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SPORTS
JNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20; 1940.
Battle With K-State Tonight
Simonizing SportS
By JAY SIMON
Just as if it wasn't enough to be playing five of these last six games on the road, the Jayhawker basketball team has to subject itself to the "final game fling" of five of its six remaining opponents.
Tonight at Manhattan the Kansas State five drops an early curtain on it's 1939-40 basketball drama. Saturday night at Lincoln the Nebraska Cornhuskers close out the campaign against Dr. F. C. Allen's pennant-bent Jayhawkers.
March 1 when Missouri comes to Mt. Oread for what is expected to be the championship game the Tigers will have played out their string. March 4 the Jayhawkers run up to Omaha for a game with Creighton and the Bluejays will be bidding adieu to the hardwoods until next winter.
When Kansas plays Oklahoma,
at Norman, March 8, it will not
only close the season for the Soon-
ers, but also for the Jayhawkers
and the Big Six conference as well.
From here on out the only team Kansas plays that is not out for its last chance is Iowa State, Feb. 27 at Ames. And any time you think a team doesn't fight just a little bit harder when it knows it's the last chance to salvage a little glory for the season or some of the seniors think about it being their last game of collegiate basketball, then peaches aren't fruit.
Johnny Kline, the big rebounder who can do just about everything but make free throws, is learning to shoot them with one hand. Up to now the only time Kline has aimed from the charity line was on the first of two free throws or when double fouls were committed. His percentage was so poor that on singles he took the ball out of bounds instead of trying the shot. But now Coach Allen has Johnny laying the leather on his right hand, steadying it momentarily with his left, and shooting it up much as a bowler heaves his spherical weapon. He is getting much better results than he did with the conventional, two-handed method.
The Jayhawkers may forsake their sterotyped, "three men out-two men in" offense for awhile tonight in favor of a formation that puts the pivot man under the basket and a forward in each corner... Red Littler, Nebraska speedster, tied the American indoor record for the 300-yard dash when he negotiated the distance in 31.2 at the Illinois Relays Saturday night . . . And the Huskers' Hunt cleared 13 feet 6 inches in the pole vault which makes him look awful mean to the rest of the Big Six rod-riders . . . The Washington University swimming team, which competed with the Jayhawk mermen here this afternoon, was outspashed by the Kansas State tankers yesterday at Manhattan . . . It will be a busy day, athletically, for Kansas Saturday.
Tilt to Open Second Half For Kansas
Starting Lineups
Kansas Pos. K-State
Miller F Langvardt
Engleman F Horacek
Allen C Reed
Harp G Seelye
Voran G Holstrom
The Jayhawker basketball team goes to Manhattan tonight for a rousing game with the Aggies to open its second half drive toward the Big Six title.
Kansas State should give the Allenmen a real battle, if recent games with the Wildcats are any indication. Last year at Manhattan the Jayhawkers had to make the most sensational rally of the season to pull the game out of the fire. With only 10 minutes to play, Kansas trailed by 12 points, but it won 40 to 38.
First Game Close
Earlier this season the two teams clashed at Lawrence in a thriller which the Jayhawks won, 34 to 33, when Bruce Voran dropped a free throw with only six seconds to go.
Despite the fact the Wildcats are closing their season tonight, and will be battling for all they are worth, they may not be as troublesome as they were here. Ervin Reid, star center, is injured and may not play at all. Danny Howe, crack sophomore forward, was lost when he failed to make his grades, and Joe Robertson, senior forward, is out
Halftime and final scores on the Kansas-Kansas State basketball game will be available at the Daily Kansan office tonight. Call KU 25 or 26.
with an injured ankle.
They will be counting heavily on a pair of guards, Melvin Seelye and Norris Holstrom, who played brilliantly in the game here. Engleman A Starter.
Dr. F. C. Allen said this morning he planned to start Ralph Miller and Howard Engleman at forwards, Bob Allen at center, and Dick Harp and Bruce Voran at guards.
gleman A Starter
Kansas must win tonight in order to stay in the running with Missouri for the Big Six championship. Saturday night the Jayhawkers go to Lincoln to meet Nebraska and continue on to Ames for a Monday night game with Iowa State.
Johnny Kline, big rebounder, and Don Ebling, streaking forward, will carry the brunt of the relief duty.
The cagers go to Lincoln to meet Nebraska, the indoor track team will be off to Columbia for a dual with John Munski and company, and the swimming team will stay home to indulge in competitive bathing with the Cornhuskers.
