Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1948 — Page 6

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Louis Knocks Out Walcott; To Quit Ring New York June .’•’> (UP* Head men of boxing sought a youthful »u«<e«Mor to Joe lx>ui» today because of the champion* retirement after hl* knockout victory over Jersey Joe Walcott In their million dollar fiasco of "old men" at Yankee Stadium. Had the 31 year-old principal* In last night’s golden floperoo been .preliminary boys, they would hare been tossed out of the ring for stalling. Yet each will share in the rich harvest of a 1*41,739 gate and in fund* from radio, television and movb-s that must swell the total receipt* well beyond |1,0(*0,400 The 42.667 fan* who witnessed the twice postponed extravaganza of ineffectiveness forgot some of their displeasure when they realized they hud been present at the last performance of a once-great champion, who ruled the heavyweight division longer than any other titleholder. When Ixmis knocked out the stocky. bull shouldered challenger at 2 56 of the llth round, he completed the 25th defense of the crown he had wrested from Jim Braddock at Chicago 11 years ago The champion from Detroit got some consolation from the fact he was bowing out triumphantly when he announced his retirement in the dressing room, but even he admit ted it was a "lousy fight.” Two highlight* prevented it from being as had as the historic LouisBilly Conn stir.keroo two year* ago Walcott floored Ixmis for a one-count with a right to the chin In the third round, and they were n the third round, and they we mixing freely at lust when U>ul* a< hleved hi* kayo In the llth. Until the kayo, they had sum bled along on even terms in a much lea* Interesting bout than their first engagement last Decent Iter at Madison Square Garden, when Walcott surprised everyone by flooring the champ twice and nearly winning the title. On at least three occasion*. Ixiuls stood stock still in mid-ring and the sneer of his r<-dden>-d and slightly pufftwl face dared hl* backpedalling and side-stepping opponint to come In and fight. Barely did Walcott accept the Invitation, although he managed to throw enough flicking left hands, mixed with a few looping right*, to get an even break for 10 round* on the United Press score card and to he ahead on the cards of the two judges; Ja< k O'Sullivan and liar old Barnes Referee Fullarn had !x>uis ahead The United Press had voted four rounds for each and two even. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur ■MBS

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lr MINOR AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. G.B. Indianapolis 47 25 .653 Milwaukee 41 27 .803 4 l|St. Paul 42 29 .592 4‘, I Columbus 3k 30 .559 7 Minneapolis 34 36 .4*6 12 Kansas City 27 41 .397 19 Toledo 2* 46 .379 20 Louisville 25 49 .342 23'■ YESTERDAYS RESULTS Indianapolis 9, Milwaukee 5. i Toledo 2-10. Minneapolis 1-11. Columbus 5, Kansas (Tty 4. St. Paul 7. Louisville 5. K. Os C. Defeats 6. E. Friday Night The K of C. defeated the 0. E Club. 41. in a Decatur softball 'eague game Friday night at Worthman field G. E. (cored Its lone run In the first inning but K of ('. came through with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings and two In the sixth for the victory. The Decatur Moose blanked New Haven. 9-4), In the exhibition nightcap. Harrah limited New Haven to one hit. In the sixth inning while the Moose hunched nine hits effectively to tally eight run* Score by innings: It II E K of C. .... 000 112 o—4 6 1 1 G. E. 100 000 n i 3 2 R Lengerich and L Hackman; , Getting and Jackson. R II E New Haven 000 000 o—o 11 Moose .... 100 322 X—B 9 0 Guinn and Barfell; Harrah and , Stoppenhagen. Week's Schedule Monday K of C. vs Cold wafer. O. K of C.: Mutt's vs McMillen Tuesday— VFW vs K. of C.; Moose v* Ossian (Suburban*. Thursday—Bingen girls exhibition; Mutt's vs VFW: Moose at Berne (Suburban*. Friday -- G. E vs McMillen; Moose exhibition.

