1950–51 Volume 75 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

With Phis in the World of SportWHEN Dale Morey (Louisiana State)won the Southern Amateur GolfChampionship in New Orleans late inJune he defeated another Phi, defendingchampion Tommy Barnes (GeorgiaTech), 8 and 7. Dale also became the firstmedalist ever to win the tournament. . . .Frank Potts (Oklahoma), track coach atthe University of Colorado, managed a15-man AAU track team on a tour of Finlandduring the month'of July.William Harrison (Tippy) Dye, washanded the reins of the University ofWashington's basketball team early inJune. Dye, an exponent of the fastbreakbasketball, guided Ohio State to the BigTen championship this spring. HarveyCassill (Washington), athletic director atWashington, announced that Dye's appointmentwas effective at once. In additionto Cassill, he joins Howie Odell(Pittsburgh), head football coach. . . .Kenny Sailors (Wyoming), high scoringforward last year with the now-disbandedDenver team, has signed with the BostonCeltics. . . . Harold England (Kansas),a four year letterman in basketball willplay with the Sheboygan Redskins.Campbell Kane (Indiana), was namedthis spring to the Big Ten's 13-man, halfcenturyall-star squad as half miler. Themythical squad was selected by Conferencetrack coaches. . . . Cage CoachHoward Hobson (Oregon), of Yale hashad his contract extended for a five-yearperiod. . . . And a three-year extensionwas added to the tenure of Dallas Ward(Oregon State), football mentor at theUniversity of Colorado. . . . Lowell (Red)Dawson (Tulane), has been named backfieldcoach at Michigan State. Red formerlycoached at Tulane, Minnesota, andfor the Buffalo Bills of the All AmericanConference. ... A news dispatch of June10 states that Glenn Harmeson (Purdue),has been named head basketball coach atWabash College. According to SCROLLBy DR. JOHN DAVIS, JR., Washburn 38[SI]records, that makes him Athletic Directorand head coach in both football and basketball!. . . Big Jim Gardner (Iowa),made it three straight in the club championshipat the Washington (D.C.) Golfand Country Club in June, when he beathis favorite final round opponent for thethird straight year. Jim, who is trafficrepresentative for the I.C. in Washington,played one under par golf for the31 holes it took him to win, 6 and 5.NCAA Track Meet at Minneapolis:John Thomas (Pennsylvania) and JimGehrdes (Penn. State), placed sixth in thejavelin and high hurdles, respectively.. . . AAU Meet at College Park, Md.rBuddy Fowlkes (ex-Georgia Tech), ranfourth in the 200 meters. . . . GeorgeRasmussen (Oregon), tied for second inthe pole vault. . . . Gil Borjeson (Brown),was runner-up in the 16-pound hammerthrow. . . . Jim Gehrdes (Penn. State),placing second, pushed Attlesey to a newworld record in the 110-meter high hurdles.... On basis of AAU performancesGehrdes was selected to tour Norway latein July and Rasmussen was chosen totravel with a track and field group goingto South Africa in Sept. and Oct.Dale Morey (LSU), became the firstmedalist ever to win the Southern Amateurgolf championship held in NewOrleans late in June. . . . Chick Evans,Jr. (Northwestern), played in the BritishAmateur at St. Andrews, Scotland. . . .At the NCAA golf tourney held in Albuquerque,N.M., four Phis—Wallace (Stanford),Owens (Kentucky), Yost (OregonState) and Johnston (Utah)—qualified formatch play, which was our best showingsince the days of Charlie Yates and EdWhite. . . . Dick Yost pulled the upsetof the meet as he bumped Harvie Ward,the defending NCAA champion.Washington State lost in the NCAAbaseball finals at Omaha to Texas as Phis(Continued on page 24)