Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 234, Decatur, Adams County, 4 October 1948 — Page 6

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Cleveland And Boston Battle Today For Flag Bouton. Oct. 4 —(VP) Fen way Park became the battiefield for the first pennant playoff in American league history today with the Boaton Red Sox facing the Cleveland Indiana for the right to meet the Boaton Brave* in the IMS ■world aerie* The betting wax 7 to 5 in favor of the Red Sox. who will be playing in their own park — the location of which wax determined by the flip of a coin in the Chicago head quarter* of the American league over a week ago when the Red .Sox. Indiana and New fork Yankee* were grouped in a battle for the pennant.

The Yankee*. 1947 American lea gue and world champion*, were on the outside looking in. So were the Boxton Brave*, but they were only wailing to find out which club they were going to meet in the firat game of the IMS world serie* at their own park, Wednesday It all added up to quite a base ball picture. Here were the Red Sox. who were counted out of the pennant race only a few days ago. still in the running —a day after the official race for the ftennant wax ever. Meeting them were the Indians, a duh which once again ran into De trolt Tiger trouble. Only yesterday — up until 2:15 in the afternoon, that is it looked like Cleveland Lou Boudreau s team was a game ahead with only one game to go. The tribe chieftain called on his Sunday best. Bobby Feller, to turn back the Tigers and win the pennant. but the fireball farm boy wasn't equal to the task Instead, the Tiger* turned on him at the same time the Red Sox were turning on the Yankees it was the third inning in each game so

the playoff reetilted Neither Boudreau nor manager joe McCathy of the Bed Sox was willing to name the starting pitchera for today’s crucial game. "1 don’t know who it will he. I'll %ave to dream about it.” McCarthy laid From Cleveland the down hearted Boudreau, who thought he had the pennant sewed up without a playoff, volunteered "Our pitching will be an ele ment of surprise tomorrow " That meant one of two things: Most thought it would be Bob the converted outfielder, who has won 20 games while losing It this season But to the minority

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I it meant that Boudreau might take a long chance and send his 52-year-old negro hurler. Satchel Paige, to the mound Paige, far beyond th* ! baseball years in age. has won six games and lost only one this season. As for McCarthy, he had two bets — troth left handers It appeared that it would be either Mel Parnell. with a 15 and eight record, or Mickey Harris, who had a bad sea sun with only seven victories against 10 defeats. So today — 154 games and nearly six months later —a new season began for the Red Sox and Indian* All their tear s work was wrapper! up in today s game. What happened before didn't count. It was a new season And to make thing* even more equal, each club has won 11 of the 22 games they played against each other this year.

Ted Lyons Quits As White Sox Manager

Chicago. Oct. 4 — (I'P) — The Chicago White Sox announced the resignation of Ted Lyons ax man ager and today picked Jack On* low, manager of their Memphis Farm club, to succeed him. Onslow's appointment was announced by Charles Comiskey. sec retary of the White Sox. who yesterday accepted the resignation of Ted Lyon* Lyons’ resigna'ion was made public shortly after the Sox had finished one of their most disastrous seasons, losing more than 100 game* Lyons’ two-year contract ex plred yesterday Onslow a former pitcher-catcher with the Boston Braves and the New York Giants. directed the Waterloo. la. team in the three-eye league to a championship in 1947 He took over the Memphis team which wax picked to finixh seventh and led it to second place. Recently Onslow resigned the Memphis job and came to Chicago for "another job in the Sox organisation ” (’omiskey said Onslow and the White Sox had reached an understanding a' a meeting of the Sox 'arm dub* last week. ('omiskey said Onslow has not signed a contract ax yet. Lyons, fifth major league manager to lose his job this year, spent more than a quarter of a century in the major leagues ax pitcher and pilot all with the White Sox Lyons joined the Whit* Sox after he graduated from Baylor univerdty In 1823 In 1942. he starter] in 20 games, finished them all and won 14. That year he led the learue in earned ran average with 2.10. At the age of 42. he enlisted in the marine corp*, serving three year*. le was discharged in 1945 Lyons pitched a no-bit game cgalnst Boston In 1926 and led the American league in games won In 1925 and 1927. He won 260 game* luring hi* career.

