Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 249, Decatur, Adams County, 22 October 1959 — Page 7

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1959

Yellow/Jackets Close Home Season In 20-18 Defeat By Kendallville

BULLETIN Jim Gay, Decatur’s regular left halfback and defensive standout, suffered a broken foot bone on the second play of last night’s game. Gay had just recovered from a rash of injuries that had sidelined him for most of the last three games. The Decatur Yellow Jackets were edged out, 20-18 by the Kendallville Comets in the final Worthman field appearance of the year Wednesday night in a rough, thrilling game. Seven personal fouls were called by the officials, and three touchdowns «were scored in a minute and a half of the final quarter. The bigger Kendallville team took advantage of a third period let-down by Decatur, and won the game with extra points. The first half was good, hard football, punctuated by some frustration for Decatur. Jim Reidenbach got things Off to a good start as he ran the opening kick-off back 46 yards to the Kendallville 44. Mike Thieme and Jim Gay gave the Jackets a first down on the Comet 33 and two plays later, Reidenbach hit Stu Knodel with a pass to the Kendallville nine. Then the frustration started. The Jackets got as far as the five, but couldn’t make the grade, and the visitors took over the ball on their own 10. The Comets roared back with three first downs and moved out to the Decatur 45 before the first of their four personal fouls cost them 15 yards. Three plays netted yards, and they were forced to kick. The center pass got away from the kicker, and when the dust had risen, the Jackets had a first down on the Kendallville 19. This time, with the help of a pass interference penalty, Decatur had a first down on the four, and still was thwarted. A penalty and a 20-yard loss did the damage. The Comets took over on their 17. _ As the second period got started, the Comets made one first down and then kicked. Then Decatur got started. The Jackets mixed running and passing to roll to the 13, and Ed Nelson went in for the score around left end. The try for the extra point was no good, and Decatur led, 6-6. Decatur got the ball four plays later and moved as far as the Kendallville 12 before time ran out in the first half. The third period was all the Comets. They took the kick-off and then tore through the line for big gains. In nine plays the visitors went 60 yards with Jim Swartz cutting off left tackle for the last 11. The PAT was no good, and it was a new game, 6-6. ; Decatur couldn’t get its offense going and punted to the Kendallville 45. Ken Ihrie scooted 38 yards to put the Comets on the Decatur 15, but Mike Drake recovered a fumble for the Jackets

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on their own 8. Prosperity was too much, and the Jackets gave the ball right back via the fumble route. In two plays, Marvin Hart, the Comet’s 198-pound fullback, ground through for the TD. Ihrie’s kick was good, and Kendallville led, 13-6. The final period was a wild affair, Highlighted by five personal fouls. The teams traded the ball once, and Nelson got the Jackets back on the scoring road, intercepting a pass on Decatur 27. Reidenbach hit Grabill with two passes to move the ball to the Comet 47. DeVoss threw to Nelson for eight and Mike Thieme roared for 19 to the 19. This time Decatur moved to the one, and a great goal-line stand by the Comets gave them the ball. But the Jackets were too close to give up. They held the Comets and returned the punt to the Kendallville 14 with the help of a penalty. DeVoss hit Reidenbach with a pass for 14 yards and the score. The plunge for PAT was dubiously called no good, and the Comets led, 13-12, with 2:50 to play. On the first play from scrimmage. Hart slid off left end and went 50 yards for a TD. Ihrie added another PAT and the Comets had a 20-12 lead. It wasn’t too comfortable a lead, though, as the Jackets refused to give up. The kick-off was returned to the Decatur 35, where John Cowan unlimbered his arm. He threw long to Reidenbach who made a shoulder pad catch and ran to the Comet 23. One pass fell incomplete, and then Cowan tossed another strike to Tom Grabill in the right corner of the end zone. The PAT was again no good, and the scoring for the evening was done, with 1:21 left to go. The Jackets tried to get the ball, but Kendallville ran out the clock. The Jackets final game of the season will be at Fort Wayne Concordia, in the former Zollner Stadium, Friday, October 30. Decatur , --0 6 0 12—18 Kendallville — 0 0 13 7—20 Scoring: Decatur —Nelson; 13 yd. run. Reidenbach, 14 yd. pass from DeVoss. Grabill, 24 yd. pass from Cowan. Kendallville: Swartz. 13 yd. run; Hart, 14 yd. run; Hart. 58 yd. run. PAT—lhrie, 2, placement, Decatur Kendallville Grabill LE Palmer Gause LT Hazelton Theobald LG Gustin Smith C Graden Banning RG King Snyder RT McFarlin > Knodel RE McCreary Reidenbach QB Blech Gay LH Ihrie Nelson RH Hanes 1 Thieme FB Hart Decatur substitutes: Conrad, Ahr, DeVoss, W. Snyder, D. Magley, Eichenauer, Cowan, Sharpe, i H. Magley, T. Johnson, Drake. Officials: Davidson, Hinga, Bail.

