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if 1 i TJiSfsdiy June 19, 1947 THE McHENRT PLAINDEALER Ilva 4 JMURPHY pitches TWO-HIT SHUTOUT AS SHAMROCKS WIN 4-0 WATCH SPEED BOAT RACES 'ON PISTAKEE LAKE SUNDAY, JUNE 22 to watch the outcome of the tttm hetween the Chickie.vViking and Hor-net. This promise to be one of tfcf 'best races ever Been on, the lakfe The speed kings will be in action next Sunday. Races, start at 2:00 is p. m. IPff "SO" I HEAR'1 The Shamrocks, followed by many The Chain O'Lakes Boat Clab IflDR.

tlnrtA nrt Hahpnn last. JOHNSBURG TEAM HITS Tavern Keeper Found Not AND BUD MILLER HOLDS I Guilty in Damage' Suit RICHMOND IN 12-2 WIN i I Albert Hewitt, Mundelein tavern (keeper, has been found "not guilty" The Johnsburg team unleashed a jn a $50,000 damage suit brought 13-hifc attack at Richmond last Sun- him under the dram shop law day to walk away with a12 to 2 in the circuit court of Lake county W1S' 1,11 at Waukegah by, Mrs. Elizabeth Bud Miller took over for Thomas Breese 0f McHenry and Vera Wilson and held the Richmond betters in the of Woodstock, who were injured in hand1. Nopm Sr1 and, an automobile collision September Vem Miller were the only Richmond 16 i945 batters able to hit safely. accident.

in which the hus-L-ast triday Johnsbure i i Sunday and defeated, the league lead- exciting spectacle of speed Iboat rac-! 7 next Sunday.1 June 22, on Pis- Complete line of Hugh Murphy was a lot of pitcher takee Lake. remedies at Wattles Lee's poultry Drug Store, Me- as he shut out the undefeated He nenry by EARL R. WALSH 4S-tf-hp The a little tin sponsors give us VV V-1 ILLIONS, many millions, fol- I A Intir KicnKoll rwnrHs flneolv bron nine. Murphy allowed only two hits, a scratch by Kuecker in the fourth and a hopping: single through second by Lyle Johnson in the sixth. He issued no passes and struck out nine batters.

Onlv one Hebron nlnihue sir clothes jured, was caused vy tne drunken batters had their hitting- to ratp out 14 hits (rood for a 12 to 3 decision over Wnuconda in five Your sports department is hob-jJhis includes batting and pitching bling alone this week without thej especially. But you often wonder help of that dynamic, irrepressible jost how much they actually mean. Swede, Milt Pederson sometimes Take the won and lost column, known as "Swing, batter, swing." what chance has a pitcher working driving of Bernard Dietz "of Munde runner reached second base and this lein, who has been sentenced to can rwi nttrihlltofl ti on innings of nlay. Wally Smith had a iiiiiimks oi iimy. vauv nmnn nni a -13111 i'm going i cdlal Jf Yjsi VOL BECAUSE I v- i mimuuioi uii error, home and E.

Meyers a triple in the te farm ter bemg Conway opened the game with a tMiu. i with a tailender convicted on a cnarge oi reckless hit m.A distance department. Mevers was mm is vacniioninjr. vynere nis: driving. It was alleged the ier, but got no further help.

trayelg' may take him. the nnlv ftt? Id damage, suit that Hewitt had served thp winning -pitcher. Next Sundav the sfong Ludwier team from Elgin will, play at Johnsburg. drinks to Dietz. knows.

He- wrote for literature on points of interest in Chicago and I tried to make us believe that he is going to visit the Art Institute, Field Museum and the like. I Kyle Johnson was a tough customer on' the mound, but the McHenry boys ganged up on him in th4 sixth to put across their four runs. Conway led off with a hit to. right. Miller sacrificed.

Jim McHenry Tourists Enjoyed Visiting Former Residents 1 or a cellar con-t er against one pitching for a winning team? The best way to judge a pitcher's true value is to take rfis average against the average of his team. Even this isn't a fair test since he natural- a better average 3 0 I arkin hit to left, scoring Conway. Several former McHenry residents Jerry Larkin lifted to third. Harry were brought back in memory to Stilline slushed wirkeH drive tr were brought back in When that happens, well expect; to see "Brenda" spending her vacations making the round of the bars. mJ 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 Johnshurg 12 AB Howie Freund.

