ee 1939-1940---BASKETBALL AT THE UNIVZRSITY OF KANSAS---1939-1940 Lawrence, Kansas Member of the Big Six Conference The 1938-39 Final Big Six Standings W L ret. Pts, Op. Pte, Missouri 7 4 »« 700 450 S72 Oklahoma 7 3 ~100 #@62 #436 Kansas S 4 . 600 399 413 Towa State 5 > « DOO 427 445 Nebraska 3 7 «500 414 457 Kansas State 2 8 ,euO 365 £412 1938-39 Kansas Record Conference Non-conference 31 Oklahoma 49 25 ‘éerrensburg 20 33 Kansas State 29 15 Oklahoma A.&M. 21 37 Nebraska 48 19 Oklahoma A.&M. 25 37 Missouri 32 34 Texas 36 40 Kansas State 38 49 Texas 35 37 Iowa State 40 46 §.M.U, 40 49 Nebraska AG 52. i«CédéS«WCL, 45 46 Iowa State 37 39 Carleton 33 59 Oklahoma 45 34 Oklahoma A.&M. 27 30 Missouri 55 37 Washburn 34 For Season Won 6 Lost 4 Won 13 Lost 7 Won 7 Lost 3 Lettermen Back Bob Allen, center John Kline, guard Don Ebling, forward Ralph Miller, forward Howard Engleman, forward Jack Sands, center Dick Harp, guard . Bruce Voran, guard Lettermen Lost Lyman Corlis, guard Wayne Nees, guard Loren Florell, forward Max Replogle, guard Lester Kappelman, center December December December December December January January January January January February 7 February February February February March March March 18 a7 28 - Le 18 a3 is 15 20 24 26 i Tuesday Friday Monday Tuesday 29-30 Friday Monday Friday Thursday Tuesday Monday Thursday Tuesday Saturday Monday Friday Monday Friday University of Kansas Basketball Schedule 1939 + 1940 Oklahoma A. & M. Warrensburg Teachers Southern Methodist Southern Methodist Tournament at Washburn College University of bie scien Loyola University Kansas State College University of Missouri University of Nebraska Iowa State College Oklahoma A. & M. Kansas State College University of Nebraska Iowa Mises Collwe University of Missouri Creighton University University of Oklahoma at Lawrence Warresnburg Leevence Lawrence Topeka Lawrence Chicago Lawrence Columbia Lawrence Lawrence Stillwater Manhattan Lincoln Ames Lawrence Omaha Norman Name *aAllen, Robert Arnold, James Cameron, Miller *Bbling, Don Engel, Jack *Mngleman, Howard Floyd, Jack *Harp, Richard Hartman, Herb Hogben, William Hunter, T.P. Johnson, Robert *Kline, John Krum, John *Miller, Ralph Mosser, Donn O'Neil, Robert Potter, Dewitt *Reid, Bruce *Sands, Jack Schaake, Ralph *Voran, Bruce Woodward, Robert “ @.9 G&G 4 @O CO 2 6S 9 SM GC AM BelUmrelULMLCUlULURhCULrDmLUmS Pos. *. Denotes lettermen University of Kansas Basketball Roster Ht. Wt. Age 6! 166 20 6134" 178 20 6! 165 A Hua" = 162 a. 7 170 19 6! Ly Be 63 tA Lg 6's" 154 ei Sti" 205 20 6*1" 165 19 613" 166 22 6% 165 19 Ete" 190 20 6taK 165 19 6113" a1 20 a*a0* 155 18 6! 182 19 6! 160 19 G11k* 196 21 615" 173 20 Ot3e" 197 ay ba 180 21 oti” 399 a7 EXp. ~~ 2 co © fF CoC / © 64 f- fC BH OC fF 2 2 a oOo - cc Home Lawrence Downs Wichita Lindsborg Liberal Arkansas City Arkansas City Kansas City, Kan. Newton Kansas Bity, Mo. Oklahoma City,0. Sanans City Kon. Hutchinson Lawrence Chanute Summerfilea Topeka Lawrence Arkansas City Lawrence Williamstown Pretty Prairie Salina The Jayhawk Coach Dr. Forrest C. Allen The dean of basketball coaches in the United States, Dr. Forrest C. (Phog) Allen of the University of Kansas, embarks on his thirtieth campaign this winter. His record is 22 conference champion- Ships in 29 years of coaching. | Allen played his high school basketball at Independence, Mo. and it was there that he first met Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, who was coach at K.U. at that time. a In 1904 Dr. Allen entered the University of Kansas. During his college career, he lettered in basketball in 1905, 1906 and 1907 and in baseball in 1906 and 1907. - : The following year, 1908, saw Allen off to a successful start as a coach, with a championship basketball team at K.U. His second Jay- hawk team made even a better record in winning another championship the next year, marking up ten conference victories to two defeats. The same season, Dr. Allen was coaching the Haskell Indian "National Aboriginal" team which won 19 