Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 10 July 1957 — Page 7

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Close Games Mark Little League Play Two close games, one going into extra innings, featured Tuesday night's Little League double header at Worthman field. The Red Sox edged out the Yankees, 4-3, in the opener which went to eight innings, and in the nightcap, the Tigers took over the league lead by squeaking past the Indians, 5-4. The Red Sox and Yankees each scored once in the first inning. The Red Sox took a 2-1 lead in the fourth on a home run by Steve Gause, but the Yankees tied it in the bottom of the sixth when Greg Ladd singled and came all the way around the bases on a bad throw from the outfield. The Red Sox took the lead with two runs in the eighth on two errors, a double by Mike Baker and Dennie Baker’s single. Bob Ladd led off the Yankees’ eighth with a home run. Dan Lose followed with a double, but was thrown out at the plate attempting to score the tying run . nfter an error. |

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Week's Schedule For Pony League And Little League PONY LEAGUE Wednesday — Adams Central at Monmouth. LITTLE LEAGUE Tuesday—Red Sox vs Yankees; Indians vs Tigers. Friday—Senators vs Yankees; Tigers vs White Sox. The nightcap was also dose all the way. Bill Conrad's single and Dave Beery’s double were good for a Tiger run in the second. The Indians scored two in the third on singles by Dick Ortiz* and Ed Kohne", plus two walks and a fielder’s choice. The Tigers regained the lead with a pair in the third on a. walk, two errors and Conrad's second hit, and increased their lead with one >-un in the fourth on singles by Dave Magley and John Lose. The Indians fought back to a tie with ‘wo in the fifth on singles by Harold Ballard and Dick Landrum, a fielder’s choice and a forceout. But the Tigers came right back with the winning run in the bottom of the fifth on a double by Conrad, his third straight hit, and a single by Tom Mclntosh. The league standing: W L Pct. I Tigers .— 4 2 .667

Will All-Star Win Jinx Casey Stengel ST. LOUIS (UP) — It history repeats, manager Casey Stengel'* New York Yankees will lose the 1957 American League pennant because he won the All-Star Game Tuesday. The Yankees have failed to win the flag only once since Stengel ■ began managing them. That was in 1954 when he scored his only previous All-Star victory over the ' National League in seven tries as manager of the American Lea- ' gi/ers. ’ I White Sox < 3 .571 > Indians 3 3 . 500 s Red Sox 3 3 .500 ■ Senators 3 3 .500 i Yankees 2 5 .286 Red Sox AB R H E i Werst, 2b 5 0 11 • Davidson, If ..2 10 0 i Custer; ss, 3b 2 0 10 i Strickler, lb 4 0 10 , Rowland, 3b, p .... 4 0 0 0 i Gause, c . 4 2 2 0 M. Baker, p, ss .... 4 110 i Jones, cf 4 0 0 1 i Baumgartner, rs .. 0 0 0 0 ’ D. Baker, rs 3 0 10 i TOTALS 32 4 7 2 : Yankees AB R H E > Eichenauer, cf .... 10 0 0 » I Hake, cf 10 0 0 I R. Ladd, p, lb .... 3 2 10 i Lose, ss 4 0 10 G. Ladd, c 4 12 1 Maddox, lb, 3b. 3 0 0 1 • Mies, 3b, p 4 0 0 0 t Bedwell, 2b 3 0 0 1 Lehman, rs 10 0 0 T Hake, rs 2 0 0 0 Smith, If 10 0 0 Reynelds, If 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 28 3 4 3 Score by innings: Red Sox .... 100 100 02-4 ' Yankees 100 001 01-3 Runs batted in — Gause, M. Baker, R. Ladd, G. Ladd. Twobase hits — Custer, Gause, M. Baker, Lose. Home runs-XJause, R. Ladd. Sacrifice — Davidson. Bases on balls—Baker 4, Rowland 1, Ladd 4. Strikeouts—Baker 11, Rowland 3, Ladd 10, Mies 1. Hits off—Baker 2 in 6, Rowland 2 in 2, Ladd 5 in 6, Mies 2 in 2. Winner, Rowland; Loser, Mies. Umpires—Gehrig, Lord. Indians AB R H E W. Blythe, If 3 10 0 Ballard, rs 4 2 2 1 Kohne, p 3 10 0 Schrock, ss 2 0 0 2 D. Landrum, c ..i. 3 0 10 Eyanson. ct i 3 0 0 1 Ford, 2b 1002 S. Blythe, lb 3 0 0 -0 Ortiz, 3b .. 3 0 11 TOTALS 25 4 4 7 Tigers AB RHE Lose, 3b 3 0 1 0 Omlor, 2b 2 10 0 Martin, ss .... 3 0 0 2 Conrad* c 3 3 3 0 Beery, p 3 0 10 Hakes, lb 3 0 0 0 Houk. 3b .a 2 0 0 0 Mclntosh, 3b 1 0 1 0 Schultz, If 0 0 0 0 Magley, If -1 11 0 McGill, rs 0 0 0 0 Zimmerman, rs ... 0 0 0 0 Kreischer, rs 0 0 0 0 a—Kalver 1 0 0 0 Cowans, rs 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 22 5 7 2 a—Grounded out for Kreischer in 4th. Score by innings: Indians .... 002 020 —4 Tigers 012 llx—s Runs batted in— D. Landrum, Beery. Two-base hits — Ballard, Conrad, Rases on-baU#—Kohne t, Beery 4. Strikeouts—Kohne 5, Beery 4. Winner, Beery; Loser, Kohne. Umpires: Gehrig, Lord,

