Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1946 — Page 8

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Adopt Plan To Boost School's Sport Program A new era in arriving in Decatur high schiMil athletics. it in * lielievwl by the plan of athletic ‘ supervision now being worked <ut by Decatur high school offi(lain. Dan Parry, basketball, foot hull and track coach has Item ' rehired for the 1946-47 season. * In renaming Coach Perry, it 1 was pointed out that he would be < relieved of considerable of his present class-room work, so lhat he could devote much more of bin time to physical education ami training of the boys. During the war yeara, it waa necessary for Coach Perry and ' the rest of hln staff to do a full ; day's job of teaching, plus the I coaching work The coaching Job, therefore, got the time that waa left an I the coaching staff was woikitiK from 14 to 16 hours j a day Coach Perry will meet soon ■ with Principals W Guy Brown | rnd Bryce Thomas Io work out an athletic program starting in , the grades. The staff of assistants also will be announced soon and it is believed that several of the high school instructors will l.e used in manning the staff for minor sports and also for help during the football and basketbail seasons. Coach Perry now is conducting bpring football classes ami indications are that there will be much more interest in the gridiron sport here next year. There are a large number of spring candidates and several of the hoys are large an I most of them are learning fast. As to the basketball outlook. It is too early to predict just how good a team will represent the local school, but it is known that Coach Perry will have the neces- j sary time to give to the sport and ! a greatly improved squad should l»* in the making — o— The Missouri River drains 528,(too square miles. Russia produced the first commercial plywood in the 1880 s. Gardiner General Hospital In Chicago is the only Army general hospital named after a woman. '' " “ ~ fcW**H*M — TODAY — Continuous from 1:30 -BLONDIE’S LUCKY DAY” Penny Singleton, Arthur bake ALSO—Shorts 9 c-40c Inc. Tax BE SURE TO ATTEND! frlVsat. Be Sure to See THE BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR! The 1915 Academy Award Winner! With the BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR! Ray Milland. 1945 Academy Award Winner I 1 with K I' F" Phillip Terrjf > * Howard da Silva I gr Doris Dowling H 'Frank I Prwdeeed by Chsrte. Br.rkdff) * Diredni by Billy Wilder. H&Umßu. *«''• fc r ca»t«» 1 ——O—C I Sun. Mon. Tuaa-—Tom Breneman. i -‘Breakfast in Hollywood" I

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B W I. Pct. G.B W L Pct. G.B St. Ixruls 9 4 .692 .. Brooklyn '• 4 692 Boston .. 7 4 .636 I Chit ago 7 6 .6311 2 ' Cincinnati 5 7 .417 3*4 New York 6 7 417 3% i Pittsburgh ... 5 !• .367 4S Philadelphia 3 9 .860 5L AMERICAN LEAGUE I Boston . .. 12 3 .800 Now York . I" ■>' .667 2 i Detroit .. 7 « .636 4 Cleveland .... 5 .456 5 Hl. Irntlis . 6 8 429 6'J Chicago .. 6 8 .385 6 Washington .. . 5 8 .385 6 Philadelphia . 4 10 ,2M 7*4 American Association W. L. Pct. G.B. St Pau) It' I 714 : Indbinapolki 7 5 583 2 I Louisville 7 6 .538 2% .Minneapolis 8 7 .533 2ft Toledo 8 7 .533 2lt Kansan City 5 8 .385 4*4 i Columbus 5 9 .357 5 i Milwaukee 4 8 .333 5 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Brooklyn 5. Chicago I. Philadelphia 8, Pitlsburgh 0. Boston at Cincinnati, rain. New York at St. lands, wet grounds. American League Boston 13, Detroit 1. New York 6, Cleveland 3. Philadelphia 3, St. laiuls 2. Chicago at Washington, rain. American Association No games scheduled. Major League Leaders NATIONAL LEAGUE Player and Club G AB R H Pct. Wietelmann. Bost. 9 24 3 10 .417 Walker. Brooklyn II 38 9 15 395 Waitkus, Chicago 8 2« 2 11 .393 Herman. Brooklyn 9 36 II 14 389 Reese. Brooklyn 13 45 717 .378 AMERICAN LEAGUE If Wagner. Bost 10 25 6 10 .400 Keller. New York 11 33 11 13 .391 DiMaggio. Boston 10 39 10 15 .385 Stephens. St |. 12 47 4 Is 383 Ixtdigiatti, Chic, li 40 2 14 .350 PITCHERS Chandler. Yankees .... .... 3—o ; Dobson. Red Sox .. 3—o Harris. Rod Sox ... .. 3 -0 Sain. Braves ... 3- 0 Lanier, Cardinals .. 3-0 Joyce. Giants . 3- 0 Kush, Cubs .... 3 0 • o— — Ex-National Tennis Champ Dies Suddenly San Franckico, .May 2 H'Pi — William M (Little BUD Jolits.ton. former national tennis champion and Davis cup player, died of a heart attack at his home hero last night, lie waa 51. Johnston was called "Little Bill" to distinguish him front "Big Bill" Tilden whom he met in the finals of many championship matches prior to and during the golden twenties of the sports age. Jobneton wen the national singles title in 1915 by defeating Maurice McLaughlin, and repeated In 1919 by out-stroking the great Tilden. Teamed with Clarence J. (Peck) Griffin, he helped win three national doubles titled. —a — 53 Now Entered In Speedway Classic Indianapolis, May 2—(l'P)- En•y list tor the first postwar runng of the Indianapolis Motor ••eed way’s 500 mHe race May 30 <ie to 53 today. President Wilbur Shaw said adit Social entry blanks, postmarked before the midnight deadline last light, were expected to swell the »:al of drivers who will vie for he 33 starting poeiions. - -- o— Raccoons always wash their food in water before eating It. CORT — Last Time Tonight — “SWING PARADE of *46" With Gale Storm, Three Stooges, Phil Regan | ALSO—Shorts 9e-30c ine. Tax • —4 FRI. & SAT. JOHN MACK BROWN ‘BORDER BANDITS’ o—o Sun. Mon. Tues. — “Madonna’s Secret” A “Ches. Chan A Red Dragon"

