Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1926 — Page 6

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0. H. S. NINE TO PLAY AT BERNE Locals Go To Berne Friday;! May Play Game Here Wednesday Evening The Decatur high uchoo! baseball team will journey to Herne Friday afternoon to im-et the Berne nine. A two-game series between the two teams has been arranged, the Berne team coming to Decatur for a return game on April 30. Berne is said to have a strong team this year. E. Winteregg, Berne pitcher, is an effective hurler. Principal Walter Krick, of the local school, stated today that he was endeavoring to arrange a game for Wednesday evening, after school, but no team has been definitely booked. An effort is being made to schedule either! Monmouth or Wren, Ohio, high school.! Coach Marshall is sending his candidates through .stiff workouts this week. The Yellow Jackets got away to a poor start against Fort. Wayne Central here last week, but they are showing improvement and are expected to make a better showing in their next game. O Preble Teams Holds First Practice Sunday The Preble baseball team, or rather a portion of it, went through a practice session Sunday afternoon. Only seven of the candidates were present, due to the cold winds. It is hoped that by next Sunday the weather will permit a good afternoon’s workout. It is probable that the first game will be called a week from next Sunday. The following players worked out under the cold north winds: Busse, Hoffman, C. Smith, Luttman, W. Smith. Lindeman and Durr, the latter two members of the Lancaster high school team last spring. The diamond is in good condition and all is in readiness for warmer weather. o YESTERDAYS RESULTS National League Brooklyn, 4; Philadelphia, 2. New York, 8; Boston, 3. Cincinnati. 2; Pittsburgh. 1. Chicago. 5; St Louis, 1. American League (’leveland, 5; Chicago, 1 Philadelphia. 3-1; Boston. 1-2. St. Louis, 4; Detroit, 1. New York-Washington, postponed. American Association Indianapolis, 5; Milwaukee, 1. St. Paul. 6; Columbus. 5. Toledo. 13; Minneapolis, 10 ~ Louisville. 16; Kansas City, 10, GAMES TODAY National League Boston at New York, clear. 3:30. Brooklyn at Philadelphia, clear. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, char. Chicago at St. Louis, clear. Amercian League New York at Washington, clear. Philadelphia at Boston, clear. Cleveland at. Chicago, clear. St. Louis at Detroit, clear. American Association Columbus at St. Paul, clear. Toledo at Minneapolis, clear. Louisville at Kansas City, clear. Indianapolis at Milwaukee, clear.

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Purdue And Wabash Play Nine-Inning Tie Lufayelle, Ind., April 20 (United Press! Purdue and Wabash baseball teams played to a 4 to 4 tie hero I yesterday. j Cotton Wileox knocked the only homer of the game in the sixth inning. o— ' " — GOLF FANS ARE IN ACTION NOW Many Persons Playing On Temporary Course; | Country Club Proposed Coif continues to hold sway in [Decatur and, every day, enthusiasts| are taking advantage of the temporary course constructed on the Leigh | Bowen farm south of this city. It is (stimated that in the last week, since the course was laid out, more than 150 persons have played iL It is highly probable that action will be taken this week and a place tor a country club will be selected soon. There are more than 150 persons in Decatur who play golf and about 25 or 30 hold memberships in other clubs. Local fans are desirous cf selecting a tract of land where the game could be played this summer. Several sites now being considered would have to be planted in grass, while several other sites now have sufficient sod for fairways. The course on the Bowen farm is open to all who wish to play this week, those who cnostructed the course said today, and anyone who would like to try the game is invited to use the course. _o— Boy Wins Marathon Race From Veteran Runners At Boston Boston. Mass.. April 20. —(United Press) —Running the first marathon race of his life, John C. Miles of Sydney Mines. N. H.. finished in front of a field of SS runners which included such men as Albin Stenroos of Finland, and Clarence Demar of Melrose, when he clipped four minutes off the old world’s record in the thirtieth running of the Boston A A.,' Marathon. Miles’ time was 2:25:40 1-5. It was a two man contest from the start—Miles and Stenroos. Miles drew away from the field five miies fioni the starting pojnt and pounded i along the heels of Stenroos until the beginning of the last five miles. Then he started a sprint which carried him home a’ winner by almost a quarter of a mile. o — BOXER’S DEATH FOLLOWS DEFEAT (CONTINUED FROM MfiE ONE) was practically out when the bell sounded. According to District Attorney Wengert Taylor will not be held. "Boxing is legal in Wisconsin and, as far as I can see, there is no grounds for holding anyone in connection with Sencio's death," Wengert told the United Press. “I attended the bout last night and.

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as far as I could see. Il was a good clean bout and I could see no negllI genre on any one's part," Wengert. ' said. | "Wo will naturally investigate iho cause of the death through the corI oner's office.” , Walter LigingOr, secretary of the I Wisconsin athletic commission, told the United Press today that the commission would conduct an investiga- ' tlon into the case. He declared that Sencio passed the examination of the commission physician, Dr. .1. J. liefron yasterday before the tight and that ho was in good condition. There was only one pound difference in the lighters weights. Senico is the second boxer to die following a bout with Taylor. Frankie Jerome, New York bantamweight, died after a match with the Hoosier terror at Madison Square Garden in i New York in January, 1924. Taylor was cleared in hearings hold after the New York fighter's death. . | Senico died of a cerebral hemorrhage, according to the post mortem examination conducted by Dr. Henry Miloslavich. —-— o— —-——— Big Ten Alumni Want Intersectional Games New York, April 20. — (United Press)—More interactional ejhtetlc competition between the middlewest and the east will be the subject of a resolution which will be offered at the fourth annual dinner of the New York Association of Western Conference Universities. This association is composed of alumni of big ten schools. Ailo Wilson, president of the association, in making announcement of the resolution pointed out that the relations he would like to see are typified by football relations between Penn and Illinois. Columbia and Ohio State and others.

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1 -— —T Army Mule To Be Groomed With A Vacuum ('leaner Washington, April 20. — (United Press) —The army mule hereafter will be groomed ami massaged by an elecirlcal machine Instead of an elbow driven curry eftmb ami bursh. Th< army has approved a new vacuum cleaner, invented for the purpose by Captain A. C, Fitzhugh, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. After more thorough use nt that post, the new mule massaging machine, which is also used [ on lorses, will probably be introduced, throughout the army. The animals on which the machine is lused are said Io be pleased with its operation. —o Scouts To Celebrate Anniversary Os Paul Revere’s Ride Tonight The Boy Scouts troop in this city will celebrate the anniversary of Paul Revere’s Ride and the battles of Lexingtpn ami Concord events which took place about 150 years ago today and led to the independence of the American colonies, at their meeting tonight in the Industrial rooms. Last week, the Rev. O. E. Miller, pastor of the Baptist church, gave an interesting ami instructive talk to the Scouts. o GARY—The hundred and fifty thousand population for this city and 6,600,000 for the Chicago district within the next 25 years is the prediction of Bell Telephone Company statisticians. 0 Greensburg — The few copies of the April number of American Mercury sold here have become dog-eared from much loaning to read the story of “Hatrack,” which caused the issue to be barred from the mails.

| Miss Katharine Kocher spent last evening in Fort Wayne visiting with friends. .. -

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