Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 74, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1945 — Page 6

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Tags Pirates As Contenders In National (Editor's Note: This is the second in a series cm the 19415 prospects of the major league baseball teams). By Leo H. Petersen New York. March 28 —‘(UP)— The Pittslburgh Pirates are going into the 1945 national league pennant race tagg d as the team to beat. They were the hottest club in baseball during the last two months of the 1944 season, but the St. Louis Cardinals wer- so far in front of the pack -when the Pirates started their drive that all they could do was whittle down the Redbird lead. But that late season showing was enough to convince such baseball managers as Leo Durocher of Brooklyn, Bab Coleman of Boston and Freddy Fitzsimmons of Philadelphia that the Pirates will be the team to beat this year. General manager Herb Pennock of the Phillies feels that way about it, too. ‘Manager Frankie Frisch has lost little from his 1944 squad and has added several rookies whom he hopes will help the Pirates get off to a fast start. -Unless Uncle Sam interferes, Fresch appears well set at all positions, although he could use another starting pitcher. But what major league clu-b couldn’t? He will go with Rip Sewell. Max Butcher, Nick Strincevich, Xavier Rescigno and preacher Roe as the Big Five of his pitching staff with Fritz Osteimiueller and Ray Starr available for spot assignments. Most promising of the Rookies is Leonard Gilmre, who won 21 games

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while Ising but five with Albany last season. Art Cuccurullo is back for another try while also fighting for places on the staff are Ken Gables, up from Oakland, and Joseph Vitelli. Back to catch them will be the dependablelAl Lopez who needs only 40-odd games to stirpiiss the major League record held by Galliby Hartnett. William Salkeld, up from San Diego, may win the second string catching berth from Henry Cantelli. Also available if the going gets rough is coach Spud Davis. Although they haven’t all reported as yet, the infield appears set . with Bathe Da-hlgren at First, Pete Coscarart at second, either Frankie Gustine or Frank Zak at short and Bob Elliott at third. The Pirates got a big boost when the hardhitting Elliott was r-jected for military service. Victor Barnhardt, eon of the old Pirate star. Clyde Barnhardt. set-ms to have won a utility infield role. The youngster hit .310 with Albany last year. Lee Handley and Al Rutbeling. both of which wert with the team last year, and Henry Sweeney, a rookie up from York where he hit .334, also are batting for infield posts. Frisch’s biggest problem may be to generate enough hitting power among his outfielders. Jim Russell, with a mark of .312, was the leading hitter among the fly chasers last year with Vince Dimaggio slipping to .240. Dimaggio has asked to be traded and may not be with the club in 1945. He got in the doghouse when he protested the $4.50 a day meal allowance which the club gave players. The fleet Johnny Barrett is sure of one outfield post with Russell in another. If Dimaggio is sold or traded, the third spot may go to one of two rookies Bill Rogers and Al Gionfriddo, both up from Albany where they hit .339 last year. Frank Coleman, Tommy O’Brien and Lloyd Wan-r also are back along with Ed Stewart, returning to the game after a year’s absence. . All in all the feeling is that the 1945 squad makes up the most impressive Pittsburgh team since the pennant winning club of 1927. o _ Spilling The Pins With Decatur Bowlers In League Activities MIES ALLEYS Merchant League Kraft won two from Gamble; | Lane’s won two from Lose; Arnold won two from Mies; Brant won three from Hoagland. Standing W. L. I Gam’d . .. . 22 14 Kraft 21 15 La neo 19 1 < Hoagland 18 18 Miee - 17 19 Lose .. .. .. 16 20 Arnold 16 20 Brant 15 21 High scores: Kingsley 210, Heller 234, Brewer 202. o Fire Damage Damage estimated at $200,000,000 was caused by the Chicago lire of - 1871.

