Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 223, Decatur, Adams County, 20 September 1939 — Page 6

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REDS' MARGIN OVER CARDS IS CUT ONE GAME ClarinnatTa Lead Over St. Ixhim Two And Halt (tames New York. Sept. 20 (UJD ThCln< Inhall Red* pennant drive io day bogg.-d down to it* lowest depth* alm* June I With their trad trimmed to J’s game*. the Red* cannot afford to dilly-dally from new on. In their moat ludlcrou* exhihl tioh of the aeaaon. the league leading Reda were humbled yesterday by the laal-piace Phillies. 15-1 I’titll yeaterday. the Phil* hadn't won a name from the Reda In Cincinnati and had won only two out of their 19 Kame* Rut Kirby lllabe, the price the f'nha let alip through their fiitKers to the Phils, had the Red* eating 1 out of hl* hit right hand He let ’ them down with six hit* and didn't allow a run until the eighth, when he had an 11-run lead. The Reds did everything wrong : The crippled Billy Myer* made < three error* before hr waa taken out. RIH Werber and John lllggel i Ing contributed two mon* for a total of five Vander Meer, who atarted. wa* wild and couldn't ' come down the alley with anything on the ball He wa* derrteked , with none out. The Phil* collect-1 rd 13 hila off under Meer. NiggelIng. and Johnscm. with Suhr's two double* and Marty * triple and two singles doing the most damage A* the Reda' lead melted to J’, game*, the Cardinal* moved Hos •r to the top than at any time since June 1. when they trailed by i only two game* With southpaw Max Lanier, recently tailed in from the minor*, hnrllnv a five-hit Kame, the Card* Mopped the Dodx er*' rush 3-1. St Louis drove Vito Tamil)i« to cover In the fourth with a three run rally started by Owen's double. Hank la-lber'a Slat homer with a mate on base featured the Cubs' 3-S victory over the (Hants Billy Herman'* single after Larry French had ranched first no Banning * failure to hold a third strike produced the winning run. French wen to second on a balk aud

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counted mt Herman'* hit. French . w«* credited with victory No |( t Rookie Hob Elliott * homer with |« mate on base gave Pittsburgh a 111 3 victory over th* Roes Paul Waner went "2 for 4," one a triple. , to hit ill hl* 2tMh consecutive ! game , Edgar Smith W tupinul southpaw U nd onetime Yankee jinx, waa powerieaa to ■ «lop the Bronx bomber* who rapped out a 3-2 triumph. Charley , Keller's loth homer featured the , Yankee attack. Joe tMMaggkr got "1 for 4'' Carl Hildebrand won hi* nhilh game, allowing seven hits The Red Sox further entrenched themselves in second place by ■coring a 92 victory over the Brown*. Rudy York's ptech *ih*lr with the base* loaded in the eighth enabled the Tiger* to votnef rom behind to beat the Athletic*. 9-4. In a knockdown and drag-out battle Washington dubbed out a 10-9 victory over Cleveland lo keep the Indian* deadlocked with j the Khite Sox for third place. The ' Senator* slammed out 17 hits off ■ Eisenstat. Rroaca. Stromme. Bob- t I son and Hudlln — Yesterday'* hero Hank l-eiber, I I whose homer with a mate on base | .' played a prominent part In the' Icnbs 3-2 victory over the Giants i I STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct GR Cincinnati *« 54 .414 •—* ISt touts 94 67 6M 2% Chicago 79 45 .649 9 : Brooklyn 74 44 634 11 New York 39 To 494 14', ' j Pittsburgh <5 Tfi 441 21 K, ’ I Boston 69 79 428 3« | Philadelphia 44 96 .317 41 tj AMERICAN LEAGUE W L. Pvt. GB | i New York inti 43 <99 Boston *3 69 .683 14', 1 Chicago 79 <3 554 204 ' Cleveland 79 <3 554 30', Detroit 73 48 .618 24 Washington <3 Ml 43* 371, ! Philadelphia 52 91 .334 48 ,St faults 40 101 .284 59 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Chicago 2. New York 2 Pittsburgh 6. Boston 2. Philadelphia 13. Ctndnnatl 1. St. Louis 4. Brooklyn 1. American League Detroit 8. Philadelphia 4 Boston 3. St Lot la 2. New York 4. Chicago 2. Washington 10. Cleveland 9.

