Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 105, Decatur, Adams County, 3 May 1927 — Page 8

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DECATUR SCORES ! IN KOKOMO MEET Welker Wins Second in Shot Put At Relay; Kokomo Wins Meet Decatur high school, by virtue of a second place scored In the shot put by Vere Welker, tied with Elwood for seventh place In the annual Kokomo high school relays, hold at Kokomo. Saturday. Twelve teams were entered in the meet. Kokomo won the meet with a total of 34 points. Decatur hail eight athletes entered in the meet, but Welker was the only one to break into the scoring column. He tossed the shot 4,3 feet 1 and i inches, an unusually good matk. Scliully. Noblesville star, who won five firsts in the meet Saturday defeated Welker in the shot put by the narrow margin of 5*4 inches, his best mark being 43 feet 6)4 inches. The second pla r e won by Welker gave Decatur three points. Joe Hebout, captain of the Decatur track team, met some stiff competition in the high jump and, although Joe cleared the bar at 5 feet 6 inches, he failed to place in the event. Schully won this event, also, with a lead of 5 feet 9 inches. Decatur had entres in several track , events, but the Yellow Jackets failed to qualify for the final heats. ( Tommy Warne. Kokomo's star vaulter, broke the world's high school out- , doot psle vault record. Saturday, dear- . ing the bar at 12 feet 9'. inches. The , old record was 12 feet S inches, cstab- ■ lished in 191 C. Several coaches attested to the measurements and the Kokomo officials will endeavor to have the record ertified and recognized as a no v world's mark. . Schully, of Noblesville, won first in high jump, shot put. high hurdles 100yard dash and broad jump. He was entered in the low hurdles also, ’mt lost his stride twice and failed to place. This event was near the close of the meet and he was weakened by previous performances. He scored 25 cf the 26 points accredited to his team The points scored in the meet were dividd as follows: Kokomo: 34: Noblesville, 26: Technical, of Indian- 1 apolis, 15. Peru 11; Fairrrpunt 7: ' Marion 6; Decatur, 3; Elwood, 3: Anderson. 2 2-3 Ixigansport. 1-3 Tipton and Warren Central failed to score. 1 . *.*> • .< ... ... ■■ ... —.— * WATCHINGTHE SCOREBOARD ♦ +++♦♦+♦♦++++++♦* f (By United Press) Yesterday’s Hero: "Babe” Ruth, whose two home runs —his fifth and sixth of the season, helped the Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Athletics before 60,000 persons in New York. The Chicago White Sox scored a run in the last of the ninth and defeated the St. Louis Browns, 7-6. Falk and Clancy’s singles won the game in the final inning. It was their sixth straight win. After the Chicago Cubs had scored five runs in a seventh inning rally. Pitcher Charley Root of the Cubs walked three men in succession, Paul Waner singled, and the Pittsburgh Pirates scored a ninth inning victory, 7-6. Another ninth inning rally gave the Brooklyn Robins a 4-3 win over the New York Giants. Pinch Hitter Jacobson poled a drive to center field which brought Max Carey in wi'.h the winning run. Frankie Frisch. St. Louis Cardinals. hit his third home run in two days when his club trounced the Cin c'nnati Reds, 12-4. Earl Whitehill pitched stellar baseball, and shut out the Cleveland Indians, 7-0. His mates playes perfect ball beh'nd him and scored five runs in the seventh innjng. Lisenbee, in his first .pitching start for the Washington Senators, goose egged the Boston Red Sox. Washington massed hits against Russell to win. 6-0. o— NOTICE TO BREEDERS I will stand my Belgian horse and the Fuelling Jack, at my barn in Preble township, 1% mile north and *4 mile west of Magley, during the season. C. L. SCHEUMAN, Tocsin Phone o Peter Longacher and family, of Elkhart, visited here Sunday on their way from Berne home after a day or two visiting with her son-in-law and daugh-

