Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 20 March 1958 — Page 7

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Springs Valley Hoping To Be Another Milan Editor’s Note Third of four stories on the finalists in the Indiana high school basketball tourney.) By KURT FREUDENTHAL United Press Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — They called Milan’s sweep to the Indiana high school basketball tourney crown in 1954 incredible, yet the best thing that could happen in a show now virtually dominated by big-city powers. They said Milan's surge to fame was a “once-in-a-lifetime” shot But four years later Springs Valley finds itself in much the same spot, and with an unbeaten record to boot. Incredible, too, when you realize Springs Valley doesn't have a player taller than 6-1, was merged from French Lick and West Baden only last fall and has never lost a hardwood game. The Blackhawks made believers out of Huntingburg in the sectional, Vincennes in the regional, Terre Haute Gerstmeyer and Princeton in the semi-state. And Huntingburg has a 6-6 Alan Nass and a 6-5 Richie Welp. Vincennes’ Lairy Wright stands 6-4. Gerstmeyer's Charlie Hall hits 6-6. Now comes favored Fort Wayne South with a pressing height advantage over the French Lick boys and led by 7-foot Mike McCoy. The two outfits tangle in Saturday s opener of the finals at the Butler Fieldhouse, and Springs Valley is ready, says coach Rex Wells. Only Two Seniors “I called a few coaches and I we’ve been getting all sorts of letters from fans advising us how to stop those big boys,” said Wells. “We just hope to outrebound and outplay them.” On paper, that looks like an impossible task, but Wells has his theory. “I go on the assumption if we play position we can do it.” Sophomore center Paul Radcliff and guard Marvin Pruett, the club's top. scorer, went with Wells from ' Wesf " 'Baden' ’' W French Lick when the two schools merged. Forwards Bob McQjacken’and J®ek Bieber Butch Schmutzler. all of French Lick, are the other starters- McCracken and Schmutzler are the only seniors on -the first . five, _ . "There's no friction whatever between those boys.” chimed in assistant coach Warren (Doc> Keyser “This is a 10-man club,” added Wells. "Our subs—Frank Self. Mike Watson, George Lagenour. 1 Jim Conradand-Jerryßret-d---love—make thd starters work." Throughout the season, and through last weekend’s semi-state. Wells had little advance warning regarding his future foes. Deserve To Win “The only scouting we did was watch the other teams play in our tourneys,'' said- Wells. The strategy—or lack of it—isn't based on cockiness, said Wells, but on confidence. “The players are just confident," he said. They think they can win That's the way it’s been all season." Still, he admitted he was surprised to gain the' state finals. “Yet. we played good ball, worked hard and I think we deserve being in the finals,” he said. Most of Wells' players have never been in Indianapolis Wells himself saw the state finals just once. “I was a senior in high school (West Baden> when we got some tickets, ' he saidT "Going back as a coach in the finals will be a real thrill." MASONIC All Degree Day Saturday, March 22nd Lodge Opens 1 P. M. Dinner served at 6 P. M. Reservations for Dinner must be in by 4 P. M. Friday. — CALL — Frank Bohnke, Richard E. Maloney or Ray L. Collins for Reservations.

