Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 11 June 1937 — Page 8

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Softball Leagues To Open Play Next Wee

CHURCH, CITY. HOYS LEAGUES REORGANIZED I More Than 300 Men And Boys To Take Part In Softball Play Softball teams of Decatur will swing into action next week, with I the effidal opening of the City, and Church leagues, also leagues of various boys teams of the city. Church league games will be played on Monday evdnlngs. with City league contests on Tuesdays ( and Thursdays. F<mr teams are entered this year in each of the two leagues.. Only one league game will be play-! ed on each Tuesday and Thursday! night, with an exhibition tilt round-' ing out the night's schedule. Nignt games will be played at ' 7 and 8 o’clock, under the lights! at the South Ward diamond. The complete schedules for the , City and Church leagues were an-j nounced today by officials of the‘ Decatur softball association. These ! officials are Sylvester Everhart,' president; Rev. Charles M. Prugh. |

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vice-president; Amos Ketchum, secretary-treasurer. Frank Peterson and Vaufan Snedeker have been secured us officials for all games The schedules follow: City League June 15—Merchants vs. Ford; Decatur Castings vs. Tokheltn, I June 17 — General Electric vs. I Decatur Castings; Ford vs. Sum mil City Radiator Works. June 22—Merchants vs. Decatur Castings; General Electric vs. Hosiery Workers. June 24—-Ford vs. General Elec trie; Merchants vs. St. Joe A C. i June 29 —Merchants vs. General ' Electric; open date. | July I—Ford1 —Ford vs. Decatur Cast- ; ings; open date. Church League June 14—St. Mary's vs. Union ' Chapel; United Brethren vs. Zion Reformed. June 21—St. Mary s vs. Zion Reformed; Union Chapel vs. United I Brethren. June 28 —Zion Reformed vs. Un- ■ ion Chattel; St. Mary's vs. United I Brethren. Boys’ Teams Roys teams of the city have ! been formed into three leagues. ! the Ward league. Central and St. ; Joe league and the high school lea- ] gue. More than 300 men and boys will i see action this year in the various I supervised leagues. . The boys leagues will play dur- ' ing the afternoons, with Sylvester | Everhart as the supervisor. Schedules for the boys leagues , follow: Ward League June 16—2 p. m.—West Ward, D. Gehrig (Capt ) vs. North Ward, F. Young (Capt.) 3 p. m. —South Ward. M. McClure (Capt.) vs. St. Joe (J. Deininger (Capt.) ? June 18-1 p. m —West Ward vs. St. Joe. June 22—1 p. m—North Ward vs. South Ward. June 23—2 p. m.—West Ward vs. South W’ard. 3 p. m —North Ward vs. St. Joe. Central and St. Joe June 14—2 p. m. — Cubs, Boknecht (Capt.) vs. Pirates, K. McConnell (Capt.) 2 p. m. — Cardinals, Neidigh , (Capt.) vs. Yanks, Cochran (Capt ) 3 p. m.—Giants. F. Reed (Capt.) vs. White Sox, J. Eiehorn (Capt.) Junell l p.m.—Cubs vs. Yanks 2 p. m.—Pirates vs. White Sox. 3 p. m.—Cardinals vs. Giants. June 21—1 p.m—Cubs vs. White Sox. 2 p. m.—Yanks vs. Giants. 3 p m.—Pirates vs. Cardinals. June 24 Ip. m.—Cubs vs. Giants.; 2 p in.—White Sox vs. Cardinals. 3 p. m.—Yanks vs. Pirates. June 25—1 p. m.—Cube vs. Card- ' inals. 2 p. m.—Giants vs. Pirates.

