Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 195, Decatur, Adams County, 19 August 1946 — Page 6

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r• ■ — Eight Games On Schedule For Jackets i Dan Perry, athletic director ami head coach of the Decatur Yellow Jackets. today Issued a call for candidate* for the 194 K football team to report for the initial practice of the m-umiu Tii'-day morning at ft o'clock at Worthman field. ruder the rules of tlio Indiana high school athletic association, no practices are permitted before August 2t). In this connection, no youths are permitted to engage in a regular high school game unless he has participated in al least 10 practice sesdons. bate this morning, only 11 health certificates had been returned to tho high school office 1 by ospirants for the team. Th*o-j certificates must be obtained before the grldders are permitted to practice However, more are eg-, pected to present their certificates tit tomorrow's opening session. Coach Perry, seeking to mold a team which will snap Decatur's losing streak, is planning two. practice sessions daily until the. opening of school September 3. Times of the sessions will be set after tomorrow's opening meeting The Jackets, who tied for the. Northeastern Indiana conference. title In 1913, fell into a losing, streak after that championship! year, and have not won a game for the past two seasons. Their, actual losing string was snapped, i however, in last fall's final game • when they battled to a 2K 2f. He with the Bluffton Tigers after dropping 15 games In a row Seven lettermen graduated last spring and three others were lost ' Io the squad during the summer, two quitting school and one mov-I Ing from the city. Nine lettermen available from the 1945 squad are: Baugh. Leh-1 man. Hilbert, K. Hrant. Holmes. D. Meyers, J. Reynolds, 0. Moser: and Mcßride. With the exception of freshmen candidates, only one newcomer is available. Jack Heller, formerly of Fort Wayne South! Ride’s “B” team, who has moved > to this city. The Yellow Jackets will be' handicapped by lack of size again this year, with few big boys avail ‘ able. Eight Games Carded Eight games are on the Yellow Jackets schedule this year, four at home and four on the road. The Jackets will open the season the first week of school, travelIng to Bluffton Friday night, Sept- 1 ember 6. to meet the Tigers. Decatur's first homo tilt will bel the following Friday. Reptember 13. when they entertain the Garrett Railroaders at Worthman field. Other home opponents will be Portland. New Haven and Hartford City. Hartford City Is the only new-

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comer on the Decatur s.hedulel The Airdales resumed football last year after a lapse of several sea-I sons, For the first time In several years, the Jackets will meet | Bluffton and Portland only oncei this season, second games with ’ these teams having been cancelled. All home games, which will be played under the lights at Worthman field, will start at 7:30 p. m. I 'this season. Coach Perry an 1 nounred. The schedule follows: Hept K Bluffton at Bluffton. R.-pt, 13 Garrett at Decatur. Sept. 2o Auburn at Auburn. Hept, 27 Portland at Decatur. I (id. I New Haven at Decatur. Oct. II Columbia City al Columbia City. (Jet. is Warsaw at Warsaw, Oct. 23 Jlartford City at Decatur. o I Legion Noses Out Monroeville, 10-9 Fighting an uphill battle all the way, the Decatur American lesion base bull team edged out a l« Io 9 victory over the Monroeville federation league team Sunday afternoon at Worthtnan Held. Tied at 9-9 going into the last half of the ninth. Decatur won the 1 ball game when Terveer elngled for his third hit of the tip. advanced ito second when Eichhorn walked and counted the winning tally on ’ Stapleton's double. Monroeville scored twice In the (first inning on two singles and a Uloublk Decatur took the lead with three In the fourth on singles by Klein and Eichhorn, a walk to An(orews and J. Schnepf's double .Monroeville bounced right back into a 8-3 lead In the fifth on three hits, a walk, hit batsman and an 1 error. A walk to D Schnepf and Andrews' double gave Decatur another tally n the fifth, Terveer'o i single and a double by D. Schnepf (dated another run in the sixth Ktid Decatur took a 7-6 lead In the (seventh with two runs on J. Schnepf's single and Terveer's home ' run. Monroeville bounced back Into (a 9-7 lead in the flrat of the eighth I when the visitors counted three 'times on two hits, two walks and i two Decatur errors. Decatur rallied hi the hut of the same frame to tie the score on an error and consecu- ; tlve singles by I). Schnepf, Reed land Klein. The box score: Decatur AB RHE D. Schnepf, M 4 2 3 1 Heed. 3b 5 0 10 Klein. If 5 12 0 Andrews, c 4 12 0 jJ. Schnepf. cf 5 12 1 Terveer, lb 5 4 3 1 I Eichhorn, rs 4 o 1 o 1 Stapleton, 2b 5 0 2 0 Cochran. p 3 10 0 Totals 40 10 ifi 3 Monroeville AB R H E Ehle, lb 1110 Meyers, cf, 3b 3 110 Johnson, ss ..... 5 12 1 Reynolds, If 3 2 10 Powekton, rs 3 10 0 Giant, 3b, p 4 12 0 Crates, cf 0 0 0 0 D Grabner, 2b 5 0 10 I Daugherty, cf, lb 4 110 • Gibson, c 3 0 0 0 IL. Grabner, c 2 0 0 0 ! Baker, p, cf 5 10 1 Totals 38 9 9 2 Score by InnlugiK M nroevllls 200 040 030 • 9 Decatur 000 311 221 - 10 Decatur Ins. Agency Eatabllehed 1887 General Insurance K. C. Bldg. Roem 5 t

