Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 199, Decatur, Adams County, 21 August 1940 — Page 8

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LATE RALLIES WIN FOR REDS ANO INDIANS : I : I Leader** Increase* Margins; Yankees Down Detroit Tw ice New York. Ami JI <U.P> The , ill Ohio serie* got ■ short In the arm todsy when the Indian* and I Had* atated last ditch rallies to I pull games out of the lire .1 The Red* were losing. 2« going < Into the ninth HUI Uthrman l Giant*' pit* her. had th, league- ' leader* hand* uF*d They had ■ nrad; <»;.<> tliiee hit* oft him and t hadn't got a man pa*i second. Then 1 thing* began lo happen fast and ' furiously and when Hill Terry and I the Giant* recovered the Red* had • won. H Plnch-hltter la-w Rigg* Marled I the Had* ninth Inning rally with a double Then Gamble and Werb- | er Died out Uihrinau needed only i <nie more out hut he couldn't gel < 11. Lonnie Frey singled through I first baseman Johnny McCarthy. 1 ■coring Rigg* Then Ival Good- l man doubled down the right field , foul line sending Frey to third i Frank M< f'ortnh k wa* nett up and Terry elected to pitch to him. > eren though first base wa* open , McCormick singled off the left field t fence, scoring Frey and Goodman , lo win the game | Gene Thompson hung up hl* , fourth rbtory over the Giant* and j hla 12th of the season by outlasting Lohrtnan at the finish Both , rnna amde off Thompson came In , the first two frame* and then not } a Giant reached third during the , laat seven Inning* Cleveland, with Hob Feller on , C. 1. . ~ I MramßaMiMMa t

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the mound wa* trailing the lied | Hov 52. going Into the eighth, j Then the Indian* went on the war l*»ih and scored seven run* off Jack Wilson and Emerson Dick man Campbell, pinch hitting tor Hensley, singled tn start the rally. Then Jeff Heath, batting lor Fa'ler. hit a homer. Dickman ,-atne In and Chapman singled. The payoff blow wa* a homer hy Ken Kellner with the base* loaded Eleven Indian* went tn hat In the eighth Although Feller wa* rail, red In the eighth by Johnny Allen he received < redlt for hl* 22nd vl< tory and hl* eighth In a row Both triumphs were highly Important to the pacemakers. Cleveland picked up a game and a halt and Increased Its lead to 4*6 game* over Detroit a* the Tiger* bowed to the Yank* twice. 44 and 4 J The lied* also gained a game and a half and lengthened their mar gm to game* over Brooklyn a* the I Sulger* took a double tumble before the Cards 34 and 44 Clyde Hhoun pltihed a *l* hitter for the Card* In the first game and lam Warneke fashioned a seven hitter In the nightcap The Yanks moved Into a fourth 1 place He with the White Ho* a* ■ a result of the double vl< tory i Charlie Ruffing and rookie ErnieBonham combined to hang up the . Yank*' two victories allowing eight I hit* each. Selkirk'* homer provld ' rd the winning run In the first | game. The Athletic* gained an even i break with the White Ho* when , Wally Mose* stole home on Thom-I ton Lee hi the tenth Inning of the | nightcap, giving the Ma< krnen a. 4-3 victory. The White Ho* won the opener. 6 1 on Edgar Smith's 3-hltter. Driving the rookie sensation. Hid . Hudson out of the bo*, the Hrown* annexed a 44 victory over the | Senator* Harlond Clift drove tn • three run* with two single Claude I‘asaeau st ored hl* 15th ' victory a* the Cubs beat the Phil-' Iles. 4-0. Only four Phil* got on, base, three on hits and one on Htan Hack * wild throw Zeke Honura bit hl* *e<ond homer a* a Cub Plltshurgh pounded out 13 hit* ' to 1ie.,1 the Bees. 44. with Pick ; lainahan outlasting Manuel Halvo to win hl* fourth game

Yesterday', hero: Frank Mil'or-I ml< k Iteds Brat lawman whow | ninth Innina .inale drove In two, tun. enabling t'incmnatl tn beat , the Giants. 3-2. Open G. E. Bow ling Alleyn Here Tonight The bowling alleys at the 0. K rhtli will be opened this evening for the .eason It wa« announced today. Preparation, for league competltioa , are underway. O The tteppert_Au' tion Hi hool will i close Friday when 75 students will j graduate. CORT “It's Cool at th. Cort" Tonight & Thursday g FRAMED Mby o creaked |udgsl Be J MIXED UR F fl with two joolout women I ■ ■ hunted | fl by a hundred enemies I R fi *• * Slit time even he’s B e Itff/e worried I CESAR tWROMERO O Money g igaodlt V<* ***** * M ******' 4i£W MASYMTHHUOHES DANA ANDREWS VENABLE , CHRIS-. PIN MARTIN h. Re « A Sea tawo, fe ftasw ALSO — Shorts. lOe-l&c • > Pit A SaL—DON BARRY, (the Jim Cagney of Woeterne) In "Ohoet ’ Valley Raiders.” ■.■ O "0 Coming Sunday—"HOT STRIL" A ’ "PASSPORT TO ALCATRAI”

