JANUARY 15, 1947
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Trainer Nesmith Has Massaged Aching K.U. Muscles For Nine Years
Probably no person on the K.U. campus can attest to the smell of liniment like Dean Nesmith, head trainer for all Jayhawker athletic teams.
Since 1938 Neesmith has been messaging sore muscles and wrapping Kansas athletes in yards of adhesive tape in the steam-filled dressing rooms of Memorial stadium and Robinson gymnasium.
After playing tackle under coach Ad Lindsey in 1933, '34 and '35, Nesmith was graduated from K.U. in 1936 with a major in physical education. He played one season of professional football with the New York Yankees in 1936 before joining the athletic staff as an assistant trainer in 1937.
Spectacled and considerably heavier than during his "training days," Nesmith takes an active part in the seasonal sport and spends much of his time assisting coaches.
He married Miss Norma Wallace, also a K.U. graduate, in 1939, and they have two children.
Often referred to as one of the most excitable fans ever to witness a K. u. athletic contest, Dean nevertheless manages to keep himself under control and is always on hand for a time-out period.
A product of Belleville, Nesmith doesn't know why he picked training as his particular line unless it's because he just happened to be around when they wanted a trainer and "just fell into it."
"I'm really interested in the work," he said, "and last year was particularly good because of our winning teams. But win or lose, K.U always has great athletes, and I like to watch their progress when they leave school."
According to Nesmith, one of the basic problems involved in his association with athletes is finding the specific peculiarities among the men. Some pretend to have injuries when they actually don't, and others may be seriously hurt and not say anything.
In one such case, Nesmith recalled, Russ Chitwood, K.U. end in 1937-38, played half a season with a fractured rib and didn't tell anyone about it.
After being a part of the army's special service setup in Italy, where he was an athletic consultant, Nesmith returned to K.U. to find a new type of man stepping into the college athletic program.
"The biggest difference I noticed," he said, "was in their mental development. It is more difficult to tell these more mature men anything. They're thinking for themselves and in most cases doing a good job of it."
Nesmith explained that different sports produce their own peculiar type of injury and have to be treated in different ways.
"For instance, a basketball player with a bruised arm may be in much worse shape than if the same injury was incurred by a football tackle," he said. "It all depends upon the function the player is performing."
Attending football players on the gridiron has produced its amusing moments, the trainer recalled.
When K.U. played Notre Dame in 1338, and the score was approaching the final count of 53 to 0 in favor of the Irish, Nesmith was waved on the field after the Jayhawker halfback, Frank Bukaty, was injured.
"The scoreboard at South Bend keeps a running account of the touchdowns by quarters." Nesmith said, "and to a dazed man like Frank, the score must have looked pretty hopeless. When I asked him what he thought of the score, Frank looked up through the haze and wanted to know if I thought he was an adding machine."
Nesmith has no rigid rules for training his charges, but he places three conditioners at the top of the list for every man who expects to succeed in Varsity athletics.
"Get plenty of sleep," he advised, "drink the proper beverages, and pay no attention to the cigarette advertisements."
College Basketball
Long Island U. 46, St. Louis U. 44
Notre Dame 74, Michigan State 50
Western Michigan 84, Hope 60
Holy Cross 76, Valparaiso U 49
VPL 32, VM1 52
Clarkson 46. Hobart 42
William & Mary 68, Roanoke 32
Florida 34, Stetson 31
Lawrence Tech 50, Highland Park JC 44
Hanes 47, High Point 42 Toledo 41 Dauton 27
Springfield 61, Massachusetts State 55
7:30 p.m., Kansas Room, Union
Allegheny 51, Thiel 42
Kansas City (Kan) JC 54, Chillicothe Business college 29
All men who are interested in promoting constructive student government should attend the Progressive Party organizational meeting tonight.
the Business college 20
Ball State 51. Earlham 31
PROGRESSIVE PARTY
Rider college 68, Princeton seminary 31
West Texas State 57, Hardin-Simmons 31
North Dakota Aggies vs. Manitoba, cancelled
Nebraska 48, Kansas 46
North Carolina 50, NYU 48
Moorhead college 54, St. Mary's (Mimm.) college 38
Northwest Louisiana State 52
Centenary.38
Mercer U. 53, Piedmont college 42
Howard Paine 40, McMurray 39
Jacobson 28, Wheeler 31
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Washburn 43, Pittsburg (Kan.)
