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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
APRIL 24,1946
By BILL SIMS
One of the biggest problems Ernie Quigley faces in trying to put K.J. on the sports map is that of getting the co-operation of the students. It has always been a handicap, and it will continue to be until the students decide they want champions and take steps to produce them.
Students have been clamoring for a championship football team, but the turnout for spring drills showed that they aren't willing to work to build one. Out of the 110 men who checked out suits at the start of the drills, only 36 were present for the final scrimmage session. This is a pitiful showing for a school the size of K.U.
Several men have said they would report for the fall drills, but they needn't expect much consideration from George Sauer. He isn't that kind of a man. He is a strict disciplinarian, and it is about time that we have some discipline here. Sauer heads the finest coaching staff Kansas has had in many years, but I'm afraid we won't keep it very long unless the students wake up and realize that it is up to them to do something about the deplorable athletic situation at K.U.
We might as well forget about a Big Six champion gridiron team for two or three years. Right now the first division is a long way off.
It isn't only in football that the athletic department faces a problem. The baseball situation is also depressing with several fine players on the campus not interested enough to turn out for the diamond sport. There is one case in particular which has come to my attention. One if the most heralded baseballers ever hit the campus is back this year, but he isn't out for the team and seems to have no intention of going out.
WHY? IT SEEMS HIS FRATERNITY WANTS HIM TO PLAY SOFTBALL FOR IT IN THE INTRAMURAL PROGRAM.
There is far too much of this going on here. Teams place too much importance on winning an intramural championship. Our intramural program is one of the best, and it is a wonderful thing to have, but it should be reserved for those men who aren't good enough for varsity material.
This is another factor in K.U.'s perpetual second division dwelling in Big Six sports. Until it is corrected, we can't expect very much from our athletic teams or coaches.
Intramural Swimming Meet Scheduled for Next Week
A men's intramural swimming meet will be held May 1, 2, and 7 according to James Richey, student intramural manager. The preliminaries will be held May 1, the semifinals May 2 and the finals May 7. All three meets will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Entry blanks have been sent to all organized houses, but any person or independent group may enter by submitting its entry to the intramural office by the closing date, noon, April 29.
KU Netters Lead Big Six Conference
The K.U. tennis team is leading the Big Six conference standings today, after taking a tough 4-2 win over Oklahoma here Tuesday, and whitewashing Kansas State, 6-0, in Manhattan last week.
Roy Shoaf, KU., beat Taneel Dasi-
lakhoma. 6-2, 6-4.
Bob Groom, K.U., beat Everett
Bellork, Oklahoma, 1-6 6-2, 6-2.
Bill Myers, Oklahoma, beat Bob "Bitsy" Barnes, K.U., 6-4, 6-1.
Charles Carson, K.U., beat Roland Champion, Oklahoma, 6-2, 6-2.
Shoaf-Groom, K.U., beat Dakil-Ellerd, Oklahoma, 5-7, 6-1, 7-5.
Myers-Champion, Oklahoma, beat Barnes-Carson, 7-5, 6-2.
Oklahoma university has declared that it will resign from the Big Six if the high moguls decide to let Negroes participate in conference athletics. This problem will probably arise at the meeting of conference officials in May, and already three student councils have adopted resolutions favoring Negro participation. Kansas was the first to come out in favor, with Nebraska and Iowa State following quickly.
If Oklahoma should resign, it probably would have to continue as an independent participant in athletics. The Southwest conference seems to want to drop Arkansas because of travel difficulties, but it is believed that the conference wants to maintain an all-Texas-school membership. It seems that the only other conference available to Oklahoma would be the weak Missouri Valley league.
Oklahoma's participation as an independent school would pose quite a problem except in the gridiron sport. Perhaps the school is trying to pull a bluff, but it will remain to be seen what the Sooners will do if the problem arises.
All right. So he stands all day. So he never has to sit down and be tortured by chafing shorts,
We have a little item called Arrow Shorts. They're roomy. They have the Sanforized label, so they won't shrink. They have gripper fasteners. And one thing they haven't is a binding center seam—so they're as comfortable as can be. See them today.
But neither do you.`
PT-7, Phi Gam, S.A.E. Win Men's Softball
Intramural softball was resumed yesterday afternoon, with Phi Kappa Psi and PT-7 winning in Division I, Phi Kappa and S.A.E. in Division II, and Phi Gamma Delta and Sigma Chi in Division III.
PT-7 continued in its winning streak to defeat Phi Kappa Alpha by an overwhelming score of 11-0. The second game in Division I was won by Phi Psi over Ten Eycks, 12-6.
Phi Kappa and V-12 (B) played a close game with the Phi Kappa squad holding the edge on a 6-5 score. Sigma Alpha Epsilon battled out the first few innings to finally take the lead over Battenfeld and the game, 10-5.
The victory of Sigma Chi over Ship's Company, 7-4, was highlighted by the catch of a foul ball by the Sigmachi catcher, Bob Beeler, as he fell to the ground after tripping over several ball bats. The Phi Gam squad doubled the score on Delta Upsilon to win, 18-9.
Games at 4:45 this afternoon will be Delta Tau Delta vs, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Chi vs, Sigma Nu, Kappa Sigma vs, PT-9, V-12 (A) vs. Beta Theta Pi, Jaycees vs. Alpha Tau Omega, and Carruth vs. Phi Delta Theta, on the intramural fields south of the Military Science building.
Spaulding To Speak
Dr. Albert C. Spaulding, sociology department, will speak on "Early Man in America" at a meeting of the geology club at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in room 426. Lindley hall.
Phi Chi Theta To Meet
Phi Chi Theta will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Pine room of the Union for election of officers.
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