Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 125, Decatur, Adams County, 26 May 1941 — Page 6

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Decatur High W ins Conference Baseball Titil

JACKETS WHIP BLUFFTON AND HURTFORDCITT Srhamrrloh Stars As Decatur Takes Third Straight Title Scoring two smashing victories, th* D*<alur Yellow Jacket* «uccesaftllly defended their NEIC has*ball crown al Hartford City Saturday In th* first game, (’oath Ivane Dorwln’a charge* ran roughshod over th* Kendallville entrant* in the annual NEIC tourney to hang up au IM triumph The Jacket athktnen went on a rampage a* they gathered no less than a total of 17 hit* off the alant* off two Kendallville hurler*. while S< hamerloh and Chllcot*. who shared mound duty for the local*, gave up only four infetle*. Moat of th* Jacket* participated in the Mugging, with Whitey Andrew* leading the pack The Purple'* catcher hit safely four time* In a* many official trip* to the plate. Schamerloh. Liniger and K>ed were credited with three blngles eac h. Nc-hainerloh pitched the flr»t five inning* and gave up two hit*, while t'hilcote finished on the mound and gave up a like number The- local* played errorh-** ball in the field. In the second game of the afternoon. Bluffton won the right to meet the Decal ur nine tn the c hampion«hlp game- hy clowning Hartford City IM The Tiger* proved hut little more opposition for the local* than did Kendallville, however. Scoring once in the *econd, three time* in the third, twice in the fifth and five time* in the sixth the Jacket* poimded out a decisive HI win in this tilt. Keeping up with their hitting spree the Dorwlnnien chalked up 11 blngle* off the slant* of three Tiger hurler*. Meanwhile. Schamerloh wa* pulling an "iron-man" stunt. Doing the route on the mound for the local*- he allowed cmly four hit*. The local* again played errorh-** ball. The victories gave the- Jacket* permanent possession of the conference base-ball trophy and they became the flrat team to win the

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< town thie* year*. Decatur AH R H Chihote. cf 4 1 U Sc hnepp, «• 13 2 I.linger, if . 2 11 Andrew*, c 4 2 2 Hoffman, If 4 12 Lynch, lb 3 12 Reed 3b 3 " '• Kitc hen. Zb .301 Hchamerloh. p . 4 11 Total* 31 9 IJ Bluffton AH It II spebeger, *•3 0 1 tlrandltenaid. 3b 3 0 u Luckwood. rs .10 u Riddle. e 3 0 1 Miller lb 3 10 Hearer, rs 000 McClain, p 300 Baumgartner, If 000 Smith. If 3 0 1 Kunkel. 2b 3 0 1 Reiff, pof ~ 1 • 0 Grove. p . ...10 0 Totala 24 1 4 Error. Smith. Score hy iniiliig* It II E Iheal ur 013 025 0 9 II • Bluffton 010 OffO ol 4 1 Decatur AB It II Chile cite. cf. p .421 Sehnepp. s» 5 10 Liniger rs . 5 3 3 Fruc ht*, rs .... 0 0 0 Andrew*, c 4 5 4 ItoffllLClC If . 5 11 Lynch, lb 4 2 1 Heed. 3b . 5 13 Cochran. 3b o o o K hen. 2b 5 11 Sc hamerloh. p, c f 4 2 3 Eic hhorn, cf . . 0 0 0 Total* 37 IN 17 Kendallville AB It II Fruge.-. 2b 3 0 0 Parker. If. p 3 0 1 Pollock. If. *» .30 o Siebert. 3b .301 J Miller, p. If 3 0 0 W. Miller c 3 0 1 Sc hmitt, lb 30l Caarehnan, cf 3 o o Shi’c-. rs . . 2 0 0 Totala . 26 0 4 Error*: Pollock. 2; J. Miller. Score by inning* It II E Decatur 222 2*o 3 18 17 it Kendallville 000 000 0 0 4 3 ■" 1 o Today’s Sports Parade (Reg. U. » Pat. Office) By Harry Ferguaon New York May 26 <U.R> Tffe nation'* duffer*, of Whic h the author is a member In good standing, are having a celebration today After three lean year* our man ha* won another bl* golf tournament. Our man I* Paul Runyan, the tiny professional from White Plaht* who violate* almost every rule of form in golf, even a* you and 1. It wa* a great triumph for the duffer* when Runyan came home in front a* he did ye*lerday at Fresh Meadow to win th.- Goodall round robin tournament ugalnst a field of sweet «whiger* who kept their left arm* Mtraight. their head* down and followed through flawle«*ly. Our man ha* a vaat contempt for form. If he thought he could play golf better using a basehall bat. a well-c harred poker and a Lneronge •trick out of the metropolitan museum he would not he*itate in choosing those weapon*. Yesterday It wa* a curious looking putter that brought our man horn* in front. Instead of a regulation round handle wrapped with leather Runyan had a putter with a square piece of wood (or a handle. Sometime* he held hl* left hand high on the shaft and hl* right hand low. Sometime* hi* hand* were together. Sometime* he *tood erect when he putted and sometime* he crouched. Between time*, on tee and fairway. he wa* employing form that made many a duffer gasp and whisper: "That'* just the way my swing looks.'* Runyan wrap* a club around hl* neck. He climb* up on hi* toe*

