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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, April 28,1954
Reds in First Place On Strength of Homers
By UNITED PRESS
Cincinnati's sluggers are hitting homers at a record pace—and they had better keep swinging if they want to stay in first place because their pitchers are giving up almost twice as many he
Birdie Tebbets' bombers were on top in the National league today on the strength of their 8-7 victory last night over the Pirates but it was of little comfort to him because of the way those lowly Pittsburghers were smashing circuit drives.
Here are some of the vital statistics that keep Tebbetts awake at night:
Cincinnati hitters have blasted 15
hitters in 13 games whereas at this
time last year when Cincy hit an
all-time club record of 166, the Reds
had only eight. Very fine, but—at
the same time Cincinnati pitchers
have yielded 26 homers.
The club's chief "gopher ball" victim, rookie Corky Valentine, was tagged for four last night, two each by rookie Jerry Lynch and catcher Toby Atwell.
That's why Tebbettis was glad that earlier in the game, Ted Kulczewski hit two Cincinnati homers and Jim Greengrass got one to give Valentine a 5-1 lead before the Bucs began making a "comic" out of him. Valentine has yielded seven homers, Fred Baczewski five, Bud Podbielian four, Joe Nuxall three, Art Fowler two, Harry Perkowski two, Ken Raffensberger, Howie Judson, and Departed George Zuverink one each.
The Cardinals, paced by Ray Jablonski who drove in three runs on a double and single, defeated the Dodgers, 7-3, and knocked them out of the lead, while at Milwaukee, the Braves topped the Giants, 3-2 as Johnny Logan singled home the winning run in the eighth. In the only American league game, the White Sox improved their first place margin by defeating the Yankees, 4-3, on the margin of Minnie Minoso's two run homer.
Cleveland at Boston, Baltimore at Washington, and Detroit at Philadelphia were rained out in the American while Philadelphia at Chicago was postponed in the National.
Lefty Preacher Roe, who had a lifetime 27-18 won and lost record against the Cardinals and who beat them three times last year, was tapped for six hits and five runs before being removed in the fifth, victim of his second straight defeat.
Lefty Al Brazle and soft-stuff righthander Stu Miller collaborated to pitch hildess ball after Gerry Stalley was batted out in the fifth, saving the veteran's second victory.
Del Crandall singled home two Milwaukee runs in the fourth inning off starter Larry Jansen, ending a string of scoreless innings by Giant pitchers at 32. The Giants tied the score with single runs in the sixth and eighth, then Logan came through with his game-winning hit after Ed Mathews walked, stole second and Rookie Hank Aaron singled. The Braves had no putouts in the outfield, tying a major league mark.
Wildcats Beat NU In Baseball, 6-5
Manhattan —(U.P.) A home run by shortstop Don Prigmore in the last of the ninth gave Kansas State a 6-5 victory over Nebraska in a Big Seven baseball game here yesterday.
It was the second straight for K-State over the Cornhuskers and left the Wildeats with a 2-1 record in the conference. Nebraska now has a 2-4 mark in the league.
Gonzales Favored To Retain Title
Cleveland—(U.P.)—Richard (Big Pancho) Gonzales was favored to retain his title today as the fifth annual "World Professional Tennis championships" got underway at the Cleveland arena.
Gonzales, with perhaps one of the hardest services in the game, swept through play last year to win the top money handily. With awards upped to $10,000 this year, however, he might have some formidable opposition from a toucher field.
Entrants include former titleholders Francisco (Little Poncho) Segura and Frank Kovacs and Australian Frank Sedgman. Segura and Sedgman participated the past two winters in the touring group sponsored by Jack Kramer, who is not entered in the event here.
High School Boy To Fight Pat Brady
New Orleans—(U.P.)—Ralph Dupas,
New Orleans high school student
who can fight along with the best
lightweights, and Dennis (Pat)
Brady, glory-hungry New England
Irishman, tangle tone (10 p.m.
EDT) in a nationally televised 10-
round bout at the Coliseum.
Television fight fans will remember Dupas, 18-year-old "darling of the French quarter," as the elusive, flurry-fighting boxer who lost to Paddy DeMarco in a nationally televised fight here Jan. 2.
PEDDLE PUSHERS
by PFEIFFER
ATO, Sigma Chi Delts Win I-M GamesYesterday
White Blue Red and Beige with instep strap, too
Black or Beige California Ropers
ATO, Sigma Chi and Delta Tau Delta wom second round games in Fraternity "B" intramural softball last night.
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ATO got 13 runs on eight hits and five walks to defeat Phi Delta Theta who got only 15 runs on 15 hits and 10 walks. The ability to hit with men on base was the deciding factor in the game.
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And in the other game the Delta hit safely 11 times to score eight runs and beat Delta Upsilon 8-1. The Delts did not receive a single bases on balls as the DU pitchers showed good control, but the hitters could not make their four hits and seven walks good for more than one run.
Sigma Chi put together 13 nats and three walks to defeat Kappa Sigma, 5-3. The losers got their 3 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks.
Here is tonight's schedule:
Independent "A"
4:00—Field I, SOT vs. Stephenson
Netmen Beat Washburn, 6-1 For 4th Straight Victory
The KU tennis team won its fourth straight dual meet yesterday by defeating Washburn university 6-1 at Washburn.
It was the first KU victory over the Washburn tennis squad since 1952, and the KU win saw the Jayhawks losing only two sets to their hosts.
The results are:
Tom Davidson, W, defeated Al Hedstrom, K, 6-3, 6-2.
All-College Tourney Signs Eight Schools
San Francisco —(L.P.)— The University of San Francisco has accepted a bid to compete in the All-college Basketball tournament at Oklahoma City, December 20-21-22. The Dons accepted the bid after Santa Clara, runnerup last year, had rejected an offer to compete again.
Other teams invited this year include defending champion Oklahoma A&M, Wyoming, George Washington, Wichita, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Baylor.
Fraternity "BF"
4:00—Field 2 Phi Gam vs. Nu Sig
Nu
4:00—Field 3 Phi Psi vs. Delta Chi
Dick Hadley, K, defeated Dan Holcomb, W, 6-2, 6-3.
Roger Youmans, K, defeated Stan Warner, W, 6-3, 11-9.
Merl Sellers, K, defeated Charles Harrison, W, 6-1, 6-3.
Don Franklin, K, defeated Jim
Lvons. W, 6-2, 6-0.
Hedstrom and Hadley, K, defeated Davidson and Holcomb, W, 6-1. 6-0.
Youmans and Sellers, K, defeated
Youmans and Sellers, K. defeated Warner, and Harrison, W. 8-f-1. 6-l-1.
Tomorrow, the KU netraen meet Iowa State on the varsity courts here for the fifth match of the season with conference teams.
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