Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 122, Decatur, Adams County, 23 May 1958 — Page 7

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Braves Wallop San Francisco Giants, 9-3 By FRED DOWN United Press Sports Writer You’ll have to excuse the Milwaukee Braves if they think San The Braves had their first look suspiciously like those same old sixth-place Gidnts. Hie Braves ad tei first look of the season at the Giants Thursday night and could have been playing the New York Yankees for all the respect they showed a team which had won five straight and 1? of 14 games to open up a 2%-game lead in the National League. The final score was 9-3 and the chief executioners were Lew Burdette and Frank Torre, a couple of fellows who knew the Giants away back when , . . Burdette had been having his troubles this season with a 3-3 record and only two complete games in seven starts. But he recognized those Giants —he was 2-0 against them last year and 14-7 lifetime—with an eight-hitter that gave him his fourth win He had five at the same stage of last season. •- —■ Torre Tees Off Torre, who hit three of his season total of five homers against the Giants last season, also recognised old friends in new uniforms. He knocked , in five runs, three with his first homer of the year, one with a sacrifice fly and another when he drew one of relief pitcher Stu Miller’s two basesfilled walks in the midst of a three-run secohd-inning ally. In fact, the only Giant to give the Braves much trouble was a fellow they never saw before: rookie-of-the-year candidate Or- —,— .... , , — DANCE SATURDAY, c MAY 24 EAGLES -■FAMMinster, Ohio Dancing from - - 9 till 12 KARL BEACH ===:- And His Orchestra = Must Be 18 To Be Admitted. BLACK AB ELI “ See BASEBALL Game of the Week New York vs Detroit SATURDAY, MAY 24 1:30 P. M. WKJG-TV

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lando Cepeda, who had three hits including a two-run homer in the sixth inning. It was Cepeda’s 12th —one less than NL leader Frank Thomas of the Pittsburgh Birates. The victory left the Braves a game and a half behind the Giants but they’re right on the 1957 scheduled which them to a world championship. They had an indentical 19-11 record after 30 games last season and trailed the firsVpla?e Cincinnati Redlegs by two games. Ernie Banks knocked In four runs with his eighth homer and two doubles to ead the Chicago Culbs to a 7-4 victory over the Phiadelphia Phillies in the only other NL game. Moe Drabowsky went 7 1-8 innings to win his second game while 1957 NL rookie of the year Jack Sanford suffered his fourth loss. Yanks Off and Running The runaway Yankees rolled to their ninth straight win and stetched their American League lead to an incredible 814 games for this stage of a pennant race when they edged out the Detroit Tigers. 5-4. Rookie Marv Throneberry’s ninth-ining homer enabled Ryne Duren, who struck out five batters and yielded only a pinch homer to Gus Zernial in three innings, to win his first major league game. The Yankees have won 13 of their last 15, 15 of their last 17 and 22 of 27 for the seasonThe Boston Red Sox whipped the Kansas City Athletics, 8-5. the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators, 3-1, and the Chicago White Sox scored a 5-1 triumph over the Baltimore Orioles in other A.L. activity. Ted Williams slammed the 16th grand slam homer of his career, high among active players, and Ted Lepcio also homered as the Red Sox scored their sixth victoryin eight games. Rookie Jim (Mudcat) Grant won his fourth game for the Indians when they snapped a 1-1 tie with two eighth-inning tallies. A crowd of only 632—smallest at Chicago’s Comiskey Park in 15 years—saw Jim Wilson scatter nine hits to win his fourth game for the White Sox. Decatur Softball Team Plays Sunday The Decatur softball team has four games scheduled for next week, with the first game Sunday afternoon Worthman field against Grover Hill. O. -The te ? m still has fume positions to- fill before league play starts Tuesday night.’’Any one interested is urged to turn for the Sunday game, particularly pitchers. The final practice game will be played against Wolfe Lake Lumber at Columbia City at 8 p.m. Mondav. Decatur’s first league game will be at 9 p.m. Tuesday against Uniondale at the Hoagland diamond, which will be the home diamond for Decatur this season. ■ Another league game will be played at Berne Saturday, May 31 at 7:30 p.m. Collyer Retires As South's Track Coach FORT WAYNE, Ind — W — Fort Wayne South track coach George Collyer will direct one of his best teams in his 20 years at South Saturday in the Indiana High School finals and then retire. Collyer rates the 1958 Archer team, which is one of the favorites for the state crown, with his 1941 team which was runnerup to Fort Wayne North in t he big Indianapolis show. He said he would continues as a social studies teacher at South. Submits LuWßid On LU. Grid Stadium BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (W — An Indianapolis firm was low bidder at $5,485,000 Thursday for construction of a 56,000-seat football stadium at Indiana University. Huber; Hunt & Nichols, Inc., was low among six bidders who submitted estimates. The bid called for an estimated building period of 500 calendar days. Senators Practice Saturday Morning Gary Schultz, manager of the Senators of the Little Legaue, asks all team members to report for a practice session at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at the Homestead diamond.

