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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1944
Weather Keeps Jayhawks Inside; Plan to Hold Practice Tonight
Inclement weather forced the Jayhawks inside last night with the important Tulsa battle but four days off, leaving Coach Henry Henry but little time to recondition his charges after last Friday's rough Denver affair.
The squad yesterday afternoon watched movies instead of practicing, and a few short talks were given. Shenk announced that practice would be held today regardless of
the weather, although rain may force workouts back under the stadium. Wayne Hird, star letter center, still remains on the injured list, and don't see action against the Hurricanes next Saturday. Dan Chase
will probably move in for him.
Tulaa mentor Henry Frnka is having trouble keeping his first squad off the injured list. Replacements are plentiful, however, as indicated by the defeat plastered on the first squad by the second teamers last Saturday in a rugged scrimmage. The Tulsa coach misses his outstanding performers of other years, however, and considers this year's eleven as the team without a star. No performers such as Clyde LeForce, 1943 backfield sensation, and Glenn Dobbs, 1942 All-America star, have blossomed forth so far, although there are some very good all around speedsters hanging around.
around The Kansans will journey to Tulsa
Series Starters Kept Under Wraps
The St. Louis Cardinals, winner of their third consecutive National League championship, arrived in their home city Monday evening eager to battle their American League cousins, the St. Louis Browns, in the World's Series opening at Sportman's park Wednesday.
It will be the seventh time in history that clubs from the same city have competed for baseball's highest honor, the first time in 43 years that a St. Louis club has won the American League pennant.
St. Louis' Mayor Kaufmann, in a proclamation, joined in the spirit of the occasion by designating the week Oct. 2 to 9 as "St. Louis Baseball Week." "in recognition of the per-formances of the two club, which have brought this honor to St. Louis."
Cardinal Manager Southworth said the Brownies' victory had made no difference in the Cardinals strategic plans for the series.
neither manager, Southworth or the Brown's Sewell, named their starting pitcher, but 22-game winner Morton Cooper is expected to start for the Cards, probably opposing Nelson Potter, Brownies' 19-game winner.
Manager Sewell is quoted as saying "I'm not making any predictions. We'll take those games one at a time. That's the way it should be, isn't it?" With the exception of the pitcher, Sewell announced there would be no change in the line-up.
Thompson Returns to Campus
Dr. M. L. Thompson, geologist,
just returned from a summer spent
studying Pennsylvanian formations
and making collections in Wyoming,
Colorado, and Utah.
Atkinson Is In Hospital
R. J. Atkinson, senior engineer, is in Watkins Memorial hospital because of a fractured ankle received playing touch football.
as the odds-on favorites to lose, but upsets can always happen. The team looks better and better each week, and is certain to turn in some spectacular performances before the next few weeks pass.
Also on tap Saturday for football fans will be the Kansas "B"-Missouri Valley college battle here at Memorial stadium in the afternoon. George Dick will not take the Tulsa trip as he plans to coach the second squad.
Thirty-nine Attend Basketball Practice
Basketball doings at KU. got off to a big start last night as 39 men reported for the first varsity practice of the year. Dr. F. C. Allen, varsity basketball coach, discussed practically everything with the interested men from training rules to actual theory and competition. He announced that further practices will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until November 1, when daily sessions will begin. Equipment will be checked out tomorrow afternoon.
The team last night was one of newcomers, with not a single letterman reporting. Very few of the men have been on the campus for any length of time, either. Allen stated that there are no dues or fees involved and that all equipment will be furnished. He advised no boy to check out a suit unless he sincerely plans to train and to get in the spirit of the game.
Dr. Allen emphasized that training will be the first aspect of the game to be stressed, and after that will come conditioning. A team is judged purely on the basis of efficiency, not morals. To succeed, he commented, depends more on efficiency rather than on natural ability. The mental attitude of the player should be that of belonging to a great team.
The squad will probably be greatly strengthened after the completion of the current football season by the addition of men now out for football. Many candidates now on the gridiron will be expected to bear much of the Kansas attack this winter.
