SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1940
Jayhawks Win Opener 13-4
Kresie Tames Hawks With Seven Hits
Bv Bob Trump, c'42
Disregarding the cold wind which whistled through a nearly packed grandstand yesterday afternoon, the Kansas Jayhawks loaded their bats with dynamite and blew the lid off the 1940 baseball season with an impressive 13 to 4 victory over the Rockhurt Hawks.
The Jayhawk basehit barrage was as unnecessary as it was impressive because Knute Kresie, the righthander who has proved to be the ace of the Kansas pitching staff so far this spring, kept the Hawks under control at all times. Seven hits constituted the sum and substance of the enemy attack, and most of these came in the late innings, when the outcome of the game was no longer in doubt.
Kansas' batting attack rumbled in the first inning for two runs, and then in the second it exploded all over Coach Frank Hood's starting hurler, "Sugar" Cain, for nine more. Kraemer's first inning double, Cameron's single, and Sands' infield hit sent the Kansans away to a two-run lead.
Nine Runs In Second
Nine Runs In Second
Then, in the big second, the Jayhawks hit and ran until the game was safely tucked away and it was only a question of going through the motions for the last seven innings. Napier touched off the rally when he beat a bunt to Cain. Merkel and Kresie followed with singles scoring Napier, and Cain walker Kraemer to fill the bases. Not content with this, the Hawk pitcher walked Cameron, forcing in Merkel.
That was all for Cain, and Sturges replaced him on the mound for Rockhurst. The new hurler immediately set out to improve on his predecessor's performance, and before the inning was over, Hensley, Cadwalader, Napier, and Kraemer had walked, Sands had singled, and Merkel had smashed a double into the unprotected spot between right and center field. Nine runs were over, and the scoreboard showed an 11 run lead for the Jayhawks. Snool Shutout Hopes
The Hawks finally scored a run in the sixth and spoiled his hopes for a shutout. Drastin walked. Then, Jensen's grounder took a bad bounce to shortstop Napier, and the runner was safe at first. Howard
Meanwhile, Kresie was baffling the Hawks with almost perfect control. Combs singled with one out in the first inning, and Sanderson doubled with two away in the second, but on both occasions, the Kansan bore down and retired the side on pop flies to the infield. He set the Hawks down in order in the third and fourth, and a fast double play, Kraemer to Napier to Sands, saved him from embarrassment in the fifth.
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KANSAS RELAYS
OKLAHOMA SPRINT RELAY TEAM
One, of the stars in the 100-yard dash at the Eighteenth Annual Kansas Relays, April 20, will be be Myron Piker of Northwestern, Big Ten sprint champion. Piker has been closened in 9.5 seconds for the century dash. Boyce Gatewood, of Texas, will be the Relays favorite in the 120-yard high hurdles. The fleet Texan runs the highs consistently around 14.3 seconds. Back to defend its championships in the spring relay races is Oklahoma's team of speed burners. From left to right above are: Fred Coogan, George Koettel, Orville Matthews and Bill Lyda.
Rideout Twins Back To Oppose Cunningham
The colorful Rideout twins from North Texas State will be two of Glenn Cunningham's opponents in the invitation mile run at the Kansas Relays, April 20, it was announced today by Gwinn Henry, director of the Relays.
The Rideouts, Wayne and Blaine, are two of the nation's finest middle distance runners. Wayne turned in the best performance of his career by setting a new world record in the three-quarter mile run at the Princeton invitational meet in 1939.
High spot of Blaine's brilliant career came last July when the North Texas star beat Cunningham, Fenske, Zimmerpi and all of the other mile stars at the National A.A.U. meet to win the championship in the 1500 meter run, the metric mile.
Wayne's exceptional speed at the three-quarter mile distance helped North Texas State-set a new world record in the distance medley relay of 9:59.4 in 1938.
The three-quarter mile is a race
The past two years, the Rideout twins have competed in the Relays and have enjoyed a popularity with the crowd which few other runners have ever achieved here. The bespectacled Rideouts have quite a following.
which is not run very often, but is a highly important leg in the distance medley relay. With Wayne running that distance and Blaine the mile, North Texas was sensational in this event.
