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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, April 2, 1952
Editorials
For Dr. Allen-A Dream Comes True
Of all University officials down through the years, probably the one that has done the most to put KU "on the map" is Dr. Forrest C: Allen. The 66-year-old basketball coach, after 35 years at KU, has reaped many of the pleasures that he longed and hoped for through the years. Named as the "game's winningest coach," Dr. Allen has seen his teams win well over 700 games, 22 conference champions, and the nation's top college basketball crown.
Whenever the coach thought his "boys" were getting a bad break or he figured some rule or method needed changing, Dr. Allen would blast away with all his vigor until the situation was corrected.
Many of Dr. Allen's former cagers have won high places in basketball coaching throughout the country. He was founder of the Kansas Relays, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches of the U.S., an officer of the National Collegiate Basketball Rules committee, and was instrumental in organizing the NCAA in 1938.
The great KU coach has not only written numerous articles for national magazines, but is the author of several books on basketball.
Back in his playing days, Dr. Allen was manager of the famous Kansas City Athletic Club basketball team that upset the world's champion Buffalo Germans in 1905. Dr. Allen was also a baseball umpire, and called the balls and strikes with the depth of a fog horn, thus the name "Phog."
Years ago, Dr. Allen started out on an almost single handed campaign to make basketball a part of the Olympic games. This was one of his major
accomplishments, for in 1936, thanks to his efforts basketball was first played in the Olympics in Berlin.
But now as the Kansas Jayhawkers are going to the Olympic games in Helsinki, an even greater dream for Dr. Allen has come true.
Now not only will Dr. Allen be going to the Olympics to participate in the game that he helped make famous, but he will be going there taking and coaching his "boys"—the champion KU miracle team. —Charles Price.
Remember To Vote!
Today another campus election is being held. This time it is the primary to choose the party candidates for the general election on Wednesday, April 9.
If capable persons are to be elected then it will only be because they were nominated by their parties today. In several cases the choices will make important differences. However, if there is a small turnout it is possible that the inferior candidates will be the ones selected.
There still is enough time remaining for you to vote today. Check elsewhere in this issue to see where the voting is being held. Then go immediately and make known your choices for candidates.
Next Wednesday will be too late to put in the persons you feel can do the job. Remember to vote! —Joe Taylor.
Short Ones
Politicians like to quote Lincoln. But the quotation they don't seem to remember is: "You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time. But you can't fool all of the people all of the time."
Communist leaders have been urging Russian farmers to milk their cows four times a day to get more milk. Next they will be increasing the number of hours in a day.
Our favorite ceed, Iva Latepaper, is still wondering if she can trust fellows. Last week end she went out with a guy who said he was a civil engineer but was rough and uncouth all evening.
A cheerleader is quoted in a news story as saying the huge welcome rally was something that "could happen only once in a lifetime." Let's hope so. It would be hard to go through it more often.
KU defeats Southwest Missouri State and once again the border ruffians are turned back.
Wall subscription rates: $3 a semester or $4.50 a year (add $1 a semester if in Lawrence). Published in Lawrence, Kan., every afternoon during the University year except holidays and Sundays, University holidays and examination periods, Entered as second mass seat. 17, 1910, at Lawrence, Kan., Post Office under act of March 3, 1879.
Dear Editor:
Honors Should Go To Team Not Selves
Letters:
Our boys now have added another honor to our school in the field of athletics. I hope that our student body will honor the team and not themselves upon the team's arrival.
If the city of Lawrence is gracious enough again to furnish a ride down the main drag, I hope the students will let the boys ride in style be-fitting "Champions."
The victory is theirs. We only share it by being their fellow students. We didn't honor them when they came back from defeats. So let them have the glory that is so richly theirs.
POGO and his friends
Bob Learned Jr.. Pharmacy Sophomore.
Comments
(From the Cincinnati News Record, University of Cincinnati)
It's getting more and more difficult to sit quietly in the stands while the fat little men in the striped shirts turn one of the fastest, most exciting games in the world into a contest of chance and free throw accuracy.
FOUL, FOUL, FOUL . . .
When it gets to the point that hardly a game goes by without 50 or more fouls and five or six players fouling out it must be concluded that the referees and not the players are at fault.
We have no complaint with the ref who calls it close and is quick to crack down on any deliberate fouls or obvious attempts at roughing. But this business of calling fouls when there is obviously no attempt at illegal action is ridiculous.
... The whole strategy of basketball is based on the fast break. That is the way the players like it and that is what the fans come to see. Who are the (refs) to go against the will of the many? . . .
"He says he gets better reception now!"
Interpretive Articles
Mutual Defense Pact Out But Mexico Is Rearming
Mexico's re-armament program is going ahead despite the break down of mutual defense pact negotiations with the United States.
Since the talks were broken off here, the government has announced: (1) plans to build up the air force "with modern planes" bought from the United States; (2) stepped-up production of small "re-distributed" naval forces on both coasts "for strategic reasons."
Mexico unexpectedly discontinued the secret session on February 21, stating "certain proposals" of the U.S. delegation could not be accepted. Spokesmen said only that "the talks will be resumed when and if both governments consider it pertinent."
Officials have maintained strict silence regarding the five conferences held in the ornate and closely guarded defense ministry building. U.S. spokesmen, aware of Mexico's strategic geographical location, said the pact would have been "similar" to those concluded with several other Latin American countries.
According to Mexican army officials, the agreement would have provided the republic "with all the military aid it needs in arms, airplanes and ships but would not permit presence of a single American soldier.
It was speculated that "certain proposals" turned down were considered monumental by Mexico, since the Latin country could readily have used any military aid offered by the United States. Informed sources said some Mexican officials believed the amount of aid offered "was not worth while."
They said "foreign commitments" might have had a bearing on the sudden break. Mexico has made it known several times in the United Nations it is opposed to use of troops abroad.
Even though the talks appeared definitely stalled, the government made it clear that a preparedness program will go ahead without delay.
Gen. Ignacio Beteta, head of Mexican military weapons production, said this country can produce all the "portable" arms it needs from pistols to trench mortars and bazookas.
"Only where it is uneconomical for us to produce weapons will we make purchases abroad," he said. A $45,000,000 program to modernize government arsenals has just begun, he added.
Mexico has negotiated for some time for purchase of U.S. planes to augments its jetless air force of less than 100 planes. At present its most advanced air weapon is the obsolete World War II Republic P-47.
United States aid undoubtedly would have bolstered modernized equipment for the republic's army of 50,000, maintained by yearly drafts under a universal military training program.
The nation's tiny navy of cutters and small gunboats, used primarily for police and patrol duty on the two sea frontiers, also would have profited by the agreement.
It was learned discussions did not include mention of U.S. military bases in Mexico.
There were several points of a "political nature" to be solved, and it was believed the United States wanted assurance that Mexico could never be used as a springboard for foreign attacks. Rich oil deposits on the Mexican Gulf coast may have been included in the discussions. By Paul Hawkins, United Press Staff Correspondent.
A St. Louis fan said at the half of the KU-St. Louis game "That big Lovellette sure don't look like a basketball player. But my, how looks can be deceiving."