McNown Is at Home
Returning with practically every air medal that is awarded to American airmen, Col. William K. MeNown, graduate in 1934, is now visiting his parents in Lawrence. Among the awards that he has won are the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Air Medal, two presidential citations, and a decoration from the British government. He also is entitled to wear four stars on his campaign ribbon, representing participation in four separate campaigns.
Sportorials
By Earl Barney
While Colonel McNown was a student at the University, he was employed as a student-assistant in the vertebrate-paleontology division of Dyche museum. In the summer of 1931 he made a field trip for the museum and several exhibits in the museum, termed "important" by authorities, are the result of his work. Colonel McNown has seen action in Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France, and his fighter group has had outstanding successes. McNown demonstrated his own skill and courage by bringing down two large German Junkers transports in a single air battle in which his group bagged a total of 25 enemy planes.
One of the most interesting football clashes your columnist has witnessed in recent years was the annual Topeka-Lawrence high school classic last Saturday night in Topeka. The Lions weren't the least bit awed by a 190 lb. plus line facing them, and proceeded to go around and through it to win, 20 to 0. The interesting item about the game, however, was the material it offered on the possibilities of the "T" formation, and methods of stopping it.
Pre-game dope had it that Lawrence sported one of the finest high school "T" outfits in the nation, in addition to being one of the few high schools in Kansas to use that style of offense. News had also gotten around that the Topeka team was working out a plan to hold the "T" to a bare minimum—but it was evident from Saturday's fray that they had done no such thing. The Trojans were content to use the single wing all evening on offense, and on defense the big Troy linemen just and watched the Lawrence backfield maneuver.
The general conclusion of the overflow crowd after watching the game was that the "T" formation has and will continue to revolutionize football. The only sure way existing today of stopping the "T", it would appear, is simply to outscore the other team. Future games will not be ones in which two big bruising lines slug it out all afternoon, but ones in which fleet, smart backs and tricky linesmen play "button, button, who's got the button" with each other. High scoring games will be
Intramural Games Postponed
Intramural football games which are postponed today due to bad weather, will be played at 4:30 p.m. the first day the weather permits, if there is no other game scheduled for that evening. This ruling was announced by Ray Kanehl, assistant intramural director, this morning. It was agreed upon by the manage of each team at their last meeting.
Ku Ku's Will Meet Tonight
The Ku Ku club, men's pep organization, will meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the Kansas room in the Union building.
All members are urged to attend, said Clarke Henry, new president.
the rule, and the fans will be very much pleased with the type of play they will be watching. It has been estimated that 50 per cent of the teams in the country and 80 per cent of the college teams will be using the "T" this year, showing the very decided trend.
decided trend.
Our football forecasts last week seemed to have been practically tops. Out of 11 games previewed, we hit eight on the nose and three ended in ties. Big surprise, however, was the 54-0 trouncing which Ohio State handed Missouri, the team we had picked to win the Big Six. As the opening conference games near, Kansas looms stronger than a second division club, and the final standings may see the Jayhawks much higher than they have previously been rated.
Detroit—INS—The Detroit Tigers' pennant hopes literally became that much waste paper today.
The first all-St. Louis World Series in history opens tomorrow in the eastern Missouri metropolis after one of the most spectacular finishes in the history of baseball. Although the Brownies may carry some of their pennant drive right with them into the fall classic of baseball, the Cards still loam as the more powerful paper club. If Southworth has succeeded in getting his National League champions in early season shape, he will undoubtedly walk all over the Brownies. The latter, though, are strictly a never-say-die ball team, and may force the play-offs to the full seven games. As the dope lines up now, we look for the Cards to cop the series, in six well-played games.
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The Tigers ordered five sets of world series tickets, or two tons of paper, before the Washington Senators crossed them up and the St. Louis Brown's emerged as American league pennant winners.
Tigers Optimistic In Ordering Tickets
The two tons of would-be series ducats go to the Wayne County Salvage commission tomorrow.
The medical school at the University of Texas is celebrating its 63rd year.
Turn-out Increases For Blood Bank
Student turn-out for the Blood Bank was very good yesterday, Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson announced today. "There was the lowest rate of rejections we've ever had."
Appointments may be made by calling the Red Cross at 640.
Taking 139 pints of blood, the Mobile Unit at the Community building, still needs 20 more appointments for Wednesday. Dr. Canuteson said.
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