1957-1358---BASKETBALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS---1937-1938 Lawrence, Kensas Member of the Big Six Conference Staff Dr. Forrest C. Alien, Head Coach Jay Plumley, Freshman Coach Elwyn Dees, Trainer The 1956-57 Final Big Six Standings W L Pet. Pts. Opp. KANSAS 8 a ~ 800 Jue 270 Nebraska 8 a » 800 o7o 004 Oklahoma 7 2 700 oo? woo Kansas State o> > e500 085 572 Missouri 2 8 «200 299 400 Towa State 0 10 «000 318 408 1956-37 Kansas Record Conference Non-conference 28 klahoma 26 oO Washburn 26 29 Missouri ae 22 southwestern 26 59 Kansas State 28 o6 Bexer oo e/ Nebraska 22 o9 Southwestern 27 56 Iowa State 26 O6 Kansas Wes. 23 Oe hnetsas State 35 27 Baker “ 41 Iowa State 28 42 WMexico VU 22 o9 Oklehoma 19 42 Washburn 27 o2 Nebraska oe oo Rockhurst 19 59 Missouri 26 For season Won 6G Lost 2c Won 15 108%.4. Won 7Lost 2 Lettermen Back Lettermen Not Returning Lyman Corlis, forward Fred Bosilevac, forward Fenlon Durand, forward-guard Roy Holliday, center George Golay, forward Dave Lutton, guard Lester Kappelman, guard-center Ray Noble, guard Fred Pralic, guard Paul Rogers, forwerd oylvester Schmidt, center Cari Weidner, guard Al Wellhausen, forward University of Kansas Basketball Schedule 1937 - 19358 December 6 - Monday Doane College at Lawrence (38-23) December 7 - Tuesday Ottawa University Lewrence( 36-17) December 10 - Friday Ottawa University Ottawa (41-35) December 13 - Monday Baker University Lawrence (41-27) December 14 - Tuesday Southwestern University Lawrence(39-29) December 15 - Wednesday Morningside College Lawrence( 26-21) December 16 - Thursday Washburn College Topeka (31-15) December 21 - Tuesday Southwestern University Winfield(28-24) December 29 - Wednesday Drake University Des Moines January 4 - Tuesday Washburn College Lawrence January 7 - Friday University of Oklahoma Lawrence January 11 + Tuesday Kansas State College Manhattan January 15 - Saturday Towa State College Lawrence January 19 - Wednesday University of Missouri Columbia February 2 - Wednesday University of Nebraska Lawrence February 7 - Monday Kensas State College - Lewrence February 18 - Friday University of Oxlahoma Norman ebruary 21 - Monday Iowa State College Ames February 26 - Saturday University of Nebraska Lincoln March 3 - Thursday University of Missouri Lawrence No. 12 14 id ae 10 13 44. DO LS 16 9 79 Name Bowles, George Corlis, Lyman Dietrich, Sanford Durand, Fenlon Ebling, Don Florell, Loren’ Gclay, George Harp, Richard Hunt, Robert ‘chnson, Carl Johnson, Harold Kappelman, Lester Lenhart, Bill wees, Wayne Nelson, Kenneth Owen, Kirk Pralle, Fred Reid, Bruce Schmidt, Sylvester Sullivan, Nelson Voran, Bruce Wienecke, Ed University of Kansas POS. s 4 G6 CGC & & = § SS = oS t C2 oO GCG 4a 8 Oo 2 2: =. Ge kg C2 BASKETBALL Roster Ht. Whe 5'8" 150 6te" 175 e's" = 4ee 6'e" 184 S'i1" . 158 a'4 160 6's" | les ata® i185 S'o" 4187 Stee = oo gta = = 185 6! 160 ati foo Stilt ae 6! 148 StL" 1¥s 6tee" 184 614" 180 6! 167 S711" 160 oy ive G* 176 Age 20 20 L? 19 L9 20 19 19 19 19 o. 20 18 18 19 21 19 Bo Be LY 19 EXp. i 1 0 a 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Q 0 So 2. oO. Home Kansas City, Mo. Topeka Kansas City, Mo. Junction City Lindsborg Topeka Warrensburg, Mo. Kansas City, Kan. Lawrence Kansas City, Mo. Osage City Lawrence Trenton, Mo. Bragii, 0d. Marion Topeka St; Louis, Me. Arkansas City Marysville Kansas City, Kan. pretty Prairie Tulse, Okla. The Jayhawsx Coach Dr. Forrest C. Allen Twenty-one conference championships in 27 years of coaching is the record.of Dr. Forrest C. Allen, basketball coach at the Univer- sity of Kansas. He is the dean of basketball coaches in the United States, having been in the coaching game since 1908. Dr. 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, and coach at Kansas then. In 1904 Dr. Allen entered the University of Kansas. During his college career, he lettered in basketball in 1905, 1906 and 1907 and in baseball in 1906 and 1907. Tue following year, 1908, saw Dr. Allen off to a successful start as a coach, with a championship basketball team at K.U. His second Jayhawk team made even a better record in winning another championship the next year, marking up ten conference victories against 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, 20 miles away. Tais concluded Dr. 