Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 202, Decatur, Adams County, 27 August 1946 — Page 6

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Moose Lodge Wins Softball League Title I Thp Monro lodge »oftbull team copped the champlon*hlp of the Jteeatur softball league Monday> night, downing R< hater. 15 to 7. in I the final regularly twhednh-d tilt | of the «ea»on. I<a*t night'* triumph gave the; Moo*,- team a record of nix je* without U defeat In the Me corn! round of league play, leaving! them with undiMpiited po«*e**|oti | of flrot place. G. E. Club finished second with five triumph, and one defeat, * Moose also took firm-half honors! by defeating the G. E. Club in a (■layoff for the first round title, thus eliminating any need for u final playoff series for the sea son's championship. Moos-* was forced to overcome an early lead taken by Schafer i .Monday night to come through to the championship after the Moos>tallied once in the first on Davl* home run, Schafer counted three times in the same frame on one hit. a walk ami two errors. Two hits were good for another Schafer tally In the third but Moose rail led for three runs ami a tie on three hit* and an error in the, fourth. Two runs put Moose on top. 6 4. In the fifth, and the < hampion*. i put their title on ice in the six ! th when they blasted Schafer for seven runs on four hits, a walk i and two errors, Each team scored| in the seventh frame. Score by innings: RHE Moose „ 100 327 215 12 5 ! Reliefer .... 30| uoo 3 7 5 t; Sharp and McClttre; Hoffman Litchensleiger ami Snyder. Final Standings W. L. Pet. Moose .. ...... .. Ji tt limo, G. E. Club .. 5 I .933 McMillen 4 2 M 3 Legion 3 3 .Mol Yager .... 2 4 .3331 Schafer I 5 .167 K. of r o 6 .000

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Maior Leaaue Leaders Leading Batsman National League Player A Club GAB R H Pct Musial. St la> 123 4*2 97 182 .378 Hopp. Boston 97 331 58 122 .365 Walk)r. Brook ill 4.38 51 152 .347 Mize, New Y. 375 70 127 339 Gordon. N. V 101 345 19 107 .310 American League Player A Club G AB R H Pct I Vernon, Wash 11* 4*5 73 160 .341 W iliums, Hom 125 437 124 149 .341 pesky, Bowl. 127 517 IM 175 339 Xppling. Chi 120 461 52 151 .329 JiiMagglo, llos 116 436 73 143 .328 Heme Run* Williams, fled Sox 33 I Greenberg. Tigers 27 Keller, Yankees 24 INMugglo, Yankees 22 Mize ({iantH 22 Pitching Ferri**. Red Sox 23-4 .952 Newhouser, Tigers 22-6 7M Illg lie, Dodger* 12 4 .750 Hickson, Cardinals 12-4 .750 ' Caldwell. White Sox 114 .733 Howe. Phillies 11-4 .73.3 o Moose Plan Further Athletic Activities The Moose lodge team, champions of the Decatur softball league, will play in a t lurnament at Bluff- . ton Wednesday and will also meet the Fort Wayne Moose at Municipal Beach in that city Saturday evening. The Ih-tatur team, under the guidame of Jack Heed and J. Moser, has won 30 games this season, while losing only four. Heed has been appointed athlet tic director for the lodgi and plans * other activities, including a basketball team, laptaim-d by Dick Bice, and a howling team, managed by 1 Dim Stump. U. S. WARSHIPS (Continued From Page One) Ition teams remain there fir the Plehiavite on retaining or abolish- ' ing the monarchy. Tlie department said its observation staff was ''lnadequate" to , make a thorough observation in an official capacity but had agreed to act In an "informal capacity." ______________________

