Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1938 — Page 8

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$25,000 FINAL YANK OFFER TO JOE 01 MAGGIO Col. Ruppert Says $25,00(1 Is Top Offer For Star Outfielder By George Kirksey (Copyright 1938 by United Press) New York, April 7 (UP) —Joe Dimaggio must accept the >25.000 offered to him by the New York Yankees or the games' Ighteet young star will not play organized basehall this season. That's flat and final from Col. Jacob Ruppert, mul-ti-millionaire owner of the Yankees. In an exclusive Interview with the United Press Col. Ruppert issued (his ultimatum: "The Yankees are all eet to go without Dimaggio. He has my proposition and there’ll be no more negiotating—not even for one dollar. He either accepts the $25,000 contract or he does not play with the Yankees. I've made up my mind and I’m standing pat." The clock struck 11:30 as Col. Ruppert, neatly dressed in a gre.v doublebreasted suit and inevitable blue polka dot tie. came into his private brewery office, lie had been in the next room talking malt, hops and beer. He sat on the edge of hie huge mahogany desk and glanced at a newspaper story from San Francisco that quoted Dimaggio as saying. •i m not satisfied, that’s all. I think I’m worth more money and I want it." “Words are cheap, aren’t they” Col. Ruppert. "I think $25,000 is all Dimaggio is entitled to and that is my minal offer. Dimaggio is welcome to sign with the Yankees for that sum. If not the Yankees will get along without him.” Dimaggio asked for $40,000 when he conferred with Col. Ruppert here Jan. 21. There has been no communication since betwe* the 70-year old multi-millionaire and the 23-year-old center fielder from Fisherman's wharf. San Francisco. Col. Ruppert, who pays the highest salaries in baseball and is the sole owner of the $10,0000,000 Yankee organization, eaid that Diniaz-

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'go is the “most stubborn young man” He's encountered In bls entire baseball evperlence ar.d that Includes the boisterous Babe Ruth who once talked his pay up to fBO,1 009. 1 "I do not like the situation." conI tinned Col. Ruppert, “But I will not i make a move to sign Dimaggio. He must come to us. I do not like for people to say. ‘well, here is Ruppert arguing with a ball player over ti few thousand dollars.’ it isn’t the money, Ct's the whole organization. "You've got to 'keep balance. In two years with the Yankees Dimaggio has done extremely well. I paid him $8.00(1 the first season and $15.000 last season. His world series cuts for the two years amounted to about $12,000. That’s roughly $36,<oo If he elgns for $15,000 and even if we don't get in the world series he will have collected $60,000 in round figures so rthre yars. That's $20,000 a year. I should say lie's a well paid young man at those figures and on his way to financial in- , dependence.” — o I, i At the Training Camps By United Press • * Giants Alexandria. La., Apr. 7.-~<UJt>— | The New York Giants and Cleve- , land Indians met today in the loth * game of their spring series. The Giants took a 5-4 lead yesterday when they won the ninth game on ( a 9-0 forfeit at Longview. Texas. Umpire Claude Tobin awarded the, j ' game after a disputed decision in the ninth with the score <tied 4-4. ' Even though Julius Solters rooted j through the crowd in left field to pull down Joe Moore's fly. it was ruled a ground rule double. The Indians refused to continue and ; the fans stormed the field in pro i test to Tobin's decision. Yankees ■ Oklahoma U.iy The New York Yankees made the first of two Okla- s hotna stops on their exhibition 8 I itinerary here today. The Yanks 1 ■ broke a three-game losing streak 1 I when they blanked the Dallas € I Steers of the Texas league yesterday. Manager Joe McCarthy l changed his batting order for the 1 ! tilt and the drop from third to ' sixth evidently benefitted outfield 1 er Tommy Henrich for he got two ' hits hnd drove in the only two I runs of the game. Beggs and Had- • , ley doled out five safeties. Dodgers ) Tampa, Fla -The Brooklyn Dodg- s ers broke camp today and came ] I here to meet Rochester of the In- ] I ternational league. The Dodgers ( | lost a 10-4 decision to the Detroit | i Tigers for their 10th defeat in 17 r ■ spring starts. [ Red Sox f Spartanburg. S. C. —The Boston r i Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds met | i in their seventh game today. They ( ! played to a 2-2 tie yesterday at 9 1 Columbia that had to be called at 9 1 the end of the 10th because of I rain. It left the Red leading the I series 3-2. ( Tigers 1 Ukeland. Fla. — The Detroit 5 ' Tigers played their second minor j i league opponent today when they , l met the Toronto Maple Leafs- of 5 the International league. . Rudy | York clouted two home runs as the Tigers walloped the Brooklyn Dodgers 10-4 for their 12th victory < in 16 exhibition games yesterday, t Cubs j San Antonio, Tex. —The Chicago - Cubs joined the St. Louis Browns | today for the first of their seven- 1 game exhibition series. It will be he Brownies first start against a - major league club. They have won 15 straight against minor , leaguers, semi-pros and college j teams. The Cubs have won 10 out ■ of 16 against the White Sox and ; the Pirates and also met four minor league teams without defeat. . They nosed the White Sox 10-9 at El Paso yesterday.