Red Sox Mound Corps Surprise Os Big Leagues New York, May 2 - <1 Pl —The question mark pitching staff that was expected to hamper the pennant chance, of the Boston Reel Box wax getting revised rwipect today for compiling the best allaround early season record ot any mound corps in either Major league. There were few doubts al the start about Boston’s hitting ability. But (here were plenty about the pltcheni since manager Joe Cronin bad to atait the eason with only one man, Cecil <Teg» Hugh son, who hail been a consistent winner judged by pre-war Stan dards. Surprising even Cronin, his ntartIng quartet of Hughson. Jim* Dobson. Mickey Harr Sa and Dave (Boo* Farrias, now Is in the midst of a six-game winning .Break in which none lias required relief. Moreover they lend both leagues in winning completed games with 1" to date, three more than the Yankeeu and Cardinals, who each have played seven in which the starter has needed no relief Hughson and Harris each have pitched three complete games while Ferriss and Dobson have turned in two apiece. FerriM, the drawlm-4 right-han-der from Shaw, Miss, pitched one of the best games of hki career vc-sterday, topping the visiting Tigers, 13 to 1 on four hits while the Red Sox were doing aom<* characteristic slugging ag a hist three Itetroit pitiheru. Alton Benton, the usually brilliant spring oitcher for the Tigers, was touched for fuur straight hits in the fimt inning before he could retire 1 list ter. Boston made four runs in the first, three in the second and one in the third, blasting Benton, Hal White and Rufus Gentry with equal 'error in a 12-hit attack. George Metkovich with a triple and three •ingles for a perfect day at bat, led the winners. Ferriw didn't yield a hit after the fifth. Tiie Yankees came back strong after being no-hitted by Bobby Feb er. topping Cleveland. 6 to 3 as 12-year-old Charley (Red) Ruffing began his 21st Major lx*ague can eer with a four-hit win. ix-adaff man Phil Rizxuto hit the first ball Pitched for a first inning double hat broke the no-hit spell. Tommy 'lenrich clinched victory with a hree run homer. Sain Chapman's ninth Inning lorner. his fourth this seasan, gave the Athletifrt a 3 to 2 victory over St, Louis at Philadelpnia, the sec>nd win in a row over the Browns. Brooklyn regained a first place tie In the National, by hitting four "ub pitchers for 15 safe blows in a 5 to 1 victory at Chicago. Hal Gregg coasted to his second victory, even though tits- Dodgero <quander>*d many scoring chances, leaving 13 men cn base. Rookie Dick Whitman got five hits including a double to pace the Dodgem. Marine veteran Ike Pearson of he Philadelphia Phillies shut out the Pirates at Pittsburgh, 8 to 0, on five hits for his 1946 debut. Frank McCormick hit u two run homer for the Phils. Chicago at Washington in the American and Boston at Cincinnati md New York at St. Louie In the National were rained out. Yesterday's star-Chsrley (Red) Ruffing, the ex-coal miner from NokotnW, 81., who started his 21st big league season with a four-hit 6 to 3 Yankee victory over the Indians. " 1 -o — Sale Os Restaurant fs Announced Today Reber's restaurant, owned and operated here by Robert Reber for the past several years, has been sold to Wollia M. Dickaeon, of Geneva, It wa>i announced today. The change became effective today and the restaurant and cockall lounge wa<s dosed while inventory was being made. It will be reopened Friday under the new owner. Mr. Reber said that he had made no definite plans for the future. Will Is Probated In Circuit Court The will of the late Butler Woodruff. Jefferson township, has been probated In Adams circuit court. The will leaves the entire estate to the wife, who la deceased, however. In this event it is provided that it be shared among the children and their helns. The estate in valued at 81.400 in personal property and 88.000 in real estate, Two sons, two daughters, six granddaughters and two grandsons are listed as helns. The port of New Orleans has the deepest harbor in the United States, and It is the only port with red and green (raffle signal lights.