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Cardinals Beal Dodgers, Take National Lead St. Ixiuls. Aug. 27— (UP)— Manager Leo (Lippy) Durocher of the Dodgers, a born gambler of the diamond. pulled out his ace-in-the-hole, Kirby Higbe, today in a desperate hid to overhaul the Cardinals lie fore they get more than a game away. A 12-game winner and the only rested front-line Dodger pitcher. Higbe was named to face southpaw speedster Harry (The Cat) Brecheeii In the all-vital finale of the Brooklyn-St. Ixiuls series here. Durocher, an old Cardinal man, himself, knows how the Hedbirds fly once they get Into the National League lead late in the season. For 96 days, his Dodgers defied the law of gravity und held on to first place. But lust night, the Cardinals scored two tuns In the first inning and little Murray Dickson's cornercutting pitches and big Harry Walker's life-saving catches In center field pulled them through to a 2 to 1 victory into undisputed first place by a full game. The two teams presented a vivid contrast ax they frouped to their locker rooms under the Sportsman's park stand*. The Cardinals were a happy, back-slapping lot with manager Eddie Dyer sporting hie first real Texas grin In months. The Dodgers were a silent, cleat-scuff ing band. Durocher. who has hardly stuck his head out of the dugout during the series, cut a reporter short and walked on tight-lipped. Durocher lost an Important gamble laet night when he sacrificed southpaw aces Joe Hatten and Vic laimburdl in relief roles in the hope his Dodgers would come back to tie the neuro or take the lead. He knows he has to win one today because loaving St, Ixmis two games out of first place with the hateful Cubs next could prove disastrous to the scrappy gang from Flatbush. The Cardinals' close-to-the-vest play last night was the big trump. The Hedbirds rapped big Rutte Melton f>r the all-important two tuns In the first Inning when Walker singled, Stan Muslal walked and Enos Slaughter smashed a double agaitwt the right field wall. Little Murry Dickson made the two tallies worth a thousand. Although he allowed seven hits, he stranded five Dodgets on base when the chips were down for his 12th victory of the season. The Dodgers rapped the Tracy, Mo., righthander hard, but Walker broke their spirit In center field whero he made six putontrf. robbing Brooklyn of a possible run In the sixth and snuffed out a possible safety in the eighth. The Dodgers scored their lone marker in the sixth when Dickson walked Angie Galan. Pete Reiser singled and Dixie Walker lined to Slaughter, who dropped the bail. The Boston Red Sox. who already have made their world serie* plans, maintained their 14 game American league lead as Tex Hughson defeated the Cleveland Indians, 5 to 1. for his 14th victory ot the season. A three-foot midget. Ma roc Songini, even offered to play third base to help the Indians stop the hitting of Ted Willlanw but It was ruled illegal and terrible Teddy ended up with two hlto In four time* at bat and the Indian* with their ninth defeat in 11 games at Fenway park. The Yankees brought back memories of better days at New York when an old-time "big inning" display scored seven run* In the eighth for a 10 to 6 victory over the Detroit Tigers, dropping the world champion* four game* behind in third place. Charley Keller's double and single, Steve Souchock'e triple and Joe DiMaggio's double were the big blow* which routed Virgil iFire) Truck* and hi* relief, Stubby Overmire. At Philadelphia. Dick Fowler scattered eight hit* to defeat the White Sox. 3 to 0, for hi* ninth victory of the season. The third-place Cubs, warming up for the Dodgers' invasion, defeated tho Giants, 1 to 0, behind flank Wyse'a seven-hit pitching when Andy Pafko's single scored Phil Cavarretta in the eighth, it wa* Wyse* 13th triumph of the campaign. The Boston Brave* dropped five games behind In fourth place when Elbte Fletcher’s two-run double In the ninth gave the Pirate* a 3 to 2 victory. In night game*, Dick Mauney gaine dhla fourth triumph of the season by pitching the PhllHee to a four-hit, 5 to 0 victory over the Reds .while at Washington, Early Wynn held the St. Louis Browns to six hits for a 5 to 2 triumph, hl* fifth victory since being discharged from the army six weeks ago. Yesterday's star: Murry Dickson, righthander from Tracy, Mo„ who pitched the Cardinal* to a sevenhit, 2 to 1 victory over the Dodgers and into undisputed first placo in the National League.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Hl. Ixiuls .... 75 46 .620 Brooklyn 74 47 .612 I Chicago ... 65 54 .546 9 Boston .. ... 59 59 .504 14 Cincinnati . .. 54 67 ,446 21 New York .... 52 67 .437 22 Philadelphia . 50 69 .420 24 Pittsburgh .. 47 6* .409 25 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Boston 99 39 .699 New York ... 73 51 .599 14 Detroit .. .. 67 53 .569 19 Washington .. 62 62 .500 26 Cleveland .. 57 68 .456 30 >, Chicago ... 66 69 .448 31 H St. Ixml* ... 51 71 .419 35 Philadelphia 41 83 .331 46 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. G.B. Ixiuisville ... . 83 56 .697 Indianapolis .. 81 68 .583 2 St. Paul .... 73 66 .525 10 Milwaukee 68 70 .493 14*4 Minneapolis . 67 71 .4*6 16H Toledo .. 64 76 .457 19 H Kansas City .. 62 76 .449 2014 Columbus .. 57 *2 .410 26 pLws.f ..orr ... YESTERDAYS RESULTS National League St. Ixiuls 2, Brooklyn 1. Chicago 1. New York 0. Pittsburgh 3, Boston 2. Philadelphia 6. Cincinnati 0. American League Washington 6. St. Ixiuls 2. Boston 5, Cleveland 1. New York 10, Detroit 6. Philadelphia 3, Chicago 0. American Association Indianapolis 3, Columbus 0. Ixmi*ville 6-0. Toledo 2-5. Minneapolis 11, Milwaukee 9, Kan-a* City 3, St. Paul 2 (10 innings).