Player Roster Sufficient For New Pro Teams By TIM MORIARTY United Press International If Dallas and Houston become members of the National Football League next year they will receive a "sufficient quota” of professional players to “get them over the hump,” an informed league source told United Press International today. One of the objections raised in some quarters when the Texas cities were proposed for league membership earlier this weqk was “where will they get the players?” However, one prominent club owner who asked to remain unidentified revealed the league already is prepared to stock the new teams with players and outlined a three-point program of how this would be accomplished. His plan follows: —Reduce the present limit of players each team is permitted to protect during the off-season from 60 to 35. thus placing an extra 300 players on the open market. —Each of the current 12 members could surrender specified rounds in the player draft to the newcomers. —Reduce the amount of the entrance fees usually demanded of new franchise holders, allowing them to use this money for purchasing players outright. “No Insurmountable Obstacles” “I can see no insurmountable obstacles to our expansion plans,” the owner said. “I think Dallas and Houston belong in our league now, and there should be plenty of players to get them over the hump during their formative years.” This opinion apparently was shared by at least nine owners, all of whom said they favored expansion when polled by UPI. Only George P Marshall of the Washington Redskins has publicly opposed the admittance Os Dallas and Houston for the 1960 season. Walter Wolfner of the Chicago Cardinals expressed some doubt whether the Texans will be able to acquire enough players to build successful franchises. His opinion was shared by Vince McNally of the Philadelphia Eagles. Both, though, conceded that “sooner or later we’ll have to expand.” However, representatives of the other NFL teams appear ready to back George Halas of the Chicago Bears and his expansion committee to the hilt. Here are some of their comments: Carroll D. Rosenbloom,, Baltimore Colts: “We are ready for expansion ... We have a sufficient backlog of players to take care of two new teams.” “Sound Move,” Brown Art Rooney, Pittsburgh Steelers: “We’re 100 per cent in favor of expansion and have been for some time.” Paul Brown, Cleveland Browns: “Expansion is a move in the right direction and much sounder for professional football than the creation of another league.” Jack Marra, New York Giants: "The time is right for expansion.” Dominic Olejniczak, Green Bay Packers: “As far as I’m concerned I think Mr. Halas* release (announcement) covered my feelings very well.”

