Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 219, Decatur, Adams County, 17 September 1946 — Page 6

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Impetus Given To Golf Course For This City First Impetus toward the const ruction of n gbit course In Decatur was given lu'-t night at a meeting In the city hull attended by more than 70 golfer* und inter « sted permit! >• The meet Ing wan called by Paul McFaul, executive secretary of the |te<iittir chamber of Commerce He explained that the purpose of the meeting wns to ascertain the amount of interest existing here in the matter of obtaining a course pud laying |« eilminary groundwork for securing one. 11. It Macljean, of the Central Noya company, was named chair man of the meeting and Charles It. Khlllger. of the Cltixelis Telephone company, was .i|*i*>lnted secretary by Mr. Mac Leun. Considerable discussion was held on the desirability, interest and community benefits to be d*rived from a golf course Mayor John I! Stulls addressed the meeting, pointing out that "It i» time Jieople from other cities start coming to see our city rather! than Decatiirltp-s going to other! cities to play golf." He expressed the desire that tangible resultsi he derived from the meeting. Two committees were named by chairman Mac Lean Glen Oswalt. 1 George Stults and Don Koos were named to a site committee; Hon | aid Par ish Robert Templin. Mr McFjiul and Mr. Ehinger to a cost ) and finance committee. These committees are to report , on imxslble sites and estimated 1 ; construction costs at the next , meeting, which will likely be held the first week in October quarters will also be sought for the next meeting. the' date and place to be announced in • the newspaper

-...» 0— — _ Olsen Signs With New Pro League Chicago. Sept. 17—<I*P> Harold G Olsen of Ohio State, one or collegiate basketball's outstanding coaches, today signed a three year I • ntract to roach the Chicago entry in the new professional basket bull association of America 0 Trade tn a Towa — Decatur _ ■> * AIK CONDITIONED ♦ » 1— Last Time Tonight — “THE GREEN YEARS" Charles Coburn, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler, Hume Cronyn ALSO—Shorts 9c4oc Inc. Tax j • «! WEI). & THURS. ♦ J (HR BIG DAYS’ • First Show Wed. at 6:30 Continuous Thur, from 1:30 BE SURE TO ATTEND! ‘ \ A million laughs t Jn as they go asparkin’ harts- I buggy stylol / rW-n/ M|VVej| I h . MMS* —o Starting Pei. far 6 Dayj! C "Night and Day"—ln Color! d

Maior Leaaue Leaders Leading Batsmen Nations League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Miisi.il St. I. 143 573 114 211 38* ' Hopp, Boston I*o 413 70 141 341 Mixe. Mew V 101 377 70 127 337 Walker. Brook 135 SIS 69 171 .330 Holme*, Bost 137 628 78 184 .311 American League Player 1 Club G AB R H Pct Vermin, Wa-h. 137 53s *0 IN9 351 ' Williams. Bos 143 496 140 170 .343 pesky. Il«*t 148 592 113 200 33* ' Kell Ib-troit IN 469 53 150 32t' DiMluaf . Bost 135 511 MO tf.3 319 Home Runs , Williams. Red Sox 3* 'Greenberg, Tiger t 37 ' Keller, Yankeer 27 r DLMagglo. Yankees 25 I Neerry, Indians 24 Pitching Fen Is. Bed Nix 25 8 .**'« iGumpert, Yankee*- 11-3 .788 Ncwhouser. Tigers 24-8 .760 | Caldwell. White Sox 12 4 .750 Rowe, PhtllifM 11-4 .733 — o

NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G B St Louis .. 90 53 .829 .. Brooklyn -- *7 54 .817 2 Chicago 78 64 .543 13*4 BosUm ... 75 U7 .528 14 4 Philadelphia 84 80 444 26'x Cincinnati ... <0 SO 429 2S*» Pitt-luirgh 5' II 814 N New York .. 57 87 .396 33' a AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Boston 98 47 676 ... | Detroit .. . Si 59 579 14'4 New York .. 81 64 559 17 Washington 70 73 490 27 Chicago 67 77 465 30'4 Cleveland .. 65 79 .451 32' a Nt Louie .. 62 79 440 34 Philadelphia . 49 95 340 4"'«. YESTERDAYS RESULTS National League Chicago 10. Brooklyn 7. Boston 4. Cincinnati o. Philadelphia 2. Pittsburgh 0. (Inly games scheduled.

