Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1957 — Page 7

FRIDAY, MAY >4, 1867

SPORTS

Decatur Pony League Teams Meet Saturday Decatur's two Pony League teams will hold their first practice schedules of the season Saturday afternoon, with the Cardinals meeting at 1 o'clock, and the Braves at 3:30 o'clock. The drills will be held at McMillen field, and all members of the two teams are asked to report promptly. This includes players returning from last season and the new players. The draw for players, held by managers and coaches, was announced today by league officials. New members of the two teams are as follows: Braves—Tom Cravens, Donald Harvey, Donald Kitson, David Ortiz, Ernest Hanni, Gerry Fawcett, Gerry McKain, David Mitchell, Jerry Heimann, Dennis Ahr, Wayne Nicodemus, Ronald Kleinknjght, Jim Hoffman, Fred Kauffman, Jim Elliott, Jerry Knavel, Max Eichenauer, James Rumschlag, Rudolph Kleinknight, John Kohne, Jerry Rambo, Robert McClure. Cardinals—Ray Reed. Ivan Davis, Steve Pickford, Tom Johnson, Donald Agler, Joe McNerney, Richard Miller, Paul Young, Don Aeschliman, John Cowan, Steven Marbach, Patrick Kelley, David Ross, Tom Grabill, Garry Werst, Larry Hall, Thomas Kohne. Robert Landrum, Stephen Blythe, Robert Walters, Jr., Michael Schultz, Eddie Feasel. The Decatur teams are members of the Adams county Pony League, which will open its 1957 season Monday night, June 3, with a double header at Worthman Announces New State Farm Mutual 'Star Features* Auto Policy w FRED CORAH AGENT New protection for all members of the family while driving any car is just one of the new State Farm policy’s 44 "Star Features,” according to this local agent of State Farm Mutual. Developed to meet the driving needs of modern motorists handling more horsepower and traveling more miles in heavier traffic, the new policy offers broader coverages, new coverages nnd greater protection. Interested readers should call: Fred Corah 207 Court St. Phone 3-3656 7’“"**"''. Farm Mutual Automobile Inwuranee C'ompaay • Home Office: Blootnlncton. I'll.

FEDERATION LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME SUNDAY, MAY 26 2:00 P.M. WORTHMAN FIELD KLENKS VS A.F.L - C. 1.0. FORT WAYNE

field in this city. Teams entered, in addition to the Cardinals and Braves, are Monmouth, Adams Central, Berne and Geneva. Rosburg Leading Kansas City Open KANSAS CITY. Mo. (UP)-Bob Rosburg, San Francisco professional regarded as one of golf's putting artists, held a one stroke edge today as the second round started in the 122,000 Kansas City Open. The 30-y ea r-old Californian, known for his baseball grip, mastered the Hillcrest Country Club’s fast, rolling greens for a 5 under par 67 in Thursday's opening round. Rosburg dropped birdie putts from 1 to 20 feet and was never over par, finishing with a 15-foot-er on No. 18. He began poorly, missing short putts on the first two holes. He hit his initial birdies on the eighth and ninth holes for a 34 on the out nine. He came home in 33. Former U.S. Open champion Lloyd Mangrum, Apple Valley, Calif., was just a stroke off Rosburg’s performance while Ed Furgol, St. Andrew, 81., had a 70. Defending champion Bob Wininger, Odessa, Tex., also cut two strokes off Hillcrest’s par-72 as did Al Bess elink, Grossingers, N.Y.; Billy Maxwell, Odessa, Tex.; Fat Schwab, Dayton; Tom Nieporte, Cincinnati and Gary Player, Johannesburg. South Africa. — , Masters champion Doug Ford, Mahopac, N.Y., the favorite, and former U.S. Open champion Jack Fleck, Rochester, Minn., were deadlocked with 72’s with 11 other golfers. Federation League Game Here Sunday Klenk's of Decatur will meet the AFL-CIO team from Fort Wayne in a Federation league game at Worthman field in this city at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Klenk’s won its first league start two weeks ago, while the entire Federation league schedule was rained out last Sunday. Several new players have been added to the Decatur team this year and baseball fans are assured of excellent entertainment throughout the season; ” ’ ‘ Akins And Beecham Will Fight Tonight WASHINGTON — (TO — Veteran Virgil Akins and young Jimmy Beecham, a pair ’’hungry” sluggers, clash tonight in a nationally televised 10-round welterweight bout at Capitol Arena. The powerfully-built Akins, fifthranked contender for Carmen Basilio's welterweight crown, is a 7-5 favorite over Beecham. Beecham, described as a “puncher who neve stops coming," is substituting for Randy Sandy, who suffered a cut eye in training. .Women's Golf League Opens Here June 5 All women interested in taking part in the women’s golf league, which opens June 5 at the Decatur golf course, arc asked to play a qualifying round of nine holes to establish a handicap. Games should be played between May 26 and June 2. Score cards should be turned in to Luke Majorki. golf pro. If enough beginners are interested, a beginning flight will be started in the league. State Golf Meet Site Is Changed INDIANAPOLIS — (IF — The Indiana High School Athletic Association Thursday announced a change in the site for jts golf championships. The IHSAA said it switched Saturday’s finals from Coffin course here to Riverside course in Indianapolis. The change was made because heavy rainfall and overflowing streams flooded the lower half of Coffin course.

