TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1940
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Clark Fills Bill At Grid Banquet
Ex-Coach Gives Commandments To 500 Persons
Featuring his talk on a group of self-devised football commandments, equally applicable to the business man or athlete, George "Potsy" Clark, former coach of the Detroit Lions and Brooklyn Dodgers, filled admirably his task as the evening's main speaker at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce's grid banquet in the Memorial Union last night.
The dinner was staged in honor of 125 gridders from Haskell Institute, Lawrence high school, and the University of Kansas. Approximately 500 persons attended the affair.
"I set up these commandments for my football players long ago," Clark said, "but they can and should be applied to every person here tonight." Nine Commandments
Clark's commandments were as follows: 1. Desire to play the game. 2. Physical appearance that shows training the year round. 3. Neatness in dress. 4. Hustle. 5. Knowledge of the rules. 6. Willingness to train. 7. Speaking well of opponents on and off the field. 8. Following the code of ethics. 9. Neat dress, be well groomed.
Clark particularly developed the commandments of willingness to
train and non-infringement of the code of ethics.
"In order to excel in anything," he said, "one must go to extremes. The individual must practice even after he thinks he has mastered fundamentals." Clark pointed out Willie Hoppe, for 30 years a billard champion, continues to put in hours of practice even today.
As to ethics Clark said, "None of my professional players smoke or drink in public.
No man who is setting an example for boys should ever smoke or drink in public. One really shouldn't drink anyway until they're 65 years of age," Clark jokingly concluded.
the former Jayhawker football tutor, who was at the University grid helm from 1921-1925 gave the graduating college seniors two pieces of advice.
"You are merely starting the old grind all over again. If you still have the guts yu uwill succeed." College Degree Most Important
"You should realize that getting a degree is the most important thing in college. Without it you can rarely get a decent job. I know because I have tried to do it for some of my pro boys." Clark declared.
"The trouble with too many of us is that we follow the easy path all too often. It takes guts to get a degree as well as play football.
The second thing college men should do, particularly those who have a hard time with books is to learn to do something with your hands. You can't realize how much this will increase your chances for a job." Clark continued.
touching on the Kansas football situation Clark said, "I don't believe there's anything the matter with
Kansas football. What we've got to do is get our heads together and generate a little do or die spirit. It isn't always the coach or the material that is at fault when a team fails. It is usually not enough spirit." Football large Mental Attitude
"Seventy-five percent of football is mental attitude," Clark continued, "General Pershing said in the last war that what made America great was her spirit. Spirit can also win football games."
Clark was introduced by Adrian Lindsey, another former University head football man, who played with Clark on the A.E.F. champions in France during the first World War.
Allen Crafton, University professor, acted as master of ceremonies, introducing Elmer Schaake, Clarence Powles, and Gwinn Henry, head coaches at Lawrence high school, Haskell, and the University, respectively, all of whom spoke briefly.
The program was concluded with a 20-minute film of selected shorts of major football battles of the year. A sport's quiz and five song numbers by the Melodeers, Negro quartet, were other features.
AS WE SEE IT—
(continued from page four) portant contests. Thus many times he knows first hand the answer to the most important and wrathful complaints before they reach his desk top early next morning.
In short this intramural Judge Landis has been turning in one of the neatest departmental jobs in the entire University and has been receiving little credit for it. It is time someone knew. It is time someone appreciated. "AS WE SEE IT" dofs its hat to a swell guy and a job well done.
They're all ahead
New Year Parties,'41
★ Christmas Parties, '40
Parties on Mt. Oread,'40-'41
Dress Right for the Holidays Ahead
GRIFFON TUX ___ $25 up
ARROW SHIRTS --- $3.00 up
ARROW TIES ___ $1.00
SWANK JEWELRY _ $1.50 up
Open Evenings
The store with the Christmas Spirit!
By JEAN MILAM
Tonight at 9 o'clock the Gamma Phis will display their basketball technique when they meet the Alpha Chis, while the TNTs and the IWWs battle it out on another court at the same time.
This will be the IWWs first game and the TNTs second, the latter having been beaten by the ETCs last week.
ENGLEMAN, HALL-
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Charlie Walker, forward, John Buescher, center, Norman Sanneman and Jim Arnold, guards. Arnold counted four points to follow Hall in the "reds" scoring.
Still absent from practice was Marvin Sollenberger, first string guard, who has been the victim of a heavy cold. He is expected to be back in action in the next few days.
Dr. F. C. Allen, Jayhawk coach, announced that the six letterman on the squad would pick the team's itinerary for its eastern trip, rather than have it arbitrarily fixed by him.
Alphs, DU's Favored In Volleyball Play
Last year's volleyball champion, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, will open defense of its title this afternoon against Beta Theta Pi at 5:10. Phi Delta Theta meets the Faculty team at his same time while Kappa Sig-Phi Psi and Alpha Chi Sigma-Sigma Nu contests will be played at 7:30.
The volleyball teams are divided into two divisions, similar to last year. There are eight teams in each division and a round robin schedule of seven games for each outfit.
Delta Upsilon, winner of Division I last year, is favored to win Division II. This winter with the toughest probable competition coming from Phi Gamma Delta, runner-up in the championship playoffs in '39. Other teams in Division II are Delta Chi, Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Psi, Newman Club, Pi Kappa Alpha and Delta Tau Delt.
Sigma Alph Epsilon, defending champion and winner of Division II a year ago, will endeavor to repeat its past record, by defeating all rivals in Division I.