Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 95, Decatur, Adams County, 21 April 1948 — Page 8

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Decafur Track Team First In Triangular Meet Decatur high school tra<k team, walked off with a three-way meet at Kendallville Tuesday afternoon The count wa* Decatur, 80%; Kendallville. 60 5/ ami Albion. 15%. The local squad gathered in nine first places, including both relay races. Hill Kingsley won both the 100yard dash and the 220 yard race, and Jack Heller collected a first In | the high jump and another first I in the low hurdles Summary: 100-yard dasii Kinruev (D». first. Butler (K». second Hilbert I <D>. third Amsbaugh 1.0. fourth Time 10.7. 220-yard dash Kingsley (Di. first; Baughn <Di r-cond; Butler (Ki, third; Amabaugh (Ki. fourth Time 25 1 440-ye.id run Stingely (Di. first. Bogner (Di. second; Vaughn (Ki. third. Mosser (Ki, fourth. Time 57.6 880-yard run Lehman (Di. first; Mory (Ki. second: Foreman (Di, third; llollopeter (Al, fourth Time 2.18.7. Mlle run Smitley (Di. first; Johnson (Di. second. Collins iKi. third: Hol’ (peter. (A). fourth Time 5 12 5. High hurdles McGiffln (K). first; Heller. (Di. second; Horner i Kt, third: Sobaslay (A.) and Gentis tDi tied for fourth. Time 169, Low hurdles Heller (Di. first: McGiffln (Kt stcond; Nesbit (Ki. third. Marshall (Al, fourth. Time; -264 Pole vault Frymer (Al; Marshall (A) and Skiles (Kt. tied for first; Smith (Di and McConnell (Di tied for fourth. Height 9 feet. High Jump-Heller (D|. first: McKiffin (K>. second; Frymer (At and Skiles (Kt tied for tliird Height 5 ft. six inches. Broad jump — Kirkwood (KI. first; Nesbit (KI. second; McConnell (Dt. third; Bassett (D). fourth Distance 17 ft. 11 inches. Shotput —- Hyland (Kl. first; Myers (Di, .second; Holmes (DI. third. McKiffin (Kt. fourth. Distance 4b ft. 6 inches. Mile relay Decatur (Bogner. Reynolds. Foreman and la-hnran > Time 4:01.

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Half mile relay Decatur (Stlngely. Baughn. Gilbert. Kingsley). Time I 415. - Opening Day Record Crowd At Cleveland By United Press \ total of 218.513 paying fans filed in’o seven major league ball parks Tuesday for the first fullscale program of the 1948 season. ; Included was an all-time opening day record of 7.1,163 at Cleveland. Last year 246.429 raw the first full program, but that was for eight games The national league drew 123.66a yesterday and the American league drew 94.853 o “MAJOR -- NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. St. Ixmi* 1 0 1.000 Brooklyn 1 ff 1.000 Philadelphia 1 (I 1.000 Cincinnati 11 .500 % Pittsburgh . 11 .500 Boston " 1 .000 1 New York (i 1 .000 I Chicago o 1 .000 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Philadelphia 2 o 1.000 Detroit 1 0 1 .000 Cleveland 1 o 1.000 % New York 11 500 1 Washington 11 .500 1 Chicago 0 1 .000 1% St U'lils 0 1 .000 1% Boston 0 2 .000 2 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Philadelphia 3. Boston 1. Brooklyn 7. New York 6. Pittsburgh 3. Chicago 2. St. Louis 4. Cincinnati 0. American League Detroit 5. Chicago 2. ( Washington 9. New York 1. Cleveland 4. St. Ixmis 0. Only games scheduled. MINOR AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. G.B. St. Paul 6 1 .857 Indianapolis 5 2 .714 1 Kansas City 3 4 .429 3 Louisville 3 4 .429 3 Milwaukee 3 4 42‘» 3 Minneapolis 3 4 .429 3 | Toledo 3 4 429 3 Columbus 2 S 286 . 4 YESTERDAYS RESULTS St. Paul 6. Columbus 3. Indianapolis 3 Minneapolis 2. Toledo 18. Milwaukee 6. Kansas City 6. Imuisville 4.

