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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 1940
Jones Places For Kansas Broadjumper Finishes SPORTSCOPE Fourth at Texas Relays
By Larry Winn
Well, I was wrong again when I said a few days back that Glenn Cunningham, "the barrel-chested" Kansan would probably not run in the Kansas Relays, but that he would just be there as a figure head, more or less.
Glenn said he wanted to run, and proved his point by taking a short workout on the K.U. indoor track. Before this year, Glenn said that he had found it terribly hard to find time to really get into shape for the Relays, because they come so early in the outdoor season, but this year, the "Elkhart Express" thinks that he will be in good condition by the time the Relays roll around on April 20.
His opponents will probably be picked from a field of fine runners of the mile distance like Charles "Chuck" Fenske, the Rideout twins, Archie San Romani, and Gene Venzke. All of these runners have been here before, and have made very good appearances on our track. There will probably be about four in the "special mile" race.
But the famous Kansan dropped into town yesterday morning and made me out a liar, when he insisted that he was going to run and that he wanted a good fast field of opponents. It came as a surprise to everyone including his former coach, Bill Hargiss.
Last year, Cunningham defeated Fenske, but during the indoor season this year, "Chuck" has supposedly taken the title, the "mile king," away from the former University of Kansas star. The former Wisconsin flash has beaten Glenn about eight times on the indoor track this season.
Kansas Relays Preview: From the headlines in the Kansas City Times, Saturday morning, it looks as if Southwest high school from Kansas City, Mo., will be favored to win the Kansas City, Mo., "special half mile" relay title again. The Indians have won the title for the two preceding years, and if they come through again this year, they will go home with the trophy for that event for keeps.
One of the outstanding participants in the Kansas event this year will be the small, Big Ten dash champion, Myron Piker, from Northwestern. The short blonde was here last year and placed third in a fast field, but the Wildcat star has been making very good performances this year.
It looks like the new fraternity on the Hill, T.K.E., has done a nice job of rounding up most of the K.U. football players, who were not already fraternity men. At least no one can say that they won't be an athletic fraternity.
From Nebraska comes the news that Hermann Rohrig and Sid Held, football and basketball stars respectively, are out for the Cornhusker diamond team. Held is one of the outstanding pitchers of Coach Wilbur Knight's batsmen, and Rohrig who caused the Kansas football team so much trouble in Lincoln last fall, is fighting for a position in the outfield.
Coach Bill Hargiss' track team went down to very nearly total defeat at the thirteenth annual Texas relays in the Memorial stadium at Austin yesterday. The only exception to the complete failure to win points was J. R. Jones, who broadjumped his way into fourth place.
The four-mile relay team, composed of Ryan, Edwards, Thompson, and Harris which was expected to place, did not make a showing. The one-mile relay team of Greene, Hamilton, Foy, and Reed was also unsuccessful.
Bill Bevan, Kansas' hope in the pole vault was struck from the first-contender list. Beefus Bryan, Texas star, won the event with a vault of 13 feet. Bevan had a high of 12 feet 9
Knute Kresie Or John Burge Will Get Call
Mike Getto's Kansas baseball squad managed to sneak in a five inning practice game before the rains came yesterday morning, and as a result, the Jayhawk coach has narrowed his search for an opening day pitcher to two men.
By Bob Trump, c'49
John Burge and Knute Kresie pitched for the opposing nines and both hurled so well that Getto immediately dismissed the other moundsmen from his mind. His only trouble now lies in deciding which of the two will start against Rockhurst here next Wednesday afternoon.
Burge went the entire distance and shut out the Reds by a score of 7 to 0. Kresie, who pitched almost as well, was the victim of a faulty defense.
Both men have rounded into shape more quickly than the rest of the Jayhawk hurriers, and both are sure to get plenty of work during the 18 game campaign which looms ahead. Kansas State Comes Friday
In selecting the pitcher for Wednesday's game, Getto must look forward two days, for on Friday afternoon, the Kansas State Wildcats invade Mount Oread for the first of a two day series. With three games in four days this early in the season, the wear and tear on the pitching staff is liable to be something terrific.
Yesterday's practice tilt saw Burge pitching for the winning Whites with Cadwalader behind the plate. Cameron was at third, Napier at short, Kraemer at second, and Thompson at first. The outfield was composed of Beins in right, Mensley in center, and Martin in left.
Getto announced yesterday that Warner Coffin, slugging outfielder, had been declared ineligible for Big Six competition because he had made a barnstorming trip with a professional basketball team while he was out of school last year.
To fill the gap left by Coffin's departure, Getto may move Eldretch Cadwalader from catcher to outfield, leaving Monte Merkel to take care of the bulk of the work behind the bat. Cadwalader, who has played
inches in the Kansas City Valley meet.
A six-inch rain nearly flooded the track and runvays for the competitors from nearly every university, college, and juniors college in Texas, and teams from 11 other states. A cool wind also made for a slowed-down pace among all the contestants.
Summaries of the events follows:
High hurdles—Won by Owens,
Howard Payne; Dreiss, Texas A. and
M., second; Marshall, Butler, third;
Lagrue, Louisiana State, fourth.
Time, 14.5 seconds.
Two-mile relay—Won by Indiana; Abilene Christian college, second; Drake, third; Rice, fourth. Time, 7:53.5.
Sprint medley—Won by Indiana; Oklahoma, second; Michigan State, third; Texas A. and M., fourth. Time, 3:35.2.
Sprint relay -Won by Oklahoma Texas, second; North Texas Teachers college, third; Rice, fourth. Time, 41.7.
100-yard dash—Won by Williams,
North Texas Teachers; Ramsdell,
Texas; second; Hicks, North Texas
Teachers; third; Haese, Southwest
Texas State Teachers, fourth. Time.
