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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MARCH 5.1947
By BILL CONBOY
The need for a field house at K.U has been brought home strongly three times in the last ten days.
On Feb. 24, the Oklahoma Aggies journeye to Lawrence to engage the Jayhawkers in a game which found spectators sitting everywhere but on the rims of the baskets. Charley Black had those spots reserved.
The interest of students and townspaces is always at high pitch when Hank Iba brings his smooth working team to Hoch auditorium. This year the interest was even higher, but the auditorium seemed even smaller. Many who wanted to see the game had no tickets, and many who had tickets ended up with only a bird's-eye view of the affair.
Saturday the Big Six—yes, it was still Big Six at the time—inondor track meet was held in Kansas City The Jayhawker thinclad came through with third place on 271/2 points.
It's safe to bet that the Kansas points were harder earned than those collected by any of the other schools. Adequate indoor training facilities simply do not exist on the campus. The conversion of much of the space beneath the stadium te student living quarters has made Coach Kanehl's task the most difficult in the conference.
The Jayhawk trackmen and their coach are to be congratulated upon their fine showing. It is hoped that not too many years will elapse before satisfactory indoor training facilities are set up on Mt. Oread.
Monday, postponement of spring football practice was announced for one week due to the snow and condition of the fields. For Coach Sauer this is simply seven days lost in the conditioning and training of his charges for the campaign next fall.
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Postponement of outdoor activity for one week would mean little indoor space was available for squad workouts. As it is, the coaches and players must work doubly hard beginning Monday to make up for lost time.
Frank Stannard, Kansas hurdler, showed a return to his 1944 form in the Big Six meet Saturday night. Stannard placed third in the 60-yard high hurdles.
The field for that event was perhaps the strongest in conference history. Blakely of Missouri covered the tall timbers in 7.5 seconds to set a new conference record. Stannard carried Kansas colors in ahead of Nebraska's King who had been showing his heels to other hurdlers all season.
Stannard holds K.U. indoor records for both the 60-yard high and the 60-yard low hurdles. Both marks were set in 1944. He is the lone holder of the high timber mark at 7.7 seconds. His mark of 7.2 seconds in the lows makes him co-holder of the record with Flick who made the same mark in 1933.
Three members of this year's track squad hold K.U. indoor records. Beside Stannard, John Jackson holds the quarter-mile mark at 51 seconds and Tom Scofield has the high jump record at 6' 3 1/8".
Chances are that the Jayhawkers will be pulling some surprises during the outdoor season.
Air Squadron Needs Officers, Men
The 574th bombardment squadron needs reserve officers and enlisted men.
At present only navigators and bombardiers should apply, because the quota for pilots is filled. Those interested should contact Lt. Col. J. C. Phillpot or Sergeant Melvin at Fairfax airport, Kansas City, Kap
This is the first squadron in this area to be formed in the Army Reserve program. Three more squadrons will be activated in the near future.
Black's Tip-In Ends Thrilling Game As Kansas Defeats League Champs
A tip-in goal by Charley Black in the last 15 seconds of play gave the Kansas Jayhawkers a 38 to 36 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in Hoch auditorium last night.
Black's rebound shot climaxed 10 minutes of the most exciting basket-ball seen on the home court this season. With one-fourth of the game yet to go, the count stood 29 to 28* in favor of the Sooners.
Jack Eskridge sank a free throw for K.U. to knot the count at 29 all. The next seven minutes saw both teams battling furiously but futility to run up a lead. The score was tied at 32 all and again at 34 all.
With four minutes to play, Paul Courty, Oklahoma southpaw forward, netted a jump shot to bive the visitors a 36 to 34 lead. Regaining the ball on a missed Kansas shot, the Sooners began a stalling game
The strategy backfired when Ray Evans intercepted an Oklahoma pass and raced down the court to drop in the tying goal. The Sooners fought back but lost possession of the ball under the Kansas backboard.
Forty-five seconds remained as the Jayhawkers came down court, Otto Schnellbacher, operating in the center spot for Kansas, took a glance at the clock and decided to pass the ball around until time for only a single basket try was left.
With 20 seconds to go, he whipped the ball in to Charley Black. Black shot and missed. Eskridge rebounded to shoot and miss. Then the "Hawk" flicked in the game winning basket.
Black took scoring honors for the game with 12 points on 6 field goals. For the third time this season, he bested Gerald Tucker, Sooner pivot man, in a personal duel.
Tucker counted 3 field goals and 2 free throws for 8 points to tie Schnellbacher for second honors. Schnellbacher hit 1 field goal and 6 out of 7 free throws to make up hit total.
Sparked by two field goals by Ray Evans, Kansas built up an early lead in the game. The Jayhawkers hit a cold streak, however, and Oklahoma tied the count at 15 all with three minutes left in the first half.
The Sooners went on to lead 21 to 19 at the intermission. They were still hot as the second half opened, but Claude Houchin, Kansas guard, dropped in two baskets to keep the Jayhawkers in the running.
Both teams were cold at the basket throughout most of the game, the Jayhawkers missing numerous shots under the backboards.
The box score;
Kansas (38) G. F.T. F. T.P.
