Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 130, Decatur, Adams County, 3 June 1946 — Page 6

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Resume Junior Legion Baseball In CjJ

First Tryouts Are Scheduled Here Tuesday American taglon junior baseball, after a lapse of several years because of war time condition*. is returning to Decatur thia summer. The firm tryout* for the Dncatur team, sponsored by •lama Post <3, American Ix-gion, will lie held at Worthman field Tuesday r-fternoon at 3 o’clock. Deane Dor win. coach of the Decatur Yellow Jackets baseball team, which won the Northeastern Indiana conference title this spring, will be coach of the junior I>glon team All boys in Adams county are eligible for the team and any Interested are urged to report for the initial tryout tomorrow. The tompetition Is open only to boys who are amateurs, and who will rot have attained their 17th birthday before January 1. 1946. A boy Lorn prior to January I. 1929. Is rot eligible. Any lx»y born In 1929 or thereafter is eligible. Coach Dorwin announced today that a regular schedule will be played prior to the sectional playoff. nad that eight games have been scheduled to date and more likely will be added. The majority of home games will be played on Thursday afternoons, with some Sunday afternoon games also planned. The Indiana department of the American legion has divided the state into 16 sections, with each section to conduct an elimination tournament, the winner to be determined not later than July 17. Leo Gllllg, Adams county sheriff. is chairman of Section "C." which is comprised of the following counties: LaGrange, Steuben, NobD, DeKalb, Whitley. Allen, Weils and Adams counties. The winner of this section will compete with winners from Sections A. II and E. this tourney to he completed by July 24. The winners from the four regional tournaments wiil meet to determine northern and southern w+amplons, with these two teams playing a two out of three series by August 7 to name the Indiana state < hampion. - Cincy Outfielder Sold To Braves Chicago, June 3— (UP) —Outfielder Myron (Mike McCormick was on his way to join the Boston Braves in St. Lonis today following birf purchase from the Cincinnati Reds in a straight cash deal McCormick compiled a batting average of .283 in three seasons with Cincinnati prior to going Into military service early in 1943. He rejoined the Reds this spring and currently Is batting .216. — ' - ■ O" REAL LIFE— Specialize, Organ The man who can think evil in the presence of children and flowers is out of place in a Sunday shirt, '

