WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1949
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Tigers, Huskers Favorites In Big Seven Outdoor Meet
The annual Big Seven outdoor track meet will be held at Lincoln this weekend with Missouri and Nebraska the favorites going into the paddocks. Kansas is given little chance of winning but may have quite a bit to say about the eventual winner.
The Jayhawk trackers' record for the year stands at a one won, three lost mark. The winters were
The flying trio may force one of their number to a new Big Seven record, which is currently 9:29.9. The triangular struggle produced a new indoor record last February in Kansas City when Karnes flashed home ahead in 9:29.2.
Jayhawker captain Karnes mace the rounds in 9:31.2 in the Colorado meet at K.U. two weeks ago, beating out Colorado's George Fitzmorris. Fitzmorris is another old rival of Karnes and will be in the running this weekend.
Karnes may also meet McGuire in the mile. Other competition for the Jayhawker will come from Bob Bosworth and Bill Chronister of Missouri. Backing Karnes will be Hal Hinchee.
Bosworth trailed Karnes by a scant yard in the mile last year but missed the Notre Dame meet may not be up to par at Lincoln. Chronister, who ran third behind Karnes and Bosworth in '48, ambled the mile in 4:21 against the Irish.
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over the Wildcats; the losses to Nebraska, Colorado, and Oklahoma. In addition, however, the Kansans have picked up distance relay crown at the Texas, Kansas, and Drake Relays.
The big news in the Western Association today was Leavenworth's 3 to 2 victory over Hutchinson, ending a 22-game losing streak. And it took a home town Leavenworth boy to turn the trick.
The Jayhawks will hit the Tigers in the mile and two-mile, where Nebraska owns little power, and battle the Cornhuskers in the half-mile and javelin, where the Bengals are weak.
One of the features of the meet should be in the two-mile. Bill McGuire, Missouri sophomore, will rewarm a feud with Kansas' Bob Karnes. McGuire has been side-lined for months because of an ankle injury but performed against Notre Dame last week, winning the two-mile in 9:34.8, with a blazing finish which pronounced his foot well.
Another Kansan beside Karnes who may place in the two-mile is Cliff Abel, sophomore from Perry, who ran 9:38.8 in placing fifth at the Drake Relays. The first six places in each event will be scored and each point the Jayhawks take in the distance grinds will probably come from Missouri.
Leavenworth Finally Wins One After Losing 22 Straight
It is this power in the long hauls, plus strength in the javelin, that may determine the winner Friday and Saturday.
Tokyo, May 18—(U.P) — Sponsors of the annual All-Japan pigeon race suffered a wholesale loss of face today.
All told the competition should be so strong that the meet winner will not score more than 105 points, lowest since the meet has been scored on a six-place basis. Missouri, winner of the meet the last two years, will have a slight edge over Nebraska.
They Bat The Bird, And How!
In the 20 conference round-ups since they started in 1929, Nebraska has won the most, nine, but have not taken a meet since '42. Missouri and Kansas have each won four; Iowa State has copped two, and Oklahoma has won one.
Pat Bowers, breaker of six records this year, will be a solid favorite in the half-mile. Despite his efforts toward establishing new marks, he is not expected to break Glenn Cunningham's 1:52.2 for the outdoor conference meet. Bowers did 1:54.2 against Oklahoma in Memorial stadium May 14. A Bowers' victory will cost Nebraska.
Resplendent in tails and top hats,
officials waited for the winner
of the 45-mile race to arrive from
the Northern island of Hokkaido.
Kansas may also take a few points that would otherwise go to the Comhuskers in the javelin, Bob Legum and Bruce Henoch, while not rated above Jack Todd, Colorado's defending champion, are capable of something around 190 feet. Todd did better than 200 against Wyoming and Colorado college last week.
Braves were in for their 23rd straight loss. But Leavenworth drove starting pitcher Decamp from the mound in a two-run uprising that clinched the victory. Scanlon scattered nine Hutchinson safeties.
Pitcher Tom Scanlon not only hurled the victory, but also deided
it at the plate. His single in the seventh scored catcher Ralph Casanova, who had tripled, with the game-winning tally.
Until the seventh, Hutchinson led
by 2 to 1 and it appeared the
Big League Teams Rush To Cut Squad Dimaggio Stays On Yank Active List
UNITED PRESS SPORTS WRITER
New York, May 18—(U.P.)—Ailing Joe Dimaggio will don a New York Yankee uniform for the first time since April 10 "sometime next week," but whether he'll be trying it on merely for size or for regular duty remained a perplexing question today.
The Yankees said the 34-year-old outfielder underwent x-rays Tuesday which revealed his bad right heel to be greatly improved. Dimaggio will test the heel next week, club officials said, and if it responds, Joe likely will be reinstated into the regular line-up.
The decision permitting him to remain on the active list met with Dimaggio's full approval. He urged that he be given a chance and manager Casey Stengel was all for it.
But while Dimag was granted a "stay," four other Yankees were headed for distant points as Stengel promised to shave the 29-man squad by the deadline of midnight tonight. Most likely candidates to be dropped are Mickey Witek, Clarence Marshall, Ralph Houk and Charlie Keller.
Keller may be placed on the voluntarily retired list.
Brooklyn disposed of outfielder Marvin Rackley to the Pittsburgh Pirates for outfielder Johnny Hopp and a reported $25,000.
The Pirates pared down to the 25-player limit by optioning speedy Cramer (Ted) Beard, a 28-year-old outfielder to Indianapolis of the American Association, subject to 24-hour recall.
The St. Louis Cardinals, who still have to let go one more player to comply with the legal limit, optioned pitcher Floyd Boyer to the Rochester Red Wings of the International League subject to 24-hour recall.
Golden Gloves Bout Tonight
Gloves bouts.
Chicago, May 18—(U-P)-Standout Western Golden gloves fighters will meet a 10-man European squad in the Chicago Stadium tonight in the 12th annual international Golden
Only once in the 11 year history of the event has an European team won, taking the decision in 1939 by a 5 to 3 count. Four times the teams battled to a 4 to 4 tie.
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