The Independent-News, Volume 86, Number 40, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 4 October 1962 — Page 2

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- THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS — October 4,1962

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BEFORE THE HEROICS AND b n-lcrs of Hu World Series come about, bast-ball fans will have witi --mM the tilth playoff in the history of the game as the Nal uial League again ended in a tie 1 Angeles and San Francis-o were the ‘wo teams picked to win the senior loop this season anti it mekes the predictions of both sides of the fence stand true. However, one team had to < merge v-th lions m the best two ot throe playotf. H E R OES EMERGE FROM ♦he playoffs just the same as they do the series and memori< s from this type game can be i < membered as long as any. Fom playoffs have been held in the Na- ‘ i >nal League and strange as it n ay seem, the Dodgers have been a part of »a< h one . . . twice in Hr xiklyn and twice m Los Angeles. In 1916 the Cardinals won thu best two of '.lnee. In 194 k. tb<- American League had then only playoff which is s t up on one game, and what a game it was as Gene Bardon came ba> k to pitch R»u Boudreaus Cleveland Indian^ to a win over the Boston Red Sox after only one day's lest j THE GAME IN THE 1951 playoff that corn hided the best t wo-of-three between the Giants and Dodgers, went into the annaL of basepall a- one of the mo t dramatic ever played. Certainly < ne hit made the list as most dramatic as the Flying Scot. B' bby Thomson.'blasted a Ralph Branca t^tbali into the left field seats at the Holo Grounds to end a game in the last of the nin‘h. This made the second loss in two attempts for 'he Dodgers in playoffs. In 1959. Milwaukee and Los Angeles tied in the regular season and the Dodgers won the playoff that year in two straight games. Friday, Saturday, Sunday And Monday Octolwr 5,6, 7 And 8 A Story Os The Christ The (Jory Os His Spoken Words. KING OF KINGS Technicolor Jeffrey Hunter Hurd Hatfield Siobhan McKenna Run Ra nd e’l \ h eca Lindfon* Rita Gams Carmen Sevilla Brigid Bazlen Harry Girardino Rin Torn Frank Thring .Maurice Marsac Guy Rolfe Gregoire Aslan Robert Ryan This Show Only One Show Each Nite At 7:15 Sunday Uatinee 2:00 Admission Adults 75c Children 35c

IN MANY INSTANCES A costly misplay or that big hit < an influence the future of u player. This is true for a series game or for a playoff battle. Also, in other times, a great performance will not lead to a great future by an individual, in fact, sometimes it ha-' almost an oppos te effect LETS U)OK FIRST AT THE .so-called hero and goat of the 1951 playoff between the Gi mts and the Dodgers. Bobby Thomson was a goon outfielder not a great one, but sufficient. He was known around the world as the man who hit “that homer.” His fame kept him in baseball probably longer than his playing ab 1ity, as it seemed tha* many clubs were willing to take a chance on the Giant hero. He made the rounds of the league after! shifting fi >m the outfield to third base for awhile because they wanted the overnight hero in the lineup. ON THE OTHER HAND, another player of pretty good caliber. Ralph Branca, was on the mound for the Dodgers when the pitch was delivered that Thomson smacked over the fence. From that time on, Branca was known an the man who pitched the ball to Bobby Thomson He never lasted in Brooklyn. After spotty appearances, he was sent out and the Detroit Tigers gave him a trial to which he responded with mediocre treatment, but even in the American league, his reputati n foil wed him It wasn't long until he was out of baseball IT IS FUNNY. THE FATE OF a player who catches the public’s eye. Take other players such as Billy Mai tin. With the puwerladen Yankees, this little man was quite the guy. He was one of Casey Stengal's pets, but eventually was traded, more because of his influence on players like Mantle and Ford than because the Yankees wanted to part with him. After he left the Yankees, he went to Kansas City, Detroit, REES Air Conditioned Thursday, Friday And Saturday “Eeffah” In Color Arch Hall, Jr. Marilyn Manning Richard Niel Love Breaks The Time Barrier! Color Cartoon And Sports Shows At 7:00 And 9:00 Sun.. Mon., Tues. And Wed. Judgment At Nuremberg Spencer Tracy Maximilia Schell Burt Lancaster Seven Top Stars In The ear’s Most Powerful Film! Mo Color Cartoon Sunday Feature At 2:00, 5:23 And R:45 Monday Thru Wednesday At 7:00 Ovri ci Hours Os Top Entertainment!

