Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 280, Decatur, Adams County, 27 November 1964 — Page 7

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1064

Miller New Boss: Jackets Open Tonight At Muncie; 8 Veterans

By Bob Shraluka The Decatur Yellow Jackets open their 1964-65 season at Muncie tonight, and for the Jackets their is only one way to go — UP! After a 15-5 season back in the 1961-62 campaign, Yellow Jacketsa fans have suffered through two “down” seasons back-to-back that saw only eight victories in 40 games. More than likely it wasn’t all his fault, but it cost Bill McColly his job. With just five wins two seasons ago and only three in 63-64, the only way for the Yellow Jackets to go this year is “up.” Phil Miller left a Ligonier team that had won six straight this season to accept the Decatur challenge, and welcome eight returning lettermen to early practice sessions. Rugged Schedule Despite the fact that eight lettermen return, the Jackets must be termed a question mark. For one thing, the schedule will be rugged all the way. Such powers as Garrett, Ossian, Muncie South, Central Catholic, AuburnElmhurst, New Haven and Adams County Sectional Champion Adams Central are listed as opponents this season. For another thing, although seven members of this year’s club earned letters last season, a few of them saw not much more than brief varsity action. Poor shooting was a major defect in last year’s team, and the rebounding wasn’t strong. Miller has been stressing both in practice sessions, and improvement should be shown in both departments. Fair Size The Yellow Jackets won’t be a “big” team, but they won’t be “small” either. Six members of the 11 - player varsity reach six feet, with senior Dave Hammond, the tallest at 6-4 and 200 pounds. Ron Smith, a 186 pound

BACKCOURT BETS— Good bets to be handling a lot of the Yellow Jacket backcourt duties this season are the three seniors shown above. Left to right are Jerry Egly, Dave Anspaugh and Lynn Lehman, all of whom are lettermen. The Jackets open their new campaign at Muncie tonight. — (Photo by Mac Lean)

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junior, is 6-3, while senior Dave Smith, junior Sam Blythe and sophomore Lon Hawkins each stretch to 6-2. The other six-footer is senior Lynn Lehman, who reaches that mark exactly, and seniors Max Elliott and Jerry Egly each measure 5-10. Also listed on the varsity roster are 5-9 senior Dave Anspaugh 5-8 senior Bill Blythe, and 5-6 junior Alan “Bugs” Sprunger. Sprunger though won’t be available for a few games while recuperating from a cracked ankle bone suffered near the end of the football season. Missing from last season are Greg Ladd, second leading scorer in the county with a 20-point average, John Custer, Craig McEwan and Kenny Riffle. Possible Starters If the Jackets had opened Tuesday night, Miller would have used Sam Blythe at forward, along with either Dave Smith or Elliott. Hammond would have occupied the center spot, with Egly and Lehman in the backcourt. Os course, Miller explained, that could change by the time the Jackets take the floor at the Muncie Fieldhouse onight. One thing is certain about the new edition of the Yellow Jackets, they’ll have a strong bench, as Miller appears to have some 11

Miller’s Men Ht. Wt. Yr. Alan Sprungers-6 130 3 Dave Smith 6-1 170 4 Dave Anspaugh ..5-9 165 4 BUI Blythes-8 170 4 Jerry Egly 5-10 150 4 Max Elliott 5-10 180 4 Lynn Lehman .' 6-0 145 4 Lon Hawkins 6-1 165 2 Ron Smith 6-3 186 3 Sam Blythe 6-1 173 3 Dave Hammond .. 6-4 200 4