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Kraft Defeated In Van Werl Tourney The Kraft Cheese quintet, weakened by injuries to two players during the game, lost to the Fort Wayne Eagles, 87 to 40, in the semifinals of the gold medal tourney at the Van Wert, O. YMCA Tuesday night. The teams were tied at 24-24 at the half but the Eagles pulled away rapidly in the third quarter. H. Bandelier was high for the Eagles with 22 points and Hisner tallied 14 for Kraft. The Kraft team will meet Paulding, O. for third place honors at 8 o’clock tonight, with the Eagles tangling with Bayless Hybrid for the tourney title one hour later. Eagles FG FT TP H. Bandelier, f 8 6 22 Men sky, f 4 2 10 Bowland, c 2 15 Foster, g 8 0 16 Miller, g 6 2 14 I. Bandelier, f 0 0 0 Roberts, f r 8 1 17 Yoder, g 0 0 0 Wilkens, g 113 Totals 37 13 87 Kraft FG FT TP Reynolds, f 113 Scherer, f 2 0 4 Hisner. c 6 2 11 N. Saalfrank, g 4 4 12 Franke, g 2 3 7 Crabill, f-'0 0 0 A. Saalfrank, f 0 0 0 Totalsls 10 40 —._<j

SEVEN ARMIES (Continued From Page One) war were packed these developments : The American first army swept ■ 60 miles or more beyond the I middle Rhine to the outskirts of Giessen, 230 miles southwest of Berlin, splitting through the center of the Wehrmacht front and outflanking Frankfurt-on-Main. Lt. Gen. George S. Patton’s (I. S. third army stormed into Frankfurt and 45 miles beyond in a free-swinging drive for the vital factory city of Schweinfurt, SO road miles east of .the Rhine. Patton’s men unofficially were reported striking north near Fulda, 196 miles from Berlin, and southwest within 30-odd miles of Nuernberg. The American seventh army broke out of its Rhine bridgehead south of Patton's men and raced ahead to the main river 35 lAiles east of the Rhine. The ’American ninth army cracked into the northern flank of the Ruhr and outflanked that great German arsenal with a surprise armored drive last reported sweeping swiftly eastward almost 20 miles east of the Rhine. Radio Luxembourg said rioting had broken out in the Ruhr. Huge tank formations of the British second army still farther north were loose in the Westphalian plains 20-odd miles beyond the Rhine and less than 270 miles due west of Berlin. foreign secretary, Anthony Eden, served notice on the Nazi leaders that Adolf Hitler has been branded as the number one German war criminal. British soldiers in the field, he told the house of commons, can decide for themselves whether to shoot Hitler on sight or bring him back alive for judgment

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Juniors Winners In Intramural Tourney The Juniors won the honors in the annual intramural tournament at the Decatur Catholic high school, defeating the Seniors, 38 to 26, in the final game Tuesday night. The Juniors led at the half, 19 to 8. Hess was outstanding for the Juniors with 15 points, and Terveer’s 12 points paced the Seniors. The Freshmen defeated the Sophomores, 40 to 34, in the battle for third place. The Feshmen led at the half, 18 to 16. R. Rumschlag was leading scorer for the Feshmen with 13 points, while Coffee was high for the Sophomores with nine. Freshmen TT, FT TP R. Rumechiag, f 5 3 13 L. Lengerich, f 0 0 0, Wilder, c 4 5 2 12 Baker, g 4 2 10 | Gillig, g 13 5 D. Rumschlag, f 0 0 - 0 Roop, f ...: 0 0 0 J. Heiman, f 0 0 0 Voglewede, g 0 0 0 Heiman, g 0 0 0 Totals 15 10 40 Sophomores FG FT TP i Braun, f 2 3 7 Miller, f 10 2 Kohne, c 3 17 Coffee, g 4 1 .9 Schindler, g 2 2 6 C. Rumschlag, f 113 Loshe, g 0 0 0 Totals 13 8 34 Juniors FG FT TP Hess, f 71 15 Hackman, f 10 2 Briee, c 3 17 B. Lengerich, g 2 0 4 O. Wemhoff, g 2 1 5 Daniels, f 113 I N. Lengerich, f 10 2 Schmitt, c 0 0 0 D. Wemhoff, g 0 0 0 Miller, g 0 0 0 Totals .—..17 4 38 Seniors • FG FT TP Fan rote, f 0 0 0

