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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, March 20, 1952
Kansas NCAA Bid Is First In Decade
Climbing into the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1942, Kansas carries the Big Seven flag against Texas Christian, Southwest conference champions, in Kansas City Friday night in the first round of the regional meet at Municipal auditorium. Tip-off time is 9:45 p.m. in the second game of a double-bill.
St. Louis, king of the Missouri Valley, and New Mexico A&M, champions of the Border conference, open the affair at 8 p.m. Finals and third place playoff are booked Saturday. The Kansas City champion will move against winners of three other regionals at Corvallis, Chicago, and Raleigh, in Seattle March 25-26, in a newly-aligned four-team tournament final.
It will be the third try for the Jayhawkers under Coach F. C, "Phog" Allen, whose 1940 edition went all the way to the finals. The 1942 five was beaten, 44-46 by Colorado, in the first round of the old Westerns. The Kansers represented this area in the Olympic playoffs of 1936, forerunner of the NCAA meet, and missed a spot in the tourney proper in 1946 and 1950 when beaten by Oklahoma A&M, and Bradley in fifth district play-offs.
It will be the third NCAA collision between Allen and TCU Coach Buster Brannon, who brought Rice to the 1940 and 1942 meets, Kansas clipped the Owls, 60-54, in the first round of the '40 Westernes, and downed them, 55-53, in the third place playoff of 1942. It will be the first cage meeting of all time between KU and TCU.
Although NCAA play is old stuff to the Jayhawks, it will mark the Frogs first appearance here. The Purple went from 1934 to 1951 without a cage championship, last year tying with Texas and Texas A&M for the title.
With a 5-8½ guard named Johnny Ethridge as trigerman, the Toads hope to push their fast break consistently past the huskier Kansans. He scored 122 points to place eighth among Southwest scorers and was voted the most valuable player in spearheading the Purple to the first conference pre-season tournament title.
Harvey Fromme, 6-3 senior forward, and George McLeod, 6-7, 218-pound center, join Ethridge on the break. McLeod's speed, of course, will place a burden on the Jayhawkers' All-American center, Clyde Lovellette, who must move a 244-pound 6-9 bulk, from basket to basket. In addition McLeod paced the Southwest scoring parade with 213 markers in league play and 419 overall.
Kansas hopes to slow the Frog's speed by adjusting a defense that was the loop's stoutest down the stretch of nine consecutive victories. With Lovettele reaching his all-time collegiate peak, the Jayhawks
also hope to maintain their 70.5 scoring pace against the nation's fourth-ranked defense team.
KU is hoping for a scoring comeback from Bob "Trigger" Kenney, who collected only 22 points in his last two starts against Kansas State and Colorado, after returning from a strep-throat sidelining. The Winfield senior turned in fine all-round performances against those clubs but was not his usual self in shooting accuracy, hitting only 5 of 30 attempts.
Cardinals Meet Yankees Today
St. Petersburg, Fla. — (U.P.)—Manager Eddie Stanky, who needs a pitcher to replace Harry (the Cat) Brecheen, sends his St. Louis Cardinals against the World Champion Yankees today in an exhibition game.
The 37-year-old Breecheen, the last pitcher to win three games in a world series, has a chipped bone in his left elbow and probably will require an operation if he is to do any pitching this season. Even with his operation, his chances of ever pitching in the majors again are rewarded as no better than 50-50.
The chip in Brechenre's throwing arm was revealed yesterday by X-rays. Brechenre, who has been with the Cards since 1943, has a 10-year major league record of 121 victories and 74 defeats. He beat the Red Sox three times in the 1946 World Series.
A three-run homer by Vern Stephens gave the Red Sox a 3 to exhibition triumph over the Cardinals yesterday.
Lakeland, Fla.—(U.P.)-The Philadelphia Phillies, fresh from an 8 o 1 triumph over the New York Yankees, took on another American League team today as they met the Detroit Tigers in an exhibition contest.
A grand-slam by Del Emnis and a three-run homer by pitcher Steve Ridkiz produced seven runs in the eighth inning yesterday as the hilies met the Yankees for the first time since they dropped four games to Manager Casper Tengel's men in the 1950 World Series.
Air Force Rifle Team To Attend NRA Meet
The University Air Force ROTC rifle team will leave Friday morning to attend the National Rifle association intercollegiate rifle matches to be held Saturday at Colorado university, Boulder.
The team will leave KU and travel to Fort Leavenworth where they will take a plane to Lowry Air Force base in Denver. From Denver the team will travel by bus to Boulder. They will return Sunday.
The NRA matches are held in two divisions—rifle team championship and individual rifle championship. The PROTC team will participate in both.
