Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 95, Decatur, Adams County, 22 April 1953 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1953

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10 Probables For Kentucky Derby May 2 NEW YORK, UP — Time, injuries and a gray colt named Native Dancer have reduced the v list of standout candidates for | next week’s Kentucky Derby to 10 probables. • - The Derby starting field may exceed that figure, but here are the hordes most likely to make tip the pdst pared when “the band plays “jiy Old Kentucky Home” at Churchill Downs: 1 Native' Dancer —Still the horse | to beat in th,e 79th running of the classic. Unbeaten as a, juvenile, *•- “The Dancer” opened his 1953 campaign last Saturday with a vic- , —tory in the first* section of the Gotham Handicap at New York. / \ That triumph lowered his future book oddbto even money, the lowest price ever quoted on a Derby hopeful. Look for another 'price dip if he win? Saturday’s Wood Memorial. Owner is? Alfred* Vanderbilt; jockey. Eric Guerin, Royal Bay Gem — Jhe second Choice in the future book at 7-2. A strong stretcfier runner who should find distance of a inile-an'd-arquarter- .his clip of tear Won the Chesapeake stakes by coming from last place in a field of 15. Jimmy Combest is his j pilot. ; I . Correspondent — California fans are rooting for This bayj cplt, currently quoted at 4-1. Finished third in thte Srklii Anita Derby, but then shipped’ east and r&eked up 4 1 . two straight victories at Keeneland. Eddie f \rcaro, who tllready has Won five derbies, probably i will be his rider. ; h Straight Face—Showed a fondness for the Churchill Downs strip 'by Winning the Jockey Club Stakes there last fall, then captured the Flamingo at Hialeah this winter, j Now 4-1 in the future book, but I t those odds will drop if he beats CbrreS’pondent in Thursday's Blud Grass Stakes. Popular- Ted <Atkin- * son is his steady rider. Invigorator — Another colt with plenty of late speed. Bowed to injured Laffango by a head in the second section »f the Gotham last week after a ding-dong stretch battle. Will get a crack at Native Dancer in this week’s Wood and then head for Kentucky. Dave Gorman rides this 7-1 shot. . ,v Matagorda —Won the Louisiana Derby but then finished second in X \ By Popular Request... thb ' ERTEL TRIO down at the MOOSE Saturday Night j■ffIFIORSHEIM |JI J**"™

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(r s ! t . the Florida Derby. Must, prove himself in tljft Meekft Wood to , rate a Derby starring berth, Owned 'by Joe W. Brown, New Orleans sportsman, ami ciirrefttly begged at 404. Money Broker —good lohgshot bet at 12 to 1, Won the-Florida Derby, then finished second back of Correspondent tn ai six fiurlong prep at iKeenel and. This Diettoitowned colt has looked good in recent workouts in (the Blue Grass country. ' i X J Cerise Reinq—May wind up as the only filly in the berby field. Her odds dropped to 20-.1 last \ Week when sh« defeated Calumet Farm’s Bubbjpy in th4 Ashland Stakes at [ Represents the Chicago stable of Mrs. Aida L. Rice. Doug Doqsort is [her \jdckey. Ctirragh Ring —f If you’re an Irish sentimentalist, here’s [ your Derby horse.- Thisi invader i from County Galway wop the Arkansas Derby ainLrhn lik<4 a banshee to finish third in ia at Keeneland last week. His jOtirreiiti odds are 40-1. | f 1, , Jamie K —a disappointment in recent New York preps, but will hear watching in Woodj Memorial. Conn McCreary, who wpn the Derby , two yeari Mount Turf, rode him in his ladt race. Owned by fight promoter 11 ini Norns. A 25-1 shot. r - No Change In Events For 1956 Olympics MEXICO'CITV, l|p —The 1956 Olympics in Melbourne will be 7 composed of the saiheevents that made up the 1952 games in Helsinki. Fin ant|, it vias annpunced today. ' it i ]• ' An anne uncement by the. International (Hyijjpic committee said that proposals, for additions tc\the schedule cf sports required ‘further study” before they car be decided. ■ . , '■ l.| , j Escaped Killer Is Arrested At Muncie MUNCIE.; Ind., UP -J-The FBI today ,t|ie arrest of Franklin Oliver Beil|ingt|. ,25, convicted for the tnurdei* of his broth-, er'in-law’. ; 1 Authorities said escaped from a Florida chain gang and was living here ablaut a mefrfth when arrested Tuesday. Beillings was ’convicted in the slaying of Herman .Tompison and sentenced at Fort Lauderdale. Fla. in January, 1951. | BOWLING SCORES AMERICAN LEGIQN LeAgl|E Standings ■ W L Pts. j Macklin 29 40 I Burke Standard 25 17 33 (•Tankers _L_ 25 17 33 ißultemeier 24 18 33 I Mies Recreation 20 22 28 I Non Coms.2o 27 AshbauCher I 4 28 18 I Gunners _ L'J-I---— 1,1 31 12 Bultemeier won two from Non Coms; Macklin Won two from Ashbatßher; Burkte Standard won two fiom Mies Recreation; Gunners won two from Tankeijs. High games: Lh zkick. 214; E. Bultemeier 244; Ch Leonard 234 i T. Gehrig 200; R. Schamerloh 203; A. 213;! E. Zwlck 215-223; A. Btrrke 212;: B. Andrews 202. 1 14 ■. —■ I’ ■ • • i I ■, ,1 . . Honesty NASHUA. N. H. Ulj* The following. advertiseihlent appeared; in a Nashua newspapers classified , seetjon: ’ *‘’Seml-d.ttba<:tiv e apdrt- ! ment three, rooms, nbwly decofat•Xd. ...”■ • • , .-.j'

