Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 193, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1949 — Page 6

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State Legion Tourney Here This Weekend

Decafur Host To Legion's State Tourney Decatur will be host to its sec ond state baseball tournament of the year Friday and Saturday, it was revealed today, with an nouncement that the Indiana American Legion tourney will be held here for the second consecutive year. The announcement was made today by Floyd B, Hunter, commissioner of the stake and regional semi pro tourneys held here a few weeks ago. and William Clarkson. athletic officer of the Indiana department of the American I region. Four teams, including the Decatur American Legion nine, will compete for the state title, now held by Decatur, won in the state meet held in this city last August. Competing teams, in addition to Decatur, will be Dillsboro, East Chicago and Evansville. Both East Chicago and Evansvitle were in the 1948 tourney, with Dillsboro • anting the right to compete tins year by eliminating Fortville, the fourth team last season. First round games will be play ed at Worthman field Saturday afternoon. with the first game at 2 o'clock Tn the tourney opener, Dillsboro will play East Chicago, followed Immediately by Decatur ami Evansville. This draw was announced this morning by Clarkson The state championship will be played at 2 o'clock Sunday after noon. with the winners of the two Saturday games battling for the Indiana title. Admission for the tourney will be 75 cents per session for adults and 25 cents for students There will be no season ticket sale because of the shortage of time The trophy to the winning team will be presented by John Adams, assistant state athletic officer of the Legion. Ih games in the 1948 tourney, also played at Worthman field, Decatur defeated East Chicago, 30, and Evansville eliminated Fortville. 12-1. In the tourney openers, with Decatur squeezing out a 6-5 victory over Evansville in a 10-inning final battle. In an attempt to drain latke Mattamuskeet In North Carolina, a pumping station capable of pumping 1.250.000 gallons of water a min ute was especially built.

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K.C. Takes League Game Last Evening The K of C., storing all their runs in the first inning, defeated the VFW, 3-1 in a "Decatur softball league game Tuesday night at Worthman field. A scheduled Suburban league game between the Decatur Moose and the Berne .Merchants was cancelled when Berne was unable to field a complete team because of vacations. Last night score: RHE K of C 300 000 0 3 6 0 VFW 000 010 o—l 6 2 J Giliig and L. Hackman; Reef and Dull. League Standing W L Pct. K of C. 6 0 1.000 VFW | 8 .500 Rural Youth 2 4 .333 M< Millen .. 2 4 .328 Bingen 1 3 250 Moose Play Thursday The Moose will play -Elwood at Worthman field Thursday night at 8:30 o'clock This will be the first game of the Eastern Indiana league playoffs. In event the .Moose win this tilt, they will meet Connersville In the second round of the playoff Connersville eliminated Marion. 2-1. < MAJOR AMERICAN LEAGUE W L PcL GB New York 69 41 627 Cleveland 66 45 .595 3ft Boston 67 46 593 3ft Philadelphia ... 62 51 549 Bft Detroit 62 52 .544 9 Chicago 48 64 429 22 Washington .... 38 71 349 30ft St. lajuis 35 77 .312 35 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. GB Brooklyn 68 41 624 St. Louis 68 42 .618 ft New York 57 52 523 11 Boston 55 55 .500 13ft Philadelphia ... 55 57 491 14ft Pittsburgh 51 59 464 17ft Cincinnati 46 66 .411 23ft Chicago 43 71 377 27ft YESTERDAY'S RESULT S American League Cleveland 5, Detroit 0. Philadelphia 7. Boston 4. Chicago 4. St. Uiuis 0. • Washington at New York. rain. National League Chicago 5, St laiuis 4. Cincinnati 2. Pittsburgh 1 (10 Inningsi Philadelphia 2. Brooklyn 1 (12 innings). New York 4, Boston 0. The Appalachian area of West Virginia. Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia produced a 1948 apple crop 30 percent lower than the It/year average. However, it exceeded by 11 percent the precd Ing year's harvest.

