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Borowy Again Fails To Win For Chi Cubs New York. June 11 (UP) The Chicago Cub* won the 1946 National league flan because of pitcher Hank Borowy, but if they repeat thlß yeui it probably will have to be in spite of him. Thl» year. Borowy aeema to be headed for a reputation of not being able to win before July 4 —ls at all. He ha* been knocked out of the box nine times In 10 Marta, where#* In 1945 with the Yankee* he needed no relief in hl* firM five games and won eight out of his flnst nine. laMt year Borowy was the Cubs' "stopper," the man on whom they could depend to step in and win one when they were doing badly. Tbb year, hr Is Mill the "stopper* but unfortunately he is breaking up winning Mreaka now. At the start of the campaign they took four In a row when Borowy made his first atari and then the Cubs lost their first game. Yesterday, with the Cubs riding a seven game winning streak. Borowy tried again to hit hie 1946 form. And It looked for a time as If be would do it. Hr pitched hitleas ball against the Phillies for seven innings and had an 8 to 1 lead, but in the eighth he was raked for four runs. The Chile made four more in th» ninth t > win. 9 to 8. for their ninth victory in their laat 13 games Russ Meers, who lelieved Borowy In th- final inning wax the loser. Frank McCormick drove in the tying and winning rune with a double. The Cardinals reduced Brooklynx first place margin to two games by coming fr;tn behind to teat the Dodgers. 3 to 2 at St. I.ouis. It was Brooklyn’s fourth straight defeat. Pinch-hitter Terry Moore singled home the winning run in the ninth to give relief pitcher Ted Wilks an easy victory. Wiika took over when starter Harry Brecheen went out for a pinch hitter in the eighth. The Cards lot only five hits, but bunched them. A homer by Bob Adama and a three run double by pitcher Nate Andrews, bls first hit of 1946. gave the Reds an early lead which heat the Giants. 7 to 5 at Cincinnati. Relief pitcher Boh Nalloy wae given the victory. The Braves made 13 hits and took advantage of tour errors and aix walks to breeze to a 10 to & win over the Pirates at Ptttalmrgh. Bick Culler got four hits and Tom-

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my Holmes made three for the Braves. The Red Box found another winning starter in six-foot, five-inch Bill Rutland, talleat man In the American league, who fired a 6 to 3 win over the Indians at Boston It was Boston'* llth straight win and its IMth triumph without a defeat at home against western clubs this year. Rudy York hit a three run homer and Rutland contributed two more with a welltimed single agairwt Cleveland In the seventh. Yankee pitching again was al fault at New York and the bomber* dropped nine full game* behind Boston by losing to th.* Tigers, 11 to 3. Hank Greenberg hit his 13th homer und Jim Bloodworth also blasted one into the seats in a five-run third inning which clinched the victory for Virgil Trucks. Tommy Henrich got a Yankee homer. Bill Dietrich turned in a stout pitching performance in a night game to give the White Sox a 3 to I triumph over the Athletics at Philadelphia. Luke Appling tripled home one Chicago run am) scored the other himself on a long fly in the third inning. Joe Grace, who walked twice, scored each time as the Browns beat the Senators. 2 to 1 at Washington. Sam Zoldak gave up 11 him. but got sensational support to beat Roge r W Iff, who yielded only five. Yesterday’s star Hank Green berg of the Tigers, whose two-run homer against the Yankees, tied him for the major league lead with 13.

Jack Johnson Dies In Auto Accident Raleigh. N. C.. June 11—(UP)— The name and th" deeds of fabulous Jack Johnson were little but a wonderful memory to the fight world today, which couldn't have been too euiprlH«*d to learn lu<t night that the onetime world heavyweight champion hud died ; M he lived in action. The 68-year-old one-time Galveaton. Teg., stevedoro died In St. Agnea hospital from injuries received when his speeding car overturned und crashed into a light pole on a highway near Franklinton, N. C. in away that wax ironic, because in hie momentous career one of his hobbies was driving bright yellow racing automobiles at neckbreaking speed, lie never before had a serious accident. Thut wax the tempo of the ontire life of tho moose shouldered negro, who fought all comeru for exactly a quarter of a century, from 1899 to 1924 and who held the heavyweight crown from 1908 to

