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University Daily Kansan Thursday, March 15. 1956
By BOB LYLE
(Assistant Sports Editor Of The Daily Kansan)
By BOB LYLE
All knowing sports editors and casual sports fans will probably not spare the adjectives, either in favor or disapproval of Coach Phog Allen's request for "one more year."
Although Dr. Allen qualifies his request by asking to be relieved of his professorship and merely keep his coaching position, we still think this request would be against the spirit of the retirement rule. Some think there might be a loophole, in the fact that Allen is requesting what would in essence be an advisory capacity.
A parallel case which occurred a few years ago may shed some light on the validity of this request. A member of the science faculty, after his retirement, was allowed to maintain a laboratory at the University to carry on a research project, with several students working part-time for him.
Some of the students wanted to submit a master's thesis on the work they had been doing. Then the question arose as to who was actually their adviser, although they listed the retired faculty member. After a little commotion they were assigned another faculty adviser.
Allen's case is essentially the same. Although not actually a faculty member, he would be in charge of an integral part of the University, the basketball team. There are some cases of department heads keeping their positions after the age of 65 during the war, but this was mostly because no one else could be employed.
The Board of Regents will meet here later this month and probably will have to take some kind of action on the matter. The athletic board, through which Chancellor Murphy can make recommendations to the regents, meets March 28.
Dr. Murphy said he could not see that the University is going to change any rules of policy in Allen's case. George Smith, dean of the University, said that Allen's retirement would be handled the same as any other staff member of the University.
"We here have no knowledge that either board (athletic board and regents) will change long established retirement policies. In the past ten years I am relatively certain the mandatory retirement rule has been universally enforced," Dean Smith said.
Wilt Chamberlain, the 7-foot basketball player who is mainly responsible for Allen's request for one more good year, said he hopes Allen gets his wish.
"I sincerely hope that Dr. Allen gets his wish. He has done much to improve my playing," Chamberlain said.
Dick Harp, assistant basketball coach who is the logical choice to take over when Allen leaves, said he had complete confidence in whatever Dr. Allen and the University decide to do.
"No matter what happens, I hope to be at KU next year."
Kansas State Cagers Won 5 of 6 On Road
Kansas State's basketball team will occupy a unique position when it enters the NCAA Western Regionals Friday in Allen Field House. Instead of being the usual "hated" visitors, the Wildcats will play in friendly atmosphere as area fans will back their Big Seven representative against the non-league foes.
The Wildcats, coached by youthful Tex Winter, qualified for the NCAA play-offs March 6 when they defeated Kansas to capture the Big Seven championship with a record of 9 victories and 3 defeats. Their over-all record for the season is 16-7.
K-State has the advantage of being familiar with the field house court, but apparently this makes little difference. The Wildcats won five of six league games on the road this season as against four of six at home. The only conference team to lefeat them away from Manhattan was Colorado.
Well-Balanced
Six-foot 9-inch center, Jack Parr is the club's leading scorer and rebounder, and was selected as the all-Big Seven center. But balance probably is the Wildcats' forte, as KU players and fans can testify. KU held Parr to 13 points, but unheralded Fritz Schneider, who had less than a 10-point average before the game, more than took up the slack with 35 points.
Pachin Vicens, the titlist's 5-foot 8-inch ball-hawking guard, also was instrumental in the victory as he scored 13 points and set up a number of scoring plays with his brilliant passing. Hayden Abbott, 6-foot $3 \frac{1}{2} $-inch forward is another reliable K-State starter, who averaged over 11 points a game during the regular season. Parr and Abbott are sophomores.
A third sophomore, Roy DeWitz,
is a normal starter for the Wildcats,
but failed to play in the Kansas game
because of a broken toe suffered
against Missouri the week before.
It's doubtful if DeWitz will be able
to play this week end.
Good Bench Strength
K-State has capable reserves in Joe Powell, Don Richards, Eddie Wallace, Dick Stone, Larry Fischer and Jack Kiddoo, but was jolted at the start of the second semester when top reserves, Gene Wilson, Wayne Hutchins and Charles Holinger, were declared ineligible due to scholastic deficiency.
Although K-State looked good against KU, Coach Tex Winter
Gridders Set For Practice
Varsity football players have been checking out equipment this week in preparation for the opening of spring practice Saturday at 2 p.m. Practices will be held on the football practice fields south of Allen Field House.
Coach Chuck Mather will send the candidates through three practices a week for the next month. Spring practice will be climaxed with an intra-squid game April 18.
Coach Chuck Mather said this afternoon the drills had been postponed until Saturday because of the bad weather, and because he wanted to use every good day possible for outdoor workouts.
A scrimmage is planned after the first workout Saturday afternoon.
For his outstanding contributions to athletics, Ernie Quigley, former University athletic director, will receive a Helms Foundation plaque Friday noon at an NAIA luncheon in the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Mo.
Quigley To Get Helms Award
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feels his team played against I-State and Colorado in games at Manhattan. The Wildcats defeated I-State 82-62 and Colorado 82-51.
K-State's first round opponent Friday will be Oklahoma City, who qualified for the regional by defeating Memphis State 97-81 Tuesday night in a play-off of teams-at-large.
Nellie Tayloe Ross was the first woman ever elected governor of a state. She served as Wyoming's chief executive from 1924 to 1926.
Frisco's Bill Russell 'Player Of Year'
NEW YORK (UP)—Bill Russell, the San Francisco star who modestly claims he would be "just another guy on the floor" without the help of teammate K. C. Jones, todav was named college basketball's Player of the Year by the United Press.
The 6-foot, 10-inch Russell easily won the honor in balloting by 337 sports writers and broadcasters. He received 182 votes compared to only 34 by runnerup Robin Freeman of Ohio State. Ron Shavlik of North Carolina State was third with 24.
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