Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 228, Decatur, Adams County, 26 September 1964 — Page 6

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Offense Explodes - Jackets Roll Over Portland

19-Point Period Leads Way In 32-6 Win; 5 Score TD’s

by Bob Shraluka The Decatur Yellow Jackets bounced back Friday night — thundering back would be a better description, as they scored 25 points in the second half and roared to a 32-6 victory over Portland’s Panthers. Die Jacket offense, which produced just two touchdowns in the first three games of the season, sputtered throughout the first half cf last night’s game. But the second half was a different Story. The offensive unit broke loose like a caged lion in the third period and during those 12 minutes of action, Decatur’s lead expanded from 7-6 to 26-6, and the Jackets had their third win in four starts wrapped up. Five different Decatur players scored touchdowns in the big offensive explosion, before anothet packed house at Worthman Field. The game was the lone nonconference affair on the Decatur schedule, and the Yellow Jackets now resume their NEIC till • chase, beginning at Bluffton next Friday night. From there, they travel to Elmhurst and Kendallville in the following weeks, before returning home to close out the season with Concordia and Angola. Blythe Sparks Senior halfback Bill Blythe, an unsung hero all year, wa'i the player who ignited the offensive explosion last night, when he got loose on a 20-yard touchdown scamper. Blvthe’s TO Set the pace, as the Jackets scored throe touchdowns in three plays in. the Major leagues ’ . Major I.enKUr Stnndlnß* By I iiltrcl Prm* Intrrnailonnl National I.ramie W. 1.. Pct, <IH Philadelphia no tin r,si Cincinnati 88 its r>7t 1% st. Louin 87 tn r.«r. 2% Sun Francisco 86 GH ..’,(>B 3% Milwaukee Mil 73 .523 H PlttuburKh 77 70 .50 3 12 Loh Angeles 70 .78 .494 l:t<B4 Clilcngo ~7Vi — 53 .'458 I'' Houston 04 111 .413 26 New York 61 102 333 33 Friilnj’a ReantlaSnn Finnclsco 3 ('titcugo 1 Clntl 3 New York », Ist, twl Clnll 4 New - York 1. 2nd, nlwlit Mll w 7 Phltn 6, night, 12 Ina St. ~LotiTn 6 I'lttsburjrh 3, night Loh Angela* 7 Houston 2. night Mntiirdny's I'rohnhle Pitchers Cincinnati nt New York Tsl- . tourls (8-11) vs. Parsons (t) l>. Milwaukee nt Philadelphia’ Letnaoter (16 11) vs Mahnttey (12-D). St. Lottis nt Plttslnii «h Slni nirttiß (18-9) vs Vonle (13-11) Sat) Francisco nt ('lilcngo Estelle '{l-15’ vs. Koonce (l ()). (Only jratnes atdiediiledl Sunday's Gninea Cincinnati nt New York 1 Milwaukee at Philadelphia St. Louis at Pittsburgh San Francisco nt Chicago Loa Angeles at Houston, night Auierlenn League W. L. Pct. <4ll New York »4 62 614 Baltimore in st st 4 Chicago 91 (11 6X7 4 Detroit 81 73 626 13 Los Angeles 79 77 .606 16 Vi Cleveland 76 (18 491 18 Mi Minnesota 76 78 494 18'9 Boston 69 H 44 5 2(1 Washington 60 95 387 36 Kansas City .66 1)8 369 39 Friday's ItrsuKs Detroit 3 Boston 2 Baltimore lo Cleveland fl. night New York 6 Wash 5, night Chicago 11 Kan City 3, night Loa Aug 1 Minnesota a, night Sntiirdny'a Probable Pitchers New York at Washington stottlemyre (8-2) vs Daniels (8 - 10) Baltimore at' Cleveland McNally (8-11) vs. Tiant '9-3) or .... Siebert (7-7). Boston at Detroit Connolly (3-11) vs Lolich (16-8). Chicago nt Kansas City (twilight) Peters (19-8) vs Pena (12-14). . . Minnesota nt Los Angelos (night) (limit (13-11) vs. Kelson (0-0). Sunday's Games Minnesota at Los Angeles Chhago at Kansas City Boston nt Detroit Baltimore at I'levolnruT (Only games scheduled)

