Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1958 — Page 7

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Giants, Colts Preparing For Big Pro Tilt NEW YORK (UPI) —Coach Jim Lee Howell will put his New York Giants through their last strenuous workout today for their Sunday clash with the Baltimore Colts at Yankee Stadium for the National Football League title. The Giants, who had a long workout Wednesday morning, enjoyed a respite Christmas Day while the Colts practiced in Baltimore. “A rest will do our boys more good than a workout,” Howell said. "We have too many men injured to put them through a hard practice.” Howell listed nine men on his injured list earlier in the week but all are expected to be ready Sunday with the possible exception of Roosevelt Grier. Grier, 280pound defensive tackle, suffered a knee injury and aggravated an old arm injury during last Sunday’s 10-0 playoff victory over the Cleveland Browns for the Eastern Division title. e Howell hoped to receive a favorable report on Grier today but may not know until Sunday whether the huge defensive star will be able to play. Both the Giants and Colts will hold light limbering up workouts Saturday at Yankee Stadium. Colts Ready BALTIMORE, < Md. (UPD—The Baltimore Colts ran through their final Memorial Stadium practice today prior to their departure Saturday for New York and the National Football League championship tilt with the Giants. The Colts planned a limited practice in New York Saturday, and then the big game, the one Ewbank called his club’s “gre'atest opportunity.’* While the Giants rested Christmas, the Colts ran through drills aimed at polishing their defense. As the playoff game drew near, Ewbank reported his team in good condition. However, with typical caution he brushed aside Baltimore’s role as a three and onehalf point favorite. The Colts suffered a 24-21 regular season loss" to the Giants, and Ewbank hadn’t TWgotten when the odds-makers were quoted. "We’ve got to play it either way,” he observed realistically. "Favored or not, we still have to block and tackle.” Ewbank often reminds his team that the odds won’t help it win games. One off - the - field factor that most coaches agree does win games, however, is a close study of a rival’s films, and the Colts have been doing some heavy viewing in preparation for their Yankee Stadium showdown with the Giants. The viewing was fruitful, too, according to Ewbank. Questioned whether he and his staff had learned anything after going over the latest Giant films with a practiced eye, he acknowledged they had. Just what they learned, of course, will remain Ewbank’s secret until after Sunday’s game. Hart And Dupas On TV Fight Tonight MIAMI BEACH (UPD — Knockout puncher Garnet (Sugar) Hart of Philadelphia is confident he will upset the odds in a 10-round teleevision fight against veteran welterweight Ralph Dupas tonight at the Miami Beach Auditorium. If he "shows up big,” Hart said he will demand a shot at Don Jordan’s 147-pound title. Pre Basketball Detroit 98, Minneapolis 97 (overtime). Boston 129, New York 120. St. Louis 100, Cincinnati 92.

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—— Holiday Tourney Tickets On Sale Season tickets tor the tour-team holiday tourney at Bluffton Jan. 2 and 3, are now on sale at Holthouse on the Highway. The tickets, good tor both sessions, are priced at $1.50. Single session tickets, priced at 11, will be on sale only at the Bluffton gym the night of each session. The Decatur Yellow Jackets will meet Portland in the opener at 7:30 p. m. next Friday, followed by the Bluffton-Tipton clash. Friday’s losers will meet in the consolation game at 7:30 p. m. Saturday, followed by the championship game. Fans are urged to buy tickets here, as part of the tourney proceeds will be split according to season ticket sales. All seats at the Bluffton gym are reserved. Today's Sport Parade By OSCAR FRALEY United Press International NEW YORK (UPI) —Australia, tiie amazing athletic land "down under,” produced the world’s outstanding athlete in 1958 in a rangy, running automation named Herb Elliott. There were eye-popping performances in every field of sports. Name your favorite and there was a top performer. But Elliott, the health diet addict who trains by running a mere 20 miles a day, stood head and shoulders over the field. The 20-year-old kid ran 10 miles under the four-minute barrier. Then, at Dublin on Aug. 6, he lowered