Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 6 August 1927 — Page 6

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EARLY BETTING FAVORS TUNNEY Champion Is Quoted As 9 to 5 Favorite To Defeat Jack Dempsey Ry Henry L. Farrell United Press Staff Correspondent New York. Aug. 5. — (UP) — Gene [ Tnnnejt has been established in the early betting as a nine to five favorite to beat Jack Dempsey when he defends his heavyweight champion- | ship in Chicago next month. So was Jack Sharkey a nine to five , favorite when the former champion, hnmmnced he was going to attempt a ; comeback. The odds, it will be recalled, shifted strangely, a few hours before Dempsey went into the ring against Sharkey. anil when the fighters were ready to wo-k Dempsey was a six to five favorite. There were stories at the time that Arnold Rothstein and Abe Attell, who ' palled an alleged coup on the first | Dempsey-Tuney fight, had bet the homestead and all the family jewels on Dempsey. But it was learned later that Rothstein and other big operators were not playing Dempsey, that they were loading all their cash on Sharkey, especially after the first round and that the big operators lost about $250,000 I on their misplaced judgement. The early odds mean little. Money is offered as a feeler and the operator who can get his money down ear'y at a good price has a chance to eoppi r his het if he thinks his money is in the wrong groove. The early odds probably will shift because Dempsey always has been a' hard man to bet against and as long as he is able to walk into a ring and lift his hands he will be a risky man to bet against. It is much too early to lay real money on either fighter. Form shown in training camps is not infallabls Dempsey and Tunney, especially Tun- ! ney, are In-and-outers in training camp bou's and too much can happen between now and the day of the fight. '

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♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ BASEBALL STANDINGS ♦ YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Brooklyn. 4: St. Louis, 2. New York. 4; Cincinnati, 1. Boston, 4; Chicago, 5. ( Philadelphia. 5-3; Pittsburgh, S-7. American League Detroit. (1: New York, 2. Cleveland, 3; Philadelphia, 0. Chicago, 1; Boston, 2. St. Louis, 1-2; Washington, 5-11 American Association I Minneapolis. 10; Columbus, 1. St. Paul, 5-2; Toledo, 4-10. Milwaukee, 10; Louisville. 3. Kansas City, St; Indianapolis, 2. o— BASEBALL’S BIG FIVE | Gehrig got two of the Yankees five hits, a double and a single, out of four times up. Ruth went hitless in h:s three trials. Tris Speaker made a double and a single in seven times up as the Senators took two games from the Browns. Hornsby's trippie was his only hi: ; in four attempts. | Cobb also had one safety in four times, a single. AB H Pct. HR Gehrig 399 156 .392 37 Ruth 357 132 .370 34 Speaker 379 140 .369 1 Hornsby 388 133 .341 17 Cobb 331 109 .329 5 o Illinois Football Star To Be Lost To The Team — Champaign, 11l , Aug S—(UP5 —(UP) —F. L. Lanum. expected star of this year's lllionis' big ten football team will be missing from the lineup when coach; Harry Zuppke calls for fall practice, it was announced here today. Lanum. who lives here has with-i drawn from summer school because of j illness and will not teturn until the second semester. , o Elliott of Brooklyn relieved Clark cn the mound in the seventh when a ca.-i J rally threatened and stopped it. Theresult was a 4 to 2 victory for the fight- 1 ing Robins. Clark was credited wit : I the victory.

* Indiana Football Team » To Wear White Jerseys Bloomington. Ind. Aug. 5 - The traditional crimson football jerseys lnd-| iana University football players have > I donned in games for years will be supplanted by while tills full, according to an announcement by Coach Pat i Page. The change is being made be-, cause of the crimson worn by Harvard and the Maroon used by Chicago. [ Both teams ate on the Indiana sched-. tile. Coach Pat Page believes it interrupts the football eye to change jerseys every week or so. Hence, the change to white. Uniforms have been Ordered for I three full teams. Page expects to carry that number on each trip, including the journey to Boston. In “laddition to these there will be nearly, la hundred o hi r uniforms available 'to candidates Sept. 15, .he first prac- ' tice day Indiana University football I players will have rubber foam protec1 tion throughout the uniform this cam-1 paign. Instead of the old hard rub- I ber and o her materials used to ab- < | soil) the shock in pants, Page has < selected pads of the rubber foam. He ' believes it will prevent injuries more than the old style and that it will give the player a better c hance to get a I quick stat:. The new material will not absorb moisture, according to Coach Page. The gridders will be fitted out in the ligh'est headgear available. Page -,;>en about three weeks in selectI ing and examining material before ‘ placing the order. A steel brace will be placed in all shoes. Twenty-two dozen have been ordered. Backfield men will use a regular sprinting shoe patterned after the one used by Hal Griggs, Page's great kicker. Coach Page will have most of the men special fitted. o — Meanwhile, the Pirates advanced ' half a game on Chicago by taking a ' doubleheader from the Phils, 8-5 and ! 7-3. Philadelphia had the first game won until the seventh when Pruett ' weakened and a Pittsburgh rally seor--1 ed four runs. Ray Kremer not only 1 pitched well for Pittsburgh in the second game hut contributed a home run and two singles.

