THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1942
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
PhiGam'sand PhiPsi's Start'A'Series Tonite
Phi Delt's, Sigma Chi's In B Finals
BY DON KEOWN
The co-champions of Division I, Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Kappa Psi, clash tonight at 8:30 in the first game of the series. The teams advanced to 1942 intramural playoff's final the finals via semi-final victories over Newman I and Beta Theta Pi respectively.
It will be the second time this year the two squads have clashed, and the defending champion Fiji's will be out to avenge the only defeat they have suffered this season. The high-scoring Psi five downed them in a regular season contest earlier this winter 42 to 32 with a red-hot last quarter attack. In turn the Phi Psi's have lost only to Alpha Tau Omega this year in an early season game.
Phi Gam's Have Veterans
Four of the five Phi Gam starters tonight will be returning vets from last year's championship quintet. Sparkplug of the Fiji attack so far this year has been Chain Healy, Phi Gam center and floor general. Setting a fast pace in playoff scoring so far is Roscoe Hambric, smallest member of the defending champions. He should receive aid with the scoring chores from Larry McSpadden, Phi Gam forward who is overdue to break loose on a scoring rampage.
In turn the Phi Fsi's will place their hopes on two forwards who are currently the hottest scoring duo in intramural competition, John Krum and Bill Hodge. Tall John Hallberg, elongated Psi center, was a big factor in his team's previous win this year over the Fijie's. At the guard spots will be two dependables, Steve Meade and Clayton Kyle.
Phi Delt's Try For Upset
Also at stake tonight will be the class "B" championship when Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Chi take the floor at 7:30. It will be the Phi Delt's Clint Kanaga and Dean Huebert against an evenly-balanced Sigma Chi squad featuring Ken Adams and Craig Howes. The Sigma Chi's are the defending class "B" champions, but rate no edge over their high-rated opponents.
The Phi Kappa Psi quintet last night advanced to the finals with a thrilling 36 to 29 victory over Beta Theta Pi in an overtime game. After trailing most of the way, the Psi's pulled up into a threatening position via some fine long-range shooting by forward John Krum. A free throw conversion by Bill Hodge in the last 20 seconds of the regular playing time sent the game into the extra period. The Psi's then bombarded the goal with baskets from all angles to pull away from the tired Beta's.
The deliberate Beta attack puzzled their opponents throughout the first half, as the losers went into the third quarter with a 14 to 9 lead. Harlan Altman clever Beta center, who turned in an outstanding game,
8:30 — Class "A" Championship Series
PHI GAMMA DELTA PHI KAPPA PSI
Rescoe Hambric F Bill Hodge
Larry McSpadden F John Krum
Chain Healy C John Hallberg
Wally Hinshaw G Clayton Kyle
John Conley G Steve Meade
7:30 — Class "B" Championship Game
PHI DELTA THETA SIGMA CHI
Frosty Wilson F Bud Adams
Dean Huebert F Jack Wilson
Clint Kanaga C Chuck Bevan
John Wells G Craig Howes
Bud Boddington G Joe Nelson
repeatedly caught the favored Psi's off guard with his tricky ball handling and passing. However, after cutting the Beta lead to three points in the third period, iae winners began to find the range, and it was all over for the Beta's.
Krum Hits For 18
Krum turned in his best game of the year as he took scoring honors for the game with 18 points. Bill Hodge, Psi ace, was kept well under control by Altman during most of the game but broke loose in the last quarter and overtime period for nine points. Rans Bennett, a one-handed shooting wizard, collected eight tallies for the losers. Altman and Jim Surface, who also turned in a fine rebounding performance, each contributed six points to the Beta total.
The game was rough with three men fouling out. After a first half in which the Beta's methodical ball-handling slowed up play, the game speeded up to a terrific pace which wore down the smaller men of Beta Theta Fi. The loss was the Beta's third of the year, and gave them a tie for third place in this year's competition.
McSpadden Held Scoreless
Phi Gamma Delta looked their part of defending champions in every way Tuesday night as they advanced to the finals with a surprisingly easy 37 to 32 win over highly-regarded Newman I. Only in the last quarter did the independents pull up into a threatening position.
Star of the game, however, was Junius Penny, Newman forward who did just about everything a man could do. The former Lawrence high star continued his high-scoring activities by connecting with nine baskets, many of them coming on his two-handed overhead shot. In addition he held Larry McSpadden, Phi Gam ace, scoreless. It was the first time this year that the trick had been turned.
The Phi Gam's held a 21 to 12 advantage at halftime as they took advantage of poor Newman passing and team-play. Chain Healy was the main cog in the Purple Machine as he collected 11 points and turned in a brilliant floor game. Roscoe Hambric took scoring honors for the winners with 16 points. "Silent" John Conley turned in a fine defensive performance for the Fiji's.
The Newman defeat thus came at the hands of the same team which handed them two straight setbacks in last year's final playoff series.
In the other Tuesday night contest, the Phi Kappa Psi squad advanced to the semi-finals with a second round 45 to 24 rout over Carruth hall. Only Mac Frederick, Carruth's fine forward, bothered the winners as he rang up 11 of his team's total.
Bill Hodge was in fine scoring form to tally 16 points for the winners. Team-mates John Krum and John Hallberg contributed 12 and nine points respectively. Steve Meade of the winners and Glenn St. Aubyn of Carruth were the defensive standouts of the game. Halftime score of the contest found the winners leading 20 to 13.
Boxscores:
Phi Kappa Psi (36) G. FT
Hodge, f ... 3 3
Krum, f ... 6 6
Hallberg, c ... 1 1
Kyle, g ... 0 0
Meade, g ... 3 0
Glover, g ... 0 0
Totals ... 13 10
Beta Theta Pi (29) G FT
Bennett, f 4 0
Fletcher, f 0 2
Cushing, f 1 0
Altman, c 2 2
Surface, g 1 4
B. O'Neill, g 1 3
T. O'Neill, g 0 0
Totals 9 11
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Grid Squad Swells As 11 More Report
Regular scrimmage in spring football practice is expected to start the last of next week. The squad will be divided and regular games will be played each weekend throughout the remainder of the spring practice session.
The coaches have been increasing the work of the men more each evening. The linemen have been doing some blocking practice and the backs have been getting the "feel" of the ball. New men out for
Coach Henry has lined up teams the last two evenings in a "dummy" scrimmage and has introduced the system from which some of the plays will probably be run.
New men out for the spring practice are: John Herron, Topeka; Kenneth Adams, Jr., Bartlesville, Okla.; Otto Schnellbacher, Sublette; Wm. Ferguson, Minneapolis; Alan Welter, Topeka; Carl J. Hird, Lawrence; Joe Roberts, Wichita; Robert Stevenson, Culver; Frederick George Humphrey, Kansas City, Mo.; Dean Sims, Baxter Springs; Jules A. MacKalior, Baxter Springs.
The next week will be spent on about the same type of work. The coaches plan to get the players in condition before any scrimmaging is done so that injuries will be held to a minimum.
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