3b ...6 N. Smith, rf 6 G. Jackson, 5 B. Mevers, ss 3 A. Jackson, 2b 4 E.

Mevers, lb 2 W. Smith, lb 2 D. Freund, cf 3 Pitzen. If 3 Thomas, 0 B. Miller, 4 V.

Johnson 1 their old home town recently when center that 'bounced past the center Mr. and Mrs. Math Schmitt and Mr. fielder for a triple. Tom Bolger was and Mrs.

John Thennes visited them safe on an error by Smith, at short. 0 in the West. Dean McCracken, who is on a hit- 1 i The local tourists stopped briefly ting rampage, singled to center to 0 at Kansas City, to see the score the fourth run. Seems a bit like old or older times around The Plaindealer office this week. "Line-O-Type Lyle" is back in action, taking to the machine like a duck takes to water.

Jlran? i- have with a better team. 11 Round Lake Arena FRIDAY, JUNE 20 8:30 P.M. Al Williams vs. Flash Gordon Totals 38 12 You won't be picked up on the road if you let us make that brake adjustment now. After the accident happens to you, it's too late! Do it now! Drive in for dependable, quality brake service at economical prices.

We are your friendly Nash dealer. I recall in other that Christy Mathewson had no respect for an earned-run average. "The main ld is to win the ball game," Matty used to say, "and to save yourself for more work on ahead. If I can pick up four or five runs, why pitch my arm off for an individual mark? This lead gives Mie a chance to rest my arm for other games. Pitchers who bear Dear So I Hear: In answering your request fol-i lowing Bevo's letter in The Plain-dealer of June 5th, I would like to say Do you remember when wei used to dump our ashes out, in the street until the automobile came1 along and made us quit it on account1 of the nails that were in the ashes? Joseph J.

Miller. son, Joseph, and at Hen- It was a great ball game all the nessy, to visit Mr. Schmitt's way, with Murphy turning in a 13 brother. Rev. Nicholas Schmitt.

In masterful hurling job. Seattle, they called on two 0 daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Schmitt, McHenry 4 AB 2 Mrs; Ted Hendrickson and Mrs. Conway, ss 5 1 2 1 Isabel Stuckwisch.

Also in Wash- Miller, lb 2 0 0j 0 ington, at Chehallis, they visited J- Larkin, 3b 3 1 1 1 0 another of the Schmitt's sons, Louis 1 G- Larkin, rf 4 0 1 0 While in California, the two M. If 4 1 2j 0 couples called on Adam Bildner, a T- Bolger, 2b 4 1 0 0 former Johnsturg resident, at Gard- McCracken, cf 4 0 Si 0 ner. and in Los Angeles, had an in-1 w- Bolger. 3 0 0 0 terestinir chat with Mrs. Lola Walsh Murphy, 4 0 1 Richmond 12 AB Heelein, 2b 2 1 Brit, ss 2 0 V.

Miller, p. If 3 0 Klemstein, 3b ...3 0 C. Miller. If, 4 0 R. Miller, 0 0 J.

Miller, lb 3 0 Busch. lb 1 0 Pickering, cf 4 0 Stilling, rf 3 1 Kattner, 3 0 J. Freund, 1 0 Miguel Torres vs. Jack Conley mm 0 who resides there with her son. They 0 reported Mrs.

Walsh to be in quito good health and enjoyed a short 3 visit recalling earlier days in Mc Australian Tag Team Match Ray Ryan Pete Bartu vs. Billy Goelz Buck O'Niell Sure, we remember. And we re-i down all through nine innings are member when they got fancy and sure to have trouble later on." put oil on the streets and how we Home-run records and strike outs barefooted kids hated to cross those are usually earned, although the the contribution. Joe. PPSitin 18 StiU 8 big Maybe "Bevo" is getting things Iaor- started for us.

i Looking over pitchers, Phil Mar- childon of the Athletics ranks ex- A note from our former Police tremely high. Winning four games Totals 29 2 Henry. Totals 33 4 10 1 Hebron 0 AB i L. loetscher, lb 4 0 1 I W. Tibbitts.

2b 4 0 0 Kuecker, 3b 4 0 1 Smith, ss 3 0 H. Loetscher. 3 0 0 3 0 0 Score bv Innings 002 400 141 12 Richmond 002 000 000 2 Two-base hit B. Miller. Three-base hits A.

