Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 252, Decatur, Adams County, 25 October 1956 — Page 7

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Yellow Jackets Close Season With 20 To 7 Win At Kendallville

A bitter east Wind chilled everything on Kendallville’S Guymon field Wednesday night except the red-hot Decatur Yellow Jackets as the Worthmanites swept to their finest season in years, clobbering the Comets 20-2. The Jackets played the best and riskiest football of the year last night and it payed off. The Decatur forward wall did a stand-out job on defense and the blocking, running and passing on offense and all-round desire of the Decatur team made the heretofore tough Comets a soft touch. The first quarter had the Jackets on the defense for the only time of the game. Kendallville kicked to the Jackets to open the game, and Decatur started to move the ball. Gene Baxter raced for a first down to the Jacket 38 on the first play, and then the Comet forward wall held. Kelly punted ,to the Kendallville 32. The Comets rolled for three first downs to the Decatur 31 before surrendering the ball on downs. Fred Schott gained 17 yards in two plays, but Kendallville's Tom Leamon intercepted a Jacket pass on the next play and returned to the Decatur 32 before Baxter brought him down. Four plays later, the Comets were still on the 32. and Decatur took over the ball and the ball game. Baxter again ran for a first down to the Decatur 44, and Larry Moses picked up one yard as the quarter edDecatur was in high gear now, and Kelly passed to Ted Hutker for a first down on the Kendallville 41. On the next play, lightning Larry Moses, behind beautiful blocking, dashed 31 yards to the Comet 10 before being pushed out of bounds. Baxter picked up six yards to the four, and two plunges by Schott gave the Jackets their first TD. “Schotty” also got the PAT on a plunge. The Decatur team had just “got the feeP’ of the game at this stage and was in no mood to quit scoring. Kendallville moved the kickoff for one first down, and then was forced into a kicking stuation. A combination of a bad center pass and a rushing Jacket line forced the Comet kicker to try to Run the ball, and Baxter, playing one of the finest games of his high school career, pushed the carrier out of bounds on the Kendallville 36, where Decatur took over. Baxter again ground out 12 yards. A holding penalty against Decatur on the next play moved the ball back to the Comet 39. and there the Jackets threw caution to the wind, -Three passes, two incomplete, gained three yards and it was fourth and 22 on the Comet 36. Tony Kelly dropped back and fired a long strike to Hutker, who popped from between two Kendallville defenders, made a leaping catch on the five yard line,, and stepped into the end zone for the second Jacket TD. The plunge for PAT was unsuccessful, and Decatur led, 13-0. The Comets failed to move the ball, and the half ended with the ball in Decatur’s possession. The entire quarter was played inside the Kendallville 35 yard line. The Jackets kicked to the Comets and a combination of Bob Banks’ fine kick and Fred Schott’s speed in getting down the field, had Schott downing the Comet

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'—r, m, I ball carrier on his own 10 yard line. DeWayne Agler dumped the Comets for a one yard loss, two plays gained five yards, and the Comets were forced th punt. Tony Kelly returned the boot to the borne team’s 25, and Decatur moved again. A two-yard plunge by Kelly and an 18-yard ramble by Baxter offset an offsides penalty against Decatur and gave the Jackets a first down on the Comet 10. For the only time in the game, the Jackets were held out of the end zone, and the Comets took over on their own three. j - Kendallville moved for one first down, and then had to punt again. Kelly returned this kick tn the 32. and the Jackets were on their way to their last TD. Moses picked up four yards and Schott in two trips through the line made It a first down on the Comet 21. In four plays, Moses and Schott moved the ball to the six-inch line, at the end of the third quarter. On the first play of the final quarter of football for a lot of mighty fine Decatur talent, Kelly faked to Schott through the left side of the Jacket line and flipped a lateral to Baxter, who waltzed around left end for the TO, and could have run clear out of the county before the Comets discovered who had the ball. '‘Schotty" plunged for the PAT, and Decatur led, 20-0. Decatur presented the Coments with a last quarter TO as a eonsolation prize. The Comets had moved down the field on a recover fumble and two interference rulings to the Decatur 32. Bob Banks then intercepted a Comet pass on the Jacket 14. Baxter gained nine yards, but an illegal use of hands penalty moved the ball back to the Jacket eight. The Jackets gambled on a statue of liberty play off punt formation, but thpre was a fumble in the end zone. ' and Mapes of the Comets fell on the ball for a Kendallville touchdown. Jerry Brown plunged for the PAT, and the score stood at 20-7. The Jackets were done scoring, but they weren’t done playing football. Baxter returned the Comet kick to the Decatur 44. In four (days, MfMttU>and Baxter bad end-run the ball to the Kendallville 7 when the game ended. The Jacket record for the season is six wins and three losses. Their conference record is 3-3. It was the first winning season for Decatur in football for seven years, and the six wins in as many games won by a Decatur team in at least 20 years. Deeatur Kendanrllle LE Ballard Hornett LT Dorwin Wert LG Bean Tritch C Gould Wallace RG Agler Morr RT Hebble Mapes RE Hutker Wagner QB Kelly Leamon RH Moses Morr, J. FB Schott Brown V' ' «' * Score by quarterDecatur 0 13 0 7-20 Kendallville .... 0 0 0 7-7 Scoring—Decatur —Touchdowns --Schott, Baxter, Hutker, PAT— Schott, 2, Plunge. x Kendallville—Touchdown —Mapes. PAT—Brown, Plunge.

