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Vidette-Messenger of Porter County from Valparaiso, Indiana • 8

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,1 gi THE ViDETTE-MESSENGER, VALPARAISO, JN'DIANA THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1931 77 ATT) AD ATCn 77 A PTTT OTTATT TTrTrPTT Tl VYTi rr'n- -hi nuiij By LauferBRUSHING UP SPORTS Candlck, rf. Shook, cf. Buege. 3b. LOCAL TENNIS SQUAD DEFEATS MUNCIE RIVALS Schulta, as, 3truU, lb.

Olson, VIKINGS GO TO east noo FOR HARD GAME the number of schools and individuals competing. Last year, 34 atatea were represented by 2500 athletes 200 schools. The annual asault upon records in the 37 events on the program Is1 expected to bear at least a few new marks for the meet, with the possibility of displacing national college records In some of the events. The Ohio Rrlays follow Prange, 3b 3 Skinner, p. 3 Totals ....33 El IMPS OF BOTH TEAL1S An impressive 7-2 victory over the Ball "Teachers squad marked the second venture cf the Valpo university tennis team Tuesday after- noon.

1 ne sinms biuu sextet had defeated Armour Tech the day before, making their over hit Prang. Three-base hit R. Johnsan. Home runs Hildreth, Lemster, Peters. Struck ou' by Humphrey, by Skinner 7.

Ba on balls off 6 Umpire O. Pauley. (BrjUrOftGE CHRISTY) whelming drubbing of the Muncie sauad even more Impressive. A (BY GEORGE CHRISTY) Washington of East Chlcaso will, The Northern Indian Amateur be the next conference opponent of nla relay meets and win attract a majority of those winners. The entry list will contain all of the Western conference schools with the possible exception of Minnesota and Wisconsin, and University of Pittsburgh, Michigan State clean sweep in the doubles, and four out of six wins In the singles netted the locals their margin of victory.

Strangely enough, all four of the AWa 1 I renaming A wc ok5 ccG9ai bfy Baseball -tea gtr will open Sunday May 3, with Hebron playing the Valpo LoVenstines aTBrown field. Crown Point clailuSg with Liberty Center oa the Jailer's diamond, and Hobart playing J6t' to the Kouts Bulldogs. 1. LoweU will be Idle Jhe TRACK MEET AT OHIO, MAY 1.2 COLUMBUS, April Outstanding collegiate track and Held talent of the will Hill teams' singles conquesis were the Valpo High Vikings, the locals going to East Chicago tomorrow afternoon to try to themselves for their one-point defeat by Hammond. However, Washington has a team equally aa strong as the many powerful nlne.i turned cut by Coach gained after hard three set strug- eles.

although Oehiscniaeger was the only local winner to drop the first set. Knake. Dierker and Bied- erman each came back after losing assemble here tomorrow and Saturday for the eighth annual Ohio Relays at Ohio State university. th second set to triumph fairly This event has grown, since 1924 Tyranny Corrupts Many of the greutvst tyrants oo the records of history have begun their reigns In the falrwtt manner. But this unnatural power corrupts both the heart and the understanding.

Burke. easily. Into one of the leading Intercolle In the doubles matches koid ana giate snorting spectacles of the Bieaerman compnsea me wuy country. The Ohio Relays of 1931 Valpo combination which won de promise to set a new record for cisively. Clesstng and Knaxe wsi th first set by a love score, battled first having drawn an pen daterneoessitated by Chesterton'! failure "tcf enter the loop.

The local seascn openir should be i tight affair, with both team presenting "many charges In their lineups from last year Hebron Drill coma here with a formidable nine strengthened by the addition of at least three new players. The down county town was represented by a second division outfit last year but expect the new men and added pep to make a strjng first place contender thl aummer. New additions to the local club's roster Include the Rile brothers, tn victory In a tight second series of games which was deuced many Quick Hamburger and Hot Dog Service awaits you at our counter. times, and finished wim an 6-0 win. Dierker ana ueniscmac" could not get going la the opening set, but took the last two wim wue McShane at the Senator institution in late years, and Is doped to trim the Powcllmcn.

