Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 84, Decatur, Adams County, 9 April 1962 — Page 7

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VET INFIELD COMBO— Giving the Decatur Commodores a strong inner defense this season win be their entire starting infield from last season. Shown left to right, Steve Blythe, third base; John Kohne, shortstop; Ed Kohne, second base; and Tom Kohne, first base.—(Staff photo)

Commodores Will Open Baseball Card April 17

With a starting lineup composed of almost entirely lettermen, the Decatur Commodores will open their baseball season at Portland on Tuesday, April 17. Coach Leon Youngpeter explain' ed that 10 games have been already scheduled, including twc doubleheaders, and is hoping tc add a few more contests to the schedule. The Commodores will field a strong, veteran ball club, with regulars from last year returning to fill almost every position on the field. In bis second year as head baseball and basketball coach, Youngpeter should have a solid hitting club, with lots of defense and some strong pitching. Infield Returns Last year’s infield returns intact, with seniors and two sophomore around the bases. TaU Tom Kohne returns at first base, with two more Kohnes, Ed at second base and John at shortstop, forming the double play combination. Steve Blythe, a real good boy with the bat who played a lot of ball in the Fort Wayne Junior Fedeartion league last summer, will handle the “hot corner,” with sophomore Dick Omlor handling the catching chores, for the second straight season. Senior Jerry Villagomes, also a returning regular, will be one of the outfield starters, with a talented group of freshman and sopohomores most likely filled the other two spots. Soldi, Frosh Help Jim McGill and Dan Lose, a pair of sophomores, and freshmen Bob Mies, Pat Gage and Jim Schultz, will see plenty of action for the Commodore nine. The pitching should be wellhandled by junior Mike Baker, the club’s toughest hurler last season. Baker can also play in the outfield, and will be backed up on the mound by another righthander, Terry Myers. Myers is a tall and lanky freshman with a blazing fastball and a good curve, who has a bright future ahead of him. In all, Coach Youngpeter has 21 boys out for the diamond game. The team appears to be well-bal-anced, and should have a very fine season. Coach Youngpeter has been attempting to schedule more games for this spring to add to the ten games already on the schedule. At present, three home games are scheduled, with Crestview, 0., on April 30; Huntington Catholic on May 1, and Lincolnview, 0., on May 11. The Huntington Catholic* game starts at 4 p. m., and the other two home contests get underway at 3:30 p. m. Home games will be played at the Hanna Park diamond. The schedule: April 17—Portland T April 30—Crestview H May I—Huntington Cath. .— H, May 4—Anderson St. Mary’s T 2 May B—Marion Bennett T 2 May 10—Huntington Cath. — T May 11—Lincolnview - H May 18—Lincolnview -T First Hole In One At Decatur Course Russell E. Brooks, of Decatur route 3, registered the young golf season's first hole in orie at the Decatuf* Golf course Saturday. Brooks scored his ace on the par 3, 125-yard fourth hole. Witnessing the shot were Harris Halvorsen, Jr., and Mike Worthman, both of Decatur. Pro Kuskitba!l NBA Playoff Boston Los Angles 108. (Saturday* Los Apgles.l29, Bptson 122 ./Best, of seven final series ties, 1-1).

