Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 227, Decatur, Adams County, 25 September 1939 — Page 6

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REDS, CARDS TO START CRUCIAL TILTS TUESDAY National League Pennant To Be Decided In Next Series New York. Hept *5 (UJfii Th* world serie*. opening at Y.inkee> «tadittm. Wedn<*«day. Oct. 4. will he between the New York Yankee* ! and the Cincinnati Red* or the St. lamia Cardinala. No other National league team ha i a chance toL win the pennant. Whether the Yanka' opponent i will be the Reda or Cardbiala will i be decided by a four game aerie* I between those two National leaguleader* opening with a doublet header at Cincinnati tomorrow The Red* slashed on to their! •etenth straight victory yesterday ‘ by knocking off the Pirate*. 11-3. i Aided by a doten hnaea on trail* 1 from Rig John Gee. Rewell. Clem < MUM. and Heiniselman. Cincinnati : made almoal twice a* many rnn*j< aa hit* Three Rod mini wer»' < forced In by walk*. Ernie Lorn- i! bardi'a double with the have* load- I ed drove In three run* in the third I In which the Red* made ata faille* I I Exploding a Iti-hlt bombardment ’ the Cardinal* kept their distant--1 1% game* back of the Red* with a *■l victory over the Cub* Max lainler held the Cub* to four hit* ! while Johnny Mile hit a single. I triple, and homer to lead the St t lamia aaaanh ( Brooklyn« amaalng Dodger* I surged into third place, replacing ’ the Cuba, by sweeping a twin bill I from the Phillies. 3-1 and 8-1 I PitaslmmcHia and Hutchinson com hined to pitch a six hitter in the opener while Rill Crouch did It all alone tn the nightcap. The Giants split with the Rees, winning the first game. 5-4. as Harry Gumbert hung up victory No 1* and losing the nightcap. 5-3. the game being called at the end <>t the fifth because of darkness The Yankee* *tag>-d a two run tally in the ninth to nose out Washington. 3-2 Lefty Gomes had to reties in the seventh with an ailing aide and Spud Chandler, who replaced him. was credited 1 with the victory Joe IM Maggio * ' loth homer tied the score In the • ninth, and Duhlcren* double drove •

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■ln the winning tally. The Yank* pulled a triple play In the seventh, Dahlgren to Crtmetii to Dahlgren The Red Sox slugged out * M win over the Athletics, with Cramer, William*, and Ihterr getting three hits each. The White Sox regained third place from Cleveland by taking a irnlr from the Brown*, II * and 4 .1 I trailed fifth darkness). Clint I Brown's 59th relief appearance tn the opener tied a major league record set by Garland Braxton of Washington In 1*27. Detroit clipped Cleveland twice, 3-1 and S I trailed fifth, darknes* » Homers by Green bet g tNo .12) and York tNo 11) enabled Bridge* to win hl* 17th game in the opener Yesterday» hero: Paul Darring er. Cincinnati ace. who scored hl* 24th victory and hla ninth In a row by limiting the Pirate* to seven hit* in a 11-2 triumph STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W L. Pct, G.R Cincinnati *3 54 .838 —— St Louis 8* 57 510 3% Crooklyn 71 SC 542 13% Chicago ... go c* .537 14 New York 72 72 ,500 19% Pittsburgh .. 87 *1 .453 38% Boston SO S 3 .420 31 Philadelphia 41 101 .303 4* NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L Pct. G.R New York 104 43 .703 — Boston $7 CO .5*2 17 Chicago .„ 8! 85 581 22 Cleveland .... 82 CC 554 22% Detroit 77 70 .524 27 Washington <2 85 42C 41% Philadelphia 53 *5 358 51% St Louis 41 IM .27* 83 YESTERDAY* RESULTS National Lvague Brooklyn 3-C. Philadelphia 1-1. New York 5-3. Boston 4-5 Cincinnati 11. Pittsburgh 2 St Lout* *. Chic ago 1. American League Detroit 2-8. Cleveland 1-1. Chicago 11-4. St Louis M New York 3. Washington 2. Boston * Philadelphia 4. —— — o—- -- - ■ LEADING BATTERS Player Club GAR R H Pct DtMaggio. Yank IK 44* 105 172 .384 Foxx Red Box 125 487 131 IC7 .358 Mite. Card* 143 540 100 I*l 354 Johnson. Ath 148 52* 111 17* .238 Medwick. Card* 144 573 *5 I*2 .335 '■— ♦— h3me runs Foxx. Red Sox ... 35 Greenberg. Tiger* . 32 DtMaggio. Yankee* 20 William* Red So* 30 Ott, Giant* 27 Mite. Cardinal* 27 e . - Little World Series Opens Tuesday Night Rochester. N. Y Sept. 25— (UP) — The "Little World Ser'c*'' will I « gin here tomorrow night with the Rteheeler Red Wing* playing the Louisville colonel* winner* of the American Asatx iatlon playoff*. The Wing* scored their first international league playoff victory In five trie* when they defeated the Newark Bear*. 2-1. in the seventh snd deciding game of 'the serie* Sunday A crowd of 15.500. the hugest to »ee a ball game here in five years, went wild When the Wing < scored the deciding run to break a 1-1 tl* i* the ninth. •

