Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1928 — Page 6

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YANK-CARDINAL SERIES PROBABLE New York. June 26 —(U.R)— ■ With almost half the season over, another word series between the New York Yankees and Cardinals seems highly probable. The Cardinals are fast drawing away from the field in the National League, going buck home today after 26 games on the road with a five ami n half game lend over the second place New York Giants. The Philadeliphia Athletics have failed time and again to take advantage of openings presented by the Yankees, and the conclusion is alums trenched that Connie Mack's club is not quite good enough to make the grade. The Yankees, enjoying their second day’s rest in a row today, are nine and a half games ahead of the Athletics, gaining a full game yesterday without so much as lifting a bat. Fortune favored the Athletics one day last week. The Red Sox beat the Yankees tjwfide Saturday while the Athletics defeated the Senators in two games, cutting the world champions’ lead to seven and a half games. . The gate was open, the Yankees wouldn’t turn the Athletics back now. That was how the situation sized upon paper. Three days later we find the Yankees back in possession of their nine and a half game lead and the Athletics in the throes of a losing st real: ct three games. After losing two games to the A's : Saturday, the Senators turned around and won three straight, taking a dou- i hleheader yesterday. Once more the Athletics have lost an opportunity to i threaten the supremacy of the Yankees. tinless the Cardinals show a complete reversal of form, they are headed to another National league championship. The rise of the Cardinals to the peak of the National league is : made more miraculous by the fact that it was accomplished away from home. The Cardinals left home May 28 in fifth place. Jour games from the top. They return home today five and a halt games out in front after play-1 Ing every other team in the league,: winning 21 out of 27 games. With a 21-day home stand in front ■ of them, opening Thursday against J the 1927 chcampions, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cardinals will have a chance to tighten their grip on firs? place. No club in the National league appears strong enough just at this time to overhaul them. The New York i Giants are playing no better than .500 per cent baseball against the second division clubs. The Chicago Cubs are playing in . and out baseball, and have never she wed any sustained drive since 1 their sensational winning spurt of last month. The Cincinnati Reds are . lipping into second division. Watching The Scoreboard —(U.R)— Yesterday's hero: Ray Blades. St. Louis Cardinals, whose pinch-hit triple with the bases filled in the eleventh gave the cards a 5 to 2 vic tory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Philadelphia Athletics fell further behind the Yankees when they lost a double header to the : Washington Senators, 3 to 2, and 7 to 2. The Chicago White Sox sent the Detroit Tigers back to the cellar by beating them. 8 to 6. The New York Giants took second j place by winning a double header from the Phillies, 12 to 4 and 8 to 2. Del Bissonette bit his fifteenth home run to tie for the league leadership as the Brooklyn Robins beat the Boston Braves. 9 to 3. Three runs in the tenth gave the Cleveland Indians a 7 to 4 victory over the St. Louis Browns. o . ************* * WITH THE BIG * * LEAGUE STARS * * * * * * ** ****** —(U.R>— Ty Cobb: A double in four times in first game, driving in a run. Tris Speaker: Did not play. Rogers Hornsby: None out of three. Harry Heilmann: A double and single in live trips. Frankie i'-.isch: A single in five attempt-. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Paul Waner were idle. o— Covington Girl Meets Death In Horrible Manner Attica, Ind., June 26—(INS)—Blanche Miller, 12-year-old daughter of William M. Miller, of Covington, Ind., met death Monday in a horrible manner, She was Peeing fiom a muzzled dog and ran directly into the path of an automobile. A bolt, projecting from the body of the car and supporting the top, struck the girl behind the jaw tearing away the entire lower half of her face and severing the jugular vein The child was rushed to a hospital where she died within a few minutes. %

