Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 77, Decatur, Adams County, 31 March 1952 — Page 6

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Bo McMillin Dies Today Os Heart Attack Bloomington, Indi, March 31 — (UP)—Alvin Nqgent (Bo) McMillin, hero of one of the biggest upsets and former coach at Indiana University., died at 57 today after a long fight against cancer. McMillin, who led tiny Centre College to a triumph over mighty Harvard 30 years ago, died of heart failure induced by cancer in his home. He learned last ftell'hq was incurably ill, and spent much of his time since then in hospitals. McMillin was coach at Indiana from 1934 until 194" and athletic director in 1946 and 1947. His family was at his when he died at 2:30 a.m. (OS TED. less than 24 hours after he tc|)k a sudden turn for the worse. President Herman B. Wells of Indiana University praised M c ‘ Millin's "rare qualities of wit.

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Exhibition Baseball I Pittsburgh (N) 6, st. Louis (A) 4. Cleveland (A) 6, New York (N) p ... ; Boston (N’) '“B”|s, Atlanta (SA) 0. • I"i f Cincinnati (N) 2, Philadelphia (N) L t ,| v.; ’ New York (A) 8, Boston (N) 6. Brooklyn (N) 7, St., Louis (Ni) 2j. Philadelphia (A) 6,’i Baltimore (Int.) 4. Washington 6, Detroit (A;) 3. Boston (A) 5, Birmingham (SA) Chicago (N.) \7. Chicago -U) 3. -' i i loyalty and courage!* ; and said was “unexcelled" as a leader of young men. Paul (Poocl)) Harrell. Who succeeded “Bo” as athletic director, said McMillin “had no peer as a coach and influence oi) young men." I ' Funeral arrangements! were ihj* complete. But friends |V expected -Roman Catholic rites would he held and burial made in Bloom in g> ton, the town “Bq” palled home. McMillin returned here to die after taking a leave of absence from his job as coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and learning there was no hope for his recovery. McMillin exemplified the best in collegiate sport and often said M was appalled at the recent revelations of gambling and subsidize? tion in college sport. He loved all sports but was open? ly partial to football and while he failed tq field a powerhouse each season, he would., sgy, “We didn't! win 'em all, but my, didn’t we have fun.” • . ■ That was “Bo"‘a only desire. Football was a game and should be played as sucty,) he said. McMillin, one of the most color? ful figures in collegiate football; history, was picked on. Walter Camp's all-Aanerica team of 1919 and was a legend at Indiana where he was head coach for 14 years. Silver thatched "Bo” first gained fame as a diminutive quarterback on the storied Centre College team! of Danville, Ky.i that humbled mighty Harvard and bther "Big” teams of the early 192b's. I ) The fire and drive displayed by McMillin lifted Centre, a Jpchool with only 200'students, to national prominence and stamped ; t h e Texas-born signal calmer as one of football’s all-time greats. He gave the nickname of ‘Prayin’ Colonels' to the Centre team when in the midst of several games he called the players together and led a prayer for victory. As a college coach, McMillin said a rosary! the night before every Indiana game. He never used profanity and never drank. The harshest words anyone ever heard "Bo” utter were “Oh my side and body!” dr “may the saints save us" ; J ' i . j He turned his hack Op 26 years of collegiate) coaching-in 1948 when he a $30,000-a-year contract to coach the Detroit Lions. At that time “Bo" said it was the "hardest decision 1 ever made." He left the Lions after three years and signed to lead the Phlk adelphia Eagles. 4 ■ But his heart was always with the college game and more specif ically with his ‘pore little boys” at Indiana. When he became ill last Novem ber the Eagle management refused to name a new head coach and! asistant Wayne Millner was ap ) pointed to. fill the gap until the likeable "Bo” was abel to return, j Millner later was officially appointed head coach of the Eagles for the 1952 season when it appeared that McMillin would not recover sufficently to resume full time c.oaching duties.

