Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 31 May 1950 — Page 8

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Q@ffi Opens Season Sunday At Worthman Field

Tk* Daratar American Lcgtoa baseball team. Indian* Mata *emL pT®"CTBBWpiOWr mMK ywBF, WIH Vjreu ibeir IMP aaaaoa Saadoy afternoon. Legtoe official* announced today. The Lagton team will Unde with the strong Maae to Mooae nine i* th* local opener M...>;.*• ®>>9oS Bunday afternooa al Worthman field I Th. Mancie tanawag one ortho ■troaooM entered In lha Mate semlpro tourney which waa hold in Do< catur last summer, and i* reported to have: hoiMered it* ‘ltagap thta >»a*nn and *n eicriUM haute la in prospect for the fnna at the sentea opeaer The Decatur team will again be awaaged by Cart (Mollyi Mtek. a veterea major and minor league barter, who plane to field aa evea stronger nine than the one which pat Decatur on the map last teaton. The LegM's Uncap tor the teaton opener Sunday waa uncertain today, bat to expected to be announced later in the week. Manager Mie*, however. Mated that aevaral of laat year’s start are exported to be back tn the lineup. Including swb outstanding players as Bad Fry. third baseman and the team'* cleanup hitter; Bob Bolyard. hard-hitting, f lever fielding outfielder, and Howie Schmidt. aUek-fielding second - sacker and tough little leadoff man. Several loeal player* and college Mara are expected io roand out the Legton team to again give Decatur an outstanding semlpru diamond aggregation. The Legion team, after winning rhe stale aemipro aourney here lart summer. loM to. Sycamore. HI. fa th* regional playoff for the right lo compete in the National Base ball Congress at Wichita. Kan | The Legion team, which won the Indian* stale law lon tourney in; IPt* was runnerup in last year’s | .la-gton event Both the IMX--and-; IMS Legion tourneys were held In this city. Backer* of the U-'glon team and fans were disappointed because of the delay in-the erection of pro posed lights tor night baseball at i Worthman field v However it 1* believed-* likely that the lights for night ball may be io place for bringing night basehall to Decatur fans the latter part of the season In.the meantime, the MW HHONt No. IsSa * —: Tonight & Thursday OCR BIG DAYS’ | First Show Tonight 6330 Continuous Thur, from 1:30 BE SI RE TO ATTEND! » — • v «a.x Artt TMEMK > t BCafl) to. B.USKS! / Ifobstf’ ftsb«»fc\ {YOUNG HALE I 1 1-isi *at L —o Fri. A Sat, —Joan Crawford. ’•Th* Damned Don’t Cry” Son Mon. Tue*. — "FRANCIS" Donald O'Connor A Talking Mule WWMMftftffiWkftMMMMMWMI I THURS. FRI. SAT. CHAS. STARRETT “FRONTIER OUTPOST” With Sm i tey'Vwrttette A 40 Minute* of Comedy —o gun. Mon. Tue*. — “Cu*t*m'» 1 Agent" A “Beauty on Farad*' -0— CLOSED WEDNESDAY

•[[.MAJOR ; * ’ ’ W. L. Pet. Ok*. ’ Brooklyn ——- S 3 13 .43* —— ’. St. Lout* 33 1« <ll 1 [ Philadelphia -»**-» IS -W 4W k Boston IS U .MS JU 1 nieugo 18 IS .53* 4 £ißTtok »* Ctaetaaall 1« » .38* 12% AMBRIOA** AAAAUE W. L. PeL G B ' New York ...... 38 1*1723 ' Detroit .... ZTlt .Mt 3 Boaton ‘24 18 571 5 Cleveland ....... 20 17 541 <% ' Washington 1* 17 538 7 ' Philadelphia 14 24 J<B 13 ’ Chicago ......... 13 23 .34.1 1> ! Bt Lout* ........ 835 .842 l<’» ‘MONDAYS RESULTS National L*agu*/ J Brooklyn at N*w York, rain Only game scheduled. American League Chicago 12. St. Louis 8. Boston at Washington, rate Only game scheduled YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Brooklyn 74. Philadelphia Sly Boston 7-3. Now York >l*. St Louis 17-8, Pittsburgh 13 5. Cincinnati 4-4. Chicago 1-7. American League Washington 4-1. Philadelphia 3-5 Cleveland 4-2: Detroit 05. New York 11-5. Bostmi 7 3 ! t’Mcag<-’-i4-M. St. Loul* 2-8» : legion team will play daylight hall I here, and I* expected to schedule some night game* away from I home , Spar varnish, highly resistant to dampness and the destructive at;I tion of water, gels It* name be- ' cause fur many years It was used to coat spar* and ships j

