Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 154, Decatur, Adams County, 30 June 1948 — Page 8

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Yankees Take Series Opener From Red Sox New York. June 30 -(UP) First blood and second place were the rewards today for the Yankees who made an "anniversary waltz" of their first big game in the important series with the lied Sox, winning it 7 to 0. The Yankees, thinking back to June 29 of 1947. remembered that as the historic date when they began their 19-gatne winning streak which gave them tile pennant with ( plenty to spare. With lefty Ed Ixrpat throwing what looked like ping pong balls, the Red Sox batters swung desperately but futilely, getting only three insignificant singles. Ixtpat's victory actually made the Yankees “three-up" on their 1947 st leak since they currently have won three games in a row. two of them shutouts. New York made 14 hits off three Boston pitchers, bunching eight singles and a double in the third, fourth, and fifth innings to take a 5 to 0 lead off starter Mel Parnell. Tommy Henrich homered In the eighth for the Yankees final run after Phil Rizzuto walked, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a passed ball in the sama round The Yankees took over second place from the Athletics whose seven game winning streak was ended at Philadelphia by the Senators. or more specifically by Mark Christman. Meek Mark, usually just a big "out" In the lineup, hit a homer, a two run triple, and a one-run single and scored the fifth run himself as Washington topped the A's. 5 to 3. Fine relief pitching by Fiarl Harrist insured the victory after the A's took a 2 to fl lead against Early Wynn. Eddie Joost hit a horner for the A's. Bobby Feller looked like the master of old when he topped his keenest rival. Hal Newhouser in a battle that proved to be "no contest’* as the Indians topped the Tigers, fl to 2 at Detroit. Feller scattered eight hits, struck out eight and walked but two. Manager Lou Boudreau got him off to a winning start -with a two run first inning homer. Jim Began also homered for Cleveland Lefty Rill Wight won his fifth victory of the season for the White Tonight & Thursday a • OUR BIG DAYS! Rirst Show Tonight 6:30 Continuous Thur, from 1:30 BE SURE TO ATTEND! e —* j ’ I *' J I Jk. ** I* & Caught in a Harm •4 low and hats ... ha fell for a trick a* Mwawo old as Ere! imiuiuini i imscin ■ tUIWUUS n»«Tm ■ WALK ALONE MMtU CHIT** UM Hit LIS 0 AhwsoiHßcWrs ALSO—«ho.ts 14e-sCs In* Tea —O—O Tumer ?

Sox. I to 1 over the Browns at St. Ixiuls. • Dave Philley homered for Chicago. Getting 17 hits, five of them homers, the Giants won their fifth straight game at the Braves' field this season, topping Boston, 11 to 3 and preventing the league b-aders from pulling away from the second place Cards. Sid Gordon hit two of the homers and the second was with the bases loaded his third grand slam blow of the year. The other Giant homers were by Whitey Lockman. Walker Cooper and Bill Rigney. The Cubs turned on an old tormentor. Harry (The Cat I Bret hren of the Cardinals, winning a 3 ».• 1 victory by getting all of their runs on five straight hits after two were out In the sixth. Brethren gave up only three other hits as he went down to his sixth loss against 21 victories over the Cuba in his career, but that wasn't good enough to top lefty Johnny Schmits, who gave up only four hits in winning his seventh game. A two-base error by outfielder Carl Furlllo set up the tallies which gave Philadelphia a 2 to 1 victory at Brooklyn, ending Ralph Branca's seven • game winning streak. Manager !x"o Durocher shuffled his lineup again as taro star invalids, catcher Bruce Edwards and outfielder Pete Reiser returm-d to action. Catcher Gil Hodges went to first and first baseman Jackie Robinson to second in the latest Flatbush game of musical chairs. After three hours and 55 minutes. the Cincinnati Reds won a 1 tinning night game from Pittsburgh. 6 to 5. on Howie Schultz' pinch-hit single that scored Ted Kiuszewski. Yesterday's star— Mark Christman of the Senators, who hit a homer, triple, and single to ac count for all of the runs in a 5 to 3 victory that ended Philadelphia's seven game winning streak

