Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1946 — Page 8

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Cardinals Win Two, Dodgers Lose To Cubs New York. Au. 29 — ll’P) — For real slxe, the St. tauls Cardinal*’ e>ne-and-a-half gam** Nation, ai 10-ague* load elide t look like much today But It wan the hlgge,t [ on** of the sea«**n for the Bird* and the way it came about, tn the ninth Innina on a rookie'* first big league homer. sounded an ominous warning to the pursuing Dodger*. The Cardinal*' longest lead of the year was built late last night at Bt. Louin. The Dodger* had lost a day game to the Cub* at Chicago, 4 tn 3. and the Card* had whipped the Giants in the firat game of a day night double header, 13 to 8. to take a full game lead. Rut it wa* a black night and It looked black for the Red Birds* in the second game. A southpaw-swinging rookie. Walt Sessi of FtntayvlUe, Pa, wa* at the plate and Bill Voiselle had Just blazed two strike* past him with pinch-runner Jeff Cross on' first, two out in the ninth Inning and the Giant leading, 2 to 1. Then Be*al, pinch hitting for pitcher Alpna tlrazle, although he had made only one hit all Reason, put all of his 200 pound* behind Voliielle'* next pitch and sent it screaming again*! the framework of the center field pavilion at Sportsman's park for hi* firat maj or league home run, the ball game and the one-atid-half game lead. The biggest previous Cardinal lead* this season were one-game affair*. .May 9 and .May 19. Sessl. a raw-boned outfielder, recently discharged from the service, got j hi* only previous hit of the season against the Giant*, July 13. as a pinch-hitter. Braxle. who replaced starter Ken Burkhart In the ninth, received credit for hi* seventh victory of the season while Voiselle. who had yielded onjv five hit* until the ninth — wnen Marty Marion singled and crossed came in to run for him In case S«*sl connected — was charged with hl* 11th defeat. While the night game packed the drama, the day game packed the power. The Cardinals release!'

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the-lr pent-up fury on six Giant* pitcher* for 15 hit* and their fiverun margin of victory a* George Knrowski paced the attack with three for five, good for four run*. General manager Jim Gallagher of the Cun*, who recently shouted his defiance of the Dodgers, received strong backing from his player* ye.-terday when they won their sixth straight with two run* in the ninth. A singlo by Peanut* Lowery, u walk to Bob Rchefflng and a doubles by lain Stringer and Alts'vjnt Rickert sewed up the game for the reliefer Paul Erickson, hl* eighth victory of the campaign. In a night game at New York, Bobby Feller, Itrlklng out four, suffered hl* 10th defeat of the season against 22 victories as Ernie (Jumbo* Bonham pitched the Yankees to a 4 to 0 victory over the Indiana before the largest night baseball crowd In history- - paying customer*. Thurman Tucker's triple and Luke Appling's fly bail gave the Chicago White Box a 12-innlng, 2 to 1 victory over the Senators and Orval Grove his seventh pitching triumph of the season at Wash ington. Oscar Judd and Blix Donnelly combined to pitch the Phillies to x six-hit, 4 to 1 victory over the Pirate* at Pittsburgh while in the only night game, De-nny Galehouse made hl* sixth pitching victory -if the Reason his best a* he limitd the Athletics to two hit* to give the St. Louis Brown* a 7 to 0 victory. In a day ganp at Boston, the Tiger* hammereit four pitchers for 12 hlf* to score their first triumph of the season in Fenway park by defeating she Red Sox. 7 to 2. Roy Cullen bine's sixth inning homer and flank Greenberg'* 28th in the ninth were the big Tiger blows. Ted Williams, shaken up At Cincinnati, Johnny Sain gainin an automobile accident Tuesday, got cue for four. ed his 14th victory of the season for the Braves with an 8 to 4 back in the- second game of a decision, while the Red* came doubleheader to win 2 to 0 behind Ewell Blackwell's four-hit pitching-.

