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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY,APRIL 7,1944
Basketball Fans Will Like New Rules Says Bruce Drake
Norman, Okla, April 7—Basketball fans everywhere will like the 1945 rules with five personal fouls and unlimited substitution legalized, and goal-tending banned.
That's the opinion of Bruce Drake. Oklahoma's youthful "roundball" prey, who strongly advocated all three changes.
Drake thought the five-foul rule should have been passed back in 1937 when elimination of the center jump not only added six or seven minutes to the length of every game, but furiously speeded up the game's tempo, thereby increasing the probability of fouls.
Ignoring the fact that basketball rules were supposed to be frozen for the duration, Drake led a national campaign against goal-tending, attacking it in a Saturday Evening Post article, interesting the national rules committee in it, and organizing the nation's top-flight coaches in such overwhelming opposition to it that in two short months he successfully concluded what for years had looked like a hopeless effort.
Although proponents of goaltending argued that its abolition constituted an unfair assault on the abnormally tall player, Drake was the avowed champion of the Lilliputians, whom he pointed out comprised 99.7 per cent of the game's players.
"Elimination of goal-tending won't take a thing away from the giants that hasn't always been denied the average-sized player," the Sooner coccah said, "The tall man still has a wide advantage in rebounding, post play, shooting and recovery of loose balls. Of course, he will have to know some basketball."
Drake likened goal-tending to a croquet player suddenly thrusting his foot across a wicket to spoil an opponent's perfect shot, or a pocket billiard player placing his hand across a pocket toward which his adversary's scoring ball was rolling. He didn't think players should interfere with the goal and thus make a farce of the game.
Otherwise Drake was perfectly willing to take his chances with opposition tall players.
No Recognition Given To DeGaulle's Party
Washington, (INS)—President Roesevel served notice today that the American government is determined to refrain from recognizing the French national liberation committee as the provisional government of France.
The President told his news conference that the French people must after they are liberated, be given the full right of self determination concerning the government and leaders they want.
President Roosevelt's statement was seen as a sharp rebuke to Gen. Charles De Gaulle, president of the French national liberation committee, who declared publicly last Tuesday that the committee represented the government of France.
VARSITY
TODAY—Thru Saturday
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
"Minesweeper"
SUNDAY—Thru Thurs.
James Cogney
"Frisco Kid"
Margaret Lindsay
"Week-End Pass"
Sportorials By Charles Moffett
With spring football practices being held all over the country talk has once again turned to the "T" formation, a subject of much discussion for the last few years. Down at Oklahoma Coach "Snorter" Luster, may introduce some T formation plays this fall. Luster has been experimenting the current spring drills with a wing-back T formation combined with Oklahoma's single wingback set-up of 1943, and likes it. Two new opponents on the Sooner schedule next fall are Texas A. and M. College and Texas Christian University.
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Much talk has been making the rounds about the possibility of Missouri and Kansas playing their next fall's football game in Ruppert Stadiuim at Kansas City. Both schools get publicity when playing there and the possibility of a good crowd is better. There was a proposal last year to play the KU-MU contest in Kaycee, but the Jayhawkers had already sold many tickets and it would have been very inconvenient to change the meeting place at so late a date. The Tigers may also want to keep the game at home this year, too and give the home fans a chance to see the game. The Jayhawkers will be hoping the game is changed to Kansas City, because of traveling conditions. The decision will have to come from Missouri as they are to be the host team. Kansas already has a game in Kansas City with Texas Christian University.
Kansas fans probably won't get as many chances to see the Jayhawkers in action this year as they did last, as there will be only two Big Six games at Lawrence, plus any non-conference teams. Last season the team played a five and five schedule.
my at spring football practice was greatly intensified when a couple of women students of artistic ability visited the field and painted pictures of Tojo and Hitler on the dummies. Coach Henry Shenk this morning was smiling as he described the increased drive which his men showed in practice yesterday.
More than thirty-five men have signed up for spring practice with daily attendance running between 27 and 30. Some hefty lads are among the candidates, but Coaches Shenk and Schaake are eager to get more experience on the squad.
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Former Kansas coach, Wayne Replogle, has originated a system of mass drill exercises for Navy trainees which is gaining attention of Naval authorities. He borrowed the idea from the Canadians. By the use of logs he developed coordination and cooperation in near perfect precision, according to a dispatch from Wabash College where Replogle is now stationed as a Chief Specialist in Physical Education. His "log rhythm" exercises have been photographed in movies and they, together with his manual, have been forwarded to the Navy Department at Washington for review and adoption. Chief Replogle has offered his system to the Kansas Physical Education Department if Dr. F. C. Allen, head of the department, can make use of it. The offer came in a letter to Chancellor Deane W. Malott.
(continued from page one) Foster class for students which will meet at 9:30 a.m.
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"Easter, Life's Immortal Overtone" is the sermon topic of the Rev. Theodore H. Aszman of the First Presbyterian church; this morning service will begin at 11:00. The regular 10:00 am. student class will not meet this
Sunday it was announced.
For the sermon of the 11 am, service sermon, the Rev. C. Fosberg Hughes has selected the subject, "The Life Everlasting." This church also announces that the Fireside Forum will not meet as usual at 4 p.m., but will attend the Easter Sunrise Service sponsored by the Student Christian Federation and then will have an 8 o'clock breakfast at the church.
Masses at the Church of St. John the Evangelist (Roman Catholic) will be at 6:30, 8:00, and 11:30 Sunday morning. Solemn High mass will be at 10 a.m.
To Discuss Resurrection
The Wesley Foundation Fellowship of the First Methodist church will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at 1209 Tennessee, At 4 p.m., the Youth Fellowship of the First Baptist Church will meet at 1124 Mississippi, to discuss "The Reality of the Resurrection."
The Sateve Club of the Unitarian church will not meet this week, but will participate in the K.U. Easter morning services. It has also been announced that the Westminster Vesper Club of the First Presbyterian Church will not meet this Sunday.
The Young People's Forum of the First Christian church will meet for an Easter Consecration service in Myers Hall at 5 p.m.
Austin May Coach Baseball Unofficial word was circulated today that Jackson J. Austin, instructor in physical education, would coach baseball this spring.
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(continued from page one) tives from the student religious groups.
If the weather prevents an o door service, the meeting will held in Myers chapel.
Doris Bixby, Council chairman, announced a special meeting of the group for 4:30 next Thursday afternoon in Myers hall to form committees to promote the program proposed by the program committee yesterday afternoon. Activities accepted by the Council at the recommendation of the committee are the sponsoring of religious leaders as campus guest speakers, Religious Emphasis Week, a bureau to provide speakers upon demand from various groups, presentation of pictures of the campus religious program, displays in the library and Union building, radio round table discussions, special services, and University cooperation with the churches.
The rules of procedure accepted by the organization provide for the name of Student Religious Council, two student representatives and one adult leader from each student religious organization on the Council, officers to include a chairman, vicechairman, and secretary-treasurer, and the election of officers and committee chairman.
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