Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 278, Decatur, Adams County, 24 November 1964 — Page 7

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1964

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Shraluka ’sSlants By Bob Shraluka

The Image Holds True As the roar of the airplane engines in the background became almost deafening, you saw him walking toward the gate. There was no doubt which one he was, even though you had seen him in pictures only. And when he stepped into that Baer Field telephone booth to call his brother-in-law in Fort Wayne, your life-long image of the professional football player was reassured. He filled out that phone booth like Jayne Mansfield does her dresses — buldging at the seams! In the past three years, we’ve personally met Wayne Walker and Carl Brettschneider of the Lions, former Brown Walt Michaels, and now former Bear Bill Wightkin. None of them has tainted our image of a pro football football player. You had to see Wightkin in that phone booth to really appreciate his size, and it was actually comical when he tried to get out. A Detroit native, Bill is now manager of the General Bearing Co. in Chicago, but has been affiliated with the Bears as .a scout since he quit the game after the ’57 season. He and George Halas (the coach’s nephew) scout “ahead” for the Bears, traveling a week ahead of the schedule to make personal scouting reports on the upcoming Bear opponents. With the advent of movies in recent years, Wightkin says that “most people think its a Waste of time.”_ He explained, however, that “when you’re on top, you’d be surprised how hard it is to get movies from the other teams.” “When you’re playing one of the top teams though,” he added, “you get all kinds of movies.” We were a passenger in the car that brought Wightkin from Bear Field to Decatur, and ‘ question number one, of course, was: “what’s wrong with the Bears?” Big Bill said it was hard to pinpoint the trouble, and was quick to add, “of course injuries have hurt.” This all started in training camp with the tragic deaths of John Farrington and Willie Gallimore, whom Wightkin said “was one of the finest backs I’ve known.” Wightkin considered Gallimore’s death very damaging, as he thinks Ronnie Bull is overrated. “He isn’t fast and isn’t a good blocker — he just isn’t that good.” About Rudy Bukich in the game that previous Sunday kt Los Angeles, Wightkin said he had done a good job, but that the Rams haven’t been too tough of late as they have had a lot of internal dissension. We asked him why J. C. Caroline, AllAmerican as a sophomore at Illinois, hadn’t been switched to offense, and Wightkin said one of the main reasons was because of a bad shoulder which / bothers Caroline. “And offensive backs take one -- - -of a beating,” he explained. Wightkin, who played four seasons under Frank Leahy at Notre Dame, and on three national champions, went on to tell several other interesting stories, including the one about Y. A. Tittle. When YAT was with the 49ers, Wightkin said that defensive linemen would yell “Hey Skinhead” at him. “This used to really bother him,” Bill said, “and if the pros find out anything that bothers you, you might as well hang them up.” Now 245 pounds, just 10 pounds over his playing weight, Wightkin gave two reasons for leaving the game. Age was one, and size was the other. “I was getting too small,” he laughed. What about George Halas? “He’s the greatest coach of all time, he really loves the game.” A fitting tribute from the guy who said, as we neared the Youth and Community Center, “I still get excited when I scout a game. I guess it just gets in your blood.” v >

