Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 18 June 1947 — Page 8

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Cards, Bosox Show Signs Os Coming To Life New York, June 1* (VP) They aren't off the hot seat yet, hut those genial managers of last year's pennant winners. Eddie Dyer of the Cardinals and Joe ( ronin of the Red Sox. were he ginning to feel today that they haven't been directing their teams from an electric (hair after all. Both had been spoken of as "doomed men” as their teams faltered in the first two months of dogfighting in the major league races in which no team in either league was aide to hit a consistent winning stride. After that prolonged stretch of -parring, four teams now are Involved in r<*d hot victory streaks and the Red Sox and Cardinals have the longest skeins But they are still miles from the home stretch and while' their teams are winning. Billy Southworth's Boston Braves and Bucky Harris' New York Yankees are setting the pennant pace in the two leagues, although their winning streaks are slightly shy of the Red Sox and Cardinal strings. The Red Sox established the longest winning string of the 1947 season yesterday when they down od the Browns at Boston. 6 to 5, for their seventh straight victory. Sam Mele hit a three-run homer to pace the attack as Dave Ferriss registered his sixth victory Rookie Ds Moss also hit a three run homer for the Browns, giving them a 3 to 0 margin which Mele's blow nullified. The Cardinals won the hard way, running their string to six at St (amis with three runs in the ninth on three walks and Stan Musial's game-breaking triple which defeated the Phillies, 7 to G. It was the second straight game over the Phils that the Cardinals had broken up in the final inning Joe Garagiola hit a homer and Musial also got two singles as relief pitcher Ted Wilks was ere tilled with the victory. The Braves ran their string to four In a row with a Ifi-hit. 11 to 1 victory over the Reds at Cincinnati It also was their eighth vic tory in 10 starts and the fifth straight victory for Charley Bar rett. who gave up only two walks in winning those five games. The Braves, who have won 10 out of their last 12 games, also have made 42 runs and 52 hits in their last four starts. Bob Elliott led the hitting with two singles and a triple while Grady Hatton got a

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homer for Cincinnati to ruin Barrett's shutout Rookie Carl Schelb of the A's won his second game over the Tigers in a week, 5 to 2. with a five hit allotment at Philadelphia. The A's hud to come from behind to win with four runs in the eighth on a pair of two-run doubles by Elmer Vaio and Sam Chapman It was Detroit's fourth straight defeat and the sixth in -even games Bobby Feller had a big night a» Washington, striking out nine batters to bring his total for the season to to; in a 5 to I! Cleveland victory He gave uj> eight hits, with the most damaging Stan Spence's two run homer in the eighth. Two Senator players, catcher Al 'Evans, who bruised a finger, and second baseman Gerry Priddy, who hurt his left knee, went out of the lineup indefinitely. Feller drove in two runs with a triple tn lead Cleveland's attack The Yankees, who have a four game streak intact, had an open date while Brooklyn at Chicago and New York at Pittsburgh in the National were rained out. Yesteday's star Stan Musial of j the Cardinals, whose three-run triple in the ninth brought them from behind for a 7 to •’> victory ov<t the Phillies 0

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National League W L Pct. G.B. Boston 31 22 .585 New York 28 21 .571 1 Chicago 29 23 .558 1 1 u Brooklyn 28 25 .528 3 St. Ixxiia 28 28 481 5'4 Cincinnati 26 30 .464 6 4 Philadelphia 24 32 429 B>4 Pittsburgh 20 31 .392 10 American League W L Pct. G.B. New York 31 23 .574 Boston 28 22 .560 1 Detroit 27 23 .540 2 Philadelphia 27 26 .509 3* a Cleveland 22 22 .500 4 Washington 22 26 .458 6 Chicago 25 31 .446 74 St. Louis 21 30 412 8L 2 American Association W L Pct. G.B. Kansas city 30 20 600 Toledo 31 28 .525 34 laiulsville 31 28 .525 3% Indianapolis 30 29 .508 4'4 Milwaukee 27 27 500 5 Minneapolis 28 82 467 7 Columbus 27 33 .450 8 St Paul 26 33 .441 8»4 YESTERDAY S RESULTS National League St. I-on Is 7. Philadelphia 6. Bouton 11, Cincinnati 1. Other games postponed. American League Boston 6, St. Louis 5. Cleveland 5. Washington 3. Philadelphia 5. Detroit 2. Only games scheduled American Association Kansas City 8. Ixiuisvllle 7. Minneapolis 6, Toledo 4. Indianapolis 9. Milwaukee 4. St. Paul 9, Columbus 0. 0 Trnitr In n <.»<>«! I'oMn — llri-Hlur

