Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 65, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1958 — Page 6

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SPORTS

Cardinals May Be Top Threat To Milwaukee ST. PETERSBURG, Ha. (UP) —F reddle Hutchinson, who brought in his St. Louis Cardinals a surprising second last year, thinks they can “go all the way’’ this year. “We have the power, and I think we have the pitching,." Hutchinson said. "The only question in my mind is our defense—in the outfield." In addition to that possible weakness, he also that he would like a veteran thirdstring catcher. “A guy who can go in thene in the late innings to settle down my kid pitchers,” Hutchinson explained He had Walker Cooper for that chore last year, but Cooper decided to end his active playing days. Set Except For Pitching Except for pitching, the Carinals, pending deals, are all set. They’ll come up with a revised invield, but with the same four players they had last year. Al Dark has been shifted to third base and the younger and faster Eddie Kasko has been moved from third to shortstop. At first will be Stan Musial, who wear the National League batting championship for the seventh time last season, with Doh Blasingame at second base. He’s sure that Musial will suprw I — Last Time Tonight — Great Family Hit! “GOD IS MY PARTNER’*—4Walter Brennan. Marion Ross ALSO — Shorts 15c -50 c FOUR BIG DAYsF WED., THURS., FRU SAT. SPECIAL MATINEES Wed., Thurs. & Fri. Starting at 4 o’clock (The Kids Can See the Show After School and Be Home In Time for Supper.) [_J • 1 1 L. . mg: deeply moving ■ : ,ptory of a 4 remarkable family - ||||| and a homely old yeller’ dog! ' ...SURE TO BECOME —-— — ) „ ' ONE OF THE MOST .v\.;talked-about’ /.Pictures in yearsi t DISNEY Wand FESS PM ; ca <*MmpM fe&e TgMahlJlcolor* p z? »■ r 1 AFf YOM ■ TOMMY KIM • KMKORCORAN .-- i BfWRLY WASHBUM ■ CHUCK tOtwioßS ALSO — Shorts 25c -75 c -0 Sun. & Mon. — Robert Mitchum “The Enemy Below” — In Color.

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ply the power he needs along with his starting outfield trio of Del Ennis in left, Ken Boyer in center and Wally Moon in left The question in Hutchinson’s mind is whether that outfield will let in more runs than they bat in. Smith For Outfield Duty The Cardinals manager will keep the light-hitting Bobby Gene Smith around for outfield utility duty along with Veteran Irv Noren. He also hopes that Gene Green, a rookie up from Rochester where he hit .299 last season,* will make the grade. Green can catch. The 19-year-old Curtis Flood can do the job in the field, but doesn't hit too well against curve balls and may be sent down for further seasoning. Joe Cunningham, who can play either in the outfield or at first, will be kept as a utility man along with infielder Dick Schofield Hal Smith will be the No. 1 catcher with Hobie Landrith behind him. starters for the Cardinals will be Larry Jackson who had a 15-9 The "Big Four” pitching reoerd last season; Sam (toothpick) Jones (12-9); Lindy McDAniel. one of the famous bonus pitching brothers with a mark of 15-9, and Wilmer (Vinegar Bend' Mizell, who in his first year out of service wan eight games while losing 13 last season. Jimmy Archer May Protest Decision NEW YORK (UP) — Welterweight Jimmy Archer planned to protest today to the State Athletic Commission against the split decision favoring Johnny Gorman after their TV fight at St. Nicholas Arena Monday night. Mike Snyder, manager of New Yorker Jimmy, protested at the ringside to Dan Dowd, the commission's executive secretary. But Dowd told him to take his protest to Chairman Julius Helfand today. ~ “That’s exactly what I'll do,” said Snyder. “It was impossible for Archer to lose after flooring Gorman twice in the early rounds and forcing the action throughout." However, a poll of six writers at ringside favored -Gorman of Brooklyn, 4-2. The United Press had Gorman winning on a round I baswf Meanwhile, m a- U hmaker Irving Cohen is trying to arrange a return bout at St. Nick s in April. To Chime Again SALT LAKE CITY - (IP) - The bells in the City-County Building tower will chime again after 20 years because Newell G. Knight an auditor’s office worker, spearheaded a drive to raise funds for repair work. Cake sales and other projects dreamed up by county workers raised more than 6700 to- • ward.the $1,500 repair bill. - Trade in a eood town — Decatu. WANTED Experienced steak . connolseurs who can appreciate Char-Broiled T-Bone and Sirloin steaks at their absolute finest. Apply tonight at Fairway. I 11 "| , 1 " '