of 24 games and the cage team of Baker University, twenty miles away. This concluded Allen's coaching efforts for three years, while he pursued the study of medicine. In 1912 he became coach of all sports at Missouri State Teachers College at Warrensburg and his service as a coach has been continuous from that date. In his first year at Warrensburg, Dr. Allen's football, basketball and baseball teams were undefeated and the basketball team started a series of championships which was unbroken during his seven years there. In the fall of 1919 he became director of athletics at the University of Kansas, and before the basketball season was over was coaching that sport. Missouri was dominant in basketball at that time, but by 1922 the youthful Jayhawk mentor had brought Kansas up to a tie with the Tigers, each team losing a single game of the 16 game confer- ence schedule. | The remaining six Seasons of the old Missouri Valley confer- ence yielded Kansas five championships, the one in 1923 without a defeat. This season was notable, also, as being in the midst of a winning streak of 34 consecutive conference games, ended finally by Oklahoma, which in 1928 moved into championshiv position. Oklahoma carried over its winning ways into the Big Six con- ference and held the leadership in 1929; Missouri won the next year; then Kansas, under Dr. Allen, swept the next four years: The 1935 championship went to Iowa State, coached by Louis Menze, a pupil of Dr. Allen's at Warrensburg. In 1936 the Jayhawks blazed through their regular schedule without defeat, winning eighteen consecutive games. In the regional Olympic tryouts Kansas defeated Washburn and Oklahoma A. & M. to qual- ify for the semi-final eliminations. In that series of games the Jayhawks played Utah State and won the first gam2, but at a great cost. Francis Kappelman, all-conference . guard, suffered a deep cut across his knee when he ran into a wire sup- porting one of the goals and was lost to the team. Without him Kansas sould not keep paee with the sensational shooting of the Utah State team. in 1937 Kansas and Nebraska tied for the Big Six championship and in 1938 the Jayhawks were undisputed champions. Last year Kansas finished third behind the co-champions, Oklahoma and Missouri. Dr. F.C. Allen's Basketball Coachirgs Record (1 = Championship. ) Games Schools in Position Won Lost Conference 1908 University of Kansas i q 2 1909 ws 1 10 z 1913 Warrensburg Teachers i 16 0 1914 u i 16 2 L915 " L 16 0 1916 . 1 16 2 1917 " 1 7 1 1918 " d. 16 i 1919 . 4 16 1 1920 University of Kansas 5 9 7 9 ae. . 4 9 9 9 1922 ™ i* 5 z 9 19234 " 1 16 0 9 1924 . i > 1 9 age oD ’ 1 15 1 3 1926 " 1 16 2 LO Lc? " a 10 2 LO 1928 4. 9 3 LO 1929 " 5 ys 8 6 1930 " 2 7 5 6 1931 ” i 1 5 6 Lye . 1 7 3 6 i920 , 1 8 2 6 1934 " 1 9 1 6 1935 " 2 Le 4. 6 1936 " 2 LO 0 6 1937 " i 8 2 6 1938 " 1 9 2 6 1939 e bs 6 4 6 -*. Co-championship University of Kansas 1938-39 Individual Records Following are individual scoring records for last Season of those men who are back in action this year. Individual Scoring Player No. Games NON-CONFERENCE CONFERENCE Total Ave. Played (Ten games) (Ten games) Pts. FG FT PTS. FG f.. ORY. . Miller, f 12 9 6 24. C9 3) St 6.75 - Engleman,. f a7 Le 5 29 36 ed 7° «6 6LgZe 6.4 Ebling, f 20 14 Lo 4] Lo LO 40 87 oe, 35 Allen, ¢ 20 16 le 4.4. 16 10 42 86 4.3 marDp, & 20 18 10 46 10 10 50 716 5 Bee Rela. f 14 9 4 ce z s 5 e7 he? Voran, ¢ 18 4 0 eo 46 > oF. 33 1.8 Kline, ¢g 14 5 0 6 6 i. > 19 1.4 Personal Sketches University of Kansas Basketball 1939-1940 ALLEN, ROBERT- center- 20 -home, Lawrence; graduate of Lawrence high school, 1937; coached by Hdd Wood. Youngest son of Coach Forrest C. Allen. Has been playing basketball since his kindergarten days. A fine ball handler and all-around player. Holds down the "quarterback" posi- tion which his brother Milton played in 1935 and 1946. Played guard, center and forward in high school. Good man on defense. Runs the team on offense and does his share of the scoring. A