Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 158, Decatur, Adams County, 5 July 1944 — Page 6
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Both St. Louis Teams Leading Major Leagues Browns, Gardinols On Top; Chicago Cubs Leave Cellar New York. July s—(lP)—The Fourth of July haw come anil gone, and thus, according to the baseball adage, St. Louis la assur. ed of its first inter.dty world mHm. The adage has it that the team ItK front through July 4. la the team to win |he pennant and both St. Ixmls clubs parsed that prophetic day at the top of their respective leagues. The Browns' margin, consider. •My more precarious than the Cahilnals'. remained at a game || Ow LOCAL FUs II M»it loan Sh I sittaSi to out Gp—fl tefwei «n ts« , ■ *tes»t«s« et a \ |l literal palter an \ I (test ol DOO or leu See M lodar. LOCAL LOAN COMPANY I Isroreoriua | OCCATUR. INDIANA H tert rtoor oS<> -O»< ItStfa atoro 111 IS'i terth |MM< atrsrt-PHesr J. J.? <r- ■ J *********WNWW»R>W
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and a half over th.- Boston Red Sox us they split a twin bill wltn the Philadelphia Athletics. Sig Jakmki continued his sensational brand of pitching by hurling his third shutout in four games to win the first game for Mi. Ixiuis. tn. The e«.>oldler has allowed hut one run In his last 37 innings on the mound and that cost him a 1.0 decision with the New York Yankees. The "A's" clouted three Brown pitchers for 13 hits in the nightcap, the longest of which was Frankie Hayes' two run hom. er, to gain an 8 to 3 victory. Boston and Detroit shared vic. torles, the Tigers gaining a 4 to 3 edge in the first game when Paul '' Richards singled Rudy York home j with the marginal tally In the | ninth inning. Boston bounced ’ | back to win the finale. 7 to 4. | j largely through the offensive • efforts of second baseman Bobby Doerr whose bat provided five runs during the game, three on his eighth homer. The Cleveland Indians whittled the New York Yankees down to the .500 mark and shoved them Into fourth place by clipping them twice The Yanks, who couldn't hit when It counted, left 10 men on the bases in each game and lost the first. 3 to 1, the second, 7 to 2. Allie Reynolds, relieved by Joe Hevlng In the eighth and assisted by strme great fielding by Man. ager I»u Boudreau, won the opener. The Tribe was outhlt 12 to 5 in the second but a five run first Inning permitted Roy Post to coast to victory. Washington and Chicago spill, the Senators taking the first game, 2 to U, on a splendid four hit pitching performance by Johnny Niggellng. The nightcap went 12 Innings before the White Sox emerged with a 3 to 2 triumph, acquired when Schalk dropped a Texas league single to score Skeeter Webb from second. Gordon Maltxberger. the league's ace reliever, gained his ninth victory against one loss, when he relieved Eddie Lopat in the seventh. The Cards stretched their National league lead to 10'4 games, longest of the season, with two wins over New York. Four runs in the first inning provided the league champs with a working margin which they extended to win, 6 Ip 2 in the opener. The second game was hardly a contest. the Cards winning 9 to 1. .Mort Cooper and Harry Brecheen were the victors. The Chicago Cubs came out of the senior circuit's cellar for the first time since April 27. with a twin victory over the Boston Braves. The double loss. 7 to 1
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Kraft Beats Moose | In league Contest G. E. Girls Beaten By Berne Girls, 4-2 Kraft Cheese walloped the Moose, 12 to 2, in a aufthall league game .Monday night at Northman Field The Berne Girls registered a 4 to 2 victory over the Decatur G. E. Girls in the exhibition game. Kraft pounded out nine hits and was aided by six .Moose errors in registering the league victory, the Anal game of the flrst quarter schedule. Kraft tied Lane's for fourth place with two victories and three defeats, while .Moose finished aloue in the cellar with Ove defeats and no victories. No games were played Tuesday night because of the holiday. Two league games will be played Thursday: McMillen vs. Moose and G. E. vs. Ix-gioti Monday night's scores: Berne Girls 2<Hl 110 o—4 71 G E. Girls 000 200 o—2 4 4 Butcher and Sprunger; J. Melailn, Snyder and P. McLain. Kraft 200 240 4—12 9 2 Moose 200 000 0— 2 6 6 Bauermelater and latdd; Htrahm. KrueckeberK and Tschannon. ■ -o MAJOR LEAGUE SIASDIN6S NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. GB. St. Louis 47 19 .712 Pittsburgh 35 28 .550 lot, Cincinnati 38 21 .551 10H New York 34 35 .492 14'4 Brooklyn 33 38 .465 16H Philadelphia 28 38 .424 19 Chicago 25 37 .403 20 | Boston 28 42 .400 21 | AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pvt. G B St. Louis 41 32 .562 Boston 39 33 .542 I'4 Chicago 33 32 .508 4 New York 34 34 .500 44% Cleveland 35 37 .486 5'4 Washington 34 37 .479 6 Detroit 34 38 .472 6*4 Philadelphia 32 39 .451 8 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
