Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1946 — Page 6

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Ed Head Hurls No-Hitter To Defeat Braves New York April .'I il'l’i Tyears ago n Lout 1,111.1 «n IlHlk'-ll lit Ell lll'lt'l - -liattin il li ft uriii and told him he d -ever p t h avuin Today th" mui.i •■•■iix !•■»! gio hui i< i w.i- in tlw company of ba i bull s bi" leu: u imm.itulwho have hiiil< 'l no hit no-run cameThat ini'i'iii w.o- only half right lui.iii'o Head never did |>iti i .1:1 iI Io mi'll" ■ ll ■ • ! hl'.l ■■ bl' with tin* loan of a j tu i »,ii wouldn't hi* dream of l»-. •in Inga major i'-.i. or f.idi away ho le.ii tlo I 'o th >w h :i • rh’ band The In-t »r.|o- • of how wo)] ho .. omplhdiod 1... .••..'I uro tho Bo<i >n Bravo 'I ,-y won the victim- of hi- to o tin hit it umph at Ebhets Held ye today, th* first to ho phi nd by liodii” hiirlor sitn o Jami' iTexi t'.irletoli loppod t'illi llili.ill with mt .1 ifo blow in April of I'ri" Then- wa* doim.i in tho fait that Ilo,id wax out tlo o at all Only .1 sow -.hurt wo. k ago hi filing training, his ann twingod with pain and thorn wore anxious moment* Mui- hr know whithei tho siit'oio niohl otid hi- ba-o hall i.iioor foiovo < inly four Binion play.-:- o't on ba-o throo by walk and otio by an iri ot I inly one <ii.il I Barna > llnwi 11, n o<| ...,-,<| 11. wn air on I', o Wo, IB , o niincito and moved up on a mu rilin' in tho fifth A ninth inning Boston th oat elided mid'illy when Charley Wo km.i'i, who hid walked Wa- doubled off first ba-o by cut. her Fer ell Andotson at < t Head striiik out (’outlie llyan Jn I!«!* I load w i i 10l to aiol Jot southpaw foi 'ho < hi.u hifa parish high *< hool loam at Wo i Momor. La In a Im ma-Ji He,id piti hinr atm and -bonblo wen i rushed Tho sun-eon. his tun Io laid ho might be ah|o to -.ive it. but that fin was through ax a pit < hot . Hoad rofii-od to giro up Like a baby learning to walk Im burned to tor < -toft- w ith hi i. hr I; , I and soon gut enough di-fatno and accuracy to play ball aga n I . 193* ho got a profo.-ionui job with .Luk son Mi- and moved to Mdieville of |||o Evangoli io loag in 1939 Finally h rem hod tho Dodger* and was ju-t hitting his peak when hi- convinced army dmtots his am was sound enough to become a G 1 . and In- loft in mid season of 1941 He might have been forgiven for not showing up at all ye-t.-r day Th- night befoie he became

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| th" f.itliei of .i • IX po'ilid son. Iti< k tv Is an Iliad, and lie admitted In ' : ail ill the i loud I knew I hud h ii<> hitler right .lo v ' In said I got a little I j wo tried when I walked Woikman | in the ninth, but everything work rd nt I was ii«lng a -lid< r and I slow *mff mostly Boy. what a| ti< I Vid ini (dentally the Hit key | i i my buy - name ha nothing to; du w'ltli my boss Did" firesident Bran. ii I(n key " Tlie Cardinal' also kept j>u< >■, with tlielt sixth straight triu n|di I'er an opening day defeat, beat | , i:u I'-.. Hod* <t t'iti, Innuti '. tol with two runs in the eighth to! -i< relief pit. her Ken Bur .hart th. 11< tory Be t Ha.i and Eddie Miller ..f th.- lied* rof homers off i starter Ted Wilk < lailde Pa- >.iu of th" Chicago t ills turned in atiothi r fine p.t I i 'ii.f l ib, t ikon: ol' *• .on tiat , t.t mid yielding oily five hit* Ihi a 'o I victory over the Ph-1 nt.-- at P Mid. .. h Frank Cob f -man's home win the only damPirate I.low Phil Cava.l ' ta w.*i<i doubled . ted the win n. i. tmi in the . nd,t|i on ail er - tin ifter being .icrlfoed to third i < I . ar Audd ' lie Pli b aveiig. I ■ iii i arlf.-r defeat by th" Giatil I lapping them s to ' at Piiil.idelplii i ■ Hui Xo.'they two mi limner high I -Ini d a thro, run first in i 'llll.t .lid the Pillis added live 'more in th" •‘l’th They made 12 j Tib Yank'-e niov.-d into a fir-t flail- lie in the Amerl atl I' .utile I at XeW Y k by li. at n the Phil j id. Iph. ■ •Uhletb 'toit b. ami 1 \l C.e'tiT, four h t idtching Mikl Ettell <>|. dtw o til in till Ixth with ,i fiomi i in h.nd <'h;».rl< y Kid ' b who had t iplisl It wa Get- ' lei' - second wjn Ge Id Priddy ihri e ran limner i capped a iv run lltli inning tally: that :iii Wa-b figtmi an - io 2i jiietmy at Boston The Nats ti'.l flu one n th two runs in th**! i-ightli and madi file of their 12 ! hit- in the big nth to gain their In -t win in five sta t- over the Ked Sox. Tile White Sox defeated the lie 1 'riet Tiget at Chicago. '! to I <m fir. hit hurling by Bill Hletrieh Al B> titm.' wildtie - gut him In I | timible from th" - tart, the Sox ! siorini' 'wo fir-t inning run- on one hit Benton walked Hal Tro ' f.y with the bases full to force, home Thurman Tm ke , who hadled off with a double A long fly - ..red !>. 'i Koi! way wth t -. j ond run. Cleveland al St l.oni wa- rain'd on jo th* fir-t major league poxtpnneim iit tlii- year !•■ an .e i f v. ".ither. Ye ferday's star Ed Head, coiir fii-eoii- bodgir right hander, who pitched a no hit. no run. 5 to 0victory over the B ales in his, first appeatani.* rime returning; ftotn the army - rr.iifr In a Gcnh| Town Itecritur

