Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 216, Decatur, Adams County, 13 September 1926 — Page 3

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IjffORGANIZE I I fOOTBALLTEAM | N s'lnbuln«''nd o "ntl'eam ; I * ('all<*<* 1 nr 1 on,K * lt B n, poVhili'i-* and advisability of B«»U.»k an lllJepend ' nt footba “ bo dis- |' t 3 noting of all persona inW ito be h-ld in 'he Industrial fclat’ion rooms at 7:30 o'clock I*7 lt lav evening. All former playotb.r Persons interested in : jB . Decatur place a strong iudcK‘t team in the field are urged r »n attend <•"’ meeting. : The meeting for Wednesday night ' called by Bernard Clark and Pat Xnd two former stars in Decatur Urt school. A large number of former high school players will be in the 'd- t his fall, it is i,a,(t and * re jaJblll . to play football. If a team b organized, games will be played at (jjuf and on the road -. Imateur Golfers Ooen Championship Tourney ghort Hills. N. J.. Sept. 13—(Unit- | j Press! —Xmerida’a amateur golfers met today in the 30th annual championship tourney. A somewhat cloudy sky. but otherchsc rood golf weather, greeted the flayers as they started out in the trst of the two 18 hole qualifying finds. Headed by Bobby Jones of Atlanta, title-holder for the latrt two years, every leading amateur was present with the exception of Jess Sweetser. Jigland and Canada had a few representatives present. The qualifying medal rounds today ! and tomorrow will decide who will tee off Wednesday when match playstarts and the players begin to eliminate each other down to the two who will meet in the finals. Bud Tavlor Favored To Defeat Champion Chicago. Sept. 13. —-.(United Press) — Bud Taylor, Terre Haute, Ind., Buntal who fights the champion of hia li a. Charley Phil R< senberg of Ne w Yo~k here Thursday night was a •light favorite over the title holder in il„- today. Hcweter, the odds which have been quoted at 3-2 and 6-5 are expected to drop to even money <n the day of the bout. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ BASE BALL STANDINGS ♦ ♦ ♦ + + + + + + + + + ++ <•+♦ National League W L Pct. St. Louis 82 59 .532 CJlt-jiirt .... SI 60 .574 : '■ 7:- !’.l Chicago 76 64 .543 -11'.. . - VIM" : ■■ ■ ..... . > rVuislphu 52 50 ,3?‘ RwtOfl .... . ... 54 S 3 394 American League W L Pct. N<w York 86 52 .623 ' Cleveland 79 60 .568 Philadelphia 74 61 .548 Washington 72 63 .533 j r»l <xit • , 71 68 .511 Chicago . 70 69 .504 St. Utts 57 84 .401 II ■on 57 98 .315 American Association W 1. Pct Louisville 94 54 .635 Milwaukee 89 61 .593 latHanapolts 85 66 .563 Kansas Citv *79 70 .530 Trledo . ' 77 70 .524 St. Paul 72 75 .490 l.ttnsapol’s 64 84 .432 Columbus 33 113 .226 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National* League I'itsburgh, 5-7; New York. 1-1. i S'innati. 5-4; Brooklyn, 0-3. No others scheduled. American League P'iston, 11-0; St. Louis, 1-1. neveland. 14; Washington, 4. New York-Detroit, rain, ’’liiladelphia, Chicago, both games rain. American Association Indianapolis, 3-4; Toledo, 2-1. Inulsvlllo, 11; Columbus, 5. Minneapolis, 7-1; Milwaukee, 3-5. Kansas Ctty-St. Paul, rain. SATURDAY’S RESULTS National League St. Louis. 2-3: Boston, 0-4. Chicago, 10; Philadelphia. 6. Pittsburgh, 6; Cincinnati, 10. •New York, 5-0; Brooklyn. 3-6. American League Cleveland, 8-3; Washington. 1-2. Philadelphia. 11; Chicago, 5. New York, 10; Detroit. 8. Poston, 5; St. Louis, 4. American Association Toledo, 3; Indianapolis, 0. Minneapolis, 5; Milwaukee, 4 '■ouisvillo. 9; Columbus, 2. Kansas City, 12; St. Paul, 4.

Clara Returns *' ’’Ki j j >-T '* ' * b 1 / / Clarabelle Barrell, school '■'hcl’<t who almost swam the English Channel, had this broad smile for New York at her welcome home.

