Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 160, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1948 — Page 8

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Junior Legion Defeats Berne Team, 5 To 3 The Decatur Junior Legion baseball team, defeating the Berne Junior* 5-3. at Worthman field Wednesday afternoon, successfully hurdled their first obstacle toward* a district championship. Decatur drew first blood with a single tally in the first inning on hits by Plumley and Wefel, but Herne came back with two runs on three tilts in the second frame and a single score in thei third on a walk and D Nuasbatm's triple. Stung by Berne's lead, the Decatur youngsters bounced riifht back to take the lead with three] runs in the last of the third on I singles by Plumley. Busse and [.add and Wefel's triple. The local* picked up their final run in the fifth inning on a Berne error and Busse's three-baser. Decatur's eight hits were evenly divided among four players with two each. Mirk lutdd. after allowing five hits and three runs In the first three innings, settled down to limit Berne to one more safety, with two men out in the seventh. I>eane Dorwin. coach of the Decatur team, sponsored by Adams 1 Post 43. American Legion, announced two more playoff games have been scheduled. Woodburn will play Decatur at Worthman . field Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and the locals will meet Post 47. Fort Wayne, at McMillen , park In Fort Wayne Saturday. ( July 17. at 8 p m. Van Wert has been tentatively scheduled to play an exhibition , game here Tuesday. July 13, at 4 o’clock, and Bluffton will be . met in an exhibition tilt here July 14. also at 4 pm. A round robin schedule Is being played In the southern division of the fourth district, with this ( winner to meet the northern di vision winner In a playoff series for the district championship Decatur A8 R H E Plumley, ss 2 2 2 0

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Ogg. rs, cf 4 0 0 0 Wefel. 3b 3 2 2 0 Gllllg. cf 2 0 0 0 Sautbine. rs o 0 0 0 Busse, c 3 18 0 l-add. p 3 0 2 0 Grant. If 3 0 0 0 .Myer* 2b 3 0 0 0 Jennings, lb 2 0 0 0 Totals 25 5 8 0 Berne AB R H E Eichenberger. a* 4 0 10 D. c 2 0 0 0 Eek rote. if 2 10 0 Krebbiel. lb 3 0 0 0 iD. Nussbaum. If 3 0 10 18-. in-, rs 3 0 0 0 T. Lehman. 3b 3 112 J. Lehman, p 3 110 J. Nussbaum. 2b 2 0 10 M khmaii. 2b 10 10 Totals 26 3 6 2 Score by innings: Berne 021 000 0 3 Decatur 103 010 x 5 Indianapolis Lead In Association Cut By United Press The Milwaukee Brewers battled Minneapolis 12 innings last night before earning an American association victory. 4 to 3. In addition to Milwaukee's win. second-place Columbus and fourthplace St. Paul took decisions to • cut Indianapolis’ lead Toledo beat i the Indians. 5 to 3. for the only loss In the first division. I Columbus defeated Louisville. 5 to 3. and St. Paul whipped Kan- I aas City. 7 to 4. Trailing 2-1 tn the ninth inning | I at Milwaukee. Minneapolis scored twice to take the lead The Brews ' . came back to deadltx-k the score In I half and then fought three more innings before getting the decision. Toledo upset Jim Bagby, league- 1 leading hurler. and the Indians at * Indianapolis with a 13-hit attack. ’ George Corona's homer in the - sixth and two tallies in the I seventh, sewed up the game for * the Hens Scoring early at Ixmlsville. 1 Columbus clinched the game In ‘ the third inning. Two Colonel errors aided the Red Bird* while I each team pounded out 11 hits t first baseman, homered in the 1 sixth. 1 Chuck Sarnaklis limited the I Blues to five hits at Kansas City. < St. Paul, sparked by Dave Pluss's 1 two-run homer in the first, taliled ■ a!) its runs in the first three innings. Bill Woop did a good relief 1 iob for Kansas City but the game 1 was lost when he took over in the 1 second. 1 Minn |; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. G.B. ’ 'ndianapolis 53 31 431 Columbus 43 33 .533 3% , Milwaukee 47 34 .530 4% St. Paul 45 37 .54* 7 Minneapolis 42 40 .512 10 Kansas City 32 49 .335 19% ' Toledo 34 53 331 200, Louisville . 31 55 300 23 VESTERDAY'SRESULT S Milwaukee 4, Minneapolis 3 <l2 innings*. Toledo 5. Indianapolis 3. Columbus 5. Louisville 3. St. Paul 7. Kansas City 4. Gome Is Forfeited In Summer League The Red Sox won by forfeit 'his morning from the Indians in the summer softball league when 'he Indians were unable to field a team The league schedule will end next week and will be followed by a tournament, with the draw to be announced Saturday. July 17. Gold is mined in Alaska along the Yukon river and at Nome In 1944 the state of lowa pro- | duced 441.420 bushels of corn.

