Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 10 July 1948 — Page 6

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Rookie Stars As Braves Win Easy Victory Xi -w York July IO H'Pl Even while holibliti.' around <*n a cane, pepperhciid Eddie Stanky wielded a big influence in the pennant plans of the Boston Braves today through his roommate and pa!, kid short stop Alvin Dark Stanky probably th»> most earliest player of modern times, plays only to win and had to hold back the tears when told that the broken ankle he suffered in a collision at Brooklyn Thursday would k*ep him out of the lineup? at least six weeks Last year with the Dodgers. he made a -tar pitcher out of his roommate Ralph Branca, building the big rl.|it hander's confidence and giving < him the same tips that are going i thia year to Dark Last night, while Stanky was • "sitting It out. Dark hit safely in ( his 21st straight game, getting a | triple, double, -ingle and stealing home as the Braves < rush' d the 1 Phils. 13 to 2 Johnny Sain, under , no pressure, gave up 12 hits as he I , scored his 11th victory Del Ennis , hit a Philiy homer The Braves now lead by 2’4 games I , The Tubs set back the second plai e Pirates. 2 to 1 at Chicago M when Bill Nicholson hit his 11th , homer of the year with Andy Pas- a ko on base in the sixth inning to; (| send ace right hander Elmer Rid- , die down to his fourth loss against j nine wins Rookie Ralph Hamner gave up five hits to win his fourth ( game. Stan (The Mani Musial hit a a two run homer and touched off the „ winning rally with a single in a 6 j to 1 Cardinal victory over Clneln nati at St Louis in which relief pitcher Gerry Staley scored his third victory in the last five Cardinal games Rex Barney, turning in hfs second straight complete victory after! A

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going two years without flnishini one that he won. was masterful It a four hit, 10 to 3 Brooklyn tri umph over the Giants at the Poli Grounds He pitched hitless bal ball after serving up a three rut fourth inning homer to Walke Cooper and walked only two bat ters Roy Campanella and Gem Hermanski hit homers to lead th< 13 hit Itodger atta- k Pinch hitter Carl Scheib's dou hie with two out In the ninth gave the Athletics an *-7 victory ovei the Red Sox at Philadelphia am! enabled relief pitcher Charley Jlar ris, the winner to gain revenge for being the victim of last Sun day’s It run Boston inning. The As had a big inning themselves last night, coming from behind with six runs in the sixth Joe DiMaggio drove in four runs with his 19th homer and a single and lefty Ed Lopat pit' hed four hit ball to win hls fifth straight game and his seventh of the season us the Yankees defeated the Senators, 9 to <• at Washington. After 25 years of pitching, negro Satchel Paige finally made his big league debut with two scoreless innings of relief work for the In dians in a lost cause as the Browns ’cored a a to 3 decision at Cleveland The Browns clinched victory with four runs in the first two innings including a homer by pitcher Fred Sanford over Cleve land ace. Rob Lemon, Isernon went down to hls seventh defeat against 12 victories. The Tigers won their fifth straight at Detroit. 4 to 3 over the I White Sox Freddy Hutchinson ! giving up sx this, had a shutout until Aaron Robinson hit a two-run homer in the ninth Yesterday's star Rookie Alvin Dark of the Braves, hitting safely in his 21s! complete game, with a triple, double, single and a steal of home in a 13 to 2 rout of the Phils. Secaur-Cpholslerlng I Phone 1686 T Antelopes are native of Asia and Africa

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MAJORS AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. C B Cleveland 44 27 620 Philadelphia 47 30 .610 New York 43 31 s*l 2'-.-Boston 37 34 521 ' 7 Detroit 37 37 5M SA» Washington 33 41 446 12S St Louis 27 44 M 0 17 I Chicago 23 47 329 2OA* NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G B Boston 44 31 .5*7 Pittsburgh 39 33 .542 3> x St Louis 39 34 .534 4 .New York 35 36 493 7 j Brooklyn 34 36 .4*6 7tv Philadelphia 36 40 474 *>» Cincinnati 35 4" 467 9 Chicago 31 43 419 12A41 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS American League St Louis 5. Cleveland 3. New York 9. Washington 0. Detroit 4. Chicago 2 Philadelphia *. Boston 7. National League St Louis 6. Cincinnati 4 Brm klyn io. New York 3 Boston 13. Philadelphia !. Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 1.

■— ■ r " n AMERICAN ASSOCIATION™ W L Pct. G B Indianapolis S 3 33 .616 Columbus 45 34 .590 2’-j Milwaukee 4S 34 595 3 St Paul 44 37 .554 5*4 Minneapolis 42 4! .506 9>, Toledo 26 53 404 ISV, Kansas city 32 50 390 19 Louisville 32 54 364 22 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS < oiu.T.bus 9. Ixiuisvllle 9. Toledo 9. Indianapolis 4 Only games scheduled Trade In » Oc~>d Town — Decatur

