Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1939 — Page 8

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CARDINALS WIN DOUBLE HEADER TO CUT MARGIN Beat Pirates Twice As Cincinnati Loses To Chicago Cubs New York, Aug 17—(CP)—Tko St. Loula Cardinal* were roaring along th* pennant trail today at lull atearn, thanks to th* efforts ot •.wo (.-omparatlvely insigntflcan' member* of their cast, quiet likable leery Moore and silent. <infathomable Hill McGee Moore and McGee led the charge which hurled back the Pirates twice yesterday. 44 and 3-o. and enabled the Cardinal* to pick up a same and a half on the Reda, who lost a hear'UreW.er to the Cuba. 2-1. Thus the Teds' lead was trimmed to *ix Kime* and from now on the men of MrtCeehnie will have the pre*•ore on them in every pitch ot every Innina of every game. Too many clubs with leads longer than Cincinnati's have blown the pennaot In September to consider that »-x game* is a safe margin for a National League leader. Moore, known fcr his speed ati l defensive ability, performed in a new role in the opener He hit two lomra. each thne vith Pepper Martin on base, accounting for all the St Louis runs. He hit his 'trst on ■ to tie the score In the seventh. 2-J. Then the Pirate* scored tn their half to «o ahead. 3-1. In the ninth I'ooper Martin singled and Moore ■xeinced a line drive off the scorehoard, aad It caromed to the extreme corner of the field. Before

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tue Pirate* could retrieve the ball , Moore had si retched It Into a horn , er. McGee. who hadn't won a gam* . tince June is. reversed hl* form and pitched a thie«-hit shutout In I the night cap. his seventh victory. I McGee Is one of the most unpredlci table pitchers in the major* When he's good he's unbeatable and when 1 he's bad he's lousy. If McGee can hold hla form for the next tew week*, the Cards are going to be very dangerous Indeed Johnny J Mice led the Cards' attack with three hits 1 Rucky Walters lost a tough one. t going down. >l. while alb* Ing the ' cubs only five hits. Augie Galan VM poison to the Cincinnati ace, ' driving In both rnna. Double* by 1 Herman and Galan produced th* first tally and Galan's flft.i homer i was the winning margin. Red* got eight bits off Passeau. but were i * opped by double playe in the fifth and sixth. The Giants hammered a 74 Via* 'ory over the Dodgeis. popundlng Al ’ Hollingsworth out of the 'ox In the fourth. Cliff Melton had a perfect lay, getting "3 for 3.” but had to have relief in the eighth to win. The Hees beat the Phillies. P-3. ..nd then were stopped cold by Hugh Mulcahy who hurled the Phils to a M victory in the night cap. I'mll (Dutch > Le-onard. the old 'ankee spell-binder, ate some fish •n Boston that didn't agree with him. and wasn’t hi* usual self when he went after ilia fifth straight over the Bronx Bombers With Marius 'Cusso pitching four-hit ball, the Yanko shut out rhe Senators. 4-1 tnd Increased their American League lead to 7H games over the Idle Red Sox. Leonard, despite his upset stomach, held the Yanks to six hits, "ut two of them were homers— Joe Ibmagglo'a No. 17 and one bv Red Rolfe . Mel Harder was in rare form as he pitched Cleveland to a 3-4 shutrat over the Brown* in the opening same of a twin bill. It was the second time thia season the Brown* had been blanked. Harder gave only seven bits Kekner’s single and Hemsely'a double scored the first run and Jeff Heath's 13th homer "(th Troaky on base accounted for the last two. Al Milnar held the Prawns to four hits for his eighta i victory. 7-1. in the nightcap. Tlie White Sox nosed oat the Timers. 74. in 13 inning*. Cha*lle Gehrlger's homer with a mate on base tied the score in the ninth and sent the game into extra innings. The T'gera made six errors to contr'b ite to their own downfall. Yesterday's Hero —Terry Moors. Cardinals' centerfielder. who smacked two homer* with a mate in each time, to twice bring his team from behind and to eventual h'rtory over the Pirate* in an bn- ' | ortant game. If LOANS' $lO to S3OO Mthfut OIICKLY BNO BRIVBTELY MADE l» ju.lilx--Llt.nl t,rma—n»*4y cash-T* aeely-CaU ar *Som "Do.U. LOCAL LOAN COMPANY _ «»•. "rhatsr Star, Deratar. lad. Hun. lit —J. .. ((.„ W.H., Ml,. /«> c—sow

