Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 68, Decatur, Adams County, 21 March 1957 — Page 7

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SPEAKER FOR D CLUB BANQUET MR Wm << «Oi '.' j wflr .mUi' : * ; - y I® 11" ■ , f 1 W¥ ’ l ' * Walter J. Weber, freshman football coach at the University of Michigan, will be the guest speaker at the annual **D” club banquet of the Decatur high school, which will be held at the Youth and Community Center at 6:30 p. m. Friday, March 29. Weber, who has spoken at more than 1,000 banquets in 400 different cities from coast to coast, is highly recommended as an afterdinner speaker by such athletic authorities as Moose Krause, athletic director of Notre Dame University; Red Grange, famous Illinois gridifon great; Wilfrid Smith, sports editor of the Chicago Tribune; Tom Harmon, of Los Angeles, and Pete Elliott, newly-appointed head football coach at California University. • Weber will speak on “Athletic values and reminiscences.” 'Tickets for the banquet, priced at $1.50, may be obtained at the high school office or from any "D" elub member. The public is invited to attend.

Cardinal Boss Figures Team Much Stronger ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (UP) —Manager Ferd Hutchinson figures his St. Louis Cardinals are “from 10 to 12 games" stronger this season than they were in 1956, when they finished fourth, 17 games behind the pennant-winning Dodgers. But the lack of a hard-hitting centerfielder, only so-so catching and uncertain pitching may keep them from overhauling any of th,e three top rated clubs—the Dodgers, Braves and Redlegs. “Our pitching should be better,* 3 - Hutchinson says optimistically, “and Del Ennis is going to be a big help in the power department. I figure my club is the most improved in the league. The big question is, has it improved enough?” If he has’ to go with what he has now, Hutchinson probably vyill two-platoon center with the finefielding but light-hitting Bobby Del Greco and Chuck Harmon, who failed to stick as an infielder with the Redlegs. Counting On Ennis The other twp are fixtures—Ennis in left and Wally Moon, one of the favorites to win the National League batting title, in right. Hutchinson is counting on Ennis, secured fro mthe Phillies, for 100 RBl’s and figures his big. bat should give the Cardinals as strong an array of four hitters as there are in the league. In that four would be Stan Musial, Ennis, Moon and Ken Boyer, the power-hitting third baseman. Musial will play first base with Don BlAsingame at second ar. i either Al Dark or Dick Schofield, who. appears to be abodt ready to live up to the big bonus the Cardinals paid him in 1953, at short. Hutchinson is high on rookie Ed die Kasko, up from Rochester where he hit .303. Kasko is listed as a shortstop but Hutchinson has been trying him out at second and third as well. Eddie Miksis will stick as both an infield and outfield reserve while either Tom Alston or Joe Cunningham, both of whom failed to make the grade in other trials, will be kept as a reserve for Musial. Hal Smith will be the* No. 1 catcher but if something happens to him the Cardinals will be up against it, for Hobie Landrith cannot throw in major league style and rookie Gene Green, a .300 hitter at Rochester, docs noj appear to be ready. May Be Key • Three pitchers obtained in off-

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season deals may be the key to the St. Louis staff. They are Sam Jones, 9-14 with the Cubs last year; Jim Davis, another ex-Cub with a 5-7 record and knuckle-bal-ler Hoyt Wilhelm, the ex-Giant with a 4-9 mark. Vinegar Bend Mizell, who won 14 while losing the same number in his first season after coming out of service, is regarded as the ace of the staff, Herm Wehmeier, who won 12 for the Cardinals after being obtained from the Phillies, , arid Lindy McDaniel, a sevengame winner in 1956 are other starters. Murry Dickson, who will be 41 before the season ends, will be used in spot starting roles and also for relief. Two holdovers, Larry Jackson .<£&)* ansk.tWfllard, Schmidt (6-8) also will be back. Four rookies are battling fop the 10th pitching berth. They are Lloyd Merritt, Billy Muffett, Tom Cheney and Bob Smith. Dim Justice LIHCHFIELD, Conn. — (IP) — Justice found away in superior court here when a power failure blacked out the courthouse. Judge Howard Alcorn finished criminal proceedings by flashlight. __ '

