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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Nov. 9, 1956
13 Baseball Lettermen Back
"Our 1957 baseball team should be as good or better than last year's squad which placed third in the Big Seven," baseball Coach Floyd Temple said.
Coach Temple bases his prediction on 13 lettermen who are returning from last year's squad. A left-handed sophomore, Larry Miller, who won 14 and lost two with Topeka DX Oilers last summer, will join the already strong pitching staff.
Mainstays on the mound for the Jayhawkers this year will be Ron Wiley, a right hander who is also the squad's leading long ball hitter, Bob Shirley, and Miller.
Coach Temple said that in order to field a team which will offer competition to Oklahoma and Missouri, the conference powerhouses, more hitting power is needed to hack up a good pitching staff.
Eddie Dater, a returning letterman in the outfield, hit .475 against Big Seven teams last season.
Wiley, who is the team's captain, also led in BRI's last year in conference play.
Wiley Led In RBI's
Backing up the staff will be Gary Fenity and Gary Russell.
Temple said that since the conference schedule is 18 games instead of 12, the school with the best pitching staff will be at an advantage.
Last summer, the Topeka Oilers, managed by Temple, placed fourth in the Kansas semi-pro tournament and then took seventh in the national event.
Semi-Pro Team Placed High
The Big Seven conference is one of the strongest college baseball leagues in the country, Temple added. The league champion, each year, places high in the national tournament. Oklahoma won the national event in 1951, was runner-up in 1953 and Missouri took the title in 1954.
Other KU lettermen returning are Barry Donaldson, catcher; Jim Trombold, first base; Don Pfeutzenreuter, second base; Dale Gulledge, Wellington junior, second base; Barry Robertson, short stop; Bob Moya, utility; Don Stinemeyer, outfield and Don Dixon, outfield.
Bowlers Have Full Schedule
About 450 men and women on the campus take an active part in the intramural bowling program which features 12 leagues. There is a mixed, a classic, and women's and men's leagues.
The regular bowling season which began in the early fall and ends just before Christmas is augmented by national and campus men's and women's tournaments.
National Tournaments Held
Each year, during the months of December, January, February and March, the women bowlers participate in the Pennsylvania State College's telegraphic tournament. Results from this tourney are sent to a central headquarters and standings are printed and mailed to all schools participating.
A campus tournament for women started Wednesday and ends next Wednesday. A men's tournament will be held in the spring. Trophies are offered in all these events and all tournaments are handicap.
For the campus tournaments champions will be determined in all the leagues and a final championship playoff will be held to determine the winner.
All leagues in the intramural program with the exception of the Hilltop league has six teams. The Hilltop has four. All loops are handicap. The Classic league, however, which is made up of the best men bowlers on the campus, is the only scratch league. It is made up if six five man teams.
Six Teams To A League
Jerry Buchanan is chairman of the SUA's recreation committee, Barbara Barnhill is chairman of the women's bowling committee, and Bob Chapman is chairman of the men's bowling committee.
Editors Polled On Bowl Pacts
A recent report stating that the Orange Bowl Committee is thinking of discontinuing its current tie-up between the Big Seven and Atlantic Coast Conference for the Orange Bowl game brought varied comment at Big Seven schools.
Colorado's student newspaper, Colorado Daily, conducted a poll of sports editors on student newspapers in the conference and here are their replies:
Alan Oppedal, Iowa State Daily—Conference bowl affiliations such as that of the Big Seven with the Orange Bowl detract from bowl interest because of their limited appeal. The best attraction is post season bowl games are intersection battles where selection committees are free to obtain the best teams they can get.
Daryl Hall, Daily Kansan—The Big Seven has definitely been disregarded and affronted by the Orange Bowl Committee. This stems from the fact that Oklahoma has dominated the Big Seven football picture for so long. Open bowl games would be the best deal for collegiate football because it would provide many more teams with chances to play in post-season competition.
Roger Myers, Kansas State Collegeian — The Big Seven should not send its second place team as a representative of the conference, even though it might have to send the same team, Oklahoma, year after year. If Oklahoma wins the championship, it should represent the Big Seven. At any rate, pact or no pact, Oklahoma will probably be a consistent bowl team and the rest of the conference can also be in bowl contention should this present upsurge continue.
Jim Creighton, Missourian—The loss of the bowl pact would definately be a detrement to the Big Seven. The animosity toward the Big Seven and its second place clubs in alternate years was caused by showings like that of Nebraska in 1955, but those days seem to be over. A second place team of the caliber of Missouri or Colorado would certainly show Miami and the ACC representative some fine football this year. The Big Seven representative should have little trouble knocking off the ACC champion on New Year's Day.
Walt Blore, Daily Nebraskan — The Big Seven will probably be hurt by the break because it will
lose much national publicity. That, however, is the only way which it could hurt the conference. Pacts between conference for post-season bowl games are not detrimental but in cases such as will occur in this year's Orange Bowl, the edge may be taken off the game because the conference champion is not represented.
Gene Thrasher, Oklahoma Daily—It would be great if the pact were broken because it would give Oklahoma a chance to play in a bowl every year and they would not be limited to just the Orange Bowl. The bowl picture would be strengthened by breaking of all pacts because there are clauses in most of them that disallow consecutive appearances by a single team. This often leaves a game colorless because one of the teams is not of the best caliber.
Rog Heftler, Colorado Daily — Colorado and most schools around the country would thrive on a bowl team. The dream may be a reality at Boulder this year, but should the pact be broken, there is a strong possibility that the Buffs would have to undertake an all-out big-one football program with all its consequences if they ever expect to see a Jan. 1 classic again. There is a great deal to be said for and against the bowl pact system and many football fans will agree. However, fans may see the decline and fall of all bowl games if they are not put on a more standardized ground in the near future.
Five Grid Stars MadeAll-American
Since the initiation of football in 1890 the Jayhawkers have fielded four All-Americans. Ray Evans, halfback, and Otto Schnellbacher, end, made the team in 1947.
George Mrkonic, guard, was the next Jayhawker to be placed on the team in 1951. Oliver Spencer, tackle, made the grade along with Gil Reich, halfback, in 1952.
Four of KU's all-Americans played one season or more of professional football. Ray Evans played one season for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1948. Otto Schnellbacher played four years of professional ball—two for the New York Yankees in 1948-1949 and two for the New York Giants in 1950-1951.
Oliver Spencer joined the Detroit Lions in 1953. At the same time George Mrkonicus was playing for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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