Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 128, Decatur, Adams County, 29 May 1925 — Page 6

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DRIVERS OUT TO I SET NEW RECORD Average For 500-Mile Race! Expected To Exceed 100 Miles Per Hour

ludlannpolin, May 29-Spf>P<l, thrilland th« most daring driving «vv>r st-t-n in an automobile race are promised in the Thirteenth International 500 mile automobile race which will be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speed ■way, Saturday morning, beginning at 10 o’i he k ‘lotal prize money Will be approximately slou,oGo, with s6<*,o<io given by the speedway management. If the predictions of the drivers come true the long Soo mile journey will he traversed and the ears back in iheir garages for a much needed rest before 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The record will be at least Hitt miles per hour, even the conservative driver.-. maintain Os the drivers who qualified fastest — breaking all existing track records for qualifications — Peter De Paolo, Leon Duray, Harry Hartz and Earl Cooper will bear watching. They unquestionably, with th<“ exception of Hartz, will go'out after the $20,000 lap prize fund, which is distributed in SIOO prizes to the leader in each lap of the race. Pietro Bordino, Tommy Milton, Ralph De Palma, and Hartz, if he does not go to the front with the' "heat it” boys will be dangerous con tenders at the Too mile mark if they! are able to keep their mounts in the. running. Best guesses for winners will in-j elude De Paolo, in his fast car will travel the distance at the excessive! speed. Cooper and Milton, always contenders, and Ralph De Palma, providing he is not overtaken with what commonly is culled bad luck. Pietro Bordino from Italy is the dark horse. In the Held there are plenty of cars and drivers who are capable of turning in victory. There is not a cinch in the race. The cars will ride on balloon tires for the first time jn history and a front wheel drive car is making it ; debut in competition al Indianapolis. (’apt. Eddie Rickenbacker is pacemaker, Charles Schwab is referee and Seth Klein is starter. The cars will line up at the tape as follows; First Row Miilei Special LeOli Dmay. Dussenberg Special—Peter DePaolo| Miller Special Harry Hartz. Second Row Jui'. or Eight -Earl Cooper. Junior Eight Dave Lewis. Miller Special—Ralph Hepburn. Third Row Miller Special—J. Ellinghboe. Fiat Pietro Bordino. Dmsenberg Special Peter Kreis Fourth Row Miller Special- Bennett Hill. Miller Spec al F. Elliott. Miller Special Tomy Milton. Fifth Row Miller Special —E. Comer. Miller Special—R. L. Cariens. Miller Special—Dr. W. E. Shattuc. Sixth Row Miller Special--E. DeVbre. Dusenberg Special -A. Mourre. Jones-Whitaker Special—J. Herbert Jones. Seventh Row M iler Special—R. De Palma. R. & J. Special—lra Vail. Miller Special—L. L. Corum. Clem Crow, Notre Dame Grid Captain, to Be Married South Bend, Ind., May 29 —(United Press) —Cupid evidently likes to shoot his darts at Notre Dame football captains. Adams Walsh of Hollywood, giant center and Captain of Rocknes championship Irish Eleven last year, was married shortly before Notre Dame went to California to show, Toot-ball supremacy. Walsh, his work completed at Dame is now motoring to Hollywood on his belated honeymoon. Now Cupid has pierced tjie heart of Clem Crowe, of tain, elect of the Notre Dame team next year. Crowe, will on June 13, at St. Marys Culholic Church Lafayette, wed Miss Mary Griffin Mullierin, of that city. Miss Mullierin is an istructor at Purdue University from which she was a graduate last year. The wedding is a result of high-school romance. Crowe, star foot ball and basket bail man. will be graduated next year. They will live here. —— -o LEBANON —Mr. and Mrs. Asa Silttohim celebrated their sixty-second wedding anniversary here this week.