Gersfmeyer Os Terre Haute Is State Favorite INDIANAPOLIS — (UP) Terre Haute Gerstmeyer was favored today to capture its first Indiana high school track and field championship, but the great majority of meet records appeared to be safe. The Black Cats of Coach Bill Welch will have a delegation of 15—including both relays—on hand Saturday for the payoff round of the three-week meet. In all, 214 athletes from 73 schools qualified for the 55th annual state finals. Gerstmeyer, fourth in last year’s finals with 1214 points, has the most balanced squad. Besides two fine relays, Welch has defending champions in 440 runner Art Deßow and high jumper Charlie Hall. He also has Herman Knox in the 100 and 220. South Is Threat Deßow is favored in his event in the absence of Jerry Golem of Hammond Tech. Although Gerstmeyer was not favored in either the 880 or mile relays, Welch’s boys are bound to pick up a few points in both events, barring any mishaps. And together with the point production of Knox, Hall and Deßow, it should be sufficient for the state title. On paper, at least, only Fort Wayne South was in a challenging position. South poses a threat with hurdler Dan Howe, a fine mile relay, Rich Miller in the pole vault and Tom Bolyard in the 880. Gary Roosevelt owns the fastest mile foursome in the state— 3:26.8 — but lacks depth. Hammond Tech was disqualified when it failed to meet the entry deadline. As for Fort Wayne North's defending state champs, only three Redskins earned themselves a ticket to the finals, including defending shotput titlist Tom Seifert, who last week hit better than 59 feet and who is the top choice to re-write the record book. Russ Garriott of Hobart holds the mark, 57-7, established three ■ years ago North’s entries are Jim Hattery in the 880 and Tom Martin in the mile. Howe has clicked off the 120yard high hurdles in :14.6, one tenth of the meet record, and Elkhart's Ted Jackson leaped bet ter than 24 feet in the broad jump this season. -The state meet mark is 23 feet 214 inches. Jackson had to settle for runner-up honors in Fort Wayne’S* However. Knox vs. White Die leading dashmen in the state tangle in the preliminaries. In the century and 220, both Knox and Hobart’s Terry White j were picked for the second heat. In the 100, Fort Wayne Central’s John Kelso. Ray Carter of Indianapolis Tech and Mel Ross of South Bend Central are in the first heat. Ross and Bill Stifle of Kokomo head the first heat in the 220> Pairings for the hurdles are more balanced. In the high sticks, Nathaniel Gaines of Gary Froebel and Terry Dischinger of Terre Haute Garfield occupy the first heat, Howe and Arvester Brooks of South Bend Washington the second Virtually the same division holds true for the 180-yard low hurdles. Among the best races should be the 880 and mile. In the 880, three runners are under the 2-minute mark—Lary Hawk of Columbus. Fred Wilkerson of Muncie Central and Bolyard. Detroit Spencer Indianapolis Attucks and Sttve Hibler of Fort Wayne Concordia are the only milers under 4:30. That puts the pressure on Russ Lash of Indianapolis Howe, the defending state champ who was beatenby Spencer last week? Trade in a good town — Decatur hOIm i. i " / / CANCELED — Stamp collectors, for 11 cents you can get these three stamps before they go out of use. Congress upped the 1 prices, shown. (International)

