Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 191, Decatur, Adams County, 14 August 1947 — Page 8

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Legion Cops 13-6 Win Off Roanoke Come From Behind; Two Tilts Tonight The Decatur legion dropped, Roanoke, 13 6 In a Surhurhan League softball game at Worthman Field last night, in the lone 1 tilt of the evening The Ix-gion came from behind in the fourth and then had a hlg fifth inning, in which they piled up six run* to put the game on ice. Sharp and Leakey gave up seven hits to the out-of-town batsmen. I while the locals were getting 11 * safeties off the slunts of Shalley and Martz Two games are on tonight's card, both league encounters. In the opener the K C.’s play Berne| and in the nightcap the Legion tangle* with VFW Summary: RHE Roanoke 015 000 0 671 Decatur 203 260 x 13 11 3, 0 ADD CLASSIFIED FOR SALE Magic Chef C. P. ga- range like new. automatic burner* broiler and oven, also G. E refrigerator in perfect condition For quick buy phone 548 191-Jtx — — 0 Dog Club Sponsors Match On Sunday Renewing its annual midsummer event, the Fort Wayne Boston Terrier Club will siemsor a puppy match Sunday, at Hockbill Park In Fort Wayne The show will be governed by the rules of the American Kennel Club and will be limited to purebred Boston Terrier* between the ages of two months and one year Puppies need not be registered at the time of the match, but must be eligible for registration. 1 rade la a <>o»d Ti.m n — l>r<-a(ur ELKS Regular Ixidge Meeting TONIGHT Only Meeting During August All Members Urged To Attend!

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American League W L Pct. GB New York 71 38 651 Boaton 58 48 .551 11 I Detroit 56 50 .528 134 | Philadelphia 56 53 514 15 Cleveland 51 53 490 174 Chicago 51 60 459 21 Washington 46 58 442 224 St. Louis 40 70 364 314 National League W L Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 67 44 .604 St. Louis 62 46 .574 34 New York 57 48 .543 7 Boston 59 51 716 74 Cincinnati 53 61 465 16<j Chicago 51 59 464 154 Pittsburgh 47 64 .423 20 Philadelphia 43 66 394 23 American Association W L Pct. G.B. Kansas City 76 47 .618 Louisville 72 55 567 6 Milwaukee 63 59 .516 114 Columbus 62 63 496 14 Indianapolis 62 63 496 15 Minneapolis .. 58 68 460 184 St Paul . 54 71 432 22 Toledo 52 73 416 25 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League i Brooklyn 10. Boston 5. • Philadelphia 5, New York 2 Pittsburgh 10. Chicago 2. only games scheduled American League New Yor kB. Philadelphia 2. Detroit 7-5. St. Louis 1-6, Boston 10. Washington 3. Chicago 8, Cleveland 7. American Association Indianapolis 11, Minneapolis 5. Louisville 3. St. Paul 2. Kansas City 8. Columbus 3. Toledo 6. Milwaukee 5. 0 J-G Boys Win 9-4 From Monroe Nine Petrie's Pitching Is Aided By Two Homers The Journal-Gazette Newsboys turned loose with their big hats again last evening at Worthman Field to defeat Monroe. 9-4. Jack Petrie, mainstay of the .Newsboys’ pitching staff, who has won both ends of several doubleheaders this season, started on the mound for the winners, was credited with his seventh win. He gave way in the fifth to Bumbo Meyers, who pitched great ball to finish the game. Home runs by D Mills and M. Smith, with some fine hitting by Meyers and Di<k Huff, highlighted the offense. Summary: RHE Journal-Gazette 100 304 01-9 6 1 Monroe .. OOff 101 11-4 6 5 Flax was an important crop in Massachusetts in 1630 and only a few years later flax was mentioned in laws parsed by the Virginia assembly.

