Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 169, Decatur, Adams County, 19 July 1946 — Page 6

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Cardinals Take Over Lead In National Loop New York. July 19 H’Pt Mur ry Dickson ha* a pent *o mmli time In the Hi. tout* Cardinal hullpen that he probably could win a rlbhon In a livestock allow, hut he wu the little guy responsible today for getting his team mate* back tniy flrat place. UtcMon, a wi»p of a fellow, never before had a chance to be a Card!nal "glamour boy' liecauto- no one figured he wa* big or strong enaufrti to take on regular pitching aMlgqmenta. and because there always have bean plenty of hurl era with brilliant record** to do mdht ut the work. La»t night manager Eddie Dyer put pirn Into a spot that called for a cool head and a ho' hand I tick •on had both a* he went into the game in the sixth with the ba*<* loaded, none out and the Phillies threatening to beat the Cardinal* tor the second straight time. The little righthander from Leavenworth, Kan, stopped that uprising a run shoit of a tie. then blanked the Phil* on two hit* the teat of the way to gain a 5 to 4 victory hi* fifth in u row Dick son. who had beaten the Dodger* earlier thi* week in a 12 inning starting assignment, ba* made 2* appearances this season, winning four starting role* without a low and ha* three relief victories against two defeats in rescue jobs. Htau .Musiai clinched but night's Cardinal victory with :• run in the fifth whkh he put arrow l»y sing ling, stealing second and going to third and home on successive in field outs Whitey Kurowski lilt a -homer earlier to touch off a four run fourth inning rally The Ihaigere. dropping their sixth straight game at Cincinnati. 4 to 2 relinquished the lead by half a game. They had held it since May 2k although the Cardinal* were tied for the lead on May 23 Brooklyn errors figured in the Cincinnati scoring as pitcher Ed Heusser, ending a slump, gained hi* seventh victory after losing thne in a row The Braves retarded the third place Cubs at Chicago, gaining a St to 3 victory behind Bill Lee, who pitched a six-hitter and scored three runs with a Im*** loaded Single The Pirated finally lieat lefty Have Koslo of the (Bantu, 7 to 3 at Pittsburgh, partially squaring accounts for the four defeats he had handed them previously thia *oa

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son. The first homer by catcher Al topex in two yeans featured the 12-hlt Pirate attack In which Erankle Gustine also homered. Ernie Lombardi got a Glam homer. Rookie (111 Coan hit an Inside the park homer at Washington to give ; Dutch Leonard a 1 to it victory over Dlxxy Trout of the Tigers In a fine duel in which each pitcher gave Up seven Idows. The Beil Hox stored their 12th victory in their last 14 games. 3 to 2 over the White Sox ut Boston. Tom Mcßride doubling home pitchei Mickey Harris with the deciding inn In the sixth Harris gained hl* 13th win The Yankees remained 11 games la-hind tin- lied Sox by winning, 3 to I from the Brown* al .New York on the margin of Joe (Jordon's two run homer. Mel Queen pitched his first victory since ret urn I tig from military service, although he gave up eight him compared to five that the Yankees gained of' Stan Per ens and Newman (Text Shirley. The Indians put over six runs In the second. three on George Case'*, triple in a 7 to 3 victory over the Athletic* at Philadelphia. I.es Webtier, former Brooklyn Iturler. gain ed hl* sires Cleveland victory. Yesterdays star Bookie (111 Coan, suddenly hitting sensationally for Washington, who delivered an Inside the park homer in a I to n victory over Detroit. 0- — Free-Scoring Tills In Softball League Free scoring marked play in the Decatur softball league Thursday night at Worthman field. Schafer outscored Yager Furniture. )f> to 12. in the opener, with the winners -coring in all but one inning, two five-run frame* taking care of tlte bulk of the scoring. Mtstse laulge walloped .McMillen. 2t> to 4. In the nightcap, pounding out 17 hit*. A seven run fourth was the big frame for the Winner*. Tlte losers failed to score until the sixth inning. McMillen will tangle with (i E ('lull in lite openelng league tilt tonight, followed by the K of (’. and largion. Moose will (day at Berne in another league game. , Last night's score* by innings: B H E Yager ... .. 202 530 0-12 15 6 Schafer .... 105 522 xls k 2 l.ie< lity, |{. Spruugcr and Goodin; Reef and Snyder. R H E Moose .. 531 740 020 17 1 McMillen .. OtMt 002 2 4 7 5 Agler, Sharp and Davis: .Myer*. Smith and W. Schnepf — . -0 .. ___ Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

