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Jayhawker Coach Phog Allen Hails fGarfield's Lovellette as 'Great' I’ *BY HARRY GRAYSONNEW YORK, Dec. 19.—iNEA'—A year ago this time. Dr. Forrest C. Allen was chasing photographers from the Ml Oread campus. refusing to permit full-length pictures of Clyde Lovellette.For, you see, shrouded with secrecy, the much-sought-after Indiana schoolboy had matriculated at Kansas, and all sorts Of rumors-as to his height and ability had grown to absurd lengths. Phog, Allen frowned on publicity for an auntried freshman, and rightly so.+ + +RUT THIS YEAR the stops are out.Coach Allens 230-pound, 6-foot-9 basketball dream is being hailed in all quarters, and receiving cords of publicity, despite the fact he won’t be seen in Big Seven play till Jan. fi, against Oklahoma.Now Dr. Phog Allen, possessed with the foresight of a man having 32 years’ experience behind him at Kansas, tells you a bit about thes boy.“Clyde looks like he will be as good as any sophomore we’ve ever had,” says Phog Allen. “He is certain to be a great basketball player not only because of his ability but because of his attitude. He is very popular with his teammates, never hogs the ball. Lovelette has a fine sense of humor, takes coaching well, is a fine playmaker already and promises to be a fierce competitor.”-f 4* +THAT LEAVES little to be desired but Allen further emphasizes that one man can't carry the whole load.The most prolific producer of conference champions in Big Seven basketball has been caught short the past two years, tied for last place.But with three second-story men. one the tallest hand in Kansas court history, the Jayhawkers Intend to climb largely with a sophomore-studded team.Lovellette is tuo inches taller than A1 Wellbausen, the old goal-tender of the ’30s, has the same edge on Senior Gene Petersen. Sophomore Jack Carby is 6 feet 7.The Terre Haute terror can hook goals off either side, is a tremendous power under the backboards.+ + +ALLEN is convinced Lovellette is good enough, will forego the traditional two-in, three-out attack which has marked all good Jay-bawker teams in the past, rely mainly on a single-post offenseANCHOR MAN — Pivot Clyde Lovellette can hook homegoals off either side.with the untried sophomore as the anchor man.To give you an idea that Phog Allen’s big boy is no awkward oaf, the Garfield High of Terre Haute product accounted for 1.400 points in three years in the fast Western Indiana Conference, led the league one trip with 490.He doubled as an end in football for three years, picked up two letters as a baseball pitcher. And at 15 he went to the Chicago amateur boxing finals, losing out in the second round as a light-heavyweight.The wily Phog Allen knows a goad thing when he sees it appears to have something extra in Clyde Lovellette.a I -an er c- o ^ oc n-n o' or* lt;*rr.£ra*Dioma rr ‘Ettri orrm
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Terre Haute Star
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Tue, Dec 20, 1949
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