Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 196, Decatur, Adams County, 19 August 1964 — Page 7

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Booster Club Opens Annual Member Drive

The Decatur High School Booster Club, with a recent project just completed, turned today to its annual membership drive, according to a report from Chib president Dick Reidenbach and membership chairman Richard Linn. “We hape to receive the same cooperation as in past years.’*

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Shraluka’s Slants By Bob Shraluka WOLFE AIMING AT TOP From some of the information we have been receiving, Decatur’s lone big-league prosepect at present, anyway, Bill Wolfe, must still have that “high, hard one,” and is continuing to attract some attention. Bill, who went by Harley, his middle name, while tossing 'em in local leagues, is now a member of the Burlington Indians in the Class A Carolina League. After graduating from Decatur high school in 1960, he signed a contract with the parent Cleveland club. Most of his first season in Organized Baseball was spent on the sidelines with a sore arm, but the past campaign and the present one have been impressive for the big righthahder. Walt Riddle, sports editor of a newspaper covering Wolfe’s club, recently made softie interesting comments. Riddle said he had talked with scouts and other managers throughout the league and discovered that no less than five players from the Indians are considered material for the majors. One of them is Bill Wolfe. Former Major Leaguer Gene -Conley said earlier this season that Wolfe had the big league

I . 1 ' . Jr Bill Wolfe (Still Firing)

been in 34 games, second on the club, and worked 104 innings, also second on the staff. His won-loss record is a not-too-impressive 7-8, but then he is working for a team that had won just 31 of 70 games. The earned run averages tell a different tale, however, as Bill at that time owned a fine 2.86 ERA. In those 104 innings, he had given up just 91 hits and 43 runs, only 33 of which were earned. He had walked just 29, an average of about two and a half a game, and had whiffed, 94, nearly one per inning, which gives further indication he still owns that “blazer.” Its been said many times in the past that there is only a “fine line” between the Majors and the minor leagues. In many cases, a player needs only that one little item called a break to make it to the Big Top. Here’s hoping that fine line vanishes for Bill and he can go all the way.

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Linn commented as the membership drive began. “The Club would like to continue its success of recent years,’’ Rcidenbach, who took over as president in July, stated, “and hone to make this year the best in the history of the organization." The officers and chairmen have

fast ball. Riddle explains in his column that one scout made the following statement to him: “When Bill learns to get the curve ball over, he will make it. There is no doubt about his fast ball. It is a lively one.” At last report, Wolft has seen more action on the mound than all but one of his teammates. He has

set a goal of 200 members for the drive, a figure that has been appro. -ned in the past but never reached. “This con’d be the year," Linn exclaimed. Near 2M The club’s membership moved past the 180 mark last season, the highest in its history, which has now started its ninth year. The Booster Club was organized in the fall of 1956, concluded a 6-3 football season, the school’s best in several years prior to that time. A group of the "jood" football fans got together at that time and staged a supper in honor of the team, which was held in the school cafeteria. The same group of men decided to organize, and out of that first, small affair, grew the Booster Club, which now makes numerous athletic awards during the year, holds a huge football b.inquet at the end of each season, co-sponsors the D-Club banquet, and completes many projects helpful to the school each year. New Officers Reidenbach recently moved up from vice president to president, replacing last year’s president, Fred Isch. Vice president this year is Linn, while Herb Baning, Jr., serves as secretary, and Dave Wynn is treasurer. Directors are Gerald Strickler, John Isch, Bob’ Shraluka and Isch, the past president. Linn also heads the membership committee, Which includes Vic Strickler, Ray Seitz; Jack Macklin, Fred Isch, Norm Steury, Jim Cowens, Bob Shraluka, Herb Banning, Jr., Dave Wynn and Don Sprunger. The drive has officially opened and Linn has asked that all members of the committee return their dues money to him no later than Monday, August 31. The committeemen will attempt to contact all past members, and also any prospective new members. Linn has asked that anypna. who is not visited by one of the membership committeemen, contact him. “ Also, anyone Who has not been a member in the past and is interested in joining this year, should contact Linn or one of the members of the committee. New Projects The officers and directors have already began preparations for the' football banquet, and started discussing new projects. One project was just recently completed. A group of individuals, who asked to be known only as “anonymous donors,” has contributed a fine blocking “sled’’ to the football team. The group constructed the sled, built for seven players, and presented it to the school at no cost. Hie Booster Club then “chipped in” by purchasing padding and canvas covering for the sled. Many Projects The club has concluded many projects since its inception shortly after the supper for the football team in 1956. Some of the club’s projects, in addition to the annual banquet and awards, include the schedule board erected at Worthman Field the field’s flag pole, pifrehase of a motion picture camera for the school, the annual Parents’ Night work on the baseball dugouts. Each year, the club awards MVP and Most Tackles trophias in football MVP rebounding and assists trophies in basketball, a Most Valuable Wrestler trophy, and other special awards. The Club has also honered many of the Decatur high school coaches with plaques. Parents’ Nignt are held in each of three sports, football, basketball and wrestling. Deßusschere Picks Up 13th Victory

