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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FEBRUARY 18,1947
Coach Ray Kaneh of the Kansas track squad attributes some of the failure at the Nebraska dual meet to having no competitive running in practice.
By BOB DELLINGER (Daily Kansan Sports Editor)
The St. Louis Billikens seem headed for the fifth district playoffs for the N.C.A.A. and the Oklahoma Aggies are definitely out of the running as far as conference play is concerned.
The Drake Bulldogs are the only Malvaley candidates to knock off the Billikens, while the Big Six race appears to be seew up by Oklahoma, notwithstanding the chances of Kansas and Missouri.
The usual method is to take the winners of the Missouri Valley conference and the Big Six conference and pit them in a playoff game to determine the representative for the fifth district.
The Sooner victory over Nebraska at Norman Monday put the Oklahoma squad a game and a half out in front. Iowa State, though holding third place and being a dangerous threat to the title hopes of any other squad, are definitely out of the chances for the crown because of four Cyclone losses.
All Kansas practice runs are against the clock, with not enough room on the indoor track for competition.
Kansas State, now back in fifth place, will try to climb higher against the Jayhawkers; and although they can't change position in one game, they can gain a full game, revenge a 50-40 defeat at Lawrence, and have the satisfaction of killing any Jayhawk hopes still alive.
Also, the Nebraska squad was engaged in its fourth meet of the year while the Jayhawkers had only the Michigan State relays behind them.
Don't forget the football season so soon. It has its application in the basketball fortunes of the Jayhawkers this year. Remember how low everyone thought Kansas would finish in the Big Six right after the Tula game? And remember the championship tie Kansas pulled into?
Ray Wehde, captain of the Iowa State Cyclones, is making a serious bid for all-Big Six honors. The elder half of the Wehde twins has run wild in the last two games, and hit for 24 and 20 points. In the Missouri fray he teamed with twin brother Roy and the pair accounted for 36 of 54 points.
America's top baseball fan will be chosen by the National Baseball congress and presented with a lifetime pass to the national tournament here and an all-expense trip to the big league World Series, it was announced by President Ray Dumont, who feels the fans are as important to baseball as the players.
Any baseball-loving person in the country is eligible to compete for the No. 1 fan title, which will be presented during the -13th annual tournament of the Congress, now being held in Wichita.
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Qualifications to be considered in the selection include ability to shout, "Kill the umpire", consistent attendance, knowledge of playing rules and score keeping. Dumont said that if more than one passes all the tests, the prize will go to the fan who can eat the most hotdogs.
K. U.'s first entrant in the National Ski Association's Western championships, Johan Raeder, placed 36th in a field of 75 at Aspen, Colo., earlier this month.
Raeder, a senior in the School of Business, is from Oslo, Norway. His competition in ski meets in Norway included winning several titles. Out of condition since leaving his country, Raeder was further handicapped in the Colorado meet by using borrowed skis.
K.U. Student Wins Place
In National Ski Meet
Underrated
This is Wendell Clark, veteran Kansas guard and a regular starter for the Jayhawkers this season. He is often called the "most undered player in the Big Six."
Clark is a dependable rebounder, a good defense man, and a quick scorer on fast breaks. He is an important coog in the Kansas machine and in plans for next year. He is a business junior.
College Basketball
Minnesota 59 Iowa 55.
Indiana 69 Northwestern 43.
Purdue 56 Michigan 45.
Kentucky 63 Alabama 33.
Newbrush 49.
North Carolina 33 South Carolina 47.
Notre Dame 80 DePaul 45.
Duquesne 63 Valparaiso 39.
Fairmont State 76 Dahl-Eik
Fairmont State 76 Davis Elkins 31.
Olivet College 55 St. Marys
(Minn.) 41.
Furman 66 Clemson 53.
Seton Hall 22 Ridgen 20
American U. 54 Catholic U. 33.
Gannon 51, Alliance 43.
LaSalle (Pa.) 72 Lebanon Valley 59.
Coe 54 Beloit 49.
Austin College 32 Howard Paine 27.
Niagara 57 Buffalo 39.
Manchester 48 Ball State 45.
Washington 46.
Ulion 13 Morningside 14 John Marshall 67 Brooklyn Pharmacy 38.
Pepperdine 55 Humboldt State 42
Gonzaga 65 Seattle College 64
Eau Claire Teachers 92 Michigan Tech 42.
San Diego State 44 San Jose State 39.
Grinnell 57 Chicago 43.
East Texas 66 Sam Houston 60.
Oklahoma "B" 50 Oklahoma Baptist 41.
Dr. Hobson Returns To Summer Faculty
Dr. Cloy S. Hobson, teacher and administrator in public schools, will return to the University's summer school faculty the next term, Chancellor Deane W. Malott said today.
Dr. Hobson will teach curriculum planning for elementary and secondary schools, and will be available for conferences with graduate students and school officials on problems in curriculum.
Dr. Hobson, who received his doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Chicago, is director of curriculum and guidance for the Planeview public schools at Wichita. He is a member of the curriculum committee of the State Department of Education.
University High To Baldwin Tourney
The University High basketball squad will enter the Class B district tournament at Baldwin, Feb. 27, 28, and March 1.
The Eagles recently took third place in the Tri-County league tournament at Basehor, defeating the home squad in the consolation game.
Baldwin will be favored to take the district tourney, with Eudora ranking high in pre-tourney ratings.
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