Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 70, Decatur, Adams County, 23 March 1946 — Page 6

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Jackets Open Practice For Baseball Card Candidiitcs forth - D.-iutur Yi-I low Jai-ki't- Im i lfu'l !• no started* practice for th<’ 1946 -a. on this week. with nine utiirning Infor nu n reporting for initial workouts prai Uro hi--.ion * will ho held in the school gym for two wA-ks. atthe diamond ui W >rih-n.in Hehl ie not expeilnd to In- n.i'ly for iiliiti' [ ihni period of time The nine li ft- nu n are; Rtelm r,; Taylor. Knltte, W Arnold and I. , Arnold, all >• nlorn; T thr and 11. Llchtensti Igi-r, junto n flaunt and H»lm. sophomores. Whlffri-.lste and Hill, n-ulorx, ii-v ; trying out for flu- n<|Uud. along ' with Andr>«x. N Bl»---k Nu-h. Garner, Mcßride, Harnett and II Fni< hie. junto: - HI Bayles.: Ja< k*on. Cowen*, 1,, Ilrentllmter and Everett, sophomores; Black. I Thoma*. Lehrman, K. Grant, I' ‘ Busse. lion .Maela-ati, illineey an I Nagel, freshmen Feature of the Jackets' eelli-dule | will lie the X'.>riliea«fern iiidiani conference tournament, which will : he held In flit, illy Saturday, May •»5 The Hchi-dllle for flu- season. a* lined up to dale i>y Deane Dorwin. i coach. I* mi follows: April 17 Heine at Herne. April 1h At Convoy II April 19 At Wren, (I Apiil 2(1 at Willshire. <>. .May I Herne at De .itur. .May 3 at Blufft n May io Willshire at Decatur, May 15—Bluffton at ilecatur. .May 17 at Hartford City May 25 Confei'-lu e tourney at TONIGHT SUN. MON. TUES. Continuous Sun. from 1:15 Bing Cronby • Bob Hope Dorothy I .amour “ROAD TO UTOPIA” ALSO—Shortt 9c 40c Inc. Tix [CORT SUN. MON. TUES. Matinee Sun.—9c-15c until 4 2 THRILL Illi’S: “THE STRANGE MR. GREGORY” — and — “TERROR BY NIGHT’ Evenings 9c 30c Inc. Tax —o — TONIGHT — Roy Rogers • Gabby Hayes •ALONG THE NAVAJO TRAIL" ALSO—"Phantom Rider" 9c 30c Ine. Tax

wHKBKHmhEHHBBhIV In the ISO bu. per acre (or better) ~ « class of the official 1945 five-acre corn contest conducted by the Indiana Corn Growers Association, Indiana Certi- fl fied Hybrids won 17 of the 2 3 awards. I KNOWN FOR YIILD . . . I I NOTtD FOR SATISFACTION . Not only under select growing conditions, but in all sections of Indiana, TMi*»aanir«ryb«e with widely differing growing condi- v eaMIM lions and soil types, Indiana Certified f Cwiuwe MyWSa., Hybrids cmibHtttlj *iao~o*trrivr. ! performance. «, Produced by Formor SooJtmo* for Projrouivo Formers Sit YOUR LOCAL FRODUCIR NOWI PRODUCIRS OF INDIANA CIRTIFIID HYBRIDS Winifred L. Gerke, l-eon Neuensehwander Decatur, R. 3 & Son, Herne, R. 2

