Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 141, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1946 — Page 6

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Chicago Teams Defeat League Leaders Friday New Yuk June 15. (TPt-Th-Brooklyn Dodger*. who bitterly opPom- the Mexican league in mom thing'. wouldn't lie angered today if the Mexicans. who have taken one Dodger nemesis Max Lanier of the Cardinal' would come back for another. Claude I'awo-au of the Cuh*. has become more than a nuisance to Dodger pennant hope', lie i' a real danger It was the veteran right hander who ehov<d the Dodger* over the cliff In their recent Western trip, for hie ebutout pitching and two run ninth Inning homer Marled them tin a five-game loving streak that cut their had over the Card* to two game». lut't night he threw a f.ve hitter and beat tnem again, fi to I He had a lot of help from the Dodger* themselves, who get deaperate when Paeseau pitch** and do foolish thing*. With the ecore tied at 1 to 1 in the third inning. Vic Ixwnbardi issued .» walk. Pe« Wee Reese then muffed a throw on an attempted force-out. and Mike Sandlock threw deep into right field trying to pit k a man off first bate, mi the winning run scored without a hit. The Cub* made mro of the game on hits by Prank Seco*y and Clyde McCullough, batting in two more run*. It was Passeau’* 27th victory over Brooklyn In a major league career that included three year* with the Phillies. They have beaten him 1* time*. The defeat trimmed Brooklyn’* lead over St lautal to i game- anda- half. The Card* were rained out al New York, a* was Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. Boston, led by Johnny Hopp and Tommy Holme*, tripped the Cincinnati Bed*. 4 t.i 1. A three-run splurge in the third off Ewell Blackwell nettled the issue a»; Johnny Sain pitched a steady fivshitter. Hopp got three hit* an J Holme* batted in two run*. Whitey Platt wav the whole show at Chicago, where the biggest night crowd in White Sox history—4B,fl? saw the Chicagoans whip the Boston Red Sox. 9 to 5, and cut their lead over .New York to nine games. Platt batted in «*ix run* with four hit*, iiuludng a Mingle with the base* full in the flrat Inning and a three-run homer in the reventh. Ted Williams hit hie 15th

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homer for Boston Earl Johnson, who relieved Mickey Harris In th»» sixth, was the loser. The Yankee batting order came Io life to hluk out 12 him und beat Nt. Louis, to 1. Spud Chandler -topped the Browne with five hits, while Tom Henrich, Charlie Keller und Joe Di Maggio each got two hit* und Billy Johnson got throe. Detroit took third place from Washington by a half game—by defeating the Senator*. « to 2. behind the fuMtlMll hurling of Virgil Truck*. Stan Spence homered twice for Washington. but he wav the only dangerous hitter to Truck'. Birdie Telibetts led Detroit at but. A single by pitcher Luman Harris With the buses loaded In the 11th Inning gave the Philadelphia Athletic* two run* und a 5 Io 3 victory over Cleveland. Allie Reynold* went th«* route for the Indians. Yeeterday’s star Whitey Platt of the Chicago White Sox, who got four hit* and batted In six rune as the White Sox beat Boston. One of hi* hit* was a threerun homer o Schedule Tryouts In Baseball League Practice sessions for the fourteam summer recreation baseball thardball) league will be held at Worthman field next Thursday and Friday. Deane Dorwin, supervisor, announced today All prospective pitcher* and catchers will meet at the field at 9 a. m. both Thursday und Friday, and candidate* for Infield and outfield post* will meet at 10:30 a. m. the same days. These meeting* will he in the form of tryouts in order that the team* may be most evenly divided. This league will open play Wednesday. June 26, with the team personnel and league schedule to be announced the latter part of next week. Any boys who wish to play baseball and have not yet signed are asked to report on the above dates for tryouts. —- o Mai or League Leaders Leading Batsmen National League Player and Club G AB R H Pct. Walker. Brook. 44 181 25 66 .365 Hopp. Boston 39 146 29 52 .356 Mtisial. St Isitll* 50 196 39 67 .342 Gustine. Pitt. -.42 156 23 53 .340 Ennis. Philadel. 37 147 18 49 .333 American League Vernon, Wash. 46 181 34 68 .376 Williams. Boston 53 }9o 52 68 .358 DiMaggio. Bout. 46 165 37 54 .327 Berardlno, St L. 51 203 24 65 .320 Edward*. Cleve. 39 138 20 44 .319 Home Rune Williams. Red Sox ---- Greenberg, Tigers 14 Keller. Yankees ... I s DlMagglo. Yankees - Il Miae, Giants — 10 Pitching Ferris. Red Sox ... .- -- 19-0 Higbe, Dodgers -■ 6 ~® Ruffing. Yankees .... Kush. Cuba • 6 0

