Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 148, Decatur, Adams County, 23 June 1938 — Page 8

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JUNIOR LEGION TEAM RALLIES FOR VICTORY Scores 7 Runs In Seventh To Win; Berne Defeats Rotary Apparently holeless beaten, the Decatur Legion team came from far behind to tally seven runs in the last of the seventh inning to edge out a 10-9 victory over Pleasant Mills in an Adams county junior league game Wednesday afternoon at Worthman Field. The game was literally handed to the Legion team, as Harmon, Pleasant Mills httrler, Jost all semblance of control in the final inning, walking four men and allowing three hits to permit seven runs to cross the plate. McMillen's error in this inning, the only miscue made by Pleasant Mills, was also disastrous. The Legion team, aided by three walks, scored three times in the sixth. The winners obtained only four hits but Harmon walked 11 men and hit two batters. Berne, exhibiting timely hitting and taking advantage of errors, defeated the Decatur Rotary team at Berne Wednesday afternoon, 7 to 4. Rotary outhit Berne, 7 to 5, but could not bunch their hits as effectively. Legion AB RHE Hackman, ss .4103 Lose. If 2 0 0 0 Porter, If ... 0 1 0 0 Voglewede, lb 12 0 1 Hoffman, c 3 110 McGill, 3b 3 110 Cbilcote, p 3 2 1 01 Bolinger, cf 3 1 0 01 Koeneman. rs 2 0 1 0 K. Schnepp, 2b . ... 0 0 0 1 Friedt, 2b 0 10 0’ Totals2l 10 4 5 Pleasant Mills AB R H E McMillen. 2b 4 2 11 Clark, c 4 2 3 0 Everett. 3b . 4 1 0 0 bongenberger. lb .... 4 12 0 Harmon, p 4 0 10 RKnsaKßaezaaEZxa

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1 4 —— ♦ Junior Baseball Schedule Os Week Is Listed Below I Lions League Thursday, 9 a. m.—Giants vs. i Yankees. % 10 a. ni.—Cubs vs. Red Sox. 1 Friday. 9a. tn. Pirates vs. Tigers. 10 a. tn. —Indians vs. Cards. Archer, If' 4 0 0 0 Noll, cf 3 12 0 Sovine. rs 3 11 0 Holloway, ss 3 1 0 0 Totals .... 33 9 10 1 Score by innings: Pleasant Mills 103 004 1— 9 Legion 000 003 7—-10 Berne AB R H E Luginbill, 2b 4 0 0 0 Neuenschwander, p 4 11 0 Stinky, lb 4 0 10 J. Baumgartner, ss 3 11 2 R. Lehman, rs 4 0 1 0 Lefever, If 3 10 0 H. Baumgartner, c 110 0 H. Lehman, cf 3 10 1 Liechty, 3b 3 2 10 Totals 29 7 5 3 Rotary Aif R H E Bolinger. 3b 4 0 2 1 Woodhall, rs 4 110 Baker, ss "31.01 Shamerloh. p . ... 3 11 1 Melchi. 2b 3 0 2 1 Elliott. If 3 0 l> 0 Lynch. lb 3 11 1 Koldewey. c 3 0 0 0 Huffman, cf 3 0 0 0 Totals 29 4 7 5 Score by innings: Rotary 000 003 I—41 —4 Berne 002 311 x—7 STANDINGS I NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. New York 35 22 .814 Chicago 34 25 .576 Cincinnati 31 23 .574 Pittsburgh 30 23 .566 Boston - 27 25 .519 St. Louis 24 30 .444 Brooklyn 23 34 .404 Philadelphia 14 36 .280 . - AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. Cleveland 36 20 .643 Boston 33 24 .579 New York .... 31 24 .564 Washington .31 3(1 .508 Detroit . 30 29 .508 Philadelphia ... 25 30 .455 Chicago 20 32 .385 St. Ixtuis 18 35 .340 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League St. Louis 4. Boston 2. New York 6. Cincinnati 4. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, to be played later. Chicago at Philadelphia, rain. American League Cleveland 3-7, New York 1-1. Chicago 16, Washington 3. Detroit 8. Boston 3. Detroit 8, Boston 3. Philadelphia 7. St. Louis 1. LEADING BATTERS Player Club GAB R H Pct. Averill, Indians 56 208 48 81 .390 Lombardi, Reds . 43 159 22 58 .365 Martin. Phillies. .. 50 203 33 72 .355 Travis, Senators 61 238 37 85 .353 Chapman. Ath 35 119 23 42 .353 —o HOME RUNS Foxx, Red Sox 20 York. Tigers 19 Greenberg. Tigers 17 Goodman. Reds 1* Ott, Giants 1® o I'rnrte tn A Cnoil Town — Preitw

