Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 176, Decatur, Adams County, 28 July 1947 — Page 6

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Legion Downs City Light To Enter Playoff Th*- Decatur Legion baseball team assured itself of a berth in the Federation league playoff by defeating City Light. 7 to 1. Sunday afternoon aj Worthman field Tiie game was halted after six innings of play by rain, which also prevented the second game of a scheduled double header. Decatur scored all the run* needed in the opening frame Reynolds and D. Schnepf walked ami both scored on Andrews' booming triple. Andrews then tallied on Heckman's long fly. The Legion picked up another trio of runs in the fourth on three hits and added its final tally in the sixth on two hits. Reynolds led the Decatur attack with three hits in as many official trips to the plate, two of them doubles, while D Schnepf and Heckman each connected for two blows. Zwick held City Light to six hits, three of them bunched in the sixth for tin- Fort Wayne team's lone run Decatur will meet Van Wert at Dwenger park in Fort Wayne Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. Team managers are to meet at Dwenger park tonight to reschedule rained out games and set playoff dates. Other Sunday results: Shamrocks fl. Van Wert 3. Moose 2, Poet 47 1 Oecatur AB RHE Reynolds, If 3 2 3 0 D Schnepf. ss 3 12 0 Andrews, c 111 0 Heckman, rs 3 0 2 0 Mc(*onnell. cf 2 0 0 0 Reed, 3b 2 0 1 » R Ladd, 2b 3 11 0 J Schnepf. lb 3 o 0 0 Zwick. p 2 2 0 0 Totals 25 7 10 0 City Light AB R H E Snodgrass, cf 3 110 Wellman. 2b 2 0 0 0 Crist, ss 3 0 11 Q. Wilson. If 2 0 0 0 Fleck, p 1 o 1 V May. p. If 3 0 10 Schott, c 3 0 0 0 Sealey. 3b 3 0 10 McKlbbin. 1b 3 0 0 0 J Wilson, rs 2 0 10 Totals 25 1 fl 1 Score by innings' City Light 000 001 1 Decatur 300 301—7 H'alled-rain). 0 You Figure It Out Hollister. Cal (UP) — John Anderson and C. F. Houston, each driving a truck eight feet wide, met on a county road bridge, passed and made it safely. The highway commissioner can't figure it out—t- be bridge is only 15*4 feet wide.

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Moose Team Wins In First Tourney Tilt The Decatur .Moose sort ball team survived its firwt test in the {annual sectional softball tourna- | :neni u' Bluffton, blanking Heller’s Stone, fl to 0. In a fi st round game Saturday night. Bauermeister limited the losers to two singles and was never in serlouu trouble as his mates gave him near perfect support. Moose .'allied single runs in the flist, second and fourth frames and put the game on Ice with three in the sixth. M oose will meet the Bluffton Legion team in a second round tilt Tuesday night. The Mo<«<e team is the only Decatur outfit entered in the Bluffton tourney but three Berne teams , ente ed all scored firs! round victories last week. They are Yager, Habegger and Graber. Saturday's score: j RHE Heller . 000 000 0 o 2 I Moose 110 103 x fl 10 1 Meckstioth and K Risser; Bauermeieter and Stoppenhagen. o National League W L Pct. GB Brooklyn 59 36 .621 St. Louis 50 41 .549 7 New York 47 40 .540 St Boston 49 42 .538 8 Cincinnati 45 50 .474 14 Chicago 43 49 .467 14% Pittsburgh 38 55 409 20 Philadelphia 38 56 404 20*4 American League W L Pct. G.B. New York 63 32 663 Boston 52 40 .565 9*4 Detroit 49 41 .544 11*, Philadelphia 46 47 .495 16 Cleveland 40 45 .471 18 Washington 41 48 .461 19 Chicago 41 53 .436 21*4 St. ixtuis 32 58 .356 American Association W L Pct. G.B Kansas City fil 41 598 Ixiulsvllle 62 46 .574 2 Milwaukee •56 46 .549 5 Indianapolis 52 53 495 10’i Columbus 49 56 .467 13*4 Minneapolis 49 58 458 14*4 St. Paul 46 59 .438 16’1 Toledo 44 60 .423 18 SATURDAY'S RESULTS National League Broklyn 6. Pittsburgh 4. New York 7, Chicago 3. Cincinnati 1. Philadelphia 0. St. Louis 9. Boston 5. American League Chicago 2, New York 1. Detroit 13. Philadelphia 0. Boston 12. St. Louis 1. Washington 8, Cleveland 4. American Association Columba' 6. Kansas City 4. Indianapolis 9. Minneapolis 5. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Brooklyn 8-11. Pittsburgh 4-4. Boston 10. St. Ixiuis 3. New York 12. Chicago 6. Cincinnati 5-5, Phildelphia 1-6. American League Boston 4-11, St. Louis 32. Detroit 5-0. Philadelphia 1-5. New York 7-4, Chicago 4-5. Cleveland 2, Washington 1. American Association St. Paul 10-3, Ixiuisvllle 2-4. Columbus 4-1. Kansas City 2 5. Milwaukee 2-3. Toledo 1-5. Minneapolis 4-4. Indianapolis 1-8. 0 No Softball Games Here This Evening No softball games will be played tonight at Worthman field, it was announced today, because of conflicting dates for tournaments. Two exhibition games will lie played Tuesday, with the Bingen girls playing in the first exhibition at 7:30 o'clock, followed by a VFW exhibition. p Veteran* tiling applications for hospital or domiciliary care continue to total around 70.000 monthly. the Veterans Administration reports.

