Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1944 — Page 6

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Giants Wallop Dodgers, Yanks Lose To Nats Boston Stretches Winning Streak To Nine Games In Row New York. June 16 — (VP)- The New York Yankee* returned home today and the New York Giants left, but aside from the fait that both teams walked through Penn station carrying luggage, there were no similarities it ban been a long time since the National league rooters ot the world's largest city would boast to their brethren American league fatts about anything, but today was the day The Giants, a last place club a season ago, departed for Boston with a highly successful home stand in the record books. In the 13 games played at the Polo Grounds the Giants won 12 and moved from sixth place In National league standings to third with a home stand average of .632 On the other hand, the Yankees, a first place club last season, left home in their accustomed spot, wit the top of the league, and proceeded to lose 15 of their 21 contests for an average of 286 and a drop to sixth place. Both team* followed suit yesterday, the Giants winning and the foxing The Giant victory *ww particularly sweet because it was a 9 2 shellacking ot their hated rivals, Ibe Brooklyn Dodger* Man •ger Mel Ott clouted hl* 17th homer of the aeason Harry Feldman scattered six hits to receive credit for the victory. Rookie Hal Gregg, the Dodgers' ace, was the loser and Included among the events that led to his downfall were the 11 walks he issued The Washington Senators Were responsible sot the Yanks losing thetr eighth game In their last nine starts Mickey Haefner, a left handed knuckleballer. held the champions to seven hits and recorded a 3-2 triumph. Bobbie Ortiz was the big gun in the Nat** of FILL YOUR BIN We have OIL TREATED STOKER COAL PocahontaN West- Virginia and Kentucky Lump and Egg Coal HAUGK COAL CO. Phone 49

1 1. „ L-l-J 9 1 SALE CALENDAR i , i Jl-NB 17 L. M. SIEBEN ALLER. Edgerton, Ohio. Residence, Grocery • Store. Case Hotel and all equipment. J. F. Sanmann, auct < JUNE 20 PAULA ROOENBECK, Guardian, 4 allien Northwest of Ila. I calur, Ind n Highway No. 27. than 1 mile North. I:N P M ♦o acre farm J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneer. JUNK 24 ABRAHAM M. BEIBERSTEIN, 2 hi ilex Went and one mile North of Berne, bid . then % mile West; Well Improved 120 Acre Farm J. F. Sanmann, auctioneer. WHEIMII WELL IMPROVED 120 ACRE FARM on Saturday, June 24 1:30 P. M. on Premises LOCAi ED; Two mile* We«t and one mile North of Herne. Indiana then % mile West, DESCRIPTION: Good Five Room House, basement, new furnace water in the bouse. Electricity Two Good Weils. BARN MsSB. concrete floors, part of barn lot concrete. Good Hog House and Com Crib, Machine Shed. Chicken House, Tool bbed and Garage The Buildings ars all In good state of repair. Beautiful yard and gravel drive. Various kinds of fruit trees and Barytes It Acres of Timber Pasture, balance under cultivation. Good Pro. ductlvs Soil as evidenced by the growing crop Well drained and fenced, has been well farmed and properly rotated. A Good Tenant on the farm at the prerent time , IDEAL LOCATION. BEING IN ONE OF THE REALLY DESIR. ABLE FARMING SECTIONS OF ADAMS COUNTY. INDIANA PERSONAL PROPERTY of the late Abe Biberstein will sell immed. lately following the sale of the farm. Ineluding a Rubber Tired Wagon. Rubber Double Helt « i ||* Rafe 1212 S Chest of Drawers. 2 11X12 Rugs. Bed and Bedding Rifle I day clock. Misc. Toole TERMS: Cash. Abraham and Menno Bibomtein—Adm. TBRMS on Farm: day of sale, balance upon delivery of good title Landlord's possession Abraham M. Biberstein, Owner J. F Sanmann—Auctioneer Sale conducted by Midwest Really Auction Co. Decatur, Indiana.