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Cellar Finish Is Seen For Chicago Cubs Mesa, Aria., March 31.—(UP)— One look at the Chicago Cubs is enough to produce that) sinking feeling although manager Phil Cavarretta staunchly insists he hasn't abandoned hope. ‘I know -we're not a hunch of world beaters," concedes . Cavarretta, “hut 1 don’t think the picture actually is as black as some people paint it. “Our catching Ist Improved, we have a sound infield and! ifour pitchers come through, there's ho telling how high we might go. K our regular pitched like Bob Rush. Bob Kelly. Turk Lown. Johnny Klippstein and Paul Minner can win regularly, have a much strong©* team Xhart most people expect." Off their spring showing, however, the (’ubs appear destined to wind up in the National league cellar again, or at best, not far from it. ; The outfield is 1! pathetically weak and even Cavarretta admits it is exceptionally thin on talent. Left-handed hitting Frank Baum holts, who batted .284 last season, and long-ball belting Hank Sauer are the only outfielders assured of regular spots. Sauer, who smacked 30 homers and drove in 89 runs last yqar, gives Chicago most of its long distance punch. Battling for the spot are such castoffs as Gene Hermanski, Bob Jack Wallaesa an 1 Ron Northed, who has come out of retirement. Hal Jeffcoat, a holdover * who hit .273 but batted in only 27 runs, may taek the position away from all of them again. Behind * the plate, Bruce Edwards’ chronically sore are makes him a distinct question mark but Cavarretta is depending upon husky Johnny Pramesa, acquired from Cincinnati. Harry Chiti, a promising 19-year-old receiver up from Dew Moines, might have inherited the first string receiving job but he is army-bound. Third baseman Ransom Jackson is the best man in the infield although rookie Leon Brinkopf. .who hit 25 homers and drqve in 93 runs for Los Angeles of the Pacific Cqjist league, may develop into a future star. . Towering Roy Smalley, who has shown little improvement the past two years, wil be back at shortstop, teamed up alongside Eddie Miksis, who has improved steadily since leaving | Brooklyn last June. Lanky Dee Fondy is receiving a thorough trial at first base but is still badly fooled by sweeping curve ball pitching. After his front-line pitchers, Cavarretta intends to use Willard (the Knuck) Ramsdell, Joe Hatten, , Cal McLish and perhaps Warren Hacker. Dutch Leonard, reliable 42-year-old knuckleball artist, again will head the relief corps. Wid Matthews, the Cubs’ shrewxl director of playqr personnel, says he hopes the team can get by this year and then it should be ready to move up. Chicago’s future is bleak, to say the least, and its present isn't even as good as that.' It takes 92.000 motor buses to transport traveling and commuting Americans each year.

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Today's Sport Parade ( (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.) | By Oscar Fraley • 0 U/ * New York, March 31.—(UP)— Unequivocally, absolutely and posftiyely —with no more .than a few dozen doubts-—-old Fearless can tell y<>u today that the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers will win the major league pennants this season. Before giving you the complete finishes, I would like to explain that this was not a. haphazard prognostication. Nty has there been any undue influence, because old Fearless shunned managers and players alike by a distance slightly less than from here to Eisenhower. Most of your experts slave through the spring to come up with such scoops. They work frenzied under a hot Florida, or California, sun. Their trend of thought is diverted by shrillrvoiced ■ bathing beauties, glaring sand beaches, gruff voiced managers and massed of batting averages, pitching records and rookie potentials. ] Naturally, you must be in the proper mood for predictions of this magnitude. So I donned my brightest sports shirt, settled my sunglasses on a proboscis which needs little assistance and lounged comfortably on an orange crate in the goalie's pet at Mhdison Square Garden’s ice hockey rink. The sunlamp which completed the atmosphere plugged neatly into the scoring light. > \ ... Then, gazing steadily at a nickel rocket, I held a’sporting seance in which'the pennant races were settled in this order: i American League 1 — New York Yankees. 2— Cleveland Indians. ”3—Chicago White Sox. 4 — Detroit Tigers. 5 —Philadelphia Aj!s. 6— Boston Red Sox. 1 1 7— Washington Senators; 8— St. Louis BroWns. National League 1— Brooklyn Dodgers. : 2 — Philadelphia Phillies. 3— New York Giants. 4* —St. Louis Cardinals. 5— Boston Braves, ■ 6— Cincinnati Reds. 7— Chicago Cubs.) 8 — Pittsburgh Pirates. Looking at the American league first, there is one solid reason for putting the Yankees atop the heap. That’s Casey Stengel. I don’t know whether he is a genius or is just plain lucky. I’ve a suspicion it’s like making an eight the hard way, half of both. There is a suspicion here that the Yankees will run off and hide. . But that National league race looks like a dilly. The Dodgers won in 1949, the Phils in ’SO and the Giants last year. It could be any of the three, but the Dodgers figure to trade for a pitcher which could put them back on top. If they don’t, the whole front office staff should be in the International league. The (Phils traded Dick Sisler, whose homer won the flag for them in the final game of 1950. So. no homer, no pennant. It’s the same story with the Giants, now that Bobby Thomson- says he isn’t trying to hit home runs this year. The Cardinals will go faster than a dollar at the start. But when they begin their road trips and the wear begins working on the old fellows it’ll be down hill, Charley. I have spoken—so bring on the white coat. ■One cu-blc foot of solid coal will generate enough eectricity’ to operate an eectric range 19 days.