American League New York 7. St Ixtuix 5. Detroit 11, Washington 7. Only games scheduled. One Team Is Needed For Bowling League One team is needed to complete an eight-team league, bowling at it o'clock Friday nights. Carl Mies, owner of .Mies Recreation stated today. This is a handicap league, and howling will start this coming Fiiday night. Four teams from New Haven are entered and three from Decatur, with one more needed from this city. A league name a ill Im* chosen after the first night's bowling this week. I CORT ■“

• — - 0 — Last Time Tonight — DON JUAN OUILLIGAN” Wm. Bendix, Joan Blondell A "HOT CARGO" Wm. Gargan, Jean Rogers 9c 30c inc. Tax O o WED. & THURS. * J™ 1 w **?> * Fri. A Bat. — Bill Klllott "Sun Valley Cyclone" " -00 Coming Sun—-Truth About Mur* dor" A "South of Monterey"

Dodgers Drop 1 Two Games Off Pennant Pace , New Y<» k. Hefti 17 II P' ■ Lost year's thumpion Chicago . Cults were all hut mathematically ' out of the 1946 race today, but I they still must play the key role in determining whether the St Louis Cardinals or Brooklyn Dod gers succeed them us National i Ixtaguo pennant winners. The Cubs already may have i damaged B.ooklyn's chances beyond repair, dropping them two full games behind the Cardinals with a io to 7 victory yesterday in which Bill iNwi-ht Nicholson's grand slam homer was the deciding blow. Chicago has won four of its last five games with Brook lyn, iwo at Chicago and tso out of three* In the series at Ehbctts field which ends today. Just as Important, however, is the fact that six of the H games the Cardinals have left are with Chicago, while the Dodgers will be op|s>siiig the- Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phils, teams they have beaten consistently all sea son Nothing muc h worse has happen ed to the Dodgers all year than the druhhing yesterday. What hurl moat was the fact that the Dodgers. putting on a typical uphill battle, had nullified a 5 to 0 Cub lead gained in the first Inning before a batter had been retired. Brooklyn put over two runs In Its half of the Inning to

make it 5 to 2 and added three more in the fifth to tie the score Nicholson’s home- came off raw rookie, Paul Mlnner. up from Mobile and making his second major league appearance as a relief burler He held the Ctihs score less In the sixth, but in the seven th filled the bases on a walk, his own error on a sacrifice, and a pop single by Clyde McCullough Nicholson emptied them by hitting a 3 and 2 pitch over the right field screen. Harry Ixtwrey and Eddie Wait ktu each made a double and two singles in Chicago's 15-hit attack while the veteran Joe Medwick set the pace for Brooklyn, also getting a double ami two singles. The Phils strengthened their hold on fifth place as lefty Ken Raffensberger pitched a five-hit, 2 to <1 shutout over Pittsburgh at Philedalphia. Ed Wright's effective distribution of nine hits gave the Braves a 4 to 0 victory over th.* Reds at Boston. It was his 12th victory and he also contributed to it by getting two hits.

The Tigers, led by Roy Cullen bine who hit a three-run homer and two singles to drive in five runs, defeated the Senators, 11 to 7 at Detroit. / Getting 12 hits to shake a batting slump, the Yankees won their 1946 finale with the Browns at St. ixniis. 7 to 5. Phil Rizzuto and Tommy Henrich each made three hits. o Softball Hurler Fans 40 In 19-lnning Tilt Cleveland. Sept. IT—(UP)—A world s record of 40 strikeouts in a single game, a 19-lnning affair, w.m set yesterday by pitcher Jim Chambers of th*. Chicago Match Corp, of America in t 2 to I victory over the Knights jf Columbus of Springfield. Mo., in the world softball championship tournament. Top garnet last night left two undefeated men's teams in the tournament, the defending champions, the Ft. Wayne Zellners. and the Hollister Cowboys, of Hollister, Cslif. Ft. Wayne defeated the Ixmgview. Wash.. Torrence Insurance team. 7-0. for the Northwesterners' first art back, and the Cowboys eliminated the New York Grummans, 2-1 In a 12-innlng game 0 t Dangereus Farm Machine The corn picker is the most dangerous of farm machines.