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Ohio Bowlers Lead In Doubles Event The bowling team of G. Diehl and R. Beach, of Ottowa, 0., has rolled into first place in the annual Mies doubles tournament, now in progress at Mies Recreation. A series of 1786 was rolled by the two men in action Saturday evening, putting them temporarily in series for the four games across first place. Diehl rolled a. 741 eight alleys, and Beach had a 729. They received a handicap of 79 pins per game. Thornton and Martin, of Kokomo, are presently in second place, with a 1754 series, while D. Johnson and C. Schmidt, of Fort Wayne, captured the third place ranking Sunday afternoon by rolling a 17747 series. Schmidt had a big 904 actual series, with games of 203, 257, 175 and 269. Now in fourth place are Githens and Agler, of Wren, who rolled a 1740 series the preceding weekend. In fifth place are McEowen and Bebliehty, . of Fort Recovery, Ohio, who had a 1721 series last weekend. • A few openings remain in the tournament, which will conclude following the 9:30 o’clock shift Sunday evening. Results will be announced next week. Bonus Hurler First To Go Nine Innings BY UNITED PRESS Add Billy (Digger) O’Dell of the Baltimore Orioles to the list of the bonus babies who are mak- | ing good in the big time. A $30,000 “bonus kid” when he signed out of Clemson College in 1954, the 25-year old southpaw from Whitmire, S.C., is the first grapefruit league pitcher to go nine innings this spring. O’Dell turned the trick as the Orioles downed the Chicago Cubs, .7-3, at Mesa, Ariz. The victory was the third in eight games for the Orioles but it was marred when shortstop Willie Miranda suffered a bone chip in his ankle in the seventh inning. "“"The Cleveland Indians whipped the San Francisco Giants, 6-3, and the Kansas City ' Athletics downed ■ ■the xfcittsbbrgh Pirates, . M - in. Wednesday’s only other action as rain once again chased the boys indoors. Other camp news: Manager Fred Haney of the Milwaukee Braves estimated that World Series hero Lew Burdette who signed last Thursday, won't make his spring debut until about April 1. Haney recalled Burdette didn't pitch last spring until two weeks after -he--signed.. Manager Casey Stengel of the New York. Yankees conceded he’s “happier" now that the American i League champions have won five straight He also announced his pitchers for the next five days. The Tigers optioned Steve Boos and George Thomas to Birmingham of the Southern Association. Washington Senator Manager Cookie Lavagetto speculated that his five starting pitchers would < [be Ralph Lumenti. sensational bonus southpaw; Hal Griggs, 21-1 game winner at Chattanooga, and 1 veterans Russ Kemmerer, Pedro Ramos and Camilo Pascual. Bowling Scores American Legion League Burke Insurance won two from Firestone; Burke Standard won two from Fawbush, First State Bank won two from Ashbaucher; Ossian Drive Inn won two from Mies Recreation. 200 games: Eyanson 213: Bieberich 202; Frauhiger, E. 203. Ashbaucher 210; Bulmahn E 205; Korte, 207; Marbach 202; Hodle 225; I Hoffman 206-256; Meyer 228: Hess I 205 •— T600 series: Hodle 602 <195-225-182>: Hoffman 631 (206-256-1691. W L Pts. [ Mies Recreation . - I9tj lOVs 27’4 [ Burke Insurance _. 18 12 25 i Ossian Drive In — 18’*z 11% 24% [ Firestone .— 18 12 23 Fawbush 14 16 19 Ashbaucher 13 17 17 ! First State Bank — 9 21 13 Burke Standard __ *lO 20 10

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Redlegs Still Appear Short On Pitching , TAMPA, Fla. (UP)— Pitching ■ cost the Cincinnati Redlegs any ; chance of winning the National , League pennant last year and is I quite likely to plague them again ; this sep son. Although they made a number of off-season deals, adding six. i pitchers from other major league ; teams, the Redlegs’ staff still is i far from first grade and they sacrificed some of their power in those trades However, Manager Birdie Teb- ■ -butts-pointed—*ut that pit eh ing was and still might be bis major i need-and says he still feels the cjub has enough hitting strength even without Wally Post and big Ted Kluszewski. Trade Away Power In an attempt to remedy that weakness7’POTOvas'liraaea~td the Phillies and Kluszewski. whose baseball career is in jeopardy because of a back ailment, was traded to the Piratps. Those trades took two mighty bats out of the Cincinnati hitting aray. ,;..,Tebbieis„ is . counting on Bob Purkey. obtained from the Pirates. and Haddix for starting pitching roles. He hopes that trades Willard Schmidt and Bill Wight will solve his bullpen difficulties. For other starters, Tebbetts probably will call on holdovers Brooks Lawrence <l6-13), Tom Acker <lO-s>, Joe Nuxhall <lO-10), John Klippstein <B-ll> and Hal Jeffcoat <l2-13). Tebbetts said that he might use both Klippstein and Jeffcoat as • relievers as well as starters, depending upon how Hersh Freeman, his bullpen ace of 1956. I makes out Depth at First To replace Kluszewski at first base, Tebbetts has George Crowe, who batted .271 in 133 games last year. Dee Fondy, who also can play the outfield and big Steve Bilko, who hit 56 home runs and batted in 140 for the Los Angeles club of the Pacific Coast League last season, are back of Crowe. The rest of the infield is set with Johnny Temple at second, Roy McMillan at short and Don Hoak at third. Frank Robinson will be in left field with Gus Bell in center. —-Cincinnati has thb best catching in the league with two power hitters. Ed Bailey and Smoky Burgfess the No 1 and 2 men. A lot of other clubs, including the Dodg ers, are trying to get one of them. with Bailey the main target. If one of them should go, there is a good chance Dutch Dotterer, up from Nashville where he hit .302, will be retained. Boston, St. Louis Win Playoff Openers By UNITED PRESS The Boston Celtics and St. Louis Hawks, benefitting' from a oneweek layoff, got off flying in their first appearances in the current National Basketball Association playoffs. The defending champion Celtics, who drew a bye in the preliminary round, breezed to a 107-98 victory over the Philadelphia Warriors at Boston Wednesday night in the ! opening game of the Eastern Di- [ vision final. ‘ ! The Hawks also looked refreshed after an eight-day respite ,as i they downed the Detroit Pistons, 114-111, in,the opener of the Wcst- -[ ern Division final at St. Louis. I

