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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS
APRIL 1, 1947
By BILL CONBOY
Rumors are now flying about once again that the enlarged Big Six conference may decide to accept a hook-up with the Southwest conference for a post season football game in the Cotton Bowl on New Year's day.
Two seasons ago, the Missouri Tigers appeared in the Cotton Bowl against the Texas Longhorns. They lost, 27 to 40, but the game produced the greatest offensive play ever seen in the history of the bowl. Following the contest, the Texas backers of the annual game were outspoken in their hopes that some permanent agreement might be reached with the Big Six.
Big Nine Took Lead
Precedence for such a move was certainly given by the Big Nine when it signed with the Pacific Coast conference to make the Rose Bowl the exclusive property of those two leagues. The Big Six has followed the lead of the Big Nine in most athletic matters through the years.
It is reported that one deterring factor in making such a pact with the Southwest conference in the past was that the Big Six was smaller in number of participating schools. This argument has now been eliminated with the addition of Colorado.
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The one best means of bringing fine high school athletes to the University is not being used as well as it might be.
Responsibility On Students
The best single means of making a young football or basketball star want to come to K. U. is to make him feel that his friends are here, understanding instead of among strangers. Responsibility On Students
The responsibility for letting Kansas high school stars know that they will be in a congenial group at the University doesn't fall on the athletic department, the coaches, or the faculty. They can't fail on the average students who were high school graduates themselves a year or so ago.
In some eastern schools, it is the practice of students to organize and plan a campaign where every outstanding prep performer in the state competes against others factored by those in school who know him or come from his locale.
In this way, an athlete feels that he will be continuing right along with the contacts and friends he had in high school if he attends the school giving him that attention.
It is common sense. Other schools may offer big money. Other coaches may paint rosy pictures of bowl-game glory. But all that seems superficial if the high school star knows that he would be a stranger, an outsider, at a school where he knows no one.
If K. U, students would decide to start talking up the University to their hometown athletes, chances are excellent that no other method would yield better results.
Jayhawker Jobs Open To Applicants
Applications for the position of editor and business manager of the 1948 Jayhawker magazine are now being accepted, Richard Carmean, business manager, said to-day.
Applicants for either position must leave a letter, addressed to Karl Klooz, chairman of the Jayhawker advisory board, at the Student organization window of the business office not later than April 15.
Letters of application must include three references. Two of these must be the names of faculty members, and the third a past employer or friend of the applicant.
Harding Injures Ankle
Otis S. Harding, College freshman, dislocated and fractured his ankle Monday afternoon when he slid into a fixed base in an intramural softball game. His condition at Watkins hospital today is reported as good.
Sooners Hand K.U. Net Squad 4-3 Defeat In Season Opener
The Oklahoma Sooners gave the Jayhawkertennis squad a fiery welcome at Norman Monday, defeating the visitors, 4-3, in the Kansas net season opener.
Only the top two Kansas men, Dick Richards and Erwin "Bitsy" Busiek, could handle the Oklahoma speed and versatility on the court. Both won singles matches, although Busiek had to go three sets to take his. They teamed in the doubles to notch $ \textcircled{4} $
the only other Kansas Vet
Busiek Thumps Draper
Busiek, down 3-5 in his third set, matched consistency and the ability to lob to the baseline to take the match from Stanley Draper of the Sooners.
Oklahoma's strength lay in depth Frank Gage and Roy Shoaf, K. U numbers 3 and 4 men, won only three games each in their matches. It was Shoaf's first defeat in Big Six competition.
Bob Barnes, another returning letterman, fought to a 4-4 tie in the third set of his match with Charles Cunningham, but dropped the next two games and the match.
To Meet SMU Today
To Meet S.M.U. Todav
The Jayhawers are in Dallas to meet S.M.U. today, and will travel to Fayetteville for a match with Arkansas Thursday. The Oklahoma match was a non-conference affair. Singles Results
Dick Richards (K) defeated Walter Moore. 6-3. 9-7.
Erwin Busiek (K) defeated Stanley Draper, 6-4, 2-6, 8-6.
