Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 172, Decatur, Adams County, 23 July 1946 — Page 6

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Berne Teams And G. E. Club Take Openers Two Herne team* and the Decatur 0. E. Club survived open Ing Kamen in the Adam* qounty aoftball tournament, played Mon day night at Worthman field. The Herne All-Star* eliminated legion Pont 41 in the opener last Light. I to 1; Habegger Furniture of Berne downed K. of C. In a wild acoring hattie, 13 to 10, and 0. E. no*ed out the Moo*e tosjge. 2 to 1, in the final tilt. Two game* are on the schedule tonight, with McMillen playing Yag<r Furniture of Herne at 7:30 J>. m, fp|!owed hy Schafer va the Herne All-Htara. Semi-final* will »p played Wednesday night, with Habegger and 0. E. Club tangling at 7:30. followed by the winner* of tonlght'a game*. The cbamplon«hip tilt will be played at 8:45 p. m Thursday Two four-run Inning* brought an t to 1 victory to the Herne AllStar* In laat night's tourney opener. Four hit* and an error were good for four run* In the nr*t Inning, and four more counted in the aiath on five hit*. Coebran'* home run in the fifth Inning provided the Legion* only run Habegger pounded out 13 hlta end were aided by 10 error* to score in every inning and defeat the K. of C.. I* to 10, in the second tourney lilt. K of C. took a temporary lead by scoring five run* in the first inning on only one hit. but Habegger came right back to score five in the same frame on ju«t two hits. A tig ala-run fourth inning proved the necessary margin for the winner*. The final game was close all tne way. O. E. drew first blood with one run In the first inning on three hits but the Moose evened the score in the second frame without a hit. A pair of errors and a long fly tallied the winning run for G. E in the fourth inning. Scores by innings: RHE legion 000 eio o—l 3 1 Berne All-Stars4<tffOO4x—HT2 2

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Berry and llaugk; 11. Schwarts and W Stuckey RHE K of C 530 000 1-10 g 10 Habegger .. Sil <32 S—IM 13 5 11. Raker and Hackman; Myer* and Liechty. R H E G. E. Club ... 100 100 o—2 5 2 Moose 010 <MW o—l 4 1 Hauermelster and M. Ladd; Sharp and Davis. ' ■ Indianapolis Drops Si. Paul To Third ■y United P'eaa Indianapolis had cooled the hot hreath of St. Pau; In the American Association today only to find fiery Ixtubvllle Colonels challenging from second place, a game and a half behind. The Indian* broke the Saints' bld by taking the odd game of the series last night, M to 4. to drop them into third position. In the mHanttme. laiuiuvllle continued to play heads-up hall to edge Minneapolis, 2 to 1, for the runnerup spot. In other games, Milwaukee split a doubleheader with Columhue. losing M to 1, and winning 13 to 7 while Toledo trounced Kansas City 11 to 1. Two big inning* were the downfall of St. Pajyl The Indian* drove four runs across the platter In the second inning and three in the eighth to sew up the game on an lidtit attack Mel Ro*er went the route for Indianapolis, scattering seven hlta. laiuisvllle used three pitcher* In whipping Phil Oates, Minneapolis' lone hurier. In a game which produced seven bit* for each aide. Harry Kimberlln wa* the winning pitcher, relieving Joe Ostrowski after the Miller* had tied the score in the eighth In their half of the inning, the Colonel* pushed across the winning tally. Jack Creel set Milwaukee down on four hits in taking the first game of the twilight-night doubleheader. Columbus pounded out 11 hits and was aided by tour Brewer error* in taking the lopsided victory. Mike Natisin'a two-run first Inning homer was all the runs the Red Birds needed. In the second game. Milwaukee overcame a six-run Red Bird first inning with a 17 bit attack that scored runs in six of the nine innings. A pair of home rune, one with the bases full, by Jerry Witte, Toledo first baseman and leading Association home run hitter, clinched a four hit hurling job for lefty Earl Jones. Witte got his grand slam blow in the third inning and followed with another round tripper hie next time at bat. Meanwhile, Jone* had an easy time subduing the Kansas City batter* with a wide assortment of curves. —— -9 — Four-Year-Old Boy is Killed By Auto Delphi, Ind., July 23—(UP)— Rites were planned today for four-year-old Clarence Pearson, who was killed when struck by a car driven by James D. Mahoney of Redlands, Calif., near Lafayette yesterday. His father Raymond. 30, who wa* standing with Clarence at the side of a car when they were struck, suffered serious injuries.

