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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1942
One of the most important meetings of the year, as far as the Big Six conference is concerned, will occur this weekend when the faculty fathers of the six conference schools convene in Kansas City for their confab to decide (or table as they usually do) on the pertinent issues.
The meeting this year assumes added significance because of the War conditions which the country is being forced to undergo at the present time. For this reason, the question of whether the Big Six shall allow freshman athletes to compete in conference competition is sure to arise.
DAVIS SPEAKS OUT CONCERNING FRESHMAN RULE
DAVIS SPEAKS OUT CONFERENCE In fact, Prof. W. W. Davis, chairman of the University's history department, stated definitely that he would bring this point to discussion and a vote at the meeting this weekend. "The country is at war now," he said, "and can't people realize that we are going to have to make many changes to adjust ourselves to the existing conditions.
And one of the changes which is vital to Kansas and to the Big Six Conference is whether we should let freshman athletes compete. I think we're going to have to do this or we won't even have athletic squads at K.U. or any other school. I know the athletic directors of the majority of the schools are in favor of such a move but I don't know about the faculty representatives. I intend to find out Friday and Saturday."
Professor Davis was not through with his ideas and added that he intended to bring up the rule affecting transfer students to Big Six schools from various junior colleges. Although at this time the rule is not too important because not many athletes will be transferring from a junior college to a university (the only legitimate transfer is for $21 a month to Uncle Sam and not for any athletic scholarship) the rule still needs clarifying.
Naturally enough another important item of business will concern the cases where athletes transfer from one member school to another and also from another four-year college to a Big Six member.
With the recent agitation that has been caused, the Big Six could do well to improve upon the existing rules. Either more teeth should be added or the rules they have now should be enforced to the letter. That relates to another item of business which Davis said was to be completed this week and that is further modifying the rule books so as to bring the book up-to-date, including all the amendments and additions during the past few years.
DEFEAT MAY HELP ThE JAYHAWKERS
Last night's loss by the Jayhawkers may have disheartened many Jayhawker followers and lead them to believe that the team has been playing over its head in recent games. That's not the case. When the team was practicing in the gym this week there was just one game that the players were concerned with. And that game was the Oklahoma clash at Norman tomorrow night.
During practice the second team players were given nick-names of the Sooner starting line-up and the entire work-out was conducted along those lines. Naturally the squad was not too primed for the Aggie clash.
Of course, the game was important and might possibly have a hand in deciding the N.C.A.A. participant from this district but only in a round-about fashion. If the Jayhawks win the game at Norman it doesn't look very likely that there will be any need for a play-off.
For that reason, and also because of the more intense rivalry which exists between the Sooners and the Jayhawkers, the team was inclined to let last night's game pass off rather lightly. And they did as the score indicates. But don't take any credit away from the Aggies for they have one of the best clubs in the nation. The loss should put the Jayhawks in a better frame of mind for the game tomorrow night and they'll have all the ability and attitude possible to defeat what is probably the most improved club in the Valley.
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE REALLY HAS SOMETHING
It has always been rumored up in these parts that the sportsmanship at inter-collegiate athletic contests in the South and Southwest has not always been what it should. After making the rounds of the Big Six conference during the past two years it seems that the Big Six can also do quite a bit to improve.
This applies to the Kansas crowd as well as to Iowa State and to the rest of the schools in the conference. Of course, it is only natural that the team at the top of the heap receives most of the boos and cat-calls issued from the crowd. That is why Kansas is so unpopular during the basketball season and the football powers, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Missouri, are disliked in the fall.
But now the Southwest Conference comes out with the first definite attempt to alleviate this condition. In a statement issued by the faculty fathers of the Conference, it says, "The Southwest Athletic Conference is conducting a campaign to put an end to the booing at basketball games of officials and members of the visiting teams. It is also urging spectators to remain in the stands until the final play of the game and not gather around the basketball court just before the game is over."
It sounds like a good idea that could well be adopted by every conference over the country. The Big Six could profit very greatly by it. It is unfair to teams that take long road trips to face a hostile crowd with no rooters present from their home campus. Kansas should be the first to take the lead in this respect. Especially since the Jayhawkers are the power of the conference when it comes to basketball should the Kansas fans be magnanimous towards their opponents. There is one home game left on this season's schedule, March 6 with Missouri, for Jayhawker fans to show their best characteristics and it would be a good time to start a new era of goodwill among the neighboring schools.
