Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 84, Decatur, Adams County, 9 April 1947 — Page 4

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leo Durocher Is Suspended For One Year Cim-lnnatl. O Aj>r '< il l l ' Ba-"ball < oinnii-'joiHT A 11 Chandb-r today ■ ii.-|h-si<l< d !.■■■> Durocher. manager of •Io- Brook Ivn Dodcr- from organized b.i i ball for one year Ch.il • v Ib< ■ ell. < 0:1. h <•( Ch N< w soi k Yank* • and a fol on ■ Dodger oiiiih. wa- ■ u.-jx tided l u :!"(tliy period, eflfertlve April 1." 1 The suspension* Wife atltiomii I e! through Chandler’, off ~ he,, after a • o-ed h-.H’in. in I'.ori-i;. I.i i month m which the < nm. - io|i< < ailed I Ptl oilier Du- -'ll. Ibxlg'-r pr> «id< nt Branch Hickey <.< e'etaiy Harold I’ario'i an I «»•:>• ral tnaanio Larry M. •Pb il of the Yankees on fin i.npi-t The loai ini' resulted from; rhaige. by Mal'h.ill ’lia' th" Dodg> r offn ial- w< fe r' lilty of, < ondih t detrimental to l.i-.-luill I Th< Yank* " < v-i ntin . -p«-. -f|< complaint wa- that Dm'" h-r. in. a newspaper column, had jihadi a story that In hobnobbed with, known gambler- a’ a H'vatui • > hitdfinn game )>«•’vv« • n Y.m ; kei - and tile llnlior The (omn. -iiilii-i aid he had: meted out the sll-|"-|l-i''ll to ill tocher for "not tm a in it.: up to standard- "Xp"rt" I n: !.T|llil i<l of man.on i I Chandler, in hi* mo dr:i-t>. a< iion -mi <■ In -m i coded ■'u la'" .lodge !<■ in saw Al laimli- a ■ ammission"). also fitnd file Yank"'and the liodgir- $2""" apiece lie i ian .' their offhiai had . fn'am d' in a public controversy ib-ii nn>nt al to ba-, ball." Harold Parrott, road et.oy for the liodm iwho ghost uiiti i column for Iniroi hi In the Brooklyn Eav’e. wa fim-d $ for writing a d'dibi rail y de tory column about others in Im-i---ball and for violating the com mi- ioner's oifler of silence f.,1 lowing the Sara ota i Fla i in.-« ' ing It wa* in tin Durocher column that Macphail wa accused of charing a box with gambler Plan Shooting Match Sunday Afternoon The Count : v onservation club will sponsor a ehoot r.t the L> o King home one mile we-t of D" latur. Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock ’ The public is invited to attend ‘ v -' ■*

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Hartford Basketball Schedule Announced A complete si h' dllle of IS games for Hie Hartford Gorillas for the pH? I l * ba netball season has been announced by Merrit! Be. k principal. and lb rtnan Neimnsch wamb-r. coach. I’he Gorilla- will !<>-• only three . .•mbirs of their •eitlon.il squad tv i-radililtion. and with their en tin- second team intact, should be .m of the tougher teams in the minty next .a mi. These team :n< mliefs who will graduate this pi i- : , at .- l.e .m >n Str ihm alt'l <’ Wanner The Gorillas wi l jdav in D"<-;i ttr t. in next s'-a-otl, against : both th' Yellow ,1.0 k'-ts and the , i omtnodore■J e complete Hartford chedule follow H ’ N"v 1 Poling t Hartford. S’ov 7 Monmouth at Mon mouth, Nov 11 Yellow .Li kit” at lit j i atur. Xia It Kirkland at Kirkland Xov .'I Pleasant Mills at Hart ford. Xov. 25 Petroleum >t Petro: lefftU lie. *i Monroe ! Borne It. 12 Berne at Hartford be. 19 Geneva at Hartford. I lee .’!<i Hull at Holl. .lan - Kirkland tit Hartford. .lan. '• 1" County tournament .1 fi. 1:1 Jeffer-on at Hartford .lan 2” Pleasant Mills at Plea ant Mills .lan. 2! Commodore* at Deca ! 1 tur .lan 20 Monroe at Hartford Feb r. Petroleum t Hartford I I’ i> in Lancaster at Hartford Fi b 2 lf Geneva al Geneva — ii Good News—Fishing Season Is Extended Indianapoli Apr '• if P i Hoosier fishermen today had 2" ixtra day in wlii !i to fish 'hi .‘pring liifceioi .lohn Xigli of the state i onset vat ion department raid tin , clo-ed sea-on on pan fish" was set from May 21 through .June 17. bei ails., many Indiana lakes were overHtocked The cloned season ttormal'y begin May 1 and runs through June 17., However, director Donal I It I'ughi i.f tin fish find game divion said the exten-ion would no! ! apply to bass. o The Colorado river, on which is loeatel the great Boulder dam. flows through the states of I’taii Arizona. Xevada and California ■ and empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Cubs In Need Os Shortstop To Take Flag XeW York April 9 l IT) The Cubs are in the market for a shortstop and the National league pennant If they got the former, they should become a good bet to win the litter Manager Charlev Grimm and hl< front otff.e are reported flicker Ing for Eddie Miller of the Beds and Bill Higney of the GiantThere Is some doubt that Miller, sidelined with an arm injury most of last season .all i ollie back, but Chicago i willing to take a chalice on him. They are willing to gamble too, on Higney, who failed to live up to his Pjii ific ( oast reputaliyli when he ...me up with New York last year, but who still ap pears better fitted for the post than any of the candidates Grimm has on hand now. Once the shortstop problem Is solved and protv ifh’fl the cubs can break the trek of injuries which plagued them last season the Cub could he as tough as any of them, not excepting the Cardinals or Dodgers. They have, for the most part, the same players with whom they won the l'H7. pennant and at season’s end last year, when mo t of their cripples; were back in the lineup, they were going as good a- any team in the le.igue. As bait to obtain a shortstop, the Cubs have a surplus of good' outfielders and catchers and there is a gooil chalice a deal will be completed before the season opens. Whether or not they obtain a new shortstop, the Cubs 1947 line up will be an all veteran otic. Ed Waitkus. who hit .3(14 in Ids first full season as a tegular will be on first Don Johnson, who: suffered injuries last season, at eiottil and tie- old reliable Stan Hack at third Hight now. Bobby Sturgeon has the call on the shortstop job with lam Merullo. an errai tic fielder, and old Billy .larges still in the running .lurges finished out tlie season tn the spot in 191'1 and may forsake his coaching duties to t ike over the job if Sturgeon is unable to fill it The regular outfield will see

