Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 149, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1946 — Page 6

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Casey Starring In Relief Role For Brooklyn New York, June 25 tl'Pt The "Mighty Casey" of the I»<mlk <-rs carried a ho|* high In hi* hour! today that when autumn paint* the leave* on the tree that grows in Brooklyn, he’ll get the chance to Im* the hero he might have been five long years ago. That wa* in the memorable World serie* of 1141 when he went Into the book* a* Hugh Casey, the pltther who fired the curve ball heard 'round the world It was a titrve that struck out Tommy lien rich of the Yankee* with two out in the ninth inning, the Dodgers ahead. 4 io '< an<l behind two game* to one In the fcries, Kate wrote the srrlpt for Casey that day anil let him down even a* she let down the legendary "Mighty Casey" of Mudvllle, who struck out with the base-. full. That curve was *o tremendous that catcher Mickey Owen drop ped the strike, Henrich rot on base ami the Yankees, thus given a renewal of the l*-.t-e on the ball game, scored font run* ami won. 7 to 4 What made it had for Casey wasn’t that he hlew up ami let the Yankee* win the game on "borrowed time.” It was that the Yankees also had blasted him from the mound ns the losing pitcher In a relief assignment on the previous day. giving him two defeat* in as many afternoons and In only 5-1 innings of work Front the way he has been rescuing pitchers, the right hander who catne Io the Itodget* as a heritage of their one time manager. I'm le Wilbert Robinson. Is going to get a chance to erase that bitter mem ory. Spe< ializing in relief jobs against tough clubs, he won his third straight in 13-lnnlngs yesterday, bearing the Reds at Brooklyn, fl to 5 with 4 2-3 scoreless inning* That brought hi* record to 6 ami 3. which was bis won and lost mnrk for the entire year of 1942. the last before he went into the navy The Dodgers won the game when Dixie Walker walked, took second on a wild pilch and scored on Carl Furillo’s single, going three games ahead of the second place Cardinal*. The Braves won the only other National la*ugue game yesterday, topping the Cubs at Boston, 5 to it on Ed Wright's five hitter It war their second straight shutout and fifth straight victory Tommy

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Holmes’ three-run triple clinched victory In the eighth Floyd Bevens won his third game on the Yankee toad trip when be shut out Cleveland on four hits. 1 io o. outpllchln hard luck Allie Key nohls, who dropped hi* ninth game Rlngles by Phil Itinuto and Tommy Henrich and Charley Keller’s fly produced the only run In the first Inning. Boston's first place margin was reduced to six and a half game* when the Red Sox fought to a 5 to 5 draw In u twilight game ut Detroit called after nine innings because of darkne**. Detroit took a 4 to I first inning lead on Pat Mullin'* grand slam homer which followed a round tilp blow by Ted Williams Hank Greenberg also hit a Detroit homer, hut the Red Sox fought back and tied the score in the ninth on Bobby Doerr's tworun double after picking up single runs in the fifth ami eighth. Chicago won a 12 to 7 slugging bee from the visiting Senators despite five error*. Relief pitcher Al Hollingsworth gained the victory, blanking Washington for five inning*. Taft Wright and Hal Trosky each made three hits for the winners. There were no other games s< In doled. Yesterday's Star Hugh <The Mighty* Casey of the Dodgers, who won his third straight game in a relief role, beating the Reds, t> to 5 In 13 Innings with a 4 2 3 inn Ings scoreless job. o Legion Rallies To Nose Out McMillen Rallying for three runs In the last half of the seventh inning. Legion Post 43 nosed out McMillen. 4 to 3 in a Decatur softball league game Monday night at Worthman field. McMillen held a 3 to 1 lead going into the final frame hut three consecutive hits, an error and a fielder’s choice scored three runs t t.d a victory for Legion. in the nightcap, the Huntington K. of C team handed the Decatur K. of C. a 9 to 3 defeat tn an exhibition game, Decatur took an early lead by counting three runs In the first inning, but two four run frame* put the game on Ice for the visitor*. Two league games will be played tonight, fx-giors meeting G. E. Club In the opener, followed by the Moose and K. of C. Score by innings: It II E McMilh-n 02t» 100 0 3 5 2 Legion 001 tarn 3—4 8 3 Myer and Jackson; Andrews end Hakes. Huntington KC 140 4tu> o—ft !» 0 Decatur K. C... 300 000 o—3 4 5 Loe and Neuer; Murphy. B Baker and B Bollinger, T Bollinger. o Trade In a Good Town — necator

