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Yanks, Tigers To Open Crucial Series Today Borowy, Newhouser Slated To Hurl In Opener Os Series Now York. Sept. 19.— (UP)—The New York Yankees, a bln percentage at their pennant hope« riding on Hank Borowy** right arm. were scheduled to open the moat crucial eerie* of an American league reason filled with crucial aerie* against the circuit leading Detroit Tiger* today. Bearding the Tiger In hl* den at apacfotis Brigg* stadium. the Yank*' outlook waa none too bright for waiting for flrat crack at the world champion* wa* southpaw Hal Newbouaer. who haa beaten the .New Yorker* five time* while recording hla 25 triumph* thia season. If the Yank* get by Newhouaer, then all they have to do la beat Dizzy Trout, who manager Steve O'Neill Mid he would start in the second of the three game aerie* and who also number* live victories over the champion* thl* year. Trout 1 ha* won 24 game* thua far. Yankee manager Joe McCarty tndlcat- 1 ed that he would start hl* rookie I 1 right-hander. Mel Queen, in the! 1 second Mime and tentatively picked 1

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big Erule Bonham for the third shot. O’Neill will send Frank (Stubby) Overmire to the mound agalnat Bonham in the last game. The weather forecast In the Motor City wa* for fair and warmer and Detroit club official* estimated that upward* of 25,0t0 fan* would be on hand for today'a game and anticipated an overall crowd of more than SO.Oto for the aerie*. Meanwhile the regt of the American league. In which none of the flrat six team* ha* been mathematically eliminated from the pennant, resume activity toward the hotly contested flag. The St. I»ul* Browns, only a < half game behind the Tiger*, en- ' tertain the Washington Senator* in the opening game of their Merit*. The Boaton Red Sox, still within four game* of the league leader*, open their wextern irlp against the Cleveland Indian* and the giant killing Philadelphia Athletic*, fresh from three straight vlctorie* over the Yankee*, start in the west agalnat the Chicago White Sox. The only activity in geaterday'a game* saw the Brooklyn Dodger* tumble into the National league'* cellar when the Boston Brave* , beat them 6-5 in a 10-inning game. The victory moved the Brave* from eighth to sixth place, a half game ahead of the Idle Philadelphia Phillies and wax achieved when Elmer (Butch) Nieman singled to •core Phil Maxi with the winning run in the extra frame. Nate Andrew*. who relieved starter Johnny Hut'-hlng*. who had allowed but 1 one hM over the firxt seven and two third* inning*, wax the winner and Ben Chapman wax charged with the lox*.

in today's senior circuit contests (he league leading St. Loais Cardinals, who alretidy have clinched at leas* a tie for the league crown, were hoping that the Dodgers beat the second place Pittsburgh Pirates and hand them their third ' straight pennant, in the only other game scheduled >he Cincinnati Reds meet the Philadelphia Phillies at Philadelphia. Yesterday's star: Elmer (Batch) Nieman of the Roxton Brave*, who drove in the winning run a* the Bravea double jumped from the cellar to sixth place in the National league with a vic’ory over the Brooklyn Dodger*. o Meet Thursday On Trester Successor Lafayette, Ind.. Sept. 19-(UP)— Morris E McCarthy, president of the Indiana high achool Athletic association, today called a meeting for Thursday of the IIISAA bourd of director* to name a successor to commUaioner A L. Treater. who died yesterday. ■McCarthy, also chairman of the board of directons, said that no sueemsor to the «<H*alled "Czar of Hoosier basketball" has been «tuggested. Trester died of a heart ailment in Indianapolis where his funeral will be held tomorrow.

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Cards Sure Os Tie In National Loop One Victory Needed To Clinch Pennant Boxton. Sept. 10.-—(UP)—The St. Louis Cardinal* clinched at leant a tie for the National league pennant 48 hour* ago. but manager BiUy Southworth and hi* team didn't know it until today —and what’* more, they didn't care. Southworth, who ha* led the Card* to two consecutive flag*, blinked when he saw the latest figure* shown to him here by the United Pros*. They indicated that If the second-place Pittsburgh Pirate* won all 14 game* left on their schedule and the Cardinal* dropped their remaining 13. they still would be tied. ''lt's all very interesting." remarked the Card*' mentor off-hand, “but it doesn't gel the club back in the groove, and it doesn't bring back Stan Musiai or Whitey Kurowxki Those are the things Chat interest us right now more than figures." There will be no celebration of the occasion, according to Southworth. "The gashouse element Just isn't here any more," he explained. "Why, last year 1 had to beg them to smile into the camera* the day we clinched the flag. Somebody said thia year that we were •tout a* colorful as white mice lu a, snowdrift. Well, what of it. as long a* we win bail game*?" Even 134 game* in front. Southworth would rather win a ball game than eat.

