Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 134, Decatur, Adams County, 7 June 1947 — Page 6

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Decatur Softball League To Open (ondJ

Play To Open Monday Night Under Lights Tb<- Decatur Softball )>-agu<Will formally open th»- softball season In this city Monday night, with two Kame* slated for action under the lights at Worthman field. Four team* are entered In the haxiie thia season. They are Veterans of Foreign Wars, Amerhan Legion. Knights of ColMmbus. and Moose lodge. In addition to the regular Decatur league games, the local schedule will Im- enhance! throughout the season by other league tilts. The la-gioti team is entered in two leagues, the district Legion and the .Main Auto Suburban loop The Moose team is entered in the district Moose league These league games will l>e interwoven with the Decatur league schedule Also, the Bingen girls team will play several exhibition games here during the season. Came* will he played regular ly on Monday Thursday ami Friday nights, with a few Tuesday nights added. Games will start each night at 7:30 o'clock Four umpires will alternate throughout the season, two working each night. The loop arbiters are Gerald Vixard, Chester Kleinknight, Uires Lehman and Pill Snyder. la-ague officials are Cal E Peterson, president; Glenn Hill, vice president; Phil Sauer, secretary: Wilbur Petrie, treasurer; Steve Everhart, manager The complete first round Schedule follows June 9—VFW vs Moose: Legion vs Zanesville (Suburban league). June 12—Bingen Girls exhibition; Legion vs K. of C. June 13 — VFW exhibition; Moose I Moose league). June 16—K. of C. vs VFW; Legion vs Waynedale (Suburban) June 17 K of C exhibition; Legion vs Post 47 (Legion l-aguei June 19 Bingen Girls; Legion vs M<M>se. June 20 Legion vS* Post 296 (Legion); Moose I league). June 23— VFW exhibition; Leg ion vs Berne (Suburban). June 26—Moose vs K of C ; Legion vs VFW. June 27—K. of C. exhibition; Moose (league). June 30 —VFW vs Moose; Leg ion vs Uniondale (Suburban). July I—Moose1 —Moose exhibition; K. of C. vs Legion July 3—K of C. vs VFW; Lag ion vs Moose. July 7—Moose vs K. of C.; Legion vs Roanoke (Suburban). July 10 —Bingen Girls; Legion vs VFW o The best in life is in effort, not in attainment. To hold love you must win it over and over again every day. 0 Trade fa a Tor —

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I BASEBAIL RESULTS • - —

National League W L Pct. GB Brooklyn 26 19 .591 New York 25 ’l9 .591 Chicago 24 19 .553 I*4 Boston 24 20 .545 2 Philadelphia 20 25 444 6«4 ' »< iiiii.i)i .’<'26 435 7 Pittsburgh IS 24 429 7 St Louis IS 29 .419 74 American League W L Pct. G-B. Detroit 25 17 .595 New York 24 19 .553 I'4 Cleveland 19 17 .514 3<£ Boston 21 21 .500 4 Philadelphia 21 22 .499 4'* Washington 19 21 .462 5’4 Chicago 21 25 457 6 St. Louis 17 23 425 7 American Association W L Pct. GB Kansas City 24 16 .600 Toledo 26 19 579 Louisville 26 23 .531 2*4 Indianapolis 25 23 521 3 St. Paul 22 25 469 Columbus 21 26 447 6', Milwaukee 19 23 .439 Minneapolis 21 29 .429 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League New York 7. St. Louis 4 (11 innings). Boston 5. Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn 6. Chicago 2. Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 3. American League St. Louis 4, New York 3. Chicago 5. Washington 4 Cleveland 7. Philadelphia 4 Boston at Detroit, rain. American Association Toledo 10. St. Paul 5. Minneapolis 1. Columbus 0. Louisville 4, Milwaukee I. Kansas City at Indianapolis, rain 0 Aged Farmer Killed In Fall Down Stairs Madison. Iml. June 7 —(CP)— Coroner S. E. Haigh said today that Daniel D Robbins. 92-year-old farmer, died of a skull fracture when he fell down a flight of stairs at a downtown feed store Robbins' body was found yesterday after an all-night search. He had been missing since early morning. The Imdy was discovered in the basement of the store after someone recalled Robbins had been there during the day. - ■ o — Death Os Coed Is Indicated Suicide Indianapolis. June 7 —(UP) — Dr. R. N. Harger, state toxicologist. said today that he expected to finish "within two to 10 days” an analysis of the organs of Anna Catherine Fox. the Purdue co-ed who was found dead Thursday night under mysterious circumstances. As Harger continued teats for poison. Pohn Barton, state police detective captain, said that "all evidence to date indicates filicide.’’

