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University Daily Kansan Thursday, Dec. 4. 195
University Daily Kansan SPORTS
Floyd Beams Over Trophy
Top Player Award To Homer Floyd
Homer Floyd, one of the greatest athletes ever to play football at KU, was presented the Ormand Beach Memorial trophy last night at a dinner dance honoring the 1958 Jayhawker football squad.
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy, in presenting the coveted award to the All-Conference hallback said:
"Homer Floyd is one of the finest young men that I have ever known, en or off the football field, in Lawrence or any other place I have been."
The trophy is given each year by Mrs. Ormand Beach in memory of her husband, a former KU fullback, who was killed in an accident in Canada. It goes to the player who, in the estimation of his teammates, showed the greatest ability, sportsmanship and value to the team. All players were awarded transistor radios.
Vanatta Tops in Scholarship
The Art Weaver scholarship award went to Chet Vanatta, senior lineman, who has a 2.6 grade point average.
Charles Baer, chairman, advisory committee on college athletics, said in making the award to the business major from Bartlesville, Okla.:
"This is a remarkable scholastic record when you consider the hundreds of hours Chet Vanatta has put in on the football field during spring practice and in the fall.
"The varsity football team has not only worked hard on the gridiron this fall but the 1.7 grade average of the team and the 2. grade point average of the seniors indicates the players have worked hard at their studies."
John Wertzberger received the John Pensinger efficiency award, which goes to the senior letterman who has progressed the most during
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Murphy Expresses Gratitude
the season and who missed very little game and practice time. Coach Jack Mitchell made the award.
In paying tribute to the varsity football players, who with their wives and dates were guests of the Downtown Quarterback club, the chamber of commerce and the KU Athletic Association, Chancellor Murphy said;
"I want to express to the varsity squad how much the faculty, students and friends of the University have appreciated your role in football this season.
"The scholarship record of the seniors is an achievement that should be noted. It proves that intercollegiate athletics should not interfere with a young man getting a first-rate education."
In complimenting the coaching staff the chancellor said:
"Jack Mitchell is one of the nicest things that ever happened to Kansas. We are proud of him and the fine group of gentlemen he has brought with him as coaches."
A. C. (Dutch) Lonborg, athletic director, presided during the program.
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Cronin Will Be 1st Ex-Player At AL Controls
WASHINGTON — (UPI)— Joe Cronin, a one-time weak-hitting rookie shortstop who landed in baseball's hall of fame, will officially be named American League president within the next two weeks.
Cronin is virtually "signed, sealed and delivered" to take over as successor to Will Harridge, United Press International learned today.
When the 52-year-old general manager of the Boston Red Sox is named, he will become the fourth president in league history and the first former ball player to achieve that eminence.
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According to the UPI informant, Cronin was ticketed for the job even before Harridge formally announced his resignation yesterday at the baseball meetings here.
IM Schedule Begins Today
Intramural basketball action moves into high gear today with 13 Fraternity A and C games scheduled to be plaved.
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It is the policy of the Daily Kansan to print short summaries of A games and scores of other B and C games. This is done only if scorekeepers or managers of the A team write players' names in full and include all game information on the backs of the scorecards.
**Fraternity A** — Triangle vs. Alpha Tau Omega, 6:15; Pi Kappa Alpha vs. Lambda Chi, 7:15; Delta Upsilon vs. Alpha KappaLambda, 4:15; Sigma Phi Epsilon vs. Beta Theta Phi, 5:15.
Games Todav
Fraternity C — Beta Theta Phi vs.
Sigma Nu III, 4;51; Delta Upsilon X
vs. Phi Gamma Delta IV, 4;15; Phi
Delta Theta II vs. Phi Kappa Psi II,
5:00; Beta Theta Phi IV vs. Sigma
Nu II, 5:00; Sigma Phi Epsilon II vs.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon III, 5:45; Phi
Delta Theta I vs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
II, 6:30; Beta Theta Phi II vs.
Phi Gamma Delta I, 6;30; Sigma Phi
Epsilon vs. Sigma Phi, 7:15;
and Phi Delta Theta IV vs. Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, 7:15.
Pettit Takes Over NBA Scoring Lead
ST. LOUIS — (UP1) — Bob Petit's patience and accuracy have finally rewarded him with the National Basketball Association scoring lead.
Pettit poured in 34 points against Boston last night to help the St. Louis Hawks to a 119-110 verdict and elevate him to the top rung in scoring with $35 points, Idle Elgin Baylor of Minneapolis has 30 less.
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Tigers Win Opener; Sooners Not So Lucky
Charles Henke, 6-7 sophomore playing his first game, sparked the Missouri victory over defending Southwest Conference co-champion Arkansas. He sank a wide-open layup in the overtime to put the Tigers ahead 71-69 and then added a free throw with 31 seconds left and Missouri was beyond reach.
Big Eight games Saturday night:
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Most other conference teams stepped into basketball play Monday night. Oklahoma State starts its season play tonight against Texas Western. A near-full slate is scheduled for this Saturday all with non-conference foes.
Texas Tech relied on its experience as it rallied to a 73-64 victory to spoil the Sooners' opener.
Canisius' Golden Griffins will be basing their victory hopes on a group of sophomores when KU meets them Saturday night.
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Seven of the top 14 men on coach Joe Curran's sound are sophomores.
Two more Big Eight teams tasted their first 1958-59 basketball action last night, but one of them was beaten. The loser was Oklahoma, whose perennial genius on the football field does not extend to the basketball court.
Washington at Colorado; Kansas at Canisius; Purdue at Missouri; Montana State at Nebraska, and Indiana at Kansas State.
Texas Tech led by only a point, 33-32, at halftime, then with the help of Oklahoma errors, built up a 14-point margin and hung onto it through the closing minutes for the win.
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Missouri defeated Arkansas 74-71 in an overtime in the other game.
Basketball hopes at the Buffalo, N.Y., school took a drop when it was revealed that Sarafinas, a 6-foot 6-inch sophomore from Philadelphia, and the top center prospect for the Golden Griffins, may not see action in the KU game because of a foot injury.
Two sophomores expected to see action are Dick McCann and Joe LaTurco. LaTurco has been described as having the best jump shot on the squad and will be considered for a starting position before the season is far along.
Coach Curran will probably start John Gabbey at center, while Frank Rojek and Bill Bennett will fill the front line spots. Jim MacKinnon and Ray McGuire are to start at guards.
Canisius Depends on Sophs
But Canisius's prospects are still brighter than they were last season when the team won only two of 21 games.
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