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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 19
Newman's, Fiji's, Beta's Favored In Cage Stretch Drive
By CLINT KANAGA
Phi Gamma Delta, Newman I, and Beta Theta Pi are nominated by this corner as three of the four semi-finalists in the 1941 intramural basketball championship playoffs. However, the last half of the season has yet to be played.
Reasons for the above predictions might be summarized in two facts. First, the most performances of
these three contenders, secondly, the astonishing number of star players on standout teams who failed to return to school this semester, or will be unable to play for various specific reasons.
Loss of Ed Hall and Chuck Wenstrand knocks the Delta Chis out of the title picture. Players of the Hall-Wenstrand caliber are hard to find. The Delta Chis, unbeaten in Division I, will now be fortunate to gain a playoff berth.
Alpha Psi's Hard Hit
Phi Kappa Psi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, co-holders of second place in Division I suffered serious losses, but not as great as the Delta Chis. The Phi Psis will miss Knight and Unsell, two regular forwards; the Tekes will substitute Cohlemeyer for Jake Fry; and the Sig Alphs are minus the services of Amerine, Bond, and Hamilton in "A" team ball and Benny Ewers in "B" team ball.
Fourth place A. K. Pei will attempt to replace three starters. D. Gibbens, high scorer of the division is out with a leg injury; and two stars of last year's great team, Funk and Cadwalader have graduated.
Betas Lose Kipp
In Division II, Sigma Phi Epsilon,
Sigma Chi, and Pi Kappa Alpha are
supposedly intact. The Betas graduated
Kennan Kipp a fine guard, while the
Kappa Sigs contributed Larry Hensley,
a 9-point man, to big league
baseball. The undefeated Pih Gam
"B" dropped three good players from their lineup—Ritchie, Reed, and Yankey.
Newman I, like the Phi Gams, re-
tains its starting outfit—Fourniche
the two Vandaveers (Ed & Marv
Hare, and Tony Coffin. Three Newm
man reserves, Davis, Robinson, ar
Hinkel departed from Mt. Orea
but manager Steve Karnowski re-
mains unworried. Newman II wi
play without Younger and Ferr
two steady cagers who will be han
to replace.
sports AS WE SEE IT By DON H. PIERCE
When a few Phi Gam intramural bigwigs came forward early last fall with the unprecedented announcement that this year's Purple machine would carry off the All-University intramural gonfalon, they weren't fooling.
Although many Hill intramural veterans were forced to stifle an amused smile at such a statement, one look at the first semester point totals, recently released, definitely show that the Fijis have enough power and versitility to make good their boast.
The Gams lost no time in training their heaviest guns on their most dangerous rivals, the defending champion Betas. They fashioned a sensational football team which not only handed the Tennessee street crew a pair of vicious defeats, but also swept aside all opposition for an undefeated season and a championship. This started them ahead of the Hill's civil-warring clubs with points to spare.
The Fijis followed up this early advantage by producing a surprising handball team, spearheaded by Chain Healy, the fall champion, and Larry McSpadden, which far outstripped all rivals in individual point-getting in that sport.
They also picked up enough points in track, tennis, and horse-shoes to build up a 74-point lead over the second place Phi Delts, a 79-point lead over the third place Newman club, and a huge 142-point edge over the Betas, in fourth place.
Sig Alph, Phi Psi, and Sigma Chi, the only other outfits still conceded to have a chanc eat the all-University flag, trailed the leaders by 157, 167, and 170 points respectively.
Which one of these six clubs, if any, has the best chance to overtake the fleeting Fijis?
First taking a look at the various midsemester manpower losses then at the relative strength of the material left on hand for the spring stretch drive, it can be concluded that the rough-and-ready Newman club, the Betas, and Psi's should furnish the main threats to foundering the Purple machine.
Face N.U. In Crucial Fray Monday
The Newmans undefeated in both "A" and "B" team basketball to date, should breeze into both playoffs and the "A's" at least will be a dreaded basket-making powerhouse when the post season affair begins.
In addition the Ferry-Karnowsk (
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Invading Huskers Have Power, Height
By GABE PARKS
Those ol' Cornhusking boys from Nebraska will blow into town again Monday night, this time with a red-hot basketball team instead of a gridiron juggernaut.
The Huskers will be attempting to knock the Jayhawk off his second place perch in the game, which will be played in Hoch auditorium.
Nebrask, a surprise contender for the Big-Six title, is now resting in third place with a record of 4 wins against 2 defeats, only one half game behind Kansas with a 4-1 mark. A Nebraska victory would advance the Huskers to second place and drop the Jayhawks to third.
A Title Threat
A pair of giant guards, the Back Fitz and Sid Held, form the backbone of the team. Both possess 6 foot 4 inch physiques and both rank high in the Big-Six scoring tables.
Chief reasons for Nebraska prominence in the title picture are a brace of victories over Iowa State, the early favorite. The Cyclones fell before the Husker onslaught by counts of 41 to 36 and 38 to 34. Missouri and Kansas State were also victims of the Cornhuskers. Oklahoma and Kansas State were responsible for the two defeats.
Although consigned to the second division by pre-season dopesters, the tall Huskers have been racking up victories and have assumed a darkhorse role in the race. Should Oklahoma or Kansas falter, the fast-improving Nebraskans are ready to take the lead.
Fitz, a senior, was an outstanding performer in his sophomore year, but a knee injury handicapped him in his junior season and he saw little action. To Fitz will fall the task of holding Howard Engleman under control. The Husker star is a point-maker of no mean ability himself with 53 points in six conference games for an 8.8 average.
Just a step behind Fitz is Held, who is hitting an average of 8.5 points per game. His total for the six conference contests is 51 counters. Both Fitz and Held are dangerous long-shots and can drive in to the basket.
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Thev Starred Last Time--rent scoring aces, were being held to a total of seven tallies.
BILL HOGBEN
These two forward, senior Bill Hogben and sophomore Vance Hall were largely responsible for the varsity's 33-31 victory over the freshmen earlier this year as they contributed 20 points between them while Bobby Allen and Howard Engleman, the Jayhawk's current scoring aces, were being held to a total of seven tallies.
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Table Netsters Meet K.C.U. Here Sunday
The University table tennis tea will open its season Sunday meeting Kansas City University at 2:30 in the Kansan room of the Memorial Union.
Representing the University in the men's division will be Joe Davis son, Charles Ham, Malcolm Hack and Bud Heiberg in that order. Shirley Irwin, Norma Tibbets, Oliva Col and Ellen Irwin will compose the women's club.
The teams will play eight single matches and four doubles engage ments.
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