Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 5 August 1929 — Page 6

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HOME RUN CLUB —GJ.RL Leaders: Kinin, Phillies 33 Wllnon. Cubs 80 Ott, Giant* 29 Gehrig, Yankees 26 Ruth, Yankees 25 Bottomley, Cards 24 Foxx, Athletics 24 Simmons, Athletics 23 Hurst, Phillies , 23 Hafey, Cards 22 Hornsby, Cube 22 Yesterday's Homers Stephenson, Cubs; Orsattl, Cards: Williams, Boston Red Sox; Heilniann. Detroit; J. Sewell. Cleveland; and Hayes. Washington, one each. Totals: National League 583 American League 406 (Total homers 974 — o —— SPORT TABS Champaign. 111., Aug. 5. (U.R> F. ,W. Philips. University of Illinois student, turned in what was believed to be an endurance record in golf when he played 183 boles here yesterday. The old record was said to be 180 holes. Philips home is in East Chicago, Ind.. F. A. Stevenson, Chicago, also a student, ended competition with Philips yesterday when a charley horse forced him to retire after 139 holes. Easthampton, L. 1., Aug. 5. —(U.R) - Helen Wills and Helen Jacobs, partnered in the doubles of the Maidstone invitation tournament for women, had reached the semi-final round today, although the feature of Sunthtg's play came when the veteran international pair dropped a set to Maire Fensterer and Genevieve Fox before settling down to work in the first round. It was the first set Miss Wills has lost in two years. St. Louis. Mo.. Aug. s.—(U.R>—Catcher Jimmy Wilson of the St. louis Cardinals was fined SSO by Presidon' John Heydler of the National league for verbal abuse of Umpire Magerkurth over a decision in Wilsons - attempted steal to home plate Saturday. Bill McKechnie, recently returned manager of the Cardinals, who with Wilson was dismissed from the field by Magerkurth during the same row escaped a fine by restricting his language to a more parlor-like conversation. Chicago, Aug. 5.— (U.P.)—Enjoying their great season, the Chicago Cubs passed the 1.000,0U0-mark in attendance yesterday Since they still have one-third of their home games to play. Cubs' officials are confident they will set a new major league attendance mark of approximately 1,500,000. Dep ver, Aug. 5. — (U.P ) — Oito Flol", 65, sports editor of the Denver Post, and faniiius throughout the> United States as an export on pugilistic affairs, died here late yesterday" after a long illness.

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—========== New Names and New Faces I What the world series need is new| t heroes and that's why the Philadlephia i p Athletics and Chicago Cubs are pop-1 nlar favorites to meet in the fall t classic. i I The baseball public at large will be [ particularly glad that the New York | 1 Yankees will not be seen In this year’s i I world series—that is, If you like to t cross your bridges before you get to 1 them. v The Yankees have been in five of 'he last seven world series and the f tans outside of New York city are 1 rather tired of seeing the same old 1 figures in action every October. 1 As the Pirates were in the world, 1 series on 1925 and 1927, the majority of baseball fans throughout the country would prefer to see the Cubs represent the National league. 1 The Cubs last appeared In the world t series against the Boston Red Sox in t the colorless classic of 1918. 1 The Athletics have not won a pen- 1 trniit since 1914 when Connie Mack s tore up his famous SIOO,OOO Infield as- 1 ter taking four straight defeats from f the Boston Braves. t None of the Philadelphia regulars £ have ever participated in a world series. Eddie Collins was in the 1914 t series, but he is not likely to get into 1 this year's classic except as a pinch- I hitler. Four, of the Cubs’ regulars have < seen world series service — Rogers < Hornsby with the Cardinals in 1926, ' Art Nehf with the Giants In 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924, Kiki Cuyler with the Pirates in 1925 and Hack Wilson with I the Giants in 1924. Cuyler was ellgl- i ble for the 1927 world series hut was kept on the bench by Donie Bush. How Cuba Have Improved Since Joe McCarthy came from the

