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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1939
Jayhawkers Cyclones Vie Here Monday
- Outcome of Battle Will Determine Second Place In Big Six; Kansas Is Favored to Win
The Jayhawkers will continue their conquest for the 1939 Big Six basketball championship, and attempt to avenge an early season defeat, when they clash with the Iowa State Cyclones in Hoch auditorium Monday night. At the present time the two schools are deadlocked for second place in the league standings with four victories and three losses.
In prophesying the outcome of this game, there are several factors that make Kansas pre-game favorites. The main one being the uncanny "home-court" jinx that has made this year's court race a "dog-fight". In 20 games so far this year all but one have been won by the victory over Texas, and the victory the Jayhawkers scored over Kansas State at Manhattan.
Another item that points to a victory for Kansas Monday night is the fact that the Cyclones have won only one game on a foreign court since 1953.
Since 1908, when the two teams met for the first time on the court, Kansas has compiled a total of 51 victories as compared to seven for the Coyotes. The Jayhawks have scored 687 points to Iowa State's 523.
By coincidence the northern school's first victory was scored in the 13th game, played in 1916. Fans won her most decisive victory in 1909 when they won 65-22. Incidentally Earl Woodward, Salina publisher, was captain of this team. Woodward has a son, Bab, on this year's freshman basketball squad.
Free Throws May Decide
Yet there is one fact that points to Iowa State as the probable victor. In most of the games Kansas has played in this year, free throws have been the difference between victory and defeat, and on charity tosses the Cyclones shine. So far this year Iowa State has averaged scoring 18 points from the free throw line per game. In that game, Iowa State played in so far this year they have scored 72 per cent of their gift throws.
Coach Louis Menze the team also boasts the number two and three men in the league's individual scoring race, Gordon Nicholas and Bob Harris. Incidentally both of these high scorers are sophomores.
Saturday night the Cyclones meet the Sooners at Norman, which will give them only one day's rest before taking off. The Reds contribute to a Kansas victory.
In the first meeting between these two teams this year on January 23, Iowa State triumphed 40-37. The leading players on bot ltteams were the two coaches sons, Bob Menzel who was high scorer for the evening with 13 points, and Bob Allen who "sparked" the team on defense and accounted for six of Kansas's points.
Denches On Miller
Coach Allen hopes that Ralph Miller, crippled sophomore forward, will prove the difference between victory and loss. In the first meeting in Ames this year, Miller played his worst game of the season. Since that time he has developed into the team's forward on the team. Cyclones must also plan on putting a tent on Lyman Corlis, randy senior guard, who collected 19 points in the Cornhusker game Tuesday night.
"Strings" Dixon a Football Tradition, Sees Good Prospect
Frank H. Dixon, lesn 57-year-old Negro, has established himself as a tradition with Kansas University football teams.
"Stings," as he is known by all his friends, has worked in and about Kansas Memorial Stadium and among football players so long—16 years—that it would seem peculiar to football men not to have him around
The veteran jack-of-all trades, up until last year, made all the trips with the team and never missed a game. He says that the trip to Philadelphia has been his best. He has ever made and the 1933 trip to South Bend was also a great one.
Dixon said that the best Kansas team he has seen play in the last sixteen years was the 1930 crew of huskies who were coached by W. H. "Bill" Hargiss, and that the game got the biggest "kick" out of the KU-NU. fracas two years ago in Lincoln when Kansas held the highly taut Huskers to a 13-13 deadlock.
When asked what he thought of the new coaching set up and prospects for next year's team, Dickson said, "I like the new coaches and I have a good team next year although it won't be any world bearer."
UNDER the WIRE By MILT MEIER
a story of "ifs": If Iowa State beats Oklahoma in Norman Saturday night and, if Kansas beats Iowa State here Monday night, the Jayhawks will be at the top of the standings when breakfast time rolls around Tuesday . . . but maybe not alone . . . if Missouri beats Nebraska at Lincoln Saturday and then play against Manhattan Monday, the Jayhawkers will be one half of the leading duo . . . this could go on indefinitely if you and I wanted it to, but we won't want it to. . . do we? . .
