Thursday, Sept. 29, 1955. University Daily Kansan
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It is time for something to be done. It is time that something concrete is offered in the way of opinion by the Board of Regents of the University regarding the retirement or retention of Dr. Forrest C. Allen as head basketball coach.
Great masses of opinion circulated throughout the state of Kansas last year with only two strong opinions coming to the forefront. The first was the retention, a least in an advisory capacity, of Dr. Allen. The second, and probably the most rhetorical, was the forced retirement of Dr. Allen.
By SAM JONES
Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
Basis of one opinion was the fact that Dr. Allen would be a great recruiting spectre on the horizon for any young boys who wanted to come to the historical site where one of the game's greatestaches practiced his trade.
Those who felt Dr. Allen should retire permanently attacked the idea of retaining a "popular, school personage" just on the basis of athletics since such other notables as Dr. John Ise and Dean Swarthout were retired.
They felt, and rightly so, that very few men in the country command the respect and admiration of the volatile Dr. Allen. The purveyors of this opinion are those who feel that athletics in the collegiate scene are just as important as the scholarship.
Now, here is where something has to be done. This is the year. The Board of Regents are not anxious to make a move either way for fear of either establishing a precedent or losing the support of alums.
The informant indicated the Board was in favor of retaining Dr. Allen in an advisory capacity at the University. But they don't want to establish that "historical precedent" until they have had concrete evidence of the support of Kansans.
It has come to this writer from one member of the Board itself, that the Regents are hesitant to act until opinion is expressed by the people of Kansas and the students of the University.
Some of the athletically inclined alums are highly in favor of either letting Dr. Allen retire and offering the job of head coach to Assistant Coach Dick Harp or keeping "Doc" in an advisory capacity with Harp as coach. Either way they think Harp should be given a pay raise and the job.
Whatever the decision; the Board of Regents will allow the good Dr. Allen to retire, unless opinions are expressed by the people who care about basketball, and especially those who care about athletics in the college system.
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Injuries Plague KU; Stevenson May Start
Saturday's game with Colorado at Boulder may see two new faces in the Kansas first string backfield, but the promotions will be by virtue of injuries.
Bey Buller, senior quarterback,
has been running at the first
string quarterback position this
week while capable sophomore
Wally Strauch sat on the sidelines
with a sore back.
Al Stevenson, fleet halfback
from St. Louis, filled in at fullback for Dick Reich who is also nursing bruises received in the Washington State encounter last Saturday. The two may be ready to go by Saturday but Matheir may give Stevenson and Buller the starting nod as they have been in pads all week. Stevenson who is probably the
fastest sprinter on the team with possibly the exception of halfback Ralph Moody was termed "a wild man" by Mather after yesterday's workout.
Tom Rosowicz, on again off again end, is still troubled with a ligament strain and reinjured the old wound again yesterday.
Kansas guard stock suffered a severe blow with the report that George Remsberg, injured in Tuesday's scrimmage will probably be lost for the season
Tomorrow KU will hold a moderate workout emphasizing pass protection. At 10:10 p.m. the team will board a train for Denver. The squad will work out at Denver Stadium Friday, and take a short excursion in the mountains.
The husky guard who finally found a starting berth in his senior year suffered a fracture of a calcium deposit of the left femur. It will be at least a month before he could don pads again and another few weeks would be needed to retain top condition.
With all of the Jayhawks injured men, the favored Buffs will have an even greater edge over Kansas. Mather feels optimistic, however, and Stevenson, Buller and Dudley Budrich, who replaced Remsbear, have worked out well in their new positions.
Tennessee May Set New Record
Tennessee May Sel Record
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — (U.P.)—If the Duke Blue Devils defeat Tennessee Saturday—and they are favored to—the Vols will set a school all-time losing streak of six straight. The Vols last won a game on Oct. 30, 1954, defeating North Carolina, 26-20.
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