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DF.CATt'R DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 25. 1939.

LAST JUNK CAR RACE IS HELD Einal Racing Card Is Held At Devil's Bowl Sunday Th* mu son's finale In junk car ' ing at Devil'* Bowl was held 1 1 Sunday afternoon, with a good crowd witnessing the last event. r.twnoter Vernon "Speck" Hobble announced this was bls last , event at the Devir* Bowl but It , wn* reported tha< another race tr.ght be held there In two week*. A race I* to be held Bunday at the ‘ track eaat of Decatur, by the Decatur Racing club Although there were no crackups ‘ Sunday. spectator* were given pleaI ty of thrills, especially on two occasx.n* when racers threw wheel* i«a the south curve Ono wheel tore I through the crowd, striking two parked cars. I The winners: First race- <McKlt*kk of Geneva. . firm. Jack Holthouse nt Decatnr. | second, and Glen Bowman of Dec* I ter. third. Second race-Cuny of Decatur. | first; Holt house of Decatur seconl. ard McKissick of Geneva, third. Third race -Red Row-mat of DoI rater, first; Art Foreman of Decatur second, and Joe Mcßride of Decatur. third. — ♦ Today’s Sport Parade By Mowry McLemore • —— , 4 New York. Rept 25 — <UJ9 —ls and when the time comes for the Cincinnati Reds to vote on how to divide the world series money | trust that they will remember their obligiten* to Jimmy Wllaon whose name is heard very seldom these days since he quit managing the Phil* and began coaching th* Red* Even If Jimmy was voted a double or a triple share. It Mill would not compensate for hi* con tributlon to the Red*’ pennant chance* He I* the baseball artisan whn fashioned the moat Im portant single part of the Red* diamond machine It was be. who. ba« k in 1*34. took a then rathet uninspired player ot third ba*e .tuck a baseball in hi* hand, and said. "Son. from now on you're a pitcher " And. he made the thirdbaseman pitch, and pitch and pitch until he became a pitcher. Thi* barbsll guinea pig who *urrived the experiment is now pitching for Cincinnati and hi* name to Bucky Walter* This amaalng young man I* the chief reason the Red* are 3% game* In front of the pac k and apparently headed for the pennant and the world serie* with the Yankee* Hto sinker ball ha* won 27 of the *3 games that the Reds have in the win column, and hi* record would be even better than this had he not been called ' in so often for relief Not since Dtxay Dean won N game* for the Cards in 1*34 ha* sny pitcher had such ■ mark in the National league And Walters' victories are the kind that count- against the top team*. It’s amaxing how little you bear of thi* shy ex-third baseman of the Philadelphia Phillies Remember when Dean was winning all hto game*' Radio station* had to change their wave length* to get ' away from Dena's static He wa* good, he knew it. and he wanted everybody else to know It. 1 Walter* doesn't even like to talk ■ about bl* pile hlng He like* to spin yarn* about the good ol' • day*" when he wa* playing a poor third base for the poor Phlllie* I Hi* ambition la to atop pitching

Allies Move Up Tanks for Big Push ‘ " '-*?< M I . *\- *" ■ ’ | . ■ * InlrmMlonal fUuatretnd Ratta RarflapSoa* A French medium-weight tank la unloaded from a heaey track after being raahed to a eoncentratloa point behind the French lines facing Germany's Westwnll. Correapoadenta ea the acene report that preparationa poiat to a major attack by the Alliea on Naai forttftcatioaa tn the near future. Photo flashed by radio from London to New York. ** w •

