2,1949
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, SEPT. 22; 1949
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Cards, Dodgers Break Even As Roe Fires Two-Hitter
St. Louis, Sept. 22—(U.P.)-Time, the odds and the pace-setting St Louis Cardinals were stacked solidly against the Brooklyn Dodgers today as the teams entered the third and final game of the crucia series tonight with the National league pennant still waving in the balance.
St. Louis' 1 to 0 triumph in Wed-
nesday's day game and Brooklyn's
5 to 0 conquest in the night tilt still
left the Cardinals in a commanding
position, a game-and-a-half on top.
George (Red) Munger, fortified with three days rest, was manager Eddie Dyer's choice to pitch for tonight's "b rubber" tilt for St. Louis. Brooklyn burt Burt Shotton, playing it cage, refused to say definitely whether Ralph Branca or left Joe Hatten would oppose the Redbirds.
Branca, who last pitched and won on Sept. 18, said he was ready and Hatten, suffering from an infected ear, warmed up Wednesday night and reported he "felt fine." Branca has won 12 and lost five this season. Hatten has won 11 and lost eight.
Munger has won 15 and lost six.
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Brooklyn's chance and quoted the Cardinals 7 to 5 favorites.
St. Louis remained a $6\%$ to 5 choice to win the National league championship.
With only seven games remaining to catch the Cardinals, Brooklyn was heartened by the work of its pitching staff, a crew that has yielded but one run in the last four games. The Dodger hurling, best in baseball at the moment, was the standout feature of Wednesday's games.
Preacher Roe, a loose-limbered Arkansan of easy grace, hurled an eye-opener two-hitter for his 14th victory. His team-mates clinched the contest with a five-run explosion in the fourth inning that routed south-paw Harry (the Cat) Brecheen.
Carl Furillo singled to left after one was out. Jackie Robinson, who was ejected from the day game after a run-in with umpire Bill Stewart, walked and Gil Hodges singled to left scoring Furillo. Luis Olmo, "Goat" in the Dodgers' day-time defeat, unleashed a resounding triple to score Robinson and Hodges.
Ted Wilks relieved Brecheen and got Roy Campanello on an outfield fly but Olmo came across after the catch. Duke Snider then unloaded his 22nd homer of the season.
Following the contest, Roe gave
KU To Have Seven Fall Track Meets
Athletic Director E. C. Quigley today announced a 1949 Kansas crosscountry schedule, including three home appearances for the defending Big Seven champions.
October 22 Nebraska at Lincoln.
October 26 Kansas State at Law-
Bill Easton's forces, undefeated in eight consecutive duals, entertain Kansas State here October 26 and Missouri November 5. KU is host to the conference derby November 12.
The complete slate:
October 29 Colorado at Boulder.
November 5 Missouri at Lawrence.
November 12 Big Seven confer-
November 19 National Jr. A.A.U at Kansas City.
considerable credit to shortstop Peewee Reese for his fine defensive work. Enos Slaughter and pinch-hitter George Kurowski were the only St Louis batters to hit safely.
November 28 N.C.A.A. meet at East Lansing, Mich
The day game, a thriller from start to finish, was a pitchers' battle between Max Lanier, who gained his fifth win, and huge Don Newcombe. It was decided in the ninth when Slaughter dropped a double near the left field four line that Olmo played poorly.
Ron Northey then was walked intentionally and Rookie Bill Howerton bunted safely. It was at this point that Robinson was ejected after implying, by seizing his throat, that Stewart had "choked up." Joe Garagiola then lashed a grounder off Eddie Miksis' glove for the only run of the game.
Capacity crowds of better than 30,000 saw each game and another banner throng was expected tonight.
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Since the appearance of Wednesday's Kansan everyone is wondering if Oscar Fraley has got "rocks in his head" or has really picked a sleeper. Fraley, United Press sports writer. picks Boston college over Oklahoma in Saturday's game. Either Fraley doesn't read the pre-season dope sheets or else he figures that the Sooners will get off to a slow start as they did in 1948.
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No one could forget the Sooner's opening game upset to Santa Clara last year. Bud Wilkinson's eleven was expected to down the Californians easily, but Santa Clara came through with a surprise 20 to 18 victory. The great Oklahoma team finished the remainder of the season undefeated but that mar on the season's record was still there.
By BUD WRIGHT
If Fralley's guess is right he no doubt will be a big hero among his readers. Yet we hardly see how he can be right. Grantland Rice, veteran sports writer and announcer tabbed Oklahoma as most likely to be the outstanding team in the nation during the current season. Many, however, think Rice is apologizing for underrating the Sooners last year.
Don't get the idea we are underrating Boston college. They're loaded this year. They have a terrific line which averages about 210 pounds and they've lost only one regular from the first two teams of last year. He was a guard.
. . .
They have big shot Ed Songin at quarterback. Songin ranked fifth nationally in passing, He made 83 completions. Art Spintney, an end and team captain, and Ed Clasby, a fullback, are really tabbed to go places this year. Yes, Boston college has a good ball club, but still we pick Oklahoma. Oscar Fraley may lose face on this one.
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Sportwriters and coaches in the Southwest conference, however, tab Rice as the team to beat. Rice has a potent passing and running attack and have an end named Froggy Williams, who many think may be all-American this year. S.M.U. is rated only third by many authorities.
The Methodists still have Doak Walker, but they don't have Gil Johnson who passed them to several last minute victories last year.
K-State fans who saw T.C.U. run over Kansas Sept. 17 think this may be a good sign that the Aggies may whip Kansas this year. They think Kansas looked sad. Before they get their hopes built too high they'd better take another look at T.C.U. The Horned Frogs put on a great display of aerial power against Kansas and Lindy Berry looked just as good as sports writers say he is. T.C.U. looked sharp.
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