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— —— — ! Miniature Course I Io Opes Saturday I Mob* Oak* mteiatur* golf I will oBoR fog the »*gapa ’ Saturday Jun* 3. Clark W S«ltb. L owner of the popular iport* coSter - on W*M Adam* afreet announced today. William "BUI" Klngatey. former Bacatur high aehool alb » let* and Mudent at Hanover col *UL lM ‘ ve 0 * * mt*Mh«4to«lßß*{jbKjbma>*'. >< wa* announced. • Smith Mated that'the same prices a* laat ywar w<tol< ptwraU. with apecial prici* for parties and ' group*. Several , tpurnaments ar* t>eing planaed and will b« announced later.' ' / The course will be open after- ’ noon* and ahMOt* >■ Sunday* and holldhy* and night* only on weekday*. It wa* atat*d- Slime Oak* t I* regarded by follower* of th* sport a* one of the finest In th* middlew**t and **ch year It draw* fan* from many nearby cities. The refreshment stand also la open for the season and will remain open until Labor Day. Manager Kingsley said that the list ot l ourn*ment* would bn post<d at the course ta the Bext few day* MEMORIAL DAY * MP ' h v n.'OWWWwWrew w rwffi **Ww 8 try- s Marchtag ta th* parade tor theD first public appearance wa* th* Boy Scout drum and bugle corps: in addition ta the mem tiers' of the legion and th* Veteran* ot Foreign Wars, their auxiliaries ■ marched and the Decatur high , schrnd l>aad J The Day'a activities had begun when unit* from th* Legion and VFW posts held Memorial serv lies* at the (wo Decatur cemeteries I II • 1 ■ < The nations largest city park].; probably is the 14.<tuO-acre park «t | Phoenix. Ari*.

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Wfaw Abbreviated In Rain ___ |bw| 4w'"w ;Ik ' fl I* V * (kA Jftt - aB n If J JOHNNY PARSONS. 31-yeBT-cld Vhii Nuya, ( al : apH»d«ter. whose beavy spot broke records of lon*, standing, receives the winner’# kisti fropi .lovn.ly (Hui actress Barbera Stanwyrk after winning the 34th running of the Memorial Pay SOSwtfle anto raceVt ln.iianajM.iis Ou the hood of hU racer la the little winner’s cup..and belihjd him the giant trophy he will Itold (<»r a year. Inith presented by Wilbur Shaw. bo-N of th*- annua! < shown al the rxtr. no- left Parrojia’ average «P»*ed for the 34f» miles of the* grinit which was Mopped because of rain, was 124 «*o~ mllea per hour. -- - - --. ■ —— - mi . ' ■ — — " - - ■ | . 1 “

Mim *■ ■ a i I. i AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Ret. Q.B. i Indianapolh 25 lit <€f»M ; ’ M.i u»-.*j»• ■:i I'• 1 • ■'• 12 . < Citium bits - x Ifi 16- .’iUO ft luouiMVilie 1* lb r*iH» 6 Kai. .i - li v 4* 171 t \ st. i»awi . 7. • Milwaukee Ist7 i'-> 7 5 Tohiio .12 24 3;- ’. !• ,- ■ j MONDAY’S RESULTS lx it? villc 5. hidiin.i|H»lt" I Minneapolis t». Kt Paul Milwaukee at Katina* A ‘irv rain (hil-y gamex itchedul» d . YESTERDAY’S RESULTS i Miuu* api-lis 102*. St . Paul ”■ S. KatHMk* (’tty •‘Li. Mtlwattkff 1-o 1 Trrtfdo 2 3. Columbus 1 ft. Indianapolis al ’LohhvHhv Trade in a Good Town — Decatur Pounding your tr*ctor — Give it • break! NEW HIGH OCTANE TY DOL GASOLINE POWER PACKED TRACTOR FUEL 150 HOUR VEEDOL TRACTOR OIL They have wh*t it take*. "For the be«t in - [’•■troleum I’rodm-tj BEAVERS OIL SERVICE ■mfESrSR-'.*?? '•■ • Thi* BOLENS HUSKI Doctor puts plenty of power into th* job. from plowing to cultivating. ' You H .find it ideally suited for , most soils and a necessity working small fields or commercial gardens. There are many "Foekaged Implements’’ that enoble you to plow, harrow, seed and cultivate, or powermow lawns, with one versatile - tractor . . . your oil-season power source. CHf 'MTuCNr rha tr«ry. KLENK’S

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City Bowling Picnic Sunday Afternoon The annual pi, ni< of she lb-, at ar citv bowling anaoctatitrri will he held at Sun Set park Sunday, beginning at 12 noon. Oran L. Sehultt aaaoclatlon, secretury, an-1 nouheed today. |lf fleers will also I [ be elected for the coming year. another Ipe Henson. 25. Austin [ was injured fatally when his car ran off Ind 2M near Austin, alike died in Sehneck Memorial hospital at Seymour. WEST GERMAN I < «*8*lll*l»4F«l Frwem I*l8«r <»*r> fp'w yard* border They alternately sang the internalit»n ale and nhoitixi. * Ixhik live Stal ( in’" Pviisi (german polh-e uniph-1 fler,4 bawted deflmn e at the went 1 r ■ . •. .j More than 11,000 lives were !<>«• in fires in the l nn»*d 4*tfetes dur Ing rhe |tasf year, the leading cause l-i I w hich wan < arelesaneaa in the j use of matches and cigarette amok Ing.