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and get back on third base, a con•clotu. workmanlike, cum he seem, to feel that he ha* pitching fairly, well licked, and would like to re- j turn to the infield and master It. ; With Jimmy Wilson's expert 1 ment with Walter* having proved i so suceeMtul. I am rather worried . for the future of baseball aa we ' know It today. I cau nee ambitious ' managers at training camp* next year greeting each incoming third baseman with something like this "Get any idea of playing third base out of your head, buddy Get out there and pitch If Bucky Walter* could do it you can." Thi* will eventually neceMltate the elimination of third ba*e from the game because there won't he anybody to play it. A* 1 He here in my opium den. vtoualixing the game of tomorrow. I see that the players are going to have to run directly from second ba*e to home plate Thi* will necessitate their running through the pitchers box. where the pitcher will be allowed to tag them if he can. because he will always be an ex third baae man and still have the power* of . that position - 0—..... . .. Two Xew Bowling league* Formed Fart Mie*, manager of Mie* Recr*:'tlon alley*, today xmouncel formation of two league* to bowl Friday night*, replacing the Klk* league, which ha* didbunded. V men' *lngle* league will bowl al 7 o'clock Friday night, toflowed ; ky a mixed double* league at 8 30 Handicap* will be provided and «t—kly prise* will be prevented Noted Major League Scout Dies Suddenly Washington Sept. 25- iITPI—A c, -obral hemmorhvg* caused the death of William Thoms, tBilly» !h>)!e, 57. of Portsmouth. O famous Mnerlcan league baseball scou', I* hl* hotel roam here. Doyle, accompanied by nl* wife ■nd two of hto cb'ldren. w«* en

’i-iute to the New York World's Fair when stricken yesterday. The body was returned to Portsmou’h. Detroit Lions Show Pro league Power By United Pres* The New Turk Giant* began deferre of their national Lea -ue football title with a victory, bu' a I m'ghty challenger loomed 'eday In 'he Detroit Lion*, who have rolled up 48 points In tsnashlng two opponi ent*. While the Giants trimmtd tire PhUadelphia Eagles. 13-3, to go into a He with Washing on for the enat•rj division lead yesterday, th* Li.nu were crashing the Brooklyn Draigers. who had won their pre-,-tou* starta. 27-7. Gleen Bar's Pack- ' or* licked the Chicago Bea », 21-18, I Ic retain a share ot firm place In Jthe went with Detroit and the ChicVo cardinals b-oke a two-game los'ng streak with a 10-0 victory o er the Pittsburgh Pirate? two VIOLATOM i CONTTNUKD FR’II* rAUK ONK) . listen Roth of the violators were ex- ' pected to be arraigned In justice ■ of peace John T Kelly * court tote I thi* afternoon to answer to the I charge* i — Q , _ Tipton Newspaper Editor Found Dead i ~— I Tipton Ind. Sept 25 — (VP)— ■Caneral sreangemetas were being completed today for Fred 8. Ogle•ay. 81. city editor of th- Tipton Tr ibune who wa* feund dead In an Indianapolis hotel yesterday Oglebay was In Indianapolis to atL 'end sessions at the convention of ) trotherhood of railtoad trainmen. ) Physician* Indicated he died of i heart disease. He to survived by bls widow, two I <toughter« and a son He had been ) associated with the Tribune for 18 year*