SALT LAKE CITY (UPD— Indianapolis swept both ends of a doubleheader Tuesday night, beating the Salt Lake City Bees, 8-4 and 5-3. The Indians picked up two runs in the final inning of the nightcap with Coot Veal’s double, a pinch hit single by Ramon Conde and a single by Marv Staehle providing the margin of victory. ~ Dave Deßusschere picked up his 13th victory of the season against seven defeats as he checked the Bees on seven hits. But he had help from Ed Hobaugh after being lifted for a pineh-hitter in the seventh. The Indians utilized a big eight-run fifth inning to win the opener. Doubles by Veal. George Williams and Ken Barry in addition to two singles, two Bee errors and two wild pitches contributed to the big frame. Carl Bouldin was the winner in relief, leaving his record at 3-2.

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w k wtaTidMl v fl 5k- _ ■ /hHe 11 'oSmsb TENNIS AWARDS — Mayor Carl D. Gerber, at right, who instigated the city’s recreation program for girls this summer presented the tennis awards at the courts near the swimming pool Monday. Trophies were awarded to girls taking first and second places in each of the three age brackets Shown, left to right, are instructor Bob Banks, Nancy Grabill, 11-12 winner; Linda Geimer, 13-group runner-up; Karen Green, 13 winner; Pat Hodper, runner-up in the 14*-17 age class; Pat Minch, 14-17 champion, and Mayor Gerber. —(Photo by Mac Lean)

Bauer Predicts ‘Magic’ Number; Phillies Lose

By GEORGE C. LANGFORD UPI Sports Writer Baseball doesn't owe Joey Amalfitano a penny but the 30-year-old Chicago ’ Cubs handyman feels he owes something to the game. Joey probably has collected, more money from baseball than 90 per cent of its players and has had more spent on him than 95 per cent of the athletes. He signed for a $54,000 bonus with the New York Giants in 1954, the year they won the World Series and collected a full share (about $11,000) for coming to bat exactly five times during the season. His ■ first year in baseball he realized about $70,000. After a second year with the Giants (22 at bats) under the bonus rule he was shuttled to the minors, later drafted by the Giants for $25,000 then sold to Houston for $125,000. Now he wants to return dividends, and the Cubs got an installment Tuesday night when' he homered in the eighth inning against the league-leading Philadelphia Phillies then doubled home two runs in the 16th inning to give Chicago a 4-3 triumph. Boozer Takes Loss Amalfitano’s double followed a two-out single by Andre Rodgers off loser John Boozer and a walk to pinchhitter Dick Bertell. Clay Dalrymple homered in the last of the 16th off Ernie Broglio but the Phils could not produce another run. Fred Burdette was the winner. The Phils tied the score in the ninth on Tony Taylor’s second run-scoring single. The loss did not cut into the Phillies five-game bulge over second place San Francisco. The Giants lost to Cincinnati 1-0. In other National League games, St. Louis moved into fourth place by whipping Houston 5-2 while Pittsburgh was losing to the New York Mets 7-3. Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 3-1. Sadecki Wins 15th Ray Sadecki received hitless relief from Barney Schultz over the final 2 1-3 innings to post his 15th victory for the Cardinals. Sadecki also |ripled .and scored the winning run in the seventh on a single by Lou Brock. Tim McCarver homered for the Cardinals off Houston loser Don Larsen. Jim O’Toole blanked the Giants on four hits and was handed an unearned, disputed run in the eighth inning to outduel Bob Bolin. A walk and a single began the Reds’ eighth, and Vada Pinson was safe when shortstop Jose Pagan dropped his pop fiy. Frank Robinson then hit a double play ball to second and Pagan made the force out but threw wildly to first and the run scored. Giant Manager Al Dark protested Pinson interfered with Pagan’s throw. Dark was tossed out of the game and the run remained. Christopher Leads Meta Joe Christopher slugged a home run, two triples and a double against the Pirates to jump into fifth place among the NL’s leading hitters with q .315 average. The 29-year-old Mets outfielder has hit at least one double in his last six games. He tied the league record with five consecutive extra base hits, starting with a double in his last at bat the previous night. Al Jackson was the winner, and Joe Gibbon took the loss. Ed Bailey drilled a basesloaded single in the sixth inning to score two runs and end a scoreless pitching duel between the Dodgers’ Don Drysdale (1313) and Denny Lemaster (13-8)