Yesterday's star — Rookie Walt Seesi, whose ninth Innina homer with two out and one man on save the Cardinals a 3 to 2 victory over the Giants and a oneand-a-half game lead in the National League. ————— NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. St. latuis 77 47 .621 Brooklyn 75 IS .610 14 Chicago 67 51 .551 8% Biwton 61 59 .SOX 14 Cincinnati 55 68 .447 21% New York 52 70 .426 24 Philadelphia 51 69 .425 24 Pittsburgh 47 70 .402 26% AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Boston XX 39 .693 New York 74 52 .587 13% Detroit 69 53 .566 16% Washington 62 64 .492 25% Cleveland 57 69 .452 30% Chicago 57 70 .449 31 St. Louis 53 71 .427 33% Philadelphia ... 42 84 .333 45% AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. G.B. Louisville 84 56 .600 Indianapolis 83 58 .589 1% bt Pau) 74 67 .525 10% Milwaukee 69 71 .493 15 ...nneapolU 69 72 .489 15% di <7 .454 20% us viiy 64 78 .457 21% columbus 57 84 .404 27% YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League St Louts 13-3, New York 8-2. Chicago 4, Brooklyn 3. ~w*t u 8-0. Cinc.nneti 4-2. rn.laus.phla 4, Pittsburgh 1. American League Chicago 2, 1 (12 nnings). ’CORT • < — Last Time Tonight — LAUREL A HARDY “THE BIG NOISE" ALSO —Shorts 9c-30c Inc. Tax FRI. & SAT. CHAS. STARRETT “GALLOPING THUNDER” With Smiley Burnette —o Sun. Mon. Tues-- Return Showing “Christmas in Connecticut”

Lions Beat Rotary By 23 To 19 Score

Spurred on by an enthusiastic cheering section Including every member of hi* family — Lowall Smith hurled the Decatur Lion* club to a "decisive" 23-19 win over the Ihu-aiur Rotary club In the "battle of the age*" yoftball feature at Wort toman Field Wednesday night. Smith "held" the Rotarian* to a measly 19 hit* for four inning* before giving way to relief hurler Bob Gay. while Wilson tae turn ed in a magnificent Job on the mound for the Rotary, "limiting" the winner* to 20 safeties In-fore Joe Globlg took over. A blunt pencil point, worn down by the score-r in hl* attempt* to follow the track meet on the bane* clodded the final outcome of the gatno and made a written resume of the tilt almost an ImI possibility. For one inning — and one Inning only — the contest actually resembbled the game of softball a* known to Decatur fan* when both Leo and Smith retired opposj !- butter* In order. Then something Knapped and before long i two digit figure* began to pop up J in both the hit and run columti* ! of the scorer'* book. Arnica, rubbing alcohol and liniment guaranteed to relieve aching muscle* became more Important than victory to mo«t of the players before the final out wa* scored. It wa* Harvey's home run in the Rotary half of the second that actually started the nightmarish race around the bases for both dub*. Similar blngle* were cred ited to Halterman and Bchutlx of the Lion* aggregation, but expert* were hesitant about listing them as heavy hitter* of the tilt because of questionable fielding connected with the four-bagger*. The winner*' lineup Included such names a* Bteury, Halterman. Laurent, .Macklin DeVo«*. Kelley. I Itoyle. Schultz, Gass, Holthouse. Custer, Beery. Gay and Smith. Those who broke into tho Rotary lineup: Peck, Zlner, tanke-nan. Petrie, Harvey. Gerber. Ehinger. Lefts. Thoma*, Lee and Globlg. o Ralph Peterson To Coach At Goshen Ralph Peteraon, son of Mr* and .Mr*. Charles Peterson of Decatur, and former Decatur high school and Ball State football player, has I joined the coaching staff of Goshen high school a* gesiatant coach and industrial arts Instructor, jt was b-atned today. .Mr. Peterson is a veteran of World War 11 and ha* completed hi* work at Ball State college. IBplayed football for that school and prior to that played three years of football for the Decatur Yellow Jacket*. Coach Peterson will leave noon to assume hl* new dutiew. 0 — 10-Year-Old Collie Is Killed By Train The 10-y car-old collie, "Deuce," belonging to Harry Knapp, which disappeared a week ago wa* killed by a Pennsylvania train, it wa* learned by Mr. Knapp last night. The dog had been struck by a train near the general Electric plant in the went part of Decatur and wa* buried yesterday by section employes of the railroad, who reported the incident after reading of the disappearance in Wednesday's Decatur Democrat.

