Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 39, Number 186, Decatur, Adams County, 7 August 1941 — Page 8

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DODGERS BACK INTO LEAD IN NATIONAL LOOP Rally In Ninth To IMefcat Giants; Cardinals Defeated Nww York. Auk 7 -It’Pl— A young left handci had it and an old left hander didn't That * why Hi* Brooklyn IhMlger* and not th* Mt., la>ul* Cardinal* led the National ' Jx-aRUe today. The young lefty was Johnny Van- I der Mwr, who ta> very. very bed when he'* bad. but very. very good when he's good He handcuffed thCardtnni* and yanked them right nut of the league lead He allowed eight scattered hite In pit* hlng the It* da out of a 5-gatne losing «treak to a 5 1 triumph Vander Meer w»» at hla very beat tn the third Inning when the <‘«rda filled ih. bauea with none out He fanned Mlle Slaughter and Brown hi *ii<<>»»ioti on In pitches, all wtrtkea. with all three batters i swinging at the laat one By fann-. Ing uin* Vudy ran hla strikeout , mark to IK. The old lefty wae Carl Hubbell. ‘ who at IS has seen hi* beat day* Cor eight innlnga laat night befor.52.791 at the Polo grounds. the Olanta' veteran pit< hed on even lertna with young Kirby lllghe of i the Dodger*. but the strain and at re** waa too mueh for "King Ctrl's" ancient aonpbon- In the |. IPth he didn't have it any more and the Dodger* poured over the two winning runs to break a l-l tie and I *<-nre a 3-1 victory The triumph put Brooklyn ba< k j on top by 003 points High* held * — TODAY — * Continuous from 1:30 -A GIRL. A GUV A A GOB" George Murphy. Lucille Ball. Edmond O'Brien. Henry Travers ALSO— Shorts 10c 30c Inc. Tas BE SURE TO ATTEND' FRI. & SAT. From the kissblitz in that London air raid shelter... To crashing into that gang of spies in Lisbon... ■“■r *1 V. k ■ 3 y?a. r «t© /I / I UR/tOlth S A SaMwaaa) Stake* «** J PATRICIA MORISON I I J ffl?. BUM BURKI I 'll n JOHH 10001 ffl ‘F OAM> MAY WN>TTY I I *rZr “•’•w dbhny | * “ UT OOHT ■ • 0-0 — Owning Sun— "They Met In BomBagfi. Clark Gable, Rosalind Ruaesll -

