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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1942
Pressbox Ramblings By J. Donald Keown
"What's wrong with the Kansas football team?" That's the question everybody is asking, and everybody is answering—but differently. Some say its the lack of backfield material, and they are at least partially correct, for there are no more than three or four backs on the squad who can carry the mail in true Big Six fashion. Other observers place the blame upon the lack of reserve power, with graduation and the services having taken a heavy toll of men counted upon heavily for substitute duty. A third group declare that the punt formation from which the Jayhawks have been running the majority of their plays is entirely unsuited to the Kansas material. And so on and on come the explanations.
Without a doubt, it would seem that pre-season predictions for the Kansas football season were entirely too optimistic. For instance, says the Illustrated Football Annual: "After years of forced peopling of the guard and tackle posts with men of scatback specifications, Gwinn Henry looks with satisfaction on a squadron of jut-jawed pachyderms. The overall prospect may be too tinged with green for cestatics but nevertheless its pleasantly encouraging." Overlooked by the writer were the service losses which had reduced the "Pachyderms" at each line post to one or two deep. Disregarded was the fact that the backfield material was probably the poorest in recent years, with entirely too heavy a load falling on the shoulders of inexperienced sophomores. And then on top of all that comes the injury to Gene Roberts, perhaps the hardest blow of all.
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Game notes—The Jayhawkers came out of the Denver contest without a single additional injury to add to their crippled list . . . Charley Black, junior end, was somewhat of a disappointment, as he dropped several of Ray Evans' passes. However the big boy is expected to develop yet into
a first class offensive end before the season is over . . . Paul Hardman, veteran end, really turned in a first game against the Pioneers, and was probably the standout on the Jayhawk line . . . Little Kenneth Adams showed considerable ability as a pass snagger . . . Kansas play against Denver was described by one observer as being even more rogged than the Jayhawk showing against the Iowa Seahawks . . . Kansas punting was still off, with Evans averaging about 53 yards a boot.
--the 19 students enrolled. Mrs. Crawford, who formerly worked with occupational therapy at the University hospital, will teach the handcraft work.
Yesterday was a great day for Cardinal rooters, as their favorites came through in a big way. The fine showing of the Redbirds was much less of a surprise here in the Midwest than it was in the East. There, judging from the early betting odds, the myth of Yankee invincibility held a fast hold on the populace. Fans forgot that the Cards had won even more games than the Yankees in winning their pennant from tougher opposition, and that the St. Louis outfit was probably the greatest National League team since another Cardinal outfit of nearly a decade ago, sparked by the unstoppable Dean brothers and Ducky Medwick. There are many now who rate the present Cardinal aggregation far ahead of even that great team. Service losses will tear huge holes in the Redbird roster for next year, however.
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The Cardinal victory was not the biggest surprise to this corner. In fact, it was entirely expected. Amazing, however, was the fact that it was the hurling arm of John Beazley, not Mort Cooper, which carried the St. Louis team to their triumph. Cooper was the man feared by most of the Yankees, but when he appeared on the pitching mound, they treated him most roughly. Already alibis are flying around from Yankee followers, and at least a few of them have some truth. However, claims that the present Yankee team does not rate with past Yankee teams would seem almost ridiculous. After all, it was not the older men who should be slowing down that failed to come through. It was the younger stars like Gordan and Bonham who weakened at the critical moments. Surely they are not on the downgrade, but are at their prime. It was just a case of the better ball club putting on too much pressure for another great outfit.
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Offer Four-Year Course In Occupational Therapy
For the first time, the University is offering a four-year course in occupational therapy under the joint direction of the School of Fine Arts and the University hospital.
Miss Marjorie Whitney, chairman of the department of design and director of the course, and Mrs. Nina Crawford, assistant director, will instruct $ ^{\textcircled{1}} $
After World War I, it was found that occupational therapy was an aid in helping wounded and disabled service men to recovery and vocational rehabilitation. Believing that such work will be needed in the near fu-
ure, the University has organized such a course.
Occupational therapy is a profession closely allied with nursing, medicine, social service, and physical therapy. To give proper training for the complex profession, the course has been arranged to include training in psychology, physiology, chemistry, zoology, anatomy, and bacteriology, combined with courses in design, bookbinding, metal and leather work, making of jewelry, and weaving.
MONTE MERKEL
Monte Merkel, regular guard on last year's Jayhawk football eleven, was a starter Sunday on the Wichita Commando squad as the professional team trounced the Camp Gruber service team 26 to 0.
AERC Office Closed; Colonel Gage to Take Further Enlistments
The office for enlistments in the Army Enlisted Reserve Corps, which has been open in Frank Strong hall since early September, has been closed. Students interested in the AERC are requested to make application to Lt. Col. Jack Gage in the office of the R.O.T.C. in Fowler shops.
Before making application for enlistment, however, students must secure clearance papers from Dr. Laurence C. Woodruff, registrar, and co-ordinator of military information for students at the University.
The Kansas State Alumni Association has extended an invitation to the board of directors of the University Alumni Association for a luncheon at the college cafeteria Saturday, Oct.24.
It is customary for the two schools to exchange complimentary dinners with the alumni associations of each. The Kansas State luncheon this year will be in connection with their annual homecoming.
For Campus Wear
For Cold Weather
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—Red Plaids
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Court Game Same Principles Like War Are Used, Says Dr. F. C. Allen
If a man is a good basketball player, he'll make a good soldier. Authority for this statement is Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, University basketball coach and nationally known sports authority.
"I use practically the same tactics in drilling my basketball squad that army officers use in drilling their men," Dr. Allen explained.
"There are, according to army officers with whom I have conversed, nine principles of warfare," continued Coach Allen. "On checking up, I found that I utilized these same principles in my court instruction, and since then I have patterned my entire coaching system after those principles, in the belief that many men will benefit from them in preparation for the task ahead of them.
The nine principles of warfare are, according to Dr. Allen, the principles of surprise, simplicity of movement, offensive, objective, mass, economy of force, movement, security, and cooperation.
"Now take this principle of cooperation," said Dr. Allen "In warfare it applies to cooperation between artillery and infantry, the ground forces and the air forces, the officers and the men, the navy and the army, between one nation and its allies, and between the men on the front and the people back home."
Cooperation Essential "It is just as essential on the basketball court for victory, as it is on the battlefront," Dr. Allen asserted. "Cooperation has always been the keynote of Kansas basketball squads. Each man is but part of a machine, and no one part is as important as the machine working as a unit. The scorer cooperates with the feeder, and vice-versa. I cooperate with the team members, and they co-operate with me."
Dr. Allen then continued to give examples of each of the other principles of warfare as utilized on the basketball court.
The principle of surprise, or the blitzkrieg, said the basketball coach, is comparable to the fast break on the basketball court, with the fordescending suddenly upon the unsuspecting and unprepared guards. However, the principle of surprise should not be used, Dr. Allen pointed out, unless the principles of mass can also be employed to advantage.
"In other words," said Dr. Allen, "if you employ the fast break, be certain that you not only get there 'fustest,' but also with the 'mostest.' Only when you can catch one guard with two forwards, or two guards with three forwards is the fast break profitable."
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Tryouts for cheerleaders will be held at 4:30 Thursday afternoon on the stage of Hoch auditorium, Vernon McKale, MSC president, has announced. Positions are open to members of all classes.
Aspirants who did not attend yesterday's meeting in the stadium may call George Gray at the Phi Delta Theta house for instructions, McKale said.
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