Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 196, Decatur, Adams County, 20 August 1946 — Page 6

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Brooklyn Lead Is Slashed To Game And Half New York. Aug 2<» HP) The combined prmumrc of a union movement, the Brooklyn Dodgernnd In-t place wel«h«l heavily | today on balding Frankie Frisch, f the dagger-tongued Dutchnuin who a«k* just one more <liance to| cave hl* Job u« manager of th* Pittsburgh Pirate*. Hut the odd* are Marked u gainst him. Ah Fordham Frankie would nay. "It look* like a cold deck!" Tonight’* game with the Dod-j ger- epitomises the dlaaatrou-l reason which ha* plagued Frisch i Twenty-three game* off the pace In last place, the Pirate* catch an angry band of Dodger*. their league lead cut to one and a half game* last night when Ken Burk hart pitched the Cardinal* to an eight-hit. 6 to ft victory over the Cincinnati Reda. But before they take the field the Pirate- mu*t vote on whether they want the American baseball guild a* their collective bargain Ing election. That * Frisch’s main "beef." ( "When we get off train*, no body ask* it* how we feel or about our coming game, it’* alway* tin lona and guild*." Frisch -aid when a tired band of bug* arrived at Pittsburgh today froAi their went ern tour. i, "I don’t have anything against union*. Pin entirely neutral. But we can’t win ball games when union trouble I* foremost In the player*' mind*." he *atd. It’* the lament of a discouraged man. who figure* that fate ha* stacked the deck on him. When guild director Bob .Murphy picked the Pirate* a* hi* labor "guinea pig" he didn’t help Frisch’* man agerial problem*. Then the Bin* were sold and the onetime Ford ham flash find* himself without a single red-hot supporter among > the four new owner*. New president Frank E. McKinney announced that the owner.have drawn up a list of 11 pott* Ihle manager* for next season ami added, almost a* an afterthought, that Frisch wa* among them. Tonight’s Pirate game provides | another twist in that Itodger man ager l<e« Duro« her Is on the list and It Is no secret that Bing Crosby, one of the Pirate owners.

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■ Is strong for the dapper, swift talking Leo, who somtftlme* think- h«< should It* on the radio nnd In pictures, too, With the Cardinal* driving hard for first pla<e, riding a three jam* winning streak. Frisch would like nothing better than to sweep his two same -erle* with the ' Dodgers It might not save l-'.s job but II would salve a lot of | wound*. The |{edhlrd*. prepping for the fhulgwr*’ Invasion of St. I stills ■hi* weekend, slammed Elwell Blackwell and Boh Mallory for II hits In l night Io defeat the Red* behind the eight-hit pitching of Ken Burkhart. The Jt» year old righthander from Knoxville, one of the Cardinal*’ many -econd line hurlera, turned In bl* finest performance of the season for hl* third triumph over the Red- and hl* fifth victory of the campaign. Rookie Dick Sl*|er, whose southpaw slugging gave the Cardinals a doubleheader victory over the Red* Sunday, spearheaded the Redbird*' offensive, -lam tiling a double with the bases loaded In the first inning for three run*. The heat of the National League pennant fight became evident when the usually mild-mannered Bill M<-Kechnle, Cincinnati manager. was ejected in the seventh inning by umpire Dusty Boggess for protesting a called bull on Red Si-hoeiidienst ami outfielder Max West of the Red- was chased In the next heckling umpire George Burr. Yesterday's star: Righthander Ken Burkhart, who gave the Cardinal* their second straight shutout victory over the Red*. >t eight hit 6 to ft triumph that cut the Itodger*' leatl to a game and a half. —■ ——*—o ————— Motor Leaaue Leaders Leading Batsmen National League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Musial. St I. 112 449 87 165 .347 Hopp. Boston Im 318 53 118 .365 i Walker. Brook. 104 410 57 147 .358 Mite, New Y. 100 375 70 127 .338 Gurdon, N. Y. 84 322 45 89 .307 American League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Vernon. Wash. 11l 441 70 154 .349 Williams. Bos 116 404 118 137 339 Pesky. Boston 118 479 99 161 .336 Appling. Chi Ifts 428 46 137 .320 Edward*. (’lev* 91 334 54 106 .317 DlMagglo, Bost I'7 4<H 65 127 .317 Home Run* William*. Red Sox 32 Greenberg, Tigris 35 Keller. Yankee* 23; Mix*. Giant* „... 22 DlMagglo, Yankees . . ■ 19 Seerey, Indians 19 Pitching Ferris. Red Sox 21-4 .840 Caldwell. White Sox 10-2 .833 Newhouser, Tiger* ... 21-5 .84'8 Harris. Red Sox 15-5 -.758 Dickson, Cardinals 11-4 733 Higbe, Itodger* 11-4 .733 Rowe, Phillies 11-4 .733 0 Trade In a Good Town — Decatur I CORT I o o —LATB TIM 08 000 OD FG —Laat Time Tonight—"WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN" Lee Bowman, Marg. Chapman and "UNDERCOVER WOMAN" Robt. Livingston, 8. Bachelor 9c.30c Inc. Tax U 0 Wed. & Thurs. ANNA REX NARRISOH Wk BEAN JA6AER RIBEIT MIILEY W Frl. and Bat — Sunset Careen “Red River Renegades” and let "King of Forest Rangers” ——o Coming Sun., “Passkey to Danger” and "Behind the Meek

