Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 235, Decatur, Adams County, 5 October 1927 — Page 6

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YANKEES STILL RULE FAVORITES Prestige Os Mighty Yankee Sluggers Kelt As Big Series Opens By Frank Getty (United Press Sports Editor) l’i.tsburgh, Oet. 5. — (UP! —Ll.be! figures in white, flitting back ami forth across the green turf of Forbes field the Pittsburgh Pirates. Stalwart figures in grey, driving and diving in.o the fray—the New York Yankees. Ano her world series with the championship of the baseball world at stake, starts in Pittsburgh today. Kemv Kremer, a stocky Californian of Frtnch descent, out there on the hill, flinging his fast bail past the vaunted sluggers of the American j leagtip. Waite Hoyt, a blonde youngster; front the opposite coast, once known as the school boy wonder but now the seasoned veteran of several post-seas-on campaigns, pitching his curves across the chests of eager Pirate batsmen. A world series crowd, all that could be crammed into capacious Forbes field, alive once more with the irresistible thrill of this climatic encounter of baseball. Field boxes filled with celebrities of the National pastime from far and near, towering stands amU bleachers blotted out by a tossing, cheering, overwrought crowd, keyed to fever pitch by the annual, ever-enthralling spectacle of a baseball championship. Such and much more is the scene as the world series of 1927 opens today. Forgotten now are the pennant races in the respective leagues which brought the New York Yankees to the top in record-breaking fashion and found the Pittsburgh Pirates fighting through to the finish to snatch the flag. Because of the prestige of their mighty hitters, the incomparable Babe, the imitative Gehrig, and all the slugging fraternity of “murderers’ row," the American league champions continued to rule technical favorites in the betting on the morning of the opening game. The odds were 10 to 8 on the Yanks. One victory for the Pirates, won at Forbes field behind the fast ball pi citing of Remy Kremer, would change all that. From the opening pitch of today's game, when the salwart Kremer sends a new white hall flashing down the groove guarded by Karl Combs' able ash, this promises to be a series worthy of remembrance. The Fourth Down Willie Punt Baseball starts it farewell act today and after this performance, old King Football will occupy the stage for some time. "Good work. Yellow' Jackets! The Decatur eleven stopped Columbia City even if there was no victory to report. A 6-6 tie game is far better than a loss.” —Buckner in Bluffton Banner. The Bluffton tigers will entertain the Fort Wayne Central Tigers at Hiuffton Friday afternoon. Something like when Greek meets Greek. One of the leaders in the Northwestern Indiana conference more than likely will take a tumble Saturday when the Huntington Vikings journey to Kendallville for a game. Both teams have one victory and no defeats credited to them in the standing. Van Wert high school’s Cardinals won their first game of the season last Saturday, beating St Marys' Ohio, ut St. Marys, 12-4. Van Wert was outweighed neaily 10 pounds to the man. Squire A. C. Butcher is doing his bit j

