Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 218, Decatur, Adams County, 15 September 1927 — Page 6
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YANKS FAVORED TO WIN SERIES New York Clinches American League Pennant; World Series Odds 7-5 By Paul W. White tLP Staff Correspondent) New York, Sept. 14. — (UP) —The New York Yankees, champions of the American league for the fifth time in seven years, today were listed as 7 to 5 favorites to win the world series,' no matter what team finally triumphs in the National league. Wall Street betting commissioners I reported that thousands of dollars at I those odds would be available before | the end of the week. The flow of Yankee money is so strong that odds may grow to 9 to 5. Veteran baseball men were skeptical today as to whether the Yanks. |
despite their enormous lead which ' enabled them to win the American j league pennant before mid-September. I deserved the favored spot in advance predictions. Their successes of yesterday gave them the pennant. It was pointed out that the team has been able to win only one world series—in 1923—0 f the last four in which it has engaged. The Yanks now are in a position to ease up, unless Huggins can keep them driving in the hope of establishing a new record for games won in a season. On the other hand, the National league winner probably will, be forced to continue at full speed until the week before the pos season series. - — I. U. Grid Team To Have Two Captains In Each Game Bloomington. Ind., Sept. 11—(INS) 1 • —A new system of game strategy will ; be tried out this season by the University of Indiana football t£am. Coach Pat Page announced today. The squad will have no regular captain, as none was elected at the close of last season. Instead, two captains < will be appointed for each game, one ! on offense, a backfield man, and bne 1 one defense, a lineman. It will be the 1 first test of this system in the Big > Ten conference. c o d
BASEBALL’S BIG FIVE • (By United Press) Babe Ruth hit his 51st and 52nd tome runs out of fight times at bat. The Babe is now within seven of equalling his 59 mark, made in 1921. Gehrig also made two hits but they were utsrc singles and he is now seven homers behind his slugging team mate. Lou was at bat tfix times. Smashing out two doubles and a pair of singles out of five attempts Ty Cobb raised his average five percentage points. Tris Speaker hit a triple ami a single out of six times up. Rogers Hornsby had four hits out of nine times at bat—a double and three singles. AB H Pet. HR Gehrig 529 202 .382 45 Hornsby 490 180 .367 24 Cobb 461 162 .351 5 Ruth 464 162 .349 52 Speaker . 506 168 .333 2 o Fourth Member Os Alleged Gang Os Hijackers Held Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 14 —(UP) — Ralph Kincaid, 20, was being held by police here today, charged with being the fourth member of a gang believed : to have slain Elmer Russell, 21, in a , hijackers' battle on the Madison road just outside the city. Charles Geisting 23, Albert Brendel len, 21, and Erwin Dogel, 22, the three alleged members of the gang arrested K the day Russell's body was found by the road, are held on SIO,OOO bond pending Investigation.
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♦ BASEBALL STANDINGS National 1 League W L PC 1 ' Pittsburgh 81 S 3 .60 | New York .78 56 ,5s • St. Louis 7j 56 ,58 t'hicigo CO .66 ‘[ Cincinnati (it; 68 .49 , Brooklyn 56 79 .41 i Boston 55 80 .40 i Philadelphia 48 88 .35 American League W L Pct New York .. 1.. . 98 41 .70. Philadelphia 80 57 .58 Washington 73 63 .53 Detroit .. 71 66 .51 | Chicago 65 71 .47: | Cleveland 69 77 .47: I St. Louis 55 82 .40 : Boston 46 90 .33: American Association < ■» % W L Pit Milwaukee 92 61 .601 Kansas City 89 64 .58. Toledo 89 64 .581 Minneapolis 84 71 541 I St. Paul S 2 71 ,53( I Indianapolis 68 86 .441
IXMiisville 56 98 .36-1 I Columbus 54 99 .352 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League New York 2-12; St. Louis 5-6. Brooklyn. 6; Chicago 5t Philadelphia 3; Cincinnati. 5. Boston, 1-4; Pittsburgh. 6-6. American League Cleveland. 3-3; New York. 5-5. St. Louis. 2-4; Boston, 3-5 Chicago, 5; Philadelphia 15. Detroit, 2-3; Washington, 3-5. American Association Indianapolis, 0} Toledo, 5. Milwaukee. 2; St. Paul 3. Kansas City, 3; Minneapolis. 5. Only games scheduled. oSCOREBOARD (By United Press) New York and St. Louis were scheduled for another doubleheader today and A split similar to yesterday’s will pu, the Pirates farther ahead in the National league race provided they can win again from the seventh place Braves. By virtue of winning a doubleheader from Boston yesterday, the Pirates lead was increased to three games Effec ive pitching by Lee Meadows held Boston in the firs. game. Aldridge did almost as well in the second game. Scores in the Pirates' double victory were 6 1 and 5-4. Wee Willie Sherdel allowed the • .. £ ._ i . •1. ■ . r~ . . • . »
