Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1957 — Page 6

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Bluffton Tigers Have Best Record Os Teams In Holiday Tournament

BLUFFTON — Basketball teams from three Indiana athletic conferences will trade baskets here Dec. 27 and 28 tn the annual Bluffton high school holiday tourney. The Bluffton Tigers with an 8-1 record and the *Decatur Yellow Jackets with a 5*4 record will be striving to uphold the banners of the NEIC. The Central Indiana conference will be represented by the Peru Tigers with a 2-5 record and from the Mississinewa Valley conference the Portland Panthers will bring a 3-5 record. First round games match Decatur and Peru at 7:30 Dec. 27. with Portland and Bluffton meeting in the nightcap. Losers will play at 7:30 Saturday, Qec. 28 and the championship game will be at 8:45. All times are CDT. « Bluffton’s host Bengal outfit nas compiled a 7-1 record at the expense of Hartford City, Decatur. Dunkirk. Columbia City, Winchester, Huntington and Mississinewa The Tigers bowed to South Side's vaunted Archers for their only setback of the season at that point. In compiling their 5-4 record, the Decatur Yellow Jackets, one of three new teams to play in the tourney this year, have stopped Monmouth. Geneva, Berne, Portland and Columbia City. The Jay County seat town boasts victories over Union City, Mississinewa, and Dunkirk and has suffered reverses at the hands of Berne, Royerton. Decatur, Hagerstown, and Hartford City. The CIC Peru Tigers have been able to win but two games, a 52-43 upset over Muncie Burris and a 55-50 victory over Auburn. However, they are improving as is shown by their 75-74 loss to the highly touted Logansport Berries last week. Other losses on the Peru record were to Plymouth, Huntington, Marlon and Hartford City. None of the teams paired in the first round in the event have met to date, thus promising a balanced slate of games on both evenings. The Bluffton Tigers disposed of the Decatur Yellow Jackets in one of the pre-tourney clashes involving the participating quintets and these Jackets in turn dumped Portland to the only Other, meeting of teams entered in the tourney.. Previous records for the season thus far then would indicate that the Deeatur-Peru game could be termed a toss up and the Tigers would be given a slight advantage over the Panther quintet. Bluffton high school athletic officials report that each of the contending teams took a block of reserved seat season tickets for sale to their fans, thus assuring a partisan backing from each school However, plenty of tickets remain on sale at the box office and as surance is given that all who de sire to see the tourney can secure admission. The 3,850 seat Bluffton high school gymnasium is located four blocks south and five west of the court house. Officials for the meet are Oscar Samuels, Anderson; Ward Mos baugh, Arcadia; Billy Holtsclaw, Elwood; and Charles Timmons,

