Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1946 — Page 6

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Feller Scores 12th Victory 01 Year Tuesday New York. Julie 26 U'l’t WHhout liking away any of tinlustre from Hobby Feller'* brilliant pitching record. there wa* good reason Io wonder today whether American L-aaue manager* had developed a defeatist complex against the strike >u» Mar of the Cleveland Indian*. One thing definitely has been istabl|sh*d he len t being called upon to face the ace pitcher of the opposition except on the rarest of occasion*. In winning 12 garnet and toning five this season fireball Bobby hue never been matched againnt Hal Newhouser of the Tigers, Spud Chandler of the Yankee*. Have tBoo) Ferrlss of the Red Sox or Emil (Dutch) Leonard of the Mena lora, who are recognized aa the rrapective acefl of their staffs. With the possible exception of Tex Hughson. Red Sox right-hand-er, who la rapidly becoming the moat dependable pitcher on the Bostnn staff.' and Jack Kramer, of the Brown*, whose record was only «os<> when Feller met him, the lowa "plowhoy” has consistently been up agaln-t leaser lights Yesterday. Tommy Byrne of the Yankees, starting hie flrwt game since 1*42 was offered us the "sacrificial lamb” on the Feller altar and he was "slaughtered” with a *lx run a-«ault in the first inning which enabled bullet Bob to win easily, 8 to 3. He struck out 1.1. to bring his total for the year to 165. getting every Yankee but Tommy Henrich at least once. Only Joe DiMaggio, who made four of the nine Yankee hits including his 16th homer, was troublesome for him. Hughson, who beat Feller, 1 to 0 at Cleveland last week, came in with another I to o triumph over the Tigers at Detroit yesterday in which both he and losing pitcher Freedy Hutchinson gave up but two hits. However, with two out in the eighth. Hutchinson walked four straight to force in the winning run. Jimmy Bloodworth of Detroit got two singles as Hughson pitched no-hit ball against the others for his seventh win. Sam Zoldak turned in his seventh victory at St. Louis, beating the As 7 to 2 a.< Chet i-aahs hit two homers and Walt Judnlch got one for the Browns. The White Sox rallied late to give their relief artist. Karl Caldwell his fifth win against one loss. 6 to 4 over Washington. .Stan Spence got a Senator homer. The Phils won their fifth straight, beating the Cardinale. 5 to 3 at

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Philadelphia with a Id-bit attack that Included a homer by Andy Semlnlck The Phils set the pattern for victory in the first inning when they scored three runs, starting It out with three successive safe bunts hy Johnny Wyrostek, Skeeter News >me and Charley Gilbert, and a two-run single by Dei Ennis. Every Piillly starter made at least one hit. Cincinnati ended a six-game losing streak with bats roaring al Brooklyn, getting 16 hits) in a 15 to 3 triumph over the leading Dodgers. Huy Mueller got two homers and Eddie Lukon otto a* the Reiki hit their high for the season in run production. Nick Slrlncevlch finally won a game after seven straight losum, giving the Pirates a 3 to 0 four-hit shutout at New York in the buttle to escape the National League cellar. Horners hy Jimmy Russell and Ralph Kiner gave the Hues the victory, The Culm snapped the Braves' five game winning streak a* Claude Pawseau won his third game over them. 7 to .1 at Boston. Rookie Marvin Rfcket hit a Cub homer a* Passeau gained his seventh win d«wplte yielding II hits and six walks. Yesterday's star Nick Strincevlcb of the Piratws. who broke into the winning column after seven straight defeat* with a four-hit, 3 to o victory over the Giants.

Maior Leaaue Leaders Leading Batsmen National League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Walker Brook. 51 219 31 90 .365 -Muslal St. L. 62 245 45 |? .355 Hopp Boston 52 js* 39 fig .330 Mixe New York 61 230 36 78 .339 Gustine Pitts. 54 202 26 61 .317 American League Player 4 Club G AB R H p c t Vernon Wash 55 216 40 Ml .370 William*, Host G 5 229 61 80 .349 Berardlno St L 62 222 46 73 329 DiMaggio, IhMt 54 195 39 64 .328 Home Runs Greenberg. Tigers 1; Williams, Red Sox 17 DiMaggio. Yankee* jg Kellr-r, Yankees |g Mize, Giants jj Pitching Higl>e, Dodgers 7.0 Ruffing, Yankees 5.0 Ku*li. Cubs 5.0 HarrM, Red Sox lti-2 .833 Caldwell, White Sox 5-1 .833

