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INDIANS HAVE NO PENNANT HOPES Copyright 1928 by VP New Orleans, La., Mar. 28.—(U.R) Roger Peckinpaugh. starting his first season 4* manager, hasn't any championship aspirations for his highlyfinanced Cleve and Indians. He told the United Press today that he would be satisfied if the Indians finished in fifth place. “However, if George Vhle has a good year and the gaps are plugged at third base and in center field, the Indians might finish one notch higher in fourth place," Peckinpaugh said. "We are starting out with a new third baseman in Hodapp and a rookie, Eddie Morgan, in center field. If these two boys come through with flying <oh>rs as major leaguers, we might have a much stronger team than anybody thinks we'll have." The Indians' catching staff of Luke Sewell, Glenn Wyatt and Martin Autry. Peckinpaugh believes, is the best in the American league. If Uhle does a comeback, Peckinpaugh has no fears of his pitching staff which includes Willis Hudlin, Joe Shaute. Walter Miller. Emil Levsen, Garland Buckeye, and three newcomers, Collard. Bayne and Bolton. ."We have plenty of hitting strength ” Peckinpaugh said, “and as wholehearted a spirit as any team ever started with." The new owners of the club headed by Alva Bradley form one of the wealthiest syndicates in baseball and are anxious to give Cleveland a winning team. They hope to swing several deals next winter which will strengthen the Indians for the 1929 bid for the pennant. Billy Evans, who learned his baseball as an umpire and holds the unique position of general manager of the club, thinks the Indians have a good chance to finish fifth. “The Yankees should have no difficulty in winning the pennant,” Peck-, inpattgh said in commenting on the pennant race. "Washington. Philadelphia and Detroit will be the contenders for first division berths. “Our one chance to get into first division is for Detroit to falter. I can't see any first division hopes for Chicago. St. Louis and Boston." I ! I NEWS FROM THE I TRAINING LAMPS ’ I J —(U.R)— Exhibition Games At Augusta: Giants, 4; Red Sox. 3. At St. Petersburg: Reds, 6; Yan- ! kees, 4. At Birmingham: Browns, IS; Birm-i ingham, 7. At Fort Myers: Athletics, 11; Braves, 2. At Tatnpa: Cardinas. fl; Senators, 5. At Los Angeles: Cubs, 7; Hollywood, 5. At Oakland: Oakland, 6; Pirates, 5. St. Petersburg, Fla., Mar. 28 —Carl Mays, veteran pitcher of the Cincinnati Reds, was under the care of a physician today after a ptomaine poisoning attack, as the Reds started , north with a record of six games won and four lost. Winter Haven. Fla., Mar. 28. —The : Phillies prepared to break camp today and return to Philadelphia, where they will open a five game series with the Athletics for the city championship. They are due at Philjulephia, Thursday afternoon. Tampa, Fla., Mar. 28. — Whether! F.int Rhem will be able to regain his 1926 form may not be settled until after the season opens. In his second appearance on the mound yesterday against the Washington Senators. 1 Rhem was hit rather hard and allow-1 ed four runs. Two Women Elected Mayors Os lowa Towns D< 3 Moines, la. March s2B—(U.R)— Two women were elected mayors of lowa townr in election held Tuesday A " bertha van Alstine, wife of a so me. state senator, was chosen mayor of Gilmore an* Mrs. Mary H. S. Johnson was reelected mayor of Humboldt. Sunday movies were rejected by Bloomfield. The closest election was in Denison, where W. H. Laub defeated J. E. Shawvan by three votes. John Macvicar, who was mayor of Des Moines ten years ago, was elected there over Fred Hunter, incumbent. o —i» Chicago.—Dr. John Mohardt, former all-American half back at Notre Dame, left for Rochester, Minn., to accept appointment to a three-year fellowship course at Mayo clinic.

