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22 to Ramrod |
Wildcat Rout

BY V. L. NICHOLSON
- Daily Capital Sports Writer

MANHATTAN—Jack Parr and
Larry Fischer, a pair of sopho-
mores with more promise than] j
a couple of politicians, helped] j
Kansas State open the basket-
ball season with an 89-70 victory} ;
over Texas Tech here Tuesday}
night.
| Parr, the Wildcats’ 6-9 center
‘from Richmond, Va., led the scor-| |
jing with 22 points and pulled in
1145 rebounds, also high for both
iclubs. Parr was just as spectacu-
lar on defense, consistently
knocking down the Red Raiders’
shots in midair.
_ Fischer, a 6-4 forward from
Pratt, scored 18 points, includ-
ing the first four points in each
half. He retired to the bench with
more than 13 minutes left to
Hing :
A crowd of 7,500 watched the
Wildcats emerge from a welter
of eight lead changes late in the
first half to grab a 40-33 margin
at halftime. They had led by
17-9 after eight minutes of play,
but a mild scoring drouth allowed
Tech to catch up six minutes, be-
fore intermission.

The Red Raiders still were ©
only six points back, at 56-590,
with 43 minutes remaining, but
they rapidly went from bad to
worse. The 19-point margin at |
the finish was the largest the
Wildcats ever had. Se

K-State displayed more po-|
tential than polish, but  this|
- Hooked like the squad that might
lead the school back up the bas-|
ketball heights. The victory was|
not surprising, in view of Mis-
.|souri’s 92-60 win _over the same)
team Monday night, but it was
\gatisfactory for an opener.

- K-State connected on 19 of 31
field goal attempts in the sec-
ond half for a blazing 61 per
cent average. The Wildcats hit
31 of 67 attempts over-all for a
game percentage of 46 per cent.

Jim Reed, a pesky 6-4 forward,
|kept the Raiders in contention

for awhile with his 18 points, but
he fouled out with nearly 11
minutes still to play.

- Parr. and Fischer had plenty
of help. Fritz Schneider scored
14 points, all on field goals, and
Pachin Vicens, the clever little
Latin from Manhattan, added 11
and played his usual fine floor
game. EEr