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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FEBRUARY 14, 1947
By BOB DELLINGER (Daily Kansan Sports Editor)
Tonight's doubleheader in the Big Six will make the entire picture somewhat clearer, and tomorrow's game between Kansas and Nebraska will determine whether or not the Jayhawkers still have a chance at the bunting.
The only loss by the Sooners this year at Norman was an overtime defeat at the hands of the Oklahoma Aggies, defending national champions.
These two games can have the top bearing on the league standings. Iowa State, trounced by Missouri in the season-opener, is generally considered as much as 10 points better at home and a victory over the Tigers would be only a minor upset, even though the Cyclones are riding in fourth place.
The Missouri Tigers travel to Ames for a real toughie with the Iowa State Cyclones, while Oklahoma, beaten only once at home, entertains Kansas State at Norman.
Only Kansas of the bottom four teams has a chance to overtake the leaders, and must win all the remaining games to do it.
The Sooners are expected to take K-State handily, in a repeat performance of the 50-30 game at Manhattan in which Oklahoma center Gerald Tucker ran wild.
The weekend might well send the Sooners a half-game ahead of Missouri in the loop standings, and drop the Tigers within a game and a half of the third-place Jayhawkers.
Coach Forrest C. "Phog" Allen was pictured in the March issue of Sport-folio, in one of the full page cartoon sketches. Allen's picture came out a little late for this year, but maybe Howard Engleman's picture will be in next month.
Most of the major league players are already under contract to their 1947 ball-clubs, but some are still holding out, and the list of hesitants includes some of the big names of the game last year.
The most stubborn of the lot seems to be Washington first - sacker Mickey Vernon who is holding out for a $4,000 raise to make his salary $18,000. Vernon led the American League in batting last year.
Stan Musial of the Cards, the National League batting leader and "most valuable player," is reportedly asking for $30,000. Other headaches for owner Sam Breadon are demands of Howie Pollet, ace lefthander, and shortstop Marty Marion.
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Big names in the American league are Hal Newhouser, Spud Chandler, and Tex Hughson, as well as Floyd Revens and Barney McCosky.
Charley Tripp will start in center field for the Atlanta Crackers next year. The Georgia football-baseball star, property of the football Cardinals, is reported to be drawing $10,000 plus a bonus for signing.
College Basketball
Xavier 75, Univ. of Dayton 55.
Drake 68, Missouri 52.
Transylvania 44, Georgetown (Ky) 35.
Georgetown U. 61, George Washington 44.
Illinois Wesleyan 59, Illinois State Normal 52.
Louisville 48, Evansville 41,
Holy Cross 62, St. Auburn 41
Roly Cross 00, St. Anseim 44
Eastern Berry 52, Berea 37
Rockhurst 55, Kansas State Tchrs.
51.
William and Mary 63, Virginia Military Inst. 56.
Georgetown 61, George Washington Univ. 44.
Mississippi State 52.
Tampa Univ. 39, Florida Southern
35.
Loyola (Los Angeles) 31, Pepperdine 28.
Chinese Bowl Featured
A Chinese bowl of white porcelain of the period, 1736 to 1759, is the Masterpiece of the Month at Thayer museum.
Big Six Barrels Into An Important Weekend That May Pick A Winner
Kansas and Nebraska will stand by tonight while the rest of the Big Six opens a weekend of play which may be most important in deciding the final outcome of the conference race.
The Missouri Tigers will travel to Ames for a decisive tilt with Iowa State, and may not come back with the same half-game lead which they now enjoy.
At Norman, the Oklahoma Sooners entertain Kansas State, and are expected to repeat their late victory. The Sooners have dropped only one game at home this year.
Tomorrow night will see Kansas at home for the fifth time with the Nebraska Cornhuskers furnishing the opposition. The Cornhuskers shaded Kansas 48-46 at Lincoln earlier in the season.
Tomorrow's game will decide whether or not Kansas has a chance to remain in the race for the Big Six title. A victory for Kansas, coupled with a loss for Missouri or Oklahoma would brighten Jayhawker chances considerably.
