Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 178, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1934 — Page 6

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LIMIT LEAGUE PLAY TO TWO GAMES NIGHT —„ Schedule Draw n l or Next Three Weeks In Softball Leagues Officials of the Decatur softball; association, in announcing the schedule for both the church and 1 cMy leagues for the next three i weeks, stated that beginning next I Monday, August 30, only two games will be played each night. Play will continue to start at 7 o'clock each evening, three nights a week, ou Mondays. Tuesdays and Thurs

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days. The games played so far under the floodlights have been running longer than expected and with the final game running as late as I 10:30, it was considered best by I officials to curtail the play to two games nightly. The league heads, with expenses [ running higher than expected, also plan to take a voluntary collection from spectators to help defray expenses A suggestion has also been made that the leagues hire two men, well versed in baseball rules, to umpire all league games, with full authority to govern all plays on the field. The schedule as announced for the next three weeks Is as follows: Monday. July 30 Moose vs. Cloverleaf. Union Chapel vs. Presbyterian. Tuesday, July 31 United Brethren vs Baptist. Phi Delts vs. K. of P.

Thursday, August 2 Schafer Hardware vs. G. E. Methodist vs. St. Mary's. Monday, August 6 Lutheran vs. Reformed Ford vs. City Confectionery. Tuesday. August 7 A A P. vs. Decatur Floral. Union Chapel vs Baptist. Thursday. August 9 United Brethren vs. Presbyterian Cloverleaf vs. A. & P. Monday, August 13 Moose vs. Schafer Hardware. Lutheran vs. St. Mary's. Tuesday, August 14 Methodist vs. Reformed. Phi Delts vs. Ford. Thursday August 16 K. of P. vs. Decatur Floral. G. E. vs. City Confectionery. Games scheduled for Thursday night were called off because of rain. These games will ibe played later in the season, with definite dates to 'be set later. Q 1 >— STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. New York 56 34 .622 Detroit .57 35 .620 Cleveland 50 40 .556 Boston 50 44 .532 St. Louis . 40 45 .471 Washington 43 50 .462 Philadelphia 35 54 .393 Chicago 32 61 .344 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L. Pct. New York 59 34 .634 Chicago .56 36 .609 St. Louis 54 37 .593 Boston 46 49 .484 Pittsburgh 42 46 .477 Brooklyn 40 52 .435 Philadelphia 40 53 .430 Cincinnati 30 60 .333 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. Minneapolis 54 42 .563 Indianapolis 50 45 .526 Louisville 49 46 .516 Milwaukee 50 48 .519 Columbus 47 48 .494 St. Louis 46 49 .484 Kansas City 45 52 .464 Toledo 44 55 .444 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League Chicago, 9; Washington. 0. New York, 3; St. Louis. 1. Boston, 11; Detroit. 2. Philadelphia at Cleveland, rain. National League St. Louis, 7-3; New York, 2-6. Pittsburgh. 3-3; Philadelphia, 0-5.

Cincinnati, 12; Boston, 5. Brooklyn, 6; Chicago, 3. American Association Indianapolis, 6; Toledo, U. St. Paul, 8; Kansas City, 1 (five innings, rain). Minneapolis at Milwaukee, rain. HOME' RUNS Foxx, Athletics 32 I Gehrig, Yaakeee kt ' Johnson, Athletics2B 1 Ott, Giants 24 Berger, Braves 23 ' ■ —Q English Tennisers Betting Favorites I Wimlbledon, England. July 27 — | (UP) —‘America's “team of destiny,’’ as George Lott Styles the four Tennte iplayers who knocked Australia out of the Davie Cuip series, today put in its last lick of practice for the campaign goal — the challenge round against England which starts tomorrow. Sidney Wood the New York lad who stunned the world with a victory over Jack Craiwford of Australia, which proved the “ikey match” of the inter-zone finals, voiced the feelings of the American squad. "ilf we could lick Australia, we can take England. Shields can whip , Bunny Austin, and I still think I can lick Perry," he said. While the American group — Wood, Frank Shields and the doubles pair, Lott and Lester Stoefen— Holds what it considers as an edge ers do not shareCliN wSH RSR in moral over England, form players do not share their complete enthusiasm. The (betting still favors England at aibout 10 to 7. 0 —, — Johnson County Is Crow Contest Winner Indianapolis, Ind., July 27 —(UP) Formal ceremonies for p’-eeenta-I tion of prizes In the state crow 1 killing contest ‘Will be held within the next two weeks, Virgil M. Simi mons, director of the state conservation department, announced today. Johnson county won the county contest and the Sandborn Conservation Clulb, Knox county, won the Individual club event. The Sanborn club will receive a SIOO cash prize and Johnson county clubs will be I given 100 pheasants or quail for i liberation. .Nine other clubs and three counties also ‘will share in the prizes. 0 Ice Box Caught Fire Bridgeport, Conn.—<U,R) —George V. McGrath thought the heat was getting the best of him when he discovered his electric ice box afire. Firemen blamed it on a short circuit.