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St. Paul Increases Lead In Association By United Press Hl Paul held it foiir-ganio lead in the American Association t >day ns a retail of Its defeat of Milwaukee, 7 to 8, while runnerup Indiana Itolle remained idle. In other games yesterday, Toledo. tellurites, ehaded fourth-place latulsville, 4 to 3. and Minneapolis played a no-decision, 3 to 3, tie with Kansas City. Indianapolis ami C dumbua were not scheduled. A four-run third Inning and single markers In the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, was enough to give the Saints the edge over the Brewer*. Bolt Johnsen made u round trip blow for Milwaukee In the third inning and a five-run out hurst In the fourth completed the scoring for the loser*. George Coffman, who relieved Wally Not he. received credit for the win and Lee lli»w, third moundsman for Milwaukee, suffered th< defeat. Chet Johtuton scattered nine hits for the lust-place Hens In gaining the declssion over lioulsville. Toledo matched th« Colonels’ single run in the first innin; and added two more In the second before Jerry Witte drove the winning margin over the plate with a home run itt the fifth, latuhvllle tallied a run in the seventh and eighth before Johnson tightened hie southpaw slants to earn the victory. The game at Kansas City was >t scorelt-ee duel .mill the seventh when Minneapolis pounded three run* across the plate The Blue* matched this in the last half of the eighth when the game was called to allow the Miller* to catch a train — o NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 38 22 .833 St. lantis . 35 25 .583 3 Chicago 31 25 .551 5 Boston 3(1 31 .429 8'„ Cincinnati 28 30 .484 Hi Philadelphia 25 30 .455 111* New York 25 36 .410 13 4 Pittsburgh 23 34 404 134 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Boston 45 17 .726 New York 4o 25 615 6'.Detroit 33 27 .550 11 Washington .'.I 29 .517 13 St Louie 28 34 .452 17 Cleveland 27 36 .429 184 Chicago 24 35 .407 19'4 Philadelphia 18 43 .295 26 ’4 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. G.B. St. Paul 42 26 .618 Indianapolis 37 29 .561 4 Kansu City 36 30 .545 5 IxniMVllle 36 32 .529 6 Minneapolis 33 33 .500 8 Milwaukee 28 34 .452 II Coiumhus 26 36 .419 13 Toledo 26 44 .371 17 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Brooklyn 6. Cincinnati 5 (13 innings*. Boston 5, Chicago 0. Only games scheduled. American League Boston 5. Detroit 5 Hie, called 9th, darkneve t. Chicago 12, Washington 7. New York 1. Cleveland 0. Only games scheduled. American Association St. Paul 7. Milwaukee 6. Toledo 4. Louisvllle 3, Minneapolis 3. Kansas City 3 (tie, called Bth to allow team to catch train). Only games scheduled. 0 Mai or Leaaue Leaders LEADING BATSMEN National League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Walker, Brook. 53 215 31 79 .368 Musial. St L. 61 34U 45 87 .363 Hopp, Boston 51 185 37 66 .357 Mize. New York 60 227 36 78 .344 Reiser, Brook. 52 176 37 57 .324 American League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Vernon, Wash. 54 212 40 78 .388 Williams, Host 64 228 61 M .351 Berardlno, St L <1 242 32 Si .335 DiMaggio, Bost 53 191 39 64 .335 Keller. N Y 61 218 45 72 .330 Home Runs Williams, Red Sox 17 Greenherg. Tigers 17 Koller, Yankees 16 DlMaggi ). Yankees 15 Mize, Giants 13 Pitching Higbe, Dodgers 7-1 1.000 Ruffing. Yankee* 5-0 1.000 Kush, cubs A0 1.000 Newbouser, Tiger* 12-3 .800 Burkhart, Cardinals 4-1 .800 Herring. Dodgers 4-1 .800 Caldwell, White Sox 4 1 .800 Johneon, Red Sox 4-1 .800 ■.■ - — -0.. .... — Boonville Lad Dies When Struck By Car Boonville, Ind., June 25—(UP)— Rites were planned today for LilHam Reid Kerns, 11, who was killed late yesterday afternoon when struck by an automobile near hero.

