Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 165, Decatur, Adams County, 14 July 1941 — Page 6

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Softball Tournament To Open Thursday

TWENTY TEAMS TO OPEN PLAY IN SECTIONAL 16 Ada mN County Teams. Four Jay County Compete Here Twenty i**m< from Adam* and Jay counties will compete In th* annual sectional softball tournament. which will open Thursday night at Worthman Field Right of th* team* are from Derot ar. eight from Berne, three from Portland and one from Pennville. Two game* each will be played Thursday and Friday nt thia week, and Monday. Tuesday and Thursday of next week No game* will be played during the week of July !* because of the annual afreet fair whhdt open* here on 'hat date Phiy will be returned Auguat 4. Winner of the aectlowal will {day In the Auburn regional Came* each night will l»e started at 7.30 and 11:30 o'clock (CflT.) There will lie no admission charge. t’mplrea for the entire tourney will be Frank Peterson. Merrill Peterson and Deane flor win. Members of the official protest board are Karl Blackburn, chairman: Pete Reynolds. of the Decatur Dally Democrat, and Edward l-elchty. of the Berne Witness. The complete opening round schedule follows: July 17 — 111-Way Service vs Yager Furniture (Berne); Clover leaf Creameries vs Phillips 66 t Portland i July Di Central Sugar Co. vs IJ a S Kier trie t Berne); Decatur CwaMng vs Jelltson's Western Auto (Portland ) July 21 — General Electric vs Nuskbaum Novelty I Berne I; Schafer Co. vs Smith Furniture (Bertie ) j July 22 Pleasant Mills vs Haps, Place <Bernet; Pennville Merchants Vs Sinclair Service (Berne.) July 24 -St Mary's vs Nerv r» Store (Berne); Main St Filling Station (Bernet vs Jay Garment I Port la nd t

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YANKEES TAKE TWIN BILL AS DIMAGGIO HITS » Yankee Outfielder Extends Streak To 53 Straight Games New York. July 14 — <U-» -Jo* DiMaggio and the New York Yankees are putting on the greateat show In baseball DiMaggio the great has hit safely In 43 consecutive games-nlne more than Willie Keeler's major league record and 14 shy of the all-time organised baseball record of 4* set by Jo* Wilhoit of the Wichita western league club In ISIS and the Yankees have won 14 straight victorle and 1* out of their last IS games Between them Di.Maggio and the Yanka are turning what was a beautiful race a few weeks ago Into something resembling a rout. Never In baseball history has there been a more striking example of one ball player setting an entire club aflame as DlMaggio has the Yanka. When he started his phenomenal hitting Atreak on May 15. the Yanks were in fourth place. 5 1 * games from the top. Today the Yanks are riding high, wide and handsome with a five-game lead over the Cleveland Indians who are struggling to stay In the race. Even the Yankee pitchers have been Inspired by DiMaggio's streak Spud Chandler, who hadn't won a game all season. twirled a five-hit-ter yesterday and the Yanks heat the White Box. 8 1. before 50.387 at Contlskey Park. Ted Lyons, baseball's best Sunday pitcher, was caught In a crossfire of Yankee hasehlts In the fourth and driven to cover. Then the Yanks rolled on Io a clean sweep by taking an 11-htnlng. 1-0. victory in the nightcap in which Bed Buffing hurled a masterful three-hitter to best Thornton Lee. Strum's double, Rolfe's bunt and Henrich's fly produced the score. DlMaggio hit safely three times In the first game and had a line single In the nightcap. Although outhlt In both games. Cleveland swept a doubleheader with the Red Sox. 0-0 and 2-1 411 innings). Jeff Heath, who became the proud father of a baby boy while the second game was in progress. celebrated with a single which drove Keitner home with the deciding run. Heath drove in four runs In the first game with a triple and two singles. The Red Box. play-| Ing without the league's leading hitter. Ted Williams, out with a' badly sprained ankle, stranded 20 men on base during the two games. Washington came out of the cellar by trouncing the Browns twice, 7-3 and 45. Cecil Travis hit safely In both games to run hie consecutive game hitting streak to 23. Five double playa helped the Senators win the night-cap.

