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- . . -•■■•'*■" Brecheen Hurls 8 To 1 Victory For Cardinals New York. Aug 8 <IT» Fane looking for hopeful signs In the St. Louie Cardinal pan nant picture professed to find them today in the apparent return of form of their "busy B pitcher*. Harry Brecheen, Alpha i Rrazle. and Johnny Bearley, who until lately hare been drone« In stead of workers. The particularly optimistic point ed to la»t season and figured' that the other Bnten. Charley Barrett and Ken Burkhart might j come through with outstanding work ** they did in the la t six week* of 1945, although up to now they haven't been of much help. Brecheen. usually a atandout late season pitcher, turned In a topflight job last night a* the Cardnal* defeated the Pirates a’ Pittsburgh, * to I. reducing Brook Jyn’s first place lead to 1'» games, i The lefty from Broken Bow. Okla had the Pirate* popping up. fly Ing out or striking out. the Cards getting only four assists In all and first baseman Stan Musial picking up but three putouts liar ry Walker led the 12 hit Cardinal attack on Lefty Fritz (Mermueller and three other pitchers with three singles. Oslermueller, trying for his third, shralght shut-out I was knocked out In the fourth In the American league, the de , Hated Yankees dropped 13 full; games behind the first place Bed Sos when they dropped a 12 inning game, 4 to 3, io the Senators at Washington Jimmy Vernon's single with the bases loaded sent home pitcher Louis I Bobo* New aom with the run that gave him his ninth win. He had singled to start the inning Hard luck Dizzy Trout was his ovn victim at St Lottis when ha held the Browns to six hits in a 3 to 2 Detroit defeat which was brought about when he threw wild trying to catch Jeff Heath off third ’base, permitting him to score The Tigers made 12 hila off Brownie pitcher Boh Mun <-rief. but wasted most of them The White Sox won their fifth straight game at Chicago, defeat Ing Cleveland. 4 to 3 when Whitey Plait singled in the winning run with two down in the ninth Cleve land took a 3 to 0 lead in the first inning and Chicago gradually whittled It down. Belief pitcher Earl Caldwell won his seventh game against two losses All other major league games were rained out Yesterday's star Bobo New sum. who went 12-lnnings at Wash tngton to beat the Yankee*. 4 to 3. then singled to start the winning rally.

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G E Team Manager Injured Wednesday B O Wynn, manager of the Decatur <1 E Club softball team, suffered a painful injury to his right eye previous to the team's game at Bluffton last night. Wynne glass's! were struck by a wild pitch, •he blow shuttering his glasses and inflicting lacerations below the right eyo whlc.i necessitated six stitches to cloxe ;.0 — ■ Junior Legion Ends Season With Victory The Decatur Junior U-gion baseI ball team wound up its season Wednesday afternoon, defeating the Bluffton team at Bluffton, 6 I to 3 This made Decatur's season record B> victories, three losmw and one tie. Bluffton drew (Irst blood, scoring one run in th.- opening inning without a hit. Decatur tied th< count in the fourth inning on doubles by Helm and (Jaunt. Decatur broke loose In the first I l« f the fifth with five runs on three hint, a walk, a hit batsman and an error. Big blow ol th« inning was (Jaunt's triple Bluffton came back for two runs on one hit ami a pair of errors. Black and (Jaunt limited the Bluffton team to only one hit. In a preliminary game, a team from the summer recreation baseball league blanked the Bluffton bays. 10 to o. scoring In every In- | ning. while Ladd held Bluffton to ■ four scattered hits Box scores: Decatur Boys AB RHE Meyers, 2b •• I " " (Irani, 3b 1 " " # Busse, c .10 10 Lichlelisteiger, <• o I 0 I) Ladd, p 3 12 0 Wefel, ss 3 0 0 0 Ogg, 3b 2 3 10 Bohnke, If 3 2 2 0 Kohns, if 3 0 1 o Merriman, rs 3 11 o Jennings, lb 2 11# | „ ,|. I H.— Totals 21 10 !» 0 Bluffton Boys AB R H E 1 Kyle, 3b 2 0 0 0 1 (Jilllom. 3b 2 0 11 ! Nash, If 2 0 1 o Smith, ss 2 0 1 o MeA<lama. p 2 0 10 Prichard, cf 1 o 11 # Miller, c 10 0 0 Compton, lb 10 0 2 Agley, rs « # « 0 Noonan, rs, ih 0 0 o 0 Totals 13 0 4 3 Score by inn Ings : Decatur 142 3 • 10 Bluffton #OO 0 ■ o Junior Legion AB RHE Jack Non, ss 300 0 J. Gllltg, 3h 3 12# Grant, 2b 110 1 Helm, lb 12 10 Ahr. rs 3 0 0 0 Gaunt, cf. p 3 0 2 0