Sande Comes Back .J r *r-—, "Li i -.', r \ I (Jk\ J; dO A J * 1 ■ ■ r / ' - : x II 1 ? Earl Sande, premier jockey of the world, is again free to ride, following is reinstatement by the Mary'and Racing Commission. 'That body ; imposed a life-time suspension on ( Sande last year for alleged foul 1 rid: ng. Two Bovs Unearth 200 Articles That Resemble Watches Laporte Ind. March 28—(INS)—Two Laporte county youths. Russel Gland- j ers and Donald Severs, enjoyed all the thrill of the search for buried t easure without leaving their home county. Hauling sand for a new building on : the D. C. Gray farm, near here, they uncovered what at first appeared to j be an ordinary watch.’ Digging furth- j er into the loose soil in the hope of finding something of value they unearthed a large box. Frantically pulling it to the surface they pried it open and found it filled with 200 of the same kind of "watches" as the first one found. Unfortunately the find apparently is of little value. Local jewelers were puzzled as to the original use of the watch-like mechanisms. They have a regulation watch dial and hour and minute hands, but they’ do not contain the ordinary mechanism of a time piece. The stem is pierced with a small hole and a similar hole is punched in the bottom. The queer mechanism is enclosed in a cheap nickel case bearing I the stamp of the Waterbury Watch , company. One of them has been sent | to the Waterbury Company for identification as to its original purpose. It is averred by some that they are “lung testers” as when air is blown into the opening in the stem the hands are forced around and register on the dial. Old residents recall Joseph Dysard, deceased, former owner of the farm where the “watches" were dug up, was known as an I Inventor and it is given as a possible reason that he used them for experimental purposes. Rabbit’s Foot Brings Good Luck To Office Girls Greenfield, Ind., Mar. 28 — (INS) — Though skeptics are prone to laugh at good luck charms, they would experience difficulty in convincing several local young women of the importence of a left hind rabbit foot, hanging in the office of the c’ty clerk. This token has seen two of its former owners, girls in the city clerk’s office safely on the happy road of' matrimony, and the third incumbent of the office refuses to part with the toot under any conditions. Mabie K. Harding was the original owner of the charm. She hung it up in the office as a decoration and when she resigned to become Mrs. Myron Moorehead, she willed it to her successor, Miss Lillie Beever. Miss Beever recently resigned, also to enter matrimony. Immediately demands were made by several of the unattached young ladies in the court house for possession of the charge, but Miss Lucille Watkins, who succeeded Miss Beever claims priority rights.

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YANKS APPEAR TO BE SLIPPING New York, March 28.— (U.R) The New Ydtk Yankees have a rare sense of humor and are kidding the Athletics, Senators and Tigers into be lieving that they have a cl.ance to beat them out or— The world's champions are riding ' to one of the hardest falls anv great ' baseball team ever took since the ! Ath etics dropped all the way from the American League championship in 191 fto last place the next season It is unthinkable to believe that the sturdy, powerful and resourceful baseball machine which won tl.e American League pennant last season by 19 games and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in four strsignt games for the world’s title has lost its tremendous kick. But when any team loses seven out of eight games, it is time for something to be done about it. Exhibition games have never worried the Yankees much. They have always been | content to idle along and get into i shape slowly without over exerting j themselves. But the Yankees are not ■ only losing; they're not hitting and the pitching has been spotty, with ■ even the team's stars. Hoyt. Pennock and Moore, showing poor form. The Yankees are not now the team which ran roughshod over a’l opposition last year. There’s something missing somewhere. Miller Huggins says he isn't worried over the failure of his team to find itself in the exhibition games. "There's plenty of time before the 1 season opens for the boys to start I hitting" Huggins says, "Don't worry we'lll be all right". If Huggins isn’t worrying any then ■ Connie Mack. Stanley Harris and I George Moriarity certainly are not losing any sleep over the sluggishnets of the world's champions. From this distant point, it looks like a golden opportunity’ for some nicely balanced bail club, full of pep and punch, not forgetting the hitlers and pitchers, to overthrow the rule of the proud Yankees. The Detroit Tigers might answer to such description. The Tigers are going some place this season with a vastly’ improved infield, more speed and punch in the outfield and a pitching staff that may prove the sensation of the league. Tex Will Not Be Hurried In Naming Gene’s Opponent Miami Beach, Fla.. March 28—(INSi Tex Rickard is advancing the purse for the next heavyweight championship bout and the Dean of Promoters is going to select the next opponent for Gene Tunney at his leisure. This is virtually the answer of Rickard to the New York state boxing commissioners demand yesterday that Tunney name his opponent for his next combat before next Tuesday or be declared ineligible to fight in New’ York state. “Tunney j,s willing to fight anyone i I name." Rickard said today, “I don't ' think that the New York state bexing commission has the right to demand that I name the challenger at this time.” -o Man Demands SIO,OOO For False Arrest Fowler, Ind., March 28—(U.R)— The , Farmers and Merchants bank of An.-I bia; its cashier, William McCormick. ' and Earl Turner, prominent Warren county farmer, are defendants in a SIO,OOO damage suit filed in Benton circuit court here by Robert Pearson farm hand, who was held a pris- | oner in the county jail 44 days illeg- j ally for a crime he did not commit. While in Turner’s employ as a i farm hand, Pearson was arrested a I few months ago accused of forging , Turner’s name to a s3l check cashed at the defendant bank. Kenneth Tumey later confesesd to the forgery police said. Pearson was unable to provide SSOO bond and was a prisoner 55 days until Tumey’s alleged confession caused his release. ' 0 Movie Stars Booked For Radio Program March 29 Detroit, March 28 —Dodge Brothers, Inc, will sponsor one of the biggest radio hook-ups yet accomplished when, on Thursday evening, March 29, movie stars of Hollywood go on the air nationally in the "Dodge Film Stars Radio Hour.” The line-up will include Norma Talmadge, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, D. W. Griffith, John Barrymore, Dolores Del Rio and Paul Whitema and his band. More than two score radio stations will be used. The program will be on the air from 8 to 9 o’clock p. m., Central Standard time o— J. S. Peterson and Phil Macklin are attending to business In Indianapolis

