Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1936 — Page 6

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MANAGERS PICK CUBS OR CARDS TO TAKE FLAG National League Managers Predict Great TwoTeam Battle (Copyright 1936 by VP) New York. Apr. 8. — (U.R) — The Chicago Cubs, champions of 1935. and the St. Louis Cardinals, champions of 1934. will stage one of the greatest two-club pennant battles in National league history, according to a consensus of the eight manager* of the league gathered today by the United Press. Four of the seven managers voting in the poll picked the Cardinals. The other three picked the Cubs. Bill Terry. Giants' manager who refused to vote, saying "picking teams is silly business.” named the Cubs as the team to beat. "From what the Cubs did last year, they must be regarded as the team to beat.” said Terry. Charley Grimm, manager of the

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Cards, said, "If we can finish ahead of the Cubs. St. Louis will win the pennant.’* The Cubs were picked to run second by three managers and i third by the other one. The Curds 1 were named second by pilots and I dropped as low us fourth by 011II manager. The Giants were picked to run second by two manager*. third by four and fourth by ■ one. The Pirates got two votes for third, three four fourth and two for fifth. The only other clubs to I get first division votes were Brooki lyn and Cincinnati, one each for fourth place. 1 The managers' ballots predict the following finish: St. Louis, Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh. Cincinnati. Brooklyn. Philadelphia, Boston. If Terry's opinion that the Cubs are the team to beat is counted as a vote for Chicago. 1 Grimm s team gets the No. 1 spot because of its third place vote to the Cards' fourth place vote. Statements from each manager follow: Grimm. Cubs: "The Cubs look better to me than they did In the first half of last season. We are ready to start driving in April. We will not wait for another 24 out of 27 game winning streak In Cubs, said, "It’ll be the Cubs or

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Cards.” Frankie Frisch, manager of the July and a 21 game streak In Soptember." Frisch. Cardinal*, "I feel we have ' a good chance for the pennant but we'll have to beat the Cubs. The Giants will be dangerous and the ■ Pirates may make trouble. The second division clubs will be . stronger." | Terry. Giants. "1 think the cur-1 1 rent New York club Is the best I , have ever managed. 1 think we'll | * lie contenders a*l the way. The | Cuba. Cards, Giants and Pirates : will be the first division clubs hut ’ I'm not saying in what order.” Traynor, Pirates, “Our dub will bo dangerous if our pitchers round into form. Wo have more punch ; 1 than last year and are stronger be- ’ hind the bat,” Stengel. Dodgers, "I am aiming ' for a first division berth for Brook-; lyn and hope to get it by jumping ■ ahead of the Pirates. If my team develops batting punch to back up improved pitching we’ll make that No. 4 spot.” Dressen. Reds, “I think the Reds will finish as high as fourth, with a possibility of running third. My club tossed off many games last year because of inexperience. My youngsters look like they've found themselves now and won’t make nearly as many mistakes as last year.” Wilson. Phillies, “Improvement in pitching is going to make the - Phllljes a much better team. 11 rate the team for fifth." ; McKechnie, Bees, “Our club is < iu the process of rebuilding. Our morale is better and we are great--Ily improved in many other re- ] spects. You can bet wo won't fin-! 1 i ish last again.” s 0 t • < t iAt the Training Camps « By United Press I Yesterday's Results: Boston (A) 11. Chattanooga, (S) 3. Chicago (Ai 8. Pittsburgh (N) 6. ‘ Chicago (N) 13. Birmingham (S 41 ’ ’ .. 1 New York (A) 11. Knoxville (S) g 6. Cleveland (A) 2. New York (N) ■ 1. St. Paul (AA) 5, Newark (INT) } St. Louis (A) 3. Nashville (SA) ’ I111. 1 i St. Louis (N) 4. Dallas (TL) 3. ' I Philadelphia (N) 9. Atlanta (S) 1 If, (7 innings). Four Yankees Out Norfolk, Va„ Apr. 8. — (U.R) — * : Shortstop Frank Crosetti and pitchler Pat Malone were traveling to ' r New York today, because of injury I ’’ and illness, to join the club's SSO,- j • 000 rookie, Joe Di Maggio, who is I in the city recovering from a burn- ' 1 ed instep. Crosetti was knocked out and suffered a badly torn and 1 bruised nose when struck by a foul f I tip in batting practice yesterday. f Malone has tonsilitis. In addition ‘ , catcher Joe Glenn has a swoiles c I left knee. He also stopped a foul 1 I yesterday. 1 Cardinals Win i Dallas, Tex. —The St. Louis Cardinals journeyed to Nashville to- * day after adding to their Grapefruit winning streak by edging out 1 Dallas, 4 to 3. The Steers scored I their tallys off Paul Dean in an 1 eighth inning rally. Too Much Rain Greenville. S. C. —Connie Mack's Athletics, who haven’t played a game of ball since Sunday, may cancel the remainder of their Grapefruit schedule and arrive in Philadelphia several days ahead of time. Rain and cold winds have kept pFiil| -L men have been put on the spot —by their own cars. /ETNA-IZE Let us fix you up with an /Etna Combi nation Automobile Policy, written to cover every insurable risk of motoring. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. Aetna Automobile Ins. Co. Aetna Life Insurance Co. SUTTLES EDWARDS CO. Agents Decatur, Ind. Phone 358 lliiui Aiiniill