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Young Golfer Leads In Kansas City Open KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UP) - Youthful Tommy Jacobs, Whittier, Calif-, who admitted he was somewhat surprised, sported a two-stroke edge Friday at the start of the second round of the $22,000 Kansas City Open. The 23-year-old > Jacobs, a tournament tourist for only a year, equalled the Hillcrest Course record of 64, 8-under-par with a brilliant opening 18 holes Diursday. He canned a 20-foot eagle putt bn the fourth hole and went on to bang six birdies for his superb performance. The co u r» e standard was set by Johnny Bulla in 1946. Appearing slightly dazed by his own brilliance, Jacobs remarked, “It was one of those beautiful days. I played well, putted well and everything just clicked right.” Two veteran tee tourists, PGA Champion Lionel Hebert, Lafayette, La. and Dow Finstewald, Tequesta, Fla. were two shots away from Jacobs who has earned only $3,105 this season. Hebert, winner of the Tucson Open, described his 66 as “my best round in some time.” He hit long accurate drives and deadly irons to leave himself several birdie chances. His only flaw was a short muffed putt which would have given him an eagle on the par five 13th hole- He produced three birdies on each nine. Finsterwald, who has picked up more than SIO,OOO in prizes without a title this season, peeled one stroke fom par on the first nine and beat the back side with a string of five birdies. Despite light showers, 31 players whipped the 6,668 - yard layout’s par 72. Bunched at 67 three shots off the pace were Ernie Vossler. Midland. Tex.; Don Whitt, Alameda, Calif., and Gary Player, 22 - year •» old from Johannesburg, South Africa, who lost by a stroke to Sammy Snead in the Greenbrier Open last week. Four other pros were still in contention with 68. They were Billy Maxwell, Odessa, Tex., winner of the Memphis Invitational last week; Bob Rosburg, Palo Alto, Calif., Bill Parker, Tulsa, Okla., and Bill Collins, Grossinger, N.Y Adams Central FFA Plans For Baseball A. softball game.,enjoyed bythe members ot the Adams Central F.F.A. before their regular meeting Tuesday night at the Central school. During the short business session it was voted to hold a baseball tryout practice May 25 at the 2:30 o’clock. The next meeting will be held at Pine Lake at 7:30 p.m. June 10. Refreshments of pop and candy bars were served to the following members: Tim Ringger, Jerry L. Gerber, Jerry D. Gerber, Phil Gerber, Clair Inniger, Roy Mazelin, Palmer Uhrick, Gary Bluhm, John Lantz, Doh Ray, Jerry Schwartz, Loren Habegger, Bob Brown, Arlen Gerber, Butch Moser, Tom Ripey, and advisor Martin Watson. Major League Leaders National League Player & Club G. AB R. H. Pct. Musial, St.L. 30 111 19 51 -459 Mays. S.F. 35 140 34 58 .414 Crowe, Cin. 23 76 8 27 . 355 Spence, S.F. 35 139 23 48 .345 American League Nieman, Bal. 23 69 12 29 420 Skowron, N.Y. 18 67 9 25 .373 McDgld, N.Y. 25 94 17 35 372 Vernon, Cle. 30 81 15 30 .370 Fox, Chi. 30 123 15 44 .358 Home Runs National League — Thomas, Pirates 13; Mays, Giants 12; Cepeda, Giants 12; Walls, Cubs 11; Spencer, Giants 9; Sauer, Giants 9; Mathews, Braves 9 American League — Cerv, Atletics 11; Jensen, Red Sox 9; Maris, Indians 7: Triandos, Orioles 6; M inoso' Indians 6. Runs Batted in National League — Spencer, Giants 33; Thomas, Pirates 33: Mays, Giants 31; Cepeda, Giants 29; Banks. Cubs 29.3 American League — Cerv, Athletics 30; Jensen, Red Sox 25; F. Bolling, Tigers 21; Gernert, Red Sox 21; Vernon, Indians 19. Pitching National League— Spahn, Braves 6-0; Elston, Cubs 5-0; McComick, Giants 4-0; Paine, Cards 2-0; Phillips, Cubs 2-0. American League — Turley, Yanks 6-0; Shantz, Yanks 4-0; Larsen. Yanks 3-0; Smith. Red Sox 3-0: Byerly, Senators 2-0. Lil* Leaguer ’ <-'22 > „“I can’t tell you what states they’re in, but 1/ can tell you what leagues they’re in!"

