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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1949
If Stan Musial Starts Hitting Cards Can Click
New York, May 10 —(U.P.) The slow-starting St. Louis Cardinals were being written off the National League pennant books today as the "nine old men of baseball" but slugging Stan Musial scoffed at reports that one of the game's grandest dynasties was ended.
They are saying around the league that age has rusted away the team's brilliance, that the club is coming apart at the seams and that this season definitely will mark the end of an era for the Redbirds.
The talk is having its effect on Manager Eddie Dyer, even though he professes that he "never reads newspapers." Dyer several times has been on the threshold—going out, and this conversation of catastrophe can't make him feel any more secure.
But Musial, the club's big gun, will have none of it.
"Old men?" he laughed. "Well, Enos Slaughter is only 33 and he's the oldest of the lot. And I'd like to have nine 'old men' just like Country."
Running over the roster of the regulars emphasizes Musial's contention. Marty Marion and the arrailing Whitey Kurowski are only 31; Ron Northley is 29; Musial and Erv Dusak are 28; Red Schoendienst and Del Rice are 26, and Joe Garagiola is only 22.
Musial, one of the game's gaudiest hitters, blames himself for the club's slow getaway this season.
"I'm not hitting," he said. "If I do, we'll be in there. My timing has been off and I'm hitting at bad balls but I'm starting to get my eve."
Musial at the moment is hitting .269. For the majority of ball players that would be a satisfactory average. But not for Stan the Man. Three times he has been batting champ with averages of .357, .365, and .376, that latter figure leading both leagues last season. He has had two "bad" years since becoming a regular in 1942—hitting "only" .315 in 1942 and .312 in 1947.
"We need pitching," Musial admitted, "But I haven't seen anything this season I don't think we can beat. The Giants are getting good pitching—at the moment Brooklyn hasn't made any changes And, well, I think we are bound to improve."
While the critics contend that the Cards are coming apart at the seams, Musial thinks that they are just getting put together for a 1949 pennant drive.
Musial says the Cards have most of the parts left which made them one of the best in the last 10 years. In that time the Cards never have finished worse than one, two, three. Only the Cubs of 1903-13 surpassed that record, getting win, place or show for 11 years.
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Malott To Toss First Ball At Donkey Game Today
Not to be outdone by Harry S. Truman, Deane W. Malott, chancellor, would not disclose Monday whether he would be a right-hander or a southpaw when he throws out the first pitch at the donkey baseball game today.
So donkey fans are at a loss as to what Chancellor Malott will serve up
The chancellor 'was' about the game Monday, but after viewing the doubles which was tournaments, he expressed the hope that he would not have to spend the next few weeks trying to replace faculty members.
E. C. Quigley has agreed to umpire the game.
Marvin Small, senior class president, said that tickets could be obtained today at the stadium before the game. The game begins at 4 p.m. Here are the starting line ups for both teams
Faculty:
Wm. M. Simpson, catcher
Joe R. S., small pitcher
Robert W. Stallman, first base
Carl Lough, second base
Burton W. Marvin, third base
Donald G. Wilson, left field
James Waugh, center field
Wm A. Stockdale, right field
Substitute
Jack Wichert
Reginald R. Strait
Henry Shenk
Wm. J. Kraker
Chas. Lacey
James R. Barron
John J. Conard
Paul W. Gilles
Saul Wernick
Seniors:
Yanks Perch On Top Rung While Berra Reads Comics
Lawrence Peter Berra is something to see anytime. He is the lad described as a throwback to the old time ball player. Others contend this removal is too short a distance in the matter of man hours. They measure the toss in such terms as Cro-Magnon and Neanderthal.
Tom Scott, catcher
Geroge Nettles, pitcher
Hugh Johnson, first base
Dick Monroe, second base
Don "Red" Ettinger, third base
Keith Wilson, left field
Pat Theissen, center field
John Stauffer, right field
Ruben Valderrama, shortstop
Umpire: E. C. "Ernie" Quigley
Off the field, the shy, inarticulate Berra says but nothing. On the field, in his element around the batting cage, he ravies with the eloquence of a clam with tonsilitis.
Kenneth M. Taylor, shortstop
Salt Lake City
By OSCAR FRALEY
Right now Yogi, attempting to polish his catching, thinks that may-be he needs a new approach when he goes out to the mound to talk to a shaky pitcher. It is a planted idea.
New York, May 10—(U.P.)—There must be something new on the New York Yankees, managerial or otherwise, to keep them perching tenaciously atop the American League today but one thing is certain—it isn't Yori Berra.
