Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 223, Decatur, Adams County, 21 September 1963 — Page 6

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Yellow Jackets Defeated By New Haven Bulldogs By 26 -12 Score Friday Evening At Woodlan

~ By Bob Shraluka Decatur’s Yellow Jackets played probably their best game of the season Friday evening, but made some mistakes which New Haven was quick to take advantage of, as the Bulldogs racked up their third straight win by a 26-12 score, which did not indicate the tightness of the contest. The Northeastern Indiana conference battle was played on a fine Woodlan high school field on a perfect night for football—although it was New Haven’s night. The Yellow Jackets actually dominated play against a Bulldog eleven which owns wins over Fort Wayne Central and Columbia City, but when the Jackets made a mistake the unbeaten New Haven lads were quick to take advantage of it. The ’Dogs started with a bang, taking the kickoff and marching to the Decatur 39, but a hard-charg-ing Yellow Jacket line forced New Haven to punt, the ball rolling out of bounds on the Decatur three yard line. Score Quickly The Jackets put the ball in play on their three and on the first play the snap from center was fumbled, with Bulldog lineman Steve Mosel, a 205-pounder, falling on the pigskin on the three. Steve Hobbs, a 192-pound fullback, busted up the middle on the next play and the hosts owned a 6-0 lead with only three minutes and 31 seconds gone in the game. Ed Fox attempted to run the extra point but was stopped by linebacker Sam Blythe, who once again■ turned in a sterling performance i on defense. Max Elliott returned the kickoff to the Decatur 40 on a beautiful run but the Jackets couldn’t move the ball, and Elliott punted to the Bulldog 35. Blythe Gets Fumble Blythe threw quarterback Bob Armstrong for a five yard loss and a 15-yard penalty moved the New Haven eleven back to its own 15.

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After a pass failed, there was .a fumble in the New Haven backfield 1 and sophomore Blythe wrestled the pigskin from three Bulldogs on the ' New Haven three-yard line. L The Jackets gained two yards and lost two and then fullback Busi ter Melchi, who was a standout for Decatur all night, ripped through the line for the tieing touchdown with 3:09 to play in the quarter. Dave Anspaugh’s kick for the PAT was deflected and when the first period ended the two teams ' were tied at 6-6. After an exchange of punts, New Haven moved to the Decatur 36, but a 15-yard penalty and Deca- ■ tur’s defensive team, led by Blythe, Jerry Egly and Steve Hazelwood, put an end to the drive. An Anspaugh to Greg Ladd pass moved the Jackets into New Haven territory and they were forced to ' punt as were the Bulldogs as they ’ failed to gain in three plays. ' The punt rolled dead on the De- - catur 35 and the trouble began, ’ with 1:23 to play in the half. Ladd caught a pass from Anspaugh good for 10 yards but was out of bounds and the pass was ruled incomplete. Regain Lead A fumble was recovered by the Jackets and they now were faced with a third and ten situation. A screen pass to Elliott picked up only two yards, and the # Jackets attempted to run out the clock ? which had dwindled to 20 seconds. A- five-yard offside penalty on Decatur ate up five seconds, but put the Jackets in a fourth and 13 | spot. Anspaugh rolled around his | left end on a keeper but gained only two yards and New Haven had , the ball on the Decatur 35 with just nine seconds left in the half. >• The 'Dogs had time for one play and they chose an end around — which worked perfectly as right end Denny Zimmerman raced around left end to pay dirt. The run for the extra point was- stopped but New Haven had a 12-6 lead to take to the dressing room at the |