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College Net Coaches In Annual Convention LOUISVILLE, Ky. (UP) — The college basketball Rules Recommendation Committee is expected today to recommend at the NCAA coaches convention that the ( game's rules tinkerers “leave [ well enough alone.” I The committee, headed by Dart- ; mouth's Alvin (Doggie) Julian, ) will hand in its annual report this afternoon in the convention’s first . real business. The vanguard of the t 400 coaches who’ll be here started . to arrive Wednesday. i “I don’t know what Doggie’s ■' committee will rep o r t,” said i Coach A.T. (Slats) Gill of Oregon State, who is president of the as- - sociation. “But my general iml pression -is that -most of the coaches want to let the garnet ■ alone for a year and let us all t cajgh Gill speculated that the pro's r highly-successful 24-second shoot* ing rule and the college game's ■ substitution .rule probably would ‘ be discussed. “The 24-second rule has gained ground,’ said Gill “But I don’t think it has gained enough to make progress on the convention floor.” , Adolph Rupp of Kentucky leads the group which believes the rule allowing Substitutions only when the clock is stopped should be changed because, as Rupp ex- ’ plained, “by the time you can get a boy into the game, the reason you wanted him in there has disappeared.” Nomination and voting for the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Assn, award to the individual doing the most for the sport during the past year, election of new officers and clinic talks by various coaches also are on top during today’s meeting., Facts, Figures On Big Four Coaches INDIANAPOLIS (UP> — Facts and figures on the "Final Four” coaches in the Indiana high school basketball tourney: Don Reichert, Fort Wayne South—Age 38. Education: Fort Wayne South, Franklin College. Indiana State and Ball State Played basketball and baseball Career—coached at Covington in 1941-42, returned there in 1946 after World War II service in the Navy. Came to South in 1951. Won sectional in 1947, sectional and regional in ’1951,' sectional and regional the last three years. Dick Baumgartner, Crawfordsville—Age 26. Education: LaPorte High School, Indiana UniversityPlayed basketball, football and track at LaPorte, basketball and track at I.U. Is Army veteran. Career—third year coaching. At Roachdale in 1956, lost in sectional. Lost in regional finals at Crawfordsville last year. John Longfellow, Muncie Cen-tral-Age 32. Education: Elkhart - High School, Indiana, Indiana • State and DePauw, -Participated ■ in basketbail and track. Career—- : started coaching 10 years ago at i Kewanna, subsequently moved to Baugo Twp. (Elkhart Co.), Sullivan, Mishawaka, then to Muncie last fall succeeding Jay Mc- , Creary. Is Navy veteran His t teams won three sectionals, two [ regionals, one serhi-state. Rex Wells, Springs Valley—Age 25. Education: West Baden High School. Hanover College. Played ’ basketba’l. Career — coached at ; 'West Baden last year, became • first coath at Springs Valley last ■ fall -after merger with French Lick, ' '

