Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1964 — Page 7

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MOUND CORPS— Decatur Catholic’s mound corps and the catchers watch right-hander Terry Myers work out in the Monday practice session. Left to right, standing, are John Lose, Denny Baker,' Bill Bolinger and Dick Omlor. Kneeling are Tom Lose and Dan Kable.—(Photo by Cole) .

Commodores Will Open Season Wednesday With Veteran Team Returning

By Bob Shraluka Coach George Waning has “toughened up” Decatur Catholic high school’s baseball schedule for this spring with some strong opposition, but glancing over the roster gives indication the Commodores have the potential to come through the schedule with a winning season. With the exception of big Jim Schultz, the entire team returns from last season, including several performers such as Ed Kohne, Terry Myers, Dick Omlor and others. The Commodores open a 14game card at Columbia City Wednesday, and during the next two months will meet such foes as Bluffton, Concordia, New Haven, Kendallvillel, and Crestview of Ohio. The home season will open Friday against Delphos St. John. 0., at the Hanna-Nutt-man park diamond. AU Back Last season’s Commodore edition won three of ten games, with several one and two-run losses. With everyone but Schultz returning for another ..season, prospects for a good year are very encouraging, even though several strong foes were added to the schedule. Schultz 4s- missing - due —to a knee injury which bothered him during the basketball season. The, big junior is going to rest the knee this spring and then have it operated on during the summer. With Myers, John Lose, Bill Bolinger and Denny Baker back, the pitching should be strong this season. Myers, the tall and powerful junior ,is one of the finest hurling prospects in this area. Plaqued by poor luck last seaSeeking To Prevent Border Bloodshed UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (UPl)—Arab and African members of the Security Council worked today to draft a compromise resolution aimed at preventing further bloodshed along Yemen’s disputed border with the British-protected Aden federation. The 11-nation council was scheduled to continue debate this afternoon on a Yemeni claim that Britain was guilty; of “bloody aggression” when it unleashed jet fighters against a fort m Yemen on March 28. Chances- of a resolution condemning Britain and enjoining it against repeating the attack appeared remote. Informed sources said Britain had enough, votes in the council to bloft any strong resolution of this type. Morocco and Ivory Coast, the Afro-Asian members of the council, were reported working on a compromise resolution which would tone down the Arab complaint to the point where it could be accepted by the council. A resolution must have seven affirmative votes to pass, including those of the five permanent members — .Britain, the United States, France, China and the Soviet Union. The Morocco-Ivory Coast ini-’ tiative was reported running into stiff resistance among the Arab states participating in the council debate the United Arab Republic. Syria. Iraq and Yemen itself. Informed sources said the Arabs were demanding the strongest resolution possible be put on the table, regardless of whether it would pass or not.

son, the righthander lost all five 5 decisions in which he was involv-| ed; although he allowed just 34 ? hits in 35 innings, with 51 strike-g outs and 20 bases on balls. Thats record might be reversed thisg season. < Other Hurlers £ Lose, just a sophomore, won*: two and lost two last year, up 13 hits in 25 innings, while; recording 36 strike-outs and issu-g ing just 13 walks. With a big, ? bending curveball as his special-? ty, the young righthander should? prove even better this year. ? Baker j and Bolinger are also? sophomores, meaning that the en-J tire staff will be back again in; 1965. Baker hurled nine innings; last season, winning the only de-S cision in which he was involved. He is a strong righthander, as is; Bolinger. Although last season’s infield y is back, Waning is figuring to do « a little experimenting in the early games, „At present, he is plan-, ning to move the veteran Kohne to fill the spot vacated by Schultz on first base. Fourth Year A tremendous all-around athlete, Kohne will probably have little trouble adapting to the new position. A four-year veteran, he was the club’s leading hitter last season with a terrific .473 mark. lSTitsHn - 38 trips? He also led in RBl’s, with 11, and in hits with 18. Second base is still -a question mark. Waning is hoping that either freshman Tom Lose or sophomore Dave Pierce, even though inexperienced, can handle the keystone position. If one of those two lads can take care of the second base duties, this would leave John Lose and Myers free to alternate at shortstop, according to which one is pitching. Myers will definitely be in the lineup when not hurling, as he hit .460 last season, 16 hits in 35 times at bat, and knocked in 10 runs, second to Kohne in both departments. He also scored the most runs, 11. Lose is also a good hitter, boasting a .262 average as ag freshman, with 10 hits in 38 trips. 3 Third Sack Battle The other two pitchers, Boling- | er and Baker, are battling for the -« third base position. Neither boy H saw much action last season, but ' like most of their teammates, are products of the local Little and Pony. Leagues and have proven themselves to be talented baseballers. Last season’s three regulars

