Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 115, Decatur, Adams County, 16 May 1955 — Page 7

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White Sox Cut Indians' Lead By Double Win NEW YORK (INS) — The Chk cago White Box are rocking and rolling' toward the American League lead today and the guy who’s helping supply much of their “go go** is rookie righthander Dick Donovan. The 27-year-old Donovan hurled his third straight shutout Sunday as the Chisox swept a double header from the Washington Senators, 3 to 0 and 5 to 4, to move within a game of the pace-setting Cleveland Indians. The double win gave Marty Marion's club six wins in their last seven starts. Donovan rationed the Nats to three singles as he won his fourth game in five decisions. The right hander blanked the Red Sox April 29 with a four hitter and gave up nine hits in whitewashing the Tigers May 8. In a four inning relief stint against Washington after his second shutout, the Quincy, Mass., hurter yielded a homer to Mickey Vernon of the Senators which broke his string of scoreless innings. Sandy Consuegra turned in a masterful relief chore in the second game and notched his third win against no losses when George KeH doubled home the winning run in the ninth inning, breaking a 4-4 tie. The Indians split a pair with the Baltimore Orioles, bounding back to win the nightcap, 5 to 0, on a seven hit shutout by Mike Garcia after Jim Wilson and Ray Moore held them to five hits as the Orioles took the opener, 4 to 1. over Bob Lemon. The New York Yankees split I with the Kansas City Athletics, winning the second game, 8 to 4. after Bobby Shantz beat them, 4 to 3, with a six hitter. Bob Turley won his sixth game in seven starts in the nightcap. Boston's Red Sox made it five straight by besting Detroit, 10 to 4, but the Bengals ended the string by winning the second contest, 9 to 3. In the National League, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Cin-1 cinnati Red legs, 7’, to 1. for Don Newcombe’s fifth win without a loss, and then the Redlegs evened matters by taking the finale, 11' to 4. The Ftodger league lead remained at nine games when the New York Giants divided with the Chi- j cago Cubs, copping the second [ game, 9 to 4, after the Bruins won | the opener, 5 to 2. The Philadelphia Phillies broke a 13 game losing streak when (Robin Roberts hurled them to a 9 to 1 victory over the Milwaukee Braves after the Braves won the first game, 6 to 5. Gordon Jones tossed a three hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals took advantage of three errors to beat the Pittsburgh Pirated, 5 to 1 in a single contest. , Lemon suffered bis second loss against six wins as he yielded all the runs and nine hits to the last place Birds. Moore took over for Wilson in the eighth to preserve the win. Garcia, notching his third win

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■» ... ■■•■■■ against three losses, got all the runs he needed when the Tribe scored twice in the first inning while forcing put starter Bob Kuzava. Shantz also was supplied his margin of victory in the first inning. The A's made four runs off lefty Ed Lopat, three on a homer by Bill Wilson. Turley fanned 12 anil* allowed five hits, but the fastballing right hander failed to go the distance for the first time this season. Bob, who walked eigh, had to have help in the ninth from Jim Konstanty. Turley’s dozen strikeouts gave him a majors’ high total of 69. The big Yankee blow in the second game was a bases loaded inside the park homer by Irv Noren in the sixth off Ray Herbert. ExYank Enos Slaughter homered for the A’s. The Red Sox backed elongated Frank Sullivan with two five run explosions to get him his fourth win, but the Tigers, erupting with a 15 hit attack, including homers by Ferris Fain and Jim Delsing, took the second game behind rookie Duke Maas. Eddie Joost spoiled the rookie's bid for a Shut out with an eighth inning homer. Newcombe was helped by two run homers by Duke Snider and Gil Hodges and the standout man in the second game was Ted Kluszewski, who homered and got three singles to account for five Redleg tallies. Rookie lefthander Karl Spooner made his first start tor the Bums this season and was driven out in the third inning. The Phillies broke Iftto the win column by scoring six runs in the third inning. In all, six Milwaukee pitchers gave up 14 hits and 12 walks. Robert allowed seven hits, including a homer by Bill Bruton. Ed Mathews hit two homers and Del Crandall singled home the winning run in the eighth inning of the first game. I - Prominent Hoosier Net Official Dies al semces will be held In Franklin Wednesday afternoon for Thomas L. Baker, 49, principal of Central junior high school at Anderson and prominent high school basketball referee who died of a heart attack Sundry aftewwwm in 84r< John's hospital in Anderson. BurI ial also will be in Franklin. Baker suffered a heart attack at the school two weeks ago and i had been under an oxygen tent ’ since. The widow survives. