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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS
SEPTEMBER 27,1946
BY BILL SIMS
Kansan Sports Editor
Kansas gained two positions on an All-Missouri Valley team chosen recently by Francis Wallace for the Saturday Evening Post. Otto Schnellbacher was placed at one terminal post opposite Armstrong of the Oklahoma Aggies.
Ray Evans drew a halfback spot along with Fenimore of the Aggies, Austin of Missouri, and Barry of Tulsa. In picking his players for the top three All-American teams, Wallace left Evans off, but he said that it was highly possible that Ray would be one of the backs who would make him eat his list.
The Post writer picked Oklahoma A. and M. as the best team in the Missouri Valley. He chose Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Tulsa, Nebraska, Kansas State, and St. Louis to lead the rest of the field.
Both Evans and Schnellbacher, in my estimation, may be chosen as unanimous choices for All-Big Six honors this year. There is little doubt that Riflin' Ray is one of the finest backs in Big Six history, and Schnellbacher, if he continues the pace he set in the T.C.U. game, may be one of the Kansas end greats.
It's Friday again, time to predict the winners of this week's gridiron contests.
To start with with a prediction of an upset usually isn't wise, but I'll take the Jayhawkers to come on top over a favored Pioneer eleven from Denver. The boys from the Mile High city have a strong, fast club this year and are slated to put up a great fight to retain the Big Seven title they won last year. But, on the basis of the showing Kansas made against T.C.U., I'll stick with the Crimson and Blue.
In other games featuring teams from the Big Six, I'll take Ohio State over Missouri, Minnesota over Nebraska, Northwestern over Iowa State, Army over Oklahoma, and Kansas State over Hardin-Simmons.
It looks like a dark weekend for Big Six teams, but they should climb back on the victory wagon next week when they tangle with comparatively weaker elevens.
Now for a brief look around the nation at some of the top flight games Saturday. I'll pick Texas to defeat Colorado, Navy to beat a game Villanova outfiit, Alabama to come through against Tulane, Oklahoma Aggies to overwhelm Arkansas, St. Mary's to whip Washington, Wisconsin over California, Michigan to ekue out over Indiana, and Purdue to win against Iowa.
For the game of the week, it looks like Notre Dame against the Illini. The team that wins may easily be the class of the midwestern football powers. Both have strong elevens with backfield combinations which can explode for scores at any time. This should be one of the best games of the year.
I'll trail along with the Fighting Irish from South Bend to defeat the Illini.
Tennis Candidates Play For Rankings
Some of the top candidates for the 1947 K.U. tennis team will show their wares on the new concrete courts south of the stadium this weekend as the squad begins round-robin playoffs to determine fall rankings.
Play will be from 3:30 to 6 p.m.
Saturday and Monday.
In the top flight are Erwin Busiek, Gene Larimer, William Miller, and Dick Richards. In the second division are Sam Mason, Meyer Mason, Harold Miller, and Roy Shoaf, last year's top Jayhawker and Big Six conference singles champion.
Grand Coulee dam contains enough concrete to provide a 36%-pound cement souvenir for every resident of the United States.
In the third section will be Hervey Macferran, Lynn Greeley, Evans Francis, and Den Meadere.
Richey Explains Intramural Rules At Meeting Of Team Managers
Plans for the men's intramural program were outlined at a meeting of organization managers in Robinson gymnasium Thursday.
The program, slated to be the most extensive ever offered by the intramural department, will provide an opportunity for each physically able man at the University to participate in competitive athletics.
All men regularly enrolled in the University and who are of amateur standing are eligible to compete in intramural activities. "Regularly enrolled" means that the student is taking one or more hours.
Amateur standing refers only to a particular sport. A professional tennis player, for instance, will be barred from tennis intramural activities but no other intramural sport.
Men who are considered members of varsity squads by coaches of the respective sports are ineligible for participation in all intramural sports during the competitive seasons of those squads.
Jim Richey, intramural secretary, interpreted the eligibility rules further for the 21 managers present so they would be no conflict later in the season.
Men who have participated in a regularly scheduled intercollegiate contest on a varsity team or have made a letter at any other four year
school are ineligible to compete in intramurals in that sport, except in the case of men who have competed at the University, have not made a letter, and have remained eligible for varsity competition. These men may compete in the sport in question a year after the date of such contest.
University men at Sunflower will compete in their own intramural tournaments. The winning teams in each activity at Sunflower and on the campus will compete for the greater University championship in each particular sport.
Deadline for entries for all organizations is Oct. 3.
K.U. Gridders '12th' In Nation'
Houston (UP)—The University of Texas today was rated the best grid team in the nation by Paul B. Williamson, nationally known football expert.
Williamson rated Dana X. Bible's boys ahead of Army and the Oklahoma Aggies. In fourth place was Texas A. & M.
The Baseball Race
New York, (UP)—The National league pennant race at a glance:
Out of the 139 team judged, Williamson placed Texas Christian and Kansas University in a tie for 12th place.
W. L. Pct.
St. Louis ... 95 56 .629
Brooklyn ... 95 57 .625
Providence ...
tremaining games:
St. Louis-Sept. 27 (night), 28 (night), 29, all against Chicago at St. Louis.
Brooklyn—Sept. 28-29 Boston, both at Brooklyn.
Women's IM Begin With Pow-Wow
Women's intramurals will get off to a start Thursday with the annual Womens Athletic association Pow-Wow, when awards will be presented for the 1945-46 season.
Intramural managers, chosen for each organization participating in the program, will meet at 4 p.m. Oct. 4 in Robinson gymnasium, to plan the years activities, Miss Ruth Hoover, head of the women's physical education department, announced today.
Participants in women's athletics are organized houses, dormitories, and independent teams. Small independent houses may join forces to form teams, Miss Hoover said. Any woman who cannot find a team may leave her name with Miss Hoover at the gymnasium office.
On a per capita basis the Territory of Hawaii paid out more taxes to the Federal Treasury in the 1944 fiscal year than 39 of the states.
More Women's Clubs Will Be Active Now
The Archery club, Quack club, Spur club and Tau Sigma will be active this fall, sponsors have announced.
The archery club, inactive for three years, will come to life if enough interest is shown, Miss Joie Stapleton, physical education professor, has announced. This group of bow and arrow artists may enter the winter collegiate meet and the National Telegraphic meet in the spring, she added.
The Quack club, composed of aquatic-minded women, will keep splashing but they have not met yet this year. Miss Ruth Hoover, sponsor, reported.
The Spur club, a horseback-riding group under the direction of Gayle Mott, plans to meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Tau Sigma, modern dance sorority will be sponsored by Miss Martha Franklin, physical education infirst meeting later.
Quack Club Tryouts To Be Held Oct. 5
Tryouts for Quack club, University women's elective swimming organization, will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 5, at the Robinson gymnasium pool, Olivia Garvey, president, announced today.
All members are asked to be present at 9:45, Miss Garvey said.
Varsity Dance
MUSIC BY
Charlie Steeper's Band
MILITARY SCIENCE BUILDING
9 P.M. TO 12 MIDNIGHT
$1.00 Stag or Drag (Tax Included)
Saturday, Sept. 28