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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, October 3, 1968
Gibson fans 17; Cards tops Tigers
ST. LOUIS (UPI)—Overpowering Bob Gibson taunted the free-swinging and jittery Detroit Tigers with a record-breaking 17-strikeout performance Wednesday as he easily "out-dueled" Denny McLain to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 4-0 victory in the opening game of the World Series.
Gibson, who posted a 22-9 record during the season with a 1.12 ERA that was the best in National League history, finished with a five-hit shutout while also setting a second record, tying a third and just missing a fourth.
The shirt-sleeved crowd in warm weather roared as Gibson got Al Kaline swinging to tie the record of 15, struck out Norm Cash swinging to break it and ended the game by blowing a called third strike past Willie Horton to boost his own record to 17.
Gibson, possibly on his way to becoming the top World Series strikeout artist of all time, got a deafening, standing ovation from the crowd of 54,692—largest ever in Busch Memorial Stadium—when he struck out the side in the ninth inning. That snapped the record of 15 set by Sandy Koufax in the opening game of the 1963 World Series against the Yankees.
McLain, who won 31 games this season to become the first pitcher since Dizzy Dean in 1934 to reach the 30-figure, was
Lawrence High ranked third best
Lawrence High School's football team, ranked No. 3 in the state this week, finished the first two weeks of the season with a 1-01 record.
After blanking Manhattan 34-0 Sept. 20, the Lions were tied last Friday by a tough Ottawa team, 20-20.
Fullback Mike Cerne (pronounced Chur' ney), a 180-pounder, who was named by Kick-Off magazine as one of the outstanding high school backs in the country, ran the ball 23 times for 91 yards and two touchdowns, and punted seven times for a 41.0 yard average against Manhattan.
"Against Ottawa, Cerne was covered by two or three men all the time, consequently he didn't do as well as he had against Manhattan," Lion coach Al Woolard said.
Ottawa held Cerne to 39 yards on 13 rushes. The fullback did catch 2 passes for 14 yards and punted six times for a 39.7 average, however.
When asked why Cerne is so highly regarded as a college prospect, Woolard said, "He has great speed, ability and dedication. He is a good student and has a wonderful personality."
Last year Cerne was named to the All-State first team as a fullback.
"Any college who talks to Cerne before the end of the season will be put on a blacklist, and we will guarantee that he won't go to that school," Woolard said.
NEW YORK (UPI)—About 25 to 30 per cent of the stock in the Harlem Globetrotters might be offered for sale to the public, it was disclosed Tuesday by George Gillett, co-owner of the team along with John O'Neill and Potter Palmer.
"Two schools have already found that out," he added.
Globetrotters sale
The owners are exploring the possibility of offering a limited amount of stock in the club to the public as a result of the inquiries they've had from people interested in investing in leisure time activities:
supposed to "duel" Gibson but he couldn't find the plate and was no match for the Cardinal ace. McLain was lifted for a pinch-hitter after working just five innings.
The Cards gave Gibson all the batting support he needed with a three-run rally in the fourth inning, helped by McLain's wildness and an error by Willie Horton, and then Lou Brock put the icing on the cake with a home run in the seventh inning.
All told, Gibson gave up five hits, two of them by Mickey Stanley.
Stanley disappointed the crowd when he singled to open the ninth inning when Gibson needed just one more strikeout to tie Koufax' record.
But in an amazing display, Gibson struck out Al Kaline, Norm Cash, and Horton in order to not only equal but pass Koufax.
The Cards jumped quickly to score when McLain opened the door for them in the fourth.
**WORLD SERIES, FIRST GAME**
Det Dct 000 000 -053
St L. ML 000 000
McLain Dobson 6, McMahon 8 and
Freenan; Gibson and McCarver.
LP McLain, HR—Broca
| | AB | R | H | RB |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Brock Lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Flood Cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Maris Cf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cecibad Cf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| McCarver C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shannon 3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Javier 2b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Maxvill ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glabon p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Detroit
McAuliffe 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Stanley ss | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kaline Cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cash 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Horton Lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northrp Rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Freshcarn C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wert 3b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
McLain P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mathews ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matchick ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brown ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Head football coach Pepper Rodgers said after yesterday's 90-minute workout that the players are practicing harder this week than they practiced last week.