Giants only six hits in firjf game with the Cards and the latter won, 5 to 2 The Giants became vicious in the stolid game and won. 12 to 6. Sheriff Blake was driven fro m the mound by Brooklyn in the third inning after he had allowed four runs The final score was Dodgers 6, Chicago, 5. The Climbing Reds beat the Phils, to a; ‘.iu' a halite,.Which was vue-sid-ed until the las inning when all of the Philadelphia runs were scored. The Yankees clinched the American league pennant by beating Cleveland n a double header. Babe Ruth added two home runs to his total one in each game. It gave Ruth 52 for the >eason. The score of both games was 5 to 3. Tlitee V.’hi e Sox pitchers yielded 19 hits and 15 runs to the Athletics. The latter made five runs in the fifth and seven in the eighth inntng. The score was 15 to 5. Boston won two games from the Browns, 5-4 and 3-2. The first game went 13 innings ami the Red Sox had to score twice in the last inning to win. Washington won two games, 5 to 3 and 3-2 from the Tigers, by “squeeze" scoring, although outhi'. 0 St. Paul. — The pitching of Maley and Jonnarri, together with two double plays featured St. Paul's, 3 to 2 victory over Milwaukee. — o Search For Aged Woman Logansport, Ind., Sept. 14— (INS)— scores of persons were aiding today in tile search for Miss Elizabeth Wiley, 76, who disappeared mysteriously from her home here last night.
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♦ ♦ The Fourth Down ct tA X 'X- — * :t. * By )5 Willie Punt 84 17 it this z hot weather continues until Saturday there likelv will be a 10l 78 - :1 of Bo McMillans running around on 11 the football field wearing track pants IS Instead of the time honored moleskins Coach Tyndall called oft the 48t. minute scrimmage he had planned for >1 the D. 11. S' Yellow Jackets yesterday evening, owing to the intense heat. He l” let the boys off with a light drill in ;r, signals and condith nlng exercises. 12 Kokomo and Elwood opened the reason at Kokomo last Saturday and the Koko Wildcats scored an 18 0 victory. All of goes to prove that either Kokomo is improving in football or Elwood isn't, since Elwood has had a reputation of some worth among the high school football teams of Indiana for some time. Bob Cole, the. elongated Junior who has been trying hard but has never reached the front tanks in D. H. S. ithletics during the last two years, was wot king at guard on the first team in so. thall practice yesterday evening and didn't look bad. If Bob keeps coming, he will show 'em yet. ♦ With Krick, Hill, Gerber, Butcher, i Kiess, Koos and either (’ole or Hillyard in the line, the Yellow Jackets ' lave a forward wall that will average i about 170 pounds and furnish plenty ♦ of opposition for opposing line plungy ers. e- - Yellow Jackets have had I- much heavier backfield candidates s than those from which Coaches Tyndall and Curtis will pick this year’s ball carriers, but Captain Chet Reynolds, Anadell, Roop and Bell don't look bad. If the heavy line opens up the holes it should, the backfield will take care of the ground gaining end of the game. i ■ Several football rules have been changed by the rules committee. The goal posts have been moved from the' goal lines to ten yards back of the 1 goal lines. This was done to avoid’ possible injuries and possible interfer- 1 ence with the play and also to make the try-for-point after touchdown more . difficult This does not change Lie* dimensions of the playing field, hows eve;-. In shift plays, the new rules re- 1 quire that all players must come to ‘ a complete stop for a period of apI proxinjately one second. When a hall 1 is kicked from scrimmage formation i and siiiipjy touches a flayer cf the’ receiving side before he actually gains* 3 control of the ball, it. may be recovered by a player on the kicker's team. I but may no longer be advanced be- ■ yond the point of recovery. The rules i com’.nt ee. has decided that all backward or lateral passes, except those' direct from the center, will, if com-’ ' pleted, become dead and no further ♦ play can be made. 1 A. L. Trester, secretary of the I. H.S.A.A.. has ruled that Jack Kilty. a junior in Bluffton high school this year and a former resident of Huntington, will not be eligible for competition on IJluffton teams before the second semester. Kilty > ptayed on the Catholic high school j teams at Huntington. He has been living in Bluffton several months, but his parents still reside in Huntington making him ineligible this semester. 1 Buck, conductor of-“Cridfron Dope” i In the Bluffton Banner, had for hit last line yesterday: "It was only a - comb with broken teeth—yet he founif I it hard to part with.” Buck, they al- | ways told us at school that a preposition was a bad word to end a sentence “with.” Wo suggest that some livewire merchant. distribute fans with his ad printed on them at the footbail game Saturday. - Get the Habit—Trade at Home, It t*ay«
