Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 236, Decatur, Adams County, 7 October 1947 — Page 6

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Joe Page Hero Os New York's Series Victory New York, Oct. 7 —(UP) —A good-looking lad from Cherry-Val-ley, Pa., who on May 26 was one pitch away from the minor leagues, won the world series for the New York Yankees. The hero was SC-year-old Joe Page, who as a rookie had shone, faded, then shone again with the Yankees, and who was just about to be let go after a long spell of ineffectiveness last spring. Page, a strapping left-hander, came in yesterday against the Brooklyn Dodgers and retired 13 hatters in order as New’ York won the seventh and deciding game of the world series. 5 to 2 at Yankee Stadium. Admittedly a fast ball relief pitcher, who may well be the first of the rescue corps hurlers in history to win the “most valuable player award," Page said that he threw only two pitches that weren’t fast ones. “I gave pinch-hitter Gil Hodges a curve in the seventh and he fouled it off. then he struck out.” He said “in the ninth with Dixie Walker up, I let him have a slider and he hit it to George Stirnweiss for an infield out. The rest of the time I was just “biowin’ them in.” Page sat quietly in the hilarious Yankee dressing room. He was remembering, when everyone else had forgotten, that had he not produced in a relief assignment against the Red Sox on May 26, he would have been sent down to the minor leagues. He struck out the first batter—that crucial one upon which his career depended, homer slugger Rudy York—and went on to strike out six batters in a row. That was enough. Manager Bucky Harris decided that Page deserved a chance as a relief pitcher and he got it, winding up the season with a record of 14 victories, all in rescue appearances.

He gave the Yankees the pennant and yesterday he gave them the world championship. Page asked for the chance to pitch that night after numerous

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failures, just as he asked yesterday to pitch against the Dodgers after being generally ineffective against them. In winning the Yankees set many records —first of all they were the top team in baseball’s first two-million dollar world series. The series went on and on — there were more pitchers than in any other and they gave up more walks, threw more wild pitches, and their catchers produced more passed bails than in any other classic in history. There were things to remember —no matter how long the time may go as world series games are played—nor how often the fan in the grandstand may sit and look upon future classics, hoping for something to top this one. 0 Hartford Basketball Schedule Announced Eighteen games are on the schedule for the Hartford Gorillas, according to the card announced by Hugh Tate, principal, and Herman Neuenschwander, coach. The Gorillas will open the schedule Saturday night, November 1, entertaining Poling on the Hartford floor. Hartford lost only three men by graduation. C. Wanner. Strahm and Lehman, and have 10 men back from last year, Spichiger, Smith, W. Wanner, Moser, Fields, Zerkel, B. Noll, Augsburger, Dubach and K. Noll. The complete schedule follows: Nov. I—Polingl—Poling at Hartford. Nov. 7 —Monmouth at Monmouth. Nov. 11 —Yellow Jackets at Decatur. Nov. 14—Kirkland at Kirkland. Nov. 21—Pleasant Mills at Hartford. Nov. 25 —Petroleum at Petroleum. Dec. 6—Monroe at Berne. Dec. 12—Berne at Hartford. Dec. 19—Geneva at Hartford. Dec. 30 —Roll at Roll. Jan. 2—Kirkland at Hartford. Jan. 13—Jefferson at Hartford. Jan. 2(f —Pleasant Mills at Pleasant Mills. Jan. 23—Commodores at Decatur. Jan. 30 —Monroe at Hartford. Feb. 6— Petroleum at Hartford. Feb. Lancaster at Hartford. Feb. 20 —Geneva at Geneva. 0 Egyptians Like Jeeps Cleveland —(UP) —The age old watchword of Egypt, “get a camel,” is now “get a ‘jeep’,’’ according to Nihad Sharara, an Egyptian exchange student. Sharara says the native population became accustomed to the “superfour” during the war.

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Beginning Os Last Play Os ’47 Series ; < mm® / • Yt '■ "•> MMk m liiMi < ’ jgF OS t j ~ "mm aw XiSf . . ' . ... ■ " - ' .. HERE IS THE FIRST HALF of the double play, Rizzuto to Stirnweiss to McQuinn that ended the 1947 World Series. Eddie Miksis, Dodger fielder who had singled off Joe Page to get on, is out at secon as Yankee second-baseman Stirnweiss rifles the ball out of the picture to first-baseman McQuinn o double Dodgers’ catcher Edwards who had hit to Rizzuto. The Yanks won the game 5-2, to take the series 4 games to 3, before a mamoth crowd of 72,548 fans.

