Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 141, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1947 — Page 6

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Legion Loses To Bluffton In Loop Tilt t>«*<atur Legion Buffered It* third Federation league loss in a row Sunday, dropping a 7 to 5 decision to the Bluffton Merchants on the Bluffton diamond The winner* jumped into a 3-0 lead in the first inning but Decatur evened th«- count in the third. Bluffton scored twice more in the fourth but Decatur again rallied for a pair in the sixth to knot the score at 5-5. Bluffton then pic ked up single runs in the seventh and eighth frames to score their first league triumph of the season In other league games Sunday. Legion Post 47 took over the loop leadership by edging the Shamrocks, 2to 1; the War Vets defeated the City Light. 6 to 3: Moose whipped Monroeville. !4 to 3, and Van Wert walloped Harvester, 19 to 2. Bluffton AB R H E Karch, s* 5 0 0 1 McFarren. 3b 5 110 Swartz. 1b 4 12 0 Stout, c 4 2 2 0 My roue, rs 10 0 0 Reiff, rs 2 0 10 Dunwiddie. <f 4 12 0 Ault, if 4 2 2 0 Conner, p 4 0 10 Yates. 2b 5 0 3 0 Totals 38 7 14 1 Decatur AB R H E D Schnepf. *s 5 0 10 Klein. If 5 110 Bayer, cf .. 5 13 1 Andrews, c 3 12 1 J. Schnepf, Ih 5 0 2 1 Reed. 3h 5 0 10 R. l<add, 2b .... 5 10 o McGill, rs 3 110 Schamerloh. p 2 0 10 Eichhorn, p 1 0 o 0 Mangis, p 0 0 0 0 Total* 39 5 12 3 Score by innings: Decatur 003 002 000-5 Bluffton 300 200 Jl»—7 (H Swearingen Dairy Defeated Sunday Swearingen Dairy ba*eba)l team of Decatur was handed an 8 to 1 defeat by the Columbia City Merchants at Columbia City Sunday The winners made 15 hits and two errors, and Swearingen three hit* and six errors. McCoy and Sheets

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formed the Columbia City battery, with Berning and 11. Plumley hurling for Decatur, with H. Thieme latching Swearingen will play the Brimfield nine at McMillen park in Fort Wayne next Sunday. VFW Softball Team Splits Double Header The Decatur VFW’ softball team divided honor* in a double header at Arcola Sunday afternoon, los ing the first game. 4 to 1. but coming back to take the nightcap, 6 to 5. Batteries for the VFW’ were Johnson and Fieher in the first game, and Howdyshell and Fisher in the second Annual Horse Show Held Here Sunday A good sized crowd, undaunted by the chilly weather, witnessed the horse show at llatina-Nuttman pa'k Sunday afternoon The Adame county tiding club and the Decatur Lions club, cosponsors of the event, divided proceeds derived from the staging of the show, which attracted a large entry list of English and Western horses from this and numerous other communities. Q The heroic cannot be the common, nor the common the heroic. - Emerson Q Dirt Track Racer Is Killed At Greenfield Greenfield, Ind., June 18 — (UP) —Alfred II Cobb, 38, was killed in a race on the new Leary dirt track yesterday, when his automobile skidded and overturned three times. Cobb's wife was watching the stock car race from the grandstand. Cobb, a resident of Greenfield, was in fourth place in the second elimination race of the program when the accident occurred. Track officialti Immediately cancelled the rest of the program

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Murrell Jones Stars As Bosox Win Twin Bill New York, Junelfi -(UP)- Folks locked at the American league race in a slightly different light today because first baseman Murrell Jone* changed his Sox. Traded from Chicago to Boston, the 25-year-old ex-navy fighter pilot put on Red Sox for the first time In his m/jor league career yesterday and hit two homer*, drove in seven run*, made four hits in eight time* at bat and scored three run* himself as he sparked hl* new mate* to 7 to 3 and 8 to 4 victorie* over the White Sox, his colleagues of the previous day. The Pacific war hero wa* swapped even for 34 year-old Rudy York and unless he turns out to be a “one-day-wonder,” might be the man the Red Sox need to get them back on top in the flag race. He broke up the second game with a grand slam homer In the ninth that gave Joe Dobson his sixth victory. Tex Hughson won his fourth game in the opener with Jack Wallaesa's three-run homer spoiling his shutout. Dave Philley hit a two-run Chicago homer in the second game. The two victories put Boston in a second place tie with the Tigers, a game behind New York. The Red Sox now have won six •in a row. New York took over the lead with 10 to 4 and 2 to 1 victories over the last place Browns, winning the opener on a 16-hit barrage good for 28 bases and including homer* by George McQuinn and Billy Johnson. McQuinn also hit a second game homer ho provide the winning tally against hi* ex mates as rookie catcher latrry Berra provided the fielding highlight with an unassisted double play on a squeeze bunt. With none out in the ninth and with Jeff Heath on third. Johnny Berardino dropped a squeeze bunt in front *of the plate. The alert Berra snagged the ball, tagged Berardino and caught Heath coming home for the 13th unassisted twin killing by a catcher on the major league book*. Heath also hit a first game homer, one of the few solid clout* the Browns made off Spud Chandler, who won his sixth game. The Senators* snapped a couple of jinxes at Washington when they got their first victories of the year over the Tigers, 1 to 0 and 5 to 1. Walt Masterson ran his string of scoreless innings to 25 in the opener when he edged Hal Newhouser in a duel. It was the first time Washington had beaten Newhouser since 1945. He went into the game with a record of six straight and 16 victorie* in his last 17 tries against Washington Masterson, who pitched 16 scoreless innings against Chicago in his last start, got the decision

