Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 236, Decatur, Adams County, 6 October 1964 — Page 7

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[Shraluka ’s Slants I Bob The ‘Experts’ Take Over The greatest mass confusion in baseball’s history has concluded. That’s right, not pennant races, but mass confusion. Especially in that wild and zany National League. The Phils were “in” with less than two weeks to go, but proceeded to lose ten straight. The Reds grab the lead and then blow four of their last five games, including the two games to the Phillies that snapped their losing streak. The Cards take the lead on Tuesday, lead by a game with three to play, and then drop the first two to the Mets. Who knows, maybe if there was another month left, the Mets might take it aU. " ~ Lost in the hysteria of the National circuit the last week was the fact that the American League had its finest race in many, many years. The Yanks, after trailing as they entered September, came back to take a commanding lead, but had to keep on winning as the White Sox finished the season with eight consecutive victories and finished just a game off the pace. The Orioles were only two back. Thus, one game separated the top three teams in the N. L., and only two separated the top three in the A. L. Now comes sports’ greatest spectacle —The World Series. We polled some of the experts Monday and came up with some interesting comments. Actually they’re not experts but good baseball fans anyway (most of them that is). Os the 18 we talked with, nine picked the Yanks and six chose the Cards. Two picked the Baltimore Colts (?) and another didn’t care. Here are the ‘board of experts’ and their choices. Robert (The Tall One) Anderson: “Yanks in six games. They split the first two, win two in the Stadium and take the sixth in St. Louis.” ■i 8 Ray (Pay Your Quarter) Seitz: “Yanks in five games; they’ll split the first two and sweep the rest.” Floyd (The Coffeeman) Balliet: “Cards in six gamed. They’ve got better pitching and balance.” Richard (Ty Cobb Was ‘“Better) Sullivan; “I think the Yanks will win, but I’ll pick the Cards in seven games.” If HaroM (Marshal Dillon) August: “St. Louis in five games.” ■ Rog (Go Sox) Singleton: “Yankees in seven.” Ted (Cut ’Em Close) Gage: “I got a feeling, Cards in six games.” F. Isch & L. Anspaugh: “Baltimore Colts all the way.” (These guys never heard of baseball). • Bill (The Money Man) Linn: “Yankees. No more than six games.” Don Feasel and Ken Bifch (Jacket Journal sports writers): “Yanks in five,” Ken. “Yanks in six,” Don. Joe (The Harmonica Tooter) Murphy: “Yankees in seven, ha ha.” Phyllis (No. 1 Female Fan) Affolder: “Cardinals in seven games; better balance, more speed and better bullpen (besides I don’t like the Yanks).” Barbara (No. 2 Female Fan) Bowman Andrews: — “Yanks in five. Too much power and experience.” Bob (Uptown) Holthouse: “Cardinals in six games.” Jim (So What) Cowens: “I don’t give a—.” This writer? While in St. Louis in‘early August, we were quite impressed by the Cardinals, but poted then that their one weak point was the long ball. We’ll take the Yankees in six games because of the power provided by the great Mantle and Elston Howard (in a real hot streak of late), plus their experience and some memories of a year ago that may be pushing them to a supreme effort.

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Steury Tourney Set For Final Golf Activity jjluli RtUteaiNioli The ‘Steury’ Fall Handicap Golf Tournament, scheduled tor Sunday at the Decatur Golf Course, will climax the activities sponsored by the Decatur Golf Association, according to an announcement issued today by Don Elder, out-going 1964 president. Norm Steury, chairman of the ‘Steury’ Handicap, is assisted in the 18-hole event by Gail Grabill, Roger Kelly, BUI Tutewiler, and John McConaha. Steury has stated that handicaps established at the local golf course will be used by all golfers entering the tournament He also has stated that anyone who does not have a handicap card may use his league average to participate in the 1964 event. All golfers who are members of the Decatur Golf Association are eligible to play in the final tournament of the year. Howard ‘Urik’ Eley is the defending champion, winning the 1963 event with a net score of 64. Bob Frisinger won the event in 1962 the first year the tournament was held. Enter Before 1 P. M. Registration, for Sunday’s event closes at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon. Threesomes or foursomes may enter the tourney action up to the 1 o'clock deadline by registering at the club house. All golfers will make up their own groups. Hie winner of the 1964 event will receive a trophy and merchandise certificates will be awarded to the first three places. The large ‘Steury’ trophy is on display at the club house the year around, and is donated by Decatur Industries. It must be won by an individual three times before final possession is obtained by any one golfer. It does not need be won three years in a row, however, the winner’s name must appear on the trophy three times before it will be awarded to any one golf competitor. Entry fee for the final golf tour-' ney is 11.50. School Girl Bowlers To Meet Wednesday All high school girts from both the Decatur high school and Decatur Catholic high school, who are interested in league bowling,' are invited to see the Brunswick film, “Learn to Bowl,” ’at the Villa Lanes Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock. ’ Immediately following the film, free instructions will be given to the* girls, and the freshman-soph-omore girls’ league of D. H. S. will be organized. This freshman-sophomore league will open its regular season schedule Wednesday, Oct. 14. At 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon of this week, the bowlers of the girls’ junior and senior D. H. S. league will roll three games to establish averages for league bowling. Hockey All-Star Game On Tap Saturday MONTREAL (UPI) — Detroit Red Wing Coach Sid Abel, unbeaten in two previous stints as All-Star coach, Monday selected 10 players to round out his roster for the National Hockey League’s 18th annual All - Star game next Saturday. The All-Stars will be opposed by the Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs for the second year in a row. Last fall, with Abel at the helm, the AllStars battled Toronto to a 3-3 tie. In Abel’s only other assignment as All-Star coach, his team skated to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks in 1961.

