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Page 14 THE PHAROS-TRIBUNE PRESS, LOGANSPORT. Sunday, March 8, 1970 HOOSIER AFIELD Springtime: The Annual Phenomenon BY MACK CLADDING Outdoor Writer Milltown, Oakland City Surprise Preliminary Regional Winners INDIANAPOLIS (UPI)Unheralded Milltown and Oakland City turned in jumbo Saturday afternoon upsets to roll into the O.c.g. Roosevelt Yth 1 sprin" fishing is upon us, and non-insiuatea beatens East umcago noubeveu the otter some learned individuals Crawford, and North Harrison, winning its 17th consecutive game, spanked host Huntingburg, 88-73 behind Ron Smith's 27 markers, including 17 free throws. The losing Hunters lost five players on personals, four of them starters. Muncie Whips Richmond Six of seven UPI "Big 10" around naivmuaii umjr i Hraclir 1 for aU inhabitants of the nation if some drastic stc hre not Sent hater po.lution, we might just as be "snowed in." in neighboring Crawford, with 97 students the smallest school among the 64 sectional winners, put touted though unranked Jeffersonville to shame streams and able" levels.

jeiieibunvmc ponds, lakes Huntin gburg, 72-69, to qualify arl beginning to rise to night alUtle scrap season is the xs -as against once-beaten North Harrison, another "people's choice." Milltown led briefly in the second period and took over for good at 61-59 with four minutes to go. Jerry Conrad led Millers with 27 points. the outclassed 13th-rated host Gary, Indianapolis Attucks. Roosevelt 72-64, after leading toyed with South Newton 93:54 6MO with eight minutes left. Haworth took out Huntington The Riders, trilling 13-15 at the 91-82, and Attucks overpowered first stop, held Gary to a single Southport, field goal in the-second stanza Valparaiso won from and once they led 34-20 at the 1 tho half they piled up such a huge margin that reserve players OlX ui ocvcii i members in the second round finished the game.

of the month-long grind survived the afternoon shoot, and that was the maximum. One had to go since Muncie Central and Richmond collided in the feature at New Castle, Muncie's five-time state champs winning with surprising ease, 69-56. The Bearcats- led at every stop, but only 31-29 at the half. Gary Cox with 23 points and Kim Kaufman with 20 topped the winners. Top-ranked East Chicago Roosevelt took a mighty hurdle and Jack Brabham Wins rand Prix Victory be lighting more We zipped out water than tha packing of the are still a few days JOHANNESBURG (UPI) Three-time world champion driver Jack Brabham France, in the all-French mac, 95-68, in the Bend game, Wina South LONG By DAVE LONG SHOTS NEW LIFE FOR SOFTBALL.

The Logansport city administration is going all out revitalize softball this summer, and under the direc- of Commissioner Lawrence Jones, is planning at three leagues including one for girls and two for Mitchell, 62-55, to qualify against Bloornfield. Seymour also made it 23-0, decking Brazil at Bloomington, 74-51, but South Ripley, the only other unbeaten and leading South i 82 North Decatur "people's choice" left, hung up At Connersville its 24th victory at the expense of North Decatur at Connersville in overtime, 82-78. A fielder and free throw by Paul Boss gave the Ripley County quintet its final lead. How Others Fared Here's how the other ranking outfits fared: Michigan City topped host South Bend LaSalle, 78-72, taking the lead late 'in the second period. Host Elkhart romped over Northfield, a loser but once during the season, 87-76, Bob Herrick pumping home 28 points and Garvin Roberson 23.

Dt At Huntingburg North Harrison 88 Huntingburg At Greencastle Lebanon 91 North Putnam 83 AtBLOOMINGTON Bloomington 75 Terre Haute Wiley 73 ot At South Bend Michigan City 78 South Bend LaSaile At Columbus Shelbyville 84 Silver Creek 70 At New Castle Shenandoah 76 Union 69 At Lafayette Lafayette 93 South Newton 54 Anderson Softball will take over Riverside Park with the revamping of the old Fairview diamond for baseball, and present plans call for a girl's league, and fast and slow pitch men's leagues. The city already has tentative plans to host the women's Indiana state tournament again this year, and is working on plans for some type of men's tournament Jones, who has been in softball in the city since it and he were in their primes is looking for sponsors for the leagues and teams. Any organizations or businesses interested may contact him at St. The city hosted the women's state tourney last year at Riverside and drew quite a crowd for the finals. Softball has been in the background in summer activity for a number of years although league have been active at the old Fail-view park and the Logansport State Hospital.

The administration, with the move to Riverside, hopes to "boost it back to where it was 20 years ago," according to Mavor Eugene Monahan. "That park used to be filled for softball games," the Mayor said, "and it seems to be coming back all over the nation ac- finished fourth in the city way through the third period! for a 73-68 victory in the Pocket Fort Wayne Fort Wayne North 54 DeKalb 52 Washington his first Grand powered by car among the top six not) Australia won Prix since 1967 with a resounding victory in day's South African Prix, the first of this championship series. The 43-year-old from Satur- Grand years Hur stville, Australia, first man to win a world title in a car of his make when successful in 66, registered his last Formu- One successes in 1967 when Ch lfwould be gratefully welcomed, but we have had 6 MSa? City Area headed by Jerry Logansport, that co number to call is 872-7311, with "Hotline" is man ed no open. The The department th city Elre me Ah! springtime reports on lake what lures, time of day for success. WELCO ME engine Graham Hill of competing although not fully recovered from the crash in last October's U.S.

