Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 89, Decatur, Adams County, 14 April 1926 — Page 6

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D.H.S.TOPLAY CENTRAL FRIDAY Local High School Baseball Team To Open Season On Home Diamond The Decatur high rhool baseball team will win:' into action next Fi i day afternoon at 3: ao o'clock, nyetIne the I'ort Wayne Central illanmnileer i at the South Ward Mvlmg) Hi th city. The high school at hl, tie field, east of the city, is still Under water and will not be in condition for the opening game. Coach Marshall has hern holdinr daily grills for the dlaniondmen and the local aggregation appears to be stronger than for the last several y, ar-. Joe Bob mi lias been showing np well a. catcher and both Strickler and Thomas lev. been doing -ome fancy twirling. The Central aggregation is reputed to be one <;f the strong teams in Northern Indiana and a good game is an ticipiited. The tag system wil In used and admission will be 15'and 25 tents. Tile i..me will start promptly at 3:30 o’cftnk, Friday afternoon. ■ ——<>- — Total Os 123 Teams Are Entered In High School Sectional Track Meets Anderson. Ind, April 14 (United I‘.ess) One hundred and twentythree high school track teams are entered for sectional meets May 15. it was announced today by A. L. Trester, secretary of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. The meets will In- held in fifteen centers, including Eikhart. Evans ville. Fort Wayne. Gary, Pern, Plymouth. Richmond. Terre Haute and Vincenn s. Trester announced that the board , of control of the association had ordered Emerson High school of Gary to forfeit all games played last season in which Ralph Robinson, an in eligible player, participated. — o— Pat Page Appeals Lor "Red-Blooded Men” At LU. Bloomington. Ind. April 14 —(United Press) Pat Page, new Indiana I’oi VlO-jity football (<>neh t<’d >y pp;>e ili-<1 "Ur red blooded men" to join th' univer-ity's football ranks. He spoke before the Bloomington R tary Club and announced his plans f>r putting the university’s grid ‘ers on a successful basis. lit* said hi heartily endorsed the community plan for building up athletics and erecting the new Bloomington high school gymnudum and the Indiana University field house. •'Anyone who can concentrate on the ■ object of football can make good.’ Page declared In his appeal. "A football man doesn't have to be born a player to become a star. We need every man who is physically fit t< come out.’’ o—, 0 —, , ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + SPORT TABS ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ lowa City — lowa University's baseball team defeated Coe College of cedar Rapids, 6 to 4. Chicago - Robert Olson. Evanston high school pitched a nohit. no run game n his first out of the season against Zenn high. Chicago. West Point, N. Y. — Army football i allies have adopted Rugby as part of the spring training for the squad. The class was divideyl into teams to skirmish against the varsity. 0 , G. E. dance at the Masonic hall Friday evening. 8 o'clock Good music. Be there.

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How Majors And A. A. Finished 1925 Race National League W. I. Pet. Pittsburgh .. I*s 5S .621 New York . . 86 (ill .566 Clni'lliituti ,KO 73 .523 St. Lulls ”7 76 .503 I tost on 70 S 3 158 Brooklyn 68 85 .414 Philadelphia6X 85 444 Chicago .. 6S Sl» -44Arnerlcan League W L Pct Wa -hington 96 55 -636 Philadelphia 88 64 .579 St. Louis .. S 3 7o .543 Bell >it Sit 74 .5111 Chicagol* 75 .513 Clevelaitd ■ 70 84 455 New Yorl 69 sf, 448 Button 47 105 .809 American Association W I. Pet. Louisville 106 61 .635 Indianapolis 92 74 .554 St Paul 91 75 .548 vl uneapolisß6 SO .518 K; nsas citv SO 87 .479 Toledo 77 90 .461 Milwaukee 71 94 440 ( o limbus 61 106 .365 CENTRAL SCHOOL BEGINS ATHLETICS Track And Baseball Activities Started By tirade School Pupils Spring athletic activities began at he Central h< d today. A fresh truck load of saw bln t replaced the dd sand which acted as a landing place f ir pole vaulters ami high jumpers. Baseball and track teams are being organized at Central by Principal W. Guy Brown and Bryce Thomas. Tlie fifth and sixth grades will meet in a few weks in their annual track and field meet, following that there will be a ihial meet between the seventh and eighth grades. Those in cliirre say that there is eon-iderable good material among the grade pupils. Baseball teams will be organized among the St. Joseph grade schools, the Central school and the Boy Scouts and efforts will be made to arrange a city championship between the three teams, it was said today. The local school field and track meets will probably lie held at Bellmont Park this ’•year. C YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League I hiladelphia. 6; Boston. 3. Chicago, 6; Cincinnati. 7. IV oklyn. 3; New York. 0. Pittsburgh. 6; St. Louis. 7. American League Washington. 1; Philadelphia, 0. ‘ Chicago, 5; St. Izmis. 1. New York. 12: Boston. 11. Clef land. 2; Detroit, 1. American Association Indianapolis. 5: Kansas City. 4 Columbus. 5; Minneapolis, 6. Toledo. 12; St. Paul. 4. Louisville-Milwaukee. wet grounds. TODAY'S SCHEDULE National League Pittsburgh at St Izntis. Chicago at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at New York. Boston at Philadelphia. American League St. Louis at Chicago. Cleveland at Detroit. Philadelphia at Washington. New- York at Boston. American Association Toledo at St. Paul. Columbus at Minneapolis. Indianapolis at Kansas City. Louisville at Milwaukee. OYesterday's Home Run Hitters Johnston. Braves. 1. Bottomley. Cardinals, 1. Freigau, Cubs, 1. Picintch. Reds. 1. Bigbee. Pirates. 1.

