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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1942
--placed Kansas and Colorado in the same bracket. Whether it was the actual draw or the realization by N.C.A.A. officials that a game between Colorado and Kansas would be a "natural" and would pack the auditorium the first night, the fact remains that the two supposedly toughest teams in the playoffs will meet at nine o'clock tomorrow night in an offensive slug-fest that should see both teams tallying well over the 50-mark.
The Jayhawkers' work is cut out for them and they know full well the imensity of the task which lies before them. Their foe tomorrow night, the Colorado Buffaloes, are rated the No. 1 team in the country by the Eddie Dunkley rating system. This in itself makes them an imposing foe.
Supplementing this fact are the records which the Buffaloos have compiled this year. The Big Seven conference title was won with a record of 11 wins and a single loss. The first, second, and eighth leading scorers of the conference are members of the team. The Buffs conference scoring average assumed the tremendous proportions of 55.1 points a game while their defensive mark was the handsome figure of 38.3 points a game. Two other firsts by the Silver and Gold were the most points by an individual in a single game, 24 by Bob Doll against Colorado State, and the most field goals by an individual in one game, Doll and Leason McCloud, 10 each.
A PLEASANT RE-UNION: COX VS. ALLEN
But the individual players are not the only outstanding features of this Colorado basketball squad. Their coaching staff is also worthy of note. Forrest "Frosty" Cox is concluding his seventh year at the Boulder school and has brought four championships to the Boulder Buffs during that time,
A Kansas product through and through, Cox attended Newton High School where he gained a borne on the All-American prep team in 1927. In his three years of varsity competition at Kansas under Phog Allen he gained all-conference honors each year and the day after his final game in 1931 he was hired as assistant football coach and freshman basketball coach. He continued in this capacity until 1935 when he went west to succeed Henry "Hank" Iba, present Oklahoma A. and M. mentor, as cage tutor of the Buffalo basketball squad.
When Cox was playing his greatest games for Kansas, he was never a strong offensive threat but his defensive ability was that of the best. Les Edmonds, well-known Topeka sportsman, said at the time that Cox was "the greatest defensive man I have ever seen."
Cox was constantly being compared with Charles Black and Bob Mosby of the superlative 1923 team which went through the season undefeated and included Tus Ackerman at center. On that same team, by the way, was Adolph Rupp who is coaching the University of Kentucky Wildeats in the Eastern Division finals at New Orleans tomorrow night. His team meets Illinois.
When Cox was hired by Allen in 1931 as freshman coach, the latter commented, "Forrest Cox is one of the outstanding leaders on the campus. His technical ability to play the game is unquestioned, but more valuable than that is his love for the sport and his will to win. He puts everything he has into his work and is a splendid leader both on and off the athletic field. He has contributed much to Kansas morale in setting the proper example in athletic training and in meeting classroom requirements. We are happy to have him as a member of our coaching staff."
All of this has changed considerably since then however. Cox, so 'tis said, was getting too big for his pants while he was freshman coach on the Hill and was attempting to convince the businessmen along Massachusetts street that he, and not Allen, was the real boss of the Kansas varsity.
When in 1935 Cox went so far as to openly declare that he thought he should be head coach, events had reached a climax and the result was that Cox took a little trip westward. When he reached Colorado, however, the story changed in details somewhat.
The Colorado version of Cox's ouster runs something like this. In the 1938 season when Mit Allen, present freshman coach and son of Phog, was a junior and just breaking into the regular starting line-up his Dad became ill before one of the varsity games.
Cox was appointed to take charge of the varsity and coach the game according to Allen's instructions. However, Cox had his own ideas as to which five players constituted the strongest line-up and his quintet did not include Mit. Consequently when the game was over and Allen had regained his health in a few days, Cox received Holy H—from Phog concerning his tactics while coaching the team. Cox was never one to appreciate such remarks so he promptly informed his former teacher that he was pulling stakes at the end of that season.
There are the two stories as to why Frosty Cox left Lawrence and became head coach at Colorado. Reports from the Colorado campus indicate that Cox still holds a bitter hatred for the Allen family and is just waiting his chance to give Phog and his Kansas basketeers a sound thumping. Tomorrow night the time arrives and whether the pupil can hand his teacher a trimming is uncertain but it is clear that the rivalry which will draw a packed house into the Municipal auditorium is still making the N.C.A.A. officials chuckle with glee.
The supposition in these parts is that no draw was actually made. It is a known fact that Iba, if his Aggies had defeated Kansas, preferred to meet the Buffaloes. Furthermore, the N.C.A.A. fathers knew of the intense rivalry which existed between Cox and Allen and realized that a capacity crowd would witness a clash between these two teams. Analyzing the situation even further it was agreed that a full house night be in attendance for the final games Saturday night but the crowd for Friday night might fall off a trifle. To prevent this, the simple thing to do was to have Kansas and Colorado meet the first night and that way two capacity crowds could be anticipated.
