Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 155, Decatur, Adams County, 2 July 1949 — Page 6

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Koslo Pitches Third Win In Row For Giants New York. July 2 (CP) l.ru Durixher. Who I* baseball "Mr Mlxmaslrr," may have out r< i olid guessed himself with pitcher Lefty Par* Koslo, the guy Who came out of the dog-house. to save the Giant* from a tumble Into oblivion Inirocher, Who shuffle* lineup* and pitching assignments by thhour, consigned Koslo to obscure relief duty after opening day at th* polo Grounds on April 22. simply l>e< ause Dnzzler |)nve missed bunting In a loth Inning squeeze pro Joel which would have produced the winning run against the Braves, I.ki the leader, a BindanientaU-.t who Insists hl* players master a’l the little techniques of gorsl baseball. refused to give Koslo a starting chance and at that lime hi.t strategy looked good because in f-e first two months of the season he established a ' big four" rotation .1 which lairy Jansen. Sheldon Join-' and Clint Hartung won six games a piece and Mont la Kennedy won five Then the pitching Ixtgged down, mainly because the Giants stopped hitting, and when they tumbled In to the second division, he finally unearthed Koslo as a starter So what happened'' In his last three starts since June 21 he has won three straight and the rest of the giant staff hag done practically nothing as the club dropped eight out of IJ game* Koslo a litths fellow who I* one of the few pitchers ever to come back successfully after a major op--1 ration, was at hit twat yesterdav In subduing the Ihxlgers. 4-1. on eight hits Brooklyn, hoping to pull away in the hot pennant race with the Cardinal*, suffered a major set back Instead as the Giant* came from behind with four run* In the seventh and eighth innings A single by Johnny Mile, that squeeze bunt which Durocher is so find of by Hay Mueller, and a single by Buddy Kerr gave the Gl ants the three big runs In the eighth Inning a* they knocked out IIM Newcombe, the negro rookie who was bidding for hl* sixth vic lory. Alvin (lark's 12th inning single gave the Boston Braves a 2 to 1 victory over the I’hlllie* and undisputed possession of third place tn the National League In one of the tdo senior circuit night games Vern Bickford went the distance for Boston, tallied the winning run snd racked up his 10th decision of the vear Hank Horowy. who also went the route, was the loser in the other National league night gam*. Cincinnati tombed four

