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By OSCAR FRALEY
Bitter Fraley Says Baseball No Longer Belongs To Fans
New York—(U.P.)—The House sub-committee attempting to determine whether major league baseball is a monopoly resumes sessions today and one of the most intriguing puzzles it faces is whether baseball is big business or, as contended "a game belonging to the fans."
For once, I won't bet on the pub- ◇
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Right now I'm going to take you a little behind the scenes of big league baseball. And I'll ask you-and the House committee, if it is interested—whether or not this is a game which belongs to you, and you, and you.
My interest is in the churlish manner which baseball has adopted for the press. I am, I hope, a newspaper, a personal acclamation, compensations per.
But I am representing you. It is my job to bring to the fans to the best of my ability all the color, facts and interesting events of the "national pastime." This is, baseball people have insisted to the House committee with frenzied trepidation, your game.
If it is, the press which played a major part in bringing it to you and making it the so-called "national pastime," should be able to bring you all the facts.
Let's go back to the Cleveland- Yankee final "crucial" series which
New York—(U.P.)—All ball clubs look alike to Johnny Mize, the battle-wise old slugger who knows he will find "the same bunch of guys around" whether he stays with the Yankees or is shunted along.
They All Look Alike Anymore Says 'Big Jawn'
Burly Jawn, who may have one of the greatest sentimental followings going today in baseball, never betrays any emotion himself when giving a laconic survey of his career. Before the series moved back to the stadium, he looked slowly around at the Polo grounds then said in a Georgia twang, "Shecks, I don't miss this ball park any more than Sportsmans park or some other vard."
Ahem—did he miss Leo Durocher?
"None."
How about the good old Giants?
Nope, no more than the Cardinals. In this business you have guys comin' and goin' so often you're bound to run into a flock you knew from someplace else. You're battin' against a guy one day, roomin' with him the next."
Mize is 38 and may be on his way out of the Yankee organization. He doesn't appear overly upset by the idea. In fact, one of the few times he ever registered surprise was when the Giants sold him to the Yankees in August of 1949. Then John said he had been expecting to finish up with the Giants and stay on with the club afterward.
"But no one could get sore over going to the Yankees," he drawled as an afterthought.
John had been on the Giant bench a week when he was peddled and had skidded under .300 for the second time in a major league career that was interrupted for three years by the war.
Durocher had sent Mize's number up the year before with a sharp "we may sell him." just after he had taken over the club.
Now John may be ticketed to go out of the Majors. But just like Greensboro in the Piedmont league, or the Giants or Cards, it will be the same flock of players who all know Johnny Mize.
He got a luke-warm reception from Casey Stengel who a year later was to say, "I've got the best first baseman in the league whether Tommy Henrich is out there or Mize."
determined the American League pennant. In the ninth inning, newspapermen were chased out of the corridor in front of the Yankee dressing room. When they finally were permitted inside who do you suppose was in there? None other than Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis and eight members of their entourage.
Does that sound like it is "the fans' game?"
Not to me. It seems to this corner as if the fans in Florida, California or Maine were entitled to the same word picture observation which a batch of prize fighters were privileged to see simply because of their alleged fame—also newspaper manufactured.
I am rankled, and I admit it unashamedly, that working newspapermen are barred from World Series dressing rooms for five minutes after the game, in the case of the winners, and 10 minutes in the case of the loser's locker room. In those few minutes all of the color and excitement—which should be relayed to the fans if it actually is "their game"—had dissipated.
But, people like Danny Kaye, Milton Berle or anybody else who has an "in" with the manager, are given free access to the dressing rooms at all times.
The baseball writers' association charged Ford Frick, the new commissioner, with getting the fans a better break by having the club-houses thrown open at all times to the newspapermere—who in the final analysis are only representatives of the fans. Frick openly admitted that he would not risk his inaugural standing with the owners by trying to do anything at this time. His reply was "Maybe, later."
15 Organizations In SUA Display
Fifteen organizations were represented at the activities display sponsored by Student Union Activities in the Union ballroom Oct. 10.
The clubs gave information and literature concerning their activities to interested students and signed up new members. Most of those who saw the display went away carrying small French flags which were passed out by the French club.
The Amateur Radio club recorded and played back students voices. The hams displayed their collection of postcards from the numerous amateurs over the world who have communicated with members of the club by radio.
Phil Kassebaum, College junior, in charge of the activities display, hoped the display would become an annual event.
University Daily Kansan
There's a football team wearing our school colors that would receive some stinking revues if they attempted putting an act like Saturday's show on the legitimate stage.
By DON SARTEN
But it wasn't a gag. The blooper turned out to be an effective weapon for getting hitter off balance. With that in his stock in trade, Rip became the first Pirate pitcher to win 20 games since Remy Kremer had turned the trick back in 1930. And
But on the stage, or on the gridiron, you're gonna have critics. And brother we ain't exactly receiving rave notices. Not after Saturday's flop.
