Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 11 June 1938 — Page 6

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Junior Baseball Leagues Open Next Wee

MORE THAN 150 BOYS TO PLAY IN 2 LEAGUES Recreation Department! Conducts Junior Baseball Here A comprehensive program of j baseball for the youth of Decatur | and Adams county will be launched next week under the direction of George F Laurent, recreation sup-1 ervisor for Decatur and Adams, county. Two distinct leagues have been ' formed, with four teams entered in the Adams County Junior League,, and eight Decatur teams in the Lions Recreational League. Two games will be played weekly in the league for older boys, while eight games are on the schedule i each week in the league of younger i boys. More than 150 boys of Decatur! and Adams county this year will be under direct, adequate recrea-, tional supervision for the first time ( in history, with approximately 60 in the older division and more than ’ 100 in the younger group. This supervised recreation is ■ made possible for these boysl through the WPA recreation de-j partinent. aided by the local execu-i tive committee, and various civic organizations of the city. Junior League Four teams are in the Junior I League, two from Decatur, sponsored respectively by the Rotary | club and Adams post number 43 of ■ the American Legion. Other teams ■ in this league are Berne and Pleas- i ant Mills. George Thoms, chairman of the l Rotary athletic committee, is man-1 ager of the Rotary team, with Carl i (Molly) Mies, former minor league, hurler, as coach. Harry Knapp, athletic officer for j Adams post, is in charge of the i Legion team, whose coach has not I definitely been selected. Pleasant Mills and Berne teams will be guided by the high school coaches in those towns. Gerald Vizard of Pleasant Mills and Judson Erne of Berne. All games in the Junior League are to be of seven innings. The Junior League schedule follows: June 15 Pleasant Mills vs Ro-1

Boxing TUESDAY, June 14 8:30 o’clock p. m. HOAG L A N D HIGH SCHOOL 5 BOUTS 3 Rounds each. GOLDEN GLOVE Fighters Sponsored by the Hoagland Lions club. 55c 40c 25c