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MAX SCHMELING NO MATCH FOR ■I LOUIS'POWER Joe Louis Annihilates German Fighter In Opening Round New York, June 23—(UP)— J Max Schmeling, confined to a hospital bed with a painful back injury inflicted by the fists of Joe Louis, today demanded another chance to win the heavyweight championship from the "Brown Bomber.” Although it may be three weeks before Max again is able to walk and perhaps months be- j fore he dare to exercise violently, the black-haired German claimed that he was prevented from making his best shewing last night because of a sudden unexpected blow which virtually paralyzed him. By Henry McLemore (UP. Staff Correspondent) New York, June 23 (U.R) —Joe Louis is swifter than the chair, quicker than the hempen noose. , Only the guillotine can match him as a killer. The brown-skinned boy shuffled out before some 70,000 people in Yankee stadium and finished off Max Schmeling. and his •challenge for the world’s heavyweight title, in 124 seconds. The chair takes four minutes to finish a man, the noose longer. Even lightning iu<Mt bow to Louis, because it only strikes once. He struck a dozen times. Each blow took its toll, and the toll was a heavy one. The final one sent Schmeling pitching forward on his , face. His only sign of life, as the referee counted over him. was a twitching of his feet. Schmeling was so badly hurt his' body still throbbed huerrs after the fight, and his manager Joe Jacobs, fearing that his spine or right kidney may have been injur- ’ ed seriously by a blow which Schmeling claimed was foul, took him to Poly-Clinic hospital at 3 a. m. X-ray pictures were taken' but Schmeling was not admitted as | a patient. He spent the night in I Jacobs' home. Physicians will ex-' amine the pictures today to de-j termine the extent of the damage. ' Schmeling's defeat was not something one would like to see again The utter disintegration of an athlete is painful to watch, even when it takes years. Sehmeling's disintegration, from a superb physical specimen to a helpless hopeless, bleeding object required i just two minutes and four seconds. One moment the spolights picked him out and accentuated the brightness of his eyes, the rhythm of his muscles, the eager life of him. In little more time than a [ breath is held, those same spotlights picked him out again—picked him out on the floor, and not standing up. He lay sprawled face down. He quivered as a beaten, hurt body quivers. One moment a sculptor s model, i the next something that had to be carried away. Looking back over last night's fight, one is thankful that this i boxing championship, the most ' primitive of sports, was held in a civilized setting. Had it been held in a jungle, with survival and not the title at stake, it is not exaggeration to say that Schmeling, the weaker man. would be dead. Louis shed his mercy as easily as he did his bathrobe last night. When the bell rang, and the huge crowd came to its feet with a roar that shook the stone and steel of Yankee stadium, Louis shuffled out for the kill. At his mammy's knee in Alabama. Louis was taught that vengeance belongs to Him on high, jut for the time, he forgot all that, and in his desire to wipe out the beating that the German gave him two years ago, he took vengeance into his own hands. For some 15 seconds he stalked the German. Then he struck. With a drum fire of rights and lefts, he drove Max into the ropes, where he hung, helpless. Louis beat him w thout answer. Louis probably would have finished him there, ; ;l

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As Schmeling Hit Canvas to End Title Fight * —■■■——,■ !■ ————i—««■■■■—' “lA. ■ 1 ■ Joe Louis Max Schmeling Referee Arthur Donovan

Dramatic first-round finish of the Schmeling-Louis i world's heavyweight championship bout is shown above, as Challenger Max sinks lo the canvas under steady fire of the Brown Bomber's dynamite gloves.