Cross Country Win Scored By Decatur The Decatur Yellow Jackets moss country team edged out a 27 to 29 victory over Central Catholic of Fort Wayne in a meet held Monday afternoon at the Hanna-Nuttman park course. Gaunt of Decatur copped first place in 11:15, followed closely by Hugenard of C. C. in 11:19. and Johnson of Decatur in 11:25. The order of other finishers was: Straub (CC) fourth; Everett (D) fifth; Helmpkamp (CC) sixth; Helm (D) seventh: Burgard (CC) eighth; Harbor (CC) ninth: Seltzer (CC) 10th; Merriman (D) 11th; Smith (D) 12th; Blocker (D7 13th; Johnson (D) 14th. Decatur will entertain South Side of Fort Wayne at the local course Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. The South Side team will be led by Jones, one of the leading cross country runners in this part of the state. o Auburn Man Elected President Os NEIC Lloyd Miller, principal of the Auburn high school, was elected president of the Northeastern Indiana athletic conference at the annual election, held Monday night at the YMCA in Fort Wavne. John Flora, of Garrett, was elected vice president, and W. Guy Brown, principal of the Decatur junior-senSor high school, was reelected secretary-treasurer. Plans w’ere completed at the meeting for the first annual con-

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ference cross country meet, which will be held at the HannaNuttman park course in this city Thursday afternoon, October 16. The conference members also nade some adjustments in the 1948 football schedule, necessitated by the later opening of school next year. Members of the conference are: Decatur, Auburn, Garrett, Bluffton. New Haven, Columbia City, Kendallville and Warsaw. —-o VFW To Organize Basketball Team Plans for the formation of a VFW basketball team will be ,made Thursday night at 8 o’clock in a meeting at the VFW post home. Eligible members are urged to attend. The meeting will be hi charge of Lester Essex, post athletic director. o Study Intern Program For Vets' Hospitals Indianapolis, Oct. 7 —(UP) — Dr? Paul R. Hawley, medical director of the veterans administration, has under consideration an intern program in veterans hospitals to fill VA’s needs for 1,500 to 2,000 interns a year. « Hawley said he was considering such a program “seriously" and would offer interns training “th<t will compare with the best.” He said in an address at the Indianapolis medical center yesterday that he feared a drop in the demand of returning veteran physicians for resident graduate training. If that occurs, he said, the VA will “have to look elsewhere for some part of our staffs.” ______— o _____ An electric knife sharpener is equipped with a guide to keep the knife at the correct angle.

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Senes Facts New York, Oct. 7—(UP)—Facts and figures on the 1947 world series: Final standing—New York 4 games, Brooklyn 3 games. Game scores —First: New York 5. Brooklyn 3; second: New York 10, Brooklyn 3; third: Brooklyn 9, New York 8; fourth: Brooklyn 3, Ngw York 2; fifth: New York 2, Brooklyn 1; sixth: Brooklyn 8, New York 6; seventh: New York 5, Brooklyn 2 Total attendance (seven games) —389,763. ■Total net receipts (seven games) —12,021,348.92. Total gross receipts with radio and television right 5—52,377,549. (radio rights J 175.000; television rights $65,000). Inseparable Even in Death West Newbury, Mass. —(UP)— Mr. and Mrs. Fred Simmons, who died within an hour of each other, had been apart only three days during their 66 years of married life.

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Arrest Youths For Traffic Violation Two Decatur youths were arrested shortly afternoon today by sheriff Herman Bowman on “old” federal road 27. Sammy Yost and Rav Lehman, were to be arraigned late this afternoon in Floyd B. Hunter’s justice of peace court. As the sheriff was writing out Yost’s ticket the latter’s car caught fire, but little damage resulted. Trade In a <Sood Town — lleentur o LEADING GRAIN from 1) said in their joint statement that they have voted to accede to Mr. Truman’s request “as evidence of their willingness to cooperate with the government at a time of emergency.” "If the President has been allowed to build his hope that in such a panacea lies the cure for high prices, then he has been sadly

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