Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 236, Decatur, Adams County, 5 October 1928 — Page 8

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YANKEES NOW FAVORITES TO CAPTURE TITLE Grover Cleveland Alexander Counted On To Put Cardinals Back In Running By Frank Getty ITHl T H Sports Editor New York, Oct. S.—(U.R- The business of having one’s back to the wall in a baseball contest seems to have quite a stimulating effect. New York's Yankees <liil so well under the circumstances that St. Itouis' Cardinals will try it today. By one of those sudden, startling reversals cf which give the national pastime its tremendous appeal, , the Yankees are on the crest of the ( wave while the Cards are down among the periwinkles. Beating their crutches into baseball bats, the American league champions knocked the dope into a cocked hat and won the opening game, 4 to 1. As a result they, and not the Cat dinals, and now 7 to 5 favorites to , win the world's championship. Since the Yankees unexpectedly ' took the first trick. Bill McKechnie is playing his trump card today— Grover Cleveland Alexander. f Miller Huggins went to bed with a string tied around his finger to re- , [ mind him to decide iii the morning ( who should pitch for the Yanks today. The diminutive pilot was of two minds; he might gamble on Tom ( Zachary, his veteian southpaw, or he ( might let the National leaguers have the second barrel, firing George Pip- ( gras at them. The Cardinals still possess more intrinsic baseball strength and reserve material than their rivals. Willie Sherdel pitched a great ball game ] and deserved a better fate. Before the series opened. It was rumored that one reason Miller Huggins had Waite Hoyt around was because the American league champions were so completely crippled, bedridden and prostrate that the young man’s services in his capacity as Brooklyn's leading moritician might come in handy at any moment. As it turned out, Hoyt wore a baseball glove instead of his cotton ones, j ' and turned in one of the niftiest and i most timely pitching efforts of any ! world series within memory. Three hits, two of them useless, j | were all the Cardinals garnered in the sunny vineyard of Yankee stadium yesterday afternoon. Big Jim Bot tomley, who lias an eye on the "most valuable player" awatd for 1928, collected two of the St. Louis hits, one a prodigious homer. , It is typical of the modern trend in baseball that Babe Ruth and his fel- j low Yankees showed little concern , about that homer of Jim Bottomley's. With the crack of the bat, it was j apparent to the well-tuned ear that tlie ball was not going to remain very long in the ball park. The Yankees know the sound of a homer when they < hear it. Not a face blanched. Baoe ' Ruth didn’t even straighten up noi ! did he glance around. “Come on, kid, that one’s gone. Let’s get the next guy," lie seemed to say. There are times when the Babe 1 is expressive without saying a word Babe Ruth wi'l be out there this I afternoon, swinging for a homer of hjs own. He is particularly anxious to hit one off Alexander, whom he recognizes as a foezaman worthy of his ash. Moreover, Alex let the Babe down without a hit in the 1926 series when the Yanks and Cardinals met. Provided Pipgras is the pitching choice, Watty Holm will git his chance jn right field in place of George Washington Harper. This is the only prospective change in the St. Louis lineup. WATCHING THE STARS - u.pj - Babe Ruth —Got two doubles and a single in four trips, scoring two runs. Lou G h:ig—Got a double and single in frti” t ps, driving In two runs. Chick Hafey—Failed to hit safely in four tiips, striking out twice. Jim Bottomley — Hit a home run and single and walked once in four times up, scoring the Cardinals only run and making two of their three hits. Statistics On First Game Os Big Series New York, Oct. 5.— fU.R> —The attendance and receipts for the first game of the 1928 world series follow: Total attendance, 61,425. Total receipts, $224,130.00. Player’s share, $121,030.20. Clubs’ share, $80,686.80. Commision’s share, $22,413 00.