NEIC's All-Star I ( Team Is Announced The Fort Wayne Concordia Ca- [ dets, conference champions, plac- ' ed two players on the DJortheast- . ern Indiana conference all-star [ quintet, announced at a conference meeting Monday evening. Cadets chosen on the first team were Ron Wilson and Al Buuck. ; Other first team members are Tom Tangeman, Bluffton Tigers; Al Herman, New Raven Bulldogs, and Jerry Brown, Kendallville ' Comets. ) Larry Moses, of the Decatur Yellow Jackets, was chosen for the second team- Other second ' team selections were Bill Schwartz, Columbia City Eagles; Bill Harmeyer, Concordia; Larry Getts, Garrett Railroaders, and Gary Kummer. New Haven. Bob Banks, Decatur, was voted , honorable mention. Others given, honorable mention were Mike Milholland, Bluffton; Bill Davis, New Haven; Beryl Bowman, Bluffton, and Mel Maggert. Garrett. i Today's Sport Parade (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.) By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Spirts Writer ' NEW YORK <UP)—lsaac Logart and Virgil Akins swap i punches Friday night for a shot 1 at the welterweight championship ‘ I of the world and a chance to put childhood poverty behind them for good. Both knew hunger and want when they were growing up—Logart in the Cuban sugar cane fields and Akins on the banks of I the Mississippi. Their $20,000 guarantees still stand as tremendous paydays for both of them. But the winner of this 12-round ' semifinal elimination bout, made necessary when Carmen Basilio gave up the welterweight title aft--1 er winning the middleweight crown, figures to have it “made " Logart Is Favored This, each figures, is the championship even though the winner ■ must engage Vince Martinez for the title. Because neither Logart nor Akins has much regard for Jersey Vince, who drew a bye into the championship finals. “This; is it" says Logart the 8-5 favorite. “It is a dream I have had since I watched Kid Gavilan | fight in our home town of Cama- j guery, Cuba.” Necessity dictated a fighting ca-1 reer for Logart, 24, who is known as “El Latigo” or “The Whip" because of the manner in which ! he snaps his punches. He was one of “M’Thildfdh and • there=wa«r little future wielding a bolo knife in the cane fields. He has won, <54 bouts—l9' by knockouts. Akins, 30, is a St. Louis slugger who often has been accused of -lacking —“enthusiasm ’ —The —answer is that, a pro since 1948, hejust couldn t seem to reach the top? *A new' managerial staff has < jolted him into renewed efforts and he predicts that he will make it the best two out of three over Logart. The first tjme they met, Akins won a split decision and the [second time, * Logart won unani[mouslyT Needed Money Akins, who has won 46 bouts, with 26 knockouts, started as a Golden Glover and turned pro in 1948 “to make some mon-1 ey." His father died when he was [ nine and he remembers his fam- [ ily of 10 living in a three-room j flat. Laughs haven’t been too plentiful in his life, but he recalls with a grin the first time he fought in the Garden. “You ever been knocked out. the doctor asked. “No," Akins replied. “You ever been unconscious, the doctor pressed. "YeS," he said and then, noting the doctor’s perplexed look, added; “I was kicked by a horse., Logart doesn't have the “kick of a horse in either hand and the oddsmakers are counting on the Cuban’s boxing skill. But Akins, who once chopped wood for a livi ing, counts on chopping Isaac ■ down to §ize. . • „ !- It's the opportunity of a boxing lifetime for both of them. Cincinnati Evens Up Hockey Series By United Press Cincinnati’s International Hock- i ey League champions routed Louisville Monday night, 5-1, to even their best-of-five-game series at one each. Louisville won the opener Sunday by the same score. The first two games w'ere played at Louisville. , —» — LiT Leayuer i ■ ll I i //A I O JJB IS tfg** ' “I don’t know whether this is building my body, but it’s sure building my appetite!”

