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Cyclones Tr Meet Oklahoma In Title Game
By DON H. PIERCE
Kansan Sports Editor
The Kansas Championship Express, temporarily derailed by a red hot band of Iowa State Cyclones, was back in the roundhouse today gathering steam for it's final regular season bid for the Big Six basketball crown against Oklahoma in Hoch Auditorium Friday.
The Jayhawkers, who sewed up a certain share of the title by whipping Nebraska Saturday night, could have stalked out the sole claim in Ames last night, but dropped a 41-29 verdict to the inspired Menzemen, and now must face the defunct Sooners for the undisputed top rung. $ \textcircled{4} $
The Oklahomaans, chosen by most experts to fight it out with the Jayhawkers for the title, started off last December in high by lacing Kansas at Norman in the opening loop contest of the season, but now can show only a poor conference average of four wins against five losses with a current seven game losing streak to top things off. Their latest drubbing occurred Saturday night at the hands of a juvenile-playing Missouri Tiger, who administered a 61-42 drubbing.
Must Beat Sooners
An Oklahoma victory Friday night would throw Kansas into a tie for the championship with the Cyclones, both of whom would have records of seven and three.
By virtue of their triumph last night Iowa State assured itself of undisputed possession of second place regardless of the outcome of the O.U.-K.U. skirmish.
Blazing the way to victory in the Iowa State triumph were co-captain Al Budolphson, a lithe forward, who got loose for 12 points in addition to an excellent floor
"Honor tri-captains" for the season weer elected by the basketball squad on the way back from Ames, the honor going to Bob Allen, Howard Engleman and John Kline.
game, and his front line running mate, smooth Fred Gordon, who shackled Howard Engleman with a mere five points while collecting six himself.
The blond Kansas shotmaker, however, set a new Big Six conference scoring mark as he ran his point total to a phenomenal 158; four above the old mark of 154 hung up by Frank Groves of Kansas State in 1937. Last night's showing dropped the hemp-haired forward to a 17.6 average over the nine game route.
Breaks Big Six Record
The Cyclones took the court under full sail and maintained a steady pace throughout. After Bob Allen, who led the Kansas point-getting fired in three consecutive baskets to give the Red and Blue an early margin, Budolphson took over with a superb job of ballhawking and goal shooting to send the Northerners into the lead for keeps with only nine minutes of playing time consumed.
The stark-eyed forward sank four goals while Dale Dekoster, the Iowans outstanding guard, nailed three and Gordon and Gordon
THE BOX SCORE
Kansas (29) FG FT F
Engleman, f ... 1 3 2
Buescher, f ... 0 0 0
V. Hall, f ... 2 2 1
Walker, f-c ... 0 1 2
Sanneman, f ... 0 0 1
Hunter, f-g ... 2 1 1
Allen, c ... 3 1 4
Sollenberger, g ... 1 1 3
Kline, g ... 1 0 4
E. Hall, g ... 0 0 0
Totals ... 10 9 18
Iowa State (41) FG FT F
Budolphson, f ... 5 2 3
Bruch, f ... 0 0 0
Gordon, f ... 1 4 3
Nicholas, c ... 4 4 3
Uknes, c ... 0 0 0
DeKoster, g ... 3 0 2
Schneider, g ... 2 1 1
Totals ... 15 11 12
ENGLEMAN BREAKS--jump with a second place leap only one-eighth of an inch behind Stoland. . . Other indications which may raise Red and Blue stock by Maytime were the showings of Ralph Schaake who qualified for both the high jump and shot put, Don Pollom who finished only a yard behind Smutz although placing fourth in the lows, Dick Edwards who ran a classy mile behind Nebraska's star sophomore Ginn, and Jack Michener and Bill Beven who performed virtually up to expectations in the pole vault with a third and a fourth place tie.
Nichols contributed four and three points, respectively to give the victors a 21-15 margin.
