Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 74, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1957 — Page 7

THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1987

SPORTS

New Indians' Boss Seeking Winning Combo TUSCON, Artz. (UP)—Manager Kerby Farrell of the Cleveland Indians still is looking in vain for the secret formula for whipping the New York Yankees. "We rWed more hitting and more team speed to win,” said Farrell, but so far he hasn’t produced either commodity, though he has experimented all spring as patiently as a research chemist. Thus, the Indians will head into another American League campaign with the most impressive lot of pitchers in base ball — Bob Lemon, Herb Score, Early Wynn, / Mike Garcia and a solid second line — but with virtually the same supporting cast that finished nine games behind the Yankees in second place last year. The loss of third baseman Al Rosen, one - time home run king and the league's most valuable player in 1953, complicated Farrell's first season as boss of the Indians and led to the endless experiments he has been forced to conduct. k Experiment In Infield IK Until he clears his third base i /situation, neither his infield nor If his outfield is likely to be settled. F Be has been trying second baseAvila, outfielders Al Smith and Dave Pope and rookie Billy Harrell at third. Farrell starts with three 20game winners — Lemon (20-14), Score and Wynn each 20-9. Then he has Garcia <ll-12) plus excellent relievers in Ray Narleski, Don Mossi and Art Houtteman. The catching is safe though not powerful in • the hands of the veteran Jim Hegan. Hal Naragon and young Earl Averill. The* big hope to wield a big stick again is first baseman Vic Wertz, who came back after a bout with polio last season and belted 32 homers plus 106 runs-batted-in. At shortstop there’s Chico Carrasquel or George Strickland, both light hitters on their current performance. Avila, the league's batting king with .341 in 1954, is the regular at second unless. Farrell finds he can ... be meae.useful, jpjhe trouble spot at third. In that event, Strickland can play second or the job might go to rookie Larry Raines, a .309 hitter up from Indianapolis. Regalado Back Again - At third, there’s Rudy Regalado back for another twirl hoping he can hit big league pitching, plus the others — Avila, Smith, Pope and Harrell, the latter a .279 hitter at Indianapolis last season. In the outfield. Smith has been stationed in center and Farrell would like to keep him there. Rocco Colavito, Who hit 21 home runs in 101 games last year, is back in right field and Farrell is convinced the 25-year-old is a 7coming star. Other outfielders include Ji m Busby, who is back astern ursing a shoulder ailment the veteran Gene Woodling, Pope, rookies Joe Cassie and Roger Maris. Maris has looked exceptionally good, though it’s too early to tell until he has a few more looks at major league pitching. Naturally MILWAUKEE — (IP) — William Cash is credit manager of a Milwaukee automobile agency.

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Willie Vaughn Wins By Split Decision KANSAS CITY, Mo. (IP) — Elated Willie Vaughn expressed desire today for a shot at fifth-ranked Tiger Jones while Joey Giardello, loser to Vaughn Wednesday night, said he wants a court decision on the battle. Vaughn, the aggressor in the 10 rounds, was awarded a split decision over the sixth-ranked Philadelphia middleweight. Referee Ray Slssom and Judge Frank Brown scored it for Vaughn while Judge L. E. Robbins gave it to Giardello. However, Sissom, who had marked his card 52-48 before turning it in, changed it to 47-45. Manager Frankie Carter contended it should have been declared "no fight” and the boxers rematched, but O. G. Arnold, member of the Missouri Athletic Commission, ruled the decision would stand as the referree's revision did not change the outcome. "We’re going to take it to court and have it reversed,” said Carter. Vaughn, unranked before his upset. probably will move into the top 10 contenders. He displayed power, ring poise, boxing skill and aggressiveness. Crispus Attucks Fans Seek New Gymnasium INDIANAPOLIS (IP) — Followers of Crispus Attucks, Indiana’s most well-known high school basketball power, have petitioned the Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners for a new 10,000-seat-gymnasium for their "homeless” Tigers. Members of the Crispus Attucks Alumni Association appeared before the board with a petition bearing 2,749 signatures. A spokesman for the group pointed out that the school has paid out 811,000 in the last two years for rental of Butler Fieldhouse for games* Harvard's Veteran Rowing Coach Dies BELMONT, Mass. — (W— Henry H. (Bert) Hanies, rowing coach at Harvard for 35 years before his retirement in 1952, died Wednesday at the age of 77. Haines, a native of England, hpld the one-mile sculling record CT the Isles 1 * at one time during his youth. No Sympathy HARTFORD, Conn. — (IP) — Unemployment compensation was denied a clerk who quit her job because it was "too simple.” An official ruled that he “sympathized with this obviously competent young woman” but added that in administering the jobless benefit law “sympathy plays no part.” Lir Leaguer n*» \ \| I \ SX Y

