Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 12 April 1945 — Page 12

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Weak Hitting Deterrent To Chicago Sox Editor’s note: Thte is the 15th in a series on the prospects of the major league baseball teams). By LEO H. PETERSEN New York, Apr. 12.—(UP) —Ever the optimist except when it comas to umpires, Jimmy Dykes has high hopes that his Chicago White Sox will improve on their seventh place finish of 1944 thia season. He doesn't expect, his club to he a pennant contender, but he thinks it has a chance to top the second division. As usual, his club promises to have championship pitching, but minor league hitting. Weak hitting —and umpires—long have been the bane of Dykes' existence. There isn’t any evidence that indicates a change in either the White Sox hitting or the Dykes formula of telling umpires what he thinks about their eyesight. The White Sox suffered a heavy blow when Hal Trosky, the first baseman decided to stay on his war plant job in Norway, la., and outfielder Wally Moses was notified to report for induction. Their loss is expected to offset the hitting power which the club added by obtaining Oils Hockett from Cleveland. Finding a replacement for Trosky may be a tough task for Dykes has only two candidates, Joe Orengo, only a so-so ball player with Detroit last year, and Rill Nagel, back in the major for another try, and w|tose normal position is third base. The rest of the infield is set with Leroy Schalk back at second. Grey Clarke at third and Floyd Baker, obtained from the Browns where he was a utility man last year, at short. The veteran Tony Cuccinello will be one of the utility men with Cass Michaels. Charles Weitzel and Dan Reynolds fighting it out for the other berth. Dykes will start the season with only three outfielders — Hocke't, Guy Curtright and Johnny Dickshot. With the exception of Gordon Maltzberger, the ace relief pitcher who was inducted into the armed forced, Dykes will have his 1944 hurling staff back intact and has

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added several promising rookies. Bill Dietrich, who won 1G games last year; Ed Lopat, Oral Grove, Joe Jaynes, John Humphries and Thornton Lee are available for starting duty with Lee Ross probably taking over Maltzberger’s relief spot. Among the newcomers are Earl Caldwell, 40, who won 19 games with Milwaukee; southpaw Johnny Johnson, obtained from the Yankees; Frank Papish, a 17-game winner with Little Rock; Bob Mis--1 tele and Al Treichel, both up from Scranton; and-four men who pitched independent ball in 1944 — 40-year-old Clay Touchstone, George Gray, Ogden Wise and Ralph 1 St rem. 1 Mike Tresh will be the No. 1 ‘ catcher with Vince Castino and ' Tommy Jordan in reserve. I -O > Decatur Is Second In Triangular Meet- ! The Decatur Yellow Jacket thin-ly-clads, making their first start of the season, finished second in a triangular meet at Bluffton. The host school won the meet with 60% points, Decatur second with 48% points and Petroleum third with 22. Bucher, Decatur dash man, won both the 100 and 220 yard evpnts. Decatur’s only other disputed first place was in the 880-yard relay. Bromer finished in a three-way tie for first place in the high jump. Summary: 100-yd. dash — Bucher (D) first; Grimm (P) second; Roof, (B) third. Time 11-1 sec. 220-yd. dash — Bucher (D) first; Grimm (P) second; Cowens (P) third. Time 24.0 sec. 440-yd. dash —Sills (B) first; Lehman (D) second; Risser (P) third. Time 55.7 sec. 880-yd. run — Franz, (P) first; Roof (B) second; Lehman (D) third. Time 2 min. 11 sec. Mile run —Franz (P) first; Cottrell (D) second: Fishbaugh (B) third. Time 5 min. 1.5 sec. High hurdles — Baker IB) first; Bromer (D) second; Hill (D) third. Time 18.7 sec. Low Hurdles — Baker (B) first; | ■ Hill (D) second; Wolfcale (B) thirii. Time 25.9 sec. Pole vault — Baker (B) firs’; i Skiles (81, Gehrig (D). Roof (B), ■ tied for second. Height 9 ft. High jump—Baker (B), Bromer I (D), Cochran (P) tied for first. ; Height 5 ft. 6 in. ' Broad jump*— Baker (B) first: Bromer (D) second; Grimm tP) third. Distance IS ft. 4 in. Shot put —Skile fl (B) first; Baker (B) second; Bromer (D). Distance 40 ft. 11 in. 880 yd. relay — Decatur (Hammond, Bromer. Gehrig, Bucher)' first; Bluffton, second. Time 1 mln. 45 sec. Mile relay — Bluffton (Baker. Fishbaugh. Roof. Sills first); Decq lur second. Time 4 min. !> sec. _—_——o— — Latest News From Training Camps Os Major League Teams Bi aves Boston. Apr. 12.—(UP)—It’s getting to be a very desirable habit for the Boston Braves —winning base ball games in the late innings. For the fourth straight game yesterday, a late rally gave the Braves a triumph, this time a 3 to 1 win over the Boston Red Sox in the opener of Hie city series. Browns St. Louis—The St. Louis Browns won their third victory in four games with the Cards, 10 to 3, yesterday. Home runs by George MeQuinn and Don Gutteridge sparked he 14-hii intensive. The game was called after six innings because of rain, with the Browns getting six runs in the final time at bat. ’Yankees Plainfield, N. J. If outfielder Jeff Heath wants a job with the New York Yankees and will play for what Col. Larry MacPhail is will-

