Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 228, Decatur, Adams County, 26 September 1952 — Page 7

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 1952

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Yanks Clinch Al Least Tie For Pennant Xh\v YORK, up—Those **mon* I i dy smelling” Yankees are “in” for their fourth straight pennant unless they lo§e three straight games < at Philadelphia, beginning tonight ’ the Indians win two in a row at • Detroit, and then defpajt the Van 1 kees in a playoff at Cleveland . (Monday. • ' That’s 1 “all” Cleveland has to do : now, and If is doubtful if even ’ their smooth-talking general manager, Hank Greenberg, can bring them in. despite the fact that on sundry occasions thig year he has figured out how they can’t miss. Right now. their chances for the flag are about as good as Pansy Yokum’a for winning the Miss -America beauty pageant. s I The Yankees saw jto that, or ' rather big Alli* Reynolds did. yesterday when he personally escorted them to a tie-clinching 3-2 triumph at Boston and h' series sweep of the vital three-game set.

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They now have won six games in a row at Fenway park, a feat never accomplished by any of Manager CAsey Stengel’s three previous pennant wippers. Reynolds Mas performing at his specialty, since he' also won the tie-clihching game for the Yankees' last year with a no-hitter against. Boston. He did it with less of a flourish yesterday and ultilized his bat as much as his long, strong right arm. With the scol-e tied at: 2-all in the ninth, Irv Noren led off with a walk and 6il McDougald sacrificed, Noren ; moving on Ito third on a' fly. Disdaaning a pinch-hitter for the Reynolds. Stengel let' him bat for: himself and he slashed a single to left to win the gpme. It gave hiiri 20 victories in a single season for the first «,time in his lustrous career against only eight defeats, but for a time' it looked as if he wouldn’t make it. Boston took a 2-0 lead bn homers by Hoot Evers; and Ted l4pico but in the fifth McDougald got One run back with a Yankee homer. Thep Mickey Mantle, batting like a demon in receht games, tripled in the sixth and footed on Joe’ Collins double. Reynolds struck out eight to bring; his total to 161—tops for the league. .4 < Cleveland, idle for two j days, resumes action tomorrow against Detroit but it will do the Indians no good to Win if the Yankees top the , Athletics tonight with lefty Ed lx>pat going against rugged righthander- Harry Byrd, whb pitched a one-hitter then jlrist a DO decision in his last two starts against the Yankees. \ Thje Giants clinched second place,, a hollow consolation, by coming from behind to defeat the Braves, 3-2, in the National league highlight. gained his 15th victory against just three defeats. in relief, tying him

Old Timers And Klenk's To Play Sunday Afternoon The public is invited to see the “old-timers” play baseball again Sunday, when a team of' the former ball players of Decatur and vicinity meet Klenk's of Decatur at McMillen field at 2 p.m. ’ Ferd Klenk, who will turn from managing hisy Federation league ' champions for a day to guide the old-timers Sunday, today made public the names of a few of the former greats who have agreed to don their uniforms again Sunday. Included, in addition to Klerik, are Molly Mies, Mel Ladd, Gerald Strickler. Doc Fuelling, Ray Bleeke\ and Gary-Schultz. Preliminary plans call for a seven-inning game, maybe. No admission will be charged. Adams Central Team Wins Over Monmouth The Adams Central softball team defeated Monmouth; 9-2, at t the Adams Central diamond Thursday afternoon. It was the second victory of the week for Adams Central, who downed Lancaster Central, 19-12, Tuesday. Adams Central will meet Petroleum at McMillen field at 7:15 o’clock this evening. Thursday’s .score by innings: ! ’I i ' VI \■R H E Monmouth 000 011 o—20 —2 6 Adams Cen. \__ 40G' 050 x—9 9 0 Fleming and Fuelling; Longenberger and Dick. BOWLING SCORES WOMEN’S LEAGUE r Team Standings , . ’ I W L Engle-D'winL. 8 1 Riverview.—L;7 2 Hill-Smith 7 2 Hoagland Lumber 7 2 Schaferj. 6 3 Niblick 6 3 Wire Die 6 3 Columbia Farms „„ 5 4 Three Kings 5 4 Phillips 6G 4 . 5 Heller Coal 3’ 6 Bank —u 3 6 Ehingers2 7 Kent, ,2 7 Rosie . IL\| 2 7 McMillen i» 2 7% Win Rae 1% 7% High series: Schafer 529, Way 521. Buuck 50'9,. R. Bultemeier 503. High games: Halberstadt 209, R. Bultemeier 199, Schafer 195-176, Way 193*171, Buuck 187-172, Frosin 185. Moran 183, Schroeder 178, Rowland 176. V. Gallmeyer 173, M. Scheuman 172, Moser 171, M. Gage 170, Plasterer 170. "i exactly with Brooklyn rookie Joe Black’s 15-3 mark. Hoyt 1 burled one , hitless, scoreless innihg and gained .the when rookie catcher Ray Katt singled home the winning run in a two-run nipth inning/uprising. Whitey Lockman doubled. Monte Irvin walked and Bobby Thomson singled to score the first run. Rill Rigney was purposely passed and after Davey .Williams hit into a bases-loaded (double play that nhiled the front runner kt the plate, Katt came through with the single that wrapped up second-plgce > money. Lefty Hal Newhouser passed a great milestone when he won his 200th ma jor league! game for the Tigers, topping the browns, 3-2, on six hits but only 569 fans, smallest crowd in Briggs Stadium history, was off hand to see hinj, do it. \He joined Bobby Feller of Cleveland and Bobo Newsom of Philadelphia as the only other active rtiajor leaguers at the “200” level. Johnny Sullivan delivered a homer for the Tigers. i, In the only night game, the ■ Cards beat the Reds, 4-3, getting the \vinnirig run in the last of the ninth when Billy Johnson doubled and came around on a sacrifice and Solly Hehius’ single. There wei’e no other games scheduled. ' „ > Li ; 11 i :

