Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 147, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1948 — Page 6

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Yanks Wallop Cleveland In Series Opener N.a York, .lune 22- <CPI \r> the Yankee-, after disapiMiiniing then so loAer- time after time th:* • a-on. finally hitting the strii'.c that will enable them to r'-p-at ax Amcrh.in league pennant wintiers and pet haps a- wo; id chain pions'* That wa- the question being a«k <d mo-t often around th.- baseball front ti.dav But there were -till -ome doubts, even though the ember-, currently are riding high Tin-', won their fourth straight vi tor. am; their fifth in ivhi -tarts on a western road trip. 13 to 2 ever the ague leading < leveland Indians last night. It wa- an important victory in several re- .e. t. First off it rut the Indian- fir-t plaeo lead to 2*. game- N« xt it offset the humilliatiott suffered by the Van ke> in their re, ent home stand when Cleveland won three out of four giio - at.d look' ll at that time like a runaway pennant win tier Joe Di Maggio. who banged out his fourth homer in three cantos was tin more <-onspieuoux in the attack than Mie Reynolds who] n.if only pit lied hi- eighth victory but .-ot three hits and drove it, four runs The Yankees got Is hits, tjeorge Stint wei-s contributing a homer. I two doubles and a single and Con ! nie X'iathos getting three singles The backsliding Philadelphia' Athletic* dropped another game off the pare at St laiuis as the I Browns turned in a 9 to x triumph with a four run rally in the hist of the ninth It offset a two run drive hv theA - in their half of the inning The Browns also made l*j hits \1 Zarilla and Sam Bente eai-h made three hits for tin Brownies In the National league. the Cardinal', drew first blood in their important -eric- with the leading Braves at Boston, winning a 1 to <i duel Ix'fty Al Brazle "softstuffed hi- way to a victory over hard-throwing southpaw Warren Spahn The vi tory snapped a si*

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game Boston winning streak Brazle gave up seven hits, walked one and struck out three Spahn gave up only -ix hits and yielded the lon<- run of the night in the seventh when Terry Moore walked, went to third on Nippy Jones' single and scored on a -ingle by Del Bice. Ralph Bran, a ended Brooklyn's | four game losing streak and ex i tended lus own winning string to six as the Dodgers topped the visiting Pirates. 5 to 2 Brooklyn made only five hits in beating i x Dodger Vic Imm bardl for the second straight time, but hunched them for three runs in the first inning as Jackie Robinson hit a two run double. Hank Sauer hit his 20th homer ut tin- season, tops for both league-- to give the Reds a 4 to 3 victim over the Phils at Philadelphia The Phils got 1.1 hits but young Howie Fox bore down when ne< e-sary to - ore his fourth J vi< tory . The Detroit Washington game ( a.is rained out and there were no 1 '.tiler game- «< heduled Yesterday's star Pilcher Allie Reynolds of the Yankees who pitched Ids eighth victory, a 13 1 to 2 decision over the league lead ing Indians, and got three hits, batting in tour run

c MAJOR v AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Cleveland 34 l't 642 N'-W York 33 23 ,5R9 3':. Philadelphia 33 26 559 4 Boston 27 26 509 7 I Detroit 2R 29 .5<A» 7>i Washington 2S 32 <23 11 St la.llis 22 32 .407 12L» 1 Chicago 17 33 .340 15'i NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G B Boston 34 23 596 Pittsburgh 32 24 571 1 4 St latuis 31 25 554 2k» New York 29 26 527 4 Philadelphia 27 31 466 7'., Brooklyn 21 a 453 | ’ Cincinnati 25 34 42A 10 Chicago 23 33 411 BH4 YESTERDAYS RESULTS American League New York 13. Cleveland 2. St U>uis !». Philadelphia A. 1 Washington at Detroit, rain Only games scheduled National League St lamis 1. Boston 0. Brooklyn .5 Pittsburgh 2. Cincinnati 4. Philadelphia 3 I Only games scheduled.

