Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1945 — Page 6

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Catching And Infield Woes Beset Indians (Editor’s note: This is the 13th in n series on the 1945 prospects of Hho major league baseball teams.) By LEO H. PETERSEN New York, Apr. It). (UP) —The “championship” pressure under which Lon Boudreau has been man aging the Cleveland Indians has been lifted this spring. And for good reason, too. For the Indians, who more often than not go into an American league pennant race as a favorite, aren't getting much of a tumble in the expert predictions on the 1945 campaign. The one-time “hoy manager” has too many problems to rate championship consideration. He has lost half of his 1944 infield and may have to go without his first string catcher of last year. The rebuilding job in these days of manpower shortages probably will be more of a task than Boudreau can accomplish with the players he now has on hand. The major spots he must till are second and third base and the No. 1 catching spot. Ken Keltner, the hard hitting third baseman. and Royl Mack, the brilliant fielding second baseman, have been lost for the duration and Steve Rosar, the Tribe’s regular receiver last year, (hue far has elected to remain in his war plant job. Boudreau is experimenting with Roy Cullenbine, the outfielder, for the third base spot with Al Cihocki, a rookie at second. He also has been forced to use a rookie, Ft;ed (Rep) Williams, at first for the regular guardian of that bag, Mick ey Rocco, is holding out for more money. Boudreau, of course, will be at short. Bob Ruthel, who belongs to Wilkes-Barre, may be transferred to the Indians while other utility infield prospects include Russ Peters and Blas Monaco, although the latter has sllown no indication that he will leave his war plant job. Although Boudreau has not stated definitely what his catthing plans are, the chances are he will go with Jim McDonnell, a rookie, for the'opening day assignment if Rosar does not report. The veter an George Sttsce also is available along with Henry Ruszkowski, a Cleveland sandlot product who was

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with Wilkes-Barre last season. Jim Steiner, who hit .312 with Sacramento last year, probably will not re[M>rt because of his war plant position. The pitching and outfleldlng prospects are much brighter than the infield or catching. Boudreau has last year's hurling staff back almost intact and lias ttdded several promising rookies. Jim Bagby, determined to make the | best of things after the club failed to trade him during the off-seaeon; Steve Gromek, the veteran Mel Harder, Ed Klieman, Allie Reynolds, Al Smith and Charles (Red) Emhree, up from Baltimore where he won 19 games last season, form the nucleus of a better than aver age staff. Joe Heving, the only I grandfather among active major league players in 1944, may be back to handle the relief assignments. o Sectional Track Meet Sites Picked Indianapolis, April 10 —(U'P) — S'ite.s for the 15 Indiana nigh school athletic association sectional track meets to he held May 11 or 12 were announced yesterday. The IiHSAA hoard of control listed only one change—a ohift from Richmond to Rushville for one of the tournaments. The state finals will be held at technical high school field in Indianapolis on May 19, an IH.S A A 'bulletin said. Fort Wayne Central is the defending champion. Entritg will close May 4 and schools may not enter more than two contestants in any event with the exception of the relays. The assignment of schools to centers was made thy countits. The 15 centers and the counties from which competing schools will be represented include: Fort Wayne (North Side) Allen, Whitley, Huntington. Wells. Adams, I and Dekalb. Two Indiana High Schools Suspended Indianapolis, Apr. 10. — (UP) Two schools were under suspension of the Indiana High School Athletic Association today on orders of the board of control. A bulletin issued by the IIISAA said that Tell City and Oolitic were suspended until Jan. 1, 194(1, for using ineligible players in basketball games. All games in which they participated were ordered forfeited.

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: Pick Baseball Head At Meeting April 24 Chicago April ilO —(UP)e-Base-ball will hold what promises to he one of the most significant meetings in its history April 24th. The Hi major league club owners will gather in Cleveland, ()., that day to vote on a riucceaaor to the late .Kenesaw M. Landis as commissioner of baseball. Twi-nty-five years ago 16 club owners met to elect 'baseball’s first commissioner. Their selection was Landis and today's baseball's leaders frankly admit that their choice must be just as good. A commissioner is all-important to America’s favorite pastime. He is a combination counselor, judge and ruler. There is a possibility that the league leaders may postpone their selection April 24 but little can .be gained by time and it is fully expected that the game's new leader will evolve from the Cleveland meeting. Landis proved the commissioner's importance. Baseball, carrying a black eye from the “Black Sox” scandal and fraught with dissension, chose the federal jurist in a a time of need. Landis ruled for 23 years, during which time he helped build baseball 'hack to its present ranking as the great American game. Since Landis’ death Nov. 25th, baseball has been guided by a three-man advisory council composed of presidents Ford Frick of the National league, William Harridge of the American league and Leslie O'Connor, secretary-treasurer to Landis. The majors, which set a pattern for all organized baseball, have had various decisions to make during the past four months. Just in that brief span many (baseball men have cited the need of another Landis. — & Conservation Club Eradicates Pests Results of the four months’ campaign of the Country Conservation club in the eradication of pests, were announced last evening at a meeting of the members held at St. John’s. L. M. “Rudy” Meyer, the president. stated that the campaign was jnbst successful. Prizes were awarded to individual members and to school children who assisted in t'ne drive against rats, mice and other destroyers of property and wild life. The summary of pests eliminated during the four months follows: red fox, IS; owls 12;* hawks, 32; rats 1,418; -mice, 1,113; moles 11; ground hogs, 6; red squirrels, 47; starlings, '221; sparrows, 3.244; crows, 40, and weasels, 5. The campaign was conducted in the north townships of the county. Several fox hunts were staged by adults in the cluib, while the school children aided in the war against rats and other rodents. Mr. Meyer eaid that the COC would conduct a similar campaign next week, with the idea of Increasing wild life through the elimination of pests that destroy it. erase hair,r ° i ’ l legs and Bellin’s Wonderstoen Eaiily urate* unwanted hair, and smooths skin at the same time. Nothing to spill, stain or prepare. Odorless. Ory. Safe, leaves no stubble. One Wonderstoen lasts a whole season. $3. for hoir on lip, Chin, Chnnh, flel Wondsotoon Special f«o Fvrmda, Ji .2 5 SMITH DRUG CO. Ilr - : LOANS If you have a job, you can borrow $lO to S3OO from us. 1. No endorsers or co-makers required. Prompt service. 2. You can get a loan to buy the things you need or for any worthy purpose. 3. Consolidate your debts — have only one place to pay. Let us explain how you can get cash quickly and privately arid you are not obligated if you do not take a loan. LOCAL LOAN COMPANY, INC. Second Flow Offloo—Over Schsfor Store IIO'/s North Second Street—Phono 2-3-7 DECATUR. INDIANA j Loans are orhatoly urreafud In Adams, Jay. Allen and Woiio muntin

