Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 117, Decatur, Adams County, 17 May 1945 — Page 6

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Boston Braves Defeat Cards In Twin Bill New York, May 17. —(UP)—-The second month of major league play begins today after a surprising start marked by (1) failure of Hie St. Louis teams to bid for a repeat one-city world series as Expected and (2) the threat of New York or Chicago teams to do it if the Missourians can’t. J. Monroe Johnson, the office of defense transportation boss, says the world series will be “out of the question” unless both competing teanu are from the same city. At the start, the general expectation was that the Browns and Cardinals would be capable of repeating, but unless both do an abrupt about-face there isn’t much

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chance of either winning out. However, Johnson’s warning is being taken seriously by the three New York teams, with the Giants and Dodgers running one-two in the National and the Yankees in second place in the American. And the Chicago teams are cooperating nicely too, with the whizzing White Sox leading the American and the Cubs in third in the National. But the Cards are in the second division with 10 wins and 12 losses and the Browns are in fourth with an even .500 record of nine and nine. Even so, it was beyond belief that the Cards would win only two games out of eight to date in their first road trip against the supposedly weaker eastern teams. They hit rock-bottom yesterday, losing two to the Braves at Boston, 5 to 4, in 14 innings and, 4 to 1. .The first defeat was caused by a school-boy-ish muff by Elvin (Buster) Adams in the ninth with two out. Boston scored twice to tie the score and won the game for relief pitcher Charley Barrett on a double by Phil Masi and a single by Dick Culler in the 14th. ■ Yet the Dodgers, playing as if they were in the world series already, won their 11th straight game yesterday for the longest consecutive streak under the regime of i manager Leo Durocher. They beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates for the third straight time, 3 to 1, behind Hal Gregg's almost perfect control pitching. Gregg, in notching his fifth victory against one defeat, struck out five, walked only one. The Giants’ version of murderer's row, manager Mel Ott, Phil Weintraub and Ernie Lombardi hit sixth inning homers to give pitcher Bill Voiselle support for his seventh victory without a defeat, a G to 0 shut out over the visiting Cubs in a night game. Dick (Kewpie) Barrett provided the Phil,3 with good pitching in a 6 to 2 seven-hit victory over Cincinnati at Philadelphia. Ed Heusser lost his first game after three triumphs. Jim Wasdell led the 10hit Philly attack with a triple and two singles. For the third straight day, all American league games were rained out.

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I Yesterday's star: Garden Gillenwater, whose three-run homer started the Braves off to a 4 to 1 second game victory over the Cards after Boston won the opener in 14 innings, 5 to 4. o Mort Cooper Again Quits Cards' Team Boston, May 17 —(UP)—(Another round in the salary Ibattle between pitcher iMorton Cooper and the St. Louts Cardinal management was in the offing today following Cooper's suspension iby manager Billy Southworth. Southworth suspended Cooper yesterday after the big right hander 1 ft the Cardinale without notice, presumably to go to ‘St. Louis for another salary conference with cluib president Sam Breadon. IBreadon, however, was in Rochester, N. Y„ transacting business with the team’s farm cluib there. Advised of Cooper's suspension, he said, “The matter is entirely in Southworth’s hands,” “The last I saw of Cooper was in the hotel Tuesday night,” Southwontih said. “Frankly, I don’t know what is wrong. You’d think, though, the way we are situated for pitchers that he would (have said something to me albou't going — given me a little warning. We’re really in bad shape for pitchers now with Max Lanier going home to North Carolina for induction and with Ted Wilks and George Dockins having arm troulbl?.” 'The big fellow told same of his team mates that he was worried over sickness at home. He had been Southworth's selection to pitch the opener cif yesterday’s double header with (he Braces in which the Cards lost both games. The salary dispute developed after Cooper and his brother, Catcher Walker Cooper, signed contracts calling for $12,500 tach. When shortstop Marty Marion latter signed for $13,660 the Coopers demanded a raise to $15,000, threatening to quit baseiball if the money was not forthcoming.

Convicted Murderer Escapes In Kansas Lansing, Kan., May 17. —(UP)— William La Trasse. 63-year-old escape artist, train robber and convicted murderer, eseaped today from the Kansas state penitentiary here. Robert Hudspeth, said La Trasse escaped from the prison hospital where he had been held for observation. Apparently, he obtained a key to the building and “simply v.’alkcd out” of the prison giouuas. Need Office Workers At Camp Atterbury Camp Atterbury, Ind., May 17.— (UP) —Office workers who lose their jobs because of war produc tion cutbacks had an opportunity to work in a Hoosier army camp today, helping release soldiers un der the army's point systi m d-* mobilization plan. Col. Welton M. Modisette. post commander of Camp Atterbury, appealed today for 500 typists, stenographers and clerks. He said the additional help was needed uigently at dhe personnel center, where hundreds of returned veterans were being released under the new adjusted service rating plan.

