Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 22 January 1954 — Page 7

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, IM4 •

Baseball Czar Outlines Stand Over Pensions NEW YORK, UP — Commissioner Ford Frick told major league players today that hie first objective in any expansion of the controversial pension plan would be to include players who are up in the majors for only two years. ■‘Before we expand the benefits to the players now involved, I believe we should expand the base," he said. “I think it is a lot more important for us to take care of players who are up in the majors for only a ( brief spell and who will be needing the money a lot more than players who were around for a long time." Frick also said that any Increase or change in pension benefits would be contingent upon an increase in the World Series and All-Star game radio and television contract, which expires with the current sponsor in 1966. "I think we may get considerably more money when we negotiate a new TV and radio contract," Frick said. “And I’m going to do .everything possible to get the maximum amount. But of course we could price ourselves out of the market.” The last TV-radio contract, negotiated by Commissioner A. B. Chandler brought one-million dollars k»ear into baseball’s central fund, Worn which most of the money for the pension plan is derived. Frick, in a detailed accounting of the money, emphasized that although each major club technically owns l-16th of the fund, “it simply is a joint bank account maintained by the clubs in the commissioner’s office." He also pointed out that the clubs saved a large amount on income taxes by having the fund established under one tent. The players have suggested that they could administer their own pension fund bnt Frick said that they would individually have to pay substantial income taxes on the money. Frick said that every major league player and all managers, coaches, trainers and others eligible for the pension plan, had been mailed a 17-page booklet, telling in complete detail ho>w the pension operates and including a series of questions and answers. The commissioner, who makes an annual report to the players, said that in the past it had been sent directly to each chib’s player representatives but that “we found out many of the players never received copies of the report.’’ The pension controversy reached its height here last Dec. 8 when

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Week's Schedule Os Adams County Basketball Teams Friday Ossian at Commodores. Bryant at Adams Central. Poling at Geneva. Angola at Berne. Jefferson vs Gray at Berne auditorium. the club owners in a joint meeting appointed a two-maa committee of John Galbreath of Pittsburgh and Hank Greenberg of Cleveland to investigate the possibility of terminating the plan. This development came after the players demanded substantial increases in the benefits. Percy Bassett Is Winner In France PARIS, UP — Featherweight Percy Bassett of Philadelphia, added another European victory to his already impressive string Thursday night when he scored a technical knoekout over Francis Bonnardel of France 1 . The Frenchman failed to answer the bell for the ninth round after absorbing most of Bassett’s heavy artillery in the eighth round. 6,000 Hunters Shot Only 80 Indiana Deer Final returns from the deer hunting season last Dec. 4-5 in Indiana reveals the approximately 6,000 hunters who paid ?5 for licenses didn’t get their money’s worth. Only 80 deer were reported killed, the Indiana department of conservation reports. They added 10 more to this figure which farm owners killed and were not obliged to report. In 1951.1,000 deer were reported shot and 1,190 in 1952. High School Basketball Evansville Reitz 48. Boonvine 35. South Bend Central 68, South Bend Riley 54. Gary Tollestori 53, Gary Emerson 47. " - Indianapolis Sacred Heart 55, Indianapolis Washington 48. East Chicago Washington 79. Hammond Clark 67. Hammond Noll 69, Calumet City (Ill.) 45. Alien County Tourney Woodburn 53, Arcola 49. New Haven 56, Man roe Ville 44. College Basketball Kentucky Wfesley anoSo, Evansville 69 (overtime). ’ Rio Grapde 74. Ftadlay tl. ‘ - George, Washington 73, Virginia 71. Lawrence Tech 59, Detroit Tech 52. 1 Seattle 80, Colorado A & M 74. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur.

