Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 91, Decatur, Adams County, 17 April 1939 — Page 6

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MAJOR LEAGUES SCHEDULED TO START SEASON •» Two Games Are Scheduled Today: All To Play Tuesday New York. April IT - <u» - baseball. 100 years old today enters ha awond century with th* prospect that tight races hi both major leagues will set an attendance record in 1939. President Roosevelt. throw Lug out the first ball in a game between the Washington Senators and the Sew York Yankees, will start one of the busiest seasons in the history of the national sport. The only other game today Is between the Pittsburgh Pirates anti the Reds at Cincinnati, hut tomor row all 1* major league teams go. into action. For the Xatlonal league, preal dent Ford Frick predh ta a typical doa-eat-dog fight with seven teams hiring a chance of staying In th* race. Although he names no natn.\ eg. it l« obvious that be thinks th-' Philadelphia Phillies are out of it j before they start. "This year there are more clubs it. th* Xatlonal league prospects I of figuring In the first division flgh’ than I can remember in any previous season." Frick said "Spring is always the season of optimism In baseball but in our league thia spring I believe there are no leas than seven clubs that 1 go into action with their fans feeling they have a chance of fin Ishtng Close to the top" The Chicago Cubs, winner of th-' IMS pennant, go into this season as favwrites in the betting, but there is strong support for the Xew York Giants and the Cincinnati Reda The Xatlonal league managers, however, believe the Giants have the beet chance arJ the consensus of their opinions gives the following order of finish I. Giants. 8, Cuba. 3. Reds. 4

Tonight & Tuesday “I( E FOLLIES of 1939” Joan Crawford. James Stewart. Lewis Stine. lew Ayrts & International Ice Follies. MISO — Walt Disney Cartoon; ' Musical 4 Novelty. 10e-2Sc —o Wednesday — "Secret Service of the Air.* —o Thu re. Fri. A Sat.—"Cafe Society* Fred MacMurrsy. Madeline Carroll. Shirley Rom. | CORT Tonight & Tuesday DON AMECHE RITZ BROTHERS “THREE MUSKETEERS” ALSO — Shorts. 10c-25c —o Wed A Thure. — "My Son Is A Criminal" Alan Baxter. Jacqueline Wells. —o Coming Sunday—Bobby Breen In •‘Fisherman’s Wharf." ■MMBMaaBMBHaMBBMBM ——■— Tonight & Tuesday “PIRATES OF THE SKY” Kent Taylor, Rochelle Hudson & “BORN TO BE WILD” Ralph Byrd, Doris Weston Onlv lftc-15c o—o Coming Sundsy — "Pride of the Navy" A “Star Reporter.”

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| Parties. 5. Cardinals. 4, Hees. 7, Dodgers. » Phillies. Despite the fact that the Xew I York ' Yankees have blasted th-u I way to three straight pennants in i the American league, there is an undercurrent of feeling that the luw of average la working against 'th-tn and that thia may ba th* ’ year when they flounder and full Wil) liarridge, president of lhe , I American league. believes that lb* 1 race will be closer than II han j a.nee the Yankees began their ' domination three years ago. Feu persons, apparently, are w iling to back their hunches tha‘ . this la the Yankee's year to lose, , ■ for Jhe Xew York team goes Into lhe race the shortest priced favor- , j Ite in history. The American leaj sue managers, polled by the Vnlt- , ed Press, predicted thia finish; 1. Yankee* 2 Red Sox. 3. Tigers. 4. Indiana. J White Sos. 8. Senati ora. 7. Browns. 8. Athletics. LOUIS-ROPER BOUT TONIGHT Joe Louis To Defend Title In Los Angeles Tonight I-oa Angeles. April 1? — -U.p> — ■ The movie folk cook np strange --ellulold dramas, but none more unbelievable than tonight's ln-the-flesh heavyweight title fight between an ancient studio electrician and the moat savage punch er of the era. The cinema story-tellers would hesitate to script the likes of ven-' eruble Jack Roper into the same ring with a killer like Joe Louis. • ' but no aituatto nis too improbable 1 for the fight tmpressarios so Jack and Joe will be in the wings waiting for their cues — the gong — I at 10 p. m i midnight CST». If Roper, who claims to be 38 ' years old. lasts a full round against th* Detroit dynamiter, it will be taken as a sure indication that Joe is slipping. Jack, who plugs In kleig lights and handles electrical equipment around one of the big film canneries, never , has done anything to make anyone feel he might have a chance I against Louis. However, it is California s first heavyweight championship fight in 30 years, and has been steamed up accordingly Mike Jacoba of Xew York, who ia Joining Tom Gallery of Los Angeles in promoting the match, experts more than | 44.009 to contribute upwards of SIOOOOO at the Wrigley Field gate tonight. Louis will get 45 per cent of the net; Roper 10 per cent. There is virtually no betting because every one is ao sure Roper hasn't a chance. It seems to be only a question of which round he will be counted out. The wagertng ia even money that he will not come up for the fourth. 3-1 he will not go six. aud 5-1 that will not be on bis feet at the final bell. Some sixailed "wise money" taking advantage of the odds was reported going on Roper to win at prices from 10-l to 15-1. Some of Jacks's studio pals are laying a few dollars tor sentiment. v Roth men ended teaming in good condition and report to the boxing commission office at noon for the weigh-in. The R year-old negro champion will scale about 200 to Roper's 19*. Except for the 11 admitted years in Ixruls' favor, there Is very little

