The Independent-News, Volume 96, Number 45, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 April 1970 — Page 2

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— TIIE INDEPENDENT-NEWS — APRIL 2, 1970

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IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE but the major league baseball season will open on Monday with games in Washington and Cincinnati, according to tradition as these two cities host the opening guilts of the two leagues. A moderate schedule will be held sot a couple of weeks until the We dhrr bet omes a little m<ue favorable m most of the cities, THIS YEAH A LOT OE CONfusion hangs uvei the games as tile action starts There is such cases as tiie Seattle situation, the Curt Flood problem, the Denny Mi Lam affaii and others ol lesser importance, plus the talk that centered aioand a playei -tuke at one time. Baseball us d to be the numbel one spectator spoil, but due to fan inteiest m others, m recent years has been losing must of its prestigt Baseball will continue to draw the large attendance due to the luge number of games pi । ed. but for capacity offered and the crowds drawn, baseball wot Id haw to lank well down tile line. BXSEBALL NEEDS A NEW image. Gone are tiie days when has-ball was about the only majot league sport within easy range of most fans . . . now it is just another one Baseball games can be us boring as they can be exciting. Despite the fact tint pitching is the name of the game, it takes the hitting to get the fans really excited. The best thing that has happened to the game in recent years was so: the Mets to make their sudden and exciting rise to the top and cap it off by winning the world series. The kind of life helped the game one hundred pel. ent and had people talking b w ball on every street corner, barljer shop, puli or what have you. The Mets were truly the toast of baseball last year. NOW THE MAIN PUBLICI-

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ty is on the other side. Seattle, an expansion city of one year, to the brink of bankruptcy if they have to remain where they an and what sun ess will follow them if they move to Milwaukee. The fans o: Milwaukee clearly pointed out 10 years ago they need a winner to remain loyal When the Braves were winning, things were line, but you rem- < nmei what happened when they started losing and the novelty of major league ball was gone. CURT FLOOD, AN OUTSPOken unhappy man because he was traded, has challenged one thing that has kept baseball competitive, the reserve clause. J ist because he didn't want to 1 e traded, he has raised all kinds of stink. He didn't considm himself so bad off under the same type of contract when it was in St. Louis, but evidently the ink r m to form a different meaning when it involved Philadelphia. And if he still thinks he has been a “slave'' for S9O, (•00 a year in baseball, he really should enjoy being a “free'' man as a commercial aitist for one ninth oi that if he sticks by his convictions. THEN THERE IS THE SAD case of Denny McLain. One of the top stars of the game, all messed up because he didn't knows how to handle so much money so quick and with the help of some fast promoting help, he is in such a shape it looks like it will almost take an act of congress to straighten oat his mess BASEBALL IS A BIG Business and the success of Ihe game depends on the ability to attract the fans Troubles ami problems of the nature mentioned above doesn't help the game. Keeping it exciting is another necessray move and this has been aided the past couple of years by trying to take the power of the game away from the pitchers and p it it back with the hitters as runs and hits are the needed article for fan success BASEBALL WINNERS AL ways attract attent.on. The problem is to mike the game attractive to fans of all 24 major league clubs The presence of the s i-calh-d super stars helps, but they are lew and far between anymore and the color that once spiced the game has been dwindling more and mon Something’s missing- £ L " H Something may be micsing from your hon^e insurance, tool It may not be as obvious, but it could be just as dar jerous. The Homeo.v ei s Policy from Meri'Lar. Mutual Insurance Company includes covcrag * for your home, posses and liability. Cave* you money, tool Sveme... I there's no obhgation! I your Meridian Mutual agent I Ihri&n ! — । ill | r~ -r^ 1! # I uu । - **• .1 e* Rohl. W. Johnson Insurance Mor'i^ n ili det Ph aie 867 ’K'S All too h !>s ' ' ' i o v ” it. । . r, o

as the money end of baseball takes over. GETTING DOWN TO /THE actual playing of baseball, the New York Mets are the uefendkng world s champions' Their roil of 1970 will certainly be a new one to them, the roll of the champion who wants to beat. The National League will be basically a close race again it everything lives up to expectations. There is several teams in each half that is capable of winning the division title. In the American League, last year Baltimore made snambles of the Eastern Division as everything went right for them It took the hot Mets to prove to everyone they could oe beaten. A couple of teams have an outside • name of challenging the Orioles and the Western Division again looks like only two clubs can be considered, that being Minnesota and Oakland. ALREADY KEY INJURIES have hit and may change a few tilings around. Such top names as Willie McCovey, Ken Harrelson. Ron Reed, Mike Shannon and quite a lew others have been shelved tor what may be a long time. The loss of a key playei can have a deadly effect on tiie club and just one such injury can really cripple a teams chances to win the penant Injuries are part of the game, but so often they hit a team in streaks. One after another puts extra stress on the other players while maybe another team battling for a chance at it all may go through the season basically sound. Fate has strange ways ol dealing with bail teams THE TRADING MARKET this winter was active wnn the St Louis Cardinals basically leading the way. There has been a lot of changes in the club that won it all in 1967, lost in a seven game senes to Detroit m 1968 and really witnesses troubles in 1969. Tiieir bid for Richie Allen cost them a lot of talent and now it they have to sacrifice more in the deal to settle for a stubborn Curt Flood, it could almost destroy the Cards chances with Shannon, a very doubtful pci former for some time. Pitching can go good or bad and behind Bob Gibson, the consistency could be wavering. NOT TOO MANY NAME players changed uniforms this season However, often a not so majot t: ade can turn out to be tiie big move that spurs a team on. A shift of a pitchei here oi an outfielder there to pl g a gap can make a mult, tude oi ui i sere me to a given club Front liners aren't the only ones th it win pen mts. it s still a team game. Whethei you root foi a winner or a loser, the sport oi baseball is ba< k with us for the summer and a welcome back to The National Pastime. INDEPENDENT BASKETBALL 101 RNEY March 25 Mahoney-Mann and Dave & Ray's each scored 101 points in victories over Shamrock and Has-Steel The two winners will play in the finals on Wednesday. April 1 M.ihonev-M inn 101 - Shamrock 64 Don Balka led MahoneyMann with 27 points. Ron Hummer had 23 for Shamrock Dave * Ray’s 101 - Plas-SUa l 73. Jerry Seese 25 for Dave ARay's. Steve Ludwig and Chuck Creech cm h hud 15 for PlasSteel. Double - Elimination Tournament Mahoney .Mann 4 g