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II I ■ 1 tary at Decatur. June 16 Berne vs Legion at Decatur. June 22 Rotary vs Berne at Berne. 1 June 22- Pleasant Mills vs Leg- | ion at Decatur. June 29 Rotary vs Legion at Decatur. June 29 Pleasant Mills vs Herne at Berne. July 7 Pleasant Mills vs Rotary at Decatur. July 7— Legion vs Berne at Berne July 14—Rotary vs Berne at Decatur. July 15 —Pleasant Mills vs Legion at Decatur. July 21—Legion vs Rotary at Decatur. July 21 Pleasant Mills vs Berne at Berne. All games are scheduled to start promptly at 4 p. tn., and managers are asked to have their teams ready i to start at the above hour. Members of the Legion team are: W. Schnepp. L. Koldewey, J. McGill. J. Kitchen. L. Hackman. J. | McConnell. K Schnepp, W. Voglewede. W. Melchi. W. Roop. R. Hess. R. Porter. M. Freidt, T. Bol- | inger. D Fuhrman. N. Lose and H ! Gehrig. Members of the Rotary team are: F. Schamerloh. J. Highland. W. Lynch, R. Walter. R. Bolinger. A I Baker. K. Chilcote, K. Gaunt, W. i Kuhnle, V. Tanvas, F. Hoffman, R. Lord. J. Wickizer. S. Hain. J. Haz- ! elwood. N. Hess and R. Fennig. Lions League* The Lions Recreation League. I formed of eight teams of younger : boys, is sponsored jointly by the | Decatur Lions club and the recreaI lion department. Games will bo played at 9 and ! 10 a. m. in the mornings of Tues- ' day, Wednesday. Thusday and Friday. starting next week. I All games in this league are to be of five innings. The teams ; have been divided into the National i and American leagues, and the winI tiers in the two leagues will meet l at the end of the season in a "Little World Series.” Players are asked to bring their I own gloves if possible, other equip--1 inent such as bats, balls, catcher's | equipment will lie furnished by the recreation department. Each player should retain a copy 1 of the schedule printed here today, to avoid any misunderstanding Team captains are responsible for their teams. Players whose names do not appear on any of the teams are asked to register with the recreation supervisor. League Schedule June 14 — 9-Indians vs Giants. 10-Yankees vs Cubs. June 15 —9-Red Sox vs Pirates. 10-Tigers vs Cards. June 16 — 9-Indians vs Cubs. 10-Giants vs Pirates. June 17 ■ — 9-Yankees vs Cards. 10-Red Sox vs Tigers. June 21 — 9-Yankees vs Red Sox. 10-Giants vs Tigers. June 22 — 9-Cubs vs Cards. 10-Indians vs Pirates. June 23 — 9-Giants vs Yankees. 10-Cubs vs Red Sox. June 24 — 9-Pirates vs Tigers. 10-Indians vs Cards. June 28 — 9-Indians vs Tigers. 10-Cards vs Red Sox. June 29 — 9-Pirates vs Yankees. 10-Cubs vs Giants. June 30 — 9-Indians vs Red Sox. 10-Tigers vs Yankees. July 1 — 9-Cards vs Giants. 10-Pirates vs Cubs. July 6 — 9-Cards vs Pirates. 10-Tigers vs Cubs. July 7 — 9-Red Sox vs Giants. 10-Indians vs Yankees. Team Members American Indians —D. Terveer, Capt.; Leo Miller, Herb Welker. Herman Hammond. A. Faurote. Walter i Sudduth, Carl Rash. Richard Forej man. Ed Boknecht. Leßoy Bailey, James Meyer, Gordon Selking, Billy Bromer. James King. Red Sox Pat Hackman, Capt.; Donald Ridenbach, Theo. Eyanson. Floyd Reed, Richard Fairchild, Ken McConnell. Leslie Hunter, Douglas Neidigh, Jack Garner. John Spahr, Fred Coffee, Vernon Roth, Roger Staley. Tom Colter. Yankees —Murvel Andrews, Capt. Donald Faurote, Richard Eichom, Robert Klepper, Jim Holthouse, Robert Schmitz, George Andrews, Ivan Howard, Dale VonGunton, Junior Pickford, David Langston. | Billy Marbaugh, Lewis Smith, BerI nard Brooks. Tigers—Paul Lard. Capt.; Harold Johnson, Bernard Eyanson, Max Colchin, Raymond lohnson, James Strickler, Fred Sudduth, Vilas Elzey, George Alton. Brice Briner, Adrian Girard, Keith Gilpen, Roger Knapp, Bob Christen. National Giants —Robert Kuhnle, Capt.; Tom Roop, Bind Holthouse. Harvey Minch. Maurice Colchin, Paul Richard. Rex Heare, Richard Leichtenstiger, Cal Peterson, William Beery, James Eichom, Richard Gehrig. Frank Young. Paul Morgan. Pirates —Lewis Schnepp. Capt.; Leo Ulman, Joe Keller, Robert McClenahan, Robert Hunter, James Cochran, Eugene Melchi, Dale Beer, Junior Pickford, Eugene Foreman, Glen Donnell, Arthur Franz, Ronald Stucky, Robert August. Cubs—Max Heare, Capt.; Lavere Kitchen, Don Lobsiger, Paul Wol- 1