Grapplers Grab Opener, 44-8

Magley Rally Turns Tide Before Crowd Os 500 Fans

By Bob Shraluka “Magley turned the tide,” said an elated—and surprised—Gary Giessler after his Decatur high school matmen had launched their 1964-65 wrestling season Monday night with a solid 44-8 trouncing of Noblesville. The local grapplers came up with a show of strength that surprised not only tthe some 500 fans that attended, but the coach himself. After the match had concluded, Giessler said he thought his team could take Noblesville, but not by such a lop-sided score. The large, and noisy, crowd I that attended also saw the Decatur High School Booster Club hold its annual “Parents Night” | program. Parents of the members of the varsity squard were introduced before the start of the evening’s activities. ' Ten of the 12 local wrestlers were victorious, and seven of them by pins. But it was Magley, Adams Central Downs St. Joe, DCHS Frosh Adams Central copped a pair of victories from St. Joseph and the Decatur Catholic freshmen teams in a doubleheader at the DCHS gymnasium Monday night. The Adams Central junior high quintet nosed out St. Jose by a 27-25 score, while the freshmen handed the Decatur frosh a 40-28 loss. The 7th and Bth grade game was a tight battle all the way. St. Joe held a slim 6-5 lead after one period, and retained that advantage, 17-16, at the half. St. Joei however, was held to one point in the third period, and Adams Central too a 21-18 margin into the final period. Sipe of the winners led all scorers with 13 markers, including 11 from the charity stripe, while Pat Kohne’s nine points led Decatur and Jim Laurent ehipped in with eight. The local freshmen scored just two points in the opening stanza, and found themselves down 13-2 at the period’s conclusion. The two teams played even the rest of the way, as Adams Central held a 21-9 halftime lead and a I 31-16 advantage after three quarters. Bentz and Bieberich led Adams Central with 10 points a- ' piece, while Pat Baker topped I Decatur with eight tallies. The Catholic frosh will travel to —Crestview, 0., for a game Wednesday. ST. JOSEPH FG FT TP Massonne 12 4 Laurent . 4 0 8 Blythe Oil Wolpert 0 0 0 Kohne 17 9 Pierce 0 0 0 Bolinger 11 3 Schultz 0 0 0 Totals 7 11 25 ADAMS CENTRAL FG FT TP Kolter 10 2 Heare 0 0 0 Arnold 0 0 0 Sipe 1 11 13 Minnich 10 2 Liechty 0 11 S.^SteuqF7—“.Z2 I 5 Zurcher 1 o'2 France 10 2 Totals 7 13 27 Score by Quarters 12 3 4 St. Joseph 6 17 18 25 Adams Central 5 16 21 27 DECATUR , FG FT TP Cook ... 2 2 6 Boch 1 2 4 Caciano 2 15 Geimer 12 4 Heimann 0 0 0 P. Baker 4 0 8 J. Baker 0 0 0 Halikowski Oil Totals 10 8 28 ADAMS CENTRAL FG FT TP Souder .... 2 3 7 Schmitt 113 Mitchel 3 2 8 Reynolds 10 2 Bentz ... 2 6, 10 Bieberich 4. 2 10 Totals 13 14 40 Score by Quarters 12 3 4 Decatur 2 9 16 28 Adams Central 13 21 31 40 Farrell Sidelined SOUTH BEND, Ind. (UPD. - Fullback Joe Farrell will be sidelined when nationally-first-ranked Notre Dame close* its football season next Saturday against Southern Califodnia. Farrell was operated on Monday for torn ligaments in his knees.

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the 138-pound senior, who choked off a budding rally by, the visitors from downstate. Magley was trailing by an 114 score in points when the third and final two-minute period of his match opened. Decatur held a 16-6 lead at the time, but if Sonny Ott of Noblesville could hold onto that commanding lead over Megley, his team would be down by only 16-9 with five matches to go. Starts Slowly The third period of the 138pound class opened slowly, with Magley in the “down” position. He stayed there for about 10 seconds, then reversed his foe, and suddenly flopped him onto his back. A few seconds later—and only 30 into the period — Magley had his man pinned, boosting his team’s lead to 21-6, as the crowd went wild. The sterling performance seemed to spread even more enthusiasm to his teammates, and the next five Decaturites all followed suit with victories. Most impressive item of the season opener was the talent shown by some of Giessler’s newcomers. Dann Johnson, 145pounder, followed Magley and showed plenty of stamina in whipping Doug Johnston of Noblesville in a 10-6 decision. Continues Siring Soph Dallas Whittenfeld and Junior Denny Smitley, two other "rookies” to varsity action, followed with triumphs via the pin route in the 154 and 165 classes. Whittenfeld built Up a 9-2 lead before pinning Ron Rector with just 17 seconds left in the second stanza. $ ’"Smitley, who has backed up the likes of Larry Reinking and Steve Hazelwood in the past two seasons, looks as if he isn’t going to miss his chance this season. Smitley grabbed five points in the first period, then gained two and gave up two in the second round before pinning Steve Males with 1:12 to go. Darrell Grote, 180-pounder, and heavyweight Steve Beavers, ttecH Q>( whom has only a smattering of varsity experience, then completed the rout. Grote held a 10-2 advantage when he pinned Tim Mallant with 1:35 remaining in the final period. Beavers put the finishing touch on the grand evening by recording the quickest pin of the night. The big senior needed just 36 seconds to polish off Harry Vernon of the visitors. Vets Hold Up While many of the newcomers surprised with strong showings, most of the team’s veterans came through as expected. Noblesville jumped into a 5-0 lead