i the Giant* tn tour hit*, one of them Babe Young'* homer hli k Bartell. | who doubled in the fifth, was thei i only other matt to get tn second It I Was Higbee 15th ■ I I'liph Dolf I'a ! Milli* foth botnei gave the Itod ger* their first run which Mood up utitll Young hit hi* circuit clout In th* «ev<-nth. Joe M)-<lwi<k lad off the ninth •Ith a h it er log •!•...-It- CaMilll I sacrificed, and Dixie Walker, who ha* always hit Hubbell a* though he owned him. whacked a triple to I right center, erorlng M-dwicV Jim- | my Wa*de||'s *lngl>- to center acor-.-d Walks* Pittsburgh continued to blast It* way nearer and nearer to a contending post Hon by thumping the ' < t|b«. 1.11. behind Rip Sewell'* 9hit pitching It wa* Sewell'* 111 h | victory, and the Pirate* 17th victory In their hut jo game* Bob Elliott had a perfect day at the plate. "3 for 3." The Braves won their fifth 1 straight laat night be defeating the Phillies, S-o. befor* a crowd of i 3.223 at Philadelphia Manuel Salvo held the Phil* to 5 hit* for hl* I third victory and first since July Fourth Buddy Hannett led the Brave*’ II hit attack The Yanka divided a pair with the lied Ho* but gained a half game ■ on the Indian* who were ma**acred by the Tiger* The Yanks’ lead I* | now ll'j game* The Red Sox won I the first game. 4-3. breaking Spud ' Chandler'* record of 2» straight *<<>re|e*« innings Mike Byba. who relieved Teg Hughson after be hurt his shoulder, wa* the winning pitcher The Yanks grabbed the second game. 3-1. behind Marvin , Breuer's .’••hit pitching Joe Di Mag-, gio's double drove In* the two win- , nitig run* DlMaggto also hit homer , 2K In the ojiener Jamming over II runs In a riot- , ou« third inning, the Tigers crushed the Indians. 11-3. Jim Bagby. Al 1 Mlinar and Joe Krakattskas were I the victim* of the uprising* In i which the Tigers drew seven walks ; and made sig hit* Former relief i pitcher Al Benton gave up only *ig hits. ', The White Sox and Browns 1 broke even. St laiui* taking the 1 opener. 914. and Chicago winning 1 the nightcap. 6-3 Klden Auker pull- ’ >•<l through to his Sth victory in the 1 opener although rapped for l’» hits 1 before he wa* retailed lit the Mh. ' Thornton Lee stopped the Browns 1 in the nightcap for his 13th victory. With Hut) h la-on ard winning hie sixth straight and 13th of the season. Washington beat the Athletics, 5 1 In a night cap game at Washington before Itl.otai Three double play>d helpeii Leonard win. I Our Motor /Analyzer Deni- in facta only, and it Neither hides nor distorts those facts. It you want tn know the real condition of voui mo'or Get free motor analysis here. RIVERSIDE SUPER SERVICE East Monroe St. Rhone 741 “When you think of Brake*, think of ui" CORT Air Conditioned 1 0 —- —— 4 — Laat Time Tonieht — ■ROOKIES ON PARADEBob Crosby. Ruth Terry ALSO—Last Chap. “Mysterious Dr. Satan" 10c-20c A_i .. .. •4 ’ FRI. & SAT. Hll.l. EI.I.IOTT "THESON OF DAVEY CROCKETT” ALSO — "Whits Eagls." —o Bun. Mon. Tuss.-**Ths Nurse's Becrst" A "The Bride Wore Crutches"

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GALLON TAKES GOSHEN STAKES Castoff Wins .American Trottina Championship At (soahen Ooeben. N. ¥.. Aug ? 11'1*1 Bill Gallon, a pint-sited colt, castoff by the Hanover farm lor II.MNi little more than a year ago. rarrl<d the American I rot t trig chainpionship ba< k to the *outh for the *<-<<>nd time In 14 years today and ba< feed up hl* crown with |3<>.345 In ca*h. The nimble three year-old standard bred won his title the hard way iiefort- a shirt sleeved crowd of SB,IMO here yeatiTday when he came bark after a dismal start and laplured the 15th renewal of the Ifu.OOO llambletoalan atake with a couple of late rushes that broke the spirit of eight rival*. Bill Gallon wa* *|gth In the first heat of the mile trotting future at good time trai k when an tin*ung maiden. Hi* Eucellency. dashed away to a wide victory, but he returned an hour later to *lieak home in a photograph finish and then he clinched thing* late In the afternoon tiy romping In the third try. Ills victory wa* the first for a southern owner In the Hambleton lan *in<>- Mary Reynold* croMeeil the finish line first in 193.1. Although his liinea weren't Impressive 3 ofi's for the first heat aiol 3 05 for the second the manner In which he bolted down the stretch wae convincing “It was a grand victory for me." | • gplalneil Bill's veteran driver. fo*e Smith, who hit the trotting world's bigge*t jack pot hi hl* very first try. "Os course, it was the horse who did It. and -Mr. Johnston 'll 11. Johnston of Charlotte, N <*., the colt's owner) and I are very happy that we had sin h a g-aid one ” He broke twice in the firwt heat I and Hi* Ex< ellrti< y finished out in 3 O* 1 * — the IsMirest lime ill the Haiiibletoman re< <*id« But he <-ame lia< k strong in the *«<oiid. dosing a gap of .i length In the tinal 100 yard* to win by approgimately a | foot The fang who had backed him down to 1-2 In the first head and then shied a little at 4 5 In the seomd. climbed aboard again in th.- final da»h and were well rewarded. Thie time Bill Gallon started faster than usual, moved up strong on the inside and then turned back His Kxcellency'a late chall-1 enge with comparative ease lor the i triumph THE STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G B. Brooklyn 85 34 444 St l-ouis 44 37 .841 Pittsburgh 54 47 .535 II Cincinnati 54 47 .535 II New York 14 50 479 184 Chicago 15 57 .441 304 Boston <3 57 430 21 4 Philadelphia 28 74 280 3*4 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Ret. G.B. New York 71 34 878 Cleveland 5h 44 589 114 Boston 53 <9 520 184 Chhago 50 53 .4*5 20 Philadelphia 44 54 471 214 Detroit <4 58 482 324 St Isouls 41 80 404 2M Washington 4o 59 404 2M YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Pittsburgh 13. Chicago 3. Cincinnati 5. St laiuia 1. Boston 4. Philadelphia 0. Brooklyn 3. New York 1. American League Detroit 11. Cleveland 2. New York 3-3, Boston AL St. Ixiuls 9-2. Chicago 8-5. Washington 5. Philadelphia 1. r— —- , Di< k Siebert. A s first baseman. had "3 for 3" and moved up to ; fourth place among the American ; league hitter*. Yeaterday'a Hero — Kirby Hifbe. Brooklyn righthander, who pitched the Doddgeru into the National lea gue laat night by checking the New York Glanta with four hita for a 2-1 triumph. ~,-,o' Chinese exports of human hair ■totaled 3,047.000 pounds in HMO of which fourXlfths was shipped to the U. 8.

