Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1942 — Page 6

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Indians, Cards Suffer Double Losses Sunday Cleveland Errors Cost Double Loss To St. Louis Nine New York. May 25—(UP)—The Cleveland Indian* and the St. Louis Cardinal* are finding the game of eatchlng the leader* in the major league pennant race* far from a barrel of fun The runner-up Indians, who've been hounding the life out of the pace setting Yanks, caught a onetwo punch tossed by the St Louis Browns Sunday which set them back on their heels. The red hot Cardinals, who had run off five straight and were all ( set to make their move in the National league race, were cooled off by the ’ Cincinnati Reds and knocked back to third place by a double defeat. It was a wholly disastrous weekend for the Indians, who lost a Saturday night game to the Browns. 2-1. In 10 Innfngs although Jim Bagby hurled a one-hitter for eight Inning*. The lone hit was a homer by Harlond Clift. Then the Browns gave the tribe both barrels yesterday. 3 2 and 4-1 The Browns were outhit in each game but took advantage of Cleveland misplays (two errors by Keltner In the opener and two by Manager Boudreau and one by Mlinar In the nightcap) to win. Klden Auker won his sixth game and Denny (laichouse hl* third. Johnny Vander Meer and Ray Starr applied pitching poison to the Cardinals and the Beds triumphed 3-2 and 2-0 Vander Meer fanned nine and drove In the winning run on a single on which Crespl collided with Terry Moore .Mort Cooper, who hurled a twohitter his last start, was relieved by Johnny Beazley, who was the loser. Starr gave up only three gJIJ.JimUMTWE. E. EHRBAM Monroe R. No. 1 TMe amblsm ed cowrtaey sad safe driving is awarded M ewe ear ***** ed ikia ceeußwaity each week-day. MMVt CAMFVLLY — SAVE A LIFX Wad-ktee ffwiag C*r». for V»vaa. led ■■■■■■■■■■MB Tonight & Tuesday MICKEY ROONEY “COURTSHIP OF ANDY HARDY” lAwb Stone. Ann Rutherford ALSO—Selected Short* 9c 30c Inc. Tea —o Wed. A Thur*.—Penny tingleton, •lendle's Blessed Event" First Show Wednesday at 6:3C Continuous Thursday from 1:20 BE SURE TO ATTEND! - -0 -0 Coming Sun.—"KING'S ROW” | CORTI Tonight & Tuesday “MAN WHO RETURNED TO LIFE” John Howard. Lucile Fairbanks & “MOONLIGHT IN HA WAIF Miecha Auer, Loon Errol Sc2Sc Ins. Tas 0 O- ■ Wed A Thur*.—Joe E. Brown -Sftsrt My Sjg kU-t.-.-Sv*- Ocofs” 4B “Stef Anomer Ch*rw* “

hits In registering his second shutout over St. Louis. Eddie Jonst hit a two-run homer In the first game and scored the winning run in the nightcap. Brooklyn came out of a threegame losing streak by beating the Giants 60. behind Larry French's five-hit pitching. The Dodgers pulled the season's first triple steal with Rizzo pilfering home. Walker third and Owen second. Dolf ('a- , mill! powdered homer No. 8 with a mate on. The Cubs took a brisk fall out of the Pirates with a double victory 7-5 (10 innings) and 11-4. Bill Lee and Claude Passeau pitched the twin triumphs. The Braves regained second place by dividing with the Phils Mickey Livingston's single off Jim Tobin with the bases loaded In the llth won the opener for the Phils, 3-2. Eddie Miller's homer with two on supplied the big punch as the Braves won the nightcap. 6 3. Washington finally stopped the Yanks after losing six straight to them but they had quite a scare . In the ninth before pulling through to a 9-8 triumph Red Ruffing had one of his bady days and was pounded out In the sixth The Senators shelled Ruffing. Breuer and Lindell for 17 hits, the worst battering the Yankee staff has ex perienced thia season Joe DiMag gio made two errors on throws, making It a complete Yankee offday. The Red Sox had to scramble for their lives to evade another double defeat at the hands of the Athletics The Mackmen came from behind for a 5-4 win In the opener and led 5-2 going Into the eighth Inning of the nightcap. The Red Sox pushed over four runs and won. 6-5. when the game was called because of the Sunday law. Manager Joe Cronin returned to shortstop In the second game and hit a homer and double, driving in two runs. Rookie shortstop John Pesky is out with an Injured thumb. Detroit smaaked down the White Sox twice. 