Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 13 April 1955 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1355

Decatur Commodores List Basketball Card For 1955-56 Season

Au 18-game schedule for the Decatur Commodores for the 1955-5 S net season was announced today by the Rev. Robert Content, athletic director. aad David Terveer, coach, of the Decatur Catholic high school. Two new teams have been added to the schedule, which is split on nine home games aad nine on the road. Rockcreek of Weils county replaces Chester Center, also of Wells, and Clear Creek of Huntington replaces one game with St. Mary's of Anderson. The Commodores, as usual, will play ail home games at the Decatur high school gym. The season opener is the traditional battle with the Pleasant Mills Spartans, and is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Decatur gym. Coach Terveer will have a strong nucleus of veterans back from the 1954-55 squad, which lost to the Monmouth Eagles in the county tourney final, and to the same Eagles by a tone point in the sectional semi-finals. The Commodores will lose Walt Mowery, the team's second scorer last season, and Chuck Voglewede, off the past season's squad. Returning regulars are Joe Wilder, the Commodores’ leading scorer, Paul Faurote, Ron Meyer and Jerry Voglewede, who suffered a broken arm in the final game of the regular season and was ont of action for the sectional. The schedule follows: Nov. I—Pleasant Mills at Decatur. Nov. B—Hartford at Decatur. Nov. 16—Monroeville at MonroeviUe. Nov. 18 —Monmouth at Monmouth. Nov. 23 —Hoagland at Decatur. Nov. 30—Rockcreek (Welle) at Bluffton community gym. Dec. 2—Huntington Catholic at Decatur. Dec. 9 —Adams Central at Adams Central. Dec. 16—Marion Bennett at Deca- : —-—-Wfi- " t ~~ Dec. 20—Jefferson at Deeatur. Jan. 6—St Mary’s at Anderson. Jan. 1J —13—14—County tourney. Jan. 17—Willshire at Decatur. Jan. 24—Clear Creek at Decatur. ’ Jan. 27 —Harlan at Harlan. Jan. 21 —Geneva at Geneva. Feb. 19—Pleasant Mills at Pleasant Miinr"'""~"' —• Feb. 14—Adams Central at Decatur. Feb. 17 —Lancaster Central at Lancaster;

Monmouth Eagles Win In Triangular The Monmouth Eagles won a triangular- meet Tuesday after noon, scoring 54 11/15 pointe, while the Adams Central Greyhounds were second with 41 2/15 points and the Lancaster Central Bobcats finished third with 19 2/15 points. Marks in events were slow because of a heavy field from recent rains. Beery of Monmouth won both dashes and Dick of Adams Centra) took the 440-yard run and the broad jump to lead individual •corers. ™ The summary: 100-yard dash —Beery (M) first: Dick (AC) and Keifer (LC) tied for second and third. Time —12.3. 220-yard dash—Beery (M) first; J Ripley (AC) second; Kiefer (LC) third. Time—2s. 449-yard run —Diek —(AC ) - first; Harnish (LC) second; Van Rusehen (AC) third. Time—6o.9. 880-yard run—Busick (M) first; Fuhrman (M) second: Barger (AC) third. Time—2:24. Mile run—Hildebrand (Ml first. Sprunger (AC) second; Steffen (LC) third. Time—s:l3.7. Low hurdles—Ripley (AC) first. Fuelling (M) and Kiefer (LC) tied for second and third. Time —24.1. High hurdles —Smith (AC) and Gerber (LCl—tied for first and second; Fuelling (M) third. Time —lB. Broad jump—Dick (AC) first; Baumgartner (AC) second; Mentor (M) third. Distance—l7 ft. 9 in. Shot put—Fuelling (Mi first: Miller (AC) second: Witte (M) third. Distance —39 ft. 11% in. High jump — Five-day tie for first Eichhorn (LC), Smith (AC), and Mentor, Meyers and Witte (all M)— Height 5 ft. 1 in. Pole vault — Myers (M) first: Harnish (LC). Dick (AC) and Mentor (M) tied for second and third. Height—lo ft. 10 in. Half-mile relay — Monhiqjith (Beery, Brandt. Bieberich, Wai-, chle); Lancaster Central, second. Time—l:ss.s Mile relay—Monmouth (Keuneke. Hildebrand, Boerger. Myers). Time—4:2o. Trade in a Good I own — Decatur