STANDINGS Central League , W L Pct i Fort Wayne . 31 24 .564 ■ ut 29 25 .537 I Dayton 29 27 .518 i Erie 30 28 .517 ’! Springfield 28 27 .509 ’ | Canton 20 36 .357 t : National League W L Pct t'St. Louis 43 24 .642 I New York 34 26 .567 ’' Chicago .37 30 .552 Brooklyn . 34 29 .540 I j Cincinnati 38 33 .535 I Pittsburgh 29 32 .475 Boston 20 39 .339 ' Philadelphia 11 40 .298 — American League W I, Pci | New York 46 15 .754 ‘ I Philadelphia 37 25 .597 St. lamia 34 31 .523 Cleveland 3z 35 4112 Washington 29 33 .468 Boston 24 33 .421 I Chicago 25 38 .397 ■ Detroit 25 40 .385 American Association W L Pct Indianapolis 41 30 .577 Milwaukee 38 30 .559 Kansas City 38 31 .551 St. Paul 36 32 .529 T.ledo 37 33 .529 Minneapolis 34 34 .500 Louisville 29 41 .41 1 i Columbus . 24 46 .343 — Yesterday's Results Central League Fort Wayne 5; Dayton 4 Erie 6: Akron 1 Canton 7: Springfield 6. National League New York 12-8; Philadelphia 4-2 Brooklyn 9; Boston 3 St. Louis 5; Cincinnati 2 Pittsburgh Chicago, rain. American League Washington 3-7; Philadelphia 2-2 Chicago 8; Detroit 6 Cleveland 7; St. Louis 4, Only games scheduled. American Association Indianapolis 5; Columbus 2 Milwaukee 7; St. Paul 3 Toledo 8; Louisville 5. Kansas City 13; Minneapolis 5. o REPORT GIANTS : WILL BE SOLD 1 < New York. June 26 —(U.R) —The New . i York Daily Mir. or today said announ- ( cement of the sale of the New Yoik National League baseball Club to the t Madison Square Garden corporation i I w uld be made within a few days. Tex Rickard, promoter who is at the i 1 head of the corporation, was said to , have closed tire deal last week. ( The Minor said the sale would ( mean retirement of Charles A. Stonel ham and ether officials cf the Giants with Lie exception of John McGraw , who would be retained as manager and president. , Rickard and Stoneham have been as disagreement for some yearn, it was said in the story that Rickaru was ne- ' gotiatjng to have the Giants play their home games at the Yankee Stadium. Leo Bendy, treasurer of the Giants 1 and attorney for Stoneham, denied the sale. He said no conferences with Rit k- ’ aid or any other member of the Madison Square Garden coiporation had : been held. — 0 YESTERDAY’S HOME RUNS — Player and Club S.T. i Bissonette, Brooklyn (1) 15 Blue, Browns (1) 9 Fox, Athletics (1) 7 Manush, Biowns (2» 5 L. Sewell, Cleveland ill 3 O'Farrell, Giants (1) 1 Morgan, Cleveland (1) 1 The lenders: Ruth, 28; Gehrig, 16: Bottomley, 15; Bissonette. 15; Hack Wilson, 1 ; Hornsby, 14. League Totals: National, 276; American, 249. o THE BIG FIVE Players G. AB R H HR Pct. Hornsby 56 195 46 77 14 .395 Gehrig 61 231 58 81 16 .351 Cobb 59 242 31 79 1 .326 Ruth 61 212 69 69 28 .326 Speaker 47 173 27 45 3 .260 o Threatened Revolt In Indiana Delegation Fails To Materalize Houston, Tex., June 26 - (INS) — A threatened revolt in the Indiana delegation against the candidacy of Evans Woollen for Presidmit failed to materilize in the deleganon's first caucus, and it was indicated today that the Hoosiers would stick by him on the first ballot unless released. Many members of the delegation believe that Woolie r should openly enter the race for the vice-presidency and • that the delegation should climb on the Smith band wagen without delay. I o Get the Habit—Trade at Home, it Pays