:10.
Distance medley relay--Won by Indiana; Oklahoma A. and M., second; Texas, third; Kansas State, fourth. Time, 10:33.3.
Shot put-Won by Hackney, Kansas State; Deal, Rice Institute, second; White, Tulane, third; Wilson, Baylor, fourth. Distance, 50 feet, 3-4-4 inches.
One-mile relay—Won by Louis-
iana State; George Peperdein,
second; Texas, third; Rice, fourth
Time, 3:18.4.
880-yard relay — Won by Oklahoma;
Louisiana State second;
Texas, third; Southern Methodist,
fourth. Time 1:26.7.
Javelin throw—Won by Mekeska,
North Texas Teachers; Smith,
Texas A. and M., second; Wilson,
Baylor, third; Flanagan, Texas,
fourth. Distance, 202 feet.
Broadjump—Won by Yates, Stephen-Austin college; Puett, Texas second; Rice, East Texas State Teachers, third; Jones, Kansas fourth. Distance, 23 feet $ \frac{1}{2} $ inches.
Discus throw—Won by Hughes, Texas; White, Tulane, second; Isham, Southwest Texas State Teachers, third; May, North Texas, and Deal, tied for fourth. Distance, 155 feet 11 inches.
Pole vault—Won by Bryan, Texas; Tone, Oklahoma, and Siple, Louisi- ane State, tied for second. Distance. 13 feet.
High jump—Won by Boydston, Oklahoma Aggies, and Duval, Louisiana State, tie; Walters, Baylor, third. Height 6 feet $3\frac{1}{2}$ inches.
outfield for the Jayhawkers in past years, should be perfectly at home in his new position and will be available for emergency catching duties should Merkel be injured.
Cunningham to Appear In His Last K.U. Relays
Glenn Cunningham, the "Elkhart Express," will compete against a crack field of milers in the feature race of the eighteenth annual Kansas Relays, April 20, it was announced today by Gwinn Henry, director of the Relays.
In all probability there will be a field of four, with Glenn's opponents being picked from "Chuck" Fenske, the Rideout twins, Archie San Romani and Gene Venzke.
Cunningham arrived in Lawrence Saturday after a long trip on the
road. He told reporters that the winter season had been strenuous, but that now he would have some time to get in shape for a fast race.
Nine Qualify For Golf Team
Hampered by a driving wind and a cold rain, several of the golfers failed to shoot the low scores of which they are capable, and, with this in mind, Coach Shannon has kept them on the squad and will hold a playoff early this week.
Nine candidates for the University golf team survived the qualifying rounds played yesterday, William H. Shannon, varsity coach, announced last night.
Dean Ritchie, captain elect of the team, who holds the state amateur championship, was medalist for yesterday's play.
The following men comprise the tentative squad: Jerry Ewers, William M. Gray, Samuel Hepworth, Robert LaGree, William McEhenny, Ted Nelson, Dean Ritchie, Samuel Sifers, and Roderick Wakeland.
Opening match of the year will be with Kansas City University of Kansas City, Mo., here Wednesday afternoon. The same day, the University tennis team will meet the Kansas City University team on the varsity courts.
Westinghouse Offers Students Jobs
Westinghouse Offers Students Jobs Stewart Gray, e'40, and Robert Huller, c'40, students in the School of Engineering and Architecture, have received jcb offers from the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company, according to an announcement this morning from the office of Dean Ivan C. Crawford. Westinghouse company representatives interviewed job applicants here at the University several weeks ago.
Inasmuch as this is expected to be Glenn's last season of actual competition, this probably will be his final appearance at the Kansas Relays. Consequently Cunningham wants to make it his best and said Saturday that he expected to spend the two weeks before the race resting and training.
The former Jayhawk ace worked out on the Kansas cinder track Saturday morning and then left for his home in Peabody. He was to return to Lawrence in several days.
In previous years, Glenn has found it difficult to get in top shape this early in the season because of limited time to train. Consequently, his statement that he believes he will be in fine form for the Relays means considerable.
The famous son of the Kansas prairies has dominated the mile field during the past decade as few track and field figures ever have. He is now in his ninth year as one of the two or three best milers in the world.
Glenn first established his claim to national superiority in the mile in 1932 as a college sophomore. He won the National Collegiate championship in the mile that year and was the first American runner to finish in the 1500 meter run at the Olympics.
Last year at the Relays Cunningham defeated "Chuck" Fenske in the special mile run. Glenn has been the brightest star in the firmament of satellites at the Kansas Relays the past eight years.
Tickets on Sale For Cage Dinner
Tickets for the basketball banquet to be held at the Country club Tuesday night may be purchased at the alumni office, from Bert Nash in Fraser hall, or from Dr. Lawrence Woodruff in Snow hall. The tickets are $1 each.
the owner is being sponsored by the sports group of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. Pictures of the Kansas-Rice and Kansas-Indiana basketball games will be shown.
The University table tennis team, sponsored by the Student Union Activities Commission is playing a match with the team from the University of Kansas City this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Kansas Room of the Union building.
Warren Shupe, b'40; Perry Peterson, c'42; Malcolm Black, l'43; and either Bill Martin, m'42; or Charles Ham, ph'42; will make up the University team.
Because of a conflict the table tennis tournament sponsored by the Union Activities Committee will start April 15 instead of April 8 as previously announced. Additional entities will be accepted until Saturday noon, April 13.
Entries may be made in men and women's singles and men and women's doubles. Mixed doubles will also be played if a sufficient number sign up.
Table Tennis Team Plays
K.C.U. This Afternoon
NOW IT'S CARLS For INTERWOVEN Socks