MONDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1947
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
By COOPER ROLLOW Daily Kansan Sports Editor
Jayhawker rooters are hoping that the showing made by Coach "Phog" Allen's cagers against Emporia Teachers Saturday night will not be indicative of things to come in Kansas basketball. The Hawks, playing without the services of a single man from last year's starting five, get off to an early lead, but began to wilt after intermission and the game ended in a rout for the Teachers.
It was the first game for the Jayhawkers and, as to be expected, there were a number of bad passes and considerable fumbles. As the season progresses many of these kinks will undoubtedly come out of the squad. Coordination will improve and a couple of victories under the belt should serve to give the Allen men much-needed confidence in themselves.
The Hawks had an on-and-off season in 1946, but still managed to endup in the first division, tying for third place with Iowa State. Dr. Allison
third place with Iowa State. Dr.Allen is minus his veteran players of former years, but has a fast, smart group of men, most of whom were high school stars.
Regardless of the general lack of experience on the Kansas squad, other Big Seven schools will not underrate the Jayhawkers. Coaches in the midwest have learned through bitter experience never to sell an Allen team short; it doesn't pay.
--leading the scoring attack with five.
Sig Alph "B" trounced Lambda Chi
50 to 2, the worst defeat hung out to the season. Jansen made 11 points to tie the scoring.
The two points for Lambda Chi
Chi were scored on free throws.
Joe Louis will make his last defense of the heavyweight title next June in Yankee stadium against an unnamed opponent. Jersey Joe Walcott has demanded another shot at the champ because of his surprise showing two weeks ago, but Louis is said to favor a bout with light heavy weight champion Gus Lesnevich. Louis thinks Lesnevich could "put up a better fight."
Dr. C. B. Powell, a member of the New York State Athletic commission, said Saturday that he would insist that Waltcott get the return shot at Louis. But Lesniewski boosters are just as convincing in their arguments that the light heavyweight is the man to knock off Louis.
The question of who's to fight the Brown Bomber probably would have been settled days ago in Walcott's favor if the 33-year old Negro had not refused to sign a contract for the June battle. Walcott objected to the proposed split of the gate receipts—20 per cent for him and 40 for Louis —on the grounds that he was entitled to 30 percent because of his recent near-victory over Louis.
As the issue now stands, the man to face the Detroit Bomber in June will be chosen—as always—by the fight promoters. A Louis-Walcott rematch is a virtual certainty if Jersey Joe can be persuaded to accept only 20 percent of the gate. Fight promoters have already predicted a gate approaching the one million dollar mark if Walcott is the contender. But if the promoters can swing public sentiment behind a Louis-Lesnevich contest and the latter agrees to take 20 percent and no more, Jersey Joe may be out of luck.
At any rate, Louis apparently has made up his mind that the June affair will be his last one. The Brown Bomber said last week that if he ever fights again, it will be in a barroom. If Louis wins next summer and doesn't try to hit the rocky come-back trail; he will be the first champion in heavyweight history ever to retire undefeated.
But wise fight fans are already smiling at that last idea, remembering that boxers—like women—always reserve the right to change their minds. To fighters, it has seemed too easy in the past to discard the white collar and business suit in favor of the old reliable pair of boxing gloves.
Weekend IM Basketball Play Sees 30 Early-Season Games
A busy weekend intramural schedule showed 30 games Friday and Saturday and Sunday in fraternity and independent play. The worst defeat administered during the weekend play was a 50 to 2 drubbing of Lambda Chi "B" team by the Sig Alph "B" squad. A trio of one-point margins also marked the three-day series.
Friday—Sig Ep "B" squad handed the A.K. Psi "B" team an 18 to 17 defeat. Stavros was high for the winners with seven points, and Small led the losing cause with six.
Pi K. I, trounced Alpha Phi Alpha 24 to 16 with Oldham and Clinker of the Pi K. A. team ringing up eight points apiece.
Kappa Eta Kappa stampeded Sigma Kappa Phi 32 to 3 with Shepp and Hamilton sharing scoring honors at 12 each.
Delta Upsilon dished out a 29 to 18 licking to Lambda Chi as Sphe尔, blood, and Bauerlein each bucketed eight KEK Wins 32 To 3.
Saturday—Kappa Sigma "B" opened its season by drubbing A. T. O. "B" 40 to 15 as Smith and Walker paced the offensive with 10 and eight points respectively. The Kappa Sigs were held to a 16 to 11 halftime advantage, but after the intermission they came back to outscore the opponents 24 to 4.
The Kappa Sigs also hit the game-winning trail in their "A" division game with Alpha Kappa Lambda, rolling up a 23 to 13 count. A. K. Lambda held a 6 to 4 halftime edge.
Phi Delt kept pace with A. T. O. for three periods, but a fourth period assault proved too hot to handle, and when the final whistle sounded, A. T. O. was out in front 27 to 20. Quiring of Phi Delt copped scoring honors with 11.
Beta's Take One. 23 To 13
The Beta's dropped Lambda Chi 23 to 13 with Moon of the Beta's leading the scoring attack with five.
Sigma Nu "B" nosed out D. U. "B"
28 to 27 behind the shooting of Daugherty who dunked 10 points.
Phi Fsi "B" coasted by Nu Sigma Nu "B" 29 to 17 as Kelly led the offensive with eight counters.
Paced by Branit, who sank 12 points, Delta Chi "B" whipped Pi K. A. "B" 27 to 17.
Sigma Chi "B" won its first game of the season in outclassing Phi Kappa "B" 30 to 15. Vogel, Sigma Chi, collected nine points.
Kappa Alpha Psi succumbed to undefeated Sigma Nu 34 to 12. Bell scored eight points for the winners.
Delta Chi Upsets Phi Gam
Delta Chi stuck a banana peel under Phi Gam hopes for a gain in the sweepstakes totals by shading the favorites, 24 to 23. Brown starred for Delta Chi in scoring 12 points.
Sig Ep went on a scoring parade as it steamrolled over Alpha Phi Alpha, 55 to 13. Carson and McNeive had field days with 19 and 13 points respectively.
A. V, C. "B" 48, Dix "B" 26
Army "B" 22, Oread hall "B" 15
Y. M, C. A. 51, Spooner-Thayer 24
Trucdesal 55, Epacos 21
W. C. A. 70
Jim Beam's Dream Team 32, Question Marks 21
Dog House club 2. TKE 0 (forfeit)
Other weekend scores:
tion Marks 21
Hot Shots 22, Beta Kappa 21
Spooner-Thayer 48, 2120 club 9
Army 19, Krazy Kats 8
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Sigma Chi 33, Delta Tau Delta 22
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