Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1947 — Page 6

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• Dodglrs Boost League Margin To Seven Gaines New York. Aug. 29—(UP)—Today, maybe, tomorrow or the next day, the New York Giants will set a new team home run record, but that feat is lost in the individual effort of John Mize to better Babe Ruth’s season mark of 60 fourbaggers. Sentiment is divided as baseball fans watch the big Georgia clouter creep up on the most famous record of the game’s feest-loved player. Ruth still is *Wr. Baseball,” the most colorful man the game has known. Mize, a steady plodder, is perhaps less Colorful than any other player who has achieved such prominence. But Mize can hit, and he has 44 home runs today, with 31 games to play. 1 Sixteen more homers tie the mark. 17 beat it;, a pace of one every t.Kni games will do it. The team record is a cinch. When Mize hit No. 44 yesterday to lead the Giants to a 6 to 5 conquest of the Cardinals, it was New York’s 180th roundtripper, just two shy of the mark set by the 1936 Yankees] Babe Ruth himself has com mented on Mize’s chances frequently, at first decrying possibility of a new record, then admitting that Mize’s pace —he's now five games ahead of Ruth's speed in 1927—makes it close. His three-run blow in the first inning yesterday started the Giants toward the victory which dropped the Cards seven games behind Brooklyn, and big John ( doubled home another run in the third inning The Redbirds tried valiantly with home runs by Enos Slaughter, Stan Musial and Whitey Kurowski, but just couldn’t make Fall Time is TOP COAT Cleaning Time. For the Finest in Dry' Cleaning Just Call(Zteatient “For People who- Care” Phone 359

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it. Brooklyn added to its lead by beating the Chicago Cubs, 6 to 2, *as Johnny Jorgensen returned to We lineup and drove in four runs with a double and single. He rad been benched since a disastrous I error which enabled St. Louis to beat Brooklyn in an important game. Boston’s Brakes won a doubleheader from Cincinnati, 8 to 7 in 16 innings and 3 to 2 in Sty innings. Ed Erautt, who allowed only two hits in the 9-% innings he pitched for the Reds, walked Earl to open the 16th, and a wild throw by Ray Lamanno on a pickoff try sent Torgeson to third. Two intentional walks filled the 1 bases and an unintentional walk to Tommy Holmes ended the game. Boston bunched four hits and two Cincy errors to score three runs in the second inning of the nightcap. Schoolboy Rowe pitched his first shutout of the season as the Phils ‘ whipped Pittsburgh, 7 to 0. Rowe allowed six hits as he got his 13th victory. Harry Walker led the winners with two doubles and a single. The Boston Red Sox walloped Detroit, 13 to 3, witlT a 22-hit attack that started on Hal Newhonser, who resented it bitterly and ended with a $250 fine imposed by manager Steve O’Neill because Newhouser wasn’t trying hard and because he refused to give way to a relief pitcher. O’Neill finally came onto the mound and took the ball away from the lefty, who had allowed seven hits and five runs in the third inning. The White Sox needed 12 innings ’ to defeat the Cleveland Indians. I 4 to 2, winning on Cass Michaels’l double, singles by Mike Tresh and pitcher Joe Haynes, and a long fly. Haynes batted in the winning run in his 10th victory, in which he allowed nine hits. Yesterday’s star: -— Brooklyn’s John Jorgensen, who batted in four runs in a 6 to 2 victory over Chicago which increased the Dodger lead to seven games. 0 Dale Schnepf Signed By Cubs' Farm Team Dale Schnepf, star stortstop of the Decatur American Legion baseball team, ha«s been offered a contract by the Chicago Cubs and has reported to the Cub’s farm team at Paris, 111. Schnepf was at the Cubs tryout camp at Mansfield, O. a few weeks ago and was the only player offered a contract by the Cubs. Schnepf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Schnepf of north of Decatur, is one of several brothers who have been starring in baseball, softball and basketball circles in Decatur for several seasons. o -- ■ In » 'l'nwn — Itaontiir

