Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 224, Decatur, Adams County, 20 September 1929 — Page 6

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SPORTS

17 HIGH SCHOOL GRIDIR 0 N TILTS FOR WEEK-END Several Important Games Are On Schedule For Friday And Saturday By Heze Clark UP Special Correspondent Indianapolis, Sept. 20.—(U,R)— Thirty four Indiana high school lootball teams will see action today and Saturday. Practice sessions having been con eluded, a majority of the coaches announced their teams in good condition for the week-end frays. —Clinton, last year’s state champions, was to piay its second night game of the current season by meeting Muncie at Clinton. Night games also will be played at Vincennes and Jasonville. Perhaps the outstanding game of Saturday will be the meeting of Stivers high of Dayton. 0., and Shortridge of Indianapolis in the Hoosier capital. Indianapolis’ "civil war" for supremacy of city high school football will be started today when Washington and Technical meet. Both teams, according to their coaches are in the proverbial pink for the fray. Huntington. who lost a 7 to 6 victory the last week-end to North Side of Fort Wayne, will entertain Logansport at Huntington Saturday. Horace Mann perhaps the outstanding team in the state at present, will meet Calumet high school of Chicago. Saturday at Gary. The Gary eleven defeated Roosevelt of East Chicago, 13 to 0 in the feature game in the state last week. The Norsemen appear the heaviest team in Indiana secondary football. Today’s Schedule Muncie at Clinton. Sheridan at Martinsville. Technical and Washington (Indianapolis). Shelbyville at Seymour. Monticello at Crawfordsville. Worthingt<i at Vincennes (night game). Brazil at Jasonville (night game). Columbia City at Decatur. Saturday's Schedule Stivers, Dayton, 0., at Shortridge (Indianapolis). Logansport at Huntington. Industrial H. S., Hammond, at Roosevelt (East Chicago). Calumet H. S.. Chicago at Gary. Laporte at Goshen. Shelburn at Sullivan. Midland at Linton. Bloomfield at Bloomington. Marion at Bluffton. Knightstown, at Richmond. _______ o t 1 HOME RUN CLUB I x —(U.R)— * LEADERS ♦ Ruth, Yankees 46 L. Wilson. Cubs 39 Klein. Phillies 39 Ott, Giants - - 39 Hornsby. Cubs ............................ 37 Gehrig. Yankees 34 Foxx, Athletics 33 Simmons, Athletics 31 O’Doul, Phillies 30 Bottomley. Cards 29 Hurst, Phillies 29 There were no home runs yesterday in the major leagues. Totals National League 713 American League - 574 Totals 1287 o Cincinnati went into a tie with the Phillies for sixth place in the National league by beating that club, 5 to 0. Ray Kolp pitched a 4-hit game. 125 lbs. of Anaconda to the acre is equal to 300 lbs. or more of any other fertilizer. Decatur Produce Co. 18-20-23

PUBLIC AUCTION At my residence 308 North sth st., Decatur, commencing at 1:30 p. m. Saturday, Sept. 21 Oak Davenport; 3-4 Bed, mattress, springs, complete; one Bed complete, mattress, springs; Linoleum 12x14; Congoleum Rug, 9x12; Ingrain Carpet. 9x 10; Combination Gas and Coal Range cook stove, like new; Hani Coal stove; Soft Coal heating stove; Cupboard; 5 Chairs; Oak Buffet; Couch; Bed Davenport; Library Table; Iron Bed and springs; and many articles too numerous to mention. TERMS—CASH. Mary E. Bollinger Liddy Roy Johnson, auct.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League New York 0; Chicago 5. Boston 6; Pittsburgh 3. Philadelphia 0; Cincinnati 6. Only games scheduled. American League ) Chicago 7; New York (), Cleveland 2; Boston 3. Detroit 4: Philadelphia 5. St. Louis 1; Washington 2. American Association S Indianapolis 1; Milwaukee 15. Columbus 2: St. Paul 1. Toledo 9; Minneapolis It) 14 innings Louisville-Kansas City postponed, wet grounds. ——— —o V IfiXb TH. r —i '"* e Today’s the day—it may be easy to *’ write the column tomorrow —and then too, it may be hard. But we really •" want the Jacketmen to win. for we 11 know how bad “Roger” and “Kay” •' will feel if we lose. —oOo— Coach Kidd gave the boys a 1 final workout Thursday night It was short—and then he told them to get in the game early today e and stay in late. *- —oOo— The Huntington Vikings meet Log- '' ansport this afternoon at Kreigbaum field. We can’t pick these high '• school football winners, so we're going to help Huntington out and pick the Loganberries. —oOo — Two indoor baseball league games are scheduled for this afternoon. The season will be half over after today. Then comes the big parade back to the hardwood. —oOo — Kirkland ought to have a good team this year—Berne always does and Hartford should be greatly improved, with a fine new gymnasium to play in. Jefferson will be .in the running because the boys out there never give upWe haven’t heard a lot about Monp 1 rap. Geneva and Monmouth. Monroe is about due for a good quintet and Monmouth always has a scrappy out- ‘ fit. Geneva, last year threatened to upset the district tournament — and the Cardinals might do the same thing again this year. —oOo—“Kay.” will you please send Footbawls the drawings for the “CROQUET" matches. We girls over here in Adams county must keep up on our knitting. ' — oOo — Girls’ basketball is coming back to Decatur high school. Foot bawls can’t 1 say that he’s so strong for the girls’ ’ sport, but since it’s to be —let's hope we have as good a team as we did. before the discontinuance a few years ago. Say, Mr. Sport Round-Ups. let’s keep driving away at the "no rule book method of officiating." If the officials aren't going to use them, maybe they’d better quit printing them. That Marion boy who has been unconscious for more than 325 hours hasn't come close to “Speaking of 5 Sports,"—he’s been unconscious long--4 er than that. “ —oOo— Boy, how “Kay” and "Roger”