Pair Os Shutouts In Softball League Excellent pitching featured De catur's -oft hall league game* Monday night ut Worthman field, with (I. E. Club and Moose lodge scoring shutout victories over Leg ion Post 43 and McMillen, respectively, Bauermelster limited the l-og-lon nine to one hit, u double by Christ, In chalking up a 4 to it victory In the opener. The G. E. Ittirler also tallied the only run needed when he doubled In the third Inning and worked around to the plate on two U-glon error*, the only miscues of the tilt. G. E. pm the game on Ice In the sixth with three runs on a* many hit*, marked by R. laidd'* triple. Moose and McMillen battled through six and one-half scoreless Inning* before Moose broke through In the lant of the seventh to score the needed run on three hit*. McMillen wa* held hides* until the sixth, and obtained only twv» safeties off Sharp. Moose httrler. U-glon and McMillen will meet In a league game at 7:30 o'clock tonight, followed by G. E. arid Ossian in a suburban league tilt. league game* will he played both Thursday and Friday. Yager will meet McMillen In the first game Thursday, with Yager and G. E. meeting in the second HU. a game post fumed earlier in the season hy rain. Friday night, Schafer will play K. of C. in the opener, followed hy the G. E. and Moose.

league play is scheduled to close next week. IjkM night's scores hy innings: RHE legion ... otw 000 o-o l 2 G. E. Club I*ol 003 x-4 6 II Beery ami Haugk; Bauermeister and M I Add. RHE McMillen . 000 000 OO 2 1 Moom OIH) 000 1-1 6 1 Balking and W. Schnepf; Sharp and McClure. o Pirates Vote Today On Union Question Pittsburgh. Aug. 20 — (UPt — Director Robert Murphy of the American Baseball Guild, after a last-minute check with the Pittsburgh Pirate* player*, said that "things look good" today Just before the Bite* cast their ballots In an unprecedented baseball col (active bargaining election. The election, ordered hy the Pennsylvania labor relation* board on Murphy's petition after the NL RB had rejected the Issue, will decide whether the Pirates player* want the Guild as their bargaining agent. Murphy, Harvard-educated president. director anti aole officer of the A. B. G., claim* 26 members among the 31 Pirates, but a simple majority is all that is needed for a Guild victory-which would mean the first unionization of a major league club in the diamond's history. Returning from their western trip, the Pirates will go to the offices of the Pennsylvania labor relation* board and write a "yes" or "no" to the question: “Do you desire the American Baseball Guild to represent you exclusively for the purposes of collective bargaining with your employer, the Pittsburgh Athletic Co.. Inc.’” The board plans to keep the ballot box open nine hours for the 31 eligible players. At 5:30 p. ni„ CRT. as the last-place Pirates wait to take the fltdd against the first-place Dodgers, the ballots will he counted. With only 16 affirmative votes needed, Murphy was confident of victory while Frank E. McKinney, westhy banker and new president of the club, had no comment at Indlananol* Union Workers 4-H Wins Double Header The Union Workers 4-11 club softball team ewept a oouhle header with the St. John’s 4-H team Sunday afternoon, scoring 9 to 0 and 9 to 5 victories. Thieme and Uutenschleger were the winning hurlera. g Kansas City Leaves Association Cellar By United Frees Kansas City whipped C-Runbus twice, 3 to 2 and 4 to 3, to swap their cellar poetion for seventh place In the American Aaaociatloo today. In other games iaet night leagueleading LouisviLe added another half game edge In shading St. Paul. 3 to 1, while aecond-placo Indianapolis split a doubleheader with Minneapolis. 1 to 4 and 4 to 8. Milwaukee beat Toledo, 5 to 3. 0 Trad* a Good Town — Docatu

