Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 159, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1927 — Page 8

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BRYCE THOMAS ' IN TENNIS MEET Decatur Man Defeated In Final Match Os Muncie City Tournament Bryce Thomas, Decatur school teacher and Scoutmaster of the Decnt’ir Boy Scouts, who is attending schoo' at the Muncie Normal College, this summer, reached the final round in the Muncie city tennis tournament, Monday. lie was defeated in ’he fit al match by Harold Stick, the defending champion, by scores of 6-4 and 6-2. The tournament was sponsored by the physical department of the Y. M. C. A an I was held on the College courts. Mr. Thomas won his match In the first round from Whybrew, by sc >re,i of 6-4. 6-1. In the second round, lie defeated Maldigan, 6-0. ti-:i. He disposed of Jewett in the semi finals, 6-4. 6-1. Mr. Stick received a leg on the threewin trophy and also a permanent ownership award. Mr. Thomas is one of the leading tennis players of Decatur, and has played on every team that represented Decatur in inter-city matches for several years. —— —o ♦ BASEBALL STANDINGS ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦

BASEBALL STANDINGS National League W L Pct P ttsburgh ...41 27 .638 Chicago 45 2.’ .62f St. Louis 39 31 .557 Neu York 39 35 527 Brooklyn 35 38 .473 Boston 28 38 .421 Philadelphia 28 42 .400 Cincinnati 26 48 .300 American League W L Pct. New York .51 21 .720 Washington 32 .556 Chicago .. 42 3.5 .515 Detroit 37 33 .529 Philadelphia3B 36 .514 Cleveland 34 40 .459 St. Louis 30 41 .423 Boston 17 51 .239 American Association W L Pct. Toledo 48 24 .667 Kansas City 41 33 .554 Milwaukee 41 33 .554 Minneapolis 38 38 .500 St. Paul 36 39 .480 Indianapolis 33 42 .440 Louisville . 33 47 .413 Columbus 31 45 .408 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League (linelnnati 5; Chicago 8 St. Louis 2; Pittsburgh 14 Boston 4; Philadelphia 5 No other scheduled. American League St. Louis 17; Detroit 8 New York 7: Washington 6 Boston 6; Philadelphia 5 No other scheduled. American Association Minneapolis 4; St. Paul 5 No others scheduled. • o Two Girls Claim Roller Skate Distance Record Grand Haven, Mich., July 6—(UP) Two Grand Rapids girls, Frances Carpenter and Imogene Riley, claim the long-distance roller skating championship of Michigan. The girls skated from Grand Rapids to Grand Haven in 11 and one-half hours, their (jourse aggregating 3? miles. During the trip they wore out four pair of roller skates, and exigency f, r which they had made provision.-. Frances and Imogene stated emphatically upon their arrival in this city that they are holding up their stun’ as one not easily duplicated when the thermometer is hovering near the 96 degree murk. — o —— Sharkey Goes To New York To Finish Training Boston, July 6—(UP)-Jack Sharkey, who has been doing his early training in a gymnasium and on the roads here, will leave for New York tomorrow morning, to continue preparing for his bout with Jack Dempsey July Sharkey has given ample evidence in Ills sparing bouts here that he Is in superb condition. He is supremly confident of his ability to elimln ate Dempsey and clear the path for a title bout between himself and Gene Tunney. After an eight-mlle road jaunt yesterday, Sharkey appeared as fresh as when he started. He boxed 11 rounds In the afternoon before a large crowd in speedy and effective style.

; GOLF SIMPLIFIED By Charles (Chick) Evans, Jr. I - — Hk V — ** fi&. 2. / y .. If II BLADE | rj f--J/ LiTTLi ■ue i _ CHIP OF TuRF » FIG 3 AFTER BALL IS HITThe Short Approach Over a Trap With the increasing desire of golf architects to narrow up the greens, the demand for this shot is getting greater. The distance can be anywhere from ten yards from the green to 50. Now we all know that we can get hackspin easily from a distance farther back than 50 yards, but what are we to do when we are approaching a fast green at a less distance

and the only way to reach it is through the air? Fig. 1. There are many of these shots at Oakmont where the National Open was held last week. I atn a great believer in playing the blade of the club with its natural lie. However. I am now convinced that the way to play this shot is to lay the blade hack a little bit so that you will give a little slice spin to the ball. Fig. 2, but you want to lie very careful not to lay the face out too much because then you are apt to hit the I.— it t _ iL ..1 r>x.l !■». nnl- Vntl

