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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1944
CagersRunStreak To Three Straight
Blasting out of a first half lethargy to score 25 points in the second half of the game, the Kansas Jayhawks hit the victory column for the third straight time last night as they massacred the hapless Rock-hurst Hawks, 47-28, in Hoch auditorium.
The first half of the game was very slow, with both teams hitting a low percentage of their shots. Then the Jayhawks, paced by Charlie Moffett and Kirk Scott, began hitting the basket from all angles while successfully bottling up the Hawk offense. Moffett tallied twelve points, and Scott hit for eleven. K.U. Takes Early Lead
The game opened slowly, neither team playing first class ball. K. U. went into a 6-1 lead early in the first quarter, but the fighting Hawks all but evened the count on free throws. Holding only an 8-7 lead at the start of the second quarter. Herb Heim hit a long one from the field, and the Kansans were never again threatened.
Things started rapidly in the second half. Moffett hit two quick lay-in shots a few minutes after the whistle had sounded, and Scott countered with another spectacular one-handed set shot. Then he and Moffett hit again to put the Jayhawks in a 39-23 lead. From there on out the fireworks cooled considerably, the teams seeming only to want to get it over with. Gill Bourke and Melvin Pace paced the Hawks with ten points each. Bourke hit five from the field and Pace three.
Briley Called into Service
Coach F. C. "Phog" Allen anounced this morning that Jim Briley, sub for Charlie Moffett at the center post, had received his call to report for air forces induction on Dec. 28, leaving the Jayhawks short handed. Allen also stated that some of the other 18-year olds were due to be called soon.
The box score:
Kansas TP FG FT PF
Reynolds, f 5 2 1 1
Peck, f 5 2 1 1
Corder, f 2 1 0 1
Carlson, f 2 0 2 1
Briley, f 1 0 1 1
Williams, f 2 0 2 0
Lance, f 0 0 0 3
Pyle, f 2 1 0 0
Moffett, c 12 6 0 2
Alyward, c 0 0 0 0
Gregath, g 0 0 0 0
Hill, g 0 0 0 0
Darsie, g 3 1 1 2
Ashcraft, g 2 1 0 2
Woerner, g 2 0 0 0
Scott, g 11 4 3 1
Heim, g 3 1 1 1
Langford, g 0 0 0 1
47 18 11 17
hurst TP FG FT PF
f 0 0 3
Rookhurst TP FG FT PF
Bueltel, f 0 0 0 3
Geha, f 0 0 0 0
Jayhawk Guard
KIRK SCOTT
Former Professor Promoted
To Lieutenant Colonel
Major Elverson Baken, coast artillery corps, formerly of the R.O.T.C. unit at the University, has recently been promoted to the grade of Lieutenant-Colonel, Col. W. L. McMorris, director of military science at the University announced today.
Colonel Baker is now the director of the school division of the coast artillery corps with headquarters of the Seventh Service Command, Omaha, Nebr. He was graduated from the University in 1937 with a bachelor of arts degree, and took a position here as assistant professor of military science in 1940. He left the University in the summer of 1943.
The College Jeweler
High School Seniors to Give Play The University high school seniors will present Moss Hart's and George S. Kaufman's "George Washington Slept Here," as their annual play, at 8 p.m. tonight, in Fraser theater.
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Baily, f 1 0 1 2
Bourk, f 10 5 0 2
Palermo, c 2 0 2 0
Pace, c 10 3 4 3
Basse, g 14 0 4 5
Welling, g 1 0 1 0
Quinlan, g 0 0 0 1
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Basketball Notes
Do we hear somebody asking what was the matter with K.U. last night? Fans and players allike were saying it was the weirdest exhibition of basketball they had seen in a long long time.
The easiest explanation of the whole contest would be to say that both teams were cold as a pitcher of ice water. The Hawks had been on the road three days, and had been beaten twice in a row since they met K.U. in Kansas City last week. Any team would be slightly worn out after such a road trip, and the young, inexperienced Kansas Citians were no exception.
The Jayhawks, though, showed they still have a long way to go before they are ready for Big Six competition. In the matter of hitting baskets from the field, the Kansans had one of their coldest nights of the season. The weakest link in the entire team structure, though, was team play. While flashing late season brilliance at isolated intervals, the young cagers far too often showed a sad lack of knowledge of plays, which kept them from tripling the score on the hapless Rockhursters.
Charlie Moffett and Kirk Scott played fairly consistent floor games, but even these two "veterans" looked bad too often. Jayhawk rebounding was also noticeably weak, although Allen kept his better rebounders out of most of the contest.
Sidelines—Ray Lance, son of John Lance, Pittburg Teachers basketball coach, played a fine game at the pivot post last night, although the cager had been out only a few days. Lance shows rebounding power, too, something the Jayhawks are needing badly . . . Jim Basse, tricky Rockhurst guard, displayed plenty of fight last night despite the fact that its right arm is almost totally use-
Tonight's Schedule
Men's intramural basketball games scheduled for tonight;
games scheduled for tonight:
Kappa Signus versus Draft
Dodgers, A-league, 7.30, Robinson,
east; Sigma Nu versus Phi
Delt, A-league, 8.30, Robinson,
east; S. A. E. versus Phi Gam,
bale, 7.30, B league, west;
Beta versus Dick's Demons,
B League, 8.30, Robinson, west.
Too near a church spelled doom for an Illinois saloon and the keeper's license was revoked. One hundred feet is the rule.
less. The slender guard outjumped his opponents on nearly all toss-ups, and also countered four free throws. Most of the first stringers were given a rest last night, for obvious reasons.
Ingham to Preside At N.U.E.A.C. Meet
H. G. Ingham, director of the extension division and chairman of the National University Extension Association Committee on Debate Materials and Interstate Cooperation, will preside at the meeting of that committee on Dec. 29 in Chicago. The meeting is a part of the 29th annual conference of the National Association of Teachers of Speech, Dec. 28 to 30.
Mr. Ingham explained that the committee meets at the time of the conference so that it may get as many opinions as possible of high school debate teachers on the selection of debate topics. This committee has charge of the publication of the debate handbook.
A Merry Christmas to You All at The University Have a Good Holiday and We'll Be Seeing You the First of the Year
Store hours Christmas Weew. Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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THE STAR IN THE EAST
Down through the ages has come the story of the shepherds tending their flocks at night, awed by the Star in the East.
During this sacred season, mellowed by the thought of those who cannot be with us, we have abundant reason for gratitude. We have come a long way since the dark Christmas of 1941. The Star in the East shines brighter now.
That this may, indeed, be a Merry Christmas for you and yours is our ardent wish.
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