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Stop Kansas
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Phog Allen's Kansas Jayhawks,
terrors in Big Six cage circles
though currently badly shaken by
the loss of Charley Black, are to
day billeted at Lawrence, 250
miles southwest of here.
There Phog and .his lads are
scheming powerful processes
through which they can overcome
Nebraska tomorrow night and
thereby remain undefeated in Big
Six play.
Lew Tells 'Em.
Ad Lewandowski final press
statement prior to the Jayhawk
classic reflects the general senti
ment that Scarlet fans possess to
ward the meeting. "We have been
looking forward to this game for
a long time and confidentially
we're going to do everything in
our power to whip the Kansas
bunch."
Starting Husker lineup remains
doubtful, though Lincoln scribes
predict Lewandowski will open
with the club that clicked in de
feat against Olathe last week.
Ken Elson, nimble-footed junior
with a reliable basket eye, and
Johnny Thompson, second high
Husker scorer, did front line duty.
Lanky John Bottorf, potentially
a great ball-hustler, opened at
center, backed by reliable Max
Young and high-scoring Bob
Heinzelman at the guard berths.
Fitzgibbon Scrappy.
Such performers as John Fitz
gibbon, off and on a regular start
er for three years; Fred Cassidy,
rapidly-improving soph forward;
Warren Marquiss, former Omaha
Benson ace, are in for first-call
duty. Fitzgibbon is a fifty-fifty
possibility to start opposite
Thompson. Lewandowski has ai
ternated the two cagers at regular
intervals throughout the campaign
"We're in the best shape since
pre-exam games," says Lewandow
ski, "and should be prepared to
let these Kansans know there's
been a ball game."
Loss of Charley Black, high
scoring Jayhawk forward star,
ignites Husker hopes. Black's ab
sence will force the Kansas scor
ing burden on Otto Schnellbacher,
who scored 23 points against
Olathe last week, and John
Buescher, possessor of a 9.8 aver
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Big Six game circles, Tucker of
Oklahoma included, is John
Buescher, who will perform for
Kansas here Saturday night.
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With Charlie Black ill, the task
of guiding the Jayhowks Satur
day night will fall to Ray Evans,
versatile KU guard who doubles
as an All-American gridiron
performer.
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LAWRENCE, Kans., Feb. 11.
A badly crippled Kansas basket
ball team will head north Friday
night with wavering hopes as the
Jayhawks continue their Big Six
schedule with games against Ne
braska Saturday night and a re
turn engagement with Iowa State
Monday.
Charlie Black, power-deluxe man
of the Jayhawker contingent with
his high-scoring ways and his bril
liant defensive exhibitions, will be
among the missing when the Kan
sans take the road. In the stu
dent hospital for a week with
pneumonia, Black has been im
proving steadily but will be out of
competition definitely until the
Jayhawks return from their trav
eling engagements.
Won't Play Soon.
The prospects of Black playing
in the third road game, that with
Oklahoma A. and M. at Stillwater
Wednesday, have been nullified
conpletely by Coach F. C. Allen.
"I'm not giving any prognosis,"
said Allen, "as to when Black will
be able to play but he most cer
tainly won't be ready for any of
the three road games coming up.
Only time and the Army Air Corps
can tell that."
The most recent announcement
by the army indicates that the
Air Corps enlistees will be called
to active duty between the 20th
and 28th of this month. With
home games against Nebraska on
the 23rd and the all-important tus
sle with Oklahoma on the 28th ap
proaching, Allen is crossing his
fingers in hopes that Black may
still be on the campus for these
games.
Cyclones Jinx.
For the past two years the Jay
hawks have taken this northern
trip with only 50-50 results. In
1941 the Cornhuskers were downed
55 to 53 in a rough contest that
found four players expelled with
excessive fouling and Howard
Engleman scoring 24 points. But
the following Monday night the
wearied Jayhawkers dropped a 29
to 41 decision to the Cyclones.
Last year Nebraska was de
feated 51 to 32 but once again the
Iowa Staters proved a stumbling
block as they knocked off an un
defeated Kansas team, 45 to 41.
With Black absent, the road
tripping Jayhawks will insert
sophomore "Sparky" McSpadden
into the starting lineup to team
with sophomores Otto Schnell
bacher and Armand Dixon, junior
Kay Evans, and senior John
Buescher.
Hauser Claims
War Aids Gridiron
"1 have found that the boys who
are out for football now are more
serious about practice and cer
tainly boast more enthusiasm,
declared George Hauser, head
Minnesota grid coach, at a recent
press conference.
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Another chapter in a court argument that has been prosper
ing sinee the dark ages will be reeled off on the Coliseum maples
tomorrow night when Phog Allen's admittedly-fierce Jayhawks
swap shots with Ad Lewandowski 's unpredictable "shorties."
They've been staaine1 these affairs sinc Dr. Allen nnened
his KU career in 1905 and the nationally-rated Jayhawks have
periennially trekked southwest from Lincoln with anether
league pelt for their trophy room.
If all the puzzlement persists that followed the "Charley
Black 111" headlines, the Coliseum rink is going to look wore
like a puzzle page of a Sunday supplement than a basketball
court. Loss of Black, meat and bones of the Jayhawk tiuHitet,
dissolves Phog Allen's "Jron Men" and relieves Nebraska the
task of guarding one of the nation's top point-colleetors.
Phog indicated today that Black would be replaced by Jack
Ballard, 6-6 eager. Ballard will team with Otto Schnellbacher
(6-1) along the front line unless Allen decides to move John
Buescher. a sparkling ball-handler and team leader, to front
line duty. Then Ballard would assume Bueschers pivet bties.
Defensive wizard Ray Evans and crowd-pleasing Armand
Dixon, a one-handed shooting stylist from California, fern the
Kansas backcourt combination. Both top the 6-foot fevl by
two inches. A review down the startine: invader roster rtvals
a 6-2 (and plus) height average.
Compared with Nebraska's 5-10 squad average, thse Jar-
hawk starters are rank giants. ''Smallest team 1 ever reached,
but they've got the will to win," represents Lewandowski 's
sentiments.
We've assembled three methods v ia which the Huskers ro"Kbt
surprise the cocky invaders.
1. Start by rushing the Jayhawkers off their collective
feet and continue the pace 'til whistle time.
2. Wage a fierce defensive battle scuttling Buescher,
Schellbacher, and Evans not neglecting to score enough inci
dental points for victory.
3. Ignite both Johnny Thompson and Bob Heinzelman at
once and discontinue the "Thompson, hot Heinzelman, cold"
chant which alternates with every rung of the schedule.
They've been saying around here for years that victory
over Kansas will stamp any Husker cage season as a success.
Here's ample chance for a successful campaign.
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