Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 193, Decatur, Adams County, 16 August 1939 — Page 6

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KELLER SPARKS YANKS VICTORY OVER SENATORS Rookie Singles In Tenth Inning To Win For Yankees _______ New York. Aug 14.— (U P) -Few baseball critic* dispute the nomination of Ted Willlama, lanky Red Sox youngster. aa the rookie of the year but a few still believe they’d rather hare Charley Keller, the Yanka' swarthy. powerfully built youngster. for the lona haul. Breaking Into the lineup of the three-tlmea world champion Yankees was no cinch, but Keller, after playing on and off during the first 3V* months of the season, now has won a permanent Job In the New York outer patrol. Joe McCarthy benched Tommy Henrich for Keller two weeks ago, and since then the Maryland boy has clouted at a .440 clip, leading all Yankees In hitting Keller's season mark for 47 games and 235 [ times at bat la .339 Keller hits a terrific line drive 1 —slullng liners that endanger the life and limb of rival hi fielders I He does not have the power that Williams does but he Is faster. Keller, a left-handed hitter, slices the ball to left field a lot and because of his speed It's difficult to throw him out on any ball hit to the left side of the Infield which Isn't cleanly handled This la his third year In professional baseball. He jumped from the University of Maryland campus to the Newark Rears, where he won the International league batting title his first year and shot 345 last season. Afield Keller Is a good judge of a fly ball and bls speed makes It difficult to hit a ball over him. The Yanks’ American league lead today was seven games, and the advantage was supplied by Keller’s bat. He doubled with Rolfe on second in the 10th. driving In the run by which the Yauks beat Waahlgtou. 3-2. It was his second hit. having singled earlier. Joe Gordon hit homer No. IP. George

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Case stole base No 42 With Ruck Newsom hurling a three-hitter Detroit slammed out a 12-3 victory over Cleveland Two of the Indiana' three hits were homers by Trosky and Keltner. The Boston Red Ros fell seven games behind the Yanks when they I were blanked. 3-0. by the Philadelphia Athletics before u crowd of 22.118 In a night game at Shlhe Park. Lynn Nelson held the Hoi I to four hits. Cincinnati came up with a lifesaver In John Nlggeling, pinched from Indianapolis to aid In the pen•nant drive, The rookie right hander went the route In his first start with the Reda and treat the Pirates. 4-5. He fanned six and walked three In outpltchlng Rowman, Swift and Tobin. 1 The St. Louis Cardinals kept 7H games behind the Reda by knockling out a M victory In in Innings <»ver the Chicago Cubs. Slugging out six runs In the 'opening Inning. Brooklyn downed the Giants. 8-5. Hamlin went 'the route to win hl* 14th game. Pine hhltter Gil Brack doubled with two mate* on base to spark the Phillies' three-run rally In the eighth which enabled them to beat the Rees. 4-3. Brack's drive tied the score and then he counted the winning run on Morri* Arnovlch's . single Yesterday's hero: John Nlggeling. Cincinnati rookie who won his first atari allowing the Pirates only eight hits. STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. C. B. Cincinnati 48 38 .442 St. Louis 59 44 373 7H i Chicago 59 50 541 lot* (New York 53 51 .51** 14 ‘Brooklyn 52 52 JM II Pittsburgh 49 52 .485 14% i Boston 45 59 .432 22 < Philadelphia _. 31 70 .307 34% AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. OR :New York 74 33 .4M —— | . Boston 44 30 429 7 iChk-ago 5* 50 .537 16% .Cleveland 54 50 .528 17% I Detroit 57 52 .523 18 s Washington 48 41 .440 27 Philadelphia ... 38 70 .434 34% St laiubi 31 73 JSS 41 >4 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Brooklyn 8. New York 5. Philadelphia 4 Boston 3. St. Louie 7, Chicago 4. American League New York 2. Washington 2 <lO toning**. Detroit 12. Cleveland 2. Philadelphia 3. Boston 0. Rt Ixmls at Chicago, play later date. o - Trade *n a Gnoo lowr. -■ Ceeatur