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. G.B. Minneapolis -22 10 .688 Louisville a... 17 12 .586 3*6 Omaha 17 13 .567 4 Toledo ....16 15 .516 5*4 St. Paul 15 16 .484 6% Denver 16 18 .471 7 Indianapolis .12 21 .364 10(4 Charleston ... 10 20 .333 11 SUNDAY’S RESULTS Indianapolih 3-5. Toledo 2-2 Louisville 5-5. Charleston 0-0 Minneapolis 6, St. Paul 5 Denver 6. Omaha 5

Klenk's Wins ft Second Start In Fed Loop Klenk’s of Decatur made it two in a row in the Federation league Sunday afternoon, defeating Colonial Oil, 6-3, at Worthman field. After three scoreless innings, Klenk’s broke the with’ a run in the fourth, added two Ta the fiftli and another singleton in the sixth for a 4-0 lead. Colonial, however, scored once in the seventh and twice in the eighth to cut the margin to 4-3, but Klenk’s came back with two in the bottom of the eighth for the victory. In other league games Sunday, Corner Lunch edged Club Manhattan, 4-3; Monroeville blanked Payne. 9-0; Rockford defeated McComb, 10-3, and Van Wert whipped American Linen, 11-3. Colonial Oil AB R H E Perrey, ss ... 5 0 2 2 Koehl, 3b 4 0 2 0 Boylan, lb a.. 4 0 0 0 Patnoude, If 3 0 0 0 Borror, cf a 3 1 0 0 Mumma. c 4 11—0 . Andes, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rudney, rs 2 0 0 0 a-Adams 1 0 0 0 Rick, p ...’. 3 12 0 TOTALS 33 3 7 2 Klenk’s AB R H E Williams, If 4 12 0 Gillig, 2b 4 110 Crist, ss 3 0 0 0 Hoehammer, lb .. 4 1 2 0 Reed, 3b 4 0 10 Masters, rs ... 4 12 0 Bowen, cf 4 2 10 Minnich, c 3 0 0 0 Andrews, c 10 0 0 Groves, p 3 0 0 1 TOTALS 34 6 9 1 a —Singled for Rudney in 9th. Score by innings: Colonial Oil 000 000 120—3' Klenk’s 000 121 02x—6 Bo Wininger Wins Arlington Tourney HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (INS) —Bo i Wininger of Oklahoma City, Okla., ! pocketed 32,400 in prize money for winning the 315,000 Arlington open golf tournament at Hot Springs. Wininger with a four under par 68 final round Sunday wound up with a 270 stroke total-five better than his neatest rivals, Dr. Cary Middlecoff of Memphis, Term., . .ttaug.klord of K lames betake . . Y., who had 2755. . Muncie Star Added To Indiana Stars INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —Muncie muscleman Gene Flowers will wear jersey number 6 in the two charity all star basketball games between Indiana and Kentucky prep luminaries, Flowers joins Wittie Merriweather, of Crispus Attacks. Wilson Eison, of Gary Roosevelt; Jim Henry, of New Albany; Don Bates, of Jasper, and Charley Lyons, of Fort Wayne North. The 10 man Hoosier squad will play Kentucky in Indianapolis, June 18, and go to Louisville for a return game, June 20. Proceeds from both games will go to aid the blind. AMERICAN LEAGUE * W. L. Pct. G.B. Cleveland .... 20 9 .690 Chicago 18 9 .667 1 New York ..: 17 11 .607 2*4 Detroit 16 14 .533 4*4 Boston 14 18 .438 7(4 Washington 11 17 .393 8(4 Kansas City .11 18 .379 ? Baltimore 9 20 .310 11 NATIONAL league W. L. Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 25 5 .833 New York ... 15 13 .536 9 Milwaukee 16 14 .533 9 Chicago 16 15 ,516 9(4 St. Louis 12 13 .480 10(4 Pittsburgh ... 11 17 393 13% Cincinnati 10 18 .357 14 Philadelphia . 9 19 .321 15 SATURDAY'S RESULTS AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 7, Detroit 6. Boston 3, Kansas .City 1 (13 innings). . . • V “".f’' Other games postponed, rein. NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 8. New York 0. Milwaukee 5. Philadelphia 4. Brooklyn 13. Cincinnati 2. Si. Louis 6. Pittsburgh 0. SUNDAY'S RESULTS AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 4-0. Cleveland 14. Kanaaa City 4-4. New fork 3-8. Chicago 3-5. Washington 0-4. Boston 10-3. I»elrolt 4-9. NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn 7-4. Cincinnati 1-117* Cnlvago 5-4. New York 2 9. Milwaukee 6-1. Philadelphia 5-9. ’ Cl. Loulu 3, Pittsburgh 1.

