Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1952 — Page 6

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Campanella In Starring Role Ai Bums Win York, May 24 (UP) — Ro/! Campanella, who admitted he got /pretty itchy” sitting .the bercii when the Dodgers scored 15 Tin 4 in one Inning Wednesday, waiumore than catching up today for the chances he missed in that rec j|d-breaking spree. 1 lie Brooklyn catcher, most valual IF player in the National league, has blasted three home nil 4 to account almost singlehandedly for the latest two yictorjis in the seven-gam© Dodger winning streak. List night he was the whole Bholv, batting in all five runs, aga|nst tricky Karl Drews of the Ph|i|ies with a pair dthomers as thf Dodgers won, 5 to U, to stay. ha|fj a game ahead of the Giants, wliffl also won, 5 to 3, from the Brnyee. And on the previous day/ whqn the Dodgers were trailing 7 (o 4. against Cincinnat|, Campa-, tiellii’s three-run homer tied the scpfe, after which they won, 8 to 7. r|fes, 1 got pretty itchy that ni i|t. just sitting there jjrhen ever z|»ody else was belting- the hall al (over the park,” he said. “So I \ really felt like hitting when I gctfback in there.” . ’lhe durable catcher, who had btttn, out for several games with a badly bruised left hand, stuck' ar jover-sized sponge into his mitt ar d Went back to work. Thee Dpdgr ife have been cashing in ever si i|e. oampanella had :gone a month w|t|iout a homer when lie broke lop|e on Thursday. Now he has six fori the season and has batted in 27 runs, third high In the majors. |He hit his homers In successive iipjngs last night, starting things ofc in the second with a btjpeseihjhty blast, then coming through wifc a grand slammer in the third. Befe Wade scattered nine hits and hk| the Phils popping up all evening as he won his third game. Tti? Brooklyn infield had only two a t|ists. Drew's, who held the Dodg :*|s to two hits the last time he faced them, gave up only four bejlf >|e being relieved last night, but Lt tiVo by Campanella ruined hipi. . pal Maglie. winning his bighith straight game and his 11th in a ro|v for two seasons, pitched fiye--4 i| ball until he tired arid yielded 140 runs oh a homer by Ebba St. !4,L ire . j n a three-hit Boston ninth. * Giants made all their runs in third, Al Dark climaxing the y with a two-run homer. a other National league ; games. Pirates defeated the Cubs, 6 5 in 13 innings and the Reds vned .the Cardinals, 2 to 1. In American league, Cleveland eated St. Louis. 6 to 3. and De~ it trounced Chicago 9 to 2. The dt|ier American league teams had < I|en dates. ' • pus Bel Land Jack Merson broke Pittsburgh's eight game losing itreak when they hit consecutivei (Rubles in the 13th to give Ted’Volks credit for a fine relief vic-, li|-y over the Cubs. He pitched |2“3 scoreless innings. sl.efty Ken Raffensberger per(|rmed his usual hex over the ’|rdiiials holding them to five* lifts. while Wally Post and Roy