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Seven Pro Baseball Players Are Killed Snoqualmie Pass, Wash.. June I Seven professional baseball piayers were killed anil eight were injured lust night when u chartered bun careened off a nai-l row mountain road In a drizzling rain, plunged down a 500-foot embankment and caught fire. The btiH driver also wax hurt.! bringing to nine the total Injured The bus. carrying it members I of the Spokane, Wash., Western International League baseball team and Uh manager, pitched off a hairpin curve at the 3,4OM<u>l level of thix treacherous mountain pans and rolled down a muddy bunk to the bottom of a ravine. Bound for Bremerton. Wauh.. for a cnida) series, the fifth place Spokane team virtually was wiped out of baseball as the bus skidded down the treeless slope and hurst Into a flaming pyre. Foreign Stars Win In English Tourney Wimbledon. Eng, June 25—(UP) ".Merrle Old England" was Just a hollow phrase Imlay for British tennis stars, who faced grimly the fuel that visiting stars from Aus truliu. the United States. France, ami Ecquador were shutting them out in their own court classic the All Englund championships, Second seeded Jack Kramer of Loh Angeles, Francisco (Pancho) Segura of Ecuador, Dinny Palls of Australia and Yvon Petra of France were the names on every-! one’s lips and there wasn't a single standout among the surviving Bri tons. British interest was at a low ebh for the post-war renewal of the tournament, being held for the first time since IM9. Kramer, despite a blister on his playing hand, was under no pressure In defeating grey-haired It. J ' Sandy* of Ireland, Ho, 6-2, (i-o. Palls, fop seeded Australian “Wonder Boy." who is expected to win a lierth on the defending champion Davis Cup team, won his first round test, heating the well-regard ed Andres llammersley of Chile, 6-2. 6-2, 8-0. Hecura, rated highly because of his upset victory over Pails In the grass-court championships last week, eliminated 11. A. ('lurk of Britain. 6-i. H I, 61, and the three games he dropped appeared to be concession h to the loser, Petra, a giant competitor from France, who is ex|re< ted to meet Pails shortly gained a 6-2. 86, 7-5 triumph over J. Bodlcha of CzechSlovakia. Other standout foreign competitors moved up without too much difficulty. Among the Americans. Tom Brown. Han Francisco youngster, eliminated M. D. Deloford of Britain, 6-4. 10-8, 6-2; Lt. Frank Mehner, also ot San Francisco and former tennis captain at the U. 8. military academy In West Point, N. Y„ won from R. Morton of Britain, 6-3. 6-1. 7-5; and Pfc Stanley Brobac, stationed here with the U. 8. army finally subdued Fergus Davidson, of Columbia, 5-7, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4, 74. An American loser was Capt. John Slater of Yonkers, N. Y„ former Cornell star, who Is stationed with the ninth infantry at Munich, lie dropped his match tn Ed l-eylund of Britain, 6-3. 6 4, 6 3.

Leqion Baseball Team Won Sunday The Decatur American la-glon baseball team registered an 8 to 2 victory over Post 47, Fo.l Wayne, In a district league gam*- Sunday afternoon at Worthnimi field. A report of th*- game was not made available in time for Monday's Issue of Ih<- Democrat.

—0 1 Tigers, White Sox I Are League Winners I I Th*- Tigers and Senators scored Vl< forlcs in a pair of close games I In the summer recreation soft-', bull league this morning at : Worth man field The Tigers defeatci tin- Indi- I an*. 12 to 11, ami the Senator* j downed the White Sox, 4 to 2. Scores by Innings. R II Tigers 241 05—12 II Indians 1)6 30—11 8 Brunner. Gage and Myers, Custer; Hackman and Costello. Senators 310 00— 4 7 White Sox 100 01— 2 4 • Petrh- and Pollock; Harris' Hetaur and Brunton. o — Yanks Hire McCarthy For Advisory Role —- Buffalo, N. Y., June 25 (UP)— The New York Yankees, anxlouii to retain the advice and counsel f the manager who directed them to eight pennants in 15 years, gave Joe McCarthy a “itay at home" j job today which he can handle: and still live on his farm near here. McCarthy, disclosing that he had ' gone back to the I lul* he quit just! a month ago because of llluhm, said that his duties would be to help work out matter* of policy and team play. He said It was stipulated that he would go to New York only when hi* service were urgently required. Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

