Hawkeyes Spill
Huskers, 60-51

IOWA CIY, Iowa, Dec. 3 (P—
Iowa’s highly ranked basketball
team opened the season Saturday
with a 60-51 victory over Nebraska
to record its 67th consecutive non-
conference triumph on the home
court. The game was nationally
televised.

Iowa, Big Ten conference cham-
pion last year, moved out to an
early lead but at halftime had only
a | 38-34 advantage. The game
moved slowly most of the way and
was marked by ragged. ball han-
dling by both: sides. j

A crowd of 7,800—abouf
capacity—was on hand,

Bill Logan, Iowa’s
has averaged 15.3 p

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second half when
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‘of his 15-point game}

Nebraska coach Jerry Bush,
started four sophomores and. jun-|
ior Rex Ekwall. Nebraska couldn’t

r| get its fast break “give and go”

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offense going against Iowa’s de-
fenses, however. Charles Smith, |
with 13 points, and his sophomore

| teammate Don Smidt, with 10, led

the scoring for the visitors.

Free throws provided the mar-
gin of victory for Iowa. Both sides
got 20 fieldgoals. The first half,
except for a flurry near the: close,
was unusually slow. With 18 min-

‘utes gone, Iowa had only 18 Dae

and Nebraska 13. |

Iowa’s percentage of fieldgoals| -
made in the game was .308 against
an average of .389 for its 22-game
season a year ago. Nebraska had a |

| .857 fieldgoal average.

Next foe of coach Bucky 0’ én :
nor’s Iowa team is Southern Meth-
odist here December 9..

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| Shaman Is Elected

Ardmore President

ARDMORE, Dec. 2 (#--A. P.
Shuman Friday was elected pres-,
ident of the Ardmore baseball club
of the Sooner State league at a
meeting of the board of directors.
He replaces Waco Turner. —

Austin Smith was chosen vice-
president; Earle Garrison, secre-
tary, and Felix Simmons, treas-
urer.