Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 18 January 1940 — Page 8

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AMATEUR FIGHT CARD TONIGHT AT LOCAL GYM Eight-Bout Card Will Be Staged At Lincoln School Gym D*-c«tur’a first amateur Imxlng hi rd jji several yearn will bn staged in this city tonight. with eight bunt" on card Th” "how will to held at th*- Lincoln school gymnasium, with th*' flrat tout M-hndul' d to "tart promptly at H o'clock Lloyd Conrad popular ll*-*atiir aurappci will headline th** card fighting the five round main a*> with Elmer Tuggles. colored lad from Kokomo Conrad la a format champion of the middleweight division of the Fort Wayne Golden I Glovns tourney, and Tuggles lai urldillew*'irbt champion of the Kokomo Gulden Gloves district Conrod and Tuggles have met 1 previously, each winning a decl-t sion by a alight margin, promising a top-mo* h tout for th** feature tonight Tickets for the show are priced' at 40 cents for adults and 20 cents for students All proceeds of the] show will go to the recreation fund to enable th** Decatur recreation committee to expand adlvi-j ties for ensuing months The five-round main tilt will to! supported by seven three-round i — —- -•— If you're having trouble keeping warm—come to the Adamo! It's warm, comfortable and cosy, and you'll enjoy a great show! -TODAYContinuous from 1:30 “ETERNALLY YOI RS" Dav d N ven. Loretta Young. Hugh Herbert. Zasu P*tts ALSO—Shorts. ’oc-25c as sure to attend; —o—o— FRI. & SAT. g*2s| a# ■ • •— •on. Mon. Tues. — "Another Thin Man” Wm. Powell, Myrna Ley

I Week’s Schedule For Adams County ' Basketball Teams j I Thursday County tourney at Pleasant Milla. Friday Monroeville at Commodores Yellow Jackets at Columbia » city New Haven at Berne. County tourney at Pleasant Milla. Saturday County tourney at Pleasant Milla. : i —————__ __——— touts, all Will be good lioters. well ' mat**hed Nick Little, prominent Fort ' Wayne official, will act as referee of 'he tout" Judges will to ' George Auer. Floyd Hunter and Walter J Ho* kman. with Jack Ellsworth as timekeeper The other touts ar** us folloss: Mike Jaragul. Decatur, will battle Tommy Taylor, of Monroeville, the Fort Wayne Golden Gloves fly weight champ Bob "Rod" Bowman. Decatur, will meet Bud llershy. Fort Wayne in a middleweight strap which Is I another natural These lads have met several Hines, with honors even Howman earned a dose decision over llershy Tuesday night at Fort Wayne I Fritz Raker. Decatur, will battle < Carl Uttenweiler. of Hoagland. These toys are middleweights. Hoti Burna. Fort Wayne, will meet Bill Stephenson of Monroeville In a flyweight scrap lx's Maselin. Berne, will swap I blows with I'hler Ihtll. of Wren. ! Ohio. in another welterweight I scrap i Jack Mahan, of Decatur, will ] m*-et Carl Baser. of Monroeville, tn ]a welterweight a* tail Decatur Bowling 11 League Results MERCHANT LEAGUE Marthan o>l A Oatermeyer IM 131 132 II Mollerlng '*'* 146 B Canton IM 114 M Owtenneyor 126 166 143 M Gallmeler 174 136 171 G Bnltntneler 123 145 Totals 74s 670 736 Resat! Drugs C Leonard 174 I*3 163 E Noonan 166 164 126 H Staub 150 13* 161 F Wolpert 144 163 164 too 100 100 Totals 731 723 704 Mies Recreation Hoffman 133 192 170 H RoWenhwrh 159 170 146 Hodle 161 166 155 Eyanson 157 156 171 Martough IXS 194 150 Totals 7XI M7 794 Bank Blakey 161 IX9 174 Caston 126 144 Bleeke 147 171 170 Lose |g| 200 137 S< hulls 135 M 6 196 II Kruecketorg 145 1 Totals 762 90* 922 Kdhne Drugs Strickler 146 161 150 Agler ... 199 176 159 Hurst 163 102 143 How k 150 135 140 Stauffer 166 220 196 Totals 796 796 7«S Ssutter Plumbing r Stapleton Jr 167 127 163 Ehinger 132 2061 C. Stapleton Sr 15* I*9 137 Christian 146 122 Brewer 147 igg Ix 4 Sautter 132 162 Totals 750 699 *42 Talephone Local C. Heare 120 171 161 M Hrore 192 161 169 Retaking 130 169 134 Hummer 17* 141 200 111 J I'CORT —————— —_ — ■ g — Last Time Tonight — CHARLIE CHAN in "CITY IN DARKNESS" •idney Toler, Lynn Bari ALSO—Shorts. 10c-15c FRI. & SAT. JACK RANDALL “OKLAHOMA TERROR” ALSO—Last Chapter, ’Dsrcdovlls * of Red Ci rote" A Preview Qtlmp* | too of New Serial • Run. Mon. Tues. — "Two Bright j Boys" * -The Llano Rid."

