The following 19 men will make the trip to Stillwater, together with Coach Allen and Trainer Nesmith: Lyman Corlis Paul Masoner Don Ebling ) Kemmeth Messner Dick Harp Louis Thompson Lester Kappelman Ttinorary Pris, Dece 9 Ive Lawrence 8:42 aeme Rock Island Rocket Are Enid 1:33 pele Ar. Sti liwter a. Return: Return via bus after game to Mid. Sun. Dece 11 Lv. mnid 7210 Gems {18 or 4:57 pene Rocket Ar. Lawrence 5:35 pelle or 9:55 pate Boys doing research at Basketball *Games == Roderick Wakeland - jee i. Floyd Hanson psaak Raymond Swenson Elon Torrence Don Foss Charles Stipp Maurice Cook Bill Bevin Curtice Jenkins Howard Trabant The boys should sit in the same place at each game = 4 in organ loft, 2 in one corner of first balcony, and 4 on edge of stage. ‘Ure Curtice Jenldns, Lawremgs, Tansase Thani: you so meh for your fine cooperation as ba ome of the research workers at our home basketball genes this seasome This work has been of inestimable wile, beth to the team and to the coach, and we are grateful for your | \ litre Don Fons, < 943 Ohio Street, lewremte, Kansasia . Dear Dons Thank you very much for the fine ) Se eS eS SS ee ganes this seasctt. This work 929 Alabama. Ste, ene, Tae ee you have given as one of the research workers e basketball games this season. This work has | ee ie, We Ye tie tom onl te Se Gents Oe are grateful for your assistancee | : ire Elon Torrence, 1245 Oread Avee, Lewrence, “Ansace Dear Eleons 1 went you to lmow how very much we appreciate pe tet eeeeintten on ate or Se semen eines © oF home basketball games this season. This work has been of inestimible velus, both to the team and to the coach, and we are grateful to you for your assistante.s TBNSLSs value, both to the team and to ond we are grateful to you for your assistance. = iows Sie College Office of University of Missouri ——— Commissioner of Officials : Columbia University of K . . University of Nebraska . niversity of Kansas Big Ss: niversity ebraska Lawren Lincoln Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ‘ University of Oklahoma Manhatian 342 So. 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Phone 2764 ff ALD - Ny b J | 2 c KP46 17/19 XC=STILLWATER OKLA 7 945A DR FOREST-C ALLEN, HEAD BASKETBALL COACH= UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS WOULD APPRECIATE KNOWING BY RETURN WIRE WESTERNUNION WHETHER OR aed WE CAN WORK OUT IN YOUR FIELD HOUSE TONIGHT= H PBA OKLA A AND M. wil! “Tul est or aaa sera 2 @ oe \SA87 Soe THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE Bame Slade Smelser Renick Scheffler Doyle Johnson Pate Francis Linn Hopkins Coen Barrett OKLAHOMA A & M Ht. 5tio" gran 612m 5t10" 61 6" 6ten 614 6ron 6! 613" 614m Wt. 160 160 185 160 Lo 160 163 180 175 150 170 185 Age 23 a4 el 22 Ze ed 20 al 21. el el 19 Class Junior Sophomore Junior Senior Junior Junior Sophomore Sophomore Senior Sophomore Sophomore Junior Thanks for your note of the 8th instant advising me start at 7:50. We ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION C. D. ERICKSON, Basketball Coach S BS U R EUGENE BARNETT, Track Coach ELMER W. HOLM, Athletic Director TOPEKA, KANSAS, February 8, 1939 Me, F, C. Allen Basketball Coach Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog’: Our b bee keths iLl game on February 10 at Topeka is called for 7:30. I noticed in your recent letter to bee Gurned over to me that you anticipate an GS o'clocre game. We play all our games at 7:50, and 3 of course, 1% would be unwise to change that tine. Sincerely yours, CW. ela Elmer W. Holm Athletie Director EWH:1s Se APES ee Condensed Information on UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA BASKETBALL Season of 1938-39 Member of Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association "Big Six" Conference Location--Lincoln, Nebraska. Population--80,000. University Enrollment--9,025. (Including summer school, extension and medical school in Omaha) Regular session on campus--7 ,000 Male students--4,539. Administrative Staff Major L. McC. "Biff" Jones, Director of Athletics. J'ohn K. Selleck, Business Manager. Gregg McBride, Publicity Director. Lettermen Not Returning Paul Amen, forward Finer Dohrmann, guard Floyd Ebaugh, center kotert Parsons, guard Major Lettermen Returning Lloyd Grimm, guard William Kovanda, forward Grant Thomas, forward Alton Werner, forward Minor Lettermen Returning Robert Elliott, guard Frank Taliman, forward B Team Lettermen Returning Bruce Duncan, guard Max Hulbert, guard Robert Therien, center Irvin Yaffe, forward Colors--Searlet and Cream. Team Nickname--Cornhuskers. Game captains appointed from senior members of squad for each game--Robert Elliott, Lloyd Grimm, William Kovanda, and Alton Werner. Basketball Coaching Staff W. H. Browne, Head Coach. A. J. Lewandowski, Head Freshman Coach. Charles Armstrong, Assistant Freshman Coach. Paul Amen, Assistant Freshman Coach. Outstanding Sophomores Don Fitz, guard Harry Hopp, guard George Knight, guard Harry Pitcaithley, guard Al Randall, Center Jimmy Taylor, forward Leonard Van Buskirk, forward Admission to Home Games Season Books. .e.