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Michigan Ranks As Big Nine Contender (Editor's note: This is another ot a aeries on the pi aspects of Wrotern Conference f it ball teams.) Ann Arltor. Mich., Sept. 17/— | (i'Pt Fritz Crisler is .Malting his ninth year as head football coach at the University of Michigan and over that span every season has been a winning one. The ><m<M>th-talk:ng, clever Cri»ler Ims never lost more than three games in a season with the Wolverines a nd has an overall record of 55 triumphs as against IT defeats and thw for a percentage of .797. There’a every indication Crisler, will bolster his lofty average ini Western Conference compotltian* this season, for the Wolverines tank well tip among the title con-i tenders l>y every possible measuring stick. Michigan han spe.-d. power anddepth, three requisites of any title! contender. When the Wolverines opened i practice there were 39 lettermen on' the squad Injuries removed quarterback Joe Pdiuetto and fullback Don Boom, while Jack Petuukey, an end. and fullbat k Jim Foltz withdrew As always, Crisler'* deceptive offeiwe will feature the "spinuer" and he has back one of its greatest collegiate exponents, burly Hob Wine. To back up Wiese at the key epot. i Crisler has twr» fine hoi lovers from ■ the squad of last eeason, Tian' Dworsky ami Jack Welsenburger i Paul White, a star of the 1943' team and a youngster who made Michigan's reverse plays so sue-ce-.tful that season, h back for right half, with Henry Fonde trim last season’s eleven to understudy him. Crisler has four flue left half backs in Gene Derricotte, one of the team's leading ground gainers •in 1944; Bob Cbappius, Don Robineon and Hill f'ulligan. When Ponsetto was forced to abandon the game. Crisler shifted Pete ElliMt from halfback Into the quarterback spot. Howard Verges,! a star of last year's eleven, will impport Elliott. Elmer Madar. a brilliant performer on the 1942 team; captain Art Renner, Bruce Hiikene, and two

of last year's atars. Ed McNeill and i Leonard Ford, guarantee Crisler will not have to w rry about his ends The Wolverines have sterling tscklm in Bill Pritula. from the 1942 combination; and Bob Iterb-th. Walt Freihofer, from th« 1942 team: Georg** Krueger of the '43 combination; Jack Burg. Quentin Hickels and Johnny Llntol of the '44 squad and D<m Tomasi and Stuart Wilkins. 1946 holdover*, are battling for the guard assignments. Harold Watts, an all-conference selection last season; and Jlmj lirleske. the "automatic" extra.: point converter of 1913, are the, ' top center candidates. Michigan inaugurates- Be sea-con Sept. 2H with a conference game against Indiana. ■j o > | Minneapolis Evens Up Playoff Series Minncapojis. Sept. 17—(VPI — Minneap.lto and Indianapolis, deadlocked at three victories apiece. I battle in the final game of their; • four-of-seven series tonight for the! I chance to meet lamisv ille in thej final* of the American Awociatlon : playoffs. The Mlr.iieapolie Mill rs evened the semi-final series last night by coming fr m behind to defeat the I Indiana. 7 to 6. Louisville advanced to the finals Sunday by whipping the St. Paul Salute. S to 4. g — I Women's League Daisy Mae won three from Smith Bros.; Dauier won three from Schafer; Central Soya won three from McMillen; Blackstone won two from Victa-y Bar; Weber won two from fleam's Super Service; Mies won two from HillSmith. Standing W L Daisy Mae .. 3 ft Dattler .... .... ..3 <t Central Soya 3 It , Blackstone .... 2 1 Weber i 1 Mie* 2 1 I Victory 1 2 Beam's ..z... 1 21 Hill-Smith, ..... 1 2 Smith Bros 0 3 Schafer o 3! , Mc Millen 0 21 High games: Odle 209, Brick*