Rookie Wins Four In Row For Redlegs By TIM MORIARTY United Press Sports Writer Manager Birdie Tebbetts of the Cincinnati Redlegs was really chirping otdfty over the sudden emergence of southpaw Don Gross as a starting pitcher. Strapped for pitching talent three weeks ago, Tebbetts pulled Gross out of the bullpen and started working him into Cincinnati’s regular rotation. It was a move that could lead the Redlegs to their first National League pennant since 194 Q. • Since getting his big chance, Gross has posted four straight victories for the front-running Redlegs, including a 6-2 decision over the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday night that enabled Cincinnati to open a two-game lead over the idle Milwaukee Braves. What’s the story behind the sudden success of a pitcher who was farmed out to Havana last year “for experience," and now has allowed only 24 hits and seven earned runs in his last four games? Throwing Change-Up According to Tebbetts, Gross, with the help of coach Tom Ferrick, has learned to throw a change-up pitch almost overnight. “The story of every unsuccessful pitcher is the story of one extra pitch he needed to win,” explained Tebbetts. “Many were made by finding it. For instance, Carl Hubbell with his screwball, Elroy Face with his forkball, and Bob Friend and Hal Jeffcoat with their sliders.” “This change-up pitch could make Gross,” the articulate Cincinnati manager added hopefully. In Thursday night’s game—the only scheduled major league contest — manager Fred Hutchinson shook up the slumping Cardinals by switching third baseman Key Boyer to center field, moving shortstop Eddie Kasko to third, and using Eddie Miksis in right field. Cards Drop Fifth Straight But with Gross tosling* that change-up pitch, the Cardinals looked helpless in suffering their fifth straight defeat. Gross allowed only three hits until the ninth when he gave up singles to Don Blasingame, Stan Musial and Wally Moon. Moon’s single with two out scored Blasingame and extended his hitting streak through -16 straight games. Taking no I chances, Tebbetts then yanked I Gross in favor of Tom Acker, who retired pinch-hitter Joe Cunningham on a game-ending liner to right fielder Wally Post. The Redlegs, meanwhile, had rapped loser Lindy McDaniel for five runs in the third inning. Post’s two-run homer and a tworun single by Roy McMillan featured the big inning. Musial homered in the fourth inning, while Post knocked in Cincinnati’s sixth run with a single in the sixth. The Yankees snapped out of their doldrums by rolling to a 17hit, 10-7 victory over the Dodgers Thursday night in a benefit exhibition game. Colorful Race Track Figure Is Suicide McNulty Figured In Rackets Probe i SEATTLE (UP) -Terr McNulty, a colorful race track figure mentioned briefly in testimony before the special Senate Labor Rackets Committee, was found dead near here Thursday from a self-inflicted bullet wound. King County coroner’s deputies said McNulty. 69, shot himself with a .38 caliber pistol. His body was found in his automobile. McNulty, who left a suicide note, was one of 15 persons sought by subpena servers of the King County grand jury, called to investigate officials of the Teamsters Union, according to Prosecutor Charles O. Carroll. During recent years, McNulty was one of the leading trainers at Longacres race track near here. One of the oldest Teamster officers in Seattle, he had entered the union while driving horse - drawn drays around the city as a teenager. The Senate Rackets Committee questioned Frank Brewster, Western Conference Teamsters boss, about S2OO in union funds allegedly used to pay McNulty’s motel bills on four occasions when McNulty was in the San Francisco area. Brewster said McNulty had been instructed to check on certain trucks while in the area and, as a result, adrew Teamster expenses. But investigators presented an affidavit by McNulty saying he had not engaged in any activity as an oganizer in California “except to attend two conferences in Los Angeles." Brewster replied he had instructed McNulty to check certain trucks and “if this affidavit is correct. he didn't do so.” The Grand Prairie section of Arkansas produces about one-fifth 1 the United States' supply of rice. Fort Smith, Ark., has one of the largest livestock markets in the i Southwest. ' ) 1

