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i THursday, April 5. 1928. THE DECATUR REVIEW PAGE SIXTEEN, Dessau Moves Up His First Practice Tilt Haworth's Nine Trims McCollister's, 7 to 3-FraAndrews and Artigiani Go Good. zee, By HOWARD V. MILLARD.

(Sports Editor The Decatur Review.) Madisonville, Apr. rain had halted the morning practice Manager Dessau moved up his plans just twenty-four hours and staged the first game of the season Wednesday waiting until Thursday. The Nationals, led by Homer Haworth, won an easy victory over the Americans, captained by Ralph McCollister, to the tune of a 7 to 3 count. pitching of Robert Frazee, the Wichita, youngster, hitting first sacker, and mine work of Ben of George Long Island Artigiant behind bat were the high spots of the contest. FRAZEE STINGY.

Frazee worked three innings for the Nationals and allowed but one bingle, a two base blow by Suggs in the second frame. A double play in the first frame helped the youngster along and then in the third stanza Delmar Kreider went high in to spear a line drive from McColthe lister's same bat to Kreider who started the avert trouble. double play in the first stanza when he made a nice catch of a drive from "Little Mac." ANDREWS HITS BALL. As the box score appears Andrews was the hitting star of the ball game. He came up in the first frame with a mate on and slapped a double down the left field foul line.

On his next appearance at the plate he rapped a long one over right field fence ahead for of a homer, scoring two mates him. Two were on again in the fourth when he brought his big bat to the tally them. Lefty Honn was the plate and doubled to center hurler on the last blow which would indicate southpaw pitching doesn't bother the left handed sticker. It might be said that Patterson have come up with his last wallop but the wind was blowing most of the time to make judging the drives difficult. ARTIGIANI FEATURES.

Athey was next in line, with the stick for the winners, getting a pair of blows in three journeys to the plate. Cappy Ricks double poled a right. pair for the losers, one a to Artigiani showed plenty of arm pep that behind the log and a shot base gun stealer by cut down one would-be fifteen feet and then came to through nip pretty the peg bag in the fifth into second Kreider when off the Nationals were threatning more scores to their list. ening shot add wicked drive over the to He field fence in the fifth frame to also a left Sweatt ahead of him. The litscore had doubled just ahead of tle the fellow catcher for the only big attack the Americans made during the six inning contest.

THREE DOUBLE PLAYS. double plays were turned in Three during the game, the one. losers getting 8 pair Lefty and Honn and Perry, while rapped the winners for stuff out there on the ten hits. evenly divided, showed some Perry had a good fast ball nice mound. while Honn's chief stock in working curve ball that he used trade occasionally.

a In the inning the Nawas tallied two runs on three hits. Honn tionals retired the side on strikes. But ball two game errors and were both were chalked made during the losers. Perry made a up bad against throw the to first on the opening play of the nail game his man and Sweatt when he had plenty of time credited to with a bobble when was unnecessary heave to first made an had beat out a slow after Pickering one to him. of the fact it was the first In view of the training camp, blowing season game that a high wind was and afternoon the athletes most in pretty good form.

of the showed up BOX SCORE. AL. R. H. PO.

A. E. 3b 3 NATIONALS. Tucker, Jiall. 10 Andrews.

1h Pickering, Athey. 2b Barton. rt Kreider. S8 Haworth, Smith, Frazce, Gransbach, 18 Totals AB. R.

PO. AMERICANS. Patterson, cf McCollister, 2b Ricks. 1b Hickey, it Kish, 3b Suggs, ri Sweatt, 68 Knowles. Perry, Artigiani, nO Honn, .21 3 13 Totals Score by innings: Nationals 0 Stolen Americans -Patterson, Andrewa, base hits--Suggs, Sweatt, Ricks, Two Andrews 2, Tucker.

Home rung-Andrews, Artigiant. bases--Nationals, 4: Americans, 4. Sacrifices--Hickey. Hits--Off I'erry, five In three innings; Lott on off Frazee, one balls--Perry in three 2, Frazee 2, Gransinnings. Base on bach Struck out--By Honn 4, Perry 2, Frazee 1, Honn 1.