Doubles, Singles, All-Events Winners Winners of prize money in the annual Decatur city bowling tourney were announced today by Oran Schultz, secretary of the city bowling association. The doubles title was won by Erv Anderson and E. Call on their high series of 1276. Other winners in this event were: G Schultz-R. Ladd, 1250"; N. Bultemeier-Bob Gallmeier, 1242; B. Custer-G. Strickler, 1241; J. Ahr-Fred Ahr, 1238; Pat and Ted Moreland, 1227; N. Andrews-R. Sheets, 1215; Fred Wolpert-Joe Murphy, 1209; Don Gage-S. Jackson, 1199; H. Hoff-man-Carl Stuckey, 1195; Bud Gith-ens-Guy Agler, 1195; Beery-Appel-man, 1191; R. Mutschler-Erv Bultemeier, 1190; A. Baker-Carl Hurt, 1187; Erxleben-L. Boeker, 1187; E. Bulmahn-D. Bulmahn, 1187; E. Faulkner-G. Laurent, 1187; F. Franz-J. Fawbush, 1186; D. Reidenbach-R. Eyanson, 1180; Al Anderson-Jake Slusser, 1170; J. Harkless-J. Pollock, 1164; T. Pillars-R. Hobbs, 1162; G. SelkingA1 Selking, 1162; Lewis Zwick-Ed Korte, 1162. Al Selking won the singles crown with a 735 series. Other singles winners: R. Shackley, 671; D. Sheehan, 654; J. Harkless, 651; Lewis Zwick 650; T. Pillars, 649; V. Strickler, 640; Don Gage, 638; Paul Briede, 629; Eugene Baker, 628; P. Bleeke. 626; Tutewiler 625; E. Bulmahn. 625; R. Werling, 622; R. Lord, 622; L. Boenker, 622; R. Sheets, 619; Gene Moser, 613; Ray Worden, 612; Ivan Heare, 610; J. Ahr, 610; R. Liechty, 608; R. Mies, 606; H. Strickler, 605; Harold Hoffman, 604; Carl Stuckey, 602; E. Bultemeier, 602; C. Graves, 601; N. Koeneman, 600; Erv Anderson, 600; H. Engle, 599; Bud Githens, 598; G. Schultz, 598; N. Andrews, 597; N. Steury, 595; A. Erxleben, 595; D. Mansfield, 595. *AI Selking also won the allevents crown with a total of 1932 pins. Other all-events winners were: E. Anderson, 1890; J. Ahr, 1884; B. Gallmeier, 1880; T. Pillars, 1872; N. Bultemeier, 1864; Al Anderson, 1838; F. Lehman, 1830; J. Harkless, 1818; G. Strickler, 1814; W. Marbach, 1802; H. Scheuman, 1800; Baumgartner, 1794; R. Ladd, 1780; R. Mutschler, 1779; P. .Bleeke, 1778; Erxleben, 1778. Snow mold on lawns during the winter is most severe where long grass or leaves mat and form a thick crust’with snow and ice.

VIENNESE MODEL Err»stine Christine Bruckner (above ) was recovering from what appeared to be an overdose of barbiturates in San Mateo, Calif., and police investigated a farewell note addressed to Claus Spreckels, Jr., grandson of the sugar king, John D. Spreckels. She was found in her apartment by Spreckels* daughter and son-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Donald Fletcher, after Mrs. Fletcher said she received a phone call from the 35-year-old beauty. (International).

