Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 111, Decatur, Adams County, 10 May 1947 — Page 6

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Federation League Season Opens SuntlJ

Decatur Plays Harvester Nine Here Tomorrow Dc-catnr will get It* first I<K»k at Federation league baseball Sunday afternoon. when the league season in launched at 2 o'clock at Worthman field The baseball team of Adam* post 43. American Legion, will square off against International Harvester of Port Wayne a* the jh-team league opens play tomorrow Admission price* for all Federation league games have been net by loop official* at 50 cent* for adult* and 25 cent* for children. Fred Schamerloh i* expected to Mart on the mound for Decatur Sunday, with Whitey Andrew* behind the bat. Eichhorn will be on hand for relief dutie- on th<‘ mound if needed Two experienced hurler* from Sturgis. Mich., have been signed but will not he eligible until next week Rollle Ladd will Mart at short•top in the place of Dale Schnepf. who will be out of action for several week* a* the re*ult of Buffering two broken bone* in hi* right foot last Sunday Decatur'* starting lineup i* expected to be a* follow*: Jack Schnepf. first base; Fred Lehman. second baae; Rollie Ladd, shortstop; Floyd Reed, third ba*e, Joe Klein, left field. John McConnell. center field; Ed Heckman. left field; Whitey Andrew*, catcher; Fred Schamerloh, pitcher Three league umpire* will be a**igned to work tomorrow's tilt. Other game* scheduled for Sun day'* league openers are a„ follow*: Foreign War Vet* at Bluffton; City Light at Van Wert; Shamrock* at Monroeville. Moose vs Post 47 at State school In Fort Wayne Six of the league teams are from Fort Wayne. - .... 4 )— i, in Fort Wayne Man Is Arrested As Speeder Fred Clark, Fort Wayne, was arrested last evening by sheriff Herman Bowman on a charge of speeding in the city of Decatur Sheriff Bowman charged that the Fort Wayne man was driving at a rate of apeed in excess of 70 miles per hour, enroute north on federal road 27 by-pass. Clark was ordered to appear in court here Monday to answer to the charge. Autoist Killed In Truck-Auto Crash Putnamville, Ind . May 10 —(UP) John W. Reddell. 15, Knightstown. was killed early today when the automobile in which he wax riding collided with a truck on U S. 40 J. R. Handcock. Knightstown, driver of the car. suffered minor injuries R. W. Crandall. Rockport, 111., driver of the truck, was uninjured.

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I BASEBAIL RESULTS - —.-

National League W L Pct. GB Boston 12 '■ 667 Chicago 12 6 667 Brooklyn 10 6 ,625 1 Pittsburgh 9 0 .500 3 Philadelphia 91! 450 4 New York 6 ft 400 4'4 Cincinnati 0 12 .400 5 St Lotti* 512 294 614 American League W L Pct. G.B. Chicago II 7 till Cleveland X 6 .571 I Detroit ft 7 503 1 Boston 10 k .556 1 New York k k .500 2 Washington 6 6 .500 2 Philadelphia 7Hf 412 3»4 I St Louis . 013 3lt! 5'4 | American Association Louisville II 0 .047 Columbus 10 6 .625 ’,4 Kansas City k 5 615 1 Milwaukee 6 7 .462 3 Tcdedo 6 7 462 3 Indianapolis 7 ft 43s 3'*; St Paul *l2 .400 4'4 Minneapolis 610 .375 4'4 | YESTERDAYS RESULTS National League Boston 6, New York 2. Chicago 5. Cincinnati 1. Philadelphia 6. Brooklyn 5 <ll innings). American League Chicago 2. Detroit 1. Cleveland 4. St. Louis 3(11 innings). Only games scheduled. American Association Minneapolis 10, Milwaukee 4. Only game- scheduled. 0 Ex-Chicago Gambler Slain In California Nicholas De John Garroted In Auto San Francisco. May 1" —(I'l’t —Stripped of hi* flashy clothes, Nicholas (Nick) De John, big | tune Chicago gambler, lay on a J slab at the city morgue today, while police sought hi* s'.ayer. .Investigtors declined to say that he was the victim of a transcontinental gang war. but they were rapidly accumulating evllencel that pointed in that direction. i lb- John, 39. met a violent 1 death similar to the gangland slaying of two of hi* associates iu Chicago last year. A wire gat rot cut oft his breath sometime Thursday morning His laxly was found yesterday hy police officers, called for a i routine check of an abandoned car. It was stuffed into the trunk of his snappy 1947 town-and-country convertible. Around bis neck wa* a thin red line left by the killer's wire snare. The murder seemed to confirm recent underworld rumors that members of the eastern rackets had Keen seen in San Francisco and were attempting to "muscle in" on the west coast. Reports, from the San Francis- ’ co underworld said De John was trying to organize Ixxikies here in the Chicago style, it was also said that he was a big operator in the nylon stocking black tnar ket on the west coast. De John dabbled in alcohol during the prohibition era and later graduated to bookmaking and the Italian cheese market. He came to California last year after a falling out with the GuzlkLcvin gambling syndicate in Chicago. He assumed the name of Vincent Rossi and lived quietly with hl* family in nearhy Santa Rosa. Cal.

