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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1941
Sportin' Around by Chuck Elliott
EVERYONE WAS NERVOUS
Notes of the Game: Even though all lettermen started the game they were all extremely nervous. . . . After Black had made two successful shots midway in the first half he passed into Buescher under the basket when he should have shot. Charlie probably felt he was shooting too much. . . . The crowd was tickled when Evans rolled on the floor after a loose ball and took two Denver players with him. They were on top. . . . A lapse of memory allowed Kissell to play defensive post position when Evans was playing a guard out in the front line. Evans, the taller man, should have been under the basket. . . . Denver used the Western style of shooting almost completely. That one-handed style with many variations.
Miller was definitely off. He made only one out of 14 shots for the poorest percentage of the two teams. . . . The best percentage for Kansas was Ballard who made three out of five shots. . . . Buescher sank two out of ten, Hall one out of six, and Evans two out of 12. . . Ettinger proved a surprise by his scrappy tactics. He played a good defensive game. . . . K.U. made only six out of 36 shots in the first half and 16 out of 72 for the entire game, for a percentage of 21 per cent. . . Buescher saved several sure baskets with his unerring eye in blocking shots. . . . Solly did the same thing as did Walker. . . . Black was outstanding on offense and rebounds but a trifle lax on defense. . . . The entire team seemed to use too many bounce passes. . . "Phog" was just a trifle aggravated at the fouling of the Denver players in the last minute of play. He thought it was intentional and worthy of two free shots. Louie House, Southwest High coach in K.C. and referee last night, disagreed by saying it was a matter of interpretation.
KETCHUM TAKES CRACK AT "PHOG"
Ellison E. Ketchum thought the Jayhawkers were the poorest of the five teams his squad has faced on the present road trip. He thought the Pioneers should win by at least 10 points... The Denver players figured that they would beat Bradley Tech tonight in Denver. They lost to the same team in Peoria Tuesday night but didn't seem too impressed... Sollenberger said that Jacobs, the sophomore Pioneer hot-shot, was one of hardest men to guard that he has ever faced... Cac Hubbard, director of athletics at Denver, thought that the officials were doing a very good job... Crack of the evening goes to Coach Ketchum who observed "Phog" talking to his players just before the start of the game and quipped, "What's he trying to do, write a sequel to his other books?"
Odds and Ends: Best wishes and birthday greetings today to Bob Busby, fellow columnist, of the Lawrence Journal-World. . . . Congrats also to another columnist, former Kansan sports editor Clint Kanaga, for his recent article in the K.C. Star concerning "Phog" Allen's all-time basketball team from the University. His team, which was in reality a squad, had Ted O'Leary, Paul Evidottic, Ray Ebling, and Howard Engleman at forwards; Tuss Ackerman and Al Petersen at center; and Bob Allen, "Dutch" Lonborg, Fred Pralle, and Charles Black at guards. "Phog" also said that Bruce Drake, present University of Oklahoma coach, was "tops as a floor man and court general". . . . Nebraska has issued 25 football letters, excluding Vike Francis who is scholastically ineligible. Seven seniors, 11 juniors, and seven sophomores were included. . . . Inconsistency seems to be the word for the Nebraska basketball team. One night in a practice game with the freshmen they won 61 to 14 and in a later game they were trimmed 18 to 13.
Football intramurals at Purdue seem to hang on forever. The two winning teams had to battle three play-off games for the title before the Phi Delt's finally beat the Sigma Chi's last week. . . . Long Island University basketball players strengthen their wrists by shooting fouls from a sitting position. . . . When New York University selected an all-oppon team they picked six Texas A. and M. linemen on the first two teams and Derace Moser on the first backfield. Considering that N.Y.U. only made 29 yards by scrimmage against the Aggies it seems their selections were right. K.C. is not the only town with a Naismith League for independent basketeers. Wichita and Denver also have similar set-ups. . . . On Notre Dame's football schedule for next year are Georgia Tech, Stanford, Wisconsin, Illinois, Navy, Army, Michigan, Northwestern, and Southern Cal. The fighting Irish certainly aren't looking for any push-overs.
