Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 93, Decatur, Adams County, 19 April 1937 — Page 6

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MAJOR LEAGUES OPEN BASEBALL SEASON TODAY Two Games Today, All Other Clubs In Action Tuesday Philadelphia 000 000 100 01—2 8 0 Boaton 000 100 000 00—1 4 1 Johnson. lJima?ter and Wison; Bush Mid Lopez. New York. Apr. 19 — <U.R> The 1537 baseball season opens today, though only four clubs will play. It will be official because Presl dent Roosevelt will toss out the! first ball in Washington, starting the game between the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Ath-. letlc. while in Boston the Bees and the Phillies will start the National league race on its way with a doubleheader in celebration of Patriot's day. The grand opening takes place tomorrow, with seven games, only j the Phillies and Bees remaining idle. As the 16 clubs make ready' the outlook may be summed up as . follows: 11 A big upswing in attendance.! 21 A year filled with surprises. 3) A new name in baseball —: Bob Feller, 18-year-old lowa farm, boy who promises to make pitch-| ing history. 4) A keen struggle to dethrone | New York's two champions, the Yankees and Giants. All indications point to a boom year at the box-office. The Giants played to their largest exhibition crowd in history yesterday when Bob Feller and Carl Hubbell engaged in a mound duel before 31,486 persons at the Polo grounds. The Yankees and Dodgers played to 17.000 at Ebbets field in Brook-: lyn. Nearly 210.000 were expect ■■ ■ ■— ~~

■ Tonight & Tuesday Everybody's Raving about it! ■PEANNA DURBIN in “THREE SMART GIRLS” Binnie Barnes. Ray Milland, Chas. Winninger, Alice Brady ALSO—Color Cartoon & Pete Smith Novelty. 10c-25c O—O ~ ~ Wed. 4 Thur*. — “OUTCAST” Warren William, Karen Morley, Lewis Stone.. First Show Wednesday at 6:30. —o Coming Sunday—Carole Lombard, Fred Mac Murray, Chas. Butterworth "SWING HIGH SWING LOW.” Tonight & Tuesday “SHE’S DANGEROUS” Tala Birell, Cesar Romero, Warren Hymer, Walter Pidgeon & FOUR DAY’S WONDER’ Jeanne Dante. Walter Catlett. Only 10c-20c —o Fri. & Sat.—BUCK JONES in "SAND FLOW” —o Next Sunday Only — Two Hits! “Breezing Home" Wm. Gargan, Binnie Barnes & "Girl Overboard” Gloria Stuart. |CORT Tonight - Tuesday Errol Flynn- - Anita Ixtuise Margaret Lindsay “GREEN LIGHT” PLUS—Comedv & News. 10c-25c Wed. - Thur. Ann Dvorak “MIDNIGHT COURT’ Coming— Jessie Mathews “Head Over Heels In Love”

