Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 7 August 1958 — Page 11

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1958

lAussie Runner pels New Mile [World Record DUBLIN, Ireland (UPD—Withlout any time off to celebrate his ■astounding new mile record of 13:54.5. Australian running machine Herb Elliott heads right back Ito the track tonight for another race, this time at either a halfmile or two miles. Elliott’s statement to meet officials that he’s ready for another top-flight i race flabbergasted them almost as much as his “miracle mile" Wednesday night amazed a crowd that came to root for Ron Delany and stayed to cheer Elliott to the echo. Chances were good that Elliott would hook up in another duel with Delany tonight, especially if the Aussie elected to run the half-mile. Elliott’s trimph goes into the books as the most amazing mile race in history since five runners all broke the four - minute barrier. Four of them were under the accepted mile mark of 3:58.0 held by Australian John Landy. Elliott said today the record was due to “perfect conditions.’’ He listed: U) the track, which was firm and springy after a light rain; (2) the pace — “just terrific;” (3) the competition; (4) "The wonderful enthusiasm of the Irish crowd for their terrific appaluse on my last lap.” Officials of the Clonliffee Harriers and Crusaders Meet confirmed there was no reason why Elliott’s performance would be denied recognition as a new world mark by the International Ama te u r Athletic Federation. There was no following wind or any other questionable factor, such as pacing, involved. Aussie Merv Lincoln Was second in 3:55.9. trailing Elliott by about 15 yards, and Delany was third in 3:57,5, barely nipping Murray Halberg of New Zealand who was clocked in the same time. Aussie Albert Thomas suffer e d the strange fate of running a 3:58.6 mile and finishing f-i-f-t-h. Elliott’s fractional times were: 58 seconds for the first quarter; 1:58.0 for the half; 2:59.0 for the three-quarters. He ran the last quarter in 55.5 seconds. Federation League Playoff On Tonight Rain forced postponement of the scheduled Federation league playoff game between Decatur Klenk's and Colonial Oil Wednesday night. The game'has been rescheduled for tonight at 8 o'clock at City Utilities park in Fort Wayne. The AFLCIO at Waterloo game was also rained out and will be played at 8 p.m. Friday. Anderson Pilot Dies In Mississippi Crash — ANDERSON, Ind. (UPD — The body of Robert J. Vermillion. 26, Anderson, killed when his plane crashed as he flew on a crop-dust-ing assignment near Columbus, Miss., was returned here Wednesday for funeral and burial. Social Security Program On Radio Area farmers should listen to an important program concerning their social security rights and privileges Sunday at 8:45 p.m. over radio station WGL. Christian H. W. Luecke, district manager, advised today. “Scientists at the University of say ocean temperatures off the Pacific coast last year were as much as five degrees higher than previous averages. ‘ The average cost per foot of | drilling an oil well in Texas in 1957 was $13.50.