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Spahn Scores First Spring Win Over Reds By UNITED PRESS Warren Spahn, who wept unashamedly when the Milwaukee Braves lost the National League pennant on the next-to-last day of the 1956 season, was smiling again today. So, too, was his hulking teammate, Joe Adcock, who never has been known to weep in public but knows how to make opposing pitchers cry. The reason for Spahn's joy was a six-hit, seven-inning stint against his favorite “cousins,” the Cincinnati Redlegs, Wednesday, at Tampa, Fla. and while Spahn was softsoaping the Redlegs with his tricky southpaw slants, Adcock knocked in five runs with a pair of homers to propel the Braves to a 12-6 victory. First Spring Victory It was Spahn's first victory of the spring training grind and served as a warning .to other N.L. clubs that the 35-year-old dean of the Milwaukee staff still has his "stuff.” While Spahn was flashing some of his old- time form, another oldtimer, Sal Maglie of the Dodgers, was subjected to another pounding. The 29-year-oid “Barber’’ had hoped to pitch six innings against the Detroit Tigers, but was derricked after giving up seven hits and six runs in three innings, The Tigers went on from there to clobber the Dodgers, 18-1. Goes Nine Innings World Series hero Johnny Kucks became the first New York Yankee pitcher to go nine innings, allowing only four hits against St. Louis, but the Cardinals emerged with a 1-0 victory on a double by Del Ennis and Hobie Landrith's triple in the second inning. The New York Giants extended their spring record to 12 victories in 17 games—the best mark in the combined Grapefruit - Cactus League circuit by blasting the Boston Red Sox. 5-2. Esewhere, the Philadelphia Phillies edged the Kansas City Athletics, 4-3, in 10 innings; the Chicago White Sox scored eight ruris in the third inning to down the Washington Senators; 9-4; and Bob Lemon allowed only two hits in five innings as the Cleveland Indians blanked the Chicago Cubs, 6-0.

"Today's Sport Parade (ileg. U.S. Pat Off.) By OSCAR FRALEY U United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK (UP) — Two aging veterans could spell the difference today for the pennant hopes of the Cincinnati Reds. There is no question but what the burly Redlegs have the batting muscles. As usual, the problem is the pitching. Warren Hacker and Russ Meyer may supply the answer for a club which finished only two games back last season. Word out of the spring training camps is that Hacker may do it all by himself. The big pitcher, obtained from the anemic Chicago Cubs in November, will find it a novelty being with a club which can get him some runs. Only Eight Runs He was only 3-13 last season, but small wonder. In seven of those unlucky 13 defeats the Cubs gave him a total of only eight runs. Earlier, when he lost eight in a row, the Cubs didn't get him a single run over a span of 30 innings. There is doubt that even a Bob Feller could win with such listless batting support and this accounted for Hacker’s feeling that "I had to strike out everybody to win a game.” » A sidearm fastball pitcher with an adequate knuckler, the 32-year-old Hacker has looked good in spring training. Meyer, who also was obtained from the Cubs late last season, had a mere mark of one win against six losses last season. But the "Mad Monk” hurt his arm against Brooklyn in June and never was right thereafter. “I’ve been throwing harder than at any time since then,” he glows. “There's no pain and I believe I’m on my way to regaining my stride.” Won 17 in 1949 The 33-year-old Meyer, who won 17 games in 1949, also has something else going for him. Finally, he contends, he has learned to control the explosive temper which provided his nickname. “When I got mad, I started throwing instead of pitching,” he admits. "It was no way to be and I had to learn to control myself. I think I've done it.” If he has, even at this stage of his career, Meyer could be a surprise benefit to the pitch-poor Redlegs. Hacker is the big hope to provide the winning difference and could be the deciding factor of the pennant race. Anything Meyer contributed would be that much gravy. In a bedroom on the second floor of a farmhouse on Stafford Road near Palmyra, N. Y., Joseph Smith had visions which led him to unearth, in 1827. the golden plates of the Book of Mormon. Soon after. Smith founded the Mormon Church.