• D< i-attir. Hume guinea are yet to •*» nrranged definitely a* to dales with ’ Wren. Convoy and .New Haven o Grimm Believes His Cubs Beller catulin.i bland. Calif . March 23 il l’) Manager Charley Grimm of the National League champion 'Chicago Cuba Isn't conceding the IMS le-nnant Io the taie.it laden St. i laiuh Cardinal* even though hot won't admit his own club will be j Up there again at the finis ) Here's th<- way he slied up the : race today ax he kept a watchful ' i eye on h r 48 top prrmpeclx Working »ut on tlii Pacific island ''We have a first division club and w lining the championship will ‘ i (>• a matter of who gets the breaks I i Every National la*agu** club was »tt« ngth» tied, but weT • going to give -orti'-hudy a balth That s for l-eure." G imm liop«. fu- Imp. tved pitch.nr. ati I siighlly better hitting t > I keep the Cubs in the running In | the generally «treiigthened Nation-1 a! League picture. The •• won't he many new faces I 1 in the Cul» lineup sitn-e most of the I | service slant were buck last seaton, but tlieje are eeveial lieWCOIIIi ers who have caught Grimm's eye 11. lx most t nfhuslastic over Marvin Hilkert, a former coast guardsman. who is hitting nt a good clip ! and may le-at out Hai . v I Peanuts) t Lowrey in left field Most of tin- ot ier new talent !•< in the pit thing department where three h uthpaws. Johnny Hchmitz. Vi rn Olsen, and llmell Meers have it i haut e to break in with the starter-. Mainstay of the mound corp probably will lx- Hank Borowy, whose II ami 2 record after he « ime from the Yankees gave the Ctilii the pennant. Other pitching veterans include ( laude I’asccau. Hank Wyse, Kay I Pappy l Prim? Paul Erh kson. and Hiram Bithorn, the Ptierta Rica, who same track late last season There are eight catching candidates but the most promising are Mickey l.ivlniptton. Pa,it Gillespie, Clyde McCullough and Bib Hchefflag Scheffing was rated the best catcher in the Hawaiian league. Lurt year's first string infield of Phil Cavarettj at first. Don Johnson at >nd. la-nnle Merullo at short, and Slat Huck at third ha the inside track on Htarting , jobs, lull lloli Sturgeon, an ex-sal ! lor may take over at shortstop. Lou S'llnge- Is prie-ihg hud for tin ; second bare j ib. A hopeful sign i>< the Improved j hitting of Bill Nicholson, who seems to have regained his batting I eye after a disastrous year in 1945 when he got 13 homer* a.i against | 33 the previous year. If he regains j form he Is a cinch I > get tin- right field assignment Whilo Vndy I’akko. who led the Cubs In runs batted in with Do last season is a fixlute in center. Illckt-rt and l,owrey will fight it out f r left Hehl and Charley Gilbert, son of Uirry Gilbert, owner of lha Na.divilie Voki. has a good chance to become a spare outfielder. — .. o Regular Legion Meeting Monday The regular meeting of Adams Post 43, American ia-gion. will be held Monday night at K o'clock nt the la'glon home.

