Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 206, Decatur, Adams County, 30 August 1928 — Page 8

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Il LINOIS PLANS BIG GAMES FOR FOOTBALLFANS Champaign Urbana. 11’. (INS)* Un veisity of Illinois football fans will be provided with a«coloiful home program. Five contests are geheduled for here including th.ee with Big Ten rivals and two college elevens of high cafibre. Northwestern holds a prominent place as the homecoming guest of ' October 27, and Indiana will furnish | the opposition on October 20, Pad's , Pay. Tlie Ihitd conference game at I home is the finale with Ohio State 1 on November 21. Northwestern is coming to Illinois for the first time, since 1322. when the Zupnien defeated the Wildcats 6 to ,3 on old Illinois field. Scrap Is Promised Since then Illinois and Northwestern have met twice in 1923 when Grange ran wild against the Purp.e at Chicago and last season when the Illini secured a 7 to 6 decision at Evanston. This was the only time the championship Illini were behind in the seining during a conference game. This year’s meeting with Indiana marks the first game between the two teams since 1914, and advance information from the Hoosier camp that they have the best prospects in i years gives promise of a real scrap , This will be the firt Big Ten game for | Illinois. Pat Page, the Hoosier coach. I played against Illini grid ami baseba >1 teams seventeen years ago as a student at Chicago. The rivalry of Illinois and Ohio football teams has become a tradition. and that this year’s game will be a feature requires no explanation Ohio's appearance here will be the last Illinois meeting with a Wilcecoached Ohio eleven because the Buckeye mentor wi 1 retire at the end of the season. Open October 6 The Illini open October 6 against Bradley Tech of Peoria, one of the leading college teams of the middle west. The following weekend. Coe college of Cedar Rapids, la., will ap- i pear here. The first out-of-town games comes | on November 3 against Michigan at I Ann Arbor. November 10 will find the Zupnien p aying in the dedication I game for the new Butler stadium' at ' Indianapolis. A game with Chicago on November 17 winds up the road I ti ips. The schedule is as follows: Oct. G—Bradley at Illinois. Oct. 13—Coe at Illinois. Oct. 20 Indiana at Illinois (Dad's Day. ) Oct. 27 Northwestern at Illinois (Homecoming.) Nov. 3—Michigan at Ann Aibor. Nov. 10 Butler at Indianapo'ls. Nov. 17 —Chicago at Chicago. Nov. 24. —Ohio State at Illinois. ¥ ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ * WITH THE BIG * * LEAGUE STARS * g¥¥¥¥* ¥ ¥ ¥ * * - U.R)— Goose Goslin, (3821 idle. Rogers Hornsby (381) went hitless in three times at bat. Scoted two runs. P. Waner (375) hit double and single in two-times at bat. Lou Gehrig (374) id P. i Al Simmons (357) went hitless in 1 three times at bat. i Freddy Lindstrom (347) hit home I run and singled once in four times | a? bat. Scored one run and batted in one. i Babe Ruth (337) idle. < Jim Bottomley (335) idle. o I YESTERDAY'S HOME RUNS , Player and Club ST. ' Lindstrom. Giants (1) 12 Jackson. Giants (1) 11 McManus, Tigers (1) 6 I’irns, Indians (2). 5 l|i”’net,eld. White Sox (1) 2 The leaders: Ruth, 46; Hack Wi.v sou, 30; oottoinley, 26; Gehrig. 22; 81.-.sonette, 20; Hurst. 19; Hafey, 19. League totals: National, 493; Ame.ican, 407. o Man Injured At Monroe Wednesday Suffers Much Petei Rich, of Monroe, who was seriously injured when run over by his cwn automobile which he cranked while ;n gear, yesterday morning, is suffering much pain at the Adams County Memorial hospital, where he Is a patient, but his condition is believed to he satisfacti ry. He is conscious all of the time. Mr. Rich suffered a severe fracture of the right hip and fractured rib in addition to many bruises.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Central League Fort Wnyne, 2-12: Akron. 1(15. Dayton, 5; Canton, 4. Springfield, 6; E. le, 4. National League Boston, X; New York, 3. Philadelphia. 6; Chicago, 2. St. Louis at Chicago, rain. On y games scheduled. American League Si. Louis. 4; Boston. 3. I hilaedlphia, 6; Chicago. 2. Cleveland. 9; Detroit. 5. Only games sehedi >ed. American Association Kansas City. 5; Indianapolis. 4. Toledo at St. Paul, wet grounds. Columbus at Minneapolis, wet. I misville at Milwaukee, lain. H. S, BASEBALL LEAGUE FORMED A playground baseball league ha« been organized by four of the Adam county high school and schedule has been drawn fc.r a series of games the I (all. The schools entered in the league j are Hartford. Monmouth, Monroe am. j Kirkland. The games will be played on Friday afternoons. The schools entered in: the league do not play football ami | since basketball practice does not start ' until late in October, it was thought the basebal league would provide ai musement for the boys. Following is the schedule for the | league; I Sept. 14—Hartford at Monmouth: Kirkfand at Monroe. Sept. 21 Monroe at Hartford: Mcnmcuth at Kirkland. Sept. 28 —Kirkland at Hartford; Monmouth at Monroe. Oct. s—Hartfold5 —Hartfold at Monroe Kirkland at Monmouth. Oct. 12 —Monmouth at Hartford Monroe at Kirkland. Oct. 19 Haltford at Kirkland; Monroe at Monmouth. Quarter Finals Reached In Amateur Golf Tourney French Lick. Ind., August 30 (U.R) — Quarter final matches in the Indiana ■ amateur golf tournament were to be 1 played today with most of the favor-1 i ites expected to gain the semi-final j round. Today’s matches were to be ; i vet thii ty-six holes. Today's Schedule: Lipper Bracket George Lance. Terre Haute, defend- > ing champion, vs. Robert Bowen. Indianapolis. Charles Bader, Gary, vs. Johnny Lehman. Lafayette. Lower Bracket Dwight Mitchell. French Lick. vs. | John Bartlett. Hammond. Will Diddell | Indianapolis, vs. Mike Moore, South I Bend. o Miss Alice Paul Wins Race At Portland Fair Miss Alice Paul, a race horse owned by W. P. Robinson, of Decatur, won first money in the 2:15 pace at the annual Jay county fair at Portland. Wednesday. The Decatur horse took j the lace in three stiaight heats, her] time being 2:15. 2-14 and 2:14 1-4. [ There was a purse of S3OO for the race. Hagen Beats Farrell In First Match Os Series Detroit, Aug. 30.- (U.R) —Walter Hagen, British open champion, was strong on the home nine holes of his match with Johnny Farrell national open titleist. here yesterday and won the first match of an unofficial world's professional golf championship. The 36-hole match was the first of a series of five to be played in five different cities, the winner of the best three out of five to assume the mythical tit'e of “world’s champion." Hagen was 1 up at the finish. Farrell led by one stroke at the twentyseventh, but cracked under the strain on the final nine holes, where Hagen shot two birdies to clinch the match. o CEREMONY TO BE WITNESSED BY THOUSANDS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEI reach from the stand to the mountain sides, making a natural amphitheater for the event. After a band concert from 6 to 8 p. m. Raskob will ca l the meeting to order.'- Then there will be an invocation, the add.ess of welcome by x Governor Parnell of Arkansas, Bowers' notification and Senator Robinson’s acceptance, Tonight's speeches will be broadcast over a hook-up of 55 stations on the National broadcasting and Columbia chains. Senator Robinson tested the amplifiers last night by asking how well he could he heard. An audience of supers scattered among the seats of Arkansas pine told him it was fine.

