Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 30 April 1956 — Page 7

MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1956

SPORTS

Jackets Lose I Double Header To Marion Nine The Decatur Yellow Jackets dropped both ends of a double hoader to the Marion Giants Saturday afternoon at McMillen field in this city, the visitors taking the opener, 10-1, and the nightcap. 1-0. The first game was a 1-1 tie after the scheduled five innings, but Marion broke loose for nine runs on six hits, two walks, a sacrifice and an error, in the first extra inning. The Jackets scored their run in the third inning on Tony Kelly’s triple and a wild pitch. Marion tied tho score in the fifth. After the first man was retired, Atkinson reached second on an error and scored on Thomas’ single. . JThe only run' of the nightcap was a home run by Pack, Marion shortstop, in the first inning. The visitors obtained only one other hit, a single in the fifth. Decatur’s only hit was a single by Bob Shraluka in the third, but he was forced at second. Marlon AB R H El Thomas. 3b 3 11 0 Pack, sb 2 2 1 1| Whitehurst. If .... 2 0 0 0 Miller, If 11 1 0 Laudrum, c 3 12 0 Undwwood, rs .... 3 0 10 Duke, rs 0 10 0 Leech, lb 3 110 Dudley, cf 3 110 Williams, cf. 0 0 0 0 Thompson, 2b .... 1 0 0 0 Atkinson, p 2 2 0 0 TOTALS 23 10 8 1 Decatur AB RHE Mosos, If 2 0 0 1 Werst. 2b 3 0 0 1 Kelly, 3b 3121 Baxter, cf ..... 1 0 0 0> Kirkpatrick, ss .3 0 0 0j Bowman, rs 2 0 0 1|

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Ballard, lb . 2 0 0 9 Shraluka, c 2 0 0 0 I Wolfe, p 2 0 0 0 Daniela, p 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 20 1 2 4 Score by innings: Marion —'..... 0 0 0 0 1 o—lo Decatur 0 0 1 0 0 o—l Marlon AB F H E Whitehurst, If .... 2 0 0 0 Pack, ss 2 110 Collin*, 3b 10 0 0 Thomas. 3bl o 0 1 Laudrum, rs 2 0 0 0 Underwood, c .... 2 0 10 Bradley, cf ... 1 0 0 0 Presinger, lb 2 0 0 0 Thompson, 2b .... 0 0 0 0 Huston, p 10 0 0 TOTALSI4 1 2 1 Decatur AB RHE Moses, If 2 0 0 0 Werst. 2b... 2 0 0 0 Kelly, 3b 2 0 0 0 Baxter, p.. 2 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick, ss 2 0 0 0 Ballard, lb 2 0 0 0 Bowman, cf 2 0 0 0 Shraluka, c 1 0 1 0 Caules, rs . 1 0 0 0 TOTALS Id 0 10 Score by innings: Marion 1 0 0 0 o—l Decatur 0 0 0 0 o—o0 —0 minor—\ AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct G.B. Denver —lO 1 .909 — St. Paul 7 2 .778 2 Minneapolis 7 4 .636 3 Omaha 5 5 .500 4)4 Louisville —— 5 7 .417 5)4 Wichita 3 7 .300 6% Charleston ■ 3 8 .273 7 Indianapolis 17 .125 7)4 Sunday’s Results Minneapolis 6-5, Indianapolis 4-0. i Denver 15-6. Louisville 6-1. i Wichita at St. Paul, cold. I Charleston at Omaha, rain.

