Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 84, Decatur, Adams County, 9 April 1954 — Page 7

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Dodgers' Big Guns Fail To Hit In Spring By UNITED PRESS There’s good news today for the Brooklyn Dodgers' National League rivals — the "murderer’s row” which terrorized pitchers enroute to the 1953 pennant seems to h#ve lost its lethal wallop. That, at least, is the evidence of the Dodgers’ 31 Grapefruit League games in which the eight regulars who averaged .39/ last season combined for a modest .278 percentage. The same eight players averaged 21 home runs last season but hit a total of only 11 homers‘all spring. Pee Wee Reese, with a .298 spring average compared to his .271 mark last season, is the only Brooklyn regular to surpass his 1953 average in Grapefruit League games. Junior Gilliam matched his .278 of 1953 but Roy Campanella shows a drop of 38 points, Gil Hodges of 33 points, Jackie Robinson of 6, Duke Snider of 44, Carl Furilid of 36 and Billy Cox of 112. - Campanella has hit three homers, Cox, Snider and Furillo have hit two each and Hodges and Robinson have connected for only one each, Gilliam and Reese have failed to connect sos a single round-

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tripper. The Dodgers turned three walks into as many runs and tallied three other unearned runs Thursday night as they defeated the Washington Senators, 6-2) and quit the road for friendly lEbhets Field where they meet the New York Yankees today. Preacher Roe blanked the Senators for tour innings and then turned over the mound to Joe Black who yielded a two-run homer to 'Mickey Vernon. Capable pitching marked most of Thursday's other games as the teams neared the end of their long barnstorming grinds and began heading for home and their opening day assignments. Clarence (Bud) Podbieiati nailed down Cincinnati’s opening day mound chore when he scattered seven hits in six Innigs in the Cincinnati Reds’ 4-1 triumph over the Detroit Tigers. The victory gave the Reds a 4-I’margin over the Tigers in their spring series. Bob Buhl scored his fifth victory of the spring — most of any Grapefruit League pitcher — as he went the distance in the Milwaukee Braves’ 5-3 verdict over the Boston Red Sox. Slugger Ed Mathews’ three-run home run in the third inning provided the Braves with the runs they needed to score their first victory in five tries over the Red Sox. Billy Pierce allowed ojhly one run in eight innings in leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in a game that marked the first time Negroes and Whites competed together in .Memphis, Tenn. In games against minor league teams, the Yankees spoiled Richmond's home debut with a 7-2 victory over ,„e Virginians and the Philadelphia Phillies downed Schenectady, 7-5, at Bennettsville, S.C. The New York Giants, rained out of their game with the Cleveland Indians at Chattanooga, Tenn., announced the sale of "southpaw Dave Koslo to the Baltimore Orioles while the Chicago Cubs said slugger Ralph Kiner would be sidelined with a pulled leg muscl> for the next three days but expected him to be ready for Tuesday’s opener with the Cardinals. Detroit Red Wings Take Playoff Lead MONTREAL. UP — The Detroit •Red Wings, with the "big one” in the bag, were clear-cut favorites today to take'’ hockey’s biggest prize, the Stahley Cup, in their best-of-seven series with the defending champions Montreal Canadiens. The Red Wings, operating with nower and precisian, took a 2-1 lead in games here Thursday night when they swept to a 5-2 victory over the injury-hobbled and disorganized Canadiens. The fourth game will be played here Satur>dsy. night and. the teams will move to. the. Detroit Olympia for the

Syracuse Evens Up I Series With Lakers SYRACUSE, N. Y„ UP — The Syracuse Nationals were back all square With the VtuAtad Minneapolis Lakers today In the final round of the National Basketball Association playoffs and hopeful that one more win would put them in the driver’a seat. "Well, I guess George Mlkan won’t be allo to play golf on Sunday, after all,” said Kata’ sparkplug Paul Seymour after Thursday night’s 80-69 victory over the Lakers that deadlocked the best-of-seven serie* at lwb games each. Mikan, the Lakers’ big gun, had said before the game that he figured the Lakers would win that one and then clinch the league title by winning the fifth game here Saturday afternoon — thus freeing him “for golf and a little vacation on Sunday.” Instead, the undermanned Nats now figure they have a good chance to take the crown if they can only win that Saturday afternoon game, which will be nationally televised. That would give them a 3-2 lead and require them only to win either the sixth game Sunday or seventh game Monday, both at Minneapolis, to triumph. The Nats, who rely greatly on a fast break, figure they are stronger here than in Minneapolis, because the court here is larger and gives them more room to maneuver. To Continue Bird Raising Program Adams county’s youth bird raising prograih, including pheasants and quail, will be continued this year under sponsorship of the Adams county council of conservation, clubs, it was announced today by the Rev, Lawrence Norris, president of the council. Ah auction sale, proceeds of which will go toward financing the program, Will be held at the Doehfman sale batn east of Decatur Saturday night, April 84. The present plan calls for the raising of 4,000 pheasants and quail this year. The chicks will be furnished by the state conservation department and the local clubs will furnish the feed and assist 4-H leaders in supervision. Truck Driver 111, Taken To Hospital Robert Coles, 32, Nashville truck driver,' became violently'HT in Decatur Friday night and was taken to Adams county memorial hospital, where his condition was reported to be Improved today. Coles managed to stop his truck and report to the police station, He was taken to the hospital in the police car and his truck was parked on the city parking lot. Cause of Coles’ illness was not determined, and it is believed that he is out es danger today.

