Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1944 — Page 6

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Yankees Even Browns Series By 6-5 Victory Chicago White Sox Finally Score Win Over I tost on Nine New York, July 20. (UP)—The New Y"rk Yankee, thank* to a three run homer by Johnny Lindell. squared account* with the St laiul* Brown* in their bi« eerie* for the American League lead today. but neither team got an atom of suppoit fr-rn St. Cardinal Manager Billy Southworth, who etill is not convinced that hi* hoy* will win the pennant In their own circuit. While the Yankee* were whittling the St. Ixvtilw lead to tw> game* with a 6 to 5 victory list

night, Southworth was is fretful aa ever over hl* I ardinal*. now a fat IZH game* in front In the National League. Shrugging off a di«cu*»i"ii of possible World Se-.es opposition tor fear of putting a ‘whammy" on the Cardinal*. Southworth said “It I* downright fooliah to talk about such thing* with matter* a* uncertain a* they are In buaeball. particularly In a wartime *ea*on like thia."’ “That preclude* any speculation about who may be the American league winner or whom we would rather play.” he *ald. "Let the beat club win and meanwhile, we'll nope to be in there again for the National League." The Yankee* were the "boat club" lam night, twice coming from behind, with Lindell'* h"tner in the sixth the deciding factor. The blow put the *kid* on Sig Jakuaki, who had pitched a strong game up L> that point. Relief pitcher George Canter came on after Nick Ktten singled and yielded two more singles t« Don Savage and Mike Miloievich. Ktten scoring with the marginal run. Krnle Bonham, shsky at the Mart, allowed 12 hit*, but kept the Brown* ncoreltM* after the fifth to gain hi* sixth victory. Victories by the Detroit Tiger* and Cleveland Indiana produced a (hree way tie with Washington for fourth place in the American League The Tiger*, winning their fifth game In seven atari*, defeated

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Washington 2 to 1 in 10 inning*. Three error* In the extra frame gave the Tiger* the victory with pltchT Frank Overmlre scoring hl* own winning run. Cb-veland went after lamls < Bobo) Newwm for 12 hit* to defeat the Philadelphia Athletic* 7 to L Kd Klleman gaining hl* seventh victory. Mkkey Rocco hit a Jiomer (or the Indian.*. The Chicago White Sox won their first game of the year fr>-m the Boston Red Sox. 5 to t after II previous failure*. A double play ’ In the ninth snuffed off a Red Sox 1 rally which threatened to extend ■ the "hex." OrvaJ Grove, the whiner, gained hl* first victory in six 1 atari*. The Brooklyn Dodger* snapped 1 hack from their 16 game losing 1 streak to knock out Bucky Walter*, ihe National la-ague's bait pitcher. In heating Cincinnati 10 to 5. WaiI ter*, seeking hi* ICth victory. I yielded five run* and eight hit* In three Inning*, but hi* seven game winning streak remained Intact when Ihe Red* tied the ■< "re and

• Arnold Carter was charged with the 1 defeat. Carter wax the victim of • the Dodger*' second uprising. a five run rally In the eighth Relief pitcher l-e* Webber was the victor. The Boston Brave* defeated the 1 Chicago Cub* 6 to 1 on Nate Andrew*' seven hit pitching, which br-itght him hl* 10th victory. Ken Raffenaberger ot the Philadelphia Phlllle* etruck out seven hatter* In a 4 to 2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirate*, with Nick Strlncevlch being touched for all the Quaker run* In the first two Inning*. Yesterday * star Les Webber of the Brooklyn D-dger», whose two hit shutout relief pitching after the third innings provided a 10 to 5 victory over Cincinnati. —o— ——————* Decatur CYO Team Im l.eadinx League The Decatur CYO team, undefeated in six starts, won the first half title In the CYO major softball league at Fort Wayne, which playa on Sundays. Three teams, St. Mary'., and St. Joseph's of Fort Wayne, and St. Rose of Monroeville have dropped out. </f the league, and otficiaU decided to play the balance of the season In a double-elimination tournament. iwhi.-h will start Sunday at MoMillen park In Fort Wayne aw. ■ - -- -

