Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 187, Decatur, Adams County, 9 August 1939 — Page 6

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JITTERS GRAB" CINDY'S NINE League Leaders .Appear To Have A Bad Case Os Baseball Jitters Chicago Aug. »—(UP) -Summertime In Chicago Is just one attack <4 baseball jitter* after another and the Clnrlnnlatl Reda arc In the early stage* of arhat mat develop into a severe case. Deacon Bill McKechnie watched hla Reda boot away the first half of a doutbleheuder against the Chicago <’.<>* yesteray and adm'tted with a shrug. ' Thia pennant race I* a long way from over” SlMr the early week* <4 the season. the Reda haw been ths clan* of the league. Thev built <tp a New York Yankee lead and made It atlck until the New York Giants and Brooklyn Iwgan to cuff them ai Hind In recent game*. Prospect <4 meeting the reviving Cuts five time* In three day*, a serie* that virtually can c'.imlnate the defending champion* or bite deeply Into Cincinnati's load, rtacted *o strongly on the Red* they made exactly 10 m'spplays and e.- j ?or* In judgment In ap"ti>ng the first two game* yesterday Big Bucky Walter*, si, Ung hla loth straight and Mth victory o f the season wa* the victim In the first game He waa a good pitcher, but look what else happepned: Lee Gatnb> and

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YANKEES DROP I THIRD IN ROW Alley Donald Defeated A« Kain As Senators Drop Yankees 1 New York. Aug P- (U.PJ The American league pennant race was far from a laughing mailer to the New York Yankees today as they fretted under their second threei ganrn losing streak within 10 day*. Their lead is still a siteable seven games over the Red Sox but now ■day* the Yank* are getting kicked around too often for comfort The Yanks have lost six oni of their latent nine game*, and are deaperate for some lusty clouting In losing to the red-hot Senators yesterday. 7-4. they made only seven hits—all single* The Griffmen In their eighth straight victory combed Donald. Chandler, and Ru*«o for I* hit*. Joe Krakauskas held the Yank* tc six hit* before he wa* yanked In the eighth He got credit for the victory, hl* eighth In hi* last io start* and hla ninth of the seaMNL The Cuba threw a scare Into the National league-leading Reds when they won the opening game of a doublehrader. 7-3. and got off to a 3-1 lead In the nightcap The Reds tied the score In the fourth, and then In a ding-dong finish won «>ut. 7-S. In 10 innings The Phillies shaded Brooklyn. ’•!- in a night game before 8.250 fan* in Philadelphia Roy Hughes' line single in the sixth driving In Morri* Arnovlch and Go* Suhr brought the Phils from behind to win Hugh Mulcahy scattered eight hit* over the route to hl* sixth victory. With Jlunny Foxx hitting homer* No*. 28 and 2». the Red Sox bumped the Athletic*. P-3. Grove blanked th* A* for eight Inning* to win hla 12th game. Pounding Buck Newsom for five run* In three Inning*, the While | Sox staved off a ninth-inning rally i to beat the Tigers. 5-3. Yesterday’s hero- Jimmy Foxx. Red Sox clouter who smacked two homers against the As to boost his total to 2# and increase bl* major league home run lead. STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. G.B. Cincinnati «s 35 «43 s ! 55 <2 ,5<7 7H j (Jhl< ago 54 47 .535 lot, ! Pittaburgh 4* *g jug 1 Brooklyn 4* 4* 500 14 New York 48 4* .500 14 Booton <3 54 443 l»lfc Philadelphia 27 *7 .2*7 34 AMERICAN LEAGUE I W L. Pct. G.B. New York «9 31 ggo Boston «1 J7 422 7 Chicago 5« 4« S 4» 14 Cleveland 52 47 525 14 >4 Detroit 52 4* 515 17Afc Washington 4« 57 447 24 U Philadelphia 34 «4 340 33 Bt. Lou I* 2* 70 2*3 39V* YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National Loagu Cchlcago 7-S. Cincinnati 3-7. Philadelphia 3. Brooklyn 2. Boston at New York, poatponed. rain Pittsburgh at St l-onls, postponed. rain. American League Boston 3. Philadelphia 2. Washington 7. New York 4. Chicago 5. Detroit 3. game* scheduled)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 9. 19.19