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Semi-Finals Os NCAA Tourney Friday Night KANSAS CITY, Mo., (UP)-AU four teams in Friday night’s semifinals of the NCAA tournament drilled today at the scene of action. with the coaches of favored North Carolina and Kansas issuing advice to their rivals. North Carolina (30-0) is favored over Michigan State (16-8» in the battle for. the eastern title at 8:30 p.m. EST; Kansas (23-2) is picked over defending Champ San Francisco (21-6) for the western crown at 10:30 p.m. EST.< But Coaches Frame McGuire of North Carolina and Dick Harp of Kansas were busily sending out rays of hope for their foes. “I think other team's might have a better chance of beating us if they would relax,” said McGuire. “Their coaches are so tense when they face us that their players are not at their best.” Harp, on the other hand, feels that San Francisco,' ”A great defensive team with a great coach in Phil Woolpert, has all the ingredients needed to beat us.” What’s needed to beat Kansas, of course, is some way of stopping All-American Wilt (The Stilt) Chamberlain, the seven-foot sophomore who averages almost 30 points per game, grabs rebounds, and bats away opponents’ shots., Coach Woolpert says he’s decided from watching movies of Chamberlain that he’s just “unstoppable.” “Maybe we’ll play all five men against him," Woolpert joked. “And maybe we’ll just ignore him and concentrate on the other four players.” (/ McGuire received a full scouting report on Michigan State when he arrived and said he expects a mighty tough game because “I know the Big Ten and its teams are all tough.” Coach Forddy Anderson of Michigan State didn’t show any of the tenseness McGuire spoke of, but he observed, “Someone’s going to snap North Carolina’s winning streak and it might just as well be us.” Poncho Gonzales Is Winner Over Rosewall MUNCIE, Ind. (W — Pancho Gonzales scored his 25th victory against 10 setbacks in his crosscountry pro tennis exhibition with Australia’s Ken Rosewall Wednesday night, 6-8, 6-4, 6-4. Gonzales, down 4-1 in the second set, won the next five games to even the match. In the deciding third, he broke through Rosewall's service in the fifth game. About 2,000 fans saw the match at Ball State Teachers College.

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Si. Bonaventure, Bradley Favored NEW YORK (UP) — Recordbusting Bradley and "hungry" St. Bonaventure will be the unhappy favorites tonight when the semi-final round of the National Invitation Basketball Tournament matches four teams who were supposed to be back home reading about it in the newspapers. St. Bonaventure is favored by three points over speedy Memphis State in the opening game of the twin bill and second - seeded Bradley is a 3%-point pick over ( Temple. But seven of the eight games played so far have resulted in upsets, and the dazed odds-makers aren’t sure of anything. In tonight’s first game, they’re worried about injuries to two Bennie stars and in the second they’re scared stiff of Temple ace Guy Rodgers. The Bennies rely on speed and ' ball-handling for their “upset magic” and will be badly hurt if Brendan McCann and Don Newhook aren’t up to par. Ace sparkplug McCann is ailing with a virus; Newhook stretched a ligament in a bad fall during Monday's quarterfinals. Bradley is the pick in the secad game on the strength of its f irtastic quarter final victory over Xavier of Ohio, in which it came from 21 points behind to set Madison Square Garden scoring ' records of 116 points for a game. 72 points for a half, and 42 free ( throws. The Braves played an allcourt press for the last 29 minutes to turn to the game upside down. Bradley was concerned about stopping Rodgers, the Temple whiz who so far has been the tourney’s outstanding player. On the otuer hand, Coach Harry Litwack of Temple opinted out that a ballhandling ace like Rodgers could break up an all-court press. BOWLING SCOBfS American Legion League Ashbauchers won two from Mac- ; klins, Tankers won two from Gallmeyers, Burke Standard won two from Mies Recreation, First State Bank won two from Burke Insurance. W L Pte. Burke Insurance 21 9 29 Mies Recreation —...17 13 24 First State Bank „ 17 13 22 -’Burke Standard -i 15 15 21 Gallmeyers’ 13 17 17 Tankers .... 13 17 17 ' Ashbauchers .. 13 17 17 Macklins —— 11 19 13 200 scores: T. Eyanson 211, 1 Bienz 201. Hoffman 206, Custer 224213, Beiberich 202, A. Murphy 225225, Gallmeyer 211. 600 series: A. Murphy 225-225-160 ' (610). Ladd, Lay Leaders In Doubles Tourney Roily Ladd, Decatur, and Sid Lay, Fort Wayne, are leaders in the Mies Recreation doubles tourney with a 1798 tally. Lad had the high game of 280. Other leaders are: R. Ladd-C. Wilkinson, 1745; Abel-Abel (Anderson >, 1743; A. Buuck-D. Mies. 1731; A. ErxlebenJ. Nahrwold, 1730. Local bowlers are invited to fill some openings remaining in the last two weekends of the tourney. The mixed doubles league will bowl at 9:30 p.m. Friday. There are still some openings in this league. Annual LU. Alumni Dinner On Tuesday Local members of the Indiana University school of education alumni association have been invited to the annual dinner of the northeast area of the association Tuesday in Fort Wayne. Russel Crum of Fort Wayne, general chairman, said that the principal speaker will be Prof. Christian Jung of the school of education, who is also director of the I.U. summer session. The dinner will be held at 6:15 p.m. at “The Chalet.” 4200 Covington Road. Alumni living in the following counties will participate: 'Adams, Allen, Huntington, Kosciuski, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley. Anniversary Count PARIS, Tenn. — (IP) — Mrs. Nora Owen celebrated her 86th birthday by counting relatives. She’s the grandmother of 78, the great-grandmother of 161, and the great-great-grandmother of 44. She had 16 children.