MAJOR AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Cleveland SB 623 Boston 96 58 .623 New York 94 60' 610 2 Philadelphia ... 84 70 545 12 Detroit 78 76 .506 18 St Louis 59 94 386 Washington .... 56 97 366 39H Chicago 51 101 366 43 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Boston 91 62 595 St Louis 85 69 .552 615 Brooklyn 84 70 .545 7H Pittsburgh 83 71 539 8H New York 78 76 506 13H Philadelphia ... 66 88 .429 25fc Cincinnati 64 89 .418 27 Chicago 64 90 .416 27H SATURDAY'S RESULTS American League Boston 5. New York 1. Cleveland 8. Detroit 0 Washington 7, Philadelphia 1. Only games scheduled Natienal League Brooklyn 5. Philadelphia 4. New York 81. Boston 2-2. St Louis 9, Chicago 0. Only games scheduled YESTERDAY’S RESULTS American League Detroit 7, Cleveland 1. Boston 10. New York 5. Chicago 10-2. St. Louis 5-2 (2nd game tie. called Bth. darkness I. Washington 7. Philadelphia 1 National Loagt/e Chicago 4. St Louis 3. . Boston 11. New York 1. ’ Cincinnati 1. Pittsburgh A Philadelphia 4. Brooklyn 2. Blind Girl to College Claremont N. H. (CPi — Lorraine Gsudruau. 21. who is blind, plans to board with her seeing eye dog Sparkle when oho enters the Univerotty Os Syracuse this fail. i

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THIRTY-ONE THOUSAND screaming Red Sox fans (lef I leap to th ir feet at ienway lark as the Boston' .. the New York Yankee* out of the race for the pennant in the last scheduler! game of the year. Mos. The rit7 heav scended a ong larke Erie, ax the front running Cleveland Indians dropped a < to 1 decision to ’he Detroit Tigers The gl<>< m r *ts h . iv on the shoulders of Shortstop Manager U.u Boudreau fright, as he walk- dejectedly off the field. The Indians lot, and Boston a win put the team* In a tie, and brings up the first play-off in American League history.

Purdue Upset By Wildcats; Indiana Wins Chicago. Oct 4 — (VP) It's a long way to the end of the football season, but Northwestern and Minnesota will play a “crucial" grid game at Evanston Saturday. The arousing Wildcat*, rated ax' a darkhorse in the big nine race, boomed in'o the co-favorite < lassification Saturday by upsetting Purdue, 21 to*o. It wa* a convincing triumph over a club which wax an early favorite for the conference title, and Northwestern stock soared high This weekend will be the second rugged test for Bob Voigt*' eleven Minnesota with itx bulky hard hitting line wax touted with Purdue in the pre-season picking For the Gopher* it will be the fist league game of the season, arid matching he Minnesota line against Northwestern's crack linebacker* and ver satlle bat kfield should produce a grid spectacle. * , Should Northwestern win. it will be a gtstd l>et to go on to a big nine t hampionshlp and the Rose Bowl. After Minnesota the Wildcats face Michigan, then drop down to teams expected to make up the second division of the league. Minnesota on the other hand still has game* on the docket with Purdue and Michigan Northwestern proved Its class against Purdue with Capt. Alex Sarkisian. Ray Wietecha and George Snndhelm stopping the Boilermaker thrust* and Frank Aachenbrenner. Tom Worthington and Art Murakowskl carrying the Itall. For an additional edge the Wild

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<a:x completely stripped the Purdue passing by Bob De Moss without a single completion. Indiana continued to hold its undefeated league record with a 7 to 0 victory over lowa as Harry Jagatle went So years for the only, touchdown of the game. In the third conference game Saturday. Wisconsin rebounded from the defeat by Indiana to upset favored Illinois. 20 to 16. The lllinl scored first, but Wisconsin came back to take a 14 to 7 lead. Illinois rallied for a 16 to 14 edge but the Badgers in the closing minutes boomed 46 yards for the winning tally. Minnesota won its second x'raight from a non conference foe. tripping Nebraska. 39 to 13. at Min neapoli* The Gophers fumbled often, but they flashed an unexpectedly good passing attack to set bark the Cornhuskerx. Both Ohio State and Michigan took derisions from Pacific coast league teams to make the score for the season four for the big nine, none for the coast. Ohio State, last place in the western conference last year, revenged a 1947 loss to southern California with- a clean ent 2" to i> win. Michigan, titleholder in 1947, downed Oregon. 14 to 0. The major midwest independent, Notre Dame, hung up its 2t)th game without a loss with a 40 to 0 victory over PittHburgh. W L Pct. Indiana 2 0 10M Northwestern 1 0 1000 Wisconsin ..11 500 Illinois 0 1 500 lowa .. o 1 UOO Purdue .. .... 0 1 000 Minnesota .. 0 o (too Michigan 0 0 000 Ohio State 0 0 000 The pregnant germ of all success is the sincere desire for self improvement.