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fensive as he drove in two run* Joe Page was the loser. Msewhere In the American league. the Boston Red Sox stretched their winning streak to nine games by beating the Philadelphia Athletkw. 5-1. Tex Hughson allowed but six hits for his ninth victory. In the only other game scheduled the Cleveland Indians edged the Ivetroit Tigers 3 2 In 13 innings Paul O'Dea's single In the fourth extra frame produced the winning run for relief pitcher Joe Hevlng Paul I Dizzy » Trout was charged with the loss. In the National league the Pittsburgh Pirates hiked their second , place lead with a 1-u edge over the Cincinnati Reds Bob Elliott's single In the ninth innHlg brought 1 Max Butcher the triumph as he 1 pitched an eight hit shutout, a 1 rarity In Itself. Rookie Tommy De lAcruz lost a heartbreaker as he allowed but four hits, two by Butcher. In the only other senior circuit 1 contest scheduled the Philadelphia Phillies eked out a 5-4 win over the Boston Braves A double and a single in t.,e eighth Inning brought victory to rookie southpaw Ken Raffensberger. Yesterday's star: Tex Hughson, who e(e< lively scattered six hits to hurl the Boston Red Sox to their ninth consecutive triumph and hl* ninth of the season. —- ■ o Legion Beats Kraft In League Till, 4-3 Harvester Foils To Appear Last Night The Ijeglon team edged out Kraft Cheese In a Decatur aoftbull league game Thursday night at Worthman I Field. 4 to 3. The International Harvester team of Fort Wayne, scheduled to meet McMillen in an exhibition tilt, failed to appear for the game. Trailing 4 to 0 after f!v o inning* of play, the Kraft team nearly pulled the league game out of the fire from the Berne players. Kraft tallied twice In the sixth A walk and a triple scored one run in the seventh with only one man out, but the nekt two batter* were easy Infield outs to end the threat. The Moose team will meet the liluffton Moose in the exhibition game opening tonight* p,ay The Bluffton team, composed entirely of niomilters of the Moose lodge, relies mainly on veterans of former baleball teams. In the league game tonight, line's will battle MdMlllen The G B. team will meet al the Legion team at Herne l«a*t utght* score: ■RHE Kraft 000 002 I—3 4 2 Legion 200200 x--4 6 2 1 riherer and l-add, Neuenschwander and Stuckey. —p . I FUR ('old Storage, cleaning and glazing. Call us now.— Sheets Brow., cleaners. T '

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Armstrong Scores Knockout Victory Scores Technical K. 0. In 2nd Round New York, June 16-(UP))-An-•■lent Henry Armstrong blasted out perhaps the moot amaxing comeback victory in the history of Madiwon Square garden last night when his surprisingly explosive punches dynamited Young Al “Bummy" Jm vi* to the canvas four times enroute to a technical knockout victroy in the second round. Armstrong used this quick knock out as a boomerang against Davis, the Brooklyn kayo artist who bad belted out lightweight champion Bob Montgomery in 63 second* The crowd of 16,094 who paid a gate of 358,822 cheered delirioualy when 31-year-old Armstrong began smashing his 24 year old opponent into helplessnes* And they shook the rafter* when referee Frankie Fyilam stopped the bout a, 59 second* of the second round. There was no need for a count over tbloodwmeared Bummy, as be lay face down on the canvas. Davis made the mistake of letting Armstrong get in doe* in the first round and kept smashing his head from aide to side After about two ininuti* of the first session. Armstrong landed a smashing right hook that knocked Jlummy through the ropes. -He returned to the ring at the count of eight, and quickly wu* smashed to the canvas with a left hook. With an arm entwined about the ropes, Davis half rose and then fell back to on» knee, .but regained hl* feet at the count of nine. Armstrong was after him. But the bell sounded, ending the round. In the second session. Armstrong rushed out of hi* corner and began Catering Davis about the ring He floored him for a count ot nine in Davis' own corner, and when Rummy rose. Armstrong motioned for the referee to stop it. Referee Fuli lam motioned Armstrong on. A steaming right hook caught Davis lon the chin and knocked him tar back on bi* heels, from where he pitched forward on his face o MAJOR LEAGUE SWGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L Pel. G B St. Louis .. 34 15 .694 Pittsburgh 27 20 .574 6 Cincinnati ;...r. 26 24 520 8% New York 26 24 52U S% Brooklyn ....- 34 27 .471 11 Philadelphia 20 27 4M13 Boston 23 31 426 13% Chicago '... 16 28 .364 15% • — -a....... > ■* • AMERICAN LEAGUE W. Il Pct. 08. St. Lou I* 30 23 566 Boston 29 23 .558 % Detroit 27 26 509 3 Cleveland 26 28 .481 4% Washington 25 27 .481 4% New York 23 25 .479 4% Chicago 22 24 .478 4% Philadelphia 22 28 .440 6% VEkTEROAY'6 RESULTS National League Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 0. New York 9, Brooklyn 2. Philadelphia 5, Boston 4. Only games scheduled. American League Boston 6. Philadelphia 1. Washington 3. New York 2. Cleveland 3. Detr.it 2 (13 Inning*). Only game* scheduled.