Rodgers happy
The Jayhawks are preparing for Saturday's game with New Mexico. Rodgers said that he had watched films of the Lobos' recent games.
"It was a good practice." he said. "We had a good time."
"They have a football team that is improving," he said. "If we are the eighth ranked team (AP ranked KU eighth; UPI ranked KU fifth) and don't improve, we'll be rated 58th in the nation." Rodgers added.
He said that Pat Hutchens would start at linebacker instead of Mickey Doyle, who suffered a sprained ankle in the Indiana game.
"Doyle will play, but I don't know how much." Rodges said.
The team will practice 65 minutes this afternoon, Rodgers said.
Shanklin bidding for All-American
NEW YORK (UPI)—Donnie Shanklin of Kansas is coming on strong with a bid for one of the two All-America backfield slots still considered up for grabs.
The other two berths remain the property of Purdue's Leroy Keyes and Southern California's O.J. Simpson, who were selected along with Shanklin and sophomore quarterback Jim Plunkett of Stanford.
Keyes and Simpson showed no signs of letting up last weekend in performances some 90 miles apart in the midwest, so the fight is developing for those two available berths and Shanklin is Johnny-on-the-spot for one of them after two brilliant games in a row.
A big defensive end that's Vernon Vanoy, the tallest player on the KU football team.
Vanoy talks football
Kansan Sports Writer
By Luis F. Santos
Stretching his 6-8, 250-pound frame over a minute bed, Vanoy expressed his feelings on the Indiana victory.
"Man. a good day." he said
"We stopped them pretty well in the first half, but got sort of mentally tired in the second half," Vanoy said. "Personally, I didn't get any extra roughing by the Indiana players," Vanoy said. When he stood up it was obviously why.
Vanoy, a senior from Kansas City, Mo., came to KU with a basketball scholarship. He was chosen the Big Eight Sophomore of the Year in his first year of varsity basketball.
"I wanted to be a basketball player then." Vanoy said. He still thinks basketball is more enjoyable.
But Vanoy's plans have changed. Now he would like to play professional football and hopes he will be drafted by a pro team.
After two years of football inactivity Vanoy showed up for football practice last year. He started all ten games at defensive left end last season. Vanoy made All-State as an end at Lincoln High School in Kansas City.
"Conditioning in basketball and football are similar," Vanoy said. "We don't have two-a-day practices in basketball which makes football conditioning stronger," he added. "But it does take longer to get into shape for basketball, and to get your timing and coordination."
"Something good," was Vanoy's reaction to KU's position in the national football polls.
He thinks the team's offensive explosiveness is due in part to the kind of backs the team has.
"They can hold them all day
and all of a sudden they explode for big yardage." Vanoy explained. "Like Shank (Donnie Shanklin). Once he gets past that line he goes, many times for TD's." They all have good speed he added.
"Perhaps Missouri is the team I've had most trouble defending, because they ran so many sweeps," Vanoy said. But he could not recall any one player that has given him most trouble.
Vanoy doesn't look forward to basketball or football; he takes them week by week, one at a time.
"You know they'll come sooner or later, so there's no big hurry," Vanoy said with a grin.
Where's Vince?
GREEN BAY, Wis. (UPI)
"Vince Lombardi, where have you gone?
"Green Bay turns its lonely eyes to you."
Those aren't exactly the Simon and Garfunkel lyrics but it has to be the refrain of the moment in Green Bay where Lombardi's National Football League dynasty seems to be in the danger of crumbling.
Lombardi kicked himself upstairs at the end of last season with the cry, "the history of the Green Bay Packers is in the future." But right now it seems to be in the past.
The Packers lost their second straight game and slipped to third place in the Central Division with a 1-2 record Sunday when they were beaten by the Detroit Lions, 23-17.
Alert Interceptors
HOUSTON, Tex. (UPI) — The American Football League's record for pass interceptions in one season is held jointly by Fred Glick of Houston and Dainard Paulson of the 1964 N.Y. Jets.
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