University Daily Kansan
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Phillips 66 Wins Olympic Playoffs
Monday. April 9, 1956.
The Phillips 66 Oilers, perennial favorites, defeated the Russell-led College All-Stars 79-75 in the final round of the Olympic basketball playoffs in Kansas City, Mo. Wednesday, to emerge from the three-day tourney the U.S. team champion.
Chuck Darling, former Iowa All-American, boosted the Phillips team effort with 21 points. Jim Walsh was second high for the Oilers with 19. Walsh is a former Stanford All-American.
The Buchans saved the day for Coach Gerald Tucker's Oilers, by winning a wild battle with the military team, 82-79. Had the GIs won, the playoff crown would have belonged to the Collegians on the basis of a point-spread difference.
The business-like Oilers held AllAmerican Bill Russell to 19 points,while his teammate Hal "King" Lear of Temple led Collegiate scoring with 24 points.
Both the Phillips team and the All-Stars finished the Kansas City tournament with two wins and one defeat. Phillips loss was to the Air Force 77-78.
If the Oilers had won their final game by more than five points, they would have cinched the Olympic berth.
First place gave the Phillips 66ers five positions on the U.S. Olympic team which journeys to Melbourne, Australia, in November.
James Gordon Bennett Jr., noted newspaper owner and editor, introduced th egame of polo to this country in 1875, after seeing it played at Hurlingham, England.
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Cooke, Ryberg, Howard, and Kutsch To Run For Class Officers
Bryce Cooke, business major, from Overland Park, is running for president of the Senior class. Cooke is a qualified leader as is shown by activities he has participated in here on the campus. He served on the Rock Chalk Revue Staff for two years and was Business Manager of the K-Book. At the present time Cooke is serving as chairman of the Sportsman's Committee on the Student Union Activities Board. Te also is chairman of Region VIII of the International Association of College Unions. The region consists of all colleges and universities in the four state area of Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Iowa.
John Ryberg, English major, from Saina is in the race for Vice-President of the Senior class. Ryberg, also a very qualified leader, was Assistant Producer of the 1956 Rock Chalk Revue and Director of the Revue in 1955. He is a member of the NROTC Drill Team and the Hawkwatt Society. Ryberg is also a member of the University Theatre and the University Players plus a working member of SUA.
Judy Howard, Elementary Education major from Salina, running for Secretary of the Senior class, has had experience with this job as she served the school of '57 as secretary her Freshman year. Her efficiency has been proven by her scholastic ability, since she has been on the Dean's Honor Roll each semester. She has served as Secretary of the Student Religious Council, AWS reporter and president of Christian Science College Organizations. Her desire to work is excelled only by her good looks. She was Queen of the Military Ball and attendant to the Jayhawk Queen. Miss Howard is also a member of Phi Lambda Theta.
ch Society: UNILAND CHINA
his fraternity - Phi Gamma Delta.
Larry Gutsch, business major, from Salina, is in the race for Treasurer of the Senior class. Gutsch's leadership qualifications have been shown since he has held such positions as Business Manager of the Student Directory and Assistant Business Manager of this year's Rock Chalk Revue. He is a member of Owl Society and Hawkwatch Society. Gutsch also serves as prei-
be your votes for those who are
own to be good leaders. Vote for Cooke,
Barg, Howard, and Gutsch.
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Phil Rally Falls Short As Yanks Win 4 To 2
The Philadelphia Phillies knocked out the Yankees' Bob Turley in the eighth inning Sunday in New Orleans, but a great catch by rookie centerfield Tony Kentub Killed the rally and enabled the New York Yankees to win 4 to 2.
Elston Howard led the Yankees with three singles. Bill Skowron belted a homer and a single, and infielder Bobby Richardson hit a single and a triple in two times at bat.
American Paul Anderson holds the world's heavyweight weight lifting record with a 4031/2 pound press.
A general shakeup of personnel on the first four teams will greet the Kansas football squad when they resume spring practice Tuesday afternoon after the Easter vacation layoff.
Game Scrimmage Saturday
Coach Chuck Mather and aides spent the vacation studying movies of the last few practices and are planning on shifting personnel on the four teams based on what the movies showed.
Mather will continue to stress individual fundamentals and controlled scrimimage as the squad prepares for its first full scale spring scrimmage Saturday at 2 p.m. in Memorial stadium.
Saturday's scrimmage will be staged under game conditions and the first and second teams probably will run against the third and fourth units, Mather said.
Mather said that the first team has a slight edge over the next three teams due to experience, but that the next three teams are about equal in ability.
"With a little experience, the players on the next three teams should give the first team serious competition."
Dodgers Beat Braves To Even Series
Scoring six runs in the second inning, the Brooklyn Dodgers over-whelmed Milwaukee's Braves, 12 to 2 Sunday in Nashville to even their spring series at four victories each.
Junior Gilliam led Brooklyn's 17-hit attack with three singles and a ground rule double. Carl Furillo, Charlie Neal, Duke Snider and Roy Campanella also doubled.
Cornell won rowing's Intercollegiate Association championships in all three divisions-varsity, junior varsity, and freshman—in 1955.
What's doing...at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
Professors practice what
they preach . . . and vice versa
Following a practice of twenty years, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft will again welcome a group of college professors as members of the engineering staff during the coming summer months.
Last year our "summer professors" represented colleges from coast to coast. They tackled important projects in such diverse fields as instrumentation and vibration, combustion, compressible flow, and materials development. Despite the limited time available to these men, they made significant contributions to our overall effort.
Though it was to be expected that both the company and the participating professors might benefit directly from such a program, the sphere of influence has been much broader. The many students who are taught by these professors during the college year are sharing the ultimate benefits . . . profiting from lectures that are sparked by the kind of practical experience that can be gained with a recognized industry leader like Pratt & Whitney Aircraft.
Several "summer profs" voluntarily spent part of their time conducting refresher courses for P & W A's young engineers.
One assignment involved a comprehensive survey of equipment for the expansion of high-altitude test facilities in Willgoos Laboratory, the world's most complete, privately owned jet engine lab.
Technical contributions were varied. Worthwhile assistance was given in vibration and instrumentation studies.
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