ICATHOLICHIGH WINS IN TENNIS Local Racket Weilders De- . ■ feat ('. C. H. S. Os Fori Wayne, 2-1

Is Tennis players from Decatur Cath--11 olie high school won two out of 1 three matches with the Central Gath- ) p i.lic high school racket wellders from j Fun Wayne in a contest held here t yesterday afternoon. The Decatur e youths won the doubles and one of o the matches In singles. The games were played on the Schafer courts. s In the first singles match. Knapke. y of Decatur, was defeated by Herr, of k C. C H. S.. by the ((cores of 6-4 and 6l 0. Knapke started strong and had the first set standing 4-1 in his favor, . before he weakened and failed to win another game. In the second ingles match. Laurent, of Decatur, I won from Everd. of C. C. H R., in an and 10-8. exciting contest, by the scores of 6-4 I[ The doubles match’ was interest- . (ing. with the Decatur lads having the i better of the argument. Knapke and Laurent, represented Decatur and from ami Becker played for C. C. H. S. The locals won by scores of 6-2 and 7-5. f The Decatur players will meet the IC. C 11. S team in a return match at lEcrt Wayne next Thursday aftednoon. |This was the first inter-school match i for the Decatur racket wellders and : the school is elated over the fine I showing made. —o —— Locate Naval Training (’amp At Indianapolis Indianapolis, May 29 —Agreement to give the United States Naval Reserve a ten year lease on (’amp Shank at Riverside Park on White River here for a reserve training camp has been reached by Mayor Shank and Charles Bookwaiter, president of the park 1 hoard. The navy intends to make the camp ’ a permanent one and the only one of its kind in the United States, accord ing to plans announced by Ensign l’.. M. Atkins, executive officer, and Lieut K. K. Knachel, commandant. j Additional heats and equipment will f be sent here. Atkins said that the navy intends I Camp Shank the "Plattsburg of tkn I j navy.” — 0 4>++++*++ + * + + ** + •y WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD 4> +++<fr++++ + + + + * + * i Yesterday's Hero —Frank Snyder, , I veteran Giant catcher hit ope over I tile left field wall on the Boston field ' and helped beat the Braves, 8 to 6. i it was the first time the fence ever i had been cleared by a drive. Two runs scored in the tenth inning when Red Faber blew up, enabled the Tigers to beat the White , Sox. 7 to 5. Hum in d hits off Ben Kafr, who had won five straight games, gave the Browns a 4 to 3 win over the Indians. I Handing out severe, punishment to the pitchers in both games, the Athletics strengthened their lead by taking a double bill from the Senators at 11-3 and 9-4. Three pitchers were knocked out in a rally that scored 12 runs in the seventh inning and gave the Cubs a 13 to 3 victory over the Reds. Luque, Biemiller and Benton took the beating. Errors by Wright and Traynor let in three runs but the Pirates hit hard in the pinches and beat the Cardinals 7 to 4. Clinging onto a wdnning streak of two straight games, the Yankees split. even with the Red Sox at 1-3 and 7-2. Ministerial Association To Meet Monday Morning The Decatur Ministerial Association will meet Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock sharp, for its regular monthly meeting. This is the last regular meeting before fall and important ! matters are to be 1 taken up. Every member is urged to be present. Dr. ( Somerville Light will lead in the dis- , ctission of the subject, “The Preacher's Vacation.” 0 t State Sells 799 Acres Os ’ Swamp Land For $16,948 t Indianapolis. Indi, May 29 —(United ’■ Press) Sale of 799 acres of state swamp land in Laporte- county to John Perkins for $16,948 was author- • ized today by Auditor of State BowI man. No bids were received tor swamp lands in St. Joseph county.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1925.

