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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, MARCH 6, 1945
Missouri Gains Tie for Third; K.U. Runner-up
Final Big Six Standings
W. L. Pct.
Iowa State 8 7 .800
KANSAS 7 3 .700
Oklahoma 5 5 .500
Missouri 5 5 .500
Kansas State 4 6 .400
Nebraska 1 10 .100
The 1944-45 Big Six championship race rolled to a finish last night in Columbia as the Missouri Tigers won cut over the Oklahoma Sooners 54-29 to gain a tie with the Oklahomaans for third place. The championship had already been decided last Friday right at Ames through Iowa State's triumph over the second place Kansas Javhawkers.
Tigers in Strong Second Half
The Tigers were hard pushed throughout the first half, barely leading at intermission, but consistent all around hitting pushed them into a lead the Sooners could not overcome. "Phog" Allen's Jayhawkers, bidding for their twelfth Big Six title, fell before the red hot Iowa State Cyclones at Ames Friday night, 61-29. The Jayhawks kept pace with the Lowans during the first half, trailing 27-20 at intermission, but a Cycle hitting streak that was unparalleled in Big Six competition this season gave the I-Staters an overwhelming lead which they continued to build up throughout the rest of the game.
Menge An Allen Pupil
"If we couldn't win the conference title there is no other team I would rather have win than Iowa State," remarked Coach Allen Monday morning. Allen had the consolation that one of his former pupils, Coach Louis Menze, a graduate of Central Missouri State Teachers College, guided the Cyclones to victory.
"They won fairly; it was a clean game, and I congratulate Iowa State." Dr. Allen concluded.
I-M Games Begin After Vacation Lull
Intramural deck tennis games will begin this week with four games scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Kappa Kappa Gamma plays I. W.
W.; Miller hall will play Gamma Phi
Beta, Chi Omega will play Watkins
hall, and the Theta's play the A.O.
Pi's, Wednesday night. The ETC's
play the A.D. Pi's; Sigma Kappa will
play the IND's, Delta Gamma plays
Corbin hall; and Locksley vs. Campus
house Thursday night.
Big Six to Have A Sports Commissioner
The appointment of a Commissioner of athletics for Big Six Conference sports was recommended in a meeting of faculty representatives in Kansas City yesterday.
A meeting of the representatives next May will probably see action on a recommendation. The commissioner plan as proposed by George Veenker, athletic director at Iowa State, had unanimous approval at the directors meeting.
While the commissioner would not be a "Czaar" his powers could be changed by action of faculty representatives. Consideration of a plan to let any Big Six school play in a post season football game, giving a percentage of the proceeds to the conference treasury was urged, though most of the provisions of the plan would probably have to wait until the end of the war.
Prof. W. W. Davis is the University faculty representative.
Managers to Discuss Intramural Program
A meeting of team managers late this week or during the first part of next week will be called to discuss the next intramural sports in which students desire to participate, Ray Kanehli, assistant director of intramurals, announced today.
The particular sport of sports which the managers decide upon is entirely up to them, Mr. Kanehl indicated, though he added that volley ball, hand ball, or possibly a track meet are the more immediate possibilities.
In the intramural basketball tournament concluded near the end of last semester, the Residence Halls won first in the B League, the Phi Delt's were the champions of the A league, while the Beta's, runners-up in the B League, won the play-off.
Wildcat Coach Opens Spring Grid Session
Spring football practice under the direction of acting coach Ward Haylett began yesterday at Kansas State College. It is the first springtime grid session the Aggies have held since the start of the war.
Coach Haylett hopes to bolster his team with a crop of Kansas high school players expected to enroll at the Wildcat school in September. Eight lettermen have been lost to the armed forces while two others will be graduated by the start of next season.
Spring practice will last six weeks and end with an intra-squad game.
Bogart Stars in "To Have and Have Not" at the Jayhawker
Skipper (Humphrey Bogart) and mate ('Walter Brennan) get together to line up their next big adventure as exotic Marie (Lauren Bacall) looks on in this scene from the exciting new dramatic hit, "TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT," now showing at the Jayhawker.
Sportorials
Bv EARL BARNEY
With the 1944-45 Big Six basketball pennant chase now a part of history, it might be interesting to make a hurried survey of the tangled race which wasn't decided until the last moment.
The Cyclone comeback was, to say the least, little short of spectacular. Twin defeats at the hands of the Kansas teams had slapped the Cyclos harder than any team had been hit up to that time. While the Iowans were idle for a week Kansas and Oklahoma proceeded to make a real race out of it, with the Jayhawkers coming out on the top of the heap and the season virtually over.
Iowa State Comes Back
The fighting Iowa Staters, never counting themselves out of the race, then handed the Sooners two rugged setbacks to vault into the race again. Their red hot winning streak then ended intact as they clipped the Jayhawkers wings at Ames last Friday night "That game at Ames" has always been a tough one for the Kansans, being almost the only place where the Jays have not won a majority of the games played between the rival schools. Orchids to "Phog"
Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen, amiable Kansas basketball coach, probably deserves as much praise as any coach in the conference for the way he took a squad with only one returning regular and constantly hampered by Navy rulings, and coached it to a runner-up slot in the final standings. Early season showings gave rise to comments that the good doctor was slipping, but the next ten or twelve games proved otherwise.
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Topeka Upsets the Dope
It's tournament time in Kansas high school basketball circles once again, and this year as usual the race is wide open in all three divisions. The experts were looking fondly upon the performances of all the top Ark Valley teams and Salina, but a Topeka team which had been beaten twice by Salina trimmed Wichita North and Salina on successive nights to throw the seedings wide open again. So far it looks as if Topeka and either Chanute or Wyandotte will be the Eastern representatives in the semi-finals at Emporia the latter part of this month, and that Salina and Wellington will uphold the honor of the rest of the state. The Maroon five looked much more potent than the North aggregation in their performance against Topeka last weekend, but Wellington is still the team to beat this year.
The Class A division seems to be pointing to an all out battle between
Anthony-Cathedral Powerful
WEDNES. and THURS.
GRANADA
TODAY, Ends Wednesday
SCHEDULE
Tuesday and Wednesday
Show starts 6:30 in order to run
2 complete shows before
12 o'clock
"SUNDAY DINNER"
at 6:40 and 9:10
"FIGHTING LADY"
at 8:05 and 10:30
"Phog" Allen Is Candidate In Primary Election Today
Wichita Cathedral and Anthony in the finals, with a little competition from perhaps Wamego and Seaman of Topeka in the East. Halstead Looks Good
Class B predictions are even more uncertain, because of the vast number of the smaller high schools throughout the state. Halstead, though, looks like a "shoo-in" this year, with probably Attica as the other Western team. Washburn Rural appears to be the best the East can offer, with possibly Olivet as the other contender. There are a number of other schools which may shade these teams in the course of tournament play, but they are for the most part untested outside their league.
Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, professor of physical education, is a candidate for city councilman from the first ward, in the Republican primary, which is being held today.
Dr. Allen pledges, if elected, to work for the development of more local industry and the enlargement of park and playground facilities in Lawrence.
Navy Applicants Interviewed
M. L. O'Brien, of the U.S. Navy, is at the Lawrence postoffice today interviewing applicants 17, and 38 at 50 years old for general navy service.
WALTER BRENNAN • LAUREN BACALL
DOLORES MORAN - HOAGY CARMIGHAEL
A HOWARD HAWKS Production
Screen Play by Jules Fortman & William Foulker
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