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HOMER HITTER, 100 . By Jack Sord* I yAdKEf OUfFiELPEK ' I UeMpicM Me 4AJ ACJU'STD ) •rue Aome Mitting MABIT Ff&M Mt; SLUSBMS- x , "fBAMMATBS I A*.# MB/ / g v VJ 'to# oixecrcp io Homers last tear — ab mat TRtFLE T4AT Fl SURE IfctE T«A«. Rotarians Hand Lions 24 to 17 Trouncing In First Series Tilt

Th* Decatur Rotarian*, disregarding their creaking joint* and soft tnuM-IM. ran wild at Worthman Field .Wedmuiday night to register m 24 to 27 victory over the Lloli* | club in the first game of their annual serie* for the city service chib I Mittluill champioiiKhlp. The game wa* whedub-d to go | only five Inning* but the form*, I* proved stubborn fo*». forcing their i older < ompetitom to go two extra ' frame* before the Rotarian* < lua I bed out the victory The RotarL::* a*i(i a 13 to 7 lead going Into the last halt of th* fourth Inning hut the Lion* roar <1 bu< k with six run* to tie the score. I Neither team scored hi the fifth | I but the Rotarian* teed off in the : | first half of the »lxth with four I lied I iditing Nazis I - < Robert Minnick. Jr. Robert Minnick, Jr, above, 22-year-old native New Yorker who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force last autumn. i» reported dead in England after hi* plane crashed during combat on the east coast.

Favorite Bill Galion Wins Hambletonian Classic •Ses®6®’*2sSicSi^K;" a w*" - A .1 WF u .... £3 BmJf * 4 , -** Winner n t thii aMsaßtl biml third heat*, Bill (lallon. iota, a brown colt owned by R. H. Jobnitton of Charlotte, N C and Diloted by Loe Smith, takas the l«th annual Hambletonian stake at flood Time Track at Goshen, w v' tn the second heat pictured. Bill Gallon won by a photo finish over His Kicellency. owned by Bill of N((W York. A crowd of 2S.OM saw the race. !n the first heat. Bill Gallon finished sixth. Time for the final heat was >:•&.

