Tightly Played Games Highlight Big Weekend
By BOB NOLD
Two overtime encounters and several other tightly played games high-lighted a heavy weekend of intramural basketball at Robinson gym and annex.
In the overtime games the Geology club squeezed by the Air Force ROTC 32-30 Saturday at Robinson annex, and Lambda Chi Alpha defeated Sigma Alpha Epsilon 28-24 Sunday at the annex.
In Friday's fraternity "B" games, the scores indicated a well balanced league. Sigma Phi Epsilon won from Sigma Chi 29-27, Alpha Tau Omega squeaked past Kappa Sigma 31-29, and Tau Kappa Epsilon edged by Sigma Nu 23-21.
The independent "A" league, playing at the annex Friday, also turned in some close games. Stephenson beat the Aluminum Five 29-24; the Coffeyville Cats had a hard fight before defeating Alpha Epsilon Pi 29-27; Gamma Delta too had a struggle before winning 29-26 from the Boones, and Oread won a thriller from KHK 27-25.
The remainder of the 40 weekend games were wild scoring, loosely played games.
Friday — Robinson Gym Independent "B"
Phi Chi 44, MEN 21
Lamba Chi 51, Phi Kappa Sig 21
Phi Gam 27, Delta Tau Delta 19
Nu Sigma Nu 39, Phi Psi 32
Beta Theta Pi 43, Delta Chi 30
Robinson Annex
Independent "A"
Phi Beta Digits 32, Jolliffe 17
Dark Horses 44, Feather Mer-
bera 50
Saturday
Ratlinson Gym
Navy "C" 46, 17
AFFROTC 45, 122 Club 36
Phi Delt 53, Delta Upsilon 39
Independent "B" and "C"
Jolliffe 40, Oread "B" 25
East Side 26. Stephenson 18
Bright Named For 3rd Year
St. Louis—(U.P.)-Drake university halfback Johnny Bright, whose jaw was broken in a slugging which touched off a bitter Missouri Valley conference controversy, has been named to the all-conference squad for the third straight year.
Commissioner Artie Eilers announced the league honors which were dominated by Tulsa university, winner of the conference crown for the second year in a row.
Bright, the nation's leading ground gainer, was the only Drake player picked. His broken jaw, which he received in the Oklahoma A&M game in October, ultimately led to Drake's withdrawal from the MVC and Bradley university's announcement it would follow suit at the end of the academic year.
Drake withdrew because of the conference's failure to take action after Bright, a Negro, was slugged by Aggie guard Wilbanks Smith on early play of the game which the Aggies won. Smith said the slugging was unintentional.
Tulsa players named to the all-conference squad were center Jim Beasley, quarter back Rex Morris, end Tom Milner, tackle Jim Prewett, guard Marvin Matuzak and fullback Howard Waugh.
Others selected were halfback Gene Shannon and tackle Buck Miller of Houston, guard Stan Gondek of Detroit and George Wooden, Oklahoma Aggie end.
Tulsa's mentor, Buddy Brothers,
was voted "coach of the year."
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AFROTC "B" 35, Roger Williams 24
Navy "B" 32, KHK 25
Varsity "B" 35, Don Henry 29
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Robinson Annex Independent "A"
University Daily Kansan
Independent A
Sterling Oliver 45, Flying Five 15
Battenfeld 31, Last Chance 20
ASCE, Misfits-double forfeit
Sunday Robinson Gym
Beta Theta Pt 40, ATO 20
Phi Psi, Lambda Chi-double forfeit
Phi Kappa Tau 50, AE Pi 36
Phi Delt 55, Triangle 16
Sig Ep forfeited to Delta Tau Delta
Tri Chi forfeited to Delta Upsilon
AKL 36, Phi Kappa Sigma 26
Kapsa Kappa 54, Sigma Nu 15
Robinson Annex
Robinson Annex Independent and Fraternity "B" Varsity 58, Twin Pines 19 Alpha Chi Epsilon forto Roch
Alpha Chi Epsilon forfeited to Rochdale
dale
Kappa Sig 44, Kappa Alpha Psi 9
today's Games-Robinson Gym Fraternity "B"
6:45 p.m.: E-Phi Psi vs. Delta Chi and W-Wphi Gam vs. TKE
7:45 p.m.: E-Sig Alph vs. Sigma Chi
8:45 p.m., E-Phi Delt vs. Sig Ep and W-Sirma Chi v. Psh Kappa Sig
4:45 p.m. E-Sig Alph vs. Sigma Chi
vs. Delta Chi vs. Alpha Chi
9:45 p.m. E-Kappa Sig vs. TKE and W-Sigma nu vs. Delta Tau Delta
Robinson Annex
Fraternity "C"
p.1m.-Sig Ep vs. AKL
p.5m.-Delta Upsilon vs. Triangle
p.6m.-Sigma Nu vs. TKE
p.7m.-Phi Gam vs. Pi KA
8.1m-ATO vs. Phi Kappa Tau
8.2m-Phi Delt vs. Delta Tau Delta
THE ENTERPRISING PHOTOGRAPHER at Miami Beach, Florida, looked for something to tie in the resort's mild winter climate with the open of the 1952 basketball season, and the next thing model Toby Gerard knew she had been thrown for a loop. A right fair crisp shot we would say. Hope the teams down Florida way don't start using pretty swim suit girls for basketballs.