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The major league ball clubs are heading homeward lids week, panning here and there to play exhibition vames, but pointing always towards the big day April 11 when th.>1928 pennant races begin. Nothing has happened during spring training days to destroy tun public's conviction that last year's flag winners are this year'.- biat b*>tr. The New’ York • Ytinl.ee « have not made a particularly good showing daring their exhi’tithn games with National League dubs. The world’s (hampions, >*. the ether hand, were humiliated ly the Boston Heaves and suffered their third shutout in three s( asons at the hanus of a rookie pitcher. ' Pennants are not won in Florida," (brerved Miller Huggins tranquilly, 'or at least not the kind we are after. Time enough to win games when the regular playing season starts." It will be recalled that a couple of winters apo the Brooklyn Robins burnt up the grapefruit circuit, establishing an all-time record tor echil'ition game victories. After which Unde Robbie's charges nestled peace filly into the cellar of the National League and refused to be evilted. The Pittsburgh Pirates, heading back from their Pa : c Robles encampnrent, lock stronger thaw they did at this time last year. Donie Bush apparenly got the best of his trade with John McGraw —Vic \ldridge for Burleigh Grimes. Acquiring Grimes. Bush now has an excelent pitching stiff, which includes I Ray Kremer, Lee Meadows, Carmen H. : l. Joe Dawson, Johnny Mil jus, Fred Fussell and Edwin Brama. With a Waner outfield and the add'tion ot “Sparkv Adams at aecoti 1i base, the Pirates are well prepared to I live up to the ex per.tat ions of the f: ns I

SUB DISASTERS BRING NAVY NEW SAFETY DEVICES Pittsburgh, —(INS) —Submarine d : si asteis which have occurred in the ■ i United States Navy in the last few years the latest of which was the S-4 1 have pressed inventive minds into quests for devices to prevent similar tragedies which result in appalling less of life. Hector 11. Evans, of Homestead, a steel worker and former mill superintendent, announced he has perfected an invention which he believes will prove invaluable. His invention, he said, has been rec-j ommended highly by several naval of fleers and is to be tested by the Xayy Department. Electric Device Evans calls his invention an electric lifesaving device. Persons imprisoned in airtight compartments can be kept alive indefinitely through his invention. he claims. He refused to reveal details but said: “Had the S-4 been equipped with lhe device, the probabilities are that all of the lives in the airtight compartment would have been saved. “If my invention had been part of the equipment of the S-4. the crew would be alive today even if the submarine were still at the bottom of the ocean. Navy May Approve “The imprisoned sailors could have been kept alive indefinitely. They would have been furnished with air, water and liiquid food, and if they wanted to, they could have attached a radio and heard the latest programs. The crew could remain imprisoned in the submarine until the salvaging crew could wait for safer and more favorable weather to raise the boat.” Evans declared, Lorn his correspondence with the Navy Department, he has reason to believe his invention will be accepted. All of his experiments are conducted in the cellar of his home during his hours away from mill work. o Fishing Season Opens With Whopper Story Washington Ind., March 28—(INS) — A 200 pound catfish story, the biggest of the year, was out here today. Cyncs say that if they keep on in proportion, by fall the capture cf a whale will be least worth mentioning. Two local fishermen reported the finding of an enormous 1 dead catfish, the carcass of which, they estimated 200 pounds. The dead fish was floating in the waters of the old White river bed above Newberry. The fish was reported to have a large hole gnawed through its venral side, but whether or not this was the cause of its death was not learned. The theory that the giant fish had swallowed a live muskrat and that the rodent had eaten its way to freedom was advanced by some of the old time fishermen, but none cculd be found who would say he had ever seen a 200 pound catfish in local waters. o I Jackson, Miss —Governor Theodore I Bilbo signed a bill legalizing boxing In 1 Mississippi. It was sponsored by the ■ American Legion of the state.

