Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 17 April 1931 — Page 8

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WABASH VALLEY LEAGUE FORMED BY SIX TOWNS Clarence Moulin Heach Organization; Local Team to Work Out • PRACTICE SUNDAY A call has been issued for all i candidates for Decatur's independent baseball team to report I at the South Ward baseball ’'diamond next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, when a first workout will be held. .Manager Huck Baxter stated today that the ' personnel of the team woruld ( not be announced until all can i didates had an opportunity to work out. «e » The Wabash Valiev baseball league with independent base--1 all teams from Fort Wayne, Decatur, Markle, Avilla. Columbia City and Butler, was organized at a meeting of representatives from each of the towns at Fort Wayne Thursday night. Clarence f-. Moulin, district manager of the Macabee lodge, was elected presider'. of the new Sunda? latseball league which will open a 20 game season May 10. The season will be divided into two pails and the winner of each division will play a three-game series at the close of the season, starting on Labor Day. Rules and regulations were adopt ’ ed at the Thursday meeting and representatives of each town were named on a board of control. All games will start at 2 o'clock, ■entt al standard time and will be regular nine-inning affairs. Reach a <1 Spaulding baseballs were adopted as official league balls, the home teams will furnish halls for flic sanies and each team will be entitlf ■ i ■ ii ajMLMMiansahgA lAshbaudier’s MAJE ST I C I FURNACES ASBESTOS SHINGLE ROOFING SPOUTING LIGHTNING RODS Phone 765 or 739

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led to an umpire. Two umpires will 'officiate at each game and will I work the has< s and balls and strikes 1 •Imlf of each game. Lac i team will carry 15 players land only players used in the last [five games of each half will be • ntitled to play in play-off series. A[ p ayer who has played on one of the ' I h a ue teams cannot plav on an-i , >th< r team of the league during Hie s. half of the season without i' nsent of o her teams in tie let’It gular games are scheduled for tench Sunday during the summer; months and on holidays. The winner of each half of the season will be , awarded a trophy, probably a loving cup. A great deal of 'interest was shown in the first meeting and a . I complete schedule is being worked, out now by President Moulin and will ’ e announA-d in a few days. , Decatur's first game will he with I Butler at Decatur, May I*l. A call has been issued for all candidates for the Decatur team to re iport at the South Ward basebail diamond next Sunday a.ternoo.i at ( |2 o'clock for a first workout. Char les (Pmk) Baxter will ait as mam!' ■ ager of the local team and the ro- ’ ter of players will he announced soon. Those w ho attended the met titu at Fort Wayne last night from Decatur were William IMI. Andrea- ' lApplemcn and Dick Heii,. - . i i The roster of m-’age sos ot:w .■teams in the league is: Ray Fisher ,'Arvilia; James O'Malley, Butler, formerly of the Southern Assoctajtion baseball league: Janies Mor- ' gan. Fort Wayne and Mr, Baxter. * Decatur. The Columbia City manjager has not yet been named. Officers of the league are Mr. , Moulin, president; Con Crow, Markle, vice-president and Dick Hell :■ ' secretary. J’wo other representatives a e directors of the league They are Dr. E. I). Poffenberger of 'Butler and P. T. Hunt of Arvilia. i This year will be the first year t. a; Decatur has had an independent baseball team entered in league competition, lint considerable interest has been shown th'* last week and lot al baseball fans will be asked to cooperate with the i players in making the season a success. BARGARS — Bargains in living room, dining room suits, mat [ ! tresses and rugs. Stuckey and Co. 1 Monroe, our Phone number in 4s ! i FLORENCE HOLTIIOL’LE ; Stenographic Work Typewritin.er Itit'gf' .1. T. Merrviniin's Law Office, K. of G. Bid-;. if you have any extra typewriting I :or stenographic work I will be 'glad to* do it. Phone 12 fori I appointment.

