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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE; KANSAS
MARCH 28, 1946
By BILL SIMS
Ray Evans has turned down two professional grid offers for next fall. He wants to finish work toward his degree and prefers to complete his collegiate athletic competition.
The Chicago Bears offered Evans $10,000 to play pro ball next fall, and the Cleveland club of the newly formed American league offered him a reported $13,000 salary.
It seems that promoters of all professional sports are out to sign as many college stars as possible who still have eligibility left. I believe some provision will be made within the next year or two to protect collegiate football players. Already a rule has been made concerning collegiate baseball players, and it seems to have been very effective.
Evans rejected three offers, but many former collegiate stars just out of the services have signed contracts to play pro ball. Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch is the latest to sign. Hirsch was a star at Wisconsin and Michigan and was slated to return to Wisconsin.
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I crawl out to the very tip of that same old limb today and forecast the final standings of the National league teams. This is the way I believe the teams will finish: St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds.
The Cards have benefited most by the return of many veterans who should add class to the team, but Whitey Kurowski is still a holdout. If he doesn't come to terms, the Cards will be weak at the hot corner. Pitching, fielding, and strength at the plate should put the Cards on top.
Brooklyn and Chicago will be the top contenders, but Boston is the darkhorse entry that may surprise everyone and overtake the pre-season favorites. Brooklyn and Chicago have well balanced teams, but pitching may prove the Dodgers' big problem while the Cubs may lack the finished fielding to capture the crown.
Pittsburgh and New York may cause the leaders plenty of trouble but they do not have clubs capable of winning the pennant. It will be a battle for the cellar position, but I believe the lowly Phils will edge out Cincinnati for seventh place.
Tailors Guild Names 10 Best-Dressed Men
Although the members of the Custom Tailors guild of American can't get enough cloth to flag a bread wagon, they resumed an old pre-war pastime today by naming the country's "10 best-dressed men."
They are Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., the white-haired Adonis of the UNO delegation, representing public life; Ray Milland, who lost a weekend and found an "Oscar" movies; Guy Lombardo, the bandleader who scorns hip pockets, music; Morton Bernstein, vice-president of the National Silver company, business; Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, society; Perry Como, the hubba-hubba man, radio; Hank Greenberg, Detroit's bridgroom, sports; John Brownlee, Metropolitan Opera baritone, opera; Alfred Lunt, who for once getting without his wife (Lynn Fontanelle), the stage; Henry R. Luce, press.
James Balletta, president of the guild, said that most of these men lean toward informality and casualness in their clothes, and that this trend not only is dominant throughout the country, but is growing, if that is possible. Comfort and color are the prime desirables.
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Outdoor Track Begins April 6 At Texas Relays
The Jayhawker outdoor track club will make its debut April 6 in the Texas relays. Already Kansas promises to unwrap a team much improved over the unit which bagged a rather disappointing fifth in the Big Six meet.
Coach Ray Kanehl will acquire a trio of capable performers from the basketball club in sprinter Owen Peck, hurdler Wendell Clark, and javelin fighter Karl Ebel, who was the nation's top schoolboy spear-thrower last spring.
Leroy Robison can now compete in three weight events and should add points to the Jayhawker total in every one of its seven meets. He was limited to the shot put during the indoor season, but is defending conference king in the javelin and already is sailing the discus over 140 feet.
Peck can run the 100 in 10-flat and scoot a creditable 220. He was fourth in the 100 last year in the Big Six meet at Lincoln and promises to improve upon that this year.
Clark will join Dexter Welton, a consistent placer in duels all winter, in both hurdles races. Ebel has fired the elongated javelin as far as 185 feet, 10 inches, and bagged state prep titles in 1944 and 1945.
With Hal Moore not competing, there are no high hopes in the distance runs. Hinchee, Raab, and Lap-tad should take up some of the slack in the mile, but at present the two-mile is a blank.
Kanehl is busy now trying to pear his 100-mand squad to streamline it for the Texas Relays at Austin.
The schedule:
April 6 Texas Relays at Austin
April 13 Oklahoma at Lawrence
April 20 Kansas Relays at Law-
rence
April 27 Drake Relays at Des Moines
May 4 Kansas State at Manhattan.
