Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 175, Decatur, Adams County, 25 July 1941 — Page 8

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BERNE TEAMS ARE WINNERS INTOURNEY Pint Round Os Sectional Tournament To Be Ended Tonight Two Berne team* survived Thursday night's play In the sectionall goftball tournament at Worthman Field In the opening game, ihe Berv-1 -('•-Store o( Berne edged out Nt. '» of Decatur. 3 to 2. Burry ’ delivered the telling blow, a home Yun with a mate on bane In the ' aixth Inning. Main St. Service of Bente rallied | tor four rung In the *lsth frame to , eliminate Jay Garment of Portland in the nightcap. 7 to 5. Tonight'* game* are Central Hug-I ar Co vw. I. 4 8 Electric of Berne and lleratur Casting V* Jellison'* Western Auto of Portland. No game* will be played next Week because of the Decatur fair. I with play to be resumed Monday,, August 4. Serv -V* Store AB R II K Murry. If 4 111 Meiller. cf . . . 1 0 0 0 U. la-hnißli. 3b . 3 0 it 01 Baker, as 3 0 10 Neuenschwander. p 3 I 10 W Stuckey, of 3 0 0 1 Reynold*, c 3 0 10 Wood*, rs 3 0 10 Augaburger 2b 3 0 0 0 p Stuckey lb 2 10 0 Total* 28 3 5 2 St Mary a AB R II K N Haas. If > 0 0 01 L Hackman, lb 3 0 0 0 McGill. p 3 o n o i A Baker. ** 3 12 1 Knhnle 3b 3 0 0 0 L'lman. *f . .2120 Schult*. < 3 o o o P. Hackman cf 2 0 1 0 Welker, rs . 3 0 2 0 B. Baker. 2b .. . 3 0 0 0 Total* 28 2 71 Score by Innings: Serv l * Store 000 012 0 1 I A Motor Tune*up Mean* a motor pep up. and A saving in both motor and mile eoat. See ue for a free chock up and then a tune up that give* you peppy mllea for leas. RIVERSIDE SUPER SERVICE Kaet Monroe St. Rhone 741 “When you think of •rakss. think of ua."

WELCOME ’during FAIR t fL*™* | —— Keep Healthy By BOWLING Enjoy thte famoua pastime and recrea* lion daily. It keepa you “feeling fit*’ and ia the favorite aport of both young and old. 7 First Class Alleys Stop in our attractive and comfortable Tap Room Fair Week for a refreshing glaaa or bottle of your favorite beer. Mies Recreation South Second Street

| St. Mary's. "Hi 001 o—l Main St Service AB II II K Butcher. 2b 2 0 o 0 Habegger. as 2 111 Brigg*, rs ... . 2 10 0 Strickler. 2b ...... 3 0 0 0 Sprimger. c 3 13 0 ' Nuaabaum. as . .... 110 0 I IJechty. If 3 11<t I Hoffman, cf ...... 2 I 2 « ’ Stuckey, lb Illi Abnet. p 3 o o o I Total* 27 7 8 I Jay Garment AH It H K j Roush. c 12 11 I R. William*. *■ 2 0 11 I Baldauf. 2b 3 0 0 0 : Brand, lb IS 0 " C. William* cf 3 10 0 j Kvane. rs 3 12 1 T iHI*. *f 1 « • « j Ferrell, sf ... 2 0 10 , Coulson. 3b . 3 0 0 0 i Beck. If IIIS ■ Smith, p 2 0 0 1 Total* 24 & <i 4 Score by Inning*: Jay Garment 100 101 2 3 Main St. Service 012 1104 * 7 THE STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE — W L. Pct. G B I St Ixtul* 59 31 454 Brooklyn 58 31 .452 tg' Cincinnati . 47 40 .240 lot, ; New York 44 40 524 12 Pittsburgh 44 40 .524 12 Chicago 4o 40 .440 181a I Boaton . 35 52 402 22 Ke Philadelphia 21 45 .244 34 AMERICAN LEAGUE W I. Pct. G B New York 42 2* .489 ' Cleveland 53 30 .574 10 ' Bo*tcni 47 43 .522 15 ! Chicago 45 44 .496 174fc 1 Philadelphia 42 47 472 10i j Detroit . .4350 . 442 20■, J Washington 34 53 .301 26 *a St. Doula 34 54 .386 27 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Plttaburgh 3. Philadelphia 2. Chicago 5. Boston 4. St Louia 3. New York 2 (10 inning*). Only game* scheduled. American League New York 4. Cleveland 1. Boston 11. Chicago 1. Philadelphia 9. St Loot* 7. Washington 6. Detroit 5. o — --— LEADING BATTERS American League Player Club GABR If Pct. William*. Boston 79 257 78 1"2 .397 DlMagglo. Yank* 32 345 37 137 .375 TraVla. Senator* 34 333 58 124 373 Heath. Indian* 83 333 55 121 .354 Culienbhie. St. D. 84 274 48 38 .365 National League Reiner. Dodger* 77 238 66 101 339 Mile. St. Ixtuia 71 270 39 89 .330 Cooney. Boston .... 73 273 31 89 .324 Walker. Dodgem 82 275 49 89 .324 Slaughter. St D. 90 353 60 114 .323 Hopp. St Doula 78 201 48 65 323