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Hurlers Named For All-Star Game Tuesday Chicago, July B—(t'Pi-Bucky Harris, who relied on rookie pitchers Joe Psge and Frank Shea last yeat to help him pilot the New York Yankees to the world championship. picked r<x>kles again today to help him direct the American league all-star squad to Its 11th victory in the annual diajnond classic. Harris named eight pitcher* on bis 25 rnan squad, and four of them, headed by Cleveland's converted outfielder sensation. Bob Lemon, were on the all-star team for the first time Other new comers were Vic Raschl of New York. Joe Coleman of Philadelphia, and Joe Hayne* of Chicago. Veteran pitchers selected by Harris were Bob Feller. Cleveland. Hal Newhouser. Detroit, Wait Masterson, Washington, and the Yankees' Page Harris went a bit stronger for mound strength than did Lippy! l/eo Durocher. the Brooklyn Dodger manager who will pilot the National league nine Durocher nam ed only six hurlers. headed by Elmer Riddle, the Cincinnati Reds castoff who has a rec-ord of 9 and 3. Other National league pitchers will be Ewell Blackwell. Cincinnati. 5-5, Ralph Branca. Brooklyn. 10- Harry Breecheen, St. Ixiuls. 9-3, Johnny Schmitz. Chicago. 7-9. and Johnny Sain. Boston. 10-5. The records of the Harris barters were Feller. 8-9, Newhouser, 11- Raschl. 9-3. Page. 2-4. Mas terson. 4-4. Coleman. 8-4. Haynes. 5-7, and Lemon, 12-4. Others on the American league squad were: Catchers — starting. Warren Rosar. Philadelphia: reserves— George Tebbetts. Boston. Larry Berra. New York. Infield -George McQuinn. New York, lb: Joe Gordon. Cleveland. 2b; lx>u Boudreau. Cleveland, st: George Kell. Detroit. Sb; reserves —Mlckery Vernon. Washington: Vern Stephens and Bobby Doerr. Boston Outfield-Ted Williams. Boston. I if: Joe DiMeglio. New York, es; I Pet Mullin. Detroit, rs: reserves- > Tommy Henrich. New York: Walt Evers. Detroit. For the Notions! league: I Catchers — starting. Walker Cooper. New York; reaerveo—- - Phil Masi. Boston. Clyde McCullough. Chicago

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Infield-Johnny Mize. New York, lb; Ed Stanky. Boston. 2b; Peewee Reese. Brooklyn, ss; Andy Pafko, Chicago. 3b. Reserves- Ed Waltkus, Chicago; Al Schoendlenst and Marty Marion. St. Louis; Sid Gordon. New York; Bob Elliott, Boston; Frank Gustine, Pittsburgh. Outfield Stan Muslal. St. Ix>ui«, If; Richie Ashburn. Philadelphia, cf; Enos Slaughter. St. Louis, rs; reserves — Ralph Kiner, Pittsburgh; Bob Thomson. New York; Tommy Holmes. Boston Starting lineups for both squads were selected by baseball fans In a popular vote which drew 4,107,893 ballot*. Managers must uae the starting lineups tor at least three innings unless a player is hurt and after that may change their lineups as they wish. Pitchen must not work more than three innings unless the game goes into overtime. The American league has won 10 of the 14 all star ( lassies.

MAJOR feacueKeMixiZ V >■-*. „ AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Cleveland 43 24 .423 Philadelphia 44 29 .413 Ne* York 41 31 .549 3% Boston 38 33 .522 7 Detroit 36 37 .488 »M* Washington 33 39 .458 11 % Bt. Louis 24 48 .377 17 Chicago 23 45 .338 !»>,« NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B Boston 43 31 .575 Pittsburgh ... .. 38 32 543 2H St Louis 38 33 .535 3 Ne* York U 35 .500 5> a Brooklyn 33 35 .485 48b Philadelphia 34 39 480 7 C incinnati 34 39 464 8 Chicago 30 42 .417 11% YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League Detroit 4. St. Louis 0. Philadelphia 4. New York Washington 7, Boston 4. Cleveland 10. Chicago 2. National League * Cincinnati 10. Chicago 3. New York 7. Philadelphia 0. Brooklyn 4, Boston 3 (11 innings). . Pittsburgh 2. St. Louis 1. Maximum corn yields can be obt talned from throe stalks per hill. Manhattan island contains 22.24 square miles. r Repeated heating of iron in - ereaeea Its hardness I- There will be lees fate and oils for foods this yean than last. j

