Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 159, Decatur, Adams County, 6 July 1928 — Page 8

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OLYMPIC FINALS SET FOR TODAY By Frank (Tatty, TIP Sports Editor. Cambridge, Muss., July 6.—A finder path of Olympic glory stretches ahead for America's fleetest runners today: the green tmf of Soldier's Field will pave the way to Amsterdam for the best of the nation’s field athletes Three hundred track and Held stnrs start competition In Flarvurd stadium this afternoon with only 04 places on the American Olympic team available. Tills situation promises to result In a general crash of records, unless bad weather Interferes, ns was the case during the I. C. A. A. A. A. meet in May. The most Imposing host of sprinters ever gathered at any track meet, national or international, will answer the starter's gun at 2:110 p. nt. There is Charley Paddock, long iate.l the “fastest human," and Claude Rracey of Rice Institute. Texas, who Just this year equalled or bettered world s record time for the century and furlong dashes. One of the disappointments of these final tryouts at Cambridge Is the National weakness In the distance runs. Four years ago, when the 1924 Olympic team returned with honors from Paris, It wus recognized that this country must develop distance runners or yield many points to the finnls. In four years, nothing has been done. The only appreciable improvement in the distance running situation has been the blossoming of chesty little Joie Ray as a marathon runner. Men to watch today are Rracey in , the dashes, Icighton Die in the 110 metre hurdles, Hamm, the Georgia i boy, in the broad jump. Lloyd Hahn in the sun metres run and Sabin Carr j in the pole vault. There is record breaking material throughout that lot. After a two day meet, the Olympic selections committee wilt gather at the Boston A. A. club house Saturday night and name the team which will sail from New York next Wednesday noon. The events to be contested here today and tomorrow are: 100 anti 200 metres dashes: 800, 1.500, 5,000 and 10,000 metres runs; steeplei hase; 110 metres hurdles; pole vault, shot put, discus throw; ! javelin throw , broad jump, high jump: hammer throw and hop, step and jump. * WITH THE BIG * * LEAGUE STARS * ************* — (U.R) — Tv Cobb: Hit on single in three trips to the plate. Tris Speaker: Did not play. Babe Ruth. Lon Gehrig, Rogers Hornsby, Paul Waner, Harry Heilmann, and Frankie Frisch were idle. Watching The Scoreboard —(U.R)— Yesterday's hero: George Earnshaw, newcomer to the Athletics from the International league, who pitched his first winning gafne in six starts. He pitched a three-hit shutout against tlie Boston Red Sox, the score being 5 to (I. Rain caused postponement of the other contests scheduled, New York at Pittsburgh; Philadelphia at Boston, National league. o Cleveland-Athletics Game Postponed Due To Rain Philadelphia, July 6—(INS)—A continuous heavy tain during most of 'the night forced postponement of the Atbletics-Cleveland game scheduled for today due to wet grounds. A double header will be played tomorrow. Ray Schalk Mentioned For Post At Wisconsin Madison, Wis„ July 6. —(U.R)—Possibility that Ray Schalk may become baseball coach at the University of Wisconsin since his resignation as a manager of the Chicago White Sox was expressed here today. University athletic officials declined to comment on It. Schalk helped coach the Badgers two years ago before his training camp opened and impressed Athletic Director George Little with his work. Little is said to be in favor of obtaining Schalk to relieve Guy Lowman, Imselmll coach for the last 10 years.

During the hot weather, Tunney may alternate roadwork and boxing on every other day. Yesterday he did roadwork and three rounds each with Harold Mays and Billy Vldabeck. New York. — Charles C. Pyle, professional sports promoter, sails at midnight on th£ L,a France for Europe whore he will spend the next foil?' weeks lining up Paris, Berlin, London and other European cities for a series of sporting carnivals, including marathon runs and dance derbies.

