Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 28 August 1925 — Page 8

Featherweight Champ Retains His Title (Bv Henry I* Farrell. United Press Staff Correspondent) New York. Auk. 28—By the grace of a referee’s decision, Louis “Kid" Kaplan of Connecticiit, still Is tentherwelght champion of the world today. Had the decision in his fight with Babe. Herman nt. Waterbury last night been left to the sports writers or spectators California now would have its second new life holder with-. In a week. For the boxer from the coast won a majority of the 15 rounds from the champion and stood aghast and dismayed at the finish when Referee Jack; Sheehan of Boston signified that the bout. had heen a draw. Jimmy Kelly, Herman’s manager, promptly threw Bit in the challenger’s corner, but the crowd of 20,000 fans —more people than Waterbury had seen since Terry MeGovern and Young Corbet’ fought their memorable battle 24 years ago—sat stunned by the decision. Nine of the 15 rounds were credited to Herman by those at the ringside, the Imxer from the Pacific coast setting a fest pace from the start. A furious rally in the last round was what saved Kaplan his ’title. Ederle Ready To Try Channel Swim Again By Minott Saunders (United Press Stiff Correspondent) Care Gris Nez franco, Aug. 28.— (United Press) —Miss Gertrude Ederle, American swimming star, is ready to do battle with the English channel's switching tides for the second time this season. Trained down to fine form by "Old Bill’ Buigeiss, she is now waiting only for tomorrow or the Sabbath leap off from the “Gray Nose" of France and stroke forth for the chalky cliffs on the other side. This time she will count on her speed as a great factor in winning the title of the world's first woman to cheat the trenherou.; channel and swim to Dover. 1. Helmy, the Egyptian swimmer, who has been the friend in need for women swimmers when they had to be hauled from the channel beaten and exlutusied, was hoping to get away today for his attempt al crossing. 0 .lap Swimmer Abandons Attempt To Swim Channel (Bulletin) Dover, England, Aug. 2s. (United Pi. ssi -Professor Nishimura, Jis anese swimmer, abndoned his attempt to swim the English channel today after eighty minutes in the water. He set out from Dover and after covering three miles, w ,s attacked by severe cramps in his legs and gave up o . FEDERATION OF LABOR Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 28.—(United Press)—Vincennes was chosen the 11)26 convention city of the State Federation of Labor by and overwhelming vote in its closing session here today. Indianapolis, Sullivan Bloomington and Clinton withdrew in Vincenne’s favor when the Knox county town was being spiritedly opposed by Fot t Wayne for the honor. o Reds And Cardinals Pick Pirates To Win (United Press Service) New York, Aug. 2h—Pittsburgh is. the choice of the managers and play ers of the Cincinanti Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals to win the National league pennant and the wot Id’s series. The two western clubs, which ar here for a series in New York and Brooklyn, feel that the hard hitting of the Pirates wil carry them through to the National league pennant and make them the victors in the world’s series no matter what team represents the American league. ) “We have shown the Pitsburgh club the best pitching in the league and we. have been beaten in ten out of 17 games by them. They will hit any kind of pitching the Senators or the At’.i letics can show them", Jack Hendricks manager of the Reds, said, and the same opin'on was expressed by lilt club. Rogers Hornsby, manager of the Cardinals and his players also said that the hard hitting and fast base running of the team would bring them through to two championships. "The Pirates have good pitching as well as a corking offensive”, Hornsby said. “1 cannot sec where there is

