Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 198, Decatur, Adams County, 22 August 1927 — Page 6

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CATHOLICS WIN LEAGUE TITLE Parish Team Finishes Season In Lead In Twilight Baseball League The Catholic Parish team won the city twilight baseball league championship Thursday evening, by defeating the Railroad team. 3-0. This victory ■cave the Parish team six wins and only two losses. The Parish anti General Electric teams had one postpt tied game, but since the result of that game would not force the Parish nine out of first place, the game likely will not be played. The Poatofflce team won from the General Electric nine by the forfeit route Tuesday of this week, hut the victory failed to raise the Postmen out of the cellar. Considerable interest' was worked up in baseball this summer through the twilight league. Owing to the fact that the General Electric factory was closed for two weeks, it was impossible to get the G. E. team together all the time and three games were forfo’ted. The Catholic Parish team forfeited one game. The Railroad and Postoffice teams appeared for all of their scheduled games. It is likely thdt another league will be organized next summer and more teams pbobably will take part. The final standing of the league this summer is: W L Pct. Catholic Parish 6 2 .750 Railroad ...5 4 .556 General Electric .. . 3 5 .375 Postoffice 3 6 .333 o Dempsey Winds Up His Vacation Today Chicago, Aug. 20. — (VP) — Jack Dempsey wound up his “vacation" today while his aides prepared his Lincoln fields training camp to suit the former champion's tastes. Monday Dempsey will start active training for his return engagement with champion Gene Tunney. under the schedule he has drawn up for himself. While Jerry the Greek, Dempsey's trainer, and others of his retinue inspected and aproved the Lincoln Fields training site, the Cedar Crest Country club, where Tunney will train, received word that the champion expected to arrive the last of next week and get down at once.to hard work. — —o Air Races To Be Held At Montpelier Aug. 28 ’ Montpelier, Aug. 20 —Montpelier and nearby cities will get to witness part of the thrills enjoyed by the people of the west, when the Dole Pacific filers took off, one week from Sunday, at the local race track. Montpelier will entertain the first airplane races ever staged in this city, on August 28. The races will be staged in and above the central field of the local speedway, and will also have a flying circus. Seven airplanes will participate in the big event. One of the stunts Will be a parachute drop into the center field. "Bi:l" Sudduth of Bluffton is the manager and one of the stunt aviators. — Huntington Boy Is Building A Monoplane Huntington. Ind., Aug. 20. — (INS) — Herbert Krause, 19, who has been working for six months on a home built monoplane of a type similar to that used by Colonel Charles Lindbergh, expects to fly with the machine in September. Krause, employed as a mechanic, is building the airplane in his spare time. He will use a 90-horsepower Vtype Curtis engine originally intended for a motor boat. The monoplane will have a speed of 90-miles an hour, a wing spread of thirty feet and a crusing radius of 300 miles. The cost of the plane, not including the cost of the engine, will be about sl,000. The Huntington boy expects to obtain a pilot's license when his monoplane is completed.* o Has Giant Dahlia Mt. Vernon, Ind., Aug. 20.—A dahlia; eleven inches in diameter is in bloom at the home here of Mrs. G. L. Hoehn. It is of the skyrocket variety and a deep red in color.

GOLF SIMPLIFIED By Charles (Chick) Evans, Jr. | - I •I ’ H>O MOT l/jfr | 'LOCK" THE zKJH ! LEFT ELOOVJ / • PULL DCWK> H bwiNG isimthe H -Jw* * FOREARM - The Left Arm You must be careful not to reallV stiffen the left arm as you bring the club down. The down-pull action is more in the forearm than anywhere else. Start it down easily from the top. as if you were to hfl directly at the ball with your fist. Then let your weigh! go through with the club, to the left leg, which braces against the instructive pusli from the right side of your body and gives von the average on (he ball. A splendid rule is—right elbow lightly against the side in the back swing: left elbow lightly against the side in the forward swing. You can get this by putting a ball in your right arm pit for the back swing, and then in your left arm pi. during the down swing. Make the swing without letting the ball fall out. -(Copyright John F. Dille Co.) -*-:-i O WATER CARNIVAL IS POSTPONED Events Postponed Until Monday Night On Account Os Cold H eather Owing to the cold and rainy weather yesterday and last night, it was necessary to postpone the water carnival scheduled to be held at the municipal swimming pool in Rugg Memorial Park last night. The carnival will be held on Monday evening. f the weather is favorable, Coach Herb Curtis announced today. A large number of contests for the swimmers have been arranged. There; wi’l be special entertainment fea-| tures, also. A small admission j charge will be made, the proceeds I tv> be used in paying for the medals swarded in the city tennis tournament. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ BASEBALL STANDINGS ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦a National League W L Pct. Chicago 70 42 .625 Pittsburgh .... 65 47 .580 St. Louis . 64 48 .571 New York 64 52 .552 Cincinnati! 52 60 .464 Brooklyn 48 65 .4251 Boston 45 65 .409 Philadelphia 42 72 .368 American Leapue W L Pct. Vow York . 82 34 .707 Washington , 66 48 .579 Detroit . . 64 48 .571 Philadelphia 64 52 .552 Chicago . 54 61 .470 Cleveland 48 68 .414 i St. Lottis 43 70 .386 Boston . 36 78 .316 American Association W L Pct. To’edo 75 47 .615 Kansas Cty 74 53 .583 Milwaukee 72 53 .576 St. Paul 67 58 .536 Minneapolis 67 61 .523 Indiananolis 52 71 .423 Louisville 49 78 .386 Columbus . 46 80 .365 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Chicago 3-1; Brooklyn 0-6. Pittsburgh 9-2; New York 3-5 Cincinnati 5-1; Philadelphia 3-0 St. Louis 1-6; Boston 6-1. American League New York 2; Chicago 3 Philadelphia 5; Cleceland 3 Washington 1; St. Louis 6 Boston 2-7; Detroit 5-14. American Association ■I Indianapolis 0-0; Kansas City 5-9 Louisville 5; Milwaukee 7 Toledo 5; St. Pan) 2 Columbus 3; Minneapolis 10. —oGet the Habit—Trade at Home, It Paye

