Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 118, Decatur, Adams County, 17 May 1928 — Page 8

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HARTZTOBE ft SPECTATOR Indianapolis. Ind. May 17—Harry Haitz. 1926 speedway champion ar. I the biggest money winner in automobile racing, will watch the Sixteenth International 500-mile lace to he held at the Indianapolis .Mot r Speedway May 30, f. om a special grandstand In the pit section. It will be the first big race Hartz has seen fiom a stationery position since he entered the speed spoil many years ago. when he was scarcely out of swadding colthes. His forced inactivity in the track this year is caused by a broken leg he 'sustained in a lace last fall an 1 which has not healed properly. He still is on c;utc.ies and must submit to another operation immediately following the Indianapolis contest. Six times the youthful Hartz has staited at Indianapolis. He was second three times, fourth twice and failed to finish once. He first came to Indianapolis as a driver in 1922 after riding as an aide to the veteran Eddie Hearne for sevetal years following a boyhoesl success with cyclecars on the Pacific Coast. In 1922. in his very first big race, he r. de into second place tight behind the great Jimmy Murphy who made in that race one of the greatest rides in his glamorous careel. Tite following year. 1923. Haitz trailed the only two; time winner of an Indianapolis contest I Tommy M lton, to the finish wire. In 1924 he was foul th as Ise was again j in 1925. However in 1926 he bettered I his standihg by running second io the late Frank Lockhart. o —. ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ * WITH THE BIG * * LEAGUE STARS * ¥ ¥ ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ —(U.R)— Ty Cobb. Athletics: Hit a home run and single in five times up, drove in fcnr runs and scored two and stole a ; base. T.is Speaker, Athletics. Got a double and single in four times up. Hany Hellmann, Tigers: failed to hit fasely in three times up. THE BIG FIVE Player and Club GAB R HHR Pct. Hornsby, Braves 25 89 19 34 2 ..382 j Huth Yankees ... 26 89 34 33 11 .371 j Gehrig, Yankees. 26 95 24 33 5 .347 | Cobb. Athletics .. 23 99 14 33 1 .333 J Speaker. Athletics 23 97 15 25 1 .258 . c YESTERDAY’S HOME RUNS American League Playei and Club Season’s Total Hale, Philadelphia (li 3 Cobh, V.iiladelphia (It 1 Fonseca, Cleveland tl) National League -No>.e. The Lead .< , American Ruth 11: Kaus i 7, Gehrig 5; H. Williams 4. Naiicnai Bissonelte t>; 1. Wilson 4 League Totals National 97. Ame.ican 90. 1 — ( Many Persons To Take Advantage Os Special Rates Tor Race-Goers Pe.sons in Fecitu. and Community who expect ’ a: end the annual 500 mile auto race ui Pidianapolis. May 30, and who plan tr take advantage of t le special low fate to Indianapolis and return over the Pennsylvania rail trad, are requested to obtain their tickets or notify a member of ’in General Electric band, at dice. Th. band u» spons. ring the excursion. Almost enough pet sous have purchased tickets already to fill ore coach. The round-trip fare will be $3.75 Tickets must be obtained before the afternoon cf May 29. The will leave Decatur at 12:45 o’clock a. in. and reach Indianapolis at 6:35 o'clock a. ni.. May 30. and arrive iu Decatur at 2:05 o'clock a. in. May 31. The General Elecrtic hau l has been engaged to furnish music at the races V is yt .ir. Member of the band will go to u:d:..napol s cn the special train. . o—‘‘Ca’idle" Coal? I’ai.m t coal burns with a bright, i-iindlc like Hume, i.ud it is probable that the mime Is n corruption of candle coal. This cotil is found In Kentucky. Ohio and Tndhimi, and some believe that it Is a product ot fill nceiiinHhiHon of tinfn-SX’ 3S Wr’l S? plant remains. The same kind of coni is found In Scotland, where it Is called parrot coni. —— JQ— , Preserving Railway Ties Coni tar creosote and zine chloride tire the two most widely used pre servatives common In treating rollway ties, posts, poles and piling, etc., to prevent decay, bit’ others have been found that use good for special uses. ,

