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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1943
From the Sidelines By Bob Bock, Kansan Sports Editor
There was plenty of activity on the sports front during the vacation. Dr. Allen's Jayhawks took victories from two army foes, Ft. Riley and Herington, and engaged in intensive practice sessions in preparation for the big double-header cage show in Kansas City tonight and tomorrow night and for the all-important Big Six conference race which will begin against Missouri Jan. 8 at Columbia.
developments brought Dr. Allen out for his yearly pessim which, for a change, most fans would be inclined
Basketball developments brought mistic predictions with which, for a to agree. Football letter awards were made, the return game with Hutchinson NAS was canceled, and Ray Kanehl of the physical education staff was appointed head track and field coach, replacing Henry Shenk, grid mentor.
Following is a summary of vacation sports activities in order of their occurrence;
Dec. 17 — Kansas took a thriller from Ft. Riley CRTC, 32 to 31 when Jayhawk Bill Lindquist threw in a looper from the corner after Wendell had dropped in the supposed winning free-throw with only 15 seconds remaining. The game was close all the way with the Centaurs leading 15 to 14 at the half. Dick Harp, former KU great and main cog in the CRTIC attack, was unable to make the game because of a schedule conflict. The Centaurs outscored the crimson and blue quintet 13 to 9 from the field but the Jayhawks scored 14 charity tosses to five for the soldiers.
Dec. 18- Election of the first woman in the history of the University of Kansas to the athletic board, approval of four other nominations, the awarding of 27 football letters and delayed approval of 10 track letters, and a discussion of spring sports featured the meeting of the University athletic board meeting.
Peggy Davis Elected
Peggy Davis, ASC president, was elected to the board after having been nominated by the Council. Bill Mowery, Salina, was elected student athletic representative. Don Hoag, Wichita, nominated by the alumni, was re-elected to the board, and W.W. Davis, Frank T. Stockton, and Dr. W.A. Treece, all nominated by the University Senate, were officially elected, Davis and Stockton for three-year terms, and Treecore for the one-year unexpired term vacated by J.B. Smith, of the School of Law, now in the service.
Approve Grid Letters
Twenty-seven men were approved or football awards. They were: John Agee, Alexander Banks, Dan Chase, Bill Chestnut, George Dick, Joe Dickey, Dick Dreher, Bob Faulkner, Robert George, Frank Gruden, Wayne Hird, Charles Keller, Ed Miller, Robert Miller, Charles Moffett, William Mowery, Over Donver, Warren Riegle, LeRoy Robinson, Gordon Stucker, Clifford Wade, Jack Walton, Lynn Williams, Junius Penny, Don Barrington, and Robert Carson.
Ten men were also approved for track letters from last season. They include: Bill Cole, Bob Dole, Bill
Haynes, Don Johnson, Max Kissell, Eugene Lea, Russell Mount, Tom Scofield, Valle Schloesser and Jim Walker.
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Athletic Director Karl Klooz announced that plans were made to continue football for next fall with the same staff. Games have been arranged with all members of the Big Six conference and the contract with Denver University has one more year to run. That game is to be played in Denver late in September.
Dec. 22 — The return game with the Hutchinson naval air base quintet on Jan. 24 was canceled after Dr. F. C. Allen's recommendation to the athletic board for such action was favorably acted upon. Allen's letter informing Lt. William Hemnigh, Hutchinson coach, of the board's action, stated that "our game here was so highly unsatisfactory from the standpoint of good sportsmanship and general all around good feeling that I am positive no good purpose can be attained under conditions which prevailed here in our game Dec. 4."
Dec. 24—The Jayhawks repeated an earlier basketball victory over the Herington army air base, defeating the service team 22 to 15 on the latter's tiny cracker-box court. The game was a low-score affair with the score at the half being only 8 to 7 in favor of Kansas. Capt. Harold McSpadden was high-point man of the game with seven counters made on two field-goals and three free-throws.
Dec. 25—Announcement was made of Ray Kanehl's appointment as head track and field coach. Kanehl formerly was in charge of the physical education department at Wichita East High School and turned out more state-title track teams than any other coach in Kansas in recent years. His 1943 tracksters were undefeated, coping all their meets including the state title.
With the news that Price Brookfield, 6 feet 5-inch All-American forward from West Texas State
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Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen, basketball coach and head of the physical education department at the University, was recommended to the Douglas county selective service board No. 1, Dec. 22, by the board of county commissioners.
'Phog' Recommended To Join Draft Board
Dr. Allen will become an active member of the three-man board after official appointment by President Roosevelt. The county commissioners' recommendation was sent to Gov. Andrew Schoeppel, who will present it formally to the President. Brig. Gen. M. R. McLean, head of the state selective service board, was also notified of their action.
2 PHYSICIANS---action. Allen will replace the Rev. Alfrec J. Beil, of Lawrence, who resigned Dec. 5, after having served as a member of the board for a year.
"Iowa State had a strong team before the addition of West Texas' Brookfield. With the All-American added to their strength, the struggle for the flag, which without him might have been something of a race, will now be just a canter for Iowa State."
(continued from page one) the chairman of the department of surgery in the School of Medicine, and the Chancellor.
Oklahoma, with a team built around Allie Paine, All-Big Six star of last year, will be strong as usual, but there are a lot of dark horses in the offing.
"There is no telling what Nebraska may turn up with," said Allen. "And Kansas State's easy handling of Rockhurst with Missouri's strong showing against Illinois, defending champions of the Big Ten, indicate that there will be plenty of power in the race for the runner-up position. The Kansas team hasn't found itself yet. It may come to life any time now, but so far it has shown little to make it a threat to repeat in the race."
Dr. E. J. Curran gave $10,000 on Dec. 28 for the purpose of providing equipment, material and assistance for research for the department of ophthalmology in the School of Medicine. The gift was also made
Teachers, had enrolled at Iowa State in the naval aviation program, Dr. Allen made his prediction that Iowa State would be head and shoulders above the rest of the Big Six.
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through the Endowment Association. Dr.Curran has been on the staff of the School of Medicine since 1911.
The School of Medicine disbursements from the new fund will be with the approval of a committee composed of Dr. H. R. Wahl, dean of the School of Medicine; the head of the ophthalmology department; and one other medical school faculty member to be appointed by the Chancellor.
To Train Ophthalmologists
A highly technical machine for re-education of injured eyes will possibly be among the first purchases. The cost is between $2,000 and $3,000. This is only one piece of the equipment now needed by the department and which will be useful in the post-war treatment of servicemen.
Fellowships will permit increased training of ophthalmologists, and the fund also may be used for more research work.
VARSITY---victory has scored triumphs over McPherson, 45-39, Herington Air Base, 31-24, and Washburn, 34-31. They dropped a 42-30 decision to the K-State ASTP team, which boasts several members of last year's Wildcat team, and earlier bowed to the Fort iley Centaurs, 42-33.
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tion which besides their Rockhurst
Cooley, who had a fine record at Cunningham high school, is proving just as valuable in collegiate competition. He tallied 21 points against McPherson, 12 against Washburn, and eight against the Centaurs. Gish displayed a basket eye in caging six goals against Washburn. Otto and Doyen have been doing good rebound work.
Winner to Play Winner
Winner to Play Winner
All four teams will engage in workouts in the auditorium this afternoon. The pair of twin bills will give followers of the winter sport an opportunity to judge the strength of three of the Big Six teams in the coming race next month.
Thursday night winners will be matched against winners and losers against losers.
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