Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1957 — Page 6

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Gerstmeyer Is Favored Team At Evansville INDIANAPOLIS — On paper, it’s an amazing record, but it won’t be a surprise if Terre Haute Gerstmeyer rolls into tbe Indiana high school basketball tourney finals for the fourth time in five years, In fact, that‘s what they are “supposed” to do. Coach Howard Sharpe's Black Cats are favored in the second afternoon game at Evansville Saturday over Seymour, and over the Jasper-Evansville Lincoln winner for the Pocket City’s first “semi■state” crown. . ,p. Gerstmeyer’s record among the “Sweet Sixteen” of 30-1 is second only to unbeaten South Bend Central, which they trailed in the runner-up spot throughout the season in the United Press coaches poll. Sharpe lost only one starter from last year’s quintet which bowed to state champion Indianapolis Attacks in the afternoon state finals? His boys have won 11 in a row since stumbling in tae Wabash Valley todrpey finale against defending tifhst Greencastle, 76-74. Dardeen Tap Man His outfit ranges from 6-2 in height to 6-5 or better, and it’s hungry. The top eagers are Howard Dardeen and Bill Newton. Charley Hall. Sam Smith and Boonie Green round out this classy quintet. Seymour, 18 -'7 for the campaign, made it to the “Sweet Sixteen" for the first time since 1932. They're not the same Owls of last season when Bode Hill and Danny Thomas helped them to a sparkling 18-2 season record. Hill was graduated last June and Thomas got married. But the unpredictability of this hardwood show plus the fact the Jeffersonville district wasn’t as loaded with talent as last year played into Seymour's hands. Jim Deputy lists only two starters at 6-3—Denny Rebber and Kenny Edmonds'. - Jerry Armstrong is one of three players at 6-1. . Jasper is wiggling for the first time since going all the way in 1949. Traditionally, this is another scrappy Wildcat edition. They were beaten half a dozen times during the season, then battled through Huntingburg’s strong sectional and rtfcional to gain the semis. Balance Features Jasper Louis (Nipt Wuchner, in his fifth year at Jasper, depends mostly on balance. His top boys are Jerry Birge, son of the wellknown whistle - footer; Jim Eckerie and Jody Giesler. Lincoln's host Lions won their first regional title last Saturday and. go into Saturday’s clash with a 23-1 record. Mount Vernon ruined an otherwise perfect .season in overtime, 81-80, but Art Taylor’s boys evened that score in the sectional. 34-8. Lincoln had some rough sledding in the regional, especially against .strong Princeton. Little Chhrley Vance hit the game-win-ning bucket with only seconds to

