Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 5 April 1938 — Page 6

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JACKETS SCORE SECOND WIN OF BASEBALL CARD Decatur Hands Bryant 12 To 5 Defeat Monday Afternoon Coming from behind, the Decatur Yellow Jackets marked up their second straight victory of the baseball season Monday afternoon, defeating the Bryant Owls on the Jay county diamond. 12 to 5. After Decatur had tallied one run in the first frame. Bryant came back to take the lead with two runs in the same inning. The Jackets then took the lead with three tallies in the third frame. Decatur increased its margin with a pair of runs in the fifth Bryant rallied to score three times in the fifth but Decatur counted another tally in the sixth and put the game on the winning side with a five-run rally in the seventh and final frame. The Yellow Jackets outhit their opponents, 12 to 6. and also performed better in the field than their rivals. Bleeke was Decatur’s hitting star with three hits, a single, double and triple. McConnell and Huffman each pounded out two singles for the winners. H. Ford and Reitz each accounted for a pair of

0— — —♦ — Last Time Tonight — ALICE FAYE “YOU’RE A SWEETHEART” Geo. Murphy, Chas. Winninger, Ken Murray 4 “Oswald.” ALSO — Popeye Cartoon 4 Popular Science. 10c-30c * WED.&THURS. ♦- —-—« First Show Wednesday Night at 6:30. Come Early. Thursday Matinee at 1:30 Box Office Open until 2:30 > ♦ You’ll Ihriii Io their - • ? so greet c world Cowd net ccT.e JlUjy between them! 185 JOA* F BENNETT HENRY .FONDA JMETMY LOVEAGAW with DAME MAY WHITTY I ALAN MARSHAL-LOUISE | FLATT . ALAN BAXTER j [ RELEASED THRU UNITED ARTISTS | —o Friday 4 Sat. — Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren Wiliiam in “ARSENE LUPIN RETURNS." —o Coming Sunday — “EVERYBODY SING” Judy Garland, Allan Jones, Fanny Brice (“Baby Snooks” of the radio.) - Last Time Tonight - “Squadron of Honor” Don Terry, Mary Russell & “Young Dynamite” Frankie Darro, Kane Richmond. Onlv 10c-20c o—o Friday 4 Sat.—BUCK JONES in “THRILL HUNTER." —o Coming Sunday—2 More Hits’ “PORT OF MISSING GIRLS” & “GIRL LOVES BOY.”

I safeties off the hurling of Schnepp Decatur AB R II E 1 Kitchen. 3b2 10 0 I Heller, 3b 12 11 j Gaunt, If 4 2 11 ! Bleeke, cf 5 3 3 1 | McConnell, ss ... 3 2 2 1 I Highland, lb .... 4 0 1 0 I Huffman, c 4 12 0 Koeneinan. rs 3 0 0 0 > B. Stapleton. 2b. 4 110 . Schnepp, p 4 0 0 0 I TOTALS ... 34 12 11 4 Bryant ' Keller, ss, p 3 11 1 . iNinde. lb 3 0 0 0 . I Hoehammer. 3b.. 4 Q 0 0 1 I H Ford. p. ss ... 4 2 2 0 ’ ' Reitz, c 3 12 0 , Rubert, 2b3 10 1 . Reinakles. cf ... 4 0 1 0 ' A. Ford. Isl 0 0 1 I Shoemaker, If ... 1 0 0 1 1 j Fidler, rs —lO 0 1 ’ TOTALS .... 27 5 G 5 ' j Score by innings: 1 Decatur 103 021 5 — 12 I Bryant 200 030 0 —5 ' — Physicians Invited To Tri-State Meeting , i Physicians in Adams county | have been invited through Dr. JI. 'i F. Zwick of Decatur, secretary of the Adams County Medical So--1 ciety, to attend tfie Northern Tri- ■ State Medical Association's 65th ■ annual meeting, which will be held ■ in Findlay. Ohio, April 12. with ap--1 proximately 1.000 physicians in attendance from Michigan. Indiana and Ohio. The meeting will tin- ' doubtedly indorse a resolution. | which has already been adopted by the Michigan State Medical Association and the Wayne County Medical Association, urging the selection of Detroit as the meeting place of the American Medical Association in 1939. This state is expected to send a large delegation to the Findlay gathering. In all there will be twelve speakers, all prominent in ' medicine and surgery, and a wide range of topics will be discussed. o ■ 4 Fotos 10c. 240 W. Madison,

