Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 294, Decatur, Adams County, 14 December 1937 — Page 6

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MAXSCHMELING STOPS THOMAS IN STH HOUND German Fighter Wins Bout On Technical Knockout In Eighth New York. Dec. 14 — (U.R) —j Methodical Max Schmeling. as deliberate as a fanner blasting' stumps from a field, detonated one charge of right hand dynamite, after another on Harry Thomas' ehin last night to clear the stout Minnesota boy from the road to the heavyweight title. A crowd of 16,125 that paid $74.-; 109.22 to see Maxie oil up his rusty! ring weapons on a practice target., roared its approval when Referee' Artie Donovan humanely stopped the fight near the end of the eighth round. Thomas had lieen I floored six times. Reassured of the potency of his right hand, after 18 months of inaction, Maxie will leave on the , Europa tomorrow to spend Christmas in Germany. He will fight ! Ben Foot'd of South Africa in Hamburg Jan 30 in a second "prep" 1 match. Desiring a third tune-up before meeting Joe Louis for the, title in June. Schmeling conferred! with Promoter Mike Jacobs today

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e — ♦ Week’s Schedule For Adams County Baskethall Teams — ♦ I Thursday I Pleasant Mills vs. Alumni at ! Commodore gym. Friday Yellow Jackets at Berne. 1 Monroe vs. Kirkland at Yellow I Jacket gym. j Geneva at Hartford. Monmouth at Jefferson. Sunday i Catholic high of Joliet, 111., at Commodore gym. (4 p in.i regarding an opponent for a Miami match in March “Thomas was a hard boy to hit and gave mo some trouble until I hit my stride." Maxie said today. “1 needed a fight like that because I wanted to make sure my fists ; still carried the sting that knocked I out Joe lamis in 1936. My timing | was off at first, and I'm glad it lasted as long as it did. because 1 needed the work." | Thomas, a former college football player and professional baseball catcher, took three of the first four rounds on the United Press score sheet. He belted the | German's head and body with wild i rights and lefts from the opening i bell, but Max managed to get in ian uppercut in the first stanza that. Thomas said later, hurt plenty. The German threw his first hard 1 right in the second round, and it i landed flush on the Minnesota farm boy s chin, stunning him nto- ! mentarily. Donovan warned Thomjas for low punching in this ses--1 sion. Thomas came back strong for ! the third, rushing Maxie almost off his feet with a two-fisted attack. He rained punches to body and head to win the round. A i jolting left hook was Harry's margin in the fourth. In the fifth Schmeling really got his sights trained, and three times ; he staggered Harry with right hooks to the jaw. A cut Thomas got on the chin in the second bei gan to gush blood. But he fought ’ hack gamely and staged a late I flurry to hold the Garman even. It ' was Harry’s last stand. In the sixth Max landed at least a dozen short, jolting rights that turned Thomas' legs to rubber. With his awkward defense gone. Harry was an open target, and i Schmeling continued to dress him down for the kill in the seventh. A hard right to the jaw had the i Minnesotan on one knee as the bell ended the round. It was the J first time he had been off his feet ■ in 72 professional fights over the last five years. As they came out for the eighth. I Schmeling exploded another right