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Decatur Team Wins League Game Sunday Sautbine & Simerman home builders, of Dedatur, defeated Clear Creek, 8-2, in the B & L league Sunday afternoon at Clear Creek. Clear Creek took an early 1-0 lead but the local team broke loose for four runs in the fifth and added four more tallies to coast to an easy victory. The local team will meet Murray, in another league game next Sunday at Bluffton. Decatur AB R H E Petrie, ss fc . 3 0 0 0 Sautbine, 3b, 2b 5 112 Conrad, If 4 0 ,0 0 Ladd, ,p, cf 3 110 Knittie, P, lb 2 2 1-1 Plumley, 2b, c 5 111 Busse, e, 3b - 5 0 2 0 Kiser, rs ...-.I 0 0 0 0 Reinking, p 1 0 V 0 Thieme, rs ... 3 11 0 Blrrientos, ss 4 4? 3 3 Becker, lb 3 » 11 Totals 38 8 11 8 Clear Creek AB ft H E R. Metzger, 2b 3 0 0 2 Fulton, 3b 5 0 10 Stouder, p .. 4 0 0 0 Miller, as,.l 1 2 2 Hostetler, cf 5 0 0 0 Rabb, c 5 0 0 1 Hammel, lb ... 4 0 0 0 V. Metzger, rf3 1 0 ff Drew, If 3 0 0 0 Hipensteel, rs a lO 0 0 Totals ... 37 2 3 5 Score by innings: Decatur 000 041 120—8 Clear Creek 010 000 001—2 Dutch Harrison Is Greenbrier Winner WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. (INS) —Veteran D(fi.ch Harrison of St. Louis won first prize in the SIO,OOO Greenbrier open golf tournament Sunday with a par 70 round which gave him a 260 for the 72 hole test. Ed (Parky) Oliver, Lemont, 111., fell one stroke short of deadlocking Harrison despite a torrid 64 in his final round. Oliver Mdw bis chance on the last hole and wound up in a 270 tie with Pete Tohmson of Australia, Jackie Burke of Kiamesha Lake, N. Y., and Mike Souchak of Durham, N. C. , I 1 Major League Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE L ’ Batting m JBMk Power, K. C- 86 34 Kuenn, Detroit 129 50 .388 Kaline, Detroit .... 116 44 .379 - Home Runs .— Mantle (New York) and Zernial (Kansas City) 10; Lollar (Chicago), Kaline (De--1 troit), Bauer (New York) and Jensen (Boston) 7. Rdns Batted In — Zernial (Kansas City) and Vernon (Washington), 28; Kaline (Detroit) 26. Runs—Mantle and Bauer, (NewYork) 29; Smith (Cleveland), 26. Stolen Bases—Minoso (Chicago) 6; Kaline (Ijetrolt) Busby (Washington) ( and JenseiF (Boston) 4. — • .Pitching Turley (New York) 6-1; Lemon (Cleveland), 6-2; Gromek (Detroit) 5-2. NATIONAL LEAGUE Batting AB H Pct. Mueller. New York 106 44 .415 Campanella, Bkyn. . 113 40 .354 Virdon, St. Louis .. 79 28 .354 Home Runs —Snider (Brooklyn) 11; Furillo (Brooklyn) 9; Kluszewski and Post (Cincinnati) 8. Runs Batted In—Snider (Brooklyn) 36; Campanella (Brooklyn), 33; Furillo (Brooklyn) 29. •Runs — Snider (Brooklyn), 34; Aaron (Milwaukee) and Dark (New York) 25. Stolen Bases — Boyer (St. Louis) and Gilliam (Brooklyn) 5; Temple and Harmon (Cincinnati), 4. Pitching Newcombe and Erskine (Brooklyn) 5-0; Hearn (New York) 5-2. Building Blocks Lost Off Truck An unknown truck lost several limestone building blocks at the Erie crossing west of Decatur on U. S. highway 224 early this morning. A passing motorist saw the blocks on the tracks and along the roadside and reported it to Decatur police. The police and sheriff Merle Affolder investigated, moving,the blocks from the tracks. An effort to locale the driver of the truck was unsuccessful. Sunday Worshipers Routed By Fire CHICAGO (INS) — Fire which caused an estimated SIOO,OOO damage routed 500 Sunday worshipers from St. Vincent De Paul Catholic church on the DePaul university campus. No nne was Injured as 10 ushers guided the congregation out of the church after the Rev. John Murphy, assistant pastor, saw smoke curling from the choir loft celling. The fire was believed to have been caused by defective wiring.