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Indianapolis Takes Association Lead By United Press The American Association had Ils third leader In as many days i today after Indianapolis thumped last place Minneapolis twice to luk* first place from St. Paul. The Sainis had taken the lead from lanilsville Saturday In the torrid first place dogfight and yesterday Indianapolis male the top from third place while the Colonels were dropping a double header and St. Paul split a pair of games. Joe lleatudlk made the winning run for Indianapolis when he homered in the 6th inning ot the first game at Minneapolis. "Oom" Paul Derringer breezed In from there to take his fourth straight triumph, 8 to 2. Derringer scattired eight 'hits over the route while the Indians pounded two Miller hurlers for 14 hits. In the second game, Indianapolis became rutted, making two runs for four straight innings to win. 12 to 7. The Indians held an 8-3 lead going into the Sth when Johnny McCarthy. Minneapolis first baseman. homered with the bags loaded. Joe lleatudlk, however, came through with his second four-base blow for the day in the 9th with a man on base and Indianapolis tallied four runs to clinch the contest. , Al Sherer took the mound for the Saints in the 4th inning of the first game and hurled shutout ball to whip Toledo. 6 to 3. at St. Paul. Cliff Dapper. St. Paul catcher, gave starting pitcher Ed Weiland a three-run lead in the 2nd Inning with a home run but could not hold it when the Hens jumped him for three In the 4th. Jerry Witte homered to send Weiland to the showers and Sherer was called in to stop the rally. Toledo doubled the Saints* hit production in the second game but barely edged them 3 to 2. The Hens made two runs in the 7th and one in the Sth to offset a two -run 9th inning St. Paul rally. . I The fourth-place Kansas City , Blues Indicated their desire to get i Into the leadership scramble by i taking both ends of a double bill i from Louisville 8-5 and 3-2 at i Kansas City. Jim Y’aughar. scattered 11 hits to win the first game and Tom Reis limited the Colonels to five blows in the second. The afterpiece went ten Innings before the Blues could get i a runner across and break a two- . | all deadlock. it Columbus went 14 Innings bet fore edging the Brewers in the . \ first game at Milwaukee, 4 to 3. i. Bill Clemensen earned the veri diet after taking the mound in K the 13th inning. The Brewers. g however, came back in the second u game with a 12 hit attack to support the excellent hurling of Lefj ty Rosa to triumph 6 to 2. 0 — , Maior League Leaders n — ry Leading Batsmen National League " Player and club G AB R H Pct. » Walker, Brook. 33 131 22 49 .374 ■ Rchoendienst, St. Louis Hopp, Boston .... 31 110 24 38 .345 Muslal. St. Louis 38 154 29 53 .344 Reese. Brklyn 40 142 24 48 .338 American League Vernon. Whgton 33 135 26 52 .385 Williams, Bos. ... 41 145 37 50 .345 DiMaggio, Bos. . 34 122 23 41 336 Pesky. Boston .. 40 171 41 57 .333 Home Runs DlMagglo. Yankees 11 Greenberg, Tigera ... 11 Mize. Gaints 10 e Keller, Yankees 9 Williams. Red Sox 9 •• Pitching Ferries, Red Sox 8-0-10000 1 Conard, Senators 5-0-1000 Beggs, Reda 5-0-1000 Herring, Dodgers 4-0-1000 Newhouser, Tigers 9-1-1000 Iff , Legion Baseball Team - Opener Is Cancelled Scheduled opening of the American Legion baseball team, slated for Sunday afternoon at Worthman field, was cancelled when the Bluffton team failed to appear, later sending word that they bad not received a copy ot the league schedule. The Decatur team, nnt wlehing to disappoint a large number of fans who turn out, played an exhibition game with a pickup team, the Legion team winning b/ a score es 2 to 0. Decatur will play at Rome City next Sunday, and will entertain Post 148 of Fort Wayne at Worthman field Sunday, June 16, at 2.30 p. m. 4 o—- ( Trade la a Good Town — Decatar

Dodgers Take Two As Cards Lose Twin Bill New York. June 3 (UP)- Baseball glory has spurned Art Herring during a long pitching career and today when he might have bad it at last, the little Dodger righthander had to be content instead with the dream of a no-hitter that might have Ireen. At 39, Herrings pitching days are numbered. The quiet veteran from Altus. Okla., never has been a great pitcher and moat of his days have been spent in the minor leagues. Only five-foot, 10-lnches tall and weighing 170 pounds. Herring's chief value has been as a relief pitcher, where before yesterday ho hud won three straight games. Then he got his big chance. He was chosen to make bis first , start of the year in the second game of a double header at Cincinnati after the Dodgers won the opener. 2 to 1. And for five Innings he tolled flawlessly, holding the Reds hitless. The Dodgers gave him a I to 0 lead for their final margin of victory in the first inning, achieved on a walk to Eddie Stanky. an Infield out and Dixie Walker's long single, The way that Herring was pitching that run loomed bigger each inning. Camo the sixth and the Dodgers filled the bases with one out. It was Herring's turn to bat but instead manager Leo Durocher sent a plnch-hltter, Pete Reiser, to bat. The crowd gasped in unbelief. No one could ever remember when a manager had done a thing like that before. To make matters worse. Reiser struck out and the threat ended when Stanky ’filed out to end the inning. Hugh Casey came on to preserve the shutout and Herring went sadly to the showers Casey waa touched for four singles, but bore down with men on base to keep out of trouble. Herring got credit for the victory but it was hollow consolation Later. Herring said Durocher wasn't to blame for the move because be had asked to lie relieved. "My arm has been bothering me and when it began to hurt. I felt that if I stayed in. it might go sore and put me out for the season," he said. The Dodgers won the opener In the 11th when Augie Galan tripled and scored on Ed Stevens' single. Les Webber, with last Inning relief help from Vic iximbardi, gained his second victory. The back-sliding Cardinals fell three mid a half games behind the leading Dodgers at St. ixnils when , the Giants took both games, 1 to , 0 on Bill Volselle's five-hitter and 7 t» 6 in 11 innings when Buddy Blattner hit a homer. VoUelle's vMory was one of vindication because it catne just a year and a day from the time when he was fined |stto in the same park for pitching indiscreetly to a Cardinal batter who had a 3 and 0 count. Th*, batter bit the fat pitch for '' a triple, the Cards won the ball game and Voiselle went into a tailspin that threatened to end , his career The shutout, first to be ' pitched over the Cards this seas- ’ on. was his best mound job since - the incident of the flue. Walker Cooper high-spotted the 5 second game when he smacked 5 a grand slam hoiner against his 5 former Cardinal mates in a five--1 run sixth in which Sid Gordon also got a Giant homer. The Giant* in I winning, looked not at all like I the same team which dropped a ) Memorial day double bill to the ) last place Phils. Harry Walker ; hit a Cardinal homer. The Cubs and Braves divided at j Chicago. Boston won the opener, j 6 to 3, Phil Masi driving in three j runs with a homer and single to j back up the pitching of Morton j Cooper, who won his third game. Rookie Marvin Rickert was the big hitter as the Cubs won the second game 8 to 2 on Claude Puseau's five-hit job. Rickert drove in five runs on a single and double. Truett (Rip) Sewell, returning I to action after a month's layoff . because of Illness, pitched the s Pirates to a four-hit, 5 to 1 victory , over the Phils at Pittsburgh, but I Philadelphia opened up to win the • second game, 10 to 3. The Phils made 14 hits off four pitchers, , Johnny Wyrostek sotting the pace ( with three. Ralph Kiner’s 406-foot homer was the most punishlni B blow off Phllly pitcher Al Jurlslch f who won his fourth game. # Hal Newbouser of the Tigen , became the top wluner In the ma t jors when he beat the Senators . 10 to 2 st Washington for hit * ninth win and sixth in a row Newhouser, now a game ahead o his 19,14 pace when he won 21 r games, Strack out 13 batters. Did

