Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 114, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1936 — Page 6

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OTT HOMERS IN NINTH TO WIN Giants Win Slugging Bee In Final Inning, 13 To 12 New York. May 12 — (U.R) —The staggering Chicago Cubs, plagued by erratic pitching and weak hlt-j ting on the part of erstwhile sluggers. came into the polo grounds I today and Manager Bill Terry of J the New York Giants has "big' bertha" all ready. Terry, who indicated last year i that he might retire, is in the' G ant lineup with both feet these ' day.i seeking to counteract the | disastrous western invasion (four won, seven lost) by the power of ! his potent bat. He is leading both I leagues with an average of .558 — 21 hits in 39 tries. Terry continued mauling the ball yesterday, having a perfect day at I bat with a double and two eingles I Un three attempts, hut his per-1 formance was outdone by Mel Ott. ; Giant rightfielder. The Giants finally nosed out the I Philadelphia Phillies, 13 to 12, in ia slugging duel in which six home runs .were blasted, five of them by ; the Phillies. With the Giants trailing two rune with two men on base in the , ninth. Ott knocked one of Bud Passeeu’s pitches for a home run. When Mel trotted across home | plate behind his two mates, it ' made a total of eight runs he had driven in during the afternoon’s | affray. The Brooklyn Dodgers dug down deeper in the cellar with a ninth inning error that enabled the Boston Bee* to lick them, 2 to 1. Western National league clubs and Eastern American league clubs were not scheduled yesterday. The Chicago White Sox climbed into a fourth place tie with the : Detroit Tigers in the American league by handing the St. Louis Browns a 19 to 6 walloping. Sox batsmen collected 22 hits off five St. Louis hurlers while Johnny Whitehead limited the Browns to five scattered base knocks. Tommy Bridges also pitched a five-hitter as the Detroit Tigers made it two out of three over the Cleveland Indians, 8 to 3. Yesterday's hero: Mel Ott. New i York Giant right fielder, who hit j a homerun in the ninth with two ' men on base to give the Giants a 13-12 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. o Rudy Myers Heads Conservation Club Ruby Myers was re-elected presi-j dent of the Country Conservation club at the 'meeting held last night j in the St John’s park north of this I city. Other officers elected were: Ed Zwick. vice-president and W. F Vffelman. secretary. Theodore Cline wan also selected as a member of the board of directors. The other six directorships had been previously filled: About 150 members attended last ' night’s meeting. The next meeting of the club will be held on Monday,

Examine Hurler for Meningitis J Wp| gA » ' ssk ~ ? t ~ H Mai Frederick J. Bail7y|H|29 Recurrence of the spinal meningitis infection which almost cost the life of Bruce Campbell, Cleveland Indian outfielder, last year, resulted in extensive precautions being taken to safeguard other players against the disease. Mel Harder, left, ace pitcher, and other players were examined by Dr. Frederick Bailey, right, after Camp- - bell was stricken in Boston.

June 8. I The memhens decided to hold 1 their annual picnic "n Sunday, June I 7 In the St. John’s park near the I state line. This picnic will be open II to the public and no udmit-slon will be charged. TENNISERS SHOT OUT BLUFFTON —— — - Decatur High School Team Scores 5-0 Victory Monday The Decatur high school tennis 'team gained revenge from the Bluffton team Monday afternoon, handing the tennisers of the Parlor City a resounding 5-0 defeat on ; the Bluffton courts. Bluffton had previously defeated Decatur on the locpl courts. In scoring a shutout, Decatur I players lost only one set In the I five matches played. | Results of all singles matches ■ follow: Affolder (D) defeated I Spain, 7-5. 3-6. 6-1; Sundermann I ill) defeated Rector, 7-5, 6-4; Heli ler (D) defeated Tudor. 6-4, 6-3. j Both doubles matches were also ; copped by Deeatur. with the results as follows: Affolder-Heller (D> dei seated Spain-Tudor, 6-0, 6-1; Cline- ' Ashbaucher (D) defeated SmithPrough. 6-4, 8-6. | STANDINGS i NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. ' St. Louis H 7 .667 i Pittsburgh .. 12 9 .571 i i Chicago 12 10 .545 ! | New York 12 10 .545 I Cincinnati 11 13 .458' Boston 10 12 .455 ■ Philadelphia 10 15 .400 > ■Brooklyn 9 14 .391 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. New York 17 7 .708 Boston 17 8 .680 Cleveland 15 9 .625 Detroit 11 11 -500 Chicago 10 10 .5001 Washington 13 14 .481 Philadelphia 8 15 .348 St. Louis 3 20 .130 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. I St. Paul . 21 4 .8401 Kansas City 14 7 .667 I Milwaukee 15 8 .652 Minneapolis 14 8 .636 Louisville 10 16 .385 i Columbus 7 17 .292 Indianapolis 5 14 263 Toledo 5 17 .227 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Boston. 2; Brooklyn. 1. New York, 13; Philadelphia, 12. Only games scheduled. American League Detroit, 8; Cleveland, 3. Chicago, 19; St. Louis, 6. Only games scheduled. American Association Toledo. 11; Minneapolis, 10. Columbus. 10; Kansas City, 3. St. Paul, 3; Louisville, 2. Milwaukee, 10; Indianapolis. 9.

