Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1959 — Page 7

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Jackets Whip Kendallville By 13*6 Score Big Bob ShraluXa belted home seven runs with a homer, a double and a single Thursday at Kendallville, leading the Decatur baseball team to a rousing 13-6 NEIC victory. The win keeps the Jackets within reach of front-running Angola and Bluffton, which have 2-0 records. The Jackets are 2-1. 0 The Jackets collected 10 hits and seven walks off three Kendallville pitchers, while Rich Canales and Harley Wolfe held the Comets to four hits, but gave up nine passes. Shraluka’# three for four and three runs scored were almost matched by Larry Daniels’ two for three, with three runs scored. Defensive play also told part of the Decatur story as tne Jackets whipped two double plays, Reidenbach to Grabill to Lytle, when the Comets threatened. Comets Tie In First The Jackets took a three-run lead in the first inning on a single by Tom Grabill, a walk to Daniels and Shraluka's booming homer to left center. The Comets tied the count on two unearned runs in the bottom half as Shraluka dropped a third strike with two outs and the bags full. The Jackets added two more in the second as Reidenbach singled ip Steve Dellinger and Bill Bischoff, who started his first game in left field. The Comets knocked out Canales in the fourth but Wolfe came on with the bases loaded, no one out, allowing only one run to score in retiring three straight barters, two via the strikeout route. The Comets closed out their scoring in the sixth on a hit batsman, a walk and a triple by Miller for two runs off Wolfe. Jackets Score Heavily The Jackets sewed up the game in the fifth on Shraluka’s big double with Grabil) and Daniels scoring. John Cowan drove in Shraluka with a single for the third run. They added the icin ß in the Sixth, getting five runs. Reidenbach and Grabill- watted. Dgniels. Lytl* -and* Shraluka singled. Cowan walked and Dellinger sent a sacrifice fly to right field. Jim Gay then drove in Cowan with a double to left, closing out the scoring. Coach BiU McColly’s Jackets next play Winchester in a nonconference tilt here Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Kendallville AB R H Pvle. 2b 2 0 0, Fifer, 2b — 2 0 0 Riehn, If — 3 1 1J Hanes, ss —1 2 0 ( Hawkins, 3b 2 10 Blech, e 2 10 Miller, lb, p 4 0 1 Gustin, rs ... — 3 0 0 Haney, cf .. ..— 2 0 0 Lowder, p —.......... 11 0 Hedgio, p 2| 0 2 Totals 24 6 4 Decatur ♦ AB R H Reidenbach, 3b 4 11 Grabill, 2b 2 2 1 Ritter, 2b 11 0 Daniels, rs .... 3 3 2

