Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 22 July 1946 — Page 6

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Cards, Dodgers Deadlocked For National Lead New York, July ft. (l’P>—Ba*cball * m<ut valuable player award* won't be handed out until long after the world aerie*, but Ted William* of the Red Hoi and Stan Mue ial of the Cardinal* wrre doing all they could inlay to make the final announcement a mere formality. A lot could happen but probably won't to alter their positions in the atretch week* of the pennant campaign*. but their work to date •tamp* them a* heavy favorite* to gain the award Yraterday wa* a typical day for both a* they led their team* to double triumph* Thumpin' Theodore, getting eeven successive hit* in BoMona 5 to • ana 7 to 4 vicforte* over the Browne, boosted hl* batting average 12 points to fakfof over lt» American 1 .eague lead again. Slammin' Stan made five bit* in eight time* up to pace tbe Cardinal* to 2 to I and * to 4 vlciorle* over the Bravee at St. ixiuie In Boston'* opening victory. WilUumi hit two single* and a double, goiag out only In hi* first time up. Io give Dave Ferris* key hitting support in achieving hi* fifth ehutout and bls 15th win against four iossee. lie really opened up in the second game, hitting a homer, triple, double and single, lie no* Is major league leader in homers with 27. runs batted In with ho. and run* scored with 94. tie leads the American in Mt* with 114. Dom DiMaggio also bit a Boston homer and Walt Judnich delivered one for St. law is. Muslal's first game home run with a man on base gave Howie Follett the two rune he needed for a four hit victory, his 11th of the year. Tbe slender young swatter from Donora, Pa., wno won the player award with the 1943 Cards, raised tiM average six points to .344. second in the National. He no* leads tbe major* in hits with 130, and tbe National in double* with 27, triples with 10. and run* scored with 71. He Is third in runs batted in with 47. Another Cardinal lefty, Harry Brecheen. won the second game, scattering !•> hits while Meatal with three led a 11-hit Red Bird attack on sis Boston flingers. Erv Dueak bit a three run Cardinal homer. Brooklyn stayed exactly even with the Card* in the first place deadlock by topping tbe Pirates. 3 to 0 and 8 to 5 at Pittsburgh. Vic Lombardi became the first Dodger pitcher to win 10 games pitching hie first big league shutUM, and holding the Hue* to three hits. He also drove in two runs, oae with a squeeze bunt, tbe other with a single. Carl Fucillo's two run ninth inning liomer saved the

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Dodgers In the second game since Plttaburgh put over three tallies in ihe home half to finish one short of a lie. The third place Cub* dropped five games behind by uplifting wHh the Phils at Chicago. Hank Borowy, going the distance for the second time in 15 starts, pitched a 3 to 0 eight hit shutout, but the Philo won the second game. 4 to 2 behind Ken Raffensherger'a cool pitching. Rookie Del Kania hit a two run homer to give him the vic tory after delivering four single* in the first game. Rookie Kwell Blackwell pitched his third shutout, twating the Cants r> to • at Cincinnati on five single*- Tbe Giants then coded a seven game losing streak. Giant Johnny Gee pitching a i to 1 game tor hl* first victory after a late start due to arm trouble. Willard Marshall and lien Warren scored the only Giant runs with homers Eddie Lukon hit a first game Cincinnati homer. The Yankee* lost ground in their virtually hopeless task of chasing the Red Sol and now trail by 11V* games after dividing with Chicago They topped the White Sox, 3 to 2 for their Math st-algb’ victory M Floyd Havana pitched seven hit ball and won hie game with a two run burner. Then the roof fell in and the White Sox put on an eight run second inning rally to win the nightcap. 9 to 3. ending a six game losing streak. Joey Kuhel hit a three run homer in the big Inning and added the final run with a homer in the ninth. Three Yankee pitcher* were touched for *even singles, a wr.ik and the homer in that wild Inning. Stan Spence led the Senators to 2 to 1 and 7 to 5 victories over the Indians at Washington He drove in Gerry Priddy with a double to win the first game for .Mickey Haefner who gained hl* eighth victory and In the second game tagged relief pitcher Hob Feller for a single to break a 5-al! tie. Early Wynn, making his first start since leaving the army, wa* the second game winner. The Athletics, iieaten in straight time* by Detroit, put over three runs in the ninth to win. 4 to 3 after Hank Greenberg's two run homer had given the Tigers the lead in their half. Alton Henton wild-pitched home one of the runs, then Russ Derry drove in tbe clincher with a scratch single. The Tiger* retaliated with an 11 to 7 second game victory, getting off to a fast start in the first inning on Jim Outlaw's three-run double. Yesterday's star—Stan Speucu of the Senators, who drove in tbe winning run* in both games in 2 to 1 and 7 to 5 victories over Clave, land. »

