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Breechen Hurls Shutout Over Chicago Cubs New York. Sept. 2’ The "Turtle Derby” for the Atnjrlcan Ixague pennant la*k*-d only the ■trains of alow music today with the Detroit Titters and Washingtor: Senators funeral murcliltig alony as If Io their doom instead of io tat money payoff of the World Series. The bedraggled ball clubs, findtnx It hard to regain the sizzling pare that made them contend' in In the first place, were doing a fine job of hacking into the pennant after their "all out" series at Washington over the week-end. The Senators looked like "nine old men" In losing their fifth straight game at Yankee stadium to New Yoik. 6 to I, yesterday, pjaying with their eyes on tinscoreboard to see whether the Tigera were faring any better at Cleveland. They weren't. The Indians made It two straight over Detroit, also by a 6 to 1 score. All of their runs came along with a deluge of tain in the eighth inning. The Tigers salvaged more out of their defeat than the Senator’, because they now can clinch th*pennant on any combination of fi.— victories or defeats. They need t > win five of their sis remaining games to take the flag if W'ashln*.ton win* all of Hs four * ent- u ■ Each Washington defeat makes it necessary for Detroit to win onleas game. The Cardinals tightened up the Natloal la-ague race again as Harry Brocheen pitched a 2 to 0. si* hit shutout over the cubs for his sixth straight victory. That reduced Chicago's lead to two games with eight more fog each team to Play The Cards’ matte three of their 10 hits off Ray Prim in the first . Inning to take a I to 0 lead. Ray Handers drove in Buster Adams with a scratch single. Three mote ■lngles in the seventh produced the other tally with Al Schoendienst scoring Marty .Marlon The | CORT; SUN. MON. TUES. Matm«« Sun.— 9c 15c until 4 2 BRAND NEW HITS! IvVw mwTHAXTER trJsWENI 1 jg-T? ■. HSSACE —!ICS IMHEIS.It. -gcSlllT-WMSD —ADDED THRILLER— Merry! Musital! My tier lout! ’ CO4UMIU prawUl VERA LYNN I » Wgwpky WMK Evenings fc-30c Inc. Tax —-O—O Tonight & Saturday JIMMY WAKELY “SONG W THE RANGE” Avac—"Jungis Quoan” jak,- »c-Me Inc. Tax

I Cubs threatened In the ninth, but | were stoppi-d. Senator manager Osalc Blunge, I who thinks ’he Nats will win the flag because ’I don't b- ll* ve De troft cun win any more ball games.” said he would go today With Johty Nlggellnx. although ace knuckle bailer Roger Wolff Is rested and ready ami has beai-n New . Yoik three limes. The Yankees scored twice off Nat starter Mickey Haefner In tinfirst. George Hiirnwelsa added at.-1 other run with a third inning horn-j er to counter a tally by Washing J ton. After that Joe Page, the Yau kee lefty, closed tge scoring Kite of listless Capltolians. although bhad men on base In every Inning. ; Alton Benton, -going info the eighth with a I to ” lend forth. j Tigers saw it blow up in bis face when his mates made three errors behind him. laimlM-rl (Dutch I I .Meyer, with two singles in the inning. shored one run and drove |u another to lead the six bit < leveland assault on Benton ami th.-"ever-ready" Paui ' Dizzy I Trout, who relieved him. Rain delayed the inning nearly . an hour and the Tigers wore uti-j abb- to accomplish anything in. their final time at bat In the ninth. The Tigers have bn open date ■ today to rest their pitchers !>.•- fore opening against the Brownlee at Detroit Saturday. The Boston Braves defeated th" j Dodgers at Brooklyn. 3 to 2, In the National with Bob Ixrgan outpltch- I Ing Hal Gregg while Randy Heflin of the Red So* shut <W< »*•*' Al!l ' I letics at Boston, 2 to It, ill the Am- . erlcatl. , < Yesterday's star Harry (The I, Cat- Bietheen. who kept Cardinal i pennant hopes alive by shutting;, out the leading Cub,, 2 to 0, for bis sixth straight win. ... o — j MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS American League Player, Club G. AB. R. H, Pct-Cmcim-110. (’. in; 396 5 123 .311 | Heath. Clev. 97 351 58 1”7 .305 | | Dick. hot. Chi 127 173 71 HI -3«5 ~ National League i Cavarre'ta. C 121 468 91 161 -35 ft | Holn -s. Bn IP> 611 123 213 .319 , Rosen, Bklyn. 116 570 12” >BB -33” * Home Runs Holmes. Braves, 28x I Ktephetis. Browns, 21. Workman. Braves, J 2 I

