Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 110, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1940 — Page 5

■pay, MAY 7,1940

I® SPORTS K* l **»-. s' ,- -

■-POWERFUL Ikes lose Ihiro in now K. Trounce Yankees; Koti Ri d Sox Take IjLcaKUc k‘ l,d , \i 'U.pj 'i'" , , |. .mly. Uli' Yank,-* K ali.il liny used to ■ _ ii.iili a ball < ltll> - ■ k.-en tiaMina K. -"in l thing ill- 1 ’ , i..i!iipioiii>. ■'•"I *i*b .... hohigh al ■ ‘U-Aui-ili.iu b ague ■, '-,o g I a ball rUlll'll Olli of tile VI" ■ lor keeps at th lx K., Ho y ate going Io ■ |>, ~.«mg tight to balll- , i, up th, ladder Tosixth place. Only K,. ~| the cellar ami K,, . -I th- 1.-agm lead , .'.i ll alia' » mon- Im V !>,. . their fbughest Ai. ill.mg the next six ■]-<,. , mon- gatto |,. :ao with the Intin. v.m: lli> Keil Sox |V \ k. lostiheir third ■,. -„..i bowing to the ■| | - . lianips had thin i 1 going Into the H* |;.,, Hutting, their ;»< K aiong They were 20 1 K,, e hind Rufllng but ■p. » hl-* Hulling s tri M ;l,- ■ 'll- ,od« all Hauk K.. ■ Higgltot doiili! Kip --. Hilly Sullivan hom - -■ .m wan tied Then Mp n a-ut on to win oh ■M . pby .uni I <li issom H nin w on two walk- and

■Closing Out Present Stock of John Deere [Tractors and Implements I Stock con*tetN of: ■ b ' ike Tooth Harrow* I J. 0. Rotary Hoe* I Tooth Harrow* J D Hay Loader* ■Manure Spreader J D. Side Rake* ■J D Mower* j D corn Plantar* 0 Tractor Plow* J 0 Model "A Tractor ■ J 0 Cuitipackar j. 0 Model ..q- Tractor. ■J 0. O<K Harrow I Lee Hardware Co. I Monroe Slrec* — |.a«d Time Tonight — ’ mu ' ■UMnUMaUfafl 1 Fay 6'inter. Ge ye Bancroft ■ El). &TH ( RS. t ALW- Short. 10c 25c R IIK. HAYS’ fir-1 Show Wtthietda) .«< (i:W. ■ •>nti>iu<>u- Thurndat front 1:30. VITENO Wl.lt. fK.HT AMI AVOID Till RSDAt (ROW I IS. Efclsr i** b /d izh d/iB'U •u A fz7 L U»*d on the comic *rtp <r..l*d by CH!C YOUNG P£NM WfiintN a. »nra. * •even H*. 1 » LAW SIMM; «t l«by Dv*pl*»f * etUMHA rV sr,.w. pin, br 1 _*mM| Pooded by »«AH« » iQt-iiii "■- C --. a.- .'I I th* Night" Fred Mar. Murray. Bamatu Stanwyck 1., a -0 -O • Sunday — -Road t* Singapore Smg Creaky Onb Hope

Uank Greenbetg s second double Southpaws continued to plague th.- Yank*. Tom H. -ats. veteran rookie from the coast league, relieved Tommy Bridges and slopped the Yanks <old In the hist three liming* ii. * M tbi [ hander to beat the Yanks In the ninth he slammed a third strike past one-time bad Bill l»h key. who looked at It with bis bat on his ’ shoulder. Verily, tim., havi changed when a rookie can slam a third stnke past Dickey. laaik at the southpaws who ve Ix-r-n making the Yanks eat crow 1 Chubby Iteaii (twice). K|„jj ||||. 1 dllll, Ken Chas, , Ar, Im .Mi Kain, 1 Thornton Lee and Tom heats. Not exactly the ellti- of the American 1 league. For further proof of the Yanks' impoterny balk at how they made their four runs yesterday. The 1 first run was torr-d in on a walk, the secund tallied on an outlirdd fly. th, third on a single, and the fourth on an r-uth- Id fly. Yankee 1 (lower has <1 WT W or maybe Joe 1 DiMaggio. still laid up with a 1 troublesome knee. Is tin heart and 1 soul of the worlds champs' attack. The Rid Ho* ton ed buck into the van by smashing out an 0-5 triumph ini-1 th> Indians Jimmy ' Foxx tom h* d off a 6-run rally liy bitting home) No fi. Ted Williams hit two doubles, driving in two runs Emerson Un kman with ■ some brilliant relief aid from Jack Wilson was the winner. 'I In the other two American ba ! gue games Nelson potter outduelI I ed John Rigm-y to give the Athletics a 3-2 viilory over the White 1 So* and th, Browns slugged out ' a 11-9 viilory over the Senators. - It was Washington's fifth straight I defeat. Brooklyn continued its rampage ' by blasting tin- Cardinals, t;-2. be - . hind larke Hamlin l*,lf Cainilii ■ , homered with inn- on. Cincinnati ' ' won its fourth straight, trampling i th>- (Hanis, 9 1 Harry Craft hit a f burner with two on. Billy Herman's homer in th, 11th gave the I tubs a -> l triumph ov«-i the Phils