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1 Muncie After Fifth State Championship (Editor’s Note: First of four stories on the finalists in the Indana high school basketball tourney.) By KURT FREUDENTHAL United Press Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—Funny, the way the ball bounces This' was supposed to be a “down" year for Muncie Central I and Jay McCreary packed up and I moved to Louisiana State. He left young John Longfellow only one starter, 5-7 Charles Joris. I It looked sad at Muncie early in the season. i “There were times when it was i. doubtful that we would win six . or seven games,” recalled Longrl fellow today. But he said it smil- ’ ing—for his Bearcats have outlasted 725 quintets and are shooting for an unprecedented fifth state title Saturday. This is Muncie’s 11th appearance in the “Fieldhouse Four,” and one of the least expected. Longfellow has three sophomores among his first seven players. The best, 6-3 center Ron Bonham, . is only 15. [ Longfellow calls him an “un- , usual ballplayer” and potentially [; one of the best pivotmen he has <had in his 10-year coaching car- .; eer. Had Tough Semi-State ~ Muncie Was “supposed" to win f ■ this four-week grind four years ) ago but Milan’s unforgettable Indians wrecked those hopes in the finale, 32-30. I “I'm sure well be underdogs , against Crawfordsville Saturday," ( said Longfellow, “but we re coming down to win.. ” Muncie had the toughest semi- ‘ state tourney of the four contenders, winning from Rushville in overtime, 55-53, and beating North Central Conference rival Anderson for the title, 53-52. “We fought for our lives in both games," said Longfellow. “It was just a matter of who would be ahead as the gun went off.” Muncie lost half a dozen regu-lar-season games, only a so-so record for this basketball - mad ■ school. "From beginning to now, this [team has been a real surprise," said Longfellow. "These kids developed, and then there’s a lot of tradition at Muncie.” Rand, Longfellow Usually starts 6-0 [ Dave Hofheinz and 6-1 Charles Hinds. ■ whose brother Jim played with Indiana’s ranking Big Ten champions, at forward, and Joris [ and 5-8 Bernie Anderson at guard, i Hinds and Joris are seniors, the I others juniors. Thus, Muncie ■' should be even stronger next [ year, According to the scouting reports from Crawfordsville, said Longfellow, “we’ll be meeting as good a team as any we have met.” -- Should -Mere:-e=ge way Longfellcw would become the fifth c 1 .« 1 :1. to capture the crowm in his first season- McCreary did [it at Muncie six years ago I What about McCreary? He’s j cheering for the Bearcats all the T way. “He sent us encouraging tele- ' grams for the sectional alid regional,” sakF Longfellow, “and came up for last semi-state. i “He'll be back this Week. We have a place for him on the bench.” « Indiana Police Net Tourney March 29 FORT WAYNE — The state Fraternal Order of Police basketball tourney will be held at the General Electric gym in Fort Wayne Saturday, March 29, with lodge 14 as the host. Included in the tourney will be police teams from Elkhart, Richmond. Anderson, Muncie, South Bend, Gary and Fort Wayne. Playoffs will start at 9 a.m., with the finals scheduled at 8 p.m., followed by the presentation of awards i by M. Jack Voelkel, South Bend, state lodge president. Awards will also be made to the second and third place teams. Maurice Stokes Still In Critical Condition CINCINNAT, Ohio (IP) — Maurice Stokes, Cincinnati Royals star center whp collapsed aboard a plane from Detroit-Saturday, was“still in a critical condition” Monday night. Dr. Benja’min Hawkins, Royals team physician, said that Stokes’ windpipe was “punctured to help him breathe.” Dr. Hawkins said Stokes opened his eyes a’little bit “occassionally but has shown no real sign of regaining consciousness.” Cornell’s Foreign Students ITHACA, N. Y. — (IP) — Foreign student enrollment at Cornell University is at an all-time high this year, with 640 graduate and yndergraduate men and women registered from 78 countries. The to- [ tai is 18.5 per cent above last year’s figure of 540,

