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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Sept. 17, 1954
1954 Sports Picture Has Many Surprises
New York—(U,P)-The Cinderella season of the New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians simply serves today to point up that this has been a sports year with more surprises and upsets than you'd take a bath in a washing machine.
Soccer as a "foldup" team after three straight second place finishes, the Indians are just about "in" with a smashing end to the Yankees' hopes for a sixth straight pennant. And the Giants are intent on coming all the way from fifth to the top.
Which is typical of the year no matter what happens to be your sport.
If boxing is your meat, you got a tingling jolt out of at least two big ones. The first was Tommy (Hurricane) Jackson's win over Dan Bucceroni, then the number three heavy weight challenger. The second was when Paddy De Darmo, a 1 to 4 underdog, stripped the lightweight title from Jimmy Carter.
Tennis got into the act all the way around on the unexpected triumphs of a veteran trio — Doris Hart, Vic Seixas, and Jaroslav Drobny. Seixas, twice a runnerup, won the U.S. amateur net crown on his 14th attempt. Miss Hart, five times beaten in the finals, finally copied the U.S. women's crown.
Drobny, the exiled Czech, won Wimbledon on his 11th try.
In golf it was the same story. Ed Furgol, a 38-year-old, with a withered left arm who never had taken a major event, took the U.S. open while such as Ben Hogan and Sam Snead labored far in the rear. Chick Harbert, a 39-year-old two-time runnerup, stepped front and center to take the P.G.A. title.
Over in England it worked out in the same unheard of manner. Young Peter Thomson, who hadn't even qualified for the final two rounds of the U.S. open, waltzed off with the British open. And a fellow Australian named Doug Bachli temporarily quit his job as a bartender to come out of nowhere and grab the British Amateur.
There were those who insisted nobody would ever run the mile in less than four minutes. a mark which has been eyed since the invention of the stopwatch. So what happened? It's been done three times.
That's the way it's been ever since New Year's Day, when Maryland, the nation's number one football team, was upset by Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. And it figures to go right on happening until the man with the beard takes a powder next New Year's Day. Because it's that kind of a year in sports.
KU opens its home schedule against Texas Christian at Memorial stadium. Both teams are short on experienced material and depth, but both have men that could become promising players. This should be one of the closest games played, but the edge has to be given to TCU.
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Tomorrow opens the 1954 football season and there are several important games on opening day. Five Big Seven teams open their schedules, Nebraska and Missouri have open dates.
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By JACK LINDBERG Kansan Sports Editor
The Oklahoma Sooners, picked by many to be the No. 1 team in the nation this season, opens at Berkeley, Calif. California is one of the strong contenders for the Pacific coast title this year, but the Sooners should be better. Oklahoma, by two touchdowns.
Colorado, a dark-horse in the Big Seven, plays Drake at Boulder. The Buffaloes' third string will see plenty of action in this game. Colorado.
Kansas State opens against Colorado A&M at Manhattan. Last year A&M won a 14-13 game. This year it's the Wildcats' turn.
Iowa State, like KU, has a new coach. The Cyclones open at home against South Dakota State, and after the first game Iowa State should be one of the undefeated teams in the country.
Oklahoma A&M, which plays KU Nov. 13, opens against Wyoming. The Oklies have a lot of men returning from last season, and it should be a rough afternoon for Wyoming.
Other games in a hurry: Tulsa over Hardin-Simmons, Texas Tech over Texas A&M, Rice over Florida, Baylor over Houston, Texas over LSU, Maryland over Kentucky, Georgia Tech over Tulane, and Washington over Idaho.
How They Stand AMERICAN LEAGUE
| | W. | L. | Pct | G.B. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Cleveland | 105 | 40 | .724 | ... |
| New York | 97 | 48 | .669 | 8 |
| Chicago | 91 | 55 | .629 | 14% |
| Detroit | 64 | 81 | .441 | 41 |
| Boston | 63 | 81 | .438 | 41 |
| Washington | 61 | 83 | .424 | 43% |
| Baltimore | 50 | 96 | .342 | 55% |
| Philadelphia | 49 | 96 | .338 | 56 |
Yesterday's Results New York 4, Detroit 2. (Only game scheduled)
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A light workout against the KU freshmen gridders yesterday, marked the second to the last day of practice before the Jayhawk football squad meets TCU in the opening football game of the season at Memorial stadium Saturday.
KU Gridders Have Light Scrimmage
During the practice the team was introduced to the spread formation for the first time this season. Although the spread was run against the freshmen, the scrimmage was controlled with no tackling in the backfield. Coach Charles "Chuck" Mather said he was taking no chances of having one of his boys injured before Saturday's game.
The team also ironed out a few defensive problems, and practiced receiving kickoffs during the afternoon. Kicking and blocking extra points was worked on during the session. Coach Mather is planning a two hour light workout today for the team.
the team. In the last few practices Mather has been pleased with the drive the squad members have displayed.
He said the amount of enthusiasm displayed by the squad, and of course the fans, has a lot to do with how far up the win column KU finishes this season.
"Enthusiasm can make up for inexperience and a lot of other team weaknesses," he said.
Mather reported Tom Webb, full-back, who has missed practice because of a leg injury will definitely not be available for the opener.
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