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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1950
KU Must Beat Iowa State Tonight To Keep Title Hopes
Probable Starters
Probable Quarter Kansas Pos. Iowa State 6-2 Harold England F Don Paulsen 6-4 6-2 Bob Kenney F Eldon Clement 6-3 6-9 Clyde Lovellette C Sonny Wilhelmi 6-5 5-11 Jerry Waugh G Dudley Ruisch 6-4 6-5 Claude Houchin G Don Ferguson 5-7
Kansas must win tonight's game against Iowa State at Ames to stick in the conference championship race with Kansas State and Nebraska. By knocking off Colorado here Feb. 25, "Phog" Allen's sophomore sensations remained a game and a half behind the leading Cornhuskers at six victories and three defeats.
Only one thing about the game is sure, if Kansas' center, Clyde Lovellette, doesn't score a single point in this and the other two remaining games he still would close the season with an 18.4 point a game mark. That is almost one full point ahead of Gerald Tucker's old record of 17.5 established in 1943.
At present Lovellie is riding a 24.5 conference point average, having racked up 20 or 30 point salvos against every conference foe except Nebraska.
Here are the top ten conference scorers through games of Feb. 27.
g fg ft tp
Lovellette, c, Kan. ... 9 88 45 221
Whitehead, c, Neb. 10 62 50 174
Hills, f, Colo. ... 10 42 30 114
Glassgow, f, Okla. ... 9 47 16 110
Harmon, f, K. State 9 34 40 108
Brannum, k, K-State 9 37 19 93
Paulsen, f, I State 10 29 30 88
Ferguson, g, I-State 10 27 33 87
Ruisch, g, I-State 10 37 11 85
Tucker, g, Colo. ... 10 25 31 81
Overall Lovellette has scored 468 points in 21 games for a 22.3 average, second high in the nation behind Villanova's Paul Arizin. He has made 187 of 441 field goal attempts for a 42.2 percent.
Allen pulled the rip cord on a dangerous new offensive tactic against Colorado which saw the Jayhawks score heavily from the outside with Lovellette passing out of the center of a collapsing defense instead of lifting for the hoop.
Bill Leinhard, the radar-eyed sophomore forward from Newton, hit four goals over the top, Harold England, Jerry Waugh and Dean Wells two each, and Aubrey Linville and Bill Hougland one apiece.
Kansas has rolled over Iowa State twice but the Jayhawkers are oiling their guns overtime for this one. Ames long has been a K.U. trouble station and the Cyclones aren't without artillery themselves. Three of their regulars, forwa'd Don Paulsen and guards Don Ruisch and Don Ferguson are among the loop's top scorers.
Bradley In Playoff With Big 7 Winner
Bradley university, winner of the Missouri Valley title, will meet the representative of the Big Seven conference in Kansas City March 20 for the District 5 berth in the N.C.A. A.regional basketball tournament, Bruce Drake, chairman of the District 5 selection committee, made the announcement in Kansas City Thursday night. Earlier in the week the committee said Bradley would not participate in a playoff and the Big Seven representative would go directly into the tournament.
Officials at Bradley, whose team is rated No. 1 in the nation, had previously indicated to the selections committee that Bradley participation in a playoff for the N.C.A.A. berd would not be possible. It would necessitate players being away from the campus too long, as the Braves are also entered in the National Invitation tournament in New York City, they said. Thursday, however, the Bradley athletic director phoned press representatives in New York and protested the committee announcement that Bradley would not play in the N.C.A.A., and newspapers reported student demonstrations on the Bradley campus in disfavor of the earlier committee action.
Iowa State Swims Here Saturday
Iowa State's Roger Watts, greatest distance swimmer in Big Seven history, will close his dual meet career here Saturday, March 4, when Kansas entertains the defending conference champions in the Robinson Gym pool at 2 p.m.
Watts, a 6-foot senior from Des Moines, will go after his own K.U. pool records in the 220 and 440. He posted respective times of 2:11.8 and 4:49.5 here two years ago. The talented Cyclone holds Big Seven records for the 100, 220, and 440 in 240 yard pools, and for the 220, 440 and 250 yard pools. Overall he will bow out at the conference meet next weekend with nearly 70 meet, pool, school and loop records.
Other top-flight Iowans who will go to the post are Bob Brown, hefty sophomore spinner from Cedar Falls, Iowa, who was California champion two years ago, and Sam Shifler, twice the conference diving king.
Brown should be involved in two of the day's best races against Phil Hawkins in the 50-yard free style and Bob Edman in the 100. The K.U. pair are co-holders of the Jayhawk pool record of .554 in the latter event.
