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University Daily Kansas Friday March 21 1901
University Daily Kansan SPORTS Mailen's Bat Busts Emporia State, 7-5
Norm Mailen's bases-loaded double in the first inning sparked KU to a rugged 7-5 victory against Emporia State College in the first game of the 1961 baseball season for both teams.
The Jayhawks banged out six hits, two of them doubles by Mailen. Tom Holler held Emporia to three hits and struck out seven in posting his first season victory.
Emporia State's starting hurler, Tom Reed, lasted just two-thirds of an inning before he was shelled from the mound.
The three-run inning for KU began with a walk given to Keith Abercrombe, Jayhawk shortstop. Doyle Schick, third baseman, followed with a line drive single to left, moving Abercrombe to second. Tom Dorney, catcher, then set the stage for Mailen by walking to fill the bases. Mailen's double, a 380-foot drive off the centerfield screen, scored the three runners ahead of him.
In all, KU collected six hits from Emporia State pitchers and was given 12 walks. Mailen led the Jayhawk hitters with two doubles in three trips to the plate.
Holler kept the Emporia offense in check allowing only three hits and three runs. Only one run was earned. He was relieved in the seventh inning by Sam Tryon who finished the game.
Emporia State scored their first run in the third frame after an error by Schick and a single by Emporia's Roy Flook, Flook, the first baseman, collected three of Emporia's six hits including one double.
KU came back in the bottom of the fourth inning to widen its lead to 5-1, scoring two runs on two Emporia errors, two walks, a pass ball, a stolen base and a single by Jim Marshall.
Two more KU errors allowed the visitors two more runs in the fifth inning. They scored their final run on two singles and a wild pitch by Trvon.
The Jayhawk's final two tallies came in the eighth on two walks and a single by Tom Dorney.
KU will travel to Topeki Monday for a doubleheader with the Washburn Icabods. They will return home Friday for their first conference tilt, a doubleheader against the Colorado Buffalos.
| Flock, 1b | AB | H | R | 0 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Goodwell, cf | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Trome, ss | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Stobbs, rf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Denny, 3b | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Duang, 1f | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheeds, 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schmitticer, c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawamoto, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| a-Bliery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Holm, p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stover, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| b-Wolfston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals ... 34 6 5 2
a—Popped out for Kawamoto in third
b—Struck out for Sheeds in seventh.
| | AB | H | R | E |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Tonge, 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hensley, cf' | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Abercrombie, ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Schalk, bc | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dorney, c | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Malten, if | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall, rf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Evilziser, ss | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Holler, p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tryon, p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SCORE BY INNINGS
SCORE, BY TEAM KU E. ST. E. ST. 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0-7 0-1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
Southern Cal. Pair Lead in AAU Meet
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — (UPI) — Murray Rose and Chuck Bittick of The University of Southern California are favored to score their second victories tonight in the National AAU Swimming and Diving Championships.
Rose is the standout entry in the 220-yard freestyle and Bittick tops the field for the 220-yard backstroke.
The trials in both events were scheduled this afternoon, along with the 220-yard breaststroke and 220- yard butterfly heats.
All four finals in the 220-yard events will be held tonight, plus the 400-yard medley relay and the one-meter diving championships.
Little Improvement Seen For Washington Senators
ORLANDO, Fla., —(UPI)— There are many baseball people who feel the old Washington Senators' fifth place finish last season was a flash in the pan and that as the Minnesota Twins they will not do as well in the expanded American League in 1961.
Neither Manager Cookie Lavagetto nor President Clark Griffith agree. They think the club is on the way to better things and are counting on the enthusiasm of the fans in Minneapolis and St. Paul to aid them to help them climb higher in the standings.
Griffith, more optimistic than ever, predicted the club could finish as high as second. But Lavagetto isn't aiming that high. He realizes he has more problems to solve than the clubs which finished ahead of him last year and lets the matter of where he might finish in 1961 drop with the reminder that had it not been for late season injuries to keep players the team would have finished fourth.
In their surprising finish last year the Senators solved one of their problems-catching. They obtained Earl Battey from the Chicago White Sox and he now is classed as among the best in the league.
Shortstop is concerning Lavagetto the most. He is counting on Zorro Versalles to do the job. There's no doubt about his fielding but there is considerable doubt about his hitting.
He hit only .133 with the old Senators in 15 games last season after batting .278 at Charleston with eight home runs and 50 runs batted in.
But they still have two vital problems — shortstop and pitching.
But the games he played for us did not prove a true indication of what he can do at the plate, "Lavagetto claimed. "The other clubs were throwing their best pitching at us in those games for there was a close fight for first division berths. So for the most part he only faced the best pitching in the league.
The Jayhawk cindermen are bypassing a fine field at the Arkansas Relays this weekend to rest and prepare for the Texas Relays at Austin, Texas, on April 7-8.
If Versalles doesn't make the grade the spot will fall to Jose Valdivielso, a fellow Cuban who hasn't done the job in the past. He's a good glove man but weak hitter, batting only .213 last season.
"Our track forces aren't scheduled this weekend by design," said head track Coach Bill Easton. "We feel we should give our squad a rest at this point in our schedule. They haven't been off for several weeks now. We're going to let them off Saturday, then start getting ready for the Texas Relays."
The Texas Relays is the first of the big three meets of the outdoor season. The other two are our own Kansas Relays on April 21-22 and the Drake Relays at Des Moines on April 28-29.
Track Squad Prepares for Texas Relays
Last year at the Texas Relays, KU won two first places and three seconds. Only Bill Dotson returns from KU's first and second place finishers. Dotson finished second in the 1500 meter.