Bill Kessler (O) defeated Frank Gage. 6-2, 6-1.
Jack Griggs (O) defeated Roy Shoaf. 6-3, 6-0.
Charles Cunningham (O) defeatc
ecesse 6-1, 1-6, 6-4.
Doubles Results
Richards and Busiek (K) defeat-
ed Giggs and Moore $A \cdot A \cdot A$
Draper and Kessler (O) defeated Gage and Shoaf, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Golf Masters Meet For Winter Finals
Augusta, Ga. — (UP) —Great names in golfing, including the newly starred Cary Middlecoff, who won the Charlotte open yesterday in a playoff driving for the Masters' tournament, climax of the winter swing.
Middlecoff, former army dentist from Memphis, turned pro a year ago after a successful tour as an amateur, and won his spurs yesterday as he tied a course record while beating Schoux by nine strikes. Mid-September took a 64 for the 18 holes and Schoux, a pro at San Francisco, shot a 73.
Jimmy Demaret, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead and other top professionals will compete in the four-day meet, which starts Thursday.
The men had tied in the regulation 72 holes when Schoux missed a three-foot putt on the 18th green.
Montgomery Kayos Flores In Third Round
San Francisco. (UP)—Bob Montgomery, N. Y., lightweight champion, won his 45th kaye victory in 88 fights when he sent young Jesse Flores, California Mexican, to the floor in the third round of a scheduled 10-round non-title fight Monday.
The New Yorker handed Flores, the pride of California, his first knockout in 42 encounters. Before Monday's battle, Flores had won 38, had three draws and a single loss to Rudy Cruz in Hollywood.
The kayo came at two minutes of the third round when Montgomery suddenly lashed out with an explosive right to the chin that the crowd knew was the finisher. Flores was up at the count of 10, but referee Joe. Gorman already had raised Montgomery's hand as the victor.
Montgomery weighed in at 138½ pounds, three and a half pounds over the light weight limit. Flores weighed 136%.
Student Has Appendectomy
Mary Huse, College sophomore,
underwent an appendectomy Friday
night at Watkins Memorial hospital.
Hen condition is reported as good
today.
Kramer Favored In Tennis Tourney
Houston, Tex.—(UP)—Top-seeded Jack Kramer, national indoor and outdoor champion, will swing into action today for the first time in the River Oaks invitational tennis matches.
Ninth-seeded Eitsy Grant, three times River Oaks titlist, featured opening round play Monday with 6-love and 6-3 victories over movie star Phil Reed of Los Angeles.
Also slated for action in the tourney's second day were Frank Parker, number 2, defending champion Gardner Mulloy, and Billy Talbert, runner-up last year.
Bitsy Grant Handcuffs Reed
Sam Match, seventh seeded from Rice, over Harry Tansel of Abilene, 6-love and 6-1.
Eddie Moyland, Sugar Bowl champion
pennants and North Texas. Lend 5-24.
Other results yesterday:
Clarence Mabry, southwest conference champion from Texas university, over P. M. Smith of Houston 6-0 and 6-1.
Frank Guensey, Rice, over Phi
Fritik of Texas university, 6-3 and
1-4
Ernie Sutter of New Orleans over Bob Foley of Rice. 6-1 and 6-4.
KU's Dr. 'Phog' Allen To Return April 15
Dr. Forrest C. (Phog) Allen, veteran basketball coach at the University, who has been resting away from the game in California on doctor's orders, is expected to return to K. U. about April 15.
Howard Engleman, former Kansas All-American, took the reigns in his absence. Allen will resume coaching in spring training, it was reported.
The Kansas mentor and Mrs. Allen have been visiting a daughter in Palo Alto, Calif. He was ordered by his physician to get away from basketball at mid-season.
The last spring football workout before Easter will be held today. Practice will be resumed again on April 8, with a big scrimmage game scheduled for April 12.
Jayhawk Gridsters To Rest Over Easter
"So far, spring practice has shown a lot of things we are pleased with," George Sauer, head football coach, said today.
"We are well pleased with the showing many of the younger men have made. The blocking is not up to par, but the spirit is exceptional."
