Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1942 — Page 6

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French Hurls Dodgers' Win Over Cardinals DiMaqqio Credited With Yank Spark As Team Hits Stride New York. July 21 "Ab Joe DIMaggio goes, so ko the New York Yankee* " That was one of baseball's Corniest cliches at the start of the season, but now the awarthy young outfielder has converted the raying into one of the major league's timeliest axioms. The Yankees. Io Kames ahead of the runner-up Boston lied Sox. open a ts-Kaine Invasion of th> west at Cleveland tonight and. if IH.MhkKlo keepx hie bat thundering at its current rate, the champions may make this third junket the most successful of the campaign. Joe McCarthy's club came close to disaster on their last western trip They led by 9*4 games their last time out. but when they returnmi July I the advantage had been shaved to three Kames. In the short spate since, they had increased their margin to 10 games by wlndning 12 of IS and Jolting Joe, who became Jellyfish Joe to the stadium fans when he fell into one of the worst slump* of his career, has once aKaln In-com the club's best slugger. IMMsgglo has now hit in 17 con-1 secutive Kames to boost his aver- j age to .291. He began his hittlng • splurge In Boston on July 4 and since then has compiled an average ot too. with 26 hits In 52 times at hat. Th.- Yankees have won 13 out of 17 games since then and now boast a winning streak of nine straight, and a let|d that Is a half Kame better than the advantage they took with them on their last trip Ino the west. The Red Sox play th.- White Sox In an atteifipt to hold their onegame advantage over the thirdplace Indians, while the red hot Browns play the A's and the Tigers go against Washington Brooklyn recover rd enough from their weekend drubbing at the hands of the Cardinals to blank the Pittsburgh Pirates last night. 5-0, as Larry French recorded his llth

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win of the year again*! only one defeat. Angle Galan. who replaced the allitiK Pete Heiser In centerfield. drove home the first two Dodgers’ runs. He singled, following an error and sacrifice in the fifth, and duplicated the performonce in the seventh Dolph Camilli hit his 14th homer in the eighth and French blasted a double, after Billy Herman walked, to s.-or. the fiftli run. French allowed only five hits. Brooklyn appears headed for sonn trouble soon since the western clubs of the senior circuit, sensing a < han<-e to cut the Dodgers’ ’ game bad. ope a 12-game invasion of Ebbvts Field with the Cincinnati Beds leading the parade To make things •-ven more difficult for the Dodgers, relief pitcher Hugh Casey, in addition to Heiser, will be sidelined for about 1 10 days with a broken finger. Heiser, leading hitter in the league, is in a St l/>iila hospital with a concussion suffered when be crashed Into a wall Sunday. St. Louis begins a drive to close th<- gap by meeting the Phiks tonight The (Hants play the Pirates ami cbii ago resumes at Boston. Yesterday's star: Larry French, who won his llth victory against I only on*- defeat by pitching the I I lodgers to a five-hit. 5-0 win over , the Pirates. . (l .... MAJOR LEAGUE *HANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W U Pct. G.R Brooklyn 62 27 .697 Si laiuls 54 32 628 6», Cincinnati 47 41 .534 14> 2 New Yoik 46 43 517 16 Chicago 44 48 ,47ft 194 Pittaburgh 41 45 .477 19*4 Boston 37 56 .3914 27 Philadelphia 24 63 .276 37 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L Pct. G B New York 61 28 .685 Boston 50 37 .575 10 Cleveland 51 40 .560 11 St. Louis 47 44 .516 15 Detroit 46 47 .495 17 Chicago 36 51 .414 24 | Philadelphia 37 59 .395 27*4 i Washington 34 56 .378 274 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh o. Only games scheduled. American League No games scheduled. LEADING HITTERS American League Player Club (J AB R H Pct. Gordon. Yanks M 2 302 39 104 .344 I Williams. Boston M 5 297 75 100 337 Ifoerr, Boston 77 303 3ft 10l .333 P< «ky Boston 82 338 55 111 .328 Spence, Senators 88 366 55 116 .317 National League ' Heiser. Dodgers 77 300 64 105 350 | Lombardi. Boston 68 109 22 68 345 j Medwick. Dodgers Cl 325 45 109 335 ! Muslal. St. I»uls 74 246 53 80 .325 | j Fletcher. Pirates 80 273 53 85 .312