Little League Baseball Meet Here Thursday Prospective baseball ■ players in the Decatur Little League and their parents will meet at the Lincoln school auditorium a| 7:45 o’clock Thursday evening, officials of the newly organized league have announced. Gene Rydell, league ; president, other league officers ah<j managers’of the four proposed teams, will be present to explain the purposes and operations oq the Decatur Little League. , \ All candidates for the league teams and their parent? are urged to attend in order that the general public may thoroughly understand the league •‘ofleratlotis. Initial tryouts for the hoys, aged 9 to 12, are scheduled soy Saturday at McMillen 'field, with additional tryout sessions the following two Saturdays. ’ - Little League baseball was first organized in Pennsylvania ip 1939 and has since grown to the point where 250,000 boys participated last year in 38 different states. All phases of the local league’s plans for the 1953 season will be discussed at Thursday night’s meeting and parents present will be invited to participate in these discussions to satisfy any questions they may, have regarding the league. ' A regular schedule of games will be placed throughcAit June and July, to be followed by tournament play. , J ' i.,N . In addition to explanations of league operations at Thursday’s, meeting, insurance coverage for the young players during games, tryout periods and practice sessions will be outlined. Approves Sale Os Stout Field Land To Use Proceeds To Develop Air Base Indianapolis, up — Indiana attorney general Edwin K. Steers late Tuesday ruled the stat? , armory may sell 147 acres of land at Stout Field l here and usq the proceeds to deVelop*® pew air base. The opinion was Ousted- by ’the adjutant generals office which noted the acreage was purchased in 1949 for $150,000 for a proposed runway extension. The project waS abandoned when it was discovered Stout Field was unsatisfactory for jet operations. Steers said Governor Craig first must approve the sale, and he added that no commission could be paid for negotiating it. \ Lt. Col. John M. McConnell, assistant adjutant general, said the guard hopes to use the money to finance plans for construction of a jet aircraft squdftron headquar-” ters at Anderson. The state has applied for federal approval of Anderson as a site and expects to receive federal aid toward construction of the base. Should the acreage be sold, the guard still will owir, 4 a largb amount! of real estate' at Stout Field, including warehouses and the building now housing state police headquarters. ’ —. I If you nave something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Add. It brings results. ! i . K $ - I ■ r ! • ! .A-X ' -'jt t VtHI ONLY thing I did was my job?” says U. S Na'vj? Comdr. Ann Betnatitus, 41, Exeter, Pa., of her work on Bataan and Corregidor,' for which she has been awarded the Cegion of Merit, 11 years after. A nurse, she was evacuated \from Corregidor by submarine 48 hours before "The Rock’’ fell to the Japs. Now she is chief of nursing at U. S. Naval hospital, Newport, R. L Inter national j ■ I ' AUM

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Some Minor League Marks Astounding ;