Last year sa wite twins at their best. In the college distance medley relay, the Rideouts poured it on and North Texas roared to a smashing new record. Their time of 10:06.9 was 17 second faster than the old college class record for the distance medley and six seconds faster than the mark in the university class.
Then, to show their versatility, the Rideouts ran in the mile relay. Wayne and Blaine ran the last two legs on the relay and turned in brilliant quarter-miles to carry North Texas to victory.
SPORTSCOPE
By Larry Winn
Well, yesterday was almost a sweep for Kansas in the leadoff of our spring sports. The Jayhawker teams won two of their three events yesterday, golf and baseball.
Knute Kresie pitched the whole nine innings yesterday afternoon when the K.U. baseball team defeated the Rockhurst Hawks 13 to 4. A nine run rally in the second inning really put the Jayhawkers in speaking position. A few notes hither and thither around the diamond . . . Monte Merkel's headlong slide into second base in the second inning, after he cracked his double was quite amusing to the fans . . . a nice little group of baseball fans watched the game for awhile until the cold north winds drove them to cover . . . Fans were also amused when Sturges, the Hawks' second pitcher, threw a ball and the umpire called it "ball three." The visiting pitcher walked half way up to the umpire behind the plate and yelled, "what in the h— do you want for a strike."
Golf . . . Rod Wakeland, a member of last year's golf team was medalist in the golf matches yesterday against Kansas City University when he clipped off a 75 on the Lawrence Country Club course. Dean Ritchie was the next Kansas with an 81, McElheny followed Ritchie shooting an 83, and Bill Gray took high honors for the Jayhawker golfers by shooting an 89 . . . Prize of the day was that Gray's opponent shot a 106, so I guess Bill didn't look so bad after all . . . Any team that can win a match 17 to 1, must have possibilities.
THAT MAN AGAIN is none other than Ralph Miller, who is now out for track under the instruction of Coach Bill Hargiss. Miller, who has starred for the Jayhawks in football and basketball, will try to make it a trio, when he participates in the cinder events . . . "Cappy" will run the high hurdles, and maybe he will try to whip himself back into pole vaulting form if he thinks that his bad knee can stand it. The former Chanute flash competed in the high and low hurdles, pole vault, and shot put while in high school . . .
Track Team Strengthened By R. Miller
As is usual with Ralph Miller, he strengthens the group which he is in. After adding his assistance to the football and basketball teams quite brilliantly, he is now on the track squad, flying over the high hurdles.
The place that Coach Hargiss has been hoping would be filled is now occupied. The only catch is Ralph's catch-knee. Hampered by Injury
Hampered by this injury since his first year on the Hill, Miller has been active in athletics only intermittently. But now that basketball is finished for another season, he has turned out for track with full expectancy of competing in the meets. Miller was a star in track in high school, being equally well apt in the hurdles, pole vault, and as a runner.
Jack O'Hara, another man ranking with Bill Beven when in top form, has for the past three weeks been unable to hit his stride in the pole vault. Downcast with heavily-knit brows, O'Hara refuses to admit any defeat and is making his comeback.
Last night he said he could "vault 12 feet most any time he wanted to." He cleared the bar at 12 feet 6 inches in the dual meet with Kansas State, the second indoor meet for K.U. held in March.
Harsh, sharp winds have made track work difficult the last three nights. The vaulters, runners, broad-jumpers, and javelin throwers must all face with the wind to accomplish anything of note.
Cunningham Works Out
Adding zip to last evening's workout, Glenn Cunningham came down to the track for about 30 minutes yesterday afternoon and trained for the Kansas Relays. As a completion to his work, he took on K.U.'s three best milers, Dick Edwards, Don Thompson, and Joe Ryan. (Ray Harris was unable to run because of an injured foot.)
Herb Hartman will get in on the end of the track season in about two more weeks, when he will toss the shot for K.U.
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