Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1939 — Page 8

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ROTARY CLUB DEFEATED BY JUNIOR HIGH Junior High Scores .*>.l Victory Over Rotarians Wednesday Th* Junior High school softball lorn proved too tough for their "Ider rival* from th* Rotary club Wednesday afternoon at th* Routh Want diamond, th* city grad* • hampion* registering a 5-1 vic* TONIGHT, Fri. & Sat. I »i«l You Enjoy ••('ate Society”? Did you laugh at it’s Mnart comedy; howl at it*n wise-crack*? Well. Folks, here's another Swell Picture Ji ST AS FINNY! A 'lkTp '3 ’i—\ g<o <u Mgr. YOUNG BAXTER BMNII UINiS - CfSA* lOMIIO G«*« IVBH-ue3‘RG fuciKt PAiinn • MitiN wtsnn ’«•*« M fc—. %• W *<•*■ MM. A MA CaMiey-toa Row, hw’»i r :•«.<* w ciw,. * ****** ALSO — Cartoon: Sport light A Nsw*. loc-25c —o Sun Mon. Tuaa. — •MIDNIGHT” Claudette Colbert. Don Ameche. Francis Lederer. fCQRT r—"' 1 —< — Last Ttw>e Tonight — “INSIDE STORY” Jean Roger*. Michael Whalen ALSO-Charley Chase Comedy. Sport! Ite 4 New*. 10c-15c FRI. & SAT. THREE MEgQITTEERS “Red River Range” ALSO— 2nd Chapt. “Lone Ranger Ride* Again." —o Sun Mon. Tues. — "ON TRIAL" 4 "KING OF CHINATOWN." Watch Tomorrow', Ad For New Low Price Policy! ■■"■■■■BBBgBMBBBMMBMBi

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lory In a surprisingly well player! contest, Th* game wa* scheduled for five Inning* but the older boy* llk.-.l the r*nnlM> mu wi ll they went an 'additional three inning* tllhit* I Were dropped that the Rotarians, trailing at the end of five inning*, thought they had a chance to win in a longer camel. Hitting wa* mane In W.-dnea- | day * contest. with the hi hool boy* gelling four safe blow* and the Rotarian* three Hit* by Hpahr and Schnepp gave the Junior High boy* their fir»t I run in the third frame An error! by Reynold*, a walk and Hpahr * | , hit gave the boy* two more run* t in the fourth The winner*’ final , two tuna counted In the sixth on * . hit by Sudduth and a pair of err- • iiy. The Rotarian* aeored their only out. Reynold* and Auer singled and Thom* wa* given an intentional pa»* Alling the base* Maier wa* ante on G. Andrew*' error. Reynold* scoring Junior High AH R || K Kchnepp. as 4 <> i o <• Andrew*, lb 4 o o | Ki’ horn. p 4 <> 0 n I M Andrew*. 3h . 2 0 o n' Sudduth. If 4 1 i | i Heer, e J u o o Cochran. cf 2 1 u n Spahr, rs 3 2 2 o| Reed. *f . 3 10*' McConnell. 21a . 3 * * * Total* 33 5 4 *. Rotary RB R It E Prugh. lb 4 o u u ’ Reynold*. *« 3 111 Auer, c 4 • 1 a Thom*. 2b .3*l* Maier. as 4 n u 1 Thoma*. cf . 4 n U 1 Kindler, p Sono' Lankenau. If 3 o o 0 i Grube, rs 3 o*l, Murphy. 3b 3 <a o 21' Total* . 32 1 3 g Score by inning*. Rotary mm m«0 p,—j ‘ i Junior High . tail 2U2 ox - 5 -— . . 0 I ( LEADING BATTERS Player Club GAB R H Pct. J. Mazier* Brown* 7 25 7 14 540 i IH Maggio. Yank* ' 7 33 5 |0 435 ' Kithel White Sox 12 53 12 23 434 Myer*. Red* 11 35 8 15 .423 Gelben Senator* *3lll |3 410 I HOME RUNS Greenberg. Tiger* 4 |j Ott. Giaa* 3 I, Camllll Dodger* Goodman. R*d» ... 3 L Gehringer. Tiger* 3 Hamlet Hunt* Mayer Sturgeon Mo.—ULR) -The little . j hamlet of Sturgeon la looking tor , ■omeone to take the Job of mayor. Not one of It* 400 Inhabitant* ha* flled for the offlee. which I* to be 1 Ailed at an election May 7. Every ' prospective candidate who ha* been requested to run ha* flatly ' refus.-d