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Dodgers Head For West On Crucial Trip New York. Aug. 19.—(UPI The Brooklyn Dodgers, who have overworked lady luck In hanging on to first place the past 88 days, headed west for Pittsburgh on their fourth, final and possibly fatal western tour today holding a skimpy twogame lead over the onrushing Cardinals, The West is "no man’s land’’ for the Drrdgers. where they were mas•mcred on their last trip. Even manager Lm Durocher. who des perafely tossed fou.' pitchers, against the Phillies yesterday to squeeze out a 3 to 2 victory, is jittery about leaving homey Flatbush f<»r the four city tour with only a two-game margin. The last time they went went. Durcher's men arrived at Chicago July 11 with a five-game lead and checked hack into Eblwts field July 24 deadlocked with the Cardinale for first place in the National j League. The Dodgers were hard pressed to heal the Phils yesterday, scoring the winning run In the eighth inning when Pete Reiser doubled for hl« third hit. moved to third on Dixie Walker s infield out and scored when Emil Verban fumbled pinch ■ hitter Gene Hermanski's grounder. The Redbirds, meanwhile, frrah from yesterday's doublehrader victory over the worrisome Cincinnati, Reds, are hitting their traditional down-tlie-stretch pace with added southpaw power both at the plate and on the mound. Entering the first game as a pinch hitter, the southpaw-bitting rookie Dick Shier hit Joe Beggs' first pitch to single home Stan .Mtwial from third with the winning run and a 3 t-» 2 victory, relief hurl-, er Alpha Brazle's eighth of the season. Harry Brecheen. the hardluck lefty from Broken Bow, Okla.. gained bls loth victory by shutting out the Reds on seven hits in the nightcap. 2 to 0, with Hitler's kelp. In the game-clinching aecoml inning. Enos Slaughter doubled, Sis-, ser cut loose a wild pitch, and ler singled, losing pitcher Ed IleusMarty Marion singled for the two runs. In the American Mague. the New York Yankees remained 14 games behind the runaway Red Sox by splitting a doubleh* ader al Boston. Pinky Higgins' eighth-inning double drove in tho winning run In the second game Jor a 4 to 3 Boaox victory after Floyd Bevena throttled the beantawn Immle-rs with six hits for a 5 to 0 shutout and his 14th victory In the opener. The third-place Tigers dropped two games behind the Yankees at Detroit when the St. Louis Browns swept both games. 4 to 3, and 8 to 5. Nelson Potter’s nine hit pitching and catcher Frank Mancuso's eighth-inning single won ths first game and Mark Crlatman's double during a two-run rally in the ninth accounted for the second victory. With Babe Ruth. Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker, three baseball immortals, looking on, the Indians walloped the Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 13 to 3, in the second game after dropping the 11inning opener. 6 to 4. The Sox's Taft Wright slammed four hits. Including three douhlM, In the first game while Pat Seerey walloped two homers for the Indians, one each game. The Athletics and Senators split, Philadelphia pounding three Washington pitchers for 15 hits and an 11 to 0 victory in the opener and tho Nats taking the nightcap, 8 to 4. In a single National league game, the Cubs routed Jack Hallett with five runs in the first inning and went on to defeat the Piralm. ...A--- —MWMWAW

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NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 70 43 .619 St. Uulu 67 44 .604 2 I Chicago 69 62 .532 10 Bunton 55 54 .050 13 I Cincinnati 51 61 .455 13% .New York 49 63 .637 2»M 1 Philadelphia 47 62 .432 21 Pittsburgh 44 63 .411 23 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Borton 32 35 .701 New York <7 48 .583 14 Detroit ' 64 49 .566 16 Washington 57 6<* .487 25 Cleveland 56 61 .479 26 Chicago 52 64 .448 29H St. Louis .. 49 64 .434 31 Philadelphia 35 81 .302 46H AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. G.B. Louisville 76 53 .589 Indianapolis 75 54 .581 1 St. Paul 70 60 .538 SH i .Minneapolis 62 66 .484 13Mi Milwaukee 60 67 .472 15 l Toledo 60 70 .462 16H I Columbus .... 55 71 .437 19H • Kansas City 55 72 .433 20 SATURDAY'S RESULTS National League Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 1. i Cincinnati 8, St. Louin 3. I Philadelphia at Brooklyn, rain. Boeton at New York. rain. American League l Beaton 7. New York 4. I Detroit 7. St. Ix>uin 3. > Washington 12-3, Philadelphia i Chicago 4, Cleveland 1. American Association Indianapolis 2. Kansas City 1. ! Toledo 6. St. Paul 2. i Minneapolis 5. Columbus 2. Milwaukee at Louisville, rain. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League New York 8-1, Boeton 6-7. ' Chicago 8, Pittsburgh 0. ' Brooklyn 3, Philadelphia 2. > St. Louis 2'2, Cincinnati 2-0 (let [ game 13 Innings). American League • ; New York 5-3, Boston 0-4. ' Philadelphia 11-4, Washington 0-6. St. Louis 4-6, Detroit 3 5. Chicago S 3, Cleveland 4-13 (Ist ' game 11 Innings). American Aoswiation Minneapolis 9-7. Indianapolis 8-2. St. Paul S 3, Louisville 4S-8. Toledo 3-1, Milwaukee 1-6. Kansas City 64, Columbus 24. Tooting Igg A strictly frosh egg will 11a on 1U side an the bottom og a pom j* water. If state It win stand on end and If very old it will rise to the surtaca. I

