Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1927 — Page 6

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DEADLINES SET IN TENNIS MEET All Semi-finals .Must Be Played By Thursday; Finals By Saturday Owing to lhe fact that several persons who have reached the semi-finals and final rounds in the vat ions divisions of the city tennis tournament have delayed their matches, Coach Herb Curtis today set deadlines for the playing of those matches. All semifinal matches must he played by Thursday night ami the final matches must be played by Saturday night of this week. The medals to be awarded to the winners of the different divisions have arrived and are ready to be awarded as soon as the tourney is completed. One or two of tin' final matches have been played. ■ —o Butler Football (James To Be Put On The Air — * Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 9. —Butler football fans will be able to enjoy five of the contests to be staged on Irwin Field this season by tuneing in on WFBM, Indianapolis Power and Light company’s broadcasting station. Arrangements have been completed between athletic officials of the Blue and White institution and Bailey Fesler, program director of the local station, for the broadcasting of the football as well as thte Butler home basketball tilts this season. Fesler who was a former Buter gridder throughly understands the great college game and will be able to give his listeners a detailed account of the contest. A “drag phone” is a special feature of this year's broadcasting. The instrument will he connected with the broadcasting booth atid will permit the operator to follow play by play from the sidelines. Penalties, disputes and other details which the average spectator will not get will be put on the air this season. The five games which will b ebroad- ( cast front Irwin Field include Muncie Normal. September 24; University of Louisville, Oct. 1; DaPauw University i Oct. 22; Lombard College, Oct. 29; Wabash College, Nov 12. The first three encounters will begin at 2:30 o'clock while the Lombard and Wabash tusses are carded for 2:00 o’cock. BOBBY JONES IS LEADING GOLFER I 1927 Ranking List Os U. S. Golf Association Is Announced New York, Aug. 9—(UP)— Bobby Jones, winner cf the British open championship, was rated in first place over George Von Elm, National Amateur champion, in the 192" ranking list l of the United States golf association. 1 The ratings, which were first used I last year, establish the seeding in the draw for the Amateur championship. Other Ratings weie: 3. —Jess Sweetser. 4. Francis Ouimet. 5. Watts Gunn. ’ 6.—Ben Stein. 7. Eddie Held. 8. Jess Guilford. 9. Harrison Johnston. 10.—Roland MaeKenzie. o Bluffton Wins Tennis Match From Hutington The Bluffton tennis team defeated . the Huntington team at Bluffton, 1 Sunday, by winning five out of six ! matches. Coach Means was the only ( Bluffton player who met defeat. He fi 11, before the attack of A’lman, of Huntington, by scores of 6-3 and 6-4. o BASEBALL’S BIG FIVE Bad weather and open Schedule dates kept all members of the Big Five in idleness. o INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.— Indianapo'is In a bating rally in the fourth and fifth inning, bunched hits to win from Milwaukee here, 5 to 4. Schupp had to be taken from the game after being struck on the head with a bat.