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Insurance Salesman Leads Amateur Meet Chicaqoan Is Only Player Breakinq Par I - — Chicago. July 21 <UPI- Johnny U-hman, Chicago insurance salesman who spent the best years or his golfing career chasing stars 1 like Bobby Jones. "Sandy" Somerville. Francis Ouimet, and Lawson . Little, found himself in the role l of pace-setter today in the AllI America amateur tournament at the Tam O'Shanter course. As the bulky field of 210 competitors went Into the final half of the 36-hole qualifying test for I this war-year successor of the national amateur meet. Lehman led with a sub-par round of 71. The prematurely gray Chicagoan was the only player in the big I field able to crack par yesterday lin the opening round Lehman was out In a one under par 35 i ami back in regulation figures of 1 36. Lehman, a quarter-finalist in the 11930 national amateur al the .Marlon Cricket Club, Ardmore. Pa., when he made his greatest bid for a title, has been a weekend golfer" for almost a decade. His recent competltoll has been limited, mostly to local events. tin la-hman's heels with even par cards of 72 were five players. They were Johnny Goodman, the former national open and amateur king of Omaha. Neb ; Billy Gilbert of Cincinnati. (). former Big Ten champion; Frankie Stranahan of Toledo. O ; Boh Cochran of St. laiuls; and Henry Bowbeer of Chicago. For Goodman the day was one of missed opportunities. He was out In 35 and then had birdies on the 10th. llth and 13th holes to go four under regulation figures. However, his bld for the lead ended there. From the Tlth tee on Goodman found nothing but trouble. He had four bogeys on the final five holes. ■ Ten |>layera were In a tie for seventh place with 74's. They were Pvt. Pat Abbott of Denver, Colo.; Eddie Fry of Alameda. Calif . Johnny Stoltz, captain-elect of the Northwestern university golf team; Dale Morey of Martinsville. Ind.; Jim Frisia, Taylorsville. III.; Dari Schoonover, Topeka. Kansas; Garth <’. Tyrrell, Jr., a 17-year old Beaumont. Tex., boy; K. H Hellman. St Louis; Harold Mathison, Chicago, and Wiifurd Wehrle. Racine, Wls. Then came five players with 75’s; fourteen with 76's and elKht 77's Mixed In this group were twu of the heavy pre-tournament favorites Corp. Marvin (Bud) Ward of Spokane, Wash.; and Lt. Dtck Chapman of Knollwood Field, N.C. The two service stars had '76's. Ward was out In 35 and back In 41. while Chapman put together a pair of 38's. It was expected that a 36-hole aggregate of 158 or better would be required at the end of today's round to gain one of the fit berths for match play starting Wednesday. . ■— o - ■ - — k 4 Todays Sport Parade (Reg. U. 8. Pat. Office By Jack Cuddy New York. July 21.-(UP)-The I' S lawn tennis association poohI balls should remember Svnor Francisco Segura in their prayers each | night tor two major reasons: <ll The two-handed swatter from Ecuador has rescued the current tennis season from a serious threat i of the doldrums; (2) the chocolatei complexhmed Spanish-Indian from i Guayaquil has sold Fred Schroeder of Glendale, Calif., the Idea of competing In the national championships at Forest Hills next month. Young Segura, who has been leknamed "Pancho" by his admirers—probably because he blankets the court—ls very "happ-ee" about the whole thing, particularly the Schroeder affair. Pancho regards

