Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 122, Decatur, Adams County, 22 May 1944 — Page 6

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Chicago Cubs Shake Slump, Win Twin Bill Cubs Starting East With Winning Streak Os Four Victories New York. May 22 HP) The Chicago Cubs entrained for th* east today, intent upon proving to themselves and the eastern division of the National league that they ar** the club for which th** experts predicted a first division berth Boasting a four game winning •treak and sit victories in th**lr Inst eight games. the Cubs par tlcnlarly were desirous of shaking all memories of their rarly 1.1 game losing streak the worst In the club’it history, it was that streak which brought nliout the resignation of manager Jimmy Wilson and th*- return of Charley Grimm Latent batting power seemed Io be the big factor In the Bruins' recent surcesse*. They have pounded out an average of more than 10 hits per game during the last four contents ami yesterday blunted 29 runs across the plate in two games against the lloston Braves as they sent the beantown its homeward with three sucresnivo defeats Clouting three Boston hnrlers for 13 hits, the Bruins collected th* Ir run- in clusters of a. t and 6 In the opener to win. 15*1 In their biggest scoring "total of the season. Henry Wyse coasted to hit third triumph. The second game, called because of darkness after seven and n half Innings, saw the Cubs gather IS hits off another trio of Boston pitchers for a 115 shellack Ing. Home runs by Dorn liallessandro and Phil (’avarretts assisted Bill Fleming to the decision ami Alva Javery to his ixtli successive d feat The league leading St. Uuils Cardinals spilt a pair with the New York (Hants, the Cards lak fWMMAMMWWWMAAMWWVW

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Ing the first 10-3 and bowing in the nightcap, 75. Ted Wilks, third St. lain Is pitcher hi the opener, hold the (Hants to two hits In the last <-v* n innings to win when St. Louis came from Is hind with a 12 hit barrage igalnst three New York pitchers. Manager M**f Ott. who placed him 'elf at third base for part of the nightcap, paceu his charg<*s to victory with a homer and two d**nbl»s. Kwalil Pyle was the winner Th** Cincinnati Reds won their first doubleheader of the season by defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers twice. 5-3 In the first and 6*5 in the to Inning finale. Ed ileus* ser w* nt th** route in th** opener to get th** decision and Bucky Walters, third Red pitcher In the second, was credited with his sixth triumph when an error amt two singles produced the marginal tally Pittsburgh won a *l*3 opener over tl> Philadelphia Phillies and were trailing 1)4 at the end of eight Innings of th** nightcap when P* inisy.vaniu's Sunday law forced the game to be called. It goes as a suspended contest and will be r* stinted at the next meeting of the two (lubs at Pitts' burgh. Max Butcher was credited with the Baes' victory. The New York Yankees lengthened their American league lead to two and a half games by sweeping both ends of a twin bill from the second place St. Ixmls Browns. 4*3 in 12 innings in th** first, and B*l in the second. Hank Borowy notched his fifth win in the extra Inning contest when reliefer George Caster forced th** winning run across with a walk Jo* Pag** allowed the visitors but three hits in the second for ait easy win. The doubleheader attracted 59,161 fans, largest league crowd of the season. The Boston Red Sox swept their four game series with the Chicago White Sox with two win*. 4.1 and 9*2. The triumphs brought Boston out of th** cellar into sixth place and shoved the White Sox from th** fifth spot to last Tex Hughson record* d his fourth decision in the opener and Mike Ryba was credited with the second win. Detroit also made It a clean sweep ngnln*t Washington with a pair of victories. Dizzy Trout gave up eight hits In winning the first 2 I and Hal Newhouser scattered live for a 7*l triumph In the nightcap Manager Lou Boudreau bit a horn** run In the lith inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 5*4 • dge over the Philadelphia Athletics in th** first of two games but the "A's" came back to win I hi* second 3*2. Mickey Rocco kept th.* tribe lit the game with a homer in the ninth inning of the opener to produce a 3*3 lie. Ray Poat. fourth Cleveland pitcher, was th** winner. Je<se Flores, with a four hitter, recorded his first triumph of the season In the second game, despite the home runs by Roy Cullenblne and Pat Seerey in the fourth inning. Yesterday's star Dorn Dalles sandro who got six hits in nine trips to the plate to pace th<Chlcago Cubs to a double victory over Boston. o—* LEADING HITTERS National League Player Club G AB R H Pct. Walker. Brooklyn 29 114 18 48 421 Musial. St. Louis 31 107 20 39 .364 Holmes. Boston 33 138 18 48 .348 W. intrauh, N. Y. 29 103 1k 35 .340 Medwick. New Y. 25 100 IS 34 .340 American League Tucker. Chicago 21 86 15 34 395 Hostetler. Detroit 25 70 8 25 .357 Etten, New York 27 92 14 32 .348 11. Johnson. Bost. 29 90 26 31 .344 Doerr. Boston 29 114 20 38 333 0 HOME RUNS Schults, Dodgers „ I S****r**y, Indiana S Northey, Phillies 5 Trosky. White Sox ..... 5 Hayes. Athletics 5 I Spence. Senators 5

