Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 122, Decatur, Adams County, 22 May 1928 — Page 6

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MANDELL PROVES RIGHT TO CROWN By Frank (Jetty, United Press Spoils Editor New York. May 22. Those who have been complaining of Sammy Mandell's stewardship since he won the lightweight championship two summers ago from Rocky Kansas must <onl inue to seek lor a challenger to supplant the black haired little i sheik from Rockford. Illinois. Jimmy McLarnin. born in Belfast and hied on the west coast, fulled to! even so much as ruffle Mandell's sta- I combed hair in their 15-round championship bout before 30,01)0 spectator at the Polo grounds last night. Mandell outpointed his challenger' from start to finish, dosed McLarnin's | left eye ami made a monkey of the ■ lad from Vancouver at infighting Entering the ring a 7 to 5 favorite in ; the fight which had been thrice post-1 polled, Sammy proved himself in every way a worthy champion and justified the betting odds by winning all the way. I After the first couple of rounds, when it was apparent that Mandell ; had no intention of succumbing to the ! knockout punch upon which Jimmy's backers hail counted so heavily, McLarnin confined his attack to the , body. His Tight hand beat a ro y , tatto on the title-holder's ribs, but if, Mandell was disturbed thereby he gave no sign. The champion won 11 of the 1.7 | rounds, two went to McLarnin on sheer aggressiveness and two were i even. A fast left hand, which some- I how always managed to beat Jimmy ; to the punch, was the champion's , most effective blow. After he had ' McLarning slowed up and no longer dangerous slowed up and no longer j left viciously to the face. His right. Sammy kept cocked and ready tor ; retaliation, but seldom used. McLarnin proved vastly over rated. If he is the best of the lightweights ! who seek Mandell's crown, the title is safely Sammy's for some time to come. The coast boy was awkward in his ' persistency. He would boro in ut . Mandell toiind after round, only to bo tied up in the clinches and out-gen j eralled. It was a fast fight, with action all the way, ami not one of the throng at ' the Polo grounds raised a voice in j protest at any time. The gate was rather a disappointment tc Tex Rickard, as the gross receipts were estimated at $137,000 and Mandell had received a guarantee of nearly half that sum to defend his title here. Rickard may have broken even on the show but the chances are that he lost money. It is difficult to see who is to beat Sammy Mandell out of his title this vear. The champion never was extended. and could have put up a vastly more strenuous fight if the occasion had warranted. o Watching The Scorehoard (By United Press) Yesterday's Hero: Bob Meusel, Yankees' left field T, whose home run with two teamm-tes on base in the sixth inning of (he second game saved the champions from a double defeat by the Boston Red Sox. Home runs my Todt and Regan with two Red Sox <n base each time gave Bos ton an 8 to 4 victory in the first game while Mem-el's wallop won the second game for the Yanks. 3 to 2. The Philadelphia Athletics took a doubleheader front the Washington Senators. Quinn's single in the thirteenth won the first game, 4 to 3.1 whi'e Dykes' homer and French's double gave the A's victory in the second game, 2 to 1 Tris Speaker and Bing Miller. Philadelphia out-, ciehiors, were injured in a collision. Both had to retire. Speaker with a possible fractured artn. In a battle of home runs, the St. I eitis Cardinals outs lugged the Chicago Cubs, four homers to two, and ’••on, 8 to 7. Jim Bottomley hit two bp”or the Cards with a man on o-<b t'm- ' idle Hack Wilson duplitl f.’at for the Cubs. Roettrl Harper also hit for the circu’t. Tt>e Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates divided a doubleheader, the Reds winning the opener, 4 to 3, and the Pirates taking the afterpiece, G to 3. o . Indianapolis Race To Be Put On Air New York, May 22—(UP) —For the first time in history the Indianapolis automobile race will be broadcast over a national network, the National Broadcasting company announced today. Graham McNamee, veteran sports announcer, will he at the microphone for the race May 30.