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I : ~ Week's Schedule Os Adams County Basketball Teams Friday Yellow Jackets in Bluffton tourney. Saturday Yellow Jackets in Bluffton tourney. Redkey. • A trophy will be presented to the winning team. Peru Tigers No. Name Yr. Ht. 32 Range. Ernie Sr. 5-11 34 Cooke. John Sr. 5-11 42 Westafer, Bill .....Sr. 5-11 24 Carriger, Ed ..... Sr. 5-8 30 Fechttnan, Fred .. Jr. 5-11 40 King. Karl Jr. 5-11 44 Maverick, Jim ... So. 6-0 10 McPherson, Jack . So. 5-11 20 Moon, George .... So. 6-1 22 Dixon. Harry So. 6-1 14 Grandstaff, Charles So. 5-8 12 Constable, Gordon So. 5-8 Decatar Yellow Jackets No. Name Yr. Ht. 34 Moses, Larry .... Sr. 5-11 35 Eichenauer, Dave Sr. 6-0 54 Bischoff, Bill .... Jr. 5-10 15 Holtsberry, Terry . Jr. 5-11 50 Shraluka, Bob Jr. 6-2 55 Ballard, Ty Sr. 6-0 30 Dellinger. ..Jr. 5-6 40 Banks, Bob Sr. 5-11 33 May. Clarence .... Sr. 5-8 44 Canales, Richard .Jr. 5-9 43 Ritter, Larry .... Jr. 5-8 Portland Panthers No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Pur. 42 42 Vernon Stipp . Sr. 6-2 44 44 Dick Elmore _ Sr. 5-7 20 33 Mike Conway . Sr. 6-0 32 32 Ep McKinley . Sr. 6-1 34 34 Gary Runyon . Sr. 6-1 54 23 Jerry Bailey .. Sr. 5-10 50 43 Jerry Pyle ... Jr. 5-10 30 25 Dick Williams Jr. 5-10 W 35 Jerry Stansbury Jr. 6-1 24 24 Jan Koch Jr. 5-11 52 45 Bob Smith ...” Jr. 5-11 14 22 Ronnie Bashia Jr. 5-9 Bluffton Tigers No. Name Yr. Ht. 44 Gene Bierie ...... Sr. , 5-10 53 Byrl Bowman .... Sr. 6-2 34 Harold Creed Sr. 5-8 30 Ronnie Cupp Sr. 5-7 13 Dick Foster Sr. 5-10 35 BUI Heller .. Sr. 6-0 55 Bob Henry - Sr. 6-0 54 Ron Kemp Sr. 5-11 33 Don Lenoard Sr. 5-8 50 Fred Murray ..... Sr. 5-11 10 Tom Tangeman .. Sr. 6-3 15 Mike Milholland .. So. 6-3 Bowlina Scores Rural League W L Pts. McConnell ........ 28% 19% 41% Mirror Inn ~.. 29 19 41 Chuck’s Marathon 28 20 37 Blackstone ........ 26 22 36 Preble Tavern .... 26 22 35 Faurote Home Bld. 23 25 31% Schrock Builders .. 22% 25% 29% Limberlost Archery 20 28 27 Rural Youth ...... 20 28 25 Stucky and Co. .... 15 33 16% + High games: B. Andrews 202, 213, B. Eyanson 219, J. Harkless 201, H. Miller 200. Classic League W L Pts. Butler’s Garage .. 27 18 37 Riverview Gardens 25 20 36 Acker Cement .. 26% 18% 32% Mies Recreation .. 23 22 31 Decatur Lumber Co. 23 22 30 Leland Smith Ins. .. 21 24 28 Peterson Elevator 20 25 28 West End Rest. .. 20 25 27 Decatur Farms .... 19% 25% 25% Burk Elevator .... 20 25 25 High series: Don Reindenbach 644 (198-257-189), Troy Fenitfg 611 (188.218.205). High games: G. Hooper 233, G. Baumgartner 230, R. Lord 233, A. Erxleben 221, R. Bleeke 202, A. Selking 203, A. Anderson 204, L. Zwick 205, W. Marbach 203, P. Hodle 211, Erv. Bultemeier 214, W. Tutewiler 217, R. Ladd 202, D. Burke 202, C. Cook 201. Note: Don Reindenbach rolled a new high single game of 257 and a new high series of 644. Minor League W L Pts. Dunbar Furniture .. 29 16 38 Holthouse on Highway 26 19 35 Sherwin Williams .. 24 21 34 Kimpel’s Cigar Store 16 19 34 Smith Pure Milk .. 26 19 34 Child Life Shoes .. 21, 24 -29 Clem Hardware .. 22 * 23 29 Moose 19 26 27 Price's Mens Wear 19 26 24 Conrad’s Phillips ”66’’ 13 32 16 7 Dunbar won four •« points from Sherwin Williams, Conrad Phillips “66” won three points from Holthouse, Smith Pure Milk won two points from Kimpel's Cigar Store, Price’s Mens Wear won three points from Child Life Shoes, Clqm Hardware won three points from Moose. High scores: Leon Seiger 224, Harold Hoffman 222, Ralph Smith Jr. 212, Ted Gage 205, Harold August 211. *,