YANKEE STAR SEEKS BOOST Red Rolfe Makes Demand • For 118,000 Salary For 1040 , IBy George Kirksey* • New York. Jan IS (U.Pj Sparks from th** hot stove league: *• Ed Barrow. Majordomo of the Yankees, chu*kl*-d at Red Rolfe's ultimatum that he wouldn't sign 1 1 up for less than *11: .000 even toI for** the Yankees had sent him a I contract . . "How did he know we l * wouldn't offer him more than 11*.000?" ask**d Barrow Rolfe got • in a jam last year by volunteering ’ to write a sports yam for the com I munisllc organ, the New York ' [tally Worker, and after it appeart e*T th** report was circulated that ■ Red was a red In polithal toilet as • wall as In having naming hair. I If ike Brooklyn Dodgers should • laud B*-nnie McCoy. the second baseman who was freed by Juda* Landis, don't to surprised to »e»- ] him bark to his original position .jin the outlie Id John McDon-1 j aid Brooklyn secretary Is on a | secret mission In the west and [ torry MacPhall. Dodgers' guildlnx i light, is now in Florida after mys- | 1 terious visit* to Cincinantl and oth- > er points west Th*- Giants have several holdouts on their hands, chief of whom is shortstop Billy Jurges Major league dubs who have ■ farm systems are pressing Judge ! W G Bramham. president of th** National Association < minor lea-: goes. for an Interpretation of commissioner K M Landis' recent seven point bulletin relating to coverup deals, working agreements and the manipulation of players . Th*- toys still don't understand what the Judge I* driving at . . . Th* Yankees don "t Intend to * urtail any of their farm activities but are nevertheless groping in the dark about the commissioner's I latest order Teri Williams, the Red Sox brilliant rookie, j* wintering in Minneapolis even though hl* home town Is San Diego. Calif . and they say s girl Is the reason Clevelan can get a market for outfield- | er Jess Heath If th* Indian* want to deal him becauM* of hi* feud with manager Ctoar Vitt . In 259 votes cast for the centerflelder on the sporting news all-star team. 25* were for Joe Di.Maggio . . . There'* a prlxe for anyone who ca nsolve the mystery of who cast j the other vote- for Mlk*- Kreevh li ■ Os the While H*>« George Weiss, head of the Yan-1 kee chain, believe* J*w* Beggs Will j prove a valuable addition to the Cincinnati pitching staff B*-gg* 1 has a good sinker ball and excel- ' lent control They say Whitey Moore. Red hurler who had to serve . a few days In the workhouse last year for driving while intoxicated. Is a < hanged man since he raceiv-1 i-d so much fan mail after doing his stretch It so Moore has a chance to become one of the National league's top pitchers Chicago scribes are making a plea to Gabby Hartnett to get over his grouch and come back to earth this season Frankie Frlwh haunts the garden for fights, hockey games, basketball games and anything where there s likely to to some action . . . He's the No. . 1 all-round sports fan In baseball I Clark G>lfllth I* going to try to help the pitc hers by getting the rules conmlttee at their meeting I In Florida Feb. 12 to adopt a rule permitting the pitcher to have one j leg in motion and off the rubber 1 before making his delivery o DECATV R IS battles shifted from New Albanv to Bedford. Bloomington co Brazil. Greencastle to Crawfordsville, Greensburg to Franklin. Hunting'.on to Fort Wayne. Vincennes to Jasper and Logansport to Peru. Fort Wayne South Defeat* Central Indianapolis. Ind. Jan. IB—fl’Pr Fort Wayne South Hide chalked up Its 12th straight hardwood victoty last night over Fort Wayne Central. 47 to 37. U> remain ths only undefeated major prep basket toll team in the atate and also strengthening its bold on the lead In the Fort Wayne city rare. La Porte sank South Bend Riley, 39 to 30 for the Slicers’ third straight victory In the eastern dlvl slon o fthe N I. H R. C. while Balam defeated North Vernon. 37 to 22 In a southeastern conference scrap 1 In other contests Columbus edged out New Albany 46 to 45. and Batesville stripped Sunman. 26 to 21 Ehinger 145 222 197 Totals — 7«2 174 *ll Telephone Toll 1 Hollcpeter 146 I*2 93 . J. Hunter 156 167 IM ■'bolt* 125 159 123 I. Heare I*s is* 163 • Schlickman 193 174 I*4 I Totals _ „...„.,114 131 7U 4

