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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1941
For some reason the opinion is going around that Kansas isn't going to be too strong in this year's Big Six basketball race. Milton Gross of the New York Post was one of the latest to come out with this thought.
He predicted Monday that Iowa State would top the circuit on the ability of Carol Schneider and Henry Vogt. He did admit K.U. might be strong with Ray Evans likely to be the star of the team. He continued by wondering if Gerald Tucker of Oklahoma wouldn't prove to be the star of the Valley in his sophomore year.
Charles Chamberlain of the Kansas City A.P. office feels the same way about the conference wind-up. Not to be in an argument with anyone, it still remains the opinion of this column that the Jayhawkers will win the title by at least two games.
VARSITY JOTTINGS: "Phog" Allen put his boys through their roughest practice scrimmage of the year last night. . . . Six five-minute periods were played with a short rest between each. . . . The Red team of Ballard, Black, Buescher, Hunter, and Ettinger was forced to play in each period for they remained undefeated until the final skirmish. . . . The last defeat can't be held against them for they had played for 25 minutes while the Whites they were opposing had resisted 15 minutes and played only 10 during that time. ..
John "Thin Man" Buescher finally showed his true ability last night. . . . He sank uncanny, one-handed shots and then followed up by getting set at center court and letting them swish through the net. . . . One time he dribbled through the entire White team to score a lay-in shot. . . . He totaled nine points for high man during the scrimmages.
Determination of a first team is still "Phog's" biggest worry. . . . . Although he hasn't started running his teams by a first or second designation, observers at practice soon get an idea of those men who will take the floor at the start of the Denver game next Wednesday. . . . "Cappie" Miller has a forward berth cinched and on the basis of last night's performance and his steady improvement, Buescher rates the other spot. . . . Ray Evans has settled the quarter-back situation by his steady, smooth playing and his marvelous passing. . . . The guards are quite a question and may be changed about considerably. . . Marvin Sollenberger should earn one on his defensive ability and Charlie Black seems to have the inside track for the other one on his rebound ability and also as an offensive threat.
This by no means will be the starting line-up for all of the games. . . . It wouldn't be too surprising to see one or two positions change every game. The next men in line are T. P. Hunter and Charlie Walker at the guard posts, Vance Hall at forward, and Bob Johnson at guard or quarterback. The fight for the tenth man on the travelling squad is going to be a bitter struggle.
Vance Hall seems to have the most trouble with fouls. . . He doesn't commit them himself but he hits the floor plenty often. . . . Johnson looked mighty smooth on his floor game last night. . . Ettinger exhibited streaks of his football technique between his shots and dribbles. . . Don Blair finally hit that hot streak which has been evading him constantly. . . He sank two goals in the last five minutes.
ODDS AND ENDS: Kansas State opposes Colorado State tonight at Manhattan. . . . Jack Horacek is game captain. . . . They play again tomorrow night and Danny Howe is captain. . . . Coach Jack Gardner likes the way sophomore forward Bruce Holman is showing up.
Women's Intramurals By Nancy Prather
TOMORROW'S BASKETBALL
8:45 Kappa Kappa Gamma vs. Delta
Gamma; IWW. vs. ETC.
9:30 Gamma Phi Beta vs. Corbin Hall; IND. vs. TNT.
In the opening game of the women's intramural basketball season, Kappa Alpha Theta defeated Watkins Hall 12 to 9, and the Pi Phi's were victorious over the Chi Omega's 10 to 8.
Peggy Davis, Theta, and Dors Larson, Watkins, tied for scoring honors of the game. Eileen Miller and Betty Roberts were outstanding players for Theta, while Althea Shuss played well for Watkins Hall.
In the Pi Phi-Chi Omega game the Pi Phi's led at the half 5 to 2. Marty Shartel did most of the scoring for the Pi Phi's while Lois Howell played a good game in guard position. Dorothy Burkhead and Margaret Kreider led the Chi Omega's in their second half rally but the Pi Phi's managed to protect their lead.
Coach Forrest C. "Phog" Allen and six members of his varsity squad will attend the Southwest Kansas Basketball Clinic at Dodge City this weekend.
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Thirty-five similar games will follow during the afternoon and evening of Thursday and Friday. Thirty one teams will compete during the two-day affair. During each game the high school coaches will sit with Dr. Allen and receive his criticisms and suggestions as the plays occur.
Harold Ingham, director of the extension division, will accompany Dr. Allen and Ralph Miller to Dodge City tomorrow morning. The clinic starts at one o'clock tomorrow with a 19-minute game between Dodge City "B" and Ensign.
In addition to that phase of the clinic, Coach Allen will use his own players to demonstrate his method of basketball playing. The other players, Charlie Walker, Marvin Sollenberger, Vance Hall, T.P. Hunter, and Bob Johnson, will leave Lawrence Friday morning. They will appear in a demonstration at 3:30 o'clock that afternoon at the clinic and again that night between halves of the Dodge City-Emporia high school game.
6 Players And Allen To Clinic
This clinic is open for the first to all schools in southwestern Kansas and will be the third Dodge City sponsored basketball tournament.
This marks the first time that the University basketball squad has ever been taken away from the campus except for a basketball game, Dr. Allen said. In writing to F. B. Toalson, principal of the Dodge City High School, Allen said, "You are the first man who ever has been able to sell me on the idea.
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Sig Alph-Beta Rivalry Paces 'A' Games Tonight
TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE
6:00 Delta Tau "B" vs. Phi Delt "B;" Carruth "B" vs. Phi Gam "B"
vs. Phi Gam "B."
9:00 S.A.E. vs. Beta; Hell Houndsvs. Carruth.
10:00 T.K.E. vs. Phi Gam; Delta Tau vs. Phi Delt.
Battenfeld "A" nosed out the Crackerjacks in a photo finish 27 to 25 last night in one of the most thrilling intramural basketball games played yet this season. Ben Matassarin tossed in a long one to give Battenfeld a two point margin in the final seconds of the game.
"Bucky" Walters of the Crackerjacks chalked up a total of 10 points to be high score man of the contest, while "Red" Hill, Crackerjack guard, put up a ___.
Crackerjack guard, put up a scrappy resistance to the Battenfeld offensive all the way.
Leader of the Battenfeld attack was Russell Mills, lanky center and rebound man. Score of this even contest was 15 to 15 at the hall, and 17 to 17 at the end of the third period of play.
Delta Chi won a hard-fought cage game with the Acacia's. On the other court Acacia trailing, 7 to 11
Channells Sinks 4 Goals
TOMORROW'S SCHEDULE
6:00. T.K.E. "C" vs. Beta "D";
S.A.E. "C" vs. Phi Psi "C".
10:00 J. Moore Co-op vs. Jayhawk
Co-op; A. K. Psi vs. K.EK.
at the half, staged a r ally in the fourth period only to be on the short end of a 21 to 19 score at the final bell. Delta Chi teamwork was responsible for the victory, with Dick Channell, hefty guard, sinking four field goals to be high point man. Standouts for Acacia were Ned Martin and Bill Rohler.
In the "C" division, the Beta's led by Bill Jones and Bill Miller, won a 24 to 16 decision over Phi Delt and Phi Gam "C" swamped Sigma Chi "D" 27 to 5. Reynolds and Grove Lead
Bud Weir, forward, was at the (continued to page five)
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