Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1958 — Page 7

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Coach Brought Crawfordsville Along Slowly (Editor's Note: Second of four stories on the finalists in the Indiana .high .school .basketball tourney.) By KURT FREUDENTHAL United Press Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—lf its an art to get a high school basketball club ready when the shooting counts the most, Dick Baumgartner apparently has it down pat at Crawfordsville. The former LaPorte prep and Indiana University hardwood player brought the Athenians along slowly. They didn't even look too hot toward the close of the season, dropping a 14-point decision on their home floor to Lafayette. And they were forced into overtime to beat Alamo in their second sectional tourney game. Since then, however, they've been rolling merrily. Baumgartner hopes they didn’t hit their peak a week too early, for they were red-hot last Saturday, derailing both Lafayette and East Chicago Washington for the northwest semi-state title. Plenty of Desire “Our boys started to come in the sectional,” explained Baumgartner. "I knew we'd have a chance ’once the boys made up their minds. We had some pretty decent shooting during the season. Crawfordsville, in the finals for the first time since 1942 but completely disregarded in pre-tourn-ey speculation, lacks only one ingredient for an all-around great ballclub: height. All else is there —scoring punch, court-savvy, spirit and desire Especially desire. That was evident last Saturday at the Purdue Fieldhouse, where Dick Haslam, a 5-9 guard, swished through the Lafayette and East Chicago defenses and set up countless scoring plays. “He’s the, best fundamentalist we have.” said Baumgartner. “He has a heart of g01d...” Six-foot Joe Krutzsch and 6-3 center Bill Burget, the tallest player on the .roster, are the Atben»o§’„ top^eboimders.....The other starters are 6-1 forward Mike Walker and Bryson Wilkinson. a six-foot £uard. . “These boys played awfully good ball itrour ISM) thrtto gWMes?’« said the coach. “Were pretty close to the peak right now—i just hope we stay that way.” usrs ovirc Baumgartner attributes his success in his second at Crawfords ville strictly to a “team effort all the way.” “All five boys have scored in double figures repeatedly,” he said. “And if we play the same type of ball >:e played last week. I d say .we have a pretty' fair chance.” / They use a shifting zone defense and mix their offensive plavs in rapid-fire order Crawfordsville is matched against Muncie Central in the second afternoon game at the Butler Fieldhouse this Saturday. Based on last weeks performance, they’ll be favored to tangle with the Fort Wayne South-Springs Valley winner for the title. I - — FILMS Developed at Edwards 24-HOUR SERVICE Kuhne Drug Store

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“I'd rather be the underdog,” explained Baumgartner, "but it makes no difference in the 'boys’ attitude.” After all, it’s been 16 years since Crawfordsville appeared in the state finals and 37 since it took home the first state title. The longer they wait, the hungrier they get. , College Scouts To ' Eye South’s Giant INDIANAPOLIS (U>) — The eyes of college scouts will be to- ( cused on a young giant Saturday . when he takes the same floor , Oscar Robertson and Clyde Lovel- . lette used as a springboard to t basketball greatness. Towering Mike McCoy, believed I to be the first 7-footer in Hoosier prep basketball history, already , has had offers from “between 35 J and 45 colleges and they keep . coming in every day.” i McCoy’s big thrills will come in the finals of the four-week Indiana ’ high school basketball tourney be- . fore about 151)00 fans and scouts. It is the jndsC celebrated and big- . gest event of its kind in the world. Robertson was the nation’s leading college scorer this season and ’ was named player of the year by • United Press. Lovellette, a former Kansas University All - American, now plays pro basketball with Cincinnati. McCoy has been dogged by "growing pains” and this was the first season scouts have had a > good look at the Fort Wayne South Side High senior. They saw a “skinny” 220-pound-er with graceful motions just learning to use his natural advantages. “Mike was 6-5 as a freshman,” said South Coach Don Reichert. . “He grew about five inches the next year. He had a lot of growing pains in his back and missed a lot of school “He broke his foot right at the I start of his sophomore year and . was lost for the first half of the season. Then he missed a lot of school and became ineligible for the first half of his junior year.” From then on McCoy has been the mainstay of powerful South. ; which stood on top of the final . Indiana high school coaches ratings for United Press this season. ■ ‘ McCoy has averaged 16.8 points to- lead hisr club's balanced scoring and grabs about 17 rebounds a game. “He probably would have been •Ucoring 60, 65. or 40 points a game if we had played to feed him,” said Reichert. “But I have five good boys and it has taken some of the pressure off of him." ; “I’ve got a long way to develop yet,’ said McCoy. “In the first place I’d like to weigh around 250 pounds. I think I can carry it on my frame. “I wouldn’t trade places with anybody, though L have trouble with the ordinary things in life. But being’ seven -feet » too much , of an advantage." International League Playoffs All Even By UNITED PRESS All even, the postseason International Hockey League playoff series continues at Indianapolis and Cincinnati tonight. Fort Wayne edged Indianapolis i in overtime Tuesday night, 5-4, to even the best-of-five game series at one game each. Len Thornsor. rammed home the winning shot in | the sudden death period. | Louisville and Cincinnati also I split in -their first two games.

