Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 93, Decatur, Adams County, 17 April 1934 — Page 6

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MAJOR LEAGUE SEASON OPENS Pitching Duels Are Expected To Eeature Opening Day Games New York. Apr 17 (U.PJ Thrilling mound duels were expected to feature opening day of the 1934 major league baseball season. Sixteen major league clubs today start from scratch in the National and American pennant races. Most managers, seeking a flying get away, entered ace flingers. Hence the anticipated turnout of more than 290,000 fans were assured of grand pitching battles, in addition to the usuaT ceremonial hodge-podge of band blarings, flag raisings, first ball throwings, and peanut-hotdog scorecard symphonies. The Senators and Red Sox were scheduled for a special inaugural at Washington yesterday, assisted by President Roosevelt, but rain washed it out and shifted it to Boston. This left foe fields in the two circuits intact for today's open Ing The four National league games, in particular, promised heated mound competition, with seven of that division’s top-noteh hurlers engaged. In the American league five , big tlmers pitch. At New York, the world champion Giants had Carl Hubbel groom-

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ed to oppose Ed Holley, ace of the 'Phillies. Hubbell, after his. nmux-, Ing 1933 season, stands out us base I hall a foieniost pit. hri and tingame's must valuable player. In I tins curtain raiser, Hubball "•<- I handicapped by the absence of the Giants' crack backstop. Gus .Man- .' cnso, while Holley was bolstered j! liy the presence of the Phils' new i-atchei--manager Jimmy Wilson. The clash at Brooklyn was figured for plenty of sparks, pitting big Ed Brant of the Braves against > I young Leslie Van Mungo of the 1 | Dodgers. Brooklyn's new manager, Casey Stengel, was to coach off | i:third. I Over at St Louis Dirty Denn. i ace of the Cards, had drawn as an opponent that dependable work man. Heinie Maine of the Pirates. In Cincinnati. Lon Warneke of i the Cubs faced Si Johnson of the I Reds. This game was additionally interesting because Chuck Klein was making Ins first championship ; start in a Cub uniform, and the Reds were performing for the first i I time under the colors of their new ' millionaire owner. Powel Crosley. i: Jr. and with a brand new catcher- , ■ manager. Bob O'Farrell. In the American league. Joe 1 Cronin called upon his stellar ' twirler. Earl Whitebill, to uphold|. ; the laurels of his pennant winning i I senators, against Dusty Rhodes at Boston. Bueky Harris, new manager of the Sox. slated Rhodes lie cause his newly acquired ace. Lefty Grove, is out with a lame arm. This Boston encounter was cer- , tain to command plenty of attenIfion because it brought together I the Senators, whom most of the

I i Xpert* have picked to repeat for 'the pennant, and the Red Sox. who •are believed strengthened enough Ito mount into first division. A buttle of the ancients was .slated for Chicago, with Sad Sam ■Jones, probably the oldest flinger in the major i. taking the mound lor the Willie Sox against Sb-year-old Flrpo Marborrj of the Tigers. | At Philadelphia, Lefty Gomel, alee of the Yankees' stuff, was opposts) to Merritt “Sugar Cain hold ■ over from last year's staff of the. [ Athletics. Young Oral Hildebrand of tile , Indians and George Blaeholder of j the Browns were figured for a red i ; hot show at Cleveland. LIST SCHEDULE OF BERNE TEAM Eighteen Games Are Carded For Bears During 1931-35 Season Judson Erne, coach of the Berne Bears, has announced a schedule of Is games for the Bears for the 193435 basketball season. The Bears will have a veteran team nex year, with seven exper I fenced men available. These men | are Dro. Steiner. Flueekiger, Neu ensehwander, Stucky. Fellier and I Habegger. Both Decatur teams are on the | schedule, while new teams added are South Side of Fort Wayne and Warren. Bluffton. Montpelier and Port lan 1 will also tie played. The schedule follows: Nov. 2 Geneva, here. Nov. 9- -Open. here. Nov 14 Jefferson, here. No 23 Monroeville, there. Nov. 27 New Haven, here. De -. 7 Monroeville, here. Dee s St. Mary's Huntington, there. Dee. 14 Woodburn, there. Dec. 15 —-Montpelier, here. Dec. 20 Decatur High there Jan 4 Kirkland, here. Jan. 11—Portland, there. Jan. IS and IS County Tourney Jan. 45—Decatur Catholic, here. Jan. 26 South Side, Fort Wayne, ■ there. Feb. 2—Warren, here Feb. S Bluffton, there. Feb. 15 New Haven, there. Feb. 16 Lancaster, here. Ftvli 22 St. Mary's Huntington here. o Willshire Basehall Team Is Organized The Willshire independent base- i ball team is again organizing to put a team in the field this season Practhe sessions are being held each Sun lay afternoon. with many applicants for berths on the team.) More players can be used and M inn ger Fred Voigtmann announces t-hat out-of town candidates ■ are invited to try out for the team. A stiff schedule is being arranged with the opening game carded fori Sunday. May 6. Teams desiring grimes are asked to communicate i with the booking-manager. Roland ■ Deiter at onceo Monroeville I Mavs Here Wednesday The Decatur high school baseball i team will make another attempt to I open tbe season Wednesday after- < noon, meeting the Monroeville team at the high school athletic field on ' West Adams street at 3:89 o'clock i o 11 11 GRAIN PRICES AGAIN SINK TO NEW LOW LEVEL .CONTINUED FDOM PAGE ONE) barley, oats and rye prices, that : activity in other commodities on.the board of trade almost was at a standstill The v mthful traders from brok- i ers' offices ran onto the floor of the exetvaage to watch the Veter-p ans in their battle —this one try- > ing to unload and escape heavy j losses that one buying up the: offerings in the hopes of an early t tise. There were numerous reasons I for the “great liquidation" of the • market but rhe one heard most around the pi’s w a theory that the President's announcement on 1 silver policy had been an exceedingly bearish factor. The President's statement that no silver legislation would be favored at Ihis congressional session was interpreted as an anti-infla-tion stand. MACHINERY IS UNDER REPAIR , CONTINUED FROM PAGE OXKI control bill and opinions were roiced today that in all probabilty the beet acreage in tbe Decatur territory would be reduced.

