Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 167, Decatur, Adams County, 16 July 1938 — Page 6

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TENNIS TEAMS PLAY SUNDAY Second District League Team At Home Sunday; Others At Warsaw Th* Decatur tennis association team In the Second district league will play its first home match of the season Sunday afternoon at the Smith Ward courts. The local team, which has gained an even break In two league matches played to date, will be host to the Bluffton team, which has lost both of its matches. Members of the Decatur team are David Macklin, Vance Fenlmore. Rollie Affolder and Harold Strickler. Affolder this week brought statewide attention, with his victory in the boys' division in the Western Lawn tennis association district tourney, held at Fort Wayne. In the northeastern Indiana league, the Decatur team will play at Warsaw Sunday afternoon. Members of this team are: James Cowan, Harold Hoffman. Paul Handier. Bud Townsend. Meredith Cline and Vernon Affolder. The standing of teams in the secund district league is as follows: W. L. Pct. Huntington ... 2 0 1.000 Wabash 2 0 1.000 Kokomo .11 .500 Decatur 11 -500 Peru ♦. 0 2 .000 Bluffton 0 2 .000 o SOFTBALL GARD IS ANNOUNCED Two Games Will Be Played On Three Nights Next Week Three exhibition games and three Adams county softball league games are on the scheduel for play Monday. Tuesday and Thursday nights of next week at the South Ward diamond One exhibition game will be played each of the three nights, starting ai.7,qklock, each to be followed by a regular league contest. Three of the strongest softball teams in Fort Wayne have been Ixwked for the week's exhibition schedule. St. Joe A. C., General Electric and Throp’s Lunch. Following is the schedule for the week: Monday—Berne ve St. Joe A. C. of-Fort Wayne; Berne vs. Decatur VTfT Tuesday—Casting vs Fort Wayne G. E.; Cloverleaf vs Pleasant Mills. Thursday—Cloverleaf vs. Throp’s Lunch of Fort Wayne; Monroe vs. Casting. Berkeley, Cal. (U.PJ — The city council has decided to rename one of the city’s squares “Constitutional Place" in honor of the sesquicentennial anniversary of the American Constitution.

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!♦ | Junior Baseball i Schedule Os Week Is Listed Below Junior League | Wednesday 4p. m- Legion vs. “ Rotary at Decatur. 4 p. m.—Pleasant Mills vs. Berne ' |at B-w ». Lions League Monday-9 a. m. — Indians vs. ' Cubs. 1 a. m.—Giants vs. Pirates. I Tuesday 9 a. m. Yankees vs. Red Sox. i 10 a. tn.— Giants vt Tigers. i Wednesday 9a. m Cubs vs. Cards. 10 a. m.—lndlas vs. Pirates. Thnursday- 9 a. m. Giants vs. Yankees. 10 a. m. —Cubs. vs. Red Sox. Friday 9a. m. Pirates vs. Tigers. 10 a. m.—lndians vs. Cards. STANDINGS National W. L. Pct. Giants 6 1 , Cubs 5 2 .714 j Pirates 2 5 .286 ‘ j Cards . 1 6 .143 : American W. L. Pct. j Indians 5 2 .714 j Yankees 5 2 .714 . Red Sox 3 4 .429 Tigers 2 5 .286 STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. Pittsburgh 45 27 .625 New York 48 29 .623 Cincinnati 42 32 .568 j ! Chicago 41 25 .5M Boston 34 35 .493 | I Brooklyn 33 43 .434 , St. Louis 30 43 .411 ■ Philadelphia 21 50 .296 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. New York 47 27 .635 ’ Cleveland 45 28 .616 , Boston 44 30 .5951 [Washington 41 39 .513 ' Detroit 38 41 .481, Chicago 32 37 .464 Philadelphia 29 44 .397 j St. Louis .22 52 .297 j YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Brooklyn 9, Pittsburgh 4. Chicago 4. Philadelphia 1. New York 3. Cincinati 2. St. Louis 10, Boston 6. American League Boston 5. St. Louis 3. New York 3. Detroit 0 (called in 6th, rain). Philadelphia 5. Cleveland 4. Chicago 11, Washington 3. o ®- Casting Team Splits Two Exhibition Games The Decatur Casting softball team gained an even break in two exhibition games played out of town this week, losing to the North Manchester All-Stars, 9 6. and defeating Hartford City Standard Oil. , 4-2. A walk and an error, followed by a home run, scored North Manchester’s winning runs. The winners made eight hits and five errors. Casting nine hits and three errors. Wynn and Ladd formed the Casting battery. Four hits and an error accounted for Casting’s four runs to defeat Hartford City. Casting made seven hits and no errors. Hartford City four hits and two errors. Beery and Ladd were in the points for Casting. The Casting team will play Lima Westinghouse at Lima. Ohio, Monday evening. Q Paved Tennis Courts Are Opened To Play The paved tennis courts, located to the east of Worthman Field on West Adams street are now available for play and many tennis players of the city are taking advantage ' of the paved courts.