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■ oT • ■£■r j£ I » | J n w ■ American League W. L. Pct. G.B. Chicago 20 7 .741 — Cleveland 18 11 .621 3 New York 17 12 .586 4 Detroitl7 16 .515 6 Boston 16 16 .500 6ft Kansas City .. 14 19 .424 9 Baltimore —.12 It .414 9 Washington ... 9 25 .265 14ft National League W. L. Pct. G.B. Cincinnati 23 10 .697 — Milwaukee 19 19 .655 2 Brooklyn 18 11 .621 3 Philadelphia .. 16 13 .552 5 New York 14 18 .438 Bft St. Louis 13 17 .433 Bft Chicago 8 19 .296 12 Pittsburgh ....' 8 21 .276 13 American Association W. L. Pct. G.B. Wichita 24 10 .706 — St. Paul 21 12 .636 2ft Minneapolis ... 23 14 .622 2ft Indianapolis 19 18 .514 Oft Charleston .... 17 21 .447 9 Omaha 15 19 .441 9 Denver 12 18 .400 10 Louisville 7 26 .212 16ft THURSDAY’S RESULTS American League No games scheduled. National League Cincinnati 6, St. Louis 2. Only game scheduled. American Association Wichita 8, St. Paul 6. Indianapolis 5, Minneapolis 4. Omaha 4, Louisville 3. Charleston 4, Denver 3. • Pacific Coast Sets New Policy On Aid SPOKANE, Wash. (UP)— The Pacific Coast Conference had j new aid to athletes policy today along with the same old bugaboo of secession which plagued the group since last year’s disclosure of illegal payoffs. Even while the conference’s faculty members were loosening the lid Thursday on the amount of money an athlete can receive, alumni representatives of penalized UGLA were preparing to go before the regents today in Westwood and discuss the school's relationship with the conference. A move to have next fall’s crop of banned ‘seniors at UCLA and Southern California play for half the season as was* the case last year was beaten down Wednesday -by the PCC by a vote of 5-4. "We haven’t decided what is the right thing to do yet,” Alumni Association Director Harry J. Longway said. “If withdrawal is the right thing, then that's what we might do. We’re trying to be sensible about the whole matter.” Meanwhile, back at the meeting, the following changes were made: Under a new plan, which will apply only to football and basketball players, an athlete will be able to receive twice the going rate of $2.00 per hour for a maximum amount of six hours per week when his sport is in season. Thus he could work for $4.00 per hour for a total of $24.00 per week. At the same time, he still could not earn more than the present ceiling of SIOO per month. Argentine Leader Denies Any Crisis President Denies Government Crisis BUENOS AIRES <UP) — President Pedro E. Aramburu said today “there is no crisis” in the Argentine government, but that “invisible strings” were attempting to create unrest. Aramburu told the United Press in an interview that attempts to provoke unrest would be crushed. He said he intended to go ahead with his plans to restore constitutional rule in Argentina and that his program has the support of the “country's sound opinion," Asked about reports of a. serious government crisis, Aramburu said: “We must believe there are certain invisible strings which are moving a bitter campaign to disturb the country and bring the government into disrepute. It is obvious that there is the intention to cause us harm, and therefore we want to warn Argentines and foreigners that they should not make mistakes when evaluating pur national situation. “The ills of the past have been too serious to be cured already, but you can be sure that we march firmly on the way to our recovery. . .the Argentine people want peace and tranquility Tn democracy.” - 9 ■. The Culprit DETROIT — Wl — Police in suburan Birmingham spent two weeks searching for someone they dubbed the “mad denter” after residents reported a rash of car fender denting during the night. The search was finally abandoned when Lt. Merlin Holmquist decided the “mad denter” was probably ' one of the city's snowplows. Glass sand, manganese, slate I tripoli, zinc and lead are mined in I northern Arkansas. «,

