Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 202, Decatur, Adams County, 27 August 1955 — Page 6

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SPORTS

Klenks Defeat Rockford Team: Series Is Even Decatur Klenks, fighting with their backs to the wall and with all the stubborn traits of their popular manager came from behind in the ninth inning at Rockford, O. last night to even the Federation league play-off series at a game each by defeating the tough Rockford team 8-6. The third of the best of five game series will be staged Sunday after-

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noon at Worthman field and it promise* to be a wham-bang affair. Friday night’s game had everything a baseball fan would want, from umpire rhubarbs to great double plays. Hitting Was better by both teams than in the first game. Hopes £re bright again In the local camp with Ferd Klenk, owner of the local team, says his men are going all out to gain the odd game advantage Sunday. Winner of the play-offs will represent northern Indiana in the national tournament to be held in September. Lineup and summary of Friday’s game: Decatur AB R H Rouden. 2b - 5 2 2 Bowen, ct .... - 5 2 3 Crist, ss 4 0 1

Hoehammer, lb --—. 5 2 2 Reed, 3b 4 11 Andrews, c . 3 11 Williams, rs .......— 4 0 2 Krueckeberg. If ..... 4 0 1 Grover, p --—..... 200 Doerhmann, p 2 0 0 TOTALS ...... 38 8 13 Rockford AB R H Carr, 3b 1 2 » 0 Esmond, If ...-i-— 3 1.0 Young. If ....—-. — 0 0 0 Fox. cf 4 0 1 Doan. 2b ...—» 4 12 Snyder, c 4 0 0 Griggs, rs 4 0 0 Reynolds, lb. p 2 11 Herandez, ss —..— 4 10 Mottinger, p —l-... 10 0 Lee, p 10 0 Jordon, p 0 0 0 Koch, p 1 0 1 TOTALS 29 6 5 Each team made two errors. Score by Innings: Decatur - 110 020 103 — 8 Rockford 300 020 010 — 6

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Dodgers Might Be Heading For Serious Worry NEW YORK (INS) —The quiet* man from Ohio, Smokey Alston, is beginning to hit the aspirin bottle with increasing regularity at Brooklyn over a situation he regretfully terms “no laughing mutter.” Wftile Sasey Stengel, Al Lopez and Marty Marion have been wearing each other down playing leapfrog in the souped up American League race, Alston has been knocking himself out trying to straighten out a Dodger club (hat reeled off a record ten straight, never to be headed, at the start of the season and now is teetering backwards with thrge wins in its last 11 games. Lopez' Cleveland Indians made the latest A. L. jump, into second place, Friday night by turning back Stengel’s New York Yankees, 5 to 2. The defeat left the Yanks still in command, by one game, with Chicago another half game back in third place by losing to •Washington, 10 to 0, on Pedro Ramos’ two hitter. Boston held fast five games back in fourth place with its 5 to 4 loss to Detroit and Kansas City completed 0 the A. L. picture by whipping Baltimore, 3 to 2. The Dodgers’ National League lead dwindled to ten games, ' Wir stortest margin since June 10, when they dropped their third straight to Cincinnati. 4 to 2. Milwaukee. 16% games back less than two weeks ago, knocked off New York, 7 to 1, for the Braves tenth win of their last dozen starts. Philadelphia muffed a chance to grab third place from the Giants by losing, 4 to 1, to St. Louis and Chicago downed Pittsburgh, 6 to 3. Alston, beset with injuries, insults and front office threats of moving to greener pastures, began to age visibly after Friday night’s defeat. ■■ He fell out of character the night before by snapping at a group of his charges laughing it up with newsmen after dropping their first doubleheader of the year. “What the ■ —’’ is there to laugh about?” Walter demanded. “I don’t see anything funny. ho laughing matter.” He was his usual philosophical self Friday night, however, although his remarks were mindful of the proveibial whistler in the dark. “1 don't feel any panic,” Alston explained. “That would be a little foolish with out lead. .It’s just that we look so lousy lately.” After Oil Hodges’ 23rd home run brought Carl Erskine even in the sixth inning, Ersk permitted the Redlegs to go- ahead in the seventh and they stayed in front on the efficient relief work of Buster Freeman, who saw action in all three games against the Brooks. This qpHfihg. saved fqr.Don Gross. Del CTamfitU's grand slam home run in the second inning was the big blow that accounted for Ruben Gomez's seventh defeat 4n 15 decisions with the Giants and propelled Bob Buhl to his 13th Braves win. League President Warren Giles

