Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 181, Decatur, Adams County, 1 August 1935 — Page 6

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CUBS'WINNING STREAK BROKEN Hot Pennant Fights In Prospect As Last l ull Month Opens New York, Aug. I—<U.R) —Th-: last full month of the 1935 base- ( ball season began, today a month expected to be packed full of •crucial series,” with at least ' three teams in each league bast- ■ Ung for a crack at the world ser- | kt pot of gold. Only July 4 the ”indep»ndenco day experts" already were award . Ing championships to both NewYork teams but developments ■ during July tightened both races to a point where the pennants still are anybody's property. In the 31 days of July the stand- ; Ings were shaken an if by an I earthquake and If the lead-rs continue at their present clip 'ho| races they were saying would be , walkaways will be ding-dong ba*ties right to the finish. July saw the New York Yankees drop from first place in the American league to second, three , games behind the Detroit Tigers. | It saw the collapse of the Cleve-

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| land Indians and the rise of the ■ | Chicago White Sox to within half | a game of the Yankees and 3ti ' away from the Tigers. And August finds these three I I contenders matched In series l ' which will have a definite out-' J come on the pennant. Chicago 1 plays at Detroit Augu-t S in the : | first of these potential crucial i ■ battles. The Yankees meet the | I Tigers in Detroit, beginning Aug! ! 17. and the Yankees play the i White Sox in Chicago sorting I ( August 25. An even doser rave developed 1 in the National league during the- - month just ended. The New York j Giants blew an S'i game load and , I now rest atop the pack by a mere j ‘ half game. The St. LouM Card- , ! Inals rose from 9’v games behind ; the Giants, grabbed I :)-t. placet for a few hours, and now lan-; ' gulsh in third place, 5' 2 games behind the New Yorkers. And ' ; the Chicago Cubs, hardly consid- i I ered contenders at the beginning I of the month, rose to within half | i a game of the Giante as July • I ended. The Cubs saw their 11-gnme, I winning atreak snapped yester-: I day when they dropped the second , | gam- of a double-header to Pitts-j burgh, 6-5 in 11 innings. Chicago j had chalked up its 11th straight' I in the opener with a 4-2 victory. I However, the Cubs gained half a i

game and cut the New York Giants' lead to the same amount when the Giants dropped a 5-3 deck.ion to the Philadelphia Phillies. Brooklyn and Boston divided a double-header, the Dodgers taking the first. 53, and the Braves the second. 4-0. The Cincinnati Reds whipped the St. Ixntis Cardinals, 4-3, In a 10-lnnlng night game. The Reds nicked Paul Dean for 13 hits. The Detroit Tigers increased I their American league lead over i the Now York Yankees to three ! games by defeating the St. Louis Browns. 9-3, while the Yanks wore idle. The Chicago Whit*? ’ Sox went to within half a game of 1 the second place Yankees with a 6-4 victory over the Cleveland I Indians. The Boston Red Sox whipped ' Washington’s Senators. 6-4. Yesterday's Hero: Wesley FerI roll, Boston Red Sox pitcher, who hit two home runs as he chalked j up his 17th victory of the season. HOME RUNS Greenberg. Tigers 23 j O't, Giants 23: Berger. Braves 21 Johnson. Athletics - 20 j CamilK. Phillies 20, Union Aces Will Play Payne Sunday The I nion Ac.s will play at i Payne. Ohio. Sunday nfternoon. ; Last Sunday the Union Acts Juniors defeated Barkens, 6 to 3, with : A. St- 1- h bling th? loos-rs to four I hits. H. Thieme drove out two horn- ■ . rs and a single for the winning ( I nine.

