Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 203, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1949 — Page 6

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Henrich Lost To Yankees For Season New York, Aug 29 — (UP) Casey Stengel* bandage brigade. alias the New York Yankees, suffered a new blast of injuries today — but along with it went a game and a half increase in their American League lead It would be sheer folly to shrug < ff the season's loss of "Old Keliable” Tommy Henrich or even the momentary injury of Johnny Mize But the fact remains that here la a ball club which seems spurred on by every sad report from the x-ray room. Henrich was out for the year. The veteran slugger crashed into the right field wall in the first game of a doubleheader at Chicago yesterday He suffered two fractured vertebrae, but will be flown here Wednesday Johnny Mize, the man whose l>ur< hase permitted Henrich to play that outfield position after I eing "temporarily" assigned to first base for t<o months, injured bis shoulder in the second game diving for the bag He may be back In action tomorrow. Yet with those two stalwarts out of action, the Yanks went on to sweep the header from the White Sox. 8 to 7 and 7 to 5. Since the Boston Bed Sox lost to Cleveland. 2 to 1. at the same time, that made the Yankees lead three games over the Sox. It was Joe DiMaggio who spark ed the twin wins Suffering from an ailing shoulder himself DiMag said that he only wanted to play a couple of innings But when Henrich was hurt in the second inning of the opener, Joe decided to stick it out and It's a good thing he did His 12th homer of the season with one man on started the six-run ninth Inning rally which brought the Yanks from behind to win thei i pener He singled and tripled to knock in one run for the nightcap triumph It took 11 innings for the Indians to lick the Red Sox in what was scheduled as the first game of a doubieheader They started to play the second game, but it was halted In the fourth because of darkness 1-arry Doby scored the winning run from second base in that tell- 1 ing 11th when he streaked in across the plate after Vern Stephcns dropped a double play ball Doby had doubled. Bob Lemon earned his 16th victory of the season in the game, besting Jack Kramer. The three-run innings — the third and the fourth gave the 1 Detroit Tigers their seventh win I

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Fort Wayne Voltmen Win In Tournament I Wichita, Kan«. Aug 29 (UP)— Three semi-pro baseball teams were registered today in the fourthround bracket of the national base ball congress tournament here. Another top ranking team, the I 1948 champion Fort Wayne. Ind 1 i General Electrics, had a perfect • I record with two victories under * their belts. * The Golden. Colo , Coors Brewers ' advanced to the fourth round of the tourney with a narrow 2 to 0 vic- > tory over the Elk City. Okla., Elks. • And the Bellingham. Wash . Bells i moved into the fourth round with ' : a nipand-tuck third round victory t: over the Tuscaloosa. Ala . Indians i 2 to 0 The Swannonoa, N. C., Bea con Mills became fourth round tourney entrants in earlier parings Other victories yesterday were , chalked up by Fort Wayne, Ind , with a mighty 9 to 1 triumph over 1 the Hummeltown, Pa. town team; the Eloy. Ariz . Apcos with a 7 to 6 ten inning win over the Camden. Ark. Kraftsmen; and the Syramore. 111. Hons with asto .1 drub blng of the Vermillion. 8. I) , Eagles. , Fort Wayne rapped two Hum ' , nielstown pitchers for 11 hits to gain Its second victory in a row The Sycamore Sons unleashed a five-hit attack for four runs In the eighth inning to defeat Vermil lion in the twilight game in a row. a 6 to 4 contest over the Philadelphia Athletics. Pat Mull--1 In homered with one on in the 'third and drove In a run In the fourth as Art Houtteman won no 12. There was no decision in the American League battle- for the cellar as the Senators and the Browns split a doubleheader, the Nats winning the first. 13 to 2, on 18 hits and St. Louis taking the second. 4 to 3. Max lainier won his first game for the St. laiuis Cardinals — and he made it good one. Frustrated in nine tries, Lanier hurled a three-hitter to down the Braves, 7 to 1. in the second game of a doubleheader after the Cards had won the opener. 9 to 7 That gave St lands a two and a half game lead over the Dodgers, who beat Pittsburgh, 9 to 0. in a single game. Only three men got on base a- ; gainst Lanier in the first eight I innings, and two of them were trap|>ed by double plays. Nippy | Joes helped the Card cause with three homers, two in the first game and one in the second. Don Newcombe allowed only four hits and fanned six Pittsburgh Pirates as he racked up his second straight shutout. 9 to 0. But, as in the Card wins, home runs told a story, too. In fact, all I but one Brooklyn run came as the ; result of four baggers by Duke i Snider (two on). Gil Hodges lone ion). Roy Campanella lone on) 1 and Billy Cox (none on). I»oyle Lade’s six-hitter gave the Cubs a 7 to 4 win over the Phils and Russ Meyer's fourhltter gave the Phils an 8 to 2 win over the Cubs while the Giants split with the Reds. Herman Wehmeier's fourhltter son the first game for I the Reds. 10 to 3. while three runs In the fourth Inning gave the Giants a 4 to 2 triumph in the nightcap. Yesterday's Star — Nippy Jones of the Cardinals for his three home | runs In a doubleheader against j the Braves.