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PIRATES WIN ! OPENING TILT Decatur’s “Little World Series” Is Opened This Morning , i Decatur's "little world aeries" opened thia morning, with the Pirates edging out a 1-0 victory 1 over the Red Sox In the first game of the series between the champions of the National and American division* of the Lions Recreation leagtie. Lynch and Chllcote each allowed only two hits, with Lynch gaining the nod on the only error of the game Scbnepp scored the only run of the game In the fourth Inning when he reached base on Garner's error and scored on VI- 1 man's hit. his second of the game. The second game of the serie* was scheduled for thia afternoon, with the third game, if neceaaary. carded for Thursday morning nt 19:3S o'clock. Pirate* AB R H E ■Kitchen. 3b ....... 2 o u 0 Schnepp. as ....... 2 1 U « ■Lynch, p.. ...... 2 0 u o' Foreman, c ....... 2 0 0 01 I*l man. lb .. .. 2 0 2 01 McClenahan. Ilf .... 2 0 0 <L t'oehran. 2b ....... 2 o tl o Hackman, rs ...... 2 o o 0 Ogg. cf ...... 1 • 0 0 Coffee, ct ... 1 0 V 0| Totals .... is 1 2 0 Red Sox Coffee. If 2 0 0 0 Etcher, cf 1 • « ul McConnell. 3b ..... 2 0 0 0 Rideiiliach. aa ..... 2010 Hackman. c ....... 2 0 0 o, Chllcote. p . 2 0 1 0. Reed. lb 2 0 0 01 Garner, rs ........ 2 o o I Spahr. 2b ......... 1 0 0 01 Totals 14 0 2 1 CHURCH LEAGUE GAMES PLAYED Baptist And Reformed Teams Win Church lx* ague Contest* The Baptist and Reformed teams 1 of the Church softball league were victors In Tuesday night's league game*, defeating the Rt. Mary's and Methodist teams, respectively. The Baptist team pounded out 11 hits in the opening contest, bunching them effectively to score 12 runs and mark up a 12-9 Irl-, umph over Rt. Mary's The losers i obtained only six bits but were 1 aldi-d by-nine Baptist errors. Reformed waa forced to an extra inning to defeat the Methodist team. 14-13. An error and Schaffer's hit accounted for the winning run in the last of the eighth. RHE Baptist .— 251 130 o—l 2 11 9 St Mary's 411 001 0— • 4 3 Andrews and H Johnson; Gage, and T. Bolinger. R H E * Methodist — 001 422 20-13 10 3 I Reformed .... OtH 233 11—14 14 4 Cline. Smith and Laughrey; Myers and Heller. LEADING BATTERS Player Club GAR R H Pct. I DlMagglo. Yanka 75 284 44 111.391 Foxx. Red 50x.... 07 344 103 134 .344 Johnson. Athlet. 108 393 89 138 351 Mix*. Cardinals 102 379 73 132 .348 Arnovlch. Phils 101 382 70 129 338 ■ HOME RUNS Foxx. Red Sox 30 (Mt. Giants 33 Greenberg. Tigers _..... 20 Mite. Cardinal* ..... 30 Gordon. Yankees 19 Camilll. Dodgers .... 10