Freshman-Sophomore Game Here Tonight The Decatur freshmen sophomore football team will meet the Fort Wayne Central yearling* at Worthman field at 7:30 o'clock this evening No admission will be charged and the public Is Invited to attend Commodores-Kirkland Game On January 28 The Decatur Commodore* 1948-49 basketball schedule was definitely complete today, with the announcement of the date for the home game with the Kirkland Kangaroo* The Commodore* will meet the Kangaroo* at the Yellow Jacket* gym Friday. Jan 28. to make the 18-game card complete. PRO FOOTBALL National League Pittsburgh 24. Boston 14. Washington 41. New York 10. Green Bay 33. Detroit 21. Los Angele* 28. Philadelphia 28 (tie). All-Ameriea Conference Buffalo .31, Brooklyn 21. H 5. FOOTBALL Fort Wayne South 13. Gary Froebel 6 Fort Wayne Central 19. Crispus Attacks 0. Evansville Bosse 26. New Albany 6. Morgan Park (Chicago) 27. Howe Military 7 Trade In a Good Tow>. — Decatur

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St. Paul, Montreal In Little World Series Columbus. Oct. 4 — (VP) — Two Brooklyn Dodger farm clubs. St. Paul and Montreal, were all set today to cross bat* in the little world serie*, scheduled to get underway in St. Paul tomorrow. St. Paul earned the right to represent the American association hy whipping the Columbus Red Bird*. 5 to 3. in the seventh and deciding game of the league finals here yesterday. Jerusalem’s famous Dome-of the Rock, built about 1.300 years ago aver the ancient Hebrew altar ’tone at the center of Herod's Temple, i* decorated with 45.000 tiles, some of which are 500 years old.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL Big Nine Northwestern 21. Purdue 0. Indiana 7. lowa 0. Wisconsin 20. Illinois 16. Michigan 14. Oregon 0. Ohio State 2<t. Southern Cail fornia 0. Minnesota 39. Nebraska 13. State Teams Notre Dame 40. Pittsburgh 0. DePauw 6. Kalamazoo 0. Canterbury 19. Rose Poly 0. Indiana State 14. Valparaiso 0. Hanover 55, Earlham 0. Butler 14. Evansville 13. Anderson 40. Franklin 0. Wabash 14. Carroll 0. Eastern Illinois State 12, Balli State 0. Wilmington 47. Taylor 0. laruisvllle 20. St Joseph's 0. Indiana Central 21, Manchester 13. Midwest Michigan State CM. Hawaii 21. lowa Slate 20. Kansas State 0. Oklahoma A 4 M 27. Denver 7.1 Xavier 13. Cincinnati 7. Kansas 40. Colorado 7. East Washington A la*e 13. Ohio V. (» Brown 23. Ptinceton 0. Ah my 54. laxfayette 7. Yale 7. Connecticut 0. Cornell 13. Navy 7. Pennsylvania 26. Dartmouth 13 Holy Cross 33. Syracuse 7. Penn State 35. Bucknell 0. Villanova 46. Dusquexne 0. Harvard 33. Columbia 24. South Duke 7, Tennessee 7 (tie). Georgia Tech. 13. Tulane 7. North Carolina 21. Georgia 14. Alabama 14. Vanderbilt 14 (tie). Mississippi 20. Kentucky 7. Southwest Southern Methodist 41, Texas Tech 0. Oklahoma 42. Texas A A M 14. Arkansas 27. Texas Christian 14. West Oregon State 14. Washington 14 (tie). California 20. St. Mary's 0. UCLA 28. Idaho 12. Washington State 14. Stanford 7. Chicago Cubs Trade Nicholson For Walker Chicago. Oct 4 — (UP) — The Chicago Cubs today announced that right fielder Bill Nicholson has been traded to Philadelphia for outfielder Harry Walker. Walker was the national league ba ting champion In 1947. hitting .371.

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