Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 226, Decatur, Adams County, 25 September 1946 — Page 6

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Pressure On Brooklyn In Pennant Race New York. Sept. 25 (I’l*l Today wax D-day for th* Dodgers •nd It might well stand for doom* day. Th* pr***tir<- went on Brooklyn's comeback kid* a* never before last night when the Cardinals topped the Red* at St. Ixiuis. 2 to 1. to go a full game ahead Each team now ha* four games | to play. The tMHlger* have to win all of their* and St. fxiul* must drop two to clinch a Dodger pen I nant with out a playoff. Never before ha* Brooklyn's position been so precarious, altnough to a man the team I* con 1 vinced they’ll "win 'em all" ax' they square away for two more game* with the Phillies and two with the Braves. All that interested manager I*o Durocher wax the fact that Brook lyn ha* to keep winning regardless of what the Cardinal* do. Durocber figured that th* Dodger* got a luc Icy break ye-cterday when ruin caused postponement of their game with the Phillies It gave them their first rest in I 14 day* of play in which they play-| ed |7 games. Inchiditig the epochal' 19 inning runlesx th- with th* Bads The postponement also gave Pete Heiser, outfield star, another clay In which to recover from leg injury. He planned to start today, and thus will be able to play an extra game against the Phil*. The postponed game was set back to Thursday, an open date for both team*. If today's game is rained out, it will be played as part of a double header Thursday. Dnrocher said he would use Rlflln Ralph Brancha. who has a string of 2o scoreless Innings and two straight shutouts, against the Phils today Brancha blanked the t’ardiaal* with three hit* and the Pirates with five In his most recent outing*. Manager Ben Chapman, going “all out" to retard the team that has beaten hi* Phil* 16 out of 2t)

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times, planned to use hl« uce lefty. Ilnar Judd, today and Charley gtanceau. his Hungarian right hand*r. tomorrow. However, Judd, winner in his lust two start* a-guln-t Brooklyn. I* troubled with a side Injury and may not go. Outfielder Johnny Wyrostek, a dependable hitter, ulso wax laid up. Chapmun said. Mor* doclslve were the result* In other major league game* yesterday. The Detroit Tiger* clinched second place lu the American league by heating St. lamls twice. 4 to 3 and 10 to I. while the champ lon Red Sox nipped the Yankees 5 to 4 Hank Greenberg hit three homer* for the Tiger* to take the major league lead at 41 to 38 for Ted William*. Greenberg'* first homer cam* in the ninth Inning of the opener and won the game Mic key Harris pitched and - batted the Boxox to victory. Hi* i third single enabled him to get on base and then score the win | ning run In the National la-ague. Chicago , and Pittsburgh divided lopsideu , games. The Cubs won the opener. 13 to 3. and th* Pirates regained ■ their honor with a 13 to 0 triumph i in the second gam* behind Hip ' .dewell. O — Moior Leaaue Leaders Leading Batsman National League Player & Club G AB R H Pct Muxial, Nt. L ISO 600 UM 221 368 Mize. N. Y. .. 101 377 7o 127 .337 Hopp. Bo .... 12S 435 73 146 .336 Walker, Bkiyn 144 552 71 ISO .326 Holmes. Bo 144 547 Sit 173 .316 American League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Vernon. Wosh 142 550 84 1»9 .356 Williams. 80. 146 503 141 172 .342 Peaky. Bo .. 149 605 114 203.336 Kell. Det. .. 120 512 66 164 .390 DiMaggio, 80. 138 523 S 3 167 .310 Home Runs Greenlierg. Tiger* .. 41 Williams, lied Nox 38 Keller, Yankees .... ...... 30 DiMaggio. Yankees .. .. 23 Seerey, Indians 24 Pitching Ferris*. Red Nox 25 6 .806 | Gumperi. Tigers 11 3 .786 Newhouser. Tigers .... 26 8 .765 Caldßell, White Nox 13 4 .765 Dickson. Cardinals ... 14 r> .73? Hog cholera is particularly com* mon In late summer and fall.

