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Feller Scores 10th Win Os Season Friday < New York. June 2* (UP) Major league pitchers, who once complained about a "rabbit ball.'* found the argument coming back at them today because Ute pitcher* are blossoming ax hitter*. So the new sluggers found themselves in an embarrassing position. They still would like to growl about a lively bull, for It conveniently explains the shellackings which come the way of even the best of hurlers, but moot pitchers are quite sensitive about their batting and Indignantly deny that any hits they may get are the product of the baseball factory rather than their own brawny skill. Bob Fellar the hit and hurl parade last night with a double and single and three runs batted In as his Cleveland Indians romped to a 9 to 3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. It was Feller's loth victory, and three strikeouts brought his season total to 101. Spud Chandler of the Yankees got no hits, but he reached base and scored a run as New York defeated the Athletics, 7 to 1, and took a 3’4 game lead in the American league. Chandler scattered eight hits while the Yanks battered Carl Schieb and Bill MeCahan for 12. inc luding a homer and two doubles by Tom Henrich, who batted in three runs i Virgil Trucks of the Detroit Tigers got two hits and scored a run as his team walloped the St Louis Browns. 11 to 2. Trucks allowed only seven hits In the twilight game, shortened to eight innings by darkness, while Ih*trolt got IS. including homers by Hoot Evers and Roy Cullenbine, each of whom made three hits. Mickey Haefner of the Washington Senators stuck to pitching alone as he shut out the Boston Red Sox on seven hits. 3 to 0. Only two Boston runners reached third base. Ed Yost. Stan Spence and Mickey Vernon each got two hits to lead Washington Pitchers Rex Barney and Hank Behrman of Brooklyn each chipped in a hit as the Dodgers trimmed the Boston Braves. S to 5. to go 1-ty games in front in the National league Barney batted in a run and scored a run himself, but honors went to Jackie Robinson, who got three of Brooklyn's 15 hits. Bill Voiselle was the loser. Howie Pollet of the Cardinals got two hits and scored a run. but the important blows in the Cards* 11 Inning 6 to 5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds were a double by Dick Staler and a single by Whitey Kurowski in the 11th. Two walks around the double had filled the bases for Kurowski. Hurler Jim Bagby socked two hits for Pittsburgh, drove in a run and scored once as the Pirates outslugged the Chicago Cubs. 12 to 8. Hank Greenberg hit a home run with none on and his long files drove in two other runs Bill Nicholson. Dorn Dallesandro and Don Johnson hit sixth-inning homers off Bagby, but the Pirate SUN. MON. TUES. Continuous Sun. from 1:15 “IT HAPPENED IN BROOKLYN” Frank Sinatra. Kathryn Grayson Jimmy Durante, Peter Lawford ALSO—Shorts 9c-40c Inc. Tax —o TODAY — Deanna Durbin, Tom Drake, "I’ll Be Youra" ALSO—Shorts 9c-40c Inc. Tax s _ | CORT SUN. MON. TUES. Continuous Bun. from 1:16 Popular Repeat Engagement! “RETURN OF FRANK JAMES” Henry Fonda. Gene Tierney and Jackie Cooper ALSO—Shorts »c-30c Inc. Tax —o TODAY — "Range Defenders", Three Meaguiteera. ALSO—"Son of Guardsman” Sc-30c Inc. Tax