+esses0mte Ge Reserved SCQt...esensess 699 General admission...... oo Knot POG, che cenwae uae 10 (10 home games) Coliseum capacity......8,500 December 10 i? £1 25 26 27 29 30 January 3 14 17 21 28 30 February 8 14 18 24 27 March 4 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA 1938-39 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE University of South Dakota at Lincoln Bradley Polytechnical University of Minnesota University of Wyoming University of California University of California U.C.L.A. UsCeLeAs Stanford University University of Kansas Kansas State College University of Missouri University of Oklahoma Iowa State College Kansas State College University of Kansas University of Missouri DePaul University Iowa State College University of Oklahoma Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Berkeley Berkeley Los Angeles Los Angeles Palo Alte Lincoln Manhattan Columbia Norman Lincoln Lincoln Lawrence Lincoln Lincoln Ames Lincoln No. Player /) To Ble 48 4/ 1 a2 Duncan, Bruce Dunker, Leonard Elliott, Robert Fitz, Don Grimm, Lloyd Hopp, Harry Hulbert, Max Jackson, William Knight, George Kovanda, William Pitcaithley, Harry Randall, Al Fubino, Frank Sehulz, Don Soldan, Paul Tallman, Frank Taylor, Jimmy Thomas, Grant Therien, Robert Uhiman, Fred University of Nebraska Varsity Basketball Roster - 1938-39 Home Broken Bow Lincoln West Point Lincoln Omaha Hastings Lincoln Omaha Lincoln Elk Creek Lincoln Omaha Lineoln Beloit, Kans. Chester Creston, Iowa Hastings Kearney Lincoln Broken Bow Van Buskirk, Leonard Worland, Wyo. Werner, Alton Yaffe, Irvin Kansas City, Kans. Omaha Position Guard Center Guard Guard Guard Guard Guard Forward Guard Forward Guard Center Forward Forward Forward Forward Forward Forward Center Center Forward Forward Forward Height 6-2 6-0 peli 6-7 5-10 5-10 6-1 5-6 6-1 3/4 6-4 1/2 6-3 1/2 5-11 6-1 5«9 Weight 187 191 190 180 185 195 153 152 180 180 185 210 150 150 155 155 135 158 180 185 168 175 150 Exp. 1-3 1 Min 1 Maj 2 Maj 1-B Age iv 22 19 20 21 19 20 19 19 20 20 20 20 18 20 19 18 20 Year "40 "41 "oY "47 "So? "41 "40 "4. "41 "oo "4) "41 "41 "41 "41 "40 "41 "40 "40 "41 *4) "39 "40 William Harold Browne Head Basketball Coach, University of Nebraska Record crowds, improved team play and individual finesse were only a few of the accomplisiments of W. H. Browne, head basketball coach at the University during the 1937-58 season, This year Coach Browns is starting his seventh season as coach of the Cornhusker basketball team. Browne became associated with the University of N ebraska as freshman basketball and football and head Varsity baseball coach in 1930-31. In 1932 Browne became head basketball coach and assistant Varsity football coach at Nebraska. In football he was a valuaole assistant to Dana X. Bible for five years and the past two seasons performed the same duties for Major Lawrence "Biff" Jones. Browne's work dealt chiefly with the ends but he was of untold value to the team as head scout. Coach Browne has been a member of the research and visual inves- tigation committee of the National Association for Basketball Coaches and has written an untold number of technical articles on basketball and physical education activities for national publications. Previous to 1930 Mr. Browne had headed the department of physical education at Lincoln high school for ten years and coached the football and basketball teams. His football teams lost only three games during that ten-year period, attracting national attention by defeating Lane Tech of Chicago and twice turning back the strong Waite high eleven of Toledo, Ohio. Browne's high school basketball teams, playing difficult schedules, won better than 75 percent of its games and three times were state champions. He was born in Port William, Ohio, July 18, 1899. Browne graduated from Morton high school, Richmond, Indiana; attended Earlham College at Richmond and State Normal at LaCrosse, Wisconsin. He was graduated from the American Gymnastic School at Indianapolis, Indiana, with a Bachelor of Physical Education degree and received Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees at the University of Nebraska. Browne is a captain in the Nebraska National Guard, commanding Headquarters Co., 110th Quartermaster Regiment. He is a member of Phi Epsilon Kappa and Sigma Phi Epsilon, social fraternities, and Phi Delta Kapya, educational fraternity. He is a Mason, Shriner and Jester. Browne ig married and has two children, Dorothy Jean and Billy. 