STANDINGS CENTRAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. Erie 58 43 .374 Canton . 57 45 .559 Fort Wayno 51 48 .515 Akron 48 49 495 Dayton 45 52 464 Springfield 38 60 .388 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. Chicago . 66 31 .630 Plttsbugh 39 37 .615 i New York 56 46 .549 St. Louis 53 49 .520 Brooklyn 43 57 .430 t Cincinnati 43 58 .426 j Boston 42 61 .408 . Philadelphia 30 61 .390 I AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. Philadelphia 74 26 .740 New York 67 36 .629 • St. Lottis 53 46 .535 . Cleveland 54 48 .529 Detroit 49 52 .485 Washington 38 59 .392 ‘ Chicago 40 63 .388 Boston 31 70 .307 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION t W. L. Pct. Kansas 71 35 .670 St. Paul 67 41 .620 Minneapolis 61 45 .575 laiuisvtlle 47 50 .443 Columbus 47 60 .439 ’ Milwaukee 43 64 .402 ’ Toledo 38 65 .369 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Central League Fort Wayne, 7-4; Springfield, 6-2. Erie, 6-9; Dayton. 3-2. Canton. 9-3; Akron, 8-9. National League Chicago, 6; Brooklyn, 4. Cincinnati, 7; Philadelphia, 1. St. Ixtuis, 5; Boston. 0. Only games scheduled. American League I Boston. 8; Chicago, 0. i New York, 12-6; Cleveland. 0-14. I Detroit, 10-13; Washington, 5-11. Only games scheduled. American Association Toledo, 5-8; Columbus, 0-3. Milwaukee, 8; Kansas City, 4. Minneapolis, 6; St. Paul, 4. ; Indianapolis, 9-1; Louisville, 4-3. < o — Los Angeles, Aug. 5. — (U.P.)—Com- ‘ plaints charging violation of the state ■ labor laws will be filed against C. C. I Pyle today unless he pays SI,OOO said ! to be due employes in connection with hi# 1929 footrace from New York to Los Angeles, according to city prose- > cutor Lloyd Nix. Chicago, Aug. s.—(U.P.)—Plans are practically completed- for a "Red Faber Day" to be held at White Sox Park. August 20.

■ ■ J Louisville American Association club to take charge of the Cubs they have shown steady improvement. The Cubs finished last in 1925 and the next season under McCarthy’s leadership they finished in fourth place. The Cubs finished fourth in 1927, but improved their percentage. I ast season they landed in third place with their highest percentage since 1918 .the season they won the pennant under Fred Mitchell. The Cubs record under McCarthy follows: Year Finished W. L. Pct. 1926— Fourth 82 72 .532 1927— Fourth 85 68 .556 1928— Third 91 63 .591 1 He’s the Boss McCarthy has no superior at handling tempermantai ball players. He has three of the most difficult players to handle in baseball—Hornsby, Cuyler and Wilson on his team and keeps peace In the family. Hornsby wa« shipped away by two clubs —the Cardinals and Giants. Cuyler was too much for Pittsburgh to handle. Hack Wilson is enough to keep any one manager’s hands full. McCarthy’s system is simple: He's the boss and he lets ’em know it. When .they learn this, everybody gets along fine. There was one player McCarthy couldn't handle, so he got rid of him. Grover Cleveland Alexander liked to wet his whistle every now and then —mostly then in the 1926 season—-•’-Ud McCarthy didn’t approve of the practice for members of his pitching staff. Rather than grant Alex a special privilege which he didn’t intend to permit among his other players. McCarthy released Alex to the Cardinals.