D Gllllg, If 3 0 0 # Llchtenslelger, C Illi Black. p. cf - 1 # " Totals 21 6 6 2 Bluffton AB R H E J. Karch, M 3 1 0 0 Hills, rs . 2 110 Patton, lb 0 0 # 1 Peek, 3b 2 « " « Teeple. c 2 « • I Kisser, If 2 0 0 « M< Adamo, cf 2 # « » B Ranh, p 2 « • » Woodruff. 2b 2 I o o Totals Ifi 3 I 1 Si-ores by Innings: Decatur oo" 16 • 6 Bluffton Hf» #2 • 3 o Notre Dame Box Seats All Sold For Season Routh Bend. Ind . Aug. K ll'Pt All box seats for Notre Dame university's home football games next season have l>een sold, ticket manager M. Robert Cahill said today. Cahill said advance sales were the greatest in th- history of Irish football. General sale ot Individual game seals began on Aug. I. only alumni orders were being filled for the Notre-Dame-Army game in New York Nov. 9, Cahill said. General public ducats were sold out Aug. 3, he said. 0- , Legion Team Loses To Local 57,2-1 The Decautr American Legion team, unable to hit with men on base, suffered their first defeat of the season Wednesday, dropping a 2 to 1 decision to Local 67. Fort Wayne, in a twilight game at Worthman filed. Decatur scored Its lone run In the first inning D. Schnepf led off with a triple and tallied on Heed's single. With two out. a walk and Jackson’s hit loaded the bases but Terveer forced Jackson at second Fort Wayne evened the score in the second Inning on WerlIng’s triple and Kieler's double. The visitors scored the winning run in the fifth inning without a hit. Ness walked, stole second, vent to third on an infield out and tallied on Schamerloh's error The Decatur nine had two men on base In five different innings but lack the punch to drive in the needed runs The locals made ■ 11 hits to only five for laical 57. Decatur will meet another team from Fort Wayne federation league Sunday afternoon, tangling with Hoagland at Worthman field at 2:3u p. m. Local 67 AB R H E Voight. 2b 3 it 0 1 Wells, »s .. 2 « 0 0 Reynolds. If 3 0 0 # Werllng c ....2 110 Klsler. lb ..2«l# Vondram. cf . .. 300# Hefner, rs 3 # « # Ness. 3b 2 12# Ort. p 3 0 11 Totals ... ... • 23 2 5 2 Decatur AB RHE D Schnepf, *».... 4 1 2 I Reed. 3b 3 0 10 Llaln. cf 2 « 1 0 Andrews, c 3 0 10 Jackson, 2b -.4 0 1 0 Terveer, lb 4 0 0 0 Johnson, If -- 3 0 0 0 Eichhorn, rs 3 0 3 0 Rchainerloh, p ... 3 0 2 1 Totals .. 29 1 11 2 Score by Innings; lawal 57 #l# 010 0-2 Decatur 100 000 0-1 f — — Cards Defeat Reds In Tourney Final The Cards defeated the Reda. 7 to 6, In extra innings this morning at Worthman field in the final game of the summer recreation haaeball league tournament. This game wound up softball and baseball activity for the summer, RHE Card# I#l 103 1 • 7 « « 1 Reds 102 003 0 • • 8 3 | Lichtensteigei. Udd and Frank- ' lin, Llchtensteiger; J. Glllig and McConnell. 0 Trade In a Good Town — Decatur | CORT — Last Time Tonight — EAST SIDE KIDS "IN FAST COMPANY" ALSO—Shorts 9c 30c Inc. Tax • • FRI. & SAT. BILL ELLIOTT In the rale of Red Ryder “CONQUEST OF CHEYENNE” —o—o—- — Mon. Tuee.—The Unknown* A "The Mon Who Oared"

