Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 125, Decatur, Adams County, 26 May 1942 — Page 8

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Tight Hurling Features Major League Games Curt Davis Limits Phils To Two Hits As Brooklyn Wins New York. .May 26 (I'Pt The pitcher* are Itegltlliillg to catch Up with the hitter* in the major league* The last 4W hitter has passed out of the picture 111 the average* and It’s getting more difficult with the passing <>f ■ ach day to get a base hit. The pitcher* were bearing down yesterday and came off with most of the honors The return* show : Only <»()« team scored ill double figure*. (The Cardinal* with ten run* • Only four homer* were hit In eight game*, two In each league. Only three team* hit In double figure* The Cards go 13 hits, the White Sox (how did they do lt?l 12. and the Browns 10. All the rest were pretty much tinder the pitcher'* thumb. Curt Davia. Dodger veteran, fashioned the best pitching performative » two-hit 3-0 shutout over the Phils Four other club* were held to one run. The Yankees did themselves the most good by increasing their American league lead to three and a half games with a 3-1 triumph over the Ited Sox while the Indians were flip-flopping for their fifth straight loss Spud Chandler gave [CORT • • — Last Time Tonight — •THE MAN WHO RETURNED TO LIFE'' John Howard. Lucile Fairbanks A "MOONLIGHT IN HAWAII" Misch* Auer Leon Errol 9c-25c Inc. Tag • • STARTING WEI). & THU RS. DEATH TO SPIES IN AMERICA!'* ___ ■rLj — FEATURE HI! — JOFS A Fl/Af-TOTIN'FOOL! Utoie gva-Mls bee z| d*s m e rede* *• reeru/ L g f Tracy »* Crime Ik" Coming Bm. — “tellee Bm«W « -tesg Another CteHM." ■EEEIEEEEEB,

up seven hits and was aided by three Yankee d tuhle plays, making the world's champs* total s<> In 34 games. Joe Gordon hit safely in his tenth straight game and Buddy Hassett drove In two runs •ind scored the other. Chubby Dean. Indians' lefty and Bill Dietrich. White Sox hespec faded right hander, were locked in 1 a II pitching duel until the ninth when Deal faltered The White Sox cracked out four hits and scored four runs, winning 5-1. Shi Hudson ouldueled Phil March Udon last night before 11.507 at Philadelphia as the Senators I. at the Athletics 5 3 Hudson gave up nine hits but had the A's blanked until the eighth when he • njoyed a five-run lead March!!don's wildness and poor support ' contributed to hl* defeat. The St. I..mi* Brown* nosed out Detroit. 3 2. on a costly Tiger error in the ninth Hal Newhouser held the Brown* to four hit* until the ■ ichth. Bob .Mum riet allowed only font hits in the eight Innings he wmked but two of (hem were hono rs by Jimmy Bloodworth and Pinky Higgins Brooklyn coasted to a 30 victory <>v<-r the Phil* In a twilight game in which Curt Davis came close to. a no-hitter. One of the two hits ' off him was of the Infield variety and Dixie Walker just missed catching the other. Mickey I Owen’s triple drove in two runs. The Braves subdu'd the Giants, i 3 1, in II innings when Max West hit a homer off Bill Lohrman with a mate on. ixtu (Dry I Tost was' the winning pitcher, allowing only i eight hits. Lohr man also allowed > eight hits, but from the fifth until ■ the eleventh was Invincible. Cincinnati moved Into fourth place last night by downing Pittsburgh. 6-1, behind Paul Derringer's six hit pitching A crowd of i 16.205 saw the first night game at Cincinnati. Derringer got a single and double to help win his own , game hi* first victory this season. Frank McCormick, Beds' first baseman. broke his string of 652 j •M 0 | — Last Time Tonight — "COURTSHIP OF ANDV HARDY" Mickey Rooney. Lewie Stone ALSO—Shortt. 9c-30c Inc. Tax • • WED. & THU RS. (HR BIG DAYS! Eirwt Show Wed. at 6:30 Continuous Thur*, front 1:30 BE SI RE TO ATTEND! nW I IkKit het ■ baby flnJ Defveed !#•.*» bit job ... end hit 4 fraud " • '* ,h,i; MerriMt bit yet! n Cju 4mi««im*'ClK T9Mt g / PENNY SINGLETON g / ARTHUR LAKE g LARRY SIMMS f iMwas* • •*•-■* «••••'• nmsCasma A COWMM nerve* -0 Frt. A tev—”TN Mala Animal" Henry Fonda. Olivia de Havtiaad -0 Com.ng Sun. — "KING'S ROW"