j Yales Faces Maine with Sound Attack \fm iftv *•> / By SOL METZGER Yale, with a new coach in Stevens, is taking on a tough customer in its ! opening game tomorrow with Maine, one that will prove without much doubt if he can carry on the good work of Tad Jones. No one familiar with Yale’s policy expects the Blue to uncork anything i Hut sound fundamental football in its first game. Neither will Yale depart from the precepts of Jones, as a fine ! season was the result of following them in 1927. A play the Elis will undoubtedly use to break down the Maine defense j is the one shown here, a reverse with No. 4 back carrying the ball, a re verse that differs radically from the one first perfected by Warner when with the Carlisle Indians years ago. No. 2 gets the ball and starts off his own right end. gives it to No. 4 and continues into the defensive end to prevent ihe latter catching No. 4 fro” the rear. No. 3 goes across and takes out the defensive light end. Note the action of No. 1. He smashes the defensive tackle straight ahead. Lineman Nd. 6 conies out and leads the runner off the defensive right tackle. But the play Yale will chiefly depend j upon this season is its strong cut in off tackle, shown tomorrow. What to eat, how to eat, overcom ing indigestion, are some of the ques tions answered in Sol Metzger's leaf let on “Diet and Training for Football.” Mr. Metzger will send this leaflet to anyone sending a stamped, addressed envelope in care of this paper. INDIANS AGAIN BEAT RED WINGS Indianapolis, Oct. 5 U.R)—The Lit tie World Series reached the half way point today with the Indianapolis Indians holding three victories to Rorh ester Red Wings' one. The seties is for five out of nine games, Rochester lest yesterday's game despite a magnificent start. The score was 12 runs to 5 and 18 hits to 6.. Most i cf the International Leaguers’ blows came in the first when they scored four runs. The batting knocked Boone from the box. Leverette, who went the rest of the route, held the Red Wings in check with little difficulty. Rochester used four pitchers. Cubs Win Second Game In Series With White Sox Chiiago, Oct, s—(U.R)—The5 —(U.R)—The C’hicag White Sox went Into the third game of the city series today, decidedly the undeidogs. Tlie Cubs have won two games and need two more to cinch the lccal championship. It was hardly an earned victory that the National Leaguers got yesterday. Thomas, Sox pitcher, would have had a deserved triumph hut for Shires’ muff on Grimm's giounder in the ninth. The bobble let Stephenson h me with the tying run. Five innings iatei, the Cubs pushed home Stephenson again with the winning score and added two good-measure runs to make it 5 to 3. World Series Leaders — (U.R)— Leading liiyer — Babe Ruth, Yankees, .750. Leading pitcher—Waite Hoyt, Yankees, won 1, lost 0. Home run leaders — Bob Meusel, Yankees, 1; Jim Bottomley, Cardinals, 1. Most hits—Ruth, 3. Most runs—Ruth, 2. Most doubles —Ruth, 2. Most runs batted in—Lou Gehrig, Yankees, 2; Meusel, Yankees, 2. Most strike outs—Hoyt, 6. Most chances accepted—Bottomley, 10. oI will be out of the citv Thurs., Friday and Saturday, 6ct. 4,5, 6. Dr. Burt Mangoid. 4tx-233

. BIG GRID TEAMS GET INTO ACTION By Dixon Stewart UP Staff Correspondent Chicago, Oct. S.—(U.R/—Despite the [rival attraction of world spries base- [ ball, football will have enough stirrI ing contests In the middle west this Saturday to occupy an important place in the sports spotlight. Every important eleven in and out of the western conference will be in action Saturday, most of them for the first time. The majority of the contests Saturday are In the nature of "warm up” affairs with tlie opening of heavier competition delayed until next week. Notre Dame and Wisconsin meet at Madison in a game which will furnish the first line on the actual strength of Rockne’s perenial contender for national championship honors'. It also will reveal something of what may be expected from the Badger's sophomores. Notre Dame defeated Loyola of New Orleans in its opening contest last week. In Wisconsin, Rockne's ramblers will meet a team which appears certain to lie a strong contender foi western conference honors. Indiana is the only other Big Ten team scheduled to meet a formidable ; opponent, being booked to meet OklaI lioma. a strong Big Six team. Tlie Big Six teams have enjoyed considerable success against Big Ten foes in fonner years and the sooners hope to continue the habit. Illinois, 1927 Big Ten champion, opens against Bradley, Chicago meets Wyoming, lowa entertains Monmouth, Northwestern opposes Butler, Purdue clashes with Depauw, Ohio takes on Wittenberg, Minnesota battles Creighton and Michigan plays Ohio Wesleyan. All of these should be easy triumphs for the conference teams, with the possible exception of the Chicago-Wyoming tilt Chicago showed poorly last week losing both games , of a doubleheader and may meet deI feat again from the westerners. Other important games are: lowa State vs. Nebraska. Grinnell vs. Oklahoma Aggies. Chicago Reserves vs. DePauw. Indiana Reserves vs. lowa Reserves. Northwestern Reserves vs. Loyola. Franklin vs. Muncie Normal. Michigan State vs. Albion. Wabash vs. Indiana Central. Play-off In Pacific Coast League Starts Saturday San Francisco, Oct. 5 —.’U.R) — The : San Francisco Seals and Sacramento I Senators will open a three game playoff series here Saturday which may determine tlie championship of tlie Pacific c ast League. T!ie teams finished in a tie for the second half of the season. If the Sea's win the play-off series t,hey will be awaided the pennant is they won the championship for the first half, but if the Senators win, another series will be necessary. o Betting On Series Is Slow At St. Louis After Yanks Cop Opening Game St. Louis, Mo. Oct. s—.'U.R)—Painfully disillusioned St. L. uis Cardinals’ fans flocked to the Red Birds’ Standard today and gamely made them 4 to 5 favorites in the betting. Betting commissioners felt the same way about the Yankees, however, and quoted precisely the same odds cn the American League champions, A hesitation to Place bets appeared to have been the strongest reaction to Yesterday's municipal misfortune. o Medical Definition» Quarantine is un Interesting word. It first meant a period of forty days because that was originally (lie fixed period of quarantine, regardless of the disease. Sinus is Latin for ii lienl sur face or fold. Vaccinal lon comes from vaccn. a cow, because the vaccine Is obtained by a process In which cows play a part.—llyceia Magazine. Chaucer Manutcripts Upwards of CO Fifteenth century manuscripts of the “Canterbury Tales” by Goeffrey Clmucer still exist. This English poet spent mucli time traveling in Italy and France In the service of the king. Hadean Concept Hell, for garage mechanics, will he a land of abundant grease and no steering wheels to wipe it on.—Sun Francisco Chronicle. Still Seeking Vitamin* Vitamins is a term proposed by C. Funk to include the peculiar healthgiving and disease-preventing element In the rice grain. It Is probable that other vitamins will be discovered by future Investigations.

