Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 29 May 1953 — Page 7

FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1953

Bill Vukovich Favorite In Speed Classic INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., UP —Bill Vukovich planned today to get what he missed by 10 minutes a year ago—a win in the annual 500mlie Memorial day race. The front-running daredevil and his race car last May 30 slammed into the wall of the Indianapolis Speedway only eight laps short of victory, when he was 25 seconds in front of the field. He led the pack of 33 race cars for 150 of the 192 laps he covered and Saturday when the race goes on again before an expected audience of 175,00(7, he wants to do the same thing for the full distance. :tf'm going to try to stay in front all the way, if possible,” he said. “I don;t plan on many pit stops. Two are the most. Vukovich was rated a standout favorite in the fastest field ever to reach the starting line for the annual speed and endurance test. He will open the scramble from tlie inside position in the first of the 11 rows of three cars each, earning the favored spot by his qualifying speed of 138.392 miles per hour for four laps, or 10 miles, on the asphalt and brick oval. His qualifying time was the second. fastest in history, and he «et it on the first day of trials. The ftrll field qualified at an average speed of 136.435 miles per hour, compared with 135.504 for the 1952 list. '

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It was ill luck that sent Vukovich against the wall. The accident occurred when a steering rod broke, and his misfortune put Troy Ruttman in front to win the prized trophy and its cash accompaniment. I Due to injuries suffered last summer in another crash, Ruttman will not compete this year. Only two former winners wilt be in the field. Bill Holland, returning after a two-year suspension by the Con-} test Board of the American Automobile Association, and Johnny Parsons. -• 'I I I MINOR AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pct. G.B. Kansas City _„_ 23 14 .622 Indianapolis 23 17 .575 .1% St. Paul 22 18 .550 2% Louisville u— 18 18 .500 4% Toledo 20 21 .488 5 Charleston 17 21 .447 6% Minneapolis ---j, 16 23 .410 8 Columbus 214 21 .400 8 Results Thursday Columbus 5, Indianapolis 4 (18 innings). St. Paul 3, Minneapolis 1. Toledo 6, Charleston 2. Only games scheduled. ( Claims Permit Loss Purely Political Richmond Dealer Fights ABC Action INDIANAPOLIS UP —A Richmond Deniocrat charged Thursday loss of his beer wholesaler permit was the result of “political prejudice." x i He accused Dan. M. Cravens, ’ Republican member of the Indiana alcoholic beverage commission, of being biased and asked that Cravens be barred from hearing a review of the case. The objection was overruled. Richard M. Johnston, president of Keystfcne leverage Co. and former U’ayrie couaty Bemocrat chairman, appealed the ABC s denial of his application for permit renewal. He said he will take -the case to the Indiana supreme court if necessary; ' Johnston's in a petition brief, claimed Cravens tried to persuade, Johnston to sell ma-> jority interest in the business to William Fochl, a Republican. Cravens said “to the victor belongs the spoils” ar.d indicated he believed in issuing permits on a political basis, the petition charged. - | - The atorneys ! said Focht was granted a permit after Johnston’s was denied.

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Thursday Bad Day For Major League Bosses NEW YORK Up} —Lit was a good time today to watch certain managers closely to preyent suicide, | The waters of the East River must have looked tempting tb Leo Durocher of the Giants when he went home over the Brooklyn Bridge after another maddening defeat to the Dodgers, 7-6. And Eddie Stanky of the Cardinals might have felt like jumping in front of the train instead of boarding it for St. Louisi Thursday night after a 10-10 tie in Cincinnati in a game they should have won nearly an hour before |t was halted by a curfew agreement. Al Lopez might hate felt safer with bars on his hotel windows at St. Louis after' hik Indians blew a 7-5 decision to the lowly Browhs just because, castoff Bob Elliott went .wild and drove in six runs with a grand slam homer, a single and an Infield oiit. Ditto for Lou Boudreau in Philadelphia where he watched Mel Parnell finally lose to the Athletics, 6-1. after beating them nine straight times. i • Fred Haney at Pittsburgh could not have felt too chipper when bis Pirates couldn’t win with 15 hits against Jim Konstanty, who struggled to a route-going 9-8 victory for the Phils, simply because he didn’t have ace reliefer Jim Konstanty available toi take over for him. • There was woe again for Bucky Harris at Yankee Stadium, where he is used to it, as Bob Porterfield was pounded instead for his fourth defeat, 7-2. The other teams had off days, sparing their managers frustration. The Giants lost their second straight last ditch battle in Brooklyn when Hoyt \Vilhelm couldn't keep his knuckler from dancing past catcher Ray Noble, who had 1 been imported from Minneapolis expressly to handle it.' Peewee Reese struck out in the 16th but reached first safely as the b&ll eluded Noble. A , late throw op a bunt by Duke Snider failed to nail Reese at second and both runners moved up On a wild pitph. After Jackie Robinson was purposely passed another knuckler to ROy. Campanella gjot past Noble and Reese whizzed in with the winning run. Earlier Sider had driven in three runs with a homer and triple and Wayne Belardl had hit his first honier for Brooklyn in a pinch role. TOokie Gilbert homered for New York. The Cards blew an 8-4 lead acquired mainly as rookie Ray Jablonski drove in five rhns with a single and homer, giving him 31 for the year and a runner - up spot in the league to Campanella's 51. Two- run homers by Grady Hatton and Andy Sleminick in the eighth and ninth tied it at 8-8. Then Cincinnati Manager* Rogers Hornsby had a chance to blow his top when reliever Bubba' Church went sky high with two singles, a wild throw, a hit! batsman and two walks to give St. Louis two runs. Jim Greengrass singled home two for Ciney in the 10th. The game will have to be replayed entirely later. Rookie Dave Hoskins, who had twice beaten the Browns in relief, gained a start but couldn’t hold down Elliott or Vie Wertz, who also hpmered. Bobby Avila hit a Cleveland homer.' Parnell, who had won six straight and hadn’t lost to Philadelphia since April 20, 195'1, was beaten on a five-hit|ter by rookie Marion FricanS, a former upstate New York soccer player. Tom Umphlett homered for Boston’s only tally and the A’t? sewed it up for Fricano with three run rallies In the second and sixth. Whitey Ford pitched his fourth straight victory, a five - hitter, and also drove in two runs with a single as his league leading earned fun average dropped to 2.09 for the Yankees. The Phils made ai 7-3 lead acquired in the early innings stand up as Konstanty todk his pounding yet scored his fourth victory. If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