Jackson. B. Meyers, Chief, Earl Dowell. savs he likes his with the Athletics puts him far Sports Calendar new work as Greenskeeper down La- above such stars SS Feller and UOupe piavs mvniairiu iu u. Hiii-i .1 13 Af A ToplrcAn trt Slavin.

rf 3 0 0 G. Tibbitts, rf 2 0 0 M. Johnson, rf 1 0 O. Johnson, 3 0 0 Fayette, Indiana way, but sonfetimes gets lonesome for the boys! Smith. Struck out by V.

Miller. C. Miller, Thomas. 1: B. 7.

Bases on lls off V. Miller. C. Miller, Thomas, B. Miller, 2.

Newhouser. In checking along these lines, the two greatest pitching records belong to Walter Johnson and Grover Alexander. That big game between the McHenry Shamrocks and the Woodstock Liters will start at 2:30 next BASEBALL COUNTY LEAGUE RACE Sunday afternoon The game will be Team Support Counts played in WoodsttStk new park as Ann Johnson won over 400 Totals 30 0 2 Three-base lifts H. Stilling. Sacrifice hits Miller.

W. Bolger. 1. Double play J. Ijirkin to T.

Bolger to Miller. Stolen Wses G. Larkin, T. Bolder. Bases on balls off Mur-, phv.

0: off Johnson, 0. Struck out fcy Murphy, by Johnson, 5. EVERY NIGHT except Mon. and Thuxs. Doors open 8 p.m.

Adm. 60c, inc. tax Dorothy Weber at the Organ games tt-o -rv-rvrn tit rav part of a big celebnrtion. Sunday, June 22 McHenry at Woodstock. Elgin Ludwigs at Johnshurg.

Hebron at Algonquin. Wednesday, June 25 Shamrocks Twilight Game p. m. working for a weak club, and one especially weak at bat. Washington FINISH OR PLAY OFF could give Johnson few runs He had no heaw artillery back of him i The McHenry County Baseball We would hate to see Woodstock's celebration ruined, but hope McHenry can take their ball team into camp.

throuehout his lone career. It was I League race tightened up last Sun If Murphy pitches' anything like Johnson who had to face the Cobbs. day as McHenry shut out the pre SOFTBALL Kitchen Scissors A strong pair of scissors kept for use in the kitchen will save time for the housewife. They will aid in cutting rhubarb, celery, shredding i Thursday, June 19 Co-Ops vs. Newsboys, 7:30 p.m.

Case Eagles vs. T. N. 9:00 m. JUST FOR FUN ROLLER RINK McHenry, III viously undefeated, league leaders at Hebron and Algonquin trounced Huntley.

Several games have been rained out this season, but no announcement has been made as to when these frames will be played. lettuce, cutting tops off vegetables, trimming fish and dry crusts from bread. Cows Prefer. Quality' Lone ago, cattle raisers ob- 1 Next Sunday is listed as an open date and most teams have scheduled Served that cattle eat more high- he did against Hebron last week and Ruths, Jacksons, Speakers, Lajoies. Dundee the week before the Wood- Collins and such.

The stars were all stock batters had better be cuttin on tne sjje That reminds us. Some of ovr In th me wy. Alexander, in sports page news got sidelined to bis earlier years, had the weak make room for the advertisers Iast: Phillies with him, with Cubs, Gi-weeJc Of course, other news be- ants. Pirates and other teams far sides sports hit the basket, too, so better supplied with ballplayers, we can't yelp too loud. His feat of pitching 16 shutouts in 1916 stands as a record that may We had said some nice things never De touched.

One reason Is about the spirited play of th. Sham-, he iuM of ftete the rocks in the Dundee game. We like, to get that in when they deserve it. Ph.ile bbox Prk where a long Then we can speak our piece when1 meant a home run. things go the other way.

Alexander missed the opportunity of pitching for a strong team until In April The Plaindealer "50 he was moving over the hill. By the Ago" items told of a fire in Old time Pete reached the Cnbs and the grade hay than they do low-grade hay. The more feed value cattle get games with teams ouisme me league. One exception will be an interesting tussle between Hebron and Algonquin on the Algonquin from home-grown hay the less they I will have to get from more ex- pensive purchased grain, feed. So it 1 I is important for farmers to learn I how much more high-grade than 1 League Standings Won Lost 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 low-grade hay cattle will eat.