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MAJORj American League W. L. Pct. GJB. New York 22 5 .815 — Kansas City „ 14 14 .500 8% Baltimore 14 14 .500 814 Boston ... 16 17 .485 9 Cleveland 16 17 .485 9 Washington ... 14 16 .467 914 Chicago 12 18 .400 11*4 Detroit 13 20 .394 12 National League W. L. Pct. G.B. San Francisco 23 12 .657 — Milwaukee 19 11 .633 114 Pittsburgh 18 15 .545 4 Chicago 17 19 .472 6% Philadelphia .. 15 18 .455 7St; Louis ‘-.i-.-. 14 47- ,452- 4 Cincinnati 11 17 .393 814 Los Angeles — 13 21 .382 914 THURSDAY’S RESULTS American League Chicago 5, Baltimore 1. New York 5, Detroit 4. Cleveland 3, Washington 1. Boston 8, Kansas City 5. National League Chicago 7, Philadelphia 4. Milwaukee 9, San Francisco 3. St. Louis at rain. Los Angeles at Cincinnati, postponed, rain.

MINOR American Association W. L. Pct. G.B. Denver... 23 10 .697 — Minneapolis ... 23 15 .605 214 Charleston 21 14 .600 3“? Indianapolis ... 16 17 .485 7 St. Paul 18 20 .474 714 Omaha 15 21 .417 9*4 Wichita 15 21 .417 9*4 Louisville 11 24 .314 13 Thursday’s Results Minneapolis 9, Omaha 2. < Wichita 6, Louisville 0. Denver 6, St. Paul 0 (called end of 5 innings, rain). Charleston atlndianapolis, postponed, rain. Modified Stock Car Race At New Bremen NEW BREMEN, O. — Sunday's modified stock car show here carriers another record purse for the second straight week. This time it will be $3,500, highest ever paid here for stock car races. The eight fastest qualifiers will run eight laps for a SSOO purse. Last Sunday’s attendance was the largest opening day crowd for a. stock car race i n the track's history. Alptor cycles return to New Bremen Memorial day, and USAC sprints June 29. <

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Rains Thursday Cut Down Practice Runs INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—A heavy run of cars was expected on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track today as drivers took advantage of the last day of practice prior to the expected end of time trials this weekend. Heavy rains cut practice short Thursday as mechanics sweated to get that extra mile an hour which could spell the difference between running in the Memorial Day or watching it from the sidelines. Only eight cars were able to cut a fast lap as gusty winds buffeted the big oval. Jim Rathmann of Miami, Fla. turned in the top speed of the day when he cut a lap at 140 Thilos per hour. The other seven were well under that speed because of the weather conditions The annual "car hopping" picked up speed as car owners switched drivers in a desperate attempt to get their roadsters into the 33car starting field. Nineteen cars qualified in the first weekend of time trials last week. With fair weather in the offing, the field may be completed by Saturday. If rain should wash but the time tirals, additioal time would be alloted pcxt week.. Bowling Scores Major League W L Pts. Marathon Oil 32 21 46% Decatur Blue Flame 32 22 45 Hoagland Farm Eq. 32 22 40 Beavers Oil Service 30 „ 24 40 Hooker Paint 28 25 38% Three Kings Tavern 27 27 38 Ideal Dairy 26 28 33 State Gardens 23 31 30 Midwestern Life -.- 21 33 26 Maier Hide & Fur .18 36 23 Ideal Dairy won 4 pts. from Maier Hide & Fur, Marathon Oil won 3 pts. from Three Kings Tavern, Beavers Oil Service won 3 pts. from Hooker Paint, Decatur Blue Flame won 3 pts. from Midwestern Life, State Gardens won 3 pts. from Hoagland Farm Eq. 200 games: Norb. Bultemeier 258, Dick Mies 203, Art Baker 203, I. Lepper 207, J. Moser 203, H. Strickler 201, Don Harmon 203, Ed-Witte-206, A. Erxleben 206. J. Lindemann 204. Note: The Major league championship was won by the Marathon Oil team composed of Don Reidenbach, Dan Everett, Don Burke, Norb Bultemeier and Lloyd Reef. The trophies for high scries and high game for the season were won by Arnold Erxleben. 650, and Robert Dedolph 269. Maurice Teeple will receive the Achievement Award given by the American Bowling Congress.