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Williams Holding All-Star Poll lead Chicago, June 18 (VP) All of the leaders held their positions in lithe race for spots on the All Star . ’ teams as the number of votes east i in the baseball poll approached 220.000 today I Ted Williams dung to his honor i of having polled the most votes thus far He was being crowded, however, by Joe DiMaggio, New . York Yankee star Williams had 101,352 votes to 100.287 for DI Maggio. Stan Hack of the Chicago Cubs moved into third place In the battle for National league third baseman He passed Frankie Gustine of Pittsburgh but is still more than 10,000 votes behind Whitey Kurowski. in second place, and 16,001) votes behind Boh El . j Hott, the leader. Leaders for All Star team positions; , American League First base, George McQuinn, New York; sec- ’ ond base. Joe Gordon. Cleveland; j third base. George Kell. Detroit: 1 shortstop, la>u Boudreau. Cleveland; right field, Pat Mullin. Detroit; left field. Ted Williams. Bos ton; center field. Joe Di Maggio .i New York: catchers. Buddy Ro-ar. Philadelphia ( National League First base Johnny Mize, New York; second base, Emil Verban. Philadelphia: I third base. Bob Elliott, Boston; 'shortstop, Ed Miller. Cincinnati; i right field Dixie Walker. Brook llyn: left field, Enos Slaughter. St | Louis; center field. Harry Walker, i Riiladelphia; catcher. Walker Cooper. New York — . . — Brooklyn Dodgers Option Two Players Chicago, June IS -(CPI The ’ Brooklyn Dodgers were down to a 28-man aquad today as result of op Honing deals with the Fort Worth and St Paul cluhs The Dodgers announced the op Honing of pitcher Ed Chandler to i Fort Worth and outfielder Marvin ■ Ra'kley to St. Paul. Hurler Ed I Head was shifted to the St. Paul ' club. The shifts reduced the squad to one under the required limit of ' players since four still are listed 1 as defense men Columbia Yacht Race ' At Michigan City ! Michigan City, Ind. June IS (t'P) The . r >f>th running of the Columbia yacht race will be held on Lake Michigan here Saturday, with ' more than SO railing craft entered o Softball Games Are Postponed By Rain Rain Tuesday night washed out the scheduled softball games Tuesday night at Wortbnian field. Games Thureday night will be as follows: Bing Girls exhibition at 7:30 o'clock, followed by a league tilt between Decatur Legion and Moose lodge Friday night's schedule: Legion vs Post 296 In I Legion league game; Moose league game.

League Organization Meeting On Friday The organization meeting for the summer recreation baseball lea gue, scheduled for this morning, will be held at 9 am. Friday at Worthman field. Deane Dorwin. supervisor, announced today after the field was too wet this morning for any practice. Mr Dorwin also announced that this evening's game at 5 o'clock between the Junior Legion team and Ideal Dairy will be played providing there is no more rainfall 0 Trmlr In 11 <.«>«»«! Tum n — »>ri-Hliir

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Big Auto Racing At Celina Sunday Celina. 0., June 18 — The dltt track racing program for big cars will get under way at 2:30 pm Sunday at the Mercer county fairgrounds. cast of here, as professional auto lacing returns to Celina for tiie first time since before the war. Time trials will start at noon. A fast field of 20 drivers has already entered Sunday’* meet. Latest entries include lion Coonce of Barberton, Doc Ashbaugh and O: ville Epperly, both of Dayton: Joe Baker and Herb Collins, both of Indianapolis; and Don Miller and Leroy Hoover, both of Steubenville. Earlier entrants include Mike Walnur of Akron. Swede Anderson of Chicago; Les Adair of Indiana polis. Wally Stokes of Cleveland, Wild Bill Cantrall of Louisville, and Johnny Crone of Middletown, Md. o Rev. Lawrence Heiman Continuing Studies The Rev Lawrence Heiman. C. PP. S., son of Mr and Mrs. John Heiman, route 4, is continuing hh study of dramatics this summer at Catholic fniversity. Washington. D. C. Father Heiman i instructor of music and dramatics at St. Joseph's College. Collegeville, where his Columbian player,; have presented two well-known plays this year. They were Moliere's “The Miser,” and "Ten Little Indians,'* by Agatha Christie. 0 Thief Compromise* Indianapolis, (UP) Ptdice are searching for a pickpocket who knew what he wanted. A Purdue University student, Don Monson, reported losing his wallet. In the next mail, Monson received his drivers license. Naval Reserve card and other identification papers. The billfold, of Russian leather, and a >lO bill were missing.