' MAJOR - ] NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. GB St Louis 77 47 .621 j Brooklyn 74 49 .602 24 I Boston 64 59 .520 124 Philadelphia ... 63 62 .504 144 New York 6! 62 .496 154 Pittsburgh 57 65 .467 1» Cincinnati 10 73 .407 264 Chicago 40 73 336 294 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct GB New York 77 45 .631 Boston 75 49 605 3 Cleveland 71 52 .577 64 Detroit 71 56 563 EH i Philadelphia 66 57 .537 114 Chicago 51 74 .403 27 4 St Louis 44 33 349 35 Washington .... 41 81 336 36 VEST* ROA Y*B RESULT* National League Chicago, 7-2, Philadelphia 4-3. St Lonia 9-7. Boston 7-1. Cincinnati IM, New York 3-4. Brooklyn 9, Pittaburgh 9. L Ameelean League Washington I*3. St Loals 3-4. New York *7. Chicago 74.' Cleveland 2. Boston 1 (11 inn lags I. , Detroit 6. Philadelphia 4.

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Three Arrests Made Here By Authorities Three arrests were made over the weekend, one by sheriff Herman Bowman, the others by city police All three were to appear in justice of the peace court later today The sheriff arrested Ramiro Valdez. Lake Odessa. Mich.. Saturday for driving a car without license plales Valdez Is to appear In court at 6 p. in. today. Police arrested Chester Stevens, route 2, on charges of driving a car without the owners permission. brought by Charles Sangler Police also arrester Roy Kaehr Saturday night on a charge of drunken driving. A car driven by Kaehr side-swiped a car owned by Louis Mattax. route 1. Monroe, which was parked at the curb at 121 North Third street. Stevena and Kaehr are to appear In JP court at 4 o'clock today. PRESIDENT IN (Cont. From Page On*) plugging "everlastingly" at attempts to create sound global economic relations. The fourth principle is that democratic nations do not propose to Interfere with one another's internal politics. Mr. Trumm's remark atxiut "trick solutions" was construed, in part, as an answer to such proposals as revaluation ot the price of gold from the present $35 an ounce Io $55 or 170. This, proponents argue, would ease Britain's dollar shortage by about doubling what little she has left ft also appeared to close the door on any proposal that some of the United States' $24,000,000.(100 gold reserve be transferred to Great Britain. ' FOUR KINDERGARTEN (Cent. From Page On*) of enrollment blanks Kindergarten chidren should report for classes on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Mr Thomas stated An increase over last year's enrollment is expected in this year’s kindergarten, school officials said*