Football Season To Open Next Friday Season tickets for the four home football games of Decatur high school Yellow will go on sale next W. Guy Brown announced today. The tickets will include admissions to the following games: Friday night, September 5, Bluffton’. Friday night. September 19. Auburn. Friday night, October 10. Columbia City. Friday night, October 17, Warsaw. Adult tickets will sell for $1.75, tax included, for the four home games and single admissions will be 50 cents for each game. Student tickets will sell for $1.25. All games, at home and away from home will start at 7:30 o’clock, with the possible exception of the opener with Bluffton next Friday night. Principal Brown stated that because this was the opening game, he was making an effort to get an agreement with the visiting team to start the game at 8 o’clock. Announcement of the starting time will be made as soon as it is definitely decided. Season tickets may be obtained at the high school offices any time next week or at Worthman field next Friday night, it was announced. Workmen are starting to put the field in readiness for the opening game and the bleacher seats used during the summer for baseball games, will be moved around on the side-lines on both sides of the field for the football season. The lighting system is being checked and all will be in readiness for the first game in a week, Mr. Brown said. 0 Prickly pear, a species of cactus common to central and southern Arizona, bears a purple, pearshaped fruit edible to man and is eaten by coyotes, foxes and other desert wild life. ffBIIIIBIRMMBIianiiaiIIIBniBMIBIV DANCING Edgewater Park (Zetina. O&ia Sunday, Aug. 31 and Monday, Sept. I __lo—o — HOWDY GORMAN and hiss NBC Orchestra featuring charming GERRY CHAMP Vocalist Dance 9 to 1 Adm. $1.25 Rides and Concessions Open Both Days ■iinahiiHiiiMiiiaiiiMiiuaiiiiHiiiiaiiiMiimiiiMiu

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Decatur Defeat Fori Wayne, A S > Decatur Journal Gazette 1 , carriers fiuislfed the season at : , Fort Wayne yesterday by upset- 1 , ting the powerful Fort Wayne J-G ] All-Stars, 10-7. The Fort Wayne ( team is composed of carriers from ( the newspaper’s entire newsboy or- j ganizations in that city and they j recently defeated an all-star team from Peoria, 111. in a benefit game. The locals drew first blood in ? the opening frame with two down when Lail doubled, R. Smith walk- f ed and Jennings lined a single to score Ladd. Again in the third the locals bunched four hits and an error to score four runs Ladd was on the mound for Decatur and allowed the AA-Stans only six hits. .Decatur's hitting powier was again outstanding, with I Petrie, Ladd, R. Smith. Jennings } and M. Smith contributing to the I 12-hit total. $ J R H E j Decatur 104 — 10 12 3 Fort Wayne 101 012 2— 7 6 3 ( O ; Moose Blanks Legion In Paulding Tourney ■ - With Les Bauermeister hurling g one-hit ball, the Decatur Moose s team eliminated the Decatur Legion team from the softball tourney at Paulding, 0., Thursday night. j . While the Legion was held scoreless, the Moose chalked up eight run& featured by a five-run second innings Only base knock off Bauermeister’s hurling was Elmer Schultz’ single with two out in the sixth inning. Two hits, including Quentin Crist’s second homer of the tour- s ney, three walks and a Legton a error were responsible for the i Moose team’s five-run second inn- s ing. The Moose added two more * runs in the third on two hits and j wound up the a single i tally in the sixth. The Moose, by winning last ! night, qualified for the semi-finals I and will play at 9 o’clock Sunday | night. Score by innings: RH E I Legion “.... OffO 000 o—o0 —0 15 | Moose 052 001 x—B 71 i Sitko and M. Ladd; Bauermeister . and Stoppenhagen. 0 - Ideal Dairy Team Beats Swearingen The Ideal Dairy baseball team i defeated the Swearingen nine, 13 I to 9, in a game played at McMillen I park in Fort Wayne Thursday t night. The winners made 10 hits, ’ the losers nine, ami-each team com- [ mitted five errors. Batteries: Ideal. I W. Doehrman and Korte; Swearingen, H. Plumley and D. Plumley. | The Swearingen team will play at Woodburn Sunday afternoon at ; 2 o’clock. 0 — Legion's Scheduled Game Sunday Cancelled Carl Mies, manager of the Decatur Legion baseball team, announced today that the proposed game between the Legion and City Light, scheduled for Sunday at Worthman field, has been cancelled. Preparations are underway for open insert' the high school football season next week and the baseball diamond will not be available any more this season. The Legion 14 planning several road games to complete the season, II Mies stated.

