Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 167, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1956 — Page 8

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Both Decatur Teams Lose In Pony League Both Decatur teams were defeated in an Adams county Pony Ix-ague double header at Worthman field .Monday night. ; Berne downed the Cardinals in the opener, 6-4. Berne scored once - in the first inning but the CardInals took the lead with three In the bottom of the first when Corah slammed a home run after a walk to Gillig and Gay's double. Berne scored three In the fourth on one > hit, two errors and an infield out. The Cardinals knotted the score at 4-4 in the same frame on Corah’s hit and an error. Habegger's single and a home run smash by Blume accounted for the winning runs in the fifth. The nightcap was a free scoring battle, with Geneva edging the Braves, 11-10. Geneva held an 116 lead going into the bottom of the seventh but the Braves rallied for four runs on.two hits, plus a walk and two errors, but the Decatur team could not pull the game out of the fire. This game was marred by 22 errors, 14 by the Braves and eight by Geneva. •' * Monmouth is scheduled gt Geneva this evenlng/Adams Central at Monmouth Wednesday, the Braves at Berne Thursday, and the Cardinals at Adams Central Friday. BERNE AB R H E Herman, «8b ....2 10 0 Graber, e 2 0 6 1 . Ha begger , p -..-..._..8 110 McCune, ss —3 0 10 Blume, lb 3 2 10 HUI, 2b -3 11 1 Nussbaum, cf 3 10 1 Schwartz, rs 3 0 0 0 Sprunger, If 2 0 0 0 TOTALS— 24 6 4 3 CARDINALS AB R H E Case, cf .... 4 6 0 0 Ralston, 3b 2 0 a 0 —1 ; . - Gillig; Ji. 2bl l«-o 0 Gdy. c 3 11 1 Corah, lb 3 2 2 1 Gross, ss 2 0 11 Snyder, 2b, 3b —l.. 3 0 0 0 Omlor. If ... 3 0 0 Gage, rs 2 0 0 0 Knodel, rs ... 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 14 4 4 3 Score by innings: ’ Berne 1 0 0 3 2 0 o—6 Crinals 3 0 0 1 0 0 o—4 ’Runs batteckin—McCune. Blume 2, Corah 3. Two-base hits —Gay, Gross. Home runs—Blume, Corah. Sacrifices — Herman, Graber. Bases on balls—Habegger 5, OilHg 3. Hit by pitcher—By Gillig (Graber). Strikeouts — Habegger 11, Gillig 3, Wolfe 5. Hits off—Gil-

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lig’S in 5, Wolfe 1 in 2. Winner—;Habeggqr. Loser—Gillig. Umpires - Krueckeberg. Gehrig. GENEVA AB R H E Weaver cf 4 3 10 Long, ss f... 5 2 2 2 Newcomer, rs 4 0 0 0 Stanley, c — 4 12 2 Tester, lb 4 2 10 * jSprunger, 2b, 3b 4 10 2 Laux, p . 3 2 0 2 Lyons. 3b. 2b 3 0 0 0 Nevi!, If 0 0 0 0 Dynes, if 3 0 0 0 TOTALS 34 11 6 8 BRAVES AB R H E Scheiman. 2b, ss 3 0 0 4 Bushell, sslo 0 0 Magley. rfll 0 0 Cancino, rs ...i....... 3 2 10 Conrad, lb 3 12 1 August, lb 0 0 0 0 Omlor. cf 3 1 0 0 Reidenbach, ss, c .... 2 1 0 2 Call, p 4 112 Kinerk. c, If ....2 0 12 Banning. If ... 1110 Clark, 3b 41 11 Sharp, If, 2b 2 10 2 TOTALS 29 10 7 14 Score by innings: Geneva 4 0 0 2 2 1 2—ll Braves 5 0 0 1 0 0 4—lo Runs batted in—Long, Tester. Two-base hit—Stanley. Bases on balls—Laux 9, Call 4. Strikeouts — Laux 4, Call 9. 'Winner — Laux, Loser — Call. Umpires — Gehrig, Krueckeberg. sXjoF’ NATIONAL LEAGUE w. L. PcL G.B. Milwaukee ... 48 30 .615 Cincinnati .... 47 33 .586 2 Brooklyn 44 36 .550 5 St. Lt&is 41 41 .500 9 Pittsburgh ... 37 43 .463 12 Philadelphia — 37 44 .457 12% Chicago 34 44 .436 14 New York .... 30 47 .390 17ft MONDAV'S RESULTS Milwaukee 2, Pittsburgh 1. Brooklyn 4, Chicago 1 (6 innings, . rain).. . . Cineidnai? id. New Yorkif. Philadelphia 2. St. Louts 0. " AMERICAN LEAGUE M'-r W. S L Pct. Q.B. New York 57 26 .687 - — Cleveland .... 46 35 .568 10 Chicago 43 35 .551 11 >4 Boston 44 37 .543 12 Baltimore .... 37 44 .457 19 Detroit 36 45 .444 20 Washington .. 33 53 .384 25% Kansas City .. 30 51 .370 26 MONDAY’S RESULTS Cleveland 7, Boston 3. Chicago at New York, rgin. Only games scheduled. If yon have something to sen or rooms for renL try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

