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808 FELLER IN SPOTLIGHT OF MAJOR LEAGUES Young ('leveland Hurler Takes Spotlight From Dizzy Dean New York. Apr. 14.- <U.P> Rase hall's new magic name is Hob Feller! He has tolen the spotlight from Dizzy Dean and Joe Di Maggio. This Hi-year-old schoolboy from an lowa farm who was raised hy his dad to become a big league pitcher has been more widely publicized and has more box office appeal than any freshman player In base ball annals. He's the Shirley Temple of the diamond the storybook ball player who has the turnstiles humming. On the threshold of his first full season with the Cleveland Indians, young Feller is more of a sensation than was Babe Ruth during the Bambino's first six years in the majors. Feller stepped from obscurity to fame in seven-league bouts. The great Ruth was with the Red Sox six years before the Yanks bought him and ballyhooed his home run hitting into baseball's biggest attraction. Already Feller is rivaling Ruth's box office records on his first ex-1 hlbition tour through the provinces. Three times Feller has been advertised as the starting pitcher, and three times the playing field has been jammed. On April 4 he pitched three innings against the (Hants at New Orleans and drew 13.000. Four days later he worked three innings against the Giants at Fort Smith. Ark., and 5.900 turned out. Then on April 11 against Little Rock he packed in I 5,600. In the three times Feller has been advertised to pitch the Indians have drawn 24.500 custom-

9 * Tonight & Thursday * FIRST SHOW TONIGHT * at 6:30. Come Early! Thursday Matinee at 1:30 Box Office Open until 2:30 ♦ ♦ One of the truly great pictures of all time! Directed by Frank Lloyd, the man who gave you "Mutiny on the Bounty". k < - ■ ■ - Their love roused a tempest of furious hate? p., . 4 L 1 Adolph 2uke< presents Claudette COLBERT Fred MmcMURRAY in Frank Lloyd's MAID or SALEM" A Paramount Picture “with Harvey Stephens,Virginia Weidler, Edward Ellis, Gale Sondergaard, Louue Dresser ALSO — POLLY MORAN Comedy Riot. 10c-25c —o Fri. & Sat. — JACK HOLT, Mae Clarke, "Trouble in Morocco." —o Sun. Mon. Tues.—The new, lovable star, DEANNA OURBIN in the grand entertainment sensation "THREE SMART GIRLB," Binnie Barnes, Ray Milland. Chas. Winninger, Mischa Auer.

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ers. Fans yell: “I drove 150 miles to see you. Bob Don’t fall me, strike him out.” "Come on, Feller, we're all pulling for you." His youth, his modesty and his I natural ability without cockiness A have made him poplar. He never ’ kicks at an umpire's decision He ; Just gets out there and pitches. . The kid's personality is best described by this Incident. He was misquoted In last Sunday s papers as follows: "Every game I go in I expect to win." He was almost brokenhearted when a newspaper man showed that "bragging state ment" to him. i "Please correct that.” Feller pleaded. “What I said was, "I'll i try and win every game I pitch." i 1 There'e not a bit of Dizzy Dean's "pop-off" attitude in Fel- - ler. He's willing to let his deeds I on the mound speak for him. Hall players are doing Fellers ’ talking for him. Mel Ott, Giants' ■ home run king, said: "Feller has more stuff on his fast one than any one I've ever seen.” I "He's the greatest kid pitcher 1 ever saw," Bill Terry said. "He's faster than Walter Johnson was ; when I batted against him. but. of' i couse. that was when Johnson was i slipping." > Wally Schang, Cleveland coach I i who caught Walter Johnson,! ' Smoky Joe Wood and Bullet Joe Bush, three of baseball's fastest. , pitchers, said: “Feller has more .speed than Wood or Bush and us I much as Johnson.” . I What of Feller's flaws? Inclinl ed to wildness, inability to hold' runners on bags and mediocre con ' I trol of slow stuff. But every dav; i he is out on the practice mound. i or in the bull pen toiling to per-| feet those weaknesses He is a; ready and willing worker without a complaint. Fans, it looks like young Feller i is baseball s “big feller" this season. —. o | Decatur Bowling League Results | ♦— « | MINOR LEAGUE Ford-Lincoln Martin 134 169 145 Murphy 15b 168 186 . Scheinran 149 151 132 | Neil 149 94 14(t Lytle 114 143 136 Total 704 725 739 St. Mary's Briede 166 127 2101 Ulman 124 146 152 1 Green 184 159 142 Gallogly 149 KI 136 Ladd 198 190 171 Total .821 773 811 Monroeville Bucher 147 128 150 Zimmerman _... 145 158 136 J. Richards 161 148 162 Pillers 167 136 151 N. Richards 168 144 154 Spot 35 35 35 Total . 823 749 788 G. E. Hoagland 185 157 144 E. Lankenau 148 114 199, Gage 132 161 161 i Busse 152 146 161 Brown 129 183 186! Total7so 761 851 Kuhn Chevrolet Zehr 246 166 202 Reed 183 147 146 Mies 126 171 180 Lankenau 159 170 170 .. 140 140 140 I Totalßs4 794 838 Riverside Zeit 182 169 138 Cherry 138 131 132 Miller 106 190 143 1 Mutschler 148 176 157 -Stump 210 159 160 i Total7B4 825 730 Cloverleaf ' Frisinger 202 173 147 Thoms 139 151 161 Peterson 150 159 150 Hooten 164 163 157 Farrar 162 170 139 Totalßl7 816 754 Castings Cline 173 157 144 Ross 188 173 183 Spangler 144 159 168 Strickler 166 144 189 Young 164 158 171 Total 835 791 855 O FOR SALE — Good Six room house, $llOO cash. See Roy Johnson, phone 104. i

