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Reds Aiming For Berth In First Division BY LEO H PETERSEN (United Pre** Sport* Editor) Tampa. Fla. Xprfl I (VP) The Cincinnati Reda are aimlar for a first division berth in the national league thin year It will be another year or two before they be yin thinking seriously about win bi ng a pennant. Manager Johnny N'eiin ha# for the moat part a young club and the majority of the player* on ft a•• at least a year away from ’heir peak Hut when they do reai h it. the Heil* protnlse to be quit* a > all club. l.aet year. N'eiin. starting with little outside of pitcher Ewell Bia, kwell and third baseman Grady Hatton, brought the lied# in fifth He believes bi* IM4B club will be •able to move up at leant "lie noth although he realize* that probably; mean* beating out either the Dod-j yer*. Cardinale Brave* or Gian's “But I'm sure we can do it,' Neun fore axt. In contrast to la»t year when shortstop Eddie Miller and catcher Ray Mueller were the only regular* • Ute of job*. Neun this sprint; ha« hi# club pretty well set. Miller talked too much ami was shipped along to the Phillies but playing In hl» tot > ‘ rookie whom the Had* believe may be the freshman of the year Virgil Stallcup They brought h’in up last spring ami while hi* fielding was • iti i: to be desired But apparently he found himself at Jersey City where he wound up tin, year hitting 318 | Bab* Young, whose long ball hit ting after he w"j secured from the Giants tn mid reason laet year ad ded Some b’t ily needed pum h to the Red ba. >ng order, will be at first with Hatton on third and eith er Bobby Adams or Ben Zientara who divided the job last year, at second. Neun is going to have a salt- b outfield When southpaws work a I gainst the Red# he will bare Hauk Sauer, who hit 5o home runs with Syracuso las’ year and who seems to have finally come up to hi# pr.e _ TODAY — Continuous from 1:30 •IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH IVENI-E” Don Defers, Victor Moore ALSO— Shorts 9c-40c Inc. Tax BE SURE TO ATTEND! —o FRI. & SAT. •i* fV-L.~J H.X UU-, M.I.X, kkmo rayon • TO mciapen tosssa Brown * Mix —o-o Sun. Mon. Tues. —“Good News" June Allyson, Peter Lawford

| mise in right; Bob l'*her in left j ami Clyde Vollmer in center. When ' right handers pitch avalnst the ! Red# it will be Augie Galan in left; , Erank Baiiholtz in right and Join;ny Wyrowfek in. center Mueller and Ray latmanno will, divide the i iit< Ilina ••bore* with Ferpell Anderson. Hugh Poland and' DoWey Williams fighting it out for; the third spot. Black well, of course. will lead the pitching parade along with Kv , Lively Eddie EraUtt. Kent Peter-; ■ <>n. Tommy Hughes and Howard Fol. Then, too, there I* old Bucky Walter* for spot assignments and Harry Humbert for relief. <> — —— May Form Amateur Baseball l oop Here The possibility of forming an amateur baseball league here for Sunday afternoon play throughout the season will be discussed Wednesday night at 7 30 o'clock in a meeting at the Decatur Industrie# : Im South Eighth street ■ The Decatur Lions club has a i greed to a proposal by Ralph Bern- _ Ing. local baseball enthusiast, to assist In formation and organlza-j lion of th.- league and it# handling throughout the season in ever t a favorable decision I# reached The number of team* to be entered in the league and other pertinent facts will be set during the meeting if enough favorable response I# ri» eived from prospective players, manager# sponsor*. etc The participating teams would be snommred by various firms and organizations not only within the city but in surrounding communities Il was proposed l>y Mr Bernini that game# be played Sunday after noon# at Worthman Field or some other suitable diamond in the area /Ml person* interested In play- 1 I ing. entering a team or tn assist ing with the organization of the i league are urged to attend thWednesday night meeting If It Is decided to organize such , a league, officer* will to- elected during tise session. - „

