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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY; MARCH 10, 1942
It seems that not only are the basketball teams and coaches of Oklahoma and Kansas rivaling each other this year to a spirited extent but also the sports page of The Oklahoma Daily is interested in a combat of words with this column.
The latest of the outbursts occurred in The Oklahoma Daily of last Friday in a reply to the accusations hurled at Bruce Drake in Tuesday's Daily Kansan.
It was a very good outburst on the part of the Oklahomaan, too. That is, it was good for the first 60 per cent. Then the writer should have quit. Previous to that time it was quite a logical defense of Drake from a Sooner's point of view. But the last 40 per cent was extremely stupid indeed and left a very insipid taste in any reader's mouth.
Since only a few on this campus have had a chance to read the article it might be well to analyze the "Boomer Sooner" drivel and let everyone know just the type of senseless bric-a-brac which the Sooner school is dispersing.
In the very first paragraph the Sooner shows the core of his dissension. The Oklahoma claims that last Tuesday's column was "a tirade against the sportsmanship and integrity of one of the finest gentlemen in sports, Bruce Drake."
So Bruce Drake is the pinnacle of sportsmanship and integrity is he? Then hand me a lemon quick! If Drake is such a high and honorable character then why does he allow certain of his players to exhibit a few of their childish habits while on the court? It's a sure thing that these little incidents didn't happen while Hugh McDermott was coaching the Sooners because he wouldn't stand for them. And they wouldn't be happening now if Drake would put his foot down but instead these acts probably remind him of his days with the Oklahoma City A.A.U. team to such an extent that he actually enjoys and encourages it.
And furthermore, if Drake is such a gentleman why was it that the young Sooner coach was warned by George Edwards, Missouri coach, and other Big Six cage mentors at a meeting of conference coaches a year ago to watch his tactics in the future. If Edwards, one of the most highly respected and proficient basketball coaches in the country, would be annoyed to the extent that he would caution Drake not only as to his coaching tactics but also as to the attitudes his players revealed on the floor, then surely Drake must have a few faults which are not conducive to the highest ethics of intercollegiate athletics.
Quoting further from the Daily Oklahoman concerning Drake's refusal to supply the Kansas team with two good basketballs, "Now why this is a crime I don't know. It seems likely that Allen had in his possession two new balls if he was able to supply Drake with some at Lawrence so it wasn't a serious blow to Kansas' chances if the Sooners did withhold the ball. It's funny, but it wasn't until they returned to Lawrence with a bad defeat that the Kansans realized they had been victimized by the smart Oklahoma coach."
To dispose of this weak retort rather quickly, it might be well to inform the Sooners that traveling teams seldom if ever carry their own basketballs with them. The reason for this is that the host team always furnishes the game ball and consequently the visiting team likes to warm up with a ball of the same make that they will use in the game. Oklahoma uses a Rawlings Lastbilt milded ball whereas the Jayhawks use a Spalding laceless stitched ball. In addition, the Sooner writer intimates that it was an intentional move to withhold the basketballs which substantiates our first impression.
"The Sooners left little doubt about their superiority Friday night and for the Jayhawks to accept an N.C.A.A. bid on that point would be a travesty on the Big Six.
Up to this point the Oklahoma writer had a pretty fair article and it would have passed without rebuttal, probably even being justified from a Sooner's point of view. But then when he continued in such a idiotic vein it merely emphasized that the entire article was so much bosh.
"Besides, if Allen steps aside now it might save him the humiliation of losing another game to the Sooners this season. The only time the two teams met on an equal basis the Sooners won, and it is only reasonable to believe it can be repeated."
So what. So what can a mere onlooked believe except to surmise that the players' attitudes display the teachings of their coach. It looked that way to all non-Sooner fans and cast more of a reflection upon the school than it does upon the individuals themselves.
My but that sounds impressive. And all to no avail for it happens that the Jayhawks will have the chance to uphold the dignity of the Big Six and I (continued to page five)
The next thing that the Oklahoma columnist chooses to support is the actions of the Oklahoma players while out on the floor. And yet during the game the referees warned the Oklahoma players to cut out some of their little side-play antics. Once again Drake could and should have stopped this for in the Big Six rules it states that "coaches are to do everything in their power to stop anything off-color among the players."
To quote: "Incidentally, let me recommend that Allen follow the precedent of Glen Rose of Arkansas, who stepped aside to let Rice represent the South-west conference in the N.C.A.A. because he thought the Owls could uphold the league honor better than the injury-ridden Razorbacks.
Phi Gam's-Newman's Clash at 9:15 Tonight
Phi Psi And Carruth In Other Game
Tonight's Schedule
7:30 Phi Kappa Psi vs. Carruth Hall.
