Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 129, Decatur, Adams County, 1 June 1945 — Page 6

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Oldtimers Lead Cincy Reds In Comeback Role New York, June 1. —(UP) —A ragbag assortment of old gaffers were pitching the Cincinnati Reds into prominence in the National league race today. The crew of castaways assembled by manager Bill McKechie after they apparently had outlived their major league usefulness, didn't appear to fit into the Cincinnati picture where brilliant pitching his been a hall-mark. But McKechnio found pitching another scarce wartime commodity so he did the best he could, picking up available old timers. Some like 35-year-old Bucky Walters, only established star in the lot on the- basia of present-day play, and 36-year-old Ed Heusser were on hand. The others, Walter (Boom Boom) Beck, Horace (Hod) Ltsenbee, and Guy Bush, all past 40. and Joe Bowman, 35, were picked up elsewhere. The managers who scoffed at that motley array had reason to wonder today if their ridicule wasn't illtimed. The oldsters have picked up nine of the 15 games the Reds have won to date and three in the team’s current five-game winning streak. The case of the 42-year-old Beck Was most astonishing. Never a consistent winner in seven major league seasons, he picked up his second victory of the year yesterday, beating his ex-mates, the Phillies, 8 to 1, on five hits. . The Beds gave him 13-hit support, every man getting at least one hit, and seven players scoring runs. As usual, the incomparable rookie Dave Perrise of the Red Sox had everything necessary to win, beating the Indians, G to 2, but this time he had to share the American league honors with another ex-G. I. Joe, Les Mueller of the Detroit Tig ers. Mueller, starting his first big league game after several relief stints blanked the Yankees with just two hits for a 2 to 0 victory at New York. Beating the Indians left Ferrlss with only one league team, the Senators, to conquer. He has beaten the others once and the White Sot twice.

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. Relief pitcher Joe Berry, who took over when Don Black wrenched his back, gave the Philadelphia A’s the rubber game, 3 to 2, in their series with tile White Sox. He held Chicago to four hits after the second inning, Bobby Estallela singling home the winning run for him in the eighth. Milt Byrnes cleared the right field barrier at Washington with a homer for the first time this season to highlight the Browns’ 5 to 2 victory over the Senators, which ended a five-game losing streak. Lefty Al Hollingsworth won his first game, taking it easy after the Browns made four runs in the second. Goodwin Rosen tripled home two runs in the 13th to give Brooklyn the rubber game in a series of three at Pittsburgh, 6 to 4. Relief pitcher Clyde King allowed one hit for seven innings until the 13th when he loaded the bases on three short singles, then caused the last batter to ground out. Rookie Jack Creel won bis third game for the Cardinals at St. Louis, scattering 10 hits to beat the Braves, 9 to 4. A five-run Cardinal rally in the first inning gave him plenty of working margin. Tommy Holmes hit a homer for the Braves. Yesterday's star: Goodwin Rosen of the Dodgers, who batted in four runs, two with a 13th inning triple, in a G to 4 victory over Pittsburgh. — o : ' 6. E. Girls Tied For League Lead The Decatur G. E. Girls team chalked up their third victory in a row Thursday night, defeating Harvester, 14 to 4, in a league game at Hamilton park in Fort Wayne. Decatur is tied for the league lead with two victories and no defeats. The locals scored their first league triumph last Friday, defeating the C. Y. O. team, 4 to 1. Butcher, G. E. pitcher, has allowed only four hits in two games and Moser three in her only tilt. Decatur pounded , out 14 hits in last night's triumph, McLean leading the way with three safeties. The G. E. Girls will open their home season next Tuesday night, meeting the Fort Wayne Studebaker team at'Worthman Field. o — HOME RUNS Lombardi, Giantsl2 Weintraub, Giants 8 Stephens. Browns 8

MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE Team W. L. Pct. GB. New York 26 11 .703 Brooklyn 21 16 .568 5 Pittsburgh 19 16 .543 6 St. Louis 20 17 .541 6 Chicago ... 18 1G .529 6L> Cincinnati 15 18 .455 9 Boston 13 20 .394 11 Philadelphia 10 28 .263 16’4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Team W. L. Pct. GB. New York 22 13 .629 Detroit 19 12 .613 1 Chicago 17 16 .515 4 St. Louis 16 16 .500 4’4 Boston 16 19 .457 6 Cleveland 14 17 .452 6 Washington 15 19 .441 6’4 Philadelphia 14 21 .400 8 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Cincinnati 8, Philadelphia 1. New York at Chicago, rain. Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 4 (13 innings). St. Louis 9, Boston 4. American League St. Louis 5, Washington 2. Detroit 2, New York 0. Philadelphia 3, Chicago 2. Boston 6, Cleveland 2. oLEADING BATSMEN National League Player Club GAB R H Pet. Holmes, Boston. . 34 147 33 58 .395 Ott, New York 38 130 30 50 .385 Kurowski, St. L 37 139 30 53 .381 American League Cuccinello, Chi 32 113 18 41 .363 Ette, New York .... 35 126 20 41 .325 Stirnweiss, N. Y... 35 136 30 44 .324 o Mixed Doubles Tourney Here This Evening IA mixed toulbles tourney will be held at the Mies Recreation at 8 o'clock tonight, with a 400 scratch. A few openings are reported still available. | CORT SUN. MON. TUES. Matinee Sun.—9c-15c. until 4 TWO ACTION HITS! • coims VBW i HISSIjO iIIROR e I with JIM BANNON • JANIS CARTER • GEORGE . 1 MACREADY • JEAN STEVENS • Screen Plev ' —ADDED THRILLER— g A TOP-MAN 4 : FALLING...TILL E FELL IN LOVE! Roering action dram* of high-climbing daredevils! <_ ■ ■ / SaKtUMMMaBMF i ..-s4r vMNsW Robert LOWERY MB®— Phyllis BROOKS maiv tr{(n * A PARAMOUNT PICTURE Evenings 9c-30c Inc. Tax -O- - & Saturday SUNSET CARSON “SHERIFF OF CIMMARON” ALSO—Last Chap. “Zorro's Black Whip”—9c 30c Inc. Tax

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The above picture shows the men and boys who participated in the last of two fox hunts in St. Marys and Washington townships last month, and the 14 foxes, in eluding three adults and 11 pups killed in the chase. It was one of the largest local contingents of hunters ever to sally forth in quest of the carnivorous animals, and followed a hunt on May 10, when seven Xox pups were caught on the Kohne farm in St. Marys township. Old Red Renyard was cap tured in the second chase on May 11. In the above “army” are farmers from Washington, St. Marys,

Today s Sports Parade By JACK CUDDY Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.) O O New York/ June 1. — (UP) —We were discussing his “definite and final playing retirement” with the great Don Hutson of the Green Bay Packers, when into Toots Shor’s jernt drift George Marshall, big chief of the Washington Redskins, and Torn Gallery of the Brooklyn club. Marshall spies Hutson, and inquires, “when is Curly getting into town?” Curly Lambeau is vicepresident and head coach of the champion Packers. Blond Hutson of the wavy, light-brown hair says, “Curly gets in in the morning.” Marshall, the Washington laundry magnate who is married- to Corrjne Griffiths of the! silent screen days, and Gallery, who once was wed to Zazu Pitts, who makes pathetically with the hands on stage and screen, sit down at a close-by table. Heavy frowns becloud their usually cheerful countenances as they converse. We never eavesdrop upon people —unless we can hear what they are saying. .And we never peek through keyholes — if they are plugged. Consequently, we paid no attention to what Marshall and Gallery were saying—except to cup both ears with our hands in an effort to miss no scrap of conversation. From what we were able to hear (without falling off our chair sideways) it seems that the brass hats of the National professional football league will hold a special meeting at the Hotel New Yorker over the weekend. And that this meeting will consider from all angles the threatening maneuvers of that rival and “upstart” organization known as the all-America football conference. It seems that the rival conference has the National league biggies worried no end because it is “tossing money allover the map” in an effort to lure away star college and service players, who in the natural course of events should belong to the National circuit. The MarshallGallery conversation indicated that the National leaguers were particularly scorched by the “unethical and unpatriotic” efforts of the allAmericas to sew up players now in Uncle Sam’s uniform. The N. L. meeting should be most the interesting—if one could hide a dictaphone in their conference room. And if some of the N. L. chargee are made public (which they probably won’t)) they might hit front pages. Anyway, Hutson — probably the greatest player in pro football history —said, “Wotinell’s the matter with you? I’ve been talking to you for 10 minutes, and you haven’t heard a word I’ve said.” We assured Don that he misjudged us —that it was our custom to go into a trance during an interview —co that the words of our victim would be engraved lastingly upon our minds —like making a radio transcription. "You understand, then,” said the greatest of all pass-receivers, “that I’ll never play again. That from now on I’ll restrict my football activities to helping Lambeau co. rh the Packers. No, I’m not coaching the ends. I’m coaching the backfield.” He sighted, “After 10 years of play with the Packers — after

