Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 274, Decatur, Adams County, 19 November 1964 — Page 7

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1964

250 Attend Football Banquet

Hear Former Bear Star Wightkiii Speak

by Bob Shraluka “Football instills competitive spirit in a boy, which is life in general,” former Chicago Bear star Bill Wightkin told a throng of some 250 football fans Wednesday night who turned out to honor for the final time the 1964 Decatur high school team — the winningest in the school’s history. It was the ninth annual gridiron affair held by the Decatur high school Booster club, and was witnessed by what was estimated to be the largest crowd to ever attend. Wightkin, who played on three national championship teams at Notre Dame before playing professional football for eight years with the Bears, turned out to be “a big fellow with humor,” as he related many humorous football incidents from his many seasons of playing, both collegiate and professional. He talked about the size and power of today’s NFL stars, explained some of his duties as a game scout for the Bears, arid joked readily about his former coach, George Halas, whom Wightkin said he considers “the finest coach ever.” Wise Advice Although the larger portion of his talk was about comical episodes in his life as a football player, he also had some wise advice for the young men of the football team. “Keep yourself in training, in good shape, the year around,” he said. “Set your sights high, there is no short cut to success,” he exclaimed. The massive 245pounder also explained how it takes endless hours of practice to be good, and howl football gives a boy, like himself, a chance to go to college and get a free education. He stated that football is “one of the greatest tests of manhood that can be given a boy. I wish all you boys lots of success,” he concluded. ' Evening Begins After Rev. Huston Bever, pastor of the Church of God, gave the invocation, the meal was served t» thUwiarge >gMhering r At the conclusion of the dinner, Dick Reidenbach, Booster Club president, welcomed everyone, recognized the club’s other officers, and introduced the evening’s emcee, Ted Hill, of the Leland Smith Insurance Agency in Decatur. Hill, who amazed everyone with his wit and endless supply of “golf jokes,” said “we are here to honor a fine group of gentlemen.” He introduced Mayor Carl D. Gerber, the school board and superintendent, assistant coaches Chuck , Schelsky and Steve Brandenburg, and the football cheerleaders. Hill brought forward wrestling coach Gary Giessler and basketball coach Phil Miller, and each spoke briefly on the seasons ahead. Next to speak was athletic director Bob Worthman, who thanked the boys, the coaches, the school administration and the entire community. He also thanked the Booster Club, saying “I’m sure that without the Booster Club, our athletic! program wouldn’t be what it is. Hill then introduced long-time faithful fans Mr. and Mrs. John Welch, who didn’t miss a game this season despite living in Fort Wayne, and then the emcee reminisced on some of the more spectacular plays of the past season, including some of the more humorous ones. Yeoman Names Players After praising the team and its 8-1 record. Hill introduced head coach Wally Yeoman, who introduced, individually, the members of the team. “These boys will someday be our leaders, Yeoman commented, before expressing appreciation to the parents, previous coaches, his assistants, the wives of the coaches, the community, the Booster Club, and the news media. After the introduction of his players, Yeoman concluded by saying, “you know they will continue to win in the game of life.” Reidenbach then made the presentation of the Booster Clubis awards, and in accepting his third Most Tackles award, Jerry Egly announced next season’s captains, Sam Blythe and Alan Sprunger, and challenged the 1965 team “to do even better.” Plaque To Smith Reidenbqch then presented a special Booster Club award, a plaque to teacher Lowell J. Smith who is retiring after the school year, for his “many years of service to the athletic program.” “This is one thing in my life I know I’ll never forget,” was

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Smith’s comment. Team Captain Egly presented an autographed football from the seniors to coach Yeoman, and also presented a “special” award to this writer from the Booster Club and the team. After receiving the “honor,” the writer then revealed the four Decatur players named on the United Press International All-State grid team, announced only a few hours prior to the banquet. We were also called upon to pay off a bet with Ralph Smith, Jr., of Smith’s Pure Sealed Dairy which was done—in pennies. Hill then introduced Mike Thoele of the Daily Democrat, who formerly worked in the Chicago Bear training camp while attending St. Joseph’s college. Thoele gave some of the! past records and achievements of Wightkin,'' before introducing the speaker.