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Cardinals Have Fine Record To Date On Road New York, July 23—(DPI-The At. h>uis Cardinal*, who thrive on travel, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, who Inaiat there !e “no place like home" were In perfect strategic spot* today to carry on their battle for the National League lead. Tied for finst place, the Dodger* under normal clrcunutance* would have the advantage since they open a 12 game home stand at Ehbete field today, while the Cardinal* begin a Junket against the Giants at the Polo Ground* which will lake them to every National League park before they return home to St. 1-ouis But that Isn't the way It hast worked out to date. The Cardinal*, who ireat every road trip like it was a vacation, have compiled the best traveling record of any team In the majors with 2.1 victories and only 14 defeat* That Is even bet ter than their record at home where they have won 2M and loot 20 and didn't even have a .500 mark until their last home stand when they warmed jjp to win 16 out of 22 game* The Dodgers, on the other hand, are the best home team in lhe National League with 2* victories against nine defeats In Brooklyn, although on the road they are below .500 with 24 wins and 25 losses. In the American Mague, the second place Yankee* were at the "now or never" stage in their forlorn hopes of catching the runaway Red Sox. Boston, now 11-H games In front of the Yankees, open* a western road trip at Chicago. The laat time the Red Sox went west they left home with a 10-game margin. but struck a alump and the Yankees picked up three important games. Then the Red Sox, who are one of the most phenomenal home cluhs of modern times, returned to Boston and fattened their margin They now have won 42 game* and lost eight at Fenway Park, whereas on the road their record I* 23 win* and 17 l- sses. In lhe National League, the clulo with the exception of the Cards show their strength at home. Only one team, the Pirates, has played below .500 baseball at home. However, only two Nat tonal clubs, the Cards and the Cubs have managed to win more game* than they have lost on the road. The trend is different in lhe American. The four first division club*, thu Red Sox. Yankee*. Tiger* and Senator* have won more than they have lost at home and all but lhe Senator* of the top quartet have played better than .500 baseball on the road.

BASEBALL RESULTS

NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 61 34 609 St. Louis 63 34 .809 Chicago 47 38 .663 5 Cincinnati .... 41 43 .488 104 Boaton 42 4« 477 New York 37 48 .430 164 Philadelphia .... 36 47 .487 15% Pittsburgh 34 Si 400 18 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.S. Boston .. 16 26 .722 New York 63 88 .600 11% Detroit 48 37 .570 14 Washington 44 42 .512 18 Cleveland 41 47 .486 23 St. Louis 38 60 .432 20 Chicago 34 63 .381 20% Philadelphia .... 28 60 .302 37 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. G.B. Indianapolis 68 40 .582 Louisville 57 42 .578 14 St. Paul 57 43 .570 2 Kansas City 50 41 .510 8 Milwaukee 47 48 480 10 Minnaspolia 46 51 .488 12 Toledo — 4# 61 AM 184 Columbus 87 57 .384 10 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League No games scheduled. American League No games scheduled. American Association Indianapolis I, St. Paul 4. Louisville 2, Minneapolis 1. Columbus 8-7, Milwaukee 111. Toledo 11, Kanes* City 1. - g Municipal League To Meet Wednesday Indianapolis. July 23—(UP>— The vanguard of some 460 representative* of Hoosier cities and towns arrived here today for the three-day meeting of the Indiana municipal league opening tomorrow. Proposed legislation designed to ease the “postwar plight" of stats communities will be discussed. Mayor L. J Bruner of Bloomington, president, will preside over the sessions. 1 Trade la • Good Town - Deeatsy

