Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 223, Decatur, Adams County, 21 September 1927 — Page 8

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DEMPSEY SAYS "A KNOCKOUT IN ITH" Ex-Champion (lives Tip To His Rubber; Thinks He Is Set For Victory Chicago, Sept, 20. — (INS) Jack Dempsey says he will win by a knockout in the fourth round. Dempsey so declared himself today when he returned front his run ■on the road. The declaration was made to Jeremiah Luvadis, tite big massage and witch -tetrtiel man from the locker loom, and although the writer admits h< wasn't hiding, under the Persian rug for tlie occasion, a transcript of the testimony was given by a mutual friend who happened to be present. ‘ Bet the shirt on me this time; I’m right," was Dempsey’s tip to the litl'e half-illiterate Greek who has made aj;od of the man he has rubbed and laved and petted and slapped into erudition or out. Crusoe and his man Friday live again in the persons of this pair and Dempsey would rather lost his index finger than cross this loyal soul, born to be a bootblack but fated to bask in th® reflected glory of an ex-champion of the heavyweights. “Jerry. I'm set,” Dempsey added. “You have been loyal and true to me and 1 want you to cash. I know in my heart that I can’t miss this one." This may or may not be (he ravings of the usual passe athlete who never knows the truth about himself until that truth is the jest of every bar room. It may be the story of a prematurely aged man who knows himself less than he knows the countless thousands of casuals who persist in g’ad-handing him. As to that. I cannot say. However, I can say and I will say that Dempsey called up intimate friends before the Sharkey fight and gave them the same tip—to go on him until the elastic was worn thin. They did and he cashed their bets for them. However, Dempsey's opinion is someth ng else compared with w-hat he may feel or what he may do. But he thinks he’s set. "11l got him before the fourth round.” Dempsey has told close friends. "As ft matter of fqft I may get him earlier. What I am figuring on doing is to go in there and start slugging. If I miss I'll go out. If Gene misses, he'll go out. It’s a’l very simple.” And what about a foul; Well they have had foul punches in “big shots” before and perhaps it will be no novelty to have one now. Anyhow* the referee will be picked today by the boxing commission and the general understanding is that Dave Miller cannot go -wrong. He has handled the big fights here. He has the hacking of Mayor William Huie Thompson and h<? happens to be a man who knows what it is all about. His only contestant is Emil Thiry, who is older than last winter's boot. Emil just can’t get around and David can, does and will. Even though the referee situation remains undecided Dempsey's admirers, flock) ng here on every train, are showing willingness—aye eagerness—to get. their money down on the exchampion. The result has been that in the last twenty-four hours there has been a revision of the betting odds. The odds are down to 6 to 5 now, with Tunney the favorite, and there is some wagering at even money. In fnct, according to hotel lobby gossip, there are great wads of Dempsey coin going begging. Chicago betting comwere asserting that by the time the men enter the rlti£. r/sting on G to 5 odds this morning. Dempsey may be the favorite. The Dempsey betters, however, were inBalmer House Bill Ryan said he had been commissioned to bet $40,000 at those onds. It was reported that Herbert C. Shimp, Chicago turfman, acting for Kansas City friends, has received $50,000 to wager on Dempsey.

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I GOLF SIMPLIFIED By Charles (Chick) Evant, Jr. | 1 - HAND ’’*• Turned WO V* J OVER w r I /■ ' .•00’1 | 1 bl DE Z~T tl | INTO SHOT 1 P w The Driver This is a frankly personal bit of advice to my readers. Recently 1 won a I driving contest in Chicago in which I there were over 600 entrants. Many I Jdkes have been made at my expense about that because it is only, too true . that I am not naturally a long driver. . and I am not a very muscularly built , man. In my opinion I won on account , of the following reasons: In the first place there wqre onlytwo balls to be driven, and I have had more tournament experience than anybody else In the contest; the next thing was up the fail way I noticed that there was a slight incline where a long high-dropping ball would finish. My little hook upne off perfectly and gave me the extra yardage that brought me out on top. I get an intentional hook by making the arc of my swing that way, and I visualized my club head hitting the ball equally and then my right hand turning over. Having this in mind before I swing. It is easy for me to get this sort of a spin on the ball without changing my stance or grip. Another thing that helps me in this swing is getting the whole right side into the shot. You can see that if you hit the ball with your arms it cannot go quite as" far as if you hit it with the weigK of body and let it follow into the blow. Therefore, if you want to get more distance, pivot a little more. If you do, be sure to t ike y ur lefl hand straight back about two feet before you start turning. By all means avoid turning as soon as the clubhead leaves the ground. Copyright John F. Dilie Co. i o— SCOREBOARD With the winning streak of the leading Pirates broken thanks to the Dodgers and Dazzy Vance, the New York and St. Louis teams of the National League took new hope today of overtaking the Pittsburghers before the rapidly approaching end of the season. The standing today was: W L Pct. Pittsburgh ....<' 87 54 .617 New York 85 59 .590 St. Louis . ... 84 59 .587 Vance was invincible against the Pirates yesterday. He limited them to six hits. Carmen Hill allowed the Dodgers only sevjen. but they were good for three runs'and the score was 3 to 0. A wild fourth inning in which New York scored six runs oft' Kolp started the Giants on a 10 to 6 victory over Cincinnati. After going scoreless for three inlings, the Cardinals refused to take Sweetland’s delivery seriously and in the next five innings at bat scored 12 runs. The final score was 12 to 5. Frankhouse was the winning pitcher. Art Nehf shut out the Braves 6 to 0 in his first start in a Cubs uniform. Rain intervened in the middle of the fifth inning with the score 4 to 1 to give the Senators a final victory of the season over the Indians. 0 _ Kansas City, Mb.,—The Kansas City Blues defeated St. Paul 6 to 4, but the American association leadership was unchanged as Milwaukee also won. Milwaukee —Milwaukee romped away witTi Minenapolis in the opening game of the series, 12 to 4.

