THURSDAY, MAY 19. 1949
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Intramural Playoffs Begin With Eight Games Today
The all-university intramural softball playoffs begin today with eight of the twenty finalists squaring off at 4 p.m. The fraternity A league starts today, and the fraternity B and independent A will start tomorrow.
Last year it was the undefeated, independent Alpha Chi Sigma team who conquered Phi Delta Theta, fraternity champs, to walk off with the
This year Alpha Chi Sigma is again defeated, and is favored to win the independent playoffs.
As the fraternity teams go to the post in the A league, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Beta Theta Pi are close favorites to take the bunting. Both are undefeated and are closely followed by Phi Gamma Delta and Sigma Chi who also have perfect records.
The power laden Sig Ep's boast such stars as fire ball hurler Fletcher Bell, smooth fielding Carl Kappleman, and hard hitting Paul Fink.
The ever-dangerous Beta's claim surely tested performers as veteran pitcher Bill Conboy, and hitting stars Stan Nelson and Bill Champion.
The Phi Gam standouts this season have been pitcher Shelby Smith, catcher Jess Van Ert, and sharp hitting Si Strong.
In the A games today Sig Eg bumps into A.T.O., finalist last year. Beta, a semi-finalist of last year, takes on D.U. Phi Gam, also a semi-finalist last year, battles Alpha Kappa Lambda. Sigma Chi, quarter finalist in 1948, tangles with Sig Alph.
Odd Williams, Larry McDonald, and Ruel Reddock have carried the heavy hitting Sigma Chi's to 5 straight wins.
There are four teams entered in the fraternity B league playoffs. Favored to win is the undefeated Sig Ep Pegis club with a record of 5 wins. Expected to be close on the heels of the Pegismen are the Silent Men, Filijs, and Sigma Chi's, each with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss.
The Silent Men have smooth ledding Jerry Waugh, outleader Rickey Caps and catcher Johnny Hovt to aid their cause.
Carying the load for the Pegis club will be ace pitcher Morgue Johnson, Don Freely and Ken Peeters.
Spearheading the Sigma Chi attack are Harry Starks, Tony Beck, and home run hitter Chuck Wagstaff.
Bob Bunten, Ken Carey, and Jim Lord have been outstanding for the Fijis this year.
The smooth Alpha Chi Sigma crew, last year's champs, are favored in the Independent A league. Toughest opposition for the Chi Sigs probably will be the unbeaten Jim Beams.
As play begins Friday, Pegis takes on Sigma Chi and the Silent Men battle the Fijis.
Delta Sigma Pi recovered from their loss to Sigma Chi two nights ago to take an 11 to 9 game from the Phi Delta Theta “B” team in a game that was tied up at 4 each at the 5th inning. Phi Delted pushed to 4 in the 5th on 6 walks and 2 hits by Jack Boyd and Brad Wells.
Delta Sig hopped on Bud Brewster in their half of the 6th to collect 7 runs before Delton Yohe fled out to Brewerst to end the wild scoring spree.
The Phi Delts came back in the 7th to score 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks but ended the game when Bob Hughes was forced at second on Dick Croker's single.
Jayhawker Position Closes Monday
Students interested in the position of secretary of the Jayhawker for 1950 should apply by 6 p.m. Monday, May 23, John F. Eulich, business manager, said today.
The winners banged out 14 hits
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The Dixie Club dropped Alpha Kappa Psi out of the Independent "A" team running by a score of 12 to 2.
allowed 10 hits to keep the losers under control.
KU Shoots For Big 7 Title, Must Win 3 Of Last 4 Games
Winners of five straight conference games, the Kansas Jayhawkers start their stretch drive in the wide open Big Seven title race by meeting Colorado in a two game series here tomorrow and Saturday. Starting time is 3 p.m. tomorrow.
K. U.'s late rush has thrown the league into its tightest race in years.
The Dixie Clubbers' scored 6 runs in the second innning, the losers garner their lone tallies in the 4th. Bill Mealer led the winners in hitting with a 3 for 4 performance; one of the hits was a triple. Kenny Swedlund knocked out 3 for 4 for the losers. King was the winning pitcher. Jim Small allowed 16 hits for the losers but was bothered by spotty fielding.
