Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 96, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1956 — Page 7

MONDAY, AJRIL 33, 1956

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Yankees Sweep Entire Series From Red Sox NEW YOJiK (INS) — "Dear Mr. Frick: We are submitting, under separate cover, a petition requesting that the major league baseball season be started all over again. "As you know, we got off to a good start with three straight victories over Baltimore. But through some gross oversight, we forgot to pack our pitching, hitting and fielding for the trip to New York and the result was disastrous. Eagerly awaiting your reply, we remain, sincerely ... The Boston Red Sox.” The team that some experts predicted would prove the Yankees' biggest obstacle this year, and which a few hardy souls ventured would go all the way, are starting to pick up a few broken pieces from their pennant dreams only a week after the tumult and the shouting of opening day. And if Pinky Higgins manages to put humpty-dumpty together again in time for a date with destiny, he’ll have to use a lot stronger cement than the stuff that crumbled under Yankee battering Sunday. The Bombers walloped Boston. 13, to 6, before 35,204 fans to complete their sweep of the threegame series in Yankee Stadium. W’hen the smoke of 13 major battles cleared, the Yankees were on top of the American League with five wins in their first six games and Milwaukee headed the National circuit with four out of six. The Red Sox, down in fourth place with a 3-3 record, left town after a three-day beating that included 34 runs scored against the best pitching they could muster. They tried to defend themselves with 19 runs of their own. The Red Sox weren't too exceptional on the field either, committing five errors in Sunday’s crusher and losing by the margin of seven unearned runs. The Bosox spotted the Yankees a five-run lead, pulled abreast at six-all, then withered before the one-two punch of Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra. ManUe^hobbling around leg. drove home two runs in the seventh with a double over Jim Plersall's head in centerfield and Berra followed with his third homer of the young season into the rightfield seats. Mantle now is hit ting .455 with J 3 RBl’s and Berra .467 with 12 BBl’s. The ten Yankee hits against loser Frank Baumann and three mates included a two-run homer by Joe Collins in the second inning off Frank Sullivan and a grand-slam by Yankee starter Don Larsen off his Boston counterpart in the fourth. Bob Grim came on in the fifth to chalk up the win. Chicago stayed a half-game off the pace by blankingT<ansas City, 3 to 0, but Cleveland remained six tungs down l»y losing to Detroit. 6 to 4. before taking the second game of a double-header, 5 to 2. Baltimore beat Washington, 7 to 3,

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and then lout, 4 to 1. Milwaukee kept a, half-length ahead of Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Chicago by bouncing back from a 10to-4 defeat to down St. Louis, 13 to 6. Philadelphia split with New York, winning the opener. 3 to 1, and dropping the nightcap, 9 to 7. Brooklyn bested Pittsburgh 4 to 1, in a game called after six innings by rain, and Chicago recorded a 5-to-4 decision over Cincinnati in the opener of a- ; twin bill. The second game ended in a seven-inning 1-1 stalemate because of darkness. Southpaw Billy Pierce struck out seven Athletics as he pitched three-hit shutout for the White Sox. Alex Kellner was tagged for 11 safeties, including a homerun by Nellie Fox. Detroit’s American League batting champ. Al Kallne, blasted a pair of two-run homers in the first game at Cleveland and Wayne Belardi and Harvey Kuenn each added one more. Bob Lemon went all the way for the Indians in the second game, allowing nine hits which included a Ray Boone homer. Vie Wertz connected for the Tribe. 1 Baltimore southpaw Fred Besana won his first major league game in the opener against Wash-, ington. The Nats’ Camilo Pascual struck out nine and yielded just four hits in the nightcap. Stan Musial’s grand-slam homer highlighted the Cardinals’ 14-hit attack in the first game against Milwaukee. Ray Crone went the route for the Braves in the finale while hla mate* rapped out 16 hits, ineluding homeruns by Hank Aaron ’ and Del Rice. Robin Roberts wen his second of the week for the Phils, scatter--1 tng five Giant hits. The Phils managed only three off Johnny Antonelli but one was a three-run homer by Ted Kazanski. Willie Mays’ three-run homer in the ninth, first four-bagger of the year for the NL ’ homerun champ, gave the Giants 1 and Ruben Gomez the second game. Stan Lopata hit one in a ' losing cause. Don Newcombe gave up three hits in the Dodgers' six - inning game while his teammates jumped ; Vernon Law for three of their four runs in the first inning. Cubs centerfielder Solly Drake ' smashed a three-run homer in the ■ fifth to seal the win over Cincinnati. Ernie Banks and Monte Irvin I also homered for the Cubs while! Ray Jablonski clouted two for the ? *-Reds! .-rtk-wcrw* • *-.„*,■* J ■r'l i Purdue Wins State ; Golf Championship ~ BLOOMINOTON, Ind. (INS) — 1 Purdue won the Big State golf championship Saturday and the ' Boifedirtakler’s defending NCAA ’ champ Joe Campbell took individual honors. ” The Anderson, Ind., shotmaker. 1 who also holds the Indiana amateur crown, fired a three over and one-under par 75-71-146 over the 1 gale pwept Bloomington Country ; club. He - finished two strokes ahetad of teammate Wayne Ether- ; ton. «•», Purdue had 747 for the winning ' low total turned in by its best i five men. Notre Dame was 29 ! strokes away and host ill came ' in last 45 strokes off the pace.

