Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 179, Decatur, Adams County, 31 July 1946 — Page 6

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Dodgers Beal Cardinals In Series Opener New York, July 31 <I'P) Leo Durcaher, orating to any one who would volunteer to 11-ten wax dl«cuaalng one of hl* Dodger*. “He can't hit," he can't run. ho isn't a aura fielder but he** the heat darned player on thin duh.” he raid. That'a Peaky Eddie Stanky to day'* hero in Flatbush. Btanky beat the Cardinal* last night, 2 to 1, giving Brooklyn a vital opening victory In the big three game series with the Cardinal*, which booafed the Dodger fleet place margin to 3'i gamea. The bard-lo*lng little second baseman from Mobile, Ala., who haa a fancy hall player*' voeanulary but can't even pronounce the word defeat, played exactly according to Durocher'* description of him. He got no hit*, he didn't run sensationally and he wa* no whi» afield until the ninth. Then came a dutch play he had to make, one of those impossible atop* that live long In the memory of the fan* who raw it, and he made it. The Dodgers were ahead 2 io 1. but Stan Muslai had gotten on via an error and George Kurowakl hod coaxed a walk which «enl starter Rube Melton out of the game. Harry (Little Dixie! Walker greeted relief pitcher Hank Behrman with a scorching bounder that went atraight over second, looking like a sure hit until Htanky Intercepted It with a deaperate lunge and forced Kurowakl at second. That ended the Cardinal threat and sent Howie Pollett down to hi* flrat defeat of the year against Brooklyn and hl* fifth lo** against 12 victoria*. Melton, who wa* started on a gamble by Durocher, pitched hi* beat game in year* for hi* first victory since returning from military service, giving up four hit* compared with the five Pollett yielded; The Cards took a short lived lead in the seventh on Modal's double and Joe Garaglola'a -harp single. Tuo Dodgers went ahead to stay In their half when Pee Wee Reese tripled, Dixie Walker singled and rookie Car) Furillo doubled. The Red Sox took a 12% game lead, their widest to date, as Dave (Boot Ferris* pitched the American league runaway to a three hit, 4 to # victory at Cleveland for his sixth straight and his 17th decision Ted William* scored hl* J noth run on his 28th limner and Rip Russell also homered to give

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Ferri** the batting support he needed Detroit cut (he lead of the dispirited second place Yankee* to a dug'* game, winning a close fi to 5 declnlon despite three New York homers by Tommy Henrich. Charley Keller and Aaron Robison. Virgil Truck* squelched u Yankee threat hi the ninth a run short of a tie for 12th victory He struck out 13 hatter*. Jeff Heath's three run homer climaxed a wild 11th Inning at St. Lotti* in which the Brown* topped the Senator*. 6 Io 3. Washington broke a 2-all tie with a run in the 11th and St. Ixitti* tied It at 3-all before Heath delivered his game winning smash. Vent Stephen* and Chet lautbs also hit Brown homer*. The Athletics put on one of their rare hitting display* to top the White Box. 9 to 2 at Chicago Sum Chapman hit u three run hotner in a big aix run *eventh inning The A * made 14 hits. The Giants evened the count In their bardfought series with the Cuba at New York, winning 3 to 2 In the ninth when Johnny Mix* doubled and Goodwin Rosen punched a single past first base for the deciding run off Bill Chipman. the relief hurler who had beaten them In 11 inning* on Monday. Lyn Rowe, one of the great comeback star* of 1346, scored hl* Hth victory and his fourth In a row for the Phil* by beating Cincinnati, 8 to 4 at Philadelphia. In order to win he had to atop the •Ix-game victory streak of another comeback star, Johnny Vandermeer. Catcher Andy Seminick with three single* and a three run homer was the Phil's hatting star. Pittsburgh at Boston was rained out. Yesterday's star Jeff Heath of the Brown* who broke up an 11Inning struggle with a three run homer that l»eat Washington. 6 Io 3. o . Ask Heavyweight Bout Be Shifted To Detroit New York, July 31 — (UP)—Promoter Mike Jacoh* awaited word from champion Joe Ixrnis and challenger Tumi Mauriello today on a proposal to shift the scene of their forthcoming heavyweight title bout from New York’s Yankee stadium to a site In Detroit. Jacobs said boxing commissioner John Hettche of Michigan called bim asking that the fight lie shifted to Detroit, home town of Imuh. for a night sometime in September. He told Hettche that since hoth fighter* were signed for the Sept. 18 appearance here, he would have to get their consent before he could give any definil • answer. A monument commemorating a high mass conducted by Father Pierre Jean DeSmet on July 5, 1840. stands near Daniel. Wyo. It was erected by the Knights of Columbus in tribute to the religious pioneer of America's legendary West. Trade In a Good Ton — Decatur