Marciano Is Heavy Favorite To Win Tonight SAN FRANCISC.O (INS)—Rocky Marciano, an overwhelming 9 to I ! favorite. meets Britain's Don Coc kell tonight In the first international, heavyweight title fight in 15 years. Coekell is figured to have only one chance against the heavyweight champion —by opening Marciano's untested nose before he is tagged by Rocky’s explosive fists. Oddsmakers in Las Vegas, where betting is legal, rate the champion a 9 to 1 favorite, and there are wagers of ,5 to 1 Coekell will fail to last the 15 rounds scheduled to Start jat 10 p.m. (CDT) in San Francisco’s Kezar Stadium. Coekell, the first Britisher to have a crack at the heavyweight crown since durable Tommy Farr lost a 15 round decision to Joe Louis in 1937, in apparently undisturbed by the odds. He says Marciano’s glistening record of 47 straight wins, 41 by knockout, was achieved at the expense of “old men like Joe Louis and Joe Wolcott.” Cockell’s record is fair,* but looks spotty compared with Rocky's unmarked slate. The British empire champion has won 61 of 72 fights, 36 by knockout. But he can be hit. Five of his 10 losses were by knockduts, and he has never faced a murderous puncher like Marciano. Between 25.000 and 30,000 persons are expected to watch the outdoor bout in person, and hundreds of thousands more will see it on closed theater television in 53 <jties. There will be NO home television, but the fight will be broadcast over a nationwide hook up. International title fights are in heavyweight ranks. The last one was in 1940, when Louis stopped Arturo Godoy. A win by Coekell would rate with the most stunning upsets iu ring history. Only once did a heavyweight win the title when he was as much of a short ender. That was when Jim Braddock, a 10 to 1 underdog, decisioned Max Baer iu 1935. BOWLING SCORES , O. E. ALEEVS ••■*--4 Men's Feetery Lssflfte ' (Final Standings Second Half) W L ' Rotors ■- 32 19 Flanges 30 21 Stators 25% 25*4 ’ Office No. 1 24 27 Office No. 2 23% 28% Shafts ...119 32 200 scores: Beery 214. Sheets 201, Shoaf 210-238, Schultz 238. Note: Rotors wop the league title in a roll off with the flanges, the first half winners. » G. E. Fraternal (Final Standing Second Half) W L West End Restaurant ..y 32 19 Riverview Gardens 30 21 Peterson Elevator 29 22 K. of C 26 25 Teeple Truck Line £5 26 G. E. Club. 23 28 Elks 20 31 Monroeville Lumber .— 19 32 6(b) series: C. Crates 645 (220-234-191); Al Buuck 622 (172-258-192): Bob Lord 627 (211-193-223). 200 scores: Petrie 225, Zelt 203, Bultemeier 228, Cook 203, Faulkner 203. G. Schultz 237, Beery 201, P. Hoffman 215, Ulman 207. G. E. Women’s League (Final Standing Second Half) W L High Spots 32 19 Last Frames 28 23 Office 25 26 Spares 20 31 High scores: McDonald 165, Halljertitadt^^L-ft-Rpfthotds 160. MASONIC Entered Apprentice Degree at 7:30 P. M. Tuesday, May 17 Theo. G. Hill, W.M.