Cards Rally To Beal Reds, Lead By Full Game Nt. Louis, Mo., Nept. tS.-(UP)-The joh of keeping Nt. Ixtuis’ hitlees wonder* on* game In front in the ding-dong National league pennant race today rested squarely on the shoulders of Murry Dickson, the Cardinal*' watch charm pitcher with Big Hell Courage. And Dickson will have his work cut out for him when he tangle* with the Cincinnati Reda tonight Opposing him will be Bucky Walter*. who ha* lieaten the Bird* twice in three attempt*. Dickson has won 14 and lost 5, against Walters' 3-7. Dickson can't hope for much batting support from his team mates. Caught in th* throes of a batting elump in the last lap of their pennant drive, the Cardinals have hit safely only 23 times in the last four game*. But the Cards' pitching has stood the test. It did again last night with the aid of a ninth inning single and loth inning horn er. The Cards' 2 la 1 victory over the Redo last night extended their lead to on* full game over Brooklyn. idled by rain. It was such a fantastic Frank Merrlwell finish that even manager Eddie Dyer, a quiet easy-going fellow. was too hysterical to speak for minutes afterward. Dyer and 18,852 Redbird fans had tc wait until two were out in the ninth Inning for anything to cheer about. Johnny Vander Me*r, the Reds' ace southpaw, sent the un happy Cardinals back to the bench with regularity up to that time and had a two-hit shutout in the making. His mates had given him a slender margin of one run by sandwiching two dinky fourth inning singles around a sactiflce. Big Red Munger. Itacked by spectacular fielding that included three flashy double plays, looked to he a sure loner on his seven-hit effort when Nippy Jones came iu to tilt for him In the ninth. Vander Meer began bl* own downfall by walking Jones. Jeff Croat ran for him and advanced to second on Red Schoendlentt'e sacrifice. He remained there while Terry Moore spoiled the Hirdr hop** with a tall infield pop. But Rtan Muslal stopped the march toward the exits with a sharp single to right that scored Crow and put the Cardinals back into the ball game. Ted Wilks held the Red* safe In their half of the tenth.

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\nd then, with one out In the Cardinals’ tenth. Krvln (four sack) Duxak got hl* first hit a towering home run Into the left field bleachers that broke up the hall game. It was hl* ninth of the season. That movle-llk<> win may Im- th* •hot in the arm the team needs to cop the flag

BASEBALL RESULTS

NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Ret. G.B. Nt. fxmis .. 95 55 .633 Brooklyn 94 56 627 1 Chicago 79 •• .534 15 Boston 78 70 .527 16 Philadelphia 68 82 .453 27 Cincinnati 61 86 .423 31% Pittsburgh 61 87 412 33 New York 58 »l .389 36% AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Boston 102 48 .680 Detroit »') 59 6U4 11% New York ... 85 66 .563 17% Washington 71 77 .4*o 30 Chicago 71 79 .473 31 Cleveland 66 84 440 36 Bt. Louis 64 85 .430 37% Philadelphia 49 103 .329 52% YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League 81. Louis 2, Cincinnati 1 HO innings t. Chicago 13-0. Pittsburgh 3-13. Other games postponed, ruin. American League Boston 5. New York 4. Detroit 4-10, Nt. Louis 3-1. Only games scheduled. — Zale, Graziano In Title Fight Friday New York. Sept 25.-(UP>- 1 Champion Tony Zale and chai- j lengt r Rocky Graziano were reported "in perfect shape" today as they completed training, with light gymnasium exercises, for their world middleweight title fight at Yankee Stadium Friday night. Both wound up their boxing preparations yesterday al Ntillinan's gymnasium; and (he handlers of' each announced with relief, “no hand injuries; no face cuts or bruise*." Zale of Gary. Ind., bad sparred 68 rounds to sharpen for his first defense of the 160 pound crown; i and Graxiano of New York had U»»ed leather for 60. Zale wound up with two easy rounds against middleweight Jimmy Davis; and Graziano sparred four heals, merely for speed, with featherweight Danny Carabella. The champion expect* to scale about 158 pounds Friday noon at the weigh-in in th* New York state building; Graziano figure* on 154 Mike Jacob* raided hi* sights to aim at a gate of 5500,000 instead of 140.000. Graziano was favored to win at 8-% to 5; and It was an even-money bet that "the Rock" would register a knockout. Bookie* were offering 4-1 that Graziano "lasts the distance.” Zaie's managers, Nam Pian and Art Winch, said th*Y would request the boxing commission to warn Graziano against rough tactics. Pian told reporters. "If Graziano makeo one illegal move in the ring. Tony will give him the work# - with every roughhonse trick he knows.” 0 Channel Catfish In St. Mary's River The state conservation department releaaed a number of channel catfish here today to be placed In the river at Pieaaant Mills, Ward Bowman, game warden staled.

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Yellow Jackels Play Portland Here Friday With several of the playr* nursing minor injurle*. Decatur ‘ high school Yellow Jacket* are drilling this week lo inert Port I land high school Punters in the • second home football <imr* «»t | the season Friday night at 7:30 i o'clock at Worthman field The i Jackets are still determined to break into the win column, and they are hoping (hat Friday night will end the long series of set hacks. Kenny Grant. Wafel, and J Hel- ' h r are among those who are wearI ing bruises since the Auburn game I last Friday night, but it Is be liev«-d all will be able to see action Friday against the Punters Coach Dan Per:y is drilling hi* I charges in th* art of tackling this week. The regulars did a pretty I sorry job of grabbing the ball J carrier at Auburn. Their often*looked fai.ly good at times, but the defense crumbled early and th* playert were missing their tackle*. . e The next Friday night visitor* ! are the ctoaest in weight that the Jackets have tackled this year, the oilier three opponent* having outweighed the local team 15 to 30 pound* a man. Even though they have received three good tbumpi Ings in the first three games, the Decatur players are confident they will knock off the old jinx which has chatted them around the football field for more than two seasons.

