Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 117, Decatur, Adams County, 16 May 1928 — Page 6

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DELPHOS BEATS D.C.H. 5..10-5 Ono disastrous inning caused the downfall of the Decatur Catholic high school Commodores in their baseball game with St. John’s high, of Delphos, Ohio, on the Ohio diamond. Tuesday afternoon, by a score of 10-5. The Buckeyes scored six runs in the fourth inning on a combination of hits and errors. The Commodores were leading, 5-2 when the fireworks started in the last half of the fourth frame. The Commodores sent four runs across the home plate in the third Inning, when they pounded out four singles and Sorg was hit by a pitched ball. They added another run in their half of the fourth when Miller singled after Gass had connected for a three-base hit. Petie Mylott got a three-bagger in the fifth inning, also, but was left stranded on third. Shoemaker, of Delphos, hit two threebaggers and R. Noonan, his teammate. smashed out one. Gass. Commodores’ pitcher, struck j out eight batters, but was touched for 12 hits. Detto, of Delphos, struck out six and allowed only 7 hits. Rumschlag caught for the Commodores' yesterday and Petie Mylott, who has been doing the receiving, was moved | to shortstop. Rumschlag caught a

nice game. Hanley, Delphos left fielder, made a spectacular catch of a long drive by Gass, in the third inning. It look ed good for a home run. Shoemaker led the Buckeyes in hitting, getting three hits, two of them going for three bases, in four times at bat. J. Noonan also hit safely on three of his four times at bat. Summary: COMMODORES AB R H E Miller, cf 4 1 2 1 Coffee, 2b . 3 11 1 Sorg. 3b 3 10 3 F. Mylott, ss4 1 2 0 Runischlag, c .3 0 11 Gage, If 3 0 0 0 Wemhoff, lb 3 n 0 ti Gass, p 3 11 I Kohne. if 3 0 0 0 Totals 29 5 7 71 DELPHOS AB R H E; Hauf, ss . 4 1 0 1 Brittinham, 2b 0 ; It. Noonan, rs 4 110 Shoemaker, c 4 3 3 0 Best, cf 4 110 J. Noonan. 3b .4 2 3 0 j Imber, lb _. 4 0 2 01 Hanley, If 4 1 0 Ol Detto, p 3 1 2 0 1 Totals 35 10 12 1 Score by innings: R H E Commodores . 004 100 0— 5 77 Delphos . 020 602 x—lo 12 1 Three base hits: Shoemaker (2), R. Noonan, F. Mylott. Gass. Hit by pitched ball: Sorg. Struck out: by Gass, 8; by Det to, 6. Walks: off Gass, 0; off Detto 1. Wild pitches: Gass, 2. o_. . THE BIG FIVE P’ayers G AB R H HR PC i Hornsby 25 89 19 34 2 .3821 Ruth 26 > 34 33 11 .37! Gehrig 26 !■> 24 33 5 .347 Cobb 22 4 12 31 C .330 Speaker 22 93 15 23 1 .247 o— YESTERDAY’S HOME RUNS American League Season’s Player and Club Total Ruth. New York (2) 11 Hairgrave. Detroit (1) 2 Kt enig. New York (1) 1 National League Hafey, St. Louis (1) 3 Harper, St. Louis (1) 3 Barnhart. Pittsburgh (1) 1 Hurst, Philadelphia (1) 1 The Leaders American—Ruth 11, Hauser 7, Gehrig 5, K. Williams 4. National—Bissonette 6. L. Wilson 4. League Totals Nt't'onal— 97 American —87. o Fifty-five Left In C’ oss-Country Race E.ir T’a„ May 16.-HU.R)—Fifty-five men : a. ted on a 65-mile Jaunt today that, will take the C. C. Pyle cross I country de: by into New York state. It is one of the nKst strenuous Journeys of the long tour front Los Angeles and several of the starters may drop out before the Jamestown, N. Y„ control station Is reached tonight. Twenty-year-old Andrew Payne of Claremore, Okla., continued to 1 ead the pack today although he finished in fifth place, in a dead heat with John Salo of Passaic, N. J., in yester-. day's dash from Ashtabula. O. 0 JUST RECEIVED-Another shipment of matresses. Prices $8 to $25. Jones and Sprague, Phone 199. 117-6 t

STANDINGS Central League W L Pct. Fo.t Wayne 12 ft .571 Dayton 12 ft .571 Eria 12 9 .571 Springfield 12 ft .571 Akron fl 10 .474 Cant n 4 15 .211 National League W L Pct. Cincinnati 19 12 .813 I Chicago 19 12 .613 I New Yoik 13 11 .542 | Hr oklyn 14 13 .519 I Ptttsbulhl3 14 .481 Boston 9 17 ,34< Philadelphia 6 20 .231 American League W L Pct. New Yoik 21 5 .80S Philadelphia 15 7 .682 Cleveland IS 12 .600 St. Louis 14 17 .452 Washington 11 15 .423 Boston 11 15 .423 1 Detroit 12 21 .364 Chicago 10 20 .333 American Association W L Pct. St. Paul 20 11 .645 Minneapolis 18 12 .600 Milwaukee 18 13 .581 Kansas City 17 18 .567 Indianapolis 16 13 .552 Toledo 14 18 .488 Louisville 13 18 .419 Columbus 8 23 .258

