Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1934 — Page 6

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PLAN SOFTBALL LEAGUEHERE THIS SUMMER Hold Meeting Monday: Hope To Install Lights At Local Field All persons Interested in the formation of a softball league in De~.itur this summer are asked to atH'li I a meeting of the Catholic . . hool Monday afternoon at 2 o’«'ock. Representatives of all the churches in the city and of organizations such as the Lions club, RoUtry dub. Moose and other fraternal organizations and sororities are fcspeciatly urged to attend. A church league was organized in Decatur last summer, with eight trams competing. The league championship was won by the team competing for the St. Mary’s Catholic church. t\ll games last season were played in the evenings after 5 o’clock. An effort will be made to raise funds to install lightning equipment this year, with games to be played under the floodlights. Such equipment can be purchased without great expense. Softball has become increasingly popular throughout the United States in the last few years, with games being played under the floodlights in practically every city and

UNION CENTRAL SETS RECORO Insurance Company Reports Best Month In Its History Further evidence of Business Recovery was developed in the record set by the Union Central LifeInsurance Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, this past month. The Company reports submitted business of over fifty-four million which makes it the largest month in its history. This record is very significant as the Union Central is one of the major life companies with over a billion of insurance in force and over three hundred million Os assets. The Company was organized in 1866. A. D. Suttles of this city is the local representative. Suttles-Edwards Co. Niblick Bldg. Phone 358

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town in the nation. Many towns in the vicinity of I Decatur are equipped for uight soft- ! ball and large crowds are attracted to the contests throughout the summer. Fort Wayne, Portland. Bluffton and Huntington, to mention I only a few, played night games last ! season and are continuing the sport this year. Good crowds attended the twi- ! light games in this city last summer and if lights an be installed here, many fans are expected to witness the contests. The diamond on Winchester street, north of the South Ward school, is being reconditioned and all games will be played there. ■ - **—o —» - 1 ■" ■■" ”'■ YESTERDAY’S HEROES Charlie Genringer, Tigers: Had perfect day at bat, four in four. Babe Herman. Cubs: Hit home run. two doubles in four times at bat. Freddie Ostermueller, Red Sox: Singled, scored in 12th to win own game. Vernon Gomez. Yankees: Faced only 21 men in seven innings, gave no hits. Van Lingle Mungo, Dodgers: Allowed Braves only 4 hits, one run. o HOME RUNS Bonura. White Sox 15 Klein, Cubs 14 Foxx. Athletics 14 Gehrig. Yankees 14 Johnson, Athletics 12 Ott, Giants 12 Collins. Cardinals 12 Get the Habit — Trade at Horns

DECATUR A. C.'S TO ESTABLISH NEW QUARTERS Local Athletic Club Will Maintain Quarters At Country Club ’ Members of the Decatur A. C’i, local athletic club, met Wednes- ! day night and elected officers for ! the next six months and discussed ! plans to obtain a charter and sponsor teams in all branches of 1 athletics for the ensuing year. The officers elected are: presij dent. William H. Bell; vice-presi-dent. Paul Briede; treasurer, j Felix Maier; secretary. Joe Elzey. Arrangements have been made with Roy Brunson and George Greeno, owners of the Decatur Country Club, to establish club rooms and training quarters in the large basement of the club. The management has donated the use of the club room to the local organization and have signified their desire to cooperate with the A.C’s to make their new program a success. The local club will also have access to the showers and quarters have been provided to receive visiting teams. All persons interested in athletics will be asked to join the club without charge. Membership cards will be furnished and each member will have the privilege to work out in the club room, where modern equipment such as punching bags, dumb-bells, exercising machines, ping-pong tables, etc., will he installed. The club will I be operated on a non-profit shar- | ing basis and the proceeds from the various athletic contests wi’.l buy the necessary equipment. I Teams in baseball, football, bask-j I etball, tennis, golf, wrestling and boxing will be placed in the field. Work has already begun to place a boxing team in preparation for the Golden Gloves tournament next fall. A regulation ring has been installed in the club room and about 15 boxers in the I various weights have been working out. Pete La Crosse, a former lightheavyweight fighter of Fort Wayne, who is reputed to be r.n able instructor, is in charge of training the boys. Paul (Pollyi (onrad. heavyweight professional of this city will captain the local amateur boxing team. Each Wednesday night. the boxing and wrestling teams will stage a .show for the members, free of charge. Later in the fail and throughout the winter scheduled matches with outside teams will be staged for the general public in the ball room of the Country Club. Buck Mathias, experienced boxing manager of Fort Wayne, has been selected to act as matchmaker for these affairs. It is expected that many boys throughout the county will take advantage of these new training quarters. The first big meeting of the club will be held in the new quarters next Wednesday night. June 13. when an unusual treat is in store for the organization. A team of well known boxers will stage several matches for the members. No admission will be charged. King Wyatt, will head a list of well known boxers here for the evening. Following the bouts, a meeting will be held and general discussion of baseball, tennis and golf will be had. Every man interested in seeing a livewire athletic club succeed in Decatur is urged to attend the meeting. o Indiana U. Wins Milwaukee. June 9.— (U.R) —Indiana University’s great track and field team, state champions, added i the central intercollegiate champi ionships to its list last night under .the floodlights of Marquette uniI versify stadium. More than 300 athletes from 38 schools completed in the colorful : event. Indiana, led by Fuqua, middle [ distance star, finished with 32 {points and won the meet when its i mile relay team breezed home to victory in the last event on the program. The Hoosiers won three other firsts and four thirds. I Marquette university placed second with Captain Ralph Metcalfe, speedy negro sprinter, taking firsts in the 100 and 220-yard dashes and running in the anchor position in . the 880-yard relay. 0 Bathers Flock To Green Waters Pool Green Waters, the sand beached swimming pool on U. S. 27 north ■of this city, is proving a popular ■ resort for swimmers during this I hot weather. Mel Collier, manager I of the pool, says that many people have been turning out for a cooling dip in the clear water. The pool is well conducted, with checking and bathing facilities, and there is a life guard in attendance ' at all times. >t is a favorite swimm- ! ing place for many Decatur people, ‘ and also attracts people from neighboring places.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, JUNE 9,1934.

