Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 117, Decatur, Adams County, 17 May 1947 — Page 6

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Giants Within One Game Os Leading Cubs New York, May 1? tl'Pt The parable with the warning that "the last ehall be fir*t and the firwt shall be last" appeared today to be the text for the National league and the St. Ixntl* Cardinals and New York Giants in particular. For the Card*, the injunction works both ways; they were first in all baseball In 1948, hut today are last in the leagtie-albeit showing xigns of regaining their former eminence. The Giants were last i in 1946. and today are the hottest team In the loop with four! straight road victories, two over the Cards and two over the firstplace Chicago Cubs. It was impossible today to say which would be most likely to fulfill the parable's teachings. The! Cards have experience, power and i proven pitching. and experts i never have counted them out of the race despite their miserable start, the Giants have the best hitting in the league, good defense and questionable pitching. The Giants won an important game yesterday in trimming the Cubs. 5 to 3, as Johnny Mize set a new league record by scoring in his 16th straight game. The major league record is IS, set by Red ! Rolfe of the Yankees Mize's two run homer In the fifth inning- his 10th fourbagger provided the winning runs as the Giants pulled to within one game of the leading Cubs. New York came out of the game jubilant, full of confidence and wearing the air of a champion. Just as important was St. Louis' 4 to 3 triumph over Boston, achieved when Ron Northey singled with two out in the ninth inning and the bases full. It was the Cards' second straight over Boston, which shows alarming inability to beat St. I<ouls or Brooklyn, the teams which must be beaten if Boston is to challenge for the flag. St. Ixntls refused to crack when Boston tied at 3 to 3 in the eighth, and loaded the bases on three walks off Anton Karl ip the ninth as Karl pitched too carefully to the Cardinal power. Pee-Wee Reese's two-run homer In the fifth inning paced Brooklyn to a 3 to 1 victory over Kirby lligbe and the Pittsburgh Pirates The blow was the first hit lligbe had allowed, and the Dodgers got only five hits in all, two by Jackie Robinson. Ralph Branca was the winner although he needed relief. Schoolboy Rowe got credit for his sixth straight victory as the Phils rapped Cincinnati. 8 to 4 He was batted oqt In the sixth, but had a six run lead at the time. John Wyrostek batted in four runs With four bits and Rowe got three hits and batted in two runs. Boston's Red Sox advanced to within one game of the American league lead by topping the St. Imuls Browns, 12 to 7, with the help of Ted Williams' grand slam homer. Paul Lehner hit a threerun homer and a triple as the

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Browns came up with rallies too late. The Athletics whacked Virgil Trucks and Stub Overmire for seven runs in the first inning and. went on to beat the first-place Itetroit Tigers, 11 to 4. Four walks, mixed with two doubles and a triple, made up the big inning. Walt Masterson's four hit hurling gave Washington a 2 to •• decision over Cleveland. Masterson didn't walk a man and only Joe Gordon got to second base. Mark Christman batted home one run and scored the other on Mas terson's hit. The Yankees and White Sox didn't play. Yesterday's star: John Mize of the Giants, whose 10th homer of the year carried his team to a 5 to 3 win over league-leading Chicago and wiio set a new league record by scoring in his 16th straight game. -0 Building Miniature Golf Course Here Clark W Smith announced today that constructure nt a new IS-hole minature golf course on Adams street, across from Worthman field, had been started. Mr. Smith said that trees now on the lot will remain and will afford a natural hazard for the course, which Is to be completely modern in design and materials. Shrubs will be planted and other landscaping done to enhance the appearance of the course, he said. Work of (‘tearing has already been tM*giin. he said. Weather permitting, he said that the course is expected to be completed and ready for use by the middle of June. Overhead lighting will be installed to permit both night and day operations of the course. Interest in minature golfing Is returning throughout the nation, he said, and in some instances courses have been operating for the past two decades. Decatur's last minature golf course was operated on North Second street about 17 years ago, Mr. Smith said he believed. He said he hoped to make the new course an aid to youth recreational facilities in the city. Jackets' Baseball Game Is Cancelled Deane Dorwin. coach of the Decatur Yellow Jackets baseball team, was notified this morning that continued rain had necessitated cancellation of this afternoon’s scheduled game at the Howe Military Academy. Cancellation ' of today's tilt brings to an end the Jackets' baseball season, one of the best in the school’* history, during which Decatur won the Northeastern Indiana conference championship and lost only one game, to the Berne Bears, a defeat which was later avenged by the Jackets, •napping a Berne 17-game winning streak. 0 Divorce Awarded In Circuit Court * Alice L. Sipe of this city was awarded a divorce from Robert Sipe of near Berne by Judge J. Fred Frucht* In Adam* circuit this morning. She wAnv awarded custody of a two-year-old daughter. John L. DeVoss represented the plaintiff and the defendant appeared in person. The divorce case of Pauline against Bill Dixon was dismissed and the costs paid. 0 Conservation Club Will Meet Monday The Adams county conservation club will hold a meeting Monday night at 8 o'clock at the city hall. All mem bens are urged by presb dent Robert Hill to be present.