Jack Knott pitched a five-hitter aa the Athletics trimmed the Tig- j pre. 6-4. Two Tiger hits were home runs by Pinky Higgins. Brooklyn had Its National league lead cut to 2>4 games when the Dodgers divided with the Chlcsgo Cubs wbllr the Csrdinsls knocked off the Phillies twice. The Cubs Isld down s 16-hit st tack in tbs opener to trounce the league-lead-ers. 10-3. behind Claude Passeeu's six-hit pitching. Newt Kimball pitched a surprising six-hitler to. give the Dodgers the night-cap. 3-1. A throng of 36,160. Brooklyn's largest of the season, jammed Ebbets Field. Lon Warneke won hla 10th game as the Cards beat the Phils. 7-3. In the first game. A 14-hlt attack attack brought the Cards an 8-5 triumph In the nightcap, and gave the Phils their ninth straight defeat. Elmer Riddle won hla tenth straight game aa the Rods defeated the Braves. 4-0. but Paul Derringer wilted in tbe ninth and the Braves copped the nightcap, fi-6. With a one run lead and iwo out. Derringer gave up a single to Cooney, a walk to Blatl ac>d a double to Max Weet. ft waa his fifth straight lose and hla 13th setback this season. The Pirates beat tbe Olanta, 4-0, behind Ken Heintalman’a two-hlt pitching but gained only an even break when tbe Terrymen slugged out an 8-3 victory in the nightcap. Yeetorday's hero: Tbe New York Yankees, and Joe DlMaggio in par-

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ticular. who kept their winning and hitting streaks alive by roaring to two triumphs over the White Rox. THE STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W L. Pct. G B Brooklyn 53 26 .471 Rt Louis 51 28 438 2>k N. w York 41 34 .547 to Cincinnati 41 38 .610 12 Pittsburgh 4 34 .34 .500 13tfi Chicago 34 44 .450 Boston 31 44 .413 20 Philadelphia 20 58 .256 32 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L. Pct. G.B New York 53 26 .671 Cleveland 40 32 .605 6 Boston 42 34 .538 1»4 I Chicago 40 30 . 504 13 Detroit 40 43 .482 15 Philadelphia 34 41 .448 10 Washington 20 40 .372 23Mi Rt. Louis 27 50 .361 26 YEfiTERDAY'fi REfiULTfi National League Cincinnati 4-6. Boston M. Rt Ixjuis 7-8. Philadelphia 2-5. Pittsburgh 4-2. New York 0-8. Chicago 10-1. Brooklyn 3-3. American League New York 8-1. Chicago 1-0. Cleveland 0-2. Boston 8-1. Washington 7-4. St. Louis 3-6. Philadelphia 6. Detroit 4. HOME RUN* DlMaggio. Yankees — 20 Keller, Yankees 10 Ott. Giants 18 , Johnson, Athletics 17 York. Tigers 17 I Camllll, Dodgers 14 o Detroit Tig era Call Meyer From Minora Detroit, July 14 -tDP>— The Detroit Tigers, their Infield weakened 4»y the slowing up of Charley Gebrlnger and tbe poor hitting of Eric McNair, have recalled infielder Lambert (Dutch) Meyer from the the Buffalo Bison* of the International league. McNair, who has batted only. .180 in 33 games at shortstop and second -base for the Tigers this year, 1 was sent to the Bieons In exchange for 'Meyer, who baa hit .307 In 86 games with Buffalo. eMany From Here See Yanks Beat White Sox Decatur sent lu share of baseball fans to the New York YankeeWhite Sox double header at Cht- 1 cago yesterday, a checkup revealed today. A group of local lovers of tbe national pastime made the trip by bus. notching a charted carrier out of Port Wayne. Others drove to the Windy City in private cars to see the Yanks , cop both ends of the twin drill in 20 Innings of baaattall. Among those from this city who witnessed Sunday's contests -were Harley Ehrsam, Al Schneider. George Lnureat. Carl Lose, Robert Andrews. Marlowe Bchieferstein. Thurman Schleferstoin. Raymond McDougall. Herman Keller. Lohans McJntoeh. Gerald Rchilckman. Arthur Miller. Walter Drunnegraf, Holland Ladd. Jor-