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Legion Team To Play Post 47 Here Sunday The Decatur American lx*glon baseball team, balked by weather for three consecutive Sundays, are scheduled to make another effort tomorrow to play their second Federation league game. Decatur is slated to meet the strong Legion Post 47 team of Fort Wayne at Worthman field in this city Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Decatur won its opener from International Harvester May 11 by a 17 to 2 score, ’but has not been able to play since that date because of Inclement weather. The Post 47 team has been ; ranked as one of the toughest of the 10 teams in the league, although incessant rains have played hob with the league schedule. The usual Federation league admission prices of f>o and 25 cents will prevail for tomorrows game at Worthman field. The Decatur team will play its first night game of the season Wednesday night, meeting the Shamrocks in a league tilt at the State School diamond in Fort Wayne at 8 p in. Beverage Dealers To Meet At Huntington Ijocal retail permittees of alcoholic beverages have been invited to attend a four-county meeting of d<-aler H in Huntington on Thursday, June 12 The tavern owners trom Huntington, Adams, Wells and Wabash counties will meet at the Moose home in Huntington. Memliers of I the Indiana alcoholic commission. W’ilbur 8. Donner, deputy attorney general and Karnest G. Mlnniear, chief, will attend. Clarification of the policy of the ABC and a thorough explanation of ibe Saw under which (he taverns operate, will be given at the meeting. 0 Trsde la a <hh>4 T.s. — t»eeafr

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Teen-Aged Girl Is Sought As Kidnaper — Baby Is Recovered Soon After Incident Chicago, June 7- (UP)—A teenaged girl, who apparently has a frustrated mother complex, was bought today In an effort to solve the strange kidnaping of a three-months-old baby, which ended happily when the kidnaper got scared. The black-haired girl, about 17, stole Cynthia Jankel from a department store baby parking service yesterday, while the child's mother was shopping, police said. An hour later she left the baby at a railroad station nursery, say- 1 Ing she would "be hack in a few minutes." The girl did not return. The' baby and its frantic parents. Mr. ami Mrs. Ray Jankel, were reunited hours later, when nursery attendants notified police. .fankel. an air force veteran who had told police he had no money to pay a “big ransom," whooped and tossed his hat into the air. His wife. Volga. 22. wept quietly as she gathered the child intb her arms. Police continued their search for the girl, who was described as wearing a navy blue coal and hat. with her hair done up in ringlets. The girl stole the baby and baby buggy from the department store parking service. The buggy was recovered shortly afterward, when Ronald Smith, 8. Kenosha. Win., who Is visiting relatives here, reported that the kidnaper gave him 15 cents to mind the buggy. He said she fled down the street with the baby.

GOVCRNMfNT RUBUR DUMP NRI at Mitcham, London suburb, recalls the blitz days of'lo4o as th. heavy pall of smoke rolls over the English capital. No estimate of the lose was immediately available as 30 fire engines failed to save great quantities of Urea. / (Inttrnational}

DISCUSS PETITION H'Mtlsard from I'sgr 1) G. R. and I lines. Mr. Kleitx stated that tihe winter trucks would be f heated and that he felt sure accommodations would be favorable to both shippers. Train 501 is nortlil>ound from Richmond to Fort Wayne and arrives in Decatur every afternoon except Sunday at 1:15 o'clock, CDT. and train 502 is southlxrund from Fort Wayne to Richmond and arrives at Decatur at 3:45 p.m daily except Sunday. If the two train* are eliminated, there will be no north and south passenger train service out of Decatur. The hay fever special which runs from Cincinnati to Mackinac Island from the latter part of June until the first part of September does not stop here. The present schedule of the two trains in qutwtion calls for stops i In every town along the Pennsylvania line between Fort Wayne and Richmond. The trains haul express, less than carload freight, and mail, in addition to •dr passenger service. Mr. Henry and .Mr. Kleitx both volunteered to answer any questions pertaining to their proposal. Local cltixens heard about the petition for removal of the two trains about three weeks ago. Sentiment here is divided on the damage, local- ) ly. if any, uhat would result in abandoning the train schedule. t The railroad men presented figures showing that the loss on the two trains te about >2OO a day, or approximately >I.OO a mile each way. | Several Decatur people and a committee from the Decatur Chamber of Commerce plap to attend the hearing at Winchester. I e— ■' -omr—' i» i When confronted with tempta- ’ tion turn to the right.

