Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 238, Decatur, Adams County, 8 October 1927 — Page 6

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PIRATES BASE HOPES ON HILL Tall Right Hander Called Upon To Stop Yankees In Fourth Came New York, Oct. 8. —(UP> —Bgcjks to the wall, the Pittsburgh Pirates thinned today to win themselves at least one ball game In the world series of 1927. Having lost three straight games to the New York Yankees, the National league champions realized they had no chance outside the realm of mathematics to win the series. But — "We want to go down fighting," said Donio r>ush today, as he once more summoned the Pirate regulars to “skull practice.” • Carmen Hill represents Pittsburgh's last chance, and the tall right hander is looked to for a winning effort. With Hill in the box for the National League champions, Miller Huggins is likely to start Wiley Moore, best known in these parts as a reliefpitcher, but one who appears capable of fling ng a game of his own against the present brand of Piracy. Should Huggins decide later on to send Waite Hoyt against the visitors, the young Mortician is ready for service. It mav surprise a few' of baseball’s critics to hear that Col. J;Jje ituppert is the one man who rooted most fervently today fer a Yankee victory in four straight games. Col. Ruppert is the man who would profit most from a Sunday game, but profits mean little in the life of this gallant sportsman compared with victory for his ball club. A light fain this morning threatened to interfere with today's game. Herb Pennock's pitchirg in the third game still rankled in the breasts of the Corsairs, and the entire lineup sent out by Donie Bush today busied itself with vowing to hit hard and often. Before the game, betters were offering 10 to 1 that the Yankees would win the series, with no takers. Betting was brisk upon the outcome of the fourth game — the pessimists maintaining the Pirates must win it, the optimists being quite confident, with a triple demonstration, of Yankee superiority. With the Yankees so far ahead and so evidently superior, attendance records at the stadium were by no means endangered, today. Probably, the crowd numbered some 71.000. but the main idea seemed to be —“Get this series over as soon as possible.” FOOTBALL SCORES College Games Muncie Normal, 13; Franklin, 0. State Normal (Terre Haute) 12; Oakland City College, 0. Geneva, 20; Duquense, 0. Salem College, 6; West Virginia Wesleyan, 7. University of Mississippi, 0 Hendrix 0 High School Games Xoblesville, 19; Greenfield, 0. Greencastle, 15; Columbus, 6. Central (Fort Wayne) 6 Bluffton 12. South Side Fort Wayne 13; Defiance, 13. ADD HIGH SCHOOL SCORES Shortcidge of Indianapolis, 14; Richmond, 6. Logansport, 7; Plymouth 7. Crawfordsville, 26; Washington, of Indianapolis, 7. Male of Louisville, 40; Technical of Indianapolis, 6. TIME OUT BY TOMMY The local school board surely deserves a glad hand from every one in the city for their purchase of the ground for the new athletic field. With the downtown location of the high school and Howard Hall, the question of finding a suitable location looked almost hopeless for a time, in the writer’s opinion the tract purchased by far the best of any that were under consideration. In years to come wa are all certain to see the wisdom of the board's choice. T O For the past four years Case had been working on the proposition of locating a field not too far from the group of school buildings and it was leally his perseverance that finally led to the decision of the board to purchase the field. We thing the board made another ten strike when they decided that it would he named “Case Field". T O The final cut has been made in the

local net squad and twenty-one men are named as those to carry on for the . time being. The men with the positions they are trying for ure as fol lows: Forwards, W. Unroe, Shawhan, 1 1 R. Unroe. Norris, Thompson, Prim-| mer. Munroe, Shower and Lipp; center, . McCreary, Whitesman, Lawhead, Good ' and Hadley; guard i. Skidmore, Armantrout, Ashley, Hollis, Walton, Meneely and Woods. T O O'—— Two Championship Teams Meet At Evanston Today • I Evanston, 111.. Oct. S.—(UP) —Foot- | ball teams whieh held championships j of the big ten and Rocky Mountain conferences in 1926. were to meet today, in an intersectional game. Northwestern University, playing Its first season under the coaching of Biek Hanley, former Haskell Indian mentor, had the advantage of playing on the home field against the Uni-j versi;y of Utah Mormons. More than 32.000 persons were ex- 1 pccted at Dyehe stadium for the game. o Notre Dame Clashes With Detroit Eleven Detroit, Mich., Oc;. S. — (INS) — Coach Roekne's Notre Dame team today will play Detroit, which last week held the Army team to a C to 0 score. 1 Critics have been insisting almost daily since that Army was lucky to win at all, after scoring on Detroit's second team. No-re Dame's fighting Irish* were hopeful of at least two practice games this season ' before tackling the Ir "serious” opponents, and it looks as though they are going to get good football opposition instead of ‘jus; another practice” scrimmage. o Central Normal Vs. Evansville Danville, Ind„ Oct. B—(lNS)—One of the best games to be played on the local gridiron was expected today wlieh the Purple warriors of Central Normal meets the Aces of Evensville.' The Warriors are in good condition for the fray.