to help D. 11. S. put a real football team in the field. SqUlto lias three’ sons out for the team this year, namely, Lewis, Robert and Maynard. Lewis is a regular guaid, while Hob and Maynurd are promising linemen on the second team. ( Toledo Has Three To i One Lead On Buffalo I Toledo, 0., Oct. 5— (UP)—With a thtoe to one margin tucked away, the Toledo Mmlhens, champions of th • ' American association, hoped to widen their margin today over the Buffalo bisiuis, winners of the International league pennant. The Mud hens took a firm grip on the Little World Series yesterday by winning their third game, G to 5. The winning tun was sco.ed in the last of the ninth. Winner of the Little World Series Is ' decided on the basis of the best five 1 games out of nine. D. Hi S. TEAM TO PLAY PORTLAND Yellow Jackets To Scrimmage Tonight In Preparation For Next Game The football game scheduled between Decatur and Portland high was cancelled this afternoon upon the request of D. S. Weller, principal of the Portland school. Mr. Weller stated in a telephone conversation to Walter J. Kiick, Decatur principal, this afternoon, that the mascot of the Portland j team has been stricken with infantile paralysis and that practically all members of the team and many other children have been exposed to the disease. Mr. Krick stated that another team would be scheduled for a game with the Yellow Jackets this week-end if one can be found with an open date. Decatur high school's Yellow Jackets will be sent through a stiff scrimmage this evening in preparation for their next game, a battle with the Portland high school Panthers, at Portland, next Saturday afternoon. lAII members of the squad, with one or two exceptions, are in fine condition. Lewi» Butcher, a guard, received a bruised shoulder in the Columbia City game here last Friday, but is getting back into condition. Anadell, half back, is still nursing his sprained ankle and a bruised hip, but his condition is not regarded serious and he is expected to lie in good shape for game. Coach Tyndall will take a squad of sixteen players to Portland. Three or four members of the second team have been showing much promise in recent practice sessions and likely will get a chance to break into the varsity lineup soon. The work of Bob Butcher, guard; Dwight Schnepp, tackle and Jimmy Kocher, end or back, is especially encouraging. Butcher is a brother of the regular guard. Lewis Butchei* Another brother, Maynard, a freshman, is working with the second team and showing promise. Meeting Os Country Club Directors Is Postponed Th e meeting of the board of directors of the Decaiur Country Club called for this evening lias been postponed until Mr. Paul Schulte is in the city, according to an announcement made this afternoon by D. M. Haney, secretary. Firemen Extinguish Roof Fire At Packing Plant Local firemen were called to the Mutsehler Packing company plant at' noon today, where the tar on the roof, of the smoke-house of that plant had , caught fire and threatened to destroy | the building. The firemen soon had the fire extinguished anil the loss was very small. The chemical was used in extinguishing the blaze. i—O Walter Shedd, special writer for the Indianapolis News, has been here the past day or two looking up the facts! connected with the Gilliom story, j Shedd came here from Gary where he had been for a week while the school' strike was on. He was formerly with ■ the Bluffton Banner. Dr. C. C. Rayl will leave this evening for a several days vacation. Ho will attend clinics at Chicago and St.] Louis and will attend a convention of j tiie Interstate Medical Association at j Kansas City, Missouri. t

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PITTSBURGH IS ALL A-TINGLE i Natives Are Keyed Up To Nervous Tension As W orld's Series Opens By James L. Kllgallen. (INS S uff Correspondent) Pittsburgh, Pa. Oct. 5. — With the annual world series classic opening here today. Pit sburgh was a-tlngle j with excitement, its natives keyed up o a nervous tension approaching frenzy, fans here from all parts of the country and the contending ball clubs, lie Pittsburgh Pirates and the I Now York Yankees, restlessly awaitI ing tile hour when they wiil don their 1 spangles and go forth to battle. Manager Miller Huggins of the J Yankees announced this morning that he probably would pit. h Waite Iloyt, a world series veteran, in the open-j ing game, and Manager Donie Bush of the Pirates indicated he would I send Kay Kremer to the firing line. Both are right handers. ! Fans stormed Forbes field in | droves long before the gates were scheduled to bo opened a: 10 o'clock this morning. The weather was cool, 1 with u football tang in the air, and top coats were comfortable. The weather forecaster, how'ever, predicted that it would warm up somewhat by game time, 1:30 this atfernoon. j At dawn 2,000 dyed in the wool bleacher fans, who bad kept an allnight vigil at the ball park, were! strung out in long lines at the ticket! gates. By 7 o'clock this morning fully 5,00 were fightin gto hold their against newcomers. All reserved seats had been sold and it is a certainty that a capacity crowd of 42,000 will witness the opening game. t The first man in line for a bleacher seat, and determinedly fighting to hold it, was Ralph Arkle, of Pittsburgh, who had been silting asuide a wooden box since 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning. Second in line was Lester McMichael, a youth of Connersville, Ind., who made a 350-mile trip by automobile to see the series. Next was William Peters, an ex-army veteran of Baltimore, who took preeau ions against inclement weather by bringing a pup tent. Following him was George. Sliker, who came all the way from Worcester, Mass., to see Babe 'tilth crash a homer. | Ruth, in fact, is the star attraciion as far as the fans are concerned. Only once before has the great home run slugger been on the scene of todays conflict, and that was in an exhibi ion game. The natives are going to the game much in the manner of a crowd to a circus and in the hack of their heads reclines the fear f ihat the elephant, Mr. Ruth is going to break loose and spoil the show. NEW YORK DEFEATS PITTSBURGH PIRATES (CONTINUED WHOM PAGE ONE) ged grantham and then tossed Harris 1 out at first. Harris was out on the first hall, Lazerri to Gehrig. No runs, no hits, no errors. Third Inning Yankees —Koenig was safe on first ' when Grantham muffed his grounder.' Koenig went to thiid when Ruth singled. The Babe again hit the first pitched ball. It was his second straight hit. Gehrig walked. Meusel walked, forcing Koenig with a run. With bases filled, Lazerri bounced to Wright, who threw Meusel out at second. Ruth scored. Gehrig scored on a double steel, when | Smith dropped Kremer’s throw. Dugan filed out. 3 runs, 3 hits , 2 errors. 1 Pirates—Kremer doubled against , right field wall. Ruth recovered quickj Jy. L. Wnner filed to Meusel. Barnhart was safe at first when Meusel dropped his long line drive to left center. Kremer held second. Kremer scored on P. Waner’s single. Barnhart took second. P. Wf/ r was out on Wright’s grounder to Lazerri who tossed the hall to Koenig. Traynor forced Wright at second, Koenig to Lazerri. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 1 error. Fourth Inning Yankees —Collins filed to L. Waner. Hoyt fl ed out. Combe filed to Bam- ! hart. No runs, no hits, no errors. Pirates — Grantham grounded to Gehrig. Harris was out. Smith flied to Collins. No runs, no hits, no errors. Fifth Inning I Yankees —Koenig doubled to right. Ruth was out to Joe Harris, unasslst--1 ed. Koenig taking third on the play.

