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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1944
Oklahoma Wins In Thriller By 24-23 Score
The Kansas Jayhawks dropped a Big Six conference game to the smooth-working Oklahoma Sooners in Hoch auditorium Friday night by the narrowest of margins, 23 to 24. Three thousand excited fans, who were on their feet most of the final half, saw the Jayhawks come through with their finest performance of the season in this battle that was a "thriller" and "heartbreaker" if there ever was one. It was the first defeat suffered by the Jayhawks to a collegiate foe on the home court this season.
By virtue of their 43 to 34 victory over Kansas State Saturday night the Sooners are in the Big Six driver's seat with five conference victories and no defeats. The Iowa State Cyclones, whom the Jayhawks meet at Ames Saturday night, are also unbeaten but have played only three games, their most recent win being a 41 to 25 decision over Missouri at Columbia last Saturday. The defending champion Jayhawks, proving beyond a doubt that they really do have "something on the ball," hold only an outside chance of regaining their title with two losses counted against them.
The victory gave the Sooners a six-all tie since the two coaches Allen and Drake have met. The return game at Norman Feb. 12 should indeed be a "grudge battle."
The Sooners drove to a 7 to 0 lead before Kansas could find the bucket, but it wasn't long before the Jayhawks were hitting and by half time they had pulled up within two points, 11 to 13. In the hectic final stanza, the score changed hands five times and with three minutes to go was all tied up. A minute later the Sooner freshman, Ken Pryor, hit his second basket, a one-handed, under arm shot from in front which proved to be the winning counter. Lindquist drew his mates within a point on a free throw, but, unlike in the Fort Riley game in which his second looper meant victory, he missed his chance or glory on the last shot of the game, a difficult, one-hander, thrown on the run, which went awry.
Barrington Would Take Blame
Barrington and Buelow, Sooner sub, missed foul attempts in the last minute after a double foul had to be called on them. It was Barrington's fourth. It could be said that Kansas lost the game on free throws as the Allenmen missed seven out of ten chances, while the Sooners were hitting 10 for 13. The Crimson and Blue quintet outscored the Oklahomans from the field, 10 to 7.
Big Don "Duck" Barrington, who played a marvelous rebounding game, took the defeat on his shoulders and even shed a few tears after the game, saying it was "all his fault." However that was hardly the case. Although he did have tough luck at the free throw line and had several sure lay ups roll out, Big Don played a mighty important part in Kansas' splendid performance in taking the ball off the board nearly half the time.
Game Was Defensive Duel
As the score indicates, the game was a tight, defensive duel. Probably from tenseness, neither team was red hot on its basket shooting. Had it not been for Barrington's rebounding the shorter Kansans would probably not have had a look in.
Capt. Sparky McSpadden played a great game, fighting his heart out all the way. The scrapy ElDoradoan led the scoring with Sooner Ramsey, each counting nine points. He held the great O.U. guard, Allie
From the Sidelines By Bob Back, Kansan Sports Editor
The Jayhawk performance against Oklahoma far exceeded our fondest expectations. They indeed had that "winning spirit" and completely outfought their favored foe. Even the Sooners will admit they were lucky in coming out on the long end of the score.
--to win" attitude could very easily come through with an upset. And should either O.U. or the Cyclones hit a nemesis like Kansas did in Missouri, the Jayhawks still might have a chance for at least a tie in top honors. We are not predicting the Jayhawks to beat Iowa State at Ames where the Menzemen are particularly tough, but we do give them a very good chance to topple the Cyclones on the home court March 2, the last game of the season. We also believe Kansas will even the score with Drake and his boys when the two teams get together again in Norman Feb. 12.
Jayhawks Have One Advantage
With two losses chalked up against them, Kansas will have to fight an up hill battle to regain their crown. But the pressure is off and in meeting the co-favorites, Iowa State and Oklahoma, the supposedly "out of the picture" Jayhawks could very easily up and knock either the Cyclones or Sooners off their perch. Dr. Allen even said Friday night at the half when his team trailed two points that he would rather have such be the case. The psychological effect of having to "fight from behind" rather than to "protect" did prove to mean something for in seven minutes of the final stanza the Jayhawks had fought back to a 19 to 16 lead.
It will be the same situation when the Jayhawks meet the leading Cyclones and Sooners, who will both be under pressure to hold their top berths. Kansas on the other hand with a "nothing to lose, everything
Paine, to five points, his lowest this season. When "honor bestewth time" comes around at the season's end, McSpadden can hardly be left out with such performances as Friday night's.