BASEBAIL RESULTS —■—

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. GB Brooklyn 31 20 .608 .... Ht. Louli 29 21 .580 Ife Chicago 26 21 .553 3 Cincinnati .... 24 22 .522 4’4 Ronton 23 26 .460 7 Pittsburgh .... 21 25 .457 7*4 New York .... 21 30 .412 10 Philadelphia .. IX 28 .391 10*4 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. GB Boston 41 11 .788 .... New York .... 34 22 .607 9 Detroit 29 24 .547 12*4 Washington .. 28 24 .538 13 St. Ixruis 22 30 .423 19 Cleveland .... 22 32 .407 20 Chicago 19 30 388 20*4 Philadelphia .. 15 37 .288 26 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. GB St. Paul 34 24 .586 .... Indianapolis .. 30 24 .556 2 Louisvilla .... 32 26 .512 2 Kansas City .. 30 27 .526 Minneapolis .. 28 27 .509 4’4 Milwaukee .... 23 30 .434 BMi Columbus .... 22 30 .423 9 Toledo 24 35 .407 10*4 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Chicago 5, Brooklyn 1 Boston 4. Cincinnati I St. Louie at New York, rain Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, rain American League Detroit 6, Washington 2 New York 6. St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 5. Cleveland 3 413 innings) Chicago 9, Boston 5. American Association St. Paul 6-4. Columbus 4 2 Kansas City 3, Louisville 2 Indianapolis 3, Milwaukee 2 Minneapolis 7, Toledo 0.

Summer League For Boys To Open Tuesday The six-team summer recreation softball league for b »y* will launch Its schedule Tuesday morning at Worthman field, Deane Dorwin, supervisor, announced today. Practice session* for the teams will be held Monday morning. The Tigers and White Sox will meet ut 9 am. Monday for practice and team organization. the Yankees and Senators at 10 o’clock, und the Red S<>x and Indian* at II am. Thi* league will use 10 boys to a team, and will also use the shorter bases. Each ls>y I* asked to keep a copy of the league schedule and the team roster. The league schedule I* as follows t first game at 9 am., second at 10:15 each day): Tuesday. June 18 Tigers v* Senator*; Red Sax vs White Sox. Wednesday, June 19 Indians vs Yankees; Tiger* v* Red Sox. Monday. June 24 Indian* v* Senator*; Yankee* vs While Sox. Tuesday, June 25—Tigers vs Indians; White Sox Vi< Senators. Monday. July I Rex Sox vs Yankees, Senators vs White Sox. Tuesday. July 2 Senator* vs Red Sox; Tiger* v* Yankee*. Monday. July 8 Red Sox vs Indian*; Senator* vs Yankee*. Tuesday, July 9 White Sox vs Indian*; any postponed games. Monday. July 15 Postponed games. Team Rotter* Yankees Richard Duff, Max Andrews, latrry llutker, Fred Eyanson, Dwight Sheets, James Davis, j Larry Marker, Billy Itowdon, Don Wemhoff. Don Foor. Norman Bchi«* ferstein. Perry Sheet*, Jim Kennels, Paul Holston

Senator* Jack Petrie, Tom Cole, Ted Gage. Don Gillig, Fred McDougal. Jerry Bair, Mike Nagel. Rogor Pollock. Hob Allenton. Ed Drum. Jim Moses, Ron Murphy. Cletus Corey, Arthur Callow. Red Bog — Bob Brokaw, Jim Helm. Boh Brennan. Sam Gilbert, Norman Polio, k. Tom Smith, Charles Judt. Dm Iteinklng. Roger Blackburn. Dale Addy, Paul Andrew*, Jim Kingeley. Jim Hiatt. Indian* Ferri. Kohne, Joe Costello, Dan Kltuon, Norman Andrew*. Bob Grimm. David I’ltrick, Raymond Cali, James Hackman. Ed Ritter, Jack Hurl. Adrian Baker, Dan Thomas, Andrew*, Jerry Wheeler Larry Karjala. Tiger* — Wood* Sharp, Dick Gage. Bob Meyer, Don Roop, John Brunner, Tony Custer, Leroy Yoder, Thurman Sutlduth, Gerald Meyer. Don Duff, Roger Hraun. Paul Swygan, Bill Hancher, Gary Harvey W’hlte Sox Norman Pollock, I-utry Sharp, Jerry Laurent, Ron Necuur. Dick Reldenbach, Roger McDonald, David Sheevs, Clarence Cottrell. Phillip Brunton, Matthew Harris. Bob la-nhart. Dick Engle, Jerry Kolter, Paul Conrad — oChild Killed When Struck By Tractor Delphi. Ind, June 15—(UP)— Rite* were planned today for Evelyn Ilanaway. 4. who was killed instantly yesterday when struck by a tractor driven by her father, George Hanaway. 0 I'nlike other big game epeeles, antelope, range the open praries almost exclusively.