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North Side Winner Os Sectional Meet North Side of Fort Wayne won the annual sectional track meet, held at Fort Wayne Friday afternoon. with little difficulty, scoring a total of 61 points and qualifying eight men and both H'lay teams for next week’s state finals at Indianapolis Decatur's thinlyclads failed to break Into the scoring, the Jackets being joined in this class by Bluffton. Concordia. Elmhurst, laincaater, Central. Petroleum, Month Whitley and Spencerville. Fort Wayne South Ride finished second with 27’A points and Huntington third with 13 Other scores were: Central Catholic 9. Auburn 7. Fort Wayne Central 5L4, Butler 5. Columbia City 3. Garrett 3 and Arcola 1. South Side. Central Catholic. Central and Huntington each qualified two men for the state finals, and Auburn. Butler. Columbia City and Garrett each qualified one Only sectional record broken was the shot put. when Don Mansfield of North Side heaved the shot 50 feet, II inches. Centralia Families To Receive $91,000 Union Welfare Fund In Initial Payment Washington. May 17 —(CPI — The trustees of the United Mine Workers (AFL) health and welfare fund today signed checks totaling 191.000 for beneficiaries of 91 victims of the Centralia? 111, mine explosion last March I’MW president John L. Lewis and Capt N. 11. Collisson. federal coal mines administrator, signed the first payments to be made from the health and welfare fund since it was started last June. Lewis said that 11.000 checks will be mailed to beneficiaries of the other 12 CMW miners killed In the Centralia explosion "as promptly as Investigations of those cases" are made by fund Investigators. The I'MW's health and welfare fund, which now totals more* than 821.000,000. was created under terms of the Krug-Lewis agreement signed last May. It Is financed by flve-cent . a ton royalty on each ton of soft coal produced for use or sale in mines now under federal possession.

Divorce Cose Slated Here This Afternoon The divorce case against Oliver Schnepp in scheduled for trial before special judge Byron Jenkins of Portland in Adams circuit court thin afternoon. It is considered possible that the case may not be tried, since .Myles F Parrish, attorney for the defendant, said earlier in the week that he had filed an affidavit for a change of venue. In the divorce case of Viola Oser Zurcher against Lloyd S. Oser, Judge J. Fred Fruchte modified a former court ordar and gave custody of two daughter*. aged 17 and 15, to the defendant for the summer months. They are to lie returned to the mother befbre school opens thin fall and the defendant is ordered to pay 150 per month for their support while the children are not in his custody. A citation against the defendant In the divorce dase of Rita agalnet Stanley Smltley was scheduled to tie heard by Judge Fruchte late this morning. o Rickenbacker Seeks New Flight Record Burbank, Cal, May 17 —(UP)— Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. president of Eastern Airlines, took off from Lockheed Air Terminal at 2:08 a m. PST today in a Um- kheed Constellation for a try at the west east cross-country flight record to Miami. Fla. The pane, piloted by Ear‘er* Airlines chief pilot H. T. Merrill, Is the first of 14 produced for Eastern. With 30 newsmen aboard, it was expected to proceed from Miami to New York City, arriving there about 3:30 p.m. EDT. - oNational Guard Is Steadily Growing Washington, May 17 —(UP)— The army announced today that the steadily Increasing strength of the national guard reached 73,091 the week ended April 30. The national guard bureau said that 15.830 men enlisted or were commissioned In April In 48 states. Puerto Rico and Hawaii, as competed with 14,911 in March. o — Trade In a Good Town —Ooeetwr

