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Chuck Klein Found Dead At Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—Charles H. (Chuck) Klein, who left his native Indianapolis 31 years ago to become one of baseball’s greatest sluggers, was found dead in * the bathroom of his sister-in-law's home here Friday. Klein, 52, died in virtual obscurity. Funeral services will be held next Tuesday. \ Klein had lived with Mrs. Edward Klein, since be returned to Indianapolis as a semi-invalid in 1947. Authorities said death was caused by a cerebral hemorrhage Dr. E. F. Boggs said the ailment was a leakage at the base of Klein's brain. Dr. Boggs had attempted to nurse Klein back to health during the last 10 years. A six-foot, 185-pounder, Klein was one of the National League’s greatest sluggers and compiled a 17-year .320 batting average. He was One of five modem players to hit four homers in a game, hit 300 homers during his career, led the league with a .368 batting average in 1933 and was the circuit's most valuable player in both 1932 and 1933. Klein had a few good years with the Chicago Cubs and spent one season with the Pittsburgh Pirates but had all his great years with the Philadelphia Phillies. He was the most famous hometown slugger ever to blast — away at the right field wall in old Bake/ Bowl—a tiny bandbox—and was known as the “Terror of Baker Bowl.” Born Oct- 7. 1905 in Indianapolis, Klein was purchased by the Phillies for $7,500 in 1928 after a year and a half with Evansville in the Three-I League and Fort Wayne in the Central League. In 64 games with the Phillies that year, he batted .360 and smashed 11 homers. In 1929, his first full season. Klein batted .356, blasted 43 homers and knocked in 145 runs. He upped his average to .386 the following year and smashed 40 Comers among 250 hits. He also drove in 170 runs. Klein ’ ‘slumped" to .337 the following season but in 1932 hit .348, 38 homers and drove in 137 runs to win his first MVP award. In 1933, when he again was MVP, he batted .368, hit 28 homers and knocked in 120' runs His career total of 300 home runs has been topped by only 12 players in the game’s history. Klein was acquired by the Cubs for three players and an estimated $65,000 in 1934 but was never the same slugger he had been. He was returned to Philadelphia. Two months later he hit four home runs in a 10 - inning game against the Pirates. SUN. & MON. Continuous Sun. from 1:15 In Exciting Technicolor! ANTHONY QUINN GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA “HUNCHBACK OF , NOTRE DAME” u ALSO — Shorts 25c -50 c -0 TODAY — “Gunslinger”—Color John Ireland PLUS—Kartune Remedy Karnival — 25c-50c -0 — Coming Next Fri. A Sat. — Robinson-Basilio Fight Film!

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Bob Rush Starring In Exhibition Tilts By FRED DOWN United Press Sports Writer Every day in every way it looks more like the Milwaukee Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates struck gold in their off-season deals for Bob Rush and Ted Kluszewski. The Braves claimed they got “pennant insurance” when they obtained Rush from the Chicago Cubs and that's exactly what the towering righthander has looked like this spring. He became the first Milwaukee pitcher to go nine innings when he beat the Chicagc White Sox, 11-2, Friday and now has yielded just four runs in 30 innings of Grapefruit League pitching. The Pirates admitted they were gambling when they acquired the ailing Kluszewski from Cincinnati but claimed a healthy “Kloo” could lift them into the first division. And, certainly Ted never looked healthier than he did Friday when he smashed two homers and a single in an 8-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phil lies. Kluszewskis spring batting average is .857 with six hits in seven tries. Sox Whip Redlegs The Boston Red Sox—still playing without Ted Williams—scored their fifth straight victory and 11th in 15 games when they beat the Redlegs, 8-5- Frank Robinsor homered for the Redlegs. In other games, the Washington Snators beat the New York Yankees, 6-4; the Baltimore Orioles outslugged the Chicago Cubs, 14-7; the Detroit Tigers edged the LOS Angeles Dodgers, 12-11; the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Athletics, 