Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 88, Decatur, Adams County, 14 April 1953 — Page 7

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; [SPORTS j i Opens 1953 Ball Season |; | 1 JHmf ■w-..ssfcl fi -1 otHK l (Mfosii ' ■ * -*K " C |hF ■ ■fc.'f ! >S < A. KI jJMKlllwßo "?' ,‘wW®w®®' ’ ' * w» . ’- > 3 ■ S|kO|9| . ■ ;; f * IK > > WroOßm- wb ... JBMP Jr ~ LS IwSrisl - I WWj SF - \ r . TAKING OVER a tradition usually reserved for the President, Qfrio’s governor Frank Lausche launches the 1953 baseball season wAh a mighty heave at-Cincinnati. [ His ‘•home team/’ tHe. Cincinnati 'Reds dropped the season, opener to the new Milwaukee Braves, 2-0. The Yapkee-Senators game at Washington was raihed obt.

Braves Defeat 1 -Cincinnati In - rOpening Game BULLETIN BOSTON UP — Snow forced postponement of the Boston Red Sox and Washington Sena> tors baseball games here today and Wednesday. More than three inches of snow lay over Fenway Park. General Manager Joe Cronin of the Red Sox said ithat the Boston team’s first home game would be April 20—a - afternoon doubleheadwr affair on Patriots Day. INEW YORK- UP —Whether out at the old ball game or in at the old; television or radio set, it was ’ ”play ball” todV and millions pf, | Americans were’mighty glad of it. At last the league season I was underway and; for one day at I‘ least, the newest club in the business. the Milwaukee Braves, reigned supreme. They" were all alone In first placet ' ; / i They got there simply because f they won the only 4' At Cincinnati, before 30,■f 1103 opening day fans, the transit planted Braves defeated the Reds, > .2-0. on three-hit pitching muscu,JL lar Max Surkont and timely hits ting, base-running, and fielding by I rookie/Bill Bruton. iqs. / While there were cheers with >1 beers for the ’Braves in .old MilwaUkee town, the other bally-hoo-f ed opening game between the f Yankees and Senators at Washings ton was gained out. That gave; L right hander Richard’ M. Nixon, a I vice presidential relief huijer. at I least a year of rest, since Presii dent Eisenhower, also a right > bander, agreed to take bvbr ThursI flay and. throw out the ceremonial ’ pitch when the Yankees,: again return to the nation's Capital'. 1 Today the Braves come home in F triumph tp fopOn officially the new i Milwaukee Stadium before a. sell-. 1 out of 36,000 fans as crafty lefty f Warren Spahn qpposds Gerry Stall ley, the veteran right hander of .f the St. Louis Cardinals. That will {be the biggest crowd anywhere in the National’ league. , \ H At Brooklyn, the. champion ;DodI gers take, on last year’s pitiful « with cool .Carl Efskine op- | posing little Murry Hickson in a » battle of right handersi before 20.- ® 000. The < pbs, who have high «. hopes of crashing the first, dfcviW si on, opened at heme against the ■-. Reds with 'Bob Rush, the fire ball * right hander opposing old Ken » lefty magician ■ from Cincinnati More than 25,00 t ■ were expected, in Philadelphia, f Robin Roberts, the number one 1 -w inner in th n majors, .opposed old- > st er Larry Jansen. of the Giants as w another 25.000 wore estimated tp Ibe on hand. ' ’ \ I ' For the 'Yankees, quick Vic Ras- ■ chi will try; to continue his great I hex over the Athletics., He now * has a 21-4 lifetime mark over I them and will be opposed by lefty ■ Alex Kellner, who mice in a while ■ troubles the Bombers. The Yanks. B guessed thatMO,ooo would attend B their festivities." i ‘ ■ The biggest crowd; upwards of J t»O.OQ0, iwilT-tiirn out at Cleveland’s w:Mnni< ipal Stadium to see the inHterpid Indians try once more to ■dethrone the Yankees. Rated as ■best bet to wTn- if the Yankees Kail.,, the Ohioans sent-Bob Lemon,