TILDEN, LOTT WINNERS AGAIN By Robert ('. Dowson (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Wimbledon Stadium, Englund, June 26—(U.R)—W. T. Tilden. Duvls I’ttp Captain headed the Americans tht mgh the second round of the Men's singles in the All-Englaml tennis championships today by defeating 11. C. Fisher, Brltish-Siarqese veteran, 6-1, 6-3. 6-1. Play was resumed at .'! pm. after half an hour's suspension because of rain. George M. Lott, of the Atno’iean team beat H. K. Lester, promising young Hilton. 6-1. 7-5, 7-5, in a baseline duel. Ijott's chops and services were particularly effective. — o ■ - ■ ■ NEWS FROM BERNE —by— Miss Helen Burkhalter Mr. and Mrs. Menno Neuhnuser, of Napoleon, Ohio, arrived here Friday to spend Sunday with the former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Nouhauser. and other relatives. Hiram Nussbaum and sisters, the Misses Lydia and Edna Nussbaum were callers at Portland. Saturday. Frank Sprunger and his frienil, Miss Ruby Schlagenhauf, escaped injury Sunday afternoon, when Mr. Sprunger’s heavy car hit some loose stone and turned over into a ditch near Polingtown. Mr. Sprunger and his friend were unable to climb out of the car for some time, due to the fact that the doors could not be opened. Had the accident occurred only a few feet farther down the road, they would have gone into a very deep ditch, which had just recently been dredged. The Main Street. Filling station service car, of Berne, was called and after considerable effort the car was taken out of the ditch. It took the service car and about a dozen men to get the car out. which was wedged into the ditch. Two fenders and a wheel were damaged. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Gottschalk left Monday morning for Indianapolis, where Mr. Gottschalk will attend a meeting of the state budget commit- | tee. while Mrs. Gottschalk will visit I with friends. Postmaster Menno Burkhalter, son Freeman, and daughters, the Misses Frances and Gertrude, and Miss Emma Gilliom left Monday for Chicago, to visit with the latter's sister, Miss Martha Gilliom. Ralph Amstutz and sisters, the Misses Dessie, Lucille and Anna Maria Amstutz, and Helen and Eva Burkhalter were guests at the homes of their uncles, the David Sommer and Ed Baumgartner families, Sun- j day. Mrs. Rosa Schwartz and family spent Sunday afternoon and evening at Decatur. Among those from Berne, who attended the state C. E. convention at Fort Wayne, Sunday afternoon and evening, were: Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Gilliom. Rev. C. W. H. Sauerwein, Miss Inda Sprunger, Hiram Liechty, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blum, and daughter, Rev. and Mrs. Roderer and son, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Eichenberger and son Harold, Albert Stahley, Mr. and Mis. Ferd Mettler and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lehman and Miss Elizabeth Beitler, Mrs. H. H. Kattman and Harold, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Yager and sons, Mrs. Gotlieb Christener. Mrs. Melda Dro, Eli, Howard. Orlando, Robert, Marvin and Harley Lehman. Waldo Stauffer, Gerhardt Sprunger. Carleton Steiner, Merlin Norr, Ralph Amstutz, and the .Misses Ida and Caroline Christner, Dessie and Lucille Amstutz, Eva and Helen Burkhalter, Martha and Leona Depp, Lillian Kirchhofer, Lorena Habegger and Mrs. L. D. Jacobs. John Dickerson spent Friday evening at Indianapolis. Victor Nusbaum and the Misses Lucille Baumgartner and Lydia Nussbaum were visitors at Portland, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Dailey and family, of Fort Wayne, visited relatives here over the week-end. o Best Illinois Baby Will Get Big Prize At 1928 State Fair By International News Service Springfield, 111., —(INS). —lllinois will choose the most perfect mental and physical specimen of babyhoed at the Illinois State Fair here in August. Over SSOO in awards will be presented to high scoring children. Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings, state health director, announced today. Entries in the annual ‘‘Baby Show” will be limited to 1,000 to insure careful examination. Twins, triplets and families of six children will compete for special prizes. Registration for the conference is open on a state-wide basis and the mother of the state’s most healthy baby will be presented with a silver loving cup. o WASHINGTON—James A. Gill feels something should be done about this: He is assessed S2OO for taxation on an old building which he gave away for wrecking. Gill is taking the matter before the present session of the Daviess county board of review.

