Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 168, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1941 — Page 8

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YANKS WALLOP CLEVELAND IN ! OPENING TILT Di.Maggio Hits '’fill* Straight Game As Yanks Triumph N-w York. July 17 <VP» On* sehoAl of basehal! thought contend* ; that » gomi bull elub funu Itself and j that all th* mana get ha« to do « all light and took smart Don't yotl believe It. When » good ball tilth * winning the pilot I* making some very I •mart guesses Take the N*w I York Yankee* Joe McCarthy I* | doliiK the beat job of mastermind-, in* tn the major* with a run of the mine pitching staff That's one of j the big reasons why th. Yank* are j *l» game* on tup and making an old-lime Yankee runaway of the American league race. Mi earthy who ha* a definite leaning toward the occult, i* jitggl- I Ing the Yankee -taff like a base- • hull Houdini lie brought Alley i I tonaid out of hl* silk hat ye*i er-I day and bamboozled the Indians,> JUS. Hi the opening game of what was to have been Cleveland'* mid -eaaoii driv< to knock down the Yunka That'* the second time McCarthy has reached way down and brought up Itotiald to the consternation of all. mostly the Indians The first time was lank in June wiien Alley, who had won on7y one game, wa* pitted against Bob Feller Itotiald pitched a ! hitter a* the Yanks won. 4 1 Mince then I*maid hast failed to flnisn against the Tigers and Athletics, hut McCarthy sent him to the firing line yesterday instead of Marius llu**o. the • xpe< tstarter, ami he tame through with an s-hitter It wa* Itotiald s fourth victory against two defeats. In winning their eighth game in II starts against Cleveland, the Yank* pounded Al .Milnor to cover and scored their most one sided vi< • tory thus far over the tribe. Joe DiMaggio hit two singles and a double, running his consecutive game hi'ting streak to 56 Billy Southworth. St lauii* manager. ha* been coming tn for some criticism a* to hi* method* of handling the Cardinal pitching stuff.

f&CnutUimeQ — TODAY — Continuous from 1:16 •THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING" Melvyn Douglas. Burgett Meredith, Merle Oberon ALSO — Shorts 10c30c Inc Tax. BE SURE TO ATTEND! —o FRI. & SAT. ALL SET TO MARRY I ...BUT WHICH MAN? a.a Lift Wt iSla Inti uae txaf. vpt ’* wav two* Vjr’W. mHm eovlda'f 101 l her I ■ 1 \ T-.fe I Sun. Mm. Twee. — “I Wanted Wingo" Ray Milland. Wm. Holden

but th< se< ond gl|e«set' took a hack I-eat following hi* Wily strategy in 1 last night'* 7-4 victory over the Brooklyn Dodger* The Itodgers shelled Monthworth's ace -outhpaw Mat lattiler, I for «1» hits and a 4 » lead In three lilti ng* hut Billy came up with hl* I leading winner, righthander lam ; Warneke, in the fourth Warnek* j took giVet with two on. none out | and two on and retired the side. 1 allowing only one more run. lb’ I blanked the Dodger* with three I hits for the last ail frames for hi* 111 th win The Cards won the game with a five-run rally in the sixth I Inning ' " Hit • ip’por' '<i*t Kinky walI ter* d*arly and the Giant* beat the ' ited«. 7-4. Four unearned run* were responsible for Walter* seventh de- | teat Dirk Barteli had a perfect I >lay nt but. 3 for 3. i Pittsburgh broke even with Bos- I . ton by winning th, second game of 1 •a twill bill. 13-5. after dropping the ' opener to the Brave*. 4-1. Jim i Tobin won his fourth straight in , the opener. A 7-run rally in the eighth hilling of the nightcap pull I I ,-d it out of the tire for the Pirat> *. Charlie |{i*H won the l!»Mh vic I tory o hl* career a* the Cub wal ! loped the Phdliew. '• > Clyde Ml I Ciilloiigh * thiee-ruu homer In th j ’ third broke a -t all tie and put Chi- I cage in front to stay Hoot hono red with the base empty In the! «e< mid In the othei two American lea 1 glle game* the lied Sox nosed OU! the White Moi. I with Tex Hugh i son winning hi* tnlrd straight j game and the Browns slugged out a II 2 victory over tin- Athletic* be fore a corporal's guard of 7»»4 sane at St lamia. Yesterday's hero Joe McCarthy, Yankee pilot who guesMed right In picking Atley Donald. who hadn't started a game hi |u days, to open the lni|Hi!tant Cleveland serie* I Itotiald beat the Indians. l't-3. (> LEADING BATTERS American League Player Club GABIt II Pct. William*. Boston 73 243 74 S 6 DlMaggio, Yanks *4 331 *o 124 375 Travis. Senators. 76 3u7 .53 775 375 | Heath Indian* *1 3oti| It Cullmibine St I. 75 243 45 s* 362! National League Reiser. Hodger* 71 275 63 !»7 353 1 Mite. 81. Ixiul* 64 2314 34 50 335 Klten, Phillies 77 2iP» 2* '* .327 Slaughter. St L *3 324 51 |t>s .324 , Cooney. Boston 67 252 27 *1 321 | o HOME RUNS —— —- I Di Maggio. Yaukeiv 2<» Keller. Yankee* 2U (Mt. Giants . Di Johnson. A'* 17 York. Tiger* )7 o Hoagland Fair To Close Saturday The Hoagland street fair will be brought to a close Saturday night after a full week of activities. Horne pulling contest* and a parade will feature the closing day Two free act* are presented each evening of the fair Numerous rides and concessions are local rd I on the fair midway

