Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1927 — Page 5

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I fJRRELL PICKS I OEMPSET TO WIN I Thinks Sharkey Is So Cocky I That He Will Attempt I To Swap Punches S Hr Henry L, Farrell, B (U. I’ Staff Correspondent) 9 \rw York. Jeb' 31.— (UP) After fl watching the two fighters in training. ■ after listening to the converstaiont ■ Os their managers, their trainers, tlieii ■ rubbers. their sparring partners and S tljoir hangerson-the opinion of the fi writer is that Jack Dempsey will win ■ from Jack Sharkey when they meet fl tonight in the Yankee Stadium. M pempsey said in Saratoga, befon fl became to X'» York, that he expect fl to will in three rounds by a knock fl out but that if the fight went the limit H las sure to win the decision ir fl Ifteen rounds. fl Yesterday afternoon, after Sharkey fl had gone through a rub down and fl rate gym exercises in Tex Rickard's fl garden. he said he was going to win fl )usi as soon as he could punch his ■ way through to it. fl But Johnny Buckley, his manager, fl warned "were betting that we win fl in eight rounds and we're betting all fl the money we have that Jack will not fl tie on he floor once during the tight." fl Buckley's last minute statement tfl t|, a : Sharkey was sure to win in eight fl rounds was taken to mean that Shar fl io was going out to box with Denipfl ay ami that he would not be reck 'fl ies enough to step out and punch fl with him. jfl The betting odds had Sharkey a tfl wine to five favorite on the theory fl| that be would go out against Dempsey fl as be did against Maloney and use his fl failing against him. But Sharkey is fl io cocky that the smart betters fear fl ai hr would go out and start to trade fl| (inches with tlie former champion. H All th., experts figure that if SharH ley goes oir to swap punches with 9fl Dempsey he will be sure to lose, befl ause Dempsey is on record with ;. fl Huth that can knock out any option ■ etr in one swing, and Sharkey m vet fl las stopped mie of his opponents with fl ne punch. fl| I think Jack Sharkey is so cocky he fl Ml go on' to swing punches wit! ■fl Dempsey from the first round, and i;fl that if he does that he will be in 'fl F»'er dane-r ot being knodo-d out ;fl Sharkey is a good boxer, howevi r jS nd if he goes out to fight along the fl .Jbp- his manager. Johnny Buckley in fl pputted. he can win. ? ]»«♦♦♦«» ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ « I ♦ BASEBALL STANDINGS ♦ ]<*♦«♦♦♦«♦«♦« I NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 W. U a Pct. fl, Pittsburgh 51 31 .622 fl Chicago .. 54 33 .621 fl St. Louis 50 36 .s,si 1 .. 48 43 .527 I irooklyn 4o 47 .460 fl Philadelphia .35 51 .4(17 .fl Cincinnati .... .... 35 52 .44)2 I ®oston ... 31 si .378 | AMERICAN LEAGUE 1.. VV. L. Pct. I 7 'wk 67 25 .728 | Jwhtagton 51 3f, .593 I WFoit 47 M r.r o I Philadelphia 47 41 .531 I lca So 47 41 .516 "fl „ Loi "s 35 50 .412 1 Uerelami 37 53 .m I Bosto " 23 65 .26 T I AMERICAN ASSOCIATION I Taa W - L - Pct I',* 4 ’ 55 35 .611 ■ j Waukee x 53 38 5 5 2 I Maas City 52 39 .571 i "‘““’“Polis 50 44 .532 . I h() | -■ 49 44 .527 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS „ . National League Phtsi"' at ‘' Boston, 2-2. tt|burgh. 3-6: Philadelphia, 4-4. t Unis. 1-3; Brooklyn, 2-1. Lhlc “*o 4; Now York, 5. WWi A,r!er ican League j 6: Chicago, 3. j °thers scheduled. t In<n«, American Asociatiort i Louhv^n 018 ’ '” 5: Kans «s City, 2-6. TolXs ’ P : l MH ? allkee ' 10rain. | LEAGUE STANDING j T J" X' I arißh 3 1 I Noffk k 2 1 666 i d 0 5 .000

GOLF SIMPLIFIED By Charles (Chick) Evans, Jr. —— Right 1 Ball .angle LEFT I OF I stance / /71 n J / W.?Y NOT vi- \ J 1 H An '■ w close together cj / address ’ How to Play the Spoon Do net rush this shot. The hall will not run away. If you are going to move the position of the ball at all. let it be nearer the center of your feet for remember you are really playing this club as yhtt do the iron-. The distance you are from the ball is really a matter of your comfort although you must be sure that the face of your club is lying flat on the ground. Do ■rot crouch over too much. You will get the most satisfactory flight from the position of body which is nearly erect. I must caution you not to let the right shoulder droop down too much though since your right hand is a little lower on the grip it is of necessity a little lower on the left. Try to keep both your shoulders in the beginning ot the stroke on a straight line plane. Avoid bracing the elbows on the address. They should be a title crooked, the right a little more than the left. 1 like to.have my arms feel a slight sense of'independence, but of course, everything must flow smoothly together. Do not arch your wrists. Keep your left hand down as low as you can with the clubhead still lying naturally. When you are saying to yourself that you should keep your eype on the ball, just say* that you are not going to watch the way you hit it as a substitute for that all important golden rule. Don't forget that imaginary direction line beginning from three inches back of the ba.ll, and running /through it to the hole. Use this as your means of aiming. The soling of the clubhcad just before starting the stroke should lie carefully solidly, flatly and evenly done. If -you lo this tile ground will serve as a sort of takeoff at the beginning of the back stroke. From then on all should be in rythtn. Learn to play the ball into the air with this club. I like to lo a sort of shivery business in back of the ball just before 1 bring it up. ft seems to start off the rhythm of the stroke. 1 am very careful about this; some days it can be the tiniest tind of a rubbing motion and on others it is the most pronounced forward pressing of the hands anil drawing them back again beyond the cluhhead which is still on the ground. Then I start the back stroke by letting tile left hand remain in its original position for a foot and a half and start back along the imaginary direction line.

