Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 212, Decatur, Adams County, 6 September 1940 — Page 8

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VANDER MEER WINS OPENING COMEBACK TILT Red*' Hurler Os No-Hit Fame Come* Back From Minor* New York. Hept 3 <UR> The biggest story hi baseball 'o*lay wasn't that the Indians tall 'heir fourth straight anil had their Amer han league lead cut to two games . . Tha' the Yankees won a doubleheader and looted ba< k into se« ond place Or that t'liuiu na'l mfftntainr-d |tt» * gam lead in the National league None of these team anompllah menu could hold a < andle to the beginning of Johnny Vatider Meer • comeback Its a long lane that had no turning and the hard lu> k Clmlicnaii southpaw finally found a de'our on the road back but he found It the hard way A -tar on the IMS Reds after he phi hed two successive no hit. no-run games. Vander Meet found bim-elf reh gated tn the shadows of the dug out on the championship Cineinnatl team In W* lie slumped eVen deeper into the slough of despondency this season alien hrs hard work and constant practice failed to cure his wildness and ring l>ai k his conhdence Hill Mi Ker-hnie gave Vander Meer two starts and two relief Jobs. He was a failure In all of them In the s j-3 innings he work »d he allowed only nine hits ut 13 ases on alls ruined him Vander Meer had his stuff noody has a

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.. 7*. ■ — a^——| livelier fast ball but he dldn' have control and loulideine Finally in desperation he asked the |<eds to send him away from a larientlal championship team and hack to the minors on June ihey shipped him to Indianapolis mi option Hy the sweat of his orow Vandi i Meer imbed his wildness at In dlanapolia with manager Jewel ; Kn> help He won * games and lost three and In two complete games he dldn I walk a man Me Keihnle tossed Vander Meer In "to do or die" yesierday against I the Pirates In the first inning he walked two men and then In the second he passed Vince IHMasglo tret up l> tanked like Vander Meer was to lie forever < ur«ed with I Van llobays In the next Inning, Vander Meer settled down and retired nine Plrale-s In order Itefou InMaggkt singled In the sixth With the store tide 2-2, Vander Meer tanned the aide In the eighth but yielded a run on Vince IMMaggio's single, a balk and tins titles Single Then the Keils put on a four run rally In their half, to win 1-3 In the other National league games the I lodgers won from the Phillies *5 by storing three runs In the tenth and the (Hants came out of their seven game losing streak by taking over the Hees twice s7 and I I A 4 run rally won the first game in the ninth and Hal Hr hiimat hers 3 hitter topped Manuel Salvo's hitter In the nightcap The Tigers gave me skidding In-! dlans another kuk In the pants by shelling them tor a 11-3 triumph Itudy York's alxth Inning homer with two mates on In the sixth was the payoff blow although Bruce , Campbell. ex Indian, added more grief by slamming another 3 run

STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W 1. Pct UH Ctm innatl *3 t»i <443 Brooklyn 74 M 3*3 k Ml Lodla ria Sfl 324 Ik'g Pittsburgh bl Ml 113 I" New York 14 13 304 Ik Chicago 13 <• ♦'! 3I Boston 34 71 4IK .""x Philadelphia 4I »3 331 3»‘, AMERICAN LEAGUE W I. Pl I UII Cleveland 73 34 .'•*! New York 73 .’>•> 311 3 I let roil *4 37 313 3 Boston 73 no .343 !<> Chit ago 17 13 3lk * Washhigton 31 73 433 31 Mt lamis . 33 77 417 21'a Philadelphia 47 77 371 33 YESTERDAY'• RESULTS National League New York » 4. Boston 7 I Cine Innatl • Pittsburgh 3 lli<~iki)ii *. Philadelphia 3 Only gamy- scheduled American League New York 3 *. Washington 1 I Boston u. Philadelphia 7 I let roil 11. Cleveland 3 Chicago 4 St Louis 3 o —— — • I Today's Sport Parade | g* Henry M .Lerners N.-w York Hept 1 <U.PJ A lag fluttered and so did a girl s heart That's the only explanation of one of the biggest tennis Upsets of. the year Mary Hardwicks straight set win over Sarah Palfrey In the third round of the national t hamplonstiips at Forest Hills y terday Miss Palfrey la this country's third ranking player and stands no worse than fourth in world Hating Hhe was selet ted by more than one i rilh to reach the final round this I year, and few gave Miss Hardwick eVen a fighting chance when they took the court in the big Forest Hills stadium ‘ But as the two girls walked i through the marquee and onto th I smooth green of the turf, a I'nion Jack atop the stadium i atne to liftin the wind and the sun Defiantly it rose from Ps staff, bright ami promt laitei with victory hers. Miss Hardwick over a cup of tea. gave all the credit to the flag of her i country and to the challenge Its ’ colors flashed to her "It's silly, you know, and peri haps you'll think me sloppy Miss Hardwick said, "but when I lifted my head to serve the first time I I t aught a glimpse of the flag I've seen It a million times, goodness I knows but It never looked quite as ' it did today." She forgot for a while. Miss Hardwick explained all the things I she usually remembered during a I tennis matt h The things about keeping your eye on the troll, th*body at right angles with the net on every shot, the importance of , leaping in putting away the smash homer In the seventh Al Benton, relieving Bridges in the fifth, tarn ' ed the tribe the rest of the way The Yanks regained sei mid 1 place, one point ahead of th<- Tig- ' ers, by .conquering the Senators twice, 3 1 and 1-1 Ernie Bonham pitched a 7-hltler to beat Hutch on's double drove In the deciding la-onard in the opener Joe Hord tally. Alley Uonald was the winner In the nightcap as the Yanks took advantage of » Washington passes The Bed Sox blew a 1-0 lead but pulled through to a t-7 victory as Fusel Johnson starred in a relief role allowing two hits In the last 1 2-3 Innings Joe Cronin had a perfect day at bat "3 for 3.” Ed Smith won his 12th victory as the Chicago White Sox beat the Browns 4 2 last night before 14.- I 74» Yesterday's hero: Johnny Vander Meer. Cincinnati southpaw back from the minors who pits hed bls first < mnplete major league game of the season and won It from the Pirate. 13 “races” Sunday, Sept 8 AMR’S FIELD 2*i mile* Eant of Decatur 2 P. M. (DST) Featuring Polo Car Races Bicycle Races ADULTS 25c Children 10-14 .. lOe DECATUR RACING CLUB

