Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 201, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1927 — Page 5

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TWO GOOD RACES HELD WEDNESDAY Dick Chenault And The Wonder Win First Money In First Day’s Races T «o good horse races featured yes Slav's pro«ra« at «»»e Decatur race et being staged this week at Bell- ! m ont park, east of this city. Dick Chenault, a Montpelier horse, walked awa y with three straight heats and first money in the 2:20 trot, the first rac e on the program. Ruth M. and Billy The Great tied for jecond money, by each getting a aecohd. fifth and third place. Marcaret McKinney was third in the mone v. The carts of Margaret McKinney and Billy The Great collided iust as the first heat started, but the drivers escaped injury. In the 2:18 pace for a S3OO purse. The Wonder, owned by William Gordon, of Liberty Center, captured first money by winning two seats and getting a third in the other heat. Irene M Direct was second in this race i with a first and two seconds. Walter S„ was third with a second, fourth and fifth Place. The times for the trot were, 2:18%, 3:19% and 2:19%. Times for the pace wore 2:16%, 2:17% and 2:16%. The Ruby Mac cart driven by Paln.er upset iu the second race and the horse was withdrawn. Four good races were on the schedule for today’s program and a good sized crowd was on hand when the first heat started at 1:30 o’clock. Two interesting dog races also were held on Wednesday’s program. Mie High Ruth made a parachute drop from a balloon following the race program yesterday and daylight fireworks completed the afternoon attractions. Music and another paraelute drop will be on the free attraction prograb for today. Fireworks art given each night. The race results by heats yesterday were as follows: 2:20 Trot, Purse S3OO Dick Chenault b. g. (Clark) 11 1 Ruth M. b. m. (Miller) 2 5 3 Bii’y The Great, blk. g. (Mitch) 5 3 2 Margaret McKinney r. m. (Newman) - - —- 42 4 Ruth McKinney b. m. (Bodily). .3 4 5 Time, 2:18%, 2:19%, 2:19%. 2:18 Pace, Purse S3OO The Wonder br. g. (Coover) 3 11 Irene M Direct blk. m. (Miles)..! 2 2 Walter S. b. g. (Newell) 2 5 4 Ruby L. 1). m. (McFarland) 7 6 3 Tipton s. g. (Swiuelier).— .6 3 9 Frankie Boy b. g. (Hill) 4 7 5 010 Volo b. m. (Zimmerman) . 5 8 8 Ruby Mac g. nt. (Palmer) 9 4 dr Russell Cochato b. g. (Gardner) 8 9dr Time, 2:17%, 2:16%, 2:16%. o— ————— Mickey Walker Easily Defeats Wilson Yarbo Cleveland, 0., Aug 25- —(UP) —Mickey Walker, world middleweight champion. making his first appearance in the ring since he knocked cut Tommy Milligan in England, had no difficulty last night in winning the judge’s decision from Wilson Yarbo, Cleveland’s hard-hitting negro boxer. Walker gave Yarbo a terrific beating, winning al! 12 rounds He beat a continual tattoo on the negro’s middle and shook hint up with occasional blows to the jaw. Only Yarbo’s durability enabled him to stay to the end His defense was poor and the only weapon he carried was a hard right with which he shook the champion only twice during the bout. O 1 Third Round Reached In Forest Hills Tennis Meet Fores Hills, Aug. 25. —(UP)—Sixteen players entered the third round °f the fortieth annual women’s tennis chotnpionshlp here today. Helen Wills, former champion, and Mrs. Molla Mallory, defending champion, were picked to go to the finals. Feature matches for today follow: Helen Jacobs, California, vs. Eileen Bennett, England Joan Fry, England, vs. Mrs. Charlotte Hosmer Chapin, Jr., Springfield. Mass. Mrs. Mallory vs. Gwendolyn Sterry England. Betty Nuthall, England, vs. Penelope Anderson, Richmond, Va. —ATrousers cleaned and pressed ‘Oc. Suits $1.25. Phone 554. Service Dry Cleaners. It

' ♦ BASEBALL STANDINGS * ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦« NATIONAL LEAGUE V\. L. Pct. Chicago 71 46 .6071 Pittsburgh . 67 47 .588' St. Louis 67 48 .583 New York 67 52 .563 Cincinnati 52 63 .152 Boston 48 65 .425 Brooklyn 48 67 .417 Philadelphia 43 76 .365 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. New York 83 37 .692 DdtMil 6" IO .581 Philadelphia 67 53 .558 Washington .. 66 53 .555 Chicago 56 63 .471 Cleveland 52 68 .433 St. laiuis 47 7o . I«>2 Boston 36 62 .305 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. Toledo 78 50 .609 Kansas City 78 55 .587 Milwaukee 76 55 .580 Minneapolis .... ... 72 62 .537 St.\Paul 69 62 .527 Indianapolis 55 75 .523 Louisville ............. 49 82 .374 Columbus 48 84 .364 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Chicago. 6-13; Philadelphia, 7-1. Pittsburgh-Boston, rain. Only games s.heduled. American League New York, 9; Detroit, 5. Washington, 1; Cleveland, 7. Boston, 3; Chicago, 4. Philadelphia, 4; St. Louis, 1. American Association Indianapolis. 9; Milwaukee, 7, Toledo. 8; Minneapolis, 10. Louisville. 1; Kansas City, 2. Columbus, 7; St. Paul, 5.