The Kansas team need not feel unlucky about the draw however. If Colorado really is the best team then it might be a good idea for the Jayhawks to meet them first, knowing whom they will play and planning for them (continued to page five)
Kansas Is Out to Win
'Phog' Drills Cage Squad Strenuously
Kansas wants to win the N.C A.A. title! That fact was brought out quite conclusively yesterday afternoon when the Jayhawks went through their stiffest scrimmage of the entire season.
“Phog” Allen was in sharper form than he had been for many months as he continually harped at the players to follow their assignments and perform their fundamentals perfectly. During the past season Allen has been quite lax on his players, never making them practice too strenously.
"Wait Until Frosty Comes"
But last night it was different. He emphasized the minutest details as he drilled his charges on stopping the Colorado offense. And the players were in a corresponding mood as they worked with a seriousness that belied their intentions tomorrow night.
After the game in Kansas City Tuesday night Allen laughingly remarked to friends, "Just wait now until Frosty comes Friday night." And the entire team has the same attitude and are behind Phog to the man in an effort to beat the former protege of Allen's who deserted the state for greener pastures at Colorado.
It has always been rumored but never definitely confirmed by either coach that a rift occurred when Cox was freshman basketball coach on the Hill and that is the reason for his departure west. This animosity has continued through the years but never have the two teams met. A High Service Game Burkable
A High-Scoring Game Probably
A possibility of this meeting arose in 1940 when both teams competed in the Western Division finals of the N.C.A.A. but the draw decreed that Kansas should meet Rice and Colorado play Southern California. The Jayhawks did their share by trimming Rice 50 to 44 but the Buffaloes were upset by Southern Cal, 38 to 32, thus averting a meeting of the two teams.
This year, however, the first draw
Goin' to the Game Friday--placed Kansas and Colorado in the same bracket. Whether it was the actual draw or the realization by N.C.A.A. officials that a game between Colorado and Kansas would be a "natural" and would pack the auditorium the first night, the fact remains that the two supposedly toughest teams in the playoffs will meet at nine o'clock tomorrow night in an offensive slug-fest that should see both teams tallying well over the 50-mark.
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| Kansas | fg | ft mft | pf tp |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Miller, f | 5 | 7 1 | 3 17 |
| Black, f | 0 | 1 5 | 3 1 |
| Turner, f | 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Buescher, c | 1 0 | 1 2 | 2 2 |
| Ballard, c | 1 0 | 1 3 | 2 1 |
| Evans, g | 3 1 | 3 2 | 7 7 |
| Sollylenberger, g | 1 0 | 0 0 | 2 1 |
| Hunter, g | 0 1 | 0 0 | 1 1 |
Totals 11 10 11 13 32
To reach this game the Jayhawkers humbled the "Silver Sage of Stillwater," Henry Iba, and his gang of Oklahoma A. and M. Cowbys by a count of 32 to 28 in the Municipal auditorium at Kansas City before a pro-Kansas crowd of 6,500 fans.
Kansas didn't play its best game of the season and appeared to be strictly on the sloppy side at times but this situation worked out very well for the Aggies also were below par as they exhibited ragged passing during much of the game and their goal percentage was much below the Aggie standard.
The Cowboys connected on only 11 of their 42 shots for a percentage of 26 per cent which is considerably below their general average of well over 40 per cent. Kansas on the other hand was even worse as the Jayhawks hit less than 23 per cent
Allen Whips Iba Again
Oklahoma A. & M. fg f f mft pf tp
Eggleston, f ... 4 0 1 4 8
Scheffel, f ... 0 0 0 0 0
Newman, f ... 2 4 0 4 8
Steinmeir, c ... 1 0 1 3 2
Aubrey, c ... 0 0 0 1 0
Millikan, g ... 2 0 4 2 4
Bell, g ... 0 2 0 1 6
Taylor, g ... 1 0 0 1 2
Herron, g ... 1 0 1 1 2
Totals
of their attempts at the goal, 11 out of 48.
Miller Played All-America
Kansas was indeed fortunate that Ralph Miller and Ray Evans were at the peak of their games for without these two bulwarks the Jay-hawks would have been a lost outfit. Miller displayed his coolest form of the season as he calmly stood out at the center line and potted three long swishers during the first half. He hit two one-handers in the last half, one on a drive-in down the middle and the other on a beautiful hook shot to the side as he was going away from the basket. To these five field goals "Cappy" added seven free throws out of eight chances to gather a total of 17 points.
Evans Handcuffed Eggleston
Miller's performance Tuesday night, in comparison with Lonnie Eggleston, star forward of the Aggies who has been acclaimed All-American by many authorities, showed a definite superiority on the Kansan's part and boosted his chances for making future All-Americans this year.
From a defensive standpoint Ray Evans stole the entire show as he completely bottled up Eggleston throughout the last 35 minutes of the game. The Cowboy speedster hit two long goals in the first quar-
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