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS | National League _ All games postponed, tain, ■ American League Detroit, 2; Boston, 3. Cleveland. 6; Washington, 1. St. Louis-Philadelphia, rain. » Chicago-New York. rain. American Association Milwaukee. 4; Indianapolis, 5. St. Paul. 15: Columbus, 6. Kansas City-Loulsvllle, rain. TWILIGHT LEAGUE i RACE TIGHTENING « r Race For Championship Grows Hot As End Os Schedule Draws Near The race for the Championship in ■ the city twilight baseball league Is tightening np as the schedule draws Io a close. The Catholic Parish team Is lending the league with four victories and two defeats, but has one post- • poned game to play. The Railroaders are in seccnti place with four victories and three defeats. The General Electric team has an even break in Its six games and is In third place with a per centage of .500. The Postoffice team, which got away to a poor start, losing its first five games, has strengthened and won its last two contests. The Railroaders fell before the Postmen last Thursday by a score of 11-10. The Railroad and General Electric teams were scheduled to meet on the South V.’.rd diamond this afternoon’. The Postoffice and Catholic Parish nines will clash on Thursday evening. o Brother Os Red Grange Reports For Foothall Practice With Illini * By Copeland C. Burg International News Service Staff Co-respondent Chicago. Aug. 9.—University of Illinois may thrill the fcotba.’l world with another “Red - ’ Grange this fall. I And he is no other than Gaylandj Grange, brother of the ftTr-famed i “Galloping Ghost." I Garland, who was out of the game ,'.ast season because of an injured' shoulder, has not,tied Coach Boh! Zuppke that he is fit and intends to I .try for an end position with the ; Orange and Blue eleveh. | The younger Grange is said to have all the daring, sensational tactics of | the beloved college ice-man. He is [ about the same weight and height as “Red” and is said to be just as fast! on bis leet. He also exceils as did j | his famous brother in open field' running. Zuppke’s Attitude Just how Coach Zuppke will take the appearance of another member cf| the Grange family on the Illini football drilling ground has created in-' I tense interest lin the followers of mid-! west football. Zuppke, it has been recalled by the fans, was furious .when his great produce, “Red’’ turn-’ iml professional in the face of reported opposition of the Illini coach. | Zuppke is said to have never for-, |!<ven Grange for capitalizing on his football career. Thirteen letter men from last sea-j son are available to Zuppke this fall. They are:. Capt. Reitsch, center; Schultz, guard; Marriner, Grable. Nowack. and Perkins, tackles; D’Ambrosio and Nlckol, ends; Lanuni,' Stewart, Peters, French and Stuessy, backs. “Bubbles” Mitterwallner and L. W. Muegge. guards in 1925, who did i not play last year, will return making I a total of 15 letter men. Joe Green,' back in 1925, has another year, and is 'expected to return. Jud Timm, who raised havoc with jthe varsity line as a freshman before’ lie was Injured, will return. Timm is regarded as an excellent back. TWILIGHT BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS I W L Pct. 1 Catholic Parish 4 2 .667 » Railroad 4 3 .ifrj ? General Electric 3 3 .500 Postoffice 2 5 .286 Last Week Games 1 Catholics won fiom G. E. by forfeit. 1 Postoffice, 11; Railroad, 10. 1 ..... 5 Games This Week r Railroad /vs. G. E. (Tuesday) Postoffice vs. Catholics (Thursday).