Milwaukee Rookie Blasis Big Homer MILWAUKEE (INB) — The Milwaukee Bravos, bulging with success stories, had still another one today in the wake of a pinch hit home run off the bat erf a 25-year-old rookie who was ready to pack his bags for home a year ®«o. , Chuck Tanner, rookie outfielder from New Castle, Pa., added another chapter to the story of the miracle Braves Tuesday by blasting a home run in his first time at bat in the major leagues, to help Milwaukee defeat the Cincinnati Redlegs, 4-2. Tanner's blast tied the score at 2-2 and then the Braves pushed across two more runs in the eighth to score the victory. A year ago Tanner was ready to call it quits. Today he was the pride of Milwaukee because his wife urged him to stick to the game. “There’ll never be another thrill to beat this one,” Tanner said after the game. , Tanner added he was ready to quit baseball last spring. He said: “It happened after the Braves sold me outright to the Atlanta club. I told Earl Mann, the Atlanta owner, that I was fed up. I wanted out. But Mann gave me a pep talk and told me that the Braves - management had not given up on me. “Then my wife got after me. She reminded me of my ambition to play in the majors and said I should give it another try.” Tanner stayed at Atlanta last season and won another tryout with the Braves this spring. Tuesday afternoon Tanner smacked Cincinnati right hander Gerry Staley’s first pitch into the right field stands. 7 Early Leaders Still Are Tops For ABC FORT WAXNE- Ind- HNR) - The leaders since the first few days continued to set the pace today as the 72-day American Bowling -Congress - tourney -.rolled into its third week. There was son shifting in the other positions, however, particularly in all-events where Joe Bolek, of Cleveland, moved into second place with 1,931. behind Ed Gerzine's 1,938. Dan Stoltz, of Hammond, moved into third place ip the singles with a, 702. Gerzine. the lefthanded twirler from Milwaukee, leads in singles also with 738. Stoltz moved into sixth place in all-events with 1.897. Chicago Cole-Finder Mercury and St. Paul Howard Clothes share the team lead with 3,015 pins. Two rookies from Niles. Mich., George Hilligoss. 23, and, George Lutzen. 21. lead in doubles with 1,290. Athletics Staging 2nd Opener Today KANSAS CITY. Mo. (INS)—The Kansas City Athletics, victorious ia their first game as a member of the American League, stage a second-, seasons' opener today against the Detroit Tigers. Former President Harry S. Truman, who served up the first pitch Tuesday, will toss out the ball again today. An overflow crowd of 35,000 is expected to watch the transplanted Athletics bid for their second successive win at the expense of Manager Bucky Harris' Tigers In newly remodeled Municipal stadium. A muddy field held the crowd down to 32,844 on opening day but business manager Parke Carroll disclosed that if it is nice today, he wll tallow 4.000 persons in the standing room area. The poor field conditions washed out all of the pre-game ceremonies except the former President Truman's tossing out the first ball. After Truman served up his ninth major league delivery, he settled back in his seatlwith Mrs. Truman to watch the former Philadelphia entry whip the Tigers, 6 to 2, behind southpaw Alex Kellner and Ewell Blackwell, who went Into the game in the seventh inning. Connie Mack, the grand old man of baseball, was supposed to have been feted at home plate after being driven around the playing field but the poor condition of the turf made that plan impossllde. The 92-year-old founder cf the Athletics handed Truman the ball to start the A's off on their memorable baseball venture.