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Louisiana Flood 1 Levees Still Hold I ——l Red Cross Aiding 50,000 Refugees i New Orleans. La., April 10—(UP) ’ All levees in flood-stricken central i Louisiana held today, despite rec- 1 ord creels which piled up on a half- • dozen major rivers. ' As the swollen waters inched higher, the Red Cross tackled the J tremendous task of caring for 59,000 refugees. At Alexandria, where the Red river was not expected to crest until Friday, river already - stood at 44.5 feet, 12 feet over flood 1 stage, and threatened the bridge ' between the city and Pin. Ville. Red Cress headquarters at Alexandria received by train yesterday 6,179 rents. 1,170 cots, 22,000 ' blank ts and 36 complete field kitchens. A special train was being' made up at San Antonio, Tex., loaded with other equipment, consigned to Opelousas, Lafayette, New Iberia and Franklin. Typhoid serum was being received at all refugee camps throughout Ilia stjate and mass innoeulatione were to start today.

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The Ouachita river from Monroe down its entire length and the Red river from Natchitoches down to Alexandria were considered at critical stages. All towns reported the rivers from six to 15 feet above flood stages. 'Another crack had appeared in the Pineville levee, across from Alexandria near th- base of the river bridge. More than 1,000 men were fighting to hold the Fletcher and Fuller levees above Colfax. A break would flood the town, about 30 miles up the Red river from Alexandria. Q South Africa Envoy Dies After Stroke Washington. April 10 —(UP) — American and foreign diplomatic circles today mourned the death of Dr. Stefanos F. N. Gie, the Union of South Africa’s minister here for a little more than a year. The 60-year-old diplomat was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage late yesterday afternoon and died within an hour. The attack came while he was preparing for the San Francisco conference, to which he was a delegate. o Money knows nobody; money has no ears; money has no heart. Summer Hours 7 a. m. to 5 p. m.—Schmitt Motor Sales.

Scored Direct Hits On Jap Battleship Detroit Lieutenant Describes Sinking Aboard Admiral Turner’s Flagship Off Okinawa. Apr. 10—(UP) —Lt. (JOI William Ernest Delaney, Detroit, scored four direct hits on (he Japanese super-battle-ship Yamato with 500-pouml bombs last Saturday, he revealed today. Delaney said he spotted the Yamato from 3,000 feet and dropped his entire bomb load on the giant vessel from about 1,400 feet, pulling out of his glide at 1,200 feet. The blast set his own plane on fire, he said. “There was a loud explosion under tjie fuselage,” he said, "then the cockpit filled with smoke and fumes. One wing was on fire.” Delaney then ordered his gunner and radioman to bail out and he parachuted down right in the middle of the Japanese task force. He said he spent nearly four hours almost under the guns of the stricken Yamato and watched the enemy’s frantic attempts to save the doomed dreadnaught. Delaney was rescued by a twinengined navy patrol bomber piloted by Lt. James R. Young, Central City, Ky. Another patrol plane piloted by Lt. Richard L. Simms, Atlanta. Ga., circled the area to draw fire away from the rescue operations. It was Young and Simms who spotted the enemy task force early that morning. The armada was compbsed of the Yamato escorted by two cruisers and eight, destroyers. Their radio message brought swarms of carrier planes from Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitscher’s fast task force and the battle was joined. In addition to the Yamato. both of the cruisers and three of the destroyers were sunk and two of the destroyers were left burning. Delaney said he took off from his Independence-class carrier in his Avenger torpedo-bomber at 10:15 a. m. ”1 sighted the Jap force at 12:35 p. m.,” he said. "1 was in the third assault wave. After preliminary maneuvering, we started down and I broke out of the overcast. at 3,(100 feet. The Yamato was directly below me. "After I dumped my bombs a loud explosion under the fuselage filled the cockpit of my plane with smoke. 1 was afraid the plane would explode and ordered my crew to jump. They bailed out five miles southwest of the Jap force. 1 watched their parachutes open, then I jumped.”

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