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I » • I General Electric Bowling Result* | <►_—— < League Standings Major League W L P* t j Stators 33 15 6t*s i Flanges -m 1* .625; Rotors 14 3! .311 Welders 16 29 .356 Minor League Flanges 22 11 667 Tool Room 20 13 .606 Punch Press 17 16 .5151 Tenters . 15 I* 4651 Night Men ’ II 19 .421 Maintenance II 22 333 i Individual Records Major league A Miller I*3. A Schneider I*2. M Hoagland I*l. II CcM-hran 179 E chase 17* Minor l>-agii*- li S. hnliz 176 L Ahr 171. P Ham h**r 16* W List ! **r 167, W Heim 163 MAJOR LEAGUE Rotors Gallogly 193 145 167 Busse f 63 164 I*9 Scheimatt 163 225 167 T Miller 172 149 196 Chase 12« i 193 154 Totals *ll *76 *73' Flanges Eady I*s 154 176 Omlnr 161 I*9 176 D Gag.- 123 141 137 M* Int-ish 177 140 170! 162 162 162 > Totals *o* 7*6 *2l ! Stators Cochran 192 146 220' Schneider 193 173 167 Lindeman I*7 14* 190 A Miller 225 14* 177 Johnson 179 I*6 157 ’ Totals *N to I 911 Welders Hoagland 125 152 171 E W. I.ank*nau 173 156 149 Heim 156 146 133 162 162 162 162 162 162 Totals 77* 779 777 a

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If you art on* of tho*e persona who wonder* what football <•<>*< he* do in the off *e««on, thia photo will answer you partly. The artist iwa*r*ed in work of reproducing a dswort seen. J Phoenix/Ari. ‘ . coach of the t niversity of Illinois, Hi* painting* are well

MINOR LEAGUE Tool Room Hancher ' ’ 129 145 192 I Beery 130 125 169 II Uinkenaii 137 113 I*9 Braun 115 141 167 I Auer 121 124 151 Totals 633 61* *s* I Punch Press Acheson 146 I*6 126! Weber 142 16* 156 i Ahr 164 143 139* Spade 113 170 15) I Buffenharger 165 139 I*9 , Totals 73’1 SO® 761 j Flanges S. hnltz 203 163 17* | Im to Grange 145 |s< 1121 Brokaw 574 127 I*ol Helm 163 I*7 242 I 155 166 155 1 Totals *32 7*6 *771 Night Men J Keller 130 139 142: Krtle* ketorg !76 140 152 toil* 166 14* 172 H. Keller 145 174 161 , Hautold 210 161 175 Totals 527 762 7*2 Testers McClure 163 22* 175 Gllllg 160 166 143 l< Gsge 130 176 196 Rrunnegraff 167 147 133 i Warren l«6 131 I*4 Totals *O6 *6O *33 Maintenance • Forfeit > MATCH GAME Csnttivre Ladies Team Hobbs *4 94 10* Ellison 114 104 137 ’’arter 76 15X 135 Taylor 92 113 112 Pnrman 100 99 137 Handicap 135 136 135 Total* 600 703 764 G. E Booster* D Drake 155 137 146 E Noonan 129 139 134 J Dale ’ 127 14* 141 G Womack 151 13« 142

Today'* Sport Parade By Henry McLemore Ixm Angeles. Jan I* <U.W •'* ’ an old handwriting on th'' * l ' ll '' • cu rt I' I** my guess that the r<- i ~ nt freeing of '•! basahuil serfs . by Judir* K*-t>esaw Mountain l-m *:**. will eventually prove to to th" tir»* step toward a general rel**a« Ing fi'*m bonds*** of all has*-hall players You know, of course, that basetoll player* are the nearest things wo have tn slat’s in this country They den’t reuch 'heir owners In < tanking * hams. aB« r a hot and dismal crossing in the- hold of a <hip. Im’ otn** delivered 'hey ’*•■ come vassals of their mastert and <»n to traded and sold atom as it they were dumb animals The fact that some of th*-m ARE dumb animal" do* sn't alter the unfairn*-«" of th*- treatment I have- no doubt but that some of the f ee-thinkers among ’he players will s*-*-k means ’« capltails*- on ’he not quite week old edict of Judge lacndls They are I i ertaln ’o ***** it as th** first exposure of a chink in the armor of th*- owners and attempt to *1” something stout ft. They also will draw courage a’>d * onßden* • from th*- fait that basetoll's highest power is Interested In •***i’iK ’ > It that the players get an even break from the operating pow*-rs. I never have seen a standard basetoll contra* ’ Ifew laymen ever hav**. for that matter) but from what I * an gather i’ mils’ to mor** binding than a irunkful of mustard plasters, and a* hard to break as n Mississippi roitstabout's skill. I’ must Im* a one-aided Instrument, too. as one-sided as a Ida* khoard. because I never heard of a player who had any success, marked or otherwise, in trying to tel*-a**- himself from Its < lut* hes Once a player signs with a club j that club has him at Its men y It can in-ll him to the pigeon tew* team In upper Arkansas If It wants to. or it can trade him for a smoked ] ham and a grandfathers * I >< * to IT Drake 101 135 I C Morgan It" — Total* 663 697 703 ROUND DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT. Jan. 19 MONROEVILLE. Music by WPA Orchestra. Sponsored by Girls Bcwling Team. Adm. 15c per person.