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physical difference between them. Joe is an inch taller and has an inch tower reach o " — Today’s Sport Parade By Henry McLemore Xew York. April 17 — <U.PJ Every right thinking American ! who has never thrown a bottle at - an umpire or abused a manager I knows that today ia the opening ! of the liaaeball season Many of us fans won't be •b|<* to see a vram»* tw*<aus»* a th* trams are out of town, but 1 think »v would he leas than patriotic if we let the day pass unnoticed and did not pay some sort of tribute to the national sport Baseball is an Integral part of our nation If you don't believe it. ask the owner of any team He will tell you that honn- plate iiivaus as much to our country as Plymouth Rock; that tbe Adam ses. the Jeffersons, and the Hamiltons contributed no more to th.fibre of this country than the' Rul>e Waddells, the Buga Raym<Hids. the Cletus Poffenbergers. * and that the eagle is no more out national bird than the ''bird'' from' the bleachers So let us rally ou this day. and. even though we cannot go to a j game, observe fitting cermnonies I'poti arising from bed let us jump sharply to attention aud while saluting, say "I pledge allegiance to my team as long as it stays in the first division " Then, let us have a breakfast of peanuts and our favorite sofdrink. The peanuts should not be fresh nor the soft drink cold They should tie gulped down while small meniliera of your family walk back and forth acroaa your

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feet To get the true and proper! Imseliall effect your chair should, be placed behind a Dost so that ' you can't see th* old familiar wall I across from you without aria d i deal of craning. Breakfast over, th* next step In training for the baseball season i is to practice umpire baiting If you are fortunately unfortunate! enough to have an unwanted relative visiting you. this is the perJ son yon should get to act as um-| plre. Thinking it only a game, j tbe relative will not realise the! utter satisfaction you are getting* out of saying: "You hum " "You thief, you!" "You worthless no good scoundrel!" "Get on out of here, you big cheat!" When lunchtime comes you should din* on a lukewarm d«g Xot a hot dog. mind you. because I there never was such a thing as a hot dog served at a lialt park ' Smear on th* lukewarm dog an inferior mustard substitution, wrap thia in a paper napkin, and allow It to sit for a full hour In the meantime drink a good deal more soda pop and then sat the dog. mustard, and moat of the : napkin, which has become an in- | :egral part of the roll. 1 figured up only last year that during the baseball season I had eaten * enough paper napkins to dry the hands of the entire Soviet army. The afternoon ahould be spent almost entirely in second guessing Xotbing must pleas* you. I Walt until something is done and then tell everybody In the house how you would have done II and hoar much beter your wiy would j have been than theirs Mte In th* afternoon move