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Columbus Near To Associated Lead Columbus Redbirds Take Seven In Row (By United Press! The onrushing Columbus Redbirds trailed the Milwaukee Brewers by one game today, after running their winning streak to seven , in a row while the Brewers were , losing six out of seven games. The Redbirds. who swept their series with Milwaukee last week. * took both elide of a doubleheader from Kansas City yesterday, while Milwaukee split a twin bill with , the Toledo .Mudhens. Columbus has an opportunity to com** within one half game of the Brewers tonight when they meet the Kansas City Blues while Milwaukee’* game with Toledo will be played at a later date. In yesterday's games, Columbus utilized late-fnning scoring punch to down the Kansas (Tty team, 12 to 10 and 5 to 2. The first game between Toledo and Milwaukee went II innings before th** Mudhens broke the Ice to gain a 3 to 2 victory. In the night cap. scheduled for n**ven Innings, an early 2*2 tie stixsl up until the ninth inning when Bill Nagle broke up the game with a home run with a teammate on base to give Milwaukee the 4 to 2 victory. St. Paul, four games out of first place, split a twin bill with Ixiulsvllle, losing the first game, 15 to 3. and winning the second game, 8 to 6. Indianapolis won a double head er from Minneapolis, the Indians taking the first game, 5 to 4 on three runs In the last two Innings, and the nightcap, 3 to 2, with a run in the last inning. o MAJOR LEAGUE SUNDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE > W. L. Pct. G.B. St. Louis 21 9 .700 i Pittsburgh 15 10 .600 3*4 Cincinnati 17 12 .586 3>4 ' Philadelphia 13 13 .500 6 New York 13 16 .448 7*4 Boston 14 18 .438 8 Brooklyn 12 17 .414 8% Chicago 8 18 .308 11 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L. Pct G.B New York 17 10 .630 St. Louis 17 15 531 2'4 Washington 15 14 .517 3 Detroit 15 16 .484 4 Phlilndelphia 14 15 .483 4 Boston 14 15 .483 4 Cleveland 14 17 .452 5 Chicago 13 17 433 514 SATURDAY'S RESULTS National L c ague Chicago 3. Boston 2. Pittsburgh 4. Philadelphia 3. Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 1. St. lamia 10. New York 0. American League Cleveland 5. Philadelphia 0. New York 8. St. Louis 2. Boston 8, Chicago 1. Detroit 6, "Washington 2. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League St. I xmls 10-5, New York 37. Chicago 15-14. Bouton 1-5. Pittsburgh 4-4, Philadelphia 3 9 (second game called in eighth, to be completed later ). Cincinnati 5-6. Brooklyn 3-5. American League New York 48. St. Louis 3-1. Detroit 2*7, Washington 1-1 Boston 4 9. Chicago 3-2. Cleveland 5-2, Philadelphia 4*3. o 800 GERMANS (Continued From Page 1) Two German night attacks were repelled southeast of Stamalanvow, 70 miles soutbeawt of Lwow in southeastern Poland, and troops of the first Ukrainian army killed approximately 200 men For the 80th successive day, no Important changes were reported on the major sector* of the Eastern front. o ....—;—— Officers Are Elected At Meeting Saturday Delegates of the eight Adaaa county conservation clubs meeting at the court house Saturday night, elected the foilawing officers, all to serve two years: Harold Harvey, chalratan; Thurman Gchlefsrsteln, alternate; Oscar BMwrich, seers tary.

