Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 119, Decatur, Adams County, 20 May 1949 — Page 8

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Detroit Good Dark Horse In American loop New York, May 20 — (UP) Whether you call them Red Rolfe's Raiders or Rolfe's Red Raiders, the Detroit Tigers are a hot team to lie reckoned with today in the scrambled American league race. Under their freshman pilot Rolfe, who was one of the most hustling ball players of his time, the Tigers have come up with a well-balanced combination of hitting, pitching and fielding that makes them an excellent dark horse bet for the pennant. Yesterday Freddy Hutchinson | turned in his second victory of the season, a 10 to 1 seven-hit job against the Senators, to vindicate himself after being knock 'd out of the box on four previous occa sions. The victory increased Detroit's second place lead over the I idle Philadelphia A’s and kept it just two games back of the pace setting Yankees. In addition to his able pitching Hutchinson go* three hits, a triple. [ double, and single, to drive in i three runs. Eddie Robinson got three of Washington's seven hits, j Larry Doby. Cleveland’s, great | young negro centerfielder, hit one! of the longest homers ever seen ■ in Yankee stadium when he smash-1 ed a ball into the Centerfield bleachers, approximately 451) feet from the plate in a 3 to 2 victory. He drove in all the runs in the game. A dinky little single he hit later was more productive than his prodigious homer, driving in J two tallies. Steve Gromek pitch-I ed his second victory, scattering [ eight hits. Yogi Berra homered ; for the Yankees. The White Sox scored the winning run in the Iflth on first baseman Billy Hitchcock's error to defeat the Red Sox. 7 to 8, in Boston. Grover Bowers led u>ft the final inning with his fourth single and came on around Io score on a sacrifice and the bobble. Birdie I Tebbetts. Rom DiMaggio, and Al Zarilla hit home runs in Boston's losing cause. Rallying valiantly with two out in the ninth, the Braves pushed over the tying and winning runs to defeat the Pirates, 3 to 2. at Pittsburgh on Bill Salkeld's double and pitcher Vent Bickford's single Bickford won his fifth game with the blow, giving up only one hit after Ed Bockman homered in the fourth. The Giants defeated the Reds. 6 to 2 at Cincinnati as Sheldon •Jones staggered to his fifth vic-1 tory. being touched for 13 hits. ia/vwvwvxa/vwwvwvwm THE GAS HOUSE CAR WASHING We’ll call for and deliver Phone 1776

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The Giants also made 13 including Johnny Mize’s ninth homer — his third in two days. The Dodgers scored a 2 to 0 victory at St. Louis, Actually, the Dodgers were outliit, eight to six. in the tight duel—but the Cards beat themselves by leaving eight men stranded on the bases. Elwin (Preacher) Roe pitched for the Brooks against St. Louis' Howie Pullet. ' The Phils and Cubs were rained out. Yesterday's star—Larry Doby of Cleveland, whose smash to dead center was one of the longest homers ever hit in Yankee stadium. and who also drove in the other runs with a single in a 3 to 2 victory over New York. MAJOR ! NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. GB New York 17 11 .607 Boston 17 11 .607 Cincinnati .. ... 15 13 .536 2 Brooklyn 15 13 .536 2 Philadelphia ... 13 15 .464 4 Pittsburgh 13 16 .448 4y a St. Louis lo 15 .400 5L 2 Chicago lo 16 .385 6 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. GB New Yorklß 10 .643 Detroit 16 12 .571 2 Philadelphia ... 15 14 .517 ,3L_, Chicago 15 14 .517 3V 2 Washington .... 15 15 .500 4 Cleveland 11 12 .478 4’/ 3 Boston 12 14 .462 5 St. Louis It 20 .310 It)!,; YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Boston 3, Pittsburgh 2. New York 6, Cincinnati 2. Brooklyn 2. St. Louis 0. Philadelphia a: Chicago, postponed. American League Detroit 10. Washington 1. Cleveland 3. New York 2. Chicago 7, Boston 6 (10 innings). Only games scheduled. RECESS EFFORT (Cunt. h'Mn Page One) asking sl,iso.ooo damages for lost production during an eight-day wildcat walkout early in April. WEST BERLIN (Uont. t'r-im Page One) Helmstedt blockade temporarily | was announced unexpectedly and without formality by a Soviet of-i ficer who crossed the zonal bor-1 der and told a British officer: "The trucks can proceed now that the confusion is ended." Trauc in a Good Town — Decatur S / Smith’s OS Dairy Phone 1834

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Ford Frick Warns Against Bean Bail St. Louis, May 20 (UP)— Life banishment from baseball threatens any National league pitcher found guilty of using a bean ball, league president Ford Frick said today. Frick said the same fate awaits any manager who orders such a pitch. He issued the warning after Lou Boudreau, manager of the Cleveland Indians, charged that “rival pitchers are deliberately throwing the dangerous and outlawed bean ball" Frick said the penalty for players guilty of using the bean ball would range from a season to life banishment from basehall. "I'd be just as tough on any manager who ordered such a pitch," Frick said. "But in my 15 years as head of the National league. I've never had to make such a decision.’’ He said the beaning of Pittsburgh shortstop Stan Rojek here April 27 was accidental. He cited an umpires’ report indicated that a high inside pitch by Cardinal pitcher Ken Johnson—the second of the game to hit Rojek —

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Track Regional! To Be Held Saturday Indianapolis, May 20—(UP)— The Indiana high school athletic association announced today that 777 prep trackmen from 180 schools would compete tomorrow; in four regional track meets. , The meets at Indianapolis, Bloomington. East Chicago and Kokomo are the second stage of the IHSAA state tourney, which opened last week-end and will be concluded here May 28. The regional meets, held this year for the first time, will promote four men in each individual event, and the top two relay teams. The largest number of competitors was at East Chicago, where 204 thinly,clads from 44 schools will meet. The biggest number of schools was at Kokomo, where 51 schools were represented by 192 men. Bloomington was host to 187 boys from 38 schools, and 194 trackmen from 47 schools were

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i slated to invade Indianapolis. Two From Decatur Two Decatur Yellow Jacket thinlyclads will compete in the Kokomo regional Saturday. They are Norman Stiflgely, who won first place I in the 440-yard dash at the Fort Wayne sectional last week, and Roger Johnson, who placed second in the 880-yard run. Rain Cancels Game With New Haven Here Thursday’s steady rain forced concellation of the Decatur Yellow: Jaekets-New Haven Bulldogs baseball game' at Worthman field. The Jackets are scheduled to play at; Howe Military Academy Saturday! afternoon, and will wind up the I season next Wednesday afternoon, meeting the Huntington Vikings at Worthman field. Property Sold Here At Public Auction A five-room house and five acres of land at 910 South Thirteenth

street, belonging to Emil and Odessa Brunner, was bought by Charley Burdg for $4,150. The property was sold Thursday night at public auction. The sale Was conducted by R O y and Ned Johnson and Melvin Liechty and followed a sale of household goods. Blackstone Case To Play Redkey Sunday The Blackstone Case team will play its third Federation league [game Sjunday afternoon, meeting undefeated Redkey at Redkey at 2 o'clock. The Decatur team will be after its first league victory. Blackstone’s next home game will be Sunday, May 29, when the local team will be host to Huntertown at Worthman field. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur COMMUNISTS (Cont. From Page OmeJ won’t be possible."

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