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' MAJOR , C-3L-.X ' NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Milwaukee ...... 6 2 .750 — Los Angeles ... 7 4 .636 % San Francisco . 7 5 .583 1 Chicago 6 5 .545 1% Cincinnati 5 5 .500 2 Philadelphia ... 4 4 .500 2 Pittsburgh 2 6 .250 4 St. Louis 3 9 .250 5 Thursday’s Results Chicago 6, St. Louis 1. Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 2. Philadelphia 4, Milwaukee 3. Only games scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Cleveland 9 1 .900 — New York ...... 6 4 .600 3 Chicago 6 4 .600 3 Baltimore 6 5 .545 3% Boston 5 5 .500 4 Kansas City ... 4 6 :4po‘ 5 Washington .... 4 7 .364 5% Detroit 1 9 .100 8 Thursday’s Results Baltimore 8, Boston 7. Washington 3, New York 2. Cleveland 10, Detroit 4. Only games scheduled. p«r AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Eastern Divfelon W. L. Pct. G.B. Indianapois .... 9 1 .900 — Minneapolis .... 6 4 .600 3 St. Paul Louisville 6 6 .500 4 Charleston ..... 4 5 .444 4% Western Division W. L. Pct. GB. Denver 8 3 .727 — Houston 5 5 .500 2% Dallas 4 5 .444 3 Omaha 2 9 .182 6 Fort Worth ... 2 10 .167 6% Thursday’s Results Denver 3, Fort Worth 1. > Charleston 10, LouisviHe 7. Indianapolis 5, Omaha 0. Ony games scheduled. Walters, rs ... 10 0 Shraluka, c 4 3 3 Lytle, lb 4 0 1 Cowan, ss .... 3 11 Dellinger, cf 210 Gay, cf I 10 1 Bischoff, If ...» 11 0 Marbach, ph 10 0 Canales, p—. 1 0 . 0 Wolfe, p 2 0 0 Totals 30 13 10 Decatur 320 035 o—l 3 Kendallville ......... 300 102 0— 6 RBl—Shraluka 7, Reidenbach 2, Daniels. Cowan. Dellinger. Gay, Hanes, Bledh, Miller 2, Haney. Errors—Pyle, Canales, Reidenbach. 2B—Shraluka, Gay. 3B — Miller, Hedgio. HR — Shraluka. SB — Cowan, Dellinger 2, Bischoff. DP —Reidenbach. Grabill, Lytle 2. PB —Shraluka 2. SO — Canales 5, Wolfe 6, Hedgio 3, Lowder 1, Miller 1. BB — Canales 6, Wolfe 3, Lowder 4, Hedgio 2, Miller 1. WP —Wolfe <l-0). LP — Lowder (0-1). T—2:25.

Martin Homers To Lead Indian Win Thursday By MILTON RICHMAN United Press International Billy Martin has collected five World Series checks already and now is working on his sixth one with Cleveland just so he can wave it in front of Casey Stengel this faU. Impish Billy knows Stengel is a banker but it's doubtful he would ask Casey to cash it. The two haven’t exactly been buddy-buddy since the Yankees let Martin go in 1957. Any time Martin can “show” Stengels his day is complete. Like he did Thursday when he smashed a three-run homer in leading the Indians to a 10-4 victory over the Tigers. So What if he only raised his average from .132 to .171? The important thing is his blow capped a decisive five-run rally and increased Cleveland’s American League lead to three games over both the Yankees and White Sox. It also insured the fastbreaking Indians their ninth triumph in 10 games this season. Pitches Scoreless Ball Rookie Jim Perry, making his major league debut, started for Cleveland but was knocked out in a three-run fifth. Dick Brodowski took over, held the Tigers scoreless the rest of the way— h e . hasn't been scored on in four appearances yet this season — and earned his second victory. Ray Narleski, who came to Detroit in a deal for Martin this past winter, suffered his fourth straight loss as the Tigers dropped their ninth game in 10 starts. The Senators nipped the Yankees, 3-2, and the Orioles came from behind the defeat the Red Sox, 8-7, in the ohiy other Ameri-1 can League games scheduled. In the National League, Philadelphia' beat Milwaukee, 4-3, to cut the Braves’ lead to half a game: Cincinnati topped Pittsburgh, 5-2, and Chicago defeated St. Louis, 6-1. San Francisco and Los Angeles were idle. Stage Winning Rallies Bob Turley, a 21-game winner last season, carried a 2-0 lead into the seventh nining when the Senators rallied for all their runs. Rookie Willie Tasby was the standout as the Orioles, who trailed 6-2 at one point, rallied for three runs in the eighth to down the Red Sox. Tasty drove in four of Baltimore’s* runs, including the winning one. The Phillies won their game from the Braves with a three-run rally in the ninth, pinch-hitter Gene Freese homering with one on to tie the score and Granny Hamner following with another homer for the clincher. Brooks Lawrence, who didn’t beat the Pirates all last season, checked. them, on five scattered hits foi first victory of the campaign. Wait Moryh and Dale Long each teed off on Lindy McDaniel for homers in the sixth inning as the Cubs dealt the Cardinal their ninth setback in 12 games.