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I ofc Miller. Charles Cook. Jack Reed. Dick Steele. Floyd Reed. Vernon Hili and several others ■ » ■ '<-- - — p Today’s Sports Parade (Reg. U. fi. Pat. Office) By Harry Fergueen ♦ 4' New York. July 14.—(UJD—How would you like to contribute to a email fund to purchase a dictionary. a copy of Bartlett's quotalions and a book of slmllies for James J. Dykes to aid him in his praiseworthy campaign of telling off the umpire? Aa you no doubt know, manager Dykes of the Chicago White Box has just returned to the baseball wars after being suspended because he referred to umpire Rteve Basil as a quote dash dash double dash so-and-so dsah unquote. Your agent never has had the pleasure of ■neethig Mr Basil, but there Is no quest km that he was eminently In the right in his controversy with Dykes. Neverthless, as an ardent baseball fan your agent believes the umpires should be told off regularly and the Idea of equipping some manager with choice phrases hae been in bis mind for some time. Three men were in line for the honor at the start of this season - manager Frankie Frisch of the Pirates, manager 1-eo Durocber of the Dodgers and Dykes. Kach has his special quallflcaioM for tbe job. Frisch is the best arm waver of the three and also excels In the immemorial gesture of taking off his cap and throwing it on the ground In disgust. Durocher is the best at sneer hollering and also probably m super- ' lor to his rivals in sticking his jaw 1 uhder an umpire's nose. But for all-around umpire hating Dykes has no equal and he won the dictionary, the Bartlett's quotations and the book of similes as ooon as the news arrived (hat president Will Harridge of the American league had suspended him. In weak moments Frisch and Durocher have been seen speaking to umpires at a casual meeting on the street and there la an ugly rumor loose that Durocher once had the ghost of a pleasant smile on his lips on one such occasion. None of that sluff for Dykes. Ho hates umpires on tbe field, off the field, tn daylight and darkness, winter and summer. He bates them so much that It la dangerous to go near him If you happen to be wearing a blue serge salt. Unbiased reports on the clash of wills between Dykes and umpire Basil indicate that the White Sox manager used up almost all of bls beat phrases Claiming that some members of tbe Cleveland Indians tc the bull pen bad interterrod with the attempt of outfielder Taft Wrihgt to catch a foal. Dykes went to work on Basil witboat even taking his cigar oat of his mouth. Then he got warmed up, removed tbe cigar and stepped up the tempo. Basil thumbed him oat of tbe game and then Dykes really went to town using what be modestly called "some choice lamguaga.” By tbe tigie he had flnisbed, his stock of expletives was woefully low. ft la to replace some of the phrases that ha used and built up aa adequate reserve for the remainder of the season that tbe campaign tor the books has been started. It should be a scarce of quiet satisfaction to the fans, who ocean-

tonally denounce umpire* them•alvea. Io know that Dyke* will be glad to take that tank off their Ihoulder*. Give him about a week to bone up on the book* and the Ainerlean league umplrwa will got the bualneaa In fine, flowing phraaea of Bl 11a bet ban Kngllah. Next year there will be a whole new program for Dyke*. He will apend the winter etudylng foreign language* and <m the opening day of the aeaaon he will walk up to an urnI plre and rail him a xao-diran-epoca, which. In a free tranalatlon from the eanakrit, mean* "near-sighted bum." PRODUCTION OF CONTINUED FROM PAGBONB April. I*l7 but MOO light tanka were sent overseas before the armlatlce Already ISO 13-ton tanka are rolling off aaaembly line* each month and production will begin on 24ton tanka next month. Total artillery production for the army and navy now approximates <0 gum a day There waa no appreciable production during the World War until Jan IMS. Figures on present powder production and ammunition are confldential. OFM oSclala estimate powder output at 1.200 percent above year ago and amall armla ammunition aa up more than MOO | percent. Industry Is now producing planes . at the rate of IS,OOO a year. The ' air force of 55 planes was declared obsolete at the beginning of the ■ World War and only I.BSS planes were shipped overseas. The navy entered the last war 1 with 300 combat vessels. It today has 537 combat ships, with 355 others building or authorised. The merchant fleet at the begin- > nlng of the World War totaled only 2,000,000 tons but* rose rapidly with mass production. The maritime commission estimated that the merchant marine bad >,000,000 tons aa of April 1. Expansion plana called for the construction of 1,271 vessels with a tonnage of 14,600,000. during May. 10 merchant veoeels were edlvered. Machine tools are being delivered at the rate of 1,000 a day. with an annual coat of 27M.000.000. Production during ISIS averaged about 2H a day and cost fISf.OOO.OOO for the year. The army already has Ita required number of scout cars. Supply did not match demand during the World War. The defense statistical progress report estimates that MO has been authorised by congress for defense. Contract awards now tout 111.000,000,000 and money actually spent totals 14.300,000,000. Treasury a pendig for the period from April. ISI7, to April. ISIS, totaled only 133,100,000,000. Loans, however, were advanced to the allies at the rate of nearly 3*00,000 an hour which compares to the leesodend fund of f7.0M,000,000. Tuesday Final Day For Income Returns Indianapolis, duly 14—Tuesday, Jury M, Is the last day tor filing gross Income tex returns covering income received during the second quarter of IMI-iApril, Moy. and June—tor all those oaring fio or more In tax for that period. Gilbert K. Hamit, director of the otato gross income tax division, warned today.

