Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 126, Decatur, Adams County, 27 May 1929 — Page 6

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LETTER MEN OF 0. H, S. HOLD FEED Several roasted chickens, with a bountiful supply of dressing, potatoes, pickles, “hog dogs," buns and coffee, and five gallons of ice cream were victims of the combined assault of the football, basketball, baseball and track athletes of Decatur high school, at the annual D. H. S. letter men’s picnic, held on the banks of Second Creek, northwest of the city, Saturday evening. Twenty-four letter men, together with Coaches Curtis and Kidd. Superintendent M. F. Worthman. Principal Walter J. Krick. Dr. Burt Mangold and J. R Blair, partook of the delicious feed. Several letter men were unable to be present. * Following the dinner, the boys gathered around the campfire and elected captains of the baseball, basketball and track teams for next year. Carl Gerber was chosen to lead the basketball and track teams, nd Harold Shoaf was elected baseball captain. Both wil Ibe seniors in school next year. Short talks were given by Coaches Curtis and Kidd, the new captains, this year’s seniors and others. The importance of conscientious training was stressed in the talks. The prospects for next year were discussed, also. o — YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Central League Fort Wayne 12; Springfield 9. Dayton 10; Erie 2. Canton 9-13; Akron 7-7; National League New York 15; Boston 8. Brooklyn 5; Philadelphia 4. Chicago 5; Cincinnati 1. Pittsburgh 12-7; St. Louis 8-5. American League New York 15; Boston 4 Philadelphia 4; Washington 3. St. Louis 1; Cleveland 0. Chicago 2; Detroit 0. American Association Indianapolis 3-8; Columbus 2-10 Toledo 8; Louisville 1. Milwaukee at St. Paul rain. Kansas City at Binneapolis, rain. SATURDAY’S RESULTS Central League Springfield 13; Fort Wayne 6. Erie 2; Dayton 1. Akron 13; Canton 1. National League Pittsburgh 6; Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 5; Philadelphia 3. New York 10; Boston 3. St. Louis, 7; Chicago 6. American League Boston 10 3; New’ York 8-8. Detroit 5-4; Chicago 2-3. Philadelphia 5; Washington 4. Cleveland 5; St. Louis 1. American Association Columbus 5; Indianapolis 4. Toledo 7; Louisville 5. Milwaukee 5; St. Paul 4. Kansas City 11; Minneapolis 2. GENEVA DROPS CLOSE CONTEST

Geneva, May 27. —(Special)—In one of the best played baseball games ever staged in Geneva, the Geneva Greys lost to the Marion Colored Giants, by the score or 3 to I, Sunday afternoon. Marion scored in the on a three bagger and a single. The Greys tied the count at 1-all in the eighth, on two singles and an error. In the ninth frame, the visitors bunched a single, double, pass, an error and a hit batsman for two runs. The Greys threatened to pull the game out of the fire in the last of the ninth, getting a man on base, but lacked the punch to put the rally across. Cline, new pitcher for the Greys, performed in a very creditable style, allowing only nine hits and striking out nine batters. Score by innings: RHE Marion 000 100 002—3 9 2 Geneva 000 000 010—1 9 1 Batteries: Anderson, Harris and Barlow; Cline and Long. — — O —■ — 11 Dutch Bauman To Race At Winchester, Thursday Funk’s Motor Speedway, May 27. — Entries are pouring in for the auto raes to be held at the local track May 30. One of the first enties to come in was that of Dutch Bauman, of Indianapolis, who was running first in the 500-mile race at Indianapolis, May 30, 1928, when he went out with motor trouble. Dutch will drive the famous Deuce, all rebuilt and faster than ever before. Other fast entries are Orr Bros., of Kempton, in a new job; Frankie Swagart, of Indianapolis, in a new sixteen valve job and many other good fast jobs. The track, which has just been rebuilt, is ironing out in fine shape and will be in splendid condition by the time the first race is called. The race fans who have patronized the Funk Speedway in the past will see u wonderful improvement In the new plant. The turns have been bank-

Gerber To Captain Three D.H.S. Teams During Senior Yeai

Carl Gerber, shown a the left, who is one o the greatest all arounc athletes ever develop* l ' in Decatur high school has been honored by hit various teammates win have elected him captan of three of his school's four athletic teams tier year. He will lead th' football, basketball ant track teams next year. Gerber was e I e c t e < basketball and trad captain Saturday nigh! at the annual picnic oi the D. H. S. letter men

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He received every vote cast in each of the two elections, excepl hib own. Gerber is the only tour letter man in Decatur high school, having won letters in football, basketball ami track during his sophomore year, last year. He did not take part in baseball this year, concentrating on track However, he did play in the last basebal Igame of the season and his play featured the game. Gerber's popularity with his teammates, coaches and fans is not due to his athletic ability, alone, but also to his splendid fighting qualities, conscientious training, dean habits and the fact that he is a pal to all of his teammates. — | ed an additional fifteen feet, making this the highest banked half mile oval in the world. No expense is being spared to have everything in tiptop shape for the May 30 program. o Get the Habit—Trade at Home. It Pavt

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY, MAY 27, 1929.