Leqion Baseball Practice Thursday Carl Mien, manager of the American Legion baseball team, today announced a practice session will be held at Worthman field Thursday evening at 5 o’clock. All member* of the team are requested to be present. Tito Legion team will play Pont 47 at Fort Wayne Sunday afternoon in a district Legion connet. 0 Fir*t Whit* Mtn to Visit Illinois The first white men to visit ’hat part of the United States now designated as the state of Illinois was Marquette and Joliet. They visited it by crossing the Illinois river in 1673,

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Kramer And Segura Facing Tough Foes Wimbledon. Eng., June 26 ft'Pt Jack Kramer and Pancho Segura, who are expected to provide a North versus South America finale in the all-England men's championship*, were expected to meet touch opposition today in the second round of the classic. Kramer, U>* Angeles star, was matched against a well-regarded Briton, Edward Avory. while Segura. the two-handed player from Ecuador was (scheduled against J. S. (’ornery, also of Great Briton. Kramer, now given u better than Seven chance of upsetting Australian star, Dlnry Pails, in the upper half of the draw, opened up his stand for the doubles title yesterday by teaming with Tow Brown of San Franclacn In a 6-0. 6-1, 6-2 triumph over R. W Baker of Australia and T R Mil-* of Britain. Segura also was a winner in the doubles, although he let hie partner, Budge Patty of last Angeles do most of the work in a 7-5, 6-1, 8-6 elimination of Herman David of Britain and Ernst Wittmann of Poland. Pails and his Auesie partner, Geoffrey Brown, won their doubles i teat, 6-2. 6-4, 6-1 over Pfc Stanley Broback and Frank Beeman, u 25-year-old paratrooper from Michigan etale college. Beeman also dropped out of the single*, losing to Ernst Wittmann of Poland, 6-1, ) 6-2. 6-2. All of the American women's •Bars moved up in singles com pet I|tion. Pauline Bets of Los Angeles, top-weeded In the pre-meet ratings, defeated Mrs Josane De M-ule-meester-Zlgart, one of the 1932 | Wlnbledon double* winners, 6-3, ' 6-1 in her first appearance. Second seeded Margaret Osltorne of San Francis, a eliminated J. W. K. Stork of Britain, 6-2. 6-0; while Louise Brough of Beverly Hills, Calif., won by default from .Mias A. Burton of Australia. Dorothy Bun dy of Santa Monica, Cal., took her first round match with ease from .Mrs. E Murdock of Britain. 6-0. 6-1.

St. Paul Increases Lead In Association By United Press With three-fifths of the season completed. St. Paul was asserting Its class in the American Association today after one of the tightest races in the history of the league. Good pitching last night gave the Saints double victories over Kansas City and a 4% game lead on second-place Indianapolis. The Indians kept in the fight by shading Columbus and Minneapolis split a double bill with Milwaukee while Toledo won a clo*e game from Louisville. A) Sherer did a handy relief job in the first game of the twl light-night doubleheader after Kansas City had tied the score at one-all in the fourth Inning to triumph 7 to 1. The Blues could garner but one hH off Lloyd Diets, St. Paul starting hurler, and none from Sherer. Two three-run innings and a 13-hlt attack clinched the game for the Saints. Home runs by Russ Burns and Joe Bockman for Kansas City in the second contest was not enough to offset a four-run eighth Inning and St. Paul won. 5 to 2. Carl Derose limited the Blues to seven blows. Indianapolis came from behind to tie the score at seven-all with six runs in the fifth inning and tallied another marker in the sixth to defeat Columbus, 8 to 7. Mike Natlsln, Red Bird infielder, homered in the first with a man cn base and Whitey Wieczorek made a circuit blow for the Indians in the fourth.

Woody Ab*m«thy twirled a five-hit shutout in blanking Milwaukee, 5 to 0, in the first game. Four Miller run* In the second Inning clinched the game for the veteran Minneapolis hurler. First baseman Johnny McCarthy homered in the sixth to finish the ecoring for the victors. A 13-hit attack against three pitchers gave the second contest to the Brewers, 12 to 3. Jim Maynard, Minneapolis outfielder, homered twice for two of the three hits off pitchers Leonard Perme and Walt Lanfranconi but first baseman Jim Msck’s basesfull home run in the eighth clinched the game, Jerry Witte’a two-run round tripper In the lint inning was the deciding blow in the last-place Hoiedo club's defect of Louisville, 3 to 2. 818 Scott stopped the Colonels with five base knocks. "" ■’■■o Housing Pinch Hits Church Cumberland HOl. R. I- (CP)— It stood for more than a century, the Baptist church here, as a place of worship tor Cumberisnd Hill residents. Now the housing riddle Is the lest straw. The church is being converted into spertments and It won't be long now before the taunts move In.