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Garrett Is Winner Os Triangular Meet The Gaireit Kailroaders. ndb mu u|> pulntit, won a ttiutigular frai k meet Tuesday üßernoon at the Garn it field Kendallville I v.a- second with fil'-j points and the Itecafur S ellow Jackets third with <<• fiolnts. Bucher, Itecatur thitilyclad, wan the llldividu.il star of the meet, winning both the lot' and 22"yatd da*he. and placing second in the 1 road jump Ivey, of Kendallville, Wa* the only other double v.lnner, taking both hurdle raves Meyer* scored Itecatur'* only other first place, winning the lot pm with a io** of Cl ft. !t' a in A team of Kendallville fresh men wop a special half-mile relay. all hough it did no' figure in the scoring. The summary: ion yard daah Bui her <Bi j first: Tuck <Gi second; Smith | <Gi third Tinn 1"-• 22" yard dash Bucher lift I first; Tm k <G' second: Smith i tGi third Time 2.1 S, Ifuyard dash .Mortorff (Gi i le t. Hanes iKi second. Balbit! ! <G i third Time I ysu y.ml run Kleiman <K> fii-’ Mortorff tGi -eiond. Hor n.-tt <Ki third. Tim. 2 I'J Mile tun Kelb y (Gt first: Ketchum (l>i second; Sharp »l»» third Time ■"> '! High hurdles Ivey (Ki first; Shii-ldi iK second: Schlosser tGi . third. Time 17 S la>W’ hurdles Ivey (Kt first; Schlosser <GI second: Shields IK i tiiiid. Tim.- 2'i 2 Broad jump Jack*on (Ki first; Bui her (IB necon:l; Shields (Ki I :tid Arcubrih (Gt tied for third i Olstame 17 ft ■> in. iFgh jump- Howard (Gt first:Taylor (Kt second, Hiller tin third Height ft II 1 ., in Shot put Mey.-rs (Di first:) Saibvr (Gt second. Hyland tK) third Distance LI ft. ft'n in Pole vault Bowman tGi first. ; Johnson (Gt second; Itos* (Gt third Height—9 ft. 6 in. Mile relay Garrett (Mortorff.! Clark. Kelley. Rossi first Ken dallville sei ond; Decatur (Pollock, Ifeynold*. Gilbert. Sharp' third Time- 1:19 Half mile relay Garrett iTm k. S> hlo-*i r. Smith Bahbettt first; Kendallville second: De. itur ■ Baughn. Holmes. Ili 11l r. Buch-i 111 thir I Time 1 11 '• Freshman half mile relay - Kendallville (Butler. Saver. Spi del, Kirkwood i first; Garrett second: Decatur (Stingily. Wefel, Schultz Meycrsi third Time— I MU. II Players Added To Hall Os Fame M-w Yoik. April 2> (I'Pt Bub.. Wadib-11. regarded by Connie) Mac], a* porhap- the greatest o! ; all lefthanders, and all thee mein.; hers of tin- Tinker t i Ever* to-1 chain <• doubleplay combination ! w-eie among 11 oldtimer baseball ) star* listed today as new oceitpants of ba eball's hall of fame at Cooperstown. N. Y. The star, most of whom had their greatest year* before I9(M1, wn r " i r^T'PW R 1 DALLAS BROWN Decatur R. 3 Sv?* T AX * TMs smblsm of courtesy and sste AteInd is awarded to a car owner ed this community every week. •BIVB CAMFIIXT-1A VI A LWI Hrrwlna <»r*.| Fort Wayne. Indlnae LOANS Would n cash loan of $25 or more help you'; If no, you can Isirrow the money from us on your own signature. No delay. You can get a loan from ua to pay debts and tho extra money you may need. Ixrnns privately made in amounts up to $300.00. You can borrow from ua on your note, furniture, etc. without any one knowing about it. Call, phonr, writ* LOCAL LOAN COMPANY IsscraenM Ovar The Mater Mere Rane M-T DCCATtm. I*o

