Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1958 — Page 7

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1958

Jackets Hand Bulldogs First Loss Os Season Decatur’s Yellow Jackets handed the New Haven Bulldogs their first defeat of the season Thursday afternoon, as the Decatur lads racked up a 3-1 triumph in a Northeastern Indiana conference game. The victory gave the Jackets a 2-2 conference record and New Haven is now 4-1. The Yellow Jackets were sched ; uled to play at Bluffton this afternoon in another conference engagement. Decatur scored its first run in the opening inning yesterday without a base hit. Reidenbach and Holtsberry walked and the Jackets’ shortstop worked around to score on a stolen base and a wild pitch. The Jackets wrapped up the game in the second inning. With one out, Moses singled and Gay was hit by-a pitched ball. Daniels. Decatur hurler. then singled, Moses across the plate. May moved up Gay and Daniels with a sacrifice bunt, and Reidenbach and Holtsberry both drew bases on balls to force in Gay with the second run of the inning. New Haven scored its only run in the fifth on hits by Nickerson and Kinnison, and Decatur's only error of the game. Daniels limited the Bulldogs to five hits, while Decatur obtained only four safeties off two New Haven hurlers. New Haven AB RHE Kinnison, 3 0 10 Buhr. lb’ 3 0 0 0 Renier, 3 0 2 1

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Kummer, p, If 2 0 10 Ronberg, 2b----3 0 0 0 Woods, cf 3 0 0 0 Nickerson, 3b3 110 Dumford, ss 3 0 0 0 Herman, If 0 0 0 0 Honefield, p 3 0 0 0 Totals ....26 1 5 1 Yellow Jackets AB R H E May, cf „_ k 10 0 0 Reidenbach, ss 110 0 Holtsberry, If, lb I'ooo Shraluka, c 3 0 0 0 Ballard, rs 2 0 0 0 Lytle, lb 2 0 0 0 Canales, 1f..101 0 Moses, 2b 3 12 0 Gay, 3b 2 10 1 Daniels, p 2 0 10 Totals 18 3 4 1 Score by innings: New Haven . 000 010 o—l Yellow Jackets 120 000 x—3 Eight Drivers Try Out Speedway Track INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — World champion driver Juan Fangio may have a chance today to practice for the Memorial Day 500-toile race on a track considered in “wonderful Fangio arrived a half-hour before the first day's practice session ended Thursday. He may become the first foreign driver in the May 30 classic since 1952. The fastest unofficial lap ever turned in on opening day was driven by Ed Elisain, Speedway. Ind., who roared around the 2%mile oval at 139.3 miles per hour. He drove a car that will be raced by former "500” winner pat Flaherty "I don't believe it,” Elisian said When informed of his time. He was one of eight drivers who practiced Thursday. Harlan Fengler, chief steward, said the track was “in wonderful shape, the’best itts-eYer been in.” Fengler's comments followed an announcement by the United States Auto Club that Fangio and six others had been given the green light to start familiarization tests. In another announcement Thursday. Speedway owner Tony Hulman said veteran driver Sam Hanks has accepted an executive post at the track. Hu bn an did not say what Hanks’ job would be, but it was believed he was being groomed to take over the track ■presidency vacant since the death of Wilbur Shaw. Hanks won the "500” in 1957 on his 12th try. The 43-year-old Palisades; Calif., racer was second in 1956 and third in 1952 and 1953. — Bowling Scores i American Legion League i Ashbauchers won two from Burke Standard. Mies Recreation won two Jrqm Burko Insurance. Fawbush won three from FirstState Bank. Firestone won two from Ossian Drive Inn. W L Pts. Mies Recreation .. 27 18 39 Firestone ... 30 15 38 Ossian Drive Inn 27% 17% 36% Burke Insurance ... 25 20 34 Fawbush2o 25 27 Ashbauchers 19 26 s, 25 First State Bank 17’ 28 25 Burke Standard 14% 30% 16% i 200 scores: D. Burke 213. T. Eyanson 206. E. Baker 215. R. Hess 208. V. Strickler 233, W. Franz 234-218, C. W. Marbach 235-201. R. Andrews 224, B. Custer 201. P. Murphy 224.. 600 series: C. W. Marbach 619 • 235-201-183). Mixed Doubles Lucy and Woody Call, 1204; Pat and Paul Morgan, 1190; Erma and Bob Hollman, 1186; Corita and Red Piefee 1167, Helen and Virg McClure, 1152: Norma and Jim Markley. 1128; Alice and Don Harmon, 1105. High games: Paul Morgan 263. Helen McClure 198, Lucy Call IS6, 200-181, Bob 200. Trade in a good town — Decatuf

