FRIDAY, MARCH 3. 1950
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Clyde's Development As High Scoring Cager Started Early With Basketball Training At Home
By BOB NELSON
Big Clyde Lovellette, Kansas' scoring phenomena, continues to erase scoring records. With three games remaining, he owns one of the most impressive sophomore records ever compiled in collegiate history, having surpassed the sophomore accomplishments of George Mikan and Bob Kurland, two of the nation's top college cagers of all time.
Mikan and Kurland are listed on the 10-man Helm's Foundation all-time team, universally regarded by basketball experts as the most official of all cage selections.
In the history of major-college competition, only 11 players have ever averaged more for an entire season than Lovellette's present 22.3 average in his first 21 games.
Clyde Lovellette hasn't risen to basketball fame overnight. His record as a prep star at Garfield high in Terre Haute, Ind., is considered one of the most outstanding ever compiled in the history of that state.
After graduating in June 1948, Lovellette was perhaps the most sought-after high school player in the country.
He considered invitations from 51 schools before casting his vote with Kansas, Native Hoosier state cage fans wanted the "know-why" that big Clyde didn't matriculate at near-by Indiana university at Bloomington.
When it became obvious to Kentucky's coach, ex - Jayhawker Adolph Rupp, that he couldn't land the prize rookie, he took steps to steer Lovellette to his old coach, F. C. "Phog" Allen, dean of American basketball coaches.
Coach Rupp told Lovellette, "Big boy, we would like to have you at Kentucky, but if we can't, I would rather see you playing under the Phog" or anywhere else. All the basketball I know, I learned from Allen."
As a prep freshman, the Hoosier hot-shot measured 6-foot 4-inches. During the next year, Clyde shot skyward to a 6-foot 7-inch mark, to give Indiana coaches one of their biggest headaches of all-time trying to figure out a way to stop this giant.
"SON, ARE YOU STILL USING the jumping rope like I taught you?" questioned Mrs. John Lovellette, mother of Clyde, while attending a recent varsity basketball practice in Robinson gym. Mrs. Lovellette is credited with much of her son's basketball success for spending many hours with him making him skip rope to develop his leg muscles. Coach F. C. Allen is listening in hopes of learning more of Clyde's home physical training program under his mother's teaching.
In Clyde's junior year, Garfield won 31 straight games before losing to Shelbyville, 58 to 48, in the state finals. This hook shot artist scored 25 points in the afternoon semifinal game and 29 that evening in the championship contest.
After the season, Lovelle, an all-state selection, was picked to play with the Indiana high school all-star team against a similar team from Kentucky. Indiana won the game, 70 to 45, with Clyde bagging 26 points.
As a junior, Clyde measured 6-foot 8-inches and scaled 220 pounds. Lovellette's dimensions haven't changed much the past three years.
No permanent records are available on his freshman year, but in the remaining three years, the Garfield prep star scored 1150 points. He scored 550 points his senior year. Frequently Clyde scored in the 30's generally playing about 20 to 24 minutes. His highest single game total in high school was 36 points.
Clyde didn't restrict his athletic ability to basketball alone in high
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school. He lettered at end in football two years and pitched for the Garfield nine his freshman, sophomore, and junior years. He also played American Legion junior baseball.
Clyde has two brothers and two sisters who follow his basketball career with keen interest. His sisters, Margurite and Marie each stand 5-foot 8-inches, an inch taller than their mother. Clyde's brothers are mere midguts standing beside the famed round-ball artist. John stands 6-foot 5-inches and Theodore an inch shorter.
Clyde's father, another midget by comparison at 6-foot 1-inch, is an engineer on the New York Central railroad. He saw the Nebraska game here on Feb. 11, but was disappointed that Clyde fouled out shortly before the first half ended.
Clyde's mother, Mrs. John Lovellette, is credited with doing more o develop her son's athletic ability than any other person.
"In high school, Clyde took exceptionally good care of himself always getting plenty of good food and lots of sleep. Even during the war, he ate T-bone steaks thanks to a neighborhood grocer
who took great pride in his welfare," Mrs. Lovellette said.
As a high school freshman, Clyde was stiff, awkward, and poorly coordinated due to his too rapid growth. His high school coach, Willard Kerth, discussed Clyde's natural athletic ability and possibilities with his mother. He told her that with her help he had visions of Clyde developing into a great basketball player.
His mother's prescribed treatment consisted of jumping rope 1,000 times a day, push-ups, set-ups, and lots of rubbing alcohol to ease the strain on stiff and taut muscles. For fear of being watched and made fun of, Clyde carried on this training program after dark in his back-ward.
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Following his graduation, Lovellette hopes to play professional basketball or A.A.U. ball with the famous Phillips 66 Oilers.
Arson Increasing Fire Expert Says
Prof. Joseph L. Lingo, in an address to the 22nd annual fire department instructors conference here, said that as business conditions slacken, fires for profit will increase.
Memphis—(0, 0)—The director of the public safety institute of Purdue university warns that arson is on the increase in the United States and probably will continue upward.
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Two instructional baseball films concerning hitting and pitching, a film entitled "The Making of a Yankee," and the 1949 World series films will be shown following a meeting of all varsity baseball candidates. The meeting will be held at 4 p.m. today in 202 Robinson gym, announced Bill Hogan, varsity baseball coach.
All persons who are eligible and are interested in varsity baseball are requested to attend the meeting. Hogan said.
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