Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1948 — Page 6

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Lions League Play To Open Here Sunday Play wsll open Sunday afternoon in the Lions club baseball b <». ue. spoii'o ■<•<! by the Decatur > -ms club Four teams will play a regular league schedule, with double headers each Sunday afternoon at the new McMillen park on North Second street in thia city A playoff series will be held at the close of the regular season. Members of the league are Central Soya Co. Arnold A- Klenk. Meal hairy and Monmouth lnde|tendents tlames will be be played at 1 and 3:30 p.tn each Sunday No admission will lie < harged and the public in invited to attend The schedule is as follows May 30 Soya vs Ideal; Arnold A Klenk vs Monmouth June 6 Soya vs Monmouth. Ideal vs Arnold A Klenk June 13 Soya vs Arnold A Klenk. Ideal vs Monmouth June 2'l \rnold A Klenk vs Monmouth: Soya vs Ideal June 27 Ideal vs Arnold A Klenk. Soya vs Monmouth. July 4 Ideal vs Monmouth. Soya vs Arnold A Klenk July 11 Soya is Ideal; Arnold A Klenk vs Monmouth July IS Soya vs Monmouth; Ideal vs Arnold A Klenk. July 25 Soya vs Arnold A Klenk Ideal vs Monmouth. Aug 1 Arnold A Klenk vs Monmouth; Soya vs Ideal Aug 8 Ideal vs Arnold A Klenk. Soya vs Monmouth Aug 15 Idea! vs Monmouth; Soya vs Arnold A Klenk Aug. 22 Soya vs Ideal; Arnold A Klenk vs» Monmouth Aug 29 Soya vs Monmouth: Ideal vs Arnold A Klerk Sept. 5 Soya vs Arnold A Klenk. Ideal vs Monmouth - o Dance Sunday & Wednesday Nights—Geel’s Barn. It ————o — Only Minnesota and Wisconsin have more natural lakes than Nebraska o SAFETY-GRAM "Cse your brains—your car has none.” Decatur Insurance Agency 12712

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Three Games Carded By VFW Softbaiiers Lester Essex, manager of the VFW softball team, today announced scheduling of three out-of-town games within the next few days. The VFW will play the Naval Reserve at Lawton park. Fort Wayne, at 2 p m Monday, the HEMC at Ossian at 5.15 pm Tuesday and a'. Marlon Wednesday night Team members are asked to meet at the post home one hour before game time with the exception of Wednesday, when the team will leave for Marion at 6 pm. Stan Musial Leading Cards To Victories New York May 28 (t’Pi— Whenever the truly great allaround present-day players are discussed. the field is virtually always reduced to Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, but isn’t it about time today to put Stan. Musial in there, too? The duke of Donora. Pa.. calks! "Stan the man" and "tne gravy{ train by his Cardinal team mates, who know how much he means to their pennant chances, looks as if he is heading for the league's most valuable player award for the third time in his career At the moment lie is the league’s .indisputed leader in runs batted in with 33 in runs scored. 34; in hits with 51. in doubles with nine; trippies with six. and he Is tied for the- lead in home runs with 10 His 405 hatting average is second highest in the majors, behind Frankie Gustine of Pittsburgh Ills defensive play in yesterday’s stirring jinx busting. 9 to 6 win over the Giants was as super lative as his hitting In the Giant eighth when a run would have put St lacuis behind he track Hill Bigney's low liner an almost certain extra base hit. getting the ball a xjWit instant before it hit the ground, then tumbling over himself, hut coming up with it in his hand Before that he hit his loth homer and his fourth in] three games, and rounded out his day at bat with two walks and al single The Cards, topping the Giants

for the first time this year, clinchec| it with four runs in the ninth in which Ited Sc boendicnst’s third hit. a single, sent in two of the tallies. The rally broke a 5-ail tie and evened the score against the Giants who won the previous game of the series with an eightrun eighth inning rally. The- Cards made 13 hits off six Giant pitchers while* New York made 12 off 1 the Card flingers, six in all. Sid I Gordon hit his sixth homer in a losing cause The Dodgers moved from last place to sixth as Ralph Branca pitched six-hit ball in heating the Cubs at Brooklyn. 4 to 2. Peewee Reese Stole home for Brooklyn and the other Dodger runs came In on two scoring flies and a wild throw Pinch-hitler Phi! Cavarretta spoiled Branca's shutout when he tripled home two runs in the sixth. Branca struck out seven unci walked only two in winning his third game against five defeats. The Philadelphia A's went back into first place in the American league by toppling the Senators. 7 to 3. in a night game at Washington as right-hander Phil Marchildon pitched a five-hitter to gain his fifth victory A rhubarb marked the ninth inning when Sam Cha<pnian scored the A's' final run as umpire R»-d Jones stood in the wav of the throw to the plate The Washington crowd thre w everything loose onto the field The Philadelphia Phils also won a night game, beating Pittsburgh. 2 to 1. under the arcs at Phllly Ralph Caballero scored the winning run from second base when Pirate pitc her Kirby lligbe uncork rd a wild pitch. Rookie Curt Sim- [ mons gave up only three hits to gain his second win for the Phils. The other clubs were not scheduled. Yesterday's star Pitcher Ralph Branca, whose six-hit. 4 to 2 victory over the* Cubs in which he struck out seven batters moved Brooklyn from last place to sixth. EXTENDS RAIL From Pair** fin*) (AFi ‘ The restraining order being ex-j tended was first issued on May 10 to halt the threaten'.sj strike- for < the following day. Freedman said today's action will enable both parties to prepare for a hearing on the union dismissal motion which GoldsborOugh set for June 10. Trade In a Good Town — Decatur | CORT SUN. MON. TUES. Continuous Sun. from 1:15 TWO ACTION HITS! nmu -MOM UVENTUtf oipL M WONMtNS VitaCOLOR ». 4i s I mum uni' unit nut I —ADDED THRILLER—TOj ■gs TOM CONWAY’S 'MK VMCffIT• ttun SWLH 14c 30g Inc. Taa o—o Tonight & Saturday CHAS. STARRETT “PHANTOM VALLEY** With Smiley Burnette ALSO— Last Chapt -Son at Zoree’’ — i4o-Joc Inn. Tax

