon the skill I of their hands and the speed of their I legs. With their legs gone they are I no longer first raters. Scotty, who takes pride in a record I that he had never missed a day in school, was broken hearted when Miller Huggins, manager of the Yanks, said, "Scotty, guess you'd better let Wanningcr go in there today.” Wanninger is a 20 year shortstop just up from the Augusta club of the South Atlantic, league. I,ike Dundee, who was beaten by the | 21 year ofd Terris, just a short time from tlie amateur class, Scotty sawyouth step in and convince him that he is to old. Dundee is only 31 and Scotty is 32. but the wear and tear of years in a hard racket bad aged them far beyond their years. Huggins told reporters that Scott.' bad been benched because he was not feeling well and that he was going home for a rest instead of making the trip to St. Louis with the club. "I'm as well as 1 ever was," Scotty aid. "I don't see why I was benchedI got two hits the day before and I Was just beginning to got going. I won't be a subßt,ilute on any club. I'll quit baseball if I'm no longer any good.” It is quite certain that Scotty has lost his job as a regular with the Yankees and there are no other clubs in the major leagues who want an old man at shortstop. Yankee pitchers have been complaining that hits were going past Scotty that a more active bortstop would have turned into easy outs. It was also aparent that the old legs were not getting him down to first base fast enough ami that be was iiitiittg into more double plays than a more active runner. Scotty's record of 1,307 consecutive games, exclusive of the games played in four world's series witli the Itos ( ton Red Sox, and the Yankees, is one that may never be equalled or even approached. Everett Scott formerly lived at Bluffton and his present home is at Auburn. • o , — Egyptian Prince To Attend 500-mile Race -A Indianapolis, luu.. May 6 An Egyp tian Prime with a bent for fast automobiles. an amateur speed pilol himself. will attend the International 500mlle race to be held al the Indianapolis .Motor Speedway, .May 30, it was yntiuonced after arrangements for his visit had been made through the Paris office of tlie Speedway. Ho is Prince Djelallcdin, witli an immense estate near Cairo, an American wife and a town house in Paris. The Prince lias been an enthusiasti< automobile racing fan for years. Last year he caused to be bui’t a 300 horse power racing ear with a view to teas ing it into a few new world's short distance records. This summer, after his attendance at tlie Indianapolis race, the Prince w ill take his racing j car to the beach in Denmark and at--11-nipt to establish the records. It has been two years slice any Old World nobility has made II:" long trip Io Indianapolis to witness an In lernational race. In 1923 Prince de • yuleria, of ten obi lino French lam iiy. and ('mint Zborowski. a Po i h Nobleman wb<> made his home on an estate near Cantebury. England, camo hero as members of the Bugatti team end made numerous friends though they did little of interest in competition witli the American stars who:." ears were so much faster. ————•—o—— — "The Fire Patrol.” a thriller picture at Cort tonight and Friday. Benefit Decatur Volunteer Firemen.

Chicago Bunches Hits And Beats Illinois, 5-1 Chicago, May 7—The t’nivorslty of Chicago baseball team bunched hits und capitalized by errors of the opposition in defeating llinois 5 to J in a western conference game. The score: Illinois .... 000 tl 1 20 0 1 15 1 Chicago .. 00 0 1 4 00 0 o—s 10 1 Klndormau. Hoffman and Godeke; Gubbins, Marks and Webster. — o 0. H. S, DEFEATS BERNE H. S. NINE Locals Win Seven-inning Contest On Ahr’s Field By Score Os 2-1 Decatur high school baseball nine was vlcto|ious in a seven-inning frayon Ahr's field in this city yesterday with the crack Herne high school nine. Tlie score was 2 to 0. Cold weather prevented any speetcular playing, |,ui both teams handled tlie bull in midseason form. Hunsicker, playing second base for Decatur, brought in the first run for the home team in tlie third inning, after getting to first on a single and to third and home on overthrows by tlie Berne pitcher. The other run came in the sixth inning on a single, error and another single. The local nine lias Unproved considerable since the Bluffton game last Friday, and in Ihe next few weeks should show their oposition some real baseball. o Wabash Drops Game To Notre Dame, 2-1 Crawfordsville. May 7 Behind the briliant pitching of Benston. Noire Dame beat Wabash in a hard-fought game 2 to 1. Benston allowed but two hits and won his own game bygelling a home run in the second inning. Robertson. Wabash .tar. allo« cd 11 hits, but kept tin tn scattered and with air-tight support by teammates. Wabash kept in the running. S< ore: i Notre Dame . II I*' 0 0 (I 01 0-211 I Wabash .... 0 o 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-1 2 2 Benston and Silver; Robertson and Chew. —„ 0 Receives Word Os Illness Os Relative David Adams, linotype operator at the Daily Democrat office, received a message this morning announcing tiiat his step father. Charles E Lends, is at Hu- ppiut of death at his home. 512 Center street. Albion. Michigan, the result of q stroke of parlaysls suffered a few days ago. Mr. Adams left at once Io be with his mother during the next fe wdays. — o —— Contract For Bridges On Road No. 21 Signed lm|iauupolis. May 7 — (United Press)—John D. Williams, director of the state highway commission today signed the contract for the construction of four drain ditch bridges on state road number 21 in Adams county by Hie Yost Brothers company of Decatur. Ind. The bridges arc Yellow (’reek 21 K. Drain ditch 21 K. Blue Creek 21 K ami Drain ditch 21 K. 0 . Columbus George rente veteran employe of the state board of accounts has announced his candidacy for mayor of Columbus on the Democratic ticket. r Lusitania Sunk By Germans Ten Years Ago New York. May 7 -The tenth anni versary of tho sinking of the Lu.-: tenia by a German submarine will be commemorated today at a meeting in Town Hall at 4 p„ under the auspices of the navy and marine memorial association. MOTHER’S DAY Sunday, May 10 Ketut jttlxr votir mother rod lei Iter know lltaf volt think <>!' her by st tiding 'u-r fresh Howers or a Ivoi'liftil blooming plant. Will have plenty of flow's anti plants both til Hie i Htl Mjirkel ami al ''-•'lSf. Decatur Floral Co 'liuiy; No. 971

