Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 28 September 1944 — Page 8

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Detroit Takes Game Lead In American Race Newhouser Blanks Athletics, Browns Defeated By Boston BULLETIN New York. Sept. 28— (UP>— R.in today forced postponement of all game* scheduled in the American league. Detroit, leading St. Loui* by one game, will meet the Washington Senator* in a double header Friday and the Browns will play a twin bill with the New York Yankees. three gamer off the pace N-W York. Sept. Ji il l'l T'l“ Detroit Tiger* Ke»k a pn-clou* one game lead over the St Loui» Brown* n the American League today. while the New York Yankees ntlll nursed their na'li'-maticai pennant hop' three gam',' off 'lie pal •' w|’h <>n!y four left to play . Detroit puked p the margin by *rmmi>* I to o <>»'•- the I'liil.idi . tibia Athletic! behind Hal NewhouceC,! flvehlt shutout It war hie 2Wi victory and x'h i-hutoul. The Browne l.ist I to 1 to rhe Boston Red Sox in the mud and MkslS' I. >uie last night, with the game being delayed more Than six iiouro because of flu- wei her. Originally acheduled as a day game. It wad called off and rescheduled for a night i onte-t George W i ide. a seldom used Boston Pl'cher, came out of <d. l urity to turn In a fourtit victory over the Browns The Yankees defeated the Chi chmo White Sux 7 to 2. clinching the victory for rookie Fl >yd Ih-vens with a four run rally in the seventh in tie- only otlu r American lea

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gue game. ('leveland defeated Washington 6 to I with a stand lot rookie. Karl Henry, on the mound Clyde King, fresh from the <las* It Piedmont league, accomplished what *ome American league pitcher will be hoping to do next week when he provided tin- Brook.yn Hodger* with a 3 to 2 victory over the champloli St Lius I'anla He yield i d only one earned run a homer by George Kurowrki. In o'her National league gamut. Bucky Walter* won his 23rd game fur the Cincinnati R,-ds by beating •he New York Giants X to 1. The Boston Bravee nosed out the Pittsburgh Plrat,,, I to 3. and Chicago defeated the Philadelphia Phillies. 5 o 3 in II Innings Y>-'erday'a Star Steve Mewner ■of ' ie R-d*. wao-e flint major league hihner was with the haves filled. carting them to an X to I victory over the Gian's. MAJOR LEAGUE * STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W I. Pct G B St Louis 101 l 47 .867 Pittsburgh x 9 'll .583 I2*z Cincinnati x7 63 ,s*'i 14*? Chi-ago 74 78 .493 24*. New York 65 X 5 433 33*... Boston 62 XX 113 36*2 Brooklyn 61 *9 4«7 37*z Philadelphia 5b I'l 393 39*, AMERICAN LEAGUE W I. Pel <1 B Detroit *6 64 573 St Louis x 5 65 567 1 New York *3 67 553 3 i Boston 75 75 soii 11 Cleveland 72 7s .4*1*15 Chicago 69 *1 460 17 Philadelphia 62 X 2 453 is Washington ' 62 xs 413 21 YESTERDAY 8 RESULTS National L-ague Boston I. Pittsburgh 3 Brooklyn 3. St Lotti* 2. Chicago 5 Philadelphia 3 ill innings i. Cincinnati x New York 1 American League He'roit I Philadelphian. New York 7 Chicago 2 c'evil.ind 6. Washington I Boston 4, St laiuis 1 o Spilling The Pins t With Decatur Bowlers > In League Activities 1 G E LEAGUES Monday N.gnt League Planner,* won three from Dynamite*; Flange* won two from AuI tomatine; Itep.it< her* won two from j Winders W. L. Winder* ? 4 2 A»<einl>ler* . 4 2 • Maintenance 3 3 Flange* 3 3 Pianne.a 3 3 Dynamite* 3 .1 Dirpatehem 2 4 Automate* 2 4 High series; G. laturent 200/241 ' 22ir 661. High garni- It Brine, 209. flcia di-nluch 203-201. N Graber 2**7 I Tuesday Night League ■ Indiana won three from Cubs; I Card Ina Ji divided with Bum*; ■ Reda won two from Yanks. Browns' H and Senators split. ■ Standing I W »' I ■ Brown* t; 2 I senator* . | 3 Fj Indians 5 3 I Reds . « 4 4 ‘ Yanks 4 4 *. Cardinal* 3 f, ■ Cull* 3 & it Burns 2 8 •1 High mores: J Moaer 281. R. I Houser 220, C. Langston 200