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1915. Johnson, the first and only negro titleholder until the reign of champion Joe Lottla, was traveling back to New York to see the coming title bout between the brown bomber und challenger Billy Conn when the crash occurred. According to his traveling companion, Fred L. Scott, Johnson put up a game a battle as he ever did In the ring before he died from the Injuries. "I’ve got to lick this, just like I've licked a lot <>t fignterx In the past." Johnson said, according to Bcott. "Get my wife in Chicago on the phone, Fred aml tell her what has happened.” Scott said that he contacted Mrs. Johnson and that she would fly here to make funeral arrangemanta. Johnson had just completed a personal appearance tour through the south in which he lectured for small fees, regaling listeners with his ring exploits and his travels and showing them the famous) punches that enabled him to defend his heavyweight championship successfully 10 times.

Moose Downs Legion In League Contest The Moose lodge team defeated l-egion Post 43. by a score of 11 to 2. In a Decatur Softball league game Monday night at Worthman field, and the G. E. Club scored a 12 to 8 triumph over the Bluffton Elka in a Main Auto suburban ieague tilt in the nightcap. The Moose bunched 10 hits effectively with six legion errors for their eaay victory, while Sharp limited the losers to three scattered hits. The G. E. Club, with a pair of five-run innings, won out over the Bluffton team In a free-scoring affair. Decatur held a 12 to 3 lead at the end of six inning* but the visitors put together two hit* with (our errors to count five time* In the final frame. Two games are slated tonight at the field, with G. E. meeting Schafer In the league tilt, followed by McMillen in an exhibition game. Scores by innings: RHE Moose 220 610 (> .11 10 2 Legion 100 mH 0-2 3 6 Sharp and Davis. Fruchte; Andrews. Templin and llaugk. Hakes. RHE Bluffton 002 100 5• 3 8 5 G E. Club 101 505 x•l2 10 6 Garton, Sterling and Riddle; Bauermeister and M. laidd.

Maior League Leaders LEADING BATSMEN National League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Walker. Brook. 41 168 25 62 .369 Hopp. Boat 37 136 27 47 .346 Gustinn. Pitts. 41 152 22 SS .342 Muxlal. St. L. 48 187 35 63 ,337 .Mile, New York 48 181 29 61 .337 American League Player A Club G AB R H Pet Vernon. Wash. 43 173 33 66 .381 Williams. Bost. 54) 177 48 61 .345 Peaky. Boston 49 212 47 70 .330 DlMaggto, Bost. 43 155 34 51 .329 Berardlno, EL L. IS 192 22 62 .323 Home Runs Greenberg. Tigers 13 Keller, Yankees 13 Williams, fled Sox 12 I>l Maggio, Yankees j| Miso. Giants ...„ jq Pitching Ferris, Red Sox )A-1) 1009. Hlgbe. Dodgers 4.0 1000. Kush, Cubs 44, 1000 Johnson. Red Sox 4.0 pjoo. Ruffing, Yankees 4.0 jm>n

To Give Awards To Rifle Club Members Special war award* uill he made to members of the Decatur rifle and pDtol club next .M-inday night in a dinner meeting nt the Hotel Coffee Shop at 6 o’clock- The award*, issued by the national rifle association. will be given to instructors of inductee* during th* war In a pro-induction training program. The men were instructed in the . use of pistols, rifles and other ■mall arma. The club comprises 17 member* with Dent Baitsell, of near Decatur, as president. Office™ for the new fiscal year of the club, beginning July |, will also be named during the Monday night meeting. o Louisville Back In Second Place ■y United Press Louisville edged back into second place in the American Association league today after a 4 to 2 victory at Indianapolis. In the only other game played yesterday Kansas City defeated ths Milwaukee Brewers in 10 innings at Milwaukee, I to I. The league leading St. Paul Saints were rained out at Minneapolis. No other games had been scheduled. ■ Trade In a Good Town — Dtwatvr

