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University Daily Kansan Wednesday. Jan. 15, 1964
Combination Works for KU Victory
By Roy Miller (Sports Editor)
"We shot pretty good and they shot pretty bad. That was the story of the game."
The speaker was Dick Harp, coach of the KU basketball team. His Jayhawkers had just defeated Nebraska, 74-48, for KU's fourth straight victory this season in Allen Field House.
Perhaps there was more to "the story of the game." Could it be that the work of George Unseld and Walt Wesley in the same line-up was a significant factor in the Javahawks' success?
UNSELD, 6-7 JUNIOR, and Wesley, 6-11 sophomore, were making their first appearance in Allen Field House as forward and center, respectively, in the same lineup.
Unseld led scoring in the game with 19 points. Wesley scored 15 points. They blocked shot after shot attempted by Nebraska, the team that was in first place in the Big Eight standings before last night's game.
"We hadn't planned to use them in the same lineup until later in the season." Harp said last night. "But, because of our injury situation, it was imperative they operate as a combination now."
Harp was pleased with both Unseld and Wesley. He said he
THEN THE KU coach glanced at the statistics of the game and saw Wesley had only six rebounds.
thought the game was Wesley's best "for a spell. But, tonight he wasn't competing against anyone near his own size."
"One of our obvious deficiencies is he said it. Harp said, is he still got work?"
Unseld pulled in eight rebounds in the first half, the most he has gotten in one half.
Harp said he has been pleased with Unseld's play in Big Eight action to date. "But, to be a good forward, he has really got to force himself on defense."
Harry Gibson saw his first action last night in a week after missing two games with a back injury. Harp expressed some concern about Gibson's availability for KU's game with Iowa State here Saturday.
"HE SAID HIS back was sore after he played in the second half," Harp said. "We won't know until tomorrow (Wednesday) whether he will be able to play Saturday."
"Losing Harry is as serious a loss as we could have."
FOR NEBRASKA, Harold Cebrun shot with amazing accuracy from long range, finishing the game with 16 points. Coley Webb, who discovered the Cornhuskers'
Jayhawker Rifle Team Competes in Busy Slate
Unknown to most students, the varsity rifle队 represents KU in 45 meets and tournaments around the country every year, beginning in late September and ending in early May.
The members of the team spend between six and eight hours a week practicing in the rifle range in the basement of the Military Science Building.
Jim Dreiling scored a 20-foot jump shot for the KU freshmen, making the score 47-all with 9:12 remaining. From that point, the only KU points were two field goals by Ron Franz, the game's high scorer.
By Dick Shireman
THE TEAM SHOOTS against all of the Big Eight schools except Colorado, and participates in several tournaments and "turkey shoots." In a tournament attended by 28 schools at Oklahoma State two weeks ago, KU finished eighth. In addition to Big Eight schools, the team regularly shoots against Pittsburg State and South Dakota State.
"Both the Navy and the Army ROTC units have their own rifle teams," he said. "However, we fly to meets a long distance from campus on Army aircraft. For instance, we go down to El Faso, Texas, every year for the Southwestern Collegiate Rifle Tournament on a military airplane. We drive our own cars to matches in the Big Eight area."
Harvey Edmonds, Leavenworth senior, one of the varsity rifle team co-captains, explained the difference between the varsity rifle team and the other rifle teams.
"There are actually two kinds of meets," said Edmonds, "shoulder-to-shoulder meets, where you actually travel to the other school and fire on their ranges, and Postal matches, where you fire on your own ranges and mail the scores to the other schools. In a national tournament, the meet may last three or four days, and upwards of 40 to 50 schools are represented."
THE TEAM CONSISTS of a five-man "A" group, and a five-man "B" group. Besides Edmonds, the "A" team consists of the other co-captain, Dave John, Leavenworth senior; Charlie Burre, Leavenworth sophomore; Don Luellen, Wichita sophomore; and Spencer Chang, Honolulu, Hawaii, junior.
Jayhawkers committed 21 errors in all, four of them coming after the team had overcome a nine-point deficit.
About half the time, the traveling squad also consists of the "B" group, which is made up of Bob Strahan, Salina sophomore; Bob Hurst, St. Joseph, Mo., senior; Carole Weisert, Glendale, Mo., sophomore; Bob Simes, Overland Park graduate student; and Steve Sigly, Newton sophomore.
EDMONDS SAID he had no practical experience with rifles before coming to KU. He learned to shoot in the Army ROTC unit, and then moved up to the varsity. Dave John fired at Ft. Bragg High School, Ft. Bragg, N. C., where he was a member of the high school ROTC unit.
KU once again ended with a high free throw shooting average as 14 of 17 chances were made and an 82 per cent performance.
KU lost its first freshman game of the season to the Cornhusker freshmen, 58-51.
mathematical problem (only four men on the court), scored 15 points.
"The rifles we use on the range weigh 14 pounds and have all sorts of special attachments such as padded slings, special sights and triggers, and thick barrels. As a result, they are unsuited to hunting game." John said.
Several other members of the team got their first experience with rifle shooting in high school ROTC units.
John stressed that firing a rifle in a match is totally unrelated to hunting with a rifle.
Too many mechanical errors was "the story of that game." The
The team fires on a standard 50-foot indoor range, using NRA targets with a bulls-eye the size of a pin head. Ten shots are fired from three positions — standing, kneeling and prone. There are a possible 300 points.
Franz finished with 31 points and had 15 rebounds.
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The Classical Film Series presents
"The Love of Jeanne Ney"
a masterpiece of the German film directed by G. W. Pabst—1927
Wednesday January 15
Fraser Theater - 7:00 p.m.
Admission: $.60
Starts Saturday!
Starts Tomorrow!
We urge you to see "Straight-Jacket" from the beginning!
FEATURE SHOWS 7:28 & 9:28