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i D>s, Wherry I*4, Young JM-lcl,| I Hauler 179. Myers 177, Plasterer | I 171 O •• louis And Mauriello i To Fight Wednesday New Vock. Hept. 17 tUPI-Taml Alauriello will try to "cross up jo,, (xmls in their heavyweight title tight tomorrow night by "box* ! ing easily" witb the < hampion in th* early going instead of tearing in a* expected. It was learned reliably today. An informant, who U connected with the Muurlello entourage, said, i I "Louis has trained for • defensive i fight Why shoui-l Tams plsy into his hands by marcWtx In? Tami J can let L'rnis do the early forcing. Tumi won't have to step back. He’s a terrific counter puncher. He can get set and knock the champ's brain* out when Joe comes in." Whether the 23-yearold challenger boxrw or belts, he will enter the Yankee Nladium ring as one of the* deepest underdogs in heavy title history The betting price still favored Louis today at 9-1, and ’ bookmakers reported little action. Mike Jacohs reported, however. ! that th< demand for tickets was IncreiMing rapidly. He declined to predict the crowd or gate. One of hls box office men gmesed 3«. n 0 fans und *30(1,000. Jacobs said he wax surprised at the demand for working press seat*. Although the bout will draw c a much smaller gale than the i *1,925.184 attracted by laiuiu and , Billy Conn in June, the* numlwr of! sports writers from all parts of the country will Just . tsout equal the June brigade, he said. ( Louis finished training yesterday at Pompton latkes. N. J . | sporting a "mousa" un-l*-r hio right eye where he was struck by a | sparmatn Sunday. Maurldlo was, scheduled f r three rounds of light | limbering exercises today at Bobby . Gleason'u gymnaaium in the | Bronx Louis will motor in from , Pompton Mkes tomorrow in time|| for the Madison Square Garden ; weigh-ln at 12:3t» pin Maurlellu expects to fight at 198 J and Louis at 208. * This writer predicts that Tami , w.ll have U>uis on the canvas, but that lavuis will rfee and knock out the challenger within five rounda

0 0 Today's Sports Parade | By Oscar Fraley Reg. U. B. PaL Off.) ) 0 0 New York. Sept 17—(UP) -Billy Herman. 37-year-old Boston Braves' infielder, will lie named manager of the Pittsburgh Pirate-, nucceeding Frankie Frisch before the world • series is played, an informed baseIcall source died ued today. The Pirates reportedly have Herman virtually signed, sealed and delivered, thus removing him from the list of candidate** for the job as manager of the New York Yankees. A flood of demals undoubtedly will be forthcoming immediately for a Pittsburgh p II revealed that ! Al Lopez wao a sectional favorite. I And the new owners of the Pirates '<>ai<l 11 men—including Frisch -still were under consideration. But the tip is that Herman won the nod. It would Im* long overdue repayment for aspersions cast at the solid, chunky man from New Albany. Ind., when be wa«i at the height of his career as a star of the Chicago Cubs and dared look into the future with a hope that ■tome day he* might Im a big league pilot. The genial man with the earnest brown eyes got the reputation of being a clubhouse lawyer for that remark. And it is a term of considerable contempt in ba<i<-hall, affixed to players who upeak their minds against the management or anything else which diaturho them From that time on. Billy learned to talk softly and just stay Intent on being a hall player Hh did a grand Job. too. Three times he helped lead the Cubs Into the world series before the "lawi yer” talk got too bad and he wal

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’ traded to Brooklyn early in 1941 There, in his first year. Herman ' was an Important cog as the I Dodgers won the pennant, and I again was a spark plug in a losing caaso during 1942 and 1943. ' The next two years. Billy spent | In the navy. And then, this spring, , l.e started a comeback at 37 , It waon't long before Billy was steadying the young I) dger infield I And It came as something <>f a i surprise—and a etill unexplained one-when Herman was traded to the Braves in June tor a utility I <etcher named Steward Hofferth - who wound up in Mobile. ' Ono thing, the trade wasn't beI

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