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■■ W " Rain Delays State Softball Tourneys r Uigansport. Ind , Aug. 29—(UP) . —Weather permitting, the finals of the men's and women's state soft- ) ball tournaments will wind up here r tomorrow scheduled to end yes terday. the semi finals and finals I in both divisions were postponed r until tonight and tomorrow night because of lain In the men's divisions, teams '. from Columbus. Richmond and ‘ Peru still were in the running while on the distaff side. Kokkmo. Logansport and Evansville teams 4 were the survivors in the double r elimination play. Bears Beat Bulldogs In Exhibition Tilt i ’ Indianapolis. . Aug 29—(UP)— Some lI.tHX) Hoosier football diehards stuck It out in a downpour yesterday as the Chicago Bears sloshed to a 14 to 7 exhibition victory over their national pro football league rivals, the New York Bulldogs. A soggy gridiron at ButlA bowl dispelled any hopes the fans may have had for a Johnny Lujack Bobby Layne aerial battle. In fact, a latyne miscue in the first period led to the Bears' first tally. JURIES ARE DRAWN (Coat. From Page One) Bak’-r, Root; Harold Rich. Monroe; Herman P. Fox. Hartford * John Tumbleson, Blue Creek; E Iza Roth. Monroe; William A. Carter, St. Mary's; Noah Egly. Washington: Robert F. Carr. Preble; David Amstutz. Wabash: Jacob Alt. Decatur; Irene Alexander. St. Mary's; Anna larng Brown. Geneva: Charles I. Flsh'r. Washington. and Ernest Anderson. | Blue Creek. REPORT REVEALED (Coat; Ffswn Page One) were checked by experts at the Irene Byron sanitorinm. Trade tn a Gaod Town — Decatur

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United States Wins Davis Cup Victory Forest Hills. N. Y.. Aug. 29 — (I'P) — The one-two-punch players who gave Uncle Sam his fourth successive Davis Cup took, on new roles today as competition i began in the national singles tennis championships. Husky, crew-cut Ted Schroeder !of La Crescents. Cal. and swarthy ’ Pancho Gonzales were clockwork smooth teammates over the weekend when each won two singles matches for a 4-1 Davis Cup victory over challenging Australia But today, as the nationals began. they emerged as bitter rivals for the title Gonzales, especially, has murder in his eye. for he is i seeded second Wimbledon- ( (hampion Schoeder even though, he won the U. 8. crown on these same Forest Hills courts last Sep- ■ tember. i Schroeder is a former national I champ. He won the meet In 1942. and has not competed since then 1

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MINOR w L Pct GB St Paul H 6 • r »* -® l< Indianapolis — 81 67 .587 I Milwaukee 71 65 .622 13 Louisville 66 <0 .485 18 Columbus - 65 71 .478 19 Minntapolh —- 6-7 72 .4(4 T*', Kansas City ... 63 74 .460 21'4 Toledo ........ 51 85 .375 33 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Indianapolis 5. Louisville 4. Columbus 6. Toledo 2. Minneapolis 6. St. Paul 4. Milwaukee 6-2. Kansas City 2-6. to establish American superiority beyond any reasonable doubt. ARMY ENGINEERS (O»nt. From Page One) L-etlJr?' he said "Furthermore, their financial report* are merely

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perfunctory aenerali^? j not give us a true M ” >1 He said the ’ 1 neers. that I. politically po teßt 'si bors projects. maltM no ‘J all of Its legM at | V( , '*■ Nevertheless, he , aia beers cun g.t - )u , tab() they want out of cong r “„?l REGtSyRATIOHI — **!■ <first to third grade,, V-'l Using the rental ,y, Uni *f| books and are not to b, 11 When the primary (hihs.l | to the auditorium they « u J I tn a mineographed Ing how the rental , )lt . fl They may bi Ing thHr ■ them if they wi«h a nd "■ questions." r The teaching staff j, J and ready for the t.Jfl classes on Tuesday, the di fl ing Labor Day • - w Belmont Fars i, the J . horse racing ground in ife.l f covering 475 acres.