Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 211, Decatur, Adams County, 7 September 1927 — Page 6

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GIANTS CAN TIE I PIRATES TODAY Pirates’ Lead Cut To One Game; League Race Continues Hot Davis J- Walsh (I. N. S. Sports Editor New York. Sept. 6 The <*Tuh that Couldn't boat Itself earlier in the year Is the club that may Ro into a tie for the first place in the greatest National League race since 1908. If not of al! time. Anything can happen now, after the Pittsburg Pirates dropped two ball games yesterday to the Cincinnati Reds to draw the inish even finer than it was before, which was entirely too fine to suit gents with hardening arteries. ’ As matters stood this morning, the Pirates were first by the grace of a single game; the New York Giants were second by the same margin and the Chicago cubs held third place over the St. Louis Cardinals by only one point. And so it liecame possible today for the Giants, and the team that couldnot beat itself because its members were exchanging random haymakers in the club house and making derisive sounds in the general direction of John McGraw's retreating farm, to get a stand oft witli the Pirates for the League leadership. The Giants can do it by beating the Braves this afternoon, providing the Pirates finish second again to the Reds At the same time the Cubs and Cards will battle for third place. According to a revered chestnut, anything is possible in baseball. But when I see the hopeless, disorganized, ne-er-do-weil Giants of early August going info a tie for the place in early September, 1 will know that the seemingly impossible not only has been made possible but highly probable The Giants themselves would have the dollar when they were some ten sold their chances for ten cents on games l>ehind the pace hardly more than a month ago. lint then the Cubs blew like the noon whistle, Cards folded up under the strain of trying to carry on with a minor league shortstop, the Pirate: were an unconscionably long time getting aropnd to playing some baseball, the Gian: began to win and the first thing we knew we had a fourteam race, we still have it. although some of ouj more hasty and impetuous young men are a bit inclined to read the Cubs and Cards out of the party without further notice. Be that as it might, the fact that the Giants are playing all the baseball on their field right now cannot be laughed oft' with a very sincere guffaw'. Any outfit that can win twenty six of its last thirty-two games and eleven of its last twelve can be figured to do almost anything, even win a pennant in the west where its three main rivals lay in waiting. Stated meeting of Decatur Chapter Royal Arch Masons this evening at 7:30 o'clock, all members requested to be present. Business of special importance. L. C. Helm H P. NICKEL FAVORITE WINS! Cigar Popular for Thirty Years Now Selling in the Millions at sc. Smokers Everywhere Enthusiastic An astounding success, this cigar. For years it sold at more than a nickel. It was so good that the demand increased amazingly. We brought it down to five cents straight. Then we improved it. Today more smokers are buying it than ever before. We want skeptics to try out Havana Ribbon against any other five-cent cigar. Test it for every quality found in a good cigar—ripeness of tobacco used, flavor, fragrance, body, and mildness. All we ask is for you to buy one Havana Ribbon at five cents. Smoke it and ask yourself if you ever tasted such quality in any cigar at anywhere near like the price. You’ll never wonder again whether a cigar selling at 5c can be really satisfying. You’ll know it is. I

