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Friday, May 17, 1957
University Daily Kansan
Page 7
KU Athletes Vie For 6th Straight
JERRY McNEAL-A new record in the 2-mile?
Golf, Tennis Teams Could Also Win Titles
Big Seven track and field men will gather in Lincoln, Neb., today for the start of the conference track meet. Kansas track, tennis and golf teams seek the Big Seven championships.
Preliminaries scheduled for Friday's program are the 440-yard dash; shot put; javelin; 100-yard dash; 120-yard high hurdles; broad jump; discus; 880-yard run; 220-yard dash; 220-yard low hurdles.
LOWELL JANZEN—Favored in the half mile run.
Saturday's finals will begin at 1:30 p.m. with the pole vault, high jump, shot put, and javelin. The first running event, the mile run, is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Tigers Especially Strong
The Jayhawkers are favored to win their sixth straight outdoor crown, but face strong competition from Missouri.
Easton said the Jayhawkers would have to perform at their top potential if they expect to win.
Big 7 Outdoor Crown
"Missouri is going to be the toughest team to beat," Bill Easton said. "Nebraska will also be strong on the home track. Oklahoma and Colorado should be rated as dark horses."
"There are excellent performers from all of the Big Seven schools," Easton said. "I believe it will be the toughest conference meet in several years."
Kansas golf and tennis teams will carry extensive winning streaks to Lincoln, Nebraska this weekend when they will be shooting for first place finishes in the spring tournaments which will decide the Big Seven championships.
Kansas faces the possibility of being blanked in five events, both sets of sprints and hurdles and the javelin. They will have to depend heavily on the distance men; broad jumpers; Olympic winner, Al Oerter and their 440-vard dash men.
The Jayhawker cause would also be helped if Wilt Chamberlain's throat ailment allows him to compete in the meet, Chamberlain, a 6-foot 6-inch jumper would be the favorite in that event if he competes. He was still in Lawrence as of Thursday night.
Coach Mike Chalfant's golfers, runners-up to Oklahoma last year at Manhattan, have won 13 consecutive matches after dropping their first four. Jayhawker netmen, coached by Charlie Crawford, have won eight in succession after opening the season with three defeats
Golfers Were Runners-Up
Coach Chalfant will take five players to the tournament. They are: Gene Elstun, Bill Sayler, Jim Davies, Bill Toalson, and Bob Wood.
KU is expected to enter six men in today's 440-yard dash preliminaries.
AL OERTER
Coach Crawford's lineup will be topped by veteran Bob Riley, who has finished first and second in No. 1 singles the last two years. Two years ago in Lawrence he upset Oklahoma's Ken Taylor, but lost to the Sooners' Barry Walraven last May. Walraven will be back this year.
Riley Tops Tennis Lineup
Under a conference rule Chalfant will be able to use the four low scores of this potent fivesome.
JIM DAVIES—A steady golfer.
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Ted'sAntics May Draw AFine
BOSTON — (UP) — Boston Red Sox Slugger Ted Williams today awaited American League action on his latest display of temperament—carelessly heaving a bat in disgust at fouling out.
a directive issued recently by Hair-
ridge, who reportedly was alarmed that a bat might bounce into the stands and injure a spectator.
An umpire's report on the incident Wednesday was forwarded to League President Will Harridge in Chicago. A league decision whether to fine or reprimand Williams, or both, was expected shortly.
Umpire Charlie Berry, who reported Williams, said the officials were told to clamp down on a "rash" of bat hurlings. Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees was reported last week by the same umpires for an identical offense.
The bat-flinging episode, provoked by the star hitter's batting slump, was in violation of league rules and
The report had an immediately soothing effect on the firey Williams, who kept a firm grip on his bat.
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