Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 179, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1932 — Page 6

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NURMI BARRED FROM OLYMPIC Executive Council Rules That Famous Runner Is Not To Compete Los Angeles, July 29— (U.R) Johnes Nurmi, recognized as one*bf the greatest distance Sinner* of all time, has been barrel by_l)ie executive council of the Ihternattonal amateur athletic federation from competing In the J 932 Olympic games which open here Saturday. J. S. Edstrom of Sweden, president of the I. A. A. F.. issued a formal statement revealing that (he appearance of two representatives of the Finnish amateur athletic union in Nurmi's behalf was <ithqut avail. “ EdsWem's statement follows: * "The commission appointed by •ttie International amateur athletic iederation. pursuant to its rules. To manage the track and field events In the tenth Olympiad, having carefully reviewed the evidence before it and having heard th? representatives of Finland, lias unanimously rejected the en-y-y of Paavo Nurmi, under the authority given in the seventh Jaragraph of rule two of the general rules for Olympic events.” “ This rule proved to be a sur-. prise. Its use was possible because the membership of the council and the commission is identical. The rule was interpreted as giving the commission exclusive powers to reject or accept an athlete's entry. Accordingly, the decision was regarded as final. At auiy ra?r. should the Finnish dele-' gation make a further appeal to the general meeting of the 1. A. A.' J*., that body never has reversed a finding of its council. The general meeting will be held later today. Reports were current around j Olympic village that the entire Finnish team might withdraw if, Nurmi was banned but officials of the Finnish team refused to comment pending action of the general body of the 1. A. A. F. Nurmi was charged specifically with having padded expense. accounts and thus being no longer

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eligible for amateur competition. He challenged the accusation and the Finnish amateur athletic association found him not guilty. 1 Thus the recommendation of the ' I.A A.F.'s council was the first important one in which It turned 1 down the finding of an association of the country to which an athlete belonged. Nurmi’s case was of paramount importance because, in addition' to being one of the very best of distance runners, he was one of the competitors in the games who . actually had a personal following In his previous appearances | here he almost filled Olympic] stadium. The United States Olympic officials wanted him to run be cause of his crowd-drawing powers. lHe Intended to compete in the 10.000 meters and the marathon race. He came here with the rest i of the Finnish team and settled down immediately to intensive training. He was expected to carry considerable of Finland's reputation, earned in past Olympic games, for scoring high in the runs beyond 1,500 meters. Nurmi, one of the two track and field athletes who was to compete in his fourth Olympic games, had won everything in the , distance runs except the marathon.' He expected to add that honor | in these games. The great Finnish runner was I in his cottage at Olympic village I when the decision was reached, i i In line with his procedure since his amateur standing first was challenged, he refused to comment on the council's action. His teammates said he might ' break his silence later today. o — Two Ball Games Here Saturday And Sunday Two ball games have been sched1 tiled for this week end by the Sne-. deker Athletic Club, and both' games will be played in this city, i On Saturday afternoon, the fast I Geneva team will meet the locals on the West End Diane nd at 2:30 ' o'clock and on Sunday afternoon, ' the Kimmel Red Hats will 'make ■ their second appearance in this 1 city loosing a close game to the | locals earlier in the season by -a . close score.

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PAAVO JOHANNES NURMI, that grand old man of Finland, looms as the winner of the Olympic elassie—the marathon race. The Phantom Finn, long the king of distance runners, will confine his efforts to the marathon race, and his chances of winning can be gauged by his recent record performance over this distance in Finland. The Greatest of the Flying Finns covered the 26 miles 385 yards in two hours 22 minutes and four seconds to shatter all existing records for the distance. Nearing the close of his great career, Nurmi has forsaken the shorter distances, being tontent to let the younger men battle against the marks he has set. His speed has diminished somewhat, but his stamina and great heart are still his. It was Nurmi’s first marathon race, and in deciding to make this

