Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 23 January 1940 — Page 6

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MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS FORCED TO DROP FARMS Many Minor Uaaue Team* May Ik Forced Out Os Existence New York. Jan 23 IIT' Comml'sioner KM latndi*'"seven-point machine gun" fired eight day* aro. today Uir- .b ii'-d to ignite the t»u -*•- hall world into two ramp* chain loro* vs. independent owner It ip. Inasmuch a* *'l per cent of the minor league club* ..re ul.-.dl/'tl by major league club- they would worn to carry the heavy artillery but t'linimi-’Hionei lauidi* di. turn of January IS hair riddled the minor league touiol.il ion with ammunition lured on the Judge* Kllltenthlh that the practice of farming t* prohibited 'l.iking iotnmls-ion-i lainrli*' Interpretation' a he ha- handed, them dowi the big maim league o|» tutor* of farm y-bins have -tailed to <ui tail their minoi league operation* on a t ale which Itidhate* clearly that at b.i-t 2«» of the 42 league* whi. il o|u-ial> d la«l year cannot open flu- I'Hn • cation Conner v.ilive . lituate plai t- it..amount of capital and major* will I withdraw from minor league opera 1 Hons al IJoih.'mhi That means the class It and C leagues will l<e j destitute for cash and player* The trend of event < i» indicated by the following The Si laiui- Cardinal* hav< withdrawn working agreement* in volvlng !<• ol their minor league i t lit!*. The iiroklyn Dodger* have algindotted ptari' for any working agreement* with < tub* 'hey don't own outright. The New York Yankee* hare ncalled aevea working agreement* involving their minoi league tie- * * — Last Tone Tonight — ANOTHER THIN MAN Wm. Rowell. Myrna Loy, Baby Nick" A Aits ALSO — Shortt 10c 25c WED.&THI RS. * Ol R BIG DAYS! * Fir-1 Show Wed. al «:.W ( onltnuou* Thur*, from I:Hi starting «ith feature ATTEND WED. NIGHT & AVOID Till RS. CROWDS WHO T/TiREES A CROWD? ? (Not lovely Grevi Garton, \\ who tad* >t gsy and ch so II romantic, to bv loved by Bob Taylor ondLsw Ayres! II It's her fust pic Ury amcv // . "Goodbye Mr C'ipe!" A H 2 rJ F~ |j ■ OScSt I TAYLOR -'"'•SIU GARSON nw Aryes Billie BURNt . . Begtaeld OWEN ZT\ Geeroe BANBIER ( ftam-X -TEmtLw (v) PradvcWAr , \«rem/ —o—kfrl. A Bat. — "Secret of Or. Nildart" Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore On BUgo—Botu'dsy Night Only—--Th# Bagebruab Ramblera" —o Coming Sunday—"GULLIVCRt TRAVELS''