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to the chin that sent Thomas sway-, ing to both knees, but he was up chasing Maxie before the count i reached two. Another chopping | right dropped him a second time, j and again he was up fast. He got I up from the canvas twice more, | but after the fifth straight knock- : down he only managed to stagger | to his feet. His gameness might I have carried him through the round ’ —there were only six seconds left I —but the crowd was screaming | and Referee Donovan mercifully I stopped the slaughter. In his dressing room, the Minne- i sota fighter was asked why he did not take a nine count and allow his head to clear before he got off , the canvas each time. "Heil." he said. "1 didn't even know I was down until I was get-1 ting back on my feet, and saw | Schmeling stfirt for a neutral ; corner." GOMEZ, ALLEN LEAD HURLERS Gomez Leads In Earned Run Average; Allen In Percentage New York. Dec. 14.—<U.P>- A pair :of comeback artists — Vernon (Lefty) Gomez of the New York Yankees and Johnny Allen of the Cleveland Indians — shared pitching honors for the 1937 American league season, official averages released today revealed. Gomez, his salary slashed $6,000 for a poor year in 1936, topped the league with an earned run average of 2.333. Allen, out six weeks at mid-season so ran appendectomy, won 15 games and lost one for a win-lose average of .938 —best in major league history. I Gomez worked under a number of handicaps in turning in the most effective job on the circuit. I During spring training he worked two hours a day trying to relieve an arm ailment that had bothered him in 1936. In September his mother died and on that same day ( he beat Washington with a threehit performance. His $20,000 salary of 1936 was' cut by $6,000 and he was on the spot when the season started. By September. Gomez had pitched, such good baseball that his man-! ager. Joe McCarthy said. “I never ’ had a better pitcher on any staff | I managed." He also received part of his cut back in the form of | a bonusGomez, who was the leading pitcher In 1934, won 21 games and , lost 11. He was the only pitcher in the league to win more than 20: games. He also led the strikeouts, with 194 and his earned run aver-' age was the lowest since 1934,! whe nhe led with the same figure, j Allen won 15 straight games during the season and lost to the Detroit Tigers in the last game. That streak was one short of the American league record held jointly by Joe Wood. Walter Johnson, Lefty Grove and Schoolboy Rowe. The all-time mark of 19 was set by Rube Marquard in 1912. Alien’s percentage of .938 was the best in major league history, supplanting the former record of .886 set by Grove in 1931. Alien’s life time record now is 85 won and 30 lost, the best record of any pitcher now active in the majors. o 68 Slot Machines Are Found In Home Columbus, Ind.. Dec. 14. —(U.R) — Dale Wiley toTay faced charges of possession of gambling devices after a raid on his home at Garden City, near here, netted 68 slot machines. The raid, directed by Robert Urbahns, Bartholomew county sheriff, was made after numerous complaints had beer received from > neighbors asserting that Wiley

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’ was using his home as a storage place for the machines. o BUTLER, PURDUE AND IRISH WIN — Butler Noses Pitt, Xavier And Wisconsin Other Victims Indianapolis, Dec. 14 — (U.R) — ' Butler University upset the Unl- ’ versify of Pittsburgh last night, ; 24-23, after stopping a Panther ralily a minute before the final gun. j Pitt, fresh from a win over i ! Northwestern’s Wildcats, was un- ; able to stop the Bulldog's long ■ shots in the first half, and they ; ran up a 17-6 lead before the rest . | period. j Coming out with a man to man | defense. Pittsburgh repeatedly took possession pf the ball, only j to lose it on wild long shots which j didn't click. Zeleznik. Panther for- j , ward, rallied the invaders with four baskets late in the game but , the Bulldogs took the ball with 30 i | seconds remaining and stalled un1 til the final whistle. , Zeleznik was high scorer with > 1 12 points. Perry. Butler forward,' led his team with 8. Boilermakers Win Lafayette, Ind.. Dec. 14—<U.R) —' Purdue University, led by Jewell Young and Gene Anderson with j seven field goals each, swamped a tough Xavier basketball quintet last night, 56 to 32. The Boilermakers, using only six men until the closing minutes, led 23 to 14 at the half. DePauw Loses Greencastle. Ind., Dec. 14— (U.PJ-— The touring Drury College five of I Springfield. Mo., took their second l game over Indiana quintets last i night. 25 to 13, from DePauw Uni j versity. | The visitors led at the half, 9to | 3, bottling up the DePauw offense for only three field goals—all by . Lindsay, a guard. Westover led \ ! Drury with six points. Dnity continues its Indiana tour ' by meeting Indiana State tonight. Notre Dame Wins South Bend. Ind., Dec. 14—(U.R)— . Six points In the last two minutes ■ of play gave Notre Dame a 33 to , 31 victory last night over Wisconsin. It was the 17th straight bas- ; ketball win for the Irish. Paul Nowak sunk a field goal in I the final seconds to break a 31-31 | deadlock. Leading 20 to 13 at the half. Notre Dame lost ground under ‘ ' a Badger rally and were behind. , 31 to 27, with three minutes left ! to play. Mike Crowe and Ed Sadowski . hit in quick succession to tie the ' count, and Nowak, high point man with 14 points, came through with j the winning basket. Powell with 11 and Rooney with 10 led Wis--1 consin. o Daughter Born To Minneman’s Widow Lafayette, Ind.. Dec. 14—(UP) — Mrs. Margaret Minneman, widow of state policeman Paul Minneman. who was shot to death last May by ' the Al Brady gang while they were : fleeing from a Goodland, Ind., bank robbery, late yesterday gave birth ■ to a posthumous daughter weighing nine pounds and four ounces at the St. Elizabeth hospital, it waa learn- . ed today. Both mother and baby were re- ' ported to be doing well. o ' Elkhart Youth Is I Killed In Crash Elkhrat, Ind., Dec. 14. — (U.R) — ’ Gerald Taylor. 21, Elkhart, was • killed last night whe.i his auto- - mobile plunged ir.tu a cornfield ■ south of here and overturned. His i companion, Erma Morris, 17, esr caped with minor Injuries.