4-2, and the Cleveland Indians beat ■ the San Francisco Giants, 9-8. Whitey Herzog hit his second homer of the game with one on in the ninth inning as the Senators handed the Yankees their 10th loss in 19 games. Harshman Hits Homer Pitcher Jack Harshman hit a three-run homer and a single and Al Pilarcik had three hits to lead Baltimore's 17-hit attack on four Cub pitchers. Billy Martin, who had singled for his fourth hit of the game, scored the winning run from third base for the Tigers, who gained their second win in two weeks. Stan Musial and Joe Cunningham hit homers but rookie infielder Benny Valenzuela's ninthinning double knocked in the winning run for the Cardinals in their victory over Kansas City. Bob Lemon, ex-ace of the Cleveland staff, was bombed for nine hits in three innings but the Indians rallied to down the Giants on ninth-inning hits by Fred Hatfield and Mickey Vernon. Hank Sauer homered for the Giants and rookie Billy Moran homered for Cleveland. Mickey Crawford Is Winner Over Turner NEW YORK (IB — M i c k e y Crawford, brand new welterweight contender because of his unanimous decision over Gil Turner,' announced today he will wait "with fingers cressed” for a possible shot at the 147-pound crown. Brown-haired Mickey, elated at his successful Madison Square Garden debut Friday night, sai< he and manager Art Greenwal< will accept no matches until as ter Virgil Akins and Vince Mar tlnez fight for the vacant 147 pound title, June 6, somewhere. One of the discoveries of tin Geophysical Year is that the auro ra occurs simultaneously at boti the Northland South Poles. Trade in a good town — Decatui

Schedules Events For Youth Center The schedule of events for next week at the Decatur Youth and Community Center was announced today by Richard Linn, director. Linn also stated that the recreation board and management of the center expressed thanks for the following gifts, received recently: a ping pong table from Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Mac Lean; shuffle board table and disks from Don Koos, and the Gilpin Ornamental Iron Works for the grill work which adds a decorative touch to he office area: The schedule follows: Monday—Lions club, 6:30 p.m., front auditorium; Boy Scout troop 11, 7 p.m., Boy Scout room. Tuesday—Girl Scout troop 464. 1:30 p.m., Girl Scout room; Air Force reserve, 7:30 p.m.. Boy Scout room; advanced sewing class, 7:30 p.m., Girl Scout room. Wednesday—Red Cross blpodmobile, 8 a.m., auditorium; .Girl Scout troop 5, 3:30 p.m., Girl Scout -oom; dance class, 4:30 p.m., auditorium. Thursday — Rotary club, 6:30 am., front auditorium; Boy Scout j-oop 63. 7 p.m.. Boy Scout room; beginners sewing class, 7:30 p.m., jirl Scout room. Friday—Center will be closed from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April s—Brownie troop 24, 2 p.m., Girl Scout room. I Bowling Scores Sportman’s League W L Pts. K. of C. 2 23 7 32 Chamber Commerce 18 12 25 424 F. A. Btryls 15 22 Moose 216 14 21 Kaye Shoe Store -.16 14 20 Downtown Texaco* 13 17 15 Moose 1 10 20 14 Legion 9 21 11 600 series: Coyne 633 (212-201-220), "J. Meyers 623 (212-212-199). 200 games: Mills 203, Roop 205, R. Putteet 211. Major League W L Pts. Marathon 20 9 29% Decatur Blue Flame 18 12 25 Three Kings Tavern 17 13 24 BeaVers Oil Service 17 13 23 Hoagland Farm Eq 17 13 21 Hooker' Paint 13 16 18% Midwestern Life — 15 16 18 Ireal Dairy 13 17 16 State Gardens .... 10 20 13 Maier Hide & Fur 10 20 12 Midwestern Life won 3 pts. Ideal Dairy, Beavers Oil Services won 3 pts. from Hoagland Farm Eq., State Gardens won 3 pts. from Maier Hide & Fur, Marathon Oil won 2% pts. from Hooker Point, Three Kings Tavern and Decatur Blue Flame each won 2 pts. 600 series: Don Burke 609 (235-186-188), Jake Slusser 600 (187-190-223). Note: Marathon Oil rolled a new high for season, a one game total of 999. 200 games: Don Reidenbach 200, Don Burke 235, M. Bauemeister 201, Al. Anderson 215, Dick Mansfield 208, A. Erxleben 202, Jake Slusser 223, C. Bultemeier 200, I. Lepper 202, Bob Hess 202, Carl Hurst 212. Central Soya League Elevator 4 points, Master Mixers 0; Spares 4, Farm Supply 0; Blue Prints 4, Duke 0; Office 3, Lab 1; Feed MID 2. Wonders 2. High series: Christen 522 ( 200). Godfrey 524 (197), Grafton 518 (183), Gehrig 533 (179-170-184), E. Hutker 530 (178-186). High games: Nevil 224, Snyder 171, Klossner 173, Chappuls 200. I. Bowman 177, C. Hlrschy 195, Magsumen 183, Fisher 172, Meyer 182-195, R. Stevens 175, Cochran 181-175, ShacklCy 183. | Pts. Elevator 26 Feed Mill 24 Wdnders 23 Spares 22 Farm Supply ?.