lads about equal in ability. Hammond, who was very impressive on several occasions last season, should provide the club with strong rebounding and good scoring punch, relying mainly on that turn-around jump shot from the pivot. Lehman is a good shooter, as Dave Smith, Egly, the Blythes and several others. Miller said that Egly and Sam Blythe have been the most impressive shooters thus far, with Bill Blythe, Anspaugh, and the Smiths also hitting well. Lack of Hustle The new coach has been disappointed so far in the lack of hustle shown by the team, and is hoping they snap out of it at Muncie tonight — if not lyMiller plans to use the fast break as much as possible, but says “we’ll set it up if we have to.” Defensively, he figures on using both the zone and man-to-man, as most teams do in this age of high-speed basketball. After witnessing last week’s preview program, we’d guess the Jackets to do more than a lot of running this, season, plus scoring a lot of points. Hiat’s the name of the game — points — and if the Jackets get that. fast break down pat, they could surprise plenty of teams this winter. Smoothing Out “We had been looking real ragged but the last few practices we have smoothed out considerably,” Miller said this week. “At first, our shooting and ball handling were both poor, which was to be expected just coming in from football,” he added. And football may make the basketball team a little tougher. Ten of the 11 players on the varsity squad were members of the football team that won eight of nine games, and they learned to like those victories. The Jackets are definitely the question mark of the county this

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season. Breaking even in that murderous schedule would be a good season, and that schedule could make them the team to watch come the February sectional. Jackets* Schedule Tonight—Muncie SouthT Dec. I—Berne T Dec. 4—Central Catholic T Dec. 11—Columbia City H Dec. 12—Concordia* H Dec. IB—Bluffton T Dec. 29 & 30— 4-Team Tourney - A - Jan. s—Adams Central .... H Jan. B—Auburn* T Jan. 15—Kendallville* H Jan. 22—Angola* T H Jan. 23—Elmhurst* H Jan. 29—Portland T Jan. 30—Ossian T Feb. s—Garrett* T Feb. 12—New Haven* T Feb. 13—HuntertownT Feb. 16—Dunkirk H Feb. 19—Leo H * — Denotes Northeastern Indiana Conference game. — (Decatur, Hartford City, Bluffton and Portland at Hartford City). Waterloo Stall Whips Garrett On Wednesday In case you haven’t heard by now, the Garrett Railroaders were beaten Wednesday night. Playing on its own floor, Waterloo used a possession game to pull off a 65-48 victory over the Railroaders. The Wildcats, who took only 17 shots from the field, grabbed an 11-4 lead early in the initial period and then went into the stalling tactics — and free throw shooting. Garrett lost five players on personals as Waterloo cashed in 47 free throws to go with their nine fielders. Garrett had 22 baskets but just four points from the charity stripe. Seven-footers Chuck Bavis and Jim Heitz got just two, points apiece, as they were pulled from the lineup at the outset of the second period and didn’t return until coach Ward Smith ran out of players late in the contest. Waterloo won its fourth without a loss, while Garrett suffered its first loss in three starts. Nowatzke Honored By Hometown Fans MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (UPI) — Indiana University football standout Tom Nowatzke was honored by hometown fans Wednesday night in the first of a series of events that will wind up next week with a White House visit. „ Nowatzke, selected for the No. 1 team of the American Football Coaches Association AllAmerica, was honored at the half of the Michigan City High School basketball game Wednesday night. Tuesday afternoon, the fullback is scheduled to meet President Johnson at the White House. In between, he is scheduled to appear on the Ed Sullivan television show in New York Sunday, at a sports writers press luncheon Monday in New York, and before the White House visit, attend a Washington Press Club luncheon. Pro Basketball . , NBA Standings By United Press International Eastern Division W. L. Pct. Boston 15 5 .750 Cincinnati ~11 8 .579 Philadelphia 9 9 .500 New York 4 12 .250 Western Division W.L.Pct. Los Angeles 12 5 .706 St. Louis 11 7 .611 Baltimore 10 10 .500 Detroit 7 12 .368 San Francisco 5 16 .238 Thursday’s Results Phila. 128 S. Francisco 117 St. Louis 110 Boston 98 (Only games scheduled) IHL Standings W L TPts. Des Moines 12 4 1 25 Fort Wayne 8 4 1 17 Toledo 7 6 0 14 Port Huron ’ 6 6 1 13 Muskegon 4 8 19 Dayton 3' 12 0 6 Wednesday Score Dayton 6, Toledo 4. Thursday Scores Fort Wayne 2, Toledo 1. Des Moines 5, Muskegon 4. Port Huron 7, Dayton 1.