GOLFERS FAIL TOMAKEGRAOE * i Lawson Little Leading i Casualty In Golf Qualifiers i New York, May 12- (UP)-Thir-I ty six amateurs and 101 professionals who survived qualifying rounds today made up the fiehkfor the 137 available placeH in the United' States open golf championship to I | be played over the Baltusrol club j | j couim • at Springfield, N. J-, June! I Heading the store .f big name I golferu who failed to quality in yea- . terday's trials in 28 cities, was W. ' , Lawson Little, former 11. S. and I British champion, whose card of i 152 placed 14th in the Nev England ■ I district where eignt places were available. Field for the 1916 championship I will total 170-including yesterday’s 1 qualifiers and the 33 exemptions— The largest number ever to compete ' j for the open title. Perry, Birmingham, I amateur, set tlie pace t r the quali-' fieru, turning in cards of 69-69 —i 128. Th? 139 of R d Munday. Santa , Rosa. Calif., was good for second | lowest score, and the 143 of E. J.', Harrison, Little Rock. Ark . took I third for medal hou rs. A half dot-:, en were tied with 141's for fourth. | Almost as startling as Little’s up- i 1 set was the elimination of five pro-, I minents in th ■ New York district i where 19 qualified. While Mac Far-:, lane, William (Wild Bill) Melhorn, i Jimmy Hines. George Voigt. Walker j i ! Cupper, and Frank Strafacl, public I 1 links champion, made up thio list of ! < j casualties. | < Eliminated with Little at Jtlre | 1 West Hartford Conn, trial were Wil-| 1 lie Turnesa and Bill Hunter Turn- ( 1 esa's B-cther. Joe. Led New Eng- j 1 land qualifiers with a total of 144.1 ■ J?e Kirkwood, trick shot artist, | ' I Leo D-igel. former PGA champion ; 1 and Ryder cub team member, and i ’ Max Marston fell by the way at i Philadelphia where Bruce Colart. • i Hodonfield, N- J. turned in the best i of the 11 qualifying cards —147. Abe Tspinosa and Jock Hutchin- ' son failed ot make the grade at Chi-' ■ ear.?, Johnny Aevolta led the 15 j 1 qqualifiens with an aggregate ot i ; 143. Tommy Armour had 145 and ‘ Ralph Guidahl. visitor from Los Angeles, Took 150, but qualified. o LEADING BATTERS Player Club GAB R H Avg. j : Terry, Giants 15 39 8 21 .538 Sullivan. Indians 19 39 5 17 .436 I 'Brubaker, Pirates 10 37 5 16 .4321 ' Demaree, Cubs 22 93 13 38 .409 IR. Ferrell, Red Sox 25 86 21 35 .407 o HOME RUNS Foxx. Red Boi 8 1 Dickey, Yankees .. 7 ■ Trosky. Indians 6 | Klein. Cubs .. 5 | Ott, Giants .... 5 BOXING CROWN CHANGES HEADS Sarron Wins FeatherWeight Title From Freddie Miller — Washington, May 12.—(U.R) —The | world's featherweight boxing crown rested today atop the slightly bald head of Petey Sarrow, bantamsized buzz saw from Birmingham, Ala. The former Alabama newsboy literally flailed Freddie Miller. Cincinnati, Into submission in 15 rounds before 21,000 wildly cheer- . ing fans in Griffith stadium last night. It was a split decision. One 1 judge voted for Sarron and one WALLHIDE i SSKi INONE DAY! j ! ; | H l! HA FOAM | j l - at _ Drab walls are cured quickly and economically with Wallhide. Painters start in morning—you hang pictures that evening. The Vitalized Oil in Wallhide gives laster drying, longer lite. 15 soft petal shades; 12 semi-gloss colors. Per Qt. 85c A Pittsburgh Paint Product Lee Hardware Co.

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