Blue Creek and Monroe townships. The photo was taken immediately following the second drive. A number of men who participated in the first chase were not prese’nt on the second hunt. Pictured are, reading from left to right: small boys kneeling, Glen Manley, Norman Cook, Larry Wable and Glen Strahm; first row —Lester Geyer, Richard Manley, Louis Mattox, Jackie Cliilcotc, Verlin Geyer, Lysle Bailey, Sonny Manley, Gene Mitchell, Glen Geyer ami Norman Fosnaugh. Middle row — William Zaugg,

four years with Alabama —and two years with Pine Buff, Arkansas I'll really miss the thrill of gridiron competition.” We wiped our eyes daintly with a napkin and solaced him with: "Don—The football world and the record book will mourn your retirement, for the fifth time. Cripes, Marshall and Gallery must have left for the Stork club.” q Hillenbrand Signs With Pro Gridders Chicago June 1 —<(UP)‘ — Two former Big Ten backfield stars and an all-American soutihern California lineman have contracted to play with the Chicago team of Uhe postwar AlHAmerica 'fbo-'ball conference, John iL. Kecshin, the Chicago Frandbi.-e.owner, announced today. iTbe three players, first to sign wi.h iiie team .are Lt. Billy Hillenbrand, outstanding Indiana triplethreat halUbac-k in 194,1 and 1942; Ltf Don Griffin, 'lllinois halfback during the same years, and Norm Verry. ■347-’pound guard who played with southern 'Cal’s 19413 Rose Bowl team. — o GUARD IS SLAIN, (Continued From Page One) racks at Fort Harrison began to riot by throwing'stones at electric lights and at guards. “Col. Peyton Winlock, the commandant, immediately proceeded to the 'compound with reinforcements for the guards. About the time of his arrival fire broke out in a barracks and an infirmary, two widely separated buildings. “A. strong wind was blowing and despite prompt action on ttie part of the fire department and troops, nine barracks buildings burned. Loss, approximately ? 100,000.”* The First Presbyterian church extends a cordial invitation to the men of this community to attend The Men’s Union Prayer Service. Monday, 7:30 P. M., Church auditorium.

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Frank Dellinger, Kermit Parrish, Gerald Cook, Roy Wable, Russell Mitchell Kenneth Mitchell, Harry Martz, Bob Bailey, Forrest Railing and Henry Cook. Top row — Shoaf, Lew Stump, Albert Reber, Bill Miller, Roy Shoaf, Floyd Mitchell, Cal Hamrick, ■ John Baltzell, Sylvan Strahm, Alfred Dellinger, Bob Mitchell and Manley. Among those participating in the chase on the first day and who were no! present for the photograph were Harold Schwartz. Charles Shoaf, Myron Hart, Harve Sells, Forrest Durr, Bob Hill and Roy Chilcote.