Detroit 7, Boston 2. New York 4, Cleveland 0. St. Louis 7, Philadelphia 0. American Association Louisville 4, Columbus 1. Indianapolis 5, Toledo 2. St. Paul 4. Milwaukee 3. Kansas City 9. Minneapolis 5.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR, INDIANA

Maior Leaaue Leaders Leading Batsmen National League Player A Clib G AB R H Pct Muhlbl. 81. L. 124 429 99 181 .174 Hopp. Ro. .. 100 342 81 125 .385 Walker, Bklyn 118 447 60 154 345 Mlxe, N. Y. I<M» 375 70 127 .339 Gordon, N. Y. 104 357 51 109 .305 American League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Vernon, Wash. 120 474 73 162 .342 Peak, 80. .. 128 521 109 178 .342 William*. 80. 126 441 125 IS# .340 Appling, Chi. 122 471 52 153 .825 DlMagglo, 80. 117 440 73 143 .325 Hom* Run* William*. Red Sox .... .. 33 Greenberg, Tiger* 28 Keller. Yankee* ..... 25 DlMagglo, Yankees 22 Mite, Giants 22 Pitching Ferri**, Red Sox 22 4 .852 Newhonser, Tiger* .. 22 6 .7*6 lliglie. Doe I gers 13 4 .765 Dickson, Cardinal* .. 12 4 .750 Caldwell. White Sox 11 4 .7.13 Rowe, Phillies .. 114 .733 o . Grand Circuit Races Feature State Fair Indianapolis, Aug 29 fl'PI- l Grand circuit racing's postwar re ! vival In Indiana start* Saturday s at the lightning last mile track In: the state talrgrounds here. Most of tho best drivers, trotter* and pacer* In lhe country will) compete lor $95,000 In purees during the slx-day, 23-event card. Indianapolis, one of the biggest' stop* on the grand circuit from 1925 through 1941, ha* been with I out racing since the army air force | turned lhe fairground* Into a giant ammunition dump. Historic Indianapolis stake race* such a* the $20,00v-added Fox stake tor two-year old pacer*, were held on "foreign track*" during the ’ wa:-. Now. however the cream of the driver* — men like Sep Palin, Tom Berry, Fred Egan, and Ben White; fleet trotters »u< h as ‘ Humbletonion Winner Chester-' town. Victory Song and Deanna, j and star pacer* like Goose Bay, Poplar Byrd and Hayes Hanover are back in the Hoosier capital. Four stake classics perennially >preadeagl« IndiAnu harness racing — the Fo, Pace, the Horse man stake for three-year old trot ter*, and the horseman futurities for threeyear-old pacer* and trotter*. Next to the llambletonion, the Fox stake I* the most coveted in! the country. Run for the firm, time in 1907, It was for year* the richest harness race and the 1946 edition's purse will be the third 1 largest in the nation. A. G. Norrlck. superintendentj of the race program, expects 10 two-year-olds to go to the post j Wednesday in the "Pacer's Itam bletonian." Goose Bay. a temperamental brown colt owned by ('. M. Haunder* of Toledo. O„ Is the likely favorite. Jake Mahoney will be In the sulkey and If Goose Bay is on his good behavior the | track record of 2:02 may he eclipsed. Poplar Byrd, a bay colt from the Poplar HUI farm at Lexington. Ky.; Haye* Hanover, owned by W. E. Wright of Federalsburg. Md„ and an Indiana product — the Chestnut Royal Amber of F. C. Sisley of Anderson — rank next with rail birds. Riley Walters will drive Royal Amleer. wNch has yet to taste defeat. Tom Berry, who drove Chestertown to victory in the Hambletonian, will handle Poplar Byrd. No driver ha* been named yet for Haye* Hanover. The two-year-old trot next Thursday ha* been taken by four future Hambletonian winners since 1938. It also will have a purse of some $20,000. Palin, Berry and Egan, who drove Spencer Scot, the fastest trotting stallion in history, will'