TWO SOFTBALL LOOPS FORMEO I wo Leagues Are Formed For Start Os Season On June 3 Plans for the formation of the •Uy softball leagues this season were completed last night in a meeting of the asMMialion held al the Lincoln school. The league will open June J. Six teams have been entered In the county league and four teams have I been entered In the church league. Names of the teams and a com L pb-te schedule will be announced soon. The teams in the county league will play on Monday. Thursday and Friday with one league gain,- and an exhibition tilt each of these nights. The church league games will be played on Tuesday nights. Frank Peterson and Earl Black burn were solei led as league officials with Voyl, Hill acting as alternate. Sylvester Everhart was named president of the association during th,- election of officers and Reulien Wynn wa* named secretary, la-land Franks was choseu treasurer. o | Today’ll Sport Parade | By Henry McLemore Hom, where Between Louisvillei and New York May 7 <U.PJ Stop me if you've heaid this one before, but I think Bimeler-h is a sure thing. In the I’li .ikiier- I mean which will be run on Saturday at Al Vanderbilt's lovely old Pimlico track [ In Baltimoi I'm not a man io i bang-- horses . in the middle of a stream of ad , verse criticism. la-t the more tickle-hearted switch to (lallahadlon. bit. Your ( ham,-. Woof Woof and the others, now that Blmel- < h has be-ii beaten in th, Kentucky derby After all th- r,- is th,-chance that Blni'-le, h doesn't Ilk, roses, or that lie time had .1 look at Colonel Bradley's check book and realized I his owner didn't have any need for (fill ‘HUI The Bradley < oil's record Is still . the b’lb w- nt to the wan Cot more than a year before any horse' beat him. and he still has won and larrry French his fourth victory. The Bees droti a weird game from the Pirates, lu-7. in 12 innings., The two clubs used to players, breaking the record of 3!t set Bunday Ivy the iHHlsers-Cards. It was Pittsburgh's sixth straight de-‘ teal, .uni Jeff th. Pirates in a triple tie with the Bees and Cards for last pla, e. Yesterday's hero: Hank Greenberg, who hit a homer and two doubles, driving in three of the Tigers' six run* In their 6-1 vicI lory over the Yankees. 1 CORT ♦ ♦ Last Time Tonight — •THE TURPS CALL ON THE PRESIDENT" Ann Scthern. Lewis Stone A "FRAMED" Constance Moore Robt. Armstrong Only toc-23c * WEI). & THURS. THE SEASONS SCARIEST AND SCREWIEST THRNIEDILLER! " s«s' A «vW*» atowt Kb • be 999tt9 wtoe (MMMNto fr' * *.tw, g».n' “VI (Ijh OM.Y lik- l.'tc Csev-nn Sunday - "Men W-thOUt •outs 4 "‘FHflht at Midnight."

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• Iglit of nine starts. That's a great deal more than you <an say for any of the horses who raced him Saturday at lamisviile. Including Gallaii.idiuti. the winner. As a matter of truth you'd have to look light carefully to find a three-year-old who has been beaten any more consistently than Gallaliadlon ha* He ha* been beaten more often than your living room mg. and that Includes this year's H|>iiiig houaech-aulng. And not always by magnificent beasts, either Some of his trimmings were at the feet. Khali we aay. of horses unworthy of cany lug the Borden < omiuiny silk*. Bimvlech didn t mu his Hue race on Saturday He couldn't have. If in- did how is one going to explain the pre-derby opinion of so many

CONSERVATION IN ADAMSCOUNTYfI

(By Adams County Fish and Game Clulit The Adams county fish and game conservation < lul> is eooperating with the state department of conservation and with all other county conservation clubs to provid, more and better hutiliug and fishing In Adam* County. In 1939. I his dull releaseil 23 ra- < <m,iis all raised by the < lul>. For the 19411 bleeding program, the club ha* 21 coou*. These breeding coons are lotuh-d al the J. 11. Franklin* and Sous Service Station , .ist ol Decatur uli mad 224 at Joe Geels, west o( Decatur. Mwrem,Franklin's. Decatur. Lawrence Carver. Blue Creek Township and Jim lleliout. St Mary's Township Tlie club ha* Ju«t finished a brooder houne for plica -amts and will KK-ive 200 one day old pheasants alioilt June I. Theo are to lxreleased when lo week old This briMider la Imau-d on the Herman la-ngci li h farm, four mile* east of la-eatur on road 224. The brooder ,and pen* wen- built l,y the club and were *ui|H-rVi*ed by Joe Mi'lllhle and George Flanders with the assist an, >- of the other memlH-r* all <>t whom donated their service* and labor. The i lub also rvli-ased in 1939.