I ■» BASEBALL STANDING ♦ f national league W L. Pvl I New York . 25 II .694 I Brooklyn 21 15 .583 I Pittsburgh IS 16 .529 : Cincinnati 17 is .186 I Philadelphia 17 18 .486 v Chicago 15 23 ,395 t id I'St. Louis 13 22 .371 I AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. Philadelphia 25 io .711 Washington 23 14 622 1 Chicago 21 16 .568 • Cleveland .. 19 16 ,543 r St. Louis 19 22 .463 New York 15 21 .417 ■ Del roil 15 25 .375 1 Boston 12 26 .316 AMf RICAN ASSOCIATION r —— f W. L. Pet. St. Paul 23 16 .590 * >'>diai>iiiMdi2l 17 .553 Milwaukee 18 18 .500 . Kansas City 18 18 .500 f Louisville 18 19 .4x6 Minneapolis 17 19 .472 Toledo 17 20 .459 Columbus 16 19 .457, ' YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Si. Louis, 4; Pittsburgh, 7. I New York, 8; Boston, 6. Chicago, 13; Cincinnati, 3. Ootheis Hot scheduled. j American League Washington, 3-4; Philadelphia, 119. , Boston, 3-2; New York, 1-7. I Detroit. 7; Chicago, 5. j Cleveland, 3; St. Ixniis, 4. I American Association Louisville, 3; Toledo, 5. I Indianapolis, 12; Columbus, 8. Milwaukee, 6: St. Paul, 5. j Kansas City, 7; Minenapolis, 4. ——— —o - ..... I HOME RUN LEADERS Hartnett, Cubs, 13. j Merisel, Yankees, 10. I Hornsby, Cards, 9. i "Williams, Browns, 9. ! Robertson, Browns, 8. I Simmons. Athletics. 7. g Wright, Pirates, 8. , I ■ o I EX-SERVICE MEN NOTICE ‘ All ex-service men are requested I to meet at the American Legion hall I tomorrow morning at nine o'clock to I take part in the Decoration Day cere- I monies to be held at the Decatur ! cemetery., No uniforms. I Leo Ehlnger, 4 Secretary American Legion. I n | TIPTON—Too, the fro.sl gave J. K. I Mobley of Tipton a monkey faced but. I He found the creature half frozen. -| SCIATIC NEURITIS J The se’atic nerve situated at the I back of the hip joint is frequently the I subject of Neuritis, giving rise to the | painful disease Sciatica. The symp- I toms are intense pain which shouts j down the thigh to the foot, often I aggravated by walking, ar.dw ith pa n I fitl points along the course of the | nerve, very tender to the touch. g The disease is r> Very obstinate I one ami does noi readily respond Io | ordinary treatment. It takes more I than the usual pain sedative even to I alleviate, the pain. The quickest, safest and surest way | to get rid of the persistent nerve I 1 rucking pains of Neurit s is to get a I bottle of Allenrhu Special Formula I No. 2. which comes in. capsule form. I Take them as directed and notice how I in about 24 hours they have consider- I ■ ably reduced, if not entirely banished, I I ail pain and soreness. Continue until I the Neuritis has entirely disappeared | and you are able to work and rest in I comfort once again. Holthouse Drug I Co., keeps this Special Formula No. I 2 in stock all the time and sells lots I of it. I I-- 1 -J SUNDAY EXCURSIONS | via Nickel Plate Road May 3 And Sundays thereafter during Summer Season to Many Points An excellent opportunity for A ONE DAY OUTING and visit to Relatives and Friends. Get in touch xVith the . Nickel Plate Ticket Agent or > C. A. Pritchard, D.P.A., Fori Wayne, Ind., for Sunday Fares and Summer Tours iL —.——/

Keep this Date and Event in Mind ’ B. P. 0. ELKS Prize Jubilee and Fun Festival Under Big Tent | August 24 to 29 1 111 rw UH % The Biggest Week of the Summer Tie a cord on your finger now; check the date on the' calendar, tell your children, your wife and friends about it. A WHOLE STREET OF BOOTHS PRIZES AND FUN ON DECATUR’S BROADWAY LIBERTY WAY. We want to grow with the coin- provide a real social center for munity. We want our member- the people of Decatur. ship to help in making Decatur a We believe that we have startmore friendly, enjoyable place in cd off on the right foot in atwhich to live. We want to take a tempting this program by acquirmore important part in the affairs ing the beautiful Schafer resiof the community and want to dence for- an ELK’S HOME in DECATUR and we plan to rpake it a social and community center and want your support, your good will and cooperation. Decatur Lodge of Elks No. 993 B. P. O. E. I Attend the Elk’s Fair and Fun Festival