MINOR f I AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pet. G.B. Indianapolis 51 25 .671 Milwaukee 42 30 .553 7 Columbus 4! 31 564 8 St. Paul 42 32 .568 8 Minneapolis 37 38 493 13H Kansas City 29 44 .397 20H Toledo 30 48 .385 22 Louisville 27 51 .348 25 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Indianapolis 13. Kansas City 7. Minneapolis 5. ixiulsville 4. Other games postponed. Trade In a Good Town — Decatur OPEN 'TILL MIDNIGHT I TONIGHT I • AL SCHMITT ICORT THURS. FRI. SAT. Swing wM I 19 * OF.- W IMHO 1 •us *9 THE HOOSIER NOT SHOTrr Mssm. I..GJ ..4 Gsbsl | IIIIY 6IANT JVNE VINCEIT <1 TOMMY IVO IIIITNY YUOM II EMOIY FMHU. TNE SUBSUME NTS 1 Jf V« STMUOTWS . BR: js! pfe .sriOi -4 Sun. Mon. Tues.—"Camaue Honeymoon" A ‘Dick Tracy Meets N E SOAY

National Pro Net League In Meeting Chicago. June SA (VP)— The national basketball league holds ' another meeting today and perhaps before dnsk will announce a . new commissioner and some new members. , The league was split after the ! playing season when Ward "Piggy” I Lambert resigned as commissioner , and four of the strongest teams , In the loop. Minneapolis, Indiana , polls. Fort Wayne and Rochester, jumped to the rival basketball as ( sociation of America. ( Numerous rumors said that ! Doxie Moore, a former playing pupil of Lambert at Purdue and manager of the Sheboygan Red skins, would replace his ex-coach as commissioner of the circuit. One new franchise holder expetted to be represented at the . meeting was a Detroit group Hold , over clubs were Oshkosh. Shehoy gan. Anderson. Tri-Cltics. Toledo . and Syracuse. However, a Chicago ( club also was expected to play in , the league, although efforts to sell th<- Midland. Mich franchise to the Windy City combine have been . futile. It -was understood that Interests in St. Louis and Des Moines were | Investigating the chance to get a franchise, hut that Denver, Louisville and Wilkes-Barre. Pa. groups which had sought to enter the ' league no longer were interested Stock Car Races At Fort Wayne Thursday Fort Wayne. Ind. June 30—The twlce-a-week- raring schedule at the Fort Wayne Speedway is still being maintained by Charles (Dutch) McKinley, owner of the Calfornia Road oval. Though the stock car races, held every Thursday night, were rained out last week, they will be staged again this week by the Mutual Racing Association. Approximately 18 of the "hot rods' are expected to complete. The regular Sunday night midget racing program is also ou tap this week. More than 3.000 fans wera LOOK CAR BARGAINS! 1948 Plymouth Convertible 1948 4-wheeled Drive Jeep 1948 Willys Pick-up 1948 Chevrolet Loadmaster 2 ton Truck with refrigerator hody 4947 Studebaker Champion 1946 Ford Club Coupe 1935 Chevy truck with grain bed. stock rack, hoist winch and dump bed. Doc’s Car Dock U. S. 27 and Winchester St.

