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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWKENCE, KANSAS
OCTOBER 1, MARCH 6, 1943
--by Don Keown
Jayhawk Jabberwock
Sam Smith's United Press all-conference team looks very good to this writer, with one glaring exception. That exception is the relegating of John "Thin Man" Buescher to the second string.
Buescher is, in our opinion, not only a first string fixture, but probably was during the season the most valuable man in Big Six basketball circles. We know this is high praise, but think the classy quarterback deserves every word of it.
In Saturday night's Kansas State game Buescher was the whole show, except for spurs by the Aggies' little troublemaker, Joe Ridgeway. At times the Illinois boy seemed to be the only man on the floor, as he came up repeatedly from under the basket with the ball. In short, he stole the show in what would have been an otherwise dull game.
PHOG'S BOYS
Allenphobes—and how many of them there are—are quick to doubt the sincerity of every statement made by talkative Phog, and Phog cooperates with supplying them with plenty of statements. However, when the basketball coach talks about this year's basketball quintet, even the most rabid anti-Allen man can not doubt that this year's crop of athletes has won a special place in Phog's esteem for their season's work.
Always quick to come to the support of his players, Allen is even more lavish in his praises this year for a team which began the season as an underdog to a fine Oklahoma team, and then proceeded to outstrip the Sooners by three full games. Few teams have been more popular with the court mentor than Evans, Buescher, Schnellbacher, McSpadden, and company.
By the way, Allen wants it understood that he would have under no conditions asked for deferments for his charges merely to play basketball, despite a recent statement attributed to Colonel Briggs declaring that in all probability such deferments would have been granted if requested. Sports as usual must go the way of business as usual in wartime, Phog declares.
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JABBERWOCK
Here is hoping that those behind the Whitworth cause continue their work so that the Negro will be eligible to run when the outdoor meet rolls around . . . Frank Stannard is the most impressive hurdler to perform here in some time . . . Ray Wehde, Iowa State cager, broke out with the measles immediately following the final Cyclone game . . . Too bad there will be no basketball next year, for in normal times the Jayhawks would be almost a cinch to repeat again next winter, losing only Buescher and Dick.
Track men are more than a little pleased with the fine job of coaching being turned in by Gwinn Henry . . . Baseball prospects this spring are on the smile side, chief reasons being pitcher Bryce Kresie and slugger Warren Hodges . . . We'll string with Notre Dame to take the Madison Square Garden invitational, and Indiana to cop the NCAA, if they choose to compete . . . Chuck Elliott, former sports propagandist here, is now at Jefferson Barracks, where a friend of ours sighted him the other day doing, of all things, KP duty.
A TOURNAMENT DARKHORSE
This Wichita Cessna team which Buescher will play with at Denver is no setup for anybody. It includes on its roster two old Missouri Valley favorites, little Dick Smith and Joe Wilhoite. Red Vandiver and Don Platt, center and guard, are both tall men who score frequently. Platt is a former Wichita University great. Schubert, McPherson star, has been added for the tourney, and there is talk that Ralph Miller may perform with the Wichita club at Denver.
Two Kansas cagers—Ray Evans and Otto Schnellbacher—were named on the first team in the annual United Press Big Six conference team recently released by Sam Smith, head of the Kansas City, Mo., bureau of the association.
Jayhawkers Put On UP Conference Team
Other first string members on UP team were Thornton Jenkins of Missouri, and Gerald Tucker and Allie Paine of Oklahoma. Evans was designated as captain by association correspondents of this area who voted for the team members.
Second string members included Black and Buescher of Kansas, Thompson of Nebraska, Stark of Missouri, and McCurdy of Oklahoma.
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25 Men Are Working Out For Baseball At Stadium
Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Jayhawk basketball coach, yesterday resisted the temptation to name all five members of the original Iron Five to his conference all-star team, and selected Oklahoma's Gerald Tucker along with four of the Kansans.
Dixon was then named to Allen's second team along with two other Kansans, Harold McSpadden and Max Kissell, and Thornton Jenkins of Missouri and "Ug" Roberts of Oklahoma. Thus Jayhawkers gained seven of Allen's ten positions.
Despite the absence of their coach, Dr. Forrest C. Allen, 25 members of the University baseball team are working out regularly under the stadium from 3:30 to 5:30 o'clock every afternoon.
Allen pointed out that Kansas so completely dominated conference play this year that the Jayhawk cagers had easily earned the lion's share of the honorary berths. Allen named Buescher, Evans, Black, and Schnellbacher to his first string, and then after considerable thought gave Tucker the nod over Armand Dixon for the fifth position.
Dr. Allen, having completed a trying but successful basketball season, is now in the center of the Red Cross drive which is
Allen Names Conference Court Stars
Allen designated John Buescher as
For the past two years "Phog" had been the baseball coach, and, although neither season was very successful from the standpoint of games won, the team showed a fightin spirit equal to that displayed by other conference teams. Last year the team finished in a three-way tie for fourth place with Iowa State and Nebraska.
The University Athletic board decided several weeks ago that baseball would be continued this year "if the men are available." However, the diamond sport will be operated on a limited basis with a schedule which will necessitate only a minimum of travel.
Possible opponents include Baker, Rockhurst, Kansas State, Missouri, the University Machinists Mates school, and the Leavenworth Reception Center teams. Other service teams and schools in this vicim-
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captain of the all-conference team. Buescher was the only senior named to the first team.
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Plans for spring intramural competition were announced today by Henry Shenk, director of men's intramurals.
Preliminaries for the men's swimming meet will be run off at 4:30, March 23 in Robinson gym, Shenk said. Semi-finals will be held at 4:30, March 25, and the finals will be run off the following day.
Events to be run off include the 50 yard breast stroke, the 100 yard free style, the 100 yard back stroke, the 50 yard dash, the 50 yard back stroke, the 200 yard relay, the 300 yard medley relay, and diving championships. Any man enrolled in the University can enter, with organizations being limited to three men in each event. Individuals, not members of competing organizations, may enter unattached.
Track Meet In April
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