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COMMODORE RETURNEES — Returning regulars from last season’s team are standing in the rear. Left to right. Jim McGill. Pat Gage, Dan Lose ; and Ed Kohne. Battling for positions on the squad are the three boys in front, Dave Hackman, Dave Pierce and Jim Jackson.—(Photo by Cole)

; are back in the outfield, although 5 several younger players are pushb ing for starting positions. It ap--2 pears that Jim McGill will start ®in left field, Dan Lose in center g and Pat Gage in right. ; McGilll is the best hitter of the three, as evidenced by a .333 g average last year and seyen runs-batted-in. Lose and Gage both 'were under .200 last year, but ; should hit better this season. g Other prospective outfielders ? are Dave Hackman, Jim Jackson, gjim Spangler, Ron Grove and g Ray Bowers. Hackman is a ? strong hitter and Jackson is ; strong defensively. Dan Kable, ; slated to be second string catcher, may also see some duty in *the outer garden. Catching Set 5 Behind the plate will be senior 5 veteran Dick Omlor, and thus, \ the catching department is set. ” Omlor has proven in the past three seasons to be an extremely talented backstop, and handles his pitchers very well. In addition, he carries a big bat. Last season he banged out a .354 average, with 11 hits IH3I trips. In his sophomore year he led the team in RBl’s. With Omlor now in his senior year, Kable will probably get some work behind the plate for experienee; He is just a freshman, but a very good for the next four seasons. Need Good Weather At present, coach Waning’s main problem seems to be a lack of good practice weather. Most of the pre-season work has been in the' school gymnasium, which doesn’t allow for much batting practice. The schedule lined up by Waning for this season is not only much stronger than in past seasons, but also quite attractive for the home fans. Games with Bluffton, Concordia, New Haven, Portland and Kendallville will all be played at the Hanna-Nuttman diamond. All home games wil begin at 4 p.m. The schedule is as follows: April B—Columbia City T I April 10—Delphos St. JohnH April 16—Bluffton H April 20—Concordia —— H jr April 24—New Haven H « April 27—Bluffton T - April 29—Portland H - May s—Delphos St. John .. T May 6—Kendallville H May 12—Manchester T May 14—Crestview, O. r T May 18—Lincolnview, O. H May 19—Parkway, O. H May 20 —Lincolnview, O.T