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Graham Stable Is Favored In Derby Ixiulxville, Ky. May 2 (UP)— A racing stable which only a couple of yeais ago was in the county fair class looked like a good bet today for America’s premier horse race with no less than three thoroughbreds carrying the colors of a woman trying to par iay her cosmetic millions into turf glory. Mrs. Elizabeth Arden Graham, whose beauty dollars started buying race horses only three years ago, looked like she would send the winner to the 72nd annual running of the Kentucky derby in three of her three-year-olds which didn't Ogun* to be in the running when she first started winning returns on her racing investments a year ago. For her horses who are going to run for the roses Saturday are not the ones who cost her the moat money—they are throw-ins in her attempt to have the orange, white and blue colors of Maine Chance farm waving from a Churchill Downs flagpole. (Twenty-five of Mrs. Graham's horses, valued at 8500.000, were burned to death today in a flash fire that swept through a stable at the Arlington Patk race track in Chicago.) Her hopefuls as two year olds were Star Pilot and Colony Boy, along with Beau Gay. the best two year old filly ot 1945. Beau Gay wax the one which Mrs. Arden had hoped would become the second member of her sex to win the Kentucky derby, duplicating the feat ot Regret in 1915. Instead, she Is going to go with Ixird Roswell, a “Ihrow-ln'’ when she bought his dam. Fantlne, who

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proved his worth and surged to winter book favoritism by winning the Bluegrass stakes at Keeneland Knockdown, winner of the 810V.U00 Santa Anita derby, and Perfect Bahran. a sort of an added starter. There probably will be 14 other horses in the race, too, hut today the betting was that the Maine Chance farm entry, the first triple entry to run for the roses since 1931. will take the richest purse | in the historic running. Tills Is her first bld for the biggest of all <m the American turf and this one will he for more than 8100,600. go she wants to make It a winning one, not because she needs the money but for vindication of the hundreds of thousands of dollars site has spent at yearling sales to carry out the hobby whioti her cosmetic dollars made possible. And. us n new queen prepared to rule the American turf. Calumet farm lowered its Devil’s red silks by declaring that its latest hope, in Earnest, wax out of the race, j Another casualty yesterday was Double Slam, owned by J. Graham Brown. Ixmisvllle hotel man. o Association Leaders To Tangle In Series 0y United Press St. Paul defends its lead in the American Association baseball race loday against Indianapoils. two games est the pace In second place. Yesterday was an off day provided by the schedule makeni for traveling. In addition to the night game at St. Paul.. Tob-tlo tanglee with the Blues at the Kansas City and Louisville meets the Millers nt Minneapolis, also night controls. Milwaukee entertains Columbus In the only sfternoon game. o Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

