Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 132, Decatur, Adams County, 4 June 1948 — Page 8

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Softball Season Opens Here Monday Nig*.

Softball Play To Open Here Monday Night The Decatur softball season will be officially opened Monday night under the light* at WoHhluan field. It was announced today by Sieve Everhart, league i'iana:<,. Catties w ill be played four nights I weekly. .Monday. Tuesday. Thursday and Friday, with Decatur lea-1 gue games. Suburban loop tilts. | Moose district league encounters. I girls zanies and exhibition tilts in I terming!* <1 for the enjoyment of lota! softball fan*. Five teams are entered in the local league this season. These teams ate sponsored by the Knight* of Columbia*-. the local pt.-1 of Veter an* of Foreign Wars. \L.ti* service station at Ph-asant Mill*. McMillen Industrie* and th- G. E. Club. In addition, the De atur Moose will play Suburban league games and Mouse dis'rkt league tills, ini addition to some cxiiibitlon game- . The ti st game ; ea- it night will start at 7 .'!•> o'clock. As in past years there will tie no admission charged The .om » **ion stand at the field will again tn- operated by the Hoy Smuts. League officers ate Cal E Peterson. president; Glen fill!, secretary. Wilbur Pettie treasurer. Phil Sauer and Steve Everhart, empires are Lawren*.* Beal. Hill Snyder. Gerald Strickler. Gerald Vizard and Lore* L-*hman Ail games next week will be practice games, with the regular league tilts to open Monday, .lune II The schedule 'or the first half of tile first round follows: June 7 K of C v* VFW; Mutt's v* Mi <illen. June 8 G E. vs K of ('.; Moose vs llabegger, Berne (Suburban*. June 10 VFW exhibition: Mutt s vs G E. June 11 M< Milieu vs K. of exhibition game. June 14 McMillen vs VFW. Mutt's vs K of C. June 15 VFW exhibition: Moose vs I'niondale (Suburban*. '

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June 17 Bingen Girls exhibition: Mutt's vs G. E. June IS G. !•.. vs McMillen; Moose exhibition. June 21 Mutt's exhibition; K. of ('. vs McMillen. June 22 G. E. VS VFW. Moose vs Itoanoke (Suburban*. June 21 Bingen Girls exhibition: Mutt's vs VFW. June 25 G. E. vs K. of Mieise exhibition. June 2s K. of (’• exhibition; Mutt's vs M Millen. June 2!* VFW vs K. of Moose vs Ossian (Suburban.* “MAJOR’ AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct G.B Clewland 23 12 .657 Philadelphia 26 14 .650 New York 22 17 .564 3 St. I»uis 17 18 ,stt* (1 Detroit 2*i 21 .488 6 Washington 1!* 21 .475 6',i Boston 16 24 400 !t*g (Chicago 10 26 .278 13% NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct C B ! New York 21 15 .583 (St. iatuip 21 16 .568 | Pittsburgh 21 17 .553 1 Boston 18 18 ,500 3 Philadelphia 20 20 .500 3 Cincinnati 11* 22 .463 4% Brooklyn 17 21 447 5 Chicago 15 23 .3!*5 7 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League Boston 3. St. Ixtuis 2. Detroit 6. New York 2 (11 Innings). Other games postponed. National League Pittsburgh 5. Boston 3. Philadelphia I. Chi- ago 3. Cincinnati 6. New York I. St lacuis 4. Brooklyn 1. .. —. o Seeatir-rpholsterlnK Phone 1686 T IOPEN 'TILL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT I AL SCHMITT