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Officer On Trial For Four Killings Lieutenant's Trial Opens In California Camp Anza. Calif , May 22—(U*P) Twelve army officers today prepared to hear evidence in the trial of boyish-faced 2nd Lt. Beaufort G. Siwaneutt, 31, of I<a Crosse, Wia. who went iwlld during an officer's clmb party last March 6. killing his sweetheart, another girl, hi* commanding officer and a policeman. Hwaneutt. who suddenly started shooting without any apparent reason. killed three protons, fatally wounded one, und less seriously injured four others with his .46 caliber revolver. Hist bloodspattered path reached from the camp Anza officers’ clubto nearby Arlington before a policemat* <wounded him and stopped his : |g||||ifr I ~~ 4 1 J-.*; vv * Jews. * ». FESTIVAL QUEEN, Dorothea Gahan of Flora, 111., la pictured above as she reigned at the annual Mount Carmel Spring Musical Festival at Mount Cannel, Hl. Mias Gahar won over competitors from 14 high schools the honor of being queen at the affair which la he!4 ' in observance of National Musk Week, . :

' -.-• - -• 1 pHMFI • JWF i *M| , I 1 -' - I ' W p ?:VJ A AAR MIBIC3 MS AUIOATOR tanka can be aeen here through th * wreck/ age of a Jap plane on Bontanl airdrome near HoUandla, Dutch New . Guinea, where U. B. troops made their aucceaeful invasion. The Alligator* helped to take the airfield. ,

rampage. The army officers, appointed by Col James Hertiert, Commanding officer of the Los Angeles port of emibarkation. met to try Swancutt in a courtroom remodeled from a recreation lial). iCapt. Carl A. Thomas. Rockford. 111, Camp Anza judge advocate, headed tNe prosecution aa trial judge advocate. (Rapt. Delpbine D. fiasco. Ix>s Angeles, was the defense counsel. The defense iwaa believed planning to Introduce nwtimony of two Neuro<pmychiatrlstn to support n plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Army officials cloned the trial to the public, allowing only military personnel, civilian tew-enforewnent officials, and accredited news correspondents to enter. o — ITALIANS URGED TO (Continued From rage 11 (Tito) Broz's partisan headquarters reported today that (letman Marshal Muxmillan Von Welch* was bringing up fredt reinforcements in an att»-mut to halt par-' ments In an attempt to halt parSlovenia. Fighting in eastern Bosnia was over a wide area, through mountains and valleys and along communications lines, with the final fmteome uncertain. T\o's communique.* In the last three days in*llcait<l losses were heavy on both sides, but that the partisans appeared to hold a slight edge after routing enemy attacks on Gradanica and lllcl. In a series of night attacks partisan unit« attacked communications lines and German garrison* In Slovenia, holding the initiative against Von Welch*' hard-pr<*ss> d force*. A partisan communique indicated that Tito's forces were striking quick, heavy blows against the Germans- coming out of the hills, Jabbing at the enemy, I and then returning to their hideouts only to pop out again in a new attack r—O' " « Canada's 77 paper mills produced about 4.242,000 ton* during 1942, government figure* *how. Save Waste Paper for War! 84,B 4, A hundred peoada *f newspaper* will predne* Sfty easin** f*r 16-mm. •krIU.