6-2 and 14-0. Tommy Bridges bested Ted Lyons In the opener and rookie Hal White kept IB hits scattered for his third shut out In the afterpiece. Rudy York scored five runs In the nightcap, tying the American league record for a D inning game shared by many players Rip Radcliff had a perfect day at bat In the second game. "4 for 4." Yesterday's heroes Johnny Vander Meer and Ray Starr. Cincinnati Reds' mound stars who stopped the Cardinals with five-hit and three-hlt games, respectively, and turned in Sunday's best two-man pitching job. LEADING HITTERS National League Player Club G AB R H Pct. l-amanno, Reds 23 71 12 26 366 Ixnnbardl. Boston 28 89 13 31 .348 , Phelps, Pirate* 25 70 824 3<3 !W. Cooper. Bt. L.. 24 77 10 26 .338 Reiser. Brooklyn 31 122 24 40 .328 American League Doerr. Boston 27 107 16 44 .411 Gordon, Yank* 30 116 15 46 .3*7 Spence. Senators 33 138 23 53 384 Dickey, Yantai 25 8* • 32 .360 Fleming, Indian* 36 132 24 45 .341 — - > HOME RUNS Williams. Red Sox 11 York. Tigers * 1)1 Maggio. Yankees ... 8 CamUII. Dodger* 8 Ott. Giants 7 F. McCormick, Reds ... 7 * TODAY 8 COMMON ERROR * Than and as are not prepositions; they are conjunction* | used to introduce subordinate clause* and a single substantive following than or as is not the object of a preposition. Thu*. 1 “He Is batter than I" tnot me). “He can do it a* well a* they" . (not them). , 1 4BBNMI iigMws If you have ■ job, you can borrow |lO to <BOO from us. 1. No endorsers or co-maker* required. Prompt service, i 2. You ean get a loan to buy the thing* you need or for any worthy purpose. ‘ I. Consolidate your debt*— have only one place to pay Let us explain how you can get ready eaah quickly and privately and you are not obIlgaUd if you do not take a ! LOCAL LOAN I COMPANY, INC. I smms raw *mi >w omw ara* I BMAL. Smwsd we, _■*>,n w* B - R-? J •-4 g *"*'• - •••*■» •■ • srtxTua. tagtaaa

Hartford City 1 Wins Conference Baseball Title Defeats Decatur In Final Tourney Game On Saturday The Decatur Yellow Jackets, breezing along with a 2 to 0 lead, fell apart In the sixth Inning In the championship game of the Northeastern Indiana conference tournament Saturday afternoon at Bluff ton. losing to Hartford City. 6 to 2. Decatur took the lead in the first Inning when Schnepp survived on Murphy's error to start the game. Hits by Reed and Cochran and a fielder'* choice gave the Jackets two run*. The Jacket* moved along easily until the sixth frame. Fuller, who relieved Coats on the mound for Hartford City In the first Inning, opened the sixth Inning with a walk. Eichhorn erred on two of the next three batter* and Reed then took the mound for the Jacket*. A walk, a double, triple and single brought Hartford City's total to six runs before Lynch was called to the mound to retire the side. Hartford City advanced to the filial* with a 5 to 2 victory over Bluffton In the Saturday morning game. Bill Lynch was elected honorary captain for the 1942 season. Hartford City AB R H E Mills, cf 4 0 0 0 Gardner 2b 4 10 0 Coat*. **. p 4 0 0 0 Murphy. 3l> 2 10 1 Gilbert. If 3 110 Dolan, c ....... 3 12 0 Tucker lb 3 0 11 Fuller, p. as 2 10 0 Stroud, rs 3 11 0 TOTALS 29 6 5 2 Decatur Schnepp. s* ... 4 10 0 Reed. 3b. p 2 111 Brelner. If 0 0 0 0 Cochran. 2b. 3b..’.. 3 0 2 0 Andrews, c 3 0 0 0 Lynch, lb. p 3 0 0 0 Eichhorn, p. If. lb.. 3 0 0 2 Itiikord. rs . 