WASHINGTON UP It’s hardly fair to compare the minors wi’h the major baseball 'leagues, but some of the records set by the little fellows are astounding. A lot of the«e are. contained in a, new volume called "Story of Minor Lt ague Baseball. ’ published by the National Associaftbn of Professional Baseball Leaglie*. The editors were Bob L. L. H. Addington and nry old friend, \Ben Mor(gsn. \ ■ Look at Map of the records: Durable Bull Durham, with Intfianapolis in the American Association, and won five straight double headers in 190 i. Bab? Ruth set the uajor league record for home runs with (60 in one season, but sdme oil the minor league players did better; It should be 'remembered; that some of the mihors play mote gamete and in smaller parks where l the fences are closer to heime plate. < Bill Serena of Lubbock, 1 ih the'hifter’s paradise which is' the West TexasNew Mexico Leagtie.. clubbed 70 in 1947. Bob Crews of Amarillo, in Yeerhu Swing League, hit 69 in 1948. Hero are some other marks, you ( can paste in your hat. , . Miller Huggins, working with .St. Paul in the American Association, handled 19 fielding chances at second base without an terror one day in September, 1902. Kenzie Kirkham of St. Joseph, Mo., in the Western League had a 1916 batting streak in which he made ,32 hits in 39 times at bat. His batting average for the period was .821. I ' And did you- ever hear, a man hitting eight homers.ih eight times at bat? The man was Justin (Nig) Clarke whom the oldest of fry might remember and the youngest will be glad to l hear about.' Nig was with Coisicaha, in the old Texas League. He perfipmed this feat against Texatkana June 15. /Jto2. Corsicana was pretty hot, that day and won,: 51-3. making 53 hits, 21 home runs, 45 runs batted in. , ' -Two men on the winning ball club hit eight for eight, which is pretty fancy hitting in any In more recent years, Pueblo',; COIO.. in the Western League s?t; something of a mark by stealing' seven bases in one inning. That was July 16. 1952. Bristol Tenn-Va. ih th? , Appalachian League also! re-wrbte a minor league record in the 1952 season when it hacl five no-hit games.' MINOR AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. G.B. Indianapolis 1 0 I.OVO i . Louiavillg 4 .800 S’. Paul 3 j 2 .600 Toledo 2 2 .500 1u 2 Columbus 11 \.SCO V 2 Minneapolis 2 1 , .401) 1 Charleston 1 J .333 1 Kansas City, 14 .200 2 Tuesday’s Results Louisville 14. Minneapolis 12. St. Paul 8. Kansas City 4. ’ Charleston 10. Toledb 9. Indianapolis at Columbus, cold and wet. 1

Doubts Olympians To Stay In League

i INDIANAPOLIS, UP I— James Ci (Cliff) Courtney today said It • ■was ’‘highly problematical" whether his Indianapolis Olympians sys til? National Basketball Association Would be able to remain in business. \ Courtney, president of the OlympUtnß. made the statement prior to leaving for the NBA’s three-dAy meeting in Boston which opens Thursday. He , said fate of the cage club hinges on its purchase by eome group or -persbn in India- ] ' ftourtney estimated it would cost about $50,000 to keep the ojj-mps here. He said, thus faf there have - been no “solid” offers for the purchase,. The pro team Went badly into thte r|d during\the 1952-33 season, and it took league support for the to finish the campaign. The association meeting will set tMAoext season’s game schedule and hold its annual draft of college players.; A proposal to reduce traveling costs by reducing the number of games also is exptected to cpme up. Big-time pro basketball 'wW revived in Indianapolis in 1946 with the Kautskys. They were followed by,[the Jets and then the Olympir ans in 1949, built around Kentucky’s “fabulous five.” \ MAJOR AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. St. iLciuft — NeW Yotk 5 2 .714 Chifhgo 3 2 .\6()0 1 Boslmi _: -__L__ .3 Philadelphia _ r L__ 3 4 Waihipgtbn __L__ 2 4 ;332 2% Wfflbft ___l * -I 4 ? 4 Tuesday’s Results . New Ypik I, Bostojn 0. ’Wibago 7, Detroit p. \ S(. Louis 3. ’ ' V|itshingion 5,\ Philadelphia T. ' ! : NATIONAL LEAGUE ( W L Pct. G.B. f BrodßKlyn r _ 4' 2 .667 \ | St. Louis ! 3t 2 .1690 % Philadelphia _L_l 3! 2 .600 % Cincinnati 2 2 .500 .1 Chicago 1 1 .snn 2 Mil&iauKee L_ 2 8 .400 Pittsburgh 2\ 3 .4’)o \ 1% York 2 4, .338 2 Tuesday’s Results Philadelphia 7, Brooklyn 1. Cincinnati 6', St. Louis 4. . - ' ' Pittsburgh 5. New York 4. Only , games scheduled.

