Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 122, Decatur, Adams County, 23 May 1947 — Page 6

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Behind Scenes Bickering Mark Major Leagues New York. May 23 (VP* Bane ball on the Held took a back seat j to bickering behind the scene* today a* its “new era of bad feel- ( Ing" reached a climax in feuds; Involving owners, players, mana gers, and even city officials. Out of a welter of fact ami rumor, this much had been estab-j United I. That the Yankees, led by the , usually mild-mannered Joe Di . Maggio, were in open revolt i against president Larry MacPhall and that the players will go to any extreme short of a strike unless ; MacPhall changes his attitude. 2 President Mill Veeck of the. Cleveland Indians, angry because mayor Thomas E. Burke permitted erection of a midget auto race dirt track in Municipal stadium, i threatened to withdraw his franchise and go elsewhere He insist i ed he had received two offers, one from la>s Angeles and the < other believed to be from either i Baltimore or San Francisco. 3. Lesser bitterness exists < through both leagues Involving I players who have been cast off or I traded and who are out to vlndi- 1 cate themselves in the eyes of i former owners. Other players are < simply “mad" at the managers of i the clubs they are playing with I In addition, there were some < first class "feedbox" rumors which I though not substantiated, were i from sources reliable enough to de- < mand publication. The hottest of I these were that: i 1. MacPhall, because of his dif-,' ferences with baseball coinmis- I sioner A B (Happy* Chandler, his I associates as Yankee owners l*el Webb and Han Topping. other baseball executives, the baseball writers, and last hut not least his own Yankee players, would quiet ly resign from his post in three months 2. Owner Sam Breadon. realiz Ing that the Cardinal farm system INSURANCE Leo “Dutch” Ehingei FIRE — WIND — AUTO 720 No. 3rd St. Pheno 570

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1 is decadent, that his star players 1 are off to such a bad start they are not likely to win another pennant, und that the value of his franchise is decreasing rapidly, is ready to sell the St. Louis club and subsidiaries for |2,<*<M*.oo<*. A. l<eo Durocher. banned a Brooklyn manager for a year, is I seeking financial backing from friends aud will come buck next year as general manager of another dub. possibly the St. Louis Cardinals or the Cincinnati Beds with his friends us the owners. Most disturbing of all in this year when player-owner committees were supposed to have established means of arbitration for grievances was the Yankee revolt. Di.Maggio. most popular Yankee player since Babe Huth and Lou Gehrig, made no secret of his anger at fines levied by MacPhall on six players. The volatile Yankee president fined the players for refusal to participate in the dub's promotion al activities. Di.Maggio was fined $100; Charley Keller. Aaron Robinson. and Johnny Lindell SSO apiece; and rookie pitchers Frank Shea and Don Johnson $25 each The row began because of refusal of players to pose for newsreel shots taken by army corps men. Rain which had no effect on the off • diamond commotion caused p<>'t|M>nement of all but one major league game yesterday In the only activity, the Cardinals defeated the Pirates, 1 to I at St. lamia us Howie Pollet turned in his best performance of the year, a seven-hitter in which he walked only two men. Al Schoendienst scored the first Redbird run off liigbe on the fifth on an infield out by Whitey Kurowski. Manager Eddie Dyer protested so volubly that Kurowski was safe he was ejected from the game. Without him the Cards put over three more runs on four hits in the seventh. The hits were by Joe Garagiola. Schoendienst. Terry Moore, and Stan Mttaial. It was Higbe's third loss, while Pollet scored his second win against five defeats. Yesterday's star Howie Pollet of the Cards, who regained his old 194 S form that netted 21 victories with a seven-hit, 4 to 1 win over the Pirates. A new frosted food concern in Boston features a roast turkey dinner which can be prepared and served in less than It* minutes. o~— —.lDecatur Chapter 112 in* spection tonight 7:30, Royal Arch decree.

