The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 7 September 1968 — Page 3

The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Indiana

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Tiger Cubs down Edgewood in season opener

The A/lustangs Dave Price gets first down on the Cubs V/2 yard line late in the game.

Packers are still the team to beat

By VITO STELLINO UPI Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPI)—The king is not dead—he is only retired— but already the ambitious pretenders in the National Football League are plotting to overthrow the kingdom he built and ran with the impervious authority of a feudal warlord. The NFL's 49th season kicks off this weekend qith a full schedule of eight games but the question that supercedes all else at the outset of the new season is whether the Green Bay Packers will still be champions without Vince Lombardi. Lombardi, who rode, whipped and sometimes cajoled the Packers to five NFL titles in the past seven years and to victory in the first two Super Bowls, kicked himself upstairs at the end of last season and turned the coaching reins over to a long-time trusted aide, Phil Bengtson. Contenders Vie The chief contenders, the Los Angeles Rams, the Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Colts, insist the Packers are starting to age and couldn’t win an unprecedented fourth straight NFL title and a third straight Super Bowl even if Lombardi was coaching. The most unfortunate person in this little drama is Bengtson, who is in an impossible situation. If he wins, he’ll only get credit for winning with Lombardi’s team and if he loses, he’ll be blamed for losing with a title team. Despite their age, the Packers remain the team to beat. The Packers will host Philadelphia Sunday in one of six games that day. The season starts Saturday night with Atlanta at Minnesota and the first weekend closes Monday night with Los Angeles at St. Louis in a nationally televised contest. In the other five games, Cleveland is at New Orleans, Detroit is at Dallas, New York goes to Pittsburgh, San Francisco is at Baltimore and Washington is at Chicago.

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The NFL remains divided this season in four, four-team divisions. There is one key change with New York moving over to the Capitol League in place of New Orleans, which moves to he Century. This switch was made as a compromise to satisfy the Eastern Conference teams who didn't want to ive p their dates in Yankee Stadium for the

NEW BOXING CHIEF Emile Bruneau, head of the Louisiana Athletic Commission, is the new president of the World Boxing Assoc., elected at meeting in Pittsburgh.

New york Giants’ guaranteed sellouts. Division Aids Packers The four-team division was a plus for Green Bay and should help the Packers again this season. Last season the Packers won the Central Division with a 9-4-1 mark while Los Angeles and Baltimore tied for the coastal crown at 11-1-2. Green Bay then beat Los Angeles for the Western Conference title. Bart Starr at quarterback is the key to the Packer’s team now that the running game isn’t equal to the Hornung-Taylor days. The defense, with such standouts as Ray Nitschke, Dave Robinson, Lee Roy Caffey, Herb Adderley and Bob Jeter, is solid. A major problem for the Packers could be kicking now that Don Chandler is retired. Team deadlock Teams 8 and 9 are in a deadlock with 14-2 records in the Tuesday morning IBM Women’s Loop. High individual game of 179 was rolled by Kathy Scott, who also had the high series with a 501. Team 3 is in third place with a 12-4 record. Those who were over 450, Lunn Mark 468, (sub) and Pennv Collins 463.

ITEMS OF SPORTS INFO picked up here and there and strung along the typewriter . . . Mayo Smith, the Tiger manager, batted 1.000 for the Norfolk team in the Piedmont League in 1952 when he managed that team to a pennant. . . . He was at the plate once, hit a double ... It is estimated that it takes $1 million in purse earnings for a break-even year for the racing family of Ogden Phipps, chairman of the New York Jockey club . . . Eddie Neloy is their trainer . . After the first 15 exhibition games in inter-league pro play, the pressure point conversion mo place-kicking) has been successful on 35 of 59 run-or-pass attempts The Big Ten Skywriters are off on their 15th annual tour of the Western Conference, with 36 aboard . . . Notre Dame plays five straight Big Ten foes this fall . . . The Houston Astros are 36-31 since Harry Walker took over as manager from Grady Hatton . . . After their first four pre-season games, the Green Bay Packers’ Bart Starr had a 64.7 per cent completion record on his passes . . . Nick Buoniconti, linebacking star of the Boston Patriots, takes his Massachusetts bar exam soon . . . Gary Player plans to build a golf course at Crown Mines, near Johannesburg. South Africa, at a cost of between $7,000 and $14,000 a hole . . . Billy Martin, the ex-Yankee now managing Denver, is being considered for five major league managing jobs, according to reports. * * * BACK IN 1932 the University of Illinois football team played a doubleheader on October 1. beating Miami of Ohio and Coe ... As most everyone knows, Lefty Grove was the last pitcher to win 30 games in the A.L. . . . Lefty won 31 and lost 4 for the Athletics in 1931 . . . Denny McLain of the Tigers is aiming at that mark . . . And Lefty won two more that year, against the Cards in the World Series. . . . And it could be McLain's aim, too . . . Ara Parseghian recently shot a 65 at the South Bend Country club . . . Les Etter. who retired from Michigan as athletic publicity director to write more books, said he got the proofs back on a new novel and found the hero had scored a touchdown without the ball . . . “It's a great play if you can do it,’’ said Les, who corrected it . . . The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., is due for a $400,000 refurbishing . . . Final squads for the Olympic Games must be listed by Sept. 23 . . . The U.S. will have 413 athletes competing . . . The Chicago Cubs now have come up with a Helmet Day for the small fry, each kid getting a plastic Cub helmet ... To the desk comes a newbook, “The Violent World of Touch Football” . . . how r to play, how to survive, how to win! . . . Denny McLain, the Tigers' big winner, represents the largest organ manufacturing company in the country-, has his own quintet, and is booked solid for dances and night club dates after the season.