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTLE TIGHTENS Situation In Pennant Race Likely To Cause Many Thrills This Week ' By Henry L. Farre'.l New York, Sept. 3.—This is the big week in the National League will St. tgiuis >n top only one game ahead >f Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh toiling : along a game anil a half back of the Rods, the Situation is likely to cause • tn epidemic of heart failure among ’ the fan- of three baseball-mad cities. Both the Reds and Pirates won ’ double-headers in their Sunday games while the Cardinals were idlq. The showing of Pittsbuigh against the Giants convinced more than 40,000 } fans nt the Polo Grounds, that; St. Louis and Cincinnati will have to arrrv it they are to k. --p the champion > from repeating. Cincinnati, ..putting the bee on the Rebins cvei in Brooklyn, Loosed Donohue in the opener and blanked Brook--1 iyn. Donohue came back in the last inning of the second game when Luc;ue weakened and shut off a threatoned Jra)ly. Sparkling fielding and close team work marked the play of i the Reds throughout. i Pittsburgh and Cincinnati meet the nine teams in single games today. ; while St. Louis plays in Itoston. Around New York the Cardinals art still, at least the sentimental favorites and practical baseball men now be .ieve they have the best chance t< > oust the Reds and the Pirates. I It is inmost a cinch that the Nev York Yankees will wen the America! ; I, ague pennant and open the world’: i series. They have a lead of seven full ! games .over the Cleveland Indian®. ’• The World Series will open Oct. 2. YELLOW JACKETS LOSE TO ALUMNI High School Team, With i Two Veterans Out Os Lineup, Is Defeated 13-0 Decatur high school’s Yellow Jack--1 ets opened their 1926 football season ! Saturday atteinoon by playing the i alumni am on the South Ward I gridiron. Atter a hard battle, the old ’ grads emerged victorious by a count ’’ of 13-0. Two touchdowns and a kick ’ ed goal in the first quarter put the game on ice for the alumni. Aftei that it was a battle royal. The final quarter found the high school warriors carrying the fight to their rapidly tiring opponents. In he first quarter, Milt Swearingen ind Mongo Meyers raced over the goal line ler touchdowns and Milt made good on eno try for goal. i Coaoh Marshall’s team was handicapped by the absence of Captain “Red” Acker, veteran half back, and rx captain one of the few veterans left in the line this year, who were out of the city Saturday. The alumni succeeded in keeping possession of the ball most of the time during the first three quarters and they made long gains through the much lighter high school line. In the last quarter, th e high school team gained possession of the ball and started a march toward the goal which elided on the 25-yard line. Several nice gains were made by the YeTOw Jackets. With the experience gained in this contest and another week’s practice, the Yellow Jackets should be in fairly good condition for their game with Auburn, at Auburn, next Saturday.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 13, 1926.

The Fourth Down Ry Willie Punt

-Auburn is next. Auburn is bright red to the Yellow Jackets and they will be fighting mad when they go into that game next Saturday. The alumni has been met and the old grads had their desires satisfied. The Yellow Jackets, handicapped by the absence of Captain "Red” Acker and ex-captain Joe Bebout, gave a good account of themselves. The old grads acted real piggish with the ball during the first three-quarters of the game and Coach Marshall's men had little opportunity to try their offensive plays, but when they did get hold of the ball in the last quarter they made some mighty nice gains. Joe Krick, the big sophomore end, marched right through for long gains on two plays. Our good friend Buckner, on the Bluffton Banner, has started a football column. “Buck" was the premier basketball columnist of the state last Winter. winning the silver loving cup awarded by the Basket Ball World, but this is his first attempt as a football columnist. We wish him success and we feel certain that he will succeed in making his column popular with the Banner readers. He calls his column. “Gridiron Dope." Buck admits that it was a “bombardment of gridiron shots from neighboring county seats" , that was largely responsible for him starting his column. We are inclined to take Buck’s move as another indication that the Bluffton Tigers don't intend to continue being the doormat for other teams this fall. You know the Tigers haven’t won a football game in the last four years. No wonder Buck never had the courage to run a football column before. There must be something up to inspire him now. Buck saw fit to refer to yotiri truly in his first column Saturday, foi ’ which we are grateful. Hereatiz: “Wille Punt, or Wont’e. of the Decatur Demiocrat, suggested yesterday that our new coach must be a mean guv judging from his name, Ixvuis Means. That s all wrong, yes sir! The boys here all vow that his name signifies nothing other than that he MEANS what he says. Joking to both sides. Coach Means knows his football and some of the ' teams in this district will find out about it.” The plea of South Side high school Lt-Lc.A.A n..s faller, on deat rati. • looks like the Green is destined t< I be an outcast this year. Elwood defeated Kokomo in th< first Inter-oity high school game ol the season Saturday, at Kokomo, 6-0 I The Huntington high school tean defeated the alumni Saturday, 23-7 The Viking’s play Wabash at Wabasl . next Saturday. Coach Means and several mem- ■ bers of the Bluffton ifigh school team were spectators at the Yellow Jacket-Alumni game Saturday. Just “scouting around,” we suppose. Buck evidently is still a little afraid , that the Tigers wont give him enough , dpoe to write about this fall, so he t says in his column, “GRIDIRON DOPE is to run during the football season and will be for the benefit Father! Help Your Weak Frail Child Easy to gain 5 pounds of solid flesh in 30 days He needs every bit of strength and mergy to grow up and face the i vorld and to combat the diseases that all children encounter. McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets have helped thousands of little ones—many of them In worse shape than your little loved one. I-Yill of health giving vitimius and i combination of strength and flesh builders that do help the ailing child in just a few days. They put on weight too. You can get 60 McCoy’s Tablets for 60 cents at Holthouse Drug Co. or any druggist anywhere. Try them for 30 days and if you are not joyfully satisfied with results get your money back. Ask for McCoy’s—they are sugar coated and children love to take them.