WOMENS LEAGUE hauler won two from Centra! Soya I fill Smit li won two from It * T: Victory War won two from' Miea: Gaaa won two from Kuehn. McMillen won two from Sutton; Three King* won two from Duo Therm. Standing W L McMillen 26 13' Central Soya 25 H i hauler 21 15 Three Kinga 23 16 Hill-Smith 22 IT Mie* 21 U Gaw 21 jg Victory . 2o io I* *’ T . 14 25 1 Sutton u n Duo Therm y 26 KueMn It Ml High aertea: hauler 515 Wherry 509. Hli-h garnea: hauler 192, S< ha ter 19?, Rowden 190. Odle 189. Mira IM. henael 174. Wherry 181. Ki Noll Ift. 0 Hand grenade* were uaod by I S. Marine* who nerved under lohn Paul Jones during the Revo I lutlon. OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT I TONIGHT I AL SCHMITT KELLY’S Quality Dry Cleaning • Phone 147 Plant—427 N. 9th IL | CORT TONIGHT and FRI. & SAT. CHAS. STARRETT “SIX GUN LAW" With Smiley Burnette ALSO — “Sen of Zerro" 9t 3Ce Inc. Tax Sun. Mon. Tues—“RHT Raer A 'Wreck es the Heeperue"

Minneapolis Lakers Win Western Title r Tty I'nftel Pre** The .Minneapolis larkem today were crowned western champions 11 of the National Professional Busk-, , ctlrall league. The takers, who finished the. . regular playing season 13 game* ahead of the second place TriCities Blackhawk*, made it offl-l last night by troiinetng the I Blackhawk*. S 3 to 59. In the final game of the Western playoff. Minneapolis won the best-two of-three series in two games and will meet th- winner of the East-, jcrn division playoff between Rochester and Anderson for the league l crown. Rih hester won the first game of the Eastern playoff Tie*-, de Mght. George Mikan. six foot, nine inch center for Minneapolis. wa*| the game's top scorer with 23 point* and Tony Jaros wan close behind with 22 Don Otten. Tricitle# center who t«t.« Mikan by three Inches, paced the Black hawks with 10 points. Minneapolis was master all the way and could have run the score, even higher if they had not substi tuted freely in the second half The I gibers piled up 98 point# In the first game of the series to . r-ome within a single point of ty-1 I ing the league record I’ looked a# though they were out to beat thmark last night as they ran up a *SO to 32 lead at halftime They eased off however and coasted to victory in the second 1 ' half Hill Hassett Tri Cities guard and his teammate. Whiter Von N'feda. were injured during the, j/ame Hassett suffered a back in ' try and .ol]:i;>«<-d a# he was walk ing off the floor aft- r the game He was taken to a hospital Von N'leda suffered a shoulder injury - . -o- --— Trade In a Good Town — Decatur *++++->+++-M-++<-+++++++-!-++ m. but Fine Clothes They’re masterfully tailored ... of ruttKed. long-lasting fabrics . . . and cost only ’4O/45 bvv I m How can CLIPPER CRAFT afford to give you such fine clothes at tueh amazingly low pricaa? Welt, the CLIPPER CRAFT PLAN ... of which we are a part, answers that. Thle unique (' operatian, concentrating the huge buying power of 1036 leading stores, results In enormous savings In planned production and dlatributlon. LINN'S Tun* In “The Al venture* of i Sherlock Holmes' every . Sunday. 6 P M. 1 Station WXJO I

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Major League Exhibitions N'. w York (Al 6. St Lottis (N1 2. • BokUin (N't 4. Boston 1. Chicago (Al 7. Chicago’(N• fi Cleveland 12, St. Louis (A» lb. Cincinnati 11. Philadelphia I<>. Brooklyn (N't 5. Montreal (Inti 4. Toronto (Ini I 4. Philadelphia | (At 2 Washington lAt It. Kansas City I (Assn ) 14 (Tie game called end 14th. darkness ! 1 Secaur--i pho! lerinij Phone DWfi T o Trade In a Good Zown — Decatur

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i main the same a* )a«t year*. o Chemists Will Start Radio Programs Friday The Northeastern Indiana section of (he American chemical society, with headquarter* in |joit Wayne, will inaugurate a weekly I program called "Ask The ('hemint i over station W K. J G. Fort Wayne, beginning Friday, from | 7:15 to 7:30 p m tjuer.tion# of a chemical nature submitted by th 1 radio listener, will lie answ-rvd by members of ,the society e.trin,' th!* program Local scientist* and member* of I the aociey will be Interviewed and tell of the part chemistry play* In their respective industry.

Any person having n question in volvlng chemical principals Is ask ed to send it to “Ask The Chemist," I tadio sUltlon W. K. J. <l., Fort Wayne. — Temper, bate and xelflahness are the curtains that hide one's beauty. r I CUTS OFF ALL I (<‘<mt. From Page One) zone or travel within it between !< 'i p. m. and 8 a. tn. dally, the radio ■ said. Radio Moscow utoimincen me ; dixmemlterment of Germany al ’ rea<ly wa* an "accomplished fact" 1 and wall the authority of the four- ' power allied control council and i ceased to exist.

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