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Logansport Man Is Killed In Accident Logansport. Ind., June 18 — (UP) Funeral services weie arranged today for Otto Jensen, 53, who was killed yesterday when the automobile in which he was riding was involved in an accident near here. o Plenty of Bananas New Orleans (UP.)—New Orleans Is etlll the nation’s No. I banana port, a spokesman for United Fruit Co. said. Five banana boats come in each week with approximately 50,000 steme each, or more than 1,000.000 stems per month, he reported —■• r ■ • —— 0 an i—• K. of I'. Initiation TONIGHT 7:30.

of Decatur’s New and Modern Stone Oaks y J MINIATURE GOLF COURSE Al WEST ADAMS STREET—OPPOSITE WORTHMAN FIELD T J I Thursday, June 19 "CT Fun, recreation and entertainment for everyone. Come out and I enjoy a game of Golf on this newly constructed and interesting ■ holes course. " Brightly Lighted For Night Playing . HOURS: Mon, Tues. Wed. Thurs 7P.M. to 11:30 P. M. 25cl Fri. Sat Sun. Holidays ___ 12 Noon to 11:30 P. M. I Ro( ND | Clubs-Bails-Score Cards Furnished Come Out Tomorrow-Opening Night CLARK SMITH

Q — 0 Today's Sport Parade I Sy Oscar Fraley (Reg. U. • Pit. Off.) o New York. June 18 (UP) One of the major surprises of the 1917 baseball season Is Charley (Red) Barrett, the one-man minstrel show from California who is making a joke of the national league today with five straight triumphs to his credit. The burly Barrett, a blithe spirit with an man, quips as he has freckles, now sports a G and 3 mark for the Boston Braves after blowing his first two starts. But the happy -go-lucky guy who was In the Cardinal doghouse la»t season has come on strong for manager Billy Southworth, for whom he was the league's leading winner with 23 triumphs In 1945. A hot shot in the minors, Barrett was up four Hines with the Cincinnati Reds but the carefree cutup was too much for mild Bill M< Kechnie. Red, who had taken a four-year mueic course and considered himself quite a vocalist, liked singing from the bandstand and did It plenty. The end camo when he won a jitterbug contest In a Chicago night club So the harried McKechnle ped died Barrett to the Braves. One audience was as good as another to the Irrepressible Red. So he clowned along for two yearn at Boston and in neither wan he a winner Then the Braves swapped him off to the Cardinals and Barrett came under the influence of Southworth. They are a strange pair: Barrett big, blustery and cocksure; Southworth small, quiet and determined Hut Billy the Kid apparently had the solution because big Red won a league-leading 23 games for him against 12 defeats. Then Southworth left and Eddie Dyer took over, and the serioue-mlnded Dyer lost faith in Barrett as Red bad a daffy season which Eddie assumed went with the pitcher's personality. Barrett won only three games against two losses. The league leader of the year before wae washed up when ho was kayoed on July 18 and he appeared in only three games during the last two months of the seWkon, never for more than an inning or two Significantly one of Barrett's victories was a onehitter over the Phillies. "Barrett wasn’t my type of pitcher." said Dyer as he sent Red to the Bravee last December. "This Is serious business. Red mixed too much comedy with his activities on the field.' So Red again joined forces this

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season with South wo: th. the man for whom he had his greatest eea i son back in 1945. Billy didn't mind, because he apparently knew how to keep the Hollywood hotshot under control During spring training at Fort ■ laiuderdale, the happy Red again was the mister bones of the Boston road show. He kept his mates in stitche* with his impersonations, sudden songs and other antics, but he worked, too. and when the club visited Havana it was Barrett who took almost complete charge with a sudden burst of rexponsibflity. “He was juet like another road secretary," one official said. When the season opened, it appeared that maybe Red would make out better in that Job than as a pitcher. He Jost two starts, needed relief to break the ice, and then lost again. But since then he has been poison. Big Red hae won five in a row t - and gone the distance every time. So who can blame Barrett for singing or South worth for smiling It might be clowning In St. I-ouis but it's high drama in Boston with the minstrel man on the ball. o Pennsylvania's $41,549,000 roadconstruction bill for the first eight months of 1946 was the biggest in the nation and double that of New York state.

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