Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 126, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1949 — Page 6

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Castoff Hurler For Cleveland Beats Chicago New York, May 28—(UP)—Be it ever so humble there's no place like home — plate. The world champion Indians finally found the plate at home last night when they beat the Chicago White Sox, 4 to 0. Castoff Alton Benton, whom the Tigers couldn’t use any more, pitched his second victory forthe 1 Indians, a six-hitter. Mickey Ver-| non’s double, Jim Regan's triple and Dale Mitchell's single gave the Indians two runs in the third and doubles by Larry Doby and Ken Keltner and manager Boudreau's single provided two more in the seventh. The sprinting Yankees increased their league lead to games by blanking the second place Athletics, 3 to 0, as Ed Lopat won his fifth straight game and the Yankees also made it five in a row. Homers by Tommy Henrich and Yogi Berra provided all the tallies in Lopat’s six-hit triumph. It was “welcome home" elsewhere as the Tigers ended a sixgame losing streak by defeating the Browns, 5 to 4, in Detroit, and in the National league the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies returned home to score victories before friendly fans. In fact all seven games played in the majors found the home team the winner. Virgil Trucks won his sixth game for Detroit as George Kell provided the hitting support with a double that drove in the deciding run, plus two singles. Dick Kokos hit his eighth homer for the Browns. The Dodgers pulled into a first place tie with the Braves in the National league with a 4 to 0 victory in which Preacher Roe pitch-1 ed his second straight shutout. Johnny Sain, hampered by errors, gave up all of Brooklyn's runs in the seventh as Spider Jorgensen came through with a three run double. It was Brooklyn's eighth victory in its last 10 games. The Phils topped the Giants, 9 to 3, with a 14-hit drive on five pitchers that included a grand slam homer by Del Ennis and triples by Bill Nicholson, Andy Seminick, and Richie Ashburn. Those awakening Cardinals, sparked again by rookie Eddie Kazak, who hit a two run homer, defeated the Pirates, 2 to 1. in St. Louis for their fourth straight victory. Al Brazle scattered nine hits for his fourth triumph. Murry Dickson, the victim, suffered his seventh defeat. Lefty Johnny Schmitz held the Reds to five hits as Emil Berban sparked the Cubs to a 3 to 1 victory in Chicago, Verban made two singles and a double. t Washington at Boston in the WWVMMWWWVWVIMMA THE GAS HOUSE CAR WASHING We'll call for and deliver Phone 1776 'NWWL’WWttAffWWMMM

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American league was rained out. Yesterday's Star — Castoff Alton Benton of the Indians, who held the White Sox to six hits for a 4 to 0 victory. Safely Patrol Boys Honored Al Picnic > Safety patrol boys from Lincoln and St. Joe schools of Decatur, ’ and Geneva and Berne were enter- ■ tained at a picnic by the Chicago 1 Motor club and the Rotary and Lions clubs Thursday afternoon. * The boys played softball and • took part in various track events, ! : with prizes awarded in various age < I groups. The prizes consisted of ' tennis rackets, hunting knives, 1 plastic reels, erector sets, foot-' 1 balls, softball bats, pocket knives. 1 kites and candy. I Following the contests, a picnic I I dinner was served to all the boys. Those in charge of the picnic were ' Vernie Gray, of the Chicago Motor ' club of Huntington, Hubert Zer- ’ kel, Jr., Bryce Thomas and Mal--1 colm Locke of Decatur, and E. M. ' Webb of Berne. , Grand prizes were awarded to Tom Omlor, of St. Joe, Bill Handier and David Uhrick of Lincoln, and Jerry Sprunger of Berne. Winners in the group under 12 ' years of age: 50-yard dash — Dick Dauler and John Neireiter, both of Lincoln, tied. 100-yard-dash — Jerry Arlington I ' Lincoln. Baseball throw — Don Duff, Lin- [ ’ coin. Hop race — Tom Omlor, St. Joe. Backward race — Roger Eichen--1 auer, Lincoln. 220-yard dash — Bob Strickler ■ and Bill Dauler, both of Lincoln, l tied. Winners in the group 12 years ' and older: 50-yard dash — Bob Schiler,! Geneva. 100-yard dash — Jerry Sprunger, ■ Berne. ' Baseball throw — Keith Rein- ■ hard, Berne. ■ Hop race — Arne Liechty, 1 Berne. 1 Backward race — Timothy Mur1 taugh, St. Joe. 1 220-yard dash — Chick Voglewede, St. Joe, and Stan Neuen- ' schwander. Berne, tied. MAJOR NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. GB Boston 20 15 .571 Brooklyn 20 15 .571 New York 19 15 .559 H Cincinnati. 18 16 .529 1% St. Louis 16 17 .485 3 Philadelphia ... 16 17 .485 3 ' Chicago 13 19 .406 5H Pittsburgh 14 22 .389 6% AMERICAN LEAGUE * W L Pct GB New York 23 10 .697 Philadelphia ... 20 16 .556 4H Boston 17 15 .531 5(4 Washington .... 19 17 .528 5(4 Chicago 17 17 .500 6(4 Detroit 17 18 .486 7 Cleveland 13 17 .433 8% SL Louis 10 26 .278 14% YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1. Philadelphia 9, New York 3. Brooklyn 4, Boston 0. Chicago 3. Cincinnati 1. American League Detroit 5. St. Louis 4 Cleveland 4, Chicago 0. New York 3, Philadelphia 0. Washington at Boston, rain. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur U. S. IS STYMIED ON. (Cont. From Page One) ier'B extradition. Elder To Germany London. May -28—(UP)— Communist agent Gerhard Eisler intends to go to Soviet-controlled ' Germany in about two weeks to ’ take a post as professor of economics at Leipzig Universijy, it was reported today. Eisler. freed by a British court which turned down an extradition requeet from the United States, said he plans to spend this weekend in the country He will return to London to keep g speaking engagement next Tuesday night. Eisler will speak at a meeting sponsored by three leftwing members of the British parliament. Trout In a Gnad Town - otcatur / Smith’s JuKTC Phone 1H34