- 21 Lab 20% Blue Prints - 20 Dubs 15 Master Mixers 14% Office- 14 American Legion League Firestone won three from Burke Standard, First State Bank won three from Mies Recreation, Burke Insurance won two from Ashbauchers. Ossian Drive Inn won two from Fawbush. W L Pts. Burke Insurance .. 20 13 28 Ossian Drive Inn.. 20% 12% 27% Mies Recreation .. 19% 13% 27% Firestone£.... 21 12 27 Fawbush ,15 18 20 Ashbauchers 14 19 18 First State Bank .. 12 "21 17 Burke Standard .. 10 23 10 200 scores: W. Blakey 211, T. Eyanson 202, C. Marbach 200, F. Hoffman 203, H. Guenin 226, Goelz 213, F. Schamerloh 210, J. Meyer, 200. EISENHOWER (Continued rrom page one) course after a spell of snow and heavy rains. He and Mrs. Eisenhower motored here separately Friday, the first time they had come to their farm on the edge of the Civil War. battlefield since New Year's week. The Eisenhowers and • the grandchildren will all motor back to Washington Sunday afternoon.

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Receipts Lower At Indiana Tourneys , INDIANAPOLIS (IP) — Attendance and receipts for the 48th annual Indiana high school basketball tourney fell behind last year, but IHSAA Commissioner L. V. Phillips termed them "remarkable" in view of the current recession. Total paid attendance at the four-week show mounted to 1,507,047. 28,209 less thanZlast year’s all-time record of 1,535,256. Receipts totaled $926,435, a "loss” of $7,587 from the $934,022 total in 1957. Sectional attendance was 1,206,294, a drop of 19,672 over last yeßr, and regional attendance at 182,955 was almost 10,000 below the 1957 figure. The semi-state attendance rec- ; ord was pushed up to 89,430 by i about 500 more seats at Evans- . ville. i Tourney expenses came to $212;r 935. The 729 participating schools j shared in $511,391 of the profits 1 and the IHSAA share came to $177,993. Phillips said the overall . loss came to 1.83 per cent. “In the face of the unemployment situation at some of our lar- , gest cities," said Phillips, “I think 1 it is remarkable that the attendance drop was not higher." 1 t International League : Playoffs All Even • LOUISVILLE (W — Rigjit-wing; er Eddie Dudych scored a “hat trick” Friday night to spark Louis- ‘ ville to a 6-3 victory " over India- ’ napolis and square their final Irt- ’ ternational Hockey League playoff series at 2-2. j The fifth game will also be played here Sunday. The Rebels scored two goals in r each period and never trailed. • American Bowling - Congress Underway SYRACUSE, N. Y. KF — The American Bowling Congress” 55th annual tournament — the "world series” of bowling — gets underway today witti prize money of $355,472 at stake. ( Before the 1958 event is over, 72 days hence on June 8, 28.0QQ bowlers i Hawaii, and Saudi Arabia will have competed. - ; EGG TREE T (Continued trom page one) i dlally invited to visit the library ! and see the tree, and all the beautiful miniature art displayed on it. You will be proyd of the artistic ability of yoitf home t town.” ‘ If you have something to sen be rooms torrent,«|ry a Democrat Want Ad — They bring results. M V/ J [ “In away I'm glad the baseball season’s coining on — I get in condition chasing these kids!” J

Today s Sport Parade (Reg. U.S. Pat- Off.) By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK (UP) — Fearless Fraley’s facts and figures: The three major question marks as the major leagues near the end of spring training are big Ted Kluszewski, Robin Roberts and Duke Snider, although there are a number of other puzzlers. Kluszewski could be a big boost to the Pirates but estimates are being made that he will be lucky to play 50 games because of his bad back. Snider’s future is so uncertain as result of his knee operation that he’ll be tried in left field. Roberts, once baseball's biggest wiimer, still neers down reports that he needs a new pitch. Bob Lemon is another mystery and the Indians are counting heavily