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 championships which was unbroken during his seven 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 the time, but by 1922 the youthful Jayhawk mentor had brought Kansas up to a tie with the Tigers, each team lesing a single game of the 16-game confer- ence schedule. Tue remaining six seasons of the old Missouri Valley conf- erence yielded Kansas five championships, the one in 19235 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 winning ways into the Big Six conference and held the leadership in 1929; Missouri won the next year; then Kensas, under Dz. Allen, swept the next four years. The 1935 champ- ionship went to Iowa State, coached by Louis Menze, a pupil of Dr. Allen's at Warrenburg. In £1936 the Jayhawks blazed through their regular schedule. without defeat, winning eighteen consecutive games. Ia the regional Olympic tryouts Kansas defeated Washburn and Oklahoma A. & M. to qualify for the semi-final eliminations. : In that series of games the Jayhawks played Utah State and won the first game, but at a great cost. Francis Kanpélman, all-confer- | ence guard, suffered a deep cut across his knee, when he ran into a wire supporting one of the goals and was lost to the team. Without him Kansas could not keep pace with the sensationally shooting Utah State © team and lost the next two games. Last year Kansas and Nebraska tied for the championship. Dr. F.C. Allen's Basketball Championship Record (1=Championship.) Games Position Won Lost Schools in 1908 University of Kansas 1 7 2 Conference 1909 " 1 10 2 1913 Warrensburg Teachers £ 16 0 1914 " i a5 e 1915 " 1 16 0 1916 id i 16 a 1917 " i 16 2 1918 " - 16 i 1919 " 1 16 i i920 University of Kansas 3 9 7 9 S924 " 4 9 9 9 1922 " i” 15 i 9 1923 . 1 16 0 9 1924 " 1 Lo - 9 1925 " i is i 9 1926 _ 1 16 e 10 1927 . 1 10 a 10 1928 " 4 9 9 10 1929 “s 5 a 8 6 1930 . 2 7 3 6 1931 " 1 ? 3 6 1932 ” 1 7 3 6 1933 ™ 1 8 2 6 1934 " i 9 ‘ 6 1935 " 2 if 4 6 1936 " 1 10 0 6 1937 " .” 8 2 6 *Co-championship University of Kansas 1936-37 Individual Records Following are individual records for last season of those men who are back in action this year. Since four of the five Kansas regulars graduated, the Jayhawks are depending upon sophomores and men who did not play much last year to supply the scoring punch. Individual Scoring Player No. Games NON-CONFERENCE CONFERENCE Total Avgse Played (Nine games) (Ten games) Pts. FG ei PIs. FG Si Pio. FPraile, ¢ 19 29 18 76 oe oO 94 170 8.5 Sehmidt, c 16 6 4 16 9 io 30 49 Sel Golay, f 14 is it OB {i 2 4 48.8 Durand, f-g 14 9 6 24 a d 2 29 Sed Goriie,.f 14 o 3 13 1 0 z LS -e. Kappelman, eg 8 I a 3 0 0 0 o 04 (more ) Free Throw Percentages 1956-37 Player Free Throws Made Missed Pét. Durand, f-g 7 7 0 1.000 Kappelman, g . i 0 1.000 Schmidt, c 205 19 4 »826 Pralle, g 72 48 24 ~667 Golay, f 27 13 14 -481 Voriie, Tt 7 3 a »428 Personal Sketches University of Kansas Basketball 1937-1958 CORLIS, LYMAN- forward- 20 -home, Lawrence; graduate of Topeka high school, 1935; coached by "Buck" Weaver. Lettered last season as a sophomore. Is a polished player. Has not hit his scoring stride yet, but may burn up the court before the season is over. Inu early games, he has usually been one of the starting forwards. DURAND, FENLON- forward or guard- 19 -home, Junction City; graduate of Junction City high school, 1935; played under Coach Henry Suenk, former Lawrence high school and K.U. star who has developed many great teams at Junction City. Lettered last year,his sophomore year. A valuable replacement. Big Six champion in the javelin throw. EBLING, DON= forward- 19 -home, Lindsborg; graduate of Lindsborg high school, 1936; prepped by Coach 0.C. Ostenberg, now coaching very suc- cessfully at Great Bend. On first freshman basketball team last year. Brother of Ray Ebling, Kansas' All-American forward who graduated in 1936, and a fine basketball player in his own right. May battle his way into the first five before long. A halfback on the 1937 Jayhawk — team. Tuarew the pass which gave Kansas a 6-3 victory over Oklahoma. FLORELL, LOREN- forward- 20 -home, Topeka; graduate of Topeka high school, 1935; played under Coach "Buck" Weaver, along with Corlis. Attended Washburn College a year after graduating from Topeka high. A member of the K.U. freshman team last year. Tallest man on the squad at 6'4", he has developed sensationally on long shots. Has two years of competition left, after this one. GOLAY, GHORGE- forward- 19 -home Warrensbumg, Mo.; graduate of Warrens- burg high school, 1935; coached by "Bud" Kennedy, son of Dr. A.R. Kenn- edy, K.U. football coach from 1904 to 1911. Lettered as a sophomore last year. Built nicely, standing 6'S" tall and weighing 184 pounds. Inconsistent in his shooting, but a dangerous man. Has been getting the starting call at one of the forward posts. HARP, RICHARD- guard- 19 -home, Kansas City, Kan.; graduate of Rosedale high school in Kansas City, 1936; coached by Roscoe Brown. Was as much of a standout on the Jayhawk freshman team last year as he was in high school. A great offensive eee ame a fine defensive player as : ‘ soe ae e wore well. Started the season as a reserve, but fought his way into the starting lineup and is sticking there. A good long shot man. HUNT, ROBERT- center- 19 -home, Lawrence; graduate of Lawrence high school, 1936; played under Coach Edd Wood. Shortest man on the Kansas team at 5'5". Did not make a very impressive showing on the freshman team last year, but is looking good this season. JOHNSON, CARL- guard- 19 -home, Kansas City, Mo-; graduate of Northeast high school in Kensas City, 1935; coached by Reaves Peters. Center on the Northeast team which won the stete high school championship in 1955. Played a year of independent basketball before entering K.U.