May 10 Missouri at Lawrence
May 18 Big Six meet at Lincoln
Cocker Wants Good Home
Bend, Ore. (UP)—The Bend Bulletin published a story that police had in custody a golden cocker spaniel which they did not wish to dispose of, if a good home could be found for the animal. Within a few hours after the newspaper was on the street, police had received 30 telephone calls from people offering to take the animal.
Relays Referee
This is George Bresnahan who will referee the 21st Kansas Relays April 20. He has been track coach at Iowa university the past 26 years. Bresnahan also referenced the 12th Relays in 1934.
Three Teams Remain Victors in Volleyball
Phi Kappa Psi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon remain undefended after five games of Division I volleyball play. Sigma Chi is the only undefeated team in Division II with five wins to their credit. Each team has one game to play before the play-offs April 3 and 4.
Delta Tau Delta lost its fifth round encounter to Alpha Tau Omega 15-7, 15-13. Phi Kappa Psi won over Nu Sigma Nu by forfeit giving them the fifth victory. Sigma Alpha Epsilon defeated Phi Delta Theta 15-4, 5-15, 15-8.
In tournament play Tuesday the V-12 team defeated Sigma Nu 18-16, 15-12. Phi Gamma Delta was the winner of a 15-7, 15-9 encounter with Pi Kappa Alpha. Kappa Sigma won two games from Tau Kappa Epsilon 15-5, 15-10.
Thieves Loot Pennsylvania Church
Clairton, Pa. (UP)—Candlelight
"ceremonies" accompanied looting of a pantry at the Pine Run Methodist church
Police said thieves lit holy candles in the small church before stalking off with fruit juices, sugar and canned goods from the pastor's larder. ___
Washington. (UP)—Rep. Gerald W. Lands of Indiana predicted today that Republicans will pick up at least 30 new house seats in the November elections, more than enough to win control from the Democrats.
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The broad jump, javelin, semifinals of the 100-yard and 220-yard dashes, and the low hurdles will be run off this afternoon in the intramural track meet in Memorial stadium.
King, Sigma Chi, won the poise vault with a jump of 10 feet 6 inches. Benson, Beta Theta Pi, and Williams, Phi Kappa Psi, tied for second place with jumps of 10 feet 4 inches.
IM Track Meet Continues Today
Finals in the pole vault and discuss events and preliminaries in the 100-yard dash, 220-yard dash and the low hurdles were run off yesterday.
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The discus event was captured by Ebel, Pfilterville, with a throw of 121 feet 6 inches. Ocomb, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, second; Pumphrey, Kappa Sigma, third; Hollaway, Alpha Tau Omega; fourth, and Todd, Pfilterville, fifth.
Pinet New Business Placement Head
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MacIvor, Phi Gamma Delta, turned in the best performance in the preliminaries of the 100 yard dash with the time of 10.4 seconds. Twelve men qualified for the semifinals which will be run tonight. The fastest low hurdles was run by Clark, Sigma Chai, timing at 16.2 seconds. Elliot, PfUggerville, was timed at 23.8 seconds for the best time of the six heats in the 220 yard dash.
Frank Pinet, a Business graduate, 42, has been appointed head of the reorganized Business Placement bureau. Mr. Pinet has contact with Kansas and national firms.
He will begin interviews with graduating Business seniors next week. His interview schedule will include economics majors, some members of the College, and engineers.
Fesler To Coach Pitt Panthers
"Most of the positions we have to offer are in accounting, jobs which require business training, and sales," Mr. Pinet stated.
Pittsburgh. (UP) — Wes Fesler former All-American end at Ohio State and now assistant football coach at Princeton, was named head coach of football at the University of Pittsburgh today.
George Gear Passes Draft Physical
George Gear, outstanding freshman quarterback last fall for the Jayhawkors, has passed his draft physical at Leavenworth, he told Coach George Sauer at the football practice session yesterday.
Coach Sauer was depending on Gear to relieve Red Hogan of some of the quarterbacking duties in fall. Gear lettered at quarter for Jav Hawkers last season.
Gear said he expects to leave some time before the next semester starts, but he hopes to finish this school year.
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