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Central League Dayton S; Erie 0. I (’.niton at l-’oit Wayne, rain. | Spi'ngiield at Akron, lain. National League All games postponed, rain. I American League i Host n 5; Detroit 4. I Philadelphia 15; Cleveland 2. Only games scheduled. American Association Indianapolis 7; Columbus 4. , Other games postponed, lain. ALL AMERICANS OUT IN TOURNEY Hunstanton, England. May 17—(U.R) Mrs. 1). Campbell Hind oi Philadelphia, last of the Americans, was elim inated from the British women's golf championship today by Miss Judith Fowler, of Hairogate, three up and two to play. Miss Mabel Wragg, who defeated Miss Glenna Collett, American star, in the fourth round yesterday, was defeated today, five up and three to play, by Miss S. Marshall, of Sandy Lodge. By her victory Miss Marshall : entered the semi-final. I 'The semi-finalists are: Miss Fowler. Miss S. Marshall, Miss Enid Wilson, of Nottinghamshire, ami TTde. Nan ; ette Leßlan, of France. o_ LARGE FIELD TO START IN DERBY i Churchill Downs. Louisville, Ky„ 1 May 17. — (U.R) — A large field, with ■' possibly 20 starters, setaned likely to- 1 day in the $50,000 added Kentucky 1 ! dei by Saturday. An overnight entry list of as many as 25 may be made puldie tomorrow. ' Five or six scratches could be count- 1 cd on, depending on track conditions. The largest field that ever started ' was 21 in 1923, when Zev won. Horsemen seemed to feel that tin- 1 I less Mrs. John D. Hertz' Reigh Count 1 is the standout the odds would indi- 1 I eate. their < bailees can be conceded ' ! a chance against the field. ’ Reigh Count, from all indications, tl'l go to tile post an 8 to 5 favorite. Many Colorado Lakes Tlie estimate by forest officials and, others is that there are more than 2.000 lakes of all sizes in Colorado. I Aviation developed t! ere were more than 200 lakes in the recesses of tlie mountains that were not known and were spotted by flyers. On Gran*) Mesn alone there are more than 100 of all sizes lying at an altitude of B,o(>v feei and aii mocked with trout. . Q. Cactus Apples for Candy Near San Fernando, Calif., is a 1 large farm, devoted to the raising of cactus apples, tlie pulpy product of ; one of the species of the familiar des ert plant. Tlie apple is used for tlie making of jellies and candies, or Is "ateti In its natural 'state. It has n sweet taste, and Is about 80 per cent water. An acre of land will produce 50<l or COO boxes of the apples, which were selling for $1,25 a box last sea son.—Popular Mechanics Magazine X a Cotton in Auto Tires Most motorists know of the impor tant part that cotton plays in the sturdy carcass of un automobile tire. But It Is not generally known that cotton fiber of length required for tire cords is raised in only two similar bui widely separated areas. The delta re giotis of tlie Mississippi river, in this country, and of the Nile river lu Egypt, produce almost all the cotton for the highest grade tires .— —o Earliest Railroad Tunnel The first railroad tunnel was the Woodbead tunnel. In England, which was begun in the spring of 1839. The first train passed through December 2. 1845. Tills wns over what was known as the Manchester. Sheffield & Lincolnshire railway. now the Great Central division of the London & Northeastern railway. o • — Reward in Well Doing He Hint does good to imollier does good also to himself not only In the consequence, hut tn the very act; for the consciousness «’> well-doing Is in Itself ample reward —Seneca Big-Game Preserved It Is estimated that there are 963. iMMI big-ga.me animals nnd heaver In the national forests of continental United State; and Alaska. Os tiiese 671,050 are deer.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1928.

MANY TO SEE FIGHT TONIGHT By James L. Kllgallen, INS Staff Correspondent New York, May 17. Sixty thousand pel sons, paying $300,000 or more at the gate, are expected" to view the scheduled fifteen lound battle at the Polo Grounds tonigh: lietween Sammy Mandell, the Rockford, 111.. "Shiek," and "Baby Face" Jimmy McLarnin. oi the Pacific coast, for the lightweight championship of the world. It promises to be the most Interesting lightwi ight battle in four years — since the night of July 23, 1924, when Benny Leonard whipped Lew Teudler in the same ring. , Heavy betting on the outcome was reported today, with Mandell a 6 to 5 favorite. It was freely predicted, however, that the fighters will enter the ring at even money. The fight has all the elements of a "natural." it brings together a brainy, resourceful and game boxer in Mandel and a knockout puncher in McLarnin. It brings a champion into the ring who has lost some of his populaiity because of his wariness in selecting opponents against the tremendously popular McLarnin whose recent one-round knockout- of the sprightly Sid Terris amazed the fight fans of New York. It will be the first time Mandell will have t eally risked his lightweight laurels since he won the crown from' Rocky Kansas in Chicago on July 3. 1926. o Nobody Is Laughing At Boston Red Sox New York, May 17.—(INS)— Nobody is laughing at the Boston Red Sox these days. The hack bay boys, for years the joke of the Ameiican league, have won five straight games and are less than half a game away from the first division. They nosed out Detroit yesterday, 5 to 4, in the eleventh inning, the defeat marking Detroit's sixth successive setback. Ty Cobl) is getting sprycr as the weather becomes warmer. The veteran drove in four runs with a home tun and a single and actually stole a base as the Athletics slaughtered Cleveland, 15 to 2. Sand Fonseca also hit a homer. Rnth Walberg held the Indians to five. All other teams were idle yesterday. Named for Discoverer Tlie island of Juan Fernandez liears tlie name of its discoverer. Tlie Span ish navigator came upon tlie deserted island in tlie j jar 1563. He took possession of it and made u, settlement there of GO Indians and tried to es tablish a fishing station. He soon failed and returned to Hie mainland, leaving on the island n few goats, whose descendants have been its principal Inhabitants ever since. o Life’s Friendships We have te learn to do our loving tn this world over a good many rough places Mini around a great many sharp edges. If we Insist that our friends be made to order, we shall never have any friends. We must take people as we find them, mid ex|>end our desire for perfection in shaping the friendship we give rather than In expecting it in Unit which we receive.—Exchange. 0 ; Paul Kruger’s Grave Paul Kruger died July 14, 1904. at Clarens. near Vetiey, on the shores of the Lake of Geneva, whither lie had gone for the sake ot Ids health He was buried at Pretoria (administrative capital of tlie Union of South Africa) the following December. When Kru ger went to Euriqte tie left Ids wife in l.ord Roberts’ custody nt Pretoria, but she gradually failed and died there In 1901. It was in her grave that tlie body of her husband wns laid. 0 Diamonds ‘ A diamond in tlie rough may be any color, but diamonds in tills state g« nerally have a greasy luster Different colors yiay he seen in the stone before it Is polished, If the stone is fractured : tint these colors are not tlie colors that me seen In cut and polished stones. The United States geological survey says that a diamond can be tested only by nn expert. Oyster Culture The various countries which ralst t oysters for market besides ours sr« England, France, Germany, Holland Spain, Italy, Australia, China, Japan Canada, Mexico and certain parts ot South America and Algeria. In tbest various countries there ure about ter different species cf oysters, all of which are similar in structure to out own, though some do not grow quite so large.