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’ Major i AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. New York 25 11 .694 Chicago 23 15 .605 3 Cleveland 19 14 .576 4% Boston 20 17 .541 5% Washington —— 19 19 .500 7 Philadelphia _— 18 22 .450 9 St. Louis 14 23 .378 11% Detroit 4 10 27 .270 15% Thursday's Results New York 7, Washington 2. Philadelphia 6, Boston 1. St. Louis 7, Cleveland 5. Only games scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. G.B. Milwaukee 22 II .667 St. Louis -21 13 .618 1% Brooklyn 22 14 .611 1% Philadelphial9 14 .57«\. 3 New York 19 18 .514 5 Pittsburgh 13 23 .361 10% Chicago j 4__ 11 21 .344 10% Cincinnati 9 22 .290 12 Results Brooklyn 7, New York 6 (10 innings). Philadelphia 9, Pittsburgh 8. . St. Louis 10, dincinnatl 10 (10 innings, called by agreement). Only games scheduled. T It is not true that handling 'toads will bring about warts. While toads do give off a slightly irritating exudate, the substance is powerless to cause warts.

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Larsen Candidate For Year's Rookie j NEW YORK bp —Don Larsen of tire St. Louis Browns, the No; 1 comic book reader In th<F. majors, is also the No. 1 date for rookie of the year today* with a majority of i American League managers and players. ■’ “Where have the Browns been keeping that kid, Larsen?” asked Stengel of the Yankees? following his first look at the 25« year-old pitcher. “He’s the best I’ve seen around this league in a long time.” Stengel, however. Is only one of many who has publicly salutedi the young right-hended fastbailer who takes a new supply of cbmicj books along with him on every! road trip. Cleveland manager Al Lopez is another Larsen enthusiast. /-‘The first time I saW the kid in the spring. I predicted he’d make the grade,” says Lopez., “And now that I’ve seen more pf him, I feel he’ll be a sure 20-gatad, winner some day.” Still another manager who has Climbed on the Larsen band-wagon-is Jimmy Dykes of the Athletics. “Great pitchers don’t come along very often these days/’i Dykes declares, “but Larsen certainly has all the earmarks of one/’ Larsen has drawn these en-’ dorsements despite the fact that, he has won only one game so far. Typical of the hard luck he hps ; suffered was the Maty 20 game

he lost to Boston io the 14th. inning when pinxfh hitter Del Wilber homered after Larsen had hurled seven scoreless innings in relief. “I don’t care what Larsen’s record is,” says Brownie manager Marty Marion, “in my books, he’s the best young pitcher around today. I’l| go even further —he's the best rookie I’ve seen since 1 started Larsen is also a threat every time he hats. He has clouted several halls over 350 feet this season. Prior to this season. Larsen belonged to the Browns’ San Antonio farm club. Federation League Game Here Sunday Klenk’s will mteet Club Manhattan in a Federation league game 'at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at McMillen field in this city. There will be no admission game. Klenk’s also has a Fed loop game carded Monday night, meeting Edon, 0., at Dwenger park in Fort Wayne at 8 o’clock.

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Major League Leaders By UNITED PRESS National League - Player & Club G AB R H Pct. Schst, St. L. 36 149 27 56 .876 Wyrosk, Phila. 28 101 18 36 .356 Ashbn, Phila. 34 131 21 45 .344 American League Player & Club G AB R H Pct. Vernon, Wash. 38 146 24 52 .356 Kell, Boston 33 124 23 43 .347 Suder, Phila. — 30 118 15 41 .347 'Home Runs: Campanella, Dodgers 16; Kluszewski, Reds 10; Mathews, Braves 10. Runs Batted In: Campanella, Dodgers 51; Dropo, Tigers 31; Vollmer, Senators 31; Jabloqski, Cards 31. H Runs: Mantle, Yankee? 34; Minoeo, White Sox 33; Snider, Dodgers 32. Hits: Schoendienst, Cards t>6; Vernon, Senators 52; Kuenn, Tigers 49. Pitching: Surkont, Braves 6-0; Ford, Yankees 4-0; Lopat, Yankees 4-0.

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