THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN KANSAS DROPS A PAIR OF GAMES TO PIKERS Whistle Stopped Rally in Second Game—Both Contests Close Laslett Starred in Series To Play Aggies This Week If Flu Ban is Lifted Kansas dopped two games to the Washington Pikers on Friday and Saturday. Both games were lost by close scores, the first 28 to 27 and the second 37 to 35. In the second game the Jayhawkers came from behind a d only lacked two points of tieing the game when the whistle stopped them. Laslett's four long whistles gave the Jayhawkers a wide whitie distance. Harms and Uhrlaub also played good ball in the Washington series. The team arrived home Sunday morning and if the flu ban is lifted in time they will play the Aggies here Friday and Saturday nights and finish the season with the Oklahoma team the following Friday and Saturday. The score of the Washington games: Kansas G. F.G. Rody 0 0 Bunn 5 0 Uhrlaub 1 5 Laslett 5 0 Lonborg 0 0 Olson 0 0 Fearing 0 0 Washington G. F.G. Marquard 6 0 Hurd 4 0 Lippert 2 0 Russell 1 1 Krease 0 0 2nd Game. Kansas G, F.G. F. Harmon 2 0 0 Burn 2 0 4 Urbiaub 4 5 0 Laslett 4 0 3 Lonborg 3 0 3 Washington G, F.G. F. Marquard 6 2 3 Burd 8 0 1 Lippert 2 0 0 Russell 1 1 3 Krahe 0 0 3 Basketball Flourishes for Twenty-Eight Years Basketball's 28th birthday finds the game flourishing as never before, and crowding baseball and track athletes for popular favor. It was a little over a quarter of a century ago that the first match game of basketball was played in Springfield, Mass., between two rival schools, one training school. The sport was invented by Dr. James A. Naismith, then of the Springfield institution and now of the University of Kansas. It is estimated that a quarter of a million persons now play basketball as members of regular clubs, and the sport has spread all over the United Europe, South Africa and the far east. In the early days of the game there were as many as 20 players on a side but since 1896 there have been five to a team. The rules have been standardized of late years, and basketball in its improved form, promises to become the great American indoor sport. Book Exchange Checks Delivered This Week The W. S. G. A. Book Exchange will be open in Fraser Hall at the following hours to give out the checks for those books which were sold: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30 to 11:30 clock and Thursday afternoon from 12:30 to 1:30. The money will be delivered personally and if not called for during these hours, the money will be turned back into the W. S. G. A. treasury. Send the Daily Kansan home. Airplanes For Sale Curtis J N 4's. Guaranteed absolutely now. While they last $3,000 f.o.b. Kansas City, Parts galore. Write for our dealers proposition. Mechanical and Flying Instructions. National Airplane School 512 East 8th St. Kansas City. Mo. Sixteen Teams Entered In Six-Day Bicycle Race Chicago, Feb. 23—A stranger arrived in Chicago to Febu. A six-day bike race, new to Chicago, opened here on Friday. York En- kirk is the starting line. Phil Elwell, manager of the race, said sixteen teams were ready to start. Among the well known speedsters awaiting the gun were: Eddie Madden and Alf Gloet, winning team of the New York race, John J. Stachel Pter Drobak, Joe Congrove, William Eager, Gus Lang, George Chapman, James Cobert, William Weimar and Charles Pierce. One Hundred and Fifty Per Cent Profit on Java Washington, Feb. 23. — A profit of one hundred and fifty per cent on coffee is being divided between wholesalers and retailers in this country, according to reports on imports and exports from the department of Commerce and Labor. According to Department of Commerce figures, the United States during 1919 imported 1,235,532,102 pounds of coffee, for which was paid $239,400,786, or an average of 19-31 cents a pound. Figures gathered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that during 1919, almost all of the imports, retailers charged an average of 47-4.5 cents a pound to consumers. compared with the price of coffee sold at retail in 1918, consumers today are paying exactly seventeen cents a pound. Very little coffee is produced within the United States and practically all sold is imported. Against this wide variance of buying and selling prices, coffee