Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 7 February 1964 — Page 7

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1964

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Michigan And Illinois Meet For Loop Lead CHICAGO (UPI) - A pair of Monday defeats tarnished Michigan’s basketball battle at Illinois Saturday, but • the two teams still meet with undisputed first place in the Big Ten conference chase awaiting the victor. . Michigan, with a 6-1 Big Ten record, would be knocked down to second place by. an Illinois triumph, and a Wolverine victory could drop the Illlni, now with a 3-1 mark, as low as fourth. Michigan, No. 2 ranked nationally and boasting the best wort-lost record of any Big Ten team, 15-2, should be a slight favorite for the battle with Illinois, but the fact that the game is on the Illini home court could wipe out the edge. Visiting tearrjs have won only five of 29 Big Ten games so far. Michigan earned two of these victories, over Michigan State and Purdue. The Wolverines dropped a one point decision Monday at Ohio State and could have just as much trouble adjusting to the Illinois court. Illinois, with a 10-4 season record, also has won one road game, at lowa, but lost at Indiana, also on Monday. Statistics of the two teams indicated a toss-up scrap. Michigan has scored 85 points a game, Illinois has netted 85.8. Michigan opponents have scored 73.6 points a game, the Illini foes 77.8. Michigan has grabbed 45 rebounds a game, Illinois 45.3. Both teams feature scoring punch at center and guard Michigan’s center Bill Buntin ranks fifth in conference scoring with a 24.1 average and the sophomore guard of the Wolverines, Cazzie Russell, is fourth with a 25.9 mark. Illinois’ guard Tai Brody is sixth with a 23.8 average and the Illini center Skip Thoren 10th with 19.0. The Michigan - Illinois game highlights a full slate of conference activity. Third place Ohio State (4-2) travels to Indiana, (1-4) where the Hosiers will seek to rack up their second league win after an eight game losing streak. Minnesota, in fourth place with 4-3, travels to lowa (1-3), Michigan State (3-5) plays at Northwestern (3-3), and Purdue (3.3) plays at Wisconsin (1-4) in the afternoon television game. The Michigan -. Illinois spectacle and the Purdue - Badger clash will be played in the afterhoon with the other trio at night. Televise Olympics Closing Ceremonies NEW YORK (UPI) — The American Broadcasting Company announced today that it will televise the closing ceremonies Sunday night, of the ninth Winter Olympics The pictures will be relayed by satellite and shown from 1011 p.m., Sunday, February 9. FISH FRY Saturday, Feb. 15—4:30 - 8:30 All you can eat 31.50 ST. MARY’S—BLUE CREEK j CONSERVATION Club House j Tickets at Downtown Texaco =

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Week's Schedule Os Adams County Basketball Teams Garrett at Yellow Jackets. Commodores at Fremont. Auburn at Adams Central. Monmouth at Huntington Twp. Berne at Elmhurst. Geneva at Ossian. Saturday Commodores at Berne. Soviet Russia Clinches Gold Medal Title INNSBRUCK, Austria (UPI) —Russia clinched the fold medal championship of the Winter Olympic Games today by capturing her 10th gold medal in the woman’s 15 - kilometer ski relay, while Victory Emery of Montreal gave Canada its first gold medal in the four-man bobsled. With only five more events to be decided before the formal closing of the games on Sunday the Soviets’ total of gold medals could not be matched. No other nation had more than three. It was the Russians’ 23rd medal over-all in the games. Both that total and the gold medal haul already had surpassed all previous Winter Olympic records. Emery, a 30-year-old salesman, piloted his light blue sled bearing the maple leaf insignia down today’s fourth and final heat of the four-man bob in I:o4.ol—fairly slow time but enough to clinch the Canadian triumph with a four-run total time of 4:14.46. Emery had been aiming for a fourth-heat time under 1:04.00 to retain at least part of the .90 of a second lead his sled enjoyed after Thursday’s third heat. But Thaler, in second place, was even slower with 1:04.13 on the fourth heat to remain in second place with a four-run total of 4:15.48. That meant a tory margin of slightly more than a second tor the Canadians. ' Eugenio (Red Top) Monti, Italy's almost legendary eighttime world champion who never has won an Olympic gold medal, clocked 1:04.08 on the final run for a third-place total of 4:15.60. Sergio Zardini driving the No. 2 Italian sled finished fourth in 4:15.89. Germany’s Franze Schelle came in fifth in 4:16.19, and then the U.S. No. 1 sled driven by Bill Hockey of Keene, N.Y., came in sixth place in 447.23, after a 1:04.79 time on the fourth heat. The U.S. No. 2 sled, driven by Larry McKillip of Saranac Lake, N.Y., was knocked out of the competition before Thursday’s third heat when it broke a steering gear in a practice run. The Soviet victory in the women’s ski relay, -in which three skiers each covered five kilometers, was as easy as had been expected. The powerful. Russian girls churned over the , soft, slow course in a total 5 time of 59:20.2, against a 1:01:27.0 for Sweden and 1:02:- ’ 45.1 for Finland. ’

