Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 178, Decatur, Adams County, 28 July 1928 — Page 6

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RICKARD WILL BAN BROADCASTS By Harry Ferguson. Vl’ Staff Correspondent Now York. July 28. (U.R)—Tex RicI ard completed his plans today for Insuring himself against financial disaster in future battles of the century. They were: 1. —Give do fighter a guarantee. 2. Hold no more heavyweight championship bouts in July. .1 —Refuse to allow his fights to he broadcast. 4. Try to find somebody who can give Gene Tunney an interesting battle. It will be easy for Rickard to go through with two of his four ideas. He already has arranged the matter of not handing out fat guarantees like he did to Tunney and Tom Heeney. And Rickard can see to it that no more championship bouts are held in July. He can hold them anytime he wants. He insists he staged the Titnney-Heeney bout in July to satisfy the champion. Just why Tunney preferred it thus remains a mystery. Says Radio Helped Boxing New York, July 28.—<U.R)—The boxing game has been helped by broadcasting. said Merlin H. Aylesworth. president of the National Broadcasting. ‘ The radio is one of the great mediums of advertising and the boxing game can use such advertising,’ Aylesworth said. “Take the Tunney-Heeney fight for example. I am not a fight expert but it looks to me as if the reason it was I a financial failure was that many of tile regular fans thought it was going to be a bull fight, not worth going to. "Tex Rickard knows what the radio has done and is doing for his game r nd I am sure he will not want to shut the radio out.” o ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥*¥¥¥¥ * WITH THE BIG * * LEAGUE STARS * g Jf. if * * if if. if if if If if If —(U.PJ— Rogers Hornsby: Failed to hit in' two times at bat. Hack Wilson: Singled once in four attempts. Frank Frisch: Failed to hit in four attempts. Paul Waner: Singled once in five attempts. o Bud Taylor Defeated By Panama Fighter i San Francisco, July 28 —(U.R)—Defeated twice previously, Santiago Zorilla of Panama, met Bud Taylor of Tene Haute, Ind., claimant of the World's bantamweight championship, in a ten-round match here last night, and Zorilla won the decision. The little San Blas Indian took the offensive after the second round and held the upper hand throughout. Race Between Ray Keech And Leon Duray Postponed Rockingham Speedway Salem, N.H., July 28 —(INS) Postponement because of rain of the World's championship Automobile race between Ray Keech and Leon Dhray, scheduled for this afternoon, until next Saturday, was announced here today. The motor cycle championships also on today's card, will be tun off a week from to- * day. — LEADING MAJOR LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Player R. AB. R. H. Pct. Hornshy 84 299 62 117 .391 P. Wane- 92 363 76 134 .369 Grantham 74 254 51 91 .358 Bottomley 94 356 86 125 .351 Sister 51 229 39 80 .349 Leader a year ago today: P. Waner, Pittsburgh, .387. American League Player R. AB. R. H. Pct. Goslin 80 248 48 98 .395 Simmons 63 238 41 90 .378 Gehrig 96 346 87 129 .373 Manush ' 99 411 51 148 .360 Lazzeri 80 296 51 104 .351 Leader a year ago today: Simmons, Philadelphia. .393. o New York Newspaper Says Gene Tunney Has Decided To Retire New York, July 28 —(U.R) —The Evening World, in a story copyrighted by the North American Newspaper Alliance, today says that Gene Tunney has decided to retire as the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world. The story says the ring has served its purpose for Tunney, that he has earned $1,000,000 out of his prize fights. And that the fight with Heeney Thursday night was his last. I

Won’t Play in U. S. -! Qrjl § flKSflh IflL \ J L I Rene Lacoste, singles champion of the United States and England, who announced he will default his American title by not accompanying the French team when it embarks for tournaments here. His decision followed the sensational withdrawal of “Big Bill” Tilden from the Davis cup competition in France and the just as * sensational about-face of tennis officials upon representations made to them by Ambassador Myron T. Herrick. (International Newareal) STANDINGS Central League W L Pct. j Springfield i 15 8 .652 j Erie 15 9 .625 i Dayton 12 12 .500 | Akron 11 12 .478 , Pert Wayne 8 14 364 Canton 8 15 238 National League W L Pct. St. Louis 60 35 .632 Cincinnati 57 40 .588 Chicago 56 40 .582 New York 50 38 .563 Brooklyn 49 46 .516 Pittsburgh 46 46 .500 Boston 27 60 .310 Philadelphia 23 63 .267 American League W L Pct. New York 68 28 .708 Philadelphia 60 36 .625 St. Louis 52 48 .520 Cleveland 43 54 .443 Washington 43 54 .443 Chicago 42 53 .442 Boston 38 55 .409 Detroit 38 56 .404 American Association W L Pct. Indianapolis 60 43 .583 Kansas City 58 45 .563 St. Paul 59 57 .557 Mirineapolis 57 49 .538 Milwaukee 53 51 .510 Toledo 49 55 .471 Louisville 42 61 .408 Columbus 39 66 .371 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Central League Canton at Fort Wayne, rain. Springfield 2; Akron 0. Dayton 9; Erie 0. National League New York 4; Pittsburgh 2. Chicago 2; Boston 1. Brooklyn 5; St. Louis 2. Cincinnati 3; Philadelphia 1. American League Philadelphia 7; Chicago 4. Washington 7; St. Louis 4. New York-Detroit, rain. Boston-Cleveland, rain. American Association Milwaukee. 9; Indianapolis 5. Columbus 4; St. Paul 2. Toledo 4; Minneapolis 1. Kansas City, 8; Louisville 2. YESTERDAY’S HOME RUNS ( Player and Club S.T. ' Bottomley, Cardinals, (1) 22 Hurst, Phillies (1) 16 Fox, Athletics (1) 9 Jackson, Giants (1) 7 Manush, Browns (1) 6 * The leaders: Ruth, 40; Hack WilB son, 23; Bottomley, 22; Gehrig, 19; Bissonette, 18; Hornsby, 16; Hurst, .1 16 t H League leadern: National, 393; Ame etican, 343. h 0 Get tho Habit—Trade at Home, It Pays

