Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 29 September 1964 — Page 7

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1964

RoQistratioii Op?"; Worthman Named PP& K Director

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Shraluka 9 s Slants By Bob Shraluka

News And Notes Sitting in Busch Stadium on Sunday and Monday, October 9 and 10, we were watching the Cadinals spray hits all over the lot in beating Houston and San Francisco. The program (with a Busch Bavarian ad on it, what else?) showed that seven of the eight Cardinal starters were hitting .275 or better, and after watching those games, we wondered why this club wasn’t winning a pennant. ' At that time, this corner still thought they could win it, although the Giants had been our pre-season pick. A week ago, we thought it was over, and now the Cards have a real good shot at the flag. The big thing going for the Cardinals is that final three-game series with the Mets. It’s going to be an interesting final week! What made the difference in the St .Louisians? We’d say the speedy leftfielder picked up from the Cubs, Lou Brock, and the old knucklebailer, Barney Schultz, who emerged from the minor leagues in early August. • * * * ♦ Want to take this time to thank the Yellow Jackets for breaking out of that scoring slump when they did. We’d been telling Alex Wasmuth, who assists Portland Commercial - Review sports editor Dan Rettenberg, to expect the worst when he came to Decatur. After crossing the field at halftime Friday night, we found Alex with a big smile on his face. The smile was gone after the game, however, and we’d made a believer of AL • Alex, was the fellow who drove to Decatur after the Portland game last year to check on our telling him Max Elliott was only a junior. In Saturday’s paper, by the way, Rottenberg said about Elliott’s final run: “That play should, unless fate is unusually cruel to the Panthers, have been the last time Portland will ever have to deal with Elliott.” Alex, a guy who hasn’t let a wheel chair slow him down a bit since suffering a crippling football injury several years ago, tells us that Portland is now just one up on Decatur, 23 wins to 22, with one tie, and that the rivalry dates back to 1899 when the Jackets beat the Panthers 5-0. * * * * ♦ Speaking of the Yellow Jackets reminds us of an incident we saw Saturday afternoon. Remember Manny ‘Jake’ Ybarra, the 135-pounder who played beside 230-pound Steve Hazelwood in the middle of the defensive line last season? Jake never got hit any harder than he did Saturday when he walked up to old friend Steve after the Manchester - Taylor game. Big Steve threw both arms around him like he used to do to those NEIC backs. Steve was very impressive in that Saturday game, especially when you consider it was only his second college game. He managed to rid two ball carriers of their shirts when they tried to get past him. A testimonial as to how well this big guy is liked was the many former teammates who went to Fort Wayne to see him play. * * • ♦ • Got a World Series pick, or will yoa have when its finally determined who will play in the big event, which opens a week from Wednesday (unless there is a plfcyoff)? Jot down yoar pick, the number of games, and any comments, and see this writer or mail it in. We’re going to conduct a poll before the Series starts to give all the “experts” a chance to show their stuff.

Robert Worthman, Decatur athletic director, was named today by Harry Schwartz to once again serve as Competition Director tor the 4th annual Punt, Pass & Kick competition in Decatur. Schwartz, of the sponsoring Schwartz Ford Co., announced the appointment of Worthman today, in reporting that registration for the P. P. & K. program has “been good for this early.” Schwartz Ford Co. is sponsoring the P. P. & K. program, expanded by two age groups this year, for the fourth consecutive year in Decatur. Co-sponsor of the event is the Decatur high school Booster Club. Registration for the Thursday, October 8 competition is now open at Schwartz Ford, located just east of 13th street on U. S. 224. Boys may register any time between the hours of 8 a. m. and