“We loot some tough one* in Chicago and Pittsburgh, but they were defeats just the same and you can't alibi them away," be said.* Muiial. out with a gashed chin, suffered in a game at St. Louis, may be back In the lineup for tbc first lime in a fortnight in the series against the Brave*. but Kurowski. who is in St. Louis for an eye operation, probably will not join the club until the Philadelphia series. "With those boys out, we look like a different ball club entirely," said Southworth. "Just as in 1941 when our second baseman Jimmy Brown was out of the lineup for a month with a broken hand. Finally. one day 1 said to him. 'Jimmy, if you just go In there and stand at third base we'll do bet*er than we have been doing.* Brown went in—when be couldn't even hold a> bat or throw across the diamond —and right away the team perked up so that nobody could lick us." Southworth doesn't care whether it'i> the Yankees, Tigers or Browns In the American league. "They’re all tough,” be said. UNITED PRESS WAR 'Continos* eram rags t) Ing correspondent said. “Beattie volunteered to be taken away. "I was told later that b# left Chaumont in a motor convoy heading for Germany. I have no reason to believe he was mistreated.” The three correspondents left the press camp on Sept. IS, intending to cover the story of a mass surrender by the Germans near Chatillon. They ran into trouble north of Chaumont. “We passed a bridge on the Joinvllle road where we met two men wearing bands of the French forces of the Interior," the correspondent said. "Wo decided later they were Germans, because they waved us into a trap. "Just north of the village of Bretbenoy we encountered a series of broken branches, and de-

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elded to turn about. But the Nazi* had a different idea/' A tout 300 German* opened fire with a machine guns and rifle*, he said. Beattie and two other* hid Itehind the jeep, while he sprawled in a ditch. The party finally waved a white handkerchief, because they were helpless. The German fire slackened momentarily, then wa* resumed. The correspondent heard another jeep approaching, and warned It to halt. Six soldier* sprawled in a ditch after Iteing fired upon. "I then stood up and surrendered to a blond, frightened German youth." the correnpodent said. When he returned to the jeep ■ he found Beattie and the other* I captured. * MAJOR LEAGUE Jo\ STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. 0.8. St. Louis »« 45 .481 Pittsburgh 82 58 .586 134 Cincinnati 79 6o .55916 Chicago 66 73 .475 29 New York 63 77 .450 324 Boston .58 82 .414 S? 4 Philadelphia 57 81 .413 38 Brooklyn 58 83 .411 38 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L. Pct. GB. Detroit 78 <2 .567 St. Louis 78 63 .553 % New York 76 64 .453 2 Boston . 74 66 .529 4 Philadelphia 67 75 .472 12 Cleveland 66 75 .468 124 Chicago 64 77 .454 144 Washington 60 81 .426 184 YESTERDAY'* RESULT* National League Boston 6. Brooklyn 5 (10 Innings) Only game scheduled. American League No game* scheduled. oFitzsimmons Signed Again By Phillies Philadelphia, Sept. It — (UP)— Report* that Pat Freddie Fitzelmmons was going to be ousted a* manager of the Philadelphia PhilHew definitely had been huabed today with an announcement that the former Giant and Dodge? pitcher had signed a contract for 1945. The announcement by Herb Penaock, general manager of the clidb. yesterday Included a statement that "no one else ever bad been considered for the managerial pogt." BRITISHjrROOPS (Oenttnaea Frees Wane » while, climaxed days of hard lighting wall Inside the German gothic line by capturing three heavily fortified heights. They warn Mount Pratone. 21 miles north and slightly east of Florence, which Is more than 3.300 feet high; Mount Altusao, three mllea west o> Pratone, and Mount Celli, one mile northwest of Altusao. Tiro lighting for these throe features waa aa bitter as any action in th* entire Italian camIpaign, with tbo Germans using veteran, well-traiued troops in

