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.

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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.

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