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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, MARCH 6; 1941
sports AS WE SEE IT By DON H. PIERCE
Even at this premature date Gwinn Henry, who sent spring football candidates thru their first official workout on Monday, will tell you that if he is blessed by the return of all present hands next fall Kansas will have one quite capable eleven to trade blows with Big Six gridiron giants in 1941.
And after taking a squint at the material cavorting on the freshman field even the most pessimistic Jay-hawker fan, yes even the three boys of the now famous "Give it back to the Indians" letter who live just across the way on Mississippi street, is forced to admit that for the first time the canny grey eagle of Mt. Oread gridironology may turn up with something by pumpkin time next October.
Main worry for Henry right now, however, is that ever present spring bugaboo of practice cutting, especially likely to break out among ego-edged freshman material.
"It usually takes boys a year or two to learn that spring practice is very important," commented Henry. "Already some of them have missed a night or two or have failed to check out a suit; we'll have to waste a lot of time going over back practice stuff for them. What is hard for the boy to understand," he continued, "is that if he doesn't work hard in the spring his chances for playing in the fall are cut down considerably.
"Of course boys of this type are bound to blame the coach when they don't get to play much in the games. Football is one of the hardest of all sports to learn and here at Kansas there is little time to spend teaching it. That means we've got to work hard when we can."
At present Henry is tinkering with a formation which has been tabbed by many as the modification of the revived "T" but which actually is a variation of the old close double-wing. Fans have seen it here for the past two years.
Instead of the double tailback, which the old formation had, Henry now has his quarterback squarely behind the center in the common "T" formation style, but with the tailback four yards back and to the left and the two wing backs still wider.
Present prospects are undoubtedly much brighter than they have been for years. But it will take more than new formations and new men to build a club which can give conference opponents a headache every Saturday.
"As We See It" urges player reverence of one word in this spring's football drills, conscientiousness. Conscientiousness plus not one failure to attend practice, a constant maximum of effort and a desire to lift Kansas football to a plane of respect.
For if the present crop of yearlings and veterans do not care to be bothered with such things and are satisfied in merely making an east-bound traveling squad, trainer Dean Nesmith might as well sprinkle a few more mothballs on the stored-away game suits.
One More Chance--in our store display windows tonite.
H. ENGLEMAN
Aside from helping the Jay- hawkers toward a Big Six title when Kansas meets Oklahoma in Hoch auditorium tomorrow night, seniors, Bobby Allen and Howard Engleman will have one more chance to spread-eagle the conference scoring field. Engleman, who has already broken the four year old league scoring record, can give future stars something to shoot at by extending his 158 point total still farther while Allen needs 11 tallies to clinch second place among the loop's point- getters.
Beta's To Playoffs; Whip Acacia, 39-22
With Bill Geiger hitting the hoop consistently, Beta Theta Pi finished the season last night with a 39 to 22 win over Acacia. It was the eighth Beta victory in 10 starts and assured them of a playoff berth.
The Beta's moved in front impressively 18 to 5 in the first half, stayed even with the Acacia's in the second half scoring, and won by a 17-point margin. Standouts in the Beta lineup were Geiger and Bob O'Neil while Ned Martin sparked the losers offense.
Bob Weaver led the Delta Tau "B" to a 26 to 16 triumph over Sigma Nu "B", with five goals and one free throw. The Delta Tau's season record is six wins and two losses.
In the other games of the evening, A.K. Psi "B" defeated A.T.O. *B* 35 to 30 while Phi Psi "C" downed Sigma Chi *D* 38 to 8 with Bob Barton and Jack Horner leading the way.
Box score:
| BETA's (39) | FG | FT | F |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Fletcher, f-c | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Geiger, f | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Littoo,y, f | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Altman, c | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierce, g | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Surface, c-g | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| O'Neil, g | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| ACACIA (22) | FG | FT | F |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kopp, f | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Livengood, f | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Martin, c | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Stubeck, g | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Woodman, g | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Totals ... 13...13.
Totals ... 10 2 12
BEAT OKLAHOMA!!
Six Teams In Volleyball Playoffs
The intramural volleyball playoff will be conducted in a double elimination tournament this year, with six teams qualifying for championship play.
The Faculty will oppose Sigma Chi and Phi Gamma Delta meets Sigma Alpha Epsilon in first round contest. Phi Kappa Psi and Delta Chi drew byes.