Big Six Scoring Leaders---
| | games | fg | ft | pts | ave |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Jimmy McNatt, Oklahoma, f | 8 | 48 | 8 | 104 | 13.0 |
| 2. Ralph Miller, Kansas, f | 5 | 19 | 11 | 49 | 9.8 |
| 3. Bob Allen, Kansas, c | 5 | 20 | 9 | 49 | 9.8 |
| 4. Gordon Nicholas, Iowa State, c | 7 | 21 | 12 | 53 | 7.7 |
| 5. Marvin Mesch, Oklahoma, g | 7 | 21 | 10 | 52 | 7.4 |
| 6. Herb Scheffler, Oklahoma, c | 8 | 21 | 15 | 57 | 7.1 |
| 7. Blaine Currence, Missouri, c | 8 | 23 | 9 | 55 | 6.9 |
| 8. Clay Cooper, Missouri, f | 8 | 21 | 11 | 53 | 6.6 |
| 9. Sid Held, Nebraska, g | 9 | 21 | 15 | 57 | 6.3 |
| 10. Frank Tallman, Nebraska, g | 9 | 24 | 8 | 56 | 6.2 |
| 11. Jean Horacek, Kansas State, f | 9 | 24 | 8 | 54 | 6.2 |
| 12. Don Ebling, Kansas, c | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 6.0 |
| 13. Chris Langvardt, Kansas State, f | 9 | 19 | 15 | 53 | 5.9 |
| 14. Irven Yaffe, Nebraska, f | 9 | 20 | 12 | 52 | 5.8 |
| 15. Al Budolfson, Iowa State, f | 7 | 16 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 |
| 16. Martin Nash, Missouri, g | 8 | 19 | 6 | 44 | 5.5 |
| 17. John Lobser吉, Missouri, g | 8 | 19 | 4 | 42 | 5.2 |
| 18. Haskell Tison, Missouri, c | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 6.0 |
| 19. Bob Menze, Iowa State, g | 7 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 4.7 |
| 20. Ervin Reid, Kansas State, c | 7 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 4.7 |
A.-M., Sooners Tangle Tonight
Norman, Okla., Feb. 20—Winners of 21 consecutive basketball games, Coach Hank Iba's polished court Titans from Oklahoma A. and M. college will raid the Fieldhouse here tonight striving for a plunder they have obtained only once in the six years the Iron Duke has coached at Stillwater, a victory over Oklahoma's Sooners at Norman.
Because of their greater consistency and their famous clutch kick, Iba's Imps will be at least an even bet here Tuesday in spite of the Norman jinx. They might even be favored were it not for the fact that Coach Bruce Drake's boys are due to rebound strongly from the Missouri defeat. In that game Oklahoma hit only 14.7 percent of its shots.
Gordon Clucas, gr., has been named to succeed Ed Hall as the student athletic representative on the University of Kansas Athletic Board. C. H. Mullen, president of the M.S.C. made the appointment recently.
Since that upset loss, the Sooners, refreshed by a three-day practice layoff, have been licking their wounds and thinking about the Aggies and Tuesday night. Sensation of the Big Six race this year with six consecutive victories until the Tigers trimmed them, the university boys will try a comeback in an effort to regain prestige they lost in the Missouri defeat and also the previous beating at Stillwater.
At Stillwater last month Iba's team won, 26 to 19, although the score was tied 19-19 with only two minutes to go and the Sooners had the ball. Harvey Slade's clever passing and his long goals in the climax sparked the Aggie triumph, although Gene Smelzer's spirited rebound play and the tremendously tight Aggie defense also were factors.
Tonight's game looms as a lowscore, defensive combat, same as the recent battle at Stillwater when Coach Drake's Sooners locked the Aggies in as tight a defensive vice as the Farmers themselves twisted upon the Sooners.
Gordon Clucas Named Athletic Board Member
A. S.C.E. Meeting Thursday Night The A.S.C.E. will hold a meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Marvin hall.
A.S.C.E. Meeting Thursday Night
To Start Again
HOWARD ENGLEMAN
Howard Engleman, junior forward who has been out of the starting lineup since early in the season, will be at one of the forwards when the Jayhawkers take the floor against Kansas State tonight.
Kansas-Washington Swimming Records
Following are the records for the Kansas - Washington University swimming meet, being held here this afternoon.
Meet Records
50 yard dash, :25.7, Ritchie, Kansas,
1938.
100 yard dash, 56.8, Varney, Washington, 1937.
220 yard swim, 2:18.4, C. Staley,
Washington, 1938.
440 yard swim, 5:18.7, C. Staley Washington, 1938.
Back stroke, 1:45.5, Kiessling,
Washington, 1937.
Breast stroke, 2:34.7, Brand, Washington, 1938.
400 yard relay, 4:00.3, Washington (Toon, Burdick, Kiessling, Skinner), 1938.
300 yard medley, 3:08.5, Washington (Kiessling, Brand, Varney), 1937.
Marks in the 220-yard swim and the medley relay are also the pool records.
Stretch Drive Just Ahead In Intramurals
As the intramural basketball season moves into the home stretch, certain teams loom up as possible title contenders. The championship playoff series will begin Wednesday, March 6.
Three teams lead the fraternity division, Division I, with only one defeat apiece. They are Delta Chi, Phi Gamma Delta, and Sigma Alpha Epilon. Trailing these leaders closely are Phi Delta Theta, Beta Theta Pi, and Alpha Tau Omega. The Delta Chi's are a cinch for a playoff berth. Their remaining opponents are Pi K. A. and the Phi Delt's. The Phi Gam's oppose the Acacia's, Sigma Nu's and Sig Ep's. None of these teams should give them trouble. The Sig Alph's engage the Delta Tau's.
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