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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1944
Iowa State Tilt Tomorrow Night KU's Big Test
The rejuvenated Kansas Jayhawks will face their biggest test of the season tomorrow night when they take on the tail, experienced Iowa State Cyclones at Ames, in an important Big Six game.
Untried as yet in conference play with three victories over the second division clubs—Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas State—the Cyclones will be meeting the first of the pre-season favorites when they take on Kansas. Iowa State was a predominant favorite to replace the Jayawakes as Big Six champs, with Oklahoma and Kansas expected to finish second and third in that order. The Crimson and Blue's great showing against Oklahoma last Friday anquished all doubts that developed after the Missouri debacle, and many experts are doping the Jayawkes to pull an upset on the Cyclones.
Iowa State is coached by Lou Menze, a former pupil of Dr. Allen at Warrensburg. Allen and Menze are the closest of friends, the latter having resided with Allen when "the master" was starting down his long victory trail at the Missouri school. Leven in Jayhawk Squad
Allen, Trainer Dean Nesmith, and squad of eleven will leave by train or Ames this evening. Making the trip are Don Barrington, Bill Lindquist, Charles Moffett, Harold Mepadden, Homer Sherwood, Don Biehl, George Dick, Gordan Stucker, Jean Corder, Lloyd Palmer, and job Turner.
All Allen could promise was that we'd give 'em a fight." He is quite indecided on his starting lineup but is sure of three men, Barrington and Lindquist at forwards and Captain McSpadden at a guard. Either Charles Moffett, high-scoring center who has been in the hospital all week with sinus trouble, or Homer Sherwood will start at the "quarter-back" slot. The other guard position will be filled by either Gordan Stucker, Don Diehl, or George Dick. Iowa State Has Five Regulars
Iowa State will counter with five regulars from last year. At forward will be Roy and Ray Wehde, twin brothers, the latter of whom was high scorer for the Cyclones last season. All-American Price Brooklead, 6-4, 230 lb, offensive star from West Texas State, will start at center. Guards will be Bob Sauer, from Washington U. (St. Louis) and Gene Sulman, a Cyclone veteran. The latter two are fine defensive men and controlled backboard play in their recent game with Missouri.
Against Missouri, the team tna upset Kansas, 35 to 27, Iowa State was forced to come from behind to gain a 15 to 14 half time lead. In the final stanza the Tigers simply
From the Sidelines By Bob Bock, Kansan Sports Editor
That old 'Allen magic' has worked again this season when with what was generally called "the scariest material since 1529," Phog has come up with a team that no opponent dare take lightly. His Jayhawks gave the Oklahoma Sooners, current Big Six leaders, a whale of a battle in losing by a single point, 23 to 24, and had Barrington had any luck at all on his foul tosses and on his pivot shots, the outcome could have very easily been different. The Jayhawks are the decided underdogs in tomorrow night's duel with the Iowa State Cyclones, conference favorites, especially since Charles Moffet, who is concurrently two-tenths of a point out of first place in the conference individual scoring chase, has spent all week in a hospital with a sinus infection. Because of his weakened condition, he can not be counted on for too much service—but don't ever count Allen's team out.
Another Handicap?
The Cyclones great wealth of material taken granted, another point that might be given consideration is that Iowa State is about as tough a "home floor" team as there is in the conference. The Menzelen never won a game on the road last season, but were always to be reckoned with at Ames.
But He Know's What He's Doing
One thing that has marked this year's Jayhawk team is the fact that Dr. Allen has never been able to make up his mind on the exact five he wants to use. Last year he depended nearly wholly on the "iron five" until it was broken up by illness and army induction. But this year aside from Captain Sparky McSpafden, Bill Lingquist, Charles Mofet, and Don Barrington, the good doctor has had a dickens of a time deciding on that fifth man. At the first of the season he was using freshmen Dean Corder and Bob Malott quite extensively but because of their youth searched for older, experienced talent. A naval cadet, Cansler, stepped into the starting lineup a couple of games.
Diehl, Then Stucker
He was followed by a sophomore hefty, Don Diehl, who was in there most of December. Stucker, a football player who was late in reporting, then stepped into the lineup, and started in the Kansas City
gave in and with the Whede brothers and Brookfield showing the way. Iowa State romped to a 41 to 25 victory.
