Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 105, Decatur, Adams County, 3 May 1948 — Page 8

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Pirate Fans Cautious Over Team's Record New York. May 3 (CPi Before there in any darning in the| streets in Pittsburgh. the patient Pirate faux want to be nure there I* no repetition ot the sad story of the 1947 season The club In in first place today, but the fun* remember that in the early stages of the last campaign the Buch also moved up front, but wound up in a tie for dead last with the Phillies. They have reason to think.; though that thin year it will bei different And it may well lie For under Billy Meyer, their energetic, new manager, they have won eight out of their 12 first Kamen. Ywterday's rousing 6 to I triumph over Ewell Blackwell, the major league’s top hurivr of 1947. belonged almost wholly to their nlurging star. rammin" Ralph Kiner, who crashed out two homer* a gainst the Cincinnati ace right hander then wound up proceeding* with a miraculous catch In left field that started a gameending double play Kiner got hi* homer* tn hi* first two trip*, driving in four run* Mel Queen, a pitcher the Yankee* want ed no longer, chalked up hi* first victory for the I'iratim The second game* wa* rained out Duke Enider of the Dodgers also had a profitfbie day at the plate. I hitting two homers, a triple and a) single, and driving in four run* In a 9 to t. victory al Philadelphia Later Brooklyn bats were silenced by Ken ileintzelman in a four hit. 2 to u second game triumph The Giants cashed In on one big Inning in which Johnny .Mize hit a two run homer. Willard Marshall smashed a triple and Walker Coop | er got a double putting over four; tuns on five hit* to beat the Brave* at New York. 5 to 1 lavrry Jansen pitched a five-hitter to score his second triumph and missed a shutout only when Jeff Heath tag ged him for a second inliiiig homer The Cubs reltotinded against the ' ardinal* at St Loui*. ending a out-game losing streak w ith a 19i.it. LI to 4 triumph in which they maltreated five Redbird throwers Belief pit< her Bob Chipman. who worked seven Inning* wa* credited with the victory Ted William* went to town against the Yankee* at Boston, hitting a three-run homer ami a tworun triple in a 7 to 1 triumph The homer came off a Yankee relief a. e Joe Page Joe Dobson rationed the Yank* to seven scattered hits ami son his first game. Pitcher Eteddy Hutchinson help Ittg the Tiger* along the comeback trail, held the Indians to three hit* in a I to 2 triumph at Cleveland Tonight & Tuesday JEANNIE ( RAIN DAN DAILEY “YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME” ALSO —Short* 14c40c Inc. Tas —o Wed. & Thur*.—"That’* My Man" Don Amec he. Catharine McLeod First Show Wed. at 6:30 Continuous Thies. from 1:30 BE SURE TO ATTEND! —o Fri. 4 Sat—F--II A Hour Shoe! "GONE WITH THE WIND" One Shew Fri. Nite 8 P. M. Continue.* Rat. from 1 P. M. 25c 50c Inc. Tas —o Coming Sun.—" Bride Coes Wild" ICORTl; Tonight & Tuesday “STORK BITES MAN” Jackie Conner. Gene Robert* & “SLIPPY McGEE” Don flAy, Dal* Evan* 14c-30c Inc. Tax —o Thur*. Fri. Sat— Jimmy Wakely. "Sang of th* Drifter” —o Coming Sun. — Wm. Elliott. “Fabuleu* Texan"

