Journal Sports

 

 

   
   

Dr. F. C. Allen and his K. U. Jayhawkers today were planning an-
other surprise for the basketball world as they started preparations
for the N.C.A.A championship game in the Municipal Auditorium
here Saturday. Kansas, winner of the western region title, meets

 

 

Kansas City, Mo., Monday, March 25, 1940

Indiana? Just Another Team to Kansas, Western N.C.A.A. Champions—

Indiana, eastern winner, in the championship game. In the above
picture Dr. Allen gives instructions to five of his players. Left
to right are John Kline, Ralph Miller, Dr. Allen, Dick Harp, Bob
Allen and Don Ebling.

 

Records Give

K.U. Even
Chance

@ Indiana Had
Trouble
Beating Nebraska

Those amazing Kansas ‘Jaye
hawkers have come a long way
since bowing to the Warrensburg
Teachers early in the season
and records show they have a

good: chance of copping the Na-
tional N.C.A.A. basketball title
in the Municipal Auditorium Sate
urday night with Indiana fur
nishing the opposition.

There isn’t a doubt in the
minds: of Kansas--backers that, :
after producing over Southern:
California Saturday night in the
Western Division finals, the Jay-
hawkers will put up a close battle
and records tend to support the
argument.

Indiana, though having trouble
in its own Big Ten, where it
finished second, has galloped off
with a brilliant record but one
which gives Kansas a good
chance at the title. The Hoosiers
were given a terrific battle by
Nebraska during the Christmas
holidays but managed to win
with a late spurt. Kansas scored
two victories over the Huskers
during the Big Six campaign.

Figures Indicate Battle

Indiana -rode over Duquesne
Saturday night-.to win the East-.’
ern Division title, 39 to 30. Colo-
rado,. one of the clubs which
bowed out in the first round of
the Western Tournament,
whipped the Iron Dukes, 51 to 40,
in the National Invitational at
New York. Duquesne had _ pre-
viously won over Oklahoma
A.M., ‘a. club which Kansas
downed twice in three meetings.
Rice, victor over Colorado,. fell
before: Kansas in the first round
here. :

Colorado -also . took DePaul,
Chicago standout, by a _ wider.
margin than did the Hoosiers .