TO ORGANIZE GUN CLUB NEXT WEEK I Meeting Os Persons Interested In Trap Shooting To Be Held Monday A meeting of Decatur persons interested in trap shooting will be held in The Schafer Company offices on First street at 8 o’clock Monday night lor the purposes of organizing a gun club. The public is invited to the meeting. New leap shooting equipment has been erected on the Country Club grounds south of the city and is ready for use. Several expert shooters tried out the equipment last Wednesday evening and found it in fine condition. Bert Johnson, of Ohio City. Ohio, who is one of the best Shots in the state of Ohio, was here Wednesday evening and he pronounced the local equipment as among the best he ever shot on. Although the traps are located on the Country Club grounds, membership in the gun club will not be limited to members of the Country Club. Track Record Broken In Races At Celina Fair Celina. Ohio. Aug. » —ln Tuesdays races at the Banner Fair, Celina, the track record was broken in the 2:22 trot by Royal Guy, owned by Roy Davis, of Toledo, breaking the record by four seconds and stepping the mile in 2:0814, it being the Celina business men's SI,OOO stake race. Due to a heavy track Wednesday's and Thursday's races were postponed and in all probability Friday's races w<ll be postponed. In the event of postponment arrangements have been ’ made to hold the races on Saturday I and Sunday of this week. o * WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD 4k ♦ ♦ + ♦*♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ By I’nited Press Sqf it ting of a flock of doubleheaders left the National league pennant rare just one day nearer its close, while ‘ Buster" Lou Gehrig was bustir.g one ove the fence in the American League to unknot his home run tie with Babe Ruth. , Tlie Cubs missed an opportunity to increase their five-game lead when they dropped the second game to Brooklyn 6 to 1. after winning the first i 3 to 0. Sheriff Blake allowed the Dodgers but five scattered hits in the opener. I Doug McWeeney turned in an equally well-pitched game to give the Dodgers the nightcap. Two seven inning rallies decided the New York-Pittsburgh games. In ihi fit st game, the Pirates hit Larry | Benton for ten singles and eight runs . in tlie seventh inning for a 9 to 3 victory. The Giants picked the seventh tj, score three runs off Ray Kremer to win the second game 5 to 3. Freddie Lindstorm crashed into tlie stands during the matinee and was' carried from the field unconsciousSt. Louis-Boston games, the Braves winning the first and the Cardinals the second. Kent Greenfield hi Id the Champions hitless until the eighth inning of the first game. He allowed one hit in that inning and another jn the .ninth. Cincinnati won both, ends of its double header from the Phillies, Z to 3 and 1 to 9.The initial affair went ten innings. "Red Lucus” held tlie Phillies to five hits. Gehrig's home run, failed to win for the Yankees materially. The Chicago White Sox won 3 to 2. Ernie Wingard tqrned in a fine pitching performance when he let the Washington Senators down with six hits to five the St. Louis Browns a 6 to 1 victory He also hit a home run. The Philade'phia Athletics won four out of the fiv9 games witli Cleveland by taking a 5 to 4 victory. Wai berg won Ms own game with a single in the eighth. Detroit ran its winning streak to nine by taking both ends of a doubleheader from Boston 5 to 2 and 14 to 7. A triple play was nade by the Red Sox infield in the eighth inning of the second. The Rev. O. E. Miller, pastor of the first Baptist church, and his family, who have been spending a few days with Rev. Miller's mother, Mrs. George F. Miller, near Piqua, Ohio, returned to their home here today.