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National League Si. Louie 4-9. New York 2-1. Cincinnati 6-2. Brooklyn 2-1. Philadelphia 3-0. Pittsburgh 2-1. Chicago 7-4. Boston 1-2. American League St. Utuis 4-3. Philadelphia 0-8. Cleveland 3-7. New York 1-2. I Washington 2-2, Chicago 0-3. Detroit 4 1, Borton 3-7. o LEADING HITTERS American League Player Club GAB H H Pct. Tucker. Chicago 50 200 35 72 .340 Fox. Boston ... 50 201 33 48 .333 Doerr. Borton 72 273 52 90 .330 Siebert. Phillies 45 234 28 75 .318 Mown, Chicago 58 220 34 89 .314 National League Walker. Dodgers 71 273 40 102 .374 Musial. St. Louis 48 241 55 98 .348 Weintraub. Giants 57 197 39 47 .340 Hughes, Chicago 52 210 38 70 .333 Med wick, Giants 59 225 36 73 .325 and 4 to 2. dumped the Braves into the vacated eighth place. Bill Fleming pitched four hit bail to annex the curtain raiser and Claude Paaseau allowed bnt seven in winning the nightcap. Brooklyn's dismal Dodgers, without a victory on their current road trip, extended their losing streak to eight games by dropping a pair to the Cincinnati Red*. Gee Walker clouted a homer with the bases loaded in the Efth Inning of the Erst game to account for a I to 1 margin. Arnold Carter allowed six hits for the decision, and Hal Gregg, who Injured Els back during the game, was the loser. The nightcap went 14 innings before the Redo edged out i I to 1 triumph. Catcher Ray Mueller singled home the winning run off Ralph Branca with the bases loaded to give Harry Gombert the win. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates divided, the Phillies winning the first. 3 to 2. and the Pirates the nightcap, 4 to 4. Rookie Charlie Schans came In in the ninth inning of the opener and snuffed a Pirate rally wth the banes loaded to preserve Al OerheauMr’s victory. Max Butcher pitched the shutout for Pittsburgh Yesterday’s star —Sig Jakuekl of the St. Louis Browns, who hurled his third shutout In his last four starts as St. Louis and Philadelphia spilt.
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Brewers Increase Association Lead Win Double Header From Kansas City tßy United Preti) The American Association's lead Ing Milwaukee Brewers took both ends ot a doubleheader with Kan sa« City yesterday, winning the first Kame 11-7 and the second 3-1, while the second place Columbus , Redbird* split a twin bill with the | Toledo Mudhens, the Hens winning ! the opener 5-3 and dropping the nightcap 6-4. In other association game*. St. Paul whipped Minneapolis twice, 2-0 and 12-5, and txiuisville made a clean sweep of Its doubleheader with Indianapolis, humblkig the hapless Indians 15 to 8 in the first game and defeating them 5 to 3 in the nightesp. Milwaukee laahed out 11 safeties off three Kansar City hurlers for 11 runs in the first game. The Blues showed tight only tn one inning, the fifth, when they staged a six run uprising to blast Julo Acos ta from the mound. In the nightcap. Brewer hurler Charlie Sproull and Elmer Singleton pitched scoreless ball until the fourth inning when each yielded a run. Sproull held the Blues in check tor the remainder of the game b«t Singleton weakened In the sixth and seventh innings, allowing a single tally In each. A two-run rally In the sixth inning gave the Toledo Mudhens their victory in the opening game with Columbus, after the Redbirda had tied the score at three-all in the fourth Inning. In the second game, the Redbirda scored two runs each In the second, third and fourth Innings while Arthur Ixxpatks limited the Hens to a single tally in the flrst. two In the eighth and one in the ninth. Carden Gillenwater's home rnn in the fifth Inning with one man aboard gave the St. Paul Saints their 2 0 victory over the Minneapolis Millers in the flrst game of a twin bill. Otho Niteboias held the Millers scoreleaa but allowed them 11 hits in the nine Innings.