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50-yard Line Flashes By JACK HELLER Last nighi. we saw a good game go Down the drain for lack of a toe. Four years ago a player named Tony Ke'ly could kick extra points for Decatur with regularity. Thirteen years ago, Duane Holmes did the same stunt using a dropkick fall of 1946, Holmes kicked a field with surprising accuracy. In the ggal via the dropkick in a losing battle against Auburn. These are the only instances in recent years we can remember that the “foot” had had much of a part in Decatur football. Last night’s game could have been a winning effort if the Jackets had a place kicker. While a high school player might not be able to obtain enough accuracy to expect him to kick three straight PAT’s, there were several occasions Wednesday night when a field goal would have been feasible. Three extra points, a field goal, or a combination of both, would have given Decatur the victory they earned. If this was a practice that took a lot of size and skill, it would be one thing. But any boy who is willing to put in a half hour’s extra practice each night, could do the trick. All it takes is a little relaxed timing, and a line that can hold for three seconds to develop a place kicker that can hit better than 50 per cent. We have been asked for years why Decatur doesn't have an extra point kicker. We still give the same answer — we don’t know. The team found out what a little blocking can do. Several end runs went for good yardage because someone got out and blocked, and let the runner turn the corner The passing attack looked very sharp, because the passer had the time to throw the ball most cf the time. Decatur is blessed with three good passers in Jim Reidenbach. Jay DeVoss and John Cowan and all three were hitting last night. They had a little time. Why did it take eight games for last night to happen? The line played a fine game. Terry Snyder played the kind of game he’s capable of, g<K>d blocking and rough defense. Bob Theobold was driving hard. Freshman Steve Gause did a good job playing against some big boys. The ends started to catch the ball. Herb Banning, a boy who takes more desire with him than a pro player, was everywhere on defense. Joe Smith Was driving his man down the field. Six or seven boys played real football in the backfield. Ed Nelson came through in the form fans have been hoping for. Jim Reidenbach played three different positions on offense and three on defense, and did well at all six. DeVoss, the fireman, sparked the whole team several times. Thieme blocked well and ran the same. It i was a nice team effort. We hope, in the next ten days, ] Jim Gay can get his ankles healed 1 up for the final game. The j “Crunch” has had a lot of bad ; luck in what could have been a good year for him. i The Concordia game is the last 1 chance for this team. The victory J in itself won’t mean too much as , far as the record is concerned, but it will mean a lot to the boys. They can win it if they want to work , hard enough for ten more days, i It’s always nice to go out on top. ; Study Stadium Site In New York City NEW YORK (UPl'—The New 1 York City Board of Estimate is ' expected today to approve a proposal to provide $170,000 to draw up plans and survey the site for a 1 55,000-seat stadium to be the home ' park of a New York club in the'. newly-formed Continental Baseball ; League. The site of the stadium is ■ ‘ the old World’s Fair grounds in Flushing Meadow Park, L.I.

Comeback Os Year Award To Wally Moon I NEW YORK (UPI) — Wally ! Moon, whose return to stardom ; symbolized the Los Angeles Dod- ■ gers’ rise from a seventh-place i team to the world championship, was hailed today for making the . No. 1 comeback of the year in the National League. The 29-year-old outfielder from Bay, Ark., was the choice of eight writers on the United Press ; International's board of experts | representing every city in the 1 league. Pitcher Gene Conley of the Philadelphia Phillies ranked second with five votes and outfielder Gus Bell of the Cincinnati Reds was third with four votes in balloting that included a total of eight players. Acquired From Cardinals Acquired with pitcher Phil Paine from the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Gino Cimoli, Moon batted .302, drove in 74 runs and hit 19 homers this year. One of the steadiest players in the; majors from 1954 through 1957, he I had played in only 108 games, 5 batted .238, knocked in 38 runs and hit seven homers in 1958. I “Certainly in a year in which so many Dodgers stood out at various stages of the campaign. Moon must be singled out,” said Dodger General Manager E. J. | (Buzzy) Bavasi “No player was : . more consistent throughout the [ campaign and no man wes more .of a team player than Wally.” | Conley and Bell also expert-! , enced tremendous comebacks aft-; I er dismal 1958 seasons. Conley Bounces Back Conley, a 6-foot, 8-inch right-1 hander, didn’t win a single game ’ for the champion Braves in 1958 and was traded to the Phillies ‘ after defying Milwaukee brass by playing with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He bounced back with the last-place Phillies, however, to compile a 12-7 record and a 3.00 earned run average. Bell, 30, batted .293, drove in 115 runs and hit 19 homers this year after a 1958 season during. which his figures for the same departments were .252, 46 and 10. ‘ Duke Snider of the Dodgers re- ■ ceived two votes and Gil Hodges i of the Dodgers. Johnny Logan of the Braves, Ken Boyer of the i Cardinals and Robin Roberts of j the Phillies got one each. lowa Is Big Ten's Leader On Offense CHICAGO (UPl)—lowa, though beaten twice in Big Ten play, still rates as the league’s best offensive team, statistics showed today; with Hawkeye players leading as well in rushing, passing and total offense. The Hawkeyes have averaged 390 yards per game against con-' ference rivals. Bob Jeter leads in rushing with 255 yards and Olen Treadway in both passing, with 504 yards, and total offense, with 487 yards. Northwestern, though it has the second, third and fourth best ball carriers in Ray Purdin. 169 yards, Mike Stock, 153 yards, and Mark Johnston, 142 yards, was third in team offense and Michigan State, scoring 21 points per game, was second. o Illinois led in defense, allowing only 179 yards per game and less than three yards per play, with Minnesota, permitting 193 yards per game and 3.7 yards per play, second. Northwestern was third defensively. Other individual leaders were lowa’s Don Norton in points, with: 26. and in pass receptions with 18 catches for 235 yards, Ray Jauch of lowa in kickoff returns, Purdin in punt returns, Darrell Harper of Michigan in punting, and Mashal! Starks of Illinois in pass interceptions. Merchandise Trap Shoot Planned Sunday The St. Mary’s-Blue Creek conservation club will hold a merchandise trap shoot Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the club grounds, one mile west of Willishire, 0., on Indiana state road 124. JERRY SAYS, All Skating Sessions. Are Supervised.