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YANKEES LEAD IN AMERICAN New York. April 17.-—<U.R) New York's Yankees today held undisputed possession of the American league lead, and metropolitan fans nw are convinced that the Yanks will prove tin- outstanding “dark horse” of the season. Tile current Yankees team is a much different aggregation than 'tht* pepiess 1930 edition which dropped its first six games and fin- - islied the season 16 games behind first place. True, the on’y important change in personnel is the replacement of Bob Shiwkey by Joe McCarthy, lint the dymatic new manager has succeeded in changing the mental attitude of the club, and has a hustling team. Neither the Yaim (*s pitching nor batting lias been sensational in the three victories to date, but the team has played “heads up” ball ami taken advantage cf every break. McCarthy is known as a leader of hard-fighting teams an.! if tile Yanks continue their present typ ■ of play they are certain to lie hard to beat, especially when the pitching and hitting starts to click. Hetli Pennock, veteran of the Yankees mound staff, turned in the l team's best pitching performance, of the year, when he let Boston down witli 8 hits yesterday and won his game. 2 to L, A trip’e by Ixm Gehrig scored the first New York -un and a wild throw to home by Lise.nliee with three on and one cut produced the winning tally in the ninth. Washington and Philadelphia.' pre-season pennant favorites, contin led their close competition yesterday, with the Senators winning. 5 to 4, and taking a two-game to one lead in Hie series. The Athletics were handicapped by the absence of fii st baseman Jimmy Foxx, who is cut of action with strained ligaments in Ills leg, and neither Hank McDonald, rookie pitcher, nor George Earnshaw could hold the Washington team. Th<> Si. Louis Browns dropped from a tit with the Yankees for first, when they lost a 12 inning , battle to Detroit, 6 to 5. Joe Vasmik, Cleve and sandlotter. and Clint Brown, veteran pitch- ! er, were the heroes of Cleveland's NO DOWN PAYMENT 15 MONTHS TO PAY Medel A-Ford Coupe. 1928 Essex Coach. 1928 D. d<je Sedan. 1928 Dod-re Coupe. 1927 Stndekaber Sed. 1928 Buick Sedan. 1928 Dodge Coupe. — 1926 Hupmohile Cpe. 1927 Nash Coach. 1926—11/ 2 Ton D. D. Truck. ♦ V 1926 Ford Panel. 1926 Ford Coupe. SAYLORS MOTOR CO.

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7 to 9 victory over Chicago in the other American league game. Vos- ! niik drove in four runs with two I I doubles and a single, while Brown! lit the Sox down with 6 hits. Boston's Braves continued as thel surprise team of the National lea-1 gue, winning their third straight ‘ li in Brooklyn, 7 to 4. and remain-’ ing in a tie with St. Louis for the) 1 lead. Tile Braves scored 7 runs off ’ Duzzy Vance on as many hits, i while big Ed Brandt kept the ‘ Brooklyn sluggers in check. The St. Louis Cardinals kept 1 I as.* by defeating Cincinnati, 6 tul : 3 - Rogers Hornsby's Cubs dropped I from the unbeaten class, when they lost a 4-to3 decision to Pittsburgh. Grantham's homer with Waner on base scored the winning runs in the eightli. Clarence Mitchell, baseball's cnly! left banded spitbailer, had one of! ' his good days and pitched tin* NewYork Giants to a 14-to-t victory over Philadelphia. Yesterday's hero: Charley Wil1 son. rookie third baseman, whose; seventh inning home run-off Dazzy ‘ Vance, with two mates on base,’ ' gave Boston a 7-tc.-4 victory over ' ■ Brooklyn. Q. ,— i - HACK WILSON PUZZLES FANS Chicago, April 17. — -,U.R! —Hack Wilson, home run leader of the major leagues last season and third highest paid player in baseball, has been woefully weak at bat in the first three games played by the Chi- . cago Cubs. Twice against Pittsburgh yesterday. Wilson came to bat with the - liases filled and failed to get the ' ball out of the infield. In three games he has made only a single. On Wednesday he attempted to ' go from first to third on a single to right by Riggs Stephenson and was thrown out by yards by Paul, ' Waner. In the ninth inning yes-' terday Wilson got on base on a force out, and Manager Rogers 1 Hornsby sent in Danny Taylor to run for him. ’j A popular idol with Cubs' fans when he is on his game. Wilson is frequently jeered by his fickle admirers when he hits a slump.! ! Three lemons were tessed at his chunky frame as lie came to bat n t b opening game. -.inly two players in baseball make more money than Wilson.' They are Babe Ruth with his $81),000 salary and Hornsby who draws $40,000 as a player-manager. Wil-1 son's salary is $35,000. Last seas.>n the short, stumpy! outfielder w ith the wrestler's neck I 1 hit 56 home runs to establish a 1 [ new National league record and I (lead Babe Ruth and all other ma-1 jor league plqyers. Wilson hasn't been happy at all this seasen. He expressed his first j displeasure when Hornsby con-1 templated moving him to right field j and placing Kiki Cuvier in center: field. . Wilson said he didn't want to play right field. During the spring training seas-' on he seemed to be pressing too l hard for home runs, and barely bat-1 ted .300, with most of the games' against minor league clubs. It's obvious from the stands that' Wilson hasn't hit his stride and that he is beginning to fight himself. After the famous sunstroke he had in the world series of 1929 against the Philadelphia Athletics, he came back the next season and batted .356 and proved that he was dead game. Chances are he'll snap otit of his slump soon arid begin hitting frejquent home runs, but if he doesn't he may be sent to the bench by | Hornsby who won t tolerate a star who isn't delivering if he has a rookie on the bench who can play ball. He has two such players in Johnny Moore from Ix>s Angeles and Danny Taylor. o 'OBTAINS CLUE TO KIDNAPING ' (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE, mobi'e. The letter fell from his pocket. He tore it up and dropped the pieces. Brady later picked them ' up and pieced them together. Brady returned to Ransom, 120 miles away, without notifying authorities until he arrived home where his absence had been discovered and a posse formed to lock for him. Sheriff E. J. Welter of La Salle county conferred today with police here and hinted he knew the names of the robbers. He asked that Gavin be sought as a suspect because of the letter.

