Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 26 May 1947 — Page 6

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McQuinn Leads All American League Hitters New York. May 26 il'Pl They didn’t bother to print the name of George Hartley McQuinn nn the Yankee router thia spring, no today that fancy-fleldir\g first ha fie man waa making that omission look like the typographical error of the year. No one had figured that McQuinn would be around long enough for the Ink to dry on the renter and the evidence wan pretty atrong against him. Three months ago his baseball future wan as black as the souvenir anthracite coal bat that admirers from Scranton. Pa., presented to him yesterday, but today he was the leading hitter in the American league with a .381 mark and the one big reason why the Yankees again are considered as solid pennant contenders. Last year McQuinn hit olny .225. a figure that was too puny even for the Philadelphia Athletics. He was picked up for no cost whatsoever an a free agent after the A’s cast him adrift and In spring training was left with the second stringers In Florida while the Yankee regulars went globe-trotting. Rut the tall Virginia gentleman, who practices the famed Teddy Roosevelt technique of speaking softly and wielding a big stick, had waited tool long to be a Yankee to muff the big chance when it finally came. For It was McQuinn who had stood In the shadow of "the Iron Horse," Lou Gehrig. He was a young first sacker In the Yankee farm system, always available on short notice if anything happened to Gehrig. Finally, when It seemed durable Lou would go on forever. McQuinn was sold to the Browns. "I always wanted to be a Yankee." McQuinn said in the early spring. "Now at last my dream has come true.” It was the lanky lefty who led the base-hit parade against the Red Sox at New York yesterday as the Yankees made 17 hits for a 17 to 2 victory. He made three hits, including his third homer and drove in three runs. Charley Keller also hit a homer, his 10th, and Ted Williams smashed his 11th in the ninth inning for Boston to keep the Yankees from registering their fourth straight shut-

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out, Floyd Bevens hud held the Red Sox to two hits until the ninth when Johnny Pesky singled to precede Williams' homer which ended a Ke-lnnlng run famine. Had the Yankees shut out Boston they would have tied their own American league record, set in 1932 for four consecutive shutouts. Buddy Kerr, Giant shortstop, would up one of the most incredlI ble defensive marks in baseball ; history when he finally made an . | error after going 69 games and i handling 384 chances consecutively as the Giants defeated the i Braves at Boston !• to 3. Kerr’s mark Is tops for short- | stops in both leagues by a wide margin and most observers feel that It never will be topped. His , error, which came in the ninth on ! an easy tap by Bob Elliott, was , the only flaw of the afternoon ns , the high flying Giants wound up , a long road trip In first place with . nine victories In 11 games on for , elgn fields. ( Jackie Robinson hit a homer and , two singles to lead the Dodgers in a 5 to 1 triumph over the , Phillies at Brooklyn as lefty Joo , Hatten scored his fifth victory. He struck out eight batters as he beat the Phils for the third straight time. Lefty Frits Ostermueller ended the longest Cardinal winning streak of the season at three games when he pitched a three- ' hit. 2 to- 1 victory to give the ' Pirates a split after St. Ixiuis won the opener, 10 to 5 as Enos Slaughter and George Kurowskl got Red Bird homers and Hank Greenberg hit a three-run route clout for Pittsburgh. The Tigers and White Sox split their bill at Detroit. The Tigers 1 won the opener, 10 to 1. as George Kell hit a grand slam homer and Pat Mullin got one with two aboard to account for seven runs i in Hat Newhouser's fourth pitchi Ing triumph. Ed Lopat pitched a i five-hitter as Chicago won the i nightcap, 5 to 2. Jack Wallaesa I hacking him up at bat by hitting ■ two home runs. Mullin and Hoot • Evers hit homers for Detroit’s * only tallies. Early Wynn won an abbreviated . six-inning game for the Senators i at Philadelphia, 3 to 1. as Stan j Spence accounted for all of Wash Ington’s runs with a first Inning I homer. It was Wynn’s fourth vic- , tory. The second game was called , off. ( The St. Louis at Cleveland , double header was rained out. Yesterday’s star —Jackie Robin-1 son of the Dodgers, who hit a ’ homer and two singles to lead ( them to a 5 to 3 victory over the Phillies. Trade In ■ t.»»d l«ww — tteratwr

