Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 68, Decatur, Adams County, 21 March 1958 — Page 7

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INDIANAPOLIS (UP) - Four men who were instrumental in guiding Crawfordsville to the first Indiana high school basketball title back in 1911 will return to the state finals Saturday to relive their moment of glory. Hugh Miller, Ben Myers and Clio Shaw were members of the team which dumped Lebanon, 24-17. in the state title game at Indiana University 47 years ago. Dave Glascock was their coach. The current Crawfordsville team will meet Muncie Central in the second game of the afternoon semi-finals. Fort Wayne South clashes with unbeaten Springs Valley in the opener. But things were a lot different back in those days, the four reflected. The style of play has undergone Vast changes and the number of teams in the tourney, the largest of its kind in the world, has skyrocketed Crawfordsville used only seven men to outclass a field of 12 in the inaugural tourney. Teams then were chosen to represent each of Indiana’s congressional districts, a far cry from this year’s 729-team free-for-all. Three of the members of the first state champ are dead and a fourth is living in California and was unable to be present to watch the 1957-58 edition of the Athenians. Less than 3,000 fans watched the first contests compared to the 15,000 expected to pack Butler Fieldhouse Saturday. Untold thousands will witness the event on television. Style Changes Glascock recalled some of the changes in the style of play and rules which have speeded up the game in the more than four decades since his charges cut down the nets to symbolize Indiana's most coveted sports victory. 'For one thing, the type of shooting was different.” Glascock said. “You rarely saw a hook shot or one-hander. 'There was no zone defense. The boys played all over the floor most of the time, pressing the opposition. They played more defense than they do now The man known as the ‘back guard’ rarely got past the top of the foul circle and took the first man down when the other team was on the offense? 1 Glascock said there was no dribbling and there was a center jump after each basket from the field. * This led tea system of Upoff plays which were quite successful,” he said. Glascock, living in- -Terra. Haute. since his retirement as track coach at Indian*. State, said the forwards and the center did all the scoring as Crawfordsville beat Lebanon for the title. Miller, -president of a Crawfordsville printing firm, said officiating is much closer now and about “three times” as many fouls are called today. Play Independents Shaw said the Crawfordsville team in 1911 played about 25 ‘games, including many with mdependent teams. “We had to since there were so few high school teams.' he said. Shaw, a retired butcher now residing in Indianapolis, also pointed out the vast difference in substitution today.

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When a player was taken out ’ of a game then, he was through,” , Shaw said. "The coach couldn't ' put him back in." Myers, a retired retail coal operator living in Crawfordsville, said he likes the speeded up type of ball played today. “W played a fast type of ball for our time but it wasn't the 'horse race’ style of today,« he “At first I didn't like the way they’ve speeded up the game, but I’m used to it now It’s still a grat game." NCAA Semi-Finals Scheduled Tonight LOUISVILLE, Ky. (UP)-A rematch of one of the season's finest games fittingly opens college basketball’s biggest show tonight when Kentucky and Temple meet in the semifinal round of the NCAA championships before a ganding-room-only crowd of 20, The replay of the three-over-time thriller Kentucky won from Temple at Lexington, Ky., last December was regarded a tossup, while Kansas State's towering team was picked to whip Seattle in tonight’s other semifinal. Temple, with All-America Guy Rodgers at guard and Jay Norman working miracles under the boards, rode into the semifinal round on a 25-game winning streak that is the longest in the country this season. Coach Harry Litwack of the Owls said frankly today, “this is a better team than the one I took to the ' semifinals at Evanston (HL) two years ago.” . Kentucky, only school which already has won three NCAA titles, boasts not a single All-America or even all-conference star among its Southeastern Conference champs, but many observers will say guard Vern Hatton is as good as they come and the team has blinding speed. Seattle, tournament dark horse, made it the hard way by beating Wyoming. San Francisco and California in the Far West regionals to extend its season record to 22-5. Mantle, Aaron Star In Exhibition Tilts By ‘-UNITED PRESS The- most* valuable players -of 1957 are ready to defend their . laurels in'sß_._ That’s the message from Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron, whose thunderous bats led the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Braves into the World Series last season Both got off to slow starts this spring but they're belting away now as if they already could : smelltors' year’s Series* doughMantle smashed two 400-foot homers and a pair of doubles Thursday to lead the Yankees to an 11-8 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and stretch their winning streak to six games. The Oklahoma Kid now has collected 11 hits, including three homers, a triple and five doubles, knocked in 13 runs and is hitting .344. Aaron, meanwhile, walloped a pair of homers to drive in four runs and spark the Braves to an 11-1 triumph over the Cincinnati Redlegs and square the world champions' spring record at 5-5. Aaron’s spring figures show nine hits, including three homers, nine runs batted in and a .346 average. The Pittsburgh Pirates demonstrated some long ball power when they beat the Kansas City Athletics, 7-4. for third win of the spring. Herb Score, still limping because of a sprained ankle, tossed three scoreless innings for the Cleveland Indians but the San Francisco Giants rallied late to score a 10-inning, 7-5 triumph. The Baltimore Orioles artfi Chicago Cubs split a doubleheader, the Orioles winning the first, 4-1, and the Cubs taking a 10-inning second game, 1-0 and Don Drysdale pitched four perfect innings but the Los Angeles Dbdgers had to come from) behind to beat the Detroit Tigers, 6-4. 4 •