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Self-Government To Burma After War Britain Will Grant Burmese Authority Saji Francisco, May 17. —(UP) — Britain will grant full self-govern-ftent to Burma after the wfir, it was announced today in a statement distributed by the British information service. The announcement said that when it becomes possible to hold elections in post-war Burma, a new legislature will take over. “The Burmese people will then be in a position to decide on the most suitable form of full seft government within the British commonwealth of nations. “It will be for the Dureine people to agree among themselves on he form of self-government and the kind of constitution they de-' sire,” the statement reads. After the war, BIS said, steps will be taken to deal with "the very extensive destruction and disorganization” in Burma, and whefi conditions are restored, elections will be called. Under the government of Burma j act adopted in 1935 Burma was'

f .. ’ ? w > IIO DSL- I IB a ON OKINAWA, the important Ryukyu island in the Jap home waters where the fury of war ever increases as U. S. soldiers and Marines inch their way to the capital city of Naha, these pictures were taken depicting the battle that some observers say will top the bloodiness of Iwo Jima. Leathernecks in the top photo advance cautiously toward a building set afire.to dislodge Jap snipers near Naha, while the bottom photo shows two Marines, Sgt. John S. Christopher, left, of Norwich, Conn., and Pvt. James P. Yelverton. Dothan, Ala., looking at a wounded Nip lying on the board above a

granted a measure of self-govern-ment with a legislature consisting of two chambers. The lower chamber was wholly elected and the upper half elected and half noini-j naled. Until the pre-war machinery of; government can be BIS said, “it i<3 proposed that the governor, assisted by a Bureme executive council, should be rfesponsible for getting the country into working order again.” With the occupation of Rangoon and general withdrawal or defeat of Japanese troops, the Burma campaign virtually has been completed. —— -o ' Combat Casualties Now Total 986,214 Washington, May 17. —(UP) —U. S. combat casualties officially an- 1 nounQed lieie IoLAIhJ 9*6,214 today. This means that the actual total, including thousands not yet •"’isf'r’-pd to the records in Washington, has passed 1,000,000. ' The 986,214 figure is 13,560 greater than that for a week ago. It includes 107,275 navy, coast guard and marine corps losses and 878,339 army casualties. The army tjiu.! reflects actual fighting only through mid-April. It Joes not include I losses suffered since then in Europe, Okinawa and the Philippines.

Bluffton Lad Held In Over 500 Thefts Has Amazing Record Os Juvenile Crime 'Bluffton, Knd , May 17 —(UP)— City Tkdice, who investigated Mie theft of an automobile a few days ago, report that a 15-y ear-old Bluffton boy has not only confessed taking thd car, but also has confessed to over 500 other petty thefts and misdemeaners in the city and tyThe record of the boy is a high mark in crime for one individual in wills county, and officials are of the opinion that it might top the state record. The youth admitted theft of cars from his brother, uncle, cousin and numerous other individuals —.breaking into and stealing articles from between 75 and 100 parked cars, entering and stealing from 12 homes, theft from at least a dozen business houses and — breaking of city street lights, smashing of windows at the Lancaster school, Rix filling station and the Red Cross Manufacturing Company’s factory. IHe topped hi. 3 confession with the statem. nt that when his brother was home on leave from navy service, tye sneaked into his room and stole some of the money from

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his brother’s pocketilwok. —o — MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE Teams W. L. Pct. GB. Chicago 12 6 .667 New York 13 7 .650 Detroit 11 7 .611 1 St. Louis 9 9 .500 3 Washington ... 10 12 .455 4 Philadelphia ....,. 9 12 .429 4>/ 2 Boston 8 12 .400 5 Cleveland 6 13 .316 6’6 NATIONAL LEAGUE Teams W. L. Pct. GB. New York 19 5 .792 Brooklyn 16 6 .727 ’2 Chicago 10 11 .476 7’6 Boston 10 11 .476 7% St. Louis 10 12 .455 8 Pittsburgh 9 13 .409 9 Cincinnati 8 12 .400 9 Philadelphia 6 18 .250 13 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Brooklyn 3, Pittsburgh 1. Boston 5-4, St. Louis 4-1. Philadelphia 6. Cincinnati 2. New York 6, Chicago 0. American League All games postponed, rain.

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