the world mile mark to a fantastic 3:54.5. They were efforts which stole the track thunder of Rafer Johnson, who set a new world record in the decathlon which many regard as the toughest individual event of them all. Lists Tsp Athletes -Baseball — Bob Turley, whose “iron man” pitching swept the New York Yankees to their 18th world championship. Football—Jimmy Brown of the pro Cleveland Browns and Pete Dawkins of Army. Golf — Dow Finsterwald, the "professional of the year,” and Charley Coe, winner of the U.S. Amateur. Tennis — Australia’s Ashley Cooper. Boxing — Ancient Archie Moore for his thrilling comeback knockout of Yypn Durelle. Raring—Willie Shoemaker, the riding chartfofon, and Round Table, the horse ot the year. Hockey—Maurice (The Rocket) Richard. Basketball — Wilt (The Stilt) Chamberlain of Kansas and George Yardley of the pro Detroit Pistons. Aids Yankee Comeback Turley, a 20-game winner, was kayoed in the second game of the World Series against the Milwaukee Braves. But he came back out of the doghouse to win the fifth and seventh games and help "save” the sixth in a tremendous Yankee comeback made possible by Turley’s strong arm. Brown’s 1,527 yards gained wrote pro football history for one year, smashing the old mark by 381 yards. Dawkins received the Heisman Trophy as the year’s top player. Finsterwald beat Sam Snead in a head - and - head final round match to win the PGA championship, ousting Tommy Bolt as golfs big man because of Tommy’s spanking for unbecoming conduct. Australia, which won the first world amateur golf team championship and cheered native son Peter Thomson’s British Operi triumph, had more to boast about as Ashley Cooper swept the big three in tennis by winning the Australian, Wimbledon and U.S. titles. Moore’s triumph over Durelle, in which he came off the canvas four times to score a knockout in defense of the light heavyweight title, was a classic compared with the Dempsey-Flrpo brawl. It took the play away from Ray Robinson’s win over Carmen Basilio to regain the middleweight title. “Willie the Shoe” recaptured jockey honors with close to 300 winners while Round Table set a world record in earnings of $1,336,364. Richard skated into the hockey history books with his 500th regular season goal and his 600th counting playoffs. And Chamberlain was the top college Star while Yardldy became the first player in pro basketball. annals to score over 2,000 pointe in one season. They were the big stars—and now it starts all over again. — i. ■ i——.—Let us process those precious holiday films. Black and White, or Color Print*, Slides, or Movie Top Quality—Prompt Service Up-Town or Hi-Way Store HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.

Four College Bowl Tilts On Saturday Card By EARL WRIGHT United Press International College football’s annual postseason holiday competition gets into full swing Saturday with four games, three of which will be televised nationally for armchair quarterbacks. Saturday’s features are the Gator Bowl game at Jacksonville, Fla.; the Blue - Gray game at Montgomery, Ala.; the East-West Shrine game at San Francisco, and the 'North-South night contest at Miami, Fla. AU except the Miami game will be carried on national TV and radio networks. Mississippi (8-2) will meet Florida (6-3-1) in the Gator Bowl before about 40,000 and a national CBS television audience at 2 p.m. e.s.t The Blue-Gray game before a capacity crowd ot 25,000 at 2 p.m., e.s.t., and the East-West clash before a capacity crowd of 60,000 at 4:45 p.m., e.s.t, will be NBC TV .- radio features The North - South game at Miami, which figures to draw a crowd of 40,000, will be a radio feature of the Mutual Broadcasting System. Thus the tour games figure to draw 165,000 fans in addition to large TV radio audiences. Predict High Scores Mississippi, which depends mainly on its passing game, arrived in Jacksonville Christmas Day and held a light workout. Florida, which arrived at Ponte Vedra Beach near Jacksonville Monday, also held a light workout. Florida made its reputation this year cm defense but most observers look for a high-scoring, wide-open Gator Bowl game. Coach Johnny Vaught’s Mississippi team, led by' quarterback Bobby Franklin, halfbacks Jim Woodruff and Kent Loveland and fullback Charley Flowers, led the Southeastern Conference in rushing yardage this year. Franklin, equally adept at running or passing, scored six touchdowns and completed 56 of 121 throws