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' HENRY PICARD WINS TOURNEY - Shoots Three Under Par ' To Win Fifth Masters' Golf Meet 0 1 Augusta. Oa.. April 5 — (U.PJ — 1 Henry Picard went home with 1 sl,so<> prize money today after 1 scoring 285 in four strenuous 0 rounds In the fifth masters' golf (I tournament. • 0, Leading by a stroke as lie went i* into the stretch yesterday. Picard 0 swelled his margin to two. three under par for the 72 holes. 4 His round of 72-71-72-70 was too much for Lighthorse Harry Cooper. I ' Chicopee, Mass. and Ralph Gul- • dahl. Chicago, who finished in a ) tie for second with 287’s. They I won S7OO each. 1 Bobby Jones, sponsor of the tourI nament and the favorite, and Gene > Sarazen. former masters' titlist who had been a stroke hack of Picard at the three-quarter mark, finished out of the money. Jones tied with Harold (Jugs Mc- ' Spaden. Winchester, Mass., for 13th place with 297. I Closer to the top were Paul Run- ■ yan. White Plains. N. Y . with 2SS and Byron Nelson, defending champion from Reading. Pa., who posted 290. • Next came Dudley, home pro, and Felix Serafin. Scranton. Pa., tied at 291 apiece. The gallery sensed the outcome when Picard reached the turn in 32 strokes. He required 38 for the return but it was sufficient. Picard's triumph boosted him to third place among money earners of the winter links circuit. With $4,113.50 he was below Harry Cooper, with $4,448.83. and Johnny Revolta. with $4,390.83. Jimmy Thompson. Shawnee. Pa., and Dick Metz. Lake Forest. Illhad 292'5; Jimmy Hines. Great Neck. L. 1.. Lawson Little, San Francisco, and Victor Chezzi. Deal, N. J., drew 293 apiece. Tommy Tailer. New York was the low amateur with 298. A fourth round 80 kept him from finishing : in the spotlight. Jones entered the last round seven strokes behind the leader as a result of a par average tor the second and third phases, but went, up to 75 at the finish. Picard attributed his victory to a changed grip and "just luck.” * At the Training Camps By United Press • — ♦ Yankees Fort Worth. Tex.. Apr. 5 —<U.R) — The New York Yankees made the fourth stop of their pre-season exhibition tour here today to meet Fort Worth's Texas leaguers. The Yanks were nosed 7-6 yesterday by the Houston Buffaloes who put on a four run rally in the ninth. The Buffffs outhit the New Yorkers 105. It was the ninth setback in 20 starts for the world champs. Indians Bryan, Tex. — This city played host to the New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians who meet in the eighth tilt of their 18-gatne exhibition series today. The Indians trailed by only one game after winning 11-7 yesterday at Austin. Cardinals Winterhaven, Fla. — The St. Louis Cardinals came here today for the second of three spring ex--1 hibition games against their Columbus farm hands in the American Association The Cards outslugged the Washington Senators 11-8 yesterday for their 10th victory, including a previous one over Columbus, in 19 games this year. Red Sox Savannah. Ga. —The Boston Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds stopped here today to play the first game of their homeward bound exhibition campaign. In four Florida games the Reds beat the Sox three time. The two clubs meet every ——

Gloves Fly in Midwest —East Bouts a. . i; W sHI Kft K&ol A; Two bouts the same night in different cities brought together Joe Louis, heavyweight champion, and Harry Thomas, in Chicago; and Fred Apostoli and Glen Lee, in New York City. In photo at left. Apostoli is letting go with the right that finally won decision for him. Right, Thomas gets set for a haymaker that didn’t save him from being kayoed in the fifth.

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day for the next week. Tigers Lakeland, Fla—The Detroit Tigers went gunning for their 11th victory In 15 exhibition starts when they entertained the Brooklyn Dodgers today. Brooklyn won both of their two previous starts against Mickey Cochran’s men. and the Tigers will have to take both today's and tomorrow's games for an even break. In yesterday's games, the Tigers whipped the Buffalo Bisons of the International league 5-3 while the Dodgers were stopped 4-1 by the Boston Bees. Lou Fette went the route for Boston and turned the Flatbushers back with four hits. Athletics sought their fourth Athletics Atlanta, Ga. — The 'Philadelphia straight victory over Atlanta's' Southern league Crackers today. I A tenth inning tally gave the A’s their third win 10-9 yesterday. The two clubs play their concluding; game at Rome tomorrow. White Sox Bisbee. Ariz. — The Chicago I White Sox drew to within one I game of the Chicago Cubs today.' their series now six games to five . in favor of the Subs. The Sox won a free-hitting exhibition yes- j terday 11 to 9, scoring ajl their runs off rookie pitcher Epperly in the first four innings. Despite ■ home runs by catcher O'Dea and ; infielder Tony Lazzeri, the Cubs • were unable to overcome the lead. I CLUB Pl INNING ANNUAL PICNIC Country Conservation Club To Hold Annual Picnic May 22 The fourth annual picnic of the I Country Conservation club will be J held Sunday. May 22. members of the club decided at the monthly I meeting, held Monday evening The picnic will be held in the I St. John's grove, north of Decatur j on U. S. highway 27. The picnic, will be held during the afternoon j and evening. Adolph Stoppenhagen has been' named general chairman for the! annual picnic. Other committee] chairmen are Leo King. Herman I Weber, Paul Jackemeyer and Mark Gallmeyer. Speakers for the meeting have not been selected to date. Organization of a band was also announced today by members of ! the club. The band, which has already had three practice sessions. I at the present time consists of 22]

