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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1948
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Spring Football Practice Starts Today
120 Expected To Report As Sikes Gets First View
J. V. Sikes and his new Kansas football staff will start reshaping the Jayhawkers' 1948 Orange bowl eleven this afternoon when they open spring drills. They hope to draw a measure of help from K.U.'s first post-war freshman crop which will pour 40 men into an expected turnout of 120.
Nobody in the Kansas camp ex-
Nobody in the Kansas camp expects anyone to take up the slack created by the loss of such standouts as all-American Ray Evans, guard Joe Crawford, or tackle Red Ettinger, but there are at least a dozen freshmen off Wayne Replogle's squad who may fit into the picture by next autumn.
Two Promising Tackles
Two of the most promising play tackle, the spot now in need of most rebuilding before Sikes can launch a solid club into next year's 10-game schedule. The newcomers are Hally Brott, 195-pounder from Junction City and Mike McCormack, 218-pound 6-foot 2-inch Kansas Cityan. This pair played against K. U.'s 1947 line and held up well with aggressive, powerful play all season in the weekly scrimmage meals.
Hugh Johnson, the club's stellar right tackle, will be back, but his stand-in, Steve Renko, also has completed his playing days. Only other letterman at the position is Ed Lee, a sophomore who showed promise last year when not on the shelf with injuries.
weekly. The neckle ranks will be thin when the Jayhawkers sail into today's opening session. Ettinger has been signed by the New York Giants while his understudy on the left side, sturdy Terry Monroe, has completed his eligibility.
Sikes also can expect some help from four frost ends and three guards. The ends include Dave Fischer, Mt. Vernon, Ia., product and brother of Howard, the Jayhawkers varsity center in '46; Al Lowrie, 190-pounder from '46; Alan Lowrie, Lynn Smith, Shawnee-Mission product, and Shenel Garnett, 195-pounder from Kansas City, Mo. Fischer is rated a promising blocker and Smith a better than average pass grabber.
Johnson To Return
Best of the yearling guard prospects are John Idoux, Shawnee-Mission; Dolph Simons, a secondteam all-stater for Lawrence in '46, and Douglas Wall, 196-pounder from Iola.
Also available will be Joe Mendenhall, who saw plenty of action last year as a freshman, and the Norris brothers, Darell and Delvin, both of whom will be playing their third season.
These lads will have to be good if they make their presence felt in such company as Don Fambrough, 1947 co-captain and twice an all-league selection; Dick Tomlinson, Ken Sperry, and Jack Fink. Good Backs Will Help
Despite the excess of backs off the last two co-championship clubs, the freshman roles should produce some help at all-four positions. Coming up to fight for a spot among the game - playing quarterbacks are Johnny Amberg, signal caller from Shawnee-Mission, and Don Wilson, all state prep choice at halfback in 1946.
Tough Competition At End
This pair alternated between quarter and half throughout the freshman season and undoubtedly will be given trials at both spots during spring drills.
This gang will face a tougher row than Brott and McCormack as Sikes has three lettermen at end in Dave Schmidt, 155-pound two-time all-conference selection; Marvin Small, who will be playing his third season, and Bryan Sperry, the 170-pounder who played excellent ball during the final half of the 1947 season.
Labeled most promising among the halfbacks are Henry Lamping, a 165-pound ball-packer from Kansas City, Mo; Moi. Bill Reinders, shifty former Marysville standout, and Wade Stinson, another 165-pound from Randall. Two young fullbacks, Jim Sackrider, 195-pounder, lad
Norman, Okla., March 30—(UP)—John Husak, 200-pound University of Oklahoma guard during the 1946-47 football seasons, said today he has signed a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Professional league.
Oklahoma Guard Signs With Eagles
Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
An Original UDK 'Sportrait' by Bibler
Six Candidates Seek Coaching Job Left Open By Rowland's Departure
Oklahoma City, March 30—(UP)—At least six candidates today sought the head football coach's post at Oklahoma City university which was vacated Sunday by J. H. "Bo" Rowland after a two-year tenure.
Rowland will become head mentor at George Washington university for a reported salary of $7,000.