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attracted tn last Sunday's card,’ which proved to be the year's moat I exciting show, with several crashes i and numerous spinouts. Both the Thursday night and the Sunday program start at 8:30 p.m. Subscribers of the Democrat may see the Thursday show without an admission charge by dipping the coupon printed in today's issue and bringing it to the Speedway box office, where they are to pay only the government tax. . MAJOR /eayueßeAuQtZ AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Cleveland 38 23 .623 New York 38 25 .603 1 Philadelphia 40 27 .597 1 Boston 31 29 .517 Washington 30 34 .469 914 Detroit 29 33 .468 9‘j St. Louis ... 23 38 .377 15 Chicago 19 39 .328 17H NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Boston 36 27 .571 St. Louis 35 27 .565 Pittsburgh 33 29 .532 2'i New York 32 29 .525 3 Philadelphia 32 33 .492 S Brooklyn 27 32 .458 7 Cincinnati 29 36 .446 8 Chicago 26 37 .413 10 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League Cleveland 6. Detroit 2. Chicago 4. St. Louis 1 New York 7. Boston 0. Washington 5. Philadelphia 3. National League Chicago 3. St. Louis 1. Cincinnati 6. Pittsburgh 5 <l4 Innings). Philadelphia 2. Brooklyn 1. New York 11. Boston 3. The largest living flightless bird Is the ostrich, which weighs between 15<* and 300 pounds. Mosquitoes Dislike RED! But Chinese Red Luco-Kwlk attracts friends ... is a mighty emart finish for porch ftfrnlture. Do It NOW Vse gleaming white Luco-Kwlk trim. And be all set for a gay summer. FOR SALE at ARNOLD A KLENK. Inc. adv 111 SILL at Newsstands DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT The Afternoon HOME Newspaper Newspaper office closed Saturday afternoon.

o —o i | Today's Sport Parade 1 By Oscar Fraley I (Reg. U. S. PaL Off.) I 0 0 New York. June 30 (UP) The maneuvering had started today to make a I,elated presentation of the world heavyweight championship to New Jersey - via a September title bout between Jersey Joe Walcott and light heavyweight champion Gus lesnevich. But whether it be Lesnevich. or Walcott, whose luster was dimmed by Joe lx>uis In the champ's finale, it is a temporary arrangethese aging gladiators get the "ameet. For no matter which one of ward" he'll only be holding it in escrow for a lad named Ezzard Charles. For if there is anybody In sight down the heavyweight trail it's the 24-year-uld "blackout boy” from Cincinnati. And. while it might be a bit strong to say that Lesnevich has been dodging him, certainly it was odd that Gus preferred to risk bis light heavy crown against England's fainting Freddie Mills. Charles has his heart set first on winning the light heavyweight title. After that he'll turn to the bigger boys. There are a lot of points on his side At 24 be still is eating his way into the heavyweight division. Then. too. youth is on his side and. a big item, he is the choice of Gruis, himself. "I think Charles is the best heavyweight around." Ixiuis declared "I'd rather fight lesnevich than Charles, "cause I'd have a betier chance against Lesnevich." Which is a pretty fair indication that Charles, once he gets the green light, might wind up as the new million dollar mauler. Certainly he has the stuff. Recent knockout victims have been such top ranking heavies as Jimmy Bivins. Elmer Ray, Lloyd Marshall and Fritzie Fitzpatrick. Charles was signed yesterday to battle Bivins at Griffith Stadium. Washington, on August 2. Charles never was defeated as an amateur, winning 42 fighta as he grabbed a.hat full of honors including the golden gloves and senior AAV middleweight crowns. A Georgia born negro, he was put through high school by bis grandmother. Horse Salel 4 at Lafontaine, Ind. every 2 weeks. Next Sale FRIDAY. July 9 C. W. SPEICHER and ROYAL ALEXANDER dU Speciallzl"« ~ FRIED RABBIT ESI ISN'T lESITATE Tl APPLY fl IS WIEN YH NEEB A LOAM Wt will mak* ■ IK loss jsM •• qsuk »• w. will « larger set. Your MgMtsrt »«4 iwcow* are th* cMtf ••sarin req«lreaa*»ta A ama.l of row income tach auxMh will rtgoy tbs loan. Special wraae ar* available to (arawr* or oth*r paraon* with aaaaonable laLmm quickly and pri.auly mad* aaualir aw »am* Say you ayylr Lat us tall you mor* about it—aa ablitatioa Call. pAaa* at arrita— LOCAL LOAN COMPANY Srw* Stem SaUStes Sraaad Vta** Pbaas 2-1-1 SSCATUa. IBBIAUA

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