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SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1940.
SPORTSCOPE By Larry Winn
Well, it's do or die for old Kansas and the N.C.A.A. title tomorrow night in the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium. The Jayhawkers left at 5:30 this afternoon for the city.
A championship tomorrow night for the Kansas team will mean the N.C.A.A. title, which is the recognized title for most colleges in the United States; gold basketballs for the team; a beautiful team trophy; and the cinching of the name, "Dean of basketball coaches" for Dr. F. C. Allen.
The Kansas team will take the floor a bit the underdog, but this is the rating that Doctor Allen would rather have for his team. All through the year it has been a policy for the "pony express" team to knock off its favored opponents. First it was a favored Oklahoma team that Kansas knocked from the play-off tournament in Wichita. Next was the highly-touted Oklahoma A. and M. cage team coached by Henry Iba, and the Allenmen toppled them from the top in the Oklahoma City game.
Finally came the Kansas City tournament of champions. Kansas was favored over the southern quintet from Rice Institute, but they were pushed hard in the second period to beat the Blue and White cagers. The "fast-breaking" Southern California Trojans were favored over the Kansans, but I guess they didn't know that the Jayhawkers liked to be considered the underdog, that Doc Allen's team never stops fighting until the last gun is fired. To prove this point the Kansans whipped the Trojans in the last 17 seconds of play to come out on top, 43 to 42.
The question is, "Can we do it again? Are we going to be able to come out on top again when we are not the favored team? Can Doctor Allen and his small cage team be rated the "best in the country" instead of just, "best in the west." We shall know by 10 o'clock tomorrow night.
In the national field: Two big national sports events take place tonight and tomorrow night respectively, besides the N.C.A.A. tournament in Kansas City. Tonight in Madison Square Garden, Joe Louis, Detroit, and Johnny Paychek, De Moines, will square off (only for a short time.) Louis is only a 10 to 1 favorite that he will successfully defend his title. In case some of you have a few minutes this evening, you might tune in N.B.C. and catch a short entertainment.
Tomorrow night, in Cleveland, two of the world's greatest distance runners will vie for championship honors in the three-mile race. Taisto Maki, outdoor three-mile champion from Finland, will meet the pride and joy of the American indoor track for the same distance, Gregory Rice, Notre Dame flash. Both of the runners have broken many records for the three-mile distance. It is slated as the "distance race of the century."
Happy birthday . . . to Man O'War on his 24th birthday. Twenty years ago the famous horse was the greatest three-year-old in racing. He is now retired to a farm.
Practice Game Today To Pick Diamond Team
The cry of "batter up" and the accompanying sound of batted balls rang over the practice field this afternoon as Coach Mike Getto's Jayhawk baseball squad played its first practice game of the season.
Still undecided on his starting lineup for the campaign opener with Rockhurst College here on April 10, Coach Getto will watch this afternoon's tilt with more than passive interest and by nightfall he should know a little more about the men who are to wear the Kansas uniform ___
John Burge, Knute Kresite, and "Red" Dugan, three candidates for opening day assignments will work on the mound this afternoon, and the Kansas manager said this morning that they might pitch for both teams before the game is over. Eldreth Cadwalader and Monte Merkel will take care of the catching duties.
Because he feels that his outfield will be equal if not superior to Big Six standard, Coach Getto has decided to shift Miller Cameron, speedy sophomore, from the outer garden to third base.
Larry Hensley, member of last year's team, Henry Horak, a southpaw who is showing plenty of batting power, Raymie Beims, Dean Martin, and Warner Coffin are being counted on to carry the load in the outfield this season.
Competition is still wide open at all the infield posts. Dorus Munsinger and Bob Hunt are staging a battle for short stop, while Norman Kraemer and Bob Chillson are alternating at the keystone sack.
At present, Getto has three candidates for first base, Darold Haynes, Lloyd Goddard, and "Red" Thompson, and he will have to delay his decision on this position until two members of the basketball team, Jack Sands and T. P. Hunter, report for practice.
Ralph Houk, Lawrence rookie catcher, who is playing his second year in the New York Yankee farm system, has been working out daily with the Jayhawks. He will report to the spring training practice of the Joplin, Mo., club of the Western Association on April 5.
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JAY McCREARY
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HERMAN SCHAEFFER
Missouri Rooting For Jayhawkers
A congratulatory telegram was received recently by C. H. Mullen, M.S.C. president, from Chaucey Stanberry, president of the Missouri University student government association, complimenting the Kansas student body on the recent Jayhawker victories over Rice and Southern California in the N.C.A.A. tournament held last week-end in Kansas City.
The telegram follows:
C. H. Mullen,
President Student Council,
Missouri student body sends heartiest congratulations on victories over Southern California and Rice best wishes for game with Indiana Saturday night. We're rooting for you.
Chauency Stanberry.
Student government association.
Picture of two Kansas University students greeting each other
Women's Intramurals
By CECIL KING
Entry blanks for spring sports were distributed to the women's intramural managers at a meeting yesterday afternoon in Robinson gymnasium.
Teams will begin competition in baseball, tennis doubles, horseshoes, archery, badminton, and golf the second week in April.
Entry blanks must be filled and returned to the gym office by Wednesday, April 3.
Monday at 4:30 in Robinson gymnasium instructions will be given to all girls who are interested in intramural baseball.
A varsity team has been selected from the women's intramural class teams. Only a first team was chosen. The forwards are Lenora
Four teams are still battling it out in the volley ball playoffs after first round results were turned in. The defending champions, Delta Upsilon, defeated Phi Psi, and the top seed Sig Alphs won from Kappa Sigma. In the other two games Sigma Nu won from Phi Gam and Beta defeated their arch rivals, the Galloping Dominoes.
The playoffs are being run on a double elimination basis, thus each team must lose two games before they are finally eliminated. This syste mis designed to prevent claims that a team 'ost by an unlucky break and really should have won.
Grizzell, junior, Corbin; Kathryn Schaake, freshman, Independent; and Helen Wilson, freshman, Watkins. Lois Wisler, senior, T.N.T.; Geardine Ulm, senior, T.N.T.; and Wanda Horosko, junior, I.W.W. are the varsity guards.
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