3 p. m.—White Sox vs. Yanks. High School June 15—2 p. m —White Sox, J. McConnell (Capt.) vs. Red Sox, Schnepp (Capt.) 3 p. m. — Cardinals, Bolinger (Capt.) vs. Cubs, K. Gaunt (Capt.) June 18—2 ip. m. —White Sox ve. Cubs. 3 p. m Red Sox vs. Cardinals. June 22 2 p. m. —White Sox vs. Cardinals. 3 p. m -Cubs vs. Red Sox. STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. New York 29 18 .617 Chicago 28 18 .609 Pittsburgh 25 19 .568 St. Louis 23 20 .535 1 Boston 20 24 .455 Brooklyn 19 23 .452 Philadelphia 18 27 .400 Cincinnati 16 29 3561 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. New York 26 17 .605 Cleveland ...24 17 .585 Chicago 25 18 .581 Detroit 26 20 .565 Boston 19 19 .500 Washington 19 25 .432 Philadelphia 16 25 .390 St. Louis 14 28 .333 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Chicago 9, Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati 6, Boston 5. Philadelphia 5. Pittsburgh 4. St. Louis at New York, rain. American League New York 10, Chicago 3. Detroit 4. Philadelphia 3. St. Louis 6. Washington 3. Boston at Cleveland, wet. o LEADING BATTERS Player Club GAB R H Pct. Medwick, Cards 42 160 38 66 .416 Vaughan. Pirate . 44 173 27 66 .381 Jordan, Reds 35 113 18 43 .381 Gehrig. Yankee.... 43 163 28 62 .380 Greenberg, Tigers 46 174 48 66 .379 o HOME RUNS Greenberg. Tigers 15 Bartell, Giants n Selkirk. Yankees io Medwick. Cardinals Io Foxx, Red Sox io BOY SCOUTS TO yON [ INt'EO FROM . APE ONR) tests and other recreational activities. At the impressive ceremony to be held Saturday afternoon at 4:15 o’clock, when the flag on the parade grounds is lowered, mem bers of the Decatur Girls’ band will furnish the music. Later a concert will be given by the band to be followed by a demonstration on safety practices, to be given by the firemen. After the evening meal a huge campfire will be built and each patrol will be responsible for a stunt. Taps will be played at 10 o'clock. Sunday morning after breakfast the boys will march to Decatur to attend church services. The day will be closed at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon when camp will be broken. An invitation to visit the camp has been extended firemen and citizens of Decatur and all others interested in the program. Parking space has been provided. o Salem Sluggers To Open Season Sunday The Salem S'uggers will open the 1937 baseball season Sunday afternoon, meeting the Fort Wayne Cardinals at the Salem diamond. No admission will be charged. Teams wanting games with the Sluggers are requested to write R. R. Farris Monroe route 1.

ATTENTION COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE Now Open for season. FREE GOLFING and Registration Saturday afternoon from 1 to 6. Club house and golf course under new management. DANCING every Saturday night from 9 to till 2. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Oliver, Managers.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 19 37.

YANKEES BEAT WHITE SOX TO RETAIN FIRST Yanks Trounce Chicago To Break Tie For League Lead New York, June 11—(U.PJ—The New York Yankees led the American league again today after beating back an Inspired challenge from the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox stormed up from seventh place to tie the Yanks, but when the big test came the world champions clubbed back their challengers with ait old-time Yankee assault, and landed in St. Louis i today with a one-game lead over Cleveland and Chicago. It was a typical Yankee triumph and showed why it's tough to beat the Yanks. New York made seven hits, but every one of them figured in run producing Chicago made nine hits, two more than the Yanks, and scored seven less runs. The White Sox had 14 men left on base, the Yanks only five. The Yanks 10-3 triumph gave them their third victory in eight games played in the west. Every run was scored after two were, out. The White Sox led, 3-0, w4th ( their ace, Vernon Kennedy on thel mound when the Yankee siege I guns found the range. With two< out and the bases loaded in the I fourth, Tom Henrich, Yankee rook-, ie, whaled out a double which ( scored three runs. In the next inning Hadley walk-' ed, Crosetti was sate on an error. Rolfe doubled and Di Maggio filed to right, and two runs resulted 1 from one hit. in the seventh Cros- j etti and Rolfe walked, Di Maggio doubled and Gehrig singled, scoring three runs. In the eighth and ninth they made a run each time on one hit. Detroit staged a ninth inning rally to score two runs and triumph over the Philadelphia Athletiics, 4-3, in a pitcher’s duel between Tommy Bridges and George Caster. It was Bridge’s seventh victory. The St. Louis Browns upset Washington, 6-3 A four run assault of Wally Deshony in the fourth turned the trick for the Brownies. The Cleveland-Boston game was rained out. The Chicago Cubs kept up their blistering pace by defeating Brooklyn, 9-3, and moved within half a game of the league-leading New York Giants, idle because of rain. Bill Lee won his sixth game. Gabby Hartnett, Cub catcher, had to retire when a foul from Lavagetto’s bat ripped oft a finger nail. | Billy Jurges, Cub shortstop, had a | perfect day at bat getting “4 for' 4" and driving in three runs. Angie Galan hit a homer and two singles and drove in three runs. Pittsburgh left 16 men stranded on base and lost its seventh game in eight starts to the Phillies, 5-4. Singles by Weintraub, Davis and l pinch-hitters "Lombardi and Scar-1 sella scored two runs in the ninth which enabled Cincinnati to win from the Boston Bees, 6-5. Yesterday’s hero: Tom Henrich, Yankee rookie, who hit a single