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Bethea's Manager Protests Decision CHICAGO (UPD - Tony Vone, cd-managr of conquered heavyweight Wayne Bethea, charged today his fighter’s defeat by Sonny Liston Wednesday night was “bagged.” . i. "The referee never should have stopped the fight,” Vone said. "Sure, he was bleeding, but it was from the gums and not from cuts, and he wasn’t hurt.” Vone charged after referee Bernie Weissman In the ring after he halted the bout at 1:09 of the first round yelling it was “in the bag. I can see it in your face. I can see it in your eyes.” Bethea, knocked down for the first time in his 28 pro fights, said he never was groggy or hurt, and “he never should have stopped the fight.” Frank Gilmer, chairman of the Illinois Athletic Commission and a former referee, said “If I’d been the referee, I’d have done exactly the same thing.” “Whn a boxer is hit and turns completely around and makes no effort to face his opponent and staggers off to the side still with his back to his opponent and gives every appearance or not having his faculties, the only thing a referee can do is protect the fighter froth possible serious injury,” he said. Gilmer said that if Vones does not bring his charges before the commission, he would be requested to appear for a hearing to show proof of his charges or his license would be revoked. Truman Gibson, president of the International Boxing Club, offered champion Floyd Patterson $250,000 to defend his title against Liston because “he’s not one of those slappy guys, but a real puncher and the kind of fighter who can breathe life into the division.” Junior Legion Team Leaves Early Friday ’ All members of the Decatur Junior American Legion are asked to report at Worthman field by 8:30 o’clock Friday morning. The Decatur team, district champions, will play its first game in the regional tourney at Michigan City at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. This will also be a double elimination tourney. No further details on'Kow many teams are In the regional meet or times of any additional games for Decatur have been received by Legion officials. Major League Leaders National League Player & Club G. AB R. H. Pct. Ashbrn. Phil. 100 400 64 137 . 343 Musial. St. L. 99 350 48 120 .343 Mavs, S. F 104 414 76 141 .341 Skinner. Pitts. 99 368 67 121 .329 Dark, Chi. 89 357 41 117 . 328 American League Runnels, Bos. 97 372 67 124 . 333 Goodman, Chi. 70 265 30 88 . 332 Kuenn, Det. 93 366 50 120 . 328 Cerv, K C. 95 358 68 115 .321 Power, Clev. 98 391 67 125 .320 Home Runs National League— Banks, Cubs 31; Thomas, Pirates 28: Aaron. Braves 25: Mathews, Braves 22: Walls, Cubs 21: Cepeda, Giants 21. American League— Jensen, Red Sox 31; Mantle. Yankees 30; Sievers. Senators 30; Cerv. Athletics 29; Colavito, Indians 23. Runs Batted In National League— Banks, Cubs 90: Thomas. Pirates 82: Anderson, Phillies 72: Cepeda, Giants 67; Aaron, Braves 65. American League— Jensen. Red Sox 95: Cerv, Athletics 80; Sievers. Senators 74; Colavito, Indians 68; Berra. Yankees 65; Lemon, Senators 65. Pitching National League — McCormick, Giants 8-3; Grissom, Giants 7-3; Purkey, Red Legs 13-6; Semproch. Phils 13-6; Spahn, Braves 14-7. American League— Delock, Red Sox 10-2; Turley, Yankees 17-4: Ditmar, Yankees 8-2; Hyde, Senators 9-3: Ford. Yankees 13-5: i Moore, White Sox 7-3.