Cleveland and Cincinnati before bowing out of baseball after gettmg into a large bit of trouble in Cincinnati for smacking a young pitcher of the Cubs, by the nanu of Br<-wer. who suffered serium mjury from the blow. He wilgreat as a Yankee and a seriehero, but a bum on another t»am DON LARSEN. WHO PITCHcd the perfect game in the 1956 series against the Dodgers had a shaded career since that time. Even though he is still playing baseball, he has lived on fame a lot longer than he had his arm. The old time Wild Horse of the Osage, Pepper Martin, gained his fame in the World Series play of 1931 and became quite a player after that. Bobby Richardson was just a good infielder for the Yankees until a couple of years ago when he set all kinds of records in the series and he has been a much better player from that time on. In many cases the confide f e given a person by a great perforniam can make him great, or the fame can shorten his carter tremendously JUST WHO WILL WEAR THE hero’s hat or the goat's horns this year in either the playoffs oi* the series, of course won't be known at this time. But in either case, .should it be some player of mediocre caliber now. or some player who ranks at the top now, the future could hold strange fates for him. one way or the other.

7^ Robert E. Urbin, Editor PUBLISHER Independent - News Co., Inc. Walkerton, Indiana PVBLICATION TIME: Thursday Os Each Week. Second Class Postage Paid At Walkerton, Indiana SI BS( RIPTION RATES: .$3.00 Per Year -50 c Additional If Mailed Out Os State.

Walkerton Runners Split Two Meets Walk* rton Mign hcnool's cross country team won one match and 10.--t another in a three-team dual meet competition with Greene and Lakeville Last Thursday over the 2-mile Robin Hood golf course Walkerton edged out I^kevillc by five points out lost heavily to Greene who won two dual victories in tho three school affair The top ten finishers around the course were headed b\ Greene's Clark who was timed at 9:43 for the nin. Alsop o* Greene, was second and Lakeville had the third place finishet in Modlfn Greene w>n the n xt three positions with Rice. Jonos and Guhse cm«sng m ’hat order Then came Walkerton's two top finishers, Larry Wickham and Steve Huff Greene finished oui ♦he top ten wi*h S- hupert and Bottorff Walkerton's seven runners and the-.r times were Wickham in 10 19; Huff. 10:19, (Hark. 10 II G. Lute 10:45; B Lute. 11 16 Mann 11 17; and Ingram. 11 32 The two scores were Greene 15, Walkerton 40. tn the losing cause and in the winning cause Walkerton 25 Lakeville 30. Tlie next meet will bp another three team affair against Lake ville and North Liberty this Thursday. It will also be held at the Robin Hood course

There was a man in our town And h*' thought he was very wise. He swore (it was his policy) He would not advertise. But one day he di I advertise. And this concludes our tale. His “ad" was set in quite small type, and hea ie J “Sheriff’s Sale".

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Honor Walkerton Municipal Water Dept The outstanding safety record of ♦he Walkerton Municipal Utilities Department, was recognized by the Indiana Section, American Water Works Association, at the annual meeting of the Indiana State Board of Health, Northwest Branch, on Wednesday. October 3, in Walkerton. Keith L. Knepper, water superintendent, was host at ♦he meeting in the American legion Building The local water utility »-cceived the Award of Merit fmm O. W. Summers, chairman of the Safety Committee of the A W.W A. state group. Summers is Plant Engineer of the Indianapolis Water Company. Each year the Safety Committee analyzes the iwcident frequency rate of water utilitis, which, combined with the number of employees, determines the qualification for the safety award. T<*chnical diacussiona at the nweting focused on underground corrosion and its effect on the distribution system, managinent of small waterwrks, certifeiation ot operators, and latest developments in water operations A good bartend'-r insists on his patrons sitting down while the room is in motion

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