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University Daily Kansan Thursday, March 19, 1953
Phog Stretches Little Bit Long Way In Coaching Jays to NCAA Finals
By. TOM STEWART
Whatever it was that Clara Bow, the movie actress, had, she knew how to use it, so they named her the "IT" girl. By the same token, the title of the "IT" boy of American basketball might properly be given to Coach Forrest C. "Phog" Allen.
In 46 coaching years, Dr. Allen has done a little bit of everything, and this past season he and the Jayhawk cagers did everything with a little bit.
Including Tuesday's stomp over Washington, teams coached by Dr. Allen since 1908 have won 729 while dropping 208 for a .778 percentage, rolling to 31 championships.
Dr. Allen's record for 36 years with the University is 549 wins against 194 losses. He first coached here during 1908 and 1909, bringing two Missouri valley championships.
While running the Jayhawks in 1908, the amazing basketball wizard began coaching teams from Baker university and Haskell. The Indian school turned out a terrific five that year and they barnstormed their way through a 5,000-mile tour, ending with a 27-5 season.
In two years with Baker, Dr Aaron coached the Wildcats through a series of challenges, kept low.
For seven years, from 1912 through 1919, he coached all sports at Warrensburg's Central Missouri State Teachers college. His football teams took seven championships, his baseball squads were champs three times, and his cagers left a .338 mark by losing only 7 of 114 games.
In 1919, Dr. Allen returned to KU as director of athletics. A year later he was named head basketball coach. Things got hot in a hurry as his teams in the early 20's mailed all comers in the Missouri Valley conference. In 1949 the Helms Foundation College Basketball Hall of Fame rated "Allen and company" of 1922 and 1923 tops in the nation.
Dr. Allen himself was named to this hall of fame with 16 other nationally famous cage coaches. In 1950, the National Basketball Coaches association chose him as basketball's outstanding man of the year.
Official Bulletin
TODAY
Versammlung des deutschen Vereins:
5 uhr. 502 Fraser. Play reading.
Young Republican club: 7:30 p.m.
College administration the Eisenhower empowerment
Christian fellowship: 32 Strong, 7:30
pam. Speaker: David Vermoville, and
pm. Speaker: Teresa Marmota
FRIDAY
Ebisepal Communion: 7 a.m. Danforth
Christian Fellowship Missionary meet-
in Boston on Thursday, April 10.
Kanpa Phi: 7 p.m. Danforth chapel,
installation of officers.
Dick Harp and "Phog" Allen
Pershing rifles: annual banquet, Kansas room, Union.
MONDAY
Chess Club: 7:30 p.m. card room, Union
Schools on Display In Model Show
Soon "Moulin Rouge"
Scale models of elementary schools now are on display on the main floor of Fraser hall as a result of co-ordinated efforts of the School of Education and School of Engineering and Architecture on an elementary school design project.
The models all are designed with four class rooms and one all purpose room. Each room is designed to house pupils in two grades up through the eighth grade, with the all-purpose room serving as extra space needed for various activities.
Charles E. Johnson, assistant professor of education and director of elementary education at the University, explained modern teaching methods used in elementary schools to Design II students in the department of architecture, who in turn designed the model school buildings.
Then students enrolled in Architecture IV used the designs to construct the models that now are on display.
Engineers to Hear GE Man
Maynard M. Boring, manager of the technical personnel department of General Electric company, Schenectady, N.Y., will speak at a convocation of the students and faculty of the School of Engineering at 11 a.m. Monday, April 13, in Fraser theater.
Thirteen years ago last night a young Kansas basketball player nervously awaited the opening tip of the finals of the NCAA tournament in Kansas City's Municipal auditorium—between Kansas and Indiana.
Last night that same young man, slightly heavier, of course older, nervously awaited the start of another NCAA final, again between Kansas and Indiana.
That young man was Dick Harp, now assistant cage coach under Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen, but then one of the greatest defenders on basketball courts in the country. His shrewd sleuthing with thealph Graf of California's great all-American, had squeezed the Kansas into the 1940 finals.
Now no young coach in the nation enjoys widere respect among his contemporaries. Harp has a large and intense capacity for hard work and
Harp played his heart out that night, too, but nothing could stop the vaunted Hoosiers as they rolled to a 60-42 victory.
Library Exhibition Displays Formats
An exhibition entitled "Western Books 1952," is now appearing on the second floor of Watson library.
The members of the Rounce and Coffin club, sponsors of the exhibition, consist of printers, librarians, and booksellers throughout the country, select a number of books each year as the best representatives of books printed west of the Rockies.
Some 30 or 40 presses submit books to the club. Books chosen by the club on the basis of format, typography, and binding, are sent on tour. The latest exhibition, which will remain at Watson library until March 31, is the eleventh of its kind.
Robert Vosper, director of Watson library, and Robert L. Quinsey, chief of readers' services at Watson library, are associate members of the Rounce and Coffin club.
Coach Harp Faced Hoosiers 13 Years Ago In NCAA Finals
SUNDAY
Prevue Saturday 11:15 p.m.
ENDS TONITE
is highly ranked as a tactician.
MURPHY CABOT KELLY
With the resumption of the freshman rule this season, he again assumed double duty in assisting with the varsity and coaching the freshman club as well.
the MCAU conference. He doubled William Jewell where his basketball teams finished second and third in Dick moved up five years ago from as a football assistant.
MATINEE 2:30 Fri.
EVENINGS 7:00—9:00
FEATURES 7:30—9:30
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