Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 170, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1946 — Page 6

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Dodgers Tied With Cards In National Loop New York. July 20 -(UP) Time began to run out on the Now York Yankee* today. and the Impersonal figure* in the standings column showed that the Boaton Red Sox, whose victory yeaterday over Chicago was their 13th in 15 game*, can lose the pennant only by com* plete collapse Boston now lead* by 115 k game* with <7 yet on the Bo*ox schedule. The Yank* have 68 game*. If the Box continue at their present rate it will be a breexe, of eounae, but they may crack, although there la no reaaon to euapect *uch disaster. But auppoee they won only half their remaining game*, and ended with 99 games won. New York, to tie, would have to win 48 of 68 game* -a Pace of .708. Thoir present percentage la ,893. Manager Bill Dickey, who la paid to think good of hl* club, may have hope* of a .706 pace, but hi* athlete* have shown n.i inclination «o far for auch high gear. Boston's 9 to 2 victory yesterday carried important implicatlona con earning the Red Sox Maying power. Bill Zuher pitched a four-hitter to win. hia third triumph since coming to Boston from the Yanka. The fuming White Sox. goaded by their fourth straight lon* to Boston, took it out on umpire Red Jonew, who thereupon took the W'hite Sox out-periml fourteen Chicagoan* were banished from the bench for their pointed comments on Jone*' vision and judgment. The Yankees and Hi. l-oul* Brown* were idle. Hal Newhouaer. the be»t lefty in baseball, got disrespectful treatment for five Inning* from Washington in a night game, but Newhouaer bad the last laugh a* his Detroit Tigers made up a five-run deflcH and then won. it* to 5. Hank Greenberg bit a bases-loaded triple and Birdie Tehhett* hatted In four Detroit rune with two hit*. It was Hal's lith win against three loaaes. Pat Seerey. the Cleveland outfielder who is built like Babe Ruth and occasionally hits like him. belted two home run* and batted In five tallies a* the Indiana whipped Philadelphia's A'*. 8 to 1 One homer came with the banes loaded Brooklyn pulled into a tie with St. Louis for the National Ixtegue lead by trimming Cincinnati. 8 to 4. While the Cardinals and Phil* were rained out at St. Ixruis after three scoreless Inning*. A two-run homer by Dixie Walker and a two-run triple by Pee-Wse Reese were the big blow*. Walker scored three runs himself. Warren Spahu allowed the Chicago Cubs only six hits a* he pitched the Boston Bravtw to a 8 to 1 victory. The ex-GI lefty helped his own cause with a single that batted in a ran, and scored a

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run him**lfNew York and Pittsburgh were idle. Yesterday's star: Pat Beerey, Cleveland outfielder, who drove In five of his team's six run* with two homer* against the Athletic*. One homer came with the base* filled. Boston Batters In Lead In Both Loops New York, July 20 (UP) Boston's team* held a monopoly on major league batting honor* today a* Johnny Hopp of the Brave* and Ted William* of the Red Sox leapfrogged to the lop positions In their respective loops. Hopp, hitting .883. pushed Brooklyn's Dixie Walker out of the National lead although Walker, unruffed by the Dodger slump, had hit aafely In the past 11 games and had actually Increased hl* percentage by two point* during the week. According to statistic* released-today, not including Friday's night games, the Dodger outfielder was hitting .373 but dropped to second position as Hopp added 23 points since last Friday. Stan Musial of the Cardinals, Johnny Mite and Sid Gordon of }ho sevotrth-plase Gtun|* stood -4-5 with respective percentages of 387. .334 and 318. After a steady two-month climb. Williams posted a .353 mark and tokk the American batting lead a way from Washington's Jim Vernon. Vernon, batting .351, was a close second. Dotn IHMaggio of the Red Sox. hitting .337, Jim Berardino of the St. Ixruls Browns, batting .331, and Hank Edwards of Cleveland, hatting .330. completed the American big five. With hi* vault into the junior circuit batting leadrfmhip. Williams held first-honor* in virtually every major league batting department. Hl* 28 homers. 87 runs-batt-edin and 91 runs-scored led the outstanding batters of both leagues. American league pitcher*, led by Detroit Tiger Hal Newhouser's 17-3 record, continued to furnish the Reason's outstanding hurl|ng performance*. Dave Ferri** and Mickey Harris of the Boston Red Sox had record* of 14 4 and 13-4, respectively, and Bobby Feller of Cleveland had collected 202 strikeouts while winning 16 and losing 8. The National had four pitcher* who boasted 10 victories. Howie Pollett of the Cardinals had a 104 record, Hank Wy«e of the Cubs had a 10-8 standing, and Johnny Sain of the Brave* and Dave Koslo of the Giants each posted a 10-9 record.