intermission. Early in the ..third period, Tim Magley of Decatur recovered a fumble on the Decatur 40, but on second down 195-pound halfback Bob Rohrbacher of New Haven intercepted a pass on the Decatur 47 and returned it to the Yellow Jacket 14. Hobbs Scores Decatur dug in and held the Bulldogs to seven yards in three plays, but on fourth down Hobbs cracked over left tackle for the score. Paul Friedman booted the PAT with, four minutes left in the period to give his club a 19-6 margin. Elliott was downed on the 13 with the kickoff and again New Haven got the ball by recovering a fumble. Deane Lehman, Manny Ybarra and Hazelwood stopped Hobbs for no gain on a third and six, and a pass to Friedman in the end zone on fourth down was batted down by Elliott. Taking over on their nine, Melchi personally moved the Jackets out to their 36, gaining 27 yards in seven straight carries as the Decatur line was-opening some huge holes. The drive died, however, early in the final quarter, and on fourth and 14 Elliott ran from punt formation and picked up 13 yards —just one yard short of a first down. Races 39 Yards The Bulldogs took over on the Decatur 39 and it took them one play to score, Rohrbacher slamming through the line and down the right sideline, shaking off four or five tacklers to paydirt. Friedman again booted the point, and the Jackets were licked, as they trailed 26-6 with 7:33 to play. The Jackets didn't quit, though, and Elliott returned the kickoff 29 yards to his 39, and a 15-yard penalty for piling on moved the Jackets to the New Haven 46. Melchi kept punching away at the tackle spots and picked up 30 yards in five carries, and with the seven yards Anspaugh gained on a keeper play, the Jackets had a first downjmJheJSLew Haven nine. Final Score Anspaugh faked to Melchi off tackle, bootlegged the ball and skirted right end for Decatur’s second and final TD. His kick was just to the lemt of the boal uosts, and the final score was established at 26-12 With 43 seconds left to play, Armstrong went back to pass and was smashed by Greg Ladd who knocked the ball from his grasp, and the ball was downed on the Decatur 39. The Jackets tried to score again, but the clock ran out on them. The Jackets now stand at 1-2 for the season and own the same record for NEIC play. They travel to Portland next Friday to meet a; Panther team which was ranked in'

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50-Y a rd Line Flashes By Bob Shraluka In his best-seller entitled Dictionary, Mr. Webster devotes nearly a full page to various definitions of the word “breaks,’’ but nowhere is there a definition of this word in the sports-world sense of the word. A “break” in a football game would be when your first punt in a game rolls out of bounds on your opponent’s three yard line When your opponent, very plainly anxious to perform an outstanding job, fumbles on the first play and you recover and score on the next play you have already gotten two “breaks." Your opponent has possession of the ball in a tie game with 15 seconds left in the half. He runs a play on third down and ten and gains only two yards. An opposing lineman, with the best of intentions, calls time out without thinking. Instead of the clock running ■ out, your opponent must run an- 1 other play and he still fails to get the first down. You get the ball with nine seconds left and move 35 yards in one play to break the tie. This is another “break.” In the third quarter, your opponent recovers a fumble by your team. But two plays later a pass is just off its mark, . ever so slightly, and you intercept and just a few plays later you are now leading 19-6. These are “breaks.” It seems in each game of any sport one team will get much more than its share of them. This was the case last night. Decatur actually outplayed a New Haven team that has beaten Fort Wayne Central and Columbia City. The Jackets got a fumble in the first period and converted it into a touchdown. This, however, was about the only “break” they received all night. Listed a few paraghaphs above are just some of the more the top 20 teams in this week’s AP ratings. Starting lineups:-* Decatur New Haven E Lehman Priest T Hazelwood Friedman G Magley Poeppel C Wynn M. Armstrong G Egly Downey T Eichenauer Mosel E Ladd Sauers Q Anspaugh B. Armstrong H Elliott Fox H B. Blythe Rohrbacher -F - Melchi Hobbs Scoring: Decatpr .. 6-0 0 6—12 New Haven 6 7 7—26 Decatur, scoring:. TD’s— Melchi (3, rij'n); Anspaugh.(9,; runh New Haven scoring: TD’s — Hobbs (3, run); Zimmerman (35, run); Hobbs (7, run); Rohrbacher (39, run). PAT’s — Friedman 2 (kicks). — L_