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go. And Dale put up a stiff fight before bowing in the title game. None of these four teams met during the season, but it’s a good bet they have memorized the press clippings. Bowling Scores Classic League W L Pts. Butler’s Garage 15 9 20 Acker Cement 14 10 20 Leland Smith Ins. . 14% 9% 19% Peterson Elevator .13 11 17% Burij Elevator 12% 11% 17 Riverview Gardens 13 11 16 Mies Recreation .-10 14 ’l4 West End Restaur. 10 14 13 Decatur Lumber Co. 9 15 12 Decatur Farms —— 9 15 11 High Games: L. Zwick 255. T. Eyanson 224, W. Schnepf -203, A. Appelman 226. G. Laurent 208, O. Schultz 200, D. Reidenbach 215, D. Burke 203, P. Smith 203. L. Reef 203, W. Marbach 234, P. Hodle 211, E. Reinking 202, L. Hoffman 224, R. Hollman 201, R. Gallmeyer 220, W. Gallmeyer 234, P. Bleeke 212, W. Tutewiler 202, F. Ahr 226, G. Hooper 211, W. Snyder 201. Mixed Doubles G. Reynolds-H. Strickler, 1251; M. Masel-L. Korn, 1184; D HolleH. Hoile. 1181; V. Custer-B. Custer, 1169; E. Hollmann-B. Hollmann, 1164; M. Schnepf-W. Schnepf, 1144; I. Bell-T. Bell, 1130; I. Burke-A: Burke, 1122; I. Coon-T. Coon, 1113; -L, Harmbn-D. Harmon, 1113; H. McClure-V. McClure, 1094; L. CallW. Call, 1090: A. Holle-D. Hoile, 1089; I. Hoffman-H. Hoffman, 1089; D. Allen-L.Gage, 1087; A. MosesD. Moses, 1083; G. Ormsby-E. Ormsby, 1056; M. Ashbaucher-B. Ashbaucher. 1052; D. Lydy-B. Gallmyer, 1043; A. Crosby-J. Crosby, 1040; G. Gailmyer-P. Gallmyer. 1013. High games: Men—W. Schnepf, 211; L. Korn, 212; T. Bell. 201-204; B. Custer, 211. Women—G. Reynolds, 214; E. Hollmann, 203; D, Lydy. 170; D. Hoile, 180. G. E. ALLEYS i< r -G. E, Fraternal League I W L K. <JC. .... 17% 6% G. E. Club 15 9 Peterson Elevator ..... 14 10 Riverview Gardens 12 12 West End Restaurant — 11% 12% Monroeville Lumber ... 11 13 Teeple Truck Lines 9 15 Kelly Cleaners — - 6 18 K. of C. won 2 games from Monroeville; Teeple won 2 games from Riverview Gardens; Kelly Cleaners won 2 games from G. E. Club; Peter son won 2 games from West End Restaurant, 200 scores: A. Zelt 220; R. Mutschler 209, Reinking 212; G. Schultz 207-214; J. Harkless 204, Bauserman 211, C. Cook 205, Pillars 223, Wolpert 206. Anderson Duo Leads in Doubles Tourney R. Abel and L. Abel, of Anderson, are the early leaders in the Mies doubles tourney, which opened last weekend and will continue on weekends until March 31. The Anderson duo rolled a 1743 series for the early leadership. The next four teams are D. Pearson-E. Brown, Fort Recovery. 0., 1717; F. Fisher-H. Sloan, Kokomo, 1708; C. Scott-Ormond, Anderson, 1702; Lawson-Chamness, Sturgis, Mich., 1681. Feature of the opening weekend of bowling was conversion of the nearly impossible 7-10 split by Tom Sharp, of Dayton, 0., a former Decatur resident. Bowlers may enter the tourney any time until Marsh 31. Announcement was made today that there are still openings in the tourney next Saturday and Sunday for the local ABC- sanctioned bowlers. Trade in a good town — Decatur

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Stan Musial Homers To Defeat Braves By UNITED PRESS Stan Musial sports a .571 spring batting average today as proof he'll be swinging the big stick in the St. Louis Cardinals' pennant bid. Usually a slow starter, the 36year old Musial has smashed four hits in seven trips to the plate in Grapefruit League competition and Monday walloped his second two-run homer in as many games. The blow climaxed a three - run Redbird uprising in the sixth inning and produced a 4-3 triumph over the Milwaukee Braves. The world champion New York Yankees got three-hit pitching from Ralph Terry, Tom Sturdivant and Jack Urban to hand the Boston Red Sox their -third straight loss, 2-0. Sturdivant, a 16 - game winner last season, yielded all three Boston hits in the middle three frames. The Pittsburgh Pirates made it three straight victories when Danny Kravitz' single with the bases filled and one out in the ninth inning gave them a 3-2 decision over the Washington Senators. Rookie outfielder Al Griggs had three hits for the Pirates and Frank Thomas and Bob Skinner each weighed in with a key single. Strikeout king Herb Score turned in a sparkling one-hit effort for three innings as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 5-1. The Indians had an easy time, collecting eight hits and nine walks off a succession of young Baltimore pitchers. Rookie Andre Rodgers, the sensation of the New York Giants' Phoeniz, Ariz., camp, walloped a two-run triple in the ninth inning to clinch a 7-4 verdict over the Chicago Cubs. Dot Hoak collected three singles and a walk to lead the Cincinnati Redlegs to a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Robin Roberts pitched three scoreless innings for the Phillies in his spring debut. Rip Repulski and Ted Kazanski walloped homers for Philadelphia. Jim Wilson, Roger Howard and Dick Donovan yielded only five hits in pitching the Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers in a night game at Miami. The White Sox made only two hits. Union Immanuel Team Is Dartball Champ The Union Immanuel team, of east of Decatur, won the league and playoff championships of the Lutheran laymen’s dartbaU league, which is composed of 10 teams, principally from Ohio. After winning the regular league title. Union won the playoff crown by defeating Van Wert A, 11-2, 5-6, 0-2, 7-2 and 2-1. Members of the Union team are Edgar Thieme, captain; Arnold Thieme. Edgar Krueckeberg. Theo Bleeke, Victor Bleeke and Arthur Bischoff. The Union team is planning a circuit playoff here, with the winner going to the district meet. College Basketball Cornell 74, Pennsylvania 66. St. Francis (Pa.) 69, Xavier (OJ 64. Colorado 62, Oklahoma 61. NCAA Tournament Idaho State 68, Hardin-Simmons 57. NAIA Tournament Portland U. 77, Austin Peay 65. Eastern Illinois Teachers 88, Highlands 76. Central Wisconsin 93, Millersville (Pa.) 85. Emporia (Kan.) 82, Northern South Dakota 66. v Texas Southern 67, New Haven 66. Villa Madonna (Ky.) 93, West Virginia Tech 91. Hamline 75, Wayland (Tex.) 72. Southwest Texas 104, Upper lowa U. 71. If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. it brings results.

