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University Daily Kansan Thursday, April 10, 1952
KU In First Outdoor Meet Today Against Nebraskans
A real dual promises to develop here this afternoon when Nebraska's Don Bedker and Kansas' Bob DeVinney hook up in the hurdle races of the Jayhawk-Cornhusk dual meet. It'll be the first outdoor meet for both squads this spring.
Hampered by illness — mostly measels—Nebraska may not be at full strength for the running of the meet. Also holding the progress of the clash in tow is the weather.
But, taking all things into consideration, the DeVinney-Bedker battle should be a real thriller. At present, Bedker holds a 3-1 edge over the Jayhawker captain in the hurdle races, winning both events—the 120-yard highs and the 220 lows—in the indoor meet. March 1.
DeVinney could pull abreast of the Husker hurdler with a double win today. DeVinney ran second in the lows in the indoor fracas and third in the highs.
Bedker also won the high hurdle event in the KU-NU indoor dual at Lincoln. DeVinney scored his lone victory over Bedker in the lows in the indoor dual.
But DeVinney has been concern-
EOB DEVINNEY
trating most of his outdoor practice hours on the quarter mile, where he runs in the lead-off position on the
Jayhawker distance medley and pole relay teams.
Dan Tolman, who missed most of the indoor season because of injury, is expected to help bolster the Husker hurdlers.
Kansas, though missing the services of Freshman Adolph Mueller who turned up with a back injury, hopes to pull some points from the efforts of Don Woodson, improving junior, and Bill Biberstein, freshman who won the Class B state title in the highs last spring.
While the hurdle records of :14.7 and :23.8 are in the shadow of being broken, the standards for the 443 and mile relay are more likely to topple.
Don Smith of the Jayhawkers is being counted upon to crack the quarter record of :49.0. He ran a 48.6 440 in the anchor carry of the mile relay at the Texas Relays last weekend and has covered the quarter mile distance in as low a time as 48.1.
Kansas' mile relay fourside, second place runners of the Texas event, clocked a 3.14.7 at Austin. The record for the race stands at 3.22.0
Phi Gamma Delta Wins Intramural Swim Meet
Phi Gamma Delta, clinging to the lead it built in the preliminaries Monday night, went on to win the Intramural swimming meet by 18 points last night in Robinson gym pool. They scored 56 points.
Phi Kappa Psi, pushing the Phi Gams to the last event, came in second with 38 points. Sigma Chi was third with 27, while Kappa Sigma was in fourth place with 25 points.
The best times in all events were as follows: 160 yard free style relay; Phi Psi, 1:26.6; 60 yard breast stroke; Jene Shanze, Kappa Sig, 45.8; 100 yard free style; Jerry Jester, Phi Gam, 62.9; 100 yard back stroke; Charles Appling, Phi Delt, 147.8; diving; Jester, 137.9 points; 147.8 free style; Sam Moore, Sigma Chi, 21.8; 60 yard individual medley; Dick Gamlin, Phi Psi, 39.3; 120 yard medley relay; Phi Gam I, 120.4.
Other individual rankings by events is as follows: 160 yard free style relay; Second, Phi Gam II; third, Sigma Chia; fourth, SAE.
100 yard free style; Second, Edmond, Tucker, Phi Psi; third, Bill Payne, Phi Gam; fourth, Bill Gibbs, Sigma Chai.
60. yard breast stroke: Second.
Charles Heron, Sigma Chi; 3rd.
Charles Crawford, Phi Gam; fourth.
Charles Garney, Sigma Chi.
100 yard back stroke: Second,
Payne, Phi Gam; third, Alfred Little, Kappa Sig.
Diving: Second, Otto Unruh,
Kappa Sig; third, Albert Thomas
Phi Gam; fourth, Paul Wallace, Phi
Psi
40 yard free style; Second, Gam-
lin, Phi Psi; third, John Eaton, Phi
Delt; fourth, Gordon Stucker, Phi
Gam.
60 yard individual medley: Second, Eaton, Phi Delt; third, Tucker, Phi Psi; fourth, Harold Wilson, Phi Psi.
120 yard medley relay: Second, Kappa Sig; third, Phi Gam II; fourth, Sigma Chi.
One point was scored for the team of each of the four qualifying contestants in each of the five individual participation events on Monday.
In yesterday's competition, six points were awarded for each fist place, four for second, third place received three points, and two points were awarded to fourth place winners in these events.
In relay events, eight points were given first place, six for second, four for third, and third place received two points.
Tula, Okla. —(U,P)— Dick Wakefield's "last-change comeback" with the New York Giants was off to an encouraging start today.
The one-time $52,000 bonus beauty, often described as one of the most talented and least ambitious players of his age, made his debut with the Giants by hammering a pinch-hit double in the sixth inning of their game with the Cleveland Indians yesterday.
Richmond, Ind. — (U.P.) - Left-Hander Ken Paffensberger signaled his readiness for the new National League Season today as the Cincinnati Reds completed their spring series with the Washington Senators.
The veteran "control-pitcher" flipped four-hit ball for seven innings yesterday and the Reds shoved over a run in the eighth inning to beat their American league rivals. 3-2. It was their sixth victory in nine games with the Senators.
Baltimore — (U.P.) Mickey Mantle may open in center field and Bob Cervy may be at first base when the World Champion New York Yankees open their American league season next Tuesday—but Manager Case Stengel isn't saying.
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TRAMPOLINE ENTHUSIAST—James Floyd, business senior, does a backward swan dive, technically called a backdrop by trampoline performers, at one of the trampoline workout sessions held in Robinson gymnasium. These are voluntary sessions which any University may attend. Karson photo by Jerry Renner
student may attend.—Kansan photo by Jerry Renner.