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Hurls No-HlUcr ■ . •w ' I - ED HEAD. Brooklyn Dodger*' righthander < liters Baseball'. Hail of Fame with a liohitter ! against tin' Boston Braves, winning. .'■ to ", in Brooklyn were (hosei by tlo hall <’ fame committee In a meeting .it New York Six piti In ; and two nut fit filer ■ were named along with shortstop Joe Tinkei e,imd base man Johnny Ever* and first ba-e num Frank Chance ( the Chicago , Cub infielder* who mad" the d-iuldt-play famous Besides Waddell, the pili her ■ We e Clark Griffith, who hurled foi the Chicago Whit" SnX ami j now own* the Wa~hiugi m Sen it or*; Jack Che bio iif tile YallIn Jost ph ilron Mani McGill I nitv i f the Ci.int. and liodgers, Eddie Plunk, another Mhleili-s h-sty. and Ed Walsh of the White ' Sox. Je-se Burkett of the St Lotti* Brown and Tom McCarthy of the Boston National leaguers were th" ' outfielders The committee also chose II baseball writers. II uinpi ••*, five manager* and 11 executives fm place- on the new honor rolls at Coo|H-r*town. for lion-players who contributed to the spott Writer* named were Harry Cto-r. William Hanna. Sid Mercer. William Slocum George Tld--1 dep and Joe Vila of New York. Cy Sanborn of Chicago. Walter Barnes and T H .Miirnatno of Burton John Sheridan of St Louis and Ft ink Kichter The honored umpire* were Hill Kli-.ti. Tom Connolly, William Din een. liobeit Em-lie. Bill Evans. John Gaffney. Tim Hurst. Honest 'John Kelly, Silk O'lamghlin. Tom j Lynch and Jai k Sheridan Managers < h.> i-n were J din Ward of the Giants. Miller Hug- ■ ins of the Yankees. Ed Hanlon lof the ho li'er*. Frank Seeb-y of | the Cubs and William Car i an of ' flu lb d Sox The executive wore E S B.ir- ! tiard. Ed Bai low. John Hrm-e. John : Brtt-h. Barney Itieyfti* , Charles Ebhetts August Hermann. John lleydb-r. J A ißobi Quinn. Arthu Soden and Nicholas Young.

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National League W. I. Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 6 I *57 St I. mis 6 1 *57 (Tticago I 2 .867 l'i Boitoti 3 1 129 3 New York 3 I 129 3 Philadelphia 2 5 .296 I Pittsburgh 2 3 .2X6 4 Cincinnati 2 G .250 4’-i American League W. L. Pct. G.B. Boston 6 2 .750 New York 6 2 .750 D<-troit 5 2 .714 L| St. Lcmki 3 3 .500 2 ’ Cleveland 2 2 .500 2 Chicago 2 5 .2X6 3> a Philadelphia 2 6 .250 4 Washington 2 6 .250 4 1 American League W. L. Pct. G.B. laiuisville 5 2 .714 I Minnea|H>lls 5 2 .714 Indlauapoli* , 4 3 .571 1 I St Paul 3 It s<o Kansas Chy 3 I .429 2 Toledo 3 I .429 2 • Milwaukee .2 4 .333 2'4 . C liiinbu* „ .. .2 & .280 3 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League | Chicago 3. Pittsburgh 1. Brooklyn 5, Boston 0. I St. lauiis 3. Cincinnati 2. Philadelphia X. New York 1. American League Washington 8. Boston 2 (11 inning*.> New York 3. Philadelphia 0, Chicago 3. Detroit 1 Cleveland at St Ixtui*, postponed, rain. American Association Toledo 7, Indianapolis L Minneapolis 3. Kansa? City 2. Milwaukee 8, St. Paul 2. l-oukivllle 7, Columbus 3. 0 The United Slates Senate has •st a* a court of Impeachment twelve time*.