Bradley Upset By Xavier In National Meet NEW YORK (UP)- Confident was the word today for the two Ohio quintets that smashed their way into the semi-finals of the Na t i o n a 1 Invitation Basketball Tournament, but right there the similarity ended. Xavier’s upset kids were wildly happy, shouting about “sweet revenge” in the wake of their 72-62 victory Tuesday night that knocked defending champion Bradley out of the NIT quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden. Dayton's top-seeded Flyers were calm and dead-serious after their hard-fought 74-70 victory over Fordham. Hiese victories send Dayton against unseeded St Johnfs and Xavier against third-seeded St. Bonaventure in the semi-final games Thursday night. The final round, which will be nationally televised, is scheduled Saturday afternoon. , “Bradley ended our season for us last year,” said Xavier coach Jim McCafferty “No school can pick on us like that twice in a row.” Xavier trailed by one point at halftime, then opened up a 42-31 lead midway in the second half. Bradley tried a full-court press—the thing that wrecked Xavier's nerves a year ago. It promptly backfired because Xavier scored a fast basket and just missed another. “A press seldom works the second time,” admitted Bradley coach Chuck Orsborne. Dayton came from behind a 26-23 halftime deficit to win. Forwards" Frank Case with 26 points and Don Lane with 21 led Dayton while Jim Cunningham had 25 for Fordham. “We were terrible in the first half,” said Dayton coach Tom Blackburn. “We were just standing around a lot of the time. We won’t be able to do that against St.. John’s, which impressed me as a much better team than Fordham.” Bowling Scores Sportman’s League W L Pts. K. of C - 21 6 29 Chamber Commerce 17 10 24 Moose 2 — 15 12 20 424 F. A. Btry. 13 14 19 Kaye-Shoe- Stere- — 13 14. 16.. Downtown Texaco 12 15 14 Legion 9 18 11 Moose 1 8 tl9 11 High games: P. Murphy. Tumbleson, 208. Mills 211, Cochran 210. High series: M. Mies 638 <223-191-224). Mixed Doubles Dick and Eileen Gage, 1201; Al and’ Betty Schneider, 1142; Lofty and I. Rich, 1118; Jim and Jo Meyer, 1113; Virgil and Helen McClure 1110; Art and Aggie Baker, 1094; Merle and Doris Affolder, , 1086: Paul and Pat Morgan, 4064; Jim Parent and Jerry Bishop, 1075: Harold and Irene Hoffman, 1073; Bob and Bert Hess; Woody and Lucy Call, 1060; Jim and Norma Markley 1021; Clyde and Kate Conrad. 1013. High games, men: Jim Parents, 219: Art Baker, 200; Al Schneider 201. Women League w L Pts. Three Kings Tavern 20 7 26 Blackwells 19 8 25 AspyStandard Serv. 18 9 25 Hoagland Lumber ..17 10 23 Beavers Oil 16 11 23 Mansfield ... 16 11 22 Two Brothers .... 15 12 21 Alps Brau 14% 12% 20% Adams Cty. Trailer 15 12 20 7 Up , 15 * 13 20 Krick - Tyndall _. 14 13 20 Kent Realty 13 14 17 Drewrys .... 12 15 17 Harmans Market ... 12% 14% 15% Citizen Telephone 12 15 14 Brecht Jewelry ~11 16 13 Adams Theater 9 18 12 Treons 10% 16% 11% Arnold Lumber •.. 6% 20% 7% Lynch Box 6 21 7 High team series: Two Brothers 2306, 7 Up 2299, Hoagland Lumber 2114, Mansfield 2110, Brecht Jewelry 2046, Alps Brau 2021, Beavers Oil 2021, Three Kings Tavern 2004. 500 series: Evelyn Getting 515 (214-166-135). High single games: Eileen Gage 212; Opal Myers 181-195, Violet Smith 193, Jackie Reidenback 184, Alvina Trosin 181, Ruth Frauhiger 176, Lee Nelson 170. , -—— — -U ■■ -■ , ■ LET’S GO SQUARE DANCING AT THE MOOSE Every Friday Nite. It’s Fun! - The Melody Rangers Playing This Week. — MEMBERS ONLY — DANCE and SHOW With Speck Hebble SATURDAY NITE