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this as a masterpiece of good-neigh-bor diplomacy. He pulses go >dneighborliness, and nothing would please him more than to relieve U. S. tennlsers of the burden of carrying around the men’s national singles crown. And he has an excellent chance of begin the first lattln American to turn the trick. • Ecuador's 21-year-old ambassador of Kood-wlll was discUMsliig the Schrced< r affair last night while relaxing ut his hotel after five weeks of strenuous tennis — five weeks of surprisingly successful campaigning- The diminutive 147pounder wish the blue-black hair and glittery black eyes mentioned a conversation he had with Schoeder, who was ranked No. 5 nationally just before the eastern clay courts championships opened July 11 ut the Jackson Heights c lub. "Thees Schroeder Is keedlng me about the national championships," Segura explained. “He says maybe he don't play in the nationals because the compeieeatean is so punk and It means noMlng if he weens. I say I am playing in the nationals. He say so what? I say I west show ycu so what in thees clay courts tournee I showed hltn so what in the final Sundee. And now Meester Schroeder must play In the nationals,” Indeed, little Pancho showed Schroeder and the tennis world generally Sunday as he walloped the Californian in four sets to take the eastern clay courts title. His performance was sennatioal against the intercollegiate champion and Stanford graduate who was considered the amateur games most deadly attacker. Schroeder's attack melted under the explosiveness of Segura's twe-handed baseball Hwlnge an t the perpetual motion ot his offense. He played like Henry Armstrong used to fight. Schroeder had been a heavy favorite, although Pancho had won three tournaments in the three previous weeks, taking the Tri-State at Clncinnai. the Brcoklyn championship and the New Jersey state. Segura, who was sent to this country by his government a year ago to play tennis and study bus-

Next: the National Title! Sensational ptay of the Braadoreaa tennis star. Francisco (Pancho) •sfura. be with the doublehanded attack, has boosted the tiny Booth American into the national sportlight Begura, with several touma. meat victories in a raw. Masted Ted Schroeder, ranked Aft h la the U. B, to win the eastern day coasts title la Me latest ir~t_ Begura now potato toward the national m September.

iness management at Miami (Fla.l university. Is vastly Improved over las; summer. Thio improvement, he explains, is doe largely to coaching he rect Ived a! Miami U. from Mercer Beasley, nationally known tennis teacher, and Gardner Muiloy, the No 7 U. s amateur player Segura says he practiced three times a day during most of the tall and winter. He Improved his backhand service, but particularly his anticipation. "Now I fee) where the hall will be beet. Instead of theenking where I' will go." he said. The double-gripping whirlwind from Ecuador will add zest and dollars to tournament play for the rest of the season—a season that pre viously lacked lustre because so many topflight performers had gone Into the services. He will rest thU week during the Seabiscult tourney and will compete at Southampton. Rye ad Newport before challenging in the nationals at Forest Hills, starting Aug. il.

Veteran Infielder Sold To Athletics Detroit, July 21 —(UP)— Eric MoNsdr, veteran American league infielder, has been sold to the Philadelphia Athletics by the Detroit Tigers in a straight cash transaction. it was announced today. McNair refused to report to Washington after l>eing traded to the eenators for relief pitcher Jack Wilson. But he said he would not hesitate to Join Connie Mack, under whom be broke into major league baseball In 1929. "I'm ready to play with any club in the league except Washington," McNair said. "I may be having a poor season but I'm not washed up.” o HOME RUNS Williams. Red Sox 19 l-aabs. Browns 17 Mize, Giants 17 York. Tigers 14 Camilli. Dodgem 14 DI Maggio. Yankees 14

51. Mary’s Defeats McMillen, 6 To 3 St. Mary's handed M< Millen th* latter's first league defeat **•* second half schedule Monday night in a City softball league tilt. 6 to 3. The winner* tallied two runs in each of the final two innings to win the tilt, while Baker limited McMillen to five hits. Stubbs Insurance of Celina. Ohio. | blanked Sihafer In the exhibition s game. 11 to 0. Scores by Innings: H H E 1 St. Mary's 200 602 2 6 10 1 M< Millen HO 001 6-3 5 2 Baker and Bolinger; Schultz ami ■ Hakes. Celina 210 033 2-11 12 1 Schafer 000 <M'O o—o 3 3 FronlriK and Berron; Arnold and Snyder. o Wayne Scott Named South Side Mentor Wayne Edward Scott, coach at Harrison Hill junior high school In Fort Wayne for the past five years, hae been appointed head basketball coach at South Side of Fort Wayne Scott succeeds Burl Friddle, who resigned several months ago to accept a position as basketball coach at the University of Toledo o Buddy Rosar Fined For Leavinq Team