Two Prominent Race Drivers Killed Sunday By International New-s Service Two nationally prominent automobile racing drivers were fatally injured Sunday in crackups at two separate northern California events more than 100 miles apart The victims were veteran Indianapolis racer Walt Faulkner, 37, of Long Beach, Calif., and Ernie McAfee, 35, Beverly Hills, one of the country’s top sports car racers. Faulkner died in a hospital at Vallejo, northeast of San Francisco an hour after he was crushed in the spectacular wreck of his stock car during time trials at West Coast Speedway. The machine hit a slick spot on the straightaway and turned over five times. At the Pebble Beach national sports car cup races on the Monterey Peninsula, McAfee’s Ferrari sipun out of control on a turn and careened jnto a pine tree. He was killed instantly. i ’ Several' thousand spectators witnessed' Faulkner’s accident, followed a few minutes later at almost the same spot by another car flipping over seven times. The second drive!', George Amick, Los Angeles, escaped with a broken wrist. A top Indianapolis qualifier, Faulkner was known as "Little Dynamo” to Midwest rice fans. Art Beckner Asks Reason For Firing RICHMOND, Ind. (INS) — Art Beckner today asked the Richmond city school board to be more explicit in its reasons for firing him as teacher and basketball coach at (Richmond high. The board Saturday said Beckner was found to be “unworthy" of staying as a permanent teacher which he would have become under Indiana tenure law had his contract been renewed. Beckner charged that “unworthy” can cover a lot of territory and said he would like to know the real reasons. He said many others in Richmond also would | like to know the reasons. ( The board’s statement said his i “superiors and associates”, sub- ! spitted an annual evKhHrttoWH-a* * they (Tici Sn ’alt teachers? and this *as the basis for the dismissal. ’ Beckner moved to Richmond in j 1952 after guiding Muncie Central . to the state title in 1951. He led Richmond to the state finals in 1953 and also has produced four sectionals in five years! His dismissal Wednesday night caused a student strike and demThursday and this week-end.'

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. G.B. Denver 5 0 1.000 .. St. Paul -.2— 5 2 .714 1 Louisville 3 3 .500 2V4 Minneap&lls ... 8 3 .500 2’/a | Charleston T „. 2 5 .286 ‘4 Indianapolis ... 1 3 .250 Wichita 2 5 .286 4 SUNDAY’S RESULTS St. Paul 8. Charleston 5. Wichita 1-5, Omaha 0-7. Minneapolis 7-2. Louisville 4-2 (2nd game called end of 7 innings, rain). Denver at Indianapolis, rain.

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Frank Radovich Os Hammond Is Named INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Hammond high broke a 16-year-old jinx with the nomination of Fraak Radovich as the third member of the Indiana high school all stars who will meet Kentucky prep-stars in two June games for the benefit of the blind. The 6-8 point machine Is the first Hammond high player named to the squad since it began in 1989. The only other Hammond athlete ever elected was Ron Loneskl, of Hammond Noll, last year. Radovich adds both height and beef (208 pounds) to the team which now is made up of Mr. Oscar Basketball Robertson, of two-time unbeaten champion Criapus Attucks, and Bob Hickman, of Terre Haute Gerstmeyer, the Black Cat's only starting senior. In addition to height and beet, Radovich adds a city-record scoring punch. During 93 varsity games, he dunked 1,739 points obliterating the old Hammond record of 776 points compiled by Joe Baliga. High games of the big boy were 42 points against Hammond Morton and 40 points against Indianapolis Tech and aain against Hammond Tech. He was the king pin of Coach Bob king’s machine for the last three years and the Wildcats showed a 64 won and 15 lost record for the period. Frank, a fast learner and aboveaverage student, also is quite a baseball pitcher. His two-season record to date is eight victories and no losses. The Hoosier and Kentucky stars will play June 23 in Butler Fieldhouse and then move to the Louisville Armory for a return, engagement June 25.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. New York 5 1 .833 — Chicago 4 1 .800 % Kansas City ... 3 2 .600 1% Boston 3 3 .500 2 Washington 3 4 .429 2Vi Cleveland 2 4 !333 3 • Detroit 2 4 .333 3 I Baltimore 2 5 .386 3% WM'ONAL league W. L. Pct. G.B. Milwaukee 4 2 .667 Brooklyn 3 2 .600 : H Chicago 3 2 .600 % ; Philadelphia 3 .2 .600 H New York 3 3 .500 1 St. Louis 3 3 .500 1 Pittsburgh 2 4 .333 2 Cincinnati 1 4 .200 2’/4 SATURDAY'S RESULTS National League Chicago 3, Cincinnati 2 (11 innings); Pittsburgh 3, Brooklyn 1. St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 5. Only games scheduled. American League Kansas City 15, Chicago 1. Washington 8. Baltimore 4. Detroit 7, Cleveland 6. New York 14. Boston 10. SUNDAY’S RESULTS National League Philadelphia 3-7, New York 1-9. Brooklyn 4. Pittsburgh 1 (6 innings. rain). St. Louis 10-5, Milwaukee 4-13. Chicago 5-1, Cincinnati 4-1 (2nd game, 7 innings, darkness). « American League New York 13, Boston 6. Detroit 6-2, Cleveland 4-5. Baltimore 7-1, Washington 3-4. Chicago 3, Kansas City 0. If vou have something to set! o« rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