CONN RISKING I TITLE TONIGHT Billy Conn Meets Melio Bettina In Uicht HeavyWeight Bout Pittsburgh. Sept. 25 — (IT) — , H*nd*ome Billy Conn, king of the , tight heavle*. risk* hi* title *nd a I golden future In the heavyweight ' division tonight when he t*agl>'* again with Mello Penina al Forbes 1 Field I Conn of the klelrt-llght profile I favored at 3-1 to beat the *<iuai. swarthy southpaw slugger from Beacon. N. Y.. just a* he did in i July when he won the 17-'-pound • rown from Mello. Billy chose hto home town for thlv j first title defense. And home town' .■.lmitation I* reflected strongly ln| • the long betting odd*, beesus* their first encounter at the New York *. , Madison tlquare Garden was a J I mighty close brawl If the Irtoh boxing master win* i toulght'a 15-rounder. he wiF mak.> one more detent* In November or December agaln«t Gu* Lesnerlch of, I New Jersey, after which he plan* ■ to launch a heavyweight campaign , aimed at Joe Louis' blg-money title. largely because of these heavyweight possibilities a slteable brlcade of New York boxing writer* I will be in the Pirate's txill yard, when th* tall. fali-*kinned Pitt*Lurgher and the Beacon Italton' ( climb through the n>oe*. Promoter i Mik* Jac-ob*. who i* star'ng th* • -how in cooperation with Jak.* Mints of Pittsburgh, believe* that Conn will develop into th* "goldenI i»oy" of the heavi»*. But 1% Billy !>»»*» tonight, you can croo* him off the Hat of future heavyweight contender* COURT HOUSE Case Continued By agreement of parti** In th* apnointnient of receiver suit o» Matlb da 8 Wehmeyer against the Schafer Company, the hearing of the «»»* wa* continued to November 4Case Di*n>i**ed The replevin suit of the Central National Bmk against Herman Brown was dismissed and tae coma paid. Ordered To Pay In the separation suit of France* Leonard against Thoma* Leonard, the application for suit money wa* submitted and sustained. The defendant wa* ordered to ,ay 82. St) each week until further order of the : court for support, and *so |c. r plainI tifF* attorney fe**. Marriage Lieowoee Earl Hardin St John *. Ohio to Helen A Rader. Berne \ \ZI SI BM \RI\FS I — 1 11 - tCOMTIirUKD mow PAQe OM«> | serial artillery and nearly luwo! Plane*. Inked g,., w aTObaMa(Jrtr n’ /“‘’“l An,h< *> J Drexel Biddle *ald today. The "refugee" ambaaaador us* nervous and agitated a* he told l _ American newspapermen of hto • LT** ’■•‘‘■P* from ( Poland and how he watched aevi ,lttl finnan at lack* Including on* i W hen the leaves • Begin to Fall 1 WinttEi Ju»t Around The Comer. Free yourself from worry with our WINTER CHECK-UP CHECK COIL CHECK CONDENSER CHECK I‘OINTS CLEAN SPARK PLUGS ADJI ST TAPPETS AND TIMING. CHECK RADIATOR AND HOSE CONNECTIONS FOR LEAKS. Usual Price $2.70 THIS WEEK e « ONLY YOU SAVE—9Sc. SERVICE ON ALL MAKE CARS. WHITE-ZESER MOTOR SALES MONROE at THIRD STB.

Inn hl* own embassy. It wa* the first eyew lines* re-11 port of a neuttal diplomat since i ■ war began The strategy Germany used l-i Poland I* new to war lactic*, Biddle said in describing the two weeks of war that he saw iM-fore fleeing to Bucharest. Rumania. I whence he cam* here, Biddle said he was being cautious not to exaggerate the Germans' 'herbs rou* i act les" bui said ho personally had witnessed three attacks nn hl* embassy cars-1 van fleeing Warsaw, had Been the! town id Relldce pounded to piece* I long after Ha railway <-<imniunl>**-| ■ t bins were dewtroyed. and had ob-1 I wrved German plane* wreckirgl Kr*mi«nlc*. ln< lading ita market I place which he said wa* of no military importance. Riddle traced on a map the | flight of himself and stat from i Warsaw to Lublin. Luck. Dubno, i Krtml-nlec. Eellesciyct. Kuty and I .then Bucharest Pierce Butler I* Reported VnchanKed Washington. Sept 25 — (VP> — The condition of associate justice t Ple-ce Butler In the last 12 hours Is unchanged ", hto physician reported ' today Yesterday he said the justice. In i hospital suffering from a bladdOailment. I* "a very sick mat " Dr. Sigmund Freud Dies In England fxsndon. Sept jC- tT'P) — Prlvwt* lit neral serviceo for Dr. Sigmund Freud. 83. father of psychoanalyst*, i will be held today for tomorrow Dr Freud Died Srturday Bight at hir home at Hamp*.end H G Well*. British author, who' wa* one of the last to see Dr. Freud i abv*, disclosed that he had been i nsMionately eager to becoaw a I Hriitoh citlten and that several proI "itnent friend* had tried uaauccess-

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