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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-06-29
Fire Causes Slight
Damage on MonddY

Little damage was done by a
fire in the Gray Court building
at the corner of S. Main and Sew
enth stS., at 5:45 p. m. Monday.
An electric heater used in heat
ing glass was left on and it set
fire to the table on which it was
sitting. Slight damage was done
to the table but the heater was
completely destroyed, Assistant
Fire Chief Harold Hyland report
ed.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-06-29
Fairgrounds Again
To Be Location
For Annual Affair
Talent Show Queen,
Baseball, Boxing, Fireworks
To be on Program.

Plans are being completed for the annual Legion
Fourth of July celebration to be held at the Fair
grounds Tuesday.
H%ighlights of the day, both afternoon and evening,
will include a talent show, presentation of the queen,
baseball game, boxing show, and fireworks.
The talent show will be a variety program of 18
different acts. 1t is scheduled to begin at IL noon. Ac-
cording to Gene Smith, publicity c~o-chairman, a varied
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-06-29
Softball Game

The Byhalia Grange softbaII
team will meet the American Lee
gion at 7:30 p. m. and Phillips
and Davien from Kenton at 8 p.
m. in a Softball double header at
West Mansfield Friday night.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-06-29
Ambulance Trips

Elsom Schribener was taken to
Brown Veterans Hospital, in
Dayton Monday morning by the
William II. Faulkner ambulance.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-06-29
John Adam Rausch Family

The John Adam Rausch re-
union will be held on July 8 at
the brick shelter house in the
Legion Park. A pot-luck din
ner will be held at noon. All re-
latives and friends are cordially
invited.
Evening star., 1950-04-17
Hordboots Now Confident
Eastern Horse Won't Win

LOUISVILLE, KY, April II (P.
You can get plenty of argument
and maybe some to 5 if you think
the Kentucky Derby winner isn't
already in Kentucky. The hard
boots are convinced the East
doesn't have chance this year.
1t was Hill Princes showing
hard luck notwithstanding-in
Saturdays Experimental No. 2 at
Jamaica that wiped out the doubt.
Only a couple of other horses
training in the East now rate men
tion in Blue Grass talk with such
Derby honses as Oil Capitol and
Your Host already in Kentucky.
Lotowhite picked up some pres
tige by winning the Experimental,
but his fractional times in that
race are thrown at those who be-
lieve this Kentucky owned horse
is a serious threat.
Lotowhite, the hope of Hal Price
Headley, ran the last quarter of the
Experimental's full mile in 26 Sec
onds. He did the added sixteenth
in seven seconds, meaning he
would have needed something like
% seconds to go the Derby's added
quarter Of a mile. Derby folk
argue that 28-second final quarters
seldom win Derbys.
Evening star., 1950-04-17

and blew the flag both years
on the final days. They have by
all odds the best hitting. plus good
defensive play, a highly skillful
manager in Joe Mccarthy and a
pitching staff that ranks with the
best.
Apologists have lamented the
lack of a good relief pitcher and
a strong bench. It's true the Red
Sox haven't boasted either, but
these shortcomings hardly were
the basic reasons why Boston
failed. Where the McCarthymen
fell down were Cd at the barrier
and co when the chips were down
in the '48 showdown with Cleve-
land and the '49 finale with the
Yanks. Here. plus difficulty in
winning on the road.
Road Record Poor Last Year.
In their own park, the Red Sox
eat their young. Last year they
won 81, lost 16. But on the road
their record was AZ defeats and 35
victories. Biggest break in their
favor this season is that % of
their first 80 games will be played
in Fenway Park.
AS a team they hit l3 points
higher than the Yankees. next
best. They had a 25-game winner
in Mel Parnell and a 23-game
hurler in Ellis Kinder. In Ted
Williams and Vern Stephens. they
had the leagues co-leaders in
Evening star., 1950-04-17
New York 10 Cut Tax
On Mutue| Wagering
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