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New Foolball League In Session Today Chicago. Aug. 20.—(UPI—The professional football "war" between the all-America conference and the National la-ague entered a new phase today with lucrative postseason contests In Hawaii as the prize. As the executive committee of the new all-American conference opened a iwo day session here one of the most Important matters to be considered was a petition by the Los Angela* Dons and the Ran Francisco ’49er* foi permission for poet-season game*. Commissioner James Crowley of the all-American pointed out the league has a rut- which prohlbli* pcit season gamra by any team except the championship club. "Los Angele* and San Francisco have negotiation* under way,” Crowley said, "for post-season game* in Hawaii and If they are to be aide to go through with those piatw there must be a change in our rules.” The Washington Redskins and the Chicago Bears of the National League are contemplating a trip to Hawaii this winter and thus the iMttle between the two pro league* may now lie carried to the islands. All-American team* will fly in chartered planes to al) games this fall and a renewal of the airline contract for 1947 plus a discussion of radio broadcaotlng privileges are on the agenda of the meeting. Crowley said there were a numher of other "general matters" to lie considered at the session, which will be the owner* final meeting, before the league's first championship game at Cleveland on Hept. 6 The husineM session < are slated today and tomorrow, hut most of the club owners will remain over to witness Friday night's game between the college all-stars and the National l.eague champion Im Angeles Rams. The alletar lineup Is filled with players who wil pierform with al-Amerhu conference teams. 0

BASEBALL RESULTS I —— —

NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Fct. G.B. Brooklyn 70 43 .<l9 Ht. Ixiuls 68 44 .607 1H Chicago 5| 52 .532 10 Boston 55 54 .505 13 Cincinnati 51 <2 .451 19 New York 49 <3 .437 20H Philadelphia 47 <2 .432 21 Pittsburgh 44 63 .411 23 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. G.B. Boston 82 35 .701 New York <7 48 .583 14 Detroit <4 49 ,5« II Washington 57 <0 .487 25 Cleveland 56 <1 .479 24 Chicago &2 <4 .448 29 H

St. Louis 49 <4 .434 31 Philadelphia 35 81 .302 44% AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct G.B. Louisville 77 53 .592 Indianapolis 74 55 .580 IM Bt. Paul 70 41 .534 7M Mlaneapolls 43 47 .485 14 Milwaukee 41 47 .477 15 Toledo 40 71 .458 17# Kansas City 57 72 .443 19# Columbus 55 78 .430 21 YEBTEROAV’B RESULTS Nntletial League St Louto 4. Clncisnatl B. Only gstueg scheduled.