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did their stuff In the Thursday papers. And Gentlemen of Decatur’s west end suburb — WE STILL BELIEVE THAT DECATUR CAN BEAT BLUFFTON IN ANY LINE OF SPORT—maybe we should «ay most any, —oOo— The Yellow Jackets have added Bryan, Ohio, to their grid schedule to take the place of the forfeited Kendallville game. Those Ohio teams always are tough ones. —oOo*— Say, ‘ Mr. Speaking of Sports." we see by the Bluffton Banner where you “He Men” in Wells county are taking up croquet, my goodness, wnat a rougn game compared to indoor baseball —oOo — PLEASE SEND IN SOME CONTRIBUTIONS. —oOo— Saturday afternoon the Bluffton Tigers open their gridiron season at Marion with the Trojans. We sincerely hope that the Tigers bring a scalp back with them—because the more games our suburban neighbors win, the more credit the Jackets will get when they turn them back next October. —oOo—“Kay” says the Tigers are a real team this year. "Roger” says they’re good too — so there must be some truth in the statement. —oOo— Let's take them as they come boys —BEAT COLUMBIA CITY. Adams Talkie Machine Is Being Rebuilt For a week past engineers and experts have been busy at the Adams theatre where the proprietor, I. A. Kalver is installing the latest improvements for producing tones and sounds. A large screen has been added and new equipment which Mr. Kalver says will make his talkie outfit equal to any in the country. Only the best has been purchased and this has been installed by experts and tested by experienced radirt engineers, the proprietor said. Mr. Kalver expects to have the work completed by Sunday and next week will make his announcement, operating his show in the meantime. The talkie has apparently come to stay and local theaters have arranged to meet it. —o —, Watching The Scoreboard Yesterday’s hero: Hal McKain. 20-year-old Chicago White Sox rookie pitcher, who let the New York Yankes down with four hits, winning his game. 7 to 0. George Blaeholder and Firpo Marberry pitched scoreless baseball for eight innings, but both teams scored in the ninth, Washington winning from the St. Louis Browns. 2 to 1. Rube Walberg permitted only four hits, but the Philadelphia Athletics barely beat Detroit. 5 to 4. Three errors aided the Tigers. Milton Gaston outpitched Willis Hudlin and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians. 3 to 2. Pat Malone blanked the New York Giants, allowing’but six hits as the Chicago Cubs won. 5 to 0. o , Get the Habit—Trade at Home. It Pays

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PANIC FOLLOWS FIRE AS MANY TRY TO ESC APE iCo.mNVBP rsiis esoie <>w many of the dead hnd been asphyxiated. Passersby volunteered to aid in the rescue work. Among them was John Duvall Dodge, a member of the automobile manufacturer's family who : groped his way through the smoke and was slightly burned. Jack Carney, his companion, also was slightly hurt after carrying injured and dead from the building. Receiving hospital, when* most of the injured were taken, was crowded, and physicians there said at least five might die Born bruns and other hurts. When the first smoke spiralled up the stairway, the patrons of the club dashed for the doors. The 25 trapped in the cloakroom apparently tried to retrieve costly garments liefore escaping, but were unable to make their way out of the second-floor room. In the main club room scores stormed the windows. Two men and a woman, who jumped from a window, were taken to the hospital with brok-] en legs. Others followed, most of,

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them escaping serious injury. Once firemen had beaten down the flames to the main room, they soon had the blaze under control. As victims. many with their clothing burned off, continued to struggle out of the building, a search was started for bodies and possible survivors. On tht small dance floor was found the body of a cigarette girl, her arms wrapped around her tray. All available fire apparatus in the city was sent to the club, and the staff of Receiving hospital immediate ly began to muster physicians and nurses from other institutions to aid. Mat tin Cohn, owner of the club, was questioned hy Inspector Henry .1. Garvin of the crime and bomb squad. Cohn told police he believed the fire had been caused by a bomb, because he left the building shortly before the blaze and there wem no indication of a fire then. I I I —O 1 Soma Diatanca A parsec, astronomical measuring term. Is equal to 3.25 "light years,” or sh-u' •si (Mio.00(1.000QtK) miles

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