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third period. Taking over on their own 40 after the second half kickoff, the Jackets gave no indication of snapping out of their first ho If lethargy, as the offensive line collapsed and allowed Portland to smother Max Elliott for a 12-yard loss on a screen pass. On second and 22. however, Bill Blythe went off left tackle on a double reverse, shook a pair of tacklers, and scooted 23 yards for a Ist down on the Panther 49. Brother Sam lugged the next two times off tackle, and got a first down on the Portland 38, before Dave Ansjxaugh pulled off another great fake and lugged around end to the Panther 20. Then Bill shot off left tackle through a big hole and followed his blocking perfectly to paydirt with 9:35 left in the period. Anspaugh kicked the extra point (into 13th St.), and the Jackets held a 14-6 lead — but more was yet to come! Score Again Jny Pyle returned Anspaugh’s kickoff four yards to the Portland 24, where “Bugs" Sprunger juried him with a tackle that tore Pyle’s helmet off. The Decatur defense ajlbwed Portland just six yards in three plays, forcing Ken Harker to punt. The kick was a short one, going out on the Portland 42. where the Jackets took over. One play later. Mighfv Max EK 1 iott. »h« • < »l<i Portland nemesis, wits standing in the end zone to boost Decatur’s lead to 20-6. Putting the ball in play, Anspaugh used the double reverse again to spring Elliott loose around right end TJobodv Iwfd a hand on the nilstate halfback until Junior Bwan pot near him around the 15, but Elliott shifted into n lower gear and sued past Bryan on the way lo’a 58-yard TO scamner. Th' score-came at 0:51 of the norlnd Agnin Decatur kicked off. and ngnin Portland couldn't move, thanks to a crunching tackle John Eichenauer made on nnnrtcrbnck Ted Gfontzer on a third down play. Dils punt wns n short o->c also, bouncing out on the Panther 47. Other Blythe The Jackets made it three scores' in three plnvs. when fton Blythe Masted off left tnrkfo. "■hook loose and cut back ’> T' id a pair of blacks and outrned the field in covering the 47 yards for another TO. This one cam’ with 4:50 left in th" neriod mil boosted .Decatur's lead to 28-6 Die jackets threatened n"’>in in the same pr'dod when thev moved to the Portland 37 on it 29-vard nass plav from An’nw"h to end Dave Smith. h"t lost the l ull on a fumble as the quarter ended. A screen pass to fullback Jack Stauffer covered 16 "tirds "n.l moved 'the Jackets tn the Panther 33 earlv in the final stanza, and Ansnnutrh nicked on seven more vards around end. but the drive ended on a third down pass that Jay Pvlc intercentcd on the Portland five-yrH line. Final Score But once asaln Decatur's defensive unit wouldn't yield a first down and forced the ninth. Portland punt of the contest. E’Holt took the kick, went right, and then reversed his field, and behind a block thrown by Bill Blythe, scampered 28 yards to the Portland 12 to set up the final score. Sprunger took over nt quarterback and threw an incomplete pass before handing to Stauffer who bulled his way to the Portland three Sprunger picked up Iwo more yards on a sneak for n first down on the one, and then with 1:31 to play Stauffer crashed over right tackle for the final score in what was Decatur’s big-