pieces. Members of the club also announced progress is being made rapidly in construction of brooder houses for raising of pheasants The eggs are being hatched by the state department of conservation and w;i!l be taken over by club members and reared in the brooder houses. o BEGISTGATION PERIOD ENDED Registration Os A oters For May Primary Closed Monday Registration of voters for the ■ May primary has ceased. Those persons, who were required to regj ister and did not, will be unable i to vote in the approaching elec- ! tion. The registration deadline was 9 ■p. m. last night. Employes of the county clerk's office reported a concerted rush during the closing hours. Approximately 50 persons regI istered at the clerk's office during | the hours of 6 until 8 last evetning. employes reported. The majority of these persons were from Decatur and the immed- ! iate vicinity, the others in the county either having registered I with reputy registration clerks or | at an earlier date. A meeting of the board of eleci tion commissioners will be held Wednesday night to decide upon j color of the ballots, size of the balj lots and make other preparations i for the primary. Meanwhile in the clerk's office, a list of the eligible voters is being prepared to be available to election boards on voting day. > May 3. Two additional clerks have i been added to the office force there . to speed up the work. o Baugh, Paul Dean Sent To Minors — St. Petersburg. Fla., April 5 — I (UP)—(Plranch Rickey, general manI ager of the St. Louis Cardinals, an- ' nounced today that Sammy Baugh. ! all-American football star, had been j released to Columbus of the ArneriI can association, and that Paul Dean right-handed pitcher, had signed a contract and accepted a transfer to Houston of the Texas league. Baugh, who played several exhlI bition games at third base, for the j Cardinals, will be prepped as a I short stop at Columbus, according | to Frank Frisch, Cardinal manager. —jf —

'COLD DAMAGES INDIANA FRUIT Southern Indiana Orchardists Estimate Damage 50 Per Cent By United Press Orchardlsts in southern Indiana today estimated their fruit losses ! from the week-end cold snap at between 40 and 50 per cent with some estimates ranging up to 80 per cent in Knox county. All fruit was damaged by (he unseasonable weather, farmers re-1 ported, with the peach crop and apple crop apparently suffering the I most. At Mitchell the mercury sank to 24 degrees above zero. The Troth Burton orchards, south of Mitchell. | reported that early apples suffered ; a loss of nearly 75 per cent. Nine buds out of every 15 were reported killed by the freezing j weather at a peach orchard near | Paoli. Daviess county orchardlsts said | their peach losses would be about 50 per cent. The trees, however, were well-filled and a good crop was predicted barring further I heavy frosts. Cass county farmers reported the apricot crop completely destroyed with the peach trees also suffering heavily. In Knox county the temperature was reported as low as 20 degrees in some orchards. There was considerable damage in the peach orchards and apple orchards. Peony growers said their damage would be under 10 per cent. Meanwhile, the Ohio river was receding today after reaching a flood stage of 35 feet during the week-end. Lowland farmers in I Washington county, however, were expressing some concern over the I White river which rose eight i inches in the west fork at New- ! berry and Maysville reported a rise of four inches. o Robert Nulf To Head Coaches Association Fort Wayne, Ind.. April 5— (UP) I -Robert Nulf. athletic director and coach at North Side high school | here today headed the Northeastern ■ Indiana coaches association. A. De I Vol. Columbia City coach was nam- ■ ed vice president at a meeting held ■ last night. C. E. Young, football and ; .tiack mentor at Aubutn, was chosen , i secretary-treasurer. _ — Republican Editors Plan Meeting Friday Indianapolis. Apr. 5. —flj.PJ— Indi-1 ana Republican editors and state I party leaders and their followers I I will gather here Friday to observe the 60th anniversary of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association. o Wyatt And Jones Battle To Draw Fort Wayne, Ind.. April S—(UP) ' —King Wyatt. Fort Wayne middle- ' weight, battled to a draw with Gorilla Jones. Akron. 0., formerly rec-

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