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Defending Titlists in State Track Meet at L U* [ t I \OH* ’ *| i k \ fit wL* 4 L : ME \ \ wi T ' / vWhL \Jfl j kW* 1 Wsjl w W <7 |<rj*fp7aT| 1/ fl L— ■ IS. k I flf - -rujo 57/x.e O t Mor fijr Z—ZThea* four young men will go out to defend *tx individual champlomhlp* when Indiana’s college track and field performer* meet at Bloomington and Indiana univrruty Saturday. May 31. tor the IP4I atate carnival Robrr’ Saggau. of Notre Deme, i* the state * 100 and 32n-yard daaii titlut. Campbed Kane, of Indiana, will defend hl* mile and half-mile championviip* Captain Ed Hold nnan. of Purdue, I* the returning two-tnlle champ, and Archie Ham*, of Indiana, u the favorite to rco**t in •be dtaem

just before he start* hl* down-1 swing. He appear* to give a little ' leap just before he hit* the "ball. I He doe* almost everything that' moat professionals con*ider here- i sy The duffers were In full attend- ‘ ance In the Gallery behind our man ' yesterday wh<*n he started his final > IM hole*. He was playing in a threeaome with Horton Smith and Vic Ghezzl. who towered over him like skyscrapers. Runyan atands just a little over five fe-t and weigh* about I4<> when he ha* enough silver coin* In his pocket*, i Standing around the 200-yard marker, the duffer* watched Smith ' and tihezzi s>md drive* booming ' past them Then they watched our man wind up like an elght-day clock, lunge at the bull and hy some* miracle connect with It. Several i time* his drive.* w, re no longer | than those hit hy a l<m ahooter, and ! the dtiff* r« loved that. They tried to break through the marHhal'* ropes and Put Runyan <m the back, they tried to give him advice. They shuddered when he went into trap* and they sighed when be wllced. And how they roared when he got on the green*, unsheathed that strange looklng putter and curled

YELLOW JACKETS WIN CONFERENCE BASEBALL CROWN fe BSS I 1/ / C 'lti * ua: Sr j fiMLi /.Bi' -NKa mMb a 1 g *BB jfe j sk .W.

Pictured above, upper left, are the members of the Yellow Jacket baseball team, who Saturday afternoon copped their third consecutive

XEIC baseball crown. In the picture: bottom row. Irvin Hoffman. Bernard Myers, Kenneth Friedt, Harold Scbamerloh and Norman Steury. Second row: LaVerne Kitchen. Fred Schamerloh. Vaun Llnlger. Mervll Andrews, Kenny (’hllcote. Herman Hammond. Louis Schnepp. Third row: Jim Cochran. Jim Kichhorn, Bill Lynch, Don Fruchte, Floyd Reed and Kenneth Schnepp * Upper right: Coach Deane Dorwia. who piloted the locals to their

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the hall Into the cup* from all angle* and distance*. This was a match play tournament. consisting of seven 18-hole rounds. The odd thing about our man Is that although he won It. he didn't have the best score or even the second. He totaled 513 strokes for the 126 hob* and three meu beat that Vic Ghezzl with 502, Horton Smith with 507. and Gene Harazell with 509. That meant that our man either wa* very good or very bad either he tired a par or birdie or soared to a high score. The suffer* think that is okay because that's the way they do It. too. It was a timely victory for our man, because we were on the verge of losing faith In him and taking up with the pros who think you have to keep the left arm straight, execute a perfect pivot and follow through It wa* th. Lm big tournament Runyan has won since 1938 whi-n he came home first In the Argentine open and the I*. G. A. But now we dimers c an keep on hacking away, shoot Inc <>ur Ho* and when somebody trie* to tell u* our form is bad we can reply with simple dignity: "That's the way Paul Runyan hits 'em."

LETTER AWARDS ARE PRESENTED Yellow Jacket Baseball Players Are Given Awards letter award* to member* of the NEB' champion Yellow Jacket baseball team were presented by Cimch Dean*-Dorwln late Saturday after the squad returned from a vicloriou* tourney trip to Hartlond City. The most valuable player award went to Fred Schamerloli. one of the Jacket's two m-rnnd aces. Chilcote, the other star hurler and Hchamerloh were named ax co-cnp-tains tJ this year's nine. Mervil "Whitey” Andrew*, who set a Idlstering 590 pace nt the plate to h-ad the local hitlers for the season was presented with • new bat hy Coach Dorwin. Major baiuhall awards went to: Hchamerloh. Chßcot*. V Liniger. I B. Lynch. L. Kitchen. L. Sehnepp. M. Andrew*. I. Hoffman and F.

third NEIC crown. Lower left: Venn Linlger, one of the Jacket mainstays at the plate. Behind the bat la Whitey Andrews, whose seasonal average at the plate this year was no leas than an aven .MO. Center: Kenny Cbllcote, ace southpaw of Coach Dorwln't two-man hurling staff and co-caplaln on this year’s nine. Lower right: Fred Bchamerlob, who won the most valuable player award, the other half of the co-captain combination and burling duo, slides In under the tag of another Jacket player.