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i JUNIOR TEAM .IS DEFEATED BY 3-2 SCORE Huntington .Junior Nine N oses Out V ictory Here Thursday The Moore legion Junior baseball nine was defeated by the Huntington junior team Thursday afternoon at tile local field. 3 to 2. The game, scheduled to go seven innings, wus stopped at the end of the sixth by rain. Maples, Huntington, hurler. held Decatur to one hit, a single 'by Hitchcock in the sixth inning. Huntington obtained six hits off the hurling of Hess and Huffman. Huntington scored twice in the third inning on a walk and two hits. Two hits accounted for the winning tally in the fifth frame. An error, a walk and a fielder's choice accounted for one run for Decatur in the second inning. A walk, hit and an error tallied Decatur's final run in the sixth inning. Box score: AB R HE S. Jackson. If. . 4 0 U 0 | Coffee, ss. 3 0 0 0 Worthman, cf. 2 0 0 0 Hess, p, 3b 3 0 0 0 i Fuhrman, lb. 3 0 0 0 j Beery, 3b. 3 1 0 0 j Friedt, rs. 2 0 0 0! Zimmerman, rs. 0 10 0; Smith, c. 1 0 0 0! Hitchcock, c 1 o 1 o, R. Jackson, 2b. 10 0 0 Huffman, p. 1 0 0 0’ — — — — Totals 24 2 1 0 Huntington AB R H E Bunker, ss 3 11 3 i Stallings, 3b 3 0 0 1 I Derr, rs. 2 0 10, Franks, cf, c 3 0 0 0 O'Dier, If 3 0 2 oj Petrie, lb. ... 3 0 0 0 Guthier, 2b. ,2 0 0 1 Kauffman, c. 1 0 0 0 ; Hillygoss, cf. 1 0 0 0 Maples, p - 2 2 2 0 j Totals 23 3 6 5 1 o YESTERDAY'S HEROES Sad Sam Joes, White Sox: Shut out Senators. Larry French, Pirates: Blanked i Phils with three hits. Bill Werber, Red Sox: Perfect day; four hits in four tries.

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I Decatur Caddies Lose Two Matches _ The Detatur caddies lost two matches this wvok. Wednesday morning, caddies from the Elks club at Fort Wayne defeated the locals by an 8 to 5 score. Decatur I players were John Bauman. Dale | | Myers, Ralph Peterson. Clarence j j Morgan, Ralph and Car) Ritter. Myers shot the low score with a 79. Thursday the local caddies lost' to the Portland team at Portland. i 9 to 7. Dave Bauman was low with a 79. Decatur players were | Dale Myers, John Bauman, David | Bauman. William Sanders, Carl and [ Ralph Ritter. o- — ■ Shute And Runyan Joint Favorites Williamsville, N. Y., July 2i — (UP)—With Gene Sarazen, the defen ling champion, out of the running. D nsmore Shute of Philadelphia and Raul Runyan of White Plains N. Y.. were joint favorites today for the 1934 P. G. A. golf championship. Rated right behind was A4 Watrous. the Birmingham. Michigan, pro, who yesterday ruined Sara- ; zen's bid .for bls mourth P. G. A. title. Watrous downed the swarthy Itaj lian, 4 and 3, in the second round of match play. Today he faced Craig Wood of Deal. N. J., in one of the ' quarter final matches. 'Wood eliI minated Harry Cooper of Glen Eli lya, 111.. 4 and 3. — o LEADING BATTERS I Player Club GAB R H Pct. Manush, Senators 89 368 70 146 .397 ' Gehringer, Tigers 92 352 90 133.378 i Vosmik. Indians 61 239 45 89 .372 Higgins, Athletics 90 331 54 121.366 .Gehrig, Yankees 90 348 83 127.365 _i o- —— Middlesworth To Assist Hinkle Indianapolis Ind.. July 27 —(UP) Hugh (Wally) Middlesworth, City ■ recreation director, has accepted I the position as assistant football I coach at Butler University. He will assist coach Paul D. ' iTony) Hinkle. Athletic director who was named to succeed Fritz Mackey. Middlesworth is a graduate of Butler, having won letters in base-' I ball, foouball and basketball. He I served as assistant to H. O. (Pat) Page at Indiana Univesity and ButI ler.

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on the wrong end was Herr Hub-! < bell ibe Giants No. 1 pitching man. | He 'la usually No. 2 man when he, holds up with the Deans, but so 1» ,■ | every ohter pitcher thess days. j Fjt Freddy Fitnslmmons levelled ht off in 'he second Fame. New York wlnnl ig 6- ;t - allowed only . I two hits for eight Innings while, I Hank Leibw, recruited from Nash-1, ! viile. was helping the Giants with i homer, a double and a single. 'Freddy tann-d Jack Rothrock to shut off a card rally In the ninth. , M.-anwhile, Chicago's Jim Weav-[ ! er was losing his first game of the season to Brooklyn. 6-3, which add-1 ed a half game to New Yolk’s lead ( j over the league. harry French shut out the Phils lin the opener, 3-d, as Pittsburgh split a double header. He retired | 1 the first 21 Phils in order, and gave | ‘ three hits. Three dotsble plays help-

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