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“Old Pete” Fails r / ■ 1 Grover Alexander The Fourth Down jQk By Willie Punt Determined to break into the win column and climb out of the cellar of the Northeastern Indiana conference, the D. 11. S. Yellow Jackets will depart for Kendailville about neon, Saturday. They are scheduled to battle the Kendailville Red Devils, Saturday afternoon. The game scheduled between Bluffton and Mishawaka, for October 20, at Mishawaka ,has been cancelled at the request of the latter. Mishawaka of ficials stated that they had a conflict in their schedule on that date and ask ed that the game be cancelled. The cancellatirn leaves the Tigers without a contest foi October 20. Unless Bluffton schedules another game for Oct. 20, the Tigers will have a two weeks rest prior to their all-im-portant battle with the Yell, w Jackets at Bluffton, on October 27. On tlie o'h er hand, the Yellow Jai kets will battle the heavy Concordia eleven in this citv October 20. Beine fans ai» alieady anticipating a fine basketball season. Ceach Harold S Johnson, who came to the Fighting Five institution this fall from Fremont, Ind„ has started practice at the high school. Only two members cf last year’s quintet were lost through graduation. The M. Y. M. team has been reorganized, also, and preparations for the season are under way. Coach Johnson, of the high school, has been chosen coach and captain of the team, and Edward E. Lichty was named manager. New unlfo-.ms have been ordered. Evansville Citizens United On Bridge Plan Evansville, Ind. Oct. s—U.R)—Evansville civic and business leaders t:day stood united for the proposed river bridge to be built here by Indiana and Kentucky. The Evansville chamber of commerce, which had previously endorsed a private span, voted at a directors meeting with a committee of twelve state bridge boosters to withdraw their support of a private biidge and swing to the support of the state project. They also decided to appoint a committee of five to work with state bridge workers in an effort to get the injunction suit on file in Marion county withdrawn. Joining ranks of state span enthusiasts were; Rotarians, Kiwanis, and other dubs. The Evansville manufacturer and employers association have pledged their support. CAMPAIGN FUNDS COMMITTEE NOT ’TO MAKE PROBE to prevent further depredations. Brown denied that papers missing from his desk deafc with speeches of Mrs. Mabel WaJker Wllebrandt, assistant U. S. attorney general, who tecentiy was criticized in some quarters for her appeals to pastors. o Nothing in Trickery Trickery creates no values, wins no laurels, pays no dividends. Be honest and above-board in your denllngs with men. "Chickens come home to roost.” you know, and most of us can be fooled a lot easier than we can fool others.—Grit. Reekie** Autoitt* In New York city alone the replacement of lamp posts destroyed by automobile accidents costs about SIB,OOO annually. The costs are usually collected from the drivers or their estates.