- Standout on the Kansas freshmen team last year. A first string man at the start of this season, but a knee injury has cost him his place. KAPPELMAN, LESTER- guard- 20 -home, Lawrence; graduate of Lawrence high school, 1935; played under Coach Edd Wood. Brother of Francis Keppel- man, who starred on three Kansas basketball teams, finishing up in 1936. A fine ball handler and a good shot. Lettered last year, as a sophomore. Also lettered in baseball, where he was first team shortstop. PRALLE, FRED- guard- 21 -home, St. Louis, Mo.; graduate of Boaumont high school in St. Louis, 1933; coached by Ray Polster. Starred on the 1934 K.U. freshman team and wes out of school the following year. First string guard on the 1936 Kansas team which went through its reg- ular season undefeated. An all-Big Six guard that season end again last year. A great defensive guard and a potent scorer. Good on beautifully arched long shots and also good at driving in herd for set- ups. Played thrtd base on the Juyhawk baseball team last spring. ; REID, BRUCE- center or forward- 19 -home, Arkansas City; graduate of Arkensas City high school, 1936; prepped by Couch Everett Nicholson. Another in the ltng line of crack basketball players coached by Nichol- son who have played at K.U. One of the best sophomores. An outstanding ball handler, so is frequently used at the "quarterback" ~osition. SCHMIDT, SYLVESTER- center- 22 -home, Marysville; graduate of Merysville high school, 1933; played under Harold Stover. A star on the 1955 Kan- sas freshman team, but could not hit his stride as a sophomore. Got going last year and alternated with Roy Holliday at the "quarterback" position. Outstadning as a ball handler and « tenacious defense man. Runs the team coolly and calmly. . SULLIVAN, NELSON- forward or center- 22 -home, Kansas City, Kan.; graduate of Wyandotte high school in Kensas City, 1953; coached by Percy Perks, K.U. grad, whose teams are perennial conference champions. Played two years at Kansas City, Kunsas Junior College and then played a year of independent basketball. Did not stand out on the Juyhawk freshman team last fear, but got going this winter. Is fast as greased lightning, a tricky passer and a dangerous man around the basket. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE : DIVISION OF PHYSIGAL EDUCATION AND February 28, 19386 INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS To the Boys of the Kansas Varsity Who Made Nubbins out of Big Earse Dear Boys: I want you to kmow how elated I am at your wonderful achieve= ment last Saturday night. Any coach who could sit on the sideline and see the morale, the determination, and the punch exhibited that you boys showed, and who could then withhold fulsome praise of a sterling bunch competitors, then I would say there must be something wrong with that fellow. Well, there may be something wrong with me now, and doubtless there is, because I haven't had my apple today from Nebraskie Seriously, boys, I am leaving soon for Columbia, Missouri, to look over those Tigers. Reading between the lines of the sport stories which came out of Norman, I have got a sneaking hunch that the gentlemen Tigers are playing a double post with Mre Brown on one side and Mr. Tison on the other. With Lobsiger and Halstead playing the guard position, it is going to be necessary for us to devise a little different defense, if my fears are well grounded, and I believe they are. You see, it would be necessary for us to put the apex man, Schmidt, out in front of those two post men and to have our two guards, Harp and Pralle, play inside of those post men, inside and on the side of their respective opponents. The fact that we pulled Schmidt back would leave an extra man to play out in front with Lobsiger and Halstead. This type of defense is always a very dangerous one when both guards can shoot well. So I want to get down and see just what the Tigers are doinge You know, boys, even if Missouri should beat Oklahoma tonight it would certainly be an anti-climax for us to let Missouri beat us. And if they do beat Oklahoma tonight they are going to be tougher than a boote They will be in there fighting for that second place tie. And then if Oklahoma should beat them they will be