The fireball pitching of Harold Ehrlich gave Battenfeld ball a 12 to 5 victory over the Phi Chi's Wednesday afternoon. With five strike-outs in the first two innings, and eight altogether, Ehrlich allowed the Phi Chi only five hits.
The Battenfeld men, however,
tallied their 12 runs on 16 hits off of
Royal Barker, Phi Chi hurler, who
was credited with the loss.
Delta Sigma Pi emerged victory collected 7 runs in the sixth torious over Phi Delta Theta, when inning to give them an 11 to 9 score.
The game was close until the fifth inning when the Phi Deltas scored 4 runs breaking a 4 to 4 deadlock. With the score at 8 to 4 in the sixth, the Delta Sig's pounded out their 7 runs off of Bud Brewster, Phi Delt pitcher and clinched the game.
Delta Phi Delta Elects Lois Timken President
Lois Timken, fine arts junior, has been elected president of Delta Phi Delta, national honorary art fraternity, for the fall semester.
Other officers elected were: Betty Byam, vice-president and treasurer; Mary Sue Weimer, recording secretary; Geraldine Koelzer, corresponding secretary; all fine arts juniors; and Barbara Pack, fine arts sophomore, historian.
Betore Nebraska and Missouri eliminated each other by splitting their series this week, all teams had a mathematical chance. Iowa State and Kansas now have the best chance, but both Colorado and K-State are in the picture. Oklahoma, jolted by their double loss to K.U. last week at Norman, finished with a .583 percentage.
The fatal number for Iowa State, Kansas, and Colorado is two. If any
Big 7 Standings
| | W L | Pct. GTP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Iowa State | 6 | 4 . 600 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 5 . 583 |
| Kansas | 8 | 5 . 571 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 8 . 467 |
| Kansas State | 5 | 6 . 455 |
| Colorado | 2 | 3 . 400 |
| Missouri | 3 | 6 . 333 |
of them lose that number, they will finish behind Oklahoma in the percentage column. Colorado must win at least five of their final six games, which they play in nine days. Kansas State must win all four of its remaining games while the other teams are all losing at least two each.
Kansas needs three wins to surpass Oklahoma's percentage. The Jayhawkers must take three while Iowa State is winning two, or four while the Cyclones are winning three. The Cardinals and Iowa State's four remaining games are with Nebraska at Lincoln and Colorado at Boulder.
Coach Bill "Red" Hogan will start with his No. 1 pitcher, Dick Gilman, tomorrow, and go with Charley Moffett Saturday.
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'King Kong' Keller To Minors
New York, May 19—(U.P.)—The locker marked "Keller" in the New York Yankee clubhouse was empty today, and so was King Kong Charley's heart.
For Keller, one of the greatest and most beloved in a long line or Yankee sluggers, was gone from the big leagues. Gone to Newark in the International League, where he started his fence-busting career a dozen years ago fresh from the University of Maryland campus, dressing room after Wednesday's gar
This was no surprise move sending Keller down. The Yanks had to do something with him to meet the midnight 25-player-limit deadline. Keller has been alluring for three seasons—first a back injury, then a broken finger, now an injured side muscle. He has not been in a game this year.
By optioning Keller to Newark after his nine seasons with the Yankees, the club held a faint glimmer of hope that he may soon return to shape good enough for him to come back. But a faint hope it was, and 32-year-old Charley knew this best of all.
His face was drawn with sorrow as he trudged into the Yankee
dressing room after Wednesday's game and began peeling off that uniform, perhaps for the last time.
"Sure, I hope to be back," he said. "But I know how tough it will be. But I me tell you this, the day I don't tell you that. Don't worry, we'll hang up on spikes for good."
With that the 100-pound brute of a man began emptying his locker. Today it stands in the dressing rom as a stark reminder of the fellow who hit 33 home runs in 1941, 31 in 1943 and 30 in 1946 for a lifetime total of 186 and a .288 batting average.
As Keller went down to the minors, alliting Whitey Kurowski of the St. Louis Cardinals was placed on the disabled list to meet the player deadline.
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