The McShanemen have always ranked among the leaders In the NIHSO baseball championship race, having a couple of conference titles and a western division championship or two to their credit This year the Senators have two veteran pitchers in James and Green and most of last year's stellar lineup back. Including Andy Patterson, one of the best shortstops In the state. The Vikings dropped a practice game to the Phi Psl fraternity team of Valparaiso university on Wednesday night at Boucher field, relinquishing a 4-3 lead when Humphrey weakened in the latej Innings. Home runs by Hildreth and Lem-ster had given the wearers of the Green and White a sizeable margin, but a circuit clout by Peters with two mates aboard put the hill nine out In front, 5-4, and a double by Prang which was good for four bases, due to a fielding error, gave the Phi Psis a three-run lead. One run was retrieved by the high school hi the sixth.

H. John difficulty. The V. U. tennianen will go to who were with KouU a year ago; We make our own chili.

Why not take home a quart of our home made chill tor only 40 cents. Our home made chill ind hot dogs are surprisingly delicious THE RAINBO BILLIARDS AND LUNCH West UncoJnwav "Where AO Good Fellow Leonard Lmdholm, slugging Valpo high outfielder of a be as on past; Ernie Knapp, who has also seen sen-ice on the high school nine. port Wayne Saturday to meet Concordia la their third meet. The well-balanced Brown and Gold crew hopes to sweep all of its matches this spring, and If the players continue at their present pace, such feat Is highly possible. Summary of Muncie matches: 1 Singlet Knake, Valpo, defeated Maple, and a couple of others.

Lee end Paul Riley are -expected to- land Sleet" the first and third bas Jobs, respectively, while Llndholra wniedd punch to the outfield, and Knapp Ball Teachers, 8-, 3-6, t-i. Olson, Bail Teachers, defeated Giessing. Valpo, S-4, S-4. Dierker, Valpo, defeated Wie- bren. Ball Teachers, 6-t, 2-6, 6-4.

Mrtin, Ball Teachers, deieatea son was safe on an error and advanced on Hlldreth's safe bunt down Kolb, Valpo, 9-1, 6-3. will serve as an excellent utility lnflelder. The-latter only failing la In batUngr nere he" TalU a little abort of the ether infield candidates. Al mound mainstay of last be available for duty Sunday, and. will probably receive the task of opening against Herein.

Al Barrier will be held In reserve, having proved that he Is fit by twirling the- last three innings of tht game, against the high school Tuesdsf-night. He was not scored upon Uv'ihe period he worked, and appears to be headed toward his the third base line. Johnson Oehlschlaeger, Valpo, defeated singled over third to score H. John Brumfleld. Ball Teachers, J-.

1-5. son. Lemster's sacrifice fly moved 6-3. HOSPITALITY at its aesr the runners, to second and third. Biederman, Valpo, defeated Hler, rMfi STANDINGS -Ja but Engle rolled weakly to Skin Baa Teachers, 6-1.

7-9, 6-1 ner, and Brady, plnch-hlttlng for OUTSIDE ROOMS. Donbles Giessing and Knake, Valpo, de Ml each with bath and Duncan, fanned on three pitched balls. The Vlkines went out in running ice-water, -f7s best season-, Gordle Durana and NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. feated Maple and Martin, Baa Teachers, 0-6, 11-9, 6-0.

order in the last of the seventh to lose their last chance to tie or win the game. The box score: Kolb and Biederman. Valpo, de bijfilliamBrauchep Chicago feated Olson and McDavith, Ban Teachers, 6-2, 6-1. Valpo High AB Kierker and Oehlschlaeger. Valpo, 3 3 4 4 8 10 Pet .727 .727 .692 J67 .455 .385 J67 .111 lw Blocks from pljllllf St Louis Boston New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati Monument Circle H.

Johnson. 3b. HUdreth, as. R. Johnson, e.

Lemster, lb. Engle, 2b. defeated Hler and Brumfleld, Ball Teachers, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. 3 Si! it BUT STEIN Ml Yesterday's Results wtwi end jutt a minute from Ktilroao' Dpott RATES i21P UP W.A.ATKINS General Manager IXCttllHT 4ACt HCJtmti WITH ATTtMDANT AT HOT I. tKTAAMQt 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0' 0 .1 5 3 Duncan, cf, Brady, cf.

HetzeL rf Pauley, If. Ruge, If. Humphrey, feum on All Is Not Lost pEOPLE bare begun to write In A and ask me If I know any more good onea. They refer In taiga disdain to your correspondent's selection of the- Brooklyn Robins as National League pennant winners. Well, boy's, it looks pretty blaek.

