Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 292, Decatur, Adams County, 11 December 1931 — Page 8

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ECONOMY PLAN IS OUTLINED Chicago, Dec. 11. UR)—A rigid economy program has bean outlined by the two major leagues for the 1932 season. The two most important measures adopted by the two major leagues in their joint session yesterday which ended their 3-day annual winter meeting follows* 1. Reduction of the player limit of each club from 25 to 23. 2. Adoption of a resolution for ' substantial reduction" in ball players' salaries and general am rating expenses. The reduction of the player limit will save each club approximately SIO,OOO. each league SBO,OOO and both leagues $160,000. Another benefit expected to be derived is that it will enable second division teams to exchange players who will strengthen the weaker dubs of troth leagues. The American league favored a reduction of the player limit to 22, but the National league won when Commissioner E. M. I.an ti.; east the deciding vote f.,r 23. The high priced bail players, starting with Babe Ruth, who drew SBO,OOO the past two years, and on down the line to Lou Gehrig. Hack Wilson. Bill Terry, Dazzy Vance. Lefty Groye, Al Simmons. Mickey Cochrane. Jimmy Foxx, and others will feel the salary reductions most. Col. Jacob Ruppert already has stated that Ruth will not draw SBO.wOo again next year. One reason ! why Burleigh Grimes was traded by the Cardinals to the Cubs was be cause of his SIB,OOO salary. Brook lyn is anxious to get out from under Dazzy Vance's $23,000 contract. Several members of the Athletics! will draw smaller pay checks the . coming season because Philadelphia fans have developed an antipathy ’ to the 3-time pennant winners. One of the most important prob-: lerns facing the majors—the broadcasting of games—was taken up a great length and the definite trend i is toward prohibiting radio broadcasting in 1933. Action at the pres-1 tnt time was blocked when one 1 club, later found out to be the Chi- i cago Cubs, signed a contract for 1932 the night before the matter tame up for discussion.

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Os the 16 major league club own,ers. it was understood that 11 are (definitely against broadcasting. One I of the five other clubs, Cleveland, is , ready to eliminate broadcasts ( any time the league wishes them ts (The other four clubs favoring radio ; are the Browns. Cardinals. Cubs ■ and Red Sox. William L. Veeck, Cubs' presi--1 | dent, is the champion of those favoring broadcasting. He believes radio has gone a long way toward educating the fans, particiularly the women. 1 President William Harridge of the American league intimated that if radio becomes an issue with the newspapers, he would recommend broadcasts be eliminated. ■ "Newspaper publicity made base-i I ball,” said Harridge. It developed at a meeting of the Baseball Writers’ Asosciation that I metropolitan newspapers believed . radio has curtailed the sale of , baseball extras. A survey will be made in each city to determine i what action should he recommended to the club owners before the (next meeting. The major leagues wil open April: i 12 and elose September 25. two' days earlier than last year, but I will play she regular 154 gam ? I schedule. Synthetic doubleheaders ( w ill be taboo next season except I with permission of both leaguei presidents. The Cardinals popularized moving Monday gimes up ■ as part of a Sunday double bill. | Billy Evans of Cleveland and; Branch Rickey of St. Louis have I been appointed to confer with the I minors over their problems. Telephoning Becomes Sport Paris.—<U.R) —According to an of-1 ficial report from the French tele-1 phone company, long distance telephoning has become one of the | most popular indoor sports here. | Telephone calls are filed daily to j (every country in Europe except ( ! Bulgaria. Greece and Russia, and when those countries improve their I system somewhat they will also be I | included. In 1930, there were 8,482 calls to the United States from i France, and for $25 a three-minute | conversation can be held with New York. — -o Hurry Is Not Oispatch No two things differ more thnn hurry and dispatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind; dispatch of a strong one.—Colton.

CLOVERLEAFS VICTORS AGAIN , The Cl iverleaf basketball team lof this city went to Huntington (! Thursday night where the locals defeat <1 a team representing the i Huntington Cloverleaf Creameries . branch 39-21. The local netters led throughout the contest. Bill Gass ( led th scoring with eight field . I goals. On next Thursday night the locals will meet the Huntington team here and all proceeds will go t > the Good Fellows club. The Cloverleafs have a tough schedule next week, playing four tames. On Tuesday night the team plays Markle here; on Wedn nday night it goes to Bluffton; Thursday ' night is the charity contest and Friday night Ossian comes here. Lineup and summary of Thursday's game: Cloverleafs (39) FG. FT. TP. Gass, f.. 8 3 191 B. Hill. f. 12 4 Gerber, c .... 0 6 0 Steele. g ...... 2 2 6 | Deßolt, g .2 2 61 i V. Hill, g 2 0 4: ' Totals 15 9 39 Huntington (21) j Craig f 11 3 ! Kindler, f 2 1 5 1 ( Updike <• .. 0 0 0 ( Hooten, c 11 3 Farrs#, g 1 o 2 I Galloway g, . .. .... 2 2 2 | Galloway g .2 2 61 iFa rell. g 1 o 2 i Totals 8 5 21 ' » — : Wemawl nKPfcn i At 4 o'clock this afternoon two local net teams will engage in the first of a three-game series at Decatur high school gymnasium. Central vs. St. Joe. always brings a thrill to basketball fans. No charge will be made for the ■ game, and it will be the first game for anir'al competition tor the; Wemhoff trophy. Neither team has been defeated this season. —oOo — Coach Bob Wemhoff of the St. Joe team will take his team to New Haven immediately after the game here for a contest with the New Haven eighth grade netters. —oOo — Hsrb Curtis left early this morning with his team for Del- II phi. Decatur is rated as havI ing an even chance to w.n—---i Delphi has the advantage, however, of playing on its home floor. —oOo — 1 The Commodores go to New 1 Haven—The game there should and ( no doubt will be a battle all the way—New Haven has lost a num- 1 i her of games but all by close scores 1 'and the Bull Dogs have improved every day. • 1 We're both Decatur teams to win— The big league baseball bosses have talked it over —traded some players — changed some rules and are now ready for the 1932 season. ■—oOo — Burleigh Grimes with more than a decade of great baseball behind him has been traded to the Chicago Cubs— Grimes has consistently beaten the Cubs the last three years and on occasions has cheated the Chicagoteam from participating in world series. —oOo— I Hack Wilson goes from Chicago Ito St. Louis —and the Hacker is goi ing to attempt a mighty come-back —who we sincerely hope he does. —oOo-— Buddy Teachout, Cube pitcher, also goes to St. Louis — Teachout never has been a star in the big leagues—but a few years back he I did some fine ball tossing in the ‘ Association. The N. E. I. officials association I will meet at Fort Wayne next Mon- ( day night—Suppose it's tv meeting to vote a salary reducton. —oOo— Few of the columnists have mentioned Winamac this season—but our guess is that the Indians from that town will be right up among the biggest of the big sixteen next spring. —oOo— Bluffton appears to have a strong I team this year — The Parlor City (outfit used to start rather slow— I but this year our darling neighbors haven't lost a game so far. —oOo — By the way, Bluffton was the Fort Wayne representative at the state tourney last spring. BEAT DELPHI!