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Gillig, 5 ...... 5 0 10 Ter veer, c 6 0 12 ' Brunton, g 2 0 4 Mowery, g 0 0 0 | Braun, g 0 0 0 Totals 13 0 20 o Zollner Pistons Beat All-Stars, 59 To 47 Fort Wayne, Ind., March 28 — (UP)—(The world champion Fort Wayne Zollner Pfetone boasted a clean sweep of professional court honors 'today as a result of their victory over the national league’s all-star team. The Pistons, who defended their professional basketlball title successfuly last week, took an easy 59 to 47 win in last posttournament classic. —o No Case Os Rabies Reported In County As far as known, no case of ra- , hies has been traced or found in this county, health authorities and , veterinarians stated today. i In Allen county, a rabies scare . has developed and a quarantine i has been placed on all dogs in Fort > Wayne and in the county. A four ’ year old child was bitten by a dog ! that had the ralbies and other dogs I were found in the county ’hat sufi sered from ths disease. 1 A local veterinarian emphasized ! that a dog suspected of having the 1 ralbies should not be killed, as that ■ would prevent determining if the 1 animal was diseased. A dog need not act mad or foam at the mouth ’ to have ralbies, the veterinarian > said. It could act stupid and lie 1 around, but will bite anything that i comes near it. When a county is 1 placed under quarantine, the dogs > must be muzzled and led with a J leash. Stray dogs are most suscept2 able to ralbies, the veterinarian said. ) o 1 Sour Milk 1 Sour milk has many valuable and - palatable uses in the diet. Sour milk ? can be used in making muffins, bis- ’ cuits, gingerbread, cookies and most 9 other quick breads and butter cakes.

Latest News From Training Camps Os Major League Teams Indians Lafayette, Ind., Mar, 28 (UP) The Cleveland Indians, isolated from major league competition because of wartime travel restrictions, arranged a week-end schedule today with the best baseball teams in the area. The Indians will play the Chanute Field, 111., service nine Friday, and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana Saturday. Browns Cape Girardeau, Mo. — The St. Louis Browns got good hitting and fair pitching yesterday to win a 6 to 5 decision from their Toledo farm club. Sig Jakucki and Earl Jones did a steady job of pitching for ,the American league champs, who made 12 hits. Cubs Chicago. — The Chicago Cubs reached the shakedown stage of their spring training season today, eliminating Pete Elko, a 26-year-old third baseman. who was optioned to their Los Angeles farm club. Elko came up from the Nashville, Tenn., Southern Association team, where he hit .351 last year. He had been working out with Los Angeles in training. Cardinals St. Louis.—The St. Louis Cards were “on the double” today to make up for the stretch when they just marked time at their flooded Cairo, 111., training base. Manager Billy Southworth sent .the entire squad through an overtime workout yesterday, finishing up with an intrasquad game. Reds Bloomington, Ind. — Whether Al Lakeman can take over satisfactorily as the Cincinnati Red catcher was the number one question today on the chib’s agenda. Lakeman replaces “iron man” Ray Mueller,

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who caught every one oi (mcinnatl's 155 games last season before going into military service. _ O —————— Drizzling Rain Slows Italy Front Action Rome, Mar. 28.—(UP)—A drizzling rain slowed activity on the Kalian front although fifth and eighth, army patrols maintained, contact witli the enemy, headquart-' era eaid today. (The London radio eaid today that Gen. Mark W. Clark, Allied com-; mander in Italy, had broadcast in-I structlons to Italian patriots in Germany occupied zones to prepate for aiding an Allied spring drive which “will sooner or later develop on a large scale.”) o— Closed Thurs., Fri. & Sat., lor redecorating. Open Monday, April 2.—Corner Grill. I ROBERT W. ODLE 725 Mercer Ave. ; wWf This emblem of courtesy and safe driving is awarded to a car owner ot this i community every week. DRIVE CAREFUI.LV—SAVE A LIFE

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