Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 229, Decatur, Adams County, 27 September 1939 — Page 6

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CARDINALS AND REDS SPLIT IN DOUBLE HEADER Bucky Walters Slated To Hurl For Cincinnati Today Cincinnati s.-pt, IT. — <u.P) — Rocky waiter*, the sinker nail artiat who pitched the Cincinnati Red* into first place on beat Ina the 9t. Louin Cardinal* May 28. wa* nominated today tn repeat the trick and bring Cincinnati It* flrat National league pennant since Pat Moran'* ISIS dab. Playing hi* card* shrewdly. Deacon Hill McKechnie crooned up everyone yesterday by keeping Walter* on the bench for one more day* real before shooting him at the Cardinal* Even without Walter*, the Keda broke even in yesterday’s doubleheader before a paid crowd nf 34.194 and maintained their 31k game lead Gambling on Gene Thompson In yesterday » opener. McKechnie car rled a 3 1 victory and thu* gave Walter* three day* of re«t instead of two. Waiter* - opponent today will be Fiddler Rill MGee. the Card*' hot- 1 and cold right hander who ha* a record of 11 and 5. He ha*p Itch ed twice against the Red*, winning. 4-0. on Sept. 4 and losing 7-5 on Aug. 20. Walter* will go after victory No. i St. He ba* won six straight and

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i has beaten the Cnrdlnnl* four out , us live time*. I The Red* - plot to win Itoth game* and clinch the pennant yesterday j Waft spoiled by rookie Morton ■ Cooper, who many expert* claim ha* the fastest ball In the National league, After Thompson the | Reds' |trl*e rookie, bad pitched the , Reda to a 3-1 triumph in the opener. Cooper held the Rhinelander* i In complete check In the nightcap to score hl* 11th victory with a , four-hit. fi-0 shutout. To pnt the clincher on the pennant the Red* need only a victory over the Cardinal* today or tomorrow Rut if the Cards should sweep the two remaining game*, then Cincinnati would have to win two out of three from Pittsburgh In the season's finale providing St. Louis takes It three remaining game* from the Cub* By raining an even break yes- ■ terday. the Reds juat about did j everything but clinch the flag because they have Walter* and Paul Derringer, their two ace* who have won 51 game* between them thia season, ready to mop up in the two Anal game* Ray Blade*. Card* manager, led with hl* two foremoat hurler* yesterday. and Curt Davis, a 22-game ,winner, was knocked out of the box tn the first game Inasmuch a* M<Ke<hnie gambled with Gri**om. who ha* worn only one game since July 4. the Red* didn't I waste a pitcher against Cooper's 1 ’ brilliant four-hit game. .Most idolised of the Red heroes ; today wa» little Billy Myer*, whole three-run homer won the fir*’ game yesterday It was'only three I season* hack whe nthe Cincinnati fan* were riding Myers so hard ! for hi* then erratic fielding that he expresesd a desire to play elsewhere rather than stand the Uns', abuse. -a Two Decatur Players On Freshman Eleven Greencastle. Ind.. Ser 27— Among the 37 freshman football candidate* who are acriaimaging with the DePauw university varsity i are James Highland and John McConnell. bo'li of Decatur The team is practicing under the direction of coach Willard I mbreit and assistant coach Karl Rande.ls. for time* with Butler October 27 and Wabash at Crawfordsville November Ift o —- HOM7 RUNS Foxx. Red Sox .. js Greenberg. Tigers 33 W illiams. Red Sox ... 3ft IM Maggio. Yankee* 3ft Ott Giants 27 Mize. Cardinal* 27