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY. DECEMBER 11. 1931.

BEAT NEW HAVEN! —oOo — I Bluffton battles Hartford City tonight — Believe it or not, Bluffton has the edge. —oOo— BEAT DELPHI! —oOo — BEAT NEW HAVEN! —oOo — The Decatur Cloverleaf Creamery wil sponsor a benefit basketball game in the Decatur Catholic high school gymnasium, Thursday night for the benefit of the Good Fellows Club. 000 The basketball game of the local creamery will play the Cloverleaf Creamery team at Huntington. The girls of the Decatur high school will play the Decatur Catholic high school girl’s team as a preliminary game. SENIOR PLAY IS PRESENTED I CONTINUED FROM LAGE ONE' ( mar. a college friend of Mrs., I Brackton, played by Miss Ruth | I Winnes was especially well porI frayed and furnished much of ( comedy part of the play. The part of her devoted husband was played hy Gerhard Schultz, and the part of their son. Hugh, was ablv played by Richard Schug. The romance of Hugh and Geraldine Carson, a maid in tjie Brackton home, played by Miss Ethel Shady, was one of the inter-1 esting sub plots. Robert Jones, a son of Mr. Brackton's old friend, played bv Ival Newhard. falls in 1 love with Rosanne Markle, a I njpvie actress, played by Louise I Haubold. Another invited guest to the house party is Gertrude Worden. ( played hy Edyth Johnson, who comes with two uninvited guests. 9 Bartlev and Inez Carson, played! bv Woodrow Wilson and Mary sane Short. Miss Worden and' her companions are accused of: dodging the police and being! ihieves. and come to the party; escorted by a policeman. Johnson, j Played by Lawrence Smith. The part of Ching Lee. the i ,’apanese houseboy, played by Bernard Schehnan was very well play-' ed and the part of Bridget, thel coko was also well taken by Miss Mildred Blosser. Mas Verneal Whalen, instruct-; or of English, was the directoress. Miss Ina Anderson was business; manager; Lewis Litterer wasj stage manager; Miss Blanche McCrory is class guardian; and Miss!B Betty Franklin was pianist. 9 All of the characters were i I especially well adapted to their il parts and those who did not see I the play Thursday night are urged I to attend tonight, as the play is well worth while. INDIANA HAS WARM WEATHER CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE ' was not nearly as intense as in Indianapolis. Streets and basements here were Hooded as choked sewers and dran 1 pipes were unable to carry the rec- i ord load. Many autos were stall-! ed, blocking traffic. Wreckers were called to tow away stalled* autos which tied up traffic on the National road. Cloudy skies and a mercury drop to 4(1 degrees were forecast for to-! night. A heavy rain fell here during the night and early morning and was followed by springlike weather. The temperature at noon today was 62 degrees. o Loses Coat And Money ; — Amoia, Ind.. Dec. 11 —(U.R>— Charles Fields, a farmer, thought the lining of his coat was a safer place for his $2,000 than a bank. He took the cash from a bank and sewed it in his coat. While husking corn. Fields took off his coat and hung it on a wagon. He had forgotten about the money. Now Fields is looking for the coat. He thinks it fell from his wagon while he was driving home. - o — Talks On Depression Washington, Dec. 11.—(U.R>- -Responsibility for depression in the United States was assigned today by Melvin C Traylor, Chicago banker. partly to conditions arising from the World War an'J partly to the . policies of American industrallsts, government officials and the federal reserve board. He said industrallsts had before them in boom years facts which indicated the trend toward depressed conditions. “The danger signals were obvious by 1928,” he said. - -O . i $ High School Uses Radio Springfield, Mo.— (U.R) —Radio is being used in the senior high school here. A loudspeaker has been in- ! stalled in every class room and is controlled from a master set. j School officials say every import- 1 ant speaker broadcasted during school hours is heard. j

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