University Daily Kansan Tuesday, June 8.1976 7 Cook forgoes KU for NBA draft Norm Cook, leading scorer and rebounder for the University of Kansas' basketball team, led Jayhawks next season, Cook, the Jayhawks captain, has decided to keep his name in Sports today's National Basketball Association player draft. Look is one of 26 underclassman, a record number, who have applied as hardship cases for the player draft. Under the hardship rules, college basketball players may be drafted by the NBA before having played out their eligibility with their schools. Cook's participation in the player draft will make him ineligible for further collective basketball competition. "I've had several teams show an interest in me, which is the reason I plan to stay in the running," Cook said yesterday from his office at the University of Missouri. The teams that have expressed interest. Cook, a 6-8, 210-pound junior, average 16.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 6.4 assists. Ted Owens, KU basketball coach, said, "I'm very sorry to lose Norm, but at the same time, there was a great deal of interest in him by the pros. With the possibility of a merger between the NBA and ABA, I will probably mean con- centration, not just interest entering salaries. Norm felt it was in his best interest to turn professional at this time." Cook recently returned from the U.S. Olympic basketball trials Olympic basketball trial did not manage to return. The four teams that want to join the NBA are the Denver Nuggets, New York Nets, Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs, Vance said. "I felt honored to have been a part of the trials," he said. The Spirits of St. Louis franchise was asked to Upson after the past season and has not, but will. "If the other four teams want to merge the 15-man squad, but said the right decisions were made for the team. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Four of the six American Basketball Association teams have decided in a secret meeting in Chicago to pay $4.5 million each to enter the rival National Basketball Association, General Manager of the Kentucky Colonels said Monday. ABA teams plan merger The Olympic trials were headed by Dean Smith, head coach for the University of North Carolina. Smith played for KU when Phog Allen's team won the national championship in 1952 and was runner-up in 1953. Vance said the Colonels and the Spirits of St. Louis voted against the move to disband the ABA and merge with the NBA and that the other four teams agreed to buy out the Colonels and the Spirits. The latter team is expected to resume operations in Utah next season. Cook said, "Coach Smith was a great guy and will be a good coach for the Olympic they are going to have to buy the Kentucky franchise," Vance said. He said Kentucky decided not to go along with the merger idea because "it's just not a very realistic approach to our way of thinking." "We don't know yet with this." Vance said. "If the NBA is going to do with it, Vance said. If the Nets are going to do with it, Vance said." The Louisville Times reported on the meeting in a front-page analysis story in its late editions. It said the Colonels and the ABA are dea, for all practical purposes. NBA Commissioner Larry O'Brien said this week the ABA has made no formal proposal to cut its salary. "At no time have we discussed specific teams," he said. "Obviously, any proposal the ABA makes will be given full consideration by the NBA." Baseball Standings By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE W W L Pet. GB New York 24 15 37 59 Baltimore 24 15 40 59 Charlotte 24 26 48 59 Cleveland 22 26 458 514 Detroit 22 26 458 514 Milwaukee 10 15 40 59 Kansas City 21 28 10 .633 —% Texas 21 28 10 .633 —% Chicago 25 24 8 .510 6% Missouriota 25 24 8 .510 6% Oakland 25 24 8 .510 6% Indiana 25 24 8 .510 6% NATIONAL LEAGUE Mendel* Games Texas 6, Baltimore 10 Minnesota 7, Cleveland 3 Kansas City 10, Detroit 0 Only games scheduled W L W. Pet. GB Philadelphia 20 18 57 69 Pittsburgh 29 22 38 59 Baltimore 29 22 38 59 St. Louis 23 29 442 13½ Los Angeles 23 29 442 13½ Chicago 23 29 442 13½ Montreal 17 17 17 17 West Cincinnati 32 21 651 Los Angeles 21 22 835 San Diego 22 22 194 Houston 27 20 482 Alabama 27 20 482 Seattle San Francisco 21 33 113 Pittsburgh 5, Chesteriit 1 St. Louis 6, Houston 7 Columbus 4, San Diego, n Pittsburgh 3, Dallas, n Only games scheduled NHL may terminate debt-ridden Scouts MONTREAL (AP)—The Kansas City Scouts were not represented on Monday's meetings of the National Hockey League committees and the league's finance committee. The Scout's absence heightened speculation that the team's two-year run would be ended Tuesday by the NHL Board of the Governors. The Scouts are $5 million in debt, a reported $1.75 million of which is owed the league's member teams. No progress has been made with attempts to secure new financial backing. Rovals devour Detroit, 10-0 KANSAS CITY (AP)—With Frank White drive in five runs with a single and a bases-loaded triple and Steve Busby hurled six innings of two-hit ball in leading the Kansas City Royals to a 10-4 trouncing of the Detroit Tigers Monday night. The Royals scored three runs in the second inning and two in the sixth off Vern Ruhle, 4-2, then turned it into a runaway with five runs in the seventh. Busby, 2.1, was relieved in the seventh by Mark Littell. Busby made only his eight start of the year since being hampered by sliness and stiffness. his strongest showing so far. He had three strikeouts and four walks in the six innings. The Tigers mounted only one serious threat against him, in the third. Bruce Kimmel led off with a walk and two later Chuck Scrivener singled into right field. With runners at first and second Ben Ogilvie tapped harmlessly to the mound. Royals shortstop Patate sole second base in the sixth inning to run his theft total to 28 and regain the league leadership from Oakland's Bill North. Before the game, Ots and Dennis Leonard were honored as Royal player Intramurals and trips to K.C. planned Seven different sports programs and bus trips to Royals baseball games and Starlight Theater in Kansas City, Mo., are being offered during the summer session by the University of Kansas Division of Recreation Services. are being offered. All sports have both men's and women's programs. Coeducational teams may be formed in softball, basketball, tennis and volleyball. Softball, three-person basketball, tennis, volleyball, ball, raquetball and horseshoes The trip to the Kansas City games will be June 22, when the Royals play Chicago, and November 15, when the Steelers host. with the Wind " June 28, " The Buck Owens Show" July 7 and " Showbowl" July 20. The Starlight Theater will present "Gone are one for the July 22 game and July 8 for the July 15 game. Starlight Theater deadlines are Jum 24 for "Gone with the Wind," July 5 for "The Buck Owens Show," and July 16 for "Showboat." If it's growing in our greenhouse it's on sale at 1/2 price Everything! House plants, bedding plants, tomatoes, hanging baskets, cacti. Everything! The Garden Center & Green House Four Blocks East of Mass. on 15th Cash & Carry Only Sale ends June 12