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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1940.
Diamond Team Retreats
Diamond Getto's Club Adjourns To Memorial Stadium
It was the same old story this afternoon as Mike Getto and the Kansas baseball team retreated once more into the gloomy recesses of Memorial Stadium, while a wintry wind howled over the varity diamond and pools of water punctuated the base paths.
"The infield's too wet for defensive work," Getto moaned this morning, "but I thought we could at least have a batting practice
and hit a few flies to the outfielders until I drove past the diamond this morning."
The grass in the outfield is so slippery and the ground is so muddy underfoot, that an outfielder would not have a chance if he ever started to slide, so it's back to the stadium for a duplication of yesterday's practice.
Pitchers Better In Hot Weather
Getto is praying for some old-fashioned, hot Kansas weather this week, when end the Jayhawks face the Nebraska Comhuskers in a two day series. All the Kansas pitchers would round into form more quickly if they could just work a few innings under a boiling sun. "Red" Dugan and Burge are notably hot weather pitchers, and Knute Kresie and Henry-Horak wouldn't object to hurling in 80 or 90 degree temperatures either.
Kresie will probably pitch the opener against Nebraska Friday, with Horak the likely choice for Saturday. Kresie was to be Getto's ace in the hole against Iowa State in the second Iowa State game which was postponed last weekend. Horak relieved John Burge in the second inning of the first game, retiring eight men on strikes and bestowing walks on eight others.
Rockhurst Tilt Next Week
Although no date has been set for the playing of yesterday's postponed game with Rockhurst, Geto hopes to arrange for it to be held next Monday or Tuesday. The experience the Jayhawks gain from this actual competition should stand them in good stead. At least, it had better do so, because their opponents a week from this Friday and Saturday, are the league leading Oklahoma Sooners, who have been selected by many authorities to finish on top of the Big Six standings this year.
Coed Cue Meet to Third Round
Five girls are now ready for the third round in the Co-ed Cue tournament sponsored by the Memorial Union activities committee. Those eligible are Betty Jone, c'43; Jean Miller, c'41; Jane Knudson, fa'41; Nellie Hopkins, c'43; Harriet Goodwin, c'40.
All third round results must be turned in at the hostess desk by Thursday.
In the table tennis tournament, results for the third and fourth rounds must be in by Saturday.
INTRAMURAL SCHEDULE
Today
Tennis: 3:30 p.m.—Sigma Alpha Epsilon - Alpha Tau Omega; Triangle-Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Theta-Delta Chi.
Horseshoes: 4:30 p.m.-Sigma Phi Epsilon-Newman Club; Phi Gamma Delta-Delta Upsilon; Delta Tau Delta-Phi Kappa Psi.
SPORTSCOPE By Larry Winn
Rain, Rain, Rain . . . . How can spring sports survive if we continue to have such bad weather as we are trying to endure now. Our baseball game with Rockhurst was washed out yesterday, and our golf and tennis matches with Washburn in Topeka will probably be rained out too.
Last chance to see the Kansas track team in action on our own, will be this Saturday, unless it rains, when we meet the Kansas State Wildcats in a dual meet. The Staters barely nosed out the Jayhawkers in the indoor dual meet between the two schools. . . . The result of the meet rested on the result of the relay, in which Kansas finished second best. Since Ray Harris will not be in condition to run mile or two-mile races for the K.U. boys, we will drop a few points in those events that we earned before.
In the pole vault, Bill Beven and Jack O'Hara will probably be battling it out for first place between themselves, because the Wildcats have no strength in the vaults event. Jack was the winner in the indoor meet against the Purple visitors.
Another good man gone pro: i Kay Eakin, Arkansas Razorback football ace and passing star, who has recently signed up to play baseball with the Fort Smith, Ark. Giants professional club to finish this season. . . The passing ace started the season with the Arkansas Dukes, which is not sponsored by the University, but a University coach is in charge of the Dukes diamond team.
The biggest baseball news in the last five years, is the sensational play of the Brooklyn Dodgers this spring. . . . . The Dodgers, known in Brooklyn as the Superbas and elsewhere as the Doffiness Boys in the past years, have the fans in an uproar. . . . Year in and year out, the most colorful team in baseball and the "peoples choice," Brooklyn has come up with a smooth working team this season, which has won its first nine games in succession. . . . To top it off, old "Tex" Carleton pitched a no-hit, no run game for the Dodgers yesterday against last year's champions, the Cincinnati Reds . . . In the preceding game, Fat Freddy Fitzsimons pitched a shut-out for Brooklyn. . At last manager Leo Durocher, has welded a combination of old-timers and youngsters together that can and are really playing baseball.
Elbel Appointed To Coordinate Health Research
The need of research, in the field of teaching methods, was emphasized at the annual convention of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation held in Chicago April 24-27. Dr. E R. Elbel was appointed to the committee for the coming year to aid and coordinate research in physical education in Kansas.
Six Kansas University delegates were among the 3000 registered. They were Miss Ruth Hoover, Asst. Prof. Phys. Educ.; Miss Joie Stapleton, Asst. Prof. Phys. Educ.; Mr. E. B. D greot, Instr. Phys. Educ.; Mr. Herbert Allphin, Instr. Phys. Educ.; Mr. James Raport, Instr. Phys. Educ.; and Gene Billows, ed'40.
Mr. James Raport was invited to visit gymnasium plants of Chicago, Outstanding among the meetings and discussion groups were those concerning research and school planning. Mr. Herbert Alphin attended the Red Cross meetings.
Dances were held every night from 10:30 until 1 a.m. in the main ballroom of the Stevens Hotel, headquarters of the convention.
