WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1949
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN LAWRENCE. KANSAS
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AAU Scoring Record Set
Oklahoma City, March 16 —(U.P)— Of the three top-seeded teams, the third-ranked Denver Chevroletts apparently had the toughest assignment today in games of the National A.A.U. basketball tournament.
The Chevrolet, who are led by Olympic player Gordon Carpenter, were matched against East Central college of Oklahoma, a team that Tuesday ran up the highest score so far in the tournament by trouncing the Freeport, III., American Legion, 84 to 53.
The combined total of 137 was so the highest, so far this week
the highest so far this week.
The top-seeded Phillips Oilers go against the Brooklawn Creamery of Salt Lake City, and the second-ranked Oakland Bittners take on the Hooker-Vandergriff Motors of Arlington, Tex. Neither game was expected to be much of a contest.
Peoria, Ill., Caterpillar Diesels vs. Morgan Insurance, Little Rock, Ark.; Oklahoma City university vs. Zimerman Construction, Dayton, Ohio; Hanes Hosiery, Winston-Salem, N.C., vs. Los Angeles Cliftons; Seattle Alpine Dairy vs. Shreveport, La. Graysons; and Los Angeles Police vs. Lincoln, Neb. Nut House.
Oklahoma City U., the only college team among the top-seeded eight, had to resort to a deep-freeze in the final minutes Tuesday to beat the Billingis, Mont, Stockmen, 40-55. Hanes Hosiery, another seeded team, was led to a 73-64 win over Luther college of Decorah, Ia., by John (Hooks) Dillon, former university of North Carolina ace who caged 23 points in a game that saw the lead change 14 times.
In other games Tuesday, the Los Angeles Cliffons beat Central college of Missouri, 56147; Brooklaun Creamery trounced St. Adalbert's Catholic club of Elizabeth, N. J., 70-47; Hooker-Vandergift motors crushed Boston Store of Milwaukee, Wisc. 71-42; and the Zimmermann beat the Maloofs of Albuquerque, N.M., 76-27.
Martin And Lanier Promised Ruling
New York, March 16—(U.P.)—A ruling on the re-instatement injunction asked by suspended St. Louis Cardinals Max Lanier and Fred Martin was promised today for Wednesday, March 23, by Judge Edward A. Conger in federal court.
Lanier and Martin, under five- year ban since 1946 for jumping to the Mexican league, asked Judge Conger for a temporary court order which would enable them to play this season.
Organized baseball showed up in court to answer the request yesterday and submitted some arguments against it. Judge Conger ordered lawyers on both sides to prepare final briefs and present them to him in court at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 22. He promised a ruling within 24 hours after he gets the briefs.
It was baseball's inning in court yesterday and the pastime's legal battery, headed by Attorney Mark Hughes, claimed that the injunction request should be turned down for four main reasons:
1. That baseball Commissioner A.
B. Chandler, who is a defendant,
is not under the jurisdiction of this
federal court because he is a resident
of Versailles. Kv.
2. That Chandler is an indispensable factor in the case since it was he who ordered the suspensions.
3. That the requested injunction would not maintain the status quo but would alter it, and so would not be proper.
4. That baseball disputes both facts and points of law in the brief filed on behalf of the player.
In the Lanier and Martin hearing, baseball submitted an affidavit from Eddie Dyer, manager of the Cardinals, in which Dyer claimed, "both players admitted quitting our team for more money and said they did not care if they are barred from baseball."
By MARV ROWLANDS
Claude Houchin was the only big Seven player to make the Missouri basketball player's all-opponent team. The dependable Kansas guard was named with Ed Macauley of St. Louis, Don Heathington and Jim Owens of Baylor, and Don Rehfeldt of Wisconsin.
Easy Ed of St. Louis was chosen the outstanding player against whom the Tigers played. Houchin and Gene Petersen represented KU. on the Tigers conference all-star team. Other positions went to Wayne Glasgow, Oklahoma; Bob Rolander, Colorado; and Bob Petersen, Iowa State.