Monday, Dec. 17, 1951
Williams Terms Jolting Joe 'Best Ball Player I Ever Saw'
By MILTON RICHMAN
New York—(U.P.)—"The best ball player I ever saw," said Ted Williams, "is Joe DiMaggio.
Praise from Caesar is praise indeed, but Joe DiMaggio earned much of it from other great stars during his 13 years in the big leagues. Joe himself cites as his greatest accomplishment—and thrill—his 56-game hitting streak of 1941.
In all of his baseball years, Di-Maggio failed to hit 300 only once. Twice he led the league, in 1939 with .381 and the next year with .352. Twice he was the home run king, in 1937 with 46 and 1948 with 39. Thirteen times he was picked on the All-Star team. Ten times he played in the World Series.
It was quite a career. But it took its toll.
DiMaggio came to the big leagues a suspicious and shy youngster. He picked up great poise, as a person as well as a ball player. But he always remained the quiet "toner," who was patient and kind to fans, yet fled from them at first opportunity.
Fish Given 30-Mile Drive,
Escapes From Fisherman
The clipper ship Great Republic, built in 1853, was christened in Boston with a bottle of water instead of champagne because some of the vessel's shareholders were supporters of the temperance movement.
Grisby caught the big fish and became so excited that he wrapped it in wet.rags to keep it alive. He then drove 30 miles home in his pickup truck and invited neighbors to view his catch.
Fort Worth —(U.R)— Here's one about a 56-bound catfish that got away after a 30-mile drive. Neighbors of R.E. Grigsby will vouch for its veracity.
Returning to the lake, Griglsby staked out the catfish and settled down to some overnight fishing. In the morning, though, the big fish was gone after slipping its moorings.
His good friends became men out of sports—a ticket broker named George Solotaire, a restaurant owner named Toots Shor. On the road with the club Joe was a pal of Joe Page, but shied away from the other players.
When things were good, Joe was happy. When things were bad—and he had slumps which ate away at his good-nature—he was morose.
For a man who wanted to be alone, the baseball hero's role was tough. Often he would sit for hours in the dressing room at Yankee stadium, trying to wait out the autograph hunters who clamored at the players' entrance. Yet they were always there when he left, and he signed the autographs uncomplainingly.
DiMaggio was greatly respected by the ball players, and his Yankee teammates often went to him for advice. When he'd take his crack at the batting cage, other players would halt their workouts to watch.
For one thing, he had such comeback greatness. The "goodbye" Joe murmured at his press conference last week was- not his first swan song. They wrote him off several times before that. For one thing, there was the heel injury of 1949. It kept DiMaggio out of the lineup
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When he finally returned—in time for a crucial series against the Red Sox—he hit key home runs three times in three games.
half the season.
Everywhere DIMagno went, he was followed by crowds, to a restaurant, to the movies, to the barber shop. He wore the mantle of fame well if not gladly. He earned it on the playing field, and kept earning it long after it was his.
He was, simply, a great ball player.
Illinois Heads For Pasadena
Chicago — (U.P.)— Illinois' football football team headed toward California and the Rose Bowl today as Coach Ray Eliot cooked up scoring surprises for Stanford.
He said that offensive drills will be stressed as the Illini, Big Ten champions, try to develop a scoring punch lacking in their last two season starts.
They were held scoreless by Ohio State in a tie game and notched a field goal for their only points to beat Northwestern.
Aboard the Super Chief when it left yesterday for Pasadena were Eliot, his assistants, 44 players, trainers and others. Eliot said he probably would hold twice-a-day drills for at least 10 days after the Illini receive a civic welcome toorrow.
The Illini this year won eight games and tied one.
Their offensive drive was evident the last time the Illinois squad went to the bowl. They scored 45 points in 1947 to trample UCLA, 45 to 14, and set a pattern for succeeding western conference teams that has yet to be broken.
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