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Cards Pitchers And Catchers Superior Newhouser And Trout Two Leading Hurlers (This is the third and final rtorv of a series comparing the St. Louis Cardinals and their probable world series opponent I By LEO H. PETERSEN I’tilted Press Sports Editor St lamis. Mo Sept. 2X il'Pi ■ T< n years ago. two 4*it<-lier* hurled the St laiuls Cardinals into the National league pennant and the world'* championship over the !*•-- troit Tigers History may repea' •hi- year with the hoe on the other foot. It w;.s the lieati brothers Dizzy and Paul back hi the memorable 1934 series which became so heated that baseball commissioner Ken- <■ .iv. Moitn'ain l.andls was forced to step in and remove Joe Medw ck Cardinal outfielder, from the game after Detroit fans had show end him with pop bottles and other missiles. That series went s< v eii games and Dizzy ami Paul ac-' < minted lor four Cardinal vlctoi ' les. The Tigers have no brother* ini heir pitching ranks this year, but ! they don't need any for they have Hal Newhouser and Paul i Dizzy i| Trout and they have been a pilch i ng staff in themselves. If the Tigers win the Amerh-aii | league pennant, they will carry the hope. <,f the junior circuit in the world series and must be rated superior, off their season's records, to any two hurlers which Billy Southworth of the Cardinals can start. But a ter Newnouser and Trout the Detroit pitching superiority s'ops, for Rule Gentry and Stubby Overmire, the other probable Tigers starters, have had only mediocre success this year. As a starting quartet, they must bow to Morton Cooper. .Mux lainier, Harry Brecheen and Ted Wilks of the Cardinals. While the Cardinals rate only a sligut edge over the Tigers, they stand head and shoulders above the best that Luke Sewell of the St. Louis Browns has to call on. If the Browns win the American league pennant. Sewell probably will use Nelson Potter. Jack Kramer Denny Galehouse and Bob .Mun crlef as his starting pitchers. When It comes to relief and sec : ond line, pitching, however, tht , Browns hold a slight edge ovei 1 both the Tigers and Cardinals Sewell has George Caster. Sb Jakucki, Teg Shirley. Al Hollings worth and Sam Zoldak. The Card Inals have Fred Schmidt, Bllx Don nelly and El Byerly while the Tig er* have Johnny Gorsica, M'altei Beck, Jake Mooty. and Roy Hen

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shaw. In catching, the Cardinals rate superior over either of their prospective opponents. They have one ■ of the best. If not the best, catch--1 ,-r in th.- majors in Walker Cooper, and to back him up Is Ken O’Dea Catching is one of the Browns’ weakest departments with two rookies. Frank Muncuso and Myron Hayworth, sharing duty. Both are promising, hut they lack the experience which often Is the difference in a world series. Tin Tiger* have experienced receivers in Paul Richards, who has I been knocking around the majors and minors for years, and Bob Swift, but they. kmi. ra'e below the Cardinal catching «-orj*. . _ — _ o American League Race At A Glance New York Sept 2fi il’Pt The American league fiennant race at a glance. Team W L Pel (IB GTP Detroit xr, 64 .573 4 St Louis 85 65 567 1 T Nev; York 93 67 .553 3 4 Games left to play: D'diolt at home: 4 with Washington. Away none. St. Louis ut home; I with New I York Away: none. New York Away 4 with St. | Louis. At home: none • FraUe n « •><.«! * >w» r »-•

