Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 228, Decatur, Adams County, 27 September 1956 — Page 8

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Babe Zaharias Is Dead After Long Illness GALVESTON. Tex. (UP)—Babe Didrikson Zaharias, the greatest woman athete of modern times, died today, the loser in a heroic three-year bout with cancer. The end came at 6:28 a.m. CST in John Sealy Hospital, nearly six months to the day after the Babe entered it to the last time on March 29. Dr. George A. W. Currie, hospital administrator, said that the Babe's husband, former wrestler George Zaharias, and two of the Babe’s brothers and one of her sisters were at the beside of the 42-year-old former Olympic champion and first lady of golf. The great woman athlete died in her sleep. Her husband cried, his hulking 315-pound frame quivering after the months of waiting. “It had to come,” he sobbed, “and it was merciful . . . quiet and peaceful. She took her last breath peacefully, like say, she took her first one. She just finished off. “It's been a long fight and a hard one. The Babe fought so hard, the only way she knew how to fight not just with her body but with her heart and mind.” George said at 1 a.m. the Babe stirred, blinked and smiled at him and said. 'George. I ain’t gonna die’." He said those were the last

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words she spoke. "She went to sleep again then,” he said. "She was worried about me because she could see I was so worried about her. “From then on she went downhill. Her breathing became weaker and more labored. Finally, she Just stopped breathing. The game’s all over now.” Funeral plans were incomplete, but it was learned that Mrs. Zaharias’ I body w-ould be cremated in Houston and that final rites would be held in Beaumont, where she and her Norwegian parents made their home since the Babe was 3 years old. The long illness, which the Babe and her doctors once thought they had defeated after an operation for recta) cancer in 1953, caused the Babe to waste away from a husky 146-pound bundle of athletic perfection to well below-100 pounds at the end. The trim, muscular Babe, born June 26. 1914, in Port Arthur. Tex., excelled in virtually every field of athletics she entered. She first astounded the world in track and field whle still a teen-ager in the 1932 Olympics when she won two gold medals for th”e United States and was deprived of a third because of the “form” she used in clearing the high jump cross bar. Before that, she had wx>n AllAmerica honors as a basketball player on a Dallas insurance compariy team that was one of the best known in the country, the Golden Cyclones. The Babe first took up track and field in 1930 and single-handedly won the women’s national AAU in Chicago for her team by winning five events and placing in two

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others'for 30 points. She was only 17 at the time. Babe began to take golf seriously in 1933 and she w-orked diligently to perfect her game just as she had her track and field form. It took her two years to develop herself into a champion, but from 1935 until finally driven from the 1 fairways by cancer, she had no peer among the women golfers of ■ the world. She won 82 tournaments from • 1935 to 1953. including all the big ones and the Women’s National Open three times. She became the first American to win the British Women’s Amateur championship. I Pro Eootball League Opens Season Sunday By UNITED PRESS The National Football League begins its 37th season Sunday and fans can expect the pro circuit’s better clubs to put plenty of emphasis on ball carriers and defense in 1956. The top teams still will be those with the best passers, but they’ll probably make fewer throws. Defensive tactics against passes have been perfected to the point that the ball carrier again has become a vital asset to the pro team with championship ambitions. Also, the league's 12 clubs have ■ become so evenly matched physii cally that often the only differences ■ lie in psychological weapons. The i most potent of these is the inter- > cepted pass. Skilled defensive backs such as Will Sherman of the 1 Los Angeles Rams. Jack-Christian- ’ sen of the Detroit Lions and Don 1 Paul of the Cleveland Browns have 5 turned the forward pass into a ’ first-class boomerang. To combat such larceny. NFL 1 teams will try to balance their passing games with strong ground • attacks.' But there’ll be very few 190-pound “scatbacks” running I with the ball in the league this I year. Because the league’s defensive I lines now average 250 or more pounds, 180 and 190 pound ballcarriers have become almost as obsolete as the - set defense in the pro circuit. Most of the ball carrying will be done by backs weighing between 210 and 225 pounds. This week’s selections: Browns over Cardinals at Chicago; Rams over Eagles at Los Angeles; Colts over Bears‘at Baltimore; Giants over Forty-Niners at San Francisco; Lions over Packers at Greer Bay; Steelers over Redskins at Pittsburgh. ‘ MAJOR • National League W. L. Pct. G.B. Milwaukee *kl 60 .603 Brooklyn, 90 61 .596 1 Cincinngi ... 89 63 .586 2% St. Louis 74 77. ,490 17 Philadelphia 10 81 .464 171 Pittsburgh „ 66 85 .437 25 New York 65 86 .430 26 Chicago , 60 92 .395 31% Wednesday’s Results Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 3 Chicago 3, St. Louis 2 (13 innings) Only games scheduled. American League W. L. Pct G.B. x-New York 96 55 .636 Cleveland 87 64 .576 9 Boston 82 69 .543 14 Detroit 80 71 .530 16 Baltimore 67 84 .444 29 Washington 58 93 .384 38 Kansas City 50 101 .331 46 x-Clinched pennant Wednesday’s Results Boston 8, Washington 4 Baltimore 1. New York 0 Detroit 4, Chicago 1 Cleveland 8, Kansas City 4