URGE ADULTS USE Gin FOOL Supervisor Point* To Houra Set Aside For Adult Swimmers The use of the newly improved municipal swimming pool by adults of the city was urged today by Harry Dailey, pool supervisor. Mr. Dailey pointed to the vast Improvement program which was completed at the pool last week and the special hours set aside for grownups. Monday. Wednesday and Friday nights have 4>een designated as "adult nights'* at the pool and only I persons. 1> years or over, will be permitted to enter the water. Exceptions will be made, however. he stated, for anyone 14 or over who works during the day and is unable to enjoy a swim except In the evening-. In addition to these special hours, the pool is open to both adults and youngsters from 4 until 5 p. m. each weekday and from 2 until 5 p. tn. on Bunday, The work of improving the pool, which was done to comply with state board of health requirements, | has enhanced the attractiveness of the pool considerably, he stated. He cited the clarity of the water as proof. At present the water I passes through a cholorlnator and the three filters before returning to the pool. Fresh water Is added con- • stantly. The cleaned and chlorin- . ated water is returned to the pool , by means of a doten Inlets. A large ■ pipe serves as an outlet. t ' -Engineers estimated that the en- > tire pool la changed every eight I hours, or In other words, the water . in the pool Is changed completely I three times every 24 hours. r Bcum gutters to catch fallen I leaves, etc., nowly painted aides ■ and (bottoms, new ladders and ropes II are other features of the pool this • I year. 'Mr. Dailey urged adults to Ini apect the pool at th-« earliest conI venlence and to enjoy a swim. CHEZZI WINS GOLF TOURNEY I — W — Wins Pro Tourney With 38-Hole Victory Over Nelson Denver. July 14 — (U.P — Vic Gbetsl. tbs guy they called a morning glory, brought a quick end today to a dispute over the 38th hole t on which he won the professional golfers association championship from Byron Nelson In a gruelling i title match at Cherry Hills. "We made up our own rules,”, Ghetxl said Maybe what we did isn't In the P.O .A. rule books, but lit was good enough for Nelson and me.” What did happen never before has come up In a P.G.A. tourna-. ment. For a hectic few moments * — *a a gallery of 5.000 pressed around the 38th green ll appeared Ghesxl had won the title on a foul from a man who still la regarded ( among men who make -their living from golf as the greatest match player In the game. Actually. Ohessl did win the championship when Nelson blew a putt of two and a half feet under the severest sort of pressure. Here it was at 4:50 p. m. Bunday. mountain standard time: Ohegsl. notorious for folding up under pressure, just had rallied to win three holes from Nelson and bonded into an overtime match. As they approached the 38Ui green al (even, Gheul ehipped his ball two and a half feet from the pin. slightly to the right and Nelson followed with an approach the same distance from the cup to the left of Oboist's boil. The two were not more than a foot apart. Golt rules etipulate that the man farthest from the hole putts first and Nelson carefully measured the distance by every available means Falling U> determine the honor by measurement. Nelson tossed a coin and. winning the toss, decided to bole out first. As be addressed the boil his foot touched Ghent's ball and under the match play code the match was forfeited to Gbesal. "There was no argument about that between us," Ghees I said “I told Byron before he went over to hie bell to move mine and tnarki the spot If M was in hie way.: When tie touched 4t with hie foot, he proved it was In tIM way. ttat'a I all.” Nelson and Gbessi took R In stride, but tournament officials were prepared to bring Gw match to a nembarraMing end If Gheaat had proteated. As it Is. Ghent ettil remains aa the only man ever to win tbs P.O.A. Ude twice on the same day. After a hurried huddle by tournament officials, the (scorer agreed to move Ghessis

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, ball, call off the disqualification I , which appeared to lie In order and permitted Nelson to putt. He missed. Ghent didn't, and the ( I match was over. CASTINGWINS LEAGUE TITLE ■ Only Undefeated Team : In Find Half Play In ' Softball The flnarstandmgs for the flrat , half of the Adams county softball , league were announced today by Rteve Everhart, sortball associailon president. Casting won the first half with . defeats. Central Sugar took sec- , a clean alate of six victories and no ond place honors with five victories against a single defeat — the

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loss to Casting. 1 The standings follow: I W. L J Casting 4 « J Central Rugar 5 ] j Cloverleaf ..... 4 » 1 Hl-Way 3 s 1 I'hasant Mills 2 I 1 Rchafer'e .... 1 si Rt Mary's '* < 1 — I LEADING BATTER! I American League Player Club GARR Hl Williams. Boaton 72 242T(n1 Heath. Indians Di.WSlin| Travis. Senators . 75 MSelijl Cullenblne. Rt. L. 73 23S4SC| DlMaggio. Yanks 82 334741 M National League I Reiser. Dodgers 4125«ttff| Mlxe. Rt. Lonls 41 2258 Til Brown. Rt. Ixntis S» 25341 tl| Cooney. Bost on 43 235 Sill Etten. Phillies 74 25534 dl Rlaughter. Rt L Mo 711 51 MN ——o—.. ——l Trade In a Good Town — thg|