Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 118, Decatur, Adams County, 19 May 1955 — Page 7

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Annual Dinner For Bowlers Here May 25 The annual banquet and election meeting of the Decatur city bowling association will be held at the Moose home in this city next Wednesday evening, May 26, at 6 o'clock. Two outstanding national bowling figures will be in attendance and will speak briefly. The two guests will be Frank Baker, executive secretary of the American Bowling Congress, and Joe Norris, hall of fame bowler. Local bowling association officials expressed the good fortune in having these nationally prominent guests as speakers in Decatur, and urged all bowlers attend next Wednesday’s annual meeting. Sponsors of local bowling teams are invited to attend with their team members. Officers will be elected during the meeting. Tickets for the banquet are priced at only €5 cents and may be purchased at Mies Rcrcation, the G. E. Club, or from Robert Mutachler, association president, or Oran L. Schults, association secretary. AU tickets must be purchased by Monday at 6 p.m., and there will be no tickets sold at the door. Following the meeting, free entertainment and refreshments will be on the program for the balance of the evening at Mies Recreation. Arrest Chicago Man On Speeding Charge State police arrested Warren E. Heany. Chicago, 111., for exceeding the state speed limit on highway 224 in Magley yesterday. Heany posted a sl4-75 bond for appearance.

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Hal Jeffcoat Staff) As Relief Pitcher CHICAGO (INS) —The change from the outfield to the pitching slab apparently has agreed with Hal Jeffcoat of the Chicago Cuba who ia rapidly becoming one of baaeball's outstanding relief artists. The 30-year-old right hander credits former knuckle ball ace Dutch Leonard with much of his success. Leonard, who is the pitching coach of the Cuba, spent countless hours with Jeffcoat. Leonard's patience paid off again Wednesday when Jeffcoat turned in two sparkling relief performances to enable file Cubs to sweep a double header from the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field. Jeffcoat won his fourth straight game in relief in the second game by allowing one run In six innings for a 7 to 5 victory. The former centerfielder saved the first game tor Sad Sam Jones, of no hit fame, when he put out a budding Philadelphia rally in the ninth inning to enable Jones to record hfc fifth victory of the year, 3 to 2. The Phillies, who gave Jeffcoat considerable trouble in 1954 have become “the favorit counsins" for the South Carolina born hurler. In his 19 2-3rds innings of relief work, Jeffcoat has worked 13 2-3rds innings against the Phillies and only has given up one earned run. He has whipped Philadelphia three consecutive times this year. Until Wednesday, Jeffcoat had pitched seven innings against the Phillies-all in Philadelphia - and had not given up a single run. Jeffcoat admits that it was a long grind from the time he decided to give up the outfield for the bullpin. He says that “sometimes the change takes four or five years and many times, it is a complete flop.” The Cubs, who have taken over ; seconf place in the National League race, have not had a reliefer in their pitching ranks for sometime to compare with Jeffcoat.

Drug Peddler Seen In Johnson's Room PHILADELPHIA (INS) — Investigators probing the alleged doping of Harold Johnson in his nationally televised fight with Julio Mederos May 6 at Philadelphia * learned that a police figure with a record of 10 arrests on narcotics s charges had been in his dressing ; room. i Johnson, at a hearing of the i Pennsylvania state athletic comf mission identified the visitor as - Louis Saccaroma, of Miami, Fla. Police said Saccaroma had been r arrested in Philadelphia, Detroit B and New York and served a term , in prison for violating the federal . drug act. However, Johnson said Saccaroma was not the man who gave f him the so-called “good luck ort ange" Into which physicians be- _ lieve the barbiturate may have j beep injected. , It was the testimony of the com- ' mission doctors that Johnson had been drugged that promoted Gov. L George M. Leader to ban bdYing , in the state for 9ff days. Johnson ’ repeated that he could not identify r the man who gave him the orange , the day of the fight. The fighter, his manager, hand- ’ lers and Pete Moran, the match- , maker, were charged by the com- ! mission with participating in a “sham and collusive exhibition.'* t In addition, Moran was accused , of having a financial interest in r the boxer in violation of commis- , sion rules. Johnson, however, denied that Moran owned any part I of him. Indiana Is Winner ■ Os Big State Meet ’ BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (INS) — j Olympic star Milt Campbell won three events in guiding Indiana to j a lop-sided victory in the Big State . twilight track meet at Bloomington e Wednesday night. g IU tallied 111 points to swamp s Notre Dame with 72.5 and Purdue B with 25.25. The Boilermakers actually had trouble staying in third r as Ball State closed in with 24.25. i- DePauw was fourth with 21. and r then came Wabash 15, Butler 14, i- Valparaiso 6, Franklin 4, and Anderson 0.