WALKER CUP PLAY OPENS By Ftank Getty, I'P Staff Correspondent. Chicago Golf Club. Wheaton. 111.. . Aug. SO. (U.R) On the outskirts of the tittle I linols town made famius by Red Grange's activities with an ice wagon, the fifth official contest for (be Walker cup began today, eight leading American amateurs meeting eight Simon-pure golfers from Great Britain in a series of 36-hole two-ball foursomes.. The American team, which has won the International trophy six times : 'he first matches in 1921. having been ion an informal basis was favored to register an overwhelming victory over the challengers. Bobby Jones, whose own golf has I amazed experts the At .antan has I shot ten consecutive rounds averag-1 ing 'ess.than 70—has gathered a team < for tin cup defense which includes I four former amateur champions of ) the United States. The British ap- | ; peared hopelessly outclassed when | I they went to the first tee for the I foursomes which made up the first day's progtam. T. Philip Perkins, familiarly known as Tim. holder of : the British amateur title, was paired i with Dr. Tweddell. 1927 champion, and they had for opponents Jes Sweetser and George Von Elm. Bobby Jones elected to play on the number 2 American team with Chick Evans against Major ('. C. HazJet, i several times a finalist in the British I amateur championship, and W. L. | Hope. Francis Ouimet and his partner. Jimmy Johnston, were pitted against Tony Torrance, the Scot star, i ami Eustace Storey, while the last of 1 the four foursomes to tee off included Watts Gunn and Roland Mackenzie for America against John Beck and A. R. McCallum for Gieat Britain. Watching The Scorehoard -.U.R)— Yesterday's heto: Ed Rommel. Philadelphia pitcher, who held the Chi- ■ cago White Sox hitless for five in- ■ nings after he relieved Rube Wai- , ' berg. Athletics taking their fourth straight from the Chicago Cubs, 6 to I 12. Mule Haas and Joe Bo ?y drove' I in four of the A’s runs. George Burns’ two home tuns helpi ed the Cleveland Indians beat the De- > troit Tigers, 9 to 5. The victory advanced the Indians from seventh to ' sixth place. Play in the last of the ninth and the St. Louis Browns nosed out a | 4 to 3 victory over the Boston Red j Sox. It was the fourth straight for I the Browns. Ben Cantwell, former Giant held the New Yotk club to eight hits, and the ' Boston Braves took their. third straight game from the McGrawmen, I 8 to 3. The Braves collected 13 hits 1 off Aldridge, Fitzsimmons and FaulkI ner. The Phi adelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 to 0, sending the 1927 champions back to fifth place. Claude Willoughby alloweh i but five hits. The game was called I at the end of the seventh to allow I the Philadelphia players to catch a train. No other games were played. o TEACHERS HEAR MORE LECTURES (Continued from page one) reponded to the generous applause with “Danny Boy.” Arthur I. Beriault, of the Beriault School cf Expression, Indianapolis, • will speak to the teachers Friday morning and afternoon. Dr. Ragsdale will speak, again tomorrow, also. o , FAVORS DELAY IN RATIFYING TREATY (CONTINUED FROM PAGE O»K) had given notice of tlujir intention to do so. These included the 15 original signatories, Pent. Liberia, Austria, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba. Denmark. the Dominican Republic, Rumania and Yugosolavia. More than a dozen other countries have indicated they wi .1 address the state department on the 'subject in the next two days, while a majority of the invited non-signatory states, in the opinion of officials here probably will have adhered to the agreement within a week ot ten days. Fear Os Blindness Blamed For Suicide Bloomington, Ind., Aug. 30.—(U.R)— Worried over fear that he would become blind, Jefferson Kemp, 68, committed suicide by shooting and shortly afterward his mother-in-law, Mrs Lucy Barbee, 82, died from shock resuming from the tragedy.