BASEBALL RESULTS jumr.-' \ *ar. w

NATIONAL league W. L. PeL—G.B. SI. Louis 5# 34 .591 Brooklyn 5o 34 .395 Chicago .. 44 37 $43 4H Boston 45 43 .494 8K Cincinnati 35 42 431 9 * Philadelphia 34 44 .436 13 Now York 36 47 .434 13 H Pittsburgh 34 48 .415 15 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet.-G.B. Boston 63 24 .724 New York 51 35 .593 114 Detroit 47 36 .566 14 Washington 42 41 .506 19 Cleveland — 40 45 .471 22 St. Louie 37 48 .435 25 Chicago 33 51 .393 284 Philadelphia 25 68 .301 36 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pet—G.B. Indianapolis 56 39 .589 St. Paul .... 56 40 .583 4 Loutaviile 54 42 563 2fe Kansas City 49 45 .52! 6fe Milwaukee 46 47 .495 9 Minneapolis 45 49 .479 10fc Columbus - 35 56 .385 19 Toledo 37 60 .382 20 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Boston 6. Chicago 1. Brooklyn 8, Cincinnati 4. Philadelphia at St. Louis, rain. Only games scheduled. American League Cleveland 6. Philadelphia 1. Boston 9. Chicago 2. Detroit 10, Washington 5. Only games scheduled. American Aesociatlen Indianapolis 4. Minneapolis 3. Louisville 18-2. St. Paul 6-7. Toledo 4-1, Milwaukee 04. Kansas City at Columbus, rain.

Boonville Youth Is Drowned While Wading Boonville. Ind., July IS-IUP)-Douglas Dim»itt. 1?. son of Mr. i and Mrs. Rufus Dimmitt, Boonville, drowsed yesterday when he Mapped Into • IMoot bole while wadtag ia a otrip-Mine pit The body was recovered

Legion Team Beats Berne Nine, 11-6 The Decatur Junior lx>gion team, playing ll* final game hefore engaging In Legion tournament play at Rast Chicago Mon day. defeated Berne. 11 to 6. Friday afternoon at Worthman field. The team* were tied at 3 3 after three and one-half Inning*, but Decatur bunched four hit* with two walk* and an error for run* In the fourth frame, The local* picked up three more tallies In the fifth on only one hit and scored their final run In the alxth without a hit. Berne rallied In the seventh but was stopped after scoring three run* on four blow*. Each team made eight hit*. Box score: Decatur AB R H E Jackson. 2b 2 2 0 0 Myers, 2b 1 0 « « Grant. If 3 110 Costello. If 10 0 0 Black, cf 4 12 0 Everett, p 10 0 0 Helm, lb 2 12 0 Ahr. c 4 110 Gaunt, p 10 0 0 Thomas, p. rs 10 0 0 J. Gilllg. 3b 3 111 Lfchten«telger. 5*.... 0 2 0 0 D. Gilllg. rs. cf 3 2 10 TOTALS 26 11 8 1 Berne AB RHE L'echty. If 4 0 10 Sprunger. 2b. a5...... 2 110 Mitselman, •*. p .—- 4 0 0 1 McCrory, c 3 12 0 Buller. 3h 3 111 Huffman, cf 3 12 0 Ellenberger. p. 1b.... 3 0 0 2 Balsiger. rs 110 0 Ix-itman. lb. 2b 3 110 — I— —t TOTALS 26 G 8 4 Score by inning*: Berne ------------ 110 100 3— 6 Decatur 102 431 x —ll

Motor Leaaue Leaders Leading Batsmen National League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Hopp. 80. .. 73 264 50 101 .383 Walker. Brklyn 77 303 b 5 113 373 Muslal. St L 84 341 67 125 .367 Mlle. N.Y. .. 82 311 58 104 .334 Gordon. N. V. 65 214 36 68 .318 American League Vernon, Wash. 77 307 53 110 .358 Williams. 80. 89 312 91 110 .358 DiMaggio. B<». 78 291 5o 98 .337 ■Edarwds. Cle. 6" 288 35 76 .333 Berardlno. St.L. 83 338 43 112 .331 Home Rune Williams. Red Sol 28 Greenberg. Tigers — 22 Mite, Giants .. ... I s Keller. Yankees - - .. 1» Di Maggio. Yankees .. .. 17 Pitching Kush. Cub* 6 1 .857 Newhouser. Tigers .... 17-3 .850 Ferris. Red Sox 14-4 .778 Dickson. Cardinala ... 7-2 .778 Harris, Red Soi .. ... 13-4 .765 ■ o-" 1 '** " Recreation League Tournament Planned The schedule for the tournament of the summer recreation softball league was announced today by Deane Dorwln, supervisor. The Senators and Indians will meet in the tourney opener at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, followed by rhe Yankees’ vs the White Sox. Play will rrounie Monday. July 29. with the Tigers meeting the Red Sox at 9 am. Winners of Tuesday's games will meet at 10 am Monday, with the Monday morning winners playing for the tournament crown Wednesday morning, July 31.