Softball Tourney To Open Here Tonight The Adame county Roftbal) tournament will open at Worthrnfn field tonight, with three game* on the schedule. slart'ng at 7 o'clock. legion Pont 43 will meet the Berne All-Star* in the opening tilt at 7 p. m. followed by 'he K of C and Habegger Furniture The (1. E. Club and Moose lodge will clash in the final game of the opening night’s program. Two game* will be played Tuesday night, with McMillen playing Yager Furniture at 7:30 p. m.. followed by Schafer and the win ner of tonight's first game Semi-final will be played Wednesday, at art Ing at 7:30. and the final game will be played Thura day at 1:45 p. m. No admission will be charged but a collection will be taken each night to help defray expenses of the tournament. The winner of the local tourna ment will compete In the sectional tourney at Bluffton, with win ners from Wells, Jay and Huntington county tournaments for the right to advance In the etale tourney. o — Indianapolis Holds Association Lead By United Frees Indianapolis clung to the American Association lead today while its crucial serie* with the secondplace St. Paul Saints continued on the Indians* home field. St. Paul staged a throe-run 10th inning rally to win the final game of a doubleheader yesterday, S to 5. But Indianapolis took the second. 12 to I, pushing the Saints one full game behind. Kansas City divided a doublebill at Toledo, the Mudbena winning the first. 4 to 2. and Kansas City the second, 7 to i. Louisville edged out Minneapolis, 3 to 2. Wet grounds forced cancellation of the other half of the Colonels Millers scheduled twin Mil. Two games between Milwaukee and Columbus at i'oiumbua were postponed because of ram. *