Last year's committee on research were: Dr. McCloy of the University of Iowa, Dr. Graybeal of Minnesota State Teachers' College, Mr. Clapp of Greeley, Colorado, Dr. Allen Carpenter of Kansas City, Mo., and Mr. James Raport.
Women's Intramurals
By CECIL KING
"Women's intramural baseball games will be played as soon as it stops raining," Miss Ruth Hoover, assistant professor of physical education, said today.
Third round badminton scores are due Friday.
Matches in tennis doubles, golf and archery should be played off as soon as the weather permits.
Eighty-five per cent of the students use the dispensary or hospital facilities of the Student Health Service. Each student using the service made an average of 9 calls at the dispensary. This amounted to a total of 34,821 calls by the entire student body.
Use Health Service During Year
Kansas State will offer a left-footed punting threat next fall in Bill Quick, a lanky sophomore from Beloit. Quick has been working at the tailback spot and may develop into a passer and a dangerous ball carrier.
Dr. "Phog" Allen has put his famous Kansas basketball team back on the court for spring practice, minus Dick Harp, Don Ebling, Jack Sands, and Bruce Voran. Otherwise, Kansas will have the same team back next year, that went so far this year in the national tournament.
Men's Intramurals
Softball: 4:30 p.m.—Diamond No.
1, Sigma Alpha Epsilon - Acacia,
diamond No. 2, Pi Kappa Alpha-
Phi Kappa Psi; diamond No. 3,
Tekes-Dominoes; diamond No. 4,
Sigma Chi- Delta Chi; diamond No.
5, I.S.A.-Phi Alpha Delta; diamond
No. 6, Theta Tau-Alpha Chi Sigma.
Tennis: 3:30 p.m. — Triangle - Phi
Gamma Delta
Thursday
Horseshoes: 4:30 p.m.—Alpha Tau Omega-Kappa Sigma; Beta Theta Pi-Sigma Phi Epsilon; Delta Upsilon-Delta Tau Delta.
Friday
Softball: 4:30 p.m.—Diamond No.
1, Phi Gamma Delta-Phi Delta Theta; diamond No. 2, Sigma Nu-Delta Upsilon; diamond No. 3, Dunakin Club-Newman Club, diamond No. 4, Warriors-Hillside Club; diamond No. 5, Alpha Kappa Psi-Kappa Eta Kappa; diamond No. 6, Triangle-Theta Tau.
Tennis: 3:30 p.m.—Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Sigma Chi.
Horseshoehs: 4:30 p.m. — Kappa Sigma-Delta Chi; Beta Theta Pi-Pi Kappa Alpha.
Dr. Allen To Show Baseball Picture
Is Joe Medwick's end grip favored by all long distance hitters? Members of Dr. "Phog" Allen's 10:30 baseball class will find out Thursday.
A National League sound movie of team and individual play that "will entertain, and enlighten every coach, player, and fan" will be shown, Dr. Allen announces. Some of the features of the film will be battery strategy, footwork on double plays, fundamentals of hitting, and base-running tactics.
Questions to be answered are:
"Why is Paul Derringer's curve ball so effective? Does Gabby Hartnett give the same target to all pitchers?
What shifting tactics by Dolph Camilli mean out instead of safe? What advantage is there in the bent leg slide Arky Vaughan employs? How do mouth signals help Tony Cuccinello's team with his short stop?
When does Merrill May play bunts with one hand? Why can Joe Moore throw better after circling a fly ball?"
Anyone interested in seeing the film is invited to attend. The film will be shown in room 206 of Robinson gymnasium.
Four Golfers To Play Game At Washburn
A team of four golfers and four tennis players left Lawrence at noon today, to match clubs and rackets with the players from Washburn College at Topeka. The teams were accompanied by Coaches William Shannon and "Dutch" Uhrlaub.
Representing the Jayhawkers in golf will be Dean Ritchie, Rod Wakeland, Bill McElhenny, Bill Gray, and Bob LaGree. Ritchie will start at numer 1 position for Kansas, and Wakeland at number 2, but Coach Shannon is still undecided as to who will play at 3 and 4 positions against the Ichabods. LaGree has been touring the Lawrence Country Club course around 80 every day, and it was believed that the golf mentor would star Bob at the number 4 place.
Gray and McElhenny are shooting about the same kind of golf. McElhenny is hot in practice, but he can't ever seem to find the cup in match play, while Gray shoots consistently around 80 in both practice and match play.
Howard Engleman, Kermit Franks,
and Conrad Voelker will bear the brunt of the tennis competition, that the Ichabods will turn loose upon the Jayhawker net team. Engleman is number 1 man on Uhrlaub's team, while Franks and Voelker play the number 2 and 4 positions.
On Thursday, Kansas State will invade Jayhawker land, to meet the K.U. men on the links and courts. By that time, Coach Shannon should be decided upon which four men will represent Kansas in golf throughout the rest of the season.
Strong in Athletics
Athletics and physical education take a healthy place in the program of interests at the University, Kansas won the Big Six championship in 1930, tied for second the standings in 1932, was third in 1935 and 1937, and has had a fighting team in the field every year. In basketball the K.U. team has been champion of its conference seven times in the past 10 years. In track the Jayhawkers consistently have had great stars such as Bausch and Cunningham.
PARENT'S DAY SATURDAY
MAY 3rd Fred Waring and His Band "Broadcast" a New Song For Kansas University. We "broadcast" some new arrivals that go to college in a big way---
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Bruce Collar White Oxford Shirts $2
Arrow Cravall Twilys Neckties $1
Interwoven Argyll Short Socks $50c
Terry-cloth Slip-slowers (sleeve) $1
New Silk Pocket "Hankies $50c
Palm Beach Fancy Neckties $1
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New things you'll be "Waring" soon--