22 Race Horses Die In Flames At Arlington

Chicago, May 2 (UP» Twentytwo thoroughbreds and two lead ponies of the Maine Chance racing stable perished in Ore today as their owner, Mrs. Elisabeth Graham. made her first bbl to win the Kentucky derby. The horses, whose value was estimated at 8M6.066. die<l in flame* Which burned to the ground a stable at the Arlington Park racetrack. Heven others were rescued. Willium Bayton, a groom, discovered the fire in the low. rambling structure at the northwest corner of the track early today, and tried to douse the flames with a bucket of water. Then he awakened 14 other grooms and trainers asleep in the stable and they lH«gaii leading the thoroughbreds from the stable. But the horses were panic stricken, and amidst the flame and smoke they neighed and whinnied and some boiled back into the fire. The resellers stn-ceedetl in leading seven through the stable door. ’Die loss wax another blow to Mrs. Graham, who as Elizabeth Arden made millions in the manufacture of cosmetics. She had brought the horses here beeuitse her t hies trainer. Tom Smith, wax found guilty of stimulating Mrs. Graham’s Magtiifl<- Duel at Jamaica. last November. As a result, Mrs. Graham had decided to enter her horses here Instead of at eastern tracks. Mrs. Graham was in New York ready to leave for the derby at Louisville where her three-horse entry was a heavy favorite. She had entered lairti Boxwell, the favorite. Knockdown, winner of the 8110.000 Santa Anita derby, and Perfect Bahiam. The three horses were throwins not among her most expensive. The ones stabled here coat her more money. One of them was Cay Emperor, worth 832.0 M. Another wax an utiidentiflwl colt aired by War Admiral, reportedly worth 846.tM)0. last year Mrs. Graham wax racing's No. 1 prize money winner. Most of her horxex stabled here were to compete for 82.500.000 In stakes and pnrxes at Chicago’s combined race meets, others were to have been shipped to other racing centers. Fire chief Richard Jahn of Arlington Heights said the fire apparently started from Instantaneous corn bust ion in the middle of the stable. The horses were in individual stalls, and rescuers said that far-t made saving them diffl cult. The horses saved included Beau Gay. War Date, Night Life, and Harvey's Pal. Track officials Mid they had no list of (he dead horses. —— o Attend Meeting Os Infirmary Leaders County commissioner and Mtw. Dale D Moses, county home superintendent and Mrs. Frank Kliaon and auditor Thurman J. Drew attended tiie state meeting of infirmary superintendents, held Wednmday In South Bend. — —Q— The principal cities along the course of the Missouri River are Great Falls, Mont.. Bismarck. N. D.; Pierre and Yankton. 8. D.; Sioux City und Council Bluffs, la.; Omaha ami Nebraska City, Neb.; Atchison. Leavenworth, and Kansas City, Kan.; St. Joseph, Kansas City, ami Jefferson City, Mo. Just prior to the war. Palestine had 69,000 acres of oranges and 6.600 acres of grapefruit and lemons.

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WKUAM B. UNJAMIN, above, 3dyear old University ot Pennsylvania graduate and tool manufacturer. has been arraigned in felony court at New York on chargee ot grand larceny and forgery, accused of swindling credit houses in that city, Boston and York, Pa, out ot Mtt.ooo tn four months. Practically all the money was loot, it wai reported, betting at races and gambling, (In tlantloat i)

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O o Todays Sports Parade | By Oscar Fraley Rec. U. 8. Pat Off.) | O O Loalsvllle, Ky„ May 2 (UP)— There may lie a baker's dozen or more entered but actually there are only three horses In the Ken tucky derby to be run over the tan-colored horse highway at Churchill Downs come Saturday. Fearless Fraley's fool proof almanac revealed today. They are Maine Chance Farm's laird Boswell, which is no surprise; Foxcatciter Farm's Hampden, and a dark, outsider quoted at 30-to-l named Dark Jungle, Come the sun ami a fast track, laird Boawell will be mighty tough to fasten. He'll also be rugged in the mud. just to confuse the is sue. Come a muddy track, the Box well will have hixhoovex full to stave off the challenge ot Hampden. who romped off and hid from the field in the Chesapeake stakes And. be It either sun or mud laird Boawell and Hampden will have their difficult times with the dark brown colt called Dark Jungle. That's a hot tip, son. although it's easy to admit that those are the kind which cost you money when you fiddle around Hie race tracks. Nero parked his bass viol at the gate, but you all better check those pixtoU coming In If you're interested In wagering on the following. It comes front a jockey, a typically-cocky Brook lynite named Andy Ixitiirco. a dark haired son of the city who make his living in the country. laiturco. sipping a cup of java in the backstretch restaurant at Churchill Downs today, had It all

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