Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 27 September 1940 — Page 8

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CLEVELAND AND DETROIT OPEN SERIES TODAY Cloainx Serie* Os Season To Decide American League Race Cleveland. Sept 1‘ 'UF» The Detroit Tiger* and Cleveland Indluu* plunge Inin their pennantdecMWig three Kann aerie* at the huge Like from (tedium tj»l* afterMOW Manager Oncer Vltt will "take Cleveland • all on tin- mighty right arm us bullet Hob Fellei Dvepite Feller* .hoddy record again*! the Tiger* In prevlou* game* he la a * 5 favorite In ha al t in lea to •tent the Itetroit peltnant'liarade Hut manager Del [taker of the Tiger* gave "irona indoathm* that be would do a hit of mastermind tn* and < hange from hi* original fit- hlng (election to S< hoolboy Rowe who ha* tamed the Indian* fhrlee thl* »ea»on without losing to them and gamble with Hal New Ooitaer rookie southpaw, or Floyd fliehell. right hander re.ently up iront Buffalo. *■ Howe la ready but (taker ha* thrown out hint* that he will *ave hint over for tomorrow* game agaln*t Mel Harber Baker apparently doewn't want to run the risk of having Howe 1 auh Feller on one of hi* better day* The Tiger* have beaten Feller four time* and lost to him three time* hut (taker Mill rer ognile* the lowa fat tn boy a* lough to beat on any given day With a 2-game lead the Tiger* need only one vl< tory to clinch a tie for the pennant with the Yank* who mttat win all their four remaining game* to gain a deadlock Two victories and the Tiger* are In Cleveland * plight I* desperate The Indian* must win all three game* to insure a tie with the Yank* providing New York win* it* four remaining game* The only way the Indian* ran win the pennant without a playoff la to sweep the eerie* and have the series and have the Yank* lose at lea*t one game Almoat everybody in Cleveland ha* given up on th* Indian* euept the Indian* lhem»elve» They *llll think they can do It with Feller today Harder tomorrow and Mil nar. assisted by Feller If necea•ary. Sunday Moat of the fan* In thl* town ha* assumed a "who rare* anyway?" attitude toward the Indian* In the pa*t few day* A* soon a* the i»-nnant rai I* over, new outburst* are due in the Vltt v* Indian* clash The dope I* that Vltt I* going to reaign if the Cleveland club I* eliminated LEADING BATTERS National League Player Club GAB H H Pct. Oarma. Pirate* lot .Wi 74 127 Ml Hack. Cub* . 144 S<O<I<I2HH 224 Immhardl. Red* lb» 374 So 120 31f» Cooney. Hee* 107 MS 41 lift 311

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« * GAME TONIGHT A formidable Central of Firt I Wayne eleven will come to Worthman Field tonight to meet Thl* I* the first appearance I of Io- Pu po and <:- 1 local gridiron *in<e they toppl.il Garrett In 'he opener Central 1 I* egpegted Io be plenty IMtgh 1 M*t Friday they scored an <-a«y ' 270 win over C. nlral < .it!>o. of Fort Wayne •I Th. game tonight I* scheduled » ; to atari promptly at * p tn 1 trjrr 1 • • McCormick. Red 152412 »3 I*l 311 Amertein League IMMagglo. Yank 12* 4M» 11 171 341 Appling W Hot 14? MS h! I»l 344 1 Radcliff Brown 147 571 «l IM 113 1 t Greenberg. Tig 147 !?• 121IM 14« Ml ('oaky. Tiger 140 17? 123 l>?> 33» GIRL OONKt I TEAM WINNER I Defeats Boy* Team In Donket lta*ci>all Game At St. John** 1 In a hilarious donkey baaehall ’ ! game, the girl* staved off a last | minute rally by the hoy* to win 4 I i to 5 tn a contest held at the St I John'* diamond north of liecatur tinder the light* Thursday night The game wa* played tor the benefit of the Country conservation club hand and wa* well attended The girl* held an early lead when they displayed better donkey manahip than the atrrmcer »e» In the neat to la*t Inning they enjoyed a4to 3 lead Two run* were 1 scored in the last inning by the boy*. who were Mopped by the girl* In time to bring victory to the fair *e» Run* by the girl* were scored by Alvera S< hen man. Vivian Grealey Father Hol*e Margaret Krutack. one ear h. and Alice Epwlg. two Run* by th. boy* were made by R Reifitm k. G Htopetihagen. Fred Price one each, and Ed Wlegman. two Batteries for the girl* were composed of Alvera Sr heuman Vivian Gre*|ey and E»ther Hols* pitch er*. and In-lla Au mail and Cara Emenlser catcher* <• E Ogden, band director, pitched the full game for the hoy* and Ed Wieg man taught the game Player* for the girl* were Evelyn Klein Gertrude Mailand. Ixma !h>rn*etf. Viola H< heuman. Alvera S< heuman. Vivian Greeley Della Auman. Cora Fmenller. Father Holae. Jean Hopkin. Alice Epwlg. Margaret Kutch Gertrude Aumann and Flenore Myer The boy* were Alfred Hilllr k R Relf*teck Glen Greggory Benny Miller. G Htopenhagen Fred Price. Jim Thompson Fell* Price Carl Wlegman. Ed Wlegman. Red Butler, Herman Frani and O. E tigdeg

