FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1951
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Along the JAYHAWKER trail
BY BOB NELSON
Daily Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
Jerry Waugh's name will be missing from the Kansas-Northwestern box score Saturday night not marking the first time the Wellington battler has missed seeing action in 88 straight Jayhawker basketball games. During this 87-game stretch, Waugh started in 84 games. His string of 87 straight games in which he saw action is probably the longest ever compiled by a Big Seven player.
Just what effect Waugh's loss will have on the Jayhawkers isn't known at present, but considerable slack must be taken up in the Jayhawkers offense and defense if they are to remain on par with performances to date.
Waugh, who was ruled ineligible
Waugh, who was rushed mumble at the close of the semester, finished his career against Oklahoma at Norman Saturday night by playing one of his finest games. His deadly outside shooting in the second half helped ruin the Sooners' tight close-in zone defense on Clyde Lovellette and forced them to move out to cover the outer edges. This allowed K.U.'s Scoring Monster to operate at will under the hoop. This may have resulted in the margin of victory over the Sooners, 58 to 18.
K.U. -
Let's take a look at Jerry's record as a Jayhawker cager. During his 87-game career, he scored 574 points for a 6.6 average a game. . . In his freshman year (1947-48 season), Jerry scored 158 points, 173 points in '49, 149 points last year, and 94 points in 14 games this year. . . His averages were 6.5, 7.2, 6.0, and 6.7 a game during the four respective years.
Waugh played in 41 Big Seven Conference games scoring 245 points for an average of 6.0 a game. . . Kansas won 19 and lost 22 during this time . . . In his first two years,
JERRY WAUGH Retiring K. U. Captain
Kansas tied for last place in the conference standings each year and finished in a three-way first place tie last year with Nebraska and Kansas State.
In 46 non-conference games, Jerry averaged 7.2 a game in scoring 329 points... Kansas won 27 and lost 19 over this route . . . Overall, Kansas won 46 and lost 41 during Waugh's career as a Jayhawker.
His 574 points rank him as K. U.'s seventh highest scorer of all time . . . Only Charlie Black at 1082 points, Otto Schnellbacher, 923; Clyde Lovellette's 875 points in 39 games (22.4 average a game); Ray Ebling, 661; Claude Houchin, 654; and Ralph Miller with 593 points have scored more than the ex-Jayhawker captain.
Besides his better than average offensive marks, Waugh has rated high as one of the Big Seven's finest defensive stars . . . "The Sheriff of Sumner county" has hog-tied some of the nation's top cagers during his career at K.U.
His better defensive performances included duty against Bud Heineman, Missouri; Gene Melchiorre, Bradley; Dan Pippin, Missouri; Kevin O'Shea, former Notre Dame All-American; Harold Howey, Kansas State, and A. L. Bennett, Oklahoma A. and M.
and A. L. Bennett, Oklahoma A. and M.
Probably Jerry's finest and most impressive trait to his teammates has been his great display of sportsmanship and leadership on the floor at all times. He won the admiration and respect of basketball fans throughout the Big Seven conference for the fine way he accepted such a severe blow as his eligibility ruling. This cut short his playing career at a time when he held the all-important captaincy of the Jayhawker club.
"Our admiration for your fine play and conduct is only heightened by your fine attitude. We feel proud to be associated with fine sportsmen like you. Do regret, though, that you will not be with your team the rest of the year."
The following note sent by Harry Burrell, sports publicity director at Iowa State college, best explains how fans around the conference respected Jerry for his fine play and sportsmanship. It reads, "Your conduct in this unfortunate matter of eligibility has been most admirable. As you have played in the fine traditions of gentlemanly conduct so have you bowed out.
Waugh's replacement, K. U.'s great sophomore athlete—Charlie Hoag, is on the spot to come through under pressure, but don't think for a minute that this will bother the Oak Parker.
Hoag's great hustle and terrific competitive spirit have already become famous at K. U. and should hasten his rise into basketball stardom. If the old "all-out college try" will get the job done, K. U.'s basketball fortunes won't be left too wide a gap through Waugh's departure. Hoag is more than qualified along this line.
Jerry Waugh's name will go down in K. U. basketball ammals as one of Mt. Oread's greatest all-around cagers of all-time.
DON BLASIUS, Northwestern's 6-foot 4-inch senior southpaw forward, is expected to give the Jayhawkers plenty of trouble Saturday night when Kansas plays the Wildcats at Chicago stadium.
He is Northwestern's third leading scorer with 145 points in 14 games for a 10.4 average. In his last three games, he has shown great scoring ability by averaging 17.7 points a game.
Thursday's College Basketball Results
EAST
Boston College 65, Tufts 61
Holly Cross 81, Loyola of Chicago
Cornell 78, Fordham 70
American University 87, Catholic university 57
Maryland 57, Davidson 55
Clemson 80, Furman 72
West Virginia 88, Washington and
Kentucky 65
MIDWEST
Wisconsin 60, Butler 35
Augsburg 49, MacAlester 43
North Dakota State 61
North Dakota State 61, Moorhead
State 60.
Cincinnati vs Ohio University
Cancelled
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