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ing to pay him, a deal probably can be worked out, the Yankee boss said today. Giants New York. — The red-hot interborough rivalry between New York and Brooklyn was off to a fine stait today with the Giants getting the first victory. 9 to 7, in an 11-inning battle with the Dodgers. Senators Bainbridge, Md. — The Washington Senators were down two games in a row today to the Bainbridge naval team. Three former major league stars paced the sailors to yesterday’s 4 to 1 victory. Cubs Chicago.—The lineup with which the Chicago Cubs will open their city series today includes Stan Hack at third base, Roy Hughes at •shortstop, Ed Sauer in left field. Frank Secory in right and Mickey Livingston or Paul Gillespie catching. Hank Wyse may be the starting pitcher for the Cubs while two southpaws, veteran Thornton Lee and rookie Johnny Johnson will work for the Sox. Indians Indianapolis.—The Cleveland Indians were big winners in the Indiana “0.D.T." league today, with a string of six straight triumphs, the laat time over the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association. Cleveland won 15 to 3, yesterday. Reds French Lick, Ind. — Ace Bucky • /alters of the Cincinnati pitching staff, was the choice of manager Bid McKeehnie today to open the National league season. McKeehnie named Walters to pitch against Louisville Friday in his final tuneup before the opener. 0 _- . Fears Master Plan By OPA Officials Fear Postwar Rein On Meat Industry Washington,. Apr. 12 -(UP) — Sen. Elmer Thomas, D., Okla., expressed alarm today over reports that the OPA has a masterplan to force eventual government control of the meat packing industry. Thomas, chairman of the spe ciaj senate food investigating committee, told reporters he had heard repeatedly of such an alleged scheme — “and knowing the men in charge of OPA as 1 do, it is plausible.” There was no immediate comment from the OPA. Thomas said that according to the reports, the OPA program would allow the industry to be taken over completely by the "big four’* meat packers and at the expense of small firms. “After the war,” he said, “the government could charge that the big packers had obtained a mo nopoly. Then administration officials could demand legislation to form a commission to control the meat packing industry as the interstate commerce commission controls Interstate commerce." Thomas said such a scheme would be "against the American way of life and it is up to congress to decide which side they are on.” Representatives of the nation's meat packing Industry have charg ed repeatedly that OPA price policies are driving small packer? toward "bankruptcy or the black market." I

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Spain Breaks Off Japanese Relations Spaniards Murdered By Japs At Manila Madrid, Apr. 12—(UP) —Spain has made its first break with an Axis power. It. severed diplomatic delations with Japan last night because Japanese troops murdered Spanish citizens at Manila. The action was announced in an official statement released after a cabinet meeting at El Pardo palace with Generalissimo Francisco Franco presiding. In breaking relations with Japan, the government disclosed it already had made representations for indemnity for the loss of lives and damages suffered by Spanish subjects at the hands of the Japanese in the Philippines capital. The government charged directly that Japanese troops assassinating all Spanish consular officials and other persons Feb. 12 wantonly burned the consulate and deliberately destroyed pro perty of Spanish citizens. (A Caracas dispatch said the Venezuelan foreign office an- ’ nounced that its counsul, Alberto Delfino, his wife and son were murdered by the Japanese at Manila Feb. 10, and their resi--1 dence burned. (Venezuela already is in a state of belligerency with Japan and a formal declaration of war may result from the assassination of ‘he Manila consul.) (Chile officially declared war on Japan last night). . Spain’s decision to break relations with Japan followed a meeting earlier in the day of the Nationalist Spanish Falange, the government political party led by Franco. The group voted to support the government in measures neces sary'to defend Spanish interests ’ n the Philippines and formally advised* the cabinet of its action." ’■ o : g Prisoners Os War A|d In Flood Area » ' ______ g Dallas, Tex. April 14 - (UP) — d German prisoners of war not only n responded in good numbers to an K emerency call so rvolunteer flood 1 relief fund, the eighth service command reported today. i- (The prisoners had worked for six days on flood control projects o in the Pineville, La., area when n the Camp Livingston, La., prisoner e of war camp called on them for ad- * ditional work on a volunteer basis. ,t o I ■— " Trade in a Good Town — Decatur e 11 11 e Meantime, war food admlnis ). trator Marvin Jones and price n administrator Chester Bowles n took action which heartened the )1 senators somewhat. e Jones announced, that WFA n was increasing the support price on live hogs from $12.50 per e hundredweight to sl3 per hunn dredweight, Chicago basis. He i- said that figure was guaranteed y until Sept. 1, 1946. Bowles said the office of jjrice b administration would keep the j. ceiling price on live hogs at sl4 e per hundredweight for sows and 8 $14.75 per hundredweight tor k butcher hogs, for the lame length of time.