Three Others Hon. Mention: Elliott Named To UPI All-State 2nd Team

Veteran Yellow Jacket halfback Max Elliott moved into Indiana’s football elite today with the announcement that United Press International had given the senior speedster a second team berth on its All-State grid team. In addition to placing Elliott in its second team backfield, UPI also gave honorable mention on its All-State squad to three other Yellow Jackets, Dave Anspaugh, Jerry Egly and John Eichenauer. Elliott and Anspaugh received the Decatur High School’s Most Valuable Back award, and Egly and Eichenauer were co-recep-ients of the Most Valuable Lineman award, as announced at l&st night’s football banquet. Elliott’s second team berth was the highest honor on an AllState team given to a Decatur player since the 1920’s when there weren’t nearly as many football teams in the state. Second Time Elliott and Anspaugh were honored in the UPI balloting for the second consecutive year. Both received honorable mention in 1963, along with Steve Hazelwood. The dream team is put together by Indiana’s sportswriters and broadcasters. The first team was led by Elkhart’s quarterback Mike Franger, the only repeat performer from last season. Also in the first team backfield were South Bend Riley’s Ole Galloway, Evansville Reitz’s Steve Vessel, and Terre Haute Gertesmeyer’s Louie Lawson. Many star performers had to settle for lesser honors. In the second team backfield, along with Elliott, were Huntingburg's John Blemker, the all-time Hoosier prep scoring leader with 202 points this year, Dave Smith of mythical state chan South Bend St. Joseph, and Cliff Hardy of East Chicago Roosevelt. Other Mentions Elliott was the only player from the Northeastern Indiana Conference, and Decatur area, to make one of the three All-State teams, although several received honorable mention. Among them were ends Barnett of Fort Wayne Central and Franks of Portland; tackles Fraze of Winchester and Mumby of Portland; guard Nottingham of Hartford City; and backs Holdren of Winchester, Pro Basketball National ;etball Association By United Press International Eastern Division W. L. Pct. Boston 13 3 .813 Cincinnati 10 6 .625 Philadelphia 6 8 .429 New York 2 10 .167 Western Division W. L. Pct. Los Angeles 10 5 .667 St. Louis 8 6 .571 Baltimore 8 8 .500 San Francisco 5 11 .313 Detroit 5 10 .333 Wednesday’s Results Boston 100 St. Louis 97 ' - Detroit 124 Philadelphia 111 Cincinnati 92 Los Angeles 90 (Only games scheduled)

I , • I VW' HR ■ '4 '"wO -I '.; HUMOROUS HUSKY Bill Wightkin, featured speaker for last night’s gridiron banquet, related many humorous stories from the life of a former college and professional football player.—(Photo by Mac Lean)

Rohrbacher of New Haven, Mahnensmith of Bluffton; Edgemon of Hartford City. Elliott, one of the all-time football stars in the school’s history, was named to the Associated Press All-State underclassmen team last season, in addition to the UPI honorable mention. The UPI All-State is as follows: First Team Ends—Jade Butcher, Bloomington; Jim Sniadecki, S.B. St. Birds' Robby Named As MVP By DICK DEW UPI Sports Writer BOSTON (UPI) — American League rivals couldn’t quite catch the Yankees in the tight pennant race but at least they’re making inroads on New York domination of most valuable player awards. Third baseman Brooks Robinson Wednesday became ‘the first Baltimore player to capture the coveted American League MVP award. And Robby, who had a good-field and good-hit season for the third place Birds, was depriving a Yankee pin-stripper of the title for the first time in five years. New York players have so dominated the league’s valuable player race, in fact, that Yankees have collected the title in eight of ten prior years, ten of the last 12 and 18 times in 33 earlier selections by committees of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Despite all this, Robinson was a shoo-in. He scored 18 of 20 first place votes for a convincing 98-point lead on his nearest challenger, three-time winner Mickey Mantle of the Yankees. “Nice guy” Robinson, 27,. immediately cited the outstanding seasons of his Baltimore teammates which he said permitted him to win the award. But the facts showed that in 1963, when Robinson batted .251, the Orioles finished games off the pennant race. When Brooks was second in the league with a .319 batting average last season, the Birds ran third, exactly two games behind the Yankees and one game back of Chicago. “The fact that the Orioles made a'good run for the pennant and that the rest of the club had a good year made it possible for me to get the award,” he said. Robinson rolled up 269 points , for the highest total since the writers altered their scoring system six years ago. Mantle, who overcame his injuries long enough to bat .303 in 143 Yankee games, was second at 171 points and had the only ' two first-place votes Robby didn’t get. Elston Howard, the New York catcher who took the MVP title in 1963, was a strong third at 124 points after batting .313.