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Yellow Jackets To Play Warsaw Here Tuesday Afternoon Friday night’s heavy rain fqriced postponement of today’s scheduled NEIC game between the Decatur Yellow Jackets and the Warsaw Tigers. Deane Dorwinj coach, skated thatJthe game has been Rescheduled for 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Worthman field!. ’Decatur team members are asked to report at the field at 3 p.m. Tuesday. I Playing between showiers, ’the Jackets were defeated by Slew Haven 7-3, Friday afternoon at the Jocal diamond, box score of the game wak not available. The line acpre follows: | RHE New Haven 000 214 o—7 7 4 Decatur . 110 10<> o—3 3 1 « Beerman and Elietawood; Knittie, Reinking and R. Pollock. ( Ji . , MAJOR NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Brooklyn . 22 7 .759 i| | New York ------ 22 8 .733 i % Chicago] 17 15 .531 <6% Cincinnati -16 15 .516 17 Philadelphia 14 16 .467 [B% St. LoiHs [ls 18 .455 9 •Boston , 12 17 .414. 10 j Pittsburgh 6 28/.176 1 ! 8% AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. <b-B. Cleveland - 22 12 1647 ’ Washington 18 13 .581 12% Boston L_ — 18 14 .563 [3 New Yolk 16 13 .552 I [3%' St. Louis— 17 18 i 486 ’®% Chicago 14 18 .438 :7 Philadelphia 11 16 .407 17% Detroit 9 21 ? .300 IJI ' YESTERDAY’S RESULTS I National League New York 5, Boston 3. 1 : Cincinnati 2. St. Louis 1. , I Pittsburgh 6, Chicago 5 (13® innings). ; Brooklyn 5, Philadelphia 'l. ! American League Cleveland 6, St. Louis 3. ! Detroit 9, Chicago 2. Only games scheduled. McMillan supplied the punch 4ith home runs off loser Harry Bjree-' cheen, who also gave up only five ■ hits. I' / J;• ■■]' I■■ j ,] J- ■ | Bob Lemon.- defeated Thursday by the Red Sox; chrnje back] to save a decisfon for Mike Gapciq against the Browns. Garcia, brfeezing along with a 6 to 0] margin, ’ weakened in the eighth when [the Browns scored three runs [but Leipon stopped ;the uprising/ Al Rosen hit his ninth homer to[ increase his major league lead, wjiile Larry Ejoby " got a triple an(i double. The Indians made six extra base hits among the eight they [got off Brownie ace Ned Garver. ! Johnny Lipon batted in five runs, Dpn Kolloway drove in three and Gerry Priddy scored four with a’ single, double, and two walks as Detroit pitcher Ted Gray turined dn a seVen-hitter; striking out Seven as he won hils third game. [Detroit made 14 hits, the club High for a nipe-inninglgame this season. I - !-■" •■;■■- -I j [ . I . REPUBLICANS ! [ (Continued From Page One) Republican ~ national committee man, announced yesterday that Eisenholwerl will speak in Detroit June 14, two. wqgks the] retiring Atlantic defense commander returns fjrom] EuropejJ Eisenhower also Will speak at -his hometown of Abilene, Kan., June 4. I -n — J "'i— • —• —jl ‘ ■ Trade! in a Gdod Town—Decatur!

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V — 0 Today's Sport Parade { (Reg. U. S. Pat Ott.l | By Oscar Fraley New York. May 24—(UP)—Fearless Fraley’s facts nad figures: Manager Al Lopez of the Cleveland Indians wasn’t counting too much on outfielder Dale Mitchell when he made his pre-season prediction that the tribe would be the American league pennant ■ winner but the big fellow from Oklahoma City is one reason that the Indians are in first \place. Mitchell currently is leading the American league bitters for the second straight week with a .361 mark, which is a right pleasant surprise for senor Lopez ... the Yankees, incidentally, have been moaning about their hitting—yet have four players among the first 10 hitters. Which makes you won : der what will happen when they “start” hitting.. . . J Jersey Joe Walcott is in a double burn and “deep down mad” as he , trains for his June 5 heavyweight title fight with challenger Ezzard Charles at Philadelphia’s municipal stadium. Jersey Joe has been fuming ever since the Charles camp tabbed him “lucky” to knock but Ezzard for the title last year. The sting has become wqrse since Charles was established as a 3 to 1 choice to win back the championship ... • Happy Birhtday: Tomorrow, Gene Tunney.s4 apd Johnny Beazley 33; Tuesday, Terry Moere 40 and Sam Sh»ad Wednesday, Jim Thorpe 64, Bob Kuzava 29 and •Frank Saucier 25; -Thursday, Ferris Fain 30, George McQuinn 41; Tony Zane 38, Dick’ Metz 44 and Buddy Brothers 43 . . . Just in case you might be wondering why Calumet Farm is considered racing’s . greatest stable, consider that HUI Gail is the baking powder outfit’s 20th horse to win more than 1100,000. Included among the >2O are Citation, world’s leading money winner with $1,085,760; Armed, world’s leading money winning gelding with $817,475, and Bewitch, world's leading money winning mare with $462,605 . . . brother, can you spare a dime ... Bill Bangert, former University pf Missouri and Purdue track and football star who is battling blindness, will give a baritone recital at New York town hall Monday night . . . the big guy from Berkley City, Mo., is showing more courage than anybody ever needed as an athlete. Memdry Lane: It’s been 17 years ago tomorrow that the Babe hit his last homer. It came at Pittsburgh in Ruth’s finale with the Boston Braves . . . and can’t you still see him up there swinging? . . . Well, they finally figured out a way to beat Ben Hogan. That’s to have him play 300,000 golfers at once, whcih he’ll do next Saturn day in the national golf day tournament. Ben, playing at Nqfthwood C. •C., Dallas, will #«sh scores with everybody across country who puts up a buck tor U.S.O. and the national golf fund. Those who beat him, using their club handicaps, will get a bronce medal saying “I beat Ben Hpgan." The run on bronze won't be too heavy ...