just about like Nebraska. They will be out there endeavoring to knock Kansas off for Oklahoma, Just smoke this in your pipes, boys - there is not a school in the Big Six but what would give their right eye to knock Kansas out of the picture. And you can figure it out for yourselves that there is plenty of trouble ahead for use So I want you boys to go over all of your Nebra&s plays in the room with Deese Bruce, I want you to explain to the boys what you were telling me the other night when they were not coming on through to receive that pass from you when you were throwing it away. My answer to you would be that even though they weren't coming in it would have been Qe a lot better to have withheld your pass until you had a clear field to pass it to. I know what you mean, and I realize that the fact that the boys didn't come on through to receive the pass caused you no end of worry and embarrassment. The reason I took you out was because you were. a little anxious in anticipating the plays coming in and you passed on the presumption that they were coming in. My point is that you should not have thrown the ball until they were open and already coming ine Now, you will understand, Bruce, it is a lot easier for a coach to sit on the sideline and criticise a player than it is for the coach or a player to get out there and do it well himself. My only motive in criticizing any of these plays by any of the players is to endeavor to help them improve their gamee We did not set up as many of our plays as we should have, but I want to let all of you boys Imow that I am not going to kick very hard on the things that you did not do Saturday night, because you beat a rattling good Cornhusker team that played way above their heads. Freddy, you good old Dutchman, you still dribbled to the side end made that swing shot. You haven't hit one yet, but when you do I am liable to buy you a new spring hate True, you took the worst punishment from a bunch of “blind-boon" officials that I have ever seen. They crucified you when they drove you into the mat, and did not give you the one or two free throws that were coming to you on such occasionse Again I say I am not going to criticize you further, but some how we did not set up our plays out of bounds to suit me at all. This has been one of our weak points all year. We do not get on our offense and then somebody is generally out of focus. | Dick, you played a swell game, although you had a tendency to put your hand on a man's back when he starts into the basket. You just reach out and put your left hand on his back and endeavor to catch up with him. I remember distinctly one foul you got in which I called the turn before the referee blew his whistlee Keep your hand off that opponent's backj Otherwise, you played a swell ball game. Don, you old Swede spark plug, you have got the go. I thought you played a great gamee I think some times you get just a little over- wrought, but I can never criticize a man for having the drivee I am still convinced that you can drive around a lot of these fellows if you only would try it more often. And I am convinced that when you get out 20 to 25 feet that you should shoot more than you doe Just have confidence in yourself, and blaze away. George, if you would only play the whole game like you play when you have just got to do something, you would be one of the greatest forwards in the weste You have size, you have power, and you have a good eyeée But I haven't yet got you to the point where you will give - end give = and givee No man can stop you when you get desperate, but you do not get desperate often enoughe Of course you want to play against Missouri, and play a great game, and I went you toe But I went aja you now to make up your mind that you are going to play that — geme and play it up to the hilte Schmitty, your two free throws were honeys, although one of them misbehaved and had me on the verge of hysteria. And Schmitty, you were so anxious to make those free throws that you gave those fingers just a little snap which caused the ball to go through but it had too much stuff on it and jumped out. Just let those free throws spin and glide out of your fingers just like you do in practice. Schmitty, I am awfully proud of youe You are not a big, tough, rough guy, and I have never had a man ever on my squad who asks so little and gives so much. Youremember three years ago when I told you that I was sorry that it wouldn't be possible for you to make a letter that first yeare You were so enthusiastic about everything you did, so punctual to practice, and so conscientious about asking any time off for study when you felt that you must make your grades, that I said, "Schmitty, I am sorry that you won't make a letter this yeare I apprec- iete the loyalty