Grand Prix which broke both his legs, finished an astonishing sixth in the Robb Walker-entered Lotus. A field of 23 started but only the top four completed the 80- lap distance and 12 failed to finish, Austrian Jochen Rindt, who took over as Lotus No. 1 this season, was the last to drop out four laps from the end 'AI'SO at Evansville, Oakland Loogbotee 62 Mitchell 55 turned tables on talented At Indianapolis most Indianapc lis North' way. Grant LaMar hit 29j wes 59 he won the Canadian and French Grand Prix. Brabham, also world champion in 1959 and 1960 when uiv driving for Cooper, flashed ith engine trouble liund the 2.5 mile Kyalami in a record time of one hour 49 minutes 34.6 seconds for the 80 lap 204 mile event, He averaged 111.70 miles per Ford-powered to be an auttontj 1 on rs hour.

Driving Brabham, his he finished 15 ofters and nope that When it comes to made to secure a satisfactoy answer of the nature regu made to secure a sa of the inquiry, whether A be sm "e' outo fdoors lations or places to or the vacationer, we that Indiana now offers more seconds ahead of 1967 world champ Denny Hulme of New land who was in a McLaren, rrent world title holder Jackie Stewart of Scotland was third in the new March 701. The Aussie's time was one minute faster, than Stewart's for the winners. Marion, the last member of the 1969 "Fieldhouse Four" still in action, was ousted by Blackford County at Anderson, 80-70 in overtime. The Giants were outscored 12 2 In the extra period. Carmel, the other winner at Anderson, needed virtually all of Dave Shepherd's record 41 points in an 80-76 win over Madison Heights.

Shepherd canned 21 of 23 from the foul stripe. Shenandoah was the only other At Elkhart Elkhart 87 Northfield 76 At Kokomo Kokomo Haworth 91 Huntington 82 At Evansville Oakland City 57 Tell City 48 AT Gary Hammond Clark 61 Lake Central 52 At Huntingburg American Mario Andretti "people's choice" still Nazareth, in his March- inging stopping Union in the Ford and New Zealander Chris he Castle matcn? 7 6-69, Amon were among the early dropouts. Andretti was forced into the pits after the radiator cap on his racer blew off and Amon, who shared the front row on the starting grid with Brabham and Stewart, sustained a damaged front wing on his March. German Rolf Stommelen was forced out with a broken trans- on his white and blue after piling up a 72-52 fourth- period lead. Lebanon had the balance to counter 7-foot Fred Cox's 33 points in a 91-83 win over North Putnam at Greencastle, where Rossville spanked Waynetown in the second game, 93-55.

There were a number of cliffhangers. Fort Wayne North edged IJe- Kalb at Fort Wayne, 54-52, on jne i mission on ms wmie aim uiue RalD at wayne, -H-M, minute faster, than Stewart Brabham and the new red Dii Doug Brown's layup with one winning mark in last years Tomaso of Briton piers Cou-j second ft after the losers led race with an average speed 01 tired with a broken ft 111.700 mph. Jean Pierre Beltoise of devoted to men J-. HawkeyesEnd With Perfect Big 10 Slate rage was retired with a broken suspension. Stewart set the early pace from Brabham and Amon who early by Ixkx and BeitoTse.

After six laps, Brabham regained second place and were overtaken Belgian Jackie Wisconsin Sweeps 60th Big 10 Track Tourney EVANSTON, HI. lowa's Big Ten basketball team (UPI)champion outscored EAST -LANSING, 'Mich. Greg Johnson and Mark Winzenried won two events each Saturday and the Badgers, as expected, swept the 60th annual Big Ten indoor track championships for the fourth year in a row with 63 edged Michigan State 48-43, for second place, and Ohio State placed fourth at 41 1-2. Other finishers were Michigan 21, Minnesota, 17, Illinois Northwestern 7, Iowa 2 1-2, and Purdue 2. Johnson, a sophomore nick- Indiana and Jim Harris of Ohio State.

Both Eric Allen of Michigan State and Mike Bond of Wisconsin broke the Big Ten with leaps of most of the way. Host Bloomington eked out a 75-73 overtime win over Terre. Haute Wiley on Brian Corbin's pair of free throws with two seconds left. Rick Long's free throws with Milltown 72 Jeffersonville 69 At Greencastle 13 Waynetown 55 Connersville Lawrenceburg 81 Connersville 66 At Columbus Columbus 72 Greenwood 71 At New Castle Muncie Central 69 Richmond 56 At South Bend Valparaiso 95 Winamac 68 At BLOOMINGTON Seymour 74 Brazil 51 At Lafayette DeMotte 71 Covington 50 At Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Central 55 Lakeland 47" At Washington Bloomfield 64 Spencer 63 At Indianapolis Indianapolis Attucks 87 Southpor 76 At Elkhart Plymouth 71 Warsaw 51 At Kokomo Bluffton 64 Peru 53 At Anderson at the old Fairview diamond this week, and the mayor plans to have the faditoes ready for play by the local Babe Ruth and American Legion teams this summer. If the weather permits and the construction goes as planned the high school team may be able to use it during the latter portion of its season.