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Senators, Yankees Are League Winners The Senators defeated the Tiger* and the Yankees nosed out the Indian* In the American division of of the summer recreation league Thuiwday at Wortbman Field. The Senators walloped the Tigers, 15 to 2. Obtaining six hits and committing two error*. The Tiger* were held to two hits aud rnad» nine errors. Batteries - Senators, Merriman and Coffee; Tiger*. MacLean and D. Smith. Sebnitz. The Yankees edged out a 4 to 3 victory over the Indians Each team made three hit* and three errors. Batterie*—Yankees, 1-add and Laurent, Indians, Ziner and Bell Braun. o LEADING HITTERS (Based on I2U or more times at hat) National League Player Club G AB RII Pct. Walker, Dodgers 52 205 30 83 405 Mu* I al, St. Louis 5u 188 40 72 383 Weintraub, (Hants 5o 180 36 62 .344 Galan. Dodger* 52 191 37 64 335 Mrdwkk. Gtap'.a.. 39 144 25 47 .326 American League Tucker, Chioago. 31126 21 49 389 Doerr. Bostoo 52 197 40 66 335 Hockett. Indians 43 161 17 54 .335 Hosteller, Tigers 41 124 15 41 331 Ferrell, Sehatore 34 123 7 40 325 , —o- p- -, , HOME RUNS Ott. Giants 17 Weintraub, Giauts ... . 10 Kurowski. Cardinal* 9 Northey. Phillies 8 Cullenbine. Indian* 8 o Louisville Defeats Minneapolis Twice ■By United Pre** The tauisvilie Colonels blasted out 12 aafwtie* oft three Minneapolis pitchers to win the first game of a trwln bill 10 to 4 and then followed through the nightcap with alx more hit* to take a 6 to 4 ded*ion fro mthe hapless Millers In the American association last night. In other autociation game*. Ind lanapolig whipped St Paul 3-2 and the St. Louis Cardinals taok a 6-4 decision fftwn the Kansas City Blues In an exhibition game. The game between Mtkwaakee

