Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 133, Decatur, Adams County, 6 June 1951 — Page 8

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Maglie Scores | Ninth Win In Row Over Reds iNew York, June v — (t’P)~ Sal Maglie and Ned Garver, two guys who never hive been in a major league all-star game before, were hot candidates today to be the starting pitchers in the big show a t Detroit next month. They happen to be just about the two best in the respective leagues at the inenpent withperformauces so outstanding they even momentarily overshadow the pennant 'races. Maglie. the black-haired curvebailer from; Niagara Falls, N. Y.', ■' won his ninth straight game las| night for the Giants, defeating the Reds , 3 Xo 2, to establish longest winning streak for a pitcher [in the major this season. He buttled bbscure Harry Perkowski in 'a, scoreless game until the Giants provided him with two runs in the seventh, then let up a little as Ted Kluszewski i homered to destroy his Garver, perhaps eveh more re- > markable bec&use he toils for the |ower echelon . Brownibs, won his eighth game of the season, .a fourhit, 1 lit to 1 decision over the Athletics. He had a one-hit shutout until the seventh when Philadelphia puttogether three hits for its only run. Sherm Lollar with a homer, double, and single, spaced the last place Browns to victors at bat. Garver has won all but six of the Browns’ 14 triumphs. The White Sox, winning tjieir 18th game in the last 20, kept 3Ms games in front of the second place Yankees by downing the Red Sox for the fourth straight time, 10 to 2. The Yankees ended a three-game losing streak by snapping Cleveland’s winning streak at, nine games, Winning \8 to 2. Detroit gat a four-hit shutout from lefty Gene Bearden to defeat Washington, i to 0. In other National league gkmw. the Dodgers edged the Cardinals 3 to 2 to take a 4H game first place lead over them while the Cutis topped the Phillies. 3 to 2. and tlie Pirates blasted Boston. 8 to t 0. Randy Gumpert, another pitcher who never has been in an all-star game, also made himself worth considering by winning his fourth straight without a f?r Chicago. He gave up eight hits, but was seldom in trouble as the White. Sox baX-battled 'Boston pitchers for 15 including three by Jim Busby, who hit a two-run homer. Gumpert got two hits and like Busby, drove i in three runs. Allie. Reynolds, who won the tinly I two games the Yankees have picked up while losing seven out of nine, held Cleveland to five nits and at New York chaps backed' him up with 13. including homers by Yogi Berra and Bojiby Brown. Bearden battled Don Johnson;

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I. U. Star Signed By Cleveland Indians Bloomington, Ind., 'June 6 — (UP) — Gene Ring, Indiana University* baseball and basketball star said today he had signed a contract with the , Cleveland Indians. ' Ring \of South Bend, - said he would report to the Cedar Rapids, la., club of the jh’ree-1 league after his graduation June 18. A third baseman. Ring was used as sliontstop the past two season and was voted I. U.’s m<i)st\ valuable player for the 1951 season. new Senator-pitcher in i tight duel for seven innings in which Johnson gave up only one run in deteat. The ! others came on a homer by Gerry Priddy and two-run double i>y Jphnny Groth off reliever Mickey Harris. Brooklyn.’ now enjoying its lest lead since jts 1947 pennant season, topped the Cardinals in the last of .the ninth when Roy Campanella doubled home Carl Furillo to break it up, and hand fl.iwie Pollet a relief defeat. G»1 Hodges, two. dayjs ahead of Babe Ruth's 60-homer pace of 1927, blasted his l&th for the Dodgers. Carl Krskine /was the victor in a relief chore. Jim Kdnstanty, who has been blasted in relief roles, Waft no more effective as a starter and the Cubs' knocked him out by getting nine in five innings as Bob Rush pitched five-hit ball .to win his third game. Chicago made all of its runs in the fourth on a double by Hank Sauer and a two-run triple by De Fondy. The Phils made, two of their hits in the fifth to get ’.niih of their runs. i Rookie Ralph Lapalme made his first big league start a memorable one as the Piratds rallied around their manager. Bill Meyer, Who has been under fire, and banged out 21 hits to breeze in against4he slumping) Braves. Lapalme gave up only fiv4 hits while George Metkovicn paced the Pirates\with \four. Hank Schenz. Ralph Kiner. Wally ‘Westlake, and George l Strickland each made three hits in the mistreatment of four Boston pitchers. The Braves now have lost five in a row. , ; ■ ACHESON (Continued From Page One) thing to do with It.” ' The military chiefs, Acheon said, submitted armistice conditions “in detail” to the UN. He said these conditions were not dis-( closed .to the Chinese Communists. But the UN gabd offices committee, he added, approached the Reds under terms of a Dec. 14, 1950, UN resolution. “It was rejected by the Chinese .Communists. They refused to have I anything to do with it,” Acheson I said. . , l‘ i' ■ ‘d '

