Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 199, Decatur, Adams County, 23 August 1948 — Page 6

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Decatur Wins State Legion Championshi

Defeat Evansville Nine In 10-Inning Thriller To Grab Title Tilt Sunday

X perfect squeeze bunt, execut <•<l by Whitey Andrew*. Decatui catcher, •■.coring Hud Fry from third in the 10th inning gave Adam* Post 13. American legion the state championship of th* in dlana department of the Amrri can legion baseimll tourney, held at Worthman field in this city Saturday and Sunday. Sunday'* final game, with EvansvLle Post X. was a thril'er for the several hundred fans who formed the largest crowd to see a baseball game in Decatur for many years. Decatur fought an uphill battle Io take the titular battle, 6-5. Evansville had taken a 4 1 lead in the second frame but Decatur final'y pulled into a tie in the sixth frame and went ahead In the seventh, only to hav“ the down staters even the score In the eighth. Decatur and Evansville advanced to the final game through semi final victories Saturday. Decatur blanking East Chicago Post 389. 3 *O, and Evansville walloping Fortville Post 391. 121. Error Starts Winner Decatur’* winning run in the loth frame was started on its way ns Hud Fry. shortstop, the first batter in the extra frame, ground ed one to the Evansville third sacker Wedgewood bobbled the ba'l momentarily, and his hurried throw then went far over the first baseman's head. Frv going all the wav to second. Bob Bolvard fan ned hut Fry went to third in a wild pitch. Andrews then laid a perfect bunt down the first base line and with Fry sprinting to the plate. Lambert's throw was far too late to halt the winning run. Decatur scored in the first In ping Vern Krauss singled and (■■• me all the wav home when Hornbergf-r'n single to left center was fumb'ed by Enaaer. Evansville scored four big runs In the second inning on only one hit. A walk, an error and a He'd er's choice loaded the ha*es with none out. Feller popped out but Mills also walked, forcing in a run. Bauer fanned and Schmitt drove one deep into right center tor a triple, clearing the bases. Decatur picked up a single run In the fifth on a wa'k to Cossairl. Schmidt's single. a walk to Krauss and Hornberger's ground ball. The locals tied the score with a pair in the sixth. Frv singled sharplv to left and when Ensner throw hi* glove at the ball as it hounded high over his head Frv wax awnrdfd third base. Bob yard was safe on Schmitt’s error Fry scoring. Bolvnrd advanced to second when Andrews dropped I CAR WASH 1 MOTOR OVERHAULING I Phone 10.1 | DOC’S ( All DOCK Tonight & Tuesday First Feature at 7 P. M. In Flaming Technicolor! GARY COOPER PAULETTE GODDARD “UNCONQUERED" Pop. Price*—2sc 50c I no. Ta* —o Wed. A Thur*. — “•iondie's Reward" Penny Singleton. Arthur Lake Fleet Shew Wed. at 6:30 Continue*'* Thur*. <rom 1:39 BE SURE TO ATTENDI —o Coming Sun—Eathe* William*, “On An le'and Wl’h You" CORT Tonight & Tuesday Popular Return Hit! “The EGG and I" Fred Mac Murray. C. Colbert ALSO—Short* 14c-JOc IM. Tea —o o Thur*. Fri. Chapter “Sleek Widow." ’Star. Ovei Tex**" and > STOOOCS. .... O o — Csmtn* Sun. — “Campu* Sleuth A “PoHteu* Water*"

