Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 5 April 1945 — Page 6

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Favor Browns To Repeat In American Loop t(IEd llor's note: This is the ninth in a series on the 1945 prospects x>f the major league Itasehall teams). By Leo H. Petersen New York, April 5 (lliP)-Be-cause they are going into the race with virtually the same team with which they won the 1944 championship, the St. Louis Browns have been made 8 to 5 favorites to take the 1945 American League pennant. The same experts who didn’t give manager Luke Sewell's crew a tumble last season figure that the clulb has added strength and will be the team to beat. Al Zarilla, an outfielder, is the only regular member of the Browns’ first championship chib who definitely will not be back, lie is in the armed forces. His loss, however, is a minor one compared to what the tram would suffer if pitcher Denny Galehouse sticks to his intention of remaining at his Akron, Ohio, war plant job. Galehouse was a key man in the stretch drive in which the Browns nos-d out Detroit by one game and the. sturdy righthander was credited with one of -the two contests which the Cinderella boys won from their inter-city rivals, the Cardinals, In the world series. iSewtll still is hoping that Galehouse will report to anchor his pitching staff along with Nelson Potter and Jack Kramer. Bob Muncrief and Sid Jakucki, also regular last season, also are back, along ■with George Caster, the No. 1 relief man: Tex Shirley. Sam Zoldak. Weldon West and Al Hollingsworth, all of whom were used on a limited basis. Two Rookies — Earl (Whiffer) Jon-e, a leSt handed strike out king who won 10 games with Toledo, and Al La Macchia, a 12-game winner with the Browns’ minor league farm club in the American association—have shown promise in spring training. If they come through, they may round out the beet hurling staff in the league. It has depth as well as quality. Myron (ißed) Hayworth and Frank Mancuso will he back to share first string catching duties yyith Tom Turner and Joe Schultz, both veterans, fighting for rhe other berth. The Infield is all set with George at First, Don Guitteridge at second. Vein Stephens at short and Mark Christman at third. Ellis ■diary, who was with the club last season, and Leonard Schulte, a rookie up from Toledo, will be dvailable for utility duty. Two rookies are making determined blds for regular outfield posts — the on-armed Pete Gray, who bit .333 with Memphis last season and was the hitting sensation of the Browne early exhibition games, and Boris Martin, a .350 hit■tet with Toledo. The Browns got a break when Mike Kreevlch. who led the team In batting last year with an average of .301, was given a six months deferment by hia draft hoard after he left hia war plant job to return to baseball. He will hold down Centerfield again. Vying with Gray and Martin for regular Ibertha are Milt Byrnes, Chet Laatbs, Gene Moore and Mike (Chartak, all of whom were with the team last year. Chartak aleo will b-r available for first base if needed. — fl Dislikes the Publicity Marengo, la. (UP) — Drunken driving charges have their disadvantages. A Marengo farmer, who was picked up for driving his truck, loaded with 1,200 pounds of coal, down the Rock Island tracks, complained: "I don't mind paying the JlO fine, but I don’t like the publicity.”

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O O | Today's Sports Parade i By LEO H. PETERSON Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.) O O New York, Apr. 5. — (UP) — A little pressure promised to solve a indjor problem of the national professional football league today. The United Press learned that the league, exerting the influence it wields as the only going concern in the business, will transfer its Brooklyn franchise to Yankee stadium to make cure that no rival circuit obtains a major New York outlet. Such a move may mean, at least temporarily, some money out of the pocket of the Mara clan and its New York Giants, but in the long run it will keep one of the proposed post war professional leagues from getting a secure foothold in the city which thus far has been the financial angel of the game. The Giants, owned by Tim Mara and his sone, Jack and Wellington, have been the pillar of the financial structure of the National league and now are asked to share their booty ■ with a team which operated not too successfully across the river in ’ Brooklyn. The issue is this —shall ■ the National league take a chance with a competing post-war group i or shall is secure New York fan- ■ dom for its own organization at ■ the disk of monetary loss to the ’ team which has put more dollars ■ into professional football coffers than any other? I The answer is that the National league does not wish to take a . chance. i Whatever pressure is required to . force the Mara’s to consent to the • transfer of the Brooklyn franchise ■ to Yankee stadium will be exerted. : The Mara’s never have revealed whether they would permit the invasion of their protected territory by the Capt. Dan Topping-owned Brooklyn eleven. That became a ’problem when Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn National league baseball club, disclosed that he planned to enter the profession- ■ al football field and refused to , grant Topping’s team more than a . year’s lease on Ebbets Feild. ; The Brooklyn football group did ’ not care to go along on such a ; temporary basis. It seemed to have i solved this problem when the Yankees, lock-stock-and barrel, I were sold to a syndicate of three ■ men, one of whom was Topping, i But then the question arose wheth- , er the Gianta would permit Brook- ■ lyn to transfer its franchise to the stadium. , While the Mara’s have not re- ! vealed how they feel, the National league decided for them which way i th- wind is blowing. It wants no competition of its