.^ v TIRID of everyone asking him whether he wants a cracker, “FeeGee” tells his master, Joe Bond, 8, to nibble on it himself as he holds one between his teeth. Despite his truculence at the moment the photo was taken, “Fee-Gee” was awarded first prize as the “friendliest pet” at a Boys Club pet show in Philadelphia. . (international)

Jackets Nose Out Bluffton By 2-1 Score - -■ The Decatur Yellow Jacket*, i scored their second victory of the season over the Bluffton Tiger* i Friday afternoon, eking out a 2 to 1 victory on the Bluffton diu | mond. Bluffton drew flr*t blodd. tallying it* lone run In the third inning on a pair of *lngle* and a stolen base. The Jackets pulled even in the fourth frame when Helm singled and scored on Ahr's double Decatur's winning run scored in the *ixth Inning on Gaunt's single and Ahr’s second double of the game. Decatur will wind up its base Lail season with three games next I week. The Jacket* will entertain Berne at Worthman field Tux-day afternoon, and then will battle the New Haven Bulldogs Thursday afternoon, also at I Worthman field, for the Northeastern Indiana conference championship. Neither team is defeated in conference play. The Jackets will end their season next Saturday. playing the Howe Military Academy at Howe. Decatur AB R H E Plumley. 3b 3 0 • ftl Everett. 3b 1 0 0 <L Bleeke. rs 2 0 ft <•[ Jackson. 2b 3 0 1 O’ Gatin'. < f 311 0| Heim. 1b 3 11 <> Ahr, c 3 0 2 0 Grant, if 3 t» 1 0 Llchtcnsteiger, »* 3 o 0 0 Ballard, p 3 0 0 oi Totals 27 2 6 Oj Bluffton • AB R H E J. Karch. as 3 " I " Fishhough. lb 3 I) 0 0 Teeple. If 3 0 (t 0 Markley, p 3 0 • • Mertz. 3b 3 0 1 0 B. Karch. c 3 ft 1 o Garrett. 2b 3 •» • " Woodruff, cf 2 1 0 0 Meckstroth. rs 3 it 10! Totals 26 1 4 o Score by Innings: Decatur 000 101 0 2j Bluffton "01 000 0 1 ‘ o — Venue Divorce Case From Circuit Court The divorce case of Dorothy against Robert DeVore will be venued from the county. The plaintiff.; through her attorney, 1). Burdette Custer, asked for the change of venue Ix-fore Special judge Hubert R. McCienahan late Friday. The court listed Allen. Jay and Weils as avail-1 able counties and the plaintiff struck the name of Allen. Myles F. Parrish represents the defendant in the action. A divorce watt previously denied by Judge J. Fred j Fruchteo Breach Os Warranty Suit- Is Filed Here William C. Felton, through his attorney. Myies F. Parrish, has 1

■ wl DIVORCED in 1923, Frank Lyman Rector. 75, calle on his 78-year-old ex-wife, Nellie May Rector, in her Wilmar, Cal., home for a return trip to the marriage license bureau. Declaring, "We never really eared tor anyone else." they will re-wed May 10. (I nttr national)

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I filed a suit for breac h of warranty I and damages before Judge J. Fred i Fruchte in Adams circuit court Naming Elton Archer a* defendant. the suit asks 1700 dam-' ages. Felton charges that he- Ixcugh*. a 1936 Chevrolet one and one-half ion truck on April 9, 1947 from 1 the defendant In the village of Pleasant j'ills -a truck which (he defendant said was in good i shape His suit declare* that I* was | I not in good shape and tiiat he spent ■ sloo trying to repair it. Attempt To Steal Auto Is Thwarted Thieves failed last night in an ; attempt to steal a car owned by Al jGeiiner and parked on East Mon-> j roc- street, according to a report made to police. When the* owner re- ! turned to his ear from the theater j he found ignition wir«o had been torn Icmjsc under the panel and ' , attempts had been made to start it without the ignition key The i theft was unsuccessful, however, because the car is of the type tiiat has a locked steering wheel when the ignition i* off. cj — —— Handy Hint Slip a cotton bag Over the broom head and you have a handy tool for sweeping down walii and ceilings. When the bag becomes soiled simply soak in hot soapy Vater and wash in the regular way. These bags are very useful; keep two or three of them on hand.