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Dodgers Beal Pirates Two, Increase Lead New York. July 28 d'P) Be cause Brooklyn has a knack for besting opponents in baseball deals, the Dodgers were well on the way to the National league pennant today. Because Pittsburgh has a knack for getting bested by Brooklyn in those deals, the Pirates were very perilously near the cellar again The Dodgers defeated the Pirates twice yesterday, 8 to 4 and 11 to 4. and gained a gam*-and a half on the V ur< ihials. who fell seven games off the pace. Winning pitcher in the first game was Hank Behr man, soW early this year by Bnuiklyn to Pittsburgh and then returned because he couldn't win. Ixising pitcher in the second game was Kirby Higbe. Dodger star sold to the Pirates at the same time as Behrman. and who hasn't been able to beat the Brooks yet. Brooklyn won on both ends of the business deal as well as the doubleheader Brooklyn made 17 hits to win the opener, led by Carl Furillo. who hit three doubles and n single, and John Jorgensen, who belted a two-run homer. The Dodgers whacked Higbe for five runs in the first two innings and continued off his reliefers, with Jackie Robinson collecting a three run home run and Pete Reiser getting a bases-empty homer. St. Louis lost valuable ground when Harry Brecheen. their clutch pitcher, ran into a big Boston Brave inning. The Beantowners got five runs in the second inning and kept going for a 10 to 3 win John Sain, the winning pitcher, got three of Bosto's 18 hits. As usual, the New York Giants hit hard too. getting 16 blows off five unhappy Chicago Cubs pit. h ers in a 12 to 6 Giant triumph. One of the Giant hits was Bob Thomson's homer, the 135th of the sea son for the team and the 15th game in a row In which a Giant slammed the ball out of the park New York used the "big.lnning technique," getting seven runs in the fourth inning Philadelphia blasted 12 hits in each game with Cincinnati, but still got only a spilt of the double header. The Reds won tiie first game, 5 to 1. as Kent Peterson managed to wiggle out of impend ing disaster despite the dozen hits and three walks to the Phils. In the nightcap, the Phils took a fl to 5 decision when Grady Hutton fumbled a grounder In the eighth inning and allowed Harry Walker to score the winning run.

The Red Sox pulled to within 9-*4 games of the first-place Yanks by beating the St. Ixtuis Browns twice, 4 to 3 and 11 to 2. Ted Williams' two-run homer featured the first game Bob Dillinger horn ered for the Browns, who scored their third run when Williams muffed an easy flyball The Bosox got 16 hits, including I>om Di Maggio's homer, in winning the second game. Dave Ferriss pitched his ninth victory and helped himself with three hits. Chicago's Whit Sox went down to a 7 to 4 defeat before the Yankees in the first game, but rallied for a run in the ninth inning to win the nightcap, 5 to 4. Joe DiMaggio's double and Phil Rizzuto’s triple paced a five-run inning in the opener as the Yanks chased Red Ruffing. DiMaggio. John Lindell and pinch-hitter Larry Berra hit second-gatnc homers to keep New York in a tie with the White Sox, but Luke

Flag Falls After Mother Truman Dies WBBHBbb A FEW MINUTES after the American flax flutters I to the around from the center field flag pole In Yankee Stadium. Saturday, loud h peakers announced the death of Mrs. Martha Truman, the president’s mother. Joe IMMaggio and Johnny Lindell of the Yanks, who were playing the Chicago White Sox, are shown retrieving the flag.

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Appling's double and Taft Wright's single in the ninth settled the game. Cleveland nipped Washington In a single game. 2 to 1. to end a five-game Na! winning streak. Ix>u Boudreau singled with Dale Mitchell on third and George Metkovich on first base, and smart, fast running by Metkovich enabled him Io come all the way around to score the winning run. Detroit fell two games behind 80-ton by .splitting with the Athletics. 5 to 1 for the Tigers and 5 to it for Philadelphia. Bill Dietrich gave more walks than hits in losing the first game. Winning pitcher Fred Hutchinson doubled home three runs in the second inning. Dick Fowler allow ed only four Detroit hits in winning the second game, and got batting support from Eddie Joost, who hit a two-run homer, and Sam Chapman and Mike Guerra, who hit timely doubles. Yesterdays star: George Metkovich of Cleveland, who got two bits aflainst tiie Senators and scored th*, winning run from first base* by smart baserunning on Ixm Boudreau's single. 0 Marshall Winner Os Freedom House Award New York. July 28 — (UP)— Secretary of state George C. Marshall was announced the winner today of the 1947 Freedom award lit recognition of the "wise statesmanship" represented In his plan for European reconstruction. The* freedom houne board of directors said Marshalll was chosen unanimously for the award which In the two preceding years went to Bernard M. Baruch and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Marshall will receive a bronze plaque at the sixth anniversary dinner of freedom house, October 19. o Os the crops fed on the farm, 70 percent of the nitrogen and 70 percent of the phosphorous may be tecovered in the manure if proper care i<« taken of it.