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own making. It believes that uol rival circuit could become a major competitor without a home base in New York City. Therefore, ’he directors of the league, figuring that Ebbets Field is only a minor league football park, have decided that whether the Mara clan likes it or not, the Brooklyn footbail Tigers will set up house this fall in Yankee stadium and its gridiron seating capacity of 72,000. And th 1 Schedule makers will see to it that the Giants and the Tigers are not at home on the same day unless they are meeting each other. —o Latest News From Training Camps Os Major League Teams Braves ■Washington, April S—(UP) —The campaign of manager Boh Coleman 1 to boost lEilmer (IButch) Nieman'e I halting average by 25 points bore ■ fruit today in the Boston Brave ■ camp. After several hours of iffI otruction yesterday on now to pull • the 'ball for greater distance along i the right field line, Nieman hit the ■ longest homer of the training season in a camp game. , Senators Norfolk, Va„ April 5 — (UP)— I The bugaboo of ragged fielding a--1 rose to plague Ossie Bluege, Washr ington Senators manager today. I The senators won their second i straight game from the Norfolk ] Naval training station, 8 to 6, yes- > ttrday, but they had to come from , behind with a six run rally in the - seventh to do the job. t Dodgers i Bear Mountain. N. Y., April 5 — s (UP) —Clyde Sukeforth, 42-year-old s Brooklyn Dodger Scout, if going to put on the mask and pads again 1 this year, to catch Hal Gregg, right t handed pitcher whose lack of control got him in hot water last sea1 son. Manager Leo Durocher said a he believed Sukeforth, one of the a cagiest catchers in the business, could steady Gregg. I Atlantic city, N. J., April 5 — / (UP) -T(wo young pitchers, Steve 1 ißoser and Elmer Singleton, moved i into tihe ranks of probable NeW , I York Yankee regulars today on the 1 basis of their showing in beating t the Boston Red Sox 8 to 3. Phillies 3 Wilmington, Del., April S—(UP)5 —(UP) 1 The Philadelphia Phillies were strengthened in two positions 'toil day when outfielder Coaker Tripa lett ended his holdout and catcher e Johnny Peacock reported to play e until he is called for active service I, in the army, probably within 60 e days. Giants Lakewood, N. J.. April 5--((IP) —Manager Mel Ott of the New York 5 Giants revealed today that outfielder Joe tMedwick had left the dub - to take osteopathic treatments for’ 1 hia lame back in New York and V that if the condition is not relieved, Steve Filipotwicz may be retained s -to take over Medwick’s post.

Browns ICape Girardeau, Mo., April 5 — The St. Louis Browns, in need of a good young left-handed pitcher, gave special attention today to Chester Johnson. 25-year-old Rook kie from San Diego who won 12 games with the coast league team last year. Cubs ■Chicago April 5 — (UP) — The Chicago Cubs discounted the possibility»of using pitcher Claude Passeau at Least during the first few weeks of the season today because of his sore arm. o Expect Army To Call Only Youths 0118 Collapse Os Nazis To Cut Draft Calls Washington, April 5. — (UP) — The war department expects to draft nothing but 18-year-old boys after the collapse of Germany, it was reported in congressional circles today. Plans for army strength after V-E day have been under discussion recently between military and congressional representatives in connection with two bills now pending in the senate. One measure would extend the selective service act for one year beyond the present May 15 expiration date. The other would permit resumption of enlistments in the regular United States army instead of the war-time army of the United States. It is designed to build up a regular army force that will continue in service through the period of postwar demobilization of draftees. Discuseions in connection with those two bills, in addition to general demobilization plans, have, given congressional leaders the impression that the army wants only 18-year-olds after Germany is defeated. Approximately 100,000 boys turn 18 each month, of whom about 70 percent are acceptable ununder present draft regulations. "They should be enough for the replacement problem confronting us in the war against Japan,” commented one member of the senate military affairs committee. “The real job will be one of demobilization of the man already in service rather than drafting anything more titan replacements.” It was pointed out that the army already has nearly 8,000,000 men in uniform. “That’s more than we can use in the Pacific war,” it was said. haven’t, even got the, shipping to put that many meh in: the Pacific.” ’ The navy revealed yesterday ’ that it is lowering its calle for men through selective service and by June will be calling up only half as many as the 35,000 drafted monthly during the past year.

It is contemplated that not more than 1.000,000 men will be left in Europe as an army of occupation. An undetermined number will be demobilized under a point system on which the war department has been working. Still others seasoned in European battles will be shirted to spearhead the Pacific drive. They will be augmented by the 18-year-olds drafted as they come of age. Congressional leaders generally believed that all men over IS who have not been drafted before the German collapse therefore will never see service in the present war. , O— — Asks Whereabouts Os Ary Brown Here A postal card hae been delivered to this newspaper office, addressed • as follows: “To anyone knowing the whereabouts of Ary Brown. Decatur, Ind.” On the message side of the card is penned: "Please contact Mis. William Lamphier, Leipsic, Ohio, !R. R. 1.” In the corner of the card is written, "Bad news.”

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Two Escaped wen Are Still At Large Anderson, Ind., April 5 (I P) Two convicts who escaped yesterday front the Madison county jail after overpowering turnkey Perry Hoffman etill were at large today. State ponce reported they had found no trace of the inteeing men, Danny O’Brien, 22. Elwood, and Keteo Bowere, 23, Bloomington, despite a alate-wide search throughout the night. o Woman Loses Both Hands In Accident Joliet, 111., April 5.—'(UP)— Mary Fornald, about 32, Joliet ,wae reported in a satisfactory conditiontoday at St. Joseph's hospital after losing both hands in an explosion at the Kankakee ordnance works. iPlant officials estimated damages to the plant atseveral hundred dollars. No other employes were injured.

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