Everywhere the same question pops up. Why?
Why do we allow an obviously outclassed team to make up look silly?
Why do we have to receive help from penalties to beat a club that doesn't belong on the same field?
So Utah was only a "breather" game, allowing us to be at full strength to play Oklahoma this Saturday. So the boys weren't "up" for the game. Couldn't we have at least played consistent football?
How could we "look" any 'better' and "be" any worse?
What makes it doubly hard to understand our shabby showing, is the glimpse we saw of what our emam is capable of—against Iowa State. Remember?
Little hard to believe, if you watch Frank Cindrich, Bob Brandeberry, Bud Laughlin, Jerry Bogue, Wint Winters, George Mrkonic, Chet Strelow, Dave Schmidt, Orbon Tice, Bill Schaake, Jerry Robertson, Galen Fiss, John Konek, Hal Clewinger, and a host of others, playing their guts out.
Wakefield, missing by three teet,
hollered "what's the gag?"
Is it possible, in this age of specialization on the football field, that the loss of a star figure—Charley Hoag—could reduce us to a fifth rate ball club?
We received every break in the book, including a pass interference play that gave us a first and 10 on the visitors' 1-yard line, to score those points.
But. The fact remains that only by the grace of God does that score read 26-7 instead of 20-14, when we should have won by at least six touchdowns.
Only now and then, even in the first half, did we look like a real good football team.
Only they had something we didn't have. A something that wouldn't let them quit. We had it in the Iowa game. In that second half they were the ones who came back to try and make it a ballgame. Because despite outward appearances of weaknesses, inside they had it. If they had received half the breaks we did, we'd have been—despite our class—beaten.
Creator Of 'Blooper' Canned
The old blooper-baller couldn't do any better than seventh place as manager of the Pirates' New Orleans Pelicans and was shown the door by general manager Branch Rickey just before the World Series.
The blooper was an arching pite that often sailed as high as 25 feet during its slow flight to the plate. Rip first used it on Dick Wakefield in an exhibition game with the Tigers in 1943.
New York—(U.P.)—Rip Sewell, who talked the Pittsburgh Pirates out of a strike in 1946, continued to look for another job today with a pink slip from the new management still warm in his pocket.
As the "epephus" dropped merrily into Lopez's mitt with plenty of back-spin, more and more players began to get back aches. Eddie Miller snagged a blooper one day in exasperation and fired it back to the mount. Casey Stengel, muddling along with the Braves, ordered one batter to go up to the plate on his knees.
it salvaged a career that seemed about washed up.
When "Mr. Bloop" finally did come to the end of his playing day, he took over as manager of the Pirates Charleston team in the Sally league with a lifetime pitching mark of 143-97.
Now out of a job, Rip has known hard luck before. He suffered a stroke and had gone home to Plant City, Fla., for five weeks in 1946. And his playing career was considered finished in 1941 after a hunting accident. But Rip looks something like Irish Bob Murphy, another fighter.
Monday, October 15. 1951
BILLY VESSELS, along with the rest of the Oklahoma crew, is next on the list of opposition for the University of Kansas gridders. The Jayhawks travel to Norman, Okla., this weekend, for the "big one." This is the game we've "pointed" for all year, and it's the one we're out to win. A conference game, the clash will highlight next week's grid menu. Vessels was injured in
the Texas game, when he collided with a goal post.
By DON PRINGLE
While student seating remains an active campus issue here on the hill, two former Nebraska students explained to this writer that many other schools have solved this dilemma.
At Nebraska, for example, football and basketball admission is not included in the general fees. Instead, each student who wishes to attend football games buys a season ticket. This book lists the reserved seat the student will have at each game.
Other Schools Solve Seating Problems At Start Of Year
This method of seating groups would appear to do away with any Greek-Independent discrimination as was criticized in the new seating plan proposed at K.U. last year.
No fences are set up to pen the students in; there is no limitation as to the space they may occupy. They may come to a game at any time and be assured of a seat.
How is it determined who sits where? Each organized house, both Greek and Independent, and any other group wishing to sit together, present their respective groups' I-D cards at the athletic office. A slip of paper for each group is made out and dropped in a hat. An official drawing is held to determine who sits where.
By the NU. system those persons who do not care for sports and who do not or are unable to attend the games, are not required to pay admission.
Arrangements are made for those who have dates. If a girl or boy wishes to sit with his date, he or she is generally able to find someone in their dates section willing to exchange tickets.
One former N.U. student commented that there seemed to be more spirit at the games with organized groups sitting together rather than scattered out.
Undoubtedly there are several
faults in the N.U. system as in any seating system. This writer does not claim it to be superior or inferior to the K.U. system, only an interesting comparison.
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