Another top duel will match Shifter with K.U.'s veteran spring-board artist, Ernie Crates. The latter, who placed third off the low board at the conference meet last year, is enjoying his best season.
Iowa State will move in with a record of 16 straight dual wins in conference competition. It will be the final home meet for Kansas and also the last in the Jayhawkers' undersized 50 foot pool. Remodeling toward a 60-foot tank will start in May, 1950.
Aggies Seek MU Win, League Tie
Kansas State was expected today to dissolve Nebraska's half-game Big Seven basketball lead in toppling Missouri against Missouri at Manhattan.
Missouri (1-8) has trimmed Kansas State (7-2) at Columbia, keeping intact a long string of wins over the wildcats at home. Tonight's game be played at Manhattan, where K-State is not in the habit of losing.
By UNITED PRESS
Oklahoma is fighting to end the season above the 500 mark as the Sooners have done each year under coach Bruce Drake. So far, the Oklahoma record is 4-5.
Nebraska's 8-2 record kept the Cornhuskers in front of the smooth Kansas Staters. They could break the tie, if K-State produces one tonight, by whipping Oklahoma Saturday, March 4, at Lincoln.
Fairmont, W. Va., (U.P.)-The central fire station's emergency truck raced to the home of Grace Rosenmerkel.
The two firemen who man it loaded themselves down with tools and went to the basement. Hurriedly, they removed overhead pipes, then piece by piece dismantled the furnace.
Young Pup Has A Hot Time Until Firemen Release Him
They reached the object of their search when they got the last part pried loose. It was a 3-weeks-old pup. The pup had been trapped after dropping through an open register.
Big Seven Track Teams In Preliminaries At Kansas City Tonight
Big Seven indoor track teams tonight start battling for the 1950 conference crown. The league's annual meet begins with preliminaries at 7 p.m. in Kansas City's Municipal auditorium. Finals are Saturday at 8 p.m.
Missouri is rated the meet favorite, although defending champion Nebraska could upset the dope charts. Coaches for both teams are disturbed, however, because of numerous injuries to squad members.
Coach Bill Easton's Kansas squad goes into the meet as a darkhorse, along with Kansas State and Oklahoma. The Jayhawkers will pit virtually all their strength on the track, especially in distance events.
Leading the K.U. delegation will be Bob Karnes, Jayhawk captain, and Pat Bowers. Karnes is defending champion and record holder in the 2-mile run, but he'll pass over that event for a crack at the mile record and a stint in the half-mile. Bowers, as usual, will be after a record in his specialty, the 880-yard run. He will also go to the post with Karnes in the mile.
Other likely K.U. point-getters will be Cliff Abel, and Herb Semper.
and Dave Breidental in the distances, Bob DeVinney and Jack Greenwood in the hurdles, and quarter-miler Emil Schutzel.
Man Attacks Patrol Car
Detroit—(U.R.)—Apparently Willis-
teen Robinson doesn't care for policemen. Two patrolmen reported that he attacked their patrol car with a club, leaving headlights hanging by wires, smashed windows, a crumpled door, and dents in the entire body.
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Dept. of Men's Intramural Athletics Robinson Gymnasium University of Kansas
1949-50
Dear Fellow Jayhawker:
This is the second in a series of informative letters to the faculty and the student body of the University of Kansas. We are making available this information because we feel that we have pertinent facts that should be of interest to you.
Did you know that the men's Intramural athletic department has scheduled and played, in the last two months, a total of 550 basketball games on the limited space of two basketball courts?
Did you know that a university's varsity basketball team playing 25 games a season would take 22 years to play 550 games?
Did you know 145 teams representing 1350 men participated in this program each week?
Did you know that this represents one of the larger student basketball programs in the United States?
Do you know that 112 teams and over 1000 men participated in the Intramural volleyball program last year?
Do you know that Wednesday, March 1, at 4:15 p.m. in room 202 Robinson Gymnasium an informative meeting will be held for all team managers and other students interested in participating in the sport of volleyball?
Do you know that entry blanks are now available in room 107 Robinson Gymnasium? Entries must be submitted with fees. Deadline for entries, 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 3.
Do you know tournament play will begin on March 6? Follow the University Daily Kansan and the Intramural bulletin boards in Robinson Gymnasium.
Do you know that a special division is being set up for the faculty. If there are any "oldies" who feel that spark of youth remaining, we invite them.
To the men who have participated in the basketball portion of K.U. Intramurals, we can sincerely say that we were happy to have you, as an individual, and your team as a unit, in this student program.
Sincerely,
Student Intramural Managers and Staff