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Zale Favored To Defeat Graziano — BULLETIN New York, July 23 — (UP) —The middleweight fight between champion Tony Zale and challanger Rocky Graziano, scheduled for Thursday night at Yankas Stadium was postponed today when the Indiana titleholder suffered an attack of inter-costal neuritis. New York. July 23- (VP) — The betting swing toward middleweight champion Tony Zale indl rated today that he will go Into the Yankee Stadium ring Thursday night favored to beat chsllenger Rocky Graziano. Ten days ago. the price was 13-5 favoring Graziano. Today that quotation bad been hammered down to 74 to 6. Zale support was increasing conManlly among eastern ••smart-money” bettors; and "important money" from Chicago was reported ready to lie planked down on the champion. Apparently it has dawned belatedly upon the bottling fraternity that the middleweight champion of the world la going to liat Thursday night In the park that Babe Ruth built—not just a 32-year-old guy named Tony, who has of serious competition for four years. Also, many fistic followers are recalling the ancient ring adage: “always string with the champion." Irving Cohen, co-manager of Graruno, said that the swing to ward Zale made everyone In the challenger's camp "very happy." because It reminded them of last March 29 when last-minute betting enthusiasm for welterweight champion Many Servo sent him Into Madison Square Garden favored at 7-5 to beat Rocky. Servo was knocked out at 1:25 of the second round, after he|ng floored three times. However, the Zale backers scoff at Graziano's knockout over Servo They emphasize that Servo weighed only 1444 pounds, against Graziano's 162. The script will be entirely different thia time, they promise, when Rocy. healing ahost 163. tackles tbs big, brawny middleweight king, who'll register about 158 pounds. Zale supporters recall also that In Rocky's seven straight victories at the Garden, be registered slz kayoes over welterwlghts, but failed to belt out the lone middleweight he encountered. On Jan. 18. Sonny Home. 156%. lasted the full 10 rounds against Graziano. 1654. although Graziano won the decision. Even the most ardent Graziano admirer will admit that Zale was a great fighter when ho entered the navy In 1842—a strong, rugged explosive body-punching special let. But they are hotting that the champ from the steel city of Gary, Ind., no longer is “a man of steel" because of his tong absence from big-time competition. They shrug off Zato's siz straight knockouts in tune-ip bouts r’nee he returned from service. "Just a bunch of stiffs." they explain. — — Seventy years before the signing of the Declaration of independence. 30 families, led by a Jesuit priest, founded the present village of "Old** Albuquerque.

Mofor Leaaue Leaders Leading Batsmen National League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Hopp. Bo 75 270 50 102 .379 Musial, St.L. . 87 352 70 130 .318 Walker. Ilrklyn 80 312 46 114 .365 Mize. N. Y 85 320 58 105 .328 Gordon. N.Y. .. 68 225 37 70 .311 American League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Williams. Ito. 92 323 94 118 .365 Vernon. Wash. 80 319 55 114 .357 DlMaggiu, 80... 81 304 53 103 .339 Edwards. Cleve. 66 242 37 79 326 Herardlno. St L. 86 351 44 114 .325 Home Runs Williams, lied Sox 27 Greenberg, Tigers 23 Keller. Yankees 19 Mize, Giants 19 Di Maggio. Yankees 17 Pitching Newhouser. Tigers ... 18 3 .857 Itorring, Dodger* 6 1 .857 Kush, Cubs 6 1 .857 Dickson. Cardinals ..... 8 2 .800 Ferris, Red Sox 15 4 .789 ——•—• —O 1 — Enlarge Capacity Os Purdue Grid Stadium Lafayette, Ind., July 23— (VP)— Expansion of Ross-Ade stadium to accommodate 40.000 persons will enable more Hoosiers to see the Purdue-Indiana university football classic next November, Boilermaker officials said today. Guy (Red i Mackey, Purdue athletic director, said plans bad been completed for the addition of some 15,000 neats to the stadium. He said the work would be completed by the Indiana Purdue game and possibly In time for the PurdueWisconsin game Nov. 2. Bob Nipper Named DePauw Grid Coach Greencastle, Ind., July 23-IVP) - Bob Nipper, one time aii-Ameri-can basket ball star for Butler uni versity, today was appointed bead football coach at DePauw university. Nipper, recently discharged from the navy, has been basketbail and football coach at Indianap ills Short ridge high school. He gained court fame on Butler's 1925 national intercollegiate cham pions and also was sn all-state football player that year. Ho sue eeeda Raymond “Gaumy" Neal, who waa advanced to athletic director recently.'