Glenn Davis Slar Os U.S. Track Squad BUDAPEST, Hungary (UPD - Glenn Davis* unbroken string of victories capped by a new 400meter hurdles world record established him today as the top star of the United States track team’s tour of Europe. Davis has won all six individual events he entered in meets at Moscow, Warsaw and here, plus other victories in relay races. In addition, he’s expected to score another “double” in the United States vs. Greece meet at Athens on Saturday and Sunday. The U. S. squad was scheduled to leave by plane today for that city, winding up its brilliant tour in the country that gave birth to the Olympic Games. Davis zoomed to a new world mark of 49 for the 400meter hurdle? Wednesday. That clipped three - tenths of a second off the record of 49.5 seconds that Davis established during the tryouts for the 1956 Olympic Games. ' It also led the United States men’s team to an unofficial 12768 victory over the Hungarian men's team in the two-day competition at Nep-Stadium. No official count of points was made. In additiqn, the U. S. women's team, which had been outscored both by the Russians in Moscow and the Polesin War Saw. outpointed the Hungarian girls, 64-54. U. S. men won 14 of 17 events, U. S. women seven of 12. Tom Courtney of Livingston. N. J., won the 800-meter event but failed in possibly his last real attempt to break the world record of 1:45.7 held by Belgium’s Roger Moens. The U. S. Olympic champion won the event easily but had to settle for a clocking of 1:47.0. Other records were set by Margaret Matthews of Atlanta, Ga.. who established a new American record for the broad jump when she won that event with a leap of 20 feet, 3*4 inches; and Earlene Brown, of Los Angeles, who set a stadium record in the women's shot put with a heave of 52 feet, 11% inches, and Al Hall of Hanson, Mass., who won the men’s hbmmer throw with a heave of 214 feet, 3.4 inches for another stadium record. Other U. S. men’s victories were scored by Hayes Jones of Pontiac. Mich., in the 110-meter high hurdles in 13.6 seconds; Ed Collymore of Cambridge. Mass., in the 100-meter dash in 20.9 seconds: Rink Babka of Palo Alto. Calif., in the discus throw with a heave of 188 feet, 3.96 inches; Charles Dumas of Los Angeles inl the high jump with a leap of six feet, 10.9 inches and Ken Floerke of Kansas City, Kan., in the hop-step-and-jump with 50 feet, 6.8 inches. Other women's victories were scored by Lucinda Williams of Tennessee State in the 200- meter dash in 24.1 seconds, and Lillian Green of New York in the 400meter run in 58.4 seconds. Three Accidents Are Reported By Police Minor Accidents In City On Wednesday Three minor property damage accidents occurred near the court house Wednesday afternoon and evening. The accidents were investigated by the city police department. The first occurred at 1:55 p. m. on Court street near the post office. Involved were Keith L. Brandt. 19, route two, Decatur, and Jean S. Grove, 16, Berne. The Brandt auto was stopped on Court street attempting to make a right turn onto Third street, when a car driven by Miss Grove side-swiped the Brandt auto. Damage was estimated at SSO to the Grove auto and $lO to the Brandt vehicle. The second mishap occurred at 4;05 p. m. on Madison street in the 200 block. A car driven by Patricia Ann Sovine, 16, Decatur, attempted to back from a parking space and struck an auto owned by Edna Arola Werst, 50, Decatur. Damage was estimated at $5 to the Werst auto and no damage was caused to the Sovine Vehicle. ' A car driven by Adrian Coffee, 57, Decatur, was struck by a car driven by Esther Peterson, 20, Decatur, while turning into an alley on Court street Wednesday at 8:35 p. m. The Coffee auto received damages estimated at SSO and the Peterson vehicle $5 damage. The phrase “on the wagon” to denote teetotalism comes from Sitka, Alaska, where U. S. Marines and sailors paid for drunkenness by hauling the water-de-livery wagon around town. ATHLETE’S FOOT GERM~ HOW TO KILL IT. IN ONE HOUR. If not pleased your <Sc hack at any drug: counter. This STRONG srerinh ide sloughs off infected skin. Exposes more germs to its killing action. Tse Ins-tant-drytng T-4-L day or night. Now at Kuhiie Drug Store.

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TOTorJ American League W L Pct. GB New York 70 36 .660 — Boston 53 51 .510 16 Chicago 53 52 .505 16% Cleveland 52 54 .491 18 Detroit T 50 53 .485 18% Baltimore 47 55 .461 21 Kansas City 47 55 .461 21 Washington 45 61 .425 25 National League W L Pct. GB Milwaukee ...,.. 60 42 .583 — San Francisco — 55 50 .524 6 Pittsburgh 52 51 .505 8 Chicago 52 55 . 486 10 Cincinnati 50 53 .485 10 Philadelphia .... 48 52 .480 10% St. .Louis 49 54 .476 11 Los Angeles 48 56 .462 12% WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS American League Boston 8, Washington 2. New York 3, Baltimore 1. Chicago 4, Kansas City 2. Cleveland at Detroit, postponed, rain. National League Los Angeles 5, Chicago 2. Milwaukee 2, Pittsburgh 1. St. Louis 8, San Francisco 7. Philadelphia 8, Cincinnati 5. Cardinals Play At Berne This Evening The Decatur Cardinals will meet Berne in an Adams county Pony League game at 8 o’clock tonight at the Berne field. Members of the Cardinal team will meet at the usual place at 7 o’clock this evening for the trip to Berne. Today’s Sport Parade (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.) By JACK CUDDY United Press International SOUTH ORANGE. N. J. (UPD —John Cranston, of the reddish brown hair and stream - lined six-foot-two frame, admitted today, “I had to control my temper as well as my service when I went out there against (Sam) Giammalva." The 21-year-old southpaw from San Marino, Calif., who almost wrecked the Eastern grass court t e nn i s tourney by eliminating world champion Ashley Cooper of Australia on Tuesday and eighthseeded Giammalva Wednesday, said. “Naturally, I was pretty grim.” “But I'm not bitter about it now—not even about the absence of club officials during my match with Giammalva,” he added. If this senior finance student from UCLA had the flaring temperament of many former court stars, he might have stalked off the court when given the absent treatment —a treatment he could neither understand nor appreciate. On Tusday the hard - hitting Californian with the twisting serve went out and eliminated Cooper. 6-3, 6-3. Cooper, Wimbledon and Australian singles champ, generally is recognized as “world" champion. Cranston, rated only 29th among U. S. players, wasn’t even seeded here. If an obscure performer in any other sport had beaten a world champion, he doubtlessly would hay been deluged with congratularrons from every one connected with the contest. But not in this instance. Instead of glorifying Cranston, the club officials concentrated on blasting Cooper for permitting Cranston to beat him. They were upset be? cause they had contributed expense money to bring Cooper to the tourney and he had let them down by being eliminated early, they said.In the moment of his greatest triumph, young Carnston must have felt like a rookie hurler who had just pitched a no-hit game but was flabbergasted by hearing everyone condemn the opposing batsmen for letting him get away with it. No wonder he was fighting his temper when he went out on th< courts against Davis Cup player Giammalva of Houston. Tex. “I said to myself, ‘l’ve just got to *win this one or else they'll continue to regard Tuesday's result as a Cooper loss and not a Cranston victory,”’ he said. He downed Giammalva, 6-3, 0-6. 6-4. When John saw the Texan was getting to him at 3-0 in the second set, he coasted the set out and them over-powered him in the third. And he doesn’t feel bitter today. Lil* Leaguer 1 r ii// * “I don't care who’s in the stands. You're riot getting four strikes!”