Yanks Down Braves Second Day In Row BY UNITED PRESS Casey Stengel can stop scowling today because his. New York Yankees once again are looking like champions. Stengel was mighty unhappy last week after his team dropped . five of its first six exhibition . games. But today they’re riding a four-game winning streak, in- 1 cuding two straight wins over the world champion Milwaukee Braves. The Yankees staged their best i show of the spring Monday when I they clobbered the Braves, 15-8, I with a 17 - hit attack on foilr pitchrs. They got off badly when J Bob Turley was raked for five runs in the first inning but got fine pitching over the last seven frames from Tom Sturdivant and Johnny James. 1 Mickey Mantle hit his first : homer of the spring and also tripled. Andy Carey and Hank Bauer homered and Norm Siebern had four hits in five tries. Frank Robinson smashed two 1 homers and knocked in six runs as the Cincinnati Redlegs whipped the Washington Senators, 9-6, for their fifth win in 10 games. The Philadelphia Phillies scored a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis CardinalsThe Cleveland Indians beat the San Francisco Giants, 9-6, for the first time this spring. Frank Thomas banged out two ! homers but they weren’t nearly ’ enough as the Chicago White Sox took advantage of five Pittsburgh errors to beat the Pirates, 7-4. 1 Walt Moryns last-inning, three- : run homer lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 5-3 decision over the Baltimore Orioles in a game played at Scottsdale, Ariz., as the second half of a double - header which also featured the San Fran-cisco-Cleveland game. Don Zimmer’s lOth-inning sacrifice fly delivered the run that gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 3-2 decision over the Spokane Indians of the Pacific Coast League. Oscar Robertson Is Player Os Year NEW YORK IW — Oscar Robertson, the University of Cincinnati's 19 - year -old whiz kid. today became the first sophomore ever to be chosen Basketball Player of the Year in the annual United Press poll. In a vote of 251 sports Writers and sportscasters; Robertson, the leading scorer in major college ranks, received 123 votes as the best player in the business this season. Elgin Baylor of Seattle was run-ner-up with 55 votes, followed by Dave Gambee of Oregon State with 12, Guy Rodgers of Temple with 10, Don Hennon of Pittsburgh with 8 and Bailey Howell of Mississippi State with 5. Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas and Pete Brennan of North Carolina each had four „votesft waS the second honor for Robertson in the past week. Last Wednesday he became the third sophomore ever named .to the United Press All-American team. Temple Star Will Play In Tourney PHILADELPHIA — API — Temple University’s prospects for its NCAA playoff meeting with Kentucky at Lousville Friday looked much brighter today with the- announcement that All-America Guy Rodgers will be able to play. Rodgers underwent 24 hours of treatment for a back injury in University Hospital while coach Tarry LitWack and teammates wrung their hands. PROFITS (Continued from page one) well - documented mismanagement of the State Highway Department during the previous administration,” Steers wrote. “However, your report does not contain any evidence that fraud was practiced on this state and in the absence of such evidence, there is nothing in the nature of either civil or criminal action that this office can file . . .” Marion County Prosecutor John Tinder will be given a copy of the report, Chief Examiner Thomas Hindman said. Merriam turkeys, the wild birds hunted annually in New Mexico, were domesticated by the Indians long before the first Spanish explorers arrived. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, who explored New ’ Mexico in 1540, received a turkey as a token of pease from the Indians.