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6. E. Club, K. C. Win League Games Softhall fans were treated to a pair of clone league games Tues day night at Worthmail field, with both tilt* decided by 6 to 5 scores. The G. E. Club nosed out Legion Post 43 in the opener, despite obtaining only four hits. The win nets tallied three tim<M in the second inning on only one hit. and counted their other nine in the fourth on three hits and an error. Legion scored one in the first frame and wound up their scoring In the fourth with four runs on three hits and a pair of walks. The K. of C. team registered its first league win <>t the season in the nightcap, coming from behind to defeat the Moose. After K. of C. had picked up a run in the first inning, the Moose bunched four hitai with three errors to count five times. K. of C. liouiiched right back with four runs on only onehit to tie the score in the same inning. Both teams then went scoreless until the last of the seventh, when three nits gave K of C. the winning run. Moose and Yager will meet In a league game Thuroday night, followed by an exhibition game between Schafer and Stubbs Insurance of Celina. O. The G. E, Club will meet Habegger Furniture at Berne in a Main Au’o auburban league tilt. G. £. dropped a 2 to 1 decision to Ossian last Friday at Ossian. Second round play in the Decatur softball league will open Friday night, with Moose meeting Schafer in the opener at 7:30 p.m., followed by K. of C. and G, E. Club. The complete second round schedule will be announced later this week. Last night's scores by innings: RHE Legion 100 400 0 - & 7 4 G. E. Club 030 300 x - 6 4 1 Johnson, Andrews and Hakes; Eichhorn, Bauermelster and M. Ladd. RHE Moose 050 000 0 - 5 7 3 K. of C 140 000 1- 6 7 3 Sharp. Agler and Davis, McClure; B Baker and T. Bollinger.

TO ABOLISH SOCIAL tCMttewoa Freei Psge Ou) sonnel management. 4. Provide military personnel with a greater aense of security and responsibility. The base pay raise* authorized by congress yesterday "will help take care of this,” he Mid. Changes in albwances for food quarter* and travel are being studied, he added. 5. Grant enlisted men accumulated leave for terminal leave pay purpoae* on the same basis now provided for officers. 6. Abolish discriminatory references to "officens and their ladies” and "enlisted men and their wives." 7. Grant equality of enlisted men and officers before military courts. Patterson said this ba* always been in effect. 8. Make It more difficult for high ranking officers to get decorations. 8. Write regulation* and instructions so they will not permit abuse of authority. This can be attained better through a properly trained officers corps, Patterson noted. 10 Encourage close association between army officers, their men and civilians.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. GB Brooklyn 38 23 .623 St. Ixmls .... 35 26 .547 3 Chicago .. 32 25 561 4 Boston 30 32 .484 8H Cincinnati 27 30 .474 9 Philadelphia 26 30 .464 ft>4 Pittsburgh .... 24 34 .414 11* .New York ... . 25 37 .403 13*4 — (I—AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. GB Boston 46 17 .730 — New York 4o 26 .606 7% Detroit .... ... 33 28 .541 12 Washington 31 30 .508 14 St. I-ouL 29 34 460 17 Cleveland 28 36 .433 18'A Chicago 25 36 .417 lft‘4 Philadelphia .. 18 44 2!H) 27% —O’AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. GB St. Paul 44 26 .620 Indianapolis 38 29 .567 4% Kansas City 36 32 .529 7 Louisville 36 33 .522 7% Minneapolis 34 34 .500 9 Milwaukee 29 35 .453 12 Columbus 26 37 .413 14% Toledo 27 44 .380 17% —O—YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Cincinnati 15, 3. Chicago 7, Boston A.— Pittsburgh 3. Philadelphia 5. St. Ixmls 3. American League St. Ixmls 7, Philadelphia 2. Chicago 6. Washington 4. Cleveland 8. New York 3. Boston I, Detroit 0. American Association St. Paul 7-5. Kansas City 1-2. Indianapolis 8, Columbus 7. Toledo 3. Louisville 2. Minneapolis 5-3, Milwaukee 0fl.

o Cubs, Cards Win In RecreationLeaque The Cul>s defeated the Rods. 9 to 3, and the Card* blanked the Dodgers, 6 to 0, In summer recreation baseball league games this morning. The line scores: R H Cubs 360 00 • 9 4 Reds l’M> 02 • 3 6 Everett, D. Giliig, Bowdon and' Braun: Myers, J. Giliig and McConnell. R H Cards —2OO 40 • 6 2 Dodgero 000 00 - 0 0 LichteiMteiger aud Busse; Heller, Ogg and Smith. n ■ Trade In a Good Town — Decatur 11. Provide for a continuing study of officer-enlisted relationships. 12, Eliminate the provisions In the officer’s field manual providing for distinctive uniforms, separate garrison living quarters and absence of social contacts between officers and men. One recommendation turned down by the war secretary would have dropped the terms ’’officer*’’ and "enlisted men" in favor of "soldiers.’’ He noted that there Is a "dignity” regarding both terms. The other recommendation he disapproved suggested that reports prepared by the inspector general’s department be forwarded directly to the war department Instead of through chana-sta. Such a practice, he believed, smacks of “gastspo” procedure.

