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V 1 Kushner Strictly Kushner By MARSHALL KUSHNER Sports Editor Spring has Springed Falls has Failed Baseball is Here ' And the Cubs'll get Mauled. Tirst a look at the American league. Here are our selections for the final standings come September: 1. New York Yankees X. Cleveland Indians 3. Boston Red Sox -. 4. Chicaco White Sox 5. Detroit Tigers 6. St Louis Browns 7. Philadelphia Athletics 8. Washington Senators It's gonna be a plenty warm race In the junior circuit this season between the Yanks and the Tribesmen, but per-usual Stengel's boys will come through when the chips are down and the pressure is on. Casey can count on his sturdy, but rapidly aging, pitching staff, headed by stalwarts Eddie Lopat, Allie Reynolds and Vic Raschi. The Yanks will be losing Jerry Coleman, their Invaluable keystone play-maker during the world series last year. Coleman's off to the Marines and Gil McDougald will take over the second-sack duties. Al Lopes, Cleveland manager will be push ing the Yankees right down to "the wire with the classiest pitching staff in the loop. The American league batters will be facing the slants of Bobby Feller (if he can hold up like last season a sure 20-trame winner). Bob Lemon (ailing, but still potent), Mike Garcia, Early Wynn, Lou Brissie and Steve Gromek. ' Although some scribes are picking the Red Sox to limp in ninth (there are only eight teams to those who don't follow our national pastime too closely), but we're rock-ribbed Red Sox rooters and we u pics 'em to nip the nippy White Sox of Chicago for third place. The Pale Hose thus complete our first division finishers. Paul - Rlohards's youngsters will be holding his breath and praying that his pitchers don't fall through as badly as they did during the short-lived period of Chicago's first place domination. The rest of the league doesn't seem to present too much of a threat to breaking into the upper bracket. The Tigers could sneak into fourth if the Red Sox fall apart as predicted by the experts. In this case, the White Sox move to third. There isn't too much of a problem in the senior circuit this season. Ebbetts Field radicals will be watching their Bums walk to the league pennant with no fear of any uprisings such as occurred in 1951. The Didgers have everything! Their batboy even hit .350 for Montreal last year. Chuck Dressen will have the league sewed up, even without Don Newcombe. So, here are the final standings in the National league: 1. Brooklyn Dodgers 2. Philadelphia Phillies 3. St. Louis Cards 4. New York Giants 5. Pittsburgh Pirates 6. Boston Braves 7. Cincinnati Reds ' 8. Chicago Cubs The Phils will be the surprise of the league, but Sawyer's "whiz kids" will run out of stuff to halt the Dodger surge. Curt Simmons will aid Bubba Church, Robin Roberts and Jim Konstanty. Steve Ridzik fired a no-hitter in spring training camp and might come up with a repeat performance, r Eddie Stanky s spirited St. Louis rang will hustle themselves right to third place in the league. The big question is: Where will Schoendienst play when Stanky takes over second base. Stanky has a fairly nifty pitching staff and have a well distri buted amount of hitting power with a concentration of long range blasters in the outfield (Musial, Slaughter and Westlake). With Monte Irvin coming back for diamon duty about September 1 and the Giants not expected to be up in the standings too high, Leo Durocher is singing the blues. The loss of Willie Mays certainly isn't consoling the Lip in these trying times. The French say "C'est la vie," and the race track .rats say "that's turf," and we say the Giants will land the fourth spot in the final standings. The Pirates, spearheaded by Ralph Kiner (blasted a homer the opening day) will give Forbes field followers a lift with their rise to fame and fortune and fifth place. The Braves (they've really hit the skids), Reds and Cubs will finish in that order. For another pre-season analysis of what's going to happen during the '52 season, check over Bob Reichenbach's column, "What Am I Doing Here," on Page 3. 1952 KANSAS RELAYS IDonCrabtreo) . I - V i7 RlchFrguion , , KJL Jus J I Preacher Paul j ,.-! Faulkner A.C.C.l L: By MARSHALL KUSHNER "I don't see how we can win!" That was the skepticism Coach Ed Weir showed as his Nebraska track team left this morning for their dual meet with Missouri Friday and the Kansas Relays Saturday. The crippled Cornhuskers will rough as they met last week not be facing competition as against the University of Kan- Major League Season Begins; Favorites Win KANSAS RELAY CHALLENGERS . . . Don Crabtree, Oklahoma's Big Seven half-mile champion, and Rich Ferguson, Iowa, are ex pected to anchor the two-mile relay bid for their respective teams in the 27th annual Kansas Relays this Saturday. Paul Falkner of Abilene Christian Is set to defend his relays javelin title. Thane Baker Relaxes; Now Olympic Threat Be cause he learned to relax, Thane Baker, Kansas State's great sprinter, has jumped from a high school "also ran" to a 1952 Olym pic prospect And, he has done it almost over night. K-State track coach, Ward Haylett, says Baker's learning to relax is the major reason why the Wildcat star is smashing records nearly everytime he toes the mark. Baker, who could do no better than sixth in the state Class B 100 and 220 dashes during his high school competition at Elk hard, Kansas, came to Kansas State without the benefit of an athletic scholarship. He was im mediately tabbed by Haylett as a "kid you're going to hear about." It was Haylett's observation of Baker that folks first started to watch the Elkhard boy's progress. After, all, they reasoned, Haylett has been an Olympic team coach and is a consistent developer of individual champions. He is a man who should know a poten tial champ when he sees one. , Baker now a junior, spent