Savold Surprises By Beating Nova Wins Technical K. 0. After Eight Rounds Washington. May 26 (I’Pl- Lee Savold. the Des Moines spoiler, today joined the waiting list of heavyweights who will get a fling at Private Joe laiuie’ crown the I’, s army permitting. Promoter Mike Jacobs conceded that Savold earned a berth In the < hnllenging bracket last night by carving out an upset technical knockout victory over Um Nova in eight rounds of a wheduled 10round navy relief battle. "But it s all up to Vncle Sam." uncle Mike sighed. "Joe Uiuis belongs to the army now and It's up to them to say when Joe can light and whether he can fight." Jacob* indicated that the summer schedule would la- something like this If the army lets Louis fight more than once: Bob Pastor will get first cracks at the champ in a New York setting next month. Then it may be Savold against Louis here In midsummer. And somewhere along the He there may be a title match Inwiving Billy Conn, the kitchen ciouter who lost the No. 1 shot at Louie when he got his knuckles I bruised in a brawl with his fatheri In-law It appeared the army would permit Units to defend his title at I least once this summer, so Joe can I pick up enough change to pay ' something like 1117.000 on his 1941 I I income taxes. In that case. It would be a toss-up among Pastor. Savold and Conn as to the opponent. One thing Is sure Nova wnt be It. The California Yogi man was dispatched from the heavyweight title scene In pretty conic lusive fashion by Savold By the time Savold got through snapping 1 hl* left. .Nova looked like a fugitive ; 1 I from a blod bank. Nova's handlers had to cal! it 1 * quit* after the eighth round to j i spare Lou from possible serious In- • jury From the opening minute of 1 I the fight. Nova was blinded by 1 | blood that streamed unchecked from a forehead wound inflicted by ; j the first blow of the fight. Savold slashed away so savagely with Ills left that Nova eoon suffered from cut eye-iashe* and a lacerated ’ : nose, a* well. —o . I LEADING HITTERS 1 American League Player Club G AB R H Pct ' i Doerr B stem 2* HI 16 44 .396 Gordon. Yanka 31 119 15 47 .395 Spence. Senators 34 142 23 53 .373 Dickey. Yanks 26 92 9 33 .359 Fleming. Indiana 37 134 24 46 .343 National League I Phelps. Pirates 26 71 K 25 .352 I laimanno. Reds 24 74 12 26 .351 Uimbardi. Boston 2* H 9 13 11 .341 W Cooper. Bt. L. 25 81 11 28 .34S I Reiser. Dodger* 31 122 24 40 328 i Uweti. Dodgem 23 67 9 22 .328 HOME RUNS Williams. Red Sox H ' York. Tiger* 9 DiMaggio. Yankees 8 Catnilli. Ikulgers 8 Ott. Giants 7 F. McCormick. Red* 7 ■" O — - F.nough watermelon* to make a patch 10 mile* wide and I* mile* long are grown In the I'nited States, according to the 1910 Census. consecutive game* when he didn’t play because of a lame back Rookie Hank Hauer replaced him. ' The Cardinal* rakesi five Cub pitc hers for 13 hits and notched a 102 victory behind Ernie White* easy eight-hit pitching Terry Moore banged out three hit*. Yesterday's star — Curt Davia. Brooklyn veteran who toyed with I the Phils aa he pitched a two-bit i game for bi* alxth victory. aawaaMMMWMiMMMwmMMMaBMm ioanT If you have a job, vou can bor- ! row 810 to >3i»o from u». 1. No endoraer* or co-maker* required. Prompt aervicc. . 2. You can get a loan to buy the thing* you need or for any worthy purpose. ' 3. Consolidate your debts—have only one place to pay. Let u» explain how vou can get ready cash quickly and privately and you are not ob- ! ligated if you do not take a loan. LOCAL LOAN COMPANY, INC. Im* n« auiui >»> a**e **~ * , iirv ••• awsss ■** asm »-*-r 1 ' oacAtua. inetAM |*MM vs fmoMp arrwtfMl to AAtaM. >W, Alte. CMtate ■

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MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G B Brooklyn 21 11 711 Boston 22 17 .584 St. Ix>ul* 20 17 541 6»i Cincinnati 18 19 .488 B's Pittsburgh 19 21 .475 0 New York 18 21 .462 9>i ' ago 17 21 .447 10 Philadelphia 13 27 325 15 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. GB. New York 24 10 .706 i Cleveland 22 15 595 Sts Detroit 22 19 .537 Boston 18 17 .514 6> a Ht U>ul* 18 21 .462 81b 'Washington 15 21 .417 10 Philadelphia If M Bl 1016 Chicago 14 23 .378 11(6 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS’ National League Brooklyn 3, Philadelphia 0. Boston 3. New York 1. Ht. lamia 10, Chicago 2. Cincinnati 6. Pittaburgh 1. American League New York 3. Boston I. Chicago 5, Cleveland 1. St. la>uia 3. Detroit 2. Washington 5, Philadelphia 3. o Softball Play Opens At Berne On June 1 Berne. Ind.. May 26.—The Berne Hoftbaii association will launch it* schedule Monday evening. June 1. Game* will he played three nights a week. Monday. Tuesday and Friday. There will be two games •-acb night All game* will be played on the Berne Alumni field, under the flood light*. Light tram* are in the league and are apousored by the following local firms: Yager*. L and S. Electric atore. Smith Furniture, Berne Furniture. Sinclair. Surv-Va-Store, Main Street Filling Station and Hap'a Place. Omer Neuens* bwandrr la president of the league. empires will be Ralph Ainstutl. Earl All*paw and Eugene Aeacbllman. Dr Rufust Von Gunten will be in charge of the ground* and Roy Gilllom and Leroy Neuenacb-