Moose Nine To Play Legion Here Sunday The* Decatur American Legion baseball team, currently tied for se -ond place with four victories and one defeat, will seek to better that standing Sunday afternoon when they tangle with the Fort Wayne Moose at 2 o'clock at Worthman field in this city. Deca'ur. after dropping Its first league start to Post 47, Fort Wayne, the current league* leader, has won four games in a row, with the latest victory a resounding triumph 1 | over Redkey. previously undefeated. Wednesday night. The Moose tea a. foe of the Legion here Sunday, dropped its first' three league games before scoring I Its fir-ct victory, but has been hn-i ptoving steadily and is expected to give Dec at tn a tough tussle Sunday League Standing W L Pct. G.B. Post 47 4 0 1.00 Dec atur .. 4 I .75)* % I Redkey ... . 4 1 .750 % Harvester 2 2 .500 2 I Van Weit 2 2 .500 2 Cecil .. 1 3 .250 3 Huntertown I 3 .250 3 Moose 1 3 .250 3 Bluffton « 4 MOO 4 Week's Schedule Tonight Moose vs Harvester at Dwenger. Sunday Fort Wayne Moose at Decatur; Bluffton vs Harvester at State School; Post 47 at Cedi; Van Wert at Huntertown Tuesday Decatur vs Harvester { at Dwenger (night t. Wednesday Van Wert vs Cecil at State School, Huntertown at Bluffton tnight games*. Thursday Post 47 vs Redkey it Dwenger tnight;. o Trade In a Good Town — Decatui | CORTI SUN. MON. TUES. Continuout Sun. from 1:15 GREAT INH RLE BILL! 7 I V 5 fl?. i c «wa pell Uk. iWSTWMIW i —ADDED THRILLER—- « **** tl ( BotiL j J - CHESTER MORRIS 1 MaWwM -MM las-Mica M I 14c-Mc In*. Tax -O—O-O— Tonight & Saturday Starting New Serlall “G-MEN NEVER FORGET’ Feature — Eddie Dean “Drifting River” 14*-Jte In*. Tax

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Pirates Mound Staff Surprise Os Senior loop 11 New York. -June • (VP) The II suggestion that the Pirates might j have the beat pitching depth in the National league would start i plenty of arguments, hut the n cord* revealed today that they have more hurlore with plus rec ord* than any other club. And with double header* and their accompanying double trou hie for pitcher* coming up in abundance. it look* a* if bustling Hill Meyer, the Pirate boa* i* a lot better equipped than most folk* had figured The Pirate* have sir hurlers who have won more came* than they have lost. No other club in the major* except the mound-rich Athletics of the American league can match that mark. The Pirate "plus men" are Bob Chesnee (2-0), Rip Sewell (3-11. Elmer Riddle (5-2). Kirby Higbe (4 3). Pritt Ostermueller (S - I), and Mel Queen (1-0). Counting the |-o mark of Jitn Walsh, who wa* fanned out. they have seven. Moreover, their four hurlers on the minus side. Vic laimbardi. Ernie Honh/m, Elmer Singleton, and Hal Gregg, are a quartet that would be welcome on almost any club and they. too. figure to do (tome winning before long. Yesterday, Higbe registered his fourth victory for the Pirates. 5 to 3 over the Brave* at Pittsburgh, but it was one of hi* minus team mates. Singleton who saved the game Taking over with the bases loaded and none out in the ninth he retired the aide on a strike-out and two infield outs. Frankie Gustine with a two run homer and a single, led the 10-hit attack which brought Bill Voiselle his third defeat against four victories. Rookies put on the show as the Phils topped the Cubs. 4 to 3 at Chicago. With Curt Simmons nitching his third victory, kid team mates Richie Ashburn and Gran Hamner led the offensive drive with three hits each' Ashburn. who has hit safely in 20 straight game*, also stole his 13th base, putting him five ahead of any one else in the major*. In a night game, the St. Louis Cards ended a six-game losing streak and climbed to within a half-fame of first place by beating Brooklyn. 4 to 1, at St. Ixrals as Country Slaughter and Stan Muslal paced the win with homers. Harry Brethren held the Dodgers to four hit* while the Cards defeated Preacher Roe. The league-leading New York Giants dropped a night tilt to pitcher Ewell Bia; kwell of ths Cincinnati Reds. 4 to 4. Blackwell. in his first start since May 7. went seven innings, struck out n nine, and gave up two hits. Hank Sauer of the Reds and Mickey Livingston of the Giants hit homers. Hal Newbovaer. pitching with all of his oM craft, topped the

