Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 243, Decatur, Adams County, 14 October 1952 — Page 7

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Casey Stengel J Looks Forward To Filth Flag „ NEW YORK UP - Casey Sten- \ gel. the worries of managing the I Yankees to four consecutive world ’ championships dispelled by; a new contract which may earn hiip SIOO,OOO per season, confident-, ly looked \ forward today to No. 5 and a new - records ■ j\“l see. no reason why these '.men who won it this yeir can’t h do it again next year," 4 the 62-year-old Stengel said. iH about as close t as Casey ever cable to a flat 1 prediction on anything. ' if Stengel admitted that the goal of winning five straight'pennants i —a feat nfever accomplished—.was ‘ . Yhe deciding factor in. his decision to remain in baseball; "I’d have retired if we Mad ( lost the pennant this year,” he admitted. '"But my fellows never qt|it on me I’m riot going to quit on them.” ■ Stengel was in a chortling mood. - and he had every reason to be. [1 Ear the Yankee manager, obce dismissed as a clown “when he managed the Braves and Dodgers in r the National League, had just become the highest paid manager in baseball, history. Neither Stengel nor club President Ilan Topping would confirm thrit. Casey s hew contract actually’ 1 called for SIOO,OOO a yedr but it ; was learned that the flat sum is SBO,OOO with 1 a reward of t'20,000 in the offing if'tlfe Yankees win again, ia 1953. No other manager has .» • ever received comparable con- ' tract. . .j * f . - 1 iStengfel briefly praised ,tjie ac- *■ complishments of his playas last season as well as the abffrty of his - seven rival managers in thi?_A?nerI ican League; then plunged eager-

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ly into a discussion of next year. "They say I was weak at two positions tpis year,” Casey, said. “Third base and first base; Well maybe 1 was. .But listen to this:\ “My guy at third, qil McDougald. had some had odays and he wasn't aS good as the year before.; But, he played a lotta the year when he was sick and I think he’ll do Petter next ye'ar, I’m not worried jibout that position. “And, iny guy at first,, Joe Cob Uris, gets a lotta abuse,” Stengel continued. “But he" fields with anybody iri the league and he runs the base* better’n any other first baseman. And he hit 18 home runs for me — and how other first basemrin in the league hit 18 home runs?” P ' Answer : three—Eddie Robinson, Easter, and Walt Dropo. Stengel Wag en route by car toddy for Oklahoma City, where he will Off to see some friends, including : ope named Allie Reynolds. Frcwn there he will go on to his Oakland, Calif., home and after that a vacation in South America. Liberty Center Man Slightly Injured John Niblick. Liberty Center, escaped serious injuries at 10 o’clock Monday night his chr struck a temporary road, block on U.S. road g7, three miles south of Decatur. The automobile was almost completely demolished. ' According to a report; made to sheiiff Robert Sliraluka and state police officer Ted Bieberstine. it -was rainipg at the time of the mitehap- and the small light which wajne'd of the block was nos seen by .Ighe 'driver until he was immediately upon the block. | Some j-epair work is being done on the Align tony and the block ite of a temporary nature. Part Os the wooden Sign broke, out the windshield of Niplick's car and he received facia! cuts.- : -I i Democrat Want Ads Bring Results

