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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, April 12. 1955
Dalton Hurls Two Hitter on Road
Bv JOHN McMILLION
Kansan Sports Writer
The Kansas baseball team bounced back with two wins over Memphis Naval Air station Saturday after losing four straight to Arkansas and Arkansas State on its first road trip of tb
The Jayhawks beat the Navy team 7 to 1 and 9 to 1 in two seven inning games behind the excellent pitching of Ben Dalton and lefty Wayne Tiemeier. Dalton allowed only two infiel hits while Tiemeier gave the swabbies only five hits, all singles.
Gary Padgett provided the big blow of the first game with a two run first inning homer. Padgett rob had for two in four in the second game.
Prior to the Memphis doubleheader, the KU nine had lost games to the University of Arkansas April 4-5 by the scores of 9 to 3 and 1 to 0. On April 7 they lost a double-header to Arkansas State 6 to 5 and 10 to 4. Ragged fielding and inadequate hitting in the clutch cost the Jayhawks these games.
The KU pitching, even with the loss of ace Bob Shirley for the season, showed promise of being more than adequate on the southern trip. Biggest surprise was the fine work of Dalton. Tiemeier pitched two five-hitters and lasted for eight and seven innings stints in two games. Gary Fenity lost a game at Arkansas but showed promise of developing into a good hurler. The Razorbacks got six unearned runs in beating Fenity.
Some changes were made in the Kansas lineup on the trip with Don Steinmeyer replacing Benny Croyle at second base and Gary Padgett and Forrest Hoglund swapping positions in the infield. Padgett moved to short and Hoglund returned to his position of last year, third base. Dick Blowey took over as regular right fielder.
The KU hitting looked as good as could be expected on the trip with Bill Heitholt, Padgett, and Bobby Conn hitting well. The fielding in general was sloppy with eight errors being made in the first game against Arkansas. Both fielding and hitting showed a great deal of improvement in the two games with Memphis, however.
The team's next game is Friday afternoon when they play host to the University of Arkansas on the Kansas diamond. The game will start at 3 p.m. A second game will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday.
6 Rookies to Start On Opening Day
New York—(U.P.) This is the day on which six young men in brand new flannels realize their brightest dreams.
They are baseball players who finally fought their way up to the major leagues. As rookies, they may have a lump in the throat and butterflies under their belts.
But this will be the one they'll always remember—opening day and themselves in a big league lineup
It must be very strange to Ramon Meijas, a 23-year-old Cuban who will go into right field for the Pirates. He doesn't speak English and when he went to spring training he was a complete unknown. But Ramon hit just the way he did for Waco in the class B Big State League, where he batted 354 and hit safely in 55 straight games.
The pressure rides even harder on two freshmen with the Cardinals. Third baseman Ken Boyer and center fielder Bill Virdon must conquer the dread of an extravagant build-up.
Boyer, a 24-year-old out of Liberty, Mo., has been tagged a "second Fie Traynor." Virdon, 23, from West Plains, Mo., is rated an even better rookie prospect than Wally Moon, who was Rookie of the Year last season. Virdon, a 175-pound six-footer, was the International League batting champion with .333 at Rochester. Boyer, six-two and 190 pounds, hit .319 at Houston.
Big things have been predicted, too, for J. W. Porter, a 22-year-old outfielder who goes into left field for Detroit. A raw-boned six foot,
Ends Praised As Football Drills Resume
After a 10-day spring vacation lay-off, Kansas football coach Chuck Mather will attempt to smooth out the rough edges of his spring football squad as the Jayhawks embark on their final week of spring drills which will be climaxed by the fifth annual varsity-alumni game in Memorial stadium Saturday.
Before spring vacation, Mather nominated the end position for more mass improvement than any other on the club.
The exodus of advancement in individual play was ignited chiefly by three coming sophomores, Lynn McCarthy, 6-1, 200-pounder from St. Peter, Minn.; Tom Rosowicz, 6-1, 190-pound Hammond, Ind., product, and Jim Levetsin, 6-1, 180-pounder from Massillon, Ohio. This trio has showed damaging recklessness in every scrimgime.
Faced with this challenge, the veterans, Bill Bell, Don Martin, and LaVern Fiss, all of whom enjoyed starting status last season as sophomores, have also improved rapidly. Paul Smith, Paola junior, who lettered last season after being converted from quarterback, has joined this tempo since coming off the injury roles last week. Jim Miller, 6-foot, 175-pound Wichitan, who didn't even play freshman football last year, and John Calia, 6-3, 210-pound Kansas Cityan also are crowding for attention.
And Mike Rogers, who lettered at tackle as a junior in 54, has improved enough to leap all the way to No.2 on the left side behind McCarthy. Rogers was returned to his original slot late last season after failing to come along as experted at tackle.