Slugging Stars All Ready For Season Snrtisotn Fla.. March 23 tl P> What promises to be the Amer Iran league's closest individual butting race In years appeared nssired today, with Ted William of the Boston fled ROX. Joe Di Maggio of th« New York Yankeeand Dl<k Wakefield of the Detroit Tigers nil ready to start the season with n bang. Williams cracked an eighth in Hing double with the buses full to lead the lied ROX to Utt II to 4 victory over Cleveland there ' yesterday. At St Petersburg. DI Miagio got two home runs In a losing cause as the Tigers topped the Yanks. '• to fi. Wakefield j got two hits In Ove limes nt bat and drove two Tiger runs home. On Thursday. Wakefield hit one , of the longest homers in grapefruit circuit history, easily clear I ing a 10-foot feme 42ft feet from . the plate. Cardinals Tampa. Fla., March 23 tl'P) Rookie Dick Shier, son of the great George Shier, was hack in contention for the first base job with the St. luitiis Cardinal- today after starting at bat in two games yesterday. , The Cards, who had been off to a poor start, won their -ixth exhibition victory in a row by topping the Cincinnati Ked "II" team i in the first game. 3 to 2. hut the Beds came bn< k to edge out a 5 to I win in the second Athletics West Palm Beach. Fla,. March 23 tUP) Manager Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics said today he was pleased with pitching shown yesterday by flobo Newsom and Huss Christopher, two "old reliables" of the staff They gave up only seven hits ns the A’s heat the Philadelphia Phil "Fl" team. 9 Io 2. Rookie Hili James got four hits for the A's. Giants Miami. Fla.. March 23-fl’Pl — Manager Mel (Mt of the New York Giants said ho would start lefty Braves today, and that Koslo would Brave today, and that Koslo would go the whole nine Innings if he wanted to—and could. Braves Fort Laitdeidule. Fla., March 23 I UP) Rookie pitchers will get their texts today, Boston Brave manager Billy Routhworfh said, with Tom Trlner. Glen Fletcher and Lott Tost each carded for three Innings against the New York Giants. Dodgers Daytona Reach. Fla,. March 23 I UP) Pitcher Kirby Ilighe was expected to join the Brooklyn Dodgers today but was not expected to rec any action against the Mon-tn-p! Royals, today's exhibition opponent. — Q............ ___ Spilling The Pins With Decatur Bowlers In League Activities Major League ’West End Restaurant won two Irpm Kohli)' Drug: Smith Bros, won two from Riverview Gardens; McMillen won two from Nussbaum Novelty: Standard oil won two from Ossian Tin Shop. Kuhner won two from Kraft. Standings W l, Kraft .—......... 2t> 7 Kuhner I* 9 Kohne ...v 1« IF Riverview 14 13 West End 14 13 Smith Bros 14 13 Standard - 13 I* McMillen 13 H Nussbaum 7 20 Ossian • 21 High series: Mclntosh 841 (23ff243 179); Petrie fiiG <212-180-22<H; laiureiit 604 (212-187-205). High scores: Tutewiler 228. 5 oung 211, Mies 212. Simmerman 20)/. Neaderhouser 205, Snn lers 218 McClure 211. Lister 214. PHleeke 214 222, Zell 206. Lankenau 203. Appeltnan 212-214, Stump 219. 0. Hchultx 213, Murphy 222, Ahr 224. . O— — — Army Seeking Men With Former Service . The War Department has directed that effective Immediately and continuing until midnight April 7, a special effort be made to enlist the maximum number of men with previous service In un armored force unit Including service type organisations with the armored forces, for direct enlistment and assignment to the 2nd armored division presently located, at Camp Hood, Texas. It was announced here today by Colonel Francis A. Kreldel, who further stated that direct enlistment and assignment to the 2nd armored division is authorised regardless of period of enlistment. All men enlisted for the 2nd armored division will be shipped through reception centers In the usual manner. Grades in which enlistments are accomplished will be governed by current regulations. For full detail contact the U. 8 Army Recruiting Station. 320 Federal Building, Fort Wayne.

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Exhibition Games By I'niti-d Press St Ijhils f.N) 3. Cincinnati tN) 2 (first game). Cincinnati <N). St. lamls <N) I <second gamel. Detroit (Al 9. New York <A) Ist team 6. Boston (At 11. Cleveland IAI 4 Philadelphia (Al fl. Philadelphia (N> "B” team 2. New York <Nt 3. Philadelphia (Nl "A" team 2. New York (Al 2nd team 13. Kansas City (Assn.l 3. Philadelphia (Nl "(”’ team 6, Baltimore (INT) 4. Seattle IPCL) 4. Chicago (Nt "B" team 3. St. Ijitiia (Al 5. Chicago (N) "A" team 4. <H> innings), Buffalo HNT) 8. Syracuse <INT» 0. Newark (INT) 10. Ixmlsvllle

j ; sBL i l ' I - Sh MADAM! MEHMET MUNIR ERTEGUN, widow of the late Turkish ambassador to the U. 8., Is escorted by' CapL Roscoe H. HUienkoetter, commander of the U. 8. 8. Missouri, to the casket containing the Turkish envoy's body after it was placed aboard the battleship for the voyage to Turkey. The ambassador was dean of the diplomatic corps in Washington, and died Nov. 11, 1044. (International)