3 0 0 0 Schwartz. If. 2b.... 3 0 0 1 1 Fruchte. cf 3 0 11 TOTALS 27 2 4 <i Score by inning*: Decatur 200 000 o—20 —2 j Hartford City ()00 006 o—6 Today's Sport Parade <R*g. U. 8. Pat. Office ■y Jack Guenther • « New York. May 25. — (UP) — Wrapping up a few loose thread*: Bcxlng: Admirers of the manly art of self defense will draw an extra helping of sugar on Thursday and no ration card* will be needed. The occasion is the second meeting of Ray 'Sugar) Robinson, the Joe Louis of the welterweight division, and coast guardsman Marty Servo, the only man who has given the Harlem de peat an Interesting argument In proferaiona) ranks. This minor epic ha* the fight mob agog. Potentially. It is the hottest thing scheeduled since Clara Bow stopped making movie*. When the boy* squaied off In Philadelphia last fall. Robimion won. but only after the judges and referee split on the decision and the 11.000 customers booed like so many Dodger rooter* at a Polo Ground double-header. The defeat was the only one Servo ha* suffered In 47 bout* and It snapped hl* victory streak This time be will get a chance to spoil Robinson’s long chain of triumph*. Sugar ha* run up 31 straight and although be look* pretty sweet to the grizzled sage* of the ring he probably will And brother Servo quite bothersome again. Servo, a squat character and an adept weaver. is six Inches shorter than Robinson and the lankr Negro's punches must be slanted down to a degree which represents the difference between a knock-down and a knock-out Horseracing: The railbirds are busily stirring up a demand tor an Alaab-Whirlaway match race, but there are at least three reason* why such an event probably won't jell and wouldn't be exactly a ■pine-tinkler if it did. First, both home* have too much work cut out in the immediate future to aquander their time In extra-curricular competition unless a promoter shells out a purse Worth at least 150.000 Whirls way, for instance, to only 366.000 thy of Seahtocalt's all-time money mark. He Bores to cat the amount by almost half in the 330.000 suburban handicap at Belmont on Saturday and then go three weeks later la the 330.000 Brooklyn at Aqueduct Following the Brooklyn la rather quick eweceaafon are th* Butler and Um Massachusetts The same to true with Atoab Hto iausedtote o*focUvw to the three-yaar-oM title and be has a heavy date la the 928.086 Belmont stake oa June 6 and an other la the »?».**• Dwyar stake to the middle of the month. After that. there to the 878.688 Arlington classic A second roaoon in Urn weight differential Right now Al-

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sab would carry 108 pound* and ! W’hlrlaway 127 In a mile and a quarter race ba*ed on weight for' age. and in September the same race would bring them together at 118 ams 126. The third point, and ' one which many entliuala*t» have overlooked, I* that neither has the j very qualification which makes a match race exciting—early speed. I Both are confirmed stretch runners. The customers could go out to lunch between the start and the finish on an Alsab Whiriaway hookup and not miss a thing. Baseball: The season ha* been heavily salted with excellent pitching performance* and a number of I worthies have run up impreselve record*, but my nominee a* the man who ba* done the most with i the least is Phil Marchildon. This 1 34-yrarold Canadian boy. who I* , ' only a sophomore In the major lea- I gue*. ha* won six of the nine games ' he has worked for. that usually I hopeless and helpless collection of stuinbler* and tumblers, the Philadelphia Athletics. Although he has j yet to display his ware* to the New , York Yankees and was beaten the only time he faced Cleveland, Mar- . childon ha* given up only 11 runs | in his six winning games and on one occasion shut out Detroit with two hit*. Nothing like thia has happened In the city of