Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1950 — Page 8

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Musial Steals Home To Aid Card Victory New Tor*. W«HWH.M MU be dWa t have alt the National 1 legal pitchers seared stiff already. Staa (The Maa) Mesial came ap with a new terror weapo® today—bare running ta th* old Ode House *u>* style The first Vlet Im was hurler Meat* Kennedy of the New York Giants, aad chances are there'H be plenty more pretty quick. Musial unveiled Ms aew weapon la tke eighth Iwata* es yesterday , game when the Cards held a #i» 1® lead o*r th® Giantx bare Stas smacked a atafle. last <»e of the bits that has given Mm the awetease batting hveraga of .434 to lead the leaves, ♦bra the tan—for Stea—started. Musial hoofed ft doww to second M Johnny Lindell vias sate at flr.t on an error. A slightly wild pftch dropped right la treat of the plate, bnt the daring Msstal made It to third. When Kennedy rashly tried to piek LtadeH off first. Mae streaked tor boms tbs first time tn bls career be bad stolen the plate "ft's that old Cardinal GeaHoase spirit." chortled manager Kddis Dyer "Too can laugh ail you want to boys, bat It still wins ball * " -gSflMMt’* - : — Alert base runalng played a part in the Cards' other ran. too. Io the fourth taping Country Slaughter beat out an Infield hit. advanced on a ground out. and sprinted home from second on a single Rookie Cloyd Hoyer beat the Giant* with a 70k Inning two-bit pitching job. coming in after Max Lagler hurt Ma shoulder " The Brooklyn Dodgers held their .tailgatne .National league lead by ■>' trtmhilng the ChicagoTuKS'f’lol; in a night game In Brooklya Negro righthander Dan Bankhead went the route with a five-hitter, the lone Cub run coming on Andy Pat ko's eighth homer Three ledgers hit homers Duke Snider. George (Shotgun* Shuba and Roy Camp* . nella. The Phillies stayed hot on the Dodgers* heels by winning a 6 t.o 3 night game from the Pittsburgh Pirates In Philadelphia The Plrates took a. S.® lead, in the seventh _ - new phone ms. mm — TODAY — • i Continuous from 1 30 “BLONDIE’S HERO" Penny Singleton. Arthur Lake ALSO—Shorts I«c4oc Inc. Tax H tun TO ATTEND!— — —o , FRL&SAT. i i I I i MftlP ssOb iiittirist jiot> I' tte Ifljfeaw am f »f« al* *K wW Srut AUZM »•»■<•! BMK MDM rm al Sun Mow. Twee—Red Skelton. “The Veflow Cab Man"

CoModore BistMl Tom Given Letters Coach David Terveer of the Decatur Catholic high school today aaoouacod haseboH awheds to members of the Commodore team this spring BUI Oilllg. senior tint baseman, was elected honorary captain of the 106® team Major awards wore given to the following 11 baseball players: B. Oilllg. J. Kahle. J. Meyer. D Oage, L. Laurent, T. Coffee. J Voglewsde. D. Coyne, S. Casa. M. Mendes aad J Hackman Minor awards were given to T. Oage, J. Costello. P. Brunton and J. Gaffer. A student manager s letter was awarded la Mi Wemboft Three lettermen will be lost by graduation thia spring They are Jftn Meyer, pitcher: John Kahle, catcher, aad Bill Oilllg. first baseman. on Wsily Westlakes three-run homer off Emory Church, but the PhlliL rame back with six to ‘be eighth. The first three oa Dick Sister's homer off Marry Dickson Warren Spohn won his fifth game for the Braves at Boston, beating the Cinclahati Reds. 4 to 1. with a three-bitter. He mlaaOd a shutout only oa Virgil Rtalleup's homer. The Braves scored twice in the fifth against Kwell Blackwell. Buddy Kerr scoring the second after driving In the fleet with a double, and Pete Reiser doubled home two more in the seventh. Under the American league lights at Cleveland, the Indian* rallied behind the relief pitching of Gene Bearden to beat the Washington Senators. 5 to 4. The Senators, who beat Detroit with eight runs in tbe ninth the day before, tallied four runs in tbe second against Early Wynn, but Rearden stopped that aiid allowed only three hits the jest of the., way At St Louis. Mel "Parnell stag grryd. U* hi* .fifth victory as tbe Boston Red Sox beat tbe Brown*. 7 to 5 The Sox gifted ParneU witb a bu lead iu the tifst three innings, but the Brown* stubbornly closed to 6 4 A two run Boston rally In the eighth, started by Al Zarilla's second triple, clinched tbe game The White Box won their third straight game by defeating the Athletic*. 10 to 7, at Chicago with a five-run eighth inning rally In which Gu« Zernlal* base-clearing three-run triple was the big blow The Yankees and Tiger* were • rained out of their big game at Detroit •Yesterdays star “ Stan Musial, who stole home tor the first time in hl* big league career in a 2 to (I Cardinal triumph over the Giants My office will be closed all day May 29 and 30. next Monday and Tuesday. INITIATION TONIGHT 8 P. M. Refreshments Fraternal Order of EAGLES WWMNWWWMMMMMMMMM TONIGHT and FRI.&SAT. In Natural COLORI ROY ROGERS “DOWN DAKOTA . WAY” Dais Evans A "Trigger" AHO—4O Solid Minutes es Carte*** A Comedy. t4e3oe Inc. Tax .—io—o*— gun Mon Tues. —"Golden Gloves" A “Military Academy"

tttWfij NATIONAL ' LEAGUE ‘ '! W L Ret. G.B. Brooklyn 1» 11 AM Philadelphia —1» It .SOO 1 tt. Loul. 14 It Ml SH Boston .... 14 14 Ml 3 Pittsburgh 14 600 4 Chicago 11 14 .441 4Vk New York I® 16 40® 4H Cincinnati 8 tl .374 4*Mi AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. New York tl 4 7t< Detroit 17 10 .430 » Boston 31 IS M 3 SW Washington .... 17 13 M7 4H Cleveland 14 14 M 3 Bl® Philadelphia ... 10 41 J 33 11 St Louts 4 17 .M® tl Chicago t M .144 lt% VEBTEBttAV’4 REAULTO ■ JHRMWMHBIMHMgMOOV' Boston 4, Cincinnati 1. Philadelphia 4.' Pittsburgh 3.. ■«’ /UndsfßM. Legßu® Chicago I®.' Philadelphia 7. Cleveland 6. Washington 4. Boston 7. St. Louis I. New York at Deuott. nin. I .11. J.. . 1 A ftw/Jk AMERICAN A4AOCIATION W L Pet. G.B. I Indianapolis ... 33 0 .719 i Minneapolis IS » 425 4 I Columbus 13 13 .6(H) 7 St. Paull3 13 MH) 7 l Milwaukee It 14 .443 4— Louisville 14 17 453 8H Kansas City — 13 15 444 Toledo» 31 .390 13 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS St: Paul 7. Indianapolis 3. Minneapolis I®. Louisville 3. Toledo 3. Kansas City 1. Cotambus al Milwaukee, rain. Yellow Jbcket Yell Leaders Are Honored Yell leaders of the Decatur high school were presented award* dur Ing the school assembly Wednesday afternoon when letters were giv en to the Yellow Jacket athlete* The yell leader* are John Doan. I John Thompson. Bill ('allow, Claire ' Reynolds. Tom Troutner and JMI Bassett — The tuberculosis death rate in Japan has been among the hlghee* ' In the world for the past 3o year* . but health programs, inaugurated : uy the Supreme Command ot the Allied Power* are reducing the excessive death rate

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