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0 —-O | Today's Sport Parade j By Oscar Fraley | I (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.) I ! O O New York. Jillv 10 — (UP) — , Fearless Fraley's (acts and figures , The most patient people among ■ baseball's fans are the citizens i f . Cleveland, who haven't seen a , world series since 19-<k All of which explains probably why they . are so steamed up over this year's ] team The Boston Braves haven't won a i pennant since 1914 the Phlladel- I phia Phillies sln> e 1915. or the Chiago White Sox sime the "Black Sox thing of 1919 But in each of those titles clubs in the rival league have < otne through for the fans - there's still a long, long trail ■ a'windlng Demon Hanover, the Hambletonian favoiite, upheld his odds yesterday by winning the historic I trot at Goshen, taking two of three | heats Hollo, the winter book favor<i'e which was expetted to give the Demon quite a run. was scratched at the last minute ami won't race until Hambletonian week — so the Demon still is th- horse to treat In 'he big one Tom iShorty) McWilliams. Mississippi state football star, reportedly is ready to sign with the lais Angles Dons of the all America conference when he take-r his degree in January. McWilliams played at State in 1944. Army in 1945. and he last two years back at Mississippi State — reminds old Fearless of the time they asked soldier Frankie Sinkvirh whether he would play pro ball after his discharge. "Yep." Slnkvich 1 eplied, "at Georgia!" Don't i<Mik now but Lubbock of the west Texas-New Mexico league has a pitcher named Katcher Ralph. which is his front handle, is not only a pitching Katcher but a switch pitcher who throws with either arm His ambition: to have Katcher switch pitch against a switch hitter — okay. 11l go quietly — If you uon t neneve that automobile racing is a rugged sport just take a peek at the ofkial stand Ings put out by the American Automobile Association. Every once In a while there is an asterisk leeside the name of a contestant in the current standings with the footnote: "Deceased'" — Attention Florida golfers: The U. S. golf association reports that Its leaflets on "protection of persons against lightning on golf courses" drew laughs in California. "In California.' an obvious Calltornian wrote, "lightning is such a rarity that on the few occasions when It does occur, the natives come out from shelter to see It." Proving to Floridans, probably, that they even have better lightning! A compact unit that roasts two hotdogs In their own tnten Is a new accessory for the automobile. It operates off the car’s battery » More than 700 fires occur In homes dsily. averaging about 5350 lose per fire. A movement is under way among New Mexico sportsmen to increase the big game hunting tea to 175 for non residents.

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McMillen Winner In Softball League Mi Millen registered a 5-3 victory over ihe K of <' In a Decatur softbal league game Friday night at Worthman Held K of C. took an early lead but M< Millen went out •In front in the fourth Inning In the exhibition nightcap the Decatur Mistse gained revenge for one of their few defeats this year, downing the Warsaw A. A.. 3 I liecatur st ored single runs in each of the first, second ami fifth innings, while Warsaw pick ed up i s lone run in the sixth frame Scores by innings: R II E McMillen ... Ml 2H> 5 s : K (/ (• OSO 000 135! Myers and Grove; Lengerich and I. Hackman R II E Warsaw 0M Ml 0-1 5 2 Detatur . ... 11" 010 x 3 3 0 Rain, and W Goshert; Harrah and Stoppenhagen Week’s Schedule Monday K of C. exhibition McMillen vs VFW Tuesday Mett’s vs K of C : Moose vs Bluffton ‘Suburban' Wednesday Moose a’ Roanoke i Suburban t. Thursday—Bingen Girls exhibition G E vs A’FW Friday K of (' vs M< Mi len; | Moose vs Muncie Main Case Junior Leaion's Game Here Today Cancelled By Foe This afternoon's schedule baseball game between the Decatur and Woodburn Junior la>glon teams has been cancelled. I»eane fiorwin. Decatur coach, was notified this morning Woodburn wag unable to field a complete team and thus was forced to ,'ancel participation in the district playoffs. Decatur has two exhibition games scheduled next week, both to be played at Worthman field ’.'an Wert will play here Tuesday at 4 p in . and Bluffton here Wednesday. also at 4 o'clock. Miss Zilla Sprunger Resigns As Nurse Berne. July 10 — Miss Zilla Sprunger. R. N.. has just resigned as a registered nurse after 30 years of service She is building a new home here and will move into it as soon as completed. Since 1924 she has been with the ve.erans administration in North Carolina and Kentucky Before that she was a navy nurse for four years and an army nurse for one year. 18YEAROLDS irvint From Page Onei enlistment privilege retroactive to cover all youngsters who have turned 19 since the draft act betaine law last month. Some congressional experts doubt, however, that it can lie done The draft law says specifically that the privilege shall be confined to 161,0fX1 men annually lietween the ages of IS and 19. Technically, no 19-year-olds are eligible. Effective fly control depends on good sanitation plus proper use of DDT sprays.

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Decatur Legion To Battle Harvester Sunday Afternoon The Decatur American Ugion baseball team, fighting to retain Its slender lead in th<- Federation league, will meet Harvester of Fort Wayne in a league battle at Worthman field Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Decatur downed Harvester early in the M-ascm hut the Fort .Wayne team has strengthened its lineup In recent weeks and has , moved into fifth place in the ' league standing Post 47. only half a game back of the Legion. will meet Redkey at (State School in Fort Wayne In I Sunday's third league tilt. Cedi will play at Van Wert. GRAIN rr*nnt Pjvp Onpi at Minneapolis, said the nation could expect a wheat carryover of , about 250.000.000 bushel. Anything I above 1M.006.000 bushels usually , is c onsidered surplus, he said ’ Moore and several other trad* I sources felt that government allocation and export controls no longer are necessary, and :hat there is no further need of "save wheat" programs. J Uroy welsh, head of the But-1 I lerWelsh grain company at Omaha. Neb., sale) there is "no question but | 1 what this is the beginning of the!

end of the world's grain shortage.” He said that surpluses of corn, wheat, oats, rye, and barley combined now total 41 percent shove the nation's average cxmsumptloc | whereas liefore the war the surplus ; ota! aa% only 12 per-ent Wr:sli said that R00.0M.000 bushels of wheat is 'he maximum the I nited States can use for seed and feed, leaving more than t00.000,ottb bushels for export. 1

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