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... i Tuesday, April 6, 1954 THE NEBRASKAN Shooting At Sports They're Weaker-Bui Still Casey's WY Vanrees rs By GARY FRANDSEN Sports Editor Ho-hum! the moan-and-groan parade from partisan New York ers, Yankees that is, in Florida land has been a little longer and louder than usual this spring, but the partly-justified wails haven't created too much of a stir, especially up North where the baseball bug really hasn't bitten too hard yet. Most of os are still convinced that the Yankee dynasty hasnt crumbled as yet, but there are a few ironical Yankee followers who half-heartedly have been crying that this could be the year for the five-year Utopia to end. We don't think so! Push aside those nasty ru mors that have charged the powerful World Champions with complacency and the attitude that "they think nobody can beat them." It's true the Yankees havent been winning in their usual spring season fashion, but once the real race for chips gets underway, there should be a Stengel team with traditional power, plenty of pitching and an other holeless deiense. Manv of the champs are get ting well up in years, but the general consensus is that nearly all of them have several good seasons ahead of them. The Yankees lost a couple of key performers in second sacker Billy Martin and pitcher Vic Raschi along with temporarily doing without the marvelous Mickey Mantle who is experiencing plenty of misery with a banged up right knee. While losing a few, Casey and the Yankee brass picked up sev eral additions who should ac ouire their first citable hunk of World Series money come next October in pitcher Harry Byrd, the boy they say Is going to be the Bomber pitching leader, first baseman Eddie Robinson and rookie hurier. Bobby Grim, youngster who has had Stengel smiling slyly to himself e very- time he throws the ban. And then there is still those eld Yankee cros -pitchers Ed dieLopat, Allie Reynolds, Whitey Ford, John Sam ana bod is-uz av-a: catcher Yogi Berra: in fielders Joe Collins, Gerry Cole man (who will be around for a full season after serving with the Marines), Phil Rizutto and Gil McDougald; and outfielders Hank Bauer, Gene Woodling and Irv Noren. It might be Just a mirage, but ' as it looks to us It's those Yankees once again. The Hate the Yankee" camp aim Is ft tor In momentum mainly be cause of the dreaded thought of what a sixth straight New York pennant would do to the box of flee success of the American Learae's aeveu other clubs. CLEVELAND, WHO has come mighty close to winning several pennants the last several sea sons only to be finally outdis tanced by the Yanks, seems to be leading challenger to end the Yankee reign. In fact, the Indians were the last American League club to win the bunt ing outside of the New Yorkers, the flag coming in 1948. The Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox should also be lu the thick of the scrap most f the way, but both have had pre-seasoB Jolts. Twenty-fame winner Virr Trucks and out fielder John Groth are hamp ered with Injuries for Chicago while the Red Sox win be with out Ted Williams for some time because of a broken shoulder. Turning back to the Indians, Al Lopez still has three of the league's best hurlers in Bob Lemon, Early Wynn and Mike Garcia which haven't given any indications of slowing down. Al Houtteman, the hard-luck right bander, also looks like this fin' ally might be the year. The power is there with slug gers like the great Al Rosen, Larry Dob? anS Wally Westlake, an outfielder who many thought was all done a season or two ago, but who now Is hitting like his days with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Their rookie prize is Rudy Regalado, an infielder only a year out of the University of Southern California who Is bust ing the ball with plenty of authority. If Trucks is as well as ever, the White Sox could have the league's finest cne-two punch in Virg and lefty Billy Pierce, the little 18-game winner who is reaching the peak of his career. Minnie Minoso, Ferris Fain and Nellie Fox along with the ail ing Groth are the best of the hitters on-a team with third base difficulties. ONE OF the biggest question marks on the Red Sox team is the pitching corps. Mel Parnell should have another fine season, but there are evidences that a lot of the younger crop isn't quite ready while the veterans might be nearing the end of the line. George KelL Jackie Jen sen, Jim Piersall and Billy Goodman plus Williams will pro vide the offensive fireworks. Washington seems to be the best of the second division clubs Bucky Harris has one of the league's great pitchers In . Bob Porteifteld and has capable per formers in first baseman Mickey Vernon, third sacker Eddie Yost and outfielder Jim Busby. Big gest problem: bench strength. Philadelphia, Baltimore and Detroit should have a battle of their own for sixth place as none of the three appear to have enough stuff to reach anything as high as fifth place. Page 3 T : . - . - , w ') 1. v ' i v-- I yi -P M- tyr-f! i. If I c- y W - """"jr'r' "swt '- ".-r- ., a. 