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Tebbetts' Loss Latest Blow To Cleveland (EDITOR’S NOTE: This to the last of 20 dispatches oa the 1964 prospects of the major league clubs.) By SCOTT BAILLIE UPI Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (UPI) — The Cleveland Indians, already beset by attendance woes and reports of a possible franchise shift, now are staggered virtually on the eve of opening day by the loss of manager Birdie Tebbetts. Tebbetts, stricken by a coronary attack just last Thursday, appears out of action for the season and, while he remains manager in name only, coach George Strickland has been given the unenviable job of carrying on for him. Strickland will be trying, as Tebbetts was, to mold an improved team out of a mixture of old faces, plus some new ones who could help. Veterans On Hand The older men on hand include veteran outfielders Al Smith and Wally Post. Among the new ones are Leon Wagner, who belted 26 home runs for the Los Angeles Angels last year although dissatisfied with the remote fences of Chavez Ravine. The Indians also bought outfielder Chico Salmon from Denver of the Pacific Coast League after his .325 average won the loop title. Wagner and Smith were obtained in off-season trades while Post is in camp on a trial basis. Established younger players include third baseman Max Alvis and center fielder Vic Davalillo, who both starred as rookies last year. Strickland is expected to stick mainly to last year’s lineup while hoping that such key men as shortstop Dick Howser, Davalillo and catcher John Romano won’t be laid up for lengthy periods as was the case in 1963. Infield Seems Set ” ' Howser, who was obtained from Kansas City last May when Tony Martinez failed to make it as a rookie shortstop, is accorded the edge for the job. The rest of the infeld seems set: Max Alvis, who had a fine rookie season and paced the Indians in five batting departments, is sole proprietor of third. All-purpose Woodie Held is at second base. At first base is Fred Whitfield, who smashed 21 homers from the left side of the plate last year The catching apparently will be divided between Romano and Joe Azcue. The latter came along as an unpublicized player with Howser from Kansas City in a swap for catcher Doc Edwards and hit -284 after Horn ano was shelved with his broken finger.... Wagner and Davalillo seem set in left and center fields. In right field there not only is Smith and Salmon but Al Luplow. The pitching seems to be in good hands with such proven right-handed starters as Pete Ramos (9-8), Dick Donovan (11-13), Jim Grant (13-14), and Gary Bell (8-5) still on hand. Bell also has shown well in relief. Jack Kralick (13-9) gives Tebbetts the needed left-handed pitching. In relief there is Jerry Walker (6-6) Ted Abernathy (7-2) and Gordon Seyfried (0-1) as well as Bell. Tongue Saver If you have a good number of envelopes to seal and stamps to attach, you can save wear and tear on your tongue if you’ll wrap an , ice cube in a thick rag and use this as a moistener.

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Koufax, Mays All Set For 1964 Season By FRED DOWN UPI Sports Writer Sandy Koufax is back in the winning column and Willie Mays is batting .411 so that National League pennant race can start any time now as far as the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants are concerned. With the two “big men” in fine form, the Dodgers have evened their spring series with the New York Yankees and the Giants have raised their exhibition record to 21-7. Koufax broke a four-game losing streak with six strong innings on the mound as the Dodgers beat the Yankees, 5-1, at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Monday night while Mays hit a triple and two doubles in the Giants’ 9-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Phoenix, Ariz. Koufax allowed four hits and yielded only one run in his next-to-last outing before next Tuesday’s opener against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Dodgers scored two runs in the fifth and three in the seventh against rookie left-hander Bob Meyer. A record 7,656 turned out to see the renewal of the 1963 World Series rivalry. Rally to Win The Giants closed the Arizona phase of their training schedule on a victorious note with a three-run rally in the eighth after the Cubs tied the score in the seventh. Billy Williams hit his third homer of the spring for the Cubs, who had beaten the Giants in five of their previous seven meetings. Bo Belinsky pitchetj a no-hit-ter for 4 1-3 innings and allowed only three hits in six innings as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Cleveland Indians, 7-1. Bobby Knoop and Billy Moran each had a double and a single to lead the Angels’ nine-hit attack. John Tsitouris yielded seven hits in seven innings as the Cincinnati Reds topped .the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3. Marty Keough had a two-run double and Deron Johnson a homer for the Reds and Gus Triandos and Cookie Rojas homered for the Phillies. Likely opening day pitcher Ray Herbert went .seven innings in the Chicago White Sox’ 2-1 win over the New York Mets. The White Sox scored both their runs off Tracy Stallard in the first inning on doubles by Mike Hershberger and Al Weiss, an infield single by Floyd Robinson and a double play hit into by Joe Cunningham. — Tiger Top A’s The Detroit Tigers rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to top the Kansas City Athletics, 8-7. Dick McAuliffe and Purnal Goldy knocked in three .runs eac£ for the Tigers while rookie Dick Green had two hits, including a homer, for the Athletics. Successive singles by Joe Torre, Gene Oliver, Frank 801 -