Lions And Rotarians To Play Softball On Donkeys Thursday

(Donkey aoftliall! Softball in It* moat hllarimi* form will be' presented to the fan* of Decatur Thursday night, when a donkey aoftball game will he played under the light* of the South Ward diamond The rider* of the donkey* will ’ lie member* of the city'* two service club*, the Rotarian* and the ' Mon*. The game I* schrduled to get underway promptly at 8:30 p. tn ' Proceed* of the game will be used to help defray expenae* of Decatur Boy Scout* to their week's , ramp later this month In northern Michigan Admlasion price* will be 25 cent* for adult* and in cent* for children. ' The field will he enclosed with canvas. A* an added attraction. The Habanello and Dunbar team* of the County softball league will meet in a regular content at 7:15 1 o'clock. Thin will be the flrat of a three-game serie* to decide the flrnt half league thamplonshlp Not knowing donkey habit*, captain* of the Rotary and Mons learn* emphasised that Thuraday night'* game* will not be consider- ,

GREAT BRITAIN ' | tCONTINUKD PROS PAOB UNB) destroyer at Swatow to protect i British subjects from demonstrate| Ing pro-Japanese Chinese. Japan demanded an apology and Indemnity for a Chinese shot In the meiee. The American vice-consul at Hankow nailed on a Japanese steamer to Investigate the post tion of Americana Isolated for month* at Ktuklang and Nanchang. In Japanese-occupied territory. The army faction In Tokyo encountered strong opposition to Its demand for an Immediate military I alliance with Germany and Italy The navy, four of the five key member* of the cabinet, and important business interest* were reported to lie united in opposition to committing Japan to join In any war in which the axis pow j er* might tie involved. The Japanese ambassador al i Rome. Toshlo Shiratorl. asserted In an Interview that' Japan'* ad-1 herence to the three-power military alliance awaited only the working out of final detail* It was not clear, however, how much authority he had for hl*

SQUIRREL SEASON OPENS FOR HUNTERS IN SOUTHERN ZONE , .. nn. ? . „ „ J ..... .. • • ■ opm •-•..7”: y- r IsK., r-<T-—“"W? C.* i ' V - '■ loU&iui ■ ! [ j ; > a XneluHw | J 1 I . —■ n.... .......' misai 1 2— six i I tCS. ! , ABO. 10 , £ ! - oct. v t‘. V t -—* -r*-—-ICX' < . ‘.Sou Data* i -,fa».— —. 'laeSualva , - ...... ell”, z* i . .A* - • r ----(J —«»• '* ** *) ---..'.TUL »»V. '■ Ai4t * j.-.-'i," .’£l” •'ll---' ’u- -* -' J—. Jr—r —r •* { - I « ‘.e.-•> I lOO>*sa. I • ••••■ i CTW..

The open •••■non for sq*l*rrels began today (Thursday. Aug. 10) In the sixty nine southern and central Indiana counties making up the Southern Zone with every prospect of the ibest hunting which Hoosier •portemen have enjoyed In recent years. Kim rod a In the twentydbreo northern counties which make up the Northern Zone must travel southward to hunt squirrels until September 1. when the op«n season begins In that district. A eixty-day open season on squirrels Is permitted In each sone. Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner of the Depe-anent ot 1 Conservation, explained today, the i difference In opening dates being due to climatic differences which affect the breeding sesame. Game wardens and con«--rvatlon-lets In all parts of the state have reported an unusual number of -qulrrels this year. They credit this Increase to the cotr.para'lvely mild ■w’nter. favomble weather conditions during the breed Ing season this spring and to the g-tme management program In which the De-

jed part of the three-game serie* between the learn* for ihe service dub championship. The l.lon* won the first game of the serie*, with dates of the second game pending. The possible starting lineup* for tomorrow night; Rotary Lions Geo. Auer lb H. Krueckeberg G Thom* 2b J. Doan J Murphy 4b R. Zwlck P Reynold* .... II Zwlck (' Ehinger *f P. Bauer H Grube If . J. Holderman C Gerber .cf J. Morri* i F Maier rs E. Field* N Kruse e .. B. Custer M Kindler p I. Smith Sub* — Rotary — R Johnson. O. R. Glendenlng. P Hansel. L. Kirsch. R Mil*. T Smith. B Thoma*. E. Ixmhe. Mon* — H. Knapp. C. Saylor*. P. Cairn*. R. Genii*. T. Mettler. roaches — Marty Mylott and 'Wilson Lee. Rotary. Ed Highland ■nd Roy Price. Mon* l-aw and order—J. Fred Frnchte. Stablemen — H. P. Scmitt. W. Beery and R Mumma. Groomer* and saddlery J Ward t'alland and W M Bumgerdner.