SO-Yord line Flashes By JACK HILLER CONGRATULATIONS. To the team, the fine coaching staff, the student body and cheer leaders, and the large following of faithful faas. Last night ended one of Decatur's finest football seasons, and the boys did it up in great fashion. It there were any basketball players on the field last night, they were from Kendallville. The Jackets were really up, and played as if they were having the time of their live*. It wasn’t that Kendallville had an easy team, it was just that Decatur had decided to win the last one. and nothing was going to stop them. A lot could be said about each of the fine players who ended their football career last night, but probably the whole spirit of the team can be shown by the attitude and example of John Isch. John was a starting tackle on offense and defense for the Jackets for three games. In the Garrett game, he got clipped, and injured severely. This didn’t stop the senior standout.; After laying out one game, he was back in on defense whenever he could hobble onto the field. Last night he was taken off the field and to the hospital in the first quarter, but the spirit he gave the whole team with his desire to play and win, was still on the field. Something that a lot of folks don’t know about Isch is that he worked summers and nights for three years to pay his own tuition to Decatur high school in order to play football. This means that besides the other expenses incurred by ® popular teen-ager, John spent $675 of his own money for the privilege of being on the field last night. Last year, John was voted to the second NEIC team. Due to his injury, he probably won't make any team this year, but there are a lot of personal honors and prides that John can carry through his whole life that will mean a lot more to him and the fans who saw him play than a silver football. James < j esse) HuUiager is another senior who, realizing he probably wouldn’t make the first As long as Decatur can have this kind of spirit and desire, they don’t have to worry about a winning team. As has been said before, this year’s team has done a lot for football in Decatur. The boys played good, hard football, and the fans responded not only at home, but at the out of town games. Even in last night’s frigid wind, the sideline coaches were there Footing the BUI JO for Careless TjL Drivers? jA |j| insurance] If yoq’n « “Careful Driyw”... - but a« not insutad with flteta Fann, you may w paying foe cartlm* driven aoridanta. State who ha've veridenta and fewer eiaim. This owera iwuranre costs ... and theaavingf -*pt,- >donteyou. ApH*taW)«>L «fAMA|H| FRED COMH 207 COURT STREET PHONE 3-3656

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It would be nice if the powers that be could see fit to reward the team and the fans of the future with a suitable field house and some rest rooms. Gene Barter gained 102 yards in his finale last night. The depenable halfback carried the ball 10 times, once for a touchdown, and played a great game on defense. While the Jaekets lose a lot of talent, next year’s team should be one to look forward to. The line will be one of size and experience, with the best pair of ends on offense and defense in the conference as holdovers. Whether Hutker and Ballard play end or another position, the Jacket fans art sure of two boys with a lot of knowhow on offense and defense. The backfield won’t have the power of Schott and Baxter, or Kelly’s passing, but will be the fastest Jacket ball carrying agregation in a long time. Bob Banks, who can really throw a fottball, will be back, along with one of the finest competitors in sports that Decatur's ever had in Larry Moses. So, we say so long to a lot of great football players and also a fine group of gentlemen, both on the field and off. If anything was said in this column to make them mad, then I’m glad, because that’s why it was written. But now that the season is over I’d like to thank them for making my job easier, and displaying the fine attitude they did all year long. We’ll be back again next year after the conditioning sports are over, and that one known as basketball which starts in the near, future, ought to furnish the fans with plenty of thrills too. It was a lot of fun, and I’m already looking forward to next fall. To this year’s team, congratulations, and to next year’s, you’ve seen what can be done — take it from there. H S Football Columbia City 7, Warsaw 0. Garrett 20, Auburn 0. Muncie Central 27, Fort Wayne Central 13. Kokomo 28, Logansport 20. West Lafayette 21, Frankfort 8. Terre Haute Wiley 17, Lafayette 6. Noblesville 7, New Castle 6. Rensselaer 26, Delphi 6.

