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Dr. Allen Says Look Article Is Ridiculous, Hurts Fine Boys
The article, "How Basketball Players are Bought," was written by Tim Cohane, sports editor of Look, and according to Coach Allen, presents only the writer's views.
Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen has declared that the article in the Jan. 29 issue of Look magazine which touched upon the "recruiting" of B. H. Born and Clyde Lovellette is "ridiculous and a slam at two fine boys."
"I wasn't contacted before hand and he obviously talked to only a few biased coaches. He presented a false impression and only one side of the story."
The story tells of the procurement
of star high school basketball players by several of the nation's top colleges and devotes four paragraphs to Born's choice of schools. The enrollment of All-American Clyde Lovellette and Charlie Hoag also was commented upon by the magazine writer.
Cohane writes, in part, "Another interesting case is that of B.H. Born, 6-foot-8 citizen of Medicine Lodge, Kan. Born plays for the University of Kansas, coached by Dr. Forrest C. 'Phog' Allen. In prescribing cures for basketball's sore, Dr. Phog is the very epitome of windy niec."
The story also claims that Born's choice of Kansas astonished Eddie Hickey, St. Louis university coach who had corresponded regularly with Born. Cohane relates that Born visited in St. Louis and was permitted to drive Hickey's "sleek black convertible" in downtown traffic.
"But B. H. is enrolled at Kansas, and it is perhaps only coincidental that his mother was at the time employed by the state."
In regard to Hickey's car, Born said, "I've never even been in his car. I don't know where Cohane got his information but it surely wasn't from Hickey."
When asked about the article, Born said he would rather not comment, but that the story presented a false picture and that he intends to write a letter to Cohane.
Coach Allen also intends to write the author and the editors of Look in defense of the players.
Player Breaks Record As St. Louis Tops NYU
New York—(U.P.)-Little Eddie Hickey praised big Bob Koch today but Coach Howard Cann of New York university said all the St. Louis Billikins rated cheers as far as he was concerned.
"Koch played the best game ever seen him play." Coach Hickey said as he reviewed the 6-6 center's 50-point performance as St. Louis whipped NYU, 75 to 66, Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Koch's total was a new individual single-game high for the Garden so far this season and was just one point off the highest score ever posted by a St. Louis player under Hickey, Lou Lehan once hit 31 for Hickey's 1948 National Invitation tournament champions.
A crowd of 14,938—the largest Garden throng of the season—watched St. John's beat Manhattan, 63 to 32, in the second game.
Holy Cross, which entertains St. Louis tomorrow night at Boston Garden, warmed up for that test by beating Providence, 106 to 77, but Crusader Coach Lester Sheary knows the points won't come so easily against Hickey's balanced offense.
Michigan State in a single season by beating the Spartans, 56 to 48. John Stephens led the winners with 18 points and football star Bob Carey was high man for the losers with 14. Michigan State beat the Irish, 65-2, in their first meeting this season.
At East Lansing, Mich., Notre Dame preserved its 42-year record of never losing two basketball games to
In other non-conference competition College of Pacific downed Sacramento State.65 to 47.
In the Southern conference, South Carolina defeated Clemson, 71 to 65, and VMI topped Richmond, 78 to 67. Texas handed Rice its fourth Southwest conference defeat, 60 to 53; Montana State overwhelmed Colorado college, 92 to 54, in the Rocky Mountain conference; and Arizona (Temple) State defeated Hardin-Simmons, 68 to 62, in the Border conference, Cornell set up a three-way first place tie with Penn and Princeton in the Ivy league by defeating Yale, 63 to 52, and Dartmouth edged Harvard 60 to 59.
Durocher Believes Giants Must Get Good Start To Win
University Daily Kansan
Four conference tilts head tonight's light schedule. In the Southern conference.
Santa Monica, Calif.—(U.R.)If the madcap Giants win the 1952 National league pennant, they'll get around to it before the final inning of a three-game flag playoff series, Manager Leo Durocher insists.
"We're as good a club as we were last year when we won the penent but we won't go losing 11 straight games in the first two weeks of the season." Durocher said. "I blame myself for that bad start. I brought the club along too fast and it just went stale before opening day. But oh, brother, did we get going again later on."
The dapper Durocher, who never makes flat predictions-on how his team will finish, said he was sure of only one thing—"That we won't get off to such a miserable start this year as we did last."