Racers Hoping For Qualifying Runs Saturday INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—Drivers and mechanics cast anxious glances skyward today amid indications the weatherman may be their top foe again in weekend qualifications for next Thursday’s 500-mile auto race. The forecast of scattered showers was virtually a carbon copy of last week when only nine drivers beat the clock and the rain to nail down spots in the 41st annual Memorial Day classic. The trials were scheduled to end at 6 p.m. CDT Sunday. Howeyer, Speedway owner Tony Hulman assured car owners and drivers “everybody will get a chaiice,” and that qualifications will be extended to Monday—Tuesday, if necessary—to assure a full field of 33 starters. 22 Have Priority Twenty-two roadsters, which lined up along the pit wall last Saturday and Sunday in a vain attempt to qualify, will get first crack at the 24 positions still open. About 20 additional cars that were not ready to make their fourlap, 10-mile sprints must line up behind them. National driving king Jimmy Bryan, Phoenix, Ariz., will be first off from the starting line. Bryan was warming up last Saturday when showers closed the racing! plant. Other speedy chauffeurs raring to go include Paul Russo and Tony Bettenhausen in the powerful Novis, Sam Hanks, former “500” champ Johnnie Parsons, Jim and Dick Rathmann, Andy Linden, Johnny Thomson, and Don Freeland. Novi To The Rear Bettenhausen’s Novi must go to the rear of the waiting line since it was not pushed onto the starting apron last weekend. Russo’s racer will be among the first few to get a crack at the records of 146.056 and 145.596 miles an hour set by Pat Flaherty last year. Pat O'Connor nailed down the pole position last Saturday. He averaged 143.948 mph, just an eyelash faster than rookie Eddie Sachs, to be the fastest first-day qualifier. Linden, Dick Rathmann, Gene Hartley, and Bob Christie each have one strike against them. All four tried to qualify last Saturday but were flagged off the course by their own crews for insufficient speeds. A driver gets three chances, if necessary, to complete a 10-mile trial. Should the entire field be completed Saturday, any qualifying runs Sunday will be for “bumping” purposes, with the slowest cars leaving the line-up. Rookie Elmer George is “low man” now with an average of 140.729. Lockbourne Base To Field Football Team COLUMBUS, Ohio — (IP) — Lockbourne Air Force Base will field a football team next fall with Bob Hempen, former Green Bay Packer end, serving as coach. The team will play other services units and some small colleges. ' f •• I \ ft **•« M, , J THE PREMIUM BEER now selling at the POPULAR PRICE • ■ . . ■ 1 IRCWiNS CORPOMHOH Os AMUIC*

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Continue Hearing On Fight Monopoly NEW YORK (UP)— The judge told attorneys for both sides to "leave your boxing gloves home” when they resume arguments at next Wednesday’s continuation of the fight-monopoly hearing in federal court, but the battle is expected to be increasingly bitter. Lawrence Gochberg, a vigorous young attorney for the Anti-Trust Division of the Department of Justice, charges that lawyers for Jim Norris and his boxing enterprises are “trying to undermine the findings" of Judge Sylvester Ryan. On March 8, Ryan found the Norris outfit guilty of monopoly in the conduct of title fights. The period of anti-trust violations extended from June 16, 1949 to May 15, 1953, the government charged, before the case first came before a judge in February, 1954. But now, Gochberg accuses, the Norris attorneys are trying to prove by witnesses and evidence that changes in the Norris enteritises since 1953 have eliminated monopoly conditions and should earn very lenient decrees in Ryan’s final judgment. The final judgment is expected to be handed down in two or three weeks. At Thur sd a y’s abbreviated three-hour session, young Gochberg was up and dowfi like a jumping-jack as he interposed objection aifter objection to the testimony of Truman Gibson, secretary to both International Boxing Clubs of New York and Illinois. And he engaged in wrangles with John F. Caskey, a defense attorney who was questioning Gibson and introducing a series of financial records of the various boxing enterprises as exhibits. Earlier in the session the judge, while listening to Gibson’s testimony about how the Madison Square Garden Corp, rented the Garden to its subsidiary, the New York IBC, interrupted and said he might “throw open the doors" of the Garden to independent promoters. He said he probably would insert a decree to that effect in his final judgement. * - If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad — they onng results.

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Major League Leaders : National League Player & Club G. AB R. H. Pct Aaron, Milw. 30 131 32 47 .359 Robinson, Cinci. 31 135 28 48 .356 j Musial, St.L. 30 125 17 44 .352 Groat, Pitts. 29 116 16 40 .345 Hoak, Cinci. 33 110 18 38 .345 American League Williams, Bost. 28 99 22 40 .404 Mantle, N.Y. 29 95 23 35 .368 Fox, Clyi. . 28 106 21 38 .358 Bertoia, Det. 31 105 11 37 .352 Simpsn, K.City 33 120 17 40 .333 Powers. K.City 23 81 12 27 .333 Home Runs National League — Aaron. Braves 11; Moon, Cards 9; Sauer, Giants 7; Mathews, Braves 7; Adcock, Braves, Robinson, Redlegs, Crowe, Redlegs, Snider, Dodgers, all 6. American League — Williams, Red Sox 10; Sievers, Senators 9; Zernial, Athletics 8; Mantie, I Yanks 7; (Five tied with 5 each). Runs Batted In National League — Aaron, Braves 29; Furillo, Dodgers 29; Robinson, Redlegs 25; Post, Redlegs 23; (Four tied with 22 each). American League — Sievers, Senators 27; Doby, White Sox 24; Jensen, Red Sox 22; Simpson, Athletics 21; Zernial, Athletics 21. I Pitching Trucks, Athletics 5-0; Gross,

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