f ball in the heel and knock it. You 0 must play this shot with a great (leal 6 of wrist, too, and hit through the ball ■’ fast just as you would with a straight 9 ’ blade, or from its natural lie. I would 9 take a little turf, too, hut always after 3 the ball was hit. Fig. 3. Os course, h 1 ant referring to the use of a niblick for this shot. Do not be afraid to 7 play it boldly and let the face of the I club go right straight out toward the • hole. You don’t want to use your J hands as a center too much; but , neither do you want to take them t back too far. It is pretty much of ' a wrist shot throughout, the clubhead traveling fast underneath the ball so that it will give a backspin which you will be unable to get with the natural lie of the clubhead. If you practice this shot you will not be afraid of going into the bunker in front of the green or the one behind it because you soon learn the delicate amount of strength you should give it. In other words you will take your eye from the yawning trap to the ball and the way you hit it. This is a shot which is being overlooked these days in the development of one’s game simply because one is not hitting it with bis full strength, but it must be a distinct hit and not a drag because it has such a short distance to go, (Copyright John F. Dille Co.) —: 0 ♦ WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD ♦ Yesterday's Hero—Lester Sweetland Phillies southpaw fresh from the ’Hushes,” made his debut in big league baseball by winning from the Boston Braves, 5-4. It took a two-run rally by Philadelphia in the ninth to do it. Two disastrous innings, the fourth and fifth, during which 12 runs were scored spelled defeat for the St. Louis •Cardinals by the pirates, 14-2. The Pirate victory kept the Cubs in place although they won their seventh straight game, defeating Cincinnati 8-5. Tony Lazzeri saved the day for the New York Yanks when he stepped up after two were out in the last of the ninth to hit a home run. breaking a tie and beating the Washington senators 7-6. The Browns averaged more than two runs an inning when they beat the : Tigers 17-8. Hitless in three times at bat, Regan Red Sox third baseman, hit a double ' in the ninth bringing it: Shaner with the winning run. The score; Boston 6; l ’ Philadelphia 5. r — — ST. PAUL, Minn.—After trailing Minneapolis 4-0, St. Paul came from behind, taking the third game of the -■ series, 5-4. An error in the sixth ’ | Paved the way for the victory, and ' two homers in the seventh with a «.run jn the eighth and ninth cinched I the game.

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Dempsey Starts Getting Rough With Playmates Saratoga Lake, N. Y.. July 6. —(VP) '—Jack Dempsey's training for his match with Jack Sharkey July 21 nt the Yankee stadium was approachin: ‘the peak of exertion today as Dempsey perfected himself in the new style of lighting prescribed for him by Manager Leo P. Flynn. Dempsey came down off his tnes yesterday and floored one sparring partner and knocked another through the ropes. A third was badly battered. Tlie former champion’s victims wore Allentown Joe Gans and Eddie McMullen, middleweights. Gans was dropped neatly and McMullen was jolted out of the ring by Dempsey's charge. The falling boxer lit on his head in the gravel and was assisted away by atetndants. Dave Shade suffered during his round witli the former champion but remained on his feet. A left and a light sent Gans down and a left hook was the final blow against McMullen. >♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ SPORT TABS ♦ + +*+++ ++ + + + + (By United Press) CLEVELAND. O. — Eliminations were to be held throughout the conn-

