8 Wednesday, March 7, 1973 University Daily Kansan Kansan Photo Max Muller Breaks Six-Inch Slab Law student holds second degree black belt . . . KU Karate Club Instructor Compensates for Height Muller is still short, but now he holds a second degree black belt in the Okinawa ShortKan Gjo-yu style of kurea and also is the present instructor of the KU kurea. Max Muller, Lawrence third year law student, joined the University of Kansas Karate Club in 1965 in an attempt to compete with his smallness. He is 5 feet 5 inches tall. The karate instructor has a definite philosophy on karate instruction. He said that teaching the mind to control the body is of great importance as teaching the karate style. "I'm not trying to teach people to be 'killer,' Muller said, "I want them to be part of society—to be balanced human and moral." He then withdrew into himself or into violence. Bruins Predicted to Finish First "A man's mind should rule the body. The mind should make the decision first for the body." The second-ranked team in the nation, perhaps could have given the Bruins a tough battle, will not compete in the finals. North Carolina State, which also owns a 25-0 record, was suspended from postseason play for alleged recruiting violations. By TIM WINTERS Kansan Sports Editor Muller's latest achievement was in 1972. He was named the British Open Foreign Champion and was first runner-up in British free fighting. Muller has compiled a solid background in karate since joining the club in 1965. He has competed in 20 tournaments and was an instructor for the Third Arm Infantry Karate Team during his Army duty in Europe. The Bruins, who have already captured their conference title, will be after their seventh straight NCAA national title. UCLA has a 25-0 record. It's just about time for the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball finals, and many basketball fans are asking, "Can anyone beat UCLA?" The answer is, "The best chance of beating the overwhelming Brains could be UCLA's second team. Coach John Woden's Bruins have so far won 70 straight games and should make Southern California their 71st victory. The team also two teams finish their regular season play. The Wolfpack, led by 7-4 center Tom Burleson, remained undefended for the season by defeating Wake Forest last weekend. The Wolfpack will compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference playoffs this weekend, but if it wins, the second-place team will advance to the national playoffs. That team could be State's rival, North Carolina. The Southern Conference title went to Furman when it defeated Davidson, 99-81. Six other powers claimed conference championships over the weekend. The Big Eight's Kansas State Wildcats blastedNBestrains,97-70,to wrap up their second straight conference title.The team defeated Texas,74-46,to win their fourth straight title. Austin Peat captured the Ohio Valley Conference title, and Arizona State grabbed the Western Athletic Conference. The Alabama Conference crown went to St. Joseph's. Pa. San Francisco clinched the West Coast Athletic Conference Sunday by defeating Philadelphia. The Big Ten Conference could have a playoff to decide which team claims first place and the right to compete in the NCAA tournament. Minnesota, which had held a slim lead over Indiana, had to a fired-up Iowa squad Monday night, throwing the conference lead at 14-7. Minnesota one game remaining in the regular season. Kentucky holds a slim lead over Tennessee in the Southeast Conference. Kentucky defeated Auburn, 91-79, over the weekend to move a half-game ahead of Tennessee. The first round battles of the NCAA tournament begin Saturday. In the East Regional, Penn will play St. John's, N.Y.; in the West Regional, Evansville and Furman will battle Syracuse. In the West Regional, Big Sky Conference leader Weber State will be matched against Long Beach State, the champion of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. Independent Oklahoma City University will meet Arizona State in the other contest. Southwest Conference champion Texas Tech will play at-large power South Carolina in the Midwest Regionales. Houston will attempt to contain high-scoring Southwestern Louisiana in a game between independents. Kansas State, UCLA, San Francisco and Missouri Valley champion Memphis State have drawn first-round byes. The winners of the Big Ten, Southeastern and Atlantic Coast conferences also have first-round byes. If Long Beach State can survive its regional play, the 49ers will have a chance to end the Bruin's string of championships. The 49ers have the height and strength to play with UCLA, but have shown moments of inconsistency during the 24-2 season. THE FOR TWENTY TREAS UCLA 33 N. Washington State 3 Minnesota Long Island Providence Margaret Houston N. Carolina Indiana Maryland Kansas State Minneapolis Syracuse N. W. Louisiana Memphis State Jacksonville St. John, N.Y. St. Louis, N.F. Virginia Coast Francisco 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 12-20 Other receiving calls, listed alphabetically. Artemis Gonzalez, Arizona State; Alison Soto, Mexico, Nicole Dampy, Oklahoma; South Carolina, Caitlin Muller, Hawaii Mike Fishman, Kansas City senior, and Nit Krug, Kansas City senior, placed first and third respectively in white belt form competition. William Newton, Kansas City senior, captured the fourth spot in white belt form fighting. Muller's students recently proved good his teaching philosophy. At a recent tournament in Lawrence, four of the club's players placed in the top four spots of competition. Any old ring will make it legal. SUA FILMS SUA FILMS SUA FILMS SUA FILMS SUA SAWDUST AND TINSEL but who wants any old ring. Flowers fade, cake crumbles, the air thickens with melting welting band should remain the same for that special day. If you choose one of our stunning ArtCrewed rings for any old ring, we could go. Art Carved RINGS WEDDING RINGS FALLINGSTAR SET (THE NAKED NIGHT) on about the ArtLoved tradition of fine rings that goes back to 1850, but why don't you come see for yourself? (THE NAKED INCREDI- directed by Ingmar Bergman Starring Harriet Anderson and the Gaphorn. Woodruff CLASSICAL 7:30 9:15 film series Mike Bird, Lawrence senior and co-curreceiver, took a first in green belt competition and a fourth in green belt fighting. Bird was advanced to brown belt status after his performance at the tournament. He is scheduled for eight years ago. The club is funded by a membership fee and a recent Student Senate equipment allocation of $500. 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