Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 208, Decatur, Adams County, 4 September 1946 — Page 6

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Chicago Cubs In Late Bid For Pennant New York, K< '<i I il’i’r For the straight season, the Chicago Cub* tot* hot footing down th* National l*sgwe stretch today, hut It appeared thia year that father time the Cardinal* ami the Imdgers hud them licked. Mating- r Charlie <lrlmnT» defending champtotta currently are on a rocket ride. They whipped Pittsburgh 2to <>, yesterday behind lefty Boh Chipman's fire-hit pitching to win their iSth victory in their lu-t 19 same- whir It Is winnine baxehall at a .722 dip. A alaiilng tttnak like that — atruiKiit through September - i could bring tn flnr to Wrigley field for the < ’!!*••<mite year althoueh the «'::»»•« irr-fitly are eight gsmt le-bliid th., f>-ague-leading Catdina - and x behind Brooklyn Hut > n : into a dutch serb-s at St. I.oni. tonight, with; 26 games Jeff, it looked an if fathet time h* will an the Redbirth and the Dodr-rs have tooj ( much of a brad atari. t ( Whatever started the Cuba on, their dixzy victory ride Aug 17 prohably will remain one of the , mysteries <>f the season. , lairing hi* stretch run. Grimm bait lieen shuffling his pitchers a*' fail a* I .co Hurocher with the | ( Dodgers. the Chipman came ( through with a masterpiece a- | gainst the Pirates yesterday us Peanut Lowery's double, tot: Stringer* single and Chipmans own squeeae bunt provided the winning two runs in the seventh The Dodgers. a .SOU dub on the road and a 747 winner at Ebbets field, returned to their favorite bail park here last night to de feat the Phillies 6 lo 4 and cut the , idle Cardinals' bad to two games Warming up for today * Invasion ' against the Braves, the Dodgers pounded across four runs In the fourth and fifth Innings to give Kirby Higbe his 14th victory of

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the campaign, although "Kioby wasn’t around at the finish. TrialIng 6 to I. the Phils rallied for three run* In the eighth to chase Higbe. but rookie Hunk Behrman choked off the rally Earl Caldwell, 41 year-old salvage «. Xpert, won his 12th victory of the season at Chicago when doubles by Ralph Hodgin, Whitey Platt and Taft Wright In the 16th Inning gave the White Sox a 4 to 3 victory, dropping the world champion* a full three games behind ( ' the idle Yankees. Caldwell pitched the Tigers pushed across an unthe last Innings, all scoreless until the top of the )6th when t urned murker. Hut his teammate* got If back in their half, chasing Virgil iFiret Truck* from lite mound, und enabling Chicago to | remain tied for fifth with the tfeveland Indians who took u dotildeheuder at St touts. In the opener, the Indians < based Stan Kerens in the sixth inning with four runs and Bob Feller came in tn protect Cleveland» lead the last two innings for a . to 3 victory and Bob la-mon * , pli< hint trlum)di A four-run at tack, this time In the third, gave the Indiana the nightcap, 7 to 3. Pat Beery's 2-’nd homer with n man on base climaxed the rally which chased Tom Kerrick. Bill Lee pitched his ninth victory of the year at Boston, in the only other game, as the Braves stored four runs in the sevesth to defeat the Giants. 5 lo 4 ToAmy Holme* d-llvered the big blow, a double rood for three run*, while Walker Cooper hit a two-run homer for the Giants in the eighth. Yesterday's star — la-fly Boh Chipman, whose five-hit pitching and clutch bunt gave the Cubs a 2 to o victory over the Pirates, hi* ninth triumph and his team's Itlb in its last 19 games. — o Post 43 Ploys At Fort Wayne Tonight The Decatur American toglon baseball team will meet the City Light team of Fort Wayne under the lights at the State school diamond in Fort Wayne at 7:BB o'clock this evening. —« w—s. Q A ploughman on his leg* I* higher than a gentleman on his knees. Franklin