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Tony Kubek Stars As Yankees Beat Tigers By UNITED PRESS The New York Yankees' American League rivals can forget about any so-called “sophomore jinx” as far aa Tony Kubek is concerned. Kubek, the league’s rookie of the year in 1957 when he played four positions, is playing shortstop this spring but doesn't figure to start the season there- Instead, he’s expected to take over at second. Reguardless of where he plays, the 22-year-old native of Milwauke continues to swing that “educated bat" Tuesday, for example, he lashed out two triples and two singles as the Yankees stretched their winning streak to five games with a 7-3 triumph ovr the Detroit Tigers. Rookie Mark Freeman, Bobby Shantz and Zack Monroe held the Tigers to seven hits, with all three runs coming off Shantz. White Sox Downed The Chicago White Sox’ fourgame winning streak ended when the Washington Senators combed three rookie pitchers for nine runs in four innings en route to a 10-0 victory. The Philadelphia Phillies Hasted four homers off ex-teammate Harvey Haddix and whipped the Cincinnati Redlegs, 6-3. Rip Repulski, Frank Herrera, Wally Post and Willie Jones were the homerhitters while rookie Ray Semproch pitched five shutout innings for the Phillies. Gil Hodges singled home the winning run in the Los Anggeles Dodgers’ 5-4, 13-inning win over the Kansas City Athletics but manager Walt Alston sweated it out until X-rays disclosed no fracture to pitcher Clem Labine’s right ankle. Labine was hit by a liner off the bat of Bob Cerv. He left the game but is expected back in action in a few days. Orioles Win Charley Beamon and Hector (Skinny) Brown combined to hold the San Francisco Giants to eight hits as the Baltimore Orioles scored a 1-0 victory. The Cleveland Indians, sparked by Fred Hatfield’s two-run triple in the fifth inning, downed the Chicago Clubs, 6-4, and the St, Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox, 3-2 ’ The Indians announced that outfielder Joe Cassie, pitchers Stan Pitula and Julio Guerra and catcher Earl Averill are being cut from their squad. EIC Banquet Held Tuesday Evening Playas named to the all-star Eastern Indiana conference basketball team were honored at ‘an EIC banquet Tuesday evening at Montpelier. Coach Don Odle, of Taylor University, was the guest speaker. The all-star members were chosen by each of the schools in the conference voting for 10 players other than from their own schools. Members of the all-star team are: Gary Beaty," Berne; Tfahlfn, Pennville; Ed Kershner, Montpelier; Dick Masters, Bryant; Gary McMillen. Adams Central; Roger Moser. Hartford; Wayne Myers, Monmouth; Don Swartzkopf, Montpelier; Tom Stuber Geneva; Bob Trimble, Lancaster Central. Archie Dees Named As Most Valuable BLOOMINGTON (IB — Archid Dees, who led Indiana to the Big Ten basketball crown the past two seasons, has been voted the Hoosiers' “most valuable” player for the second straight year. Ho thus qualified again for the conference's “most valuable” honor which he won as a junior last year. No player has ever garnered that prize two years in a row. Monroe Town Board To Change Meetings The board of trustees of the town of Monroe announced today that the regular monthly meetings of the board will be held on the first Friday of each month at 6 p.m. CST, effective Friday, April 4. - The board, which previously has met on Monday evenings, took the action in what was deemed to the best interests of the citizens of Monroe. Board members are Paul Lobsiger, Richard Everett and Paul Zurcher. Arthur Moeschberger is clerk-treasurer of Monroe. LiF Leaguer I *llteh I Ify "Unplay ball'”

