Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 141, Decatur, Adams County, 13 June 1940 — Page 8

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RED SOX BOOST LEAGUE MARGIN OVER INDIANS Score Six Runs In Eighth To Lengthen Lead To Two Game* New fork. Jun* 13 'UJD Am erlean league pennants are won in ihe wml Seventeen out of th* last 2t> Am*rl<»n league winner* have l>eet> eastern club* .il|'l the hallmark of all the** < bamphma was the fai t that they gut fat on west. ■ ern junkets. So beginning tomorrow watch the proftress us the Red Sox and Yankees through the western end of the eireuit for the tlpoff on which <lul> I* likely to win the Amer lean league pennant Or If both dubs should faller, then the way will be left ripen for wither

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I Cleveland or Detroit to step up a* a serious i halletigei larsl year the Yank* murdered I the western dubs on their own • (round*, witmltig 30 and losina only inn* For Install! e. the Yanka Lbeat the Brown* II straight times in St lamia They van hardly e* l |h-< tto do that this season with the , Browns hattlln* for a high spot In •eeond division and winner of live ■ d lheir last sit starts. I On the Aral trip west the Yanks I won tour and lout three while ths i fed So* won three and lost two I Roth club# were hard hit by weaih-1 I er t omtit ion* wbhh kept them idle t ! frequently. , Ibirlng the eastern invasion just ended by the western dub# the Yank* showed some signa of mak- | ing progress by winning » out of 12 with half of the vlelorle* over | the llrown* The Red So* had a bad home stand. losina *l* and r winning five. Hut uat liefore leaving home to ! open in Chi! ago tomorrow the Red Sok t ame to life and < touted out two virtorlea over the Indian* They trimmed Bob Feller Tuesday |< and yesterday knot ked out Al Mil oar to beat the Tribe. »-5 Jimmy I Fn»» atoned for a near disastrous error tn the aisth which figured prominently in a 3-run rally by bitt Inga double which tied the M ore I In the eighth Then the Red So* twent on to hang up si* runs and < lim h- ii teh game The vi< tory ini teased the lied So* lead to two game* Charlie Kellers hitting led the Yanks to a 7-5 victory over the Tigers for the Bron* Bombers' • first triumph of the season over jietrolt a! Yankee stadium Keller's homer inside the park with two mate* on base in the seventh was the clincher lie also hit a triple to drive in a run and then • scored himself pn an Infield out Thornton la-e White So* lefthander. lost a heart-breaker to the Athletics, bowing 3-2 after allow- ' in* only three hits. Benny .McCoy singled hi the first and Bob Johnson hit his 11th homer Ten in the fifth Sam Chapman hit his fourth homer Those were the only i hit* off Lee Nelson Potter gave the White So* si* hits Washington snapped the Brawns' Sgame winning streak when Ken Chase outdueled Kldon Auker for a 3-2 triumph Both National league games played were night games Paul Derringer won his fifth straight and aisth of the year when he hurled the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies before 17.23* Flw hit relief pit< hlng by Whit Wyatt enabled the Brooklyn Itodgers to whip the Pittsburgh Pirates. 5-4 l*fore 2u,17* Joe Gallagher'* double scored the winning run In the eighth. Yesterday's hero: Charley Kel-' ler. whose homer and triple drove In four runs and led the Yankee* to a 7-5 victory over the Tiger*.

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NOBLE KIZER, PURDUE COACH TAKEN BY DEATH Athletic Director. Former Notre Dame Star, Dies Today latfayeite Ind. June 13 <UR> Noble Kiser, alhletk- director of Purdue university, linesman of th* | famed Notre Dame "Four florae- ( men l>*m of 1*24 and a nationally known football coach. died early I today at St Kllsabetb's hospital where he was taken last Monday night Kiser's death was caused by •complication* of high blood pres sure and a kidney ailment with which he was first stricken In July. 1*37 After a tong siege of treatment and a vacation tn the west, he returned to active duly Jan. 1, IM* Reientiy bls health failed again, and he was taken to the ho* I pltal "for observation.” but he sank steadily and »uc<umbed thia morning at 3 US “Noble" was 4e years old and a native of Plymouth. Ind Bls athletic career *tarted there where he starred on the basketball team He I served during the world war in the Marine* despite his youth, and en tered Notre Dame In I*2l where he enlarged hl* athletic interest* , to Include foulball under the late Knute Rih kne In spite of hl* slight Iff* pounds of Weight. Kiser became one of the beat guard* In the midwest on the team with* the four backfield horsemen" of Ktuhldreher. Miller. Crowley and layden tn his senior year he also was captain of the I Notre Dame basketball team After his graduation from Notre I Itame he Joined the Purdue staff a* assistant coach and became head coach In i*3<> when Jimmy Phelan resigned to go to the I'nlversify of Washington In the spring of 1*33 Kiser also became athletic director when Col N A Kellogg resigned to join the le-high university staff After Kiser was stricken In 1*37 he was succeeded by Mai Klward. the present coach at Purdue, and ,when he returned to active service he spotiMired principally a program of "athletics for all" at Purdue. leaving the football duties to Klward escept for close consultation During Kiser's seven years as head football coach, his teams lost only nine big ten conference games, shared the championship in I*3l and won the championship with an undefeated season In 1*32 Never did Purdue finish out of the first divi*lou In the conference durIng Kiser's reign In 5* games against all foes his team* lost ouly 13 games and tied three Kiser married Phyllis Templin of Elkhart, who survives with two , children. Richard and Noble. Jr. Funeral arrangements have not ' been completed. ( — -O ■ HADING BATTER* National Lssgus Player Club GAB R H Pct. Moore. Giants to Ki 35 57 .354 Walker. Dodger* 33 11* 1* 42 353 May. Phillies 35 123 1* 43 .350 I Harming Giants 41 KI 25 55 342 ’ Gustine Pirate* 31 IOS 15 3« 333 American Ltagu* Finney. Boaton . 311 172 20 45 37* Radcliff. Browns 44 I*o 24 44 347 Cramer. Boston 43 I*3 37 4» 352 Appling. Chicago 4* K» 30 44 351 Wright. Chicago 4*200 31 4* 345 q- -X HOME RUN* i -Mls«--- Cardinal* —- - -S7--Trosky. Indians — ..... 14 Fo«*. Red So* . 14 Kubel. White Sol 11 Johnson. Athletic* 11 >