PROGRAMS SAVE MAS'S ARREST Former Actor On Verge Os Being Arrested Is I Exonerated i -, I Columbus, Ind., August 5. —(U.P.) — L Theater programs saved William D I Mack, »n actor, from going to prison < after he was arrested as a suspect in the theft of $4,000 by a man who served the United States as a naval | paymaster. Mack with his wife came here from I I Kentucky and obtained employment i at nights in a local theater and in the i dav worked ns a sign painter. J Mrs. Mack noticed an advertisement ! in a theatrical publication saying . there was a letter at its office for ’ William B. Mack. She did not notice the difference in the middle initial, as computed with her husband’s name, so she wrote and obtained the letter The next day Iter husband was arrested by a United States secret service ■ operative. The letter was only a 1 blank sheet of paper, that the secret 1 service man had sent to catch William ' B. Mack. 1 Mack's wife proved that at the time 1 of the alleged theft, Nov. 3, 1924, she I and her husband were playing in a : Fulbright (Texas) theater. She showed officers the theater program that she keeps, proving to officers an alibi for her husband. The man wanted is William McClintics, wh oadopted the name of Mack McClintick like Mack is a musician, playing the clarinet, while Mack plays the saxophone and drums. McClintick is an inch and a half shorter than Mack and four years younger. o Watching The Scoreboard Yesterday's hero: Big Ed Morris of the Boston Red Sox, who turned in one of the best pitched performances of the season, a two-hit game against the Chicago White Sox, score 8 to 0. Although having difficulty in locating the plate, Jakie May of the Cincinnati Reds found away to tame the heavy-hitting Phillies Sunday, holding them to five scattered hits_pnd beating them, 7 to 1. The New York Yankees, pursuing the Athletics, who were idle, won the first game of a double header from the Cleveland Indians. 12 to 0, and had the second game apparently sewed up going into the ninth. Then the Indians hammered home nine runs after two were out, and won the night cap. 14 to 6. The Chicago Cubs maintained a winning pace, coming from behind once more to beat the Brooklyn Robins, 6 to 4, Grimm's single proving the decisive punch. Twice on Sunday the Detroit Tigers came from behind to snatch both ends of a double bill from the Washington Senators. A seven-run rally in the 4th enabled Bucky Harris' new team to geat his old one. 10 to 5. Twenty-two bases on balls featured the second contest, which the Tigers took, 13 to 11, in seven innings. Sylvester Johnson pitched the Cardinals to a 5 to 0 victory over the Braves, making nine wins in two weeks for St. Louis. Heavyweight Tangle Is Being Unwound New York. Aug. S.—(U.R) — Since figlit fans of the United States are anxious to have the heavyweight situation clarified, the following facts are set forth: Jack Sharkey, Boston, and Max Schmeling, Germany, will meet in September under auspices of Madison Square Garden in a bout to decide who shall be named as Gene Tunney's successor. The fight will take place either in New York city or Detroit. The New York state athletic commission will be asked today to approve Tom Heeney, Tunney's last opponent, as a suitable opponent for Schmeling at Ehbets field, Brooklyn. N. Y., September 4. If the commission agrees, and Schmeling defeats the New Zealender, the German will box Sharkey at Yankee stadium on Sept. 26. William Muldoon, dean of the New York commission, is on record as ready to insist upon Tommy Loughran. present light heavyweight champion. as Schmeling’s next opponent provided the present arraugements to avoid Phil Scott, British heavyweight, are carried through. In case Muldoon persuades the commission to substitute Loughran for Scott, whom Schmeling refused to meet, the handlers will decline the match. If the New York commissioners insist that Max must box Scott or Loughran for Humbert J. Fugazy before meeting Sharkey, there is no chance of the bout to decide the heavyweight title being held in New York city. Schmeling handlers fear that Loughran would ‘‘make Max look bad.” They have the same feeling > about Phil Scott. W. F. Carey, president of Madison Square Garden, is anxious to have i Schmeiing meet Sharkey in this city, : but is prepared to stage the affair in • Detroit if satisfactory arrangements I cannot be made here. Using the . Olympia A. C. as a “dummy," the Madison Square Garden corporation has obtained Sept. 19 as a date for a

