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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1944
Phi Gam, Blank
Phi Delt, Beta
Teams Best
It looks like the Phi Gams and Blanks in the A League and the Phi Delts and Betas in the B League in men's intramural basketball.
The two supposed best teams—the Phi Gams and Blanks—really had it out Tuesday night after the K-State game, with the Fijis finally winning by a photo finish, 25 to 24. "Red" Stucker was the big cog in the Phi Gam attack, scoring nine points to lead his team to victory. He was given support by Hartigan with five, and Whittenberger, who had four points, Eugene Smith took over scoring chores for the Blanks, scoring 12 points, high for the game. Manager Nelson, who fouled out, counted four points, as did Stannard.
Phi Psi's Double Score
The Phi Psi's, weakened with the absence of E. Pyle, trounced the hapless TKE's, 20 to 10. Bill Chestnut, the place kicker of football fame, had a big night, throwing in 10 points for high honors. Chestnut also manages the Phi Psi team.
Last night the Phi Gams, strengthened with the addition of Warren Riegle, end on the football team, looked unimpressive in handing an outmatned Delt队 a 31 to 21 defeat. Everyone of the Fijis had at least high school experience, while only two of the losers had even rated berths on their high school fives; yet the Delts trailed only five points at third quarter mark, and at one time in the final canto were only three points behind. Neff scored 11 points and Whittenberger 10 for the Phi Gams, while Hall with seven and Koehn with six were high for the Delts.
Betas Trounce Carruth
It was all Beta in the Beta-Carruth B-League contest, which the Beta's won, 40 to 14. Kerschner with nine, L Chase with eight, Johnson with eight, Mowery with six, and Stewart with six were high for the victors.
The Phi Delts triumphed twice during the week, whipping a not-too-strong Battenfeld team only 24 to 15 and lassoing the Sigma Nu's, 28 to 17. In the former encounter Menzie paced the Phi Delt's with 13 points, while Jones and Aschcraft each counted six for Battenfeld. Samuel scored 13 points and Huebert eight for the Phi Delts against Sigma Nu, with Stewart scoring 12 of the loser's 17 points. The Phi Delts will not come out on top with the quintet they are now using, but should they call on the service of brothers Kirk Scott and Clay Hedrick, they would be a mighty rugged outfit.
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From the Sidelines By Bob Bock, Kansan Sports Editor
Phog Allen says, "We'll give 'em a battle," in speaking of tomorrow night's crucial game with Oklahoma. He says we'll win if Oklahoma plays like they did against Nebraska and we will lose if we play like we did against Kansas State. He states that the Sooners have the better team, and with their more experienced players should be doped to win by 10 points. However, the Drake "youngsters" are claiming to be just every bit as green as Kansas is with only Capt. Allie Paine having had previous varsity collegiate experience. Paine is a three-year man and was all-Big Six last year.
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Untested on Road
The Sooners, holding victories at home over conference rivals Missouri, Kansas State, and Nebraska, are untested on the road. Playing two away this weekend should be a good test as to just how much the visiting Sooners will be at a disadvantage.
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A“Homer” League
The Big Six conference has nearly always been a "homer" league. The ultimate in this was reached in 1939 when road teams won only five of the season's thirty games, the home team triumphing in 20 of the first 21. Last year the visiting team won only twelve of thirty times with Iowa State and Kansas State failing to scratch away from Ames and Manhattan.
Sooners Coming Along Fast
The Sooners have triumphed in nine of their 13 games this season, losing only four. They have cruised along with a 50-point average to opponent's 31. The Sooners have won 8 of their last 9 games, losing only to the towering Oklahoma Aggies, 40 to 59. Early season losses were to Southern Methodist, 37 to 41, Norman NAS Zosmers, 29 to 51, and the Norman NATTC Skyjackets, 30 to 42. The Sooners, winners of the recent Oklahoma City invitational tournament, have twice beaten the Zoomers, the only team that has defeated Oklahoma A & M and they have twice.
Sport Notes
Coach Allen is planning to use Lou (Ark City) Goering, second high scorer in the Ark Valley League last year, to hold down Sooner Ken Pryor Friday night . . . Goering had been on restriction and thus ineligible . . . Dr. Allen says a local sports enthusiast, Dr. Peet, told him Charley Moffett's court play put him in mind of Wit Allen . . . Allen is grooming big "Abe" Turner, 6 foot 6 giant, to take care of other big boys when the occasion arises . . . Baker U. wants to schedule a home game with the Kansas "B" team . . . Baker has dropped intercollegiate athletics but would like to revive basketball on
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Tonight the Kappa Alpha Theta's will meet the Alpha Chi Omega's, the Delta Gamma's will play the Gamma Phi Beta's, the Chi Omega's will compete with the Pi Beta Phi's, and Corbin hall will play the Kappa Kappa Gamma's.