' I Nork, Georgetown Star. Faked Pass, Then Outran Navy Eleven By SOL METZGER NO ONE ever realized how strong was the Navy team )n«t fall it tM West Point True, folate and Georgetown were iM-aten ,V *J kl I quite how these victories were accomplished. One fan told me Uidt n A...mpo-:s crowd must have pulled a Cupid Black on Its opponents. What a Cup d Black ?” I asked. m A NOPK FAKED A ’ 'F FORWARD A* fa O \ / "A" ’FHEM RAfi i , j c-J / J — "-.—l \A. * t According to his version Cupid Black, Yale’s 19ii> captain, was leading the Newport Training Station eleven during the World War in a game with 1 Harvard’s lnformals, a team the present Crimson coach Horween, played on. I Newinirt was leading by a slight margin when Harvard started one of those Tresistible and unstoppable drives that all teams wiH occasionally launch, j Nothing would stop it. On and on came the Crimson, 3 or 4 yards to a play, ami no way to break up its relentless attack. Just when they were about to score my friend says that Cupid stt pped hack, waved to the Marine hand I and the latter began playing the Star Spangled Banner. Os course all sides i had to stand at attention. That cooled off Harvard. They never could get i I going again. ’ But the Navy pulled no Cupid Blacks on Lou Little’s fighting Georgetown aggregation last fall. laiu's be ys lost, but they left the Impression with everyone that they had licked the Navy except in scoring. Lem uses , h’dden ball plays, hut not altogether by any means. He has some great driving plays and some clever deceptions. One of the latter went 25 yards for a against the Navy. Nork was moved to No. 1 po I tion. As Nork is a passer the Navy looked for a pass. Nork faked hack as he got the all, ran toward the short side and faked a forward pass t the point A. This kept the Navy backs guessing and gave Georgetown time to form its interference, t No. 3 and the end boxed the Navy tackle; No. 2 and No. 5 took out the Navy j end; No. 4 and No. G came around and led Nork across the line, takng out the two Navy backs on that side. Nork ambled comfortably and unmolested for his score. A clever play that one! I Copyright. 1927, Publishers Syndicate

