Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 114, Decatur, Adams County, 13 May 1948 — Page 8

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Phillies Hand Pirates First Shutout, 5-0 New York, May 13 H"P) Pa-eball • new Philadelphia «<!orv isn't lieitig *i t'en entirely by Con nie Mat k after all It seem* Ben chapman want* to be >-<eauthor The Phil*, like the Athletic*. are flying high these day- .lud though they >still don't figure as serious pennant < ontemle •«. th< vast rebuilding program that was started when Chapman be< atne manager in 1;<I5 is beginning to pay off 'We've gist only two playere on the team, p ti tier Oscar Judd and <at her \ndy Semiiih who were there when I took over as manage Chap nan said. We had to do a lot <>( trading w ith other clubs I until the players in out own farm system liegan to develop But I' think eventually that *• II be getting plenty of young star* without having to go out and buy them " < hapman s oddly ■ assorted crew of kids and oldsters won its! fourth straight .tame yesterday and Its ,-ixth victory in its last eight starts when Sylvester ißiixi lion ’ nelly, the Utile Cardinal castoff.! pitched a three hit 5 to ii shutout over the Pirates at Pittsburgh. It was the first time this year that I the belting Hues had been shut' out. The offensive punch was supplied in tlie man by rookie outfielders Ru ble Ashburn ami John Blatnik. who rot seven of Philly'e 13 hits Chapman, who made a daring move with Blatnik by using him in place of last year's major league batting king. Harry Walker, who hasn't been hitting, saw it pay off when tlie youngster from the Phils' Wilkes-Barre farm club got a double and three singles. The Athletics. Who just Won't be beaten, it seems, ran I heir victory s reak tn 1" games by drubbing the Browns. * to I. building up an S to <i lead and coasting in as flick Fowler won his second game and Eddie Joust ran his h ttlng streak to 17 const* -alive games Barney Mi-Coskv's three run double in a big six-run second inning was the game • key blow. Bobby Doerr hit his second homer in as many days and it came at a most opportune time, bringing home three runs in the loth to give the Red Sox a fl to a victory over the White Sox at Booton. It was Chicago's eighth straight defeat and it came hard since Luke Appling s fourth single of the game, a walk to Dave Philley and Bob Kennedy's double had produced a temporary 5 to 3 lead. The Tigers out*lugged the Senators in the rain at Washington, winning It to ft as Hoot Evers and J m <ni law batted in three runs apiece Sherry Robertson. Washing- __________________ ■

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ton outfi.-lder. suffered a wrenched knee when he fell on tlie wet turf. Detroit pitcher Hal X'ewhouser was i batted out for the fifth straight i time Brooklyn won a Marathon game at Cincinnati, 9 to 7. Carl Furillo leading the 12-hit attack with a doulde and three singles. Rookie Hank Sauer paced tlie losers with a I homer double ami single to emerge front a hitting slump. The Yankee Indian game was rained out at New York with the Yankee* ahead 3 to 1 in the fourth : on Joe Dimaggio's three run first inning homer. Boston at Chicago and New York at St. lacuis in the national also were rained out. Yesterday's star Bobby Doerr of the Red Sox wlioec three run homer .11 the loth beat tlie White S* v. fl to o - Kansas City Slips Into Last Position By United Press Kansa> city, the American as-' soc ial on defending champion, slip-1 p< d into last place today as a result | •f weak pitching and erratic hitting. After a fast start this season on I which power kept the Blues close ■ ■o Hu- 'op. Kansas City has faded | to the bottom of tile league With only eight wi.”,c and 19 loses. Leatie leading St Paul pinned the 19th loss on the Blues last night, 7 to 6 In other games las* night. To- | ledo came out of the cellar by de■eating Lou sville. t to 2. and Minneapolis walloped Milwaukee. 12 to 2 The Columbus at Indianapolis game was postponed because of lain The Blues started strong at St. Paul, driving home three runs in he first Innin-’ Another three rune I in the fourth gave Kansas City a c-2 lead but it couldn't hold the' edge as the Saints scored font' runs in the eighth ami one in the' ninth innings. Outfieldei Earl Naylor hit a two-run hotner for St. Paul in the third inning. Bole Haney pitched a five hitter at Louisville to lead Toledo out of last place The Hens, meanwhile, made their eight hits count for half as many runs, scoring twice in the sixth inning for the dec Ring margin A pair of home runs which produced four tallies, wan more than enough to defeat Milwaukee at Minneapolis. Jack McGuire hit a round tripper with two men on base o give the Millers a 3-ii lead. Then the home club batted around in the fourth, scoring seven times. After -coring on e in the seventh. Len »'< hulte macle it an even dozen runs wi h a four-base blow in the eighth. Francis Hardy scattered nine Brewer hits one of which was a home run by first baseman Heinz Becker