’ GOLF SIMPLIFIED By Charles (Chick) Evans. Jr. iz/ hit ball in middle op / ■■ Clubface • / ■ ■ the putt should L BE EASY and rhythmic —e—w-o A *■ *• —*■ * —w-o Givt thf ball A Chance Putting Play on the green, is a radically different preposition than playing on the fair-way- Many a great golfer has found putting, even in its simplest f, rm and on what are apparently easy shots, one of the chief difficulties in his golfing career. Even the most skilful player can be in perfect form today and like a nervdus beginner, tomoi row. in lite case of an ordinary putt, that is where there are no unusual circumstances to be faced such as stymies, slope of the gteen. etc. I believe the ball should be always hit with the middle of the face of the club. The swing of the club should be free from jerkiness and should have the even rythmic movement of a pendulum. The backward swing of the putter should lie governed in length by the distance to the hole and the lead of the putter should be exactly in the line the ball is to travel. Otherwise you lose control of the ball and accuracy is just about impossible. After the ball is .struck J here should be a short followthrough. The player should always remembt r that it is far better to play a bit too hard than too easy because in thi - way you “give the ball a chance” as golfing phraseology has it. The most accurate putting in the world is done with the most skilful allowance for stymie, slope of the green, etc., all goes down for nothing if your hall doesn’t reach the hole. Putting practice on uneven greens is very valuable because it trains a golfer in making the necessary allowance. It is impossible for me to tell a golfer how to do this but with practice it becomes a matter of golfing sense. Francis Ouimet, made golf history with his puttingin his match with Ray and Varden be- j cause c* his ability to estimate the slope, and undulations of the green, and thereby make due allowance for the deflection which they give to the ball. In my next articles I shall deal further with the subject of putting as its importance to good golfing can hardly be overestimated. Copyright John F. Dille Co. ; _o BASEBALL’S BIG FIVE Lon Gehrig drew even with Babe I Ruth in the home run handicap by hitting his forty-fourth of the season. The first baseman also had three singles out of nine times at bat. Babe Ruth was held to a measly single in ten times up by Boston Rod Sox pitchers. Hornsby cracked four singles out of eight attempts as the Giants divided the Holiday bill with the braves. T.v Cobb’s brace of singles accounted for all the athletics runs in,the second game between the Mackmen and the Senators, Won 3 to 0, by the A’s He was at bat seven times during the afternoon. Speaker also had two singles out of seven times up. AB H Pct. HR Gehrig 496 191 .385 44 Hornsby 465 166 .357 23. Cobb 433 152 .351 5 Ruth . . 451 157 .346 44 Speaker 473 162 .342 2 — o— — Save a *Dime on your hair cut every day except Saturday. Hill & Young, new location, Madison st. 192tf - , TO THE PUBLIC Having sold cur greenhouse we are now offering the lots for building purposes. Choice locations on both Fifth and Indiana streets. See Ed S. Moses, manager Moses Greenhouse I Co. 210t3

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Race For Home Run Honors Getting Close | Now York Sept, 6 —HNS)—The race for home run honors is getting to lie as close as the National league pennant scramble, Buster Gehrig of the Yankee;, tied Jlabe Ruth in the great home tun derby by swatting his 44th homer of the season agaist the Red Sox while Ruth was collecting a mere double in ten times at bat. Cy Williams increased his lead in the National League home run Jamboree b walloping his 25th and 26th hornets. Roger Hornsby and Huck Wilson are tied for second place with 23 each. — o Lockhart Wins Race \t Altoona Speedway Altoona, Pa., Sept. 6—(UP) —Fran.k Lockhart, driving a Miller Special, won the 200-mile Labor Day speedway race here over a crack field of 14 drivers. His time was 1:42:49.4, an average of 117.5 miles per hour. Pete De Paolo was second and Babe Strapp was third. Cliff Woodbury was eliminated after 150 miles wh n his ctir skidded and crashed into a fence. He suffered several fractured ribs. NOTICE Detour open to Sun Set Park. Square dance W ednesday night. French Bull pup given away free. Lots of fun at Sun Set.

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♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦• ♦ BASEBALL STANDINGS ♦ YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Boston. 6-8; New York 19. Philadelphia 67; Brooklyn 11 Cincinnati 8-4: Pittsburgh 6-3 St Units 1-2; Chicago 6-0. American League New York 11-5; Boston 12 0 Washington 1-0; Philadelphia 2-3 Chicago 5-6; Detroit 0-10 St Louis. 6-3; Cleveland 7-2. * ' American Association Coliimlms 2-6; Toledo l-l<» ! Louisville 12-1; Indianapolis 6 3 > Kansas City 1-1; Milwaukee 311 Minneapolis 2-6; St. Paul 7-2. SATURDAY'S RESULTS National League I Ph ladelpbla 5-4; New York 6-7 Brooklyn 3-6; Boston 44 (first game. 11 innings) St. Louis 0; Pittsburgh 14 Chicago 1; Cincinnati 2. i American League New York 0; Philadelphia 1 l : Boston 3: Washington 4 Cleveland 1; Chicago 4 1 Detroit 10; St. Louis 11. American Association Louisville 3; Indianapolis 9 Kansas City 0; Milwaukee 7. Columbus 4: Toledo I) St. Paul 10; Minneapolis 13. SUNDAY’S RESULTS National League ; St. Tzmis 2; Chicago 1 Pittsburgh 8; Cincinnati 4 New York 6; Philadelphia 0 Boston 3-2; Brooklyn 2-3 (second! 1 game, 13 innings. American League . Cleveland 6; Chicago 3 St. Louis 4; Detra't 3 Boston 5; Washington 3 (11 innings.) Only games scheduled. American Association Columbus 2; Toledo 3 ■ Indianapolis 4-6; Louisville 9 9 ’ | Kansas City 3; Milwaukee 1 St. Paul 7; Minneapolis 3.

