Pennant Fights Reach Climax, Football Begins
University Dally Kansan Monday, Sept. 20, 1954
New York — (U,P)— With bunts and punts bouncing all over the place, it's time for the Monday wash today and consideration of such diverse subjects as hits, runs, and all-around sporting errors.
This includes the baseball stretch runs of the victorious Cleveland Indians and the near-victorious New York Giants, as well as the plight of the vanquished New York Yankees and near-vanquished Brooklyn Dodgers. Nor can you overlook the gridiron边 of such as Oklahoma, Maryland, Georgia Tech, and Texas.
One item proved conclusively is that the Cleveland Indians no longer can be tabbed an "el folde" ball club. The Yankos did not lose the American league flag. Cleveland won it.
The Yankees went down swinging. They've already won 100 games, the second AL team ever to win that many and finish second. But the cast still stands to be vastly changed. Allie Reynolds and Johnny Sain are through and possibly Phil Rizzuto. The club needs pitching and apparently only the jobs of Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, and Bcb Grim are safe in big trades expected.
The Giants still have a few yards to go for their touchdown, but those with mutuel tickets can get in line at the cashier's window. In Brooklyn, pitching is needed definitely and nobody on the club is certain of wearing the Flatbush blue next season.
In the punt department, Oklahoma proved a real threat for national honors as the razor-sharp Sooners mauled California, 27-13. Cal's Paul Larson wasn't anybody's potential all-American, particularly in the play-calling section.
Texas boosted its stock with an awesome display of sheer power as it manhandled LSU, 20-6. Any team which rolls up 324 yards can move that football and Texas did just that.
The top teams in the south were expected to be Maryland, Georgia Tech and Alabama.
How They Stand
American League
W. L. Pct. G.B.
Cleveland 108 40 730 ...
New York 100 48 676 8
Chicago 92 57 .617 164
Boston 64 83 .435 431
Detroit 64 84 .432 44
Washington 64 84 .429 441
Baltimore 52 97 .349 561
Philadelphia 49 99 .331 59
Yesterday's Results
Yesterday's Results
New York 4 Philadelphia 2
Boston 1 Miami 1
Baltimore 5 Chicago 1
Cleveland 4 Detroit 2
National League
W. L. Pct G.B.
New York 93 54 633
Brooklyn 88 60 595 54
Milwaukee 85 62 578 8
Cincinnati 72 76 486 211
Philadelphia 69 77 473 235
St. Louis 69 78 469 24
Chicago 60 88 405 33
Pittsburgh 53 94 361 40
Yesterday's Results
Died in Alabama 0
Innings 1 2 3 Gibbs 4 Cincinnati 7 Chicago 6 (10 innings)
St. Louis 7 Milwaukee 6
Philadelphia at New York, postponed, rain
Freshmen Managers Needed for IM Work
Letters of application for freshmen intramural managers will be accepted until noon Saturday, it was announced by Walt Mikols, intramural director, today.
Mikols said that the letters should contain the qualifications each man has, and they should be sent to him at Room 107, Robinson gym. Mikols will interview those which he thinks are best qualified for the positions.
A KU TOUCHDOWN—Don Martin plunges over the goal line for KU's only touchdown against TCU Saturday. Martin caught a pass thrown by Bev Buller for the score. TCU's Buddy Dike, No. 38 is
Big 7 Schools Win in 4 of 5
Five Big Seven football teams opened their 1954 seasons Saturday and four schools, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas State, and Iowa State were victorious. Only Kansas, who lost to Texas Christian, failed to win; Missouri and Nebraska were not scheduled.
behind Martin while an unidentified player is trying to stop him. In the background watching the play are John Drake, No. 75, and Dick Reich, No. 33, of Kansas, and David Finney, No. 24, Jay McCullough, and Halthawk, No. 63 of TCU.
Colorado, a dark-horse in the Big Seven romped over Drake university 61-0. The Buffaloes rushed for 430 against the freshman dominated Drake squad. Seven men participated in CU's touchdown parade of nine TD's and seven conversions.
Oklahoma, predicted by many to be the nations No. 1 team, defeated the University of California 27-13 at Berkeley. The Sooners, lead by quarterback Gene Calame, scored single touchdowns in the second and third quarters, and twice in the final period.
Iowa State, after being held to 7-6 half-time lead by South Dakota State, broke lose for four touchdowns in the second half.
Kansas State, who was defeated by Colorado A&M last season, more than made up for the loss by defeating A&M 29-0 at Manhattan. The Wildcats scored early in the first period, and were never threatened by the visitors.
No. 69, and Vernon Hallbeck, No. 6
By STAN HAMILTON
The "new look" of the KU football team was complete in all but one respect Saturday—the score—but a scrappy band of Horned Frogs from the Lone Star state was not to be denied its predicted victory. Even before the Jayhawks took the field it was obvious that the new look was present. For the two end zones had been marked checker board fashion with the line markers.
And then the team of new Coach Chuck Mather trotted onto the field, resplendent in the new yellow helmets and stunning blue jerseys. As some wag commented, "Now it's going to be hard to cheer for the Big Red."
In another new maneuver, Mather had his first and second units square off in a brief controlled scrimmage just minutes before he withdrew them to the dressing room for the last-minute pre-game talk.
The new look did not stop at uniforms and field markings, however. The athletes did not make their entrance in a massive, confused manner, but instead came on the field by elevens. The first team spread out on the south goal line and loped down the field, tossing a ball from one player to the next, followed in rapid succession by the other three squads.
'New Look' Stunning, But Coach Misses TV
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After the substitute Kansans had settled back on their bench—moved, by the way, to the west side by Mather—another innovation came to light. The reserves were wearing tropical "safari" hats to protect them from the scorching sun. Unveiled during the first time out was a new water can, resembling the fire extinguishers that dot the walls of campus buildings. Instead of swigging from bottles as in previous seasons, the Jayhawks had to be content with a fine spray of water in their faces.
After the uneventful kickoff, the 1954 Kansas team little resembled the team of 1953, except that many of the players are holdovers. Gone is the straight buck, buck, pass, punt series of plays so common a
year ago. Instead, many reverses,
wide sweeps, quick openers, de-
layed bucks, traps, and daring pass
plays were employed.
Only one pet gimmick of Mather's failed to put in a successful appearance Saturday—his bench-side television set, used to give him two views of the play.
There was a TV set on the KU bench, yes, and Robert C. Bacon of Prairie Village was in the press box operating a special closed circuit TV camera, but a special set (with an overhanging hood and special apparatus to make the contrast more efficient) due to have been used was lost in transit.
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