gest offensive display of the season—by far. Start Quickly Portland picked up a pair of first downs after the game’s opening kickoff and got to the Decatur 44 before Terry Smitley, Steve Beavers, Ron Smith and Darryl Grote all smothered Glentzer on an attempted pass on third down, and forced a punt. Bill Blythe returned the boot five yards to the Yellow Jacket 39, and the Decatur eleven bega i a 61-yard touchdown drive the first time they had their hands on the ball. Elliott got 25 of those yards when a block by Dave Anderson sprung him loose around end with a pitchout. and he carried to the Panther 31. Mighty Max got five more off tackle, and then Anspaugh executed a perfect fake to Blythe off tackle, and scooted around left end for 19 yards and a first down to Portland’s sevenyard line. Sam Blythe gained two yards off tackle and then Anspaugh pulled off another great fake to Sam. so great, in fact, that he went around his left and without a hand touching him before he crossed the goal line. He booted the PAT and Decatur had a quick 7-0 lead. Move Again The next time they got the ball, an Anspaugh pass to Dave Smith covered 40 yards to move the Jackets to the Porllandl7,bct the Jackets fumbled on the ensuing play and George Franke recovered for the Pantherg. Portland couldn’t get anywhere, and were forced to punt, with Decatur taking over the ball on their own 31. On the first play, Anspaugh faded to pass and was rushed by a pair of tacklers. He nearly scrambled free, but was hit by one purple shirt on the eight-yard line and fumbled. Jeff- Mumbv, Portland s tackle, landed on the pigskin Just four yards from the Decatur goal line. Fullback Gary Stoner punched twice at Decatur’s line, and scored on the second try, to cut the Decatur margin to 7-6. The Jackets held Portland’s attempted run for the point-after, with the aid of a five-yard penalty. The Jackets got the ball twice more in the second period, and ghve it away both times, ns the attack returned to its sluggish ways. Once they tost the pigskin on a fumble at the Portland 26, and near the end of the half. Glentzer intercepted an Anspaugh pass on his own 40. Die Decatur fans were wondering as the two teams went t > the dressing room at the main intermission, but their doubts were ouicklv extinguished when the third period opened. Col. City In Upset; Dogs Win Again Columbia City, New Haven, Concordia and Garrett registered victories in the Northeastern Indiana Conference Friday night. Columbia City won its first conference game in two starts with a big 38 20 upset of Elmhurst at Fort Wayne. The lost was the first for the Trojans after two wins and a tie in the NEIC. Halfback Denny Cook paced the Eagles to their first win of the year, scoring three touchdowns on runs of 41, 10 and eight yards. Quarterback Dm Cook tossed fdr two more TD’S one a 40-yard pass to Randy Cook and the other a nine-yard strike to Terry Wilkinson. Veteran fullback Ted Barker scored two of the Trojan touchdowns on short runs. Rick Lewis plunged for a pair of six-pointers as Garrett brought its IgEIC record to 2-2 with a 19-7 win at Bluffton. The lose was. the second for the Tigers •rw wnr : Bluffton held a 7-6 margin at the half, but a 51 yard scoring pass from Maurer to Barry McNamara put the Railroaders into a third period lead that they never lost , New Haven Wins New Haven won its second conference win in two states with a 33-0 win over the Hornets at Angola, Quarterback Gary Lake threw TD passes of 16 wards to Stevjp Hosier and 49 yards to Neil Carnes. Lake also scored a touchdown for the Bulldogs, while Hosier and Bob' Rohrbacher added short TD runs. Angola has now failed to score in three losses and a tie this season. Concordia, after a pair of ties,

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Victory Over Portland: The Night In Pictures rjEEHP* v ''ta /’Tn ea - - DAVE, DAVE, DAVE— Three Yellow Jackets named David confer during a lull in Friday riight’s game. Left to right, Smith, Anderson and Anspaugh. —(Photo by Mac Lean) THE HARD WAY— Jack and turns to make his way across the goal line for the final touchdown in the Decatur-Portfend contest.—(Pho-to by Mac Lean) IN FORMATION— The Decatur high school band supplied another colorful performance at Friday night's game. — (Photo by Mac Lean) - & & / W*' -ifc.WxW i IKHII BRsli Wk .JBbWI* I W w H WJII * I i IhhKmHHHI THE HOME FRONT — Parents of all Decatur high football players lined up on field before the game for the Booster club Parents Night ceremonies.—(Photo by Mac Lean) • . ■■ ■- a .