Tad Jones Planned Master Trick for Harvard Battle By Sol Metxger r. n Sav what vou wish about the Harverd that day. An unfortun(Vinson eleven of IH.h. it pla\<u 1 . WiJH on ih«* next ate decision against Yule on a ' y , ( , tl „, better playa, the attempt. to Harvard's down a. .At that^ ale m.«,t a more diversified iitiaek. One “ 1 ‘ ( ( |V „ hl . t)r ed n touchdown skilfully . ncelved and well executelt * • ■ 4U had more men been flung into the interference. were gained by Scott, the EM right eml. ~ 7♦ t X \ \ ''' • / / xl f X.l I often wonder ff the spectator notes the clever maauever ng that makes such a plav successful In this case the Blue teain and Scott were cheered to the echo. As a matter of fact Tad Jones, Yale's coach, was the ' hero, for he had conceived a masterpiece. Yale was near midfield, third down, and needed some 8 yards. In true Yale fashion the Elis fell into a punt formation, the ends playing in dose Ito tackle. That caused Harvard to send her ends ami tackles in fast to rush the punt. The rushed fn true orthodox fashion straight for the kit k--1 er. Lot me add a word of explanation. When a lineman rushes a kicker, running directly at him at full speed, it is well nigh impossible for him to change his direction. Jones evidently gambled on this fact. Just as the ball was to be punted, (the kicker did everything but kick it), and with the Crimson linemen rushing at him. Scott. Yales right end. circled back from hrs position and caught the bull while on the dead run as it was tossed him by Yale's punter. One lineman make interference for Scott who circ led the charging Crimson forwards before the knew what had happened and gained some 40 yards before being downed. A great play that, bound to score if more interference had been used. | Copyright. 1927, Publishers Synd/eale.

SCOREBOARD (By United Press) Cincinnati which has R h., Wn of the mos. dangerous clubs | n the National league during the l al(1 Wa son, cut <he Pirates'lead in the Lam,, to a single game by winning i Wo Labor Day contests from Pittsburg The Pirates outhlt the R l( | K in lh| morm'ng game 12 to 9. but n, P Se was 8 to 6 tn favor of Cincinnati [ n the second game. Plttshurgh OUthit the Reds only to lose 4 t 0 ;1 After losing the opening gams against the Bravos. 6to 1, t| le nbt)S won the second 9 to 8. Robertson kept the Giants’ nine hits scattsraj in the first game. New York won the last game In the ninth. The Cubs and Cardinals likewise shared honors in their games, ph,, cago broke a seven gam H streak by beating the Cards 6 to 1 in the morning. Phil Weinert, rookfe held St. Louis to five hits. j Ps , Ha nes. Cards veteran, pitched a four hit game in the afternoon tn give his team a 2 to 0 shutout. Philadelphia had an easy ti mi > with the Dodgers in both games, winning 6 to 1 and 7 to 1. Virich and Scott were the winning pitchers The Yankees drove in two runs in the ninth to tie the score of their frst game with the Red Sox. There , followed seven scoreless innings. . Then both teams got three runs. In the eighteenth, Boston scored anoth- .' er to wsn. The second game had tn > bo called in the fifth on account nf ' darkness. The Yanks avenged the "i early defeat by winning 5 to 0. ' | Philadelphia won two close games | from Washington. 2 to 1 and 3 to 0. . ; The first game was won in the ninth inning. s Thomas of the WhMe Sox shut out r- the Tigers in the morning 5 to I), hut 1 Detroit came back in the afternoon ’, 'o win 10 to 6. Stoner pitched we'l I for the Tigers in the second game.