and devotion that you have showed to basketball." You were then making straight A's, I remember, and these are the words you said, “Shoot, Doc, don't worry about mee I am getting more out of this game than you can imagine. I am having a pretty good time. I am not a bit sorry for the time I am putting in on basketball.” Gee, that is a great relief to find a man who feels that he is getting more out of it then he is putting into it on every occasione And you have been that way through three yearse When I would take you out, you sit on the bench and root for the fellow that replaces youe Doggone it, I am just nuts over a guy that can do that. And I think you are a swell Dutchman$ Just think, boys, two Dutchmen = co-captains. Can you beat the Dutehi No, you can only tie ‘em. You kmow what I said about Fred Pralle, one of the greatest players I ever coachede And Schnitty is one of the greatest guys that I have ever coachede He doesn't have the bedy but he has the brains. But Schmitty does everything with his body that a human could do so far as training and perfecting himself. Do you fellows realize that but six men played in that Nebraska ball game? And yet we carried 16 on the squad to Lincoln, and we didn't carry a single man too manye The morale that has been on this squad in its ups and downs has been wonderful. You boys who have prac- ticed against these men who have been in the game have made our winning possiblee Here is Kappelman, a boy who made a letter last year and has not been in many games this year, but you haven't heard Kap cry. He is in there doing everything he can to help the team. And then there is old Swede who started out playing regularly on the varsitye I think Swede has been a great guy to carry on like he has, And Fen Durand, one of the hardest workers on the squad but this year for some reason that bell just doesn't find the basket when he gets in there and when we need the counters. But no greater morale builder is there anywhere than Fen Durand. Swede, I know how you love to play against Missouri, and in my calculations I am figuring on getting you in there against Missouri et a very opportune time and having you do yeoman service like you did against the Tigers at Columbia, and you remember how you bounced them around down there end really played swell ball. And Corlis, you are the sweetest ball handler in practice that we have had on the squad in years, and I do not mean that you haven't played some great games in competitione For instance, that Missouri game at Columbia was a lollye I will never forget how you handled the ball down theree And Florell, you are in a little mental sage You are worrying about your shots but you have got a lot of ability and desire to hustlée You want to get ahead. I will pick on a guy like you to come throughe And Bobby Hunt, your worst complex is feeling that you are not important. You feel that we are just carrying you aleng on the squad be-~ cause you work hard, That is not the case. You have made 100% improve- ment in your play and you have got a definite place on this squade Be~ fore you get out of college I will show you that you are a pretty importent piece of machinerye Stay in there and have the same attitude that Sylvester Schmidt had when he begane Just make up your mind that you rate 100% be- cause you train and you want to playe Keep working on your fundamentalse The boy who practices fundamentals and then executes them in a game will always have a place on my basketball team. Sullivan, you are a great hustler after the ball on offense, but you sag badly on defense. Your fundamentals are poore I am surprised at this, too, because if you played under Percy Parks you either didn't play leng under him or you forgot it when you played in the Naismith Leaguee There is one thing I like about you, Sully, = your smile. But some times I wish you would wipe that smile off and get darn serious about your fundamentals. I have not forgotten how you poured in the goals in the games with Southwestern and Oklahoma. But on many, many occasions I am afraid to put you in on accowt of your defense. Wienecke, you have done better on cutting out a lot of your fouling on defense. When you first came up here I thought you were hope- less because you held on like one of those leeches, but you have improved. a lote Your morale has always been excellent. You have got the old fighting Tiger attitude,and scrap Like that will not be deniede You and Nees have made a sterling pair of secondary guards, but these two wer horses, Pralle and Harp, have never given anybody else a chance since they broke through. Nees, no applesauce - you have improved tremendouslye You can hit the bucket and you can play a darn swell floor games You remember you talked about not continuing