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Hoping To Even Up Potato Supplies i Move On Illegal .J [Potato Traffic Washington,' May 24^—(UP)— Price officials hoped today their crackdown on illegal potato traffic will enable to find fat least some spuds at ceiling prices: at their corner groceries. ’ Price stabilizer Ellis Arnall predicted that the potato shortage Will be of “sho-t duration.” Meantime, he said, he Will-make‘every effort to stamp out black market practices. | The office of price stabilization announced yesterday it is clamping down, on shipping practices which have enabled chain grocers to get more, than their share of available potato supplies and left a lot {off smaller retailers with empty bins. At the same time, it announced that Its drive against over-ceiling sales and other black market practices has resulted in 70 court cases against growers, wholesalers and retailers in 14 states. i V. p. The price agency said it will issue a regulation Tuesday designed to restore a more normal distribution of potatoes between, chain and; independent grocefs. ’ j As a result of the high demand for scarce potatoes, shippers in growing areas a,re by-passing wholesalers and selling large quantities of potatoes to large retail chains at distant points. ' This has enabled the shippers to pocket the sum total of various mark-ups-—as much as 86 cents per 100 pounds—on the direct sales. ? V Two Young Teachers | Killed In Accident ;, Evansville Teachers Killed In Collision n Bloomfield, Ind., May 24 —(UP!—* Two young school teachers from Eyansvllle were killed last night! when their auto collided with a truck on a curve atop a hill during* a storm. The dead were identified, as Misja Margaret Ann Holland, 23, BloomInf ton, and Miss Kay Cotton; 23, Elwood. Miss Holland taught business courses at Bosse high school and Miss Cotton language arts at Standley Hall grade school. f State police said the car, driven by Miss Holland, sideswiped a truck on Ind. 54 during a heavy rain/ Truck driver Raymond Siveriy, 34, West Union, 111,, was unhurt. The accident occurred three miles east of here. k . -J ‘ Miss Holland was killed outright and her companion died an hour later in Freeman-Greene county hospital at Linton. The teachers apparently were enroute to their homes for the weekend school vacation. nun, iO ~i I. r When the next pitch came over, both looked down on him threateningly. . L “Throw ft over," he grimaced, “that was too close to call.’* . * . ~ ' If you have something to sell or rooms for rant, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results. 7Trade In a Good ' : ' ; - ' ill

Johnny Bratton Is Winner By Decision '•New York, May K (XTP) - x ' Johnny Bratton of Chicago; wak «|fll a contender for the vrelterfceigtit crown today of decision over Del Flanagan,j hut his next two bouts will be with! middleweights. • DuskY Bratton, former NBA welter champ, won a split 1)-round decision over Speedy Flanagan of fit. Paul, Minn., at Madison Square Garden last night by the narrow margin of two points. ; [And during the mediocre bout Bratton suffered no injuries that might prevent his meeting middleweights Rocky Castellan! at Chicago, June 18, and Laurent Dauthatlla at Montreal, July 7. Bratton, 147% pounds, whs favored at 17-5 over Flanagan, 145%. But that 17-5 quotation appeared silly during the official . voting. Judge Joe Agnelio gave each five rounds but awarded Bratton the fight on points, 7-5, after referee A) Bert had favored Flanagan on rounds, 6-4-1, and Judge Bert Grant had favored Bratton on rounds 6-4. The United Press scored six rounds for Bratton and four Cor Flanagan. The St. Paul speedster Suffered the lone knockdown of the bout In the sixth round when Bratton dropped him with a right to the chin for a count of nine. And he was staggered twice in the third session. Del’s nose began bleeding in the second round. However, Flanagan’s masterly boxing] and his willingness to mix it after he had been floored, made the bout close. He Won the first round, then succumbed to Bratton's , aggressiveness until after the sixth. Flanagan won. the seventh, eighth and ninth, according to United Press scoring. Bratton appeared to have an edge in the furious 10th. The year's smallest Garden crowd of only 3,031 paid $8,373 tifc the television bout. Speeder Is Fined, License Suspended After leading the city police on a wild 80 mile an hour chase last night for about three miles on U.S. highway 33, Boyd L. Biens, 19. of Willshire, Ohio, was finaly overhauled and arrested for reckless driving. He later had his license suspended for 90 days and was fined $25 and costs in justice of the peace court. Invalid Driver's . License Is Charged Meldren J. Kreps, 53, of 317 Oak street, Decatur, involved in a crash Sunday, May I|, in which Mrs. Louise Beneke was killed insfantly, this week bad charges filed against him stating that at the tkne of the mishap he failed to have a valid driver’s license. Date for arraignment in mayor’s court has not been .. —.- 27 Men Convicted On gambling Charge 7 Kokomo, Ind. r May 24 — (UP)— A total of $1,285 in wga paid today by 27 men convicted 1b city court on gambling charges. The men were arrested May 2 in two raids. Alonzo Wall, 52,- who admitted operating cigar store gambling, paid a |25« fine, and Robert M. Cook. 58, who admitted running a gaming room in a Uvern, paid a $l5O fine. Each Was given a 90-day suspended sentence. Judge Donald Bolinger ordered $227 confiscated id the raids given to the police pension fund and 37 chairs and five tables given to charitable organizations. Use Stop-Watches To Trap Speeders ’ Noblesville, Ind.. May 24 — (UP) rr-City policemen tinted motorists with stop-watches today, assured by authorities it was a perfectly, legal method to trap speeders. /• ) Mayor Herman Lawson suspended temporarily the. use of stop-watches as evidence in fining apeedera on Ind. 37 through the business district. But city judge p. V. Malan and city attorney N.‘ E. Neal declared the watches legal evidence. J 1 ' ' • i It you have someuung to sell or iooma for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results. .1 ; ‘ '