Pro Net Tourney Opens In Chicago Monday er o>kke«b „ . . -,--<r-r — FiAsy. Sfanh !9.936 Aawrteea Geer:. IM>y, Msrrh K. »:M I n - i ■ ■ ■ ÜBvbsrgh RpMert — I V. UsMdsy, AgrU 3 «:I5 Oshkosh of ShebowMa WWW WWW ww wwwww y W«dsnd>r. Hard) 27. 7:151 ——. V*vl MwsTWrel WWWBK.-WWW* Frid»j, Marrk29. »-AS J Yemigitewn. O. ( leort Wsdardsr. M>rrk 27 SJel — ——* New York Rees I Friday aad Sahwday, aj ja AprU & aad C 9:39 VOTvEHiVvVg MU»> •WavTl MMwwa Wadaasda*. Mank 27.9:45| ■ » Dwytee. O, teeAert I Friday. Marek 29. 7dt —— i© II moo s Maadar Mank 24.7:15 I i Aadartw. lad.. Ckiaft—J V. adaaad«y. AM 1 9-M ■■■ MMlwd. Mkk. Paw. Mwda?.Nar<fc2S.«:«s I Isdleaepelh KsaHkyt —J Friday, Marrb 29. *:IS . - »»IMdw aad fclusdw.l fart Wayse Mbers AsriHaedASiMj

i ) Assn ) 7. Minneapolis (Assn.) 4. Rochester 11 NT) 2. New York (Nl Vs Philadelphia (A). < nmelh-d. oNotre Dame To Start Grid Practice April 8 Notre Dame, Ind. March 23 (CP) Head coach athletic director Frank Leahy said today that Notre Dame's 58th season of football will begin April 8 with spring practice. Drill will last for six weeks with a five-day break for the Easter vacation. Leahy said. |j»ahy. back at his old job after two years in the navy, is starting hi- fourth season as Notre Dame's lieud coach. From 1941 through 1943, his record wax 24 victories, three losses and three ties. <> Trade In a Good Town — /ilecatur

Three Decatur Cubs Advance To Scouts Three members of the Lions Cub pack will be graduated from Cubing and given their tenderfoot ' Scout rating in u meeting at the Lincoln school Monday night at 7 o'l-liw k. The three. Gerald Koller. Roger Cole and Burdette Custer, will Ingiven the rating during an investiture ceremony by Scouts of Troop 62. _o Aged Man Killed In Fall At Fort Wayne Fort Wayne. Ind.. March 23—(I'. PJ—John ('. Jenkins, 71. la-xing-ton, HI., plunged 12 feet to Ills death last night when an outside .italrway railing collapsed ut tho home of his son. Clifford E. Jen- ' kins. Fort Wayne.

Stale Police Mead Warns Motorists

Intensive Check Is Planned By Police Indianapolis, March 23 it'P) Indiana's state police superintendent warned Hoosier motorists today shut they had better improve their driving and the condition of their vehicles, or take the conae(luencea. The consequences. Col. Austin R. Killian said, will Im arrest and impounding of unsafe automobiles until repairs were made. Killian spoke last night at a meeting of the Indiana automobile association. He said the state police would MliHl an Intensive < he< k May 15 for mechanical futiits in vehicles and traffle law violations j on the purt of drivers. The drive will lie made In un effort to reduce the truffle death ami accident toll on Hoosier highways. Killian said He cited figures which showed that Indiana's 1946 death toll may be nearly CO percent higher than the 1946 toll. More than 400 accidents occur daily in the state, he said. "Although many of these are due to carelessness on the |*art of the driver, mechanical defects In the vehicles play a major part In the rising accident rate," Killian said. ■ ■ Farm Bureau Reports Indiana Membership Indianapolis. March 23 (l'P> — I The Indiana farm bureau reported a 1946 membership of 62.120 Hooeier farm families today, the second largest state total In the nation. Vice President l-arry Brandon .mid the Intermediate report for this year was nearly 4.00 U higher than the 1945 final imunbership He said only lowa had a larger momliership.

H W i WF C' ERNEST HEMINGWAY, writer, shown in lower photo, and Miss Mary Welsh, top, former Chicago newspaper and magazine writer, have been married in Havana, where last December Hemingway and Writer Martha Gelihcrn were divorced. It was his fourth marriage. and the second for Mire Welsh, who obtained a divorce last September from Noel Monks, an Australian-born European correspondent. (International)

I Important Meetingl Mon. Mar. 25- 8 P- »l All members are urged to attend. American LegjfJ

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