How well this crew will measure up to varsity standards remains to be seen. If they can pass their spring field tests chances are they will get a chance next fall. Sikes hasn't even seen them play in the movies and doubtless will shuffle varsity men as well as rockies to determine the best possibilities.
Top contenders for the O.C.U. job appeared to be Jess Thompson, former Central State star who later coached the Cameron Aggies and Centenary college team; John Miskovsky, coach at Capitol Hill high school in Oklahoma City; Orville Tuttle, assistant coach of the pro Boston Yanks; Ace Gutowsky, Jr., former O.C.U. star; and Andy Victor and Ralph Schilling. Both Victor and Schilling were assistants under Rowland.
West Surrey, Me.—(UP)—A gold-fish bowl in the kitchen of Mrs. Earl Cunningham's home burst, scattering water and fish over the floor. Investigation failed to reveal the cause of the unusual accident.
Dr. C. Q. Smith, president of the university, said Rowland's successor "probably will not be named for several days."
Bowl Erupts, Fish Free
"We want every boy who is interested in playing football at Kansas to report this spring," the new head man said today. "Everyone is going to get a chance to show his ability. We expect to get a lot of work done."
from Wamego, and Jim Griffith, Bonner Springs 185-pounder, will try to carve a place for themselves.
Southwest conference baseball teams put the finishing touches on their play today before conference competition begins. The last preseason games pit Texas against Oklahoma at Austin, Rice against Stephen F. Austin at Houston, and Southern Methodist against Nebraska at Dallas.
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Texas Ends Exhibitions
The Texas Longhorns will attempt to make it a clean sweep of the two-game series with their arch rivals. They scored at will Monday in blasting the Sooners, 18-7.
It was Texas, sixth triumph. The Longhorn team has suffered one defeat, handed them by the professional Milwaukee Brewers.
Texas profited by Oklahoma's faults. The Steers drew 13 walks and benefited by four Oklahoma errors which they combined with 15 hits of their own. Don Russell led the Texas hit barrage with a 350-foot home run, a triple and a single. Bobby Layne, who gave up five hits in the eight innings he worked, was credited with the victory.
S. M.U. dropped the four of six pre-season starts to Nebraska, 10-8. The Cornhuskers scored four times in the fifth to attain a lead they never lost. A Pony rally in the ninth was put down when three men went down in order after men reached first and second with none out.
Improved Kansas Nine Expected To Move Up
The success of this year's Kansas baseball team will be measured by how much improvement it shows in the Big Seven pennant chase.
Although it is too early to tab definite improvement anywhere, the Hawkers appear to be better balanced, stronger down the middle and strengthened in the pitching department. Vie Bradford's 1947 charges hit only .228 as a team and the offense still is a large question mark.
With expected improvement in three counts the Jayhawkers, playing their first season under Russ Sehon, a second baseman owned by the Pittsburgh Pirates, should shake off their cellar finish of last season, although first division hopes are still
Sehon can count lettermen for every position except second base and he owns a promising prospect at that spot in Scott Kelly, who spent last summer as a regular with Kansas City's Ban Johnson Goldmans. Holdover squadman Charles Medlock also is available here.
The remainder of the infield probably will be manned by last year's regulars, Lou DeLuna, the club's leading 147 hitter, at first base; grid halfback Bud French at shortstop, and Harold May at third. DeLuna, a 190-pound right hand hitter, clubbed .304 last season while French boasted a respectable .273 average, including two home runs.
Only severe loss will be that of outfielder Verle Anderson, left-hand hitting leadoff-man who compiled a .273 average and played alert ball afield and on the base paths.
Vote Fill Infield
The other two regular gardeners, Red Hogan and Dick Bertuzzi, both will be on deck, along with George Gorman, another monogram winner, and Neil Shaw, a switch-hitter who is scrapping for a place both in the outer garden and infield. Holdover squadmens include Hal Stewart and Paul Gilkison.
Dewey Heights
Sehon expects a major lift in the pitching department from Johnny Dewell, the tall basketball forward from Newton. Returning from last season's staff will be Dick Gilman, and Guy Mabry, both righthanders. An appendectomy will keep left-hander Lop Hammer out of action for the first month of the season.