ALBANY. N. Y, April 1.-THE
tax that cities and counties of
New York State may levy on pari-
mutuel betting at horse race
tracks will be pared down from
5 to l per cent by 1855.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey signed
today bill providing for gradual
reduction.
The present S per cent maxi
mum will be cut to 4 per cent in
1852, to 8 per cent in 1858, to 2
per cent in 1854 and to l per cent
in 1855, when the taxing authority
will expire.
The levy applies only to fiat
tracks. 1t was first authorized in
1916.
The States only fiat tracks are
in New York City and Nassau and
Saratoga Counties. AL have been
levying the local tax.
Last year, New York City col
lected $11.075,426 from the pari-
mutuel tax. Nassau County got
So. .260.517 and Saratoga County
received $830.704.
Evening star., 1950-04-17
Cubs, so to ] in Pennont Race,
Finish at Top in Exhibitions

period yesterday with a 10-game
exhibition card.
Joe Di Maggie and Ted Will
liams, who will come to grips in
tomorrow's opener at Boston,
stole most of the afternoons play.
Williams crashed his 11th exhi-
bition home run with two mates
aboard in the eighth inning to
give the Red Sox a 81 decision
over their cross-town rivals, the
Braves.
At New York, Di Maggie hit his
No. 6 and two singles to help the
Yankees down Brooklyn, 40, for
the second straight day. Cliff
Mapes and Yogi Berra also
homered for the Yankees.
The Cubs swept both ends of
an out-of- season double = header
from the White Sox, To and 5-4.
Del Rice's two home runs brought
the Cardinals a 5-4 decision over
the Browns.
The Phils whipped the Athletics,
11-2, to square their Philadelphia
series at game apiece.
Evening star., 1950-04-17

on three other occasions rolled up
7-game losing streaks. The l94o
Mats won only Is Of their last n
games.
The Mats since have been forti-
fed by the addition of four former
Pacific Coast League players.
Griffith shelled out $50 900 In cash
and $4,000 worth of players to
obtain Noren. a 800 hitter with
Hollywood. Of the draft list he
plucked Steve Macy. a l5-game
winner with San Francisco:
Catcher Mickey Grasso from
Seattle and Utility 1nfielder
George Genovese from Hollywood.
Trio Likely to Help.
Of their performances in two
games with Pittsburgh, Noren.
Grasso and Macy appear likely to
help. Noren belted the Pirates
pitchers for four hits in 10 at
tempts. adding a triple and single
yesterday to his homer and single
of Saturday. Macy pitched six
shutout innings, permitting only
two hits. and Grasso delivered .
timely hit while displaying a poll
ished brand of receiving.
When Dick Weik wild-pitched
Ralph Kiner across the plate with
two out in the ninth. the game
went into extra innings. tied at
IL. In the llth Kiner singled.
moved to third on balks by Rookie
Jim Pearce. and scored on an out
field fly. sending the Bucs ahead.
81. But then Noren tripled home
Eddie Yost. again tying the score.
and Yost broke it up in the 18th
with fly that scored Al Kozar.
1t was the ninth exhibition VIC
tory against as many losses and q
tie for the Mats against big league
opponents.
Evening star., 1950-04-17
Victories in GEORGIA
Put Demaret on Heels
OF Coin-Pacer Snead
BY the Assoeioted Press

ATLANTA, April II. - After
two victories in Georgia. Jimmy
Demaret headed today for Vir-
ginia and another skirmish in his
battle to overtake Sam Snead as
the top golf money winner Of the
year.
Demaret finished a minor grand
slam in Georgia yesterday with a
victory in the North Fulton Open.
He shot four rounds at the
tough -one- day-easy-the-next
North Fulton Park course in 270
strokes-14 under par. His win
ming final round in &c strokes fol-
lowed by a week a far greater vic
tory at the Masters Tournament
in Augusta, Ga.
Late this week the Texan gets
his next shot at catching Snead
in the money-winning marathon
during the Cavalier tournament
at Virginia Beach.
In the last nine days Jimmy has
closed the gap considerably on
Snead. Prize winnings for the
winter circuit now stand at $l5,-
1913 for Snead. the money-minded
mountaineer from White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, and $13.216.16 for
DemaRt.
Before taking the Masters
Jimmy ranked third behind Snead
and young Jack Burke. His 50, 400
first prize money at Augusta sent
Demaret ahead of Burke and the
winners check for $4,000 IN
Atlanta lifted him within striking
distance of Snead.
Second place after four rounds
at the 6.762-yard North Fulton
Park course was divided between
Snead and Jim Ferrier with 274
strokes apiece. On the final round
Snead shot a 81 and Ferrier a 66.
Evening star., 1950-04-17
Robinson, Noren
Leading Hitters
In Mats Troininq

