University Daily Kansan Thursday, Jan. 11, 1962
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'Cats Stop Gardner; Defeat Hawks, 70-45
the fifth-ranked Kansas State Wildcats held the Big Eight Conference's leading scorer, Jerry Gardner, to seven points and humiliated the Kansas Jayhawkers 70-55 at Manhattan last night.
Gary Marriott had a hot hand for the Wildcats, scoring 16 points in the first half to lead them to a 38-27 halftime margin. He added five in the second half before being removed because of a knee injury, and wound up with 21 points as the game's individual high.
WILDCAT GUARD Richard Ewv put a glove-type defense on Gardner holding him to only four shots in the first half. Gardner made one field goal the first half and went zero for nine in the second stanza.
The entire Kansas team had cold
The Jayhawkers especially had trouble in the second half, shooting 33 times and making only four for 12 per cent. Kansas did not connect on a field goal until 7 minutes and 55 seconds had elapsed in the second half.
hands. The Jayhawkers put up 54 shots, and made only 13 for a 24 per cent shooting average. The Wildcats shot 39 per cent for the contest.
NOLEN ELLISON led the Kansas scorers with 16 points. Buddy Vance hit his personal high for the season with 10 points. Harry Gibson led the Jayhawkers in the first half, connecting on four long jump shots for eight points. Gibson could not connect in the second half and finished with eight.
On the brighter side for the Jawhaws was Vance, a sophomore center. He held Mike Wroblewski, Kansas State's leading scorer with a 20 point average, to 11 points.
Lee Flachsbarth, a 6-5 converted football player, provided the Jayhawker's other ray of sunshine. He entered the game with 10 minutes remaining in the second half, and filled a big gap in the Kansas rebounding department. He pulled down nine rebounds to tie with Jim Dumas for the KU high.
KANSAS WAS NEVER in the ball game. Marriott connected on two field goals and Wroblewski one in the first minute and a half of play to give the Wildcats a comfortable margin. At the end of five minutes of play KU was down 12-4.
The Wildcats came out strong in the second half, padding their margin to 44-28 in the first six minutes. From this point on the Wildcats were unstoppable and rolled easily to their 25 point margin of victory.
By Steve Clark
Coach Dick Harp's Jayhawkers hit their low ebb of the season last night in Ahearn Field House at Manhattan. Many KU fans thought the Hawks gave a miserable showing in their 79-65 loss to St. Louis, but compared to the Wildcat encounter, their St. Louis play was NCAA championship caliber.
What happened to the Jawhawkers was what every Kansas fan has feared for some time. Jerry Gardner would have to have a cold night sometime. The fears materialized at a most inopportune time. Gardner was carrying a 22.5 average at the time, and a team just can't win when almost 23 points are jerked out from under them.
"I WAS VERY PROUD of my boys," said Kansas State coach Tex Winter. "They did much better than I expected. A lot of credit must go to our guards Ewy and Brown (Warren) for the fine defensive job they did on Gardner."
Many have wondered why Kansas State coach Tex Winter has stayed with Richard Ewy at a starting guard. Ewy's box score showings are not impressive. He does not score very much and averages about five points per game. Winter's reasoning was demonstrated last night.
GARDNER WAS TRYING hard.
He realizes his position, but fulfilling it is not easy. Once a player reaches the peak where Gardner is, he is expected to perform like that consistently. When he doesn't then the wrath of sports fandom is wrought upon him.
Ewy is a defensive player and while offense is king today, the old fashioned "floor" men are still needed. Ewy clung to Gardner so closely that the KU ace had to force shots.
The win gave the Wildcats a 11-2 season record and 1-1 conference record. The Jayhawkers slipped to a 4-8 season record and are in the league's cellar with an 0-2 record.
ONE PROMISING NOTE came of the game and that was Lee Flachs-barth's possibilities of helping the Jayhawk squad. Flachsbarth proved that he might be a key to KU's basketball fortunes.
Nebraska beat the Javhawkers Saturday on the strength of its board play. Ivan Grupe, 6-5, 200-pounder, has his own way underneath the baskets, using his size and brute strength to clear the boards for the Cornhuskers.
KU has been ailing all year because of its lack of rebound strength and height. Jim Dumas, at 6-1, has shouldered almost the entire load by himself. Dumas has done this despite the serious handicap of his size.
FLACHSBARTH IS no midget. He stands 6-5 and weighs 200 pounds. Flachsbarth is a football player, who just this year started varsity basketball. He is rugged, and big men like Grune will find he is no easy match.
The Kansas rebounding is what has been holding the Jayhawkers back this year. Their opponents are assured of several shots at the basket, while KU knows it most likely will have only one.
Flachsbarth made rebounding easy last night. He pulled down nine rebounds in about 10 minutes. He seemed to be at the right place at the right time. He hit the boards hard and overpowered his competitors for the ball, bringing it down himself.
The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.—Thales
NEW YORK — (UPI) — Place-kickers are tough enough to defend against but when they turn the tables it's almost too much. In 1961 games played on the same day, Roger
Place Kickers Tough on Defense. Too
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Leclerc, who does the Chicago Bears kicking, intercepted a Green Bay pass and ran it back 29 vards for a touchdown, and Baltimore kicker Steve Myhra stopped a Washington drive with an interception.
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