a small scale . . . Pete (Wichita a lightner's hopes for a K.U.O.U. or K.U.-Hutchinson NAS "grudge" battle to be played at Wichita as an infantile paralysis benefit the latter part of this month is almost out of the question . . . The Kansas schedule is already so heavy that it makes it difficult for Navy members on the team to find sufficient time for studies . . . Kansas may play Missouri at Kansas City next fall in their annual grid dual . . . Athletic Director Karl Klooz, favoring the idea, contacted Missouri officials recently concerning the matter . . . The Missourians are not doing anything about their schedule until next May . . . Arkansas University has contacted officials here for an early season game . . . Arrangements are also being made for a home game next year with the Kansas Aggies . . . Big Six home games next fall will be with Oklahoma and Nebraska . . . If plans are made early so as not to conflict with Haskell or L.M.H.S. games, Kansas might meet Arkansas or K-State here in a Friday night game at Haskell stadium in September . . . Kansas will again meet Denver there this year . . . Definite action about Big Six grid play next fall will come in the May meeting of conference officials at Lincoln.
A close exciting game ended in victory to the Alpha Omicron Pi's score of 14 to 13 last night. At the half the A. O. Pi's were leading by three points, but the Sigma Kappa's gave them some real competition in the last half. Virginia May Miller, A. O. Pi, was high point woman with eight points to her credit.
Miller hall defeated Watkins hall in a lethargic game. The score was 15 to 9, Ruth Green making nine of the points for Miller.
AO Pi's, Miller Hall Win in Basketball
TODAY—End Saturday
Stanley Paine Gets 'Wings' And Commission in Texas
Lt. Burton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight L. Burton of Topeka, is a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
Lt. Burton Assigned To Tuskegee Air Field
Second Lt. Philip L. Burton, who was commissioned from the Quartermaster Officers' Candidate School, Camp Lee, Va., on April 16, 1943, was recently assigned to the Tuskegee Army Air Field. He attended the University for three years in 1935-38, and attended Washburn Law School one year.
San Marcos, Texas—Stanley Paine, 27, a graduate of the University of Kansas, has been commissioned as a second lieutenant and awarded the silver wings of the army air forces aerial navigator after completion of the 18 weeks' course in aerial navigation at San Marcos Army Air Field here.
Ship's Company, coached by Chiet Yeoman George O. Starkey, upset the Machinist's Mates 23-21, and V-12 downed S.O.W. Tech., 52 to 21 in Lawrence League basketball last night.
SC's and V-12's Win in League
Lieutenant Paine, the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Paine, 317 South Maple, Ottawa, Kan., received a bachelor of science degree in 1938. He is married and has a daughter, Anne.
Games tonight will therefore be Blanks vs. S.O.W. Techs, at 7:30, and S.O.W. Ads, vs. Irish Rascals in the second half of the twin bill.
Due to the Naval Training School game at Leavenworth tonight, the S.O.W. Ads. vs. Ship's Company game has been interchanged with the Blank vs. S.O.W. Tech game originally scheduled for Feb. 9, and the Irish Rascals-MM game has been interchanged with the S.O.W. Ads.-Irish Rascals game of Feb. 23.
Pyle, scoring 15 points, led the V-12's in their romp over the S.O.W. team, aided by Heim with 13 points. Pittman, led S.O.W.'s with seven points.
Chief Hantze, member of the Ship's Company but also coach of the MM's, led the defeat of his own pupils in capturing scoring honors with 8 points. Koskela and Shea, with five each led the MM scoring. Half time score was 10 to 10.
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Navy Plays Flyers Return Game Tonight
The University Naval Training School basketball team will meet the Fort Leavenworth Flyers at Leavenworth tonight in a return game.
The local team lost to the Flyers here early in December, 23 to 35, but Coach Hantze then had an all-together different crew. This time he will also have the service of members of the V-12 team in the community league, and should be able to present a potent outfit. Two giant V-12's, Ed "Curly" Pyle, former Mackville High star, and Herb Heim, Leavenworth, should give the navy sufficient height advantage to control the rebounds.
The Flyers defeated the Olathe Clippers in the latter's first game of the season. It is the only loss on the Olathe slate in twelve contests. The KU. varsity holds a victory over the Flyers, who are paced by Tilberg of Bethany. The Jayhawks won early in December here only 31 to 27.
KU Graduate Dies At Naval Hospital
Lt. Charles Osburn Jordan, an electrical engineering graduate in 1928, died of scarlet fever at the naval hospital at St. Albans, N.Y., Saturday.
He received his master's degree in electrical engineering and a degree in education from the State Teachers College at Pittsburg.
Until he reported for naval duty three weeks ago, Lieutenant Jordan was an instructor in the department of science at the Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kan.
While at the University, he was a member of Kappa Eta Kappa, engineering fraternity.
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