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I wander will have charge of the con-1 I cession stand. ALLIED PLANES (Continued From r*ge 1) atlll hold that capital of coastal j Chekiang province 185 miles south-. west of Shanghai, a military spokesman revealed today In bloody battle* yesterday, he said, the Japanese columns were defeated and forced to retreat nearly two mile* to the south, j about 7H mile* to the east, and *•■* mile* to the northwest. Chungking elatedly welcomed the official reports of the heroic Chinese stand which stemmed for the moment, Japan's all-out drive to crush Chinese resistance In Cheklan*; province. "The Japanese have only begun to feel our prowess on the out skirt* of Klnwha." the spokesman declared "All the attacker* have been thrown back from Kinhwa'* ' gate*.” He said two of the four main Japanese column* which moved south from their ba«e In northern ' Chekiang had succeeded in mov Ing close to Kinhwa within the past 10 days. "However. Chinese troop* are now engaging the Jap* frontally, in Kinhwa'* xuburbs and at the rear of the Japanese communications line*." The spokesman warned, however. that new threats were developing in other Chinese area*. He revealed that the Japanese had concentrated a large number of troop transports, warship* and | aircraft carriers around Formosa Island across the Taiwan strait from Foochow. 'The enemy I* po**lbly preparing for a large-scale Invasion of Fukien province in the near future." bo said. Notion's Gas Ration Plan Expected Today i ■ Washington. May 26 —(VPIi War production chief Donald Nel- - son said today that the office of ■ i defense tranaporatlon’s plan* for i nation-wide gasoline rationing were - expected to be presented at a war production board meeting this at- . ternoon. . Nelson, who has promised l prompt action by the WPB on any submitted by ODT direct tor Joseph Eastman, was unable to say just what recommcn latlon* . Eastman would make. I. ■ ■ o i. , ■ I About 18.000.000 pair of dress I glove* are manufactured annually * I in the V. 8.

Opening Softball Gaines Monday Night Hi-Way, McMillen Take First Games HI Way and McMillen were relumed victors In the opening of sofiball play In the City league 1 Monday night at Worthman Field Hi-Way opened the season’s schedule with an 8 to 5 triumph over Schafer. In the second game of the evening. McMillen trounced the 0. E. club. 10 to 2. In the first game tonight at 7:15 o'clock, St. Mary's will play Cloverleaf, followed by Schafer v* McMillen. Thursday night's game* will be Hi-Way vs G. E. and St. Mary a vs Wayne Novelty. Score* by Innings: RHE Schafer 201 010 1-4 7 2 Hl-Way 010 313 x—B 9 4 Franx and Snyder; B. Helm and M. Andrew*. McMillen 2<M 331 I—lo 8 1 G. E. Club .... 000 010 I—2 5 7 Mclailn and Hakes; B Andrews and Worthman ■ I I S Hl*..— Limit Is Lifted On Bond-Purchases Washington. May 26 -Secretary Morgenthau announced today that effective July 1. the limit on purchases of Serios F. and G. war bond* will be lifted from |50,000 to 8100,000 a year. The change doe* not attect Serie* E war bonds, the type designed for person* of ordinary means and formerly called "baby bonds.” The limit on these will remain at 85,000 a year. Series F and G. boad* are designed to yield purchaser* the equivalent of 2'4 per cent InUreat If the bond* are held for 12 year*. About 12.000.000 gallon* of brandy are used annually in the U. S. in the manufacture of wine

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Major League Clubs Down To 25 Players Brooklyn Releases Fred Fitzsimmons New York, May 26— <«7P)-Maj-or league dubs were down to the 25 player limit today and ready to settle down for the long grind. When the player limit went into effect last night at midnight the axe fell on Freddy Fitxsimtnon*. BrooUyn'a colorful knuckleball pitc her and one of the game's tflosi popular player*. "Frits" who will be 41 July 28. wsi* released as a player but probably will )>e sigm-d as a Dodger coach at a confer* nc« ' with president MacPhail today. During a long career with the Giants and Dodgers. Fitx won 214 games and lost 142 for a percentage of .601. In 1940 he won 16 game* and lost only two for a percentage of .889, the National leagu*record. Thia season ho pitched only one game, being knocked out of the box in four Inning* by Pittaburgh, a team he had beaten 13 straight times. The Cardinal* released veteran outfielder Estel Crabtree to their Rochester International league farm club and named him manager to succeed Tony Kaufman. Crabtree managed the Rochester club tor a short time in 1940, replacing Billy South worth, who was promoted to the Cardinal*. Shortly thereafter he had to retire because of lllnees. The Boston Braves released Art Johnson, southpaw pitcher, to HartI ford of the eastern league. He I* subject to 24-hour recall. Pittsburgh optioned Infielder la-e Handley to the Toronto International league. The Chicago Cubs sent pitcher Bob Bowman to Toronto on option. He pitched one inning for the Cubs against the Cards yesterday, hi* only appearance thia season. Pitcher John Whitehead was ■old outright to the San Antonio Texas league club by the St. Loul* Brown*, placing the Brownie* one under the limit. Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

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