< — * PLAY TWO GAMES The Yellow Jacket baseliull leant Is scheduled to play this afternoon and Tuesday The I Jackets went to Bryant this | afternoon for a return game , Tuesday, at 3:4a o'clock, Decatur will entertain Roanoke | ar Worthman Field in this city. ♦, ~~~* ed for tomorrows openers, with the Yanks-Senaiors game at Yan- ' kee stadium likely to draw 50,000, the day's biggest throng. Betting odds have established the Yankees and Cardinals favor- ! ites. The world champion Yanks are even money to repeat in the American league and the odds are 8-5 on the Cards to dethrone the Giants. There may be trouble ahead for both favorites. Already l-ady Luck has turned her back on the Yanks. Red Ruffing, who led the club last year with 20 victories, is a bitter holdout. He vows he will not sign for acent less than 816.000. one grand more than Col. Jake Rup- | pert offers. Joe DiMaggio, sparkplug of last year's champions. Is [abed following a tonsil and aden oid operation. He may not play for three weeks. Lou Gehrig has a mysterious ailment on his left j hand, and hasn’t played for three ! days He'll probably play tomorrow to protect his consecutive game record now at 1.808 games, but his hand needs more rest. The Cardinals may be highly : over rated. Their infield is a prob [lem, Paul Dean's comeback is a big question mark, the catching staff is uncertain and the team lacks power. The Yanks' leading rivals seem to be Detroit, with Hank Green berg and Mickey Cochrane back in the lineup; Cleveland, with its wagon hitched to Feller's star, and Washington, the team Vice Presl dent Garner says to watch. The National league looks like a 5-club race, with the Cards. I Giants, Cubs, Pirates and Reds in I knock down • and - drag • out battle, j The Giants, considered lucky to : win last year, apparently have a better club. The Cubs have fine balance between pitching and pow er. The Pirates have power plus. The Reds have youth and hustle. In all baseball history there never has been a meteoric rise to match Bob Fellers skyrocket to fame. This 18-year-old high school boy has stepped right into the nat ional spotlight in a. few months He pitched his first game for the Indians in mid-season last year. His blinding speed marked him as a second Walter Johnson, Back tor his first full season in organised baseball, Feller has proved the year's biggest box office attraction. Several teams have made last minute attempts to strengthen. The Yanks signed outfielder Tom Henrich, declared a free agent by Commissioner Landis last week, for a reported $30,000. The Athletics bought outfielder Jack Rothrock from the Reds, the Indians purchased infielder John Kroner from the Red Sox. Pittsburgh traded first baseman Earl Browne to the Phillies for pitcher Joe Bowman. Many players will miss the opening game because of illness or injuries. Besides DiMaggio and Gehrig, the casualty list includes: Cecil Travis, Washington, spiked leg; Tex Carleton, Cubs, chipped elbow bone; Joe Stripp, Brooklyn, teeth extracted; Johnny Hudson, Brooklyn, influenza; Curt Davis, sore arm; Mel Almada, Red Sox. recovering from concussion resulting from “bean ball '; Jimmy Foxx, sinus trouble. Only three holdouts remain. Besides Ruffing, they are Dolf Cam Illi, Phils' first baseman who may be traded, and outfielder Babe Herman, Reds, who threatens to quit because of a slash from $12,000 to $5,000. o Baseball Meeting Called Wednesday All persons interested in forming a semi-profeseional baseball team in Decatur for the coming season are requested to meet at the Mies Recreation bowling alley Wednesday night at 8 o’clock. Red Men To Attend Bluffton Meeting Approximately 30 members of the Improved Order of Red Men in Decatur are expected to go to the district group meeting at Bluffton tonight, where delegations from all lodge. in this district will be represented at the meeting. J. M. Breiner, of the Decatur lodge is chairman ot the organization and tA. N. Hilton is secretary. All members who plan to attend are asked to meet at the local hall at 6 o'clock.

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FORMER JACKET j . ; I STAR TO COACH I ‘ Carl Buffenbarger To Be Assistant Coach At Southport Carl Buffenbarger. son of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Buffenbarger and i graduate of the Decatur high! school, has accepted a position on I the Southport coaching staff, under Herb L. Curtis, former Decatur coach, it was announced here to day. Carl will teach social science in the junior high and assume the duties of assistant coach of basketball and football in the high school at Southport, according to the work received here. The Southport school has an enrollment of over 600. Carl will assume his duties in September after graduating from the Manchester college with a B. S. degree. After graduation, he will take a postgraduate course in coaching; at the Manchester college coaches'j training school, to be held in June, j Buffenbarger was a etar in football. basketball and baseball on Yellow Jacket teams and starred, particularly in football at Manches- ! ter. Mr. Curtis, coach here for many years, is now principal at Southport. o I Today’s Sport Parade I I (By Henry McLemore) I Boston. April 19 —(U.R) -Figuring that all work and no plagiarism would make Jack (that's the i name of the fellow who does most of my work for me) a dull boy. I | told him not to try and figure out how the major league baseball teams would finish this vear. hut I to steal his information from the country's some 10.000 experts. That was a month or.so ago. when the high-powered critics . started writing those analytical ■ articles which always read about ' like this: ‘'We'll he tin there challenging ■ for the flag." Manager Butch ! Barker of the Beldington Terriers 1 said today. "If-if-if-if if if " The "ifs” always included the possibility of four rookie pitchers winning 85 games between them, a recruit outfielder finding major league pitching simple and hitting 50 points better than he did in the bushes, and the regular shortstop getting permission from Landis to use a fish net in place of a glove Jack eagerly accepted hy suggestion of plagiarism and began clipping out articles at a mad pace Yesterday he wired me, saying he had learned exclusively that the major leagues were to, start play today, and I had better come at once and start assembling the material. To come to Boston today suited me fine, because of two reasons ; In the first place, it’s patriot’s: day and my family has probably , led the league in patriotism since ’ it came here from Tibet a genera- ■ tion back. For proof of that you have only to turn to the records of the world war. Os my nine uncles, only two failed to respond when his name came up In the draft ’ And the seven who went out,' chins up. bugels blowing, com-! piled valorous records In the . veterinary corps.' In the second place, I welcomed a visit to Boston because they run a marathon here as part of the patriot's day celebration, and if there is one thing In the world that I have a passion for it’s a marathon race. There are few sights calculated to make the pulse beat faster, the hair get more on tip-toe, than a flat-foot- ' ed gentleman panting over a cob-ble-stoned street after a 26 mile 1 j run through the most objection 1 : able part of the suburbs. Hair 1 matted, face streaming, pants at