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EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second of a series of five stories about ex-champions who couldn't come back. By BILL BRAUCHER Central Press Sports Editor SPECKLED Bob Fitzsimmons 1 1 was 40 years old when he tried; to recover the heavyweight title I from James J. Jeffries at Mechanics' Pavilion in San Francisco. July! 25. 1902. Fitz had won the heavyweight I crown when he was 35 by paralyzI ing Jim Corbett with the famous' solar plexus punch, a wallop to a nerve center in the abdomen. Two years later he had lost it to Jeff by a knockout in the eleventh round at Coney Island Athletic club. Goes Rolling Along Lanky Bob went on fighting after Jeff dethroned him. Early in 1900 he knocked out Jim Daly and Ed Dunkhorst just for practice. Later in the year when Gus Ruhlin, the Akron Giant, was clamoring for a bout with Jeffries, Fitz agreed to | take him for a warmup. Ruhlin 1 had beaten Tom Sharkey and was regarded as No. 1 challenger. It was a warmup all right—fori Fitz. The cunning ex-champion, | though 38 years old. out-smarted' and outfought the big puncher, from Akron, finally knocking him 1 out with a right to the jaw in the ’ sixth round. Then Tom Sharkey felt the urge. | He challenged Fitz, and though Bob had just finished fighting I Ruhlin, he took on Sharkey just | two weeks after meeting the Akron | Giant. Fitz knocked out Sharkey | in two rounds, and immediately pert, Robert Laurent, James Brennan, Earl Bromer. Joe Wolpert, Alvin Pickford, Bud Crider. Robert' Mutschler, Doyle Krick. Dick j Sheets, Bill Butler. Cards — Bernard Meyer, Capt.; ■ VVm. Baker, Richard Briede, Rich-! aid Linn. Jack Porter, David Smith , Roy Friedley, Norman Steury,. Jerome Reed. Paul Hawkins, Ar-' thur Braun, Vernon Johnson, Earl Venis, James Whitehurst.

Ruins of Army Plane in Which Eight Died I \ * * --ssRWv ... Charred wreckage in Illinois field

Here is tho charred wreckage of the giant U. S. j army bomber which crashed on a farm near Delevan, 111., after being struck by lightning.

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challenged Jeffries. At that time the Horton law. which permitted J 25-round bouts in New York state, was on its last legs, and Fitz I wanted Jeff to meet him before! the law went out. Jeff refused. I saying the time was too short to I I get into shape. Disappointed., I Fitzsimmons announced his retire-: j ment in 1900 when the law was 1 j repealed. He was 38, and had | i enough to live on comfortably. Off the Shelf ; Fitz remained in retirement for more than a year. But sports ! writers began smoking up a bout between Jeff and Fitz in 1901. How would the clever Fitz, with his great boxing skill and terrific punch stack up against the ap-i r parently unconquerable Jeffries? I The question was asked repeatedly ! on the sports pages, and many believed Speckled Bolt would be able to outwit big Jeff. Fitz was a middleweight, tipping the beam at about 160 pounds, while Jeff weighed 215. Jeff was willing, and the talk I back attempt July 25, 1902. Though. I finally lured Fitz into his come- | 40 years old Fitzsimmons trained I ; splendidly. He was in fine physi-l J cal condition when he stepped in-1 | to the ring in the open-air pavilion ' iin San Francisco to meet the I grizzly. Experts had written that Fitz I probably would not risk getting' ' close to the powerful punching [ I boilermaker early in the fight, but! j would depend upon his skill (get | on his bicycle) until Jeff was worn I | down, and then would punch him I | around enough to win on points. Starts to Slay Jeff But that wasn't the way Fitz fought. At the opening gong thei challenger rushed out and began ■to lace Jeffries. Not only did he I hammer Jeff's face into a bloody I pulp, but he avoided the rushes of ■ the infuriated champion without I damage. For three rounds Jeffries ( was unable to hit the lanky phan- . tom before him. But in the fourth Fitz slipped. And as he did, Jeff planted a thudding left into Bob's ribs. That

