Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 213, Decatur, Adams County, 8 September 1928 — Page 5

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athletics tied WH YANKEES New York. SeJT-W.B-The Phil.dell.hi. Athletics are tied today with ' New York Yankees for first place <n thp Anwrh'iH Behind this simple statement of fact H es the drama of one of the greatest „ ill fights in the history of basehall. Starting in two months a »° °* er ’ take the world’s champions, at a time lhen the Yankees were swinging along n „ t (n front with a twelve game lead, The Mackmen ent down their rivals advantage slowly hot surely until a double victory at Boston yesterday while the Senators were winning two ttames at New York left the Pennant contenders exactly even. Each team has twenty more games to play. both finishing on the road, where the Athletics have shown decidedly better than the Yankees this season. Before they go into the west, however, the Yanks and Mackmen will play four games at New York, starting with a double header next Sunday. Upon the outcome of this series, the American League championship of 1928 largely depends. — o * — ##***¥******* • WITH THE BIG * * LEAGUE STARS * ;»»****¥¥♦**♦ —(U.R)— Goose Goslin (382* hit nome run and three singles, scored three runs and tatted in two in eight times at bat. P.Waner (377) went hitless in three times at bat. Lou Gehrig (372) singled once and scored one run in seven times at l>at. Rogers Hornsby (372) singled twice and score one run in nine times at bat. Al Simmons (355) hit one single and scored one run in eight times at bat. Jim Bottomley (334) singled once and scored one run in four times at bat. Babe Ruth (333) doubled once and singled twice, in seven times at bat. Freddy Lindstrom (340) idle. o Watching The Scoreboard —(U.R)— Y’esterday's hero: Irvin Hadley, Washington pitcher, who held the New York Yankees to three hits to give the Senators an 11 to 0 victory over the world champions in the first game of a double-header. Thirty thousand fans saw the Yankees lose two games to the Senators in New York. In the first game, Bubo Ruth was the only New York runner to reach second base. Hadley was never in danger of being scored upon. The Senators hit their old teammate Tom Zachary, and also hit Rosy Ryan hard for the 11 to 0 victory, lii the eighth inning the Senators scored sev,in runs. Waite Hoyt was bested

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In the second game, 6 to 1. Big Fred Marberry kept the Yankees nine hits well scattered and was never in danger. Hoyt gave way to Thomas under a four run barrage in the sixth inning. The Philadelphia Athletics downed the Boston Red Sox in a double-head-er, 1 to 0 and 7 to 3, and went into a tie with the New York Yankees for first place in the American league. Lefty Grove held the Red Sox to four hits in the first game and struck out eleven. Connie Mack called on three pitchers to win the nightcap. Earnshaw started and walked the first three men to face him and was relieved by Orwell. Rommel pitched the last seven innings and was credited with the win. In the National league race the St. Louis Cardinals held a four and onehalf game lead by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 6 to 3. Sparky Adams made his first error in 235 consecutive fielding chances when he let Haines' slow roller get through him. Chick Hafey hit his twenty-fourth home run of the season off Kremer in the second inning for the first St. Ixiuis run. The Chicago Cubs went on a batting rampage to defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 11 to 1. Red Lucas and Adopho liuque were pounded for five runs and eight hits in the fifth inning. Hartnett hit a home run in this frame with Stephenson on first. Charley Root held tiie Reds to four scattered hits. After the Philadelphia Phillies shut out the Boston Braves, 4 to 0, in the first game, the Phillies weakened In the nightcap and lost a 4 to 3 decision. Cy Williams hit a home run in the ninth inning to tie the score in the second game. o YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Central League Springfield 8; Canton 6. Erie 2; Akron 0. Fort Wayne-Dayton, rain. National League Chicago 11; Cincinnati 1. Philadelphia 413 Boston 0-4. St Louis 6; Pittsburgh 3. Only games scheduled. American League Washington 11-6; New York 0-1. Philadelphia 1-7; Boston 0-3. Only games scheduled. American Association St. Paul 9; Milwaukee 8. Louisville 5; Toledo 4. Minneapolis 7; Kansas City 6. Indianapolis 11; Columbus —• o Jefferson Beats Geneva At Playground Baseball The Geneva and Jefferson high school playground baseball teams opened thier season Friday afternoon in a game at Geneva. The Jefferson nine won by a score of 13-1, in a seveninning contest. Harold Windmiller umpired the game- Rolland Sprunger is coaching the Jefferson team, and Harold Long is coach at Geneva. ————-o Get the Habit—Trade at Home, it Pays

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B. W. SHOLTY IS CALLED BY DEATH <CONTIN<<KD FROM PAUB ONK) 1871. Operated Drug Store Here Mr. Sholty came to Decatur and clerked for three years in a drug store owned by the late Dr. T. T. Dorwin. He then purchased a drug store of his own and conducted it for several years, finally disposing of it in 1881, to accept an appointment as postmaster under the Garfield administration. He later engaged in the lumber business and insurance business, and then took up the study of law. He was admitted to the bar of Adams county in 1896. On November 15, 1877, he united in marriage with Miss Nellie Vincent, of Delphos, Ohio. One daughter, Miss Mabel Sholty, at home, survives as a

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result of this union. Besides tile “Widow and daughter, one brother, F. (). Sholty, resides tn Fort Wayne, and a half-sister, Mrs. Florence Stettler, resides in Germantown, Ohio. Charter Member of Masonic Lodge The deceased was a charter member of tiie Masonic Lodge of this city, and also a charter member of the Sam Henry Post, Grand Army of tile Republic. He was a member of the committee who selected the name of Sam Henry Post as applied to the local G. A. R. organisation. He was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star. When the Memorial monument on the southwest corner of the court house grounds was being planned. Mr. Sholty, together witli French Quinn, spent one entire month, visiting every home in the county to secure the names of the war veterans. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, at the family residence, West Monroe street. The Rev. Ross W. Stoakes, pastor of the First Methodist church, of which the deceased was a member, will officiate at the services. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. A particularly sad feature of Mr. Sholty's deatli just at this time, when Old Home Week is about to open, was the interest and enthusiasm with which he has looked forward to every

feature of the celebration. He had hoped to be among the very thinned ranks of the Civil War veterans who so proudly will take their stand in the pageant to be given on Tuesday evening of Old Home Week. A close friend of Mr. Sholty today paid the following tribute to him: “An old friend, knowing whereof he speaks, having known and esteemed Benjamin W. Sholty for fifty years pays as loving a tribute as lies within him to an earnest quiet, foursquare, patriotic citisen who modestly lived a life of usefulness. “Patriotism was to Benjamin Sholty a vital thing. He testified to his love

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of country by brilliant service for his country’s flag during the Civil war. From that time on, he never failed to render to hla country and to his comrades a devotion that was an inspiration. But by the very nature of the man, the evidences of that devotion were so unobstruslve as to quite often pass unnoticed though they were of real merit. As an illustration of this quiet service it may be stated that Comrade Sholty, during the construction of the “Pence Monument," headed a committee whose duty it was to gather and tabulate the names of every soldier of ail wars who may have been an Adams county

resident. This was a colossal task. The burden of its 'execution rested almost wholly upon Comrade Sholty. The grave stones of all cemeteries were scanned, records of every sort were painstakingly examined, families of departed heroes were questioned and, after months of research, 1,276 names were secured. This task, like others performed by him, went almost unnoticed. “A life of service so modestly lived is an inspiration. As taps are sounded for this veteran of the Republic, may those of us who know of his devotion reuder unto him honest appreciation."