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Wakefield hit two double* and two xingleß and Eddie Mayo got two triplex and a ulngle In the 13-hit Tiger attack. The Chicago at Boston, St. Ixsils at New York, and Cleveland at Philadelphia American league double headeri were rained out. 1 Yesterday'* star Bill Vo I sei I e ( of the (Hants, who pitched a five- ( hit. 1 to 0 victory. xhnttiiiK out 1 the Cards for the first time this 1 year as the Giants won a double I header. ] — o Lanier Wins First Victory In Mexico f I Mexico City, June 3 (UP)— ; Pitcher Max Lanier's flrat look into Mexican league baseball today left him wondering who was boss of the circuit, piesident Jorge Pazqual or umpire Amudo Maestri. I l-auier. who jumped the St. Louis Cardinals to pitch for the Vera Cruz Blues, now is automatically ban rd from American major league baseball for live years because he made his debut here yesterday as a relief hurier. And what a debut it was. When lainier walked In, Maestri was reading the riot act to Pasquel and Veracruz manager and cati her, Mickey Owen, for ’ arguing with him. After Maestri had ordered both 1 Pasquel and Owen to get off the field, he and base umpire haul ’ Atan completed officiating the game and announced they were ‘ going home to Cuba. Maestri said he and Atan were convinced them should be better > discipline in the Mexican league. t The trouble started in an argu- , rnent over a play at the plate In i a game In which Veracruz eventi ually defeated Mexico City,, 11 r to 9 in 12 innings on latnier * fine relief hurling I Owen roared at Maestri and the . ex Dodger star was ordered off » the field. That excited Pasquel j who leaped from the grandstand i and rushel out to upbraid Maestri i. for being so hasty. Pasquel was e told to get off too. and when he b hesitated, Maestri gave him a lectb ure about umpires* rights on the t field. Pasquel retreated then—rail luctantly. . Lanier, relieving ex-Glant pitK cher Harry Feldman, got credit r for the Veracruz victory by pitch- « Ing the last three and two third* Y innings. He gave up only one hit, t struck out four and walked one. • o s J Washington 4-H Team “ Wins Double Header * The Washington 4-H team defeated the Union nine in a double ( header Sunday, S 3 to 3 and 10 to 2. Miller and Wilder were the wlni, nlng hurlers, with Lautenschleger l a the loser. r. Any 4-H team wishing to puty >f the Washington nine Is asked to in contact the mans ger, Tom Millar, 'k of Monroe route 1.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 27 13 .675 St. Louis 23 16 .590 3’4 Cincinnati .... 18 18 .500 7 Chicago ... t 19 19 .500 7 New York 19 21 .475 8 Boston 18 21 .462 8H PlttHburgb 16 19 .457 B*i Philadelphia 12 25 .324 13 >4 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Boston 32 9 .780 ...J New York 27 17 .611 fll* Washington 2! 18 .538 lu Detroit 23 20 .535 10 St. Louis 18 23 .439 14 Chicago 15 21 .417 14W| Cleveland 17 24 .415 15 I Philadelphia .... IU 31 .244 22 j AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. G.B. Indianapolis .. 24 16 .6<tu ... St. Paul 28 20 ,583 | Louisville 24 20 .545 2 Kansas City .. . 22 21 .612 3’A Milwaukee ... 19 21 .475 5 Toledo 20 24 .455 6 Columbus 18 23 .439 6H Minneapolis 17 27 .386 8 SATURDAY'S RESULTS National League Chicago 6. Boston 3. Cincinnati 5, Brooklyn 4 (10 Innings), New York at St. laiui*. rain. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, rain. American League St. Uniis 4, New York 3. Philadelphia 10, Cleveland 4. Washington 5. Detroit 3. Chicago at Boston, rain. American Association Indlannpotla 3. Mlneapolis 1. St. Paul 9. Toledo 8. Kansas City 2, Louisville 0.