TENNIS TOURNEY SCHEDULE DRAWN Tho drawings for the men's city tennis tournament was made today. Eight players have entered tl/ singles and a like number In the doubles. This Is a much smaller number of entiles than usual, but some classy players are included in the list. The first round matches will begin at once. Following is tile schedule for the first round matches: Singles Melvin Thomas vs. Leo Dowling; Ed Musser vs. Dick Stonebuiner; Pete Mylott vs. Francis McWhinney; Clarence Beavers vs. Bryce Thomas. Doubles Ed Engeler and Leo Dowling vs. Dick Stoneburner and Bob Zwick; Ed Musser and Francis McWliinney vs. I Pete Mylott and Ivan Reynolds. 0 Watching The Scorehoard —(U.R) — Yesterday’s hero: Sheriff Blake. | who let the Boston Braves down with | five scattered hits. Blake would have j registered a shut-out if he had not 1 walked so many men in the seventh inning. Chicago won, 2 to 1. by getting nine hits off Delaney and Cooney. Stephenson had a great day at bat. getting three hits out of three times up. A spirited rally in the ninth inning, during which Washington pushed I across three runs, enabled the Sen- 1 ' ators to defeat the St. Louis Browns, 17 to 4. The Senators began hitting I Blaeholder early in the game, and he was relieved at the beginning of the ninth inning. Six two-base hits, three triples and a home-run were hit during the game. Young Ed Walsh had a bad day in ' the box for Chicago and the Philadelphia Athletics chalked up their fourth straight victory over the White Sox. His team-mates gave Walsh a four-run lead, but he couldn't hold it i and was taken out in the seventh inning. Philadelphia used seventeen , players and Chicago fifteen. The score was 7 to 4. Fussell, the Pirate rookie, couldn't stand the pace against Fred Fitzsimmons in a pitching duel, and Pitts- 1 burgh lost to New York. 4 to 2. Fussell gave nine hitt and Fitzsimmons eight. Bi i< knell and Leslie Mann hit 1 well for the Pirgtes and Giants re- • spectively. Dazzy Vance again demonstrated 1 he was the master of the St. Louis 1 Cardinals by letting them down with six hits. Brooklyn won, 5 to 2. Hard hitting by Bissonette helped the Dodg- j ers. The Dodders' first baseman got J three hits out of four times at bat. ( Jimmy Wilson was the only Cardinal | who could get more than one hit off Vance. j Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia 3 ( to 1. Pete Donohue pitched a steady ( game, giving the Phillies only five < hits, and never getting into trouble | except in the fourth inning when 1 Philadelphia scored a run. Jimmy ] Ring, who started for the Phillies, was driven from the mound by the heavy hitting of Margrave, Kelly and Gallaghan. I — ■ —1 i Comments Made On ! “LIMBERLOST DAY” By Noted Persons Minneapolis Chapter Izaak Walton League of America Minneapolis, Minn.. July 23, '2B. Secretary, Old Home Week ] in Decat.ur. 1 Dear Sir: 1 Your letter of July 17, 1928, extend- 1 ing an invitation to myself to be . present in your city the 11th day of I next September, at which time the I school children assisted by the Izaal; < Walton League of America are going - to celebrate “Llmberlogt” day, is on ■ my desk this morning. I Most of us are familiar witli the I books of our beloved Gene Stratton- I Porter. Surely the author of those I books won her way into the hearts of I her neighbors. You are doing a I splendid thing in dedicating a me- I mortal to her memory In her own I county. I sincerely hope that the I State of Indiana will! make a state I park of the famous “Limberloßt’’ I which we all learned to love as we I read her books. > Please accept very kindest wishes I for a very successful celebration of '‘Limberlost’' day. Very truly yours, FRANK M. WARREN, President Also National Director of the I.W.L.A. / 0 THE BIG FIVE • Player G. AB R H RH Pct. Hornsby 84 299 62 117 16 .391 ' Gehrig 96 346 87 129 19 .373 Cobb 86 344 54 113 1. .328 Ruth 96 335 103 108 4o‘ 322 • Speaker 61 188 28 51 3 .271 •