BASEBALL’S BIG FOUR (By United Press) Babe Ruth assumed his usual place I at the head of the home run ‘brigade ■ by hitting two over the fence in four times up. Hornsby could get but a angle in four tries against Dazzy Vance. Cobb kept his average on the in crease with tiwo singles in four tempts. Tris Speaker made a single in four appearances. AB II PC F HR Ruth 55 19 .345 .970 6 Hornsby . 59 26 .441 .978 2 Cobb . 66 27 .409 1000 0 Speaker 52 15 .288 1000 0 COMMODORES TO PLAY BERNE NINE Two Teams To Meet Ir Baseball Game Here Tuesday Afternoon The Catholic high school Commo dores will play their second baseball game of the season Tuesday after noon, if the weather permits, meeting the Berne high school nine on the South Ward diamond, in this city This game was scheduled for last Friday, but was postponed on account of rain. The Commodores put in several good practice sessions last week and are expected to show a greatly irn proved brand of ball tomorrow. The game will start at 3:45 o'clock. — o ♦ BASEBALL STANDINGS ' • ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦« National League W. L. Pct New York 11 5 .68’ St. Ixiuis 10 5 .667 Pittsburgh 9 6 .601 Philadelphia 8 6 .571 Boston 8 9 .47* Chicago 7 8 .467 Cincinnati 5 12 .29 Brooklyn 5 12 .294 American League W. L Pct New York -.10 5 .66’ Philadelphia 9 6 .60C Chicago 10 7 587 Detroit 7 6 .538 Washington S 7 .533 St. Louis 6 7 .462 Cleveland '7 10 .412 Boston 3 12 .200 American Association W. L. Pet St. Paul 9 5 .64? Kansas City 9 5 .64? Milwaukee 8 5 .61F Toledo 6 5 ,54. r Indianapolis 3 7 .633 Louisville 4 9 .308 Columbus 4 11 .267 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Brooklyn, 4; New York, 3. Pittsburgh. 7; Chicago 6. St. Louis, 12; Cincinnati, 4. No others scheduled. American League New York, 7; Philadelphia, 3 Chicago, 7; St. Louis, 6. Detroit, 7; Cleveland, 0. Washington, 6; Boston, 0. » I I • American Association Indianapolis, 3; St. Paul, 2. Toledo. 5; Kansas City. 4. lyiuisville, 10; Minneapolis, 8. Milwaukee, 8; Columbus, 3. SATURDAY'S SCORES National League Chicago, 5; Pittsburgh, 4. Boston, 7; New York. 8. Cincinnati, 4-9; St. Louis. 8-8. Philadelphia, 1; Brooklyn, 2. American League St. Louis. 0; Chicago, 2. New York, 2; Boston, 3. Cleveland, 6; Detroit, 2. WadbingHon-Phiiadelphia, rain. American Association Indianapolis, 5; Minneapolis, 4. Louisville, 10; St. Paul, 6. Columbus. 4; Kansas City, 3. Toledo-Milwaukee, postponed, COLLEGE GAMES Minnesota, 3; Ohio, 1. First game Minnesota, 7: Ohio State, 6. 2nd. Illinois, 3; Wisconsin, 2. Indiana, 5; Chicago, 6. Navy, 16; Swarthmore, 2. Syracuse, 10; Michigan, 2. Cincinnati. 11; Oklesthorp (Ga.) 9. Corner 5; Dartmouth. 1. Harvard, 8: Amhert, 0. Army, 9; Columbia, 4. Penna, 2; Yale, 3. o Miss Mayme Deininger made a business trip to Fort Wayn< this morring i in the interest of the Deininger Mi’lin- . ery store.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY, MAY 2,1927.