To Give Major League Players Voice In Game Chicago, July Ik. fl'Pl For the first time in the 70 year hielory of major league baseball, club owners were ready today to give player* a voice in the conduct of the game's ituelnaa* affairs. | The precedent-xhatterlng move waa»made yewterday by a Joint committee of the .National and American league* which voted to consult the players In drafting a new uniform player’s contract. Ground-work for the move was laid at a secret meeting of dub owners in BcMtoii at the time of the all star game and was continued in highly secret sessions here While Hie formal upnouncement was carefully phrased to avoid mentioning any reason for the move, it dearly wae utt action designed to combat the American baseball guild and the player raidmade by the Mexican League, op erated Dy multi-millionaire Jorge Pasquel. Boston Attorney Robert Murphy, i founder of tlte baselcall guild, and I l*as<iuel have attacked the nstc-rve clause of the present major league iontract which binds a player for hia career, but which can Ice terminated by the dub upon I" dayu notice Pu-<|uc-l termed big league player* as serfs and eaid the fabulous contract* he offered were designed to ‘'Hls-rate them from slavery" Major league dull • wrier* long have shied from a court showdown over the legality of th*- reserve clause. Action is expected immediately on formation of the committee which will represent the 4so player* now in tb<« major leagues. The Joint committee of league official* and dub owner* expressed hope that preliminary work tan lie done "within a fev week*." Baseluill commissioner A. 11. t Happy t Chandler conferred with the league executives, but did not participate in the meeting. Chandler was given the responsibility for selection of the players’ ' committee. It kt expected that he would ask each major league manager to name a player representative. Indications that the committee would hold its first meet lug July 29 developed last night at a secret meeting here between the Buatou Braves and their club president, tout* I’erini. The meeting wa>t held to discus* demands previously .cu Omit ted to the- club owners. The demands included a minimum salary, payment of all players' expense* during spring training

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and rearrangement of schedules to eliminate double-headetyt Idlowing night games During the meeting a telegram arrived from .National l.i-ugue presl dent Ford Frick inviting llravea’ representatives to meet with a committee July 2k. The committee which participated iu the history-mnking meeting was composed of President WilHam Harrldge of the American l.eag\ie, Frick. Larry MacPball of the New York Yankees, Tom Yawkey of the Boston Red Sox. I‘hllip K Wrigley, of the Chicago Culm, and Sum Breadon of the St. touts Cardinal*. •‘The committee hoptn thi* selection of player* can be arranged promptly «o that the report to the I major league* <a*i lie made within the next few week*." th»» commit-1 tee said. The committee said the players' Views could be submitted either by “written suggestions or through a player*’ committee." It wa«* bellev-1 ed the Athlete* would favor person j al representation. Two suggest lon* which guild organizer Murphy brought to the fore are expected to Iu- preseed for by the players’ representative*. They arc a minimum major league aalary, running somewhere between |s,tum and |7.500. and a "cut" to the player anytime hi* contract Is s'lld. Some players abut were reported anxioue to have the release lime clauee in the contract lengthened from tlie present I<> days. A mini- 1 , mum of 30 days may b-t sought. — ; Another grievance some player* felt should be settled when the new contract form la drafted is that of releasing a player shortly beforej he is due to become a 10 year man , and thus entitled to hi* free! agency. One player pointed out lhe cas«* of R«y Weatherly, who was sent to the minora by the New York Yankees just nine days before he would have become a "Id year man.” Th«*»e pluyere feel that if an athlete starts the 10th year with a major league dub, he should be milled to the free agency, whether that year is completed or n t.