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Central League * Canton 7; Fort Wayne 4. Springfield 4; Arkon It. Erie 5; Dayton 3. National League Philadelphia 5; Cincinnati 3. Brooklyn 10; Pittsburgh 3. Chicago 10; New York 7. St. Louis 3; B ston 1. • American League Heston 3; St. Louis 1. Philadelphia 5; Cleveland 0. New York 12; Detioit 8, Chicago 3; Washington 2. Amer ican Association Toledo 5; Louisville 4. Indignap. lis 11; Columbus 8. St. Paul DI; Milwaukee 6. Minneapolis 9; Kansas City 3 BILLY EVANS TO FIGHT DUNDEE .Van Welt Ohio, May 16 —While both a e claiming victory in the main go of F.iday night’s boxing show heie at the Strand Theatre. All Dundee, cf Manst'ied. and Billy Evans, of Van Wert, outstanding bantamweight boxers of Ohio, were ouite serious in their training and each seriously admits the other is a dangeious opponent. Evans I trained in Dayt.n and Dundee came ■ her to complete his work. The two men fought last winter in Fort Wayne and theie was variance i in popular decision on the viator; hence this match to try ta settle the question of jvho's the better. Each has fought the best man available in this section and scored mostly victor :es. Red Lucas, of Detroit, now matched with Bud Taylor, bantam champion, has fought both Evans and Dundee without advantage over either. Now Glen Black, Evans’ manager, announces the local boy has been matched to meet Taylor in July in either Foi t Wayne or Chicago. B.others of the principals, Freddie Dundee and Dude Evans, will clash in qne of the preliminaries. The semifinal is between Harry Snyder, cf Marion Ohio, and Wildcat Askins, of Philadelphia. at 140 pounds. The other preliminary is between Freddie Stoy, Van Wert, and Danny Shea, of Chicago Ma n go is for ten rounds, semi-final eight rounds and preliminaries six rounds each. The show is for the benefit of Veterans of Foreign Wars. o Young Jack Dorval Shows Class In Beating Porat Chitago, May 16.—(U.R)—The name ;of Napoleon Jack Dorval, 23-year-old protege of Jack Kearns, was added today to the list of would-be contenders for Gene Tunney's heavyweight crown. Dorval outclassed Otto Von Porat, heavy-hitting Norwegian, in a 10- ■ round bout at the Coliseum here Last I night. Von Porat, who had disposed of his i last five opponents by knockouts, had been promised a bout with Jack Sharkey, Johnny Risko or one of the other leading heavyweight contenders t if he defeated Dorval. s Kearn’s youngster showed a fast t style in the bout.

MISS COLLETT :: IS ELIMINATED 11 * I I Hunstanton, England, May 16.—(U.R) I —Miss Glenna Collett, American star, was eliminated from the British women's open golf championship today • algng with two of the three other ’■ I American survivors. Miss Collett was 1 beaten three; up and two to go by ' Miss M. Wiagg of Sheffield. • Mists Joy Winn. 1925 runner-up in the English native championship. • beat Miss Elizabeth Curtis, of Clin ton. lowa, six up and five to play. Miss Molly Courlay, 1926 English native champion, beat Mrs. Stewart Hanley, of Detroit, seven up and six to play. Miss Collett's defeat was a complete upset. She wah expected to have a clear path up to the final and to meet there Miss Enid Wilson, : strongest of the British women entered as Miss Joyce withered and Miss Cecil Leitch, the leaders in women's golf here, were not entered. Mrs. D. Cami»hell Hurd, of Philadelphia. last of the Americans, survived the fotirth round defeating Miss Aline Dolison of Brocton Hall, five up and three to play. Miss Mabel Wragg holds the Yorkshire women's championship, which she has held four times since the World war. She is small like Miss Collett. She j wears spectacles while playing but these apparently constituted no hand!- | cap in the driving rain that a strong . wind blew across the course in sheets. Miss Wragg is more than 30 years old. Miss Collett was visibly affected by the cold. Sire wore several jumpers as she started the round. She shed them one by one as she warmed up. viiss Wtagg seemed comparatively unaffected. o Two More Net Games Booked For Comomdores Two more basketball games have been scheduled for Decatur Cathclic high school Commodores for next sea son, Father Joseph Hesftfon. athletic director ;f the school, annunced today The Commodores will play Springfield Ohio, public high in this city on December 22. and a return game in Springfield, on February 16. Babe, With 11 Homers In The Bag, Appears Headed For New Mark New York. May 16. —(INS) -It' Babe Ruth continues to park baseballs in the bleacheis at his present rate he will hit 65 home runs this season, ns against last year's record of 60. With a trifle more than one-sixth of New York's schedule completed, the King of Swat lias polled out eleven circuit clouts. In three successive times at bat against Detroit pitchers yesterday, the Babe lofted two balls into the right field bleachers and then contributed an even longer hit which traveled 470 feet on the carry and rolled to the center field bleachers only to bounce back for a triple. He made the second homer after he had failed in a surprise attempt to bunt. The mighty slugger is now eight games and eight daysi ahead of the record-smashing pace he set last season. In the last seven games he has hit five homers. HAROLD TEEN, COMEDY STRIP HERO, AT CORT THEATRE “Harold Teen." the drug store cowboy with Oxford bags and a weakness for Shebas. whose antics on comic pages throughout the country have entertained millions, has turned to tlie screen and comes in that form io the Cort Theatre tonight and Thursday. ’First National Pictures made “Haloid Teen” under the direction of Mervyn Leßoy, and in the opinion of critics, it is one of the most entertaining and delightful comedies of the year. An all featured cast is seen, including Arthur Itake, Mary Brian, Alice White, Jack. Duffy, Lucien Littlefield, Fred Krfsey* Lincoln Stedman- and a host of others. —advt o National Air Tour Planes To Stop At Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind., May 16—(INS> —G. M. Williams, president cf the Marmon Motor Car company, today announced that Indianapolis will be the first stop on the loute of the 1928 National Air tour which 40 airplanes will make to 32 cities for the middle west. The planes will start from Detroit on June 30 and will compete for the Edsel B. Ford reliability trophy.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1928.