RICKARD HOPES FORLATEFALL I ,If Fall Is Early, Cold Bre czcs Off Lake Michigan Would Hinder Fight By Edward C. Derr (United Press Staff Correspondenti Chicago. Aug. 9—(UP)—The oftenmentioned “Rickard Luck" again Is to ( be called upon to make the coming heavyweight championship fight beI tween Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey a success. I Soldiers Field, where the spectacle ’s to be staged September 22, borders on Lake Michigan. Winds whipping off the Lake in early Fall generally are I tinged with the first of the season’s told. | Rickard was remind, d of that * ct i-y George Getz, nominal promoter of th j bout. "Well, we can trust that there will he a late fall this year and that the night will not be bad." the promoter, who has been fortunate in staging tig bouts, said. He further said that he already had consulted with weather bureau officials and that they promised very decent weather at the time of the fight. Rickard left Chicago yesterday to return to New York tor the Delaney-1 Paulino fight there. He will return to' Chicago over the week end and remain until after the Tunney-Denipsey go. “Never have I seen anything go along so smoothly." Rickard said. “There is a great bunch of fellows I helping to handle this bout. Everyone I is giving greatest of cooperation. Andi you can take it from me the bout will I be a sell-out.” Already approximately $1,00u<00i) ' in seats nave been contracted for and * oiders in the bulk are coming in daily.' e Arrangements with Railloads whereby 1 out of town fans may purchase seats— • at least contract for them —At the ' same time they buy their railroad tick- ’ ets to Chicago, are bringing in a num- I ber of orders. Special trains from Los | Angeles, the Northwest, Kansas City,'* Dallas and New York .already have ' i been aranged. 1 Managers of both Dempsey and Tun- * ! ney will be in Chicago this week-end to select training sites. Dempsey will' 1 1 train privately, it has been announced. * ' The two fighters both aie in light ' 1 I tiaining now and probably will be here ' about August 16 or I*B. 1 ______ o < ' Steady Shooting Features State Amateur Golf Meet 1 i — I: Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 9. — (United , Press) —Five leaders faced a real struggle today when the second flight of the 27th Annual Indiana Amateur I Golf Tournament got under way on the Alandale Country Club course here. Monday's first qualifying round was featured by steady and consistent shooing rather than by spectacu'ar im’Jvidmvl perfoiimance. The second qualifying round Will be play|ed off today to choose the 32 low medalists who will go into the championship flight of match play begin- | ning Wednesday. The five low memJlsts for first IS holes shot 74—four above par for the course. The leaders are Johnny Simpson, of Terre Haute, defending champion; William Diddel, of Indi i anapolis; Ed Flannigan, youthful’ Crawfordsville star: George Lance,' ,of Terre Haute, and Johnny Lehman, ' Purdue University student who was runner-up at South Bend a year ago. For the team championship of the state, the H ghland Golf and Country Club of Indianapolis had a twopoint lead for Its low four. The quartet had taken 505 strokes. o — ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD ♦ + ♦ + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + ♦♦♦♦* Rain took the greatest prominence in Yesterday's schedule of Major LeaI gue baseball and only two games were I played, both ip the American League.' The Boston Red Sox continued their victorious manners by defeating De- 1 troit 3 ; 2 for the sixth consecutive victory. Ruffing was Ibuched rather free-' ly by De' roit but steady support and timely hitting Drought the victory. I In the other game Cleveland defeated Wash'ir.gtui. 6-1. Walter Johnson I was driven from the mound while! Shaute held the Senators down to , seven hits. , —Rf

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,TUNNEY TUNES UP * WB I i fir / ' k x* i j W w ■ It ■ fit J; ♦* Gene Tunney is getting ready to take on Jack Dempsey. Nev. pictures show him in light exercise, tuning up for tne heavier grind, lie’s still at Speculator, N.. Y. (International Kew*reci.> ..

Banner Fair To Be ( : Held At Celina. Ohio, j ’ Beginning Next Tuesday 1 i ’ Celina. Ohio, Aug. 9 —The Board of ' Directors and officials of the Mercer _ 1 County Agricultural Society have made < eiaboiate plans to make the coming'; I Banner Fair. August 16 to 19 the best j agricultural and industrial fair ever < held on the county fair grounds, and with the hearty cooperation of the people his result will be inivitable. ; The program ap outlined for the , entertainment of the fair-going public includes many new features, and the program will be a continuous one each day from morning until night. Monday wil be free day and for the making of entries in the various depaitirn*Hts. The grandstand will be free to all and the the free acts will be given on‘the platform opposite the grandstand, and aie the best money could buy. , The fair proper begins Tuesday and the raqe progiam is headed by the SI,OOO stake race sponsored by the business men of Celina There will also be two other laces [ foi purses of S4OO and $350 respectively. Music wil be furnished by the Fort Recovery band and the big free act> will lie given in the forenoon and afternoon. Wednesday the famous American I/gion Band cf Greenvjlle wi.l furnish the music. All school children of the county will be admitted free and a special program tor their entertainment will be carried out. including a big livestock paiade, the judging of stock, etc. The race program includes the Kiwanls stake race for SSOO and twe other races for purses of $450 and S4OO. The free acts will be given in front of the grandstand both forenoon and afternoon. Friday promises to lie one of the ; biggest and best days of the fair. The

New York EXCURSION via Nickle Plate Road AUGUST 13 Kfl Round Trip • »Ov From Decatur 16 Days Return Limit Free Side Trip from Buffalo Pay a visit to* Niagara Falls PJan Your Vacation Now ROuTE-via the Beautiful South Shore of Lalfce ErieOver Summit of Pocono Mts. and Thru Delaware Water Gap. Ask S. E. Shanp. local Ticket (pent for full details or write C. A. Pritchard, D. P A., Ft. Wayne, Ind.