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NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 30 lit .626 Hl. l-oulx 28 20 .583 2 Chicago .. .. 25 20 .566 3'A Cincinnati 22 21 .512 St* Boston 22 25 .468 Pittsburgh . .. 20 25 .444 New York ... 21 28 .429 9'4 Philadelphia .. 17 28 .378 11% AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Boston 40 9 .816 New York .. .. 33 to .623 9 Washington .. 28 21 .571 12 Detroit 26 24 .620 14*4 Cleveland 21 30 .412 20 St. Ixiuls 20 29 .408 20 Chicago .... 17 30 .362 22 Philadelphia .. 14 *36 280 26»4 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. G.B. St. Paul.. 32 23 .582 Louisville .. .... 29 24 .547 2 jndianupolin 26 22 .542 2'i Kansas City .. 29 26 .537 2% Minneapolis 24 27 .471 6 Milwaukee .. 22 27 .449 7 Columbus .. 21 27 .438 7'4 Toledo ... 23 31 .426 B'4 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Philadelphia 9. Chicago 8. Cincinnati 7, New York 5. Boston 10. Pittsburgh 6. St. Ixruis 3. Brooklyn 2. American League Detroit 11. New York 3. • . Boston 6, Cleveland 3. St. Lou lx 2. Washington I. Chicago 3. Philadelphia I. American Association Ixiuisville 4. Indianapolis 2. Kansas City 6. Milwaukee 4 110 innings). St. Paul at Minneapolis, rain. Only games scheduled.

Death Toll In lowa Hotel Fire Now 17 Number Os Missing Reduced To Seven Dubuque, la.. June 11—(UP) — The death toll In the Canfield hotel fire increased to 17 today as authorities reduced to seven the number of persons missing in the Idate. Search for Itodies of victims war. delayed while braces were placed under the sagging structure which was swept by flames early Sunday. The danger of falling walls and 14-foot piles of debris necessitated lhe supports. The 17th body, found on the fourth floor, was badly burned. It wax identified early today as that of Fred Craydon. G 4, Lake Helen, Fla., by his brother. Robern Craydon. Davenport. la. Craydon. an electrician at a Dubuque plant, had been living at the hotel. Robert Brown, whom the Red Cross had reported missing, turned up safe at his Rockford. Hl., home. Brown said a fireman had carried him down a ladder from a second floor window and that he

■ State of Indiana, J County of Adams, b * In The Adams Circuit Court In Vacation, 1946. ■ In the Matter of the Estate of M . 171 J FLORA B. TROUT, deceased. No ‘ 41/1 ■ B Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, administrator of the estate of Flora B. Trout, deceased, will offer for sale, at public auction, on Lot 866 adjoining on the west the late residence of said decedent, in ■ Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, on : Friday 21st Day June '46 & the personal property of said estate, consisting of ■ ■ Five chairs, 1 settee, 1 stand, 1 gas range, 2 rugs, • kitchen cabinet, kitchen chairs, kitchen .table, ice box, ■ rocker, desk chair, library table, china closet, stand, ■ lamp, iron safe, magazine rack, telephone stand, • antique bureau, 5 chairs, bookcase, stove heater, floor S lamp, 2 small rugs, 1 bookcase, radio and radio stand, B table, 3 leg stand, 1 large bookcase, writing desk, rug, settee, hall tree, miscellaneous goods, bedroom suite, settee, stand and chairs, wardrobe, dresser, 7 chairs, ■ brass bed, sectional bookcase, stand, rocker, old rugs, I Old Star automobile, lawn mower, vacuum cleaner, shingles, buggy, piano, piano cases, other miscellaneous items too numerous to mention. Said sale will begin at the hour of 5:30 o'clock n. m. TERMS: CASH, but not less than two-thirds (2/3) of appraised value. Theodore F. Graiiker ADMINISTRATOR Roy Johnson & Son, Auctioneers Melvin Liechty, Auctioneer Brice Daniels, Clerk Parrish & Parrish G. Remy Bierly, • Attorneys.