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Qualifying To End Al Speedway Today Indianapolis, May 28—(UP)— Clear and cool weather greeted owners and drivers of 10 or more racing cars today as they groomed for their last chance to get in the 500-mile Memorial Day auto race. The 33-car starting field was filled yesterday. But cars that had not yet qualified still had an opportunity to displace the slowest of the earlier qualifiers. The 33rd car to qualify was Grancor Special driven by Spider Weeb, Bell, Cal. Then George Fonder, Lansdale, Pa., drove a Brady Special more than 127 miles per hour to “bump” Pat Flaherty, the slowest of the early qualifiers. Mel Hansen of Alhambra, Cal., whose car spun without damage or injury to the driver yesterday, was given the best chance of any of the remaining drivers to get in the race. If Hansen or any other driver travels 125 miles per hour or better today, he replaces Henry Banks, Compton, Cal., whose qualifying speed was second slowest. Other low-speed qualifiers threatened with displacement by faster cars today were Merrill (Doc) Williams, Tony Bettenhausen, Ralph Pratt and Troy Ruttman, all of whom averaged less than 126 m. p. h. When qualifications end tonight, the preliminaries are over. A driver’s meeting will be held tomorrow while crews clean the track in preparation for the four-hour grind Monday. The race starts at 10 a m. (CST), with Mauri Rose of South Bend, Ind., as defending champion. Rose has won the last two races and his Blue Crown racing teammate, Bill Holland, has placed second both tidies. Moose Play First Home Game Tuesday The Decatur Moose softball team will play its first home game of the season Tuesday night, meeting Roanoke in a Suburban league game at McMillen field at 8:30 o’clock. This game will be played at the McMillen field as Worthman field is not yet ready for play. The Moose team is undefeated to date this season.

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nmnoF] AMERICAN ASSOCIATION | W L Pct. GB St. Paul 22 12 .647 Milwaukee 20 12 .625 1 Indianapolis ... 22 14 .611 1 Minneapolis .... 20 14 .588 2 Toledo .... 15 18 .455 6% Kansas City... 15 20 .429 7% I Columbus 13 23 .361 10 Louisville 12 26 .316 12 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS St. Paul 11, Milwaukee 6. Indianapolis 9, Louisville 8. Minneapolis 5, Kansas City 3. i Toledo at Columbus, rain. VFW Will Play At Kendallville Sunday The VFW soft ball* earn will play the Kendallville VFW at Kendallville Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Decatur team scored its third victory in a row Thursdaynight, defeating the Fort Wayne VFW, 5-3, at Fort Wayne, with Harrah driving out a home run for the winners. Decatur made nine hits and two errors, Fort Wayne five hits and one error. Howdyshell and Dull formed the Decatur battery, with Fort Wayne using Bierbaum and Painter. Auburn Takes NEIC Golf Title Friday Auburn won the annual North- i eastern Indiana conference golf tourney, held at Auburn Friday afternoon. Columbia City finished second 'and the Decatur Yellow Jackets third. Kelly, of Auburn, was low medalist with an 80. Bill Bell, Decatur freshman was third with an 89. Other members of the Decatur team, coached by Harry» Dailey, were Marvin Stucky, John Doan and John Thompson. Coach Dailey also announced a school tournament will be held in September on the local course if sufficient interest is shown by students. Hadst thou barkened to my commandments, then had thy peace been as a river. — Isaiah.

