Varsity-Frosh Cage Game Opens Big Sports Weekend
Friday, Nov. 20, 1953
By KEN BRONSON
Kenna Assistant Sports Editor
Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
A tall and talented Frosh basketball team, under the guidance of assistant coach Dick Hart, will try to do something no freshman team has ever done before at 7 p.m. today in the annual Homecoming freshman-varsity basketball game.
Other stars expected to see action in the two-platoon idea are Dick Reich, a regular at Army before his transfer here last summer and a brother of Gil Reich, Jayhawker football and basketball ace of last season; Maurice King, 6-2 jumping jack from R. T. Coles High in Kansas City; Jim Toner, a 6-7 all-city man from Northeast High in Kansas City, and Frosty Cox, son of the former KU 2-sport all-leaguer and later a basketball coach at Colorado.
Coach Forrest C. "Phog" Allen will start an all-letterman Varsity team, anchored by all-American center B. H. Born and all-Big Seven, forward Allen Kelley, Lettermen Jerry Alberts, LaVannes Squires, and Bill Heitholt will complete the starting five.
Coach Harp plans to use two teams in the battle tonight, both loaded with high school stars of last year. Among the top ten are six all-state Kansas high school selections, Gene Elusun and John Parker from Shawnee-Mission; Lee Green and Lou Johnson, Argentine; Harry Jett, Wyandotte; and Blaine Hollinger, Russell.
A lot of the freshmen success will depend upon their success in holding down Born, who stands two inches above any freshman performer. Otherwise the freshman and the varsity stack up about even according to size but with the Varsity holding the big edge in the department of experience.
PROBABLE STAFTERS
VARSITY FRESHMEN
Ht. Pos. Ht.
5-11 Allen Kelley F Gene Elstun 6-3
6- 3 Jerry Alberts F Lee Green 6-5
6- 9 B. H. Born C Lew Johnson 6-6
6- 1 LaVannes Squires G John Parker 5-10
6- 3 Bill Heitholt G Dick Reich 6-0
PLACE: Hoch Auditorium TIME: 7:15 p.m.
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Grigg Sure to Hold Position As No.1 Scorer in Big 7
Champion Oklahoma's ace halfback, Larry Grigg, may not get a chance to add to his achievements in the Sooners' meeting with Nebraska Saturday, but his position as leading scorer of the Big Seven conference will not be threatened.
Grigg leads the conference in both scoring and yardage gained. He has tallied 12 touchdowns for 72 points
tailed 12 tablesowns for 45 jobs
—holds a wide margin—and in 101
carries has compiled a net gain of
659 yards.
Grigg's edge in the latter department, however, was slim—a scant six yards over Nebraska's Bob Smith.
Grigg, along with 14 teammates, were stricken with virus influenza Tuesday and Coach Bud Wilkinson expressed fear some of the athletes would not recover to see action against Nebraska.
Second in the scoring race was Corky Taylor of Kansas State, 43 points. He was followed by Gary Knafele of Colorado, 42, and Bill Plantan of Iowa State, 41.
Back of Grigg and Smith on the rushing leaders list were Kansas
State's Veryl Switzer, 524 yards; Corky Taylor, 522, and Emerson Wilson of Colorado, 505.
In the passing department, Bill Plantan of Iowa State has gained 723 yards on 57 completions in 100 attempts. He topped the list. John Bordogna of Nebraska was second with 613 yards on 47 completions in 104 tosses. Gary Knafele of Colorado ranked as the No. 1 pass receiver. He has gained 377 yards on 17 catches.
In the Wednesday night bowling league play this week, ASME defeated Murder, Inc., 4-0; Cray won over the 69's, 3-1, and Phil Gam downed DU, 3-1. Team standings are DU, ASME, Crazy, Murder, Inc., Phi Gam, and 69's in that order.
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1,307 Students Played In Intramurals This Fall
Kansan Sports Writer
Serving as student managers this year are Jerry Jurden and Ken Hey, juniors; Dave Ross, Harlan Stampers, Ed Endfield, George Kinney, and Roger Collins, sophomores, and Tom Corrigan, Paul Johnson, John Launbury, Tom Knorr, Roger Garret and Bruce Bishop, freshmen
"With the fall program drawing to a close, we are beginning to plan for our winter sports which will get under way sometime after Thanksgiving," Mikels said. On the intramural calendar for this winter are basketball, volleyball, bowling, and the annual swimming meet. This fall's activities have included team competition in touch football and individual match play in tennis, golf, handball, badminton, and horseshoes.
Through its program of competitive athletics, the KU Intramural department provided 1,307 students the opportunity to participate in their favorite sports this fall.
Now in its 34th year, the operation of the intramural organization is carried out primarily by student managers under the supervision of Mikols. Assisting in its administration are Bill Todd and Don Muir, intramural supervisors, and Jim Moorhead, student intramural secretary.
Guided by Walt Mikols, men's intramural director, the department annually promotes a varied fall, winter, and spring sports schedule which includes both team and individual competition.
Although there have been some forms of intramural athletics at KU since its first year in 1866, the present formally organized program had its beginning in 1920. Men such as G. B. Patrick, Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen, John Sabo, and Dr. E. R. Elbel, who were interested in giving every student a chance to compete in athletics, were instrumental in the development of KU intramural sports.
The 1953 Hill championship in touch football was captured by Beta Theta Pi, Fraternity A winner, for the second consecutive year as it shaded Independent A titlist Jim Beam in the finals. Competing in regular season's play were 49 teams comprised of 813 players.
Division trophy winners in Fraternity A were Beta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Theta, and Alpha Tau Omega, Division crowns in the Independent league won by Beam, Stephenson hall, and Twin Pines co-op. In Fraternity B, Phi Gam annexed the Hill B title by tripping rival division champs Phi Kappa Psi and Sigma Chi.
The five individual sports, which had 494 competitors, are moving into their final round of play this week. Both singles and doubles championships will be decided in all but golf, in which only a single title is awarded.
At the close of each season all- star teams in basketball, and softball are selected by the student managers.
Featured events of the spring program are the yearly intramural track meet and team play in tennis, softball, golf, handball, badminton, and horseshoes.