Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 224, Decatur, Adams County, 22 September 1948 — Page 8

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Boston Braves All But Clinch National Flag New York. Sept 22 (t'Pl — The Boston Brave*, who needed a "miracle" to win the National league pennant in 1914, needed only one victory and a Dodger defeat to win the flag today. Only a elight case of mathema tic* separated Billy Southworth's Brave* from the flag after they swept a doubleheader from the St Ixtuitt Cardinal* yesterday. 11 to and 4 to 0. while Brooklyn dropped two game* to l*itt*burgh Boston, sporting a stylish seven and a-half game lead, ha* nine remaining game* to play, the same number as Brooklyn Either two Boston victories or two Brooklyn defeat* also will give the Braves their first senior circuit title in 34 year*. Johnny Sain who registered his 22nd victory of the year in the opener, scattered nine Redbird hit* while hurling hi* 26th com plete game and sixth triumph in succession Four Boston run* in the second inning and five more in the sixth sealed the verdict Rookie Vein Bickford captured ht» ninth win in the second garni when he limited the Cardinals to four hits The Braves drove left hander Howie Collet to cover in the first inning with three tuns on ! a Cardinal error. Alvin hark * stinging double. Mike McCormick's single, three walks and a sacrifice hit Pittsburgh defeated Brooklyn. 12 to 11 in the playoff of a protested game of Aug 25 and then beat the Dodger* again. 6 to 3 in a regula tion game In playing over part of the ninth Inning of the Aug 25 contest, the Buc< sneers loaded tin bases and pushed across three runon Stan Rojek’s double oft Ton Brown's glove The three runs gave Pl'tsburgh a total of six In the ninth. just enough to beat Brooklyn Little Vic Lombardi, an ex-hod ger. held Brooklyn to five hits ir the regular scheduled contest while the Pirates collected seven hit* off losing pitcher Rex Barney and Carl Erskine The Boston Red Sox increased their American league lead to u

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I full game over the Idle Cleveland I Indiana by thrashing the Detroit i Tigers, io to 2 The Red Sox jumped on Ted .Gray for two run* in the first on Dorn DiMaggio's triple and a long fly by Ted Williams and then pushed across six more markers in the third on five hits and two walks la>u Stringer hit a homer for Boston In the only other American league game scheduled. the Senators and White Sox at Chlcagt had their contest cancelled because of rain and cold weather The New York (Hants won the first game of a day-nlght doubleheader by beating the Chicago Cuba, 3 to 2 on Johnny Mile's three-run homer, his 3Xth of the year. In the sixth Ijirry Jansen who outpitched Doyle iaide, won III* I Sth game. Chicago, however broke its 10-game losing streak by vlnniiig the nightcap. 3 to 2. or indy Pafko's three-run homer In the ninth Southpaw Johnny Schmits, who chalked up his lath triumph, had a no-hitter until two were out in the eighth Rookie pit' her Sam Webb broke the spell with a single and the (Hants got their only other hit in the ninth—i homer by Whitey Lockman oft reliefer Jess Dobernic. in anol her day-night doublehead >r. Cincinnati beat the Phillies. <1 to 5 in tiie first game while Philadelphia took the second game. I<> to 1. Relief pitcher Harry Gum bert won the opener and rookie John Thompson, recently called up from Toronto, checked the Reds on five hits In the arc-lighter. Yesterday's star Johnny Sain >f the Braves for beating the'. Card*. 11 to 3. chipping in with two timely hit*, notching his 22nd victory and hurling hi* 26th com plete game of the year

MAJOR AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. GB loxton . 91 54 821 • • land . M -'■'• *'2l 1 V’ew Yorkß9 55 .618 11,l l , Philadelphia ... 83 64 .565 9 Detroit 71 72 .497 19 It. Ixtul* 56 86 .394 33V. Washington 51 95 349 4»u 'hicug • l'> 21 4: i. NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B ioxt<>n *•'. "■» .■•'«: irooklyn . 79 66 .545 7H 14t l-ouis 78 66 542 8 ’’ittshurgh 77 67 .525 9 New York 75 69 521 11 ‘hlladelphia ... 64 82 438 23 'lnclnnati 59 83 .415 26 'hicag > . MM 4"6 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League Boston 10. Detroit 2. Washington at Chicago, rain and •old. Only game* scheduled

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Yellow Jackets Open Home Season Friday •**" rX * JL* 1 2 j -rbaklJbUlMaMß v--. ■ FR, b The Decatur Yellow lackets, with one defeat and one victory to date will play their first home game of the season Friday night, battling the Garrett Rtl roader* In a Northeastern Ind ana conference contest at Worthman field at 7:30 p m .Member* of Hie Yellow Ja< ke- «iuad. pictured above. are as follow . Front row. left to right—Bl I Callow. Bob Strickler. lon Reldenbach. Jack Petrie. Thompson. Bob Second row—Dick Johnson. Curtis Jones. Gene Ziner. Boh McGill. Fred Inch. Bob Lane, Al en (.rote Tom Gaunt. Bob Lenhart, Dwight Sheets. Rufus S< hott . . Third row Don Mac Man. Mick Udd. Jim Bas ett. John Iman. Jerry Gehrig. Don Smith. DeLane ( Bauman. Karl Peterson. George Bair Roger Frucht*, J» rry Koller Fourth row—Dan Freeby, Doyle Liby. Sam Bother. Don Wefel, Kenny Grant. Paul Busse. Marcus, Foreman. Wi tner Grot*. Dick McConnell Fifth row fjirry. Jennings. Neil Thomas. Max Myers, Marvin Stuckey, Boh Smith. Dick Ogg |