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NCAA Tourney Action Steps Up Tonight By NORMAN MILLER United Pres* Sports Writer Unbeaten North Carolina, the nation’s No. 1 team riding a 27game winning streak, is favored to beat Yale tonight when the NCAA basketball tournaments whirls into action with a total of six games in three different cities. Idaho State officially opened the court carnival Monday night by beating Hardin - Simmons, 68-57, in a first-rounder at Pocatello, Idaho. Tar Heels Favored Here is tonight's lineup: At New York City: North Carolina (27-0) a 13-point choice over Yale (18-7); Syracuse (16-6) favored by five over Connecticut (17-7); and West Virginia (25-4) evert money against Canisius (205). At Columbus, Ohio: Notre Dame (18*7) by 10 over Miami of Ohio, and Pittsburgh (15-9) even money against Morehead (19-7). At Oklahoma City: Oklahoma City (17-8) favored by 15 over Loyola of the South (15-10). Nine of t'h e tournaments 23 teams, including such high-ranked powers as Kentucky and Southern Methodist, drew first-round byes and await the winners of the firstround games in four regional tournaments this weekend at Philadelphia. Lexington. Ky., Dallas. Tex., and Corvallis, Ore. ITie tourney’s opening game Monday night saw Idaho State pull away from Hardin — Simmons in the second half after being held to a 32-30 halftime margin. Will Face ‘Frisco Gerry Hicks led the winning Begals in scoring with 24 points but Carl Siemen, who had 20 despite an injured leg, shared the limelight. Idaho State qualified to meet defending champion San Francisco at Corvallis on Friday. North Carolina, just named today as the nation’s No. 1 team at the end of the regular season by the United Press Board of Coaches must add five more wins to its glittering record in order to capture the NCAA crown. If the Tar Heels can do it, they will also break the all-time collegiate record of 29 straight victories in a single season set by last year’s NCAA champion, San Francisco. The Tar Heels, led by All-Amer-ican Lennie Rosenbluth and guided by “£oach of the Year” Frank McGuire, send a New York - bred team familiar with the Madison Square Garden court against Yale’s Ivy Lea gue champions, whose high scorer, Johnny Lee, has been ill with a virus. McGuire fears a “letdown” after Carolina’s victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament last weekend, and also the mounting ‘pressure” of the winning streak. Final Rating NEW YORK (UP)—The final 1956-57 United Press college basketball ratings (first-place votes and won-lost records in parentheses) : Team Points 1. North Carolina (26) (27-0) 339 2. Kansas (6) (21-2) 309 3. Kentucky (1) (22-4) 265 4. S. Methodist (1) (21-3) 232 5. Seattle (22-2) 142 6. California (20-4) 139 7. Michigan State (14-8) 93 8. Louisville (1) (21-5) 81 9. (tie) St. Louis (19-7) 67 10. (tie) UCLA (22-4) 67 Second 10 — 11, West Virginia. 31; 12, Dayton, 23; 13, Bradley, 20; 14, Brigham Young, 19; 15, Indiana, 12; 16 (tie), Vanderbilt, Xavier (Ohio), and Oklahoma City University, 11 each; 19, Notre Dame, 10; 20. Kansas State, 9. Others — San Francisco 8; Canisius 7; Utah, 5; lowa State 4; Wyoming 3; Memphis State and Oklahoma A&M, 2 each; Cincinnati, Idaho State and Yale, 1 each.