probably was the haymaker that ' won the fight, for it slowed Fitz; to a walk, and Jeff began to land i regularly. Fitz fought back with everything, he had, refusing to run away from I ’ the ruinous puncher who shook him , from top to bottom every time one ■ : of those bone-crushing blows hit: ’ home. In the eighth round. Jeff! scored with a left to the body that I made Fitz drop his hands. As the I challenger's guard went down. Jeff! brought the same thundering left \ to the point of the chin. Fitz; swayed, fell to his hands and knees, tried vainly to rise. Referee Eddie Graney's count tolled the end of another comeback attempt by a great old battler. Next: Jeffries Takes His Turn. STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. New York 30 16 .652 ! Chicago 29 19 .604 Boston 21 19 .525 | Cincinnati. 23 21 .523 Pittsburgh . 22 21 .512 I St. Louis 19 25 .423 : Brooklyn 20 27 .426 Philadelphia 12 28 .300 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. Cleveland 29 17 .630 i New York 26 19 .578 ! Boston 25 20 .556 j Washington 27 23 .540 i Detroit 23 24 .489 ! Chicago 17 24 .415 Philadelphia 18 26 .409 St. Louis 15 27 .357 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 2. New York 3, St. Louis 1. Brooklyn at Chicago, rain. Boston at Cincinnati, rain. American League Chicago 15, Boston 2. New York 8, Cleveland 2. St. Louis 8. Philadelphia 4. Detroit 7, Washington 6 (10 innings).

Bodies of the plane’s eight occupants were scattered amid the debris, each with a parachute strapped on. The plane was flying to Denver.

STORM MUSED PLANE CRASH Lightning May II a v e Struck Giant U. S. Army Bomber Delavan. 111.. June ll —(U.R) —Maj Roy W. Camblin said today that , the giant army bomber which | crashed near here yesterday, kill-1 ing three officers and five enlisted men, "apparently disintegrated'’ in the air. either from lightning, rough handling or severe air currents. The plane, a silver, twin-motored i Douglas, plunged through black 1 ■ storm clouds shortly before noon ; j and was struck by swirling winds ! | of a violent thunderstorm as the | ' pilot attempted to glide it to a soy | I bean field. The right wing sheared | off and the ship crashed from an ■ altitude of 500 feet and burned. I scattering wreckage and bodies of the victims over a quarter of a mile of the field. Witnesses said the ship was ' streaking flames before it fell. It was returning to Denver, Col., I from a routine training flight to the U. S. army base — Chanute Field at Rantoul, 111. The crash occurred on the farm of Carey Youle. a mile and a quarter northeast of Delavan. The town is in central Illinois, 15 miles south of j Peoria. i Major Camblin, head of a special army board of investigation from Chanute Field, was the last of 13 witnesses who testified last night ! 1 l>efore a coroner's jury. j . “Based upon a conjecture of what , I saw and the testimony I have heard at this inquest and from witnesses at the scene of the crash, ! there is no doubt left that the plane ! apparently disintegrated in the ' air." he said. “The cause was i ! either from being struck by light-1 ! ning or from severe stresses set up l>y rough handling or severe air 1 currents due to the storm. "It appears that the pilot might , have pulled the nose of the plane lup too quickly. We haven't been | able to establish that the plane was struck by lightning. We still i are trying to determine the actual j contributory cause." He said instances of planes being ! struck by lightning are rare but 'are known.” In such cases, he said, little damage has been done. “If the elevator (tail flap) had been struck or weakened,” he said, “it would set up terrific vibrations which might lead to collapse of the plane. Twisted wires in the wreckage gave evidence there had been crystallization of metal." Capt. Hugo P. Rush, member of the investigation board, said the right wing was torn away at its base. It fell about 300 yards away

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These striking photos depict in remarkable fashion I the manner in which Leonard Mendenhall met death when his car went into a fatal spin during a race at Hammond, Ind. The lower picture ehows an

from the fuselage. 'The plane may have been struck! by lightning, as witnesses have' said, but we believe the fire occurr-‘ I ed after the crash.” Some of the witnesses said there, was an explosion in mid-air, others, that an explosion occurred as the fuselage nosed deep into the muddy field All said they saw a “ball of fire" I come from the plane as it came out of the storm clouds. Russell McCloud. Delavan, said | I the plane was in flames and "struck | the ground, bounded Into the air and exploded.” Fred Bloom, a farmer, said he saw the wing break off. "The earth was shaken when the plane crashed.” he said. The jury returned an open ver-1 •diet that the victims died from! I causes unknown.

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emergency squad wheeling the car o a j doWtl Mendenhall hanging out of the! coc I o£ his with a broken neck, following the streamlined racer.

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