Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 116, Decatur, Adams County, 16 May 1947 — Page 6

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Decatur Wins Conference Baseball Tin

Jackets Beal New Haven To Retain Title The Decatur Yellow Jacket rallied at i-r two were down in the hot of tlie fifth Inning to come from behind. tally font run*. and iso on to defeat th« New llav<n ItulldOgs. I, Io Thursday afternoon at Woithman tl< Id to win the Northeiotern In diana conference ha ••hall < ham pion-hip for l'H7 Tlie Jacket- who b.iv, piety Wei) dominated ‘lie ' ollfet •■n< •■ in baseball for many ya:-. 'lni- i< tallied the crown won la-( y< at in the loop tomiianient. a pan abandoned tills ea on in favor of a regular iclmdul'Only four teams competed In baseball in the confr.i-ner till year, with lieialiir the only on defeated nine The Jackets had previously defeated Bluffton. I" to I. and Warsaw. 7 to 1 New Haven had -ior''d ulit •• in the first of the fifth to break a 2 2 lie Decatur’s first two hatters Were retired when the fireworks started Helm drove out a don Ide ami seined the tying run on Ahr's single. Hits by Gaunt and j IJi hteiisteiger and a walk to Bal ■ lard account'd for tlie othet three runs of the inning New Haven drew first b'ool by scoring once in the first inning on a walk, an error and Scbtiil ker’a two-base blow The Jack ets went in front with two tallies' In the second on hits by Gaunt ami Ballard, a walk to Lichten Steiger and a fielder's choii <’■ New Haven evened the scon in the third on three bases on balls and an error, but Gaunt ' settled down and fanned tin next i three batters with tlie liases . loaded Tlie Bulldogs scored t their final run in tlie fifth on a j walk, a stolen base and Augen I Stine's safety. The Yellow Jackets will dose their season Saturday, meeting Howe Military Academy at Howe Decatur AB It H E| Jackson, 2b 3 0 1 n! Bleeke. rs .... 2 0 1 ti Bice, rs 1 0 n (i Grant. If 4 o o n | Helm lb .... . I 1 2 i'| Ahr, c 3 11 <•! Gaunt, p 3 2 2 i’ .

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Ballard, if 3 2 I t) IJi lilelistlgi r, rs I n 1 II Plumley. 3b 2 n 'I 2 Everett. 3l> 1 o if n TOTALS 2 s •; '' 2 New Haven I Culler. I II I " II ; Klenke. ss : I o it Augen tim lb 4 i> I " S< hniiker. es I t) 2 u Easterday. 2b I •> '• •' , Ellenhei ger, p 3 It 1 0 Gleen, If 3 o I it Sliyder. 3b 3 0 I II Parker, il 2 I " " TOTALS 2H 3 '• I' Score by innings New Haven |u| nlii o 3 In . atur "2" "I" v 'I VFW To Play Legion Team Here Sunday The Decatur Legion baseball team will make its second F'-d'ta tion league start Sttndav afternoon. meeting the Veterans of Foreign Wars team of Port Wayti" at Worthman field Starting time will be 2 o’clock, with the usual league admission prices of fi() ami 25 cents. Decatur gut away to a rousing start in the league opener last Sunday w| /oping ln'» Harvester. 17 to 2. Tougher competition Is exjwcted from the Vets team Sunday. ; however, as the players begin to round into form. The Nets lost a slugging duel to tlie Fort Wayne Moose. 15 to 7. last week The balance of Decatur's league schedule is as follows: May 25 Fort Wayne Moose at ’ Ihs-atur. May 3<> Van Wert at Decatur. June 1 City Light at Decatur. June s Post 47 at Decatur June II Decatur v» Shamrocks at State School. June 15 Decatur at Bluffton. June 21 Decatur vs Monroeville at Dwenger. June 22 International Harvester at Decatur. June 23 Decatur vs Van Wert at Dwenger. June 2D VFW at Decatur. June 30 Decatur vs Post 47 at I Dwenger July <1 Fort Wayne Moose at > Decatur July a Decatur vs Shamrocks at State School. July 13 City Light at Decatur July 17 Decatur vs Bluffton at Dwenger. July 2<» —Monroeville at Decatur. jy The five most popular breeds of chickens in the United States are , white leghorns. New Hampshire*, barred rocks, white rocks and Rhode Island reds.