f Todays Sports Parade By Oscar Fraley I Her U.S. p»t. Off.) ' — o o — — ■ I ll'l —■“ New York. \p;il :'l “ I*' ' Iw-hl I- « ' and the iM'i-ball Lins of I'hila ip ph .i ite tin tin.' it I* today Which I another way of »ayiiiK that when tin- Im vitalde realignment Os the Maj i; leaguee on nr*, making one team towns out of -ur'i non supporting -pot- in ifi* ton. St Lmil* ami Philadelphia tlo- Mh letlc* will be the fln'i I" have I'illy Penn'- town It ••olitlds ridh lili'tt* <• illslderillg that Hl' A * .Ite led by th" beloved Connie M.iek while th- I'hlls are under Cm management of young Bob C.irpi'lile a Johnny c oni -late )y to the b.g l -.ig I" i-cene Bit visiting f.remen who watched th'A s drop "ix of t heir fit -t eight g a ill' * insisted a* the Yankee po llshed off their serb that Con n|i- j. the oto- and only fat to: which keeps the i Lili alive But Connie .* nearing ‘4. which L, quite a few built* beyond the .I.lotted three store and ten. "And when Coiml • leavtu th" A's will bi- wjslied up In I’hilly. ell ' observe: 111-;"te| (in th" reeu d Liere 1 n't mm h to < aoo*i* betwei n th*- two rii'Phil, in the la i d<-« ad<- have fl-t.i-h'd last .-ven time- and seven the re.- Till V. Were eighth .. V en time*, too. with two seven* add'd t.i a -ixth But the fan- have s'town already this sen m that they are for th" Pliillie The reason is that manager Ben Chipman's team itrying and no I* the mmagenient. The A s are simply <oasiing, all the way thioiigh from the front offi. e I > the dugout Mack, it was pointed out. went to spring iiali'.ing knowing ih-it he wa* otroiig in only few spots. He had finished last <n 1945. 17 gaums from th place, club Yet. after eight weeks of training he had exactly what he had stalled with, making no attempt to purchase or trade The Phil* meanwhile, have been an honest effort to lift the calibre of this ball club and infuse a new spirit which will r.-tui n Major league b.i-eball ti th ■ erslwilile city if brotherly love. Caipenfer, 1 with tlm Du Pont million* hack of him, h.i* been having a wide open check book fit veteran* who can make friends of the Phils with a better brand of play while waiting for hi- farm to develop some young . tars. Th. re. too. i Phil* have b'ft Ihe phlegmatic A'S fur in the dust With tin astute Herb Pen nock handling the Heins, the Phil* have linked Up 13 farm tlular. the A's own no. Cust imers are t! l} . jjf . blood of any enterprise. They are In baseball. too. and the fans are the on.-* who are turning from the V* to th" Philo. It was highly evident during tin- iecent city series when a Phillie bunt drew louder < hei rs thin a homer by th- .Vs. Oddly enough, the A s ew-pt the | W „.. games serie*. But the swing undoubtedly is i on The one magm-t which keep, Hm patronage divided I* the fine <ll gentleman who runs the white elephant* by waving ,«<,recard When they lose Connie, the A's Will be on their way out of I’hiladeiphiu by the sale i >ute As one Philadelphia newspaperman explained It: The only reason we haven't rapped the dub is because of Contile Watch us ko to work when he They'll g<> to work and the A's | Will be sold bit > some Other city That I* one bet which look.t like a cinch. — - <> , Notre Dame Defeats Purdue Nine, 11-4 • % — Lafayette, Ind, April 24 -tl'Pj Notre Dame combine.! a dozen t hits and a generot.i oprinkHng of free passe* by Purdue hurjers to gain an li t baseball victory ye* i terday afternoon. Frank Oilhooley and Jack Mayo ( headed the Irish attack each with throe hit* in f|,- e time* at tne I. plate Glihooley hit a home run. - o . Indiana Defeats Butler, 9 to 6 i I’loomlngton, Ind.. April 24-(V P-> Indiana univemitv’s baseball team prepared today for it* H |g Ten opener agalrwt Northw.atern Friday at Evanston, 111. Tire Hoosier* had their final non conference tuneup yesterday when they defeated Butler university of Indianapolis, 9-fi. Gome Fish Season Closes April 30 Local fishermen were faking advantage of the ideal fishing weather and the fact that the dosed sea •«n soon will start and many of them are visiting the northern Indiana lake* this week The game fish eeaaon doses next Tuesday at } midnight and will not reopen until l Juns IS Several good catches bar* i been reported thia week.