4 try during the next few days to deter-, e mine entrants for the national public. :. Enks golf championship to be played c on Ridgewood course here August 2 .. to 6. The meet is open to all amt tears not affiliated with a private i club. It will be the sixth time the ! event has been held. CHlCAGO—Emanuel Jandis, Greek . heavyweight who was knocked out by i Hill Tate in less than one round > Monday night was suspended by the , Illinois Boxing Commission and fined I two-thirds of the purse for unsatis- ] factory showing in the ring. , BALTIMORE. Md. — Welterweight I Champion Joe Dundee has signed to r meet Pinkey Mitchell of Milwaukee in a 10-round battle in that city j August 11. Dundee was guaranteed ( $30,000 and cannot lose his title ex- ? cept by a knockout. RYE, N. Y. The 45 mounts of the . British polo team which will com- , pete in the international matches at ! Meadow Brook in September have begun slow work here in preparation I for hard practice during the latter part of the month. NEW YORK —Joe Glick will meet Babe Herman, Monte Munn, of Ne-1 braska, will meet Dan Bright and Jack Zivic will meet Hilaro Martinez in three 10-round feature bouts at the Qtteensboro A. C., July 12. CHICAGO—Bud Taylor, bantamwe:ght champion, underwent an operation for injury to his skull in the vicinity of his left eye, received in a bout more than a year ago. He will be out of the ring for two months. o BASEBALL’S BIG FIVE Lou Gehrig brought his batting average within a fraction of the .400 mark i by trippling once and singling twice in tour times at bat. Ruth contented himself with a double in three chances. Speaker came through with a double and a single in five times up. Cobb went hitless in two appearances at the plate. Hornsby was idle. Averages AB H. Pct HR Gehrig 293 177 .399 28 Ruth 254 93 .366 26 Hornsby 276 100 .362 15 Cobb 219 78 .356 2 Speaker 268 90 .336 0 —— —nHarold Powell Resigns As Coach At Portland Portland, July 6—Harold Powell physical instructor of the Portland schools, and athletic coach, has resigned his position with the Portland school board, to accept a position rt Peru. Mr Powell had charge of physical I education from grades one to twelve I and also trained many of the team-1 that have brought victory to Portland ; schools, frequently working under severe handicaps. He is a graduate of Hanover college i and later took special work at Cedar- ! Rapids, lowa, and had received much I i valuable experience in Wisconsin be-1 1 fore coming here. His parental home is | i at Whiteland, Indiana, about fifteen 1 miles south of Indianapolis. The new positkn offers a better op i

Nearing Form? A I no I vjhV jii fin—r_. vBH R I Jack Dempsey’s true form is a puzzle to sport experts watching him in the training camp at Saratoga, N. Y. Is he really | rounding into championship i condition, or is he still the fa- 1 mous hollow shell! Possibly the answer won’t be known until he meets Sharkey. Newest photo of him. » UtilenuUvuiL portunity as a coach, and is an advancement in this particular line of work. o —— Columbia City Woman Is Killed By Train • Columbia City, Ind., July 6— I (United Press) —Mrs. Lewis Bayman. 69, was fatally injured and her husband is in a serious condition today following a collision of their automobile with a Pennsylvania engine at a crossing near South Whitley yesterday.

16 * DAY SEASHORE 7 ■' EXCURSIONS ' ATLANTIC CITY ill ' ancl ot * ier Southern New Jersey Seashore Resorts ? VzWH! August 9 and 23 ' -/ QQ7 1 Q Round Trip J -// I .-Lt/ from Decatur Through Sleeping Cars to Atlantic City. ///] Illustrated descriptive folders showing time ///j of trains, stop-over privileges and other deB tails may be obtained from Ticket Agents I PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD I Auction Sale I ■ BARGAINS' BARGAINS! BARGAINS! I I FRIDAY, JULY 8, at 7:00 P. M. I I Niblick & Co’s. I North 2nd Street, Decatur ■ , We t I clos . c oul the remainder of our Grocery S slock at Public Auction, as we need the space Every H ■ thing must go regardless o! price. Come and bring I ■ your friends. All kinds of Groceries, Crockery Fruit m g Jars, etc. * 111,11 g I Fixtures I H Will be sold at Auction. Consisting of Show Cusec 8 I Counters. Cracker Case, Bread Case, Counter Desk Oil E ■ i ank n'P 1 ?’ Ek “ ctr, c Motor, % h.p.; Coffee Grinder- B 2 Large Refrigerator; Broom Holder; Roll Paper Rack : B || C.ock, and many things too numerous to mention. ’ I Don’t forget the time, 7 P. M. 1 Friday, July 8. I NIBLICK & CO. ! O Roy Johnson, Auct. I ■■■Jl

MONTPELIER BIRL FATALLY INJURED • — Blanche Fields, 1.1. <>' Injuries Sustained In Auto Accident

Hartford City, Ind., July « P( Coroner James U. Dodds of ,11S lil> | l(1( |ay continued investigation of the death of Blanche Felds. 14, living near Montpelier. The girl died yesterday following an automobile collision. At first it was not believed she was badly hurt, but she died later of what is believed to have been concussion of the brain The driver of the other automobile raced away after the accident, without giving his name but the coroner expects to trace him through the license number. — —o — To Make Wallboard From Corn Stalks Indianapolis, jiny~6.-Bravery was required for the Hinde-Todd Lumber company, Chicago, to file a petition with the stale securities commission for a stock issue which must be reviewed for approval by Frank AA right. Wright is a state representative, largely known for authorship of the Wright '‘bone-dry" law, which has made Indiana infamous in the eyes of certain liberals. The company wants to get permission to issue |2()0.000 in preferred

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