Music Faculty To Minneapolis
He juggled the ball momentarily before dribbling down the court to lay in the game-winning basket with slightly more than a half-minute to play. He was fouled on the play and chose to put the ball in play by passing in from the side of the court.
Vance Hall was substituted for Jack Ballard at this point and the ball was passed in to T. P. Hunter to Ray Evans to Hall who was fouled by Bobby Wilson. Hall took the ball out of bounds again and after passing in to Marvin Sollenberger, the latter was fouled by Wilson once more.
Wtih Charlie Black leading a sophomore attack, the Jayhawkers skidded to a 36 to 35 victory over a hot and rangy bunch of Denver Pioneers in the last 35 seconds of last night's opening game of the season in Hoch auditorium.
At least five members of the School of Fine Arts faculty will attend the Music Teachers National Association convention to be held in Minneapolis, Dec. 26-31. The convention will be held in conjunction with the meetings of the National Association of Schools of Music and the American Musicological Society.
1-Point Win Is Gained In Last Minute
The ball had no sooner been passed in than Evans was fouled while shooting by Jerry Otto. The first free throw was missed and the ball was taken out of bounds. A brief scramble ensued and Denver emerged with the ball just as the gun sounded.
Denver was leading 35 to 34 with two minutes to play when they attempted a stalling game. It worked successfully for nearly a minute and a half until a stray pass rolled off the arm of Gregg Browning, Pioneer guard, and was grabbed by Black.
With sophomores leading a sporadic attack, the Jayhawkers squeaked to a 36 to 35 victory over a hot and rangy bunch of Denver Pioneers in last night's opening game of the season in Hoch auditorium.
Sophomores Lead Scoring
Jayhawks Squeak By
Kansas jumped into an early lead and was never headed during the first half which ended 18 to 17 in their favor. The second half was a different story for the Pioneers scored the first basket and led for
By CHUCK ELLIOTT Kansan Sports Editor
Among those planning to attend are Dean D. M. Swarthout, Robert M. Palmer, W. O. Miessner, K. O. Kuersteiner, and Jeannette Cass. Dean Swarthout is secretary of the M.T.N.A. and a member of the examining board of the N.A.S.M.
Sophomores scored 26 of the 36 Kansas points with Black the shining light as he plunked six goals through the basket. Denver was also led by a sophomore, Fred Jacobs, who scored 13 points to be the game's high-point man. Early Defense Good
John Buescher started the scoring of the game by dribbling down the left-side of the court in the second minute to make a lay-in shot under the basket. A moment later Ralph Miller led Hall with a high lob pass and Hall dribbled ahead of his guard to sink the basket.
six minutes. KU. then gained a one-point advantage but lost it at the half-way mark. The Pioneers spurted at this point and held the lead until the final basket by Black.
Entire Sophomore Team
The score remained 4 to 0 until seven and one-half minutes had elapsed when Dick Barger sank a free throw for Denver's first point. Len "Chink" Alterman followed this up a minute later with a basket. Black then started a one-man demonstration by sinking three baskets on a delayed lay-in, a long shot, and one-handed swisher from the free throw lane.
The score stood 10 to 3 at the ten-minute mark. Black made his three shots after being in the game just a little more than two minutes.
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| KANSAS | FG | FT | F | TPS |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| R. Miller, f | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Turner, f | - 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hall, f | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Black, f | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Buescher, c | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Kissell, c | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hunter, C., g | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ballard, g | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sollenberger, g | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Walker, g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evans, g | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ettinger, g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals ... 16   4    13   36
**DENVER**      FG   FT       F   TPS
Barger, f ... 3   3    1    9
Jacobs, f ... 6   1    1    13
Murray, c ... 0   0    1    0
Hays, c ... 1   0    0    2
Wilson, g ... 1   0    2    2
Otto, g ... 1   0    2    2
Alterman, g ... 1   2    4    4
Campbell, g ... 1   0    0    2
Browning, c ... 0   1    2    1
Totals ...14 7 13 35
Officials: Louis House, William Jewell; Darrell Hinkhouse, Fort Hays State.
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