6 Errors Give Visitors Three Unearned Runs
(Columbia Daily Tribune, April 27, 1954)
Iowa State's Cyclones spoiled Missouri's Big Seven conference debut at Rollins field yesterday afternoon as they accepted three gift runs from the Tigers and went on to win, 4-1, behind the six-hit pitching of right-hander Bill Postma.
The Bengals, who had scored 35 runs in two games against the Sedalia Air Base last week, were handcuffed by the curve-balling Postma, and their lone run, which came in the sixth inning, was unearned. In addition, the Missouri defense fell apart as the Bengals bobbled six times to give the Iowans three unearned tallies. It was the first conference win for the cyclones, who dropped a two-game series to Kansas last weekend.
The two teams were scheduled to meet again this afternoon, with Misosuri's Ed Cook due to oppose either Bob Hermann or Dick Gardell.
Emil Kammer started for the Tigers yesterday and went down to his first defeat although his difficulties arose mainly from sloppy support by his teammates.
After two scoreless innings, the Cyclones took a 2-0 lead in the third. Bob Taylor, leading off, shot a grounder to short that skipped through Dick Dickinson's legs. Dick Severson followed with another bouncer to third baseman Todd Sickel, who threw to second in time to force Taylor, but Buddy Cox missed connections with the bag. Bucky Weeden sacrificed, and after Al Machmer struck out, Taylor stole home and Severson third while Kammer took a prolonged windup. Steve Kostakos walked and Ray George grounded a single through the middle that scored Severson. Dave Campbell ended the inning with a fly to Jerry Schoonmaker.
The Iowans came back with another run in the fourth and brought about Kammer's departure. Tom Fieckenstein was safe when catcher George Gleason dropped his pop fly in front of the plate, and Postma sacrificed. Sickel then fumbled Taylor's grounder, and after Severson hoisted to Jack Gabler, both Weeden and Machmer walked, forcing in a run. Out went Kammer and in came Bert Beckmann, who got Kostakos on a fly to Bob Musgrave.
Beckmann gave up the final Cyclone run in the sixth on a single by Taylor that bounced past Gabler in left, and two more one-basers by Weeden and Machmer.
Missouri's run came in the bottom of the sixth when Dick Dickinson led off with a double, went to third on Sickel's pop single to center and scored on a passed ball.
Sickel's single with two out in the eighth and a long triple by Gleason to the left field corner in the ninth were all the Tigers could muster off Postma after that.
"It was all cool and no slack"
There were explosions in '54. Hydrogen bomb developments and the Army-McCarthy hearings dominated the newspaper front pages and editorial cartoons that spring.
Rather than a fear-stricken period, the players suggest it was a time much closer to the idyllic portrayal of the '50s.
``It was all cool and no slack,'' Stewart said. ``You never ever showed any emotion. It didn't matter what happened, you acted like, ``Oh, I've seen that
before.' ''
(Columbia Daily Tribune, May 14, 1994)
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