Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 86, Decatur, Adams County, 11 April 1945 — Page 6

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Connie Mack Disappointed In Athletics ('Editor's note: This isl the 14th in a eeriee on Hie 194’5 prospects of the major league IxiePball teainfl). By Leo H. Petersen New York, April 11. (UP) — When the Philadelphia Athletics gath-red at Frederick. Md., for spring training last March 15. Connie Mack had visions of a 145 American league pennan't-winning bail club. It didn't take Connie long to change hie mind. He was eo upset by the showing his club mad in its first, few games, particularly, the hurling, that he pulblicly accused the playerfl of loafing on the joilu and being disloyal to Philadelphia sane. -That public tongue lashing, unusual in the long and honoralble career of the man who has become known as “Mr. Baseball,” occurred at a dinner tendered him by civic leaders of Frederick. iThe players apparently took the criticism to heart forth y went out and played better ball. But it 61 ill was short of the caliber Connie expected so h- isn’t too high on His. club now. The team’. 3 hopes of get’ing off to a good etait also were je.opardiz-d Iby an injiry to Russ Christopher, big right handed pitcher. Blood poisoning developed from a stubbed toe and Christ jpher may not be ahi - to get down to hard work until a week after the season opens. .Mack h counting on Brtbo Newsom, Don Black, Jesse Flores and Manual Salvo, who won IS games With Oakland last season, as starting pitchers along with Christopher. Jittery Joe Berry is back for relief chords while two rookies from Toronto. T. Woodrow Croweon and W. Luther Knerr, who won 12 and 13 games respectively, have won ■ places on the staff. Other possibilities are Carl Sehie.b, who was with the club a short time last season, and Jim Reidy. Catching is no problem with Frankie Hayes back. He caught all the A’s games last year and Mack has promised that he will be giv n every opportunity of breaking the consecutive game catching record h Id by Ray Mueller of Cincinnati. ’Louis Parisee, a 1944 holdover, and Jim Pruett, a graduate of Milwaukee, will 'be available if Hayes needs relief. Tip- infield will be Dick Seiber' ftl first, Irv Hall at second, Ed al short and George Kell at tiii’rd, the quartet that was used qf the time in PJ44. Seibert saw.some outfield service last year

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with Bill McGhee taking over at first, but Mack Plans on keeping Dick at one station this year. McGhee, Joe Burns and Bobby Walkins, who hit .3*l'l for Lancaster lant year, ar? the reserves. 801 l I'lslalella, who waa with the team last year; Hal Peck, who hit. .34*5 with Milwaukee, and Charles Metro, with Detroit in 1944, are expected to form the regular outfield with Larry Rosenthal in reserve. Posafbilitieis include Ed Levy. who is recovering from an operation which cost him 25 pounds, and Ira Houck, who hit .356 for Lancaster. Al Simmons, a coach, also will be around if needed for pinch .hitting duty. 0 — Spilling The Pins With Decatur Bowlers In League Activities MIES ALLEYS Merchant League Kraft won two from Hoagland; Lose won two from Gamble; Mies won two from Lane’s; Brant won two from Arnold. Standing W. L. Kraft .. 25 17 Gam,bl- ... 24 IS Mies 21 L'l Lane’s 20 22 Hoagland 20 22 Brant 20 22 Arnold .. IS 24 High scores: N. Williamson 213, C. Lybarger 205, Strickler 201. Women's League ■Nu-Art won three from Smith Furniture; Mi Mill n won two from Hauler Elevator; Bruce's Grill won two from Zwick; Schafer won two from Lose; IlilllSmilih won two from Victory Bar. Standing W. L. McMillen 24 9 Z*wic.k 19 14 Hauler IS 15 Hill-Smith IS 15 Schafer 17 I'6 Bruce 16 17 Victory 14 19 Smith Finn. 14 19 Nu-Art 13 20 Ixise 12 21 i High « ries: Young 504. High ganuc.: Hauler 185. Young 193. Naeh 183, Mac Lean 173, Gage 170, Gallmeyer 185, Hilty 187-179. Internal Revenue Collections Higher Internal revenue collectionfl from all sources in Indiana for the nine mon'hfi period July 1. 1944 to March 31, 1945 was $727,516,652.22 as against $583,416,987.41 forth- same period last year, an increase of $144,099.664.81. 0 - — Summer Hours: 7 a. m. to 5 p. m.—Schmitt Motor Sales.

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I Old-Timers Seeking i Major League Berths Chicago. Apr. 11. ( UP)—Nothing that big league rookiefl have done during the current spring training season can overshadow a band of hardy ancients, who are still in their pitching, despite the fact that all are in their forties. There are about a dozen or so of these old-time baseball players and they compose "the society of ancients,” limited to players 40 yeare or older. Father Time has taken a holiday to allow these patriarchs to dust off their liniment bottles and help alleviate baseball's manpower shortage. And they’re making the most of it. Training camps are the proving grounds for newcomers, but these relics have turned procedure topsyturvy. Their surprising performances have earned many of them big league jobs. The oldest member of the society is pitcher Hod Lisembee of the Cin-. cinnati Beds, who is 42. Right behind him, and expected to see a good deal of action with the Reds, is teammate Guy Bush, 41-year-oid former Cub great, and Paul Waner, Yankee outfielder, who will be 42 next Monday. When that trio played their first game, manager Lou Boudreau of Cleveland was still in swaddling clothes. Marty Marion, the St. Louis Cardinals’ great shortstop, was in the same -stage. Bush, for example, started his spectacular carrer in 1923, the year Calvin Coolidge was inaugurated, and he finished his big league tenure six years ago. Lisenbee supposedly was finished 12 years ago. Now, both are back turning in commendable pitching performances for the Reds. The Chicago White Sox have two 40-year-old relics in pitchers Earl Caldwell and Clay Touchstone, one or both of whom are expected to stick. Other players of that age in the American league include pitcher Joe Heving of Cleveland and Jim Turner of New York. Touchstone was a minor league veteran, when Lefty Gomez was just reaching his prime with the Yankees and Dizzy Dean’s voice and performances were becoming known. In the National league, pitcher I Curt Davie is scheduled to be do- ( ing a lot of work for the Dodgers this year at the age of 40. Acting manager Spud Davis of Pittsburgh, still going strong at 40, has worked a couple of exhibition games behind the plate and is expected to catch several games during the season. Pitcher Walt Beck of Cincinnati is another society member. Another catching ancient is Ray Hayworth, 40-year-old Dodger, who will lie wearing the pads many a day during the hot summer months. Just like rookies, they’ve all been going through spring drills in an effort to win a job. o ' Cowardice Charged To Nazi Commander 'London, April 11 —(UP) — The Nazi transocean agency today reported that the German high'command hafl charged general Lasch, commander of the fortress of Keenigaberg, with “cowardice” in surrendering to tihe Russians. It was the first time the Nazi high command had publicly charged a field commander of cowardice for surrendering. The high command said that Koe-nig.-lberg was lost prematurely through the actions of Daech.