'm: Couitcsr SuikUt Journal and Star University Spring Sports Schedule April 6 Golf Omaha 6 Tennis Nebraska Wesleyan 9 Baseball Tulsa 10 Baseball Tulsa 10 Track Oklahoma 12 Tennis Oklahoma 12 Baseball Houston 12 Golf Oklahoma 13 Baseball Houston 13 Tennis Southern Methodist 13 Golf - Southern Methodist 14 Tennis Austin College 14 , Baseball Texas 14 Golf North Texas State 15 Baseball Texas 15 Golf North Texas State 16 Tennis Tusla 16 Golf Tusla 17 Track Kansas Relays 17 Tennis Pittsburg State 19 Baseball Kansas 20 Baseball Kansas , 23 Tennis Creighton 23 Baseball Oklahoma 23-24 Track Drake Relays 24 Tennis Kansas 24 Baseball Oklahoma 24 Golf Kansas 26 Baseball Kansas State 27 Baseball Kansas State 28 Tennis Omaha 29 Golf Kansas State 30 Baseball x 'Colorado May 1 Tennis Iowa State 1 Baseball Colorado 1 Track Colorado 1 Golf Iowa State, Colorado 3 Baseball Kansas State 4 Baseball Kansas State 4 Golf Washburn 4" Tennis Washburn 7 Baseball Oklahoma A.&M.. 8 Baseball Oklahoma A.AM. 8 Golf Kansas State 8 Trick Missouri 10 Tennis Kansas State 10 Golf Freshmen vs. Varsity 12 Track Kansas State 13 Golf Omaha 13 Tennis Omaha 14 . Baseball lowa State 15 Baseball lowa State 17 Baseball Missouri 18 Basftball Missouri 19 Golf Colorado College 20 Tennis Colorado 21-22 Tennis Big Seven Conference 21-22 Track Big Seven Conference 21-22 Golf Big Seven Conference Omaha Lincoln Tulsa, Oklau Tulsa, Okla. Norman, Okla. Norman, Okla. Houston, Tex. Norman, Okla. Houston, Tex. Dallas, Tex. Dallas, Tex. Sherman, Tex. Austin, Tex. Denton, Tex. Austin, Tex. Denton, Tex. Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa, Okla Lawrence, Kan. Pittsburg, Kan. Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Norman, Okla. Des Moines," la, Lincoln Norman, Okla. Lincoln Manhattan, Kan. Manhattan, Kan. Lincoln Manhattan, Kan. Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln ' Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Columbia, Mo. Manhattan, Kan. Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Omaha Ames, la. Ames, la. Columbia, Mo. Columbia, Mo. Colorado Springs, Colo. Boulder, Colo. Boulder, Colo. Boulder, Colo. Boulder, Colo. Big Seven Conference games NU Track Men Score In Meet Three University of Nebraska track and field men scored in Saturday's finals of. the Texas Relays. Four Husker athletes participated in the first of the nation's great outdoors meets. Cliff Dale placed third in the discus with a flip of 153 feet, nine inches while Ken Reiners tied for fifth in the shotput with a heave of 42 feet, seven inches. Jim Hofstettcr also tied for sixth in the pole vault with a leap of 12 feet, six inches. Cty Oub'f invitation to good going;. In a Chevrolet Corvette sum m w-ivsnum wtNW m imt stAwe mu. mm -i iw, em em -. in the big, easy Sty Club shoe contest ! f NOTMINtt TO tUT 1WTII NOW. SIWM.I 1M.II O" THI COMTIITi - I. in 2S U fU wy "i IIUH CWk Sh ... J. Seod in tnmny enuiot u you but each muit be on a separats niece of paper. 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Uk I, MimoxW 1 , ..w... .. - -- .-.lniw-TM'i,i- Tin -gmnity"" iii'iiikiiiwsBiitiiifitMtiiiiiiiiia i i m Xt--" mm "' "' mmm'm-m- tOTTlEO UMDEI AUTHOR ffV Of tHf COCA-COlA COPNV n COCA BOTTLING COMPANY OF UNCOU One Husker Infield Combination Here are four Huskers who erans from last year's team make up one infield combina- which finished second in the tion of the Nebraska baseball Big Seven race. They are team. All four boys are vet- (from left) Third Baseman Nebraska Golf, Tennis Teams Compete Against Foes Today Both the University of Nebraska golf and tennis teams are in action today. Coach Bob Hamb let's linksters are teeing off against the University of Omaha in Omaha while Coach Ed Higgin botham's tennis crew opens their campaign with a tussle against Nebraska Wesleyan on the Uni versity courts. On Saturday the Husker golfers opened their season with a CH S defeat to the University of Wichita. Harold Stover of the Shockers dropped a 12-foot pott on the 18th bole of the Hill crest Country Club coarse for a birdie four to tie Dick Anderson of Ne braska as well as enabling the Cliff Dale Gets Boucher Award Cliff Dale, senior athlete from Falls City and Bib Seven indoor fhot put champion, received the C. W. Boucher Memorial award at the annual Honors' Convoca tion in the University of Ne? braska Coliseum this morning.' The award, established by former chancellor C W. Boucher, goes to the top senior athlete. Dale is in the upper 3 of his class in Teachers College. He also received the Big Seven scholarship medaL highly-touted Wichita team to edge the Huskers. The Scarlet's number one man-, sophomore Jack Moore, defeated the highly-regarded Sam Sadler 21-14 in the feature match. Scores were higher than usual due to the chilly weather. At the end of the first nine holes Nebraska was leading the meet 3-1. Moore, Chuck Jensen, Dick Lauer and Anderson will all go against Omaha today, but after that the whole team will re- qualify to see who makes up the squad for the Easter vacation trip down south. Saturday's match results: Jack Xlonv. NcMakVj (79 defeaud Sun Cir. UVtni (Sit. 2V.-1. ChMle Jettsm, Nebraska CSX tied Dick Gardner. Wichna Tria Prote. Wichita C9 defeated Dick LAner. Nebraska (MV. 3-0. HaroM Stow. Wichita S1. tied Dick Anderson. Nebraska IS1 1H-14. The tennis team, led by letter men Jim Campbell and Roy Col son, will also be warming up for a southern trip when they enter tain the Plainsmen this afternoon. The two teams didn't meet each other last season. Virg Gottsch, Shortstop Dirkes Rolston, Second Baseman Fred Seger and Pitcher-First Base man Ray Novak. When th husky Novak is taking his regu lar turn on the mound either Bill Giles or Pat Mallette will probably handle the initial sack chores. Gottsch was the Husk ers' leading hitting last sea son. 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