about three weeks agoe Well, I want to tell you I am glad you stuck, and I'll bet you are happy, teee If yeu wan aren't, I'll bet you will bes You are in the money, boye Kirk, you are nother boy that talked about quitting because you thought you weren't important enough to the squad. Well, you arée And all you boys will say it is worth it = I mean stickinge Now, fellows, I have gone over in a short discourse the whole squad personnel. I want you to sit in this room with Dees and each one of you who played get on the blackboard, draw your diagram, both offense and defense, and state how you think the game could have been improved upon from our stendpoint. Nebraska will not change her style of playing for next yeare She will have her same general stylee But it is our effense that we badly want to helpe By the time each and every one of you go over 211 the play situations this afternoon on the blackbeard you will have spent a very profitable timee I do net want you to scrimmage. I went to have you get your limbering up exercises and your free throws, and then our offensive drills, out of bounds especiallye Work on these: Formation 2, formation 4 and tandem formations We have been sloppy on these plays all year. We seldan set them up correctly. Let one group drill on one end of the floor and another group drill on the othere Pralle, you take charge of one squad and put Don Ebling in at quarterbacke Schmitty, you take charge of the other squad, yourself at quarterback. Now, let's think on thew plays, and rum them threugh methodically and intelligently with lots of snaps Also I want you to get some basket shooting with no scrimmages. Use the revolving triangle — with 3, 4, and 5 men in the set up, after you get through your other work oute We will not be able to use the auditorium on Tuesday, practicing here in the gymnasium, but on Wednesday I have permission from Dean Swarthout to use the auditorium for basket shooting. Remember, boys, this Missouri game is toughe I am on my way to find out just how tough they are, I will see you Tuesday at 3:306 Remember, gang, bear down on theme The best you have got will be none too good against Missou'. Yours for a gang of Kansans that won't be whipped. Out and after tem, gang, let's get themJ Sincerely, your apple-lmocking coach, FORREST C. ALLEN For KeBook, 1938 BASKETBALL Kansas on the 1938 Big Six basketball championship, her seventh championship in tho ten years since the organization of the conferences After losing her first geme to Oidlaham, Kansas put on a sensational drive down the chanpionship highways By winning the last nine straight champion ship games the Jayhewtcors surprised even their most ardent supporters by beating out highly touted and favored teams, such as the Cornhuskers, the Tigers and the Boonerse } Two versatile players will be missing fran next year's basketball Groupe Fred Pralle, senior, cowcaptain, all-Big Six guard, and high scorer in the Big Six conference, was picked as an alleimerica selection by leading basketball critics of the countrys Sylvester Schmidt, co-captain, was the only other senior on the squid. This year's race will undoubtedly be the most sensational that the Big Six conference has ever faceds Oklahoma, with practically her entire team intact, is the most serious threat to the Jayhawker's hopese Missouri, Iowa State, Hebrasia and Kansas State boast of ‘powerful squadse Surely this cenoen cana wy shea te terttien for the basketball fan who thrives on upsets the schedules . January 7 « Kansas at Norman , nee 10 = Kansas State at Lawrence Jenuary 14 + Kansas at Lincoln AM Jenvary 18 « Missouri at Lawrence fe | Jenvary 20 « Kansas at Manhatten 5 January 25 + Kansas at Anes |. Rebruary 14 = Nebrasks at Lawrence 7 February 20 + Iowa State at Lawrence ca February 25 «+ Oklahana at Lawrence March 2 « Kansas at Columbia UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS -- LAWRENCE-KANSAS KU. NEWS BUREAU W. A. DILL, Director ee HORACE MASON, Sports Editor Sports News For Immediate Release LAWRENCE, Kan., March ----A fitting climax to a successful season was written into the books Thursday night by the University of Kensas basketball team which defeated Missouri 56-36 to win the undis- nuted Big Six cage championship. A major share of the credit for the team's showing is due Dr. ¥.C. Allen, the nation's leading basketball coach. Dr. Allen took an unimpressive looking group of cagers and made them into a team which won 18 games and lost only 2. Evidence of the material Dr. Allen had to work with was the Jayhawks’ opening game in which the varsity barely nosed out the fresh- man team, 44-40. Although the yearlings are the best in years, they had been working together only about a week and a half. Only outstanding man in the group which