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tmajor /eayuefieAufifo. NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct.. GB Brooklyn 41 27 6'13 St Ixnii* . 40 28 .688 I Bob ton 39 32 549 3'4 Philadelphia - 39 33 .535 4'4 New York .... 34 34 .600 7 Cincinnati 2k 38 424 12 Pittsburgh . ... 27 40 .403 13 Chicago 27 42 391 14<4 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. GB New York ... 45 24 652 Philadelphia 4" 30 571 5'4 Detroit 3H 32 543 7'4 Cleveland ... 36 30 545 7'4 Boston 35 32 .522 9 Washington .... 31 36 463* 13 Chit ago ... 23 42 400 Si. l-ouh 2‘t 47 299 24 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League New York 4. Brooklyn I Chicago 6. Pittsburgh 5 Boston 2. Philadelphia I (12 Inn 1 Inga). Cincinnati 10. 81 Ixiuls 2 American League Cleveland 3. St. Louis 1. New York 5, Washington 4 Philadelphia 11. Boston 5. Chicago 4. Detroit " — minor AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. GB Indianapolis ... 46 29 613 St Paul 4531 592 I'4 Milwaukee 40 32 556 4« a Minneapolis .... 40 35 .533 6 Columbu* 35 40 467 )1 latuisville 32 43 427 14 Kansas City ... 32 44 421 14*4 Toledo . 29 45 .392 16*4 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Indianapolis 8. St Paul 4 Toledo 6-10. Minneapolis 3 12 Columbus 9. Kansas City 3. Milwaukee 3. Ia>ul«vllle 2. St Louis Cardinal hurlers for 1* hits and an easy in to 2 triumph. Kenny Haffensberger. although touched for 12 hits had easy sail lint for his eighth victory The loss prevented St latuls from moving j Into a first place tie with Brtmklyn. The Cuba topped the Pirates. 6 to 5, clinching the victory with a three run rally in the fifth in which Sauer and Phil Cavarretta hit homers Wally Westlake homered for the Pirates, the only tally relief pitcher Bob Munchlef gave In five , ipnings In < balking up his third vic ' tory In the American league, where all clubs played at night, the New York Yankees retained their fß’e-anda-half game lead by edging Washington. 5 to 4. thanks to Charley Keller's pinch-triple with two cn In lhe ninth Fred Sanford, who relieved Ed l.opat In the seventh, received credit for the victory Joe DiMaggio's home run streak was broken but he collected a single in three trips to the plate. Home runs by Steve Soucho k. Charlie Kress and George Methorich plus stellar five-hit pitching by Bill Wight enabled the White Sos Io beat IVetroit, 4 to d. Fred Hutchinson. victim of the home runs, was the loser Philadelphia cemented its hold on »rcond place by beating the Boston Hed Sen. 11 to 5. behind Lefty Lou Brissle. Eddie Joost's 17th homer featured the Athletics' seven-run assault on Jick Krapter in lhe second inning, Husky Al Benton doled out «IX hits and hurled Cleveland to a 3 Io I win over the St. Louis Browns The Brownies* only ran was a r» •alt of Jack Graham's 10th homer in lhe fifth Joe Ostrowski, Who went sig Innings, suffered hi* fourth lues as against two victorlee Yesterday's Star Hustling Char lie Keller of the Yankees, who delivered a triple in the pinch that raahled New York to beat Washing ton. I to 4. Ik' Happy Warriors Defeat Monmouth The Preble Happy W irriort 4 H toftbaß team defeated the Mowmoath Rovtag Raagers M. la eight teaiags <*. Worthataa 1 double drove la the tying aad wiaaiag reae la the eigh'h It waa Frette's fourth wta without a loan Buterieo PreMe L Vertteg and D Gall ■»’« NMRMMh. F Setkina aad K BtagMou

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Plans Dropped For ‘ Pro Net Merger Chicago. July 2. —(UP)— Pro l>aske(ball's three-year-old war between (he Nadonal league and the basketball association of America will continue for at least the next year. It appeared today. A slim chance of peace failed yesterday when both groups voted down a plan to merge into on<gigantic pro cage loop and then (ailed to agree on u plan for a common player draft and mutual re spe< I of player contracts. The merger called for 11 team* of the BAA. the entire membership except Indianapolis, and eight teams of the NBL. excluding unly { Hamnxmd. to form one circuit j But both leagues quickly refused to accept the plan. "W« talked it over and their proposition was not acceptable at all," commissioner Doxie Moore of lhe NBL sajd. While president Maurice Podoloff of the BAA said "We turned this down because our owners felt such a group would be too unwieldy.” The joint conference, with five tepresentatlves from the BAA and three from the NBL. followed se|> arate meetings of the two leagues It waa the NBl.'s regular meeting and a special session for the BAA. called to act on the merger proposal after conferences between Podoloff and president ike Duffey,' Anderson, of the NBL. The NBI. re-elected Duffey president. Ferris. Moline, vicepresident. and Magnus Brinkman.

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H h e b o y g an, secretary treasurer, and re-appointed Moore as commissioner before closing Its meeting. Officers were named for a three year term Instead of ‘the usual one year, Moore said the group would meet later to plan a schedule for 1949 GU. GIRL LOST FOR (Clint. From Pegs One) i rock. Joan said that she and her sis ter had left the lodge where they were employed for the summer to take a hike into the Yosemite - backwoods. They beckme lost uh an unmarked trail and found themselves in a water-filled gorge where Patti broke her ankle. Joan made Patti comfortable 1 on a ledge and started out to seek help. Search parties, meanwhile, found Patti and hoisted her out of the gorge on a stretcher. After losing her way again, j Joan climbed partway up 8,001) foot Mount Watkins to get her bearings. From the vantage point she slghte«l Snow Creek canyon leading towards a settlement. It was shortly after that when the rescue party found her. At ranger headquarters in Yosemite, the girl was reunited with her parents. Mr. and Mrs J W Thompson, of Palo Alto. Cal., who had maintained a fourday vigil, listening to radio messages from the search party of more than 40 men. According to the U. S. Department of Commerce there are 147,993 barber shops In the U. S.

