en ee GAZETTE: Fri., April 14, 1944 repare for Drake Relays Red Peppers —By Tait | Hot Sport Chatter It’s an awful thing to go through life agreeing to every- thing everybody says, which is preliminary to the announce- ment that this corner hereby places its stamp of approval on Phog Allen’s basketball views. That, in turn, makes this cor- ner almost unique since almost nobody thus far has agreed with - Mr. Allen except, of course, Mr. Allen and there are times even when he might be willing to take the other side just for the sake of a lively argument. After all, those long Kansas winters get a little monotonous and with gasoline rationed the explosive, but always entertain- ing, coach of Kansas U. basket- ball doubtless has kept fairly close to his own stamping grounds. gs To get back to the point, how- ever, Mr. Allen is the father of the 12-foot basket idea, That always did look good in this corner, in the belief that the plan was to make baskets 12 feet across. It turns out that Phog wants baskets 12 feet from the floor which at first glance seemed a horrifying proposal unless the things were enlarged at least 12 inches. But Phog says higher baskets are easier to hit even with no extension in their waist lines. For proof, he explains that they have had baskets at Kansas 12 feet from the floor for 15 years and have staged exhaustive research. clusively that a higher per- centage of shots go through the - 12 foot baskets than is the case ‘that more than 80% And the records show con-~ oratory of his loose a 12-foot basket looks as essential as rubber in girdles. He points out of the fouls in basketball take place within a radius of something like 18 feet of the goal. It is there that the traffic jams de- velop because players are driv- ing hard for lay-up shots, or hoping to draw fouls. The 12- foot goals are too high for lay- ups, Allen says, it being virtu- ally impossible to score directly beneath baskets that high in the air, So the traffic jam magically disappears, fouls are cut down in number and basketball be- comes orderly. That’s as simple as barring sailors from saloons in the matter of keeping order. * Eg * : What causes Allen’s red hair to bristle is the fact that his ideas are based on the findings of serious research while the bulk of other proposals which are jammed into the cage rules come because some coach wants them to help his own team. He cites the new rule against goal- tending as an example of the “selfish” approach to cage rules. Instead of taking advantage of the Allen research and going to a 12-foot basket, the cage rule- makers got together and de- cided. they would have to do something about the lucky coaches with “goon” » centers like Foothills Kurland of the Oklahoma Aggies. If the ma- jority of coaches were lucky enough to have elongated cen- ters, the rule would not have passed. Allen maintains that’s a silly way to go about improv- 4 Phog Allen Highlights Y. Banquet By TAIT CUMMINS. _ “nHHOG ALLEN Day” in Cedar Rapids Thursday started with|_, a Lions club noonday appearance, continued with a high school cage clinic at the Y. in mid-afternoon wea and reached its annual Y.M.C. A. All-Sports dinner where the colorful ‘Kansas U, bas- ketball coach spoke before a capacity crowd of 400, to those who don’t follow the cage sport, is Dr. Forrest C. Allen. He also serves Kansas U. as athletic director and is rated by many ob- servers as the best cage strate- gist in the country. To that might be added the ob- servation that Phog isn’t a bad hand at “surrounding” a town. Given something less than a day in Cedar Rapids, he left a whole string of people ready and will- ing to swear that the colorful Jay- hawker is without a peer as an after-dinner speaker, good will emissary and general all-around good guy. Volatile as a kettle of boiling oil, Allen literally explodes his views on basketball, most of which have been publicized countless times, But in contrast to the type- written report of his ideas, the spoken presentation not only Phog Allen. ‘makes sense but seems so oObvi- ously needed that further delay seems harmful to the sport. In oth- er words, if Phog talks often