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ROBINS FAIL IN SPORT DOPE New Yflrk, April 17.— <U.R> With | the'exception of the Brooklyn Rob- ! ins. major league baseball teams have lived up to pre-season expectations in games to date. The Robins, rated us ( lie of the i clubs that would be in the thick of | the National league pennant race, ! have faltered badly. Tin ir pitching stuff has not lived up to predictions while the heavv hitters [have failed to q?me th-.ug' As a result the tlast*’ . Braves ’charted as a team that would cause ! plenty of trouble but accorded lit- * tle chance to finish in the first di- ' i vision, have hung up three consecutive victory ever Brooklyn. The Braves have received fair hurling while their rookies have more than measured up to major league standards. Before the 1931 season started 'the pitching staff of the St. Louis iCardinals was hailed as one of the j best in organised baseball. In three straight victories over the Cincinnati Reds the Cardinal hurl-, ers have displayed the same form that brought the pennant to St. Louis last season. So far manager; Gabby Street lias not missed Chick | Haley, the holdout outfielder. New Yorks representatives, thel Giants and Yankees, have justified 1 the opinions of the dopesters with 1 the Yankees receiving better pitching than expected. The Giant hurlers have shown' little but the hitters hhve been busy and as a result the men of McGraw have taken two out of three from the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies have received little aid from their mound staff Imt thel <luh is hitting the ball as hard as ever with Chuck Klein, star outfielder. leading the way. Washingtcn and the Philadelphia ' Athletics, picked as the two most formidable contenders for the Am- ’ erican league pennant, have performed as expected. Timely hitting and good pitching has enabled the Senators to take two out of three closely contested games from the world champions. Cincinnati and the Boston Red Sox are starting out as if they will, land in the cellars of their respec-| five leagues. The Red Sox have, dropped three in a row to the Yankees while the Reds have lost three to the Cardinals. Both teams ' have received good pitching but the clubs lack heavy hitters. The Chicago Cubs demonstrated in their games with the Pittsburgh Pirates that they are fully as dang- ! erous as rated. The Pirates won ■ yesterday while the Cubs won the ■first two lilts. The St. Louis Browns, considered 'a sure second division finisher, i have surprised fans by defeating | Detroit two games out of three. The Browns' rookies have come 'thorough in good style while the ! pitching has been excellent. Ducky I Harris' hurlers still and erratic, j Cleveland and the Chicago White ; Sox have displayed nothing exceptional. Dcnie Bush's men have proI vided the Indians plenty of oppo- ' sition because of good pitching but -the White Sox lack power at the ' plate. Cleveland has won two of the three games. GOTTSCHALK TO BE SPEAKER CON'i src’u i-km.vi PAGE ONE) Vocal duet, "My Faith Looks Up to Thee”—Mrs. Jesse Davis and Mrs. Maggie Marbaugh. Roll Call. Decorating of tie Moose Memor rial Standard. Vocal solo- Mrs. Margie Marbaugh. Address —Senator T. A. Gottschalk. unet —“When the Stone is Rolled Away ’—Mrs. Maggie Marbaugh and Frank Lynch. The time of the services was changed to 1:30 o’clock because of the Clay Engle funeral which will be at 3:30 o’clock. Members will attend the funeral in a body.

