SECTION D
75th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXVI
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1939
SPORTS
NUMBER 161
Bausch Voted Outstanding Athlete
Cunningham Best Known Athlete
- The Elkhart Flash Has Been America's Premiere Miler for Nearly Eight Years; Clean Living and Sportsmanship Bring National Respect for One Of the State's Outstanding Sports Figures
By Jim Bell. c'40
Several weeks ago at the Kansas Relays two men running alone rounded the last turn at the north end of the Memorial stadium. One of these men, running on the outside, unleashed a blinding burst of speed and pulled away to lead his opponent to the tape by several yards. The crowd rose and thundered an ovation to the winner. He was Kansas' best known athlete in recent history—Glenn Cun- two miles fell before his flying
Glenn became a runner in the hard way. The story of how he was severely burned in a fire when he was a young boy has been told and re-told for years. Glenn's legs still bear the scars of that first encounter with destiny.
Glenn, who is now 30 years old, has been the world's premiere miler for nearly eight years. Since he was an undergraduate, the national press has recognized the Jahawk Flyer as being without a doubt the fastest thing on two legs for the distance of one mile.
First Race at Fair
Cunningham ran his first race at a county fair. He was standing around the infield before the start and said, "I'll ask him if he would like to run."
Photo by Brandt
Being a natural competitor, young Cunningham jumped at the invitation. One of the local amateur track coaches told him to take it easy and not to run too hard so he would have enough left to finish.
With these pre-race instructions the Elkhard Flyer started his first race. He poked along behind the pack, following instructions from his "coach" for the first half mile. Then he got tired of the slow pace. He jumped off the field and started running his own race. He won it easily.
Decides on Mt. Oread
Glenn got down to serious running while he was in high school at Elkhard, a little village near the Kansas-Oklahoma line. He held the Kansas interscholastic mark at 4:31.4 and the state mark of 4:28.3. Cunningham went to the national scholastic meet in Chicago and left the field far behind when he turned in a 4:24.7 performance.
His Relays mark, set in 1530, remained the standard until a few weeks ago when another boy from a small town broke it. The eight year old record fell before his flying feet of Randolph Woolk of Gessel.
In 1831, Glenn packed his suit case and climbed him M. Ortec. Brussel Hamilton took him under his very capable wing and started him on the road which eventually took him to the top of troop and field success.
During his first season of varsity competition under Bill Hargiss, present coach of track at Kansas, he broke records right and near. Every one of the Jayhawker dual meet marks from one-half mile to
two miles fell before his flying spikes. He topped the season off with a 4:11.1 mile at the National Collegiate meet in Chicago. At that time his mark was the fastest out of them, binned by an American On to Olympics
Not content with his great record in 1532, Glenn went on to the Olympics. He beat the supposedly unbatable Gene Venske to be the number one man on the United States' mile entry. He won his heat easily, but placed fourth in the finals behind Luigi Beccall of Italy.
From that point, Gleim his continued winning races to the present day. He has won consistently, dropping a very small percentage of his
His indoor seasons have been filled with victories. He usually starts the outdoor tour slowly, building to a peak during the early part of the summer at the A.A.U. games.
In 1933 he became the first Kan萨 to win the coveted Sullivan award given each year to the nation's outstanding athlete. If it were not for the fact that winners of the award may not receive it for a second time, he probably would have won it several times since.
Burns Un Princeton Track
Cunningham led the American qualifiers in the 1936 Olympic games at Berlin, placing behind Jack Lovevelock of England.
Gleim's fastest outdoor time is 4:06.7 made at Princeton. His best indoor effort was made during the 1937-38 indoor season when he field house to hit the tape in *404.4*. burned the boards of the Dartmouth This last mark is the fastest mile ever run by a human being.
Last summer after Glen completed his Ph.D. work at N.Y.U. he returned to Mt. Oread to take employment with the University. He is now connected with the extension division as a lecturer.
Cunningham is as yet undecided as to whether he will compete in the 1040 Olympics. He is training with him in mind, but he is still uncertain.
A track coach is known by the athletes that he produces. If that is true, and it is generally accepted to be so, then Bill Hargiss, Kansas mentor for many years, is a great coach.
You can tell that Bill's a trackman from way back. It's in his walk. For years track has been in his blood. That short springing stride of his with swinging arms is the same sort of stride you see sprinters use.
At the turn of the present decade, Hargiss packed his bags and moved to the State University to coach football and track. His foot team in 180 was the one Kansas team to win a big Six title.
Hargiss Produces Great Athletes
When he began coaching at Emporia, there was another present day Jayhawk coach working down at the other end of the street at the College of Emporia. That man was Gwain Henry, Kansas director of educational programs at Bill and Gwain were friendly rivals. Their teams fought some great
"Big Bill" started his athletic career at Emporia State Teachers College as an undergraduate. He performed in all branches of sport, exe- tricist and track. He is remembered today as one of Emporia's greatest athletes
Old McCook Field
Memorial Stadium History Reveals Intense Loyalty Among Backers of Project
By Don Thomas, c'41
The history of the Kansas Memorial stadium involves a background of Kansas City league parks, McCook Field, and intense school spirit among its alumni, students and friends throughout this region.
