Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 122, Decatur, Adams County, 23 May 1945 — Page 6

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Yankees Beal A's In Lone League Game New York, May 23. — (UP) —The National league goes west today and the American league moves east, and the trips are necessary for the leadens of both leagues if they are to prove their rights to the leads. Mel Ott’s New York Giants, pacemakers in the National league with 21 victories in 28 games, most of them at the Polo grounds, play a night game at Cincinnati. This fotlr-game Giant-Reds series probably will be the most closely-watch-ed of the east-west meetings. New York has lost its last two games, both against Pittsburgh. The second-place Brooklyn Dodgers meet St. Louis in four night games, beginning tonight, and must win at least once to hold second against the rallying Cardinals. Brooklyn hopes in this 14gaine western swing are not enhanced by knowledge that star catcher Mickey Owen may not even play all of the St. Louis games before entering the army. Boston plays at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at Chicago in the other games. The Cubs were strong pre-season favorites, but their stock dropped after thpy lost nine of their first 12 games in file recentlycompleted road trip. But the Chicagoans are a good home club and apparently are on the upbeat, since they whipped Brooklyn at Ebbcts Field in their last appearances. The series with the Philies won’t hurt their chances. The American league’s western teams are coming east for the first time, and one-armed Pete Gray of the St. Louis Browns is arousing j more interest than the Chicago White Sox, who have good pitching and timely hitting and still are a surprise because they’re leading the league. Gray faces Boston’s candidate for "rookieof-the-year" pitcher Dave Ferriss —in a standout gaihe today, and this individual duel almost obscures the fact that the Browns have won eight of their last nine games and are only two games out of fii-st place. Chicago is at New York, and this matching of the first-place and fourth-place teams ensures some first-division juggling. The Yankees shut out Philadelphia yesterday, 3 to .0, in a twilight game that was the only major league activity. Hank Borowy won his sixth game against one defeat despite the fact he had to leave the game in the seventh inning with a blistered finger. Catcher Herb Crompton drove in all the Yankee runs with two

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singles. This victory brought New York within one and a half games of D' 1 fro it and Sr. Louis, who are tied for second two games behind Chicago. Detroit plays at Philadelphia In an afternoon contest and Cleveland at Washington in a night game to complete the junior loop schedule. — Favor Regionais in Stale Track Meet Indianapolis, May 2t<—(UP)—lndiana's prep track coaches, lifting a five-day news blackout imposed for "security reasons,’’ today revealed themselves as favoring regional meets as the best means of modernizing the state track and field championships. Commissioner L. Virgil Phillips of the Indiana high school athletic association, announced defails of the mentons' plan after receiving the “green light” from Don Knight of Indianapolis Shortridge, spokesman for the coaches. After Knight and his committee met with Phillips and the IHSAA board of control behind closed doors last Friday night, the coaches’ spokesman said the committee did not “intend to release anything to the public until the board has time to consider our suggestions.” Phillips said the board was giving “careful study to the plan.” Major change recommended by the coaches was the establishment of four regional meets at which sectional qualifiers have no possible chance of scoring in the state meet would be weeded out. The coaches also want sectional qualifying rules relaxed. They fav-; or scoring individual events on a I 5-3-2-1 basis with all point winners , gaining the regionais. They feel the two fastest mile and half mile relay teams should be eligible for the regional, too. Regional qualifiers for the state championship meet would be the four youths who score points in the individual events and the relay teams which score. Motivating factor behind the action of the coaches has been the northern Indiana track mentors. For years the north, which produces the vast majority of the state's top trackmen, has been protesting the present system of qualifying men to the state meet. Now, only the first two 'men in individual events and the winning relays teams are eligible for the state. This means that many athletes who would score in the state meet are eliminated because of the class of competition in their sectional, while other youths are eligible tor the state but haven’t a chance of even scoring a point. o Great Lakes Defeats Phillies, 18 To 14 Great Lakes, 111., May 23—(UP)— Chief specialist Bob Feller, pitching his first game against major league competition since 1841, lasted only three and one-third innings ■but his Great Lakes Bluejackets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday. 18-14.

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MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS' NATIONAL LEAGUE Teams W L. Pct. GB. New York 21 7 .750 Brooklyn 17 10 .630 St. Louis 14 13 .519 GU 2 Chicago 12 13 .480 7% Pittsburgh 12 14 .462 8 Boston 11 13 .458 8 Cincinnati 10 13 .435 8% Philadelphia 7 21 .250 14 AMERICAN LEAGUE Teams W. L. Pct. GB. Chicago 15 7 .682 Detroit ' .... 13 9 .591 2 St. Louis 13 9 .591 2 New York 14 11 .560 2'/ 2 Washington 12 14 .462 5 Philadelphia 10 16 .385 7 Cleveland 9 14 .391 Boston 9 15 .375 7 YESTERDAYS RESULTS National League No games scheduled. American League New York 3, Philadelphia 0. Only game scheduled. o —— School Publications Are Distributed Here The annual publication of The Ravelins.,. Decatur high school book, and the final issue of DC HiLight, quarterly paper of the Decatur Catliblic high school are being distributed this week. The publications ara issued by the high schodl classes. The Travelings was dedicated to the eight former students of DHS who lost their life in the armed forces, while the Hi Light is dedicated to the nurses serving in the army and navy, all of iwhom are Alumnae of DCHIS. Copies were delivered to subscribed., by members of the respective slaffs.

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Latest Draft Ruling Boon To Big Leagues Chicago, May 23. — (UP) —The decision to “indefinitely defer” from selective service men 30 years old or over will serve as a boon to all major league baseball teams, particularly the St. Louis Browns, 'lie Chicago Cubs and White Sox. A United Press survey showed today that the order will affect some 160 players in the major leagues, including key men on most teams. This is based on the assumption that big league baseball is “work contributing to the national welfare.” The selective service move gavel the Cubs the biggest boost, releasing three of their top players. Chief beneficiary will be Bill Nicholson, who has been the National league’s home run and runs-batted-in champion the past two seasons. The big Maryland farmer was 30 years old last December and the Cub office feared he would be drafted before the season’s end. The orefer also spikes the possibility that second baseman Don Johnson, 34, and third baseman Stan Hack, 36, both Cub regulars, will be called. The New York Yankees will receive a shot in the arm because Nick Etten, their hard-hitting first baseman, falls in the 30-or-over class. Etten, 30 last September, recently was re-classified 1-A by his Chicago draft board. The White Sox, entire outfield of Johnny Dickshot, Oris Hockett and Wally Moses is over the one score and ten mark. The order probably will save Moses, 33, who was expected to be drafted within a cquple of weeks. Among the Browns’ beneficiaries of the draft change are George McQuinn, 34, first baseman, pitchers George Caster and Sig Jackucki and outfielder Mike Kreevich. Mort Cooper, the St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching ace, is 31, but already has been rejected for military service twice. Teammate Blix Donnelly, pitcher, is also 31, while Ken O’Dea, the world champions’ No. I

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