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FAVOR TORONTO IN CUP SERIES Second Gaine Os Championship Hockey Series Tonight Toronto, Ont., Apr. 7 !U.P> The ; Toronto Maple Leafs were 8-5 favorites to defeat the Chicago Black Hawks tonight and 7-5 to take 1 three of the four remaining games , and win the Stanley cup. The odds-makers apparently be-1 lieved that the Hawks were playing way over their heads when they took the opener 3-1. The Hawks will be without thel services of goalie Mike Karakas and forward Mush March. Both players left for Chicago last night for treatment that manager Bill Stewart hopes will put them in shape for Sunday nights third game in Chicago. Karakas suffer , ed a broken toe in the Hawks' last , semifinal victory Sunday, and March is nursing a charle horse and other bruises after Tuesday I night's game. In Karakas' place will be Alfie j Moore, regular goalie of the Pitts- : burgh Hornets in the Internation-| al American league. It was Moore i who stopped Toronto's powerful scoring machine in the opener. The Leafs, smarting under the initial setback at the hands of the league's prize underdog team, vowed to take the next three. It must be admitted that they showed nohing of the sparkling form that enabled them to eliminate the leahue's American division champion 1 Boston Bruins in three straight. I Coach Dick Irwin blamed their ( poor showing to the long layoff be- ■ 1 tween their last game with Boston | ’ March 29 and Tuesday night s ■ game. With that skirmish under j their belts. Irwin expects them to 1 go in high gear tonight. ’ 1 o 1 . . .'I Decatur Bowling League Results | - Results of the doubles and singles events in the annual inter-, state bowling tourney, recently! concluded at the Mies alleys, fol- j low: (Decatur bowlers unless oth- ( erwise designated). It Doubles I \ Class A: Reiner-Stone (Auburn) 1215: Gallmeier-Baulkey (Fort Wayne) 1138: Hoefel-Fisher (Auburn) 1088; Scott-Sarazen (Fort Wayne) 1050. ij Class B Mutschler Stump, 1169: , Mmphy Barnes (Winchester) 1185: , Smith-Holling (Richmond) 1164; , Speheget’-Bowmr.n (Bluffton) 1141; j Farwig-Terrell (Richmond) 1115; . Spangler-Young. 1110; Green-Ladd. 1079; Ward-Mitloff (Fort Wayne) 1078; Markley-Kleinknigilt (Bluffton) 1074: Miller-Hoagland. 1063; > Rix-Kyle (Bluffton) 1054; Thornburg (Richmond) 1046; Ap-peUnan-Schneider. 1032; HobbsRamsey. 1030: Ritz-Hewitt (Richmond) 1029; Frisinger-Farrar. 1023; - Harris-Robins. 1011; Tholen-Klenk 1 (Fort Wayne) 982; Anr-Lankenau, s 955; Campbell-Bienson (Muncie) i 893. s Class B. Singles Ramsey (Fort Wayne) 620; Rix 1 (Bluffton) 611; Sarazen (Fort Wayne) 610; Ladd. 601; Miller, 1 599: Scott (Fort Wayne) 591; Hewitt (Richmond) 586; Murphy (Winchester) 585; Ward (Fort Wayne) 574. MERCHANT LEAGUE Schafer Co. Schultz 192 183 179 McClure 154 180 117 Hoile 155 212 160 Tope ... 139 163 147 Rumple 144 187 ... Walters • — - 190 Totals ...784 925 783 Bank Blakey 202 135 164 Lose 131 113 133 Knapke 134 131 115 Schamerloh.' 170 106 138 Kruckeberg . 134 149 134 Spot 20 20 20 Totals 791 654 704 Gamble's Peterson 159 169. 143 V. Bleeke 176 129 Marbaugh ... 187 187 122 Lyons 136 131 R. Woodhall 143 208 154 K. Woodhall 146 168 Totals 801 839 718 Macklin Garage Hunt 165 134 138 J. Strickler 119 136 166 Gilliom 144 178 150 G. Strickler .... 117 165 153 Macklin 159 132 137 Spot . 11l Totals 705 746 745 — Freidheim E. Bultemier 163 134 156 G. Bultemier ... 170 137 162 E. Gallmeyer 141 107 115 W. Gallmeyer 153 157 171 H. Gallmeyer 221 126 183 Spot 881 694 820' Totals 881 694 820 Decatur Upholster ; Stauffer 125 137