Pirates Take Sixth Game In : Row Thursday > By FRED DOWN United Press Sports Writer Add Frank 'Diomas to the list of National League sluggers Who ; are making Los Angeles’ 250-foot l fence the Dodgers’ own worst I enemy. ) Always a dangerous long-ball j threat, Thomas smashed his third ( and fourth homers in the L.A. shooting gallery Thursday night to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-3 victory over the Dodgers. It 1 was the sixth straight win for the Pirates — their longest streak • since 1955 — and marked the Dodgers’ 10th defeat in 15 games. The ironic twist to the Dodgers’ faltering start is the fact that in every case the visiting teams’ I sluggers have played the major roles. A few years back, it was the Dodgers’ solid run of righthanded hitters who formed the scourge of the league's pitchers. But San Francisco’s Hank Sauer, St. Louis’ Stan Musial (a&lefty), Chicago’s Lee Walls and now Pittsburgh’s Thomas have taken I to beating the Dodgers at their , own game , Law Homers Adding insult to injury, pitcher Vern Law exploded a three-run homer in a five-run sixth inning . Pirate rally that kayoed Don . Newcombe and clinched the . game. Law was relieved by Ron [ Blackburn,* rookie right-h apder, when the Dodgers filled the bases ■ with one out in their half of the ; frame, but received credit for his second victory of the season. Rookies also played a major part in two other games -Thurs- [ day — giving the lie to the word from spring training that this season’s rookie crop was one of the I poorest in many seasons. Rookie Ray Semproch pitched a > seven-hitter to give the 'Philadelphia Phillies a 7-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants arid i rookie John Goryl homered in,the ninth inning to provide the Chii cago Cubs with a 3-2 triumph 1 over the Milwaukee Braves in the I other National League games. ■ In the American League, the • Chicago White Sox edged out the Baltimore Orioles, 4-3, the Cleve- • land Indians routed the Washing- ■ ton Senators, 9-1, and the Boston i Red Sox beat the Kansas City • Athletics, 7-6. t Good for Four , Newcombe, making his first ; start since April 17, shut out the : Pirates for four-innings but they i scored three go ahead, 3-2, in the fifth on piomas’ first i homer and four singles. The Pi- • rates then hopped on Newcombe i and Ed Roebuck for five big runs in the sixth, featured by Law's three-run homer. Blackburn, who beat the Braves on opening day. snuffed out a Los Angeles rally in the sixth inning when he got Duke Snider to hit into a double play with the bases filled and one out. Semproch gained his second win . for the .Phillies behind a nine-hit attack which featured two doubles by Granny Hamner and a homer ’by Ted Kazanski. Ruben Gomez was tagged for sgven runs in 1 1-3 innings to suffer his first loss of the year for the Giants, who have lost three of their last four games after an 8-3 start that carried them into first place. Goryl cracked a 2-and-I pitch by Bob Trowbridge with one out in the ninth to give the Cubs their third victory in four games and hand the Braves their third defeat in four games. Moe Drabowsky. making his first appearance since getting out of the Army, received credit for the win, aided by Lee Walls’ ninth homer of the campaign. Burdette Unsuccessful Lew Burdette made his third straight unsuccessful start for the Braves although Trowbridge was charged with the defeat Billy Pierce, ace of the White Sox staff, pitched out of eighth and ninth inning jams to preserve Jim Wilson’s second win of the season. Sherman Lollar doubled home two runs for the White Sox and they added two more on ’ runscoring hits by Luis Aparicio and Nelson Fox. Connie Johnson was the loser. Ray Narlcski pitched a five-hit-ter and Mickey Vernon hammered a horner and a triple for the.lndians, who routed bonus pitcher Ralph Lumenti in 2 2-3 innings. It was the third win of the season for Narleski, who yielded five hits including three by little Albie I Pearson. St. Louis Cardinals Make Outfield Change ST. LOUIS — (IP)—* Outfielder i Bobby Gene Smith has been optioned to Omaha of the American Association by the St. Louis Cardianals and his place on the roster has ben taken by Curtis Floods, who came to the club in a trade with the Cincinnati Redlegs. Flood was with the Cards during spring training but was sent to Omaha once the season got under way.

