Page 5 By STAN HAMILTON Kansan Sports Writer KU grid fans may get some consolation from the news out of other Big Seven grid camps. The Jayhawkers have lost center Bill Nieder for the season and possibly for good, and swiftly halfback Frank Cindrich is out for at least a week. Meanwhile coach Don Faurot of Missouri, is trying to dig up a replacement for his No. 2 left half, Guy Rose, who will see no more action this fall because of a broken leg he suffered in the Maryland game. At Colorado, end Dick Lusk suffered a bruised hip muscle Saturday and is listed as doubtful for this week's game. Halfback Carroll Hardy, who suffered bruised ribs in the same game, also is on the injured list and may not be much help this week. First, we pick Illinois over Nebraska; Colorado over Arizona; Purdue by a shade over Missouri; always-powerful Notre Dame will beat Oklahoma, and Colorado A&M should knock off our upstate rivals Kansas State. Bud Wilkinson, always a weeper, is not expecting letterman tackle Roger Nelson for use against Notre Dame because of an injury he picked up in practices last week. And, at Manhattan, starting left end Ed Pence probably will not be ready for the next game thanks to a broken nose he suffered against Drake, and Ed Linta, starting right end, is still nursing a badly swollen ankle. While on the subject of conference elevens, we may as well stick our neck out and do a little picking. Don't ask us why or how in any case, the "results" are purely personal. As for the KU-UCLA contest, we hate to say this, but it must be remembered the California outfit was picked as one of the best five teams in the country in the pre-season polls. Too, they showed they must really have something by clobbering Oregon State 41-0 Saturday, so, and hoping here we look like fools, we must go along with the Coasters. -KU- As long as we are in this vein, we will just finish ourselves off brown and pick the New York Yankees to win an unprecedented fifth straight World Series over the Brooklyn Dodgers. In the American association playoffs now in progress, we look for the Kansas City Blues, winners over Indianapolis last night, to defeat either Toledo or Louisville for the right to be in the Little World Series against the International league representative. The last two play the seventh and deciding game tonight for the honor of meeting the Blues in the 7-game finale. -KU- We cannot get too excited over Thursday's "big fight of the year," the heavyweight title bout between champion Rocky Marciano and challenger Roland LaStarza. Not since Joe Louis hung up his gloves has a man appeared on the heavyweight scene who even looks the part. However, LaStarza's press agents claim he is the greatest boxer in many years. -KU- Got ahold of an advance copy of the Sept. 26 issue of The Saturday Evening Post magazine which will go on the newstands tomorrow, and read Bob Hurt's story on Wes Santee, "Sure, I'll Run the 4-Minute Mile." In parts the story is excellent, but in others it seems just a bit too exaggerated and colored and does not present a true picture of the runner. The story bulges with facts and figures, but tends to cast Wes in a bad light in several places. It makes interesting reading, though. STUDENT STUDY LAMPS NO HUM, NO FLICKER THESE TWO-TUBE 15 WATT FLUORESCENT LAMPS ADJUST TO ANY LENGTH OR ANGLE. L.L. SMITH CO. 846 MASS. ST. W. New York ... 97 L. Pct. 664 G.B. New York ... 97 40 564 Cleveland ... 88 61 501 Chicago ... 86 63 577 123 Boston ... 81 69 540 18 Washington ... 75 74 503 233 Detroit ... 59 91 393 40 Philadelphia ... 57 92 383 41 St. Louis ... 53 97 353 46 The Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE University Daily Kansan NATIONAL LEAGUE | | W. | L. | Pct. | G.B. | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Brooklyn | 102 | 48 | .680 | ... | | Milwaukee | 89 | 60 | .597 | 121 | | St. Louis | 81 | 67 | .547 | 21 | | Chicago | 80 | 68 | .537 | 21 | | New York | 68 | 81 | .456 | 33 | | Cincinnati | 65 | 84 | .436 | 36 | | Chicago | 62 | 86 | .419 | 39 | | Pittsburgh | 49 | 101 | .327 | 53 | American Association Play-Offs Kansas City 2, Indianapolis 0. Louisville 3, Toledo 2. New York at Boston, postponed rain. Only game scheduled. Yesterday's Results National League St. Louis 4, Chicago 0. Only game scheduled. American Association Play-Offs Toledo at Louisville—Jester or E-stock vs. Kemmerer. Only game scheduled. Today's Probable Pitchers American Association, Play Off National League (Won and lost records in parentheses): Philadelphia at New York (night)—Kellner (11-12) vs. Lopat (15-4) St. Louis at Detroit (night)—Paige (2-9) vs. Miller (1-1). American League New York at Philadelphia (night) Clarissom (4-1) vs. Simmons (14- 13) Cleveland at Chicago (night) Feller (9-6) vs. Pierce (17-11). Only games scheduled. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn-Dickson (10-19) vs. Erskine (20-6). Chicago at Cincinnati (2 twi nnight)-Miner (10-15) and Pollet (6-7) or Church (7-7) vs. Perkowski (12-10) and Baczewski (10-3) or Collums (7-11). Milwaukee at St. Louis (2 twi- night) – Buhl (13-8) and Burdette (14-5) vs. Miller (7-7) and Romon- sky (0-0). National League International League Play-Offs Baltimore at Rochester—Greenwood vs. Jordan. Navy ROTC Commanders Appointed for Fall Term Student commanders have been appointed by the Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps for the fall semester. All men appointed are seniors and will run the University's NROTC program. The group is organized into a battalion and two companies. Under each company, three platoon groups have been organized. Battalion officers are Midshipman R. T. Gray, engineering senior, battalion commander, and Midshipman Cmdr. J. E. Burgess, business senior, battalion executive officer. Operations officer is Midshipman W. D. Schulte, business senior. Commanders of Company A are Midshipman Donald E. Lloyd, engineering senior, company commander, and Lt. (j.g.) Ben W. Phillips, engineering senior, commanding executive. Platoon leaders of Company A are Midshipman Ens. William H. Marshall, education senior, Midshipman Ens. Robert F. Toulson, college senior, and Midshipman Ens. H. K. Wydick, engineering senior. Midshipman Larry D. Cheatham, business senior, is commander and Lt. (j.g.) J. D. Vanttel, college senior, is commanding executive of Company B. Platoon commanders of Company B are Midshipman Ens. John W. Brand jr., Midshipman Ens. James A. Ross, and Midshipman Ens. D. J. Chillenden, college seniors. Intramural Office Seeks Applications Applications are being taken by the men's intramural office for positions as intramural managers, Walt Mikols, director of men's intramurals, said this morning. "Any freshman interested in obtaining a position as an intramural manager." Mikols said, "must write a brief letter stating why he wants the job and what qualifications he has. The applications must be turned in to my office no later than noon this Saturday." The intramural office is in Room 107, Robinson gym. The Army organized and manned the first U. S. weather bureau as a branch of the Signal Corps. NROTC Exams Scheduled Dec. 12 The Navy announced today that its eighth nationwide competitive examination for the NROTC college training program has been scheduled for Dec. 12. This date is final and the test will not be given at any other time regardless of circumstances. Successful candidates will receive four years of college training with government assistance and will be commissioned as officers of the Navy or Marine Corps upon graduation. High school seniors or graduates within the Navy's age requirements are eligible for the examination. Applications may be obtained at Liberty Memorial High school or at the NROTC office in the Military Science building on the campus. Channel 9 Planning Big 7 Showings KU football games this fall which are not carried on the Phillips Petroleum company "Game of the Week" will be televised at 11:30 p.m. Wednesdays over WHB-TV, channel 9, in Kansas City, Mo. The Phillips firm is sponsoring a showing of one Big Seven game per week at 9 p.m. Th u r s d a y s on WDAF-TV, also in Kansas City, but through the efforts of A. C. Lonborg, athletic director at the University, any KU game not shown on the Big Seven program Thursday will be shown on the other station Wednesdays. Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary, said that on the same nights football contests are shown on WHB-TV, films of the campus and Hill activities will be shown. Turn "Don't Needs" into cash thru Want-Ads. Dear University Friend: If you are thinking about an ocean trip to Europe next Summer, it's time now to make your steamship reservations. No deposit is required at this time. A small deposit is required only when steamship space is definitely offered you and you accept. Should you need to cancel, of course, there is no obligation. Any deposits paid are refundable. It is far better to make a reservation—and then cancel or change the reservation—than to wait too long and not be able to secure the ship accommodations you wish. Perhaps it is difficult to plan so far ahead; but, it is almost a necessity if you want to have economical steamship passage. There are thousands upon thousands already registered with the steamship companies for trans-Atlantic passage during the height of next year's season—Summertime, 1954. So, if you want to have economical passage, it is really urgent that you make your requests now. Our office, the Tom Maupin Travel Service, your fulltime travel agency in Lawrence, represents all steamship companies, both passenger and freighter. Also, we have a full selection of conducted tours and cruises through Europe in all price categories. We can plan your independent program through Europe, too, with as few or as many advance hotel reservations as you wish. Let us know soon your Summertime—1954 trans-Atlantic requirements. Don't wait until it's too late. TOM MAUPIN TRAVEL SERVICE 1015 Massachusetts Phone 3661 (Successors to Downs Travel Service)