Asked what secrets he and the pitcher confer about in a tough spot, say when the count is three balls and no strikes, Yogi screwed up his tropical eyebrows and pondered awhile. Then he replied;
"I ask 'em: 'What's a'matter, you losing your control?' "
Yogi is still Yogi, a clouting and uninhibited character out of the comic books he loves so well.
"Sure, that's all," Yogi murmured.
"Ain't it enough?"
But it bothered him, just the same, as he shambled into the batting cage with his feet at 10 minutes to two. The Yankee pitcher can expect a new routine any day now.
"Well," Berra was asked, "Don't you think that's a bit obvious?" "I wouldn't know about that," Yogi confided, adding stubbornly, "Cuz all I say is: What's a matter, you losing your control?"
Nothing, you see, is obvious to Yogi. You lay it on the line, and simply. If the count is three and nothing, to Yogi it can't be anything but lack of control. Why talk about the weather?
For the Yankees' nature boy will give it a try.
Like the time the fans gave him a "day" and Yogi, gripping the public address mike determinedly, said:
"I want to thank each and every
It didn't bother the guy they call "Little Gargantua." He knew they got the point, Even though sometimes to some people it might be slightly ridiculous.
one of you for making this occasion necessary!"
Take Bobby Brown, the infielder-medical student who once roomed with Berra. Bobby studied hard every night as Yogi concentrated on his comics. One night Yogi noticed that Brown had reached the end of one of those voluminous medical toms and, as Bobby closed the book, Yogi inquired with great interest
"Well, how did it come out, kid?"
That stopped Brown, just like Yogi halted Vince Moravee, former Harvard football captain who was Yogi's navy buddy. Moravee tried to raise the standards of Yogi's literary tastes, urging him to read magazines and news weeklies.
"Look," Yogi said firmly, "You read your kind of books and I'll read mine."
So are the Yankees—with the old Yogi and their new exalted spot in the pennant race!
He's happy and satisfied, and doesn't want to change.
Max Dengler, instructor of mathematics at the University of Kansas City, will speak at a special meeting of the Mathematical Colloquium at 5 p.m. today in 203 Frank Strong hall.
Max Dengler Will Speak At Math Colloquium Today
His subject will be "A New Approach to the Concept of Probability." Mr. Dengler is the son of Dr. Paul Dengler, frequent speaker at the University, and professor of education at the University of Kansas City.
Mr. Dengler is an Austrian who has just recently come to the United States.
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Six US Golfers Draw Byes In British Tourney
London, May 10—(U,P)—Defending champion Frank Stranahan and five other Americans today drew byes into the second round of the British Amateur Golf championship, to be played at Portmarnock, Ireland, May 23 to 28.
In all, 20 U.S. shotmakers were entered in the field of 204 players. Besides Stranahan, the Americans who drew first round byes were Lt. Willis Johnson, a U.S. army officer stationed in Germany; Robert Stranahan, father of Frank; Ed Lowey of San Francisco, Elm Ward of Boston, and Bill Campbell of Huntington, W. Va.
First round pairings for the 14 other U.S. entries, all of whom will meet British opponents, were:
Sgt, William Ebey, U.S. Army, vs.
H. Bennett
Francis Quimet of Boston vs. Alan
Helm
Willie Turnness of Elmsford, N.Y.,
vs. A. Turner.
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Mau Lewis J, Wright, U.S. Army,
vs B. F. Smith
Max Felix of Los Angeles, vs. Michael Power.
Leonard Martin of New York vs. P. Urlwin-Smith.
James McHale of Philadelphia vs.
F. B. Tinning
J. Ellis Knowles of New York vs.
S. Kennedy.
James B. Knowles of Greenwich,
Conn., vs Joseph B. Carr.
Ted Bassett of Rye, N.Y., vs. Dr.
G. H. Owens.
Frank Craven of Boston vs. S. A. Schofield.
Udo Reimach of New York vs. P.
G. Campbell
Charles (Chick) Evans of Chicago vs. Maj. A. J. Mitchell-Clark. Clark Hardwicke of Los Angeles
Clark Hardwicke of Los Angeles vs. B. C. McManus.
Frank Stranathan will meet Brig. Gen. Alfred Cecil Chrictley, Lt. Johnson will play Robert Stranahan, Lowery will face R. W.Barnett, Ward will meet J. C. Wilson and Campbell will play J. A. O'Meara, in all second round matches.
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