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University Daily Kansan
Tentative First Team Downs Reds 30 to 7
In Saturday's intra-squad, a Red team comprised mainly of first string players overwhelmed the Whites, made up of many of last year's lettermen, 30-7.
After a series of exchanges, the White team had the ball on their own 12 yard marker. An incompete pass did not move the ball, and on the next play Hugh Armstrong, sub-titulaire guard for the Reds, tackled sophomore right-halfback Bob Conn behind the goal line for a Red safety to make the score 23-0.
Held scoreleast in the first quarter, the Reds boomed to paydirt early in the second period with Larry Carrier, sophomore right halfback from St. John, carrying over from the six. A series of eight plays started on the 45 yard line, the outstanding play being a pass from Bob Allison, sophomore fullback, to Morris Kay, end and co-captain, which covered 30 yards. Allison kicked the conversion.
Early in the third stanza, a White Reds recovered a fumble on the White 37. Hess picked up 11, and Bob Allison went the rest of the way on handoff from John McFarland, starting Red quarterback. Hess again made the extra point.
The Reds last touchdown drive netted individual gains of 19, 11, 12, 11 and 34 yards, with Carrier picking up both the 34 yards and an additional six points. Allison kicked the conversion to give the Red team its final point.
Early in the tird stanza, a white pass was intercepted by Bob Hantla, senior guard and co-captain, on the White 46 yard line. Hantla ran down the East sidelines for the second score and Don Hess, left-half, kicked the extra point.
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In the Fourth quarter, with Paul Smith leading the Red team, a series of nine plays carried the winners from their own 1-yard line to a score.
with substitutes playing for the Reds. the White team got the ball on the Reds, 40-yard stripe. Bev Buller, one of Head Coach J. V. Sikes' six sophomore quarterbacks, led his team to the score in five plays. After a pass to the 33, Rex Sullan, sophomore left halfback, picked up 23 yards to the ten, and Buller passed to Harold Patterson for the tally. Handley kicked the extra counter.
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Both teams showed an outstanding line, although the White forward wall seemed spotty at times. Sophomore-studded backfields for both teams turned in both ragged and brilliant performances.
One of Sikes' best performers in Saturday's contest. Don Hess, was carried from the field with a leg injury in the fourth period. Outstanding backs for the Reds were Hess, Carrier, Ralph Moody, Frank Sabatini, Allison, McFarland, and Paul Smith.
Standouts for the Whites were Handley, John Anderson, Sullivan Martin, Sandifer, and George Remsberg.
Yanks Can Clinch AL Pennant Today
New York —(U.P.)— The Yankees can clinch their fifth straight American League pennant today and Casey Stengel hoped they would so he will be officially free to start worry about Brooklyn.
Southpaw Whitey Ford, who wrapped up the '50 World Series with the Phillies before going off to war was given the assignment to pitch the possible pennant clincher against Cleveland in the afternoon battle. He was opposed by Farly Wynn.
Mize's homer was one of five hits in yesterday's game. Larry Doby hit a pair for the Indians while Joe Collins and Gene Woodling each connected for the Yankees. Batting for winning pitcher Vic Raschi Mize rapped Mike Garcia's first pitch into the right field seats to score Billy Martin and Phil Rizzuto ahead of him.
It was veteran Johnny Mize, however. who did all the shooting against the Indians yesterday with a three run pinch homer in the eighth inning that gave the Yankees their victory and reduced their "magic number" to two.
The White Sox lost all mathematical chance of winning the pennant when they bowed to the Red Sox.
Just One KU Title Since '28
Kansas has won just one conference football title outright since the then Big Six was organized in 1928. It came in 1930 when the Jayhawkers posted a 4-1 record. The loss was to Nebraska, 16-0. The '30 crew dropped one other tilt, a 21-6 decision to Penn before 55,000 at Philadelphia. That attendance mark has been topped only once—in 1948 at the Orange Bowl in Miami when 59,000 saw Kansas lose to Georgia Tech, 20-14. The '46 and '47 teams tied with Oklahoma for the league title.
One of the closest American Association pennant races in history was all over today as the four top clubs prepared to battle it out in the playoffs starting tomorrow.
Sox Cinch Pennant In Final Two Days
Toledo's battling Sox were the 1953 champions after coming fast in the last half of the season to cincinnati the pennant in the final two days.
The runner-up spot went to Kansas City which wound up two games behind Toledo by scoring a double win, 3-1 and 2-0, over St. Paul. The Louisville Colonels took the third spot by splitting a twin bill with Minneapolis.
Additional sports news can be found in section "B" of this paper. This page includes only late wire news and stories covered since the regular sports section went to press late last week.
Full Sports News In Second Section
Monday. Sent 14. 1953
Possible Return of Black Will Increase 'Bum' Chances
By ED SAINSBURY United Press Sports Writer
Chicago (U.P.)—Brooklyn's chances to crack the American League monopoly on the World Series were brighter today, Manager Charlie Dressen believed, because relief pitcher Joe Black apparently has come back.
Black started against the Chicago Cubs yesterday—the Dodgers' first game since clinching the pennant—and gave up only two hits before he was removed for a pinch-hitter after six innings.
"There wasn't any reason he couldn't have gone nine innings." Dressen added. "I'm going to work him two innings today, rest him for a day and then put him in the bullpen—keep him working and keep him in shape.
"I'm glad we cinched the pennant so early," he said, "because I can can give all the regulars a few days off. Besides it gives the fellows who were hurt a chance to get better."
1-State Has Swimming Lead
Iowa State has taken the most conference swimming pennants, 13. Nebraska and Oklahoma have won two each. Oklahoma leads in wrestling flags with 11, tennis with 13, and golf with seven. KU is tops in cross country titles with seven while Nebraska leads in outdoor honors with ten.