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'Play Ball' Cry Returns As Major Loop Opens
At last the major league season was underway and, for one day at least, the newest club in the business, the Milwaukee Braves, reigned supreme. They were all alone in first place.
New York—(U.P.)—Whether out at the old ball game or in at the old television or radio set, it was "play ball" today and millions of Americans were mighty glad of it.
They got there simply because they won the only game played yesterday. At Cincinnati, before 30,103 opening day fans, the transplanted Braves defeated the Reds, 2 to 0, on three-hit pitching by muscular Max Surkont and timely hitting, base-running, and fielding by rookie Bill Bruton.
Today the Braves come home in triumph to officially open the new Milwaukee stadium before a sellout crowd of 36,000 fans as crafty lefty Warren Spahn opposes Gerry Staley, the veteran right hander of the St. Louis Cardinals.
At Brooklyn, the champion Dodgers take on last year's pitiful Pirates with cool Carl Erskine opposing little Murry Dickson in a battle of right handers before 20,000. The Cubs, who have high hopes of crashing the first division, opened at home against the Reds with Bob Rush, the fire ball right hander opposing Ken Raffensberger, the lefty from Cinney.
In Philadelphia, Robin Roberts, the No.1 winner in the majors last year, will oppose Larry Jansen of the Giants as another 25,000 were estimated.
For the Yankees, who will lift their world championship banner on high, quick Vie Raschi will try to continue his great hex over the Athletics.
The biggest crowd, upwards of 50,000 will turn out at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium to see Bob Lemon, a 22-game winner, oppose Saul Rogovin of the White Sox. At Boston, the Senators will pit Bob Porterfield against Mel Parnell of the Red Sox while at St. Louis, in the first night game opener there in American League history, the Browns and Tigers will shoot old teammates at each other.
The job facing the Kansas coaches this spring and next fall is a big one, because they must be able to field a team that is competent in both offense and defense.
The familiar red and blue practice jerseys of the Jayhawk football squad appeared on the practice field yesterday as Coach J. V. Sikes and his staff began formulating their "post platoon system" team for 1953.
Ike Switches Golf Partners
Football Drills Get Under Way
The drills yesterday were taken up mostly in separate practices for the linemen and ball carriers.
Augusta, Ga. — (U.P.)— President Eisenhower planned to play golf today with Ben Hogan, the 1553 Masters tournament champion. This news was regarded by reporters covering the President with a measure of reservation, because they reported it yesterday afternoon, only to find that the President had played instead with Jack Westland, the 1552 amateur champion and a Republican congressman from Washington state.
Tuesday, April 14, 1953 University Daily Kansan
Hooper to Seek Discus Record
One of the oldest records on the Kansas Relays books, a 171 feet 63$^a$ inches discus mark set by Indiana's Archie Harris in 1941, will be in danger Saturday at the hands of Texas A&M's Darrow Hooper.
Hooper will be looking for his third consecutive victory in as many years in this event. Although his best mark to date at the KU carnival is a toss of 152 feet $8 \frac{1}{4}$ inches set last year, Hooper has demonstrated on other occasions that he is very capable of bettering the existing record.
The best throw of Hooper's career is a 1952 170 feet heave that set a new Southwest conference mark, breaking the record set in 1950 by his predecessor at A&M, George Kadera. Kadera won the discus at the 1950 Kansas Relays at 165 feet 4 inches.
Hooper has shown excellent early-season form this year. He has launched throws of 165 feet 1 inch and 168 feet 9 inches in winning the Border conference relays at Loredo, Texas, and a Texas A&M-Texas
Ex-Kansas, K-State Stars To Combine Forces Tonight
Six former KU basketball players will team with six ex-Kansas State cagers in a game at Topeka High school at 8:30 p.m. tonight. Proceeds will be donated to the Cancer fund.
Dean Kelley, Gil Reil, Dean Smith, and Ken Buller will be the representatives from this year's national runner-up on the all-Kansas team that will play Topeka's Stevenson Roofers. Bob Kenney, a member of the 1952 Olympic outfit, and Guy Mabry, a 1949 player, will be the other two ex-Jayhawks on the team.
KU-K-State coach Otto Schnellbacher, one-time Jayhawk and professional football and basketball standout, also will have at his disposal former Manhattanites Ed Head, Jack Carby, Dan Schuyler, Glenn Channell, Ward Clark, and Rick Harman.
The Roofer five also boasts of three
dual meet last Saturday in Corpus Christi.
At any rate, the tall Texan can be expected to put on an excellent exhibition of platter throwing when he takes the field Saturday.
old-time Mt. Oreal performers. The three—Maurice Martin, Dale Eagle, and Fuzzy Martin—will team up with seven ex-Washburn players and two men from Nebraska and Baker.
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