Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 12 April 1946 — Page 6

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Hoosier Stars May Be Ruled As Ineligible Chicago, April 12 <l'P» Indiana University'* hope* for another western conference football < hum plonahip next fall were <IOII<I<MI today when the eligibility of two brilliant backfield star*. Bob (Hun«hy) Hoernsa hmeyer and George Sundheim, wu« questioned llo*rn*<hntey< r and Sundhelm returned to Indiana recently after being di»tni*<«'d front the U. S naval academy liecanae of st-hol-antic deficiencies. Both were former Indiana student* and It wax UKMUtned they would he eligible for immediate competition under the conference'* liberalised wartime eligibility regulation*. The eligibility of the returnees wine questioned however, and the conference'* eligibility committee, headed by Prof. Ralph Aigler of the University of Michigan, wax asked for a ruling 011 lloern*chtlieyor, who I* a candidate for the llooMier baseball team. The committee ha* not ruled on lloernschmeyer'x eligibility and' may not reach a decision until I after a meeting late next month at Cjiampaign The athlete was held out of the Hoosier'* first three games at the "Muggeuiion" of <otumiHMioner Kenneth L. iTtigt Wilson and will not participate In a week-end series with Notre I fame. Iloerngchmeyer, the Big Ten’* outMtandlng forward passer In 1943 and 1944, has one season of competition remaining Sundhelm wax the regular fullback on the 1914 team and has two years of play left Both were first team members at Annapolis at the start of the 1945 campaign. While the western conference liberalized Its eligibility rules to cover competition by freshmen, graduate students, transfers and agreed to forgive certain scholastic- failures made under "wartime stress." the key to lloc-rnschmey-er's competition^rests on an Inter-1 pretation "of a scholastic deflc-l lency recorded after transfer to another educational Institution " Indiana athletic authorities Insist lloc-rnschmc-yer is eligible tin der the code covering servicemen The star was a member of the naval reserve while at Indiana and his transfer to Annapolis was said ter have been upon the orders of the navy The case of Bund helm differs In that respect ax he I

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followed the normal pattern and gained entrance to the academy through a congressional appointment Prof. Aigler told the United! Press he "didn't know when the case might tn settled." Questioncd a* to lloernschtneyer's baseball status then, he said: “An a'hlete whose eligibility is being questioned would not be: expected to be played by Indiana ■ or any other conference school" 1 If ruled Ineligible Hoern’chmey er and Bundhelm will have to put In a year’s resident •• during which they would be required to make Up the dc-flc -lent *|«s. Although he ha* only a season of competition. Ilcw-rnsc htneyer said if ruled Ineligible he would remain at Indiana to "play It out." Coach "Bo” McMillin was counting on lloerschmeyer and Bundhelm to perform at the two key iMisitions of Ins "<-<x keyed T” formation next fall. ll<N*rnM-hmeyer's home- Is Cincinnati. <>. while Bundhelm is from 141 Grange. 111. .. o — —■ Big Time Baseball Returns To Nation New York. April 12—(UP)- Big. time baseball came back to the' | big town today for the first limo since the 1941 world series and coincidentally the opponents aie the Kame a* In that fateful year—the- Brooklyn D-wlger* and NewYork Yankees. In falrm-ss to the- guys who kept the major leagues going during the intervening war years, it must be emphasized that there was ba*eball of a sort from 1942 until 1945. The- fun* loved it. the Ixiy* overseas regarded It as a cherished symbol of what they were ligating for. and the late President RooKevelt thought enough of it ns a home-front activity to give It an annual "green light” to operate. But as the stars went away one by one to the grimmer game, the brand of base-ball grew progressively more Inferior until at the finish few of the- 16 major leagueteam* would have been able to do more than to have made a good I race of it In a first rate pre war i minor circuit. Bui It will be- a different story j (relay nt bright and shining Kb- 1 bets field where the Yankees and ; Dodgers with virtually all of their I pre war talent back, played in a continuation of their exhibition game- series. That these teams, putting on the first big league game to date I this spring in a major league city, arc touching off an era of unpre-