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County Horseshoe Team Wins Opener The Adams county horseshoe team won its first game of the season Sunday, defeating Swayzee, 23-9. This is the first year that Adams county has entered a team in the Indiana state horseshoe league, which is divided into northern and southern divisions. The winners of the two divisions will meet on a neutral court for the state title at the close of the season. Other teams in the northern division are Swaysee, Wabash, Gary,, Lafayette and Frankfort. Adams county’s next match will be at Wabash Sunday, June 5. Mechanics Seek To Speed Up Race Cars INDIANAPOLIS (INS)' — Mechanics have taken to the can openers in their search for the speed they feel will be necessary to get into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 500-mile race. The Sumar Special with 1953 rookie of the year Jimmy Daywait, of Indianapolis, in the cockpit was the main casualty of the shears department. Streamlining plus was the word for the Sumar when it arrived but the heavy footed driver could get no more than 136 or 137 niph out of the buggy. So mechanics tore off the four fenders and clipped some of the window dressing. In a practice run, Daywalt cranked off a lap at 138 plus mph. Art Cross, 1952 rookie of the year from LaPorte, Ind. took his Belanger Special on a 139 mph trip around the two and one half mile oval, Wednesday. Troy Ruttman, winner of the 1952 Speedway auto classic, finally got the powerful, but temperamental Novi eight into the 139.5 mph class and appeared ready to try qualifying this week end. Eight of the 33-car race day positions were taken last week end in the 10 mile test runs necessary to get into the field. The remaining 44 cars at the track will get a chance to qualify either Saturday or Sunday for the May 30th race. Most observers believe it will take at least 139.2 mph to make the grade and the drive is toward that goal.

Indians Bury Bosox Under 19-0 Score NEW YORK (INS) —The Cleveland Indians could have given the British regulars a pointer or two on how to conduct a Boston Massacre. *■ . _ _ The Regulars tfave the Colonists a chance to withdraw before opening fire in the/1770 incident. But the Indians were absolutely merciless in the 1955 version Wednesday as the dealt the Red Sox a 19 to 0 beating-one of the worst In the 33-year history of Fenway Park. The score fell two runs short of the American League shutout record of 31-0 posted by Detroit 'over Chicago 54 years ago. The mark was equaled by the New York Yankees against Philadelphia in mo. Not only did the Tribe club the Sox into the ground with 19 blows three of them home runs, but they kept their victims handcuffed all the while. Rookie southpaw sensation Herb Score permitted just three hits. The 21-year-old $60,000 bonus pitcher struck out nine to raise his total to 66 in 56 innings. He set down the first eight batters in a row before issuing the first of his three walks, to Willard Nixon It was the fourth victory in six starts for the left handed Bob Feller and the second at Boston's expense. Score’ beat the Sox, 2 to 1, at Cleveland May 1 while striking out a near record 16. The fast balling freshman, .who faced only 33 batters, didn’t allow a hit until Sammy White doubled in the fifth. The Indians got the only run they needed off Nixon in the second inning on singles by Dave Pope and Dave Philley and an infield out. They scored two more in the fourth, 11 runs in the fifth and five more in the seventh* Vic Wertz drove-In five runs in the big fifth with a grand slam homer and a single, two more short of the major league record fir an inning. Ralph Kiner and Hank Majeski added solo blasts.