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Dodgers' Boss Confident Os Winning Team 1 MIAMI, Fla., (UP)—The Dodgers have moved from Brooklyn ' to Los Angeles, but it’s doubtful ' if they will be able to move up | in the National League standings. However, manager Walter Als- ' ton insists that with his brilliant ’ pitching, his team’ can win it all. “Milwaukee ‘has a good ball club, but I believe we are even better,” he maintains [ Alston is confident that Don Newcombe can come back, ahd if he does, the Dodgers have the pitching tools. As Alston puts it, “You name me four of my starters, and I’ll name you- four others who could win the jobs.” I Not Worried About Age ■; „ ilnd the Dodgers skipper is not •wonted about old age catchiag up with some of his key players. ! "Sure Pee Wee Reese is 38, but I’m not concerned about the age : of Duke Snider <3l) Gil Hodges (34), and Carl Furillo (36). 1 “They all will do all right and we are going to have the most ’ mobile club in the league.” ! He has Junior Gilliam, who has 1 played second and left field and who may wind up as the dodger's third baseman-, if either Bob . LTllis dr Don’ Zimmer can“ Win the • shortstop job. He has Hodges, a f great first baseman, who also • can play left field or catch. He has Charley Neal, who came i along fast as a shortstop last sea- ( son, but who won his way into the majors as a second baseman. Because of that mobility, the Dodgers aYe not at all set except for that pitching. Newcombe. Don Drysdale, and southpavy Johnny Podres are sure to be in Alston’s starting ro- » tation at season’s start. Pitching Depth Then there is Carl Erskine, ' whose 5-3 record last season was disappointing but who won his last three starts; youngster Danny 1 McDevitt, who won seven after the Dodgers called him up from the minors in mid-season; Sandy Koufax, the bounus southpaw, whose record was only 5-4; Roger Craig (6-9) and Stan Williams, a 19-game winner with St. Paul last year. For relief pitching, the Dodgers have three of the besV-Clem Labine, Ed Roebuck and Don Bessent The absence of catcher Roy Campanella leaves veteran Rube Walker, probably the slowest runner in the major leagues, as the No. 1 man, with John Roseboro and Jo Pignatano, a .299 hitter with Montreal last year, behind him. If Snider recovers from his knee ailment, the outfield will , have Gino Cimoli in left and Furillo in right. If Snider s cannot start in center, Cimoli will be shifted there with the chances that Gilliam, normally a second baseman, would take over field. Oon-third of the world s oceangoing tankers are owned by oil companies

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tlists and the defending NBA champs, host the Philadelphia Warriors, who eliminated the Syracuse Nationals in their preliminary playoff. Philadelphia lost the opening game of its best-of-three series to the Nationals at Syracuse last Saturday, then rebounded to whip the Upstate New Yorkers two straight, at Philadelphia on Sunday and at Syracuse Tuesday night. The 10188 win at Syracuse was the Warriors' first in nine playoff games there. Martin Behaim of Nuremberg constructed the earliest surviving globe in 1492, showing geographical knowledge generally available just before Columbus’ first voyage.