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BROOKLYN BUYS CARDINAL STAR Dodgem Take Joe Medwick And Curt Davin F rom SL Louin New York. June 12.- (U» The balance of power tn the National league today awnng to Brooklyn with a ISSo.tXio deal the blggeat In baaeball hlatory -which brought outflelder Joe Medwlik and pitcher Curt Duvto from the St. Ixtula Cardinal* to the Dodger*. The deal, engineered by prealdent Larry MaiPhall of the Dodg er, and preaident Ham Hreadon of the Cardinal* laat night in Si. Loula. tent three Brooklyn minor league player* pitcher* Carl Hoyle and Ham N»hem and inflelder Bert Haa* with alternate out flelder Ernie Koy to the Carda for Med wiek and Davia The Carda alao rwwived the reported aum of 5250.IHMI Futn whatever angle the deal wao ionaidered. Brooklyn gained. Wit" a dally outfield gap to plug and a pitching ataff generally upaet by injuries manager Leo Durocher today bring hl* team back home In Aral place, .01? percentage point* abend of the Clnc*«*nat! Reda. The addition of Medwkk *hould, from all indication*, atrengtbra Brooklyn immeaaurably. Batting champion and adjudged the moat valuable player in the National ! league In 1917. Medwlek bring* a JO4 batting average to the clnb run by hie pal Itarocher. Openly dlagruntled al playing with the Carda. Medwk-k haa eeverai time* eiprenaed a deal re to play with Brooklyn and all during the past winter he had traveled, eaten and golfed with Durocher while the Dodger* bid for him. He waa a holdout until only a few day* before the Card* broke eprlng traiw- - tag- i’-afn-p-. and hU erratic playing In the paat few week* brought jeer, from St Lotti* fan* Davie la the "dark home" of the deal. A 12-game winner for the

Carda laat year, ke haa been unable either to win or flnlah a game in eeven atarta thia year He ha* iieen charged with four defeat* but I* known aa a "robber arm" pitcher. If he ahould regain hi* former -tfectivenea*. be will round out a pitching auf. weakened by the norearm of Hugh Caney, now in Baltimore for treatment Dsvl* went to the Carda from the Cate I along with a reported 1195,000 In eachange for Ditty Dean. St Lonia sane, already toured on the playing of their team, may have more reaaon for displeaaurr with the latett Cardinal geature Koy. now hitting. .299. to the only play er who may help the Carda. Haa* and Nahem are both in the minor league* and Doyle ebould be Haaa to a Brat baseman and why the Carda need help at the poetion Johnny Mtae bold* down to eg pertly, cannot be flgured right now Nabetn baa been tried and found wanting and Doyle ha, been kept only because of the abortage of able bodied Dodger pltcbera. From this end it appeared aa if the Cardinale bad already corned ed the pennant to tome other team and made the deal atricily for the money involved Both player* come to the Dodger* at a crucial moment The aoc-ond-place Reda open « four-game •erlra at Ebbet* Field tomorrow and are followed by the Carda for three <*■••- - — • Amateur Night At Wren Monday Plan* for an "amataur night” program at Wren. Ohio Monday night, were announced today The program will be held outdoor* on the baadatand platform, atartlng pt 7 o'clock (CDT 1 On the procram will be the Oeto family, the Aloha Serenade™, the pirla of the ttolden Weal, the Thieme Klda. all of Decatur, in addition to vartova home talent front Wren and community. No admla•ion will be charged for the pro -gfSSR thr -Is tended a cordial invitation to attend. ®“ Trade in a deed tewa - Owmilu

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