The New York Yankees took over second place behind the Indians by drubbing the Chicago WTiite Sox, 11 to 6. Washington beat Kansas City, 7 to 2, and Detroit decisioned Baltimore, 6 to 3 in ten innings. *4n the only scheduled night contests, Brooklyn lost its third straight. 9 to 2, nt St. Dlhiis, and the New York Giants defeated Milwaukee. 4 to 2, to send the Braves from second down to fifth place. Chicago took over second place, 7H games out, by beating Philadelphia twice, 3 -2 and 7-5. Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh, 5 to 1. Mickey Mantle's grand slam homer and Eddie Robinson’s solo poke were the big blows for the Yankees. Vern Stephens hit two for the White Sox and Jim Rivera and Clint Courtney bagged one each. Chisox outfielder Minnie Minoso was hit on the head by a Bob Grim pitch. X-rays proved negative but he remained in a hospital overflight. Southpaw Johnny AManelli scattered six hits as he outpitched lefty Warren Spahn before 35,102 fans at County Stadium. Joe Adcock gave the Braves the lead for (our innings with his second inning homer. The Braves played without third baseman Ed Mathews, who underwent an appendectomy operation easier Wednesday night. The slugging infielder will be out of action for a month. The Phillies, who have lost 15 of their last 16, failed first with Cunt Simmons and then with Murry Dickson. Hal Jeffcoat preserved Sant Jones' victory in the opener with ninth inning relief vvbi'k and then replaced John Andrb’in the fourth Inning of the afterpiece to record his fourth win Bob Morgan, Stan Lopata and Dickson homered for the Phils in the-- second (same and the Cubs retaliated with (our baggers by Ted Tappe, Ernie Banks and Boh Speake. Ted Kluszewski’s two-run hotner In the first inning at Cincinnati and Rudy Mina 1 tin's six hitter were enough to take care of Pittsburgh.

miiwd AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Club W. L. Pct. G.B. Minneapolis .. 23 11 .678 Omaha 19 14 .576 3% Louisville •_ 18 14 .563 4 Toledo 18 16 .529 5 Denver 17 19 .472 7 St. Paul 16 18 .471 7 Charleston ... 12 21 .361 10% Indianapolis 13 23 .361 11 r Wednesday'a Results Indianapolis- 10. Charleston 7. Omaha 7. St. Paul 3. Toledo 10. Louisville 9. Minuoapolla at Denver, rain.

Eddie Mathews Os Braves Has Surgery MILWAUKEE (INS) — Third base-star Eddie Mathews of the Milwaukee Braves was recuperating from an appendectomy today but the National League's 1964 home run king will be lost to the team for one month. The latest blow to Brave pennant plans took place late Wednesday when Mathews was operated on by club physician, Dr. Irwin Schultz In a Milwaukee hospital. — Willie Pep Winner Over Gil Cadilli WILLIE PEP WINNER DETROIT (INS) — Former featherweight champion Willie Pep, 32, pounded out a unanimous 10round decision over Gil Cadilli of Los Angeles in a nationally televised bout Wednesday night at Detroit. The Hartford, Conn., veteran, who weighed 128% to his opponent's 126%, avenged a recent split decision loss in California to the 23-year-old Cadilli. Driver Is Killed As Auto Is Overturned ROCKVILLE. Ind. (INS) —Frank O. Tucker, 45. of Mecca, was killed Wednesday night when his car went out of control on U. S. 41 seven miles south of Rockville and overturned. The car went out of control on a curve and skidded 311 feet before overturning several times on the highway. Richard Delp, <B, of Mecca also, who said he was riding with Tucker, was found some time after the accident dazed and injured walking near his home. MAJOi. AMERICAN LEAGUE Club W. L. Pct. G.B. Cleveland .... 21 10 .667 New York .... 19 11 .633 1% Chicago 18 11 .621 2 Detroit 17 15 .531 4% Boston 15 19 .444 7% Washington .. 12 18 .400 8% Kansas City .. 12 19 .387 9 Baltimore .... 10 21 .323 11 Wednesday’s Results New York 11, Chicago 6. Cleveland 19. Boston 0. Washington 7. Kansas City 2. .Detroit

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Club W. L. Pct G.B. Brooklyn 25 7 .781 Chicago 18 15 .545 7% St. Louis ..... 15 13 .536 8 New York .... 16 14 .533 8 Milwaukee ... 17 15 .531 8 Cincinnati .... 12 18 .400 12 Pittsburgh ... 11 20 .355 13% Philadelphia .. 9 21 .300 15 Wednesday's Results Chicago 3-7, Philadelphia 2-5. Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh’ i. St. Louis 3, Brooklyn 2. New York 4, Milwaukee 2.

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Call Practices For Pony League Teams j First practice sessions for Decatur’s two Pony League teams were announced today. Al Gillig, manager of the Cardinals, Issued a call for all team members to report at Worthman field Friday evening at 6 o'clock, and Harold Thieme, manager of the Braves, issued a practice Sall for 12 noon Saturday at McMillen field.

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