junior. .837,ING, DONALD- forward< 21 -home, Lindsborg; graduate of Lindsborg high school, 1936; prepped by Coach 0.C. Ostenberg. Brother of Ray Hb- ling, Kansas’ All-American forward who graduated in 1936. After a med- jocre freshman year, battled his way into a first string forward berth on the 1938 championship team. Was in pretty much of a Slump last year. Good on set shots and an excellent free thrower. A very good rebound man for his size. Makes up for lack of height with worlds of fight. ENGLEMAN, HOWARD- forward- 19 -home, Arkansas City; graduate of Arkansas City high school, 1937; played under Coach Everett Nicholson. February 12, 1940. Mr. Ire Farrell, Traveling Passenger Agent, Burlington Road, Kansas City, lloe Dear Ira: I find that in January, 1934, and February, 1935, there were eleven tickets bought to Lincoln via the Burlington. These tickets were purchased from Mre Cotes Therefore, I feel that I should give the Missouri Pacific the haul to Lincoln, Nebraska, and to Ames, Iow., on February 24th and 26th. And we will give you the haul to Omaha, Nebraska, on March 4the We may take the streamliner, and again we may go up the night before. We will determine that at a later date e This policy is in keeping with my explanation to you when you were heree I trust that you will understand ige With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, Varsity Basketball Coaches — CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD GOMPANY PASSENGER nee DEPARTMENT 1031 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. lra Farrell panes es Phone Victor 6710 Traveling Passenger Agent Otto C. David ee Mary Anita Roche J. £. Lynn ». YO City Passenger Agents General Agent City Ticket Agent January 22nd, 1940 Dr. F. J. Allen, Athletic Department Kansas University © Lawrence Kansas Dear Doctor: Pursuant our recent conversation regarding trips of your Basketball Team for games with Nebraska at Lincoln Feb. 24, Iowa State at Ames, Feb. 26, and Creighton Univ. at Omaha March 4th: I am accordingly attaching suggested schedules each of which also shows both rail and Pullman fares to cover. I have already filed application for tariff to cover the Lincoln and Ames trip, and shall be able to tell you ina few days the exact rail fare, which will be approximately $16.00 as shown. Directly you have had time to check these schedules, I shall appreciate very much indeed if you will inform me of your definite selections in order that I may go ahead in the preparation of all arrangements and have sufficient time in which to be certain of securing for your use latest type modern tourist cars. Thanks very much for favoring me with this very desirable patronage. Yoyrs very truly, avel Passenger Agent IF:hlg Ly. AY. Lv. Ar. Lv. Ar. Lv. Ar. Lv. Ar. Lv. Ar. Lv. Ar. Lawrence via S¥Fe 9:27 PM 12/23 Kansas City 10:20 Fu" Kansas City via CB&Q RR 11:58 PM " Sleeper ready at 10:00 PM. Lincoln 8:50 AM 21/24 Lincoln via CB&Q PIONEER 7:30 AM (or 1:35 PM or 4:30 PM) 2/25 ZEPHYR | Omaha 8:25 AM (or 3:00 PM or 5:35 PM) ™ Omaha via C&NW RR 8:55 AM 2/25 or 21/26 Ames 12:45 Pu * % Ames via Interstate Transit Lines 10:20 PM 1/26 from bus depot, probably will hold few mints if necessary. Des Moines 11:25 Fi * tk. 0 Des Moines via RI RR T2485 AM 1/27 Kansas City 7:50 AM "™ Kansas City via SFe 8:00 AM * Lawrence 8:50 AM * Round trip rail fare approximately $16.00. Tourist lower Kansas City to Lincoln, and Des Moines to Kansas City $1.60 each Tourist upper, same $1.20 each Lv. Ar. Lv. Ar. Ly. Ar. Lv. Ar. Lawrence via SFe RR 9:27 PM Kansas City 10:20 PM Kansas City via CBQ 11:28 PM Omaha *7:00 AM Omaha via CBKQ RR 11:55 PM Kansas City 7:00 AM Kansas City via SFe 8:00 AM Lawrence 8:50 AM *Sleeper may be accupied at Omaha until 8:00 AM. Round trip railr fare: $10.45 Tourist lower berth between Kansas City and Omaha: Tourist upper berth between Kansas City and Omaha: 3/3 or 6:30 AM - 1:00 PM 3/4 " or 7:30 AM - 1:45 PM 3/4 Zephyr " or 8:15 AM - 2: bi ma 3/4 or 1:50 PM - 6:20 Pu * 3/4 3/5 3/5 w $1.60 $1.20