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Phog Allen’s
Son Is to Play
A gainst st Loyola

A young man who grew up’ with
a basketball in his hand will be in
the lineup of the University of Kan-
sas Monday night in the Coliseum
- when the Jayhawkers play Loyola
on the double-header which also

matches De Paul and Kansas State.

He is Robert Allen, 20, youngest
son of Dr. Forrest C. [Phog] Allen,
. coach ‘of the U. of Kansas five. Young
_ Allen, according to his famous fa-
ther, has been playing basketball
‘since his kindergarten days. He is
said to be an all-around basketball
' player, who holds down the “ quarter
- back job” in the Kansas plan of ac-
tion, directing the team-on offense
and defense.

Dad a Pupil of Naismith.

Allen Sr. is the dean of American
: basketball coaches, having learned
the game from the late Dr. James
Naismith, inventor of the indoor
pastime. Under his direction Kansas
teams have won 22 of 29 conference
titles. —

Hight letter men will see service |
in the Kansas lineup against Loyola
Monday night. Among them is How-
ard Englemen, a forward, who led
the Jayhawker scorers with 122 points
in conference competition last sea-
son and also set the individual scor-
ing record for the school when he
netted 27 points in a single game. ~

Ebling Also on Team.

Another Kansas star is Don Ebling,
a brother of Ray Ebling, Jayhawker
all-American of 1936. Ebling won a
starting berth as a sophomore two
years ago and is now regarded as one
of the best. players of the southwest.
.Lennie Sachs, Loyola coach/ has
been grooming his charges all week
with the purpose of upsetting any
plans Kansas may have for victory.
Lennie’s hopes are based on the law
of averages, general improvement of
the team, and the belief. that his
Ramblers are due to get hot and win
a big time ball game.