AUSTRALIAN 1 (Cor.t.'insd From Pag* One) , back to reading their paper*. I The *cane wua the most tumult- I ous a* the conference since Vlshinsky and secretary of state James F. 1 Byrnes tangled at a plenary session I some time ago. I - — 1 ' — Major League Club Owners Meet Today ; Chicago, Aug. 27 — (VP) — f Major league club owners will re- 1 veal in meeting* here today with 1 baseball commissioner A. B. (Hap- J py) Chandler how liberal concens- ! ions they will make to player* ■ when a few uniform contract is 1 offered the athletes for the 1947 ! season. ' The seHslon* are the fourth step in the owners plan lo give player*' a voice In lhe conduct of the | game's for the flr*t time in ' the 70 year history ot the majors. The concessions, direct steps to comhat the influence of Jorge Pas- ( quel's Mexican lx»agu<> and the < American Baseball Guild of Robert a Murphy, will be outlined by Larry 1 MacPhaii of the New York Yan- , kees. chairman of the major's policy committee, before a joint , league meeting with Chandler. | Owner* of the National and t American langue* then will hold 1 separate sessions’to consider lhe proposals, after which another I joint mewing Is scheduled. While , it is hoped to crowd the latter in today, there is a possibility individual league debate will be so lengthy as to necessitate lhe se- ’ cond joint meeting tomorrow. Player demands originally were < drafted by individual clubs and < these then were consolidated into ' a league program. Three player 1 spokesmen ot each circuit met tn ■ New York early this month for ' adoption of overall demands. I MacPhaii revealed after the players sessions that the athletes 1 submitted a list of "12 or 15" < proposal* for "Improved condl- 1 tions." 1 The feature point* are: 1. A minimum salary, ranging 1 from 16.000 to 17.500. 2. Adoption of a pension plan tor player*, with inler-club game* 1 at the time ot the annual All-Star 1 contest furnishing the bulk of the ■ funds. . 3. Formation of a permanent players' "grievance committee." 4. Elimination of the controversial 10 day* clause from contracts. 5. Extension of the deadline on post-season exhibition play. After the players’ proposals were received. MacPhaii termed "most of the demand* eminently fair.” Whether olhw club owners will agree with the appral*al of lhe Yankee executive remain* to be The idayer* will not be repre ■vented at today's session and neither Chandler nor MacPhaii bod by which, the owners' plan ha* indicated when, snd the met will be submitted to the athletes. Whether It to to be on a "take-or-leavalt” basis to a matter of conjecture. Throughout the negotiation* Chandler ba* stressed the need for epeed aa it to hoped to have the new contracts ready to submit to the players before the end of the current season.

1946 World Series Opens Oclober 2 Chicago, Aug 27 (UP) Ra-eball official* have completed preliminary arrangements for the 1946 World Series, voting to return to the prewar schedule of games for the first time since 1941. At a meeting presided over yes terday by commissioner A. B. (Happy) Chandler. H was decided that the first two games will be played In the home park of the National Ix-aguc winner, the next three in the American League city, and the next two, if any. back In the National Ix-ague city. To conserve travel during the war. the first three games were played in the opening city, with all the remainder In the park of the rival league duh. The Series will open in the park of the National league winner. Wednesday. Oct. 2. For example, If Brooklyn I* lhe National league winner, games will bo played at EbbotU field Oct. 2 and 3, with the next three same* in Fenway park, home of the Boston Bed Sox, on Oct. 4-6-6. The sixth gome would be back at Brooklyn on Oct. 7. with Oct. 9 un open date for the sulo of tickets. The seventh and deciding contest then would he played Oct. 9. All game- will start at 1:30 p. tit. standard time of the city where played, except In the case ot a Sunday game at Brooklyn which would start at 2:05 p. m. Price* of single game tickets at Boston and Brooklyn will lie $7.20 for box seat*. 16.00 for reserved grandstand, |3.*o for general admission and 11.20 for bleac her seat*.