won its first conference game with a 19-2 victory at Kendallville. The Comets scored on a safety in the second quarter to lead, but Dace Pressler romped 22 yards for a score late in the

quarter to put the Cadets ahead. Bob. Hudson and Art Borders scored Cadet touchdowns in the fourth period, on runs of 75 and 4 yards respectivelyIn a non conference game,

Dexter Winebrenner scored touchdowns on a 15-yard run and a 45-yard pass play, pacing Auburn to a 41-0 victory over Hicksville, O.

Panthers Caged!! Decatur . 7 0 19 6—32 Portland 0 6 0 0— 6 Scoring summary: Decatur — Anspaugh, 5 run (Anspaugh kick); B. Blythe, 20 run (Anspaugh kick);' Elliott, 58 run (kick failed); S. Blythe, 47 run (kick failed); Stauffer, 1 run (run failed). Portland — Stoner, 3 run (run failed). DECATUR PORTLAND First Downs 13 7 Yds. Rushing 305 94 Yds. Passing 72 13 Total Yardage 377 107 Pass Attempts 9 2 Pass Completions 5 2 Fumbles Lost. 4 0 Punts 0 9 Intercepted By 0 2 Yds. Penalized 25 0 Punt Ret. Yd5..65 0 Kickoff Ret. Yds. 0 46 Individual Rushing Yds.: Decatur — Elliott ,125 in 5 carries; B. Blythe, 77 in 8; S. Blythe, 74 in 8; Anspaugh, 8 in 7; Stauffer; 18 in 4; Sprunger, 3 in 2. Portland — Glentzer, 35 v ds. in 20 carries; Stoner, 30 in 11; Pyle, 14 in 3; Bryan, 1 in 7; Parker, 4 in 1; Fleming, 2 in. 1; Arnold, 8 in 1. Pass Receiving: Decatur — D. Smith, 2, 70 w ds.; Elliott 1, -12 yds.; Stauffer 2, 14 yds. Portland — Minch 1, 3 yds.; Franks 1, 10 yds. (Statistics by Jack Ely and Mike Thoele)