MAJOR /gapießetute. AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Cleveland 35 22 .<l4 Philadelphia 37 24 .587 1 New York 35 25 .583 IK Boston 29 28 509 6 Detroit 29 30 .492 7 Washington 28 32 .467 8 St laiuia 23 35 397 12*4 'hl<a<o 18 34 333 l&K NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Boston 36 25 .583 St. Ixmis 33 24 559 IK f’ittaburyh 32 27 542 2K Now York 31 27 .534 3 Brooklyn 27 29 482 6 Philadelphia 29 32 .475 <K Cincinnati 24 34 .419 1» Chicago 24 36 .407 10K YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League St Ixiults 9. Boaion 6 Detroit 4. No* York 2. Philadelphia 4. Chicago 1. Washington 3, Cleveland 2. National League Philadelphia 2, Chicago 1. Brooklyn 2, St Ixnaia 2. New York 7, Cincinnati 0. ■ Boston 12. Pittsburgh 3. More than half of the cities in the United Btaies with populations of lOO.OGO or more, and nearly 5.000 miles of the boniest highways have mobile telephone service. Seeaur-Uphojtlerlng Phone 1684>’ T

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Indianapolis Now Four Gaines Ahead By United Press The flrstplace Indianapolis Indians took advantage of the breaks last night to defeat Milwaukee. 9 to 5, and pull four games out in front of the Brewers in the American Association race. AJthmigh Milwaukee batters banged out 1* hits, they seemed unable to push enough runners across the plate to hold back the Indians Indianapolis had only ten hits. In other games around the circuit, Minneapolis and Toledo divided a twin bill at Toledo. The Mudhcns taking the first game 2 to 1. Minneapolis won the nightcap in the tenth inning. 11 to 10. on outfielder Andy Gilbert's home run Columbu* edged the visiting Kansas City Blues. 5 to 4. and St. Paul took one from the Louisville Colonels, 7 to 5. Columbu* scored four runs In the first two innings with Don Thompson and Mike Natisin slamming out first inning homers Louisville drove St. Paul's Phil Haugstad off the mound with four runs in the opening innings. Charlie Samaklis relieving him in the second Kid BasebcH League Practice Next Week Practice sessions for the Hd baseball league will be held next week, Deane Ikirwtn. supervisor, announced The west side group will practice at 1 30 p m. Tuesday, the south side group at 1-30 pm. Wednesday, and the Bellmont group at 1:30 pm Thursday. The league is scheduled to open regular play next Friday. MAN FOUND (Cent Prom Pare One* ate probe was started. Riley was suffering from head bruises and shoulder Injuries and waa not able to give sheriff Bowman a coherent story of what happened His billfold waa found a short distance down the railroad track and It was empty. The sheriff Is continuing bis Investigation. Physicians had not determined the extent of Riley'a injuries at a late hour this morning. Trade tn a Good town — Decatur «MMaMasanauMaaMWBBiMMMMMMMiWMaaBM*iMi

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Playoffs To Start In July For Junior Legion Baseball Nines Junior Legion baseball playoffs for (he south division of the fourth M district will start early next month.) Iteane Dorwln. manager of the Decatur team, announced today. Decatur will play Berne here at 5 p m. July 7. and WiMulburn here at 2pm July 10 Dates are to be arranged with Post 92 and 47, both of Fort Wayne, and with Bluffton The winner of the round robin playoff will meet the north division winner for the fourth district title. The entire squad of the Decatur Junior Legion team will practice at Worthman field Tuesday at 4 p m. Decatur will play a night game at Van Wert Thursday. July 1. Fort Wayne Cracks Down On Gambling Fort Wayne. Ind . June 24.—(UP* I —At midnight the police depart-} ment will declare active war on any vestige of gambling within the city limits. Police orders today called for removal before midnight of all slot machines from fraternal organizalon club houses, the closing of ail bingo parlors and a discontinuance of lotteries known as "pools.” Police Sgt Alfred Hoevel said that the mayor gave him an approved list of ail the oi ganlzatiom* as fected by the anti-gambllng edict. MILITARY I (Cent. From Page One) a report in the Taeg.lche Bund- . uchau which presumes to define > the attitude of his maje*ty's gov- ■ ernment to recent events in Ber- - Un,” it said. * "This report is completely untrue. and Is very far from repre1 sent Ing his majesty's government's real attituue. "The statement that we intend to stay In Berlin holds good. The opinion of the whole world will condemn this ruthless attempt of the Soviet government to create 1 a slate of siege in Berlin and so 1 by starving the helpless civilian population to secure political advantages at* the expense of the 1 other Allied powers." 1 The spokesman made It plain k that the office Issued the state- ■ ment on its own Initiative, with--1 out consultation with the other 1 powers. Trad* In a .'awe. — Geca'ur * ■■■■■■ - i —