Black, f 6 0 1 12
Schnellbacher, f, c 1 6 1 8
Penny, f 0 0 0 0
Stramel, f 0 0 2 0
England, c 0 0 1 0
Evans, g 3 1 3 7
Clark, g 0 1 2 1
Sapp, g 0 1 1 1
Eskridge, g, f 1 3 3 5
Houchin, g 2 0 3 4
Auten, g 0 0 0 0
Totals Oklahoma (36) 13 12 17 38
G. G. F. T. F.
Courty, f 2 1 1 5
Reich, f 0 1 0 1
Jones, f 2 2 1 6
Waters, f, c 1 2 3 4
Day, f 0 0 1 0
Tucker, c 3 2 4 8
Landon, g 0 1 1 1
Paine, g 2 1 4 5
Merchant, g 2 1 2 5
Pryor, g 0 1 1 1
Missed free throws: Kansas; Black 3, Schnellbacher 1, Stramel 1, Eskridge 2; Oklahoma: Courty 2, Jones 1, Tucker 1, Paine 2.
Totals 12 12 18 36
Officials: Ab Curtis and Cliff Ogden.
City Government Unchanged
Kansas City, Kan.—(UP)—Kansas Citians will continue under their mayor-commissioner form of government after overwhelmingly voting down a proposal to institute a city manager system Tuesday. Complete, but unofficial returns from voting in the 160 precincts yesterday showed 10,000 for the city manager system; 17,909 against.
Charlie Black and Otto Schnellbacher represent K. U. on the 1947 All-Big Six basketball team selected by coaches and sportswriters of the Middle West.
Schnellbacher,Black Placed By Coaches On All Big-Six Team
Other selections include Dan Pipin, Missouri forward; G. Tucker, and Dick Reich, Oklahoma forward and guard respectively. All members of the team are service veterans.
Black, an army air forces veteran of 52 reconnaissance missions, and Reich, a veteran of marine action on Iwo Jima where he won the silver star and purple heart, are the oldest at 25. Schnellbacher and Tucker are 23, and Pippin is the baby of the outfit at 20. Schnellbacher is a veteran of the AAF.
This was Black's fourth all-conference selection and Schnellbacher's third. Black was an All-American in 1942 and 1946.
Though Kansas failed to win the Midwest (Big Six) conference race Schnellbacher and Black remained standouts during the season. Tucker drew the most votes, while Schnellbacher ran a close second.
Conference Conflict Over New Loop Name
Oklahoma City—(UP)—Hal Middsworth, sports editor of the Daily Oklahoman, said today that until the Big Six conference straightens out its difficulties over a conflicting name with the Midwest conference, the Oklahoman would continue to call it the Big Six.
Conference representatives voted recently to change the name to the midwest conference after they had voted in the University of Colorado. When they discovered there already was a midwest conference, they decided to separate the Mid and West with a hyphen.
Both Mr. Middlesworth and John Cronley, sports editor of the Oklahoma City Times, have been critical in their columns of the Big Six for not admitting Oklahoma A. and M. College, and also for the name change. The Oklahoma Daily, student newspaper at Norman, suggested that the conference be called the Midwestern.
The original Midwest conference still objected and Big Six leaders said they'd consider the matter again at a meeting probably in Mav.
The Chess club will meet at 7 p.m. Friday in the Pine room of the Unio Friday in the Pine room of the Union to discuss entering the inter-collegiate chess tournament in the spring.
Chess Club To Meet Friday In Pine Room
- "The tournament would bring outstanding chess players to the campus." Joan Harris, chairman of clubs and organizations sub-committee of the Union activities committee, said today.
The chess club has 18 members and will meet every Friday in the Pine room. Anyone interested in joining may turn in an application at the Union activities office.
Club Discusses Languages
An informal discussion of similarities among the Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish languages was held by the Scandanavian club Tuesday. The election of new officers was postponed.
College Basketball
West Va. Wesleyan 66, Glendale St. 55
Lafayette J. V. 35, Rutgers J. V. 42
Lassale (Pa) 53, St. Francis (N.Y.)
Lakewood J. V. 35, Rutgers J. V. 42
Boston University 60, Boston College 57
Lafayette 41, Rutgers 39
Toledo 71, Wayne 44
Franklin and Marshall 58, Delaware 52
Georgetown 75, Duquesne 39
Manhattan 70, Albright 39
Wooster 45, Mt. Union 41
Findlay 71, Penn College 54
St. John's (N.Y.) 57, New York U. 56
Wesleyan 59, Trinity 50
Washington and Jefferson 87
Bethany 66
Cineimati U. 61, Butler 51
Middlebury 65, Norwich 58
Westminster 65, Geneva 55
Harvard 64. Penn 48
Abilene Christian 45, Howard Pavine 40
Dakota Wesleyan 49, Buena Vista
42
Central 54, Luther 44
Allen, Shenk Elected To Lawrence Posts
Dr. Forrest C. Allen, University basketball coach, and Prof. Henry Shenk, of the physical education department, are Lawrence city officials. They were elected Tuesday
Dr. Allen was re-elected first ward councilman, an office which he has held for several years. He is now in California on a leave from the University. Professor Shenk was elected to the Lawrence school board.
Peck Fights Flu As Team Fights Sooners
Money To Kansas Schools
Owen Peck, diminutive Jayhawker center, names Old Man Flu as the toughest opponent he has tried to guard this season.
He said after the game that the wonderful fight of the K.U. team made victory possible. Oklahoma, he added, may be conference champions but no team is better than Kansas when the Jayhawkers are right.
The sparkplug signalcaller was too ill to suit up for the Oklahoma game last night after the flu had crashed his usually tight defense. Peck dhattend the game as a spectator to lend his verbal support to the Kansas cause.
PROTECT YOUR EYES
The measure would add new areas to the present high school tax system operating in counties of less than 15,000 population. Extension of the county-wide levy would include all the state with the exception of property within the city limits of Wichita, Kansas City and Topeka.
Topeka—(UP)—More help · f o
Kansas schools, from $2,500,000 to
$3,000,000 annually, was proposed today in a new bill in the senate.
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