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o — o Today's Sport Parade By Oscar Fraley I (Reg. U. 8. Pat. Off.) I 0 — 0 New York. May 13 (I'Pt Citation. the Kentucky derby winner. lis very likely to’ create a minit* i pool in tlie Preakness on Saturday I but it won't put the Maryland Jot ki-y club out of business. , Even such an Illustrious bettor as George Washington found out long ago that it costs money to buck the gee gees in the old line • state. ! The father of our country like • many of his children, discovered this irrevocable fact in 1762 when ‘ he went to the Maryland race* The Maryland jockey duh. oldest of its kind in the country, then was 1* years old It still is operating. 1 a! a healthy 204. which demon 1 strati'* clearly that it can assimi1 late a minus pool on occasion. It's the Georges who pay: along 1 with the Toms. Dicks and Harry*. And Washington made his contribution. although you might say George was lucky He only drop- ' ped 16 20. Ilf* entire trip to the race*, however. set George back a neat 1316.40. But he must have been u pretty sharp hand with the pasteboards. Washington salvaged 152 playing card*, cutting the cost of his vacation down to 1264.40. Fortunately for him. he had not become the public figure then that he wa» to be a few years later. Imagine how much more it would have cost him had he bei-n famous -and plagued with hot tip* AU of these detail* are record ' ed faithfully In Washington's diary It reads like thia: •'Traveling expense*. 2 pound*. 10 shillings: servants in trip. 17 shillings: sundry tickets to the rday there, one pound: sundry ticket* to the ball there. 12 shillings: two boxes of clarr-t, 25 pounds: horse. 50 pounds: charity, 2 pound*. 3 shillings: cash lost on races. 1 pound, six shilling. ’’And from all this waa dedwt-

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ed 13 pound* won at curds." Tlie dedm tion to be drawn from the itemized list is that Washington had himself a time. And why not. on a hundred bucks porth of wine? For if you work it all out at current day ipricts. that's the liquor bill. A pound now is worth 14 an I a *hilli«ig equals 2d cents. And in those days a pound didn't have qiidvrnourished ounces. MAJOR —- II AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. i Philadelphia 14 5 .737 . Cleveland 11 5 .696 1>« New York 12 6 .667 I'i Detroit 10 12 455 5% Washington . 911 450 s>-j : Boston 911 .450 s*j St. Louis 6 10 .375 Chicago 3 14 .176 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. St. Louis Iff 6 .625 • New York 11 7 .611 ■ Pittsburgh 11 S .579 % i Philadelphia 11 10 524 1>« Brooklyn 10 10 .500 2 I Boston 9 10 .474 f Chi< ago 7 10 .412 . 3>« Cincinnati 715 ill 6 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League Boston 6. Chicago 5 tio Innings). Philadelphia 9. St. Ixmis 4. Detroit 14. Washington 9. Cleveland at New York. rain. National League Philadelphia 5. Pittsburgh 0. Bnaiklyn 9. Cincinnati 7. Boston at Chicago, rain. New York at St. Louis, wet grounds. 0 . Beet and chard seed should he planted with plenty of space because each "seed” really is a package of several seeds.

J -1 (I II Decatur And Berne Gome Is Cancelled The weatherman continue* toplay havoc with the Decatur Yellow Jackets baseball season. Yesterday s scheduled game at B» me was cancelled because of rain, and prospects appeared none too gcsid at noon today for the Jackets scheduled Northeastern, Indiana conference game with Warsaw at Worthman field this afternoon. Huntington is slated to play here Friday afternoon und Howe Military Academy here Saturday afternoon. The Jackets wiil play the Bluffton Tigers at Bluffton Monday morning In a conference tilt. f/r o — There are five mountain peaks in Virginia exc ceding 5.000 feet In I elevation. •

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Conservation Club Meets Friday Night The Adam* couniv con«erv«Uon ■ dub will meet Friday night at 7:30 I o’clock at the city hull. All member* are urged bv the club preaident. Robert Hill, to be present. .<>. Kendallville Coach Resigns Position Harry Smith, basketball and track coach at Kendallville high achool for the past four years, ha* resigned hi* position, effective with the clone of the present school year He ha* made no announcement of future plan*.. o : — The happie*t part of my life has been my mother. - Phillips Brooks

Berne' Conservation Club Launches Drive Berne. May 13 The Berne Conservation club met hare this week und launched the 194 k membership drive. The club also decided to sponsor the planting of fish in local waters and also u crow-killing contest. Feet from the crows must be brought to tlie next meeting, June 27. _o Moose Team Plays At Convoy Friday The Decatur Moose softball team will play an exhibition game at Convoy. 0., Friday night at h o'clock. o__ Trade In a Good /own — Decatur

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