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JUNIOR LEGION ! TEAM WINNER Decatur Legion Team Thumps Fort Wayne All-Stars, 10-1 —- The Decatur American Uxion junior Im xe ba 11 team. scoring In every inning except the ftnt. | trounced the Fort Wayne Ali-Htara Thursday afternoon at Worthman Field. 10 to 4. Th.- visitors were limited to three hits by Reed and McClenahan. who aha red pitching duties for Decatur, i Two errors and Helngla homer gave the Visitors three taliien in the Het - 1 ond. One Mcored in the third on an error und long fly. The slugging of Whitey Andrew*. ' Decatur catcher, was the feature of the locals' attack. Andrews drove 1 out two home runs, a triple and a single In four tripe to the plate. Nchnepf connected three hits and Winteregg. Terveer. Cochran and Reed two each. Decatur AR R II E' Crist. 2b 4 110 Hchn-pf. ms 4 13 0 Kuhnle. If ..... 4 0 0 1 Andrews, c ..... — ..4 3 4 0 Winteregg. cf 4 0 2 0 Terveer, lb 4 12 0 Hackman, rs 2 0 0 0 Eichhorn, rs 110 0 J. Cochran. lb . .. 4 2 2 2 Reed, p ~ 3 12 0 McClenahan. p 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 10 14 3 Fort Wayne AH II H E Runge. If ..... 3 10 0 Majorki. cf 3 0 0 0 Werling. rs 3 0 10 C. Heyn. lb 3 0 0 1 Hchoentier. lb ... ... I 0 0 0 11 " ’ " ■ " -■ '■■■■■■■

“Wanted To See Fire Engines** HK > r *j*w -• Hft I aw Bf U'.-A > hbhimk . y ' Because he “Juel wanted to tee the fire engines run," nine-year-old David Hedrick la being held by authorities in Canal Winchester, Ohio, his four-year-old half-sister Is dead and three buildings are fire gutted. Authorities say that David admitted setting fire to s church parsonage garage, a paint shop storehouse and his own home. It was in the home that his half-sister. Mary Lucille, died despite efforts of a rescuer to save Iw, Oavld doesn’t seem much disturbed about bow the law regard* ft .i tions as he eats an Ice cream cone with marshal Frank Coakley

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R Heyn. ns 4 10 1 Glldea. 3b 3 110 1 ll' ing. c 3 11 21 i Arick. p 2 0 0 0 Totals I* 4 3 4 Score by innings: Fort Wayne 031 000 0— 4 , Decatur . <*42 211 I—lo —"-P - " ' ' Yankee Catcher Is Beaned Thursday — New VoVrk. July 35 — Catcher Bill IMt key. one of the key men In the New York Yankees’ Am- 1 erlcan la-ague pennant drtve. was hospitalised today with injuries suffered when he wan struck Irehind the right ear by a fast trail ! thrown by Jim HuiUtry of the Cleve- j I land Indiana in the fifth inning of i yesterday's game. Although not knocked unconscious. Dickey was taken to a hoe- ' pital for X-Rays and in condition reported as “normal with uo fracture.” • - - -- o —— HOME RUNS Keller, Yankee* ........... 14 ; DiMaggio. Yankees ...... 22 ' Nicholson. Cubs 18 .. | (Mt. (Hants .. ... .. 18 I Williams. Red Hog — 18 . Johnson. Athletics ..... 18 | York. Tigers 18 PILOT FORCED rCCNTINUBD FKUCf PAOB <>N«» stick*' landing As the plane was roiling over the rough ground after landing It struck a small drain and damaged the landing gear, breaking a wheel. He was unhurt, escept for bruises and a shaking up, the Schelner family stated. After securing gas for the plane. 'he left. The damaged plane re-