Eddie Robinson was the Mats
exhibition game hero with his
.421 batting average and hitting
safely in II successive games. but
h heartening. too. to Manager
Bucky Harris was the consistent
department Of Irv Noren. rookie
outfielder.
Robinson belted major league
pitching for a .407 average and
slammed minor league hurting for
a fantastic All mark. Noren was
a .320 overall hitter. clipping ma
jor league pitching for a .318
average and batting 1888 against
minor leaguers.
The averages of those Mats who
went to bat at least IS times:
Evening star., 1950-04-17
Pete Suder Injured;
Billy Hitchcock or
WohI to Replace Him
sy the AsseeIa,sd Press

PHILADELPHIA. April II.
The Athletics will open the
season in Washington tomor-
row without the services Of
Pete Suder. veteran second
baseman. 1t was disclosed to-
day.
The AS reported that
something snapped" In Su-
der's left knee last night as
he got up from a chair to
turn on his television set. He
was unable to work out today
and X-ray examinations were
scheduled.
Either Billy Hitchcock or
Kermit Wahl will replace
Suder. Hitchcock was &C
quired from the Red Sox last
winter while Wahl was OBJ
tanned from Montreal.
Evening star., 1950-04-17
Paper Says Camp Wilson
Is Quitting Pro Football
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, April 1.-THE De-
troit Times said today that Camp
Wilson, veteran fullback who
played four seasons for the Detroit
Lions before he was traded to the
New York Yankees two weeks ago.
has decided to give up pro football.
Wilson's decision raised ques-
tions regarding the status Of the
straight player deal in which he
was traded for Bobby Layne,
Yankees paSser.
Wilson, product of Tulsa Uni
versity. told the Times: II don't
know how my decision affects the
Layne trade but I must quit play
ing football. I have a good paying
job with a Detroit steel company
that precludes by playing in De-
troit. much less in New York. in
the future"
MY association with the Detroit
Lions has been a very happy one
and I'll certainly be sorry if my
quitting stands in the way of the
club getting a player it wants, "
he added,
Evening star., 1950-04-17
Old Gag Comes True;
Horse Really Finishes
A Race the Next Doy
By the Assocjoted Press

BALTIMORE, April IT.
Gold Midas time in the My
Lady's Manor steeplechase
Saturday wasn't too good.
He finished Sunday.
The g. year = old gelding
threw his rider at the 18th
jump and galloped off across
the Baltimore County coun-
trySide. !,
When his mount didn't
cross the finish line with the
others, Tracey Bedsworth be-
gan canvassing the country
side. He had to give up when
darkness fell. but he began
looking again early yesterday.
At l pm. he spotted Gold
Midas standing cold, stiff and
sore in a meadow about 2
miles from the jump that put
him out of the race.
Bedsworth led him back to
the finish line, which Gold
Midas crossed 20 hours after
the start of the race.
Evening star., 1950-04-17