TO MEMBERS OF FISH AND GAME AND CONSERVATION ( LI BS: Th* l**'<alm bally lleinocrat l« alad in ap**n»oi the wo* l*ly column «|i th* liilitval of the tlali aud K*iiu* and * onaetValion duiia W< bolleye hi *mia**i vwiloit and th*' brlieflla of oiitd'Hu life W< lo* Hove Indiana baa on* of lit*- ableat and iH'Ht I'oin***iration iN'part* menta in the I'niim Thu* newapupet want* to l**nd a hdpinit hand hi Kotihin < lull m* ihltcra and aaaah in promollnff local conaervatlon actleltlea. We m ilt*' th*' followlnn offer to preaent mem Iter a of th*' flab anil Kam*' anil * oinw-rtation cluha If you brlna In a now mil*acrlptlon for <>NK YEAH by Mail. 13 00. we will pay 50 centa toward the iii' iiil>* r»hl|* duea of th** u* » Mibacrlliet Thia offer la kihhl until July I. into. A new anlwrlher i« one who*** raid la not on file at thia office (let a auliai rlla*r to thia papei ami you call enroll a new meinlwr In your lonaeiraihm dull. o> rwcetve s** centa toward the duea If xani*- are more than Go centa a year. |****'alur IMily Democrat. Imcalur. Indlaiia. I'leaa* send the papei to: foi one y*nr Wr have deducted 5o centa liout youi auhacHpUoii price i*| GJ.OO ,md will enroll .. In our

i honest-to-goodness horsemen. And by holiesl-10-goodnesa huraemeii I I nfean such men as Hirsch Jacobs. - Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons. Roy Waldron. and must of the uther fine - trainers in this cuuntiy i They all thought Him* lech was a i shoo-in, a cinch of the best lead ■ pipe variety. Take Waldron, who i saddled the derby winner. He I didn't like Gallahadion's chances, i He honestly felt that Bimeiech was ■ (he liest horse in th,- race and that th,- lest of the field was going out - to take a shot at second money. ■ One of Waldron s close friend*, the i Holly wood director. Dave Butler. was with him when he saddled - Gallahadion. yet Butler didn't have II even so much as a penny on the I horse. So what Waldron told But- ' ler must not have been dripping

i 162 pheasants. 171 quail and 1* rale bits. It now ha* under constniction ' three B*h rearing pond*, adjoining ■ the Shioyi-r lake from which fi*h will Ih- furnished to stuck Adam* county waters. The commute*- in charge of this work points out that the fish and wild life breeding and restocking program require* a lot of work ‘and cooperation and this committee urges all persons Inli-iested in liuniing and fishing io join the club I In their communities aud to work , With the club*. J The lommlttee states that wild HL- and fi*h conditions will Im- a* ' the citizens of Hie county make - them and (hat woiklng with the ‘ , lul> will Ih time and money well Invested. Fanner* and land owners have II learned to looperate with cotiscr- 1 vatlun clubs, for they realize, sink! '■ clean, fair sportamen protect and ' do uot i|e»tioy property and gam,-. , (lie dull points out. Sportsmen are warned not tu Im- Kurprl*eil If when they go hunt mg this fall they will not only Im- ' [asked lo show their hunting lie- 1 ense* but al*o their conservation membership ords by land owners, who will want lo know what the 1 hunters have done to put the gam,ba< k on the land.

