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Wednesday, April 18, 1973
University Daily Kansan
Kansas Staff Photo by CHRIS CANNELLA
KU's Dick Bradley Directs the Defense.
... Oklahoma senior blazers weather for slow start.
the decathlon, perhaps the most demanding of all track and field events, began at 9 today in Memorial Stadium, opening the 48th annual Kansas Relays.
Bill Hancock, University of Southern Illinois sophomore, goes into the relays decathlon as the favorite. Dave Bahr of Graceland College and Harry Smith of the University of Oklahoma are supposed to give Hancock the best competition.
The opening competition was the 100 meter race, followed by the long jump, the shot put, the high jump and the 400-meters. The decathlon competition will end at 1:30 today and will begin again at 8 a.m. Thursday with the 110-meter hurdles.
Relays Start Today
In this year's Florida Relays, Hancock completed 2,330 spots in the decathlon which saw him win twice.
scored this year. And this was the first time Hancock had ever competed in the decathlon.
One of the surprising things about the Florida Relay performance for Hancock is that he had not even competed in several of the events like the shot put. And most surprising was a 14-foot pole vault, the first time down the runway.
Hancock is also strong in the hurdles and the long jump. And be has a 7-foot high jump.
However, another reason that Hancock is favored in the competition is that KU Coach and Relay coordinator Bob Timmons restricted the competition to the university's varsity team. The university eliminated defending champion Hill and USTFP champion Jeff Bennett.
Timmons said that he thought the move would stimulate more competition.
... Oklahoma senior blames weather for slow start ...
Timmons also said that he had planned to enter Marc Harris in the competition, but he said Harris had suffered a twisted ankle while competing in last week's Texas Relays. Timmons doubted whether Harris would be competing.
However, he said he is having second doubts.
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Pros KU Catcher's Goal
By BOB KISSEL
Kansas Sports Writer
Kansan Sports Writer
Hitting 300 for a season would be considered a good year for most college baseball players. For many maybe, but Dick Bradley, KU's hard-hitting catcher
Bradley's current 300 average is only a starring point for what he hopes is a better future.
Bradley, Oklahoma City senior, is now in his second year as starting catcher for the Jayhawks. He attended l'ishop McGinnis High School and went to Cochise County high school in Arizona. He came to KU in 1971 and has been a consistent plus80 hitter for the Jayhawks.
The constant rains in Lawrence the past few weeks have plagued the Jayhawk baseball team, and Bradley blames the weather for his slow start this season.
Bradley also attributed the slow start by Bradley of the Jayhawks to the mispleasant weather.
"I consider myself to be a relatively fast starter most years," he said. "Due to the rain, however, may arm isn't in as good a shape as last year. I'm not also hitting like I want to yet but it will come along as we play more games."
"We scheduled a lot of teams around here early and most of them wererained out," he said. "We made a practice outside until this last week and we already gone through half our training."
Bradley said he hoped to improve some aspects of his catching this season.
"Behind the plate, I have a tendency to
sit just and catch the ball instead of extending my body in front of the pitch," he said. "I also need to improve my overall quickness behind the plate."
As catcher, Bradley has many varied responsibilities during the game. He helps position fielders where to play for a certain team and when it all certain plays the team runs on defense.
"We work cutoff plays with the shortstop on double steal attempts," he said. "We might also try a pickoff play with runners on first or second in close games to try and kill a threat. But many of the plays are made solely on the instinct of the players."
Handling the individual pitcher also poses another duty for Bradley. Each pitcher throws in a different manner and day works personally with each pitcher.
"We have two pitchers who are basically 'junk ball' pitches and that two are fastball pitches," Bradley said. "You have to get the ball and this pitches and this will vary with each pitcher."
After the season Bradley hopes for a chance in professional baseball.
"People tell me that I have as good a chance as any to play pro ball," he said. "We've always wanted to play pro ball and I have that skill." He continued, in catching, I think I have a good chance.
Bradley said Oklahoma and Oklahoma State would be the teams to beat this year in the Big Eight. He said that their overall strength and the fact that they have played more games than the rest of the Big Eight teams make them the favorites.
"We've got a real young infield, and our hitting needs to be better for us to be contenders," Bradley said. "Our pitching staff is good and we have many good athletes on the team. We just need experience and a lot of good weather."
"Oklahoma and Oklahoma State played in Arizona, Texas and Louisiana earlier in the year when we stayed in the rain with Bryant." The team was said and the rest of the teams behind them."
Despite KU's present record, Bradley pushes the JAYHawks can still make a run for the MLS.
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