American League Chicago at New York. rain. Rt. lamia at llosion, rain. Only games scheduled. American Association 2, Rt. Paul 1. Minneapolis 4-3. Indianapolis 1-4. Milwaukee 5, Toledo 2. Kansas city 3-4. Columbus 2-3. flog Cholera Hos cholera Is particularly common in late summer and fall. 0 Legion Team To Play At Van Wert Sunday The Decatur American Legion baseball team, with a season record of 11 victorias and only one defeat, will play the strong Van Wert, 0., nine al Van Wert Supd.iy afternoon. The lasgion team ha* also Imt-n scheduled to tangle with the strong City Light team of the Fort Wayne Federation league, the game to be played under th" lights at Fort Wayne Wednesday. ReplentlH-x 4. — - !■— II —"Q " —— Harrison Leading National PGA Meet Portland, Ore., Aug. 2ft -(UP)— A pair of old-timers who have been on golfdom's gold trail for many years without causing too much consternation among the so-called hotshots, stole the spotlight in the opening round of qualifying play at the national PGA tournament here yesterday. One was E. J. (Dutch) Harrison. Little Rock. Ark. ami the other Jimmy Hine*, veteran pro from Chicago. These long-time links stars literally tore the Portland golf club's course apart as they fired seven-under par and sii-under-par scorns of 65 and 66, respectively While taking the play away from the younger net and the highlytouted "big four" of Hammy Snead, Byron Neloon. Lloyd Mangrum and Ben Hogan, the old-timer* put a new set of values on playing the exacting 4.144-yard course. It takes that l>ng. down themiddle drive and accurate approach to win. Two inches off the fairway means trouble -and such a veteran star as Harold (Jug) McHpaden was In trouble all the way and ended up with a three-over 75—and will have to improve If be hope* to be in the 64 who will survive the medal play and get Into match competition which starts Wednesday. Another 18 holes of medal play is slated for today. 0 O Today's Sports Parade By Dan Ferriss ’ Becretary, NAAU (Reg. U. R. Psi. Off.) O 0 (Editor's note gu—t columnists will take over today’s sport parade while Oscar Fraley Is vacationing.) New York. Aug. 20.-(UP)— Plasx for the 1948 Olympic games In London and St. Moritz are rapidly going forward both here at homo and abroad. Before another fortnight rolls by the meeting* of the internatfonal Olympic committee and several of the international sport federations taking place in Europe may unfold aome sensational developments. Will the accounts of these meetings inform us definitely that the Russians will compete in the otymplc games, that the Uermane and Japtnyse will be

I Itarred. that athletes may i'*elve lelmbutecment f r loan of I 1 *! • while cmiudltig and that amateure '.and professionals shall he permil- i led to compete together In ih" ' Olympic game*? I lu-lieve the answer will I* In | the affirmative on the flr»t two ( mutter* but utile** there him been a marked change in th- thinking of , the amateur sport ladem of Hie world the n' i|H»*ul to pay athletes fir loss of time and the participation of amateurs and professional* in Hie Olympic games will: tie voted down. The organising committee for the summer game* ut London und forji the winter game* in St. Morita are now at work completing arrangementa and will send out the Invlta- , tlon* after agreement with the oxe. 1 cutlve committee of the International Olympic committee which will Im meeting In UtiMune, Swlt- j gerland. during th* first few days I of September. N . The international federation* ’ • governing the .porta on the olytn i pi<- pr.gram, deride th<- events to,' be Included for their respective | sports and the International olytn pic committee reserves to Itaelf thoji tight not to Include in the program I' any sport in which the definition of i an amateur doe* not fail within the principles of the international “ly J pic committee. Tennis. *<n'cer, football and akl■ | Ing failed to meet the requirement* I for the scheduled 1940 games. ( Here at home the va’lou* nation I al sport* governing and collegiate J bodies have Iteen railed upon by L the I’nitetl States Olympic assoda J tlon to name their representative* Ij for appointment on the various ' Olympic game* committee*, whichli committee* are charged with the| duty of advising the United State- | Olympic committee for to approval I on all matter* having to do with | arranging for Olympic t youta, and* the selection of manager*, coaches | and memltew of the team* which will represent the United Stales In | each sport on the Olympic program. | These committee* will be organized I al the meeting of the United State* L .dympic association, which has Item I called for Sept. 23 and 24 at the! 1

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