Forty B-29's To Fly Over Campus April 5
A flight of 40 B-29's will pass over Topeka, Lawrence, and Kansas City between 9:30 and 10 a. m., April 5, enroute to a simulated bombing attack on Milwaukee in observance of Army day, Lt. Col. Kenneth Rosebush, associate professor of Military science, said today.
The number of planes taking part in the celebration will be over 200 and the largest army air force fighter escort groups will contribute to the celebration.
Set April 8, 10 As Dates
Set Playoffs For Golf Team
Qualifying rounds for members of the University golf team will be played April 8 and 10. The play-offs will be held at the Lawrence Country club, the 8th, and at Swoto park, Kansas City, Mo., the 10th. All matches will be 18 holes, and will be the basis for cutting the squad from 25 men to regular team strength.
Zale, Al Timmons Slug It Out Tonight
Kansas City, Mo. — (UP)— Co-managers of Tony Zale, world's middleweight champion, were due to meet here today to discuss the champion's plans to defend his title. Zale fights Al Timmons, Cleveland, in a non-title, over-the-weight 10-rounder in Kansas City, Kan., toonight.
Sam Pian was due in today from New York, where he watched Marcel Cerdan, the Moroccan, in action. Pian conferred with Sol Straus, who is handling Mike Jacobs' duties, and Nat Rogers, the Garden matchmaker.
Want Graziano
Already here was Art Winch, co-manager of Zale.
They wanted their man to meet Rocky Graziano in his next title defense but Graziano was banned in New York and it was obvious they wanted Zale's next fight in the Garden.
The National Boxing association had directed Zale to defend his title. Whether he would go against Graziano in another city, or take on Cerdan in New York appeared the biggest challenge.
Entitled, To Match.
Winch said that Graziano was entitled to the first crack at the title and would be given a bout but that he didn't know where.
For his part, Zale appeared to be in fine condition for his meeting tonight with the bigger Timmons, a fighter who has height, weight and reach on the champion but who appeared none too sharp against left hooks which the champion was expected to aim at him.
Local Cagers Battle For YMCA State Title
Two Lawrence teams, Rexall Drug and Ober's, will battle it out for the Y.M.C.A. invitational basketball title in Topeka tonight. These two teams are composed largely of University men.
Poehler's, another Lawrence team made up partly of students from the University, will play the Capitol Federal team of Topeka for third place in the tournament.
In the semi-final games Monday night, Rexall Drug defeated Capitol Federal 35 to 30 and Ober's slipped by Poehler's 50 to 48.
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White Sox Need Power At Plate
New York—(UP)—The Chicago White Sox finished fifth last season but unless they come up with power hitter and old age does take its toll they will be lucky to finish that high this coming year.
Collectively, the White Sox hit fewer home runs last season than did one man—Hank Greenberg of the Tigers—and there has been no indication in spring training thus far that Ted Lyons, who took over the club last season for Jimmy Dykes, has found the long distance hitter he needs so badly.
Jones Looks Best
His chief hope appears to be Murrell Jones, the young first baseman, who hit three out of the park when he came up last year and played in 24 games. If he could keep up that pace through 1947, it would mean some 20-round trippers, which would be the closest thing the Pale Hose have had to long distance clouting in years.
Some of the vets on whom Lyons is counting may begin to fade. Luke Appling is 38, Charles (Red) Ruffing 43, Earl Caldwell 41, Joe Kuhel 40 and Thorton Lee, 39. They are big question marks and can make or break the Sox.
Ruffing May Hurl Sundays
Ruffing, if he can make it, will take over the Sunday pitching berth which Lyons relinquished when he succeeded Dykes and Cald-well, who won 13 games last season, most of them in relief, plays a big part in Lyons' relief hurling plans.
Lyons is well pleased with some of his rookie hurriers and it looks as if Bob Gillespie, the tall, 14-game winner with Dallas; Earl Harrist, the no-hit artist with Syracuse last season; Luke McGraw, the victory king of the class C West, Texas-New Mexico league; and Peter Gabrian, who won only one game with Albany last season, may make the grade.
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