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GIANTS DEFEAT REDS AGAIN IN ■ WEIRD CONTEST Walks, Errors Feature ■Major l-etffue Games Wednesday New York. Muy 4 <U.R) Base lull, a* played in the major league* th* hat two day*, would make old 1 wham*. The buy* have been something lew* 1 han terrific In «l» game* yesterday In the two leagu** there were fit walk*, hi* men left on tune*, and I* jerror*. The day before theie were IS3 walk*, loa men stranded, and 'l7 boot* in seven game*, Thai'* averaging about Hi walk*, more than it; men left on base and close to three error* per gam* The Gignt*-Reda' exhibition yesI terday wa* nothing Less than atro- < kiua. Nineteen walk*. 2* men left on ba*e. three |ia**>-d ball*, two wild pitch**, and a balk. It took nearly three hour* to play ■he game And it wa* worse than It *ound* with |*ip file* dmpping tor hit*. InAdder* leaving b**e* uncovered, runnera forgetting u> *lide. And whatever it wa* they put 'on In St. lamia between the SenI atora and Brown* muat have been wor*e Twenty-mie run*. 31 hit*, eight error*, nine walk*. 23 men j left mi tiaw *nd two hoar* and 1 54 minute*. tine of the few team* that ha* I iilayed con«i«tently wane ba«el>all in the National league I* the Ro* ton Bee*, and that’* why they are 1 leading the loop. The Yank* are i setting the American league* pac* l>e<-aue« of their old habit of applying the preaaure at the right time. They won anotner game the old ' Yankee way yesterday, making . four hit* count for eight run* In four inning* to bump Uetroit again. I*4 Kennedy walked two men in the flr*t inning and Dickey hit a triple—two run* A fly. and DR-key scored A walk, a *iugle. a wild pitch and an infield out gave the Yank* another run in the second Rogeir* error, two walk* and Rolfe* single spelled two more run* In the fourth Crosetti singled in Rolfe, and then worked a double *te«| with Henrich for the fourth tally in that frame Hank Greenberg hit homer No 4 but it wa* ju»4 a drop in the bucket. The Red Sos (lugged out 14 hit* and won over the Indian*. 5-1, with Eldon Aukei winning hi* Arsi gam*, a five-hitter. Joe A’osmik slugged out four single*, and Jimmy Foix hit two double* George Caster pitched a three-hit gam* a* the Athietb* trumped the White Sol, 3-1, and broke Chicago'a five-game winning streak. Bill Dietrich allowed only five hits and both sides played errorless ball St. Louis blew a *ti-ruii lead in thr last three Inning* and the Senator* came from behind to nose out the Brown*. 11-10. Jimmy Wasdell. after making four error*, drove in th* winning run in the ninth. Jimmy Ripple* pinch double tn the seventh gave the Giant* a 0-4 victory over the Red* Thi* was the game which made both Bill McKechnle and Bill Terry wonder , if they could relieve their eye*. For the second straight day the amaiing Phillies knocked off the Cub*, winning 4-1 behind Hugh Mukshy'* fivehlt pitching Gllly Brack had "• for 3 “ Yesterday* heroes: The 4.C52 fan* who paid their money to sit in the cold and rain and watch th* Giant* and R«d* abuae the National pastima. , — — w Today’s Sport Parade * By Henry McLamae* l-oul*vl||e. Ky. May 4-tURi—- !. >ul»rille la a one hoe* i3wn. The hoe* I* Joahs’own. a olg an t<en hind* high builnea* with a cost the color of a concert piano ami a whits -Jay' of a blaze on hl* Poae. With the derby just three sundown* away, you will but Dave to loog under rocks to find anyon* who doesn't think that the Belair colt I* a shoo-in, a cinch, and a mortal lock to come churning down th* stretch to win the fkiwer* end the f*me. Up until yesterday afternoon D*r•y speculation Included such mane lend taller* a* ChaHedon. Technician. Heather Broom. El Chico, and Viacounty. But then yesterday afternoon Johnstown eliminated-them a* toplca of conversation by appearinr on the Churchill Down* track for a mile workout. Just a few hour* out of a box car from New York • fh*y still won't let horses even champion*. rld» In the Pullman) nml with Jockey Jimmy Stout all but standing tn the stirrup* to hold him back, the Belair beauty worked 0.280 (track parlance for a mite) la 1.38 3-6, Thl* wa* Just a fifth of u second alower than Viacount ran the mile in the derby trial to beat Technician and Viscounty finished