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»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦* * WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD ♦ A timely triple by Cliff Heathcote, substitute outfielder, kept the Cubs in undisputed possession of first place In the National League. Boston bro!,'* a tie in the eighth after a close gain* J but Heathcote's hit niter two men hud walked gave the Cubs the contest 5 to 4 It was the 19th victory of lite setson for Charley Ro.it. Cubs pitcher. Thanks to Larry penton who held Cincinnati to six hits, the Giants continued their winning streak by beating the Reds 4 to 1. | Carroll of Detroit lield the Yankee t "Heavy Artillery'' to five hits while I the Tigers were benttering Dutch , Ruetiler. The 6 t.i 2 victory for Detroit I cost the Yanks one and one lialf Games | of American League lead as the Sena- , tors won a double header. Garland Buckeye of the Indians i came hack after a I'oiir-day suspension I to shut out Philadelphia, winning 3 to 0. Zachary and Thurston pitched so effectively in two games against the Browns that the hitter were helpless from the start and Washingion won i the contests 5-1 and 11-2. I The White S?x out hit Boston but i Welzei kept the safeties well scat--1 teled and won the game 2 to 1. Greath Tester Is Newest Aid To Prohibition Agents ii nM IM i:il FROM PAUS UNK) balloon, Dr. Harger said today he con'd determine with reasonable accuracy the actual degree of drunkenness of the subject. He emphasized, however, that the HOW TO SPEND A NICKEL Just 5c Will Bring Your Taste Some Downright Smoking Pleasure Right off the bat, we want to say that a good nickel smoke is hard to believe in. No doubt you’ve been disappointed time and again by 5c cigars that claimed to be “worth really more.” Forget the past. Here’s one cigar that actually sold at a higher price for years! And only because of the volume sales it built up then, can we sell it now for a nickel! The name? It’s Havana Ribbon. And it’s a real cigar, men, regardless of price. The kind you'd pick on smoking merit alone. It’s so fragrant and smooth and mellow—made of ripe tobacco. But prove it for yourself. Drop in today at the nearest cigar store and ask for a Havana Ribbon. Toss down a nickel and take one fresh from the box. And just watch yourself smile the first blue puff you blow!

'analysis does not indicate th'’ qunn-1 pity of liquor drunk It will never be possible for an arresting officer to, say: "The prisoner has drunk three) pints of one hundred proof liquor, your honor," bitt it does gauge, with mathematical certainty the exact stale of drunkenness in which the liquor law violator was found. This. 1 is the only fair test, lie pointed out,! ’ because a seasoned drinker is less j I affected by a given amount of alcohol than an amateur. I. It has been determined, the pro- ' fess'or said, that a given amount of, alcohol actually absorbed into the (tissues means a given degree ol | 1 drunkenness. The hbaltual drinker ' eitiier absorbs alcohol more slowly 1 or burns it more rapidly, for which I reason he can consume larger qttan- < titles of whiskey without being vis- • ib!y affected. ■.. —o- < r.*» Habit— l-atte at Home. It P»/«

Decatur’s Greatest I B Auction Sale Court House Square Sat. 2 P.M. Auction conducted by the instructors and students of the Reppert Auction School. A real sale with real auctioneers and good merchandise. A place to save! .— —— — I Merchandise JEWELRY P RIZ E S I |J| ,\n assortment ol high large stock of valuable There will be three free ® class dry goods, grocer- j cwt ,| ry w j|] j K , o f_ prizes given each sale. ■ ies, implements, tools „ , (cred. Silverware, Glass- Come out early and get and notions that go to >■ ... .... ware, Clocks, etc. cour ticket. gg lhe high bidder. ■ ' P — ' Sales each evening at 7:30. Except Sunday. | REPPERT AUCTION SCHOOL STUDENTS Better Attend. Plenty of Fun. Better Attend. IR I

t • * reppert auction * * SCHOOL NOTES * I>4 *********** 15 ' Ry Hayes Walker, Jr. The students of the Auction school have been doing their best to get into [condition for the big sale tomorrow j ;,,n the Milin street of Decatur. The I boys me progressing rapidly, in spite, inf the instructors, who make It very I hard on them. Many threats were] made to lynch Col. Reppert following Ills "cruel’’ treatment of yesterday 1 afternoon. And how the boys ran sing! It would do the town people good to just drive by the school building and listen to them. Patrick, selling a wonderful Indian . blanket, stopped his auc'ion yesterday ••I’m bid only $6.00 for this blanket: do you realize these blankets sell for 1 and made the following Statement,

Walker, describing u j 'cow made the following statement "und this cow gives forty gillon| milk a day." Col. Garfin: “Can any one t»l| anything about the entile market tn day?" All thoughts uro turned toward t n | morrow's sale, which will n „ dl)l|bt [be Decatur’s biggest and best sa |„ Policemen, undertakers and ( | O( . lors will be there to handhetli,. crowd; and the auctioneers, Col. Elmer C. Creighton, of p„ n . mac. 111., has arranged to sell for Henry Mosier, of Pipe City. ||| Th| , sale dute is Oct. 4, 1927. Hamman, the school's budding h a || player, gave (he patrons ut the thea ter a real entertainnienl last night But he* wns at school this mornln? strange tn say.