By JACKIE JONES
Kansan Sports Writer
This week's issue of Time magazine had an interesting article which should be of interest to those who hope to see several of the KU athletes in the Olympics at Helsinki this summer.
In a discussion of the Drake and Pennsylvania relays, a comparison was made between some of the same events in these two track carnivals.
In the relays at Philadelphia where the mud was plenty thick, everyone expected the mile run to be a three-way race between
WES SANTEE
where the mud was plenty thick, to be a three-way race between Don Gehrmann, Fred Wilt, and Warren Druetzler, but on the muddy track they faded in favor of Purdue's Denis Johansson.
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The time on this was 4:18.2, which is an understandably slow time because of the weather, but as Time explained, "Purdue's Johansson might easily repeat or better his performance at Helsinki this summer—and, as a Finnish citizen, he will be running for his own country."
The Drake relays gave the American mile hopes a substantial lift when to the amazement of all the spectators, KU's Wes Santee, turned in a spectacular (but unofficial) 4:07.5 milc. Next day, as if to prove it was no accident, Santee did it again, ran his mile .1 sec. faster to help the distance medley team set a meet record.
Time posed an interesting question when it said, "Gehrmann and Wilt to one side: Could Santee have beaten Johansson, rain or shine? The answer may be important in the Olympics."
Santee has never run the mile in that time before, at least in any official meets, but there are many who feel that he is the greatest prospect, in American track history, to break the illusive four-minute mile.
At the Drake relays, Santee was running in a relay both times in which he came under the 4:8, but he proved himself capable of turning in such a time, and if track conditions are right, he should in the next few years become one of the nation's most famous milers.
This is a big task for a sophomore, but Santee has both the physical and mental stamina which should give him the drive to win.
Indians Win 1-0 As Gromek Shines
New York—(U.P.)—Steve Gromek, an almost forgotten man among the four aces in the Cleveland Indian pitching deck, gave them a great burst of confidence today after a masterful 1 to 0 victory over the Yankees which he said was "the best game I ever had in the majors."
Gromek, frequently described as a ham and egg pitcher from Hamtramck, Mich., had not started against the Yankees since August of 1948, and he got his chance last night, only because the big stars, Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Early Wynn and Mike Garcia, were not sufficiently rested.
But, after throwing just four hard warm-up pitches in a five-minute limbering to a bull pen catcher, he flipped one more over the catcher's head "just for luck" and went out to hurl a masterful four-hitter against the World Champs.
"This was the game for us to win," said Manager Al Lopez. "We had to get started right against these darned Yankees and what a thing like this does for our morale. What's more, it looks like now instead of having four top starting pitchers, we've got five. Steve has been terrific in his two starts and he's going to see plenty of action from now on."
Considering that the Yankees beat the Indians nine times out of 11 in New York last year, the remarks by Lopez were an understatement. Gromek, who now has a 12-6 lifetime record against the Yankees said that the big factor was control. He walked only one batter and had a two-hitter until the eighth. In both the eighth and ninth the leadoff batter singled, but he bore down and set down the others without trouble.
The Indians made their only tally off Allie Reynolds by getting three of their five singles in the second inning, Birdie Tebbets driving in
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the run after Dale Mitchell and Ray Boone previously hit one-basers.
Kentucky Heads Reply to Streit
Lexington, Ky. (U.P.)—The University of Kentucky, described last week by Judge Saul S. Streit as the "acme of commercialism" in college sports, admitted today that its record was not above criticism but accused the New York judge of blackening the school's reputation with "a distorted and untrue picture of the athletic program."
The university issued a strong reply last night to the 63-page blast it directed mainly at the school last Wednesday when he gave three former Wildcat stars suspended sentences in New York for their part in the basketball bribery scandal.
The statement was signed by Kentucky Gov. Lawrence Wetherby; University President H. L. Donovan; Guy Huguelet, chairman of the executive committee of the board of trustees and other university and alumni officials.
Streit's lengthy blast, the statement said, "reflects only his personal opinion, based on meager and sometimes erroneous information, interspersed with statements of fact; but these statements of fact, removed from context and taken together with statements of opinion, have produced a distorted and untrue picture."
"Our record in this affair is not above criticism and we are firmly resolved to make such reforms as will assure . . . that never again shall a scandal besmirch the name of the university," the statement continued, but added, "We shall be answerable to the people of Kentucky, to the NCAA, and our regional association."
The Red Sox stayed on top, a game ahead of Cleveland, by topping the White Sox, 11 to 2, while Washington made it five in a row by defeating the Tigers, 5 to 2. The Browns ended a five-game losing streak at Philadelphia with a 5 to 1 victory. In the National League, Brooklyn regained first place with a 5 to 9 victory at Cincinnati in 10 innings, winning back it in 10 innings. fell back to the Cardinals 9 to 4, to end their seven-game winning streak, while Robin Roberts blanked the Fires for the Phils, 6 to 0 on two hits, and Johnny Klippstein of the cubs pitched a three-hit, 2 to 0 victory over the Braves.
Clyde Vollmer boosted his batting average over .500 with two homers, a single, a double, and a walk as he batted in five runs in the Red Sox triumph. Willard Nixon, making his first start of the year for Boston, pitched four-hit ball. Sam Mele got a Chicago homer and Walt Dropo also hit one for Boston.
League Standings
W. L. Pct. G.B.
Brooklyn 12 4 .750
New York 12 5 .706
Cincinnati 12 7 .632
Chicago 12 10 .632
St. Louis 10 9 .636
Philadelphia 6 11 .353
Boston 7 13 .350
Pittsburgh 7 13 .143
11
National League
Yesterday's Results
Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 0
Chicago 2, Boston 0
Brooklyn 1, Cincinnati 0
St. Louis 9, New York 4
Today's Games
American League
Boston at Chicago Brooklyn at Cincinnati (night) New York at St. Louis (night) Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (night)
Yesterday's Results
| | W. | L. | Pct. | G.B. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Boston | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1 |
| Cleveland | 13 | 7 | .630 | 1 |
| Washington | 13 | 7 | .588 | 2¹ |
| St. Louis | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2¹² |
| New York | 8 | 9 | .514 | 2¹³ |
| Chicago | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6 |
| Detroit | 4 | 13 | .235 | 8¹⁴ |
St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 1
Washington 5, Detroit 2
Cleveland 1, New York 0
Boston 11, Chicago 2
Names Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston St. Louis at Philadelphia (night) Detroit at Washington (night)
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