Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 184, Decatur, Adams County, 5 August 1930 — Page 6

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FERRELL SETS LEAGUE MARK New York, Auk. 5. ’U.R) Wesley Ferrell, young Cleveland right£ander, Is the first major league pitcher to win is Kanos tills season. After a nip ami link race with Teil Lyons. ClilcaKo White Sox me, for several weeks, Ferrell tinftlly forgeil ahead yesterday wnen Ue annexed his 18th victory whll u Lyons failed In his effort to chalk op his 18th triumph, losing in the; twelfth inning to Detroit when 1 Charley C.ehrlnger hit a home run ! with the bases loaded. Ferrell, Just 22 years old, was pick- d up from the semi-pro ranks In 1927. He was farmed out to the Terre Haute Three-I league dub In 1928, winning 20 games Slid losing 8. Joining the Indians lpst season, he won 21 games and lost 10 in his first year in fast company and by the end of tlie season was hailed as the greatest youngster since Christy Mathewson. Reared oil a North Carolina farm, Ferrell mastered the art of control and sight by throwing stones at birds in flight. He is a clean rut youth, 0 feet, 2 inches in height and scaling about 195 pounds. He does not drink, chew or smoke and is a model ball player on and off the field. Geoige Earnshaw, Philadelphia Athletics, won the most games last season, hanging up 24 victories against 8 defeats. Pat Malone, Chicago Cubs, led the National league In games won and was second to Earnshaw in both leagues, with 22 victories and 10 defeats. A close race promises to extend down through September between Ferrell, Lyons, Earnshaw and Grove for the honor of winning the most games this season. To date their records follow: Won Lost Ferrell, Cleveland 18 9 Grove, Philadelphia 17 4 Lyons, Chicago. 17 10 Earnshaw, Philadelphia 16 6 Grove won his 17th victory of the season yesterday by defeating the Boston Red Sox. Grove’s 16th victory also was over the lowly Red Sox, getting credit for the game by pitching the ninth inning of the second game of a doable header last Saturday. Lyons, with a sixth place outfit, has pitched the most complete gam s of any major league hurler this year, with 21 to his credit. His nearest rival in this respect is Harry Setbold, Boston Braves, who has turned in 17 complete games. Only two National league pitchers who won more than a dozen games this season. Kay Kremer, Pittsburgh, has won 14 games and lost 8 and Seibold has won 13 and lost 9. The two major league leaders in

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games won ami lost nre pitchers who have worked Infrequently. Ed Wells, New York Yankees southpew, holds the American league lead with 9 victories and 2 defeats, , hut he has worked only six complete games. Hob Osborn, Chicago Cubs, who hus pitched but three complete games, holds the National league lead with 8 victories and 2 defeats. ROTARY TEAM MEETS LEGION The Rotary and Legion Junior baseball teams will start the third round of the summer league at j South Ward diamond at 6:30 j o’clock this afternoon. Both teams' have had a week’s layoff and considerable practice lias been worked in during the vacation. A good game is promised the fans and indications are the Legion team will battle every inning in nil effort to improve the standing average of the cellar team. The Coffeemen say they will win handily and will be in the ruiinJng at the end. The Rotary team is only a fraction of a game out of first place and it is probable the Rotary and Moose teams will he forced into a play-off series at the close of the season. Large crowds have been turning out to see the games. No admission is charged and the game will start promptly at 5:30 o’clock this afternoon. I BASEBALL BRIEFS • ♦ By United Press With the second-place Chicago Cubs swinging back into action today after an open date, the final game of the Brooklyn-New York series at Brooklyn field took on added importance in the National league. New Y’ork assumed the lead In the crucial series, two games to one, by winning yesterday. 4-0, and reducing the Robins’ lead over the Cubs to 2>4 games. The thirdplace Giants are 4 games behind thp Robins. Today's game against the Giants will be the last home game for Brooklyn, barring a Sunday game with the Pirates on August 17, until they return from the west August 24. The Giants also face a long road trip, playing 16 single games, four againrt each western club, before they return to the polo grounds August 27. The other National league contender, the Cubs, face a long home stay, playing the rest of their games this month at Wrlgley field after completing their 3-game series, opening today against the Cardinals at St. Louis. Three home runs helped the Giants win from Brooklyn yesterday. Allen, Lindstrom and Terry each hit homers. Lindstrom's single and Terry’s double accounted for the other New York run. The Philadelphia Athletic#: increased their American league lead to 8 games by winning from Hie Boston Red Sox, 13-4. A1 Simmons hit his 26th homer and two triples. Lefty Grove hit a homer with two on base. Washington, idle yesterday because of the funeral of Mrs. Walter Johnson, wife of the Senator's manager, got back into action today with a double-header against the New York Yankees at Yankee stadium. Detroit won a 12-inning game from the Chicago White Sox, 7-3, Vic Sorrell outpitehing Ted Lyons. Cleveland scored three runs in the ninth to beat the St. Louis Browns, 5-2. Yesterday’s hero; Charley Gehringer, Detroit second baseman, who made four hits, including two homers, one with the liases filled in the twelfth inning, as the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox, 7-3. o La Barba Is Favorite Chicago, Aug. S—(U.R) -Fidel La ; Barba, former flyweight champion, has been established as a 6 to 5 betring favorite to defeat Earl Mastro of Chicago in their 10-round bout at Chicago Stadium Thursday night. The rival contenders for the featherweight title have met twice before, La Barba winning the first bout in 1928 and Mastro taking the decision in a return meeting last June. La Barba has shown exceptional form in training and his greater experience and punching ability have made him the favorite with boxing critics. Matchmaker Sammy Wolff has promised to match the winner with either Kid Chocolate or Featherweight Champion Bat Battalino. Chocolate is making a bid for lightweight recognition against Kid Berg at New York Thursday. o Frank Rayl of Monroe visited in this city Monday.