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WIN SOFTBALL TILTS TUESDAY Pleasant Mills And Monmouth Win County l eaifue Gamcw The Pleasant Mills and Monmouth high a. hard softball teams were victorious in Tuesday * iriun ty league game*, defeating Monroe and Hartford, respectively, , Pleasant Mill* chalked up a 7 4 triumph over Monroe, the game played at the South Ward diamond Hi thia city Clark, the Pleasant Mill* hurler. held Monroe lo two hit* and fanned lo batsmen Monroe drove out a total of 17 hita lo down Hartford Tuesday afternoon at the Monmouth diamond 14-4. Schnepf of Monmouth lash ed out a home run tn the *econ<l with on* on The loner* made eight error* to aid the Monmnath scoring RHE Monroe 4 2 4 Pleasant Mill* 7 K S Johnson and Gilbert; Clark and Holloway. R II E Hartford 4*31 Monmouth 14 17 4 I Fennig. Shoemaker. Amatutx and | Taylor; Kunkel and Miller Decatur Bowling League Results Andy Appelman drew the atten lon of bowler* and fan* at Mies i Recreation last night while howl ling with Gambles tn the Minor toague . . . Andy bagged eight straight strikes and waa well on th* way to a pertert 300 score when he spared in the ninth and finished with 34.3 . . . Snyder's Din ,er piled up the team score. lead , Ing off with a 1.066. sandwtabing an 820 and then winding up with a 927 for a 3.902 total . . Rollle Ladd posted a 442 for the three games, with a 259 In his initial attempt Result* Snyder* Diner won three from Schafer's. 2.902 to 2.371. Gamble* won three from Smith Insurance. 2.470 to 2.388 Burke's Service won two from Wren. 2.612 to 2.473. McMillen's won two from Cloverleaf, 2.705 to 2.489. 200 Scores ; Stump. 214 u nd Mtf Mie*. 304; Ahr. 305. todd. 359 and 305. Ball I er. Ml; Hooten. 213; G. Sc hults. |3M; Goldner 203; Rowden. 200; | ‘Tope. 217 and 203; Bonitas. 201; ' • Mose*. 230 and 2M; tonkenau 1 311; Appelman. 24.3 MINOA LEAGUE Cloverleaf Friatnger 191 IM IM Thom* .I*3 144 1»7 C Farrar Ififi 174 IM Hooten 213 197 132 A. Farrar 174 191 ill Totals 931 994 *64 McMillen's Mann 175 164 151 Rowden „. 140 151 *M Schuh i r 200 114 173 Soldner 3*3 IM 131 E Schults .... 189 170 179 Spot 44 44 44 Total* ... 947 <BS *73 Wren Moaer I<2 R null 143 143 12S navto 149 IM IM Tumbleaon 139 . i Tope 217 303 IM McClure „ 133 I*3 I*2 S Bull l«o Sf»» 24 M 34 ( Total* 334 838 804 •urge's Standard Service rfutweller |<s IM 154 Keller 144 |97 158 Uvßoit 179 153 Ibinltaa Ml I*9 139 Mi 173 168 m Burke ... 172 Total* 8M 653 7M Smith In* Co. H Blomberg 134 146 It* W Gallmeyer 144 132 131 G Hultemier ... Hl I*3 147 E Bultemler 14k 171 137 H GaUmeyer IM 181 153 Spot 13 13 U ■— smsho Mean* | Totata 752 375 731 Gambia* Store R Woodhall 175 170 13t Appelman 132 343 170 Lankenau .™ 111 131 Macklin 134 lit IM K. Woodhalll44 «... Mose* 230 228 130 Total* 947 996 *39 ■MMMmsme •nyder'* Diner Slump 114 140 Ml Mie* Ji*...MO IM Itfi Ahr 306 131 I*o Mutwhler 109 133 139 Ladd 259 205 IM Total* 1065 920 927 Schafer's Hdw. Co. Baller — 201 Brewer - 143 170 144 Beßolt — 131 -117 149 .Walter* 15* 112 IM IM IM ...»