n h im OWlflMlliiffi.lii.[ ' JWnMNNKttWMMKM Announcing Change in Ownership 1 have m>M my entire stock and leased my bulk plant, service station and all equipment to Alfred K. Beavers who has been associated with me for the past twenty veers and who I feel to capable and well qualified to serve you. 1 also wish to thank my many friends and customers for their patronage extended to me for the past twenty-five years. It has been a pleasure to serve you and I trust you will continue to give Mr. Alfred K. Beavers the same loyal support which I have received while opera ting the Elberson Service Station and bulk plant. James Elberson - ■ ' ■ : V .
Olis Clark, the Minneapolis hurler. went lhe route, allowing nine safeties. Gillenwater repeated his feat in the second Kame. rappinK out »a homer in the eixhlh Inning with the haees loaded. Both teams used three hurlers in the final contest, but the Saints collected 15 htta. compared to nine for the Millers, to win 12-5. Louisville blasted out 2" hits off three Indianapolis hurlers to acore a 15 to 8 triumph in the first game and then came back In the nightcap to win 5 to 3. o HOME RUNS Ott. Giants 18 Nicholson, Cubs 14 Weintraub, Giants 11 Kurowskl. Cardinals 11 Northey Phlliiee 10 —O' ' — Baseball Attendance 170,000 On Holiday Nrw York. July S— (UP) (More I than 170,0 0 penaons, an increase of nearly 40.000 over last year spent Independence Day in a major league ball park, an attendance survey disclosed today. The laigvst crowd of the day. 37,579. found its way into new York's Yankee stadium to watch the world diamptona drop two games to the Cleveland Indians. o Baltimore Baseball Park Is Destroyed Baltimore. Md.. July E.—(UP)— The Baltimore Oriolea of the International league, prepared today to complete their home games at Baltimore's municipal stadium after their own park was destroyed yesterday by Are which wrought damage estimated at 3150.000. Club officials hoped that the Orioles would he able tp resume play tomorrow in the vast stadium which 1 has boused Navy-Notre Dame football games and many other sports 1 events, but never baseball. The Are, of undetermined origin. 1 ' destroyed the uniforms, bats, balls, and nearly Irreplaceable spiked I shoes of both the Orioles and the I visiting Syracuse Chiefs In add!I tlon. thousands of dollars worth of food, laid in by concessionaires in
Eisenhower Flies Over German Lines Allied Commander Pleased At Results Ninth Air Force Fighter Base. Normandy. July 5. - (VP) Gen, Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme Allied '-ommander. flew over the Ger man lines on the Fourth of July in a Mustang tighter piloted by Maj.Gen. Elwood R. Quesada, head of the 9ih air force fighter command, ft was revealed today. Pilots eaid Eisenhower appeared "greatly pleased” by his observa-i tions. He flew In a formation of| seven planes, which was believed to have encountered little or no flak or other German opposition on Its sweep over Naxi-held territory. (NBC correspondent Merrill Mueller, in a dispatch for the combined press, said Eisenhower had returned to his headquarters In England after the visit to France during which he twice penetrated behind German position*, once in the air with Quesada and again when hie party by passed an enemy pocket of resistance during the American drive on the west side of the Cherbourg peninsula. Mueller reported Eisenhower had important conference with Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, commander of invasion assault forces, and Gen. Omar N. Bradley, head of the American first army group.) Eisenhower chatted with pilots and told them they had done a flue job supporting the ground troops. He inquired for the leading ace and was Introduced to Capt. Don Beerbower. HUI City. Minn. The supreme commander asked I Beerbower: "How many planes did you get. son 7" Beerbower replied: “Sixteen in the air and two on the ground, sir." CITY WATER SUPPLY (ContlßMd Flew FM» I) ahout 3<M) gallons per minute. A report from the board of health was read, stating that the water would be approved for use in the city maiM. The board of health has not yet completed examination <»f the water to determine the de gree of hardness or the degree of rust In jhe water. The water department report included the Information that there have been no new wells drilled In ' Decatur since 1937 and that alnce > that tin|e new Installation# have average 59 a year, which explains the threatened water famine. anticipation of a sellout Independence day crowd of 13.000 for the scheduled dotibleheader. was de atroyed. vTrnrvinFV’TTTsY Led. a. boii»e. , 439 N. 2nd at. a s ' This emblem of courtesy and safe driving is awarded to a car ownm ' »f thia community every week, j —«YffC4—rMu.y..sAVff aunt n 1 MsMssa flatesa Ca». Pm Vsms, IU.
