Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 119, Decatur, Adams County, 19 May 1939 — Page 6

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TENNIS TE AMENDS SEASON WITHOUT LOSS Decatur High School Scores 12th Triumph Without Defeat The Decatur high achtxtl team < loaed lig regular schedule Thursday afternoon with a 41 victory over North Side of Fort Wayne, compiling an imposing record of 13 victories without dropping a match during the season Thursday's match was played at Memorial park in Fort Wayne, with liecatura only loan one of the flve tingles matches. In compiling their splendid rec- ’ ord. one of the finest athletic ■ achievements ever accomplished by a Decatur team, the local rar-. qilet w(elders, coached by Harry | Daily. won a total of *3 matches while dropping the decision in only 1 eight encounters. The Decatur lennisers scored double victories over Bluffton. Huntington. North Side. Central and Concordia of Fort Wayne, and single engagements from Hartford 1

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City and Central Catholic of Fort | Wayne. The only other action schedule I for the tennis team this season la I the annual northeastern Indiana | conference tournament, which will be held al Fort Wayne Saturday, > I May 37. | Thursday Results Results of yesterday's singles j matches follow* I Melchi (lit defeated Collins, t’,-3. 6 2. Affolder iNS.i defeated Walter. 34. <-3. <-3. Hohnke tDi defeated Evans. SO, II !*■". 6-1, i Mills (ID defeated Fosnatlgh, 74, 44. Hoch tDi defeated Allwardt, 43. '' M. Doubles matches results folio*: Melchi Walter tDi defeated ColI lina-Affolder. M. 74. Hohnke Mills «Dt defetated Ev- ■ ans-Allen. S-0. 4-3. ■■■■ i oea»mm****—■> HOME RUNS Mite, Cardinals 7 | Greenberg. Tigers < I tnt. <Hants r. ! Camllll. Dodgers . S Foxx Red Sox S Selkirk. Yankees , - '0 I. Count rx Con mt ration Club Picnic. St. John's Church. Sundav afternoon and rve- ' ning. Free movies.

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VANDER MEER BEATS BOSTON Young Cincinnati Hurler Pitches Second Victory In Row New York. May It, — <U.P> — j Double no-hit Johnny Vander Mej-r i wm back on the glory road today after a woeful at art which had caused the "jump-el-conclusion' boys to brand the Cincinnati Redo’ young southpaw a freak who would noon Ude out of the majors After four humiliating starts, in which he was either knocked out or taken out because of Wildness. Vander Meer started his vcmeback last Saturday by throttling the leagu-leadbiK Cardinals. 3-1. on four hits. He retired SO men in succession. He pitched his second victory yesterday by letting the Boston Bees down with six hits as the Reda won. 3-2. In the two games Vainly tanned 15 and walked only six < In the last three games the Reds' pitchers have allowed in hila (leas than seven a garnet and four runa. and Grissom. Wallers and Vander Meer all have gone the route. Thai s why the Reds are In second place snapping at the heels of the Cards who lead them by only half a game. VanderMeer wasn't the only Cincinnati hero yesterday. Frank McCormick belted a homer with one on and Ernie Lombardi followed with another round tripper —those two punches being enough to win for the Reds The Cubs moved into third place behind Hill La*e's 7-blt pitching which enabled Chicago to beat Brooklyn. 4-2. Van Mungo had the Cuba blanked until the sixth when Leo Durocber ordered Hank Lather passed to Mil the bases with two out Then Hartnett doubled. I clearing the bases and scored on Rip Russell's single. It was Lee's I‘ fifth triumph Curt Davis, making his fifth appearance in seven games, won his . fifth Victory as the Cards licked ; the plants, 8-1. Enos Slaughter led the Cards' attack with three hits. Johnny Rltao's single with the bases loaded In the tenth gave Pittsburgh a 5-4 triumph over the Phillies after the Pirates had blown a 4-0 lead The victory enabled the Pirates to rilmb to sixth place. The Yankees need only one more victory to equal their longest winning streak In two years as a result of yesterday's 8-1 conquest over the Ht. Ixrtia Browns Rookie Atley Dons Id. making his first stan. let the Browns down with six hits. Joe Gordon led the I Bombers' attack with a triple with I the bases loaded and a single. I Joe Cronin's triple with two WANTED RAGS. Magazines, News paper*. Scrap Iron, Old Aut* Kadiatorn. Bat tenet*. Copper Brann. Aluminum, and al grades of scrap met ah. Me buy Aide*. wool theej pelt*, the year round. The Maier Hide & Fur Co. 710 W. Monroe at. Phone 441