cedented baseball |<rosperlty Is a forgone corn luslon. If the weather Is detent there may he a near full house to greet the Dodgers Ini their return to flatbush. Already the teams have proved thai funs all over the land are clamoring fnr a chance to look ut real big leaguers once ugaln. The Yankees, who embarked on an ambitious spring training program I that started out in the Panama I Canal Kone, have made It the most financially successful In the club’s history with capacity uud sometimes record c rowds out in force wherever they have played. Along with the return of first j c lass talent and the prosperity I that marked the first golden age I of sport In the era after the last war. there are Indication* that this may be a most extraordinary year There may be a new reign of "wonderful nonsense." Throughout the spring training day - ball players have been jumping to the fabulously wealthy Mexican league, whose operators, the Pascjuel brother- have mon- shekels than probably any of the major league owners. Borne of the* players have jumped back, making for a state of uncertainty where anything can happen and probably will. Legion Head Names Alhletic Officers Two athletic appointments of. Adams Post 4.1. American Legion. j ; were announced today by Floyd' B limiter, post commander. Carl 11. "Molly" Mies, local bowling alley proprietor and for-1 mer major league ball player, has been named chairman of baseball activities in the |mst. ( The local post hope* to put a strong team into th*- field, selecting player* from a long list of accomplished players from the World War II tanks. Commander Hunter also announced the appointment of William '’Bull" Tutewller, one of the city's leading keglin;; enthusiasts, as chairman of post bowling activities. Scores of members have indicated their desire to participate in this sport. Commander Hunter stated. Hugh Andrew*, former Decatur junior-senior high school athletic director, as c hairman of all sports activities In the post, will supervise. 0 . | LI TES for Eaxter flowers, polled plants, corsages. Order now. Phone 1625. | 87-t7

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Cardinals Wallop Minor League Team Tulsa. Okla., April 12—(UP) — Take It from the Tulsa oilers, the Bt. l-oiiis Cardinals are ready, willing. and abb- today to muke a run sway out of tha National league pennant race The Cardinale probably won’t do as well against their big league opponent* m thev did against Tulsa yesterday, but a 20-hlt. 14 to o victory In which the Ollers got only two hits themselves, certain |y won't b» üb*qrred with any <-n jhuslasm by their big league op-1 position. | Reds Richmond, Ind. April 12—(UP) I Jo<- Beggs, never able- to live up to expectations In the Major leaguru, made the Cincinnati Beds think today that this might Im* his I year. The tall right-hander held that world champion Detroit Tigers t> two hits yesterday in a rainshortened five Inning gimie, win nlng 2 to <>. Indians Richmond. vc.. April 12—(UP)— There was a pre-season controversy today over whether pitcher I Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians has lost some of his stuff or whether he isn't revealing the Iw-st he has for Hprlng training opposition, lie- beat the New York Giants. I t > .1 yesterday, hut wasn't hard to till The Giants tagged them for 10 safe blows including a homer by I Bld Gordon Dodgers New York. April 12 (UP) - The* Brooklyn Dodgem came home* to Flatbush today, hopeful of continuling their solid hitting which lecP to an II to .1 vlct’.ry over the New .York Yankees at Baltimore. I Phillies Charlotte. N. (’.. April 12 (Upl - The Philadelphia Pnlllies may wind up in last place* In the National League this seaaon, but not if they perform as well as they did in heating Washington. 9 to 0 yesterday. Oscar Judd held the Senatom to five* hits while the* Phils got 13 off two highly regarded twirlers, Sid Hudson and Walt Masterson. Pirates Wichita. Kan. April 12—(UP)— The Pittsburgh Pirates, who played the Chicago White Sox more often than they will meet any of their National League opponents this season, finished the spring training series t.ulay with j 14 win* and 13 losscd, but the Sox got the last laugh. Chicago was a 4 to 0 victor in a game in which Ed LbpaUund Ralph Hamner held th<* to four hits. Thurman Tucker hit a homer. ■oaten Boston. April 12— (UP)— The Boston Braves and Red Sox were set to retiutne their city wericw today after getting nowhere in the opener at Hartford. Conn., which ended in a 3 to 3 tie. ——o~- — —- — Ceiling Prices On GM Cars Increased Further Increases To Be Made Later Washington. April 12—(UP)— The car-hungry public was told today that OPA celling prices on . (our 1946 model General Motors automobile* would range from $66 . to 1417 higher than in 1942. The new prices affected only Pontiacs. Oldsmobiles. Buicks and I Cadillacs built before the 105 day General Motors strike and now In the hands of retail dealers. New and higher prices will be announced later for cars built after the company granted an 18H 1 cent hourly wage increase. OPA did not say when the new sched- , tile would be announced. The approved increases over 1942 price* included: Pontiac, from $66 to 195. average $81; Oldsmobile, from $94 to $124, average $107; Buick, from SBO to $l3B. average $77; Cadillac, from $l4B to $417. average S2BB. The increases covered only technical and engineering improvements made in the 1946 models and wage and materials cost la* ' creases up to the fall of 1945. OPA previously granted Chev- ' rolet a $43 Increase on Its fourdoor sedan to cover technical , Changes. Other Chevrolet prices still have not been announced. — o Fort Wayne Man Dies Os Injuries In Fight Fort Wayne. Ind., April 12—(U. P.)—Harry Hosack. 49, was held today for grand jury Inveetigation Into the death of John Baer, 87, who died last night of injuries received In a hatchet fight.