REMAINING INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL GAMES
Thursday, March 6: 9-Phi Delt "B" vs. Battenfeld Hall B"; "Battenfeld Hall vs. Phi Gamma Delta. 10-Kappa Eta Kappa vs. Kappa Sigma; Sigma Nu vs. Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Friday, March 7: 9—Caballeros vs. Ramblers; Dunakin I vs. Ohio Mountain Boys. 10—Dead End Kids vs. Newman II.
Saturday, March, 8: 9—Dodgers vs. Ichabods; Delta Tau “C” vs. Phi Gam “C”, 10–Sig Alph “C” vs. Phi Delt C’; Kappa Sig “B” vs. Pi K.A. “B”. 11–Phi Psi vs. Alpha Chi Sigma; Co-op Houses games. 1–Pi K.A. vs. Theta Tau; A.T.O. “C” vs. Newman “C”。
Monday, March 10: 10—Phi Delt vs. Carruth.
Future Hamlets In K-Club Play
"Nugget Nell" or the "Sweetheart of Poker Mesa" is the name of the annual play selected by the K-Club for presentation April 21, 22, 23, and 24.
At the club meeting Tuesday night, the members decided to hold tryouts beginning April I. All proceeds of the play go to the K-Club University activity fund.
Intramural Scoring Leaders
DIVISION I av.
Sheridan, Sig Alph 11.0
W. Wenstrand, Delta Chi 7.7
Ulrich, Teke 7.6
Sealey, Phi Psi 6.9
Russell, D.U. 6.7
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DIVISION II av.
McSpadden, Phi Gam ... 11.8
Healey, Phi Gam ... 11.8
Hyer, Sigma Chi ... 10.1
King, Sigma Chi ... 8.8
Hambric, Phi Gam ... 8.4
DIVISION III
DIVISION III av.
E. Vandaveer, Newman I ... 13.9
Blair, Caballero ... 12.7
Fournier, Newman I ... 12.0
Graham, Doger ... 11.3
McGrew, Caballero ... 9.1
"Have a look' at your new 1941 Spring Clothes
We hope you'll
K.U.Sports---
like 'em--would be ready for the outdoor season in spite of a pulled leg muscle.
Varsity • Intramural • Big Six
A.A.U. Meet Next Stop For Track Team
After the end of the indoor season, and before outdoor competition commences, there is a lull in track activities. However the University trackers still don warm-ups and work out on the track under Memorial stadium late every afternoon to improve their form and endurance.
Coach Bill Hargiss plans to send a few men to compete unattached in the A.A.U. meet in Kansas City, March 24. With that exception, the next meet in which the Jayhawkers will participate is the Texas Relays.
"Our budget allows us to send a few boys to the Butler Relays in Indianapolis, but we felt it would be better to pass that up so we can take more boys to the Texas Relays," Hargiss said.
Weight Men Get Attention
Until the Texas carnival, Hargiss will be drilling the new men and freshmen on fundamentals and leaving the veterans more to their own resources.
Last night the head track coach spent most of his time with weight men Ralph Schaake, Larry Finney, and Ed Linquist, who were practicing the shotput and discus. Ray Harris, champion miler on last year's team, was putting the runners through their paces. Stoland Should Be Okay
Hargiss felt that Bob Stoland, his ace high jumper and broad jumper.
"Usually a pulled muscle close to the knee will shelve a track man for the season," the track mentor said. "But Stoland's injury is higher on the leg and he has shown so much improvement in the last few days, I believe he will be ready."
21 Frosh Apply For Relay Posts
A total of 21 freshmen, including an anonymous one, have made applications for the six freshman positions on the student committee in charge of the Kansas Relays, April 19. Dr. E. R. Relbel, associate professor of physical education, announced this afternoon. One applicant neglected to sign his name.
"Appointments to the committee will be made through personal interviews and the names of the successful applicants will be announced next week." Elbel said.
The list of freshmen who have applied includes George Phillips, Bill Brownlee, Claude White, Bill Porter, Dale Ewing, John W. Wood, Joe R. Engers, R. J. Atkinson, Bob Martindell, E.Jward Boddington, John J. Anderson, Gerald O. McDonald, W. C. Hartley, Jack F. (continued to page five)
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