Fig-i ures from some trials the depart-'; ment of agriculture made over a three-year period at Huntley, show that Holstein cows ate U. S. No. 3 alfalfa hay at an average rate of little more than 33 pounds a I day. But when fed VU.

S. No. 1 al-I falfa hay, the cows more than 40 pounds a Stated another Hebron 4 Aleonquin 3 McHenry 4 Johnsiburer Richmond Dundee ..2 Crystal Lake 1 Huntlev 1 Results Last Sunday McHenry. 4 Hebron, Johnsburg, 12 Richmond. 2.

Algonquin. 13 Huntlev, 2. Dundee, 12 Crystal Lake, 6. Town. The date was disputed by a reader who was a young girl (oh, very young!) at the time of the fire.

That little frirl was Kate Engeln at the time of the fire. Cardinals his prime had passed. It is easy to understand why no good ballplayer, with a chance for stardom, cares about landing with a weaker, second-division club. mm THAT VOU SAUE OH FOOD AT HATIOrJAL! We looVed up the old file nd' piicning records go ror found the fire reported as occurring 1947- what about Schoolboy Rowe at 6 o'clock, Thursday evening, April! h's mark W11" the Phillies' 1. 1897 And quite a blaze it wasi Also Dutch Leonard? I way, the cows ate, over 20 per cent more of the high-grade alfalfa hay than of the low-grade? from the report.

DROMEDARY In sizing up records, you must take in the quality of the club and the quality of the opposition. Otherwise records can mean little. Fine Weaving The average hand-woven oriental rug contains from 64 to 100 knots per square inch. In very fine ruga the number oi kndTs may run aa high as 225. to the inch.

GINGERBREAD HiX KKVI TOPriO WITH WHIPfEO CtM The Plaindealer came out with quite a story about the fire fiend paying McHenry an unwelcome visit, leaving six families homeless. Complete line of Lee's poultry I remedies at Wattles Drug Store, Mc-1 Henry. 43-tf-bp; Read the Want Ads Hills Bros. Coffee A Popular BUnol I -LB. JAR Hnrtung, Matty, Sisler No, Clint Hartung hasn't The story tells us that the blaze started in an empty ice' house at the yet I4IA-OZ.

PKGS. comer of Water (now known by proved that he is or will be another Matty, Sisler or Ruth. But he is a the fancier name of Riverside Drive) and Pearl Streets. member of their order, which might be known as the Club of Shifting Positions. When tall, blond, good looking Christy Mathewson reported to the GLENDALE Seven buildings in the Howe Block were reported burned stores residences a saloon owned by A.

Engeln and the residence and barber Giants 47 years ago from Norfolk, umiiuj ii jcoi a rv, i GOLD MEDAL CERESOTA PILLSBURY FLOUR 0 25-LB. BAG I Va wher he ha(J wQn -j games CLUB SPRP4D CHEESE LOAF ShC7 'ft kV A CKddr ChM Bland INSURES PERFECT IAKIN RESULTS SANTA ROSA FINEST FLAVORED BASKtt 79c 1 The families of John Young, D. B. 2, he promptly lojst his first Woodburn, Overocher. Fred, three starts in major league com-Karls.

Anton 'Ensreln and George petition. Andy Freedman, the GiBnts Rosenberger were left homeless. owner, thereupon decided that Mathewson was a first baseman They reported- that Jos. and should be so used, who had a barber shop in. the Howe I as.t nntiI Johll j.

McGraw Block, saved his bea mgt GUU The report told of families fight-j Matty's fuU skill as a pitcher began intr desperately to save their homes, to be realized. It wasn long before Many people spent hours on their, the Bucknell entry was one of base-roof tops as the bucket brigade ball's all-time sensations in the box, worked feverishly. one of the best that all the years- "Xw btve uncovered. And The Plaindealer didntj The list Ofthose in baseball who pull anv punches in bringing to light; -ntered the portals as a star in one- or! 25' LBS. CALIFORNIA VARIETY Grapefruit JUICE 00 V-8 Vejetablt hmdz.

a-j( cans ICEBERG HEAD, FRESH. CRI! LETTUCE .2 HEADS 48 AND 60 SEES Jwrri the lack of fire-fighting equipment; capacity and then switched jobs is Blend Lard CTN. I a waterworks system. Trade In Your Old Tires for new tirestones 45 SIZE I5 FINE FLAVORED CANTALOUPES EACH Well. Kate, that blaze was 50 years ago, you had better pay that bet.

a long one. George Sisler was a star pitcher at Michigan. He could have been one of baseball's best left-handers. The Browns started him in the box. switched him to the outfield and 36 SIZE ITe AIRY FAIKY COFFEE CAKE MIX.

