Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 57, Decatur, Adams County, 8 March 1945 — Page 8

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Chicago Cubs To Open Spring Training Today Chicago, March B—(UP)—(A big splash of water marked the Chicago Cuibs arricval at French Lick, Ind., today as bastiball waded into another wartime prolblem. 'rhe Cubs, with seven m- n abroad became the second major league basedxall team to pitch its spring training camp and they gave warning to the oth r eight clubs which are going to train in the midwest that it’s going to be a wet spring. Haaeiball has its manpower problems and traveling woes, but now l> a new misery in the flooded diamond. Pitching eamp was strictly an amphilbioue operation for the Culha. The French Lick hall park was under water, due to the aroused Last river, and ao the seven Cuibs and manager Charlie Grimm headed for the French Lick convention hall to loosen up. The Cute had expected 16 men to open camp today, although vice I preaident and general manager Jim ) Gallagher had kept the Cuibs’ con-1 tract negotiations a deep secret. I Minus nine players, including Capt. I Phil Ca varette, the Cubs are due j tor a very slow Start. The Wash-1 ihglun Senators opened spring!. training yesterday with three men. | Six major league teams will b 6 ; training in Indiana within the next ' two weeks, while the St. Louis Car- ; dlnals will be at Cairo, 111., and the j Prawns at Cape Girardeau, Mo. . At least tiwo if not three of them , will be faced with the same waterlogged situation as the Cute. Cincinnati opens at Bloomington, March 19; Pittsburgh at Muncie, 1 March 16; Detroit at Evansville, 1 March 16; the Chicago White Sox al Terre Haute, March 12; Cleveland at Lafayette, March 12, and ' the Cardinals, March 19 and the ‘ Browns March 12. Detroit's Tigers are faced with the worst problem for they head 1 into camp in seven days at Evans- 1 ville, which is on the banks of the ' rampaging Ohio and is one of Ad- '

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lana's hardest hit towns. Last year, the Tigers were beset by flood prolWems and. this year may be even worse. IThe world champion Cardinals prolbaibly will keep their feet dry since they don't pitch camp for 11 I days and Cairo is protic ted by a 6(bfoot sea wall. However their fellow townsmen, the Browns, arc expecting a iwet welcome at Cape Girardeau, situated on the Mississippi) Usually a target for the Missis- • sippi in early spring, Cape Girardeau is expected to be hard hit this ’ year. ' The other Indiana spots are in relativi ly good shape. They till have ben swept by heavy rains, ranging (from two to four inches, but the diamonds are expected to dry rapidly. The Culb party left here last night and included pitchers lEd Hanyzeweki, George Hennessey and Al Nueser, infielder Johnny Ostrowski, OutifieJders Cecil Garrobt and Frank Cecory and catcher Joe Stephenson. Among the "original 16" who did not make it were pitchers Bob Chipman. Paul Erickson, and Hy Vandenberg; Infielders Pete Elko, Lenny IMerullo, Don Johnson. Bill Schuster and Cavai - | etta, an outfielder Andy Pafko. o New York Nines Plan For Baseball Season New York, Mar. B.—(UP)—The metropolitan baseball scene was as busy today as ithe major league mogtils hope it will be in mid-seas-on, what with contract announcements and completion of plans for three Red Cross benefit games involving all three of the greater New York clubs. The Giants, Yankees and Brook-! lyn Dodgers appeared to be trying I < to outdo each other in making an- l : nouncements. The Yanks revealed i the names of the 16 players who j have inked contracts to date and I ; will be on hand for the opening- ] of spring training at Atlantic City. N. J., next week. The Giants revealed that four more players had signed, raising i their total to 17, including manager Mel Ott and pitcher Bill Vois-1 elle. who were signed before the end of last season. The Dodgers disclosed that two more players had come to terms bringing their total to 11, including manager Leo Durocher, who says again this year that he will be ready to play if necessary. It appears that it will be necessary. Meanwhile the three clubs collaborated on the announcement of the Red Cross game. Every penny taken in at <the gate will be turned over to the Red Cross. The expenses of the game will be underwritten by the three teams. The first announcements regarding major league baseball’s nationwide program of contests to be staged for ithe benefit of the Red Cross listed the following games: Wednesday, April 11—Giants vs. 1 Dodgers at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn; Thursday, April 12 —Dodgers vs. Yankees at Yankee stadium, New York; Monday, July 9—Yankees vs. Giants at Polo Grounds, New York. Arrangements were made by the