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| Shnrkey-Schmeling fight In Detroit. Floyd Fitzsimmons, Michigan promoter, has been awarded Sept. 5 as a date for u bout between Sharkey and Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight. Sharkey's handlers are confident, however, that the Bostonian can take Charles in his stride, so this is no obstacle to the tentative arrangements. If the New York commission declines to approve Heeney as Schtnelin»'s opponent—Muldoon and James Farley, the board’s chairman, are on record to thut effect the SharkeySchmeling engagement will be driven automatically to Detroit. Whether Sharkey meets Charles or not will have little bearing upon the matter. The fight In Detroit will take place | at Navin field, Sept. 19 (provided the Sharkey-Charles bout is cancelled), or at Fitzsimmons 'new outdoor arena later next month. o • ORLANDO BANK FAILS Tallahassee. Fla., Aug. 5.-- (U.RX-The First State Bank and Trust company of Orlando, failed to open its doors ' today, state hanking officials announced. The failure of the Orlando bank brought the total number of banks closed in Florida in the last month to more than thirty. An authorization for opening of two of the closed institutions was given by Comptroller Ernest Amos, Saturday. It was indicated other banks also would resume operations. • < _ . o - ESCAPED PRISONER CAUGHT Cleveland, Ohio. Aug. S—(U.R5 —(U.R) —A convict who escaped from Auburn. N. Y„ state prison during the riot staged by 1.700 inmates July 28, was captured late today by fifty policemen and detecitves at the home of his cousin here. The escaped prisoner, who readily admitted his identity, offered no resistance to three squads of police and a squad of detectives wearing bullet proof vests and carrying sawed off shotguns. He is Joseph Ojciechowski, 38, sentenced from Buffalo to serve 10 to 20 years for robbery. He had only two years remaining to serve. — o • — Cross Reformed Church Members To Hold Picnic Berne, Aug. 5.—1 Special)—Arrangements are being made for an all-day picnic to be held at Lehman's Park here Wednesday by the congregation of the Cross Reformed church of 1 Berne No program of speaking and 1 entertainment has been planned, but J there will be various forms of enter- < tainment and contests during the day. A basket dinner at 12 o'clock no»u i will be a feature of the picnic. f

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SENATOR MOSES HAS PROBLEM Farm Belt Not Entirely Satisfied Over His Chairmanship By Raymond Clapper. UP Staff Correspondent Washington. Aug. 5. U.R? - A problem has been created for some lowtariff farm belt senators by the selection of Sen. George H. Moses, New Hampshire, as chaltman of the Republican senatorial campaign committee, because of his high tariff views. Senator Moses Is regarded around Washington as the champion "wisecracker” of the senate and his talents in the direction probably will lie put to full use in the fight next year over control-of the senate when 33 senate seats are to bo filled. However useful Senator Moses may prove to Republicans generally in this respect, some complications may arise in the cases of a number of senators from agricultural states over the tariff issue which is expected to dominate the congressional elections. The night i.afore his selection as Republican senatorial’ campaign chairman was announced, Senator Moses expressed himself regarding the efforts of the senate finance committee to scale down some of the high tariffs iin the Hawley hill as follows: "A growing feeling of resentment is felt throughout the east over what is understood to be the committee's i actions, that Is. boosting the duties of I agricultural products, the things we have to buy and eat, and taking the duties off those tilings we must sell to pay for tilings to eat.” This is the reverse of the position taken by senators such as Borah of Idaho, Capper cf Kansas, Couzens of Michigan, Monasten, Siiuth Dakota. McNary, Oregon. Norris, Nebraska, and Schall, Minnesota, in whose campaigns, except where they fail of renoniination, Senate,!' Moses will lie expected to lend assistance. , —..Q—... ■— - Junior Baseball Title Game Set For Wednesday Muncie, Ind., Aug. 5. —(U.R) —South Bend and St. Phillips, Indianapolis, will meet here Wednesday for the American Legion junior baseball championship. St. Phillips gained the right to play in the final contest when Jeffersonville, a team which had defeat-

