Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-03-28 | Page 20 | Kansas Opposes Indiana Five in Finals of College Tourney

Kansas Opposes Indiana Five In Finals of College Tourney KANSAS OTT, March 28 CilWA veteran among American basketball basket-ball coaches and a newcomer of only two years in the big time will match strategy in basketball's world series Saturday night. Kansas, a winner of the western N. C A. A. title, will clash with Indiana, eastern tltlist, for the national na-tional collegiate championship. Directing the Kansas team ia Dr. Phog Allen, whose teams have won 23 championships in his 30 years of coaching. On the "enemy bench will be Branch (Big Mac) McCracken. an outstanding example exam-ple of Hnosier basketball. Allen. S3 years old, looks msny years younger. McCracken is 3U. Out In Kansas they'll tell you that Phog Allen Is to basketball what Knute Rockne was to football. foot-ball. Many of his players have become successful coaches. He Is the author of two books on basketball. bas-ketball. This is his 20th year at Kansaa. A son. Bob, plays center for Kansaa Kan-saa and Is among leading scorers of the Big Six conference. McCracken starred for three years at Indiana, where in 1930 he rated all America honors. He played center. He set a new Big Ten individual scoring record of 147 points that sesson. Before going to Indiana he coached Ball State Teachers of Muncie. eight years with msrked success. His Indiana U. teams have woa 3 of 42 games.