*' a Texas league single into center, lr and both runners moved up on a 11 passed -tia'l. Saxton batted for *' Schultz and farmed but Cossairt's I squeeze bunt scored Bolyard with ’■ the tying run Decatur went ahead in the sevII <-nth when Krauss doubled to the 1 right field fence and tallied on Hornberger's single. Evansville evened the count in 1 ; the eighth when Neal was safe on " Schmidt's error, stole second and ' tallied when laimhert singled. A great running catch by 80l vard prevented an Evansvil'e run In the ninth and set the stage for Decatur's triumph In the 10th. ' With Heirman on second and only ' one out. Schmitt lined one like a bullet Into left center. Bolyard 1 raced over, snared the ball with his gloved hand, ami flipped ft in--1 to second for an ea**y double play I Joy Cossairt hurled the first nine innings for Decatur. Dan 1 Ferber coming In to hurl the loth ami receive credit for the win. Heirman pitched the last three innings for Evansville and was tagged with the loss, although he did not allow a hit. A beautiful trophy from the Indiana department of the American Legion, was presented, following the final game, by Bill Clarkson, the Legion's state athletic officer, to Molly Mies. Decatur manager Char'es Morgan, commander of Adams Po*t 43. presented the second place trophy to the Evansville team. In addition, each member of the winning and runnerup teams will be presented baseballs bv the stale department Hurl* Shutout Dan Ferber’s great hurling knocked Each Chicago, defending i knocked East Chicago, defending Saturday's first semi final lilt | Ferber limited th” Eas' Chicago I team to tiro singles, fanned 131 and walked only two men. and | was given errorless support by his mates. Decatur scored all Its runs In the secund Inning Fry singled to open the frame Bolyard ground •••I to third, but l>o'h runners were safe when Schmitt allowed Wedge wood's throw to go Into right fle d. Jack Schnepf walked loading the bases. Red Schultz fouled out to the first baseman. hot Andrews singled sharplv In'o right field, scoring Fry knd Bolvard. and when Kruna allowed | the ball to roll past him. Schnepf| also scored. Fortvll'e kicked In with seven errors In the second Saturday afternoon game, giving Evansville an easv 12-1 victory. Heirman limited Fortville to six well scattered hit*. The lu»x scores: SEMI FINALS First Game Decatur AH 11 H E ■ ! Schmidt. 2b 4 0 6 0 | Kraus*. 3b 4 0 10 ■ Hornberger, cf 4 0 0 0 I Fry. ss ............. 4 1 J « Bolyard. If 3 110 f Schnepf. Ih —- 2 It>o I j Schult’ rs 3 0 0 0 I I Andrews, c 3 0 2 0 I j Ferber, p --- 3 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 5 0 East Chicago Zych. cf •- 4 0 0 0 Spudic. 2b 3 0 11 Buda. If 4 0 0 0 Hasan, c ....... 4 0 0 0 Kralovanskl. 1b 2 0 0 0 Rrmpond. ss 3 0 0 0 I Poludniak. 3b ......... 3 0 0 0 Krupa, rs 3 0 11 Roann, p 3 0 0 0 Totals 29 0 2 2 East Chicago .... 0M 000 000—0 Decatur 030 000 001 3 Bunw. hatted In — Andrews 2. Two-base hit*—Krana*. Andrew*. * ■ Left on base* -Decatur 4. East ’ Chicago 4 Base* on ball*—Off **• Ferber 2. off Ro*aa 1. Strikeouta—By Ferber 13. Roas* 4. Umpire*—Pickett and Yeager Evanav'lle AB RHE Baaer. rs , 2 3 0 0 F Schmitt. Cb 3 13 1 Ever. If 4 I 0 0 ‘ Neal. *a I I 1 0 Lambert. lb .1....... 8 10 1 Milla, es 5 13 0 W’edgewood. 3b 2 2 10 Feller e 5 110 B. Heirman. P ...... 4 3 8 0 Totals 32 13 0 2 * Fortville Thomas if .......... 4 110 Coacer. es 8 0 0 0 l” Hlday. a*. »b 3 0 0 3 Bradley, c. rs 4 0 12 fe Sewell, rs. • ......... 3 • • 4