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Michigan, Indiana Open Big Ten Play Chicago. Sept. 21 tl’PI -Michigan, relying on i’e brilliant freshman discovery, lialfback Walt TenInga, open* the 1945 big t«» foalball dr-won n:.-nln-t Indiana tomorrow ui Ann Harbor while five other conference teams launch their 194$ campaigns against outsiders. „ Indiana, riddled by injuries, will bo making Its first appearance of the sessrnn. .Michigan, sparked by T*-nlnga's run* and passes, warm- <-.} up lust Saturday by dumping |Great Lakes, 27 to 2. On the basis of .Michigan's triumph over the -ail tra. local odds maketw are quoting the Wolverines a* ek-ht point I favorites. Coach Bo McMillin always tab ;|<.- his Hoy lent for Michigan as the Wolverines remember last fall when they were upnet 2” to ” by an umb rdojt Indiana team. But Hoosier hopes of victory dimmed w <n \f-Mill in announced today Hut fullback John Cannady would ride the bench tomorrow- and that cmpejitl- Di'k Deranei, right halfback, might keep him company. Both l»oys were Injur'd. While Michigan-Indiana launch the s<>th annual western conferi nee grid campaign. Illinois. Northwestern. Purdue, Minnesota and Wisconsin ease Into the 1943 grid c ramble- as favorites ag a i net warmup foeV Saturday. Ohio S afe's defending champions and lowa an- the only big tell teams not in action. Illinois suffered a staggering lews on the eve of Its opener a;-, lift*! Pittsburgh when Eddie McGovern underwent an emergency appendectomy which will keep him on the sidelines until Nov. 1. McGovern, the nation’* leading t-corer in 1912. was scheduled to start at halfhack with Eddie Bray which would have given Illinois the most diti.-cron running threat in the conference. McGovern's lore pra c t Rally , wipe* out Illinois hopes for Its fir t conference ll'le In 17 years. Replating him against Pittsburgh tomorrow will la- 2”5 pound Tony Zalxirac. Canton. HI freshman. Despite Illinois' misfortune*, oddc allera still rate Illinois <i 20-polnt choice, ■f’e- top favorite Is Minnesota, figured to whip MlseouH of the big six conference by 2S pointe. Just having Bernie Bierman back on the