Should Kansas lose this one, they will be eliminated from all chance of regaining their Big Six crown. Oklahoma now holds down first with five triumphs and no losses, the Cyclones are unbeaten in three starts, and Kansas is now resting in third with two and two. A Kansas loss would throw the Jayhawks into a tie with Missouri, who has won one out of three contests.
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The house which is on the long end of the score in that game will play the Chi Omega's Thursday night for the championship of the organized houses. The Chi O's are the winners in Group III.
BUY U.S. WAR BONDS
The date for the semi-finals for the Independent teams has not been set as yet. Miss Ruth Hoover, professor in physical education for women, stated.
Dean J. W. Twente of the School of Education will attend a meeting of the Wilson County Teachers Association in Fredonia on Saturday. He will speak to the group on "What's right with Schools."
The semi-finals for the women's organized houses in the basketball tournament will start Monday night when the Delta Gamma's, winners of Group I, will meet Corbin hall, the winners of Group II.
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series. Lloyd Palmer, V-12 from Iowa, started in place of Stucker at that guard slot in the Missouri battle. Then Lou Goehring, freshman V-12 from Arkansas City, started the next two games against K-State and Oklahoma a few days after he had reported for practice. Goehring went out early in the season, but illness put him in sick bay for nearly three weeks. Now Goehring isn't even making the Iowa State trip and Dr. Allen is still undecided. At the guard he will either use Stucker Diehl, or Dick. By shifting the lineup Sherwood and Turner have also been given a try as "the fifth man." This problem has been confronting him all season. All Allen could ask for would be that one "star cager" could drop down out of the heavens and his worries would be over.
Margaret Lillard, Kappa, was the outstanding player in the game. She did nearly all the scoring for her team, making 16 of the 20 points. As fast as greased lightening, she slipped around the floor, and gave the Corbin women plenty to worry about. Laura Jane Smith was hitting for the Corbinites, and Francis James and Shirley Jean Rhodes experienced plenty of fire.
Four AST's to Have Furloughs in Hospital
The IWW's slaughtered the IND's in their game last night with a score of 46-8. Lavone Jacobson, a physical education major and an ace in basketball, made 20 points for the IWW's.
While their friends are enjoying furloughs at home, four AST's will spend their furloughs at Watkins hospital, according to Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson.
The women from Corbin hall were a little too much for the Kappa Kappa Gamma's last night in the game which decided the winner of Group II in the women's basketball tournament. The game was close throughout, and nicely played.
These four AST's are Vernon Converse, Robert Van Citters, Dean Baker, and Jack Stolov. Dr. Ca nuteson said that Pvt. Van Citters may be released in time to spend part of his furlough at home.
At the end of the first quarter the Kappa's were leading 5-1, but the lead had changed at the half. The Corbinites had a 10-8 favor. The margin was narrow, and both teams were fighting hard for the victory. At the end of the third quarter, it was anybody's guess as to the final score as the Kappa's were stepping on the heels of the Corbinites with the score 15-14, in favor of Corbin. Corbin hall won the game by chalking up 23 points to 20 for the Kappa's.
Corbin Beats Kappa To Win in Group II; IND Loses to IWW
Bock Leads Blanks In Defeat of MM's
Scoring 29 points from his last position, Bob Bock, freshman from Macksville, led the Blanks to a 47-30 victory over the Machinist's Mates in Lawrence League basketball play last night. Although the Machinist's Mates have been strengthened by the addition of new material from the two Electrician Mates companies, they were handicapped by the absence of Koskela, leading scorer of the MM team.
Koskela, held from the game by night classes, has always been the spark for the MM's, and his guarding might have held down Bock's amazing performance.
Shea, with nine points, and Flick-
inger, with eight, led the MM scoring. The Blanks led at the half, 24-17.
In the second game of the evening the Ship's Company downed the S.O.W. Ads., 38-20. Ensign Ware led the games scoring with 12 points, followed by teammate Chief Hantze and S.O.W.'s Hertz with 11 each. Half-time score was 17-10, Ship's Company.
Will Attend Topeca Banquet
Miss Maud Ellsworth, associate professor of education, will attend the annual banquet of the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas at the Hotel Kansan in Topeka this evening.
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