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STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. Detroit 28 19 .596 New York 26 19 .578 St. Louis 24 20 .545 Cleveland 22 20 .524 Washington 24 24 .500 Boston 23 23 .500 Philadelphia 18 27 .400 Chicago 16 29 .356 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. ’ New York 30 18 .625 ' St. Louis 28 18 .609 I Chicago 29 19 .604 i Pittsburgh 26 18 .591 I Boston 22 21 .512; Brooklyn 19 27 .413 Philadelphia 16 27 .372 Cincinnati 10 32 .238 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. Minneapolis 33 18 .647 [ Milwaukee 27 23 .5401 Indianapolis 24 22 .522 i Columbus 24 25 .490, St. Paul 23 25 .479 i Kansas City 22 27 .449 ; Louisville 22 27 .449 ' Toledo 21 29 .420 I YESTERDDAY’S RESULTS American League New York, 11; Philadelphia, 4. St. Louis. 8; Cleveland, 6. Detroit, 13; Chicago. 5. Boston, 3; Washington, 2 (12 innings). National League Philadelphia, 3; New York, 2. Brooklyn, 10; Boston, 1. St. Louis, 6; Pittsburgh, 2. Cincinnati, 4; Chicago, 3. American Association St. Paul, 11; Kansas City, 0. Minneapolis, 9; Milwaukee, 6. LEADING BATTERS Player Club GAB R H Pct. Gehringer, Detroit 47 180 41 72 .400 Manush, Senators 48 201 37 77 .383 Vosmik, Indians 42 166 29 63 .379 Hemsley, Browns 35 128 14 48 .375 Knickerbocker, Indians 42 176 28 65 .369 o Game At Fuelling Sunday Afternoon The Preble independent team will play the Fuelling team at the Fuelling diamond Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. o EIGHT MONTHS CONTRACTS TO BE GIVEN HERE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Monrovia and has not taught in the local school since the close of the first semester. (At the Central grade building Miss Eleanor Pumphrey will teach social science and hygiene the first semester. Miss Electa Oliver will be instructor in the department during the second semester. Miss Neva Brandyberry, who formerly taught geography and history in the seventh and eightih grades, will be the instructor in the opportunity room. Savings Are Cited Mr. Worthman stated that the shift in teachers and giving more subjects to the instructors, would mean a saving of about 82,700 in the tuition budget for next year. The teachers’ salary bill is estimated at $4,540 a month, or $36,320 for the eighth month term. The salaries of grade teachers will be from five to sl6 above the minimum pay of SIOO a month. In the high school the minimum pay is sll4 a month and the salary schedules are from two to S3O a a month above the minimum. No Contracts Signed Contracts with the teachers will not be signed until after the application for state aid baa been act-

ed on by the state. The employing of school house janitors and assistants and determination of appropriations in the special school budgW will he made at the next meeting of the school board. EXERCISES HELD THIS AFTERNOON (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) essary that a graduate from our public school system begin already at the time he is to enter high school to analyze and weigh carefully the things he is building for his future..” Special music for the event was furnished by Bob White's orchestra and the Imperial quartet. Rev. David Grether said the Invocation, and Rev. W. W. Sundermann the benediction. The diplomas were given out by the township trustees. C. E. Striker, county superintendent of schools presided. The graduating class met at the Central school building where they had a class picture taken, and marched from there to the high school auditorium. Decatur A. C.’s Play At LaOtto Sunday The Decatur A. C.’s will play at LaOtto Sunday afternoon. AU members of the local independent team are requested to meet at the City Confectonery on South Second street at 11 o’clock Sunday morning.