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G. E. Downs Legion In Softball League The G. E Club defeated fx>glon Post 43, 8 to 1, In a Decatur softball league tilt Tuesday night al Worthman field. Ix-gion scored Ila lone run In the firm* Inning on a hit and an error. G. E. combined two hits with a pair of walk* and two hit batsmen for three run* In the third, and cemented the victory with two more in the fifth and three In the sixth. In an exhibition game, McMillen defeated Hoosier Con.lenxery of Bluffton, 11 to 5. The winner* pounded out 16 hit* to score In every Inning except the fifth. Hc-irea by innings: RHE Legion 100 000 0-1 36 G. E Club ou3 023 x • 8 5 3 Andrew* and Haugk; Bauer meister and M Ladd. RHE Bluffton 004 010 -580 McMillen 412 103 x - 11 IE 4 Call, Faulkner and lawk wood; Belking, Sharp and Jackson. The Moose will play an exhibition game at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, followed by the lx-glor> vs Waynedale, and the G. E. Club will play at Berne Friday in a league tilt. •actional Schedule The sectional tournament will open at Bluffton next Tuesday at 7:30 pm. The (1. E. Club, winner of the Adams county tourney, will meet the Fort Wayne Eagle* at 9 p.m. Tuesday. The schedule follows: Tuesday Gamo 1—7:30 p.m—Huntington county winner v* Allen county winner. Game 2—9 p.m.—Fort Wayne Eagle* v* Decatur G. E. (Tub. Wednesday Game 3-7:30 p.m.— Ossian Merchants vs Fort Wayne G. E. Club. Game 4 9 p.m. Winner game 1 vs winner game 2. Thursday Game 5—8:30 p.m. — Winner game 3 vs winner game 4. (Final).

Indianapolis Lead Cut To Three Gaines By United Press Milwaukee chilled the hot pace ot league-leading Indianapolis to give Loulavllle an opportunity to be within three gamra of first place in the American AMociallon today. The Brewers shut out Indianapolis last night. 4 to 0, on the seven hit twirling ot Ewald Pyle. In other games. Utulsville whipped Minneapolis. 9 to 4, St. Paul trimmed Columbus, 4 to 2. and Toledo blanked Kaneaa City, M to 0. Despite getting less hits than the Indians, Milwaukee made its six blows count for two runs in the fourth and two in the sixth for the victory margin. Pyle wan In rare form In scattering the leader’s hits over the route for the shutout Johnny Hutchings was the losing pitcher. A four-base blow with the banes loaded by Frank Genovese, lamia ville outfielder, defeated Minne apolls. The second-place club made 10 hits in racking up the win George Diehl pitched three-hlt ball for the Colondla, but one of the hits was a three-run homer by infielder Ernie Andres. Harry Taylor won a mound duel from Bill Clemenxen In St. Paul'e second consecutive defeat over Columbus. Both teams made seven hits apiece but the Saints were helped by a Columbus error. Toledo’s Kbit attack was good enough for half an many runs in blanking Kansas City. Fred Sanford scattered it hl:a over the route while the Blues used three pitchers in attempting to stop the Hens. g Dodgers Over Million Mark In Atendance

