FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1940

 

SPORTS
TOPICS

By Bill Koester

The second full week of summer
school has started the sporting blood
in hundreds of students flowing as
freely as the perspiration now that
the full vengeance of old man Sol
has been thrown upon us. Ever-in-
creasing crowds are swarming the
recreation quadrangle, and the de-
mand for participation has been so
great that many have been forced
to relinquish their roles as com-
petitors to others while they become
spectators.

This week’s street dance was post-
poned, but have no fear. patrons of
The Dance, because another one is

scheduled for next Monday night,

same place, same time, and with
enough warm air stirring to make
bathing probably be desireable, if
not permissible. For the benefit of
those students who do not yet know
where these dances are to be held,
the street is the one between the
recreation quadrangle east of Robin-
son gymnasium and the anatomy
building, and you don’t have to bring
your own floor wax—corn meal will
fix it so you can save your shoes.

Monday night marked the launch-
ing of the Big Six National Softball
League, with games between all
teams. The Tigers defeated the Cy-
clones, 13-8, while the Wildcats were
losing to the Sooners, 8-2, and the
Cornhuskers took the measure of the
Jayhawks, 14-7, with thrills and
clever plays spotlighting every game.
Notes and personality sketches of
the players in the league, many of
whom are great athletes and now
coaches in the state’s. high schools,
will appear in this column in subse-
quent issues. As yet no one has
starred miraculously enough to have
been signed for big league competi-
tion, but the summer is not over yet.

 

 

RENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1940

 

By Don Powell

The old familiar cry of “play ball”
rang out as the six teams of the league
opened up heavy barrages against
their opponents Monday afternoon.
Many a terrific hit was made to the
pitchers’ mound and numerous dis-
gruntled groans were heard as de-
cisions were called off by umpires
Allen, Elbel and Twente.

In diamond one, Wildcats very
ably lived up to their name by de-
feating the Sooners by a score of 8 to
2. Both teams played exceptionally
fine ball for the season opener, but
the Wildcats showed their superiority
in the hitting department.

_ The Cornhusker team, under the

 

 

Big Six National League
Under Way This Week

name of the outstanding team lo-
cated in the state just north of us, as
usual defeated the Jayhawkers. In
the seven inning contest, they man-
aged to double their tallies in com-
ing out on top by a 14 to 7 score. Nu-
merous errors were checked up
against both sides but the Corn-
huskers had little trouble in coast-
ing to victory after the second in-
ning.

The third game of the season open-
ers was between the Cyclones and
the Tigers. The Tigers managed to
gain victory (13 to 8) only in the
latter part of the game, after the Cy-
clones had led in the previous in-

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