THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence Department of Physical Education Dear We are looking one year aheade We are now checking on the eligibility of all our freshman basketball players who report for practice occasionally for the fundamentals of basketball, The most any of them practice is an hour and a half four times a week, and when any of our boys show tendencies which interfere with their academic work we excuse them from practice until they bring up their work to at least a C or C plus average. We then feel that they are not apt to become academic casualties. For this reason we would appreciate your cooper- ation in indicating the grade of the player at the bottom of this sheet. We believe that we can render a real service to the boy by interrogating you on his possibilities or deficiencies. Then by having a conference with the chap we will do our utmost to show him the way forwarde Thanking you, I am FCA :ah a ak a oe en a ee ee ee ae ee ae ee ae ee ae ee ee eee ee ee aS aS eS SS. 2S ae ee (Grade at (Quality of work he (Student ) (Course ) present time) is capable of doing) March 7, 1940. Mire Roy Roberts, The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missourie Dear Rays fment our conversation yesterday regarding failures at the University of Kansas, this is the way we keep ow men eligible. We appeal to the boys themselves, and ask the faculty menbers from time to time for a check up on their progress in classe We tell the boys it is their responsi- bility, because their min business is school works I never approach a faculty member asking him to give - @ boy Somethinge A boy will get the thing thet he is inter~ i de not lose any boys because i put the responsibility on then of doing their share, and then of course I help then @il I can by encouragement and conferences with then discuss- ing the possibility of the future and their present status. This University is no sinecure for any type of student does not went to progresse I have always found the m jority faculty members more than willing to help a fellow help hin- Bee I thought you would like to see the approach we use in | It was a pleasure to see you yesterday. Cordially yours, | DMreetor of Physical Edusetion and Recreation, PCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coach. Merch 7, 1940, a chee: up on their progress in classe ‘We tell the boys 4% is their om responsibility, because that it primerily what they are in school forse I mever epproach a faculty member asking him to give a bay somethings A boy will get the thing that he is interested in if he is of average intelligence and industry, plus having — en incentive to get ahead. student I just thought you would like to-see the approach we basketballe use in Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coaches 43: li i p58 tae ie wa 1 the boys it is their om responsibility because that is primarily wat they ee in Cordially yours, Direetor of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA: AH March 7, 1940 sca ‘hoacaas @ tay ctl gel Wee ting thal te ‘a aoe ested in if he is of everago intelligence and industry, plus This University is no sinecure for any type of etudent who does not want to progresse I have alwys found the mjor= ity of faculty monbers more than willing to help a fellow help himself, but some of the boys get the mistaken idea that when ae oe with board and room that age in ae will do as much 48 fellow who is interested peisrity in athietion |S can Gag yos ued The We 'etn Se tga we | basketballs : . Direwter of Fhysien), phusation Gal Rennie FPCAsSAH — March 4, 1940. Mie Ce BE, MeBride, Sports Editor, The Kensas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri. Dear Mace I am enclosing, for your information, one of the mémeographed letters that we are sending to all of the professors who have our freshmen basketball players in classes. For years we have found that such inquiries as these to the instructors, coupled with close checking on the boys, and no “wet nursing” of the recalcitrant, delin= quent academic near=-casuities, generally gets good results and saves our basketball players from flunkings Of course, this of my om individwl iniative calis for much detailed checking, but I mke it a rule never to call on a professor or try to put on any pressure. I mike each boy responsible for his own grades. 3 Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coache To Members of the Athletic Board, University of Kansas. Gentlemen: I am enclosing for your information one of the mimeographed letters that we are sending to faculty members who have our freshman basketball players in class. For years we have found that such inquiries as these, coupled with close checking with the boys, generally gets good results and saves our basketball players from flunkinge I make it a rule never to call on a professor or try to put on any pressure, but make each boy responsible for his own gradese I thought you might be interested in our approache Very sincerely yours, Varsity Basketball Coach, Director of Physical Education and Recreatione le Ze Se 4. De Se Te 8. De 10. 