enough, he’ll put his theories across. : climax at the| : Phog Allen, ‘eet nad ir Se WV st CO mnsHsa idl bg et with the conventional 10-foot hoops now in use. It seems the ball makes a higher arch and comes down at a better angle. It’s hard to get serious about Mr. Allen’s cage views for the simple reason that no one else will, but when he turns that ] a stipe eS ing a game. He favors doing it on the basis .of research and facts. In that he is not only 100% right but way ahead of his field. Allen, incidentally, regrets the removal of the center jump from basketball. He liked the old sys- tem which gave fans and play- ers alike a few seconds of re- laxation after baskets were made, Now that the jump is gone he doesn’t think it will. ever return, But in the same breath he rips out the belief that basketball has been ruined as a scientific sport and convert- ed into mob footraces which wind up with players and spec- tators alike so limp they can’t leave the place until their nerves have settled. His point is that defense is no longer a part of the game. He’s partly right, although Franklin high reached the state finals more on defense than it did on offense. * * & What gripes Allen most is that the cage fathers won’t try his 12-foot basket idea. He doesn’t suggest it for high schools, only: for colleges, The tragic part of the whole thing is that Allen is probably right in his conviction that basketball would again be- come a game of skill and finesse rather than a footrace, Unfor- tunately, in the days of yore when the game was more delib- erate, almost nobody could out- smart Phog. He didn’t go for goon centers—unless he had one —but regardless of material he kept beating everybody with such consistency that sheer des- peration forced all his coaching mates to line up against him, Now the guy’s got something, but every time he starts talking it up with other coaches they start shoving the roses aside to find the hidden gimmick which will again make Allen boss, For that matter, maybe he has one. fair highlighted what is annually a three-ring circus of sporting awards and honors since it cli- maxes the Y..M. C. A. sports year and brings into the limelight all and sundry of the champs Gurney Day’s muscle factory, The list is long and each titleholder has been publicized here before at the time of reaching the cham- pionship peak, : So for the purposes of this rec- ord, suffice it to say that Craven ter; Orville Rennie was_ song leader; Ira. Carrithers spoke on the salient points in connection with the fact that this is the cen- tennial year for Y, M. C. A.; Hor- ace G. “Cap” Hedges presented the awards; and special music was dished out by Doris Newman. — Special commendation should go whe. arranged the banquet and brought Dr. Allen to Cedar Rapids. The affair fittingly celebrated the 100th year of Y, M. C, A. history. Don Isett headed the committee on arrangements, Russ Landis was the ticket chairman and peddled them. all. And back of the scenes “was Gurney Day, working for al- most two months to make the show the success it was, —_— - eet : Ailen’s appearance at the Y. af-| in| - Shuttleworth served as toastmas- to the’ men behind the’ scenes|' — at RENE D.G.ISETT, SECRETARY A.C. HINES, TREASURER C.A.BEEMS, PRESIDENT J.H.RAMSEY, Vice PRESIDENT i a —=—— — ae ee ; METROPOLITAN SUPPLY COMPANY METROPOLITAN SUPPLY COMPANY MANUFACTURERS WHOLESALERS GONVERTERS DISTRIBUTORS SCHOOL FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WHOLESALE 602-616 THIRD STREET, S.E. CEDAR Rapips, IowA AIS 64 Gazette-Biumenshine photo BASKETBALL’S BEAU GESTE—Franklin's Thunderbolts, runners-up for the state high school basketball championship, wrote a new chapter in sportsmanship Saturday night at lowa City when Capt. Bill Fletcher presented the tournament ball to Waverly's Jim Strotman. The ball had just been knocked down to the Linn county war finance committee on a bid of $116,000 in war bonds, to the keen disappointment of Waverly rooters. Fletcher changed their disappointment to delight when he accepted the ball from Craven Shuttleworth, who did the bidding for Cedar Rap- ids, and promptly passed it on to the Waverly