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■m aßaaMaumukmaßßißßi■■■■■■■■ navy star r • 1 ♦ / ZtGS|i\-V ;4 i x ’ ‘ f f I i / Air / { -''j ukhi ’ / (tench would !>o enough Io make the Gophers favorites, but Minnesota also will feature an all-v. V r-♦ an backfield and a three quarter veteran line, and will be making Its 1915 d'-but on horn- soil. The Northwestern lewa State tangle al Evaneton could go < it her i way Coach Lynn Wald rs is fielding one of his weak»et teams in H at Norlhw* ~e.n. And al though the Wildcats are seven points stronger on the books. Walldorf says It will be nlp-and-tuck. Coach Cecil Isbell flends his second Purdue teams Into action again t Marqm-'te at iatfayette with fnilback Eil (Cat Foot) ('ody scheduled to show why he Is rated one of the lop fullbacks in the country. Purdue Is a 13Mt point favorite, according to th" grid wise, who figure that the veteran Purdue line will raise hob with Mar(iu< t.-'s r-cently Inutalh d T forma-1 tion. Great Lakes, tiespite the Ims of. three regulars bts-aw-e of injuries suffered In the Michigan opener, is a six-point choice over Wisconsin's unttvtted ledgers. Wi’it left j halfback Jerry Thompson and full ; !>ack "Big Ben" Hendrick, the Badgera are in good position to open theft season wita a win. Divorce Granted In Circuit Court A divorce was granted by Judge J. Fred Fruchte In Adams* cirmilt court to Roberta Stalter from Robert Stulter, and the care and custody of their tw/i-year old child was glyen to the mother. The defendant wa ordered to pay $5 weekly tor child support, beginning Sept 29 The court ruh-d that the defendant and defendant's parents worn permitted to visit the child at al! prop« r time and places. Mr. Stai'er served as a lieutenant with a military police battalion that captured German General Wolff, head of the SS troops In Italy. He was decorated with the bronze otar. Attend Meeting On Veterans' Affairs Henry Rumple. Edward Arnold, Alfred Rausch, Raymond Kohne and A. Ix:igh llowen, members of the Adams county farm security administration G. I. certification committee, attended a district meeting at Ma: lon Wednesday, Rural rehabilitation, reviewing of active borrowers, veteran s loan gimran'etw and the farm ownership program were discussed. Committeemen from Adams, Jay, Wells. Huntington, Grant, Blackford and Howard counties were In attendance. The FSA office in the K. C building In thlw city Is closed on Saturdays under the federal employer 40-hour week. Local Auctioneer Conducting Sale Auctioneer Roy Johnson Is In Columbus, Ohio, today conducting a aale of 5” Guernsey cattle for the Guernsey classic association. iJtst Wednesday Col. Johnaon sold 47 head of Guernsey cattle for the Indiana association at Lafayette, the average price being 1*29 aud the lop, 92.690, which was paid for a cow assigned to the sale by Beco Farms of Ht. Louis. On Thursday, Col. Johnson conducted the sale of Pothind Short • Horn cattle tor Heber Bowen ol Willshire. Farty-one head wen I sold, the average prise being >292.

. By Jack Sords V; □ mv Svi Moul CAJSvUGr -1/ If a pof or - < — —- j I Five bull averaged |l9l each and |3g females brought an average ol i|:mr,. M-lvin Li.-chty' as.-.feted in : the later sale. MAJOR LEAGUE j STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.O. Chicago 91 55 .623 St. L"Uis k 9 57 .610 2 Brooklyn 65 .55? I” 1 ;- Pittsburgh SO 67 .541 ll’-i New York 76 69 .524 14% i Boston 64 S 3 .435 27% Cincinnati 60 SB .411 30% I Philadelphia 44 103 .299 47% AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L- Pct. G.R. i ■ Detroit M 63 .571 Washington x 5 65 .567 I St. Ixuiis 7S 6S .531 6 New York 75 70 .517 8% Cleveland 7u 7” .500 11 Chicago 71 75 .486 13 : Boston . 7P 79 .470 13% ■ ; Philadelphia 51 95 .349 33 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League St. Ixiuis 2, Chicago. Boston 3. Brooklyn 2. Only games scheduled. American League Boston 2, Philadelphia 0. New York 6. Washington 1. Cleveland 6. Detroit 1. Only gantes scheduled. Q. Miss Lorcne Rich Is Taken By Death Mkrs Ixirene lech, 29,'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Isch, of De-, catnr route 4. died Thur-day at the state school in Fort Wayne. Sur-1 vlvlng In addition to the parents are three sisters, Mrs. Joseph 3teL; fen. Bluffton, and Uie Misses Ida > and Lillian lech, a: home and four ■ brothers, Henry Isch of Berne, Chester, at home. Reuben of Fort I Wayne and William, of Decatur; route 4. Funeral services will he held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Apostolic J Christian church, with burial in the t iturch t-eme-ery. The lesdy wa=removed from the Jahn funeral home to the residence Thursday evening, Toniwht’B party at Moose postponed to Friday, Sept. 28