Finley Seeks New Meeting With Owners KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI)— Charles O. Finley, owner of the homeless Kansas City Athletics, hoped the American League would bend a sympathetic ear today to his hassle with the city over a new lease far Municipal Stadium. ’ Finley said he would request another meeting of the league owners after lease negotiations broke down Thursday, It was the third failure in negotiations since the league told Finley on Jan. 16 either to sign a lease here or face expulsion from baseball. “I am most confident the American League owners will grant me this meeting,” said Finley, noting that he already baa made five unsuccessful requests since Jan. 16 for another meeting. r "At this meeting, I will bring them up to date on my negotiations with the city council,” he said. The owner declined comment on whether he would ask the league for anything more than a hearing on the progress of negotiations. Allhough Thursday’s negotiations ended at the usual impasse, the day itself ended on an optimistic note. Finley ordered tiie sale of season baseball tickets to begin at his ticket offices in the metropolitan area. The offices opened today. Season box seats sold for $216. Reserve seats were SIBO. At the league meeting last January, Finley sought permission to move the Athletics to Louisville, Ky., where he had signed a contract to play this year. But the other league owners voted unanimously to reject his transfer request, in addition to ordering him to sign a lease here. The league at first set a Feb. 1 dateline for a lease agreement-- here but later extended it to Feb. 15. After the league meeting and one session here with city officials, however, Finley went to California and agreed to move the team to Oakland this year, if the league will give him permission. Since then, he has returned to Kansas City for two more negotiating sessions. The session Thursday ended as the others, with Finley insisting on a two-year lease that would allow him to move whenever the league might grant him permission and the city holding firm for a commitment of at least four years with no escape clauses. Hotshots Winners Os Match Thursday The Decatur Catholic high school Hotshots defeated the Decatur high school Riflemen in a match at the Decatur range Thursday evening. The Hotshots downed the Riflemen, 737 to 701, and in the second match, prone firing only, also won, 383 to 363. Match scores: Hotshots — SelkIng, 98 prone, 49 sitting, 40 kneeling, total 187; Jim Becker, 95 prone, 46 sitting, 44 kneeling, total 185; F. Schurger, 96 prone, 44 sitting, 43 kneeling, total 183; Kuhnle, 94 prone, 45 sitting, 43 kneeling, total 182. Riflemen — Martindill, 92 prone, 44 sitting, 42 kneeling, total 178; Hunt, 91 prone, 47 sitting, 38 kneeling, total 176; Kohne, 89 prone, 42 sitting, 41 kneeling, total 174; Howard, 94 prone, 41 sitting, 38 kneeling, total 173. In the second match, prone only: Hotshots —L. Schurger, 96, Rumschlag 96, Reynolds 96, Schirack 95. Riflemen— Macklin 92, Drake 92, Sheets 90, Gehrig 89. Asks Adams Central Tickets Be Returned Carl Honaker, Adams Central high school principal, today announced that all Adams Central season ticket holders desiring sectional tickets must turn their season tickets into the principal’s office no later than Tuesday, .Feb. 18, by 3:30 p. m. At the last home game, season tickets were collected at the door. In case tickets were turned in, and holders are interested in buying sectional tickets, they are asked to send tickets directly to the school, and be sure names are on the tickets. In case the demand for tickets is greater than the supply, a drawing will be held. If a draw is necessary, only the tickets that have been turned in to the office will be used. Non-season ticket holders will be notified if any tickets are available. Hockey Results National League Boston 4, New York 0. Detroit 4, Chicago 0. International League Fort Wayne 4, Des Moines 3.

