Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 13 July 1946 — Page 6

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Chicago Cubs Beat Brooklyn Fifth In Row New York. July 13-ft'Pi It began to look today a* though the St laiui* Cardinals or Brooklyn Dodgers, all set to move into the National league lead, will have trouble with the Chicago Cuba Pre aeaaon rating* handed the league, Inch, Mock and barrel, to the Cardinale. The Cube, 1945 champion*. were lucky to be men tinned in the name breath with the firM division. After the season started and the Dodgers showed early fool and Maying power, and the Cardinale showed a couple tit hole* in the lineup left by Mexican league raid*, the I lodger* began to look like the new owner* of the crown Hut the Cube played along Meadily. Are or ail game* behind Brooklyn and aluiut three behind St laiule, and refueed to move Into a less desirable neighborhood. The Dodger* apparently can't do anything about it Yesterday'* 13 to 2 Cub victory over Brooklyn wa* ue humiliating a whipping a* !<eo Dttrocher’s hoy* have taken all season, and it wae the fifth Mraight that the (lodger* have loM in Wrigley field. Chi cago now I* six game* liehind the faltering leader*, and 2'j behind the Curd*, who in turn are In back of Brooklyn. Harry Lowrey wa* the chief ‘ltiuldemaker for Brooklyn yesterday, batting in seven run* with a homer and two single*. and scoring three runs. The Cuba got I 5 hit* off loser Bex Barney and reliefers Art Herring and Hal Gregg, while Hank Wy*e gave up only four hits. Marv Itickert also homered for the winners. The Cardinals finally foiin I the range on the New York Giants in Sportsmen's Park, and whipped the Invaders there for Ibe first time this season. 2 to I and & to 4. The double victory maided the Cards to pick up a game and-a half on Brooklyn Howie Pollet'a five-hit pitching gave St. laiuis the opener, wit It the help of Enos Slaughter's bat. Slaughter doubled home the winning run in the eighth inning Slaughter also started an tighth inning rally to win the second game Hi* single wa« followed by a double by Harry Walker and two walks off Bolt Joyce, forcing in the winning run Pollet came In to pitch the ninth Inning of the second game. Boston's Braves beat Cincinnati. I to n. as Johnny Sain missed a perfect game because of a fielding lapse by hi* support Tiie only blow off him was a pop fly that fell safe while leftflelder Barna Howell, shortstop Hick Cui |er and third baseman Connie llyan each walled for the other to catch it. Singles by Howell, Billy Herman and Johnny Hopp

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cave Boston ll* run. Prank Gustine batted In two run* and scored another us the I'ittsbiirgh Pirates broke a sli game losing streak with a 4 to 3 victory over the Philadelphia Phils All 'he Phil runs came on homer*. Charley Gilbert hit for the circuit in the eighth and Vance Hinges got an Inside the park homer with a man on base In the ninth The Boston Red Sox increased their American league lead to eight game* over New York with c 4 to 2 conquest of Detroit Rudy York, a Detroit cartoff, won the game with a two run homer In the eighth. j Have Ferris* went the route for l.i* lllh victory against four lo* we*. Virgil Trucks was the loser Philadelphia defeated the St. laiui* Browns. 7 to 2. batting Jack Kramer out In the fourth inning Two errors by Brownie catcher Hank Helf helped the A's to run* Dick Fowler scattered eight hits to win hl* sixth game ugainM seven losses. Chicago at Washington was Cleveland were not scheduled, rained out and the Yankees and Yesterday's star— Harry Liw rey of the who batted in seven run* with a homer atid two singles and scored three lih>es himself to account for it* rutin against Brooklyn.

Legion Post Noses Out Schafer, 2-1 la-gion I’o'i„ 43 nosed mH Schafer, 2 tn I. In a Decalin softball league game Friday night i at Worthman field Kitchen's triple and Crist's long fly were kihhl fur a la-gimi run in Hu* first Inning. and what proved In Im- Ihe winning (ally I collided in the fourth on all error and Templin's double. Schafer khiiiKil its lone run in the fifth <>n a walk anil hila by Werlintami Kunkle The Moose lodge team wallo|w-d ' the Bluffton Moose, 12 to 4, in an exhibition tilt The Decatur j team harKtwo big innings, the ' second ami fifth, scoring five runs in each Inning All the second Inning rims were scored without a hit. while home runs by Girod and Hover featured the sixth Inning attack. The Decatur G. E. Club scored an X to 11 shutout over Hill's Grocery in a suburban league tilt played at Waynedale Friday night Six runs in the fourth frame put the game on lie for il. E. Bauermeister limited Hill's to two singles. Schafer will meet K. of (' in a league game .Monday night, followed by a suburban league tilt bet ween G E club and the Wayne dale Lions. Scores by innings: R H E la-gion 100 100 0-2 3 2 Rrhafer 000 010 01 3 3 Andrew anil llaugk; D, Hoffman and Snyder. Il II E Bluffton .... mm 001 3-4 6 4 Moose 150 015 x-12 6 4 llowdyshell, V. Arnold ami Tsch | annen; Sharp and Davin. Il II E <l. E. Club .. 020 fiiW O R H 2 Hill's.. ... 000 000 0-0 2 3 llanermeisier and M Lathi, B. j Palmer. ,M. Palmer ami Raidy.