Originally, the larger football games were played in Kansas City. Later, when the attempt was made to play all home games in Lawrence, the McCook Field stadium proved to be inadequate and risky. So the $ ^{o}$
student body started the million dollar Loyalty Memorial Fund campaign and completed the stadium in 1927.
K. U. played its first full season of football in 1891, the same year that the annual Thanksgiving M.U.-K.U. rivalry began. In 1890 and 1891, the home games were played at the corner of Massachusetts Auditorium (twentyeth) where the Lawrence Memorial high school now stands.
First Games Played in Kansas City
Recognizing the need for a larger field for the MU-KU. game than either school had, the athletic boards are to have the game played at the parks of Kansas City until 1911.
From 1891-1901, the game was played in Sportsman Park, home of the Kansas City Blues when they were in the Western Association. In 1902 they changed parks with the Blues to the American Association
Meanwhile, the large slice of gate receipts demanded by the owner of the home field aroused the interest of the students and alumni in a new University stadium and athletic field. Two sites were considered suitable. One, just east of Mount Owen, then a landmark of vacant mortal ruins, the side of the Memorial stadium stands today.
Coluncl Mc Cook Donates $2,500
park. They moved to the Gordon-Koptel Field in 1908.
The movement came to a standstill when it was discovered that the legislature was not friendly to the idea. Realizing the need, an ardent sport follower, Colonel McCook, a celebrated Civil War veteran, did march 2300. The Memorial station was chosen and named McCount Field.
1. James Bausch 109
2. Glenn Cunningham 83
3. Tony Johnson 58
4. Charlie Black 28
5. Ray Ebling 13
6. Fray Pralle 8
7. Arthur "Dutch" Lonborg 7
8. "Frosty" Cox 4
9. Ralph Miller 4
10. Everett Bradley, Clvde
The first MU-K.U. game to be played on a home field was played in 1911 at Missouri. By this time, the team had its seat setting capacity to seethe crowd.
Results of Kansan Greatest Athlete Poll Glenn Cunningham Trails Jim In Poll
10. Everett Bradley, Clyde Coffman, Ormond Beach
As a 1914 Christmas present, the
department of paleontology received
a fossilized shark from the chalk
cliffs near Gove City, where the
world-famous Rock Chalk J ay
'Hawk yell first originated.
When Jawhayk endermet met the Missouri Tigers in 1915, they were instructed to "lay emphasis on the relay races and keep out of the open events as much as possible" because "little credit and no trophy goes to the team scoring the most points," and the relarley events means a couple of souvenirs for the Robinny trophy room."
and the last game had been played in Kansas City.
After the war, rotting bleachers and high maintenance costs fitted in well with the student search for a memorial to KU's war heroes.
18,000 See First Game in Stadium The million dollar Loyalty Memorial Fund campaign started in the fall of 1912 with the object of raising $300,000 each for a University and a student Union building.
With the campaign under way, "Phog" Allen and two engineers made an inspection trip of the East and reported that the Princeton stadium seemed the best style of structure for the proposed memorial.
The first units of Memorial stadium were completed in 1921 in time for the annual Thanksgiving K.U.-M.U. game. The largest crowd up to that time, 18,000, saw Kansas defeat Michigan 15-9.
The original form of the vell was "Rah Bah! Jayhawk, K.U." Professor A. R. Marsh, who was connected with the department of Enu-
Rock Chalk Yell--
Dean of College Chants Has Travelled To All Corners of the Civilized World
The dean of college chants is the product of EHS. Bailey, who submitted it to the University Science Club on May 21, 1866. Adopted for the club yell, it proved so popular that the University used it as a school hall decoration. It was proved so awe-inspiring and unique that other schools began to copy it.
Probably the most famous college yell in America, the "Rock Chalk, Jaw Heyw, K.U." of the University has been heard all over the world.
By Eldon Corkill, c'41
lish from 1886 to 1888, suggested that "Rock Chalk" might be substituted for "Rah Rah." He observed that it not only rhymed with Jayhawk, but was also symbolic of the chalk strata of the Cretaceous geological period which covers much of Kannan and forms a large part of Mount Oread.
---Rings the Bell
Take Rock Chalk To War
During the World War enlisted men were so shuffled about that regiments were made up of soldiers from many states. Finally, the University of Kansas doughbags, hoping to find other Jayhawkers, hit upon the idea of chanting their yell to passuals. They would chant
"Rock Chaw-awk, Jay Haw-awk!
After a pause, the answer "Kay U-oo" would be heard from Kansans in the other regiment.
Other American soldiers and the French, British, and Belgian troops were impressed with the haunting musical cadence, and the "Rock Chalk" became a war cry. When the "boys" went over the top the battle-field resounded with the yell of the Jawhawkers.