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Lee Walls Off To Fine Start Al Bat CHICAGO (UP) — Batting success depends as much on how you think you’ll do as how you do. the major league home run leader, Chicago Cubs outfielder Lee Walls, has discovered. Off to his best start in three major league seasons. Walls blames his unusual beginning on confidence. “That’s where (Rogers) Hornsby has helped me,” he said. “Building up my confidence- I’m swinging the same way I always did, but I’m more confident that I’m going to hit.” Hornsby, One of b a seb a 1 l’s greatest hitters, this year became the Cubs' batting coach and he began working with Walls on the opening day of spring training. "I showed him a few things,” he said. “He tells me how a pitcher might pitch to me,” Walls said, “but no real changes in batting. They're pitching me the same way and I’m hitting the same way, except I’ve got more power than I’ve ever had.” Figured As Regular Manager Bob Scheffing, who hw another theory on why Walls Is hitting better, also had a part in building his confidence. “I figured on him all spring as our regular right fielder,” he said, “and he began hitting the ball in spring training and he hasn’t quit. I don’t think he's gone without a hit in more than two or three games.” Scheffing, while giving partial credit to Walls’ confidence, said he believed the reason for success was due to weight as well. “He’s 15 pounds lighter than he was last year,, atid that helps his timing, and timing gives you power. He weighs now what he did in the Coast League, and he was the best player there in 1955.” Now. Scheffing added, Walls was beginning to fulfill the promise he showed in the triple-A circuit with Hollywood, and he'll get better. “He’s only 25.” he said, “and I think he’s got the potential of a 300 hitter and maybe 20 home runs. He could do that this year and for a long time.” Ups Batting Average Walls already this season has nine homers, three more than he collected throughout the 1957 campaign, all in the last eight games he has hit four in Los Angeles, four in Wrigley Field and one in San Last year he got three in Wrigley Field and three in Brooklyn. His batting average is .362 compared to .274 with Pittsburgh in 1956 in 143 games, when he hit 11 homers, and >237 last year. He leads the league in runs batted in with I'7. “I hurt my hand last' year," Walls said, "and I was pressing trying to help this ball club, and I got down and I had a bad year. This year I've got the confidence. “I’m hitting the ball better, and three of those four in Los Angeles would have been homers anywhere. Maybe one wouldn’t, but don’t-.take. it away frorti me I'll take all I can get ”