SPORTS

I Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Tuesday • Hockereek at It. inr ) Wednesday Commodore. vs lliintlnrtnn Catholic at Yellow Jacket* gym > Jeffenton v« Poling ut BormFriday Bluffton at Yellow Jacket* Jefferno net l'l.a«ani Mill* Bente at Warren Monro* nt Motunmith Bryant at Geneva l.anctn'er at Hartford Saturday Hartford at Chester Center ■ up* The Cardinal*. Dodger* and Van-, see* are three ot the biggest chain -fore operator* ami they all admit that they . annul function accord- , Ing to laindl*' recent ukase and remain within th* law latrrv M.i< I'hai! presMelil of the' ' Itodgei estimated ’hat hi* club will witlidiaW at b-a” lIooMWI from viiplH.rl of minoi teacue < hili* in I l't|" It would I*- *il!-' to sp.-ud limn-' ; <-y > iibi-tdlzin*’ minor h-airm- - tub* it we can't pla« < nl.iv-i- on these i iub* <lei< lop them in the minor* ami ev.'iilli ll* put them on the Broklyn to-i.t Our operation* in ph.- |>a*t have le-en in a. . ordance with the .oinmi*-iom-irilling and thi* will continue to !•<■ oiii |M.li< y ~. long a* latiidi* i* < «mini**ioner. iir.-'iw-itive of whelhei we agree with hl* <l>-< i*lon* ' . George We|.*. head of the Van-' *>-.•< ham admit* that no fat tn - y»-t.-m .an operate «m cexaftilly tindet the |oe..-nl itiling- but he ho|.e* that ih<- comm I*-loner, or i Judge W G llrauiham preeidettl of the national aeMuiatioh will itlatify the Hltuatlon We ate hoping the Hltuatlon i« not a* f.iugli a* It appear* ' Wei** *ahl All of out < ini.* a k How ate w<- going to opetale'' when I tell them the wtiip I don't know what the m-Mi move I* " Commi«*ionet latndi* now i* in' Kim Ida playing golf ami preparing for a meeting ot the playing title* loniihltlee Pelt 12 11.- ha* given no indication that h> plan* t:> txeue any mote bulletin- roi-.irding farm club* or working agteement*. In th.- meantime, hi* interpretation of No i luiffl. - every major league owner who ha- a dim.- invented IP. low. i ■k. -dilation farm- That pnierpretatlon ay- Working .i-i ■ • in. n' ■ mu«t 1..- eyci jte.i t,v ' th. .Inti a< tually maki.ig aim- and 'mil-' not l»- evecuted in the name* . ot affiliated m aubridlary < lul>* to i whom the maj.ii or utlo>i higher • < la--ltll a>nlll .lilt. -Ul'plle. lb. ne.'- | -.ny fund- tli.-ietor l.y loan* — CORT - • ♦ — Litt T.rne Tonight — TWO BRIGHT BOYS" Jackie Coope*. F Bartholomew A THE LLANO KlO T to Guiaai. Gate Sondergaard Only ICc2oc ♦ ♦ WEB. & THVRvS. 'Y nSHMkWW* •• I I .. uwt •«’*«*•* * | I J r rMk* [IMt NIW j II fff NIWS'J Only lOc-lfc —o-o—---i Friday < Bat. - Gene Autry In l • "Roving Tumbleweadt" < i n Chlpt Fighting Leglgn.” Coming Sunday — -‘BOS TIOAL WAVS" A TMt GIRL FROM RIO'

COPS WIN IN FINAL SECONDS ’ Prior’s Free Throws (live Stale Police Win In Benefit Two free throw* by office. Huh* ill I'riui in th. < losing nei nml* ol tin- Hit gave the Indiana Stat.- I’ol i< <- team a i low M-3B victory ov<-i Cloverleaf la»t night in the fealun ' lilt rd n doubb head*-l HpoiiHor.-.l by the heal coiiimlllee to rnlw pro cei-d* for the fight ugainat infan tile iiatalywi*. in observance of the Bteaideiifx birthday The State Police had been liaGl ing on even term* with their local opponent* until with .'tri wcond* to go Hairy H.-bble *cor*-d on a foul to** and put th- Creamery live into the had 3*»24 Then Prior wa* fouled by Hohldi He *ank both trie* with fii< *< eond* remsß-lng. The game wa* a . low. Int.-revs- . mg conie*t from th" outwt, fan* were given a tare treat In wveral Inataine*. when th. cop* opem-d up a fa«t paKMlng attack I'rhir wa* the high aeorer of the lilt with II i l>oinl* while Have Wynn wa* < low ' l.etiiml with 13 marker* In the other game McMillen beat Swift f.-| i.ui five of Huntington. 2!» 25 State Police FG FT TP IBr inti f I 3 a I Carter. I 3 17 Prior, i fi 2 14 Blerle. g 3 <l 4 Gran nan. g 3 o <1 Total* IB « 3f. Cloverleaf FG FT TP Wynn, f •• I 13 Stapleton, t 4 I ft Gay. i 113 Murphy, g .3 17 Hill, g 0 " " ( Hebble, I 113 Total* 13 5 35 Swift Felton FG FT TP Farmer, f 113 Wlilour. f 2 15 Bowel*, c Oil lleiny S 2 12 Felton, g Oil Campbell, 11 it 2 Helvle, g Oil Total* f» 7 25 McMdlen FG FT TP Hhel| N -r. f S « 1« W S< lll.epp f I <i Z B Huni. < o o o i Willlamnon g I •' 2 Bolleiiha. her. g 13 5 B Schnepp. f I <• 2 Sihultz f « « 0 Mo*e», < « <> o Fleming g I '• 2 Total* 1" !• li.-tr-re. St, < kier llte- aturl Cmpin Ev.-ihart < Ih-.-atiir > o Pro Tilt In Fort Wayne On Thursday Fort Wayne. Jan 2> Tin- first of a *erie* of l.ig league professional buMk.-tlmll games to Is- staged in Fort Wayne thi* season will lie play.-d on Thursday night. January 25. in the new Central Catholic High School auditonum Th.- first game will hung together the famed New Yoik Henai-same. World* Colored champion* who need no In'induction In this teritory. and the present leader* of the national professional basketball league, the Detroit Eagle-, who are coming with , an Impressive rer ord and a star I siudd.il lim-up Ju< k Gasaert. veteran sport* piomotoi of thia city who is staging tb* coming series of game, i* doing M> al Hie lequrst of many 10. al s|*>rt» enthusiast* to determine whether Fort Wayne t* now ieady to bid foi entry Into the national profe**ional league and the return t<> the position it once held during the golden era of the Fort Wayne lliHisier* and the Ameihun basketball league. __o. *— r Today’s Sport Parade * By Henry McLamera Baa Franclaeo, Jan 23 — 'UR> Every once hi a while, nod to the eternal gratification of the sportswriter*, there comes along In ■port a player with that Intangible something called color There la no putting of the finger on < olor. an I am quite unable to tell you why a boy from Moua ton. Jimmy Demaret. ha* — shall We call it ■ oomph?" — when he w»lk» out on a golf rourw But that hr doe* have It Was proved here Hnnday when he played, and defeated, a native son. Willie Goggin. In the final round of the national match play championship The big crowd of Han Franciscan*. who had hern with Goggin 100 per cent In hl* march to the final, waverad in Ha kyalty when he played Demaret. There waa something In the Texan * walk, hl* grin as wide as a prairie, hla hap py alt It nd.- to the game, -ind Ills unstudied grai-lonsneas toward his i opponent, that softened the de I feat of the home town hoy. I I've known Demaret land he pro nouncea It the aame way you do I the things you had children used to gat tn grammar school for misbehaviour) tinea he came toPineadvaneen. capital stock subscriptions. player purchase, or other me- . thods whatsoever " The Mge saems to have roverad I everything In that rating, and from now on there ran lie no tomfoolery.