Pirates Stun Dodgers With Double Defeat NEW YOtlK (INS) — Any hep baaebill bug will be willing to admit today that this is • crazy, mixed-up season, with a flair for the dramatic and the unexpected. Evidence was supplied with hectic happenstances on all fronts Sunday, a day in which even the weatherman changed the shape of things. . . -i_ _X— The Pittaburgh Pirates started the ball rocking and rolling by humiliating the world -champion Brooklyn Dodgers in a doubleheader by the runaway scores of 10 to 1 and 11 to 3. This novel 30-hit performance by Bobby Bragan’s supposedly powerless Pirates shared the spotlight with other exciting developments. Wally Post powered tour home runs, one short of Stan Musial’s major league record for a doubleheader, to help the Cincinnati Rediegs down the Chicago Cubs twice. 6 to 4 and 8 to 4. IRamon Monzant, 23-year-old Venezuelan righthander who was talked out of retirement Just before the season began, hurled a onehitter to get the New York Giants an 8-to-l win over the Philadelphia Phillies and an even break in a twin bill The opener had an odd twist, too. Philadelphia relief barter Jack Meyer won it for the Quakers, 5 to 4, with a home run in the top of the tenth. O “Hard Luck” Herbie Score of the Cleveland Indians, figured in the day’s doings. The sophomore southpaw pitched a three-hitter and struck out 13 men, but lost, 1 to 0, to the Detroit Tigers and Billy Hoeft when center fielder Bill Tutle hit a homer with two out in the tenth. In an earlier start thia aeason, Score pitched a two-hitter but lost, 1 to 0, to the Chicago White Sox. The Tribe backed up Bob Lemon with five homers to win the nightcap. 8 to 4. Washington scored a run in the bottom of the ninth to beat Baltimore, 5 to 4, after the Orioles copped the first game, 8 to 6. The Chisox had their twin bill with Kansas City rained out and the Yankee-Red Sox single game also bowed to inclement weather, leaving Chicago in first place. Milwaukee's Braves, who doubleheader with the St. Louis Cardinals was rained out, took over top spot in the National League "when the Dodgers were walloped by the Bucs. The Braves now have been rained out seven days in a row. Bragaa used what he called an “offensive unit” to belt rookie Don Drysdale and three relievers tor 14 hits including a pair of homers by catcher Jack Shepard that produced five runs. Bob Friend tossed a six-hitter, Including a homer by Jackie Robinson, to best the Bums for the' second time this season. The Dodgers, who had won five straight and hadn’t needed bullpen help while on this tear, paraded four more pitchers starting with Billy Loes in the afterpiece as the Pirates rapped out 16 hits, including four-baggers by Frank Thomas and starting hurler Vern Law. The Brooks could get only seven hits off Lkw and Nelson King. Post, whom manager Birdie Tebbetts considers to be the best righthanded power hitter in the league, hit a pair of two-run homers in the opening game which the Redlegs won on Ed Bailey’s eighth-in-ning solo smash. Wally, who hit 40 circuits last season, raised his season's total to seven with his pair In the nightcap. He leads both leagues. Post drove in eight runs with his homeric feats. Musial hit his five homers on May 2, 1954. The double win raised the Redlegs into fourth place with a .500 average and gave them a fourgame sweep of the Cubs.

Art Fowler won his first game in the afterpiece as rookie Frank Robinson chipped in with a tworun homer that sent Sad Sam Jones to the showers. Ernie Banks and Harry Chiti hit first game homers for the Bruins and Jiin King connected in the second. Monzant’s bid for a no-hitter was spoiled by Del Ennis’ ground single in the first inning which scored the only Philadelphia run. The Blender righthander struck out nine and walked five. Monzant intended to remain in Venezuela baeanse of his mother's illness but Giant scout Tom’Sheehan persuaded him to return to the United States. The Giants tagged Curt Simmons and successors for 12 hits, including Willie Mays’ second homer of the year. In addition to Meyer. Richie Ashbtjrn and Andy Seminick hit homers for the Phils in the tight first game. Hoeft allowed nine hits as he bested Score for his first triumph. In the second game. Vic Wertz and Al Smith each hit two homers and Hal Naragon one as Lemon got h* B second game with a sevenhitter. Rookie Tito Francona’s two-run

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Bad Weather Halts Speedway Practice INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Weather played havoc with the hopes of race drivers, mechanics and railbirds for Sunday warmups at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. However, today's forecast gave promise that the drivers and mechanics at the track could take some shakedown cruises, though it will be too chilly to interest many spectators. Tho rain and wind caused cancellation also of an event that would have given some of the “500” drivers a chance for some extra income. The opening of the Salem, Ind. Speedway sprint racing season had to be called off. Drivers and cars continue to arrive at the track, as activity pointing toward the annual 500-mile race May 30 picked up. The week end began auspiciously with a 136.2 mile-an-hour lap Saturday. by Pat O’Connor, of North Vernon, Ind., but the only cars on the track Sunday were the pace cam which took three rookie drivers and two Italian speed fans for spins. Giovannangelo Borghese and Mauri Arnoldo, exchange professors now teaching at Indiana University, plan to return later to the Speedway to cheer on their countrymen who .prill have a Ferrari entry In the 500-mlle race. Monmouth Eagles Compete In Relays The Monmouth Eagles competed . In the annual Converse relays Saturday. Bob Hildebrand won the special mile run In 4:53. John Myers shared first place with two others 1 the pole vault at 10 ft. 9% in., and was fourth in the high jump. Monmouth also finished fifth in the medley relay. Decatur Golfers Defeated Saturday Kendallville golfers defeated the Decatur high school team, 7% to 2)4, in a match played at the Decatur Golf club Saturday afternoon. Schmidt (D) defeated Coleman (K|), 40-41; Leamon (K) over Zwick (D), 42-50; Kimmell (K) over Edwards (D), 4054; Summers (K) defeated Schelman (D) in match play and tied medal play. 56-56; Patterson (K) over Burk (D), 50-53. Elkhart Star Named To All-Star Team INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —Latest addition to the Indiana All-Star basketball team which is to joust twice in a post-season game with the Kentucky All-Stars Is Dennis Tepe, of Elkhart, who won the Trester award for his conduct during the 1956 state finals. Some 120 sports writers and sports announcers added Tepe to the Hoosier team which already includes Oscar Robertson, of Crispus Attucks; Bob Hickman of Terre Haute Geratmeyer, and Frank Hammond high.