AMERICAN STAR IS ELIMINATED gjj i S 3 N ? 4 PF J s li Glenna Collett, right, former American women's golf champion, was eliminated from the British Women's open golf championship today, when she was beaten three up and two to go by Miss M. Wragg. of Sheffield. Her defeat was a complete upset. She had defeated Mlle. Simone de la Chaume, left, French girl, who holds the British title, in her first round match.

SAYS MAN TRIED TO EXTORT S6OO Van Wert, Ohio. May 16 —(U.R) — Robert Daughetiy 35 cf Scuth avenue was being held in the c'unty jail here today on a charge of attempting to extort money fr-.m Mrs. Abbie Chambers of Ridge township, a widow under thieat to kill. The ehaige was filed by Mrs. Chambers teday in the court of W. ,1. Semple. justice of the peace, and arraignment of Daughetry was set for 1(1 o’clock tomorrow morning. The affidavit filed by Mrs. Chambe: s against Daughei ty charges that on or abaut May 14 (yesterday) be "with a threat to kill and milder Abbie Chambers'’ did demand her money in the amount of 600 witli intent to unlawfully extort money. According to the st ry local officers said Mis. chambers gave them, Daugherty told her that six men w»-re here from Illinois in a Cadillac automobile and wanted money soon. Daughetry was said to have added that if they did net get the mcney what hapened to a man east of Delphos would happen tc both Mrs. Chambers and Daughetry. The plan, local officers said they were told, was so, Mrs. Chambers to get S6OO and deliver it to Daughetry in Van Wert, while he ha said lie w nld take it to the six men alleged to have made the demand. Thp money was never delivered officers said, and arrest by Sheriff Fleck came about the time it is alleged Daugherty had planned to receive S6OO. According to the stpry local officers were given, Daugherty had told Mrs Chambers that eventually she would get the money back through a plan to sell the "mysterious six" his large spoit model roadster automobile for $1,500.

Watching The Scoreboard (By United Press) Yesterday’s Hero: Don Hurst. Phillies’ rookie titst baseman from Rochester, who hit a home run with two men on off Red Lucas and enabled the Philadelphia Phillies to break their ten-game Joslng streak with a 5 to 3 victcry oter Cincinnati. The Chicago Cubs won their tenth straight and their fourth in a row from the New York Giants. 10 to 7,

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ams went into a tie with the Reds for first place in the National league. Babe Ruth hit his tenth and eleventh home runs cf the season as the New Yori; Yankees made a clean sweep of the 4-game series with the Detroit Tigers, winning the final game, 12 to 8. Jack Quinn held the Cleveland Indians to six hits and the Philadelphia Ath’etici blanked the tribe, 5 to 0. The Boston Red Sox won their fourth consecutive victory, Ruffing bolding the St. Ixtuis Browns to five hits as the Red Sox won. 3 to 1. The Brooklyn Robins made 16 hits and trounced the Pittsburgh Pirates, id to 3. breaking a tie with the Pirates for fifth place. Home runs by Hafey and Harper! accounted for all the Cardinals' runs ant|. St. Ixmis won a seven-in-ning game from the Boston Braves. 3 to 1. Rain halted the game. Ted Lyons stopped a Washington rally in the ninth and the Chicago Wh te Sox beat the Senators, 3 to 2.

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