beating him senseless while he still stood upright, had not referee Arthur Donovan waved Louis back, and started counting. i Donovan had just said “one!” when Schmeling somehow untangled himself and gallantly walked I out toward his enemy. Left hooks ' brought his hands down, and as they dropped. Louis fired a right that floored him for a count of i two. The fact that the German got; ! up at two was proof of his state. ! A fighter who knows what’s going I on stays down as long as he can. and gives his head every chance ( to dear. When Schmeling came to his feet, he was in no condition to tight. Had you seen him on the | J street in the shape he was in, you ' I would have rushed to his side to 1 keep him from falling, and asked i someone to call a doctor. But | I there was no one to succor Max, no one to comfort him. Instead of a helper, he was faced by a man who wanted to punish him I unto death. Louis drove home a right hand that turned Schmeling’s head clear around, and as he grotesquely looked backward, he must have seen that night in June iiwo years ago when he was the I killer, and Louis the persecuted. I Louis must have seen it too. because he moved in and viciously ( beat Max to the floor. As DonI ovan counted, a towel came fluttering in from the German s corn- | er. It said: “Kamerad!" But the German was no quitter. Through the mist and the blood he saw the towel too, and he rose, shaking, to his feet. i He got up, knowing what was ! coining.- He wasn't wrong. He got it. A left, a twisting, dirty left, snapped his head to one side, exposing the whole expanse of the left side of his face. Like a rifleman in a Coney Island target range, who waits until the duck i comes round. Louis drew a bead on that German jaw. With the same “W-H-O-O-S-H” that the big blade'drops, his nut brown fist drove home. j That was all. Donovan’s counting was just a gesture now. He could have run through all the numbers up to 900, and it wouldn’t have done Max any good. People yelled. Lights flashed. Announcers bellowed through their contrivances. People yelled some more. Louis pulled on his bathrobe and walked down the steps. And then Schmeling, to his everlasting credit, showed the finest spirit, the nicest manners, any fighter ever showed. Still hurt, in heart and head, with every hope shattered, he made his way across I the ring in time to throw a glove around Louis' shoulders. It was almost the only time he touched (him all night. He smiled, and said the German equivalent of “congratulations.” And as he started to climb through the ropes, i a little photographer pushed him ( back and asked for one more pose. Max stepped back, stood i there and let the little man take ( a careful picture of a Schmeling you know he would like to forget. Near Riot Gary, Ind., June 23.—(U.R>—Police and firemen quelled a near riot after the Louis-Schmeling fight last night when more than 1,000 persons threatened three negro youths, suspected in the shooting of a white woman. The trouble began when about 24 negoes, celebrating Louis s vicj tory, drove their automobiles into

i Louis and Referee Arthur Donovan stand over the I unconscious fighter. Witnessed by more than 80,I 000 spectators, the fight ended after two minutes I and tour seconds of fierce, one-sided punching.

YANKEES DROP ’ DOUBLE HEADER TO CLEVELAND Indians Score Twin Victory To Drop Yanks Farther Behind i New York. June 2? —(UP) —The panicky New York Yankees today were in full retreat before the pennant drive of the Cleveland Indians. Beaten three times in succession by the tribe, the Yanks dropped to 4’,£ games from the top and were I in the throes of one of their wofst ' slumps since they ascended the baseball pinnacle two years ago. ago. Yesterday's disaster before 67,459 who packed Cleveland's municipal stadium and saw the Indians win a double-header, the Yanks hoped to salvage one game of the series today 'behind Butnp Hadley, lately promoted to a starting pitcher. Earl Whitehill, venerable Cleveland southpaw, will oppose him. It took only three hits for the Indians to beat the Yanks in the first game yesterday, 3-1. Lary walked, Campbell singled and Lefty Gometz threw Hale's bunt wildly past third permitting two runs to score and setting up another. Those three first inning runs spelled defeat for Gomez. In the second game Johnny Allen yielde doly four hits as the Indians won. 7-1. Vernon Kennedy scored his lOht victory as Detroit trumphed over the Boston Red Sox. 8-3. Lefty Grove was driven from the box and suffered his second defeat. Hank Greenberg hit Homer No. 17. Jimmy Foxx regained the home run with No. 20. The defeat dropped the Red Sox SVa games behind the Indians. Pinky Higgins, who set a major league record Tuesday by running up 12 straight hits, went hltless. In the other two American League games the Chicago White Sox crushed Washington. 16-3, and the Philadelphia Athletics won from the EL Louis Browns, 7-1. Outfield;er Henry Steinbacher tied a major league record by getting 6 hits in 6 times at bat. Monty Stratton won his fifth game. Earl Brucker's three his and George Caster’s 8-hit pitch-. ing featured the A’s victory. New York Giants, with a revised lineup which benched first 'baseman Johnny McCarthy for Sam Leslie, beat back the Cincinnati Reds, 6-4 A 3-run rally in the eighth won for ihe Giants. With the bags loaded Leslie singled home two runs and Bartell drove in the other. The vic- ( a white residential district. Several shots were fired from one of the cars, containing the three youths. One bullet struck Mrs. Harry Nehring, 40, white, in the , side. In a few minutes an angry crowd ! had gathered and surrounded the machine from which the shots had been fired. The negroes refused to get out. Their companions had fled. A riot call brought every policeman on duty and two companies of firemen. Men shouted lynch threats. The crowd dispersed when the firemen threatened to use a fire hose to break up the ■ gathering. The negroes, all from Gary, were taken to police head- ' ( quarters and held for questioning. ■