Attendance Total High Al City Pool Hot Weather Brings Hundreds To Pool HIO weather of the past few day* pushed attendance total* at the municipal swltnmlax pool «*'• ln g skyward th- city's swimm ng populace -ought relief from the heat and humidity. Especially did the <Hy* you'h turn out in big numbers at every open hour of the pool during the first two days of this week. Tu< eday afternoon at the pool, delighted screams and squeal* of the youngster* could b» heard i<mg )>eforc a visitor arrived al the pool :m the Children romped In the -hallow end of the pool. Eugene Pettibone, supervisor, estimated come 300 were In the pool In mid astern-u-n. a figure that ha* been reached every day during the pa*t few day* at that time. Even this figure could not compare. he said, with the opening Sunday, two weeks ago, when It wua tvitlmated that some s<»o persons participated in the poo! facllHlm. , Last night was the first night of the new Tuesday Thursday nights for adults only schedule. Swimming leaaons will begin next Monday, the supervisor stated, with further details to be announced late this week. O— '

FISHEL IS NAMED AS (Turn To Pags i. Column 4) money and Spann arranged for purchase, in Detroit, of used cars. He said the cars were Iwught for above-ceiling prices, driven to Murray, where they were washed and "put in shape," and then delivered to Fishel at Cairo. "We paid him (Fishel) >lO a car for every car sold on his lot" he testified. Doran said sales girls In Fishel's office, where used car auctions were conducted, gave buyers blank sales receipts and then made out duplicate slips hearing OPA celling prices of the vehicles. Purchasers, he said, made out a check for the amount of the celling and paid the balance either in cash or by writing out another check. Doran said he sold 12 cars thressh Fishel and another 12 cars through John C. Farmer, who admitted In a guilty plea yesterday that he operated a black market agency at Murray. The witness pointed out three other defendants—John D. l-ov-Ins, 35. and John C. A. Nelson. 45, Paducah. Ky. and Noble Dick, 87. .Murray—aa having agreed to drive cars bought in Detroit to Murray — 0

Today's Sports Parade By Oscar Fraley Rag. U. 8. Pat Off.) O O New YJHR'JUiie 26 — (UP) - Fred t Dixie) Walker of the Dodgers may be walking toward the baseball shadows but there's no doubt in Flatbush today that the "people’s cherce” is responsible for keeping the ferocious gentlemen at the top of the National League. The name of Walker has lost none of its brilliant lustre at Ebbets field this seasin. In fact. It Is glowing brighter than ever as result of homenc batting and field ing feats by the man from Alaba ma. As of yesterday be was leading the National League with a mark of .368 and doing everything in right field except mow the grass. Which Isn't too bad for a fellow who. they said, was well over the hill as he neared 36. As a matter of feet, Dixie was expected a few short months ago to wind up with a very splintery pair of pants at the ball orchard of the Gowanus this year. During spring training at Daytona Beach, manager Leo Durocher had high hopes for a Hart,

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Schaffner and Marx outfield aai part of Brother Branch Rickey's youth movement. All that remainrd was for these youngsters to take ov«r from such agqd performers as Dixie and the pennant would be nailed to the mast across the river from .Manhattan. The Furlllo Whltman-Hermanski group was destined for greatness, the lip proclaimed, and In the pro cess It was not for llermanskl in beat out Walker hut for the Birmingham veteran to oust the new comer. Once again was wrong for it proved to lie vice versa a* Dixie refused to lie consigned to the scrap heap. Furlllo and Her munski currently are grappling over the center Held berth and out there in right field Is the familiar figure In whose honor the Dixie Walker chowder and marching society was formed, There Is a very good reason, and It must be that Dixie la a very young 35 nearing 36. Because u* the surprising Dodgers continue to sweep along on top of the fay. i ored Cardinals, Walker more often) than not la the fellow holding the club together; banging out vital) base hits, and making those dazz ling catches which send the march-j Ing society mem Iters off Into fit* of diamond ecstasy. If thia should prove to Im the last big year for the diawllng outfielder the finale Is very nice to > consider. Because Dixie caught plenty of lumps during hlx long i basehall career before finding his . niche near the end of the trail. He bounced around plenty and always wua slowed by Injuries They thought he might he the man to replace the great Rabe Ruth, until he broke a collarbone and Injured a shoulder. It bothered him with the White Box and then,! ' hitting his stride at Detroit, he In jured a kneecap. It was at Brooklyn. since 1939, that Dixie came 1 home. And even he knows, in what I may be his final fling, that the

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