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, MAY 7. 1925.

♦ YESTEROAV'B RESULTS + +++++♦,++ + + + + + + + National League Brooklyn, 10 Boston, 0. St. Louii-Pltlburgh, rain. New York-Philadelphia, ruin. Cincinnati-Chicago, ralu. American League Philadelphia, 6; New York, 2. Boston, 3; Washington, Hl. Detroit, 11; St. Louis, 4. American Association Indianapolis, 3; Minneapulla, 7. Columbus, 5; Kansas City, (I. Louisville, id.; St. Paul, 4. Toledo-MUwaukee, postponed. ++++++++ + + + + + + + + YESTERDAY’S HOME RUNS + ++++♦+++ + + ♦♦♦ + + Cobb, Tiers, 2 —5. Hellmann, Tigers, 2—2. Jacobson, Browns, I—4.1 —4. i Robertson, Browns. I—3.1 —3. Bishop, Athletics, I—2.1 —2. Cochrans, I—l.1 —1. ; Todt, Red Sox, I—l. •h++++4>++ + + + + + + + * WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD + •F+++++++ + + + + + + * • Yesterday's hero — Cobb, veter- ' an Detroit manager, made a new modern record when he hit two homers. making five in two consecutive i games and helping the Tigers win t front tlie Browus, 11 to 4. Bishop's homer and singles by . Dykes, Simmons, Miller ami Gallo , way scored four runs in the 'loth in- , ning and gave the Athetics a 6 to 2 j 1 victory over the Yankees. The . Yankees dropped into a tie with the . Red Sox for the hole. r I Scoring seven runs in the first in- . ning when the team butted around. ,- the Senators set down tin- Red Sox. ! In to S. Dazzy Vance let tile Braves down with four hits, struck out eight and hit two doubles, helping the Ilobius win the game, hi to 0. I «-l»— Portland High Loses Hogan, A Track Star Tlie crack Portland high school track team, which captured first place in a quadrangular meet with Decatur Auburn ami Fort Wayne Central, won 1 dual meet from Muncie Central and ran away witli the Jay county meet • received a blow this week when Hugh Hogan, star sprinter and al! 1 around athlete, withdrew from school ' and enrolled in the Wabash high 1 school. His parents recently moved to Wabash. Hogan will be a member of tlie Wabash high school track team in the Wabash Valley track and Held • meet next Saturday. He has been starring in the 100-yard dash, broad jump, high jump and hurdles and was a I member of te crack half-mile relay ; team. He won fourteen points for , Portland in the meet with Muncie last Saturday. o Fort Wayne. Mrs. Ida Piatt, on trial here for medical quackery, is - charged witli having used prayers, incantations, anti mystic "iodine crosses" in attempts to cure diseases.