• tory increased the Giants' lead to two games over the idle Cubs. With a triple and a homer Joe i Medwiuk led the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bees in the only other National League game. Yesterday's Hero —Henry Steinbacher. White Sox Rookie who hit 1 safely six times in one game to tie . a major league record as Chicago pommeled Washington for a 16-3 victory. o Indiana U. Fails To Appoint Net Mentor Bloomington, Ind., June 23. —<U.R) —7ae Indiana University athletic board failed last night to appoint a successor to Everett Dean, basketball and baseball coach who has accepted a coaching position at Stanford University. o Sport Parade By Henry McLemore 4 — ♦ New York, June 23. —(U.R>— Fight log of a sportswriter seated in seat 8, row A. working press Tingside Yankee stadium. Entered stadium at 8:30 p. m. and was caught in rip tide of humans occasioned by arrival of Robert Taylor, a Nebraska country boy whose only weaknesses are little pig sausages and Barbara Stanwyck. Managed to make way down aisle behind inTerference led by Max Baer, who cheerfully admitted he was glad he didn't have to get in the ring with Joe Louis. ' "Everybody says 1 quit to Louis when I fought him.” Maxie said. “Well, that's not here or there, but Hl tell you one thing—when people see me executed they’re going to have to pay more than 25 bucks a seat for the privilege. And that was the top price that night.” If that's a tip-off on what will happen if Joe and Max meet in September —well, you’re welcome to it. Watched Gene Tunney come Prussian-haircutting clown the aisle and try to explain to friends his reasons for picking both Louis and Schmeling in the fight. That’s what Gene did. you know. At 9:23, 17 minutes before Joe and Max were scheduled to enter the ring there didn’t seem to be a single empty seat. Os course, there probably were plenty of ( them, because the human eye [ couldn't see past the ringside rows, so thoroughly had promoter Mike Jacobs seen to it that everyone who wanted to pay S3O for a seat was granted the privilege. The last ringside row was oh the front porch of the home of a Yonkers citizen, some 17 miles from the scene of action. I Alvin Bray, a Californian whose only qualification as a fighter is that he is the same color as Joe Louis, and Abe Simon, who hasn’t even that to his credit, stumbled , through, six dreadful rounds and ' then the principals came in. Joe Louis and Max Schmeling. They came in a rush of policemen, a wild, whirling rush of sound that broke, and broke again on the stadium walls. Louis sat directly above me, no more than an arm’s length away. He wore the same blue sik bathrobe, the same inscrutable expression. He tapped his feet nervously, and was reluctant to speak to Schmeling when the German, with a smile ' this wide on his face, shuffled ( across the ring. To attract Joe’s attention,

Schmeling cuffed him good nutur edly on the shoulder. Dempsey was brought Into the ring And Tuttney, and Tony Galento and Max Baer and Tommy Farr. The cheer for Dempsey drowned out the greeting to all.the others. Schmeling was introduced. Hands up. grinning, his welcome was sprinkled with boos. Ixtuis was introduced, and was met with the biggest band of his career. Donovan talked to them. "Let’ll go,” he said. The bell banged. Some customers complained of the brevity of the fight. They .should remember that it took Louis longer to finish his job 2:04 than it did War Admiral to win the derby. (Copyright. 1938, by UP.) o GOV. TOWNSEND (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) LaGrange and a few other friends Prison officials say he realizes he has no hope for a reprieve and is resigned to death. He has completely recovered from police bullet wounds sus'ained when he was pursued by a posse after shooting

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