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Big Six Teams In Nation-Wide Jaunts For Xmas
BY CARL LUNDQUIST Untied Press Staff Correspondent
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 12. —(UP)—Five of the Big Six conference basketball teams will indulge in intersectional jaunts that will carry them from coast to coast before their league schedules begin this year, but the sixth, the Missouri Tigers, will be a bunch of "stay at homes."
While their league brothers from Nebraska are basking in California's sunshine and while Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa State
and Kansas State engage in junkets to the east, Missouri's boys are going to stick to an intra-state schedule which includes games with Westminster, Washington, St. Louis University and Springfield Teachers.
Meet Indians in Two Sports
Incidentally, Nebraska's basketeers are going to play on the west coast at the same time that the Cornhusker football champions of the Big Six are meeting Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Even more of a co-incidence is the fact that one of Nebraska's basketball opponents will be Stanford. The basketball schedules were made out long before the Husker football team was invited to the Rose Bowl, however, so Coach Harold Brown of the basketball five figures it simply as a "lucky happenstance." The Huskers start their basketball swing on the day after Christmas at Berkeley, playing California. On the next night, Dec. 27, they play Stanford at Palo Alto, then go north to meet Oregon State at Corvallis on Dec. 30. This will give them plenty of time to get back down to Pasadena by New Year's Day.
Oklahoma, Kansas and Kansas State all will go on eastern junkets which will take them to the Atlantic coast.
Javhawkers in Garden
The Jayhawkers will play "one night stands" at New York, Philadelphia and Chicago, starting at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 28 when they, play the Fordham Rams.
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CORDAN NICHOLAS
Big Gordon Nicholas, Iowa State's senior co-captain and center who has rolled in 29 points in the Cyclones' first three games this year.
On Dec. 30 they move over to Philadelphia to meet Temple and finish the tour at Chicago on January 3 against Loyola.
Kansas State plays a four game eastern series, starting Dec. 27 at Villanova, Pa., against Villanova, On the next night, the Staters play George Washington at Washington, D.C., and on Dec. 30 meet Seton Hall College at South Orange, N.J., finishing up at Urbana, Ill., on Jan. 2 against the University of Illinois.
As We See It By DON PIERCE
A scrappy "Phog" Allen was not slow today in answering a small but significant statement printed in last night's Kansas City Star charging him with direct subsidization of a basketball player in at least one case.
Bill Gray of Chanute was the charger in a short letter to C. E. McBride, the Star's sports editor. Gray was evidently referring to Allen's short visit to Chanute in the spring of '37—Ralph Miller's senior year.
Allen's unsolicited answer which he mailed today to both Gray and McBride is as follows:
I read with interest Mr. McBride's sports comment dated December 11, 1940, in which you say that "Phog" Allen is a prevaricator when he says he never subsidized a basketball player. I happen to be in a position to know that he has."
With that statement from you, I would appreciate it, yes, in fact I would insist, that you write Mr. McBride and tell him about all the knowledge that you have regarding any subsidizing that I did. I am perfectly willing that Mr. McBride print every word that you write and I will exercise the same option.
Doubtless you may refer to the case of Ralph Miller. So that Mr. McBride will have full information regarding this discussion I am sending him a carbon copy of the letter that I am writing you.
If my memory serves me correctly, I recall that I was invited to your home for dinner one Sunday evening. At that dinner were a number of Chanute people who were desirous of seeing Ralph Miller attend the University. I attended that meeting and discussed with Ralph Miller the advantages of attending the University. This was in the presence of eight or ten of your friends whom you had asked in. At no time during any of my discussion did I mention subsidization in any shape or form. There was no promise of a job by me nor was I consulted by you or any other individual regarding a job or a subsidy for Miller.
sidy for Miller.
I learned later, indirectly, that there was a group of Chanute businessmen who desired to help him in college. I was not a party to this knowingly or otherwise. There were no intermediaries and all I did was talk to him about the advantages of the University and I did it in an open and frank way, making no promises and working with no one, not even you. If you deny this fact then I withhold the inherent right to characterize your assertions in the same manner that you have characterized mine.
I still stand on my statement that I have never subsidized a basketball player.
Very cordially yours,
Forrest C. Allen
Sooners Meet S.M.U.
Mr. Gray has opened fire. Dr. Allen has returned with a broadside Here are the beginnings of a red-hot verbal fight. As we see it.
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Oklahoma first goes south, playing Friday night at Dallas against Southern Methodist. Following this junket, the Sooners swing east, playing St. John's and Temple in Philadelphia on Dec. 21 and 22. The Sooners make an encore trip east later in the season to play Bradley
Tech at Peoria, Ill., on Feb. 15.
Iowa State started its intersectional schedule earlier this week with a one point victory over Minnesota at Minneapolis. This Saturday, Dec. 14, the Cyclones play Bradley at Peoria to complete their intersectional chores before the conference schedule begins..
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Henry Organizes Varsity Gridmen
Ed Young
In an effort to keep the men condition and improve their unity, the football coaching staff has decided to hold bi-weekly meetings after Christmas for all members of the varsity squad.
These meetings will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Robinson Gymnasium where the men will organize into teams and participate in volleyball, boxing, basketball, and handball. The purpose of these games is to teach the men to be more agile than simple football exercises will afford and to give them more polish by the time spring football rolls around.
By the 'varsity squad', Coach Henry said he meant all those boys who perfromed on the varsity or freshmen squads this fall and also all those men who plan to participate in spring football practice. Henry said that he hopes to establish more good will among the players and also to keep them together during their inactive winter months.
Bill Replogle, freshman coach added that there would also be a meeting each Monday night for this group. At this meeting movies of football games played last fall in other sections of the country will be shown and explained.
Notra Dame holds a slim 8 to 6 victory edge over U.S.C. in the 15 year old history of their intersectional rivalry.
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