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Benton Hurls Indians Into Second Place New York. Aug. 17 — (VP) Cleveland's faith in an old tinier gave the Tribesmen new hope today In their quest for the American league pennant. Big Al Benton seemed through as a pitcher this time last season and. after seven years, with Detroit, the Tigers gave up and turned him loose Benton landed a job in the Pacific coast league but that, as he i put it. "was just a cup of coffee I which whetted my appetite tor more of the big leagues. He asked for another chance, and Cleveland gave it to him early nils year He was given to understand that it was strictly on a trial basis - and that he'd do his trying as a relief pitcher Benton did O K as a reliefer he was no Joe Page, to be sure, but he saved a few tough ones and manager Lou Boudreau decided to try affable Al gs a starter Twice he went the distance for victories and Boudreau showed added interest. Yesterday Boudreau gave Benton still another chance — this one against his old Detroit teammates The Cleveland stock was pretty low. The club was down In third place, playing unhappy onlooker to the charge of the Boston Red Sox and the flight of the New York Ytfn kees And Benton came through again He scattered six hits for a 5 to 0 victory, his fourth win of the year and his second shutout Meanwhile, the Red Sox were beaten by th« Philadelphia Athletics. 7 to 4. and the Yankee-Washington tilt was rained out. Thus today Cleveland climbed back into second place by two slim percentage points, with Boston in third Both are three and a naif games tiehind the Yanks Benton did not walk a man, and only one batter got to third Meanwhile. the Indiana 11-hlt attack produced single runs in the second, third, fifth, sixth and eighth Innings A four run rally In the eighth inning beat the Red Sox for the A's. Sam Chapman's 16th homer started it all. and before the splurge was spent, Boston pitcher Mickey McDermott strode to the showers, taking with him his fourth defeat in the last nine decisions. Joe Coleman won his 11th. and hoisted the A's back into fourth place. Southpaw Bob Kuzava allowed I but three hits as the White Sox boat the Browns. 4 to 0. Late inning spurts beat both the St. Ixiuis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, so the Dodgers still lead the National League race by half a game today. In the case of the Cards, three runs in the ninth inning gave the Chicago Cube a 5 to 4 victory The Cards were leading. 4-2, going Into that final frame when, with tb< bases loaded. Ilerm Reich doubled 'n two runs to tie the count. Howie Pollet, the third Card pitcher of 'he afternoon and the eventual loser. purposely passed Miokey Owen to fill the bases again, and than Roy Smalley lined a single to left 'o bring in the winning run It was in the 12th inning that the Dodgers lost to the Phillies. 2 to I. Ken Helntzleman earned his fifth oltching victorv of the season and. to boot, scored the winning run from first on Richie Ashburn's •woout triple in the 12th. Don Newcombe was the losing pitcher. Lloyd Merriman's loth inning single scored Howie Fox from second to give the Reds a 2 to 1 win over the Pirates, while Monte Kennedy's five-hitter shut out the Braves. 4 to 0 for the Giants Yesterday's Star — Bob Zuuva of the White Sox for his three bit 4-0 win over the Browns. Trade In a Good Town — Dacatur

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GOLf SLICES Decatur Golf Club Bob Tinder, pro at the Decatur golf course, today urged contestants in the city tourney to complete their first round matches as soon as possible Deadline for the first round is Sunday The com piete first round schedule was pub lished in Monday's edition of the Daily Democrat, and Is al«o posted at the club house - -oOo— * 'Results of the blind handicap tourney, held Sunday, also were announced today Dick King won the 18 hole tourney with a "score of 60. Don Stump was second with a65 Herb Foos was winner of the nine-hole competition with a 34. —oOo — Youngsters of the city .from 6 to 18, are reminded of the free lessons, given at' She course each Tuesday and Thursday morning, starting at 9 o'clock. MINOR AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L PcL GB St Paul 78 49 .614 Indianapolis ... 74 53 .583 4 Milwaukee .... 67 58 .5.36 10 Louisville 61 63 .492 15ft Columbus 59 66 .472 18 Minneapolis .... 58 65 472 18 Kansas City ... 58 68 .460 19ft Toledo 46 79 .368 .31 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Toledo 9. St. Paul 4 Minneapolis 4. Indianapolis 1. Milwaukee 4. Louisville 3, Columbus 5-3, Kansas City 17. Dubois Resigns As Cooch At Bluffton Bluffton, Ind.. Auk. 17 — (UP) 11. A. Duliois. teacher and athletic coach at Bluffton high school, resigned today to become principal of Chippewa high. Wabash countv. Duliois resigned after seven years at Bluffton where he taught and coached football and basketball. l«es Dold. a Butler University graduate. will take over the football coaching job held by Duliois whllo Leroy Compton, also a Butler product, will lie basketball coach. Approves Adoption Os Monroe Schedule Hansel L. Foley. Adams county school superintendent, has received word from L. V. Phillips, commissioner of the Indiana high school athletic association, approving the adoption of the Monroe 1949-50 basketball schedule as the official schedule for the Adami Central school, the consolidation of Kirkland. Monroe and Washington townships. Complete details regarding the schedule and location of games will be announced at a later date, when ail arrangements are completed. Foley stated.

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Southworth flew home to hi« Ohio farm to recuperate from what a club spokesman said was over work, lack of «I**P nervous j strain." Women's Bowling League Will Meet There will be an Important meet Ing of Decatur womens bowling league Friday of this week at 8 ;> m. at Mies Recreation. Kadi team expecting to bowl is asked to ha-e a representative there as well 1 any new bowler* wishing to Join a team.

COUNTY (Cont. From I’age »><••» paying expenses of polio patients , iu that county, which is the hardest hit In the state by the crippling d|s-1 ease. Interesting Meeting An interesting discussion was held at last night’s meeting of the Adams county committee. Those present included city and county health oWlclala. physicians from Decatur and Berne, members of the county welfare department, representatives of the county nurse*' asses iation, and Miss Jean Shock-

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