Brotherly Love Mince Connie Mack broke up hi* last wonder team and thereby j zav<- up all pretense of turning out ; a major h-ugue club worthy of the , name. A pitcher with six triumphs on the Philadelphia roster at thia - stage of the season is more fabulous than the man who acored a touchdown for Yale. Golf: The PGA championship I* on today and the status of Ben Hogan is In doubt. The Tews terror sprained his wriat and to uncertain whether he will be able to last out the tournament. Thi* news, when raked over by the boys in the back room, was received a* added circumstantial evidence that

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i the swarthy young man who is jmpiilarly believed to be lacking In ' all emotion is as unlucky as performer a* Sammy Snead when he comes up to one of the glamor fraturra. Hogan ha* won almost 1 1 everything except the thrrt- biggest ! tournaments — the open, the PGA and the masters. He ha* averaged the lowest aggregate score* for the year and won the most omney ovej l a similar period. But for some unexplained reason he I* never better than close In hl* game’s equivalent of the derby. Rose Bowl or world series. However, don't era* hi* name until you hear the i final report from the doctor today. Craig Wood didn’t win a big one. either, until he strained his back. 0 All-Star Game A Twilight Affair Chicago. May 25—(UP)—The na- : tional advisory committee on baseball today reset the starting time for the all-star game between seI I esc ted American and National league tea nr* from 5:30 p m. July 5 at i thel’olo ground* in New York making the contest a rwillght affair beI cause of "dim out" regulations. SUGAR CERTIFICATES (Contlnusd From Pag* 1) i—— ■ . i j rationing board at any time. To secure the canning certificate. the applicant must list name* and serial numtier* of stamp book* for all member* of the family, show number of quart* of fruit canned last year, show quarts no*- in possession. number to be caned during June and July and the amount I of excess sugar on hand at the time of the May 5 registration. - "■ o ■ Federal Income tax revenue the first 20 day* of March reached <1,139.000.000 far In excess cl treasury estimate*.

78 Major Leaguers In Armed Service More Expected To Be Called Shortly New York. May 25.—(L’P)-The major leagues have contributed 78 player* to the armed *ervlce* and more —lt’* anybody* gue** how many—will follow, a United Pres* survey revealed today. At least a dozen National leaguers will be called soon. The Phils have reported the rectosslflctalon of two of their pitcher* - Johnny Podgajny to 1-A and Sam .Nah»-m to 1-B Podgajny I* subject to call within 10 day*. Enos Slaughter. Cardinals' outflelder. to In 1-A and has taken hi* preliminary examination. Pitcher Hugh Casey and utility first baseman Babe Dahlgren of Brooklyn both are said to be in 1-A. The Pirate*' only single player. Frankie Gustine, presently I* In 1-B. The Giant*' rookie star, Wlilard Marshall, I* single and I* expected to be called during the season. Ray Lamann <>. Reds' rookie catching phenom, hi unmarried but has been placed in 1-B because of a football injury which caused a piece of bone to be removed from his left arm. President Bob Quinn of the Braves said he did not know how many Boston players were In 1-A. General manager Jimmy Gallagher of the Cub* *aid. “We make it a point not to ask the draft statu* of our player* but ask only a few weeks' notification from them.” Most American league club* were non-communicatlve about the draft statu* of their player*. Ted William* of the Red Sox already has enlisted as a naval aviation cadet and probably will be called within two or three month*. The ' Red Sox also are likely to lose their rookie shortstop. John Pesky, who is in 1-A. Tommy Henrich, Yankee outfielder. when last reported was In a group of class one registrants waiting to be classified. The White Sox. Indian*, snd Athletic* said they had no information on how many of their players would be called soon The Tigers' rookie shortstop. Billy Hitchcock, is a reserve officer. The number of player*, already lost by each club follow: American National Senators„ls Phila™. 