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NO HAS-BEEN . . . r Bv Jack Sods mHK I ■vi 1 ’ . Gene H p Ven7Ke >. VefgRAM MILER. ** M '' — HeCrtAM&EO t HIS ST-VIE- t (AJiNNuCG RESULTS i , A i ’ .xa a ’ 1 /rorraAj'f X r -et 7 ' .-J B*">•»'MF ' J > < // JO .'.TAtOIPCAaL Nfr aiM A **AE BICM <r I. , ■

-1 — - — ’■ hurst, N <’ In 19M for Hie nation- ' nl P G A championship. Th. old 1 er and more < el. braled profession- ! al* had never -ven heard of him ’ when he arrived hut he hadn't hit ’ tin balls off the practice tee be- ' fore they were gatherltig behind ’ him admit Ing and studying hl* 1 golfing form. In that toiiruam. nt he carried , the then national open < hampion, ' Tony Manero. to the 23rd hob- Imfore losing, and Manero. a* well , us .1! th- .ith.-t pro*, had tai-. -d . him as a yoimxster to watc h Th- next time I saw him w , in , a bitter match with Gen. Harazen ; In the IM7 I’ G A fim-for.HI al , Khas nee. mt hi- Delaware The two > battled on even terms through , eighteen holes and went on Into a , sudden death battle Harazen was > playing straight, heautiful golf and , Ih-initret wa* scrambling so: his liars On th. third nr fourth < - ira hole Harazen had a difficult. < urling five-foot pmt for a victory but In-fore h« could Strok- the imtl Dem.iret walked up and conceded it by km* king If away Harazen wanted lo know why le-marel would < on<ede «n< h a ■ lough putt, pait|< iilarly when It m»an! his defeat Jimmy grinned and unsw.-red t l.isten Gene, yoii'l. been playing beautiful golf all day and I've ti., a Im ky 1.. stay this f.n When I'm playing this way I don't deserve to win and you do So let's go l>a< k to the clubhouse Jimmy still |* giving long putt* lto hl* opponents. Three or four .limes during hl* match with GogI Zin mi Sunday he c.iti. ed'sl Willie j putt" that any other golfer in 'he the |Hi**lble exception

