Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1941 — Page 6

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VANDER MEER BLANKS CUBS ON FOUR HUS Cincinnati Hurler Fans 12; Dietrich Nears No-Hitter New York. Apr 21—(UJP—Mation* I league contender* read the CtnciMaii Reds’ bos score from Wrigley Field today and wept. The •ad news was that Johnny Vander Meer definitely has renched the top of the hill In hla struggle to come back Already loaded with the league’* top "big threw" In Derringer, Walters and Thompson, the Reds now have Vander Meer as a fourth ace. The only worse new* for the Dodg era Cardinal* and other pretend- r* to the National league throne would he for Monte Pearson, the former Yankee, to turn In a winning effort M-anwhile. Vander Meet’s superlatlve effort I* bad new* enough. The Cincinnati southpaw held the Cub* to four hits and blanked 1 them, 1-0 III* biasing fast ball re-! suited in 12 atrlkeouf*. Most anewnradinK note about hl* performance wa* that be showed deflnitely that he haa curbed hl* wildness to a marked rSlent He Issued only

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three passes Vander Meer had to pitch under pressure all the way because big Hill Lee also did a great Job. allow Ing the lied* only five hits. Cincinnati scored it* tally In the slsth on ixmule Frey’s Infield hit. two wild pitches by l<ee and Ival floodman'* single. The triumph* wa* . the third *traight for the Red* who I lost their first four starts. To help strengthen their pitching staff In an effort to match the Reds' collection of nifties Brook lyn yesterday bought Mace Brown from the Pittsburgh Pirates for IJit.tHte in cask. Rrown. who won io and lost 9 last year, will be used for relief. Duif Csmlllt'a homer and single drove In live runs and the Dodgers brat the league leading Giant*. 7-4 Hugh Caney gave tlw Giants seven hit* while the Dodgers rapped CNff Melton and Paul Dean for 12. The other two National league games were knot k-down-and-drag out eitra-lnnlna affairs, Scoring there In the ninth to tie. the Cardinals staged a tworun rally In the 12th to win »•». from the Pirates who had scored one In their half of that inning. Terry Moore’s double tied It and Country Salugh tor's hit off Arky Vaughan’s glove drove In the winning run. The I’hlllb-s went 14 inning* to break ihelr 4 game losing streak ' with a 4-4 victory over the Bees. Joe Marty's single drove In one run In the 14th and Jim Tobin walked the other one home. ■ Bill Dietrich bespectacled White Ros pitcher who beat Bob Feller on opening day. flirted with a no-hit | game against Detroit but with one 'out In th* ninth Hank Greenberg i | singled to break the charm. Then , Rudy York followed with a homer. Those were the only two hits off Dietrich who scored hl* -econd vic- i tory. 4-3. ! i Lester McCrabb. a rookie from I 1 Toronto, tossed three home run I balls to the Yank* but recovered I 1 his balance and went on to pitch 1 'the Athletics tn a 4 5 victory over I ' New York Os the sis hits he al- I ' lowed three were homers by Hill I ' Dickey. Charlie Keller and Tommy I ; Henrich. Benny McCoy broke into I the Philadelphia lineup and got I four for flve. 1 Biden Auker who beat the Indian* five time* last season, continued his mastery over them and pitched the Browns tg a 43 triumph H. allowed only eight scat-terr-t) hit*. The Washington Senators hammered out 14 hit* and handed the' leagtie-leadlriK Red Ros their sec-' ond straight setback. 12 to 5. Doc Cramer got four singLs Yesterday's hero: Johnny Vander! , Meer of double no-hit. no-run fame | comeback ladder by blanking the Cuba, 1-0, allowing only four hits. 0 - — First regular shipment of milk I by rail was made in Orange county. I New York, in 1441.