~( t th.- InlltaMfolia ®*j qualified after it was learned Charles Knight, past the tT'Vear ‘■B" Ihnit. liad conip?ie<l*ln"' h ® Kame un,,er hU brother’s name. Shelbyville early tn the tourney had protested the age of Charles lOwrt, another Jeffersonville player. South Bend defeated Fort Wayne 6 to 3 in their semi-final game, which was played at South Bend. The winner of the South Bend-St. Phillips contest will compete In ths regional tournament to be played a , Fort Wayne August 13 and 14. CHEMISTTAKES WITNESS STAND Testifies For State In Snook Murder Trial At ( ohimbus, Ohio Courtroom, Columbus, 0., Aug. ■ (Upj—The Snook-Hix murder trial took on the semblance of a laboratory today as cross-examination of ('. S. Long, chemist, was continued by attorneys for Dr. James Howard Snook, formerly Ohio State university professor. accused of the murder of Theora Hix. - Microscopes were ranged on the state counsel table, packages of mysterious appearance were brought in; hooks on chemistry and kindred subjects were stacked around and jawbreaking, scientific terms were whistling through the court room to the i evident bewilderment of the audience. | Long, on Saturday, had testified he found by chemical analysis that stains on Snook's automobile, gloves, clothing. hammer and knife were blood and that two supposedly powerful sex-exciting drugs were found in the stomach of Miss Hix. He was under cross-examination today. Long’s testimony today sounded like a college examination in analytical chemistry. He was required to describe tests be made to name the “volatile poisons,” the “alkoloids” and cite authorities for what he said. The questioning ran seemingly far afield at times. Once it digressed to establish there is no hair on cucumber seeds. Then there was much time used discussing how much of a specific drug there is in a normal blister beetle. 1 o— Mr- and Mrs. Stephen Reed and family of Fort Wayne spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Reed, east of the city.

SEARCH IS ON FOR BANDITS Three Men Handcuff Two Watchmen And Escant* With Jewelry Indianapolis, Aug. s.—<U.R>-An | tensive search was underway today lor three bandits who handcuffed two nightwatchmen, locked them in a eioset and escaped with approximately $23,000 in jewelry and diamonds atter blowing a safe of the Allen Dia m . ond Shop here. Owners of the shop said the exact amount obtained by the bandits was not known, but they expected it would total around $23,000. Delbert (’lark, nightwatchman, was making his regular rounds when he was forced into a closet at the point of a revolver. Shortly afterwards. Edward Hand, another night watch, man. who does not work ou Sunday, went into the building for a visit. He too was placed in the closet The two watchmen were- handcuff, ed together and chained to a pipe while the bandits went about blowing the safe. Before setting off the explosive which shattered the safe, rugs and paper were places! about it to deaden the noise. The robbery was discovered byMelvin Magvison. an employe of a company in the same building, who iMlced a light burning in the Allen shop. , He was attracted to the closet by i tlte two men’s cries. He opened the closet and called police, who releas- . ed the night watchmen from hand- . cuffs. i Authorities were given a good dei scription of the men. I STAGE HOTEL HOLDUP Chicago, Aug. s.—Five men entered ’ the Del Prado hotel, exclusive southside residential hotel today, held up ' two clelks and escaped with $4,600. The men obtained $650 from John King, desk clerk, and then went t> ' the manager’s office where a clerk ’ had opened the safe preparatory to ‘ taking the receipts to the bank. They ■ obtained nearly $4,000 from her. and ' then walked to an automobile outside. Earlier today, Carlton Coon, leader I c‘f the Coon-Sanders dance orchestra. ' reported to police he had been robbed T of S4OO in cash and a diamond ring valued at $4,500.