Tuesday, April 12, 1955. University Daily Kansas
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Nieder and Bitner Set Shot, Javelin Records
Two Kansas collegiate records were broken last weekend in the Arkansas relays at Fayetteville when Les Bitner threw the javelin 236 feet, three-quarters of an inch, and Bill Nieder tossed the shot put 56 feet and three-quarters of an inch.
Bittner's toss was less than two feet off the national collegiate record of 237 feet 10 inches, held by Arizona's William Miller. Bittner's throw wiped out the old Kansas record of 214 feet, $7\frac{3}{4}$ inches held by Emporia State's John Kuck. KU also took second in the javelin as John Parker hurled the spear 209 feet 64 inches, the third best toss in the history of the state.
Nieder's toss in the shot beat the old record of 55 feet 11 inches, set in 1939 by Elmer Hackney of Kansas State.
Kansas completely dominated the relays, amassing a total of 110 points. Second place among the six-team field went to Pittsburgh State with 30 points. Emporia State was third with 27 followed by Arkansas with 17. Tulsa university with 8, Oklahoma Baptist with 5.
Kansas took 12 first places out of 14 events. Captain Bob Smith was the only double winner, taking the broad jump with a leap of 22 feet $ \frac{8}{3} $ inches and tying Counter of Tulsa in the high jump at 6 feet 1 inch.
1 inch.
Other first place winners for Kansas were Ralph Moody in the 100-yard dash with a time of: 09.8;
two-mile relay, (G a y, Frame,
Swanson, Janzen), 7:48.7; 120-yard
high hurdles, Biberstein, 15.2; 440-
yard relay (Mastin, Hollinger,
Moody, Blair), :42.4; 880-yard re-
lay (Stroup, Hollinger, Franklin,
Moody), 1:28.1; two-mile run,
Frame, 9:31.4; mile relay (Franklin,
Frisbee, Strup, Blair), 3:24.0;
disc, Knowles, 149 feet $\frac{1}{8}$ inch.
29 Entries in For KU Relays
A total of 29 entries for the Kansas relays has been received to date with five new entries coming in over the week end. The latest entries, all in the college class, were McPherson, Hardin-Simmons, Loyola of Chicago, Kearney State, and Philander Smith.
Entries to date are, in the University class, Marquette, Notre Dame, Colorado, Houston, and Texas; College class entries in addition to the five listed above include Grinnell, Ft. Hays, Washburn, Bethel, Kansas, Wesleyan, Baker, North Texas State, Drake, Westminster, Drury, Southwestern, Warrenburg, Lincoln, Abilene Christian, and Bethany.
Four entries have been received so far in the junior college class. They are Garden City, El Dorado, Kansas City, and Fairbury.
Rain Is Forecast For A's Opener
Kansas City, Mo. — (U.P.)—Rain was forecast for this, the inauguration day of major league baseball in Kansas City.
in Kansas
The government weather bureau said the would be thundershowers this morning, occasional showers this afternoon. The Kansas City Athletics were to open against the Detroit Tigers at 2 p.m.
Detroit. Worthington were gloomy about the occasional showers outlook. If an hour's letup in the anticipated rain came just before game time, "they may still get the ball game played," they said.
25 Coaches Enrolled In Football Clinic
Twenty-five high school coaches have enrolled in the University of Kansas' second spring football clinic April 15 and 16.
This year's clinic, again conducted by Head Coach Chuck Mather, his staff, will emphasize offensive and defensive team and individual drills with player demonstrations. It will climax with the annual varsity-alumni football game in Memorial stadium at 2 p.m. Saturday. All clinical sessions will be held in Allen fieldhouse.
BILL NIEDER
Ashburn and Ennis May See Action
Del Ennis and Richie Ashburn may be in the Philadelphia Phillies lineup today despite injuries suffered in a collision during an exhibition game last Friday.
The injury to Ennia was described over the week end as a "hairline" fracture of the knee, an injury that would keep him inactive for several weeks. The injury has been rediagnosed now as a "hairline" break that won't prevent him from playing if properly padded.
Ashburn took batting practice during a practice session yesterday evening and jogged around the outfield. Manager Mayo Smith of the Phillies said he would think the matter over before deciding to start the two outfielders in today's opener with the New York Giants.
Baseball Season Opens With A's in Spotlight
Kansas City takes over the center of the baseball stage from President Eisenhower today as the major league pennant races swing into high gear.
Weather permitting, the curtain goes up on the 1955 campaign in eight cities with the New York Giants beginning the defense of their world championship in Philadelphia and the American league champion Cleveland Indians playing host to the Chicago White Sox.
Following Mr. Truman's toss, Manager Lou Boudreau will send lefthander Alex Kellner to the mound against Detroit's Nigar Garver. Kellner has a 6-17 record last season while Garver's mark was 14-11.
There'll be gala festivities all along the line but nowhere will city pride be at a higher peak than in Kansas City. A capacity crowd of 36,000 will jam the new park and Harry Truman, a former President who keeps the photographers guessing because he's ambidextrous, will handle the first pitch.
The Detroit Tigers supply the opposition as Kansas City officially makes its debut as a big league city. Boston is at Baltimore and Washington at New York in other American league openers. In the National league, it's Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at Milwaukee and St. Louis at Chicago.
The Indians, who won an A.L. record of 111 games last season, are sending 23-game winner Bob Lemon against 19-game winner Virgil Trucks of the White Sox; towering Frank Sullivan, a 15-game winner in 1954, pitches for the Red Sox against Joe Coleman (13-17) of the Orioles and Mickey McDermott (7-15) is the Senator's nominee against the Yankee's 16-game winner, whitey Ford.
Southpaw Johnny Antonelli, who won 21 games last year, toes the mound for the Giants against the crippled Phillies, who are countering with 23-game winner Robin Roberts. Max Surkont (9-18) opposes Carl Erskine (18-15) in the Pittsburgh-Brooklyn opener; Gerry Staley (7-13) of the Redlegs faced Milwaukee's 21-game winner Warren Spahn and Brooks Lawrence, 15-game winner of the St.
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Louis Cards, pitches against Paul Minner (11-11) of the Cubs in NL openers.
President Eisenhower, whose ardor for golf has often left baseball men a trifle cold in the past, played his part like an "old pro" yesterday as the Washington Senators scored a 12-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. The victory made it a successful managerial debut for Charley Dressen.
The President' opening pitch made him look like the second best pitcher in the ball park as the Senators peppered a quintet of Baltimore flingers for 10 hits.
7 Players Added To Alum Squad
Seven more players have been added to coach Ray Evans' alumni squad for the annual alumni-varsity football game which will be held Saturday in Memorial stadium.
The new additions include Bud Laughlin, fullback on the '50, '51, and '54 squads, Joe Fink, who started 30 consecutive games at end and guard from '51 to '53. Paul Leoni, end on the 1952 squad, Arch Unruh, quarterback from '40 to '52, Bill Fisher, halfback from '46 to '49, John Idoux, guard during the '40s, and Gene Cox, fullback during the '40s.
This brings the total of alumni who have accepted invitations to 37.
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