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Assails Giles Statement On Dodgers Vote LOS ANGELES (UP)—A state ment by National League President Warren Giles that the league would take "immediate steps" to move the Dodgers to another city if the Chavez Ravine referendum is defeated drew claims of '‘foul’’ today form opponents of the contract. They interpreted it as an 11thhour move to swing sentiment in favor of the Dodger issue, Los Angeles votes decide June 3 on whether to approve the contract which would provide the Dodgers with some 300 acres of land in Chavez Ravine for a permanent 50,000-seat park. Councilman John C. Holland, a leading foe of the Chavez Ravine proposal, said the statement by Giles was the “last desperate threat of a frightened group of greedy men- If the people of Los Angeles bow to this threat, it will be to the everlasting shame of the city." Giles, in Cincinnati, issued a 600-word statement to Southern California reportes covering the team in which he said he would “recommend to the league that we take immediate steps to study ways and means of moving the Dodger franchise to another city," if. the contract proposal is beaten. "If by some chance,” he con tinued, “the voters of Los Angeles Should disapprove the contract, the National League will take it as an expression .that conditions exist in Los Angeles which indicate a lack of enthusiasm for major league baseball," said Giles. The National League president said “overwhelming approval of the referendum will be the stongest indication we can have" that major league baseball would succeed here after “the novelty of big league ball has gone.” The contract between the Dodgers and the city of Los Angeles for Chavez Ravine was signed before the National League authorized the move to California. But opponents, including members of the council and some supervisors, gathered sufficient signatures on petitions to force the referendum. Dodger owner Walter O’Malley, who finally managed to locate the dub on a temporary basis in the Coliseum, had little to say when advised of Giles' statement. “The Dodgers want to stay out of politics* and we wish politics were not involved with baseball at this time. We have our hands full )Mw with many problems, on and /.off the field. This presents still another.” Cardinals Practice Saturday Afternoon The Cardinals. _.„Fprjy . . League team will practice at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Worthman field. Al Gillig, manager, asks all team members to be present.

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Asserts Trades Not White Sox Answer CHICAGO (UP) — Charles Comiskey said today that "just a little extra effort by every player" and not trades is the only answer to the plight of his Chicago White Sox. The youthful vice-president of the slumping American League club said as a result that he has no deals in the fire nor any other drastic moves in mind. “The club material-wise is all right as it is. Just a little extra effort by every player will get us going." Comiskey said. Comiskey conceded the team which escaped the league cellar after a month-long occupancy, was "not perfect,” but he said the type of players he could pick up in a trade wouldn’t help. "You’re just going to get a lot of extras that no other club wants," he said, “unless you’re prepared to give up somebody like Billy Pierce, Dick Donovan or Ealy Wynn, and I’m not prepared to do that,” Comiskey said of his three ace pitchers. "In my mind, we have a better ball club than the one which finished second last year,” Comiskey said. “We're stronger even if wt lost Minoso, perhaps not in power but in* every other department,” Comiskey said“We can’t compete with Yanks in power, and we don’t intend to. Al (Lopez, manager) built up our club around a tight defense and a good pitching staff,” Comiskey said. “Before the season started, Al and I figued we needed bullpen strength, and I’m convinced we have it," He said. Comiskey 4 commented on his club one day after it had emerged from last place thanks to a 5-1 victory-over the Baltimore Orioles and a Detroit loss to the New York Yankees. _ A gathering of 632 fans saw the game, the smallest Co miskey Park attendance in 15 years.

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