drive the favorites. Putin will be up on I hi- Buy Colt Volotolie. from the Carleton farm at Lex higloii. Berry will drive the brown <olt Way Yonder, owned by lhe Gaine.-way farm at Lexington Egan will handle hl* own black colt, limit Man. Host of the Hambletonian entries this year will run in the Horseman futurity for lhr< *•>• »! old trotters. The most notable ex-; empthm Is Chestertown, which was not thought proml.-dng enough to be nominated as a yearling. However, Chestertown will run In at least one overnight rate. The next three Hambletonian finishers are regarded u* certain starters. The three Carleton farm’s second-place Victory Song.. Gib White’s third-finishing Deanna, and the fourth ptace Waiter Spencer. owned by Roland Harrison of New York - will he tho favorites. ■ Veteran Ben White will drive outsider Don Scott. Six others pro Palely will start In the classic on Tuesday, The three year old puce also will lie held Tuesday, but only a hand fill ot the top-notch horse* are elgible. The probable favorite !• Quick Trick, a brown coll from the stable* of Dr. G. Bai-ho Gill of Washington, D. C. The owner* of Ensign Hanover, winner of Fox stake in 1935. muffed their chain e to enter him — Just a* was ph* case with Chestertown In the I Trot. But, even though the three yearI old pace will lie below far, the 1 field In the other stake classics and the overnight entries jMiitit to j Indiana'* finest harness racing In history. o— Major Leagues Granl Benefits To Players Chicago. Aug. 29.-(VP)-Major league owner* today granted their ' players history-making lienefits, but arranged to jtay for them by Inrearing each team'** schedule by 14 game*. American and National taague l owners In joint session with baseball commissioner A. B. (Happy) Chandler here yesterday agreed to sweeping changes In a new uniform player contract and to give he athlete* permanent representation on the game's new governing hoard, the executive council. While granting concessions, the club owner* toak steps to provide themselves a comfortable financial cushion for Increised operating ex pense-a by stretching the schedule I from 154 to 168 game**. The longer schedule I* expected to increase major league attendance by ap proximately 1,000.000 fan* The big league draw this season now Is approaching the 20.000.000 mark. The 154 game schedule has been standard in the majors since 1904. i Two playere. one from each league, will lie named Io the new executive council. The method of selection has not been decided upon, but it is expected that all pl.iyt-rfi will be polled. The club owners and league* will | he represented by (.'handler, league president* William Harridge and Ford Frick, Warren Giles of the Cincinnati Reda and tarry MacPhall of the New York Yankee*. After six week.* cf negotiations. Instituted by the club owners as a direct step to combat tho Influence* of Jorge Fasquel's Mexican taague and the American Basehall Guild of Boston's Roln-rt Murphy, the player* won virtually every demand made of the magnates. The principal concessions won were: (I>—A minimum salary, believed to be $5,000. (2>—A change in the highly controversial 10 days clause. <3>— Establishment of a player pension fund. (4)—Extension of the post reason exhibition deadline from 10 to 30 days, The minimum salary will lie guaranteed all playere who sign major

iesgue contract* and wl'l remain In i ffi'ct whether the player sticks In the I»Ik league* or l« shunted back io the minor*. While Chandler declined Io eta-h-nit.- oil lhe "Id day clause" change, It Is believed to Increase the- n-dlflcution Him* so:- release of n player t > 36 days. o . Mexican League Head Sues For $127,500 h-prliiKfleld, .Mo., Aux , 29.-(l'P) Ml key Owen, barred from hl* normal livelihood of playing baseLull, today receiveel a hill for $127,500, which president Jorge* P.csquel cd the Mexican tacgu«- claims th« firmer Brooklyn Ibedger catcher owe* him. Pasquel filed suit In federal district e-ourt yc-sterelay tnrough hl* attorney, Victor B. Harris of 81. taula. Tin- damage suit neek»*d $12,500 paid Owen a* u bonus for signing with lhe Mexican L 'ague's Vera Cruz team; $15,800 allegedly paid him a* salary for the 198# season to be* held a* guarantee, unel 8100.COO us damages for bre*ach of contract, Interest and cweta. 0 — Legion Plays Hoagland In Twin Bill Sunday See-king to uve-nge a 4-3 de-feat handed them two weeks ago, the Hougiund Men leant* ot the* Federation league at Fort Wayne will come io De-catur Sunday afternoon to meet the local Am.-txan tagion learn in a double-header ut Worthman Field. Manager Molly Mine of the- local nine said that pitching choice* for the two gam*-* Sunday have not been made as yet. The locals lost a 13-lnning 32 tilt at Van Wert. Ohio last Sunday, and hope to get back into the- win column this weekend at the expense of the Hoagland club. q 'Violent' Ray Knocks Savold Out In Second New York, Aug. 29.-(I'P) Elmer (Violent) Ray, the negro heavyweight who was ceorned by Madia-it Square Garden, rocketed to a contender’s perch last night by knocking out veteran Lee Savold In the second round before 14,90ti at Ebhets Field. Ray's victory was doubly important, for it was achieved on the aame night that Jersey Joe Walcott. No. I negro contender, suffered an upset defeat ley Joey Maxim in a 10-i'ound decision at Cumdm. N. J. 0 O Today's Sports Parade By Ford Frick | Prtsident. National League (Reg. U. 8. Pat. Off.) 0 0 (Editor's note—-guest column i»ts will take ever today',* epnrt parade* while Oscar Fraley i« vacationing ) New Yory, Aug. 29.-(l’P)-*-There have- bee*n many reasons advanced for the great interest In baseball this year. Most of these are* beyond argument. There isn't a»y doubt that the Gl'h who have