Joe Platt Resigns As Kokomo Coach KOKOMO, Ind. (UPI) — Joe Platt, who piloted Kokomo to the Indiana high school basketball .crown in 1961, resigned Monday bight for reasons of health. Platt sat out most of the 1963-64 season because of illness. Russ Bratton, his assistant, became acting head coach Nov. 30 and head coach Jan. 1 for the remainder of the seasqti until Platt decided what he wanted to do about his future. However, Bratton has been quoted as saying he does not want the varsity job indefinitely and school officials said they already had 20 applications, with more arriving almost daily. Platt coached 13 full seasons here after resigning as coach at Carleton College in Minnesota. The former Young America High School and Indiana University hardwood player also led Kokomo to the four-team state tourney finals in 1959 and 1962. . Lafayette Holiday Tourney, Clinic Set LAFAYETTE, Ind. (UPI) — The 20th annual Lafayette holiday basketball tourney and coaches clinic will be held Dec. 29-30, it was announced Monday by athletic director and coach Marion Crawley. Teams entered for the 2-day session are Lebanon, Greencastle, Michigan City and host Lafayette. Games will be played both days with the clinic, believed to be the largest of its kind, slated for the second day. Fred Macke To Be Honored At Banquet Fred Macke, a member of the sales staff of Schwartz Ford Co., Inc., 1410 Nuttman, Decatur Ford dealership, will be presented Ford division’s 300-500 club award at a banquet to be held at the Murat Temple in Indianapolis, Saturday. R. F. Conti, Indianapolis Ford district sales manager, said 300500 club membership awards are presented for excellent retail performance. The Ford 300-500 club was founded in 1950 to recognize the performance of outstanding Ford salesmen throughout the country. Conti added that the average 300-500 chib member sold nearly $400,000 worth of automotive merchandise in qualifying for national honors. ing and Roy McMillan produced two runs in the second inning and sent the Milwaukee Braves on their way to a 2-1 decision over the Houston Colts. Denny |Lemaster and rookies Dick Kelley and Phil Niekro limited the Colts to six hits. The win was the Braves’ 17th in 22 games. Manny Mota hit a grand slam homer ami Gene Alley drove in four runs’ as the Pittsburgh Pirates womped the Minnesota Twins, 12-4. Willie Stargell and Bob Bailey had three hits each in the Pirates’ 15-hit attack. Don Schwall went seven innings for the Pirates.

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Jack Nicklaus Favorite In Masters Golf By DAVID M. MOFFIT UPI Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (UPI) — Defending champion Jack Nicklaus had his favorite’s role for the Masters golf tournament enhanced today after heavy rain turned the Augusta National into a natural course for the long-ball hitter. It was the general consensus that Nicklaus, already figured a pretty good bet to become the first to ever win two Masters back-to-back, had the most to gain from the soggy fairways and greens. Cary Middlecoff, the dentist who won here in 1955, explained that the National has always favored the power hitter and the added handicap of weather would make it that much more difficult for others to catch the burly muscle man from Columbus, Ohio. Nicklaus liked his own chances. “I’m playing better now than I was going into last year’s Masters,” the blond, 24-year-old belter said. “I’ve been playing pretty good the past five tournaments and I really feel I have a chance to repeat here.” The man most think has the best chance of battling Nicklaus is three-time champion Arnold Palmer. Gary Player, 1961 champion and rated a solid contender himself,' said Palmer has actually played much better than most people realize. “Arnie hasn’t won a tournament this year, that’s true, but he’s been pretty high up the list each time. “I’ve got a feeling about Arnie. Ths is his type of course and he’s about due to break loose.” Player isn’t too sure about his own chances. He is bothered by a throat infection and plans to have his tonsils out as soon as the tournament ends. Palmer, who won here in 1958, 1960 and 1962, shot four great practice rounds prior to last year’s Masters, then broke par only one day while ending up ninth, five strokes off Nicklaus’ pace in the tournament. The entry list for the Masters scheduled to run Thursday through Sunday, was completed Monday when Don Fairfield of i Perdido Bay, Fla., and Gay Brewer Jr., of Dallas won the last two places by establishing the best winter circuit playing records among golfers not already on the invitation list. Eagles Name Bruney As Defense Coach PHILADELPHIA (UPI) — The Philadelphia Eagles have named Fred Bruney, former National Football League player and play-er-coach in the American Football League, as their defensive backfield coach. Burney played in the NFL with San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Washington.