Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 126, Decatur, Adams County, 26 May 1944 — Page 6

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Detroit Drops Second In Row To Athletics — Home Field Jinx To Detroit; Loses 11 Os 12 This Season .New York. May 26 lITI ThDetroit Tigers, who play their home games in spaclou- Briggs stadium, generally regarded ione of the best baseball layout-I in the major league*, would lie 1 just as wej| pleased today if the I remainder of their s< tif-dilh- called for all road games. Playing at home usually ha i been regarded as a slight edge for a ball club but not with the Tigers as far a:- this season is concern'd They have played 12 games at home and have lost II Only because of their strong -hqw Ing on the road, where they have played 667 ball, have the Tigers been aide to achieve fifth place in the American league standings g, Yesterday the Tigers dropped another at home to the Philadel. jihia Athletics, who behind the i thr>e hit pitching of Luman liar-, rls. scored their second i.light * ! J 2-■■ — L!

Moose Initiation Sun. May 2Q, 2 PRO ll’T IJ Candidates please report early and present health certificates to secretary. GEORGE E. GLASS will he the speaker. All members are urged to attend. ADAMS LODGE No. 1311 LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE —■■MW—OPENING Schroyer Lake Beach 2*' f miles N. E. of Decatur Sunday, May 28 SWIMMING-BOATING-FISHING PICNICS—REUNIONS Come and enjoy yourself in this nature's wonderland. Complete facilities for a Sunday or week-end holiday .. . cool, refreshing water . . canteen service .. . boating and fishing on a well stocked lake. Make your reservations now for your family reunion and Sunday School picnics. —1 Attention Motorists! We wish to announce that the Service Station formerly operated by A. M. Anker, FIVE POINTS, will RE-OPEN TOMORROW We will sell the famous Sinclair Gasoline, Oils and Lubricants, and cordially invite everyone to visit our station for their motoring needs. Sinclair Service Service Delane “Peck” Werling, Operator.

win over the Bengal*. 20. Harris pitched one hit ball going into the eighth frame and had retired IS men in order when the Bengal got to him for their other two hit Harris also batted in one of the Philadelphia runs with a dngle in the eighth Mel Harder, seeking his 202nd 1 major league victory on M'-l Harder Night at Cleveland hud a i tough tun. of it as the Washing. I ton Setiatois beat the Indians. 4.2. lai rely on Harder's error. The dean of the tribe's pitching sass, being feted by the home town for having achieved hi2tnnh victory while the club was in th. eas'. blew a 2 1 lead by dropping a throw while covering first base. Three Nats were on the liases and two -cored to de. I prlve Harder of the decision I Mickey Haefner, who pitched six | hit ball, wa cr- dited with the ! victory. Tln< second place St. lamis i Brown gained Another half game on th" idle New York Yankee- by winning their second straight over the Boston Bed Sox, 3.2. Tex Hughson started for the Sox ami gave up all seven of the Browns hits Bolt Munchies was on th" mound for the winners and allow, ed seven hits The Browns bunched their . however. In the fourth and fifth inning to score all their i mis The Yankee game against th- . "hicago While Sox was rained out 1 for the second straight day l i the National league the Bos.

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I Coaches For Ban On Out-Of-Bounds Kick Agreement Is Made By Big Ten Coaches Chi< ago, May 26. (t'Pi — Big Ten football and basketball coaches, athletic direr tors and faculty representatives Went into closing oesioiis of a two day conference today in hopes of ironing out the kinks in its 12 game basketball schedule for 1945. Basketball coaches prepared a tentative slate providing 12 conference games for each of the nine competing school* yesterday.' The schedule-making reached a temporary impasse when Ohio. Illinois ami Wisconsin refused to book a game with Purdue, but (thio state finally reconsidered to prevent the Boilermakers from making two long trlpu to lowa and Minnesota. Athletic directors Intended to give final approval to the schedule today, after which the delegates will wind up the meeting with a faculty meeting and luncheon before many depart for the conference track meet at Champaign. Football coaches had a profitable day yesterday when they drew up 1945 and 1946 schedules, made a ■‘gentlemen's agreement" to rule out the deliberate out of bounds ki< kolT and reiterated their policy of waving eligibility rule* for servicemen and scheduling games with service teams. ('apt Robert R. Emmet, commandant of the I'nited States naval training center, (treat l-akes, 111., told ihe conference the Bluejackets would not use former professionals in their grid lineup this year. The football scheduling brought about a resumption of the Notre I tame lowa series after a foiir-year lapse The Hawkeyes defeated the Irish In 1939 and 1940. The 1946 schedule If tentative, awaiting the booking of additional home games for Purdue and Indiana. o .. HOME RUNS Seerey, Indians 6 Schultz. Dodger* 6 | Hayes. Athletics 6' Spence. Trosky, White Sox 5 Northey. Phillies 5 Columbus Tied For Association Lead Milwaukee Brewers Lose To Louisville By United Prew * The ColumOHM redid rds today were tied with the Milwaukee Brewers for the American Association league lead, thanks to the LouisVilli* Colonel*, who WhippeJ the Brower* 7 to 5 yesterday while the Redbird* were idle. The Redbird*' game with Minneapolis -was postponed because of wet ground*. hut Milwaukee's lose gave the two teams the name record of 22 victories and io defeats. In other association games, the Indianapolis Indiana whipped the 1 Kansas City Blues twice, 6-6 and 6-1, to emerge frbm the cellar fo' the firut time this season, and St. Paul split a douAde header with the l Toledo Mudhens, winning the first one 2 to 0 and dropping the second ton Braves finally supported Al Javery and the hurler came up with his first win of the season, i three hit performance that edged the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1.0. Javery, who had lost six straight, was given a one run lead in the first frame and protected it. He was In trouble only in the inning when two walks and a hit filled the bases. A squeeze play failed, however, and a double play cleared the sacks. Nlck| Strincevlch, who allowed but six | hits, was the loser. Chicago at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at New York and St. Louis at Brooklyn in the National league were rained out. Yesterday's star: Luman Harris, who held the Detroit Tigers to three hits and batted In a run to give the Philadelphia Athletics their second straight victory over the Bengal*.