The course of firing for the match allows each man ten shots in each position, prone, kneeling and standing. The contestant's scores in this match are averaged with their scores in all other shoulder-to-shoulder matches as a basis for selecting the ten outstanding riflemen of the year. The ten men selected will be awarded gold bullets.
The winner of the individual rille championship will receive a gold-filled medal, and the second place winner will receive a sterling silver medal. To each of the next 13 high scoring competitors will be awarded bronze medals.
All members of a team firing in the matches will receive a souvenir brassard, an emblem worn on the arm, to commemorate the event.
The winning team in this match will be awarded the National Intercollegiate Rifle Team Championship trophy and seven silver medals. The second and third place teams will be awarded seven bronze medals.
Members of the team to the matches are Lorrimer Armstrong, engineering freshman; Hubert M Dye Jr., college sophomore; Rodney D. Deryler, college junior; Max H Embree, college senior; Frank S Jennings, fine arts sophomore; Richard E. Kummer, engineering senior; George W. Lund, engineering sophomore; Donald C Tice, college sophomore; E. Michael Wayland, engineering freshman, and Norman G. Wilson, engineering sophomore.
Kansas State Sends Letters Of Luck To KU
أما الربح (مجموعة من الأطراف المؤجلة) فهي 11,302,895 ريال سعودي.
Personal grievances and intense intra-state rivalries were forgotten Thursday when Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen and his cage squad were assured of backing from Kansas State college.
Telegrams and letters from Dr James A. McCain, Kansas State president; Larry (Moon) Mullins, director of athletics; Coach Jack Gardner; assistant coach Keith (Dobbie) Lambert; the Wildcat basketball team and the Manhattan chamber of Commerce wished the school and Collegeall its best everything in their upcoming bid for NCAA honors.
Here are some of the communications.
"We at Kansas State college are pulling hard for you and your fine team to win the national championship."
From K-State President James B. McCain to Dr. Allen:
From Wildcat Cage Coach Jack Gardner, Assistant Keith Lambert and the K-State team to Phog Allen and the Javhawkers:
"We wish you the best of luck against TCU and sure hope you go all the way in the playoffs. We will be pulling for you to bring the national championship trophy to the Big Seven and to our state of Kansas."
From the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce:
"Heartiest congratulations to a great team on winning the Big Seven basketball championship. You may be assured of our loyal support all the way toward further glories in the hope that you may return additional laurels for your school, team and state."
(Athletic Director Larry
Broom) Multilevel to Dutch Lonborg
directio of athletics.
"Just a word of 'nice going' for having capped the Big Seven basketball championship. We were hoping it could be us, but you had too much on the ball for us this time. From what I hear wherever I go the majority of Kansas State folks are for your big club to go right on through to the national championship. Congratulations, good luck."
Coach Allen and his team have received numerous letters and wires from Manhattan rooters.
Along the JAYHAWKER trail
Vero Beach, Fla.—(U.P.)—Manager Charlie Dressen cut Jack Banta, relief star of Brooklyn's 1949 pennant winning club, Jim Russell, Bill Antonelle, Dick Teed, Joe Landrum and Art Fabbro from the Dodger squad today before leaving for Tampa for a game with Cincinnati. The Dodgers scored a 3-2 exhibition victory over the Reds here yesterday.
The six players were told to remain here for future assignments but Russell, a veteran outfielder, was given permission to try to catch on with another major league team.
By JOHN HARRINGTON Daily Kansan Sports Editor
Just looking at the list of radio stations scheduled to carry the regional NCAA contests in Kansas City Friday and Saturday makes one realize the size of the tournament.
Fifteen radio stations reaching as far south as Fort Worth, the home of the Texas Christian entry, and as far north as Omaha will carry the broadcast.
Eight different sports announcers will be on hand for the game. Max Falkenstien, representing the KU Sports network, will be heard on seven of the 15 stations.
Four stations in greater Kansas City will broadcast the game. Two Topeka stations will carry it. Besides these, other stations handling the broadcast include those in Coffeyville, Emporia, Hays, Great Bend, Salina, Wichita, Fort Worth, St. Louis, and Omaha.
So University sports followers who weren't among the fortunate few—and we mean few—able to get tickets should have little trouble picking up the broadcasts of the games. And that's one seat they can't take away from you.
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Here's the setup for the four regional NCAA tourneys which will get underway Friday:
At Kansas City: Kansas, Big Seven champion, vs. Texas Christian, Southwest conference champion; St. Louis, Missouri Valley champion, vs. New Mexico A&M conference champion.