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Chicago, July 22- (t’P) - By ron Nelson, who la planning io depart from the full time toiirna ment schedule be ha* followed for the p*«t decade, warned hl* links rival* today that he intendto bow out triumphantly. The affable Texan who has won all the nation'* major tournaments, successfully defended hl* championship In the 110.000 victory open at the Medlnah country club here yesterday by firing a double round of 49 49 for a 72 hole aggregate of 279 stroke*. Nelson will play In the |sti.iMm all American tournament at the Tam O'Shanter club here this week and then in the P. G. A. champlon'hip at Portland. Ore, Aug 1926 After that he's heading for hi* native Texas to become a gentleman rancher and according to present plana the golf circuit will not see him again until the master* at Augusta next march. Nelson definitely will not make the long winter tour on which he ha* been a top ranked star for the 10 year*. Six stroke* off the pace at the start of Yesterday's double round. Nelson chopped four strokes off .<■> margin with hi* 69 on the' morning round and then rocketed to the front with hi* on the final round. He wa* the only linksman in the field to have three subpar round*, a* he fired a 69 in the second round al*o after getting off to a wobbly start with a 73. Nelson and Harold (Jug) MeS*paden were all square after 63 hole* of play, but the Toledo umbrella executive went out In front to stay with an eagU two on the 365 yard 12th hole. He canned a niblick shot from 90 yards out for the duece and that was shot from which hl* rivals never recovered. McSpaden had a 47 and a 71 on the final day for an aggre gate of 2M and second prize money of 11.400. Chandler Harper of Portsmouth. Ya., finished third with 292 to win |l,Mft. Melvin I Chick I Harbert of Northville, Mich., wa* fourth with 294 and in a tie for fifth place were national often champion Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago and E. J. (Dutch t Harrison of Little Rock, who had 295*5. Mangrum started the final round a stroke In the lead, but soared to a 74. Hogan waa next with IM and Johnny Bulla of Chicago rounder! out the leader list with a 297. Frank Stranahan of Toledo, 0.. was the top amateur with a 291.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Brooklyn .. .. 53 34 .SOW St. Louis 53 34 .809 Chicago 47 38 .553 5 Cincinnati .... 41 43 .488 IOS Boston 42 48 .477 11% New York 27 49 .430 15 * Philadelphia 35 47 .427 15% Pittsburgh 34 51 .400 18 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Boston 45 25 .722 New York 53 34 594 11% Detroit 49 37 .570 14 Washington .... 44 42 .512 19 Cleveland 41 47 .484 23 St. Louis .... 38 50 .432 28 Chicago 34 53 .391 29% Philadelphia .... 28 80 .302 37 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. G.B. Indlanapoli* .. 57 40 .588 St. Paul 57 42 .574 1 Louisville 54 42 .571 1% Kansas City 50 47 .515 7 Milwaukee 48 48 .489 9% Minneapolis .. 45 50 .474 11 Columbus ... 34 58 391 18% Toledo 39 81 .390 1»H SATURDAY’S RESULTS National League Chicago 4-3, Philadelphia 3-2. Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh I. Cincinnati 2. New York 1. St. Ixmilk 3. Boston 1. American League St. Louis 5. Boston 4. New York 7. Chicago 0 Detroit 4. Philadelphia 3. Cleveland 10, Washington 2. American Association Toledo 4. Milwaukee 2. Columbus 5, Kansas City 2. Louisville 3. St. Paul 0. Minneapolis at Indianapolis, rain. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National LeagU* Brooklyn 3-4. Pittsburgh 0-5. Cincinnati 5-1, New York 0-2. Chicago 3-2. Philadelphia 0-1. St. Louis 24. Boston 1-4. American League Philadelphia 4-7, Detroit 3-11. Boaton 5-7. St. Louis 0-4. New York 3-3, Chicago 2-9. Washington 2-7, Cleveland 1-5. American Association St. Paul 84, Indianapolis 5-12 (Ist game 10 Innings I. Toledo 44. Kansas City 3-7. Louisville 2, Minneapolis I. Milwaukee at Columbus, rain. Trade is s Mood Town — Decatur

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Mai or Leaaue Leaders Leading Batsmen National League Player 4 Club G AB R H Pct Hopp. Huston 75 270 50 102 .379 .Muslal, St. L. 87 352 7o 13u .369, Walker, Brook. 80 312 16 ill .365 Mice. New York 83 320 58 105 .328 Gordon, N. Y 68 225 37 70 .311 American League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Williams. Bost. 92 323 94 118 .365 Vernon, Wash. 80 319 55 114 .357 DiMaggio. Boot. 81 204 53 103 .339 Edward*. Cleve. 66 242 37 79 .326 Berardlno. Si L 86 351 41 114 .325 Home Runs William*, lied Sox 27 Greenberg. Tigers 23 Keller, Yankees 19 Mice. Giant* 19 DiMaggio. Yankees 17 Pitching Newhouaer. Tiger* 18-3 .857 Herring. Dodger* 6-1 .857 Kush. Cut* .... . 8-1 .857 Dickson, Cardinals 8-2 .800 Ferris, Red Sox 15-4 .789 0 Legion Game Sunday Is Halted By Rain Rain washed out the American I>Kion tilt with Ike Smith's AllStars Sunday at Worthman field after three and one-aalf inning* Decatur held a 7 to 0 lead over the Fort Wayne team when heavy rain fall stopped proceeding«. The game will be played at a later date. Miim - - W*"*** 1 - ■' Cubs Draw Largest Crowd In History New York. July 22.-(VP»—An-other all-time attendance record went into the major league book* ioday. the Chicago Cubs establishing it with a paying crowd of 46.377 for their Sunday double header with the Philadelphia Phillies. That was the larges’ crowd ever