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Berne Leading In Conference Points The Berne Bears, by winning both the baseball and cross country championships of the Eastern Indiana Conference, have acquired a total of 44 points toward the conference's gll-sports trophy, awarded each year. Berne won 36 points for the baseball title and eight for cross country. Montpelier is second with 36 points and Geneva third with 30.5. Points from a corrected baseball standing: Berne 36, Montpelier 33, Geneva 28 5; Roll 28 5, Albany 21, Bryant 18, Lancaster Central 15, Monmouth 12, Pennville 9, Adams Central 6, Redkey 6, Hartford 3. Cross country points: Berne 8, Hartford 7, Adams Central 6, Monmouth 5, Bryant 4, Montpelier 3, Geneva 2, Roll 1. The composite standings: BB CC Total Berne ...„ 36 8 44 Montpelier 33 3 36 Geneva 28.5 2 30.5 Roll 28.5 1 29.5 Monmouth 18 5 23 Bryant 18 4 22 Albany 18 0 18 Lancaster 18 0 18 Pennville 18 9 18 Hartford 6 7 13 Adams Central 6 6 12 Redkey 6 0 6 Officers Elected By FFA Chapter The Decatur FFA chapter elected officers for the coming year at a meeting Tuesday. The officers are Leonard Thieme, president, Richard Marbach, vice president; Stah’ley Allison, secretary; Ivan Roth, treasurer: Mike Thieme, reporter, and Leonard Bleeke, sentinel. The chapter voted to enter the district pest contest and has organized two teams, with Stanley Allison and Ivan Roth as captains. The losers will treat the winners to a hockey game. The chapter also recently purchased a Shropshire ram for chapter use. Trade la a Good Town — Decatur i

Marty Marion Quits As Boss Ot White Sox CHICAGO (in—Marty Marion resigned today as manager of the Chicago White Sox. The resignation came as a surprise. Marion said he felt the club, which finished third, should have made a “better showing" in the 1956 pennant race. He said he felt he should step aside so that the Sox would be free to appoint a new manager. Marion said he reached his decision with regret because he likes Chicago and its fans, but he said he felt the move was in the best interests of the club. The club announced acceptance of Marion's resignation and said it would fulfill its obligation to him under the terms of his 1957 contract. He had a two-year contract, but his salary never was made public. The Sox said no successor has yet been considered. Singing Evangelists At Berne Monday Phil and Louis Palermo of Minneapolis, the "singing evangelists" of Youth for Christ International, will be heard at the county-wide Youth for Christ rally Monday evening at the First Mennonite church in Berne, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The two American born sons of Italian parents have traveled around the world. Phil plays the guitar and Louis the accordion. The “spaghetti twins,” as people have come to call these likeable young men, have participated in world congresses on evangelism in Switzerland, Belgium, Ireland, Japan, and Brazil, and were among the first to present a religious program on television in Japan. The public is invited to attend this service.

Dodgers Turn Down Offers For Newcombe BROOKLYN NY (UP)-E. J. (Buzz) Bavasi said today that the Brooklyn Dodgers have turndown two $300,000 offers for pitcher Don Newcombe. Bavasi, who is one of the Dodgers' vice presidents and who is “minding the store" while most of the front-office brass 'is with the team in Japan, refused to. disclose who made the offers. Machen Is Winner By Knockout Wednesday PORTLAND, Ore. (UP)—Unbeatfast punchcer from Redding, Calif., today eyed a tentative date with Tommy (Hurricane) Jackson after his knockout win over big Johnny

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Holman here Wednesday night. Commenting on his seventh round kayo of Holman, the seventh ranked heavyweight credited his sharp left jab through the : early rounds with the win. Bowling Scores Merchants League W L [ Slicks Tasty Freeze .. 17% 6% . Citizens Telephone .... 16 8 * State Gardens 13 11 Zintsmaster 13 11 Krick-Tyndall 12 12 Begun's 12 12 VFW 11% 12% Old Crown 10 14 Painters (Willshire) .... 10 14 • Blackwells 5 19 ■ 200 scores: Ladd 215, Wendel 1 201, I. Heare 220, M. Heare 222, Bowman 209, Pfennig 203, J. Loshe ’ 207, Bieberich 200.