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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, APRIL 12, 1945
Alumni is Slated To Trounce Varsity
"I'm playing for rain," said football coach Henry Shenk today when questioned concerning his hopes for a victory in the annual varsity-alumni spring football game at 8 o'clock tomorrow night at Haskell stadium.
Practically the entire varsity backfield is built around Charlie Moffett, Shenk added, and the all Big Six back last fall is now in the hospital. The varsity mentor's prayer for rain is based on the hope that a wet field would cause postponement of the game, giving Moffett time to recover and get back to the gridiron. Varsity Has a Light Backfield
"Otherwise, we haven't got a prayer," Shenk moaned. "Our backs are so little and green, that those big guys will murder us." With Moffett off the field, the varsity eleven will have no lettermen in the backfield, and only one player. Milford Collins, has even played college football previously.
The alumni line will average over 200 pounds per man, with plenty of experience at every position. The alumni backfield will boast five or six good backs who were lettermen on Crimson and Blue elevenes of the past few years, and will outweigh the varsity backs about twenty pounds per man.
Dick May Use New Plays
Shenk gloomily predicted that the alumni eleven could run last year's varsity plays and beat the spring hopefuls tomorrow evening, but he is hoping that George Dick, acting coaching of the older players, will try some new formations.
"Our boys will have the fight and scrap," Shenk concluded, "e'ven though our only hope to score is to intercept a pass or block a kick somehow."
Track Entries Due Today; 3 Houses Submit Names Early
All organizations participating in the intramural track meet April 16, 18 should have their entries turned in by the end of today, Ray Kaneh, assistant director of intramurals, said this morning.
Three entry blanks have been received, those from Delta Upsilon, Phi Delta Theta, and Sigma Chi.
Delta Upsilon will be represented by at least one man in 10 of the events, although they have only one man entered in most events. W. C. Reeder will run the 100-yard dash for D.U. Bill Ruggles and Robert Unger are entered in the 220, and Unger will run the 440 and the 880 in addition.
Field Events Have Entries
In the discus, Paul Steinhaur is entered for Delta Upsilon, and Dick Nelson will throw the javelin. D. R. Buechel, Reeder, Ruggles, and Steinhaur are in the 440 relay, Ruggles, Steinhaur, and Reeder, will represent D.U. in broad jump, shot put, and high jump, respectively.
For the Phi Delts, Bill Shaffer,
Richard Hawkinson, and Charles
Aylward will run the 100-yard dash.
W. L. Good, and Jim Gregath the
220; Bill Kanaga the 440; Dick Ong,
Lou Goehring, and Kanaga the 880.
Phi Delts Announce Entries
The Phi Delts are entering Jack McShane, Hawkinson, and Bill Jenson in the low hurdles; Aylward, Shaffer, Gregath, and Jim Sanders in the 440 relay; Fred Helm, Harold Baker, Ben White, and Dave White in the medley relay.
C. W. Clark, Mike Kuklinski, and Sanders will represent Philt Delt in the shot put; McShane, C. R. Ball, and Good in the broad jump; Greo-
Wilson's Practice Halted by Wind
Norman, Okla., April 12-Although he hasn't had any practice this week because of the boistrous wind. Bill Wilson, University of Oklahoma pole-vaulter, is mad enough to give a pretty good account of himself when Kansas comes here Saturday afternoon for a dual track and field meet.
The terrific Oklahoma south wind of the past five days has raised havoc with Wilson's pole vault practice and ruined the McAster boy's usually placid disposition.
When Wilson runs down the straightaway carrying his 16-foot bamboo pole, the wind often blows down the standards and the cross bar ahead of him before he can reach them to try for the height.
On other occasions a sudden gust of wind prevented his hooking the vaulting pole in the planting box.
In desperation, Wilson turned the standards around so that the cross bars couldn't blow off. However this boomeranged on him too, if he cleared the height, the breeze carried him clear out of the landing pit. If he missed, he couldn't knock the cross bar off and laying upon it, was blown to the ground with the bar and the standards on top of him.
Baffled, Wilson finally threw his vaulting pole up in the stadium, kicked the cross bar out in the middle of the field and walked off.
The Sooner vaulter hasn't had a minute of practice this week. And this is the week he wanted very much to practice. Wilson's opponent here Saturday is Harvey Morrow, Jayhawker ace, who has beaten Wilson four times out of five the past two years.
Iowa State to Meet Four More in Track
Ames, Iowa — Coach George Bretnall's Cyclone track squad has four more meets scheduled for the spring season after taking the Big Six indoor track and field championship and defeating the Iowa Seahawks and Missouri in a triangular affair at Iowa City last week.