Michigan State Continues Tops In Grid Teams NEW 1 YORK. UP — Michigan State’s Spartans, who displayed their superb football talents before a nationwide television audiehce last weekend, led the United Bress ratings for the fourth consecutive .week today, widening their lead over runner-up 4 California. . The Spartans abandoned their last-minute, come-from-behind tactics for a relentless 60-minute offensive Saturday and. crushed the Aggies 48-6, for their 18th straight victory. As a result, Michigan State re* cteived 14 first place votes and a total of 306 points from the 35 leading coaches who ikake up the United PresS\ rating board. California. 41-7 conqueror of Oregop for itte fourth triumph of the season, attracted' eight first placri ballots arid 273 points, but lost groynd in its quest to overtake Micnigan State. Although the Goluen Bears had 15 more points thao.\last week. Michigan State picked up 37 more points and widened its first place margin from 11 to 33 points. ' The Spartans, who next play Syracuse, were the pre - season pick of the coaches for the mythical national championship. Maryland and Georgia Tech jumped into the next two places behind California, and Purdue and UCLA made it into the top 10 for tlie first time this season in other significant changes in this week's ratings. Wisconsin and Jtfotre 7 dame dropped out of\ the top 110 after suffering setbacks. Y Maryland, with six first place votes and 244 poirjts, and Qeorgia Tech, with three first place ballots and ,204 points, advanced one notch each to third and fourth, respectively. The Yellow Jackets from the Southeastern Conference had a margin of only four points over Oklahoma, which leaped to fifth from seventh with three first place votes and 200 points. Kansas, unbeaten in four games, advanced four . notches to sixth witlh 133 points; Southern California! dropped one place to seventh 1 with 114 points, and Duke held' I eighth place with 95 points. Pur,l due. with one first place vote and , 72 points, vaulted from 16th to | ninth place, while UCLA with 71 points, advanced from 11th to 10th. ’the top 10 thus i£as made -up of three Pacific-' Coast Conference colleges, three from the south and twp each from the midwtest and midlands; Pennsy vania. which snapped Princeton s 24-game winning skein, led a group of closely bunchted tea ins in the second 10. The Quak"ois. with 38 points, were followed by, Ohio State 3Q, Illinois 27 rind\ Wisconsin 24. Navy and Villanova wpre tied for 16th. Virginia. Stan'(ord,: Alabama and Pittsburgh rounded out the second 10 teams. Baylor, Princeton, Notre Dame. Louisiana State and Army also received points among the 25 that figured in the voting. I’oints aYe awarded on the basis of 10' for a first place ballot, nine for a second and so oin down to lope for a Wtli placfe\vdite. ■: ■ \ Legion Commander » To Tour Far East INDIANAPOLIS. UP—Lewis K. .Gough, national commander of the American Legion, will start a 20-day air tour of Korea and other Far Eastern areas Oct. 20. \ : Gough said thii main, purpose of t|je trip is to obtain first-hand information about the Korean conflict. He also will visit Hawaii, the Philippines, Japan and Formosa. . . . Trade In a Town—Decatur!

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Major League Clubs Make Player Shifts 5 NEW YORK UP —There was action in baseball’s “hot stofe league” .today ris the Giants, Yankees, Indians, Reds, and White made personnel changes. ’ Thp biggest news was a playrir deal between the Giants and the Reds, the New Yorkers moving to bolster their pitching staff for "next year” by getting right hander Frank Hiller in exchange fpr Gali Henley, a minor league outwon five and loht ‘ (Rght torthe Reds in 1952. The six-fOot, \2OO-pound right hander formerly pitched for the Yahkefes and the Cubs, who dealt him tio the Reds last January for pitcher Willie (The RE.msdell. Henley, a 1949 bonus player frdm the University of Southern California, , hit .273 for Tulsa of the Texas league this yeari\ >1 , I ' The Reds also announced the rippointmerit of two new coaches, Buster and Ford Garrison. They replaced Earl Brucker arid Phil Page as assistants to' manager Rogers Hornsby. \ The Yankees announced the outright release of 36-year-old Charley Keßer. The world champions gave the former star a contract latri this year as a pinch hitter, he batted only once and struck out.\ The White Sox announced the purchase of right handed pitcher Bob keegan from Syracuse of the. International league, for an undisclosed amount of cish and a player to be optioned later. Keegan, 31. was the I. L.’s top winner thift year with 20 wins against ji idefeats. ife also led the league :in games started with ■ 35, complete games with 27, and innings pitched jtoith 273. He hurled four fottrhitters, two three-hitters, and one onediitter, The Cleveland Indians signed a new “bonus baby” for $65.000 —;19-year-old right handed pltcner Wilmer Morton of Stockton, Calif, Morton, star hurler in high schbol and in s<;mi-pro ball this summer, is expected |o be assigned to Bakersfield of the Class C California league. V . ■/ .A f'l'l. ■ .. ’I- A ’ J