Results Listed In Intramural League Three games were played Saturday afternoon in the intramural league of St. Joseph school, held at the Catholic school gym. The Celtics moved into a tie ' for the league lead by handing the Lakers their first loss, 39-25; the Warriors edged the Hawks, 29-26, and the Pistons downed the Royals. 21-16. League Standings W L Pct. Lakers 4 1 .800 Celtics — 4 1 .800 Royals ... 2 3 .400 Warriors 2......... 2 3 .400 Pistons 2 3 .400 Hawks —. 1 4 .200 Celtics FG FT TP Eiting 2 0 4 Girardot 10 2 Mendoza A 0 18 Omlor —. 4 0 8 McKean 3 17 Converse! 0 0 0 Mies 0 0 0 Roudebush 0 0 0 Durkin 0 0 0 TOTALS 19 1 39 Lakers FG FT TP Kohne 4 2 10) Gase 0 0 0 Foos .......- 0 0 0 Alberding ..... 0 0 0 Haviland 10 2 Roudebush 5 3 13 Teeter —— 0 0 0 Jauregui 0 0 0 TOTALS 10 5 25 Warriors FG FT TP Tricker ... 0 0 0 Gage 10 2 Hess 11 1 23 Fullenkamp 2 0 4 Jackson 0 0 0 Reynolds ... 0 0 0 Lengerich 0 0 0 Rousseau ...... 0 0 0 TOTALS 14 1 29 Hawks ') FG FT TP Fairchild —"6 0 0 Braun — 6 0 12 Ford - 113 Ellenberger 0 0 0 B. Mendoza 4 0 8 Hake 0 0 0 Hammond —... 0 0 0 Kuhnle 113 TOTALS 12 2 26 Pistons FG FT TP Kitson .............. 4 19 McGill ..... 0 0 0 Geimer —. 10 2 Ball .......... 1 0 - 2 Schultz 4 0 8 Braun ...... 0 0 0 Teeple —- 0 0 0 TOTALS 10 1 21 Royals FG FT TP J. Geimer 10 2 J. Kaehr 1 0 2 D. Kaehr 0 0 0 Blythe -1 0 2 Peterson 3 0 6 Lose 2-0 4 Hess ...... 0 0 0 Zintsmaster 0 0 0 Sieling 0 0 0 TOTALS 8 0 16 Minor League will bowl Thursday, Dec. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Mixed Doubles Virg and Helen McClure, 1172: J Harold Strickler and Marilyn Tobias, 1170; Bob Gage and Marge Gage, 1168; Bob and Emma Hollman, 1158; Fred and Jo Hoffman, 1148; Red and Corita Pierce, 1143; Erv and Joyce Anderson, 1141; Peggy and George Laurent, 1134; Andy and Bessie Appelman, 1134; Lee Gage and Donna Allen, 1077; Paul and Pat Morgan, 1073; Jim and Norma Markley, 1062; Jack ‘ and Lee Nelson, 1050; Woody and 1 Lucy Can, 1048. High series: Marilyn Tobias, 522 (176-165-181). High games: women, Jo Hoff- , man. 178; Emma Hollman, 174; Helen McClure, 182. Men, George Laurent, 214; Fred Hoffman, 202; Virg McClure, 207; Red Pierce, 210. H. S. Basketball 1 Sheridan 53, Lapel 45. Y Clarksville Tourney Corydon 58. Clarksvflle 41. 1 Salem 59, Brownstown 56. Brownstown 58, Clarksville 55 (consolation). Corydon 65, Salem 63 (final). 1 .. Trade in a good town — Decatui If you nave something to sen <x rooms for rent, cry a Democrat Want Ad — they bring results.

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Jim Brown Os Cleveland Is Rookie Os Year NEW YORK (UP)—Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns fullback who prefers to let his performances tell the story, today was named the National Football League’s outstanding 1957 rookie in the annual United Press poll. Brown’s 942 rushing yards gave him the league ball-carrying championship by 242 yards. He finished even farther ahead of his rivals in the voting for rookie honors. The former Syracuse AU-Ameri-ca player received 28 of the 32 votes cast by sports writers who covered the campaign in the 11 league cities. Don Bosseler, Washington Redskins fullback, was a distant second with two votes. Jim Podoley, Washington halfback, and R. C. Owens, end and halfback for the San Francisco FortyNiners, split the other two votes. Broke Cotts’ Monopoly Brown snapped a two-year Baltimore Colt grip on the rookie award. Lenny Moore of the Colts led the 1957 voting after Alan Arneche of the Colts won in 1955. Coach Paul Brown was able to grab Jim in the NFL draft because Cleveland had the only losing season in its history in 1958. Enroute to the ball-carrying championship, Brown set an alltime league rushing mark for a single game when he gained 237 yards against the Los Angeles Rams Nov. 24. Scored 4 Against Rams Brown scored four of the 10 touchdowns he made this year in that game. One of his runs against the Rams covered 69 yards and was the longest scoring run from scrimmage made in the NFL this year. He also was the team’s top pass receiver in the game with three catches for 21 yards as the Browns rallied to win, 45-31. Jim also played a vital part in Cleveland’s 6-3 “no touchdown” victory over New York in the season opener. The Giants were the defending league and Eastern Division champions and never quite recovered from that defeat. Brown, a native of Manhasset, N.Y., is only 21. Still a ’’growing boy,” he is six feet, two inches tall and weighs 230 pounds.

