Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 227, Decatur, Adams County, 26 September 1947 — Page 6

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World Series Infields Rale About On Par (Editor's note — this is the third of four stories comparing the 1947 world series rivals.) BY LEO H. PETERSON United Press Sports Editor New York. Sept. 26 —(UP) — If there is any department in which both the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees excel it’s the infield. Neither can be labelled great, but both were vital factors in their pennant triumphs. Most experts rate them on the par. but give the Dodgers the nod when it comes to reset ve strength* And if the catching position is considered part of the inner defenses, the Dodger edge increases considerably for the Yankees have no one to compare with Brooklyn’s Bruce Edwards. Both infields have speed, fielding finesse and batting power. There ten’t much more a manager can ask of that inner cordon. Asked manager Bucky Harris of the Yankees how cotne his club won the American league pennant, he tells you: “The infield — and Joe Page." Burt Shotton. the Brooklyn skipper, is high on his infield, too, and .laid that manager Billy Herman of the Pirates summed it up when he declared: “It’s almost impossible to get a ground ball through that Dodger infield.” The other national league pilots agree with him. For the Dodgers'it will be Jackie Robinson, the negro who made organized baseball history, at first; scrappy Eddie Stanky at second, Pee Wee Reese at short and the Spider, Johnny Jorgensen at third. Arrayed against them will be the veteran George McQuinn, nearing the end of the baseball trail, at first: George (Snuffy) Stirnweiss at second, Phil Rizzuto at short and the heavy hitting Billy Johnson, a hero of the Yankees 1943 series triumph over the Cardinals, at third. It’ri practically a stand off at first with Robinson's speed' balancing McQuinn's steadier fielding. At bat there also is little to choose between them, although the Yankee star will hit the longer ball. He has 13 homers against 12 for Robinson. It will be McQuinn’s second series performance and he hopes he ■will do as well this time as he did in 1941 when as the Browns first sacker he battered Cardinal pitching to a tune of better than .400 in a losing cause. Stanky and Stirnweiss also are on a par, but Stanky is considered the more valuable player. There isn’t too much dynamite in hit bat. ,but he comes up with hits in the vital spots and is a wiggle worm up

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at the dish, .holding the league record for the number of bases on balls received in a season. He is not as fast in the field as Stirnweiss but he has that baseball instinct of being at the right place at the right time. As Branch Rickey of the Dodgers once said of him. he can’t run. he can't hit, he can't field, but he is about as valunable a ball player as in the majors Reese gets a slight nod at short because of his superior batting power, but in the field it’s take your pick. Both are sure handlers of everything tha* goes therb way. both have strong arm?, and team with their second basemen for perfect double play combinations. But at the plate it’s different. Reese is hitting .285, has driven in 69 runs and belted 12 homers. Little Phil is hitting .276 and has driven in only 59 runs and has but two four baggers. At third the Yankees have a big edge for Johnson is a power hitter who has driven in 96 runs and has hit 10 homers. That isn't to say that Jorgensen is an easy mark at the plate for his average is .273 and he has accounted for 62 runs. Both are good fielders and have adequate arms, but Johnson has the steadiness which comes with experience while Jorgensen has been a little unsteady in some of the Dodgers’ crucial games. Not even the Yankees will give you an argument on Edwards. He can hit better than any of the Yankee receivers, has a better arm and is a superior handler of pitchers. Yogi Berra and Aaron Robinson are likely to share the Yankee catching duty with Ralph Houk in reserve. Edwards is hitting .290 and has driven In 80 runs. Berra is the leading hitter among the Yank receivers with an average of .289 with 52 runs batted in. Robinson is hitting .274 and has accounted for 34 runs. (Tomorrow — the outfield) o County Coon Hunters Meet Monday Night A meeting of the Adams county coon hunters’ association will be held Monday night at 8 o’clock at Carver's grocery in Salem. All members and interested persons are urged to attend. o Seventh Grade Downs Eighth Grade, 12-7 The seventh grade softball team of the Decatur junior - senior high school defeated the eighth grade. 12 to 7, in a softball game played Tuesday afternoon. o HOFFMAN (Continued from Pa ere 1) case a week ago, and also recommended that Hoffman’s license be suspended for two years. It was pointed out. however, that this recommendation was also surplusage and not binding upon the court, since the time of suspension is in the discretion of the state bureau of motor vehicles.