Braves Will Decide Own Training Rules BRADENTON, Fla. - W — The Milwaukee Braves, who were accused of being the playboys of the National League last season, will be allowed to make their own training rules for this year—curfew time and everything else. "But once the rules are made, they will have to stick to them," said Manager Fred Haney. Haney announced his "home rule" policy Wednesday in an effort to show his faith in his players’ behavior. He said the Braves will hold a player meeting at Jacksonville, Fla., next week to decide on the team’s rules. Jackie Robinson, the ex-Dodger, .was the first to accuse the Braves of too much night-clubbing in the pennant stretch last year, but Haney told his men Wednesday, “Ignore all these things you have heard and will continue to hear.” "I told them we are not running a reform school, but a ball dub,” laid Haney, "and that they shoudn’t pay any attention to all these stories. , Haney, who has been driving his players hard in spring training in an extra effort to get them in shape for a fast start in the regular season, denied that his club rules this year will be extra tough. “They won’t be a bit different from those prevailing on the other 15 mayor—league clubs,” he said. Bowling Scores Minor League W L Pts. Kimpel Cigar Store .... 23 7 32 August Cafeteria 21 9 29 Decatur Auto Parts .... 19 11 27 Clem’s Hardwarel7 13 21 Bob’s Marathon 16 14 20 Krick-Tyndall 14 16 18 Moose ....13 17 18 Western Auto -11 19 15 Smith Pure Milk 11 19 13 Victory Bar 5 19 7 High scores: L. Miller 231, Borne 229. American Legion League Gallmeyers’ won two from Burke Standard, Mies Recreation won two from Burke Insurance, First State Bank won two from Ashbauchers, Macklins won two from Tankers. W L Pts. Burke Insurance 22 11 30 Mies Recreation 19 14 27 First State Bank 19 14 25 Burke Standard 16 17 22 Gallmeyers 15 18 20 Ashbauchers 14 19 18 Tankers ... 13 20 17 Macklins 13 20 16 200 scores: Fawbush 204, Koenemann 203, Schnepf 226, Hoffman 201, Kline 204, Gage 203, P. Murphy 203. Central Soya League W L Pts. Feed MUI 21 12 29 Spares 20 13 82 Blue Prints 17 16 25 Farm Supply 18 15 24 Wonders 17 16 22 Elevator 17 16 21 Lab 15 18 18 Master Mixers 15 18 17 Dubs 14 19 17 Bag Service 12 21 17 High series: Wable (538 ) 207-198; Fisher (508 ) 205; J. Bowman (551) 193-211; J. Mays (502 ) 215; D. Klossner (505) 193; Schlickman (524) 189-176; Cochran (500) 190; Johnson (503) 193; Judt (530) 217; Bayles (516) 178-182. High games: G. Rydell 190; H. Nash 182; C. Hirschy 201; Shackley 187. Womens League W L Pts. Two Brothers 18 7 28 Mansfield 18 9 25 Harmons Markets . 16% 10% 24% Hoagland . Lumber 18 9 23% Adams Cty. Trailer 16 11 22 Three King Tavern 16 11 21% Treons 16 11 20 Drewrys 14% 12% 18% Old Crown 11% 15% 15% Kents-11% 15% 15% Lynch Box 13 (14 15 Gage Tool 11 16 .15 Arnold Lumber .... 10 17 15 Jacks Marathon .. 11 16 15 Brecht Jewelry 10% 16% 14% Blackwells ......— 12 15 14 Gays Service 10 17 12 Adams Theater .... 7% 19% 8% "J®gh team series: Hoagland Lumber 2310, Two Brothers 2234, Mansfield 2187, Three Kings Tavern 2167, Harmans Market 2142, Drewrys 2106, Kents 2080, Adams County Trailer 2066. High individend series: Trosin 537 (173-173-191), Clark 508 (160-147-201), Appelman 506 (169-162-175). Single High: D. Hoile 201, Moran 182, Baumgardner 178, Bowman 170-178, V. Smith 177, Harman 174, Call 170. • Trade in a good town — Decatur