mu * w i k 1 ■k gjES " A Jr Bi ’» '' . ■ SINATOt smil BtIDOIJ, abort. Republican ot New Hampshire, In a Senate floor speech called for the resignation of Justice Hugo L. Black following a review of Black’s former Ku Klux Klan affiliation and a political address given by the justice before the National Citizens Political Action committee. Bridges ♦ says the present supremo court sltuaticn, brought to focus by the excoriation of Black by Justice Robert Jackson, -does not present a ease for imooacbment“({g«erMt/oMJ)

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Hogan And Ghezzi Lead In Golf Open Cleveland. 0., June 1-S—(UP) — Baby faced laiwson Little i* a ruperstitiou* guy und he went out today for the final 36 hole* of the C. 8. open golf championship hounding the two leader* — Ben Hogan and Vic Ghezzi—in exactly the same position from which he went on to win the crown at Canterbury In 1940. He is one stroke hack of Hogan and Ghezzi. who blistered Canterbury's rough par for four ttrokes on their first two round* for a total of 140 They’re the Iniys to t>eat. They know it. Little knows it and «o do all the 61 others who shot 151 or better and qualified for the payoff rounds today. “This is my town.” Little said. “I won lite national amateur here in 1935 and the open in 1940. In the open, I started out with 72-69. remember?'' Little shot a 72 in his first round Thursday an I a 35-34 —69 yesterday. Whatever happens on the last day. there'll l>e a new champion. Craig Wimml. the 45-year old duration titleholder who won the crown at Fort Worth In 1941 in the last tournament played before the war. failed to qualify with the low 64 players after rounds of 78-75—153—tw0 strokes away fi.tm qualifying Hogan gained hi* share of the lend yesterday by firing a 34-34— 68, t*est round of the tournament, to couple with hi* opening round of 72.

Ghczai, 1941 PGA champion* played In the same threesome v ith Hogan an l came up with 33-36 —69 to add to his first round 71. He blew his chance for an undisputed lead by taking a bogey five on the 18th where he had recovered neatly from a sand trap- and missed a six foot putt which would have given him a 68 and a lead at 13*. Close behind Little's 141 were 142's by Ed Oliver of Wilmington, Del., and relentless Byron Nelson, of Toledo, hoth of whom coupled 71*s the first two days. The lone 143 was Steve Kovach, 29-yearold steel worker from Ligonier. Pa., who is the rtralghtewt hitter in the field. Grouped at 144. par for the dietpure, were five others including Fam Snead of Hot Springs, V*„ hrst-day leader with little Toney Penna, with three under par 69’s. Snead boomed to 36-39—75 yesterday and Penna faded even more with 40-37—77 for a total of 146. Among those who failed to qualify were Dick Burton. 1939 British open champion and six former U. S. open champions— Johnny Farrell. Tommy Armour, Tony Manero. Ger** Saraxen, Ralph Guldahl, and Johnny Goodman. —— o Wightman Cup Is Retained By U. S. Wimbledon. Eng. June 15—(UP) —The United State* retained the Wightman cup in the first poetwar renewal of toe international tennis series today when Ixruise Brough of Beverly Hills, Calif., defeated Joan Carry, 8-6, 6-3. to give the Americans a 4 to 0 lead over the British team. 0 Trade la a Good Town — Decatur