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MONROE NEWS ' “=* Warren visited Mrs. Mary U* ” l ’ n S Mr and Mrs. E. -I- Fricke and ftmlly of indlanapoll* were |U«l» of Rev. and Mrs. Elbert Morford ‘ Mrs. Ferd Smith of Fort, Wayne visited Mrs.. Smith's parents Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Buhner. Mr. and Mrs. Menno Amstuli and family visited relatives at Cluffton h Mrs'Gene Johnson and Dorothy Ray spent the week-end at Grand Rapldi. Michigan. The guests ol Mr. and Mrs. Chauncy Aurand and faI mlly. , Kenneth Longenberger of Fori. Wayne spent the week-end with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Longer liprßpr. Mr and Mrs. Simmon Moore of Goshen v!sl"d Mrs. Moore’s sister Mrn. Mandy Liby for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Stucky and j son Earl spent Friday in Chicago and attended the furniture market. Marlon Watkins of Muncie spent the week-end with his fttuily. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hocker left Thursday for Mackinaw. Michigan. Mrs. Sarah Beery of Martinsville visited Mr and Mrs. Jim A. Beery *sscl Peabody and le spent the weekMrs. Archie Hen-i Clyde Hendricks irt Wayne visited tarents, Mr. and tricks Sunday, tee Ann Amstutz 1 aunt. Mrs. Bet- ■ Fort AVayne I of Marion, Mr. Khrdam of Fort Mrs. Oscar Ehrer spent Sunday ' ia. K HEIR PAGE ONE) ?he elder Sidley ted for commet. Bernard Magrud 1 beneficiary of was confident 5 contest. He possibility of a document was mtains a clause person opposing . isting validity fits hereunder" , ever, that the tn many wills. . Attorney Gen>it of Toronto / into 9frs. Sid kich will open 1 after a weekby provincial legraphed Bull Bull, that hoth by summons to* Intario governo collect from an inquiry to any of the e are held in lim to success y be based on >he resided in |ni a year prior rting that he will would be Mrs. Sidley s estimated at KVinncr I S —-’8 :: 7 Leon C. Phillips Here is Leon C. Phillips, Oklahoma state legislator, who was victorious in the Democratic race for the gubernatorial nomination I against two opponents, including former Gov. William (Alfalfa Bill) Murray. President Roosevelt, making a speech in Oklahoma City the day before the primary referred to Murray as "a nationally known Republican running on a Democratic ticket", I

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Baseball Argument Ends in D tt S') * ; g. 'S' ® I <J > r j|||F f i I l Ka reaa Ban B F r' h Robert Joyce with policeman Brooklyn, N. Y., police hold Robert Joyce, 33-year-old clerk, shown left with policeman, following the fatal shooting man and the wounding of another in a bar as a result of a argument over the merits of play of the Brooklyn Dodgers lets cording to police. Joyce shot and killed Frank Krug and woundaiß . bartender. William Diamond, when he objected to talk Dodgers. "1 must have gone haywire." Joyce told police. be had consumed 18 beers. ;

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