Real Clothing SALE —continues with savings you can’t afford to miss. Buy qua) ity merchandise while prices are low. Outstanding Valuer i Mens and Boys apparel that are “hot" savings these cold dayi SUITS 2K off $15.00 for sl2*oo $2 .j, $16.50 for $13.20 $5.00 r°r $345 SIB.OO for $1440 '"ST $22.50 for ft « ft . co SHIRTS 20', off *M*sOfor sl9 . 6o $27.50 for s22*oo $1.50 f " sl*lJ $35.00 for s2B.oo Sl,o ° " r W SS, OVERCOATS 20% off ’‘“ '•54.75 SIB.OO for- 814-4' $5*56 $21.50 for 47-15 $25.00 for g 2 0 05 »io.»s ft® -- - v"*'s $30.00 for everything in the store reduced CAL E. PETERSON, Clothier

|lhe test plat** team in the twilight J ague ot S. rat< h Angle, Georgia !ch if the fancy strikes the own - | . rs the player can he given a soft I *mt on 'he tom h and told to »lt I (hero until Jvy toxin* twining IttoW ' atouf hi* Ing* Il the player .-••b. l* against any j,rf these or a dotett other m-asure*. his retollkm will Im* .’Very bit as effective a* a tlr<* alarm in a home i for the deaf A "how of sv’rlt of- ; I ten results in a slash of salary and i : if a player resents this to the poii.-t | I of htoldlng out he la often marked with tosetoll's .-quivaleut *.f the bar sinister and then he Is w**lcotne nowher*- A ’"am . ould of* fe; a stat player »M 0 for the s**as*.n and th** player would have to take it or quit liaa*-tol. He < ouldn t i tefuse H ami sell his services to | a hlghet bidder As most baseball i players are not i-apabb* of iidaplitir themselves to another ptofes- I ; Sion, they have to take wliat is offered them or retire, and this is , , cutting off the nose of spite th** la* *■ In mors’ instam e«, they tab**

n ’Bi I Historic Highlights in the Evolution of the Automobile Charles E Duryea built ths first gssc o m this ccunt-y. a one-cylinder "Buggymit* 1 I William E Metzger was the first "Cmgl *®“C» sutomobile dealer. 1 A whlte ® t **’ r,er ***• ,h * ®"*y •utomsbils l/V) m the inaugural parade of President Tm Roosevelt. i « ftAFW Glencos. Illinois, built bumps across tt t**wg t A 7V/ discourage speeding. t «ftA 4Q Ford popularized ths loft hand drive and !»4 A rd a detschau’s cylinder head 4 fXW M Henry Ford ra**ed the pay of fifteen t«Mi •X “4 employees to fivo dollars a day 1 J 8 ® h,r,e * E Duryea died at the age of 74 B AM/W Al 0 Schmitt has the finest Meek of iste at used cars and of courao all makes Olds »wl Chevrolet. Plymouth and Fords at Speeiai N Now "We will be here tomorrow, to back up the ears we sell today " SALE ENDS JANUARY 27th.

1 what la elven th* m I have 0ft..,, h ,. 4)r() i to whether l.a,ehaH2 I wiHiid stand th* „ Nl iciurt On*- «< h*H*| . 9j er nays no As ~ edg** of th*' la« I, | **< penalty for parkin, i7? and stroking h* rt „ T ’ **l ’four rows of |. w ” I to c-xpres* an ■ rut, 'j i Im- aurpiis*-il if .toi.,. . J ruling d'M-M* t [* ~*„!„ : toll player tn try #n r*j Nlrklit-k A (*•. u Cleanmce Sale t -nd. >JJ M. I-ill 'our need, price* are low. «hxll - 20 n». J unwatermarked m■***, ' adaptable for all mimeoKraph worij able for ink *>ign*iws The Derahir llemomu