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WALT JOHNSON MAY BE FIRED Cleveland Manager May Be Ousted At Conference Tonight i Cl.velund. Aug. I—(UP) —Walter Johnson appeared definitely on the way out as manager of the Cleveland Indians today. With his team down in the second division after having been touted early in the reason as a possible pennant winner,! the “Big Train" was to meet with officials of the Cleveland club torn, rrow in Detroit for a “conference.” President Alva Bradley of the Cleveland baseball company refused to say what action he intended to take ut the conference. Johnson, however, was quoted as saying he exp cted to be fired. There was speculation to the effort that D nnie Bush of the Minneapolis team of the Amedican ■ Association might succeed Johnson, I but the possibility appeared remote. 0 Chicago Boxers Beat New York Chi-ago Aug. 1 —(UP)—Superiority of amateur boxing as practiced in Chicago over amateur boxing as , practiced in New York was established more firmly today. Added prestige was given the Chicago record last night when the team of the Catholic Youth organization of this city trounced, ten bouts to six. a squad representing the New York Catholic Boys’ Clubs. New Y. rk amateurs never have beaten Chi.ago amateurs in their home ring. A crowd of 30,000, including sevral fistic notables headed by for- ! mer heavyweight chumpion Gene Tunney, cheered the matches. TunI eny ref. rred the heavyweight bouts of the card. Joe Louis, negro heavyweight sensation, also attend-ed the fights and was given an enthusiastic ovation when intfeduoed from the ring. Other celebrities of the ring at the- matches in-luded Tony Canton, rl, Marney Ross and Benny Leonard. o Boston Braves To . Have New leader — New York, Aug. I—(UP1 —(UP) —Judge Emil Fu hs has resigned as president of the Boston Braves and is ready to surrender his holdings in the club, president Fort Frick of the National League announced today. Manager Bill McKechnie will taike , temporary charge of the club, Frick '

Public Auction SATURDAY Afternoon and Evening, 2:00 and 7:00 o’clock P. M. and every night thereafter during this term of school — at — CORNER SECOND & MADISON STS. These sales will be conducted by the students and instructors of the Reppert Auction School. Plenty of entertainment. Merchandise of all kinds. Encourage the students by your attendance. WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR YOU. FRED REPPERT

’ said, but it was uncertain if McKee- I nle would be given the title of pre'sid.nt. 11 STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. New York —- 6U 33 .645 Chicago 62 36 .633 St. Louis 55 39 .585 Pittsburgh 54 44 .551 Cincinnati 42 53 -442 II Brooklyn 41 52 .441 II Philadelphia 40 53 .430 Boston _ 25 69 .266 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. Detroit —• 53 37 .611 II New York 52 37 .584 II Chicago —sl 37 .580 II Boston - 49 44 .527 II I Cleveland 45 45 .500 Philadelphia 39 47 .453 Washington —39 55 .415 St. Louis - 30 61 .330 . AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. Minneapolis 62 41 .602 Indianapolis - 58 43 .574, ■Columbus 56 45 .554' Kansas City 51 48 .515 Milwaukee 52 49 .515 i St. Paul 48 49 .495: To’edo 40 55 .421 Ixiuisville 32 69 .317 THREE! LEAGUE W. L. Pct. Bloomington 20 8 .714 Springfield 17 12 .586 Fort Wayne 16 12 .571 Peoria 11 13 .379. Decatur (Ill.) 11 19 .379 Terre Haute 11 18 .379, YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Chicago. 4-5; Pittsburgh, 2-6. Philadelphia, 5; New York, 3. Brooklyn, 5-0; Boston. 3-4. Cincinnati, 4; St. Louis, 3. American League Detroit, 9; St. Louis, 3. Chicago, 9; Cleveland, 4. Boston. 6; Washington. 4. New York at Philadelphia, rain.’ American Association M-ilwaukee, 4; Indianapolis, 3. St. Paul, 8; Minneapo’is, 7. Toledo and Columbus not scheduled. Three-I League Decatur, 4; Fort Wayne. 3. Terre Haute, 11; Peoria, 6. Bloomington, 7; Springfield. 5. o LEADING BATTERS Player Club G AB R II Pct. Vaughan, Pirates 84 305 77 122 .400 Medwick, Cards. .. 93 381 84 142 .373: Vosmik, Indians ... 88 369 50 131.355. I Bucher, Dodgers.... 65 245 44 86 .350 j ' Hartnett, Cubs 82 294 44 102 .347 -

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