Monmouth Relays Slated Saturday The first annual Monmouth relays will be held at the Monmouth track Saturday afternoon. Charles Hott, Monmouth coach, announced today that 13 schools have filed entries for the relays. BOWLING SCORES . Merchant League W L Krick Tyndall No. 1 .... 28 11 Mirror Inn 26 13 Krick Tyndall No. 2 .... 25 14 Old Crown 23 16 Corner Pocket 23 16 Painters No. 1 ....19 20 State Gardens 17 22 Western Auto 15 24 Schwartz Ford 10 29 Zintsmaster 9 30 High games: Mitch 212; Moser 219, Mills 203, Snider 206. Rural League W L Kenny’s loe 24 15 FArling's Market 22 17 Hoffman’s Market ... 21 18 Dennis Heating 20% 18% Holthouae Drugs .20 19 McConnell 20 19 Baker’s Painting 19 20 Mansfield 17% 21% Sautbine 17 22 Deeatur Ready Mix ... 14 25 High games: Mansfield Jr., 221, R. Volta 201-203, Bienz 215, J. Geimer 210. Minor League W L Pts. Kohne Drugs 27 15 37 Smith Dairy 22% 19% 33% Family Restaurant 23% 18% 31% Wolff Hardware .28 19 31 Schafer ...... 23 19 30 Two Brothers .... 22 20 28 Moose ......I.— 30 22 26 Beaver's QB 7 85 7 High scores: F. Clem 217, A. Murphy 299. Clear 214, P. Smith 210, D. House 235. Women’s League Mobil Maids won 3 points from Duo Therm. I. Bowman rolled a 528 (206); Nelson 501 (202), Moran 174, Ladd 175. , -- L. *>3 ' ' Classic League W L Pts. Leland Smith Ins. 27% 8% 39% West Bad j._ 23 14 —29 — Acker Cement ... r 20 16 28 Peterson Elevator 18 18 25 Riverview Gardens 17 19 22 Drewry's 15% 20% 19% Habegger H*ware 13 23 15 Legion Post 420 .11 25 14 High series: BUI TutewUer 621 (204-208-209); Glen Baumgartner 618 (169-204-245); Erv Bultemeier 616 (175-184-257); Fred Hoffman 605 (178-181-247). High games: F. Ahr 202-213, G. Hooper 211, R. Werling 223, R, Lord 201, W. Petrie 212. A. Zelt 205, W. Schaepf 208. C. Petting 214-221, A. , Trentadue 202, P. Bleeke 203, E Korte 304. Interriver Zone Walther League Preble won two from Union; Fuelling won two from Schumm; Preble won three from Schumm. W L Union Immanuel 15 g Preble St. Paul’s 13 6 Decatur Zion s 10 Schumm St Thomas .... 7 11 Fuelling St. Peter’s 5 13 High series: M. Bulmahn 491, D. Bulmahn 478, M. Bulmahn 459. High games: M. Bulmabn 204, D. Witte 195, M. Bulmahn 192. G. E. ALLEYS Men*s Factcry League W L Rotors . 20 —16 Stators 20 16 Flanges 19 1? Office No. 1 ... 18 u Office No. 2 17 19 Shafts it 22 600 series: Bultemeier 611 (184-225-202). 200 scores: Schuster 201, Wynn' 208, Briede 211. 7 G- E. Fraternal W L West End Restaurant ... 22 14 Peterson 'Elevator 21 15 Riverview Gardens 21 15 Teeple Truck Lines .... 18 18 K. of C. ....: 17 19 Elks 17 19 G. E. Club 16 20 Monroeville Lumber 12 24 600 series: Petrie 634 (201-254-179); Bultemeier 624 (216-207-201). . . 200 scores: Getting 220, House 303, Lord 214, G. Schultz 221, Beery 225, Werling 200-212, Briede 233, Steury 208, Macklin 224. G. E. Women's League W L High Spots .... 24 |5 Last Frames .. 19 20 Office 18 21 Spares 17 21 High scores: Babcock 204, Plasterer 177, Engle 168. G. 1 Reynolds 168; Fen nig 161-210, Miller 179 162.