on his coming back from an arm operation. Vinegar Bend Mizell could turn the whole National League race if he comes through for the Cardinals. The make-or-break experiment for the Tigers is whether Billy Martin Will make it at shortstop and Harvey Kuenn will be able to handle center field. Stories on Speedster There are some interesting yarns coneming " where Tom Shutka, Kansas’ Big Eight indoor mile champion with a 4:11 clocking, got all his speed. One is that back home in Hibernia, N.J-, Tom as one of 14 children had to race the others home from school to get a spot at the dinner table. Another is that his father used to take the' kids out on snowy days, point to rabbit tracks, and announce: “Boys, here’s your dinner. Got get it.” You have to hand it to Tom Strafaci for determination. At the 18th green of the final qualifying round at Pensacola, Tom dumped his approach into a sand trap beside the green. That gave him 147 strokes to that point — and 149 wasn’t going to qualify. “I’ll have to sink this one, and I will,’’ Tom said. “After all, I’m the best trap player in Brooklyn.” So he exploded it into the cup—and qualified. Bones Removes Sign Bones McKinney, the Wake Forest basketball coach, used to have a sign to that effect painted on his office door. But after a season in which his team won only six games against 17 defeats, Bones had the sign removed. “And I don't plan to replace it,” he vows, “until I improve on that record” Did you hear the one about the hacker who made a trip to hallowed St. Andrews and drew one of those picturesque caddies who know more about the game than most pros? The hacker started chopping up the ancient premises and the caddy’s attitude became more and more critical and withdrawn. But finally our hero holed out a wood shot for an eagle. Turning to the caddy he smiled: “Well, caddy, golfs a funny game, isn’t it?” “Aye,” grimaced the old one. “But it was nae meant to be.” If you something to sell os rooms torrent, try a Democrat Want Ad — They bring results. I , I.

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Same Problems Still Troubling Boston Red Sox SARASOTA. Fla. (UP) — The same weaknesses which have plagued the Boston Red Sox for a decade—an unstable infield and not enough pitching—threaten to keep them from bettering their fourth place finish of last year. Add to that the probability that their big gun, Ted Williams, may not be able to play regularly until the season is well along, and the Red Sox picture is not too bright. However, Manager Mike Higgins maintains that his 1958 chances “are the best” since he took ovr the club four year* ago. Higgins bassed his claim on the hope that he will be able to come Up with the left-handed pitching which the club has lacked during his tenure and that the early release from the Army of shortstop Don Buddin will settle what has been an unsteady Infield. He professes not to worry about the ankle Injury and pulled side muscles which has kept Williams out of spring exhibition games thus far. But Ted himself is concerned about it and so are other Red Sox officials. They would settle right now for a healthy Wil Hams by May 1. Seeks Improved Pitching Two left-handers, Frank Baumann, a bonus baby who has failed In other trials and whose 10-7 record at Oklahoma City last year was not too impressive, and Leo Kiely, who won 21—20 of them in relief, for San Francisco of the Pacific Coast League In 1957, give Higgins hope that he will be able to solve his pitching problems. He is counting on Baumann as a starter with Kiely as No. 1 relief man, Higgins looks for improvement in his other starters—Tom Brewer (16-13), Frank Sullivan (14-11), Willard Nixon (12-13), Dave Sisler (7-8) and Mike Fornieles (10-13), all right-handers. The other three spots on the staff are wide open with Dean Stone, whose 1-3 record of last season was a far cry from the promise he showed when he won 12 games for Washington back in 1954; Bob Smith, a 13-game winner with San Francisco and Jack Spring, who won 11 with the same club, among the candidates. All are left-handers. Frank Malz on e, generally acknowledged as the best man in the league at his position last ' year in his first full year as a 1 major leaguer, will hold down third base. He