Yankees 6 Io 2 at New York as his Detroit teain mates put on a bunting spree that led to a fourrun lltli inning rally. It was his fifth victory. Hacrificea set up the run-making which was climaxed by Pat Mullin's two-run double. Vic Wertz and Hoot Evers kept Detroit in the game with homers before the climatic inning. Jack Kramer of the Red Sox beat his old team mates, the Browns, with a 3 to 2 eight-hitter at Boston. The Red Sox made eight hits too. but five were doubles. A pair of these by Birdie Tebbetts and Don* DiMaggio provided the winning run off rookie Ned Garver. Whitey Platt hit a two run Brownie homer. Cleveland at Washington and Chicago at Philadelphia were rained out in the American. Yesterday's star —Richie Ashburn of the Phils who got three hit* and stole a bane as he ran his consecutive hitting streak tu 20 games In a 4 to 3 victory over the Cub*. 0 Mims AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct G.B. Indianapolis 35 17 .673 Milwaukee 26 20 .565 6 St. Paul 27 21 .563 6 Columbus 26 21 .553 65k Mirneapoll* 25 23 .521 8 Tcledo 21 30 .412 13% ixvuisville 19 33 .565 16 Kansas City 17 31 .354 16 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Indianapolis 7-8. Columbus 1-5. St Pau* 17. Milwaukee 12 Toledo 6. Imutsvllle 5 (15 inning*). Minneapolis 8. Kansas City 3. Just Between Stat** Grand Fork*. N. D. (VP) — 1 North Dakota's 1948 golf champion will l>e selected on Minnesota soil. The Grand Fork* country club will be host to the annual state golf i '.ouinament In July. Its course I* across the Red River in Minnesota ATMLfTIS FOOT GRM (OU IT IN ONE HOU*. YOUR 3lc BACK. RKlfc®' ZbTVStSJ! ' SMITH DRUG CO. < ■■ ■ N——

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Fishermen Expect Record Catches To Be Made On Weekend Many Adams county fishermen are readying their equipment to make another assault on bluegills at northern Indiana lakes this weekend. With fair weather forecast and all fishing signs showing favorable, hopes are high for somelakes. it is reported that the bluerecord catches. At most of the northern Indians gills*are through spawning, but are sti I in the- shallow water There are some exception* and some good catches have been reported in deep* r water*. I'ntil June 16. only bluegills and crappie* among the game fish may be taken legally, but after midnight of June 15. ail game fish are j on the open season list. Game fish : are protected in Michigan until June 25 — ■ .0 Annual Picnic For Bowlers Here Sunday The annual picnic of the Decatur bow ing asscaiation will be held at Sun Set park Sunday. I>eginning at noon. Al bowler* of the local association are invited to at tend the picnic, which will sea ture an ample supply of food and refreshments. o lions League Games Sunday Afternoon The second round of games in the Lions Baseball league will be held Sunday afternoon at McMillen park In this city. Soya will meet Monmouth in the opener at I o'clock, followed by Ideal vs Arnold A Klenk. Ideal Dairy and Arnold A Klenk won league openers lust Sunday, 1 defeating Central Soya and Mon- ' mouth, respectively. I o FIGHTING IS (C*nn» From One* : station, the communique claimed ( Bernadotte worked swiftly a* ■ the Palestine battle broadened, in- , terviewtng Arab and Jcwir.h lead- , | ers in quick succession In an es , fort to reach agreement on the application of ceasefire terms and , the hour they should go Into effect. night in Haifa the Swedish count, appointed a special media I tor for Palestine by the I'nited Nations. conferred two and one half hours with Israeli foreign minister Moshe Shertok. Bernadotte remained in Haifa overnight and returned to Cairo by air early today. Arriving at the Arab capital, he said it was too early to say anything about prospects for a truce He scheduled further negotiations with Arab leaders. 0 Fort Wayne Resident Killed By Elevator Fort Wayne. Ind. June 4—(UP> — Odell Gardner. 37, died yesterday from injuries suffered when he was caught under a portable elevator at the Wayne Iron and Metal Co. I

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