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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1943
TrackMeetBegins Blanks Are Favored To Win First Place
Another powerful Blank squad is favored to take the intramural track and field meet, Thursday and Friday, for the second straight year. Leading contenders for runner-up positions are Phi Delta Theta, last year's runner-up, Phi Kappa Psi, champion two years ago, and Phi Gamma Delta.
The feature event of last year's meet, the pole vault, is just
another event in this year's meet. Last year Charlie Black, Stan Hansen, and Val Schlosser each vaulted 12 feet 1 inch to tie for first place in the only event which was not completed until after the sun had set and the weather had turned cool.
Teams Entered in Meet
The following organizations have entered teams in the track meet:
Alpha Tau Omega, Beta Theta Pi,
Blanks, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Upsilon,
John Moore Coop, Phi Delta
Theta, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Gamma
Delta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Rock Chalk
Coop, and Theta Tau.
The schedule of track events as they will be run off, beginning at 4:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon, are as follows:
1. 120-yard low hurdle preliminaries
2. 100-vard dash preliminaries,
3. Medley relay (220, 110, 440, 880) with meet winners determined here on basis of best times.
4. 120-yard low hurdle semi-finals
6. 100-yard dash semi-finals.
7. 440-yard dash with meet winners determined here on basis of best times.
Field Events: (4:30 p.m.)
2. Pole vault
1. Shot put.
3. High jump.
Qualifying distances in the field events are as follows: broad jump, 18 feet; shot put, 34 feet; high jump, 5 feet 4 inches; pole vault, 10 feet; discus, 105 feet; and javelin, 135 feet.
Meet points will be determined as follows.
Runners who reach the semi-finals will receive 1 point in addition to the placing points. Where no semifinals are held, the first 8 men will receive 1 point. In the field events, all men qualifying will receive 1 point. In the obstacle course race. Friday afternoon, the 8 best times will receive 1 point in addition to placing points. All points will count towards the championship.
Gamma Phi's, IWW Win Softball Games
Gamma Phi Beta upset Kappa Kappa Gamma, 26-23, and IWW defeated Co-op, 16-2, yesterday afternoon in the first two games of the women's intramural softball tournament.
The Kappa's held a 4-run lead until the last inning, when the Gamma Phi's forged ahead to win.
IWW pitcher Lavone Jacobson held the Co-op team to four hits. IWW catcher was Frances Davison. Marge Rader pitched and Winona Woody caught for the Co-op's.
Roberta Sue McCluggage was the pitcher for Gamma Phi Beta and
Detroit Drops Spring Football
Detroit, (INS)—There will be no spring football practice at the University of Detroit, and baseball, tennis, and golf will be curtailed, it has been announced.
The change will not mean Detroit will lack a football squad next fall, however, according to athletic director Lloyd Brazil, who recommended the curtailment.
Brazil said there is "still a possibility of fielding a team, but because of the manpower shortage it would be unwise to attempt practice now."
Brazil disclosed only 12 or 14 gridders are left and most of them may be in service by July.
The school's athletic board delayed selection of a successor for Charles E. "Gus" Dorais, who resigned several months ago to direct the Detroit Lions. Arthur "Bud" Boeringer, line coach since 1527, is expected to get the post, however.
I-State Football Receives New Life
Ames, Iowa — New life was injected into Iowa State spring football with the appearance of two new candidates and the improved showing of another pair of the 34 Cyclones now reporting.
Meredith Warner, former all-state star from Des Moines, has reported to Coach Mike Michalske and now ranks as the likely looking back on the squad. A fine kicker and passer, the 175-pound halfback, has been out of competition for three years but looked good enough to the Cyclone coach to place him in the number one backfield at once
Bob Erickson of Boone, and Keith Koch of Waverly have drawn praise from Michalske for the fine work they have done during the first week of practice. Neither was able to participate too heavily in freshman drills last fall but the Cyclone mentor rates them as the top linemen in spring drills.
Orlyn Feuerbach, Keystone, letter winner in basketball, reported yesterday to bring the squad total to 34 men.
Lucy Lee Thompson was the catcher. The Kappa Kappa Gamma battery was pitcher, Josephine Johnson; and catcher, Jean Hoffman.
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Thursday Lettermen May Play Softball
Because of the shortage of players, all varsity baseball players and lettermen will be allowed to play in intramural softball games this year, Henry Shenk, director of intramurals, announced today.
The following softball games were scheduled for play this afternoon; Tau Kappa Epsilon vs. Phi Gamma Delta; Jollife Hall vs. Beta Theta Pi "B"; Jolliffe Alpha Epsilon vs. Alpha Tau Omega; and Sigma Phi Epsilon vs. Rock Chalk Coop.
Women Must Plan Games by Deadline
All matches in the women's tennis-doubles tournament must be played by the date set as a deadline. Miss Ruth Hoover, assistant professor of physical education said today. April 10 has been set as the deadline for first round matches.
If games are not played by the deadline, the matches will be "scratched." Miss Hoover explained that lack of time this spring has eliminated any possibility of postpone-ments.
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The reason why Dr. Forrest C. Allen's proposed 12-foot basket is not gaining favor rapidly is because most coaches are either ignorant of the value of such a change or are afraid that they will have to teach their pupils to concentrate on other methods of producing goals.
THE 12-FOOT BASKET
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The popular lay-up, or set-up shot, would have to be discarded in favor of shots made from farther out on the court. And if the lay-up shots are abandoned, as they would have to be with a 12-foot basket, the many fouls resulting from the drive-in plays would be done away with and a high percentage of games would no longer be decided on the free throw line. At present an incredible number of games are won on free-throws—52 percent to be exact.
DISCARDING THE LAY-UP SHOT
Along with his proposed change in the height of the basket, the Doctor is also suggesting that three points be allotted for a field goal. This was the original plan of Dr. Naismith who insisted that the ratio of points between field goals and free throws be 3 to 1.
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A player on the losing team gains possession of the ball and drives down the court for a set-up. The only way that a defensive man can prevent such a goal is to foul the offensive player. Despite being fouled the player makes good his try for a set-up and the referee also awards him two free throws for being fouled while trying for a goal. He makes the first free throw. He misses the second free throw but a teammate tips it in for an extra two points. Five points, enough to win the game, are made as a result of attempting a set-up shot on a 10-foot basket. (This actually occurred in a college basketball game several years ago.)
HOW FREETHROWS CAN BRING VICTORY
To see just how freethrows can produce a victory for a team which is four points behind with less than a minute to play, consider the following situation.
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