Available
THE KENTUCKY KERNEL

PAGE SEVEN

BASEBALL PRACTICE OPENS ON MARCH 3
HARD SCHEDULE
CONFRONTS NINE
Dcvcrcux
Schedules
Games for Wildcat
Team; Four Stars Lost
From Squad

Basketbal
e

Coach
Ten

ft

SEEN
FROM

Iy ELBERT McDONALI)
Coach "Pnt" Dcvcrcux has set
March 3 as n date for the Initial,
practice program for aspirants for
positions on the University of
tucky baseball team for the coming
season. The Wildcat nine will
engage In one of the hardest schedules ever to face the wearers of the
Blue and White.
Four familiar faces will be lost
from the lineup when Coach
VII.
flghtln' Wildcats take the
within shooting distance and make
field against the representatives of
it impossible for any quick shifts to
Defensive Organization
the Miami University of Oxford,
.take place between the two lines of
Defensive play is practically as defense. Constant talk between the
Ohio. The game will be played in
the baseball addition to Stoll Field important as offensive play. The guard and the front line is essential
on March 31. The missing faces ratio a coach tries to maintain is If the quick shifts necessary are to
that have contributed so much to about GO per cent offense and 40 be executed. The fifth phase octhe success of the Wildcat baseball per cent defense. However, when curs with the placing of the men in
'teams for the past three years are the coach is presented with a poor a position that will permit them to
Glib, Covington, Layman, and Cole. offensive team he may reverse this break in the proper sequence when
Coach Devcreux admits that it is ration and have primarily a de- they recover the ball. This places
going to be hard to replace such fensive team.
the guards at either side of the
sterling performers, but hopes that
Good defensive play depends upon basket and about three feet from
the few additions from last year's every man being well coached In the end line. The center is located
freshman team will help to solve Individual defensive tactics. This at the foul circle and the forwards
the problem of the infield gap left Includes the knowledge of the cor at cither side of him.
by graduation. However, every place rect defensive stance and the ability
on the team will be in open comto properly execute the three carpetition, not only until the open- dinal principals of defensive play.
ing game, but throughout the en- The defensive stance is taken with
tire season, and many of the posi- the feet well apart, the weight eventions are expected to be bitterly ly distributed on both feet, arms
Second
contested.
sideward, head up and the weight
Although the schedule will be one of the body kept low. The feet are
Phi Delta Phi, and Phi Alpha
of the hardest ever attempted by a not lifted from the floor but are Delta, honorary law fraternities,
U. of K. team in this sport, many moved by sliding them along the have recently pledged several new
of the fans and boosters are already surface. If the guard advances he members to their folds. These legal
voicing their faith and belief that moves one foot forward at a time orders require a high scholastic
Coach Devereux will turn out a by the use of short glides so as to standing and a marked ability in
team this year that will be better not expose himself to a quick pivot law for membership.
than the one last year that only and dribble by the defensive man.
Phi Delta Phi pledged the followlost one game.
The three cardinal principals to be
at a banquet held reThe Wildcats probably will not remembered by all defensive men ing students Lafayette hotel: H. C.
cently In the
make a bid for Southern Conference are as follows: First, never cross Smith, C. E. Barnes, J. C. Bagwell,
honors this .year as only one Con- your legs while on defense. If you Hugh Broadhurst, Charles Som- ference foe has been scheduled at desire to change directions merely
this date Vanderbllt. However, ac- use one foot as a pivot foot and, mers, and Joe Cleveland.
Dr. Frank Randall, professor in
cording to S. A. "Daddy" Boles, place the other forward or back
athletic director, there is a possibil- ward In the direction you wish to the College of Law, gave a short talk
at this banquet on the value or Be
move.
ity that the Volunteers of TennesThis prevents the offensive
longing to an honorary fraternity
see will be added to the 'Cat schedman from changing direction sudule for two games before the season denly and making it necessary for and the good obtained from one in
gets under way. The only dif- the defensive man to untangle his after life.
ficulty in the way of a meeting be- legs before he can recover and pick
Phi Alpha Delta, announces the
tween the Wildcats and their re- up the man he is covering. Sec- pledging of the following men since
spected foes from down Knoxville ondly, always stay between the man the second semester started: G. B.
way, Is that the Volunteers are Just you are covering and the basket. Finley, N. E. Frye, Harry V.
Jr., Kenton M. Prichard,
at present without a home so far as Thirdly, never turn your back to the
baseball Is concerned. They are ball but stay in a position where and Will Rogers.
having to make their schedule so you can see the man you are cover
Active members of Phi Alpha
that it will not conflict with the ing, the ball, and know at all times Delta are:
Knoxville franchise of the Appa- approximately where the basket is
Dan Griffith, Carrol Byron, Willlachian League who's park Is the located.
iam H. Cecil, James Finley, Gayle
only one available for use by the
Mohney, Elliot Netherton, Hubert
There are five phases of defen
University of Tennessee Just at sive play that occur every time a Willis, Thomas D. Theobold, Jesse
present. If, however, the dates can team is forced to go on defense. K. Lewis, and Malcolm Wallace.
be satisfactorily arranged, the 'Cats First, the defensive play starts as
Messrs. Willis, Theobold, Wallace,
and Volunteers will meet again be- soon as the ball is recovered by the William Gess, and C. E. Barnes
fore their annual Thanksgiving opponents. This is known as the have recently been added to the
festival next fall.
defensive break and results in the staff of the Kentucky Law Journal.
Due to the break in athletic re- defensive team assuming their de- Mr. Byron former editor of this pubdropfensive positions as fast as possible. lication was graduated from the
lations with Centre, and the
ping of baseball as a sport at the This usually occurs in the op- College of Law at the close of the
University of Louisville, the 'Cats ponent's offensive half of the floor first semester.
will not meet any Kentucky teams because there is very little danger
during the coming season. The Big of the offensive team making any GRADUATES MEET SATURDAY
attempt to score from territory beTen conference has always furnishMembers of the graduate club of
ed the most interesting games of yond this point. Some teams have
the baseball schedule, and the ap- their forwards try to recover the the University will meet in room 111
proaching season will be no excep- ball farther down the floor but this of McVey Hall Saturday noon. Ofand is poor ficers of the Graduate Club will be
tion when The Big Blue tangles can be easily hand-le- d
with Ohio State, and The Univer- theory. Such tactics spread your elected, plans for the annual bansity of Illinois.
defense over too great an area and quet will be made and several imIllinois will be met only once dur- make it possible for the offense to portant announcements regarding
ing the season and that on April score easily. In the second phase dates for theses and examinations
21, here. Ohio State will be met the defensive player looks over one will be heard by the members. W.
four times by the 'Cats. The first should as he .is running back to his D. Funkhouser, dean of the gradtwo games are scheduled for April defensive position. This makes it uate school, will preside.
4 and 5, and will be played on Stoll possible for him to see the ball and
NOT SO HOT
Field, while the other games will to Intercept any quick pass the of'
Getting
to
be played in Columbus, April 14 and fense may attempt.
15.
Alum Has your son's education
their positions hurrldly allows the
At present only 10 games com- defense to get a much needed rest at college proved of any real value?
prise the Blue and White schedule, as the offense is formed. The third
Old Grad Yes, indeed. It has
but it is expected that besides the phase results in the players being entirely cured his mother of brag
two games pending with Tennessee, so arranged that they are in good ging about him.
two games will be added to take the when the ball is recovered from the
place vacated by Centre to bring the position for the offensive break
opponents. The center is located at
total to IS games.
1930
The schedule Is as follows:
the center circle with either forward
at or near the sidelines. This forms
March 31 Miami, here.
STYLES?
April 4 and 5 Ohio, here.
the front line of defense and Is
April 14 and 15 Illinois, here.
about 15 feet behind the center and
April 25 and 26 Vanderbllt, here. backed up by the two guards located
April 29 Miami, there.
forwards. The idea behind the two
FREE on Request
April 30 Cincinnati, there.
line, defense is to make it more difficult for the offense to penetrate.
May 12 Cincinnati', here.
All
possible for a shift
It also makes it
to take place between the front nnd
WELL POSTED
rear lines If one of the offensive
Prexy Did you do much reading men should evade his guard and get
while you were on your vacation?
free for a shot at the basket. In
Uncle Enoch Yes, a whole lot.
the fourth phase it is essential that
Prexy What did you read?
the front line, located at the middle
Uncle Enoch Mostly signposts of the fldor, should not retreat too
and route numbers.
far. This would bring the defense

