Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 293, Decatur, Adams County, 13 December 1927 — Page 8

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SISLER NAMED IN PROPOSED TRADE Major League Magnates And Managers Meet And Discuss Trades By Frank Getty (UP Sports Editor) New York, Dec. 13.- A trade which would take George Staler, some seasons ago rated as about the most useful bail player in the American league, away from the St. Louie Browns, was in the air today as major leagu magnates, managers and majorities settled down to the second day of the annual wink r meetings. The National league opened iis meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria, with little except routine matters to dis cuss but it was an impending trade in the junior circuit, involving the star of Phil Ball's club, which most intrigued the inteiest of the baseball world. Bal) was reported ready to send, Slsler to the highest bidder. President John Heydler’s report, I presented to the lub owners of the National league, dealt with prosperity i The league, said Heydler, had enjoyed the presence of more cash customers within its turnstiles than ever In fore during its 53 years of existence. Just what response the major leagues were to make to the challenge of of the minors regarding the draft ruleremained undecided. Between them s Ives, the two major circuits wer< iriendly as ham and eggs. While the .National league owners were running through formalties with a bit of chatter about the three umpire system and a new regulation to prevent “syndicate” baseball, Phil Ball. Connie Mack, Billy Evans, new business manager of the Indians, Comiskey on behalf of the White Sox, Georg ■ Moriarty of the Detroit Tig ers and others of the American lea gue were going around and around the old trading post—every ear cocked for a seasonable bargain. Evans was in the market for a cent-

er fielder, with a preference for liar, y I Rice of the Browns. Connie Mack | would not refuse au outfielder himself. The Sisler trade, however, was the hottest pie e of gossip. Ball let it be known that George was available, i. th» proper offer were forthcoming. And at least four American leagu managers were willing to listen to reason. Although rumor had it that Ed Barna..l was to be the subject of elaborate ceremony on the occasion of his | formal induction into office as sue ! <■■*■- :or to Byron B. Johnson, th new president of the American league deplored the suggestion today, and said I that the junior circuit would meet quietTy tomorrow. 0 Northeastern Indiana Conference Standing , W L Pet Fort Wayne Centra! 2 0 10 >t> Decatur 11 .5W Bluffton 11 .SJO Auburn 11 .500 Huntington 0 1 .000 Garrett 0 2 .0 0 Kendallville 0 0 .000 Fort Wayne S ' 0 0 .0 )0 Angola 0 0 .000 o T owa City. It --Metre Dame won its third straight basketball victory here hist night, defeating the university of lowa, 23 to 23. The Irish led 12 to 10 at the half. Chicago -Cane Tunney, heavyweight hexing e’en•• ' n. will be guest of hono at th • Ail-Chieago Christmas fund banquet hero tanight. The champion ; "■ill aid in raising money for Christmas charities. Chicago—Jauntfasit, who a do-zen years ago set a world's trotting record for one mile by stepping the distance ia 2:07 3-4 was sold wt the auction | bl cl: here yesterday for $25. Madison. Wis., George E. Little, di-rs-eto. . f athletics at University oil Wise or ' t. announced a fout-day winter erts carnival Jan. 5,6, 7 and 8. Core in all winter sports will be S t . i . ■ Calif. —Setting a new: v, i.:-. ' i- > d for 151 class hydro-1 P a.tc -. Spitfire V, owned by Jamek ’. K.Uid Jr., of Buffalo, captured the Elgin Speed tr.'phy monday and brought to a close the second annual San Diego national power boat regatta. Spitfire V. averaged speed of 55.42' miles an hour. o , CLlNTON—lmmunizing of all Clin-' tt n school children under nine years old is recommended by health and I school officials who fear spread of diphtheria. There has already been one death, that of Gavin Muir, two and a half years old, and several other children are said to have been exported to the disease.