Benefit Plan Adopted For Pro Gridders . . ' . .’ f V PHILADELPHIA <UPD — It isn’t often that a sports official can please both the club jjwners and the players in money matters, but that’s just what National: Football League Commissioner Bert Bell has done. The raspy-voiced, rotund Bell tool the . owners off the hook by coming up with a benefit plan as an answer to die Players Association demand for pensions. It was a vexing problem which met a cool reception from the owners for three years. The players were insistent. The benefit plan — Bell skirted the word “pension” as deftly as any end runner — proved such a hit with both sides that the owners adopted it unanimously at a special league meeting Thursday. The players took all pf one minute to decide they’d take it, with thanks. ' And the beauty of it all was—>it doesn’t cost the owners anything, and the players don’t have to contribute a nickel themselves. The Bell plan, to become operative this fall ahd Id grant a monthly pension to? players with fjve years or more league service at the age of 65, first gives the players hospital, medical and life insurance policies. The financing of the plan will come from the league’s championship games, increased television payments beginning in 1961, and half a dozen more moneyraising plans stretched over the Over 2,500 Daily Democrats are sold and delivered in Decatur each day.

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Patterson, London Tune Up For Bout INDIANAPOLIS (UPD Englishman Brian London declared a “holiday” today in his tune-ups for the May 1 heavyweight title scrap against champion Floyd Patterson. London, the former British Empire titlist, worked five rounds against three sparring mates Thursday while Patterson went two rounds each with Julio Mederos and Ike Thomas. , The champion looked especially sharp against Mederos, blasting through several hard blows to the body and head. London looked good against Dusty Rhoades, staggering him twice with two good right hands and a solid right hook. He also sparred with Curt Vance and Ed Cotton before working out on the heavy bag and other exercises: Both fighters will worje out at the Coliseum Sunday.

Bowling Scores Major League W L Pts. Three Kings Tavern 29 19 40 Tocsin Garage 27 21 38 Ideal Dairy 27 21 37 Hooker Paint 26 22 35 Decatur Blue Flame 25 23 33 Oakdale Kennels —25 23 23 Midwestern Life ... 23 25 29% Beavers Oil Service 22 26 27% Hoagland Farm Eq. 19 29 26 Petrie OU 17 31 31 Three Kings Tavern won 4 pts. from Hoagland Farm Eq., Ideal Dairy won 4 pts. from Petrie Oil, Oakdale Kennels won 4 pts. from Beavers Oil Service, Hooker Paint won 3 pts. from Decatur Blue Flame, Tocsin Garage won 3 pts. from Midwestern Life. 600 series—J. Parent 627 (234-193-200). 200 games—D. Mies 213, A. Anderson 204, T. Fennig 200, J. Meyer 216-200, P. Schroeder 232, I. Lepper 202, W. Gallmeyer 203, E. Witte 224-204, L. Elliott 220, J. Harkless 211, D. Moses 202, J. Lindemann 235, W- Myers 206-203 B. McAfee 222. American Legion League W L Pts. Burke Insurance ... 26 16 35 Cowens Insurance .. 25 17 34 First State Bank ... 24%17% 32% Firestone 22 20 29 Mies Recreation ... 20 22 29 Burke Standard 20 22 25 Macklins ... 18% 23% 24% Mies Recreation won two from Burke Standard, Macklins won two from Firestone, Ashbauchers won two from First State Insurance won two from Cowens Insurance. 200 games: G. Koos 206, D. Burke 222, C. Marbach 242, P. Motile* 218, F. Hoffman 223, W. Blakey 204, R. Smith 238, W. Guenin 207, R. Bieberich 204, W. Franz 215, D. Koos 213, R. Andrews 201222, J. Meyer 215, J. Parent 213. 600 series: R. Andrews 622 (201-199-222).