Cleveland. July 21—(VP>—The principals in iMsebaH's latest feud — manager Joe McCarthy and catcher Buddy Hosar of the New York Yankees were scheduled to arrive today for the opening of a series against the Indiana. Rosar left the club on Saturday, returning to his home In Buffalo to take a policeman's examination. McCarthy was also in Buffalo yesterday and levied a fine of $250 i against the young backstop for taking leave without permission. "In I the event Rosar fails to report at Cleveland for the night game he will Im* Indefinitely suspended.” I McCarthy said. Rosar has assured reporters, however, that he would > be on hand. O' — ; gregg McFarland ■ (Continued From Page 1) ! over the gave) to Mr .McFarland after his election. , The city committee will use the same rooms occupied by the county central committee. Ix-adem of the city committee anticipate staging an Intensive campaign In Decatur, in addition to aiding In the work of the county central committee. : GERMANY REPORTS t (Continued From Paco 1) • Don at that point—over which the Russians might retire from Ros- > tov-had been destroyed." "Rus- > sian rear guards and dispersed ; enemy groups are Itelng annlhl- ; lated" by the Nazi air force, the r communique claimed. , The Russians told a different story. They said that ground was t yielded to the enemy but that a . high price was exacted and that ( the Red army had fallen back in ! good order, leaving rear guards who rigorously scorched the earth, and killed many thousands of advancing Germans. Apparently the German claims ( of sudden advances and of encirc- . ling attacks by armored forces f and airplanes were based on the . final retirement of these rear guard elements which had held

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back the Axis tide while Soviet marshal Semyon Timoshenko prepared his ground for a decisive stand, presumably along the Don. It appeared unlikely that the Rus sian military leader, who lasi year drove the Germans back In panic from Rostov to Taganrog, would give up Rostov at this critical juncture with a last-ditch fight like at Sevastopol and similar to the one being made to hold Voronezh. On the eastern flank, the Russians had been reported massing their strength for defense of Stalingrad and the lower Volga and H was believed likely that the main liattle would be fought In the comparatively narrow area between the Don and Volga Tivers. The present phase of fighting may well determine possession of the main oil supplies of the Soviet Union. The Russians have Strongly defended the northern end of the pipe line that leads from the Caspian coastal fields to Rostov and then northwestward to Nikltovka. forcing the enemy to detour around the line en route to Rostov. The line north of Rostov, however. Is now rendered useless by the German flanking advances, or may have been seized at some points after being destroyed by the Russians. Capture of Rostov, or Its encirclement. would permit the Germans to attempt a crossing of the narrow water gap from the eastern Crimea peninsula to the Caucasus. south of the Azov sea and not far north of the Soviet naval base of Novorosslsk. which frequently has been attacked by German bombers In recent days.

FIGHTERS, BOMBERS (Continued From Page 1) tlvew In northwest Germany, the air ministry said without elabor at lon. All the Wellingtons and Bostons returned. One of the fighters did not. Targets attacked by the Spitfires, according to the air ministry. Included two factories, sev’eiai gunpostal, a number of German army billets, rs 11 road signal boxes, a railroad engine, an anil-aircraft tower, the railroad station north of Dicpjxand an armed trawler In the Somtne estuary. Philadelphia News Publisher Is Dead Rochester. Minn., July 21 —(UP) M. L. Annetrberg. 64. u German immigrant who became publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer and half-a-dozen other newapapers and magazines and organiser of home racing news, died in St. Mary's hospital last night, lees than two months after he was paroled from federal prison. , He arrived at the Mayo clinic shortly after he wae released on June I. and spent four days in his hospital bed completing arrangement for disposition of his personal snd business affairs. On July 14. he was operated upon, but because of his age and poor physical condition grew steadily worse. Unconscious since Sunday, he died at 9:45 last nlgbL o ■ Alleqheny Flood Death Toll is 15 Bradford, Pa. July 21-(UP)— Flood watera, which may have ! claimed 15 lives, receeded throughout the Alleghany river watershed today, leaving In their wake millions of dollsrs ot damage and more than 10,000 persons under Red Cross care. Ten bodies have been recovered and five persons are missing. At

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