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I ■■mi Golf Tennis | Sport Fever I Baseball Swimming r The members of the Decatur Country Club will, cnga’ge the Van Wert ! Country Club in a 30-inan team match , hete on Wednesday afternrton, August - 8, at 1:30 o'clock. All local members who can are requested to make arrangements to participate in this match. The Decatur players have been I invited to play at Van Wert later in i the season, a date not having been fixed for this event as yet. Invitations have' been sent out for the Fathers’ and Sons' golf t. ornament to be held at the Decatur Country Club on Sunday August 19. The Country Club management has been husy this past week refilling the sand traps around the greens and sodding the approach to No. 8 hole. Everything is in readiness for the big tournament tomorrow. Much Interest in Football “The response to the fcotball call i in the Bluffton high school indicate that there will be much interest in this sport locally, the coming season It is reported that 38 already have signed for the summer football camp . to he opened August 20 and there' doubtless will be more by the time the | camp opens. Coach Means will wel- j come enrollments, for h* needs mater ial to build virtually an entile new team”—The Sport Column. Bluffton News. Another Foot Race “Those who crave something new in the sport line—for this district at least —might be interested in the Mar-ion-Anderson foot race which will start at the latter city at neon Sunday and end at the former center of population at 3:30. Nine runners, nearly all cf whom completed in the C. C. Pyle's coast-to-coast bunion derby, will do their stuff on the broiling pavement”. •—Huntington Herald. Horse races what are horse races have been dished out for the spectators at the Montpelier race meet this week. A 3-year-old pacer, Peter Wilkes, owned by C. H. Howell, of Albion. Michigan, went a mile heat in 2:07% breaking the state record and possibly the world’s record for 3-year-olds oh a half-mile track. Costa Jay trotted a

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II mile in the 2:12 trop in 2:08% also. I Several Decatur and Adams coun’y persons leave attended the race meet I Joe Krick, star guard on the Decai tur high school basketball team, who sustained a severe injury to one knee near the close of the season last spring I recently «ent to (Springfield. Ohio, i where a coaching school was in pro- ■ I gress at Wittenberg College, for ’h» I pin pose of having Coach Aden, of the I University of Kansas, examine his . knee. Coach Allen, who is a noted authority the proper method- of treatI ing Injuries to athletes, as well as bej ing a great basketball coach, made an I examination of Joe's knee and stated ; that he believed the injut y will heal entirely. The knee is much imp-oved now and Joe states that it does not bother him now. He is planning to stay ' out of football this tall in order that -

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his knee may be in shape for the basketball season. Coach Herb Cur.is. the I Decatur high school athletic director| and basketball coach, attended the! coaching school at \\ itteuberg Officers, Guard That Man* We now have a fine large portrait of. Col. Charles A. Lindberg adorning the! wall near our desk. We were forced to ; do this in self-protection. Feminine vis-1 itors to the office can now have some-; thing to look at besides ourself.” — Cash Keller. Huntington Herald. A summer sport column has been started in the Frankfort Morning Times. First thing you know. Frankfort will be playing football and base ball. o_ — Get the Habit—Trade at Home, It Payt

DAVIS CUP MATCH STOPPED BY RM p. land Garros Stadium, p arl( , , 28 (INS) With France leading i’! three games to two In n 1( , flrst " s n downpour of rain forced a ponement this afternoon of th,, T' bleu match tn the Davis ( . n|) lenge rotund until tomorrow uftern at 3 o’clock. ' 001 The line-up of both i ( . aniß , changed at the last minute. Willi** Tt (leu and Francis T. Hunter , llf '..st. luted for George |.oti an ,| Hennessey on the Ainei-| fan " while Jacques Rognon «.. . withdraw from lite French team and Cachet was substituted ,|e U n Bor,, " remained on the team. Walther Leaguers To~ Play Pleasant Center The Emmanuel Walther j I baseball team will meet the P|e aMr i Center baseball team on the YorniP, ' diamond, east of this city on Sii ai |J July 29. The Pleasant Centei ■ has a strong aggregation this y elr with Schneper, a former college J (her. doing the pitching, while Bleeke or Retnklng will do nto Ull j i duty for the Walter Leaguers. Tremie will start at 2 o clock an? , large crowd is expected

Decatur, tnq. Jul y 28, 1928 DEAR FRIENDS: Did you ever try tc wash a woolen blanket? | never did, myself, but I'll bet it would be an awful job. But I certainly never , would clean a blanket that way now—since I've seen ’em cleaned here at Decatur Laundry. Several nice woolen blankets have come in lately for dry cleaning and they certainly do look nice, after they come through the cleaning and steaming process. The boss says that blankets ought to be cleaned frequently, both for cleanliness and sanitation. Doctors say so, too. Better call number 134 and ask him about this blanket cleaning. BEN ZEEN DECATUR LAUNDRY “The Farr Way”