Page 4 University Daily Kansan Thursday, April 18, 1957
KU Renews Drive For Baseball Title
The Kansas Jayhawker baseball team renews its drive for the Big Seven Conference championship Friday and Saturday at Manhattan with a 3-game series against Kansas State. One game will be played on Friday with a double header following on Saturday.
In an effort to strengthen Kansas' offensive power, Coach Floyd Temple will replace Don Pfutzenreuter with Dale Gulledge at second base.
"Dale has the job if he can get any hits at all." Temple said Wednesday. Gulledge lettered last year as a sophomore and hit 262, getting 11 hits in 42 times at bat.
There will be no other changes in the lineup. The batting order will be: Gulledge 2b, Barry Robertson ss, Jim Trombold 1b, Ron Wiley If, Eddie Dater rf, Don Steinmeyer 3b, Bob Marshall cf, and Barry Donaldson c.
The Kansas pitchers will be Ron Wiley, Larry Miller, and Bob Shirley. Wiley, who led the conference in home runs and runs batted in last year, has pitched the team to its two victories this year over Oklahoma and Rice
Miller, promising sophomore left-hander, has pitched in three games this year but has been given only one run by his mates. Shirley has been plagued with a sore arm for
two years but looked impressive on the club's Texas tour during spring vacation.
The Wildcats finished last in conference competition in 1956 with a 3-9 record. Last weekend they split a double header with Nebraska.
"We have to win all three games to have a chance of winning the championship. We should beat them if the team plays up to capability," coach Temple said.
"We're not hitting as well as we should," he said. "We'll lose more games if we don't improve our hitting, because the pitching staff can't keep on carrying the full load like it has been."
Bad weather all week has slowed down the team's drills, and has forced it into Allen Field House, where the players can only throw and get in some batting practice.
The team leaves for Manhattan at 9:30 a.m. Friday, and the game will be played at 3:00 p.m. The first home games will be played April 26 and 27 against Missouri.
Flareups Mark Practice
Hard play sprinkled with fist-fights characterized the intensity with which the Jayhawkers are practicing. The grimness around the Jayhawker football camp is not surprising when you consider that the alumni have a squad of approximately-44 preparing to do battle on April 27.
The varsity realizes that this is going to be a tough game and that they will have to work hard to overcome the determined alumni.
Practice, as a whole, was about the same as yesterday with the Jay-
Intramural Softball Officers Needed
Walter J. Mikols, director of intramural athletics, announced Wednesday that more officials are needed for the intramural softball games. Anyone interested should report to 107 Robinson Gymnasium
All softball games scheduled for today will be played if the weather permits. Softball playoffs will begin May 15.
hawkers going through another heavy scrimmage. The team also worked on punting and punt returns.
Coach Mather said he will continue to stress offense in the remaining practices. His concern at the present is whether he can teach the team all he plans during the four remaining regular practices.
KU is one of only three teams to win the distance medley race at the Texas, Kansas and Drake Relays in the same year.
KU's first NCAA individual track champion was Tom Poor who high jumped 6 feet 1 inch in 1923 as a soophorem.
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Netmen To Meet Southwestern
Members of KU's tennis team will see their first home action as they tangle with Southwestern of Winfield here today on the varsity courts.
The Jayhawkers go into this match sporting an 0-2 mark, and so far the only member of the team that has been able to break into the winner's column is the No. 1 man, Bob Riley.
Kansas has had to play all its matches indoors so far, and as they do not have an indoor court this could be a factor in its slow start.
But most of it must be attributed to lack of experience. Only two of the men on the squad had played a Big Seven match before this season started.
In Southwestern, Charles Crawford's netmen will meet some of the roughest competition they will see all year. For a comparatively small school, Southwestern boasts some of the finest tennis players in Kansas.
In the match against K-State, Bob Riley was teamed with Ron Bevers instead of Del Hadley, and Hadley and Peterson played together.
Coach Crawford will probably start doing some experimenting with his lineup in order to find a winning combination. This is especially true of the doubles teams.
Because of such a heavy schedule this week, the team will not have a chance to play challenge matches, but next week should see some changes in the lineup.
Of eight KU Big Seven Conference outdoor track winners in 1956, six will be competing for the Jayhawkers this year.
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Golfers At Home Today For Match With Iowa
The Kansas team will consist of Gene Elstun, Bill Toalson, Bill Sayler, Bob Wood, Jim Davies, and Don Wilson.
The Kansas Jayhawker golf team meets the University of Iowa in a 6-man match this afternoon at Lawrence Country Club. The Jayhawkers defeated Kansas State, 8-4, at Manhattan Tuesday.
Saylor, a senior letterman, was elected team captain last week. Wilson won the sixth spot on the team by defeating Lynn Kindred in a playoff. Wilson shot 79; Kindred had 81.
The Iowa team arrived in Lawrence Wednesday afternoon and immediately went to the Country Club for a practice round. They all played well and had scores in the 70s.
The Hawkeyes have three returning lettermen from last year's team. They are John Marschall, Frank Judish, and Herb Klontz. Marschall finished second in the NCAA championships in 1955.
Friday the Jayhawkers meet Emporia State, and Saturday they play Nebraska; both matches will be
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Nebraska coach Jerry Bush, who doubles as basketball coach, has three returning lettermen to help improve on the team's 5th place finish in Big Seven Conference play in 1956.
The Cornhuskers are currently in the midst of a week-long road trip. They were defeated by Wichita on Monday, and Oklahoma on Tuesday. Following their match here, they travel to Manhattan to play Kansas State on Monday.
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