HIGHLIGHTS ON FOUR TEAMS IN - MAJOR LEAGUES 1. 1 1 Last Year’s Leading National league Clubs Sketched i 1 ’ tEditor's note With the opening 1 of the 1937 baseball pennant race 4 next week, the United Press, coneluding its series on spring train- ' Ing activities, rounds up the high- ’ lights of each team in the follow- ' I Ing series of "thumbnail sketches.” i 1 (Copyright 1937 hy United Press! ’ New York Giants "I don’t make predictions," says Manager ; Bill Terry when asked whether he i ' thinks the Giants will repeat 1 However. Terry claims it’d the best team he ever managed Changes Veteran third baseman ' Stonewall Jackson released to 1 manage Jersey City: Terry retired from flrat base; la>il>er returned to 1 center in place of Ripple; Melton added to pitching staff Probable lineup — Mancuso and Banning, c; McCarthy or Leslie, lb; Whitehead. 2b; Bartell, ss; Chiozza. 3b; J. Moore .If; Leiber. cf; Ott, rs; pitchers: Hubbell. Schumacher. Fitzsimmons. Castleman. Gumbert. Gabler, Al Smith.. Melton. Coffman. Infield reserves: Thevenow and Haslin. Outfield re.serves: Ripple and G Davis. • Best newcomer Meltontl south ) paw from Baltimore Best hitters —Ott. J Moore, Les-1 lie Weak spots—Lack of attack, tin-1 i certainty at first and third; neces- ■ sity of Leiber to come through at I bat to be dangerous Strong points Tight defense.! ; stable pitching Pisition last year: First, won 92; | lost 62. pct. .597. Chicago Cubs — Couldn’t stand 1935 prosperity last year and bogged down in the stretch Sacrificed pitching strength this year to get first baseman "We won't I slump this year.” says Manager | Grimm, "that's all I promise " Changes—Rip Collins from St. Louis, at first; Phil Cavarretta moved to outfield; Galan back inf left field; Parmelee, from St Louis, and Shoun added to pitching staff; battle for third base between Frey and Hack. Probable lineup — Hartnett and O'Dea. c; Collins, lb; Herman. 2b: ( Jurges. ss; Hack or Frey. 3b; Gal- ’ an. If; Cavaretta. cf; Demaree, rs; pitchers: Lee, French. C Davis, Parmelee. Carleton. Root. Shoun, Bryant. Infield reserves: Frey or Hack and Majeski; outfield re serves: Stainback and Marty Best newcomers — Shoun and MartyBest hitters —Demaree. Herman ! Collins. Weak spots—Uncertainty of out-1 field and question mark about some of pitchers who will be starters Strong points—League's best infield; plenty of speed and punch Position last year: Tied for second with St. Louis. Won 87, lost 67. Pct. .565. St. Louis Cardinals — The “if' I team of National league. Might finish anywhere from first to fifth Question mark if gas house spirit, which now turned into rowdyism off field, will help. "I don't see I why we should be betting favorites." says Manager Frisch. Changes—Rookie Mickey Owen. No. 1 catcher; Don Gutteridge, another rookie, regular third baseman; three second base candidates. S. Martin. J. Brown. Frisch; Warneke added to pitching staff; Paul Dean attempting comeback Probable lineup—Owen and Ogrodowski. c; Mize, lb; Frisch, s; Martin or Brown, 2b; Durocher. ss; Gutteridge. 3b; Medwick, If; T. Moore or Bordagary. cf; J Martin, rs; pitchers: J. and P. Dean. Warneke. Winford. McGee. Ryba. Weiland. Haines. Harrell. Infield reserves: probably J. Brown and Frisch; outfield reserves: Padgett and Bordagary. Best newcomers — Padgett. Brown and Weiland Best hitters — Medwick, Martin. : Mize Weak spots—Uncertainty of Paul Dean; young catching staff; unstable infield Strong points — Hustling spirit; two of best pitchers in league and built to tap minor league farms to fill weak spots in moment's notice. Position last year—Tied for second with Chicago. Won 87, lost 67. Pct. .565. Pittsburgh Pirates — The team with enough power to blast its way to pennant if all start pulling together. “Best ball club Pittsburgh’s had since I became manager," says Pie Traynor. Changes — Lefty Brandt came from Brooklyn to strengthen pitching staff; Lee Handley signed as. free agent to atreng’hen second