| Koenig scored on Gehrig's sacrifice Muesel flied to Right. One run, one hit. no errors. Pirates —Kremer struck out. L. , Waner doubled to left. He scored on Barnhart’s single past Koenig. BarnI hart was safe at second and P. Waner reached first on his hit to Lazerri. j Barnhart made thiid on Wright's sac- ! rifice. Travner flied to Combs. One run, three hits, no errors. Sixth Inning Yankees—The sixth inning saw the finish of Kremer. After Lazerri hau doubled against the left field fence. Manager Cush jerked Kremer and sent Miljus, a right hander, to do the, Pirate's slab work. Lazerri went to third on Dugan's sacrifice, Smith to Harris. Collins came to bat and "Miljus conferred with Catcher Smith. Collins walked on five pitched balls.! I The Pirates kicked on the third ball which they thought should have been a strike. Hoyt up. Collins and Hoyt were out on a double play, Wright to Grantham to Harris. No runs, one hit. no errors. I Pirates— Grantham grounded to Gehrig. Harris flied out. Smith flied to Ruth. No runs, no hits, no errors. | Seventh Inning 1 Yankees—Combs struck out. Koenig was out. Harris to Miljus. Ruth singled again to center, his third hit lof the game. He hit the first ball pitched again. Gehrig up. Ruth was caught off first, Mi'ijus to Harris to I Grantham to Hairis. No runs, one hit, no errors. Pirates—Miljus received a cheer as he came to bat. He fanned. L. Wan«r was out, Lazerri to Gehrig. , Barnhart flied to Ruth. No rnna, no j hits, no errors. i Eighth Inning i Yankees —Gehrig sent a hot ztnesh at Miljus, but the Pirate pitcher knocked it down. Meusel struck out. Lazerri was out, Tryanor to Harris. No runs, no hits, no errors. | Pirates—Waner flied out to Meusel. Wright singled to right. Wright went to second on Traynor’s single. The crowd was in a frenzy. The Yankees came to the pitcher’s box and held a conference with Hoyt. Hoyt was taken out and Wiley Moore substituted. Traynor was out at second when Grantham forced him. Wright took third and Grantham safe at first. Koenig was slightly injured when Traynor crashed into him in trying to make second. Smith was out to Gehrig unasasted. One run, three hits, no errors. . Ninth Inning Yankees—Dugan was oi\t, Wright to Harris. Collins was out, Wright ( to Harris. Moore fanned. No runs, no hits, no errors. Pirates—Rritell battefT for Miljus. He was out, Moore to Gehrig. L. Waner fled to Combs in center. Barn--1 hart was out, Lazerri to Gehrig. New • York won the first game 6-4. —o ) M. J. Wertzberger, South Third . street, shows improvement in his con- • dition today and is believed to be gett- . ing along nicely now.

Council Buys Motorcycle For Night Police Force | The city council has purchased a motorcycle for the use of the night policeman in making hurry calls and in running down speeders and traf. | fie violators. Burl Johnson is the new night policeman. At the council meetI ing last night, $175 was appropriated for the purchase of the motorcycle. It will be stored at the city hall. During the night, calls are received for the policemen and with the motorcycle he will be able to arrive at the scene of trouble in less time than heretofore. Fair To Be Held At Hoagland School A fair will he held at tlie Madison township school at Hoagland, Friday evening, October 7. A chicken supper will be served from G to 8 o'clock. I Various attractions will furnish enter- | i talnment after supper and a Bridge lamp will he given away.

I YES, * NICKEL! Some Men Don’t Know It Will Buy an Amazingly Good Cigar. But It Will! It sounds too good to be true. But the plain fact is that there’s a cigar at five cents on sale today that cost more than a nickel for years. It sold so well in those days that we reduced the price and refined the quality. And now it’s selling like wildfire! | Regardless of what you think of five-cent cigars, match a nickel against Havana Ribbon. Then watch that smoke perform! Men, you’ll find that Havana Ribbon has got everything you want in a good cigar—flavor, mildness, the satisI fying qualities of ripe tobacco. You’ll never think of the nickel after you’ve sampled the smoke. Yob’ll keep right on buying Havana Ribbon and smoking it without a regret day after day. So—you furnish the nickel and Havana Ribbon will furnish the big surprise. Today’s the time to try it out. / -V Every Sunday (Season 1927) CHIC/VGO via Erie Railroad Tickets good in coaches only going on tain No. 7 and returning on train No. 8 date of sale. For further information ra!|, «. E. TEEMS, Ticket Agent h —’

WHIPPETS WILL ORGANIZE AGAIN Kirkland Township Independents To Have Fast Team In Field The Kirkland Whippets, one o' 'ho rtrongest independent basketball teams pi Adams county last winter, will reorganize tills rail. It was announced today, ’file Whippets hope to hive a stionger team than last year's lineup. The team is composed entirely j of so nier Kirkland filch school players. Last ' ear the Whippets last only j four games on their regului schedule, j Among the more prominent of th • Whippets' victims last year were Oselan, Anthony Wayne Institute and Bowser, of Fart Wayne. Several new faces will he seen iu the year's lineup. Bill Bryan, former Mancheste" College star and eiacli of the Kirkland high school team ties year, will iaKe over the floor guatd position wi*h tne Whippets. The other po-itions . .11 be contested for as fol-

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