Anderson Retains State Track Title lndlana|M>lis. May 26 tl'Pl high school track and Heid records were revised tinlay as a result id brilliant performances In the state meet Saturday which saw Anderson’s high flying Ind lans score their third consecutive stale title. Andereon rolled up 41H points to defeat favored Hiimmoiid high which scored 29 points and Gary Roosevelt with 28. Other team scores were Gary Wailace, 17H points; Fort Wayne north and Gary Froebel, 15 each; Terre Haute Wiley, 13; Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, 11; BloomInton university. 10, and Muncie central. 9H. Carl Bonge's trilie was not expected to tetain Ito state crown, although It went undefeated the last three seasons. On paper, at least, Hammond's Wildcats, Fort Wayne North and Gary Roosevelt appeared powerful enough to battle Anderson for the track and field supremacy The defending champs already were in the lead at the conclusion of the third event when Johnny Stayton brought home a blue ribbon in the one-mile run und Bob Spearman placed second in the 440-yard daeh. Anderson had the title In the bag before marking up another 20 points for winning both relays. Since relay points count double, the Indians Increased their lead over runner-up Hammond high considerably. Bob Snoddy, Bloomington university’s flashy timber topper who was one of the two double winners, skimmed over the high etlcks in 14.7 for a new meet record. He later captured the low hurdles in :22.5, one-tenth of a second off the existing ma:k. The other record was hung up by defending shot put chump Bill Brewer, Muncie central who towed the iron ball 55 feet 5% inches on his last attempt, nosing out burly Carl Shields of Hobart who, incidentally. also placed second to Brewer last year. The other double winner was Joe Gonxales of Gary Froebel, who won both dashes Anderson's entrants In the 880, one-mile run and both relays racked up top performances and came through when the heat was on. In two Instances, they missed tying the existing state meet record by one-tenth of a second. o Federation League Game Prevented By Wet Grounds Here Heavy rain Saturday night again played hob with the schedule of the Federaiion liaseball league, with only one game played, with the Shamrocks defeating the War Vets, 11 to 4. The scheduled game lietween Decatur and the Fort Wayne Moose was cancelled because of wet groun<k« at Worthman field. Decatur will meet City Light of Fort Wayne at Worthman field next Sunday at 2 p.m. A game scheduled here fqr Memorial Day with Van Wert has been postponed until a Inter date. The Legton team will hold a practice session at the field Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock o Trade In a t.aod Tama — ileeatar

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National League W L Pct. G.B. New York 17 13 .586 Chicago 18 18 .581 Brooklyn 17 14 .548 1 Boston 17 15 .531 114 Pittsburgh 14 14 .500 214 Philadelphia 16 18 .471 314 Cincinnati 14 19 .424 5 St. Ixtuix 12 20 .375 614 American League W L Pct. G.B. Detroit 20 12 .625 Cleveland 13 11 .542 3 New York 16 14 .533 3 Boston 17 15 .531 3 Chicago 17 18 .486 414 Philadelphia 15 17 .469 ,5 Washington 13 16 .448 5% St. Louis 11 19 .367 8 American Association W L Pet. G.B. Kansas City „,... 19 12 .613 Toledo 17 15 .531 2’4 Louisville 19 17 .528 214 Indianapolis 18 18 .500 314 Milwaukee 14 14 .500 314 St. Paul 17 19 .472 4% Columbus 15 18 .455 5 Minneapolis 15 20 .429 6 SATURDAY'S RESULTS National League Cln>’innatl 6. Chicago 0. Philadelphia 4, Brooklyn 3 (10 Innings). Boston 3. New York 2. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, rain. American League Washington 5. Philadelphia 0. New York 5. Boston 0. Detroit 5. Chicago 4 (10 innings). Only games scheduled. American Association Indianapolis 10. Columbus 2. \ Ixuiisvlllc 6, Toledo 3. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League New York 9, Boston 3. Chicago 3, Cincinnati 1. Brooklyn 5. Philadelphia 3. St. Louis 10-1, Pittsburgh 5-2. American League New York 17. Boston 2. Detroit 10-2, Chicago 1-5. Washington 3, Philadelphia 1. St. Ixiuia at Cleveland, rain. American Association Kansas City 6-3. Minneapolis 3-1. Louisville 1-1. loTd oeO-0. Indianapolis 7-3, Columbus 4-1. Milwaukee 7. St. Paul 5. 0 Auto Races Friday At Van Wert Track Van Wert. 0.. May 26 — Big car auto racing will return to the Van Wert county fairgrounds halfmile dirt track after a lapse of 30 years by a seven-event program Memorial Day under auspices of the Tri-State racing association This will be the first of two speed programs planned here this summer. The qualifying trials will begin at 12 noon and the actual races are slated for 2:30 p.m., with throe 10lap eliminations, four-lap helmet dash for the four fastest cars, 10lap consolation for non-winners and the 20-lap feature for 12 of the fastest cars. The entry deadline Is May 29 and among the first entries received were Wayne W’ynn of Tampa, Fla.. Southern States 1946 dirt track champion, Frank Lupto of Jacksonville, Fla.. Mike Wslner of Barberton. O. Red Bales of Columbus and George Lynch of Detroit. - I.— ——— rraOe la a MaoO Tewa — Deealar