PUBLIC SALE 1. Hu- undersigned. have md.l my farm ami will sell at public au< ion on the farm located I miles west of Decatur on 224 ami l «t mile iorih or 1 mil- east of Preble ami *i mile north, on Saturday, Sept. 30th at 1 P. M. HOUSEHOLD GOODS - Kitt hen Range; Dropl-af Table; Chair* 'upboard; Ice Box; Stands; Rockers; Bed. Spring* and Mattress lavenport; Shades. Curtain*; 80 gal Jar; small jars; Jugs, pans; etc 2 gal. Lard PnAs; Meat Bench; Spray Pump. 10 gal. Milk Cans Strainer and Buckets; iron Kettle; Tank Heater; Gas Drum. Po* \ugers. Walking Breaking Plow; Drum of Used Oil; Two Whee Frailer with Stock Rack; 2o ft. Ladder; Double Wagon Box for om dorse wagon; harness; 2 row Beet Plow; I*>g Chains; Spaties. Shoveli Porks; Gates, and many other artkies too numerous to mention. TERMS—CASH. Charles K. Miller, Ownei Chris Bohnke, Auct. Chauncey Sheets, Clerk. FOOTBALL FRIDAY First Home Game of the Season Yellow Jackets vs PORTLAND Under Lights—B p.m.—Worth man Field Season Tickets Schedule A,,t,TB ’ H3c, Tax 17c — 11.00 FEPT. 29— PORTLAND STUDENTS (M’T GARRETT 62e - T ” l 3« — OCT. 20— BLUFFTON SINGLE ADMISSION -——33 c, Tax 7c —4O c . . „ • < . . ■< ’ ‘V.

LEADING HITTERS National League Playi-i Club GAB R H Pct. Walker. Dodger 143 521 77 188 .361 1 Musiai. St L 144 559 109 191.342 Medwlik. N Y 126 499 65 165 337 1 Hopp. St. laiuls 135 517 105 173.335 Cavatietta. Chi 152 612 107 195.319 American League Johnson, Bost 140 507 107 167 329, Boudreau. Clev. 145 567 92 196.328' Doerr. Boston 125 469 93 152 .325, Stirnweiss. N Y 150 629 124 2<o> .319 Fox. Boston 121 496 72 156 .315 o —— HOME RUNS Nii '.inlson. Cubs ... 33 OH. Giants 26 Etten. Yanka 22 Northey, Phils 20 McCormick. Reds 19 Stipliena. Brow'ns 19 Coon Dog Trials Here On Sunday — '' Coon dog field trials, sponsored , by the Adanut county coon hunters .-msocia'lon. will be held at the Tlse Baker wood*, two mile,! West amt two an<l one-half tnilea north of 1* catur Sunday with the race starting at 9:30 a. m Adm -sion will lie 25 cents, with . ladiiu and children free. Entry !<•<• : is 12 and there io a guarantee Lunch will lie rterved on the grounds All profits from the trials ; will be used to rnttoek coon in th ■ • county.

Jackets Open Home Football : Season Friday —.— Meet Portland In Initial Home Game Under Lights Friday The Decatur Yellow Jackets, defeated in 'heir first three garni* of the gridiron season, all played on the road, will make their flrat appearance of the year before thhome fans ft Worthman Field Friday night, meeting the Portland Panther* under the lights. The opening kickoff is scheduled for 9 p. m. The Jacket*. co-< hatnplons with Garrett In the Northeastern Indiana conference race last season, lost practically all lettermen from the 1943 squad and have yet to score a point in competition this year, losing to Bluffton, Portland and Auburn. Bromer. only regular backfield man from last year's team. I* expected to return to regular duty tomorrow night, after ralssliiK "he Portland game and part of the Auburn tilt because of an Injury stiff' red in pmetice the week after the season opener. | Coach Dan Perry ha* also un- ' covered a pair of promising newI comers who reported late for practice. Knittie. a lineman, and .Marbach. a back. Llgli*. regular back, was Injured j at Auburn and is unlikely to see ' action this week, while Elchar Is ] still sidelined with a broken finger sustained at work Admission prices for Decatur’s home games this season are 40 cent* for adults, with season tickets. good for the three home games, are priced al >1 Coach Perry announced today 1 that the Jackets second team will 1 meet the Bluffton reserves at 1 Worthman Field Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock No admission will be charged for 'hi* game Probable starting lineups Friday

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