New York, July SI.-(UP»-The Brooklyn Dodgers, with 32 more home games to go. were already past the million mark In attend dance today and appeared virtually certain to break the all-time aeaoon mark of 1.214,910 for Ebbeut Held set when they won the pennant In 1941. The Dodgers, third tnsjor league club to go over a million, came through last sight whet, a capacity crowd of 31.440 saw them defeat the second place Cardinals. 2 to 1. That brought the season total to 1,.>22.400 for 45 games to date. 0 Irish Settlement' Picnic Next Sunday The St. Mary’s church in the “Irish Settlement” near Geneva, will bold Ito annua! picnic Sunday. It is located seven miles east of Geneva. Chicken dinner will be served from 4 to 9 pm. There will bo lunch, refreshments, snd concMsions. Music will be furnished by “Joe Geels Family Musk Ranch** f Decatur. Everybody is welcome.

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As A. L Baseball Delegates Met With Prexy - ran ' |j .'I ft J BTI r* l wflD 'wl "i m -I 1 I H -Idir 7 \ fSg Ki kV tKWb v ■r ml Jk If J MEMBERS OF THE American League delegation, which met with League President William Harridge in Chicago to present the player*' contract recommendations, are shown during the meeting- Seated. left to right, are Joe Kuhel of the White Box. Johnny Murphy of the Yank*. Gene Desautels ot the A’», Mel Harder of the Indians, Hobo Newsom of the Nat* and Harridge. Standing, left to right, are Hank Greenberg of the Tigers, Pinky Higgins of the Red Sox. Babe Dahlgren of the Blown* ami Tommy Henrich ot the Yank*. Murphy was named chairman of a three-man cmtnlttee which will meet the wners' steering committee In New York Aug. 5.

BASEBALL RESULTS w •! ”■ —••«**■

AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. GB. Boston 70 28 .714 New York 57 40 .588 1244 Detroit 55 40 .579 13% Washington M 46 .521 19 Cleveland 46 52 .469 24 Bt. Ixiuis 41 54 .432 27% ChlcagJ 38 58 .396 31 Philadelphia .... 28 67 .296 4<*% NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 59 36 621 St. Ixtitis 55 39 .585 3% Chicago 61 43 543 t* Cincinnati 45 48 .484 13 Boston 44 49 .473 14 New York 43 51 448 16'4 Philadelphia 40 51 .440 17 Pittsburgh 37 55 .402 20'4 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. GB. Indianapolis 65 43 .602 Ixiulaville 62 46 .574 3 81. Paul 60 48 .556 5 Kansas City 52 55 .486 12M. Milwaukee 51 55 .481 13 Minneapolis ... 48 56 462 15 Toledo 47 62 .431 18 >4 Columbus 41 61 .402 21 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League New York 3. Chicago 2. Brooklyn 2. St. Louis I Philadelphia 8, Cincinnati 4. Pittsburgh at Boatou, rain. American League Detroit 6. New York 5. Boston 4. Cleveland 0. Philadelphia 9. Chicago 2 St. iatuis 6. Wethington 3 (11 innings). American Association Milwaukee 4. Indianaisdi* 0. lamisville 9. Minneapolis 4. St. Paul 4. Columbus 2. Tided > 8, KanMH City o. 0 Junior Legion Team To Practice Friday All member* of the Decatur Jun lor fx*gion basehall team are a*ked to report for practice at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon at "Worthman field. Several members of the team have asked that further game* Im- scheduled and Deane Dorwin, coach of the team, otuted that if enough b.iya report for practice, a few more game* will be played.