2, Gransbach 1. Wild pitch--Honn. Tuna, Cantrell. OUR WELDING WILL FIX IT It will have to be pretty bad if we cannot repair it. Once welded with electric arc--always welded.

Auto Head or Block. Without Removing It from Car. Fenders Furnace Grates Frames Broken and Worn Machinery ELECTRIC WELDING SHOP WE DIT AND SAVE IT 4, lx it Come See's REAR 225- 50 MAINS ST PHONE MAIN 1867 image serial: -Artigiani, Smith and Knowles. Infielders -Ricks, Andrews, McCollister, Athey, Kreider, Tucker and Kish. -Suggs, Hickey and Patterson.

-0- On Homer Haworth's nine that will at Guthrie Sunday will be play Schwartje, Bragg, McKain, "Cransbach, Yuna, Sweatt, Tice, Pickering, Hall. Dessau will likely send Kreider, Andrews and Knowles over from Paducah Sunday morning to Haworth's boys. -0- The Skipper is also working on a will bring three players to the deal with Captain Neal bf Louisville that One Commies of the two players is Shanty Caffinfielders and a pitcher. ney who four has seasons. It will be rebeen with the Colonels the last that Caffney was with the called Haute club in 1923 and hit 331.

This Terre was the year the Commies won the pennant. Caffney has never been shows a the regular folwith the Colonels but lowing batting marks: Games Ave. Season 50 .266 1924 62 .250 1925 46 .274 1926 65 .255 1927 that he bringing in two The fact from over at Louisville infielders indicate that he realizes his would not camp and that third shortstop base is may need in some strengthening. The chances ball players in are there three or at Evansville on Apr. four Commie uniforms not in camp at the present that are time.

Harkins has finally Dunn decided and will to Pat cast his lot the Springfield, club with Joe in the Central League this year. perform -0- Danville Vets evened up second with The club in the the Ft. of the Wayne series by white washing the Central Leaguers. do as Here well with the game is hoping the Commies can Knollmen. -0- Commies have 31 several ball Although the there are clubs players that in have camp them outnumbered.

Terre Haute, Peoria athletes and and Danville perhaps will all show more Springfield. series a few of After heads the will Ft. be Wayne chopped off from the It wouldn't be a the Commie list. pick out four or five hard matter to are ready the blue right now who slip. Layton Cops Lead In Billiard Play "Green Player" Upsets Champion Reiselt.

Chicago. Apr. player" -Because did the 8 unexpected comparatively and upset the defending "green champion, John Layton, national of St. Louis. three led the field in the cushion billiard tournament as it entered its third round today.

Earl LookThe upset was scored by abaugh, twenty year old Chicago youth, Reiselt of iladelphia, 50 to 41 in 54 who heat the champion, Otto innings in the feature and final victory game of Wednesday's Lookabaugh's in two starts play. The champion's defeat in as and the was first many The standing of the ten players: tournament matches. Won. Pet. 1.000 Layton New York 0 1.100 Hall, Hoppe.

St. 1.000 Willie Allen .300 Reiselt .300 5000 Lookabaugh Len Kenney, .300 Gus Copulos, .333 Art Thurnblad. Chicago Augie Kieckhefer, .000 Charles Weston, Pitta. Pairings for Thursday's games: Kieckhefer vs. Lookabaugh; Kenney Layton, and vs.

Thurnblad: Hall vs. Hoppe vs. Weston. Butler, Wisconsin, 0. Indianapolis, Apr.

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BOYS' SUITSLatest Styles. All Special Colors $6.95 0.47 .85 Boys' PLAY 3 to SUITS, 7, 49c Minors Able To Trounce Big Fellows Exhibition Games Develop Into Give and Take Affairs. tion that the New York club did a smart thing when it drafted him. WIN IN TENTH. with Chicago's three runs in the tenth inning White Sox came through to win, 5 to 2, from Louisville.