champions. In the background is Arthur Brayton of Des Moines, who conducted the auction. ae v vw ee Waverly Cheers Cage Beau Geste Of Franklin Team ‘Cedar Rapids. News— “My happiness as a citizen of | Waverly on having our team win | the state basketball championship’ iis. matched by my happiness as 'a citizen-to-be of Cedar Rapids /on your achievement of the all- ‘time championship in sportsman- ‘ship. All Waverly joins me in ‘admiration of your fine spirit.” Franklin high school’s beau geste of basketball—presentation 'of the state tournament ball to Waverly’s. champions. after Linn ‘county had bought it for $116,000 ‘in war bonds Saturday night at! Iowa City—Monday drew the above reaction from D. D. Off- ringa, Bremer county extension director. Offringa, who becomes Linn county extension director April 1, couched his comment in a tele- gram to Sports Editor Tait Cum- mins of The Gazette. Before the, for war bonds, Waverly had de-| feated Franklin in the final round, 30 16.21, When Lyle Quinn, secretary of the Iowa High School Athletic as- | sociation, turned the microphone over to Auctioneer Arthur Bray- ton, chairman of the convention bureau of the Des Moines Cham-. ber of Commerce, the bidding) started at. $10,000. Brayton quickly ran that up to $50,000, $75,000 and finally’ $100,- /000, a Waverly bidder matching, {Craven Shuttleworth, speaking. |for the Linn county war finance | |committee, dollar for dollar up to |} that point. | Waverly rooters were several |hundred strong, and they wanted |the tournament ball badly. When it finally was knocked down to ‘(Continued on Page 7, Col. 5.) Beau Geste-- (Continued from Page 1.) _ Linn county on Shuttleworth’s bid 'S-| of $116,000, their disappointment could be felt throughout the big Iowa field house. But when Bill Fletcher, cap- tain of the runnerup Thunder- bolts, took the ball from Shut- tleworth and promptly asked the Waverly captain to step for- ward, a roar of mingled delight and surprise exploded in the Waverly cheering section. Fletcher repeated his request, and finally all five Waverly start- ers came forward. ‘Are there five captains on this ball club?” in- quired Auctioneer Brayton. The crowd of 6,500 then heard Fletcher tell the Waverly boys ‘|they were as clean a team as the Thunderbolts had met all year. And then: “This ball belongs to the best team in the state, so we Iowa want you to have it to put in your trophy case back home.” He then gave the ball to Jim Strotman, Waverly’s star guard. Before, he yielded the stage to ; Fletcher,’ Shuttleworth, who won all-Big Ten mention as a halfback |—— on Howard Jonés’ undefeated football teams at Iowa in 1921/8 and 1922 and whose son, Bill, is a a on the Franklin cage squad, said: : “These boys have come a long/¢ way against heavy odds. We're very proud of them—just as proud as if they had won. That’s why we bought the ball—we wanted them to have it, to do with as|} a/they wish.” Fletcher took over from there, and a gesture without parallel in ‘\Iowa high school basketball — since the bond auction is a war- time innovation—was written into the books. |McCullough, Phog Allen|\ ,||To Address Lions Clubi W. A.. McCullough; candidate ‘ifor the Republican nomination as \jcongressman from the Second Iowa district and presiding judge of the municipal and juvenile »}courts at Clinton, and Don For- rest ‘“Phog” Allen, basketball}. .|coach at the University of Kansas, ‘| will speak at a Lions club lunch- |. eon meeting Thursday noon at the} Roosevelt hotel, Prep Cagers Will | Help Phog Allen With Cage Clinic ‘Plans were completed Wednes- day for a free basketball clinic Thursday at the Y.M.C.A. from 14 to 5 p.m. with Coach Phog Allen -|of Kansas in charge. Members of .|the Franklin and Wilson cage {squad will be in uniform.and will earry out the Allen pronounce- ments, The clinic is open to all and Allen is particularly interested jin having a large turnout of young- .