lead was too big. Skeeter Newsome's grand slain homer in the second inning and a timely double by Al Lakeman gave the Phillies a 6 to 5 win over the Giants at New York. Lakeinan's double, his third hit, came In the sixth inning and drove In the winning run. Yesterday's star Bob Feller of Cleveland, who pitched his Ifflh victory and hatted In three runs with a double and single aa the Indians dropped the While Sox. S to 3 »— National League W L Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 36 26 581 Boston 34 27 .557 Vfr New York 32 26 552 2 Chicago 31 31 .500 5 St. Louis 31 31 .500 5 Cincinnati 31 33 484 6 Philadelphia 27 36 .429 9'4 Pittsburgh 24 36 .400 11 American League W L Pct. G.B. New York 38 25 .603 Boston 33 27 .550 3'4 Philadelphia 31 30 508 6 Cleveland 27 27 .500 6'/» Detroit 29 30 .492 7 Washington 28 30 .483 7’4 Chicago 30 34 469 8 H St. U>uis 23 36 .390 13 American Association W L Pct. G.B Kansas City 37 23 .618 Louisville 37 33 .529 5 Indianapolis 36 34 .514 6 Milwaukee 33 33 500 7 Toledo 34 36 .486 8 Minneapolis 35 39 473 9 Columbus 33 39 .458 10 St. Paul 31 39 .443 11 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Pittsburgh 12, Chicago 8. St. I-ouls 6. Cincinnati 5 (11 innings). Brooklyn 8, Boston 5. Philadelphia 6, New York 5. American League Washington 3, Boston 0. Cleveland 9, Chlrago 3. New York 7. Philadelphia 1. Detroit 11. St. Ixtuis 2. American Association St Paiii 56. Kansas City 3-2. Columbus 10, Indianapolis 6. Minneapolis 10-7, Milwaukee 8-9. Louisville at Toledo, rain. — Worn On Hysteria In Gas Situation Washington. June 28 —(UP) — The Ameiican automobile association said today motorists can make summer vacation trips anywhere In the I'nlted States without danger of being stranded because of a gasoline shortage. Warning agalnet hysteria because of current ''scare'* reports, the AAA said: •'The gasoline situation is un questionably tight. But we are de finitely assured that there is no likelihood of rationing to consumers. While some stations may run out of gas, the commodity will be available at other stations in the same community.” o Pool Closed After Swimmer Is Shocked Indianapolis, June 28 —(UP)— Garfield park swimming pool was closed today while city officials sought the cause of an electrical short circuit that badly shocked a young swimmer. Eleven-year-old David Barton touched a light standard In the center of the pool last night and was held against it, unconscious, for four minutes until lifeguards pushed him away with a wooden pole. The boy was described in fair condition at St. Francis hospital.

BASEBALL DOUBLE HEADER SUNDAY First Game Starts at 1:00 P. M. - WORTHMAN FIELD - American Legion - vs V. F. W. - Fort Wayne FEDERATION LEAGUE GAME Admission: Adults 50c — Children 25c

Legion, Moose Win Games Friday Night Legion and Moose softball teams seored victories Friday night, with ruin halting the second game after four and one half Innings had been completed. Legion scored a 5 to 1 victory over the VFW in the opening league game. Each team collected six hits but the Legion bunched four safeties for as many runs in the fifth frame The Mbose defeated the Union- < dale Blue Goose nine, 3 to 1, in the rain-shortened exhibition tilt. • Mcose tallied all its runs in the first inning on three hits. laist night’s scores: RHE fVFW IH(0 '«• I—l 6 3 Legion IM 040 x 5 6 1 Johnson and Fisher; Faulkner and Haugk. RHE Uniondale 001 00-1 5 1 Moose 300 Ox—B 4 2 Brown and Gilbert; Bauermeister and Stoppenhagen. Next Week's Schedule Monday — VFW vs Moose; l-egion vs Uniondale (Suburban league. Tuesday— Moose vs Tocsin Merchants; K. of C. vs Legion. Thursday -K. of C. vs VFW; Legion vs Moose. Believe Threatening Notes From Crack Pot Newport Beach, Cal., June 28 — (UP)— The police chief who arrested Beulah lx>uise Overell and her fiance for the timebomb murder of her parents said today be believed an anuonymou* threat to kill him was the work of a “crack pot." Attorneys on both sides of the case said they also had been peppered with notes, probably from cranks, some of them containing veiled threat*. Newport Beach police chief R. R. Hodgkinson said his wife Sarah was warned in an anonymous phone call, one of several at his home: "Tell your husband we re cart to get him and wtfll do it.” o — Edman Murder Trial Set For November 12 Columbus. Ind., June 28 —(UP) — David Edman, former wealthy wartime electrical contractor charged with the slaying of his divorced wife, will be tried on a murder charge Nov. 12. Special judge Chaster A. Davis of Bedford set the trial date yesterday shortly after he overruled a motion by Edman's attorneys to quash the mutder Indictment. Edman's ex-wife, Ruth, and her father were found shot in their home near here. Mrs. Edman died. Edman was captured in Taisa, Okla., two days later and returned here. o — Jeep Fools Foxes Charleston, W. Va (U.P.) — A new Me for the war-time jeep has been found by a West Virginia game protector, who employs It to set traps tor foxes without leaving the scent of man on the ground. Harrison Shobe says he has had much belter results than when ho walked around the area. o Travel Accident Insurance. —Kenneth Runyon. ROEDO HORSE SHOW Running Races 15 — EVENTS — 15 JUNE 29—1:30 p. m. Celina Fairgrounds