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Ciipt Phil Cavnrrettn in right. Andy Pufko in center and either Peanuts Lowery or Bill Xi' holson in left. That leave little Dom Hallesp indro am* Ciirlev Illckert, both of whom probably could make most clubs, on the bench for pirn Ii hitting ami utility duty. In Civile McCullough. Mickey Liv ngi-ton. B»ib Schelling and Dewey AVilliams. Grimm has as good a catching staff as a m nager could ask for .McCullough and Living ton will do most of the work There av two question marks on the pitching staff. Hank Borowy and Claude Passeim Borowy again ha been y-oubled this spring with blisters on his jdtehing hand and Pa-scan Is recovering from an operation for a back injury. Grimm, however. Is figuring on them idai.. -t.iiter-. with .Johnny Schmitz. Hank AA’yse, Paul Erickson and Emil Kush The veteran Bill Lee, who did his best jdtihing for the Cubs before going to the Brave-, is mak ing a strong bid for a regular berth now that he is back in the windy 'ity again and Bob chip man will be around again for spot assignments and relief duty. Itu--: Meyer, a 13 game winner vvit.i Nashville. Doyle l.ade, who won 12 with Shreveport, and Russ Meers are other pit. hers who managed to survive Grimm’s early pruning and who have a chance to stick.

Lockman Os Gianls Fractures Ankle | Hickory. N C. April 9 'VPi Tile New York Giants and the Cleveland Indian* will continue their north bound exhibition series here today but the unlucky Giantleft Carroll (Whlteyi Ixwktnan. a key man in their first division hopes, lying in the Colbert county hospital at Sheffield. Ala. with a broken right ankle Lo< kman suffered a broken : fibula bone six inches above the ankh- ..nd a backward dislocation when he slid into econd base in th.- fii.-t inning of yesterday’s 4 to o victory over the Indians. Cardinal* Dallas. Tex. April 9 H’Pi The wotld's elmmpion St. laiuls Cardinals, who have been treated like a hum h of Three | leaguers during their current Texas league tour, meet the Dallas Rebels again today it- jii attempt to square a

