WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6. 1949
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS
PAGE FIV
Kansas Defeats Rockhurst 4 To 2 In Season Opener
Going into the last half of the eighth the score was tied 2-all. Coach Bill “Red” Hogan's club had gone hitless since the first inning when they tied two runs on three hits. Jim®
Kansas squeezed over two runs in the last half of the eighth inning to defeat Rockhurst 4 to 2 here Tuesday in the Jayhawkers' opening game of the season.
Briley led off in the eighth with a single to right field, and reached second on an error by Rex Clemmer, his first catcher. Lou DeLuna walked.
Bud French laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt and Clemmer threw wild to first trying to get the speedy Jayhawker. Briley scored and DeLuna was held at third, the umpire ruling two bases on the overthrow. Carl Ellis flied to right but Dick Bertuzzi walked to load the bases. DeLuna scored as pitcher Jim Quinn-lan threw out Floyd Temple.
Charley Moffett, who pitched the last four innings for K.U. to get credit for the win, stopped the Hawks in order in the top of the ninth. Dick Gilman started for K.U. He allowed two runs, both unearned, walked one, struck out six, and allowed Lew Lane's Hawks three hits. Moffett walked one, struck out one, and gave up one hit. Gilman was relieved after five innings.
The Jayhawkers started fast in the first intime. DeLuna beat out a roller down the third base line and French drilled a single to right. Ellis slammed a single to left field, scoring DeLuna and sending French to third. French scored when Clemmer threw out Bertuzzi.
Rockhurst got its only two runs in the third when John Garies and Bob Gennette reached base on errors. Jack Rheem singled over second base to score both men.
After the first only two Jayhawkers got as far as third, until the eighth. Ellis walked in the fourth, went to second on Bertuzzi's sacrifice, and stole third. But John Garies made a good catch of Talkington's long drive to end the inning.
In the fifth Gilman got on by an error, stole second, and went to third on a wild pitch. He was thrown out at home on French's fly to Gennette.
Moffett started shakily in the sixth, but found his control and stopped the Hawks in the last three innings. There were two on with none out in the sixth, but Silverman was out for stepping across the plate and a double play, Moffett to Temple to DeLuna, ended the inning. The Jayhawkers meet Iowa State in a two games series at Ames, April 8 and 9.
AB H PO A
Cavanaugh, 2b ... 2 0 0 1
Briley, 2b ... 2 1 0 0
Deluna, 1b ... 2 1 1 0
Doctor Confident Hogan Can Play
New Orleans, April 6—(U.P.) The noted New Orleans surgeon who saved Ben Hogan's life expressed confidence today that the seriously injured golf star will some day return to the links.
When Bantam Ben was on the verge of death after an automobile-bus crash last month, Dr. Alton Oschner flew to his El Paso, Texas, bedside to perform an emergency blood clot operation.
French, cf ... 3 1 0 0
Ellis, ss ... 3 1 2 1
Bertuzzi, ii ... 2 0 2 0
Temple, 3b ... 3 0 2 1
Weidenshaul, rf ... 2 0 1 0
Duke, df ... 2 0 1 0
Talkington, c ... 3 0 8 2
Gilman, p ... 2 0 0 4
Moffett, p ... 1 0 0 4
Totals ... 27 \ 4 27 13
AB H PO A
Garies, lf ... 4 0 1 0
Gravino, ss ... 3 0 0 2
Gennette, rs ... 4 0 2 1
Rheem, cf ... 3 1 2 0
Messina, 3b ... 3 0 0 4
Silverman, 1b ... 4 1 12 0
Snittiker, 2b ... 2 1 0 1
Cameron, 2b ... 2 0 0 1
Clemmer, c ... 4 1 7 1
Quinlan, p ... 3 0 0 3
Totals ... 32 4 24 13
Summary: Runs -Briley, DeLuna 2, French, Garies, Genette. Runs batted in—Ellis, Bertuzzi, Temple, Rheem 2. Double-Silverman, Sacrifices-Bertuzzi and French. Stolen bases-Ellis, Gilman, and Gravino. Men left on base—Kansas 6, Rockhurst 6. Errors-Cavanaugh, Temple, Talkington, Gravino, Silverman, and Clemer M. Bases on balls—off Gilman 1 in 5 innings; off Moffett 1 in 4 innings; off Quinlan 5. Struck out by-Gilman 6, Moffett 1, Quinlan 5. Wild pitch-Quinlan. Hit batter-Moffett (Messina). Earned runs off Gilman 0, off Moffett 0, off Quinland 0, double plays-Moffett-Temple-DeLuna; Genette -Clemmer. Winning pitcher-Moffett. Umpires-Coffin and Murphree. Time of game-2-07.
You don't have a "Ghost of a Chance".
NBA Top Boxing Title Vacant
Washington, April 6—(U.P.)F or the first time in 14 years, the National Boxing association failed to list a heavyweight champion in its quarterly ratings today.
It declared the N.B.A. version of the title vacant because Joe Louis retired to go into the promotion end of the business, and said it would recognize the winner of next June's league-Jersey Jersey Woutcott as the champion. Louis and his associates are promoting that bout in Chicago.
Along with Charles and Walcott,
the N.B.A. listed Lee Savold as a
logical contender for the title.
Only other changes made in the ratings of the eight weight divisions was re-installing Willie Pep of Hartford, Conn., as featherweight champion and once again relegating Sandy Saddler of New York as the only logical contender. Pep regained his title from Saddler this winter after having lost it to him last October.
Light heavyweight: Freddie Mills of England, champion; Gus Lesnevich of Cliffside, N.J., and Archie Moore of St. Louis, contenders.
Middleweight: Marcel Cerdan of France, champion; Tony Zale of New York and Steve Belleoise of New York and Burt Lyttel of Fresno, Cal., contenders.
Welterweight: Ray Robinson of New York, champion; Kid Gavilan of Bellevue; Kate Pusari of Irvinton, N.J., and Felipe Fernandez of Honolulu, contenders.
Lightweight: Ike Williams of N.J., champion; Freddie Dawson of Chicago and Enrioue Bolanos of Los Angeles, contenders.
Bantamweight: Manuel Ortiz of El Centro, Cal., champion; Memo Valero of Mexico, Luis Galvani of Cuba and Danny O'Sullivan of England, contenders
Flyweight: Rinty Monoghan of Belfast, Ireland, champion; Maurice Sandeyron of France, Terry Allen of England, Dado Marino of Hawaii and Louis Skena of France.
Greyhound fares are still mighty LOW!
Examples
One way fares, not including tax
Kansas City $ 0.85
Manhattan 1.75
Salina 3.25
Abilene 2.80
St. Louis 6.30
Chicago 9.05
Denver 11.35
Downright old-fashioned, you'll say, for you'll find Greyhound fares are about the same as they were ten years ago. You get other travel plusses with Greyhound, too... frequent, convenient schedules, and super comfort in a Greyhound Super-Coach.
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