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Fro Basketball * NBA Playoffs .Saturday’s Score Rochester 88, Minneapolis 78. Sunday’s Score Minneapolis 81, Rochester 78 (overtime). r ( Best’of five series tied, 1-1). Girl Injured Today When Hit By Auto 1 Patty L. Wilson, daughter of Mr. arid Mrs. Arthur Wilson, 122 South Stith street, received cuts and bruises at noon today when she was struck by an automobile driven by Robert C. Nelson, at the corner of Fifth and Monroe streets. The young girl was taken to Adams county memorial hospital where her injuries were treated. Her condition was not regarded as serious. The Wilson girl was accompanied- by Teresa Hain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hain, 217 N. Sixth street. She was slightly bruised. They were enroute home for the lunch hour. School patrol boys had left the corner about five piinntes before the mishap occurred, because they thoaghb all the children had crossed the street, t' " ——— ♦ • Hand Is Caught In Mixer, Man Injured ’Paul McGough, empjqyed at the Willshire Grain .Co., Willshire, 0., suffered a painful injury when his hand became caught in a mixer about nobn today. VHe t was brought to Adams county memorail hospital, where the injury was dressed by a Decatur "physician. 7 PRESIDENT OUT •would quit. Their campaigns quick* ened instantly. Favorite sons and other candidacies were popping up like spring’s tulips. { ■ " Sen. A. S. Mike Monroney of Oklahoma was booming speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas for the Democratic presidential nomination. Rayburn is 70. He has served longer as speaker than has any other mad. Republicans took the Truman news with mixed emotions. Some agreed with Sen. Robert A. Taft that Mr. Truman would be the Democrat's strongest candidate. Others speculated on a weakening of the southern Democratic rebellion with Mr. Truman going to the showers. Some Eisenhower-for-president men believe southern Democratic discontent could make votes for Ike. Mr. Truman’s retirement meant little so far as this session of con-

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delegates. Sen. Henry C.p Dwpr- ■ shak, of Idaho, 0 Taft supporter, said he expects an almost solid Taft delegation. In lowa, the Taft forces also hope to win a majority of the delegates, but the Elsenhower camp believes its chances were! good to get an even break. |, The outlook in Miehigaii was clouded, i The Taft organization has never been optimistic abdut its prospects there, hut the Eisenhower managers regarded their outlook as good. J ' REPORT (Continued From Page One) be Sen, Robert A. Taft, > ) He said the governor feels so strongly, and differs so rhdkally from Taft, on foreign policy, that he might change his mind if he thought Taft would be his opponent next November.

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FRESI DENT'S (Continued From Fage One) man believes Eisenhlowev will get tl|ie GOP nomination. Not that Mr. Truman is afraid of taking on any political opponent, but the 1 idea of having to run againit a man to whom he once off(?ied his support! for the presidency had definite drawbacks. Mr. Truirtan once said that he could run against Eisenhower cheerfully. Thatj however, was before Eisem bower had shown any strength at the polls. - Another factor influencing Mr. ! Truman’s decision is best describ)ed as occupational, fatigue. In recent months he has spoken repeatedly of the "Imprisonment" of the presidency. He feels as Thomas ; Jefferson did yiat a president lives 1 in, ‘‘splendid misery.” l Yiade In a Good Town —- Decatur