MINORS SCRAP WITH MAJORS Chicago, Aug. S—(U.R) — Representatives of baseball's three class 1 AA leagues the Pacific roust, tup International and tin' American Association met here today to make plans for their fight with the major leagues on tiie quest km of the universal player draft. The meeting is the first Joint sc: - sion of the three big “untl-dratt" organizations since the major leagues issued their ultimatum that j unless all minors submit to the | draft, business relations between j them would be severed after Dec. 1, 1930. Tin* International and Pacific Coast leagues already have voted I to defy tiie draft and accept the challenge. The American Association is expected to follow suit and | join the movement to carry on as ja “triple entente’’ without affilia-l I lion with the majors. Club owners in the three class! AA leagues long have opposed classification as “minor” leagues i and tiie more radical members of the group are advocating a com- i plete break with the American and i National leagues and the forma- j tion of a third major league, it is: generally believed that the two!| other lion-selective leagues, the Three-Eve ami Western, will be , guided by the action of tiie class AA leagues, witli a possibility of a complete realignment of organized baseball. Acceptance of the major league draff demands would tiring an end to the era of high prices paid by big league clulis for minor stars, I while refusal will bring open warfare with the majors refusing to buy, sell or loan players to noudraft leagues. The conference of the class AA leagues originally was called to consider renewal and revision of the minor league agreement, out that business has been subordinated by the draft problem. The draft dispute is of long standing. Under the national agreement, made in 1920, minor league clubs were granted the privilege of rejecting the draft and five leagues, the Western, Three-eye, International, Pacific Coast anJ American Association, accepted immunity. Since that time the American and National leagues have attempted to torce the draft on the non-selective leagues, but without success. Tiie three class AA circuits rejected all concessions by tiie major leagues I and refused to consider any change in the agreement. Now that she major leagues have adopted the “big stick” policy the class AA circuits are even mor* opposed to changing their stand and a bitter baseball war is in prospect. “Let ’Em Fight,” Is Word From Hickey Chicago, Aug. s—(U.R)—American5 —(U.R)—American Association Trail players can fight among themselves, without fear of disciplinary action from President Thomas J, Hickey as long as they don’t strike an umpire. President Hickey said today he would lake no action against Ernie Smith, Minneapolis shortstop, for striking Pitcher Jess Doyle at Columbus Sunday. Yoter, Columbus third baseman, also took part in the fight and all three were chased from the game. “As long as the umpire was not involved in the fight, I will take no action,” said Hickey. Junior Tourney Is Underway at Chicago Chicago, Aug. S—(U.R5 — (U.R) —Outstanding juvenile golfers of the middle west started play today in the annual Western Junior golf championship at Flossmoor Country club. All of tiie more than 25u entrants were scheduled to play an 18-hole preliminary round today with tiie 32 low scorers qualifying lor match play. Two 18-hole rounds of match play will lie contested Wednesday with the 18-hole quarter and semifinals on Thursday and a 36-hoic match for tiie championship Friday. Adams Theatre Open Wednesday, Thursday Attention is called to the program arranged by I. A. Kalver of the Adams theater for Wednesday and Thursday evenings. By an arrangement made between the two Decatur theaters, they will alternate on those two nights each week, giving the talkie lovers an opportunity to attend shows each evening of the week. They are operating at a loss (luring the middle of the week but are willing to do so that interest may be continued and to accommodate those who wish to attend. The Adams program for Wednesday and Thursday evenings include a fine picture, said to be an j improvement on the stage show, “No, No, Nanette,’’ with Alexander 1 Gray, Bernice Claire, Louise Fazenda, Zasu Pitts and Lucien Littlefield starring. There are plenty of laughs, a lot of color and aii-talkie i comedy and you can buy it all for 15c and 35c.