Dr. Allen molded into a championship team was Fred Pralle, twice previously an all-Big Six guard. Appropriately enough Pralle turned in the best game of his career against Missouri to score 22 points and win the Big Six individ- ual scoring crown. It his last college game and a thrilling finish. AS the team weathered experience this vane. other men began to stand out and give Pralle strong support. Don Ebling, who failed to live up to expectations as a freshman, hit his stride early in the conference season and played sparkling basketball the remainder of the year. Dick Harp, another sophomore, developed into a guard who rivalled Pralle an defense and long shots and who promises to be a star of the first magnitude the next two. years. Sylvester Schmidt, who joined Pralle as the only seniors on the squad, played consistently fine ball at the "quarterback" post and will be missed next year. George Golay and Bruce Reid, forwards, came through with outstanding performances in the crucial games with Oklahoma and Nebr- aska and much is expected from these two men next season. Lewin Corlis and Loren Florell, another pair of fine for- wards, also should add much to the squad next year. ee a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS -- LAWRENCE-KANSAS KU REWS BUREAU W. A. DILL, Director Pe a, HorRACE MASON, Sports Editor Sports News Individual Scoring Conference Games Games Goals Fils MePsTs: ToPs Ave Pts. P.F. per game Pralle, g 10 45 31 17 201 Lee XL 14 Ebling, f ae eo el 13 67 6.7 16 Harp, g 10 25 10 9 56 Dell 14 Golay, f 10 22 7 3 | ol Sel 10 Schmidt, c 10 47 6 8 40 4.0 22 GCorlis, f 8 8 4 1 20 2.9 S Reid, f 8 8 2 4 18 2,28 8 Sullivan, £f y 5 i 6 11 Bee 2 Florell, f 7 5 3 2 13 1.86 3 Kappelman, c 6 e a O 6 1.0 0 Johnson, g 7 eS 0 E 4 007 6 Hunt, f 4 0 1. i 1 *25 4 Conference and Non-conference Games vemes. Goels 7.7. UsPaTs 7. Ps | AVs Phos P.F. Per game — Pralle, g 20 82 o2 32 216 10.8 30 Ebling, f 20 39 28 18 106 5d i? Golay, f 20 37 16 13 90 4.5 md. Hard, € 20 32 a7 17 81 4.05 34 Schmidt, c 20 29 15 13 73 3.65 34 Uorlis, f 18 235 13 5 59 3028 10 Fiorell,.£f | 16 20 7 8 4.7 2294 12 Sullivan, f Le 15 6 9 36 3.0 10 Johnson, f-g 16 ak S “ 26 1.63 15 Reid, f 16 9 3 7 21 1.31 5 Bowles, f 1 i 4 i) «to a Dietrich, f 3 1 0 0 eee 2 Durand, ge 43 3 i h 7 047 3 Hunt, c as Z 3 4 3 045 & Kappelman, c 14 £ 2 0 6 0435 3 SOs HMM 3 “ 38 d spt Minutes Played 590.5 $71.5 547.0 133.0 284.0 138.5 111.0 52-0 65.5 3245 80.5 10.0 Minutes Played 741.5 544.5 287.0 591.0 534.5 298.0 192.5 bid ae 251.5 187.5 18.5 15.0 75.0 41.5 85.5 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS -- LAWRENCE-KANSAS RU NEWS BUREAU W. A. DILL, Director fee ee HORACE MASON, Sports Editor Sports News For Immediate Release LAWRENCE ,Kan., March .---The dean of basketball coaches in the Unigded States,Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, of the University of Kensas, added his 22nd conference championship in 28 years of egaching to the record this season. Dr. Allen, who has been in the coaching game since 1908, piloted an unimpressive group of candidates to 18 victories against 2 defeats this year. Kansas won its last nine games. The Jayhawks started the season with only one two-letter- man, five men who had lettered once and some untested sophomores. In their opening game tie varsity berely nosed out the freshmen, 44-40. At that however, the Jayhawis looked better against the strong freshman team than they dia in their next few games. Early in the season it was very evident that only one member of the team hed enough ability to deserve the ranking of "ster" and that was Fred Pralle. twice an all-Big Six guard. Fans were doubtful,however, that any one player could carry a team to a Big Six championship. Around Pralle Dr. Allen built a team which turned the trick. Even at the end of the season there was no set five, but instead three or four regulars with frequent substi- tutions at the other positions. As the season progressed two sophomores, Dick Harp and Don Ebling, developed under Dr. Allen's hand to the point where pre= dictions of greatness in the next two years were made for them. Ebling's brother Ray was an all-American forward at K.U., graduating in 1936. Don is not as big as Ray, but is a better long shot and floor man. He is one of the hardest workers on the squad. The greatest difficulty wes finding e runnin, mete for Ebling at forward and the men who alternated at this position included George Golay, Bruce Reid, Lyman Corlis, and Loren Florell. .oley was the best scoreF,Reid the best passer and Corlis the best mixture. Dr. Allen greduated from Independence, Io. high school and fron the University of Kansas in 1907. Hc has been head basketball coach at Kansas since 1920. HMM 3-7-38 dspts re mbj UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS -- LAWRENCE-KANSAS K.U. NEWS BUREAU W. A. DILL, Director egy HORACE MASON, Sports Editor Sports News For Immediate Release LAWRENCE, ene: March .