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Kansas City Debiits With 6-2 Victory NEW YORK (INS)—Five more clubs get off the ground todayweather permitting—to complete the opening phase of a major league baseball season already marked for history by another reincarnation —that of the Kansu City Athletics. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and the three New York clubs, the world champion Giants, the Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers, are scheduled to jump into combat after being rained out Tuesday, a day which saw; 1. A lefthanded pitch by expresident Harry Truman mark the rebirth of the old Philadelphia Athletics at Kansas City, the third major league franchise shift in as many years. 2. A total of 190,952 fans turn out to watch ten turns, seven of them for the first time this year, in action. 3. Cleveland open with a 5-to-l victory over Chicago with the same good pitching and power hitting that brought the Indians the American League pennant last year. 4. Successful managerial debuts by Pinky Higgins with Boston and Lou Boudreau with the Athletics and a rather tarnished start by Marty Marion with the White Sox. * Higgins started with a 7-to-l Red Sox victory over Baltimore and Boudreau received his baptismal in Kansas City's 6-to-2 decision over the Detroit Tigers,. The Chicago cubs won their second straight, a 14-to-4 walk away over St. Louis and Milwaukee launched its National League pennant drive with a 4-to-2 win over Cincinnati. The three games which were rained out were re-scheduled for today. They are the Giants at Philadelphia, Pttsbnrgh at Brooklyn and Washington at Yankee Stadium. Larry Jansen, mainstay of the Giants pitching staff for seven seasons and more recently a coach, took advantage of the lull to announce he was quitting the club to try a pitching comeback with Seattle in the Pacific Coast League. Although the biggest crowd of tie day (50,230) witnessed the In-dians-White Sox struggle in Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, probably the, most enthusiastic gathering was the 82,844 which cheered the A's in the new western outpost of major league civilization. _ .The. was on hand and included such baseball personalities as Commissioner Ford Frick, American League President Will Harridge and ageless Connie Mack, who founded the Athletics in Philadelphia, a half-centnry ago. Mack handed the ball to Truman, who threw it to southpaw Alex Kellner. Kellner kept the spirit alive by pitching the A’s to victory. Ewell Blackwell, recently sold by the Yankees, relieved Kellner "In the seventh. The A's collected nine hits off loser Ned Garver and seventh-inning reliever Van Fletcher. Detroit catcher Bob Wilson hit the first major league homer in the remodeled municipal stadium, a fifth-inning blow off Kellner. Some kind of a record was set when another Wilson, KC outfielder Bill Wilson, followed up with the second homer, in the eighth inning.

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“LEFTY” TRUMAN" FIRST-BALLS” INAUGURAL F I °. RM . E I , R P RESID^ NT , H y ry s - Truman throws out the first bait as the newest American League francni e. the Kansas City Athletics, opened their 1955 baseball season egainst the Detroit Tigers. Lookng on as the nation s foremost “southpaw” throws Hie ball are: Lou Boudreau, manager of the Athletics (left): Bucky Harris, Tiger manager (right), and Arnold Johnson. Kansas City club president. The A s won their inaugural 6 to 2 before an. opening day crowd of 32,844 in Municipal Stadium.

Thirty-four-year-old Bob Lemon, whose 23-7 record made him the league's winningest pitcher last season, set down the White Sox on only five hits—four singles and Nellie Fox's eighth-inning double. Three of the singles were bunched in the sixth inning by Chico Carrasquel, Fox and Orestes Minos© to spoil Lemon's shutout bid. Cleveland’s batting punch came with homers by Al Smith and Ralph Kiner and a two-run basesloaded single by Vic Wertz. Virgil Trucks, who went six for the White Sox. was charged with the defeat. A crowd of 38,085 witnessed Baltimore’s home opener and the Orioles’ second straight defeat. Boston third-baseman Ted Lepcio became the' first major leaguer to hit two home runs in one game in Memorial Stadium. While Frank Sullivan was limiting the Birds to five hits, Boston batters were blasting loser Joe Coieman and two relievers for IS. A crowd of 26,153. largest open-ing-day crowd at Wrigley Field since the Pittsburgh-Cub inaugural in 1929, viewed the Cubs slaughter of the Cardinals. While lefty Paul Minner scattered nine Card hits, the Cubs mauled 15*game winner Brooks Lawrence and four other pitchers for 18 hits. They socked across 11 runs in the first two innings, five on two hits by Dee Fondy; Randy Jackson homered for the Cubs and r ookie third-sacker Ken Boyer for the Cards. Milwaukee rallied to fore 43,640 fans when rookie outfielder Chuck Tanner knocked the first major league pitch tossed him for a home run. While 25 other rookies in the