Teachers 42
Druery 37, Westminster (Mo.) 29
North Central 59, Elmhurst 45
Spearfish Teachers 64, Aberdeen Normal 42
Loras college 55, St. Ambrose 30
Panzer 49, Upsala 37
Richmond 54, Hampden-Sydney 42
Princeton 45, Harvard 35
Illinois Normal 42, Cape Girardeau Teachers 39
Arkansas 54, Texas Christian 39
UF of Omaha 45, Hastings college
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Plans for coffee forums next semester were made by the Student Union coffee and forums committee at its meeting Tuesday afternoon. No more forums will be held until second semester, Dick Hawkinson, committee chairman announced.
Plan Coffee Forums
For Second Semester
Missouri 43, Kansas State 42 Washington 56. Idaho 46
A discussion of finals week will be the subject of the first forum to be held in February. Marjorie Shrynko will arrange the program. Muralyn Spake and Sally Rothrock will pour coffee. Two forums will be held each month, at 5 p.m., unless otherwise announced.
Teachers 60
Arkansas 54. Texas Christian 39
China Movie Thursday
The Y.M.C.A. movie forum will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the visual education office in Fraser basement. A film, "What is the Future of China" will precede a discussion by Dr. Harold G. Barr, professor in the School of Religion and a former China missionary.
Missouri Wins, Stays In Big Six Lead
Manhattan. (UP)—Even the so-branded experts are taking the Missouri basketball aggregation seriously today after Sparky Stalcup's creed enged out Kansas State here last night, 43 to 42, to make it three victories in as many starts in conference play.
Except for a tight win over the Illinois "Whiz Kids" the Missouri record in pre-conference contests was not particularly impressive and the experts rode on Kansas and Oklahoma.
However, the Tigers required extra time Tuesday night to nose out the scrappy K-State team. At the end of the regulation time, the count was entwined at 36-all. With two seconds left in the contest, Missouri had an opportunity to cinch it when Bob Garvany teed the line in the charity circle. But both his tries failed.
The clock hand showed a half minute left in the regular period when Jack Dean, Kansas State guard, stole a Tiger pass and dribbed to under the basket, gonging a setun, which tied the count.
Darrell Lorrance, Missouri guard,
made them count the most, snapping
four of the team's seven points in
the overtime period to end the issue.
Forward Dan Pippin had the sharpest
eye throughout, getting 17 points.
Hal Howey was high for K-State
with a total of 11.
From the start, the margin, either way, was nearly a fraction. At halftime the count was 16-all.
Eudora Whips U.H.S. Cage Squad 47-19
Men who served on juries in Cape Cod communities two centuries ago were prohibited from chewing tobacco.
Eudora High School Cardinals whipped the University High cage squad. 47-19, Tuesday afternoon at Lawrence.
The victors were led in scoring by center Ronnie Young who dumped in 11 goals and a free toss for 23 points. Gene Riling accounted for 15 of the 19 Eagle points on six goals and three free tosses.
After the Eagles had held the Cardinals to a 5-4 lead midway through the first quarter, the Eudora squad put together 16 consecutive points to lead 10-4 at the quarter and 21-4 at the half-way mark.
With Riling showing the way in the second half, U.H.S. opened the scoring with an eight-point barrage and pulled within nine points of the visitors, but Eudora again began to hit and pulled away to a 30-14 lead at the third quarter.
Eudora poured it on in the final stanza, and won the ball game.
Lee Barlow, Matt Summers, and Don Christian led the Eagle "B" team in scoring with ten, eight, and seven points respectively as the seconds lost the pre-lim. 29-32.
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