(Copyright ohn F. Dilie Co) GRAHAM BROTHERS REPORT HIGHEST SALES RECORD FOR YEAR IN JUNE Hugh Total of 29,677 Trucks Shipped In First Six Months of 1927 June sales shipments of Graham Brothers trucks and commercial cars to Dodge Brothers Dealers who sell and service them throughout the world broke all previous monthly records for the year, the Company announces. The total of 5,730 Graham Brothers units produced and shipped during the 24 working days of the month exceeded the record month of May and brought Graham Brothers sales for the first six months of the year to the huge total of 29,677. trucks and commercial cars. The June record is all the more noteworthy when it is known that in previous years truck sales in general have shown a tailing oft in June over earlier months of the year. Graham Brothers 1927 sales curve, however, has shown an upward trend since January Ist and Dealers report that prospects are bright for even higher sales during the second half of the year. The present great demand for trucks follows a series of remarkable improvements in design and appearance which add to the qualities of dependability, strength and long life—for which Graham Brothers trucks have always been noted-4-even greater economy, m»re power, speed and striking beauty. Despite these advances, prices have remained at the same low level tor 3-4, 1,11-2 and 2-ton capacity models. 171-lt

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1927.

DATE SET FOR FAT-LEAN GAME I Wednesday, August 3 Is Date Chosen For Big Baseball Game Here Wednesday, August, 3, 1928. Mark that date down in your calendar. with a ted pencil and he on hand at the new Community Athletic Field to see the “battle of the century” the Fat men of Decatur vs. the Lean men. Leland Franks, captain of the Fats, and Charles Knapp, captain of the Leans, had a meeting last night and decided on the date and Une of march of the big event. Men, Women and children are cor dially invited to attend the big game, which promises to he the greatest basohall game played in this city for many years. The game will bring out some of the “old time" baseball r'ayers, wlio have been away from the diamond for years, and present plans are to make the day an eventful one for this city. V/artt Business Houses Closed Efforts are being made to have the Junior band cf this city furnish the music. A committee of Fats and Leans will call on the business men. asking i them to close at 3:30 o'clock the afternoon of the eventful battle, and all Fats and Leans will be asked to join in a parade and follow the band to the scene of conquest. Manager Franks «f the Fats issued a warning this morning, stating that his men were being moulded into shape. Two 250-pound "youngsters” have appearing at the diamond each night and will undoubtedly develop into a coftple of "Babe Ruths.” On the other hand, Charles Knapp

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stated that his team was preparing to have no mercy ou the heavyweights, and that he firuily believed the Leans would walk away with at least a dozen runs in each inning. The game will start at 3:30 n'clot k Wednesday, August 3. and the entire community is invited to attend the encounter. A grandstand Is being erected at the new baseball diamond. Tickets will be placed on sale next week, ami it is expected that at least 1,000 people will attend the game. All proceeds of the game will go to the new Community - Athletic field, being erected in the south part of the city. The new field will be in shape for the game. Several of Manager Franks' best players are being closely guarded by special officers in order that they will not lose much weight the next two weeks, and thereby be disqualified to play on the Fat team. Several of Decatur's skinniest men also are being chased out of restaurants so they will uot gain too much weight. The game promises to be a thriller. Miss Dorothy Miller will go to Berne this evening to spend several days us the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Yoder und son, Bobby Lee.

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BASEBALL’S BIG FIVE (By United Press) Hornsby collected three singles out of four times at bat. Speaker failed to hit safely in four chances. Ruth, coltb and Gehrig were idle. AB H PCT HR Gehrig 346 136 .393 31 Ruth 306 110 .3594 30 Speaker 323 115 .3591 0 Cobb 282 99 .351 4 Hornsby 334 114 .311 16 o Postofficc Team Loses Fifth Straight Contest After playing a good game tor four innings, the Postoffice team in the Twi-light baseball league blew up in the fifth fiame and lost its fifth straight game of the season, Tuesday afternoon, the Catholic Parish team winning by a score of 8-2. The score was tied at 2-all at the end of the fourth inning. Grant “Lefty" Smith, former Berne high school hurler, was on the mound for the Postmen, und

turned in a nice job of hurling, but his support cracked In the fifth inning and a series of errors gave the Catholics the game. The General Electric team was scheduled to play the Railroad nine this afternoon. o Mrs. Leigh Bowen has gone to Sidell, Illinois, to spend several days as the guest of relatives.

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Card of Thanks We wish to thank our kind friends and neighbors for their assistance at the funeral of our mother and sister, Mrs. Mary Johns. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Tettman. The Children, —.... , ——<),■ , — ~, Mrs. Gideon, of Payne, Ohio, is visiting relatives here for a few days.