Newest Champ ■ I I ■ 1 1 (a ■k k c Kk' J 4M*- * Jk /X * Here is George Michel. French , bnker, who established a new record in swimming the English Channel in eleven hours and five minutes.

primarily of football fans, but as Wells county only has one football team in the high schools and possibly only one independent team, we p will welcome all comment or materlai on golf, baseball, horseshoe pitch- ( ing, basketball, rounders, or what ; . r have you. until the basketball season . opens. This preliminary oiling of the 11 P typewriter and practicing will help I ’ us all this winter, so let’s go.” a At a meeting at the Industrial Asso--11 elation rooms tonight at 7:30 o’clock, l ’ithe possibility of organizing an indee pendent football team in Decatur will be discussed. We believe there are enough good football players in this city to form a team that will more than hold its own with other independent elevens in this part of the state. 1 SIGNALS OFF. — -o Veteran Teacher Dies Indianapolis Ind, Sept. 13. — (United Press)—Scores of former students of Mrs. Jocelyn Perry Courtright, for ’hirty years a school teacher here, today mourntd her death. Death followed a long illness. - o i Get the Habit—Trade at Home, it Pays 1

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DECATUR TENNIS , PLAYERS VICTORS Local Net Stars Win Tournament With Hartford C'ty Players Here Sunday Decatur tenni: plavnr® :riur'pli‘’d over a team of Hartford City players in a tournament p ayed on tin cou t at the Elks Home h< re Sunday at'-. ■ noon. lovatur players wen two nut of time iu.it> li- l;t the double E.-< h team was credited with one vi tcry in the singles when rein stopped the, third match witli the core 11. E. D. Engler and Bryce Thomas ,lefeated Knott and Cronin. 6 1 and 6-3. Pat Hendricks and Arnold Oerberdinz lost to Moore and Gucker, of Hart . ford City, 6-2 and 6-2. Billy Bell and ( Walter Miller gave I ecatur a victory. In Hit doubles by defeating Dewaid and Sinclair, 6-3 and 6-4 in a close match. ,in the singles, Thomas defeated Gucker, in an exciting match, 6-3 and 7-5. Gerberdlng was defeated by Mo te I of Hartford City, 6-2 and 6-3. In the third match of the singles, Engler waplaying Knott, when rain interrupted the play, with the score tied at 1-1 In, the first se. The Decatur players will p’.ay a return match at Hartford City, next Sunday. Get the Habit—Trade at Home, it Pays 1

Gene Stratton-Porter A little story of the life, work and ideals of “The Bird Woman’’ Sold by Librarian. Decatur, Indiana Wildflower Woods, Home City, Ind. and by agents along Limberlost Trail Price SI.OO The proceeds of which will be applied on the Gene Stratton-Porter Memorial Fund. This book is now out of print. It cannot be supplied by the publishers.

Dempsey To Hold Secret Workouts After Today Atlantic City. N. J, Sept 13—(United Press) — When Jack Dempsey step, from the ring her<- today after a few harp rounds with his hired battlers, the pubic will be unable to see the champion slide between the rope« again until September 23—at which time he inoy or may not fee) as chipper as h»- likely will today. For Dempsey has decreed (hot from henceforth until he meets Tunney, his ring work w.ll bo on secret. The only exception he has made to th:.! rule is for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week when 11 ie- allowed to

nuuai JHB OOTHES Take a 10 minute Jaunt thru’ the old family album and then DRESS UP this Fall! The reason old photographs are funny is not because the faces are out of focus—but because the clothes are out of style. Take Uncle Albert —take off his burnsides — and his 1563 suit —put in its place a new Michaels-Stern Fall model and the same subject you now think comical would grace any country club in the world. Single and Double Breasted models now to advertise that while your ancestors came over in the Mayflower your clothes were not included in the baggage! $20.00 to $42.50 1 Smith Smart Shoes. Step in. 11I J raff LESS J MONEY ' • DECATUR • INDIANA • • I w j inr~i—m —m—iwumii ma rn n m—i i'ziuwmmm MnßaHMaMHMMßßaMWHßHMaaaaßaMaMMMaai | _ "■ 11 . ■ """" 1 '—'T I DOIT I Now that you have H DECIDED to win Fin- || ft ancial Success, take a l| 5 lively interest in your || Savings Account and If DO IT. B .Capital and Surplus $ 120,000.0Q. -

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see hltu. Fight farm were expected in quantity today to see Dempsey work out. Tommy Loughran was to exchange blows for a couple of rounds with Dempsey. - nnai i i ■■■—, Mi. and Mrs. David Hensley and Mr. and Mrs. Ovzen Davis and daughter, Catherine Eileen, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mis. A D. Hunslcker and son. Don. at Bronson, Michigan.

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