Broken Neck Cured 4 A Ms I //l' 11 5 ’ ounteaa von Rhoden Removal by a St Louis. Mo. physician of the plaster cast from the neck of Countess Laima Doone von Rhoden, of Springfield. 111.. American-born wife of a German nobleman, revealed that the bones had knit soundly and use of muscles had been restored When her neck was broken in an auto ! smaahup in October she was gtven leas than one chance in i.ooo t u recover. your chair to a position by the { window where the sun shines di-1 rectly In your eyes and half blinds you Later, at just about the' time you would be leaving a ball! game, gather the entire family i near the narrowest door in the house Then, on a signal, every one try to get through it at one time The evening, of course, should be spent in trying to square things with your Ikhm as to why you weren't at the office all day. and why you considered it a sort of a national holiday (Copyright l»3» by United Press i — O DOUGLAS TAKES CONTINUED FROM FAOC ONK> I equations which enter into the {national task of protecting the nation's Investors and. ut the same time, by maintaining the efficiency of the nation's business on a high moral plane." , IN DIANA BANK I CONTINUED FROM FAOK ONtt) merly lived, and from there the trail led to New York. Stewart and Hire were present when he was trapped unarmed In hie home ou Long island. Suspect Traps Himself San Diego. Cal.- (U.K)—A young man produced two gasoline credit cards and gas bills from Ohio to prove he was innocent of a local petty theft charge. Officers eyed , the alibi carefully, noted a slmi- > lartty tn the handwriting, and he was jailed on a charge of forging gasoline credit cards.

ELIS BOWLERS ; ROLL IN MEET ■ ■■ —■ Decatur How lent Return From Elk< National Bowling; Meet Bowlers from lhe Decatur Elk lodge failed to crash Into the select class at the annual Elks Howling congress at Toledo. Ohio, where they busied Haturday night and { Munday. The Tails team was high for th* three Jtecntur teams In the Jiveman event, rolling a total of 2.823 The bowled 2.328 and lhe Hoofs 3.285 In lhe doubles event, the team of Ed Muts-bler and Fred Ahr led tbe Decatur bowlers with a total of I.PM. In the singles event. Andy Appelman was high with a 877. Scores of all eventa follow: Tails F. Ahr .... .. 180 16<i 179 IC. Ml*S 180 203 I 5« E Mutachler 194 IM 188 ' A. Schneider 151 154 139 { D. Slump 199 249 181 Totals 884 91< 823—2823 Legs . A. Appelman 157 IM 154 G Laurent 134 140 140 > R Macklin IM 137 189 D Gage 155 184 157 A Miller 183 205 144 Totals 789 798 784- 2329 Hoofs t W Rrunnegrsff 148 158 120 C. Weber 149 148 177 J. DeVoss 132 170 152 R Kleinhenx 188 138 131 ;G. Strickler 138 152 188 Totals , 753 784 788-2285

Finalist I Vi "x NB Wk •ft . ■ . Defending champion Frank Strafaci. pnde of Brooklyn. N. Y, is pictured in action as he won match to enter final round of north-south amateur gulf tournament at Pin* hurst N. C. He Always Wins fg .gßg »AlFrank Lindley 1 Champ! m farmer is Frank Lindley of near Randolph. Wls. Hie b crop exhibits havs taken prises r at the Wisconsin state fair for 43 consecutive years.

. Doubles IF. Mutachler 181 204 151 |F Ahr tft l*t4 214--IOM *(' Mies 190 182 188 D Stntnp Ml 181 140-1042 i 4 Appelman I*2 23u 158 A Schneider 198 135 148- 1u77 ID Gage 149 175 188 I: Macklin 20l 170 124- 9M •iltfloo A Appelman 200 IM 19* 577 IA Scnelder 155 189 190 s|f Ir Mutachler 189 149 177—515 F Ahr 307 183 183- 552 C. Mies 147 189 188- M 4 D Stump 148 189 175— 510 D Gage 158 174 159 491 R Macklin IM 193 183 5U i ■ -1.1 , - Stratton Benefit Game Postponed To May 1 Chicago. April 17 - (UJO — The benefit baseball game which lhe Chicago Cuba and While Sox had planned to play today for Monty Stratton, crippled Sox pitching star, was rained out — but it won't coat Monty the |25.000 it I was expected to raise. | Officials of th* two clubs, determined that th* weather should not bring further tough luck to the ' tall right hander who lost hla right leg In y hunting accident last yesfr, announced th* game would I lie postponed until May I when , tickets sold for today will be honored at Comiakey Park.. I

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