Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 11 July 1947 — Page 8

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Don Black Os Indians Hurls No-Hit Game New York. July 11 (I’Pl Don Black, who quit pitching foot highball* in tavern* uthl stuted pitching low fast ball* on the diamond, was the toast of Cleveland (an* today a pretty good accomplishment considering he has to make his living in the name town a* Bobby Feller Black, a proud member of Alcoholics Anonymous, pitched the first twilight game no-hitter in major league history last night when he defeated the Philadelphia Athle ties, 3 to 0 for the second no-hit game tn the majors this season Hi* job gave Ohio a monopoly <>n the no-hit department this season between Black and Blackwell Kw ell Blackwell of Cincinnati pitched the only othe no-hitter on June 18 against the Boston Brave. Not only did Black turn in the flr*t 'twilight no-hitter in major league history, but he pitched before the biggest major league crowd — 47,871 ever to see a no-hit game. And he had to drag himself off baseball's st rap heap to do it. Dis carded In 1946 by the Athletics, the same dub he beat witn such mag niflcence last night, because he was by his own admission a victim of drink, he couldn't hold a job with Cleveland and was sent to Milwaukee Given "one last < ham e” hy owner Bill Veack. Bla< k straight ened out. joined up with A. A. and ha* been one of the team's pitching mainstays all this season. Last night * victory was his seventh and his second shutout, putting him second only to the great Faller on the Cleveland staff Feller. who had pitched the last American league no-hitter against the Yankees on April So. 1946. came through with a brilliant. 2 to 1 sixhitter to win the nightcap, striking out eight batters for his llth triumph The Yankee* also got a touch of superb pitching from all star game hero Joe Page, who not only struck tut three batter* in three inning* hut hit a ninth inning homer for the deciding run In a 4 to 3 victory at St. Louis Page relieved Spud Chandler In the seventh to get credit for hi* seventh victory. The victory put them Bgam<-s ahead in the American league The Tigers and Red Sox. IrattHng for second place, fought to a 2-all eight inning tie In a twilight game called by darkness at Detroit. Top-flight pitching gave the Senator* 4 to 0 and 7 to 2 victories over the White Sox at Chicago in a revenge double header in which

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they got even for being 10 out of 11 previous starts against the White Sox this season. Early Wynn, though touched for 10 hits, won the opener while Rue Scarbo ough was the victor In the second game Hi- also yielded 10 safe blows Ralph Branca won two games to bring hie total for the season to 14. tying him with Blackwell for top I honors In the major leagues as the I Dodger* drubbed the Cubs. 5 to 3 •nd 4 to 3. at Brooklyn. Branca pitched the first game and escaped with only one bad inning, the sixth when Chicago got all of its runs, then went in so three relief Innings in the nightcap ami again was returned the victor in the loth when Arky Vaughan singled home Johnny Jorgeneen. who had doubled. with the winning run The Cardinals closed In on the third place Giants, drubbing them. 11 to 4. at New York as George Munger sco ed Ills eighth victory and his seventh In a row The second place Braves divided iat Boston, winning the opener from the Reds 6 to 4. as Tommy Holmett* two homers twice brought them from behind and Mike McCormick's two-run double in the eighth set up the victory. Everett Lively's th eebit pitching and Babe Young's two-run homer gave t in cinnati what it took to shade Bos ton. 2 to 1. in the night game The Phils got good pitching to defeat the Pirates. 7 to 2 and 2 to 1, ut Philadelphia. Emil tDutch! Leonard coasted to hl* ninth victory. a four hitter, in the opener, after the Phil* made six rune in the fourth. Moment by Johnny Wyiostek gave Tommy Hughes the margin he needed to defeat Kirby Hie be in a duel in the second game in which he yielded five hits and Higbe gave up six. Yesterday's star Don Black of the Indian*, whose comeback from the perils of the bright lights was climaxed with a no-hitter over the Atbletim. o Too Many Votes '■l' ll 1 ■■■* Seminole. Okla.-il’P! Voting two time* too many in the same municipal primary cost a local man a three months jail sentence and a 3100-and-coata fine. He was accused of walking to the polls once and riding to two other voting places in different cats.

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Babe Ruth Explains 'Call Shot' Homer

Houston. Tex.. July 11 il’P! Babe Ruth offered hi* own explanation today of hi* "call shot" homein the 1932 world serie* when he pointed dramatically to the centerfleld stand* at Chicago Wrigley field he just "was mad " Appearing here in connection with the American Legion junior baseball program. Ruth, the alltime home run king of the New Yo k Yankee*. refuted critic* who have denied that he actually pointed out the stands where he hit the next pitch for a home run. "I wa* mad." said the huskyvoiced Babe "Everyone was riding me. so I just said I’d knock the next one out of there and did I just had luck, and the Ixird was with me" When it came to picking the l»est team he ever played with, however. the Babe selected the '27 Yanks "I’d put m against any team " He eaid his gieatest thrill wax pitching 29 scoreless inning* In the 1916 and 1918 se ie* "I wish I could do it all over again." he sighed.