Watth | with that high-power, i high-test, Phillips 66! ’ W.. ■ M t ,<t mi tl-.< baiiilw 'g'"’. t.ilk*.’ Join the line <d h..|'px motorixt* pourmg into xour nvarext Phillip* f>6 ‘wiß htalion. I|n9| This new gasoline has to be frit / w J to be bilicxnl Box*ling along the / open highway . . . snaking tn and WH out of traflu . . . starting off on a . y void morning — you a'.k it and Phillips 66 i/c/Hcn/ , jN| Drop in at the nearest orange- 1| and-black shield and see for yinir- I self why the whole town’s talking \ M about Phillips 66! JF ■ • Jr >' fr® JM NL m I PHILUPS WAR-DEVELWC® 11 IhLLU *£4 ' ’< refining methods ARE 1 ■7 A BRINGING-YOU THE N If finest gasoline JI O rl Ml Macklin Super Service Knapp Service Robert Koto J Madison & Third Sts. 4 2nd & Jackson Sts. I'rebh. IM I

Babe Dahlgren Is Sold To Brownies Pittsburgh, April 21 (l l't EM* worth I Babel Dahlgren. one of liax.-ball’s moat widely traveled player*, added another sticker to his suitcase today ax he moved from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the i St. latui* Biowiut ,n a straight cash j deal Dahlgren. who came up to the Major* in 1935 with the Bouton I Bed Sox. went to the New York Yankees in 193" anil etayed with them .through 1940 as the Yanks won three American league chain- I pionxhip*. then was sold to the Boston Braves in 1911, who sent him on to Hie Chicago Cubs late that iieason The next reason tin Culm sent him to Brooklyn In 1912 he was traded to the Browns, who used him in two game* before he went to the Philadelphia Phils, who traded him to Pittsburgh In 1943 for Lloyd Waner and Alben Glossop. Always a standout fielder. Dahlgren never was a heavy hitter and iin li'a best season batted .289 for • the PiratHi. Last season he hit .250. ami wax crowded off first base this year hy return of Elide Fletcher from war service. The Browns need a first baseman t > replace George McQuinn. I traded to Philadelphia for Dick Seibert, who later quit baseball. o Record Crowd At St. Paul Opening By United Press | An all-time record crowd mark- I ed the opening ol the American h Association bauebail iieason at St. I Paul, but the 21.449 homo folks 1 were disappointed when visiting I Milwaukee won, 8 to 2. | Afros* the Mississippi river , Minneapolis opened yesterday be1 fore a 10.200 capacity throng and 1 defeated Kauxaa Chy 3 to 2. In I 1 night gamut, Tcledo trounced In- | dianapoii* 7 to 1 and Ixiulsvllle I ' beat Columbus 7 «o 3. o— | Attends Meeting Os Lutheran Leaders The Rev. Paul W. Schultz, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church, left this morning to attend the annual Lutheran pastors’ and teachere’ conference of Northern Indiana at the St. Paul’s Lutheran church in Fcrt Wayne. The twoday conference is attended by a large number of Lutheran educators.

Chicago Cubs Hurler Taken By White Sox Chicago, April 21 d’pi- Pi dier Emmett O'Neil! tr.i. aero** town by the waivt I.' and ended up with Io- Im club that pa**<-d film 11,1 f'i ! ■ time Tl" Birt It lied S.IX ri ■ I.' GAY’S MOBIL SERVICE .MONROE and 13th Sts. PHONE 318 See us when in need of ♦ Complete Lubrication ♦ Oil Change ♦ Wash and Wax ♦ Fan Belts • Batteries ♦ Tiree and Tire Repair ♦ Recapping Service. PROMPT and COURTEOUS SERVICE j

■ ■■■■■■ ■ ■■»■■■■■• ** *1 J At the Coming Primary Wertin I Vote for i CHRIS H. MUSELW ■ Democratic Candidate for : Joint Represent* J for Adams and W ells< ° unt I Mt' «' Mr. Muaelman la an attorney ■ Printing Concern, Inc., at or f;, nr , l ert t» •** nd law. and well able• to r P and Adama countiea in the State r » e a »‘ * Being civic-minded. Mr. g“J*7'andp* l of the Adama County Ration B ’ He •** ;t «* the Southern Part of Ad ’ nl * C B i oo d Do" 0 " Ln: f* of the Gallon Club, Red Croat Bl given blood ten tlmea. Act'* ment for the last twenty year* , Your Vote Will Be Hitfl’l) ■■■■■ ■ ■ ■ 8 *

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