TENNIS TEAM P WINS MONDAY I Decatur High Registers J 3-2 Victory Over Fort i Wayne Central The Decatur high school tennis team, copping ail single* match*-*, defeated Central of Fort Wayue on the local courts Monday afternoon. 3 to 2. The three single* victories were all scored in straight set.*, only one going to deuce The Decatur lads, however, dropped Iwth doubles matebea, but only after long drawn . out struggles. Results of the singles matciies follow: Walter (D) defeated Heller, 6-4 ( 6-0; Affolder (D) defeated Squires.! 64»; 6-1; Mills (D) defeated LindenImrg. 7-5, 6-8. Scores of the doubles matches > follows; Heller-bquires (C) defeated John-son-Hammond. ft-«. 6-2; LlndenbuigThomas (C) deefated Brown-Mc-Clenahan. 7-6. <-6. 7-6. STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W L. P.t.G B Brooklyn II 1 .017 Cincinnati . Io 3 .76'3 14 t'hicago ( g .520 44 i New York I 7 .417 6 Philadelphia 4 7 .367 6 4 Boston t s .333 7 Pittsburgh 4 k .333 7 Kt. Uvula 5 10 .333 7 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L. Pct G B Boston . 11 5 .6XO Cleveland 10 5 667 4 ' Detroit lo 6 .625 1 St. Ixjul* . 7 0 .467 34 ‘ Philadelphia 7 0 .430 4 New York F 0 .400 44 1 Washiiigton f> lo .375 5 Chicago 5 10 .333 54 i YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Ncvionai League Chicago 5. Philadelphia 4 <ll Innings 1. Boston 10. Pittsburgh 7 (12 Innings). Cincinnati 9. New York 1. Brooklyn 6. St Louis 2. American League Philadelphia 3. Chicago 2. Boston 8. Cleveland 5. Detroit 6. New York 4. St. Louis 11. Wasbingion 9. | L. R. MEVERS TO HEAD CLUB: Re-Elected President Os Country Conservation Club L. It. Meyers wa* re-elected pre-1 sidetit of the County conservation ' club at a meeting held in the St , John's school Monday evening at I 0 o'clock. Other officers elected were: ' Theodor Kleine, vice-president; W ; E Vffelman, secretary-treasurer; Henry (Jetting, delegate; Theodore Reitv-r. alternate; Gerhard Bultetneier and Eliuei Scbeuman. game distributors; Adolph Stoppenhagen R. Nord. C. Bov-rger. Elmer tfchlan drotf. C Wlegman. 'I Hi i'ei and Henry (Jetting, mem bets of the iniard of directorn. The shoot planned by the club next Sunday at its ground* north of Decatur was discussed at the meeting Monday. Among tin- featured prises is to lie a bat donated by Cal E Peterson. This shoot Is open to tin- public. The sixtli annual picnic *l*lll*ol v-d Ivy th,- tluh Is io Ih- held at the St John's giove. alvout seven miles north of Decatur. Sunday. May 10. Included on the program j during the day will Im- trap shoot-1 mg. concerts, talks and movies I This also is open to the publh". A report wa* made 011 the play [ given recently by the club. Pro-1 lends are to tie Used for the further- ! Ing of conservation work in the with optimism. It is true that great two-year-1 old* don't always make great three-1 yeai adds, but lllinele, h in III* first two starts as a three-year-old I looked Just as goisi as he <lld when I he was an uulveaton Juvenile He ; was a thing of beauty In winning the bluegrass slake al Keeneland and one <ould not ask fur a belter t performance than be turned in winning the derby trial 011 Tuoeduy before th* derby Admitting thai I have little or no horse sensvi, I still can t help but feel that Blmeleeb just bad ou<- of those oft days that ociasiutiully com, to mall and Im asl I louldn I . have run a very fast race derby [ day Have you ever beeti lo a Kentucky colomd's dinner the night before the derby? Maybe Biin, |,-ch had been out on a derby eve party and mixed his grain Anyway, well see what happens | In Baltituuie Saturday

county. Paul Shoemaker president of the Adams county conservation council. presented a series of suggested changes in conservation laws. When all dubs have voted on proposed revisions, they are to be presented by the county ae a whole as a legislative conservation program — o— HOME RUNS Kuhel. White Box 6 Foxx. Red Sox 6 Johnson. Athletics 4 Tabor. Red Sox 4 Judnlch. Browns 4 Trosby. Irdlans ... 4 Farm products from 6M,gW acres are used in the manufacture of LOOO.OW automobiles.

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LEADING HITTER* National League Player Club OAB R H Prt. Leiber. Chicago 17 67 15 26.418 Searsella. Boston 9 30 4 12 .400 Slaughter. St Louis 15 61 9 23 .377 Iximbardl. Cilidn 13 45 616 .356 Lavagr-tlu, Dodgers 12 45 10 16 .356 Ross. Boston 12 45 9 16 356 American League Player Club GABRHPit. Wilght. Chicago 15 61 11 25 .410 McQulnii. St Louis 15 60 11 24 400 Swift, St. Louis 12 39 2 15 .385 Hayes. Phillies 14 40 7 10 .375 Cramer. Boston 16 70 16 26 .371 Williams, Boston 16 62 15 23 271 o— ■ - Alaskan* fly mure miles a year per capita than in auy other country in the world.