Prayer Band Rally - The Victory prayer b»nd rally will be held this week at Dunkirk Church of afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rov, Jamea R. Meadbws dt this cltrf hftß announced. FThe Rev. Ed How-ell, pastor of Modod Bvattgelist of the Friends church will be the speaker and Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Darr will lead the musical part of the program. The public th invited to attend and there will be special prayers for all boys in sehviefe.

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Coon Hunters Meet Saturday Evening The Adams county coon hunters association will meet at the Bill Reichert school house, two and one-half miles west and one inile south of Salem, Saturday night at 8 o’clock. All coon hunters are invited to attend. A date will be selected for the forthcoming coon chase.

Pleasant Mills Is Track Meet Winner The Pleasant fa ills Spartans piled up 64 H points Thursday afternoon to wih the triangular meet held at the Monmouth track. The Decatur Yellow Jackets were second with 28 points and Monmouth finished third with 22M|. The summary: High hurdles: D. Wolfe (PM) first; L. Wolfe (PMI) second; Hilyard (D) third. Time —20.3. 100-yard dash: Blackburn (D) first; D. Wolfe (PM) second; Beery (M) third. Time—ll. 2. Mile run: Hildebrand (M) first; Roe (PM) second; Worthman (M’) third. Time —5:25.9. 440-yard run: Byers (PM) first; Keller (D) second; Eley (D) third. Time—62,B. Low hrdules: Frey (PM) first; Christianer (M) second; L. Wolfe (PM) third. Time—2s.s. 880-yard run: Halterman (D) first; Eichenauer (D) second; Butcher (D) third. Time—2:27.2. 220-yard dash: Blackburn (D) first; D. Wolfe (PM) second; Beery (M) third. Time—2B 6. Mile relay: Monmouth first; Pleasant Mills second. Half-mile relay: Monmouth first; Pleasant Mills second. Shot put: Wolfe (PM) first; Ripley (PM) second; Fuelling (M) third. Distance —38 ft. 5% in. Pole vault: J. Myers (M) first; L. Wolfe (PM) second; Frey (PM) third. Height—lo ft. Broad jump: Frey (PM) first; Fox (PM) second; Eley (D) third. Distance—lß ft. High jump: Bradley (PM) first; L. Wolfe (PM) second; J. Myers (M) and D. Wolfe (PM) tied for third.

Earl Ward Speaks Here Monday Noon (Earl 8. “Mike” Ward, executive secretary of the Fort Waynk Chamber of Commerce, will be the speaker at the monthly luncheon Monday noon of the industrial division of the Decatur Chamber qf Commerce, the committee in charge has announced. Ward has had several years experience in Chamber of Commerce Work and his message will deal with the responsibilities of the Chamber of Commerce to the community and the relationship of Chamber activities to business.

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Yanks, Dodgers Again Favored To Win Flags NEW YORK UP — It looks like the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers for the World Series again, come October. At least, that’s the way It appears to this writer who personally scouted the 12 major league clubs training in Florida and received reports from the United Press sports writers who covered the teams which conditioned in Arizona. It’s strictly guesswork, for it’s still spring when the rookies are blooming, but our pre-season dope h*s the teams finishing thiS'way: National American Brooklyn .\ew York St. Louis Cleveland Milwaukee ““ Chicago New York — - Boston Philadelphia Washington Cincinnati Philadelphia Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Baltimore The Dodgers look like the class club of both leagues. They did last spring, too, and went on to clinch the National League pennant the earliest in £pe history of the circuit, only to fall before the Yankees in the World Series. Under a new manager, Walter Alston, the Dodgers have power, the best defensive clqb in the league, and with Don Newcombe back could well come up with the best pitching. They have fellows on the bench who would be- regulars with other clubs. It should be a tough battle between the Cardinals and Braves for the runnerup spot. The Braves will be hurt by the absence of Bobby Thomson, who broke an ankle in spring training, and it may be they gave up too much pitching to get the former Giant Danny O'Connell from the Pirates. The Cardinals strengthened by buying pitcher Vie Raschi from the Yankees and if two of

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have the speed and spirit a championship club needs. A lot of Chicago’s chances depend on whether 20-game winner Virgil Trucks can have another season like he did in 1953. Lou Boudreau’s Red mox will miss Ted Williams and may have too much young blood, although the youth movement is bound to pay dividends in the way of a pennant -before too many years. The Senators have a team tailor-made for spacious Griffith Stadium but lack the power it takes to win games on the road. But there isn’t a better manager in baseball than Bucky Harris, who seems to be able to take over castoffs from other clubs and develop them into stars. Philadelphia figures to improve under (Eddie Joost, but the new A’s, pilot just • doesn’t have the horses. Neither does Freddie Hutchinson of the Tigers ttor Jimmy Dykes of the Oriolds.

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Bluffton Football Coach Resigns Post BLUFFTON, Ind., UP Les Dold, Bluffton high school football coach the last five seasons, has resigned to enter business. Dold time here from Danville high school where he coached two seasons after being graduated from Butler University. ,

NOTICE My office will be closed All Day Saturday, April 10. I will be out of town. DR. RAY STINGELY