important — “breaks” that New Haven received, and they were more than enough to win a ball game that was much closer than the final score indicated. i i Some outstanding jobs were turned in last night by Decatur lads. Buster Melchi was tremendous, gaining 77 yards in 20 carries, all of which were through the heart I of the New Haven line; a line that was plenty beefy. His power running was really sensational in the second half. Big Steve Hazelwood turned in his best job of the season, and was the man most responsible for opening many of those holes Melchi was running through. He didn’t make an outstanding number of tackles, but then New Haven found out quickly they weren’t going to gain very much through his side of the line. Sophomore Sam Blythe was again one of the two best tacklers on the field. Jerry Egly was the other. Sambo accounted for 12 tackles the first half and 14 in all, including the time he raced nearly half the field to flag down a New Haven back who had nothing in front of him but the goal line. Egly also piled up 14 tackles, and his and Blythe’s total of 28 was almost half of the entire team’s 63. Greg Eadd turned in a couple of sensational pass catches and played some fine defense. Bill Blythe continued to do a lot of needed blocking while in at halfback, and Bill ranked behind brother Sam and Egly with seven tackles. Max Elliott, still bothered very much by a bad case of hay fever, still turned in some of his patented runs that brings the crowd to its feet. He totaled 82 yards in 11 carries. No, they didn’t win, but with a few of those “breaks” the final score could have easily been reversed. As has been said here before, this is a young team —a young team that is gaining experience with every game. Some fumbles made Dave Anspaugh look bad a couple of times, but don’t forget that grass was anything but dry. He, too, turned in some fine plays. *> This is a young club and a club that is willing to work hard and learn and profit by its mistakes. This season is far from being over — six games are left. This team should get better with each game; last night’s was probably its best all-around thus far. Portland is next. The Panthers will be tough, and they have already been ranked in one of the state’s polls. It’s time to get back on the victory path — and next Friday is the time! Shrunken Corks Sometimes a vacuum bottle cork becomes compressed and too small from repeated use. You can bring it back to normal by boiling in a covered pan. This sterilizes it, too.

BOWLING Rural League W L Pts. Schwartz Ford 7 2 9 Weber’s Bath 6 3 8 Barkley Construction .5 4 8 Decatur Industries — 548 Parkway “66” 6 3 7 Miller Jones Shoes .637 McConnells’ 5 4 7 Adams Builders 5 4 7 Bulmahn 5 4 5 Sheets’ Furniture .... 4 5 5 Mcßride & Son 4 5 5 Decatur-Kocher a. 3,6 5 Hammond’s 3 6 4 Jaycees 3 6 4 Stucky Furniture .... 3 6 4 Keidenbach Equipment 2 7 3 High team series — Schwartz Ford 2505. Major Leagues By United Press International American League W. L. Pct. GB x-New York 101 54 .652 ... Chicago 89 65 .578 11% Minnesota 87 68 .561 14 Baltimore 82 73 .529 19 Detroit 75 79 .487 25% Cleveland 73 81 .474 27% Boston 73 82 .471 28 Kansas City 70 84 .455 30% Los Angeles 69 86 .445 32 Washington 53 100 .346 47 x-Clinched pennant Friday’s Results New York 5-3, Kansas City 4-4 (first game 13 innings) Baltimore 7, Washington 6. Chicago 2 Detroit 0. Los Angeles at Cleveland (postponed, rain). Minnesota at Boston (postponed rain). National League W. L. Pct. GB Los Angeles 95 59 .617 ... St. Louis 91 65 .583 5 San Francisco 84 70 .545 11 Philadelphia 81 73 .526 14 Cincinnati 82 74 .526 14 Milwaukee 81 74 523 14% Chicago 78 77 .503 17% Pittsburgh 72 82 .468 23 Houston 60 94 .390 35 New York 49 105 .318 46 Friday’s Results Chicago 1. Milwaukee 0. Cincinnati 1. St. Louis 0. Houston 3, Philadelphia 2. Los Angeles 2, Pittsburgh 0. San Francisco 6, New York 3. High School Football Angola 22, Auburn 13. -Bluffton 13, Columbia City 6. Garrett 13, Kendallville 0. Fort Wayne Concordia 21, Elmhurst 0. Penn 27, Fort Wayne Central 7. LaPorte 19, Fort Wayne North 6. Cincinnati Roger Bacon 14. Fort Wayne Luers 0. Warsaw 38, Hartford City 0. Tipton 27, Peru 20. Hagerstown 0, Portland 0 (tie). Huntington 27, Rochester 6. Wabash 14, Alexandria 0. Muncie Central 41, New Castle 0. Marion 26, Muncie South 12. Logansport 19, Frankfort 7.