Columbus Beats Indians Twice Milwaukee Wins Two (James From Millers (By United Preen I • A pitchers duel between Art Lopatka of Columbus and Bob of Indianapolis, won by the Redbirds with a single run In the 12th innings, highlighted the playing yesterday in the American Association and gave Columbus a clean sweep of a twin bill. Lopatka allowed the Indiana six hlte and l/*gan limited the Redbirds to five but four errors by Indianapolis gave Columbus the 1-0 decision in the 12th Columbus won the first game 10-0 In other Association games. Toledo and l-oulsvllle apIR a doubleheader, the Colonels winning the opener 5 to 4 and dropping the nightcap 1 t<> 3; Milwaukee took both ends of a twin bill from Minneapolis, 4 to 3 and 6 to 2. and St. Paul split with Kansas City, winning the flrat 17-0 and dropping the second 2-4. St. Pau! plied up Its 17-run score off Kansas City with 16 hits off two hurlers while Otho Nltcholas limited the Blues to eight safeties. Pour errors helped the Rainis pile

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up the huge score. In the first game In-tween the two team*, Vincent DeMasi performed the mound ch"res for the Blue* and allowed the Saint* only five hits. Two run* In the- eighth inning*, after Saint* had tied the score at 2-al! in the fifth, gave

Kansas City the decision. A three-run rally in the fifth Inning to tie the score, followed by a •Ingle run In the sixth, gave Milwaukee Its first Tlct‘>ry over Minneapolis. Vernon Curtis went the route for the Millers, allowing seven hits, but Charlie Speer, whd started for the Brewers, was replaced for a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning and Jack Parmer completed the game. In the finale, the Brewers took the lead with a four-run «pl urge in the fourth frame and added two more in the ninth to round out the 6-2 score. Charlies Gassaway was the winning hurler. Toledo pitcher Harry Klmberlin limited Louisville to seven hits, the same number the Mudhens obtained off pitchers George Woods and Albert Widman. but (he Colonels won the decision, 5-4. In the nightcap, the Mudhens scored three runs in the fourth Inning to whip the Colonels 3 to 1.

TOJO CABINET (OontlsMd Perna rage I) liased U. 8. liberators attacked Chichi Jltna in the Ilonins, 65<> miles south of Tokyo, yesterday. The nearest U. 8, base is Saipan. 85S miles southeast. In the Southwest Pacific. a trapped Japanese force on British New Guinea was attempting to escape by circling through inland mountains after falling to break through American lines In a frontal counterattack east of Aitape Through Tuesday, the futile escape attempts had coat the Japanese 1.389 killed. A communique said American forces killed or captured 871 Jap. anese on Noemfoor island off western Hutch New Guinea and liberated 268 prisoners, mostly Javanese. Allied bombers sank a 2.000 ton enemy freighter and damaged two trawlers off Halmahera. 200 miles south of the Philippines. Liberator bom Iters continued the offensive against the Caro. Uns. dumping 23 tons of bombs on Yap Island Tuesday. Patterson Warning Washington. July 20 — (UP)— Acting secretary of war Robert P. Patterson, warning that *.he change in Japanese leaders may lie just "window dressing,'* pre. dieted today that those in control In Japan would Install “the tough, •st and most ruthless commanders" for the army and navy posts. “The Japanese need not think that because they change their leaders will will forget what, happened at Pearl Harbor and thereafter," Patterson told a press conference. Commenting on the fall of Premier Hidekl Tojo, Patterson said that the United States would not be fooled by any move In Japan to Install leaders who pre. tend to be friendly to tho'United States Tojo's fall, however, Is proof that the Japanese people are be.