The rest of the infield will see Harmon Killebrew, the club's big stick man, at first, the veteran Billy Gardner at second and Reno Bertolo at third.
Winning firsts last year were Bill Alley in the javelin and a sprint medley relay team of Cliff Cushman, Paul Williams, Charlie Tidwell, and Bob Tague. Finishing second were Tidwell in the 100-yard dash and the two-mile relay team.
In the first outdoor meet of the season, the Oklahoma State Previews, the Jayhawkers won three first places.
Bill Mills was the only individual winner, finishing first in the two-mile with a time of 9:17.5.
The other KU winners were the two-mile relay team of Bod Lindrud, Kirk Hagan, Bill Thornton, and Bill Dotson, and a-distance medley team of Gordon Davis, Bob Covey, Bill Hayward, and Mills.
Trainer Charged In Horse Doping
NEW YORK — (UPI) — Hirsch Jacobs, who has saddled more winners than any trainer in the history of American horse racing, today faced a possible doping charge.
The 56-year-old trainer admitted last night he has been questioned by New York racing authorities because Keep Ideals, a filly trained by Jacobs, failed to pass a saliva test after winning the second race at Aqueduct March 23.
The saliva analysis reportedly showed traces of coramine, a stimulant, in Keep Ideals after her winning race but Jacobs denied knowledge of the doping.
"I've never had any corine around my stable." Jacobs said. However, he is being investigated by the State Racing Commission because, under its rules, a trainer is held responsible for the conduct and well being of his horse.
Mantle, Mays Merry Under New Managers
NEW YORK—New managers gave bright new promise today in the on-again off-again careers of Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays.
Mantle long was babied by ousted Casey Stengel when all he wanted was to be let alone. Mays, who thrived under the parental pushing of Leo Durocher, never obtained the favored son's support from departed Bill Rignev.
By United Press International
But it appears that each finally is getting the treatment he most desires under Ralph Houk and Al Dark, new skippers of the Yankees and Giants respectively, and the payoff could be in long-awaited production.
Mantle, under Stengel's fatherly driving, undoubtedly was overmanaged. Stengel announced early that he expected Mickey to be "the new DiMaggio" and took no pains to conceal his feelings of disappointment that Mantle never quite achieved such a station.
Frustrated, and frustrating, Stengel tried to increase the harried outfielder's effectiveness by attempting to sharpen Mantle's borderline skills. He nagged at Mantle to master the bunt. He even sniped at the manner in which master Mickey flipped down his sun glasses. It was a maddening goad to the Oklahoma kid and the harder he tried the worse it got.
Taking over this spring, Houk reversed the process. Quietly he announced that he expected Mantle to be the team leader—but a leader who would in effect set his own pace and call his own shots. He was, it was apparent, going to get a chance to do it his own way and without interference. The load was lifted from his back.
The payoff: Mantle has been reporting early for workouts, hustling like a rookie and banging the ball with undistilled power and a new personal control in time of crisis and disappointment. He hit only .275 last season, salvaging something with 40 home runs, but the feeling is that this time out he could really break loose with a vengeance.
Mays, during his halcyon days under Leo Durocher, stood on the threshold of true greatness. The reason was that to Willie in those times every day was Sunday. He was Durocher's undeniable pet, a man who could do no wrong, and Willie thrived on his manager's adulation and appreciation.
Proof of that was his most valuable player year of 1954 when he hit a leading .345, blasted 41 homers and knocked in 110 runs to lead the Giants to the pennant. The next year on sheer momentum he smote 51 homers and batted in 127 runs.
But then Durocher left and the joy went out of it for him. Because Rigney, when he took over, made it plain that there would be no favorites with him and that Willie was just one of 25 assorted ballplayers. Impartial handling of such a commodity may be questionable, because Willie tailed off and his 319 and 29 home runs last year is an example. Now Dark has taken over and Willie's reaction is clear.
"Dark is the same style as Leo," he says happily, recalling that when he first came up Dark was one of those quick to help him. "He knows how to treat each player and I think I'll be better off."
"If I make a mistake, I want the manager to tell me about it privately. When somebody gets on me too much, the things I normally do easy I suddenly can't do at all."
Willie summed up his feelings when he added:
He might have been talking for Mantle as well as himself.
The National Basketball Committee of the United States and Canada voted Tuesday to change the existing rule. The new rule will give the fouled team the ball out of bounds.
And to create a neutral or buffer zone across the free throw lane to separate the first and second players by a foot when lining up for free throws.
RulesChanged By Coaches
Stop the clock after every violation so the coach will have greater opportunity to get substitutions into the game;
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — (UPI) — An offensive foul will no longer result in a free throw for the opposition in college basketball.
Coaches may now signal players to call time out or to communicate other information without being in violation of the rules.
Tie-games in high school will be decided by three-minute overtime sessions or as many such periods as are needed, eliminating sudden-death playoffs.
Two other rule changes went into effect at the annual meeting of the committee. They are:
Officials were instructed to penalize coaches or players on the bench who persist in stumping, throwing towels or committing other acts considered unsportsmanlike under a new contract provision.
USF Picks KU. Two Hawk Stars
The Kansas Jayhawkers were recently selected by the San Francisco Dons as the most outstanding team they faced this past season. KU downed USF, 60-43 in December at San Francisco.
Two Kansas players, Bill Bridges and Wayne Hightower, were selected on the San Francisco all- opponent souad.
Other first team members of the team were Gonzaga's Frank Burgess, who led the nation in scoring, Tom Meschery of St. Mary's and EBento Loyola of Los Angeles.
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