for 10 touchdowns. He may have some fun Saturday because pass defense was Florida’s big weakness tills year. Florida has a tiny but capable passer in Jimmy Dunn, a 142pound quarterback. West Suffers Blow The West suffered rfa serious blow for its clash with the-. East in the Shrine Game at San Francisco when It lost Buddy Dial. Dial, star end from Rice, sprained an ankle Wednesday and it was learned Thursday that he definitely will not play. Bill Steiger, who played both end and in the backfield for Washington State this year, may have to play at both spots at various times Saturday because of the loss of Dial. Lee Grosscup of Utah will start at quarterback for the West while Bob Ptacek of Michigan probably will be the starting signal-caller for the East. Dick Longfellow, West Virginia quarterback who ranked sixth among the nation’s passers this yfear, will lead a favored North team against the South in the 21st Blue-Gray game. Jim Wood of Oklahoma State and Gene O'Pella of Villanova are expected to be Longfellow’s favorite targets. Bill Austin of Rutgers, the North’s key runner, is hampered by a torn leg ligament. Share Quarterback Chores Billy Holsclaw of Virginia Tech, a quarterback who ranked sixth in the country in total offense this year, and halfback Bobby Cravens of Kentucky apear to be the South’s key offensive performers. Holsclaw is expected to throw most of his passes to Sonny Randle of Virginia and Doug Padgett of Duke. Bill Kallden -of Pittsburgh land Al Jacks of Penn State will share the quarterback chores for the North in the Saturday night game at Miami while the South’s signalcaller will be Buddy Humphrey of Baylor. Buddy led the major college passers this season. The Miami contest will be played under professional rules. The teams will use unlimited substitutions. The team that is behind also may elect to receive kickoffs at any time. » „ Lu 1 Leaguer 111 - “You don't hate this flat neighborhood during! the baseball season!” . '

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Hoosier Classic To Open This Evening INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — There wasn’t a solid favorite as Indiana prepared to clash with Notre Dame tonight and Purdue with host Butler in round one of the seventh annual “Hoosier Classic” college basketball holiday carnival. Regardless who wins, Saturday night’s windup program will pit Indiana against Butler and Notre Dame against Purdue. Indiana and Purdue cannot meet until Big Ten warfare begins in January. More than 10,000 fans were expected to watch the doubleheader tonight. Purdue’s veteran outfit goes ln- : to the Classic with a 5-1 record, the best of the foursome. Indiana is 3-2, Notre Dame 2-4, and Butler 2-5. Butler’s Bulldogs, who usually play at one of their best games during the Classic, toppled previously unbeaten Dartmouth and Tennessee from the unbeaten ’ ranks in their last two starts. Notre Dame, though off to a diS- : astrous start, copped consolation honors in the Bluegrass Festival at Louisville last week. Purdue should be the most bal- , anced club of the four, with all starters from last year back. Indiana depends for much of itg success on 6-10 Walt Belamy, its sophomore center, and big Tom Hawkins is Notre Dame’s top weapon. • Litte Bill Scott has been But- ‘ ler’s early-season sparkplug. Another top two * day college tourney opens at Evansville tonight, with the host Aces seeking their third straight holiday championship. First-round pairings are Tennessee Tech vs St. Mary’s of California and Evansville vs Washington of St. Louis. Ernie Banks Tops National Sluggers NEW YORK (UPD — Ernie Banks of the Cubs broke a major league record, a lot of seats in the stands and plenty of pitehets’ hearts in winning the National League’s slugging crown for 1958. Banks was far and away the league’s top slugger with a .614 average, according to official figures released today. Willie Mays of the Giants finished second with .583, and was followed by Hank Aaron of the Braves with .546, and Frank, Thomas of the Pirates and, ' “Stan Musial of the Cardinals, each of who mslugged .528. Banks, who was named the most valuable player in the league, compiled his slugging mark by collecting 379 total bases in 617 times up. His league-leading total of 47 homers gave him the record for most homers ever hit by a shortstop in one season. The slugging Chicago, shortstop also led the league in runs batted in, with 129, while