Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 86, Decatur, Adams County, 12 April 1954 — Page 7

MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1954

Major Leagues To Launch 1954 Season Tuesday NEW YORK, UP - If you plan to look for the President of the United States or Mr. Average Citizen Tuesday, Ary the local ball park. They’re both fixing to be there for the gala opening of the 1954 major league baseball season. President Eisenhower, an old outfielder himself, will throw- out the first ball at Washington where the Senators play host to the world champion Yankees, while other fans will toss away workday worries to begin rooting for the home team all -over again. Officials of both the American and National league are talking optimistically of increased attendances and “tight pennant races.” The fact that the Yankees and Dodgers are favored to meet in their third straight World Series next fall is being blithely Ignored by 14 other hopeful clubs. On the eve of the season’s inaugural, hope beats especially strong in the cities of Baltimore and Milwaukee. Baltimore, stirred up by its first American league entry since 1902, already is predicting big things for the -Orioles, even if they are only a thin disguise of the bedraggled 1953 St. Louis Browns. There is certain to be an attendance boom for the Orioles in their remodeled Municipal Stadium which will eventually seat 54,000. And in Milwuakee, there’s talk ' Brave8 ’ overtaking the Dodand a confident prediction for 1954 will two million mark. estimated total of 220,000 * * are expected to watch open*tng games on eight different big league fronts and that figure could be appreciably higher if mild, sunny weather prevails. The top three crowds are expected at Detroit, New York and Cincinnati, although Washington may edge its way in More than 35.000 fans may file into Briggs Stadium to see the Detroit Tigers play the Orioles, while _ theGianta and ual that total —or Wen go higher —when they participate in the cur-tain-raiser at the Polo Grounds. Cincinnati anticipates its usual opening day sellout of 30,000 to see the Redlegs meet the Braves, and if the weather is good, the Senators may draw the same num-

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ber at Griffith Stadium. White Sox officials predicted a record opening day crowd of 30,000 to watch the home team battle the Cleveland Indians, but only about 12.,000 are expected at Connie Mack Stadium where the Philadelphia Athletics play host to the Boston Red Sox. A fine spring showing by the Pirates could lure as many as 20,000 fans out to Forbes Field where Pittsburgh opens against the Philadelphia Phillies, and another 20,000 are expected to welcome the Cardinals when they meet the Chicago Cubs in St. Louis. New Pension Plan For Sall Players/ CLEVELAND, Ohio, <JP — Two major league baseball bigwigs drew most of the credit today for helping to set up a new pension plan that eventually may reward retired players up to $450 a month. The new agreement was reached Sunday during an all-day meeting between player representatives and owners, at which general manager Hank Greenberg of the Cleveland Indians, himself a former player, and president John W. Galbreath of the Pittsburgh Pirates played the leading roles. They were called into the meeting following a morning session which ended with both parties deadlocked over two major points of th © pension program the length of the current plan and the restriction of active players on the four-man pension board. Finally Greenberg and Galbreath came up with new- agreements acceptable to both sides. The players won te partial victory when it was agreed to continue the present plan after 1961. but bowed to the owners, who argued that only active players could be spokesmen. Also, it was agreed that the pension treasury, beginning in 1956, will receive 60 percent of the gross gate receipts from the AllStar game, and a like percentage of the television receipts from the All-Star game and the World Series. J. Norman Lewis, lawyer-spokes-man tor the players, cheered the new contract, which he said would probably bring “in excess" of between $399 and $459 per month for retired players. The present maxiwith 19 years of major league experience. Hal Newhouser Is Signed By Indians CLEVELAND, Ohio UP — Hal Newhouser finally was awarded that white piece of paper today for which he had pitched his heart out alTspring—a formal*Cleveland i Indian contract . The 32-year old southpaw, who i was released last summer after 15 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, a huge.cut from the estimated vconuacihe worked "for last year, but be was more than happy to sign. Bobby Plump first Choice On All-Stars INDIANAPOLIS. UP —lndiana sportswriters and sportscasters were virtually unanimous in their choice of Milan’s Bobby Plump as “Mr. Basketball” for the IndianaKentucky high school “All Star” game June 19. Plump, whose fielder in -the final: three seconds over Muncie Central gave Milan the state championship last month, was nominated on 134 of 137 ballots. The Indianapolis Star, sponsor of the mid-summer game, said it was the most unanimous choice in the 14-year history of the series. Michigan’s death rate reached an all-time low in 1953 when it dropped to lees than nine deaths for every 1,000 persons livipg in the state. IS YOUR TELEVISION OR RADIO SET LISTED HERE • • Adn-iral • Motorola • C-o»l<?y rPhilco • DuMont »PCA • Emerson •Stromberg Co.'lson •General Electric • Sylvonio • Hollicrofters • Westinghouse • Zenith If-so, we’re equipped to give it expert eervice. Colt us when it next needs attention. HAUCKS 209 N. 13th Street PHONE 3-3316