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Decatur Bowlinx League Results • —... . g Frod Ahr |M<-ed the Major la-s xue at Ml»* Retreat bin last night with a ftft7 for the three game* . , " Close on his heel* was Art Farrar 1 with a 404 . . Ahr'* high game* Were 200 and 217. while Farrar had a 205 and a 224 . . . Harry Gall- ’ meter posted a 592 . . . Other " double century scores Ore- «Fris- “ Inger. 217; C. Farrar. 233; Unkenau. 204. Schneider. 234; Heller. 207; Zelt. 211; Bailer 201; R Schults. 310; H Gallmeier. 203 and , W Gullmeler. 200. Result* Smith Insurance won three from Wren. 2.452 to 2.304. Rcbafer'a won two from M< Mil- ’ len’s. 2.327 to 2.683. Gamble's won two from Burke's. ’ 2.423 to 2.414. Snyder'* won two from Clover- • leaf. 2.430 to 2.3113. Standing* W. U ' McMillen's ..8 4 ’« Gamble'* 8 4 Cloverleaf ... .... 7 5 i Snyder a Diner 7 3 "Burke s Standard 3 ft Smith Insurance ... 3 7 Schafer'* .4 8 Wnn 3 8 MINOR LEAGUE Gamble'* R Woodhall 194 IS* 138 Fogle Iftl 1M Appelman 134 134 „ I Schneider _. 144 143 234 Lankenau — 144 183 204 Macklin 133 !;•!< Totals . fiftl 794 M 3 Burke's Standard Serv.cc Tut welter ._ 182 171 142 Keller 307 184 171 Burke 188 134 187. Bonita* . 138 188 Zelt 143 311 172 Deßolt 154 Tout* 840 Soft 844 Schafer* 'Walter* 129 130 144 Krick 18* 14* 171 Eley 147 170 I*l Bailer 201 178 149 130 130 130 Spot 43 43 43 Totala 859 800 84* McMillen'* Mann 183 177 137 M*by 148 147 113 S Schult* 18ft 188 183 Soldner 138 IM 1831 E Schult* 133 187 210 1 , Totala |<M 818 838 Wren Davi* 181 153 16.1 Moser 13ft Tumbleson 97 143 118 Tope 170 154 144 McClure 179 171 147 B Dull 148 Totala 7*B 7M 743 Smith In*. Co. G. Baltemier ... 134 130 H Blomberg 153 158 j E Gallmeyerl4l 138 E. Bui termer .._ 173 138 180 H. Gallmeyer .194 203 185 Smith 133 W Gallmeyer 200 185 I Totala . 785 840 818 Cloverleaf Frisluger 214 188 184 C. Farrar 235 147 I*3 iloolon ... 138 151 147 A. Farrar 205 234 174 Totala _ 932 **i 800 Snyder'* Omer Stump ns I*3 im Mie* Iftft 157 lift Ahr soft lift 217 Mutachler 171 185 158 Spangler 188 174 171 Totala 873 B*B 879 STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W u Pct GB Cincinnati 84 55 831 St Loma ... So 58 ftOS 8% Brooklyn 78 47 .541 Chicago *0 *9 .537 14 New York 74 73 503 18 Pittaburgh —47 81 493 32 Boston *0 83 .414 32 Philadelphia 49 181 .308 471 g AMERICAN LEAGUE w. u Pct GB New York 104 43 708 Boston ... 87 60 592 17 Chicago 84 *5 .544 21 Cleveland 82 *4 .554 2348 ' Detroit —. 78 70 .530 24 Washington *3 8* 433 43 Philadelphia |4 95 343 51 . St. Lout* 41 108 J7B ft*H YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Cincinnati 3-0. St. Louis 1-0. New York 8-3. Brooklyn 5-4 <aocond game seven Inning**. , Philadelphia at Pittaburgh, postponed. cold weather. American League Philadelphia 11. Washington 4. Detroit 5-7. St Lout* 4-5 (second tame seven Inning*). New York at Boston, doubleheader. postponed, rain. Glevelsnd at Chicago, play later 1 date.

nF.CATt'R n.AII.Y fiFMOCRAT WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 97. 1939

CRAFTY II\RRY . B) Jack Surd. T Harr/ CRAff 4FHIER as star out / X r. r sfT,u ’ cf v Most vAic fill KYOJ Jjgf xJI 76 ‘A S ®f KA’HAf LAOkS AT Trie flatU me t k4a /

RUFFING FIRST YANKEE HURLER Red Ruffini; Expected To Start World Series For Yankees New York. Sept 27 <UJ9 Red Ruling, who will pitch th<- world aerie* opener, will get hia last prep today in Boston when he pitches in the New York Yanks doubleheader against the Red Box With Lefty Gome* hoapitaltaed with a strained aide muscle. It was believed Moate Pearson would get the Yank* No. 2 world *eries pitching assignment Most of yesterday* baseball action was packed in the National league, where the Reds and Card* aplit a double-header, moving Cincinnati closer to the pennant. The Giant* and Dodger* also aplit two game*. Carl Hubbell win J nlng hi* 11th game. 9-5. and Luke Hamlin scoring hi* 19th victory tn the aeven-lnnlng nigh'cap. 3-2. Walter Higbe broke the Phillie* six-game losing streak when he pitched the cellarltaa to a 5-3 victory over the Bee* Hank Greenberg - * 33rd homer with two men on base in the *ev enth inning of the second game enabled the®Tlgers to sweep a doublebeader from th* Browns 5-4 and 7-5 1 called seventh, dark neaa * The Browns aurpaaeed their own record for game* lost in one aeaaon The twin defeat made

As Conn Retained Title . ■ . MW W Billy Conn. left, and Mello Bettlna ®’ ,, L C TI n ’ M ’ M^_ BrtUna U<ht h ***yweigtit chamCona to 18 rounda. A late rally h * lp * l ,^*,,P*“* bu rgh Irtahman retain the crown he won from Betting last July, a crowd of IE,OOO aaw the bout