G. E. NINE TO PLAY WREN, OHIO, TEAM To Furnish Feature For Annual Wren Home-coming; G. E. Band To Play The General Electric baseball team will play the Wren, Giro, team at Wren, Saturday afternoon, as a special feature of the annual Wren homecoming. The General Electric baud will furnish music at the home-com-ing, also. In a game played on the diamond of the new athletic park yesterday evening, the Flange team from the G. E. plant defeated the Collectors from the same p'ant. Bob White was captain of the winning combination, while Peek Hilton led tlie losers. White and tchison formed the Flanges’ battery, while McWhinney and Omlor worked for the Collectors. The Flanges excelled in fielding. O i II ■ 111 -■■ ♦ WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD ♦ By United Press ' The Washington Senators dropped to feurrti place in the American league losing 7 to 1, to the Cleveland Indians. The victory was the Indians' fourth in a row. The Philadelphia Athletics climbed into third place by their 4 to 3 defeat cf the St. Louis Browns. The contest ended the Browns winning streak. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox 4 to 3 in the first game of their series. A ninth inning rally by tlie Red Sox fell one run short. The National league pennant race was left unchanged when the Chicago Cnbs and the Philadelphia Phillies divided a doubleheader, the Phils winning the opener, 7-6. Twentytwo hits featured the Cubs victory. '‘Hack” Wilson led the attack with thrbe homers in the two games.

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ST. JOE TEAM TO PERFORM SUNDAY Decatur Baseball Team To Meet Wayne Independents Here Next Sunday The St. Joe Athletic (Tub baseball team will play the Wayne independents of Fort Wayne, on the South Ward diamond, Sunday afternoon. Tile Fort Wayne team has played some of the best amateur and semi-pro teams in this part of the state and won most of them. Decatur's team will be strengthened for Sunday's game The St. Joe team was defeated at Markle last Sunday, in a well played game, by a score of 8 to 5. Three errors were charged to the Decatur club. Mongo Meyers started on the mound tor Decatur, but was wild and ineffective, permitting the home team "to 'score four runs in the first inning and three in the second, an hits and walks Schneider replaced Meyers on the mound in the third inning and held Markle to one run during the rest of the game. He received good support from his teammates, also. Score: Decatur 10201909 I—s i Markle 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 (I x—B 1 Batteries: Meyers, Schneider and , McDougle; Kirclio and Yoos.

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VON ELM LOSES INGOLFTOURNEY Defending Champion Eliminated By Harry Legg; Jones Has Close Call By ('lark B. Kelsey (United Press Staff Correspondent) Minikabda Country (Tub, Minneapolis, Minn. Aug. 25 (UP) —Eight of the nations leading amateur golfers including most of the pre-liminunent favorites, remained in the Nation Amateur Championships today to play the quarter final round. George Von Elm. last year's champion. was missing from the list. He was defeated In the second round ol match play yesterday by Harry Legg. Minneapolis veteran. Max it. Muston also was out of the picture, a victim of Francis Ouiment in yesterday’s play. Bobby Jones, who came unpleasantly close- to being defeated in the first round yesterday morning l>v young Maurice McCarthy, of New York, was to meet Harrison "Jimmy’’ Johnston today in a 36-hole match that seemed likely to provide as good golf as any set-to in the tournament will furnish Jones remained the favorite to win the tournament but indications were that it would take his l>est brand of golf to come through the field of stars which remain to be conquered. I Jones’ golf yesterday, while “Tight”, in tlie pinches, was not the golf which Bobby showed Tuesday. McCarthy, threw a cruel scare inSo the Atlanta! star iu the firs' round yesterday morn-j I and then itj the afternoon's secondj j round match, Jones again had to playj 1 consistently good golf to vanquish j Homans, another youthful New Yor- | ker.

Champ Defeated no « 11 ■* '' '' : 4 | Whk;- Ha b 1 GEORGE VON ELM George \on Elm. the defend-[ rng cli,iiiipion in the national) amateur golf tourney living played til Minneapolis, was defeated yesterday.

Brooklyn. N. Y. Jess Barnes, pitch- ' er, who was given his unconditional i release by the Brooklyn Kobins, has i 'signed with the Toledo club of the: I American Association.

To Stage Auto Races At Portland, Labor Day The Fort Wayne Speedway and Promoters Association lias leased the Jay County Fair grounds for Labor Day, according to an announcement made today by John J. ilesur, president of the fair association. The auto races to be staged there Septefnber 5, 1.41 bor Day, will be similar to those staged at Funk's Motor Speedway, and it is understood that a good many of th race drivers that used to furnish thrills at Funks will be there, also, including many new dare devil drivers, as there will be no races at Funks Speedway on Labor Day. The event will attract I thousands of people to Jay county as ; it will be the first time in the history of Jay county that such races have been held there. it. is also understood that the pro-

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motors always give the people there money's worth in speed, thrills and spills, they staged the race at Warren, Indiana. August 7, which was one of the best dirt truck races ever held in this part of the country. They claim the Portland track is much better than the one at Warren, as the turns are bunked more and wider, so the people will get a real thrill. ——o . • The thirteen-game winning streak of tlie Detroit Tigers was brought to an end yesterday when Tony Lazzerl hit a home run with the bases full in tlie ninth iiniiqg, giving the New York Yankees a 9 to 5 victory. The game also brought to a close the tourgame losing streak of the Yanks. Harry Hellmann, by hitting safely four times in four times at bat, assumed leadership of the American league batting race.