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MYSTERY SURROUNDS I DEATH OF COUPLE (Continued from Page One) parked where the dead couple wore , found this morning Detectives invest igat(nil t hu cast are of tlie opinion that Miss Kerbers could not have shot Fisher and tlieu killed herself from the angltcwhich the bullet entered her head. However, the gun a :jßctilibre with three bullets missing was found in Miss Keibers' left hand. Both persons were known to have been rigid handed und detectives say that it would be almost impossiblefor a person to shoot himself the way the gun was found to be in tho girl's hand. Persons living near I lie scene of the tragedy are divided in their opinion us to bow the deallis occured. Some lielive that bandits found the couple in the car parked on the road and robbed them, then murdered them ami so fixed the gun as to leave the impression of murder and suicide, by the girl. Several Theories Others say that they believe that Hie girl killed the man ami then herself after a quarrel. One window of ! tlie Ford coupe was opened and Fish er's head was part way out of the! window. Miss Kerbers' head was hang ing down, but not resting on anything The left hand, holding the gun was resting on her Imre knee. Fisher’s collar was undone, giving the impression that a fight had preceded the killing. Coroner Erwin and his assistants said tlifs morning that the couple might have been dead eight or ten hours, but it was more probable that they had beenkdead only about flvd hours or possibly six. No verdict has been given as yet and it was stated that a thorough investigation would lie held before a erdict would be made. Prominent Young People Both Miss Kerbers and Mr. Fisher are prominent Fort Wayen people. Mr. Fisher's brother, Harrison, had been a candidate for councilman of the Sixth Fort Wayne Ward in the recent promary election. Forest Ohler. who lives about a quarter of t block from the scene of the tragedy. SULPHUR CLEARS SKIN RIGHT UP Apply Sulphur as Told When Your Skin Breaks Out Any breaking out of the Skin, even fiery, itching eczema, can lie quickly overcome by applying a little MenthoSulpliur. declares a noted skin spec ialist. Because of its germ destroying properties, this snlphui preparation begins at once to soothe irritated skin and heal eruptions sucii as rash, pimples and ling worm II seldom f't'.is Io remove the. torment and disfigurement, and you do not have to wait for relief from ein-ban-assm* nl. Improvament quick'y shows. Sufferers from skin trouble : hoe hl obtain a small jar of Rowles iMenlho-Suiphur from any good drug , gist ami use it like cold cream.

| said that he wus up several limes during the night and that he heard no shots or screams. Ke was of the opinion tiiat the couple had been robbed. j Tho place where the bodies wore found in the ear la not a desolato 1 road, and is only a few hundred feet 'off tho Wayne Trace. Two ot thesiiots that had been fired had gone through tlie man's body and one had struck Miss Kerbers. No Jewelry Taken Tlie exact amount of money Miss Kerbers had when she left home was - not known, but It is believed tiiat siie had considerable cash. No jewelry had been taken from the dead persons. Fort Wayne and Allen county officials are skill investiga'tling the.strange case,: and it is probable tiiat no definite verdict can lie reached for several days. Shortly after the alarm of tlie tragedy had-circuluted. hundreds of poisons living nearby flocked to tlie scene, Several tesiflej that they had been on that road the night before, but none said that they saw a car parked there last night. A banner, advertising Harrison Fisher as a candidate for councilman, was found near JUST RECEIVED NEW SHIPMENT . of COATS and DRESSES Mrs. M. Moyer 131 N. Sth St — SUNDAY f ! EXCURSIONS via Nickel Plate Road I May 3 ; And Sundays thereafr ter during Summer Season to Many ' Points h J An excellent opportunity for A ONE DAY OPTING and visit to Relatives and Friends. Get in touch with the Nickel Plate Ticket Agent or A. Pritchard, D.P.A., Fort I I Wayne, Ind., for Sunday I Fares and Summer Tours.

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the ear. It wus covered witli blood. This leads authoritieH to bc)leve thut robery might have been the motive. ■f - ——• —o... ■ —— Woman Convicted Os Murder In Nebraska Broken Bow .Neb., May 7—(United Press)—After five hours' deliberattons a jury in district court here today found Mrs. Arvesta Northey guilty of first degree murder, and sentenced her to life Imprisonment in the stale penitentiary. Mra. NorKiey was convicted on com plhdty with Frank Brunner in poisouing liis wife last November, so tiiat she ami Brunner might be married.

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Reformed Church To Hold Business Meeting Friday The congregation of tlie Zion Ile« formed church will have a business mooting Friday night at 7 o'clock, ut the church, to complete the unfinished business of lust Sunday. The re- ■ niaining unelected officers will bo | elected and all financial reports will I be given. Au auditing committee tor ‘ 1925 will be appointed, und u clerk land treasurer will bo elected. AH | mem bet's arc urged to be present. The their of the Zion Reformett Church will have a business meeting and reheasal at th'' church al 7:30 o'clock tonight. All members are urged to be present for the rehearsal of the Mothers’ Day music.