W. C J.’s Old Pass Invented by Folwell Still in Use By SOL METZGER STRATEGY in football is difficult to explain to the spectator, more difficult to d apram and illustrate. Fortunately, there exists a play that has undergone many changes since first used that lends itself admirably to the purpose. Those who recall the success of Washington and Jefferon under Bob Folwe'.l a decade can, of the double defeats administered to Yale and PCTtI and of the great game this little college eleven played against the Harvard of Haughton’s time, may recall that the football team of this small college was the sensation of the gndiron world. This success was due entirely to. one p ay—a short forward pass from the fullback to tither end, the end taking tire ball rather high at just about that point on the liae of where his tackle had lined up. LIME UP <T) • © i.... f V fe, i* LIUS WEMI I'HPOUGH y © eL -Took opposing H \ SACK£- 6ACK4* TMF T>l AV PROJECTED PASSER , n * -- 7 FROM OPPOSING.LINE * The play was a corker. In tactics It left the receiver beyond the opposing line of sci' mmage w ith his entire line to interfere and aid him in eluding the opiMising backs. Any coach who can dispose of the entire defensive line of forwards without using his own forwards to turn the trick hfts designed a masterpiece. That was Folwell’s play. There was one other portit to it. Bob used his Ihree backs to project the passer, from the charging line. That insured accuracy.' Although this pass was a short one it demanded the utmost in accuracy. Failure to make it accurate caused many a team's defeat that tried it. The play was not only widely copied, as are all good plays, but did more lo develop the passing game than any other thing In football. Although various defense were tried against it. although it has been met with many changes. although the rules committee has killed the original Idea, this short pass stiM goes marclt ng on to victory. In tomorrow’s article let us see how Pitt tried to stop It when Pop Warner, now of Stanford, was tlielr coach. Any questions concerning the new football rules mailed to Sol Metzger, care of this paper, will be answered if stamped, addressed envelope is enclosed. Copyright, 1927. Publishers Syndicate

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1927.

Hlutrton Tigers Down i Fort Wayne Central, 12-6 j Bluffton, Oct. 8 Aerial play figured as the compelling factor In Bluffton high school's spectacular victory over the Central high school Tiger eleven lot Fort Wayne at Wilson field here I Friday afternoon by a score of 12 to 6 The Fort Wayne Tigers were ho’.U ing a strong upper hand In the first quarter and scored the first touchdown of the game when Wiess, Fort Wayne quarterback Intercepted one of lilnffI ion's forward pass atempts and rare 1 * more than ”0 yards for a touchdown I near the close of the Initial quarter. | The fiist score for the Bluffton Titos s cam, l in . 1 e second quarter when Crosbie carried the pigskin for on’ | yard over the goal line alter Pyle had intercepted a Fort AVayne pass and dashed through n broken field and fell short of Hit scoring Hue by a mere yard. j Two forward passes in rapid sneersI sion brought the Bluffton gridders , within six yards of the goal and Crus- , ble Bluffton's stellar quarterback, plunged the line for the winning touch down only three minutes before the end of the game. All attempts for extra goal points failed following each of tiie throe touchdowns. j o Yankees Are 15-1 Favorites To Win i New York, Oct. 8. — (UP) —The Yankees are 15 to 1 favorites to win the world series as a result of their third straight victory over the Pirates. o Wabash Vs. James Milliken Crawfordsville, Ind., Oct. B—UN'S)8 —UN'S) —Cap. Perry Loer, All-Indiana halfhack was to lead his well seasoned Wabash College football eleven into battle today against the invading James Milliken University squad. Earlham Vs. Indiana Central Richmond, Ind., Oct. 8— (IN'S) — Crippled by the loss of two star halfbacks, Felix and Johnson, Earlham College was to face the strong Indiana Central football eleven here today.