Horseshoe Singles Tourney Planned The annual singles tourney of the Adams county horseshoe league will be played next week, with all matches at the Union courts, starting at 7 p.m. The tourney is divided into five classes, with the schedule as follows: Class K. July 23: Class D, July 24; Class C, July 26; Class B, July 27; Class A, July 28. All clashes are rognd robin affairs. ttedults twoi wlhm ago: Union 8, Ohio City J; Geneva 6, McMillen 3; Berne 7, Preble 2. Last week’s results: Geneva 6, Salem 3; Berne 7. McMillen 2; Union 7, Preble 2. Thursday night's schedule: Geneva at Union. Preble at Ohio City, Berne at Salem, McMillen drew the bye. —■■■■'— High percentage individuals: Maitlen 70. Knittie 63. C. Landis 59. Green 56, Van Natter 56. Walker 54, A. Buuck 53, Schwartz 52. Campbell 50. Christner 49, Nederhauser 49. P. Graber 49. Team Standings W L Pct. Geneva 8 1 .889 Union ,71 Jj .875 Berne 7 2 .778 Salem 5 3 .625 Preble 2 7 .222 Ohio City 9 7 .125 McMillen .... 0 9 .000

Klenk's Plays Here On Thursday Night Klehk's of DeeatUr will plhy ' American Linen, a member of the [ Fort Wayne Federation league, in I an exhibition game at Worthman field in this city Thursday night at 8 o'clock. This should be an Interesting exhibition for the tans, as Klenk’s was a long-time member of the Federation league until this season, when several member* pulled out of the league and formed the Western Buckeye league. Ferd Klenk. team manager, also announced today that his team had been entered in the state tourney of the National Baseball Congress, which will open this weekend at Waterloo. Klenk’Z will play its first tourney game at 8:30 o’clock Saturday night, meeting Sullivan. This is a double elimination tourney, with two io’eUminate a te&m. Klenk's will return to Western Buckeye league action Sunday afternoon, playing at Buckland. Four members of the Decatur team engaged in the league’s all-tar game at Rockford Sunday afternoon, playing with the north team which defeated the south, 6-1 Sinn and Dull, Klenk hurlers, each pitched three Innings, allowing one- hit each and no runs. Hoehammer and Bowen were other Klenk players who saw action. Junior Legion Game Here On Wednesday. The Decatur Junior American Legion team will play the Geneva team at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday night at Worthman field. All members of the Decatur team are asked to report at the field not later than 7 o’clock. Trade in a Good Town — Decatut

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Braves Score Seventh Win In Row Monday By CARL LUNDQUIST (United Press Sports Writer) Fred > Haney's ’’7-11** winning streaks/as the new manager of the Milwaukee Braves were making them a hot pennant bet today and giving him revenge against the Pittsburgh Pirates, who fired "hhn. Haney quickly ran up a sevengame winning streak when his Braves came home to Milwaukee for a long stand against the eastern teams, knocking off the Dodgers four iu a row and the Pirates three straight, including Monday’s 2-1 triumph. That kept them two full games ahead of second place Cincinnati. And when Haney inherited the job as Milwaukee manager, succeeding not so jolly Cholly Grimm, the Braves whizzed to a spectacular 11-game streak. In that one. the first two triumphs were over the Dodgers and the next three against Pittsburgh. To most men, getting fired as manager of the Pirates would be like a parole from a prison sentence, but right now Haney seems to be making practically a federal case out of his revenge. Monday, Haney’s zanies gained another fine pitching job from Bob Buhl, who walked nobody, struck out four and scattered seven hits for his 11th victory. Hank Aaron lined a center field homer for the victory margin against loser Ronnie Kline. Earjidr, Frank Thomas homered to spoil Buhl’s shutout. The Phillies, capitalizing on. a western tour, won their sixth game in the last seven at St. Louis, defeating the Cardinals 2-0 on the seven-hit pitching of lefty Harvey Haddix. It was the third time Haddix had beaten the Cardinals since general manager Frank Lane traded him away to Philadelphia. Haddix now has a 7-3 mark with the Phils and is 8-3 for the season. He struck out eight Cards and walked but one. Doubles by Richie Ashburn and Marv Blaylock drove in the two lone runs.

