Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 116, Decatur, Adams County, 17 May 1949 — Page 6

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Many Surprises In Majors In First Month New York, May 17 — (VP) — Weird is the word for the first month of the basebail season. Whoever would have believed that the world champion Cleveland Indians would be in sixth place, or that the Boston Red Sox, choice of most experts to win the American League flag, would be in seventh? And who would have made himself subject to sanity tests by predicting that the Washington Senators would have the longest winning streak in their history, nine games and all of them on the road? What about those proud old Bronx bombers, the New York Yankees? Sure, they are in first place and that is a surprise in itself since they certainly weren't expected to be up there wi hout Joe DiMaggio and Charley Keller. , But they're last in the American League in home runs with only 12 to date and the last place St. Louis Browns are first in homers with 27 Oddities — there are dozens of them. Such as the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Washington Senators being in the American League first division and where are the world champion Cleveland Indians and the team that was supposed to dethrone them, the mighty Boston Red Sox? The Indians, hampered by injuries to their pitching staff are in sixth place. The Red Sox whose pitchers aren't hurt but who can't pitch anyway, are in seventh. Only the Browns help maintain a semblance of normalcy. They're in eighth and where else would any one expect thin to he? The best bet before the start of the current campaign was for the Cincinnati Reds to finish last in the National, But they’re in third .place today and showing enoughj hus'le, combined with good pitthing, to give a good argument to! any team that tries to muscle them out. The Giants were expected to win occasionally with their power, so instead they're winning consistently with top-flight pitching. The [lower, of course, is there too. They've got 33 homers, tops for THE GAS HOUSE CAR WASHING We'll call for and deliver Phone 1776 WVWWWfWWWWWWW

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- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. GB St. Paul 18 5 .783 Milwaukee .... 14 7 .6G7 3 Indianapolis ... 15 10 .600 4 . Minneapolis ... 14 11 .583 5 Kansas City .... 11 13 .458 7% Toledo 11 13 .458 7% Columbus 7 19 .269 12% Louisville 6 18 .250 12% YESTERDAY’S RESULTS No games scheduled. MAJOR | NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. GB New York 16 9 .640 Boston 16 9 .640 Cincinnati 13 12 .520 3 Brooklyn 12 13 .480 4 St. Louis 10 12 455 4% Philadelphia ... 11 15 .423 5% Pittsburgh 11 15 .423 5% Chicagolo 14 .417 5% AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. GB New York 16 9 .640 Detroit 14 11 .560 2 Chicago 14 12 .538 2% Philadelphia ... 14 13 .519 3 Washington ... 14 13 .519 3 Cleveland 10 10 .500 3% Boston 10 13 .435 5 St. Louis 819 .296 9 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League No games scheduled. American League Washington 3, Boston 2. Only game scheduled. both leagues and stand a good chance of breaking the all-time mark of 221 for a season they set in 1947. As always a lot of people look upon the White Sox as the perpet-1 ! ual "hitless wonders," but not if they have glanced at the figures ! lately. For the Chicagoans are tops in league batting with a .270 mark, and in runs batted in with 112. The month ended on a typically dizzy- note yesterday when the Senators beat the Red Sox, 3 to 2 in Washington in a mlxed-up I finish that left fans wondering why I the Nats had won. With two out in the ninth Sam Mele singled home Tom O’Brien with what looked to be the tying tally, but before O'Brien crossed the plate, pinchrunner Lou Stringer over-ran second and was nailed for the third out. Mickey Haefner, who pitched j a one-hitter against Cleveland in] his last start, scattered eight hits] for his third win. Full schedule play resumes today with Chicago at Boston, Cleveland at New York, Detroit at Washington and St. Louis at Philadelphia in the American League and Brooklyn at Chicago, New York at Pittsburgh, Boston at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at St. Louis in I, the National. All are night games ! ' ’except the White Sox-Red Sox and ( Dodgers-Cubs. More than one-third of the ] standing timber in the United States is in the Pacific northwest. Btrth Certificate Notice Is hereby given that Orville Heller filed a petition In the Circuit | ?ourt of Ada'ns County. Indiana, to have the time and place of her birth leter-nined. Paid petition is set for hearing on \ May 2J. 1949. EDWARD F. JXBRIKi Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court May 17 MILK I wb (ibmiins CM ® airy Phone 1834 AMMMMMMMMNWVW CORT a oi — Last Time Tonight — “SONG OF INDIA” ’j Turhan Bey, Sabu ALSO—Shorts 14c-30c Inc. Tax 0- 0! THURS. FRI. SAT. CHAS. STARRETT “QUICK ON THE TRIGGER” With Smiley Burnette -0 Coming Bun. — “Rusty Saves a Life" 4 "Homicide for Three" -0 CLOSED WEDNESDAY mwwmwmmmmwmmmaaa