At Corvallis, Ore.: UCLA, Pacific Coast champion, vs. Santa Clara, selected "at large"; Wyoming, Skyline conference champion, vs. Oklahoma City, selected "at large."
At Raleigh, N.C.: Kentucky, Southeastern conference champion, vs. Penn State, selected "at large," and North Carolina State, Southern conference champion, vs. St. John's, selected "at large."
At Chicago: Illinois, Big Ten champion, vs. Dayton, selected "at large" and runnerup in NIT; Princeton, Ivy League champion, vs. Duquesne, selected "at large."
Cage Finals Begin In AAU Meeting
Denver—(U,P)—Seven of the original eight seeded teams and one un-seeded upstart go into the national AAU basketball tournament quarter-finals here tonight, with the competition getting rougher at every step.
The only unseeded quint to survive the second round was the Riggles Plaza Bowl quint of Warrensburg, Mo., which upset seventh-seeded Kirby Shoes of Los Angeles 62-56, Wednesday.
The Warrenburg Teachers college quint is expected to fall by the way-side tonight when they take on fourth-seeded Caterpillar Diesels of Peoria, Ill.
Other quarter-final games to-night: defending champion Stewart Chevroleto of San Francisco vs. Fibber McGee and Molly of Hollywood; tourney favorite Phillip Oilers of Bartlesville, Okla., vs. Rea Travelers of Artesia, N.M.; and the Atlas-Pacific Engineers of Oakland, Califf, vs. the Air Force All Stars from Tinker field, Okla.
Rupp Picks Jayhawkers
Coach Adolph Rupp of the University of Kentucky said today he didn't see how Kansas could lose in referring to the Jayhawkers' NCAA Western regional tournament chances in Kansas City.
Rupp, whose Kentucky Wildcats are headed for the Raleigh, N.C., regionsals, said, "we feel Illinois should come through the Chicago regional, and as for the Kansas City regional, Kansas might as well head for Seattle right now—we don't see how they can lose."
Some experts are predicting a Kentucky-Kansas showdown for the national title in Seattle, March 23.
Kentucky will be after its fourth NCAA title in five years.
Driverless Car Gets Hooked
Providence, R. I. — (U.P.) — John Andrews, 76, braked his automobile and got out to find why another car had been following him closely for half a mile. He found a driverless car had hooked bumpers with his.
Morris Kay Shows Prospects For Duty On Offense And Defense In Fall Football
Kansas football coaches already are willing to concede one player shift will pay off next autumn as the Jayhawkers continue their second week of spring practice.
The man involved is 6-1, 190-
ound Morris Kay, converted fullback from St. Johns. He has been in only three scrimmages to date, but,
if he three to improve at his present rate, he will be difficult to keep out of a double starting job next fall on both offense and defense.
"Kay is working hard at his new position." Head Coach J. V. Sikes admits. "He has come along even better than anticipated, and we felt,
Kay has taken to the shift as swiftly as any makeover in this camp since the war. He has demonstrated punishing blocking power and surprising aptitude on defense. He does not carry great speed or elusiveness, but if he moves tackles and splinters interference the rest of his assets will do.
The rang junior-to-be plays the left side on both offense and defense and could be the man to fill the shoes of Orbon Tice, graduating all-Big Seven selection, who was an offensive standout last year, and Dave Schmidt, the deft little 1951 defensive starter, as well.
"Kay has exchanged some awful blows out there." End Coach Wayne Replogie points out. "He is rugged, with a natural aptitude for his new position."
when we made the change, that he had a chance to become a pretty fair end. He has a long way to go yet, of course, but we believe he'll make it."
With Bud Laughlin, Galen Fiss and Frank Sabatini all returning, and John Anderson, up from the freshmen; Kay was shifted from
He earned a letter as sophomore linebacker last year, turning a creditable overall job. He is a good tackler, something which is becoming increasingly scarce on every football field.
fullback in an effort to take up some of the slack left by four graduating wingmen. Bill Schaake and Ron White, who handled the right side last year, also will receive diplomas in June.
Four other conversions all sopho-mores-to-be, also are laboring at the terminals. These include Bill Brown, former all-state prep guard from Clay Center; Don Endacott, stubby guard from Bartlesville, Okla; Jimmy Lee, halfback from Shelbvyville, Ky., and Roy Bower, Norton tackle. Brown has been sidelined with measles; Bower with an ankle injury.
Three other young linemen moving into the picture are Tackle Dean Ragon, 228-pound freshman from Gary, Ind.; Bud Bixler, 219-pound tackle from Middletown, Pa., and Dick Knowles, 195-pound Wichita yearling, who has been converted from tackle to guard.
Continued improvement definitely would place this trio in the 1952 Jayhawker blue-print.