of the Braves, who went the route yielding four singles. Hank- Aaron singled home the other Milwaukee tally in the seventh. John Roseboro’s seventh inning hit drove in the only Los Angeles score. American League Next to Bill Veeck, who hates the Yankees, and Hank Bauer, who insists he has the pennant formula, Los Angeles Angels pitching coach Marv Grissom must be the most satisfied man in baseball today. Grissom, the former relief ace for the New York Giants, It the teacher who has patiently nurtured and developed the hottest pitcher in the big leagues, 22 -year -old Dean Chance. Chance hurled his second straight two-hit shutout Tuesday night, 1-0 over the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader, to record his ninth consecutive victory and -lower his major league-leading earned run average to 1.60. The victory was the 14th for Chance against five losses and his eighth shutout of the season. Homer Wins Game Vic Power’s third home run off loser Hank Aguirre, who allowed but three hits, won the opener. Mickey Lolieh, on a one-day pass from Air National Major Leagues By United Prenia International American Leaoe W. 1.. Pct. «H Baltimore 74 45 S? 2 Chicago 73 47 .608 1 % New York 69 48 590 4 Loh Angeles 62 61 .504 1 2 11-t roi t 62 61 —flO4 12 JifinneHota 60 60 .500 11 64 Cleveland 55 65 .458 19% Boston 54 66 .450 2044 Washington 49 74 .398 27 Kansas City 44 75 .370 30 Tuesday's Kesiills Los Angeles 1-0 Detroit 0-1 Kansas City 13-1 Cleveland 9-5 Chicago 4 New York 3, night Minnesota 6 Washington 1, night Baltimore 5 Boston 2, night Wcdnasdny's Probable Pitcher* New York at Chicago (night) —Bouton (13-10) vs. Herbert (5-4). Los Angeles at Detroit (night) —•Gatewood (3-1) vis. Began (5-9). Kansas City at Cleveland (night) — Segui (7-10) vs. McDowell (5-5). Minnesota at Washington (night) — Kaat (12-6) vs. Stenhouse (1-6). Baltimore at Boston (night) — Bunker (12-3) v«. Wilson (11-10). Thursday's Games New York at Chicago Baltimore at Boston Los Angeles at Detroit, night Kansas City at Cleveland, night (Only games scheduled). National l.eagiie W. 1,. Pct. OH Philadelphia 71 46 .607 San Fnancisco 67 52 .563 5 Cincinnati 65 54 .545 7 St. Louis 64 55 .538 8 Pittsburgh 63 55 .534 8% Milwaukee 6! 56 .521 10 Lus Angeles 58 59 .196 13 Chicago 56 63 .471 16 Houston 50 71 413 23 New York 38' 82 .317 34 % Tuesday's Reaulta New York 7 Pittsburgh 3, night Chicago 4 Philadelphia 3, night, 16 Innings St. Louis 5 Houston 2, night Milwauke 3 Los Angeles 1, night Cincinnati 1 San Fran. 0, night Wednesday's Probable Pitehera Pittsburgh at New York Dw (9-10) vs. Stallard (6-16). Chicago at Phila. (night) — Ellsworth , (13-13) vs. Running (13-4). St. Louis at Houston (night) —Gibson (10-10) vs. Nottebart (6-8). Milwauke at Loh Angeles (night) — Blasingame (3-2) vs. Moeller (7-11). Cincinnati at San gfranelsco .(night) — Purkey (6-7) vs. Herbel (8-7). ■* Thursday's Games Cincinnati at San Francisco Pittsburgh at PMla. 2. twl-night Milwaukee at Los Ang. , night (Only games scheduled).