tup rmrwrc john sime
UNIVERSITY

oP KENTUCKY

CpACH.

Law Fraternities
Announce Pledges
Term
For

What are the

SPRING
New Learbury Leaflet

TOUGH OLD TESTER

TIME-TH- AT

Meet Time, that tough old tester of everything in this world. To
his aid, Time calls all the destructive forces of the universe. Years
come and go, storms and sunshine, heat and cold make their
accustomed rounds, while Time, the tough old tester, broods
over the world, trying, testing, destroying.

For bur Protection.
This Indented Spiral

Forever Marks

JiL

Yet Time, the tough old tester, does have his troubles. Against
falter.
one material devised by man, Time and his serving-me- n
That material is genuine Puddled Wrought Iron
the metal of
which Reading 5 -- Point Pipe is made. Watch for the next coming
of Time, the tough old tester you can learn about pipe from him.

READING IRON COMPANY, Reading, Pennsylvania
GENUINE
DIAMITIRS

Science

B
INC PIPE

PUDDLED WROUGHT
NCINO

PROM

Vb

TO

IRON

ZO INCHES

I

and Invention Hate Merer Found a Satisfactory Substitute for Genuine Puddled

CNttAVED

BY

Wrought Iron

JOHN HELD JR

EC

Tells It

liiiiiiiuiicaiiiiiiiiiiiicaiiiiiiiiiiiicaiiiiiiiiiiiicaiiiiiiiiiiiiciiiiiiiiiiificaiiiiiiiiiiiicaiiiiiiiiiiiicjLi

The Lexington
Drug Co.
Prescriptions and Drug Sundries

I

"Marvin Murgatroyd, you fiend,

BB

ml

V''"
pj::

t'rafbunjj
'.Mrr' .
muiUjjuuuki

Our Soda Water and Sandwich Service
is Sanitary and Complete

W

Authentic Information on styles
college men
which
will wear this spring. . . every detail
of the correct ensemble. . . including actual samples of the newest
Learbury patterns. . . It's all In this
interesting leaflet. Stop In for your
free copy.

151-228- 1

RSHtHtiHiftl ClWIUUIIIICllllllUllillHIIIIIIIIIIIItJIIIIIIIIIIIIClllllllllllllKlllllllllllllHllllllllltlli

mh,ikmwet.

myself the

yet . . ."
"Choke away, Horace Gillingwater! Any throat protected

Headquarters for Students

Phones Ashland

I promised

rare pleasure of doing you in with my two bare hands, and
(

ml

Phoenix Hotel Mock

CIIRfE YOU, lOI HAVE
THE REilfTAMCE OF 41 ARMY

RS.THORPE&Sons

by the constant use of OLD

better

queen-lea- f

feeble strength!

golds,

the smoother and

cigarette, is beyond the power of your
There's not

a cough in a carload!"

IMi&iKV!Mkkkkkkkk

FASTEST GROWING CIGARETTE IN HISTORY. . .NOT A COUGH IN A CARLOAD

*