Elgler, 2b. as, 4 0 2 2 ! . Webb, 3b ........ 2 0 1 It . Pritchard, lb 2000 1 Brandon, 3b 1 0 0 0 Hlckoff. lb 1 0 n 1 Hauk, p 3 0 0 <1 b— King 1 0 0 n a—Cooper 1 0 1 0 Totals 3 2 1 C 7 a Singled for Webb in sev- • enth. b-Grounded out for Sewell in »tb. Fortville 100 000 000 1 Evansville IM 2“2 Mg -12 Runs batted in — Bradley. Schmitt 2. Esner. .Veal, Mills 2. Wedgewood. B. Heirman. Two base hits —Slg'er, Milla. Feller Three-base hit* —Bradley. Mills Sacrifices — Hlday. Conger. Schmitt, Enter. Double play — Mills to Wedgewood Left on ba»es Fortville 6. Evansville X Bases on buffs —Off Hauk 9. ' Struck out —Bv Hauk 4. Heirman I 4. Wild pitches—Heirman. Hauk ' 2. Passed hail- -Sewell. Umpires—Yeager and Pickett. FINAL GAME Decatur AB R H E Schmidt. 2b 5 0 11 I Krauss, 3b 3 2 2 1 Hornberger, cf S 0 3 0 c Fry. s* 5 2 1 0 I Bolyard. If 5 10 0’ Andrews, c 3 0 10 Schnepf, Ih 3 0 0 1 Schultz. rs 1 0 0 0 1 Saxton, rs 2 0 0 1 f'osaairt. p 2 1 0 0 8 Ferber. p 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 ti 7 4 * Evansville 8 Bauer, cf ... 5 0 0 0 Schmitt. 2b 5 0 I 1 t Ensner, If 5 0 111 Meal, ks 5 1 2 0' latmhert, lb 3 1 10' Stelk. rs 4 11 f < Wedgewood. 3h 3 10 11 Feller, c 4 0 0 0 < Mills, p 2 11 0 • Heirman. p ......... 1 0 1 0 i Totals 37 5 3 3 1 Evansville ... 040 OOtt niO 0— 5 t Decatur 100 012 100 1— 8 I Runs batted In—Hornberger 2. > Bolyard. Andrews. Cossairt, t Schmitt. 3, Stelk. Mills. Two-base t hit—Krauss. Three-base hit* —1 Schmitt. Mills. I«eft on bases — Decatur 8. Evansville 8. Sacri- | flees—Cossairt. Andrews, Stelk. t Wedgewood. Stollen bases — < Hornberger. Bolyard, Neal, laim- 1 | liert. Double play — Bolvard to a 1 Schmidt, laimbert to Feller Hits ( Off Cossalrt 7 In 9. Ferber 1 in t 1, Mills 7 In 7. Heirman 0 in 2 1 z 3 r liases on hall*- Off 4'ossairt 3. t Ferber 1. Ml Is «. Wild pitches— t Heirman. Passed balls—Feller 3 f Winning pitcher—Ferber. Ixtslr.g j I pitcher— Heirman. Umpires — ( I Pickett and Yeager. ( Hammond Winner 01 ’ Slate K. C. Tourney I I Hammond copped the Indiana ( state Knights of Columbus soft- ( ball championship Sunday after noon at Fort Wayne, defeating the defending champion Fort Wayne team. 5-1. In the final game. Ducatur wu eliminated in a quarterfinal round game Saturday afternoon, losing to Fort Wayne. 4-2. after defeating Huntington in a first-round game. 9-3, earlier in th* afternoon. ' In semi-final games Sunday. 1 Hammond blanked Jasper. HM). and Fort Wayne eliminated Mun- > ci*. 5-8. Saturday s' acore* - Hammond I 13. Michigan City 8: Mishawka 7. 1 South Bend 3: Hammond C. Mish 1 awakn 5: Muncie 7. Logansport 5. Decatur’*' line acor**: • % RHE D*catur 001 133 I—9 » 4 ’ Huntington 902 019 9-3 « 4 J. Meyer and L. Hackman; • Mey*r* and P Godfroy R H C Fort Wayn* _ IM 021 ff-4 5 I Deeslur Ml 9frl ff-3 3 1 Alt. laindqnlst and Jones; Peti erson aad L. Hackman i Plan Babe Ruth > Memorial Stadium 1 M*w York. Aug. S 3 — (UP) — > ConstmcUon of a Babe Ruth mem- ) orlal stadium will begin M Arefe- ■ blabop Rteplnac high *ctoool. White 1 Plain*. N. Y.. after dedication ceremonies Sept 11. Francis Cardinal » The Cardten! «aM “a California I frtand" contributed Ilt.Mff a* the I first gilt toward th* memorial to I t>* boB player.

