Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 69, Decatur, Adams County, 22 March 1958 — Page 6

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15,000 Fans At Buller For State Finals INDIANAPOLIS (UP)-Fifteen-thousand fans packed Butler Fieldhouse today to cheer Indiana’s 48th high school basketball champion. Most of them yelled themselves hoarse for little Springs Valley, the most talked-about outfit since Milan came out of Ripley County four years ago to smash the monopoly of the big-city teams. The unbeaten Blackhawks, the sentimental choice to succeed South Bend Central as king of the "Hoosier Madness," went against favored Fort Wayne South, the M » 1 team in the state and the only season-long power to gain the Unals Muqcie Central, a four - time winner, and Crawfordsville, which bagged the first state crown in 1911, tangled in the second afternoon game. The championship is at stake tonight Non-existent a year ago, Springs Valley captured the hearts of Hoosierland's hardwood multitude by sweeping through its first season without a blemish and into the state finals of this perils-packed four-week grind in unprecedented fashion. South Taller Coach Rex Wells’ boys yielded a pressing height advantage t o South. Their tallest player is 6-1. South has the tallest player ever seen in the finals, 7-foot Mike McCoy, and two forwards that pleasure 6-5 and 6-4. "Still, I'll pick Springs Valley to go all the way," said Wells. "We’ll have tn work real hard. We’ll try to cut those big boys down a bit." Coach Don Reichert of Fort Wayne South said he made no special preprations for today’s showdown. He refused to pick a favorite but said he “wouldn’t be surprised” if Springs Valley holds the ball. "We jdst hope we can play ball with them,” he said. South won its only state crown 20 years ago, a year after Reichert graduated from there- The Archers are in the finals for the first time since 1940. Like Springs Valley, the appearances of Muncie and Crawfordsville are complete surprises. r-.ViraHW<,-SUN. & MON. Continuous Sun. from 1:15 Filmed ta -COLOR With Co-operation of U. S. Navy! . “THE ENEMY BELOW” ROBT. MITCHUM as Sub Killer Curt Jurgens, Sub Commander ALSO — Shorts 250 -50 c —O—O _ ENDS TONIGHT—"OId Teller” Walt Disney Wonder Hit With Fess Parker, Dorothy McGuire ALSO — Shorts 25c • 75c ' -O Next Friday ON STAGE Dennis Puckett & Rocketts 1958 Rock ’N Roil Show!

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cie is shooting for a history-mak-ing fifth state title for the second time in five years. Milan wrecked the Bearcats' bid in the 1954 title slash 32-30, Rebuilding Year? This was to have been a ■ rebuilding year for first-yepi- coach John Longfellow, but Muncie came through with flying colors despite two hair-raising semi-state games a week ago. “I don’t know how we got here,” said‘Longfellow. "We had a lot of lupk and battled for our. lives last week. We took a pool amo un g the players and decided to come here anyhow since we got such good seats." He did not volunteer how his players voted on outcome of the finals. Coach Dick Baumgartner picked his Crawfordsville quintet for the title “if. we play like we did last Saturday.” This is Crawfordsville's first showing in the finals since 1942. Springs Valley tested the Butler floor Friday afternoon- Fort Wayne’s team arrived Friday night. Muncie Central and Crawfordsville motored directly to the Fieldhouse shortly before the afternoon session. Events Scheduled For Youth Center Richard Linn, director of the Decatur Youth and Community Center, today announced the schedule of events to be held at ‘ the center next week. • The complete schedule follows: Monday—Boy Scout troop 61, 7 p. m., Boy Scout room. Tuesday—Girl Scout flyup training. 1 p. m„ Girl Scout room. Girl Scout troop 464, 3:30 p. m„ Girl Scout room; advanced sewing class, 7:30 p. m.', Girl Scout room: Air Force*reserve, 7:30 p. m., Boy Scout room. Wednesday—District 4-H meeting, 9: 30 a. m., auditorium; Girl Scoue troop 5, 3:30 p. m.. Girl Scout room; dance class, 4 p. m.. auditorium. Thursday — Girl Scout flyup training, 1 p. m., Girl Scout room; Rotary club, 6:30 p. m., front auditorium; Boy Scout troop 63. 7 p. m„ Boy Scout room; beginners sewing class, 7:30 p. m., Girl Scout roorm square dance club, 8 p. m., back auditorium. Friday— Artificial breeders association meeting, 7:30 p. hi., auditorium. Saturday, March 29 — Brownie troop 24, 2 p. m., Girl Scout room. Decatur High Holds First Rifle Match Adams Central high school defeated the Decatur high school rifle team in the latter's first match at Adams Central Friday, in the prone position, 453 to 385. The Decatur team won standing position, 274 to 253. , — Adams Central team members and their scores, prone first, are: Dick Steiner, 63,32; David Haugk, 71- 42; John Inniger, 46, 33; Richard Myers, 56, 52; Philip McBride, 69, 23; Jerry Beard, 44, 28; Keith Griffiths, 52, 21; and Dennis Fuelling, 52, 22. Decatur’s team members, in their first meet, scored as follows: Larry Hill, 51, 26; Jim Gay, 43, 52; Dick Miller, 81. 29; W. R Jacobs, 52, 34; Jim Cravens, 5, 25; Bob Frauhiger, 40, 56; Fred Frauhiger, 79, 31; John Bierkes, 34, 21 It you have something to sell or rooms torrent, try a Democrat Want Ad — They bring results.