Six Thousand Men To Help Stag Big Fight At Chicago Thursday Chicago, Sept. 20. (INS) — Six thousand five hundred men will bt employed next Thursday night to sec that the tight is rm off without a hitch, according to the announcement of Tex Rickard, pro motor of the fight. Tliis number Includes 2,000 ushers ■IOO ticket takers, 400 ticket Inspectors, 400 directing ushers, 150 captail, ushers, 150 members of the fire brig rule. 135 in the lost and found depart ment, 350 in the reserve force and 2,500 policemen. The ring at Soldier’s Field had been 1 set up today and the lights tested. I It was stated that ten Rickard poli.-cmen would escort Tunney (to the ring the night of the fight and an equal number would be assigned t< Dempsey. The distance from the ring to the i farthest seat in the stadium is about ! 250 yards, according to unofficia • measurement. > o New Freshman Coach At Wabash Begins Work Crawfordsville, Ind., Sept 20 —(UP) George Seidensticker, newly appointed freshman football coach at Wabash college, will report for duty today. Seidensticker, well known Indiana 1« lis athlete who completed his football career at Wabash after the war takes the post made vacant through the resignation of Karl Hufflne, whi accepted the football coaching job 1 at Hammond high school this fall. Seidensticker makes the second new member to be added to the Waßash athletic staff this fail, Raymond (Gaumy) Neal having been appoint ed to succeed Flank Reese as assis taut varsity coach a few days ago. z —o ♦ BASEBALL STANDINGS # NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. -•'Pittsburgh ... 87 54 .617 New York 85 59 .590 St. Louis . 84 59 .587 Chic ago 81 63 .563 Cincinnati .... 68 72 .486 Brooklyn 60 82 .423 ' Boston 56 87 .392 Philadelphia . 48 93 .340 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. 1 New York 104 42 .708 ■ I Philadelphia 84 57 .592 Washington 76 65 .539 Detroit 75 6J .528 1 Chicago 65 78 .i 55 1 Cleveland 62 80 .457 1 St. Louis 57 85 .401 Boston 47 94 .333 , AMERICAN ASSOCIATION I W. L. Pct. 1 Kansas City 94 65 .591 1 Milwaukee 94 65 .591 , Toledo 93 67 .581 Minneapolis 86 ’* 74 .538 St. Paul 84 74 .532 1 Indianapolis 68 91 .427 Louisville » 60 99 .377 Columbus 58 102 .363 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League New York, 10; Cincinnati, 6. Brooklyn. 3; Pittsburgh. 0. Philadelphia, 5; St. Louis, 12. Boston, 0; Chicago, 6. American League Cleveland. 1; Washington, 4 (5 inningfc, rain). Detroit-Boston, rain. St. Louis-Philadelphia, rain. No other scheduled. American Association Columbus, 17; Indianapolis,'lo. Toledo, 6: Louisville, 5. Minneapolis, 4; Milwaukee, 12. St. Paul, 4; Kansas City, 6. o BASEBALL’S BIG FIVE I 1 Rogers Hornsby made two singles out of five times at Bat. The others were Idle. AB H Pct. HR Gehrig 552 208 .377 45 Cobb 481 175 .364 5 Hornsby 527 190 .360 24 Ruth 487 170 .347 54 Speaker 517 169 .327 2 —. o Same Arm Broken Three Times Within A Year Logansport, Ind., Sept. 20. —(INS) i - The right arm of Frederick Rushing, 6, of this city, seems ill fated. The arm has been broken three times within a year, in different places. The latest break is only an inch from either of the two previous ones. I