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Curt Simmons Halts Dodgers On Five Hits NiEW YORK — Crafty Curt Simmons of the Phils exploited a weakness today whlr'h could prove fatal .to the Dodgers—they may rui into trouble this year against left handers. . I ih 1952, the Dodgers w r ere simply hvurder against lefties and few clulbs even dared to start a southpaw against them. During the entire season, the only lefty to start and go the route with a victoryover Brooklyn was Harry Pferkows'ki of the. Reds. Th? others were pretty badly racked up. But Tuesday night Simmons spun a five-hit, 7-1 victory in which he cashed in on a homer by Del Ennis and on a barrage of otilier early inning safe blows. At the same time Summons struck out Roy Campanella three times and Duke Snider twice. At Pittsiburgh; the Giants were pushed, temporarily into last place when the Pirates stopped them. 54. behind the pitching of Bob Friend.\whb scattered seven hits. Cal A tvrams, not noted as a long ball hitter, poled a homer in tlie fifth when Pittsburgh went in front to stay. The Reds won a home run battle from the Cardinals. 5-4 at St. Lon ft as a pair of homers in the fifth’by Boliflvy Adams and Wally Post with a runner on base more than offset similar blasts later by rookie Ray Jarfvlonski with two on and by Peanuts Lowrey with the bases empty. in the American League, the Yankees whizzed info a first place tie with the Browns by defeating the Red Sox. .1-0 on six-hit pitching by -Allie fteyholds and a time-, ly homer—first in Yankee this season — By Joe Collins.\ Marv Grissom was the loser on a five-hitter. The Brdwns tumbled from sole possession of the lead, by losing a 4-3 decision to th e Indians, at Cleveland's Bob Lemon scored his second win in 'a row. a seven-hitter in which he stopped the' losers in the late innings. Rookie Dixie Upright hit a homer for SU Loiris. Billy Pieri? of the White Sox chabked up his second victory in a row, even though he was hit hard in the fourth inning, emerging with a 7-5 margin over the Tigers. Chicago took advantage of three Detroit erors to score three'unearned runs. ( Charley Stolflvs, 1 the lefty who had the misfortune to serve up Mickey Mantle of the Yankees with the

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longest home run bal| on record, was a little more efficient against the Athletkis, limiting them to five hits in a 5-1 v’etory at jiWshngton. The Cubs and Braves had an open date in the National. Jackets Beat Geneva In Dual Track Meet The Decatur Yellow Jackets defeated the Geneva Cardinals. 47%, in a dual track meet held at Worthman field Tuesday afternoon. The Decatur thinly-elads won six? first places and both relay races, while. Geneva also won six first places. No hurdles events were held but two races were run in both dashes and the 440-yard run. - ■ Hogel- Blackburn of Dqcatur was the only double winner, turning in the best times in both] the 100 and 224Kyard dashes, and afto running as anchor man on the winning half-mile relay team. The Jackets were scheduled for a dual meet at New Haven this afternoon, and .will entertain Pleasant Mills at Worthman field Friday at 3:30 p.- m. The summary:, 100-yard dash | (firsy race) — Blackburp (D) first; Tester (G) second; Koon? thiird. Time —10.6. ‘ 100-ya|rd dash (second race) — Stucky (G) first; Krick (D) second; Eley (D) and c Macklin JG) tied for third. Time—ll. 4. Mile run —'Engle '(Di first; McCurdy' (D) second: Campbell (G) third. Time—s:oß. I4t4(byard run (first race)—Craig (G) first; Krick (D) second; Ditto (D) third. Time —54.9. 440-yard run (second race) — Long (G) first; Keller (Dt second; Handler (D) third. Time — 67.5. 880-yard run — Halterman (D)

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first; Engle (fD) second; Bair (D) third. Time—2:lß. ? 220-yard dash (first race)’ — Blackburn (D) first; Stucky y (G) second; Callow (D) third. 'T'ime -23.1 ' 220-yard dash (second race) . — Tester' (G) first; Eley (D) Second;! Koons (G) third. Time—\ 23.8. i I I ■ Alile relay—Won by Decatur T (Keller T Hancher, Eng(e, Krickt; Geneva second. Time —3:55. Half-mile relay— Won by Decatur Eley. Lawson. Blackburn); Geneva second. Time lU43J > Shot put—Penrod. (G) first; Macklin (G) second; Ditto (D) third; Distance —40 ft. 5 in. Poje vault —Vetter (D) and Tester fp) tied for first and second); R4>th|(D) and jSecaur (D) tied for third; Height 9 ft. Broad; (G) first; Eley (D) second; Craig (G) third. Distance —17. ft. 11% in. High jump — Kohn? (D) and Koons (D) tied for first and second; Vetter (D) third. Height—--5 ft. 6 in.! ■ •b- ; : International League Opens Season Today MONTREAL, Uft — The ; Inter-' national league-~~starting a weeki later than usual but just as String as ever—inaugurates its |oth seaspn tbday with a forecast of mild weather for gll four openfers. The Montreal Royals, pennapt winners iast| season, will be at ftocheiter and Ottawa at Syracuse ip day-time contests whilb| Toronto opens at Springfield and Buffalo at Baltimore tonight. By starting the season a week later, < league President Frank Shaughnessy happily pointed out that the inclemjent weather which has beset the majors during the past seven days was avoided by his circuit. Trade in a Good Town—Decaturl