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.Lions Beat Rotarians, 16-12, 1 To Cop Service Club Honors

The I,km* copped the Decatur •ervice club championship at noft- ‘ bail Wednesday night, registering r a 18-13 triumph over the Rotarian* under the light* at the South ) Ward diamond. Again it wa* a comedy of error*, t with a kindly storekeeper giving . the Beider* the benefit of the doubt i on numerous occasion*. r Three big inning* gave the Lion* I their vktory. scoring four time* in t the second frame, seven In the r fourth and five in the fifth r The Lions pounded out 14 safeB tie* and the Rotarian* 12. Custer a led the Lion* with three hit*, and Smith and Field* each hit safely l_ twice. Khlnger paced the Rotar- . lan* with four hit* and a walk. e Murphy and Reynolda each hitting t safely twice. Uon* AB R H E Doan. *f 2 4 0 0 ’ H Zwlck. at 3 2 10 R. Zwlck. 3b 4 2 11 Sau*r. rs 4 114 ’ Krueckeberg. lb 4 110 9 Holderman. a* 4 2 11 B Morri* cf .... . 3 111 • Knapp. If ... 4 110 1 Field*. 2b 3 2 2 5 • Cuater. c 4 2 2 1 Smith, p 4 2 2 1 Total* „.Jfi IS 14 10 Rotarian* AB R H E[ Ebinger. lb 4 2 4 2 Gerber. 2b 5 2 0 2 Reynold*. ** ... ... 4 2 2 2 Murphy. 2b 5 0 2 2 Lett*, rs 6 0 0 0 Lankenau. cf 6 0 11 Maier. If 4 0 10 Maier. If 4 0 14 Au«-r. c 4 2 11, Kindler, p ...4 3 10 Total* 4«> 12 12 io ; Score by Inning*: f Rotarian* 10l 421 2—12 ( Lion* 04(> 750 x- 14 I HOME RUNS • Foxx. Red Sox 30 < Ott. Giant* 22' Greenberg. Tiger* Ml»e, Cardinal* 20 Gordon. Yankee* 18 Camlllt. Doger* ... .... 18 Afghani Get Italian Tank* Karachi. India —tltPi— Twelve | tank* of Italian make have pataed - -

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through Karachi on their way to ' Afghanistan. i PIRATESTAKE f LITTLE SERIES i Pirates Defeat Red Sox J To Win “Little World Series” 1 Decatur’s “little world aerie*“ wa* settled Wednesday afternoon. | with the Pirates scoring a 8-1 tri- I umph over the Red Sox to take the series in two straight game* Lynch limited the Red Sox to two bit* and the losers' only run < tallied in the fifth on an error and < Spahr's double. Lynch alao featured at bat for the I Pirate*, driving out three hit*. In- | eluding a home run and a triple. The winner* scored twice in the second on Foreman'* double and Lynch’* homer. Schnepp and Uleman singled in the third and both scored when Lynch tripled. The other two run* scored in the fifth on single* by Schnepp. Vleman and l.yn< h and the Red Sox' only error. Pirate* AB R H E I Kitchen. 3b 2 0 0 0 I Schnepp. a* 2 2 2 0 Uleman. lb 2 2 2 0 Foreman, c 3 110 Lynch, p 2 13 0 Cochran. 2b 3 0 111 Hunter. If 10 0 0 Coffee. If 1 0 0 0 Ogg. cf 2 0 0 0 Hackman. rs 2 b 0 0 Total* 22 « 8 1 1 Red Sox AR R H E Eicher, cf 2 0 0 0 McConnell, 3b 2 0 0 0 Hackman. c 2 0 10 iChllcote. p 2 0 0 0 Reed, lb —2 0 0 0 Ridenbach. *a 110 0 Spahr. 2b 2 0 11 Coffee. If 2 0 0 1 Neidigh. rs 10 0 0 Garner, rs —0 0 0 0 Total* IT 12 1 Score by Inning*: Pirate* 022 02—4 l:. .1 s . n| 1