OURAY PROTEST IS DISALLOWED Wild Bill Cummings Is Official Winner Os 500-Mile Race Indianapolis, June 9. —(U.R) —Wild Bill Cummings. Indianapolis, was acclaimed as official winner of the 500-mile Memorial Day race today following refusal of the contest board of the AAA to heed a protest of Leon Duray, whose car finished second. Duray filed formal protest immediately after the race, claiming that Cummings had gained three quarters of a lap when the cars were slowed down because of accidents. Duray’s car was driven by Mauri Rose, Dayton, O. Stewards in charge of the race denied Duray’s protest May 30 but he appealed to the contest board. First and second prize money totalling $43,325 had been held up pending decision of the contest board. As a result of the board's action. Cummings will receive $29,075 for first place and Rose $14,250 for second. Cummings' margin of victory over Rose was slightly more than half a lap. The board found that contrary to Duray’s claim, Cummings did not better his relative position in the race during the time the ’’slow” flag was dieplayed. —o TWO LOCAL COUPLES TO OBSERVE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARIES (CONTINUED FROM t'AGB ONE) the fiftieth anniversary of Mr. Smith starting into business for .himself. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have one daughter. Mrs. William Schrock land two grandchildren. William P„ Jr. and Janet. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Burk of 228 South First street, residents of the city for the last 27 years celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary Monday, May 7, with an open house. Mr. Burk purchased the elevator from the Carroll family and has been active in that business fs>r) a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. Burk have five children, Mrs. Felix Holthouse of Louisville, Ky., Sim. Avon and Miss Vivian Burk of Decatur, and Mrs. Harry Sutton of Akron, Ohio Four grandchildren, James, Eileen, Tom and Barbara live in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knapp were married in Indianapolis. March 27. 1884 and celebrated their golden wedding anniversary quietly in their home Easter Sunday. Mr. Knapp has been a prominent Decatur business man for many

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years and founded the Henry Knapp hardware store in 1898. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp have four children living. Mrs. A. R. Ashbauclier, Charles and Harry Knapp, all of Deiatur, and Mrs. T. E. Miller of Fort Wayne. Their grandchildren are Mary, James and Joan Cowan, and Catherine, Roger and Richard Knapp all of Decatur, NEGOTIATIONS GIVEN SETBACK (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) day by Gov. Paul V. McNutt. The governor said the proposal | had not been suggested to him but added: “There will be no dickering with criminals.” Continue Search Waterloo, la., June 9. —(U.R) —Fed eral agents continued search • through eastern lowa today for members of John Dillinger's gang in the belief that Dillinger spent the night of May 14 in a Cedar Rapids tourist camp. Spurred on by the fatal shooting Thursday of Tommy Carroll, Dillinger machine gunner, federal and state agents searched eastern lowa for trace of four other gangsters believed to have been near Carroll when he was shot down here while resisting arrest. Betty Jean Crompton, Carroll's 20-year-old companion, was taken yesterday to Cedar Rapids, where she was identified by Mrs. Frank C'argin as having spent Wednesdaynight at her tourist camp with Carroll. o Church Conference Attacks Nudism Elkhart, June 9--(U.R)—Attack-ing nudism as "an immoral monstrosity” and urging a boycott ofliquor dealers, the northern Indiana Methodist Episcopal conference today was on record as opposing "so-called liberal or 'tolerant thinking.” Legislation making nudism a criminal offense and radical revision of liquor control laws were urged in adoption of the report of the committee on temperance and public morals. Boycott of liquor dealers was approved in an addition to the report introduced by the Rev. Freeland A. Hall, superintendent of the Richmond district. Court Ruling Upholds Townsend’s Position Indianapolis, June 9—(UP) —The right of lieutenant governor M. Clifford Townsend to hold office as the director of the state department of commerce and industry was upheld today by Judge Earl R. Cox of Marion circuit court. Judge Cox held that the lieutenant governor is an administrative, rather than a legislative official and as sinh may hold other positions for the state. The suit was brought by Herman

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