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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Sept. 27, 1954
Air Horns, Cheerleader Assist Uclans in Game
By LOUIS BUCK
From all appearances during the first quarter Saturday, the streamlined zephyr of the UCLA Bruins wasn't making any stops for Jay-hawks in Memorial stadium as the Uclans ran freely through the Kansas elevator. When the must had climbed after fifteen minutes havoc, the scoreboard lights blazed eighteen points for the visitors while KU had scarcely touched the ball.
The Kansas fans had a forecast of the coming events when a blast from a pair of portable air horns met their ears as the UCLA squad entered the stadium. Two Uclan rooters seated on the bench gave the crowd a dismal greeting each time a Bruin crossed the goal line. One die-hard KU fan tried to silence the Californians after the first UCLA touchdown. Sarge, the brown canine campus mascot, rushed the blaring horn nearly removing the operator's right arm.
The Uclan squad poured on the dress dressed smartly in blue jerseys by nearly the color of those worn by the KU team last week. However, the problem had been foreseen as the Jayhawks displayed fire red jerseys with white pants to form a contrast on the field. It made cheering for the Big Red team a little easier.
As the crowd entered the stadium an array of color and music filled the air as fifty bands stood in formation around the field. All the participants in the University Band
day were conducted in the National Anthem by Professor Russell Wiley who stood at one end of the field in the back of a pick-up truck. All performed in neat perfect formation in the excursion group who jumped a few notes ahead in their apparent haste for the feature event to begin.
The Shawnee-Mission and Atchison High school bands entertained at the half time with varied formations and maneuvers to fit the occasion. All the bands marched in the parade through the Lawrences downtown area earlier in the day.
It seemed the one lonely UCLA cheerleader had more effect on the kU section than the entire fleet of Jayhawk cheerleaders. The crowd was so overcome by his enthusiasm that the second half kick-off was missed by many spectators. His antics of shouting and pleading brought a large Brum cheer and caught the attention of a large section of the crowd.
The UCLA squad exhibited many strange exercises and formations to the midwest spectators who flooded the stands to witness the eighth ranked team in the nation at work. The Bruin warm up session varied from strange antics such as lying on their sides and casually raising ore leg to carrying each other around the field on their shoulders. On the field the Uclans would leave the huddle in a weird snake fashion with the left end leaving first running from the right down the line to his position with the other linesmen following close behind.
Mays Wins Batting Title On Day Williams Retires
By UNITED PRESS
It was the end of a great career for Ted Williams today but only the beginning for Willie Mays—the wondrous new star of major league baseball.
In a script that would make Hollywood blush, the 36-year-old Williams announced his retirement on the day the 23-year-old Mays duplicated one of Ted's most dramatic hours in winning the National league batting title.
It was just 13 years ago that Williams blasted six hits in eight at bats on the final day of the campaign to win his first American league batting crown with a .406 average. Ted went on to win three more titles and compile a lifetime batting mark of .348—a figure exceeded only by Ty Cobb's .367, Rogers Hornsby's .358 and Shoeless Joe Jackson's .356.
In a similar dramatic setting, Mays yesterday hammered out three hits in four tries against 23-game winner Robin Roberts to win his three-way struggle with teammate Don Mueller and Brooklyn's Duke Snider and annex the N.L crown with a .345 mark. In the closest finish since 1931 when Chick Hafey won the N.L. title, Mueller finished at .342 and Snider at .341.
Mays thus climaxed one of the most amazing second-years in baseball history and became virtually a cinch to be named the youngest "most valuable player" in the history of the award. He proved his extravagant buildup last spring was no hoax by compiling an average exceeded in their second years by only three of the 40 players who have been elected to the Hall of Fame.