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Garrett Winner Os NEIC Golf Title The Garrett Railroaders won the annual Northeastern Indiana conference golf tourney, held at the Kendallville country club Saturday. Garrett won the title with a score of 361. Kendallville was second with 380, and the Decatur Yellow Jackets were third with 396. Fort Waytie CbncOrdia 'was fourth with 39ft City fifth with 14? and New Haven sixth with 462. Tad Schihidt, of Garrett, was the low medalist with an 82. Paul Schmidt, Decatur, won a bronze medal for fifth place with a 92. Other Decatur golfers were Roger Eley, John Hammond and Bill Zwick. The Yellow Jackets will compete in the sectional meet at Fort Wayne next Saturday. Other schools entered are Pendleton, Alexandria, Anderson, Angola, Fort Wayne Central, Fort Wayne Central Catholic, Muncie Central. Columbia City, Fort Wayne Concordia, Elmhurst. Garrett, Huntertown, Kokomo. Marion. Peru. Fort Wayne South, South Whitley, Tipton and Winchester. If you nave somecning to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

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Red Sox Practice Tuesday Afternoon The Red Sox team ol the Decatur Little League will Hold its first practice session at 3:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at McMillen field. Ray Bleeke, manager, reJjllieM® all teara to be present. - . Eight Qualify For 500-Mile Classic INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Record breaking Jack McGrath of Inglewood, Calif., leads the fastest first eight qualifiers in history to win positions in the 600 mile Memorial Day auto race at the Indianapolis Speedway. McGrath, who set new single lap and four lap trial test records a year ago only to see both marks erased Sunday by Bill Vukovich of Fresno, Calif., came-back later In the day to regain his speed honors with a sizsling fast qualification run. The Inglewood comet roared over the two and one half mile oval for a new single lap record speed of 143.793 miles per hour. McGrath also set a new four lap record of 142.580 mph. He needed all of his speed to keep apace of the lightning fast field.

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Freddie Agabashlan of Albany, Calif., also qualified in the second fastest time ever registered at the Speedway—l42.9o2 for one lap and 141.933 for the four laps. Vukevich, who is seeking a precedent breaking three straight victories in the annual classic, was tided in 141.309 for a single lap and 141.071 for the full test route. The Fresno Flash won the big race, in 1953 and 1954. Other qualifiers Sunday included Sam Hanks, Burbank, Calif., Andy Linden, Manhattan Beach, Calif., and Walt Faulkner, Long Beach, Calif. Jerry Hoyt of Indianapolis and Tony Bettenhausen of Tinley Park, 111., made the entry grade Saturday, despite a 36 mph wind which caused other aspirants to postpone their trial runs to a later date. The average speed of the eight drivers to qualify is 140.574 mph as compared with 139.762 for last year’s first eight. Other trial runs will be held next Saturday and Sunday. Fifty-seven drivers are competing for the 33-limit entry list. Hoyt, as the first day’s fastest qualifier, was given the pole position for the big race. The lineup now for the first eight to qualify is: First Row Hoyt, Betterhausen, McGrath Second Row - Agabashlan, Vukovich, Hanks Jthird Row Faulkner, linden.