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CUBS LOOK LIKE FLAG WINNERS Chicago Team Has Good Lead With Its Opposition Faltering Ry Henry L. Farrell, (U. P. Stuff Correspondent) New York. Aug. 20. Ranking next Io that No. 1 question -"Was it fair or foul?” now conies No. 2 "What happened to those Cubs?" It. was a great surprise to some fans when the Cubs started to play winning ball, when they squirmed past the favorites into first place In the National league ami when they per sisted in remaining there. Just as it was predi. ted of the New York Yankees that a slump was bound to come and cut down their American league lead of twelve to fifteen games, it was said of tlie Cubs —"They don't belong up there. Wait till the half mark and watch them fade.” But here it Is, past the middle of August. The Cubs are still leading the field and their chances are rated so good that Wali street is betting eight to five they win the pennant. What is the matter with the Cubs? A good guess is several guesses and they are Joe McCarthy, Charley Root, Hal Carlson, and Mr. Wilson ami Mr. Webb. .The Cubs were not considered a bad baseball club in pre-season selections. Several experts expressed the opinion that if there was to be a dark horse it would be the Cubs because of faith in the ability of Joe McCarthy to handle men and get them to play for him. Although McCarthy said before the season opened that Charley Root would be the answer to the Cubs' prayer, very few dreamed that he would be the sensation that he has turned out to b* or that Carlson would depart from the -Phillies and would pitch the kind of ball he has pitched for the Cubs. Pittsburgh and St. Louis writers, indignant at the Philadelphia owners, said that the transfer of Carlson was an act that tossed the pennant to Chicago. And so it seems. It appears very likely the world series will be played in Chicago. The likelihood is so strong that bets at short odds are being made that the Yankees beat the Cubs. The Yankes seem certain to win in the American league. The Cubs play the majority of their remaining games at home and the’ support of the rabid North Side fans, certainly will not hurt them. Ano: her factor, and an important one, is that the opposition is falter ing and staggering. It is denied the Pirates are having internal troubles lint something must be wrong inside. The Cards were ruined by injuries and a lack of the spirit they had v.n- ; der Hornsby. The Giants simply have been unable to get going. —o Bluffton To'Have An Independent Grid Team Bluffton, Aug- 20. — The Bluffton Merchants is the name by which Bluffton's independent football team will be known this year. The first meeting cf the year was held Thursiay night at the Parlor City Athletic dub, and fourteen prospective candiJates for the team were present and signified their intentions of playing with the local team this year. Morrison Bachelor was named capain of the team, and Merle High was appointed manager. Blackboard drill will be held next Thursday evening it the athletic club with the first outdoor practice scheduled for the following Thursday. A tentative arrangement has been made to hold the opening game of the season here with Marion on Sunday, September 25. Home games will be played at Frauhigher’s grove. The fourteen men who have signed up tor the season are: Kenneth Bowman, Harold Bowman, Harold Rickey, Morrison Bachelor, Carroll Costello, Bob Terhune, Dan Brinneman, Vic Shaw, Glen Robinson, Lewis Jones,. Gaylord Kilgore, R. Dunlap, Wayne Holmes and Nyle Stout. Two Autos Collide Head-on Near Warsaw Warsaw, Ind.. Aug. 20.—(UP) Six persons are in hospitals here as result of a head-on collision between two automobiles on a state road north of Warsaw, late Thursday. Those injured are Mr. and Mrs. Howard Young, Huntington; Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Goldsmith, their son, Arthur, and Miss Lelia Grooms, al) of Terre Haute. Loose gravel is said to have caused the two automobile to skid together. All will recover.

ANDERSON HAS STEADY GROWTH I Pioneer Recalls (ity M Years Ago; Had Only »90 To 600 Inhabitants Anderson. Ind . Aug. 20. -till Anderson had five hundred residents in 1847, and its largest building was the old Myers Hotel, a two story framestructure, according Io (’itpit'ln I'. M Van Pelt, local pioneer, who is celebrating his elghly-nlnth anniversary here. Van Pelt, the son of Uriah Van Pelt n millwright, who settled in Madison ecunty in the ''arly thirties, has lived in Anderson all his life, except during the time he served as a soldier in the Civil War. "Eighty years ago Anderson was a village of 500 t<> 600 inhabitants." Van Pelt declares. "There were perhaps 15 buildings here at that time, the hotel, which had ten to twelve rooms, was pointed to with pride as the very latest in architecture." Continuing his reminiscences. VanPelt described Anderson's first disastrous tire in 1851. “The Myers Hotel and a group of other down town buildZ<H|S IS A \ ' SWELL VA'j ’ o BOSTONIAN SHOES FOR MEN Toha-T-Myecd & Son I J CIOTMINC AnD J FOA. 040 ANO lAb - *• DfCAT'n z •••- ■

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