Berne Bears To Enter In Adafos x County Tourney ’*4 * S I \ 1 Anneuncement has been made that the Hbrirne Bears kill compete in the Adams county basketball tourney, which will be held at the Decatjuy high school gyin Jan. 15-16-17. ;j- ' ' | .FA It will . tie the first time for a .number of; years that Berhe has 1 competed |n the county meet. In recent the Bears have participated the fbur-teaiin tourney here, on k'few Year’s day. but this ■ meet Has been dropped after Berne and withdrew.; The holit day been replg^pj ; by the ' Jan. 3 toiijrney - jrith Defcatiir com- ' ,peting aMinst North feide, Con--1 cordia; and Central Catholic, all of ' Fort Wayne.. Berhfe s entry will make the Adams county tourney an riight-team ‘ affair. aric| will include all county ■ teams' except the Decatur Yellow ' Jackets. M' - J I j ’ ! -' —l' ■ ■ \ Discuss Net League Here On Wednesday A ijueeting will be hold at the Knlgh,ts pt Pythias home at 7:30 p.m. Wedriesdriy to discuss organization' of an independent basketball league in this area. The hieetihg Is for all njanagers * ? or players interested In such a league., ■ • ■ -■ 'A / ■| . 6OWLIHa SCORES Major league Team Standings W L Pts. ■ State .GardensfO 5_ 1312 Midwestern Lifers ---£8 7 12 First Bank 9 6 11 Schafer’__;B 7 ID Clem’s Hardware7 8 10 Miris Recreatldp ~__ 7 8 BYi 1 Decatur Lumber Co. 6 9 8 Hoagland 510 7 High games —> Bofenker 206, Mies *2(M, Snyder 213, Reinking 212, Eichhorn 224. CLASSIC LEAGUE Tearvr Standings > L Pts Smith Insurancel3 2 18 West End \._ll 4 15 Acker Cchiehtß 7 12 Marbach j 8 7 12 Equity IlOiry 8 l 7 11 Decatur } !J>ry Clrs.7 ’.B 9 Burk fcletator6 9 8 Smith Milk 6 9 7 Arnold Lumber 6 9 6 Moose C|ub 2 13 2 High terries: Gallmeyeri 627 (206-228-193);d Tixtewiler 609 (189-185-235). - |\ '1 \ I • High Janies; Mies 213, Ulman 213. M. Hoagland 234, Bleeke 233, Bultemeier 211, Strickler 221-202, Hoffman'. 245, Hobbs 233, Bienz 212, Ap|>elman 219. One of. every three families in the United States has a television set, according to a suryfey.

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Geneva's Net Schedule Is Listed Today The Geneira Cardinals, touted as one of the likely Adams county powerhouses this season, will launch their 18-game 1952-53 basketball season Saturday night, Nov. 1, meeting the Berne Bears at Geneva. The Cardinals lost only two members of last season's sectional sqiiad by graduation, with all of the regular team membeirs underclassmen. I The complete schedule, as announced today by Jack Lee, principal, and Harold Schutz, coach, is as follows: Nov. 1 —-Berne at Geneva. Nov. 7 — Adams Central at Geneva (Adanis Central home ' Nov. Hr — Petroleum at Bluffton. Nov. 18 -4- Montpelier at Geneva. Nov. 28 -4- Decatur [Yellow Jackets at Geneva. Dec. 5 — Roanoke at Geneva. Dec. 9 — Coldwater, 0., at Geneva. h K.-. Dec. 12 — Bryant at Bryant.. Dec. 16 — Jefferson at Geneva (Jefferson home game). ‘ I Dec. 19 —- Hartford at Geneva. I Jan. 6 4— • Monmouth at Monmouth. i \ Jan. 9 — Pleasant Mills at Pleasant Mills. Jan. 15 —16 —17>— County tourney at Decatur. ‘ Jan. 23 4- Poling at Poling. Jan. 30 4— Pennville at Geneva. Feb. 4 — Adams Central at Genfeva. ‘ \ . ■ ' \ Feb. 6 -J-Commodores at Dehatur. Feb. 1.3 — Hartford at Hartford. Feb. 20 — Ossian at Geneva.

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May Demand Russia Pay Heavy Indemnity ; Continue Probe Os Downed Superfort r UP—The - United States may demand that Russia a heaVy indemnity for the American B-29 Superfort bomber and its eight-man crew tliat were shbt down near northern Japan, Informed sources said today. - J Formal American reaction fto the latest touchy cold war incident is being; held [Up temporarily by the state department pending the outcome of an air fol-ce investigation in Tokyo. An air forjce spokesman here sajd the reports should be completed “Very soon," and forwarded to the state department. But preliminary reports under study here, informants said, tend to place full responsibility for the incident on the Soviet Union and iU fighter pilots, who admitted firing on the American bomber Ihist week. These reports said the U, S. plane was flying oiitfiide Soviet territory, and confirmation lids 'been received here that it was unarmed;. Moscow charged that the bomber had fired on the Soviet planes after -lit had “violated” the,- Soviet frontier. it! - ' ■ 'I ■ • tea-."-- —

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A precedent for demanding indemnity from the Russians was 'established ,in April, 1950, when the United States vigorously tested the shooting down by Red airmen of an unarmed U. 8. nary privateer plane in the Baltic area. The Kremlin rejected the demand and decorated the Soviet fliers as a “reward;”

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