Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1947 — Page 8

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Dodgers Beal Kirby Higbe Third In Row New York. June 26—(l’P» Beetle-browed Branch Ilk-key, the shepherd of the Flatbush flock, got into trouble with Brooklyn fan* when he let pitching wellwether Kirby Higbe stray to Pittsburgh two months ago. but they were beginning to see today why he is called "the smartest man In baseball.** For Higbe, the big 17 game winner on the 1946 Dodger staff, has won only two games and lost six since going to the Pirates and three of his defeats have been at the hands of his ex-team mates. When he was traded to the Pirates along with some other surplus talent, the fans howled that Hickey had wrecked the l>odger pennant chances. A news dealer near Kbbets field, hanged the Dodger president in effigy on his stand Hickey calmly pointed out that when the Dodgers needed victories the most in their stretch race last September. Higbe lost three out of four games. So off Higbe went to Pittsburgh and it wasn't exactly a minor consideration that Hickey got a big bundle of cash in the deal and at the same time trimmed his pay roll of a high priced employe Higbe, still a good pitcher though past his prime, ran into his chief tormenters yesterday, suffering a fl to 2 cuffing at the hands of the Dodgers as Pittsburgh lost Its 21st game in its last 26 starts. And it was one of the ironies of

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baseball that little Johnny Jorgensen, rookie Dodger third baseman, batted in five runs with u single and double. Jorgensen also got a triple but he was out trylng’Mo stretch that Into a homer. It was his best day since lust April 17 when he batted in six runs to give Higbe his first victory of the season and his next to last as a Dodger. Rookie Harry Taylor, groomed by Hickey as Hlgbe's replacement, won his fifth game against two defeats with Eddie Basinski's homer the principal damaging blow in the seven scattered hits he yielded. The home run triplets of the (Hants, Johnny Mixe. Willard Marshall and Walker Cooper each hit for the loop to account for six runs in a 9 to 3 victory over the Cubs at Chicago. Dave Koslo had little difficulty scoring his seventh victory as Mixe smashed No. 19 and Cooper and Marshall each got their 14th. For Cooper it was the eighth homer in the 10 games he played on the western road trip In which he batted .431. The Beds put over four runs in the ninth. Hugh Poland's pinchsingle breaking up the game as they defeated the Phils at Cincinnati. 9 to 8. The Phils took a fat lead with five runs In the third on six hits Including a homer by first baseman Al Lakeman. exCincinnati catcher. Detroit ended Its 10-game losing streak at fjoston with a 4 to 2 victory on the pitching of Hal Newhouser. but the Red Sox came back with a six hit hurling job

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by Dave Ferrtss to win the second game, 4 to 3. Newhouser struck out eight In winning his seventh game. Roy Cullenbinc's two-run homer was the- only telling blow off Ferrlss, who also won his seventh game. The Yankees, taken care of neatly by their rookie pitching star. Frank (Specs) Shea, defeated the Indians. 3 to 0, at New York. A bases-loaded single by I third baseman Bill Johnson drove In two essential runs In the* first inning. Shea held Cleveland to three hits and also, hit a triple. The Athletics got busy and bop ped three Brownie pitchers for a 4 to 2 victory at Philadelphia, putting across three runs in the first two innings, then coasting to an easy win. There were no other major league games scheduled. ** Yesterday's star, Johnny Jorgensen. rookie third baseman of the Dodgers who drove In five runs with three hits In a 6 to 2 victory over the Pirates. q Yankees, Indians Win League Games The Yankees defeated the Tigers, 14 to 5. and the Indians blanked the White Sox. 5 to 0, In recreation softball league games this morning at Worthman field. The line scores: RHE Tigers 200 21— 5 4 3 Yankees 344 3x—l4 14 4 Grimm and McDougal, Schnepf; Engle and Ritter. RHE White Sox 000 00-0 3 2 Indians 014 Ox—s 6 2 Conrad. Pollock and Smith: Brunton and Roop. - Elliott Roosevelt Fined For Speeding Elmsford, N. Y., June 26. —(UP) — Elliott Roosevelt, 36. son of the late president, was fined 850 last night for speeding 60 miles an hour on the Saw Mill River Parkway last June 12. It was his second offense. 0 Fire Insurance. — Ken-1 neth Runyon.lsot3 '