Right Hook and Complete Pivot Help McLain Score Touchdown (By Sol Metzger) WIIHN a back finishes a football season scoring 39 touchdowns 19 points after touchdown and 2 Held goal* tor a total of 259 points, aa did . .♦ McUiin. of the Huskell Indians Inst fall there is no question .of h s m e ability. Were football a professional sport like baseball the scouts of tl majors would have carefully watched this Cherok.e redman jterform ar "' r his first game last fall'Ur'order to find out wnether his Individual ability was a contributing cause, >■ —~~ n d ©J o ' oooeboo ' x x xTx x\ ST WuittY®. •VX* KT A s SOALL A \ £ IM 80fH COMtA-SHIF-rs 6TPIKE6 lACKLEJ?HAMO6 PAL L UNDEI? ARN SPlN<> APOUNDAND In McLain's case this was true. He has outstanding ability as a back. J’irst, he lias speed to carry along 198 pounds of sinew. Second, he hhsl ri'imw table dodg ng ability. In fact his dodging ability is of a rare typelie can app7y ti as he breaks throng an opposing rush line, as he did so often last fall. The .best way to give you anjdea of his rare ability to dodge is to take an instance in the HaskelKßucknell game of last /all, as it best serves the point in that Diehl. Bucknell's fullback, was one of the strongest backs at hack ng up his forwards in the game. Harkell had (lie liall on BuckneU's 35-yard line when McLain hit straight through, gi niffg by Diehl for a touchdown. His method is pictured. Carrying the ball in both hands, as the tackler comes for him. he switches it say under h's (est arm. That leaves his right arm free. Any tackjer. noting that, would striee to make his lunge into McUlin's left side, to avoid Hie right straight-arm. That'e just what McLat'n wants, for as the tackler comes in. he swings a right hook to the side of the tackler's head, striking him with his open hand and knocking him to the side. At the same t,me McLain makes a complete reverge pivot which throws him far from the grasp of the tackler and sends Ti'in on down the field for a score. Copyright. 1927, fay Pul/ishers Syndicate
GOLF SIMPLIFIED By Charles (Chick) Evans, Jr, IKYEP this £IBOU> DOUJN/Theck 1 ’ -7 1 \ Plush EAD 4® ' rHR ° uGH The swing should be considered as a whole with two equal parts. When you go back your right elbow 'is in your right side your left arm almost straight; when you follow through the left elbow is in your left side and (rour right arm almost straight. On the backward swing the right knee braces and in the follow through the left knee does the same work. Always feel yourself behind the ball an it weie. tevi the ciub in your fingers. There is no mistaking this sensation when you hit the ball with real rythm. Young golfers are apt to be too strong in the swing, but golf is a game where brute force cannot make the clubhoad do its proper work. It is suprising how much of the job a Clubhead properly introduced into the ball does. Do not swing ahead of ymri clubhead. That is like a prize fighter who punches you withojjt getting z his weight behind the blow. It is inaccurate placing of the clubhead at the time of impact that invariably makes you cet your hands ahead of your club head. All the strength in the world would not push a ball far if you have net waited for the clubhead to do its share of the work. Do not try to do much of the work yourself, but hold tight in the fingers. Copyright John F. Dille Co.’ o New Move To Halt Big Fight Reported Under Way Chicago, Sept. 14—(UP)—A new attempt to prevent the Dempsey-Tunney scheduled for s Sept 22 was reported to be under way here today, hut the principal parties to the action prefessed to know nothing about it. Floyd Fitzsimmons, flexing promoter,, who sold to the coliseum the Dempsey-Harry Wills fight, said he had been served with summons to appear in circuit court Sept. 19 in connection with an application for injunc tion to prevent the Dempsey-Tunney I fight. 1 John Rosen, attorney for the Colt seum club, and Elwood Godman, at torney for Dempsey, both said the) knew nothing of such a hearing. A similar plea for injunction agains the fight was denied here Monday.
