Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 115, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1929 — Page 6

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LADD LEADING D. H. S. BATTERS Two baseball games were on the, schedule for the Decatur high school nine this week, but one. scheduled I to be played at Bluffton this afternoon, has been postponed on account of rain and wet grounds. The Yel-1 low Jackets are booked for a game , with Fort Wayne Central, on the I latter’s diamond. Thursday. Ladd, who performs at either first or third base, is leading the locals ini batting, according to the batting averages released today by ( oach Max Kidd. Ladd’s average for the season is .277. Snedeker. another in-1 fielder, is close behind Ladd with an ■ average of .272 and he has the largest number of hits to his credit. The batting average for the team is .203. | The batting average of each play-i er i.s as follows; Player AB II Pt J7 j Ladd 1S 5 ; Snedeker F. Brown Schamerloh 12 3 .250 , Kocher 5 I .200 Hebble 17 3 .176, Steal • 14 2 14 J Mauller lfi 2 .1251 K. Brown . 10 1 .100 Harmon - 4 " Frosch 1 0 • 00 ° Williams ■ ” 0 000 | Totals 138 28 .203 | Watching The Scoreboard U.R)— Yesterday’s hero —George I hie who won his sixth straight game by pitching the Detroit Tigers to a 5 to 3 vic lory over the Philadelphia Athletics. George Earnshaw collapsed in the seventh and the Tigers got to him foi ■ five runs. Driving in three runs, Earl Averill.' Indians’ recruit outfielder, starred in Cleveland’s 4 to 3 victory over the) New York Yankees, lludlin held the; Yanks to six hits. Danny MacFayden had the better of Grady Adkins in a pitcher's duel [ and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox, 2 to 1. Bigelow . 1 hit ahomer accounted for Boston. Adolph Luque let the Giants down! with six hits and Cincinnati beat New | York, 7 to 0. Swanson and Luque hit | home runs. Barney Friberg’s double in the ninth 1 1 with the bases full enabled the Philadelphia Phillies to nose out the St. | Louis Cardinals. 10 to 9. The defat < knocked the Cards out of first place. I Johnny Moore. Chicago rookie out-, fielder, playing his first complete major league game, made two br.l liant catches and drove in three runs , as the Cubs beat the Braves. 6 to 4. I Collecting eighteen hits the Pitts burgh Pirates handed Brooklyn a 12 to 4 defeat, sinking the Robins deeper I into the National league cellar. i

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The Nuts Once More Milt Crandall, who never will "row ■ up, proposes to start another dan '■ marathon in Madison Square Garden next Saturday. He has made some changes in the rules since the extraordinary affair which giipped—or gipped—the public last year. This time the dancers will carry on for two hours at a stretch, with an interval of 20 minutes, and a rest period for baths, or what do you take, at approximately 5 a. m. each day. In addition to the dance derby—"A | Sole Stirring Event,” as Milt calls it —there will be no end of side-shows, involving competition for the freak champions of the universe. There will be a Russian named Meyer, who claims the "rocking championship" of the world, “Shipwreck" Kelly, the champion flyg-pole sitter, a "piano marathon" and all the trimmings which the ingenuity of his master promoter and optimist can advise This is to be a sort of elimination, contest for all the freaks in the world, who think they may be better at their speciality than anyone else. Meyer, the Russian, has the boys goofy up at Madison Square Garden with his rocking stunt. He keeps teetering back and forth for hours with out end, claiming a record, established in his native land, on nine days and nin hours. “Shipwreck” Kelly guarantees that he will stand erect on the top of a sixty-foot flagpole in the Garden while the dance derby entiants outdo the hardest in endurance. The only stipulation made by Mr. Kelly is that his baby daughter must be hoisted up for a parental kiss during his rest periods. All of which sounds thoroughly silly but the fact remains that if the dance derby continues for a week or so without the intervention of the health au-

STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. 1, Pct. | 'St. Louis II 8 .6311 i Chicago 14 8 .636 I Boston 1" 9 .526 I Pittsburgh 10 9 .526; Cincinnati 11 11 .500 I Philadelphia 9 11 .450 j I New York 7 10 .412 i Brooklyn 6 15 .2861 — AMERICAN LEAGUE W. I. Pct | (New York 13 7 .650 Philadelphia 13 7 .<so| i St. Louis 13 9 .591; (Detroit 15 11 .577 Cleveland 11 12 4781 Washington 7 12 .368 (Chicago 8 15 .348 1 I Boston 7 14 .333, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. I - Pct. I . Minneapolis 16 6 .7271 Kansas City 15 6 .714! (St. Paul 15 6' .625 j Indianapolis 12 12 .500 j Milwaukee 12 12 .500 Toledo 8 15 .3481 Columbus 8 16 .333 | Louisville 6 16 .273' YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Central League Akron at Springfield, rain. Fort Wayne at Dayton, rain. Erie at Canton, wet grounds. National League Philadlephia. 10; St. Louis, 9. Pittsburgh. 12: Brooklyn. 4. Cincinnati 7; New York 0. Chicago. 6; Boston, 4. American League Cleveland. 4. New York. 4. Detroit. 5; Philadelphia, 3. Boston. 2; Chicago, 1. Washington at St. Louis, rain. American Association Indianapolis, 7: Minneapolis. 6. ' St. Paul. 8; Louisville. 4. Milwaukee, 5; Toledo, 0. Columbus at Kansas City. rain. -— o HOME RUN CLUB — U.R) — ? Leaders! Gehrig. Yankees Ott, Giants Ruth. Yankees Wilson. Cubs - 6 Ja. kson. Giants 11l Foxx. Athletics | O’Doul, Phillies 5 Klein, Phillies Yesterday's Homers Gigelow, Red Sox 1 I Koenig. Yankees Swanson. Reds Luque, Reds ■ 1| Friberg, Phillies Williams. Phillies ' | < T otals National League ... . 117 American League 81 i Total - X9B

torities, Madison Square Garden will be packed with fanatics as never before. Turning to Snort Turning from the optimism of Milt Crandall, which is after all all one of the marvels of this age of skepticism, regarding the chances of the Braves getting out of the National League cellar this year. When Judge Emil Fuchs president of the club, announced that he intended to assume the managerial toga himself this season, loud guffaws I resounded throughout the baseball lov- , ing world. The idea of a comparative i amateur managing a major league club seemed too ludiciuos for words. But the pesky Braves started out by winning ball games and keep right on. How much credit for the djub's showing should be given to Johnny Evers canny but irrescrible assistant manager at Boston, remains to be determined. But whatever caused it, the Braves got themselves up towards the top of the National League and stuck there, even if just for a time. With Rogers Hornsby, champion batsman, in the line-up last season, the Braves were a hopeless, hapless second division outfit from the start. Without Hornsby they are going great guns. George Sisler, an American League discard, has performed nobly, and so have the rest of the misfits—or so they were classed by the experts —gathered together by Judge Fuchs for the current pennant race. "Rabbit” Maranville, who has been written out of baseball as ofter as any of the veterans now clinging to major league posts, has delivered his best for Boston, his base-running, for an old man, a particularly notable feature of the Braves’ attack. It will be more of a miracle than that of 1914 if the Braves even finish in the first division this year, but they are up there now, and inviting someone to drive them out.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCfIAT TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1929.

Smashing* Them Out ' c.. I ■ WISW.r ■- - % v ** s s" vJ: . -A i ■* *c W IBw ® ■ JHSIIi ’ ‘I-*’. bhhmbkml SSt- 's,. f. . ■» Bill Kamrn. veteran third sacker of the Chicago White Sox. who has Iteen a potent factor in their recent display of batting strength. The SIOO,OOO which the management was reported to have paid for Bill a few years back is still paying dividends.