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Legion Team Plays Cecil Here Sunday The Decatur American Legion baseball team, seeking to retain its position among the Federation league leaders, will entertain the Cedi. (>.. nine at Worthman field ’ In this city Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Decatur has won two of three i loop starts this season, defeating | Van Wert and Huntertown after i losing to legion Post 47. Fort j Wayne, in the opening game of the 'year. Cedi has lost to Redkey and Harvester. and defeated Fort Waytie MooseSunday’s game will b<- Decatur's last home appearance until June 27. when the legion will entertain Huntertown. While playing Cecil Sunday. Decatur will have a weather eye out for their first night game of the league schedule. The l«egion will meet Redkey, present loop leaders with three victories in as many starts, at State School in Fort Wayn<- next Wednesday night. June 2. League Standing W L Pct. G.B. Redkey 3 0 1 000 (Post 47 2 0 1 000 li Decatur 2 I .067 1 I Harvester 2 1 .667 1 , Van Wert 11 -50<f 1% | Cedi I 2 .333 2 j Huntertown 1 2 .333 2 Bluffton 0 2 000 3‘i Moose 0 3 .000 3 Week’s Schedule Sunday-Cedi at Decatur; Bluffton vs Moose at State School; Harvester at Redkey; Post 47 at Van Wert. Tuesday—Moose vs Harvester at Dwenger (night game*. Wednesday Decatur vs Redkey rd State School; Post 47 vs Huntertown at Dwenger: Van . Wert at Bluffton (all night I games). ■ r MAJOR I AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. 'Philadelphia 22 10 .688 (Cleveland 10 9 679 1 New York IS 12 .600 3 I Detroit 17 17 .500 6 St Ixiuis 13 15 .464 7 Boston 13 18 .419 S% j Washington 13 19 406 9 , Chicago 7 22 .241 13% NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. St laiuls 20 10 .667 New York 17 12 586 2% Boston 16 14 .533 4 Pittsburgh 16 15 .516 4% Philadelphia 17 16 .515 4% Brooklyn 13 19 .406 8 Chicago 12 18 .400 8 Cincinnati 13 20 394 8% YESTERDAY’S RESULTS American League . Phildelphia 7. Washington 3. Only game scheduled. National League St. Untie 9. New York 6. Philadelphia 2. Pittsburgh 1. Brooklyn 4. Chicago 2. Only games scheduled. SAM DONAHUE AND HIS ORCHESTRA Sunday and Monday MAY 30-31 Edgewater Park Celina, Ohio IP FAMOUS “DIRECTOR" 15.00 . nw sdl OSO O 0» CSVS T«O WW*. • J Ur t-o- oOw* Holthouse Drug Co.

Riding Club Horse Show Here Sunday Hanna-Nuttman Park Is Scene Os Show All plans have been completed for the horse show, to be staged Sunday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock at Hanna-Nuttman Park In north western Decatur. Officials of the Adams county riding club, sponsors of the event.} said that entrants in the show bc-gan arriving in the c ity todav. More than 100 horses are expected to be entered in the showin hiding many from Decatur and the immediate surrounding area, as. well as several from out of the state. Prize lists total 1270 to he giv-! en three place winners in the various events Ribbons will also be i given these and fourth pla< e win ners in the various classes. Refreshments will be served on ■ the grounds and ample parking i space is promise d for the autos of the spectators.

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YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Indianapolis M. St. Paul 1-4 (2nd game 11 innings!. I Columbus 10. Minneapolis 9. Kansas City 7. Toledo 5. Milwaukee 10. Louisville 5. o Decatur Moose Play At Marion Sunday The Decatur Moose softball team will lie one of the feature attractions at the Memorial day celebration at Marion Sunday, it has been announced A city-wide celebration will be held during the afternoon, and u softball game Sunday night. The Moose team will play the i Marion All-Stars at 8:15 p.tn. Sunday. with the game at Matter park. I one mile north of the courthouse in Marlon. A special section has been reserved for Decatur fans for this i game, which is co-sponsored by the } Marion Moose lodge. The l>ecatur team and a caravan of autos will leave the local Moose home at 6 ! o'clock Sunday evening. o— Secaur-l ph<»lstering Phone 1686 T

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