three club presidents, Horace Stoneham (Giants), Larry McPhail (Yankees) and Branch Rickey (Dodgers) to validate rain checks. The game definitely will be played, even if postponed as late as July 10, the date originally set for the all-star game. We find God when our quiet responds to His quiet. CORT) O O — Last Time Tonight — 1 “FACES IN THE FOG” Jane Withers, Paul Kelly I ALSO —Comedy 9c-3Cc Inc. Tax j, O O FRI. & SAT. BILL ELLIOTT “VIGILANTES OF DODGE CITY” ALSO—Last Chapt. “Raiders of Ghost City” ’ ■■ ■■ O—O l — 1 Sun. Mon. Tues.—“ Night Club Girl” & “Mark of the Whistler." • ■!! I I ■

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SOVIETSJTORM (Continued From Page One) Belatedly, the Nazis reported ■ that Zhukov had seized a big bridgehead across the Oder which stretched from the area just south of Kuestrin to that north of Frankfurt and a number of miles westward toward Berlin. The Nazis claimed hhat counterattacks had constricted the bridgehead. Yesterday the Germans beat | back into Rathstock, six and a half miles southwest of Kuestrin and three west of the Oder, one broadcast said. Transocean indicated that Zhukov had some sort of a foothold across the Oder south of Kuestrin ever since his army swept up to the river a month ago. It said the westward push began from the Goeritz bridgehead, and “it appeared the Soviets would advance with a considerable part of their forces toward the west.” ‘ To the north and east the Germans said the Russians reached the area of Altdamm, east bank suburb of Stettin, reach the Stettin lagoon, captured the rail town of Schlawe on the Baltic coast east of Koeslin; and reached 'the “outer defense ring” of Danzig. o The first crude pocket lighter appeared early in the 1800e. It consisted of a vial of sulphuric acid and a chemically treated splinter which ignited when dipped into the bottle. The lighter lost popularity after some owners were drenched with the acid when vials broke or stoppers worked loose.

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More Detroit Plants : Closed By Strikes ? 1 Strikes Close Two More War Plants Detroit. Mar. 8. — (UP) —New strikes closed two more war plants j here today. Approximately 1,000 United Auto Workers (CIO) union membere I walked off jobs at the Thompson Products Corp, in protest against ' suspension of fellow workers accus--1 ed of participating in work stop- ) pages. Some 3,000 other UAW-CIO war workers struck at the Graham- ! I Paige Motor Car Co. in demand for ■ a 15-minute waeh-up period at the end of each shift, instead of the 1 present five-minutes. Meanwhile, a compromise appeared near in the weeklong strike 1 which has closed seven Briggs Mfg. Co. plants. Approximately 12,650 Briggs L workers, also UAW members, are affected by the dispute over dis- ■ charge of 15 employes. President John J. Murphy of the Briggs UAW-CIO local called a . mass meeting for Friday night after the war labor board ruled yesterday that upon resumption of work and the immediate reinstatement of eight of the workers fired ■: in this stoppage, it would negotiate the case of the seven other works! ers. The board said if negotiations ; failed an arbitrator would be called in the case.