National League New York 3-2. Chicago 2-3. I Cincinnati 6-1. Philadelphia 5-6 , I'lltaburgh 12 6. Brooklyn 113. Boston 11-4. St. Ixtuia .3-0. Marcel Cerdan Wrests Crown From Tony Zale | Jersey City. N J. Sept. 22 it'Pl Marcel Cerdan. the French| slugger who wrested the world mid ! lelweight championship from vet-1 -ran Tony Zale. wan willing today i o give the ex-<hamp a return shot it the title in June, unless Zale retire* because of last night'* beat' Ing. The stocky. black haired, goldoothed Frenchman from Morocco gave 34-year-old Zale »uch a a thorough battering that the semi-con- », lous ‘ •'eel man” from Gary, Ind. «as unable to come out for the 12th oil nd. Their liout. liefote 19.272 fan* at loosevelt Mtaditlin. wa* acheduled or 15 round* Near the end of their 11th sesdon. Cerdan wan giving hi* exiau* ed and floundering opponent a evere beating againxt the ro|>e«. \lmost simultaneous with the bell, i fla*hing left book exploded on Zale'* chin He wilted to the can.a* on hi* knee*. Hl* handler* rushed out and half dragged Tony o hi* corner, where «|>onge* of lee water failed to revive him completely. Co-manager* Sam Plan and Art Winch told referee Paul Cavalier — former light heavyweight boxer of Paterson. N J . - that Zale wax unable to continue. Cavalier aved to the Cerdan corner that the out wax finished. All thi* happened efore the bell could ring to start the 12th round. cavalier later disclosed that he •ad counted Zale out in hi* corner, tefore he waved to the Cerdan troup He said he had made the •ount-out motion* with hi* right hand aero** hl* breast. He raid the ending wa* "a knockout in the .th round." Co-manager* Plan and Winch delated that Cavalier did not count ,'ony out. that they had asked the c-feree to stop the fight, and that le had stopped It Therefore. Winch aid, “it wa* a technical knockout n the 12th round; not a genuine ■lockout." Plan explained that in New Jer »ey the referee can count out a ighter in bi* corner a-f-t-o-r the mH ba* started action in a round; mt not during the rrin-ie reat per od between action* Abe J. Greene, boxing commie •doner for New Jersey and com nisaloner of the national ijoxing usociatlon. wa* expected to rule on the unimportant diapute today Cerdan. who bad gone into the rin: a 2-1 underdog, surprised the expert* by weathering Zale'* "Sunday punches' to body and head In the early round*, and by coming on wi h a eharp hooking attack to hammer the Hoosier into helpleeaneee Actually, the oetccme of the fight wa* decided in the fourth round when Zale — etill fresh — hit Marcel aquarely on the chin with a thundering straight rigid. Stalwart Tony put all hla power Into that terrific blow. It buckled the chailonger * knee*, and forced him to hang on for a fear second* But

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Olivar Os Villanova Is Coach Os Week New York. Sept 22 - (UP) Hi* schedule I* all upside down two of the. tougest came* come first after that the rest should be comparatively easy. Hi* l>oy» aren't exactly thinking in terms of an unbeaten season but they have a terrific wlnn'ng spirit the kind that already ha* ■he scribes (-ailing them ' the Notre Dame of the east " He is the United Press coach of .'he week. Jordan (Ollie• Olivar of I 'he up and coming wildcat* who , boun ed Texas A A M to the tune ' of 34 to 14 In last fatueday's opener The Aggie* we-e tough enough, but things promise to get worse at | West Point. N Y . Saturday when ' the Wildcats play Army'* cadet*, j who have beaten them live straight: •lines to the collective tune of 212 to 0. "We're going to have to score on ' Army before we can think alrout winning the ball game," said the tall, handsome Olivar. who was unique as a player at Villanova 10 years ago because he called thei signals from hi* tackle post. •'Bn' the boys think they ran a' least do that this time. They think they are good dub, they have the quiet confidence that produces victories.’' Olivar has no special psychological technique which he tried to work on the player* before a big I game. I "They don't need it." he said. "They figure that 'hi* game any game i* just the next thing on the schedule and that they might a* well play It now a* later on." H. S. FOOTBALL Alexandria 13. Delphi 6 Anderson 13. Hwood 7. Fherldan 33, Brownsburg 0. Seymour 31. North Vernon 0. Columbus, Milwaukee Playoff Is Delayed By United Pres* The Columbus Redbird* and the Milwaukee Brewer* hoped to resume their American association playoff serie* tonight, after two postponement*. La»t night s game was cancelled because of wet grounds. The night before rain forced poet ponei ment. Columbus hold* a three-to-two edge In the series, and need* one ( more win to clinch it. St. Paul elim naled league champion Indianapolis in the other section of the playoffs Monday night. Cross-Country Team ’ , Meets Garrett Friday ‘ The Decatur Yellow Jacketi i cross-country team *lll run iu B first race of the season Friday ’ evening, meeting the Garrett Rail 3 roader* on the Hanna-Nuttmat park course at 6 o'clock. No ad a mision will be charged and the pub . iic is invited to attend. k TrsA» In I Gon« Tow" — Deeatui 1 Cerdan was fighting back befon r- the bell. a By remaining on hie feet In th( t fourth round and ahaktng oft thi t effect* of that ituaalAi punch, thi I- 32-year-oM Frenckmaa from Casa o blanca. Morocco, proved that then t *ae nothing phoney about his re

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