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the players out of the hall parks and no diamonds along the northern route are reported in shape. Red Sox Slug Chattanooga, Tenn.—The Boston Red Sox entrained for Richmond. Vr. After giving one of the best slugging exhibitions of their spring training grind in dovvhing the Chattanooga Lookouts, 11-3. here yesterday. LEAGUE SEEKS F ?-?y - P * GE ssjil din. French foreign minister, demajided that the league inquire also into Italian accusations that Ethiopians used dumdum bullets and mutilated Italian prisoners and 'casualties. Annihilate Armies Rome. Apr. 8— (U.R) —Premier Benito Mussolini told the cabinet s.t an emergency meeting today that Ethiopia's armies must be completely annihilated, it was announced. Not only must the armies be annihilated, but they will be, Mussolini said. Annihilation of the Ethiopian armies was necessary in order to a.ttain security for Italy's colonies, Mussolini said, and added: “It can not fail, nor will rt be delayed.” Mussolini emphasized the Italian victory in the Lake Asohang! area. It was all the more important. he said, since Emperor Haile Selassie’s imperial guard, trained, equipped and armed by Europeans, participated. He said the morale of Italy’s soldiers in East Africa was splendid. French Plans (Convright 1936 by United Press) Paris, Apr. 8 — (U.R) —• France made public today the sweeping plan for consolidation of European peace in which it basee its hope for a new deal, and holds to be the sole tangible hope against

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t i enmities that must lead to war. A series of mutual assistance • treaties and an international air,," 1 land and sea force to move speed-; i ily against an aggressor were its , chief features. Stabilization of currencies and : tariff alterations were proposed ' as economic measures, and equality of rights In colonial territonee I to countries that lack raw mater- J ials. ] The plan was made public after it was sent to Great Britain, Be H. glum and Italy, as fellow signa- j i torles of the Locarno treaty j which Germany denounced in reoccupying the demilitarized c Rhineland zone. j A copy was sent to the league ( of nations, which would summon t I a great international conference j to consider the French plan if p other nations agreed. ( In sending its plan, the govern- 2 ment sent also a memorandum. . addressed to Great Britain with copies to Belgium and Italy, containing its observations on Adolf Hitler's peace plan of April 1. The government in forwarding the peace plan called it one “for consolidation of European peace hy development of collective security and mutual assistance and reduction of armaments. o POOR RELIEF (CONTINUED FROM PAGE land. 1936. $55.06. 1935, $86.93: Washington, 1936, $1,720-14, 1935, $1 ’83.24. St. Mary's. 1936, $310.96, 1935. $533 80; Blue Creek. 1936, $82.40. 1935, S2B; Monroe, 1936, $72, 1935 $276 92; French. 1936, none. 1935, none; Hartford. 1936, $54.46, 1935, sl6 72; Wabash, 1936. $95.52, 1935 ' $146.09; Jefferson. 1936. $55.50; | 1935, $44 38, and totals 1936. $2,578.19; 1935, $2,613.33. —— -<0 I, .1.1 I ' I Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

BARNEY ROSS TO TOOR COONTRY Welterweight Champion Plans Nine-Months Campaign Chicago, Apr. 8— (U.R) — Barney Ross, black-headed ring dynamo from Chicago's west side, opened a nine mouths' campaign today to < add $150,000 more to -his fat little bankbook. Hl* tour may extend from coast to coaql and as far away as Australia, with at least two welter-1 weight title matches tossed in along the route. The champion is in training for a 10-round overweight match Chuck Woods of Detroit. They'll meet in Louisville, at the height of the pre-derby frenzy May 1. The derby eve fight will net Ross some $5,000 or less, but it will s erve as a starting point for a financial drlvq oxpectt d to bring I hU fi'- e-y C ;v ring earning , t- more than $400,000. Sum I’ian a.nd Art Winch. Ross' bargain-driving managers, outlined this tentative campaign today: 1. Non-tiHo fight with Chuck ■Woods. Louisville, May 1. 2. $40,000 championship bout in July with Gordon Wallace ns part of Vancouver, 8.C.. golden jubilee. 3. Match with Pedro Montanez. ' Puerto Rico sensation, it it doesn't . conflict with Wallace fight. 4. $45,000 title fight with Jack Carroll in Australia during November. "Thie doesn't include the possibilities of title fights with either Tony Canzoneri or Jimmy McLarnin." Plan said. McLarnin and Canzoneri ore scheduled to meet in New Y'ork, May 8, the winner may earn a bout with Ros s . “If McLarnin beads Tony, the. only place we could stage a third Ross-McLarnin bout would be Chicago. New York has seen them three times and there's no hope there. Even Chicago Is silent on an offer. Either town, however. could support a third Can-zoneri-Ros» bout,” the two manCORONADA New 1936 Refrigerators DeLuxe Model 936— 9.01 cu. ft. . . $179.50 Model 736— 7.11 cu. ft. .. $159.50 Standard Model G-66— 6.00 cu. ft- .. $119..50 Model G-46— 4.00 cu. ft. ... $79.50 Easy Payment Plan Gamble Store Agency Decatur, Ind.

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J agers ugreed. They eyed Montanez, who bounced Into prominence much in ] I the spectacular fashion of Kid > i Chocolate several years ago. as' the logical challenger. Bobby Pacho Is the only major opponent Montanez ha« met in his sudden j rise. Ross- *l> O ' ias weight, Junior welterweight and' welterweight crowns since ue turned professional in 1929. has, made approximately $250,000.1 This campaign is his biggest undertaking. o Detroit Red Wings Win Second Straight Detroit, April B—(UP8 —(UP) —With two I straight victories to their credit, i the betroit Red Wlngu hockey team today prepared to meet the Toronto Maple Leafs a third time in the race for possession of the Stanley cup. Already the national league champions. the wings expressed confidence they will be able to overthrow the Leafs and clinch the trophy when the two teams get together again al Toronto Thursday nightLaa>: night'* content ended with the Detroiters out in front 9 to 4. Q Grant Defeats Wilmer Allison Houston, Tex., Apr. 3. — (U.R) — Having salted away the River Oaki

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