Fort Wayne Central I Takes Track Title i Bienz, Ramsey Lead Tigers To Triumph Indianapolis, May 22 — (UP) — Fort Wayne Central today held th** * RAK high achool track championship liecaune two Central athletes wvcelled at th** bMic demand of the sport they could run faster than any of th** 375 other prep stars at Tech field here Baturday. j Sheer speed afoot on the part of Paul Blenz and Max Ramsey gave Central 29 points und the championship. Indianapolis Washington <wae | second with 23 points and Ham- : mond high took third place with , 21 1/7 jx>intß. Central's coach Murray Menden- | hail thus achieved the unique rec- i ord of having taken state titles* In to different sports within two yearn. His 1943 basketball team j won the state crown. It was a tiwo-man show all the way. 'Blenz won the 100-yard dash | and the 220-yard dash, scoripg 10 points for high point honors; Ramsey *won the 440 and was second in the 220-yard dash, adding nine more points, and then Central's half-mile relay team iwon its race for the final 10 points. Blenz ran the leadoff leg and gave Central a lead. <wbich the next two men lost. Ramsey rane the anchor leg and outfooted Indianapolis Washington's Frank llinex to the tape. Hammond High, rated a* a contender. lost Its ibig chance when the wildcat mile relay team could do no better than fourth in 4ta race. The 111 Hammond individual entrants had indifferent success Fort Wayne North Side did no: score as heavily as expected in individual events, and lost all change for the title when leadoff inah Kenny .Morrow fell In the mile relay. North Bide finished In fourth place in team standings /with 14 6/7 points, and another Fort Wayne team- South Side—was fifth with 12(4. o ALLIED TROOPS (Contlnuvd From Pa<s t> islands. The blow, by an 11th air force bomber, was expected to Impress the Japanese with the growing American ability to strike anywhere in the Pacific, at any time. The other attack near the Japanese mainland was announced by the Japanese radio, which said that an American task force sailed deep Into the southeastern approaches to Japan and made a twoday air attacks on Marcus island. 1.5(10 miles southeast of Tokyo. Saturday and Sunday. The Japanese announcement claimed that the attack was launched from the waters east of the Bonin islands, which would indicate the task force penetrated to within 1.000 miles of Japan. The announcement claimed damage was negligible and said more than 32 American planes were shot down. o Regular Legion Meeting Tonight The regular meeting of Adame post 43, American Jjegion, will be held at the Legion home at 8 o’clock tonight. All members are requested to be present. German 'Spy' Raiders Scout British Coasts Ijondon, May 22—(VP) -Gorman •‘spy’’ raiders scouted the British coast from the northern tip of Scotland to the English channel last night in their widest ranging effort yet to find a clue to the imminence of an Allied invasion of western europe. The Nazi pilots disclosed that reconnaissance was their main aMlgnment by dropping only flarea \V< / NOW IN Olill SHOWROOM . j Yes, we haves wide aelset lon ol i I lovely Imperial pattern*.. f I •as Color-Locked. They’re I really economical too,..their I I bmttty !*oti» yous tciAO I lioa aewl SMITH DRUG CO.

w !< Io" vt'l f <■ * | 111 K ' Ir A LONE AMERICAN soldier of the Fifth A rubble between wrecked buildings In the town of Ca •*t the Nazis withdrew. The scene is now a familiar one the Allied offensive gains momentum and the Cr-rJ. proaches the proportions of a rcut. a..«. ... \

except at one place in Kent, where Ixurtbs caused some casualties but liitk* damage. Though only a few planes participated in the flights, raiders were reported over southeast England. East Anglia, and north and northeast Scotland. o Four Children Burn To Death At Detroit Detroit, May 22 -(l’P)- Four of} their 10 children died today in flames which swept »h« flimsy I frame homo of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perry in Taylor township. The victims, trapped by flames in their attic bedroom, were Charles, 6. Melvin, 7; Edward, 14; and Ixo. 1«. 0 Sedition Counsel Sues Drew Pearson Washington, May 22 — (V<P) — Jam** J. foughlin, counsel for two defendants in the mass sedition trial today filed a 5i.000,000 slander and i libel suft aglnst Drew Pearson, ratio commentator; the Blue network. Co., Inc., and radio station

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