Guard summer camp, gave up three first inning singles to the Angels, then pitched hitless ball the rest of the way to give Detroit a 1-0 verdict in the nightcap. Gates Brown singled home the only run off loser Fred Newman. Veeck ("I’ve been a Yankee hater from way back”) Tuesday predicted “the end of the 'Yankee* dynasty” is coming, then saw third-place New York blow a three-run lead in the eighth inning and lose their second straight to the Chicago White Sox 4-3 in 10 innings. —Bauer, m ana ger of the league-leading Orioles, predicted after Baltimore's 5-2 win over Boston, that If his team could win 26 of its remaining 43 games (.605 percentage) they could take the pennant. In other AL games, Kansas City blitzed Cleveland 13-9 in the firtit game of a doubleheader, then lost 5-1 to the Indians, and Minnesota toppled Washington 6-1. Floyd Robinson ruined Al Downing’s budding two-hit shutout in the eighth inning at Chicago when he hit a three-run homer to tie the score at 3-3 and Mike Hershberger followed In the 10th inning with a twoout single off Downing after singles by Al Weis and Pete Ward to win the game for reliever Ed Fisher. The triumph kept the White Sox 1% games behind Baltimore and dropped the Yankees four games off the pace. Robin Roberts, with* relief help from Dick Hall, won his 11th In 16 decisions for the Orioles, who bunched four of their nine hits in .the fourth inning to score three times; Norm Siebern had two doubles and drove in two runs and Boog Powell also slugged a double for two runs in Baltimore’s attack. Twins Set Record The Minnesota Twins set a major league home run record when they hit consecutive home runs (by Don Mincher and Bob Allison) for the 14th time this season, breaking the old Yankee record first set in 1960 and duplicated by New York in 1961. Mincher had two home runs in support of Camilo Pascual, who increased his record to 13-9 against the league and 11-1 against the expansion Senators. It was his 12th complete game. Roy Sievers hit his first home run ‘'for the Senators as a pinchhitter. Rookie Luis Tiant allowed Kansas City only six hits and fanned 12 in the nightcap to post his sixth victory against two losses for Cleveland. Fred Whitfield and Tito Francona homered for the Indians. The Athletics came from six-runs down in the first game on a 16-hit attack against six Cleveland 'hurlers. Jim Gentile hit . the only A’s homer and Billy Moran connected for the Indians. Bernie Rivers Gets Second Olympic Chance NEW YORK (UPD The track and field committee of the U.S. Olympic Committee has granted 13 athletes, including Bernie Rivers of East Chicago, Ind., another shot at the U.S. final trials at Los Angeles next month. ’ - The 13 appealed they should be given another chance to qualify for Olympic bertha. Rivers holds the all-time Indiana high school 100 and 220-yard dash records of :9.6 and :20.2, respectively.

BoWants Hearing; Devine Was Fired

LOS ANGELES (UPD — Bo Belinsky, who earlier in the Season said he wanted to go to Hawaii to escape the tension of being a*’ major league pitcher, today had 72 hours in which to decide if he wants io play in the island paradise. Hie Los Angeles Angels Tuesday reinstated their southpaw hurler after having suspended him last Friday following a hotel battle with a sports writer. And General Manager Fred Haney, after returning Belinsky to active status, immediately optioned him to the Angels' farm club in Hawaii. Belinsky's attorney, Paul Caruso, said the player would refuse to be optioned to the Pacific Coast League club and instead would file application for a hearing by Commissioner Ford Frick. Caruso said Belinsky, 27, wanted “his day in court” to air his side of the story of how Los Angeles Times sports writer Braven Dyer, 64, suffered cuts requiring six stitches behind his ear and other injuries. Expert observers, however, pointed out that Haney had adhered strictly to baseball rules in lifting Belinsky's suspension within 10 days and then optioning him to Hawaii. And they said that should Belinsky reufse to report within 72 hours, then it will be the Hawaii club, not the Angels, which would suspend the player until such time as he agreed to report. The reinstatement and optioning left Belinsky no grounds on which to ask Frick for a hearing, observers felt. ST. LOUIS (UPD — The St. Louis Globe - Democrat said Tuesday that St. Louis Cardinal owner August 'A. Busch, Jr.,' asked for the resignations of General Manager Bing Devine and business manager Art Routzong. The Globe said further that Busch brought irf Bob Nowsam, former general manager of the Denver Bears, to replace Devine instead of Routzong, as the Cardinals had previously announced. The Cardinals had also announced that JDevine and Routzong had resigned of their own initiative. The Globe quoted Busch as saying, “I felt it was time for a change. Bing has been in charge for seven years. We have not won a pennant in that time and we are nine games away from one right now. .It was my feeling that we are not making progress.” The Globe said Busch praised Meeting Scheduled By Bowling Leagues With the 1964-65 bowling season just around the corner, a number of league meetings are scheduled for this coming week. Several of the leagues have already completed their organizational, meetings and have already turned in their starting dates. An important meeting of the Monday evening Gold Crown league will be held at Villa Lanes Thursday, at 8 p.m. All teams wishing to bowl in this league are requested to attend or at least have the team captain or one representative present. There are a number of individual and team openings in this particular league. Men interested should contact Villa Lanes immediately or attend the meeting. The Gold Crown league bowls throughout the season at 9 p.m. every Monday. The American Legion's organizational meeting will be at Villa Lanes Friday at 7:30. This league, too, has a number of individual and team openings and is open to any interested exservjceman, although they need not be members of the legion. Meetings are scheduled this weekend too for the mixed leagues, with the Captains and Mates meeting at 7 p.m. Saturday at Villa Lanes, which is their regular bowling time. The Sunday night Guys and Dolls league will meet at the lanes at 7:30 p.m. Surtday, although their regular bowling time is every other Sunday at 9 p.m. Representatives of each of the teams from the mixed Jack end Jill league are requested to attend their meeting Monday at 8 p.m. This league regularly bowls at 7 p.m. Sundays throughout the season, alternating with the Khig and Queen mixed league, which will meet in the near future. Almost all of the men's and the mixed leagues still have a few openings available for individuals or teams. Persons interested should contact the league officers or Villa Lanes immediately as these teams will be completed before leagues begin.

