====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0755 from reel: NP 8957 (2000-12-01 to 2001-07-25) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/90147 Title: Pitcher Welcomes Contact Summary: Article about Kansas City Royals pitcher Brian Meadows discussing his approach to contact during spring training and his performance metrics. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; professional sports; athletes; sports training Named Entities: Meadows, Brian [pitcher]; Royals, Kansas City [team] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Cardinal Pitcher Fresh for Spring Summary: Article about St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile's spring training preparation and performance expectations for the upcoming season. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; professional sports; athletes; spring training Named Entities: Kile, Darryl [pitcher]; Cardinals, St. Louis [team] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Baseball Players Try to Break Tradition of Smokeless 'Spit' Tobacco Summary: Article examining Major League Baseball players' efforts to reduce smokeless tobacco use, featuring personal stories and league initiatives. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; professional sports; tobacco use; health awareness Named Entities: Merloni, Lou [player]; Rozelle, Mark [executive]; Turner, Paul [director] Confidence: 0.85 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Salon and Day Spa Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.