Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 159, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1926 — Page 6

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OLD TIMERS OF BASEBALL PLAY Former Big League Stars Stage Benefit For Christy Mathewson Memorial By Paul W White, (U. P. Staff Correspondent I New York, July 7.—01 d timers of other baseball decades will gather at the Polo grounds today at exercises which are expected to provide funds to build a memorial to Christy Mathewson at Bucknell college. Washington and New York will play an exhibition game on the lot where "the big six" earned his diamond fame, and |>efore this contest the stars of yesteryear will battle it out for three innings. As closely as possible, the tearjts of veterans will be divided on lines of men who played with and against Matty. Following are the line-ups: Matty Team Billy Uibert, 2b George Burns, If. Red Murray, rs. Fred Merkle, lb. Arthur Fletcher, ss. Arthur Devlin. 3b Moose McCormick, cf. Frank Bozeman, c. Joe McGinnity. p. George Wiltse, p. Opponents John Evers, 2b. John McGraw, 3h. Fred Clark. If. Roger Bresnahan, c. Fred Tenney, lb. Joe Kelley, cf. Herb Hunter, rs. Bill Dahlen, ss. Rube Marquard. p. Harry Thielmann. p. Appearance of these players retails the days when it seemed that actual enmity existed between the clubs. The Giants and the Cubs were at each other s throats with a vengeance, and whole cities awaited breathlessly the results of critical games. — —o —— Two lowa Baseball Teams ’ Unable to Settle Argument Dubuque. la., July ". — (United pj. ess )—The Ryan and Cascade. lowa basebail teams, can not settle the argument as to which is the better team. They met at ttje Deleware county fair, at Manchester, last summe., anti played sixteen Innings to a 1 to 1 tie. A week later they met to play off ’ha tie as Ryan. la .and the contest

went fifteen innings to a 5 to 5 tie. Yesterday the .jam:; got together arain at Cascade. front whence hails the Red Faber of the Chicago White Sox, and played fourteen innings, the same being called cn account of darkness with the score 2 to 2. McTreavey pitched for Ryan and Hayes pitched tor Cascade. These hurlers feature I in the tie games last year. — '0 T )empsey To Train On Top Os Cheyenne Mountain Denver, Colo, July 7.—Jack Dempsey is going to move his training camp to the top of Cheyenne mountain. 9,000 feet above sea level at Colorado Springs next week. He says he thinks the thin air will do him goon. Just what fight he is training for has not been made clear. —- 0 — ' ***+*+*++*+++++* ♦ WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD ♦ *+++++♦+*++♦+♦++ Joe Bush, starting his first game for Pittsburgh allowed nine hits and lost to Chicago. 3 to 0. Pittsburg’-, took the second game so the doubleheader. 3-2. The Indians tapped Blankenship for eight hits but were unable to turn them into runs and Chicago won, 8-0 Detroit lost the fifth straight gamt and the tird in a row to the St. Louis Browns yesterday. The score wai 5 to 2. Alexander was touched for onl; four hits in eleven innings but Cln clnnati nosed out St. Louis, 5-2. — o Mrs. Arthur Meyers, of Van Wert Ohio, was the guest of her parent* Mr. and Mrs. Alva Nichols yesterday Don Farr and his pang wil furnish the music at Sunse' park Thursday and Saturdaj evenings. Ludy’s orchestra frorr Portland will play on Sunday Dancing class starts Friday eve ning at 8 o’clock. 159-21

i* BASE BALL STANDINGS ♦ Mt ♦♦♦♦++++♦+♦ ♦+ NATIONAL LEAGUE W. E. Pet. Cincinnati 41 31 Pittsburgh 39 33 542 St. Loull *•» 36 .526 Brooklyn •• 38 35 .5-1 1 Chicago 40 37 .519 New York 37 39 .487 Philadelphia 30 44 .405 Boston 29 45 392 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L. Pct. New York W 26 .658 Chicago G 36 550 Philadelphia 42 3.< .545 Cleveland 41 38 .519 Washington 38 36 .514 Detroit 38 4’l .487 St. Louts 34 41 .436 Boston 21 53 .284 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. Louisville 5.> 25 .688 Milwaukee 48 30 .615 Indianapolis 45 34 57v Kansas City 42 38 .525 St. Paul 39 41 .488 Toledo 36 40 .4,4 Minneapolis 35 13 .4.iG Columbus 14 64 .179 YESTERDAYS RESULTS National League Chicago, 32; Pittaburgh. 0-3. Cincinnati, 5; St. Louis, 2. Brooklyn-Boston, rain. No others scheduled. American League Chicago. 8; Cleveland, 0. St. Louis, 5; Detroit. 2. Boston-Philadelphia, rain. No others scheduled. American Association lamisville, 11; Columbus, 3. St, Paul. 6; Kansas City. 5. Minneapolis. 4: Milwaukee. 3. Toledo-Indianapolis, rain. — " O' ■ ~— Boy Defeats Veteran In Tennis Tournament Detroit. Mich., July 7. — (United Press.) — Fourteen year old Warren F. (Junior) Coen of Kansas City to day executed the first upset in the National clay court tennis championships by eliminating Walter T. Hayes, v.ilcago, 46-year-old court veteran who twice held the National clay court title, in a third round match. The score was 6-4 and 6-2. Postal Receipts Os Leading Cities Increase Washington. July 7. — (United Press.) — Postal receipts for June, commonly accepted as a reliable business barometer, increased in all but one of 54) leading cities, the postoftire department announced today. The total was $28,719,454, compar-1 e<! with $26,986,518 for June 1925, an 1 increase of 6.42 per cent. Get the Habit—Trade At Home, It Pays

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VIOLENCE BREAKS ' Oil! AT CAPITAL h Street Cara and Busses Stoned and Fired On Bv Striki ing Street Car Men > u II 1 Jndianapolh. Ind., July 7. —(United i press)—Nearly one third of the entire 1 Indlanapo Is force today was assigned to strike duty for tonight to prevent ! further violence in the wa.kout of union street car men. Alarmed by outbreaks last night, police chief Johnson strengthened the strike detail to combat renewed at--1 tempts to stop operation of that were expected to come with night fall. Street cars and busses operated by the street car company were stoned or fired on during the night and efforts were made to short circuit ti olley wires. Twenty men were arrested during the night and early today in connej--tion with the outbrakes. Six of those arrested signed a statement asserting that Harry ■ Boggs, president of the local chapter of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric* Railway employes, had told them to "cut loose", according to police o— COUNTRY CLUB MEETING TONIGHT (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) report to the members. The board of governors will he in direct charge of the dub. working in ecoi.rration with G. T. Telford. Paul Schulte and Douglas Haney, toward the interests of the members. The board will plan all the activities of the club and will have charge of the dances, parties, phnics and tournaments. The board of governors will organize, electing a president, vicepresident and secretary. The members will also draft laws governing the memberships and the length of each term of office. The meeting will be of importance to all members of the club, and Mr. Schafer urges that all members he present and on time, so that all the business can be disn SKIN TORTURES Zemo, the Clean, Antiseptic Liquid, Just What You Need Don’t worry about Eczema or other skin troubles. You can have a clear, healthy skin by using Zemo. Zemo generally removes Pimples, Blacklieads, Blotches, Eczema and | Ringworm and makes the skin clear and healthy. Zemo is a clean, pene- | trating, antiseptic liquid, that does not i show and may be applied day or night. Ask your druggist for a small size 60c > or large bottle §I.OO,

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