Both Cleveland runs were honkers, one by pitcher Bob Lemon, who was working with only two days of rest. The Athletic* took over second pla< e In the American league with a t to 3 tiiumph over the Senators at Washington a* Joe Coleman plt< hed himself out of numerous jam*, giving up la hit* and walking three The sei end game wa* called be au*e of rain in the second inning with Philadelphia leading. 3 to 1. The St la.uis at ('hi.agu doubleheader in the American wa* rained out Yesterday's star llalph Kiner of the Pirate* who hit two homers, drew two walks and made a great ratch to start a game-ending double play in a 6 to 4 triumph over the He.!. o Citation Is Winner 01 Kentucky Derby Louisville' Ky.. May 3 (VP) The derby dolt* and the derby demon* heartily agreed today that Citation will win the triple crown a* he pleases, and then they posed . thi* enticing question I* Calumet’s Comet destined Io i verhaul Stymie as the greatest money winner of all time? There were many who told you ye* in the wake of Saturday's Ken ' tucky Iterby which Citation took by three and a half lengths. They pointed to the overwhelm- I Ing superiority of the bay colt over he current crop of thr< year old*. . to the 4332.930 he ha* earned to date, to the 15 Victories he ha* ] scored In 17 race* Os course, many a horse is a sen satioli hi* first two year* ami then peter* out like a julep when the Ice ha* melted Broker's Tip won l the derby and never won another race. I In piling up hl* phenomenal ! Jshl.miti earnitigit stymie was strictIly a nobody in his early years It was the $238,650 he picked Up a* a five-year-old and the $299,775 a* a six year-old that hoisted him into Immortality But if there's any horse that can lieat that juvenile jinx. Citation is I that horse. Aftet all. hasn't he met other Jinxes head on? No other futurity winner nor derby trial winter had wigt the derby until jockey Eddie Arcaro diove thi* son of Bull 1 Lea under the wire three and al half lengths in front of hl* stablemate. Coaltown. and <-ix and a half lengths ahead of My Bequest. Citation won $155,680 as a two year-old. and Ills SB3.S<M) derby nurse gave him $176,250 for this year. , Next the Preakness and then '.he Belmonth .Stakes It wa* hard for anyone here to tee how Citation would he troubl'd in the Preakne** at Baltimore a week from Saturday And Arcaro ilniHelf also was ready to pocket he Belmont money. "We have a triple crown winner or sure.” Eddie *aid yesterday. Arcaro aloo wrote a little history ia urday. He rode hi* fourth derby , winner, the only jockey ever to do to. Previously. he was tied with *aac Murphy and Earl Sande with hree winners Likewise, trainer Ben Jones, one >f the guid ng spirits of ihat branch if the C 8. mint known as Calunet Farm, saddled his fourth winter Jone* now is tied for the reord with A. J. i Derby Dick* Thompson. o Legion Membership Is 2,800,000 Men Indianapolis May 3 — (UP) — \ Ihree-day session of the Arnerian Legion national executive committee liegan today following the 12U> annua) national aerial member•hip roundup In which 92 planes from over the nation Hew nearly 270.000 new membership cards to Indianapolis yrasterday Legion officials said the air roundup boosted the organization * ational membership to nearly 2,I <u»O.O0O men. You can borrow ready cash from us for any worthy pur- , pose. Loans privately made , —just tell us amount of cash ( that you may need. t Autos and appliances financed. Also refinancing I of present obligations on i small payments. Consoli- > date your debts with us. 1 A rm»U part of your inconte tach 1 mowrh wtU repay a loan with u* Your | name U the chief Motrity for a , loan Mara LOCAL LOU COMHM J iHCoaeonsrso erm* Man *asewe Hvaaa Z-M asewtu* laeiwtA >1

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0 — o Today's Sport Parade By O»car Fraley I (Reg. U. 8. Pat. Off.) • O — o New York. May 3—<l'Pl—A* expected. the New York Giant* are) right up at the top of baseball's I hit parade today with 16 home' run*. but over in the American league the Cleveland Indian* and New York Yankee* went to be rnuaeling into the act. The Giant* needed 13 game* to pile up their total but. after a beetle weekend, the Indian* are just one behind with 15 ill five le** game* And the Yankee*, who e counted the homer theli ■ ‘ personal ajiple. are only two back i in two le** game* than the 13 (day , cd by the Giant* Cincinnati hold* the place po»l , lion In the National league with | 12 and much of that can lie attri I buted to rangy Hank Sauer, the rookie flychaner. who head* the major* at the moment with a total of nix. Walker Cooper I* runner up for the Giant* with four. Following those club* In order with round trip clout* are Brooklyn. 11; Chicago and Philadelphia, each nine; Pittsburgh. S; Boston, seven. and St. laiui*. five. Ken Keltner. with Jive. lead* the Indian*, followed by Ted Wil-. Ham* of the Boxox and George' Vico of the Tiger*, each with four I William*' four swell* Boston’s total to a third place total of 12. followed by Detroit'* HI; Philadelphia. 9; Chicago. 6. with the hapless Brown*, three, and the impotent Senator*, one. The Giant* had to call on their ■net punch, the four bagger, yester lay to break a three-game lowing streak Jawpa John Mize deliver ed hl* third to administer the coup de grace to Boston's Brave*. Brooklyn meanwhile wtarted collecting on the strike zone le**on* liven to Ed llhikei Snider, who ised to whack at anything this wide of third ba*e. The Ituke hit two double*, a triple and a single to knock in four runs and give the Brook* a split with the Phil* Ralph Kiner of the Pirate*, who last year tied Mize at 51 H R •’* tier person, finally adjusted hi* slugging night*. He had only one' homer In 11 previous games. So he belted two which Inundated Cin-j clnnati and put the Hues at the top of the National league They! were two clout* which shook thei 'egend that was Ewell Blackwell William*, the Boston kid. must! have converter! a few of those back hay critic*, too. For the splinter swatted a homer and a triple, knocking home five run* to b(at the Yankee* It was hi* fourth of the year three of them off the Yankees, yet. Four Midget Race Drivers Injured Decatur. 111.. May 1 — (UP) — Four midget race car drivers were In a hospital today a* a result of accidents at Macon speedway Saturday night Three of them. Stan Smith. Collinsville. 111.. Chick Marshall. Cham paign. 111., and Mel Wainwright. Kansas City, piled up their care In the feature race. Smith suffered a fractured arm. Marshall received burns on the arm* and legs and W’ainwright suffered chest injuries Ray Knepper. Bellville, 111., who took a spill in a preliminary race, was hospitalized with a fractured leg .