MAJORS

AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct G.B. Chicago 5 1 .833 % New York 8 3 .727 — Cleveland 6 S .545 1% Washington ... 7 6 .538 Boston 4 5 .444 2% Detroit ... 4 6 .400 3 Kansas City ... 3 6 .333 3% Baltimore 4 9 .308 44% NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. PcL G.B. Milwaukee .... 4 2 .667 % Brooklyn .' 7 4 .636 — St. Louis 5 3 .625 % Cincinnati 5 5 .500 1% New York 5 6 .455 2 Philadelphia ... a 6 .455 2 Pittsburgh 5 6 -455 2 Chicago 3 f .300 3% SATURDAY’S RESULTS National League Cincinnati 9 .Chicago 1. Brooklyn 5. Pittsburgh 2. Philadelphia 6. New York 2. — St. Louis at Milwaukee, rain. American League Boston 6. New York 4. Washington 5. Baltimore 3. Cleveland at Detroit, rain. Kansas City at Chicago, rain. SUNDAY’S RESULTS National League Pittsburgh 10-11, Brooklyn 1-3. Philadelphia 5-1, New York 4-8 (Ist game 10 innings). Cincinnati 5-8, Chicago 4-4. St. Louis at Milwaukee, rain. American League Detroit 1-4, Cleveland 0-8 (Ist game 10 innings). Baltimore 8-4. Washington 6-5. Kansas City at Chicago, rain. New York at Boston, wet grounds. pinch homer in the seventh provided the difference as the Orioles won the opener and Washington rookie Dick Tettlehach won the second contest for his team with a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth. ’

15 Entrants For Kentucky Derby Saturday LOUISVILLE (INS) — Optimism was growing at Churchill Downs today that at least 15 and poasibly 18 horses will parade to the post Saturday for the 82nd running of the Kentucky Derby—supreme test for America’s throeye*r^>Ms.;t: Two more owners announced Sunday that they intend to send their horses postward, bringing to 15 the number that are expected to answer the starting bell. Most experts were in agreement that this year’s race “would be a wide-open affair. C. V. Whitney’s Career Boy, a doubtful starter last Saturday when it was learned the colt had suffered a bruised heel, apparently has recovered. His status, however, is not yet certain. The Whitney colt along with stablemate Head Man, which goes

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Tudaday in the Derby Trial, final prep before Saturday's major teat, are rated strong secdfd favorites to the Florida-bred Needles. Needles, owned by the D A H Stable, has not raced since laat March 17. This factor has caused several horsemen to lose confidence in his physical fitness. The derby starting list swelled Sunday when Brandywine Stable announced that its big bay colt Countermand would “definitely” go Saturday. Mrs. Lloyd Tate announced Saturday that her jet black colt Jean Baptiste would be flown from New York to Louisville today to compete in Saturday's classic. , ■ ' It was also announced that John’s Chick, owned by Elizabeth Muckier, Mrs. John Zitnik’s Manassas and Harry C. FruehauTs Fleet Peet, would not be entered. The other probable starters include Needles, Head Man, Calumet Farm’s Fabius, Dini A. Lozzl’s Count Chic, Rex Ellsworth’s Terrang, W. E. Britt's No Regrets, Eugene Constantin's Roman Fan, T. A. Grissom’s Reaping Right, Joseph Gavegnano’s High king, Helen Kellog’s Come on Red, H. D. Maggio's Benn A. Jones; and Companas Stable’s Besomer?

Gene Littler Wins Tourney Os Champs LAS VEGAS, Not. tINS) —Gene Littler, the sweet singing golfer from Singing Hille, Calif., succeeded himself today as winner of the 137,500 tournament of champion* at Las Vegas. Gentleman Gene came within • stroke of equaling his 280 performance of 1955 M finishing up with a seven-under-par 281, tour strokes ahead of Dr. Cary Middlecoff in a tournament which was actually decided in the first day’s play. A touch of jitters cost Littler two strokes of the five-stroke lead with which he began Sunday’s play. His performance this year, while short of his 18-stroke runaway of last year, was still easily good enough to win the 110,000 .first prise. Middlecoff’s second place winnings came to >4,000. Lloyd Mangrum’s 69 Sunday edged him into third place with consolation money of >2,200. Gardner Dickinson, the Panama City. Fla., tornado, had appeared a cinch for third until the spectacular 11th hole, when

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bunker trouble coat him an eight. Dickinson, Dick Mayer and Doug Ford ended up in a fifth place tie with >1,260 each for their 290’s. Al Balding, Torohto, -who turned in the day's best card of 68, finished in a fourth place tie at 289 with Shelley Mayfield and Ted Kroll, for >1,400 apiece. Decatur-Monmouth In Dual Meet Tonight The Decatur Yellow jackets will entertain the Monmouth Eagles in a dual track meet under the lights at Worthman field at 7:30 o’clock tonight. Admission will be only 10 cents per person. Little League Tryouts Held Here Sixty-four Decatur boys reported at Worthman field Saturday afternoon for initial try-outs for the six Decatur Little League teams. Further tryouts Sunday afternoon were prevented by rain and wet grounds. The second and final series of tryouts is scheduled for next Saturday and Sunday afternoons, with the site of tire dryouts to be announced later this week.