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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MAY 10, 1946
By BILL SIMS
The Kansas baseballlers received a much needed boost, both in the field and at the plate, when Bud French reported after the spring football drills.
French, one of the most promising grid candidates for next fall, has added a lot of power to the Jayhawkers' stick work, and has taken over the third spot in the lineup. The former Kansas City Central high star pounded out two home runs in the second game with Nebraska Tuesday, and has been belting the ball at an admirable clip since joining the club.
French took over the second base position in the series with Nebraska, but he probably will be moved to first base for the next four games in an effort to strengthen the infield. This would move reliable Ots White back to second base, and Curly Hayden would return to the outer garden.
If French comes through on first, the Jayhawkers should finish in the runnerup spot to Oklahoma. The Sooners clinched the title when Kansas lost to Nebraska Monday. Kansas entertains Missouri next week for a two-game series which will finish the season for the Jayhawkers.
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Why can't the Big Six conference have varsity swimming competition? Most of the other big conferences conduct swimming on a varsity basis, but the Big Six has not done so since 1941. The war caused the dropping of some of these spring sports, but most of the conferences resumed them this year.
Perhaps the conference officials will decide to take up swimming on a Big Six basis next year when they meet at Lincoln May 18. I believe it would be a good thing for the general sports programs at the conference schools.
Some of the swimmers who participated in the intramural meet recently could hold their own against any other school in the Big Six.
Bull Holloway, who holds the N.C.A.A. Jr. College record for the 100-yard backstroke; Stanley Jervis, who set a new intramural record in the 50-yard breast stroke; and Bob Martin, former state champion who finished second to Jervis, to mention only a few, could pile up some points for Kansas in a Big Six meet.
Coach William Shannon's golf team came up with one of the biggest upsets of the season when it
Jervis, Burke Spark Beta Theta Pi To Six-Point Swim Meet Victory
Beta Theta Pi, sparked by Jervis and Burke, walked away with the intramural swimming meet held this week. Navy and Phi Delta Theta were 6 and 8 points behind, respectively.
The diving event was won by Kachinkas, Navy, and the second place went to a fellow blue-jacket, Miller, Navy. Irwin, and Lindsay Phi Delta Theta, tied for third place.
Jervis, Beta Theta Pi, swam the 50-yard breast stroke in 29.7 seconds to take the race and also to break the former record of 31.5 which was established in 1941 by Stevens. Second place went to Kachinskas, Navy, third place to Martin, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and fourth fell to Olander, Phi Gamma Delta.
The 50-yard medley was another first for Jervis, Beta Theta Pi, with a time of 32.1 seconds. The following places went to Martin, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, third to Erwin, Phi Delta Theta, and fourth Holloway, Alpha Tau Omega.
McKay, Phi Delt, won the 100- yard free style swim with a time of
trampled Kansas State Wednesday. The Aggies had beaten the Jayhawkers $10\frac{1}{2}$ to $7\frac{1}{2}$ in Manhattan earlier in the season, but the Kansans came back strong in the return match to win $16\frac{1}{2}$ to $1\frac{1}{2}$ in Kansas City.
It was the first defeat for the Aggies this season, and the Jayhawkers were rated as the underdogs. They wouldn't believe the pre-match dope, but gained sweet revenge for that first defeat.
The golfers have had some tough luck this season, but they can still finish with a 500 average. Bad weather has hampered their practice sessions and also caused poor playing conditions for some of their matches.
The Jayhawkers don't offer any alibis, however, but they all plan to have a better season next year.
59. 2, just 1.2 seconds away from the record set in 1941. Wachtel, Navy, second, Smith, Sigma Nu third and Miller, Sigma Nu, fourth.
The 100-yard back swim was won by Holloway, Alpha Tau Omega, in 69.8 seconds. The second and third places went to Harlan, Sigma Nu and to Anderson, Beta Theta Pi.
The time turned in for the 50-yard free style by Burke, Beta Theta Pi, was 69.8 only one second behind the standing record. Second place was captured by McKay, Phi Delta Theta. Third place went to Holloway, Alpha Tau Omega and fourth to Stucker, Phi Gamma Delta.
In the 150-yard medley relay the Navy team was winner in 56.7 seconds. Second, Beta, third, Phi Gamma Delta, and fourth, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Phi Delta Theta pulled a surprise when it won the four-lap-relay after having turned in a comparatively slow time in the semi-finals. The time for the winner was 70 seconds. The next places went to Beta Theta Pi. Navy and Sigma Nu.
Scoring for the meet was as follows:
Beta Theta Tia, 35%1; Navy, 29; Phi Delta Theta, 27; sigma Nig, 15; Alpha Tau Omega, 12; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 12; Phi Gamma Delta, 11%1; Sigma Chi, 3; Phi Kappa Psi, 3; Kappa Sigma, 2.
Yankee Players To Be First Major Club To Travel By Air
New York (UP)—New York Yankee players, by a vote of 41 to 3. have decided to travel by air exclusively for the remainder of the season and will make their first trip Monday, Yankee president Larry MacPhail said today.
The Yankees are the first major league club to travel exclusively by air.
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