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Mullin Stars I In 14-lnning : Win Thursday New York. May DI (UP) The Detroit Tiger are in first place today and are a good bet Io stay tliere because HOlllt'Olle in th'organization turned out to be a poor salesman in Ids efforts to |M*ddle outfielder Patrick Joseph J Mullin Mullin, who now ha a 111 major leavue leading average, was on the block during the winter but tio one wanted him Last -••ason he t ame back to the Tigers after four years in the army ami batted a sail 24U When he started this campaign it looked as if manager Sieve O'Neill had no spot for him as a regular, but Mullin soon took care of that by hitting at such a terrific pa< e he Couldn't be benched Mullin is tops in hitting and also leads both league- in doubles with 13 and is second in tlie American in total hits with 32 He also Imf six homers, one behind leagur . leader T< d Williams of the lied Sox it was Mullin Who directed yes ; terday's 14 inning. I to 2 triumph! over the Athletics at Philadelphia. | , His two-run homer in the second kept tlie Tigers in it until tlie final inning when lie singled, mov 1 ed to third on two walks and seor ed on Doc Cramer's pinch single Pitcher Dizzy Trout, who scored Ills fourth win in the marathon, drove in the extra run witlt a long fl.v. Th<- Browns dropped the lied Sox two games behind Detroit by winning. 2 to 1. at Boston on Bolt Moncrief's seven-hitter. St. Louis scored its winning run in the eighth on singles by .Mtincrb-f., Bob Dillinger, and Paul Lehner, all! with two out. Rookie Bryan Stephens, making' his first big league start, got 11; hit support as Cleveland defeated; the Senators. 9 to 1. at Washin ■ ton. Hal Peck made four of Cleveland's hits and manager Ixm Boudreau drove in four runs with a double and single. The White Sox spoiled coach Charley Dressen’s first night back at Yankee stadium by drubbing New York. X to 2. getting 111 hits . Relief pitcher Joe Haynes gained the victory which boosted Chicago into fourth place ahead of .New York, hurling three hit ball for' eight innings after Frank Papish was knocked out in the first. Bob Kennedy led Chicago with four hits.

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Clint Hartung, benched as an outfielder because of defensive weaknesses, made a winning debut as a starting pit' her for the Giants j .is they scored their third straight road vil tory lit Chicago, X Io 3. 11l- tired in the sixth and had to have relief help, but showed a fine fast li,-ill and a rood change oi pm i- hi establishing himself as a rerular The Giants. who took over fourth plan- ahead of Brook • lyn. started fast on Bobby Thom son's three run homer in the first Andy Pafko hit a tworun homer; for tin- Cubs in the same Inning lifter whi< h Hartunv settled down The Giants made 14 hits Ralph Kiner hit two homers and Billy Cox sma-hed one as th'Pirates won. 7 to 3. from the slumping Dodgers at Pittsburgh The Dodgers made only six hits' with Ed-on Bahr getting the vic tory. his third of the campaign. I Cincinnati. weii in front in the,' homer d'-rby with 31 in 26 games,; mad.- five in an 11 to 3 victory] over the visiting Phils, also lidding a triple and three doubles in a 12 hit attack Eddie Lnkon hit two homers while Bert Haas. Grady Hatton ami Ray Mueller got the others. Ini Enni hit one for the Phil: The Cardinals woke tip and blasted the Braves, X to 2, at St Lotti- as their "blue chips" pil< her. Harry Brecheen. notch'd his -fourth victory mi a seven hitter, t I Enos Slaughter hit two doubles I and a single ami drove in two runs | while Marty Marion hit a homer; ; and single Yesterday's star Pat Mullin of the Tigers, who hit a tworun hornet and scored the winning run I after singling in Detroit's 14-lnn-Ing. I to 2 victory over the Alli i letics. (/ Opening Walker Cup Matches Are Divided St Andrew . Scotland. May Hi tCPt The United States and Great Britain -plit the opening ] Walk- r <up matches today, each | country winning two of the four foiiieomes with which this Inter(national amateur golf series was renewed after a nine-year war-time lapse. The winning S. 'cams were amateur king Ted Bishop and Robert (Sk'-e) Riegel, and Fred Kam i mer. J . and Willie Turnesa. while the American combinations which 10-t were Marvin i Bud) Ward and i Smiley Quick, and Dick Chapman itid Frank Siratialihwn