anything wrong with the’club and I don't hellve there is any way to stop them from winning the pennant and the series". | | __ o . | ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ YESTERDAY’S RESULTS + ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ National League J Pittsburgh.); Boston. 0. I Cincinnati, 3; No wYork, 2. Philadelpphlu, 4; Chicago. I). 1 Brooklyn, 10; St. Louis, !). American League Detroit, 5; Boston. 4 Chicago, 6; New York, 5 St Louis, 5; Washington, 0. American Association Indianapolis. 6; Mlneapolis, 5. Louisville, 6; St. Paul, 4. ' Toledo, B; Milwaukee, 11. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD + ♦++++*+♦* + + + + + ♦ (United Press) Yesterday’s hero —Bullet Joe Hu h of the Browns, who held the world's champions to one hit. beat them 5 to 0, and reduced Washington’s lead in the American league to a single point. The Reds moved up to within 2% games of the Giants for second place in the Naitonal league by beating McGraw’s men, 3-2. Three bases on balls by Benton in the third inning forced in the lone run of the game and put Pittsburgh I 6‘j games out in front by virtue of their 1 to 0 victory over Boston. Brooklyn made >i three straight from St. Louis, winning 10 to 9, on Hunk Deberry's single in the ninth Wanninger's errors let in four runs and the White Sox beat the Yankees. G to 5. The Phillies took the final game of their series with the Cubs. 4 to 0. Carlson holding Chicago to six hits. 0 Preble To Meet Fast Kingsland Nine Sunday [ Preble. Aug 28—Fresh from a victory over the Wayne Nationa s. Preble will journey to Kingsland. Sunday, where they will cross bats with the team from that place. After having lost three games in a row, the locals won the last two games played. They hope to make it. three straight by copping the Sunday ti t. Either Shady or Mcßarnes will be on the mound for the locals. The fidlowing Sunday Preble will meet Poe on the kcal diamond. o Geneva To Play New Portland Team Sunday I Geneva. Aug. 28— The Geneva baseball team will meet the newly organized Portland team, on the local I diamond Sunday afternonn. ‘Myst''r ions Hat,2 a whirlwind .-tcher formerly with the Kokomo Red Sox, will I President of the Indiana Slate Fuir Sags Big Exposition Grounds Ready i 1 * LIN WILSON Lin Wilson. Jonesboro, Indiana, President of the Indiana Board of Agriculture, which manages the Indiana State Fair, says in a recent interview. everything is in readiness for (he 1925 State Fair, which is to be held’ September 7-12. Mr. Wilson says: “With the advent of 1925 State Fair drawing near, it might be well for us to call the attention of the State to some of its major features. "The fair board lias spent over $1,000,090 in new buildings in the last three years. This year there has not been anything in the way of new building attempted, consequently it bas given time to get ready for the fair. The buildings and grounds at this time will be presented in as attractive condition as it is possible to present them. "The entries in each and every department are far in excess of former years. "The Grand Circuit Races with the largest purses offered by any mem ber of the Grand Circuit, we have a right to expect the greatest horse racing held anywhere in the United Slates. At night in Coliseum stake classes for SSOO to $1,006 for saddle horses will be a special attraction. “Never in the history of the State 1 Fair has the Midway been provided for in such a splendid manner, the i Great Sheesley Shows showing for their first time in the West. Harry s Snodgrass, "King of the. Ivories," ap- , pearing on Friday afternoon ar.J night, leaves nothing undone to please aud satisfy all."

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pitch for Portland The locals defeated ilie (Leonville Uolotml Giants from Greenville. Ohio on the local | Geneva diamond last Sunday Hi fill »■■■ — Q— — —- —- lit Pauw Griddr is T<> Start Work Sept. X Greencastle, snd . Aug. 28 (United! I Press) - DePaw's football squid Is due| back in Greencastle September 8 for fall training. Coach W L. Hughes is already on I the job making preliminary arrangemehtn for getting the warriors Into their togs. Hughes taught summer classes in 1 coaching at Columbia t’nlverslty. o —> Southern Association Players Freed Os Scandal Chicago, Aug. 28—All players and I cfi’eial ! in the Southern asoc aticn I bm.ebali scandal wete exonerated today by a ruling of Baseball Commissioner I<andis, after a hearing of the case. Tile chatter of a bat boy for the Nashville dub. a member of the association. started the investigation. The lad supposedly bad heard conversations indicating that two Nashville

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