wholesalers charge there must be included increased shipping rates. While the average price per pound charged consumers was 47 3-10 cents, several cities paid more than half a dollar a pound. Art Students to Study Kansas City Collections The Fine Arts painting students with Prof. J, R. Frazier will spend Tuesday in Kansas City studying the pictures in the Fine Arts, Nelson and Finley Collections. Five of the students, Opal Griswl, fa'23; Essie Pumphrey, fa'23; Norma Batcheller, fa'21; Caherce Robbins; and Leland Benson, e20 went to Teopka Saturday to study the collection at Washburn University sent from New York b the Art Guild. Freshmen Defeat the Juniors While the Sophomores Lose to the Seniors FIRST AND LAST YEAR WOMEN ARE VICTORS Ban Prohibits Audience This Years Games Unusually Fast According to Miss Reid Freehm and seniors were the victors in the first games of the Woman's Interclass Basket Ball series, played Thursday evening. The contesting teams were freehm against junior teams and freeham against senior teams. On account of the fiit ban no spectators were allowed at the game. Although the juniors outplayed the freshmen in the last half the score was too great for them to overcome. The final score was: freshman 15 juniors 13, seniors 20, and sopho- posures 19. Josephine Kaufman (Capt.) at center and Justine Mossen at guard starred for the freshmen and Helen Barnett and Margaret Wasson for The sophonore-senior game was faster and more open than the first and the goal throwing on both sides was especially good. At the end of the first half the two stars were Valerie Zirkle and Marian Casey, and the major stars, Iris Russel and Ruth Pratt "These games indicate that this will be the fastest series the women have ever played and we hope the fun conditions will be such that spectators will be able to watch which will be played Wednesday," said Miss Hazel Pratt. Let us fit your feet with a pair of them, either in black or brown, with military Cuban or Baby Louis heel Priced The record of the plays follows: Freshmen (15) G. F.G.F. C. Pearson, f 0 3 0 C. Luff, f 0 0 0 J. Kauffman jc 4 0 5 L. Phillips rc 2 0 1 J. Mosse g 0 2 1 L. Hicks, g 0 2 2 THE new one hole tie or regular oxford s are the comfortable , sensible thing for climbing the hill. If your feet feel good you will be more successful in your work. Did you ever purchase a suit of clothes when you liked the material but there was no fit whatever connected with it? Avoid being disappointed and at a price no more, than is asked for ready made clothes. Totals ... 6 3 11 Juniors (12) ... F.G. T.F.F. M. Wasson, f ... z 3 0 M. Barnett, f ... 2 2 0 M. Hison, jc ... 0 0 1 M. Smith, (C), rc ... 0 0 0 M. Shaklee, g ... 0 0 0 M. Stauffer, g ... 0 0 1 Totals ... 4 5 4 Seniors (20) F.G. F.T. F. $9 to $12 OXFORDS Samuel G. Clarke 1033 Mass. St. NEWMAN'S For School Wear 805 Mass. Bring us your old Shoes For neat Repair Work I. Russel, f 3 2 E. Allen, f 3 0 E. Watt, jc 0 0 R. Trant, re 0 0 I. Tiben, g 0 0 B. Robertson, g 0 0 Totals 9 2 0 Sophomores (19) FG. F.G. T.F. V. Zirk, f 6 2 E. Williamson, f 0 1 L. Harkrader, jc 2 0 0 M. Casey, f 0 0 D. Light 0 0 0 C. Sparks 0 0 0 Totals ... 8 3 1 Basket Ball Results Princeton 25, Yale 10. Navy 24, Army 18. Emporia High 37, Iola 35. Chillicothe B. C. 36, Missouri Mill A. MITCHELL PALMER IS ON TRIP TO KANSAS Oklahoma 28, Kansas Agries 20 Oathe Boyes 12, La Cygne 9 Oathe Girlrs 29, LaCygne 14. Chicago 32, Michigan 19. Washington 7, Kansas 35. K. S. A. C. 87, Drury 19. Attorney General Declares Retail Meat Prices Must Follow Wholesale 16 Chicago, Feb. 23—Retail meat dealers have the urge by the U. S. Dist. Atty, that they must reduce their prices as the wholesale prices drop or submit their books to investigation by federal agents. This was revealed by h. U. S. Attorney General Palmer who stopped over while on his way to Topeka. "The price of meat has been falling three months but the retailers have not reduced their prices," Palmer said. "We old stock purchased at higher prices," said Palmer. "The old stock should be exhausted by this time, and unless the price to the consumer comes down soon, we will have to look into the question of the dealers' profits." Send The Daily Kansan home. 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