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* under a reform achool beat.na. nil* look nt Johnutown. a horse who not only ha* speed but is so b.'-ndsome that if there were an eqntne Hollywood he would be the Tyrone Power of the plate, cna v n«ed Louisville, from the goateed colonel* to the kinky-haired *table !>oy*. that the only way he can lose •ae derby I* to lose his Jockey And. believe it or not. there are more than a few parson* counting on Ju*t that thing hiwp*-ning It hrppenaM once before to a Belair d-rby favorite, yon know. Granvlile wa* the horse's name, and the derby was the one that Bold Ventare captured. And who do yon think it wa* that fell oft Granville'* riaat'* right. Jimmy Stout, the same boy who will have a leg up < n Johnstown. I don't suppose any owner or, trainer ever had worse luck with a h >r*e than William Woodward and Sunny Jim Fitiaimmona hid wltn Granville Preparing a hor.-e for the derby is no overnight Job. It takes J | year*, and Granville was aimed at: the race for the minute he was foal-' cd. Through cold* and fevers and an hone injuries he wa* nursed, i Through sunshine and rain he was ‘ ■vorked He came up to the start a fit horse, a keen horse, a ready. harm. Then, all the long month* of work went for nothing. Before h* could run 40 yard* be we* riderless and S.i* chance to become a derby winner was gone foreever. That'* the hell of racing—anytn'ng can happen. Sitting In a taproom last night an old horseman told the true story at a certain Kentucky owner and breeder who, year after year, was cheated out of vietor lea by hard racing kick. But he wa* a phlloaapical fellow, and hi* luck never was so had that be < oundn't find some reason for ebu•olatlon. Then there came *n afternoon when thep rid-> and Joy of hi* life. * sleek little filly who eon Id un like -i scared thing right on up a mile and a quarter, went to th*

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noM in a big stake. Counting the purse, which was a big one. and the ‘ old Kentuckian's be>* he at .xl t<l »In something close to SW.uoo if the filly won. A sixteenth o» mil* from home the filly was three lengths out ! Ic front, and running awwy. then all of a sudden, her legs got croaaed pud down she went in a hea& to i '.io'»ble in a bad last. Th* old Kentuckian'* friends stayed rway from him a* long as they could, (snowing that his blow was tow much, and that they would i t. eet a crushed man. "Gentleman." he said. "I'm getting old but never again will I wor-1 ry about dying of heart failure. | When the filly went down, arid 4 didn't keel over. I knew that I w»« . forever safe fiom any trrnble like taat. It Is very comforting.' And- while you haven't asked m“ j lor any advice. 1 believe you will find It very comforting to have v 1 little wager on Johnstown Bcturday i , If he doesn't win I solemly promlco net to make another derby selection | —ui.tll this time next yea* i t Copyright 1W39 by United Press I a Seek Two Bandits After Gun Battle Indiaapoli*. May 4 -GJJ& —(.'entral Indiana police searched today for two bandit*, one believed to be wounded In a gun battle near Marion, who stole two automobile*, attempted a filling station robbery at Alexandria and eluded pursuit. I The pair first stole an expensive j automobile in Bloomington yester-! day Last night they appeared at ! the Itonderaon filling station In Alexandria and aimed a gun at the attendant. They fled, however, without taking any money when they noticed an employe of another station across the street taking down their license number. Police at Marion were notified and encountered the thieve* south of the city turning toward Kokomo In a running shooting match, po-

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