a 22-game winner \to the bbx to oppose Saul Rdgbvltt of the White Sox. At Huston, the pitted their .strong armed rigjit hander, Bob Porterfield, against j slim Mel Parnell of the Red Sox before 15.00G’ fans, while at Si. Louis, in the first flight ggme opener |here in American league the Browns and Tigers will shoot old teammates? kt each other. Fof the Browns it ; Will be ex-Tiger f irgil Trucks, a It>x»-tiik»e no-hit pitcher last year and for Detroit it! will be Ned Garver. Ike To throw Out First Ball Thursday AUGUSTA, (Ja. UP —President Elsfehhowen 1 to play golf today iwith*’Ben' Hpgan, the 11958 Masters tournament Champion. This news was; Regarded by reporters coVeringj the President with a measure qf reservation because they reported it Monday afternoon, only* tlo find than; the President had; pfaiyed instead with jack Westland; the 1952 amateur champion and a ; Republican congressman from Washington state. Press Secretary James C. Hagerty guaranteed that one of the most famous -ftnirsoriles ini golf history would tee* off today with the President: trying out his game against HOgaii, Bfron Nelson, the former Masters pl lampion and . still a great par-mhster, and Clifford Roberts of New York, chairman of the club wjjeie ithe President is staying. - • • . Hogan was crushed that the idea might get but that ho turned down a chance to play With the President‘Monday. This, however, was not the case and the sharp-shooting, champion had: to wait until today tlo play with Mr. Eisenhower because the President had made a previous commitment with Westland. Other big sports news came front the linkside “While House” during the night. The President will, after all. see the Capital’s version of: the opening day baseball game Thursday between the Ntw York Yankees and the Wasblngt m Senators, j i Mr. Elsenhower about two|Weiks ago publicly declined tb go to, the Opening day g'44f scheduled for Mondiai; ifteraoon.? Iteeball fans took illis a$ a diHet •itfrom. Rain, however, was on hik>.|ide and forced poptpanemerit. i>f tbe game. Consequent y, the i’rfsidh'nt will appear at the Thursday afternoon and thrpw dut thej first ball after he speaks ; at •he Statler Ilq'-el to members of the Ahteri'-an Society of Newspaper Editors. Hj . : Tbe White House declined to.disclose Mr. Eisenhower’s' sci>re against Westland, but word seeped through thie caddy durfain that the chief; ‘eb(ocutlH w ks Still ■:> irg-tn break 9l<. FHA Office Closed Thursday, Friday The county office of the furriiej-s home administration, located in the Niblick building, wihl b 0 clctsed Thursday and Friday of this week while the coUnty jsupervjfedr and County office j attend an area meeting of the agency in il|e FHA state office;/at Indianapolis. The office wilt ; reopeh Mbnddy morning. Thisf announcement was released by Donald jA. j Nortiuest, local .FHA Trade in a Good Yown—Decaturl ii*/ / ■ li'

Commodores Win Baseball T Opener Monday The Decatur Commodores opened their baseball season Monday afternoon, edging out Willshire, 0., 5-4, at McMillen field in this city. . ’• ’ Willshire jumped out in, front with three runs in the first inning 7 on a pair of walks and Luginbill’s hit. The Bearcats picked up their final run ih the fourth onjhits by T. Marbaugh and Black. A walk and a btt. ,by Gass gave the Commodores a jingle run in the first inning. Three runs scored in the second 'on a pair of walks, an error and Gage’s safety. What proved to be the winning run counted in the third onh* walk and a pair pt wild pitches., j The Commodores were held to only two hits, wihle Willshire’s starting hdrler, contributed half of his team’s Six safeties. The Commodores will play Monroeville at McMillen field here Thursday, afternoon at 3 o’clock. Willshire AB RHE Close, 3b 3 0 0 0 D. Marbaugh, 2b 2’ 11 0 Baker, cf ;3 1 0 0 Luginbill, lb 3 11 0 Koch, If ___l 3 0 0 0 T. Marbaugh, c 4 1 :JI 2 Merkle, ss —4 .3 0 0 0 Samples, rs, p 1 0 :0 0 Black, p. rs 3 0 3 0 Miller, p I 0 0 0