The Robins bare games In nearly erery conceivable way this season, being outdone only by Cincinnati. In the first 10 games the Robins made It errors, and that isn't eren counting the mental blunders for which no method of scoring has been devised. In tome of their games, the Robins even haveosed rales that hitherto werV unknown to the game. Their pitching has been most P. Chicago, Cincinnati.

1. St Louis, Pittsburgh, 1. Other games postponed; rain, Games Today Chicago at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Brooklyn.

Boston at New York. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. PayneLSoth experienced backstops, will tie- the catching Sunday, with the former probably In the starting 7,7 7 Second base and shortstop, re-spetiyfily, la the capable hafids of Bus Parry and Reg HUdreth, seasoned performers who were with the outfit previously. Parry and HUdreth were two cf the leading hitters on the team last year, and will occupy apots in the top of the batting order. Rusty Peters win be a permanent fixture In center field, with XIndhoM la and either- Knapp, ETevenson or Pint Cray H.

left. The latter has a year's -experience-; with the local crew behind hlnv Manager Ira C. Tlltoa announced last nlght that the opening game would sart, "3 p. daylight savings time. Admission to the tilt Drill beUwenty-five cents.

Brown field is--hr good condition at present, and should, be in fine shape for Sunday, barring excessive rain-fall, Another Important announcement by Manager Til ton was to the ef 3 33 AB Totals Phi Psis CARD Peters, If. 5 DID YOU KNOW THAT T) ACE drivers who pete in the Indianapolis Memorial Day races, pay $200 a day tor $10,000 worth of Insurance 'from Lloyds of England but they need It only for day. The Lake Forest Country Club of Cleveland offered Denny Shute a year to become Its pro nni Denny took it, with the modification in his contract that teaching was to be secondary to the development of his own game. Gen. Clinnin, head of the Illinois Athletic Commission, will be ready to welcome Mickey Walker into the heavyweight picture just as soon as the Mick disposes of Maxle Rosenbloom but the Rosenbloom and Walker people are alt good friends, you tee not that a Walker-Rosenbloom bout would be the first time good friends met in a prize ring, oh no, no, no! AMERICAN LEAGUE The match scheduled for Friday L.

night, between Jlmmle Ferguson W. 9 7 and Billy Dellmont promises to be Cleveland Washington, New York Philadelphia Of yoo ha aai aoTo "rtur one of the most thrilling matches Pet. .750 .615 J38 00 .462 .455 AM VOU VWOMPfctlcP VOW im mov you coajaja 5o vou "BAfffeP A IU. TV CAR WAS SOLtJ-r seen in Valparaiso in many a day. COOO BOY A oefUrp op rr, AS Tt MR.

Ferguson is well known In Valpa raiso and Porter county. Billy Dell foci voo ep TVf Detroit 6 Chicago St. Louis 3 Boston 3 mont following his match here, will J00, .300 I a 11 1 I I wrestle Jack Reynolds, welterweight champion of the world. In fect that the final squad cut, which Indianapolis next week. will trim the team roster to fifteen members as required by the league As an added attraction to the match, Miss Doll a Polls of Chicago.

constitution, win not be made until after the third game, thus giving each candidate a chance to dls Yesterday's Results Chicago, Detroit, 0. Cleveland, St Louis, 0. Washington, New York, 5. Philadelphia at Boston postponed on account of rain. Games Today St Louis at Chicago.

at Detroit New York at Philadelphia. Washington at Boston. himself wished the Robins the blond and pretty Italian girl and one of the best women wrestlers in the country will meet Miss May Stein, New York Jewess, woman champion of the world. Miss Stein Is possessor of a $1000 diamond best of luck "now that the' Cards play his ability. At present the team Is a bit ever-stocked with players, and competition should be keen during "the next few weeks.

can't win." Floundering at the fringe of the first division, with a font The only two pitchers who could win for Unci Robbie In the first 10 games of the season were Shaute and Clark. Even the great Vance took bis shellacking, Alas and Alack! AND the hitting! Those mighty Flatbush Fuslleers, those big bats of O'Doul, Herman, Wright, Blssonette and Frederick all silent. In the first eight games a Brookiyn ball tea in batting And those, with the exception of O'Doul, tbe same brave lads who drove southpaw after southpaw to the showers midsummer last year. Ah! Woe is me! But wait! All la not lost. And you, pitchers who have been beating those Robins, look to your curve balls.