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Louisville Boosts , Association Lead By I'nlted Press Louisville increased It* lead In the American Association league to Hiree und a half games today by trouncing Indianapolis, 3 to I. A ninth Inning tally nave third Place Hl. Paul a 10 to 9 victory over Minneapolis yesterday, while Colunihns swamped Toledo, 9 I" L Kansas City won twice from Milwaukee In a holiday doubleheader which had been put over for a day because of rain The Blue* took the opener, 1 to 0. and the second game. 3 to 2. In 1» inning* Harry Dorlsb. touisville pitcher, and Ed Hileman, on the mound for Indianapolis, staged a pitching duel at Is.ulsville with Doris!) giving up only three hft* and one 1 run. The Colonel* manage*! six hits and three scores. two of them in the eighth, off Klleman. St. Paul broke ll* 9 to 9 tie with Minneapolis in the last half of the ninth to win the game and remain ahead of the Millen. In the find division. Each team used three pitcher*, the Miller* connecting for II hit* and the Saint* '"infielder Bob Rhawn started Columbus' hitting spree with a home run in the third frame. Ills teammates gathered four runs in that Inning and four more in the seventh to defeat Toledo, * to 1. The Mudbeus' lone tally came In the fourth. Righthander Al Lyon* hurled two-hit ball for Kansas City to give the Blue* a 1 to 0 victory in the first of two games with Milwaukee. The Blues placed their three safeties well enough to gather the necessary one run in the second iuning. In the second game Carl Lindquist went the 10 inning route for the Brewer* and allowed eight hit* which the Blue* spaced to bring in one run in the fifth, another In the seventh and one In the tenth. Carl Deßo»e hurled for the Blue until the eighth when Don Hendrickson relieved him. Together they gave up 11 hit*. Both Brewer run* came in the »lrth off Deßose. U.S. INSISTS (Continued From Page One) mem itself for property damage. In denying Tito'* charge* that A morlcan planes were continuing to make illegal flights over his country, Ibe American note sug gested that aircraft of other nations might be trespassing Yugoslav skies. This was regarded as a hint that American lend lease planes manned hy flier* of other countries were being mistakenly identified as U. H. army aircraft. Clayton was expected to elaborate on the V. H. note at a news conference later today. Hergeji Makledo, Yugoslav charge daffaires, was summoned hurriedly to the state department last night to receive the American note. Even then, he cooled his heel* In the blue-carpeted diplomatic reception room for a half hour before he was admitted to Clayton's office. Makledo was closeted only briefly with Clayton. He declined to comment on the meeting except to say It was cordial and friendly. A great deal of unhappiness grows out of one's dlssat isfactiqn with one's work.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. St. tools —• •• . Brooklyn 79 61 Wk 2 Chicago 72 M -Ml » , Boston ..... •’ •• 1-1 , Cincinnati .. 56 73 .434 24Mi Philadelphia 56 74 .426 25'4 I New York .. 54 76 .415 27 , Pittsburgh .. 50 "4 -403 29 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. C.B. ' Boston .... -94 40 .701 New York 77 54 .Mt 15'4 : Detroit 72 55 .567 , Washington 63 67 .495 29 Chicago ...... 60 72 .455 33 i Cleveland 60 72 .455 33 St. touh 5< "4 ♦22 22 Philadelphia 43 99 .326 60 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W, L. Pet G.B. Louisville *9 69 .6<»5 Indianapolis -- 62 .s*l J'* St. Paul -«# 12Mi Mlnneapoli* .. 73 75 .493 16% Milwaukee 70 76 .493 19 Kansas City .... 67 79 .469 21 Mi | Toledo .... 66 92 .446 23S Columbus .. 61 97 .412 29'j ( 8 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Brooklyn 6. Philadelphia 4. Chicago 2. Pittsburgh 0. Boston 6, New York 4. Only game* scheduled. , American League | Cleveland 5-7, St. touts 3-3. j Chicago 4. Detroit 3 (16 in- , tiings). i Only games scheduled. i American Association ( Louisville 3. Ind iaitapolh 1. j St. Paul 10. Minneapolis 9. Kansas City 1-3. .Milwaukee 0-2 (2nd game 10 innings). Columlms 9. Toledo 1. , a , Ma for Leaaup Leaders * Leading Batsmen National League Player A Club G AB R H Pct • Musial. St. L.'l3<) 516 102 190 .369 s Hopp, Boston. 109 375 65 133 .355 Mile. N. Y. 100 375 70 127 .339 Walker. Brook. 123 473 64 159 .336 | Holmes, Bost. 123 467 66 146 .313 , American League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Vernon. Waah. 124 496 73 166 .342 Pesky. Bost 135 651 110 185 336 Williams, Bos 133 464 131 155 .334 DiMaggio. Bust 124 470 79 IG4 32» Appling. Chi 127 493 55 159 .323 Home Runs Williams. Red Sox 34 'Greenberg, Tigers 29 Keller, Yankees 25 DiMaggio. Yankees 22 Mlxe. Giants 22 heerey. Indian* 22 Pitching Ferri**, Red Box 24-4 .967 Newhou»er. Tigers 23 6 .793 Caldwell. White Sox 12-4 750 Gumpert, Yankee* 9-3 76t Higbe, Dodgers 14 5 .737 0 Truman Unlikely To Address Editors Wasiiington, Sept. 4—iUPi--’ Hopsier Ih-mocratic leaders called on President Truman today but they were fort warm <+-: ;.elr mission probably would end In failure. State chairman Pleas Greenlee and Robert P. O'Bannon of Corydon. president of the Indiana Democratic editorial tMoclation. hoped to Induce the President to come to Indiana for the editor.nl group's annual meeting Sept. 11. However, a brief announcement from the white house yesterday cast strong doubts that Mr. Truman would accept the Hoosier invitation.

