Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 142, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1946 — Page 6

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Dodgers Beal Cubs, Add To League Margin New York. June 17. I UP) The St Louis Cardinals faced the fact (.May that unless they can break their peculiar habit of losing more often to second division team* than to honafole contender*, it probably will coat them the National league flag for the second straight year. The Card* have knocked down the leading Dxlg.rt in four out of five Mart* and their record to date against the first division opposition lx 1.1 victories and eight defeat* for a .819 figure Hut the lowly elute, particularly the getter ally harmless Giant* are keeping the Card* In hot water conitantly and they have 17 win* and 15 losses for a 5.11 percentage against them. The Giants made It two out of three over the Card* in their lat.wt series and six out of nine for the season yesterday by dividing a double header to drop St. Louis three full games behind Brooklyn. Lefty Alpha Braale'x five-hit pitching gavo St laittl* the opener, 1 to 1 as George Kurowekl and Stan Mualal homered But the Giants teed oft on three pitchers for 13 hits including three-run homers by ex-t'ardinab Johnny Mite and Walker Cooper, to win the second for Hill Volatile, It to 1. The Ikslgers topped the Cubs at Brooklyn 4 to 2 ax Dixie Walker batted in two run* and scored another with two single* and a triple. Kirby Hlgbe won bis sixth game without a defeat, shading Johnny Schmitt in a duel. The Philrf went out of the cellar briefly by beating the Pirates at Philadelphia, I to 3, but went hac k in when the Hue* pounded out 16 hits to win the second game, 10 to 1. Hon Northey and Frank McCormick gave the Phils a winning margin with first game hoinetw. although Bill Cox hit one for the Hue* In the ninth to leave them a run short of a tie. Veteran Lefty Oslermueller held the Phil* to five bits In the second came. The Brave* got brilliant pitching from youngster Ed Wright and veteran Morton Cooper to win two from the Beds at Boston. 2 to 1 and 2 to 0. Cooper'* two-hit ehutcut in the nightcap wax remlnie cent of his best pitching days with the Cardinale, when such perform-

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ance* were almost commonplace. He faced only 29 haltere, struck out eeven, walked none, and the two hits were scratch singles. Billy Herman, playing his first game since being bought from Brooklyn, touched off the two-run winning rally In the situs game with a double that scored Cunnio Ryan. Herman himself came In on Phil Masi's single The Yankees won two at St. latuls, h to 2 and 7 to 5 in 10 Innings to reduce Boston's first place margin In the American to eight games. Hornet* hy Joh Dl.Maggio and John I.indell featured the opening victory, while two unearned runs, on pitcher Tex Shirley's wild throw, gave them the second game Charley Keller got a second game homer for New York while Chet (.scabs got one in each game and Hank Helf and Vernon Stephen* hit for the loop In the second game for the Browns. The lied Sox lost their first aerie* of the year, three games to one. hy dividing at Chicago. They won the opener, 6 to 1. behind Cecil (Tex) Hughson's fine sixhit effort In bis first start since May 30 after shoulder trouble. Chicago countered by taking the second game, 7 to 4 with a late rally as relief pitcher Earl Caldwell cut off the slugging Bostonian* without a hit in the I net three innings. Bohhy Doerr hit homer* in eac h kame for Boston. The Indian* topped the Athletic* twice at Cleveland, 2 to 1 in 11 inning* and .1 to 2 in a six-inning rain abbreviated second game. Bobby Feller gave up six hits and struck out nine batters in winning his 11th game in the opener in a tough duel with Boh Savage. Three run* in the third inning on Les Fleming's homer clinched the second game as Charley (Red) Embree pitched a six-hitter. Th« Senators rallied late to end a six-game losing streak at Detroit. • to 3 in seven inning*. The game was called m the eighth after Mickey Vernon of the Nats got a three run homer which wa* wiped off the books because of rain in the Tiger half of the inning which Mopped proceeding*. Buddy i*>wi» got a first Inning Washington homer as Roger Wolff and Bld Hudson held Detroit to four hits for Its first loss after five straight wins. Yesterday's atar-Morton Cooper of the Braves, whose two-hit, 2 to 0 Job over the Red* in a double victory, was the first Boston shutout this year. He etruck out seven and walked none for hl* fifth victory.