At Cincinnati, Gus Bell, Ed Bailey and Frank Robinson hit homers to give the Redlegs an easy 10-4 decision over the Giants, wlb lost their seventh game in a row. Cindy' new has 121 fioftfdrs for* SI games and has exactly 100 to go before equalling : the all-time major league record of 221 set by the 1947 Giants. Art Fowled went all the way for his sixth victory. Lofier Johnny Antonelli was tagged with his eighth defeat. The Dodgers gained an abbreviated 4-1 decision over the Cubs aft Chicago in a six-inning game caned because of rain. Gil Hodges hit a three-run homer in the first Inning to set up an easy ninth victory for Roger Craig, who came up to Brooklyn as a raw rookie just a year ago Monday. Craig, in his anniversary showing as a tested veteran, yielded only two hits. Bob Lemon pitched five-hit ball for his 11th victory as Cleveland topped Boston, 7-3 in the only American League contest. The Indians’made 17 hits, every starter getting at least one, and Hal Naragon and Jim Busby getting three each. Busby and Jack Jensen of the losers hit homers. The Chicago at New York American League game was rained out and the other teams were not scheduled. Omaha Outfielder To Join Cardinals ST. LOUIS (UP) — Charley Peete of Omaha, left-handed centerfielder who leads the American Association in batting with a .349 average, has been purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals and is expected to play tonight. In exchange *the Cardinals sent to their Omaha farm team utility man Chuck Harmon, who was hitless in 19 at-bats. If y V fiave •bM.ething * sec rooms tor rent, ty a Democrß Want Ad. Lt brings results.

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Reds, Whites Win In Morning League The Reds defeated the Golds. 9-7, and the Whites blanked the Blacks without a hit, 18-0. in Morning league games Monday at Worthman field. The schedule for Wednesday! Reds and Blacks at 9 am.; Gold A and Whites at 10 am. -- * REDS AB R H B Lehman, ss .-—- I 10 0 August, p . 0 2 0 0 Stallings, lb 2 11 2 Biens. 2b 0 *1 0 0 Meeks, c 1 10 0 Smith, 3b 110 0 Schmidt. If —1 0 0 0 Augaburger, ct 2 0 0-0 Hitchcock, rs 2 0 0 0 TOTALS -------- 10 71 2 GOLDS AB R H E Werst, 3b, p 3 13 0 Kuhnle, lb 2 110 Lose. c. plllO Hall, If ———X—. 2 1 2 01 Feasel. p —U-2 2 2 111 Gage,' ss 110 0, Stauffer, cf ..... 0 10 0 Durkin, rs 0 10 0 Hess. 2b. p 2 0 0 0 TOTALS 13 9 8 1 Score by innings: Reds 2 0 5—7 Golds .... 6 3 x—9 WHITES AB R H E M. Suman. 3b 0 3 0 0 Krick, ss 13 0 0 Fdasel. 2bllo 0 Jones, lb 2 3 2 0 McNerney, p .... 2 3 10 Eyanson, c 2 2 2 0 T. Suman, ct 2 11 O’ Ball, If 112 0 Scott, rs ... .... 1110 TOTALS 12 18 9 0 BLACKS AB R H E Reynolds, lb, p 0 0 0 0 Fifer, 2b ... 10 0 1 Birch, 3b —— 10 0 0 Baker, p, c 10 0 0 R. Hammesd. p ...... 1 0 9 1 Fullenkamp, ss 0 0 9 0 R. Vanhorn. Iflo 0 0 G. Hammond, cf 0 0 0 0 TOTALS — 5 0 0 2 Score by innings: Whites 5(13)—18 Blacks 0 0 — 0