DECATUB DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, Al'Gl'Sl 3G. 1925.

Retains Title In Annual Tourney / jW? IB SR \ <v - - Helen Wills, caught by camera above in characteristic graceful but powerful stroke, was challenged largely by California women in the forty-first annual Women's National Tennis Championships on the courts of the West Side Tennis Club at Forest Hills, L. I„ which she won. The star played at th« .tenith of her form.

New York Girl Wins Wrigley Marathon Swim Toronto, Aug. 30. — (INS) Ethel Bertie, 20, of New York City, is $1(1,000 richer today as the result of her victory over fifty-three competitors in the ten mile Wrigley swim foi women here yesterday. Mis Hertel’ time of 5 hours 34 minutes 36 seconds was about three minutes' better than that of her nearest rival. Olive Gatterdam, 16, of Seattle, Wash., who took second prize money of $3,000. Gertrude Ederle, the first ! woman to conquer the English ChanI nel, failed to come in on the money, i She finished sixth. All five money prizes were taken by American women. who are eligible to enter the men's tifteen-tnile marathon next week Janes Thoms, Terre Haute, Ind., was fourth in 6 hours 12 minutes 45 1 seconds. REUNION CALENDAR — Sunday September 2 Ninth Reunion Hart Family, Sun- ' day. Sept. 2, Curtis Miller Res. Hakes reunion, Sun Set park, east of Decatur. Second Annual Uhrlck Reunion George Uhrick grove, 2 miles south of Monroe. Sixth Annual Reunion of the Zim- , merman family, Bellmont park, Deoittur. Roop Family Reunion, SnnSet Park | Baker-Bcllenbacher Reunion, Scha-j adt’s Grove Chattanooga, Ohio Sun-1 day September 2. Labor Day, September 3. Fourth annual Baker reunion, in grove one-fourth mile west of Antioch church. Second annual reunion of the Sius-ser-Gause families, Fair grounds, Celina, Ohio. Sunday September 9 Barger-Smith Reunion at the home of Jacob Barger. Lautzenheiser • William reunion, Aaron Lautzenheiser grove. 1 mile east and 1 1-4 miles north of Salem Bosse Family Reunion. Sun Set Park. Annual Reunion Bernard Holthouse Family, L. A. Holthouse Farm. 15tb Annual Reunion Elzey Family, Park. o LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller and daughter Madgeline have returned from a few days outing at Grand Lake, Celina, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Miller and Virginia Miller are prolonging their stay for the remainder of the week. Miss Kathryn Omlor is enjoying a weeks vacation from her duties in the State Automobile Insurance office and is visiting with relatives and friends in Chicago and Hammond. Mrs. J. W. Tyndall and Mrs. D. H. Tyndall and children are visiting the Egley family at Fort Wayne today. Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Bell and daughter, Katherine, of Fort Wayne, visited here last evening. C. T. Gregory, daily expert fioin Pur due University was lieYe last evening afrd expressed his intentions of return ing for Old Home Week. He is one of the best known dairy Instructors of , America. The showers last evening were n:t as wet as most folks desired. Mrs. I. W. Macy and daughter retained fiom Galion last evening. They will be here a week while Mr. Macy is east on business for his company. Miss Dorothy Cook, of Connersville, is visiting with her parents, A.