League Games Are Played Last Night The VFW and K of C. teams scored victories in the Decatur Softbail league Friday night at Worthman field The VFW defeated McMillen. 9-5. in the opener, and the K of C. downed Hural Youth, 10-7 In the nightcap. Scores by innings: RHE McMillen .. 12" ""1 15 6 4 VFW 241 101 «-• 6 2 Neuenschwander and Black; Reef 1 Harrah ami Goodin. Dull. RHE Rural Youth 112 102 0— 7 5 3 Kof C. 033 004 I—lo 10 3 luindis and R. Sprunger; Peterson and L. Hackman. * Week's Schedule No game* Monday because of holiday. Tuesday— Bingen vs K. of C ; Moose vs Berne (Suburban'. Thursday — Moose vs Liberty {(Eastern Indiana) Friday Hural Youth vs McMillen. Junior Legion Games Tuesday, Wednesday The Decatur Junior Legion baseball team has a pair of tough foes i scheduled next week, with both | games to be played at Worthman , field In this city. Decatur will meet Post 82. Fort Wayne, at 5 o'clock Tuesday evening. and Post 47. also of Fort I Wayne, at the same time Wednesday evening. Coach Bob Worthman asks all members of the Decatur team to report at the field not later than 4 p m Tuesday. St. Joe Football Card Is Announced Rensselaer. Ind., July 2 —(VP) - The Bt. Joseph college Pumas open 1949's nine-game grid card against the I'niversity of Louisville Sept. 17 there. Rev. Edward Roof, athletic director, announced today The Pumas, loaded with a host of senior lettermen, are coached by Dick Scharf. The schedule Includes four home games and five tilts on the road The schedule: Sept 17 — at Ixitiisville (night); Sept. 24-at Bail State; Oct. J-Eastern Illinois; Oct. 8 Valparaiso (homecoming); Oct 16 —Loras; Oct. 23 —at St. Ambrose; Oct. 29 —at St. Norbert; Nov. 5-at Indiana State; Nov. 12 -Canterbury. PREMIER (Cont. From Pag* One) the post until May. 1943. when the Comintern was dissolved He returned to Bulgaria on Nov. 22. 1946 CHOIRBOY'S (Coat. From Pag* »a.o) bring a penalty of one to five years imprisonment. In lietween the first degree murder verdict sought by the prosecution and the manslaughter decision asked by the defense Is second degree murder, usually described as an unpremeditated crime of passion It would carry a sentence ot not more than 20 nor less than five years In prison. MISSISSIPPI ic.mt. From Page One) imffstad Freeport. Belvidere, and Cherry Valley in Illinois and Darlington in Wisconsin. Hundred* of power lines were knocked down in rural Htevenson county surrounding ! Freeport Most of the lights In miles northwest of Freeport, were out. Trees were toppled onto highways State route 2 was closed for seven miles near Morristown. 111., ! by fallen trees. Ugbtning killed 16 sows on a farm northwest of Darlington where temperatures dropped 29 de- ’ greeo as the wind hit Another bolt struck the Charles Weaver farm seven mile* south ’ w«st of Darlington and set off a fire that destroyed 900 bales of bay lying In a field EMPLOYMENT (Coat From F»ge Ctee) pointed out. higher uneeployaeat most W scceprod as a part of a contrdßing economy ' The increase of 489.000 in anemployment between May and

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June was about normal Even dur- • Ing the peak peacetime production and employment years of 1947 and 1948 this figure wa» average. The social security administration also reported yesterday that average weekly unemployment among worker* eligible to draw jobless benefits under state laws

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declined slightly in June The number of persona filing new claims In June totaled 324,900. compared with 342.365 in May. The volume of continued claims which reflected the number of persona receiving unemployment compensation also showed a slight decline.

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