Denver Bears Beat Association Stars X By UNITED PRESS The Denver Bears proved their right to the American Association’s top spot here Monday night by<. whipping the loop’s All-Stars, 10-8. Some 19,769 persons saw the encounter. It was an all-time record crowd, both for an American Association All-Star game and for a baseball game in the Rocky Mountain states. Denver, behind the pitching of Jack Urban, took a 2-0 lead going into the fourth inning before the All-Stars got their first run across. The All-Stars tied up the game twice, 2-2 in the fifth and 5-5 in the seventh but each time the Bears bounced back, the first yme in the sixth inning on a two-run homer by leftfielder Dick Tettelbach. who was chosen the No. 1 player in last year’s All-Star game At Minneapolis. After Tettelbach’s homer, the Bears cut loose with four more runs in the seventh that sewed up the game for them. All-Star manager Johnny Keane of Omaha used five pitchers and Denver manager Ralph Houk six Bob Martyn led Denver’s 13-hit assault with two home runs and a single and scored four of Denver’s runs. One of his homers came in the eighth and gave Denver its 10th run. ..1 • . It was the sixth time in the 14 years that the American Association All-Star game has been played that a host team has won it. “Now to go on and win the pennant,” Houk said. No games were scheduled in the league today. Howie Pollet Is Back With Pirates PITTSBURGH (UP) — Howie Pollet, 35-year-old southpaw pitcher released by the Chicago White Sox last week, has rejoined the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pollet, who had a 3-1 record with the Sox this , year, signed with the Pirates Mon-. day night as a free agent. He was a Pirate before from June, 1951 until June, 1953.

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Slade Defeated In Comeback Attempt N EW YORK (UP)—Heavyweight Wayne Bethea of New York, who spoiled Jimmy Slade’s comeback attempt Monday night, was promised today another TV fight at St. Nicholas Area in September, proably with big Charley Powell of San Francisco. Bb'thea, weighing pounds to fellow New Yorker -Slade's. 180% won the unanimous 10-round decision before 1,057 when each of the three ring officials favored him on a rpuntKbaglß, 7-2-1. " ' ——• r— Major League Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE Player 4 Club G AB R H Pct Mantle. N. Y. . 79 293 75 107 .365 Maxwell. Det. . 72 239 51 84 .351 Kueun. Det. ... 73 ITff 43 97 .349 Kell. Balti. ... 64 218 26 72 .330 Skowron, N. Y,. 65 214 33 70 .327 NATIONAL LEAGUE Player A Club GAB R H Pct t Bailey. Cinci. . 62 198 34 66 .333 i MWalal, St. L 82 310 46 102 .329 Schndst, N. Y. 56 196 26 64 ,3i7 Aaron, Milw. . 76 292 47 94 .322 Boyer. St. L, . 82 330 60 105 .318 HOME RUNS — Mantle, Yanks 30; Klaszewski, Redlegs 23; Banka Cubs 22; Boyer, Cards 20; Snider, Dodgers 2ff? RUNSN BATTED IN —• Mantle. Yanks 74; Musial, Cards 69; Boyer,'. Cards 63; Wertz, Indians 63; •Simpson, Athletics 61. KUNS — Mantle. Yanks 75; Yost, Senators 62; Boyer, Cards 60; Robinson, Redlegs 60; Lopet, Athletics 58k HITS — Mantle, Yanks 107; Boyer, Cards 1055 Musial, Cards 102; Ashburn, Phils 101; Dark, Cards 99. PITCHING — Lawrence, Redlegs 12-0; Sturdivant, Yanks 8-2; Brewer, Red Sox 11-3; Freeman, Redlegs 7-2; -Pterce, White Sox 13-4; Kucks, Yanks 13-4. A..„ , Trade In & Good Town — beet "nr

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11-Man Syndicate Buys Detroit Club DETROIT (UP) - The 11-man group headed by broadcasters Fred Knorr and John Fetzer today was hailed as the winning bidder for the Detroit Tigers, but the real winner may have been “Spike” Briggii. After Walter O. "Spike” Briggs Jr. announced the Tiger board Os directors had accepted the KnorrFetzer proposal of a record 5\4 million. Knorr announced Brings would be the executive vice president of the club. This was a triumph for the son of the late Tiger owner Walter O. Briggs Sr., and Spike, who has been determined to stay with the club and continue his father’s policies, admitted it. Asked if he thought the Briggs’ estate trustees would uphold the selection of the Knorr - Fetter group's bid, Briggs said, "I won this one, let’s wait and* see ” The Knorr-Fetzer winning bid calle for payment of |4.6 million cash, 3.1 million of this to be paid by Aug. 1,, and the remaining 3900.000 to be paid off in at least five years at four per cent interest. ■■ Knorir had also made a bid of 35 million cash for the club, but this was topped by three other cash bids. Groups which offered more immediate cash were headed by Bill Veeck. 35,250,000; Jack Kent Cookfc Toronto, >5,180,000; and Hollywood producer Robert Goldstein, 35.050.060. None of the other three grouts had plans for putting Spike Briggs in a top, policy making position. Knorr, an old friend of Briggs, said Spike would be in sueh a position if he was the winning bidder. | If you have something to sell oi rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

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Tigers Will Practice Wednesday Afternoon The Tigers of the Little League will hold a practice session at 4:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at Stratton Place. All team members are asked to be present. Trade in a Good Town — Decatut

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