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CLEANUP PLANNED BY LEGIONNAIRES State Commander W arns Indiana Politicians Oi Cleanup Campaign Paris, Sept. 20.— (INS) —A grim warning to Indiana politicians that the American Legion in the state will iponsor a cleanup in Hoosier politics was sent back today by Frank McHale, cf Logansport, state command--r elect. In his first statement to the prese of the policy he will pursue luring the next year. “It will tie necessary for us to draft and run for public office men who have the confidence and >f the people” McHale said. “We must expel from public life an idnl-| vidual who is tainted or strongly suspected as being a tool or the representative of any interest” McHale. In Paris attending the| international convention of the Legion, gave the first intimation he will attempt to use the Legion power in Indiana to further honesty in city and state government. “It is apparent In our state that peanut politics have been very damaging and menacing to the state. We have too many candidates who hear the echo of their own voices calling them to office. I “For many years our state has >een looked on with envy by our lister slates, as being the great educational center, representing most truly the heart of America. We were i state whose stability of government was respected by the people, a state not susceptible to outside influence “Then, almost overnight, we see >ur state in the hands of political corruption. "From a great literary state, the seat of learning, we verge on decay. It would be very unjust to charge all public officials, in Indiana, with graft and corruption, but those who ire guilty should be sought out and discharged from office.” McHale, in his first "policy" statement, outlined a conservative program by which he intends to accomplish the cleanup—but friends who have known him since the days when he played forward and tackle on the University of Michigan football team, and was selected for the mythical All-American eleven, expressed the op'nion that, the Legion would make its power felt during the next year. The attorney left no doubt as to his stand. “The Legion in Indiana has proven tsel’f free from outside influence and his alone makes it possible for it to ake the lead at this time. "It is the duty of the American Leion th inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, late and nation. The Legion of Indiana accepts this obligation without reservation ami will toward that objective the coming year." McHale has practiced law in diaua that a serious condition has resultjxl there from corruption in politics and expressed his opinion time part respe; sibility for that condition rests w’th failure of tlie people to fake interest in the work of their pub’ic officers, once they have been elected. / “There must be an awakening from the apparent slumber-party that our citizenship has been passing through. We must make it impossible for a repetition of anything that would destroy the faith of the people in their government. It is the duty of the Legion to condemn openly anything that would sway our institutions and not to permit the encouragement of a dominated government.” The Legion, according to the new Indiana commander, is interested in public policies, but not in partisan politics. Before his election as state commander, McHale was three years commander of the Cass county post, No. 60. That post, which has a membership of 625, recently obtained a $125,000 home for the Legion and . auxiliary. I McHale has practised law in Logansport since 1916. New Treasurer Begins Duties In Hamilton County Noblesville, Ind., Sept. 20—(UP) — Clyde Pettijohn, treasurer-elect, today took up the duties of the treasurer’s office, and prepared to fill the unexpired term of Thomas E. Setters, who has been missing for six weeks. Pettijohn was directed to enter office at a special meeting of the board of county commissioners yesterday. - o i USED SAXOPHONES FOR SALE 1 C Melody saxaphone. A bargain. 1 Buescher C Melody saxophone. Looks like new. See it. - 1 Buecher C Melody saxophone. With many, of the late improvements on it. Call to see these instruments at 437 Mercer Ave, Cornelius Durkin. Phone 181 or 585. 221-6tc

By Sol Metxger ' Ju *‘ "M , I lilies permit Its use w. I!( . v ious used of this weapon, which is l | guess unlers he digs <le. p lnt « ’ h J( J Sll , nforil used it frequently when Jt ,by no means a ni'»<<> )( |(SI (){ Rußby bu t made the m.n- ’ uU 0 o P rtUndJ?"XTupon a. us did Yule under the regime of the late Frank Hlnkey. ® \p A HI I ' SALL FOL LOWED 2. 2 CARRIED ■ _ U FOLLOWED 1, I PAjSni& fO2 WITH YACKLED AfiD2YO 3 i X y®. *8 x ' x X o how <hi4 \ LATERAL \ 1 ED "TODAY \ I Neale, present Virginia coach, when he turned out his championship team at Washington & Jefferson, employed it on receipt of k'ekoffs —an old stunt. Pip Warner experimented with it in 1917 from an open box backfield formation, but gave it up In 1962 Penh used it io defeat Cornell in the second half by one point after Cornell, victor over Princeton and Columbia, led 10-0 at half time. “ t I happened to lie on this Penn eleven stl it is not amiss to give some conc’nsions based on facts. 1 believe t.iat the lateral pass will prove a telling factor in the game where coaches arc sufficiently wide awake to solve the new proposit’ons t places before them. As proof, take the lateral pass that Penn used to defeat Cornell and apply it to a similar play today. This is what would happen? Let the quarter (Nb. 3 in the diagram) receive the ba’l and pass it to' hack No. 1 fcr an end run end No. 2 following this ba'k. th ■ quarter follow-! ing No 2. If the defensive end and tackle can be blocked just as they have' been for erars, back No. 1 can toss the ball to end No. 2, just as he is being i.ael.ed. End No 2 can toss it to liqck No. 3. just as he is be'ng tackled. That is how Penn defeated a very string Cornell eleven in 1902. Couple that with modern line interference to dispose of various defensive backs and the play would go 1 ke wildtire. The factor that makes the lateral pass strong is to train backs to carry the ball before them in their two hands. Only by doing this can they avoid poor passes to the side and rear. Copyright, 1927. Pub'ishers Syndicate