|sters still in high school compe- | tition. Coach Allen will be in Cedar Rapids primarily for the Y.M.C.A. all-sports. dinner Thursday night at the Chamber of Commerce, but will make a noonday’ appearance at the Lions club meeting in ad- _| dition. By EDWIN B. ZELLER see _ Craven Shuttleworth, prominent local attorney and former Iowa, uni- | versity football star, will be toast- |master at the Y.M.C.A, Centennial | Year All Sports banquet to be held | this year at the Chamber of Com- | merce building through the cooper- ation of the Junior Chamber. Dr. ! Forrest C. “Phog” Allen, director of physical education and basketball coach at the University of Kansas, will be the main speaker. Don Isett, general chairman, an- nounces that Russell Landis is ticket sales chairman. Junior Chamber will have charge of the seating arrangements and the dinner menu served by Bill Dytrt. The Y.M.C.A, “Y” Men’s club will decorate and serve as receptionist and ushers. Orville Rennie will con- duct group singing and provide for other musical entertainment. A basketball clinic open to all Cedar Rapids boys. will be held on the: “Y” gym floor at 4 p.m., April 13. Dr. Allen will discuss basketball stars to demonstrate points and technique of the game till 5. H. G. “Cap” Hedges will be in charge of the Recognition a Ath- letesz ree Russell A. Borgstrom, 741 Twenty- seventh street NE, was elected presi- dent of the Y’s Men’s club at their regular meeting held Monday eve- ning at the Y.M.C.A. Borgstrom suc- ceeds Charles A. Farr, retiring presi- dent. ,{ Other officers elected were: Don G. Isett, vice-president; George W. Holsinger, re-elected treasurer, and L. W. Woolfolk, secretary. The Cedar Rapids Y’s Men’s club with a membership of twenty-six in 1942, now has twenty-one members in the armed forces oe the United States. THE CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE: Sun., March 12, 1944 = *#9 ey —Gazette photo. DON ISETT ... is serving as general chairman of the an- nual Y.M.C.A. all-sports ban-: quet scheduled for April 13 at the Y.M.C.A., featuring the appearance of Dr. Forrest "Phog" Allen, famous Kansas university basketball coach, as principal speaker. Isett is a former student at Kansas U., and the fact that he was per- sonally acquainted with Allen enabled the committee to ob- tain the nationally-known cage mentor for the date here. moe ALLIED INDUSTRIAL . ... cage honors went to the Quaker Oats quintet pictured above. In the front row, left to right, are Manager Ted Chermak, John Kitch and Leo Halsch. Marshall Hense, Howard Powers and Verne Hendryx are in the rear row. They will be honored at the an- nual Y.M.C.A. all-sports dinner Thursday night at the Chamber of Commerce. —Gazette photo. @ Out After Season's Purses Toastmaster CRAVEN SHUTTLEWORTH Craven Shuttleworth, promi- nent local attorney and former Iowa university football star, will |be toastmaster at the Y.M.C.A. Centennial Year All-Sports ban- quet to be held April 13 at the Chamber of Commerce building through the cooperation of the young men’s bureau. Dr. Forrest| tea C.. “Phog’” Allen, director of physical education and basketball coach of the University of Kansas will be the main speaker. Prior to the banquet, arrange- ments have been made for Coach Allen to conduct a free basketball clinic at the Y. gym between 4 and 5 p.m. on April 13 open to all high school athletes. way boys who can’t attend the banquet because of space limita- tions—the limit is 400—will not only be able to see and hear Allen but will also get the advantage of his coaching technique. Don Isett, general chairman, announces that Russell Landis, as In that! Kenmore Course To Open April 15; Burkart Retires Kenmore golf course will open. approximately April 15, according to C. C. “Nick” Car- ter who expects to operate the course himself this season. Here from Rock Island last week, Carter was accompanied by Marsh DeMartelaere, who had charge of the course for ‘several years before entering the armed forces. Charley Burkart will not be pro at Kenmore this year, electing to stay on his job at Collins Radio for the duration. The club will have no pro, under present plans, but the greens will be cared for by Bill Frajman. ticket sales chairman, has ap- pointed the following assistants: Merle Peterson, Alburnett teams. Donald Threlkeld, Donald Ludeman, Iowa Manufacturing team. Harlan Hamann, Keystone team. Larry