Scott Harrington-Sooner double threat
Oklahoma's all Big Eight second baseman Scott Harrington will pose a double threat to KU when the Jayhawks visit Norman this weekend. A solid hitter who finished with a .315 average last year, the Sooner co-captain is also noted by Oklahoma coach Enos Semore as being a superb second baseman.
KU baseball team travels to Norman
The Kansas Baseball team, which is off to one of its better starts, faces its first big test this weekend in Norman, Okla., where they play the Oklahoma Sooners.
Coach Floyd Temple hopes that the addition of Dave Robisch to the pitching staff will enable the Hawks to win two or may be three games from Oklahoma.
"Our winning percentage goes from less than 50% when Robisch isn't pitching to almost 80% when he's in there," said Temple. "He throws hard and has plenty of Big Eight experience under his belt."
The importance of this series can be seen by the conditioning Temple has put his club through. He said that if the Jayhawks lose all three games to Oklahoma that they will be at a definite disadvantage in the race. He added that if KU could win two out of three then "we would have a pretty good chance to move up in the conference."
Temple pointed out that in order to have a first division club, the defensive unit has to play flawlessly. So far this season the infield has been the strong point of the team, not only defensively but offensively. The three top hitters on the team are infielders. Skip James is currently leading
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the Hawks with a .529 average.
Paul Womble and Keith Lieppman are close behind with 471
and 450 respectively.
Another encouraging note to the squad's success this year is the fast recovery of injured center fielder Biff Temple. "If all goes well he'll be ready for action in two to three weeks," said Temple.
'Worlds fastest human will compete in KU Relays
The KU Relays, to take place April 16-18 in Memorial Stadium, received added prestige this week when KU track coach and director of the Relays, Bob Timmons, announced that John Carlos will compete in a special 100-yard dash. Carlos, who graduated last year from NCAA outdoor track champion San Jose State, is generally regarded as the current "world's fastest human."
Carlos, the controversial spinner-ter who was kicked off the 1968 U.S. Olympic team for his black power demonstration at the victory stand, ranked number one in the world last year in the 100 and 220-yard dashes.
Timmons, continuing his everlasting search for outstanding talent to enhance the Relays, is now in the process of lining up a competitive field for Carlos. He
is hopeful of landing ex-Nebraska star Charlie Green, who has won the open 100-yard dash here each of the past two years.
The Relays director pointed out that three of the world's best sprinters are already entered in the collegiate portion of the meet
and hopes their coaches will allow them to run in the special 100 as well as the university and college 100.
Timmons was referring to Mel Gray of Missouri, winner of last week's 100 at the Texas Relays; Earl Harris of Oklahoma State, the world's most consistent spinner during the past indoor season; and Ivory Crockett, the National AAU sprint king from Southern Illinois.
Timmons said that the open 100 would be run on Saturday (April 18) beginning at 2:15 p.m.
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