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Bowling Scores Rural League W L Pts. Mirror Inn 18 6 25 Preble Tavern 17 7 24 McConnell - 15 9 22 Limberlost Archery 15 9 19 Blackstone ... 13 11 18 Chucks Marathon —l3 11 16 Schrock’s Builders 10 14 16 Schindler Painting 7 17 10 Rural Youth 8 16 10 Stucky & Co- 4 20 4 High games: D. Maley 218, D. Sheets 212, D. Macklin 201, Lee Gage 202,202. High games: W. Hitchcock 209, R. Stucky 221, J. Moser 219, O. Agler 210, R. Judt 214, Shackley 203, D. Smith 209, W. Fawbush 202, J. Hullinger 203, I. Sheehan 202. .. .. Merchant League W L Pts. Slicks Tasty Freeze 18 6 25 State Gardens .... 17 7 22 Begun’s Clothing —ls 9 20 Zintsmaster - 13 11 17 Citizens Telephone 11 13 16 Western Auto .... 10 14 14 Painters - 9 15 12 Krick - Tyndall .... 9 15 12 Alps Brau 9 15 11 Lynch Box 9 15 11 Krick - Tyndall won 3 from Begun’s, Zintsmaster won 2 from Lynch Box, Citizens ■ Telephone won 3 from Alps Brau, Slicks won 2 from State Gardens, Western Auto won 2 from Painters. Minor League W L Pts. Klmpel’s Cigar .. 18 9 24 Clem Hardware .... 15 12 22 Child Life Shoes .. 15% 11% 21% Smith Pure Milk .. 15 12 20 Sherwin Williams .. 15 12 19 Holthouse Highway 13 14 18 Conrad’s Phillip .. 13 14 18 Dunbar Furniture 13% 13% 17% Moose 8% 18% 10% Price’s Mens Wear 8% 18% 9% Kimpel’s won three points from Holthouse, Clem Hardware won three points from Sherwin Williams, Child Life Shoes won three points from Dunbar, Smith won three points from Moose, Conrad’s Phillips “66” won four points from Price’s Mens Wear. High score: Bob Bollinger 214. Classic League ... W L Pts. Leland Smith Ins. 19 8 27 Riverview Gardens 19 8 26 Burk Elevator .... -8 9 26 Acker Cement ... 16 11 20 Butler’s Garage — 15 13 19 Mies’ Recreation ..11 16 15 West End Rest. .... 12 15 14% Peterson Elevator 10 17 13 Decatur Farms .... 10 17 12% Decatur Lumber Co. 6 21 9*' High series: Eru. Bultemeier 190-243-204 (634), Jim Ahr 187, 234. 203 ( 624), Snook Marbach 210-217-184 (602), Bob Eyanson 216-175-210 (601). High games: W. Petrie 247, D. Reidenbach 215. D. Burk 203, R. i Mutschler 208, P. Hodle 228, P. Schroeder 203, R. Gallmeyer 212, R. Hollman 214, F. Ahr 208, G. Schultz 207, A. Baker 221, R. Werling 215, A. Anderson 203, W. Snyder 202, L. Gage 201. Major League W L Pts. Marathon Oil .... 16 8 23 Tferee’Kings Tavern 16 Q-m-* Decatur Blue Flame 15 9 20 Beavers Oil Service 15 9 20 Hoagland Farm Eq. 13 11 16 Midwestern Life ..11 13 14 Ideal Dairy ' 9 5 11 Meier Hide & Fur .. 9 15 11 State Gardens 8 16 10 Three Kings Tavern won 4 pts. from Maier Hide & Fur, Decatur Blue Flame won 4 pts. from Ideal Bgiry, Midwestern Life won 4 pts. from Hoagland Farm Eq., Beavers Oil Service won 3 pts. from Marathon Oil, Hooker Paint won 3 pts. from State Gardens. 200 games: W. Melcher 203, Ed. Witte 207, Don Hoile 231, Don Burke 202-213, Lloyd Reef 202, Robert Dedolph 234, Dick Mies 221, J. Lindemann 215, Ed. Lepper 203. If you have something to sell or rooms foment, try a Democrat Want Ad — They bring results. FISH FRY FRIDAY, March 21 ■ 5:00 to 8:00 P. M. 411 You Can Eat 1 “ — At — MONMOUTH GYM Sponsored By BAND PARENTS 12 Yrs. and over $1.25 Other Children 75c Pre-School Age, Free. ■ »».. ———

12 Teams Compete In State tourney LOGANSPORT (W — W Twelve independent basketball teams from eight cities will compete in the National Basketball Congress state tournament here March 2429. Logansport Jaycees are sponsoring the tourney, which includes teams from Gary, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Frankfort, Columbia City, Lafayette, Rensselaer and Logansport. Winning and runnerup teams will represent the state in a nanational tourney.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1958

Bradley And Dayton See Action Tonight NEW YORK (ts) — Top-seeded Dayton and defending champion Bradley finally swing into action against unseeded underdogs tonight in the National Invitation Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Bradley, seeded No. 2, open .ts title by playing Xavier of Ohio in the first game of a quarterfinal doubleheader and Dayton takes on Fordham in the finals. Trade in a good town — Decatur