Braves Boost League Margin To Six Games By MILTON RICHMAN United Preu International Look ma, no race! Not only in the American League, but in the National as well. It’s all the fault of Milwaukee's business-like Braves, who have opened up a six-game lead and just about put an end to all that propaganda about a close race in the National League. Rookie pitcher Carlton Willey and Hank Aaron helped widen the gap Wednesday night when they combined in a 2-1 victory over the Pirates. Wflley pitched a three-hitter for his sixth victory while Aaron belted his 25th home run with one on r off Vern Law in the first inning. Aaron's blow ended the scoring for the night? after Bill Virdon had honoured for Pittsburgh in the top of the first. The Cardinals handed the sec-ond-place Giants their eighth loss in the last nine games, 8-7; Philadelphia topped Cincinnati, 8-5, and Los Angeles defeated Chicago, 5-2. In the American League the Yankees maintaind their 16-game spread over the rest of the field with a 3-1 win over the Orioles; the White Sox beat the Athletics, 4-2; the Red Sox stopped the Senators, 8-2, and rain washed out the Detroit-Cleveland contest. CottieFroin Behind Stan Musial drove in three of the Cards’ runs and Don Blasirigame two more with four hits as St. Louis overcame an early fiverun deficit to subdue San Francisco. Reliever Chuck Stobbs received his first National League victory since being obtained from Washington. Willie Kirkland had a homer, triple and a double for the Giants. Ted Kazanski drove in four runs, three of them with his third homer, as Robin Roberts posted his 12th triumph at the expense of the Redlegs. Roberts was nicked for homers by Bob Thurman, Frank Robinson and Don Hoak. Charlie Neal’s homer highlighted a three-run, sixth-inning outburst that carried the Dodgers to their victory over the Cubs. Neal hit his homer off loser Johnny Briggs following Norm Larker’s single Orioles Still Losing Art Ditmar pitched a five-hitter for the Yankees in harjdlng the slump-ridden Orioles' their ’ 10th . straight defeat. Loser Jack Harshman hurled on even terms with ■ Ditmar until the sixth when Elston Howard singled home two runs. Left-hander Billy Pierce doled out £ix hits as the White Sox rose ; above the .500 mark with their . victory over the Athletics. Bob Cerv’s 29th homer with one on ac- [ counted for the only runs off . Pierce, who posted his 11th tri? ' umph. Ray Boone hit a two-run ■ homer off loser Bob Davis. Tom Brewer let the Senators down on three hits while the Red Sox hammered out 12 in rolling i to their fourth straight victory. Jackie Jensen hit his 31st homer while Frank Malzone and Ted Lepcio also homered for the Red Sox. Roy Sievers connected for his 29th and 30th homers for the , Senators. Decatur Water Ball Team Match Winner The Decatur water ball team defeated the Monroe team Sunday in a close match by eight seconds at the Central Soya company in Decatur. In the semi-final match, ' Decatur won over by three seconds, very close games. The league announced that the Bultemeier Construction company will donate a trophy to the league winner at the end of the season. The next meet between the league members will be Aug. 13 at Monroe. The Wednesday meeting will be held in the evening, and spectators are invited. Assistant Defense Secretary Resigns ■ WASHINGTON (UPD — Assist- : ant Defense Secretary Mansfield i D. Sprague resigned Wednesday for "purely personal” reasons involving “family and financial consideration.” President Eisenhower nominated Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary John N. Irwin 11, a New York City lawyer, to succeed • him.