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Phillies Drop Dodgers Full Game Off Pace By UNITED PRESS Fred Haney says the Braves will clinch by Sunday. Walt Alston says the Dodgers will battle their way into a playoff and Casey Stengel says “c'mon anybody,” because his Yankees are restless and eager to get the World Series started. All clubs in the majors had an off-day today and no one was enjoying it more than Haney, whose Braves boast a full game lead with only three left to play. “We re going to win it by Sunday,” beamed the little Milwaukee skipper. “We re not going to need any playoff.” It was Haney’a first real show of confidence in two weeks and the big factor behind that optimism was Philadelphia’s 7-3 victory over Brooklyn at Ebbets field Wednesday. Even with the setback though, there was«no all-is-lost attitude by Alston. "We'll win three from tbs' Pirates. the Braves will lose one to the Cards and the season will qpen here all over again next Monday,” Alston declared. Robin Roberts, who racked up his 19th victory, was the one who did the Dodgers dirt Wednesday even though he was tagged for a pair of. homers by Duke Snider. Roberts limited Brooklyn to five hits and the Phils jumped in front to stay when a second-inning error by left-fielder Sandy Arnoros paved the way for three runs off loser Don Newcombe. When the shooting resumes Friday, Haney will send either Bob Buhl (18-8) or Lew Burdette (1810) against Tom Poholsky (9-14) of the Cardinals in St. Louis. Haney appeared to be leaning toward Buhl, especially since Burdette hasn’t won a game since Sept. 3. Roger Craig (12-11) already has been named as Alston’s choice against Bob Friend (17-16) of the Pirates. Friend defeated the Dodgers. 6-5. in a game that knocked the Brooks out of first place last Monday but Alston insisted, “he doesn't worry us.” While Haney and Alston were laying last-ditch pennant plans. Stengel and his Yankees were hoping they would hurry and get U over with so that they, themselves, don’t lose their edge standing around during a possible NL pennant playoff. Stengel’s starter for the opening game of the World Series, southpaw Whitey Ford, looked sharp even though he dropped , a 1-0 decision to the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday. Baltimore’s lone run came in the third on singles by Tito Francona and Bob Nieman and Ford’s wild" pitch. Rookie Charlie Beamon, pitching in his first big league game, tossed a four-hitter at the Yankees. Left-hander Herb Score became Cleveland's third 20-game winner of the season by beating Kansas City, 8-4, with a seven-hit effort. Paul Foytack. Detroit’s pitching “find” of the year, fired a threehitter in beating Chicago. 4-1, for his 15th victory. The Red Sox handed the Senators their 11th straight loss, 8-4, as Ted Williams collected a double and a triple in font trips. In the only other game, Solly Drake singled home Gene Baker from third base with two out in the 13th inning to give the Cubs a 3-2 decision over the Cardinals.

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Hurricane Jackson Winner Over Baker PITTSBURGH (UP) Tommy (Hurricane) Jackson, the rock-and-roll flailer from Far Rockaway, N, Y.. may be the 1957 heavyweight challenger despite the dispute over his repeat victory against big Bob Baker Wednesday night Before promoter Jim Norris flew to New York this morning, he said, "Jackson is very much in' the picture as a prospective challenger next year.” The lanky, 25-year-old “Hurricane” won a split 12-round decision over Baker of Pittsburgh, before 12.641 at chilly Forbes Field in their return bout Wednesday night. But a poll of 13 ringside writers favored Baker, 9-4; many of the fans were thunder struck, and William (Dusty) Bettor. Baker’s manager, declared. “I’m stunned. Bob won all by himself. No. I won’t make any official protets. But I’m demanding another ‘fight with Jackson.” It was a bruising fight — much better than their first one at Madison Square Garden last Feb. 3, when Jackson won a majority vote, in which two ring officials favored him but the other called it a draw. Wednesday night Referee Ernie Sesto had Baker ahead on a rounds basis, 7-4-1. But Judge Al Grayber, favored Jackson, 6-4-2, and Judge George Lupinacci also favored the Hurricane. 8-4. The United Press had Baker in front. 7-5. Jackson apparently won with his

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stronger finish. Each of the two Judges gave him the last three rounds. However, the referee gave each of those sessions to Baker. School Bands To Present Program At Friday's Game The Decatur school bands will present their final football show of the year Friday night, when the Yellow Jackets conclude their hoipe season against the Portland Panthers. Clint Reed, band director for the public schools, in announcing the final show, stated it would be pre. sented prior to the start of the game instead of at half-time, as at previous appearances. Friday’s band feature will be “The story of little Chief One Feather.” Freshman-Sophomore Game Here Tonight The undefeated Decatur fresh-man-sophomore team will play Hartford City at 6:30 o’clock this evening at Worthman field in this city. The Decatur boys won their last four games last season and are undefeated in two starts this year. The public is invited to attend. Little World Series Will Open Tonight ROCHESTER, N.Y. (UP) - Rochester’s Duke Markell will be pitted against Bud Daley or John Gray of Indianapolis as the 40th edition of the best-ot-seven "’Little World Series" gets under way here tonight.

The eerie* to an annual event in which the play-off winners in the International League and American Association meet. The Red Wings, representing the International loop, will be out to avenge last year’s loss tb Minneapolis. The Asaocia-/ tion holds a 22-17 advantage up to this year. The first three games of the ser. les will be played in Rochester and the remaining lifts in Indianapolis. Harris Resigns As Manager Os Tigers DETROIT (UP) — The Detroit

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Tiger* announced today the resignation of Stanley R. (Bucky) Harris. their manager, for the past two season*. . The announcement revealed that Harris, who starred his baseball career In 1916 and his major league managerial carreer in 1924. had actually handed in his resignation Sept. 6. effective at the close of the aseson Sunday. But Walter 0- (Spike) Briggs had held up the announcement until after the Tigers completed their home season Wednesday. Trade lu » Good ’t own — Deca Ur