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Junior High Teams Close Season Tied The junior high football program ended on a victorious note for the Colts as they dumped the Rams, 20-7, Wednesday night preceding the varsity football game at Worthman field. The victory enabled the Colts to deadlock the overall season's games with the Rams at three wins and three losses each. In inter-school action, the Decatur junior high combined teams wound up with a 2-0-1 record, beating New Haven, 13-0: Columbia City, 39-0, and tying New Haven at their field, 6-6. Wiener Roast Oct. 27 The 63 team members will be treated to a wiener roast at Coach Bob Worthman's residence Oct. 27. The volunteer coaching staff was amazed that only one member was lost from the 64 that tried out the first day of practice in September. This certainly is a tribute to their coacning ability and the desire of the youngsters who want to play football in Decatur. Last night, the Colts were not

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to be denied. Even with a makeshift backfield and line (both - teams used linemen as bgcks and vice versa for the first quarter) the Colts scored the first time they had their hands on the ball after recovering a Ram fumble on their' own 45-yard line. On the first play,regular end Max Elliott, playing) as fullback, tossed a 30-yard pass' to regular halfback Joe Hess, playing end. Hess grabbed the ball, shook one tackler off his hips and galloped 25 yards for the score. Jim Smith scored the PAT. Lineman Ed Kohne, the regular fullback, picked up another Ram fumble and scooted 40 yards for the tally. He, too. shook loose from a bevy of tacklers in the Ram backfield, and bulled over for the marker. Johnny Custer added the point >n a sneak through the line In the third quarter, Kohne faded to pass, threw down field way over the head of the receiver. He faded to pass again, held the ball back of his head, Elliott toured around him, took the ball from his hand and went unmolested about 28 yards for the TD. The point fail- j ed and the' Colts led 20-0. Rams Score On Subs The ’•eserves on the Colts then took over and played good football

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although allowing the first Ram team a score. Dave Anspaugh sneaked over from eight yard# out and Gregg Ladd added the point after on a burst off guard. The seventh graders were asked j at the game to again return next* i season and to encourage the sixth I graders this year to think about ( coming out next fall. The coaches - thanked the team for their Spleh- ! did cooperation, their spirit, and their patience. High School Football Fort Wayne Central 19, Richmond 14. Mississmewa 24, Fort Wayne Concordia 12. Columbia City 26. Warsaw 21. : Kokomo 39. Frankfort 7. i Elkhart 20. South Bend Adams 0. Munc'e Central 47, New/ Castle 27. ! Indianapolis Cathedral 13, Indianapolis Tech 6. Indiananolis Shortridge 59, Terre Haute Gerstmeyer 6. Huntington 31. Peru 0. i Rensselaer 14, Delphi 0. : Columbus 13. Southport 6. Gary Froeb< 1 26. Gary Roosevelt 7. Gary Wallace 25, Gary Tolleston 0.