Two Local Teams Enter Tourneys Moose Meet Kokomo, Legion vs. Anderson TWO LOCAL Two Decatur diamond teams seek further laurels this weekend. The Decatur Mooae, winners of the Fort Wayne eoftball tourney last week, move on to Cambridge City, where they will play Kokomo In their first contest of that tournament Friday. Legion Post 43. reprerentlng the fourth district, will enter the state Ix*gion baseball tourney at Anderson Sunday afternoon, meeting the host team With a few players actively engaged with both clubs this year the lineup of the Legion outfit Sunday will depend greatly U|s>n the a mount of success which the Moose team enjoys. Two or three boys have been mixing baseball with softball and are listed as regular membtrs of both cluhn. o Godfrey Is Found Dead; Was Broke One Time Black Shadow Penniless la>s Angeles, Aug. 14 —(UP>— The (Mixing world, which 10 years ago told "big Gawge" Godfrey he had "outlived his usefulness.” was called on t<Mtay to pay tribute a* his firtieral. The onetime black shadow of heavyweight taxing was found dead in bed yesterday. He had been under treatment for heart trouble. Funeral arrangements were to l>e made by friends today at Angel — TODAY — Continuous from 1:30 “EABI LOVS DORSEYS" Dorsey Bros., Janet Blair ALSO—Shorts 9c4oc Inc. Tax BE SURE TO ATTEND! O—O FRI. & SAT. _ _ *3'©S’ s&t urhnelsin MARK BANIELS LA LEON AMES BICK SIMKINS Bun. Men. Tues. — Betty Grable “Shocking Miss Pilgrim” g— 0 — Leet Time Tonight — “CALENDAR GIRL” | Jane Frazee, Wm. Marshall ALSO—Shorts 9c-30c Inc. Tax | FRI. & SAT. I Brand New Hoppy Thriller! i Hopalong Cassidy “UNEXPECTED GUEST’ William Boyd, Andy Clyde - Sun. Mon. Tuoo. — “Mlllereon Com” A "Sport of Kings.”

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us funeral home He had no known relatives The friends said lhey would make sure that every boxer who would be there. Often a challenger but never a champion, the milking 300 pound negro had been a nightclub bouncer on Central Ave, Lie, Angeles' barlem. since the California boxing commission barred him for life when he took a merciless beating from Hunk Hankinson In 1937. Boxing Inspector Bill Smith said he was too old to protect himself "Godfrey's sorrowful exhibition should uerve as a grim warning to other old-timers who nad outlived their usefulness." he lidded "Ah'm Jest 35 years old." Godfrey protested. "Ah don't walk on crutchea yet und ah have a full mouth of mah original teeth." He had spent all the 3700,000 he earned In 22 years in the prize ring und hud to take the bouncing jobs to live. A happy-go-lucky fighter, Godfrey spent money like u uallor on u spree. It was said that lie used to pay 125 to telephone manager Jimmy Dougherty, inquire about the weather, and ask for a |5 loan Doolittle Family Opens Convention 300 By Name At Chicago Meeting Chicago, Aug. 14 —(UPI— The national Doolittle family association opened Its annua! three-day converttion today, determined to do a lot for the Doolittles. Doolittles — 300 of them — came to Chicago by plane, train, boat, bus and automobile from Canada and nearly every state to exchange family confidences and add a few twigs to the family tree — which already Is nearly half a block long “.Most families just hold reunion picnics, but we got out of hand," said Douglas, Doolittle, Chicago advertising executive and past president of the association. "We couldn't find any parks big enough to hold us, *o we formed an organidation. like the Elks or Kiwanis. and hold conventions. We even have state brain lies. All of the Doolittles are direct descendant* of a pioneer named Abraham Doolittle who came to the United States from England

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with hie brother. John. 306 years ago John never married, but Ale rahaut Doolittle hud 14 children. Now, io generations later, there, are 11. mm Doolittles, and all of them live on the North American continent. Douglass Doolittle said The family tree Includes Doolittles ranging from a colonel In the minute men to World War II hero Lt. Gen. James II Doolltle Other fatiioii* Doolittles Include the Inventor of demountable automobile rims, a C. S. senator during Lincoln's administration, u civil i War general, the first printer ever to engrave on copper plate and the Rev. Henry 11. Duolittle, who domesticated the blackberry. State Doolittle societies have been flourishing for about half a century, but the national association is only 12 year* old Dr. William F. Doolittle, Cleveland Physician, was the driving force be hind the organization. He has written eight books about the Doolittles und has pre |iared a geneologicai chart 87 feet long. Douglass Doolittle said William probably would have to add a yard or two to the chart at the con ven Hon. "The big event will come when delegates advance to the chart and write down the names of all Doo littlni who have been tarn since our last convention In 1941," he said. The rest u» me time will be spent in hearing speeches by Doolittles, a taut Doolittles, and electing Doolittle officers. Douglass Doolittle said dele ifateu also would plan a campaign to raise funds to help Doolittles through college. ’ We've never had to worry about any down and out Doolittles, though," he said. “Our motto is “do a little more a little better " o Two Cars Damaged, No One Hurt In Accident Cars driven by John Cowen of Wabash and Victor Ulman, of near Decatur, collided about 10 a m. today when the latter started to turn into the drive of his home, five and onehalf miles east of this city No one was hurt. Both cars were heavily damaged, according to Deputy Sheriff Sam Bentz, who investigated. - 0 Trade la a Tew, - D—tar j

Two Suffer Minor Injuries In Crash I Carl Bucher, route three. Decatur

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.ind Harry Frauhlger. Decatur, suf-f,-rvd minor Injuries when their <ar collided at Hie Intersection of Seventh ami Monroe streets at —— 1,1 -1

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