Alex Groza To Slick To National League Indianapolis, May 28 — (UP) — Towering Alex Groza, all-time great Kentucky basketball center, said he will stick with his Wildcat teammates and their National basketball league club because his second contract with a rival conference was a “mistake." Groza said he has written Mau-' rice Podoloff, president of the Basketball Association of America, saying the agreement they recently reached in Cincinnati is off. “I want to stick with the boys and I now realize that the original agreement we made should stand,” Groza said. The NBL called a full-dress conference yesterday to prove that the nucleus of the two-time NCAA squad, which it had signe 1 en masse to play as a league club, is in "perfect harmony” with the league. Ralph Beard, Wallace "Wa-wa” Jones, Cliff Barker and Joe Holland, other members of the Kentucky "wonder five” heard Groza tell how it happened. Shortly after the five signed with the NBL to play together as the league's Indianapolis club, Podoloff arranged to meet Groza in Cincinnati, Groza said. “He said he wanted to talk to me about the basketball situation. “I guess I made a mistake and after we talked about it I signed a contract to play basketball next season in the BAA.” Groza confessed. He didn’t reveal the offered salary and bonus and said no team was designated. Groza said he was not pressured into the signing, but he realized he wanted to stick "with the boys" and told Podoloff last Tuesday that he could have his bonus back. NBL vice president Leo Ferris said if Podoloff goes into court about it “we’re certain he has no case.” "Podoloff knew the boys had a previous commitment,” Ferris said. The “wonder rive” announced formation of the "Indianapolis Olympians, Inc.," the new NBL club which they are to own after a three-year period. They will play as the "Olympians.” Ferris said the league had advanced them $15,000 and would turn over an additional $15,000 in 30 days as

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“operational expenses." Another $20,000 set aside for the club will be available later, he said. See Resistance To Coal Union Demand Union Shop Clause Bitterly Opposed Washington, May 28—(UP)— Industry spokesmen predicted today that John L. Lewis will meet stiff resistance if he demands continued union shop employment in the soft coal mines after June 30. The spokesmen said all segments j of the industry likely will oppose any request by Lewis for a union shop clause in any new coal contract. The present contract expires June 30. Producers conceded that Lewis almost certainly will demand continued union shop employment for his United Mine workers union. This is his way of insuring that all miners are, or will become, members of the union. Spokesmen for the coal operators made their predictions in jubilant reaction to a national labor relations board ruling yesterday that Lewis’ current contract with the steel industry's "captive” coal mines is illegal because of its "union shop” provision. Under the Taft-Hartley law, union negotiators cannot demand a union shop from employers un-i less authorized to do so by em-1 ployes in a special board election. Lewis has never asked the board' to hold such an election among his miners because he has refused to sign the non-Communist affadavit required of all union leaders who seek to use the board’s services. Industry sources said that, although the board's ruling applies only to the so-called captive mines, other commercial producers probably will insist during forthcoming; negotiations that Lewis either, qualify for such an election or drop' his union shop demand. Under a “union shop” agreement, ; new employes must join the union * within a certain specified period; of dime—usually 30 days. The board gave the mine workers 1 10 days to comply with its order to “cease giving effect” to the union shop clause in its captive mine contract. If the union ignores the de-1 cision, the labor board can get a court injunction to force compli-

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Alt — » ance. Lewis can prevent the order from becoming effective at once, however, by appealing it to the circuit court of appeals. There was no immediate indication of just what steps, if any, the union would take. JAM STATE (Cont. From Page <j. ( ' day. Cemeteries already were blanketed with the spring’s choicest flowers and flags marked the graves of the dead in all the nation’s wars.

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• ’ uau \ This was Indiana’s fii mortal Day without a Ch veteran. The last remain of the war between the stat C. Adams, died last wit Jonesboro. Casting a shadow on thi holiday festivities was the j of a heavy toll of lives in Safety experts predicted statistics ay any guide, I 15 and 20 persons will be k Hoosier highways betweet and Monday midnight. The passion of fear ar are deadly for nations.