Fuley. 210 pound tackle, Freeby and D. Heller Joined the squad 1 this week and will add Mime weight to the present light setup. Os the three, only Freeby . will be eligible* to play Friday night, us it is necesary for the players tn have taken part In 10 practices Iceforc entering a came. The gates will open at Worthman field an hour before game time and tickets may be obtained there. Hartford City Beats Portland, 19 To 7 Hartford City. Ind. Sept. 25— (l’P)-The Hartford City high - school football team today held It* first gridiron victory in 23 yean* The prep team won from Portland high school last night, 19-7. ’ after losing every game last season and Its first three battles this fall. The school included football on Ita athletic schedule last year after dropping th* sport 22 years I ago. 0 Firemen Called To Extinguish Blaze Firemen were called to the Mrs. | Alice Merritt residence In the 300 i block Line street, shoitly before 6 p in. Tuesday to extinguish a blaze in the Itedroom of the home. The fire, which may have been started by a cigarette, burned gome clothing, a section of the wall and damaged a piece of furniture, firemen said. 0 Three More Service Officers Appointed Indianapolis. Sept. 25—(UP)— ■ Director William Stalnaker of the etale department of veterans' as 1 fairs today announced the appolnt- ! ment cf three more county veteran* ) service officers. He said this brought the state'* ' total of county service officers to 84. leaving only eight counties with | no office. Latest appointees were Curtis Hardin, who will set up a Jasper courty office at Rensselaer; Dorwin Franklin, a Jay county office at Portland, and Csrlington Kuglln, i a Whitley county office st Columj bla City. q. Trade In a Gnoe Town neeatnr

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Piggy Lambert Quits Purdue University | Ifl'l Sept H '• Ward L. (Piggy ' 4ay severed connection* with the Purdue I nlveieity athletic department r after 3° years of service laimbert submitted his resignalion, effective Oct. I. ■ lug a position u* commixeioner of [ the null >nal professional basketball i league. Hiii appointment was an • noumed recently and *port» <>b- > servers assumed at that time he I would have Purdue. I --o i Ray Nolting Named Grid Coach Os Week i New York. Nept. 25 — (UP) . For a dacade be was the "matt r In motion" in th* great prewar I backfield that made the Chicago, • Bean the most feared team In the t professional ranks. I Today he still I* a man in rootr lon. rising to the top in a hurry in the collegiate coat hlng rank*. i He's the t'nited Pt*** coach | f of the week. Ray (Jolting! Nolt ing of (h* virtually unknown Cin-j l cinnati Bearcats who went to Ind-, 0- lana last Saturday and drubbed the f defend. UK big nine (huroploti >■! Hoosier it;, their first mart oi . the season, 15 to 6. t Football fan* were stunned at i the Job his upstarts did on coach ■ Alvin tRo) McMillin’s team which , went through the entire 1943 cam paign undefeated and wax regarded a* a goo<l bet in the current i big nine race. . But it came as no surprise to - Nolting and his boy*. The 33-year-old Nolting, who / came back laat year to Cincinnati ). where he wax graduated in 1936. 1 quit hi* pro football career In i 1944 when he suffered a broken leg. The team had just an average i. wartime season, playing no big; x time games, and wasn't given anyI thing but a polite hrushoff itt| this year's preseason rating*. Rut Nolting knew better. Ex servicemen flooded the campus long before school started and it' seemed every husky «-x-G I. knew a lot about football. Captain Elbie Nickel, a great end from the 1942 - j squad wax back and among other h talent on hand were end Max J Wharton who played two years at 3 Temple, Al Richards, who was a halfback for two year* at Penn - State as a marine trainee, and Ixiwell Storm, a guard from Great - latke* naval. * Nolting put the squad to work T on an offense fashioned 75 perr i cent on the Chicago Bear*' at- * tack. To help him be brought along Carl Brumbaugh, the Beats' prewar quarterback coach. Nolting doesn't think that it will be easy sailing in the game* to come. In fact he is woried plenty alujut this week's engagement with Kentucky. M "From now on they’ll all lie lay- _ Ing for us." he said. "Were right ‘‘ hack to work on drills and we'll have to bear down now, harder

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