No Legion Baseball Game Carded Sunday Carl Mies, manager of (be American Legion baueball tram, today announced the team will not play Sunday, to permit team members t« attend the -annual American Leg. ion stag picnic, a full schedule of games is being arranged for coming weelw. Mies staled. 0 Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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Schedule, Standing Os Summer Leagues A tevlsed schedule for the re mainder of the senmil in Hu summer recreation leagues, and the present standings In both the softball and baseball leagues, were announced today l>y Beane I tor win, supervisor The schedule* follow: Softball League Monday, July IB Red Sox v ! Indiana; Tigers vs Senators. •Tuesday. July 16 White Sox v« Yankees; Tigers v« Bed Sox Monday. July 22 Bed Sox vs i Yankee i; White Sox vs Indians Baseball League Wednesday, July I" Card v« Dodgers; Culm vs lied*. Thursday. July Ik Tournament unless playoff Is nece sary The standing* of both learnes are as follows: Softball League W L Pct. Bed Sox 2 I' I 'M"' Yankees 2 I C«7 Tiger* 2 1 ««" Senators 2 2 .s'lo Whito Sox ... 12 .333 Indian* " 3 MUI Baseball League W L Pct. Cards 4 1 ' Cub* .. 3 2 .SOO Beds ... 3 2 tioo Dodgers " 5 .000

-BASEBAIL RESULTS — - 4- — -w..

NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G B Br mklyn 4* 2X .632 St laiuis 45 32 .592 J l .- Chicago 41 33 .554 t> Cincinnati 35 37 .4X6 II BkMoii 35 41 461 13 New York 34 4 1 .442 14 S Philadelphia 31 4" .437 14*-_-PiliMburgh 3't 45 4 " K'.j AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. C.B. Boston 56 23 .709 New York 4M 31 60S X Detroit 42 34 .553 I3' v W.uiliington 37 37 sti" l6’-s ,SI Urals 35 12 455 20 Cleveland 35 41 .449 201, Chicago 30 41 .405 2.l'j Philadelphia 23 52 .307 31 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. G.B. Indianapolis 52 37 .SXI St Paul , 52 37 .6X4 l.milwville 50 39 .562 2 Kansas City 46 43 .517 6 Milwaukee 43 42 .506 7 Minneapolis 43 45 459 H'j Toledo .34 56 .378 IS'fi Columbite 32 53 .376 IS YESTERDAYS RESULTS National League Chicago 13, Brooklyn 2. Hi. larais 2-5, New York 1-4. Boston 1. Cincinnati o. Piitehurgh 4. Philadelphia 3. American League Boston 4. Detroit 2 Philadelphia 7, St. Ixtuls 2. Chicago at Washington, rain only game* scheduled. American Association I Louisville in, Kansas City 5. Columbus 7. St. Paul 4. Milwaukee 9. Indianapolia 6. Toledo 10, Minneapolis 1.

Conservation Club Council To Meet The Adamo county council of conservation clu*w will meet at the city hall Monday 1 venlng at ti o'clock, at which time plana for the year will be discussed and decided upon. Much interest In being revived in this important work. At a recent session G. W. Vizard wast chosen president of the council, with Charles Xirnmermnn treasur er and Carl Heckman secretary. Members of the council are urged to attend the Monday night meeting that activities may start ae rfoon as poMihle. Since the start of the REA program in Nebraska in 1935, the number of farms using electricity In the atatw has Inc;eased from 9,544 to 37,050.

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File Eslate Claim In Circuit Court Borger Estate Is Defendant In Suit A claim against the <■ tate of the lab- Samuel Barger ha been filed iii Adams circuit court by l),-h>res Barge . asking 14.9"5 for i care, attention, bo.irrl washing and mending Hie decedent' <luih Ing from March 12. If'3l to April 27. 194 U The i laim lists 327 week- at 115 i per week fur Hie averred care, mentioned above. Gordon Edrl< and Thompson, law firm of Bluffton. represent* the claimant. The damage -nit of the While Cm** Supply Co.. Inc., against Henry Berning, was dismissed ill" on motion of the plaintiff. A rent ami posseEsion suit, heard In .lamer W. Birr’* jtiMii-e of peace court with William C. and | Harold K Bachelder as plaintiffs, ‘ Paul Kraner and Ivan Hough a* i defendants, ha* been docketeil as a J case In circuit court. TheajuMlce’a court is in Geneva and the house i and land In question is in Wabash township.