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• » Many Reunion* Scheduled For Summer Months j Sunday. August 70 Junie* Smith F»unlon. Franra Park. Fort Wayne Leisure Reunion. Lehman Park. Berne. Steven* Family Reunion. Trion* Park, Fort Wayne. Lindeman and Rloemker Reunion. Sun Set Park. Mellinger and Hahnert Reunion. Sun Set Park. Twenty-fourth annual Lelmow-■'oll-Martln reunion at the home of Charles Llemenstoll near Craig villa. Ct Ist Reunion. Franke Park, Fort Warne. Annual McGill Reunion. Sun Set Park Weldy Family 9th Annual Reunion Hanna-Nutt man Park Steel annual reunion. Sun Set Park. May reunion, (rain or shine) Sun Set Park. Sunday, August 2? Standlford and Faulkner Reunion Mr. and Mrs. F. M. S.xndiford. Wren. Ohio. Davison 2»nh Annua) Reunion. State Park. East o' Bluffton. Bell Reunion, Hanna Nuttmaa Park. Fry-Yost Reunion. Hanna-Nutt- . man Park. Wesley annual reunion. Sun Set Park. Hinkle family reunion. Sun Set Park. Saturday. September 2 Mum ma Reunion. Fran to Park. | Fort Wayne. Sunday. September 3 Frederick and Seville Snyder Reunion. Frederick Snyder li imestead near Wren. Ohio. Hakes reunion. Trier* Park. Fort Wtyne. Th., annual Slu»aer-Gau*e family reunion will be held to the WIIL thlre. Ohio park Sunday, beptemter 3. Emrick Annual Reunion. Sun Set Park. Crick annual reunion. Sun Set Park. Roop reunton.tratn or shine) Sun Set Park. Monday. September 4 Bowman Annual Reun'-m. Sun | Set Park. Sunday. September 10 Roebuck annual reunion. Sun Set , Park. Sunday. September 17 'dam* County Conservation Coon Chase, Sun Set Park Bowman annual reunion. Sun Set Park. CHANGE DATE ‘COUfTtMUffiD FKOat PAOU ONKI prepared for to advance will prove I helpful to all concerned Very truly yours. State Board of Tax Cumin las iouera Sigurd. Marshall William*. Comm la*loner “ JUDGE FRI ( DTE ICCYTINL’EI* FltoM PAGB ONK> ed by the atate. | The duties of the council will Include the recommendation of the ielimination of traffic haxarda. Including the installation of atop »lgn*. clearing away of obstructions at Intersection of county roads, and others. The council also expects to distribute literature In connection with the state police to the schools and other organixalons. atresalng ‘safety methode, show safety film* and work with social clubs In *pon•oring safety movement* The meeting waa adjourned unit 111 a call from the director. Judge Fruchte Indicated that the orgar last lon would meet again wlthlu the next month. GERMAN BUND tCONTINUKD PHOM PAGN ONN> i said he had once been arrested In | Massachusetts charged with drunkenness and profanity and had also been arrested In New York on a charge of larceny Kuhn said he left Germany to 1923 and went to Mexico He entered the United States at Laredo. Tex .to May. 1927. He lived In Detroit until October. 1934. after which he moved to New York Hl* occupation, he aald. la chemical engineer. In which capacity he was employed In the Henry Ford hospital for eight year* He aald he waa an American cltlaen. At present, Kuhn testified, he receives |3ooa-month aa president of th* German-American Bund and several affiliated organisations. Kuhn aald ha maintained no ban* account. The Bund, he said, was organised to 1934 aa the successor to the Friends of the New Germany, which in turn succeeded the Tuentonla aoclet/ It was formed In Buffalo at a convention. "Who called the convention?” asked Whitley. "1 did. " said Kuhn. "Were you ever a member of the Friends of th* New Germany f "I wa*.” he *ald, '1 joined to 1924 " At the time of organisation. Kuhn *nld. George Froebeae wa* made mldweat district leader.