RUTH HELPS YANKS WIN, Bambino Returns to Lineup And Drives Out Two Home Runs —— New York. July 29 —<U.R) —Babe Ruth, ever the master-showman, | has returned to the Yankees' line- J up in a blaze of glory, after 10 days on the side lines with an injured leg. The stage had been set for the bambino's return. The Yanks had dropped both ends of a doubleI header to Cleveland on Wednesday. New York fans were begin-, ' ning to moan that the Yanks were I in a slump because of the slug--1 ger's absence. Then the 38-year-old “cripple" returned yesterday and blasted j ' out two home runs and a double.; i driving in seven runs as the AmerI ican league leaders snowed under ' the runner-up Indians. 10 to 1. His two home runs gave him a total of 28 for the season. This victory boosted the Yanks lead one full game to eight and one-half over the Indians. Connie Mack's Athletics lost a J chance to move into second place, when they dropped a 4-to-2 de-1 cision to the Tigers. Walter Stewart, soutjipaw ace, of the Browns, pitched and batted j his way to a 6-to-4 victory over the Senators. He yielded only eight hits and drove in two runs in the fourth with a long double. The revitalized Boston Red Sox registered their third straight victory by downing the White Sox, 2 to 1, as Eddie Durham beat Ted Lyons in a pitching duel. In the National league, the Pirates boosted their lead by beating the Giants twice, 10 to 7 and 9 to 1. making it five consecutive victories over the Terrymen. Lonnie Warneke turned in his 16th victory in 19 starts as his 1 second-place Cubs beat the Braves i

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event his only effort of the 1932 Olympics he is following in the footsteps of his illustrious countryman, Hannes Kohlemainen, who closed his Olympic career with a victory in the Marathon in 1920, having won , the 5,000 and 10,000 meter runs eight years earlier. Nurmi’s presence in the Olympics, which for some time seemed doubtful because of differences with the International Amateur Athletic Federation, is hailed by all athletic enthusiasts. And undoubtedly assurance of his appearance will swell the Olympic gate, for the glamour of his name is great. And de- ; servedly so, for Nurmi is undoubted--1 ly the greatest distance runner the > world has ever known. Already two of the old master’s I marks in shorter distances have fallen to younger men. Gene Venzke, i America’s premier miler, has bets tered Nurmi's mark for the mile

4 to 1. Brooklyn’s Dodgers stopp- fl ed their winning streak at six straight by losing the nightcap of a double-header with the Cardinals, 8 to 6, in 10 innings, after winning the opener. 9 to 6. J George Grantham’s ninth-inning; 1 home run, scoring two runners! ahead of him. gave the Cincinnati ' Reds a 7-to-4 wiu over the Phillies. I Yesterday's Hero: Baine Ruth of i the Yankees, who celebrated his , return to the game by driving out , two home runs and a double, for | seven tallies. o | STANDINGS i AMERICAN LEAGUE W L. Pct.! I New York 66 32 .6731 Cleveland .. 57 40 .5881 , i Philadelphia 59 42 .584 Washington 54 44 .551 ■ I Detroit 51 44 .537 j Si. Louis 44 52 .458 Chicago 31 63 .330 Boston 25 70 .263 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. Pittsburgh 58 38 .604 , (Chicago 52 43 .547 Boston 4<J 48 .505 | Philadelphia 50 50 .500 j St. louis 46 49 .484 Brooklyn 47 51 .480 New York 43 51 .458 | Cincinnati 43 58 .428 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS American League St. Louis, 6; Washington, 4. Detroit, 4; Philadelphia, 2. Boston, 2; Chicago, 1. New York, 10; Cleveland, 1. National League Brooklyn, 9-6; St. Louis, 6-8 (second game ten innings). Chicago, 4; Boston, 1. Cincinnati, 7; Philadelphia, 4. ; Pittsburgh, 10-9; New York, 7-1. i — o— Get the Habit—Trade at Horn*

several times. And in the Olympic trials in Finland, a twenty-three year-old countryman, Lauri Lehtinen, bettered Paavo’s world's records for the 5,000 meters and threemile runs. All Finland is heralding Lehtinen as Nurmi’s successor, and his fol lowers are counting on him for vic tory in th* 5,000 and 10,000 metei races at Los Angeles. Lehtinen is a relative newcomer to the ranks of Finland's distance stars. He has developed since the last Olympiad He first broke into International prominence last year in the famous three - cornered two mile race in which he. Nurmi and Virtanen com peted. He finished second to Nurmi crossing the line in 9:00:5, under the then existing world’s record. It will take record performances to beat these stars of Finland at Los Angeles. Copyright. Illi. King Features Syndicate. Id*