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Ken Venturi Favored To Win Miller Open MILWAUKEE, Wis. (UPI) — Slim Ken Venturi’s putter is back on target again to make him the favorite for an unprecedented second straight title in the $35,000 Miller Open golf tournament starting today at Tripoli Country Club. The slightly built San Franciscan said the tourney was “wide open," but fellow pros considered him the man to beat in the 72hole medal tournament w h i, c h ends Sunday. » Every top name in golf, except PGA champion Dow Finsterwald, was in the 150-man field shooting for the $9,000 prize. Finsterwald withdrew late Wednesday because of business in New York. There was Master’s winner Arnold Palmer and National Open champion Tommy Bolt, who is sweating out a year’s probation I by the PGA for his conduct on the links. And others like Sammy Snead, Doug Ford, Jackie Burke, Julius Boros, Billy Casper and 'Gene Littler. The two former winners of the tournament before Venturi — Cary Middlecoff and Ed Furgol — were also in the field. Neither came close in his second try after winning the title. But hlstory was expected to be re-written by Venturi, whose putter zeroed in a 60-footer at Chi-

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cago a few days ago to give him $9,000 and the Gleneagles title — his first in’ several months. It was about this time last year when the Zl-year-old Californian launched one of golf’s greatest i streaks. He won the Miller Open i and St. Paul Open on successive | weekends with scores that were | an amazing 35 under par. Venturi has been playing almost ( regularly during his 20 months as a professional and he plans a 2ft month layoff after the St. Paul event and a tournament in Vancouver, British Columbia. It will give him a chance to spend some of the $30,000 he has accumulated this year. —MINOR American Association W L Pct. GB Charleston 67 46 .593 —I Denver 63 48 .568 3 Wichita 63 51 .553 4ft Minneapolis — 62 56 .525 7ft Omaha 60 59 .504 10 St. Paul 55 67 .451 l«ft Indianapolis .... 51 68 . 429 19 Louisville 43 69 . 384 23ft Wednesday's Results Louisville 1, St. Paul 0. Omaha 5. Indianapolis 3. Minneapolis 4. Charleston 2. Denver at Wichita, postponed, rain.

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Little League Twin Bill Postponed Week Wednesday afternoon’s heavy rain washed out last night's scheduled Little League double header at Worthman field. Games carded last night, Tigers vs Indians and Red Sox vs Senators, will be played next Wednesday night, Aug. J 3. Little League double headers are scheduled both tonight and Friday. Tonight, the Tigers play the Yankees at 6;30 o'clock, followed by the Indians and White Sox. Friday, the White Sox meet the Yankees at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Senators and Tigers. Yogi Berra Hit In Face By Fly Ball BALTIMORE (UPI) — Well, it happened-Yogi Berra was hit on the face while trying to catch a ball in the outfield. The wags around thp American League had predicted the Yankee I catcher might be injured when he I switched to the outfield last month. », During pre - game practice Wednesday night, while Berra was shagging balls in the outfield, a fly ball struck his glove and hit his left eyebrow causing a wide gash. Three stitches were necessary to Close the wound. n you have sometning to sen oi ooms tor rent, try a Democrat Want Ad — They bring result!