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mates on base enabled the Red Sp* to subdue the White Box, 5-2. Klden Anker. Red So* pitcher, was froced from the game in the eighth ! when hit on the leg by a line drive from l.uke Appling's bat.~ Bobby Estalella's homer inside the park with Buddy Myer on base ' with two out in the ninth gave Washington a last-minute 3-2 vic- , lory over Detroit Alex Alexandre let the Tigers down with are hits. Archie M< Kain. Tiger southpaw, had to retire at the end of the I eighth with a sore arm. in favor ; of Harry Eisenstat. The Athletics won from Cleveland. 4-3. tn the eleventh when caliber Rollle Hems ley dropped Shilling's throw to the plate on Bob Johnson's roller. Newsome scored the winning run on the play Johnson hit a homer with one on In the sixth. Yesterday's hero: Johnny Vander Meer. ITnciimatl southpaw, who won tits second straight after failing to finish bls first four starts, letting the Bees down with si* hits STANDINGS * NATIONAL LEAGUE Team W. L. Pct. G B St Ishiis 14 » <M Cincinnati ... 14 10 M 2 Chicago 13 13 520 I Boston IS 13 .500 2H I Brooklyn ... 11 It .473 3 Pittsburgh .. 11 13 .453 St* New York ... 11 14 .440 4 Philadelphia 10 14 .417 4tfc AMERICAN LEAGUE Tt*m W L. Pet. GB. New York 13 5 .733 ' Boston 14 3 .700 2tfc Chicago ... ... 14 11 MO t ; Cleveland 12 11 .522 6 • Washington 10 13 .435 8 ' St Ixtuls 9 13 .375 10 Detroit 10 17 .370 10 | Philadelphia 7 15 .313 104 YESTERDAY* RESULT* N National League Washington 3. Detroit 2. Philadelphia 4. Cleveland 3. I New York 8. 8t Louis 1. , Boston 5, Chicago 3. National League r Chicago 4. Brooklyn 2. r Cincinnati 3. Boston 2. Pittsburgh 5. Philadelphia 4 (10 . Innings I. B St. laiuia *, New York 1. e * LEADING BATTERS . Player Club fl AR H H Pct , Maxxera. Browns 17 <1 15 M 423 Kuhel. Whit* Box 10 77 18 32.418 s McQuinn. Browns 25 101 18 41 40« ~ Fox* Red Ro* ... 17 <4 18 W 403 ~ Arnovich. Phillies 25 M 15 40 404 < 1 _— * " e DIES COMMITTEE TO It 1 iCONTtfttJICn PROP PAGE ONKf h I csmpslgn * J J' 4»les ssld that "highly .onflden1 ttal" reports of the alleged plot o , to overthrow the government war* B'OMit by participants in th* campaign to a select list of 40 per- ■ »ons. many of whom were American legion officials and retired nrmy officers. Dies said Campliell's correspondence showed that ** he had naked, and received, from ° Hamilton the names of Republican national <ommitteemen and com II mftteewomen for hla mailing list. Campbell denied. Dies said, that he sent the confidential reports to P the Republicans. Campbell said they ware **nt copies of Moseley's speeches Rhea Whitley, counsel for Dies’ ' committee, telegraphed Hamilton 9 ; Moseley. Deatherage and McWhlr '* I ter. informing them that they had been subpoenaed and requesting