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'OPENING GAMES ’ STTOACT MANY , Total Os 223,000 Fans See Opening Baseball (James t In Big Leagues Ry Henry L Farrell, 3 I'nited Pies: Stars Correspondent 8 ’blow York, \prll It. With some ! mm iitally g:.od 1. <t ball and generous ]>.iii.>tiage at the opening games, the I iiiitionul spoil is away on what seem i .I cel tain to be another successful seni son. ! Even in -pile of chilly, although ' clear we.nhef that was suitable for hockey or football. 223.600 fans saw ’ tlw opt hing giims in The major i league. The attendance was 10,005 shy of last year's mark but it Was encouraging, nevertheless. ' "if they come out the first day and . gi t their money's worth, they’ll keep < coming." Harty S. Stevens, peanut i and hot do;', baron a’ the Polo grounds 1 said after 3o years experience, ami 1 the magnates agree with him. Attendance figures show that 45,000 saw the opening game in New York: 37,000 in Chicago an'd Detroit; 3«,00o in Cincinnati; 2.5.000 in Washington; Is imo in Philadelphia; 17.n0n in St. Louis and 12,000 in Boston. Numerous features contributed to the success of the start of th" 192'1 < ha mpionships. The Brooklyn Robins, defeated 12 times in a row by the New York Yankees during the spring exhibition (cries, pulled tile biggest surprise of the day when they shut out the NewYork Giants. 3 to o. Jess Petty, the J Brooklyn southpaw, just missed a no hit game when Frank Frisch dropped a tow-base Jly back of first base that might have been caugrt with more - dexterious handling by Fournier and 4 Cox. -J Walter Johnson, the venerable hero a of the Washington Senators camel through with a sparkling game when ] he shut out the Philadelphia Atli- v letics in 15 innings. Joe Harris drove in his manager, young Ducky Harris , with the winning run. j r Rogers Hornshy and Zach Wheat. p two of the leading hitters in the tl National league, started off the sea j son with a perfect day at the bat and r the rst homers of the season were ( hit by Jimmy Johnston. Jim Bottom-' (| ley. Carson Bighee, Vai Pieinfeh and ' n Foreigau. I Brilliant fielding was pulled by ■ ! Rabbit Maranville, the veteran Brook f Ilya short step and Deacon Si tt. ]d.,( . ( ng his f'rst gnjne with the Ciyeag > White Sox. lut Rog. ;- P. . k'.u.asiuh 1 ' voted the most valuable plaver of last 1 . season in tlie American league, had > io -it on Hie Washington bench and i watch yonns Buddy Myer- play his ‘ position. r o t P IT'S A BOY South Bend. Ind.. April 14 — f (United Press) —Knute Rockne, famous Notre Dame football aoach was all smiles today. A 12-pound son was born to the Rockne's at St. Joseph hospital esrly this morning. Di

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