batted .292, with 15 homers and 103 runs batted in. Battle For Second Big Dick Gernert, who slumped to .237, is the leading first base candidate with Pete Runnels, obtained from Washington, and Frank Kellert, another San Francisco graduate, battling him for the job. The battle for second base is wide open with Bill Consolo, who came along fast at the end of last season, the leading aspirant for jthe post now. He is battling the veteran Bill Klaus; Ken Aspromonte, who was recalled from San Francisco late last season; and holdover Ted Lepico for the job. Runnels and Lepico also can play second, third or short while Klaus was the club’s No. 1 shortstop last season. When Williams Is fit, the outfield is set with Ted in left, Jimmy Piersall in center and Jackie Jensen in right Gene Stephns, who relieved Williams in the late innings last sason when the Red Sox were in front, will take over Williams' post until he can play. Higgins is giving big Heywood Sullivan, another bonus baby who never lived up to his SIOO,OOO price tag, a chance to win the first string catching berth. But Sullivan lacks defensive finesse and two holdovers, Sammy White and Pete Daley, are likly to share that burden. That catching pictur is not too , bright. Add that to the infield and pitching problems, and the Red . Sox future isn’t too rose-tainted. PEAK (Continued from page one) and Peak had conspired to make ' a handsome profit on the lots. Smith admitted in the trial that he bought the lots from former ’ highway right-of-way chief Nile 1 Teverbaugh for $3,000,. used the name “Dean Burton” in transferring the deeds to Peak’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Peak of Indianapolis, and that th lots were sold to the state for $25,800. Smith said he gave nearly half the $22,800 profits to Teverbaugh when the latter demanded a kick-i back.

M,fir • 1 "WiißFj ~ MEDICAL HISTORY—Lee Helm, whose wife Edith, 23, made medical history by becoming a mother after receiving a kidney by transplant, looks at his 6-pound, 13-ounce son in incubator in Boston Ljdng-Jn hospital to. Helm’s twin sister Wanda, who donated a kidney to Edith two years ago, gave birth to a son four months ago. Weights were same. Home is Chandler, Okla. (International Boundphoto)

Gunners In Tunisia Renewing Attacks French Planes And Soldiers Attacked PARIS (TO — Charges that gunners in Tunisia have renewed their attacks on French planes and troops patroling the Algerian border created the threat today of a new crisis in pereniallytense North Africa. At the same time, the arrival of four desert refugees in Rabat revived Moromman demands for the surrender of the French Saharan territory ot Mauritania. The adjournment of Parliament for the month-long Easter recess took some pressure off the shaky government of Premier Feix Gaillard, but rightwing critics continued their sniping at the regime. The threat of labor unrest spread, increasing to more than a million the number of workers who have threatened to strike against the government Tuesday in support of demands for a 20 per cent wage increase. Defense Minister Jacques Cha-ban-Delmas told a news conference Friday night that machine gunners in Tunisia have damaged two border-patrol planes and fired on a third in six days. Kokomo Woman Dies Os Traffic Injuries KOKOMO (ffi — Mrs. Dora McGovern, 41, Kokomo, died Friday in St. Joseph’s Hospital here, second victim of a two-car collision on U. S. 35 two weeks ago today. Her husband Thomas, 45, was killed outright in the crash of the couple’s station wagon with a car which rammed it from the rear. Trade in a gooo town — Decatur

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Maine Girl Named As Cherry Blossom Queen WASHINGTON — Carolyn A. Drigotas, a 21-year-old hazel-eyed blonde from Auburn, Maine, was chosen Friday night as queen of the Washington Cherry Blossom Festival. Mrs. Richard M. Nixon, wife of the vice president, spun a gailycolored wheel of fortune to pick the winner from among Carolyn and 52 other cherry blossom princesses. V Bs 1 * I to All our pies are baked <=s S) >0 In our spotless kitchen g) *=> to bring yon delicious g goodness that simply S ?o g can’t be equalled iiio * ‘ mass-production ’ ’ o o baking. c> jo" o' FAIRWAY Restaurant