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when the Nats scored their run In the fifth. Newhouser threw wild on Eddie Yost's bunt, sending him to second and a sacrifice and an Infield out put him home. The Senators gave Mickey Haefner a 4 to 1 lead in three Innings and he breezed to his second win in the nightcap, allowing seven hits. The A's and Indians divided at Philadelphia. Mel Harder pitched his 220th big league victory as Cleveland won the opener, 5 to 2. In which Jim Hogan drove In four runs with two singles and a double. The A’s came from behind with four runs in the eighth to win the second game, 6 to 4. Hank Majeskl and Dick Adams hit homers for the A’s. relief pitcher 811 McCahan getting credit for his first big league win. The Cardinals, like the Red Sox. also were rolling again and hit two new highs for the season In a 17-hlt, 11 to 3 victory over the Dodger* at St. Ixmis It was the most hits they had made In any game this year and they are now in their longest winning streak. Marty Marlon made three hits and six others got two apiece In the well-rounded attack that enabled Howie Pallet to coast to his third victory He gave up only two hits until the eighth. The Braves took over the Na tional lead by drubbing the Pirates at Pittsburgh, 13 to 4, and 12 to 3. getting 29 hits for the day. Warren Spahn became the first major leaguer to win his 10th victory in the opener. Bob Elliott. Sihhy Sisti and Connie Ryan backing him up with homers. After he had an 11 to 0 lead. Ralph Kiner hit him for two homers and Wally Westlake got one. Hank Cantelli hit a threerun homer that climaxed a six run Brave rally in the fourth inning of the second game and sent Johnny Sain off to his seventh triumph. A five-hit job. Billy Cox got two Pittsburgh homers and made six hits for the day. It was Pittsburgh's 16th defeat in 19 game*. The Giants divided With the Red* at Cincinnati, winning 9 to 1 on 13 hit* after losing the opener. 4 to 3. Grady Hatton's homer and

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a two run double by Frankie Baumholtz were the big blows off Clint Hartung a* Johnny Vandermeer won hl* third victory In the first game. The Giants made five runs on five hits and three walks In the fourth Inning of the second game to make it easy for Montie Kennedy, who won his sixth game, shutting out Cincinnati until the ninth. Johnny Mize hit his 17th homer for New York In the nightcap. Lyn Rowe ended Chicago’s mas tery over the Phillies, winning a five-hit. 6 to 1 game for his eighth victory at Chicago. The Olbs previously had beaten the Phils nine straight times this season. Rowe also led the Phils at hat with two nlngles and a walk, driving in two runs and scoring two himself. Yesterday's star- Murrell Jones, playing his first game with the Red Sox. who hit two homers, drove in seven runs on four hits and scored three himself In 7 to 3 and 8 to 4 victories over his ex. team mates, the White Sox. o Christione should get weary II their work but not at their work The law of love is quite harmonious with the love of law.

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National League W L Pct. G.B. Boston 30 22 .577 New York 28 21 .571 H Chicago 29 22 .569 % Brooklyn 27 25 .519 3 Cllnclnnatl 26 29 .473 5% St. Louis 24 28 .462 6 Philadelphia 24 30 .444 7 Pittsburgh 20 31 .392 IDfc American League W L Pct. G.B. New York 30 23 .566 Detroit ... 27 22 .551 1 Boston :... 27 22 .551 1 Philadelphia ... 26 26 .500 3 S Cleveland 21 22 .488 4 Washington 22 25 .468 5 Chicago 25 30 .455 6

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