The day Is yet to come when, you'll be ducking every time you try to throw a strike In Flatbush. "It's the best ball club I ever brought up from the south," Uncle Robbie told me the other day. "And you Just stick around until the slugging starts. After we get this slump out of our systems, they won't be able to stop us." Bold words, but never let It be said that Uncle Robbie went back e4 vvooltWt voo fle 5 VWB AMOfMcQ VUoVPCT CAMfl AlAMCi OPFfcUtB Voo MUCH a as aiyu. Turp ccrrw hor tV wurvf fwejjoH SCOTTY I RED BY TOURISTS percentage well under .500, were the Cardinals.

And didn't they win the pennant? Didn't they suddenly get next to themselves and start beating everybody In sight: Do Your Laughing Now 0 ahead and laugh at Babe Herman now, my dear Hem RENO, April 30. (CP) Death Valley Scotty has served his third warning on the United States government that unless It ceases to Interfere with his plans for completing construction of his historical Grapevine ranch, that he will move out and leave the buildings and Vanity Theatre, Valparaiso FRIDAY, MAY 1 FERGUSON Porter County Favorite, 155 pounds, vs. PILLY DELLMONT i'vSr of Chicago, 165 pounds. other Improvements to the desert bats and owls. Scotty Is lred by "the tin sol- ingway.

Yea, chuckle loudly as the dear old Babe catches fly balls full upon that button at the top of his cap. But you won't be laughing when that old Babe's big bat begins busting those outer barriers. Laugh at O'Doul, too, being, taken out for a pinch hitter. But laugh quickly, because when the O'Doul bat comes back to life, many a glass-armed pitcher will be sent scurrying tor the baths. Laugh at Wright and Bis-ronette, too, and burst your vest--buttons at tbe queer Brooklyn base-running.

But wait wait until those Brooklyn Bombers start banging that baseball. Then write and tell me alt about it. diers of the national park system on a pal In a crisis like thin. Good eld Uncle Robbie! Let them laugh. Let the funny men write paragraphs about the Brooklyn Balmlness Boys.

But wait the end of the trail Is it ill a long way off, and much can happen in a who want to use us for scenery." The government hps even failed to notice Scotty's repeated warnings, i Trjumatch Is a grudge battle for a side bet of $1,000 and few frentled weeks. Why. look at the Cardinals' and this can only be regarded as a slight The ranch property has called for an expenditure of since 1922, and would cost should be a battle from start to finish. Two out of three fallsiio time limit. Last August, to be exact, August 8, they were well out of the pen $1,500,000 more to complete the nant race.

In a series with the Balmlness Boys, Franty'e Frlsch elaborate lmproyements planned Albert M. Johnson, Scotty's re As an added attraction MAY STEIN studded belt awarded to her in 1926 puted partner, says that on one day recently 175 travelers visited the ranch, and proceeded to prowl Want Ads Will Sell Any Kind ol Automobile When your car has seen several years of faithful service and you begin to worry about the difficulty of selling if trya Want Ad. When you advertise in the Want Ad columns of this newspaper your "Automobile For Sale" sign is on, the spot where more purchasers of used cars meet than any other place in town. PHONE 13 The VIDETTE-MESSENGER through the house. A recently Avoid Clothe Linos When washed clothes come from the them on the rack for a few minutes.

Then roll them for Ironing. This Is especially fine for table lineus. Woman's Home Companion. hired Armenian guide takes them Woman! World's Champion, New York City, vs. DOLLAPOLLA of Chicago 'Z' 45 minute time limit match.

by the Police Gazejtwhen she won the championship from Miss Teddy Meyers of Atlanta, Georgia. A large audience la expected to attend this card as both matches are of unusual calibre, and will be lively from start to finish. Ferguson la well known for his rough tactics In the ring, but in meeting throughout the premises, first making them remove all dust from their shoes. 75c Ringside $1.00 College, Notre Dame university Kansas. State Teachers College University of Nebraska.

Oberlln Dellmont he is meeting a boy who will play the same game, Looking to Thing Vben you take successful busl-ness tnon apart, you find that mentally, tliey are In no way superior to the men) who work for them. What put them on top was their point of YlewrfAmerican College. University of Cincinnati. I 1 i 1 a flo seats reserved. Match starts at 8:15 sharp.

One woman free with one paid admission. Call 14 whenever you want quick action. The Classifieds are sure Miami wunoiv, uiiwn university, Ohio Wesleyan university, and scores of others foa the east and I Mlddlewest. and speedy..

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