The Sox made no headway against tile aged Cullop, still horse good named enough for as a him. pitcher, to Nick have a allowed no in his five innings job of work. The Dallas Steers could gather but By BRIAN BELL. New York, Apr. -Annual educational tours of major: league baseball clubs through the take minors are developing into give and affairs in which the little fellows are giving baseball's best some terrific punishment.

The New York Yankees, Brooklyn Robins and St. Louis Cardinals were defeated yesterday, by while minor the league opposition: rates and Chicago White Sox had to go into extra innings to win and the Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds spent part of the afternoon trying to get even so that they could finally move on to victory. RUTH HITS HOMER. The Yankees bowed to Nashville, 11 to 10, in 10 innings. Ruth hit his second home run in two days but it was a novelty for the game produced three other circuit smashes, the winvolunteers outhit the world's champions.

Frankie Frisch went from the sublime to the ridiculous with four hits and two errors. His errors hurt the Cardinals more than his hits helped and St. Louis fell before Evansville of the I.I.I. League, 11 to 7. Atlanta downed Broklyn 9 to 8 with Robby's aces, Dazzy Vance and Jess Petty doing the pitching for the Rooins.

PHILLIES WIN. In a game of tight pitching, the Phillies stopped the Athletics 3 to 2, in the Philadelphia series, the contest producing only ten safeties, equally divided. Ty Cobb cracked out two. Bill Dietrick the reformed infielder, saved the day for Shotton's crew with a The catch Giants worthy of a continued regular to outhit outfielder. the Washington to Senators 7, and wobbly were fielding helped to victory, 9 by on the part of the American Leaguers.

Jahn blasted a home run as three hits from. Van Gilder and Sullivan, the Detroit Tigers winning 7 to 0. Paul Easterling's home run helped. A few more may win him an outfield place. Rogers Hornsby hit the ball hard to assist the Braves in winning a 7 to 4 game from Chattanooga, and Reds a crowded eighth inning when the scored four runs sent Cincinnati home in front of Indianapolis, 8 to 5.

PIRATES WIN. The Pirates had to go 11 innings to stop San Antonio, 10 to 6. The Texans did their counting early, scoring a all their runs first two innings. Cleveland took advantage of good pitching to take a game from the Montgomery Lions, to 1. Rain at Tulsa, possibly brought on by the St.

Louis Browns' terrific hitting the day before, made baseball out of the question. Illini-Alabama Play 1 to 1 Tie Tuscaloosa, Apr. halted a hurlers' duel here day afternoon between Alabama and Illinois at the end of the ninth inning, with score tied 1 to 1. Bud Stewart outpitched Campbell, of the Crimson tide, but the Illini threw away. their scoring chances.

Sweeney and Walker each bagged two of the six hits garnered by Northerners, the latter scoring Glade with the only run for the Illinois nine in the first inning on a triple. The Southerners counted in the third frame when Finell doubled and Torrier scored him with a single. Stewart was master of the situation all the rest of the way, Lymperopou-lous helped him by pulling the hidden ball trick on Tankersley in the seventh inning. Stewart fanned six. of close the of the Alabama game was athletes tossing and his at fast ball past them as First Baseman Gundlach of the Illini was put out the game in ninth inning for protesting a called strike.

The Illini hook up with Alabama in the second game of the series Thursday. BABE RUTH SIGNS TWELVE BASEBALLS FOR DECATUR BOYS baseballs, signed by Babe Twelve, be among the prizes for the Lions Club Easter Egg hunt at Fairview park Saturday. Baseballs, signed by the Bambino, the greatest of all are a prized article, and the boys who draw these will be some of the luckiest youngsters of Decatur in eyes of many youthful baseball players and 'fans. If you for IN UI sure TURKISH DO EB CIGARETTES Exhibition Games SOX GET BREAK. Louisville, Apr.

5-The Chicago White Sox took advantage of Louisville etrors and displayed well timed hitting in the tenth inning here Wednesday to win an exhibition game 5-2. Chicago .000 000 200 0-2 3-5 10 0 Louisville 100 000 100 Adkins. Barnabe and Berney Crouse; Cullop, Wilkinson and Seimer. DEFEAT CARDS. Evansville, Apr.