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The traditional American army emergency ration of hardtack and turned beef better known as "cornel will" or "monkey meat, majf soon be a thing of the past This soldier participating in New York state war games, tncx the new "Type C ration, consisting of ■>kl < trit of prepared food RfoUtid meat and YtgeUibleD, ‘B I nWr whole-wheat biscuit, powdered coffee ind lumps of sugar.

the well the ten thousand tenets of a precis*- game "I Just kept hitting and remem bering that I must win." Then as It she feared she bail talked too much, revealed 100 mm h of her feelings to a stranger, and a stranger who was a Journal Ist al that Miss Hardwick reach ed in her purse and brought ou a Inter. "I got thia by th*- morning po.t she said "It a from father I got Il only a little while before I play ed. and (H-rhaps it'll explain the way I felt today He'a at Haliabury Thai s where we live, only a few miles from the cathedral." Then she read to me from her father's letter. It was a letter that (old of how the two young Imys Were doing splendid work in the home defense corps of how com ageously England was standing up under the shock of Null terror hy air. and bow there was the deep and unyielding feeling there In the little town of the old tathedral. 1 that decency would again prevail In the world, and that young people would asrain play their ganiea under untroubled skies Ht- spok<- of Mary's birthday and wished her well |n the tournament. "The letter from home was in my sweater pocket when I went uni to play." she said "And then I «aw th*- flag ' The scores were. 1-1. C 3.

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< hicago Bear* B<‘at Philadelphia Eagle* Philadelphia H*-pl 1 <U.ft> There was plenty of evidence tie day that little Hav.-y <I IV en of the Philadelphia Eagles will tie th* »t tiurge of the pass defenses of other national profes.hmal football league teams this -*-i*on He completed 3I of 3* passes last night for 354 yards, but It wasn't quite enough to turn back the Chicago Bears in a non league game tor < harlty before SS.omi tans at Temple stadium Th*- Beara won 27 Io 21. because I heir vaunted running game proved more formidable than (' Brien's passing But Huvey did his share throwing three touchdown passes, and stopping several ball carriers after they had broken into the c lear and seemingly were on their way to Chicago touchdowns o .. —- ( <>n*ervation Club Will Meet .Monday The Adams county fldi and game conservation league will meet Mon day night at 8 o'clock iCHTi at th* Ich al Moose home This will lie the regular monthly meeting of the organization and all inc-in leers are urged to attend

MIES ALLEY TO OPEN SATURDAY Mi<‘* Recreation To Open In New l.<M*ation Saturday Atlcrnoon The new Mies Kecreatl.m tawl | Ing alley, will I* opened sos first t,mr Hatu.day aftermem . Manager Carl H M.dlv Mie. an • noumed today The new alley* are I nated In the t former Heed building, corner He< ond and Jackson atr-et. The building ha- heelt temmleled and ted rated Modernistic new fixtures have been installed V fhiurescent lighting system wills i j Will lie imnpleted early next week, augments the new fixtures Heveral alleys hav- l**n built I" 'the rear of the building New alley equipment ha» also been installed The walls have Iw.-ti repainted la-ague competition Is to open at the new alleys mi Hepfemlur 11 I • afford bowlers an opportunity to get in practice games before the lea gue« start, it was de* ided to open the alleys tomoriow A formal opening of the new building Is to he held soon, after the completion of all painting ami 4>-< orating A lunch room and Iteer pat lor heated In the front of the build Ing. Was recently opened by Mi Mies o "I’ride, Prejudice" At Adam* Starting Sunday "Pride and Prejudice" which op eti- Sunday at the Adams Theater Is now completing a four weeks run at the mammoth Radio City Music Hall In New York one of the few pictures In ths- history of that playhouse to a< hb ve am h a long engagement The fourth week s attendance ex«ceded that of the first weeir Pride and Prejudice" adapted | from the famous novel by Jane Austen Is a comedy drama with an Imposing < sat of atara Im ludlng Imurencs- Oliver. Hreer Gareon Mary Boland. Maureen OSulllvan. Edna Ma* Oliver and Ann Rutber-

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