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Aussies Were Best In Singles Friday By JACK KRAMER Distributed by I.N.S. FOREST HILLS, N. Y. (INS) - America didn't lose the tjvo singles matches In Friday's Davis Qup play. We were simply beat’en. In both defeats. Viv Selxas and Tony Trabert played fine tennis, but they just didn’t have enough to hold off the calibre Os shots displayed by Ken Rosewall and Lewis Hoad. I have never seen Rosewall and Hoad look so sharp when the outcome meant so much. I thought Rosewall. In particular, was brilliant. . The little Aussie pulled a complete switch, passing up a full round of passing shots for a service and volley game. For a while Friday, he looked like the best net rusher in tennis. His service, thought to be a minor part of his game, was surprising. Without any question, his service and volley tactics helped most in putting Vic on the skids. But while most everybody figured Rosewall to be Australia's big favorite, the top development of the day was Hoad against Trabert. Harry Hopman, the Australian coach, said after the matches that Hoad's performance against Trabert was his best of the year. Harry said a mouthful. Hoad's service was tremendous. I think the kind of serve he was offering Friday would have bothered anyone in tennis today. He had plenty of speed and control, and what’s more important, he had plenty of length. When you’ve got all those things going for you, the other fellow is in trouble. Having been a big service man myself, I know exactly how much confidence getting the big one in gave Hoad. There is nothing so comforting as pouring that first one through there.

ordered Giants Captain Alvin Dark out of uniform indefinitely for his surprise two — inning appearance Thursday 18 days after h? suffered a broken rib. The Giants had been permitted to bring Billy Gardner up from Minneapolis on the supposition that Dark would remain out of action. Willard Schmidt’s five hitter ended Philadelphia's six game winstreak. Both the Cards and Phils executed four double plays to come within one of the two team major league record. Sam No Hit Junes pitched a three hitter for the Cutis at Pittsburgh. A Municipal Stadium throng of 43,652 saw the Indians take the second- game of the series with New York with a run in the third inning on singles by Ralph Kiner, Hoot Evers and Ferris Fain. Although he required ninth inning help from Ray Narleski, Bob Lemon recorded his 14th win against nine losses. Lefty Tommy Bryne lost his fourth in 16 decisions. The Yankees' only' > runs came on homers by Phil Ruzzuto and Gil McDougald. Chicago rookie sensation Dick Donovan lost hid 1 ’fifth In ’decisions as Ramos pitched his twohitter. Ramos was struck in the groin by a line drive early in the game but refused to retire and was permitted to continue after first aid. One of the two hits ujas a double by Minnie Minoso which extended Minnie’s batting streak to 19 games, longest string of the lear in the league. The Nats drove Donovan fro mthe mound in the first inning with six runs, three on homers by Ed Yost and Roy Sievers. Billy Hoeft spaced 11 Boston hits at Detroit to notch his 13tb win in 20 decisions. Two of the blows were homers by Sammy White and Jim Piersail. Bill Tuttle homered for the Tigers. Decatur Men Motor To I.D.E.A. Meeting Dr. Harry Hebble, Adams county Democrat chairman, Robert Cole, Democrat nominee for Mayor of Decatur and G. Remy Bierly, former state representative, left this morning for French Lick where they will hear the Truman address tonight. The address will be given in connection with the summer meeting of the Indiana Democratic Editorial association and will be the official kick-off for mayorality campaigns in Indiana cities. If you nave sometmng to sell oi rooms for rert, try a Democrat Want Ad It bring! results.