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Red Sox Winners Os League Tourney Coming form behind to tic the score in the fifth Inning, the Red Box went on to score one run in the sixth frame to defeat the Indians. 9 to 8. in the final game of the summer recreation softball league tournament this morning at Worthman field The Red Sox had also won the league title during the regular schedule of play. Score by innings: RHE Red Sox 001 521—9 12 0 Indians 301 400- 8 6 0 Brokaw, Hiatt and Pollock; Costello and Hackman. The Cards and Red* will moot In the final game of the recreational baseball league tournament at the field Friday morning at !t:3o o'clock. n, , „■ „ Q Mai or Leaaue Leaders Leading Batsmen National League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Hopp. Boston 80 290 50 109 .875 Walker. Brook. 88 341 61 127 .372 Mffidal. St. U 91 377 73 135 .358 Mize. New York 95 359 69 124 .346 Htanky, Brook 83 273 61 81 .308 Gordon, N. V. 78 263 40 81 .308 American League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Vernon. Wash. 90 357 63 127 .356 William.’, Boa. IM 349 100 124 .355 Edwards. Cleve. 76 282 41 93 .330 DlMagglo. Bost. *9 337 54 108 .320 Pesky, Boston 99 <i>6 83 130 .320 Home Run* Williams. Red Sox 28 Greenberg. Tigers 23 Mize. Giants 22 Keller, Yankee* ... 20 Beerey, Indian., 17 DlMagglo, Yankee* 17 Pitching Newhotmor, Tigers 203 .870 Ferri**, Red Sox 17 4 .809 Hwri*. Red Box 13 4 .765 Feller, Indian* 196 ,7M Caandler, Yankee* 15-5 ,750 Higbe, Dodgers 9-3 ,750 g —- - 0 —— Round and square dancing, Wednesday night. Joe Geels Rarn. 1 0 Corn Is one of the few economic plants native f<> America.

Pittsburgh Pirates Sale Expected Soon Pittsburgh. July 31 (UP) The las) place Pit(eburgh Pirate* today were expected to lie sold In the near future either to Frank E McKinney, an Indlanapolie hanker, or Io Charle* J. Margiottl, former Pennsylvania atlorney general. President William Benswsnger. admitting that the team was on the block, said that he had dlscumied the sale with both mon and that he had engaged in a "very serion* and satisfactory conversation" with McKinney, co-owner of the Indianal*>ll* Indian* of the American AeaoclutlM. "I would say that these two have equal chance of making the purchase," Betucwanger said, "That does not mean, however, that there aren't other* negotiating. It also dotwn't m.-ati positively that we will sell now A telephone call, a telegram, might change the picture." Ih-newanger. representing Mr*

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Barney Dreyfuw and thw llarrtg. theater interest* which own most of the Pirate »<m fc wan said to bu St-eking de-tter than 83.6fnt.iwm for the club. He «ald that h” w " ul ' l again with Margiottl. probably to day. and that any offer made by him orby other prospective purchastni wwM ,M ' M ' - Kinney, who will Im given a c hance Ito top It. Mc Kinney ha* a 24 hour I option in which to make a new bld In New York. McKinney said that | i,e had two conference* with the Pittsburgh stockholdefw and that he was returning to InJlanapoli* to discUM the deal with two friends, whom he did not identify. He in-' dlcated they would join him in un effort to purchase the club. "I'll give my verdict In a week ot 1« days If nothing else happen* because I know there are other, partie* interested in the club," Mc Kinney said. 0 Study Suspension Order On Leibold Chicago, July 31-- (UP) - The executive committee of the national Association of minor leagues meets again today to <-onslder Ixmisvllle manager Harry (Nemo) Ix-ibold'* appeal of a season sitspension for an alleged attack on an umpire. The committee raceaead Its session yesterday without coming to a decision on Ix-llwtld'* case. Th>- Loatovllle manager I* under suspension for the remainder of the season. President Hoy Harney first susp<-nd«*l Ix-Hmld indefinitely, hut later reduced the sttspen slon to five days. Then president William G Bramham of the minor leagues ordered the season suslienshm after the two umpire* demanded a review of the case.

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