Jo DiMaggio Status Worry To New York New York, May 17—(UP)— Finally faced with the deadline in their Joe DiMaggio dilemma, harried New York Yankee officials today promised a decision “within the next 24 hours.” Actually, the Yankees have no other choice since all major league clubs must be down to th'e 25player limit by midnight tomortow and the New York club now numbers 29. "We will have an announcement regarding DiMaggio’s status either | today or tomorrow,” assured Yanj kee general manager George Weiss. I “There’s nothing to worry about: we’ll have the squad cut by the deadline." ( Maybe Weiss wasn't worried but | DiMaggio and Yankee manager [ Casey Stengel were. “I don't have the slightest idea of ] what will happen,” said DiMaggio, ( who still is undergoing treatment I for a heel injury that has kept 1 him idle thus far this season "It's enough to drive a man crazy," echoed Stengel. “I don’t know what we're going to do with DiMaggio . . . keep him on the roster . . . put him on the disabled list ... or whit.” Yankee players whose status have been placed in doubt by the Thursday midnight deadline are veteran outfielder Charley Keller, suffering from a pulled muscle in his side: pitcher Frank (Spec) Shea, suffering a balky shoulder, arid rookie outfielder Hank Bauer, suffering an anemic batting average. Pitcher Clarence Marshall and veteran infielder Nick Witek also are candidates for the chopping block. Leo Durocher of the New Ybrk Giants cut his squad to the prescribed 25-player limit by optioning infielder Jack (Lucky) Lohrke and i pitcher Andy Tomasic to Jersey City of the International leaaue. The Brooklyn Dodgers, still two I players over the limit, traded infielder Bob Ramazzotti to the Chicago Cubs for 'infielder Hank l i Schenz and a reported $50,000 in cash. Ramazzotti batted .153 in five games for the Dodgers this season while Schenz hit .129 in six games. Outfielder Ken Wood was optioned to Baltimore of the International league subject to 24-hour recall by the parent St. Louis Btpwns, who thereby got down to the 25-player limit. Quality Photo Finishing featuring OVERSIZE prints Holthouse Drug Co. WWVWWVWAWI/WWWV

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o o I Today's Sport Parade I By Oscar Fraley | (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.) | 0 o New York, May 17—(UP)— A nice gesture toward an old retainer was paying off today in unexpected pitching victories for the New York Giants, now in first place in the! National league. This case of bread cast upon the - waters concerns Frank Shellen-( i bach, one-time pitcher who former- • ly managed the Giant farm club at' i Minneapolis, and Clint Hartung, i the hondo hurricane. Shellenbach became ill and had i to give up his Minneapolis post. ‘ And the Giants displayed a heart, • something rare in the baseball bust- • ness, by taking him to their Phoe- ■ nix, Ariz., spring training camp for a rest. Shellenbach wasn’t expected 1 to work, but his eye fell on Har- • tung. The six foot, four inch Texan had I . come up to the Giants in 1947 billed as the greatest thing since they ( ■ wrapped the basebal 1 in a horse-! hide union suit. His running, : throwing and hitting were compar-! • ed respectively to a deer, a bullet j and a siege gun. It was just a ques-1 ! tion whether the Giants would need! , eight other men behind him. But something went wrong with ■ the script. Hartung was a bust as an outfielder and lightly-regarded, ] i after a time, as a pitcher. Yet, out of sheer desperation, manager ; Mel Ott looked up suddenly one i day during a lost game and told . Clint to "warm up.” He did and pitched six innings of shutout ball . against the Boston Braves. ■ So for two seasons Hartung la- > bored indifferently as a pitcher. He , had a good fast ball, but that was i about all. Slill he won nine against seven losses in 1947 and had an , 8-8 record last year. And for two years the whole . Giant brain trust had been trying I to teach him how to throw a curve. : It was strictly no dice. Then came this spring and the rest trip for Shellenbach. And : when the old-time pitcher saw all' . the things Hartung was doing wrong when he tried to toss a I curve, he took the big Texas in] ■ hand and tutored him for three weeks. He shortened his stride i and showed him wrist snap. "It's up to you now," he finally . told the mountainous young man.! : i “I've taught you all I know. From! i now on, you’re on your own.” i Hartung had been an avid pupil. I i “For two years, everybody was! telling me something different,” | Clint explained. "Shellenbach real- i ly set me straight. I've been I straightened away and suddenly have a feeling of confidence." i l|js pitching performances this ■ season certainly bear out these words. With that dependable curve ! to augment his fast ball and a low sinker ball, Hartung has gone the route to four victories against only one defeat. He set down the Brooklyn Dod-| gers with four hits; beat the Phil ! lies by scattering nine blows; ] stopped the Pirates with a six [ i