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IHH-STBS DOWN MILLERS Stars Win F.ighth Annual American Association Feature Minneapolis Minn. July 17 td'Pi The American association Alldltai combined i 13-hlt attack I w 'b five hit pitching last night to ’ defeat the Minneapolis Millers. 6 to I. In the league's eigh'h annual I All-Star gam«« Ray Starr of Indianapolis. JohnIny Grodglciti of Columba- and George Ko«lo of Milwaukee held the Miller* hilles* until < ateher 4Mto Denning nickel Koslo for a I «mg|e in the fifth inning Center- , fielder Fabian Caffke < touted a I homer in the ninth for the only ! Minneapolis score. Haymond Manders. <’ ilutniiuI first Iki eman. and Harry Walker. 4'olunsbu* righ* fielder, led the All I Star attack with three safeties apiece Walker tripled in 'he «evI i nth and came home on an error I for tin fifth AIWMar run. He singled in the ninth and scored on a | double by Aaron Koltinson. Kansas i City catcher The Stars scored first after Gilbert English. St Paul third -acker, doubled in the «e.-otid off Elon II" ll'- I a -Il i try Ted Gulllc of Milwaukee. Hole I . Repass, ColuinhU'- shortwtop. slnglled in the third inning an I -cors-d I | mi a single dry Sander* In the »ixth. Ko,lo singled to drive in Joint Pesky of ImuisVille ' and scored on another ingle by | Sanders. A crowd of ll.nao w.Cihed’thc Stars even the count forth.- serie- . The Star* have won four and I »•: | four of the contest* Minneapolis I was the lio>t team tiecause i led i lh> league mi July 5. , THE STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE I AA I. Pct. GII ] i Brooklyn 56 27 675 jSt laiiti* 53 3o 63u 3 I New York 43 35 .551 I Cincinnati . 43 3P .524 12’ t Pittsburgh 3* 3* ,500 14'» Chicago 37 47 140 1»> 2 j j Boston 32 47 .4«5 22 Philadelphia 21 6t> .25!' 34 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. I. Pit G B ‘ l New York 55 27 .671 Cleveland 50 34 555 6 Huslon 44 37 .543 |oc ' ('hicago 41 41 .500 14 I j Detroit 42 43 4PI I4'i Philadelphia 36 II 450 IM I Washington 2P So 367 2l' : [ St larui* 2H 5o ,3<7 24' s YESTERDAY 8 RESULTS National League New York 7. Cinctnimtl I. Pittsburgh 1-13. Boston l a. St lurtii* 7. Brooklyn 4. Chicago 3, Philadelphia 5. American League New York 10, Cleveland 3. Ilowton 2. Chicago 1. St. Louis 11. Philadelphia 2 Detroit at AA'ashington. rain —o — .. ... ♦ ♦ Lear’s Action With •Yoo’Hooers’ I'pheld By War Department / W.i-hlngtmi July 17. (CP) —l'ndersecretary of war Hubert P. Pat- I teison said today that the war department supported the diaclplln* •iry action meted out by Lieut.-Gen. i Ben Lear to 350 soldier* who you- I I hteied at shorts-clad girl* on a f Memphis, Tenn., golf course. Patteraott told a pre** conference that the matter wn* cloned a* I far a* the war department wan concerned. I«eiir, he said, submitted a full report—which will not he made public—on why he ordered member* of the 110th quartermaster battalion to march 15 mile* a* a disciplinary measure. "We always support our general*," he added. "Where would we be otherwi*e? We have matters of far more pressing Importance in the war department than that." 0 ' * 'MI U. s. canner* produce 5o million <a*e* of fruit annually.