Opening Day Hurlers By UNITED PRESS (1953 Record in Parentheses) National League Brooklyn, Erskine (20-6) at New York, Maglie (8-9. Chicago, Rush (9-14) at St. Louis. Haddix (20-9). Philadelphia, Roberts (23-16) at Pittsburgh, Surkont (11-5). Milwaukee, Buhl (13-8) at Cincinnati, Podbielan (6-16). American League New York, Ford (18-6) at Washington. Stobbs (11-8). Boston, Parnell (21-8) at Philadelphia, Shantz (5-9), Baltimore, Turley (2-6) at Detroit, Gromefc (6-8). Cleveland, Wynn (17-12) at Chicago, Pierce (18-12). Commodores' Net Schedule Is Announced An 18-game basketball schedule for the 1954-55 season was announced today by David Terveer, coach, and the Rev. 'Robert Content, athletic director, of the Decatur Catholic high sdhool. The Commodores will open the season Tuesday night, Noy. 2, playing the Pleasant Mills Spartans at Pleasant Mills. There are 10 home games and eight road encounters scheduled, plus the annual Adams county tourney. The Commodores, as usual, will play all home games at the Decatur high school gym. Only new team on the schedule will be the Harlan Hawks. Also, the Commodores will meet St. Mary’s of Anderson in home and home games. Propped from last season's card are Fort Wayne Central Catholic and the Ossian Bears. Coach Terveer will have a good nucleus of veterans returning from the 1953-54 team, with three regulars back, and only four members of the sectional squad lost by graduation. Seniors who will finish school this year are John York and Ed Wilder, both regulars, and~fton Loshe and Bill Kruse. Regulars returning will be Joe Wilder, the team’s leading scorer the past season, Walt Mowery and Chuck Vogiewede. The complete schedule follows: Nor. 2—Pleasant Mill* at Pleasant Mills. Nov. 16 —Monroeville at Decatur. Nov. 19—Monmouth at” Decatur. Nov. 23—Hoagland at Hoagland. Nov. 30 —Chester Center at Chester. Dec. 3 —Huntington Catholic at Huntington. Dec. 10—Adams Central at Decatur. Dec. 14—Harlan at Decatur. Dec. 21—Jefferson at Jefferson. Jan. 4 —Hartford Center at Hartford. Jan. 7—Anderson St. Mary's at Decatur. Jan. 13,' 14, 15—Adams county tourney. .. *»,. ~ -Jan. IS— Willshire at* Willshire? Jan. 28- Marion Bennett at* Marion. Feb. I—Geneva1 —Geneva at Decatur. Feb. B—Adams Central st Adams Central. Feb. 11 —Pleasant Mills at De-; catur. * Feb. 18—Lancaster Central at Decatur. Feb. 19—St, Mary’s at Anderson.

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Hogan, Snead In Playoff For Masters Title AUGUSTA, Ga., UP — Their game wasn’t as steady as usual but old pros Ben Hogan and Sam Snead were shooting for the Masters golf crown today in a special playoff minus the- real star of the event—Billy Jo Patton. Patton, who for a fleeting moment defied the tradition that amateurs and holes-impne can't win major gqlf titles, faded to wind up just a stroke back of Snead and Hogan, who finished with shaky 289’s. That scpre is just not supposed to win the Masters at the Augusta National course where par is 288. And Snead and Hogan never would have expected to lead the field with it. Hogan, by contrast, shot 15 strokes better in his record 1953 Masters victory, and 286 by Snead in 1952 was the highest ever to win it before. But the stakes are also the highest ever for the playoff. The winner gets $5,900 and the runnerup $3,000. Just about every prediction went awry in the 18th of Bobby Jones’ own tournament which normally would have been concluded Sunday. The weather didn't hold up, the scoring all around was higher than expected and the slow greens didn’t make for putting control. Above all, Patton did the unexpected by holding the lead through the first two days and coming up with a hole-in-one and three birdies against one bogey to go out in four-under par 32 on the final round. He picked up all five of the strokes he had trailed Hogan after 54 holes and gave Snead an assist to his tie while he blew his o»m chance later. Because Hogan, the iron-tem-pered peer of his contemporaries, admitted later the 33-year-old amshear had him going against his better judgment on the back nine. Playing four twosomes behind Patton, Hogan hadn’t heard about Patton's disastrous on the par five 13th. 9 “If I had. 1 never would have gone for the pin on the 11th,” Hogan said. “It’s the first time I ever took a chance on that hole 'in 10 tournaments.” The result was that Hogan took a double-bogey on the 11th. Snead, meanwhile, was sweating it out in the clubhouse, having come in with a one-under par 35 for a 72 attar going out in 37. Hogan birdied the 13th with a 15-foot putt and the 15th with a 150-yard recovery stiff to the pin. He had bogeyed the 12th, three putting. When Hogan three-putted the 14th for another bogey, Snead was looking down his throat. But Hogan carefully got down in two on the 15th and came home in pars to tie. — Hogan said he felt weary, but no more than usually so after 72 holes, as he prepared for his first playoff since lie won the 1950 U.S. Open -over the 90 hole route, beating Lloyd Mangrum and George -Fazio. -■ z a • c 1 Takes Blame MERIDEN, Conn., UP — Albert E. Amour was arrested on a charge of drunken driving. His friend, Roland Laurendeau, who was with him, testified in court that Amour had not been driving. The testimony absolved Amour, and the charge was placed against Laurendeau.