mained In the field late today. Rcoree of residents from the community drove up and down country i' roads in the vicinity, looking for the plane, when they heard lhat It had crashed. Many did not find the grounded craft, however, since It landed at the back of she farm i and was partly obscured from view by a grassy knoll. The plane had no name or trademark. It Is a red. two-winger. two seated light Jenny-type craft and has dual controls. Numbers on the plane wing are NC 235* Efforts to learn the identity of the pilot by checking with the Muncie airport proved futile loday. The 1 airport attaches said they had no record of a plane missing. O — 1 -• Open New Garden Estate Aujrust 10 The new and beautiful garden estate of Mark C. Honeywell near Walrash will lie opened with a garden festival August 10 tv 17. Participating organisations inclue the Garden club of Indiana. Indiana State symphoney society, Hoosier Salon patrons association and the Indiana society of Chicago, August 10 will he governor’s day with th« Black Horse troop of Culver escorting Governor Schricker. I August 11 Is Garden Club day. the 12th b> Symphony day. 14th Is Hoosier Salon day and the 17th la George Ade day. Others of the week are garden days. Admission Is by cards being sent to members of various organisations. There are a number in Adams county eligible and several are planning to attend the festival. 0 — Swimming Pool Hours During Fair Week A schedule for the municipal swimming pool during s'feet fair week was announce dtoday by Harry Dailey, pool supervisor. Roys, girls and adults will all lie permitted to use the pool from • a. tn. to 11 a. tn. and from 1 p. m. to 3 p. m. each day, Monday through Saturday. Mr. Dailey stated. Introducing SPECIAL Chicken LUNCH -35 c every Sunday. Wednesday and Saturday. It'e delicious. We alee epecialise every day the week BARBEQUED -SANDWICHES STEAKS — CHOPS LUNCHES — DINNERS All foods prepared to your liking. Stop in Fair Week. The Cupboard Madison Street Next to Legien Homo

CARDINALSWIN IN 10TH FRAME I TO TAKE LEAD SL 1/Mlb Takes Half* Game LesffUe Lead Over Idle Dodvers New York. July 25 -tCPI-The tenailoua St. la>ul« Cardinal*, who never know when they're licked, <*• copied the National league throne room today It'll take a lot of bloating to get them out of there If they continue their dogged realatance in the face <>f all manner of event*. The Card* downed the Giant*. 32. In io Inning* yesterday for their fourth extra Inning victory In their laat nlntt game* With the Dodger* Idle, the Red Bird* picked up half I a game Io break their Aral place ! tie. Going Into the aeventh Ihe Carde i were boatea, 2-0. and going Into the ninth they were bblnd, 2-1. but' tho»e are the kind of situation* I that aeern'to bring out the be*t in the Cardinal* They knotted the count In the ninth, and then won in >the tenth after *topplng the Giant* with the winning tally on third. Johnny Wittig had Ike Card* I aliut out until the aeventh when Jimmy Brown. Ketel Crabtree and Walker Cooper elngled In a run. With two out In the ninth the Card* roared ba< k to tie the wore and almoat won In that frame. Creepy Creapl and Terry .Moore alngled. and then Johnny Hopp doubled to right, with Mel Ott fall- ‘ Ing to make a leaping catch. Cre*pi Scored the tying run but Moore wa*' thrown out at the plate, Ott to Jurge* to Banning The (Hants got Dick Bartell around to third with two out In the tenth but Krnle White who came in to floe the Giant* foi the third straight day fanned John Rinker.

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Previously White had fanned pln< h hitter Hartnett Then the Carde triumphed on Slaughter'* alsgle and Jimmy Brown's double oil Hal Si liumai her II wa* While * third win 111 three day* over the Giant* and hi* tenth of the ssasMThe Yankee penasut eaprea* continned lo roar world *erii*>wnrd by < oii<|uet lug the Indian* again. 4-1. It wa* the Yank*' »i*th straight win and their 12th victory In 16 game* with Cleveland Defty Gomeg, although he had to have a bit of relief from Krnle Bonham In Ihe eighth and ninth, hung np hi* ninth victory and seventh In a row. Charlie Keller blasted homer No. 24 with Joe IS Maggio tm !»«»* Maggio singled off Jim Bagby, hitting In hl* aeventh straight game since Al Smith and Bagby stopped him The triumph increased the Yuiik*' lead to in game*. Pittsburgh moved Into » fourth . place th- with the Giant* by putting on a ninth Inning rally which gave them a 3-2 victory over the j I'hllllea. It wa* Pittsburgh'* fifth , 1 straight win and ninth In thuir laat I il2 game* laifty Grissom, who lost I hl* teeth straight, had Ihe Pirates licked. 2-1. going Into th<- ninth but ■ Gustliir'* double and Stu Martin's > single drove In two tallies. Bsbe Dahlgren'* 14th homer enabled the Cub* to nose out the Brave*. 5-4, after Chicago had spotted Boston a 4 run lead Claude Paaaeau *■* knocked out in the I firat inning but Jate Mooty. who I pitch- d the last five inning*, stopped Boston cold Connie Macke Athletic* thump • d the Brown* for the third straight day. 9-7. and climbed into fifth place over the Mumbling Tiger*. After spotting the Brown* a 40 lead in the fir*t Inning, the A'* laid down a 13-hlt barrage against Allen. Newlin and Canter. Ham Chap-1 man and Ih-tiny McCoy homered | Dropping their seventh straight 1 game, the Tigers alntnped into sixth j place. Ix-adlng 5-2 in the ninth, the] Tigers collapseci and the Senators I scored four run* to beat Itelrolt for ihe 11th tim,- in 15 game*. The victory enabled the- Senator* to climb ■ out of the cellar. Stsinltack's error ,

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