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end still sehedule enough games so that the friends of our sport in this
community can enjoy their favorite sport. Some have the conviction that it
adds to the morale to keep things moving fot only on a pre«war basis, but on

a war basis.

We are receiving many letters from the boys overseas, and many of then are
asking to be remembered to Earl Falkenstion, the affable financial seorotary
in the athletic office. All the athletes were very fond of Earl Falkenstien
beeause he was highly efficient but always pleasmit to the boys when he was
forced to sometimes turn down their requests for extra tickets.

In 1925 the speaker inaugurated a vin et Kansas to determine the
conference chenpionships in all sports. We called it the penthhlon scoring
sheet. A low score was @ high. If a team finished in first place they were
given one point and if they finished in sixth place they were given six. It
sek: mi Shi We Gi inact Hn eens so that each coach would be
for the other fellow's sport. In the early days too many people placed too
much aghast on the one sport and lost interest in the other sports, This
method of scoring has been followed by the Missouri Valley Conference and the
Big Six for a great number of years. : he

By this reckoning Iowa State would win the Big Six pentathlon
scoring championship for the year 1944. They placed first in both indoor and

outdoor track, they tied for first in basketball, and they were second in