St Joe Wins City's Grade School Title i St. Joe won the Decatur grade school championship Thursday afternoen defeating Junior higti, 4030, at the Catholic school gym. It was the second straight vic- ( tory for St. Joe, who downed Junior high in the first series tilt last > month, 35-30. ' T The city champions led at all stopping points, 11-8, 24-14 and 34-23. Reed was the leading scorer for St. Joe with 15 points, while' Moses led Junior high with 11 markers. 4 With the victory. St. Joe kept possession of the Wemhoff trophy, donated i many years ago by the late George Wemhoff as the award for the city series victory. St. Joe will meet St. Peter’s in a CYO league game at Fort Wayne Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Decatur Jr. High ' \ FG FT TP Locke 13 5 Eichenauer ------- 0 0 0 Hutker -,—L_— 3 0 6 Schraluka 0 O' 0 Ballard —0 0 0 Strickler 9 0 0 Moses ...... 5 | 11 Myers 4 6 8 Baumgartner ...0 0 0 oTtals 13 4 iff 8t Joe FG FT TP Wilder ... 0 2 2 Kabte 5 0 10 Reed —5 5 15 Beall2 4 T. Meyers 4 19 Costelloo 0 0 Totals —.... 15 10 40 Officials: Lord, Yagar. Second Teams Meet In Tourney Saturday Foun second teams will compete In a tourney at the Decatur high school gym Saturday morning and afternoon. Fort Wayne North Side and Concordia will meet in the opener tomorrow morning, followed by Decatur and Huntington. The winners will medf Saturday afternoon. Schedule Os Bowling Tourney Saturday The schedule for the Decatur city bowling tourney, which opens Saturday night, will be published Saturday, association officials said today. Deadline for entries has bee* set for midnight tonight. Craig To Speak At » College Dedication Gov. George N. Craig, will be the speaker at the dedication of the new Practical Arts Building, at Ball State Teachers college, at 8 p.m. on Jan. 26. Tours of the three departments in the building will - follow the dedicatory remarks of Gov. Craig. I Dr. John R. Emens, president! of the college will preside during the program. Joseph C. Wagner, business manager and treasurer of

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Klenk’s Defeated By Linn Grove Five Linn Grove defeated Klenk’s of Decatur, 85-74, in a Vim league game Thursday pight. It was a dose battle pntll the closing minutes. Linn Grove led at the first quarter, 18-14, but Klenk’s was on top at the half, 42-35. and the teams were tied at the third period, 54-54. D. Noll was leading scorer for Linn Grove with 23 points, and Reed topped Klenk’s wiUr. Linn Grove ‘ FG FT TP Brewster r—v--—;-rO~' rtSYT V D. Noll—.——— 10 3 ■ 23 Stanley ... ——- 2 I 5 Smith 8 2 18 Augsburger 2 7* fl Meyer —.. 0 0 0 K. Nollß 2 ‘IS Dubach 5 0 10 Totals .... 35 15 85 Klenk’s FG FT TP Ballard 3 8 .14 Reed 12 3 27 Morrison 4 1 9 Hoehammer - 2 0 4 Jim Price .......... 12 4 Jerry Price 2 0 4 Moses 6 0 12 Totals — 30 14 74 I • I the college, will give the invoeai lion. Musk* will be supplied by the Ball State Concert Choir, directed by F. Lemuel Andersen X)t the music department.

Bobby Jones Wins Two More Awards NEW YORK, UP—Bobby Jones, who won hundreds of trophies in his golfing prime, was the proud possessor of two more today which he’ll cherish for the rest of his life. Jones, possibly the greatest golfer this country has produced, was presented a “gold tee" by the Metropolitan Golf Writers' Association for continued devotion .to the game. Thursday night and also received a message of congratulations from President Eisenhower. Mrs. Mildred Babe Dldridkson Zaharias was named the first win--trer of the Ben -Hogan •award;’established to encourage golfers who have pyercomp physical 'isfeidisaps.- -Babe-recoveveg fret*‘**ean. ®ef Operation to return to the tournament trail last summer. , . WLzw kJ • r"' i £ I ■ 't -A' J ' WHIUI extra gua td s were mounted In Washington to guard four senators from a reported threat that M/Sgt. Victor J. Petoniak was going to show up armed with a rifle and a grudge, Petonlak was bowling In Buffalo, N. ¥., as you see - him aoove. A veteran of 24 years’ service, he said he was “astounded" to learn of reports from Washington and Westover Air Force Base, Mass, that he threatened to "visit" Senators Irving Ives (R), and Herbert Lehman (D). New York, and Democratic Senators Spessard Holland and George Smalhers, Florida. (International/