®** •I**o CW TtJ! htOT '3 |ShMw^:. W' 'Wr* x.'* 1 «A. ’ a *’ k "‘ "’" ,,rl ' d,J "’•»<'••)» t>» «<!u*i t»» ’ ■ " ■ • < «<<hl. «nd idow ,n.,f,.ri,t> Io do Ilx »«<nr I "3 __ 4 a,** ■.»... C " r ' *' J ‘' l 1 W'linc inert* tbr xtrrr'l ■ -i ""T*' K ♦ “mtrr mi«.“ H» gjgfe « AIMEI.ANES are never accepted for ® Hh ' * enice un,il «hey hkv« been -uh<M’ted to most grtM-lhuji tcM*. Hut J f<M>. Jrv J l.u.k- J ■•“’■ < " 1 "* '' , ’ 1 I 111 tour <>V»,| i n g 3 JMk' - * l ’ Kl l,n l"t /■H<itHf»x rlimb u|- lull,X'' "" ' ■ l, "' , '- ,,l ""““'lU«lHll»llJ|H|. ’ 1 " w S " 11 ■“■•'" " ,, '“ l JB X * •> h*' ’’ "" '"'" "'‘' ’" " ' l, ‘*' ""‘t<-t H.iMlll'll 1 ■ ■ A ... 4 MB X . ;7£ ’, ' ---W 5 ■ • ■ jB ' Elberson enter Gasoline that tells its own story Best f -t j TYDOL FIYING A

i-'of Hagen, whom he r-s.-mlde* I elonely in fairways behaviour t i- would hay- Insisted lx holed ot ,i missed. t I asked him If he planned to' k-.-p giving away putt* forever I and he said "l.isten Henry, this s I* a gatm- we'te playing Isn't It" 1 You give putt* of that .listaui e I in a friendly game doti ' you Well I don't atm to play coif any way . bitt friendly " I By lie time he <1 ■ .! out GoeI gin the crowd was jii*t mm h for the happy Texan as it wa* foi ( Goggin Without trying without t knowing It he had won over I ■"*■ , t'alifortiians, and if you know t'alifornians you will appreciate what ( a feat that Was Ih'lliarwt loves golf, but better ( still h- has a zest for living It I shows through his every action ( Maybe that's th- answer to .olor _ o — i 1 • Notre Dame’s (irid Schedule Announced i South Bend Ind., lan 23 ll'pt: Illinois and little College of Paclfie. where A A Stagg soon will Mart hl* 51st year of coaching, will h- new opponents for Notre Dame'* l!H" football team aihl-tic director ' Elmer laiyden announced today. | Pacific replace* Southern M.-thß-diet and Illinois return* to the Irish schedule, replgc mg Purdue The schedule Oi l 5 College of Pacific at Notre Dame; Oct 12 Georgia Tech at Notre Dame; Oct, IS Carnegie Tech at Notre Dame; Oct. 2* Illinois at Champaign; Nov 2 Army st New York Nov, !» Navy at Halllfore; Nov It; lowa at Notre flame; Nov. 33 Northwestern at I