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Four Get Trophies Under Revised Setup

by Bob Shtaluka Four players. Max Elliott, Dave Anspaugh, Jerry Egly and John Eichenauer, were named Most Valuables in an unprecedented move by the Decatur High School Booster Club at the annual football banquet last night. Actually the unprecedented awarding was due to a change in the club’s system of making its annual gridiron awards. Before making the presentations, club president Dick Reidenbach announced that the club officers had voted to discontinue naming a most valuable player each season, and instead name a most valuable lineman and a most valuable back. f Thus, the club’s awards committee voted this way, but ties resulted in the balloting for each award. Egly and Eichenauer tied for the Most Valuable Lineman

Joseph. Tackles—Charles Huston, Madison Heights; Harold Canady, Kokomo. Guards —Alvin Schmidt, Merrillville; Mike Smith, Kokomo. Center—Charles Dunn, Bloomington U. Backs—Mike Franger, Elkhart; Ole Galloway, S.B. Riley; Steve Vessel, Evansville Reitz; Louis Lawson, Terre Haute Gerstmeyer. * Second Tenm • Ends—Scott Miller, Elkhart Paul Grant, Kokomo. Tackles—John Williams, Gary Tolleston; Ken Goralczyk, South Bend Washington. Guards—Lou Llndlnger, Gary Wallace; Stan Rozmarynowskl, South Bend Washington. Center — Mike Fram, South Bend Riley. Backs — Dave Smith, South bend St. Joseph’s; Max Elliott, Decatur; Cliff Hardy, East Chicago Roosevelt; John Blemker, Huntingburg. Third Team Ends—Tom Bilunas, Gary Andrean; Tom Hilligoss, Kokomo. Tackles—James Quanta, Gary Wallace; Dick Burkhart, Tipton. Guards—Bill Plummer, Madison Heights; Pete laria, Indianapolis. Sceclna. Center—lvory Hood, Gary Tolleston. Backs—Ed Bopp, Indianapolis Washington; Mike Deal, Hobart; Leon Troyer, Eastern; Mike Harris, Terre Haute Schulte. Honorable Mention Ends—Courtney, East Gary; Kuechenberg, Hobart; - Dinkins, Sasse, Columbus; Rupp, Evansville Memorial; Beasley, Alley, Elwood; Moffett, Lafayette; Price, Brookville; Faulkner, Richmond; David, Eastern; Robertson, Evansville Reitz; Barnett, Fort Wayne Central; Laßue, Royerton; Franks, Portland; Kirk, Bloomington University; Countryman, Indianapolis Cathedral; Short, Indianapolis Ripple. Tackles — Clipp, Nappanee; Mehok, Gary Mann; Burley, Evansville Reitz; Miller, Vincennes; Kress, Ryan, Kokomo; Eichenauer, Decatur; Fraze, Winchester; Mumby, Portland; Brinkman, Columbus; Chafee, Shelbyville; Banks, East Chicago Roosevelt; Haley, Indianapolis Cathedral. Guards — DeCraene, South Bend St. Joseph's; Hfllenbrand, Evansville Rex Mundt; Kuntz, West Lafayette; Gaddy, Kokomo; Egly, Decatur; Nottingham, Hartford City; Lewis, Elwood; Tragesser, Lambert, Tipton; Rogers, Evansville Bosse; McDonough, Indianapolis Sacred Heart. Centers — Sijnmons, Bloomington; Money, North Vernon; Kinder, Kokomo; Hodgin, Richmond; Durr, Eastern; Merritt, Evansville Reitz; Tolle, Elwood. Backs — Szucks, South Bend Riley; Monroe, Merrillville; Hutchinson, Branch, Kokomo; Puckett, Revlngton, West Lafayette; Urban, Schuck, Brookville; Anspaugh, Decatur; Utley, Madison Heights; Fox, Shelbyville; Phipps, Columbus; Grover, Robinson, Elwood; Bomar, Peru; Bromley, New Carlisle; Easton, Bloomington; Jensen, Warsaw; Morton, Clinton Central; Hampton, Twin Lakes; Isley, Delphi. Holdren, Winchester; Wilson, Cambridge City; Hampton, Richmond; Pickett, Eastern; Mehhensmlth, Bluffton; Edgemon, Hartford City; Andrasko, Smith, Jeffersonville; Faris, Bute, Madison Heights; Risk, Anderson Highland; Moore, Rumbaugh, Crouch, Tipton; Gillen, South Bend Washington: Gray, Bloomington University; Woods, Hobart; Malhoffer, Merrillville; Combs, Bloomington. Pierce, New Albany; Gilbert, Lafayette Catholic; Lowery, Lafayette; Rohrbacher, New Haven; Atkinson, Mississlnewa; Birch, Greenfield; Pataluch, LaPorte; Hill, Southport; McMahon, Indianapolis Sceclna; Perry, Indianapolis Ripple; Lauck, Indianapolis Sacred Heart; Highbaugh, Indianapolis Washington; Lothrldge, Ben Davis