Dewell Helps Pitching
The list of newcomers includes Dick Fletcher, short Washington sophomore; Ray Bolsehga, Leavenworth sophomore; football halfback Charlie Moffett; ex-track hand, Karl Ebel, and basketball Bill Sapp. Lee Ethridge, a junior righthander who saw service in only one game last year, also is back.
Fink Heads Catchers
Jack Fink, holdover squadman, and Jim Carroll, 182-pound converter outfielder, have the inside track for the catching post.
The Hawkers open in a two-game series with College of Emporia Friday and Saturday then tackle Arkansas here a week later before moving into a 1-game conference slate against Missouri April 16.
Coast Baseball To Start Today
San Francisco, March 30—(UP)— Organized baseball begins its 1948 merry-go-round today as the Pacific Coast league swings into action with four games.
Given good weather, about 40,000 fans are expected to witness the four openers of the league's 46th campaign in California cities. Among the spectators will be Gov. Earl Warren and a host of Hollywood actors and actresses.
Here's Another Torch Song
One game, San Francisco at Sacramento, was slated for 2:30 p.m. The other three are night games.
Holland, Mich. — (UP) — Simon Paaue joined the fire department. The first night it was his turn to sleep in the station an alarm sounded. His home was badly damaged by fire while he was on duty.
2 Hawkers On All-Midwest
Schnellbacher was selected for a forward spot on the third team while Waugh drew honorable mention
Otto Schnellbacher and Jerry Waugh, Jayhawker basketball stars, have been selected for posts on the all-Midwest basketball team of the Collegiate Magazine. The University Daily Kansan was among the 150 college newspapers submitting entries for this all-star squad.
Murray Wier of Iowa university received the largest number of votes, for first team honors. "Easy" Ec MacAuley from St. Louis and Macquette's Gene Berce placed second and third. The following three teams weren chosen.
First team: Forwards: Wier, Iowa;
Berce, Marquette. Center: MacAuley,
St. Louis. Guards: Ralph Beard,
Kentucky; Pete Elliot, Michigan.
Second Team: Forwards; Paul Court, Oklahoma; Dwight Eddleman, Illinois; Center: Bob Brannum, Michigan State; Guards; Howard Shannon, Kansas State; Leo Barnhorst, Notre Dame.
Third Team: Forwards: Dick Schnitker, Ohio; Schnellbacher, Kansas. Center: Jim McIntyre, Minnesota. Guards: Kevin O'Shea, Notre Dame; Pete Coorlas, DePaul.
Honorable mention included Waugh of Kansas, A. L. Bennett of Oklahoma A. & M., Dan Pippin of Missouri, and Harold Howey of Kansas State.
Training Camp Briefs
Fresno, Cal., March 30—(UP)—The New York Giants' sophomore hurling star. Larry Jansen, who racked up 21 victories last year as a freshman, has worked 12 exhibition innings this spring without allowing an earned run. He pitched five of those frames yesterday, yielding four hits, as the Giants blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2 to 0.
St. Petersburg, Fla.-The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, regarded now as the league's top teams, battled to a 2 to 2 standstill yesterday in a 17-inning game that set a new record for American League teams in training and tied the major-league exhibition mark. The game was halted by darkness after four hours and two minutes.
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Tampa, Fla.—Bobby Adams drove in three runs yesterday as the Reds trimmed the St. Louis Cardinals, 1 to 2.
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Phoenix, Ariz. - The Chicago White Sox trailed the Chicago Cubs oday by only a single game in their intra-city spring training series.
The Sox scored seven runs in the third innings against Bob McCall and Hank Wyse to whip the Cubs yesterday, 11 to 6, for their second victory against three defeats. Bill Nicholson homered for the Cubs.
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Tuson, Ariz.—The Cleveland Indians today boasted a string of seven exhibition victories and four straight over the St. Louis Browns
The St Loths Browns.
The Tribe the Browns yesterday, 2 to 0, behind the combined five-hit pitching of Al Gettel and Bob Muncrief.