Hermann Schwinn. «p>*t coast I leads*, and Rudolph Markmann. I eastern leader Theas men still ! hold office, he said Kuhn denied that he ever waa ’ connected with the Nasi party be fore he left Germany, but had l*e- • longed to a reserve officer*' aaso elation and the steel helmet* > lie said he left Germany before the "beer cellar putsch" in Mun- ’ Mi In 1923. He added that In the later years ) of the Friends of New Germany he was their unit leader for De- > trolt. I , Wayne Coy Is Serious Following Operation Washington. Aug. 14 — HJ.R) — Clarence Jackson. Indiana atate unemployment compensation direc- . tor. arrived today from Indianapolis to serve temporarily aa aaatoiant to federal security admlnl* trator Paul V McNutt. ! McNutt arranged to "borrow" , Jackson during the absence of Wayne Coy. hl* regular assistant. I who underwent an operation Monday Friend* said that Coy suffered a sinking *pell late yesterday, and waa placed in an oxygen tent. , They described hia condition aa "very aerioua." ——J o Orders Reduction In WPA Employes Washington. Aug 14 — <U.B — Federal works administrator John M Carmody today ordered a 50 percent reduction In the administrative staff of the PWA administration here and In the field beginning Sept 1 It will mean discharge of ahout 5.000 persons. United Press Bureau At Rome Re-Opened Rome Aug. 14 GJJB Reynold* Packard was appointed Rome manager of the United Press today, ■ucoeeding H R. Ekin* The Rome bureau, which was closed six day* ago on orders of the Italian government, was reopened at noon. Ekins waa expelled from Italy last Friday The ban against the bureau wa* lifted partially yesterday when the staff was permitted to receive and distribute the in- • •>mlng service for United Press client* tn Italy Today the closing order waa removed entirely and the staff resumed sending news out of the country Threaten Strike At Armour Plants Washington. Aug 14 (UJS The l>a< khig house worker* organisation committee told Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins that It would call a strike on Armour and Co . Chicago meat packer* before Mbor Day unlea* the Roosevelt administration persuade* Ihe company to enter contract negotiation*. Van A. Bittner, union official, told Ml** Perkin* hi* union deaired to avert a atrike and aak that *he reguest Armour official* to come to Washington to meet with the government and the union If Mlaa Perkins falls. Bittner said he requested that she request President Roosevelt to make a similar attempt.

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Four Decatur Students To Indiana University Bloomington. Ind . Aug 14 — Barbara Jane Burk. Robert Harman. William Kubnle. and Arthur Girod, of Decatur, are among the student* who will be entering Indiana university for the first time thi* fall These students have been granted admission to the university by director of admission* Frank R Elliott. High school credentials from student* are being received dally by the admission* office and admission card* are being issued a* rapidly aa the credential* can be properly checked. 0 ■ 11 Hopkins Reports A Boost In Business Washington. Aug 14 — 'U.PJ — A billion dollar Increase In retail trade during the first six month* of 1939 over the 1938 period was reported today by secretary of commerce Harry L Hopkins. Hopkins said that the total retail trade during the first half of thl* year wa* valued at 317.900.000.000. a gain of 4 per cent over the 814.900.000.000 last year. MARKET* AT A GLANCE Stocks, higher In quiet trade. Bonds, lower. Curb stocks, lower Chicago stock*, tower. Call money. 1 per cent Foreign exchange, steady. Cotton future*, easy. Grains to Chicago, wheat and corn, fractionally higher. Chicago livestock, hog* strong, cattle, weak; sheep, weak. Rubber futures, moderately tower. Silver, off 4c In New York U> 3514 c a fine ounce. " o Chicago Cubs Buy Coast Flychaser Chicago Aug. 14—(UP)-Domin-ic Dallesandro. 25. outfielder with the Sa.i Diego Pacific coast league iwn will join the Chicago Cubs next spring. The Cubs purchased him yesterday for an unrevealed amount of cash and two players to be named later. In the latest release of the pacific coast league average* he wa* leading the league to hitting with a percentage of .373. He bat* and throw* left handed - 1 " 0 Millersburg Suffers Heavy Fire Damage Millergburg. Ind. Aug 14-(UP) 4g>*a of 37<*.ttao resuhed from » fire which destroyed two Millersburg business house* last night an I damaged two other*. Firemen from Milleraburt.. Topeka. Llgtonier and Goshen united In

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