award (MVL), and Elliott and Anspaugh were deadlocked in balloting for the Most Valuable Back (MVB). Several other players narrowly missed in the balloting for each award, according to Reidenbach. Each of the tout MV’s received beautiful trophies from the Booster Club, engraved with their name, the year, and their accomplishment. , The chib also presented small plaques to each member of the football team, each engraved with the player’s first name and “8-1 in 64.” It was'the second year in •accession the club presented individual plaques, as members of last year’s team received them for their 6-3 record. Egly Gets Another In addition to those awards, Egly picked up his “annual” Most Tackles trophy, given to the player making the most tacklesduring the season. This too was unprecedented, as it was the third consecutive year Egly had copped the award. He wap its recepient as a sophomore in 1962, a co-winner with Sam Blythe last season, and won the trophy outright again this year. Blythe, who tied Egly during his sophomore year, this season, as a junior, was the runner-up. Elliott 2nd Time Elliott, a 5-10, 180 pound senior, became the first player in the five-year history of the awards to be twice named Most Valuable. He tied Steve Hazelwood last season as co-IMVP. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Elliott, of 311 N. First St., he lead the team in rushing with 740 yards this season, was high in scoring with 11 touchdowns and 71 points, was tops in interceptions and second in pass receiving. The regular left halfback for four seasons, last season he was named to the All-NEIC first team placed on the Associated Press All-State underclassmen eleven, and received honorable mention on the United Press International all-tndiana team. ' ' Anspaugh, a 5-10, 165 pound senior, has been the Yellow Jacket regular quarterback since early In his sophomore season. He was offensive captain this season and also received honorable mention on the 1963 UPI All-State grid team. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Anspaugh, of Homestead 9, he tied for runner-up spot in team scoring this past season with 36 points, coming on four TD’s and 12 extra points, most of them from conversion. In addition, he completed 30 of 65 passes for a total of 542 yards in the ninegame schedule, and five touchdowns. He had only three passes intercepted. Linemen Vets The co-recepien's of the MVL award are also veteran members of the Decatur high football team. The 5-10, 160 pound Egly, the team’s captain during the past season, and caller of the defensive signals, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Egly of 130 W. Grant St. A regular linebacker for three seasons, Egly was also starting offensive guard the past two years. He has twice received mention, or been named to, all-confer-ence teams, and, as mentioned above, is a three-time winner of the Bolster Club’s Most Tackles award; He is also a senior. Eichenauer, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Eichenauer of 1015 Master Drive, moved up t<s the varsity after his sophomore season and became a regular tackle for the past two seasons. “Ike,” a 5-9, 185 pounder, was one of the team’s most underrated players during the past two campaigns, but is the player coach Wally Yeoman has described as the best “fundamentally.” He was third, behind Egly and Sam Blythe, in the tackling race this season. IHL Standings - f ,..W L T Pts. Des Moines 7 4 1 15 Fort Wayne- 6 11 13 Toledo 5 3 0 10 Port Huron 4 4 1 9 Muskegon 3 5 17 Dayton 19 0 2 Wednesday Score * Fort Wayne 4, Port Huron 3. Thursday Games Muskegon at Des Moines Port Huron at Dayton

CAN T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES— Dick Reidenbach, Booster Club president, is flanked by former Chicago Bear lineman Bill Wightkih, at left, who spoke at Wednesday night’s football banquet, and Ted Hill, emcee for the affair. — (Photo by Mac Lean) < ■- »•** **<& ■ HONORS GALORE— Left to right are John Eichenauer, Jerry Egly, Max Elliott and Dave Anspaugh, Decatur’s representatives on the UPI All-State football team, checking over the wire service copy listing the members of the team. In addition, Eichenauer and Egly were named co-Most Valuable Linemen, and Elliott and Anspaugh co-Most Valuable Backs, al the Booster Club banquet last night. Their, trophies, and the individual plaques each team member received, are shown in front. — (Photo by Mac Lean)

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