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University Daily Kansan Tuesday. April 13, 195
Spirit, Size, Speed Impress Coach Mather
By JACK LINDBERG
Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
Spring football officially began at 4:05 p.m. yesterday when 80 men in full football uniform ran out of Memorial stadium onto the adjoining practice field. Under the leadership of Charles "Chuck" Mather, the new head football coach, the squad began work immediately.
After 10 minutes of calisthenics Mather divided the squad into ends, tackles, guards, centers and quarterbacks, and halfbacks and fullbacks. The linemen began to push the practice sleds around the field while the assistant coaches were stressing proper stance and encouraging the players to drive.
The centers and quarterbacks began practicing centering and proper receiving on sprinting starts from their T-formation positions.
In the dressing room after two hours of practice Coach Mather said he "was pleased with the first workout." He said the boys had good spirit and he was greatly impressed with the "good material," and the "size and speed" of the boys.
In particular the coach singled out Ralph Moody, right halfback, and Gene Blasi, switched from end to tackle.
The biggest thing Mather stressed was the need for additional practice.
In the practice itself, after the squad had pushed the sleds the coaches had them push each other around. The linemen began offensive and defensive blocks, first one man opposing another, then working until entire lines were facing each other.
The importance of Mather's training system was noted immediately. After each lineman had completed his blocks, the coaches had them jog the length of the practice field and return to do more blocking.
Proper stance was still being stressed by the coaches. After the blocking practice came tackling practice. The linemen were told to hit easy and roll, but after a few "easy" hits they took their tackling in earnest.
Mather said that most sessions would last about two hours, with the exception of tomorrow, when he will hold his first scrimmage.
Mather then had backfield units practicing pitchout plays and proper backfield faking. When the backs were running backward sprints,
Snead Wins Masters Title
Augusta, Ga.—(U.P.)-Sam Sneed put in a loud challenge to Ben Hogan's invincibility as the golfer of the era today after his stirring face-to-face victory over the tiring Texas bantam in an 18-hole playoff for the Masters title.
Snead, forgivably cocky after he forced Hogan to wilt before his own tight putting game at the Augusta National course, had a typical hill-billy comment for the occasion.
"The sun don't shine on the same dog all the time," cracked Sammy.
More exactly, the records showed that Snead now has pulled up close to Hogan with seven major world titles to Ben's nine; that he has defeated him the three times they met man-to-man in a playoff or match play; and that Snead is the only three-time Masters winner besides Jimmy Demaret.
Hogan has won the Masters twice and the field had almost conceded his third title after he finished the third round Saturday three strokes ahead of the field. But amateur Billy Jo Patton gummed up the works for the pros by shooting a hole-in-one and a flurry of birds Sunday to alter Hogan's strategy so that he finished in a mediocre 289 tie with Snead as the amateur finally faded.
Both Snead and Hogan set a pulsating pace through the first nine holes in the playoff before 7,500 yesterday with one-under par 35's. Then they made the fateful turn where in 17 previous tournaments the title has been traditionally lost or won in the fourth round of the playoff.
Netmen to Play Mankato Today
Netmen from Mankato, Minnesota State Teachers college will meet Coach Dick Mechem's tennis squad on the Varsity courts at 2 p.m. this afternoon.
Tomorrow KU will be host to the Omaha university tennis team in a meet starting at 1 p.m.
The only change in Coach Mechem's line up will see Roger Youmans playing the No. 4 singles match replacing Don Franklin, who will play the No. 5 match. Al Hedstrom will retain the number one spot. Dick Hadley retain the No. 2 singles, and Merl Sellers is in third spot.
Coach Mechem named Dave Kane to play the sixth singles match for the Mankato meet. Kane won a sixth singles match which didn't count against Colorado last Saturday.
Mankato has a strong, but young, team with two former Minnesota state high school champs playing for Coach Paul Waldorf.
Tomorrow's match with Omaha will have only four singles matches.