Conference Teams Set Crowd Marks Chicago March 3—(UP)r—Western conference basketball t'eanis attracted more than 486,000 fans to their home games during 1944-45, a 28 per cent increase over the some 379,000 spectators of last season. Following the upward attendance trend set by 'the conference’s football teams last fall, seven of the nine basketlball equads drew more customers during the ’45 season than they did a year ago. Purdue and Ohio State’s dethroned champions were the only teams to slump below their 1943-44 turnstile registration and Ohio State’s call was due to the fact that it played in a smaller gym thio season. lowa, in winning its first undisputed ehampioiwhip in the history Os the Big Ten, set the top attendance pace by attracting 91,209 fans to its six home games alone. Last year, when ‘lowa missed the title by one point, the Hawkeyes drew 55,000 fans to their home conference games. tßy averaging 15,230 fans per conference match this season, however, the Hawkeyes scored a 66 per cent increase. Although coinplet non-conference specator figures were not available, official estimates placed lowa’s total home attendance — counting conference and non-conference games — at approximately 13'5,000 fans. Although not attracting that total, Illinois also marked up a 66 per cent increase. The Illini, who finished third, drew 50,075 fans to their home games this eeaeon, compared to 29,812 a year ago. Next to lowa Wisconsin drew the highest total with 98,500 fans for a 21 per cent hike. Other home figures and increase percentages are: Indiana, 32,000 fans, 29 per cent increase; Michigan, 35,350 fans, 28 per cent inerea’se, and Minnesota 32,967, 34 per cent increase. Northwestern played seven games at the stadium here as part of the regular doulble-header program and therelby attracted only 4,908 fans to their four “home games” at lEvanston high school. Figuring the attendance at the stadium, the Big Ten's attendance mark would have been much higher. out of the 36 teams which played in the nine twin (bill stadium features, 15 were Big Ten teams, the average attendance at the douibleheaders was 12,500. 0 Spilling The Pins With Decatur Bowlers In League Activities MIES ALLEYS Major League Mutechler won two from Kohne Drug; Kraft Cheese won two from Smith Bros.; Home Grocery won two from West End Restaurant; McMillen won two from Standard Oil. Standing W. L. West End 17 13 Mu’sehler 17 13 Home 17 13 Kraft 16 14 Standard 15 15 Smith Bros 13 17 McMillen 13 17 Ko'hne - 12 IS 'High series: iMurphy 668 ((226-201-181). 'High games: Tutewiler 204, Dyeert!2l'4, Laurent 202, Lankenau 205, Hoagland 221-1222, M. Heare 23.5.

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Today's Sports Parade Bv JACK CUDDY (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.) Summit, N. J., Mar. B.—(UP)— Freddie Cochrane, the red-headed ex-sailor man, plans to make his first defense of the world welterweight championship against Ray “Sugar" Robinson (of all people) at Soldiers Field, Chicago, in June. Contracts for the bout probably will be signed March 26. Willie Gilzenberg, manager of 29-year-old Cochrane, made this surprising disclosure today at Bey’s training camp where the champion is working baak into condition after three and a half years in the navy. Acceptance of Robinson as Freddie’s finst title opponent was unexpected. Boxing men had taken it for granted that Cochrane would avoid the dangerous New York negro as long as possible. They expected, that Red, who entered service a few days after winning the 147-pound title from Fritzie Zivic in July, 1941, would try to cash in on the crown now in a series of'bouts with mediocre opponents before risking it against Harlem’s dancing dynamiter. And Cochran C-O-U-L-D cash in. He is receiving offers from ail sections.. He is the only undisputed world champion in civvies today. He is king of the jvelter division —the rich division that is jammed with more civilian talent than any other class. He has an excellent war record. He went in before Pearl Harbor and received his honorable discharge two months ago. His naval activities included action in the South Pacific. The red-head-ed veteran from .Hillside, N. J., is “big box.office” now. Why then is he accepting a Robinson title tilt? Gilsenberg explained: “In the first place, Freddie promised his buddies in the navy ithat he would be a fighting champion when he got out. He’s got a whole flock of buddies, because as a specialist, grade ‘A’, he instructed more than 206,000 boys in boxing during his long hitch. That was in addition to other duties. “In the second place, we have received a large offer to defend againsit Robinson. A Chicago syndicate. headed by promoter Jack Kearns, has guaranteed Freddie $100,600, with the privilege of taking 45 percent of the net gate. They expect the bout to draw at least $250,000. Robinson is being guaranteed $25,000, with no strings attached. Robinson doesn’t have to agree to a return title bout if he beats Freddie. Cochrane and 1 do not believe in those return-bout contracts. They are ithe ruination of boxing. Robinson’s representative, George Gainsford, accepted the match yesterday.” o Road To Berlin By United' Press The nearesit distances to Berlin from advanced Allied lines today: Eastern front: 31 miles (from Zaeckerick). Western front: 290 miles (from Cologne). Italy: 530 miles (from north of Ravenna). o — Ball and roller bearings, although mass-produced, are more precise than the finest and most expensive watches. Tolerances of one-one hundred thousandth of an inch, are common with 'the result that 30 percent of the industry’s employees are inspeotors to check against imperfections.

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