1951
FRIDAY, MAY 18. 1951
9.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Along the JAYHAWKER trail
By ALAN MARSHALL Daily Kansan Sports Editor
Preliminaries to the Big Seven conference outdoor meet at Columbia begin today at 3 p.m. and from all indications they'll be the most significant and fiercely fought since World War II. They will include all 15 events except the mile, two-mile, pole vault, high jump, and mile relay which won't start until 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Thus practically all of the running events are left to be decided among the more than 150 contestants. Pointmakers figure Oklahoma and Missouri to fight it out for the title with Kansas a strong third, and since the Jayhawkers must lean almost entirely on the track events today is their big one.
The Tigers have a heavily-manned squad that figures to score in every event, so they won't be hurting should a few of their boys fail to produce as expected today.
Oklahoma is in much the same boat as Kansas. They took a thinly-manned squad to Columbia, several of which will have to qualify today or else.
Six places are awarded in the meet, which is scored on a 10-8-6-4-2-1 basis. It's another case of depth paying off. A bevy of seconds and thirds count more than a few firsts.
Oklahoma's chances took a decided lift with the return of Charles Coleman, 1950 outdoor quarter-mile champion, who has been out with a pulled leg muscle suffered in the indoor meet. He's another of a strong middle-distance corps from Norman including Jerry Meader and George McCormick in the 440, and Don Crabtree in the half. Here's where the Sooners must make their bid, although they can count on a few points in the field, notably the high and broad jumps.
Led by Captain Bill McGuire, Missouri will be aiming for their fourth title in the last five years. Besides McGuire, the Tigers boast of an excellent high jumper in Bob Gorden and a fast-moving javelinist in Vic Brewer. Laddie Stovall, a broad jumper and spinner, is a key man in Coach Tom Botts' plans. If the Tiger mentor has his two other sprinters, Randy Vanet and Byron Clark, off the sick list, he'll be sitting pretty.
Kansas must rely almost completely on the antics of their two aces, Herb Semper and Jack Greenwood. Each could score 20 points with possible firsts in the mile and two-mile by Semper and the two hurdle events by Greenwood. Both are defending champions, the former in the two-mile and Greenwood in the lows. The Jayhawks haven't won a title since 1946 when the old Big Six conference began scoring six instead of four places.
One other team must be given some consideration. Nebraska, defending titlist, has only four of the 16-man championship squad returning, but Don Cooper is a cinch in the pole vault and Dick Meissner figures strong in the high jump. Loss of conference indoor half-mile winner Hobe Jones to the Army was a severe blow.
Kansas State and Colorado are rated in the dark horse category. Each has two blue-ribbon specialists and possibly more. The Wildcats' Virgil Severn's, high jumper, and Herb Hoskins, broad jumper, will place high if they have sufficiently recovered from recent ailments. Century man Dole Kelley and javelinist George Holley are the Buff standouts. Kelley may be pushed by K-State's Thane Baker and another Wildcat, Don Fraizer, demands consideration in the javelin throw.
Iowa State can boast of very little except sophomore weight man Jim Robertson, who holds the best 1951 discus mark among the contestants, and is third-high in the shot-put ratings.
Three marks are in definite jeopardy, the two-mile by Semper, the pole vault by Cooper and the mile relay by Oklahoma. The fiery Kansas should top the 9:21.0 mark he set last year. Cooper needs only to surpass the 14 foot one inch standard set by Bill Carroll of Oklahoma in 1949, and in view of his 15 feet $ \frac{1}{8} $ inch mark in the Kansas Relays this year, the Husker should have little trouble. The Sooners' can scrap the mile relay mark of 3:17.6, held by Kansas State since 1936.
Four other marks are in the "possible, but not likely" to be broken category. These include the quarter, the mile, high jump. and broad jump.
Conference Track Records
| Event | Record | Name |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 100-yard dash | :99.4 | Hubert Meier |
| 220-yard dash | :21.3 | George Koettel |
| 440-yard dash | :47.7 | George Simmons |
| 880-yard run | 1:52.2 | Glenn Cunningham |
| Mile run | 4:12.6 | Bob Karnes |
| Two-mile run | 9:21.0 | Herb Semper |
| Mile play | 3:17.6 |
| High hurdles | :14.2 | Bud Gartiser |
| Low Hurdles | :23.4 | Dick Ault |
| Pole Vault | 14' 1" | Bill Carroll |
| Javelin | 216' 4" | Herb Grote |
| Shot put | 53' 10¼" | Jim Allen |
| High jump | 6' 7½" | Tom Scofield |
| Discus | 160' 5¼" | Edsel Wibbles |
| Broad jump | 24' 8" | Sol Schumitzky |
School Date
Iowa State 1930
Oklahoma 1940
Nebraska 1939
Kansas 1933
Kansas 1950
Kansas 1950
Kansas State 1936
Missouri 1948
Missouri 1948
Oklahoma 1949
Nebraska 1940
Colorado 1950
Kansas 1947
Nebraska 1940
Missouri 1941
DON "BRONCO" HAGIN, an outstanding athlete at the University of Colorado for three years, is finishing his career with a bang. A three-letters Buff fullback, Hagin is behind the plate this spring and is leading his teammates with a .307 batting average.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Major League Standings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
| | W. L. | Pct. | G.B. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| New York | 19 | 8 | .667 |
| Chicago | 14 | 9 | .609 |
| Detroit | 14 | 10 | .583 |
| Washington | 14 | 10 | .580 |
| Cleveland | 12 | 12 | .500 |
| Boston | 12 | 12 | .500 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | 19 | .296 |
St. Louis | 8 | 20 | .286 |
| NATIONAL LEAGUE | W. L. | Pct. | G.B. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Brooklyn | 15 | .556 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 14 | .519 | 1 |
| Chicago | 13 | .519 | 1 |
| Boston | 15 | .517 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 14 | .500 | 1¹ |
| St. Louis | 14 | .500 | 1¹ |
New York | 14 | .452 | 3 |
Philadelphia | 13 | .448 | 3 |
RESULTS THURSDAY
American League
New York 1, Cleveland 0
Washington 11, Detroit 6
Chicago at Boston postponed, cold
weather
weather Philadelphia 7, St. Louis 6 (night)
Cincinnati 6, Boston 5
Chicago 7, Brooklyn 0
Pittsburgh 12, New York 7
St. Louis 2, Philadelphia 1 (night)
A total of 678 patients were examined by staff doctors at the VA out-patient clinic at the Wichita VA Center in December, 1950.
EXPERT WATCH REPAIR
Electronically Timed Guaranteed Satisfaction 1 Week or Less Service
We Have Our Diploma, Too . .
WOLFSON'S 743 Mass.
1. For expert Dry Cleaning and Laundering.
2. For rapid pick up and delivery.
3. For paying attention to the "Little things" like mending rips, replacing buttons, and removing tobacco from pockets.
ACME BACHELOR Laundry & Dry Cleaners
Patronize the Advertisers in the University Daily Kansan.
COME IN TODAY . . GET YOUR ARROW LIGHTWEIGHT SHIRTS! Long Sleeve Dress and Short Sleeve Sports.
Mass. St.
Phone 905
Portrait of how a man feels in An ARROW lightweight shirt!
...Mesh weave fabrics let the cool breezes in!