University Daily Kansan Page 5 Cats Nip Phi Delt, 46-43, To Cop Hill Basketball Title By JIM WALZ Kansan Sports Writer For the first time since 1939 an Independent "A" team is Hill champipon as the Cats staved off a late Phi Delta Theta rally to win last night 46 to 43. An Independent team called the Galloping Ghosts won two consecutive "A" championships in 1938 and 1939. Since then Fraternity teams have controlled the "A" division. in games. In the upper AFROTC, 33 to 28, for the "C" Hill championship and the Schizo's rallied in the second half to win the Independent "B" championship. The Schizo's will play Phi Delta Theta for the Hill "B" championship tonight. In the feature game of the night Phi Delt jumped off to an early 12 to 9 first quarter lead, but the Cats roared back in the second period to gain a three-point edge halftime. 19 to 16. At the start of the second half after Bob Preston and Bob Richards had traded goals for the Cats and Phi Delt, respectively, the Cats went on a 10-point spree late in the third quarter and took a com- Cats, 46 ft ff t FDPT, 43 ft ff t FDPT, 43 Preston 1 1 2 Heath 3 2 2 Bell 1 8 2 Richards 3 2 2 Beck 4 8 5 Mueller 1 2 1 Baker 4 0 1 Graves 2 0 4 Steinmeier 2 1 2 Hadley 0 0 4 Ulsh 0 4 0 Baldwin 0 0 4 Becker 2 5 4 Black 2 4 3 Forsyth 3 0 2 Stevenson 0 0 2 Totals 12 22 12 Totals 16 11 22 Phi Gam, 33 ff f f AROTC, 28 fg Hodge 3 3 1 Hodge 3 3 1 Orlowske 1 0 0 Orlowske 1 0 0 Clawson 2 0 3 Clawson 2 0 3 Dalton 1 4 2 Dalton 1 4 2 Fletcher 1 4 2 Fletcher 1 4 2 Handley 2 0 1 Totals 11 11 14 Totals 10 8 15 standing 35 to 22 lead as the final period started. After trading goals for the first five minutes of the quarter, Phi Delt started its rally. With Becker, Mueller, and Heath all hitting fielders the Phil Delt managed to creep within four points, 44 to 40. The Cats went into a stall with 2:30 left and controlled the ball for the victory. Wally Beck tossed in four field goals and eight free throws for 16 points to lead the Cats to victory. Bill Bell and Jerry Beller contributed 10 and eight points respectively. Frank Becker hit for nine points and Richards and Don Heath had eight apiece to pace the Phi Delts. Phi Gamma Delta came from a four-point deficit at the half to win the "C" division crown. The Army was leading 18 to 14 at half time, but with Humphrey Hodge hitting nine points, Phi Gam roared back to take the lead late in the game and stall out for a 33 to 28 victory. Harzfeld's Haymaker Shirts new spring colors a breath of spring . . color of spring 6. 50 12th and Oread Store Hours Open 9:30 to 5:30 Thurs. nite 'til 8 p. m. Friday, March 4, 1955 Coach Chuck Mather and his staff will get their first look at the 1955 football squad Monday afternoon when spring practice gets underway. Some 85 men are expected to check out their uniforms tomorrow. Newcomers May Push Vets In Spring Football Drills The only major switch made from last year's lineup will be the moving of Terry McIntosh from half-back to quarterback, which may prove to be only temporary. McIntosh originally was a quarterback but played at half last year. In explaining the shift Chuck Mather said, "We know that McIntosh can play satisfactorily at half but we want to give him a crack at a quarterback slot." line center position will be in capable hands with Dick Reich remaining at the post. Behind him will be Frank Black and Norman Redd, both of whom played last year. The 1955 Jayhawk squad should be stronger than last year's team except possibly at tackle and full-back. At these two places graduation has hit the hardest and only one man, tackle Gene Blasi, has any experience. Blasi was switched from end to tackle last year. By JOHN McMILLION Kansan Sports Writer With the exception of the full-backs the backfield will be nearly intact. All the quarterbacks will be back and they will be bolstered by the addition of McIntosh; Al Jaso, who laid out last year, and freshman Walter Strauch. Ralph Moody, Rex Sullivan, and Ted Rohde will form the nucleus of the halfback corps and will be backed up by several good freshman prospects, including Bill Horn, John Traylor, Marvin Moles, and John Francisco. Don Clements, a service returnee who played here