; Giant Bosses ; Optimistic On ■ Team Chances PHOENIX. Arte. (UP) — Four 1 of the richest young men in baseball playing togs will provide the foundation this year for what President Horace Stoneham thinks will be a “shot at the championship" for his San Francisco Giants. They are: 1. Willie Mays, the incomparable outfielder who makes $76,000 - per year. s 2. Johnny Antonelli, the brilliant - southpaw' pitcher, who received - $75,000 from the old Boston b Braves just to sign a contract f and now makes about $40,000 per a year pitching for the Giants. 3. Bonus baby hurley Mike McCormick, who got $65,000 for sign- - ing. i 4. And bonus baby Paul Giel, t the ex - Minnesota football star, , who also received $65,000 for ’ signing with the Giants * Sixth-Place Finish • The Giants finished in sixth t place last year, but that doesn’t - slow down the optimism of Stone- * ham. manager Bill Rigney or oth--1 ers in the local camp. They feel ; they have the best young-crop of ? rookies (o go ,jvith proven veterans and that they could go all ! the way. > "In baseball,” says Stoneham, t "You don’t shoot for second i place. We are gunning for a pennant." Stoneham thinks that Antonelli , apd Ruben Gomez will win “at ' least" 40 games between them. ; Rigney, who thinks the team ? looks much better than it did at 1 this time last year, won't hazard i an opinion on where the club will i finish. But he is enthusiastic over some of the new boys. Names Starters > “I didn’t expect to find Giel - would be so fast,” said Bill, who s probably will use the former > Minnesota football Alf - American in relief roles. “I think our first four on the firing line will be Antonelli. Gomez, and—Barcgay and McCormick.” The Giant infield may be better this year than it has in many seasons. Orlando Cepeda, a .309 hitter for Minneapolis in the American" Assn, looks like he has nailed down first base, Danny . O’ConeU .has been ~p4#iqg * ondf and Jim Davenport. aYICTIe rookie from Minneapolis who hits a long ball, has been playing ’ third and leading off in exhibition ’ games. The big improvement may be at 5 short, where Daryl Spencer, with 1 a new batting stance under in--5 struction from coach Lefty O’Doul 1 has been pounding the ball out of the lot Spencer., ajways one of . the top fielders in the league. ‘ now looks like a hitter. He batted ’ only .249 last year. Mays Plays Center ' The outfield starts off with the , one-and-only Mays in center. A : rookie. Willie Kirkland, may get , the right field job. He has a a powerful set of muscles and. 1 when he connects, gives the ball a long ride. Just out of the serv- * ice, it remains to be seen if he , can hit major league pitching. ■ The veteran Hank Sauer will be 1 in left field. Still one of the great long - ball hitters of the ' game, the 39-year-old Hank was » one of the comeback surprises of 1957. The one weak spot thaUis wor-„ rying Rigney is catching- A big lad named Bob Schmidt, up * from Minneapolis, is being given a thorough test. But there are indications that he may hit no bet- , ter than last year’s regular backstop. Valmy Thomas. Thomas hit e only .249 in 1957. n 0 No Mixed Doubles !; Saturday Evening £ Announcement has been made S that there will not be mixed douK “bles at Mies Recreation Saturday * evening. This is the final week- ” doubles. The popular mixedl doubltournament, and tournament 1 teams will be rolling at the time . ordinarily set aside for mixed duobles. The popular mixed doubles will resume the following Saturday., March 29, and continue each Saturday evening throughout the bowling season. Logart, Akins Meet ; For Shot At Title NEW YORK — (IF — Speedy Issac Logart of Cuba and explosive Virgil Akins of St. Louis fight tonight at Madison Square Garden for a shot at the vacant welterweight crown. The winner of this 12 -* round elimination final gets a title bout with contender Vince Martinez of Patterson, N. J., on June 6, at a site not yet selected. Logart, a fast-hooking pressure fighter, is favored ajt 7-5 to beat taller Akins, a long range bomber, in theif nationally televised and broadcasted SIBC bout. If you have something to sell or rooms torrent, try a Democrat * Want Ad — They bring results. % 1