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past hit homers in their first plate appearance iu the majors, Tanner became the second to turn the feat as a pinch-hitter on the first ball thrown him. Batting in the eighth for pitcher Warren Spahn, Tanner smacked Gerry Staley's first offering 325 feet over the rightfield wall to tie it up, 2-2. Billy Bruton then singled and Hank Aaron drove home the winning run with a triple. Home run king Ted, Kluszewski hit his second four-bagger ■in as many days for Cincinnati. Olson Favorite To Beat Joey Maxim SAN FRANCISCO (INS) — Carl (Bobo) Olson, king of the world’s middleweights, reigns a solid 2 to 1 favorite to triumph over JoeyMaxim tonight in a non-title 10 round bout at the San Francisco Cow Palace which will he. tele vised nationally at 10 p.m. EST. But the aging and his wily manager, Jack Kearns, displayed no alarm over the situation ast both fighters prepared to weigh in. Maxim, once the top man among the world's light heavies, said "sure it's a big one. They’re all big. One is as important tfs thi other.” wr'.'X • Kearns took the preference for ■ Olsen in stride, saying: "Odds mean nothing. We like* it that yay. Joey usually comes up with a good fight when he's the j shorteuder.” Joey expects to have no trouble on the scales. He said his weiirht

has been down around 175 pounds during the past few days and an overnight dryout should take off at least another pound • Olson has no worry at all in the weight department. He expects to scale 168 pounds. He looks big. strong and perfectly conditioned. Even though no championship is involved, the fight is an important one for both Olson and Maxim. A loss to a smaller foe. after ’ having fought numerous heavyweights. would make pal Joey a candidate, for retirement unless he would be content to pick up whatever he could fighting in smaller clubs. A victory for Oleon would give him the right to challenge bigger opponents and step into a bigger money class. 'MAJOR LEAGUE Club W L Pct. G.B. I Chicago 2 0 1.000 . Milwaukee 1 0 I.OOQ | Pittsburgh ... 0 '0 • .0«D 1 ' ■ Philadelphia . 0 0 .000 1 | New York .... 0 0 .000 1 - Brooklyn 0 0 .000 1 ■ Bt. Louie . o i jr' j Cincinnati .... 0 2 000 2 Tuesday’s Results Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 2. I : Chicago 14, St. Louis 4. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, rain. New York at Philadelphia, rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE ' Club W L Pct. G.B. Cleveland X - 0 1.000

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Four More Entries In 500-Mile Race INDIANAPOLIS INS) — The number of hopefuls for the 33-car field in the May 30th 500-mile Indianapolis motor speedway race climbed to 45 today with the addition'of four more entries.' Anton (Tony) Huiman, Jr., owner of the Speedway, said that two veteran 500-mile race drivers and two rookies were listed as pilots for the four new entries. They are Rodger Ward, of Los Angeles, Calif., who has driven in four 500 - mile races; Travis (Spider) Webb, Dayton, O„ who has driven in every Indianapolis race except one in the past seven years; Elmer George, Dayton, O„ and Johnny Kay, New Britain, Conn., both newcomers to the 500. Ward is to drive a car entered by E. IR. Casale, Whittier, Calif. The Webb car was entered by Roy McKay, Youngstown, O. George is to drive a mount belonging to George Walther, Jr., Dayton. <).. and Kay was nominated by F. L. Letenberger, Johnstown, Pa. Huiman said that 12 to 15 more ears are expected to be entered before the April 15 deadline. The field will be cut to the 33 fastest by qualification trials prior to the big event on Memorial Day. SPORT'S BULLETIN PHILADELPHIA (INS) — Big Jim Pollard, star of the Minneapolis Lakers, today accepted the position of head basketball coach at La Salle College, succeeding Ken Loeffler who resigned recently. Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but it was reported to be a three-year pact. Pollard’s acceptance was announced by La Salle’s athletic director Jim Henry. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur Washington .. 1 0 1.000 Kansas City ..1 0 1.000 Boston i 6 1.000 New York .... 0 0 .000 % Chicago 0 1 .000 1 Detroit 0 1 .000 1 Baltimore 0 2 .000 1»4 Boston 7, Baltimore 1. Cleveland 5. Chicago 1. Kansas City 6, Detroit 2. Washington at New York, rain. SKATING Tuesday- Thursday Saturday - Sunday Effective April 10th . -713Q.J?. w. to imao p. m HAPPY, HOURS ROLLER RINK Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Miller (Owner)