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SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Jayhawkers Point To Drake
SPORTSCOPE By Larry Winn
Kansas vs. Wichita today on the links and on the courts. Either of these two attractions will be in the spotlight this afternoon on the Lawrence Country Club golf course or the University varsity tennis courts.
Intramural baseball teams are having a little difficulty with their schedules, since the weather has been bad. Some of the pitchers are beginning to shape up into nice shape now, and don't think that there aren't some good softball pitches on the Hill.
Joey Kuhel, former first baseman for the Kansas City Blues, is leading the American League home run hitters. Kuhel is now playing the initial sack for the Washington Senators.
I'll put my money on the Jayhawker link team against the Shockers, because Oklahoma laid the Wichita team by the wayside, 16 to 2. Monday afternoon. Since the Sooners massacred the western team so badly, certainly the defending Big Six champions, Kansas, should take today's visitors for a ride.
The Texas track team can be found trotting around the Kansas stadium any time nowadays. The southern boys are just hanging around, waiting to go to the Drake Relays, next Friday and Saturday. Among the group that is, here, is Coach Clyde Littlefield, head starter of the Kansas Relays, Jack Hughes, 250-pound discus champion of the Texas and Drake Relays, and Beefus Bryan, also title holder of the Texas and Kansas Relays records in the pole vault.
NOTICE the business school seniors with the straw hats . . . Prize of all is Bruce Voran's job with the "blue ribbon on it."
Letter awards were announced today by the Athletic Board in swimming, freshman football, and basketball. Varsity football letters were announced awhile back.
OUT ON THE LIMB is Horace Mason, when he predicts that the Boston Red Sox will win the American League pennant. Guess that means that they will have to defeat the Yanks, and THAT IS SOME JOB.
KEEP YOUR EYE ON the Big Six track teams, especially Nebraska and Oklahoma. The Cornhuskers have been hampered by bad weather conditions. Gene Littler, who was just barely nosed out by Myron Piker, Northwestern, in the 100-yard dash here Saturday, will be a man to watch in the Big Six outdoor meet . . . He also stars in the 220 and 440-dashes . . .
In the javelin, three Cornhuskers can toss over 190 feet, Wibbels, Grote, Knight . . . Smutz looked good in the preliminaries of the high hurdles here, but he and John White, Missouri, both tripped in the semi-finals Saturday morning in the Relays . . . Little Harold Hunt might keep the spectators eyes on him in
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10 Thinclads to Make Trip to Annual Relays
By Carty Dawes, c'42
Drake University stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, will be the site of the thirty-first Annual Relays and will be crowded with an estimated 3,000 athletes from 40 universities and 60 colleges in a two-day meet, Friday and Saturday. The Iowa State high school meet, also held on Friday, will add both numbers and color to the day.
Coach Bill Hargiss and Gwinn Henry will take cars on the 254-mile trip, in which will ride at least 10 Jayhawker trackmen, all, but one of which are runners. It is not decided whether expenses for three more, Bill Bevan, Jack O'Hara, and J. R. Jones,
will be forthcoming. Hargiss said, "we will take at least two carloads."
O'Hara and Bevan are pole vaulters, and J. R. Jones is a broad-jumper, all of which may make the trip.
Harris Still Out
Ray Harris, who was predicted by Coach Hargiss to be one of the best three or four milers in the country this year, will not attempt to run on his injured foot. The instep is healing nicely, but he will not run until he is sure it is cured, which may be another week or so, Hargiss maintains.
The team will leave the Memorial stadium at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon for Des Moines, on the three-day trip. They will return as soon as the Relays are over.
Fine Relay Teams There
Some of the finest teams in the country will be on hand to defend and break records before a crowd of probably 15,000 or 16,000 people.
Indiana is bringing fine two-mile relay and distance medley teams. Penn State will have a crack two-mile team. Michigan and Ohio both have one-mile relay and distance medley teams of outstanding ability. Wisconsin has a good sprint medley and Notre Dame has an equally as good distance medley.
The Kansans will be in a fast field of competition, but their coach is expecting them to turn in their best performance of the year.
Entries from Kansas are as follows:
Sprint relay—Greene, Scott, Hamilton. Mathes.
880-yard relay—Greene, Scott
Hamilton, Mathes.
One-mile relay—Greene, Reed,
Mathes, Hamilton.
Two-mile relay—Ryan, Hatfield,
Edwards. Thompson.
120-yard high hurdles-Foy.
Four-mile relay—Ryan, Hatfield,
Edawds, Thompson.
The class in mid-continent stratigraphy under Dr. R. C. Moore, professor of geology, took a field trip Sunday through Jefferson, Atchison, and the southern part of Doniphan counties. Observations were made on a group of limestone beds that are known to geologists as the Topeka formation.
Study Limestone Beds On Geology Field-Trip
Those who took the trip with Dr. Moore are Karl Becker, William Bramlette, James Clark, Russell Jeffords, Jacob Lemmons, R. P. Keroher, Earl Marshall, Fred Swain and Charles Williams, all graduate students.
Letter Winners In Three Sports Are Announced
At a meeting of the Athletic Board Saturday, Gwinn Henry recommended varsity letters in basketball and swimming, and numerals in football.
Eleven letters were awarded in basketball to the team that carried Kansas to the finals in the N.C.A.A. After climaxing one of Kansas' greatest years, letters were awarded to Dick Harp, Don Ebling, Robert Allen, Howard Engleman, Bruce Voran, T. P. Hunter, Bill Hogben, Jack Sands, Bob Johnson, Ralph Miller, and John Kline.
