Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 5 April 1947 — Page 6

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Term Pirates Team To Watch. In National New York. Apr. s—-iTl't The Pittsburgh Pirate* definitely are the dull ’■> watch this --i-oh it: the National league pennant rat e They have new ownership, a new manacar. a new slugger, plenty of new player*, ami moat important of all—new customer*. Gone for the most part is the indifferent crew which floundered around in the secund livision of the National league last season and which became no dissatisfied that it almost brought aitout the first Strike against a major league ownership in baseball history. In its place is the ownership headed by Frank McKinney of Indianapolis, who installed a seasoned baseball executive, Roy Harney, as general manager Harney, schooled In the New York Yankee chain, insists on a winner and he may get one. First off. the Pirates picked up cagy Billy Herman from the Ros ton Braves as manager, then pulled the sensational Hank Greenberg deal whereby they grabbed the major league home run king from the Detroit Tigers on waivers. Greenberg, who hit 44 home runs last season. Joined Ralph Kiner, the National league home run king with 2.1. to give the Hues potentially the greatest one-two punciMn baseball. In addition, the pirates went on a buying spree and picked up p'ayers from clubs In l*oth leagues, getting together a crew of jcceptable major leaguers to operate until McKinney’s extensive farm system begins producing players. The heavy offseason activity has intrigued Pirate fans anti the greatest advance sale of tickets of all-time insures the new ownership of fan support. Herman, proceeding cautiously and experimenting with the oldsters he has assembled, emphasizes that his starting lineup is only a tentative one and that he may make changes frequently a* the occasion demands. Although his original intention was to play in the Infield. Herman later decided to bench himself which may be a tip-off on his confidence in the material at hand I /kt B I B PHONE 134 B DECATUR I DRY CLEANERS I 209 W. Jefferson St. M|

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He Is one of the most able all around utility men In the bust ness. At first will be an old Pirate reliable. Klble Fletcher, u light sticker who batted only 256 last season lint who Is a good man in the clutch. Eddie Basilisk!, the violin player from the Buffalo philharmonic orchestra acquired from the Brooklyn Dodgers, will play second and Billy Cox. considered by many to be one- of the greatest young shortstops In the business, will hold down the other side of the keystone sack. Basinski was a .252 hitter with St. Paul last season while Cox batted .290 as a Pirate regular. Frankie Gustine. a versatile young player Is ticketed for third and his .259 average should improve since he was picking up points nt the close of the 1946 season. Greenberg and Kiner at left and right are key men In the outfield and while neither compares defensively with Jim Russell, the center Heller, their long ball hitting makes them certain to be regulars. None of the three was a 300 hitter, however. Greenberg and Russell each had .277 marks while Kiner, a 1946 rookie, hit only .247. The Pirates are short on catching strength and were about to swlnr* deal with the Cincinnati Reds »» a backstop until Ray Mueller of the Rhinelanders was injured. I’nless they pick up a catcher before the season starts. Rill Salkeld, a Pirate workhorse last year, and Clyde Kluttz. a spare hand with the Cardinals, will share chores. Salkead Is a dangerous hitter who ha I a .294 mark while Kluttz was a .261 stick man. Another good prospect, who i may take over as a first stringer when he recovers from Injuries, is Vince Smith, who saw limited 1946 service.

Th<* pttc-hlnsr is nothing; to write homo about, but Horman thinks ho ran get alonß all right with a starting quartet of Truett (Rip> Sewell. Nick Strincevich. Ken Helntzelrnatin, ami Stere Nagy. All but Nagy were Pirate regulars last year and Nagy qualified hy fine spring training work and a brilliant 17 and a 4 record at Montreal In 194 d. Behind this crew comes Elwood (Preacher! Boe. Fritz Ostermueller. Edson Bahr, and Jack Hallett, all with the Pirates last year, and two other veteran* picke I up from other clubs. Ernie Bonham came from the Yankees and Jim Baghy from the Red Sox. If either had a comeback he would be helpful. Eight Teams Remain In Legion Tournament Brazil. Ind. April 5 —(UP)— Eight state championship teams battle it out today in the second round of the find American Legion National basketball tournament, and one of them will be crowned tonight a* the national tltilstNebraska meets Indiana in today's opener. Nevada plays Kansas. Michigan meets Wisconsin and Oklahoma clashes with Minnesota in morning games. * Semi finals are scheduled for this afternoon and the title? game tonight. i—Q — Cent Yield Increases In only five of the past 50 years has the harvested acreage of com been smaller than in 1945. The harvested acreage was lower in 1898. 1939, 1940. 1941 and 1945. A record yield averaging 37.1 bushels to the acre on a relatively small acreage produced the nation's largest com crop. i Bi - L \ I Shu Jr / J f ' *3 Hajj S* A -spLjSjiS UN SECURITY Council secretarygeneral, Trygve Lie, kisses his daughter goodbye in New York before boarding a plane for hia native Norway, where he will testify in a probe of the country’s war activities. Ho experts to return to Lake Success, N. Y., within a week, (tntar national)