Aside to Gene (Topeka Daily
capital) Kemper: Lyman Corlis
pellis his has name with one s . . .
. . . . .
Alton Werner would be a likely candidate for the title "man without a country" literally . . . Mr. Kemper says Topea could claim him, because Alton's father is a minister in the capitol city . . . he is listed on the Nebraska roster as being from Kansas City, Kans. . . he played high school ball at Frankfurt, Kans. . . maybe he is from Kansas mates.
Lots of fans have been asking why Engleman didn't get to play more in Monday night's thriller . . . he scored five goals during the time he was on the firing line . . . all I can say is that Coach Allen probably has with players during the game . . . his "body" want to argue?...
“Little Comet” Ebling really lived up to his name in Monday's tilt . . . he was whizzing around all over the court after the ball . . . and getting it a large share of the time . . . he was the smallest man on the court . . . Betcha' Miller could close his eyes and hit a teammate with the ball . . . his passing is as faultless as that well known brand of starch.
Storm signal: You Jayhawkers want to start practicing on your free throwing for your tilt with Iowa State . . . the Cyclones have made 72 per cent of their charity touches this season. A week ago Monday may be decided that way . . . you only missed 13 gift shots against the Huskers . . .
Aside to Jim Raport. Although I have been sports ed of this sheet for eight or more years, I want to meet me last night on my "new" post-
Spring Practice For Gridsters Starts Monday
Gwinn Henry, new Jayhawker football coach, announced this morning that spring grid practice would start Monday, Feb. 27. Henry will reenter the coaching game after a two year lay-off.
- Henry Urges That All Men Interested in Football Report as Soon as Possible
rne head grid coach also announced that his two new assistants, Vic Hurt and Harry Lansing, were expected to arrive in Lawrence to assist in the spring training period. Hurt comes from Kansas from Tulsa University where he was head coach. Lansing received his coaching experience at Missouri where he was assistant to Henry.
Coach Henry expects all lettermen, squadman, and freshmen football players to turn out for spring practice. In addition, he invites all men to report for practice who would like to have a try at college football. The new Kansas coach has been told by many people that there are a good number of men of interest who should play fine varsity material if they would come out for football. In particular, he urges all men with high school or other gridiron experience to report.
Asks More Men Out
According to present plans the men will spend the first several weeks doing light work, designed to get them in condition. Considerable time will be spent installing Henry's football system, which differs considerably from the style used here last fall.
After several weeks of conditioning and fundamentals Henry intends to get down to hard work. The new coach believe in doing most of the heavy work in spring and applying the polish in the fall sessions. By employing such a system as this Henry believes he will have a good line on material before the season starts next fall.
Open With Drake
The Jayhawkers will open their 1939 grid campaign with Drake in Des Moines, Sept. 30. This is less than three weeks after the fall training season and scheduled for next year so far and a ninth contest is being sought.
tion ... P.S. I hear that you have been approved as swimming coach . anything to it? . . .
Rumors from the Southland have Oklahoma swimmers giving Iowa State's Big Six champions more trouble than flies on a diary . . . but they are not alone. Some letting any dust from the red dust state slow them down any . . .
The Texas Longhorns are tied for first place in the Southwestern conference cage race . . . Southern Methodist is in the driver's seat with them . . . The Mustangs were defeated by Baylor . . . Baylor is in fifth place. Baylor says that it won't cricket . . . but it is basketball. suh! . . .
See where Minnesota's Gophers were beaten again the other night... now they are singing "Just One More Chance" and a certain lad's prediction about their winning the Big Ten championships looks as wobbly as a drunkard in a revolving door... but they'll put your tokens on the line for Ray Harris, sophomore mile flash, to make the junt to the Illinois Relays.
One Hundred Fifty At Jamboree
McPherson High still is rolling along at top speed in the Central Kansas league . . . El Dorado and Winfield Hills still in a first round victory in Ohio. Wellington High is right their heirs . . . Hasta manana . . .
The Jay Jane Jamboree, which was the first of an annual event, was held in the newly-built 4 to 5:30 yesterday afternoon. About 159 women attended. The Jamboree is given in order that University women may become better acquainted. Dancing, bridge, and ping pong were featured. Refreshments were served.