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American Legion State Champions Above are the members of Adams Post 43. American Leg! in baseball team, who won the state Legion championship In the final tournament played at Worthman field Saturday and Sunday. The squad i* pictured receiving la-t pre-game Instructions from Molly Mies, manager. Kneeling, left to right -Elmer Schultz, outfielder; Bob Baker, outfielder; Jack Schnepf. first base man; Vern Krauss, third ba eman; Howie Schmidt, second baseman: Johnny Forney, coach. -Standing, 'eft to righU-Joy Co’aairt. pitcher; Bud Fry. shortstop: Jim Saxton, pitcher; Dan Ferber. pitcher; Bob Bolyard, outfie'der; Bill Bow-er. catcher; Jack Hornberger, outfielder; Whitey Andrews, catcher; Fred Schamerloh. pitcher; flolly Ladd, infielder.

While Sox In Pair Os Wins Over Indians New York. Aug. 23 - (UP) — They almost had forgotten that the down-trodden Chl< ago White Sox still were In the American league this season, but if you asked the Cleveland Indians loday you would he told that lh“lr presence Is a grim reality. In fact, If any further confirms Hon is needed, the pent>ant-a*piiing Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will hasten to add that 'he White Sox are members in excellent standing after belting the tront running Indians In three out of four games to enable the two eastern contenders to climb within shearing distance of first place. Hopeiessiy mired in the cellar.u more than 30 games from the top. the “Windy City doormats," who before lite start of last weekend's series had lost 12 out of 13 games to Cleveland, swept ls>ih ends of a double-header fiom the Indians yesterday. 8 to 1 and 4 <<! 3. The White Sox janded Bob Feller hi* 14th defeat of the season as they routed him in 'he sixth inning of the opener for their victory. I Dave Phllley led the Sox'* 13 hit attack with two doubles and a sin gle. Joe Haynes received credit for the victory although he suffered a ret u’rence of arm trouble and had to be relieved by Howie Judson in the sixth. In the nighttap, a fourrun outburst against Gene Bearden in the fourth, climaxed by Pat Seerey's 17th homer of the season with] one man on. spelled Chicago's mar ' gin of victory. Mario Pierettl was the winner, but needed help from Glenn Moulder and Frank Papish io squash a late Indian threat. While the Indians thus suffered their third straight setback afterj an eight game winning streak, Bo* i ton crept to within a half game of the league lead and New York to within two games with single vl*-j lories. Southpaw Mickey Harris' five hit pitching and Bobby Doerr's tworun homer gave the Red So* a 4 to 1 triumph ov«r the Washington Senators. Doerr's homer was hi* 23rd of the year, giving him th* highest single season total of his' major league career. Rookie For iMt Thompson, who gave up nine walks in the seven Inning* he worked. wa* the losing pitcher. The Yankee*. whom many thought were out of the race after dropping a twin bill to the A'* last Sunday and falling five games behind. scored their sixth straight victory a* Vic Raachi beat the Athletics, 10 to 6. on four hhs. Rase hi also contributed two hit*, one a bases loaded double that drov* bom* three runs, to the Yankees' 12-hit offensive. Th* second game of the scheduled double-header wa* rained out. In the National league, the Boston Brave* widened their lead to two lull grime* by edging th* Brooklyn Dodger*. 4 to }. on outfielder Clint Conataer'e two-run homer la the eighth Th* blow nullified eight stolen base* by the Dodgers, highlighted by Jackie Robinson* theft -of home on the front end of a - triple steal t Pfttaburgh’a Pirate* beat th* St. > Lent* Cardinal*. 4 to 1, with the I help of 19th tuning error* by Bab* Yonag aad Eno* Slaughter Elmer t kiddie, who went the route and » scored hi* 19<h victory. Stan Rot jedt and Dixie Walker supplied vital hit* ia the extra ianing Erv