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DECATUR WHIPS BLUFFTON NINE HERE TUESDAY Yellow Jackets Score 16 To 10 Triumph Over Tigers Decaiur’a Yellow Jackets, scoring in every inning. 1 aesdny aftermam plastered a 14 to 1* defeat on the Bluffton Titers on the Worthman Field diamond In thirty. The Jackets broke away to a running start with ail runs In the first inning. Two walks, an error and hits by Hammond. K. Hchnepp and Kitchen accounted for the tallies. A pair of Bluffton errors, a single by Hammond, and a double by LinIger gave Dwatur three more runs In the second A single run count ed in the third, three in the fourth, one In the fifth and two in the •lath. With a 4-1 lead after two Innings. Rchamerloh eased up. permitting the Tiger* to -niabh out a total f in hit* and as many run*. Hammond wa* the offensive star for the Yellow Jacket*, driving out four singles in his first four trip* to the plate. Reed, freshman outfielder. blasted two hits, cue a triple to the left center fleld fence. Lineups and summary: Decatur AB RHE L Schnepp. 3b 4 3 12 Hammond. 2b ... 5 2 4 0 Lin I ger rs 3 2 1* Andrew*, e 12 0 0 Rcffamerloh. p 4 110 K Hchnepp. cf 3 2 11 Lynch, lb 4 2 1 0 Kitchen. ** ..4 11 1 Reed. If 4 12 2 Totals 33 14 12 4 Bluffton AB R H E S|>eheger aa 4 1 2 0 Grandlienard. 2b 3 3 11 l»ckwood. rs. ... 4 2 2 * Riddle. If 4 2 2 * Miller, lb 4 I*l M< Chilli. < 4 0 10 Kunkel, cf 2 0 10 Reaser. cf 10 0 0 Smith. 3b 2 0 0 1 Baumgartner. 3b .... 2 0 0 0 Reiff, p 0 0 0 0 Grove, p I 1 0 0 Markley p 2 0 0 0 Total* 34 10 10 3 Score by innings: Blnffton ... 103 3«3 0-10 Decatur . _. 431 312 1-14

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HOWE ACADEMY TEAMS TO PEAY HERE FRIDAY Preparaton School Baseball And Tennis Team* Play Here Deane Durwin. coach of the DeI catur high school baseball team j NEIC champions today announced a feature attraction for sport* fans. I to be held here Friday afternoon | Baseball and tennis team* from , Howe Preparatory school will oppose the Yellow Jackets on this date and should provide aetrn opposition tor the Decatur bam This will mark the flrat appear | ante of any athletic team from the I H»we school In thia city and should | ' prove a great attraction for Dec*. I tur residents. The Howe school Is one of the leading preparatory school* in the country and consistently ha* atrbng athletic teams. Both the banebali game and the tennis matches will he started at 3:15 o'clock Friday afternoon. The Decatur tennis team, which defeated Central Catholic of Fort Wayne here Monday afternoon. Is coached by Harry Dailey. Instructor In the Decatur school*. Coach Dorwin also announced that the Yellow Jacket* will meet the Berne Bear* at Berne Thursday afternoon, a* an added game to the schedule published last week. W" ~ — - — 11 " - ♦ Decatur Bowling I ■ League !• • The Adam* Theater flve went on : a rampage.in the minor league at t ' Mies recreation, rolling up an ac-I > tual pin count of 3.104 to win three ' straight from Holthouse Drug* . . . I i Rtump led the winning attack wltk ! a big 475 on game* of 204. 254 and 217 .. . Ahr wa* nest In line with I a 417, closely followed by Hoagland | with a 414 and Spangler with a 415 , ... Young posted s 545. Gamble*' retained it* bold on I flrst place with two wins over! Smith Insurance . . . Rus* Wood-■ hall posted a 420 for his team . Bill Tutweller hung up a big 440 and Keller a 432 as the Burke's flve took three game* from Telephone Toll. The double century counts: Spangler 221: Ahr. 220 and 203; Hoagland. 231 and 232; Holt house. 204; Tutweller. 235. 212 and 213; ' Burke. 203; Keller. 211. 220 and I 202: I. Heare. 28*: E. Gallmeler. I 204; H. Gallmeler. 202; R Wood-1 Hall, 201 and 224; Mie*. 201; Zwick. j 202; l-ankenau. 214; J. Ehinger. I 200; Reinking. 214; Brunnegraf.

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