Jarrard, Richard Pepmeyer, Iowa Engineering team. Clifford Jordan, Hugh Newell, Univer- sal Engineering team alter Brown, Lewis Offerman, Co- lonial Bakers team Mike O’Toole, Link Belt = Earl C. Nichol, Bremers team j Paul > sig Bob Heaton, LaPlant Choate: tea xed Ohexmaks John Kitch, Quaker Oats| Penne Hoff, Collins Radio team. eat Young; Noon Volleyba! Fre Winter, Cartiers School Basketball teams. Bob Kutchera, Handball. John Heidel, Junior Chamber. Lee Winterberg, Unnamed Bureau. Charles Farr, ‘‘¥Y’s Men’s Club. Don Isett, Toastmaster’s club. The young men’s bureau will have charge of the seating ar- rangements and the dinner menu served by Bill Dytrt. The Y.M.| C.A. “Y’’s Men’s club will decor- ate and serve as receptionist and ushers. Orville Rennie will con- duct group singing and provide for other musical entertainment.) H. G. “Cap” Hedges will be in charge of the recognition of ath- letes. High || js —Gazette-Bluménshine photo honors at the annual Y. M.C.A. Usporks vimunt April 13 in the Cham- SLATED FOR : . ber of Commerce building are the Wilson cagers, pictured above, who won the second half title in the Allied Industrial cage league. In the front row, left to right, are Gordie Pisarik, Bob Eaton, Glenn Rebok, Russell Menlo, Ralph Hussman. In the back row are Manager A Shank Bob Morley, Dennis Erger and Harold Thomas. xl i of 24 Had . Banquet Speaker PHOG ALLEN Plans to shift the annual All- | Sports banquet of the Y.M.C.A. ito larger quarters were announced Saturday, the presence of Coach Forrest C. “Phog” Allen of Kansas U. as principal speaker being one reason for the shift. The banquet lis set for Thursday, April 13.. | There is no more famous in- ‘dividual in the basketball ranks than Dr. Allen, who founded the Kansas Relays, sparked the drive to build Memorial stadium at Kansas U., wrote two books — :“My Basketball ‘ Bible”. and | “Better Basketball” ~—- and. who has contributed articles to most lof the leading publications in the COUNTEY. ==; Dr. Allen got into basketball with both feet upon his gradua- |tion from Kansas U. in 1905, his Kansas City Athletic club team {starting him on the road to fame. That club made headlines when it soundly drubbed the Buffalo, TN, -Y.,. German Y.MUC.A.. .team ‘\which had won the Olympic title at both the Pan-American and the St., Louis World fairs. Coaching the Kansas U.. cagers in 1908 and 1909, Dr. Allen’s {teams won Missouri Valley titles both years. He served several ‘jschools in the period between 1909 and 1920, at which time he returned to coach basketball. He has won 23 championships in 30 years and was founder of.the Na- tional Association of Basketball pion ages 1 i | 7 Maroh 10, 1944. Very cordially yours, Direotor of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. RUSSEL CASSIDY, Director M. R. O’NEIL, Clerk DAN BACHORITCH, Treasurer BEATTIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WM. STEWART, Superintendent @ BEATTIE, KANSAS March 8, 1944 Dy. Forrest ©. Allen, Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Ajlen: Booking commencement Speakers seems to be the order of the day. Yes, we need one too, and you have been recommended to us as being an excellent one. A recommen- dation really isn't necessary for I have heard you on numerous occasions, the last time being at a Marysville commencement. Would you be interested in coming to Beattie for the High School Commencement, On May 187 If so, will you please state your price. I shall appreciate an early reply, sothat this matter may be settled soon. Sincerely yours, Wr). Yt). th hyroct Mrs. J. W, Skidmore, Senior sponsor March 25, 1944. Mr. Narley “. Prichard, : f Superintendent of Schools, Williamsburg, Kansas. Dear Mr. Prichard: I am sorry that it was not possible for us to get together om your commencement date. It wuld have - been a pleasure for me to speak to your high school graduates. Since Mr. Guy Keeler, of the University Extension Division, usually make arrangements for commencement speakers from the University, I am sending your rq on to him. I am aure that he will be able to suggest someone who will be very satisfactory. - #ith