ST. MARY'S IN EASY TRIUMPH Recbtem 13 To 3 Victory Over Reformed In League Game Ht Mary * had little difficult/ ( hulking up another victory tn the Church softhall league Tuesday night. registering a 13 to 3 triumph over Reformed. The winner* bunched five hit* with a walk and two Reformed error* to tally seven run* in a big fourth Inning to salt down the triumph. Muiphy held the losers to five hit*. Score by innings: It II E Ht Mary's n|o 714-13 9 J Reformed turn 003 3 5 & Murphy and Welker. Meyer* and Gerber. STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W L. Pct 0.0 Cincinnati 7a 41 431 Brooklyn 45 47 &W s'* New York 56 52 51* 125* Ht lurul* .54 53 .114 13 Chicago 5* 37 504 14 Pittsburgh 55 55 .566 I4>* Boston ...... 44 67 39* 36 Philadelphia 37 4* 34* Sol* AMERICAN LEAGUE W L. Pi t. G B Cleveland 79 44 403 Detroit 66 51 564 41* Boston 63 53 543 7 Chkagtt ' . 5* 53 .537 » New York 5* 53 527 * Washington 4* 65 436 20 Ht lamia 4* *• ||u 221* Philadelphia H 4* .393 24 YESTERDAY 9 RESULTS National League Cincinnati 3. New York 2. Pittsburgh 6. Boston 3 Chicago 4 Philadelphia 0. Ht Ixrul* 34, Brooklyn 04. American League New York 4-4. Detroit 3-2. Chicago 4 3. Philadelphia 14 Cleveland 11. Boston ', Ht Loal* 6. Washington 3. VANDER MEER BACK IN FORM Cincinnati Southpaw ReKains Winning M ays At IndianapoliH Indianapolis, Aug 21. <U.R> "Jitterbug" Johnny Vander Meer, who pitched two no-hit classic* for Clncltmat in I*3*. then developed a penchant for wild pitches which earned him hl* nickname and a trip to the minors this season said today that hi* pitching wa* once more "back In the groove" and good enough for the major leagues Hl* week* agp the nohit Jinx apparently claimed another victim when after seven month* of patient trial and experiment during l»3f* and part of this seaaon. Cincinnati manager Bill M< Kechnle shipped Vander Meer to Indianapolis of the American Association. The 34-year-old southpaw's control never very good was ju»t a memory and his formerly effective left arm wa* just so much bric-brac to a club that wu hustling after It* second straight pennant. MeKechnle. one of the squares! managers tn the business, hated to release Vander Meer, winner of 15 games for him in 1938. Hut the first division Reds were able "a risk the one-great pitcher on the hill in only a few games so back to the minor* he went in an effort to salvage a great pitching name Today even Johnny agreed that waa a great Idea. “Boy. I sure am ready now.” be ■aid ”1 knap I've helped myself by coming here and 1 sure hope LOANS Sil to SMI • QUICKLY ANO RtUATtLY MADE h m o»oy u» luMf ft • !••• with m. wrvtc* m owaaloMe to Mid, UdivMttal With obd ity ta t«|My You (>•» • raaaoaabh lataraat <ba/«a M juat ska tiawa ya« mm tl»a Hbaaay may all ar aay part al yaar loaa at aay tima No ambarraaatag lavaatigatkoaa madia of am ploy ar, f rwiwia ar ralattvaa. Hew te Apply I. Call ala Aka 2- TaUplkWM wa > Cat thia a<i r,MI arrtta Kama aad addtiM ob it and aaad it to aa A caartaam* rapraaentattaa will call at yoar h«*m« aad as plain oar aarvica ta you aril boat coat at obit* a Boa Laawa era tMtaePy mada the tamt Pay ye« apply LOCAL LOAN COMMNV etwss t-t-f "*fc**tar, l»si*M Zaaer aiadr la Adatar, fit C9H9tUi

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1 CUBS MAINSTAY . - . By Jack Sonto | •rm-ar JilKw Claupe fesEAU. teßreTMecues AC& CF tWe CMICA6O (mJT -W CUdS' WOUAiO SfAFF " T — ——— ■