Akins Scores Surprise Win ! Over Logart ; NEW YORK (UPI - Tapped , telephone conversations that pre- ; ceded Virgil Akins’ surprise sixth- . round kayo victory over , Isaac Logart Friday night will be featured , evidence at a Manhattan Criminal r Court grand jury hearing, April 7. Bible - reading Akins, who , clinched a June shot at the vacant J world welterweight title, has been ( summoned to appear at the hearing, along with Logart, their . handlers and seven others. , Those summoned included Billy Brown, matchmaker of the International Boxing Club, which . staged the scheduled 12 - round I elimination semifinal at Madison Square Garden. . Akins, St. Louis, an 11-5 underdog at ring tkhe, floored Cuban Logart twice, gashed his right ' brow and won a technical knock- , out at 2:53 of the sixth round. Logart Support Heavy ' It was his second victory over Logart in their three fights and clinched for Virgil a final 15-round match with Vince Martinez, Paterson, N.J., for the vacant 147-pound crown on June 6 probably at St. Louis or Los Angeles. Carmen Basilio abandoned the welter title last September when he became middleweight champion. Logart was heavily supported by the run-of-the-mill bettors, includ- ' ing New York’s Latin-American colony- And the price favoring him lengthened from 7-5 to 11-5 Friday night. But there were persistent rumors that the “smart money” was coming in fast for Akins. It was learned later that heavy ’ betting was on distance—whether the fight would go 12 rounds as ■ scheduled. Rookies willing to bet the fight would go the distance 1 put up $1 to every $3 wagered by bettors believing the fight would be stopped. Bettors willing • to wager the fight would go 12 I rounds put up $4 to the bookies' I $1 that it wouldn't. , Each weighed 145% pounds. At the end of five rounds of in- > tefesting competition. Logart was leading 4-1 on the score cards of ; all three ring officials. But in .the , sixth, a right - left combination dropped him. He was up at the count of five and took the mandatory eightcount on his feet. Then a right to the chin sat him on the lower strand of the ring ropes for another knockdown, from which he was up at six and took eight on his feet. Akins Gets Summons Having risen, bloody Ike was being battered unmercifully on the ropes when Referee Harry Kessler stopped the fight. The knockdowns appeared legitimate and Akins victory in the nationally televised bout was cheered by the 5,000 Garden spectators. Victorious Akins, a former “in-and-outer',' who had hung up his gloves three Just telling reporters in the* dressing room that Bible-reading had spurred his when a grand-jury summons was slipped into his hand A spokesman for District Atty. Frank Hogan's office said “at least a dozen summons” had been served. /But he insisted that those served at the Garden were "principally in connection with an investigation of boxing that has been going on for some time.” He admitted "they may have something to do with last night’s betting, but hat would be secondary.” However, another authoritative source told the United Press, “unfortunate telephone conversations among persons connected with Akins and Logart—conversations tapped by investigators," caused the shower of summons. He said the tapped evidence will be used at the grand jury hearing, with permission of the New York Supreme Court. from our g S own kitchen g I All oar pies are baked § in our spotless kitchen g) to bring yon delicious 3 goodness that simply g ean’t be equalled in 3 * * mass - production ’ *g> baking. o' FAIRWAY Restaarant