G. E. Edges Moose In League Contest Staving off a dreperute last-inn-ing rally, the <•- E- <’l“ h ‘‘R**«* oul 11 9 to 8 victory over the Moom team Friday night in a Decatur softball league game at Worthman field. G E. held at 9 to 4 lead after six und one-half innings of play, but Moose rallied for four runs ttnd had the tying run on base when the third man was retired. The K. of c team defeated the Willshire Town Pump team. 8 to 5. in an exhibition game, with a four-run burst in the fourth inning providing the winning 'tins. Next week's achedule: Monday Schafer v* Legion; McMillen vg G. E. Tuesday- Moose vs K, of (’.; Schafer vs Stubbs ln*urattce of Celina. O. Thursday McMillen v« K. of G. E. vs Yager. Friday Schafei* v<t K. of C.; McMillen exhibition; Legion at Berne. Last night u scores: RHE G. E. Club 010 322 1•9 11 0 Moose 110 110 I■ 8 9 4 Eichhorn, Bauermelster and M. Ladd; Agler and McClure. RHE Willshire 004 100 0-5 11 4 K. of C. 200 420 x• 8 9 1 Agler and Schumtn; Murphy, Baker and T. Bolllnge-.-. 0 James F. Highland Is Awarded Letter James F. Highland ha* been awarded a DePauw University *D" for participation in the spring Intercollegiate sport* program thia year. He I* the son of Mr and Mrs, Ed Highland. 203 S. 10th street. Highland received a major letter in baseball.

- -1 T fry Z 53 is ■ THIS BUNCH OF PUBE-MiD Guernsey calves are carving out their own niche Ir. history, by being the first cattle to bo shipped to a distant point by air. They are shown going aboard at Teterboro, N. J., airport bound for Colombia, Central America, a trip that cuts by 30 days the shipping time. Agricultural experts are interested In the venture, pointing out that hitherto cattle transported by aea have taken from six months to a year to recover from the rigors of the voyaga, . ... (I aft national)

Mechanic Denies Murdering Wile ■■■ ■ ' — Planned Marriage To 17-Year-Old Waukegan. 111. June 15 (I PI Ford Ashcraft. 40, held for railroad crossing murder of his wife, told A 17-year-old girl that he would be free to marry her June 15. the state's attorney charged today. Ashcraft, a garage mechanic, denied slaying h'ts wife, Lucille, 38. He raid that they planned to commit suicide together, and that he drove their car onto the tracks, Aahcraft said he lost his nerve when he saw the train coming and leaped, urging his wife to jump, too. Daniel J. Dalziel. assistant state’s said that Lulabelle McClellan. Janesville, Wl«., farm girl, had signed a statement that Ashcraft. father of two daughters, had urged her to marry him. He told the gltl he would lie free June 6. Dalziel said, but later changed It to June 15. today. A coroner* jury Thursday recommended that Ashcraft he held for the grand jury after evidence was presented Indicating Mr*. Ashcraft may have been dead before the car wa* driven onto the tracks. Indianapolis Youth Is Drowned In Creek Indianapolis. June 15—(UP)— Marion county sheriff deputies said today that Ralph Jordan, 21-year-old negro, drowned In Fall Creek yesterday when he wa* caught In an undertow current. They said two companion* were unable to save Jordan, who could not *wln. W. I n —— ~‘o I ■«—■ -■ — Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

Si I -¥ fl flSr J I&■ V s VWlgll . . ’ •• » ■ ‘.'l A , -T ♦ .. , . -rW, FOU« MEN WERE KILLED vh*n this lv - . crashed on a New Jersey farm m i , ‘"’ B|w *<C«kßl of an electrical storm Smt.. |M , h ,!J 4 ' 1 .truck by lightning, but added tluit JS i * £*•’•SHI could have cau.Me ( | the ,| WI t . r 15 ..? ?•> ' st f “j. ■ *- —— - Hfa x ctL JMggSgL ’ 13gfl H B ■*v' THE WALKOUT from th* Anu-ricin Sr • !‘ins ar.! that started last Jan 21 ci l.- l v.itii th- .'-■L’n.rg tween company and union in . I. -1.,..’.n , 1 Robinson. Chicago. p n -si-lent --f »!.- 1: -.-,!. ih tnent of I«nbor conciliator, ai. ■ i; W-.rii V counsel for the company 1,. <r V> r--r s; Service, in whose Washington tl.-- - -■-.•ra ■ .< L»sftjHß shown standing in background. H 5 -• 1 L' D I 4 *>* ‘ : THIS IS THS IHTBIOS of th. We,t»,M. S > ■ E. Hardy, suspect in the murder of William Afinancier, was killed by « mysteriom ftjfl identified by five employes of v ' h tcomb s L bd/spfl as the man seen leaving th* financier

Fred Reppert Will Probated In Court The will of the late Fred Reppert was probated in Adam- Hr-|' cult court Friday. I’ndcr terne of the will, two children. Mis* Eleanor Heppert and Dr. Roland Reppert, will share the estate Anpiication for letters estimated the estate at >40.000 personal property and >5,000 real estate The children were named co-exe cutors of the estate in the will executed May 28, 1937. ___

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