Giants Point For Pennant In 1948

New York, Sept. 26—(UP)— Talking about the 1948 season when the world series is so close at hand is like frying to read the evening paper with a telescope, yet no one could blame the New York Giants today for a little long range dreaming about next year's pennant champaign. The Giants have high hopes for 1948, mainly because of a rack full of big bats and a strong right arm which is hooked securely on to a cocky rookie named Larry Jansen.

Yesterday, the combination with which the Giants hope to overtake the Dodgers and other National league adversaries, was clicking on all cylinders in a 3 to 1 victory over the Braves, whom they still have dim hopes of overtaking for third place. The Giants beat Johnny Sain and moved to within 2% games of the Braves, whom they still have a mathematical chance of overtaking for third place. The Cardinals, like greyhounds in pursuit of an electrical rabbit, won 15 to 3 and 3 to 1 decisions over the last place Pirates at Pittsburgh, clinching second place but knowing all the time that the Dodgers were out of reach. Stan Musial led the Cards' attack with! four hits in the first contest and three in the second.

The Dodgers won a game they started 39 days ago at Philadelphia, 7 to 5 then took a second contest. 5 to 2 in a “semi-double header.” In the opener they completed a disputed game which was ordered played out by President Ford Frick after it was called on Sunday, Sept. 17 when the Pennsylvania curfew tolled with Brooklyn ahead, 5 to 4 in the seventh. They made two more tallies while Andy Seminick hit a ninth inning homer for the Phils. In the regulation contest, three world series probables, Ralph Branca, Harry Taylor, and Hank Behrman pitched sturdily against the Phils, but it remained for Willard Ramsdell to win the game in 10 innings. Jack Kramer, despite the fact that he had the cheers of only 315 fans to cheer him on, pitched the Browns to a 4 to 3 victory over the Indians at St. Louis in a rare weekday afternoon game. The defeat kept the Indians in fourth place and lessened their hopes of overtaking the second place Tigers, two games ahead, or the third place Red Sox, one game in front of them. Boston at New York and Philadel-

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phia at Washington in the American were rained out and Chicago and Cincinnati had an open date in the National. Yesterday’s star—Stan Musial of the Cardinals, who made seven hits in a double victory over the Pirates to boost his average to .313, up five points. 0

BASEBAIL RESULTS

National League W L Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 94 58 .618 St. Louis 87 64 .574 6% Boston 83 68 .550 10% New York 80 70 .533 13 Cincinnati 73 80 .477 21% Chicago 68 83 .450 25% Pittsburgh 61 92 .399 33% Philadelphia 60 91 .397 33% American League W L Pct. G.B. New York 96 55 .363 Detroit 82 69 .543 14 Boston 81 70 .536 15 Cleveland 80 71 .530 16 Philadelphia 76 74 .507 19% Chicago .... 68 83 .450 28 Washington . 62 88 .413 33% St. Louis 58 93 .384 38 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League New York 3, Boston 1. St. Louis 15-3, Pittsburgh 3-1. Brooklyn 7-5, Philadelphia 5-2. Only games scheduled. American League St. Louis 4, Cleveland 3. Only game played. 0 Milwaukee Brewers Win Playoff Series Milwaukee, Sept. 26 —(UP) — The Milwaukee Brewers, American association representatives in the ‘“little world series,” thanked a sore-footed veteran today for the honor. Heinz Becker, veteran first baseman, put them in the triple-A post-season classic by hitting a three-run homer last night to defeat the Louisville Colonels, 5 to 4. The victory gave Milwaukee the playoff series, four games to three. o Mrs. Florence Byrd Is Taken By Death Mrs. Florence Byrd, 67, of Geneva, died Thursday in the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne after an illness of two weeks. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Imogene Bernard and Mrs. Cornelius Schaefer of Geneva: a sister, Mrs. J. C. Weatherholt of Fort Wayne, and a brother, Issaac Ford of Long Beach. Calif. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Geneva United Brethren church, with burial in Westlawn cemetery o Slip-on plastic tubes in seven colors have been developed for diffusing fluorescent light. Hundreds of species of cacti, ranging from the size of a button to the giant saguaro stretching 40 feet high are native to Arizona. o Bowling Shoes for men. Miller-Jones Store. T PUTS FULL (Coiitlnurd from I’agt 1) ed that he gives “great weight” to the partition recommendation but when the Arabs interpreted that to mean he supported partition he denied it to them at a private, secret luncheon. Marshall insists that he still has an open mind.