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Geneva Nips Adams Central By Lone Point To Retain County Harrier Title; Jackets Are Third

Led by its “Talented Trio,” Geneva nosed out Adams Central < by a single point to win its second consecutive Adams County Cross-Country title Monday afternoon at the Rainbow Lake Golf course. 1 The Cards needed a 1-2-3 per- : formance from its star threesome of John Stably, Ted Habegger and Doug Bixler, and got it, to nose out Adams Central by a lone point, 51-50. The Cards edged Adams Central by four points in last year's county meet.

Injuries Could Be A—- — World Series Factor

By STEVE SNIDER UPI Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (UPI) — The St. Louis Cardinals and a number of dazed fans prepared Tuesday to give their native son Yogi Berra and his New York Yankees a royal welcome — followed by a royal boot. Berra, who left The Hill section of this city nearly 20 years ago to make his fortune with the Yankees, is expected to get a good-natured reception when he flies in with the American League champions about noon. After the formalities, how-~ ever, Yogi will be wished nothing but bad luck in the World Series starting Wednesday — including the sidelining of regular shortstop Tony Kubek and, of course, some improvement in the condition of Cardinal third baseman Ken Boyer’s ailing left leg. Kubek Looks Doubtful The word from New York, pending the Yankees’ arrival, is that Kubek — regarded as one of the better shortstops and a veteran World * Series performer — probably will be sidelined with a sprained wrist. In the event he is Enable to play, he is Expected to be replaced by Phil Linz, the carefree young infielder who incurred Berra’s wrath with his famous harmonica solo following an important Yankee defeat. Last Minute Decision Berra probably will make the decision on Kubek after a light workout at Busch Stadium* when he must decide whether to take Tony off the World Series roster and add first-base-man Mike Hegan. “I know I’m out of the first game,” said Kubek, who has been nursing the injury for a week. “It’s up to Yogi about the series.” Cards Have Problem Although the loss of Kubek might upset the smooth functioning Yankee infield to some degree, the Cardinals face a more serious loss should Boyer be hobbled by his leg injury. National Leaguers point out that Boyer has been shading far to his left to compensate for shortstop Dick Groat’s “position play” and that a seriously ailing Boyer could mean a gaping hole in the left side of the St. Louis infield. In addition, the Cardinals’ attack would be seriously hurt without the bat of 33-year-old Ken who led the majors with 119 runs batted in this season and spiced his .295 batting average with 24 home runs. A Mild Tear \ Boyer—whose brother, Clete, will be playing third base for the Yankees—suffered a mild tear in the hamstring muscle

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The Start Os A Long, Long Haul

Decatur high school’s two-mil-ers turned in their best performance of the season, and finished a strong third with 78 points Monmouth placed fourth with 102, while Berne was fifth with 112 points and Decatur Catholic finished sixth with 126. Stably Winner Stahly toured the distance in 10 minutes and 38 seconds, .to win top individual honors, with teammates Habegger and Bixler close behind in second and third. Habegger's time was 10:40 and Bix-