Legion Team Wins First League Tilt Breaking away for four run* in lilt- opening Inning, the Decatur American legion baseball team turned in an 8 to 1 victory over Angola in a fourth district league game Sunday afternoon at Worthman field The first four Decatur men to Iwt In the first frame reached bane, three on hits and one on a walk, and a pair of hit batsmen and an error gave Decatur four runs, more than ample to win. The locals counted four more runs in the seventh on only one hit, with errors, walks, hit batsmen and a wild pitch contributing to the scoring. Angola scored Its lone run In the seventh on a walk, hit and an error.

Although tapped for 11 hits, all singles, Fred Srhamerloh kept the blows well scattered and was given good support In the pinches. Decatur obtained only five safeties, but HantMr's wildness and his males' errors in crucial spots gave Decatur an easy victory. Decatur AB R H E D. Schnepf. ss 4 110 Reed. 3b 4 110 Chllcote. cf 3 2 0 0 M Andrews, c 5 0 11 Cochran, 2b 2 10 0 Terveer, lb 2 2 0 0 W. Schnepf, If ... .10 0 0 Johnson. If 0 10 0 11. Johnson, rs 4 0 11 Schamerloh. p 3 0 1 0 Totals 30 8 5 2 Angela AB R M E South, as 4 0 2 1 Anderson, cf 4 0 2 0 Peulaskl, c 4 0 10 B. Wilson, lb 4 0 10 Kaufman. If 2 110 Lukor. rs ’. 4 0 2 0 W. Wilson, 3b 4 0 12 Patterson, 2b 4 0 0 0 Sanner, p 3 0 11 Totals 33 I 11 * Bcores by Innings: Angola 000 000 100 —1 Decatur 400 000 40x —•

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Junior Legion Team Defeats Willshire Decatur's Junior American l.eg lon team opened Its season with a victory Sunday afternoon, squelching a last-inning rally by the Willshire, <). team to register a 5 to 4 triumph on the Willshire dismond. Decatur took the lead with two runs In the first Inning on two hit* and a pair of flelder’s choices. Two hits and an error gave Willshire a tally In the second frame Three hit* were good for two more Decatur runs In the fourth and the locals scored what proved to be the winning marker In the sixth on two hit* and a long fly. An error and a hit gave Willshire another run in tjye sixth. Two hits, u walk and a fielder'* choice counted two runs for Willshire In the last of the seventh but the rally fell one run short of a tie. Decautr will play the Swearingen Dairy entry in the Fort Wayne Junior federation league at Worthman field Wednesday evening nt 5:30 o'clock. Weather permitting, Halford City wax scheduled to play Decatur on the local Held at

4 o'clock this afternoon. Decatur AB It H E Jackson. 2b 4 0 2 0 Ogg, 2b .... .. 0 0 0 0 J Gllllg. 3b .... ... 3 10 0 Everett, 3b .... .. 10 0 o Lichtenxteiger, *s 3 0 0 1 Helm, lb ..4110 I Thomas. 1b 0 0 0 0 Ahr. c 4 12 1 Andress, c .. o 0 o 0 Grant. If 4 11" Busse. If ... ... - 0 • " " Black, cf, p .. 3 12 1 D. Gllllg. rs 2 o o o Costello, rs —1 o 1 0 Gaunt, p. cf .. i.. 3 0 10 Totals - - 32 ‘ J Wiltshire AB R H E Reicharl. xs ..311 « Schaffner, p ........ -4 " " " Luginbill. c - 3 0 10 Giesxler. 3b .... 3 0 13 Geary, cf. lb 3 0 0 0 Koch. K - - 2 » '' ® gchumm. Ib. 2h ..31-’ Voltx. 2b ’ Marbach. cf 11 " Coffee, rs - - 5 » * " Totals —2* * Score by innings. Decatur 2MI 0-5 Willshire ««« 001 2 ‘ —— o.— Mai or League Leaders National League Player A Club 0 AB R H Pc* Walker, Brook. Id IS® 26 >0 .3< Hopp. Bost . 42 153 » 55 Muslal. St. L. 53 209 40 71 34 Mixe, New York 53 200 31 68 -330 Ennis. Phil. 40 153 1* 52 .329 American League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Vernon. Wash. 48 IRS 35 70 372 William*. Bost. 58 200 56 72 380 DiMaggio. Bost. 43 176 38 60 .341 Berardlno. St. L. M 212 26 89 .328 Ktdlnr. N Y 55 197 41 64 .325 Home Runs i Williams. Red Sox ...., 15 , Greenberg, Tigers 14 , Keller, Yankees 14 DiMaggio. Yankee* 12 Mile. Giants - 11 Pitching I Higbe, Dodgers 6-0 1000. ! Kush. Cull* 4-0 1000. Ruffing. Yankees .... 4-0 1000. , Caldwell, White Sox 4-0 1000. Ferris. Rod Sox 10-1 900. ; o— Trade In a Good Town — Deeatnr