Lausee Wins Fourth Fight
Brooklyn, N.Y. — (U,P) — Boston fight fans may get the next look at Argentine middleweight champion Eduardo Lausse, who now is unbeaten in four fights in this country
Charley Johnson, manager or the Pampas puncher, said today he wasn't too pleased with the manner in which Lausse hammered out a split 10-round decision over Jesse Turner of St. Louis, last night in their widely televised and broadcast bout.
But the boxing game's leading importer of foreign talent conceded Lausse needs is more bouts, "and then you'll see a much better fighter."
"My boy hadn't fought since January." Johnson pointed out, "so he got a little tired against Turner. But he's going to remain in this country for a longer spell this time, and I think we'll take him to Boston for his next fight."
Lausese won three bouts by knockouts during a brief stay here last year and was a 74 to 5 favorite against Turner at the Eastern Parkway arena. It was easily Eduardo's toughest battle on these shores.
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Wes Santee, KU's hope to run the 4-minute mile, will get a chance to do that Saturday when he will compete with six other contestants in the Glenn Cunningham mile in the Kansas Relays.
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The other six milers are Bruce Drummond, the defending champion and a graduate student at Oklahoma, Hulen Hale of Texas, Ray McConnell of Drake, Rich Ferguson of Iowa, Mark McCoy of Tulane, and Bjorn Begurd of Oklahoma A&M.
Santee's best time for the mile run is 4:02.4, which he ran last summer at Compton, Calif. This is the fastest time ever run by an American, and one of the world's record of 4:01.4 set by Gander Haegg of Sweden in 1945.
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McConnell won the Drake Relays last spring defeating Drummond and Ferguson with a time of 4:17.6. He was second in the Central Collegiate conference indoor mile this spring and was sixth in the C.C.C. cross country last fall.
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Santee Enters CunninghamMile For First Time
Drummond won the mile in 4:15.1 last year when he upset Ferguson and Sture Landqvist of Oklahoma A&M.
Hale finished second in the Texas Rales behind Bill Squires of Notre Dame. Bogerud, a freshman finished third in the Texas Rales and ha srum as low as 4:15. McCoy finished fourth in the Southeastern conference mile last year.
This will be Santee's first appearance in the Cunningham mile in closing out his Kansas relays career. He will be trying to break the Relies mile record of 4:10.1, set by Blaine Rideout of North Texas State college in 1940 and tied by Don Gehrmann of Wisconsin in 1949. Santee has run 20 mile races under 4:10.
Besides running in the "open" mile Santee will probably compete in two out of four relays—the four-nile, two-mile, sprint medley, or the distance medley.
Rio Expels Bevo For Cutting Class
Rio Grande, Ohio—(U.P.)-Scooring wizard Clarence (Bevo) Francis, who put little Rio Grande college on the nation's basketball map, was out of school today because of "non-attendance at classes."
Dean W. A. Lewis said last night that the committee on instruction met yesterday and decided to drop Francis because of too many absences and failure to make up some examinations.
Toronto —(U.P.)Canadian heavyweight champion Earl Walls, who says he hasn't any plans for Rocky Marciano's world crown "just yet," was perfectly content today to settle for the "revenge" he got by scoring a one-round knockout over Tommy Harrison of Los Angeles.
Walls Defeats Harrison
Walls stiffened Harrison, the sixth ranking heavyweight, in 2 minutes and 3 seconds of the first round last night at Maple Leaf gardens.
"When I climbed into the ring," walls said after the bout, "I meant to finish the fight fast. I haven't any plans for Marciano just yet—I just wanted to get back at Harrison for what he did to me the first time."
Walls referred to their first meet-
last Jan. 26 when Harrison out pointed him.
Walls, a 194-pounder from Edmonton, Alta., rushed the 183-pound Harrison from the bell. After light leads, he staggered the Californian with a right hook and then raked him with a furious barrage of lefts and rights to the jaw.
Pursuing Harrison around the ropes, Walls finally caught him in his own corner and dropped him for an eight count. When the loser arrose, the Canadian finished the bout with a left hook.
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