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Junior High, Frosh Split With Portland Tom Hower’s 25-point performance led the Decatur freshman basketball team to a 51-44 victory over Portland, after the local junior high team had lost a 43-40 decision tn overtime, in the Decatur gym Thursday evening. Hower’s 25 tallies and a sparkling full-court press used throughout the game led the freshmen to their victory. Decatur led only 7-6 at the first quarter and the two teams were tied IT-1T at halftime. but the local frosh at halftime, but the local frosh came up with a big 17-point third period for a 34-25 advantage entering the final period. Guard Dave Spiegel threw in another 15 points for Decatur and Dave Anderson chipped in with eight tallies. The junior high rallied in the final period to send the contest into overtime, but were outscored 5-2 in the extra session. Portland led 13-10 after the first period, 23-20 at halftime, and 3025 after three periods. Jerry Brown and Bob Schwartz led the Decatur attack with 10 points apiece, and Don Williams added eight. Gray’s 13 topped Portland and Wells chipped in with 10. The junior high and frosh teams will return to action next Tuesday when they entertain Bluffton’s teams in the Decatur gymnasium. Junior High FG FT TP Gause 2 2 6 Schwartz 3 4 10 Williams — 4 0 8 Bedwell 0 0 0 Townsend 16 2 Brown ..3 4 10 Schnepf 1 0 2 Cass 10 2 Totals 15 10 40 Portland FG FT TP Wells 4 2 10 Gray ..5 3 13 Rutemour 3 3 9 Gillespie 2 15 Evans 10 2 Michaels 10 2 Werling 10 2 Totals 17 9 43 Freshman FG FT TP Hower 10 5 25 Anderson 3 2 8 Magsamen 0 0 0 Hullingero 0 0 Brown 0 2 2 Spiegel 6 3 15 Mayclin 0 11 Totals - Portland :i ' FG FT TP " Hearn ... 13 5 Steffy 0 11 Klopfenstein 3 0 6 Jackson -. 0 4 4 Frasher . 4 2 10 Simons3 2 8 Fleming 3 4 10 Totals ...... 14 16 44 Baseball TV To Be Started April 18 NEW YORK (UPI)— For the eighth consecutive year the National Broadcasting Company will televise major league baseba 11 on weekends during the 1964 season. NBC-TV’s baseball schedule will begin Saturday April 18 and run 25 weekends through Sunday Oct. 4. H. S. Basketball Fort Wayne Central 77, Fort Wayne North 65. Gary Tolleston 72, East CM* cago Washington 66. Unemployment Is Higher In January WASHINGTON (UPI) — Unemployment climbed to 4,565,000 in January—or a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.6 per cent—because of post-Christmas retail store layoffs and the midwinter slowdown in outdoor work. Total number of Americans holding jobs last month declined by 1,387,000 from December but still set a record high for January of 67,228,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Hie January jobless total was 719,000 above the total for December and marked the first time since July that unemployment had exceeded 4 million. But the figures did not indicate any worsening of the economy, officials said. A labor Department spokesman d escribed them as showing the “usual sharp seasonal changes from December ~to January.’ The .seasonally adjusted urn employment rate crept up during the month from 5.5 per cent to 5.6 per cent of the labor force. The increase in unemployment came primarily among • adults. Almost all were seeking full-time jobs, the department said.

BOWLING Major League W L Pts. Burke Ins. ... 8 4 11 Villa Lanes 9 3 11 Hawthorn Meltody 8 4 11 Hoagland Farm Equip. 7 5 11 Teeple Truck Line ..7 5 10 V. F. W.7 5 9 Lindeman Cons 6 6 9 Beavers Oil Service— 7 5 9 Three Kings Tavern.. 6 6 8 Midwestern United ..668 West End Rest 6 6 7 Preble Elevator 6 6 7 Gene’s Mobil Service 5 7 6 Clark Smith, Builder 3 9 4 Daily Democrat 3 9 4 Mackjin New Yorkers 2 10 3 High series: Ivan Lepper 625 (201, 212, 212.) High games: W. Marbach 216, R. Mies 201, E. Baker 200, 204, R. Pollock 223, E. Hammond 200, G. Koos 206, D. Burke 201, H. Guenin 211, E. Witte 213, A. Zelt 215, D. Reidenbach 202, D. Everett 211, J. Lindeman 204, 215, D. Lindeman 200, P. Miller 201, 207, A. Bowen 203, 202, F. Hoffman 212, J. Meyer 202, R. Ballard 213, T. Johnson 204, T. Macklin 203, D. Frane 204. Lads & Lassies High games: Women—P. Kolter 175, A. Blackmore 157, M. Merriman 156, F. Heare 156, J. Hoffman 150, O. Jeffrey 153-169, L. Stuckey 152, D. Macke 150, J. Beauchot 152-161. Men — A. Schneider 180-188, L. Kolter 182. A. Kruetzman 180, J. Merriman 175, T. Gage 193-189, K. Hoffman 183-176, I. Heare 192-203, M. Terhune 183, K. Hockemeyer 177, N. Kolkman 196, R. Schafer 184, D. Selking 187, J. Beauchot 215. High series: Men—A Schneider 520, L. Kolter 517, T. Gage 553, K. Hoffman 509, I. Heare 555. Splits converted: D. Jeffrey 57, T- Gage 3-10, B. Schneider 5-6-10, A. Schneider 3-10, P. Kolter 3-10, A. Blackmore 4-5, D. Selking 5-7, R. Schafer 6-10-7, G. Beauchot 2-4-10, C. Brown 4-5-7. Note: Jane Fuelling rolled a triplicate 81-81-81. * College Basketball Marian 94, Rose Poly 83. New York U. 103, Holy Cross 83. LaSalle 75, Manhattan 62. Clemson 83, Georgia 81 (overtime.)

