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There is nothing intricate about his plot in this sport story. In fact,
it is bas6d ujon so’ nuch fact that it might casity cease “to be fiction. But for
lovers of basketbull, boys. girls, women or men who love to follew the pounding feet
up and down the mayie boards, I'll guarentee that "Yea! Wildcats!" will sive you
some thrills - clean, wicolesomo ones. Z

Mr. Tunis is to be congratulated for chocsing to put into the hands of
youth, clean, reclistic stories of America's fine amateur sports, Ie is doing his
bit in a worthy field - one that he seems to love.

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Now, for vursity track - track at K.U. looked quite rosy from an early
inventory of men on the caupus. With such star porformors as "Ike" Issacson, 1944
Big Six champ in the JCO and 220; LeRoy Mobison, 1944 Big Six champ in the javelin;
Tom Secfield, 1944 Biz Six chanp in the hizh jump and broad jump; Harvey Morrow,
second place winner in the pole vault; Jim Sargent, third place winner in the high
jump, and with Lynn Leigh, Bill Schell, \iiliiam Stewart, John Hawley and Rollend
Hemilton, returning lettermen in the middle distance runs, we had a nice nucleus
to build around.

New men on the campus included Bill Wygle (freshman), 6 ft. 5 in., 250 lbs.,
shot putter who ranked third performance in the National High School Honor Roll in
1944; Ernest Bauer, Nuvy mec. student, 6 ft, 2 in., 205 lbs., with a creditable re-
covd in all throe weight events (incidentally, Ernie was captain of the Great Lakes
football tean in 1944 until transferred to K.U.); Kenneth Danneborg, a 17~year-oldster,
outstanding Kansas City quarter-miler from Southwest High; John Jackson, vet., a
good middle distance man from Shawnee Mission; Owen Feck, a springer from Wyandotte
High; Richard liudson, a man with no former experience in track, but with a lot of
potential ability.

It should not be forgotten that first of o11 several of these fellows had
a job to do for Uncle San, lost of them were V-12 trainces. With a few transfers,
indvctions and special requircnents, the picture has chunzed considerably. The re-
mairing men ere doing a creditable job but are lacking in number to be effective
enough;

LeRoy Robison, V-12, is still tops in the Big Six in his special event,
the javelin. He has been working hard with the shot and discus, and is by no means
a bad high jumper. Mis outstanding Scoring spree was to cop 18 points by winning
the shot, discus, javelin ond tying for first in the high jump at 0.U. outdoor moet
on L£pril 14;

K, U. had a very. ordinary indoor season, losing to Nebraska 54 to 42 on
Feb. 3, and to Missouri 74 to 30 on Feb, 17, beating Oklahoma 62 to 41 on Feb. 10, and
cropping to fifth place in the Conference meet: ‘These scones wore - Iowa State 40,
Nebraska 55, Missouri 28:5, Oklahoma 19, Kansas 14, Kansas State 0.:

The outdoor season started at Olahome in a dowmpour, on April 14, 0.U.
winning 75 to 51. At the Dreke Relays lest weok Kansas was ably -represerted by
two relay tcams and LeRov Robison in the je-rezin and the shot. The sprint medley
teem - Juhn Jackson, Owen Peck, Kenneth banneverg and Richard Hudson, piaced third;
the mile relay team - Richard Hudson, John dackson, Lynn Leigh and Menneth Danneberg,
placed third. Robison placed fifth in the shot and fourth in the jewelin.
May 5th will see Kansas entertaining Nebraska, Things look brrignt for a
Kansas victory. On May 12th the tean travols to Missouri for a meet. ‘She Tigers