MAJOR LEAGUES DIZZY IN SPOTS r Teams Expected To Assume Proper Positions In Near Future New York. May 2 —(United Press) Both major leagues look dizzy in jpots, with the Philadelphia Phillies battling the Pittsburgh Pirates for a place in the first division of the Na- : tionni league and the Detroit Tigers battling their way up in the Amer!•an. But it won't bo long now until the yarly session breaks lose their effect md the chibs are shaken down into their proper positions. The New York Giants, although not a cinch for the pennant are not out of □lace at the lead of the National 'eague. But considering the breaks n the schedule, the Giants should lave a more substantial margin over he St. Louis .Cardinals than they tave. The champions have been] •neeting tougher opposition among the lowerful western chibs while the Hants have had relatively easy opononts. notably the Phillies and. 3 raves. John McGray may point out that he Phillies are a much stronger club han the experts gave them credit for: ieing and that the Boston Braves are! •Iways a fighting club. But he, least' if anyone, would be responsible for he opinion that cither the Phillies r the Braves will be any place when! ’ily 4 rolls around. Everyone wants to give Stuffy Mcnnis all the encouragement and credt possible, but Stuffy knows the Phil'es used to be. The Cincinnati Reds and the Brookvn Robins are out of position in the cellar. The Pittsburgh Pirates are bound o go higher on their swing through he east, where the opposition will aot be as spirited as that in the west. The New York Yankees looked like ’ cinch for the American league pen’ant a week ago. but the Philadelphia Vthletics seem to be snapping into orm and may yet be in the fight.. T hey lost a tough one to the Yanks •esterday. The position of the Washington ''•enators is easy to explain. The club ■•as bumped by a couple of terrible breaks before the season opened and •as done well to do what it has to ■■'th its best playing strength not yet tva liable. o TRAGEDY CLAIMS LIVES OF FIVE Father, Brooding Over Death of Daughter. Drowns Self And Three Children Batesville, Ind., May 2—(UP) —Five victims of a tragedy without parallel in this little town will be buried here Tuesday, when last rites are to be held for Fred Hackman, 47, and his four children, three of whom he killel Saturday. Hackman's wife informed police that her husband had committed the crime while mentally deranged over the death of his eldest daughter Alma. 20 who was a victim of tuberculosis Friday night. Saturday afternoon he and the three other children, Elanora, 7, Harold 5. and Bernice, 3, went for a walk and did not return. In the evening a search was started by relatives, which revealed that Hackman had tied a rope about the children and drowned them and himself in a shallow creek near hi.- home. Hackman had been constantly at the bedside of his oldest daughter, who was by a former marriage, during her illness. After her death Friday, he seemed inconsolable, according to relatives. — n : Catholic Fifth Grade Wins Baseball Game i. The Catholic fifth grade Cubs defeated the Teenle Pole Cats in an exciting baseball game Saturday afternoon. The final score was 20-19. Both teams hit the ball hard. i- o K J. G. Niblick and J. L. Ehler have 1 returned from Rome City where thej enjoyed a several days fishing trip.

r~ ™ en and N ° w • i " A V** X/Jfch ■ u wflfl , 'lyrtts Raymond Cobb, the idol of Atlanta, has changed in appearance and wealth in the last twenty years. These pictures show him as he looked when he first joined the Detroit team years ano and as he looks today—a member of the Philadelphia , Athletics. -

