THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1949
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Kansas Will Try To Climb in Big 7 Against Aggies
The third place Wildcats have also been unpredictable this year, but demonstrated that they are not yet out of the title picture by whipping Oklahoma 51 to 45 Feb.19 at Man-
Kansas' erratic Jayhawkers, hoping to climb a notch in the Big Seven standings, renew their feud with Kansas State tonight at Manhattan in the third and deciding game of the season's series.
However, the Jayhawks have been surprisingly good on the road this year. In their last two league road games K.U. staged a great finish to beat Iowa State 62 to 57, and punished Missouri 55 to 37. The enigmatic Kansans have lost three of their four conference home games.
The third place Wildcats have all demonstrated that they are not yet of Oklahoma 51 to 45 Feb. 19 at Man- $ \textcircled{8} $ hattan for their second win of the season over the Sooners. Coach Jack Gardner's defending champion Aggies have won 5, lost 4 in league play.
Kansas is tied for fifth place with Colorado, with 3 won, 5 lost. By knocking off their traditional rivals tonight, KU, could take over undisputed possession of fifth place and be in a better position to meet Colorado there Feb. 28. They would also retain a chance of finishing third, since a win tonight would give them the same number of defeats as Kansas State. First place Nebraska could give Kansas an assist by beating Colorado at Boulder Saturday.
Coach "Phog" Allen's scrappers undoubtedly face one of their toughest tasks of the year at Nichols gymnasium where they haven't won since 1946. The Aggies have lost only to Missouri at home this year, and dropped only one home game last year.
Kansas' worries have been multiplied by the changes in player strength between the two schools. The Jayhawks have lost two starters in Harold England, accurate left-handed forward, and Myron "Sonny" Enns, hustling guard. Kansas State has gained two of the league's best bounders and scorers in Rick Harmon and Clarence Branum.
Maurice Martin, who scored 11 points in the Aggies' 53 to 48 victory at Lawrence Feb. 9, and slender Guy Mabry, who scored 13 against MU. there, have taken over for England. Mabry has started the past two games. Charley Penny and Buddy Bull have also shown flashes of promise in recent games. Bill Sapp, starter in the first part of the season, has taken over for Enns.
Gene Petersen, K.U.'s other forward, got only four free throws against the Wildcats here, but threw in 14 when KU, won, 60 to 46 in the conference pre-season tourney. Petersen has been hot in K.U.'s last two league games. He leads the club in scoring with 219 points in 20 games, one point more than guard Claude Houchin.
Two of the league's best sophomores, both from Wellington, will start tonight. They are Jerry Waugh of K.U. and Ernie Barrett of the Wildcats. Waugh, however, played last year as a freshman, while Barrett in his first varsity season has won a starting position in competition with Jack Gardner's outstanding crop of sophomores.
In addition to his top defensive play, Waugh hit 18 points against the Purple in the tourney game, and 10 at Lawrence. Barrett's all-around play against Missouri and K.U. won him a starting berting against O.U. He led the Aggies with 10 against K.U. in the first meeting, and made 9 points here.
Rick Harmon has always been hard to cover for K.U. He jammed in 39 points in three meetings with Kansas last year, and hit 13 at Lawrence. His rebounding and ball-hawking has sparked the Wildcats in two great second half rallies in two years at Lawrence. Big Branum, tough to move under the basket, made the winning point in his team's 61 to 60 triumph last year here. He rounded into scoring form with 12 points against O.U.
Army, Navy In Grudge Game
The first basketball game of the year between the army and navy will be played at 7 p.m. in Robinson gymnasium.
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The R.O.T.C. challenged the N.R.O.T.C. to a game to revenge their loss in football.
A basketball game between the combined army and navy staffs at the Military Science building and the staff of the physical education department is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, in Robinson gymnasium. Dr. Forrest C. Allen, head basketball coach, has promised to suit up for the game.
Dean Axe To Referee Frat Game Tonight
Another addition to the ranks of basketball referees is Leonard H. Axe, dean of the School of Business.
Although he isn't going to wear the striped uniform of a referee, Dean Axe will call a game between Alpha Kappa Psi and Delta Sigma Pi, business fraternities. The game will be played at 7:30 today in Robinson Annex.
Dean Axe has played some basketball and has refereed high school games in Kansas.
This is not a regularly scheduled intramural game but is the result of a challenge to Alpha Kappa Psi from Delta Sigma Pi.
Golf Pros Move To Rio Grande Open
Harlingen, Tex., Feb. 24—(U.P.) A tireless group of top-flight golf pres
started across the 6,055-yard Harlingen
municipal course today on the
first round of the $10,000 Rio Grande
Open tournament Johnny Palmer,
Badin, N.C., winner of the $10,000
Houston open. Sunday and one
of the favorites in the Rio Grande
tourney, answered the early morn-
ing "roll call," but his two chief
competitors were absent.
Lloyd Mangrum of Niles, Ill., who won the initial Rio Grande Open last year, and Jimmy. Demaret of Ojai, Cal., on their way to Harlingen from Mexico City, where they tried their luck in the $5,000 Mexican Open Tuesday and Wednesday.
En route with them were Lew Worsham, Oakmont, Pa.; Sammy Snead, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., George Fazio, Conshohocken, Pa., and Antonio Holguin, Mexico City. All are expected to arrive in time to tee off.
Holgui, a hitherto obscure Latin-American pro, became a much-discussed "dark horse" after winning the Mexican tournament by a six-stroke margin late yesterday. He fired a 12-under-201 total over the 54-hole distance. Snead pocketted $1,000 for his 68-71-68-207.
Major League Clubs Plan
Working with determination to expand sandlot baseball, Chandler has lined up at least 10 big-league teams to play benefits.
New York, Feb. 24—(U.P.)The nation's children will get a better chance to play baseball this year because of benefit exhibition games arranged by baseball Commissioner A. B. Chandler.
"I have been fighting hard to get organized baseball to see the importance of backing this sort of a program to the limit," he said. "I believe we can win general approval and backing for this worth-while project this year."
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Members of the freshman basketball squad have been invited to attend the Kansas State game at Man hattan tonight as guests of the University. They will travel with Varsity squad.
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