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MAJOR AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B Cleveland 6 2 .750 Philadelphia 7 5 .5x3 1 St. Ixtuls 5 I .556 l‘d New York 6 5 .515 1, Detroit 6 7 162 3' •> .Roxton 5 6 .455 2*4 Washlnggton 5 7 .417 3 Chicago > ' * NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B Pittsburgh X I 667 New York « 5 615 , Brooklyn 7 6 .53* 1 St fxruis 5 | Ml 2 6 | 429 3 Cincinnati 6 « ,4!9 3 ] Philadelphia 6 X .429 3 Chicago 5 7 417 .3 SATURDAY'S RESULTS American League St. Ixiui* 6, Chicago 2. Boston *. New York 6. Detroit 10. Cleveland 3. Philadelphia 5. Washington 1. National League Pittsburgh 7. Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn . Philadelphia 1. Boston 6. New York 3. St. Ixniix 4. Chicago 0. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League Detroit 4. Cleveland 2. Philadelphia 4. Washington 3. Roxton 7. New York 1. St Louis at Chicago, rain National League Chicago 13. St. Louis 4. , Brooklyn 9-0. Philadelphia 6 2. Pittsburgh 6. Cincinnati 4. New York 5. Poston 1. 4) Onlv elvht cities In Alaska have I i population over 1.000. They are Ketchikan. Juneau. Wrangell, Petersburg. Sitka. Nome. Fairbanks and Anchorage, Juneau. Ketch!- ' k n n. .‘nchorage and Fairbanks are the only four having more than 6.000 population. e Sera nr—l 'phnl at erln g Phone IIJRfi 1 OPEN ’TILL MIDNIGHT I TONIGHT I Al. SCHMITT ' mW WE WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL 7 P. M. (CDT) Tuesday Election Day Blackstone CAFE & BUFFET

M/W AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. G.B Imlianapoli* 14 I .778 Minneapolis 11 7 .611 3 St. Paul 11 7 .611 3 Milwaukee 10 9 .526 4*<i I'olumbu* 9 9 .500 5 IxiUlNVille 712 36H 7‘i Kansas City 613 .316 h Toledo 613 .316 S’j CENTRAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Fort Wayne 3 1 .750 Grand Rapid* ... 3 1 .750 Flint .. 2 .600 H Dayton -* 3 .4<>o I’4 Muskegon ... -1 2 333 l’i ‘ Saginaw 1 4 .200 SATURDAYS RESULTS American Association St Pau) 5. 'xtuisvllle 4 (12 Inning*). Minneapolis * '’oliimbu* 6. hidl.inapoll* in. Milwaukee 1. Toledo 2. Kansas City 1. Central League Fort Wayne 3. Dayton 0. Grand lt;*pld* 11. Mu*kegon 1. Flint 7, Saginaw 6. YESTERDAY S RESULTS American Association Milwaukee 3-3. Indianapolis 2-9 | Columbus 9-6. Minneapolis 3-5 Ixmisville 5-0, St Paul 28. Toledo 5-1. Kansas City- 4-2. Central League Dayton 5. Flint 1. Grand Rapid* 12. Saginaw 10 Muskegon at F;Tt Wayne, rain (, Alaska is one-f.fth the *ize of the Cnited State* 590,884 square : mile* There are 26.000 miles of ; coastline and about 1.000 island* in i the territory.

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CITATION. Calumet Farm's sterling performer and first horse to win th- Km u< kt |i,. ( ., v a( , w JOE both the Belmont Futurity and th.- D. rhy Trial, splashes a. r..s* the finish i:ne r.t, H , stable mate Coaltown, to win th.- 74th running of ttirfdom s .lassie itt 2:'<s 2. .. at Chur, hi I Down* Jo. k-y Kddie Arcaro set a new re. old In hooting Cl>at;ot. a. r„«, J), Derby winner ('..alt.>wn. only entry to furnish competition. I* followed aero-, ij.. |;t> Request and Billing*.

Greek Assassination ■ On Communist Order Assassin Confesses Orders From Party Athens. Mxv 3—(l'l’l— Greek authorities said todav the assassin of justice minister Christos | laida* confessed that lie acted on 1 communist partv orders. tadas died Saturday night from

wounds suffered when a May Day i assassin threw a grena.V l into his I car. Funeral services Were achedi tiled todav. The assassin, identified as Eustralin* Moutsovlaiini*. 22. refused to reveal who aided him. authorities said. I'nofficially It was reported that police are seeking three alleged accomplices, who were said I to have handed him grenades at a ' rendezvous Friday night. He used three grenades, throw I Ing the first int> the c-ir which j laufus was enter 1 ..g after leaving Easter prayers .? th» orthodox

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