North-South Game On Christmas Night MIAMI, Fla. (W — Santa may be on the sidelines, but Coach Bobby Dodd doesn't expect any free • presents Christmas night when he directs his speedy southerners in the 12th annual Shrine College All-Star football classic. The North, coached by Michigan State’s determined Duffy Daugherty,' has a power-packed line that averages 204 pounds pier man and includes some of the finest grid material in the rugged Big Ten conference. The South, lighter but reported more agile, is about a one touchdown underdog. More than 30,000 fans are ex; pected for the game, played for Shrine charities in the Orange Bowl, a forerunner of the other big holiday bowl tilts. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. The weather ouV look is partly cloudy with possible scattered showers. This will be the second straight year Daugherty has coached the Yankees. Last year, his northerners—sparked by quarterback Len Dawson of Purdue and Oklahoma fullback Jimmy Harris—defeated Art Guepe's southerners. 17-7, first victory for the North since 1949. Nine players from five Big Tflß schools were named by Daugherty on his probable offensive starting eleven, with Missouri and Stanford grabbing off the other twr spots. On the 24-man squad. Daugherty and his assistant Ray Eliot of Illinois, together landed nine of their own best players. From Daugherty’s Michigan State powerhouse, ranked among the best in the nation at the clneg of the regular season, come quarterback Jim Nlnowski, ends Bob Jowett and Dave Kaiser, center Dan Currie, and guard Joe Carruthers. ‘ Halfback Dale Smith, fullback Ray Nitschke, tackle Paul Adams: and end Rod Hanson represent Eliot’s Illini. \ Dodd’s starting backfield is expected to include quarterback George Walker, Arkansas; halfbacks Dick Christy, North Carolina State, and Jim Rountree, Florida; and either Louisiana State’s Jimmy Taylor or Auburn’s Billy Atkins at fullback. Primarily, the South will probably feature a fast break - away running attack, while Ninowski gives the North a potent aerial offense. The contest will be played under professional rules. Groza Holds Record For Game Scoring CLEVELAND, Ohio (W — Lou Groza of the Cleveland Browns takes a National Football League record of scoring in 71 straight games into Sunday’s title game with the Detroit Lions.

Sparfans Only Unbeaten Team In Conference By UNITED PRESS Can Michigan State turn the üb-ually-wide-open Big Ten basketball race into a “walkover” this season? The experts say no but the Spartans’ early-season record suggests that the answer ’ may be yes. They’ve reeled off five straight Victories, including Monday night’s 57-51 conquest of lowa State at Ames, lowa, and are the only Big Ten team unbeaten in pre-confer-ence competition. Indiana and Ohio State were rated Michigan State’s chief conference challengers but they’ve won one game between * ’em so far. Indiana lost th 17th-ranbed Oregon State, 82-51, for its fourth defeat in five games Monday night while Ohio State bowed to Oklahoma, 64-55, for its fifth, straight setback. Eighth-ranked Bradley whipped St Mary’s (Calif.), 77-61, 10thranked Utah beat Washington State, 70-48, Uth-ranked Kentucky downed Utah State, 92-64, and lOth-ranked St. Louis defeated Washington, 89-63, in other games involving top-rated teams. Michigan State, rated No. 6 by the United Press Board of Coaches, trailed lowa State, 30-28, at halftime and went into overtime when Den Medsker’s free throw as the final' buzzer sounded rolled off the rim. Jack Quiggle, who led the Spartans with 19 points, hit for two field goals, in the overtime session to clinch the game. Ron Baukol, a reserve guard, scored 18 to lead lowa State. Oregon State overcame a 38-35 deficit at Bloomington, Ind., with the aid of a 26-point performance by Ken Manson to win its sixth game in seven tries. Archie Dees, Indiana’s 6-foot, 8-inch center, tallied 25 points for the Hoosiers, who missed 13 of 20 free throws. Bradley made 23 of 28 free throws compared to only 11 of 15 by St. Mary’s at Peoria, Hl., as the Braves won their fourth game against one loss. Center Shellie McMillon scored 22 points and guard Bobby Joe Mason hit for 11 for the winners while Bob Dold had 20 for St. Mary’s. Bradley's field goal margin was only 27-25, against a team that dropped its seventh decision in nine games. ’ ’’f . " ■*' . \ ■