The yell was first used on the battlefield by Company H of the Spanish-American war in 1898. When the first Kansas man fell in
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- Outstanding Sports Writers Aid Daily Kansan In Selecting All Time Greats; Others Named Include Tommy Johnson, Charlie Black, Ray Ebling, "Dutch" Lonborg, "Frosty" Cox, Fred Pralle, Clyde Coffman, Everett Bradley, Ralph Miller, and Ormond Beach
By William Fitzgerald, c.39
James "Jarring Jim" Bausch, all-around sports star, was voted KU,'s greatest athlete in a Daily Kansan pill of selected mid-western sportswriters, it was announced today. On a basis of 13 points for first place, 10 for second, 7 for third, 4 for fourth, and 1 for fifth, Bausch compiled a total of 109 to 83 for Glenn Cunningham, famous miler, who finished in second place.
Tommy Johnson, almost a k
pollled 58 votes; Charlie Black,
28 Ray Ebling, 13; Fred Prule,
8; Arthur "Dutch" Lonborg, 7;
Ralph Miller and "Frosty" Cox,
4 apiece; and Everett Bradley,
Ormond Beach, and Clyde Coffman,
all with one vote apiece.
It was Bausch and Cunningham all the way with the all around record of the former probably accounting for his victory. On the other hand, many of the writers called Cunningham the finest publicity maker the school has ever had, and termed him as the "man who has done the most for Kansas athletes."
Other Kansas greats figuring prominently in the voting were Tommy Johnson, almost a legendary Jayhawker who, who
A Sensational Career
Bausch's victory recalls his sensational athletic career on Mt. Orcad, which he topped off in 1922 by winning the world decathlon championship at the Olympic games. He was a powerhouse backpack in football and was named on the all-conference team in 1930 when Kansas came through with its lone Big Six championship. He performed at center for Doctor Allen and his basketball team.
During Jim's last year, the Kansas athletic council, declared him ineligible for track so that Kansas could get back into the conference with the so-called "pure" members. Bauch had accused of being in contact with the Big Six "Bigwigs" who couldn't stand to see Kansas win a conference football title, ruled the Jayhawks out of the conference because of Bauch. Instead of standing back of its super athlete the abusive Big Six agreed to side of other members regardless of the cost, and judged Rub out.
Cunningham was commended by many writers for the clean way he has always conducted himself, and for his consistency in keeping at the top of American milers. According to Earl (Journal World) Potter, "Cunningham has won more good publicity for the school, state and nation than any other athlete." Carroll Praises Johnson
Purke (Kansas City Journal) Carroll in commenting on Tommy Johnson's said that while he had never seen Johnson in action, he had heard enough about the diminutive speedster to consider him one of the school's greatest athletic figures. Johnson, who had less equipment and coaching personnel to develop, was a three sports star, and is credited with defeating Nebraska almost single-handedly one year.
Charlie Black was the only other athlete given serious consideration. Black was all-conference in football and basketball and captained the ever-victorious basketball team in 1923, and captured the never-attached football team of the same year. Black also lettered in baseball.
Ray Ebling got the first choice vote of Art Johnson, (Ames, Ia., Daily Tribune) because he considered Ebling to be Kansas' greatest basketball player, and basketball has been Kansas' most successful sport. Fred Prule was given two votes for the same reason. Parke Carroll considers Pralle the best KU's long list of all-stars. It is certain that both men added much to the Jay-hawker career history.
Arthur "Dutch" Lonborg was mentioned by Pete (Wichita Eagle) Lightner for his basketball and football ability. Lonborg was later to win fame as Northwestern basket-ball coach. "Frosty" Coxen, now head
Bausch Starred For Jayhawkers In Three Sports
Rv Larry Winn. c'41
★ The Nickname, "Jamming Jim" Meant Only Grief to Other Conference Schools Causing Them to Protest
James Aloysius Bausch, better known to the Kansas students as "Jarring Jim," was one of the greatest athletes to ever graduate from the University of Kansas. Even today we realize that Jim was one of the Jayhawker athletes to put Kansas on the map in sports.
During his days in the University, Bausch participated in almost every sport on the Hill. He was one of the mainstays of the he Jayhawker football teams n the years of 1929-30. It was then that he received his nickname of "Jarring Jim" from sports reporters that watched him play football with the Kansan. He was six team both on those years.
Bausch also played center on Dr. Forrest Allen's basketball team in 1929-30. He played a steady game and was one of the outstanding members of the team. Since Jim left Kansas, he has been playing basketball with a professional team in college. As a result, he the main cog in the defeat of Babe Didrickson's all-American team in the capital city.
Won Olympic Decathlon
Won Olympic Decayation
Most famous among his honors are the ones that he won in track and field. Bausch was the winner of the
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basketball coach at Cooladra University; Everett Bradley, second place winner in the 1920 Pentathlon Olympics, who once scored 29 points in the 1920 Pentathlon Olympics, in Clyde Coffman, Olympic decathlon star; and the late Ormond Beach, great defensive fullback, recently killed in an oil tank explosion on Laconia Island, were also mentioned by the experts. Ralph Miller, sophomore all-around star, was the only undergraduate mentioned. Miller still has two years of competition.