| otatemenl Other development*: Persistent report* were ctreu--1 lated In London that Italian Pre mler Benito Mussolini is 111 of a i heart attack, complicated by atom , ach ulcer* The report wa* denied in Rome, where It w*s stated that II Duce I* In good health. Germany added to It* defense preparation* by ordering the regia t rat lon of all men. women and children from the age* of five to seventy They will be required to | give details of their phy*lcal con ditlon and qualification* for work ' The announcement said: I ''Should Germany be attacked, women a* well a* unfit men must support the fighting army by em-1 ploy men t in the homeland In. greater measure than during the world war." ■ o Sting Os Bees Fatal To Huntington Man Huntington. Ind . Aug 9 --<U.R> The sting of a sweat bee wa* ■ blamed today for the death yester- ■ day of Raymond R Stolt*. 24-yesr old aviator and airport ofllclal Death wa* due to blood poison j Ing which set In after the sting. , T '*da In a Good Town — Docatu-

partment and the local conservation clubs are engaged. Laws governing squirrel bunting, make ft unlawful: To hunt without a license; To hunt, take or kill auy fox or grey squirrel except during ths designated open season; To buy or sell s fox or grey squirrel; To hunt or till fox or grey squirrels In any public park; To possess'more than five squirrels after one day's lawful bunting; To hunt on the land of another without permission. violators of the lews governing squirrel hunting face the confiscation of their guns and other eoafpment used In violating the law. (This same provision also applies to fishing and other Hunting ) Squirrel hunting Is a favorite sport with thousands of Hoosiers ' sud brings many sporteemen from neighboring states Into Indiana dur I ing the open seasons. Game warden* have been active for several i weeks, checking on report- of pre . reason bunting and have made a • nutsfber of areata.

HOOSIERS NET STARS NAMED All-Star High School Team Named: Tom Downey Named Coach Indlanspoll*. Ind.. Aug. • <U.P> J— George Crowe, tall negro center on Franklin's basketball team which wa* runner-up for the state high school basketball championship last spring, will head a Irani of 10 all-*tar* which will tackle the stale champion Frankfort Hot Dog* In an exhibition game al the Butler fleldhotiKe here Aug. 11. Crowe, whom most observer* considered the standout player of the state tournament last March, received 41.375 votes to top a state-wide poll conducted by the tndlanapoll* Star, which I* sponsoring the exhibition game Tom Downey, new basketball coach at Rossville, wa* chosen by the fan* to direct the all-star* in rather a surprise victory over »uch noted master-mind* a • Archie Chadd. Fussy Y'andlvler. Chet Kessler and Burl Frlddle Downey coached Salem Into a regional champlonihip last spring, hl* team loving In the Evansville ■eml fhial Since then he ha* been signed to coach Rossville. Doyle Plunkltt of Southport wa* second choice for coach. The other member* of the allstar squad of 10 chosen by popular i vote are: George Field* of Mooresville; Don Frasier of Greencastle; Oscar Goodwin of Bloomington; Fred Kampe of Shortridgi of Indianapolis: Roger Bundy of Salem; Wayne Payton of Spencer; George Taylor of Greencastle; Johnny William* of Southport, and Howard ' Mitchell of Crisput Attack* of Indianapolis. Alternate* will he Marvin Mullen of Gosport and Robert Sipe* st Rossville. Two hundred high school basketball star* received ivote* In the ‘all-star poll and ballot* were cast I for 7 coache* Almost 35<).000 vote* were cast for the first 25 player* in the standing the Star announced. LEADING BATTERS Player and Club G AB R H Pct. DiMaggio. Yank* g« 253 57 M »1 Foxx. Red So* S1 344 37 12C 3M Arnovlch. Phil lie* *3 343 50 111 .343 Bonur*. Gian* 34 351 <4 122 .345 'Mctjulnn. Brown* lot) 405 74 13» .343 COUPLE HURT IN i 'CONTINUED from PAOL; ONB) | he lost control, striking the bridgr. Sheriff Ed Miller and State Officer Russell Prior Investigated. Miller Doesn’t Want Execution Witnesses Fort Wayne. Ind.. Aug » -<UJD Sheriff Walter Felger said today Adrian Miller. 31 year old former Racine. Wia.. resident who will die . in the electric chair at the Michigan City prison next Wednesday

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