from the K.U. NEWS BUREAU

 

m KANSAS UNIVERSITY m= LAWRENCE, KANSAS _ m RAY HEADY, Director

 

 

Bill Brill, Wyandotte

This lanky Wyandotte senior wasn't a flashy player, but
I believe he was the best "coachts" player in the state. His spec-
jialties this season were rebounding and defense and how he excelled
in them. Before the season was very old, Bill was euarding the oppe-
sing team's mm best scorer in every game. In the final game of the
season, Brill had to guard Gerald Tucker on the best night Tucker
ever had, so that although Tucker got 13 points, it was no disgrace
for Brill. The night before, Brill had turned in the greatest job
of guarding he ever did, in stopping big Guy Mitchell of Hutchinson.
Mitchell had scored 10 buckets in each of the first two tournament
games, but with Brill guarding him, Mitchell was unable to get a
Single one. Two free throws were Mitchell's total scoring for the
evening. Brill played sensationally, allowing Mitchell only two or
three half-way decent shots in the whole game. He did not wrestle
with Mitchell under the basket, but instead would play about two feet
away from the Hutchinson star, closing in on Mitchell and tying him
up when the Salthawk ace got the ball. Or he would jump in front of
Mitchell and bat the ball away when he had a chance. It was a brilliant
job of guarding. All season long he was stopping one scoring ahs after
another. I have never heard of anything quite like it. He stopped Stan |
Cyhel, Ward's big center; Ross Burnsg, Joplin's 6'5" center; Rudy Rauh
of Rosedale, who scored 30 points against Atchison; Junius Penny of
Lawrence; and a number of others I do not recall right now.

Brill is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 175 pounds. He has
been on the first team at Wagndotte for 3 years, the only member of :
this years team who did that. As a sophomore and junior, he was mainly
a shooter, but this year he suddenly changed and beaame a workhorse.
Personally, I think he can play on K.U.'s team or anybody elsets. I
think his folks are at least fairly well off and that he would not need

much help. However I am not sure about this.