Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 131, Decatur, Adams County, 4 June 1945 — Page 6

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Cards Defeat Giants Twice In Twin Bill •Now York, June 4 —(UP)— Any tSam in either major league which can begin to win consistently on the •road ntust .be considered a pennant cbntender on the lKi -is of unniistakeable trends revealed today at the completion of the first stage of the racet. As the teams completed “Looping the Loops,” playing every other team in the league on a home and home 'basis, it was evident that there isn’t any outstanding road Htiib in either circuit. Yet with a few scattered exceptions even the second division teame can manage to win fairly consistently at home. The best "traveling men” in either league are the Detroit Tigers, ibtft surprisingly they haven't done well enough at home to match their road record of 11 wins and eight losses. Had they ibeen able to win more than nine and lose seven in their own park they might be nursing a isulbstantial lead instead of playing second fiddle to the New York Yankees. Only two National league chtibs profited to any extent in the Suncfey slate of double bills, she Cardinate and the Reds, strengthening tieii • position by beating the Giants aid Dodgers respectively. The cards gained their third straight victory from Charley Barrett to beat the Giants, 11 to 3, in tie opener. Ted ‘Wilks showed signs of a return to his 1944 form by winning the second game, 8 to 2. Ernie Lombardi got a second game homer for iNew York to boost his league leading total to 13. The Reds won their eighth straight at Cincinnati, beating the dodgers, 6 to 2 and 4 to 1. and dump ing them into fourth place behind the Cards. Joe Bowman, cast off by the Red Sox last week, won the first game while Rookie Frank Dasso pitched a six-hitter to take the second from Ben Chapman. The Pirates topped the laggardly iPhils, 7 to 6, with a ninth inning run on an error. The second game was “cui’fe'wed” in the sixth with tire Phils ahead, 11 to 9. It will be completed in July. Catcher Bill Salkeld hit a three-run homer to pace the Pirates in the opener. ‘ Claude Passeau shrugged at 40degree Chicago weather and pitched the Cubs to a two-hit, 3 to 1 vic-

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tory over the Braves after Boston had taken the first game, 2 to 1, on the effective "spot” pitching of lefty Bob Logan. Logan yielded 11 hits, but bore down whenever he needed to. Hank Borowy won his seventh game against one defeat for the Yankees, beating the Indians in the ; opener, 8 to 2. Steve Grornek was just a<3 effective for Cleveland to gain a 4 to 1 win in the nightcap. It was his sixth victory against one loss. 'Lanky Russ Christopher, whose record te the more remarkable because he hurls for the last place Athletics, won his eighth game against two defeats trimming the Browns, 3 to 1. He yielded a first inning homer to Don Gu’teridge but wasn’t bothered after that, Bobby Esellela clinghlng his fivelhit win with an eighth inning homer. Newman (Text Shirley pitched 13 innings for "nothing,” working for the Browne) against Bobo Newson. Joe ißerry, and Steve Gerkin in a 0 to 0 standoff called by the Pennsylvania curfew. Detroit ended Boston’s five-game winning streak with a 4 to 3 second game victory behind Lefty Hal Newhoueer after the Red Sox won the first, 4 to 3, in the eighth on a doulble try Eddie Lake and a single iby Jaok Toibin. Jim Wilson, with relief help from Dave (the great) Ferrise, was the winner, besting Paul (Dizzy) Trout, who returned after a layoff due to a muscle injury. The Senators topped the White Sox. 3 to I, to give Roger Wolff a seven-hit triumph but Chicago came back to win the second. 5 to 1, with Johnny Humphries also pitching a seven-hitter. Yesterday’s Star — Charley Barrett, obtained from the 'Braves in the deal for Mort Cooper, who pitched his third straight victory for the Cardinals, beating the Giants, 4 to 3, as the Red Bird's won a double bill. o Pheasants And Quail Are Placed In County A total of 1.190 day-old pheasant chicks and 180 quail were placed in Adame county today by Walter KrjenkK State game warden. The quail will be raised by the County conservation club and the pheasants were released to conservation cluib quarters at Decatur, Geneva, Berne, Magley and Pleasant Mills. The birds will be ready for release in eight weeks, the game warden stated. o Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

