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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1941.
--thought Gerald Tucker, last year's Kansas State to Oklahoma transfer, would help the Sooners, "Phog" reasoned, "A year ago I thought Kansas State would win the title this year because Gerald Tucker, Whirlfield flash, enrolled at Manhattan. But since he migrated to Okl-
Another Big Six player was added to the West squad by Major "Biff" Jones but it wasn't Hub Ulrich. It was a deserving player, however. Roger Eason, Oklahoma's tackle and undoubtedly the best in the league, was the player named.
Other players named for the West team include Bob Brumley, Rice fullback; Jack Wilson, Baylor halfback; and Vic Lindskog, Stanford's center. Nine more college seniors from west of the Mississippi are yet to be chosen for the western squad.
FUTURE OF PRO LEAGUE
Proof of Eason's greatness might be found in the knowledge that several professional football clubs have already contacted him in an effort to sign him for the season next fall. Eason's team-mate, Jack Jacobs, an Indian tailback and another chosen member of the West squad, has also been approached as to his availability for the "play for pay" games.
Elmer Layden, high commissioner of the National Professional Football League, has announced that his league will do all they can to help the government lick the Japs. At this point, it looks highly probable that the pro boys will be forced to curtail their activities considerably or even possibly stop altogether.
They depend entirely on college graduates and it seems logical that a person capable of playing the toughest of all games would be fit physically to serve his country in time of war. At least enough of them would be available for the draft to cause a cessation of play for the duration of war.
This is all problematical but it might affect whether Eason and Jacobs would represent the Big Six in the pro league. However, there were a number of conference grades on the early fall rosters that might prove interesting. Included in the following list are a few who never played due to the draft or not being good enough but they were at least listed on the first rosters released.
NEBRASKA LEADS
Noble: ka ha <supplied 11 graduates to the big time to lead the Big Six. Raymond Frochaska, end, first year, and Fred Shirey, tackle, second year, play for the Cleveland Rams. Charlie Brock, center, third year; Bob Kuhler, back, first year; and Herman Rohrig, back, first year, play for the Green Bay Packers. The Detroit Lion contingent includes Will Cullahan, back, third year; Lloyd Cardwell, back, fourth year; and Harry Hepp, back, first year.
Warren Alfson was a starting guard in his first year for the Brooklyn Dodgers. On the Pittsburgh Steeler squad were Ted Doyle, in his fourth year as a tackle, and Royal Kahler, trying out for his first year as a tackle.
Oklahoma rates next best in sending her boys up to the money game with eight representatives. The Cleveland Rams have Bill Conkright, a four-year center. The Chicago Bears also have just one, Harold Lahar, a first-year tackle. Mickey Parks, fourth-year center, and Bob Seymour, second-year back, are the Washington Redskins from O.U.
But it remains for the Chicago Cardinals to look most like the Sooner campus. They have four. Listed wrese ends Alton Coppage and Frank Ivy, both in their second year, and backs Hugh McCullough, a second-year man, and Bob Martin, a first-year aspirant.
K. U. ranks next in players in the pro league. Frank Bausch is the veteran, having played for eight years. He played center and helped coach the Philadelphia Eagles this year. Quido Massare, guard, tried out with the Brooklyn Dodgers this year but didn't have the weight to make the grade. One that did, however, was Tommy Robertson, 220-pound center. He was second center center for the Dodgers and has a chance of being named the outstanding rookie of the year. Robertson was the star of last year's Jayhawker frush team and eventually flunked out of school.
Kansas State and Missouri each have two players listed. Veteran of seven years backfield play for the New York Giants is Leland Shaffer. Elmer "One-man Gang" Hackney was starting fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in his second year of play.
Both of Missouri's players were listed with the Chicago Cardinals but neither remained. Paul Christman was to play his first year but enlisted at the Great Lakes Naval Air Base. Bud Orf was to play his first year at end but wound up by starting games for the New York Americans in the American Football League.
Iowa State's only representative is Clyde Shugart, starting guard for the Washington Redskins, playing his third year.
FIVE JAYHAWKERS IN NAISMITH LEAGUE
In line with the football graduates of the Big Six are the conference representatives in basketball. The Naismith League in Kansas City shows the greatest presence of players from the Valley, 12.
Jayhawkers lead in this respect with five players. Al Wellhausen and Chuck Ransom for the College of Commerce; Bill Hahn for Faultless Laundry; Don Ebling of the Philboosters; and Ray Noble of the Union Wire Ropes.
Missouri Tigers playing are Dutton Brookfields for the College of Commerce; Blaine Currence for the Ropes; and Martin Nash and Herbie Gregg for the Police team.
Iowa State has Kelly Boswell playing for Faultless, Oklahoma has Marvin Mesch of the Philboosters, and Homer Wesche represents Kansas State for the Muehlebachs.
Odds and ends: Victorious last night, K-State plays tonight. Denver University starts a road trip tonight by playing Creighton University at Omaha. . . . A report from Omaha indicates they expect to lose only two games and possibly a third, to Kansas. . . . Those are non-conference games. . . They also expect to lose two in the Missouri Valley conference. Bob Steuber of Missouri got the Valley's football award as the most valuable player. . . . Minnesota's Bruce Smith is the "Player of the Year."