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BOM at Pittsburgh. Pa.. Oct. I, 191?. Turned pro tn 19SS. Fought Louis for the title in 1941 but lost Won light heavyweight crown by defeating Melino Bettina by decision in 1980. Fought his last bout Feb. U, 1942, in New York, outpointing Tony Bale, the middleweight champion. He joined the Army in IMS and was discharged last year. Mo is • feet tall and weighs 180 pounds. His complete record shows he has won B 2 fights and lost nine. He has been knocked out only once, by Louis. Ho has two brothers and two sisters,. tfateraationaD.

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BASEBAIL RESULTS!

NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 53 20 .623 St. Utils 3" 23 .566 3 Chicago 26 23 .531 5 Boston 25 27 .481 7% i Cincinnati 25 24 .510 6 Pittsburgh. 22 27 .449 9 New York 23 31 .426 IOS | Philadelphia 2<) 29 4om 11 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Bortton 42 13 .764 New York 36 23 .610 8 Detroit 30 25 .545 12 Washington 29 25 .537 12% ■ Cleveland 25 32 .139 18 St. Ixruls 23 32 .418 19 Chicago 21 31 .404 19’4 Philadelphia 15 40 .273 27 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. G.B. St. Paul 37 24 .607 Ksihb* City 33 27 .550 3'41 Louisville 33 27 .550 3% Minneapolis 31 27 .534 4% Indianapolis 30 27 .526 5 Milwaukee 24 31 .436 10 Columbus 22 33 .400 12 Toledo 24 38 387 13% SATURDAY'S RESULTS National League Cincinnati 3, Boston 2. Philadelphia 3. Pittsburgh 1. New York 11. St. Louis 5. Brooklyn 6. Chicago 6. American League Chicago 7. Boston 6 St. Ixiuk* 6. New York 3. Cleveland 4, Philadelphia 1. Detroit 3. Washington 1. American Association St Paul 6. Toledo 4. Kansas City 2. Indlanapolie 0. .Minneapolis 3. Columbus o. Milwaukee at Louisville, rain. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League

BOM at Lexington. Ala.. May 13, 1914 Turned pro in 1934, won heavyweight title, June 22, 1937. by knocking out Jimmy Braddock in Chicago in eight rounds Since he has successfully defended it 21 times In previous bout with Conn he kayoed him In 13 rounds in New York. Fought his last bout. March 27, 1943. in New York, knocking out Abo. Simon in six rounds. Joined U. 8. Army in 1942,: discharged last year. He is the second Negro to hold ’ the heavyweight championship. Jack Johnson being! the other. He stands 4 Rot l‘A and weighs 310.'