and Colunvbu* ended in a 5-5 tie when the contest was called In the seventh Inning after a heavy windstorm blow the roof off Borchert - Stadium, injuring 21 persons. — ——o — YANK INVASION <Oontinned rrt* rag* i) (Progress of assault forces at Agiuan Point at the southwestern end of the island indicated the situation wa* satisfactory and that further gains were expecied Earlier reports *aid that assault troop* broke through enemy defenses at the point turned back several armored counter attack* and .-truck in to Cbaran Kanoa. The attempt to seize Saipan was considered significant in the light of It* poMUdlltie* a* a central Pacific 'base. Ii now appear* that the American high command dellberlately timed the B-29 raid against Japan with widespread a. <ault* in the Pacific in one of the greatest single serie* of attack* against the enemy. Admiral Chester W. Nimftz, in his second communique on the Mariana* operation*. *aid fighting was heavy but his troops were making "good progress'* in (heir drive .through Sakpan, lying strategically in the middle of Japan's central Pacific island chain 1449 miles southeast of Tokyo. The Japanese were resisting fier -eely with artillery, mortar and ma-chine-gun fire in a desperate attemp to stop the American drive up the west coast of Saipan toward Garapan and Tanapag harbor, two mile* farther north. PosaesMion of Tanagtag. an almost land-locked harbor, would give the Pacific fleet one ot it* best staging base* between Pearl Har’mr and the China coast, the immediate goal set by Nimitz in his drive to Tokyo. • The Invasion of Halpan. a volcanic peaked Inland 15% miles long and 4% miles wide, outflanked the enemy's Important Caroline islands and placed the American front line within five hours flying lime of Japan. The American troops, who landed I on Saipan Wednesday following a tremendous air and naval honshardmem came within virtual sight of

No Early Relief Is Promised From Heal Storms, High Winds Moving Eastward By I'nlted Press Storm warnings for small cm|t were posted on l«ake Er e. l<ak • St. Clair and Lake Huron today a* storm* and high iwind* which struck southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois lust night moved eastward. The weather bureau predicted continued warm and humid weather and ucattered thunderabowera for today and tomorrow. A wind of 41 miles an hour with gusts as high as 60 miles an hour, wa* recorded at the Chicago airport last night and the naval air .nation at Glenview north ot Chicago reported gusts up to 68 miles an hour. ■At .Milwaukee 21 persons were hospitalized when a windstorm ripped the roof from Borchert Stadium in the *»venth inning of the Columbus- Milwaukee American association itas.hall game tine man sustained a skull fraetiJre and another i a poss Wile broken back. Thundeiatorms were promised for 4»wa, i.Minti'-sota, Wiseotmin. lilionis Indiana and upper and lower Michigan today and Saturday But H. L Jacobson. Chicago foreicaster, said th>-y will be local, storms and will not break the heat wave. Cooler weather is expected tomorrow in Wisconsin. Minnesota and upper Michigan. — — o- —■ -- SOVIET FORCES MOVE (Contlßusd rrvaa Pwqs I) passed the capture of 18 towns and settlements yesterday, for a total of 142 since the offensive began Saturday. Another force of Red army troops also was moving along the Gulf of Finland, where they drove six miles to take the ancient fortress city of Ino, 11 miles south of Kanneljaervi and 30 miles from the Mannerheim line coastal anchor at Koivlsto. In support of the land drive, Soviet plane* ranged over Finnish fortifications to destroy Dozens of pillboxes and 8o motor vehicles and silence 24 artillery and mortar batteries. Guam, the finst u S. territory captured by the Japanese in the wa". The Island, only 111 mile* south of Saipan, fell four days after Pearl Haittor, Swim in Shroyer Lake Beach. | CORTI SUN. MON. TUES. Matinee Sun.—9c. 15c until 4 2 SWELL PICTURES! J ww KBSasrt Lmk,—. — f j . —ADDED HIT— • ~uy riAM < GILBERT* FAY BONNIE BAKER (g/l BUTCH and BUDDY 7J/Z •.'HE RADIO ROGUES \ 11, HARRY LANGDON \\ /H ULe' Xr IRIS ADRIAN lf+ Mir Evening* 9c 30c Inc. Tax — 0-0 Tonight & Saturday “BENEATH WESTERN SKIES” !***• ,<>b ‘-'vngMon AL ®o—Second chapter, “Tiger Woman" go JOo Inc. Tax

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