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Horseshoe League Standings Listed Officials of the Adams county horseshoe league today announced the league standings, as follows: W L Pct. Union 26 10 .722 Geneva ... 22 14 .611 Monroe --L* 26 19; .578 Bingen -J—L—— 26 Ift | .578 Burke’s 15 12 .556 Salem 17 19 .472 Preble 20 25 .444 McMillen <- 17 28 .378 Pleasant Mills .... 8 19 .320 Berne 11 25 .308 \ ■ -■ Butler Basketball Schedule Announced Indianapolis, June 6 —(UP)— A 24-game 1951-52 basketball schedule for Butldr University, which includes games against eight Big Ten teams, was announced today by coach Tony Hinkle. , 5 The schedule: Nov. 29. Alumni; Dec. 3. at Northwestern; Dec. 8. Illinois; Dec. 15. at Ohio State; Dec. 17.. at MichigarL; Dec. 22. Wabash; Dec. 28. Purdue: Dec. 29. Indiana; Jan. 2. at 'Evansville; Jan. 5,, DePauw; Jan. 8. at Notre Dame: Jan 12, Indiana State; Jan. 14, at Wabash; Jan. ?5. at St. Joseph; Jan 26. at Valparaiso; Feb. 2. Evansville; Feb. 4. a.t Iowa; Feb. 6, Wisconsin: Feb.. 9. Ball State'; Feb. 11, Notie Dame; Feb. 14, at Indiana Stated Feb. 16, St. Joseph; Feb. 19. at DePauw; Feb. 23, Valparaiso; Feb. 26, at Ball State. ♦ Cook. Gets Fancy Boston —(UP)-—When the Nor wegian tanker Spinanger docked here visitors were surprised to find dainty 4°Bies. antimacassars and crocheted pillow cases adorning the cabins. The ship’s feminine touch was by Hans Myreng, chief cook and an old salt of 38 yearj at sea. He crochets in his span time. “It quiets my nerves,” Hans said. f major NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. “G.B. Brooklyn 28 16 .636 St. Louis 24 21 .533 4*4 New Ydrk 25 23 .521 5 Chicago 21 20 .512 5% Cincinnati 22 23 .489 Boston 22 24 .478 7 Philadelphia 21 26 ..447 Pittsburghl7 27 .386 11 AMERICAN LEAGUE '■ W. L. Pct. G.B. Chicago 30 11 .732 New York 28 16 .636 3% Boston .t„ 26 18 .591' 5V4 Cleveland — t -L 124 20 .545 7»4 Detroit 20 22 .476 10H Washington — 17 25 .405 13>4 Philadelphia 14 29 .326 17 St. Louis „ 14 32 .304 18% YESTERDAY’S RESULTS . National League Brooklyn 3, St. Louis 2. Chicago 3. Philadelphia 2.‘ New York 3, Cincinnati 2. Pittsburgh 8, Boston 0. ■■-■ i ' ■ . - I I . American League New York 8, Cleveland 2. Chicago ’lO, Boston 2. ' Detroit 4, Washington 0. Sb. Louis 10, Philadelphia 1. MINOR AMERICAN ASSOCIATION * W. L. Pct. G.B. Kansas City --- 29 20 .592 Milwaukee-“ 26 18 .591 % Minneapolis .— 26 21 .553 2 Toledo 23 23 .500 4% Louisville 22 24 .478 5% Indianapolis 19 25 .432 7% St.’ Paul 17 23 .425 7% Columbus 19 27 .413 8% YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Kansas City 11, Toledo 2. Columbus 3, Milwaukee 2. Indianapolis 5, Minneapolis 3. St. Paul 10, Louisville 4.! -» . Go to thei church of your choice next Sunday. ° ■ . LIMBERLOST DRIVE • IN THEATRE GENEVA Box Office Open at 7:45 Show Starts 8:30 NOW SHOWING — 2—FIRST RUN FEATURES EDMUND O’BRIEN » In w “D. O. A.” I — ALSO — Myrna Loy • Richard Greene In ] “IF THIS BE SIN”

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cd reliably. ' ■ Maneuvering behind the scenes at today’s meeting in Pittsburgh will be general manager Branch Rickey, who hata privately revealed that he is “extremely dissatisfied” with the club’s last-place showing 90 Rickey, a relative newcomer in the. Pittsburgh organization,‘isn’t apxlous to be the man to fire the grey-haired, 58-year-old Meyer. But he Is anxious to hpng Pittsburgh

a winner and is known to fMTor a i change In managers despite a socalled vote of confidence he gave Meyer in Boston yesterday. | [•Rickey will have a welter of arguments to present to the board of directors t|pday. He can call attention to the fact that Stock, a coach and exrminor league manager he brought with him from Brooklyn, would make a convenient managerial, fill-in inasmuch as he has led the'Pirates sev-

eral tithes this season While Meyef was ill. Rickey also can point out tjhat \Meyer has been ailing for some time now and complained of illness only a few days ago when jthe club was in Philadelphia. If Meyer is deposed, his illness could be the reason given. i , Meyer\who has managed the) Pirates since 1948, finishing in first division only once, j. currently is working under an estimated 395,-

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000 contract but Rickey can argue that the s3ft,ooo-odd tbe club would have to pay him off in the event of dismissal easily could be covered by the profits derived from Pittsbdlgh’s Impressive “home” attendance so far. \ Disturbed over reports of Meyer’s tpiiAinent ouster, Rickey yesterday branded snch stdries '“untrue” and said he had “never given a thought • to such a matter.! Rickey however, has* been known to try to picture a tempest as a tea-party before.