j Tommy Loughran Wins From Jimmy Slattery 1 New Yotk, Bee. 13 (UP)—T nimv 1 Loughran of Philadelphia |.t the world ' ’ lightheavy weight champion, no strings I attached. [' All the many punches Jimmy Slat te:y of Buffalo had in hie bag cotilt' rot knock off the c:own adjusted ot Longhtan’s head by the Now h orlt State Athletic Commission. During 15 rounds <f fill lons battling at Madison square garden last night 1 Ltugtran withstood Slattery’s sensa tional assault in the'eaily muni..; tut l Blight on to win the referee' decision, i It was the best fighting seen in the Garden this winter. At the end there were many emin ■ or.t boxing atuh.jt Illes who thought Slattery had won. Jimmy Bronson, whe acted as Gen? Tanney's Chief secant’ in both fights with Dempsey, thought Slattery deserved the decision. Brons n s opinion carried added prestige because he always has been a great boost, r for Loughran. _.—n- —■ By MARK M, UPP I «== ■—=====; The Jefferson high school quinte* put up a great fight against the Jackson township high school five of Randolph county, in a game at Union City, last Friday night, but lost by a score .-f 37 to 31. according to a belated report reaching this city. The first half ended with Jefferson on the ;hort end of a 15-8 score. The score was tied shortly before the game ended. Boltenbachcr made six field goals for Jefferson. The Central and St. Joe eighth graders will play the first game ot the annual three-game series for the George Wemhoff trophy tomorrow afternoon, in the Catholic school gym. No doubt, it will te another lively scrap. Reserved seats for the Commodores game with Pittsburgh Tech

here January 1 may be secured at Bakeis' restaurant in addition to the I kices mentioned in the Daily Democrat story yesterday. The cardboards are going rapidly, it is reported. Our good friend Rip Offs, of the Bluftton News, spent a few minutes n D; catur last night and partook of .a. piece of delicious pie in a local beanery. Rippy was all smiles, as a new daughter was 1-. rn to Mr. and "its. Rip Ou's yesterday. lie didn’t make any rank predictions about the impending Di eatur-Blufiton scrap, but he I' ft the impression that he beH’evid tlie Tigers could stop our Yellow Jackets. Whoa! Now. Buck is Bucking "Tlie Tigers found out last night v, hat it means to lose a game by one I <nt. One-point victories seem to t-e all the rave this season, but let’s not iiavc any more one-point losses, gang. The. Auburn game showed that the Tigers have the stuff’and we want them to prove it to the home • ars Friday ’light when Decatur i.mes here. We’re going to beat Decatur t n points!"—Out cf Bounds, 1 hill ton Banner,. OH. WELL. THE COCKIER THEY ABE THE HARDER THEY FALL. WE KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE. The press reports last Saturday had the score of the Frankfort-Koko io game reversed. Frankfort won by a score of 43 to 33. Principal Water Krick received word that ha would receive 216 re served seat tickets for the Bluffton rami’ sometime today. He will place the tickets on sale at the high school Building between 7 and 8 o’clock Wednesday night Peni high school has a real basketball team this year for the first time in the history of the city. The high sih ’o! gym will seat about 600 persons and several t ines that many I are wanting to see the games. Needless to say, agitation has been started for a larger gym. AMERICAN BASKET LEAGUE STANDING Western Division W L Pct. Cleveland 8 2 .800 F rt Wayne 6 3 .667 Chicago 2 7 .222 Detroit 1 9 ,i?o Eastern Division Rochester S 1 .888 Now Yc k 7 4 .636 ! Philadelphia 7 5 .583 | Washington 2 10 .175 Last Nights Results Fort Wayne, 28; New York, 22. Washington, 30; Detroit, 27. Tonight's Schedule New York at Fort Wayne. Detroit at Philadelphia.

CENTRfILTG PLAY ST. JOE Eighth Grade Teams To C lash Wednesday In Wemhoff Trophy Series The fiist of the annual three-gam? seiles between the Centi il school and St. Joseph Catholic school eighth grade basketball team for the George Wemhoff marble trophy, will be play ed in the Catholic high sch ol gymnasium. tomorrow afternoon, starting at 4 o’clock, it was announced today, tomorrow afternoon, starting at 4 o'- ' An admission charge of ten cents will be made. Al! three of the games will be played ■ luring the first semester this year. that neither team will be handicapped by mid-year graduations. The second game will be played in the Deca tur high school gym, and the site for | the third game wil he chosen by the flip of a coin. The St. Joe eagers won the trophy ! ast year, the first year it was award- ' _>d by Mr. Wemhoff, well known monument man of this city. It is a large narble basketball mounted on a marble base, with the appropriate lettering on it. Coach Bryce Thomas, cf Central, and Ccach Milt Sweat ingen of St. Joe, hive their teams in first class condition for the game tomorrow, it was reported today. Both quintets lost sev eral good players by graduation last spring, but it is thought the two team? ire p.?tty evenly matched this year. Adams County High 8 School Net Standing W L Pct. Decatur Catholic 3 0 1000 Decatur 3 1 .751 Kirkland 6 2 .75i Harford 4 3 .571 Mont e 3 3 .500 Jefferson 3 3 .501 Beine 3 4 .421 Monmouth 0 3 .00 Geneva 0 8 .00(