Ask Ward Co. Be Cited For Contempt Union Officials Ask Biddle For Action Chicago, April 1'2 —(UP)I—Attorney 1 —Attorney General Francis Biddle was asked today to cite Montgomery Ward and Co., officiate for contempt of court. The united wholesale, retail and department store employes union (CIO) charged that. Ward officiate "had embarked on a campaign to deceive the public and war employes” about the army's operation of company properties eeized Dec. 28. Montgomery Ward officiate early this week charged the army with misconduct in the management of its properties which are being run by the army pending an appeal of Judge Philip L. Sullivan’e ruling on the legality of the seizure. (Under Judge (Sullivan’e ruling, the union said, the army was ordered to remain in possession of the properties pending an appeal and the company’s alleged campaign against the army was :n violation of the court order and in contempt of it. Ward properties in seven cities were seized by the army to enforce war labor board directives regarding wages and maintenance of union membership. •

HONOR THE MAN WHO WEARS THIS EMBLEM \ ■ "iSiF He has done his share! ' f This tiny gold button, one you’ll see in more and more lapels these days, is the returned serviceman’s badge of honor. It is presented to him with his Honorable Discharge as a symbol of our nation’s gratitude for having served his country faithfully and well! The veteran who wears this emblem has earned the respect, ’ admiration and gratitude of all of us. m HART SCHAFFNER A MARX CLOTHES Holthouse Schulte & Co.

! Today s Sports Parade By LEO H. PETERSEN Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.) ® ° New York, April 12— (UP)—’At the risk of incurring the displeasure of Ford Frick and William Harridge, who don’t like to hear the word gambling in connection with baselball, the crystal ball came up today with:: Another All-St. Louta world series in 1945. The betting lines will form to the left and if they run very long the presidents of the national and American league aren’t going to like it a bit. But we thought it iwas only fair to give the people who want to get down a little green an inside track on what teams not to bet on. 'Maybe our perfect record is in jeopardy, but we see the Red Birds winning their fourth straight national league pennant and the Browns their second consecutive American League flag. To keep that record perfeot, they will have to lose for our last selections were the Browns over the Cards in the 1944 world series and navy over army in football. And you know what happened! 'So if you want to wind up behind a ball other than crystal here is the way not to bet ’em:: The National — St. Ixtuis, Pittsburgh, Chicago, New York, Cincinnati, Boston, Brooklyn and Philadelphia. Looks pretty much like the 1944 Finish Except for New York and Cincinnati switching places.

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The American — St. Louis, New York, Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, Washington, and with apologies to Connie Mack, Philadlephia. Why? The Cards have the closest thing to a pre-war ball club, even if the draft should gobble up Walter Cooper, Johnny Hopp and Max Lanier. It still would leave such performers left as Mort Cooper, Martin Marion, Ray Sanders, and George (Whitey) Kurowski. Enough said. For the other National league cluilis—the Pirates may run short on pitching and hitting; the Cults could do it if the hurling holds up and their l ading slugger, Bill Nicholson, who is in DA, isn’t called up; the Giants lack speed with such men as Ernie Lombardi and Phil Weintraub and may be short on pitching. Too; Cincinnati has Bucky Walters, who can't do it alone; the Braves have pitching, little else; Biooklyn has Branch Rickey and that Branch won’t become a tree and Philadelphia has hopes and only a couple of bail players. The Browns have everything they had last year except Denny Galehouse, who was their cbips-down guy in their drive to the pennant. But they still look good enough. The Yankees, if they keep Johnny Lindel and if they should get Jeff Heath from the Indians, could do it; the Tigers Lave Hal Newhouser

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