GLEHNACOLLETT CONTINUES DRIVE St. Andrews, Scotland. May 14. — (U.R) —Miss Glefina Collett continued | her drive toward the British women's : golf championship finals today when ' she won her second round match from Miss N. Bryant, of Ashford Manor, , 3 up and 2 to play. The American champion was in ’ good form, despite the unfavorable : change in the weather. A strong chil-i ling wind blew across the course. Miss Collett was driving a long i ball, but her putting was weak in sjpots. Otherwise, experts believed, she would have reached the turn five | up instead of one up. Miss Marion Hollins, second of the: three Americans remaining in the tourney, also advanced to the third round when she defeated Miss P. Ramsay, of Alnmouth, four up and three to play. Mrs. S. J. Mulqueen. of Toronto, Canada, won her second round match from Miss A. M. Hyde, Sandy Lodge, one up. Miss Gertrude Boothby, of Roches-; ter, Minn., won from Mrs. J. A. D. j Be’.!, of Littlestane, S and 5. One of the three Americans must be eliminated tomorrow, however, Miss Boothby having been paired against Miss Hollins in the third round. o COURTHOUSE Suit On Notes Filed Louis A. Springer has filed a suit in the circuit court against John and Edna Spahr, demanding judgment on four promissory notes for $430. Attorney H. M. De Voss, of Decatur, is counsel for the plaintiff. Estate Opened Letters of administration have been issued to Leo E. Ehinger in the estate of Vernon O. Grimm. He filed bond in the sum of S7OO. The estate is valued at S3OO and the heirs include his father, two brothers, two sisters and three nieces. Case Dismissed The case of P. F. Lee vs. Troy V. Rudy, which went on trial in circuit court before a jury and Judge Sutton Monday morning, was dismissed yesterday afternoon upon agreement of the parties, after one witness, had been placed on th estand. Mortgage Foreclosed In the case of Carr and Hicks vs. J. A. Kuhn, the court found for the plaintiffs and rendered judgment tor $303.50 and foreclosure of ; a chattel mortgage. The property mortgaged was ordered sold. Inheritance Tax Reports In the estate of William N. Smit-

ley. an inheritance tax report showed the total net value of the estate to be $19,739.12. The widow received $6,913.01 and eacn of the nine children received $1,425.12. No inheritance tax was owed. In the estate of Charles Marbach, an inharilance tax report showed the ‘otal net value of the estate to be $1,780.78. The father and mother received $445.19 each, while each of the ! four brothers and three sisters re- | ceived $127.20. No inheritance tax i was owed. In the estate of Fred Koeneman, | an inheritance tax report showed the total net 'value of the estate to be i $1,193.49. ■ The widow received , $731.50 and each of the two sons and : four daughters received $77. No inheritance tax was owed. o — Hardly Generous Brazil, Ind., May 14 —(UP) —AllegI ing that Grover Ooley contributed but I $1 in eight months to support of his family of three children. Mrs. Frieda Oooley has filed suit for divorce.

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Berne Bears Lose Io Rockford, Ohio, 7 To (i Berne, May 11 — (Speciall —The Berne high school Pears lost a well I played baseball game to the Rock-1 | lord. Ohio, nine, at Roekford, last j Friday, by a score of 7 toX Berne, scored four runs In the fifth Inning) jto give tho Bears ala i of to but tie Buckeyes rallied to He the| I .- core in the six h and push over the, j winning tally in tile seventh. B* ine onthlt Rockford. 8 io 7. Clnuser and 1 Bruun pitched for Berne. Independent Team At Berne Wins Opener j Berne, May 11.— ( Special I—Berne’s , j independent baseball team won its ■ lirst start of the season, last Satur(day, when it defeated the Chattanooga. Ohio, nine, on the local diamond.! ill to 6. Brann and (Hauser pitched, for Berne. The former struck out [ nine and allowed only three hits in the five innings ho worked. Clauser, held the visitors to two hits in the, last three frames. .lack Dempsey Denies He Was In A Fight New York, May 14.—(U.R)—Jack Dempsey denied today’ reported > claims cf his farmer sparring partner. Joe Benjamin, that Dempsey was! in a fight with Benjamin Saturday'

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I night over two show rirls. In branding Benjamin’s story ns ' too ridiculous to even consider,” j Dempsey said that he had not even I seen Benjamin Saturday evening. In referring to Benjamin’s reported I claims that Dempsey hit him and .that 1 Benjamin then chased Dempsey up (tour flights of stairs, Dempsey sugIge.sted that ’ when I hit ’em they stay hit:” ami that "no one ever chased jme up four flights of stairs; ami when I hit ’em I get paid for it.’’ 0 HIGHER EDI ( ATIO n BY INJUNCTION IS SUCCESS , <CO XT! WEI) BROM PAGB <>M > i junction permanent is probably hefi<e the end of this semester next month. Dr Shields had ’’fired” the faculty because he felt its members were not Im sympathy with the strict fundamentalist views of the Baptist Bible Union which controls the university.! I Included in the dismissal order was I Dr. Harry ('. Wayman, president of the school, who has been in similar! difficulties before, notably when he was president of William Jewell at ! ■ Liberty, Mo. Although the real storm in the ! school’s affairs seemed to have pass-. ed today there were still many among, the faculty and students who refused I t<> accept the fundamentilast-modcrn-1 list controversy as the cause of the

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