By Mark Steele Football may be a game of inches, but Greencastle coach James McCammon watched his team from the sidelines as his defensive unit used inches, feet, hands and fumbles to beat the •visiting Edgewood Mustangs last night 6-0 on the Tiger Cubs home field. For head coach McCammon, it was his first varsity victory in 10 years of coaching at Greencastle. This is his first year as varsity coach. Thursday evening when McCammon was asked if he would sleep the night before his first ball game he replied “Your looking at a man that doesn’t have an ulcerated stomach.” Now if it was the 10th game of the season and the team was 9 and 0, maybe I would show a little nervousness.” “With the way things came to a boil in the late stages of the game last night the coach had better keep a bottle of milk handy and some crackers in his pockets.” Almost the entire first two quarters the Mustangs and Tigers kicked and clawed at each other between the 20 yard lines in an even tussle that had both teams with five first downs. Greencastle threatened when a Dan Murphy punt was touched by a Mustang on the Edgewood 33 yard line setting up the Cubs first big break of the game. A Tony Harmless run and a Rick Bundy to Gerald Swearinger pass put the Cubs on the 19. Two runs for the Cubs made way to the 14, but that was the deepest penatration on the series when a blocked Bundy pass on 4th down turned the ball over to the Mustangs. Edgewood’s Rick Neilson broke away for a 29 yard jaunt with just over seven minutes to go, setting the Mustangs on their own 43 with a first down. Greencastle corraled the threat and forced a punt on 3rd and three.

Robbie Arthur’s longest punt of the night came to rest on the Cubs 35 yard line where Greencastle started its first drive that ended in the only score. Dan Murphy started the momentum on a 15 yard sweep that carried Greencastle to the 50 yard line. Rick Robinson punched ahead on a couple plays to the 44 and from their sophomore quarterback Scott Loring rifled a 20 yard pass to Pat Luzar that all but capped the drive. Two plays later Harmless scooted 21 yards for the score. The kick failed. Edgewood used most of the third quarter for a 58 yard drive that appeared to be the Mustangs equalizer until cut short by ball hawking Rick Harlon. Harlon ended the drive by stealing the ball from Mustang quarterback Mike Scaggs at the Tiger Cub’s 16 yard line and dashed to the Edgewood 35. A clipping penalty on Greencastle set the home team up on the 50. From then on it was the defense making up for the mistakes of the offense for both teams. Four minutes remained and both teams appeared tired when a Loring pass was intercepted at the Cub 25 yard line by Mustang Bob Taylor who returned it to the 16 of Greencastle. Three plays netted the yards and a 4th down pass batted away by Murphy stopped the unset minded visitors. With 1:52 left a Cub fumble returned the ball to Edgewood. However, a determined host defense held on the 1 1/2 yard line where it recovered a fumble with 24 seconds remaining. Said McCammon following the game “ I feel fortunate we won this one. I was a little disappointed in the outcome.” “The defense won this one” he added.

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4 years as No. 2 long enough

By STU CAMEN UPI Sports Writer Four years as No. 2 is long enough for Craig Morton Morton and Jerry Rhome have shared the reserve quar. terback duties for the Dallas Cowboys behind Don Meredith since both began their National Football League careers in 1964. Meredith, a nine-year veteran who has led the Cowboys to the NFL’s eastern division title the last two seasons, has been plagued by various injuries throughout his playing days, including broken ribs, concussions and a busted nose. The injuries have been occuring with increasing frequency in recent years, leading Meredith to talk of retiring. The former SMU star allowed how he was contemplating such a move following last year’s heartbreaking 21-17 loss to Green Bay in the championship game. But, such talk proved only that with the start of a new campaign. Another Injury Now, however, with the opening of the 1968 season only a little more than one week

away, Meredith finds himself laid up with a pain in his chest which has been diagnosed as a torn or pulled muscle. The injury may force Meredith to miss Saturday night’s final exhibition game against the Baltimore Colts in the Cotton Bowl and thrust Morton into a starting role. However, Dallas coach Tom Landry has expressed his reluctance about being too quick in replacing Meredith with Morton. “You do something to a quarterback when you pull him,” Landry said. “It’s his game and he expects to win or lose it.” Cardinals TradeGambrell The Detroit Lions shored up their offense by acquiring veteran receiver Billy Gambrell from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for a high 1969 draft choice. Gambrell, a four-year veteran, caught 28 passes for 178 yards and two touchdowns last season. The Cardinals also acquired a draft choice from the Pittsburgh Steelers in return for linebacker Dick Capp