runS-batted-in-each driving in
159. Their infield and outfield
averaged better than 300 in
hitting.
This is the team that Mccarthy
will saddle in the race beginning
tomorrow. Williams, Dom DiMag-
gio and AL Zarilla form a crack
outf1eld. There's nothing wrong
with the inf1eld of Bill Goodman,
Bobby Doerr. Stephens and
Johnny Pesky, with the recently
signed Ken Keltner. ex-Indian,
adding strength to the bench as a
pinch-hitter and as replacement
for Pesky. Behind the veter-
an Birdie Tebbetts in the CATCH
ing department. are Matt Bats
and Buddy Rosar, the ex-Yank
and Athletic who recently con-
feSsed he was the best backstop
in the league.
Up to Rookie Pitchers.
Blunt-speaking critics say tina:
Stephens, Kinder and several
others are not winning players, but
certainly Stephens and Kinder
didn't let the Sox down any
harder in the final two days of
1949-when Boston blew a one
game lead-than Williams, among
others.
Chances are the Red Sox will
sink or swim on what their rookie
pitchers do. Big things are pre-
dicted for Maurice McDermott.
but he's been as wild as he's
skinny this spring. Chuck Stobbs,
11-6 last year. is recovering from
a sore arm. A bonus pitcher.
Frank Quinn, must be kept, al
though he's shown nothing.
From Seattle there's a 22-game
winner named Charles Schanz, but
there's a catch to him. He also
lost II and he'll be 81 in June.
On the other hand, a couple
Of veterans might bounce back
and make McCarthy's second-line
pitching lot better. One is Walt
Masterson. formerly of Washing
ton. Another is Joe Dobson, 14-12
last year, and a third is Dave Fer
riss, a wartime winner. But you
can have the Red Sox, especially
at those 2-to-1 odds.
FRANCIS STANN.
Evening star., 1950-04-17
battle-ground TO Get
Another Test Today;
Faces Older Horses
BY The Asseeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, April 17.-Mid-
dleground, the colt many still
think Is going to have something
to say about the Kentucky Derby
next month, is scheduled to make
his second appearance of the year
at Jamaica today.
The Texas-bred son of Bold
Venture. from Richard Kleberg's
vast King Ranch, meets older
horses in the Requested Handicap.
q mile and sixteenth event
carrying q $1,000 purse. If he
performs well, Middleground Is
expected to come back Saturday
in the SIC, ,000-added Wood Me-
mortal, final Eastern test for the
Derby.
Middleground gets in today
with only 108 pounds. compared
with 122 on the top-weighted My
Request, owned by another Texan.
Ben Whitaker. Others in the fea-
ture are B. D. Chats Sky Miracle,
|113; Cherry Oca Stables Equinox
II, 115; Alfred Vanderbilt's Loser
Weeper, 10, and Greentree Sta
ble's Guillotine. 106. The latter.
however, ran in the Experimental
Handicap No. 2 Saturday and Is
expected to be scratched.
Second in Sprint Race.
Last week, battle-ground fin
ished Q creditable second to Ferd
in an allowance race for 3-year-
olds. It was his first outing since
August, when be ran away from
the field in the Hopeful Stakes.
The Wood Memorial, over the
same mile-and-a-sixteenth route
as Saturdays Experimental. is
shaping up as wide-open battle.
At least that's the way it appears
after the highly-touted Hill Prince
finished ninth in the Experimental,
won by the 18-to-1 shot Lotowhite.
There were all kinds of excuses
for the Virginia-bred Hill Prince.
owned by Chris Chenery, New York
utilities tycoon. But the $18,750
winners share went to Lotowhite,
the lightly-regarded Devil Diver
colt from the stable of Hal Price
Headley of Lexington, KY,
Will Pass Up Wood.
Meanwhile, it appears that
Brookmeade Stable will pass up
the Wood, after grabbing the first
two places in the Chesapeake
Stables at Havre de Grace Sat-
urday. Sunglow, winner of the
Chesapeake. isn't eligible for the
Wood. and Trainer Preston Burch
said he didn't think Greek Ship
would start. Greek Ship was Sec
ond. half a length back of Sum
glow in the Havre de Grace pre-
Derby affair.
Together with Hill Prince, Mrs.
James Carson's Kinsman and Mrs.
William H. Labrot's Balkan, third
and fifth, respectively, in the
Chesapeake. have been named as
supplementary Preakness entrants.
Evening star., 1950-04-17
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE
Chicago Cubs. eighth-place fin
ishers in the National League last
season and rated SOL shots this
year, are the 1850 champions of
baseball's "Grapefruit League"
frankie Frisch's Bruins won 16
games against major league oppo-
sition this spring while losing
eight for a .667 percentage.
Detroit, tabled as Al dark
horse" in the American League,
won that circuits title with a .652
figure on Is victories and eight
setbacks. Cleveland was second.
Final standings Of the teams
(records include only games
against major league opposition)
Evening star., 1950-04-17
GIobetrotters Crush
College AI|-Stars
BY The Associoted Press