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Youth Is fined For Reckless Driving Fort Wayne Youth Is Fined Bv Mayor Ralph Werllng, 21. r’«»rt Wayne, was fined |5 and costs, totaling ||s. in city .•••mt by Mayor John B. Hi nit* Inf*' Monday on a reckli>*« driving count. after entering a guilty plea. Weillng was arreted by officer* James Borders mid Robert Hill uUfnif 11 "5 pm. Sunday when he allegedly drove hl- auto around another car at th*- Inh reaction of Thirteenth street mid NiHtman avenue. Passing a car ut an Inlersedlon was set out BS th*' H|*ei iflc often**', with which the Fort Wayne youth was chrfrged. Mayor Stull* said that ItecaiiM- of mitigating circum stances he had not r*-commended rev M.atioii of W- U ng's license or Imposed th*- 10-day jail sentence which he promised sometime ago In all speeding, reckless driving mid leaving the scene affidavit* upon conviction. Th*- youth declared that he thought he wa* outside III* city llmilo w.ien he drove around the other vehicle. Both were enroute north on federal road 7. it Attends Meeting Os County School Heads Lyman I. Hann. Adam* county school miperliilendent, attended a meeting of county school heads, held in Columbia City today. Mr. Hann recently returned to hi* duties after n-eoveilng from a major <>permimi. i Appr xlmately 2.5 0 000 tons of Arkansas coal ar-- marketed annually.

F*\ '-MB--'-K? r. | 1 ' -A .«B SUMMER’S officially here now, N that gives Movie Starlet Linda Christian a legitimate excuse for showing off her two-piece swim suit In Hollywood—or does she need an excuse? (Internttiooal)

I Independence Day Is Proclaimed In State Indianapolis, June 25-(l'p* Gove.*>r Galea today pna-lalnted the week of June 30 July 4 a* Imlependeitce week and a«ked ade qiiute and comprehensive observance of th** historic |H-rlod by Hoosiers. The governor deslgnnted June 3*i a,, freedom of religion day. July I, freedom of pretw day. July 3, free fre.-do tttof press day, July 3, freodoni of opportunity day. and July 4, freedom of self-govorninent ilay _0 - O O Today's Sports Parade By Oacar Fraley Reg. U. B. Pat. Off.) 0 O Gosh*-n. N. Y„ June 25—(l'P>— 111 and dieconsolate liecttuse he could not be in the sulky, young Gib White stood sadly along the rail at G >od Time Track 10 years ago an*) watched hl* filly. Rosalind, driven to victory In the Humblelonian by hl* father. The thrill of seeing hi* color* carried home in front and the f 35.000 payoff wasn’t enough for the 21 -year-old Gib. He had wanted to handle the reins on Rosalind in that clamorous getaway, the jockey-1 Ing bailie down tho liackatretch mid t ie pulse-pounding rush down the stretch. It was a tasteless til urn ph. But today, 10 years later. Gib at 31 may have hl* long-.iWalted ambition realized and through at daughter of the mighty Rosalind For as they come along toward the Hamletonlan and the fever attending trolling's Kentucky derby start* to mount in this sleepy little village, Rosalind’s three-year-old daughter Deanna i* the favorite to cop the licit sulky derby. And| this time Gib will Ito handling the| reins. The odds nre In Gib's favor to 1 score Hie long-awaited triumph fr >m which illms* cheated hint in 1936. Because Deanna is a joint entry of the Whites and the Sheppard* two claim which have won seven Hambleionlans Itelwen them Gib's dad, benign Ben White, has won harness racing's blue riblton event four time*. He scored with Mary Reynolds In 1933. Rosalind In 1936. The Ambassador in 1942 and with Volo Song lit 1943. The Sheppard* won with Humver's Bertha in 1930; Shirley Hanover in 1937 .and Milin Hanover in 1938. Gib’s partner in ownership of the present favorite Is flight officer L. B. (Sonny) Sheppard, Jr., of the famed Hanover, Pa., harness racing family. Now stationed In Munich, Sonny will he content to stand along the rail as Gib drives provided he can get leave for the Aug 7 tvent. Their filly ha* plenty of class, Rosalind, the dam. went on after I capturing the Hamletonlan to be-| come world champion trotting mare with a mark of 1:56*. The sire, I* Dean Hanover, who In 1937 wa* driven to u world mark of 1:584 by Sonny’s slater, Alina.

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