68-Ton Whale To Be Exhibited Here This probably is the biggest fish story of the year—and what's more, it's a true story. A whale, 55 feet long and weighing 68 tons will be on exhibition at the Pennsylvania depot next Monday and Tuesday. It is to be shown in Decatur sot the first time since it was captured near the San Clemente Islands off the California coast by the Pacific Whaling Company. The company, realizing whales are rapidly disappearing from the seas, have' caught and embalmed seven of the denizens of the deep for educational purposes. The other six now are touring the country allowing thousands of ‘’inlanders" to inspect specimens of tile mighty monsters that have colored the pages of literature for ages. The cost of capturing the whale runs into imposing figures. The ship chartered for the whale hunt costs around SI,OOO daily and 11 days were required to bring in the huge visitor, who now reposes in his private car at the railroad station. After Mr. Whale was beached, the problem of embalming and loading him in his car provided the company officials plenty to think atbut for several days. After pumping 3.300 pounds of embalming fluid into the huge mammal, he was again floated and towed to a rail pier. There a large 90-ton crane lifted the special steel car over the side of the pier and under its passenger. Snugly settled in the car, the whale was hoisted up and placed upon the railroad track for his journey about the continent. o Severe Hail Storm Damages Farm Homes Washington Ind., July 29—(UP) —Damage estimated at more thun $3,000 was caused to farm homes and crops east of Washington, last night by a severe hail storm.

BOXING CARD I HERE TONIGHT ■■■l--Main Rounds of Boxing To Be Staged in T his City Tonight Fight lovers will be treated to] several hours of entertainment ini fisticuffs tonight at the open a r arena as a wonderful card has been arranged by Promoter Snedeker. The main bout of the evening will be staged between "Tarzan Hicks and the Jamaica Kid. colored boxer of note and it promises to be a real scrap. The Jamaica Kid has been in this city for over a week, training dally, and is anxious to show local fans his wares Hicks is anxious to meet him and the bout should be a good one. “Pollv” Conrad will probably take: op -The Kid" later in the evening; end Hicks may also go three rounds with Big Boy Cox in the last bout of the show. A number of other good bouts are on the program and the ached ule calls for at least forty rounds of boxing. All fighters are reported to be in excellent shape and all are anxiously awaiting for the word ■go." Kilgore of Bluffton, will referee. Ring Wedding In connection with the boxing card, a big surprise has been arranged. During the course of the evening, two well known Adams county people will be married in

the ring with a local minister per I forming the ceremony. — o LOCAL UNITS TO RECEIVE H ALF OF TAX CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE counties to build roads to cemeteries on petition of 300 taxpayers, limit sheriffs’ commissions in sale of property, and return to the j school and general fund of Union I township. Elkhart county, surplus I bond funds. Two major relief proposals were a special order of business in both houses today. The house had before it on second reading the Stein Frailing trill which would provide salary reductions of at least 10 per cent in each state department and institution. The senate, tor the third consecutive day. had on schedule special consideration of gasoline and auto license fund diversion. Two house bills seeking to return half of each fund to local units were before the senate. Senators seived out a three-way

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I deputies at $1,200 a year. Four new measures were presented in the house. o Dancer Who Took Poison Removed From Hospital Los Angeles. July 29 —(U.R) —Lina Pisouette, dsneer. was removed to 1 . her home early today from Georgia ' > Street Receiving Hospital after re--1 reiving treatment for a self admin-1 1 istered poison. lAlthough her condition was at 1 ? first believed to be critical, phys- I 1 icians said prompt emergency i measures had been effective, and . be'ieved she would recover. 1 o — 1 MYERS OFFERS RELIEF BILLS 1 CONTINUED from page one e SIOO,OOO. 1. Reorganize transfer of funds Irorn n highway fund to general fund $2,s 000,000 Divert half cf gasoline and auto y license funds to local units SII,OOO,-

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