'Phog' Can Wait So Long-Then Blurts Forth 'If We Can't Win, Let Iowa State'
After listening to Jack Gardner of Kansas State and Bruce Drake of Oklahoma award the Big Six championship to his Jayhawkers for this year, Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen continued the practice only with a different twist, by hoping that Iowa State wins the title—providing of course his own charges don't win it first.
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In a statement issued this morning, Dr. Allen said, "I will be utterly frank concerning my reactions to the coming Big Six basketball campaign this winter. If we cannot win it, we would rather that Louis Menze of Iowa State wins it."
'Old Age Destroyers'
Allen commented that he had noticed that "some of the coaches know more about all the other teams in the Big Six than their own. I am not worrying about the other teams. I am worrying about my own.
"Jack Gardner has a bunch of old age destroyers on his team. If aging basketball players provide the key to success, he's got the answer."
When queried as to how he
DR, F.C. ALLEN
Phi Delt's and Fiji's Each Win Two Games
lahoma it would seem logical now that Oklahoma should win it." Worry About My Team'
TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE
6:00–T.K.E. “C” vs. Beta “D”; Sig Alph “C” vs. Phil Psl “C”
10:00–J. Coop-Op vs. Jayhawk Co-op: A, K. Psi vs. K.E.K.
TOMORROW'S SCHEDULE
Missouri Football
6:00—A. Chi Sigma vs. Pflugerville; Beta “B” vs. A. K. Psi “B”
7:00—T.K.E., “B” vs. Pi K.A., “B”; Blanks vs. Rock Chalk.
8:00—Sig Ep vs. Pi K.A.; Signa Chi vs. Theta Tau.
8:00—Acacia “B” vs. D.U., “B”；Sig Ep “B” vs. A.T.O. “B”
Always wary of his opponents and never one to over-estimate his own players chances, Allen could see George Edwards of Missouri "giving somebody a headache before the season is over. Herbie Gregg, the "scintillating phantom" of his last year's team will enroll the second semester and some of us had better look out! A. J. Lewandowski, Cornhusker mentor, made a big splurge last year at Nebraska and Husker followers are expecting much from their coach."
With this brief outline of the 1941-42 Big Six basketball season before him, Coach Allen concluded, "I am going to spend my time worrying about my team and not the opponents."
S. A.E. obtained an early lead and came out on the long end of a 31 to 28 score in an intramural basketball game with Beta Theta Pi last night.
By BILL PORTER
Carruth Hall failed to get started early enough and was downed 27 to 20 by the Hell Hounds in a division III contest. Carruth was trailing 4 to 14 at the half, then staged a comeback in a desperate attempt to tie up the score before the final bell. Outstanding players in this game were Carl Unruh and Donn Mosser, who chalked up 9 and 8 points respectively for the Hell Hounds.
Sig Alph defense men, fired by scrappy Frank Gage, held down Beta scoring in the first few minutes to build up a lead that lasted throughout the game. John Fletcher, Beta long-shot artist, piled up 10 points for his team; and Harlan Altman, varsity football quarterback, turned in a good performance at center. Score at half-time in this traditional rivalry was 16 to 14 for S.A.E.
Phi Gams opened up another year in championship form by defeating T. K.E. 42 to 19. Larry McSpadden piled up a total of 19 points to lead his team of veterans, well-known to University intramural fans, to victory while Jack Bryan was high score man for the Teke's.
Phi Delts and their neighbors, the Phi Gams, started out their seasons by each winning both an "A" and a "B" game the same evening. Phi Delt "A" held the Delta Tau's to 11 to 2 at the half, then met a comeback led by Dick Goheen and Carl Bomholt that tied up the score in the final minutes of play. Final score, Phi Delt 19, Delta Tau 17. The work of veteran Dewitt Potter and Bill Walker, freshman guard, was partly responsible for the Phi Delt win.
Phi Delts Win Two
Phi Gam's Gain Second Win
Earlier in the evening, Phi Gam "B." trailing 9 to 11 at the half, caught up with Carruth "B" and emerged on the heavy side of a 26 to 21 count. Bud Whittenberger and Connie Voelker led the second-half Fiji attack, with "Swede" Olson, Phi Gam intramural standby, supporting them at center. Carruth's Anderson put in 11 points to lead his team in scoring.
Phi Delt "B" swamped Delta Tau "B" 32 to 12 at the same time, with Phi forward Johnny Jenkins chalking up 21 counters. "Frosty" Wilson, Phi Delt guard, was instrumental in the defense which kept the ball out of scoring territory most of the game. Delta Tau trailed at the half, 4 to 15.
Columbia, Mo., Dec. 11 —(UP)
—Despite sub - freezing weather Coach Don Faurot today planned another outdoor scrimmage session for the University of Missouri football team in preparation for the Sugar Bowl game with Fordham
Yesterday Faurot outlined plans for pass defense and war the players there would be no up in scrimmage practice.
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