ALL-STHR PRO ELEVEN NAMED United Press Names AllProfessional Foothall Eleven Chicago, Dec. 14.—4U.R> Take a! 1 hackfield of Dutch Chirk, Sammy i Baugh, Jack Manders and Clark | ' Hinkle operating behind a line i averaging 225 pounds from end to end and you have an almost per- j feet football team. That's the sort of an eleven thej United Press numes today as the ■ all National professional league | team of 1937. The backfield selected Is the. 'coach's dream. Dutch Clark, Detroit, after eight yv-ars In the lea-1 gue and about ready to retire, is ! still the keenest field general in, football. In addition he is the i league's fourth best ground gainer, with 468 years in 96 attempts. Sammy Baugh. Washington's I celebrated passer playing his first j year In the pro ranks, was the main reason why the Redskin’s won the title by routing the New York Giants. 4914. and licking the Chicago Bears. 28-21. He set a new National league record by completing 81 out of 171 passes for a total of 1,127 yards in 11 regular games, and then rifled 17 out of 34 passes for 325 yards in the playoff game against the Bears. Baugh's running mate at right half. Jack Manders. Bears, is perhaps the best all round back Jn football. He's a star at place-kick-ing. blocking, plunging, running and tackling. He carried the ball ' 73 times for 319 yards. Clark Hinkle, Green Bay veteran. completes the all-star back-;

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field. He gained 552 yards In 129 1 attempts, and is regarded as one jof the greatest plungers In the I game. In addition he's a suberb i kicked, line backer-up and blocker. In front of this quartet would be a tackle to tackle alignment of Turk Edwards. 255. Washington, and Joe Stydahar, 230, Bears, at ! the forewards, George Musso, 250, Bears, and Lon Eans. 230, Green j Bay. at the guards, and Mike Bas- | rak. 205, Pittsburgh, center. They are all big. tough and fast. | On the wings the two outstand-' ing performers were Gaynell Tinsley. 195. Chicago Cardinals, and 'Ed Klewicki. 210. Detroit. Tlns- ! Bay's great pass receiver, this ley outstripped Don Hutson. Green ’ season, by catching 36 passes for I 675 yards, a new league record. I Klewicki is perhaps the greatest ! all-round end in the league, every- ' thing considered. I -O K. P. Degree Team_ Will Confer Work The third rank team of the Knight of Pythias lodge will confer I Initiatory work on the local lodge; home Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock. Members of the team are: David Adams. W. F. Beery. F. V. Mills, Hoy Mumtna. Elmer Chase. Dallas Brown. Dan Christen. Bob ShraJuka. Charles Brodbeck. Fred Fruchte Joseph A. Hunter, James Bain, 'Charles Knapp. Jesse Rupert, W. Guy Brown. O. L. Vance and Fred Christener. Ed Highland and Homer Lower. All members of the team and lodge are urged to attend the meeting. o G. E. Workers Meeting Wed. 15th. 8 p.m. Room above Green Kettle.

LEAGUE OPENS MEMBER DRIVE Conservation Club Cuts Dues To 25 Cents Yearly Yearly dues of the Adams county fish and game conservation league this year will 4>e 25 <'ents per per son. instead of the former fee of 50 cents, it was decided at the meeting of the board of directors held at the local Moose lodge last night. The dues also include a year's subscription to The Outdoor Indiana, conservation monthly publication. All former members are asked to enroll immediately and to aid in the work of securing new members - The membership drive will be in 'charge of the now officers elected at a meeting earlier in the month.

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