Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 18 June 1945 — Page 6

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Pittsburgh And Detroit Both Beaten Twice 'New York, June 18—(UIP)—Two youngsters and two old men brought the ambitious Pittsburgh Piratea and Detroit Tigers down to earth today and made it apparent that any ideas of runway pennant races are extremely premature. The Pirates and Tigers, after steady clim'bing, took over the lead in their respective races last week, but they looked like anything but pennant winners yesterday in dropping double headers. Two young Cardinal pitchers, Rookie Ken Burkhardt and Sophomore Ted Wilks, humiliated the Hues at Pittsburgh before 32,936 fans, the largest crowd of the season, 7,J0 0 and 6 to 2. Burkhardt, pitching hifl first complete game, gave up five hits “lit ws>, a different story for the Tigers at 'Chicago as they were famed-by Oldsters, Thornton Lee •nd Joe Haynes, >6 to 1 and 7 to 5. Lee, gaining his eighth victory, effectively scattered six hits equalling his winning record for the past two seasons. He had only three victories in 1914 and five in 1943. (Paynes had given up only one hit and one run before he had to retire in the second game with an ■ahkle Injury suffered in a slide to third base. 'Previously this season he had pitched a one-hit victory over the Tigers, who made four hits and four runs off hie successor, Orval Grove. Since the league leading batter, Tony iCuccinello, left the second game with a pulled muscle after making three hits, it was a mostly double win for the White Stix. The amazing Dodgers took over the lead undisputedly, benefitting iby Fitteburgh’s lapse and the Massachusetts curfew. Playing at 'Boston, They handed Morton Cooper his first defeat after six straight victories, 9 to 6, then were saved — at least temporarily—when the second game was suspended in the eighth with the Braves ahead, 4 to 1. The game will be completed in August. The ball of hay hit the horse at New York where the last place Phillies knocked the Giants out of a first place tie 'by drubbing them twice, lit to 9 and 6 to 2. Jimmy Wasdell hit two-run homers for the ■Phils in each game and Glen srawford contributed a four baser in the second. The Cu'bs scored all their rune in the ninth at Cincinnati to beat ■the Reds, 3 'to 1, for the eighth ■straight time this seaeon. Paul Derringer, who pitched only one inning, got credit for his eighth victory. The second game was rained out. (Rues iChristopher, who h'afl won Il out of the 20 gameo and Athletics have gained this iseason, picked up his latest against the Yankees, beating them 4 to 2 at

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Philadelphia after New York won the first game, 7 to 1. The 'Boston Red Sox topped the Senators twice at Washington, 2 to 1 and 7 to 1, gaining the opening victory on Leon Culberson’s tworun double and the second with a wide-open hit parade which netted 18 blows. Emmet O’Neill won his fourth game in the opener while Rookie Jim Wilson gave up only five hits to take the nightcap. Cleveland at St. Louis in the American league was postponed because of rain. Yesterday’s Star—Rusa Christopher of the A‘s, who beat the Yankees 4 to 2 for hi<s 11th victory with a last place club. His pitching time table now is two wins ahead of Tigers Hal Newhouser’is 29-win record for 19*44. o County Riding Club Assists With Show Saddle Horse Show Here On Thursday Cloice Eicher, president of the Adams county riding club, stated today that the riding club membership is giving its full cooperation to the Lions club in staging the saddle horse show at HannaNuttman park on Thursday evening. The riding club was organized in November, 1944, and has a membership of 45 horse lovers. The purpose of the organization is to promote interest in the sport of riding and to improve breeding stock of horses in the county. Entries in the horse show are confined to horsemen of Adams county and anyone having a riding horse or pony is invited to enter the show. No entry fee is to be charged. Entry blanks may be obtained from Thurman Drew, Roy Price, or Mr. Eicher. They should be completed and in the hands of the secretary by Thursday morning so that the entries may be printed in the programs, the committee stated. o MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS I I NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. ■ x—Brooklyn .... 30 21 .588 Pittsburgh 30 23 .566 1 New York 30 23 .566 1 St. Louis 29 23 .558 1% ■ Chicago 26 22 .542 2 1 /, x— Boston «5 25 .500 l‘/ 2 Cincinnati 22 27 .449 7 Philadelphia .... 14 42 .250 18y a ■ x—Does not include unfinished second game. AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Detroit 29 20 .592 .... New York .28 22 .560 1% Boston 27 24 .529 3 ■ Chicago 26 26 .500 4% St.’Louisj..24 24 .500 4% ' Washington 22 26 .458 I Cleveland 21 26 .447 9 Philadelphia .... 20 29 .408 9 SATURDAY’S RESULTS National League St. Louis 13, Pittsburgh 10. Boston 6, Brooklyn 5 (12 innings). New York 7, Philadelphia 2. Only games scheduled. American League Detroit 7-6, Chicago 5-1. Philadelphia 4, New York 3 (10 innings). Washington 4, Boston 0. St. Louis 4, Cleveland 3 (12 innings). YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Chicago 3, Cincinnati 1. St. Louis 7-6, Pittsburgh 0-2.