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I barking for mercy, a marathon half mast, arches and ankles | runner is a brave, fine sight. I'm 11 going to see that one today or i burst - so don't be surprised if you I' hear a dull boom sometime this I afternoon. It will only be me | bursting. '( But to get back to my man, Jack, and my baseball selections He had a lantern hanging in a steeple to let me know where to meet him, and the place was the ' Boston common —a happy choice, I I thought, in view of the fact that | ■we had stolen our information. 1 We spread out the clippings and a picnic lunch and were busily digesting both when a policeman came along and asked us what ( we were doing. I cxptaitieu, and; ne asked me where 1 planned Io | place •he Boston Bees. “No worse than fourth place." I answered, hoping Io please him so that he would not molest us. "You're putting the Bees fourth?” he said. “That's right." I answered, ‘and I may see my way clear to lift them to third place." “Well, come along with me," he said. "I thought you were looney I when I saw you sitting over here i playing with those paper dolls. Now 1 know you are. Say. those > Bees couldn't finish third in a two-' 1 team league.” So I am finishing this piece in a station wagon, and I don't mean , the kind week-end guests at conn-I try homes are met in. This is a police station wagon. But I ain i l going to make my choices and throw them out in the hope that a marathon runner will pick them I | up In the American the finish will be in this order: Washington. Detroit. New York. Cleveland, ChiI cago, Boston. St. Louis, Philadel- ; phia. And in the National, dog ■ days will find the following align- j ment: Pittsburgh, New York. St

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: Louis. Chicago. Cincinnati. Brook-1 i lyn. Boston. Philadelphia. And if I'm wrong I promise not to select any more baseball standings until next year. . (Copyright 1937 by United Press) ' o Elks Bowling Team To Practice Tuesday Member. ot the Decatur Elks bowling team will practice at the Mies Recreation alleys Tuesday [ n'ght at 9 o'clock. The local team , will bowl in the national Elks bowl-, ing congress at Ka'amazoo. Mich , Saturday and Sunday. The five-1 man event will be rolled Saturday I night and singles and doubles I : Sunday afternoon ■ o Former Neptune Store Owner Is Found Killed Ce'ina. Ohio, Apr. 19 —(UP) —Dr. J. M. Huerkamp. Mercer county coroner, eaid the ehotgun death of L. A. Hall. 67. retired Neptune, Oh.'o, general store operator today apparently wa. accidental- Mrs. Hall found her hueband's body at the barn entrance. Fart of his head had been blown away by charges from both barrels ot a shotgun. Hall took hie gun to ecare a dog that was anoying his eheep early today. He was thought to have ! been returning to the barn and have fallen while walking up the 'steps. Dr. Huerkamp said his fingers pulled both trigger. of the gun a. he tripped. I Farr-Way CLEANERS I — ■