Ralph Branca Hurls Victory Against Cards New York. June 26 — (UP) — There aren't any Interesting telephone numbers in Ralph Branca'* "little black hook," but what he ha* in it about National league batters would be juicy gossip at any pitchers' tea-party. Branca, the fa«t-slugging right handed ace of the Brooklyn pitching staff, ha* the weaknesses of every opposing batter catalogued and what is more important, he esn throw them what they can't hit. He demonstrated that anew last night when he rifled his way to a 3 to 2 triumph over the Cardinals at Brooklyn, winning his seventh straight game and his ninth of the season against five de feats. Last night's victory, his most important, ended a three-game Cardinal victory string. He walked only one batter on an intentional pass and scattered seven hits, on- a homer by Ron Northey Marv Rackley's single, a triple by Bil'y Cox and Packie Robinsons double in the third gave Brooklyn a 2 to (* lead it never relinquished The Braves again went a game snd-s half ahead of the second place Cardinals by rapping out a J2-hit. 12 to 3 victory over the rpirates at Boston. Warren Spahn [ coasted to his sixth victory as Jim Russell. Tommv Holmes and Alvin Dark hit homers and Spahn hfmxeif got two double*. The Giant* got three-hit pitchiryc from Ray Post, who won hl* sixth game to defeat the Reds, 7

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to 4 at New York, highlighting their victory with a triple steal by Willard Marshall. Sid Gordon and Bill Rigney w»h Marshall on the scoring end. John Mize hit his 15th homer. At Philadelphia. Dutch Ix-onard shaded Hank Borowy In a duel to give the Phil* a 2 to i victopr over the Chicago Cubs. Di<4< Sister's double and a single by De’ Ennis put over the marginal * run for the Phil*. Hal Newhouaer wa* tagged for ’ homer* by Joe Dimaggio and e Johnnv Lindell but was otherwise H Invincible as the Tigers topped 1 the Yankees. 4 to 2 at Detroit. Pat Mullin led Detroit with a dou- ' ble and two singles. f The Athletics regained second . place when Joe Coleman turned in sn eight-hit. 4 to 1 victory over * the White Sox and gave himself the run* he needed with a two-run double in the second. It wa* Co e- ' man's eighth victory and be miss- ’ ed a tiiutout only because Pat Seerey homered. ) Washington retarded the lead Ing Indian* at Cleveland. 3 to 2 when pitcher Bob Letaon'a wild throw on a double play ball en- ' abled pitcher Early Wynn of the Senator* to drive in the tying and winning runs with hl* third single. It was Ix-mon's sixth defeat 1 against 10 victories. Pi'cher Bryan Stephen* picked I an opportune time to get hl* first II hit of the season, a grand siatr. 1 double which gave him a 9 to 6 triumph a* the Brown* topped the Red Sox at St. Louis. Vern 1 Stephen* batted In five of Boston 1 run* with a homer and wlng'e and Les Mos* got a three run homer 1 for St. Ix>ul«. * Yesterday's star— Joe Coleman 1 of the Athletic* who pitched eight hit ball and contributed the ■woran double that beat the • White Sox 4 to 1.

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