5-Two errors by 11 to 7 Frankie victory over the St. Louis Frisch gave Evansville Cardinals Wednesday. R. FT. Score: St.

Louis .000 300 211- 7 12 Evansville .600 020 04x-11 Howard, 10 Rhem, Haines and Mancuso; Wyatt and McConnell. SENATORS DOWN AGAIN. Greenville, S. Apr. The Giants made it four straight over the Senators Wednesday taking the fifth game of their series by 9 to 7.

The Giants made thirteen hits the delivery of Griffin, including home run by Jahn in the first inning. R. (A) .031 003 000-7 6 N. Y. (N) .400 005 00x-9 15 Wash.

Griffin, Zachary and Tate; Mangum, Clarkson and Hogan. ROBINS STAGE RALLY. Atlanta, Apr. -A batting spree in the second inning saved the Brooklyn Robins from a shutout at the hands of the Atlanta Crackers Wednesday. The final score was 9 8 in favor the Georgians.

Dudley, Atlanta pitcher, held the Flatbush team to single hit in the last innings. Dazzy Vance in the six innings occupied the box gave eleven hits four walks. R. H. .008 000 000-5 11 Brooklyn (N) 010 001--9 12 Atlanta (S) Petty and Henline; Francis, Vance, Dudley and Brock, Angley.

PHILLIES DOWN MACKS. Phillies showed a reversal of form Philadelphia, Apr. Wednesday and beat the Athletics to 2, in the third game of the series. Five pinch hitters went in Mackmen in the last round, a circus catch by Dietrick, of Bush's hard drive, ended a budding rally. R.

H. Scope: (N) .000 010 110-3 5 Phila. ..000 100 001-- Phila. (A) Walsh. R.

Miller. Mitchell and Wilson: Orwell, Quinn and Foxx. PIRATES END LOSING. San Antonio, Apr. Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Antonio, of the Texas League Wednesday in an contest, to 6, the National League champions smoke pleasure -Camels way.

answer eeT The cigarette it breaking losing streak that included five straight defeats in exhibitions with the Chicago Cubs. The Buccaneers tied the tally in the ninth when they made three runs and added four more in the eleventh to win. Score by innings: ft. H. Pittsburgh (N) ..100 020 003 01-10 15 San Antonio (T) 420 000 000 00-- 6 11 3 Miljus, Bartholomew and douch: FilNewman, Watt and Meyers, Arzatti.

BABE HITS ANOTHER. For the second day Apuccession the Nashville, New York Yankees dropped an extraan being defeated by Nashville. 11 to 10. inning game to a minor league Wednesday. Babe Ruth cracked out: home run of the season.

E. 3 Heavy hitting by both teams marked the game, including four home runs in the first two innings. Ruth walloped the ball over the short right field wall his first time at bat. Hood and Lovelace followed in quick succession for the Vols, and Combs evened the count for the Yanks in the second." R. FT.

1.. New York (A) .231 020 020 0-10 14 off Nashville .330 020 110 1-11 16 a Shealey, G. PIPErAR, Moore and Dickey. Grabowakl. Collins; Frey, MeEvoy, E.

l'ipE. gras and Knox. 5 HORNSBY SUPPLIES HITS. Chattanooga, Apr. Rogers Hornsby with three singles in four trips led the Boston Braves in their 7-to-4 victory over the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League here Wednesday afternoon.

His single in the eighth scored Richbourg what proved the winning to run after Taylor had trippled and scored the tying tally on Richbourgs' double. six R. IT. J. Boston (N) .000 002 032 10 he Chattanooga (S.

022 000 4 and Hearne, Dolaney, Goldsmith and lor: Cunningham, Vaught and Minctree. F. EASTERLING HOMERS. Dallas. Apr.

-Dallas was unable to solve the offerings Vangilder and Sullivan and Detroit defeated the Texas League team. 7 0, here Wednesday. Paul Easterling. recruit Tiger outfielder, accounted 3 one of his team's scores by driving city the ball out of the park for a home for but Score: R. IT.

run. Joe Detroit .000 241 000--7 10 Dallas ..000 000 000-- 3 Vangilder, Sullivan and Shen: M. roll. F. Darrugh and Billings.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. ITollywood, Oakland, 3. Seattle, San Francisco. 3. Portland, 11: Los Angelos, 10.