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STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. P>t.! Boston *1 0 1.0001 St. Louis’ -1 o 1.000, Chicago 2 1 .667’ New York 2 1 .667 Philadelphia 1Pittsburgh 1 2 .33:1 ’ Cincinnati 0 3 .000! Brooklyn 0 3 .oio| AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. 1 New York 3 0 1.000 St. Louis 2 1 .667 Cleveland 2 1 .667 1 Washington 2 1 .6671 Philadelphia . I 2 .333 I Chicago 1 2 .333! Detroit . 1 2 .333 D. st on 0 3 .0001 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION I ' W. L. Pct. I St. Paul . 2 1 .667 Toledo 2 1 .6671 Milwaukee 2 1 .667 Louisville 2 1 .667' Minneapolis 1 2 .333 I Kansas City 1 2 .333 Columbus 1 2 .3331 Indianapolis —1 2 .3331 YESTERDAYS RESULTS — National League Pittsburgh, 4; Chicago, 2. 1 St. Louis. 6; Cincinnati, 3. New York, 14; Philadelphia, 4. Boston. 7; Brooklyn. 4. American League Washington. 5: Philadelphia. -1. New York, 2; Boston, 1 Cleveland, 7; Chicago, 0. Detroit, 6; St. L uis, 5 (12 innings). American Association Indianapolis. 3; St. Paul. 2. Louisville. 3; Minneapolis, 0. Toledo, 9; Kansas City. 7. Milwaukee, 13; Columbus. 6. o Reward Paid in Eggs Prescott, Ariz., April 17 —(UP) — “Pay it with eggs” was the slogan of Ralph Dunbar, poultry dealer, , who distributed 11 dozen eggs to local policemen bv way of reward- . ing them for recovering a sl2 storage pattery that had been sto'eu | from his truck.

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TENNIS COURTS I TO BE REBUILT — Civic Section to Supervise Work; New Rules Are Announced Work will be started Saturday to I I improve the city tennis courts tor' rthe coming season, Mrs. H. N.I j.Shroll, i hairman of the Civic sec-1 tlon of the Woman's Club announc | ed today. For a number of years the Civic 1 section has maintained the city ten- t inis courts at the South and North , Ward, and Central schools, and the pub'ic court on Monroe street. A lar<e amount of money i« expendled on the improvements each year, {and tie courts are prepared early ’ in tlie spring for the annual tennis j ! tournament. Mrs. Shroll stated that in the pas’ j many children and persons using the courts were reported 4o have | - played without tennis shoes, des troying the courts, and that no per- ! son would be permitted to play on | the city courts this year without the < proper rubber-soled shoes. i Nets used on the courts are often dragged in the mud and left in the J rain, and it is the earnest-desire of , the Civic section that these nets be i I placed in a dry place during ruins. Children are also reported to hav * | destroyed the wire backstops by ! crawling on them. 1 T e Civic sec tion lias done a fine I work in the last several years and ' has cooperated with the city ami ! schools to a large extent in city improvement and the interest in sports, but the work cannot be a isuccess without the cooperation of [every child and adult. The department will consider it a favor of those who play on the tennis courts will care tor them in the proper manner. — Dempsey’s Attorney To Issue New Statement Reno, Nev.. April 17. — (U.R) — A , statement was being prepared today by Robert E. Burns, attorney . for Jack Dempsey, concerning the i former heavyweight champion's plans to seek a divorce from his

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