Louisville, Toledo Leading In Playoffs Milwaukee, St Paul Trailing In Series By United Press 'Louisville and Toledo each held n 3-2 lead in the annual American association playoffci today, following victories over Milwaukee and St. Paul last night when the Colonels downed the Brewers 4-2 and the Mudhens whipped the Faints 7-4. At Ixmlsvllle 10,4*2 fans watched the Colonels pounce on the brewer* starting pitcher. Charlie Floyd Speer for three runs in the First Inning. Including Chick Genovese's 350-Fool homerun which scored one man and Como Cotelle's hit which •cored Snltg Browne from third. Earl Caldwell replaced Speer in the first Inning and finis'hed the game. The Colonel* made one more run in the fourth inning. Jim Wilson, winner of 19 games this xieason. held the brewers to five hits and wa* tapped for a home run in the sixth, when Jim Pruett boosted the ball over left field to score Arky Higgs At Ft. Paul the Mudhens came from behind -with a four-run barrage in the eighth Inning which overcame the Saints 3-0 lead. Three more runs in the ninth clinched the game for Toledo and Nullified Bud Kimball's ninth inning homer for the Saints. The sixth plavoff games are scheduled for tonight with Milwaukee at Louisville and Toledo at Kt. Paul.

LEADING HITTER* National League Player Club G AB R H Pct. Welker, iksiger 134 486 75 175 .360 Muxla). Si. L. 135 520 104 181.348 Medwick. N. Y. 123 477 63 162 .340 Hopp. St. L. 128 487 104 162 .333 W. Cooper, St.L. 102 359 51 115 320 Weintraub. N.Y. 100 341 53 109 .320 American League Johnson, Bo*t. 130 469 101 152 .3262 Fox. Boston .... 112 457 67 149 .3260 Doerr. Boston 125 468 93 152 .325 Boudreau, Hev. 136 528 M 168 .318 StirnweiM. N.Y. 140 585114 185.316 o— —— Advisory Board To Meet In Cleveland The 60th regular meeting of the Great laikee adviaory board of railroad* and transportation aystenw. will be held in Cleveland next Wednesday. Representative* ot the Decatur Chamber of Commerce and local Industry have been invited to attend. The local men are Glenn Hili of Cbamtier of Commerce and G. D. McLean, general traffic manager for the Central Hoya company, dug-in positions and concrete pillboxes Irohind barbed wire entanglement* and mine fields. The capture of the heights, however, pul the fifth army 21 air line miles north of Florence and about 30 miles from Bologna, key city of the Po valley. FurthOr west sth army unit* made considerable gains despite numerous minefields and heavy artillery fire. They captured more ground on bo«h sidea of the Rerehio riv.sr north of Lucca, and unit* of the Brasilian expeditionary force operating with the Americans continued to advance In an unidentifed sector. Additional advance* also were made between the Adriatic coast and the southern frontier of Ban Marino. Greek troops reached the northern edge of <he Rtmlnl airHeld, whore the German* had baried tanks until only their turret* were above ground. They were neutralised by pin-point tombing by the desert air fores.

Yellow Jackets Open Fall Baseball Card Practice Games Are Carded For Jackets The Decatur Yellow Jackets will launch a fall baseball season this afternoon, meeting the Berne Bears on the Berne diamond. I)eane Dorwin. high school baseball coach, I* directing the baseball candidate* In the fall practice period. The squad i* composed mainly of underclassmen, with a few upperclassmen who are not out for foot toII rounding out the teain. No member of the football squad i* permitted to play baseball. The Yellow Jacket* were unable to play any baseball last spring because of continued inclement weather and thia fall'* practice session* were designed to lay groundwork for the sport next spring. With Worthman Field devoted exclusively to football in the fall, there will be no baseball games played here. The Jackets will play ut Willshire, 0. next Tuesday, and Coach Dorwin lx also seeking games with Wren and Convoy teams. '—O' GREAT BATTLE (Coatiaaa* r>vx* rasa O along a 170-mlle front from near the Latvian capital of Riga to Estonia. Moscow radio disclosed that Baltic fleet planes hammered a large concentration of German ships In the Latvian port ot Leipuja, 123 miles southwest of Riga. The broadcast said three German submarines and three transports totaling 12.000 tons were sunk, two large transport* and u floating dock damaged, and port installations and military depots set afire. The port of Lelpaju wa* conaldered the logical evacuation point

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