5 . Athletics 9 Pirate* 5 Rsd Box 6 Cardinal* „... 5 Brown* 6 Giant* 4 White Sox ... 6 Brave*... 3 Tiger* 4 Dodgers 3 Yankee* 4 Reds 2 Indian* 2 Cub* 0 Total* 51 27 MAJOR LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. 08. Brooklyn 26 11 703 Boston 21 17 .553 5W St. Louis 19 17 528 6H Pittsburgh 19 20 487 8 New York 18 20 .474 Cincinnati IT 19 .472 Bft Chicago 17 20 .459 9 Philadelphia 13 26 .333 14 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. U Pct. G.B. New York 23 10 697 Cleveland 32 16 .611 Detroit 22 18 .550 4lg Boston 18 16 .529 St. Louis 17 21 .447 8H Philadelphia 17 23 425 9H Washington «< 21 .400 10 Chicago 13 23 .161 life YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Nstiewal Lsagu* Brooklyn 6. New York 0. Chicago 7-11, Pittsburgh 5-4. Cincinnati 3-2. St. Louie 24. Philadelphia 3-8. Boston 34 American League Philadelphia 64. Boston 54. •Dtroll 6-14. Chicago >4. St Loeto 84. Ctor stead 2-1. Waahington 9. New YoCk 8. ALLIEDBOMBERS (CostlsseO Press rag a » arete peace wRh Japan. (The German account said the arrest* had caused 'the greatest const ernstloa in Australia" and that ~M to assumed that th* Australian taactou are able U carry out acta of aaboOffe ") Simulia neons with the comaiittlag to trial of the three men and the woman the federal government revealed that a aamber *t the out•sw«d “AueUXHa first" T-jc'iHistit had been seized aad interned o An average es 3.000 death etotmo ar. paid every deybyU S-lifein-aarntoee aamgsalso.

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'Gas Mile-Slrefcher' Invention Disclosed Veteran Test Driver Tells Os Invention Indianapolis. May 25 — (VP) — Erwin G. “Cannonball" Baker, veteran automobile test driver, disclosed today that he had Invented a "gasoline mlle-stretcher” he believed would enable motorist* to travel as far a* 50 miles on a gallon. Baker said the war may hold tip production of the device although It I* "almost ready" to be offered to the public. Legal advisor*, he indicated, would not permit him to tell in detail how hl* "milestretcher" work*, but he hinted. "It's all In getting the right mixture of air and gasoline In proportion to piston d<: placement." he ■aid. "The device i.> a sort of generator, a female counterpart of a carburetor, which will fit over the manifold of a car.” Baker wouldn't guarantee that every automobile equipped with hl* Invention will get 50 miles on a gallon because "the bigger cars with more iior»epow'>r take more hay." He believed, however, that a 100 percent mileage saving would be the minimum and produced a dogear red note-book of records made In test runs. Here's how they Blacked up: A trip from Now York to San Francisco, 3.173 miles, for |1260 worth of gasoline Indianapolis to Miami. 1.234 miles, on 31 gallons at a cost of 26-76. Gasoline for a trip from Indianapolis to Chicago, he said, coat him 82 cents; a trip from Indianapolis to St. Louis. 88 cent*. On a recent test run from Indianapoll* to Cincinnati, he clocked 216 6 miles on 99 OMta worth of fuel, les* than one-half cent a mil*. He couldn't remember when be began working on the Idea. “I'd just be making an endurance run for some automobile company, and all the while my mind would be walking around tn the engine, trying to find out bow it works." Baker said he had been besieged with call* from automobile and gasoline company executives, all

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