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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1943
KUWinsBigSixChampionshipAgain
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Jayhawk
abberwock
by Don Keown
The squad began the year as a unit of five men, with reserves seeing little or no action. Yet when the season neared its completion, injuries began to take their toll along with service calls. And then those amazing Jayhawkers displayed an even better brand of ball without the aid of men previously considered "indispensable."
Congratulations to the one and only "Phog" Allen for his eleventh championship or share of the title in the 15 years of Big Six conference history. Of all the teams Allen has coached during his successful career of 26 years, none was more remarkable than the 1943 edition of the Jayhawk squad.
HE DOES IT AGAIN
It's always a great year when the Jayhawks take the measure of Bruce Drake's Sooners, and this year they did it twice against an Oklahoma squad which pre-season predictors considered to be one of the best in the history of that institution.
SCRIBES ARE AMAZED
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CRIBES ARE AMAZED After this argument as to who is the better man—Black or Tucker—two other Jayhawkers, Evans and Buescher, turn in performances superior to the Oklahoma ace. This is not meant as a derogatory remark concerning "Titantic" Tuck, but as a compliment to two men who turned in a brand of basketball which was at times unbelievable.
Schnellbacher, Ballard, and McSpadden all come in for applause, but it was Evans and Buescher who made up the difference between the two squads. Scribes in the pressbox were amused at the performances of the two men.
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BRILL APOLOGIZES TO ALLEN
The fistfight occurring in the final seconds of the game was a deplorable, if entertaining affair. The Kansas squad is accepting a half-share of the blame for the affair, despite the fact that Roberts threw the first punch. The Jayhawks admit that Brill subjected the "spirited" Ug to an epithet sufficient to rile him.
All of which course does not excuse Roberts either. The basketball court is no place for the settling of such differences.
Brill yesterday apologized to Allen for the affair, stating that he realized it was a mistake to engage in such activities on the court. The guard was sincerely sorry for the affair. Said Allen: "That's all right, Bill, I know what kind of a boy you are, and those things will happen. I'm glad to have you on the team for the Missouri game."
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HE WILL PLAY
Big John Mahnken, ace of the strong Georgetown team, has been deferred because of dental troubles temporarily, and thus will be able to take part in the NCAA tourney in New York. Which just goes to show the difference in the viewpoints of army brassshats—Mahnken is out with tooth trouble but plays, Black was out with lung trouble but will not play.
Kansas-Oklahoma Boxscore
G FT F
McSpadden, f 2 0 2
Schnellbacher, f 4 1 2
Buescher, c 8 1 2
Evans, g 3 0 4
Brill, g 0 0 2
Kissell, g 0 0 0
Ballard, g 1 4 2
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Totals 18 6 14
Oklahoma—35
G FT F
Reich, f 3 0 2
Roberts, f 3 0 3
Marteney, f 0 1 0
Rousey, f 0 0 1
Tucker, c 6 5 2
Paine, g 0 3 2
McCurdy, g 1 0 0
Totals 13 9 10
Spring Is Coming
New Suits Made to Order and Old Ones Altered or Repaired
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SCHULZ the TAILOR
"Suiting You Is My Business"
The University of Kansas basketball team clinched the Big Six championship Friday night in Hoch auditorium by defeating the Oklahoma Sooners 42 to 35.
Bv MATT HEUERTZ
Roberts of Oklahoma opened the scoring with a setup to put the Sooners into the lead which they held for 7 minutes until Ballard scored his third free toss to put Kansas ahead 3 to 2.
A tight defense by both teams kept scoring down during a fast first half. Twelve minutes had elapsed and the score stood at 6-all. Scnellbacher and Evans sank long shots to put KU into a 10-6 lead. The half ended with Bueszer missing a long shot from the center of the court, leaving the score at the half 15 to 11 in favor of Kansas.
Few Score During First Hat
The Jayhawkers out-fought and out-played the Sooners during the entire game.
Three minutes after the beginning of the second half, Oklahoma tied the score at 17-all but two long shots by Evans, two setups by Schnellbacher and four brilliant one-handed shots from the side of the court by Johnny Buescher broke up the Sooner's tight defense and forced the game into the open with the Oklahomaans rushing the Kansas players. Oklahoma's Tucker kept the Sooners in the game by scoring three pivot shots.
Fans Cheer Evans
Ray Evans left the game on fouls three minutes before the final gun and received a great ovation from the 3,384 fans. Oklahoma took advantage of the absence of Evan's great defensive work and scored 9 points, but KU's lead held.
With less than five seconds remaining in the game Bill Brill made a "crack" at Ug Roberts, Sooner forward. A fist fight broke out and players from both teams rushed out on the court and pulled the two players apart. Later the two shook hands in the Oklahoma dressing room and apologized. The game ended with KU on top, 42-35.
Phi Gams Defeat Beta's To Win Intramural Title
After overcoming a strong fourth-quarter Beta challenge, Phi Gamma Delta defeated Beta Theta Pi, 29-25, in the finals of the intramural championships yesterday afternoon, and for the fourth consecutive year walked away with the intramural basketball cup.
Fiji Curt Hinshaw sparked battle and was high scorer for his team with 9 points. His height and accurate close shots made him one of the most dangerous men on the court. Jim Roderick, Beta, was the high scorer of the game with 12 points to his credit.
Curt Hinshaw sparked the Phi Gam offense during the high school for
The Phi Gam's took an early lead in the game and were ahead 7-3 at the end of the first quarter. Maintaining this lead they had an easy 20-12 advantage at the half, but in the third quarter the Beta quintet warmed up and tied the score at 21 all. Fiji's got another goal just as the quarter ended and again led, 23-21.
The Beta's trailed during most of the fourth quarter, but with three minutes remaining to play again tied the score at 25 all. Then Bill Palmer, Fiji, hit a tip in and a moment later Curt Hinshaw sunk a close pivot shot to give his team a four point advantage. In the closing seconds O'Neil, Beta guard, had a foul called on him but the Fiji's elected to take the ball out of bounds rather than chance the free shot. Beta's again got the ball but were not able to score.
Playing rough and tumble ball, both teams made numerous bad passes and also missed many close shots. In the opening quarter each team was guarding closely and the Phi Gam's didn't get rolling on their offense until the second quarter. The Beta quintet, unable to hit their shots in the first half, poured them in during the third period and twice during the game challenged the Fiji's for the lead.
Referees Ray Evans and Hub Ulrich called nine fouls against both teams, and the Beta's gained two points on the Phi Gam's in the free throw department.
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In earning their places in the finals both the Phi Gam's and the Beta's easily defeated their semifinal opponents in the intramural championship race this past week. The Phi Fsi's bowed to the Beta's 33-26, and the Fiji's conquered John Moore Coop, 34-23.
Friday night the Phi Gam's also defeated the Beta's for a championship but this time it was for the intramural volleyball title. Fiji took the first game easily, 21-12. The Beta's just turned the tables on them in the second game and also won, 21-12. In the deciding game the Phi Gam's eased out over the Beta's 21-16, to make it two out of three.
A week ago in the B division championships, the Phi Gam B quin- (continued to page five)
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