Bob Pettit Leads \ Pro Net Scorers NEW YORK IW — Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks. who staged the biggest single-game scoring spree of the National Basketball Association with 51 points Saturday night, took over the league total scoring lead today. Pettit, who racked up his big score against Syracuse, held a 44point lead over balding George Yardley of the Detroit Pistons in weekly scoring satisfies issued to-, day by the league. Yardey was held to his season low of 10 points on Sunday night, also against Syracuse, and that cost him the No. 1 spot that he has held for over a month. However, Yardley has played two games less than Pettit and still leads the Hawks in average points, 27.7 per game to 27.3.Adolph Schayes of Syracuse held third place in total points with 682 and Bill'Sharman was fourth with 658. However, on average ponnts 658. However, on average points they were tied for third at 24.4. Big Clyde Lovellette of Cincinnati was fifth both in total, 655, and average, 23.4. College Hurler Is Signed By Redlegs CINCINNATI, Ohio ffl — The Jim O'Toole, a 20-year-old lefthanded pitcher from the University of Wisconsin, and released pitcher Jerry Davis to Seattle in the Pacific Coast League. O’Toole posted a 44 record with Wisconsin last spring and had a 12-1 record with Mitchell, S. D., in the Basin League during the Cincinnati Redlegs have signed summer. He also averaged 12 strikeouts a game at Mitchell. A Redleg spokesman said O’Toole was signed in Chicago Monday by Paul Florence, assistant to general manager Gabe Paul.

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A GAPING 15-FOOT HOLE was torn in the ground by a Navy Sky Rider, single-engine fighter plane, which plummeted flaming from the skies Friday night, and crashed Just east of the Adams county line four or five miles north of highway 224 on the state line. The road was blocked off near the accident so that the air force could locate the engine of the ptaae. The pilot, Marine officer Walter J. Wojciechowski, was stationed at Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi, Tex., and was on a routine flight from Gorsse He, Mich., to Memphis, Tenn. A detachment from Bunker HUI air force base, near Peru, guarded the wreckage. The plane crash was first believed to be an explosion in the Decatur area by Ohio state police, who saw the explosion from a distance.—(Staff Photo)

Kansas Is Now Rated Tops In College Ranks NEW YORK (UP)— Kansas and Kansas State took over the 1-2 spots in the United Press college basketball ratings today and West Virginia vauled all the way to No. 3 on the strength of the upset which snapped North Carolina's 37game winning streak. North Carolina, the defending national champion, dropped from first to fourth place amid the shakeup produced by the first round of holiday tournaments. The voting by the 35 leading coaches who comprise the United Press Ratings Board was so scattered that seven teams received first-place votes, and the first four teams were separated by only 44 points. Ninteen of the coaches voted for Kansas, which extended its record to 7-0 last weekend. Five picked Kansas State, also with a 7-0 record; three each- made West Virginia seventh-ranked Cincinnati their No. 1 choice; two each voted for North Carolina and sixth-ranked Michigan State; and one cast his ballot for fifth-ranked San Francisco. Mountaineers Among Elite Bradley (3-1), Maryland (5-0) and Utah (66) occupied the last three ratings among the top 10 teams. West Virginia (8-0), Bradley and Utah were this, week’s newcomers in the select group. West Virginia, 75-64 conqueror of North Carolina in the Kentucky Invitational Tournament final, advanced all the way from 14th to third place; Bradley advanced from Uth to eighth and Utah from

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-TW'iso* ” s i “This is no gag . . . Merry Christmas everyone!” 15th to 10th. Kentucky, Seattle and UCLA dropped out of the top 10 group. The coaches based their ratings on games played through Saturday night, Dec. 21. In points (distributed on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for votes from first to 10th places r/ Kansas led with 290 out of a possible 350; Kansas State had 258, West Vir ginia 254 and North Carolina 246. Behind them came San Francisco with 202; Michigan State, 178; Cincinnati, 150; Bradley, 66; Maryland, 65; and Utah, 36. Kentucky headed the second 10 group, followed in order by Temple, Seattle, lowa State, Oklahoma State, St. Louis, Oregon State,. Illinois and St. John’s of New York. There was a three-team tie for 20th place among Wichita, Louisville and Yale. Tourneys rose Shakeup Another big shakeup in the ratings appears inevitable for next week following several major holiday tournaments. Kansas and Kansas State are involved in the Big Eight Tournament at Kansas City and if each wins its first two games, Will clash in the final next

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1957

Monday night. North Carolina defends its Dixie Classic championship against a strong field in Raleigh, N.C.; San Francisco plays in the All-College Tournament at Oklahoma City; Maryland is in the Sugar Bowl Tournament at New Orleans; and Utah in the Far West Tournament at Corvallis, Ore. West Virginia is the only team among that top 10 which is idle all week. College Basketball Oregon State 62, Indiana 51. Michigan State 57, lowa State 51 (overtime). Oklahoma 64, Ohio State 55. • Bradley 77, St. Mary's (Calif.) 61. St. Louis 89, Washington 63. Kentucky 92, Utah State 64. Lovola <La.) 94, Louisiana State 62. Colorado 61, Stanford 58. Montana 75, Montana State 66. Utah 70, Washington State 48. Oregon 79, Brigham Young 76. Trade in a-good town — Decatur

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