All this means that end has taken shape down the spring stretch as the strongest and deepest position the Jayhawkers will mount next autumn.
Mather emphasizes that the bulk of this overall improvement has been along defensive lines. There still is a need for cutting, caring and running progress necessary.
But the defensive jolting is encouraging, especially in a camp caught in the vice of a 16-game two-year losing streak. For defense was the Jayawkers' basic grief the last autumn as they yielded a submerge harvest of 4.005 yards, 3.228 of which was overland.
McCarthy and Lectavis have the poll for starting assignments against the Alumni April 16 when the Kansans close out their second spring under Mather Rosowicz won't be available because of a knee injury that has shelved him for the remainder of practice time. Martin, a nine-game starter last year, fell back in the ranks when he missed two intra-squad games because of a lame ankle. Smith drew a tardy start because of a similar wound. He has been in harness only one week.
Zachain, a 25-year-old first baseman, moves well around the bag despite his six feet, four inches and 220 pounds. A Detroiter, he hit .289 at Louisville last season and led the Association in runs batted in.
Porter is home from Army service. There's less pressure, but no less desire, with Boston's Norbert Zauchin and Kansas City's Jack Littrell.
two inch Oklahoma, the freaked Porter is home from Army service
Littrell, a 26-year-old shortstop out of Louisville is a stringy 179 pounds on a six-foot frame. His forte is defense, for he hit but 233 at Ottawa last season.
WES SANTEE
Santee Runs 4:00.5 Mile For U.S.Mark
Wes Santee, Kansas' magnificent miler, ran the fastest mile ever ran in the United States April 2 when he won the Jerry Thompson feature mile at the Texas Relays in 4:00.5.
Santee was only half-a-second off the magic four minute mile as he eclipsed his own American record of 4:00.6, set last year at Compton, Calif. Santee was paced by former teammate Art Dalzell, who has established himself as the outstanding pacer in the nation. Wes will next set his sights on the four minute mark April 23 at the Kansas relavals.
Bill Nieder captured the only first place that the Kansas team could win, as Santee was running unattached. Nieder took the shot put with a toss of 53 feet 10 inches.
Oklahoma A&M dominated the meet, taking four relay events. The Cowpokes won the sprint and distance medley relays on Friday, April 1 and then took the four-mile and 880 relay titles on Saturday.
Lopez Sets Sights After Pay Increase
Cleveland. Ohio — (U.P.)—A "very happy" Alopez confidently set the 1955 baseball world championship as his target today as he began work on a new two-year contract that caught him by surprise.
The Cleveland Indians' popular little skipper was conferring with team general manager Hank Greenberg yesterday morning when Greenberg suddenly offered Al a new contract. It is believed to call for $45,000 a year, instead of the present $40,000.
"I'm very satisfied,very happy," beamed Lopez. The manager of the American league champions still had one year to go under his existing two-year pact.
The K-club, varsity letterman's organization, will meet at 7:30 p.m. today in the Pine room of the Student Union.
Letterman's Club To Meet Tonight
Golfers Lose To Wichita
For Appointment
Kansas lost its first golf match of the season April 8 to Wichita university by a score of 14 to 4, but KU golfer Bob Richards took medalist honors with a four-over-par 75.
The Wichita golfers, who had won three straight matches before their date with Kansas, took every match from the Jayhawk linksmen with the exception of Richard's victory.
Playing for Kansas, in addition to Richards, were Bill Sayler, Pete Rush, and Jim Schmitendorf. The Jayhawks next match is Friday with Nebraska at the Lawrence Country club.
Trotters Down Collegians
Houston, Tex. — (U.P.)—The Harlem Globetrotters picked the College All-Stars defense to pieces here last night and walloped the All-Stars 92 to 66 before a near capacity crowd of 10,096 at the Houston Coliseum.
Shirley Lost For Season
Bob Shirley, who was expected to be the ace pitcher for the Kansas baseball team this year, is definitely lost for the season, according to baseball coach Floyd Temple.
Shirley pulled a muscle in his arm last spring but had shown signs of being in top-notch condition earlier this year. However, just before the road trip last week he reinforced the arm. Coach Temple took Shirley on the trip in hopes the warm weather would heal his arm, but no improvement was noted on the trip.
Some of the sleak left by Shirley's loss may be taken up by Ben Dalton, who pitched well against Arkansas State and Memphis Naval Air station. Dalton allowed only two infield games against the Middies and one of these had all the appearances of an error.
Charles KO's Escoe In Third Round
Edmonton — (U.P.)— Former world heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles knocked out Vern Escoe in 2:15 of the third round in a scheduled 10-round bout last night.
Escoe, who substituted for South African heavyweight champion Johnny Arthur who was stricken with a virus infection, was flattened with a left hook to the jaw.
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