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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1945
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By RICHARD DILSAVER
Just to prove that relationships between those cousins on the Kaw, K.U. and K-State, can be amicable, we quote the following comment of V. L. Nicholson, sports editor of the Kansas State Collegian. Writes V.L., after noting that Oklahoma's Bud Wilkinson has nominated Coach J V. Sikes as "Coach of the Year":
"While Wilkinson is probably the best coach in the Big Seven, Mr. Sikes would certainly have to be rated next on the basis of this year's performance. If you have ever seen the OU and KU football squads at close range you know that Jayhawkers are just a bunch alongside the Sooners. When soonsers have muscle, the Jayhawkers have baggy places in their jerseys. Still, they win their share.
"Actually, Dick Tomlinson,
Mike McCormack, Forrest Griffith and maybe a couple of others are the only real he-man types on the Jayhawk squad. While such Sooner stars as Owens, Walker, West, Thomas, Royal, have been throwing their weight around for years, both on the gridiron and in the headlines. They were unable to make Sikes' "boys" look very bad. Players like Linville, Schaake and Bogue carried a lot of the load for the Jayhawks this year and about all they have to prove that they ever played football are a couple of pictures in a high school bookweek.
"And that isn't nearly so silly as it at first sounds.
"Sikes" magic must lay in his ability to get about 99 per cent of what he knows across to his team. Almost always out-weighed, the Jayhawks are seldom out-played and almost never out-smarted. They possess an uncanny ability to get "up" for the big games and a goodly share of what their enemies have all luck." With the addition to his squad of several brilliant performers from this year's freshman team, Sikes is almost certain to move in the runner-up spot behind Wilkinson and may even surpass the young master if his 'luck' holds out.
Well, now, those are nice friendly words, Cousin Nicholson. And we thank you for saying them.
And there is other talk about the Jayhawk head football man drifting amongst the sport pages. A Topeka columnist credits the following yarn to "Ears" Whitworth, new Oklahoma A. & M. gridmaster and former coaching colleague of Sikes at Georgia:
"I remember once while at Georgia, Siki and I were beating the bushes up in Pennsylvania. We were mighty hard up at Georgia and were traveling in an old, beat up car that wouldn't do more than 38 miles an hour. We were blowing down that turnippe—big, four-lane road to Harrisburg—making our limit. Jules slowed down to see what a sign said. It read 'Mountain underpass ahead. Slow down to 70 miles an hour.' Next time I see Old Siki I'm going to remind him that he's just an old low hurdler from Leonard, Texas, and traveling on a mighty fast turnippe, same as I am."
Another Topekan had this to say on the Jayhawker cagers current swing through the East;
"We'll side with the fellow who wonders why Dr. Allen took his bumbers east to play Cincinnati, Duquesne, Holy Cross and Springfield.
"Thats' like trying to get famous by playing Winkum, Blinkum and Nod.
"If you win, you don't get anything."
Perhaps you're right, Mr. Topkean, but we personally invite you to keep a watchful eye on said Cincinnati and Holy Cross teams during the season of the season. Here is one prediction of those two quintets will be rated among the nation's top ten before
Sophomore Cylde Lovelette, at 6 foot 9 inches, the tallest eager in K.U. history, has in four games become a hard, aggressive rebounder and furious scraper. He is surprisingly agile for his size and a good shot from short or long range. He's tabled as K.U.'s next All American.
Young Men And Women
Growing Taller And Heavier
Cincinnati, Ohio- (ACP)-Despite dietary changes caused by two World wars and a major depression, America's young men and women continue to grow taller and heavier, a University of Cincinnati researcher reports.
Prisoner Lists Crimes To Remember Names
Dr. Laurence B.-B. Chenoweth, director of the university's health service says that over the past 33 years, Cincinnati freshmen have grown 2.74 inches in height and 22.41 pounds in weight and freshman women have added 1.24 inches and 4.33 pounds.
Greetings
Omaha,—(U.P.)—Detectives searching a prisoner were startled when they found a notebook with several interesting notations, including one which read "Marquette — killed a child." The prisoner put their minds at rest before he said reading a mystery story. "I had to write down the names of the guys in the book to keep track of them," he said.
and a HAPPY NEW YEAR
He's Shared Headlines With Great Knute Rockne
Elkhart, Ind., Dec. 20—(U.P.)The names of Jack Duffy and Knute Rockne once were coupled in the headlines announcing Notre Dame sports victories. Crowds at football games in the Irish stadium chanted, "Yea Duffy, vea Rockne."
Duffy was a star spinner and member of the Notre Dame quarter-mile relay team, as well as a gridiron mate of Rocke.
Police records show he took to drinking. He was arrested numerous times in the past 10 years on intoxication charges. He failed to appear in court or drunkenness charges last week, forfeiting two bonds.
When their college careers ended, Rocke became the nation's number one football coach before intimately death in an airplane crash.
Yesterday his body was found on the New York Central railroad tracks here. He had been hit by a train.
Duffy started a law practice, but failed to make the grade. After his school he was invited to odd jobs for a living. Recently he was employed as a bricklayer.
County Coroner Dr. Burton Kintner said death "apparently was accidental," but police said they were looking into the possibility of suicide.
They said Duffy was penniless.
Toppeka, Kan., Dec. 20—(U.P.)—Kansas' 1950 high school championship basketball tournaments will be held at familiar sites—Topeka, Salma, and Hutchinson.
State Tournaments At Familiar Sites
The March 15 through 18 tourneys were announced by E. A. Thomas, Kansas State High School Activities association commissioner.
Newton, winner of the state title ten times, is the big school champion, Russel the defender of class A honors and Clearwater this year's No. 1 team in class B.
Thomas said regional tournaments will be announced in a few days.
Topeka will be host to the class AA teams, Salina class A, and Hutchinson Class B.
France was the first country to recognize the United States of America.
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