Incidents

5. Turbulent '‘incidents' marked the season's play. In a rough,
fast game at Lawrence the Olathe Clippers were far behind. Their coach
did a humorous (to Kansas fans) act by sending into the game a player
whose chief talents and inclinations were more in the nature of running
amuck than good basketball. He made his four personal fouls in approxi-
mately two minutes and retired gingerly to the bench. At Stillwater
in the game there with Oklahoma A. & M. little Sparky McSpadden was incensed
to square off for a boxing bout with an Aggie player. "Thin Man" Buescher,
no giant himself, stepped in to quiet the trouble. At Lawrence in the
closing seconds of the red-hot Oklahoma-Kansas game Bill Brill drew
three quick bbows from Ug Roberts, Oklahoma player. Other Kansas and
Oklahoma players pulled them apart, the Oklahoma Coach hustled Roberts
to the dressing room and Brill followed to shake hands and "make up".

Into Military Service

 

4. A ceremony between halves at the final game March 6 was one of
the most unusual ever to be seen at a sports event in the University's
history. With all sixteen letter winners lined up to receive gifts
from the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, to have their letter awards
announced and their election of John Buescher as honorary captain for the
year, made known, it was also announced that eleven of them were going
within the next few hours into War service. Into the Army Air Corps
went Black arid Short. Into the Army through the Enlisted Reserve Corps
went Evans, Schnellbacher, Dixon, Ballard, Baker, Fitzpatrick, Blair,
Brill and Dick. Of the other five the Naval Air Corps Reserve has
Kissell, while McSpadden and Forsyth are in the Navy V-1 program Turner
is in the Navy V-7 plan and Buescher is classified 4-F and was rejected
by. the Army. They will carry on their studies. Buescher is a senior.

The remarkable physical condition of all players was noteworthy.
First stringers who played all through the year were frost at the end
of the season. Each substitute was always able to play an entire game
without a pause when injected into the line-up.

Complete Kansas Record

 

_ Freshmen 24, Varsity 45
Olathe Clippers 40, Kansas 29
Rockhurst 40, Kansas 44
Creighton 38, Kansas 33

St. Bonaventure 22, Kansas 53
Fordham 30, Kansas 31

St. Joseph 38, Kansas 63

St. Louis 25, Kansas 60
Olathe Clippers 32, Kansas 60
Missouri 44, Kansas 69
Oklahoma 44, Kansas 48

Okla. A. & M. 29, Kansas 45
North American 36, Kansas 45
Camp Crowder 26, Kandas 57
Rosecrans Flyers 22, Kansas 71

Kansas State 20, Kansas 40
Cemp Crowder 35, Kansas 31
Olathe Clippers 36, Kansas 47
Great Lakes 47, Kansas 41
Olathe Clippers 42, Kansas 32
Iowa State 20, Kansas 44
Nebraska 24, Kansas 37

Iowa State 29, Kansas 37
Okla. A. & M. 43, Kansas 47
Nebraska 33, Kansas 52
Oklahoma 35, Kansas 42
Missouri 44, Kansas 47
Creighton 56, Kansas 34
Kansas State 30, Kansas 47