6 Wednesday, September 19, 1973 University Daily Kansan The sport has long been called our national pastime. It has risen from mediocrity to world prominence. Players have made their fortunes from it and have been ruined by it. It has suffered through world wars, depressions and other crises. Brett Marshall Fans Still Love Baseball world wars, but the greatest and the so-so-greatest have been kick at it. It was hit by a strike but survived. It has been described as boring but still provides one of the greatest spectaculars that the sports world has ever known. NINETY-THOUSAND PEOPLE have watched a single game, but only 1,300 went to watch perhaps the greatest home run hitter of all time. We have no doubt that people are flocking to the stadium this year in record numbers. More than 30 million people will see the game from the bleachers, boxes and grandstands in 1973. The name of the game, of course, is baseball. And looking back to April when this year's edition of the game began, I must conclude that this has been one of the most exciting and confusing years baseball has ever had. It has seen the debut of the most innovative baseball stadium yet constructed, the Marriott Ballpark. It has provided controversy over the itens. Can or can't pitchers use a foreign player? Does the pitcher ever overhit waters? Will the designated hitter rule, which keeps pitchers out of the batter's box, continue to be used by the American League official national League vote it down umultually? AND ARE THE MANAGERS, coaches and players ever going to grow up and stop fighting each other and arguing with umpires over missed calls? That has been Henry Aaron's hot pursuit in Atlanta of the immortal Raba's Bush. Despite all the controversies, however, one great man had overshadowed them and also elicited the Ruth played the game when it was expanding at a rapid rate. The 1920s were some of the greatest years baseball has ever had. RUTH IS THE IDOL of millions of baseball fans and is cherished for the tremendous power that enabled him to battle the Yankees in 1964. In New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Popularity was at a peak, and people flocked to Yankee Stadium to watch the Babe hit another long ball into the seats. The Babe was an extravagant player. He chased women, boozed it up and did what he pleased. privacy to the spotlight. He just wants to play the game he loves and be left alone. AARON, ON THE OTHER HAND, is the complete opposite of Ruth. He prefers And the fans left him alone Monday night. Hammerin' Hank belted his 711th career home run before an almost-empty stadium (1,300 fans showed up). AARON IS BLACK. But more than that he is a man. He should not be abused by the kind of someone he was with. Aaron has only nine games left this year in which to catch the Babe. One would think thousands would be attending the games in his absence, but he never record. I wonder what's wrong with people. He deserves credit for being one of the greatest players of all time. And if he breaks Babe Ruth's record, then he should have scored the oldest home run hitter in baseball history. Regardless of whether anybody's watching when Aaron reaches the record, plenty are sure to be watchening when the World Series rolls around in a few weeks. 'Hawk Coach Closes Door On Practices Head coach Don Fambrough closed the University of Kansas Jayhawk football practices to spectators yesterday and said closed sessions would continue for the rest. "Every play we called Saturday, Washington State was able to call out. We practice in a very vulnerable field and can be seen for miles around." Bambrough said. James Bowman, Kansas City, M. senior, and Mike Englebrake, Lee's Summit, M. junior were pronounced out for the season by Fambrouw. Bowman, a cornerback, suffered a broken arm in Saturday's game and Englebrake had to undergo surgery for damage to his knee cartilage, also damaging his shoulder. Bowman, also senior and Jeone Hodges, senior offensive guard from Washington, D.C., will not play against Florida State. "Florida State has a young football team," Fambrigh said, "and they're inexperienced. But they're a good team at most positions." On the positive side of the ledger, two 'Hawks will likely return to action. Fedro Dillon, junior defensive tackle from New Orleans and Steve Rus, sophomore安全从 Riverside, Illinois, should play this weekend, Famibaugh said. Fambridge said he felt that this year's KU team was much stronger defensively than the one that surrendered 44 points in the loss to the Seminoles last year. American League National East Baltimore W 89 61 L pts. 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