In the aquatic field, Coach James Raport turned out some fine swimmers. Those receiving letters are Gene Nelson, Marion Cooper, Lloyd Koelling, Kenneth Rosebush, Frank Wilson, and Joe Morton. Numerals were awarded to Charles Bliss, Bill Mackie, Earl Musser, and Paul Thayer.
Among those receiving freshmen football numerals are: Steve Meade, Irven Hayden, Walt Sheridan, Albert Zernickow, Ross Ralph, Gregory Studer, Bob Hagen, Paul Hardman, Dan Bernstein, Gilbert Egbert, Floyd Svoboda, Lloyd Svoboda, Bill Blanding, Dick Miller, Paul Conway, James Zimmerman, Don Pollom, Grant Hunter, Tony James, Elmo Maiden, Harlan Altman, Wallace Hinshaw, and Don Hill.
Hill's Powerhouse Gets New Boiler
A new 502 horse-power boiler is being added to the five old boilers of smaller capacity in the powerhouse.
The addition is necessary because of the higher steam pressure required to heat the new buildings that have been and are being added to the campus, according to P. H. Leibbrand, chief engineer of Buildings and grounds.
The regular crew in the powerhouse is setting up the new equipment in their spare time. Most of the metal parts are already in place and the brick furnace walls are now being layed.
The boiler will be used next fall.
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Iowans Bring Strong Team For Tilt Here
"All things come to him who waits," and so this afternoon, after several days of prolonged inactivity, Coach M. Gettc will take his Kansas baseball squad out of the gloom of the field house, into the sunshine of the varsity diamond.
The chance for regular practice has come none too soon, because only two days separate the Jayhawks from a head-on collision with the Iowa State Cyclones, and Coach "Cap" Timm is coming south with a team of Cyclones which has been causing a major commotion this spring throughout the tall corn state.
Opening the season against Simpson College on April 5, the Iowa State nine walked off with a 7 to 0 victory. Leon Wilson, junior pitching star, blanked the Simpson team in registering the first shutout by a Big Six hurler this year. The following day, the Cyclone sluggers drew a bead on the fences at Clyde Williams Field and pounded out a 14 to 3 triumph.
Last Friday, with Wilson again in the box, the Cyclones defeated Nebraska 5 to 3. Wilson outpitched Sid Held, rangy Cornhusker basketball ace, and allowed only six hits. On Saturday, Iowa State came right back to make a clean sweep of the series and climb into undisputed possession of first place in the Big Six standings, with two victories against no losses.
The Iowa State infield is composed of Bob Dappen, a sophomore from Brooklyn, on first base, Fred Gordon or Gale Snell, both veterans at second, Al Budolffon, Iowa State basketball regular, at short, and Doug Strohbehn, junior letterman, at third.
Only one outfielder, Bob Benedict, has had any experience, but Dale DeKoster, Clyde Wilson, and Paul Visser have been showing enough in practice to warrant regular jobs on the varsity this season.
Coach Timm has no worries about the catcher's position for Captain John Thompson will take care of most of the backstopping with sophomore Jimmy Vigdal ready to step into the mask and protector should anything happen to Thompson.
3,000 Athletes Entered In Annual Drake Relays
Des Moines, Iowa, April 24 - (UP)
At least 3,000 athletes have entered the thirty-first running of the annual Drake Relays, university officials said today. The relays will be run Friday and Saturday. The eight-man University of Texas team, including three Kansas Relays champions, were the first to the competing athletes to arrive for the classic.
High School Boys Get Good Workout With Kansas Cagers
Fifty high school basketball players were invited by Dr. "Phog" Allen to work out with the varsity team the morning of the Kansas Relays. The varsity put on three or four plays, and the remainder of the time was spent in shooting baskets. The purpose of inviting the boys was merely "to give the boys an hour of recreation" Doctor Allen informed. Last year high school basketballs players were invited for the same reason.
Those who were able to come were: Harley King, Iola; Ray Evans, Leo Headrich, Bill Brill, John Bortka, John Noone, all of Kansas City, Kans.; Paul Turner, Shawnee Mission.
Kenneth Love, Hutchinson; Bill Cochrane, Salina; Jimmy Hamilton, Weir; Jack Broadhurst, Pittsburg; Bob Fletcher, Holton; Eldon "Red" Hawks, Hutchinson; Jack Beck, Dwight; Glenn Mize, Bonner Springs; Burrett Tomlinson, Bob Sheridan, Ballard, all of Kansas City, Mo.; Kenneth Dugan, Circleville; Bill Roller, Ellis; Gilbert Sollenberger, Hutchinson; Frank Stuckey, Hutchinson; Ralph Parks, Lee Crrips, Lewis crips, Lawrence Johnson, all of Miller; Joe Mzhicktens, Holton; Bob Dole, Leon Mal, Bud Smith, all of Russell.
Dr. Allen Speaks to Teams At Lane Athletic Banquet
At a dinner banquet last night, given for the athletic teams of Lansing, Kansas, Dr. F. C. Allen was the principal speaker. Doctor Allen has been making many such speeches over the state of Kansas. The subject of "Phog's" talk was "Thou Shalt Not."
In explaining his choice of title, Doctor Allen said, "The rules of athletics are rules of inhibition."
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