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Sailor Is Drowned In Delaware River LaPorte Sailor Is Drowning Victim Philadelphia. June 88—(UP)—A Laporte. Ind., sailor, veteran of the Byrd Antartlc expedition last winter, lost his life yesterday In an attempt to "jump ship" by swimming the Delaware river. The sailor's body was recovered I from the river by New Jersey state police directly across from I the Philadelphia naval base, where his ship, the seaplane tender Currituck. was anchored, An Identification tag. found in bis right nock, bore the name "Ed ward John Jackson" and the address "703 A St., Laporte, Ind " The youth, about 23 years old. had stripped to his underclothing for the swim. Attached to a belt about bis waist was a sheath-knife and a one-gallon glass jar containing olothing. Police said the knife and jar apparently caused the sailor to founder In mid st ream. Officials at the naval base said Jackson recently was transferred to the Currituck after returning

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from the Antarctic aboard the Pine lalund, another xeaplane tender. Npokoamen aaid he apparently, "jumped ship Tuesday night" but refuaed further Information pending notification of next of kin. The jar tied to the sailor’s belt contained a single change of underwwar, a rasor, a comb, a pair of navy dungaree working trouaera, a navy aweather, a amall ship ) model and 63 centa. i a Bennett Rockey r Dies At Kokomo 1 Kokomo. Ind , June 28 —(UP)— ' Services will be held here Mon- > day for Bennett H. Rockey, 66, ’ foimur Indiana state legislature - and Democratic nominte for fifth district congressman in 1944. i Rocky died yesterday In his Kok- - onio home. The body hue been ■ taken to Sharpsville, his former ■ home, where friends were invited to cal) during the week end. ' o > THREE ACCIDENTS (f'aatlaeea froa I’aue 1) > Mias Summers, and the two drivI era escaped injury. Damage to I the tractor was heavy, Sheriff Eowman stated. I Ewald John Sieinbag*-n, 48, I Dayton, Ohio reported to the ; sheriff that his car collided with

another driven by S. 11. Heltxel, Winchester, alamt six miles north of Decatur on federal road 27 almut 9:30 p. m Friday. Darn age to his car amounted to |3OO, Slelnhagen told the sheriff -o CIO ATTEMPTS •- (('•■tlaeru Itwm >)_ committee in any consolidation. The new effort was recommended by a special meeting of the CIO executive Imard. The board also disapproved suggestions for a general strike protest against the new labor law. It ordered the CIO-PAC str|Mthened and organising intensified, and endorsed the east and gulf coast strike of shipyard workers for higher wages. Murray announced that CIO unions would live up to their current contracts and sold he expected employers to do the same. He said the CIO will d»fy the law's prohibition on political aetlvlty of unions. The CIO has hot decided, he aaid. whether It will go through national labor relations board procedure ho cause of the requirements to file financial reports and non-com munlst membership affidavits. —• —o Play Miniature Golf afternoons and evenings opposite Worthman Field. 152t6

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