VETERANS ROOT AND GROVE WIN SUNDAY GAMES Old Hurters Trounce Yankees And Cincinnati ( Reds Sunday N«w York. May 2« -<U» The old guard l*W‘t dead. Far frewn It. lawk what two of the oMe*t of the old did Sunday: Lefty tlrove. forty and c reaklng In many joint* bui not in the old lerft *c>i*fff*>ne. mad'- the Yankee* Jump thnmgh huopa. pitching the Red H«>l to a IM victory. The Yank* made *even hit* and three run*, all unearned, and h* hung up hi* Ztnl’h major league victory, Charlie Root, forty-one and fr*«h , from a *pell with the doctor concerning an Injured left anH*. outdueled I‘airl Derringer a* the <W>* llik'-d the -world champion Red*. 3-2 It wa* major league victory noISS for Root. old**t active player In the Hg ■bow. There were other thril'lng performance* but none that compared with the bwrolc* of the** two oldtimer* wino dofied the l>ewhl»kered gent with th* «cyth» to prove that age can chalk-nate youth In the America'* national paathne Young Boti Feller hurled hl* *weond atraight ahuiout pitching the American league leading Indian* to victory over the Brown*. « But one wonder* if the Cleveland firebailor will be firing away 20 yewr* ' hem e a* (Stvive and oot are now. Feller fann>*i 13 In hi* ulnth triumph. Grove and Root, old and creaky, can pitch only once a week and nine Inning* i* an ordewl for them All Feller had to do I* go out there and fog hl* biasing fast ball through the middle deweland'* triumph kept the Iridian* 44 game* ahead in the American league In the National league the Cardinal* Improved their poaition by -matching a twin bill from th* Pirate*. C-4 and 4-3. It wa* a co«tly day. however, for the who kmt their flashy xecond l«»«m*n. Creepy Creapl. ' for two week* or longer. He frac-' tured hl* Index finger In the flnrt game Steve Meaner, who came in ■t third a* Jimmy Brown moved to xecond, delivered the blow that won the flnit Kame —a doable with the lm*e* loaded, scoring three runs. Although he had to have relief Harry Gumle-il. the fur i mer Giant, won hi* third straight game for the Card* in the opener. I Brooklyn knocked off the Phffl-1 lea, 8-4, coining (iwi behind in the xlxtli with a five-run rally Pete Heiser, facing Ike Pe*r*on who Reed. Minor award* were given to: If Schamerlob. D Fruchte, J. Cochran and J. Eichhorn

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leaned him earlier in the *e**on. hit a homer off the right field wall with ha»e* loaded to win the Kam* Whli Wyatt, Dodger ace who started. had to leave the mound because of a aore arm. The Giant* Ma«ted out 14 hit* and treat th* Brave*. <-• J rhnny Rucker led the attack with Sour hit*. The YVniU eox. clinging hard io second place In the American league triumphed over the Tiger*. 7-3. Thornton la-e bung up hl* fifth victory. A seven-run Chicago rally In the seventh blasted Hal Newhouser from the mound Scoring five run* In the eighth the Athletic* knocked off the Senator*. 74- Wally Mo«e* had .i perfect day at bat. 'tour for foffr," Yekterday’* Heron* — Mose: Grove. Red Sox southpaw, and Cha Hie Root. Ci»h right hander, representing 81 year* 4»eVween them, who pitched their chihx to triumph*. 0 THE STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L Pct. G B Cleveland ... 28 12 .700 Chicago 21 14 Soo 44 New York 20 18 .528 7 Boston 18 18 W 0 8 Detroit ... 18 19 .488 S’i Philadelphia 17 19 -472 9 Washington 14 24 .388 13 St. Umi* 11 23 .324 14 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. I*. I’d. 08. St. Loul* 26 9 .743 Brooklyn ... .. 24 12 .867 24 New York 18 14 563 64 Chicago 16 17 .485 9 Cincinnati 16 20 .444 104 Pittaburgh 12 19 .387 12 Boston 12 20 .375 124 Philadelphia 10 23 .303 15 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League St. Ixmis 6 4. Pltt*burgh 4-3. Chicago 3. Cincinnati 2. New York 8 Boston 2. Brooklyn 8. Philadelphia 4. Amerlean League Philadelphia 7, Washington 3. Boston 10. New York 3. Chicago 7. Detroit 3. Cleveland 6. St. laiuia 0.

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MONDAY.

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