Owns Derby Favorite r<S7 — ~ r i jgPwL ' _ ''U' Mrs. John D. Hertz, wife of the New York and Chicago taxirab and bus magnate, pictured as she watched a workout by Reigh fount, favored to win the Kentucky Derby next Saturday. Reigh Count's victory Monday estabI lished him as the most likely winner «t the race.

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Kentucky Derby week is the one of I all the year closest to the hearts of turf enthusiasts. There are other stakes far ticher, but no. thoroughbred test in the United States quite holds the cliann of that which takes place at Ixiui.cvilie next Saturday. The lure cf the blue grass country is calling irresistibly to thousands of race fans today, and those who said they would "pass it up this year" now are seeking about for transportation to "The Derby.” Traveling to Louisville is more complicated and luxurious these days than when the famous stakes were iirst contested back in the 19th century. .Dozens of special trains will take turf followers from New York and Ch'cago, special boats will steam down the Ohio and airplanes will wing to Louisville from distant cities. This year’s Kentucky Derby is considered by sportsmen as an open event, “as wide open as the Atlantic Ocean." one turf critic has declared. There have Derby's in which a Kentucky horse has carried the money of the bettors to such an extent that it has been at odds — on fuvarite when tlie barrier was sprung. This year’s race will have a number of favorites, with plenty of money for backers of the winner. Accommodations in the smoky, sleepy old Kentucky city are. of course, already at a premium. Louisville is preening itself to show its best Southern hospitality and graciousness to the hosts from outside. As usual, there Js rivalry between entries from the east and from the west. The former showed in the preakness at Pimlico last Friday many of the latter have been held in impatient abeyance for next Saturday’s classic. One of the latter is Reigh Count, owned by Mr. and Mrs. John Hertz, which has been training smocth’y and is likely to be one of the p?pular choices, if all goes weil. Reigh Count was the colt whieli got Earl Sande into trouble with the Maryland stewards, on the occasion of the running of the Pimlico Futurity last fall. Sande had the leg up on Bateau, and was leading the field down the back stretch, when Reigh Count's jockey moved up along the rail. Just what, happened never has been satisfactori'y explained. I was invited to study slow motion pictures of the race, for the purpose of determining whether Sande was i guilty, as charged, of deliberately fouling tlie favorite. Unfortunately, the camera lensXwas not quite up to portraying the detail on the far side of the track, and the action was just u bit blurred. There is no doubt but that Reigh 'Count reared and fell back a couple of lengths after making the move to

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pass Sande and Bateau on the rail. But whether America’s premier jockey committed a deliberate fotfl or whether there was not sufficient room for Reigq/Count to get through could not be determined from the movies. The patrol judges believed Sande had reached out and barred Reigh ('cunt's way, and as the Herts entry was a hot favorite an dprobably much the best", there was indignation and suspension. Sande is back now in the good graces of American turf authorities and may redeem himself by riding another Kentucky Derby winner Saturday. Wholesale Insurance A group jrisuntme is written by rtiany of tlie leading old line life in sunince companies and receiv.s Its mime from the fact thin n company insures all the employees of n large corporation, department store, or any organization _o- — USE Limberlost W-rhinq Powder

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Watching The Scoreboard - (U.R)— Yestetday's Hero; Rubo Walberg, Athletics' southpaw, wh, held the Cleveland Indians to'five hits ami won hi-? fifth victory of the seuson as* Phihadelphm tllktnphed 15 to 2. Walter ' Millet, wh’o beat the A's in tie Hist

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