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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MAY 2, 1946
By BILL SIMS
Major league stars who returned this season from the army and navy are setting a fast pace, both in hitting and pitching. It was a matter of speculation among all who are interested in baseball whether these men could come back after a layoff and take up where they left off in the big leagues. So far they are doing much better than expected.
The top two batting leaders in each league have been belting the ball at a better than .400 clip thus far, and only one did not see service in the armed forces. Vern Stephens of the St. Louis Brown is the only exception, and he was one of the leading batsmen before the war. The other three, Keller of the Yankees, Wietelmann of the Boston Brues, and Herman of the Brooklyn Dodgers are veterans.
Not only is this true in the percentage figures, but it is a fact in all of the hitting divisions that returned veterans are leading the way. In only two batting divisions in the National league are men who did not serve in the war among the leaders. "Red" Schoendienst of the St. Louis Cardinals and Dixie Walker of the Dodgers are up at the top in hits and home runs respectively.
In the American league only Stephens and Nick Etten of the Yankees are among the top men. Stephens is second in batting percentage, and Etten is second in runs batted in.
This holds true in pitching records also. In the National league all three of the leading hurlers, Sain of the Braves, Lanier of the Cardinals, and Jovice of the Giants, saw service.
In the American league there is one exception, Hal Newhouser, Detroit's ace hurler who was the league's most valuable player the past two seasons, is among the leaders with three victories and one defeat. But Spud Chandler of the Yankees and Mickey Harris of the Red Sox are leading the league with three victories and no defeats. Both saw service in the war.
Two no-hit, no-run games have been pitched this season, and the hurler in each case was a veteran. Ed Head of the Dodgers and Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians were the men who achieved this remarkable feat.
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Other stars whose names figure prominently in baseball news from day to day such as Ted Williams, Joe Dimaguro, Bobby Doerr, Stan Musial, and Pete Reiser all served Uncle Sam.
It still remains to be seen whether these men can keep up the pace they are setting now, but they are off to a good start in their fight to regain the fame and honors which were theirs before the war. I believe that pre-war standards will be upped because these stars are trying harder now.
I believe also that the same will be true in most other sports. Veterans will be leading the way. It won't show up only in professional athletics, but it will be noticeable in college athletics.
You don't have to look very far to see evidence of this. Take our own campus, and you see, among others, Ray Evans, Charlie Black, Otto Schnellbacher, "Red" Hogan, and Frank Patte, all of whom will be starting next year for K.U.
These men are veterans, and it will be like this all over the nation. So it seems to be safe to say that the
Division III remained idle Wednesday while division I and II played three games each in the Intramural softball tournament. In division one Kappa Sigma and PT-9 were the victors while in division 2 Tau Kappa Epsilon, Alpha Tau Omega, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon came through as winners.
Kappa Sig Wins In IM Softball
Kappa Sigma and Kappa Alpha Psi battled out a slugfest until the seventh inning when Kappa Sigma gained a two-run advantage and took the game 15-13.
In division 2, Tau Kappa Epsilon defeated Jaycees by four runs, to take the game by a score of 8-4. The TKE's were able to come from behind after the Jaycees squad had taken the lead. Alpha Tau Omega competely swamped Battenfeld in an ATO walkaway by a score of 16-1.
PT-9 took an early lead over the Ten Eycks and was able to remain in the winning list after putting down a Ten Eyck rally. The final score was 13-8.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon was able to hold a slim margin over Carruth during the seven inning game. The Sig Alph's started the scoring and the final inning found them in the lead by a score of 5-3.
Games to be played this afternoon are Beta Theta Pi vs. PT-7, Phi Kappa vs. Phi Delta Theta, Delta Upsilon vs. Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Sigma Nu vs. Ships Company.
The Phi Kappa Psi and V-12 (A) game was postponed.
Semifinals Tonight In IM Swimming
Preliminaries in the men's intramural swimming meet were held Wednesday in the Robinson gymnasium pool. The semi-finals will be held at 7:30 tonight to determine candidates for the finals.