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Off To Flying Start In Chicago Openrt* Ma I M jl y < B ' z r I V-' y ™ AN OPENING DAY CROWD of almost 16,000 who watched the White Sox lose a ninth-inning decision to the Detroit Tigers. 5 to 2. in Chicago, saw rookie first-baseman George Vico of the Bengal* get off to an auspicious big league start. At bat for his first time in big-league Dall. Vico slashed the first pitch offered for a 375 foot home run in the third inning. He is shown above, computing his circuit trot.

Feller Tosses Two-Hitler To Defeat Browns New York. April 21 — (I*P> — If you'h must have its fling on major league pitching mounds this season, then somebody better tell the old and experienced fellows about It. Apparently they haven't heard. For there were six guys with a total of 69 years in major league rosters who had the big opening day program pretty much to themselves yesterday and the kids juet ; weren't In it at all The veterans were Truett (Rip) Sewell 40, of the P'rutes, Emil Leonard. 38. of the Phils. Murray Dickron. 31. of th’ Cards. Sid Hudson and Hal Newhouser, 27. of the Tigers. As so often In the past Feller, 12-years a major leaguer, was the I ' show etopper." Before tile largest opening day crowd in major league history. 73.163. Feller pitched the Indians to a two-hit. 4 to * victory j over the Browns at Cleveland His battery mate, catcher Jim Megan, I led the 11-hit offensive support with three hits including a two run hooter. ' Newhouser, trying to come back after a dl«ap|H>:nllug season pitched an eight hit. 5 to 2 victory over the White t(ox at Chicago, but victory didn't come until three successive singles. one by Hal himself, put acr<> s three runs in the ninth. Hudson led the revenge In Washington In which the Senators got even wi h the Yankees for their j lotmlllation before President TruI man by scoring a 9 to 1 win. The Yankees got only five hits off Hudson. all singles Dickson, a nine year man with the ('aids, pitched masterfully in the pinches, though he gave up 10 hits in a 4 to n triumph over Cincinnati at St. Louis. The Reds got hit,, in. every inning but only once did they get a man to third base | The Card* made 11 hits, four in the third when they got three run* Leonard. 15 year* of tnajc' Ira-1 gue baseball on his page in he )e---cord book, cools* the hard-hitting' Brave* with six hits In a 3 to 1 triumph at Philadelphia. Sewell, rrttv' laddy of the lot with 16 years . ea major leaguer, wasn't even list «d as a pitcher on 'he Pira'e roster this year. But he came out of retirement as a' coach and made manager Bill Meyer's Pirate debut in Pittsburgh a winning one by pitching a six- 1 hit. 3 to 2 triumph over the Cuos. and rounded out the gala day by, hitting a bonier

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The Dodgers came from behind to top the Giants at New York, 7, to 6. on a four-run seventh inning rally. A gift double by Jackie Robinson. whit h fell safely when Whitey ixx kman and rookie shortstop Bob-| by Rhawn collided, put over two of 1 the runs. Billy Cox hit a two run homer for B'ooklyn and Walker Cooper and Jack Uihrke each hit for the route for New York. The Red Sox ami Athletics had an open date in the American. YESTERDAYS STAR - Old Rip Sewell of the Pirates, who had retired to coaching duties, but who came forth and pitched a six-hit. > 3to 2 triumph over the Cubs. " I Rockets To Stay In All-America Loop chi-ago, \prl! 21 (CP) — An announcement of the new owners of 'he Chicago Rockets L, nearly ready, R. Edward Garn said today, and the team, doormat of the all American football conference, will: definitely be in Chicago again in 1848. Garn, former general manager of' the club ant tree last December: an scent of t . -ague to settle the organization's problem*, said that the owners of the group had been

known to league officials since be'ore the end of the 1947 season. "There's been a lot of speculation about who the owners are.” he *ald. hut they're the same people who planned to buy the club when last ■ eason ended. Although some of 'he men identified with the new group have been repotted as dropping out. that* not right. There hasn't been any change.” Garn, a partner in a I.aSalle s reet brokerage house, said that the football club had gone through the winter making the usual changes in personnel, and that since Ed M< Keever was appointed to coach the leant, players have been acquired and plans have been made for player shifts. "We've got 38 players signed to 1948 contracts,” he sail, "and only 10 of them were with Un last year.” There was a possibility that the new dwner* -vouid be announced this week or next. Meanwhile the schedule for the team was completed except for the date of one contest. —— - 111