On May 5, Minnesota and Drake will come to Ames to meet the Cyclone cindermen in a triangular meet on the Clyde Williams field track May 12 will find the Iowa Pre-Flight track and field squad in Ames for a dual meet. Bretnall's men will try for a championship in the Big Six outdoor track and field meet at Lincoln, Neb., May 19.
gath, Ball, and Jenson in the high jump; McShane and John McGuckin in the discus; and Kuklinski, McGuckin, and Sanders in the javelin. Sigma Chi Entries Announced
On April 28, the squad will travel to Des Moines to participate in the Drake relays against some of the toughest competition in the country.
Sigma Chi entrants are 100-yard, Dawn Peck, and Charles Kouns; 220, Kouns and Odd Williams; 440, Bill Garry and Todd Seymore; 880, Joe Buckaty, Bob Duboc, and Jack Schroll; 440 relay, Peck, Kouns, Williams, and Dan Westerman; medley relay, Peck, Duboc, McGarry, and Harry Woerner; broad jump, Peck; shot put, H. E Schneitter, and Gordon Reynolds; diseus, Reynolds and Buckaty; high jump, Westernman and Williams, javelin, Reynolds, McGarry and M. K. Rake; pole vault, Westernman and Woerner; low hurdle, Eldon Luring.
Sportorials
A 1945 Kentucky Derby?
By EARL BARNEY
Optimistic managers of the Kentucky Derby are preparing to stage their annual classic providing the war in Europe is over in the next few weeks. Entry blanks for the throbred racing feature were mailed yesterday, conditioned on the lifting of the government ban on racing—promised shortly after VE day. This year's mile and a quarter race of the Roses will carry a purse of $75,000 plus accumulated entry fees, in addition to the traditional gold cup.
Date. Is Indefinite
Originally the date for the seventy-first Derby was May 5, but the racing ban clouded the issue. Now horsemen are saying that Derby candidates would have to be conditioned for a month after the date of the race is definitely known. This would place the date of the race sometime in the latter part of June, if the war ware to end by the first part of May.
Over 500 race horses are now quartered at the Downs, and many are on the breeding and training farms around Lexington. Derby possibilities this year include Free For All, Pot O'Luck, Flying On, Best Effort, and Bon Mann.
Winn Is Optimistic
The following notice was included in the book of entry blanks, signed by Colonel Matt. J. Winn, president of the Downs: "As we go to press with these entry blanks for our spring stakes, we, of course, do not know when VE day will be or what may be the wishes of the War Mobilization Director. We are sending out blanks in order to be ready to proceed with plans for our meet if, and when, such action is agreeable to the government. In the event it should be decided not to run one or more of these stakes, entry fees for such stake or stakes will be refunded."
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Fredonia Relays Are Tomorrow
Entries in the Fredonia reels, one of the annual warmups for the Kansas relays here at K. U., have been fair this year. Fifteen schools have entered the meet scheduled for Friday, while about six more schools are expected to compete. Feature of the relays this year is the creation of a new class, AA, into which the larger class A schools will be placed. The relays to be held here in Lawrence April 21 will also be divided in such a way, giving the medium sized schools at least a fighting chance. The Fredonia reels together with the Sterling reals are held each year just before the Kansas relays, thus providing a warmup for aggressive Kansas high schools.
Three Are Placed By Teachers Bureau
Three teachers, one who will graduate this spring from the University, have been placed, H. E. Chandler, head of the Teachers Appointment bureau, announced today.
Doradeen Perry who will receive her degree this spring will go to Kinsley where she will be music supervisor in the schools.
Miss Alice Campbell, '37, will teach in the elementary schools of Topeka, next year. For the past eight years she has been teaching in Junction City.
Miss Nadine Stallard, '43, will teach social studies in the Community High school at Cottonwood Falls, this fall. During the past year she has been secretary to Dr.B.A.Nash in the State Receiving home at Atchison.
Major Wright Serves in China
Major Paul R. Wright, 37, of Kansas City, Mo., is serving with a hospital unit of the Chinese combat command in south-central China. Major Wright was graduated from the School of Medicine.
Moore and Warwick Win In Intramural Golf Play
Bob Moore won from Jim Sargent and Harold Warrick won from Bunk Chase in intramural golf.
Playing Saturday, Moore won from Sargent 2-up and 1 to go, and Warwick playing Chase Wednesday, won 5-up.
BUY U.S. WAR BONDS
Listen to---- KFKU
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Thursday, April 12
9:30 Schools Without Walls. "Re-habilitation" -dramaticized by Topeka Civic Theater and narrated by Allen Crafton, University of Kansas faculty member.
Friday, April 13
2:30 K.U. Vespers. E. Russell Carter, speaker.
9:30 Symphony Favorites. "Firebird Suite" by Stravinsky. Music Week Program—Gala Concert.
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