IhiKak hit u homer for the Cards. The New York Gian's won two games from the Philadelphia Phillies. 9 to 4 and 3 to 0, the second Iceinx c alled in the fifth because of tain. Sheldon Jones scored his 13th victory with the help of a home run by Bobby Thomson in the opener Montla Kennedy gave up two hit* in winning the abbreviated nightcap. Lefty Johnny Schmitz scattered eight hits for his 14th conquest as Hie Chicago Cubs beat the Cincln nati Reds, 10 to 3. Bill Nicholson homered for the Cubs and Hank Sauer for the Reds. A sparkling three hitter by Fred Sanford and a two-run homer, double and single by Gerry Priddy iMMistwi the St. lamia Browns to a 1(1 to I triumph over the Detroit Tigers. The Browna hammered oui 15 hits off five Tiger pitchers. Including Hal Newbouser. who was charged with the defeat. Yesterday's star — Vic Raschl. who gave the Athletics only four hits and slapiu-d a three-run double (1 s tlie New Tork Yankees won. 10 to it and climbed to within two gutnes of first place in the American league. Tile latest device for home hak ers ia a brush that greases pans without smearing the hands. The barrel holds shortening which is released through the hrush hy a I turn of the handle. The first Swedish trade* unions were organized in the Is7os hut it wa* not until 1898 that a national organisation, the Federation of laibor. was organized.

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Arnold & Klenk Wins Over Cenlral Soya Arnold * Klenk. running wild for eight runs in the fourth inning, blanked Cenlral Soya. 12-0. in a Lions league game Sunday afternoon, called after six and one-half innings of play. The winners also counted three runs in the third inning and one in the fifth. R. Uidd. pitching for Arnold AKlenk. limited Central Soya to hree scattered hits. Score by innings: RHE Central Soya 000 000 0 tt 3 4 Arnold <)O3 810 x — 12 9 3 Blac k and Louie*. R. Ladd and M. Ladd. One Softball Game Here This Evening Only one game will be played at Worthman field this evening. The K. of C. and Mc Millen teams will battle for the second half title In this lone game, scheduleci for 8 o'clock. A planned exhibition game lias Iceen canc elled. The schedule for Tuesday night will Im* announced following tonight's tilt, although G. E. and VFW are slated to meet in the first game at 7:30 p m. Tuesday. There are 105 weekly newspaper* In West Virginia one' for every 20.000 person*.

TMJOR 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pet G.B. Cleveland "0 ■*■’• Boston 70 00-* Mt New York 87 46 .553 2 Philadelphia 68 49 .581 3 Detroit -’*4 57 .’'-6 14 St. Loui* 45 67 .4ul 23% Whshlngon 44 72 .319 27 Chicago 39 75 .342 30% NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct GB. Boston 65 49 -s'o Brooklyn 61 49 555 2 St. Ixtuis 63 51 .553 2 Pittsburgh 57 32 .583 .’•% New York 58 53 .523 5% Philadelphia 52 61 .460 12*j Cincinnati 48 67 417 17% Chicago 46 68 .404 19 SATURDAY'S RESULTS American League New York 6. Philadelphia Chicago 3. Cleveland 2. Boston 10, Washington 6. Detroit 6. St. Ijouls 5. National League Brooklyn 8-1. Boston 7-2. New York 6. Philadelphia 5. Cincinnati 2. Chicago 0. St. IjOtii* 9. Pittsburgh 2. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS American League New Yck 10, Philade'pt.'i it. Boston 4. Washington 1. St. IjOUL* 10. Detroit 1. Chicago 8 4. Cleveland 1-3. National League Pittsburgh 4, St. Ixiuis 1 (10 innings). New York 9-3, Philadelphia 4-0. Chicago io. Cincinnati 3. Boston 4. Brooklyn 3. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. G.B. Indianapolis 89 45 .864 Milwaukee 77 55 .583 11 'olumbus 71 63 .530 IS Minneapolis ... 69 63 .523 19 St. Paul 69 64 .519 19% Kansas City 57 72 .412 29% Toledo 51 81 3W 37 Uiuisville 47 87 .351 42 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Milwaukee 5-5. Indianapolis 2-3 Columbus 20-Hf. Minneapolis 70. Toledo 11-1. St Paul 1-2. Kansas City 12 9. Louisville 5-12. Women's Bowling League To Organize Mr*. Evelyn Kingsley today urged all captains and members of the Women's howling league to have their teams ready for the meeting :o be held in the near future. Trad* In a Good Town — Decatur

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