BOSTON, April 1.-THE Har-
lem Globetrotters last night hand
ed the College All-Stars a decisive
1853 setback here at the Boston
Garden before a capacity crowd
of 13,909.
The Trotters made a first-period
Shambles of the Collegians by
outscoring them, 28-11, and the
college cagers never could get back
in the game. It was the Globe
trotters' 10th win in IS starts
against the All-Stars.
Sweetwater Clifton paced both
teams with q points, while Don
Rehfeldt topped the Collegians
with II points.
Evening star., 1950-04-17
Redskins to Meet Colts Twice.:
No Game Listed With Bears

Under league rules each team
must announce its own home
schedule.
AS the Cardinals will play here
the loss of the second game at
Chicago will not be felt by Wash
ington fans but many undoubted-
ly will object to the temporary
lapse in the series with the Bears.
The series between the Colts
and Redskins paves the way for
a continuation of the home-and-
home series between the Bears and
Cardinals. This would have been
impossible under the set-up adopt
ed at the National League meet
ing at Philadelphia in January.
when the Cards and Bears were
placed in opposite divisions.
George Marshall, Redskin presi-
dent, made the suggestion resulting
in the present arrangement. He
believed a second game with the
Colts would be more profitable
for the Baltimore and Washington
teams than Redskin- Cardinal and
Colt-Bears games in Chicago.
George Halas. owner-coach of the
Bears, and Ray Bennigsen, Card
inal president, literally jumped at
the offer to meet a second time.
Baltimore, too. welcomed the pro-
posal.
Still pending is a contract with
the Variety Clubs of Baltimore
and Washington for an exhibition
game between the Bears and Red
skins for the benefit of boys clubs
in both cities. The document still
has two years to run. but has been
dormant. by mutual agreement,
two years. No park was available
to play in last year nor is there
one this year,
Evening star., 1950-04-17

Totals 80 1898 L. Totals ~ s3o 10
sFlieo out for Murtsugh in ninth.
tGrounded out for McCullouEh in eighth.
1Tripled for GreRg in eighth.
SGrounded out for Werle in twelfth.
1.-TWO out when winning run was scored.
s'Ran for Grasso in twelfth.
stStruck out for Weik in tenth,
'+Walked for PeaTce IN twelfth.
Pittsburgh - 600 900 0O1 0l0-9
Washington 600 0O1 600 Oils
Runs-Kiner 90. Yost, Dente, Kozaf.
Errors-McCullouEh. Kiner, Macy, FitB-
gerald Run bstted in--Noren t2l, Wests
lake, Yost. Two-base hits-Mele. Vollmer.
Three-base hit6-Dente Hopp. Noren. Stolen
base-Yost. Sacrif1ce-Fernandez Doubls
play-MurtauRh to Coogan, Mele to Robin
son. Murtaugh TO Costisltone TO Coosan.
Left on bases--Pittsburgh, Z; Washina.
ton, 8. Bases on balls-Of Chambers. 2;
of Macy, |: of Gregg, !, on Weik. 3.
Struck out-By Macy, 4; by Weik. .; By
Hits-On Chambers Q In 4 innings; OF
Gregg, 2 in 3 innings; of Werle, . in 4
innings; of Gumbert. . in 2, inning: on
Macy. in 8 innings; of Weik. 3 In
innings; of Pearce, in 2 innings. Hits
by pitcher-Chambers (Nagyl, Cooean
lNagy). Winning pitcher-Weik. Balk--
Pearec 90. Winner Pearc.. Loser-9un.
bert. Time. 2:5s. umpires-Ballanfants
and Hurley.
Evening star., 1950-04-17
BY Lewis F. Atchison