A fumble recovery on the Cubs VA with 24 seconds remaining caps 6-0 win.

BIG LEAGUE BOSS Preston Gomez, a Los Angeles Dodger coach since 1965 and in baseball 22 years as a player and manager in the minor leagues, will be the manager of the San Diego Padres, expansion team in the National League. He’s from Cuba, makes home in Mexico City.

Bowling results A and S Junk continues to lead the IGA Foodliner League with a 14-2 record. Mason’s Jewelry and Morrison’s Good Year are second and third with 12-4 and 11-5 marks respectively. High Ind. Game: B. Hurst, 213 High ind. Series: J. Girton, 533 High Team Game: Morrison’s 975 High Team Series: Morrison’s 2784. Those over 450 were: J. Girton 533, J. Cavin 524, D. Edwards 519, B. Hurst 515, B. Ashworth 514, B. Douglas 507, A. Atkins 498, C. Flint 498, R. McKee 493, G. Lancaster 492, L. Jones 492, E. Murray 483, M. Wood 483, J. Clifford 481, J. Lease 474, M. Storm 473, C. Masten 473, K. Braden 470, J. Murray 463, L. Mark 462.

LINEBACKERS LINEBACKERS - Linebackers play inback of the lineman and defend against short passes, stop runners after going through the line and around the ends. Linebackers also red-dog, or rush the passer before he has a chance to throw the football. LARRY ‘BUTCH’ HORNING— 1 a senior, stands 6-1, weighs 180, from Seymour where he attended Seymour High School. Larry let-i tered 2 years in basketball and baseball and 3 years in football. He won Seymour’s Tackling Trophy, was Co-Captain and voted to All-Conference honors. Horning has played 3 years at DePauw, one freshman and two years on the varsity. He is 21 years old and wears No. 68. H.E. GOODALL--a spohomore, stans 6-1, weighs 200, from Muncie where he attended Central High School. “Goody” lettered 3 years in football and two years in basketball and baseball. He was a member of the DePauw frosh team. H.E. is 19 years old and wears No. 53. BILL SCAIFE.-asenior, stands 6-3, weighs 210 from Glen Ellyn, 111. where he attended Glenbard West High School. Bill played four years of football and was named All-State and MVP his senior vear. He has lettered the last two years at DePauw and played on the freshman team. Bill is 21 years old and wears No. 55. BARRY FRITSCH- a sophomore, stands 5-10, weighs 185, from Indianapolis where he attended North Central HighSchool. Barry lettered two years for coach Byron Weaver and won two letters in baseball. He played on the Frosh football team and varsity baseball team last year at DePauw. Fritsch is 19 years old and wears No. 62.

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Wool Baseball

TOKYO (UPI)—Wool is the main ingredient of a new baseball being developed for use in Japan’s major baseball leagues.

GREENCASTLE CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Date School SEPT. 10 BRAZIL 12 DANVILLE 13 at LINTON 17 at CASCADE 19 EDGEWOOD 24 CRAWFORDSVILLE 26 MOORESVILLE OCT. 1 at PLA'FIELD 3 ROCKVILLE 8 W.I.C. MEET (TERRE HAUTE) 18 SECTIONAL

SALE OF REAL ESTATE The WILBUR O. CLODFELTER home at Clinton Falls, Indiana, will be sold by Russellville Bank as Administrator of the Estate of Violet L. Bennett, deceased,

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, TS68, at 10 o'clock am (and from day to day thereafter until sold) at RUSSELLVILLE BANK, Russellville, Indiana, for not less than the appraised value, for cash, subject to taxes payable in 1969 and to approval of the Putnam Circuit Court. An abstract of title will be furnished. This is a 4-room LOG HOUSE with basement, enclosed porch OVERLOOKING THE FALLS, situated on approximately 13 acres of rolling land. Oil heat, STONE FIREPLACE, small fishpond, stone spring house, CABLE BRIDGE over the creek, 2 bedrms, bath and panelled living-room with BEAMED CEILING. An ideal small home in exceptional surroundings, J. Frank Durham George M. Spencer, Cashier Attorney for Estate Russellville Bank, Admr,