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Otter-Hunting Is Outlawed In State Hunting, Fishing Licenses Boosted INDIANAPOLIS I UP)-Hardly anybody noticed it at the time, but the lowly otter slipped through the 1957 Indiana Legislature with a new lease on life. So did assorted schools of fish who might otherwise get tangled up in fishermen's nets—or get hooked through the ice by out-of-state anglers. But the hunter and fisherman got hooked for an extra 50 cents a year. Legislation pertaining to animals produced some of the best horse-laughs during the session. But the fact that Governor Handley signed a bill outlawing otterhunting must be serious business for the members of that animal family. Reason for the bill, .said Emmett Lewis, fish and game director for the Conservation Department, is simply that the otter Is getting scarce in these parts. “They’re almost extinct as far as Indiana is concerned,’* said Lewis, who sits in a chair with a stuffed owl on the wall overhead. An Eye For An Eye Indiana is just "poor habitat” for the otter, and the law was heeded to “keep around what few we have left,” Lewis said. Another new law says you can't take a big net, stretch it across a stream and drag in anything that happens to be swimming by. That, said Lewis, is unfair to “the majority” of Hoosier anglers who prefer 'poles, not to mention the unfairness to the fish. This law, however, does not apply to Lake Michigan and to the Wabash River where it borders Illinois. Then, there’s the new ice-fishing law. This says, in effect, that since Michigan won’t let Hoosiers fish through the Michigan ice,

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Indiana won’t let Michigan sportsmen fish through Indiana ice. The law actually doesn’t mention Michigan, but Lewis said that’s the state it's aimed at. “This is a counter-attack, that’s all you can say for the bill," said Lewis, who wears cuff links with a fish design. But he emphasized the Conservation Department didn’t sponsor the bill. Pheasants got sort of a bad deal in the General Assembly, too. Under a new law, they can be sold by breeders simply to be tossed in the air and shot at so some bird dog can practice lugging its carcass back to its master. License Fees Up One bill gives breeders the right to sell pheasants for this purpose, and another permits field trials and dog training programs with retrieving dead pheasants as the object. Except for non-resident servicemen, the Legislature hit the hunter in the pocketbook. It raised all license fees 50 cents. The most used license—for hunting-fishing-trapping the year around—went up from $2 to $2.50. But servicemen from other states no longer have to pay the higher rate for non-residents. Not all the animal bills survived the session. Sen. Lucius Somers (R-Hoag-land) bucked hard for his “chukar partridge” bill. It sailed through the Senate 35-0, but was pigeonholed in the House Natural Resources Committee. The bill would have allowed game breeders to sell chukar partridges as well as pheasants. As a memento, fellow senators gave Somers the bird—a stuffed one which they claimed was a genuine chukar. Injuries Fatal To Indianapolis Woman INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Mrs. Nellie Robbins, 69, Indianapolis, died in a hospital today of injuries sustained March 15 when she was I struck by an automobile.

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Campanella Vows To Make Comeback ORLANDO, Fla. — W) — Roy Campanella looked at his right hand today and vowed he would make those who said he was through "eat their words.” “Why man, I’ve never felt better and my hand isn’t giving me any trouble at all,” the stocky Brooklyn catcher said. “If I don’t get hurt, I’m sure I’ll have a good year.” That right hand bothered him all of last season. He couldn't grip a bat properly and wound up hitting only .219. But he knocked in 73 runs and hit 20 homers. He knew last June that the hand would have to be operated on to remove four bone chips from the thumb. But when the doctors told him the operation would sideline him for the season, he decided to keep on playing. He had the chips removed last November after the Dodgers returned from their Far East tour. “There hasn’t been any pain at all,” Campanella said. “I haven’t been hitting this spring, but I’m not worried. I can grip the bat properly now and as soon as I get my timing fixed, I’ll be ready." Campanella, who will be 36 in November, said he felt like “I can go on forever. Those people who think I’m reaching the end of the road are badly mistaken. And I’ll prove it if I can avoid injuries.” Giants Win Pre-Game Home Run Contest PHOENIX, Ariz., (IF — The New York Giants won a pre-game home-run hitting contest with the Boston Red Sox Wednesday, 7-4,' with 39-year-old Hank Sauer propelling four of six belts out of the park. Ted Williams and Willie Mays managed to hit only one homer each in six tries. Trade in a good town — Decatur