12. l2e 13.6 SIXTY AND SIX BASKETBALL BREVITIES With Helpful Hints to Heed Hereafter. By Forrest C. Allen Maker of Success or Disaster (As Interpreted by the Downtown Quarterbacks ) Keenly observe your surroundings. Develop a good Memory e Don't bat balls under your defensive basket. Catch theme Don't dribble against a rough teame Pass and cut. Don't dribble closer than six feet to the side or end lines. Keep your shoulders back but your eyes down when passing the ball. Alwgys pivot toward your own side linee Pass oute Bend your knees before you start your dribble. Never eat candy between meals. Never try to dribble thru two opponents. Stop and pivot. Never pass into a congested area. Drag your dribble when confronted by a dangerous opponente Use successful plays again and againe 14. When fatigued or far ahead in the score use set playse 1L5e 16. 17. 18. 196 206 Zle 226 Manoeuver to stay in best position on the floor. Watch for opportunity to use trick plays. Be a goodactor. Use legitimate deceptions If ahead in score take no hurried or exceptionally long shotse Possession is nine-tenths in basketball, as in law, Be confident of your ability to retain possession of the ball. Be a trifle cocky. Ceckiness plus poor fundamentals insures you a permanent place on the benche When defense masses under basket, pass eut and shoot high looping shot. "£08 246 25-6 266 27 28 « 29 50.6 Sle S26 556 546 556 36 ¢@ 376 586 = Qe When time is called out ask two pertinent questions, Ae Whose man of the opponents is causing the most trouble? Be What is our strongest play? Pass at angles and run in curvese Be a Rebound Hound} Remember the other fellow is also terribly tired. Carry on} When two teams of equal physical ability meet, tho one with the better fundamentals will almost invariably win. When in good shooting position = shoot - do net try to dribble in closer to baskete Shoot, follow, rebound, recover and pass oute Run their hearts out, then best them with better fundamentalse Bend your knecs, crouch and fako your offensive opponent into a dis+ advantageous positione Use your head, your voico, your arms and your fect in putting pressure on your offonsive opponent. Know the rulese Be a first class fighting man. Keep your temper, but possess a good onde Every opponent has a definite wealmess = find it early, if you cane Don't let an opponont get your goate Keep your mind on your game. Concentrate on your own defensive excollones. This generally is your weakest point, 59. When pivoting for a pass or a spin shot tako excessively short stepse 40. When dribbling drive tovmrd conter of court. If in conter pass out 41. 426 436 44, toward side lino to a mito swinging forward toward centor. No squat, no squint, no stoopi Bend your kmees. Be no Betty Boopé Glide, slide and lubricate your transmission. Pick up speed smoothlye Remember your diagonal passing. The deep man in this play situation is responsiblo in initiating the forward movement. When two yen meet one assumes the dominant, the other the recessive attitude, What is yours? 45. When two teams meet one assumes the collective dominant attitude, the other the collective recessive attitudee Which team is yours? 46. 47. 48. 496 50.6 Sle 526 536 546 55° 566 57 586 596 606 61. 626 636 64.6 656 666 =e Some squads have but one spark plug in their whole aggregatione The minimum should be six. As you practice so you play. "If you think that you are beaten, you are. "If you think that you dare not, you don't. "If you'd like to win but think you can't, "Its almost a cinch you won't. "For out in the world you'll find "Success begins with a fellow's will. Wits all in the state of mind." Don't blamo the referec- you gonerally make more mistakes than he doese Only you don't get paid for it. Violations and fouls arc mistakes. Too many mistakes cause you to lose the ball game, Basketball is a game that teaches Education Through Playe A reward for winning - 4 penalty for losing. When you exocute a beautifully coordinated spinner play, coupled with a pivotepass and an accurate shot into the basket - thon basketball is poctry in motion, Many teams mask their poor fundamentals by their razzle-dazzle, fire engine type of shinny game up and down the courte This is Babylonish jargon compared to clever and correct ball handling. Remember, a quitter never wins, and a winner never quitse Do not be afraid to take a chance. A grapefruit was once a lemon, but it took a chance. Don't telegraph your passes with either your eyes or your hands or armSe Fake or feint with your hoad and shoulders, never with the ball and hands. Kecp relaxed to take advantage of your opponent's mistakes. Enthusiasm is as contagious as discase. See if you can spread ite If you are tired, and past going at your top speed and you are afraid your opponent is apt to break away for a deciding goal, call time out at the first opportunity that your mates obtain possession of the balle Never let up as long as your opponents have the ball. "They shall not pass" became immortal many ycars agoe If you forget sixty-five of these admonitions, remember this one = Don't Ever Quits a ee me Hat * 1939 1940---BASKETBALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS---1939-1940 Lawrence, Kansas Member of the Big Six Conference The 1938-39 Final Big Six Standings W L Pct. Ftae, Op. Pts. Missouri 7 3 . 