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some of Devine's trades. “But I am convinced that we cannot trade our way to a pennant,” the Globe quoted Busch as saying. “We must depend on production out of our own system and I have been disappointed with the operation of the farm department.” Trailer Sales Winner; ISC Game Tonight Adams County Trailer Sales continued its romp in th? City Softball League Tuesday night, clobbering Citizens Telephone Co. by a 13-4 score. Citizens, using a pair of singles by Harding and Carr and a pair of doubles by Stearley and Dick Black, jumped into a 3-0 first inning lead. Hie league leaders countered with a pair of tallies in the second framrCitizens boosted its lead to 4-2 with a fourth inning tally, but the Trailer Sales knotted the count with a pair or runs in the fifth on a pair of errors and a double by Don Menter. The winners then blasted the close game wide open with a sev-err-run salvo in the sixth inning featured by Ralph Busse's grandslam home run. Mclntosh had a triple, Menter a double and Hoffman and Miller poked singles in the inning. Trailer Sales added their final two runs in the top of the seventh. The Trailer Sales nine returns to action tonight in the International Softball Congress state tourney at the Markle diamond, meeting Albion - Cromwell in a second round game begining at 9 o’clock Tuesday line score: Trailer Sales 020 027 2—13*43 0 Citizens Tele. 300 100 0— 4 8 7 Hoopingarner, Menter and Hakes; R Black and Harding. Women Bowlers Plan For Season Opening A number of« indivdiual and team openings’for women remain on the Wednesday afternoon TV Guides, accoding to a report by the league secretary, Bett Drake. There are four women on a team for this league, which will bowl throughout the season at 12:30 o'clock each Wednesday afternoon, thus finishing at 2:30 p.m. Nursery service will be available for mothers of young children two and over. As this is a handicap league, beginners, as well as more ~ experienced women, are invited to join this league. The Thursday afternoon Coffee league is completely organized with 16 teams, and will begin bowling Thursday, September 10. Strictly a “fun” league with no prize money involved, this league consists of five women on a team and bowls each Thursday at 12:15. Again, nursery service will be available for pre-school children. Marylene Tutewiler is secretary to this league. Plans are also being made for a Wednesday morning coffee group with possibly three of four women on a team. Interested women ■ should contact Gwen Mies immediately for placement in this league, as well as the Wednesday league. Mrs. Mies also told of plans for a free bQjvling clinic to be conducted at the lanes before league bowling begins. A top notch and well known woman bowler from Fort Wayne will conduct the clinic which wil be divided into two parts; the first strictly for beginners, and the second a warm up session for the bowler with experience.- Exact details of the clinic will be announced the later part of the week. Beginners desiring to take the course will be asked to make reservations, so that enough help will be available to conduct the lessons thoroughly. These reservations can be called in to Villa Lanes, 3-3660, or to Gwen Mies, 3-3902.

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