FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1948
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIV
Eight IM Volleyball Teams Maintain Clean Slates
Eight intramural volleyball squads kept their slates clean Thursday night by hanging up fourth round victories.
The Beginner's, Maverick's, Dream Team, and Dix club collected their fourth straight in the "A" team bracket and the Delt's, Phi Gam's, Phi Delt's, and Gread hall continued unbeaten in the "B" division.
The standout play of Kaufman$^{\textcircled{9}}$
enabled Dream Team to drop Spooner Thayer "A" from the unbeaten ranks. The victors grabbed the initial match 15 to 11, lost the next 15 to 7, but won the final contest 15 to 10.
Fourth Loss For Smith
Mische and Mayhew led the Beginner's to 15 to 8 and 15 to 9 triumphs over Smith hall, who suffered its fourth loss. Dix club "A" whipped Y.M.C.A. 15 to 11, 11 to 15, and 15 to 7.
Maverick's won on a forfeit from the Married Men, who have yet to play a contest. Battenfeld "B" defaulted to Oread hall.
A power-laden Phil Gam "B" team massacred Kappa Sig 15 to 4 and 15 to 1. The Kappa Sig's have won only one of its four encounters.
Dix club "B" lowered the boom on the Edgehill Roader's 15 to 8 and 15 to 5 and the Delt's "B" squad routed Phi Kappa Sig 15 to 1 and 15 to 9.
Armstrong and McCarthy sparked the Airscrew's to a hard-fought win over Oread hall "A". After losing the opening game 15 to 12 they bounced back to gain 15 to 6 and 15 to 8 verdicts.
Aces Hi Win Third
The 1022 club gave Aces Hi a bad time but fell to the wayside 15 to 13 and 15 to 12. It was the Aces third victory.
Phi Kappa "B" garnered its first win by dumping Lambda Chi 15 to 5 and 15 to 8. The loss was the fourth in a row for Lambda Chi A.T.O. handed Deltachi its fourth defeat by winning the final game of the series. They scored 15 to 5 and 15 to 4 victories but lost one contest 15 to 9.
Battenfeld's "B" squad lost its opener 15 to 12 but came back to stop Alpha Kappa Lambda 15 to 5 and 15 to 13. The Phantom's loss to Beta Kappa 13 to 15, 11 to 14, and 15 to 7.
Training Camp Briefs
Bradenton, Fla., April 2-(UP)—The St. Louis Cardinals, fearful of repeating the bad start they made last season, were alarmed today by the batting slump of Enos "Country" Slaughter.
The raw-boned right fielder, counted on to bat at the cleanup spot, has made only one hit in his last 17 trips to the plate, an average of .055. Manager Eddie Dyer said he hopes to cure Slaughter by benching him for a few days.
The Cardinals lost a 10-inning game yesterday to the Boston Braves, 4 to 3.
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St. Petersburg, Fla.—A five-inning workout with no ill effects gave the New York Yankees added hope today that outfielder Charley Keller can become a mighty slugger again.
Keller made his first appearance for the Yanks since June 6 yesterday as the New Yorkers routed the Philadelphia Phillies, to 1. In five innings, he walked twice and lined out once. His spine, which was operated on during the winter, apparently did not bother him.
Outfielder Les Layton was purchased from Jersey City and 35-year-old first baseman Johnny McCarthy, and ex-Giant, was bought from Minneapolis.
Fhoenix, Ariz.-The New York Giants today officially added to their roster two players who have been in camp all spring, and at the same time but loose 13 other players.
The Giants scored their fifth victory in six games against the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday, 6 to 5, on Bob Thomson's homer with one man on in the ninth inning. Ed Stevens and Ralph Kiner homered for the Pirates.
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Tucson, Ariz.—Home runs
Intramural swimming teams will not be able to schedule private practices after today.
Today Is Deadline To Reserve Pool
A four-day free swim period will begin tomorrow when the pool will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. It will also be available from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday; 4 to 7 p.m. Monday; and 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Correction
An Original UDK 'Sporttrait' by Bibler
In Tuesday's Kansas it was erroneously reported that the 1022 club defeated the Mavericks in a contest March 23. The Mavericks won the contest 15 to 11 and 16 to 14.
Pitcher Scott Cary and outfielder Dean Stafford were optioned to the Senators' Chattanooga farm in the Southern Association. Pitcher Vernon Curtis was released outright to the same club. Infielder Cal Esmer was optioned to Charlotte, N.C.
Orlando, Fla.—Four rookies were sent to the minors today by the Washington Senators.
