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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1948
14 Cage Stars Chosen For US Olympic Squad
New York, April 1—(UP)—Fourteen of America's most talented players were named today to the United State Olympic basketball team, whose victory in the games at London this summer is already a foregone conclusion.
The court stars, among them some of the most famous giants in the game.
were selected by a special committee which labored at length to cull seven collegians and seven A.A.U. players from the eight-team post season tournament which finished at Madison Square Garden last night.
The entire starting lineup of the Phillips Oilers, who won the tourney with a 53 to 49 triumph over Kentucky, was named to the international team, and so was Kentucky's first five. The other four men were from different teams in the tournament.
From the Oilers of Bartlesville, Okla., come 7-foot Bob Kurland, forwards Cab Renick and R. C. Pitts, and guards Lou Beck and Gordon Carpenter.
Named from Kentucky were center Alex Groza, forwards Wallace Jones and Cliff Barker, and guards Ralph Beard and Ken Rollins.
Add Four Stars
The other four were Don Barksdale, the brilliant Negro center of the Oakland, Cal., Bittners; Vince Boryla, former Notre Dame star with the Denver Nuggets; Jackie Robinson of Baylor; and Ray Lumpp of New York University.
Omar "Bud" Browning of Phillips will be head coach of the team with Adolph Rupp of Kentucky his assistant.
Although the squad is probably the greatest ever assembled to play basketball under an amateur banner, it will not have an opportunity to display its talents against a comparable foe, since no other nation has developed the sport to such an extent as the U.S.A. Dr. James Naismith of Springfield, Mass., invented the game in 1891.
Wildcats Are Tough
The mighty Oilers went through one of the hardest battles in theirs and the Garden's history in subduing Kentucky. In the end it was the superior height of the Phillips five that made the difference, although Kentucky boasted the game's star in Beard who looped in 23 points.
Kurland's 20 points were tops for the Oilers, as they scored their 62nd victory in 65 games this year.
Both teams held huge leads at different times, but both rallied from behind to bring the decision down to the wire.
In a preliminary game, the Denver Nuggets took third place in the tournament with a hard-earned 73 to 64 triumph over Baylor.
Training Camp Briefs
Vero Beach, Fla., April 1—(UPC)—Jack Bantam, slim southpaw up from Montreal, looked today as if he might be the pitching strength the Brooklyn Dodgers have been looking for. The 24-year-old Kansan had a world of stuff yesterday as he pitched no-hit, no-run ball against his old Montreal mates for seven innings as the Dodgers posted a 5 to 4 victory. Banta won 15 games for the Royals last year.
St. Petersburg, Fla.-Dei Wilber, who started spring training as the St. Louis Cardinal third-string catcher, climaxed a month of standout work today by being promoted to the first team.
Wilber, a Lincoln Park, Mich. strong boy who has worked his way up through the Cardinal chain, has shown a great improvement in batting and in his handling of pitchers He has been the starting catcher in the Cards' last three games.
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ESTC Cancels First Games
Heavy rains and lack of outdoor practice have forced Emporia State to cancel its scheduled two-game baseball series Friday and Saturday with Kansas at Emporia.
Ernie Vanek, director of athletics at Emporia State, announced the cancellation late Wednesday afternoon. Vanek, a Jayhawker cage star in 1932 and 1934, said a two-inch rain Tuesday night has made the diamond there unworkable until Saturday.
Earl Falkenstien, business manager of the athletic department at Kansas, suggested the games be played here but Vanek was unable to accept the offer. "There wouldn't be much of a game," he said, "we haven't had one outdoor workout."
"We need the game experience," Russ Sehon, the Jayhawker coach, said. "This will make it rougher yet against Arkansas." Kansas is slated to play the highly touted Razorbacks or the Southwest conference here April 9 and 10.
Sehon will replace the cancelled Emporia State game with intra-squad contests Friday and Saturday.
Men's Swim Is April 7-9
Don Powell, intramural director,
today warned intramural managers
that noon Monday, April 5, will be
the deadline for entries in the
swimming meet to be held April 7,
3, and 9.
Preliminaries are slated to begin at 4:15 p.m. April 7, with those posting the eight best times qualifying for the semi-finals on the following day, Mr. Powell said. There will be no semi-finals in the relay events. The four teams showing the fastest times in the preliminaries will appear in the finals.
One point will be awarded to each qualifying for the semi-finals. Five team points will be given for first place, three for second, two for third, and one for fourth.
The eight events are: four-man relay; 50-yard breast stroke; 100-yard free-style; 50-yard dash; 100-yard back stroke; 50-yard medley; 150-yard medley; and diving.
No man may enter the meet unless his 25-cent entry fee has been paid. Anyone who has lettered at any four-year college is ineligible, Powell said. Entrants may enter any three events.
Five men will be qualified for the finals in the diving event. Plain front and back dives will be re-used with three optional dives will be necessary.
The pool will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday; 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday; 4 to 7 p.m. Monday; and 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Each team may schedule two private swims.
A four-day swim period for all entered in the intramural meet will begin Saturday.
Walter J. Mikols, swimming coach, will be head official at the meet.
Braves Start Pennant Talk
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Bradenton, Fla., April 1- (UP) Here in the spring training camp of the Boston Braves they are talking about winning the 1948 National league pennant.
Keystone Pair May Bring Flag To Hub
And there are a lot of baseball experts who feel they will do just that. For the Braves have gone all out to correct the deficiencies which cost them the flag last year—a shortstop-sec-ond base combination which could Dark at shortstop manager Bill not make the double play.
Last year the Braves led the major league clubs in hitting, were the only team to come up with two 20-game winners—yet finished third in the final National league standings. The answer was in the double play column of the fielding averages —in that department the Braves finished last.
But with Eddie Stanky, late of the Dodgers, at second and rookie Alvin
Dark at shortstop, manager Billy Southworth believes he has overcome that double play weakness.
Stanky is a key player in the Braves' setup for the coming season. He can make or break the ball club and the betting is that it is more likely to be the former.
He was acquired with only one thought—that he was the best man available to be playing alongside Dark. Dark, too, is a key man.
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