! 3 tn 1 defeat. . The Texas leaguers collected 11 ' hits off Card veterans Al Bruzle, Ted AA'ilks and Fred Schmidt. Erv Dusak’s triple and Marty Marion s single with two out in th" seventh gave St Louis its run Braves Richmond. Ind. April 9 il’Pi At least six Boston Braves regulars. including piti here Johnny Sain and Si Johnson, will entrain for 80.-ton after today’s game with the Milwaukee Brewers of the American association. Rain and cold weather caused cancellation of yesterday's Brave-Brewer game at Evansville, Ind. Red Sox Kingsport. Tenn . April 9 it Pl Boston Red Sox manager Joe j Cronin will ask his < rack right I hander. Dave (800 l Ferrire. to 1 pitch some respect into the Cincinnati Reds today. Cincinnati's Eddie faikon. Bert Haas and Clyde Vollmer all hit homers yes terday .is the Red* xmotherod the American league champs, 9 to 1. Yankee* New Ybrk. April 9 <fP) The first contingent of the 1947 edition of the New York Yankees, minus such familiar faces as Joe Di-i Maggio and Snuffy Stirnweia*. arrived In tiie big town today to rest up for Sunday's exhibition game with the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets field The Yanks finished their long road grind at Baltimore yesterday and celebrated by defeating the International b- give's Baltimore Orioles. 7 to 3. | White Sox Kan-as City. Mo.. April 9 (TP) The Chicago White Sox will face The American association’s Kansas City Blues today, secure in the knowledge that 43-year-old pitcher Charley ißedi Ruffing will be reaily to play when the season opens next week. The former New York Yankee'* right knee was struck by a line drive last Sunday at Texarkana, Tex. but Dr F. Walter Carruthers said yesterday that Ruffing suffered only torn tissue. The same knee cap was broken last summer

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by a batted ball. I Dodger* , New York. April 9 il'Pi—A M banner crowd was scheduled to i' welcome home the Brooklyn Dod i; gers at Ehbets field today as manager Leo Durochers charges prepared to get ill their filial , spring licks at the expense of the Montreal Royals of the Interna f tiomil league i Brooklyn defeated the Charles- , ton Rebels yesterday. 9 to 2, al J Charleston, S ('.. behind tin- eight I hit twirling of Kirbe Higbe. Juniors Win Class Track Meet Tuesday — I Decatur high school juniors won > the Inter-class track meet comI pleted Tuesday afternoon at AVorthman Held The winners ■ garnered a total of SI 'i points and their nearest rivals th" sophomores scored 47 points. The , senior* were third with 25h point* and the freshmen finished last with 2 points. I The meet was held ’jnder th" ■ sponsorship of Harry Dailey, track ; coach at Decatur high school. Following is the summary: looya/l dash Kingskey (Jr i first: Baughn (Jr.i second: Bok ne<ht (Sr i third. Time 11.3. 220-yard dash Kingsley (Jr.) first; Stingely (Soph) second: ' Seitz (F.) third Time 26.1. I 440 yard dash Sharp (Sr i first; Stingely (Jr.) second; Bogner | (Soph.) third. Time 62 3. I; SkO-yard run Sharp (Sr.) first: 1 Ix-hman (Jr.) second; Foreman 1 (Soph.) third. Time—2.lß. 1 Mlle run Sharp (Sr.) first; l Bogner (Soph.) second; R. Johnson (F.) third. Time 5:24. 120-yard low hurdles Heller i (Jr.) first; McConnell (Soph.) • second: Mcßride (Sr.l third Time 15 8. i High jump—McConneJl (Soph.) and Heller ‘Jr > tied for first and second; Lehman (Jr.i and Mer Bride (Sr.) tied for third. Height

5 ft. Shotput Myers (Jr.) first; Grant (Soph i second. Barnett iSr » third. Distance 3(1 ft. | in Pole vault R. Myers (Soph i flr-t; Fruchte (Sri and McConnell (Soph.l tied for second and third Height 8 ft. Broad jump Baughn (Jr.) first: 11. Myers (Soph i second: Bokne< ht (Sr.) third Distance ir, ft 4 In. Half mile relay Won hy juniors i Baughn. Heller, Bayles, Kingsley i; second sophomores (Myers. ! Ogg, Bogner. Stingely); third sen iore (Mcßride. Fruchte. Schnlts. Barnetti Time 1 48,5. Mile relay Won by sophomores 'Bogner. Foreman. Ogg. Stingely); second juniors (Gilbert. Reynolds, Cowens. Lehman); third seniors (Schnlts. Marbaeh. Deltsch. Sharp). Time 4 17. — 0

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CLASSIC LEAGUE Swearingen Dairy piled up enough wood to clip Mies Recreaj Hon for 4 point*, with Tutewiler contributing a 609 series on games of 205 and 211 and laidd 648 on 232 and 223. B Ahr had a 230 while Wiley stuck in a 221 for 596. Smith Insurance managed to win one game from the West End Restaurant. Red Schultz had a’ 201 and Appelman 203. while Zelt got a third leg on the soup with a 481. Ehler's Restaurant stayed on top by winning three points from Decatur Super Service, with Ger ry Schultz sticking in a 607 series on 207 and 232 and Faulkner 633 on 226 and 216. Murphy had a 203 in the middle E. Gallmeyer raised his average by hanging out 201- - 213 and 203 for a niye 617 series. Schroeder had a 224 and W. Gallineyer 201‘and 210, while Buuck got into the soup class with a, 497. The standing* by points are: Ehler’* 83, West End 78. Swearin-’ gen 77. Mies 53. Super Service 38.

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