700 450 372 Oklahoma 7 3 «700 .462 436 Kansas 6 4 . 600 399 413 Iowa State 5 5 » 506 427 4.4.5 Nebraska 5 7 » 300 414 457 Kansas State 2 8 .200 363 412 1938-39 Kansas Record Conference Non-conference 31 Oklahoma 49 25 ‘“m@rrensburg 33 Kansas State 29 15 Oklahoma A.&M. 37 Nebraska 48 19 Oklahoma A. &M. 37 Missouri 32 34 Texas 40 Kansas State 38 49 Texas 37 Iowa State 40 46 8.M.U. 49 Nebraska AG - Se SMU, 46 Iowa State 37 39 Carleton 59 Oklahoma 45 34 Oklahoma A.&M. 30 Missouri 55 37 Washburn For Season Won 6 Lost S Won 13 Lost 7 Won 7 Lost 3 Lettermen Back Bob Allen, center John Kline, guard Don Bbling, 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 a December December December December December January January January January January February February February February February March March March 18 19 28 ~ 12 18 22 le 15 20 24 26 Tuesday Friday Monday Tuesday 29-30 Friday Monday Friday Thursday Tuesday Monday Thursday Tuesday Saturday Monday Friday - Monday Friday University of Kansas Basketball Schedule 1959 - 1940 Oklahoma A. & M. Warrensburg Teachers Southern Methodist Southern Methodist Tournament at Washburn College University of Oklahoma Loyola University Kansas State College University of Missouri University of Nebraska Iowa State College Oklahoma A. & M. Kansas State College University of Nebraska Iowa State College University of Missouri Creighton University University of Oklahona at Lawrence Warresnburg Lawrence Lawrence Topeka Lawrence Sheehan Lawrence Columbia Lawrence Lawrence Stillwater Manhattan Lincoln Ames Lawrence Omaha Norman Name *Allen, Robert Arnold, James Cameron, Miller *Zbling, 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 =a | 8 Oo MB GS SB Me aR NA OS ON Ue. Um lhUmeUL Ue UhUuceDCUCRUCUCUCM.UmUN Ue Pos. *_ Denotes lettermen University of Kansas Basketball Roster Ht. Wt. Age 6! 166 20 6934" 178 20 61 165 19 511" = 162 21 519" 170 19 61 170. 9 61 171 19 6115" 184 21 5'11" 205 20 611" 165 19 6+ 35" 166 22 6% 165 19 6125" 190 20 61a" 165 19 61ah" 195 20 Silo” = 355 18 6% 182 19 6? “Se .lUC«C< aS 61k" 196 21 61g" 173 20 A735" = 7F7 19 61 180 21 6+)" i> 19 & Home Lawrence Downs Wichita Lindsborg Liberal Arkansas City Arkansas City Kansas City, Kan. Newton Kansas hee Mo. Oklahoma City,0O. Sanwae Cite kas. Hutchinson Lawrence Chanute Summerfiled 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. In 1904 Dr. Allen entered the University of Kansas During his college career, he lettered in basketball in 19705, 1906 and 1907 and in baseball in 1906 and et 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 chamvionships 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 schecule. 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 championship position. Oklahoma carried over its cee 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 wert to lowa State, coached by Louis Menze, a pupil of Dr, Allents 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-finel eliminations. In thet series of games the Jayhawks played Utah State and won the first game, but at a great cost. Francis Kappelman, all-conference suarec, 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 conld not kesn pace 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 Coaching Record (1 = Championshin. ) Games Schools in Loe Position Won Lost Conf crence 1908 University of Kansas 2 q 2 1909 z 10 2 1913 Warrensburg Teachers : 16 0 1914 7 - 16 2 1915 x a 16 0 1916 ” A 16 2 1917 m" 1 7 a 1918 “ 1 16 1 1939 9 i 16 1 1920 University of Kansas 3 9 7 9 1921 ' 4 7 7 9 1922 . 1* ED z 9 1923 " 1 16 0 9 1924 . 1 15 : 9 4925 ’ 3 t3 1 9 1926 " 1 16 2 10 1927 " 1 10 2 10 1928 " 4 9 9 10 1929 " 5 2 8 6 1930 = 2 7 4 6 4951 " x 7 4 6 1932 " 1 7 5 6 1933 m 1 8 2 6 1934 ” 1 9 z 6 1935 “ 2 12 4 6 1946 as 4 LO 0 6 1937 " > 8 2 6 1938 " i 9 z 6 L957 . 3 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 ve. Played (Ten games) (Ten games) tts FG FT PIs. -FG FT PTS. <4 # “ Miller, f 12 9 6 oe 3 19 SF 6.75 Hngleman, f 19 12 5 29 36 21. 93. Age 6.4 Ebling, f 20 14 19 7. 35 in. -86.. 87 4,35 Allen, c 20 16 12 44°46 - 30-42 4,3 Harp; @ 20 18 10 46° 10 10°30 7% 3,8 Reid, f 14 9 4 22 2 1 5 ave Voran; g 18 4 0 a 30 ; 3. se 1.8 Kline, ¢ 14 | 3 0 6 6 ee 1.4 Personal Sketches University of Kansas Basketball 1939-1940 ALLEN, ROBERT- center- 20 -home, Lawrence; graduate of Lawrence high school, 1937; coached by Edd 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 1936. 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. 7G, DONALD- forward- 21 -home, Lindsborg; graduate of Lindsborg high school, 1936; prepped by Coach 0.C. Ostenberg. Brother of Ray kb- ling, Kansas? All-American forward who graduated in 1936. 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