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0 w- — o | Today's Sport Parade | •y Oscar Fraley I (Reg. U. 8. Pat. Off.) I O-» c New York. April 21.— (VPl—- — were a lot of "new looks" as the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgem opened their respective campaigns In the National league with their family feud. The ladies had It: Babe Ruth had It: Mel Ott had it. and so did Igiraine Day. I.e<> Durocher didn't. It was the same old Up. k The Bambino, after a really restful Florida vacation, looked chipper. happy and better than he ( has since his near-fatal operation. He swung Into the Pagoda grounds with something resembling his old jaunty walk and waved heartily to the cheering crowd Watching with the rest was the I "new" Ott. No longer is It "Master Melvin." Standing in the dugout. nervously preparing his lineup. the Giant manager was much heavier and squinted through ' specs. The beautiful iairaine sat iff a i box beside the Dodger dugout with i her young adopted son bouncing on her lap She was flanked by Branch Rickey and Mm. Rickey. The Deacon hunched forward, trying to see first base around the comer of the dugout. "Do you - syppose he took that seat hy choice?” asked someone cognizant of the Dodger drama concerning "who's on first?”

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I; wa-> a oew look ail around.| even the advertising having be«n ( (minted off the outfield wallswith the exception of tninwher. Right off the bat the Up l»ounced out to the third bate coaching box and proceodod to erase the coaching lines with hi* spikes. Umpire Butch H’liline called time, summoned workmen to recalcimine the coaching line* and. while the work wa* in progress, gave Leo a short lecture. That made the season official Ami Leo remained relatively good, only scratching out half the new lines, until the third inning Then Bobby Thomson bounced an infield hit to Billy Cox ans reached the right ifeld wall a J I"-; dug for first. Cox overthrew and Thomson, from the outfield grtiss, beaded for second. First basemen Preston Ward almost had the ball, and it would have been close (|t second, when a spectator leaned over the rail and tucked the ball In hl* pocket. My friends, do not worry about whether Durocher will be himself on the ball field this year since his return from a year la exile. He will. Crnpire Bill Rlewart can be the chief witness, lx*" gave him wbat for. you know and how come with complete Durocher histrionic*. There's no new l«x»k to the Up except for the possibility that after a year's rest it wags a bit faster than ever!

Sellersburg Man Is Killed By Train Sellersburg. Ind.. April 21 - (CPI — Jobez Mahan. 25. of Sellersburg, was killed yesterday when struck by a south-bound Pennsylvania train at a railroad crossing here. HEAD OF AUTO ff’nnf Prom on the floor In a pool of blood. "Those dirty !” he cried. "They have to shoot a man in the back. They won’t come out In the open and fight.” Reuther's assailant parked hi* car on a side street and sneaked up to the rear of the union lead er’» home. Reuther was standing by the breakfast nook and was just turning to pick up a sandwich when the charge hit him. It hurled him to the floor. "They got me. Mae," he yelled to his wife.

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Mr*. Rent'll*, Mid she thought, he was joking. "When I turned and saw the blood. I knew he wasn't kidding.", she said. Three neighbor boy* saw the assailant flee. One of them, Lewis! Johnstone. 14. son of T. A. John stone, an assistant I'AW oftyclal,i tailed to his father. "Daddy, Daddy. Mr. Reuther has l>een shot." he shouted. The elder Johnstone raced to the Reuther home, accompanied by police Lt. Joseph B. Curto who was in his home nearby. Dr. Angelo also ran to

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