Rides the Big Winner * x * I y • w . Here is Chick Lang, veterau jockey, who rode Reigh Count, carrying the silks of Mrs. Herts to victory in the classic Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Kentucky. More than 100.000 race fans braved the rain to see the ! favorite run true to form in spite of the mud. (In tern allun al Newsreel» STANDINGS Central Leagce W L Pet i Springfield 14 11 .560 I Dayton 15 12 .556 ■ Akron 13 11 .542 ! Erie 14 12 .538 , Fort Wayne 13 13 .500 ! Canton 7 17 .22'.’ National League W L Pet. I Chicago 22 14 .611 | Cincinnati 22 14 .611 ■ New York 16 12 .571 ' St. Louis 20 15 .571 Bro klyn 16 If ,51f | Pittsburgh 16 16 .501 • Boston 10 20 .333 1 Philadelphia 6 23 .207 I American League W L Pct. New York 24 6 .800 i Philadelphia 19 8 .704 I Cleveland 621 13 .618 Boston 14 16 .46, ' St: Louis 14 19 .424 ; Detroit 13 23 .361 Washington 11 20 .355 Chicago 11 22 .333 American Association W L Pct. St. Paul 22 14 .611 Milwaukee 22 14 .611 Minneapolis .20 15 .571 Kansas City 19 16 .543 Indianapolis . . 18 16 .529 Toledo 18 18 .500 I. uisville 15 20 .429 Columbus 9 27 .250 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Central League Fort Wayne 14; Akron 2. Canton 10; Dayton 7. Erie 9; Springfield 6. National League St. Louis 8: Chicago 7. Pittsbuigh 3-6; Cincinnati 4-3. Only games scheduled. Ametican League Boston S-2; New York 4-3. Philadelphia 4-2; Washington 3-1./. Only games scheduled. American Association Minneapolis 5; Kansas City 1. Milwaukee 8; St. Paid 4. Only games scheduled. o ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ * WITH THE RIG * * LEAGUE STARS * ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ (By United Press) Babe Ruth: Singled once and walked once in four times up in first game and walked twice in four times up and scored one run in second game. Lou Gehrig: Singled twice and struck out once in four times up and scored one run in first game and singled, walked and struck out once each in four times up in second. Ty Cobb: Got a single, stole a base and scored a run in five times up in first game and went hitless in three times up in second game. Tris Speaker: Failed to hit safely in two times up in first game before retiring after a collision with Bing Miller. Kiki CuYler: Failed to get a hit as a pinch hitter. Paul Waner: Singled once in four times up in first game and failed to hit safely in tour times up in second game. USE Limberloet Washing Powder

16-YEAR-OLDBOY IS TENNIS STAR — Kansas City, Mo.. May 22-(U.RI — A 16-year-old Iwy who five years ago dreamed of bee mlns a gieut Tennis player, today stands In a position of realizing his dreams. Juiiioi Coen at the age of 11, a grade school pupil, wanted to become firn us at the coint game. Today he Is a menthol of the Davis cup team. Hie youngest player evei to aid America in its efforts to secure the Davis •tup. highest pfize of the tennis world. Coen has an excellent chance of being selected for one of the singles m itches against China in the Ameri can zone elimination ci ntest to be held here this week end. Junior came home yesterday from St. Louis, where he took part in the Davis Cup elimination trials. He accompanied the American team to Mex ico a few weeks ago, as tin alternate. He survived the trials in St. Igiuis, be i ccming a full-ledged member of th" team, and he is conceded an excellent ■ chance of accompanying the American team to Europe for the challenge round I with France, providing the United I States defeats China and the winner of the Japan-Canada contest. William Tilden. 11, captain of 'he 11 American team and a veteran of man.' j a Davis cup struggle, became interest j ed in the possibilities rd' Coen several years ago. He made frequent trips to Kansas City to see the high school boy and invited him to engage in several tournaments. As a tut r, Tilden proved a success, for Coen subsequently won the Nation al Boy's title, and he played well in tournaments against players far mor« experienced than he. Coen, still in high school, did not tarry yesterday when he arrived home. He went to schocl and began attending his classes. He will be graduated with his class from Southwest high school next month. —.— c Pace Getting Difficult For Cross-Country Runners Deposit N Y. May 22 (U.R) While a preceding motorcycle popped out a warning that C. C. Pyle's trans-contin-ental race was coming, the remaining limners cf the Derby started today for Liberty. 58 miles away. The runners limped into camp a! fill hours last night, even up to 3 A. M. today some still were plugging along the highway trying to get into Deposit for a few hours rest before the start to Liberty. Andrew Payne, the Claremore, Oklahoma. leader cf and John Salo. Passaic. N. J. Finn continued in the Van. Payne still has more than 16 hours lead. Salo was first in from Waverly yesterday, making the 74.6 miles in 12 hours and 13 minutes. Payne finished in a dead heat with James Pollard. Reno, Nev., for third. Trans-Continental Air Derby Being Planned Columbus, Ohio, May 22—(INS) — Completion of plans for the second trans-continental air derby, from New York to Los Angeles, with the plane classifications and stop over points, were announced here today t.y Kline Roberts. Starting September 5. it is expected that the race will take up the lietter part of five days. BOSTON GETS READY FOR CELEBRATION OF ITS 300TH BIRTHDAY Boston, May 22.—(INS)—The most recent step in the preparation for mcnster celebration of the city's 300th birthday in 1930, was the asking of English authorities to send Mayor Malcolm Nichols, a copy of the birth record of the founder of Bostontown, William Blackstone. A photostatic copy of the page in the book whereon was written on March 5, 1596. the baptismal of Blackstone will be made and sent to Mayor Nichols. The ixiok is the parish record of St. Mary’s Episco* pal Church, Horncastle, Lancashire. Blackstone tvas the first resident of Boston and when groups of other settlers came here, be departed for Rhode Island, saying that Boston had become too crowded. Eventually ho returned to Boston and married a Sarah Stevenson of this city. Many settlements throughout tire Bay State Colony were named for Blackstone and the names still are in existence. * » o F -rest ot uwarf I rees There Is a forest of trees only 12 inches In height, bearing leaves (never more than two 13 a tree), often six feet long, on a tableland on the west coast of Africa. The trunks of the trees measure about four feet In diameter.