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Eliol Dissatisfied With Illinois Squad United Press Champaign. 111 . Hep'. 4—tl l’» ( Ca.h R..y Eliot exnrewed displeasure with hi* university of Illinois football squad's progress today, with only two weeks remalm mg before the eea»on opener with Pittsburgh Coach Eliot still haent a firststring foßlMck. and two prospect*. Murney Hailer und Ray Floreck. are out with injuries. Tom <l*l lagher I* getting the quarterback call, aud Eliot is expecting Perry Moes, ex Tulsa backfiell star, momentarily from the army. Ann Arbor. Mich., Hept. 4—4 8 P) - Michigan went through ite third auccestilve day of scrimmage today with several varxity players, including veterans Gene Derrlcotte. Ralph Chubb, Art Renner, and Bob Cbappius, on the sidelines nursing Injuries. Coach Frits Crisler *aid the squad wau 'coming along nicely'' but still ne«-ded plenty of drilling before It would be ready "to go anywhere in competition." Bloomington, Ind , S-pL 4—H'P) -Coach Bo McMillin divided his championship Indian! team Into two groups, one to practice In Hie m.rnlng and the other in the afternoon fur the balance of the week. Both groups concentrated on kicking yesterday, with Charlie Armstrong, who kicked 25 extra point* last year, looking Impreselve. Madison. Wis„ Sept. 4-(VPI— Two underclassmen, Stan Heath, and Armond H ehm, wire promoted to first string positions today on the university of Wisconsin footlmll squad. Heath, n standout in piMsing and blockin'' in preliminary drills, was put tn the quarterback ajeot, and Hoehm took over at tackle. Chicago. Sept 4—(VP)—Coach j Lynn Waldorf gave nearly a doien North western players a chsnc»_at_

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pltrhlM Ute ball JJ’ , I pre*u<P lnability to find a skill,M| passer Another full scale scrim mage schedulw! Icday In an .(furt to narrow down tb« over*Ue squad. ColumbM. O. Sept 4-IVPI-I*-f*M« against the "T" formation oetUpled the Ohio Stale grldder* at yesterday’s practice sessions. Coach Paul Bixler gave epecinl attention to xnards Hal Dean and Boh Jabbunch, tackle t'hnck <'«url and center Tony Adamle. Minneapolis. Hept. 4 <1 P>~ C »a,h Bernie Bierman coached h * Minnesota eqmid on lundamentals today following two succewlve ragged scrimmage sessions Doti Olson, center. Larry Haleukamp, end. and fullback Bob Bach were on the sidelines on account of In Juries tofayetle. Ind.. Sept 4—(t'P»— Coach Cecil Isbell plugged a gap at the middle of the Purdue forward wall ys.tterday by shifting Francis Mattingly. 236 pound fullback candidate, to center. Mattingly is expected to fill In for Bob Johnson, former All-Western Conference player in 1941, in the season opener with Miami two week, from Haturday. Johnson suffered « side Injury during acrlmmage. Fort Wayne Legion Takes State Title Crawfordsville, Ind., Sept. 4— (DPl—American Legion Prut No. 47 of Fort Wayne today held the Indiana state Legion baseball tournament title. The Furt Wayne squad downed South Bend 6-0 last night In the finaJu. The new champions advanled earlier by winning from Jeffersonville 4 3. The Pulaski post from South Bend eliminated Crawfordsville 2-0 yesterday afternoon. 0 School Sanitation Wash basins did not become part of standard school equipment until the early part of the l»th century, when they were introduced through the efforts of a school teacher, William Andrus Alcott.

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Forest Hills. N. Y., Sept. 4 — i (UP) — Ace* and douhlefaults at the national amateus tennis championship: Jack Kratner makes no bone* about the fact that If he reaches tho finals against defending champion Frankie Parker In the men's j singles that he'll win — "because I seem to own him." Lanky Jack, the bard luck guy ' of the courts, points out that he la the only man to beat Parke: In the *oot heru California champ ' io mb Ips since 1939. having turned the trick In 1942. '44 and '46. He believes It is time for lady luck to smile on him, having been kayoed by appendicitis In the '42 I national*, by food poisoning in the I '43 championships and by blisters I at Wtmbledom this year. , | if he Is right, you'll have an ' other tennis "bum" In the saddle •, For Kramer admits that "all I ' know Is tennis and It is all I'm

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