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Mrs. Dwight McCurdy Baccalaureate Speaker Mrs. Dwight R. McCurdy, whose husband is pastor of the Church of God in this city, will deliver the annual baccalaureate sermon at Sherrard high school in Wheeling, W. Va.. Sunday. Mrs. McCurdy, a graduate of the Sherrard school, was valedictorian of her class. PLAINTIFF (Continued From Page One) The suit was opened Thursday morning and required two days. Judge J. Fred Fruchte presided over the trial and overruled motions of both parties for directed verdicts before the case was given to the jurors for deliberations. The case attracted considerable attention here and numerous persons attended various portions of the trial, with the largest number present during the final arguments late Friday. The fact that some of the interested parties were colored added an unusual rude to custom ary court proceedings here. Ira Snouffer and William Briggs, the latter a Fort Wayne colored attorney and justice of peace, represented the plaintiff, while attorneys ILh hard Teeple and Ray McAdams, also of Fori Wayne, were counsel for the defendant. o MOBILE X-RAY UNITS (Continued From Page One) But the mobile X-ray tents may change these percentages. Auerbach ladieves the X-ray program ultimately will reach 500,000 Hoosiers, If not more. Tha‘. would be one out of every six or seven adults and youths. Since the proI gram is voluntary, the sponsom can't expect 100 pet cent cooperation from the public. "We are just scratching the surface now," Auerbach said. "But we have enough dates booked ahead to keep three units busy ur. il November. We have visited about 50 counties no far and we hope to reach them all" 'The service is free in most communities. where a clinic is set up in a public building and the public invited to participate. Other communities make a small service charge to defray the cost of processing film and reports. The test takes less than a minute. and it isn't necessary to disrobe.

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BULLETIN St. Andrews, Scotland, May 17—(UP)—The United States regained the Walker cup, emblematic of amateur golf supremacy, by routing Britain today In the eight deciding singles matches. By winning five of the first six matches decided in the second day's play, the U. 8. recaptured the trophy which Britain won for the first time in 1938 and had held since then because of a nineyear war-time lapse.

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National League W L Pct. G.B. Chicago 14 10 .583 Boston 14 ii sflo S New York 12 10 .545 1 Brooklyn 13 11 .542 1 Pittsburgh Hi 10 .500 2 Philadelphia 12 13 .480 2'4 Cincinnati 12 15 .444 3'4 Ht. Louis 8 15 .348 51k American League W L Pct. G.B. Detroit ~. 15 8 .652 Boston ..... 15 hl 6<i<( 1 Cleveland 10 9 .526 3 Chicago 12 12 .500 3ty New York 10 11 .476 4 Philadelphia 11 13 .458 4H Washington 911 .450 4'A St. lamin 816 .333 7'4 American Asaociation W L Pct. G.B. Kansan City 13 7 .650 lx>uiaville 14 II .560 I'v Columlfus 12 12 .ffoo 3 Toledo 10 10 .5(81 3 Milwaukee 10 II .476 3*4 St. Paul 13 15 .464 4 Indianapolis 11 13 .458 ♦ .Minneapolis . 10 14 .417 5 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League New York 5. Chicago 3. Philadelphia 8. Cincinnati 4.* St. Louis 4. Boston 3, Brooklyn 3. Pittsburgh 1. American League Boston 12, St. Louis 7. Washington 2. Cleveland 0. Philadelphia 11, Detroit 5. Only games scheduled American Association Toledo 4, Kansas City 3. Columbus 12, Milwaukee 5. Louisville 9. Minneapolis 6. Indianapolis 4. St. Paul 2. MAY TO RESUME HIS fCobtinued from Fag* 1) good on his brother's check. Defense counsel has told the jury he will show May never got a "single cent" out of the Gatssons, though checks were traced to him by the government. May -spent these completely on tiehalf of the munitions empire, his attorney said. ALARM CLOCKS Pocket and Wrist Watches Holt house Drug Co. AUTO PAINTING LOVIS MATTAX Monroe R. 1 Monroe Phone 91-T I Week End Special In one delivery you can get all the materials necessary to build this delightful cottage. Walls pre-fabricated with windows and doors installed, balance material cut to fit. Goes up fast and easy. Reliable Realty & Builders Open Evenings Monday through Friday until 8 p. m. Saturday till 6 p. m. Sunday* 1 p. m. to 6 p. m. Lewi* Beery Gerald Strickler John Doan, Representative

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