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Monday, April 10. 1961 University Daily Kansar
University Daily Kansan SPORTS Spring Football Begins Today
Spring football practice opens this afternoon with Head Coach Jack Mitchell welcoming 21 returning lettermen among about 75 hopefuls for next fall's varsity team.
Although there should be no major switches, such as John Hadl's move from halfback to quarterback a year ago, a few changes can be expected.
Spring drills will continue on a four-a-week basis until the annual Varsity-Alumni battle in Memorial Stadium May 13.
AS IS THE CUSTOM, there should be some experimenting by the coaches as they shift players from one position to another in an attempt to strengthen possible weaknesses.
WITH GOOD TALENT and adequate experience returning at guard and tackle, and four lettermen back at the flanks, filling Simpson and Hagman's spots are the main concerns in the line.
The biggest problem will be in replacing end Sam Simpson, center Fred Hageman and fullback Doyle Schick.
Larry Allen, Andy Graham, Pack St. Clair and Mike Deer are back at end but improvement of all hands and help from newcomers is needed to solidify the position.
One of the Big Eight's top guards, Benny Boydston, is slated for a trial at end.
THE 180 POUNDER, who will be a senior next year, is given a good
chance by the coaches to successfully make the change and strengthen the KU end corps.
At center, in addition to the loss of Hageman, Bill Burnison will graduate, leaving only second teamer Kent Staab. Staab is rated on a par with Hageman defensively, but must get help from four freshmen to make the pivot a strong spot.
With Schick graduating, considerable switching in the backfield can be expected.
HADL WILL BE BACK at quarterback, but both halfbacks and fullback are question marks despite an abundance of fine runners.
Rodger McFarland and Hugh Smith are expected to be given trials at fullback with reserve fullback Jim Jarrett moving to halfback.
Boston Celtics Win Hope to End Series
BOSTON — (UPI) — The Boston Celtics are set to put the finishing touches on their National Basketball Association title series with the St. Louis Hawks following Boston's 119-104 win yesterday at St. Louis.
The clubs resume action here tomorrow night with the Celtics holding a commanding three games to one lead in the best of seven series.
Bill Bridges, present Kansas center holds the Big Eight record for the most rebounds in a season with 211.
Sophomore Bill Hayward ran the first steeplechase race of his career at the 34th Texas Relays held at Austin, Texas, on Friday and Saturday, and brought home the Jayhawkers only gold medal.
KU's Hayward Takes Steeplechase at Texas
Hayward, a late entry, took the lead on the second lap of the 3000 meter grind and finished with a 22 yard margin over a 15 man field.
KANSAS' TWO MILE RELAY team, one of the best in the country, finished second to a strong Southern Methodist crew. The KU quartet clocked their swiftest time of the season, 7:33.9, and defeated their arch-rival, Drake.
His time, 9:14.2, was the fastest clocking in conference history. The former league low was 9:18.6 by Oklahoma's Glenn Dawson in the 1932 Olympic trials.
THORNTON OUTRAN SMU'S Jim Parr, Southwest Conference mile champion, 1:52.7 to 1:53.6 but could not close the gap and lost by three yards.
Team captain Gordon Davis' 1:53.9 gave third man Bill Dotson a five yard lead. SMU's Jerry Bolton, running the best leg of the race, 1:50.8, surged ahead of Dotson to give the Mustangs a six yard margin over Jayhawk Bill Thornton at the start of the last leg of the race.
In the distance medley relay, the KU corps of Davis, Thornton, Billy Mills, and Dotson finished second to Abilene Christian who led the first three teams under the Texas Relays record.
Kirk Hagan, Big Eight 1000 yard indoor champion, had to be pulled out of the meet because of 101 degree fever.
The Jayhawkers next action will be Saturday at the Abilene Christian Invitational Relays at Abilene, Texas. On April 21-22 KU will play host for the Centennial edition of the Kansas Relays.
The Jayhawks were physically below par for the Relays because several squad members were suffering or had just recovered from colds.
NEW YORK — (UPI) — Ruthless,
ridden by J. Kilpatrick, captured
the first running of the Belmont
Stakes in 1867, earning $1,850.
In the four mile relay KU was running second, 100 yards behind Houston's 17:02.8 record-setters after the third leg, when Coach Bill Easton pulled his team off the track in order to have Dotson fresh for the two-mile relay.
THE BIG EIGHT for the first time since 1955 was shut out of the relays gold medals. Individual victories were captured by Oklahoma State's George Davies in the pole vault, Kansas State's Rex Stucker in the 120 yard high hurdles, and Hayward.
The Wildcats won four relays, the 440, 880, mile, and distance medley, setting records in three of them to become the fifth team in history to win four relays in the Texas meet. Kansas accomplished the feat in 1953.
Masters Resumes After Washout
ABILENE CHRISTIAN, which is a tentative entry in the Kansas Relays, was the meet's outstanding team on an unanimous ballot by 24 sportswriters.
AUGUSTA, Ga. —(UPI)—The rain may have helped the farmers—and Gary Player—but defending champion Arnold Palmer felt today it may have cost him his third Masters Championship.
"I thought I had it," said Palmer when rain washed out what was scheduled to be the final round of the tournament yesterday after he had cut Player's lead to two strokes. "I was very happy to quit," said Player.
So today, they go at it again with Player, the little South African with the Midas touch, four strokes ahead of Palmer, who is seeking to become the first golfer in history to win the Masters two years in a row.
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