2 p. m., seven days a week, through Wednesday, October 7. Boys are reminded by Schwartz that they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian when they register for P. P. & K. Heads Program Worthman, the former head football and basketball coach for many years, and now the school’s athletic director, will head the competition, assisted by members of the Booster Club. As Competition Director, Worthman will be responsible for all arrangements for the contest which puts boys eight through 13 against others in the age groups in tests of their abilities to punt, pass and kick (from a kicking tee) for distance and accuracy The program has been expanded this year to include boys eight through 11, as last year, plus those boys 12 and 13 years of age. Winners of the eight, nine and ten-year-old groups will each receive National Football League warm-up jackets with the official colors and emblem of the Chicago Bears. Second place winners will receive a place-kicker outfit and third prize win be a regulationsize football, autographed by NFL stars. Boys in the upper three age groups, 11, 12 and 13, will win handsome gold, silver and bronze trophies for their prizes. There is no body contact and no special equipment needed for the program, and with no charge for registration, it aUows any and all boys to compete. There were nearly 500,000 boys through the U. S. competing in 1963 competition. Considers Honor “It is a great honor and pleasure to be asked to direct the Punt, Pass & Kick competition here,” Worthman said. “Stan Musial, Consultant to the Presi-; dent on Physical Fitness, has said we must establish physical fitness programs as an integral part of our way of life,” he continued. “I know that all the boys who enter will have a lot, of fun, and I hope every grade and iunior high school boy within the age limits will want to practice to compete for the many prizes and trophies this great national competition offers,” Worthman concluded. &

Casey's Future Revealed Tuesday

TODAY’S SPORT PARADE , (Reg. U.B. Pat. Off.) By MILTON RICHMAN UPI Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPD- Casey Stengel’s future with the Mets will be publicly announced Tuesday and regardless of whether he stays or goes, put your money on him to have battled, kicked and scratched right up until the end. The Mets’ front office didn’t quite know which way to go with Stengel for next year. On one hand, there was a minority group which wanted him out and Alvin Dark in. This faction argued that Stengel already'is 75 years old, the club is about to finish 10th for the third straight year under him and it was time for a change to a man like Dark, who was a favorite here when he played for the New York Giants. a On the other hand, another group, headed by club president George Weiss, wanted Casey back next year. Boast Fine Arguments This /action had a number of compelling arguments, too, not the least of which was the Mets’ amazing home attendance of 1,732,597 this year. Even Stengel’s detractors concede he was primarily responsible for that total. Although the usually talkative Casey would not say flatly one way or another, he gave every indication he would like to be back with the Mets next year. And in the final analysis, the spunky old warhorse is likely to have his way even though it won’t cause a spontaneous New Snider High To Play Here Saturday The Decatur high school sophomore members of the reserve football team will play host to the new Snider high school of Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon in a 1 o’clock contest at Worihman Field.

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Local Teams Are Beaten In Meets

Lanky Ted Buuck covered two miles in the best time recorded by an Adams County runner this season, as he paced Monmouth to a 19-47 victory over the Decatur Commodores in a Monday afternoon dual cross-country meet at the local golf course. Buuck turned in a fine 9:37 clocking to lead the pack and best Johnny Lose of the Commodores and teammate Dan Conrad, both of whom were also under 10 minutes. Lose toured the course in 9:54, to finish second, five seconds ahead of Conrad in third place. The Eagles grabbed the fourth through seventh places, as Ron Fuhrman, Eldon Fuhrman, Dale Bieberich and Denny Reinking finishing in that order. Hackman Eighth Dave Hackman of the Commodores turned in his best performance of the season to finish Eighth. Max Fuelling of th® Eagles was ninth and Hfenry Halikowski erf Decatur was tenth. The Commodores go right back into action Wednesday afternoon when they meet Berne at 4 o’clock at the Geneva golf course. The top 15 finishers, and their times, were as follows: Buuck (M), 9:37; J. Lose (D), 9:54; Conrad (M), 9:59; R. Fuhrman (M), 10:23; E. Fuhrman, 10:42; Dale Bieberich (M), 10:43; Denny Reinking (M) 10:55; Hackman (D), 11:08; Fuelling (M), 11:12; Halikowski (D), 11:14. Jim Kolter (M), 11:15 Ken Folk (M), 11:18; Tom Lose (D), 11:21; Roy Villagomes (D), 11:25; Pat Gage (D), 11:29. Jackets Fourth The Yellow Jackets two-milers finished fourth among four teams in another cross-country meet Mbnday. A talented Bryant out fit grabbed team honors with a low total of 29 points, with Berne’s 58 good for second. Pennville was third with a 61 accumulation, and Decatur fourth with 88 points. Schultz of the winners was the top individual, finishing in 10:47.

