Thursday, May 6,1965 University Daily Kansan
Gary Ray Collapses In Baseball Contest
Gary Ray, Lawrence sophomore and starting rightfielder for the KU Jayhawks baseball team, was stricken with heart trouble in practice Wednesday.
Ray had hit a home run in an intra-squad game and was rounding third base when he suddenly grew weak and sat down on the ground to get his breath.
Coach Floyd Temple said, "His heart was beating like it was a motor running. Apparently it's a flareup of the trouble he had last summer."
Ray had a similar attack last summer after playing in an American Legion baseball game. He was given clearance by the KU Medical Center this spring to play baseball again.
KANSAS CITY—Second basemen, by position, dominate the standings in the Big Eight Conference's batting race, but a converted second baseman, Bob Robben of Missouri, now ranks as the best of the leaders, after unseating the season-long pace settter, Tony Stark of Oklahoma State.
MU Hitter Tops In Big 8 Race
He was taken to the Medical Center for treatment.
Strode has taken over at second and is one of six second basemen listed this week among the top 16 hitters in the Big Eight.
Last year, Robben shared the second base job with Mike Strode at Missouri. Now he alternates between shortstop and right field.
Helping Missouri to a sweep over Kansas State, Robben kept bob-bob-bobin along to the tune of nine for 15, pushing his average to 523-23 hits in 44 trips.
Keeping pace with his team, Robben also leads the Conference in slugging, with a hefty .886 mark—his 23 safeties include five doubles, a triple, and three home runs. The RBI lead is also his—16, as is most hits and a share of the doubles (Iowa State's Jim Mahoney also has five).
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