High team game — Jaycees 894. High Series — T. Johnson 662, C. Clark 585, R. Eloph 573, D. Wynn 561, R. DeLong 547, J. Elzey 538, J. Hart 527, R. Smith Jr. 516, C. Bluhm 503, Anderson 500. High games — T. Johnson 279, C. Clark 233, T. Johnson 221, R. Eloph 215, D. Wynn 208, J. Elzey 201, J. Hart 201. Women’s Major League / ■ W L Pts. Adams Trailer 6 39 Sheets Furniture 6 3 8 Three Kings 5 4 6 Two Brothers 4 5 5 Colonial Salon 3 6 4 Aspy Standard 3 6 4 High series: V. Smith 527. High games: V. Smith 212-179, Mr. Ladd 184. Splits converted: L. Hutker 5-6, B. Oehler 3-10, L. Call 5-7, E. Gallmeyer 5-6 3-10. County Church League W L Pts. Geneva E.U.B. 9 0 12 St. Luke’s No. 137 2 9 St. Luke’s No. 167 2 9 Church of Christ 5 4 8 Pleasant Dale •„ 6 3 8 Mennonite No. 6 5 4 7 Decatur Lutheran 5 4 7 Mennonite No. 94% 4% 6% United Church of Christ 4% 4% 6% Monroe Methorist 4.5 4 6 Monroe Methodist 1 . 4 5 5 < Monroe Methodist 2.3 6 4 Decatur Christian .... 2 7 2 Decatur Methodist 2 7 2 High team series: Mennonite No. 9 1892, St. Luke’s E & R No. 13 1730, Geneva E.U.B. 1711. High series: Claude Striker 573, Bill Emick 537, Kenny Funk 516. High team games: Mennonite No. 9 685 and 622, Geneva E.U.B. 602. High games: Claude Striker 206, Harold Schwartz 199, Kenny Funk 196. EDDIE’S RECREATION Women’s Uptown W L Pts. G. E. Bowlettess 16 G. E. Tigers. 4 2 6 Jani Lyn 3 3 4 G. E. Rollettes 3 3 4 G. E. Fireballs 2 4 3 Colonial Salon 1 5 1 High games: Doris Koenig 150151, Violet Sheets 135-150, Helen Wellman 150-136, Helen Marbach 158-165-165, Catherine Miller 152-135-138, Marg Reed 138-135, Edith Kling 150-136, Nyla Girod 159, Virginia Merriman 137, Nyla Wil- ’ kinson 157, Thelma Whitaker 142144. ; High series: Catherine Miller 502. Splits converted: June Blakey 3-4, 5-7 and 5-6, Marg Reed 5-10, Pauline Dixon 2-7, Edith Kling 4-5-7, Helen Wellman 4-5, Annabelle i Baughn 4-5, Pat Ross 5-7, Doris I Koenig 5-10, Marj Oechsle 6-7-10 and 4-5-7, Betty Davidson 2-7, Navy Liby 2-10. T. V. Guides W L Pts. Defenders. 5 17 Medics 4 2 5 Caseys 3 3 4 Checkmates 3 3 4 Hillbillies 3 3 4 Ripcords 3 3 4 Virginians 2 4 3 Laramies .. 1 5 1 High series: Marty Mies 146-170-162 (478). Dee Holthouse: 134-133-171 (438). High team series: Caseys, 1642; Defenders, 1594.

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