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when 95-pound Jack Ott, unbeaten in three seasons, pinned freshman Fred Zwick of Decatur with 1:25 left in the second period. Swick started off strong, but Ott’s experience was a telling factor. Then Tom Eyanson, the sophomore moving up to the 103-pound division after 10 wins as a 95pounder last season, chalked up the first Decatur victory of 6465. The lean Eyanson demonstrated great strength and gave indigestions of a good season ahead. He got two points for a take down, gave up two for a reversal, and then gained five more in the second round for a nearfall and reversal, and held on through the final period for a 7- decision over Bob Ott. Arthur Ybarra, last year’s 103pound Madion sectional champion, then got Decatur into an 8- lead when he pinned Steve Clark with 56 seconds left in the final stanza. When he applied the clincher, Ybarra was holding a commanding 14-1 lead. Adams, Myers Win Gary Myers and Dave Adams, bqgiinning their fourth varsity season each, kept the string going. Myers used a take down, two reversals and a two-point predicament for an 8-2 decision in a rough and tumble 120 - pound battle with Paul Stevens. In another bruising match, Adams grabbed a quick 4-1 lead and then pinned 127 - pounder Dave Brown with a minute and 12 seconds gone in period two. Constantine ' Tijunin, the best looking Noblesville wrestler, recorded a 9-2 decision over Lennie Corral of Decatur in the 133-pound class for the second Noblesville win. Then came Magley’s heroics. The Decatur grapplers are now idle until Thursday, December 3, when they travel to Manchester. Summary of matches: 95—J. Ott (N) pinned Zwick (D), 1:25 of second. 103—Eyanson (D) decisioned B. Ott (N), 7-4. 112—Ybarra (D) pinned Clark (N), 0:56 of third. 1 iv 120—Myers (D) decisioned' Stevens (N), 8-2. Ada ms (D) pinned Brown (N), 0:48 of second. 133—Tijunin (N) decisioned Corral (D), 9-2.- — 138—Magley (D) pinned S. Ott (N), 1:30 of third. 145—Johnson (D) decisioned Johnston (N), 10-6. 154—Whittenfeld (D) pinned Rector (N), 0:17 of second. 165 —Smitley. (D) pinned Males (N), 1:02 of second. 180—Grote (D) pinned Malan (N), 1:35 of third. Hvyt.—Beavers (D) pinned Vernon (N), 1:24 of first.

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Dec. 5 Game At A. C. The Rev. Dennis Blank, Decatur Catholic high school athletic director, said today that the Commodore-Larwill game has definitely been scheduled for Saturday, December 5. The contest, originally scheduled for last Friday, had to be postponed when Larwill did not arrive due to an accident. The December 5 game will be played in the Adams Central gymnasium, according to Rev. Blank.

Decatur Frosh Are Beaten By Geneva By Ken Birch (Jnrket Journal Sportswriter) Holding off a last quarter rally by the Decatur freshmen, the Geneva frosh returned home from the Lincoln gymnasium Monday night packing a 54-48 win under their belts. The charity stripe was the game's proving factor, as Decatur outscored Geneva from the field, 20-18. Geneva, however, cashed in 18 of 25 free throw chances, while Decatur hit eight of 15. Jim Cass, of Decatur, was the game's lending scorer with 18 talliles, while Wagner, of Geneva, was the game's second higest scorer with 17 markers.’■ The Decatur freshmen will return to action with an away game on November 30, at New Hi ven. DECATUR FG 'FT TP Lesiuk 0 14 I Cass 9 0-1 18 Thieme 13-6 5 Journay 1 1-1 3 Williams 6 1-3 13 Schwartz 0 0-fr 0 Miller 3 2-3 8 Brown 0 0-0 0 Cummingso 0-0 0 Totals 20 8-15 48 GENEVA FG FT TP Dubach 3 6-6 12 Wagner 8 1-2 17 Neuenchwander 1 3-4 5 Bixler 4 5-8 13 McGough 0 0-0 0 Tshannen „ 2 3-5 7 / Totals 18 18-25 54 Score by Quarters > 12 3 4 Decatur 8 20 31 48 Geneva 11 29 42 54 We're Wrong.' DCHS Gome Is On Saturday Monday's Daily Democrat erronously stated that the Decatur Commodores game at Marion Bennett was scheduled for Friday night. The game is, however, to be played Saturday night at the Marion gymnasium.