MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1951
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Along the JAYHAWKER trail
By BOB NELSON Daily Kansan Sports Editor
One of Kansas' greatest competitive cagers of all-times, Waugh, undertook a challenge last Friday when he signed a contract as head basketball coach at Emporia high school, one of the state's strongest Class AA schools.
JERRY WAUGH
JERRY WAUGH
Emporia High's New Coach
But you don't need to feel sorry for Jerry. He's a great student of the game and we think he'll make a fine coach. He proved to be a real competitor in all 87 games he played for K.U. and never once failed to give anything but his best efforts for Kansas and his great coach, Dr. F. C. "Fhog" Allen.
There is one thing for sure, you can bet Waugh's Emporia high cagers will always display real sportsmanship both on and off the court. Jerry won the admiration and respect of the entire Big Seven fandom for the fine way he accepted his eligibility ruling that terminated his collegiate career at the end of the first semester this year.
Emporia High's New Coach Waugh ranks as one of K.U.'s finest small defensive men at aut-time and should be well qualified to teach this type of ball to his high school cagers. He is also well versed in the art of ball handling, passing, and pattern playmaking.
Although this ruling cut short Waugh's playing days when he held the all-important capaining of the Jayhawker club, not one word of ill feeling was expressed by Coach Allen's crafty little floor general who guided Kansas to a Big Seven co-championship last year. In our way of thinking, this was as fine a display of true sportsmanship as any KU, cager ever attained.
Jerry's name appeared in 87 straight K.U. box scores, probably the longest streak ever attained by a Big Seven player. During this tour of duty, he scored 574 points for a highly respected 6.6 point average a game. His career total ranks him as the seventh highest scoreer in Kansas cage history.
Waugh's outstanding play in the recent Kansas A.A.U. basketball tournament at Wichita resulted in his being named the most valuable player. He also was high point man for the tournament playing with the Wichita Roskam Realtors.
Only Coach Allen's failure to be granted unrestricted authority in selecting his West team prevented Jerry from playing for his noted Coach in the annual East-West game later this month in New York.
"Phog" told this writer the same day that his coaching assignment was announced that he expected to use Jerry on his West team. But Allen's expected selection powers were limited and he was forced to pick his squad from an "elite listing" of so-called hotshots.
An offer to play with the 1951 collegiate all-American team in their 18-game coast-to-coast basketball tour against the Harlem Globetrotters is another example of how Jerry's play gained high respect on a national scale.
He declined the offer in hopes of receiving a bid to play on Allen's team only to have the game's promoters turn down Coach Allen's request to use his star as his West team quarterback and floor general.
All in all, Jerry has an excellent background for coaching. He believes plenty of hard work and excellent physical conditioning are required to win basketball games. If his players follow his example, they'll always be in tip-top physical condition and train and play hard to win the ones that count.
In connection with his coaching appointment, Jerry said, "I feel this job—my first in coaching—is a real challenge, and I hope I can do a good job. It'll be new for me, but I'll do everything in my power to give Emporia a high school team they'll be justly proud of.
"I'm extremely happy to have been appointed coach at such a fine school, and expect to use much of my basketball training received under Coach Allen in my coaching plans. I only hope I can do a good job."
Coach Allen in my team. Unless we miss our guess, you'll find Waugh's team listed high among the Double AA schools in the state come next March. At least his club will battle 'em all the way.
P. S. Just to make things a complete success and one of the most memorable days of Jerry's life, his pinning to the 1950 Homecoming Queen, Ada Hatfield, was also announced on Friday.
So Jerry, congratulations indeed in a most memorable day. Here's wishing you lots of success and happiness.
80 Players Expected To Report To Coach Sikes For Spring Drills
Head Gridmaster J. V. Sikes is expected to greet about 80 football candidates this afternoon as the Jayhawkers open spring football drills for a six-week session.
Coach Sikes will be assisted with one of the Mid-west's best football coaching staffs. His spring staff will be composed of five of his regular seven coaching aids.
These include Cliff Kimsey, backfield coach; A. H. "Pop" Werner, line coach; Don Fambrough, head freshman coach; Wayne Replogle, end coach, and Otto Schnellbacher, assistant coach. Schnellbacher recently signed a contract to coach yeararound on a part-time basis.
Assistant coaches Hub Ulrich and Mike Getto will miss spring drills because of outside activities.
Brigham Young Wins NIT Final
St. John's, originally seeded No. 1 in the tourney, edged out a hustling Seton Hall quintet by a score of 70 to 68 for third place in the meet.
Brigham Young university won the first leg of their attempt for basketball's "grand slam" by overwhelming Dayton 62 to 43 in the championship game of the N.L.T. tourney played Saturday night in Madison Square Garden in New York City.
With energetic Roland Minson dumping in 26 points for the Cougars, the un-seeded Dayton team saw their Cinderella dreams shattered. The 6-foot Minson was the whole story, hitting with either and both hands and from all parts of the floor.
Brigham Young, already Sky Line Six champions, now will move to Kansas City for the N.C.A.A. tournament. A winning effort in this meet would give them basketball's coveted "grand slam" mythical title.
Hamline Wins Third NAIB Championship
Hamline university's Pipers became the only entry to win the N.A. I.B. tournament three times by defeating James Millikin 69 to 61 in the final game played Saturday in Kansas City's Municipal auditorium. Baldwin-Wallace took third place by beating Regis college, last year's titlists, 82 to 78.
Approximately 9,000 fans were on hand to watch the climax of the grueling week-long tourney. Sharpshooting Scotty Steagall of James Millikan, the nation's leading collegiate scorer, gave them their money's worth with an exhibition of both shooting and passing accuracy.
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The Pipers were in control all the way, despite the efforts of Steagall.
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