■ BASEBALL RESULTS

National League W L Pct. C.B Brooklyn 44 31 .587 Boston 41 32 .562 2 New York 38 31 .551 3 St. Louis 38 35 .521 5 Cincinnati 38 39 .494 7 Chicago 36 38 .486 74 Philadelphia 32 44 .421 12’* Pittsburgh 28 45 .384 15 American League W L Pct. C.B. New York 48 26 .649 Detroit 37 32 .536 84 Boston 38 33 .535 B> s Cleveland 33 32 .508 HH-j Philadelphia 36 38 486 12 Chicago 35 41 .461 14 Washington 32 38 .457 14 St. Loui* 25 44 362 2(>’i American Association W L Pct. C.B. Kansas City 48 31 .608 Ixmlsville 49 39 .557 3' s Milwaukee 44 40 .524 6' 2 Indianapolis 43 44 .494 9 Toledo 39 44 .470 11 Columbus ... 40 46 .465 ULj Minneapolis 40 47 .460 12 St. Paul 37 49 430 14'.. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Philadelphia 7-2. Pittsburgh 2-1 Brooklyn 54, Chicago 3-3. Boston 6-1. Cincinnati 4-2. St. Louis 11. New York 4 American League Washington 4-7. Chicago 0-2. Cleveland 3-2, Philadelphia 0-1. New York 4. St. Louis 3. Boston 2. Detroit 2 (called Bth. darkness!. I || I I I IS We Call For and Deliver 1 Sheets Cleaners ® Phone 359 */> fl lb x //fly SsS! J SUNDAY, JULY 11 g ■a Dance 9 to 1 Edg

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American Association Louisville 7. Kansas City 1. Columbus J-8. St. Paul 16. Other games postponed. 0 Rain Thursday Night Halts Softball Play Kain Tburs'day night prevented play in the Decatur Softball league. The regular league game between the Legion and VFW. the final tilt of the first round, will be played at 7:30 o'clock this evening, followed by a Moose league tilt tcetifeen the Decatur and Dunkirk Moose teams. 0 — — — Ideal Dairy Team Beats GE Juniors The Ideal Dairy team of this city defeated the GE Juniors. 8 to 1. in a Junior Federation league game at Fort Wayne laet night. Decatur , made eight hits and committed only ‘one error, while the losers obtained seven hits and made four errors Buhlman and Korte formed the Decatur battery. 0- —.. Annual Picnic Os Legion On Sunday The annual American Legion picnic at Myers woods south of Decatur Sunday will lie restricted to male members of the organization. lit was announced today by Adams port 43 officials in charge of the [event. Membera attending have | !>een Instructed to turn left at the ! first road off Mud Pike and follow signs to the pk-nic grounds. o Hen Gives Good Measure Dinuba. Cal. (UP)-Mrs. Helen Weise has a hen which suddenly I stepped up production to where I she has been laying eggs four and I one-fourth " inches long approxii mately twice the size of regular ones. Furthermore, she lays one I each day. Some of the eggs contain another egg. complete with i shell, inside. ■p*., B SjStJi! I K 1 f XJ? y 1 I j f \ W J f / | HIS MOTHS*, who scrubbed floor* to earn money to prove her mm innocent, kiaaea Joseph Majeaek in Chicago on hearing the new* that mtnotr legislature ha* placed * HU before Gov. Dwight H Green awarding Majeaek 824,. 000 for the 14 years he wa* wrongly imprisoned. Joe deciare* he wtß use the money to give hi* toother a trip and that she'll never Work again. f/Mera*fieaa/>

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Today s Sport Parade By Oecar Fraley (Reg. U. 8. Pat. Off-) 0 o ! New York. July 11— (VP»-f Getting In his lick* early so every body has time to forget It before he's wrong. Fearless Fraley predicted confidently today that Tony Zale again would lower the boom on Rocky Graxlano when they tangle at Chicago on Wednesday night. There are two Important reasons for this startling selection where you have a 50-54/ chance of being right, or wrong, the third guy in the ring not counting in the business of belting or getting knocked cold before the 45-minute deadline. The first Is that Cltlxen Zale. although no thicker around the spaghetti basket than Senor Graxlano, seems to pack therein more yards of Intestinal fortitude. Then. ' too. If* wise to ride with the champ, particularly one with a blue ribbon ticker. The second is that Zale is no worse a 33-year-old than old Fearless. That’* for sure, although I blushingly admit to muscles which can carry home a loaf of bread without rest although elevated stairs now are taboo. Too bourgeois anyhow, the e) Considering the past delinquencies of old Fearless in the matter of selecting gilt-edged Investments ala chance, be it horse racing, baseball or fisticuffing, the champ is not likely to take kindly to this guilt-edged kiss of death But what's Zale got to lose? Just a championship. In my case it was a question of paying either the meat market or the man who sells scones on the cuff. If Zale loses, neither the putcher nor the baker is going to be affluent next week and the mazda man is going to have to round up a posse which will make the Dillinger manbunt look like kid stuff. Not that I'd abscond, but I'll be mighty hand to find. Speaking of such mundane matter* as wagering on the outcome of a boxfight, a sport which would have been a sad strain on Diogenes' batteries, this little tiff is getting the biggest monetary play since the 1933 bank holiday. All the parimutuel windows in the country couldn't handle the turnover of this bookies' field day The men in the middle have made Zale the favorite at 7-H to 6-*£, which mean* that if you, like me. wish to put a few pesos on the champ the rate is your 17.50 to 35 belonging to the man in the back room. If you are one of those die-hand east aiders, you lay your |5 on Graziano against the unlawful gentleman's 36.50. 0 Trs*» Iw » finMl T«»n —

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Candles for Europe Philadelphia (I’Pl—Many home* in Europe will be lighted soon by two tons of candles collected by the Council of Churches in Philadelphia The candles, new and used, were sent to the church world service shipping depot at New Windsor. Md.. for resbipment overseas. 0 Mexico Comes Through Chicago (CP>—A shipment of 5.0V6.000 pieces of bubble gum from Mexico has broken up street corner tradirtg here by juvenile user* of the scarce item. Imported by a Chicago firm, the gum was

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