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*"’**•' Adams Theater To Mark Anniversary Special Features Booked For Week Starting Sunday, the Adam* theater will t.bserve it* l«th an. ' nlvertutry week, th" popular play. ■ house having opened it* doors on June 1. 1934 To cel brale Itbirthday the the.iter will present three specially select'd, highly enteri lining programs. hi January of 1934, Mr I A. Kalver acquired the building for. ineriy o< cupl d by the Waring Glove Co., and remodeled it Into it soo.seat pluyhotra* DecaiuPs first modern motion picture theater. In 1935. a balcony of IM seats was added and during 193 S an addition was built to the 4 to 2 Al Widinar went the route for the Colonela, holding the brewer* to .♦even scattered hits. wThile hi* teammates reached Owen Scheetz and Charile Gassaway for Id safelieu. Both teaiikn scored twice in the Initial frame and the liroaver* j took a two-run lead by m uring run* in the third ami fourth Inning*. Nick Polly put the game away for the Colonel* jn’ the fifth Inning when lie slapped one of Scheetz' offerings out of the park with the baft'a loaded. Th'- Colonel.' acored another run in the aixth to round out the score, while the Brewer* made only one more tally. In the final frame.

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F I structure increasing II size to IM s-ats. During the past in years many Improvement* have been made, ini-liidhig the latest sound and projection equipment and deep.well washed air conditioning Today the theater ha* und r contract the output of the principal Hollywood producers which Include Paramount, Metro-4lo|l. wynMayer. Warner Bios., ItKO Radi". Twentieth I'enlury Fox ('lilted Artist Columbia, I’nlver. sal. Republic and-Monogram. With all picture* to select from, th Adam* pii-sents a consistent pol. icy of high qualliy programs at all times. The anniversary programs are a* follow-: Sun. Mon Tues.. "Broadway Rhythm," a technlcol. - or musical comedy with George Murphy, Ginny Simms, "Roche* ter" and many more; Wed. AThurs.. "Four Jills in a J«ep" with Kay Fiancis, Carol" Landis, Martha Haye. Mitzi Mayfair; Fri. I A Sat., "Stndiiig Room Only" with Fred Mai Murray. Paulette Goddard and Edward Arnold All pictures lean tn the c.miedy side and happy entertainment i* prom, ised to th" pairons during tlie B>ih anniversary week No Changes Reported On Russian War Front Moscow, May 26 (I’l’l— More than 3041 German.! were killed ye*terday in minor r •< oiinaiasaiici- an I offensive patrol dashes with Soviet units, a Russian communique .laid today. No change* were reported on the eastern front. Seventeen German plane* were

MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. U Pct. Gll St. Louis 21 9 .700 Pittsburgh 16 11 .593 3’41 Cincinnati 17 12 .5X6 3' a Philadelphia 13 14 .4XI 6’4 New York 13 17 143 X Brooklyn 13 17 .443 X Bo ton 15 19 111 X Chicago 9 IX 333 I<l’4 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G. 11.; New York 17 10 .630 St Ixntls 19 15 .559 1’ 3 Wallington 17 14 .548 2 Philadelphia 16 15 .516 3 Detroit 15 lx .455 5 Boston J 4 17 .452 5 Chicago 13 II .133 5’4 Clcv - lai.d .. 11 19 124 6 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Boston I, Pitlelnirgh (t. Chicago at Philadelphia, postponed. rain. Cincinnati at Now York, postponed. rain. St Louis at Brooklyn, postponed, wet ground* American Leagi e Philadelphia 2. Detroit It. St. lamls 3. Boston 2. Washington I. Cleveland 2. New York at Chicago postponed, rain. o j LEADING HITTERS National League Player Club G AB R H Pct. Walker, Brooklyn 30 lIX 18 50 .424 Mu-lal. St. Ixmtei 31 107 20 39 .361 M'-dwick, New V 26 103 IX 36 .350 Bordagaray, Brook 2X 116 27 40 .345 Holmes, Boston 35 146 IX 19 .336 American Leagce Tucker, Chicago 21 X 615 31 ,395 Hostetb-r, Det. 27 76 9 27 .355 Ktten, New York 27 92 14 32 34X John-on. Boston 31 9X 29 34 347 Doerr, Roston 31 121 20 41 .339 Shroyer Lake Will Be Opened Sunday Shroyer Lake Beach, two and one-half miles northeast of Decatur. will he formally opened for the I9|| .reason on Sunday, Ben shot down in air combat Wednesday and Rtirrtian planes sank two German transports, totalling 7,00' tons, on the aame day in the Gulf of Finland. TPM I S

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