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Fridav. Nov. 22.1957 University Daily Kansar
—(Daily Kausan photo)
TOP PITCHERS BACK-Baseball coach Floyd Temple with Larry Miller (left and Ron Wiley.
Two Top Pitchers Return To 1958 Baseball Squad
Two top pitchers and four regulars return this spring to bolster Floyd Temple's KU baseball team.
Ron Wiley, senior, and Larry Miller, junior, pitchers, will lead the Jayhawker mound staff, as they did last year.
First baseman Jim Trombold, shortstop Barry Robertson, catcher Barry Donaldson, seniors and center fielder Bob Marshall, junior, also are back this year.
Coach Temple said other top prospects to break into the starting lineup are Larry Olsen and Arthur Muegler, juniors, and Carl Lauterjung sophomore.
Lauterjung may take over the catching duties, which will leave Donaldson free to play third base, a position for which no starter returns.
Wiley plays in the outfield when he is not pitching, and Miller may be asked to do the same thing this year, according to Coach Temple. Both are good hitters, he said.
"We've got some pretty good boys on the team, but depth will be a problem." Temple said.
Cowpokes Favored To Win
Oklahoma State, playing in its first year as a Big Eight school, should be the favorite for the conference title, according to Temple.
He said Oklahoma State gives many baseball scholarships and always can be counted on to produce a good team. Iowa State, last year's champion, suffered heavy losses and can't be counted on as a title threat.
Iowa State went on to place fourth in the national tournament last spring, to continue strong showings by Big Eight teams in recent national tournaments.
In 1954 Missouri won the national title, in 1953 Oklahoma was second, and in 1951 the Sooners were first.
Last year Oklahoma was second in the conference, Missouri third and KU fourth. Temple expects Oklahoma and Missouri to have strong teams again this year.
A new field, recently constructed west of Allen Field House, will be used by the KU team this spring. This will be Temple's fifth season as baseball coach.
The first competition for the team will be a trip to the south where Houston, Rice and possibly another school will be played.
The conference schedule begins in early April. Each team in the conference is played three times.
To Travel South
Losses Hurt Jayhawker Golf Squad
The loss of two of last year's top three men will make it difficult for the KU golf team to better last season's record of 13-4 and second place in the conference meet.
Lost from the team were Gene Elstun, who placed second in the conference meet and Bill Sayler, who had the third highest average score on the team during the year.
Three of the five lettermen return this year, however. They are Bill Toalson and Bob Wood, juniors and Bob Davies, senior.
In 17 matches last year Elstun had an average score of 74.6, Toalson 74.8, Sayler 75.6, Davies 75.9 and Wood 76.4.
Jerry Waugh, assistant basketball coach, will be coaching the golf team for his first time. KU won the conference title in 1950.
Other prospects for team positions are Lynn Kindred, Phil Kirk, juniors; Bryant Bogguss, Fred Rowland, Jery Krause, Don Wilson.
KU was second to Oklahoma in the conference meet. The Sooners had a score of 920 to 939 for KU.
Freshman golfers who may be future varsity players are John Wooden, Bill Elstun, Steve Swan, Steve Chalfant, Art McDonald and William House.
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Waugh said that he would like any one else interested in golf to try out for the team.
Oklahoma State will be participating in the conference golf competition, in its first year as a member of the Bir Eight.
KU plays its home matches at the Lawrence Country Club.
Kansas Tennis Outlook Bright
Prospects are bright for an outstanding KU tennis team, which will be under the direction of a new coach. Denzel Gibbons.
Four lettermen from last year will return to bolster the squad. They are Bob Peterson and Bob Mettlen, seniors, and Lynn Sieverling and Ron Bevers, juniors. Charlie Studt, a sophomore member of last year's squad will also be back as will senior John Kennedy.
Gene Kane, a senior who lettered as a sophomore but was ineligible last year, will be back this spring. A transfer from Washburn University of Topeka, Malcolm Applegate, rates a good chance to earn a top position on the team.
Sophomore prospects are Phil Trotter, Jerry Williams, and Bill Sheldon. Lost from last year's team was the No. 1 player, Bob Riley.
Last year Peterson was second man on the team, Sieverling third, Bevers fourth and Mettlen fifth. Kane was third man two years ago, and was tabbed for the second spot last year until he was declared ineligible.