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Klenk’s Faces Four Gaines In As Many Days Klenk’s of Decatur, with tour games in the next tour days, will be putting their chances of a high finish in the Federation league squarely on the line. The four-game card will open Thursday night, with Klenk’s entertaining the Blue Sox at 8 o'clock under the lights at Worthman field. Friday night at 8 o’clock, the Decatur team, which has lost only two Federation games to date, will meet Tony and Jim’s Cantina at Dwenger park in Fort Wayne. The big game la coming up Saturday night, as Klenk’s will host the present league leaders, the Colonial Oilers, at 8 o'clock at Worthman field. The rigorouu schedule will wind up Sunday afterrioon at 2 o’clock, , when Massa Construction will meet , Klenk’s, also at Worthman field. The Friday and Saturday games are makeups of games previously ■ postponed by inclement weather, i The Federation league has one i of the most interesting and closely i fought races in the loop’s history i this season and fans have been seeing, some highly interesting games this year, with Saturday’s I clash with Colonial Oilers one of the top features. I . Berne Defeats Braves In Pony I League Tuesday Berne defeated the Decatur Braves, 7-3, in an Adams county Pony League game Tuesday evening at the Berne diamond. The ' game was changed to Tuesday to clear the way for a practice session for the league's all-star team Thursday at Berne. Each team obtained only three hits but Berne took better. advantage of its opportunities, aided by four Decatur errorts and eight bases on balls. ; Berne scored single runs in four different innings and tallied three , times in the third on two hits, ' three walks and an error. The Braves scored a single run in the third and two in the sixth. The Pony League All-Stars will hold practice sessions at the Berne i diamond Thursday and Friday evenings at 5:30 o’clock. All members of the All-Star team are requested* ’ to be present for these practices. Braves ' . AB R H E EUiott, rs 4 10 0 Harvey, ss 4 12 2 Cancino, cf 3 0 0 1 Ahr, If 110 0 Eichenauer, 2b 3 0 10 Kohne, 3b 2 0 0 0 Ro. Kleinknight, 3b....1 0 0 0 Fawcett, lb 2 0 0 0 Rambo, lb 10 0 0 Kauffman, c 3 0 0 0 Ru. Kleinknight, p .... 0 0 0 1 Hoffman, p.... 10 0 0 Totals 25 3 3 4 Berne AB RHE Herman, 3b 2 2 0 0 Baumgartner, ss 4 2 1 0 J Grader, c 3 110 Schwartz, lb 3 0 0 0 Smith, p 2 1 0 1 Nussbaum, cf 3 110 Fox. rs 2 0 0 0 Sprunger, If .. 2 ,0 0 0 Maitlen, 2b ? 0 0 0 Totals 24 7 3 1 Score by innings: Braves 001 002 o—3 Berne 113 011 x—7 County Coon Hunters Will Meet Saturday The Adams county coon hunters club will meet Saturday at the Reichert school house in Monroe township at 8 p.m. This will be the regular monthly meeting of the conservation club, and no special business is expected to be brought to the floor. The club is composed of Adams county men interested in hunting coon with dogs. Monroeville Plans Annual Horse Show Date of the annual horse show of the Monroeville Saddle club has been set for August 18. Tentative plans for the event are presently underway; with Asa Brouwer, president of the organization, in charge. To be held at the Sinclair station in Monroeville, this year's horse show will begin at 1 p.m. that Sunday. A rain date will be set in case the original plans have to be cancelled because of weather conditions. '" wFILMS, Developed at Edwards 24-HOUR SERVICE Kohne Drug Store

Redlegs And Cubs Win This Morning The Redlegs defeated the Yankees, IM. and the Cubs downed the Tigers, 11-7, in Morning league games today at Worthman field. The Tigers still lead the league with a 5-3 record; the Redlegs and Cubs have 44 marks, and the Yankees are 3-5. Monday’s schedule: Yankees vs Tigers at 9 a.m., Red-

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Junior Legion Plays “ Kendallville Monday a< , di Bob Worthman, coach of the De- hi catur Junior American Legion team, announced today that Decatur will meet Kendallville at 7:30 . p.m. Monday, at Worthman field in the first round of the district tourney. £ The winner of this game will meet the Angola-Bluffton winner!

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n the home field of the winner of he Decatur-Kendallville game: No Emission will be charged for Monlay night’s game and the public is nvlted to attend. Within the boundaries of CaUforna are the highest and lowest points n the U.S. Mount Whitney rises to m elevation of 14,495 feet while Jeath Valley has a point 282 feet >elow sea level.