Columbus Rookie Hurls No-Hitter Pete Mazar, 21-year-old southpaw, pitched a no-hit, no-run game yesterday to pace the second division American Association club in the first of two wins over the Kansas City Blues. Mazar, who joined the Red Birds this spring after playing with Allentown in the inner-state league, missed a perfect game because of a teammate’s error. The Blues assisted in their own 4 to 0 defeat by piling up five errors. In the second game, manager Charley Root pitched Columbus to a 7 to 4 victory. At Indianapolis, the league-lead-ing Indians split a pair with Minneapolis, the circuit’s cellar team. Indianapolis walked away with the opener, 11 to 1, but the Millers recouped with a 7 to 5 win in the second. In other American Association games, St. Paul and Louisville came out even in a double bill. Two scheduled contests between Milwaukee and Toledo were postponed on account of wet grounds. St, Paul took the first, 7 to 5, and Louisville rallied for a 5 to 3 win in the nightcap. — o Softball Opening Is Delayed By Weather Cold weather today cancelled the opening of the Decatur softball season, scheduled for tonight at Woibhman Field. The announcement was made by Steve Everhart, president of the association. Hf weather permits, the season will open Tuesday night, with McMillen and Kraft meeting at 7:30 o’clock, followed by the Decatur G. E. Girls versus the Bowser girls team of Fort Wayne. Bowser replaces Studebaker on the Tuesday night schedule. The regular league schedule will open next week. o Kraft Cheese Buys $26,000 In Bonds As part of ita national participation in the seventh war loan drive, the Kraft Cheese company has purchased $26,000 in bonds, which will be credited to Adams county’s quota in the seventh war loan drive, Nelson Bruce, manager of the local plant, announced today. Os the $L294,960 county quo’a, the corporation quota is $4i38,G00. In the last report, purchases in this division exceeded SIOO,OOO. Board Os Review Is Convened Here Today The county board ■of review convened Hite morning in the county treasurer's office . and the..two appointed members, Mrs. George Buckley of the 'Homesteads and Mtes. Bentjia Voglewede of South Fourth street, assumed their poe’e. By virtue of their offices Thurman I. Drew, auditor, Roy L. Price, treasurer a*nd E. J. Worthman, assessor, are members of the board. As defined by law, the duties of the members of the board are to review the assessments, make adjustments where neces-ary and correct mistakes when found, and to equalize assessments if it is deemed advisable. The board will be in session for 26 days. ‘MRi&BEDHSHMfIj Tonight & Tuesday “GOD IS OUR CO-PILOT” Dennis Morgan, Dane Clark, Alan Hale, Raymond Massey ALSO—Shorts 9c-40c inc. Tax —o Wed. & Thurs.—Diana Lynn “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay" First Show Wed. at 6:30 Continuous Thurs. from 1:30 BE SURE TO ATTEND! O—O Coming Sun.—All Star Cast “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” | CORT Tonight & Tuesday “HIGH POWERED” Robt. Lowery, Phyllis Brooks — and — “MISSING JUROR” Jim Bannon, Janis Carter 9c-30c Inc. Tax —o Wed. & Thurs.— Lynn Merrick, “A Guy, A Gal & A Pal" O—Oi— Coming Sun. — “Girl Rush” & “Rough, Tough & Ready.” .

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MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE Teams W. L. Pct. GB. New York 27 14 .659 •Pittsburgh 22 16 .579 3’/ 3 St. Louis 23 18 .561 4 Brooklyn 21 19 .525 5% Chicago 19 18 ,514 6 Cincinnati 18 18 .500 6’/ 2 Boston 15 21 .417 914 ♦Philadelphia .... 10 31 .244 17 ♦—Does not include suspended second game; to be continued July 12. AMERICAN LEAGUE Teams W. L. Pct. GB. New York 24 15 .615 Detroit 20 15 .571 2 St. Louis 18 17 .514 4 Chicago 19 18 .514 4 Boston 19 20 .487 4’,4 Cleveland 16 19 .457 6 Washington 17 21 .447 614 Philadelphia 15 23 .395 814 SATURDAY’S RESULTS National League Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 6. Boston 5, Chicago 4 (10 innings). New York 3, St. Louis 2. Brooklyn at Cincinnati, rain. American League Cleveland 4, New York 0. Washington 8, Chicago 1.