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base; John Dickshot, right-handed hitter, battling to break up all-left- ! handed outfield hitting combine Probable lineup Todd and Padden, c: Suhr, lb; Handley or Young. 2b; Vaughan, ss; Brubaker. I 3b: Jensen or Dickshot. If; L. I Waner, cf; P. Waner, rs. Pitchers: I Blanton. Brandt. Swift, M. Brown. I Weaver. Lucas. Hoyt, Batters and | Heintzelman; infield reserves: Handley or Young. Outfield re-, serves: Dickshot. Schulte. D. ; Hafey Best newcomers Handley and . Dickshot. Best hitters—P. Waner. Vaugh- : an. L. Waner. Weak spots Short on pitching, I infield not the best defensively, too much left handed hitting strength. Strong points — League's most ' powerful attack and addition of, Brandt gives them long needed southpaw Position last year: 4th Won 84. lost 70. Pct. .545. I 0 Today’s Sport Parade | | (By Henry McLemore) New York. April 14. —pU.R> —Max ( ie Baer fights one Tommy Farr in j Ix>ndon town tomorrow night so 1 cabled my Fleet street scut to nip off to the Ace of Spades roadhouse in Kingston. Surrey, where the Californian is training and send me a report. The scout must have caught the next tram — even without waiting to have his umbrella furled —because before many hours had passed I had a dispatch from the old bowl of fruit, straight from the Ace of Spades, and containing simply a packet of news on the former heavyweight champion. My scout reported that Max is "simply livid with rage" at the very thought of the New York box- , ing commission, and called its members something that sonnded like "screwballs" to his ears. "Baer said." the dispatch ran, "that the I commission had no business mak ing him defend his title when his hands were in a simply frightful condition, and then allow Brad dock to take a two-year layoff because he had neuritis, or some silly disease, in his little finger." The scout—over his fourth glass 1 of ale, no doubt —asked Baer what condition he was in. and got this answer: “I am in the best condition of life. Even better than I was years ago when I first came to NewYork and was so tough I warmed up in the dressing room by butting steam pipes with my nead. 1 could take on Louis and Braddock in the same week and knock their brains out. There's no place like the English countryside to train. I I have been up every morning at I six and in bed every night at ten. 1 haven't seen a bright light or a gal for a month." That’s actually what Baer said. I know, because when it came in . it sounded so preposterous—espec-, tally that no bright lights business ■ —that I cabled the scout to laj off the stout and ale and give me 1 the facts. He came right back with a cable saying it was the : truth, and that he wasn't drinking either stout or ale, ' but gin and I ; tonic. To prove he had his complete wits about him — rawther! — he he quoted trainer Izzy Klein. “I agreed to train Maxie for Farr only on the condition that he really trained." Klein told the scout, "and promised to cut out the clowning. He said he would, and he's kept his word. He’s down to 208. hard as a floor, afld been as peaceful as a boy scout.