Reach Compromise On Speedway Race BULLETIN Chicago. May 23.—-(UP)— President Ralph Hepburn of the American Society of Professional Automobile Racing announced today that the majority of the members had approved the Indianapolis speedway offer to permit them to enter the Decoration Day 500-mile race. Indianapolis, May 23 ll'P* The long dtfpute between Indianapolis speedway and organized “big name" drivers and <ur owners was settled on a compromise today, paving the way for many of them to compete in the 500-mlle Memorial Day race Formal approval of the negotiated settlement by members of the American society of professional automobile taring was expected sometime today- The settlement apparently assured a full starling field of 33 racers In the big race next Friday. t'nder terms of the settlement ASPAR cars will fill the gaps expected to lie left by failure of some non ASPAR cars to qualify. ASPAR cars and driven* were expected to compete in the qualifying trials tomorrow, Sunday and Muy 2«. There wae no flat increase in the $75,000 purse. However. Wilbur Shaw, speedway president, repeated his personal promise to award us much additional prize money "as the traffic will bear." The repetition of that promise was one of four points which ASPAR negotiations sought when they came to the meeting at the speedway office yesterday. They long since had given up attempts to get the purse increased to 1150.000. Actually, all prfze«. including fio.ooo qualification prizes, “lap" pi izes and - other awards, total 2132.000, as compared with last year's record $115,000. ASPAR negotiators Ralph Hepburn. president ot the group, and Rex Maye, star driver, said they were “perfectly happy" with the settlement. The settlement came suddenly late yesterday when Anton .1. Hillman. multimillionaire baking powder king who recently purchased the speedway, "overruled" Shaw on a second ASPAR demand — eligibility of ASPAR cars for qualification prize money. Hulman said he would pay out of his own pocket any qualification prizes that ASPAR cars win in the remaining time trials ASPAR cars must beat out non-ASPAR cars to win Hulman's money. Non-ASPAR 'cars will be competing only against

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themselves for the speedway'! qualification money. ASPAR negotiators were granted their other demands: (1* ASPAR cars can win poet jnodtions in the starting field instead of starting in the tear: 12* The speedway withdrew its demand that each ASPAR entrant write his "thanks" to the .35 cars owners already entered who conditionally waived the April 15th entry deadline.

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National League W L Pct. G.B. Chicago 17 12 .586 New York 15 11 .577 ’i Boston 16 13 .552 1 Brooklyn 15 13 .536 I’4 Pittsburgh 13 12 .520 2 Philadelphia 15 16 .484 3 Cinoinnati 13 IK .419 5 St. la»uls 10 19 .345 7 American League W L Pct. G.B. Detroit 17 11 .607 Bouton 17 12 .565 % Cleveland 13 10 .565 I*4 Chicago - 16 15 .516 2'4 Philadelphia 14 15 .483 3% New York 13 14 .481 3>4 Washington 11 15 .423 5 St. laiuls 1« 19 345 7’4 American Association W L Pct. G.B. Kansas City 17 10 .630 Toledo 16 11 593 1 Louisville 16 16 .500 3% Columbus 14 15 .485 4 Milwaukee 11 13 .458 4% St. Paul 15 18 .455 5 Indianapolis 14 17 .452 5 Minneapolis 14 17 .452 5 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League St. Ixiula 4. Pittsburgh 1. Only game* scheduled. American League Detroit at New York. rain. Cleveland at Boston, rain. Chicago at Philadelphia, ratn. Only games scheduled. American Association Toledo 7-7, Indianapolis 1-6. Kansas City 3. St. Paul 0. Columbus 2, Louisville 1. Minneapolis at Milwaukee, rain. 0 T»h In ■ 4,<hml Town — Decatur