I J. Cook and family in this city. > Irvin Case and family of South Bend : Indiana. Bob Case and family of In : dianapolis. Harold Case and family ot I Osfoid. Michigan., and Mis. Annen, of 1 Mai ion Ohio spent last Sunday in this 1 city visiting with their mother, Mrs ; Robert Case, on North Fifth street. Mr. and Mrs. A. J Beavers and sons ' attended the Beery-Weldy reunion I which was held at Mercelina Park. I Celina. Ohio, yesterday. Miss Maigaiet Rav, of Los Angeles : Calif., will spend the week-end here is : the guest cf Miss Alta Teeple. of this : city. The two young ladies were school | mates at Vassar. Miss Ray is enroute to her home aftei a visit in New York o Lineman Is Electrocuted Michigan ,City, Ind.. Aug. 30.—(INS) — George Nelson, 40, a lineman, was dead here today being electrocuted . during a severe electrical storm while splicing a wire outside of the North ern Indiana Public Service company's I Eighth street station here. It was ■ I necessary to shut off the current for | the whole city for a short time to I relsease Nelson front the wire. — - 1 '

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Large Parking Lot For Old Home Week Is Ready A part of the parking problem of Decatur Old Home Week. Sept. 10 to 15 has been taken care of by two <if Decatur's enterprising young men. Flovd Baxter and Marvin Stoutenberi y have leased the O"IW> prop’'’’*? I North First street ami have already | installed a complete lighting system. | This fine location will easily take care of ut least 1.50 V automobiles. The young men will have suftlIclent help to properly police their parking concession, and are prepared I to render courteous service to the, I thousands of visitors who will be | : ..-nests <>f Decatur during Old 11-'tue Week. This park will have two entrances | and two exits. One entrance will be j on North First street and the other will be on Monroe street cpposlte the i Riverside garage. The fact that this site is just two. blocks from Hie "Midway" will offer !:: very convenient location. Permission was granted the secre-, tary to use th eold Catholic cemetery I <>n Mercer avenue as a parking site, I I and he reports that lie already has I some one in view who will improve Jills location and prepare it for tak-j ing care of visitors coining from the

Winchester, Indiana rUllll U SUNDAY,. SEPT. 2. . Race Car - Stock Car B A PI?C Motorcycle 1\ rt v£lu Get tickets at Decatur Auto Laundry - COME TODECATUR for the celebration of OLD HOME WEEK September 10 to 15 SIX DAYS OF GALA ENTERTAINMENT. Monday—Registration Thursday—Fraternal Day Tuesday—Limberlost Day Friday—lndustrial Day Wednesday—Farm & Dairy Saturday—Mardi Gras DAY and NIGHT

soiMhern routes into t ] l( . t , l(y " Bedford Man Loses Leg In Freak Beds rd. Ind., August :tu ~,.. | Blackwell, 52, was In i( , I today suffeilng from n b . | lla „ ’'i’ 1 | right leg wilch w„. ertohed j, I freak accident. ' 1 ' I Blackwell was walking ttloß ratlrcad Hacks when » !raln ’ loi’g. He Hepped iff u M . the t.ahi pms tl ,„ tl lil| ing u piece i,| | H| „| "■ | pulated with terrlfi, f,,,,.. (| J 1 * neath one of the tl: ,| n w|)w| J* i spring hit Blackwell'. | PK wlth ' '* 1 .the leg. lie was ahi.- to drag him J U a nearby house irom there hr «■ . I nshed to the hosplt ,1 " “ m Or Tuesday. Sent. 4,1 Ati| I ■ open the Cider M. 11 at Bob|) I ■ and operate on Tuesday a „j I ■ Thursday of each wee K . I M through the cider season. ■ ’ t C. E CHROmster I