i th«-m to attend a meeting of the i committee here Monday at I:3# ' p m He u«k>-d each to adviae | him whether they would accept aervice of the aubpoenaea upon their arrival or 'whether II will I- nereaaary perturnally lo nerve I aubpoena* before you will proceed to Washington “ Hamilton waa informed nf the act km at ('hk-ago "I shall he very glad to appear before (he IMea commit lee and answer any and all quest lona." he said in a statement Issued by hi* office here “No Comment*' Indianapolis. Msy 1* — <u.R) — Felix McWhirter. Indianapolis banker and treasurer of the Republican state committee, today said he had "no comment" to make on Dies committee reporta that he was Interested In aptl-aemitte activities , Neither would McWhirter be quoted on Washington reports that he would b- snmmoned to appear 1 before the Dies congreaaional - cximinittee Investigating nn-Amerl ' ‘can actlvlth-B. McWhirter waa said to Havel corresponded with Janies Erwin I Campbell, retired Owensboro. Ky .« army captain whom the IHe a com-1 mlttee said engaged in a campaign to frustrate an alleged plot to over-. throw the government McWhirter Inquired of Campbell whether former Gov. Alt M lain don. Mra Cordell Hull, wife of th» seen.Ury of atat*. and William Allen White. Kanaaa editor, have, Jewish blood, according to the committee ARRUE (CONTINUED FHOM rAOM ONKI ' glum "The idea of the pappy as the , memorial flower for the war dead sprang naturally to the minds of the men In France when they saw the little flowers blooming on the bar* battle graves. We nope tlir.t everyone will join In th* observance of the day and pay tribute to thoae Who gave their Uvea In defense of democracy " Various groups have been organ ' ited among the auxiliary women ; to distribute the poppies on Poppy Dsy. , HARLAN COUNTY tCONTINUKD FROM PAGE ONM) If given protection. Carter declared that miners wishing to work were assured . I adequate protection for the Drat I time. Today's employment fig. I urea would be an accurate Index > of 'be actual number of the counI ty * 14 000 miners who want so I work, he said A mysterious exchange of gnn shots on a High Rpllnt Coal Co mine mountain lop, reported by ■I national guardsmen was denied by - th* union which declared that a '' I report of it given to newspaper 1 , men waa to furnish "propaganda" r to Justify sending more troops I- I ———■

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TIGER HURLER HOLOS LOCALS WITHOUT HIT Bluffton Scores LI Victory Over Yellow Jac- * i 1 kets Thursday Helpless before the hurling of 1 (Irandllenard. Hlutflon pitcher, the Decatur Yellow Jacketa failed to 1 obtain a safe blow Thursday after- i noon, loalng to the Tigers at flluffton. 4 1. It was the last regularly ached- I (lied game of (he season for the J Yellow Jacket*. « liecatur axwed Its lone run In j the first Inning. McConnell, flrat < baiter, walked, stole second and J eventually acored on Yale*’ error, p Only seven Decatur batsmen ' reached base, five <n> walks and < two on error*. Rchametloh held Bluffton to ' < three hits but one waa a triple and J another a home ru*. < Rluffton tied the score In the ] second Inning on ■ walk to Yatea. < a hit by Rose and Hlghland a err- J or. The three runs which put the < game on Ice were tallied In the ] fourth frame With one gone, 1

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Vales was bit by a pitched bg|| j and acored on Hose's triple. scoring on McConnell'* error ft Richey drove out • home run tu wind up the game's scoring Bluffton AB R || e It Rlcltey. r 3 o o 0 Rhlrida. lb 3 o u n CosMirt, as 3 o n i) Mpehegvr, 3b 3 <) 0 « Yates 2t» - . I 1 fl ) Hoee. cf Situ Riddle, rs 2 u o (l St Richey. If Silo (Irandllenard. p 3 fl o n • Totala 31 4 3 3 Decalur AR R )| R McConnell. 3b ( I o | Hoffman, cf ... . 3 * u u Koeneman. rs 3 « 0 n Highland, tb 3 n u | P»*>l II lt44t I I l 4 4»»4M»»t

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