Women’s League W L Pts Adams Co. Trailer 35% 6% 47% Two Brothers ...... 32 10 43 West End Rest. ... 28% 13% 40% Shaffer Restaurant 27 15 38 Seven Up 24 18 34 Hoagland Lumber .23 19 32 Gene’s Mobil - 22% 19% 30% Kent’s --. 22 20 30 Three Kings2l% 20% 29% Alps Brau 21 21 27 First State Bank 19 23 26 Beavers Oil.. 18 24 25 Smith Pure Milk .... 19 23 24 Drewrys 19 23 22 Blackwells 16% 25% 20% Krick Tyndall 16 26 20 Arnold Lumber Co. 15 27 20 Citizens Telephone .15 27 19 Treons 13 29 17 Lynch 80x12% 29% 14% High team series: First State Bank 2028, Adams County Trailer 2142, Three Kings 2211, Two Brothers 2288, West End Restaurant 2330, Arnold Lumber 2309, Shaffer Restaurant 2141, Alps Brau 2044, Seven Up 2232, Blackwells 2139, Lynch Box 2011, Hoagland Lumber 2086, Beavers Oil 2004. High team games: Two Brothers 203, West End Restaurant 802, Seven Up 827. High individual games: R. Walters 173, L. Call 219, W. Schroeder 176-173, V. Gallmeyer 171, C. Seitz 180, D. Schnepp 189, V. Smith 170, M. Ladd 179, I. Bowman 173, A. Luyben 172, L. McKean 178, T. Weaver 176, B. Moran 182-170' L. Nelson 177, D. Allen 186, C. Pierce 174, A. Harmon 175, P. Schrock 202, F. Engle 194, J. Reidenbach 205, E. Gage 182, A. Gage 202. Note: M. Kleinhenz picked up the 9-7 split, V. Williamson converted the 5-7 split.

G. E. CLUB ALLEYS G, E. Fraternal League W L Teeple Truck Lines 30 15 G. E. Club ... 24 21 West End Restaurant ..24 21 Peterson Elevator 23% 21% Kelly Cleaners 18% 26% Red Men ....15 30 Teeple won 1% from G. E., Kelly won two from Red Men, West End won three from Peterson. 200 scores: Laurent 247, Briede 223, Cook’2oß. Beery 243-242, Seiking 202, Werling 200, D. Sheets 201, Macklin 243, Strickler 214. 600 series: Beery 655 (170-243-242).

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Jordan, Akins In Title Bout On TV Tonight ST. LOUIS, Mo. (UPD—Everything was going for young Don Jordan today, but the young welterweight champion was no better than an even bet to defeat a •’hungry” ex-titleholder, VirgU Akins, tonight in his first title defense. On Jordan’s' side were youth, confidence and an impressive record. He won the crown from Akins Dec. 6 and since then knocked out one other foe to run his Winning streak to 11 fights. He has been beaten only once in his last 18 matches. Akins, seven years older than Jordan at 31, has stumbled to defeat by Del Flanagan and trailed Charlie (Tombstone) Smith for nine rounds before he rallied' for a knockout win in his other bouts since he won the title a year ago Despite the disparity in their re cent records, a crowd of upwards of 7,500 was expected to pay between $50,000 and $55,000 to watch them go the championship distance of 15 rounds, or less should either battler manage to put in a knockout punch.

Boxer vs. puncher Odds-makers oisted the bout as 3-4, meaning the gambler can pick his favorite and then win 75 cents for each dollar bet. Should the fight go the distance, Jordan should be the winner. Though he has won 48 bouts and lost only 11, he has scored only 15 knockouts. In his first match with Akins, he was a masterful boxer, working inside, shoving and pushing to stifle Akins' most powerful punches, for a handy decision on points. Akins’ best chance appeared to be in landing a finishing punch early in the scrap, or in connecting with a dazing blow which could make his foe a set-up for a later knockout. Akins, in winning the championship over Vince Martinez last June, triumphed in just such fashion, stunning his foe with an overhand right, the first punch of the fight, and then flooring him nine times en route to a technical knockout win. Akins has knocked out 30 opponents in winning 49 fights, but he has lost 19 bouts and has been knocked out twice. * Fighters Confident Jordan’s confidnece was at a peak, manager Don Nesseth said, because “he handled Akins pretty easy in their first fight, and he's bigger and stronger now than he was in December. "He reliazes that Akins might have taken him lightly then, and he knows he’ll have to be on his toes to watch for those surprise right hands. But he knows too the only way he’s going to blow it is with desperation punches. And Akins is going to find out that Don can hit a lot harder than Akins thinks he can. “Akins has go to go for a knockout and if he does, he’s going to have to open up. If he does that, he’ll get his head torn