* Semi-Finals In NIT Tonight At New York NEW YORK (UP) — Top-seed-ed Deyton and third-seeded St. Bonaventure are favored to bull their way into the title round of the National Invitation Basketball Tournament tonight at he expense of unseeded but dangerous opponents. The Flyers are a five-point choice to defeat St. John’s in the opener of a semifinal doubleheader, while the Bonnies are considered three points stronger than Xavier of Ohio in the finale at Madison Square Garden. The Dayton-St. John’s clash will bring together four former New York City high school stars. Hie Flyers’ Frank Case and St John’s Alan Seiden were teammates on Jamaica High's city championship team three years ago, while Dayton’s Don Lane and Hughie Kirwin of the Redmen played together at St. Ann’s High School. Case popped in 26 points in Dayton s quarter-final vic to r y over Fordham Tuesday night and will be the man to watch. In the matchups, St. John's coach Joe Lapchick is expected io give Dick Engert the job of guarding Case while Seiden probably will draw Lane. Xavier, an upset winner over defending champion Bradley in the quarter-finals, will enjoy a slight height advantage against St. Bonaventure. Xavier coach Jim MeCafferty admits the Bonnie’s ball-hawking

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defense “could give us our biggest problem.” “Those boys, especially that little Larry Weise (5-11), are all over the court hounding you every minute,’’ he said. Maurice Stokes Is Off Critical List . CINCINNATI, Ohio (IP) — Cincinnati Royals star center Mau1 rice Stokes, taken off the critical f list after being stricken by a 1 mysterious ailment, still was in a - semi-conscious state late Wednesi day night. Dr. Curwood Hunter. of St. J Elizabeth’s Hospital in nearby : Covington, Ky., sdd Stokes’s 111ness “clinically fulfills all the ’ requisites of encephalitis,” comt monly known as sleeping sickness. i Lir Leaguer - I\ 1 \ W i Xl ’ “It's spring .; . there goes the ! first Robin!"

LB/f Athletic Program In Red INDIANAPOLIS W — A state audit today showed Indiana University’s athletic program finished 865,926 in the red during the 1956-57 school year. The State Board of Accounts audit showed football was a paying proposition during the fiscal year, but the school lo#t money in basketball and baseball. IU received $358,768 more than it spent on football, but it lost $12,000 in baseball and $2,000 in basketball. Other sports, with no income, helped account for the deficit. The report also listed athletic expenses of $37,000 for “special payment.” Deputy Examiner Howard Swaim said all or part of that money went for aid to athletes. The audit for the period June 1, 1956 to July 3. 1957 listed the university’s total income at more than 70 million dollars and expenses at 67 millions. Expenses included 21 million dollars for salaries. Income included 20 millions in state aid and $201,000 from the federal govern ment. Redskins' Ticket Sales Are Booming WASHINGTON — Iff) — The recesion not with standing, the Washington Redskins report one of their biggest pre-season ticket sales today. The National Football League team already has passed the 15,000 mark, a goal they didn't reach last year until Aug. 23.

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■ ■■■"- 111 ■* 111 Fort Wayne, Cincinnati Defeated Wednesday By UNITED FEES* . ..Indianapolis and Loatevffie **• day took 2-1, leads in the International Hockel League playoffs. Indianapolis blasted Fort Wayne in the Captital City Wednesday night, 8-2 as Pierre Brilliant scored his fifth “hat trick" this season. Louisville upset; Cincinnati on the latter’s ice in overtime, 2-1. Adams Central Rifle Team Defeats Berne I The Adams Central rifle team, coached by instructor Doyle Collier defeated the Berne team on the Berne range Wednesday morning in a sitting and standing posi- . tion match. The six-man Adams Central team won, 270 to 229, in the standing match, and 355 to 299 in the sitting match. Adams Central will meet the Decatur high school team Friday noon at Adams Central. This will be Decatur’s first amteh sine*, organizing. Adams Central will meet Berne again April 4. Individual scores on the Adams Central tea-a were: Dick Steiner, 134; John Inniger, 112; Dave Haugk, 104; Jerry Beard, 101: Richard Myers, 90; Phillip Mcßride, tt. Cub Pack Meeting Is Postponed One Week Cub pack 3062 will not meet today as p;eviously scheduled because of a parent-teachers association meeting. The group will | meet instead, next Thursday.