VAN WERT COUNTY FAB Sept. 2,3, 4,5, 6,1946 J FIVE DAYS FIVE NIGHTS The I Mamrao ‘ h Monday, Übor Day, Sept. 2nd RrMte d ■ Midway Ip. M.—Flag Raising and patriotic program B ... . Labor Day will feature Derby Day at the rarw B I lenly Van \y er t County Fair. Seven (7) Running B , II™A Races ,hßt K 0 R * ln or sh,np - K,ar,lnK Gttl * P r "*" K 01 Hands at j arJte tracka. •verK I '**® Increased Monday NiGHT-iioo«icr Hop Radio Rh"* ■ n . from Station WOWO with their entire cast, in- al » 1 remiUUlS eluding Shirley Wayne, Star Comedienne, former K and Purses ly wllll a,,< * J o *’ o * oo 1,1 "Hellxapoppln \an K Tuesday, September 3rd Thursday, Septcm ber I The afternoon racing program culls n „f f,iv.-w , <»‘ k - l "*' K for Sis 181 Running Races, Two (2) Pony , n 7.'i‘,'b>h< <t I" "" v M ill ■ Races and a County Run. Nine exciting ’* 4-11 <.’»»••. ■ races. Rain or Shine. County Horae Afternoon Racing »jih t« M Shoe Pitching Content. Judging starts exciting ‘ H in moot all departments. purses of. oo.'"*' j:od*« M TUESDAY NIGHT -.Saddle .Horse THURSDAY NIGHT g Show in front of Grandstand. and Acte. Wednesday, September 4 Friday, s e P tem, ’f* ns c* B ’ . ’ Free-for-all Horse Shoe “ B Judging completed In ail Departments. t et t tn—F« Br j B Afternoon racing program: Four (4) Afternoon Racing Pr"*™ Harneaa Races with total purses of Harnesa Race* with t«»«ai B 14,000.00. $3,100.00. K( xlw •* B WEDNESDAY NIGHT-Geo. V. Ad- ACTS° AV ' " 3 "’ I ams Rodeo and Acts. Act ,' B More and better accommodations have been pro vlded for fair patrons this y par '’’.‘"X, «sd addition parking space, new, large entrance on south side of fairgrounds. roorP h L ynth Ing equipment, additional toilets, etc. Plan tq attend each day and night of m ■ Fair. FRIO H. RTRALBY. *“ H. R.

returned h:iv<* contributed Immeiwe. I |y to th** attendance* at the* major h-uKue parks. I am certain, !•»»». that lhe fan*' have* Item) coming out 11 tho park to see ihelr favorite ball players again who nad conn* back from the* service. I think, too, that th** unusual promising crop erf young ball players hus heen un utirartlein. Speaking for the National League, I urn Impr* sse-el with th*- exceptionally targe number of presepect,* that have' appeared <>n our hall team*. There Isn't a team In the National la-ague* that hasn't come up with at least one fine prospect while senne teams have succeeded In eleveloplng two or three young players, lads who. in a few years,' are- geelng to be the* state* of the league. tat',* just lo'-k ut some* of these young fellow*. Among the outfielder* there are De] Ennis, of the Phlllle-*; Ralph Kiner, of the Pirates, Marv Rickert, e f the* Cub* and perl Furlllo, erf the* Dodger*. Kiner and Ennis have demonstrated .hat they can hit a leing bull and, for first year men, they have- eleme a fine* Job. Among the young infielder* who have shown much promise are Grady Hatton, the Redn' third baseman whei. until this season, never bad played in professional basebull; Ben Zientara, who k< playing see-onel base for the Red*; Bill Cox, the Pirate*' shetristop; BUI Rigney, who handlee himself cap ably for the Giant* and Bobby illattneg. also of the Giant*. Fsiiaily a league is fortunate* to have* one young catcher come* along. Thse year in the National taague* w<- have see n a number make t liegrade. The Carellnata are high em ihelr young backstop, Joe eTaragiola while the- Iktdger* have* geon- along with Ferrell Anderson anel BruceEdwards win this year are making their major h-ague appenrancea tor the first time. Then there Is Andy Seminlvk who han helped to put new life* into the Phillie-s. In th** pitching department there has been an even larger crop of pruepects. Johnny Schmitz, the lefthander, an*l Emil Kush are twe> who are rated high In the Cubs'

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