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Tony Lazzeri Found Dead In California San Francisco, Aug. 8. - d'l’t Anthony Mark tPoosh 'em ll' Tony 1 Lazzeri, who came up from th" fisherman's wharf district to become one of liasebaH'a greatest Infielder*, will Ih- burled here Io morrow in the city where he launch' d his diamond career. The lit lie f rmer infield sparkplug of the N'-w York Yank"'* 1 wa«i found dead 111 hl* home late yesterday, the victim of an ap--1 parent heart attack His body was discovered slumped at the Bm»i of a landing near the 1 entrance to their home by hi# wife. Maye, who cut short a northern 1 California vacation in reap nse to 1 calls from frletiilr who had been un- , aide to locate him. 1 Deputy corner Anthony Trabacco said laizzeri hud been dead about ’ 36 houtw before the Imdy was , found. An autopsy was .scheduled , for later today to d«-.ermine the , exact cauae of death. , The onetime guidl.ig hand In , the Yankees* infield would have I been 42 years old on lh-c. 6 hi , addition to hi* widow, he j* earr vlved by a son. David Anthony, 14 I Since hi" retin un nt from the , game at the close of the 1941 m-a---j son, Lazzeri hud been the co-owner j of a downtown cocktail liar in j addition to touring veteran*' hoapl- # tai* and aesletlng witli aandlot liase ) ball camp*. j Mr*. Lazzeri eaid her husband 1 had not complained of being ill, 2 although h>- had said he was tired and would have enjoyed a vacation. > H»- had put off the rest due to the I press of biMtineM. laizzeri was purchased by the Yank* al the chso- of the 1925 season for |6«.000 and five players, a

——^B^——' ■■■■! 11 I l ' ... —— —II II 81. Bl -II UM 81. —II —B> HI.! II l l l»B' BB IHB I »■ B B 1 ; '*'W '■ f." %SaKr* s" ibM®* ■' ' - . Qgfe.. 1* ] ' A k 9 -T< 'JMb BFWEHE » : Z .,Hz f wf' -j® 1 lass kwy joy? y&;K'’'Bhk Mm£* Jf / 1 —•. > {HI \•. * •J*X *«/4 ?' * * * wl e * r v- * z < <r ' *• b& -1 »V Jntt DAILY TINY LINDA KUPSTIIN pray« for the recovery of her friend, Howard Hufhee, who has been in a Hollywood hoepital eince the crash of his experimental plane. IJnda first met the millionaire flyer, when her dog, Duke, was struck by a car last October. Hughes rushed the pct to a veterinarian, and left money for its care. The dog died, and the child’s friend brought her • Ruff," with whom she's Shows above ta her hogr* i

r I fabulous eiim in baseball < litlea at Hie time. On Oct, 16. he was relea*ed l»y th«- Y.mkee al his owl. rei|U'-st. ——4 • NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Brooklyn .. . 62 4<> .6'lß St. lamls 611 41 .594 I'*' Chicago 53 46 .535 7H Boston .. 49 5o ,495 11*-j Cinclniiaii 48 gl .485 124 New York 47 55 .461 15 Pliiludelphia 42 56 492 18 Pittsburgh .... 38 60 .388 22 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G. 8.1 Boston .. ... 73 31 .792 ' ' N.-w York 59 43 .578 13 • Del roll .. 58 41 .569 14 1 Washington .. 52 51 5u5 2t>4 1 Cleveland .. 49 55 .471 24 St. luiiiis .. 46 57 .417 264 Chicago .. 45 59 .433 28 ’ Philadelphia .. 30 72 .294 42 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. G.B. 1 Indianapolis .. 6s 49 .581 ' Louisville ... 68 49 .581 St. Paul .... 66 52 .659 24 1 Milwaukee 56 59 .187 11 •j Minneapolis 54 59 .478 12 1 Kansu* City 53 62 .461 11 • Toledo .. 51168 .121 184 C'dnmhu* .. 17 64 .123 1.8 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League r St. Ixmis 8. Pittsburgh 1. 1 Boston at Philadelphia rain. Brooklyn al New York. rain. Only game* scheduled. American League I Chicago 4, Cleveland 3. , St. laiiti* 3. Detroit 2. I Washington I, New York 3. (12 . Innings * ■ Philadelphia at Boston, rain. American Association . Indianapolis 7, Kansas City 6. . Louisville 4. Milwaukee 2. ,' St. Paul 3, Toledo 1. Columbus 11. Minneapolis 7.