Brooklyn 4, Chicago 2. St. Ixruls 4 1. New York 1-9. B< >tou 2-2. Cincinnati l-o. Philadelphia 41. Pittsburgh 3-10. American League New York 9-7. St. Louis 2-5( 2nd game 10 innings). Cleveland 2-3, Philadelphia 1-2 (2nd game 6 Inning**, darkness.) Boston 6 4, Chicago 1-7. Washington 6. Detroit 3 (7 Innings. rain). American Association St. Paul 9 3. Toledo 7-1. Milwaukee 4-1. Louisville 2-4. Kuimus City 8-8, Indlr.nupolls 7-6. .Minneapolis 7-10, Columhurt 2-7. 0 Herman Traded By Dodgers To Braves Bost >n. June 17.— (UP) —AI (Skippy) Rolverge was enroute to Indlaiiaiudis today after being op- ! Honed to the American Association teain by the Boston Braves, who were making room on their renter for Billy Herman, acquired In a trade with Brooklyn. Herman came to the Braves for ' catcher Stew Hofferth in a player deal a few minutes Ix-tore the Saturday midnight deadline. Roberge, it third baseman, was teplaced by Herman in yesterday s games 0 Clevenger Quits As I. U. Athletic Head Blomlngton. Ind. June 17—(UP) —Zora G. Clevenger, athletic director at Indiana University since 1923, resigned today. Clevenger said his resignation would become effective at the end of the August term. The university board of trustees has not named a successor. o Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

Lloyd Mangrum Wins Golf Open Playolf Cleveland, June 17 —- (UP) — Little Lloyd Mangrum, n Texas form luiy who was almost ploughed under in the battle for France, showed the folks at home today what a 0. I.'a courage means when the enust lx lieyond hope. The purple heart hero did It In language they could understand. Far from the shock of hattie which lx mi diflli ult for any who haven't seen it to understand, the 31-yeur-old professional wrote his tale of courage on u golf course i>y coming from behind to win the U. S. open golf championship by one stroke In a 38-hole playoff with, Byron Nelson and Vic Gheul. He wax terrific when the going wax the toughest, when thunder, lightning und rain roared over Canterbury'* misn killing course, when he wax three shots hack of Ghezxi and two shots back of Nelson with only six more holes to go. He won the playoff with a pair of pur 72's, while Nelson and| Ghexxl. for years two of the greatest competitors in the game, finished with 72-73. The three had tied at 284, four under pur for the 72 holes, at the end of the regulation distance Saturday. •'l've been a pro since I was 15," Mangrum said. "And now that I’ve won the big one. watch my smoke." Immediately, he cancelled plans to go back overseas to compete in the British open. He’ll stay on the trull of American golf for another year, until another U. 8. open is played, at least- Mangrum next will compete In the Inverness fourball championship at Toledo. 0., tills week in which he and l-aw-son Little are defending champions.

The National 4-11 Club enrollment shows that the 1943 record of 608,189 members between the ages of 14 and 21 exceeds that of any other rural organisation. A new rat poison sodium fluoracetate. may be ax deadly to rodent* ax DDT is to flies. Not yet on the market, the rat-killer I* known as Compound 1080. The best way to keep apples from absorbing odors of other vegetables stored In the same place is to pack them in paper or leaves. Little Rock. Ark., I* the birthplace of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Portable sawmills are used to manufacture products from Wyoming's Medicine Bow forest's annual timber crop of 27 million feet, board measure.

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Guard Film Star's Home After Robbery llollywmMl. June 17—(VP) Th. 1 home of Aim star Betty Hutton I was guarded today by two watchmen after burglars broke lux guest house Runday morning and Hxik antique* valued at |>,OM I Mias Hutton'* husband, wealthy! manufacturer Ted Briikin. said hd hired the guards because he did not wan hie wife frightened MhJ expects to become a mother In Sapient ber. .Miss Hutton and her husband were awakened by a noise About 2' a. m. yesterday but failed to in*! vestigate its cause. Later they dis ' covered burglars hnd broken into the gust house, taking antique dishes and valuable prints. Ths guest house is 100 feet from th,. Brent wood home. —o California was the winner In the reshuffling of the population during wartime, with a net in ! crease of 1.000.000 through migration, according to census estimates. 'The Htar-Rpanglod Banner" first was published in 1814, bui was not officially designated as the national amhem until March 3, 1931. The army air force* and Gen-1 cral Electric Co.’* electronics de-! partment recently announced a new navigation system for both civil .and military flying by use of' radar micro-waves, speeding at 186.n0<) mile* a second, to give pilots constant inlication of position.

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