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IM IM 13d Spot ... 45 45 45 Total* . 737 744 347 — " a—■—•— Today’s Sport Parade 1 By Henry McLemore Detroit. Sept N. — (jjr) _ jor Ijouia defend* hie world'* heavyweight holing championahip against Rob Pastor here tonight, and to help you pick the winner I have compiled a list of question* pertinent to the bout If you can answer them correctly then you have the key to the winner Here they am: 1. la the Michigan boxing com mission going to allow banked turn* in the ring' In hi* Brat tight with Lottis the sharp turn* ■lowed down Pastor conalderahly. and he ha« requested the aanie turn* aa am uaed at the Indiana poll* speedway. t Will Pallor he allowed to use »tartlng block* and spiked ■hoes? I Doe* Lou I* know enough about markmanship to lead a moving target? He didn’t the last time he fought Pastor, and Whs continually shooting behind the winning New Yorker Ornltholog leal statisticians have Sgured that Pastor flies at about the same •peed aa the duck hawk and should be led by IB feet. 4 Will Pastors time for the first lee yards be recognised as <>«cial by the A. . V. If htai time egreed* the record of 4 14 now held by Jesse Owens* 5. Will the rules that govern the slx-day bike race he tn force ,and if they ar*, will bicycle Rob be credited with points when he lap* Louts? < Is a man who was slapped silly only a year agn by that Methuselah of the ring, Maxie Roaenbloom, unproved to a point where be ca naland up against Joe Louis? 7. la Louis mad at Paator? Thia is very important, because shut! lin’ Joe always belts th* daylight* out of men who have annoyed him Remember Max Baer* And Max tUhmeling? I. If a tire on faster a Pastor s bicycle blows out wUI time be • ailed While be Axes tt. or will Lout* be allowed to catch up with him? fl. Ha* the possession of two dotrn green suit*. 44 pair* of bright yellow shoes, flve limosines, a bale of govermnent bond*, and 14 diamond horseshoe stick pin* softened up Louis' In short, would he be a better flghter tl bls pok chops, turnip greens, and hominy grit* still <am* hard' Id Will Pastor have a letter from hi* pastor when he enters I th* ring? 11. When people gay the light will go "twenty” what do they mean, round* or seconds? II Ha* Pastor been informed of Ma opponent * name, or la he •till bring kept In th* dark concerning It? 11 I* Jimmy Johnston psychic, bused or just plain craay when he says Pastor will knock oat Lou I* before the 11th round* 14. Will Governor Lurvn IMrk--1 Itison allow th* men to eater the ring in tight*? He frowns on the 1 short* worn by Boy Scouts, you know, and may Issue a last minute order requiring Louis and Pastor to flght in double breasted diving bell*. 15 I* the power of Louis’ punch--1 •* legitimate or did Braddock. Baer. Oalento Behmeltng and all the rest of his victims go to the

hospital Jnst because can de chloro- I form I* their favorite perfume* I*. Ila* Pastor made a will? ! 17. Is there a private agreement between the two warring parties that no innocent cltixena <*mh as Pastor I will be shelled? | 11. Is it true that Pastor has 1 named General Goering a* his successor if anything should happen to him? IP. Have the sport* experts any right to predict the outcome after their sterling performance on the Galento-Nova flght* I — O- I LEADING BATTER* Players Club « aH R II Pct , » DiMaggio. Yank 113 413103147.357 Foxx Red Sox US 447 131 I<7 JU Mile. Cards 133 511 >7 IX3 .351 Keltner. Indians 143 544 7» I*3 335 Johnson Ath. 141 Ma lu7 171.333 P Waner. Pirate 114 413 54 133 335 HOME RUNS Foxx. Red Sox __ , . . .. 35 Greenberg. Tigers ... 30 Williams. Red Sox 13 DiMaggio. Yankees S 3 Ott. Giants S7 »H— I mm iiww*—» NATION’S LEADERS CVNTINLKU PRO SI PAOL OtlMI in session because there i* more confidence in the united lodgment and the common <«plnloa of the members of congress that Tn that ol any one tmn “ He was asked if any recant event< and contributed to hi* bei es that popular confidence was so diMribut rd He replied that he wai not die dissing that phase of the matter. It appeared after the pre** cot.t -rence that Isandot: would support Mr Roosevelt * plm to re.iegl tharms embargo. bt.- the governor i carefully refrained from commit In* himself, explaining that the situs- . tion was changing and that be had c ene here "to listen.” Bu> on the iiuestion of duration of the special I «eastern of congress, he and the Pre •ident will not agree Mr Rooaeveit desires to limit the session to neuj irv'lty. which could be disposed of in six or eight weeks House Republican leader Joseph W. Martin. Jr. conferred with Landon before the latter saw news[.spermen tendon said t h *r* bad ■ mn a definite arlfi of opinion in 'the past couple of weeks from belief that we would be drawn into * Furopsan war toward confidence that we could stay out of it Excluding the question «f arm*, srn nunltlon and implements of war, I andon *aM be believed the middle »e*t favored cash and carry poI: dr* which would prevent export* i (*dng sbroed in American -hip* .. He *hid he would urge upon Mr. Ito sevelt today, if givea the oppo tunity, the desirability of keeping tot tress in session during th* Im-n-tdlate crisis If *ll Beutra’lty legislation were abandoned lor a re- «-» to International law Landoa paid, there still should be enacted s thorough going cash snd carry test rid lon on exports H* said th* • oesitry was for cash snd carry under any drcaaMUncra. UM. Frank Knox. IBM Republlcna , j dee preaideMlal Rominer arrived •board the train that brought McNary and Landon and will attend , thk afternoon's Whit* House con- , I terrace. I "A* minority loader of the sobi Me.” McNary said, that politic* is uut th* window. No on* I* going to lake anv account of pel tt I cal parti- , | Mtiablp My sole concern |* to keep II the country out of war. I feel that . j best can be accomplished by mala-

