Decatur Daily Democrat, Decatur, Adams County, 7 June 1949 — Page 8

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Dodgers And Giants Tied For Loop Lead New York. June 7 H'Pi There was a mathematical traffic jam at the top of the National league standings today mainly because those St. Louis .Red i’ini.were throwing up red stop lights a' every winning streak in sight. Fresh from important conquer in which they won two out of three from the Brooklyn Dodgers an! three straight from t’ne Boston Bravos, th- high-flying Cardinals sought next to stop the New York; Giants. And as they arrived in I ’own for a series in the Polo! Grounds, the Gian’s and Dodgers! were tied for first place while the' Cardinals w. r just two percent i i.-r points ahead of th- Braves in third with both clubs only a half game out of the lead. start and now b0..-' 12 victori-- it. their 1 14 -tails \\ •• it : ' for their tendem ■- to cooi liable leftie- Harry Hr- been a: victory over the Braves that en ..bled the Cardinal- to make three in a row in Boon Dyer now will also hive chat. ■ to look over his returning M* \i and Fr-d Martin, who lo ■ m • dence in their ability by s U i organlt-! t'liseball for J 2, because they were dt: t ed .. playing wi.it tl. Card Dyei ywwawmaaaww.« w • ■ THE GAS HOUSE CAR WASHINC We’ll cal! for ;»nrf deliver Phone 1776 G/vwkwwww. wmmw j

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Moose Wins Firs! El League Game The Decatur Ildose softball team! ■made an impressive start in their. I first Eastern Indiana league game! Monday night, hanging a 7 o shutlout on the Muncie Kellys at the I Muncie diamond. Scat Harrah. Moose hurler. held; I Muncie to two hits, a pop fly i double in the first and a «olid triple ; in the fifth, while fanning 20 bat- | ter-'. These two were tht only MunI cie players to reach base, the Moose playini*. < rrorh ball Decatur broke away to a running -tart in their loop inaugural, - or ing four time in tin first inning on only one hit. a single by M ■ ! Connell. Three walk- , two errors and a wild pi' It accounted ; r the penhagen were good f-; ant'net (’i.iin< '‘l 11’iO’het a w ik SENATE

GOLF SLICES Decatur Golf Club Ten four-man teams :ar:ed| play in the < ity tolf h-.i :* Mon-1 day evening. —oOo 116 golfers registered o ' playj at Decatur's new gel.' e. o e Sun-' day. including v.-itc fr-tn Bluft-| ton, TO’ -i's. Monroevilb and Vatt; W rt 000 Low h ores posted at the elm | house the past week inc lude a :’A I by Dale Schnepf, a tIo Di. Ed

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