Best time turned for the 100-yard free style was by McKay, Phi Delta Theta. In the 50-yard breast stroke, Jervis, Beta Theta Pi, was top man Holloway, Alpha Tau Omega, completely outclassed his opponents in the 100-yard back stroke.
The preliminary races included the 50-yard breast stroke, 100-yard free style, 100-yard back stroke, medley relay, medley swim, and the 50-yard free stroke. All of the races were run against time.
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war didn't take much from their ability. In some cases it did, but those cases will be the exception instead of the rule.
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Golf, Tennis Teams To Missouri Friday
Jayhawker golf and tennis teams will clash with the Missouri Tigers Friday at Columbia. It will be the first time the teams have met this season, and the Tigers are an unknown quantity in Big Six play.
Coach William Shannon will take both teams to Columbia. Jack Hines, Earl Pickerall, Stan Rudey, and Bill Winey will represent the Crimson and Blue on the links.
Roy Shoaf, Bob Groom, Bob Barnes, and Charles Carson will try to keep their season record unblemished. The Jayhawker netmen have won five and tied one this season.
Kappa Kappa Gamma shut out Alpha Omicron Pi 24-0 in a woman's intramural softball game Wednesday and Pi Beta Phi went down under a strong Watkins hall team 18-3. Corbin hall forfeited to Delta Gamma.
Kappa's and Watkins Win Softball Games
Batteries for the Kappa's were Parker and Gunsolly and for the Alpha O's Voth and Burtscher. The Pi Phi's couldn't get started against Conard and Stout, Watkin's strong battery. Chubb pitched to White for Pi Beta Phi.
Sherman, Texas. (UP) — Monty Stratton, the big Texan who seemed destined to be an ace pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, then lost a leg in a hunting accident eight years ago, won his second straight hurling victory yesterday in the East Texas league—and it was a one-hitter.
Monty Stratton Wins Second Straight Game
His Sherman team continued to share the league lead with Henderson, thanks to Monty's fine pitching in last night's 6 to 1 victory over Greenville.
The big righthander showed the home folks, too, that they can ease their worries about his fielding. Despite the artificial leg, he handled four fielding chances perfectly.
Baseball Results
American League
Boston 13, Detroit 1.
New York 6, Cleveland 3.
Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 2.
American League
Kansas' relay-weary tracksters will tangle with the Kansas State Wildcats in the Jayhawkers second dual meet of the season Saturday at Manhattan.
Thinclads Meet K-State Saturday
Coach Ray Kanehl's thinclads have a dual triumph over Oklahoma and two team seconds at the Texas and Kansas relays to their credit on the outdoor track. They hope to sharpen their claws for the Big Six conference meet May 17 at Lincoln during the next two weeks.
Jayhawker strength rests mainly on the infield, but they are weak in the hurdles, dashes, and pole vault. If Kansas' power in the field events comes through as expected, the Jayhawkers should come out on top. Leroy Robison probably will tally the most points here, but he will have valuable help from Charlie Black and Karl Ebel.
Robison took third in the javelin and fifth in the shot put at the Drake relays. Robison hasn't been shut out of the top tier of shot putters in any indoor or outdoor meet this year. He also will be the Jayhawker's top discus entry.
Ebel captured third places in the javelin at the Texas and Kansas carnivals. His best heave was 193 feet, $94\frac{1}{4}$ inches. Black will go to the wire in the discus, shot, broad jump, and pole vault. Black may turn in a surprising performance. He scored 10 points in Kansas' victory over the Sooners.
Tom Scofield hopes to rebound from a disappointing performance at Des Moines. Scofield won the high jump at the Texas and Kansas relavs.
The team will be strengthened with the addition of Hal Moore and Wendell Clark. Moore made his outdoor debut two weeks ago by taking second in the Glenn Cunningham Mile at the K.U. relays, and he ran fourth in the two-mile at Drake. Clark will be making his first start of the season in the hurdles.
Chicago at Washington, postponed, rain
National League
Brooklyn 3, Chicago 1.
Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 0.
Boston at Cincinnati, postponed,
rain.
New York at St. Louis, postponed, rain.
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