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Honor Commodores Al Annual Banquet Dick Rosenthal, former allAmerican basketball star from the University of Notre Dame, was the featured speaker at the Decatur Catholic high school banquet held Thursday night at the K. of C. hafl. The banquet was held in honor of the Commodore basketball squad and their victorious season, including the winning of the Adams county basketball tourney. The chicken dinner was prepared by the K. of C. auxiliary. The Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz gave the blessing to the large crowd which completely filled the hall. Joseph Mulligan served as toastmaster tor the event and introduced the evening’s speakers. The Rev. Robert Jaeger, assistant pastor at St-. Mary’s Catholic church and athletic director at Decatur Catholic high school, was the first speaker. He thanked the team members for their fine showing and good sportsmanship throughout the season. He wished the graduating seniors success in their future plans. Rosenthal, an all-state and allAmerican center at Mcßride high school in St. Louis, an all-Ameri-can center at Notre Dame, and the most valuable player on the AllStar squad, reminded the parents Jof the boys of the sacrifice they make when their sons take part in athletic programs. He urged the boys to make their plans for the future early and not to wait until their last year in high school. He related a few humorous incidents of his professional basketball career with the Zollner Pistons. Coach Al Lindahl presented the awards to the basketball players following Rosenthal’s talk. The seniors on the squad were awardee jackets, other varsity players were given sweaters and the reserves were awarded letters. Cheerleader Rita Mendez was honored as well as managers Carl Heiser and Bob Tricker. The Rev. Robert Contant closed the evening with the benediction. Report Gene Tunney In Good Con d i iron - NEW YORK — (IFF — Former world’s heavyweight boxihg champion Gene Tunney was reported jp satisfactory condition today at narkness Pavilion of ColumbiaPresbyterian Medical Center where he underwent surgery Wednesday afternoon for removal of a stone from his right kidney. Heavy Fire Loss At Plant At Gas City Extensive Damage Is Done To Glass Plant GAS CITY (IP) — Fire of undetermined origin caused extensive damage to the Knox Glass Co. plant here Thursday night. There were no injuries and no immediate estimate of the damage. The blaze started in the north end of the plant and quickly spread to a* small room housing the ventilating system. From there it spread to a room containing waste ..materials and then to the roof. Shortly after the blaze was brought -under control, a second fire broke out in another part of the factory. It was extinguished quickly. Robert Webb, 'plant superintendent, said the major portion of the damage was done to the plant's electrical wiring system. He said repairs would force the plant, which employs about 350 persons, to close down “for two or three days.” Finished bottles were ruined by smoke and water and would have to be remelter, Webb said. Six to eight inches of water remained on the floor of the plant long after firemen had gone home. A barren-ground caribou carries his sustaining food with him all winter. A solid slab of tallow, often six inches thick at the rump, is used by a the caribou for energy throughout the winter and often is used up by spring. * L/T Leaguer ■ di Jte if 1 I ’ “I would have taken ,my mudl .dy shoes off. Mom, but. I. couldn't [find the laces!”

South Side Is Heavy Favorite ToTake Crown (Editor’s Note: Last of four stories on the finalists in the Indiana high school basketball tourney.) By KURT FREUDENTHAL United Press Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — For highly-favored Fort Wayne South, the issue is clear: win the Indiana high school basketball championship and finish the season in glory or kiss goodbye a golden opportunity to carve out a second niche in the Hoosier hardwood hall of fame. The Archers are the sole survivors of an imposing string of preseason and pre-tourney favorites. They finished the season No. 1 in the United Press coaches' poll and were the U. P. title choice for the Second straight year- They won the state title in 1938 and are in the finals for the first time in 18 years. They have one of the finest aggregations ever assembled —a powerhouse that embodies all the essentials—height, speed, balance and experience. Although thy’ll enjoy a great height advantage over unbeaten Springs Valley, the “people’s choice” and their Saturday afternoon foe in the state finals here, coach Don Reichert’s club isn’t counting its chickens before they are hatched. /? Fans With Underdog “We realize that every time Springs Valley does something, the fans will go wild,” said Reichert. There’ll be considerably more cheering for the underdog, and that is traditional. South should be well schooled in “psychological Varfare," however, since it encountered such situations throughout the long season.