Country Slaughter Is Sold To Yankees NEW YORK. UP — Ebob (Country) Slaughter, waived on by all National league clubs — partly because of his $28,090 salary and partly because he will be 38 in two weeks — was warmly welcomed by the Yankees today for “pinch-hitting duties” and "protection against Mickey Mantle's shaky knee.” Slaughter, an outfield fixture with the Cardinals for 13 years, was'obtained by the Yankees Sunday night In a “no-cash” waiver deal that caused him to sob unashamedly in disappointment. “I didn’t think it would ever happen to me," he said, wiping hway the tears in the Cardinal front office where he was told of the deal. “It's’ the greatest snock I’ve ever had in my life,” he added. ”Tp think that I spent nearly all my life with this organization and then they trade me after I’ve given them everything I’ve got.” To get the hustling, lefthanded hitting Slaughter, the Yankees gave up; in the words of co-owner Dan Topping, "practically no one.” They turned over righthander Mel Wright, who pitched with Kansas City of the American Association last year, to the Cardinals in addition to two unidentified minor league players who will be delivered by Tuesday. The Yankees also promised to option another minor leaguer to either Columbus of the American Association or Rochester of the International league, both St. Louis farms. The deal was the second onq consummated by the two clubs since the start of spring training.

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Pitcher Vic Rascht was sold to the Redblrgs by the world chainptons early last month but both teams denied that the Slaughter transaction was a part of the Rasch! deal. Lakers And Nats In Final Game Tonight MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., UP — The pressure appeared equal today on the Minneapolis Lakers and the Syracuse Nationals as they prepared for tonight’s final playoff game which will decide the National Basketball Association championship. The Nats stunned the- Lakers, who are seeking a sixth title in seven years, with a 65-63 win here Sunday to knot the final series at three game apiece and force the playoffs to a seventh game. The Lakers went into Sunday’s game with a one-game edge which put all the pressure on the Nats. But today the only thing favoring the Lakers was the home floor and as Coach Johnny Kundle put it, “that’s not much against this Syracuse outfit.” Center Jim Neal was the Nats* hero. The lanky southerner netted the winning two-pointer with three seconds to go in the game. Pirate Outfielder Leads In Home Runs NEW YORK UP — Outfielder Frank Thomas of the Pittsburgh Pirates won the Grapefruit League home run derby with 12. Jim Greengrass of Cincinnati and Rudy Regalado, Cleveland's star rookie, tied for second with nine each.

BOWUNG SCORES Central Soya League Pts. Spares 34% Feed Mill 34 Erasers 29 Master Mixers 28 ( Wonders .....* 27 Blue Prints 26 M & R 24 Bag Service 22% Truckers 19 Hot Rods 16 High scores and series—Men: Eley, 291-224-176 (601); Way, 212- , 189-172 (573); Morgan, 181-173-197 (551); Wheeler, 202 (517); Cochran, 199; Ross, 188 (516). Women: Way, 188-186; Woodward 19ff. G. E. ALLEYS Men’s Factory League W L Office 22 17 Stators 21 18 Flanges 19 20 Rotors 16 23 600 series: G. Schultz 663 (214-217-232). 206 scores: Ned Myers 237, Bill Porter 205, Rog Schuster 200, Bob Lord 204, Seph Jackson 209. NOTE: G. Schultz’s 663 is new high for the league. G. E. Fraternal .. W L Riverview Gardens ... 27 12 West End 'Restaurant . 23% 15% Teeple Truck Lines .. 22% 16% Peterson Elevator 20 19 Elks 18% 2ff% K. of C....r 16 23 Monroeville Lamb'r Co. 14% 24% G. E. C1ub...13 26 £OO scores: G. Baumgartner 214, R. Shackley 209, Terveer 215, F.. Wolpert 202, T Murphy 230, D. House 204, J. Hobbs 203, G. Schultz 204, G. Laurent 235, ll* Mutschler 202, H. Strickler 204, C. Getting 200, A. Zelt 204, A. Ap-

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pelman 215, R. Lord 201, N. Steury 206-202, R. Macklin 212. —r—' G. E. Women’s League . W L Last Frames* 23 13 Hi-Spots — 22% 13V4 G. E. Office 14 22 Spares 22% 23% High series: M. Miller 547 (140-235-172). High scores: Myers 170-167, A. Reynolds 163-161, Kukelhan 188.

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