had returned home without notifying authorities. Meanwhile, two Investigations Into the fire were underway. Dubuque county coroner F. fl. Ix-otiard opened an inquiry, although an Inquest will not be scheduled until the search for bodies Is finished, in "about a week or 10 days from now." State fire marshal John fltrohm rlao wax investigating. — >0 II ■' ’ —• Air Show Planned Here Next Sunday s Bob McComb Plans Air Carnival Here Boh McComb, who lust flunday succrxsfuliy supervised the sixth annual air show of the Fort Wayne aero club In that city, will stage his own carnival in the air here Bunday. McComb, local pilot who performed most of the spectacular stunt* which thrilled the Fort Wayne crowd, announced today that he is planning an even more interesting event at the McComb airport here Bunday afternoon. The show will begin at 2 p. tn., he said, und will cover a full twohour period. A special effort will be made, he said, to cover up lapses between various events, so that the spectators may find continuous entertainment. Woik wax begun today. Mr. McComb stated. In working out details of the program of events, which will he announced later In the week. He Stated that present plans call for an even more varied program than wax presented last flunday. Several "kinks" discovered then will be removed from the local show, he said. Admission price to the show will lie 11 for adults and 50 cents for children, plus tax.

Open Embezzlement Hearing Wednesday Evansville. Ind.. Jim? 11—(UP) —Hearing* in the embeMlemrnt case of banker Sterling perry. 52, Evansville. will open hew Wednesday before a federal grand Jury. Perry, who rose from bank mexaenger to vice-president with the National City Bank, walked Into IT. S. district atty. Howard Caughran'* office at Indianapolis last month and allegedly admitted he embetzled 1143.000. He xald he obtained the money by falxlfylng war bond records. o Convicted Murderer Granted New Trial Indianapolis, Ind. June 11—(UP) — Eugene Dixon. Evansville negro, today had an opportunity for a new trial ax the Indiana supreme court found Jury commissioners discriminated against him. Dixon was convicted for the murder of Raymond McSwain by a Vanderburgh county Jury Jan, 10.

He challenged the verdict because no negro wa* in the panel called for jury duty. A lower court overruled his challenge and motion for u new trial, but an appeal in the high court reversed that decision. - -Q Jap War Criminal Trial On Thursday Says Jap Citizens Appear Apathetic I— Tokyo. June II — (UP) —• The prosecution made final preparations today to open its case against former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and 27 other leading Japanese war criminal suspects. All evidence has been co-ordin-ated and theories of various allied prosecutors have been Incorporated into concise form for speedy presentation when the trial itself begins Thursday. The prosecution was expected to take from about six weeks to two months to present Its case. (In Honolulu, chief allied prosecutor Joseph B. Keenan said the Japanese people were apathetic toward the trials and had shown no resentment at the fact they were taking place. Keenan wax en route to Washington and will return to Tokyo In about three weeks.) The prosecution will seek to

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introduce Into evidence more than!< 100 copies- of International docu-l rm-ntx and treaties. These include 1 copies of the nine-power treaty, signed at Washington In 192«. Kellogg-Brland pact,' the lamdon naval conference, the Lytton re port, und the tripartite pact bo tween Germany. Italy and Japan The far east military tribunal, composed of judges from principal allied nations Involved in the war with Japan, will decide tomorrow if the defense may file three new motions. -— Rep. Louis Ludlow In Naval Hospital Washington. June II — (VP) — Doctors attending Rep. Louis Lud low, D., Ind., reported today that the congressman's condition is "satisfactory.'’ latdinw was taken to the Bethesda. Md.. naval hospital Friday. Ills secretary, Mrs. Herbert J»|| I len, said Ludlow Is believed to | be suffering from virus pneumon l ia. His attending physician said early today, however, that a complete diagnosis of Ludlow's Illness has not yet been made. He said the congressman's condition is not serious. o Lincoln, Neb., police will patrol ! the streets In jeeps rather than on motorcyclea during bad weather. The city has bought three jeeps from Army surplus property at Fort Crook and has found them useful when streets are wet.

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