I I've helped Indlsnspolis • little In return I'm for the Reds all the way and I’ll do anything they say stay here as long as they want i me to- but I'd sure llketo get back on the big time." Johnny'* record since hr joined Indianapolis-all won two lost In 14 game* - will never make any ( ■tat lit (clan's hair stand on end but : that maybe Johnny's right when he dig into hl* record and you'll find ■ays he'* as good as he ever was . "My arm Is freer.” Vander Meer aald. "I'm looser all over and my control Is b-.-tter Give me a spot cm the Reds once again and I'll stick I know IL" Vander Meer won his last start., blanking Milwaukee 8-0. In anoth er game, he had a non hitter for ' 7 24 Inning* before opposing bat - i ters broke the spell. Another time, he held Hl Louis to two hits a* he twat them. 11-2. and in a game against Umlavllle, i he gave up *is hit* and struck out I six But most Important. In that. game he didn't Issue a single walk ' the first game since 1935 that Johnny * turned that trick. -- <■ —■ ■ —— 0 Fort Wayne Rotary Softballern Down Decatur CluhnterH o « 1 The boy* from tbe "big city." Rotarian* from Fort Wayne, proved i too tough for the Decatur Rotarian* I in their softball tilt Tuesday night' at Worlhman Field, tbe Fort Wayne j lad* copping a 15 to 8 victory, The visitor* pulled away to an I early start, but the Decatur service rftt-t- »»• j * * • ■

Fish, Birds and Animals Will Feature Conservation Exhibit At State Fair

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An extend** collection <d native fish. birds and animal* will again q feature the date fair exhibit of the . Department of Conservation. It was announced today by Virgil M. 81m- •’ mon*, commissioner. The exhibit In will be furnished from the pertnnn M ent displays maintained by the DI- a vlaion of Fish end Game at the Bl date game preserves and flab bat- in cileries. w With more than forty specie* of a flab jshteh are found In Indiana pi waters. and many of the game aa al well aa the predatory apecle* of birda and animal*, the exhibit la an bi opportunity for the atudy and clone vl inspection of the different species— y few of which are even encountered tl by the average person. A special ei feature of thia exhibit la a display H of the different snakes found In al Indiana, including the rattlesnake I* and the copperhead which are the h only poiaonoua specie* common in re the date. ft The Fish and Game building at E the state fair will boa center of d attraction for the thouaanda of w conservation club members and for ci the other thouaanda of Indiana ol men and women who are enjoying v better fishing and hunting aa a re- U >ult at consorvaUoo activities. It

club meml>er* pulled within one r point of a tie at 9 to 8 at the end of five Inning* of play i But tbe pressure was 100 much for the Decatur team and the local ' defense bogged down completely In 1 the sixth Inning to present the Fort Wayne Rotarian* six run* and the ball game In a regular church league game. I played a* the opening feature of the evening, the Ht. Mary'* team handed the Reformed team a defeat -• 1 — LEADING BATTERS Am« r ican Lcagu* Player Club GABR II Pct. . Radcliff Browns 113 431 61 155 .366 ' Appling. W Box in* 409 68 143 347 ' William*. R Box lU6 410 100 139 339 'Finney. Red Hox 10243564 147 338' UHMagglo. Yank* 94 370 70 125 338 National League Rowell Bee* 91 324 35 107 330 Walker. Dodger* 105 404 56 131 324 | Dannlng. Giant* lus 396 54 128 323 Mite. Cardinal* 110 414 85 132 319 F.M'Cormli k.CIn 112 450 73 142 316 | Uimbardl. Reds 87 304 39 96 316 ORDER SHERIFF cwin i tNIIKI, UN FAGff THKKU I year of tbe Hoover administration | Each succeeding year the number wa* whittled down until on Bep < temher 9. 1938. when the last (arm 1 wa* sold under court order. Now after one year, seven i months and 29 days, sppears an advertisement of the sale of an t Adams i-ounty fsrm under order of the court Maybe there's something to this "Wlllkie angle." at- ' ter all!

Grouped around the Fish and iame building will be the exhibit < the Division of Forestry, demonitratlnf the species of tree* grown n Indiana and the many use* of imber produced In the state. A ppi I atlon* for trees from the date turneries for reforestation plantngs and for the classification of vooded area* as forest land under i law encouraging the planting and igotection of treeo. win be taken it this exhibit. Indiana's state parks, which tring approximately a half-million rlaltor* Into the Hoosier state each rear and have a national reputation will be represented by a more rxlensive exhibit than In the pad looklets and other Information ibout the state park* and memorials will be available at this exMbit. Other sections of the Departnont of Conservation exhibit will suture the work of the Division of Entomology In the control of plant tiaoaon and harmful insects, which attendants on duty to dls■u*» these activities, and the work >f the Division of Geology In superrising the drilling for oil and gas. topographic mapping and the collection data on mineral resources.

