Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1945 — Page 6

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Yankees Face Possible Loss Os Key Stars (Editor’s note: This is the 11th in a series on the 1945 prospects of the major league baseball teams). By LEO H. PETERSEN New York, Apr. 7. -(UP) —Like a lot of other clubs, the 1945 American league pennant chances of the New York lankees hinge on the draft, ir manager Joe McCarthy can keep what he has, the Yankees, as usual, will be among the teams to beat and appear a sure-fire bet for a first division berth. Three of his key men, however, may be lost. Johnny Lindell, the towering and hard hitting center fielder, has been accepted for service and is awaiting call. Nick Etten, the slugging first baseman who led the Yankees in runs baited in laet year, was reclassified 1-A after leaving his war plant job. Snuffy Stirnweiss, the best second baseman in the league who holds a 4-F classification, has been ordered to report for another physical. The loss of those men probably would wreck the 1945 Yankee pennant chances. But eo long as they have McCarthy as manager and a better than average pitching staff the Yankees can’t be counted out. Marse Joe has said that he will be satisfied if he can go through the season with what he has now. In other words, as the Yankees stand hjday he figures he has a championship club. lie would feel still better about things if the club’s leading holdout —pitcher Ernie Bonham • -reported. Even if Bonham does not report - and the chances are he will—McCarthy still should have enough pitching power with flank Borowy, ac.e of the staff, Alley Donald, Floyd Bevens and Walter Dubicl sure starters. Nine other men are fighting for places on the staff. Leading candidates for other starting roles include Bill Zuber, who won only five games last year: Joe Page, only southpaw on the staff who slumped badly in 1944 after a brilliant start and Steve Roger, also with the team last year. The veteran Jim Turner and Ken Holcombe, a rookie who won 17 games with Newark last year, will he the relief men. Four rookies are battling for the other positions open — Karl Drews, Allen Gettel, John Moore and Elmer Singleton, all of whom were with Yankee minor league farm teams in 1944. Mike Garbark will bo the No. 1 catcher with Herb Crompton, a rookie from Toronto, likely to see a lot of service. Bob Collins, who was with the club last year, and two rookies, Bill Drescher and Bill Stainecke, are fighting it out for Mie third string berth. To start the season the infield probably will line up with Etten at first, Stirnweiss on second, Don Savage at third and Joe Buzas, a rookie at short. Frankie Crosetti probably will take over the shortstop post after he reporta while Oscar Grimes and Milosevic)! also are running for regular jobs. Grimes has- been ordered to report for a pre-indication physical. Lindell will play center as usual as long as he is with the club with Bud Metheny and Hershel Martin the other outfield starters. Martin came Up in mid-season last year ■and McCarthy feels that had he been with the club all season the Yankees would have won the pen■BaMWBBMBMMBiaaaM III— ■! iirT-l

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nant. Rubs Derry, George Stainback and Paul Waner are in reserve. o | A0 8Y 1 I FRED W. BRAUN )fc- rs C) (Qlk Ou April 15. the International Association of Chiefs of Police with the support of many national organizations. will inaugurate their nationwide campaign which will emphasize the importance of properly adjusted brakes in safe driving. During Hie six weeks’ campaign the police of the nation will check the brakes of passenger cars involved in accidents, major traffic violations, and those operated in a manner indicating faulty brakes. The check will be made by a new, simple method which will require no additional man power. A vigorous educational program involving leaflets, posters, amt all types of publicity Will support the campaign. Many of you ear owners and drivers have neglected your brakes. Start cooperating now in this fine campaign as it deserves the support of every rightthinking and safety-minded citizen. o Gambler Is Slain In Chicago Today Chicago, Apr. J — (UP) —Willie Tarsch, 45, a gambler and onetime lieutenant of Ben “Little Zookie” Zuckerman, was shot to death early today after an unidentified man had lured him from a restaurant on the city’s west side. Tarsch was killed in the same manner as Zuckerman who "was shot down in front of his home Jan. 14, 1944. Police said there were no witnesses to the Tarsch shooting and no one in the restaurant could give a description of the man who lured the victim outside. ’ 1n«

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Highway Garage At Albion Destroyed ■Allliion, Ind. April 7 —<(UP) —The Neible county highway depar’ment garage was destroyed by fire last night, with ths Ices estimated at '5100.000. Besides the building, 14 piece, < of road equipment and a large number of drums of oil were burned. 0 Eggs do their share in giving '.he body that vitality vitamin, riboflavin. University of Texas nutritionists say. Besides riboflavin, eggs ■ also are sources of iron, phosphorous and vitamins A and B. ■ illil y aCHMI SENATOR BURTON K. WHEELER, above, Democrat of Montana, is shown as he listens with other members of the Senate agriculture committee to Maj. Gen. Carl A. Hardigg of the Army Quartermaster corps. Hardigg agreed with Wheeler that black market operations in this country had contributed to quartermaster corps troubles in securing sufficient meat (International!

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Dr. Hutchison To Be I. U. Speaker Bloomington. Ind., Apr. 7.—(UP) —Officials announced today that Indiana University’s 125th anniversary year commencement speaker would be Dr. Ralph Cooper Hitchiaon, president of Washington and Jefferson college. Graduation exer-

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LONDON PREPARES FOR ROOSEVELTS’ PROPOSED VISIT BiW ' - - |H| BKFI IM ■iHSfc? At the ancestral Roosevelt home in Hyde Park, N. Y., President and Mrs. Roosevelt are shown with their royal guests in June, 1939. left to right are Mrs. Roosevelt, King George, the late Mrs. Sara Roosevelt, mother of the president; Queen Elizabeth and the president shown serial on the porch.

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cises will he held April 22. President Herman B Wells of j Indiana said that Hutchison was, chosen as the anniversary com ! mencement speaker because Indiana university’s first president, Dr. Andrew Wylie, was obtained from Washington college — predecessor to Washington and Jefferson col-| lege. I ■■—i—.— .'— I ■ ■ 1" " IN-

I Tops in Safety t I Tulsa, Okla. (UP)—The annual i national trophy of the American i Trucking Assn, was presented re- ' eently to the Associated Motor Carriers of Oklahoma for its safety work during 1!f44. It was the first time the national safely ! trophy has been presented to an I Oklahoma organization.

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Lakes Hospital to Expand Great Lakes, 111. (UP)—Navy, i Marine Corps and Coast Guard i patients whose homes are In 17 'Eastern states will be- flown here direct from ships and land combat areas for hospitalization and reassignment under a new expansion program. Navy officials said the Great Lakes hospital will increase its bed capacity and personnel to bo equipped to handle the large influx of patients. 0 Likes to Twirl Axes Chanute Field, 111. (UP)—Sgt. Harold F. Emrich, Kansas City, Mo., a teletype student-soldier stationed here, spends his spare time engrossed in his bobby, twirling axes, similar to the way one would twirl a baton. His equipment consists of threepound, two-headed stool axes of the type that is found on most farms. To insure a firmer grip i for the twirier, the handle has a I small knob carved on the end.

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