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East Chicago Wins In Legion Tourney Washington of Raat Chicago won the American U-gicn region a) Junior baseball tournament Monday evening, defeating South Bend. 2 to o. In lhe final game. Washington advanced to the finals by eliminating Rm-hosler ’ to 0. after the South Bend learn hnd defeated Decatur in the tourney opener. 9 to 2. South Bend drew first hlood in the opening game yesterday, acoring two In the first inning on two lilis and a ba«e on hell*. Hit* by Jackson and Helm were goes! for a Decatur tally In the first frame, but South Bend came back with three hit* for a run in the second. Decatur counted ll* final run In the third inning on a walk and hits by Black and Helm. After counting twice In the fourth Inning. South Bend put lhe game on ice with four run* in the fifth on four hit* and an error. The Decatur box score: South Bend AB R H E, Bellair. 3h .... 4 1 2 "I Scherrone. Ih .. ..2 <• " 11 Troutman, lb 1 « " 0 Tampa*, cf Ill*' Rouhier. cf 4 I 1 n p ..... 4 14" B. Evans, c 4 110 Voynovhh. 2b .. 4 3 4 0 D. Evans. If ... ..2 1 o " Marchbank. s» 4 0 10 Totals ... . ... 32 » 13 I Decatur AB R H E Jackson. 2b 4 2 10 Grant. If 3 o 0 It Hlack. cf. p 3 0 ,2 0 Melm, lb -» 3 0 2 0 Ahr, c 3 0 0 1 Gaunt, p. cf 3 0 0 0 J. Gllllg, 31 2 0 0 2 Everett. 3b 0 0 0 0 Lichtenstelger, S* 3 0 0 0 D. Giilig. rs 1 0 0 0 Thoma*, rs 1 o 0 0 Total* 26 2 6 3 Score by Innings; South Bend .... 210 240 0-9 Decatur 101 000 0-2 Indians, Yankees Win In Tournament The Indians defeated the Senator*. 3 to I. and the Yankee* eliminated the White Sox, 1< to 7. in the summer recreation softball league tourney openers thia morning at Worthman field. RHE Indians 100 20 • 3 3 2 Senator* 000 10 • 1 3 1 Costello and Kitson; Mimiw and Pollock. RHE White Sox 033 01 ■ 7 8 2 Yankees 574 Ox ■ 16 14 1 Doan. Secaur and Brunton; Johnhop and Foor. Tom Ahr Injured In Monday's Game Tom Ahr, son of Mr. and Mr*. Lloyd Ahr of this city, was Injured during the Decatur-South Bend basebail game Monday in lhe regtnai American Legion junior tournament at East Chicago Ahr, catcher for lhe Decatur team, suffered a blow to hi* stomach In attempting to prevent a South Bend player from scoring. Ahr finished the game but when be complained of pain after lhe control, was taken to the office of Dr. Stewart Niblick, former Decatur man. who advised lhe youth be kept In the hospital overnight aa a precautionary measure. His condition was reported good late Monday night and he, wa* expected to be released today. Local Man Fined For Reckless Driving Lawrence Springer, of Elm street, waa fined fl and coat* by Mayor John B. Stulu In city court late Monday afternoon on a plea of guilty to reckless driving, Springer wa* arrested by city pollen after bl* auto knocked over a lamp post on Line street at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon.

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Colleges Fighting Professionalism Chicago. July -23 iVP> attempt to halt a 2« year trend toward professionalism in college sport* today became the goal of representative* of 19 athletic con ference* in m*hml<>ii here. The conference official* will draft recommendations at lhe clone of their two day meeting which will be presented to member* of lhe exeiutlve committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Aa nociation which convene* tomorrow. Kenneth L. Wilson, commissioner of the big ten conference and secretary of the NCAA, called lhe conference leaders together for the avowed purpose of steering collegiate athletic programs back Into strict amateur channel*. "There i* no denying that In the pa*t 20 years there has lieen an alarming Increuse in the recruiting and Ruhsidlxatlon of athlete* by the colleges," Wilson said, "no longer is It a case of where lhe boy seeks the school, rather just the opposite. College sport* are amateur sports, but there ha* come to be widely divergent opinion of what conatitute* an amat eur." Wllaon *aid he and (he other conference official* nought to “coriect certain evil* before they con damage our system of nports." "jt is our earnest hope," the western conference commli-aloner said, "that we can get our house in order before any outsider* step in and try Io do it for us. Everyone attending this meeting ha* devoted many year* to the cau»e of Intercollegiate athletic*. We

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know the problem* »<■ think w<- cun m.-n ih. a and prescribe soluiloto than outsider* could.'' ■ Professor K.irl l.eib of q, A versify of lowa „ member <9 NCAA executive < »nimir-«w 9 progress on ’ pr,f m *- 2 I hun m complete atrwtr.e-.aM major Issue, wa« the tmud J wide-scale r«-< rutting Hon and burruinlng on 'ujß of athletics anil si Ikh.li spot lighted <1 urn It tbs months with the releaw sands of athletics from i*X Wilson however e'nphj.rs® problems tile colleges not war liorn ones ■ "The bask- problem* we fuifl ones that have drveloH the year*." he said, "thu ideal time to face them kt I are ju*t leveling off afw fl war when many ellhilitf gfl arda were relaxed" I o — B Eighteen game preen* fl been established in Wjmmgß 1939. I More than 4«t *p<>rt-i**ifl ganixatton* were tuhitioaixl Wyoming in 1939 ■

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