---Sixteen members of the Univer- sity of Kansas basketball squad, champions of the Big Six, have been recommended for letters by Dr. F.C. Allen, varsity basketball coach. Squad morale won the 1938 Big Six pasketball championship, according to Dr. Allen, and as a reward for their efforts all members of the squad will receive letters. Dr. Allen ascribed to Elwyn Dees, trainer, a large part in the maintenance of physical health and menéal poise that made the champ- jonship possible. Dees is a former Jayhawk gridster and watered collegiate shot put champion. The type of material from which Dr. Allen made a champion- . ship team is emphasized by the fact that Fred Pralle be the only three letter winner on the squad. Sylvester Schmidt, the other senior, failed to letter his sophomore year. The remaining fourteen lettermen include four men lettering for the second time and ten players receiving their first letter. . The complete list of lettermen: Lyman Corlis, Lawrence; Fenlon Durand, Junction City; Don Ebling, Lindsborg; Loren ¥iorell, Topeka; George Golay, Warrensburg, Mo.-; Dick tebe. Kansas City, Kan.; Robert Hunt, Lawrence; Carl Johnson, Kansas City, Mo.; Lester Kappelman, Lawrence; *Wayne Nees, Brazil, Ind.;Kirk Owen, Topeka; Fred Pralle, “St. Iouis: Bruce Reid, Arkansas City; Sylvester Schmidt, Marysville; Nelscn Sullivan, Kansas City, Kan.; Edwin Wienecke, Tulsa. atten LAWRENCE, Kan., March .---Herbert Allphin, swimming coach ati the University of Kansas has recommended seven members of his squad for letters. The Jayhawks finished fourth in the conference swimming meet Saturday. Paul Fisher was elected honorary captain of the team, The lettermen are Proctor Ritchie, Dean Ritchie and Harry Brown of Wichita; Vete Nowosinske of Kansas City, Kan.; Paul Fisher of Topeka; Paul White of Garden City; and Alex Mitchell of Lawrence. #300 HMM 3 7 38 d spt - Suggestions for Speeding Up Basketball _ ROY C. NELSON, the ironic ist of sport, jast returned from. watch- ing a basketball game, as played under the new “speed” rules, and, in sarcastic mood, draws the. above suggestions for further quickening of the sport. “No half- way measures,” he says; “skates, bicycles or horses should be used, and the game made what it should be.” s\ceme Twice As Far § \ In tests made at De- Pauw University by Psy- chologist Paul G. Fay and : Physical Education Instructor L. L. Messer- smith, it has been found. that basketball players travel almost twice as far under the new rules as they did in the past. A metal “follower” (left), attached to recording in- struments, is moved on a miniature court to cor- respond to the movements of each player. In four games tested it was found each man averaged four miles, as compared to 2!/ miles under old rules. \ —— ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN HALVES B. B. GAMES 1987-38 e Band Music Badminton, Deck Tennis, Darts Community Sing, led by Forrest Hardacre Band, with Flare Baton stunt | Community Sing, led by Dr. Robert A. Hunt (Dec. 15) Jan. 4 = Juggling, George Lupfer; Singing of Prof. Howard Taylor's song, led by Ray Wright , Jene 7 - Tennis exhibition, Jr. Coen and Al Burgess, of Ke Ce Jane 15 » Big Apple Febe 2 = Table Tennis exhibition, by 4 Ke. Ce a Feb. 7 = Threo-ring cirous, fake wrestling, chowet pegs , pve ne | 7 4 | Mar. 3 = Old style basketball game 27 UV 6 When a boy is not in-condition, his training rules B é 3 5 : wd ; ~ wa bs} > Q aetrood One ct OO Mo boo» OOM O 4: When you boys eat, renonber the three Bias Baked, Boiled and Broiled foods will put iron in your museles. Sweets are perfectly all right, Candy is fine if eaten after a meal, It is the sweets when taken before or between meals that allay the appetite for tissue building foods. ‘Sweets are carbohydrates ani give energy, but when muscle and bone tissues are depleted sweets do not build them up. Proteins are the necessary things, such as meat, eggs and milk, Remember this, bread is the staff of life. Toast is sweetened bread because the heat breaks up the capsules of carbohydrates and turns starch into sugar, October 20, 1937. Dr. R, I, Canuteson, Student Hospital, University of Kansas, Dear Dr, Camteson: I am enclosing herewith the list of basketball players showing the hours thet they do ve classes so that you can find the best to call them in for examination, Sincerely yours, ae ae Director of Physical Edueation. Name Lyman Corlis, Jr. Sanford RK, Dietrich Fenlon Durand Donald Ebling Loren Florell LeRoy Fugitt George Golay Jack Hall Lewis Hanthorn Richard Harp Robert E. 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