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Adams Central Is Winner In Four-Way Meet The Adams Central Greyhounds scored 50% points to take a closely contested quadrangular -meet at the Pleasant Mills field Thursday afternoon. ( The Pleasant Mills Spartans were second with 30 points, the Monmouth Eagles third with 29% and the Hartford Gorillas fourth with 29. 'Die summary follows: 100-yard dash — Heyerly (AC) first; Owens (H) second; Hoffman (M> third; Smith (PM) fourth. Time—ll. 2. 220-yard dash—Owens (H) first; Boerger (M) second; Heyerly (AC) third; Hoffman (M) fourth. Time —25. 440-yard dash — Boerger (M) first; Thomas (Hl second; Smith (PM) third; Bultemeier (M) fourth. Time—s 6. 880-yard run—Snyder (PM) first; Thomas (H) second: Yoder (AC) third; Schlickman (AC) fourth. Time—2:ls. Mile run—Snyder (PM) first; Lambert (AC' second; Schlickman (AC) third; L. Habegger (AC) fourth. Time 5:12.5. High hurdles—A. Habegger (AC) first; Luginbill (PM) second; Moeschberger (H) third; King (PM) fourth. Time—l 7.4. Low hurdles—A. Habegger (AC) first; Moeschberger (H) second; Luginbill (PM) third; Maines (AC) fourth. Time—23.2. Shot put—Weidler (M) first; Foreman (AC) second; Bixler <H) third; Hirschy (AC) fourth. Distance—39 ft. 1% in. High jump—Johnson (PM> and Thomas (HL tied for first and second: Weidler (M) and Cable (AC) tied for third and fourth. Height—s ft. 8 in. Broad jump—Heyerly (AC) first; Boerger (M) second; Striker (AC) third; Johnson (PM) fourth. Distance—lß ft. 10 in. Pole vault—Weidler (M) first; Myers -<M> second; Jackson (PM) third; Egley (AC.) fourth. Height--10 ft. Mile relay—Won by Adams Central (Striker * Brown, Inniger, Foreman'; Pleasant Mills second. Time—4:s.s. Half-mile relay—Won by Adams Central (Heyerly, Wulliman, Yoder. Habegger); Hartford second. Time—l:4s.2. The first American governor of New Mexicc, Charles Bent, was killed and scalped by Taos Indians during the brief anti-American uprising in 1847.

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SPORTS BULLETIN LOUISVILLE, Ky. (tn — Maine Chance Farm’s Jet’s Alibi and Hasty House Farm’s Can Trust today were withdrawn from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, reducing the field to 14. Ten Teams Entered In Softball League Ten teams have entered the Vim metropoliation softball league for the 1958 season, which opens May 26. Teams entered to date are Decatur VFW, Wolf Lake, Huntington K. of C., Markle Merchants, Berne, South Whitley, Huntington Rollerland, Hoagland, Uniondale and Huntington Merchants. Two more teams will be accepted to complete a two-division league. Thursday, May 8 is the final date for entries and the schedule i will be drawn on that date. Suffers Fracture Os Wrist In Ball Game Steve Lytle, a student at Decatur high school, fractured his left wrist Thursday afternoon at Worthman field. The accident happened during the fiftht inning of a baseball game with New Haven. Steve was playing first base for the Decatur Yellow Jackets, at the time of the accident. He was reaching for a wide throw from the third baseman, as a New Haven runner was approaching him. When Lytle reached for the ball the runner ran into Steve’s arm and snapped the wrist. The Decatur ball player was treated at the Adams County memorial hospital, and later released. Trade in a good town — Decatur

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Decatur Golfers Lose To South Side Fort Wayne South Bide< defeated the Decatur high school golfers, 5V4 tp 2%, in a match # played, Thursday afternoon at the Decatur I Golf club. Results are follows: I Berning (SS) defeated Edwards in match play and won the medal play, 44-45; Gilardi (S 3 won over Dailey, 39-47; Leming (D) defeated Biteman, 44-45; Leferve (SS) won over Ratliff, 42-54. Moore, Besmanoff To Fight Tonight LOUISVILLE, Ky — — 01’ ' Mflßan Archie Moore and German (baker boy) Willi Besmanoff restage the old battle of age versus youth in a televised 10-round Derby eve fight tonight. Although Moore’s light heavyweight title is not at stake, he hopes to get by the 25-lear-old German heavyweight and move on to another crack at the heavyweight title that has eluded him throughout his long career. No Surprise SYRACUSE, N. Y. — (in — On being told that his wife had just

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given birth to her third set of twins in five years, calm Reo Rea said. "I’m not a bit surprised.” Trade in a good touo-— Decatur

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