Wet Grounds Delay Opening Os Tourney Wet grounds this morning forced postponement of the scheduled opening of the recreation softball league tournament. The tourney will be moved up one day. Deane Dorwin, supervisor, announced today. The Indians and Browns will meet in Hie first game at 9 a.in. Tuesday, followed by the Yankees and Red Sox. The White Sox and Tigers will tangle in the first game at 9 a.tii. Wednesday, followed by the winners of Tuesday games Tuci-day's winners will meet in the tourney final at 9 a.III. Wednesday. o— New Monument For Yellow Fever Hero Huntington, Ind. July 28 (UP) A new monument today stood over the grave of John R. Kissinger. who served as a human guinea pig in the early fight against yellow fever. Dedication services were held yeste day in Mt. Hope cemetery. Kissinger died a year ago in Florida He voluntarily submitted to mosquito bites after the Spanish American war to aid scientists and doctors to identify the carrier of the fever. Representatives of veteran, civic and church organizations participated in ceremonies yesterday. o . .. ■ Earlham Centennial Planned In September Richmond, Ind., July 28 —(UP)— The history of Earlham college will l>e portrayed at the school's centennial celebtation, to be held Sept. 19-23. A. Fentress Tucker, chairman of th** pageant planning committee, said more than 400 towns people and alumni would paricipate in the show. Speakers during the observance included the Rev. Frank Woods, Vicar of Huddersfield England.

° Today's Sport Parade By Oscar Fraley (Reg. U. 8. Pat. Off.) O —-—————•- ~ New York. July <l I’* Running •>>'• bases: l.eo Durocher and Mickey ow nthe 1941 world series goat, wont the there but Brooklyn i“ posi'i* l ' today that the Dodge - are a to hook up with the Yankees again In a ettbway series You can hardly blame the flat bush faithful They have a fat seven-game edge <>n the St Ixtuis Cardinals One year ago today the lead over the Red bi rds was one and <>ne*half games and the two clubs buttled to a deadlock ami the first pennant playoff In history. currently <>n a nine game winning streak, the beloved bums dusted off Plttsbu gh in a Sabbat !i pair to pick up a game and a half with only 60 to go. The Cards have three more gam<-- to plav. how*-** but even if they won them all still would trail by 5’The Redbirds lost ground as the Braves busted their six game vic tory st ing It was the 1947 Cardinal sob poor pitchlug. The victim was Harry (the cat) Hrecheen, blasted for six hits in one and two-thirds innings Remember Mur ry Dickson and Howie Pollet. two expected big guns, are blanks with identical (-cords of six and 1" Johnny Sain of the Braves, beaten twice by the Cards, stopped them for the first time in his 13th win against seven defeats. Sain has been fattening on the weak sisters, with four wins over both Pittsburgh and Chicago and two over the Phils. He is even with Cincinnati and trails the Cards. Dodge s and Giants Could he that the Yanks have pennant jitters. They came up with four errors in splitting with th** White Sox — the Red Sox mean while shaved the Bronx Bombers' lead to 9*3 games by taking two from the St. Louis Browns. Now winners of seven in a row. the Bostons were heartened by winning distance efforts of Da»e Ferrlsss. now 9-8, and Tex Hughson, 8-9, along with Ted Williams' 23rd homer a 440 foot belt Then there was Murrell Jones triple on a foul ball. Bob Dillinger of the Browns threw his glove at the off-limits smash Cal Hubbard ruled that such ad ion calls for a three-base penalty regardless of

whether the ball lx fair ! The trials and tribulations award (goes to the Phillies. They got 12 hits and three walks in their first game against the Beds, holding Cincinnati to nine, but lost 5 to 1 The lone marker came on Howie Schultzs homer They gut 12 hits in the second game, against eight for the Reds, and barely eked out a 6-5 triumph that's wining 'em the tough way.— The New York Giant homer pace slacked on the toad, the club hitting only eight in six games last week for a 135 total With 67 games to go the Giants still should get the 48 needed to break the 1936 alltime record of IS2 by the '36 Yanks and the 37 to top the national league mark of 171 in 1930 — oh for some pitching' Veterans with national service life insurance may direct the Veterans Administration to make lump-sum payments to their beneficiaries. - "■ oDUTHJEND fCnntlnurd from Page II men. He came to India and con ferred with Nehru. Nehru proposed "within a few You lose - - unless IF FIRE drives you out of your home you mu*t pay rent for temporary quartern; if it drives out your tenant* you lose the expected Income. In either case you lose — unless you have enough Rent or Rental Value Insurance. It’s as essential as adequate fire insurance. The Suttles Co. Phones: 194 - 358 Niblick Block Decatur

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