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Bevo Is Outscored' First Time Os Year NEW YORK UP — Write down the name oJ Ron, Marquette.. of li|-f tie Findlay Cohere of t)hio< todfcyj for a basketball 'tfiist" 'of toe year—hs outscored the fabulous Clarence-Bevo Francik!' Big Bevo'a, Rk» [ College team came through with a 1l?Il victory * ovef Findlay tn /h'tourted'ay bight’s gwje ftt Dayton, Ohio, all right, but tut’the first this year the F/auci» had tp take a back seat. Marquette tallied 36 point? and Bevo "6n1y",32. ■ y,- . t Francis had gone into the contest with a 49.5. points a scoring average <tt>o ,• chance ,to push R ovyr the 50-mark in his bid. to.’-‘‘»how” nhtfpaali cafcge officials who ruled- out hie record- ~ bailing scores iwon., Bui. Itevo ran into trouble in the cjosp guarding ot Findteyeepter Harold Herh Wolfe,, whose ijfee^,..ftd’nc&es • almost mnteheg /ujj Colorado A,& M became a .major upset victim Thursday night when .it bowed tft Seattie,. 80-74 — only the second defeattor the Aggies in" 15 games. The Aggies, cp-tead-ers of the Skyline .Conference, had carried an eight-game. ijrlnning streak into the pon-league game. The same teams meet, again, tonight. , The Wichita Shockers, who owe their only defeat this season to the same Seattle club, rplled easily to a 102-50 victory over Fort Hays State, it the 16JU win in 17 games lor Conference leaders, who . are ranked 14th nationally, and their 14th ; straight since losing to Seattle in their third game ot the season. George Washington, Southern Conference leader, also improved on a gaudy record by nipping Virginia, 73-7 L for its 12th win in ‘ 13 games, But it took two free [ throws by Jack. Vale with only 35 t seconds tp, play remaining, to win i fbr the Colonials. Joe Hotup. who sank' 17 of 19 free throws, led George Washington with 25 points. Also Thursday night, St. Isabels ’ Pa. trounped-Geneva, 99-83. ,■. ■ ■ ' BOWLING SCORES . t ::: :: ; •.: ■' •. t Major League .’( . h.-,, 'c ... W L Pt«. I First State Bank .....~ 6 0 « . iMies Recreation 6 0 8 . • StdbS-Sardens*- - 5~~ * i : T , Hoagland hi 4 2 fi Midwestern Lifers ;...., 2 ' 4 3 Heart Cliih L..s<ki..,.u lc»‘ B - prtftiter’s’".' ... ■■ 0- •<» - Schafer's 0’ 6 " 200 games — Hollee' 223; ‘Cook 214; Gallmeyer 207; Getting 205, “ 20'4.' ' ~.■■' y • - • • Women’s League W L Pts. . Wire Die ~ fi 0 8 Bank L 5 17 Djua Therm 5 17 Hoagland (Lumber ....... 4 2 6 Schafers 4 2 5 Columbia. Farms 4 2 5 Three Kings .’ 3 3 5 Golf Club 3 3 4 Adams tip. Trailers .... 3 3.J. 4 Jack’s SJieH . ... .. 3 3 4 Engle &, ; j.rwur 2 4 3 , Riverview 2 4 3 Gay’s, Mobil ••I*<***’--A-*V* £ ■ M & W. Aj»to 3 4 2 Rosies 2. 4 2 7 Kents 2s 4 2 ** Adams Theater^............ 1 ' '5 1 Qld Crown * ..,.i .d 5., 1 500 Series: W. Schroeder 525 1 <1784024 (Moran slte MW. - High Games: A Reynolds WS O. Reynolds 1-80 Trosih 189 Way 173 , Miller 178 Rowland 173 Metzger 170-178 Musser 77 Woodward 174 , E. L. Kukelhan 174 B. Scheumann 173. Trade Ln a good Town—-Gecafctv,

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Adams Central Wins Two From Bluffton f 1 , A dirts Central Junior high and srjeßh&|ilt’mfti *i?? d pair ot vfc.toritH,/, from Bluffton Thursday ,-t,he Adams Central 1 gym. hdth 'by iapntical setwr of 29-28.;' ’ LTha Adams Central junior hteh 1 1 * Th< , game ' went tnttf an overtime session before Adams Centra! w0n,.., BluHtoh led 7-|, W-8 and &18 btW the tMpiir, were Jrnoft ted aß2ft-tl at tW expiration dt the regulir Byerly W ’ high Jpr. Adams Central with'nine 1 pointi/'and Vlmer led Bluffton with lj. *eni£lSK*wSNUwMK«oHi jGMiMI Junior fi Tj -i 1 ‘.4 'i liP, ' ‘faumganrtflgr *»dias 1 * ! Bpjrde>*,.M,p<M«t-4K>teo3 « Aw ‘' Hartmas-v-AOjs:U> , Hawkieh (as®.,t Oj. -uw ■l> -• M<Wsjr.il McMillen 5 3 13 ■ Barger — 0 11 ‘ Totals 11 7 29 Bluffton FG FT TP Taugeman 5 0 10 Bachelor 0 0 0 Beery —g-- r - ,0 0 0 Henry 1 0 2 Creed 5 3 13, ' Cupp o 0 o Vl’ailace 0 0 0 Guthrie ... 11 3 ’J Totals 13 4 18 Adams Central, Frosh ' JLi.:;’' ' ; “ft tp Smith' ———l—. I T 3 Huffman , 0 0 0 W. Byerly w—l 7 9 - Gerson - -“k Total* 8 13 29 — —

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