The city hoffls an option to purchaee the Teepfe property If the wells are satisfactory. Its location is considered Important liecause it is the closest site available to the big 16-inch main on North Second el reel and would be Ideally suited for a water softening plant, w hich it would be necessary to collect all of the water at one point. Ixicatlons In the south part of the city, which are on higher ground, have the disadvantage that the small ends of the mains are there. The Teeple property also han sand pits which can be filled up as a city dump and be out of sight. Kith'n a matter of weeks, the present dump near the Hrnna-Nutt-man park Is expected to be flllwl. — —-o - 82 Are Enrolled In Church Os God School Eighty-two children have enrolled to da'e in the daily vacation Bible school of the (Tjurch of God. which opened .Monday, and will lie concluded with a special program Sunday night, July 16. Children between four and 14 are Invited to enroll in the school, whlc.i Is held from 9 to 11:16 a. m. iMru. Glen E Marshal! is superintendent of the echool. Teachers are'
Taxi Service From 1 A. M. to 6 A. M. we must limit runs . Wff to Emergency Calls Oiilji; IPHONE 1452 and state nature of call. No non-essential calls will lie made during B the above hours. DAY CALLS PHONE 426 ’"j . (From 6 a. m. to I a. m.> SINGLE CALL«B 2 or 3 persons, same pickup. Same Destinationshfr n 2 or 3 persons, 2 pickups. Same Destination . ftß I persons, same pickup. Same Destination (per person) 2w ,r 2. 3 or 4 persons, 1 or 2 pickups. (per person) 2*B Out of Town Rates, for 3 persons, (one way) ... 30c Per Mihfl ■ ' Everett Melton OPERATOR • ■ F * \X r fffK - ENDURANCE MINT ate BASE-COAT I Protect your house wilt] this lonff wearing, quail ity paint, ('omes in outside white and colors I WW "W3I \ Sea|, ‘ oul ,he wea,her “'l UMrrftTED 1 jMtoton tHff faffMNU We . lto h . v . . good ouppj Marie of Quality on all »f atiddon Rad flam the paint* you buy! WVfIHBBHHHVWVWWM
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Rev Marshall. le and Fran.c* R. 1( j.., enta at Anderson ><>ll. Ri>t>y Taylu. Bonnie -S* Ua Bowman and Paulin- | The project of the w-hool „ ▼ « erican Indian. ““ YANKEE TROOPS 1 (Con'.lnwd from *ay "P Traslmeno toward Cast x i (l! entlno, B*4 iniif-H North and iiorthi-.,. the British were rep.,- ~t Ing on Cmbertide uni | the d ive on tin,.,. ~>.,,. being slowed by <-xieio.<, demolitions. fIH o_.. 0 _.. Bluffton Physician “9 Critically Injured J <Bluffton. Ind.. July *, Dr Charles E. Caylor, 74 critical condition today , brain concussion resultim; automobile collision soirii „< ington yesterday. Caylor memtlier of a clinic, was '.’irnvtjH of the car driven by hi. WM uninjured.