9:15 Phi Gamma Delta vs. Newman
Tonight's Schedule
Tomorrow's Schedule 8:30 Beta Theta Pi vs. Winner (Phi Psi-Caruth).
BY DON KEOWN
Intramural basketball fans will have an opportunity at 9:15 o'clock tonight to witness an encore to last year's final playoff championship series when Newman I and the defending champion Phi Gamma Delta quintet clash. Both squads will take the floor at full strength, and it's anybody's guess as to the outcome. At stake will be a position in this year's championship series.
The Newman men will be out to avenge the two straight contests they dropped last year to the champions in the final playoff games. The Phi Gam's took the hotly-contested tilts 46 to 38, and 31 to 26. In tonight's other contest, Carruth hall will attempt to upset the highly regarded Phi Kappa Psi aggregation at 7:30.
Penny Leads Newman
Last night the Newman team gave its most impressive exhibition of the year as it administered a 34 to 21 whipping to a good Pi Kappa Alpha team. The Pi K. A. squad, playing without regular center Bill Atwell, were never in the game, trailing 18 to 10 at halftime.
Junius Penny, Newman sparkplug, gave an amazing demonstration of sharpshooting from the free throw area as he connected with 14 points. Most of Penny's tallies came on his unstoppable two-handed jump shot, as he connected with well over half his tries. Al Hecht, tall Newman center, also turned in a good game. Jack Engel took scoring honors for the losers with seven points.
Phi Gam's Nearly Lose
A valiant fighting band of under-rated Hell Bounds gave the Phi Gam's all they could handle for three periods, but when two regulars fouled out in the final quarter the Division III team fell apart and lost 39 to 2. The halftime score was 11 to 7 in favor of the winners, who had overcome an early Hell Hound lead. However, the Hell Hounds came back strong in the third quarter to take the lead twice, but trailed 22 to 20 at the end of that period.
Two members of the underdog five—Bob White and Donn Mosser—stole the spotlight from the mighty Fiji's. White proved once again that he is one of intramural's finest defensive men, if not the best, as he held Larry McSpadden, the Phi Gam's dangerous forward, goalless during the three periods he guarded him. Mosser kept his squad in the game offensively with some fine long range shooting, counting for 13 points.
Chain Healy was the Phi Gam
standout as the big Fiji played a great floor game, and took scoring honors for his team with 11 points. The Hell Hounds were also eliminated from last year's playoffs by the Phi Gam's in the semi-finals. Beta's Have Close Call
Beta Theta Pi had unexpected trouble in nosing out Newman II 28 to 27. The Newman quintet finished fast to throw a scare into their highly-favored opponents.
Rans Bennett continued his high-scoring activities for the winners by collecting 14 points. He received able assistance with the scoring chores from John Fletcher, his running mate at forward. Harlan Altman was a defensive standout for the Beta's.
The Newman II scoring duo of Don Graham and Bob Bell divided 14 points evenly between them. The game was rough with neither team showing exceptional form.
A fighting Carruth hall quintet managed to hold on to an early lead and dropped the Alpha Tau Omega squad from tournament competition, 28 to 24. The winners held a 15 to 10 lead at halftime.
ATO's Drop Out
Mac Frederick, Carruth ace, continued to find the basket regularly as he dumped in 13 points for his team. Two team-mates, Glenn St. Aubyn and Frank Anderson, aided him with the scoring. The Carruth defense stopped Dick Webb, flashy
A. T.O. forward, and the burden of the loser's scoring fell on the shoulders of big Mark McLain, who accounted for seven tallies.
Anderson, who hit three field goals during the game and turned in some fine ball handling for Carruth, was injured by a fall in the fourth quarter and had to leave the court. Phi Dell's Look Powerful
The Phi Delta Theta "B" team walked over the Phi Gamma Delta "B" squad in surprisingly easy fashion 30 to 12. It was never a contest as the Phi Deltos scored at will. The winners held their opponents to three points in the first half while they rang up 15.
Clint Kanaga and Dean Huebert led the winners with ten points each. Vincent Tharp was the Phi Gam standout.
In last night's other class "B" game, Sigma Chi scored an easy 34 to 19 win over Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Craig Howes, Sigma Chi star, took scoring honors for the game with 15 points. Earl Musser and Jerry Ewers were the Sig Alph troublemakers.
The Phi Delt and Sigma Chi "B" teams are scheduled to clash Thursday at 7:30 to decide the class "B" championship. The Sigma Chi's are defending champions.
Support your team—plan to attend the K. U.-Oklahoma A. & M. game next Tuesday in Kansas City.
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