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Former Netherlands Premier Convicted Amsterdam. May 23 —(UP)— Former premier Jonkheer Dirk Jan De Heer. 75, wan given a one-year suspended prison sentence and fined 57,400 today for returning to the Netherlands In 1941 during the Nazi occupation, lie wax charged with aiding the enemy. De Geer wax placed on probation j for three year*, fie will not be allowed to leave hix residence in central Holland, a punishment unique In Dutch legal history. The fine. 20,00e guilders, must l>e paid in equal amounts to five charitable institutions. o 150 Shelbyville Workers Strike Shelbyville, Ind . May 23 —(UP) —A spokesman tor the Porter Steel Specialties company said today that a bargaining session probably . will lie held within the "next few days" in the strike of more than i 150 workers. : o TraUr In a Gmhl Tubs — Deealur

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Four Favored For Slate Track Title Indianapolis, May 22. (IT’)— Hammond High. Fort Wayne North and Gary Roosevelt will be battling defending champion Anderson for the 1947 Indiana high school track and field championship here tomorrow. If stat Ist les are a criterion, these four schools appear to he the most balanced to annex the 44th state title. Other teams with strong entrants include Gary Froebel. Terre Haute Wiley. Evansville Reitz and Gary Wallace. Bat most of these represented individual stand-out performers and lacked enough power to he considered title contenders. Os the favored four teams, nil but Roosevelt qualified both relay teams In the finals, but the athletes from the steel city hope to muster enough individual power to compensate for the loss of its mile relay. Two state champions will be crowned in the 440-yard dash, the XSO and mile runs and both relays. Since relay points count double Tn the state meet, this gives more teams a chance to pile up a point total. Last year, the final 880-yard relay race determined the championship team. At that time, Anderson's Indians came from behind to overtake Hammond. Garner ten points and score its second consecutive state triumph. The situation this year, with at least four teams fairly evenly matched, may be quite the same. Whether or not Anderson is still In the running for the state crown after 12 events depends upon the assistance Its relay teams gets from individual stars such as Cliff Carter in the dashes. Bob Spearman in the quarter mile. Frank Smith and Dick Stage in the BStr. Johnny Stayton in the mile run and Clyde Green in the high jump. The Tribe meets the powerful Fort Waytie North quartet and Wiley of Terre Haute in the first race of the half mile relay. If the

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North aiders can turn on the heat as much as they did during the regular season <>• their home track, they may get past c Mr | Benge’s proteges, Gary Roosevelt and Hammond High will battle it out in the other KM* reltgr with Roosevelt favored to notch up If* points. In the onr-mlle relay, Fort Waytie North, with a season-best time of 3:30.3. will he hard pressed by Gary Wellace. hut should be able to add eight points to its total. In the other race, it's Hammond High and Indianapolis Short ridge, and take your pick on that one. Both teams have run the distance In less than 3:32.0 this spring Athletic Awards To Yellow Jackets Athletic awards to students at tbe Decatur junior-senior high school were announced today by retiring athletic director Daniel Perry, foilswing ceremonies at the school. Juniors and seniors winning awards were given sweaters and underclassmen awarded letters. Following arc the winners: Football Gene Moser. Capt.; Duane Holmes, Bob Franklin. Jack Reynolds, Jack Heller, Ray Lehman, Don Grant, Doyle Myers. Dwight Egley. Bruce Baughn. Don Slusher. Norman Burnett. George Gilbert. Kenneth Grant. Sam Bogner. Don Wefel. Stanley Mcßride and Bill Llchtensteiger. Basketball Roger Schnepf, capt.; Ronald Ballard. Duane Holmes, Bob MeAihaney, Carl Beehler. Ray man. Bill Lichtenstelger. Sam Bogner. Dan Freoby, Dick McConnell. Dick Ogg. Bruit* Baughn. Track Tom Sharp, capt.; Stanley McBride, Bruce Baughn. Jack Heller, Bill Kingsley, George Gil bert, Ray lx-hman. Doyle Myers. Jack Reynolds. Tom Bayles. Dick McConnell. Sam Bogner. Marcus Foreman, Norman Stlngely. Roger Johnson, Dan Mills.

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