Finsterwald, Palmer, Player In Golf Playoff AUGUSTA, Ga. (UPD—It was Arnold Palmer, who pulled his game together just when it looked like he was going to blow it for the second year in a row; defending champion Gary Player and conservative Dow Finsterwald in an 18-hold playoff today for the Masters championship and one of golf’s richest purses. They tied for the title Sunday with total of 280, eight strokes under par, and the same score with which Player beat out Palmer for the championship last year by one stroke. It was Palmer, as usual, who came up with most of the drama as 35,000 fans watched in brilliant sunshine and Finsterwald sat in a cottage bordering the Masters course wondering how he was going to make out. Shooting a one over par 37-36— 73, Finsterwald, playing with U.S. Open champion Gene Littler, who finished fourth, had come in with his final score as Palmer and Player teed off for the 16th hole. At the time Player was tied with Finsterwald, and Palmer, who had blown a two stroke lead starting off the final round, was two shots back. Palmer, who needed only a par on the final hole to win last year but soared to a double bogey to lose out to the little South African, had played his poorest round, with three bogeys, one double bogey and 12 pars going to the 16th. ~ He changed from a four iron to a five iron for his tee shot on the par three, 190-yard hole and hit it too well, going over the green, and it looked like he was doomed to failure in his bid for a third Masters championship. But he wedged the ball into the cup from that 45 feet for a birdie. Now he knew he needed another birdie to get back into the running and he got it on the next hole, the par four 400-yard 17th. He put his eight iron second six feet from the cup and sank the putt. That put him into a tie with Finsterwald and Player and then came the par four, 420-yard 18th where he blew it last year. This time he boomed his tee shot 300 yards slightly to the left. Player followed w'th a drive of 285 yards down the middle. Player’s six iron second went 70 feet beyond the pin; Palmer, who switched from an eight to a seven iron, went 30 feet past. Player putted to within three feet, Palmer to about two and a half feet. Player sank his putt first to tie Finsterwald,. and then Pairtier calmly stepped up and knocked his putt in to create the first three-way playobf in the 26 years of the Masters and only the fourth playoff in all that time. The last playoff was in 1954 when Sam Snead beat Ben Hogan by a stroke, 70 to 71. Palmer, shaking his head sadly, admitted he was lucky to get into a playoff. “I played so bad I couldn’t have made the Podunk Open,” he said. “I just never got going. I wasted too many shots.” Many in the hju g e gallery thought the turning point for Palmer came on the second hole when he migsdd a two foot putt for a birdie. After that he knew

Major Leagues Open Today In Pair Os Games By United Press International President Kennedy, a touch football player of some repute, unlimbers his strong right arm for baseball to day to help open a “new frontier” in the major leagues. The President, who showed a live fastball last year in his first experience in a ceremony dating back to William Howard Taft, will throw out the first ball at the game between the Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers in the nation’s capital. Rain threatened to dampen, or possibly even to postpone the ’ presidential opener. The forecast was for cloudy skies and a 50-50 chance-of showers. Reds Meet Phillies There also was an opening-day game scheduled at Cincinnati, where .the-Reds, 1961 National League champions, were) pitted against the Philadelphia Phillies. Because Cincinnati was a charter franchise in 1876, the Red traditionally open at home each year, instead of on alternating years. Only Cincinnati and Washington rate this privilege. On Tuesday, major league baseball formally extends its boundaries to Texas for the first time. The Houston Colts, one of the two new National League franchises in the new 10-club. alignment, make their debut against the Chicago Cubs. And on Friday, National League baseball returns to the ancient Polo Grounds in New York after j an absence of four seasons. There the New York Mets, second of ■ this year's new franchises, meet the Pittsburgh Pirates. Play in New Stadium President Kennedy, a host of Washington dignitaries and thousands of plain old baseball fans were expected to pack the spanking new S2O million District of Columbia Stadium to its 45.000 capacity. This would be the largest crowd ever to see a baseball game in Washington. Right-hander Bennie Daniels will take pitch for the Senators, opposed on the mound by Detroit’s left-handed Don Mossi. * At Cincinnati, the scheduled starting pitchers were Joey Jay for the Reds and Art Mahaffey for the Phils Both are right.handers.—L—. Dodgers Dedicate Stadium The Los Angeles Dodgers will dedicate their new Chavez Ravine Stadium Tuesday against the Reds. nothing but trouble until he made that spectacular chip-in shot on the 18th. Player, four strokes behind Palmer going into the fourth round of play, shot the best golf of the three with a 35-36—71, one under par for the 6,980-yard par 36-36—72 Masters course. Palmer wound up with a 39-36—75, three over regulation figures. $20,006 For Winner They will tee off at 1:45 p.m. EST for the playoff with $20,000 going to the winner. $12,000 to the second place finisher and SB,OOO to the one who finishes third. Should there be a tie at the end of 18 holes, the players will meet in sudden death. v — That playoff round will be televised by the Columbia Broadcasting System from 5 to 6 p.m. EST. Littler, with a final round 3635—71 wound up with a total of 282 worth $6,000, and complained that his putting cost him the championship because “from tee to green I played better in four rounds here than I have ever since I won the Open.”

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