(HIGHLIGHTS ON I FOUR TEAMS IN I MAJOR LEAGUES Final In Series Os Thumbnail Sketches Os Big j League Teams (Editor's note: This is the final of series of major league thumb nail sketches). (Copyright 1937 by UP.) Cleveland Indians: Have plenty jof pitching and power but have ! serious defensive weaknesses, esSpecially in the infield Counting on Bob Feller to do for them what Joe DiMaggio did for the Yankees last year "We re going to surprise a lot ot people who think we haven't enough aggressiveness and | can't win on the road,” said Maniager Steve O'Neill. Changes: Trade brought out- ! fielder Julius Solters. infielder I Lary and pitcher Andrews from St. Louis; pitcher Whitehill from Washington. Probable lineup: Pytlak. Sullivan. c; Trosky, lb; Hale. 2b; Lary, ss; Hughes. 3b; Solters. 'f; Averill. cff Campbell or Heath, rs. Pitchers: Feller, Harder, Allen. I Galehouse. Whitehill. Andrews. L. | Brown, Hudlin, Heving. Reserve infielders: Berger and Kroner. Re i serve outfielders: Weatherly and 1 Heath. Best newcomers: Reller. Heath. Best hitters: Averill. Trosky andCampbell. Weak spots: Infield lacks steadiness defensively; Pytlak's health; I inability to beat pennant contend I ers. Strong points: Perhaps leagues: 'best pitching staff; vicious attack. Position last year, fifth. Won | SO; lost 74. Pel. .519. Boston Red Sox: Owner Tom Yawkey has given up trying to buy a pennant and is trying to build solidly with youngsters.! Prima donna atmosphere of last 1 year missing. "Were not count-' ing on any pennant,” says Manager Joe Cronuin. “We are striving to win as many games as we can and get back in the first division.” Changes: Obtained Pinky Higgins from Athletics; signed catcher John Peacock, a free agent; brought in flock of minor leaguers. Probable lineup: R. Ferrell, Peacock. Desautels, c; Foxx, lb; I Doerr. 2b; Cronin or McNair, ss; I

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I Higgins, 3b; Mills or Gaffke, If; iCrarner, cf; Almada. rs. Pilchers: |Grove. W. Ferrell, Marcum. Oster- | mueller. Wilson. Walberg, tienry, iMeKalu. Infield resuves; Melillo. (Outfield reserves: Dailesandro. Bast newcomers: Bobby Ixjerr, Peacock, Mills. ' Best biteers: Foxx. Higgins. R. Ferrell. | Weak spots: Lack of punch In outfield; badly needed pitching; lack of reserves i Strong poluts: Hardhitting In- , field; good catching; two workhorse pitchers, Grove and W. Ferrell. Poaliou last year: Sixth Won 74; lost 80. Pct. .481. St. Louis Browns: Change in ownership brought in 900 fans as stockholders. Donald L. Barnes, new president, hopes to build pan nant contender by 1939 or 1940. "We can't go any place without pitchers,” says Manager Rogers Hornsby. "We're still second division." Changes: Obtained outfielder Vosmik. short stop Knickerbocker and pitcher Mildebrand from Cleveland; outfielder Ethan Allen from Cubs. Probable lineup: Hemsley, Gulllani. c; H. Davis or Bottomley, lb; Hornsby or Lipscomb. 2b; Knickerbocker. ss; Clift, 3b; Vosinik. if; Allen or West, cf; Bell, rs. Pitchers: Hildebrand, Hogsett, Knott, Thomas. Caldwell. Walkup. Van Atta. Tietje, Koupal. Infield reserve: Carey. Outfield reserve: Coleman. Best newcomer: Koupal Best hitters: Bell, Clift and Vosmik. Weak spots: Doddering pitching staff, lack of all around punch, in ' field slow. Strong points: Hard hititng outfield; good catching Position last year: Seventh. Won' 57; lost 95. Pct. .375. | Philadelphia Athletics: Building for 1938. Connie Mack has collect-; ed a promising group of young pitchers, but they are still Its the ' process of development. “I think we've got a chance —not a chance !to win the pennant but a chance to surprise a lot of people who think ( we are doormats," says Mack. Changes: Obtained third base man Bill Werber from Red Sox; bought in flock of minor leaguers. Probable lineup: Haye*. Bruck er, c; A. Dean, lb' Clsaell, 2b; Newsome or Peters, ss; Werber, 3b; Johnson, If; Finney, cf; Moses, rs. Pitchers: Kelley, Ross. Gumpert, Williams. Thomas. Kink, Caster, Doyle. Turbeville. Smith. Infield reserve: Parker. Outfield re[serve: Yount. Best newcomers: Williams,

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