Burgess Prefers To Slay With Redlegs TAMPA, Fla. (UP> - Stocky Smoky Burgess, flattered because other clubs are seeking him, hoped today he will be catching for the Cincinnati Redlegs for years to come because “we have the best manager in baseball in Birdie Tebbetts.” *T’d rather be a second - string catcher on the Redlegs than the first-stringer on another club,” Burgess declared. He said he knew the Giants, among other teams, had made a bid for him. “But I understand that as soon as the other clubs mention the players they will give up for me, they get no further,” he added. “It's nice to know those other teams think well enough of me to keep after-me. I'm not starting to pack my bags because I want to stay with the Redlegs as long as Birdie is the manager.” A Vital Cog Admitting that his chances of working regularly, as he prefers, are not bright because he ranks behind Ed Bailey, Burgess pointed out that “in catching you get more injuries than any other position on a team, so in my book the No. 2 catcher is a vital cog.” Appearing in 90 games, many of them only as a pinch hitter because Bailey was going so well both at bat and behind the plate, Burgess slumped to a .275 average in 1956. He hit .301 the season before when he caught regularly after being traded to Cincinnati by the Phillies. Getting back to Tebbetts, Burgess declared he was fortunate in that “I’ve always played for good managers, but none as good as Birdie.” Says Pitching “Deep” “You know exactly where you stand with him,” he added, "and there isn’t a player on the club who doesn't back him 100 per cent..

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I’ve never seen a manager who can handle so many different types of players as well as Birdie and I’ve never seen one either who can handle pitchers the way he doos.” On the subject of pitching, Burgess let out a blast every time I read something about our team, they say our pitching is a question mark.’’ “Let me tell you it isn’t,” he said. “We may not have outstanding stars on our pitching staff such as Phillies have in Robin Roberts, the Dodgers in Don Newcombe and the Giants in Johnny Antonelli, but for depth, I’ll back our staff against any in the league.” Del Flanagan Wins Unanimous Decision ST. PAUL, Minn. (W — Del Flannagan was ready for a step up the ladder among welterweight contenders today by virtue of his unanimous 10-round decision over Raymon Fuentes. Flanagan took every round, battering the rated California fighter at will. Flanagan weighed in at 149, his lowest in three years, and Fuentes weighed 151. Collegiate Boxer Wins Monday Night NEW YORK (W — Stocky Tony Dißiase, the young collegiate welterweight who postponed two examinations in order to get sharp and upset Danny Giovnelli on TV Monday night, will fight again it St. Nicholas Arena, April 22, if his wounds heal by then. Dißiase of Astoria, N. Y., weighed 148 pounds to Giovanelli’s 150 as he easily outpointed the more experienced Danny and stretched his unbeaten string to 18 bouts, including one draw. Trade in a good town — Decatur

NEICs All-Star Team Is Selected Five players from as many schools were named to the Northeastern Indiana conference allstar basketball team, at a conference meeting held in Fort 4jjfayhe Monday evening. Gene Baxter, senior guard for the Decatur Yellow Jackets, was one of the five honored by selection of the principals and coaches during the NEIC session. Other first team members are: Dale Herman, New Haven senior; Larry Getts, Garrett junior; Al Buuck, Concordia junior; Ted Wasson, Bluffton senior. > Tony Kelly, senior forward of the Yellow Jackets, was chosen on the NEIC second team. Other members of the second five are; Jerry Dellinger, Concordia senior; Jerry Brown, Kendallville junior; Al Herman, New Haven sophomore; Bill Schwartz, Columbia City freshman., Stan Kirkpatrick, senior center for the Yellow Jackets, was voted honorable mention. Others given honorable mention were Herb Mills, Kendallville senior; Dan Hutton, Garrett senior; Ron Roemer, Concordia senior; Tom Tangeman, Bluffton junior. The annual conference track

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meet will be held at Columbia City Wednesday, May 1. The NEIC basketball trophy was awarded to the Garrett Railroaders. IRSAEL (C—tta««a nw,p«n o»*> Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold in working out the U.N. role in the Middle East. The seven-nation advisory committee on UNEF decided in an hour-long meeting with Hammarskjold Monday that no new measures were necessary at this time. Lift OU Ban In other Middle East developments: Washington—Ambassador James * P. Richard, President Eisenhower’s special adviser on Mideast affairs, left today for the area to explain the Eisenhower Doctrine to Middle East countries. Sharm El Sheikh—The last Israeli troops and equipment were scheduled to leave today. Finnish troops of the UNEF already had taken over command but Israeli technicians remained behind to load vehicles and other war weapons. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia—The Saudi Arabian government lifted its ban Monday night on Saudi oil shipments to Britain and France. Damascus, Syria — Oil began flowing through Iraw Petroleum Co. pipelines to the Mediterranean Monday.