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I ' B - tEE g4ms ' I & $ t will > 1.4 i : I ■■ ftV. i R. Lee Barnes of Alabame. who will attempt to keep everybody out of convention hall who enn nut show credentials.—lnternational New»- ■ reel. * Fish Swallows Ring; Keeps It Three Years; Starts New Romance Plymouth, Jud. — (INS) Stealing the role cf cupid from the cherub of allegoric al fame and acting as a repository for a valuable diamond engagement ring for three years, a common German carp, taken from Bass Lake near here, was the means of uniting Miss Anna Nolan of New York and James E. Sweeney of Chicago in a romantic courtship which will soon culminate in a happy wedding. Three 1 years ago Sw-.eney and a former fiance were out in a b at fish ing on the lake. A quarrel ai£«e which ended in the girl handing Sweeney hack his ring, in a fit of pique he hurled the platinum circlet i into the water. They pulled to the shore and never met again. Recently Sweeney met Miss Nolan at the lake and was showing her the correct method of spearing carp She made an accurate thrust and captur;ed a large fish, which they took to I camp to prepare for chowder. Later while preparing the fish Miss Nolan found a beautiful solitaire inside of the finny cupid. It was iden titled by Sweeney as the same one he had hurled into the lake three years before, and he promptly presented it in the approved fashion. Miss Nolan’s parents who have a summer home on the lake, have announced their daughter and Siyeeney will be the principals in an early wedding. — o Sale of 75 full blood Hereford cattle at Fonner Stock Farm Friday. June 29th. 26-27

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CHIU)HEALTH WEEK PLANNED — Indianapolis. Ind., June 26 (U.R) Plans are being completed for the an | nual child Heahn week pr gram at | the Winona Lake Chßtauqua. July 913. the Stale Board of Health announced recently. Included in this year's program will i»e examinations of pie-scaool children eve.ry forenoon in the basement of the Presbyterian church at the lake white exhibits will l.e placed showing the recent result* of scientific Inves tigati it us to' ’he beat methods of health protection. , Health films will he shown anti new books ami phamplets on the subject will be Issued for study. Dr. Ada E. Si hweitxer, chief of the child hefllth division will give dally let titres on chilli hygiene. She will be assisted by Dr. Apollmi Wilson. Monday July 9. will be "Dental Day" when the nutritl n of the teeth, the!' - cue anil the results of dental defects will be explainett both from the t osmetic anti constitution.ili viewpoint. Under the tital t.f “Fears ami Defense! Reactions" instinctive anil nc-, " quired fears of children will be msI cussed Tuesday. The possibility of cham'.ii< a childs reaction to subjects associated with unpleasant experien ees will be explained anti the pi per training outlined. Physical, mental and tempermental I defects anti their relation to each other

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will be discussed by Dr. Wilson at th’ J Wednesday morning session. Problems of the delinquent child and home environments protection by r community ami state will lie discuss- * I ed at the Thursday aud Friday meetings. f _ o | GENEVA NEWS ; 1 Mr. and Mrs. Cleta Miller, of Decatnr, called in Geneva Friday even- ' ing. T. E. Kraner, of Sistersville, W. Va”., Is spending several days with hfe< family here. Mr. anti Mrs. John Burgess, of t’oIttmbine, Wyo„ are visiting friends in anti near Geneva. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Brayton, of Akrot., Ohio, are spending the week-end in Geneva. Miss Vera Johnson, of Fort Wayne, is the guest of Mr. ami Mrs. Morris Wells. Mrs. Fret! Burris ami children, of Albany, are visiting Mrs. John Burris. ami other relatives over Sunday. Mr. ami Mrs. A. G. Briggs, Mr. ahd Mrs. R. A. Briggs atftl Mr. and Mrs. James Briggs ami children motored to Sidney. Ohio, to visit Mr. and Mrs.

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