Allen Picks Oklahoma
Cagers To Win Big Six

Hope for the future, rather than®

|optimism, was expressed yesterday
| by Dr. F. C. Allen, coach of the Jay-
hawk cagers, in remarks on the Big
Six outlook in general and the Kan-
sas team in particular.

“Already we have lost two out of
our first three games played,” said
Dr. Allen. “This is as many games
as we have lost the whole season
last year—two out of twenty. We
will: lose several more games this
year. The Oklahoma Aggie games
were very similar to our experience
with Drake last year. We lost to
Drake University of the same con-
ference later in December by about
the same difference in points. But
we play these early season games for
experience.

“Our final goal,” Dr. Allen added,
“is the Big Six conference champ-
ionship play which starts Jan. 7.
‘Personally, I would rather lose every
pre-season game on the schedule
than to lose a Big Six championship
‘game. I do not look for a very bright
season this year so far as our
chances of winning the Big Six
championship are concerned. How-
ever, it has been ten years since we
have had a very bad season. Ten
years ago we lost 15 out of 18 games.

“Perhaps due to the fact that Kan-
sas has won championships the last
few years, many experts are pick-
ing Kansas again this year. No team

 

 

can lose an incomparable Pralle and
a versatile Schmidt, the quarterback,
without feeling the loss. The vet-
erans on the Kansas varsity are not
going well. The sophomores are
showing much promise.
been unable, however, to find a man
who can spark the team as Pralle
did last year and we miss Schmidt's
steadiness tremendously.

“Henry Iba’s team at Stillwater is
a good team this year, but any time ])
a Kansas team makes but seven out

of 20 free throws there is no need to

look further for the reason of the de-
feat. From the field Saturday night
Kansas shot 65: times and hit only
six. We beat ourselves. But these
defeats are good things if analyzed
intelligently. ©

“Very few of the Kansas followers
last year at the beginning of the sea-
son expected Kansas to win the Big
Six. Neither did the players nor the
Kansas coach. The players voted on
a guess that they would finish third
in the conference. It is the coach’s
business to develop leaders. We will
do our best.

“Personally,” said Dr. Allen, “I
see three major championships for
Oklahoma—Tom Stidham in football,
Bruce Drake in basketball and Jap
Haskell in baseball. Missouri is
powerful and George Edwards’ team
will undoubtedly rank second if it
doesn’t nose out Oklahoma.

 

 

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