Ramsey Takes Lead
Charley Moffett scored eight points to boost his total to 52 in four games, an average of 13 points even, just behind Ramsey, whose 17 points in the K-State fracas, left him with 13.4 average in five games on 66 points. Against Kansas Ramsey, the 6-4 Oregonian, was effective only at the free throw line, sinking five. From the field he missed countless pivot shots, registering only two cinch layups. On the other hand most of Moffett's goals were of the difficult variety, one-handers from several feet out.
Bill Lindquist contributed four points to the Kansas cause besides playing a great defensive and ball-hall-quent game. In the last half Lindquist took over the "quarterback" position, unfamiliar to him, quite like an old veteran. Stucker's rebounding along with the smooth work of Sherwood and Goehring deserve commendation.
The Jayhawks have at last "made" themselves. Even their coach, Phog Allen, who got up from his sick bed to direct the team, must have been amazed when his boys shot into the lead five times in the final half. There should be no more "poorest team since 1929" stuff coming from the famous Kansas mentor.
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Victor Hurt Accepts Position in Tulsa
Victor Hurt, assistant football coach at the University from 1939 to 1943, was elected manager of the Philbrook Art Museum and the Beacon office building in Tulsa, Okla., the board of directors announced following a meeting Tuesday.
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Before coming to K. U. to assist Gwinn Henry, Mr. Hurt was well-known in Tulsa where he served as head football coach at Tulsa University for three years.
He had coached previously at Southern Methodist at Dallas, and Oklahoma Baptist at Shawnee, Okla.
He resigned from his position at the University when colleges were forced to restrict their athletic programs.
Mr. Hurt's family, who live at 845 Missouri street, will move to Tulsa to be with him.
Faculty Sends Greetings To Kansas Day Meetings
Greetings from various faculty members and songs by a barber shop quartet will be sent on a phonograph record from the University to the Kansas Day alumni meetings in Akron, Ohio, and in Los Angeles, Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the Alumni Association, announced today.
Allen Crafton, professor of speech, and R. Q. Brewster, professor of chemistry are members of the quartet which will sing songs of the 1890's. Their first song will be a "Bicycle Built for Two."
Unique types of mammals developed in the isolated southern part of South America before the uplift of the Andes, Elmer S. Riggs, honorary curator of vertebrate paleontology of Dyche museum, said last week at a meeting of Sigma Xi, science fraternity.
E. S. Riggs Describes Unique Mammals
Five orders of mammals including the marsupials and ground sloths, existed nowhere in the world but in South America.
Mr. Riggs showed charts indicating the geologic time in which the animals existed. He illustrated the lecture with colored slides showing geological formations, sites of expedition work, and restorations of the animals done by artists studying with the scientists.
After the mammals of flood plain origin came a-period when North American animals migrated to South America and began to dominate the forms there. Mastodons, rodents, carnivores, tapters, and deer moved south. The porcupines, ground sloths, and armadillos moved to the north.
"The mammals in North America enjoyed freer movement and were subjected to sharper competition," Mr. Riggs said.
The newcomers had the advantage and overcame the South American animals.
"The armadillo and porepine in North America are the only surviving immigrants from South America for that period." Mr. Riggs said.
Mr. Riggs spent four years in South America and led two expeditions there in the study of fossil mammals.
Former Student Reports To Bombardier School
Aviation Cadet Henry G. Klein, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Klein, $508\%$ Woodworth, Alma, Mich., has reported for duty at the Air Air Forces Bombardier School, Carlsbad, New Mexico, where he will study advanced high-level bombardierung and dead-reckoning navigation.
Cadet Klein received his preflight training at the Army Air Forces Replacement Center, Santa Ana, California.
On graduation Cadet Klein will be awarded his silver bombardier's wings, and either commissioned a second lieutenant or appointed a flight officer.
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Lt. Jordan Returns From Duty at Sea
Designating their meeting time as 7:30 each Monday night in Robinson gym, the members of the club include all women enrolled in fencing class and men who are in the private fencing class. Although Jean Moore, fencing instructor and College freshman will belong to the club, there will be no drilling, and the members will fence free style.
Fencers Reorganize Club, Elect Officers
In order to create more interest in fencing than can be developed regular class periods, fencing enthusiasts reorganized the club this year at a meeting Thursday. Lennie Moe, newly elected president said today. Ann Crabtree was elected secretary-treasurer. Betty Sanden was elected vice-president. All officers are College freshmen.
While at the University he played in the band for five years. Following his graduation he practiced law in his home town, Beloit, and was county attorney from 1937 to 1942.
Lt. (j.g.) Orin C, Jordan, a graduate in 1931, has completed three months of sea duty which took him to several ports in the British Isles,
Lieutenant Jordan was commander of the Navy gun crew aboard an American merchant ship. Although his ship had no direct contact with the enemy, escort vessels dropped depth charges on submarines following the convoy.
Lieutenant Jordan is now at the Naval Armed Guard center, New Orleans, awaiting further assignment.
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