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Kentucky And Seattle Meet In NCAA Final BY JOHN G. DIETRICH United Press Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (UP)—Kentucky and Seattle, two teams that weren’t supposed to make it. battle it out tonight for the NCAA basketball championship because of a hard-driving guard named Vern Hatton and a fabulous character named Elgin Baylor. Hatton, a six-three blond burrhead who stayed in his home town of Lexington, Ky., to play basketball for Adolph Rupp, broke Temple's hearts for the time this season when he blazed along the baseline to sink a twisting reverse layup shot with 12 seconds on the clock and beat the Owls, 61-60, in Friday night’s semi-finals. Hatton left the NCAA record crowd of 18,586 limp but Baylor left 'em laughing as he led Seattle’s Chieftains to a startling 73-51 victory over a tall Kansas State team that was supposed to succeed North Carolina as new national champions. Nearly Helpless K. State was nearly helpless under the backboards against Baylor who scored 23 points and gathered in 22 rebounds. Seattle held a 37-32 lead at halftime. As. the second half opened, Baylor personally turned what had been a contest into an exhibition by scoring four baskets in little more than two minutes. Seattle played a dazzling ball-possession game that not only kept Kansas State from scoring for.nine straight minutes but had the Wildcats looking ridiculous in their futile efforts to break it up Seattle coach John Castellani remarked earlier this week, "Kansas State may be taller than we are, but their hearts are no bigger," and his underrated ball club proved it. Kentucky wasn't short on heart either or it never would have pulled out a victory over a fine Temple team that had a 60-59 lead and a free throw coming with 47 seconds to play. Guy Rodgers, an All-American who proved his right to the title by playing a brilliant ball game, missed the free throw as the crowd howled at him. Kentucky called time out and in the 12 seconds left Hatton drove in for the winning basket. Point For Point Kentucky stayed in striking distance of Temple only because forward Johnny Cox matched Rodgers point for pqiht, each getting 22 for the evening, and because guard Adrian Smith insisted on staying in the game. Smith, who suffered an ankle injury with five minutes to go, scored six points for Kentucky in the final two minutes. Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp said, “Don’t congratuate me. Congratulate Hatton. We were lucky to put it plain and simple but we got the last basket and that's what counts." Kansas Sate and Temple meet in a consolation game at 7 p.m. c.s t. with the chamiponship game set for 9 p.m. Install South Side As Slight Favorite INDIANAPOLIS (W — The Indiana Broadcasters and Sportswriters Assoc, met here on the eve of the state high school basketball tourney and installed Fort Wayne South a slight favorite to win its second net crown.

Alvin Dark Likes Third Base Spot BY UNITED PRESS Alvin Dark has found a new home at third base and it’s no coincidence that the St. Louis Cardinals are leading the Grapefruit League standings. The 35-year-oid Dark demonstrated Friday that he’s right at home, when he led the Cardinals to an 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The win gave the Cardinals an 8-3 record—the best record compiled by any team in the South or West 1 this spring. Alvin slammed a homer, a double and a single, to lead an 11-hit attack. But it was the fact that he started two double plays from the hot corner he really brought a wide grin to manager \Fred Hutchinson’s face. ■ Redlegs Beat Red Sox Shortstop Roy McMillan had three singles and a double to lead the Cincinnati Redlegs to an 11-8 triumph over the Boston Red Sox. Joe Nuxhall went seven innings and allowed two runs for the Redlegs and Frank Sullivan pitched four for the Red Sox. ‘ Hank Aaron’s three-run seventhinning homer, his fourth of the spring, lifted the world champion Milwaukee Braves to a M decision over the Chicago White Sox. Warren Spann and Bob Rush turned in their third straight im pressive performances of th? spring although each had his consecutive shutout inning stint broken by a two-run White Sox flareup Manager Fred Haney announced after the game that World Series hero Lew Burdette will make his spring debut against the Pirates on Sunday. Burdette was a holdout until March 13. Indians Win The Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles for the second straight time, 2-0; the San Francisco Giants whipped the Chicago Cubs, 8-2; the Philadelphia Phillies decisioned the Washington Senators, 7-6 in 11 innings, and the Kansas City Athletics took advantage of Tony Kubek’s third error of the game and rookie Mark Freeman’s wildness to score an 8-7 victory over the New York Yankees. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Detroit Tigers, 8-4 in a night game for their fifth straight victory. Catcher John Roseboro, who had one hit in 20 previous at bats, drove in three runs with two hits for the Dodgers. Dcatur Golf Course Will Open Sunday The Decatur golf course will open officially this Sunday, Chic Monroe, proprietor, and Luke Majorki, pro manager, said today. The course was originally scheduled to open today, but a threeinch snow Thursday evening prevented the mowing of the greens until today. The summer program for the golf course will be announced Monday. Trade in a good town — Decatm