Jr ? BKr * 41 CHAIRMAN Os THE »NATI War Investigating Committee. Sen. James w—d (D>N. Y.), signs a subpoena in Washington ordering Rep. Andrew J. May (D-Ky.) to appear and testify at the probe into the Oanson munition* combine. At right la committee counsel George Meader. It is the flrst time since U7« that a congressional subpoena has been issued for a WgUtokw to WfM|«r before • cosnmittee. UMWMttonol Eoundphoto)

i to attend a game at Wrigley field. I which ha* a seating capacity of 38.396. Led by that gathering, the National League oatdrew the Amer- • lean yesterday. A total of 104.330 attended the four double headers in the sent r circuit while 88,420 ' were on hand for games in the American. Billy Talbert Wins Two Tennis Titles Neenah, Wls.. July 22 (VPI — Billy Talbert, Wilmington. Del., added two more 1946 lennl* title* to his collection today. Talbert routed a foreign chai longer—Cesar Carmona, No. 1 player of the Philippines — in straight sets 6-3, 8-2. to retain hi* western hard court* .-'.istnplotwhlp ■ yesterday. Then, with Boh Falkenberg, lx»» Angele*, lie defeated two other lam Angele* players—Sam Match and Robert Pores, 8-2, 8-2, to win the doubles title. mull fl i*. Blames Delinquency On Drinking Parents Indianapolis. July 22 -(CPI— The Indiana anti-saloon league today blamed the increase In jnvenlle delinquency in Indianapolis on more drinking among parent*. Clayton M. Wallace, superintendent of the league, said in a uennoti at memorial Baptist church yesterday that the 79 percent increase in child delinquency In the Hoosier capital this year was “ a logical result of a 6o percent Increase in consumption of alcoholic beverage*' In Indiana" "More parent* drinking more liquor kt hound to cause more juvenile delinquency," Wallace said. - —0 Frads Io a Good Town — Decatur

Decatur looses Ernst Chicago. Ind.. July 22 — (UP) — South Ifond I’ohl No. KI eliminated Decalur Post No. 43 today in the find game of a four-team sectional of the American Legion junior hasehall tournament. The score was So u t h Hend •, Decatur 2. Teams from Rochester and East Chicago met in the second game thia afternoon, and the winner playa South Hend in the aectional finals later today. —o Genera) Lafayette was wonnd.-d during the Revolutionary war at the battle of Brandywine.

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Johnny Ges another chance today. and the <”»•• n,n ‘‘ lm ' h southpaw was off to a good start toward fulfilling a six year-old promise. Johnny I* the 2lspounder for whom ihe Pittsburgh Pirate* paid 475.000 to get from Syracuse .In 1940. That's 1344.19 a pound but Johnny wasn't even giaal for black market sandwiches when hl* arm went dead. Yet the giant*, who turned 40-year-old couch lied Kress into u pitcher last week In their fling ine frustration, gave Geo another ebance yesterday and he camo through. Johnny needed help but the 2 to I victory over the Ri*la was hl* — and the Giants' first victory at Cincinnati this year . . . bend and bow, junior, but don’t fall . . . Another first starter made the grade, too. He wax Early Wynn, who hurled the Washington Senators to a 7 t» !> win over Cleve land . . . Early was late, hot l>etter late than, etc. . . .

Well, well, did you see where those ferocious gentlemen have been indulging In fisticuff* again. Those durned Dodger* ju«t can't stem to get along with anybody No. It wasn't Eddlw Stanky thli time. Dick Whitman, rookie outfielder. caught the fever when he was trapped off third base. He knocked down l«ee Handley of the Pirates and Itefore you could *ay "Jackie Robinson'* In the Branch Rickey vernacular they were engaged In the second best pastime of the Brooklyn ball club A few other minor fist fightv broke out as teammates assembled hastily In the direction of the main event. But, as is the case in most baseball hrawla, the language was stronger than the punches ... few hit*. everylx»dy running, plenty of error* . . . Paging Mister MacPhall: Hank Borowy won another ball game for the Chicago Cub*. If* the r.ame pitcher who Loud Larry of the Yankee* explained "couldn't win past mhl season' when losold Borowy last year . . . Hank must think It's still June . . . And another MacPhall caatoff isn't doing too badly. That would he Bill Zuber, waived to those Boston Red Sox (whom the Yankee* are pursuing m unsuccess-

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