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“I think we're reedy tot it," said Reichert. “I think we'll win if we’re playing any kind of ball." Reichert said he was especially pleased by the semi-state tourney, performance es his No. 1 attraction, 7-foot Mike McCoy. The 220pounder hit 20 of liis 40 shots against Bluffton and Elkhart, probably his best showing of the year. “He moves real well for as big as he te and hte ball-handling has improved tremendously,” said Reichert. McCoy has developed an effective hook shot and te also accurate with a short one-hander-McCoy towers over his frontline running mates, 6-5 Dan Howe and 6-4 Tom Bolyard, the only one of the five starters who'll be back next year. They’re easily the tallest front-line in the state. Bolyard and Howe are sharp and versatile shooters. “Walt And See” The starting guards, 5-9 Rich Miller and 5-11 Carl Stavreti, are hustling scrappers, good ball-hand-lers and better than average scorers. They’re a closely-knit unit. “The five boys will gather at somebody’s house every night,” said Reichert. "They are always together. There isn’t a jealous bone in any of them.” Reichert indicated his club te ready for anything. “We may have to use every defense we have,” he said. “We used a man-to-man defense until January, and that’s what helped our zone defense later. Our kids mbve well in the zone.” But Springs Valley has literally murdered some teams using a zone“We’ll have to see what they do,” reflected Reichert. “If they try holding the ball and make us play their own game, it’R be a dull afternoon.” Hammer Named As lowa State Coach CEDAR FALLS, lowa — (IP) — Willard Hammer, assistant football coach at the University of Oregon, Was named head football coach at lowa State Teachers College Friday, replacing C. L. Buck Starbeck, who died follow-: ing a heart attack last Dec. 21.

1 T“ Dayton Meets Xavier In NIT i Final Saturday NEW YORK (UP)— So now two schools located only 52 miles apart in Ohio — top-seeded Dayton's “Bridesmaids” and unseeded Xavier’s upset kids will meet for the third time this season to settle the National Invitation Tournament championship. The all-Ohio finale, to be nationally televised Saturday afternoon was set up when Dayton trounced St. John’s. 80-56, and Xavier upset third-seeded St. Bonaventure, 72-53, Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. The form sheet should be clear on the final round: Dayton beat Xavier twice this year, 74-59 and 64-58. That should make the Flyers (25-3) solid choices to win the title on this their fifth appearance in the NIT final round. But: There’s that long record of Dayton frustration in this tourney. And there’s thg little fact that XaVier is in a real hot-shoot-ing streak with a .524 shooting average against St- Bonaventure. Dayton held only a 34-31 halftime edge over St. John's but Don Lane sparked a spurt that opened a 61-50 lead and then big Jack McCarthy stuffed in a series of

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short shot* that turned the game Into a runaway. When the gam* was hanging in the balance early in the second half, Lane hit three outside shots and two free throws and McCarthy added a basket in the drive that broke the contest open. McCarthy took scoring honors with 25 points while Case added 23 and Lane 14. Al Sdktan had 18 for St. Jota’S. 4 Red-haired Hank Stein led Xavier to its easy victory by notching 27 points. The Musketeers had a seven-point lead at halftime, saw it’ dwindle to 33-28 in the opening minutes of the second half, but then pulled ahead to a 54-42 lead with five minutes and breezed home. , Duffy And Hawkins Irish Co-Captains SOUTH BEND — W — Playmaking guard Gene Duffy and high-scoring Tom Hawkins Thursday were chosen co-captains of next year’s Notre Dame basketball team. Duffy, from Davenport, Xowa, scored only 190 points this season, but he was the key playmaker on the team which won 24 of 29 games, Including two victories over Indiana’s Big Ten champions. Hawkins, from Chicago, set a one-season school scoring record with 730 points this season and tied the one-game record of 43 points. Trade in > <uud tow*. — Decatur