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Phillies Need infield Help In Flag Chase BY LEO H. PETERSEN * United Press Sports Editor CLEARWATER, Fla., (UP)— The Philadelphia Phillies came up with a banner crop of rookies last year, but still finished fifth in the National League pennant race. Ibis year the rookie crop is not nearly as promising, but Manager Mayo Smith feels that If he comes up with a high-grade utility infielder, if Robin Roberts can come back, and if Granny Hamner can play a full season at second base, his club has “an outside chance" of winning the pennant. "We have the pitching,” *he claims, "and our power will be all right if Willie Jones gets back in stride. But 1 need infield protection.” One reason for that is because Ed Bouchee, one of the outstanding 1957 rookies with 76 runs batted in, no longer is with the clu6l He is undergoing psychiatric treatment after receiving a suspended sentence on a morals charges. Switches Anderson That forced Smith to move Harry Anderson, another brilliant first-year man last season, from his outfield post to first base, but the switch did not pan out and Anderson has returned to the outfield. The Phils tried to deal for a first baseman by purchasing Joe Collins from the Yankees last Thursday, but Collins promptly announced he is retiring from baseball- As a result, Frank Herrera, up from Miami where he hit .302 last season, is being given a long look at first base. In addition to Anderson, other ’ 1957 rookies who figure prominently in the Phillies’ scheme of things are Jack Sanford, Dick Farrell, Seth Morehead and outfielder Bob Bowman. Sanford and Cardwell will be regular starters along with Roberts, Curt Simmons and Morehead. Two veteran right-handers, Jim Hearn and Warren Hacker, win be used for spot starting roles and in relief. Back of Farrell in the bullpen will be Bob Miller and perhaps Jack Meyer, who has been plagued with arm trouble for the past two years. Got Boost From Hamner The Phillies started to go last season when Hamner recovered from his shoulder trouble and took over second base. Rounding out the infield will be Chico Fernanda* a fine glove man at short, with Jones at third. The starting outfield will have veteran Richie Ashburn in center; Wally Post, obtained from Cincinnati for southpaw Harvey Haddix, in right, and Rip Repulski in left. » Bowling Scores Central Soya League Feed Mill 3 points. Office 1; Master Mixers 3, Farm Supply 1; Wonders 3, Blue Prints 1; Spares 3, Dubs 1; Elevator 3, Lab 1. High series: Myers 215-193 ( 555), Nash 171-189 (519), Christen 199 (511), Fisher 221-169 (546). High games: Cochran 184-184, Schlickman 194, Azbell 171, Hake 194, Cook 172, C. Rowdon 180, Abbott 179, Jap Bowman 172, Rog Stevens 184-176, C. Hlrschy 182, D. Mac Lean 170, H. H. Hutker 191. W L Pts. Feed Mill 16 11 22 Elevator 14% 12% 21% Farm Supply 16 11 21 Wonders 15 12 21 Lab 14 13 -20 Spares 13 14 18 Blue Printsl3 14 16 Dubs 12 15 15 Master Mixers 12% 14% 14% Office 9 18 11 “This is part of MY spring training program!" QUICKIES—

i Golf fans have been watching closely as grounds keeper Charles Smith, pictured above, rolls the Detatur golf greens to get them in shape for the spring golfing rush. The spring opening of theDecatur golf course has been planned for tomorrow, dependingon the condition of the ground as the result of the weather. Dry weather could hasten the event, and wet weather could postpone it. The pro shop is now open, however, and golf fans may check there for the latest information.—(Staff Photo) r 1 TW.V IHF ■ - ■ WBi My r, •~l if ; . Sit e~. "" jit i Golf pro Luke Majorki and Decatur golf course owner Chick Monroe look over the greens to see how they are coming along before the spring opening, set for Sunday. The grounds have been conditioned and groomed. Decatur golfers are planning a big year with several tournaments at the local golf course.—( Staff Photo) .

Fori Wayne Komets Ousted In Playoff INDIANAPOLIS (IB — The Indianapolis Chiefs downed Fort Wayne. 3-0, in a rough game Friday night to gain the finals of the International Hockey League playoffs. The Chiefs will meet Louisville in the opener of their best-of-five series here Sunday afternoon. It was Indianapolis’ third win in four playoff starts against the Komets. . Goalie Cliff Hicks was credited with a major share of the Victory as time and time again he made brilliant saves to ward off Fort Wayne rallies. The game was less than two minutes old when a tilt fight broke out and two players were given —a

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five minute penalties. The rough play continued the rest' of the game. Sant Gregory broke the scoring ice midway in the second period when he slammed home a goal. Bill Short and Bob Bowness clinchedthe decision when they scored less than a minute apart halfway through the final period. f Indianapolis finished in fourth place during the regular season and Fort Wayne was runnerup to champion Cincinnati. Louisville, the third-place finisher, knocked Cincinnati out of it by beating th#m Thursday night for the third time in four playoff clashes. TOPEKA, Kan. — (U 1— Kansas officials report there are more .than 30,000 students enrolled in 41 institutions of higher learning in this state.