HENDRICKS STILL PICKS CARDINALS By Jack Hendricks, Manager of the Cincinnati Reds, Written for the UP. New York, Oct. 6.—Without detract ing a whit from the fine pitching of Waite Hoyt and the timely batting of the New York Yankees, the St. Louis Cardinals are still my pick to win the world’s championship. I look for "Pete" Alexander to turn In a victory in his first start against the American Leaguers, and once the teams get to St. Louis the tide of battle should turn definitely In favor of the Cardinals. Sherdel pitched a game which would have been n winning one nine times out of ten. He tan up against Hoyt when the latter was at the peak of form, and he tried to get a curve ball past Bob Meusel which went into the stands instead. That was the story of 1 the opening game. The only chance in my opinion about the outcome of the series is that it now may take six games before the Cards are declared champions of the baseball world. 1 had looked for them to win within five. ALEXANDER IS ROUTED; PIPGRAS ALLOWS 4 HITS irONTIMIRD FROM P.VCiE ONE) the first St. Louis run. Maranville singled to right, sending Wilson to ttvrd. Alexander sate and Wilson scored when Lazerrt threw wild to first. Maranville stopped at third. Time was called while Maranville went to the dugout to fix his ankle. It was an error for Douthit forced Alexander and was doubled at first, Koenig to Lazerri to Gehrig, Maranville scoring on the play. High filed to Robertson. Three runs, two hits, one error. Yankees —Robertson out, Bottomley unassisted. Bengough walked. Pipgras out. Wilson to Bottomley on a sacrifice hunt, Bengough taking second. Durst scored Bengough with a single to center. Koenig flied to Frisch. One run, one hit. no errors. Third Inning Card nals—Frisch singled. Frisch stole second on the first hall pitched to Bottomley. Bottomley struck out. Hafey out. Koenig to Gehrig, Frisch taking third. Harper called out on strikes. No runs, one hit, no errors. Yankees—Ruth singled to right center. Gehrig walked the last pitch being low. t Meusel scored Ruth with a technical two-base hit down the ~oul line, which bounded into the left field boxes, Gehrig holding third. Ru;h imped badly as he came in. Lazerri out. High to Bottomley, runners holding their bases. Robertson walked, the last pitch being low. The bases were filled. Bengough scored Gehrig with a single to short right Celd, Meusel taking third and Robertson second. Alexander was taken dut of the box and given a warm cheer by the fans. Clarence Mitchell, veteran southpaw, replaced Alexand er. Pipgras was hit by a pitched ball, forcing in Meusel with another run, Robertson advancing to third and Bengough to second. Paschal batting in p'.ace of Durst singled to right, scoring Robertson. Bengough was thrown out at the plate, Douthit to Frisch to Wilson. Pipgras stopped at second. Koenig flied to Bottomley. Four runs, four hits, no errors. Fourth Inning Cardinals —Paschal at center field for the Yankees. Wilson out, Pipgras to Gehrig. Maranville safe on first on Koenig's error, the Yankee shortstop fumbling an easy grounder. Mitche’l flied to Koenig. Douthit lifted a high foul to Gehrig for the final out. No runs, no hits, one error. Yankees —Ruth doubled to deep center. Gehrig flied to Douthit in right center, Ruth holding second. Meusel flied to Hafey in deep left, Ruth making no effort to move from second base, where he acted as if his knee w'ere troubling him badly. Lazerri out. Mitchell to Bottomley. No runs, one hit, no errors. Fifth Inning Cardinals—High out, Robertson to Gehrig. Frisch was called out on strikes. Bottomley fanned. No runs, no hits, no errors. Yankees —Robertson out, Frisch .to Bottomley. Bengough flied to Friscli in right center. Pipgras flied to Maranville. No runs, no hits, no errors. Sixth Inning Cardinals—Hafey flied to Meusel In left center. Harper flied to Ruth. Wilson out, Gehrig unassisted. No runs, no hits, no errors. Yankees—Paschal walked. Koenig struck out. Ruth called out on strikes. Gehrig filed to Douthit in center. No runs, no hits, no errors. Seventh Inning Cardinals — Maranville fanned. Mitchell flied to Robertson. Douthit flied to Paschal. No runs, no hits, no errors. Yankees — Meusel walked. Lazerri was safe at first on an attempted sacrifice, Meusel taking third. Mitchell fumbled Lazerri’s bunt and was credited with an error. Lazerri with a sacrifice. Dugan flied to Harper in right center, Meusel scoring easily as- • ter the catch. Lazerri held third. It was a sacrifice fly for Joe. Bengough hli Into a double play, Frisch to Maranvillfc to Bottomley. One run, no

lilts, one error. Eighth Inning Cardinals — Duroi her went to second In place of Lazerri and Dugan to third base In place of Robertson for the Yankees. High popped to Gehrig hack of first base. Frisch singled. Bottomley fanned, swinging Frisch stole second. Hafey tiled to Meusel for the third out. No runs, one hit, no errors. Yankees — I'tpgias out. Wilson to

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