CARD OF THANKS In this manner I desire to express my thanks and appreciation to the merchants of Decatur for their vote of confidence end for again re-exprea-aing their faith In me by once more aelecting me as their merchant policeman. The city officiate have prom iaed me their close cooperation and say they will shara a part of my salary. I shall do sll In my power to insure close harmony and to earn the salary promiaed me. RAY IMEL i —

DECATI'RDMIYDFMOCRtT PECaTL'R INDIANA.

NI.VLR BITTMt • • By J*ck Sords WFFI NG, «-***• ptfCAeR SYILLAT MIT "FF PFAK <AJ r I ». J IHff ’ ; Lly x /atv/ 1 X?* // ■ r bk sjS v '. i in ’W \ * A I { - de JosfMissfp \ \ ) A SdJtxMf n J < A6Ai4Sf wdrft A/ | h v ux-C < sc* RCcerfM, JJJjj '—~7 ■- First >A|T ml 'Mfc fibeVf'S NMialGt HORSEBACK RIDING IS POPULAR YEAR | 'ROI ND SPORT AT HOOSIER PARKS ■ I ifW ■ - Wt P iVifwMp - . I - _ j Riding Stable at McCormick's Creek State Park

AVith over one hundred miles of bridle trail* threading the Indiana *t.ii>- |sirk». the liorseluick-minded visitor can get a gllmp*e of come I of the most *conlc section* of the | park* without dismounting, while i pursuing a sport which rank* high I among state park a< tlvitles. rp-to-date riding stable* are maintained at Brown county, f’lifty I Fall*. McCormick's Creek. Turkey i Hun. Pokagon. Shukamak and the " Mounds state parka, when- experI ienei-d instructors are on hand to , assist the novice. Many equest--1 rian* bring their own mounts, while other* who prefer to indulge hi other sports while visiting the state park*, take advantage of the horse* which belong to the park stable*. Riding over the *tate nark bridle .trail* is a treat to the horse and rider, with *ndl.-*' miles of road* leading over wooded hills and r across streams, miles away from honking automobile horns and congested traffic The visitor who wishes to devote the day to riding may start out hi the morning, stopping at one of th.- shelter houses to

As DiMaggio Stretched Hitting Streak To 56 Joltin' Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees steps Into the first bached taring the game with the Indiana In Cleveland and clouts It for a single, stretching his hitting streak to M consecutive games. Behind the plate for Cleveland la catcher Deaautel* r

' each hl* lunch, and returning after i th.- sun has gone down. During th.- summer moighs most «|4i**a- ■ trian* are on the trails before • breakfast, while others wait until ' dusk. The bridle trails at the Indiana state park* are well-marked and ' well-maintained; the eaddle barn* are modern, and good riding hor*e* are available. Aa the popularity of horseback riding increase*, the mileage of the bridle path* Is increased to meet th.- demand* of visitor* who are rapidly discovering that a cantor over one or more : of the trail* la good exercise and an excellent way to see the park. The reputation of the state park saddle barns ha* grown during reI cent year*, with a number of club* staging hor*e*how* and round-upa at the Indiana state parks. Other group* have met at the parka for all-day rides, while other organizetioua have chosen the state park* a* setting* for midnight trips over the trail, which take on a new 1 beauty In moonlight.

