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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MAY 29,1946
By BOB MOORE
Much has been said, but little has actually been done, about getting the University a fieldhouse.
During the war, when travel restrictions limited crowds. Hoch auditorium was big enough. But it is not adequate now. This fact was evidenced last winter when thousands of sports enthusiasts were turned away from Jayhawker cage tilts, with the resultant financial loss to KU.'s athletic coffers.
Kansas basketball prospects for next year are exceptionally bright. But the team's drawing power still remains the same here, even if the Crimson and Blue quintet is a contender for national honors. Dr. F. C. Allen, Jayhawker cage coach, has asked for a new fieldhouse seating 13,000, some 5,000 fewer than Dana Bible's proposed fieldhouse at Texas would seat.
One of the big difficulties blocking the early building of a new fieldhouse at the University is that Kansas State made the same request a number of years ago. Several years ago, when prominent state legislators were in attendance at an Aggie basketball contest, several life-like dummies were dropped from the rafters to impress the dignitaries with the possible dangers of the crowded condition.
Iowa State has already made plans to build a two-million dollar field-house. Such a building would not be used solely for basketball, but also as a center for other sports events and attractions of all kinds. It would also have adequate gymnasium facilities, which are badly needed at K.U.
You might ask why not play our basketball games in Kansas City? In the first place, the gate receipts are cut too many ways. The auditorium is hard to obtain and the floor is too hard or lacks spring. Then, too, the team should practice where it plays, and Jayhawker students should have priority at their own athletic contests.
It looks as though K.U. is second in line when it comes to legislative assistance for fieldhouse projects. But do Kansas basketball and sports followers need to wait years for this potential money-maker to materialize? I don't believe so.
Why not start a campaign now to sell fieldhouse bonds which on maturity will pay enough interest to make the investment profitable? I believe such a move would meet with success—especially among K. U. alumni. They would be providing for some future financial security as well as enjoyment for themselves.
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While on the subject of athletic additions to the University of Kansas, we shouldn't overlook the necessity of having better golf facilities for the students. The present situation is undesirable from both the Lawrence club members' viewpoint and the students'.
The Lawrence Country Club cut their course from 18 to 19 nine holes shortly after the start of the war. This made for crowded conditions during the war period, especially with 'the influx of new people working at Sunflower. Originally the club was private, but it let these newcomers play anyway.
Now with the war over, an increased number of students have taken up the game. However, several weeks ago the club raised the green fees to alleviate the crowded conditions. Many students continue to play golf at the increased rate, but for some it has become too expensive a pastime. A nine hole course for K.U. students would be welcomed by both University and Lawrence golfers.
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If the University of Kansas is ever going to have a really successful baseball setup, one of the first things that should be done is the improving of the baseball field's drainage. The present condition is deplorable.
When it rains, the playing field becomes a quagmire. Water drains down the Hill to the field and stops.
GREATEST WORLD SERIES
BATTER OF THEM ALL
HE HOLDS THE RECORD
FOR SERIES PLAY IN
HOMERS (15), RUNS (37)
HIGHEST BATTING AVG.
IN ONE SERIES. (625).
HOMERS IN ONE GAME(3).
BASES ON BALLS (33).
Washington. (UP)—The fighting heart of Walter Johnson gave him a chance today to pitch one more shutout—against death.
'Big Train' Fights Against Death
Several games this spring had to be postponed that normally could have been plaved.
Critically ill with a stroke, the immortal 58-year-old former hurling star for the Washington Senators, rallied and showed the same great courage that had given him an all-time major league record of 113 shutout victories during his 21-year career.
How can reliable Big Six baseball standings be determined when often each member school plays only about half the remaining schools? That was the case this year when Kansas played but three conference members-Kansas State, Nebraska, and Missouri.
His family was summoned from nearby Alta Vista, Md., to his bedside last night at Georgetown hospital, after he had taken a sudden turn for the worse Tuesday.
Scheduled games with Oklahoma were postponed and Iowa State was not even scheduled. If Big Six baseball is to progress to the point it should, this situation must be remedied.
BASES (96)!
Baseball Results
National League
St. Louis 12, Chicago 2.
New York 5, Brooklyn 2 (night).
Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 3 (night).
Boston at Philadelphia, postponed.
American League
Washington 2, New York 1 (night)
Detroit 6, Cleveland 1 (night).
Chicago 9, St. Louis 2 (night).
Philadelphia at Boston, postponed, rain.
'Oldsters' Are Favored In Indianapolis Race
Indianapolis, Ind., (UP)—Two veteran drivers who often have shared the heart-breaks of the sports world's toughest test, the 500-mile Memorial Day automobile race at the Indianapolis Speedway, were favorites today as they awaited the start of the 30th renewal of the motor classic.
Co-favorites for the first renewal since 1941 are Ralph Hepburn of Nu Vuys, Calif., and Rex Mays of Long Beach, Calif. Hepburn turned in a record-breaking qualifying time of 133.944 miles per hour.
A record crowd of 175,000 fans are expected to pour approximately $1,000,000 into the till tomorrow. Admission prices range from $3.00 for the right to stand in the infield to the $18.00 box seats in the grandstand at the middle of the stretch. The cheapest seat, and every one has been sold for months, is $7.50.
Hepburn will be starting his 15th speedway race tomorrow, while Mays will line up for his ninth start. Hepburn finished second in 1937, a scant three seconds behind the winning Wilbur Shaw. Mays was runner-up in both 1940 and 1941.
Former Basketball Player
In 'Kentucky Hall of Fame'
A former University basketball player, Adolph Rupp, was recently initiated into the Louisville chapter of toastmasters international, "Kentucky Hall of Fame."
Mr. Rupp has been basketball coach at the University of Kentucky for 16 years.
Arkansas City Mayor Strikes
Arkansas City. The mayor of Arkansas City went out on strike last week.
George Wylie, Santa Fe engineer and mayor, was stranded in Shawnee. Okla., when his train stopped for the railroad strike.
Seniors Win In Class Softball
Defeating the sophomore class softball team, 5-4. Tuesday, the seniors became undisputed champions in the softball class tournament. The juniors won over the freshmen, 5-2, to take third place honors.
Marita Lenski pitched to Ruth Green for the seniors and Maxine Gunsolly hurled to Joan Anderson for the sophomores. This was the closest game played during this softball season. Marjorie Kaff, sophomore, hit a home run which made it anyone's game. In the last inning the seniors had a hitting streak and forged ahead to win.
Horseman pitched to Fadler for the juniors in a game with little excitement. Battery for the freshmen was Stoll and White.
Games Monday found the seniors swamping the freshmen, 14-1, and the sophomores defeating the juniors, 3-1.
Agree With Truman
Washington (UP)—An overwhelming majority of the 7,000 telegrams sent to President Truman favor his stand on drastic anti-strike legislation, the White House reported today. Jules A. Rodier, chief of the White House telegraph room, reported that he had "never seen anything like it" in his 46 years.
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