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Central League Erie 0; Fort Wuyne 2. M Springfield 8; Dayton 4. Canton 5; Akron 2 National League New York at Pittsburgh (rainl Philadelphia at Boston (wet groundi j . Only games scheduled 1 American Asaoeiation Minneapolis, 4; St. Paul 3. I j Only game scheduled. > : EASTERN TEAMS TO INVADE WEST I By I>‘s Conklin, INS Staff Correspondent New York. July 6.—Sensing a gold- • en opportunity to gain ground in the next seven years, Ihe western clubs in the National league today welcomed the eastern Invading teams with open arms. The western outfits have been rdt-throatlng each other all over the lot for quite a spell and as a result haven't been going anywhere In particular. Now they can feast on the faltering Braves and Phillies while New York and Brooklyn are struggling to get an even break. Although the Giants have won nine of their last ten starts, they face an almost impossible tusk in overhauling the Cardinals. Under this year's freak schedule, the McGravian maul ers must hang away at the four powerful western teams from now until August 26, with the exception of two games with the Phillies. The eastern clubs must go west, then return least with the western t lubs, and then do another Horace Greeley. The St. Louis Browns, strongest "of I the western clubs in the American, league, play the New York Yankees six games in four days, starting today. In the only game played yesterday, the Athletics blanked the Red Sox, 5 to 0. LAND GIVEN TO STATE FOR PARK lndtanaplls, Ind., July 6 (INS)— The j Lehigh Portland cement company has donated 288 acres of beautiful rolling timber land in Lawrence county to the State of Indiana foi a state park pur- ; poses Richard Lleber, State conserva- | tion director announced today. The gift, Lieber said, paved the way toward the realization of Indiana’s seventh state park. The land was obtained from E. M. Young of Allentown, Pa. It adjoins the Donaldson Woods tract which the last legislature authorized to be convened into a state park. The land given the state is located east of Mitchell and the old hamer mill is situated on it. Kansas Farmers Begin Harvesting Wheat Crop Kansas City, Mo., July 6 — (INS) — Ideal iiaivest conditions existing, Kansas farmers wheeling their great cornfines into action, today saw possibilities of breaking their own record set in 1914, as the champion wheat producers of the world. In that year Kansas harvested 180 million bushels to set a world record that has never been apporaehed. The blistering heat, however, wLh the attendant deadening humidity." is seeking its toll in the cities. The hottest Fourth of July Kansas City has known In ten years claimed three heat victims. June Taxes Swell Indiana’s Bank Account Indianapolis, Ind., July 6.—(lNS)—lndiana today probably has the largest balance its state treasury ever had held, according to figures from Ihe | office of State Auditor L. S. Bowman. The balance was $18,108,853.06. The large amount in the treasury was due to receipt of the June in : stallment of taxes, amounting to $6,957,061.71, the state highway commission's fund of $5,500,000 and approximately $1,000,000 in gasoline taxes, which must he paid to cities and towns soon. i

Fugitive’s Perspiring Face Gives Him Away Terre Haute, Ind., July 6.—(U.R) — Arthur Gilbert today was in jail here charged with prohibition law violation after hot weather aided in his capture following law violation C ESCC ture following a raid at a road house here. As officers entered the house, Gilbert leaped from a window and ran so fast that he outdistanced Deputy Sheriff Staton, who kept going, believing he recognized the runner. The officer Anally came upon Gilbert walking leisurely, but his red and sweaty face showed the results of his speed, the officer said, and he was arrested.