"I don't think it will be ready for play until Way, though," the mayor said. Included in plans for the new park is a new lighting system including metal poles and underground wiring, a four- foot high fence 350-feet from home plate around the entire outfield and baselines 55 feet from the side fence "The infield will have to be raised six inches the mayor stated. Also presently right field is two feet too.high andI te two feet too low." The bulldozers this week will begin the task of leveling it off. Grass seed will be planted as soon as possible, and a pitching mound will be formed. All of the work according to the mayor, will be done as long as the money holds out.

"We might it all done the first year," he said. Softball has a glowing tradition in the city dating back feUoff rapidly in the years following, but has had a turn for the better since the "slow pitch" leagues became more popular in the area. The Logansport State Hospital has had the big nice 1 each year which have played to near- capacity crowds at the hospital and at Riverside. "Now we'll have all of the baseball games at Fairview the mayor said. "The parents with a boy in Little a boy in Babe Ruth had to run all over town.Now they 11 all be in the same park," he added.

The 19 coaches in the area are currently voting for the players they feel deserve All-Loganland recognition. The All-Loganland team, comprised of the 12 top players the area, will be announced in a couple of weeks. If the current ballottine is any indication of the final outcome, this could be one of the hottest shooting, best rebounding teams even The coaches are also selecting one among their own ranks as "Coach of the Year" for the area. 0 five seconds showing gave Mord go Mar i on 70 ot a 115-101 victory the third team Northwestern 31-16 in the last irday to earn and become in modern conference history to finish a league season unbeaten. It was the 16th straight win for the Hawkeyes, winding up their regular season with a 19-4 record and gave them a 14-0 mark in the Big Ten.

Only Ohio State, with 14-0 in 1961 and Illinois with 12-0 in 1943 had vith 20 laps to go was well in he lead and being chased rrongly by Hulme. With 18 laps to go, Canadian Seorge Eaton dropped out with smoke pouring from the exhaust of his BRM and with 14 to go a broken oil pipe put out Ickx's Ferrari. Ten laps from the line, Brabham put his foot down and pushed his blue racer to the maximum to open the gap between himself and Hulme to 15 seconds. Bloomfield a 64-63 win over Spencer at Washington, and host Columbus shaded Greenwood, 72-71, on Terry Schmidt's two free throws with 10 seconds to zo. Fort Wayne Central, as expected, won the other game in the Summit City, 55-47 over Lakeland; Harry Larrabee's 38 markers paced Shelbyville to an 84-70 win over Silver Creek, also at Columbus.

Other major winners included Lafayette, Kokomo Haworth and At Gary East Chicago Roosevelt 72 Gary Roosevelt 64 At Evansville Evansville Memorial 73 on Knox 68 PLEASE BUY YOUR FUEL OIL FROM US TV on Cath WOLF PHONE 753-4194 points. Indiana was awarded first place on the basis of a longer second effort. The old record, 48 feet, was set by Michigan's Bob Wedge last year. Other Big Ten standards to fall included the 600-yard dash, where Bill Wehrwein of Michigan State turned 1:09.3 to beat his own record and the high jump, where Pat Matzdorf of but Allen been unbeaten in BigTen play lump wneic rai named "Grape Juice" who also i Wisconsin leap ed seven feet to plays football, defeated defend-1 bregk a 10 record set Bill Tnn Rich of Wisconsin in 1963 and tied last year by Gary Haupert of Indiana. Haupert equalled last year's leap Saturday and earned third place, behind ing Big Ten Feezel of Northwestern in the long jump Friday night.

Saturday, Johnson won the 70-yard low hurdles and placed second in the 70-yard high hurdles. Winzenreid, taking the place of Ray Arrington on Wisconsin's track juggernaut, broke Arrington's Big Ten record in the 880-yard run with a 1:49.8, clipping off a tenth of a second. Winzenried also won the mile in 4:05.9. Wisconsin's fifth' individual victory was rolled up by John Cordes, who won the run in 2:12.7. Michigan State sophomore Herb Washington twice smashed a Big Ten record set by Jesse Owens in 193a Saturday by flashing over the 60-yard dash in six seconds flat.

Owens' 6.1, tied five times, was broken by Washington both in preliminaries and in the final heat, where Owens' record was tied by both Mike Goodrich of Michigan's John Mann at 6-11. previously in the modern era The Hawkeyes ran up more than 100 points for the 12th time this season. John Johnson dropped 32 points to lead the Hawkeyes scorers. Three other starters had 20 or more points, Glenn Vidnovic had 25, Chad Calabria and Fred Brown had 20 apiece. Iowa set Big Ten season records for team scoring and team field goals while Johnson set a new Hawkeye season scoring mark with 649.

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