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR, INDIANA

National League - W L Pct. G.B. Boston 34 25 .576 Brooklyn 34 26 .567 H New York 32 25 .561 1 Chicago 31 29 .517 3>4 St. Ixiuls 30 30 .500 4W Cincinnati 30 32 .484 Philadelphia 25 36 .419 9H Pittsburgh 22 36 .379 11H American League W L Pct. G.B. New York .... 37 24 .607« Boston • 33 26 .569 2% Philadelphia ... 30 29 .508 6 Chicago 30 32 .484 7% Detroit 28 30 .483 7H Cleveland 25 27 .481 7>h Washington 26 30 .464 8H St. Uiuls 23 35 .397 12% American Association W L Pct. G.B. Kansas City 36 21 .632 Indianapolis 36 31 .537 5 Louisville 37 32 .536 6 Milwaukee 31 32 .492 8 Minneapolis 34 37 .479 9 Toledo 33 36 .478 9 Columbus 30 39 .435 12 St. Paul 29 38 .433 12 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 2. New York 9. Chicago 3. Cincinnati 9, Philadelphia 8. Only games scheduled. American League Detroit 4-3. Boston 2-4. Philadelphia 4. St. Louis 2. New York 3, Cleveland 0. Only games scheduled. American Association Kansas City 3-2. .Minneapolis 1-1, Indianapolis 4. Columbus 1. St. Paul 9, Milwaukee 8. I I<fi|lsvillt- 2-2, Toledo 1-3. t 0 : One Person Killed In Head-on Crash Noblesville, Ind., t June 26.— (UP)—One person was killed and two others critically injured in a head-on automobile collision on Ind. 37 near here late yesterday. The victim was Mrs. Edith 8. Sederfng, 68, New Buffalo, Mich. Injured were her husband, Charles, 69. and Herman Smith, 26, Indianapolis. 0 TrnSe In ■ l.mwl Tu«» — Iters tar

Continue Probe Os Jimmy Doyle Death Cleveland, June 26 (UP)— Dr. Samuel H. Gerber. Cleveland's crusading coroner, continued his thorough investigation of Jimmy Doyles's death today despite "unholy pressure'' to have Ice Investigation squelched. Meanwhile the Cleveland boxing commission's report on Tuesday night’s fatal title fight was to lie submitted to mayor Thomas A. Burke. The commission completed Its private investigation yesterday a few bouiw after 22-year-old Doyle died in St. Vincent hospital from brain Injuries suffered when he was stopped in the elgth round

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Tuesday night by Ray tSugar) RohBison, world welterweight champion. As funeral arrangements awaited the arrival of the dead chAlengers brother Eddie from their home in Los Angeles, coroner Gerber held a second poet mortem over Doyle'* body. It was a more detailed autopsy than the preliminary one comI pleted lasi night. The smallish, gray haired bespectacled coroner questioned more men lexlay who had Iwen associated with the bout. Ust night he subjected Robinson and three of hie entourage to a searing qulx at coroner's headquarters in the county morgue. The trio who followed Robinson to the carpet was manager George Gainford, trainer Warren Jones, and Rodger Price, a Cleveland advisor As Gerber began his verbal sparring with brown-skinned Robinson

of Harlem, he caused a stir among the ie|xirters by announcing heatedly, ”1 shall make a thorough Investigation of Doyle's tragic death In spite of th«* unholy pressure that has been brought to bear upon me In an attempt to divert this investigation from Its purpose. “I wish to Inform those unknown persons that no pressure whatsoever will Interfere with this investigation." —o —— Boy Is Killed In Auto-Truck Crash Lt Grange. Ind.. Juno 26.—(UP) Slx-yearold Robert Blair was killed yesterday when an automobile driven by his mother, Mrs. Mary Jane Blair, collided with a truck near here. Mrs. Blair sustained minor Injuries. Donald Fought, 34, Topeka, driver of the truck, was uninjured.

PUBLIC AUCTION Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned, as executor estate of Kathryn Jackson. deceased, will offer for sale at public then at the late residence of said Kathryn Jackson locate ) on,. three fourths (1%) miles West of Kirkland Township High and one-half (’■»• mile North and one anil one-half m H( ., of CralgviUe In Adams County. Indiana, on Sat., July 12, 1941 at 1:30 o'clock P. M. 1 the following personal property of said estate, towit |9 HOUSEHOLD GOODS Coal stove; Three (3) Chairs and table; Miscellaneous and cooking utensils; Hard Coal Burner; Three (3) Hoc king < Couch. Stand, and Hug; Kimball Piano; Two (2) Hocking Zenith Radio; Clock; Bookcase. ,Stand. anti Rug; Scales; Throw Rugs; Bed and Dresser; Three (3) Chairs; Bed and Stand and Chair; Bed. Chair, and Dresser; Bed. two (2i c htiirx. dresser; three (3) chairs; Chest, Trunk, and clothes basket gj Sal t personal property will be sold for CASH. la Theodore GralikJ EXECIIW Hibbard High, Auctioneer Ferd L. Lltterer. Attorney June 26

THURSDAY, JUNE 26.

J Decatur Man Joins Firm In Paulding Harold McNight. O s thu I has purchased an Interest J Paulding. 0., firm to i„. j< n , 1 p*hllipotiMcKnlght. hie-, a 1 stop farm machinery service J handling McCormick - rJ equipment. Mr. McKnlght will serve I general manager of the new J He has been associated with] International Harvester c- ( , m J In this city and Fort Waynel a number of years and Is a \\- War II veteran. Mr. and Mrs. McKnlght move to Paulding as sm, n M J new home, now under conJ tlon there Is completed, ai J will assume hlr new position 2. 0 Trude la a G«w»d Terns 11,4