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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1942
From the
Sidelines
by
Alan B. Houghton
Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, Kansas loquacious basketball coach, really called his shot when, even before the Oklahoma Aggie-Jayhawk 5th district N.C.A.A. playoffs, he warme that N.C.A.A. officials would reap all the gravy. . . . As it turned out each of the eight district representative—Stanford, Colorado, Rice, Kansas Dartmouth, Illinois, Penn State, and Kentucky—got lots of traveling, lots of playing, and $93 apiece. Can it be any wonder that Allen calls the N.C.A.A. officials "money grabbers" wher from the $23,500 gate receipts from tournament play, the eight teams garner the paltry sum of $93.75? . . . To start the ball rolling in division of the spoils, the N.C.A.A. deducts 10 per cent of the net gate take. Then from the 90 per cent remaining the N.C.A.A. drains another 50 per cent. Game expenses and traveling costs are next deducted. What is left is divided among the participating teams. Of the total 55 per cent which N.C.A.A. officials take, none of this "pure gravy," as "Phog" terms it, is "earmarked for basketball." . . . To break big figures into more understandable parts, Allen explained that of every 5 taken at the gate $2.75 goes to the N.C.A.A. This leaves $2.25 to divide among the eight playing teams, which would be less than 30 cents per team. Kansas players didn't even receive a nice trip out of the ordeal such as did all the other schools. . . . The coaches give their time to groom a team into the N.C.A.A. playoff; the players eat, sleep, and live basketball and play their hearts out on the court. N.C.A.A. officials gather in 55 per cent of the take, and the teams get nary a smell. We thought the age of feudalism and servitude was dead.
Steve Meade, hefty Jayhawk football tackle, was passing out cigars last night, but there was no girl involved. He has just become "engaged" to the U.S. naval reserve. Steve has been accepted in Gene Tunney's naval physical fitness program. He is in the naval reserve as a physical instructor and will report for a six-week training period at Norfolk, Va., April 8.
Result of a successful basketball season are the miniature gold basketballs and medals which dangle from the key chains of members of Kansas basketball squad.
"Phog" Sees Better Baseball For This Year
More hitting power, a better infield and more outfielders all go together this spring to make as "Phog" Allen puts it, "better' prospects for a baseball team than Kansas has had for several years."
All of the men out for baseball show good form in the batters box and coach Allen said "Ray Evans, who is now catching up on his study after basketball season, is a natural hitter."
The baseball squad has been working out since the last few days of February. While the weather was cold practice consisted of throwing the medicine ball around and in playing hand ball in Robinson gym.
When the first warm day struck the campus the squond went out of doors and they've been practicing hitting in the cage through the chilly weather of the past two weeks.
A goodsized squad has reported for practice this spring. Yesterday there were 20 men practicing on the diamond.
The practice period was spent in hitting practice. Bill Atwell, left hander, showed good control in throwing the ball across and Kresie showed good form both in hurling the ball for batting practice and in hitting.
when he injured that Awen and Kresie had had enough exercise, Coach Allen took his stand on the mound and threw a few across.
Physical Ed Instructors Attend Emporia Meeting
The Kansas state health and physical education convention was held in Emporia on last Friday and Saturday, March 27th and 28th. Those attending were Henry Shenk Misses Ruth Hoover, Joie Stapleton, and Melba Schilling of the University physical education department; and Kathryn Schaake, Marge Rader, Bernadine Martel, Gladys Bitter, Evelyn Herriman, junior and senior physical education majors.
Shenk was selected district representative at the convention and Miss Hoover was elected to the physical education council.
Seattle — (UP) — Al Collins is the envy of all married golfers. He took his wife to a golf course, and in demonstrating the correct form to use on the tee, he shot a hole-in-one.
Shows Wife Golf Is a Cinch
Plans Complete On Track Meet
Arrangements have been completed by H. W.'Bill'Hargiss, University track coach, and Henry Shenk, physical education instructor, for the intramural track and field meet which is to be held Thursday and Friday, April 9-10.
Each organization will be allowed to enter three men in each event, and each contestant will be allowed to participate in three events, including the relay.
Present freshman track squad members will be allowed to enter the meet, but men who are engaged in other varity or freshman sports, or men who have lettered in track or competed in a Big Six meet are ineligible.
One entry point will be given a team for entering a man in the track events or qualifying one in the field events. Points in the finals will be scored on a basis of first—5, second—2, third—1, and fourth—1.
Intramural officials insist that there will be no change or delay in the order of events for any contestant. Entry blanks are now available at the intramural office.
FIRST DAY (4:30 Thursday, April 9th, 1942)
The events will be conducted as follows:
1—120 yd. Low Hurdle preliminaries.
2—100 yd, Dash preliminaries.
3—Medley Relay (440-110-228-88).
4—120 Low Hurricane sem-
5 230 and Dash preliminaries
6-100 yd. Dash semi-finals.
7—440 yd. Dash preliminaries.
Field events (4:30)
1—Shot Put. (30 ft. to qualify).
2—Pole Vault.
3—High Jump. (4 ft. 10 in. to qualify.)
SECOND DAY: (4:30 Friday, April 10th, 1942)
1—220 yd. Dash semi-final.
2-120 yd. Low Hurdle final.
3-440 yd. Dash final.
4-100 yd. Dash final.
3—220 yd. Dash
6 140 yd. Poly
7-3 logged novelty race.
6-440 yd. Relay.
1—Discus.
Field events (4:30) 1-Discus.
hly.) 3—Javelin.
2—Broad jump (17 ft. 6 in. to qualify.)
Wayne Replogle, freshman coach,
stated that the scrimmage Friday was
an excellent workout and that he was
especially pleased with the way the
men tackled.
Henry thinks that the squad members looked very good considering the small amount of practice that has been permitted to the squad through unfavorable weather and late classes.
Gridsters Improve
Gwinn Henry spent the entire practice period in drilling his football squad on plays yesterday, as the entire squad didn't report for practice.
Another game will be played this week on either Thursday or Friday.
Concerning last Friday's game, Coach Henry said "The boys looked pretty good in the way they ran the plays and the blocking was fair. However, the scrimmage showed a lot of rough spots which must be ironed out."
At the end of practice Vic Hurt, line coach, indicated that a lot of work is going to be done on blocking practice.
★ ★ ★
GWINN HENRY
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Women's Intramurals
By Shirley Henry
In deck tennis semi-finals, Kappa Alpha Theta defeated Pi Beta Phi by a score of 3 to 0. Theta's team will meet the Independent's tomorrow at 4:30 at Robinson gym in the finals, the winner to be rated University champion.
Results of table tennis singles matches are as follows: Division 1 winner, Margaret Butler, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Division 2, Althea Shuss, Miller hall; Division 3, Doris Johnson, Kappa Alpha Theta.
Cordy Murphy and Shirley Irwin, both of Kappa Kappa Gamma, will compete for the title of Division 4 winner. Winners of these divisions will meet for the University championship.
Competing in the finals for Division 1 in badminton are Lavone Jacobson, I.W.W., and Mildred Wells, Corbin. Alta Bingham, Corinb, and Feggy Davis Kappa Alpha Theta, will meet for the finals of Division 2. Kathryn Schaake, Independent, winner of division 3, will meet the champion of divisions 1 and 2 for the title of all University champion.
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