M/M» AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. G.B Indianapolis 44 24 .647 Milwaukee 40 25 .615 St Paul 39 29 .574 5 Columbus 35 30 ,538 Minneapolis 32 35 .478 11 *4 Kansas City 27 38 415 15*, a Toledo 27 43 .3X6 18 laiuisvllle 25 45 .357 20 YESTERDAYS RESULTS Indianapolis 5. Toledo 4 Milwaukee 14. Minneapolis 4. Kansas City 10. St. Paul 2. Only games scheduled. Trade In ■ Good Town — Decatur

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Odds Increased On Joe Louis To Win J ODDS INCHEASE ON New York. June 22 H'P) As Joe Louis and Jersey Joe Walcott loafed alxnit their camps today, storing up energy for tomorrow night's return title fight at Yankee Stadium. Herman Lewin of the 2<*th Century club's box office predict ed "The gate will go dose to a IL--000,000.” He said more than lOO.OOti worth of tickets were sold yesterTay and the demand is simply terrific." The I'. weather bureau wasless enthusiastic, though not pessimistic. It forecast: "Wednesday partly cloudy, quite warm and humid. with moderate south to south west winds.” However, the scattered showers forecast for today might dampen the ardor of would be ticket pur■hasers The sentiment of betting men and sports writers swung more heavily toward laruia. sending the price from 12-5 to 13-5 in New York It went to 14-5 at a betting center in Newark, N. J and 14-5 was reported from Philadelphia This trend contradicted weekend predictions by bookies, who forecast that increased support for Walcott would hammer down the odds to 2-1 by Wednesday. An informal poll of 27 sports I writers at 20th Century headquar--1 ters disclosed they favored Louis. 21 to 6. Walcott, the 34-year-old challenger. was scheduled to break tamp at Grenloch. N. J., after dinner tonight and motor Into New York He will remain at a downtown hotel until the weigh-in at Madison Square Garden tomorrow. Louis, who completed training yesterday with four rounds of sparring against four mates at Pompton Lakes. N. J. will break camp at 11 a m tomorrow and drive into New York. The champion weighed 213 pounds yesterday He expected to icale between 214 and 215 tomorow. Walcott, who finished training Sunday, will register about 194-H- --| When the champ finished his final workout, he said he was from 50 to 75 percent sharper than in December when he nearly lost his title to Walcott. Trainer Mannie I Sea mon agreed with him. Joe expressed confidence. He said. “I think I can win I've always ueen able to solve a fighter's style the second time I met him.” Ixyuis repeated bis promise to retire after tomorrow night's fight — “win. lose or draw." Herd Is Prolific Flemington. Mo. (UP) — Nell * McShane, dairyman, is hitting it rich. Eleven Jersey cows in hi/ herd have given birth to il heifers in the last three months. There was a 12th calf, a bull born in that Ume. too One of the cows produced twins

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Midgets Will Race At Celina Sunday Celina, O . June 22 A 50-lap midget championship race will Inrun on the Celinu Speedway, Mercer county fairgrounds. Sunday. This will mark the first time the midgets have operated on ttie local track. More than 30 cars will participate in Sunday s program, Arthur Zim ' tner. manager of Valli Enterprise] me. of Dayton, announced. In ad dition to the 50-lap event on the I half-mile track, the program will] include four six lap eieimination races and a six-lap semi-final Time trials will start at noon with the first race at 2:30 p.m. loss Streak Broken By Indianapolis Nine By United Press Indianapolis wax back on the victory trail in the American Association today after (our successive losses. The Indians, pacing the circuit by 2- , -i games, shaded Toledo last night, 5 to 4 It was the leaders first win in more than a week. The Milwaukee Brewers pounded the ball hard for a 14-to-4 win over Minneapolis and Kansas City trounced St. Paul, lo to 2. in the only other scheduled games. Ed Bahr scattered nine .Mudhen hits at Toledo while Indianapolis was pounding out 13 safeties. Three Hen errors helped the Indians' cause and the miscues were instrumental in scoring the winning margin. Jim Gleeson and Heinz Becker drove in five Milwaukee runs with homers, enough tallies to beat Minneapolis <>a its home diamond. The Brews compiled 16 hits and scored six runs in, the eighth to clinch the game. At St. Paul, the Saint* outhit Kansas City but couldn't produce against Charlie Schanz in the clutch. Hank Bauer led the Blues' attack with a pair of homers, getting a hoiner in the ninth with two men on base, RAPID Photo Finishing Film left Wed. or Thura. ready Friday 9 a. m. Holthouxe Drug Co.

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Junior Legion learn Practice Wednesday The Decatur Junior Legion basebale team will hold a practice session Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at Worthman field, instead of Sunday, as was erroneously announced Monday. Wet Grounds Prevent Games This Morning Wet ground* this morning forced postponement of the scheduled game', in the summer re< reution softliall league at Worthman field The Junior Legion reserve team was scheduled to meet the Berne reserve nine at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the local diamond. e Mennonite Men To Give Concert Sunday e Berne. June 22 One of the years outstanding musical events here will take place next Sunday evening when the .Mennonite men's c horus will give its annual summer concert at the church. The group Is directed by Freeman Burkhalter. Water is the most important and cheapest ingredient a lien needs to manufacture eggs. For each pound of feed, laying birds consume two jsiunds of water

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