University Students Learn Art Of Old Circus Sport
By JERRY RENNER
Volunteer sessions for students interested in working out on the University's new trampoline are held from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in Robinson gymnasium.
Robert Bell, education senior, supervises about 15 men and women who have rediscovered this old circus sport.
"The fellows and girls learn eight fundamental operations before, attempting any stunts," Bell said. "We really haven't an instructor. I and advanced students like Howard Stringham, college sophomore; Kenneth Reid, education junior; Donald Parker, engineering senior; and James Floyd, business senior; and others teach the newcomers what we know."
Once landing is mastered the group is taught various forms of the hands and knees bounce along with back and stomach drops.
At least four men act as "spoters" or guards to insure no per
Men and women coming for the first time learn to bounce and land safely. Landing involves dropping to one's seat with arms straight against sides and legs extended forward.
former bounces off the trampoline. Landing square with the trampoline is important so the performer will not bounce off one side.
"No one has ever been hurt on the tramoline at KU." Bell said.
Walter Mikols, assistant professor of physical education, said the University does not have any intercollegiate competition on the trampoline. "If in the future we do, it will be part of the gymnastic competition which Colorado, Nebraska and K-State have now," he said.
"The University got, it's first trampline in 1949," Coach Mikos said. "Last year Howard Stringham, Kenny Reid, Bob Bell and Don Parker gave exhibitions between halves of basketball games, at Winter General hospital, and for the Kiwanis club."
"The new trampoline cost $423, but we were able to reduce that cost by trading in the old one," Henry Shenk, chairman of the department of physical education, said.
Phog And Jayhawk Cagers Honored In Kansas City Yesterday
By BOB NELSON
Kansan Sports Writer
An overflow crowd of more than 450 persons paid personal tribute to "Mr. Basketball" himself as they honored Coach Forrest C. "PhoG" Allen for his uniring efforts which span 35 fabulous years of coaching at Kansas in a testimonial dinner held Wednesday night in the Muehlebach Hotel ballroom, in Kansas City. Mo.
Sharing the limelight with Coach Allen was his history making 1952 Olympic-bound NCAA championship team—a team which brought the University of Kansas and the state of Kansas much fame in compiling 28 victories over a 31-game route,
The Greater Kansas City Alumni Association also paid equal tribute and appreciation to four more individuals highly responsible for KU's record shattering achievements—Dick Harp, assistant coach; Dean Nesmith, trainer; Wayne Louderback, student manager, and Don Pierce, sports publicity director.
A dinner highlight included the presentation to Coach Allen of a three tier cake which stood about three feet high and containing 65
candles—representing Dr. Allen's age.
With the ballroom lights turned out, a spotlight was focused on the beautiful white cake as it was carried on a huge tray by KU's seven Olympic basketball players—all Kenney, Bill Hongland, Bill Lienhard, John Keller, Dean Kelley and Charlie Hoag.
Fhog also received a gold basketball as a token of appreciation for the many, many years of untiring efforts he so unselfishly has put forth for the betterment of basketball because was responsible for getting basketball at established in the 1936 Olympic Games at Berlin.
Atop the cake was a symbolic trophy indicating Olympic achievement and honor.
For the Jayhawker team, they were individually introduced and presented scrolls bearing an inscription telling of the team's post-season honors achieved with game-by-game results listed to show how the 1932 team gained its Olympic berth and trip to Helsinki.
Included on the seroll were the words: "No team faced a sterner
Thirteen player awards were given to the following: Lovellette, Kenney,
test. No team was a truer champion."
DR. FORREST C. ALLEN Kansas Basketball Coach
Houland, Lienhard, Keller, Kelley,
Hoag, B. H. Born, Bill Heitholt,
Larry Davenport, La Vannes
Squires, Dean Smith and Allen Kelley.
Assistant coach Harp and Trainer Nesmith also received scrolls.
Among the guests were former KU basketballers representing practically every team which Coach Allen has ever coached at Kansas, dating back to 1903.
Allen, Dean of American Basketball Coaches, coached KU again in 1893 after which he left Mt. Oread to return in 1823 and has been producing champions ever since.
Seated at the speaker's table were no fewer than seven former all-American cagers at Kansas.
They included Paul Endacott, 1922 and 1923 guard; Charles Black, 1923 and 1924 guard; Tusten Ackerman, 1924 and 1925 center; Ted O'Leary, 1932 forward; Fred Praele, 1937 and 1938 guard; Dr. Pob Allen, 1941 center, and Ray Evans, KU's greatest athlete of all-time, one of a few collegiate athletes ever to achieve all-American honors in both basketball and football.
Walt Sutton, president of the
Greater Kansas City Alumni association, headed the committee that planned the elaborate dinner. Sutton introduced Endacott who handled the toastmaster's activities.
In introducing Coach Allen, Enda-cott told numerous stories about "Phog" Allen's long, colorful and fabulous coaching career at Kansas. He also presented to Allen one of his favorite stories: famous "Me Easketball" could ever want to receive. It was a seroll signed by all attending the dinner.
The scroll contained the following inscription:
On April 9, 1952, we, the undersigned, meet to pay tribute to you, Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Basketball Coach of the University of Kansas.
"The honor paid you here tonight stems not only from your current NCAA championship team, your over 700 victories during your coaching career, your 22 conference championships, but more significantly from the wholesome influence which you have had on your players, the students and your opponents.
"Words do not express our deep appreciation of your contribution to the University of Kansas."