TOTALS 20 4 6 2 Commodores R H E York, ss Ji 10 0 Gage, c __i-—- ( 2 1 f l 0 Bruhtoh, lb, p 2 0,0 0 Gass, p, lb 2 1 i 1 0 Smith, If 3 0 ‘ 0 0 Lichtle, cf 2 10 1 Schulte, 3b 2 0 < 0 0 C. Voglewede, rs 2 0 0 0 Eyanson, rs 1 Q ;0 0 J. Voglewede, 2b 1 10 0 TOTALS 21 5 2 1 Score by innings: Willshire 3OQ 100 o—4 Commodores 131 000 x—s Congressman Irked At Speeding Arrest Plans To Submit ; < Bill To Congress WASHINGTON UP Rep. Clare iE. Hotffman said today it Is time congress did something to stop traffic cops fropi taking advantage of out-of-staite motorists picked up Tor speeding. The 77-year-old Michigan Republican, recently nabbed for speeding near Hagerstown, Md., told a reporter he’s ! going to introduce a bill to proitect motprists who get> caught like he did, far from! home. He said his bill would require an immediate court heating J for out-of-state traffic offenders who ask for it. ' Hoffman sa<id a Maryland cop \flaggered him 'on April 2 when ihe was doing 60 miles an hour near Hagerstown where the limit is 50. ”1 asked him to take me to court,” Hoftfman related. “But: he said the judge had gone home. That was at noon.” i At first the police asked him to put up |52 in collateral. Hoffman said, but lal;er they cut -that to $26.45. : Most people that fur away from home will give up the collateral without a hearing if they ican’t get court action right away, Hoffman explained. The outspoken Allegan,, Michl., congressman admitted to tlto house Monday that maybe that speeding violation wasn’t tbe primary cause of his trouible the uMirylami state trooper. “It <was the wj-ong time, for exercising any freedom of speach and speaking to an ofificer," he Sjfolain'f ed to laughing house members. Hoffman asked for, and was unanimously grafted, house permission to respond to a Hagerstown court summons to appear to pay the speeding fine. Congressional precedent requires a member to get- house approval before accepting a court summons. The practice is (leaved frbm the vonstitutiopal clause guaranteeing congressmen against arrest white congress is in session except in certain cases like treason. 'Hoffman' said \he brought the matter up because “I don’t think Officers should be so severe' with Members of congress.” " J “It’s’ not only a hf how. congressmen are abused,” fee udtL ed. “but also how any citizen traveling a highway Fometi|mes is a| the mercy of an officer. ’ SEN. TAFT SEES <Co«Hiw»d From I’age Dalles did'not,” I. i ; On the other hand, jaft £aid, ?thc Chicago ■ Tribune apd other midwestern newspapers would like to get rid df ; the other 50 percent ! of the parly.”

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Concordia Is Winner Os Triangular Meet Fort \fayne Concordia won tap honors in a triangular meet a; Monmouth Monday afternoon, scoring a total of 59 point?. Monmouth was second with 40 points and Jefferson finished third with lg. - - ; - ] The summary: 100-yard dWh— Stressman (Cl first; Switzejr (J) second; (C> third. Time—lo.7s. 226-yard daish —Mennen (C) first; Stressman (C) second; Rodenyajd (C) third. Time—27.B. 440-yard run—Sonner (M) first; Chandler (C) second; Rediker (C) third. Time—64|.2. 830-yard run —Sparrow (C) and Linhemeier tied for first and second; Bultmeyer (M) third. Time—2:33. \ f Mile run —Lipnemeier (C)j Kacsr (C) and Williams (C) tied for find. Time —5:44, Broad jump—Myers (M)' first; Switxer (J) second; Fleming (M) third. Distance—lß ft 7 in. High jump—Myers (M) firs/, Butcher (J) second; Ridley (t!) hird, Height—s ft. 3 in. il Pole vault —Myers (M)' first; Fleming (MJ second; Amstutz ((!) :hird. Height—9 ft. 6 in. Shot put—Switzer (J) first; Harrey (M) second; Scheumann (Cl) bird. Distance—4o ftj. 3 in. \ Mile relay—Won by Concordia Chandler, Dubke, C. Schrofeder ard Sparrow). Time—4:34.B. Half-mile relay—Won by Concordia (Lehman. Arkebauer, Mennei, itodewald). Time—l:s9.2. Moscow Radio Says ’risoners Sole Issue LONDON, UP — Moscow radio said today the prisoner of war issue is the sole remaining obstac--1 s to 4n armistice in Korea. In an international review, monL Itored vhere, Radio Moscow the repatriation of sick and wouno cd prisoners, pow under way, is ;i step toward the solution of ths entire P)OW issue.