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LACOSTA WINS ENGLAND MEET By Robert C. Dowson. UP Stuff Correspondent Wimbledon Stadium, Eng., July 6 i (u p) _ Rene Lucoste, champion .of ( I the United Stales, today wrested the' ! all-England lennis singles championi ship from his French fellow-country J man Henri Cochet. Lncote, Tllden's old conqueror, won > In four sets 6 1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. Watching the match from the royal box were King Alfonso of Spain. PrlnI ceHses Helena Victoria and Mnrie Louise, and Winston Churchill, chan cellor of tlie exchequer. o TO LEAP FROM SPEEDING AUTO crosTiYi'Rn rnoM paor onri 192 S Minnesota stale fair for seven I days ami seven nights. Graham, formerly an ' automobile salesman, found Ibis work too slow and conceived the .idea that a man could jump from the tear of a speeding car if he knew how and had a little practice. He set out with his wife driving the . » and practiced his act first trying to leap at slow speeds and then gradually working faster until he had leaped from (he machine at a speed of about 60 miles an hour. During the winter, he continued to practice bis act and has now perfected it so that he can leap with ease when the tar is travelling at a speed of between 65 and 75 miles an hour. He spent 18 months in pet feeling his ! act. In addition to Mr. Graham's act, I there will tie many airplane stunts, wing walking, parachute Jumping, auto polo and motorcycle races. The parachute jumper is Ray Mahan, an 18-year-old airman who has nearly 1,500 parachute jumps to his credit. He will leap from a plane at an altitude of 1,500 feet. Mahan is said to i lie an excellent spot jumper and nearly always lands in the sport he previously picks out, providing his pilot works-with him correctly. He will at-: tempt to land in front of the grandstand at Rellmont Park Sunday, it is said. The ' program will begin at 2:30 o'clock and will be completed about i 5:15 o'clock. Admission at tlie gate! will lie fifty rents, with automobiles ) and children under 15 years admitted I free. Admission to the grandstand I will he twenty-five cents. Peru Boys Win Honors In Toy Airplane Contest Peru, July 6 HU.R)—Bertram Pond. Tudor Morris and Virgil Rassner, all identified with the Peru Model Air plane Shop, have returned from neurit where they attended the first annual contest of the Airplane Model j 1 League of America. Each ol the youths entered planes in this contest, Morris winning second prize in the scale model event, while Pond and Rassner were given recognition in their respective classes. in taking second place in the scale , model event, Morris won a gold medal, a check foi SIOO and a certificate entitling him to a free course in ueronatics in the Walter Hinton Aviation Institute. Pond and Rassner were each awarded a medal foi their efforts. The contest, which was Sponsored by “The American Boy Magazine." was! almost an internaticnal affair, entries, being registered from Cuba, Hawii, j Aimenia and other foreign lands. Ap-1 proximatelv 501’ contestants partlci-1 pated and the total cash prizes anointed to $3,000 besides the trophies, medals and other awards. The contest was divided into three divisions —scale, model, outdoor and in- \ door events. There were more than 250 : contestants in the scale model event. Morris received a grade of 93.1 per i cent as against a giade of 94 per cent which was given to the youtli who won the first place. The planes were clcsely graded on points, such as neatness,: accuracjy»fine detail, working points, etc. The first piize winner in the scale model event will he given a free trip 1 to the air races at Los Angeles in Sep- 1 tember.

/ o Chicago Gunmen Linked With New York Murder New York, July G-(lNS)—Chicago gunnmen were definitely linked today with the murder of Frankie Yalp. The murder car aba Jdoned a few hours after the Brooklyn gangster king was riddled with bacliiue gun bullets, was in Chicago about a week ago, police learned. They learned too, that the man who bought the automobile in Tennessee was in Chicago at the same time and that he was seen in New York with the cai last Sunday, the day Yale met | his death. Chicago. —AI Friedman, Boston heavyweight and Les Marriner, former Illinois University football player, will meet in a 10-round bout here July 13. Romero Rojas was scheduled to meet Marriner, but broke a rib in a bout this week and will be un able to fight. Speculator, N. Y. —Gene Tunney has a badly bruised and swollen left ear as a result of his refur d to wear a headgear while in training. The champion has ordered a specially constructed head piece with an aluminum cup to cover his left ear.

Gives Over Managership ■ 'l| w *;■ » ,;t- i. Ray Schalk (light), who has resigned ns manager of the Chicago Whit ‘ Sox, is seen wishing the new manager, Russell ("Lena i Blackburn?, good luck. The little "Cracker” will continue in his position behind the bat. (International illustrated News Photo)

"Big Tim” Murphy Leaves Estate Os $l,lOO To Wife Chicago, July 6. (INS) —Mrs. Florence Murphy, widow of "Big Tim" Murphy, slain “racketeer." Is the sole heir of an estate of $l,lOO which she claimed was all that v/as left to her.