Groves Infant Dies At Van Wert Home (Funeral services for Donald William Groves, five-year-old eon of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Groves, 703 South Walnut street. Van Wert, 0., whose death occurred Wednesday, will be held at tlhe family home at 10 o’clock Saturday niornhig. (Surviving in addition to the parents are a brother, Richard; the paternal grandparents, 'Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Goves of Van Wert; the maternal grandfather, Ralph Bentz of this city and a greatgrandmother, Mrs. George Hunt of Fort Wayne. o Graduates June 7 From Tri State 'Norman Sltcury, £«n of Mr. and Mra. Noah Steury of this city, will graduate from Tri State college at Angola June 7, with a B. S. degree in business administration. Steury is president of the Phi Sigma Chi fraternity, vice president of the interfraternity council and a member of Alpha Beta Alpha, national honorary society, and Sigma Epsilon, business society. O —r New Building For G. E. Laboratory Schenectady, June 1 — A new building for the General Electric company’s research laboratory will be erected near here at a cost of '58,000,000, it was announced today by President Charles E. Wilson. Construction will begin as soon as WPB approval can be obtained. The site has been a private estate known as “The Knolls,,” and includes 2H9 acres. It is in suburban Niskayuna, about 4’4 miles from the main plant and offices in Schenectady. Two Divorce Suits Are Filed In Court Two new divorce suits have been filed in the Adams circuit court by local persons. (Frances Reidenibach of 412 S. First, street, seeks a divorce from her hudband, Huibert Relden'baeb.

They were married on Nov. 30, 1934 and separated May 31. Cruel and inhuman treatment -fa alleged by the plaintiff. The parents of throe children, aged 10, eight and three years, the plaintiff seeks the custody of the children. A restraining order was Issued fotlbiddimg the defendant from molesting the plaintif or disposing of personal property, including his paint shop, a 1941 auto, cash or bonds. i (Delia M. Parrish has filed suit for divorce from Homer F. Parriwh. The couple resided at the corner of Fourth and Madison streets. They were married Nov. 111, 1919 and separated May 31. A restraining order was isued against the defendant from molesting the plaintiff at her residence. o —. Canned Vegetables To Be Less This Year Chicago, June 1. — (UP) —Civillans will have about tihree-fourtihis as many canned vegetables this year as in 1944 and approximately one-half as many canned beans and tomatoes, a representative of the department of agriculture said today. (Ernest G. iMoore, Washington, D. C., told delegates at a regional conference on home food production that poor sipring weather and a low supply of canned vegetables .demanded even more victory gardens thatn last year. o 11 Missionaries Are Beheaded By Japanese New York, June L —(UIP) —Eleven 'Baptist missionaries and a nine year old missionary’s son were beheaded by the Japanese in the Panay hills in the Philippines on Dec. 19 and 20, 194'3, the American Baptist foreign mission society disclosed today. The society said the deaths were documented, officially but the news had been withheld until now by the war and navy departments for security reasons. Announcing Opening of the City News Stand 128 E. Monroe St. Saturday, June 2 We will sell popular magazines and out of to’fn newspapers. Clyde Boley, owner

PUBLIC AUCTIO) HOUSEHOLD GOODS 750 High St., Decatur, Indiana Saturday, June 9, 6:00 p.n COMPLETE LINE OF FURNITURE, like new: 2 Piece Mohair (Gre Living Room Suite; Chair and Ottoman; Coffee lab»'. •• " Tables; Magazine Rack; Smoke Stand; Floor ami ™ I,IP ' jam New D. F. Dining Room Suite: Table, 4 chairs, Buffet, laliles ia® cloth; Good Bedroom Suite, innerspring mattress; Also bed cunu RUGS: New 9x12 Rug and Pad. Throw Rugs. Motorola Table Top Radio; Robertshaw Gas Stove, new. Ne Philco Refrigerator; Horton Washer with Baby Washer, Koi-Gas Heater. ... . T CHROME Breakfast Set and chairs. Gas Plate, 2 burner; Was New' Garden Tools; 100 ft. Garden Hose and rack; Oil Drum, and Varnish; and many other articles. 2 2 Wheel Trailers, new. TERMS—CASH. George and Geraldine Pen Owners J. F. Sanmann—Auctioneer C. W. Kent —Sales Manager Sale conducted by Midwest Realty Auction Co. Decatur, Indiana.

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