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TWO DRIVERS ARE INJURED Two Slightly Hurt In First Accident At Indianapolis Speedway Indianapolis. Apr. 17— (U.PJ — | Slight injuries were suffered by OrviUe Baker, driver, and Pete Keeling, riding mechanic, both of ! Indianapolis, late yesterday when their car struck a retaining wall ' in the first accident of the season ' at the Indianapolis motor speed- ' way. They were traveling about 65 miles an hour while tuning up the ■ car for the annual 500-mile race i when a steering knuckle broke, • throwing them into the wall at i the northeast turn. Baker was shaken and bruised and Keeling was fleleased from city hospital after being treated j for head injuries. Frank Brisko. Milwaukee, who i occupied second place in the i starting lineup in last year's race. ; arrived at the track with his fourwheel drive Miller and said he ! expects to drive a few practice ■ laps later this week. REAL ESTATE COMING BACK United Press Survey Discloses Real Estate On Upgrade (Copyright 1334 by the I'PI Real estate, knocked out by the depression, is rapidly regaining ■ consciousness in many of the country's major cities to cope with housing problems that range from an indicated demand for better grade homes to act lai shortage of mod est cottages and apartments, a I'nited Press survey disclosed today. Renting and selling agents are I doing business with the man who carries a dinner pail, the executive who drives to work in a limousine, and even the office clerk. All are moving into new homes and aparti ments. Numerous other urban centers, the survey revealed, have not yet . mirrored in building. Renting and selling activities the results of the national recovery program, the Wealthier condition of American industry. and recent wage and employment increases. The surveyindicated that: The depression bugaboo—"doubl ing up" of two or more families to cut expenses is in process of disin : tegration. The greatest general activity is

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[order trotzk y OUT OF FRANCE Exiled Soviet Leader Try - ing To Obtain Refuge In United States i Paris, Apr. 17 (U.R) Leon Tro’i y ky. exiled Soviet leader, was In* ! formed toilay that he must leave! France, and he began at once to try to obtain refuge in the United States or elsewhere in the western hemisphere. The cabinet decided that Trotsky must leave French soil after It hail been informed that, refuged here as a political exile under a pledge of neutrality, he was trying to form a "fourth international'' to foment revolutions throughout the world. . The organization already is active in a dozen I'nited States cities As soon ns the order was conveyml to him at liis closely guarde.l villa at Barbixon, the former codictator of Soviet Russia communicated with friends and asked them to determine whether he might find la haven in North or South Amer • Ilea. Trotzky's followers feared there i was no chance after the revelations lof his intense political activity in France that any European country' ■■would accept him. particularly in I view of the wave of Naziism and ! Fascism that has spread over the J continent. His presence in France icreated a serious situation for the cabinet. The order for Trotzky's departure was conveyed to him through ' Minister of Interior Albert Sarraut. | supreme police authority, who had | reported to the cabinet on his ac- , tivities. Trolzky spent yesterday, last I night and this morning writing steadily, halting only to eat fruit. Indicative of his constant fear of assassination, he ordered mer- ; chants to stop deliveries to him. LAURENT E TODD IN TESTIMONY TO COMMITTEE (CONTINUED FROM v-AGK ONE) ; "On the ride home," Todd said, i "I sought to divert the converaation from devaluation of the do!- . lar. "I said I believed unemploy-1

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