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Columhus at Milwaukee, cold. VEBTERAOVB RESULTS ’ National League llriMiklyn 2-I. Cincinnati l-o (1»t rninc n Inning*). New York 17. Kt. Ix>uh 0-6 (2nd gume II Inning*). PHI Imrgh 53. Philadelphia lIS. Boston 6 2. Chicago S-R. American League Detroit 10. Washington 2. All other games postponed. American Association Indianapolis 812, Minneapolis 2- • • St. Patil 62. Toledo 33. Kansas Chy 83, Louisville 5-2. Columbus 4-2. Mllvsukee 3-6, (Ist gume 14 Innings). Ted Horn Sets New World Record Time Atlanta, Ga„ June 3— (UP) — Ted Horn, veteran Paterson, N. J., race track driver, fresh from the IndianapolH speedway classic, today was the unofficial holder of a new world record - time for dirt tracks when he w rn a 25-lap event | here yesterday in 19 minntM. 29.-' 41 seconda Horn, who has finished no lower Ilian fourth In the last seven Indianapolis epeedway events, received |l,hoo for winning the race ■ which was witnessed by a record . crowd of 30,260 spectator*. ——— ——-O — Clarence Roop Passes Examination For Army Clarence Roop, father of aeven children, who re-enlisted In the U. 8. army recently, lias passed the entrance examination and reported for active duty at Camp Atterbury/ according to word received here. HU wife has not been Informed as to the location of hl* arelgnment. Roop, a corporal in the army during World War 11, attracted considerable attention recently when he re-enlisted, since hf is believed to have the largest family of any serviceman from the county. o_ The Grand Canyon ot the Colo-| rado River is 278 mile* long and at one point is 13 miles wide and 6,006 feet deep. — . Trade In a Good Town — Decatur *■ I ' 1 v yhL I I■ - r ..s j ■ " Jk Jr * ‘ CLUTCHING her father's famous spectacles as a good luck charm, Gloria Lloyd, 22, daughter of Film Comedian Harold Lloyd, poses for the photographer to mark her Ktten debut (InttraaUooal)

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Air Show Tickets Are On Sale Here Advance ticket sales for the air' show to lie held at Fort Wayne next Sunday. June 9, have lieen opened here under the direction I , of the Decatur Aero club. It was ■ announced today by Clark W . Smith, of the dub. The Decatur club is in charge 1 of ticket sales In Berne, Bluffton. Portland, Decatur and other near by communities, on a commission basis and proceeds from the tick et sales will be used to further aviation interests here, Mr. Smith stated. ' The tickets, selling for 81, in eluding tax. may be procured from members ot the local chib and at

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