University of Kansas swimmers will have a busy weekend, being scheduled to meet the Nebraska swimming team at Lincoln Friday and the Kansas State swimmers at Manhattan Saturday.
Kansas Splashers Have Busy Week
The meet Saturday will be the team's fourth in eight days and the Jayhawks should have acquired some valuable experience at the end of that time. At the start of the season, most of the candidates for the team were relatively inexperienced.
In their two previous meetings, the Jayhawks were defeated by Iowa State and lost to Washington University, and individual standouts on the Kansas team are Proctor Ritchie, senior from Wichita, and Paul White, a junior from Garden City. Although Ritchie is not quite up to his form of last year yet, he has been making good times in the 150-80 game and the 60-40 dash. White is one of the best drivers in the Big Six.
Coach James Report intends to take ten men on the trip to Lincoln and Manhattan. They are P Ritchie, White, Dean Ritchie of Wichita, Bo Means of Kansas City, Mo. Frank Wilson of Kansas City, Kan. Art Poindexter of Wichita, Leo Johnson of Bartlesville, Okla. Ray Lawrence of Smith Center, Kenneth Rosebush of Iola, and either James Dryden of Ellsworth or Byron Yost of Sabeth.
The probable Kansas entries are:
300-yard medley, MeMelson, Wison,
pointexter; 220-yard dash, John-
stone; 50-yard dash, P. Ritchie,
Lawrence; diving, White, Lawrence;
100-yard dash, Rosebush, P. Ritchie,
D. Ritchie; 220-yard stroke,
D. Ritchie; 220-yard swim, Pointexer;
440-yard relay, P. Ritchie, D.
Ritchie, Rosebush, Dryout or Yost.
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Kappa Sig's, Beta's and
Sigma Chi's Win; Maier
Scores 46 Points
E. Maier, Galloping Dominoes star forward, went on a scoring spree last night and made 46 points to lead his team to a 76 to 44 victory over the Rock Chalk. Maier caged 11 from 19 as the Rangers' time his team was leading 38 to 23.
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He continued the torrid gues in the second half with 11 more field goals and also added two free throws. The Rock Chalk队 put up a good fight but could not stop Maier. However, its two-man offense functioned well. Moritz and Woolverton, forwards, accounted for 19 points each.
The Division leading Delta Chi队 kept up its victorious march by turning back Sigma Nu 31 to 15. SigmaNu grabbed an early lead and was setting the pace at the end of the first quarter but a Delta Chi rally pulled it up to a tie at the half. Delta Chi put on the power in the third quarter and forged into the lead and then refused to let Sigma Nu have as much as a free throw in the last quarter. Burton was high scorer for the Delta Chi with nine points while Stipp was high point man for the Sigma Nu with five.
Kappa Sigma remained in the fight for the Division championship by defeating an inferior Sig Eip team 46 to 26. Kappa Sig had little difficulty in running up a 27 to 13 lead at the half and then went on to win handily. Clover and Hensley each scored 12 points for the winners and Gaskill led the Sig Eip's with. A tall Beta Theta Pi team had little trouble in literally playing over the heads of a small Acacia team. The
Beta's were held to only 16 points the first half but from there on their superior height and large supply of capable substitutes began to take its toll. The Beta's finally won 43 to 17 with McCaslin taking scoring honors both times while his teammate, Don Pierce, followed close behind with ten.
Sigma Chi put on a last half rally to run up a 27 to 19 victory over the Phi Gam's. The score at the half was to 8 to Sigma Chi, but Souderg got "hot" for the Sigma Chi and poured in four goals and a free throw to give Souderg an early victory. Souderg took the scoring honors of the game with 11 points while Volker was making eight for the Phi Gam's.
In the only other game scheduled, Phi Mu Alpha won by default when the Bar-X-Boys failed to arrive in time.
Cafeteria Starts Spanish Table
Karl Ruppenthal, c39, announces that the Spanish table will meet at the cafetera each Friday noon at 12:30. All students interested in bettering their Spanish are invited to attend. Last year the table was very popular.
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