The Fourth Down - I \ By Willie Punt The weather man must have tried to enjoy a football game under the blistering hot sun last Saturday and decided that it was time to turn off a little heat Auburn, Fort Wayne Central and Columbia City are tied for the lead in the newly organized Northeastern Indiana High School League, as a re suit of their victories last Saturday. Decatur, Garrett and Bluffton each have one defeat charged to them in the standing, while South Side, Huntington and Kendallville have not played a conference game. Angola ’ and North Side will not figure in the football standing this fall, since An- : go! a does not play football and North i Side, which is starting its first year, stipulated that its games should not ' be counted in the standing this seasoji. Kendallville lost to Goshen and Huntington won from Wabash Satur- ■ day, but their opponents were not ■ members of the conference. Kirkland high school will dedii cate its new gym Friday night. The Kangaroos have a fine new I playhouse and they cordially invite the public to help them offii cially dedicate it. The Yellow Jackets must defeat i Garrett Saturday to stay in the runI ning for the Northeastern Indiana League championship. Another dei feat will practically eliminate Coach Tyndall’s crew from the title. Os course, some team may go through its schedule undefeated, but that Is ’ not likely. I -— Several college teams will swing ' into action next Saturday. Butler ' will meet Indiana Normal at Indian- ■ spoils; Hanover will meet Miami at > Oxford, Ohio; Pennsylvania plays Franklin and Marshall; Army plays - Boston University; and several other I large schools have conditioning games. 1 A football column called ‘Sport Tips,” written by Leo Gegenheimer, made ite initial apoear- , ante in the Portland CommercialReview yesterday. Ich gruesse ? dich, Leo. ? : It would be a great idea for a big

bunch of Decatur fans t 6 make plans light away to follow the Yellow Jackets to Ghrrett, Saturday. But if they don't show a little more pep and organized rooting than they did at the game here last Saturday, they might as well stay home. But then, it takes the rooters a little time to get into condition as well as the i players. So last Saturday’s exhibition Is excused already. o I Indianapolis-Columbus anil Indianapolis engaged in a slugfes which Columbus wen 17 to 10. Louisville—Huntzinger kept Louisville’s 9 hits scattered and Toledo won 6 to 5. »et the Habit—Trade at Horrwi. it wavi

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PROBE DEATH OF DEP A UW STUDENT ' Youth Who Disappear I rom raterrnty I l ound Dead In Illi nois Waukognn, 111., Rept. 20-(lNsi Coroner John Taylor of Lake cou» t y today began .in investigation into the death of Lawienco Tate Murdock, is reputed orphan son of « wealthy i n dlanopolis, Ind., lumberman, who w "' found dead yesterday, on the ch| ea „,i and North Western railroad right 7 way at the Great Ukes naval station. The youth had recently ( > n!i . I ed--A-tneory, advanced hy an aun t, mi,Sarah Wallace of Pittsburgh, Kas' that he had committed suicide by hurt ing himself In front of a speeding train was being followed up. The aunt had come here to find out why the should have enlisted in the navy W h Pn lie had been expected to report at the De Pauw University in Greencastle for bis second, year. Murdock had been pledged o i Jm . da Chi Alpha fraternity at De university. He disappeared from the i fraternity house last Tuesday night i His fraternity brothers and Green ' castle anthorities had searched widely for him. It was finally learned that he had gone to Cincinnati, Ohio, end had enlisted in the Navy there. He was sent to the Great Lake Naval training station. -O Dale Ellengerger who played with the Bluffton football and basketbe.il j team last year and prior to that with I Berne has entered school at New Ha- . ven in Allen county.

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