Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 117, Decatur, Adams County, 17 May 1956 — Page 6

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Flora And Murphy Track Co-Captains Wayne Flora and Terry Murphy, both seniors, were elected honorary co-captains of the Decatur Yellow Jackets track team at a meeting ot squad members at the Decatur high school. Robert Worthman. head coach, also awarded track letters to the following team members at the meeting: Seniors — Phil Deßolt, Roger Strickler, Wayne Flora, Dan a Krueckeberg, Harold Sommers. Itlph Thomas. Terry Murphy, Harry Hebble, Bill Roth, Leroy Martin. ' . • Juniors — John Ddrwin, Dewayne Agler. Jim Hullinger, Stanley Alger, Fred Schott, Jay Gould, Dennis Lobeiger. John Tsch. Sophomores — Ted Hutker, Dave Eichenauer. Bob Banks/Jack Macklin; Fred Ixx-ke. John Sheets, Dave Butcher. ■ " , - - Pirates, Cardinals Exchange Players PITTSBURGH (INS) — The Pittsburgh Pirates announced today that they have brought their roster down to the limit by trading pitcher Dick Littlefield and outfielder Bobby Del Grecco for St. Ixrnis outfielder Bill Vlrdon. The trade was a two-for-one player dead with no cash involved.

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MAJOR J AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. New York .... 17 10 .«30 — Cleveland ....15 10 .800 1 Chicago 12 8 .600 1H Boston .. 12 11 .522 3 Baltimore 14, 14 .500 Washington .. 11 15 .423 5K Kansas City .. S 15 .375 6H Detroit 9 IS .360 7 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct G.B. Milwaukee ... 11 6 .647 H St. Louis 15 9 .625 — Brooklyn 14 9 .609 % Pittsburgh —l2 10 .545 2 Cincinnati 13 11 .542 2 New York .... 11 13 .458 4 Philadelphia .. 7 15 .318 7 Chicago 5 15 .250 8 WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS | National League New York 9, Chicago 3. Pittsburgh 9, Cincinnati 2. Brooklyn 5. St. Louis 3. Philadelphia 2, Milwaukee 1. American League New York 4, Cleveland 1. Chicago 3, Washington 1. Boston 4. Detroit 2. Baltimore 8, Kansas City 6. Chicago — Ot the pedestrians killed in cities, 9 percent were crossing intersections diagonally or against traffic lights.

Catholic Conference ; Meets Last Evening : The annual spring meeting of the Central Indiana Catholic conference was held at Huntington Wednesday evening, was featured by selection of the all-cohr ference baseball team. Jerry Voglewede, Decatur Catholic high school senior, was named utility infielder on the all-star team, the only Decatur player chosen, although Phil Reed and Dave Kable of the Commodores were given honorable mention. Members of the all-CIC team are: First base, Kroeger. Huntington Catholic; second base, Miller, Marlon Bennett; third base, Guerrero, Marion; shortstop, D. Frick, Huntington; catcher, Aguilar, Marion; left field, Raih, Marion; center field, Harrington, Anderson St. Mary's; right field. Orr, Marlon; pitcher, N. Stolts, Marion; utility infielder, Jerry Voglewede. Decatur; utility outfielder, White, Marion. Each member of the conference team will receive a silver (miniature) baseball. Those receiving honorable mention were Reed and Kable of Decatur, Francour and Snyder of Anderson, Boyle and Bartrom of Huntington; McNevins of Marion. J. Gross, of Anderson, the league batting champion with an average of .526, was awarded the batting trophy, and N. Stoltz, of Marlon, was awarded a trophy for the pitching championship. Anderson, league champion with six victories and no defeats, was awarded the league championship and the Carl Erskine trophy. Robert Newton, coach of Marton ' ' ■

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Bennett, was elected the new president of the conference. He will be the only conference coach to return next season, as the other three coaches have all resigned. Paul Russo Breaks Mark As Speedway INDIANAPOLIS (INS) ~- Qualifying records set by the late Jack McGrath at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway were doubly sure of replacement Saturday after Paul Russo, of Inglewood. Calif., set an unofficial new record of 146.6 miles per hour around the oval track. The new record, marking the first time‘any driver has completed a lap around the 2ty mile track above 145 mites an hour, was set in a Npvi Vespa racer just before sundown Wednesday. Russo was practicing for the approaching 10 - mile qualification runs which will determine - 33

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starters in the 500-mlle event May 36. Other cars were on the track at the time the 42-year-old Russo, a former Hammond, Ind., resident, drove the 146.6 trip. The Novi, one ot two entered in the race, thus will become a favorite to take the pole position Saturday and seems certain to break McGrath's qualifying records of 142.580 tor the 10-miles and 143.793 ■ for one lap. set in 1955. Russo's mark also bettered the ' record of 144.951 made by Tony • Bettenhausen, of Tinley Park. 111. I last Monday, also in practice. i Italy’s 1950 world driving cham- > pion, Giuseppe Nino Farina, sched--1 uled to drive a Ferrari in the Indianapolis motor classic, > day completed rigid driving tests • required of all newcomers to the i Speedway track. The delighted Italian, ripping off ’ the tape from t the back of his . car which indicates the driver has ■ not yet passed his tests, told speci tators: i “I will take this and show It

to Fangio. (Present world champion driver Juan Manuel Fangio). It is one thing be never did." I. MINOR AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct G.B. Denver 21 7 .750 — Minneapolis —lB 9 .667 2% Lotiisvllle -- 14 12 .538 6 Indianapolis .. 12 13 .480 7)4 Omaha 12 |4 .462 8 St. Paul* nV- 14 .440 8)4 Wichita ,>.l-. 11 15 .423 9 Charleston — 6 21 .222 14)4 WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS Denver 10-8, St. Paul 8-6? Wichita 10L4, Louisville 0-5 (2nd game 11 innings). • Indianapolis 4-14, Charleston 3-3. Minneapolis 4, Omaha 3 (10 in--nings).

Decatur Golfers Lose To South Side Decatur high school golfers were defeated by Fort Wayne South Side, 7-3, at the Brookwood course Wednesday afternoon. The results follow: Berg. 18) over Schmidt (D), 3943; F. Procise («) over Zwtek (D), 49-50, match play won by Zwick; Edwards (D) over S. Precise (8), 48-53; Graham (S) over Scheiman (D), 50-55; Simmons (S) over Conrad (D), 48-58. Women's Golf League Opens Season June 6 A meeting of the rules committee of the Women’s golf league was held Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Lowell Harper. It was decided to start league play June 6. All score cards should be left at the club bouse or given to the committee members no later than June 3, so as to establish the average.

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Members of the rules committee are as follows: Helen Hutker, Gladys Reynolds, Honora Haugk, Dee Holthouse, and IRuth Harper. Saxton Winner By Technical Knockout CHICAGO (INS) — Welterweight champion Johnny Saxton of Brooklyn won a 10th round technical knockout Wednesday night over Oil Turner of Philadelphia In a non-title bout at the Chicago stadium. Saxton weighed 149 and Turner 151 for the nationally televised fight. Turner suffered a cut over his right eye in the first round. He was bleeding from the-throat and nose when the bout was stopped. FREE SHOWS Every Friday Night CLEM’S LAKE Mr. & Mrs. Jay Osborn