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--won six and lost 16 and tied for last place with Kansas State in the Big Seven. The Jayhawkers managed to defeat two conference opponents, although the team batting average was a flimsy .204.
Sophomores Improve KU Baseball Outlook
"We could conceivably open our first game against Memphis Naval Air Station with seven sophomores in the starting lineup," Baseball Coach Floyd Temple said as his baseballists went into the second week of workouts in Allen Field House.
Coach Temple is very high on his current crop of sophomores, who defeated the varsity two games out of four as freshmen last spring. One of the promising sophomores is pitcher Ron Wiley of Kansas City, Kan.
"I don't think any position is a cinch for anyone although we do have several squad members and sergeant returning. With the fine sophomore crew we have all positions probably will remain open until the opening game," Temple said.
Positions Open
Playing in a semi-pro league in Minnesota last summer, Wiley compiled a 12-3 record and hit .380. When not pitching he played in the outfield.
Exceptions may be last year's captain and leading hitter, Forrest Hoglund, and Bob Conn, this year's team captain.
The pitching staff will be bolstered considerably if senior Bob Shirley can return to his sophomore form. Shirley sat out last season because of an arm injury.
Sees Improvement
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Coach Temple sees a definite improvement over last year's team that
Hawk-Talk
Does that schedule that looked so good during enrollment have you in its clutches? If you can now predict no reading for enjoyment time, plan now to be at every session of the new Book Review Program. This is a new companion for the Poetry Hour, meeting weekly at 4 on Tuesdays in the Union Music Room. Free coffee, of course. The first of these reviews will be this afternoon with Gay Wilson Allen's biography of Walt Whitman, The Solitary Singer, reviewed by Edward Grier of the English department. Each week a book appealing to different interests will be reviewed by faculty members from multi-departments and schools. Everything from religion to science fiction will be reviewed by journalism professors to the business school dean. Turn literary on Tuesday.
It used to be "a chicken in every pot." but now it's "a combo for every dance." This new phrase of better times applies to the weekly Wednesday night Trail Room dances where a real, live combo will play from 8 to 10 each week. (Note on politics of our times: This "combo for every dance" was achieved with a bicameral ASC. What unicameral could promise more?)
The age when knighthood was in flower is long gone, but if you're medieval minded try chess with its knights, rooks, castles, and kings. A feudal clan, the Chess Club is meeting at the Union (sorry no drawbridge) Thursday evenings at 7:30 and Saturday afternoons at 1:30. New players to the Chess Club and chess beginners are invited to joust on the checkerboard.
This week's rhythm and blues (the Poetry Hours) will offer the poetry of Amy Lowell read by Natalie Calderwood. Thaf's at 4. Thursday, in the Music Room.
It probably will be the middle of March before the ground hardens sufficiently to allow the baseball squad to hold outdoor drills.
Coach Temple is beginning his third year as baseball coach. He played third base for the Kansas Big Seven champions of 1949, and in 1950. The 1949 team was the last Kansas nine to win the Big Seven title.
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Golfers To Report Thursday
All men interested in trying out for the golf team should report to 203 Robinson at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Louisville Added To NIT Field
NEW YORK—(U.P.)—Louisville University's Cardinals, who have won more games than any other major college team this season, accepted a bid Monday to the National Invitational Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden, March 17-24.
The Cardinals this season missed an all-victorious record to date only because of an 86-77 defeat by Western Kentucky. They join Duquesne, Seton Hall, Dayton, St. Francis of Brooklyn, Xavier of Ohio, and Marquette as the teams already in the meet. Twelve will be invited.
Louisville, which has a 19-1 record and stands fifth in the United Press national rankings, will be coming to the tournament for the fifth year in a row.
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Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1956
Frisco, Dayton Stay On Top
NEW YORK—(U.P.)—The San Francisco Dons led the United Press basketball ratings today with 30 first place votes and 339 points.
They also are heavy favorites t extend their record major college victory streak to 46 by defeating San Jose State tonight and St. Mary's Friday night.
Southern Methodist (17-2) advanced from ninth to eighth in the ratings with 92 points. Temple (17-1) received 69 and slipped from eighth to ninth.
The 35 leading coaches who make up the rating board based their ballots on games through Feb. 11.
Dayton (18-1) remained second with two first place votes and 283 points. Illinois (14-1) held third place and reduced Dayton's margin to 7 points by drawing two first place votes and 276 points.
Kentucky (15-3) was seventh with 106.
The next four teams also held the same positions. North Carolina State (18-2) was fourth with 199 points. Louisville, which received the other first place vote, was fifth with its 19-1 record and 148 points. Vanderbilt (16-2) was sixth with 133 and
North Carolina (15-3) dropped out of the top 10 last week but popped back into 10th place with 44 points. Duke, 10th last week, dropped to 14th.
Alabama headed the second 10 teams, UCLA, Iowa, Duke, St. Louis, and Holy Cross followed in that order, Utah and Brigham Young tied for 17th. Houston was 19th. Xavier, Iowa State and Cincinnati tied for 20th.
KU basketball teams have reached the NCAA finals three times. They won the championship in 1952 against St. Johns and finished second to Indiana in 1940 and 1953.
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