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Quite II tossing about-of ling titles' Is under way In Madls n Square Oar-1 tlen, but the public apathy towards th"! tossing proci ss indicates to just wh it j st ry depth# the fight game has fallen. Time was whin the changing of ai championship was ■■icconipanied by loud crier, v Ine-blhblng. r itoaravitroi I phctogtaplifi of the new title hob! I jb- -n ‘■ hi '"lil ; ’” ' : At i. moinc . mon. .n’lit I of n "Winnah ami new chnmpeen'' us--1 ually is gieeted with a yawn and s me such discouraging comment as: "What of it?" , It really makes very little difference whether Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo or Tommy Loughran of Philadelphia is| known as light heavyweight champion I ot the world, except, perhaps, to those' gentlemen and those whose meal tick-' ets they comprise. A couple of ether trick titles will at stake in Madison Square Garden! this week. Tad Morgan, who has had the junior lightweight crown about long enough, will defend it for the second or third time. I am not sure which, against Joe Glick, the sullen-faced New Yotk Hebiew. At eno time. Hebrew fighters h< Id most of cur worth-while ring champ'onships outside tlie heavyweight division where none of the race ever made the grade. Nowadays, it is not so. Glick has been knocking at the junior lightweight door for a couple of years. Eot one thing, not the fighter that Morgan is. 1 believe Glick is a ! natural juni r lightweight, one who; has no trouble making 130 pounds,' whereas the champion is heavier. The flyweight title should be safe I for the Hebrews when Izzy Schwarts and Newsboy Brown get through with their scrap in the same ring Friday night. Two championship bouts in a nigh* is merely another example of how the “racket” has run dawn at the heels. The flyweight title was in safe hands ’ when Fidel Laßatba held it. That olive skinned youngster could take care of it. Only little Jchnny Vacca of Boston had Fidel's number. Laßarba is now a college boy. study-' lug to lie a doctor. "What does he want to be a doctor; for?" Gene Tunney asked one hot summer afternoon wheh several of us ware 1 loafing on the lawn of the Lajte Villa | training quarters. 1 "A doct t is at everyone’s beck and 1

call, out at all hours of the night, and at the very best only makes about sls. OOt) a yea.. lie’s just a public servant, that's all.” Tunney pointed cut that If Laßarba c< ntlnued in the ling. he could muke as us much In n night "us a doctor makes in a year." t;. .... ~ y -id, d Fid-1’? ,u< -st of -tn i,t ■ aticn decidedly a waste of time. The Most Valuable Player Award It was harder this year than ever before for the baseball writers committee to decide upon the moqt valuable player in the National League. The award finally went to Paul Waner. fleet right fielder of the Pitts--1 burgh Pirates. 1927 cham'pions. Few will dispute the choice of the youngster front Hrrrah, Oklahoma, as ! the most valuable to his team ot all I the season’s stars, although Frank;? Frisch of the Cardinals. Rogers Horns- ' by of the Giants and Charley Root of I the Cubs were not far behind. The balloting was closer this year , than on any previous occasion. Waner receiving 72 votes. Frisch, (16 Hornsby , 54 Root 4(1. anti others, including Tra- I vis Jackson and Grover Cleveland | Alezander, considerable support. Igi-st year, for instance. Bob O’Far- | rell, who won the niftst valuable player i award, received 79 votes, while Hughle Critz, second-choice, was far behind ' witli 60. and Ray Kremer, of Pitsburgli ' the third man was the recipient of but ' 32 votes. Paul Wa.-.er was the most important I cog in the machine which finally ratt- , led into rirst place at the very finish et an exciting National League race. With his brother, Lloyd, ne solved the ' | ?iifi''!d p’-oblety a . the d fe -ti. it of "Kiki” Cuyler. This was Waner’s second full year in the majors, as he was purchased from San Francisco along with Hal Rhyne in 1925. For the two seasons he has hit well e'er .Jon, and his fielding has 'been of the agire-sive, “try-fv-every-Shing” tj pe A ball players’ ball placer who can hit iti a pinch or a world series as well as right through 'lie long playing sea- , son, P. Wan?> j.rits a seh-c' c nipany which inci.td s O'Farrell, Hornsby and I Dazzy Vance, the Brooklyn pitcher. n he awut?, at;;.ounce,i today, car- .:?•.-. with it i present of tn gold from the National League. Get the Habit—Trade at Home, it Pays ,

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