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Young Jackets Rally To Defeat Garrett Overcoming a two-touchdown deficit, the Decatur freshman-sopho-more football team came roaring back in the third and fourth quarters to defeat a Garrett combination, 19 to 12, at Worthman field Thursday night. The Garrett underclassmen scored their .first touchdown early in the second quarter. The visitors had driven to the Decatur 20 but were stopped when they failed to make the necessary yardage. However. a Decatur fumble gave Garrett the ball on the Decatur 20 and the junior Railroaders drove to the Decatur five as the first quarter ended. Ginrich scored on a line buck from the two-yard line early in the second period. Garrett scored its second touchdown on a freak play early in the third quarter. Decatur recovered a fumble on the Garrett 30-yard line but Decatur fumbled and Ginrich gathered the fumbled pigskin out of the air and raced 60 yards for a touchdown. The young Yellow Jackets came right back to score their first touchdown without losing possession of the ball. Taking the ball on their own 20-yard line, the Jackets drove to the two-yard line, from where Don Smith went around end for the touchdown. Jennings returned a punt to the Garrett 46 as the third period closed. Alternating at' carrying the ball, the Decatur backs carried the ball to the Garrett nine. Don Smith drove to the two-yard line and on the next play scored on a quarterback sneak. Bassett raced around left end for the extra point to put Decatur in the lead. After the ensuing kickoff, McConnell intercepted a long Garrett pass gnd returned to the Garrett 20. With fourth down and 11 to go, Jennings drove for a first down on the Garrett 10. Smith then went around left end for his third touchdown. Pos. Decatur Garrett LE—Stucky Woodcock LT —Peterson Chisholm LG —Bowman Hollis

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C —B. Smith M. Clark RG —Busse Noel RT—Myers Bonnett RE—Fruchte Wappes QB—D. Smith Dawson LH —Jennings Peters RH—Bassett • Didrich ’ FB—Bair Ginrich Score by quarters: • Garrett 0 6 6 o—l 2 Decatur 0 0 6 13 19 0 —; Hartford City Boy Is Accident Victim L ’ Hartford City, Ind., Sept. 26 — ; (UP)— Leland Daugherty, six--1 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Daugherty, was killed yesterday when he ran in front of a trailer unit driven by Milton Rippelmeyer, i 25, Waterloo, la. • —o REVEAL BANKER. iContlnnPd rroifi T*a>Ee 1) ably the Continental Illinois national Bank and Trust Co.) to see what could be done to have the above named prisoners (Campagna and Ricca) transferred from Atlanta to Leavenworth, where they would be nearer thj?ir homes in Chicago. “He stated that he had no personal interest in the matter and was not trying to bring any pressure but that he would appreciate the transfer very much if it were proper." The memorandum said that the transfer wae not approved because of the presence of Nick Circella, another Chicago gangster and an enemy of the two men at Leavenworth. The memorandum indicated that prison officials feared there would be trouble if the ememies were placed in the same prison.

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Cross Country Team Defeats Garrett In Close Match Here Decatur high school cross country team annexed its second win of the season Thursday afternoon at the Hanna-Nuttman course by defeating Garrett high school harriers in a close match, 32-26. The Garrett team won the first two places, but the Decatur runners managed to take the next four and eighth place for a 6-point victory. Clady, fleet Garrett runner, finished the course first m 11:14 and Waterbeck of Garrett crossed the wire in second place a second ahead of Gaunt of Decatur. Merriman, Johnson and Everett, all of

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