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"DAD CROSS" * Cont I nued from Page One) close family frlefid, on nature trips, taken In a rig drawn by an old white horse, formed a baste for such enormously popular novels early In the century aa "Freckles," and "A Girl of the Limber lost?’ The Jjeroine of the latter tale wan a composite of several Geneva girl* including Cross’ sister, Josephine, who since has died. After completion of high school in Geneva, Cross attended Purdue University and Valparaiso Univer sity. At Valparaiso, he met Mary Marguerite Pierce whom be subsequently married. At the outbreak of World War I, he joined the army and was assigned to Balloon School in Arcadia, Calif. While there, be occasionally saw his bride-to-be, then a resident of Loa Angeles. — After the war he began his adult career in the oil industry as a salesman for Standard Oil Company of Indiana. After a coupte of years with Standard, he formed bis own business in Geneva as an oil jobber for Sinclair. A year later, he and Mary Marguerite, whom he calls "Peg,” were married in Coldwater, Michigan. He sold his business in 1929, and for a rfhort time worked as a salesman for Indian OH Company, since absorbed by the Texas company. In 1930, he joined Sinclair as special representative in the company's marketing division in Ohio. He then began a nomadic existence with Mrs. Cross, and later with their son. David, now 21 and a senior engineering student at Bradley College, Peoria, 111., which has lasted throughout most of his career with Sinclair. The first three years, the Cross family virtually lived out of a suitcase commuting to better jobs with the company in Columbus, Indianapolis, and Chicago. Despite efforts to establish "permanent” hotaes in several cities, he was promoted to successively better jobs in a dozen cities in a number of states. On the route were Cleveland, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Mechanicsburg, Pa., and Fort Worth. After three years as manager of Sinclair’s Southwestern District with headquarters in Fort Worth, where he was in charge of marketing operations in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico, Cross took over his present job with headquarters In Chicago. He was elected vice president of Sinclair, and a director of Hughes Oil Company, a marketing subsidiary, in 1963. Despite his rigorous travel schedule and numerous responsibilities. he finds time for work with a number of civic and industry groups. Effective Dec. 1, he will take over as Great Lakes district chairman for the Oil Industry Information Committee, public relations arm of the American Petroleum Institute. Currently, be is district executive vice chairman. He also has been appointed area chairman for the Petroleum Section of the Community Fund. In addition, he is a member of the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry, Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, the Oil Men’s club, Chicago Sales ExecuChicago Athletic club, and Brookwood Country club. His home is in Glen Ellyn, Illinois:

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Races At New Bremen Create Much Interest NEW BREMEN, O. — The stock car racing at the world's fastest semi-banked half-mile dirt track, which is the New Bremen speedway. will be wide open for the remainder of the summer and fall dates. That the racing will be even faster than ever was assured this week by an announcement by Speedway President Frank Dicke. He said, in effect, “The lid's off! Anything goes!” Dicke has decided to switch to open competition, allowing any and all modifications to engines and chasis. By eliminating all restrictions on engines and bodies, Dicke gives the area’s top stock drivers the green light to use their ingenuity. The wide open competition is the most liberal allowed drivers anywhere in the country. It'll be interesting to see what the boys come up with Sunday when the stocks again roll on the long, banked New Bremen speedway. The track itself is rOck hard and smooth —ready for the worst the drivers can do to it in the way of speed. Time trials Sunday begin at 1 p.m.. with the first race at 2:30. Dicke has just about completed plans for the big Labor Day holiday twin-bill. Next Sunday, the hottest race attraction in the nation, The All-American Racing club sprint cars, beaded by Tom Cherry and Pete. Allen, roll again in a 50lap feature at New Bremen, where they put on one of their top performances Independence Day. Monday, Labor Day itself, sportsman and modified cars mix it up in wide open competition with a 25-lap holiday feature.

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MAJOR AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. New York 77 49 .611 Cleveland 7G 50 .603 1 Chicago ..—-<.-75 50 .600 IMi Buston 72 54 .571 5 Detroit ------- 65 62 .512 12% Kansas City ... 53 74 .417 24% Washington ... 44 78 .361 31 Baltimore 39 84 .317 36% NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct G.B. Brooklyn ...-- 80 45 .640 Milwaukee .... 71 56 .559 10 New York ----- 65 60 .520 15 Philadelphia ... 66 6-2. ,616 15% Cincinnati .... 64 65 .496 18 Chicago J... 67 71 .458 23 St. Louis 54 71 .458 23 Pittsburgh - 48 78 .381 32% FRIDAY’S RESULTS .. —— National League .. .... Cincinnati 4, Brooklyn 2. Milwaukee 7, New York 1. St. Ix>ulh 4, Philadelphia 1Chicago 6, Pittsburgh 3. American League Washington 10, Chicago 0. Cleveland 5. New York 2. Kansas City 3. Baltimore 2. Detroit 5, Boston 4. rooms for rent, try a Democrat If you have something <, sen or rooms tor rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.