Chet Kessler Plans Basketball Clinic Chester J. Ke**l«r. former Monroe basketball slur, now coach at Hammond high school, will conduct a basketball clinic in that city Frid*y afternoon and evening. Auguat 25. Outstanding men on the program are Branch McCrackcu o< Indiana university. Doug Mill* of the University of Illinois and Everett Case, coach of the Frankfort state champion*. No charge will made for the afternoon session, with a 36 cent Admission for the game at 8 p. m. between the Hammond senior* and Frankfort senior*. a TODAY'S COOMON ERROR * I I Do not say. "The speaker al- l hided to our fellow townsman. Dr. Ell Smith;" say. "mention- I s"" J

JACKETS open GRID PRACTICE FOR‘39 SEASON Only Three lettermen Available For Toutfh Nine*<iame Card With the opening game of the seaaon only three weeks off. lb* Decatar Yellow Jackets Wedne* day held the Brat football session of the year at Worthman Field. Facing a tough nlnegame card, the Yellow Jacketa are up against herculean tank In attempting to build a winning team Coach Hugh Andrews has only three major lettermen from the 193 K squad, losing 13 veteran* by graduation tht* spring. The three lettermen available are C. Andrews. W. Brown and R. Waltera. Lettermen lost by graduation are M Friedt. K. Gaunt. J. Highland. R Maloney. R Melchi, J. McConnell. P Neidigh. L. Shoe. R. Stalter. C. Stapleton. J. Tricker. R. Woodhall and H Zerkel. Candidates for the team who I won minor awards last season are j R Baxter. H. Bonlfaa. K. Bromer. L. Davidson. R. Egly. R Elc

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|ll F*nnlg. K Friedt, J Gerber. H Gehrig. H Granger. J. Hatelwood J. Johnaon. N Johnaon. H Kltch en. R Lord. H Lynch. K Melchi. M Spencer and F. Rcbamerioh The Yellow Jacketa will open the *eaaon Saturday afternoon. Sap lemhet B. meting the Garrett Railroader* at Garrett, The Bluffton Tiger*, traditional foe* of the Yellow Jacket*, will open the Decatur home achedule. playing under the light* at Worth man Field Friday night. September i IS. Five home game* are on the M-hedule. with tour away from home. The complete nchedule follow. Sept. 3—Garrett at Garrett. Sept, lS—Bluffton at Decatur. Sept >3-Auburn at Decatur. Segt 33—Central at Fort Wayne. Oct. •— Portland at Portland. Oct. 13—Central Catholic of Fort Wayne at Decatur. Oct. 20—Columbia City at Dec* tur. Oct. IS—Bluffton at Bluffton Nov. >— North Ride of Fort Wayne at Decatur. ————o — LEADING BATTERS Player Club G AR R H Pct DiMaggio. Yank* 7« 2*3 «4 114 3»6 Foxx. Red Sox *3 3<» 103 134 3«3 Johnaon. Athlet. 104 3M SO 138 361 iMixe. Card* IOS 387 74 138 .351 Arnovich. Phil* 103 384 54 131.341 r >ada in a Good Town — Oacatu-

i STANDINGS NATIONAL league tTnclnnaii ‘j, j«‘ Loul " <1 « J ‘'•htcago M u J*** M 5, ; --m u m Pittaburgh — 4j ) 5 . Bo«t<m . Philadelphia AMERICAN LEAGUE **£ Vork 75 33 CWea « o »» M Z Detroit S7 „ Waahlngton «g l 2 ’ Philadelphia .38 7o n, [®«- - 31 75 nJ YESTERDAY'S RESULT! National Le»j u , Boaton M. Phll.de|ph U .. St. Lxiula 4-3. Pittaburgh 14 Chicago 3. Cincinnati | New York 7. Brooklyn 1 American Lt*g u * Cleveland 3-7. St lx>ut ß *.] New York 4. Wa.i>in r tMi 4 Chicago 7. Detroit 4. Bo«ton at Ph I lade I phis o i„ rer date. ' 7