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University Daily Kansan Wednesday. Feb. 4, 1959
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Baseball Practice to Begin; Shortage on Pitching Staff
Twenty-two varsity baseball candidates reported yesterday to Coach Floyd Temple for a pre-practice meeting at Allen Field House. Following the meeting, the diamond hopefuls checked out practice equipment for the opening of drills late this week.
Coach Temple stated that the Jays would begin indoor practice sessions either Thursday or Friday afternoon and that the drills would probably begin at 3 p.m.
The Jayhawkers were hurt heavily by graduation and also lost two candidates, football players Doyle Schick and Don Wrench, who failed to make their semester grades.
Hardest hit was the mound corps. Coach Temple said the Jays are definitely hurting for pitchers as he has only one proven hurler and three inexperienced moundsmen on the squad at the present time.
Among the returning candidates are Carl Lauterjung, Bob Marshall, Curtis Melton, Roger Hill, Art Muegler and Llovd Nichols.
Temple—Needs pitching help.
Lauterjung, who mostly saw action at third base last season, will probably start the season behind the plate. Marshall is the team captain and will again take his station in center field. Melton is a sophomore outfielder who Coach Temple thinks will help the Jays out a lot.
Kefauver's measure, which he introduced yesterday, is designed to bring baseball, football, basketball and hockey under the anti-trust laws—and then grant them certain specified exemptions.
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — Sen.
Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn) today asked for some reaction from sports leaders on his new anti-trust bill—but none was forthcoming.
Two of the most important clauses of the bill would (a) forbid any club from controlling more than 80 players and (b) ban any draft system or other arrangement for the selection of players "unless the player has given his written consent."
Most officials were probably too stunned to talk.
Most sportsmen declined comment on the latest bill until they have had time to study it. The lone exception was Bert Bell, commissioner of the National Football League, who indicated he wasn't too pleased over Kefauver's proposal to abolish the draft.
"The pro football draft has proved to be reasonable and in the best interest of the public and players," Bell declared.
The Supreme Court, in decisions dating back to the 1920's, has held baseball to be outside the jurisdiction of the anti-trust laws. But recent court decisions have held football, and presumably other pro team sports, to be under the statutes.
Scientists at the University of California say ocean temperatures off the Pacific coast last year were as much as five degrees higher than previous averages.
Muegler is returning at second base and Nichols will be converted from the outfield to help fill an infield gap, possibly first base.
The Kansas Jayhawkers will be fighting for a chance to keep in the upper half of the Big Eight when Oklahoma comes to Allen Field House tonight.
Coach Temple commented that the season is not too bright at this point and added that unless he got some pleasant surprises, the Jayhawkers would be definitely weaker.
Anti-trust Law Proposed to Check Sports
KU is currently on the crest of a two-game losing streak. Another loss would put them 3-3 and make a return to the top half of the division an uphill run.
Last season the Jays ended the season with a 14-8 over-all record while they had an 11-5 conference mark.
The Colorado Buffalooes downed Missouri 65-59 last night at Columbia to strengthen their hold on second place in the Big Eight race. The loss was the tenth straight for the luckless Tigers.
On the Jayhawkers' last trip down into Soonerland the 6-4 Russell sank five field goals and grabbed eight rebounds in the victory over Kansas.
Three other Big Eight teams will see action tonight. Oklahoma is at Kansas and Texas is at Oklahoma State in a nonconference game.
Gary Schroeder, the Buffs' leading scorer led the attack with 20 points. The Buffs had a good night from the floor, hitting 40 per cent of their shots. The cold Tigers hit only 27.8 per cent.
Varsity tipoff time is at 7:35 p.m. At 5 p.m. Jerry Waugh's freshmen will make their debut against the Kansas City Junior College Bluedevils.
Al Abram of Missouri sank 17 of 19 free throws and added five field goals to lead all scorers with 27 points.
Buffs Down Missouri
OU defeated Kansas in its first meeting just before final week when the Jayhawkers were without Ron Loneski. Then a slow, deliberate game plus lack of rebound control broke KU's three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, the league-leading Kansas State Wildcats maintained a firm grip on third place in the United Press International basketball ratings behind Kentucky and North Carolina.
Sooners Here Tonight
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The Kansas Varsity will have to again contend with a relatively new face on the Sooner team, Buddy Russell.
Cincinnati, with a 13-2- over-all record and now on a seven game winning streak, moved from fifth to fourth place. Cincinnati opened the season as the top-ranked team and won six straight before losing two games in the Dixie classic Christmas tournament.
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