1937-38 Final Big Six Standings = 66 @ets Pts. Opp. Pte. BepeGlecciecsces. 1 900 408 329 Vel SshOMecsavesS 2 -800 456 401 Nebraska. ......4 6 -400 388 583 Mi Sa0uUri .sesee vt 6 400 389 384 Kansas State...3 7 - 300 348 398 Iowa State....2 8 sow B95 589 Nebraska's 1937-38 Record Conference Non-Conference 18--Missouri ald 31--Ohio State 42 46--Kansas State 32 44--South Dakota 28 35--Iowa State oe 28--Minnesota ea 33--Kansas 48 42--Indiana 43 48--Oklahoma 50 33--Detroit 34 52--Oklahoma 42 30 Bradley Tech 50 30--Missouri 58 43--Niagara o7 50--Iowa State Zo” 38--California 3e 29--Kansas State 41 29--Colorado 18 47--Kansas . = 39--Loyola (Chicago) 38 Won 4 - Lost 6 For Season: Won 5 - Lost 5 Won 9 - Lost 11 University of Nebraska Basketball Squad PERSONALITIES Bill Kovanda, a senior, is one of the fastest men on the Cornhusker squad excelling as a floor man. He won a minor letter two years ago and a major award last season. Was 17th high scorer in the conference last year. Is president of the senior class. Hails from Elk Creek, Nebraska. "Alton Werner played his high school. basketball at Frankfort, Kansas. He played a first string guard position last season and in 1936-37 earned a minor letter as a forward. Present home, Kansas City, Kansas. Robert Elliott is a jack-of-all-trades. Plays guard, center or forward. Comes from a basketball family, his brother Tom having captained the 1927-28 Husker cage squad. Won a B team letter in football two years ago, Al Randall, 2 6-7 center, weighing 210 pounds, is one of the out- standing sophomore prospects on Coach Browne's squad. Won all state honors and was a member of the Nebraska high school championship Omaha South squad in 1936-37. Grant Thomas, a Kearney, Nebraska product, won a major letter his sophomore year at a forward position. He is a junior this year and should be a valuable member of the squad. Won all state recognition at Kearney high. President of the junior class. Harry Pitcaithley, Lincoln, played on the great Jackson high teams of a few seasons back. Had one season at Kearney State college. Is being groomed for a guard assignment. Good floor man and excellent shot. Don Fitz another ex-Jackson player with a bright future. Stands 6-4 and is an excellent shot. Won all state honors in 1936-37 season. Bruce Duncan won a B team award last season and has hopes of gaining a varsity berth this year. He is @ junior and comes from Broken Bow, Nebraska. Leonard Van Buskirk came to Nebraska from Worland, Wyoming and is considered one of the best sophomore prospects on the Husker squad. He stands 5-11, weighs 168 pounds and is 18 years old. Bob Therien, former Bethany high player, earned a B team letter his first season at Nebraska. He was a member of the Class B champion Bethany Squad of 1936-37. He stands 6-45 and is a center. Mex Hulbert played his prep school basketball at Havelock high school in Lincoln. Won Greater Lincoln loop honors at a guard position. Hulbert holds a B team letter. He is a junior, Fred Uhlman, Broken Bow, a sophomore, stands 6-3 and is bidding for a center berth on the varsity. He is 19 years old and weigher 185 pounds. Frank Tallman, a Creston, Iowa, lad, won a minor varsity letter last season. He is a forward and stands 6-l. —— aoe Bill “Jack” Jackson is another forward candidate with promise. Played on the freshman squad last year but has only two years of competition at Nebraska. Played one season at Omaha U. — a oe Jimmy Taylor, the cleverest ball handler on the squad. A good shot. An all stater from Hastings, Nebraska. Harry Hopp and George Knight were late in reporting due to football duties. Hopp hails from Hastings and Knight from Jackson high of Lincoln. They play guard. Irvin Yaffe hopes to graduate into the varsity ranks this season. He won a B team letter last year at a forward position. Lloyd Grimm, another gridder, is a guard candidate. Won a minor letter two years ago and a major award last seeson. Played end on the football team. Came from Omaha Benson high. The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs RC A Building - 30 Rockefeller Plaza New Work St.Marys Kansas, February 3rd 39. Dr.F.C.Allen, Director of Physical Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence Kansas. Dear "Phog"; Regret to advise you,and Erickson, that I will not be able to serve the [0th of Feb., at Topeka Kansas. The foot has been out of the cast for six days and is coming along but not ready for work. Cormffally, ' Uf oe t