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RAY MAKES GRADE AS MARATHONER r- • ''i j. AX JqWk . - 'it "X. V -■< I Joie Ray. former star middle distance runner, finished tin t in the New York to Long Beach marathon and established liim." it a* •ne or the leading contenders for an Olympic berth. Joie's tiau» formation into a marathon runner is one of the big events in American sports when it is considered that he beat\sucb experienced runners as Charles De Mar of Boston and Whitey Michelson ot Portchester, N. Y. ,i„ten. a

RADIUM POISONING ATTACKS OTHERS ‘ I Orange, N. J., May 22—(U.P) Just as t.he five young women who are said to l>e dying of radium poisoning prepared to go into court today in an '•ffort to speed their suit against the United States Radium Carproation. it became known that three of their teilew workers have shown symptoms of tlie fata! matady. The throe latest victims of the disease are said to have developed rhett malic pains in t.heir joints. Tiiat inHcates that the alpha-rays of the! radium have begun to impair their J bones. Today Raymond 11. Berry, counsel I for the five wQrr-n. will jH-tition Vice - f'hance’le.r John 11. Backes of New I ark. N. J.. to set tomorrow, Thursday and Friday as th.e three days in which the radium corporation’s counsel can present its defense. Berry presented the rise f >r the five women, who are seekink $1,250,000 dan ages, last month. tve plaintiffs in the suit are; Miss (trace Fryer Mrs. Quinta McDonald, Mrs. Al’-iiin Larice. Mrs. Edna Hussman and ?.i:ss Katherine Schaub. » Regular meeting of Masonic lodge at 7:30 o’clock tonight at which time Fell weraft degree will be given to candidate. AH members are urged to attend. J. E. Anderson, \V. m DANGER OF DAM COLLAPSE OVER Salt Lake City May 22—(INS) -Announcement that the leak across the bottom of Pleasant Valley dam had been closed and danger of disaster had passed was made today by state engineer George M. Bac n. The dam had threatened to collapse and residents of the towns of Helper, Colton and ('astelgate fled to the hills. They stored their furniture uji the mountain sides today and a majority of them returned to their bare homta. — 0 — | Molla Mallory To Play In French Tourney Today Parts, May 22. — (U.R) — Another American star of the courts will make her appearance in the French > national tennis championships today when Mrs. Molla Mallory and the f lis'lraliauj Norman Brookes/ meet G. N. Turnbull and Mrs. Lycett of Great. Britain. Americans thus fir have had easy going through the first round. Yesterday Miss Helen Wills, th? American champion, and Miss Penelope Anderson easily won their match and Francis T. Hunter, paired with Norman Brookes, had little difficulty. o Loses Finger In Accident John C. Stucky lest the index finger of his right hand, last Thursday, while engaged in repairing the muffler on one of the stone trucks belonging to Meshbefger brothers, at Linn Grove. The truck bed, which was loaded with about five tons of stone, fell on his ftnger, crushing it to pulp.

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