batting .313. Confesses Fatal Stabbing Os Man GARY, Ind. (UPD—Charley T. Bailey, 28, was in Custody on open charges today after admitting the ; fatal stabbing of a man during a Christmas night holiday dinner. Police said Bailey admitted stabbing Cornelius Mackey, 45, with an eight-inch butcher knife as the two argued over money. Authorities learned that Mackey accused Bailey of owing him some money but refused to tell him how much. A violent argument took the two men from the living room to the bedroom where the stabbing occurred. ’ Hockev Pesdts National League Montreal 4, New York 1. , Toronto 2, Detroit 0. Boston 4, Chicago 2. Wafa I i 'i £ I' ■SBBR. .0 IKI'S CHRISTMAS DINNW-Llt-tie does thia poor bird know he's scheduled to be President Eisenhower’s Christmas dinner. "Handler” la Washington la Homer Gruenther, Ike aide

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First Indoor Shoot Os Season Planned Sunday Afternoon The Limberlost archery and conservation club will hold its first indoor shoot of the season at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the building at Third and Monroe Streets, west of the Citizens Telephone Co. Refreshments will be available. The club will hold its annual meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, at the Youth and Community Center, featuring a film provided by Fred Bear. The public is invited to see this film. After the showing, the annual election will be held, followed by a Cgrry-in lunch for members and their families. •’A school of archery will be held Jfen. 8 at 7 p.m, and Jan. 10 at 9 a m. Any one interested may contact Lester Mitchel, 516 Short street, or by phoning Decatur by Jan. 8. Insurance will be carried on participants.” Indiana Marine Is Guilty In Slaying Find Muncie Youth Guilty Os Murder HONOLULU (UPD — A Navy court martial is scheduled to sentence an Indiana Marine next Monday in the slaying of a Waikiki widow last Aug. 22. The only possible sentence will be death by hanging or life imprisonment. Pfc. James Hedges, 21, Muncie, was found guilty of premeditated murder by a military court on Christmas Eve. The eight-man court took an hour and 35 minutes to reach its verdict in the death of Mrs. Helen Peoples. The court had heard tpree weeks of testimony, most of it relating to Hedges’ sanity. Seven witnesses, including Hedges* parents, were brought from Muncie by the defense. Greensburg Chiefs Retire January 1 GREENSBURG, Ind. (UPD—Police Chief John Layton, 71, and Fire Chief Ernest Binder will retire Jan. 1 after serving a total of 62 years. No successors have been named yet. —

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Four Indicted For Oil Stock Swindle j Residents tfuped Out Os $250,000 NEWARK, N. J. (UPD — Four men have been indicted in* an oil stock swindle which duped residents of six New Jersey counties out of $250,000. The U. S. attorney’s office said Thursday that the four, all out-of-state residents, were indicted two weeks ago, but the indictments were impounded until the suspects had been located. One is still at large. They were identified as Dudley Pritchett, Houston, Tex., William Newman, formerly of Jamaica, N. Y., Harry Reiss, of Brooklyn, N.. Y. and Joseph Ehrlich, of New York City. Newman is at large. U. S. Atty. Chester Weidenburner said the four are charged with violating the registration and antifraud provisions of the Federal Securities Act. He said they would be arraigned within the next few weeks. The four, according to Asst. U. S. Atty. Robert R. Blasi, talked residents ofg Hudson, Essex, Bergen, Passiac, Union and Monmouth counties into buying 300,000 shares r of worthless stock on the strength ■ of their company's alleged hold--1 ings. The firm was called Texas Western Oil Co. It claimed valu- - able oil interests in Oklahoma, 5 Kansas, Wyoming, Louisiana and LSs Vegas, Nev., Blasi said. I ' Monroe Rural Fire , Number To Change ’ The Monroe rural fire depart- ‘ ment will change its telephone J number from the present number ' to 6-5123, starting December 30 at 12 noon, according to Howard Ha- ! begger. t The new improved system will have ten phones available for the fire calls while the old system has only one phone in operation. Stickers with the new phone number are being sent to all rural homes. Persons who fail to receive them . may do so by contacting one of the fire department officers. Over 2,500 Daily Democrate are sold and delivered InDecatur each day.