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Continuing To Level Off Arms Production Stop Construction Os 12 Tank Plants Washington, Apr. 11. — (UP) — The government continued to level off arms production today in anticipation of V-E day. In the newest moves, the war department ordered a nationwide cn* of 10 percent in ammunition production schedules for 1945 and revealed that 12 lank plants now under construction would not be completed. The department said that "favorable progress of the war has made it unnecessary” to complete the plants. These moves, coupled with 'he recent leveling off of small arms production, made it clear that the armament crisis which arose during the period of the Ardennes break-through last December was past. Officials ‘emphasized that in many cases the ammunition cutbacks represent materials not yet in production, None of the 12 tank plants bad reached the capacity production stage. The importance of having existing plants meet their production schedules was stressed. Announcement of the 10 percent ammunition cutback was made following a meeting in Chicago yesterday of about 100 representatives of plants affected with officials of the war production board, war manpower commission and Brig. Gen. R. E. I Hardy, chief of the ammunitions branch of the office of chief of ordnance. The cuts, effective immediately, involve nearly $200,000,000 worth of scheduled production in 60 plants throughout the country. Names of affected plants, none of which will be shut down completely, are being announced by district ordnance

i ’ I mi *** ' a 33H if - v H&b HkiL3H SHIRLEY TEMPLE, the child star of a few years ago, Is engaged to bo married, and to prove it she displays her engagement ring as her groom-to-be, Sgt. John Q. Agar of the Army Air Forces, looks on. Miss Temple, who for a long time was moviedom’s “Little Colonel," will be 17 on April 23, while the sergeant is 24. The parents of the bride-elect, in announcing the bethrothal, stated that Shirley and John have promised they would not marry for at least two years ,and possibly three, ,_ — S?ua<fplio||»U

offices. Four of the 12 tank plants to be halted are in Detroit — Chrysler Corp., Chrysler sub contractors. Ford Motor Co., and General Motors. 0 Misconduct Charged To Army Officers Ward Company Makes Charge On Officers Chicago, Apr. 11. — (UP) —Montgomery Ward and Co. officials today awaited a report from the army in reply to company charges that army officers controlling two of its seized properties were guilty of misconduct. Harold L. Pearson, vice president and treasurer of Wards, demanded yesterday that the army take immediate action to “protect” the Ward properties at San Rafael, Calif., and Jamaica. N. Y. In a letter to Maj. Gen. Josenh W. Byron, army manager of the seized properties. Pearson said army operations at the two stores had impaired employe morale, interfered with service to customers and exposed the company to financial loss. Pearson said the company had affidavits to prove that some of the controlling army officers “forced at tentions on female employes in a manner destructive to store morale.” He accused several of the officers at San Rafael of drunkenness and of entertaining girls in the store. “Affidavits covering many other instances of reported misconduct could not be obtained because the witnesses have husbands or sons in the army and fear retaliation,” Pearson added. The Ward stores were among company properties in seven cities seized Dec. 28 to enforce war labor board directives.

Latest news rrom Training Camps Os Major League Teams Boston Boston, Apr. 11- — (UP) - Tn* Boston Braves and Red Sox, fresh from conquests of other major league teams, were scheduled to meet at Braves Field today in the opener of a five-game series. The Braves made it two straight yesterday over the Philadelphia Phillies, 5 to 3 am) for the third- straight day •sewed up victory with a late rally. Yankees Tienton, N. J—Col. Larry MacPhail. head of the New York Yankees, said today that if pitcher Ernie Bonham is physically oltay, he will get the same salary he received a year ago. Bouham, who has been running a butcher shop at Sacramento, Calif., is about to report to the club, MacPhail said. Giants New York. — Chief disappointment in the New York Giant training camp today was Ray Harrell, whose inept pitching started the Boston Red Sox off to a 14 to 3 victory in the first exhibition game of the season at the Polo Grounds yesterday. Harrell, a former major leaguer returning after service in the coast league, had been slated for regular duty. Browns St. Louis.—The showing of three oldsters, outfielders Mike Kreevich.

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first baseman George McQttinn, and ■ pitcher Al Hollingsworth put the ■ St. Louis Browns in front again to- ’ day in their city series with the * Cardinals. The Browns won 7 to 1 2 yesterday to take a two to one ’ lead in the seven-game series. ’ Kreevich and McQujjm hit homers. , Dodgers Bear Mountain, N. Y. — The Brooklyn Dodgers broke camp and headed for Ebbets Field today. > hopeful that their mediocre show- . ing in training camp will not be

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