National League W L Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 78 49 .614 St. Louis 70 55 .560 7 Boston -551 s New York 6V59 .520 12 Cincinnati 61 69 .469 18% Chicago ... 56 70 .444 2A% Pittsburgh 53 73 .421 W PhiladeijAja 52 72 .419 24 American League W L Pct. G.B. New York 79 45 .637 Boston 66 56 .541 12 Detroit .. .... 66 59 .528 13% Philadelphia 65 59 .524 14 Cleveland 63 59 .516 15 Chicago 58 67 .464 21% Washington 52 70 .426 26 St. Louis 45 79 .363 34 American Association W L Pct. G.B. Kansas City ■ 87 52 .626 Louisville 79 62 .560 9 Milwaukee 73 67 .521 14% Minneapolis 69 72 .489 19 pndianapolis— 68 72 .486 19%> Columbus 67 73 .479 20% St. Paul 62 77 .446 25 Toledo 56 84 .40031% YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Philadelphia 7, Pittsburgh 0. New York 6, St. Louis 5. Brooklyn 6, Chicago 2. Boston 8-3, Cincinnati (Ist game 16 innings, 2nd game called 5% innings, darkness). American League Chicago 4, Cleveland 2 (12 innings). Boston 13, Detroit 3. Only games scheduled. American Association Minneapolis 6, Milwaukee 3. Louisville 12, Toledo 3. Indianapolis 2, Columbus 1. Kansas City 8, St. Paul 7. 0 Baton Rouge, Ira , capital of the state of Louisiana, was incorporated in 1817, and is one of the earliest French settlements In the state.

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° Today's Sport Parade ; ; j By Jack Cuddy 1 , I (Rm U. 8. Fat. Off.) J New York. Aug. 29 —(UP) — On the velvety, apple-green lawn in west side stadium, the best amateur tennis players of the United States and Australia will begin , three-day competition tomorrow ( for the historic Davis cup. which f the Americans are defending. Since tennis follows form more closely perhaps than does any other competitive sport, the U. S. , team wa<3 an overwhelming favorite today to retain the big silver mug against the Aussies’ challenge. Some of our ultra-enthusiasts expected another American 5-0 sweep of the four singles and one doubles mathes. ThU&jwould duplicate the U. S. performance last December, when the star-spangled racqueteers invaded Australia and recaptured the cup at Melbourne with five straight victories. More conservative addicts of the lob-and-love sport expected no sweep, although they were supremely con fidoat of winning the ri€fcessary three matches’ for victory. This confidence was bolstered i mightily yesterday when big Jack Kramer of Montebello, Cal., our national champion and worM champion, disclosed on the west side's courts in Forrest Hills that he is at peak form, despite his vacation from singles play during the eastern tourneys. After winning the “world title”' at Wimbledon, Eng., last June 23. Kramer contented himself with doubles competition at Southhampton, Orange, and Newport, and. of course, at Longwood, where he and Ted Schroeder of Glendale Cal., won the national doubles title last week. Kramer avoided the gruelling singles competition in order to prevent going stale. He did practice ■ some, however. And in his practice matches yesterday against Schroeder, our second-ranking player, and against Frank Parkor, our third, ' Big Jack was superb. He over-pow-

Md both mates with service, drivel and volley. Never before had Kranjfl er displayed such power and accuracy. Because Kramer is in peak form# even the most ardent Australian «lmirers concede that he is practally certain to win his two singles matches against Dinny Pails, the Australian champ, ami John Bromwich, veteran of play. That’s a big handicap to hold over the Aussies before play begins — the nearly certain loss of two matcher Schroeder’s singles contests with Pails and Bromwich are regarded as toss-ups. In addition, a c)»se fight is exjaected in the lone doubles match 'wti Sunday, when .Kramer and Schroeder will meet Bromwich and Colin Long. The Aussie tandem appeared off form at Longwood last week; but Bromwich and Long have been practicing ardously since then. Their game appeared much improved during this week’s workouts at Forest Hills. Until last December, the Davis cup had remained in .Australia — out of competition — since 1939, because of the war. The Aussies wo» it from the United States in ‘39 at German town, Pa., after Bromwich and Adrian Quist had lost their singles matches to the U. S. on opening day. % -o Veterans with chronic ailments who cannot support themselves are cared for in VA homes. The number now in homes is the largest since the beginning of World War IL

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