Gordon Shackles Engleman
Meanwhile Gordon was doing what all other Big Six defensemen had failed to accomplish in limiting Engleman to a pair of charity tosses as a first half scoring total. Two goals by T. P. Hunter, one by Vance Hall and a charity toss for Marvin Sollenberger accounted for the remainder of the Kansas total.
The second half was a repeat order of Cyclone domination. The towering Nicholas, held to three points in the initial period, tore loose for nine tallies to pace the second half route which saw Allen, and Johnny Kline, who turned in another outstanding rebound performance, waved to the bench with four fouls apiece.
The Cyclones ran the count to 31-20 before Kline hit another fielder from the side then finished in a 10-point outburst while Hall and Sollenberger, connected for goals, and Charlie Walker, Hall and Hunter added a free throw for the extent of the Kansas scoring.
(continued from page one) duced, he poured 21 points through the nets to lead his mates to victory.
Nine minutes had elapsed in the second half before the road-weary Jayhawks could count from the field on Engleman's first and only bucket of the evening.
Scores from four of the college with which the R.O.T.C. rifle team fired last week have been received and posted at the rifle range.
R.O.T.C. Scores Received
But the climax came in the now famous game with Southern California. The "Houdini of the Hoops" scored only six points that night, but the last two have become national basketball history.
With seconds remaining in the game, and Kansas one point behind, Engleman made his famous shot, which passed through the twine as the gun sounded to crown the Jayhawks champions of the western half of the United States.
A Standout in Defeat
In the national finals against Indiana, Engleman stood out in defeat. His scoring in that game consisted of five field goals and two free throws for a total of 12 points. His offensive rebounding was phenomenal, and, as a result, he was named captain of the N. C. A. A. All-American team.
This year, Engleman's scoring feats have been the most popular subject of campus conversation. Even the lowliest freshman can reel off Engleman's latest average without batting an eye. Fans telephoning for results on game nights ask
"What was the score and how many did Engleman make?"
In all but one of the Jayhawker's games this year, the official scorer has had to record Engleman's total in two-digit figures.
His 1941 record:
Texas 18 Texas 20
Fordham 21 Temple 16
Loyola 11 Oklahoma 15
Iowa State 17 Missouri 25
Kansas State 23 Wichita 24
Nebraska 22 Okla. A. and M. 3
Missouri 12 Kansan State 15
Nebraska 24 Iowa State 5
Supporters Meet Basketteers
A small crowd of Ku Kus and loyal supporters was on hand at the Santa Fe station this morning to meet the basketballers as they returned from their road trip.
The boys have been in Lincoln and Ames where they played Nebraska and Iowa State.
Engineering Banquet March 20
The School of Engineering will hold the third of a series of informal banquets March 20 in the Union ballroom at 6 o'clock.
AS WE SEE IT---jump with a second place leap only one-eighth of an inch behind Stoland. . . Other indications which may raise Red and Blue stock by Maytime were the showings of Ralph Schaake who qualified for both the high jump and shot put, Don Pollom who finished only a yard behind Smutz although placing fourth in the lows, Dick Edwards who ran a classy mile behind Nebraska's star sophomore Ginn, and Jack Michener and Bill Beven who performed virtually up to expectations in the pole vault with a third and a fourth place tie.
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in both barrier events, was the other.
. . . J. R. Jones made things almost
unanimous for Kansas in the broad
NEBRASKA'S SENSATIONAL "Red" Littler, who was counted upon to cop the 60 and 440 by most railbirds, was left in his starting blocks at the gun in the short dash and finished a poor third behind Missouri's sophomore Don Walters and Orv Mathews, Sooner halfback. . . . "Red" however easily ran all competitors into the ground in his favorite event, the 440. . . . He confided to the press that his soiled trunks had not been washed all year. . . . Also startled was Missouri's Reeves, a prime favorite in the 880 when taken in the stretch by Ginn and O.U.'s powerful Bill Lyda, the winner.
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