Dodgers xore Sixth Win In Row Wednesday New York. July « (VP> - Laugh if you like about the liodger* going into the hand* of receivers with three catcher* In the lineup, but after *lx straight victories since the experiment began, other cluhs In the National league didn't think It wa» so funny today In fact there were those hold enough to eay that maybe the Dodger* would "catch on in the hed hot National league pennant; race In which they are now just 6*4 game* out 'of fir*t place. With catcher Gil Hodge* at first base, catcher Bruce Edward* at third and catcher Roy Campanella actually catching, the Dodger lineup looked like something out of an opium pipe when manager Leo Durocher first presented It last | Friday night. So what happened" They best the Giants two straight the Phil* three straight and dl-j max«'d their longe*'. winning streak of the «ea»on with an 11-inning 4 to 3 victory over the Brave* at Brooklyn last night. A scoring fly by Campanella drove in the winning run and Edwards contributed a homer In the victory over lefty Warren Spahn. Boston's southpaw ace who suffered hl* sixth defeat. The Pirate* took over second place In the National and moved to within 2’4 game* of the leading Brave* by defeating the Cardinal*. 2 to 1 at St. Louis on the six-hit pitching of Bob Chesnes Ralph Kiner doubled and Wally Westlake singled in the ninth to give the Buc* the run that enabled them to overtake St lx>uis in the race. For a change the Giants got some g<>od pitching as Jansen held the Phils to two hits in a 7 to 0 decision at Philadelphia in which Scotty Tiiuiuson got a threerun homer. The Reds defeated the Cubs, 10 to 3 at Chicago, piling up a five run margin in the first inning. then coasting In as Frankie Baumholtx and Danny Utwhller hit homers Ken Raffensberger went the route to score his fifth victory. The Athletics made the most of four hits to defeat the Yankees. 4 to 3 at New York and Increase their hold on second place to 3>4 games as Dick Fowler scattered nine hits for his seventh victory against one defeat. Hank MaJeskl's two-run homer in the first and his triple In the fifth provided the A's with three runs. It was the fourth straight defeat for the world champs, all by one run margins. Bobby Feller went the route for hl* ninth victory as the Indians 'opped the White Sox. 10 to 2 to stay a shade ahead of the Athletic*. Feller yielded two runs in the first inning, but had the pres sure removed when Cleveland came back in the home half to score six runs. Feller strucg out six. increasing his league-leading total to 74. The Senators upset the Red Sox.! 7 to 6 at Boston by putting over 1 five runs In the ninth. Gil Coan * two run single, followed hy Car ; den Gillenwater's double which “Oscar at the Waldorf” could serve no better Dine At Pine n’ Palm

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sent home the winning run. were the key blows. Vern Stephens and Bobby Doerr homered for Boston. Lefty Hal Newhouser scored victory number 12 for the Tiger*. 1 shutting out the Brown., 6 to U at i Detroit on seven hit*. H<x>t Evers hit a homer and Dick Wakefield got a two-run double to lead Detroit. Yesterday's star Hank Majeski of the Athletics, who drove In , three runs with a homer and I triple In a four-hit. 4 to 3 victory , over the Yankees. Warsaw A. A. Plays Decatur Moose Nine Here Friday Night The Decatur Motme softball team will play one of Ils toughest foes] t of the current season in an exhibition game Friday night at Worth- , man field at 3:30 o'clock. . The Warsaw A. A., tomorrow's . foe*, have won 14 of 19 games play- | ed to date, and recently edged out a 4-3 victory over the Moose in a , game at Warsaw The visitors will dlaplay two outstanding hurldrs. Don Raines and Fritz Wolterman Warsaw won the Northern In , : uiana league title la»t year and went to the finals of the state semi-final tourney at Gary last sea ’ sun before l>eing eliminated The Moose-Warsaw game will follow a Decatur league tilt between th» 1 K. of C. and McMillen teams. I Two Re-Appointed To Berne Library Board 1 Berne, July 8. The Berne town board Tuesday night reappointed i Mrs. Edward Eichenberger and Miss Charlotte Stengel to the HerI ne Library board. The terms are > for two years, running to July 1. 1 1950 ' AN IMPORTANT ANNOINCE.MENT t to ihone with niMiKEii im flawmm is unsatisfactory hearing re'arding your business and mxlal life? Senotone offers you scientific hearing correction, with continuing care by a trained and qualified Consultant. July Hearing Center RICE HOTEL DECATI'R July 10—1 p.m. . S p.m. Mr J. M Friend will be in charge. Take advantage of this opportunity for an exam inatlotf of your hearing problems Consulta'ion private, without charge or obligation. 712 Gettle Bldg.. Fort Wayne. Indiana Phone A-6210 ■■■■■

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