Mays, who started the game with 3422 compared to Snider's 3425 and Mueller's 3426, cracked a single, double and triple off Roberts as the New York Giants squeezed out an 11-inning 3-2 triumph. Mueller made a gallant bid with two hits in six trips while Snider went 0-9 in 3 of the Brooklyn Dodgers' 1-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Rookie Southpaw Karl Spooner set a National League record and equalled a major league standard when he struck cut 12 Pirates and hurled his second straight shutout. Spooner's two-game total of 27 strikeouts topped the league mark held by Dazzy Vance and his feat of pitching shutouts in his
first two big league starts tied a mark shared by five other pitchers
Williams had one hit—a homer—in four trips as the Red Sox swamped the Washington Senators, 11-2, completing the campaign with a .345 average and 29 homers. Williams fell 14 at-bats short of the necessary 400 to be recognized as the official American league batting champion, that honor going to Cleveland's Bobby Avila, who wound up with a fine .341 mark. Avila went 1-for-2 yesterday in the Indians' 13-inning, 8-7 loss to the Detroit Tigers.
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Braves, 2-0, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Redlegs, 5-2, in the other National league games, while the Philadelphia Athletics downed the New York Yankees, 8-6, in the other American league game. Chicago and Baltimore were idle.
Harvey Haddix and Brooks Lawrence collaborated in an 11-inning, nine-hitter which the Cardinals won when Wally Moon hit a two-run homer off Ernie Johnson. Despite the victory, the Cardinals finished in sixth place—their lowest windup since 1928.
Bob Rush tossed a six-hitter to gain his 13th win of the campaign for the Cubs, who banged out 10 hits including a homer, double and single by Steve Bilko. The loss, charged to Joe Nuxhall, cost the Redings a chance to share fourth place with the Phillies.
Manager Casey Stengel fielded what he called the "harcest-hitting-team in the majors," but the Athletics collected 16 hits to the Yankees' II. Manager Feldie Joost sparked the A's attack with three hits.
Furgol Wins $7.500
Washington (U.P.)—Marty Furgol today owns a $7,500 check as the one-stroke winner of the National Celebrities Golf tournament with his 72-hole total of 273 strokes. 1 under par, and won over Francis "Bo" Winger, who took a bogey five on the last hole.
Kansas made 34 first downs against Washington in 1923 as they defeated the Huskies 83-0.
The Kansas team of 1923 yielded only six points all season, and its goal line was uncrossed; two field goals were scored against them.
Kansan photo by Larry Tretbar
KANSAS SUNSHINE—One of the brightest aspects of the 32-7 loss Kansas absorbed Saturday at the hands of UCLA was the running of Ralph Moody. Moody carried the ball 11 times from scrimmage, and scored the Kansas touchdown on a 82-yard punt return. Excellent team blocking assisted Moody, as pictured through most of the game
IM Football
Today's fraternity "B" schedule
Field 5, Phi Gams vs. Phi Deltas.
Field 6, Kappa Sigs vs. Betas.
Field 7, Sigma Chi vs. ATO.
Tomorrow's "B" schedule:
Field 5, Betas vs. Delta Chi
Field 6, Pi KA vs. Delts
Big 7 Standings
(All Games)
W L PF PA
Oklahoma 2 0 49 29
Colorado 2 0 107 0
K. State 2 0 50 13
Iowa State 1 1 48 33
Nebraska 0 1 7 19
Missouri 0 1 0 31
Kansas 0 2 13 59
Managers Undecided In Pitching Choice
New York — (U.P.)— Al Lopez of the Cleveland Indians and Leo Durocher of the New York Giants refused today to name their starting pitchers for the World Series opener Wednesday, but the rules will force Durocher to name his hurler first.
Regardless of whether the Giants' manager names right-hander Sal Maglie or southpaw Johnny Antonelli to pitch the Series opener at the Polo Grounds, the Indians, victorious in every fall classic they ever played in, will rank 17 to 10 favorites. Lopez said that either Bob Lemon or Early Wynn will pitch for the Indians but he hasn't specified which one.
Patty Bera Wins at Ardmore
Fatty Berg Wins At Ardmore
Ardmore, edible (U.P.) Patty Bogg,
Bagg, ill. campaign
St. Andrews, hit the jackpot
by winning $1,846 in what turned
cut to be the richest event in women's golf--the Ardmore Open.
New York Giant centerfielder Willie Mays won the National league batting championship in the last game of the season. His average for the year was 3451.
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