INDIANA COAL STRIKE ENDED Thirteen Thousand Miners Ready To Resume Operations At Once Terre Haute, Ind , Oc.. B.—(UP) 1 The Indiana coal mine strike was ut lan end today. Thirteen thousand d miners awaited the cheery blasts of i:'whistles, unheard since April 1, to r I return to work under the Jackson- „ ville wage agreement. Signature of a contract to resume I operations under the Jacksonville I agreement was only in the nature of , a truce, observers pointed out. The ~ I resumption extends only to April 1, t ,11928, and at i's termination, the UnitJed Mine Workers and the operators I will have to negotiate a new settle- , ment. Rejoice Afr News I. The 50,000 or more persons depend- , ent on the work of the 13,000 miners ,!affected by the settlement gave heed j I today only to the joyful news that I more than six months of idleness in l ! the Indiana field was at an end. ,! While winter settled itself down on , the state for good, idle mines became . 'scenes of activity while workmen , 1 placed them in readiness for rcopen- . ing. t Agreement Is Signed , The settlement was effective im- , mediately after it was signed by op- . erators and miners here last night , and any mines in condition to do so could reopen today. It was expected that Monday would see a general resumption of operations. Agreement reached between IlUn- *, ois miners and operators, followed by an agreement between lowa miners operators, paved the way forth? . Indiana settlement. I After several hours of parleying, during which each side was in the mood to reach a speedy agreement, the contract calling for renewal of the Jacksonville wage scale of $7.50 a day for day men anTT SI.OB a ton foa loaders was signed. { A’tached to the contract was a condition providing that another wage conference is to be held in February, in an effort to seek a permanent wage scale beyond April 1. Between now and February, Harvey W. Cartwright, piesident of district No. 11, and William Mi ch, secretary, and two of the operators wno have not been named will make a survey of mining conditions in Indiana. This is similar to the provision made in the Illinois settlement. It is expic.ed to provide a means for reaching an easier and quicker settlement in February. Pertinent Facts On World Series Games New York. Oct. B.—(UP)—Pertinent facts on the fourth game of the world series today: Contestants — Pittsburgh Pirates, National league winners, and New York Yankees, American league champions. Place —Yankee stadium, New Y T ork. Time 1:30 p. m. Probable batteries — Carmen Hill and Earl Smith for the Pirates. AA'ilcy Moore or Waite Hoyt and Pat Collins for the A'ankees. Umpires — Ormsby at the plate, Quigley a: first, Nallin at second and Moran at third. Standings: v W. L. Pet. New A'ork 3 0 1.000 Pittsburgh 0 3 .000 First game at Pittsburgh, New York, 5; Pittsburgh, 4; second game at Pi tsburgli, New York, 6; Pittsburgh, 2; third agme at New York, New A'ork, 8; Pittsburgh. 1. Attendance and receipts, three games: Attendance 143.776 Receipts $573,120.00 Council's share 86,268.00 Player's share 291.311.20 Clubs’ share 195,540.80 — — Schedule Os Big Ten Football Teams Chicago, Oct. B.—(lNS)—Today's 1 games of western conference teams include two all-conference butJ.es of j considerable importance and four in- . tersectional games. -. Indiana vs. Chicago at Chicago. -| Utah vs. Nor.hwestern at Evanston, * | Illinois. J Butler vs. Illinois at Urbana, 111. i lowa vs. Ohio at lowa City, la. * Purdue vs. Harvard at Cambridge, Mass. I Michigan State vs. Michigan at Ann r Arbor, Mich. t Minnesota vs. Oklahoma Aggies at ' Minneapolis, Minn. Wisconsin vs. Kansas at Lawrence, . Kans. I Get the Habit—Trade at Home, It Pay*

Babe Ruth Opens Scoring In World Series

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Purdue Slight Favorite To Win From Harvard Cambridge, Mass., Oct. S. — (UP) — Even with their captain, "Cotton" Wilcox, benchbound by a leg Injury, Purdue was a slight favorite over Harvard as game time neared today. The Crimson had fearld AA'ilcox might play despite earlier reports of his injury, but the Purdue star arrived on crntchts and there was nothing ;o indicate that he would see action this afternoon. Never has Harvard been beaten by a western conference team, but Purdue's high rating, coupled with the Crimson's not remarkable showing against little Vermont las: week, placed the odds on the mid-westerners. Tommy Loughran Wins Crown From McTigue New A'ork, Oct. 3. — (IN'S)—To the various institutions which institute the civic pride of Philadelphia, is added today a distinction it has not enjoyed since ihe days of Jack O'Brien —the possession of a world's

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1 prize-fight champion, j Tommy Loughran. the sprightly youth from the City of Brotherly Love, knocked off Mike McTigtie's synthetic light heavyweight championship crown at Madison Square Garden last night, and placed a glittering coronet on his own head as the ' reward of fourtene rounds of some <tf the finest fighting that has been seen in a New A’ork ring in many months. The title that McTigue fell heir to when Jack Delaney vacated the championship throne to enter the heavyweight class several months ago, went skittering beneath a barrage of fisticuffs such as McTigue probably never before experienced in all his years of fighting. DePauw Plays Rose Poly Greencastie, Ind., Oct. B—(IN'S) — A ' Coach “Dish" Hughes squad was to • fight its first football battle on the > home gridiron today against the elevi en from Rose Polytechnic of Terre : Haute. The DePauw team has been put - through short signal drill an,l kicking s practise in prAparatio nfor the game. —

Indiana Meets Chicago On Stagg Field Todav r S Chicago, Oct. 8. — (UP) — Inspired • j hv a decisive victory over the Uni- ; j veraity of Kentucky, Coach It. o. ■J ("Pat") Page's University of Indiana -I eleven, today sought ;o down an f ancient foe, Staggs Maroons. 1 The Ch'cago-Hoosier game is one • of the two contests in the western > conference which bear directly on the • big ten championship race, the ohtr ■ being the Ohto-lowa game. Since, for • the first time in many seasons, the f Indiana and Chicago elevens rank on ’ nearly even terms, the game promises s to be one of the ou.standing on the day's gridiron program. Bennett, at halfback was Indiana's scoring hope, while the Maroons look- - e«t to "Red" Burgess and Mendenhall, 1 sophomores for some flashy football. e •—o — NOTICE B We will start our cane mill neit t week and will be glad to do your work ?! JOHN RICHER. I 22514 Berne, Indiana.