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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27; 1947
Phog Allen Stresses Elements As Means To Speed, Balance
The difference between victory and defeat in any sport is a thorough training in fundamentals. That's why Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen has been stressing the "do's" and "don'ts" so much in pre-season basketball practices.
Dr. Allen took time off recently from his busy schedule as Jayhawker * * *
coach to tell a Daily Kansan reporter what he thought about the game in general.
"Elementary pivoting, passing, and shooting are still the backbone of a top rate basketball team." Dr. Allen said. "The game gets faster every year, but in the end it's the team with good, basic fundamentals that wins."
Scrimmage To Come Later
So far, practice sessions have been devoted exclusively to these basic fundamentals. Scrimmages will not begin until the players are oriented to the Kansas system of play, the veteran coach said.
"We will have scrimmages later. But it's too early for that yet. If we were to practice under game conditions now, we would have an easily excited, unsure team. I don't want that.
"I am striving for emotional balance. With that end in mind, I teach the boys to go three-quarters speed in practice, so that when they get going in a game they will have a change of pace."
The crafty coach believes that basketball is a faster, more brain-tickling game than football. Basketball Is Faster, Tricker
"In football, you set your plays. When the ball is snapped, each player has a definite objective. But in basketball, the play is constantly moving. This opens up hundreds of new situations which can only be met with a thorough knowledge of fundamentals."
Dr. Allen nightly drills his charges on the how-to-win tactics which he stresses in his much-quoted books on basketball theory. One of these is his theory of good offense.
"When an offensive player with the ball in his possession passes to a teammate in an unguarded area, and the passer automatically moves to an unguarded area, that is the theory of good offensive basketball."
Defense Sounds Simple
His theory for defensive basketball is more simple but just as successful.
"Good defensive basketball is to keep between your opponent and the basket. To thwart that idea, screens have been developed. A moving screen in basketball is very difficult because of the speed of the game and the temptation to foul by bodily contact."
Coach Allen is famous for his speedy fast-break style of play. He has definite views about that, too.
"No team should fast-break until they learn how to handle the ball. Long, inaccurate down-court passes without proper training in this phase of the game are the cause of defeats for a lot of teams which otherwise would be good.
"And speaking of passing—the pass should be at the waist, because that is where the elbows are. Then if the pass is too high or too low, you can still reach it.
Pass In Angles. Run In Circle.
"Our system is that you pass at angles and run in curves. You open up an area by passing at angles and drawing your opponent out of position, then you run in circles—the natural way to get away from an opponent."
Dr. Allen believes that the reinstitution of the freshman rule will make for a smoother, more coordinated team.
"I'm strong for this rule because it gives the new players a chance to become accustomed to our style of play. They come here with backgrounds which include every conceivable type of training. It is my job to mold this heterogeneous group of men into a polished unit."
Daily Organ Vespers Scheduled For Danforth
Daily organ vespers will be given at Danforth chapel from 4 to 5 p.m. The chapel is reserved for prayer and meditation during these hours.
Music will be furnished by Kenneth Beall, College junior, and chapel organist.
DR. FORREST C. "PHOG"
ALLEN, now starting his 38th year of coaching, has taught such top-flight strategists as Louis Menze of Iowa State. Frosty Cox of Colorado, Dutch Lornberg of Northwestern, and Adolph Rupp of Kentucky.
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National League
Chicago Bears 56, Washington 20
Pittsburgh 38, New York 21
Green Bay 34, Detroit 17
Philadelphia 14, Los Angeles 7
Chicago Cardinals 27, Boston 7
All-America Conference
Los Angeles 56, Baltimore 0
Buffalo 35, Brooklyn 7
Cleveland 14, San Francisco 7
Women's Tennis
The competing winners for Division I in the women's tennis singles are Marilyn Smith, Kappa Alpha Theta, who will play the winner of the game between Joan Gardener, Pi Beta Phi, and Helen Southernland, Corbin.
In division II Kathryn Van Dyke, I. W. W., will play Ruth Henry, Ricker Hall. The winner of this match will play the winner of the game between Mary Shepard, Corbin, and Adrian Hiscox. Pi Beta Phi.
In division III, Donna Mueller, Delta Gamma, will play Ruth Mitchell, Corbin. The winner will play Ann Murphy, who defeated Lennie Moe Saturday, 6-2, 6-0.
In division IV, Marilyn Sweet, Pi Beta PI, will play Marilyn Greenlee, Locksley. The winner will play Marie Horseman, Corbin.
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