wiio ?l(k them to ivpial. What have Ihe ’(-it'..-I*’ chatnpiotls tn lei.r? In the National League, there are the Cardinals mid the Giants, the Rv ■ and the Cubs, the Braves, and Ihencne others the Dodgers and the Phillies. 1 think. N thing particular ly t< arsonic about that opposition, although it tue i '.■.-■lln.ils are net afTlietcd with al’ rapuner of iniuries p ’<i d'tness they wilt make thing < hot for Pittsbnrgn right down to the wi>e S'. Louis' Natlinil League club is stranger than in 1927. The cripples are back in action a few additions here and there ha"i strengthened the Cardinals w here tl.ev t • eded it nest. Appari’ly this is the club the Pirates must beat. The Giants are weaker than last rear. They have ost Honrsby and pained a portly catcher rnd a ba* hoy. They have traded Burleigh Gritc.es away from a none t”> able pitching stiff and gained a hold-out, Vic Aid ridee. They have a holo at second base through which even Vic Keen could make a safe hit. The Cincinnati Reus are better than they were a year ago. and they may make trouble, although they disappointed so badly 'ast season that one cannot reasonably count upon them. The Chicago Cubs have an ex ]>eriinental infield and an overcrowded outfield. In tne American League, the Philadelphia Athletics have been greatly strengthened and may ben out thi Yankees ii' that is possible. The Washington Senators have a gaping hole in center fi“ld. Too bad they cannot play George Sisler out there. As for the remaining five clubs, they are at liberty to battle fcr fourth ; p ace if they care to. Getting any I higher is going to take a bit of doing, : this season.

Hammond Has Thirteen Cases Os Smallpox Hammond, Ind., March 28—(INS)— Thirteep cases of smallpox are tinder quarantine here, nearly all among pupils of tue Technical high school Parents have been warned to watch clos, ly i>r any indication of *he dreaded malady anu to report any suspicions to the board of -health at once. All cases so far reported have be‘>n extremely mild, and the epidemic which threatened to ravage the city las* week, seems to have been checked, Dr. Buchanan, of the health hoard said. The cause of th? outbreak is not definitely known, but it is believed a workman who came from I'linois in on advanced stage of the disease was largely responsible. oMail Robbery Staged At Terre Haute Station Terre Haute, Ind., Mar 28—(U.R)— Reports today of federal and Terre Haute officers working on the robbery here last night of six sacks of United States mail, indicated an unmasked pair which staged the rol>bery at the union station, had left few clues by which to trail them. Postoffice officials said it might be several days before the amount of the tobbery could be checked. Two of the six sacks were registered mail. The bandits held up, bound and gagged thre posetai empolyes in obtaining the loot.

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CLUB LEADERS HOLD MEETING Home Economics Chibs Plan To Sponsor 1-H Girls Clubs Again The 4 II Club Leaded of the different Home Economics Clubs throughcit the ocunty met Tuesday at ths Decatur Pubic Library to receive In[structions concerning the girls club work during th*' summer. Mi»s Neva Stephenson, of i’utiiue I niversity, Assistant Dilate Club leader, was present and gave the instructions. Miss Stephenson has been in club wotk for a number of years and her experience with the problems of t‘:-> boys and girls club work enables her to handle the instructions in a very cred table manner. Tnosc in attendance yes'erday

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