KEARNS SEEKS TO HALT BOUT Fitfhl I'roßUih'rs Battle Over Scheduled B«h Pastor Btiiits New York. Jan 23 <U.R> The new ihenu- song for mtuaahad »<(iiarc ent* I" be , " 11 ,l ' , ‘ h.ii ristcr " This refrain seems partictilarly fitting n«w that I." k K-nnt* of li-trolt threatens legal action .ir.iiiiMi Mik'- J.""li* "1 Ne* '"'k al. and Mik- Jacobs threatens | j.-r.il action against the llollyMMid Ta! > American l."gl«n •'! 2a. k K'-arn* who taiigtii Ja< k |L alpsey lt'-» t" 'l“e a bdt h""k ..nd ho* 'o mak'- and »|tend v< t al mlllioi. dollars. I* shadow boxIm- with several Detroit aio.r'i'-v* today prepare..ry to trying hslt the ». 11. ditl.-d Rob l’ .»'"l !'•••■ invoid h-avys- ii-ht If. roundel at | Madison Squat- Garden mt Man h I K.-arn* will halt this bmit "by Injun. Him it wary.' Is-t ause PaMor and Havold sere mat. hr*! ytily yesterday by promoter Jaod» wher-a* Pastor previously had < <,iiti.i< i>-d to laugh' »Hh lied Hiltmail of Baltimore at Detroit on .Mm It l< hi a 12 Kearns fi-1* that lin.niipollsl Mtk> Jacobs i* trying to nun hi* Indepeml'-nllv |. odmed Itetroit lialtl- by tuxsin? | in the drawing card il'astori with !a very tough opponent two s.-.kJ I b»»for*‘ Meanwhile I*.th inonopollit ittk. ami Pastor's manag.: Ji n my Johnston. *mll- disarmingly at K-arns and hi* l>ai rislei an I I- > la re. "why this March I huh' I iM*i«e<-n Harold and Pastor will not Interfere In the least with K. am*' Pastor Burman fight / on March II J.icidi* -Illil.'S when h<- *ll' <l. Im! h< hop.-* by the lopeared l.x aid that Harold kmuk* ..in Fi'-itor in an early rintnd If Harold, thblond dynamlt.-i from Des Mol.t si can tint) this (ink. Jacobs gi .iiifee* ' Savidd * next opponent. will 1..- h-avyweight chain! ion Joe laiill* " Piomolei Jacob* I* quite sm.lt' ll with S.ivoid ot lowa who r-c' t.t'v 1 laptivatod New York by kn.xkii..out big Jim HoliTiison of Flilladel-1 phia In the third hiiiikl at the! | Garden On that occasion the Ibsl Moines Norwegian looked like a better Iwixer than hi* former tutor Mike Gibbons, and a harder punch* er than Louis Which Is qui • a I combination, indeed. Meanwhile promote, Jarobi I* I frowning all over hl« 2t'th <*n'my I ogle.-* lw*can*e of a si heditled middieweight title match tietu.on ch.impiott ('i-f-iino Garcll mJ Henry ArmMronx at lan Angles |on Feb 22 Fncle Mike <avs he'll prevent that bout if he his to 1 throw all the banisters In the country at Garcia's manager. George Parnassus, and the promoters. which happen to h the Hollywoorl post of the American Legion. Jacobs says he ha* both Armstrong and Garcia under conirac' to defend their title* only fol him Evanston; Dec 7 Southern California at Ig»t Angeles

Phiflue <Jrid<l<TN To Battle Ohio State I'oluniliii* O hm 23 ll Pi 1 Purdue a sixth Big Ten foe. todnyj rounded out the Ohio Stale foot . Ikill sili'iliile I'" tl*'’l fa" The ihdlermaker* were signed to the vacant October 5 date after iritis at Texas A A M Wole forced lo reject the dale luwause of prior lommitment* for a long trip to the Pacific ’fa* f"ll“*l"F week to play I' •' I- ■' (> st (U TS TO AID CONTINI'EB FRf’M pnhll. 4* urged in the pun has- of th- buttons Th- *ul" will be un-d-i (He direction of Harry T. Urub". city chairman f"t the observattee of the president’s birthday SOVIET TKOOI’S roNTtNtntn FROM FAOB OW> bomb* hl raids ye»terday on lo towns Th,', persons were wound- . d it was wild and Hl buildiiii —

- On Display The New 1940 John Deere Tractor = y. J They Burn Low-Cost Fuel. See Them at Steflen Hdwe. & Imp. (t 111 N. Third St. Formerly lhe Chevrolet (Jarage We will maintain a complete John Deere nertiu and will carry a full line of John Deere part* nd repair*. Experienced repairmen in charge. Phone I Ml—We’ll be glad to l»e of wen ire lo vm.

dnhtng.-d The official st al , m th- 1h..-U„ aerial iatively so.-bl., lhl( , „/■' *• | wcath.-i The fly,ng th- IMafokl b sib.wing lightly LEU Is ASSAIh iCoMTtM KI, FHqm : ,mi * i...imi2 diacordant Haying „ r pliiylng five d.tf, “ < ■ 1 . u ■ wrnnp firn** “ ■■■■"" oProminent Leader |* |) Bente. HwltxerUnd. j M ll Pi Dr Glu*.-ppe J times presidi n' and fir* nJ! preMident of Hwitzertand /J ly today Motta had been lh some time He utt..|„| H ■. ’ elite of the f.-d. lU | and worked that -v.-n.nr w stricken by paraly*, in h.J while dictating to hi . ...