burst of cheers from all the Mets’ stockholders. The entire matter was resolved Monday when Stengel Major Leagues By United Prenn International American I,eague W. tx Pct. GB New York 95 «0 .613 Baltimore 93 64 .592 3 Chicago 93 64 .592 3 Detroit 83 73 .532 12*4 Los Angeles 80 78 .50« 16% Minnesota 77 79 .494 1«% Cleveland 76 80 .487 19% Boston 69 88 .439 27 Washington 61 96 .389 27 Kansas City 55 100 .355 40 Monday's Wes nits (No games scheduled, Tuesday’s Probable Pitchers Detroit at New. fork 2 (twinlght) — Wickersham (19-12) and Aguirre (5-10) vs. Downing (13-8) and Bouton (17-13). Washington at Baltimore (night — Osteen (14-13) vs. Bunker (18-4). Los Angeles at Chicago (night) — Chance (20-8) \s. Howard (0-1). Kansas City nt Minnesota— Krausse (0-2) vs. Boswell (1-0). Cleveland at Boston 2 (twinlght) — McDowell (8-6) and Kralick (12-6) vs. Chart,n (f-1) and Morehead (8-11). Wednesday’s Games Kansas City nt Minnesota Washington at Baltimore, night ' Detroit at New York, night Cleveland at Boston (Only games scheduled) National League W. L. Pet. GB Cincinnati 91 66 .580 , St. Louis 90 07 .573 1 Philadelphia 90 68 .570 1% San Fran 86 70 .551 4% Milwaukee 82 73 .529 8 Pittsburgh 77 78 .497 13 Los Angeles 77 79 .494 13% Chicago 72 84 .462 18% Houston 65 91 .417 25% New York 51 105 .327 39% Monday's Results St. Louis 5 Phlla 1, night Los Angeles 2 Chicago 1, night (Only games scheduled) Tuesday’s Probable Pitchers Pittsburgh at Ciiielnn**l (night) — Cardwell (1-W ML McCool (6-3) or Nuxhall (8-8) Philadelphia at St. Louis (night) — Bennett (12-13) vs. Sadeckl (19-10). New York at Milwaukee (night) — Parsons <O-1) vs. Bls sin game (8-5)./ ■ “ Chicago at lx>e Angeles (night) — Buhl (13-14) o- Burde”e (10-9) vs.Sineer <C-0) Houston at San Francisco (night) — Johnson (11-16) vs. Estelle (1-1). Wednesday’s Games pt c'ni-lnns’l. r.lcht New York at Milwaukee, night Phlla at St. L ul.i, night Chicago at . Loo Angeles night Houston at San Francisco »

Kingsley of Berne was third and Decatur’s Dave Adams placed sixth. Habegger of Berne was tenth. Other Decatur placing were, Jerry Conrad, 16th; Randy Hitchcock, 19th; Steve Baumann, 22nd; Ed Cravens, 23rd; Dave Spiegel, one of the top Decatur runners, 24th. Arthur Ybarra, normally had an off day and placed far back in the field. The Yfellow Jacket runners don’t return to action until next Monday’s Adams county cross-country meet at the Geneva golf course. Top Ten The top ten, with times, were as follows: Schultz (Br), 10:47; Wompps (P), 11:07; Kingsley (Be), 11:11; Fennlg (Br), 11:14; Robinette (P), 11:26; Adams (D), 11:30; Weigel (Br), 11:31; Bruce (Br), 11:36; Snow (Br), 11:42; Habegger (Be), 11:47.

Jackets Out To ‘Skin Another Cat’At Bluffton On Friday

Sporting an explosive attack for i the first time this season, Deca- i tur’s Yellow Jackets go after j another “tat” Friday night when ; they open a three-game road trip at Bluffton. Last Friday it was the Pan- : thers, this week it will be the Tigers, as the Jackets resume their case of New Haven in the Northeastern Indiana Conference. Game time Friday night will be o 7:30 p. m. at Wilson Field in the western section of Bluffton. Advance tickets, priced at 50 cents for students, are now on sale at Decatur high school. Ending a three-game home stand on a successful note Friday night with a resounding 32-6 win