Missouri prestige was humbled by the Missouri Valley's representative, Drake, Thursday as the Bulldogs hung a 66-52 shellacking on the Tigers.
Big John Pritchard, 6-foot, 9-inch center and Gene Ollrich, forward, led the Bulldogs with 28 and 20 points respectively.
Probable starting lineups: For Kansas, Black and Schnellbacher at forwards, Houchin and Evans at guards, and Peek at center. For Nebraska, Retherford and Cox at forwards, Cerv and Brown at guards, and Schleiger at center.
University tennis squad members will work out on the stadium cement courts at 2 p.m. Saturday in the first full outdoor session this year. Coach Gordon Sabine announced today.
Tennis Squad To Work Out
Men who want to try out for the team and who haven't reported before may participate in this session
BIG SIX STANDING
W L Pct.
Missouri 5 1 4.37
Oklahoma 4 1 800
Lowa State 3 4 429
Kansas 2 4 433
Nebraska 2 4 333
Kansas State 2 5 286
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
| | G | TP | Avg |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Tucker, Oklahoma | 5 | 73 | 14.6 |
| Black, Kansas | 5 | 61 | 12.2 |
| Retherford, Nebraska | 6 | 70 | 11.7 |
| Howey, Kansas State | 7 | 81 | 11.6 |
| Pippin, Missouri | 6 | 64 | 10.7 |
| Schnellbacher, Kansas | 5 | 50 | 10.0 |
| Brown, Nebraska | 6 | 59 | 9.8 |
| Ray Wehde, I. State | 7 | 68 | 9.7 |
| Courty, Oklahoma | 5 | 45 | 9.0 |
University High Into Second Round
The University High Eagles advanced into the second round of the Tri-County League tournament Thursday night by trouncing Lansing, 40-24.
Gene Riling, George Denny, and Dick Cochran paced the victors with 11, 10, and 6 points respectively. Lansing's two highest scorers were held without a point by Riling and Cochran before they fouled out.
The Eagle "B"队 team rang up in fourth straight victory in the second team bracket by whipping the Linwood seconds, 39-21. Both squads will meet Tonganoxie in tonight's semi-final clashes.
In the "A" bracket, Basehor will meet Linwood in the other semifinal game. The winners and losers will tangle Saturday.
International Club Meets
All members of the International club, campus organization for foreign students, will meet at 2 p.m. tomorrow in front of the main door of Frank Strong hall for the taking of a group picture, Aldo Allotti, publicity chairman, announced today
They're Poles Apart on: "What's Best in Esquire?"
CAGE STAR PREFERS SPORTS "I always read Esquire's sports stuff first, anyway. And in this issue, there are two terrific articles on horse racing I got a big kick out of. Second best is the 'Falling Plasterer.'"
JOHN W. BECK, '49, SIGMA CHI, COLLEGE.
We gave some of your classmates a sneak preview of the March issue of Esquire (now on the newsstands) a few weeks back. They couldn't agree on what particular feature was best.
PUBLIC SPEAKER SELECTS BOOK REVIEWS "Book reviewers don't come any better than A. J. Liebling, and this time his reports on the Bitter Season, Mister Roberts, and The Iron Chain make excellent reading."
BILL CONBOY,'49, BETA THETA PI, COLLEGE.
EX-SOLDIER PICKS ESQUIRE GIRLS "I don't read all the stories, I admit, but I make up for it in looking at the Glamor Gallery. That one special painting of a beautiful gal playing leapfrog in a pool has my vote... and how!"
DICK BIBLER,'50, INDEPENDENT, FINE ARTS.
CHARLES O'CONNOR, '50,
TAU KAPPA EPSILON,
COLLEGE.
MUSICIAN CHOOSES STORY ABOUT A SONG "I practically memorized the Feb. Jazz issue, and in this March number my favorite was the tale of how Sweet Adeline came to be written . . . named . . . and famous."
but they're all together on:
"Esquire is Best!"
Yes, they all had their own favorite among the dozens of Esquire features. The athlete preferred sports; the soldier, the girl; the musician, a story; and the orator, book reviews. But, when it came to choosing their FAVORITE MAGAZINE, Esquire was a unanimous selection.
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