Bowling Congress Leaders Unchanged OHiOAGp UP — It was the same old story at the American Bowling Congress tourney tpc|ay; The same old names rested atop the standings of the four major divisions. It is apparent that a near perfect effort is needed to dislodge any of the leaders as the maraJhop tournament rolled into its nlnjth week. Some of the hotter shots in bowling were scheduled to boWl next week and the following week so the leaders’ lengthy hold on the top spots appeared to foe endangered somewhat. BOWLINGSCORES I "CLASSIC LEAGUE A Team Standings \ i\ W L Pts. Decatur Dij-y Cleaners 27 9 38 Mansfields 27 9 37 Leland Smith Ins. 25 11 34 Burk Elevator 18 18 23 West End r __ 17 19 23 Arnold Lumber __'__v__ 17 19 22 Acker Cement 15 21 19 Smith Pure Milk 13 23 16 Equity Dairy 11 25 15 Moose Club-’ 9 27 12 High series: Reef 617 (192-180-245); AHr 616 (203-201-212); Hobbs 607 (247-190-170). High games: Mies 223, Hoffman 201|, Mhrbach 207, Tutewiler 204, 211:; Bultemeler 2oi Feasef 207, Strickler 202? Getting 206, UMiller 220? Myers 203. I Two Persons Killed In Sideswipe Crash MICHIGAN CITY, Ind.,‘ UP — Two persons were,killed and two othert Critically hurt when their auto sideswiped a truck at an intersection on U. S. 2(f southeast of here. Monday night. Dead were Eulis Cooper, 31, Michigan, City, and 1 Myrtle Lindsay, 21; LaPorte. In serious condition at Doctors’ Hospital were Lewis Stephenson, 48, Michigan City, driver of the auto,\and Mrs. Irene Lindsay, 42, mother of Miss LindAay. i ||

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Indian Jim Thorpe Buried In Oklahoma SHAWNEE. Okla. UP — The widow of Jim Thorpe, one of the worlds greatest athlees, said today she hopes Jim’s Olympic niedals can be placed in the |lOOj)O0 mausoleum shrine that will be built here. /• - r h / . Jim was buried Monday in Fairview Cemetery, near where he >as born some 30 miles northeast of ■Shawnee in 1888. One folded hand held an Indiah testament, a book he treasured. His body was placed temporarily in a mausoleum in the cemetery. It will be removed to the ?• shrinh when r it is built by Shawnee citizens and Thorpe’s Sac and Fox Indian tribe. I Thorpe died two weeks ago in Lomita, Calif., after a heart atack. Thdrpe’s medals werb taken from 'him when it was discovered he had played a few semi-pro baseball games. The U. IS. Olympic Committee ruled this nhade him a professional, i Thorpe tried many ttmei to have the medals returned. His widow, Patricia, had pleaded, too. But they have never been returned. Some 500 persons followed the, funeral procession to Fairview sufficient knowledge' to cope with 'was placed in a.,mausoleum. Joe E. Brown On Baseball Broadcast k’EW YORK UP — 4<fter knocking ’em dead for mote than 30 years as a comedian, Joe E. Browa starts a new career today as a “straight man’’ in a baseball television act. Brown takes his first swing as a TV and radio commentator at the home games of the world champion New York Yankees. ‘Tni not going to forget that this is a baseball broadcast,’’ said Brown. “If something funny comes up, wb’ll laugh. But we won’t have any gag scripts. comes first.”' I