and Weiss had a heart-to-heart talk about 1965. Before they even sat down, Weiss said, “I know there has been a lot of talk one way and the other about Casey, but the final decision will rest with me.’’ Close Friends That in itself augurs well for Stengel’s cause because he and Weiss have been close friends for decades and Weiss still hasn’t forgotten how Casey came out of retirement to take over the Mets in 1962 as a personal favor to him. There has even been some talk the Mets might try to move Casey up into the front office but Weiss, when -asked about that, said it was all news to him. It is more likely that Bing Devine, recently deposed general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, will join the Mets, probably as assistant to Weiss, and then take over the general manager's -post when Weiss calls it quits in another year or so. No matter how things go for Casey Tuesday, however, he’s a cinch to be back in baseball next year. Down The Stretch By United Press International American League H. L. Pct. GBR. New York 95 60 .613 _ 7 Baltimore 93 64 .592 3 5 Chicago 93 64 .592 3 5 New York — At home, 7 = Detroit 4, Cleveland 3. Baltimore — At- home, 5: Washington 3, Detroit 2. Chicago — At home, 5: Los Angeles 1, Kansas City 4. National League Cincinnati 91 66 .580 . 5 St Louis 90 67 .573 1 5 Phila 90 68 .570 1% 4 San Fran 86 70 .551 4% 6 Cincinnati — At home, 5: Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 2. St. Louis — At home, 5: Philadelphia 2, New York 3. San Francisco — At home, 6: Houston 3, Chicago 3. Philadelphia — Away 4: St. Louis 2, Cincinnati 2.

Cards, Reds In Race To Wire; Phillies Almost Eliminated

By GEORGE C. LANGFORD UPI Sports Writer If the Cardinals win the National League pennant, there will be more red faces in St. Louis than in Philadelphia. St. Louis owner August Busch, searching feverishly for the first Cardinal pennant since 1946, pressured General Manager Bing Devine out of a job last month and reliable sources said, prior to this week, that field manager Johnny Keane would also get the ax. But the Cardinals, taking advantage of the reeling, fumbling Philadelphia Phillies who have skidded from a 6Me game lead to third place Monday night, only one game behind the front running Cincinnati Reds wißi a 5-1 victory over the Phils. (After the victory, Branch Rickey, the Cardinals player development consultant and the person some observers believe is responsible for the front-of-fice shakeup, pumped Keane’s hand and called him “a goshdanged fine managed.”) Wins Eighth Straight Bob Gibson, who won his eighth straight, and reliever Barney Schultz, pitched the Cardinals to their sixth consective victory as the Phils committed two errors, a wild pitch and a late throw to home plate. Scholtz, one of Devine’s many player acquisitions in the

over Portland, the Jackets now swing back into conference play in the first of three successive road games. After the Bluffton game this week, they’ll play. Elmhurst at Fort Wayne on Saturday, Oct. 3, and the following Friday will play at Kendallville, before returning home to wind up the season with Concordia and Angola. Second Spot The Jackets are currently resting in the NEIC’s second' spot with Auburn, one-half game behind New Haven. But that half game is a big one, as the Bulldogs have won their first two outings and need only victories against winless Kendallvill?, Concordia and Elmhurst to wrap up a second title in two years. All five games on Dedatur’s schedule the rest of the way are conference affairs, and the Yellow Jackets must continue winning and hope New Haven stumbles some where along the line. They must play them one at a time, and can’t afford to disregard anyone, especially a Bluffton outfit that is primed to pull an upset. The Tigers got a big disappointment last Friday when they led Garrett by a 7-6 score with six minutes left in the third period. The Railroaders, who showed, well here earlier, came back to score on a long pass and then added an insurance TD in the last period. 2-2 Record The Tigers are 2-2 on the season, all conference games. They opened with a surprise 2C-9 thumping of the Comets at Kendallville, but then got blanked by Auburn, 27-0. The Parlor City eleven got back over .500 with a 6-2 win over Columbia City, before losing to Garrett last week. Oddly, the Tigers won both of their victories on the road, an! their two losses came at home. Ted Mahnensmith, 155-ptund left halfback, is the leading Tiger scorer this year, racking up four of his team’s six touchdowns. Three of them came in the Kendallville game when Mahnensmith ran 55, 47 and two yards for six-pointers. He scored the lone TD in the loss to Garrett. Steve Romine, the rugged and tricky quarterback, has scored one touchdown and booted three PAT’S, while Ron Bowman, the right half, has the other TD. Bowman, however, scored his club’s two touchdowns here in the jamboree, running 19 yards for one and taking a six-yard pass from Romine for the other. Big Line The Tigers will throw up a good-sized offensive line, about four pounds per man heavier than the Decatur offensive seven. They will probably use Craig Markley, 155 pounds, ard Larry Prible, 148, at the ends, with Palmer In Money Lead DUNEDIN, Fla. (UPD—Arnold Palmer hekf a narrow lead over Jack Nicklaus, $110,743.37 to $107,743.37, in the professional golf standings today. Billy Casper moved into third place with $79,019.74 after his $5,800 win in the Seattle Open last Sunday.