1 Noah Steury Returns From European Trip Noah IL Rleury. president of Decatur Industries, Inc. was io arrive In Decatur late today after u plane trip to Switzerland In the Interest of hl* company Mr Steury. wl><» left March 7. traveled by air to lb<* <OMt» Ihen to Bwltserlaml, back to Paris. Fiance und finally back to lhe states. Purchase and construction of devices for Swiss musical boxen, manufactured by the company, prompted his trip t-« Europe. o Pearl Harbor Probe Returns To Hawaii Navy Records Lead Probers To Hawaii Washington. April 12 — (UP) - Navy department records for the night of Dec 6. 1941 led the trull of the Pearl Harbor Investigation ba< k to Hawaii today. A* a result, rear adm. ('. D. i'lover. now stationed at Honolulu, may fly buck to the United States' for questioning by the congressional committee investigating the Dec. 7. 1941 disaster. Navy records for the eve of the attack show that former secretary of war Henry L. Stimson | asked that night for an up to date compilation of all American, British, Dutch. French and Russian "men of war" in the Pacific. The log shows that Glover, as watch officer on duty that night, contacted the late secretary of navy Frank Knox. Adm. Hnrold It. Stark, then chief of naval o|o*raHons, ami Adm. Royal U Ingersoll, assistant ('NO, in filling the request Stark testified late yesterday that he didn't remember the occasion nor could he remember any other details as to bis movements that evening. He was willing to accept the testimony of C’mdr. Lester R. Schulz, a White House naval aide, that he attended a Washington theater. Committee Republicans, searching for evidence of whether there was a high command meeting at the White House that night on the possibility of a Japanese attack. asked that Glover be called I as a witness to clarify the mat- - ter. Cmdr, John F. Bae< her. navy , liaison for the congressionsl in- | vestigation. said he woubl tele- 1 phone Glover at Hawaii first to I see what ha could temvtnber ' about where he contacted Stark ' that night. Glover's log showed that Stimson wuntel the Information on ship locations by 9 a. m. The rext day. and that Knox ordered a similar compilation prepared for him by 10 a. m. Other evidence before the comrrittee shows that part of Japan's final diplomatic mes*age had Lean Intercepted and decoded on the eve of the attack and thst Knox and Stimson had a conference at 10 a. m. the next day at the state department regarding the Japanese situation. The new lead In Glover’s direction came late yesterday during what committee members had hoped would be the last session of their lengthy public hearings. o Heavy Damage Caused By Fire At Farm Home A roof fire at the Ed Ellsworth home, three and one-half miles south of Decatur on federal road 33. about 8:45 o'clock this morning, resulted in considerable damage A truck and members of the Decatur fire department arrived in time to save the remainder of the home. Firemen estimated the loss at about SBSO. 0 Order Distillers To Cut Grain Inventory Washington. April 12—(UP) — Th« government was moved anew to meet the world food crisis by ordering distillers to limit their grain inventories to not more than a aeven-and-a-half days supply. The order presumably was aimed at keeping this country's dwindling grain reserve m flexible as possible and preventing any particular Industry from piling up huge reserves of scarce grain. One Driver Killed In Auto Collision UGrange, Ind.. April 12-(L’P) — Charles Sheen berger, 68, of Greenfield Mills near LaGrange, was killed at the irftersection of U. 8. 20 and Ind. 3 last night when the automobile he was driving was etruck by a car driven by 0. F. Mort. 37. of Pierceton.

All-Out Drive On Souvenir Weapons South Bend Child Fatally Wounded Indianapolis, Apr. 12 (UP) The fatal wounding of « four-year-old South Bend girl and the shading of a South Bend housewife today punctuated a statewide campaign to che< k the danger of weapon* kept by ex-GI * a* war souvenirs. Marlene Kretchmer. daughter of Mr und Mrs Clarence Kretchmer. died in a South Bend hospital last night and Mrs. William Allinson remained In a critical condition today as state police Supt Austin Killian announce! an all-out drive to make souvenir war weapons safe. State, federal and local author!- : ties will cooperate In registering , and deservicing automath'-finng j weapons captured oversea* by American servicemen. Killian • emphasized that the gun* will ■ uot lie confiscated nor will their value a* a war souvenir be Im- , paired. Registration and deservicing Is ' required by federal law. Kretchmer girl was wounded fatally by a German automatic revolver sent home from oversea* by Robert Johnson, son of Mrs. Sylvia Johnson, who was taking care of the Kretchmer child Mrs. Johnson’s 15-year-old daughter. Marion, found the gun in a kitchen cabinet. As she I twirled it around her finger, police said, it discharged. The but let went through a doorjsay and struck the little girl in ’he back. She died four hour* Inter. Mrs. Allinson also was shot hy ; an "unloaded” war souvenir gun. The gun. a 45-calibre automatic, was sent to her and her husband bv their son Stanley, who is In Germany with the army. Mr. Allinson was inspecting the weapon when, he told police. It discharged. The bullet struck his wife in the left arm and r-bdomen. Hospital attache* listed her con- ’ <1 it ion as “poor.” As part of the campaign to

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