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Mrs. Elizabeth Lauer Dies At Fort Wayne Mrs Elizabeth latuer, 7”, died al th.'- home of her daughter. Mrs.! Fr.-d Vager in Fort Wayne Thuraday. Rhe was a xl« er of Charles 11. Yost, form- r |te-atur buslnoW man. and wax wtdl 4knr»wn here. Surviving al"'' •* another daughie.-, Mrs. John Hance of Lima, Ohio. Funeral services will be; 'held Saturday morning at 9:451 o’clock at St. Patrick’* Catholic | church In Fort Wayne. Delay Confirmation Os Dean Acheson Washington, Sept. 21 <I-P) Confirmation of Ib-aii Acheson as underwet retary of state was pos 1 - poind today as the Senate bjrgod into a coutrover-y between th'* state department and Gen. Diuglas; Ma- Arthur. Consideration of the was put oft until Monday f after Sens. Kenneth B Wherry, R . Neb., and Albert B. Chandh-t, !>.. Ky., bitterly attacked Acheson for what they conald.-red disparaging remarks about MacArthur. O O ; | / oefoy's Sports Parade I By Jack Cuddy j Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.) o New York. Sept. 21 — (IT) Without b.-nefit of spectacles. Clark Griffith's greenish brown ! eyes blazed at the reporter as h* 1 | said, "we’ll win ihat iiennant yet., Detroit has more games to play j than we have — so Detroit has more games to lose — with a tired ! out pitching staff.” Griffith, a sawed-off oldster wifi bristling gray brows and a mop of white hair. Is president of th’ Washington Senators. He will be 76 years old In November. B<-* ui.-e of his age. he rarely travels with the dub. But he came to New York yesterday “on a hunch” and he will stick with his dub until it wins or loses the American Ix-ague ix iiiiani. When a guy Is approaching 76, and he is forced to watch his ip-pie-eye dub lose, 6-1, to the Yankees in a crucial game, one might expect to find Griffith with hlx i feet In a pail of hot water, and with Ice packs on his head. Such

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was not the case with Clark Qnfllth. when *y- bearded him In !tl:s Hotel New Yorker room, to which he hurried after th.- ReuatoraYankee game. Griffith v*pia!n<-d his tiaste in getting to the hotel. He had tnv , radio going f” l * blast He said. "I wanted Io make sure Just how bad- ; iy cievdand beat tho <■ Detroiters. It wasn't shown on the stadium j board." The reporter said, "even If yottrl dub finishes second ihiw year, will! you be surprised at Its remarkable' showing?" Griffith, of the brown-striped suit, marched up and down the room, then looked scornfully at tn rejmrter and said, "I was disappointed last year when my club finished in last place. I believed thut club would go to town.ibut H didn’t for various reasons. Naturally. I am not surprised wh< n that Mime duh with a few embellishments* — does this season wh-tt I e*p*-< twl of it in 1944. i "My only surprise now will be if we do not win the pennant. I will b«- surprised because I know we have the b*-st team in tho American l<eai(iie. And wc will w«n out because I have suddenly Joined the dub. on a hunch, to sit in on victory. Sure — I’ll go with the ; club to Philadelphia — until this thing Is fought out." Maybe they cast tho oldtlmor.; In a tough mould. Yet investigation discloses that Clark Griffith was it sickly kid In the-log cabin at Cb ar Creek. M*>. where he was born. But he apparently became oiiloUK'd and tough •— the firebrand of professional baseball - us he fought his way up from jut ' Itoy to semi pro. to minor I -agii-’s. —— ~ ""T—

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