14-OZ. PKG. 25' EACM FifTRA FANCY-LARGE TOT HOUSE TOP QUALITY I then moved him to first. His fame A J4-OZ, 29 AMERICAN HOME Beverages If BOTS. of condition of vour tires! PLUS BOTTLE DEPOSIT Cucumbers ea.

I5e Toinstoes u. 33 r. i CALIFORNIA GOLDEN HEART CALIFORNIA Celery 29e Crcngcs MESH BAG NfW SOLID HEADS HED. Wrt Vf CUT THEM) 10 NATCO TAU. can 1 1 Also trade in your Old Batteries for new Firestone! 1 Cabbago 5 7dsrcsScs.

i 5 APPLE PTE itmi as a pitcher or as" an outfielder would have been enduring). He finished as the star first "baseman of all time, a great ballplayer in every department, where his batting and. his base running left hjm unchallenged at first. Almost the same thing happened to a Baltimore kid still remembered as Babe Ruth. The Babe broke in as a pitcher with the Red Sox sad he was among the 'brilliants for ive year.

It was in 1919 thatjEd Barrow decided that a cannon was mere tasefal taaaf a rifle, so the Babe was moved to aa everyday Job the outfield, where increasing crowds could listen to the musical boom of his big bat 33e 31 27c Preserve Apples Cornell university scientists have found that a container; of charcoal jn an apple cold storage will help to keep the fruit fresh longer by delaying the ripening process. By the new treatment, about 20 per cent is added to the storage life of apples. Experiments on 12 varieties of apples, using various forms of controlled atmosphere, showed that if just 1 per "cent of the apples in a storage chamber are riper than the others, they will five off enough ethylene gas to ripen the rest 29 per cent faster. The new method is done by hanging perforated canisters full of activated charcoal and bromine in the storage room, and using suction fans to draw the air through the canisters. The charcoal takes the gas out of the air, the clean air goes back into ithe room, and the apples stay crisp and young much longer, Lava Soap Lava Soap QUICK nl sOmIWEET LARi l-U.

i)UC flXLtZS a KG. 21c 2 27c Ivory Sscar tvcrySci Ivory Uzp l17c 42c We will- allow $2.00 tF $4.00 for your oldatteryv regardless of condition! 0 Ef We 'do not close on Thursdays or Sundays A Is open evenings! Walter J. Freund $1.15 I5e PAILEY-S KOSHtR STYLE i PICKLE Jcx SUSES Ja DAIUrS WHOLE KOSHER 4 Sweetheart Soap15e RfSi BAM tH CasiaySoap 3S 27c Aiser.Faa.nakeSpife Ainer. Fam. Soap ia 11c Sple ft Spaa 241c Ivory Flakw p1 33c Criico Crcft Oxydtl 32c 31c 31c Cucutnber n-oz-PICKLES.

Ja 29e Reraraish Spots Worn spots on1, varnished floors may be carefully I sandpapered, wiped free of dust, and -then re-varnished and waxed. The varnish TIRES TUBES BATTERIES ACCESSORIES iru. JL JASL Vi. TIRE AND i TUBE VULCANIZING Cheerioafs 07c II 1 1 1f I tJi it AUiMI A II ALL WORE GUARANTEED should be applied first tin the middle of the worn spot, and then brushed Phone 29' West McHenry See Ultra -Violet Light Persons who have had an eye lens removed can see clearly in ultra-violet light that are almost invisible to those -with good eyes. In the normal individual, the lens absorbs almost all of the light ultra -violet portion of the spectrum so that very little it reaches the retina, i nuoMi RICE OPEN EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS Jlir(TMW out lightly to the edges in order to blehd and make a smooth match with the rest of the floor.

Go to "the'ecTge'ererery board that Js4e be refinished. Finally the spots can tx waxed. it---.

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