' Yellow Jackets Play Two NEIC Foes This Week The Decatur Yell Aw Jackets, on- • ly undefeated Northeastern Indiana [! conference baseball team, will wind ;|up their conference schedule on ‘lthe home diamond this week, with loop tilts slated both Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. ] The Jackets will entertain the ' Bluffton Tigers here Wednesday and the New Haven Bulldogs Thursday. The Jackets defeated the Warsaw Tigers last week in their first conference game and can clinch the NEIC crown by knocking off both Bluffton and New Haven. Warsaw won the baseball title last year. Following the two loop games, the Jackets will have two (games remaining on the card. Decatur will travel to Howe Military Academy Saturday, and will wind up the season Wednesday, May 25, | entertaining the Huntington Vikings at Worthman field. The Jackj ets have won eight games and lost only one to date this season. Indianapolis Jets Sign Leo Barnhorst i New York, May 17—(UP)—Leo Barnhorst, Notre Dame’s flashy forward who led his team in scoring the past two seasons, has signed a contract with Indianapolis Jets of the Basketball Association of America, league president Maurice Podoloff announced here today. Barnhorst, an Indianapolis resident. started 72 consecutive games for Notre Dame during the past three seasons. He is scheduled to be graduated on June 5. Lightweight Title Fight Is Postponed Los Angeles, May 17—(UP)— ' Champion Ike Williams’ defense of his lightweight crown here May 26 against Mexican chall- | enger Enrique Bolanos was postponed today on orders of a state athletic commission doctor. The title-holder is suffering j from a shoulder inflamation, Dr. . Francisco Bravo said. Dr. Bravo (examined the ailing shoulder and | found Williams had a severe case jof bursitis which would prevent I him from fighting for a month or ] more. ————— Trade in a Gwd Town — uecatur hitter and downed the Cardinals with a three-hitter. His one loss was to Cincinnati as the Giants were shut out. 1946 International K-5 I'/ 2 Ton Chassis and Cab 158” W. B. $695.00 Brant Motors, Inc. MENU FOR WEDNESDAY A ROAST CHICKEN and Dressing sOc DINE LN COMFORT AT THE AIR CONDITIONED Victory Bar 1/ 242 W. Madison Phone 139

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Big Cars To Race At Celina Sunday Celina, O„ May 17 - At least E three of the big racers at the Celi- . na Speedway Sunday will be powi ered by Ranger converted air--1 plane motors. Early entries receiv- , ed by Arthur Zimmer, manager of ! Valli Enterprise, .Inc. of Dayton , showed Wayne Padgett, Leon Hubble, and Bud Dombroski all 5 driving Ranger racers. ' r I The big car races Sunday will . be held at the Celina Speedway, (Mercer county fairgrounds, start-(■ ] ing with time trials at noon and I the first competitive race at 2:30 , p. m. The feature will be 20 laps. 1 Berne School Choir ’ To Present Concert Berne, May 17—The Berne- ’ French high school a capella choir will give a sacred concert at the . Evangelical Mennonite church west] of Berne next Sunday evening atj ' 7:15. The choir of about 70 voices/

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