Mai or Leaaue Leaders Leading Batsmen National League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Hopp. 80. . 72 260 49 99 .381 Walker. Brklyn 76 298 42 ll« .369 Muelal, Bt. L 84 341 67 125 .367 Mixe. N. Y 82 311 58 104 .334 Gordon. N. V. 65 214 36 6s .318 American League william*. Ho. 88 307 91 108 .352 Vernon. Wart. 76 302 51 106 .351 Di Maggio. 80. 77 286 48 97 .339 Benirdino. St.U 83 338 43 112 .331 Bdwarda. C1... 62 224 35 74 .330 Home Rune William*. Red Sox 26 Greenberg. Tigers ...... 22 Mix'*. (Hani* ... -. 1* Keller. Yankee* .. 1* l)l.M*ggio, Yankee* 17 Pitching Kurt. Cub* — 6-1 857 Newhonner. Tiger* .... 17-3 .850 Ferri*. Red Sox 14 4 .778 Dickson, Cardinal* 7-2 .778 Harr!*. Red Sox 13-4 .765 Dobson. Red Sox »-3 .570 Vincennes Man Dies As Auto Overturns Vincennea, Ind.. July 19—(UP)— Funeral service* were planed today tor Warren Klerk. 25. killed yeiterday when an automobile in which he was riding overturned four mile* northwe«t oi here.

Junior Legion Team In Tourney Monday The Decatur Junior togion baseball team will compete In the sectional Junior Legion tournai.ient at East Chicago Monday. Deane Dorwin. manager, and Leo Glllig. sectional chairman of the Izgiuti program, announced today. The Decatur team will represent section (' in the tournament .Monday. The local American Legion pout was the only post In this section which sponaored a Junior Legion team this summer, ihe Decatur team thereby being declared the section winner and the right to tie the section's icpresentstlve in the togion’s state tournament play. Decatur will play at 10 o'clock Monday morning, meeting the representative of section B. This game will tie followed by a tilt between the winners in section* A and E. with the firstround winners playing at 5 p. m. Monday for the northern Indiana toglon title. The winner of this tourney will later compete for lhe slate championship, with the Indiana winner going on lo national comiM’tltlon.

BASEBAItRESULTS

NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B 81. lamia 50 34 .596 Brooklyn 49 34 .590 % Chicago 44 34 .550 4 Boston 41 43 .4MB 9 Cincinnati 39 41 .493 9 Philadelphia .... 34 44 .436 13 Now York 36 47 .434 13(i Pittoburgh 36 48 .415 15 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Boston 62 24 .721 New York 51 35 .593 11 Detroit 46 36 .561 14 Washington 42 40 .512 18 Cleveland 39 45 .464 22 St. lamia 37 48 .435 24H Chicago 33 50 .398 27 Q Philadelpliia 25 57 .305 35 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. G.B. Indianapolis 55 39 .585 St. Paul 55 39 .5*5 lamisvllle .... 53 41 .564 2 Kansas Chy 49 45 .521 6 Milwaukee 45 46 .495 Mlnueaixdis .. 45 48 .484 9’4 Columbus .... 35 56 .385 18% Toledo 36 51 .380 19(fc YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National Lvagus St. lami* 6, Philadelphia 4. Cincinnati 4. Brooklyn 2. Pittsburgh 7, New York 3. Boston 9, Chicago 3. American League Boston 3, Chicago 2. Cleveland 7, Philadelphia 3. Washington 1, Detroit 0. New York 3, St. Louis 1. American Aseociation No games scheduled.

Bruce Decker Hurt In Softball Game Bruce Decker, of the Schafer company and a member of Its softban team, is on cratches today. He twisted bit right knee and ankle last night ending Into second ■m»e during the Schafer-Yager tilt.