Baseball Pension Plan Now Working

Cincinnati. O„ April 5 —lt’Pl— A pension plan for baseball players was a working reality today with the 16 major league teams footing the bill for the premiums land three fourths of the annuities cost The plan has been in effect elnce April 1. baseball commissioner A. B (Happy* Chandler said The idea was cantacted at last year's meetings between Major-League magnates and players' committees Chandler said the scheme provided for monthly payments ranging from SSO to SIOO, depending on length of service, to qualified players, coaches, and trainers. The retirement ag<* will l*e 50, but for those over 40 It will be 10 years after they join the plan. Those now over 6o will be eligible after only five- years. Players will make yearly payments ranging from $45.45 for those with hes than 87 days of service to 1454.75 for full season players with mon- than eignt-and-a-half years service. After a player has contributed 12.500, his yearly contribution w>li be held to $250. Players who do not stick in the majors long enough to qualify for an annuity will get back all they have contributed, plus two percent compound interest. In addition. Chandler said the clubs have made arrangements with the Equitable Life Insurance company of the United States to insure players for from $5,300 to $10.600 for as long as they are in the majors or on option to a minor league team o Many Cities Likely To Cancel Primary

Many Neophytes To Seek Mayoral Posts Indianapolis, April 5—(UP)— Politicians appeared today to Im* taking a back seat among the candidates seeking nomination in the Indiana May 6 municipal primary elections. A t'nited Press survey of 31 of the larger Hoosier cities and towns indicated that nearly So percent of the mayoralty hopefuls never before held political office. Most of the potential nominees were "just folk" with occupations ranging from artist to industrial laborer and from small businessmen to utility company president. Final primary slates will not be known until today midnight, the deadline for filing declarations Primaries are scheduled for 102 Hoosier cities and several hundred towns. Registration of candidates began very slowly over the state. But a sudden spurt was noticeable some 10 days ago when many city councils voted to hike the salaries of mayors and other officials a* provided under a new state law. The average pay increase granted mayors was about 150 percent. Cancellation of primaries was indicated in several cities where no contests appeared for any position on both political slates. Two cities already announced official cancellation of this year’s primaries. They are Cannelton and Tell City, both located in Perry county. Mayors in at least eight cities declared themselves candidates for renomination. However, mayors of four of Indiana's largest cities announced they will not seek renomination. The cities are Indianapolis. Ft. Wayne. South Bend and Terre Haute. Evansville Schools Put On Probation Evansville, Ind., Apri' 5 —(UP) —The north central association of colleges and secondary schools has placed Evansville’s high echools on probation and recommended that a citizens* committee be appointed to nominate new members of the city school board. City supt. Ralph Becker announced the probation and said it apparently was the result of a strike of high school pupils last year which ended in the resignation of all but two members of the school board. _ o Fired Liberty Ship Reaches Port Today Norfolk. Va., April 5 —(UP)— The 7.100-ton liberty ship Nordhotf arrived In Hampton Roads early today under her own power after the crew had won control over a stubborn between-decks fire during the night. The Nordhoff sent a radio distress signal laat night from a position about 180 miles northeast of Cape Henry. The coast guard cotter Agassis went to th* rescue and stood by as an escort on the way to port

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d information Regarding Gas Heating f / No Shortage of Gas Exists but Kather a Temporary Shortage of Steel Pipe and Facilities for Transporting Gas No doubt you are aware of the condition existing throughout a large portion of the United States with respect to deliveries of gas for the heating of homes and buildings. Unprecedented demands for steel pipe, plus delays due to work stoppages in hasic industries, have seriously affected pipeline construction programs. Long ago the natural gas pipeline companies supplying our Company placed orders for sufficient pipe to bring adequate quantities of gas to the territory served by our Company, but deliveries of steel pipe have been slow and progress will lie behind schedule for some lime. Northern Indiana Public Service Company has increased plant and storage facilities at various key locations in the area served pnd improvements in distribution facilities are being made constantly. Every possible step has been taken to provide service for our customers, and present users of gas for home heating may anticipate normal service. Abnormal demands for gas following the late war emergency resulted in the requirements for gas on certain days of the winter season of 1946*47 exceeding the transmission capacity of the natural gas pipeline companies supplying our Company. To protect the service to present customers, the Public Service Commission of Indiana, after careful consideration and investigation, adopted, March 20, 1947, mnergency rules and regulations for the period of the emergency, limiting and restricting the supply of gas for space heating appliances (a) replacing other means of space heating, or (b) used to supply space heating to new commercial or industrial customers, or (e) for space heating in newly constructed homes or living quarters, unless in each case eligibility for service is established in accordance with the provisions of the Com mission’s order. / We request the co-operation of prospective customers desiring gas for heating. We are hopeful that the present situation will improve and that those regulations can be relaxed at an early date. Should any questions arise concerning these restrictions, please lie assured that It Is our sincere desire to be of all poKsible assistance. ■ Northern Indiana Public Service Co.

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