Ki* ” kwßb W" * i i k BLOND Lucile Miller, a Loa Angeles law student, wins her first case as she is granted divorce from Wilbur L. Miller on grounds that he interfered with het schooling. Superior Judge Alfred L. Bartlett said her case was ex* pertly presented as he granted S2BO monthly support for het baby daughter. (Internationtl)

WnWir ■ II Tik I /J ft * EZ3i W W .. h|» w M U. 5. NAVY RIYIALS development of • naw rocket capable of climbing to an altitude of 200 miles at supersonic speed while carrying “useful loads.” Known officially as “Neptune," the new weapon lshown in above artist’s sketch) has nearly twice the range of the wartime famous German V-2. (I nt ar national)

Chicago Back ; Into Lead In American Loop New York. May 9—(UP) It I* supposed to lie a mystery why the Chicago White Sox are In first place today, but. the baseball Sherlock* can find the solution In n hurry with just a casual examination of the pitching records. The White Sox with a rag bag collection of old time pitcher*. siippoHedly long past their peak, are getting the best mound work of any team in the majors. Orval Grove, who beat Detroit's ace, lefty Hal Newhouser, 2 to 1. yesterday on seven well spaced hits, has been around for eight years. Johnny Rigney ha* been with the White Sox for all 11 of hi* years in the major*, while 40-year-old lefty Thornton Lee has been In the majors 14 years, the last 11 at Chicago. Joe Haynes is a nine-year major league veteran, seven with Chicago. Edgar Smith has been nt Chicago eight and in the majors 11, and Ed Lopat has spent his four years as a major leaguer in a White Sox uniform. Ixiput. Rigney, Lee and Grove have pitched shutouts. Rigney. I.ee. and Grove pitched games in which the opposition got only one run. Grove's victory yesterday was his second and he pitched it in 36-degree weather at Chicago. Newhouser. who now has a record of one victory and four defeats, compared with a mark of four victories and one defeat on May 1" a year ago, struck out eight but was unable to bear down In the pinches. The White Sox put over the winning run in the eighth on Don Kolloway's single. Luke Appling's xacriice. and Murrell Jones' single. Bob Feller pitched an 1 binning four-hit game as the Indians edged the St. Louis Browns in a night game. 4 to 3 Joe Gordon batted in the winning run with a single ater loser Cliff Fannin gave up two walks. Feller struck out six. Three of the Browns' hits were bunched as they scored all their runs in the fifth inning. At New York, the Braves joined the Cubs in a first-place tie by lopping the Giants. 6 to 2. but the losers derived consolation from I the fine relief pitching of "won ■ der boy” Clint Hartung, who gave up only two hits and no runs in six innings, fanning five. Johnny Mize got his ninth homer and Willard Marshall his third for New York's oly runs. Boston's Warren Spalin toasted to his fourth victory without a loss when he was given a fat 6 to 0 lead. The Cubs came from behind with four runs In the sixth to beat the Reds, 5 to 1 in a duel of lefthanders at Cincinnati. Johnny I Schmitz gave up only five bits to shade Johnny Vanderineer, who 1 was brilliant until the big Cub inning. Bert Haa* got the only Cincinnati run on a homer. Bill Nicholson drove in two Cuh runs

1 with a homer ami single. | The I’hillles defeated the IM ; gers In 11 innings, 6 to 5, and droppetl the Dodgers from first to* third, a game behind Boston and Chicago. Emil Verban's double, following a walk to Andy Seminick and a sacrifice, hung the defeat on reliefer Hugh Casey. The Phil* got their first five runs In the second Inning on two hits, an error and five walks off Hal Gregg and Ralph Branca. There were no other sunes scheduled. Yesterday's star - Johnny Schmitz of Hie Ctrtis who pitched a five-hit, 5 to 1 victory over the Reds. (f Republican Heads Meet At Capital Indianapolis Host To Midwest Leaders Indianapolis, May 10 —(UPI Midwest Republican party leadens expressed conflicting opinions today I on the question of what part they would play in the 1941 GOP national convention. State chairmen from states between the Alleghenies and the Rockiw met hern for a three-day political conference which spokesmen said wax "primarily to discus* organization work." But one of the big questions in the background was whether mid | westerners would demand a place on the national ticket next year. Chairman Willis B. York of lowa wouldn't commit himself to a direct question but he ffaid the next GOP presidential candidate "should t>e familiar with the midwest political thinking." “The midwest is the heart of Republicanism." York said. Gov. Ralph F Gates of Indiana told a news conference that he did not believe the midwesterners would demand the selection of a candidate from that arc's. Behind the scenes, however, it

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