Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 88, Decatur, Adams County, 13 April 1939 — Page 8

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A. A. SEASON OPENS TODAY American Association Opens Play In Four Cities Today •By Vnited Pre#* I Upward, of 46.000 corn belt basehail tuft* today begged the indulgence of the boss and the weather man, their chief obstacle* to prevent them from attending opening day baaeball game* in the American Association thia afternoon. With the "tick grandmother" gag worn thin, and with the skies aa apt to be leaky aa during mid April in any year, tleorge Trautman. preaident of the league raid he would be glad If the tlrat day attendance figure* exceeded the 40.0 M mark With fair weather, however, the mark might shoot to fiu.cHtO nine* baaeball has experienced a rejuvenation in all tour of the ritlea where opening day gamea are scheduled The opening day pairings St. Paul at Toledo Minneapolis at Columbus; Kansas City at Indianapolis and Milwaukee at Louisville Toledo has a new manager, and a plentiful supply of young players to intrigue fans; Indianapolis and Louisville have new owners and Columbus has prevailed upon the parent St Louis Cardinals to concentrate their minor league playing talen there to prevent a recurrence of last yar's dismal showing of the Red Birds. changes in playing personnel and in administration have been so numerous that the league season begins on a wide-open basis, with no two sports writers m accord over which teams are likely to dominate the race SOO Sh»«ts w'.xll, IH-lb. White Paragon Bond typewrit ini’ paper SSe. The De rt»ttt» Democrat Co If

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Decatur Bowling t league Results * The First State Rank won two I games from the C|tlsens Telephone I Toils last night in the minor lea- * gtie at Mira Recreation, piling up 2,3*2 pins against 1.248 for the ' losers Hill Lose led the victorious five with 552. and Ivan lleare paced ih«> winners with 49# I Conservation also won two. with Wren. Ohio, their victims. The losers led by My.-t and hi* fill ' rolled a 3.395. While R hull s4M 1 was tops for the losers who amassed 2.266 pins. Two games were chalked on the winning column of the Decatur Upholsters with the Telephone Locals going into the red for a duo. Ed Rein king bowled a 592 serie*, for his share of the winners' 2.660 pins, while M lleare and his 544 could boost the losers' total to only 2.560. Retaking"* 232 hi* second attempt was the highlight Preble's winning side of the ledger was enhanced by three when Smith Insurance forfeited They rolled their games, however, with llougk and his 523 series high. Double-century markers; Bultemeier. 20n. Reinktng, 232: Brewer. 212. Bailer. 211; C. Ehinger. 210 and Jay Alton. 2v* Last night's scores Merchant's League Wran Dull 167 152 167 Tumhleaon 169 133 136 Moser . 11l 151 1.11 Snyder .. 16* 166 115 harts 170 15* 139 | Totals Sl* 760 6*B Conservation M Schetman 134 IN 123 , Meyer 1&3 192 166 ' Rossman 174 165 135 Bultemeier . 11* 200 135 N Sk hetman 153 15* 14* Spot 36 36 36 Totals 76* 877 74* 1 Telephone—Toll G Heare 133 104 *2 ' E Hendrvks 16” 122 11* K Schulte . 223 131 135 , S Hollopeter 121 13* 148 I Heare ..... 133 173 184 Spot — 40 40 40 Totals 833 708 717

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Bank Blakey . 134 172 163 Kruckeberg 125 Holbrock . 162 14* 1.35 Low 173 I*2 19* Schultz 17* I*o 162 Hummer 136 145 Total* 771 318 *O3 Arabia Beigh I*6 16.1 153 Houck . 175 176 173 Alton 131 2»* Sauttsrs 14* 132 126 Hoffman ~ 15* 151 15* 100 l<u> Spot . 5 5 5 Total* «03 836 717 Smith Insurance t Forfeit I Upholster Stauffer 131 IS* 162 Retaking 179 232 I'l Bleeke 155 I*B 117 Brewer . 212 160 !*.* Bailer ... 160 211 176 Totals *37 *** 834 Telephone—Local M Heare is* I*s ]fii C Ehinger 210 16* 14* J Hunter 145 158 157 C Heart . 176 170 167 Tutewiler . . 12! n| 177 Spot 18 18 18 Totals .... ... 86* 864 128 — O- - - At the Training Camps By United n-t*« Giants Knoxville, Tenn . April 13 — UJt> It will be Cliff Meltoto for the Giants against Mel Harder for the Indiana In today's resumption of the New York-Cleveland exhibition aeries The Giants went one up In their «ig year spring competition with the Indian* by winning a 12-8 slugfest in 10 tailings yesterday It.was their Sfith victory n> 34 for the tribe Reds Portsmouth. O -The Cincinnati Red* joined the Detroit Tigers today for the first of four games that will end the training season for both clubs The R< d* lost tn th* Boston Red Sox 17-14 yesterday. The Tigers cracked out a 10-6 victory over th* Atlanta Crackers. Johnny Vander Meer Hid Paul Derringer will pitch sot