CONSERVATION EXHIBIT HERE » mum «ua*—» State Department to Have Exhibit Here During Fair Week \ f’otinervation ••wliiHH will imain he- dl.playd at the Decatur Free ; street Fair and Agricultural Show I thl* year. It wa* announced today j The exhibit, arranged for by the . ’ Adam* county fi«h and game con . «ei vaimn league, will »<* ■‘ent here I 1 by the fi*h and game dlvhlon of ' the Indiana <tate con«ervation deI part men i Notice of the exhibit being sent | here wa* received yesterday by ■ Hoy M John«on. local conservation I <lul> enthu«la*t. from C H Gu'termu'h. acting director of the fl«h ' and game divhion The exhibit, which will includ'- , caged game, will likely lie *tation<' l ' at the horse show near Ahr'» barn I at the eastern edge of the city The eghtfdt Is expected to he brought here for the entire week —o Today’s Sports Parade 1 | (R«g. U. •- Pat. Offlc*) By Harry F*rguaon New York. July 17. tl'Pt i Tweet, tweet, tweet. That'* Ib-d I Burman whistling pa-t a graveI yard. Butman I* a gladiator by profession and a pretty good one. He ' once made a creditable tight against Joe Ixml* Trite, he lost, but jat least he didn't drown out the sound of the Ivell by the knocktaf i nolae that hl* knee* made Burman is a «'otirageoit* guy. all right, but he i* being fmilhardly when he carries hl* courage to the point of predicting that h»- will commit anaault and battery on Aiello Beltlna in their light here Tuesday ' night If It were strictly a fight between Burman and Bet thia, your agent would be in< lilted to pi<k Burman. But there I* a third person involved In this conflict Bettlna'a manager who ha* th.- glittering eye of gvengall. who I* a better magician than Merlin and who can put people under a hypnotic spell. Grlppo lx the linin' Jimmy Grlp|x> but whenever the *cholar* assemble In leatherflwt lane to di*cuss such erudite subject* as the supernatural and hypnotism they refer to him In hushed voice* a* “Grlppo the great.” That i-i the man who Is going to be In Rettina'a corner Tuesday night, bidtighig all the force* of darkness against poor Burman who will have to rely on nothing more ilia na jal>. a left hook and a straight right. The great Grlppo really made his reputation when he put tow-ton Tony Galento to sleep against hl* will something that not even 22 beers In oe evening .had been ahle to do Grippo made three or four passe* at two-ton at a party and Galento dropped into a hypnotic trance. Among those resent was Mrs. Galento who stood It a* long as she could and then informed the great .Grlppo that If he didn't release twoi ton from hypnotic thralldom. |he would bust him right on the kissler Grlppo waved hie hands a couple of time* and two-ton came back to consciousnea* grabbing for hi* wallet and screaming: “who* got my doubh?" It turned out that his dough wa* intact In his wallet, hut It seems that while he wa* in the trance two-ton had dreamed that he wax being robbed. Grlppo is an accompli*hed magician and still piles hl* trade when he isn't putting the whammy on B> ttlna'* opponents. Your agent encountered him In Florida a few month* ago and *aw some wondi Ing cards from your agent'a eyes, rous sights. Grlppo extracted play- ' ears, nose, pockets, soup, cavier. I fllet mignon and benedicthie. Your

•igent has been lasting a king of ( i iiearls In every bowl of soup since , How Burman plans In vmtnirr-i .»<•! the genius of Grlppo the grant is a problem that mu*l he working him htio a nervosa wreck At one I time he would have employed the i uervicea of a character named evil-1 .-y. fiitkel, who had quite u reputestlon ns a heter. For n slated sum evil«ye would *ll in u fighter's corner and put the hex on the opposition He barred no fighter eacept Jo.* lamia, who seemed tn have I *ome mysterious antidote for evileye's hexing Th>y do say that one lime the two hexers tangled Evileye evilI eyed the great Grlppo and Grlppo gave him the buxlii. ** right back. Th.- duel w.mt on for aome time and then evil-eye leaped to his feet and said he hud to see a man about a horse running in the third al i Hialeah. Sime that day the great Grlppo has rull-d nupteme in the h.-x and

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