American Legion Band of Coldwater furnishes the music. A big industrial paiade is scheduled fqi 11 i.-i iae forenoon and is open to Merter county. The prizes in this parade for the most beatuiful and artistic feature are: 1S3O; second S2O; thild $lO. The same amount in piizes will be awarded for; the most comic feature. Prizes will alsobe given for the Boys and Gills' ('lull work. Friday should be one of. the real big days of the fait The fre ' acts will also be given twice on Friday. I Arrangements have been made to admit all Civil War veterans free each day. Family tickets can bo had from now until midnight of Monday, August 15, at $1.50 each. These tickets admit man and wife, onto or vehicle and all children under 12 years of age. They cut’ be had of Secretary Schindler or any

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member of the fair board. They ca t < be ha<l at the Secretary s offlte , u th „ ni | r Kro.ntds al day Sunday,and I Monday. O — ;;*¥¥*** * * * * * :: * REITERT AUCTION * ¥ SC HOOL NOTES * |”T*e students enjoyed a stiff work- I „ n t Monday morning by Col- '’"X 1 lollnS on, He was in town just on., t , un amt Wi4l he back next week to , :tkH his regular turn as instructor. | Col i’ettit remarked that horse t dealing is crooked and added that I that must be the reason Mr. Coffey 1 is engaged in it- | | i. H. Fravel, Westerville, Ohio, joined tbe t'lass Monday morning. He is one week behind but the in'st rectors are certainly working him I !over. J I Two of the students who attended I the school Hast January have relurn- ' ■ed to get more instruction. They are IF. A. Fromm, of Bluemound, 111. and ' R. E. Bishop, of Marshall, TH. | j Seven of the boys took advantage of the excursion rates and went to Detroit and Canada over the week-| eml. One of them became lost while in the foreign country and didn't re- ( turn to Decatur until the day nft4i» i None of them were able to attend <’ass Monday morning, but all were

tr W . RE \ i| What is Farm | ‘J Prosperity? | i Farmers seem to have just as 1 many notes ants mortgages as ever. But they own more. 'B 'l'hey have ears and more machinery, better cows and other 8 \ If. live stock and buildings. Many || homes have electric lights. B washing machines and running - ft water systems. I > We would like Io sec this kind of farm prosperity spread faster and we do all we can to help iR >t along. 1 A JH G Capital and Surplus

out 111 the afternoon. The people of Decutur are (»rta| n ly getting well stocked on nil kind-, of tnerehandTae. And likewise, of the Htudent auctioneers are Ing stocked up, by. selling thernwive, articles when they find no bidders Tlte auctioneers are conteniplaij nß soling their services to an ui lc tj (in house in Fort Wayne and if satlsfa,. tory terms can lie arranged the an>. dents will spend an evening there and put on a real sn,!e. Hamman, the widow’s hope, Wiw taken out to Sun Set Sunday night iiinf held there until quite late. || F had two appointments in town but liotli were sadly (Msappointed, n am . Iman Ims too many Irons in the f| rt . Col. A. W. Thompson, of Nebraska Bid John Lotham. of Lake Geneva Wisconsin, will arrive today and | H „ gin on the boys Wednesday morning. | When Col. Guy Pettit leaves this week-end for lowa, to manage his county fair, he wfl leave against the wishes of the students. He has been a real instructor and has given jStimti great lectures that will help of the boys in their new profession. TOLEDO, O. — Toledo took the fourth and last game of the series ! roni Minneapolis, winnitig 5 to 2 Wisner allowed the Millers seven scattered hits.