Extra Credits To Decatur Student —■■■ III— — Car) L- Hchultx. <»l Decatur, al freshman student at Purdue I'M-, tentity, has received extra credit* because of proficiency in English. according to an B nnoum*ment hy the department of Englbh a. Purdue. On the basl* of high grade* in the Purdue orientation tests, he was assigned to English 32, and advanced course In freshman composition, on the satis fa< lory completion »t this course at the end of the term in June, he' was awarded six hour* of credit.) Instead of the tieual three. He i* u graduate of the Decatur (athollc high school.

Today's Sports Parade By Oscar Fraley Reg. U. 8. Pat. 08.) 0 0 .New York. July 19 (IT• Tin .National league still is nursing bruises ami laceration* suffered in the all-star game hut when it come* to rookle-of-the-year honor* the senior circuit ha* a current four to one edge over Die American. With a large margin In the numher of freshmen who may slick around to reach stardom, the National at tlte moment ha* four promising rookie front running for the first year award while only one junior leaguer appear* In the tunning. The Nationals have potential winner* In outfielder Ralph Kiner of the I'ltt-hurgh Pirates, outfield er f>e| Ennis df the Phillies, third baseman Grady Hatton of the Cincinnati Reds and pitcher Emil Kush of the Cubs, who ha* a respectable 6 and 1 record. Apparently the lone hoi* of the American league i* Walter (Hootl Even. Detroit outfielder Gil Coan. Washington outfielder, might have made It but wa* hand)-' capped by too much bench duty. The all round quality is not wltal it wa* the last two years when Dave (R<m>) Ferri* was a 21 game winner for the Red Sox and Bill Volselle pulle*l the same stunt a* a frosh with the Giant*. Considering the flotsl of veterans who came ioaring back seeking their old jobs, the showing is not' dishonorable. Hut the young' strength seem* ail with the Na-1 Ilona) league. Ennis, named to the all star game, apparently had a death Jock on the title until a recent slump sent the others surging forward. A husky 21 year-old, 'he was hitting better than ..mu. But his relapse focused attention on Kiner, a lowering. 23-year-old war hero who has been blasting in a lot of Pittsburgh's too few runs Hatton, a surprise package ffotn semi pro ball and the service, was* a real revelation at third base for 1 the Reds and a good bet when the chips were down even though hi* Dutling average doesn't touch those of Ennis and Kiner. Kush, pitching steadily for the Cub*, ha* come on to oveishadow the Red's Ewell Blackwell, another all-star game nominee Evers, fast for hl* size, has run in hard hick. He suffered a leg fracture In spring training and ■ a jaw fra< ture recently, but ha» | lieen pounding the ball at a .2.13 •I clip. Coan I* Just starting to get recognition from the Washington i management, z Other promising rookie* in the National ate pitcher Edson Bohr. Pittsburgh the Cardinals’ Joe Gar aMola. a catcher, and first ba*ei man Dick Sisler; third baseman Bill Rigney and pitcher Bob Joyce, Giant*; outfielder Marv Rickart, - Cubs; pitcher Warden Hpahn. Braves, and the Dodger youth movement crew: pitchers Joe Hat ten and Rex Harney, short - top

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Stan Hojek. calcbet Ferrell And ,-rson. *•<""•« buseman Eddie Miksls and otilfielder* Gene Hermanski. Cart Eurtllo and Dick Whitman It's slimmer in lhe American, with the Yankees' Clarence (Cud dies) Marshall, a pitcher, and catcher Gua Nlarho* the A* Juke Cutifl'dil. a -horfsiop; Cliff Fannin. Browns' pitcher and pi a< fit ally first baseman Murrill Jones of Chicago fomplellng the picture. Even the five front runners, however, do not completely over shadow lhe field and it is just possible that some overlooked candidate will rush to the front during the airetch drive and walk off with the title.

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