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and double, drove in three runs and scored another to lead the attack which beat back the White Sox'a first pla«e challenge. o COURT HOUSE Estate Cases Final reporta were filed and approved, the administrators discharged and the estate of Jesee F. Chrte'ten and Benjamin M. Smith closed. The appraiser's report want filed in the estate of Martin Worthman, | finding the net value to be 1421.78 and tax due. The final report was approved. The executor was uischarged and the estate closed. The appraiser's report in the es- j tate of Ste'la F. Walters found the net value to be |701.22 and no tax ’ due. The appraiser was allowed $5. 1 The final report was approved, the estate closed and the administrator discharged. The appraiser’s report showing the net value to -be nil and no tax i due was filed in the estate of Her-1 man H. Myers. The appraiser was j allowed sl. The finding report was approved, the administrator disiharged and the estate closed. The appraiser's report in the estate of Rosa McGonagle was filed, showing the net value of the estate to be $1,539 and no tax due. Tha appraiser was allowed $5. The appraiser’s report was filed lln the estate of John Winteregg, ' showing the net value to be $9,636 ■ |42 and tax due as follows: Albert I Winteregg. 18.40 and Hilda Winterlegg, $18.40. The appraiser's fee was ' sll-40. 1 A petition to determine the inl herltance tax was filed in the estate l of David Soldner. The court found i that in no event could there >be any tax due and further found that there is no inheritance tax due. I The will of Henry F. W. Bulmahn J was offered for probate, evidence was heard, it was probated and placed on record. After all just debts ana funeral expenses are paid the will ordered the residue of the ettate paid to the widow. A motion by the [plaintiff to take a foreign deposition by interogative was filed. The notice was ordered, returnable June 12. The inheritance tax appraiser’s report showing the net value of the estate of Philip Wendell to.be $465.91 was approved. The Appraiser was allowed sl. An application for appointment of an administrator was approved in the estate of Anna Keller. Letters were ordered issued to Raymond Keller. They were confirmed. Bond of SI,OOO was approved. Claim Compromised A petition to compromise a claim against J. W. Meibers was filed, submitted and sustained. The report of the sale of real estate was approved. Deeds were approved. (Summons Ordered Before Sepecial Judge Harry Kennerk, of Fort Wayne, in the petition to vacate a road, brought by George Ohler and others, summons were ordered issued for the parties, returnable on the first day of the September term of court. Receiver Appointed I In the foreclosure suit brought by the Farmers Trust company against Edgar M.. Edith D. Pfeiffer and the Danuser Hardware comipany, Wendell Wasson was appointed receiver. Bond of SSOO was ordered. The suit was venued here from Allen

county. Real Estate Transfers, Rollle A. Donnel et ux to Bessie E. Girod, in-lot 987 in Decatur for sl. William A. Brown et ux to Town of Monroe. .24 of an acre in Monroe twp, for $25. Raymond D. Christen to Law-; rance T. Schroeder et ux, in-lots 861 | 862 In Decatur for $2200. .Harry F. Moser et ux to Arthur W. Haggard et ux part of Inlot 246 in Geneva for sl. Marriage Licensee John J. Simons, ST, Bryant fanner i (o Garnette Isabelle Glendennlng | 25. Geneva. Ra'ph Stove, 33, Willshire mail j carrier to Thelma Johnson, 28, Decatur, route one. o ELVER FOREMAN . i .'vos** 1 almost five-year battle of the rtßte to put behind (he bars one of the ' two men and a woman, accused , of the crime. For Prosecutor Arthur E. Vogle- | wede it was an important victory j in behalf of the state to secure a conviction for the man who had twice previously escaped trial after being indicted by the county grand jury. At last brought to trial. Foreman had tried, with the aid of two of Fort Wayne’s most prominent lawyers, to "beat the rap." Led by Prosecutor Voglewede who built up an undeniable chain of evidence and the unwavering testimony of the alleged victim, the state finally secured a conviction. LIST PROGRAM Song—Alice Ann Langston. Recitation—Kaye Runyon Recitation —Mary A. Sweringen. ■ Recitation—Jimmy Moses. The Moo-Cow-Moo — Georganna Walton. o Insurgent Forces Launch Offensive; Hendaye, French-Spanieh border June 11—(UP) —Nationalist forces began a strong offensive at 3:30 p. m. CMT (9:30 A. M. CST) today from Orduna in the direction of Barambio, 16 miles south of Bilbao. Twenty nationalist p'anee bombed the Masque trenches west of LeMona, which ie southeast of Bilbao. The last of the Basqques left the willage which was unoccupied but surrounded by ,the heights held by 1 '' I

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the Nationalists Nationalist batteries, continuing the destruction of the Basque fortification, were joined by new batterlee atop Munguia Heights, which fired directly on the big Basque concentrations of the Gallo line, or I "iron ring” defending Bilbao. Wants Congress To Pass Farm Measure Washington. June 11 — (UP) — 1 President Roosevelt expressed hope ! today that Congress would pass the ( ever-normal granary agriculture bill at its current session. The broad farm aid bill, sponsor*‘d by Agricultural organizations, had not been on the list of preferred administration legislation pre- ' vlouely announced by both senate ! and house leadens. Mr. Roosevelt’s support of the ■ farm I.<ll was announced at a brief press conference held as Mr. RooseI velt was clearing his desk prepar-

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