PHNIOBTIC f EVENTSONOM Aquulic Eycblh Will B*‘ Held At Wunicipal Swimminx Pool Plan* for an aqaatk' *v*nt st ihc| munlclpsl *wlmmlng |nml ••• "' 1 hetd Bunday afternoon, starting s' | I o'clock tt'DII. were anniHliKel* today by Marlon Feas, I l«">l *u|i*r visor. |i Chy swimming and diving < h.,m [ plonshlp* will be derided during I | ihe event. Winner* of tlr*l •••( j ■ ond and third place* In 'he varl n,*| I events will lie awarded rlblrn « The contestant* will I* divided I a* follow*: begfaaera, 6. 7. 8 and *1 year* of age. «wlmmer». 1" II and' 12 year* of age; junior*. 11 and 14 * year* of age and iwnlor*. 15 yearsl , of age and over Contest* will he held a* follow* i Boy* and girl* hcglnr.tr* trccl •tyle race*: hoy* and girl* «wlm I mer* free style race: l*>y» and j I girl* Junior free »tyle. and brea»t' •troke: senior boy* and girl* tree I •tyle and breast stroke; under I water awlm* In two upper dltf•lon*. Junior boy* and girl* diving. | senior Imy* diving, and olhera I All boy* or girl* Interested In , entering are asked to register at ] the pool George l-aurent. local > ' WPA recreation supervisor, will! I a*sl*t In alsglng (he event o ■ — Trees In a Oseo Tews—Decatur u -/V ■ i

I [msi AND OHLY CHANCE THIS YEM. I ~buv th. world’, molt fomout tlr » /£! I AT THE LOWEST PRICES IN ITS HISW I Reduced to- an d Mfl nationally advertised 4 ■fl all year at—the ama:- H KM ingly low price of Tncj H bZ «40-1 S 7 K/l grf K/f gfl K/] HI WT NOW-FOR THE ' [/ r/j K/ ) |U FIRST AND ONLY ,() ■ Ajfl J A /} ( □ TIME THIS YEAR X Zl f J3»l Y ■I we offer you the / V W.l ?Yeat Goodyear AU- < A '4BKi / 4H|L X mR - H toother at this spe- "C J“ AU-W..th, r • &.j- aii Ml aal pre -Labor Day wfu tt s.dwJl H —. ’”2 LOW PRICES : ■ AAA —MNO-ONir |sUMj| .ZL <ls - H SlJil W 50, - s<kls u - 25 ll O w S «S»-19 7.55 WRITTEN H ■■ SM-IS “5*540-11 8.45 LIFETIME GUARANTEE H H I A*. (.rtA M OTHER 9ZK — *5 I “C -,e All- PRXIO IN PROPORTION I ** •Mhar or R.b Triad WhH. lidswolli .lightly hlghw M Hl! n *«r on out | EASY-PAY TERMS I I GOODYEAR SERVICE STORE ■ 121 North Second Street G|en ()swail . > lKr .

WEDNESDAY AVGIJra

Hounehold Scrapbook Ry Roberta Ixje - • TM ff’y Bwatt*r Few people ever slop lo < im*lder I how qul< kly germ* colleel on the fly (waller Make a habit of pouring hoillng water through II dally ' and destroy these harmful **rm* Laundsruig wait* tithe White alike will not turn yellow , If ■ *ni*ll quantity of sodium M- ' carbonate I* put Into the rinsing water after washing W*t*r tt*m* an Furntlur* Waler stain* <m furniture can he ' r, moved hy using a tabiespoonful

PEACHES] MICHIGAN FREESTONE I $ 1-50 "nd sj.s 9 I Per Bushel I l.imited Supplv I RHODES SUPER MARKET I SELF SERVK'K OPEN EVERY J !■ ■■ —l— .. Public Sale] HOTSEHOI.D FI RMTI HE I I will sell at public auction all my household fureitur*. I FRIDAY, AUGVST23 Evening 9*l* Commencing al 6:30 P M 0 BT.) I Bai* will be held on corner of 4th and Mon.-er Mr*M* n J Gulf B«rv*c« station. Decatur. Ind. 1 One 3 Piece Living Room Ruffe; one nearly consisting of lied, sprlitg* and Intiersprlng maitn , 4ng| 'bench and chest of drawers; ou< Now 9*12 Axmta-- Ras *|3 Axmtnster Hugs; Walnut Occasional table end I New Detroit Jew. | Table Top Ba* Range. * u - |» wJ math control; G E Electric Refrigerator. „ Breakfast Set. table and 4 chair*. Horton Electrh W ber TM .stand: Oak Dresser: Binger Hewtng Machine *::. >! iMr «U-| Rocker. | Throw Hug*. 3 Wectrli- Bmp* Po . . t.-t Dl,he* and Cooking ntetisll*. a lot of Garage tool Thia fnrnltipe |g |M4 Will be on h. ( sale for your Inspection TERMS CASH Herbert Baumgartner, (hrs Hoy H. Johnson. Auct. ( ha, W. Kent. Clerk NOTE Mr, Baumgartner live* In an apartment a.id !u**e« 1 bold auction, therefore sale will be on Hllyard * loi

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