YELLOW JACKETS HAVE BUSY WEEK I). IL S. Athletes Have Two Baseball Games And One Track Meet This Week I The Decatur high school Yellow I Jackets have two baseball games and I a triangular track and field meet scheduled for this week. The Bluff- | ton baseball team will come to Dei catur for a game with the Curtismen on the South Ward diamond Wednesi day afternoon, while the Huntington : Vikjings will appear here for a game on Friday afternoon. On Saturday. | Coach Curtis will take his track and I field team to Huntington to engage lin a triangular meet with Huntington and Bluffton. — o KIRKLAND GYM BEING ERECTED Work On Structure Pro- ( grossing Rapidly: Fans Donate Their Work Work is progressing rapidly on the erection of a gymnasium at Kirkland township high school More than 20 citizens of Kirkland township donated | their services Saturday and the foundation was practically completed. Charles Arnold, trustee of Kirkland township, stored today that the biilding would be ready for use by next fall. The gymnasium' will serve as an auditorium also, and a large stage is being erected in the new structure. Indications are that the Kirkland township gymn will be one of the finest township school gymnasiums in this part of the state. Work of building the structure prop- , er will begin at once. Mr. Arnold stated. Most of the labor for the entire building will be donated by citizens of the township. The material being used was salvaged from the old gym in this city, which was purchased and razed recently by the basketball fans of Kirkland high school. The gymnasium is being erected on the west side of the road, across from the high school building. The basketball floor will be stand- ’ ard size and the seats will be arrang- ‘ ed to accombdaXe several hundred. 1 Sport critics are doping Kirkland high " school to have one of the leading basketball teams of the county next year. ‘ with the addition of a new coach and • the addition of a place in which to • practice. i o OPENS ROOFING AND TIN SHOP [• E. A- Girod Opens Business In Building At Corner Os Eleventh Street a And Nuttman Avenue j 1 E. A. Girod has opened a roofing a and tin shop business in the Reppert building, corner of Eleventh street and Nuttman avenue. He has been appointed dealer of the Holland furnace and will sell new furnaces and service J those in use in this city. He will do a I general roofing, spouting and tin smith ■ business and will operate his plate of t- business under the name of the Decatur Sheet Metal Works. Mr. Girod was h formerly employed by the Holland Furnace company, in Fort Wayne, and within local tin shops. e o » — y W. A. Klepper and family motored to Fort Wayne Sunday.

Vikings Are Defeated Fort Wayne Central high school defeated Huntington high school in a baseball game played at Huntington, last Saturday, by a score cf 4-2. Each team was held to four hits, but errors by the Vikings aided Central in winn ing. South Side Defeats Central In a dual track and field meet, Saturday, South Side high school of For

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A Message To Our I Telephone Patrons As customary, we will again publish a new Telephone Directory which means we must have the correct name, address and telephone number of every one of our subscribers. The copy for this book must be in the hands of the printers within a very short time in order to insure distribution of the directory in June. All patrons whose name or address was listed incorrectly in the last book, are requested to call the local office and notify us of the change in order to obtain the proper listing. I All rural patrons, whose route has been changed or who have moved to another route should also notify our office of the change to assure them of a correct listing. I Please cooperate with us in this matter as it is our aim to publish the directory with as few unproper listings as possible. i Corrections must be in by May 15 as the forms for the book close on this day. Won't you , help us by attending to this matter now —today? 1 I The Citizens Telephone Co. DECATUR, INDIANA i —H

Wuyne. defeated Central high of the same city, by a score of 58 2-3 to 40 13 South Side captured tlisc place m eight of the 11 events. +++«+++++++++*++ * SPORT TABS <• ♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦ (By United Press) CHICAGO Jack Ross, Seattle, entering tin' contest at the lust moment, won the 30 mile automobile race on the Roby speedway here yesterday. Cantinn, Detrcit. was 'second. The time was 25:26 4-5. Caution won the 10 mile race in 8:09 2-5. ST. PAUL- Bruno Hetzel's Indianapolis team took a 10th inning victory from the league leading saints here

Pt hoofing I Write s POUTIXf, ; Holland Furnaces We have opened a new business in the Reppert building, I corner 11th and Nuttman avenue and are I prepared to do all kinds of I ROOFING-SPOUTING-TIN WORK E. A. Girod has also been appointed I local dealer for the famous | Holland Furnace and will be glad to figure with you on a new furnace or service those now in use. He has had 6 years experience with the Holland Furnace company.. Good work and satisfactory prices guaranteed. Will appreciate an opportunity to serve you. ' Decatur Sheet Metal Works E . A . GIROD Phone 331 11th and Nuttman Ave. < f * ... - tu

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