Missions, Sacramento, 11. RESULTS WEDNESDAY. San Evansville, Evansville, J1: Lolls (NI, 7. Greenville-New York (N), Washing. ton.

7. San Antonio-Pittsburgh, 10: San Antonio, lead A The winning LIKE 'EM." Camels best-liked by so many leads by billions Weismuller Still Fastest Swimmer Defeats Walter Laufer In 100 Yard Event. WITH IN 'OLE KAINTUCK" By HV. PILLARD Now that the first game has been played they will be almost daily weeks- occurances for the next two weather permitting. Skipper Dessau had no more than halted the game Wednesday in the sixth when Collister raced over to challenge Haworth's club to another struggle and the game will be played Thursday morning.

0- While the athletes were on their way out to Grove Park Wednesday An morning auto a was brought little into play to go nice shower came up. out to the park and send the athletes back. Most of them were found camped on porches enroute to start- the park. Four arrived or five at of the the park early but reers had turned to the Hotel. sun came out around eleven o'clock and the word was passed out that everyone was to be in uniform and at the park by 1 12:30 noon.

After a session of batting and an infield workout turn with at all the first game of the season was taking their picking started. -0- The ground was in fine condition the game but after it had been for dragged the high wind diamond swept that a cloud of dust over the gave the infielders plenty of trouble. The went down before the third wind and from then on it was a real inning contest. -0- Gransbach went into the ball game with sore arm in an effort to work of the stiffness. He did five not out some bear down and was rapped for of the six hits the losers secured.

-0- showed a good change of Frazee pace and that was the big reason the foe that youngster has this in his could not hit him. It isn't very often assortment. was touched for five hits but he Perry had pretty good ball workfor so early in season. Sweatt ing caused him most of the trouble in the first frame while Andrews drive might have been caught on a scored larger ball park in the third when it three runs. The the brightest part of the ball work of Artigiani was just about this game.

fellow from the East has it. He Talk about a shot gun arn made two of the nicest pegs class you of would expect to see in any at ball. The ball was put down there be seconod just where it could handled. The poorest bit of baseball seen the contest came in the fifth during Barton tried to steal second with when none down. He was nailed a country block.

has selected 19 Manager for the trip to Paducah where Dessau Ft. Wayne will be met Friday, Saturplayers day and Sunday. Here is the list posted for the jaunt. Pitchers Perry, Fisch, Catchers Honn, Frazee, Cantrell and Tesar. Chicago, Apr.

Johnny Weismuller still is America's speediest swimmer. Competing 185t night against the fastest field he has ever faced in the National Amateur Athletic ion's indoor championships, he scored a close victory over Walter Laufer of the Lake Shore Athletic club. Chicago, to retain In the 100- yard free style event. His time was 504-5 seconds, just one second slower than world's mark which think will stand for years. NEW RELAY RECORD.

Weismuller also led the Illinois Athletic club team to its third 118 tional title and third reiay record in two nights--the 300-yard medley relay. time was secondA-3-5 seconds faster than the previous international record which was also beid by the I. A. C. Tuesday, the I.

A. C. team shattered the world marks the 400 and 500 yards relays. -0 THIRTEEN BIG TEN WRESTLERS QUALIFY Chicago, Apr. Big Ten university wrestlers today were qualified to enter the Central A.

A. U. championship contests. Thursday night -two bouts will be staged between the survivors of the preliminaries to determine the A. A.

U. titleholders and to select. amateur grapplers to represent this district the Olympic finals at Grand Rapids, next July. Northwestern captured most honors i with six qualifiers. one each in the of 118, 126, and 160 pound, and three the 175 pound classes.

University to Chicago qualified two ten in the 147 pound, and one each in the 175 and for heavyweight. classes; university Illinois, one each in the 135 and 147 pound divisions: and University Minnesota one in the 135 pound seeE. tion. 10; San Antonio, 6, 3: Athletica. 2.

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