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THERE IT GOES—Bill Nieder, KU's Big Seven and NCAA shot put champion, set a world indoor dirt track record of 58 feet 5/34 inches against Oklahoma last Saturday. This Saturday at the Michigan State Relays he will try for the world indoor record of 59 feet 4 inches set by Perry O'Brien.
4 inches set by Parry O'Brien.
Connie Mack's Death Mourned
Thursday, Feb. 9, 1956. University Daily Kansan Pa
PHILADELPHIA—(U.P.)—A nation of baseball fans, from President Eisenhower to the spectators who once cheered the world champion Philadelphia Athletics, today mourned the passing of Connie Mack.
Mr. Mack, 93, whose baseball fortunes plummeted from the dizzy heights of World Series victory 25 years ago to the depths of despair when his beloved club was sold 15 months ago, died quietly at the home of a daughter in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia yesterday.
The tall, white-haired "grand Old Man of Baseball" passed away about 3:30 p.m. a time of day when things were brightest for him in summers long past. Connie, a prime developer of the American League, was a picture of managerial efficiency in those days as he sat ramored straight waving his scorecard from the dugout. Veteran and rookie players alike hastened to change their positions in accordance with Connie's scorecard signals.
At his bedside in his last hours were his four daughters and a grandson. His son, Roy, had left for home 30 minutes earlier after spending most of the day with his father. Another son, Earle, was confined to his home by illness and his youngest son, Connie, Jr., was working at his shrimp business in Fort Myer. Fla.
One of the first to express his sorrow at Mr. Mack's passing was President Eisenhower, who said in Washington: "For decades Connie Mack has typified to the American people sportsmanship of the highest order. He will long be remembered by us for all the inspiration he gave American youth as a leader in the most American of sports."
Blair, Rupp To Run Saturday
Two important trackmen who missed the Oklahoma dual, Captain Dick' Blair and two-mile veteran Tommy Rupp, will be ready to compete in the Michigan State Relays at East Lansing Saturday. Blair, who has been nursing a lame leg, is scheduled for the 75 and 300-yard deshes and Rupp the open two-mile. Rupp was sidelined last Saturday by a wisdom-tooth extraction.
The KU swimming team is having a better season than last year, but for the Jayhawkers to reach the success heights of Big Seven powers Iowa State and Oklahoma, there will have to be a definite increase in interest in the swimming sport on the campus.
By KENT THOMAS (Daily Kansan Sports Editor)
A total of 17 men tried out for the team this year and 14 remain on the squad. Three persons quit shortly after they tried out.
"There are plenty of good swimmers on the campus, but they just lack the interest to come out," Coach Chuck Edwards said.
It's obvious that with only 14 squad members there is little or no competition among KU swimmers. This is detrimental since they need competition to keep them sharp and putting out their best efforts at all times.
No doubt about it, swimming is the most neglected varsity sport on the Hill. No scholarships are given and believe it or not, the University just provided them with warmup sweaters Wednesday. Swimmers used their own or went without until then.
Edwards was pleased that a crowd of about 125 watched KU beat Nebraska in the only home meet to date. However, don't feel that you won't get a seat if you want to watch the Jayhawkers swim against K-State Saturday. There is a seating capacity of about 200 at Robinson Pool.
The swimmers will appreciate your attendance and certainly deserve it. After all, in how many other campus sports do the participants start practicing regularly three months before their first match?
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