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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, May 18, 1955
By DICK WALT Kansan Sports Editor
The KU sports fan should certainly get his fill of top-notch entertainment this weekend, with so many top-flight events going on at once that the spectators will be forced to decide which to attend.
The big one, of course, is the Big Seven conference track meet which will be held in Memorial stadium Friday and Saturday. The Jayhawks are slight favorites as they seek their fourth straight conference crown.
Coach Bill Easton's men are expected to be challenged most strongly by Oklahoma, a school which has never won a Big Seven championship, and Missouri. However, last Saturday's convincing dual meet victory over Missouri pretty well established the Jayhawks superiority over the Tigers.
One reason for the choice of KU was its surprise victory in the indoor championships. Although picked by the experts to finish third—behind Missouri and Oklahoma—in this one, the Hawks got maximum performance from all hands, and a surprising one-two finish in the 60-ward dash, scored an upset victory.
The move outdoors should help the Jayhawks a great deal, for their strength lies in some of the events not held indoors. The potent three-man javelin crew of Les Bitner, Don Sneegas, and John Parker will be strengthened by football end Don Bracelin as Coach Easton attempts to pick up even more points from this Jayhawk favorite.
Sprinter Dick Blair will have a chance to score two firsts—the 100 and 220—outdoors, he could win only at 60 yards. Also, Bill Biberstein, with the ankle injury which hobbled him all winter healed, and fresh from a victory over his MU rival Bill Constantine, will bid strongly for the 120-yard high hurdles crown, and the vast crew of KU sophomores will have developed considerably since the indoor season.
In case the sports fan doesn't like track, remember that the Big Seven golf and tennis championships will also be held in Lawrence.
And though a few predictions can be made on the team finishes In golf and tennis, there is an excellent chance that a pair of KU men could cop both individual crowns.
Kansas' top golfer, Bob Richards, is a top threat in the golf crown. Richards has been the Jayhawks only dependable winner in dual meet competition, and will be further aided by the fact that the meet is being held at the Lawrence country club, a course he has been playing all his life. Richards broke the course record at the LCC last week with a five-under-par 67, erasing the oid mark he held jointly with professional Pat Conn.
Frick Shows Concern Over Attendance Drop
And KU's Bob Riley must be made the top choice to annex the tennis singles title. The Jayhawk sophomore is undefeated in dual meet competition this year, and won national recognition in junior tennis play last summer.
By OSCAR FRALEY
United Press Sports Writer
New York—(U.P.)—Major League baseball, in the words of Commissioner Ford Frick, isn't "worried" today over the lack of attendance.
The commissioner is merely "concerned." Considering the annual stipend incurred, this is as it should be.
But the fact remains that the fans are becoming more and more noticeable by their absence.
So the commissioner has hired an "independent survey outfit" to find out the why and wherefore. This is a tipoff that the situation has become critical. The baseball moolls are really worried.
For free, Mr. Commissioner,
here's your tennis with baseball:
for television
2. The games are running too long.
3. No parking facilities when you do, go.
4. Club censorship which has reduced players from free souls chock full of color to virtual automatons in flannel.
Frick mentioned such intriguing items as minor league infringement. Brutal as it may seem, this has nothing to do with the fact that people are staying away from the big league parks in droves.
Orioles Reschedule 2 Games
Baltimore — (U.P.) The Baltimore Orioles have rescheduled two games that were postponed by rain. They will meet the Chicago White Sox in a twi-night doubleheader June 15, which originally was scheduled as a single night game and will play the White Sox in a day game June 16, originally an open date.
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But his survey undoubtedly will reveal that free television is the number one culprit. If you can sit in a relaxed, convivial group in your living room—for free—and watch your favorite big league team go through its paces it is a double dyed cinch that you aren't going to pay hard-earned money to sit on a relatively uncomfortable seat for the same privilege.
Golliday to Run in Coliseum
Los Angeles —(U.P.) Jim Golliday of Northwestern, who tied the world record of 9.3 seconds for the 100-yard dash in the Big Ten Relays at Evanson, Ill., has accepted an invitation to compete in the Coliseum Relays on Friday.
Yesterday's Star—Alex Kellner of the Athletics who drove in the only run in a 1-0 victory over the Senators.
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Rocky to Rest After KO Win
San Francisco —(U.R.)— World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano picked up some of the easiest money he ever made—aproximately $120,000—today for his victorious battle with Don Cockell and decided to take a month's vacation in California.
While the bruised and beaten Cookell prepared to leave tomorrow, apparently glad to shake the dust of California from his shoes, Marciano agrees this is the golden land.
"It was a little red when I looked at it in the mirror," said Rocky with a grin, "but it wasn't sore at all and now I don't have to worry about that item anymore."
"My wife Barbara and I are going to do a little sight-sseeing and just rest for a while before returning east," said Marciano, who looked as clean-cut as a bank clerk, without a single cut or welt to show for his battle with Cockell. Rocky was particularly pleased to find himself nosed over which had to be rebuilt with plastic surgery after his last battle with Ezzard Charles, withstood the test of battle.
The Rock is ready to meet any and all comers—including another shot for Cockell in England, if manager Al Weill so decrees. He agrees that the other top challenges are Archie Moore and Bob Baker—or Carl (Bobo) Olson, the middleweight champion, if Bobo should lick Moore in their June 22 fight in New York City.
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