Applegate played on the Washburn University team two years, but was ineligible at KU last year as a transfer. He was 4-1 against KU while playing for Washburn. In the two years he was on the Ichabod team it won 19 of 20 matches played.
Mr. Gibbons is assistant business manager for the athletic department in addition to being tennis coach. He came to KU from Belpre, where he was superintendent of schools. Previously he was football coach at Minneapolis and coach of all sports at Washington.
He said many of the team members have been working out this fall when the weather permitted. He plans to start organized practices as soon as warm weather arrives in March.
Competition will begin in mid-April, with about 10 matches scheduled. The Big Eight meet will be in Columbia, Mo.
KU's last conference tennis title came in 1948.
Hoag, Evans, Stinson Among KU Grid Greats
In any list of great Kansas football players Wade Stinson, Charlie Hoag, Ray Evans and Otto Schnellbacher can always be found.
Halfback Stinson played on what could very well be the greatest running backfield in Big Seven history. Graduated in 1950. Stinson in that same year gained 1,129 yards running to rank 2nd in the conference and 5th in total offense.
Record Still Stands
He set a single game rushing record against Utah that still stands, 239 yards on 24 carries. To wind up his career he was selected on the United Press' Big Seven team and played in the North-South Shrine game.
Hoag, who is an assistant football coach here now and also a clothing merchant in Lawrence, played halfback on the same team with Stinson for one year. He was a triple threat man in football, basketball and track.
Hoag is the leading Kansas ground gainer with a career total of 1,914 yards. In 1952, his senior year, he was the leading pass receiver with 380 yards.
That same year he ranked ninth in the conference in rushing yardage with 469 yards. He is second to Stinson in a season record at Kansas with a total yardage of 940 yards. He was ranked 13th in the NCAA with that same total of yards.
Evans Another Great
All-American Evans, in 1947, was another football-basketball great. In 1948 he was a halfback with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He ranked fifth in the NCAA in total offense in 1942. In 1947 he ranked 13th among the nation's top rushers.
Schnellbacker was a 4-time all-conference forward on the basketball squad and a 2-time all-conference end in football. In 1947 he was chosen All-American and played for the New York Giants from 1948 to 1952.
Schnellbacher's Record Holds
He was ranked 1st in the conference in 1946-47 with 342 and 361 yards gained on pass receiving. He holds a career record, still untouched, of 1,072 yards gained on passes. With the professionals he played in the All-Star and All-Pro games in 1949, 1950 and 1951.
Freshmen Long On Spirit But Short On Speed
A fine group of boys who love the football game. This could probably best describe KU's 1957 freshman football team even though they lost both freshman games.
Freshman coach Rex Grossart had this to say about his club:
"They're really a good ball club. They lack speed. We don't have anyone who can really get loose
such as another Homer Floyd. But this is a team with a lot of desire and a lot of hustle. I feel we will be able to fill in on next year's varsity squad with a lot of good replacements."
In naming what he felt would make pretty good material for the varsity next year. Grossart singled out the following: Doyle Schick, fullback; Jerry Brown, center; Stan Kirshman, tackle; Jim Spry, guard;
Joe Doolittle, halfback; Ron Michaels, halfback; Roger Hill, halfback; Jim Spurney, halfback; Joe Spreklemeyer, end and Ralph Caster, guard.
The freshmen were unsuccessful in both their outings this season. They lost their first game to the Kansas State freshmen, 21-13 and their last game to the Missouri frosh, 13-0.
of his key players. Brown was lost for the season with a shoulder injury. Shick received a knee injury and was also lost for the season.
It was the K-State game that cost Grossart the services of some
The K-State game brought out the weaknesses in the KU frosh aerial defenses. The Jayhawkers were able to hold the yearling Wildcats to 100 yards rushing over the ground. However, they hit five passes with three of them accounting for the K-State touchdowns.
The Jayhawkers struck first after recovering a fumble on the K-State 14. On the fourth play Ron Michaels crashed over for the touchdown. Their second TD was set up by Michaels after he raced 46 yards to the K-State three. Shick then went over for the score.
One bright spot in the game was the play of KU's 200-pound halfback Roger Hill who led individual rushing with 95 yards on 16 carries.