last two seasons which have turned St. Louis from an alsoran into a contender, bailed out the Cardinals for the fourth straight game. The St. Louis knucgleballer relieved Gibson with two on and none out in the ninth inning and threw a double play ball to Clay Dalrymple, then retired pinchhitter John Hernnstein. Five of the nine starters for the Cardinals Monday night came to St. Louis in deals engineered by Devine. They include Curt Flood from the Reds Lou Brock from the Cubs, Dick Groat from the Pirates, Bill White from the Giants and Julian Javier from the Pirates. Devine also gave 17-game winner Curt Simmons a tryout with the Cards after he was cut by Philadelphia in 1960. Short Takes Loss Gibson allowed five hits in gaining his 18th victory against 11 losses, beating Cardinal nemesis Chris Short, who had defeated St. Louis three times this season, but failed to last six innings Monday night. Mike Shannon drove in three runs with a sacrifice fly and a single, the latter coming after Johnny Briggs dropped White’s routine fly ball in left field and a wild pitch by Jack Baldschun in the eighth. The Cardinals, probably in the best shape of the three con-

Richard Harris, at 209 the biggest 1 starter, and John Fryback, 184, ' at tackle, John Rosie, 193 pounds, and John Fryback, 134, , will be the guards, with 192pounder Mike Schwartz at center The backfield is much smaller than Decatur’s, Mahnensmith the biggest at 155 pounds, but they own plenty of speed, as shown* by Bowman and Mahnensmith in the jamboree earlier this month Bluffton has already bettered its mark of one win and seven losses last season, and a 1-6 NEIC slate. Attack Rolling The Yellow Jackets finally got their offensive attack going in

Packers Whip Lions 14-10

By 808 FOWLER United Press International DETROIT (UPI) — The Green Bay Packers broke one of the basic rules of pro football Monday night, but got away with it. The Packers rolled to a 14-3 halftime lead against the Detroit Lions, then played ultraconservatively in the second half attempting to protect the lead and hung on for a 14-10 triumph before a record setting crowd of 59,203. "We looked good in the first two quarters,” Packer Coach Vince Lombardi said. "But then we threw our game plan aside and tried to protect the lead. That’s wrong and we shouldn’t have done it.” Actually, the Packers may have had no choice. No. 1 quarterback Bart Starr, who led the Green Bay offense past the highly-touted Detroit defensive unit in the first half, suffered an injury and sat out most of the final two quarters. Zeke Bratkowski replaced Starr. Hurts Shoulder “Starr suffered an injured left shoulder mid-way through the second period,” Lombardi explained. “He’s not injured seriously, though. He'll be in the "starting lineup Sunday.” Starr completed 12 of 16 passes for 160 yards in the first half, scored one touchdown and connected with a long pass that set up the second TD. In the final two quarters Bratkowski tried to run out the clock with running plays and the move almost backfired. Early in the second period Starr hit Paul Hornung with a 40-yard pass to the Detroit four. Two plays later Hornung ran over left guard from the 2 for the six points and added the conversion. After a 45-yard field goal' by Detroit’s Wayne Walker, Standirected the Packers on a 58yard scoring drive late in the half. With a third and goal situation, he faded back to pass, then ran up the middle five yards to score. Stops Running Attack Whereas Starr threw 16 passes, Bratkowski tried five. Starr called 18 running plays, Bratkowski 25.