He'll murder this Farr thing." .Members of the English fancy seem to agree with Klein about Baer murdering Farr, because the only bets made are those dealing with what round Farr will take the count. Most of the critics believe Farr will be removed feet first before the fifth round. So do I. because I saw Farr fight last fall, and he is terrible. He has a stance that reminds you of one !of those old sporting prints, and ihe couldn’t knock his way out of a greenhouse with a foot of lead . pipe in each band. Farr, however, if my scout is to Ibe trusted, has placed a sizeable: , bet on himself to flatten Baer. What he plans to use, I don’t know, hut certainly not his fists. , Farr couldn't knock out Jack Pet- ’ erseu, and when you can't knock ' , out Petersen it's time to take up 1 ' golf. If Baer beats Farr he will engage Walter Neusel late in May. After that he is tentatively booked to meet Louis at the Harringay dog track in July. If I were you. however. I wouldn't book my pass age for the one quite yet. (Copyright 1937 by UP. I o German Police Put New Ban On Jews Berlin, April 14 -(UP) —A 60-day irnlice ban on Jewish political meetings and public eporta compej titions was attributed today to reprisal for the recent attacks on Fuehrer Ad ’>f Hitler by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia of New York and other "anti-German" activities ‘ in the United States. Confirming this, a propaganda ministry spokesman said: "The ban is due to false reports | regarding Germany in public meetings and newspapers of foreign] countries, especially (America.” Trade In a Good Town — Oeeatu- | CORTI Tonight & Tomorrow Z ' ’ w ’ESSsbBSwM' -A a I C™/f JH i <■ < Comedy “Hotel Variety" and Cartoon. 10c -25 c Coming Sunday—One of the year's ■ 10 best pictures “GREEN LIGHT"! 1 with Erroll Flynn, Anita Louise. I

I. U. PLANS GRID SCHOOL Mattv Bell Os Southern Methodist To Head School Apr. 23-24 I ■ Bloomington. Ind.. Apr. 14. — A 'two-day football "roundup" head led by Matty Bell, conch of Southern Methodist university's famous "aerial circus” eleven, will be staged April 23 and 24 at Indiana Uni | versity. Coach Bo McMillin an|nounced today. Bell, one of the leading exponents of the forward pass as an of i fetisive weapon on the gridiron, i will be accompanied by Jack Sisco, football coach at Northern Texas State teachers college, to give Indiana coaches a demonstration of "open" football as played in the southwest. The "round-up will be open to all Indiana high school coaches, and those in the bordering area. Sessions will be held Friday after noon and Saturday morning and afternoon. A dinner for visiting (coaches will be held F-iday night, at which time moving pictures of football games between leading teams of the east, south and southwest will be shown. | Scant time will be devoted to theoretical football. Coach McMillin said, with practical demonstrations of fundamentals under game conditions, illustrated by Indiana varsity men in scrimmages, taking up almost the entire program. Bell will come here next Tuesday to work with the Indiana team Io prepare it for the demonstrations. The field work, in addition to fundamentals and forward pass offensive technique, will stress pass defense formations and problems, in addition to general demonstrations. The Indiana varsity will show some of the plays which 1-d Southern Methodist to the Rose Bowl and a national championship in 1935. One period o ftlxe “round-up" will be given over to the timing and explanation of unusual and trick plays and formations. | At the Training Camps i! By United Preet • Red Sox Durham. N. C., Apr. 14 —(U.R> — The Boston Red Sox and Cincin-! nati Reds played their final exhi-! bition of the year in Rocky Mount I today, leaving Boston Outfielder! Dei Almada in Duke hospital with a dented skull. X-rays disclosed no fracture from the hall pitched hy I Lloyd Moore in yesterday's game i which the Sox won. 6-1. Indians Thomaston Ga. —Manager Steve O’Neill will let his youthful ppeedballer. Bob Feller, go the route today as the Cleveland Indians. Farr-Way CLEANERS Pilß|| ’TICKLING an eleA phant’s noie is dangerous . . so’s crossing the street, or descending a stairway. But whatever your daily pursuits, it’s best to • zETNA-IZE Our Accident policy co* 3 • • • may mean much. Written by the /Etna Life Insurance r -wapeny rs Hartford, Connecticut. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. Aetna Automobile Ina. Co. Aetna Life Insurance Co. SUTTLES-EDWARDS CO. Agenta Decatur, Ind. Phone 35. | llliilliSliildll 1

training six games to seven, meet the New York Giants In their 14th exhibition game The Giants went into the lead for the series yesterday hy taking a 5 1 decision Schumacher went the full nine innings for New York scattering six hits Pirates Kansas City — The Pittsburgh Pirates were out to even their exhibition series with the Chicago White Sox today as they stopped here for two games The Sox went back Into the lead, four to three, by a 12-5 triumph yesterday Cubs Wichita. Kan Chicago’s Cubs were leading 4-2 today as they met the St. Louis Browns It look the Cubs 11 innings to down the Brownies, 9-8 yesterday Detroit Red Wings Take Series Lead Detroit. Apr. 14. <U.R) The in-jury-ridden Detroit Red Wings again occupied the favorite's role today to win the Stanley cup playoffs—world series of ice hockey—after forcing a fifth game hy blanking the New IVrk Rangers. 1 to 0, last night. With most of their veteran stars

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