G. E. Is Eliminated In Softball Tourney Th'- Dr'iitur fl. H Club was < !hninati-d from th'- iM-ctlonal ■“• ft hd! tournanu-nt at Bluffton W<-d m, day nlxht. losing In the second i-ml final Hl’ International Hnr v-.f.-r of Fort Wayne, in to 2 IMundlng out II lilts. Harvester hunchi-d their blows for three runs in the Hecond Inning, five In the till d and •* • tn the fourth. G. E. held to three hits, scored both He runs In the fourth frame. Th'- o-c.tin Merchants scored a 5 to I upset win over the Fort Wayne G K Club In the opener hist night, and will me«t Harvester tonight for the sectional title. The winner will play In the Cambridge City district tourney n-xt week Score,l by inning": ' RHE Oft Man "I" " ' 7 5 Ft Waym- G K "2" <*>2 0 • 4 I Hoopingarner and V tiny; Gni d» r. Kmtx and Stellhorn. RHE HarvrMter #35 2«« <• • 1" 11 2 Decatur G. F. """ 2«# # -2 3 2 Nuhrwuld. la-ffets and Fensler; Bauerinriater ami M laadd. 11 Maior Leaaue Leaders Leading Batsmen National League Player & Club G AB R H Pct Walk'-r, Brook. 95 315 !>’> 137 .375 Hopp, Boston M 310 51 113 ,3*>> Muelal St L. 101 402 77 143 356 Mize. New Y I'M' 375 7# 127 .339 Cavarretta. Chi. 91 332 62 I#4 .313 American League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Vernon, Wash. 97 3*6 64 138 .358 Williams, Bns 191 362 105 127 351 peaky. Bost. 1 5 431 88 14" 325 Kell. Detroit 83 312 28 101 .321 Appling. Chi. 101 385 4" 124 .322 Home Runt Willfame, Red Sox 29 Greeiilterg. Tlgej - " 24 Mfxe. Giants 22 Keller. Yankees 20 DiMaggio. Yankee" 17 Seerey. Indians 17 Pitching Newhouuer. Tigers 20-l 833 Ferries, Red Sox 18-4 .818 Feller. Indians 2»-6 .769 Dickrnm. Cardinals 10-3 .769 (‘handler, Yankee# 15-5 .750 0 I Former Resident Dies In Michigan Mrs. Linna line Easterling, a former resident of Washington township, died thU morning in a hospital at lensing. Mich., where she wib' taken almiit three weeks ago for an o|x-ratlon for gall trouble. She moved to Jonesville alwuit 15 years ago and the survivors anhusband. Albert of JoiiMville; two sons. Clyde and Clare of Lansing; two sister#, Mrs. H. L. Smith, of route six. D'-catur. and Mrs. Ros* Munson. Antwerp, Ohio, and one brother, Ed Roe of Manmouth Funeral >terrlcea anJ bnrlal will Iw held Saturday afternoon in Jonesville.

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Battered Vessel Limps Into Pori Battered American Freighter Arrives Falmout >. Km-. Auk. * i The lMiter.l freighter American Faint'-r lurch'd Ini# P«r« day tinder her own power and fly I Ing th" American flag. A Sprnll salvage crew from her sister ship, the American Ranger, wtw aboard. Dm- member of the crew a New Yorker s-.ld, "we I didn't have such a bad time. It w;n a I 1 of fun." Alrplam buzz- d overhead and small boats filled with newHinen skirt'd around th* Farmer us she ,-ame to anchor Her forward holds were filh-d with waler and h'-r detk< were only from three to alx ' f.e! above the watr r level when she d'H k'-d. Th'- colls'loti with another Amer- . lean ship la t W.-dmeday had left ; n hug" hole in the Farmer’s port ; side. As officials went ahourd, one observer remarked ' It 4 a wonder she's afloat." None of th" crew would comment on the iioardlng of the Farmer while ehe re|H>rteilly was under tow by the Brllbth freighter Ellxabete. "We just flew aboard, but other than that we <an't say anything." 1 one crew memli'-r yelledThe 8.258 ton vessel and her carr, go lie ante a f4.stMi.imfl salvage prize when she was abandoned as- » ter colliding with the William J. 3 Riddle 700 miles off land's end. England. 1 The Elizab'-i'- reached the Farm- * er first ami brought her under tow ] But later the American Ranger put ‘ a larger salvage crew aboard and 1 cast off th" British ship's lints 2

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