Aggies Drop Jayhawks
Third Loss Received By 40-33 Score
"Something new has been added" may be a popular slogan but the Jayhawkers failed to keep pace with the times last night as they bowed before the Oklahoma Aggies, 40 to 33, to make the fifth consecutive loss they have suffered at Stillwater and their third defeat of the season.
The seven-point margin which the Cowboys gained was the highest advantage which Oklahoma A. and M. has ever gathered although Kansas had originally scored a 34 to 27 victory over the Aggies in 1939. Two games previously had been won by two points, two games by three points, two games by four points, and three games by six points.
The victory, which was the fifth in eleven starts since Henry Iba came to Stillwater as coach in 1934 (Kansas had won the first six games prior to 1936), did not move Iba ahead of Phog Allen in their race for the highest winning percentage. Allen now has won 549 games and lost 125 out of 674 contests for a percentage of .814 while Iba has won 312 and lost 72 out of 384 games for a percentage of .812.
Black Tallies Eight Points
Lonnie Eggleston proved to be the biggest thorn to the Jayhawks as he connected on the same type of shots which were so effective last Friday at Lawrence when the Aggies were beaten, 31 to 28. His long swishers in the first half put his team ahead and during the last half he continued the barrage which gave him high scoring honors with 16 points.
Charlie Black was high for Kansas with eight points, most of which he gathered in the first part of the game as the Jayhawks broke on top. Ralph Miller and John Buescher were second high for Kansas as each came through with six points.
This game was Miller's poorest performance of the year outside of the opening clash against Denver when he tallied just one field goal and two free throws. The only
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| KANSAS (33) | fg | ft mft | f tp |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Black, f | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Hall, f | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ballard, f | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miller, f | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Turner, f | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buescher, c | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Evans, g | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Walker, g | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Sollenberger, g | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Hunter, g | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OKLA. A. & M. fg ft. mft f tp
Eggleston, f 6 4 1 1 16
Maddox, f 0 0 0 0 0
Newman, f 3 2 4 3 8
Scheffel, f 0 0 0 1 0
Steinmeir, c 1 1 0 4 3
Aubrey, g 0 1 0 1 1
Millikan, g 1 0 0 4 2
Herron, g 0 0 0 0 1
Taylor, g 1 1 1 2 3
Bell, g 3 1 1 3 7
The Kansans started strong last night as Black, Buescher, and Ray Evans each drove in for set-ups to make a 6 to 4 lead within five minutes. Evans then connected on a long shot and Black came through
Totals
Early Jayhawk Lead
Officials: Parke Carroll, Kansas City, and A. B. Curtis, Texas.
Oklahoma A. and M. on the other hand hit the astounding average of 41.7 percent as they made 15 out of 36 shots. This is an improvement for A. and M. over last Friday's totals when they made 11 baskets out of 40 attempts for a 27 per cent average.
other game in which he failed to score a free throw was in the Bethel contest but he scored four field goals in 16 minutes of play in that game. This is the first time this season that Miller has missed five consecutive free throws or as many as five during an entire game.
But Miller was not the only "cold" player on the team. The Jayhawks made their poorest showing of the year in considering their ability to sink baskets for the number of shots they took. Only 11 field goals resulted for Kansas out of 67 shots for a mark of 16.4 percent. This is even worse than the dismal showing against the Great Lakes when the Jayhawks made only 17 per cent of their shots.
16 10 7 19 40
on another set-up to stretch the lead to 10 to 4.
Aggie guard Gene Bell and Black traded set-ups and the score at the 10-minute mark was 12 to 7 in favor of Kansas. Eggleston started to get hot at this point and dropped in two long shots and when J. T. Newman plunked in a two-hander from the free throw circle at the 14-minute point the score was tied at 13-all.
The Aggies broke the tie with a long fielder but Buchs器的 free throw and Miller's lay-in after a missed free throw gave the Kansans their last lead of the game, 16 to15. Eggleston then gathered in another long shot and the Aggies were ahead to stay. They finished the half ahead, 19 to 16, after another Aggie fieldgoal and Marvin Sollenberger's free throw.
The Cowboys came back at the half with a strong attack and lengthened their lead to six points. The Jayhawks spurted with a short rally and drew up to 27 to 24 after Miller came through with his final two field goals of the game just before the 10-minute mark.
Miller and Black left the game on fouls shortly after this and further field goal activity for the Jayhawks was limited to buckets by Sollenberger and Charlie Walker.