talulng the preaent neutni'lty act. Fince war has commenced In Euroj» 1 fear that aay d’rect or indirect favoritism shown tn say nation or group of nattoo* might involve us in war.** Mi Nary said If congress confined Pself to neutrality, the seaaion would not last longer than two •u>-mh*. o ■ SUGAR COMPANY • i.MiMHh Sko* INMM: «MMr morning and it tai estimated that by Monday there will be 5.000 tons of Ireets on hand Beet* will be harvested from ; approximately 13.400 acres, on. of the largest acreages with the exception of 1933 and 137 Lo«a of arrange due to tondittams beyond human control la very small this year, a total of 13.498 acre* being btawked and thinned Tickets will be issued by the fieldmen to the growers tn order to provide systematic delivery of the beets and prevent a plb-up in the yards The crop will be harvested a* rapidly «s possible and oS.-tal* of the company, the fieldmen and growers are optimistic as to the outlook Last year more than 30 million pounds of Crystal White sugar was manufactured In the local plant In addition to the crew of 360 men employed In the factory dur Ing the sugar making run. about IM persons, including the field men, are employed by the company In tbe harvesting of the crop Several hundred l*r*ons have been engaged in the field In plant Ing and blocking of the beets and win continue in tbe occupation of digging and topping tbe beets A fleet of trucks Will be engag M In hauling the beet* to tbe local yards, providing employment for than 100 mep

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CANADA MAKING ' I WARFARE PLANS Seeks Volunteers For Expeditionary Force, “If N<‘eded” Ottawa. Ont., Sept. M— GJJ») |l Canada sought volunteer* today for an expeditionary force to serve 11 In E-tvope "if and when required.** l l and * huff led her cabinet to rasa* igti soar portfolio*. Including that ■>f national defense Befenae Minister lan Mackenzie, announcing the government * de Halon to organise and train a division of volunteer* for an exireditkmary force, said men now -nlisted in the army could volun | leer for aervtce "in Canada or | elsewhere " and would be rwalteat ( ed t “A second division will be aim , Harty re-atteat*d and kept under arms as a measure of prepared neaa.'* he added Mackenxla Mid the government's plan* regarding militia service* followed receipt of from Ixindon. indicating that Brit aln desired particularly naval ■ raft, personnel «nd facilities I I trained air personae! and militia men with technical training. In the cabinet ahuffle. Machen sle relinquished hi* port to Norman Roger*, former minister of labor, and assumed the portfolio. of minister of pension* and nat-' innal health. It was understood Mackenaie has been In poor health ' and wanted a les* strenuous Job '■• —a Million Dollar Hog Racket Is Charged Chicago Sept. 20— (VP)-An al lesed million dollar raeke: In hog Cea'ing on the Chicago mi-fcet wa* i-reeled today in a petition filed in federal court by asalstaat V. 8. attorney Rev. D Keha. Jr. The petition charge* Charles T. McNamara. Edward C. Maher. Edward j Wolfe, and Jlartln F. PolI -*ehek. dealer* sad traders la hog* with bribing weigh mast era to underweight hogs purchased from farmers and overwetgh them la deals with packers State Supreme Court Will Appoint Judge 'tensaelser. Ind. Rept 3*— (VPI A judge to hear the -vnbetrle ment and forgery case aguias’ Frank M. Hart. Jr., 32, former Ja> per county audlto-, win be named

GERMANY WINS Buenos Aires. Sept Jo <UJS —The German team won the world chess championship last i night, b-atlng the Polish team i by onehalf point » _<

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