The price *cule at St. Ixiuls. if the Cardinal* win the National League pennant, will be $7.50 for boxes. <6.25 for grandstand. $3.75 for general admi**ion and $1.25 for bleacTier*. o 81 Candidates For Notre Dame Eleven South Bend, Ind.. Aug. 27.—<VP) Elghtyume candidate*. Including 29 former lettermen back from military service, turned out yesterday for the first practice session of the Natre Dame football campaign. Coach Frank l-eahy, who returned to Notre Dame from two year* In the navy, recognized 10 face* from lii* 1943 team—Paul Li mon t. Jack Zilly and Jim Flanagan, end*: Ziggy Czarob*kl. tackle; Bernie Meier, guard; Johnny Lujack. uurterba<k; Jim Mell.), fullback, and halfback* Bolt Hanlon, Fred Early und Bob Palladino. g Bierman Predicts Illinois To Win Minneapolis, Minn.. Aug. 27— tUPI— Bernie Bierman, who has coached the university of Minnesota f not ball team to live big ten titles, predicted today that Illinois would win lhe 1946 championship. Bierman was silent pbout Mlnne Rota’s chance*, but said the mini probably would win. followed by Ohio State, Michigan. Indiana and Purdue. ■ — 0 > N ■ Freedland Sisters At Van Wert County Fair The Freedland sisters, vaudeville's outstanding aister acrobatic duo and under the personal direction of the Gu* Sun Booking Agency of Springfield, Ohio, wll| make their flnst appearance throughout thia territory and present one of the mint *en*at|pnal acrobatic act* ever presented by a girl duo. Usually an Arabian tumbling troupe of seven people create* thrill* with each member performing various stunts while other* In the troupe reat, but the Freedland sisters do practically everything that a *even-people Arabian tumbling troupe performs. They pre tent sensation after seneatlon In their tumbling pyramid work and fintok with a serie* of flip-flops up and down the track in front of the gramtotand. This to an outstanding attraction and will lie one ot the feature* of the Van Wert county fair September 2 and 3.

O O Today's Sports Parade By Jam** H. Crowley Commieeiener, AII Amsric* Feotbeii Conference (Reg. V. f. Pat. Off.) O O (Editor's note—guest* column Ist* will take over today's sport parade during Oscar Friley's vsesfton). New YorJt Aug. 27.—(DP)—1 have been asked bow long I think it will take before the new AllAmerlca foot ho II conference to solid enough to rate recognition a* a major league. It's a fair question. In my tntad. though, we wore a cinch to succeed long before I was appointed commissioner Into tai 1944. There had been problem*.

* harrlenc, and disappointment* Imfore then, there have been some 'since und there will le- still more. But. as our "Itetilng game upproache*. I am more convinced than ever that we have a well-orga-nlzed and permanent addition to the major professional sport* picture. The casual fan may lake more convincing, since some of the basic things that make ue sound haven't been blaxoned across the nation’* sport page*. The turnout for our Miami game at Cleveland the night of Sept 6 should provide the public with part of the answer. The Cleveland Browns In our opening game will practically equal the homo attendance mark of the National Football Ixtagtte championship Ham* for an entire season. Yet the word keep* coming hack to me that Cleveland isn't a good f-xitbail town and that Miami und ' Buffalo of the AAFC are "minor I league." As an old Green Bay. Wto.. boy. I can't help getting a chuckle out of such reports. The Green Bay Packers have done all rixht for a quarter of a century. Homo 52 cities, towns, unci hamlets have been represented in the NFL’s 25year history, but Green Bay Is gee ing better than ever. Maybe we'll lose a club here unci there, shift a franchise here und there, but I can't see why it should necessarily he Miami with f<ur lime Green Bay's population or Buffalo with ten time* as many people who will have to move over There are many reason* why they, and the- conference, should succeed: As a result of the post-war boom which ha* seen baseball attendance records shattered, advance ticket sales have also set new high marks. lx»th In the NFL und in cities vacuted by NFL team* anti n»w occupied by our duh*. Cleveland and Brooklyn are far ahead ot their NFL counterpjrt* for any given season in the past. New York and Chicago each ha* more than 1100,0(10 in the bank right now. I’m not Iteing smug when I say the NFL made some mistake* in the past 25 year*. Hut we have lhe benefit of their experience, and are trying to avoid the same pitfalls. We have signed the lw-*t players we could gel, by paying more than lhe NFL ever paid in the past. We have top coaches in Dr. Mai Stevens of lhe Brooklyn Dodgeiw, Hed Daweott of the Buttalo Bison*. Dick Hanley of the Chicago Roc--1 kets, Paul Brown of the Cleveland Browns. Dudley Degroot of lhe Los Angele* Doo*. Jack Meagher of the , Miami Seahawk*, Hay Flaherty of

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