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I--- - — * — I — 4 Today’s Sport Parade Hr Henry M .Lomere s New York. Sep, 27 UP Heli i hath ho fury like a Max Baer tin afraid I Give the California but< her boy • a i hunk of undreaaed beef and h»-’ll i cut you a mr«» of tenderloin*. T hone* and porterhouxer ti*ld** of ■ a minute ■ Max had a Utile more than a 1 minu’e la»t night. »<> he did even ■ better He took the 307 pound* of Pat Comiakey and pounded them r into an Irlah atew The offii ial time of the knockout tn Sew Jer- ■ «ey a fragrant meadow* wa* 2 3* of the first round, and the flniah ' found the harp all played out 1 Baer's laat punch knoi ked Comlakey completely aenaeleaa and Into the rope* He would have fallen onto the apron but as he sagged hl* lantern jaw caught the top strand and there he bung neither up nor down and a bulla-eye for Baer’* negt blow Baer got get a* if to punch hut then, a* If remembering that he had killed an opponent under similar clrcum*tance» in California year* ago looked inquiringly at referee Jack liemp»»y Jai k wa* a man without mer< y when he wa* fighting but tbt* wa* too much even Cor him He ordered Max to ceaie Bring and together they hoisted the New Jer»ey boy off the rope* Mat night * tight demon«traled once more that Baer I* a really great heavyweight when facing a foe he doe* not fear Front the time I left the rlngaide until I wa* out of the stadium I heard no few er than people say "If Baer I would just light Joe Utul* that way, he could regain the heavy-1 weight < hamplonahlp," And they may have been apeakIng the truth Baer answered the bell against ' Cumiskey with hi* cobble-stone list* drawn back, aud when the men met he started throwing them There was none of the ridiculous effort at boxing that he employs against lighter* he fear* No jab*. . no feint*, no fancy footwork Just plain, unadulterated slugging He piled into Cumiskey and belabored him with roundhouse right*, loop-1 Ing left*, chop*, hack*, and butt* Never let anyone tall you Maxie can’t hit He * been around a long time, but there still Isn't a more fearful punch In boxing than the Californian's full. 14-karat. up-from the floor, right It descend* with all the delicacy of a safe from a tenth Boor window and the human jaw never waa meant to withstand such a shock Comlakey wa* »up posed to be a youngster who could take a punch and keep coming, but once Maxie'* right landed on him Pat was beyond the help of Mother Machree. the blarney atone. Brian Boru the River Shannon. and even Mayor Frank Hague Hi* feet be-1 gan to do a jig and his head kept | set Baer took hl* victory mode*tly. He stayed in the ring only Mi mln utes after the Bght. took only MS bow*, and posed for only 125 picture*. In addition to $30,000, Baer wa* given a belt emblematic of the "world's white heavyweight championship of New Jersey" by promoter Jack Kearns. It waa of solid Imitation aluminum, stippled with genuine imitation rhinestone*. Under the ring light* it looked like nothing so much a* one of th* roadside sign* that caution—"slow - slippery when wet." My suggestion to Max Is that be