Five College Tourneys Open This Evening By TIM MORIARTY United Press International College basketball’s annual “madness” — the holiday tournaments — starts to unwind tonight on five fronts. Opening round games are scheduled in the Holiday Festival at New York, the Southwest Confer- - ence Tournament at Houston, Tex., the Big Eight Conference Tournament at Kansas City, the All - College Tournment at Oklahoma City, and the Evansville Invitation Tournament at Evansville, Ind. - Two other jamborees get underway Saturday night. They are the Queen City Tournament at Buffalo, N.Y., and the Far West Classic at Corvallis, Ore. The Holiday Festival actually opened with an afternoon doubleheader—Cornell vs. Utah and St. Joseph’s vs. Syracuse — at Madison Square Garden. The first round will be completed tonight when Dayton plays Niagara in a “meetin’ of the unbeaten” and St John’s meets Holy Cross. Here are the first round pairings for the other tournaments: Southwest Conference —■ Texas Christian vs. Baylor, Southern Methodist vs. Arkansas, Texas vs. Rice, Texas A&M vs. Texas Tech. All-College — Bowling Green vs. Wichita, Tulsa vs. Duquesne, Xavier (Ohio) vs. Oregon. San Francisco vs. Oklahoma City. Big Eight Conferecuce — Kansas State vs. Missouri, Oklahoma vs. lowa State. Evansville Invitation—Tennessee Tech vs. St. Mary’s (Calif.), Washington (Mo.) vs. Evansville. , St. Joseph’s, led by 6-foot-l Bobby Clark, and Dayton, the runner- ■ up in last season’s National Invi--1 tation Tournament, are the co-fa- . vorites for the Holiday Festival. Dayton never has won a tournament at Madison Square Garden but could go all the way this time if it can get by Niagara to- ( night. However, strong support also is expected for St. John’s, which has lost only one of its first six games and considers toe Garden its home court. Texas Christian is favored to win toe Southwest Conference shindig for the second straight year; Kansas State, toe nation’s >

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Truman Expresses World Peace Hope Former President Expresses Hopes ■ NEW YORK (UPD - Former President Harry S. Truman expressed a New Year’s hope today of “peace and prosperity for the whole world.” Truman said he was hoping, not predicting—"l don’t attempt to be a prophet.” As far as toe nation is concerned, he said, “I always believe in a greater future for this country.” He predicted that some day the nation’s gross national product would reach a “thousand billion dollars—a trillion.” Commenting on the successfid firing of the Atlas satellite, the said: “We can always do things better thin anyone when we’re forced into it.” He said toe scientific feat surprised some “pessimistic columnists. But I am an optimist. I think we’ll always come out on top.” Asked if the United States could trust Russia if an agreement were reached on Berlin, Truman said, “No. As I have said before, you’ve got to have power to enforce any agreement.” Truman made his remarks in an early morning walk with newsmen in 16-degree weather. Truman said he had spent a very enjoyable Christmas Day with his grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel, 18 months, and his daughter and son-in-law. He plans to leave for home Saturday by train. Toward the end pf today’s walk, he took newsmen and photographers into a drug store for coffee. The counterman declined to accept payment. third-ranked team, is the pick in the Big Eight Tournament, Xavier looms as the team to beat in the All-College show, and Tennessee Tech should prevail in toe Evansville invitation. In addition to toe tournament action, there are several other major games on tonight’s schedule as the collegians swing back into action after a two-day holiday respite. Notre Dame plays Indiana, Butler hostsj Purdue, Denver visits Southern California, and UCLA entertains Santa Clara.