. IOWA SUSPENDED ' FROM BIG TEN Chicago, May 27.—(UR)—The "hired | athlete" charges which have been whispered about the middlewest for years seem at last to have reached a : head, with the University of lowa on f the defensive In a fight which, if de--1 velopments of the last two days are I to be taken as a criterion, may have , unlimited possibilities. s The inception of the battle came > Saturday night, when the Big Ten > faculty committee on athletics voted , to suspend lowa because of violation t of the rule "prohibiting the subsidlz- » ing of athletes". 1 The committee gave no specific Instances of violation. It did not anI nounce when the suspension was ; effective but queries since have elicit- , ed the Information that the Hawkeyes I still may compete until January 1. 1930. From lowa there has come the cry “why pick on us; what about the rest." The best Information obtainable, places the blame for lojja's expulsion on the allegation that a "slush fund for “taking care" of athletes existed at the university. That there must have been considerable evidence before the faculty committee was indicated by the fact that all nine other schools voted to expel the Hawkeyes, lowa officials expressed surprise at the decree. When told of the order. Burt Ingerson footbal coach, said “quit kidding me. and tell me if there were any important decisions from the faculty committee." Just what effect the order will have on Big Ten athletics was uncertain. Students paraded through lowa City yesterday crying "lowa fights, lowa fights, let’s go!" Mike Farroh, fooball, basketball, and track star termed the action of the Big Ten “unjustifiable." He said, i “other schools in the Big Ten are

using paid and hired athletes and 1 know that If lowa is, I've been cheated. ! have had offers from throe other Big Ten schools, offering to 'tlx me up’ if I'd go there, but I didn t like the idea." Professor Ixtttis Pelzer, member of thentitletie committee, said he did not believe the present order meant expulsion “severance of athletic relations does not mean expulsion.” Pelzer said. He expressed the belief that lowa would play the present football schedule and the opinion prevailed that "something will be done" before the ruling takes effect January 1. The "expulsion" Immediately gave rise to the rumors that Notre Dame, Nebraska or some other school would enter the conference. However, it is believed in many quarters that the trouble could be Ironed out and lowans hoped that the "expulsion decree" will be lifted. —— " Illinois Retains Big Ten Track Championship Evanston, 111.. May 27. — (U.R> — A wiry little Michigan negro and two Ohioans, one a sprinter and the other a hurdler, take ranke with the greatest of trackmen as a result of prefermances today in the twenty-ninth Big Ten track and field championships, which the University of Illinois won with 51% points. Ohio was second with 39% points and Michigan third with 35. , Other schools finished as follows:

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lowa, 31%; Indiana, 22%; Chicago, 16; Wisconsin. 13; Northwestern. 12%; Purdue, 11: Minnesota. 7%. Eddie Tolan, the second In his race to distinguish himself In the colors of the Maize Mid Blue (the other was the great DeHart Hubbard) went into to elite circle of 100 yard dash stars when he won the race in 9.5 seconds. There was a slight wind at his back i but the scientific instruments of the field registered the breeze at only four I miles a nhour and Knut Rockne, th j Notre Dame coach, said he believed the recognition committee would allow a record where a wind was no more than five miles an hour. That I Tolan’s record was no freak was indicated by his performance In his preliminary heat when he exhibited a mark of 9.6 seconds on an almost still day. Thta mark ties the present recognized world’s record. However, Charly Paddock and one or two others have done 9.5 and there is a chance that their marks wil be allowed. • George Simpson, Ohio's great sprinter, outrun by Tolan in the hundred, came back in the 220-yard dash to equal the world mark in 20.6 seconds and Richard Rockaway. Sirppson’a team mate, bettered the world mark in the 220-yard low hurdles when he stepped the distance in 22.8 seconds, two tenths of a second better than the record made by Brookins, lowa, in 1924. As added attractions, Sam Behr. Wisconsin, bettered the conference

shot put record and Vern McDermott, Illinois, and Tom Warne, Northwest ern, tied at 13 feet 7 Inches to better the old Big Ten pole mark, held joint ly by Droegemueller, Northwestern, and McGinnis, Wisconsin. Behr put the shot 48 feet and 3 Inchest to better his own mark of 47 feet 7'4 inches set yesterday. The record previous-

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