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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1948
Favorite In NCAA Finals Is Powerful Kentucky
New York, March 23—(UP)—With men who claim they know basketball best, the wily Wildcats of Kentucky were favored over the battling Bears of Baylor tonight in the finals of the N.C.A.A. tournament at Madison Square Garden.
The experts accorded Kentucky that bulge in the belief that the Wildcats are one of the truly great basketball teams of all time, but also with a wry eye to Baylor's recent unsets.
On the same classy court bill the Kansas State Wildcats, finalists of the western playoffs, will face Holy Cross, last year's N.C.A.A. champs, who lost to Kentucky in eastern finals. This battle for third place on the national scale is rated a toss-
Kaintnek' Near Perfection
Kentucky reached a plane of perfection seldom achieved by any court crew by winning the N.C.A.A. eastern title from Holy Cross, 60 to 52, on Saturday, Tall and titanic, the Wildcats scored almost at will against the defending champion Crusaders in an awesome display of power.
Baylor, meanwhile, scored its second straight upset in beating Kansas State for the western title at Kansas City by the same score.
Several factors are reckoned in. Kentucky's favor tonight. First the Wildcats are taller than the Bears. Both 6 foot, 7 inch Alex Groza 'Walt' Jones 6 foot 4 Wulice "Walt" Jones any one of the Baylor starters and the Wildcats have several subs long on size and talent.
Bears Are Battered
Second, Kentucky is much fresher for this game than Baylor. The Wildcats breezed through their opening game against Columbia and were not all out in topping Holy Cross. The Bears, on the other hand, have twice won as underdogs and they bear the bruises and the aches of hard battle. Sparkplug Jackie Robinson has been suffering from internal bleeding since being in a hard collision in the regional playoffs against Arizona.
Third Baylor has played in the Garden only once before. Kentucky has appeared in the big arena many times in the past four years. Both Kentucky and Baylor have qualified for the Olympic tryouts starting Saturday.
Chicago, March 23—(UP)—Ice hockey has been dropped from the Olympic program pending a complete reorganization of the sport as the aftermath of the recent dispute over which American team should compete, President Avery Brundage of the U. S. Olympic association revealed today.
Hockey Dropped From Olympics
5-Mile Workout Each Day Keeps KU's Karnes In Shape
How would you like to run around a 220-yard track about 40 times some afternoon, run a couple of half-mile races, and then top off the afternoon with some sprinting and 15 minutes of good hard exercises?
That is exactly what Bob Karnes, K.U.'s outstanding instance said does almost every day of the week to keep in shape for the outdoor track season which will soon be under way. $ \textcircled{4} $
Bob is not only training for the outdoor season, but he has his eye on the big A.A.U. meets that will be held early this summer. The majority of the first and second place winners of these meets will become members of the United States Olympic team.
When Karnes broke the tape to win the two-mile run in the Big Seven indoor track meet Feb. 28, he completed one of the most successful running seasons ever posted by a KU, runner.
This may seem quite a goal for a runner who is only a sophomore in college, but Bob has established an excellent record since he has been running at Kansas.
He breezed through the outdoor cross-country season unbeaten until the N.C.A.A. national finals, where he placed fifth. Karnes took his string indoors and went eight straight before being edged in a photo finish by teammate miler Hal Moore in the Big Seven meet.
Karnes hung up both the outdoor and indoor two-mile crowns this season, and is a good bet to make it a clean sweep when the spring season rolls around.
Karnes was setting records in the mile even before he came to K.U. When he attended Overbrook Rural high school in 1942 and 1943 Karnes was the undefeated Kansas state champion miler for 2 years. In 1943 Bob also broke the K.U. interscholastic record in the mile.. That same year Karnes won the Missouri Valley A.A.U. mile run.
In Spring Johnson's Fancy Turns To Baseball In Florida
While his fellow students braved the sharp winds of March and plodded through the snows on Mt. Oread, Kenny Johnson, St. Louis Cardinal rookie pitcher, packed his bags three weeks ago and journited to St. Petersburg Fla., to enjoy the warm sunshine and battle for a big league berth for the former world champs.
Johnson, who opened his major league career with a one hit game against the Chicago Cubs late last September, reported for spring practice with the Redbirds March 1
Kenny attended the University the first semester and then took a rest before leaving for training camp and the rigorous schedule that is necessary for the conditioning of a baseball pitcher.
The 24 year old southpaw started his baseball career at Toppea high school, where he was all-state in both baseball and football. Although Kenny was an outstanding high school football player he could not participate in college because he had already signed a contract to play professional baseball.
When asked what he though of playing in the major leagues Kenny said.
Latest team to enter the Olympic tournament is New York University, runner-up in the National Invitational tournament, which has been named to replace invitational champion St. Louis university. St. Louis yesterday declined to play.
NYU Replaces St.L
Since the grapefruit circuit began play Kenny has turned in several impressive three and four-inning
"Life with a major league team is a marvelous life. Ball players always get to stay at the finest hotels and eat the best food."
stints for Eddie Dyer's crew. If the Kansas lefty can flash the form he displayed last fall he will be a touch rookie to oust from the Cardinal roster.
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Karnes enrolled at Baker university in the fall of 1943 but was soon called into the navy where he spent 32 months. When discharged he enrolled at Emporia State Teachers college and in the spring of 1947 he came to K.U.
The dark haired runner is married and lives at Sunflower. He is the father of an 11-months old girl.
No More Rabbit Hunting For Neil And Duane
Rhinelander, Wis. — (UP) — Two boys came home from their rabbit hunt with most of the pellets in their legs.
KENNY JOHNSON College
Neil Pence, 12, lined up a cotton-tail in his sights and pulled the trigger. A dozen pellets lodged in the legs of Duane Freund, 16.
KENY JOHNSON
freshman and former Topeka high school player who is shooting for a big league pitching job with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Coach Easton To Speak
The shock caused Duane to pull the trigger, and five peltes went into Nell's mouth.
They gave up shooting rabbits for the time being.
M. E. "Bill" Easton, varsity track coach, will speak at a meeting of Phi Delta Kappa at 7:30 tonight in 110 Fraser.
Quack Club Wins Topeka Swim Tilt
University Quack club members swept the field in an aquatic meet with Washburn and Kansas State in Topeka Saturday by winning all points offered.
The following Jayhawker women won points; Virginia Harris, Nanette Hyer, Kathleen McKelvy, Ila Mae Junod, Peggy Wolf, Marilyn Smith, Dorothy O'Connor, Jody Stuckey, Maxine Gunsolly, and Anne Stoddar.
The Kansas women also entertained with swimming formations. These swimmers took part in this event: Barbara Burkholder, Jeanne Hillyer, Marjorie Crosby, Marilyn Sweet, Alberta Schnitzler, Claire Grothusen, Jean Chambers, O'Connor and Smith.
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