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Akins’ handlers were equally confident and manager Eddie Yawitz said “he’s got the desire he had before he worn the championship. He didn’t have the right mental atttiude for the first fight with Jordan, and he suffered a natural letdown after he won the championship, but he’ll beat him easy tonight.” Youth Loses Legs Under Train Wheels GARY, Ind. (UPD — Jesse Gonzales, 13, Gary, who lost both his legs beneath the wheels of a train still was critical at Methodist Hospital here today. Jesse was run over by an Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad freight train Tuesday about two blocks from his home and dragged himself more than 100 yards toward his home two blocks away before he collapsed and was found by a passerby. One leg was severed at the thigh and the other below the knee.

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Mike Souchak Is Leader In Champ Tourney LAS VEGAS, Nev. (UPD-Mike Souchak, the happy-go-lucky warrior from Durham, N. C., byway of Grossinger, N. Y., is in a position today to make monkeys out of the “wise guy” gamblers of Las Vegas. Magnificent Mike, the ex-Duke University football player, went into the second round of the $46,000 Tournament of Champions golf classic today holding « twostroke lead over the star-packed field—despite the fact he was completely overlooked in the pretournament wagering. Souchak cracked out a fine six-under-par 66 Thursday — one stroke off the course record—to take a two-point lead oyer his 25 competitors on the long and tough Desert Inn Country Club course. Longshots In Front Mike was listed at 20-1 odds in the pre-tournament betting, and he sold in the $380,000 Calcutta Pool on Wednesday night for a cheap (for this gambling town) price of $14,500. That compared with $26,000 paid for Gene Littler and $25,500 for Art Wall, who had trouble with par all day Thursday. Souchak, one of the biggest hitters in golf, had seven birdies and a single bogey for nines ,of 34-32. Right on his trail, however, came another longshot, young John McMullin, the short-swinger from Alameda, Calif., with a 34-34-68. Next in line were still some more longshots — Ernie Vossler, Midland* Tex., and the old-timer of the winter tour, Pete Cooper, Lakeland, Fla., each with 69. Palmer Gets Ace Arnold Palmer, who is given a good chance to win this one, had a horrible day on the course — except for one hole. That was the 16th, where he knocked in an ace with a 161-yard shot, using a six iron. On the 15th hole, a 501-yard par five, he was on the green in two—putting for his eagle. He four putted and wound up with a six and was ready to pack his bags for his home in Latrobe, Pa. but he finished with a' two-under-par 70. That tied him Avith Julius Boros, the former National Open . king from Mid-Pines, N. C. I Littler had a 71, yd that got

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Decatur Golfers Are Defeated Thursday Fort Wayne South Side defeated Decatur high school golfers, 6-2, at the Decatur Golf course Thursday afternoon. Van Wert will play Decatur here this afternoon. Results of Thursday’s match: Biteman (SS) 42, Beery (D) 46; Gilardi (SS) 44, Edwards (D) 45; Graham (SS) 45, Conrad (D) 53; Dailey (D) (49), Berning (SS) 51. Sam Kreigh Named To North All-Stars FORT WAYNE, Ind. (UPD — Sam Kreigh, a hot-shooting guard for Lafayette Central, became the fifth player on the Northern Indiana All-Star basketball team today. The North is slated to play the South in a two-game series this June. i him a tie with defending champion Stan Leonard, Vancouver, 8.C.; Ken Venturi, San Francisco; Doug Sanders, Miami Beach, Fla., and Paul Harney, Worcester, Mass. Wall had 72 and tied six others at the even par figure.

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