of his left leg Sunday in the Cardinals’ pennant - clinching victory. “Boyer’s injury is getting a little better,” said Cardinal physician Dr. I. C. Middleman who is supervising treatments being given by trainer Bob Bowman. It’s really not good as of now and it could get worse,” said Bowman. "He’U play but running the bases could be a problem.’’ Cardinal second baseman Julian Javier, a dangerous left-field-line hugging hitter against ) left-handed pitching, also is ailing with a bruised hip that -may slow him down on the bases. Reserves Lose 18-14 To Parkway Monday Parkway’s reserve football team grabbed an 18-0 lead and then held on to edge the Decatur high school reserves by an 18-14 score at Worthman Field Monday night. The Ohioans held a 6-0 lead at halftime and a 12-0 margin after three quarters, which they boosted to 18-0 early in the final stanza, before Decatur rallied behind Bill Brown and Lon Hawkins. Brown connected with Hawkins on a 35-yard TD pass in the last period, and Steve Magsmen ran over the point-after. Later in the period, Brown connected again with Hawkins, this,time covering 20 yards, and then tossed to end Bob Schwartz for the extra point. The young Jackets had Parkway desparately hanging on in the closing minutes, but it was “too little, too late.” Schwartz, a freshman, also recovered a Parkway fumble in the game, and Duane Thieme, another frosh, blocked a punt. The Decatur high frosh team will play Parkway at Willshire Thursday at 4:30 p.m. AHL Opens Season On Friday Night ROCHESTER, N.Y. (UPI) — The Quebec Aces and the Pittsburgh Hornets, respective winners of the Eastern and Western divisions in the American , Hockey League last season, will begin defense of their titles next Friday night as the 1964-65 season gets underway. The Aces will take on the Baltimore Clippers at Baltimore and the Hornets meet the Providence Reds at Providence when the AHL’s 29th season commences. Gibson Is Honored NEW YORK (UPl)—Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinal righthander, was named National League “Player of the Month” for September by a committee of 50 baseball writers and broadcasters.

lar finished in 10:55. The Cards needed those per- ' formances, as their next points came from Tschannen in 21st i spot and Hanni in the 23rd slot i Adams Central had more bal- . ance, as Allen Birch and Dan Green finished sixth and seventh respectively, while Blair Grown was 11th, Ken Habegger placed 13th and Steve Smith came in 14th. _J Buuck Fourth Monmouth’s Ted Buuck was be- . hind the Geneva trio, and Mitch Kingsley of Berne was fifth. | Dave Adams of Decatur high finished eighth, with Dan Conrad of Monmouth and John Lose of De- I catur Catholic rounding out the I top ten in that order. Lose, the defending individual champion, was suffering from a cold and also running on an injured foot, which kept him back in the fieldGood Showing 'Die Yellow Jacket harriers’ good showing was due to a balanced effort. Art Ybarra placed 12th, while Ed Cravens, Tony Conrad, and Steve Baumann were 16th, 17th and 25th respectively. . Commodore Tom Lose wasn’t fpr behind brother John, finishing 15th in 11:38. Dave Hacknia.-i was 31st, Ron Andrews 34th and Jim Jackson 36th for D. C. H. S. Close Again The order of the first three teams was the same as last year when Geneva edged Adams Central by four points, 38-42, and Decatur high was third with 94 points. The “Talented Trio” of Geneva, incidentally, were 3rd, sth and 6th respectively in the 1963 meet. The Geneva harriers will host

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the Limberlost Invitational meet Thursday afternoon, with nine teams, including Geneva, expected to compete. The meet will be run ht the Limberlost layout beginning at 3:30 p. m., and trophies will be awarded to the top team, the team runner-up and the individual champ. Competing will be Geneva, Decatur, Decatur Catholic, Portland, Dunkirk, Winchester, Berne, Monmouth and Bryant.

IKQHI COUNTY CHAMPS AGAIN — Geneva’s cross-country team, which nipped Adams Central for its second Adams County title Monday, is pictured above with coach Tom Agler. Front row, left to right, are John Stahly, Ted Habegger and Doug Bixler, who finished 1-2-3 respectively. Standing are Carey Hanni, Ron Moser, Greg Bixler, Ron Tschannen and coach Agler—(Photo by Mac Lean)

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Top 25 Monday’s top ten, and their times: John Stahly (GL 10:38; Ted Habegger (G), 10:40; Doug Bixler (G), 10:55; Ted Buuck (M), 11:03; Mitch Kingsley (B), 11:04; Allen Birch (AC), 11:19; Dan Green (AC), 11:23; Dave Adams (D), 11:24; Dan Conrad (M), 11:24; John Lose (D), 11:25. Finishing 11th through 25th were: Brown (AC), 11:29; Ybarra (D), 11:33; Habegger (AC). 11:34; Smith (AC), 11:37; T. Lose (DC), 11:38; Cravens (D), 11:39; Conrad (D), 11:40; Spichiger (B), 11:40; Ehrsam (AC), 11:46; Striker (AC), 11:50; Tschannen (G), 11:51; Habegger (B), 11:53; Hanni (G), 11:57; R. Fuhrman (M), 11:57; Baumann (D), 12:01.