The Redskins today announced
their 1850 six-game home sched-
|ule, revealing q home-and- home
arrangement with the Baltimore
Colts instead of a second game
with the Chicago Cardinals, and
no game at all with the Chicago
Bears. It will be the first time
since 1910 that the Redskins and
Bears have not met. at least in an
exhibition game.
Here are the games to be played
at Griffith Stadium:
October l, Pittsburgh Steelers
October 8, New York Giants.
October %. Chicago Cardinals.
November IL. Philadelphia
Eagles.
November 26, Baltimore Colts.
December 10, Cleveland Browns.
Washington fans thus get a
chance to see the rival pro foot
ball champions of 1949. The
Eagles won the National League
crown for the second consecutive
year and the Browns completely
dominated the All-America Con-
ference during it's four-year exist
ence.
Games to be played away. which
have been announced, include the
following:
September II, at Baltimore.
September "a, Green Bay at Mil
Waukee.
October "a. at Philadelphia.
November 10, at Cleveland.
That leaves two dates, Novem-
ber S and December 8, for games
at New York and Pittsburgh, al
though these teams have not an
nounced when they will be played.
Evening star., 1950-04-17

SoX, although
the most pow
erful club in
b a S e b a II. on
p a p er, a r e
picked to finish
second in the
A m e r i C a n
League for the
third time run
ming.
Nobody seems
to know why
the Red SoX
t all to win.
They figured in
10do ord 1OdQ
Evening star., 1950-04-17

a wringer
In order, the pride of the Old Dominion
ID stumbled at the start; (2) ran into a jam
at the first turn; 90 hit the fence at the five
sixteenths pole; a. caromed off into Lights
Up, and 90 banged into Guillotine as that
colt virtually stopped cold.
1t was not New Yorkers agreed, one of
the best rides Eddie Arcaro ever has given q
mount, but then Arcaro always is fair prey at
Jamaica Banana Nose, himself said the race
didn't mean thing Il didn't get to let him
rum" Eddie explained Right where he
ur,,a llr nutS loosa iS urhnre WIG ran intn the
Evening star., 1950-04-17

big trouble there Furnishing him."
Paradoxically prestige than Hill Prince
in the Experimental and that California in his barn
at Churchill Downs pacidly munchng his oass For the
ond straight week thing called Sturdy One tearing down
Your Hosts reputation with performance which experts
thought unstmulatng.
Your Host, in Barn, Loses Prestige
Sturdy One Host in the Santa Anita
Handicap level weights beaten by 2 lengths In the first
Experimental he dead last to Hill Prince and last Saturday.
under feather of 1o6 pounds Sturdy One caught Lotowh
the winner, in the stretch
But then he'd had it Sturdy faded back third beaten
by five lengths and he appears the post parade at the
Derby it'll surprise 1t significant that Your
Hosts challenger Santa Anita carried 18 fewer than
Hill Prince Saturday
Practically this putting varying weights
the Derby prospects Coming up next is the
Wood Memorial where they'll at scale 1875 pounds the
colts and 121 the es That's the it'll be right to
Derby day, May 7.
than disastrous virgnians
particularly, Memorial
his status will change but the Experimental No didn't hurt
other than physically.
Nobody Made 1t Like the Bube
Tomorrow the hghessalaed the history of base
ball start working for those bmonthy checks the first
time season opens with two sarsTed Williams and Joe D
Maggon the 100000 bracket Behind this pair
the likes of Stan Musia and Ralph Kne in the s5ooooand
class.
The guy the spot Williams whose reported $25
salary beats the record of Babe Ruth by $4 o
1t real quickWliams $1250O0 Ruth $80000-it actually
seems as if it's more abundant life. But wait
An outfit called The Foundation Education
Inc, located Irvington- Hudson Y delivers word
OF caution Turn not with envy Williams say
people Shed tears for Ruth because he underpad
After pointing out that Williams will have only $62 028 Of
his $125000 following Federal taxes against the 535 that
Ruth retained of his 100000, The Foundation says
Initiation has shrunk the buying of the dollar since
1881 Williams real takehome pay is only little half
of Ruth's-57 per cent"
More Cents to Ruths Buck
Finally The Foundation up with snapper
Williams to have much buying in 1850 Ruth
had in 1881 the report e would have be paid $327
451"
To make it easier for in sports departments
understand The Foundation had cartoonst sketch
baskets of groceries small representing what Williams
buy and big Ruth only light note one can
draw is from this sketch Imagine Ruth grocery
It's remndu of the story of the reformed husband who
ried his intentions that volunteered the
shopping and finally CROPPED his to the dairy counter
Gimme fifth of milk" he growled.