March 26 Injuries Are Fatal To Man Columbia City, Ind., .Inly 13 (I'Pi -Funeral services will be held Sunday for Benjamin Henry DiHon, 57-year-oid meat cutter who died yexterday after being critically injured March 26 in an automobile accident south of Churubusco. llk< back was broken when bis car ran off V. S. highway 33 tiecause of mechanical trouble. g To Rebuild Destroyed Buildings At Portland Portland. Ind., July 13 (UP)— The Cline-Wilt Lumber Co. announced immediate piano to rebuild today after fire destroyed Its buildings and most of the S. W. Nickerson carnival on an adjacent lot Thursday night, causing m rthan SlnO.iHiO damage. The carnival company Irra, estimated at 920,000, wow covered by insurance. Nickerson obtained additional equipment and the carnival went ahead us scheduled last night.

Drop Federal Charges Against 'Bugs' Moran Ow<*n*l*iro. Ky, July 13 (IT’t Federal charge* against George ißin -i .Moran. Chicag > iindciw ni l figure, an.) Virgil Summers. Mt Vermm, 111., today hurl liectt dis milled and the two Were returned to Dayton. where they are wanted for questioning in lonn c lion with a |lo.«"o robbery I'. S. commissioner Joseph K Wallers said charges of fleeing !•> Kentucky to ivtcape Ohio arrest were dlMitk aed at a hearing yesterday and the two were returned in custody of five Dayton police of ( fleers

r> w Jffi > — ■ • w. -mJ —'an - IN THE CHAPEL of the Mother Cabrlnl high school, New York City, Francis Cardinal Spellman, archbishop of New York, kneels at the altar during a mass to celebrate the canonization of Hie school's founder, blessed Frances Xavier Cabrini. who was raised to sainthood by Pope Pius Xll tn Kt. Peter's Basilica. The remains of ths saint, who was the first United States citiaen to be canonized rest -i a crystal coffin beneath th.s altar. '/nternankj)

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Junior Legion Team Defeated Al Berne |(((1| FrWn y afternoon lulled defeat for the Iks tl.tr Jun ~r legion team, who dropped .. ~,me to Herne OU the Berne diam nd . The Berne l'l‘ combine I three .Itiyl.-S with five *Ulk« Decatur errors to score (|| f.mrth Inning, more than ulfi.l. ni f"t victory Ih rne had ~,,4 twice in the Ihl'd Inning on * w alk and two ItiH. aiur's only scoring the •IxHt Inning, wln't I"’* accompanied by i ll'ilic •' H , r f two run*. The in-i.iiui and Brine h aimplay a return game at Wortiuimn li.dd m xi Ft day alb inism Decatur AB R H E .luckson. 2b -1 " " '' |,khtenHlel.-< r. •' 4 " » 1 Gaunt, cf 4 0 0 1 Helm. 11. 3 110 Ahr, c 3 11" B.l«e. . Grant. If 3 " 1 " I Gillig. 30 ■' Ei.r.tf, 31. " " " " It G< If. if ■’• " " " Black. P 1 Ihom.l.'. p 1 " ' '■ <•„ trdlo. p Total* 2X 2 I 2 Berne AB R H E SchwtrtX. * » > " " Spruit ger, 2 b Mu-i linatt, rs 3 11 " Stucky, lb 2iol Balsiger. 11. » " " " McCrory, c 3 I.' " Beltler. 3b 3 12" Huffman, <f :l I " " 1.. hmaii. If - " " " Elli nlwrger. p 2 I " 1 Toiah 2*> !» « 2 Score by inning*: He atur """ ' 2 i | 5 ..,092 Tihi x • It H State Convention Os Legion Next Month Indianapolis, July 13 i< Pi Indiana A la*ciottnalri.i adlanced plaits today fir their annual state convention lug. 17 2' in Indianapolis. A full-scale convention, the first <incf befoie the war, was outlined

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• 49k - A flea IT. GEOIOE I. WYATT, Oklahoma , City, Okla, is one of four Ameri* , cans being held by the Russians i tor illegal entry into the Soviet ' Zone of Berlin. The disappearance of the four Americans led the provost marshal's office to an extensive search. Maj. Gen. Frank E. Keating, U. S. military governor of Berlin, has registered a formal protest, explaining it is •‘understandable’’ that the Russians had arrested the Yanks, but the American* should have been turned over to U. S. military authorities for tiie disciplinary action. (International)

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