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Nelson Shoots 63 , To Win Tournament Philadelphia, June 18. —(UP) — Byron Nelson, whose specialty is winning under pressure, made it plain today that no golfer in the world can top him when he has his heart set on a championship. That was the way it was yesterday when he began the final round of the 72 hole Philadelphia Inquirer golf tournament one stroke behind the pace setters, Harold (Jug) McSpaden and Johnny Bulla. Because Nelson's putting had been off-form, the experts said he never would close the gap. When Nelson finished his final round, he had shattered the 10year course record with a seven under par G 3, and he was 11 under par for the 72 holes with a 269. To win, he had to beat his best friend and host for tlje tournament, McSpaden, who entertained Nelson at his home here, then had to take a trouncing from him on the links. Evidence of Nelson’s brilliance was the fact that McSpaden couldn’t beat him with three straight rounds of 66, which with his first day’s card of 73 gave him a total of 271. The par-shattering round over the rolling Llanerch course brought Nelson first money of $2,500 worth of war bonds. It was by his own admission “the greatest round of golf I ever played.” Although his putting was superb, what made the difference between a good and a great exhibition was his uncanny touch with the wedge shots. McSpaden, whose rounds of 66 each equalled the course mark set 10 years ago by Clarence Smith of Bloomfield, N. J., might have had a chance except for his shaky fltart. He had a chance to tie Nelson as late as the 16th hole when he was only two strokes behind. He pocketed second money of $1,600 worth of bonds, while Johnny Bulla of Atlanta, Ga., with a 276 total was third and received $1,200. Fourth money of SI,OOO went to dark horse Bruce Coltart of Absecon, N. J., whose 279 was three better than the 281 total of Ed Furgol, Detroit amateur. o LEADING BATSMEN Player and Club. G. AB. R. H. Pct. Holmes, Boston 52 221 50 85 .385 K’ro’ski, St. L 48 171 35 61 .357 Ott, New York .. 54 195 40 69 .354 American League Cuccinello, Chi. .. 50 176 28 61 .347 Etten, New York 50 177 31 58 .328 Estel’ella, Phila. 50 187 24 60 .321 Home Runs Lombardi, Giants, 13. Dimaggio, Phillies, 11. Stephens, Browns, 10. o White Sox Pitcher Has Ankle Broken Chicago, June 18 — (UP) —A compound farctiire of the right ankle suffered by White Sox pitcher ooe Haynes in yesterday’s Chicago-Detroit doubleheader may cost, the club Haynes’ services the balance of the season, Dr. John D. Claridge, Sox physician, said today. Dr. Claridge said that although he expected the injury to heal normally it still was “an open question” whether Haynes would be back in play this season. The doctor said the pitcher would not be playing again for at least eight weeks. o Wet Grounds Postpone Games Here Tonight ♦ Wet grounds today forced postponement of tonight’s scheduled stiftball games at Worthman field. Steve Everhart, supervisor, announced that the heavy rains of the past several days made it impossible to have the playing field in shape for tonight. Indianapolis Power Executive Is Dead Indianapolis, June 18. —(UP) — Funeral arrangements were made today for William C. Richardson. 55, Indianapolis power and light company executive, who died yesterday. Vice president and treasurer of the company, Richardson had been ill only a montn. He became associated with the old Indianapolis light and heat company in 1912 as a clerk and became treasurer of the Indianapolis power and light company in 1924, becoming vice president and treasurer in 1936. Richardeon formerly was part owner of the Indianapolis baseball Indians of the American association. .— o The Public Administration Clearing House in Chicago reports that 25 per cent of the nation’e municipalities with 10,000 or more poulatlon have joint city-county health department. Brooklyn 9-1, Boston 6-4. •Philadelphia 11-6, New York 9-2. American League New York 7-2; Philadelphia 1-4. Boston 2-7, Washington 1-1. Chicago, 6-7, Detroit 1-6. Cleveland-St. Louis, rain.