Stock Cor Driver Is Killed By Fan Blade KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (INS) — A '23-year-old stock car driver was killed when a fan blade flew oft bis car and struck him on the head Sunady. The victim, James Harrison of Gak Ridge, Tenn., was working beside his car just before he was to enter a race when the accident occurred. Maxwell And Berg Win Golf Tourneys HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (INS) — Youthful Billy Maxwell of Odessa, Tex., fired a clutch birdie on the final hole to win the second annual 315,000 Arlington Hotel ofen at Hot Springs Sunday. The 25-year-old Texan who won the 1951 national amateur championship, wound up with a 72-hole total of 272—16 under par. Maxwell shot a 69 on the last round to win by a single stroke. Deadlocked in second place at 273 were long bitting George Bayer of Cincinnati and Ernie Vossler of Fort Worth, Tex. Maxwell’s victory earned him $2,400 while Bayer and Vossler each picked up checks for $1,600. DALLAS, Tex. (INS) — Patty Berg of St. Andrews, 111., won the $7,500 Dallas women’s open golf tournmaent Sunday in a sudden death playoff — thanks to her sweet putter. Miss Berg sank a 10-fOot putt on the first hole of a playoff with Marlene Bauer Hagge and Betsy Rawls to win the top prize money of $1,350. Miss Berg, Miss Rawls and Mrs. Hagge had tied at 291 at-

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Toledo Pair Takes Third In Doubles

ROCHESTER, N. Y. (INS) — The Toledo, O„ combination of Edward Heer and Joseph Fllyo captured third place in the twoman standings of the American Bowling Congress tournament Sunday with a 3-game total of 1,292. Television stars Bill Lillard and Stan Gifford of the ABC - pacing Chicago Falstaff team seem to have a firm bold on the doubles title with a 1.331 they piled up March 25. Heer Fllyo opened up with a lusty 463 game and finished handily with lines of 410 and 419. Heer’s unconverted 6-7 split in the second game was the only open frame of the entire series. Fllyo, 43, a supervisor at a glass factory, banged out a 225-216-227— 668 series. This was his 11th and most successful ABC appearance in 17 years of bowling. ? ■ Heer, a 202 average kegler, who was competing in bls 15th ABC, tumbled 238-194 192—624. Richardson Wins Over Vic Seixas HOUSTON, Tex. (INS) —Hamilton Richardson of Baton Rouge, La., defeated top-seeded Vic Seixas of Philadelphia to win the 22nd annual River Oaks invitational tennis tournament at Houston Sunday. Rlchardso took his third straight tourament victory from Seixas, 7-5, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4.

Detroit Team Leads In Women's Tourney MIAMI, Fla. (INS) —The expert Window Cleaners team of Detroit k»ads the Women’s international bowliag tournament at Miami today. The Motor City squad, paced by Elizabeth Ojala’s* 586, rolled up a 2,624 total to move Into fiMt place Sunday. Clendeaen Fuel and Heat so La Porte, Ind., was second with 2,445. Predicts Delany To .■ Lower Mile Record NEW .YORK (INS) — Duffltaborn Ron Delany of Villanova will lower the world record for the mile to 3:55, Wildcat coach Jim Elliot predicts. Elliot refused to say when but predicted flatly Sunday that the unbeaten miler will go that low for the distance. John Landy of Australia holds the present world mark of 3:58. Jumbo Jim, who revealed that Delany would not race against Landy in California next month, reminded that Ron is “only 20 yeaj-s old’, has been running the mile seriously for only a year and won’t reach his peak until he’s 24.” “I’ve been trying to bring Ron along slowly.” Elliot said. “I want to point him to the Olympics, even though he’ll run for Ireland. Therefore, I refused to permit him to go all out every time he ran a mile race.” Elliot continued: “When he was clocked in slow' times during the indoor season and was hooted by the crowds, he was' running under my instructions. I

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wanted him to be pressed only once or twice during the winter season. I’d like him to have perhaps two tough races this spring.” Elliot said he recently received an invitation for Deian? to race Landy “but we had to turn it down because we have a commitment of our own. Ron might give Landy a race of it, though,” he added. “He’s not as strong as Landy, or as old, but inherently he’s faster." Elliot now has Delany working on speed trials. The gangling Irishman ran a :49.1 quarter on the Villanova mile relay team Saturday tn the Queens-lona relays. He also ran a 4:09.5 mile in anchoring Villanova to a 17:32.1 victory in the four-mile relays

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