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Dave & Ray’s 3 1 Plaa-Stecl 2 2 Shamrock 2 2 PLJ Teachers 1 2 Martin’s Sunoco 1 2 Tyner IOOF 0 2 K of C 0 2 Monday Night Ladies Lou Ann’s Bty. Shop 18 20 Huhnkes Service 44’ 2 23' 2 Regina’s Bty. Shop 41 27 Bunny'S Bowling 38 30 Tomorro Corp. 2047’j Jacob Drugs 13 55 High team series & game; Louztnn s 2183, 769; Huhnke's 2174, 755; Regina's 2098, 755. High individual series & game: J. White 556, 200; L Huhnke 525, 192; P. Hahn 176; J. Downs 191. Jr. Bowlers Eagles 15 5 Strike Outs 14 6 Tigers 11 9 Turbo-Jets 7 13 Spare-ribs 7 13 Pm Stumpers 6 14 High team series At game: Strike Outs 2716. 939. 919, Eagles 2572; Pin Stumpers 2524; Tigers 899. High individual series & game: Randy Schmeltz 505, 190; Roger SchmelU 478. 180; Bob Vermilyer 470, 214. Thursday Night Lidies Community Grocery 71R 40R Community Bank 70 42 Dave At Ray's 60R 51> 3 Home Dany 60 52 Lonzo Oil 571, 541, Big C Lumber 55 57 Hi De Hu 51 1 . 60’2 A.M Manuel 47' 2 64 R Farmer Bank 47 65 Wells 39 R 72'7 High team sei ms & game: Community Grocery 2197; HomeDairy 2180, 785; Community Bank 21C6, 755; Big C Lumber High individual series & game: Martha Stull 507, 192; Ocie Singleton * Barb T.ugett 496, Georgia Berglund 182; Joyce Parsons IS9; Bub Targett 182. NL Friday Nite Lillies AM. Manuel 7g 40 Shamrock Inn 75 45 Janet's Bty Salon 71 49 K ine's Shell g.j 57 Pugsley's Electric 61 59 Well's 194 50 G 8 Hocker's Transfer 431. 751 , Liberty Lanes 36' . 83*. High team series & game* Shamrock Inn 2332. 807. 785; A M Manuel Funeral Home 2252. 754; Kane's Shell Service 2057. High individual series a- game; Mary Ellen Mavnhout 571. 202 Georgia Mapes 511. 210, OcTe Singleton 490. 197; Marv Ellen Maennout 202. Wednesday Nite Ladies Plas-Steel 33'.. 18*2 Kingsbury 301’ 91' j Paddle Wheel 29 23 Welco 28 24 Zellers Oil Co. 19 33 Walk Beauty Center 15 37 High team smies & game: I ’i.i- It .-1 2231 s; . Zitlb is oil 216 b: Wll o Jibu Km, .bm\ 7 10 L. '' i; <iiv d. ■! sc u A- rum" I' 11 >0 T.o 2’:: .l.u . ■ V. " ' I : \\ h.’c .n I ■' m I'. .1- u, m n I'.' . Hmm . . m ti, 1 ,

Nite Owl Bunny's Lanes 17 11 Winkelman 17 11 Pine Creek Lum. 14 14 Jacob Drugs 15 13 Bierly 11 17 Whitmer 10 18 High team series & game: Bierly 2346, 803; Jacob Drugs 2290, 862; Bunny's Bowling Lanc-s 2246; Winkelman 809. High individual series & game: Jim Millice 548, 205; Fran Gindelberger 518, 198; Art Mann 518, 212. Suburban Jim's Barber Shop 46 14 Dad & Lid's 43 17 Walk. Ford Sales 35 25 McGee 23 37 Bob's Bar 23 37 Winkelman 10 50 High team series & game: Dad & Lad's 2524; Jim's Barber Shop 2491, 877; Walkerton Ford Sales 2411, 866 High individual scries & game: Lloyd Stephenson 588, 224; Art Mann 556; Gail Grover 554; Mel Divine 233; Charles Lloyd 221.

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