50-Yard Line Flashes By Bob Shraluka Good old Portland. Once again, they were just what the doctor ordered for a Decatur football team! The Yellow Jackets had lost two of their first three games last season. They went to Portland, brought back a 27-6 victory, and proceeded to win four of their last five games. Let’s hope history repeats itself! Through the first three ftimes and the opening two periods last night, the thought-to-be-strong offensive attack of the Yellow Jackets had been “hurting.” The attack finally got going in the third period, and when it did there was no stopping it. Portland wasn't as good as the first three teams the Jackets have met, but they gave it 100 per cent ,and had the Decaturites hanging on through the first half. In the second half, however, Decatur’s line was the one that was charging and that was all It took to spring that mighty backfield loose. What impressed this writer the High School Football Kokomo 41 Frankfort 0 Indianapolis Cathedral 14 Indianapolis Manual 7 Elkhart 46 Goshen « East Chicago Roosevelt 12 Hammond 7Indianapolis Ripple 27 North Central (Marlon) 9 South Bend Washington 23 South Bend Adams 7 Terre Haute Schulte 20 Terre Haute Gerstmeyer 6 Richmond 32 New Castle 6 Hnntlnaton ;28 Wabash 20 Hartford City 6 Mlssissinewa 0 Muncie South 14 Logansport 12 Eastern 41 Fairmount 14 Anderson 13 Lafayette 13 Westfield 21 Northwestern (How ard) 19 Terre Haute Wiley 28 Linton 20 Franklin 21 Martinsville 20 Columbus 40 Rushville 6 Jackson Central 14 Clinton Central 13 Clinton 7WestVigoo Huntingburg 44 Springs Valley Tipton 39 7 Oak Hill 46 Western 6 Southwestern 32 Clinton Prairie 13 Carmel 18 Speedway 13 Evansville Central 25 Vincennes 7 Seymour 34 Shelbyville if Jasper 12 Evansville Rex Mundi 7 Maconaquah 20 North Miami 0 Peru 26 Twin T-akes 14 Terre Haute Garfield 12 Greencastle 0 Veedersburg 14 Honey Creek 0 Brasil at Sullivan, postponed. Laporte 14 Fort Wayne North 12 Decatur 32 Portland 6 Columbia City 38 Fort Wayne Elmhurst 20 Fort Wayne Concordia 19 Kendallville 2 New Carlisle 18 Fort W’ayne Luers 13 New Haven 33 Angola 0 ■Woodlan 23 Payne, Ohio 6 w»-n» c'-ntml 19 Penn 0 Garrett 19 Bluffton 7 . .ur.i 41 Hicksville. Ohio 0 Tell City 1>» Bedford 6 Bloomington University 68 Edinburg 0 Valparaiso 39 Gary Mann 7 Gary Tolleston 9 Gary Emerson 6 Highland 13 Gary Edison 7 Griffith 24 Gary Wirt 18 Hobart 35 Hammond Noll 0 Calumet 35 Crown °l’otnt 1* Lowell 13 Chesterton 6 Merrillville 13 Portage 0 East Gary 14 Dyer 6 River Forest 46 Walkerton 0 East Chicago Washington 13 Hammond Clark 0 North White 38 Demotte 14 South Bend Riley 40 Mishawaka 6 Niles, Mich. 7 South Bend Clay Rochester 7 Manchester 0 Warsaw 38 Nappanee 19 Knox 13 Rolling Prairie 7 Madison Heights 39 Lawrence Central 20 Warren Central 34 Indianapolis Arlington 0 Noblesville 37 Indianapolis Howe 19 Marion 16 Indianapolis Wood 13

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most was the sparkling blocking by the Decatur lad? in the second half, especially the downfield blocking. That is what’s needed to spring those backs loose for the long runs as was evidenced last night. On a dry field, Dave Anspaugh can work miracles with that pigskin, and he did it last night, last week on the soggy field, no deception. But last night was a different story. Many times, That was what hurt the cause Portland had no idea who had the ball, such as on Max Elliott’s TD run, and on several carries by Atlspaugh himself. The quarterback gained 48 yards’rushing, although his total wasn’t High due to losses on passing attempts: From the sidelines, we noticed several things, such as: the great running of the Blythe boys; the great work of big John Eichenauer in the line; Dave Anderson doing a good job in his first action at defensive tackle; Tim Magley doing a good job on defense; Jack Stauffer proving himselfa very capable backfield reserve; Dave Smith continuingly becoming M. better pass receiver; the talents of Dave Hammond, Rem Smith and Darryl Grote on defense ahd Terry Smitley at offensive center, among other items. Mighty Max had another good game against Portland. He ran harder than he has all year and gained 125 yards rushing although carrying only five times. The Panther fans will probably attend D. H. S. graduation rites this year to be sure that they will no longer be haunted by this guy. One final item. After four games, we are convinced that it is better that "Bugs” Sprunger weighs 130 pounds instead of 180. If he packed a lot of weight, this little guy could really hurt somebody. Portland’s Jay Pyle is convinced. Pyle got cracked so hard by “Bugs" on a kickoff return once that his helmet flew 10 feet straight up. Another time, Pyle had clear sailing around left end, until “Bugs" let him have one of those shoestring jobs, and rolled him head-over-heels out Os bounds. Bluffton is next, as the Jackets return to the NEIC. A title still may be within reach. The only thing the Jackets can do is hope — and keep winning!

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