Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 202, Decatur, Adams County, 26 August 1926 — Page 6

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STARTS CLASS IN SWIMMING Red Cross Swimming Instructor Opens New Class Fur Beginning Swimmers A class for beginning swimmers will begin Friday night at the Deca tur municipal swimming pool and will be held each night until the close of the present season. W. S. Slater. Red (ross swimming instructor for Adams county, announced today. The lessons will be free to all persons who desire to learn to swim or who wish to perfect a certain stroke. Children and adults arc invited to join the new class, which will be under the personal direction of Mr. I Slater. He lias hud several years experience as an instructor in swimming at the Fort Wayne Y. M. C. A. ! and his instructions will be of value| to all persons interested. Mr. Slater began his duties in the ( county "yesterday, taking the place of J. D. Saffrtin. who was compelled toi resign because of ill health. Mr. Slater will remain in the county until the closing of the swimming pools? - o —- Dempsey Begins Mauling His Sparring Partners Atlantic City. N. J., Aug. 26—(United Press)—With his training now well under way, and several sparring partners already nursing bruises,! Jack Dempsey today was ready to fake on more opposition. Five heavies clashed with the champion yesterday, and all felt the swift blows from his gloves. His quick action and evident willingness to mix it brought commendation from experts. t o Miss Hull Reaches Semi-Finals In Tourney Chicago, Aug. 26. —(United Pres.s) —Favorites came through handily in j the quarter final round of the women’s western golf championship here today. Miss Naomi Hall, Kendallville, Ind., Miss Dorothy Page, Madison. Wis., and Mrs. Stewart Hanley. t>f Detroit, won their matches while Mrs. O. S. Hill of Kansas City. Mo., had an advantage at the turn. The results of the quarter final round were: Miss Dorothy Page, Madison, defeated Miss Elsie Hilding, Grand Rapids. Mich., 5 and 4. Mrs. Steward Hanley, Detroit, defeated Mrs. Perry Fiske, Dekalb, Hl., by default. Mrs. Fiske was forced to leave the course at the turn on ac- < irti-ot- Cf -ir.tit-s defeated Miss luarion Turpie, New Orleans, 1 up. At the turn Mrs. O. S. Hill of Kansas City was leading Miss Margaret Waddles. Hutchinson. Kan., two up. o * BASE BALL STANDINGS ♦ ] ♦♦+♦++*+ + * + + + ♦♦♦ national league W. P. Pct. St. bouts 71 51 .582 Pittsburgh 67 49 .578 Cincinnati 70 52 .574 Chicago 64 57 .529 New York 59 uo .496 Brooklyn 59 66 .472 Bos’on 48 72 .400 Philadelphia 43 74 .368 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. New York 77 46 .626 Cleveland 68 55 .553 Philadelphia 67 56 .545 Detroit 65 57 .533 Washington .... 60 59 .504 Chicago 60 61 .495 St. Louis r-. 51 72 .415 Boston 42 84 .333 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. Milwaukee 84 47 .641 Louisville 79 50 .613 Indianapolis .... 77 55 .583 Toledo 64 62 .508 Kansas City 65 67 .492 St. Paul 62 68 .477 Minneapolis 57 71 .445 Columbus 30 98 .234 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League St. Louis, 4; Boston, 3. Brooklyn, 2; Pittsburgh, 1. New York, 2; Cincinnati, 1. Chicago, 3; Philadelphia, >2 American League Detroit, 11-7; Boston, 4-6. Cleveland, 6; New York. 0. Others Postponed. American Association St. Paul, 6; Indianapolis, 5. Kansas City, 6; Columbus. 2. Minneapolis, 7; Louisville, 2. Milwaukee, 8-8; Toledo, 3-5. Get the Habit —Trade at Home, It Pay*

Rockcreek Coach (Joes To Brazil High School | Bluffton. Aug. 26 —Fred Morris, son | of Dr. ami Mrs. George B. Morris, of this city, and barketba.l coach of the Rockcreek high school last year, has accepted a position as assistant coach in the Brazil. Indiana, high school. Mr. Morris made an envaible rceotd sb coach at Rockcreek last year. It was Lis first year a: t oa hing. but his ’ team won a large per vent of Its games Mr and Mrs Morris will move to I Brazil next w< ek. r o ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Yesteiday’s hero: — Pinch Hitter j Hafey of the St. Louis Cardinals, who singled in the 11th inning with the bases loaded, and gave his team a 4-3 I victory over the Boston Braves. The t win put the Cards in the lead in the National league, when Cincinnati ' and Pittsburgh both lost. Brooklyn won from the Pittsburgh | Pirates, 2 to 1. Max Carey, former Pittsburgh captain, now with Brooklyn. knocked in the winning two runs I in the fifth with a single. The New York Giants snapped the , 'Cincinnati, Reds' winning streak of 10 I I games straight by taking a victory at I j 2 to 1. The Cubs beat the Phillies, 3 to 2. on "Carlson Day.” A thousand fans , from Rockford. 111., came to see their j 1 idol. Harold Carlson pitch. The Phil-I lies twirler might have won but for i the errors by Sand and Henline. | Detroit defeated Boston's Red Sox in a double header. 11-4, and 7-6. , Eight Sox pitchers wer e used up in j the 18 innings. George “Ukelele” Uhle won his 21st game of the season for the Cleveland Indians. He shut the Yanks out, 6-0. I o More Holdups Occur At Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 26. —(Unit-i

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ed Press)—Spurred by three more holdups during the night, county authhl orities today redoubled their efforts to f .al. ot youthful baadit which has b.»n preying on motorim on conn ry roads nea • Indianapolis. Tlie three rebberie last night nett I ed loot of 11,20(1. Ten such robberie have occurred in Indianapolis within 1 a week. f —o ■- J Mr. and Mrs. .Owen Butcher and ’ family and Mrs. Mary Roberts, of > i Lafayette, and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Connors, of Mount Cannel. Illinois, i are visit.ng lor a few days with Mr. I I and Mrs. A. C. Butcher and family ’[and othe rrelatives and friends here. Owen Butcher is a son of the lot ■ r. Samuel Butcher, and formerly resided at Guneva. He is a nephew of A. C. Butcher. ► Man Believed Dead For i Two Years Reappears r , Lawrenceburg, Ind., Aug. 26 —(Unit- , ed Press! —Believed dead tor tv- J , years, William Ellison was here to- , day visiting his parents. Ellison disappeared from home on I a body later found in the Ohio rlvi wt,s Identified as that of the missin:' Lawrenceburg youth. It was interred in a cemetery at Lctonla. Ky., and later removed to Lawre ncehurg. for burial in the Ellison plot. A life insurance company had made I | payment cf a policy on hfs life. o 7 Two FL S. Gunboats Arc En Route To Nicaragua Washington, D. (’ Aug 26.—(United Press )—With c >n.li tine reports ! here as to the status of tlie revolt!tioinary movement in Nicaragua, two U. S. Gunboats, the Tulsa and Galves- | ton, today were en route to Bluefields ' and Corinto to protect American Live- \ ami property. Dispatches early this week indicated ' the revolution had praetical'.y been put down. Action of the State department yesterday in sakiug the navy for aio. which followed reciept of reports front Consular agents in Nicaragua, was . 'taken to indicate, however, that the ,

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