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Wide-Open Battle In Belmont Saturday New York. June 18—(UP)—A three-way split of the turf's coveted triple crown apparently was assured today as the three-year-olds headed toward the $50,000-added Belmont with Preakness victory Polynesian ineligible and Kentucky Derby winner Hoop Jr. lame in ilia stall. A wide-open battle was forecaflt for Saturday's final leg of the triple crown because the three top eolts in Pimlico’s richest preakness obviously will not go to the post and Pavot has been stopped in both his istartfl over a distance. Polynesian, from the stable of Mrs. P. A. B. Widener, would have been the horse to beat on the basis of his wins in the Withers mile and the preakness. The dark brown colt proved ills clafls as he ran eight rivals into the light tan track at Pimlico to • capture the run for the black-eyed susans. But neither Polynesian nor Darby * icppe, who finished third in both the Derby and the Preakness, had been nominated for the Belmont. As for little Hoop, he pulled up lame after the run at Old Hilltop and undoubtedly will remain in the barn come Saturday. And as for Pavot, wno was the wonder horse of 1944 when he won all eight of his juvenile starts, Polynesian had fixed his wagon for the second time in two tries. The Widener colt bested Pavot by a half length in the Withers mile, Pavot's first start of ’45. He did it again in the Preakness at a mile and three-sixteenths to prove that the first time was no fluke. Pavct wound up a fading fifth to appear a poor risk at the added Belmont distance of a mile and a half. Writing off Pavot's Withers loss at a late first-time-out effort and remembering Hoop . Jr.’s Derby gallop, the crowd made them .6 to 5 favorites in Hie Preakness. Polynesian was the third choice, at a lush 12 to 1, and the rest offered a luxurious payoff all the way back to Bobanet at 80 to 1. The payoff to Polynesian was a record $66,170, . bettering Hoop Jr.'s Derby winnings and the Preakness mark of $60,075 won last year ,by .Pensive. His time was a fair 1:58 4/5 —one and four-fifths seconds over Alsab's 1942 record. o Helicopter Piloted Over Decatur Today — Decatur had a visit t.hifl morning from a helicopter, piloted by flight [officer Truman Chronister, who [ flejv here from Baer field and ciricleil ihe site of the proposed landing. field in the northwest part of the city, west of U. S. highway 27. 'Flight Officer iChroniqter is a friend of Robert .McComlb, local CAP leader. They bout served aa instructors in the army reserve at Ponca City. Okla. The helicopter attracted quite a bit of attention as it flew over the city. -— o —> Russian Occupation Commandant Killed London, June 18. —(UP) —Col. Gen. Nikolai Berzarin, Russian occupation commandant of Berlin, was killed yesterday- in a motorcycle accident, the Soviet-controlled Berlin radio reported today. Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov, ilep- : uty commander of the Red army, I announced the death of Berzarin, ■ an expert on military operations in » i the Far East who recently expresst ed a desire to return there, t 0 1 There are some remedies worse than the disease.

Ask For Release Os Hoosier Physicians 'lndianapolis, June 18 —■(UP) — iMoiniberfl of the executive cotnml>ttee of the Indiana stalo medical association yesterday signed a petlition asking the release from the armed forces of doctors who could 'be spared. The petition will be sent to the surgeon general of the army and to Hoosier members of the house of representatives and the senate. The petition said that many doctors who had not entered the service had 'been carrying “Iburdeua ■beyond their strength —a fact that is made clear by the morality records.” 1 o Chandler Funeral Is Held Th is Afternoon Funeral services were held at Hamilton this afternoon for Mrs. Ethel Mary Chandler, 68, who ■ died Saturday at her home in that |

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