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MIWR AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. G.B. !Mirwauks««~_C_ 18 12 J6OO ■LPuisville. 20 15 .^7IJ, ’ % Minneapolis 18 17 .514 2% St. Paul— 18 17 .514 2% Columbus 14 20 .412 6 Indianapolis 13 19 .406 6 Toledo—ll 19 .367 7 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Louisville 2, Columbus 1 (14 Innings). St. Paul 4, Kansas City 3. Minneapolis 4, Milwaukee 3. Indianapolis at Toledo, rain. Owen Wemhoff Named Chester Center Caach Owen Wemhoff, son of Mr. | and Mrs. Robert Wemhoff of this city, has accepted a position as bead basketball coach .at' Chester Center high school iln ’ WdHp county. He will also, be athletic director and English Instructor. Wemhoff, a. graduate of the Decatur Cathoflc high school, will receive his bachelor of science degree from Ball Statd Teachers College IpM unde next month. / ; LEADERS MEET (Ceattwd From Page O»f) they were ‘‘ready for anything.” Increased Communist activity wna reported all along the zonal border between east and west Germany., Lower Saxony authorities observed Red troop movements at several points and auM east German “people’s police” units had been reinforced. ! | In Boon kMelf, German security. forced in. anticipation of Commun-ist-inspired demonstrations. AMERICAN JETS (Coottawed Prom Page Qa*) ed down by a bomb blast during a low run ; < and one F-84 and one AD-2 were lost to unknown causes. Trade In a Good Town —Decatur

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Maryin Cave Named Coach As Frankfort prankfort, Indi., Map 24 — (UP> — Marvin Cave, former Butler university star who coached Decatur Central in Marion county the last two seasons, was signed to a twoyear contract Yesterday as head basketball coach at Frankfort high school. « Cave succeeds Wilbur Cummings, who quit after five years as hot dog mentor when the last season ended. Cave started at Worthington and gave that school its first sectional tourney title. His Decatur Central teams broke even in two seasons. B Warn Store Owners To Renew Licenses Indianapolis, May 24 — (UP) — Indiana has warned 10,500 store owners of record in 1961 they must renew state store licenses by May 31 or pay twice the The store license division of the state revenue department satd many stores either are operating under a 1951 license or have discontinued business without notifying the division. COST INDEX (C«»tlaw»d From Pay* Owe) are uncontrolled, have soared upward in recent weeks, largely because of delayed spring crops.

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They will probably stabilizer during the summer as local’ supplies become plentiful. j / ! •/ Canned foods, which are under control, are expected to jump in price in tl)e near future as a result of orders raising wholesalers’ and retailers’ markups. Government experts look for clothing imd house forn|Shing prides to keep dropping slightly throughout most of 1962, while rents an<T such services ]as fuel and electricity continue to creep upward, -i The result will be that the average constfcter will spend about twice as much of his dollar for the commodities on the upswing as for those witli sagging prices—giving an added push to a rise in the cost-of-living barometer. THREE INCHES (Co»tlM»e<i From Pay One) mittent rainfall poured one of the beamiest oine-day deluges on that city In hisiory. Other 24-hour totals for the period ending at 7 a.m. today included ■ Bloomington, ,3.01 inches; Spencei*. 2j31, Warsaw 2.02, Indianapolis 1,71. ' ‘ - Flood forecasters studied rainfall charts to determine what effect the downpours would have on river stages. ! -'\ Scattered showers during the week-end were forecast generally for the state to add to the precipitation totals.