their 109th defeat -1 The Athletic* slugged out a 15-4 I victory over the Senator* With 1 Wally Moee* getting four hit*, the , 1 A’ft collected a total of 14 hingle* 1 1 off four Washington hurler* < ■ — 11 Yesterday s hero Gene Thomp- I son Reda - rookie who pitched hia < club within one jump of the Na- ■ (tonal league pennant by d-ieatlnc 1 the Card*. 3-1. t LEADING BATTERS Player Club GAB R H Pct. 1 DiMaggio. Yank 114 448 105 172 384 1 Foxx. Red Sox 125 447 131 147 368 1 Mite. Card* ... 146 547 101 194.355 1 Johnston. Ath 147 533 114 182 342 1 Mrdwtck. Card* 144 583 94 194 335 1 Louisville Colonels Take Series Opener Cloeheater. N Y - - tl’P) --Contm ued cool weather which held attend- ‘ 1 ‘ .>nce down to 4 000 for ike opener, was promised today tor tkc aecon*t tame of the little world serie*. With the fan* aLiverlng tn their 1 opcoota and swigging ho* drtnh* last night the American aaaocia- i tion's Ixtuisville Colonel* took th**' lead in the best-of-seven aer'ta with a 7-1 shutout over the Internationa) • league'* Rocheatwr Red Wing*. ’ Leßot Parmelee three nine 1 rn *e-egg* at ihe Wing*, allowing but four bit* and facing but 28 I men a* the Colonel* pulled three 1 fast double play* The association ' •earn drove Mike Ryb* to .!• show- 1 »r* with a five-run burs' in the 1 ninth, but Vinco Sberloel.'s fWth- ■ mning home run with a mate aboard 1 aheady had clinched the ibaue be1 bind Parmelee's effective hurling.

HEAVY TICKET SALE REPORTED Huge Crowd To Witness Purdue-Notre Dame Tilt Saturday Notre D*m<>. Ind, Sept 27— Ticket sale* for Saturday * Purdue i Notre Dame game at Notre Dame 1 stadium have already broken all advsnee aale record* for opa-nr-r* for both arhool* Il is altnoxt a certainty that the crowd will aur pa»« the 35.000 gathering which I watched the Itlah inaugurate their 1930 aeaaon agalnat Southern ‘ Methodiat. largest previous Notre Dam« opening garni- crowd. Ticket manager Herbert K. Jone* -of Notre Dame ordered additional ' ticket* printed Tueaday to aupplement hi* original order of 39.040 , ducat* for the game He sts ted today that there will he ticketa on aale at ihe stadium Saturday In all price claaalhcatlona Ducat* may he pur. based during the week at the Purdue and Notre Dame athletic association* or al the varloua place* throughout Indiana at whkli conaignmmt tkketa are available Various factor* have aroused Interest In the game It I* rated the day's outstanding content, as la atteated by the fact that MHB CBS. and NBC will carry it cnaat to coast Writer* are coming from a* far away a* Boston and tian Francisco to cover it. The Boilermaker*, runnera-up in the Big Ten last season, have a veteran team, including 25 letter men They have perhaps the fast eat backfield in the Western conference. and the Big Ten i* loaded with speed thia year. Notre Dame I* reputed Io have fanciest backs in Elmer laiyden'a al* year* at the helm aa head coach. Each team lost but one game in 1933 Neither Michigan nor Northwestern will be In action Saturday, and many Detroit and Chicago fans have made reservathma A good share of the American members and their wive*, attend mg the national convention In Chicago. are planning to attend. The Hoosier “civil war" angle ha* added Interest to the game It will also present a clash of the sparkling Notre Dame system of play, employed by both Mai Elward of Purdue, teammate of the late Kuute Rockne. and Elmer Layden, fullback with the 1934 Four Horsemen One of the nation'a out standing title contender* will be removed from the undefeated ranks before October arrive* Purdue* ISO-piece band and Notre Damc’a 100-piece unit will add color to the day. TESTIFIES TO .'XtNTINUMU ON CAGK SIX) interfere in V. 8 Internal affair*! —"I cannot do anything." Dubrowsky explained that the GlJPlt was "all powerful." exercising control even over the am basaador IMbrowaky said that Steinglu**! proved moat unacceptable ' aa an assistant, devoting most of hit time to OOPl’ activitia*. "What they were I didn't know until aix month* later." be aald He aald he made a trip to Rua sla In the summer of 1934 and prt> tested and obtained Sterogluaa’ recall While he was away a wr> i man employe tn hia ouice reaigu

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F. D. R. Visits Hvde Parl<B ** 1 1 w % ' AM Taking a respite from hia uutiea in Waahington B H visits the acene of hia library-to-be at Hyde Park \ v with hia mother The president has returned t» linue hia activities in connection with the neutrai-y »’/

.< writing a letter on which Du browaky based a memorandum to Hkvlreky The memo read by committee counsel Rhea Whitley., aald that Stemgluau organtaed the "tteeh of i I’. 8 mail from the mail boxes of private Individuals " It added that lie atationed spe»Ml agents at certain addresses with Inatructkma to extract from mail boxes letters to certain Individual*. The memorandum aald that tn* woman employe, the nam< of | whom Dubrowsky withheld, ws* assigned |o extract mail from the box at an unnamed address In Brooklyn Heslde* ' organising the theft of [ I’ 8 mall." the memorandum add rd. HterngiuM established contacts with minor employes of the West ••rn Unk*. commercial cables and the Radio Corporation of America municationa" to certain iadtvld with a view to Intercept com uals — O " Monroe And Monmouth Win Softball Game's Monroe and Monmouth aero victors Tueaday In the Adam* county ■ Nigh school softball )e*g>-e, Moa■•or defeating Geneva at Monroe, f-t-. and Monmouth defeating Kirk-

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