A State Fair Attraction Coming To Decatur, Indiana ! Sun., July8-2*3op.m. Announcing The Return Os The FLYING CIRCUS WITH BIGGER AND BETTER ATTRACTIONS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE AMERICAN LEGION Bellmont Park » PUAMDTAXTQUID " "~j ■ PAR4CHUTE || "ill feature comethinr Itay Mahan, the 18-year-old boy, as he will be seen Sunday before he makes his leap with a parachute from a speeding plane. He will mnk * his landing directly in front of the grand stand. AUTO POLO Fun, Laughs and Spills in Seeing Two of the Fastest State Fair Teams in i r,™, r t ! vs. Ohio Team. Played with Special Hull" Cars 1 0, °' The ,ndiana Team ; FEATURING DAREDEVIL GRAHAM i —who will attempt to make a leap from a Speeding Car Directly in Front of the Cr i 50 miles pet hour. This is said to be one of the most hazordous stunts ever nerfn n Tf™""' Koinß at the Rate oC A FEATURE OF THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR " : ADMISSION 50c and 25c children under m ppp* *' 1 REE. CARS FREE.

| Mrs. Muiphy testified before Pro- ! bate Judge Henry Horner and stated ber husband had been a liberal spender and had saved nothing. Although a small girl has been living with the Murphys, she had never been legally adopted. Mrs. Murphy said. • "Big Tim" did not leave a will.

CHILD SLAYER PLEADS GUILTY

Toledo. 0„ July « <>*> (Stanley) H»PP". J in common pleas ruuU hen* *‘>' l > murder I Hon With ue criminal ■**»' .laying o' 7-yea r-oirl gowski. men he -me •«- J | Hon through his “ his «.,„•! (,„■ an examination into ; i" .l >;"» IT'a Judge James Austin «*J[ I " testimony of rarTTrmys, of | women and girls in and around Toledo during the last few years. indications, accoidlng to court room ; observe! pointed to a 1,11 *• ion by Hoppe during the hcailng. which may implicate him in these u solved murders. The jurv which was hearing ‘‘ u deuce in Hoppe's first degree Mturdei trial was discharged by pr> Judge Milroy this morning immediately after the guilty plea had been entered, and the three judges lhen_

In-gun the hearing of testimony . SI «l,lch Hoppe's attorneys lio,»o t„ H I,tm insane und save him from H del trie chair, H f r—-- __ I (loositT Circus Declines Florida Winter Quarters I

pet u, Hid.. July 6 - (U.R) The John Robinson circus, which since 1923 ha, 11 tool l<- wittier quarters at West Undo Kj will spend Its winter in H the fillure. Iu ordm to accept K ~s us winter quart*!*, the John flo. ■ Pinson citciis management refused a , M r by the Chamber cf Commerce g ■ B, udeltlnn, Flu., to have Its home H I that town. H tv, rows beside the John Rjiblnjo,® housed here during the wittier B 'They aie the Sells-Floto and the h* B L ,o 'no K Wallace which have been B ciitni line for many years. The Hagen-B 1,,,, g.\\ allace shr.w trunsfei i e,| j U B o adiiuat'tei# here In 1923 at the sam. I the John Robinson moved (m, I j her( , to West Baden. I \ew additions and Improvement, B are i»ivgresstng here to make room tor I ihe i: w sit w which will come he.eai I tin i se of the circus season I Chicago. The best 3-yeat olds at fl -tin- \i at will meet at Lincoln Fields ■ 'irack Saturday In the s2s.tmu Lincoln I handicap, over a mile and n quarter. I Kiev, with Karl Samle up. Misstep. I Toro, and Sun Beam are en'ered, I