all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA :AH Varsity Besketball Coech. March 10, 1944. Director of Physical Education, Basketball Coach would left 11 hold coms Very aincerely yours, Varsity Dear Mr. Prichard: king if I « on Hay 16 mt she tter 3898 3 it UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION March 6, 1944, Mr. Harley A. Prichard, Superintendent of Schools, Williamsburg, Kansas. Dear Superintendent Prichard: I am sorry that due to another high school commencement on the evening of May 18th it will be impossible for me to accept your invitation to speak at the Williamsburg High School on that evening. I also have an engagement to speak on Friday night, May 19th. Is there any possibility that your commencement might be held on Wednesday evening, May 17th? If so, there is a possibility that I might be able to accept your invitation. , Very sinberely yours, le atl tele anmpe tae et (Sel ce ae ore Beh, Ome pha, N. Prochodl Maroh 6, 1944. Mr. Harley A. Prichard, Superintendent of Schools, ‘Wilifemsburg, Kanses. Dear Superintendent Prichard: I em sorry that due to another high school commencement on the evening of May 18th it will be pmposasible for me to eecept your invitation to speak at the Williamsburg High School on that evening. I also have an engagement to speak on Friday night, Nay 19th. Is there any possibility thet your commencement might be held on Wednesday evening, May 17th? If so, there is a possibility that I might be able to accept your invitation. Very sincerely yours, | Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. DISTRICT NO. 51 ; RURAL. DISTRICT NO. 6 ERNEST H. DAVIS, PRES. HARRY TUCKER, PRES. M’. R. WREN TREAS. G. L, HETTICK, TREAS. L. T. PATTIE, CLERK GEO. W. TURRELL, CLERK WILLIAMSBURG SCHOOLS HARLEY A. PRICHARD, SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMSBURG, KANSAS March 2, 1944 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: I wish to know if you would be available for our Commencement Speaker on the evening of May 18. If so please let me know. Basket: ball is a little different this year isn't ave Respectfully yours, | Harley A. Prichard HAP/rh J \ CLASS OF SERVICE }- E S E RN 1201 SYMBOLS This is a full-rate \ | : : : DL=Day Letter Telegram or Cable- poe NL=Night Letter ar ps iaves om ~ => p — erred character is in- / LC=Deferred Cabl dicated by a suitable F LO { 0 5 } = symbol above or pre- NLT =Cable Night Letter ceding the address. A. N. WILLIAMS . tip Rahoge 7 PRESIDENT The filing time shown in the date line on telegrams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is STANDARD TIME at point of destination ee : 244 APR \7 PMS fo KAZ120 S=HALSTEAD KANS 17 435P FORREST C ALLENS | CARE Ky WILL ARRANGE MEET YOU NEWTON 330 TUESDAY- AFTERNOONS ‘ED WOOLCOTTrs THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE April 4, 1944. Mr. Ed Woolcott, Halstead, Kansas. Dear Hr. Acoleott: This will confirm my appointment to speak at your celebration honcring your State Baskethall Championship Team and your Stete Championship Debate Tean. I will check on the train connections and write you very shortly. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. -HALSTEAD A Live. Organization ee oe A Live. Community CHAMBER OF BEAUTIFUL HOMES GOOD CHURCHES CLASS A SCHOOLS NATIONALLY KNOWN HOSPITAL AND CLINIC SANTA FE RAILROAD PAVEMENT A DEBT-FREE CITY COMMERCE SANTA FE TRAILWAYS MUNICIPAL GAS AND WATER PLANTS HALSTEAD, KANSAS March 30, 1944 br. Forgest C. Allen University of Kansas ‘Lawrence, Kansas Dear Sir: This will confirm our telephone conversation of this morning engaging you as a speaker at our Championship Banquet to be held here in Halstead, Tuesdey, April 18, at 7:50 P. M.. I failed to mention in our conversation this morning, that this is a joint banquet given in the honor, State Basket Ball Championship and State Championship Debate Team. | Upon your arrival in Halstead you can either contact Mr. Ae KR. Challans, Supt. of the Halstead School System, Mr. Awy Masterson our Basket Ball Coach or myself. We will have arrangements made for your stay while in Halstead. - Yours truly Halstead Chamber of Yommerce EW-MM “By Ed Woolcott, President.