his freshman year at Kansas State learning how to relax both be fore and when he runs. Haylett had noted that the young runner was tense before a race and never let his long, lithe muscles roll with the relaxed rhythm .neces sary for record-breaking per formances. "Your first assignment Is to learn to relax," Haylett re minded Baker. "If you do, you can become a great sprinter." But how do you learn to relax? Many an ulcer-laden business man would like to know. Well, here's how Thane Baker does it. Before a race, Baker seeks a quiet spot away from the track and just sits and stares at the ground. He lets his mind wander, He may think of classroom as signment which one of his eco nomics professors has discussed. He may recall a movie he has Seen or the fun he has had on track trips. He even thinks some of the race he is about to run and why he wants to win it. When the starter calls the sprinter to their marks, Baker begins dancing up and down, toss ing his head, shaking his wrists and dangling his arms. He does it to keep himself relaxed until the gun sends him speeding down the track. Thursday, April 17, 1952 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Nebraska Tiraeksteirs To Mossougx Mays sas clndermen, but "we're not in very good condition for this meet," said Weir. The Husker workouts have been seriously hampered by the inclem ent weather and sickness.' Also spring vacation saw many track- stent returning tardv for workouts and so Coach Weir has reason to be skeptical. Clayton Scott will be out, I Bobby Falrchild is very doubt- ites to win the Ameri can and National league pennants got oil to a nying siari as uiej won their opening aay games Tuesday. In the National league, the Cardinals of Eddie Stanky tripped the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-2. Ralph Kiner and Red Schocndienst smacked homers for the Bucs and Redbirds, re-snectivelv. Rrnnklvn burrmed Boston. 3-2. 'and the Chicago Cubs tripped the Cincinnati Reds, b-3. In the American league, Sherm Lollar won the "goat" honors for, the day. Lollar was picked off first base on a "pop" fly to the catcher. It seems Lollar wasn't watching the game too closely and was 20 feet off the first base sack. The Pale Hose were in the midst of rallying to overcome a Cleveland lead, but the play put the White Sox fire out The Indians won, 3-2. The Boston Red Sox downed Washington, 3-0, and the St. Louis Browns shut out Detroit, 3-0. ful, Bob Sand Is questionable. Fsirchlld was to try a 220 yard dash in Wednesday's drills to see how his ailing leg felt Coach Weir felt a definite ne cessity for "two milers, sprinters and Javelin men." With Nebraska not entering a participant in the javelin throw it gives the Tigers three free places and points. Weir had words of praise for Cliff Dale and his Improvement In the discus-throwing event "Cliff has been heaving it about 140-feet and has been very con sistent," said Weir with a note of cheer in his voice. Weir was not sure of his travel ing roster because he was waiting further word on some of his ath letes conditions. The team will travel to Columbia, Mo., for their meet with the Tigers and then travel to Lawrence, Kas., for the sunflower state's relays. Tentative travelling squad: Don Wilcox, Gene Yelkin, Dan Tolman, Irving Thode, Hyle Thibault, Buele Balderston, Glenn Beerline, Don Bedker, Blake Cathro, Cliff Dale, Paul Grimm, Phil Heidelk, Brien Hendrickson, Jim Hofstetter Jim Hurley, Hoppy McCue, Lea Moore, Darell Moreland, Bob Sel don, Jim Sommers, Gaylord Smith and Tom Stoup. IIE1SLE SAO GIVES lchefU Sweet Cream Gutter iilS HIGHEST il AT1E3G . I GRADE a. i8F WHAT "U. S. GRADE AA" MEANS TO YOU YOU ARE SURE of getting the fin est butter produced when "U.S. Grade AA" appears on the package. This sump of government approval means that the butter has been care fully tested and laboratory checked by an expert grader from the U.S. De partment of Agriculture; for flavor tor aroma ... tor color and texture. liW --iniW.VMVrrr-iiiirir-' .iiffli.l iV t .....yAv.vArirr1 irri-. Husker Baseballers Face Jayhawkers With two home games and five road contests under its belts, the Nebraska baseball team meets tough Kansas in a pair of home conference games Friday and Sat urday, April 18 and 19. The busy Huskers have just returned from a southern road trip, where they played five of six scheduled games. One clash with Oklahoma A. & M. was washed out Playing against two highly rated clubs, Tulsa and Oklahoma A. & M., the Scarlet nine came out with one win and two losses. A late rally by the Aggies cost Ne braska a win in the A. & M. game. Added too a pair of early triumphs over Drake and two wins over Kansas State, these losses give Nebraska a 5-2 rec ord going into the Kansas games. Huskers Nip Wildcats A vigorous hitting attack, led by Bob Reynolds and Ray Novak, started the Nebraska baseball team on the road to the Big Seven Championship by giving the Husk ers a 12-1 win over Kansas State at Manhattan. The contest was the first of a two-game series with the Wild cats, and the first conference game of the year for Tony Sharpe's charges. The Huskers and the Wildcats met again Wednesday. Nebraska racked up 16 hits in cluding, ten. doubles, as. they pounced on three K-State hurlers for the win. Reynolds led the at tack with three doubles in five at bats, while Novak hammered out a pair of two-baggers and a single in five trips. Nebraska got off to a four-run start in the first inning and were never topped. Fran Hofmaier, freshman left hander, received credit for the win. It was his second of the sea son against one loss. Vebraik 400 120 11312 Kinm State OOl 000 O0O 1 Hofnuier mnd Bukhara: Wide, Stone (8). Parktr (9) and Wood. Meyen. T WP Hotmaier. LP Wade. The Dally Nebraskan want ads have a reputation for quick economical results. 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