Homers Figure Prominently In Major Leagues New York. June 7 —(UP)— Major league tiurlers were talking darkly of a “rabbit ball' again ttMay. Home runs figured prominently In six of the seven game played yesterday and there were five triples and 11 double which kept the and the showers running constantly. The pitchers reached the lowers long before the outfielders did. Most important of the home runs were the two swatted by the New York Giants. Johnny Mixe. league leader in homers wii'i 15. got a grand slam sixth-inning swat and Willard Marshall hit a three-run blast In the 11th inning to give the Giants a 7 to 4 win over the St Louis Carinale, who still haven't beaten New York this year. The victory, coming in the only afternoon game, pulled the Giants into a temporary tie with the Dodgers for the national league lead, but Brooklyn regained its halfgame margin at night with a 6 to 2 triumph over the Ohicago Cubs, who dropped 144 game* behind St Louis. 1946 world series champion. now is 744 games out of the lead and in last place, eeven games under the .560 mark. Al Schoendienrt. with four hits including a homer, did tills best to improve the Card position yesterday. but couldn't make it. The Cub-Dodger game wa« the only one unaffected by homers, but that was small consolation to Cub pitcher Hank Wyae, who found a lot of small irritations just as crushing as one big blow. Howie Schuhx' ninth-inning homer gave the Phillies a 4 to 3 victory over Pittsbargh, which had just taken four whippings from Brooklyn. Johnny Wyrostek's threerun homer gave the Phils their first runs, but the Pirates had painfully battled up to a tie in the top of the ninth. Art Herring, like Schults a former Dodger, gave up the homer to big Howie. I’hll Masi poled a three run homer in the fifth inning to carry the Boston Braves to a 5 to 2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Kent Peterson allowed Boston only seven hftg but his wildness wm costly Johnny Beasley won his second victory, although he gave up 11 hits. Good defense saved him in lough spots. In the American league, the Important game between first-place Detroit and Boston Red Sox was rained out. At Cleveland, the Indians won over Philadelphia, 7 to 4, on tworiyi homers by Jim Hegau and Dale .Mitchell. Earlier in the day the Indian managemant bad moved back the outfield fences because too many long flies by the opposition were going over the wall. Sam Chapman hit a two-run ticuner for the A'a. Triples by Jeff Heath, plus a homer by Vern Stephens, were the key to th St. Ixiuis Browns' 4 to 3 victory over the New York Yankeen, who lost a chance to gain on Detroit. Heath's second triple, followed by Al Zarilla'a single, produced the winning run in the eighth. Joe Dimaggio got three bite in four tries, including a homer, and Billy Johnson also homered for the Yanks. Buddy Lewis belted a three-run homer for Washington, but the Chicago White Sox won the game.

5 to 4. Ed Uipat settled down after u laid start and got the victory in the ninth inning when Chicagoecor ed on two singles, a sacrifice and a long fly Luke Appling hit a home run for Chicago. Yesterday's star: — Willard Marshall of the Giants, uhose three -,-un homer In the 11th inning beat lite Cardinals, 7 to 4 o— Four Youths Face Traffic Charges Four youths will be arraigned betore Mayor John B. Stults this afternoon to answer to traffic violation counts, placed against them by city police. Two more were arrested at an early hour this morning, police chief Ed Miller said, and they will be brought into court at the ar raignment time for the pair ap prehended about midnight Th urn day. Paul Kohne of route four. Decatur. and Eugene Loshe, 199 South Ninth street, were arrested about 3:20 o'clock this morning on Second street by officers Roy Clillcote and Robert Hill. They will be charged sflth speeding the officers stated. Nile Lough, of route one. Deca tur and Rex Hear?, of this city, will answer to charges of reckless driving counts, placed against them by prosecutor Myles F. Parrish. following their arrests Thursday at midnight by the same officers. DAVID WOODS DIES (('•■tleeed freai I'sgr 1> Convoy, 0.. and Mrs. Goldie Sul livan of Fort Wayne, and one brother, George Woods of Royal

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