- run*. However, with victory In their graep. the elder service club men faltered In the last half of the satne Inning and presented the . Lions with the four rims needed to | tie 911 four coMSM'UIIVi- errors, all I after two men had been retired. Disgusted with their fielding lap- : *e». the Rotarian* charged out in ' the *ev*nlte frame with five hit*, j and added by five Lion mi»< lie*, i ■ racked up seven runs. The Lion* I went down In ordtn In the last of I ! the Seventh The winners pounded out 1* hits 1 and committed six errors. No. 13 ' was the Lione' favorite, with 13 , I hits and just a* many errors. The second game of the series will Im- played after the contewtaiil* , I recover sufficiently to move. ** | Score by innings: R H R , Rotarians u 35 so| 7—24 Di 8 I Llom 115 604 0-17 13 1.3 I'rugh and Malrer; Smith and Krile) keberg. Flittner. —o__ _______ LEADING BATTERS American League G AB R. H. Pct. Williams. Hos 91 295 97 119 .403 Travis. Mash 96 388 65 144 .374 DiMag . N Y 1»7 426 101 ISK .371 Siebert. Phil. 91 360 52 123 .352 Heath, ('lev. 9.9 376 59 13t> 346 - — National League G. AB R H. Pct. Reiser. Brkln. 99 341 73 116 .340 Hopp. St. L 9.1 244 59 93 .340 Etten, Phil 97 349 52 118 .333 Hack. Chic. 102 392 77 124 321 Vaughan. Pitt. 91 291 51 93 .320 HOME RUNS Keller. Yankees 27 DJKagglo. Yankees 24 Wllllanw, Red Sox .... 21 Henrich. Yankees 21 CaMilll. Dodger* .... 20 Nli holaon. Cubs 19 <»tt. Giants 19 Johnson. Athletic* 19 o I Trade In a (food Town — Decatur

JUNIOR LEAGUE SERIES TIED Cardw And Cubs I’luy Friday For Rotary Soilball Lcaxuc Title The Cubs and Cards, who fled for the lead In the Rotary junior soft- ' lull league, were all square at one ■ gnme ea< h today in their two out id j three serie* for the league title. The Cub* registered a 7 to 8 victory over the Card* 111 the first game Wednesday night, played a* a preliminary to the Rotary-Lion* ' game The winner* ataged a luet j Inning rally to wore two run* to ■ rom>- from behind to vl< tory Thl* morning, the Card* evened ! the aeries with n .1 to <> victory ovI er the Cuba. The losers obtained only two hits while the winner* : cured six. I The final gam»- of the eerie* will i Im- played Friday morning at the 1 Worthman Field Scores by Innings: It H R t'ard* 4I« 19 -8 5 4 1 Cubs 388 22 -7 « 2 D ttgg and M Peterson; lingerIch. Ha< kniaii and Baker. Cubs non mi o 2 Card* 02n lx 1 4 0 Hackman ami Baker. Mi Bride and Peterson SHOW DECREASE I 'CONTINURD FfoiM CAUK <*NK> I Erie I* a««e••<■<! for 8*43.845; Penn--ylvanla railroad 15.39,Nickel • Plate railroad #884.344. The Citlgens Telephone <omI pany's assessment Is not changed at 820*.4*3. the *am>- iMdng true of ; the CraiKVille Telephone Co.. 82.335 : and the Hoagland Switchboard Co. I 1488 Auditor Eicher wa* mailing | i certified copies of the total assess-’ ■ inent* to the various taxing unit of -1, ‘ fil ial* today, to Ih- u-ed lit making ’ the tax levies for next year. ba*ed ! on the budget* -which are now Im- i i Ing compiled BRITISH AGAIN | tCONTINVRP FltOM PAGE ONBi I Ing plane*. German liombers. In operation* I against Britain, sank a lO.MMMou . merchantman off the English <-a*t I coast and struck at airfield* In I ea*tern England and the mtdland* I "with good effect," the high comi ma rid reported. Needs Second l*eave To Finish Threshing Holloway. .Mi<-h. Aug 7 tl’Pi— Pvt John V Pr<»cha»ka may need a second army furlough to complete hi* threshing -Prochaska. 30-yenr old member of the Fort Sheridan. 111., 214th Coast Artillery, waa granted a 30day leave by the anmy to thresh for 57 of hl* neighbor* who *ald in a petition that he -was the 'only one In these part* who can lun a machine.” Hi* furlough I* August 18 and despite the fact that he ha* threshed approximately 23.000 bushels of wheat and oats, he still has 26 farms on his Hat. "I don't think I can make it." said Procha*ku o - — Naomi Steury Wins Trip To State Fair Miss Naomi Steury of Monroe township, daughter ot Mr and Mrs. Daniel P. Ateury. brought high honors to Adams county from the district 441 demonstration contest as she was one of two girls cl-osrn to

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