Houchin was one of the KU, players that really played good basketball throughout the year. He, Jerry Waugh, Buddy Bull, and Lynn Smith really played heads-up ball when they were in the game. Someone watching the team through the season might wonder if a lack of team spirit, continuous enthusiasm, and hustle didn't contribute to the last place finish.
One of the better of those teams, Nebraska, will carry the Big Seven's banners into the N.C.A.A. fifth district playoff tonight. They won the right by outlaying the Sooners Monday in Kansas City, Mo.
It is not inconceivable that the Huskers could win the right to play in the Western N.C.A.A. playoffs. They will have to be at their best though to defeat Oklahoma A. and M. The Cowpokes' coach, Hank Iba, watched the Big Seven co-champions wear each other down Monday. The Aggies are known for their ball controlling games, but, if the Nebraskans can out-hustle the Missouri Valley team as they did the Sooners, they may be in the N.C.A.A. running Friday night.
Bill Sapp, the only K.U. basketball player who will graduate this year, played in the Kansas A.A.U. tournament at Wichita with the Hessston King motor company team.
Ithaca, N.Y.—(U,P)—A collection of 31,000 beetles, including many scarce specimens, has been placed on display at Cornell University. The collection belonged to the late Kenyon K. Chamberlain, assistant New York state entomologist.
Marvin Small, who played end with the K.U. Orange bowl team in 1948, has turned insurance salesman. He is the K.U. representative for an insurance company. He will be graduated from the University in June.
Graham Is Set For Big Season
Cornell Has 31.000 Beetles
Burbank, Cal., March 16—(U.P.)- Slugging Jack Graham, whose career was almost ended by a bean ball last summer, is set for a big season with the St. Louis Browns.
Graham led the Pacific Coast league in home runs last year with 48 and looked like a cinch to crack Tony Lazzeri's league record of 60 before he was felled by a pitched ball.
The big, long-legged player was out for a month and when he finally got back into uniform, he was bothered by recurrent headaches which threatened to end his playing days.
But Graham, making a strong bid for the regular first base job with the American league team, says he's feeling fine now.
"I played winter ball in Puerto Rico and Mexico," he said, "and was still bothered by those headaches. But they seem to be leaving now."
It wasn't until the Browns opened training here that Graham began to feel completely okay again. Since his head cleared, the slightly balding power hitter has featured Brownie drills with his long smashes to the fences.
His competition for the first base job is coming from fancy fielding Hank Arft, a St. Louis holdover from 1948. Arft, however, hit only .238 last season and unless his hitting picks up considerably, the spot probably will go to Graham—no great shakes as a fielder, but adequate if he can hit anything like he did in the Coast loop.
Zack Taylor, the Brown manager, carefully watches the daily work of Graham. He knows Graham almost single-handedly kept the San Diego Padres in the pennant fight last season in that he was injured. When then камн was killed in the Padres folded and fell to the league base-ment.
A home - run - hitting Graham wouldn't make the Browns pennant contenders this year, but it might give the club a chance to land in the first division—a considerable achievement for the woefully weak nine.
Graham, most valuable player in the PCL in 1948 is confident he will have a good season with the Browns.
Phoenix, Ariz., March 16—(U.R.)—Roy Welmaker, a Negro pitcher from Venezuela now trying out with the Cleveland Indians, chalked up his second victory in two days over the New York Giants Tuesday. Welmaker took over in the eighth innings with the score tied 8-all and held the Giants in check until Ray Murray homered in the 10th innings to carry the Indians home in front.
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Golf Team To Meet Thursday At 4 P.M.
There will be a meeting of candidates for the golf team at 4 p.m. Thursday in 203 Robinson gymnasium. Men who attended the first meeting are not required to be present.
Coach Winey would like for every man interested in joining the team to be at the Lawrence country club at 10 a.m. Saturday if they are not able to attend Thursday's meeting.
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