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tenders as far as the schedule is concerned, have two games remaining with the Phils and finish with three games against the NeW York Mets, all at home, while the Phils and Reds clash head-on at Cincinnati in their final two games. The Reds open a three-game series with Pittsburgh tonight in Cincinnati. Small Crowd Record The smallest Dodger crowd in the history of Dodger Stadium —II,BOB — saw Los Angeles break a 1-1 tie on a looping single by pinchhitter Dick Tracewski in the eighth inning to defeat Dick Ellsworth (14-17) and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 in the only other major league game. Tracewski's hit scored Bart Shirley, who had opened the inning with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice. Howie Reed (3-4), with relief help from Ron Perranoski in the ninth, was the winner. The Yankees could cinch a tie for the American League flag tonight if they sweep their doubleheader with Detroit in New York and both Baltimore and Chicago Lose. The Orioles entertain Washington and the White Sox host the Los "Angeles Angels, with 20-game winner Dean Chance slated to pitch for the Angels. Cleveland is at Boston and Kansas City at Minnesota in other games.

that big win over Portland last week. After being held to three touchdowns in the first three games (one of those was registered by the defensive unit), the Jackets equalled that entire output in three plays in the third period against the Panthers. — The Jackets have now scored a much-more-respectable 52 points in four games, while allowing their opponents 37 tallies. The defensive team has done an outstanding job thus far, allowing only six touchdowns, and two of those came against substitutes in the rninal minute of the New Haven game when the Bulldogs refused to sub.

The Detroit defense had little trouble stopping this “attack” and the offense finally got untracked and scored its lone TD with 3 59 to play. Earl Morfall climaxed the 80-yard march with a 16-yard scoring toss to Pat Studstill. Again Bratkowski called three running plays and the Packers failed to make a first down and punted. Detroit took control at its 33 with 1:57 to play, but Studstill fumbled a Morall pass and Hank Gremminger recovered at the Green Bay 49 to wrap up the win. Major League Leaders By United Press Internationa] N'ntlonnl l.rn(ur . ~ «. AH. H. H. Pct. Clrnnte, Pitt 150 604 SO 207 .343 Aaron, Mil 139 558 101 183 .328 Party, MH 126 427 66 1 40.328 Torre, MH 148 575 85 186.323 Allen, Phlla 158 617 118 195.316 Wilms, Cht 156 620 <l6 195 .315 Hanto, Chi 155 572 89 180.315 Brock, St.L. 151 618 106 193 .312 Flood, St.L. 157 657 92 202.307 Maye, Mil 149 569 91 174 .306 American «. AB.H. H. Pct. Oliva. Mln 155 648 107 208.121 B Rbsn, Bal 158 592 78 185 .813 Howard, NY 113 527 59 163 .309 Mantle, NY 137 451 88 137.304 Khan, Chi 136 509 80 153 .301 Freehn, Het 139 500 68 149.298 Cnglro, Boh 106 386 67 115.298 Powell, Balt 129 406 70 120 296 Kallne, Det 110 509 73 150.295 Bressd, Boh 153 550 83 161 .293 Home Kuna National: Maya, Giants, 44; Williams, Cubs, 32; Cepeda, Giants; Callison, Phils, 31 each; Hart, Giants, 30. American: Killebrew, Twins, 48; Powell, Orioles, 37; Mantle, Yanks, 34; Colavito, A’s; Stuart, Red Sox, 88 each. Hnna Batted la National: Boyer, Cards, 116; Santo, Cubs. 112; Torre, Brayes; CalJlson, Phils, 104 each; Mays, Giants, 102. AmerleSb: B. Robinson, Orioles,111; Stuart, Red Sox; Kiliebrew, Twins, 109 each: Mantle, Tanks, IO 4; Colavito, A's, 1»1. Pitching national: Koufax, Dodgers, 19-5; Bunnlng, Phils, 13-7; Marichal, Giants. 20-8: O’Toole, Reds, 17-7; Jackson, Cuba, 2310. Anierlean: Bunker, Orioles, 18-5; Ford, Yanks, Pappas, Orioles, 16-6 each; Chance, Angels: Peters, White Sox, 20-8 each.