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UAfCflflC WWK ■ n* .sm u ii nl3 In Shortened 500-Mileßace W'Wy »1--(UP) — Th* rata chaated Johnny mwwa.a tUn iMMed a .M*n* M Vtetory aßar Bia Tint place ftelab I* th* abbreviated Memorial Day «**•*• w*y autoipgbll* *Bf*-~ . The rai*k*nappM dOtWrae* at Ito* 345-mlte potat althouth it la anrreally a Humite l*M at ear and Ta™** wa* UhUng gt the time •nd *a he waa tfeclmd the winner. BW kA tW Yiite Wld off M z&ssfgaaanx won anyway and had aa extra H--2*o In lap ’money to (o wUh the UMBIkW WW • IAPaJMBa. B*ltol*fir* ao|*d In rac* BMmt 4*am tor hl* *peed in midget car*, waa going away when the checkered Hnteh flag wa* waved In front of him And kardly on* of Ike eatimated 175.080 *pec tator* believed that either of hl* major rival* I*4B winner Bill Holland. or triple winner Mauri Ro**, could catch *p ta the final <3 lap* Parana* traveled the 345 mite* at aa average apeed of 134.003 mile* per kour. far better than the 121 455 for 35* mrte* Which Holland eatablished a* th* record laat year. At 335 mile* Parcon* apeed waa 134.<48. evea batter than the 121.242 record of Holland In 1848. Hl* determination -carried him fate the front-runner apot quickly. Although be waa fifth ta the starting lineup, he took over Bret place after eight lap*- tad when Rose paaaed him In the 34th lap Parsons came back promptly to go In front again on the next round. Nobody in the pack fastest ever tb try the speedway venture, could May cine* to him thereafter When he went to the pita after I*4 lap* for tire* and tu*l he had a w<>lap bulge on hi* nearest rival and when hw came back M the track he Immediately started moving up [ again Rose took first place after Par- { , sons stop, but then he. too, had to come tn for fuel and tires and Holland went In front. Hut Par ■ sons took after him In a hurry and as clouds threatening rain moved ever the ground* the California speedster again whipped Into first j and It was his race. I <>niy these three drivers ever ’ held the lead Rose was first for : ~ TW Original ITALIAN SPAGHETTI 2 plates for <I.OO EVERY THURSDAY NITE

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SB tape «M Holland tor ai*H- _ -«~gp»riat*iy »hat >Wa*R* vto tor 3ir**' and tael, he had a twotory would bring him nearly 350 - MO. slightly under th* amount Holland received for winning la*t F**r, A* Yh* speedway usually tgereaae* th* purse depend!** on - gat* receipt*. Parana* also will receive additional money tw accesaory award*. The official order of ftaiah for ' 'MMlhen ' Ata anjaounced last night with av*rkg* *g*bf^^ r ”~7‘ J_ WS“~ < Johnny Paraona, Van Nays. Btaml. «*.. 132. **• 4 €ecH Xtown. v QUnltama Ctty. 181 755. Ix>* Willard. Schenectady - N ■bimb. v » r...... Walt Faulkner. Long Beach. Calif., 1219*4. GeorM* Connor. Loa Angele*. '2l.*M. Paul Ruaao Hammond. lad.. 11*.Ml. Pat Flaherty. Olendate, Calif.. - MBW. . L... ' "■■■■ ■ Determine Women’s League Championship The rolloff tor the championship ! <-t the Womea’a bowling league will be held at 7:30 o’clock this eveatag at Biles Recreation The flrat and — second half winners will meet for the league title. New York Team Wins Shuffleboard Meet 1 The Rtvvrvtew Dardens shaffleboard team. Indiana Mate champion. ha* returned from Peoria. 111., where the team was defeated In the national tourney by lllinoi* and Pennsylvania teams in the double elimination meet. The national toyrney was won* by the New Vorh stat* eatrant. ' l «MiMtaMMtataiFMMMNa*«taa*mFa™™mmmM™*n«™mntaa««ta» PUMBIHG ‘ _a PLUMBING FIXTURES 1 O WATER HiATtRI ’ O KITCHEN SINKS • BATH ROOMS • WATER SYSTEMS W* alee sell and InMall ell er seal burning Het Water Sy* t*m* for heating yeur homee. ALL WORK GUARANTEED! HAUGHS