I y ' JN fix? HF A ( ■ ■ ilkV di&t ■f J 'X MUCH OF THE BACKBOARD work of the Decatur Yellow Jackets this season will fall to the four lettermen pictured above at work on a rebounding drill. Left to right are Dave Smith (45), Dave Hammond, Max Elliott and Sam Blythe (44).

Komels Beat Toledo 2-1 On Long's Goal

Eddie Long, the original Komet, provided the Fort Wayne skaters with a 24 victory over the Toledo Blades before a Thanksgiving night crowd of 5,219, at Memorial Coliseum. With 8:18 to play in the game, Long picked up a loose puck at the blue line, skated in and fired a shot at Blade goalie Glenn RamWhite Sox Send Joeff Long To Indianapolis CHICAGO (UPI) —The Chicago White Sox, trimming their roster to 37 men, sent pinchhitter Joeeff Long to their Indianapolis Pacific Coast League farm club Wednesday. Long, obtained from the St. Louis Cardinals last July, hit only .143 in 25 games for the Sox.

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sey for the decider. The Blades, defending season and playoff champs in the IHL, jumped into the lead in the second period on a goal by Moe Morrissette. It looked like the goal might hold up, until the 10:38 mark of the third period when Ted Wright’s shot wars tipped in by Lennie Thomson, setting the stage for Long's heroics. The K’s host league-leading Des Moines at the Coliseum on Saturday night. Thursday scoring summary: First Period Scoring: None. Second Period Toledo: Morrissette (North). Third Period Fort Wayne: Thomson (Wright, Baton); Long (Repka, Primeau). Saves: Adamson, 26; Ramsey, 17.

EPI Names Its Big Ten Star Eleven

By ED SAINSBURY UPI Sports Writer CHICAGO (UPI) — Defensive lineman Bill Yearby of Michigan And Dick Butkus of Illinois and quarterback star Bob Timberlake of Michigan rank as the Big Ten’s most valuable players by vote of the conference coaches. Timberlane, who piloted the Wolverines to their first conference title in 14 seasons, was the standout offensive selection of the coaches in choosing the United Press International All Big Ten team today. But Yearby and Butkus kept pace with him as the standout defensive players. Michigan, beaten only once all season, by one point by Purdue, topped the conference clubs, landing eight men on the 44 man squad, which includes both first and second offensive and defensive units. Timberlake was the only Wolverine on the first offensive team, but end Jim Conley and Yearby were on the first defensive unit, end John Henderson, guard Dave Butler and halfback Carl Ward were on the second offensive team, and linebacker Tom Cecchini and halfback Richard Volk were on the second defensive team. Ohio State placed two players on the first offensive team, tackle Jim Davidson and guard Dan Porretta, and had five players on the defensive units, end Bill Spahr, "linebackers Dwight Kelley and Tom Bugel and safety Arnfe Chonko on the first team, and tackle Ed Orazen on the second. The rest of the first offensive unit included ends Bob Hadrick of Purdue and Bill Malinchak of Indiana, tackle Archie Sutton of Illinois, guard Don Croftcheck of Indiana, center Joe

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Cerne of Northwestern, halfbacks Dtek Gordon of Michigan State and Karl Noonan of lowa, and fullback Jim Grabowski of Illinois. Others on the first defensive unit were tackle Jim Garcia of Purdue, linebacker Dick Butkus of Illinois, and backs George Donnelly of Illinois, Charles Migyanka of Michigan State, and Kraig Lofquist of Minnesota. Every team in the conference placed at least one man on the 44 player squad, but Wisconsin and Minnesota had none on the first offensive group and Wisconsin had none on either first team. \ The squad boasted all the players in the league and thetop 22 men included 7 juniors and 15 seniors with good size, speed and experience. Who They Play Friday Yellow Jackets at Muncie South ‘ Saturday Commodores at Marion Bennett Berne at Huntington

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