Chapman And The Phillies Aim For Fifth Place In NL
Rookie outfielder Ed "Duke"
Snider had three hits, including a
420-foot homer.
Clearwater, Fla., April 2—(UP)—Some one will have to finish last this year, but Ben Chapman is sure it won't be his Philadelphia Phillies.
Hank Edwards and Walt Judnich sparked a five-run seventh inning that gave the Cleveland Indians a 6 to 1 triumph over the Chicago White Sox yesterday.
Sarasota, Fla.-The Boston Red Sox today optioned pitcher Pete Modica to Louisville and released outfielder Al Simononis outright to Scranton.
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Southpaw Joe Hatten was the toast of the team as a result of his one-hit, 8 to 2, vicory over Montreal yesterday, the first time a Dodger hurler has gone the route. A walk, an error, and a triple scored Montreal's only runs in the third inning and Hatten then retired 19 straight batters.
Vero Beach, Fla.—Rookie pitcher John Hall and veteran outfielder Frenchy Bordagaray were added to the Brooklyn Dodger squad which leaves here today on a barnstorming tour to start in Fort Worth, Tex.
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"We're through with that cellar stuff. We strengthened our club a lot during the off season and I believe we have a good chance of finishing as high as fifth. We may even crowd into the first division," he forecast con-
That probably is aiming too high, but if Chapman should come up with the pitching to match his other departments the Phillies could surprise. The outfield and infield both will have a first division complexion if rookie Albert Flair should come through at first base.
In Flair, Bert Hass, Roy Cullenbine and Eddie Miller, Chapman believes he has picked up four players who will go a long way toward taking that old doormat label off his club.
Del Ennis, who reported out of shape last year, looks like he might come back to his great rookie season when he hit .313 in 1946. He slumped off to .275 last year, but was coming along fast as the season closed and both he and Chapman are confident that he will get back into the .300 class.
The pitching depends a lot on whether two veterans have another good year in their aging right arms. They are Emil "Dutch" Leonard and Lynwood "Schoolboy" Rowe. Without them, Chapman would be up against it.
the softball season will begin immediately after the playoffs of the volleyball "A" and "B" leagues.
Heavy Volleyball Schedule
Is Planned For Weekend
Thirty-four volleyball games have been scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in an effort to speed completion of the volleyball season by April 15, Don Powell, intramural director, announced today.
Youthful Reds May Threaten League Leaders This Season
Leonard won 17 games last year while Rowe, despite the fact that he was sidelined several times by injuries, came up with 14 victories. Both appear to be in good shape this spring and Chapman is confident he can count on them to come through with about 30 triumphs.
A youthful band of rebuilt Cincinnati Reds, which finished fifth last year and look better this spring, promise to be with the class of the National League in another season and may move into the first division in 1948.
Last year manager Johnny Neun Ewell Blackwell and third baseman then were shortstop Eddie Miller and catcher Ray Mueller. This spring he has his club pretty well set, and most of the squad is young and promising.
Last year manager Johnny Neun started with little outside of pitcher Ewell Blackwell and third baseman Grady Hatton. His only sure starters then were shortstop Eddie Miller $ ^{\textcircled{1}} $
Miller talked too much and was shipped along to Philips but playing in his spot is a rookie whom the Reds believe may be the freshman of the year—Virgil Stallcup. They brought him up last spring and while his fielding was satisfactory, his hitting left plenty to be desired. But apparently he found himself at Jersey City where he wounded up the year hitting 338.
Young Adds Power
Babe Young, whose long ball bitting after he was secured from the Giants in mid-season last year added some badly needed punch to the Red batting order, will be at first with Hatton on third and either Bobby Adams or Ben Zientara, who divided the job last year, at second.
Neun is going to have a switch outfield. When southpaws work against the Reds he will have Hank Sauer, who hit 50 home runs with Syracuse last year and who seems to have finally come up to his promise in right; Bob Usher in left and Clvde Vollmer in center.
When right-handers pitch against
the Reds it will be Augie Galan in left, Frank Baumholtz in right and Johnny Wryostek in center. Catching Is Strong
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Mueller and Ray Lamanno will divide the catching chores with Ferrell Anderson, Hugh Poland and Dewey Williams fighting it out for the third spot.
Blackwell, of course, will lead the pitching parade along with Ev Lively, Eddie Erault, Kent Peterson, Tommy Hughes, and Howard Fox. Hughes, secured from the Phillies, may be the best of the lot outside of Blackwell.
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