Cong. Bradley Dies Suddenly Saturday New London. Conn., May 26 — (VP) — The body of U. S. Rep. Fred Bradley, R., Mich., who complained recently of the “terrific pace and physical strain" of his Job, will be flown home tomorrow to Rogers City. Mich., for interment. The 49-year-old congressman died suddenly while visiting the coast guard academy here Saturday. Two weeks ago Bradely slated that he was being worn out by the ' seemingly endless round of partita” to whit h he said all congressmen are subjected , —O— — Admiral Halsey's Mother Dies Sunday Wilmington, Del.. May 26 -(UP) held today for Mrs. Aanne M.B. Halsey 88, mother of fleet admiral William F. Halsey retired commander of the third Pacific fleet. Mrs. Halsey, who lived with her daughter at nearby Greenville, died in Delaware bospitul yesterday after bieaking her hip in a fall 10 months ago. — o Trade lit w <.»,«! T»h« — Iteeatwr Roy S. Johnson & Son Auctioneers & Real Estate We'll be glad to Represent you in the transaction of Real Estate at Public Bale or private sale. 26 years in this business In Decatur. We welcome your Investigation of our record of which wo are proud. Phone 104 153 So. 2nd St. DeVMs Bldg., Ground Floor Melvin Lelchty, Rep. Berne, Ind., Phono 251.

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Wagner Re-Enlists In Regular Army Paul W. Wagner. 127 North Thlid street, has re-onllsted In the regular army for a three-year period, it was announced today by Sgt Roy Girdler of the local recruiting office. Wagner, who waa sent to ForJ Khox. spent three yea's In service during World War 11, of which about one year waa apent In a German prison camp In Cxechoslavakla Sgt. Girdler said that the recruiting office la now cloned on Thursday afternoon and open all day Saturday. o— Haney Qualifies For Sales Honor Club M. C. Haney, of thin city representative of the Lincoln National Life Insurance company, has qualified for his company’s annual sales honor dub. It has been announced by A. L. Dern, vice president and director of agencies. In recognition of this achievement, Mr. Haney han been invited to attend the company’s eastern regional sales cong. ess at Bretton Woodat, N. H„ June 24. 25 and 26 At this meeting he will' study latest developments In the field of life underwriting an well as methods of adapting life insurance to the rapidly changing economic conditions of today. — o 0N HIS WAY to the District Attorney’s Office in New York City, Major Elmer Haslett, suspended director of the city's airports, pauses for a cameraman. He is being questioned in connection with allegations that he profited Improperly in deals with subsidiaries of oil companies. Haslett said he would waive immunity and testify before the Grand Jury. flnternational)

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More Precipitation Is Experienced Here Little chance of any toimediate relief from the unseasonable rain full was seen today as the city and community experienced still more precipitation over the weekend. The weatherman saw a possibility of rainfall today, although the early forecast this motnlng called for fair and cooler weather tonight and Tuesday Herman Meyer, local precipitation observer, reported 1.29 inches ot rainfall in the 24 hours previous to Sunday at 7 a m. and about .04 inches In a similar period before 7 am. today. The St. Mary's river continued to rise today, he raid, moving from 13.15 Sunday to 13.52 feet this morning. Ten feet is considered flood stage. 0 ONE PERSON INJURED «< ostia ar <1 from I'aae I) toward Decatur when the other car, going west, collided almost headon with the front end ot his car. The car bounded off after the impact and the unidentified driver sited away, he said. He was unable to give accurate description of either the driver or auto, but several clues are being checked. - oTRUMAN RENEWS tfaelleaed fram Paar l> army navy unification plan was approved tentatively by the senate armed forces committee. Under the plan, the air forces would have equal status with th< army and navy. Ail three would be under a single secretary oi national security. Special Session—Senate Democratic leaders were quietly canvassing the possibilities for a special fail session of congress to pass on the administration's forthcoming multi-billion dollar foreign aid program. They be Heve such procedure would be advisable since next year is a presidential election year and the next congressional session will lie short. Republican leaders bad no comment.

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