He also made a surprising forecast for his big and powerful right hander, Jim Hearn, tabbing him as the probable ace of the staff, despite the fact that he won 17 and lost nine last year, while Sal Maglie and Larry Jansen won 23 games.
"Hear really found himself and he's bound to improve." Durocher
Except for center field, where Willie Mays will have to be replaced if he is accepted for Army duty, and at second base where he was, at big big big gap to be filled, Durocher won't make any chances in his lineup.
Durocher is convinced the Giants have the best hurling staff in baseball with George Spencer in relief and with Dave Koslo, Montia Kennedy, Roger Bowman, and Rookie Jack Schmitt plus Lanier, he is especially strong on southpaws.
Durochoer said that Davey Williams, who will take over at second for Stanky, "can_field as well as Eddie and is a good hitter, but even so he can't carry Eddie's shoes in value to the club. No kidding about it that little horer guy sparked us in our final drive."
added. "Of course I also think that Maglie and Jansen will have good years. And Max Lanier will help us plenty."
BOB WELLBORN. KU senior, executes a jack-kite dive as he prepares for the Jayhawkers' next match with Denver university here Jan. 30. He placed second in the season's opener with Nebraska here Jan. 12. Kansan photo by Sheppeard.
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1952
Louis To Play In PGA Tourney
The ex-heavyweight champion still wasn't happy because Bill Spiller, a Negro professional who also entered the tournament, still is barred. "I'm battling prejudice and I'll keep on fighting it." Louis said.
San Diego. Calif., (U.P.)—Joe Louis won his battle to play in the San Diego Open Golf tournament, but he warned today, "I'm just beginning to fight."
Louis was first invited to play in the tournament beginning tomorrow, then later told he couldn't play because Professional Golfers association doesn't permit Negroes in its competitions. This infuriated Louis and he launched what he called "the biggest fight of my life."
He won. Horton Smith, president of the PGA, announced Tuesday night that Louis can play because he is an amateur. But, Smith added, Spiller can't play because the PGA rules limit its professionals to "Members of the Caucasian race."
Smith insisted it was all a matter of rules. As soon as he arrived here from Pebble Beach, Calif., he conferred with Anderson Borthwick, chairman of the local committee which invited Louis in the first place. After they met, he announced Louis could play.
Smith said a change in those rules will be brought up at the next PGA convention in November.
"When they won't let Spiller play as a 'member,' they're taking a technical stand. The PGA can't do anything about the rules right now but they could make him an approved player.
Louis said, "I've got nothing against Smith personally. I'm glad to play with him Thursday. But I'm opposed to what Smith represents—prejudice.
"We expect to lick this prejudice." Louis said, "just like we've done in other sports like basketball and football."
"If Spiller is not approved, its strictly, because he's colored."
'Dizzy' Dean Proud Of Name, But Brother Drops 'Daffy'
Dallas, Texas—(U.P.)—It isn't hard to understand now why the nickname "Daffy" didn't hang on to the younger member of that famed brother pitching act—Jerome Herman and Paul Dean.
Big brother Jerome Herman still carries the nickname "Dizzy" and is proud of it. He lives it every day, in and out of baseball season, and is capitalizing on it via radio and television.
But Paul never was particularly sold on the "Daffy" idea and he's gone about composing his post-pitching future in an entirely different manner.
He admits he's still a novice, says, "It's a great life, despite all the tribulations which can flare up in minor league baseball."
Paul is launching his second season as head of the prosperous Lubbock, Tex., franchise of the Class C West Texas-New Mexico league.
"Ive never had it so good," Paul said as his charming wife, Dorothy, nodded agreement.
Paul leases the Lubbock club from an Oklahoma City construction man, P. B. Odom.
"He wants me to keep on running
it as long as I like the idea," Dean said. "And, I like it. Why, man, who wouldn't when the owner shows up maybe once or twice a year to see one game and then goes back to his own business."
"It's much better than worrying about that old three-two pitch."
"I take a look at their books,' Dizzy said. "But I'm more interested in that kid of Paul's."
The Deans were looking over the club books "for internal revenue purposes" when the interviewer arrived. Brother Dizzy was there, too.
He meant Paul, Jr., a six-foot, 150-pound 15-year-old who already is behaving in the Dean pattern on the pitcher's mound.
"He's got all the makings of a pitcher," Dizzy said. "He's got big feet and he's lazy, just like me an' Paul."
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