ginning to lie aware of the serious • character of Japanese defeats, he ■ said. ■ "Regardless of any window r dressing, the desperate group that i control Japan will see to it that > the toughest and most ru'hless • commanders are brought out to occupy the hazardous army and ■ navy posts," he said. i o— ALLIED FORCES * (Continued Pi on Page 1) ' wae making similar progress around and beyond captured Bt. Lo. On the Russian front. Marshal ' Ivan 8. Konev's Ist I'kranian army smashed into German-occupied Poiund acroiu the bug river north and •outh of Rokal. above Ijwow. and ' was closing In on the iatter strong- * hold from the east and northeast. The way to the Polish plains had ’ been broken open and a wedge thrust between the Germans on the 1 south and those defending Warsaw on Its eastern approaches Sevan Soviet armies were In action on a 800-miie front extending io North'lern Latvia. The Russians cut the Brest Li1 tovsk-Bialyatock railway and were within 2"> miles of the laier, principal remaining stronghold northeast of Warsaw.

MAJOR LEAGUE sKoi National League W. L. Pct. G.B. St. Louis 55 23 .705 .... Cincinnati 44 37 .543 12ft Pittsburg 41 35 539 13 New York 40 41 .494 14ft Philadelphia .... 35 43 .449 2ft ft Brooklyn 35 46 432 21st Chicago 32 43 .427 21st Boaton 33 47 .413 22ft American League W. L. Pct. G.B. St. Louis 49 38 .543 New York 44 37 .543 2 Boston .. 44 41 .518 4 Washington 4 1 43 .488 Cft Detroit 43 44 .488 4ft Cleveland 42 44 .488 <ft Chicago .n 42 .448 8 Philadelphia .„37 47 .440 10ft YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Boston S, Chicago 1 Philadelphia 4. Pittsburgh 3. Brooklyn 10. Cincinnati 5. Only games scheduled. American League Cleveland 7.' Philadelphia I. Chicago 5, Boaton 4. Detroit 3, Washington 1 (10 Innings). New York 4, St. Louis 5.

LEADING HITTERS G. AB. It II PC. Walker, Br’kl'n *2 311 <" I* o Muslal, St. lam. 3ttS 61 109 354 Weintraub. NV. 7# 231 <2 78 •*» Hughe*. Chi. 6-'. 262 46 *« 328 Medwick. N Y 72 27* 42 91 .327 ■ ' American League G AB 11. H PC Doerr. Boston *5 320 63 1<»« 338 Tucker, chi. 61 233 31 75 322 Fox. Boston «3 25k 38 *2 313 Johnson. B’ston 75 266 63 M 316 HoMetler, Det't 70 223 37 70 311 o- — — Home Runs Ott. Giant*. 20 Nicholson. Cub*. 15. Weintraub. Giants. 12. Kurowski. Cardinals. 12. Metheny. Yankee*. 11. Cullenblne, Indians. 11, Sgt.'* a Grandfather at 28 Pocatello, Ida-tl'Pl Working for lite bomb group at the Pocatello Arjny Base I* Master Sergeant George Yuha*. He has been In the Army wlx year* and 1* now 11 grandfather. In this war. it is not nnususual for a grandfather to be in the Army. But it I* unusual to find a grandfather the age of Sergeant Yuha*. He I* 28. Yuha* married a widow whose daughter recently gave birth to a son.

"U ■ GEN. SIR BERNAkD I. MONTGOMERY, commander of the Allied ground forces in France, takes time out from war to play with his mascots, "Hitler," a wire-haired fox terrier, and ''Rommel,” a cocker spanlcL The general also takes his canaries wit 6 him. (International)

MMK » 'IB [j .C ..wss. w M wiffi $ » ■ 11 \W 9 X? Jfl v * ■ - SAIPAN CIVILIANS, comprising Japanese, Korean and native Chamorros, are pictured here carrying their personal belongings and children to an internment camp under the guidance of Marine mlßtary police. Once established in the camp, families reunited, food and clothing were Issued and life under a friendly regime began. (International)

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