SECRET UNDERSEA GASOLINE PIPES FED ALLIES' INVASION

SPECIAL CABLE-LAYING ships shortly after D-Day steamed slowly across the English Channel unreeling the underseas pipe that helped to supply the Allied armies in France. Since last August, 120,000,000 gallons of fuel have been pumped from stations concealed in an ancient English fort, an amusement park and an ice cream factory across to Europe’s mainland. This achievement, called “Operations Pluto,” came from the brain of Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten in 1942. First thought impossible, the project was hastened by four American firms skilled in cable making. So well kept was the secret that even employees did sot know the dramatic nature of their job. General Electric wds called upon, because of its experience in the manufacture of large electric cables, to supply miles of the cable pipe. Three inches in diameter and capable of withstanding a pressure of 1,200 pounds a square inch, the pipe was turned out in 26,000-foot lengths on the company’s cable-sheathing equipment in its Schenectady works. General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y.

Boston 5, Detroit 1. St. Louis 9, Philadelphia 0. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Cincinnati 6-2, Brooklyn 2-1. Pittsburgh 7-9, Philadelphia 6-11. St. Louis 11-8, New York 3-2. Boston 2-1, Chicago 1-3. American League New York 8-1, Cleveland 2-4. Boston 4-3, Detroit 3-4. Washington 3-1, Chicago 1-5. Philadelphia 3-0, St. Louis 1-0. o LEADING BATSMEN National League Player Club GAB R H Pct. Ott, New York 42 145 33 55 .379 Holmes, Boston .... 37 156 34 59 .378 Kurowski, St. L... 39 143 30 54 .378 American League Cuccinello, Chi 35 124 18 44 .355 Case, Senators 35 142 23 47 .331 Etten, New York.. 39 140 23 45 .321 o HOME RUNS Lombardi, Giants 13 Weintraub, Giants 8 DiMaggio, Phillies 8 —o The famed Kentucky Bluegrass isn’t blue. I-t takes on a bluish tinge only in early spring when it is in bloom. 0 Abusing rower Nothing more impairs authority than a too frequent or indiscreet use of it.—Shakespeare.

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Richard Colter To Speak Here Tonight Richard Colter, A'MIM 3/c, who recently returned from the South Pacific, will speak at the men’s union prayer eervige at the Fiiwt Presbyterian church this evening. Dick was aboard the USS Franklin when that great ship was bombed by Jap suicide planes and his experiences were thrilling. The prayer service opens at 7:30 o’clock and all men, e-pecially veterans, are invited. Youth Pleads Guilty To Theft Os Tires Jack Maitlen, 18-year-old youth from Jay county, pleaded guilty to . stealing two auto tires of standard make and tubes from a barn on the I Paul Kraner farm, one mile south ' of Geneva, on May 22, before Judge-j J. Fred Fruchte this morning. The court heard the boy’s plea and withheld sentence, taking the case under advisement. The arrest was made by state patrolman J. C. Mendenhall. The charge placed against the boy was grand larceny. The tires and tubes were valued at more than S3O. o : White Bread For years many nutritionists have urged the consumption of whole wheat and similar bread, but the people demand white bread. Ninety per cent of the bread now consumed in this country is white.

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ARMOR PLATE for an invasion oil line. This picture shows Genera Electric cable machines spinning an armor of steel wire around the 3-inc underseas lead pipe line. Laid .under the Channel by special Britis cable laying ships, this line supplied gasoline for our invasion forces.

Decatur Man Fined, Sentenced To Jail Ira Schafer, of Decatur, was fined $1 and co ts and sentenced to 10 days in jail when arraigned before Mayor John B. Stulls in city court this' morning. Schafer, who was arrested by city police on West Monroe street at 3 a. tn. Sunday, pleaded guilty to public intoxication. _o ‘Sea Froth* Most pipe-smoking fans don't realize it, but meerschaum means "froth of the sea.” It is white and soft when dug from the earth but soon hardens. IGamm a- N u SPRING DANCE Bluffton Country Club FRIOAYJUNE 8 WOODY NEFF ORCHESTRA Dancing 9 to 12

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