Tuesday, March 5, 1937 University Daily Konsum
Page 8
BY DICK BROWN (Daily Keson Sports Editor)
Winner and still champion of Big Seven track—The K.U. Jayhawkers.
The overwhelming conference victory was a typical performance under pressure for Bill Easton's gang and they performed like the champions Coach Easton said they were before the meet.
"Our kids are great competitors. They are the champions and they know they have a tradition to uphold. You never saw a squad that battled for every point like this one does." Coach Easton said.
The Jayhawkers, figured a slight favorite at best, got ultra-maximum performances from every squad member to spreadeagle the field.
Kansas romped through the field despite the supreme effort put forth by the Missouri squad that pulled a few surprises of its own.
Wiebe Ties Dash Record
A former Kansan, Henry Wiebe of Newton, tied the league 60-yard dash record in winning the event for the Tigers. In doing so he upset Keith Gardner, Nebraska's ace, who finished about a half yard behind.
The Tigers got unexpected points when they finished 1-2 in the pole vault. Karl England and Robert Davis of Missouri both vaulted over 14-0 to give the Tigers 9 points in the event as KU's Dave Tams slid to a tie for third place after coming into the meet with the best vault in the conference at 14-1.
With the close of the indoor season, the trackmen will begin preparing for the outdoor events with the Texas, KU and Drake Relays coming up in that order.
Another Distance Runner
The Kansas squad will travel to Texas for the Texas Relays April 5-6. This should give the Jayhawkers a chance to show the tremendous depth present in the distance stable.
Added to the already impressive list of distance men will be Tom Skutka, sophomore ace from Hibernia, N.J., who will strengthen the mile and 2-mile events.
He is eligible March 12 for varsity action after running with the freshmen all year.
Skutka has dipped below 4:20 in the mile and 9:30 in the 2-mile, both excellent times without the pressure of competition to push him.
He will be especially valuable with the big relay events coming u.d
At all three big relays special relay events are added. The distance medley, consisting of $\frac{1}{2}$ mile, $\frac{1}{4}$ mile, $\frac{3}{4}$ mile and mile runs; 2-mile relay; sprint medley with a 220-yard run, 110-yard run, 440- and 880-yard anchor run, and the mile relay call for a squad deep in quarter mile and mile runners.
Kansas should be at its best in these relays. For the longer carries Easton can send up Jerry McNeal, Bernie Gay, Lowell Janen, Hal Long, and Skutka with Verlyn Schmidt and Jack Schroeder filling in.
Long List of Talent
For the quarter mile, the Jay-
hawks have two men, Ray Wvatt
and Lou Stroup, who have dipped under :50 this year, plus Larry Strop, Bob Franklin and Mike Cummins.
Only weakness in the four relay events will be in the sprint medley where Easton must find two sprinters to go with probably Wyatt in the quarter and Janzen in the anchor half-mile.
While there is an added sprint event on the outdoor program which handicaps Kansas this season, there are also two field events added—the discus and javelin. In the disc the Jayhawks have Al Oerter, Olympic winner with a cast of 184-11 and everybody's choice to win the NCAA this year.
The Jayhawkers will very definitely be a stronger team outdoors than they have been on the indoor track.
Ambassador of Jazz
In the javelin, two lettermen, John Parker and Jim Londerholm, both 200-foot plus throwers return, although Londerholm has a sore arm and is unable to throw the spear now.
Strong In Javelin
Added to this list is sophomore prospect, Terry Beucher, who threw 186 feet as a freshman and should be ready to crack the 200-foot mark this year.
What started out as a gloomy KU track atmosphere has brightened considerably in the past few weeks and it looks as though this season might even be called a good Easton year, which is carrying things pretty far.
E-State Tops Bethel In NAIA Plavoffs
The series winner will represent Kansas in the NAIA tournament in Kansas City next week.
William Jewell To NAIA
EMPORIA — (UP) — Emporia State, Central Conference Champion, won the first game of a best of three series with Kansas Conference titlist Bethel, 77-70, Monday night.
LIBERTY, Mo. — (UP) — William Jewell staged a late rally in overtime to whip Rockhurst 77-74 Monday night for the right to represent Missouri in the NAIA tournament in Kansas City next week.
Kansas can clinch its 30th conference basketball title in Manhattan Wednesday night. If the Jayhawkers do defeat Kansas State and clinch the Big Seven crown, victory will be extra sweet. Just one year ago the Wildcats won the conference championship in Allen Field House by defeating Kansas, 79-68.
It's KU-K-State Wednesday As Jayhawkers Seek Crown
THE MAN BEHIND THE SCENES — Dick Harp, KU basketball coach, almost an unknown in basketball headlines with the presence of Wilt Chamberlain on his team, will guide the Jayhawks in their bid for a 30th Big Seven crown Wednesday against K-State.
If earlier season scores are any indication the game at Manhattan will be no runaway. At Allen Field House earlier Kansas came from behind with four minutes left to take a 51-45 decision from K-State.
Kansas has now won 9 and lost 1
Kansas has now won 9 and lost 1 in Big Seven play. Kansas State has won 8 and lost 3. The Jayhawkers would have to lose their game at Manhattan (where they have won five straight) and be defeated by Colorado in Allen Field House Saturday before the Wildcats can gat a tie.
This time the Jayhawkers will have to face a Wildcat crowd, which to say the least, will be worked up.
Since their last meeting Kansas has added the services of Ron
Loneski, sophomore forward while K-State now has Don Matuszkaj, also a sophomore, on its back line. Neither Matuszkaj or Loneski played in the earlier game at Allen Field House and both have been instrumental in their team's successes since then.
Matuszak has been a fiery cog in the Wildcats late uphill climb which saw them take 10 consecutive victories before Iowa State finally halted the streak in Ames Saturday night.
Jayhawk Co-captain Gene Elstun, second ranking scorer, suffering from a charley horse, may not be available for duty.
If both squads come out on the court at Ahearn Field House in the same degree of readiness then its going to be another "thriller" at Manhattan with audience participation going full blast.
For Coach Fred (Tex) Winter it was a rough season as Kansas State dropped five of six games in late December and January while Parr was sick with the flu.
Boozer-Poor Man's Wilt
"Jack is one of the best, the very best," Winter says, but he knows his prize product from Richmond, Va., will never reap national honors as long as Chamberlain plays next-door at Kansas.
Boozer-Poor Man's Wilt Except for Chamberlain and the fast-rising Loneski of Kansas, Winter probably would have had his club back on top again this season. He got an exceptionally strong boost from Bob Boozer, who has been termed "a poor man's Wilt Chamberlain."
Winter hasn't been publicly unhappy because Chamberlain and Kansas came along and knocked his Wildcats out of the national limelight.
"We haven't lost everything yet," he said. But still it will be Chamberlain who will draw another starring role in the national tournament, and not Winter's better-than-ever Wildcats.
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