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National League W L Pct. 00 1 Chicago 11 !' •;«» Boston 14 1 11 .5*3 'j , Pittsburgh io !• -52fi 2 I New York U to -524 2 I Brooklyn 12 11 523 2 s Cincinnati 12 14 4t12 3'-i ’ Philadelphia II 13 45k 3' 2 St. iaiuis 715 31k HLAmerican League W L Pct. GB. Detroit 15 7 <>k2 80-ton 11 in 5x3 2 Cleveland 10 X .55)1 3 Chh ago 12 12 stm I , New York 10 II 47fi 4’» Philadelphia I<> 13 435 5c Washington kII 421 s*-j , St. Louis Sls 34X 7'i American Association W L Pct. G.B. , Kansas City 13 fi .OX4 Louisville 13 II 542 2% Milwaukee 10 10 .500 3'v St Paul 13 14 .4XI 4 Columbus 11 12 ,47k 4 Toledo 9 10 .474 4 Indianapolis 10 13 .435 5 Minneapolis 10 13 .435 5 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Pittsburgh 7. Brooklyn 3. New York S. Chicago 3. Cincinnati 11. Philadelphia 3. SI. Ixntis X. Boston 2. American League St. Louis 2. Boston 1. Detroit 4. Philadelphia 2 (14 inningsi. Cleveland 9, Washington 1. Chicago S. New York 2. American Association Milwaukee IS. Columbus L Indianapolis 5. St. Paul 4. Minneapolis 6, Louisville 4. Toledo at Kansas City, rain

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UTI LIT Y BU IL DI N G I i --i 7m ■ J I Some of Ils lines Dimensions Smalt Home 16 Ft. Width Laying House Any Length Tool Shed 7 ft. to top of plate Repair Shop 9 ft. 8" to top of gable. Send for Free Circular LIMBERLOST HATCHERY Phone 26 Geneva, Ind. ATTENTION ALL EAGLES and Prospective Members DECATUR’S NEW AERIE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES WILL CHARTER MAY 16th FRIDAY IS THE NIGHT 7:30 P. M. PROMPT IS THE TIME BGCH BLDG., 3rd FLOOR. IS THE PLACE. Court A 2nd Sts. All member* win* have nisned appllcationH are requested to present themselves for initiation. Mr. Ray C. Hns-k from the Orand Lodge will be the Instituting officer assisted by (.rand Lodge Officers and drill team. If you have a friend desirous of joining this great fraternal order, bring him with you as this is the last chance of becoming a charter member. HENRY MILNER. Organizer F. O. E. P. 8. —After file initiation is over, lunch and refreshments will be served.

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Frank McCormick Is Signed By Braves St Louis, Mo. May 10 (UP) First baseman Frank Mct'orm'ck. ' released Wednesday by the Phll'i dvlphia Phillies, was wearing a Boston Brave uniform ’oday The B aves signed McCormick yesterday ami optioned outfielder Tom Neil) to the Milwaukee dub of the American association. o McMillen Team To WIBC Meet Tonight The McMillen women's bowling team left this morning for Grand Rapids. Mich, where they will bowl tonight in the women's International bowling (ongnes Doubles and singles will be rolled Saturday morning Members of the team, who defeated Dattler'i Elevator for the championship of the Women's league here, are: Mrs Hersel Nash. Mrs. G. I). Ma-Lean. Mrs. Max Schafer and Misses Geraldine Smith ami Amailne Woodward. o | Entomologists say there are at least 600,000 kinds of insects. For consolation, only a few thousand, are pegti.

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