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the Reda today Yankees Norfolk. Va — The New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodc.-ra make their last road stop today before moving into Ehb«ts Field for the three game* that will wind up their exhibition schedule The Dodger* scored their th!rd straight victory over the world champion*. 9-7 yesterday Manager l.eo Durocher paced hi* team with two double* that drove in five runs Brewns Kanaa* City. Mo —The St Louis Brown* today had evened their exhibition series with the Chicago Cubs In the final game of the aeries here yesterday In 42-degree weather th* St Louts club won 12 to 7. Lach team bad two victories and one tie The Browns play in Topeka today. Cardinals Chattanooga,' Tenn - Th* Chattanooga Lookouts yesterday Mopped th* St. ixiui* Cardinals' easy march over their farm teams and handed the Redliirds a 4-3 heating The Ixe.kout* scored all their runs in the first inning when Curt Davis allowed six of their 10 hits. The three Cardinal pitchers appeared to be troubled by the cold weather. White So* Owensboro. Ky — The Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates wind up their spring road series here today. Bill Dietrich and Thornton Lee will be the Sox hurlers The Sox defeated the Pirates 6-2. yesterday at Paragould. Ark It was their fourth decision ovfr the National leaguers In six game*. Cubs Chicago—The Chicago Cub* returned home today to prepare for the first of a four-game series.’ •tarttag Friday, with th* Chicago White Sox. The Cutis went dofen to a 12-7 defeat yesterday at thei hand* if ihe St. Louis Brown* iu an exhibition game at Kansas I City. Casting Team To Practice Tonight , Members of th* Decatur Casting 'ompany softball team will practice at the South Ward diamond thia i evening Any pHyers wishing to try > out for the team are aaked to report for this practice.

FARR FIGHTING ON HOME SOIL English Boxer Attempts Comeback Against Burman Tonight larndon. April 13— tl'Pi - Tommy Tarr, a crowd pleaaer who couldn't w n in the Vnlted States aid begin Lis come ba ck on native so l ’ tonight against Clarence tßcdt Burman, the Baltimore boy who scored a close decision in Tommy's last America* start. t will be the first tim» in two »*ars — since he outpointed Max Baer on April 15. 193? —tha* Tommy lias boxed in England. It alao wa* Ih la*t tight he won H« went t> »lie states and lost in succession tn Jte Louis. Baer. Jim Braddock. Lot Nova and Furman. Harringway Arena's 15.0C0 seals were sold out In advam-e tor tonight's 12-rounder. Tommy is a 2-1 favorite. Syd Hulls. English promoter I* t ying to get Max Maer sot tonight'* winner. He cabled Baer’s nanager. Ancil Hoffman, an otter of fifiu.owi - If Baer beats Nova in Now York June 1. LA GVARDIA IN — 'CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONKi Workers reiterated his charge that the operators were engaged In a I "lockout of 350.000 men " Alluding to the mayor's visit. Lewis said, "we are now hopeful that emergencies now developing In various cities may change the mind* of the operators on thia question." Faces Long Term On Daughter’s Charges Logansport. Ind.. April 13—(L’PI Frank J,mes. 53-vear-old WPA | worker, today faced a long prison I term foltawtag hla conviction by a : circuit court jury on chargee or ■ rape and incest. His accuser waa 1 Itis 17-y*ar old daughter. He Is liable • to a term of 5 to 21 year* on the ftrst count and 1 to 19 on the .ascend.

KANSAS CITY IS FAVORITE - Sports Writers Name Kansas City As Association Favorite I'ofamhua. 0.. April 13.— (U.R) — ( | Baseball writers In the American Association cities picked Kansas City as the preseason favorite to J win the league's 193* pennant. I A poll of 24 writer*, announced | today by league headquarter*, gave the Bluea a toial of 164 points. The little world series champion* of last fall received 11 | vote* to finish first; two for second; seven for third and four for fourth St Paul, which finished first during the regular achedule last year hut lost out to Kansas City in the league paiyoff*. was ranked aec|ond *>y the writer* for tnls year ; with 141 points, followed by Minneapolis. third. f 33 pointer Columbus. fourth. 12?; Indianapolis, fifth. 10&; Louisville, slsth. 81; i Toledo, seventh. 6*. and MilwauI kee, eighth. 53 I Minneapolis received si* votes ' for first place. Columbus, four, and ISt Paul only two. but more writers chose the Saints for other first M positions to push th.- S' l*aul point total ahead of Minneapolis Minneapolis. Columbus and Indianapolis received ballots for all eight possible finishing putcea. I President George M Trautman said that the club in first place on (July 10 will be awarded the annual all-star game to be played either July 18 or 1* (.RE\T BRITAIN, ■CONTIXt-Efi FROM fAttK OXKI Bld in event of attack and hnd negotiated for Brltiah and Fr-isch naval cooperation in Greek bases Chamberlain strongly criticised the Italian occupation of Albania, asserting that there was "donb' and suspicion' in regard to Faact«< explanations of their reason for violating the 1938 British French i friendship treaty by disturbing the Mediterranean status quo — o To Remove 400,000 From Relief Rolls Washington April 18. — <u.» — MPa officials said today they would remove 400.006 person* from federal relief rolls during May and June because of congres* reduction of the relief appropriations. Retail Milk Prices To Be Cut Sunday Indisrupolis Ind . April 13— fl'p> Retail milk prites heer will be slaahed one cent Sunday, uccordlag to an order issued by the state milk Itontrol board. The order Is an emergency measure and will be effective until a public bearing April » The IndI inapolls tn:lk foundation letlttaned the >oard so rthe price egt. o 24 Persons Killed In .Mexico Train Crash — Mexico City. April 13 —tVPi— Twenty-four persons were killed snd 38 others injured ear.y today when the passenger trains, en route to Mexico City, collided between San Nicolas and Leave stations. ««• cording to reports received here. One Man Killed As Train Strikes Auto Terre Taute. Ind . April IT—(VP> -Injuries received when bls car *M struck by a passenger train proved fatal today tor Wllllim McGee. *t. Witnesaea said McGee dis regarded the watchman's signal* and drove onto the track* In front 1 of the train.

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