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Y> m SUN. MON. TUES. AW VW I Contnuou* Sunday CBT ’o* 1 15 to 4 Exerting* 10c- 20e TWO TOP NOTCH FEATURE HITS! A IS 3131 JAMES OLIVER CURWOQOS MTE Y herWjMW o ®* END mar■UlJMy.f.riouxl ******* Bt B Iff <DangeroviL n pgNNfg jy j Morgan TOBIAS FLORINCI RICE Jr*! KENT TAYLOR VtCTOff roar • jamii itphimion LIONEL ATWILL Diwctod by Boy (might Kofhmine ALDRIDGE A WABNfg MOt fMlMeadgWw* nitmWVX •— m. to *W> >— ■* •— SStaM T-rmury-CW W. - TONIGHT AND SATURDAY - [ GENE AUTRY in “CAROLINA MOON” With Smiley Surnctt*. Jun* Storey, big eaet. ALSO—"Drum* of Fu Manehu" lOe-Ne—KIDS fc Sat. 1:30 to 3

Pheasant Season To Open November 11 The open «ea«on on ph>«*ant* wa* announced today through the Office* of County Clerk Clyde O Troutner. .November 11. 12. 13. II It. 14. I*. IP and 20 are the open day Novemlier Id and 17 are etduded »lnce i those day* fall on Sunday The limit* are two bird* per' day. one of which may Im- h ben, and four In po**e>*lon at one time, two of which may be hen*. HOME RUNS Mite. Cardinal* 42 Greenberg. Tiger* 41 F<>»» Red |M . MI York Tiger* 32 DiMaggio. Yankee*

tmbstnii HCEBYIWIN WIN THURSDAY Retain Mathematical Chance For Tie By Sweeping Twin Bill I Now York. Hept 27 IfPl The . New York Yankee, oec upbal only a '•mall pier e of the km< rfran league ' .jiotl.ght today Regardlea* of what hanpen* In the Detroit-Cleveland *er , <’* whirh opog* at Cleveland today, the Yank* ran at b<-*t only finl*h In a 1 hie so rflr*t pla<e with one or the other Even then the Yank* mu*t win all of their four remaining gam.-* one with Philadelphia and 'three with Wa*hlngtott t< remain ! in the running The Yankee* pre»erved their mathematical t hanr e yesterday by winning two from th. Atbleilr*. 5-4 and 2*. Homer* by HUI Ihr key and Joe Gordon feat uteri a nine till Yankee attack in the fir«t vainmwnd Ernie Bonham to**ed a four hitter in the nightcap for hl* eighth Vh tory *ln< e he < ame up from the minor* Aug I Washington romblnerl two ■ingle* and a triple In the nliillt to •< ote two run* and defeat the Bo*ton Red So* 4 5 In the only other game played In the American la-ague Fighting to bold fourth plate In the National lavague. the Plttabinyii ' Pirate* foueht uft Chicago'* bid with a 74 vl<tory The Pirate* trailed by two tun* going into th. *evjeath l>ui put on a three-run rally to win Ikmton brought Brooklyn * home •eaaon ot a dt«mal cloae by defeating tlw Dodger* twite. 5 2 and 5-4 Harry Gumbeit and Bob Carpenter piteiied the New York Giant* to a double victory over she Philadelphia Phlllle*. 3 1 and 2-1. Johnny Vander .Meer won hi* third game *lnr-e returning from the minor* by pitching the Cincinnati Red* to a 4-3. »|g-hit victory over the St lavui* Cardinal* bat Newt Konlaall gained an even break for the Red Hird* by winning the nightrap- 1-1 Yeaterday'a Hero Rookie Ernie Bonham, who pitched the Yankee* 'to a 2-<* four hit victory over the jA’« in the nightcap to run hl* club'a winning »treak to eight *»d regia-

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