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— Reinking 176 147 130 Frisinger 123 IIS Brewer 193 203 209 A. Murphy 174 176 178 Borges . 158 191 Totals • 791 821 861 Van Wert f67 121 142 Royer 182 184 130, Gibson 146 173 120 Whitcraft 181 181 125 Thornton 185 167 212 Totals » 861 826 729 Monmouth B Gerke 135 134 146 E. Gerke 170 106 118; Hobrock 146 126 112 Hoile 147 15' 15' Boerger 114 114 182 Spot 33 33 33 Totals 745 671 749 , MATCH GAME Hicksville. O. Burgoyne 179 150 245 R. Carr . 192 166 224 Linquist . 211 205 222 Walker 185 148 159! Smethers 194 196 172 Totals 961 865 1022 1 Mutschler's Ahr 199 187 1781 Hoagland 172 167 2051 Mutschler 134 Mies 179 210 2111 Ladd 171 224 210' Lankenau 168 161’ Totals 855 956 965 o Former Bedford Police Head Dies Bedford. Ind . Apr. 7. — (U.PJ —A. I J. Lee. secretary-treasurer of the; National Farm Loan Association and former Lawrence county sheriff and Bedford police chief, died ; at his home here late yesterday. Funeral arrangements have not been made.

Two Boxing Crowns Threatened | Joe I»ui<t~| ! ' u-~ir L 'p — I Henry Armstrongji

Two present holders of world boxing titles face major threats to their crowns within the next two months Little Henry Armstrong, current featherweight champion, meets Barney Ross, ruler of the a 'velter class, on May 26. and is expected by many to annex his second title. Joe Louis, heavyweight king, stacks up against Max Schmeling in June and will have all he can do in the opinion of some to keep from being kayoed like he was on meeting the Uhlan last time.

* Today’s Sport Parade By Henry McLemore Daytona Beach. Fla.. Apr. 7. —, 'U.L” —Mr Rogers Hornshy was ! very involved in a plate of I spaghetti when I arrived, and the sight of this finP Italian dish prompted me to ask him his opinion on the holdout battle between Joseph Di Maggio and the New York Yankees. I got a quick and decisive reply. I One always does with Hornsby. The man may have his fauUs, but no one ever accused him oPJbeating around the conversational bush. ) ”Di Maggio should come in on that $25.(810 contract like It was a low liner," Rogers answered. “I ] mean come in on it fast and sign ' before he finds himself spending j the summer in San Francisco. Now. I’m a firm believer in a ball ; player getting as much pay as possible, but there’s always a limit. I’m afraid Joe has got it into his head that he is another Babe Ruth. Well, he isn’t, and he never will lie. There won’t be another i piece of baseball goods like the Babe during our lifetime. Or Di Maggio’s either. He s not evej a I Gehrig for my dough. Or a Chari ley Gehringer.” The Rajah went to his right for a bit of spaghetti, handled it deftly. and continued: 1 “This is Di Maggio's third season in the majors and he sneers at | twenty-five grand. That’s serious , sneering. I don’t want to boast, but I was a pretty fair country ball player in my day and do you know what I got—and was glad to get i —for my second season in the majors? The fine sum of $2,000. And I hit .313. To my way of thinking, no player is a major lea- : gue star until he has proved it over a stretch of four or five years. Di Maggio ought to stop and consider how lucky he was that he