BARBERS FOR 48 YEARS; RETIRES Al Burdg Retire s From Barbering Business Here; Leases His Shop After 48 years at one trade, Al Burdg. well-known barber of this city has retired and leased his shop. Mr. Burdsle completed his long service as a barber in his own shop on Monroe street last Monday. On Tuesday morning, Stouder aud Parrish leased the building, owned by Mr. Burdg, and will contftiue to conduct a barber shop. Mr. Burdg became an apprentice ,h»arber in 1879, and has worked at t the same trade continuously. He j stated today that he felt that he def served a rest and consequently he ( leased ips shop. He has made no ( plans for the future, but will in all probabilities continue his residence ' in this city. ' Mr. Burdg, in his 48 years, missed only eight Saturdays, and has owned , his own shop for many years Ro. ceil'’; , he hast been in ill health and decided to retire from the business. i The new «firm is open for business and will continue the policies formu''ated by Mr. Burdg. o-——— County Clerk Killed By Policeman Through Mistake •I. La Crosse. Wia., Sept. 14— (UP)— ■ Mistaken for one of a party attempt' ; ing to storm La Crosses countjwjail and release prisoners, Robert C. ' Statts, county clerk, was shot and i killed by Herman Risk, a policeman. • Two other men. Edward Klimber, I deputy sheriff, and Lawrence Allen, ■ former prisoner leading the attacki ing party, fought a revolver duel and > both were wounded. Allen was capI ttired. County authorities had been informed the attempt to storm the jail and release the prisoners would be made last night. Special deputies were sworn In to guard the jail, statts among them. They surroundI ed the jail and waited. Alien appeared with a number of ' confederates in an automobile. Klimber opened fire on him and Risk fired ' on Statts, thinking he was also a 1 , member of the party. Allen’s "companions escaped when they saw their ’■ leader wounded. —o e MinPapolis—After a brilliant rally ’’ which took them to the head of the '• league, the Kansas City Blues have gone into a slump and lost the fourth y straight game of the series to Minneapolis. 5 to 3. Toledo.—When the curtain of the (• American Association was rung down > i for the last time this season on the I local field Toledo gave the home town st'a shutout victory over Indianapolis, 1 5 to 0.
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i By Davis J. Walsh. ’ (INS Sports Ediior) ' Chieugo. Sept 14.— Os course, a sap r ■> niay bt* viciisfct for not knowing wnut it Is all about. The fact of the matter today was and is that I didn’t and don't. t . Here we had a couple of very brutal pugilists, who tacitly were hi very critical training for the great battle of the twentieth century limited and tlie $3,060,000 that Tex Rickard has been counting with great skill and ability these many days. Here, or was it there, or maybe the other place, we have the two heroic batijers. as I was saying, who supposedly are | training for something that is gener-i ally understood to be scheduled tn l take place on the night of September 2° The only thing sure about the night in question was that singside seats will cost S4O and thal you must bring your own money. Otherwise, there is nothing sure, l particularly about the whereabouts of a couple of fighters who are training most assidiously and painstakingly 1 for this stirring occasion. Dempsey, l . having worked himself into complete ! < exhaustion with four rounds against a lot of sap sparring partners last night, just naturally had to declare . a complete holiday thia afternoon and ■ will rest up in order to be in shape ( for whatever duties lie must perform next two nights since. The poor fellow was just al! tired i out. So much for the challenger. The • champion? What of he? [ Well, he just wasn't going to be , among, those present today because. I . it seems, tliat he worked awfully hard’ ■ last Wednesday a week ago and he can't take too many chances. He disappeared with two pairs of pajamas last night and his faithful retainers passed along the word that he had hied himself into the woods fearlessly to shoot prairie chickens. They didn't say which pair of pajamas he ' would shoot them with. As a matter of fact. Tunney spent the night with a millionaire nearby I and jt was understood that he would make a great exception by returning to his camp today. His memory was so faultless that he almost recogniz-
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ed the |>4aee at sight. ,| Os coun "‘' ,h ' B "«ht i» for I rounds and the general underiu M1 . *|ls Jhat u man can get hi„ ISelr lately right for a bout of that 1 tauqe with a shave and 8 haircut 3’ Possibly. 1 am merely being iu attempting to M-hide these gr .' contestams who simply will not , test before my eyes. All I know is that the learned new. paper profession i g getting the glea . jest run around and push around In it. jexistence, mostly the push aroi , ni) Johnny,Kling, with his mask and p ri> .tector, would make a really g ooll r I porter on this story. | TunneytS disappearance, and tb, word that he would not grace the camp with his presence today, Was supposed to have been promised by the fact that he had received his 060,000 from Rickard yesterday, and .that he feared process servers,'who [are something Ki fear. As to’iha" the can who gets a $1,000,060 or any dollar before he so mu h as strikes a j blow is something new in the boxing J packet. However, a $1,000,000 Is entleal money even if lie didn’t get it ami therefore it isn't surprising that they said that Bill McCabe, Tunney, best friend and severest critics, entered a synthetic attachment for the entire' sum, I And so he took the $1,000,000 and bought shoe strings for boxing gloves. ’ Final Drive Os Season Against Corn Borer Planned Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 14 HN3)_ Z Tightening of the corn borer control forces in Indiana. Michigan and Ohio, for a final drive of the season was seen today in the Tri State conference called for Sept. 21, 22 and 23 at Toledo Ohio., and Detroit. ■| The conference was called by L H Worthley, fedetal director of corn bored contrcl, according to Frank N. Wallace, state entomologist, Worthley's headquarters are at Toledo a large number of Indiana newspapermen will accompany the members of the conference on a trip through the infested 1 corn districts in Canada, it was announced.