Bears Hope To Repeal Trick By Attacks INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—lt took an undefeated team 46 years to win the Indiana high school basketball championship, and highriding South Bend Central is brimming with confidence that the trick can be turned twice in a ’ row. The South Benders take their 28-game winning streak against two-time champ Lafayette in Saturday’s first afternoon game of the state finals. They've beaten Lafayettg twice during the season. “We'rO not superstitious about that third ime,” said coach Elmer McCall. But the seholarly-looking McCall, who rode South Bend home as winner in his first season with the upstate school in 1953, isn’t taking the Broncos lightly. “Lafayette is strong," he said. “That’s one case where the coach (Marion Crawley) makes the difference.”

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Calls Sectional Tough Central’s Bears were ranked tops in the United Press coaches poll throughout the season—duplicating state champion Indianapolis Attacks’ feat of Itet year. McCall indicated the publicity hasn't hurt his charges. “We seem to think we’re keeping up pretty well,” he said. He said South Bend's sectional tourney was “extremely tough,” and Mishawaka as rugged as any team he has met all year. In last Saturday’s semi-state at Fort Wayne, his boys shot through Fort Wayne South’s zone defense for an easy 74-50 victory, then needed John Coalmon's 43-point barrage to down strong Noblesville in the title game. Coalmon, Central’s 6-4 senior center, hit 18 fielders against the Millers. As a team, Central hit .380 for the two games. Like Terre Haute Gerstmeyer, Central thrives on balance. Senior guard Herbie Lee, who is trying to overcome a sprained ankle suffered against South Side, racked up 348 points during the season to lead the team. Sylvester, Coalmon’s sophomore brother who also measures 6-4; Dennis Bishop, and Joe Winston also are polished performers “Diey all can shoot," said McCall, “and we seem to have the ability to go and get the points

when the situation gets tough.” I McCall himself Is no stranger i to crucial moments. He was com- ■ mander of a gunboat in the Pacific i during World War 11. Has Two Playmaker* i And when he masterminded the Bears to victory four years ago, ■ he became only the fourth coach since 1911 to go “all the way” in I his first year. As for comparing his two powerr fiouses. McCall waved it off. ’ "After all,” he said, “that one ‘ went all the way.” However, he ‘ allowed this one has more speed [ than his first-year quintet. Then, 1 too, he said his boys excel in re--1 bounding and he has two—not just * pne—playmakers: Lee and Bishop. “Those two sort of take over,” ; he said. ; There’s little doubt Central will 1 remain tough. Last year’s “B” team had an 18-2 record, the /freshmen were 19-1. , i The roster: ■ PLATER Ht. Wt. Cl. 1 S. Coalmon 6-4 168 So. ’ J. Winston ..5-11 160 Jr. iJ. Coalmon ..6-4 194 Sr. HH. Lee 5-11 175 Sr. D. Bishop 5-9 130 Jr. 1 L. McKnight 6-2 170 Sr. M. Sacchini 5-10 170 Jr. • L. Gemberling 6-0 180 Sr. ! B. Floring 6-3 180 Jr. i M. Hobbs 5-9 158 Sr.

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MVWWMBW 27 Now Entered In 500-Mile Classic INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Entries for the 500-mile Speedway race reached 27 today with the addition of sophomore drivers Bob Christie, Grants Pass, One., and Chuck Weyant, Springfield, DI. Weyant, 12th in 1955, will drive a new roadster, the 15th car being built for this year’s Memorial Day classic. It was entered bt Jim Robbins, Royal Oak, Mich. Christie, 13th last year, will drive the same car in which Sam Hanks finished second last time. John and Al Jones, Indianapolis, are the owners. Doug Ford Leading Golf Money Winners DUNEDIN, Fla. (IP) — Doug Ford, 34-year-old Mahopac, N. Y., pro who has collected in every tournament he entered this year, ( leads golfs money winners so far this year with $13,848.55 in winnings. The PGA Tournament Bureau also revealed that Arnold Palmer of LaPqrte, Pa., second at $lO,218.22 irith Jay Hebert of Sanford, Fla., third at $7,998.33. Ed Furgol of St. Andrews, 111., is fourth at $6,586.67 and Art Wall Jr., of Pocono Manor, Pa., is fifth at $6,520.