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REPORTS County Church League W L Pts. Mennonite 9 9 3 13 Decatur Methodist.... 8 4 12 Church of Christ 9 3 12 Monroe Methodist 1.—7 5 11 Decatur Christian .... 6 6 9 Geneva E. U. B. .... 6 6 7 Pleasant Dale 6 3 7 St Luke’s 145 77 Monroe Methodist 4.... S 7 6 Berne United 5 7 6 St. Luke’s 11 5 7 6 Decatur Lutheran .... 4 8 5 Mennonite 6 3 9 4 Monroe Methodist 2....2 10 2 High team series: Mennonite 9, 1798; Decatur Methodist, 1786; Decatur Church of Christ, 1762. High series: Ed Dick 537, Charles Stonestreet 536, Victor Andrews 532, BiU Emick 528, Roy Stucky 527, Arthur Werst 517, Ralph Smith 516. High team games: Decatur Methodist 632, Decatur Church of Christ 624, Mennonite 9, 624. High games: Ed Dick 225, Bill Emick 216, Roy Stucky 204. . I Merchant League W L Pts. Tony’s Tap ... Bti 3% 11% Arnold Lumber .... 9 3 11 Haugks .... 8 4 11 Sheets Furniture ..7 5 10 G. E. Club7 5 10 Slick’s Drive-in 7 5 10 Weis Men’s Wear.. 7 5 9 Painters 6 6 8 Preble Gardens ... 6 6 8 Clem’s Markets 77 Krick-Tyndall 6 6 7 I & M 4% 7% 6% Corah Insurance ..5 7 6 Menu Meats 4 8 5 Supermat 24 3 9 4 Riverside Garage ..3 9 4 High team series: Sheets Furniture 2651. High series: B. Hoffman 236-189-190 ( 615), J. Cochran 579, C. Clark 571, A. Schneider 565, B. Gase 564, M. Lautzenheiser 561, D. Frane- 557. High games: J. Cochran 246, D. Frane 237, B. Hoffman 236, E. Hammond 225, M. Lautzenheiser 222, A. Schneider 211, D. Brown 210, J. Merriman 208, C. Clark 203, J. ScMickman 202, L. Conrad 202. Pro Basketball San Francisco 104, Detroit 97. Boston 94, Baltimore 92. Philadelphia 128, New York 117.

Cut Seating At Two Gyms For Tourneys INDIANAPOLIS (UPl)—Additional safety measures, the result of the Halloween night Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum disaster which killed 73 persons, apparently will dash any hopes of attendance records during the 1964 state high school basketball tourney. Two of the bigger sectional tourney sites—Marion and Muncie—are reducing seating caAdams Central O. K. Carl Honaker, Adams Central high school principal and sectional tourney manager, stated this morning that the Adams Central gym has been inspected by the state fire marshal’s office, and has , been approved at capacity seating for the tourney Feb. 26, 27 and 29. pacifies by order of fire inspectors and many other sites were expected to take similar steps. The Coliseum explosion last Oct 31 occurred during an ice show. Besides the death toll, about 400 persons were injured. State Fire Marshal Ira Anderson ordered his staff to inspect all tourney sites. School officials at Marion were told to reduce seating capacity in their Coliseum from 6,500 to 4,710. At Muncie, only 5,600 tickets will be sold for its 7,661 fieldhouse because of inadequate exits from the balcony area. William C. Workman, Anderson’s chief inspector, said the orders to reduce seating were based on a state law requiring 22 inches of exit space for every 100 seats. Previous 1 y, Commissioner Phil N. Eskew said the insurance firm with which the IHSAA has a contract, was making a thorough inspection of every tourney gym and that local fire officials -were also making inspections. In addition, the IHSAA ruled no gas tanks of any type could be inside any gym being used

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Wrestling Sectional At Marion Saturday The sectional wrestling *«et at Marion Saturday will have sessions in ths morning, afternoon and evening. The event will be held in the Marion coliseum. The first round begins at 9:90 am., and semi-finals are slated to begin at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The championships will start at 9:30 pm. To advance to the regional, a wrestler will be requested to win three matches Saturday. Decatur, which finished with a 10-3 season record, will leave early Saturday morning for the Marion sectional. Other teams entered are Marion , Anderson, Madison Heights, Pendleton, Muncie South and Noblesville. for basketball. Investigators determined that gas tanks exploded in the Coliseum disaster. The four-week state tourney attendance record of 1,554,454 was set in 1962. Last year’s attendance was 1,488,622. GAS-TOONS By Bob Gay MS “Bill goes a LONG WAT to give the ladies good service.” We’re not “stretching things” when we promise you the best service in town! GAY’S MOBIL SERVICE MECHANIC ON DUTT and the BEST SERVICE IN TOWN Phone 3-3600 ’ Comer: Monroe * 13th