in 1950, also will be out for a half-back position. The fullbacks are questionable because of lack of experience. Gone are John Anderson and Bud Laughlin, but several good freshmen and one service returnee have possibilities. Al Stephenson, Max Adams, Jerry Baker, and Dave Preston are all potential fullbacks, as is Joe Held, who has been switched from end. Held played fullback in high school and has expressed a desire to try it again. Don Feller is the service returne out for fullback. The lone holdover is senior-to-be John Handley. Guards and ends should be strong with two transfer students, Tom Leo from Ohio State and Bob Crouch from Purdue, expected to show up well at guard. Ironman Don Pfutzenreuter, Bob Hubbard, and Dud Budrich, should spearhead the guard corps with pressure coming from freshmen Ervell Staab and Jim Wells. Freshmen Jim Letcavits, Lynn McCarthy, and Tom Rosowicz should furnish stiff competition to veterans Bill Bell, LaVerne Fiss, Don Martin, and Bob Franklin at the end positions. With the exception of Blasi, the tackles will be inexperienced. Top prospects are Jim Hull, Frank Gibson, Bert Stueve, and Ed Reynolds, who are all either freshmen or laid out last year. Hundreds of books on all subjects priced at 10c,49c,98c one section half price,and one section FREE! SALE You know what reference books you need.Buy a good selection now and have your own reference library. on Reference Books half price Allen Stay Solved By Car: McCuish 98c Lt. Gov. John McCuish, who spoke last night at a meeting of the KU Collegiate Young Republicans, believes there will be no more squabbles over the move to extend Coach Phog Allen's faculty tenure past next year. "Now that Phog has that beautiful new Cadillac there should be no problems; he probably will want to spend all his time touring the country in style as Kansas' No. 1 basketball salesman," McCuish said. Old Santee Mark Broken by McNeal Kansas track Coach Bill Easton may be grooming another distance ace of the same caliber of his most famous pupil, Wes Santee. Winners of last year's championships were Phi Gamma Delta, "A" division; Delta Tau Delta, "B" division, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, "C" division. Jerry McNeal, of Minneapolis, Minn., posted a time of 9:29 in the two-mile run yesterday during trials for the Big Seven freshman indoor postal track meet, to set a new league freshman mark for the distance. Men's intramural volleyball will begin its annual season Monday. Practice reservation charts were posted this morning in Robinson gymnasium. McNeal's time betters the present record of 9:32.4, set by Wes Santee when he competed as a freshman in 1851. McNeal is also Big Seven freshman cross-country champion. Volleyball Action To Begin Monday KU Must Win Over Missouri To Take Third Crowded out of the top position in the Big Seven by Colorado, the Missouri Tigers will close the season tomorrow night, playing host to Kansas at Columbia. The Tigers, pre-season championship favorites, are out of the picture for the No. 1 slot with an 8-3 record in Big Seven play while Colorado stands at 10-1. The best and worst the Tigers can do now is take the runner-up position either way the KU contest comes out. Kansas stands at 4-6 with a final home game with Oklahoma Tuesday night left after the Missouri contest. Kansas still has a chance to finish third in the Big Seven, tied with Kansas State and Nebraska provided the Jayhawks can win their final two contests and the Cornhuskers drop their final game. Missouri is expected to send the same opening lineup it has used since the start of the season against the Jayhawks, while Kansas will again go with its five regulars used of late. Starting at forward for the Tigers probably will be Med Park (6-2) and Norm Stewart (6-4), at center is Bob Reiter (6-9), and Lionell Smith (6-1] along with Redford Reichert (6-1) will open at the guard positions. Stewart and Reiter are the club's No. 1 and 2 scorers and hold down top positions in the Big Seven scoring race. Stewart is hitting close to 50 per cent from the field and has one of the top college records from the charity line getting better than 80 per cent of his free throws.