—7 * General Electric Bowling Results J G. E. INTERDEPT "A" Flanges Schultz m IM 189 Omlor 141 213 150 Busse 196 -157 144 Gallogly ' 1«2 I*l Schafer 124 159 I Shackley 134 Totals 791 81»« 803 j Stators Haubold 109 129 128 Crist 1 30 ’*« 187 1 Spade .120 138 I<3 Woods I" 8 1"“ ’ 56 McDougal ~ 147 204 J 25 Totals 684 786 719 Assembly , l,cr 124 184 165 | A | ir 106 163 119 CtaM 156 136 190 Mclntosh 154 191 147 143 143 143 Totals *B3 817 764 Night Men Lineman 138 156 149 F Geary 13" 176 Blackburn 160 168 151 Warn n 195 188 IM Johnson 161 166 188 143; Totals 784 854 821 , Office 18. Gage 145 153 i lAinkenau 156 161 158ifHancher 220 169 158 1 ’ l.dtz 152 172 154 All er H 2 158 158 Braun '44 Totals 785 813 772 Tool Room ,Eady IM U» 171 1 Stanley 189 157 151 1 | Lister 190 165 166 Bml 168 194 153 | D. Gage 107 Schneider 147 165 . Totals 760 821 806 i Rotors ’ King . 146 176 1.8 i Reynolds ... 147 233 144; Breim-r 160 161 1841 Cochran 107 145 160 1 Miller 167 190 151 . I —— — I 1 Totals 729 915 817; Welders Lengerich 143 128 146 Bnmnegraff 207 160 174 I Keller 192 152 146 ' I G. Gage ... 132 157 163 Hoagland 192 196 150 Totals 866 793 779) o PHONE SERVICE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) 1 itself in a strip of territory which ' includes Decatuf. Mr. Ehinger stated that service to Berne and other points south may not be resumed tor several days. No accurate estimate of . the damage suffered by the telephone company could be made to- ’ day. James Murphy, manager of the Decatur office of the Western Un-1 ion Telegraph company, said this ‘ | morning that the company is mainI taining service in all directions. Little Damage M. J. Mylott, superintendent of the light department of the municipal plant, stated this morning that little damage had been caused light lines by the storm A few poles are reported down in the country, and five or six residences in the city are without signed with the Yankees. What do you think lie would be making if he had sign'ed with the Browns or the Athletics or Washington? A man who kicks about the Yan-1 kees pay is plum ungrateful. Di Maggio ought to sit down and ponder on what Joe Medwick is getting this year. That Medwick is a pretty handy man to have on a ball team, too.” I asked Hornsby if he had read any of the articles concerning the relative merits of the American and National leagues. “Yeah, I’ve read most of them. You know, I read other things besides the daily racing form, all reports to the contrary. And if you want my opinion, it is that the two leagues are about equal in strength. The American has more long distance hitters, and a livelier ball. On the other hand, the National has many more outstanding pitchers. The season that the American has been more successful In world series is that the Am eriefih has a habit of developing one great club that not only crushes the other teams in the league, but the National winner as well. The boys in the National always put on a hotter race and the winner is under tremendous pressure right down to the wire. I think that hurts the National, league's series chances, physically and mentally.” Hornsby, you might like to know, I | thinks the Yankees will dominate the American this year. Di Maggio or no Di Maggio, and that the Cubs will come home in the National. (Copyright 1938 by UP.)

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