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FOUR FRANKLIN BROTHERS HAVE OWN GOLF MATCH (CONTINUED FROM PACE ONE) nor of tiie cup. This year the tourney will Tie played nt Lnke Tippecanoe golf course starting on the usual date August 18. The foursome includes the Rev. E B Fra nklln, paator of the Mel h odist Episcopal church of Upland; Dr. S. B. Franklin, professor of Religious Education at HaldwlnW a Race College, Berea, Ohio; Dr. 12. I’. Franklin, president of South- ! we-tern College, Winfield, Kas., 1 and tiie Rev. Benjamin li. FrankJ lilt, of tills eitv. Throe of the brothers say that [ their hardest competition is Dr. E. P. Franklin and in tiie latter’s absence yesterday the other three practiced up a little ut Decatur Country Club. The Rev. and Mrs. E. E. and Dr. and Mrs. S. B. Frankl’n are visiting their brother, | Rev. Ben here, so they took ad- ( vantage of the ideal golfing wenth-: er and started trimming up for the tourney. i.iust year, Decatur’s Rev. Frank-1 lin won the cup and now has it in i his possession. When the 360 holes were completed in 1929 there were only five strokes difference [ between high and low man. Yes-

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terday, the three scores varied | from 85 to so for the IS holes. Evidently Dr. E. I’. Franklin heard of tiie pre-tourney practice for lie sent word to Rev. lien yesterday that lie would lie in Decatur next week to get in trim for tho tourney, and from all indica--1 tions this year's tourney is going ■jto lie the banner one ns far ns | scores and competition nre conco i tied. Many Decatur golfers and other friends of Rev. lien, are wishing him the best of luck in Ills effort , to retain the title and cup when (lie 1930 tourney starts. Gift Gun Fired Rochester, N. Y. (U.R)— Thirty five years ago, before tiie Sullivan act became law, tiie late Chief of, I’olhe Joseph Cleary presented j Mrs. Eva Garrett, 70, witli u revolver. Recently Mrs. Garrett fired | tiie gun to frighten awav two men,! she told police, when arrested on 1 a charge of unlawful possession of firearms. She was released Immediately on her own recognize mice. Owns Funeral Bell Wilton, N. Y.— (U.R) —The loco--1 motive l.ell which pealed out j mournfully as the body of General! Grant was borne from Mt. M'Gre-j gor. Saratoga county, to New York; j City, is now owned by Frank • Meyers and his brother farmers.

INDIANA MEN GIVE ADVICE i ON MATRIMONY' I ! Judge Declares financial Troubles Cause Most of Divorces Indianapolis. Ind., Aug. (U.R);! The average young man til Indiana | would never marry if He followed the advice given by live Indianapn- , lls men, all leaders 1n their reaper- , jtive fields. The advice was given after Judge , W. O. Dunlavy, who handles mo*' of the city's divorce cases, stated . ‘that the greatest cause for divorce j, ! was financial trouble. “I have found 'lie old saying, ‘When poverty j, I.rimes in the front door, love goes, out the window’ to he absolutely; j true” he said. "I tltink every young . man should be making at least $-»5 a week before he gels married.” The governor of Indiana, a professor of sociology, a minister and a hu-iness man hacked the judge |up in this statement despite*the fact ] that figures compiled liy the Indiana Slate Compensation Bureau i shows the average weekly wage to] he only $26 63.

“You could live on less than $35 a week but II would certainly crowd von ’’ declared Governor Harry G. Leslie. “II depends on the tastes of the young man and his ability to got ulong, of course." "Young men should have raorv than $35 a week to siart on," said Dr. Tolbert F. Reawls, head of the sociology department at Butler University. Arthur V. Brown, banker, held out some hope for the average man. |. is possible to get ulong on even J.ir, a week if you don’t have a radio a"car or several other things which are considered ’necessities.” Nevertheless, he advised most persons to wait until they had more money I Ambrose Dunkle, minister of one of the elty’s largest churches, said that he had not found money to lie one of tiie principal reasons for separation. He advised young men to have the Judge's minimum amount and be sure they got the right girl. All five of the men, with one exception. were making under sls a week when they were married ami Lme was getting only SB, they ad- | milted. Woman Is Mason Grand Rapids.— (U.R) Traveling with her two children and husband, working at their trade, Minnie Lott, Grand Rapids, claims to lie I tin only woman mason in the] world.

Grass Hoppers Add Bit to Corn Dan,, Mt. Vernon, Ind., Aug A horde of grassh,, farmers to number into the were marching across D ‘" corn fields In P o g ey to add to the havoc already by drought. Grasshoppers arose as if | )V gie in a small area along th» derburg-Posey count v || ne struck firit on the farms U( ' H Reiman, Otto Schellet ind v Meimmar. Poison was hurriedly asss B to combat the new threat but Ineffective in its first appii* and spraying was then resort, A heavy toll in corn w »» | taken hy the hoppers, Pheasant Restocking Olympia, Wash.— ((j.R) _ . 20,000 Chinese pheasant- f ron Steilacoom ami Walla Walla farms will be liberated by the in Washington's 39 .omuls year. Active at 77 Mai ion, Ohio—(U.R) -Despite fact that he is 77 years old, ( Warden, Marion, recently <j U| a pine stump and cut it up eight cords of wood. He r, j tiie wood 40 rods to bis h ! estimating he walked a total ; miles in carrying the wood » basket to his home.