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University Daily Kansan
Friday, May 22, 1953
OU to Press KU In League Meet
By DON TICE
Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
Although the Kansas track team is favored to win its second straight Big Seven outdoor conference meet this weekend in Ames, Iowa, it may be hard-pressed to nose out a strong Oklahoma team.
Oklahoma has the power to equal and perhaps better the Jayhawkers on the track and in the jumping events. This makes it extremely important that Kansas pick up some points in the disuse and shot put.
The trio of Morris Kay, Merlin Gish, and Dick Knowles should pick up some precious points in the discus, with a chance that all three men will break into the scoring column.
Although he didn't score in the shot at the indoor meet, Gish has improved greatly since then and may be one of the top challengers. He will have a tough time bettering Nebraska's Cliff Dale and Iowa State's Jack Cozar, but he probably will pick up some points on Oklahoma.
Since the long distance events, the mile, half-mile, and two-mile, are well-spaced throughout the day Saturday, Kansas' great junior distance ace. Wes Santee, may attempt the old Glenn Cunningham feat of running a triple.
If Santee could win all three of these events, and receive second or third place backing from Lloyd Koby in the mile, Art Dazzell in the 880, and Keith Palmquist or Dick Wilson in the two-mile, the Jay-hawkers' point strength on the track would be greatly helped.
Oklaahoma has considerable strength in the distance events in Bruce Drummond, who is capable of excellent times in any of the three events, and Warren Rouse, a top contender in the mile and two-mile.
If Santee does run a triple in the distance events, there is a good chance he will have four races to his credit by the end of the day. The fourth would be a quarter in the mile relay. The quartet of Don Smith, Frank Cindrich, Santee, and John Riederer won that event at the Drake Relays in 3:13.1, with Santee turning in the fastest quarter at 47.4.
This quartet, however, won't be complete since Cindrich is out with a pulled leg muscle. He suffered the injury while warming up for a practice session. Besides the mile relay, Cindrich was good for possible points in both the 220 and 440-yard dashes.
4 Teams Win Softball Tilts
Four Fraternity "A" intramural softball teams battled past quarterfinal opponents last night to gain the semi-finals in the playoff round. Titlists will be decided this afternoon in the two Independent divisions, and yesterday's winners will play Saturday.
Phi Kappa Pai had the easiest time of it yesterday, thumping Sigma Chi 18-8. The victors used nine hits, six walks, and five Sigma Chi errors to post two five-run innings to cinch the victory.
Alpha Tau Omega battered Phi Gamma Delta for six runs in the first frame on a pair of walks and singles, triples by Barry Green and Bob Wunch, and another single to win. 9-2. ATO got 18 hits. The only Phi Gam runs came on a first-inning home run.
Four runs in the fifth inning and three in the sixth paced Sigma Alpha Epsilon to a hard-fought 11-7 victory over Phi Delta Theta. Kappa Sigma collected 10 hits to down Delta Upson 7-3.
Today's final games: (4 p.m.)
Independent "A"
Field 3 Pearson-Sigma Gam Ep.
Independent "B"
Field 1 Pharmacy-AFROTC.
Bolt Leads Golf Meet
Fort Worth—(U.P.)—Terrible tempered Tommy Bolt, who thinks there's no point in "flipping your lid" on a real tough golf course, was leading the $25,000 Colonial National Invitation tournament by four strokes today.
HERE HE COMES—Wes Santee, Kansas distance ace, will be shooting for his second consecutive Big Seven outdoor mile crown Saturday, and may try to equal Glenn Cunningham's feat by running the mile, half-mile and two-mile, all
in the same outing.
Fossils, Varsity To Play Softball
Led by the 1953-54 co-captains, B. H. Born and Allen Kelley, the varsity basketball team will play the Faculty Fossils in a softball game at 10 a.m. Sunday morning at the Intramural fields.
The faculty squad, which is coached by Nino Lo Bello, instructor in sociology, won the Divisional "A" championship last year and finished the season with a 9-1 record.
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Cyclones, Kansas Favored In Big Seven Golf, Tennis
The KU five, comprised of Harlan Hise, Ham Lynch, John Prosser, Bob Lacy, and Pete Rush, will have a stiff battle with the Cyclones, who have posted an 11-1 record. The Jayhawkers have been undefeated in nine dual meets this spring, with a tie with Kansas State being the lone blemish. Missouri and Nebraska each fell twice to Kansas.
Blues Win Twin Bill Keep Narrow Lead
Iowa State's Cyclones, with five returning veterans from last season, reign as slight favorites to capture the Big Seven golf championship in Ames, Iowa, today and tomorrow, with Kansas and Oklahoma most likely to come closest to upsetting them.
Coach Dick Mechem's netters look like a real threat to unseat defending champion Oklahoma for the tennis crown. The Jayhawks fashioned a 7-3 dual record, with the three losses coming at the hands of non-conference foes.
The title was won last year by Oklahoma on the water-soaked Norman, Okla., course, but the Sooners have been badly weakened by graduation losses as has Nebraska, last year's second place finishers. Kansas took third in 1952.
By UNITED PRESS
Kansas City and Indianapolis were staging a neck-and-neck race for first place in the American Association today as both clubs took double headers from last-division clubs in last night's play.
The Blues knocked off Minneapolis in a couple of seven-inning contests, 4-2 and 4-1, to hang on to their half-game first place margin.
Indianapolis dealt Columbus its fourth and fifth straight losses by 6-5 and 4-3 scores.
Louisville and St. Paul split a double header in their feud over third place.
Softball Pitchers Wanted for League Pitchers interested in Lawrence City League positions contact John Lubach, phone 598J
Conference victims were Nebraksa and Missouri, twice each, and Kansas State, Peto Fotopoulos, KU ace, lost only one match this spring, that to Washburn star Gene Powell. Against Big Seven enemies, Fotopoulos had little trouble, winning all five in straight sets.
Al Hedstrom, who copied first place honors in the No. 4 singles last year, will play No. 2 in Ames. Fotopoloups, No. 1 man, was runner-up in the No. 2 singles in '52. These two team together to form the No. 1 doubles squad.
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