Preble Mon Injured In Softball Game Donald Hoffman, 28. of Preble. wm brought to the Adams county memorial hospital Friday night, after being struck In the neck by a softball during a game at Herne last night. His condition is believed to be not serious, but additional x-rays will be taken to determine the exact extent of hia injuries. ■LI > —* L-/* w " * \ ■ I . X < l | i Lx L / t X*.' J IT* WAITH MC NUTT W Jefteri' Tex, reads durtag an Idle moment at Ida participattan In “Operation Everest" at Pensacola. Fta., Naval Air station. Four Navy volunteers an now in the third wook of • mMtftfg exposure to ecaditlons simulating higher altitudes than man has endured without supple, mental oxygon, (ZstffMtieaaO

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Indianapolis Takes Association Lead By United Press Indianapolis was alone In first place in the American Association today after defeating Minneapolis. 4 to 3, while its former cn-leader. St. Paul, spilt a doubleheader. In other games last night. St. Paul lost to Louisville. 13 to 6. then turned around io beat the Colonels, 7 to 2. .Milwaukee and Toledo divided a doubleheader, the Hens winning, 4 to 0, and Milwaukee taking the second game. 6 to 1. A twin bill .between Kansas City and Columbus was post (Mined because of rain. Slbby Slati, Indian infielder, gave Indianapolis a two-run lead in the first inning with a home run. With one run in the Initial lining and two in the third, the .Millers got in front hut ludlanapells drove Woody Abernathy out of the box in the eighth to clinch the game with two tallies. Louisville made 13 hits count for as many runs in the first game of the twilight-night bill. Two four run innings. In the second and fifth, won the game for the Colonels despite a home run by Larry Rosenthal. St. Paul outfielder. in the sixth. Tom Sunkel tamed the Colonels in the second game, setting them down on five hits. The Saints scored all seven of their runs in the second inning. Chet Johnson's southpaw slants were too much for Milwaukee in the Hens' shutout victory In the fl-et game at Toledo. Johnson allowed five hits while Toledo made ten for Its four runs. In the second game, Ewald Pyle set Toledo down on four blewa while Milwaukee was making Its 12 safeties count for a half a dozen runs. ■—o — The man who forgets he was a boy is the man whom the boys dislike 0 * Trade to a Good Town — Decatur

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Telephone Patrons Irked At Service Numerous Protests Filed With State Indianapolis, July 20 —(UP)— Indiana patron* or *tnall telephone exchanges have flooded the state public service control*ilon with demands that service be Improved. An alltime record number of petition* asking for Investigation of service is on file in the commission offices. Tariff examiner J. B Bailey has 12 on his desk,

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and other commission representative* have four or five other*. Bailey blame* labor and material shortage*, and more critical patron* who feel that there should Ih* an Improvement in effl<lency now that the war is over. Bailey said that at least 14 other petitions for hearings on service quality probably would lie filed within the next month. He said the commission had acted in only 10 cases within the last year. Usually. Bailey sail, the commission finds that the petitioners had reason to com plain of the service and orders Improvement*. One of the lateat petition*. Involving a major Indiana city, was filed this week by Valparaiso subscribers of the Indiana Associated Telephone Corp. Petitioners. roused to action by the i < Ity chamber of commerce, demanded reduced rates and protested long delay* and Interruptions In service. A similar petition was filed hy Franklin residents against the United Telephone Co., some time ago. This week, the hearing date was continued from July 30 to Aug. 20. Patrons of the Greene County Telephone Corp, will voice their complaints July 24 In a hearing ■ .it the Lyons school building. Other petitions name the Millville Telephone Co., the Cross Plains Telephone Co., the Youngstown Telephone Co., the Cltixen* Telephone Co. of Cambridge Cltv. 1 the Ackers Telephone Co. of Wingate, the Hope Independent TeleI phone Co., the Fountain Tele- ’ phone Corp, of Attica, the Midwest Utility Telephone Co., of Petersburg. The Cross Plains hearing will be held Aug 1 at Versailles and the Youngstown complaint Aug. I 2at Terre Haute. Two other petitions. Bailey I raid, stem from dissatisfaction with service. In one, petitioners ask the right to switch service from the Orange Mutual Telephone Co. to the Rushville exchange of the Cltixen* Independent Telephone Co. In the other, the petition a*k» for a switch from a small co-operative to the Anderson exchange of the Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Bailey said a hearing would ho held late In August on the complaint of the St Paul Civic Cluh. which asked an investigation of service at the St. Paul exchange of the Hope Independent Tele- • phono Co. ■ o Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

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SOVIET POLICE MMrttaeed Free* F*«» O»») learned that Cobln an<l Wyatt never reached nearby Oranienburg, their destination when they lioardrd a train in Berlin July 4. Instead. he said. NKVD agents removed them from the train at Birkenwerder, u northern suburb of Berlin. Warrant officer and Mrs. Samuel Harrfeton. who were released thia week after 15 days in Itueslan hands, were seised at Blrkenwcr* der. the CID spokesman said. C— Legion Team Plays Sunday Afternoon The American I-eg ion baaeball team will play Ike Smith's AllStar* of Fort Wayne at Worthman field In this city Sunday afternoon at 2:80 o'clock. No admiration will Im» charged and the public I* invited to attend

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