Motor Leaaue Leaders Leading Batsmen National League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Musial. St. L. 11l 446 86 163 .365 Hopp. Boston 90 318 53 116 .365 Walker, Brook. IS6 410 57 147 .359 Miao. New Y. 190 375 70 127 339 Gordon, N. Y. ... 94 322 45 99 .307 American league Player A Club G AB R H Pct Vernon. Wash. HI 411 70 154 .349 Williams. Bos 116 404 118 137 .339 Pesky. Boston 118 479 99 161 .336 Appling, Chi. 105 428 46 137 .320' Edwards, Clove. 91 334 54 IH6 .317 DlMagglo, Boot 137 401 65 127 317 1 Home Runs Williams. Bed Sox 32 Greenberg. Tlgc.s 25 Keller, Yankees 23 Mise, Giants . .221 DiMaggio, Yankees 19 Heerey. Indians .. 19 Pitching Perris, Bed Sox 21 4 .840 Caldwell. White Rot 102 .833 Newhouser. Tigers 21-5 .808, Harris, Red Box 154 .750 Dickson, Cardinals 114 .733 , Highe, Dodgers 11-4 .733 Rowe, Phillies 11 4 ,733 i - Joe Medwick Beoned By Phillies Hurler Now York. Aug. 19.—(UP) -Out fielder Joe Medwlck, 35, recently signed by the Brooklyn Dodgem e-» pinch-hitting Insurance for the National la-ague stretch drive, was reported "in comfortable condition" at Peck memorial hospital today . after the second serious "heaning" of his 15-year big league career. Pinch hitting in the seventh Inning of yraterday's game with the i Phillies, Medwick was unable to duck away from u wild curve ball i thrown by Mfty Frank lloerst and 1 It hit him near the left ear. lie was removed on a stretcher and lost i-onaciousnesa in the clubhouse at Ebbets field. Associotion Leaders Drop Double Headers By United Press Minneapolis moved back Into the 1 firat dlvteion of the American Association today with a double victory at Indianapolis while Mllwau kee dropped Into fifth place by toeing twice at Toledo The fourth place Minneapolis Millers defeated Indianapolis, who remain In the second spot, 9 to 8 and 7 to 2. Toledo played close games to edge out Mllwauke, 3 to 1 and 8 to 6, on timely home runs by Jerry Witte. The league leading Ixrutovllle Colonels were blanked r to 9 In Ibe opener with the third place Bt. Paul Balnte and :har, Iwt MIGHTY MIDGET AUTO RACES Every TUES. NIGHT 8:30 p. M . (CDST) FORT WAYNE SPEEDWAY I

the second game. 3 to 2. Kansas I City spilt a twinhill at Columbus, the Blues taking the first game. 5 to 2. and the Redbird* the second. •; to 5. - 0 11 Men Studied As Pirates' Manager IndlunafHilis, Ind., Auk. 19. -<l P) —Frankie Frisch, manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, is one of 11 men included on u list from which the , new owners probably will select their 1947 pilot, cluh president Frank McKinney said today. McKinney said that he and Bing Cruiby and two Other men wh i have Intenets in the club had been "thinking it over” and would get , together In September to make, their choice. o — — O — ° Today's Sports Parade By William Harridge President. American League (Reg. I’. S Pat. Off I o o • Editor’- note Guest columnists j will take over today'* sport parade while Oscar Fraley Is vacationing.ll Chit ago. Aug. I!» (I*l’l ILise-. hall's Im>x score on Its anmxluK attendance this season shiiohl carry a big “assist'' for (I. I- Jo* . Through the American League the turnstiles have click»-d at an 1 all-time record pace this year, mid i I believe a big reason for the re-1 markable interest hi our national game Is the enthusiasm of service men still in uniform and those ex fighters who followed Iwwlmill closely from every corner of the' world throughout the years.' and now have the chance to watch I the game from the stands. Raseball. though admittedly un der standard through the past four season, received loyal support from the fans at home. In .-.dditijn, | it received sii|>erlatlve support' from millions of servicemen in almost every part of the world, for; the game went to them through | many channels. One of them wus| , through the American League's I annual motion picture of the world , series. More than 10.000.000 servicemen, both at home and at almost every | i army and navy Installation In j the world, saw the league's annual i world series pictures during thej past four years In all. some 22;-1 tMHt.Ooo persons viewed the flint. | with the leagues promotional office annually keeping Koo prints in j circulation abroad and in this' country, where It proved esp.-clally i Itopular in hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In 1945. The American league j i

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