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Commodores Close Season With 6-4 Win •"• ’ ■ ' The Decatur Commodoires, after knotting the score in the seventh counted twice in the first extra inning to defeat the Jefferson Warriors. 6-4, on the Jefferson diamond Thursday afternoon. Yiesterday’s game wound up thr y season for the Commodores,' wh< will turn their attention to basketball, beginning next Wedne? day, Oct. 1. Each team scored once in the first inning but Jefferson took the lead with two runs in the • second. The Commodores evened the count at 345 in the third but tjhe Warriors made it 4-3 wilji a single tally in the fourth. Ttye teams scoreless until < the teeventh, wlhen Gage singled. [ stole second arid scored on BrunI ton’s hit to tie the score. . The Commodores tallied twice in the eighth for the triumph. With one man away. J. VogleWede , singled and York walked, daw i grounded out but Bruniloh dou- , bled, his fourth hit of game. . scoring both runndrs. ,i Xlass started on the mound for Dtecatur,, but was relieved by Smith in the ttyird ana went the rest of the way. allowing only two hits, although in frequent, trouble because of bases On bills, Brunton's four hits led the Decatur attack, witli J. Vogkwede obtaining two. Stuber connected ’for half of, Jeffersons six sale-.-ties. Decatur AB R H E York, ss 4-. 1 0 C Gage, c 5 2 1 t Brunton. Ibr -— 5 1 4 • C Cass, p. 3b, If Smith, If, p 4 U 1, C Lichtle, If. cf \4 0 1 ( C. Voglewede, rs, cf 3 0.1 < Fuu.rote, 3h . 0 0 ( Omlor, rs. 10 0 0 Costello,, rs 1 0 0 Oj J. Vorjlepvtdc, 2b .1,1 2 1 C TOTALS 36 6 11 < | Jefferson AB RHE Stuber, ss 4 '2 3 1 IJ. Wellman, 2b _j,__ 2\ 0 0 0

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II u South Side Defeats Cross Country Team The Decatur high \ school cross country tean| was defeated by Fort Wayne South Side, j. 9-36, Thursday afterndon on the Decatur course. L' The recer was won by Kern ,of South Side Tn 10:46. Other placings were: DhHaven (SS) second; Knipsteln <SS) Hhird; Corey (D) fourth; Stober (SS| fifth; Andrews JttH i sixth; Reinking (D) seventh; Bimmers (JSS) eighth; Gaskill (D> plinth; Koons (D) 10th. Two mentis are scheduled at the local ,\ course next ' week. Fort Wayne 'C®|tfal Catholic w|ll be here Monday and Fbrt Wayne Concordia Thursday. I < | K \ < - H---—- 4 ■ I -

mLjor AMERICAN LEAGUE \ W L Pct. G.B. New York |4 93 58 .616 Cleveland -|l—-- 91 - 5 " Chicago __L;__—'79 ?2 .523 14 Philadelphia ? 78 73 .517 15 Washington^!___ 76 75 .503 17 Boston ___Lu__ 75 76 .497 18 St. Louis L 63 $8 .417 30 Detroit 50 102 .329 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L PcL G.B. 'Brooklyn 95 56 .629 New York Ui —- 91 60 .603 4 St. Louis || 87 64 .576 8 Philadelphia — 85 66 .563 10 Chicago —U-—-- 75 76 .407 20 • Cincinnati £1 67 84 .444 28 Boston -_|L-— 63 88 .4|7 32 Pittsburgh U-—— 41*110 .272 54 , YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Arberican League New York 3, Bostop 2. Detroit 3ji ;St. Louis 2. 1 Only games scheduled. National League 1 New York 3, Boston 2. 1 St. Louisfl, Cincinnati 3. ' Only ganies l scheduled. The first successful automobile trip from isan Francisco to New i YoYk was pjade in 70 days in the summer otHoCS. I I z : I : i ' - :

Mixed Foursome At Golf Course Sunday ’ The mixed foursome, postponed previously because of rgin, will be held at the Decatur Golf course Sunday afternoon, beginning at 1 o’clock. Entries will be accepted until noon Sunday at t|ie course. Those wtyo have filed entries to date include: Mr. and Mrs. John Baumanp. Dr. and Mrs. Ray Stingely, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Mac Dean, Bill Schrock, Mr.; and Mrs. Clarence Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Heller,

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Mr. and Mrs. Don Gage, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Engle, Dorothy Schnepf, Stewart Schnepf, and Mr. and Mrs. F. |!" 4 1 ( ‘ ' —? . >, ; Paint Job Backfires HAGERSTOWN, ijd. UP—A. L. got tired of people parking their automobiles in front of his home and painted the c|irb red, indicating “no parking/’ He parked hie own car there and got a .ticket. tßider paid a |1 fine and agreed to remove the paint fron| tte curb. - ; ~ _____ Democrat Want Ads Bring Results n . -