Kansas' conqueror now No.1
On the move
Kansas' Dave Robisch maneuvers for a shot in Monday night's 76-60 win over Wisconsin. The Big Eight's leading scorer, Robisch takes a 30.7 average into Saturday's roadrace with the Loyola Ramblers in Chicago.
Kentucky zooms to top spot
NEW YORK (UPI) — Coach Adolph Rupp is beginning his 40th year at the University of Kentucky and already the situation is the same as it's been in many of the previous 39 seasons—the Wildcats are contenders for another national basketball championship.
Kentucky, hoping to carry the Rupp winning tradition into the 1970s, stamped themselves as a championship caliber club in the very first week of the new campaign by gaining the No.1 ranking in the weekly United Press International ratings.
The 35-member UPI Coaches Rating Board, balloting on the basis of games played through last Saturday, gave the unbeaten Wildcats 17 first place votes and 316 points in the first ballot of the season. Kentucky, an impressive winner over West Virginia and Kansas, displaced UCLA as the No. 1 team.
The Uclans, defending national champions, were picked No.1 in the preseason ratings. Coach John Wooden's Bruins, also a two-time victor the past week, continued to get strong support and picked up 14 first place votes and 270 points for the No.2 position.
South Carolina, second in the preseason ratings, was beaten by Tennessee. The upset lifted the
Parseghian respects Longhorns
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (UPI) — Notre Dame's Ara Parseghian got his first look at his Cotton Bowl opponent, Texas, on television Saturday and he came away impressed.
"Any team that can overcome six turnovers and win has got to be good," he said.
Parsseghian said that he saw the entire game in which Texas defeated Arkansas 15-14 to become the Irish foe in the Cotton Bowl,
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and he found the Longhorns to be "quick, strong and with great skills."
Parseghian said the key turning point came when Texas went for a two point conversion after its first touchdown, which meant another touchdown possibly could win the game.
"Many things can happen in a football game," he said. "When they got those two points to make it 14-8, I said to myself, this is going to be a tough finish and they could win it in the last quarter."
Parseghian declared that his
Irish would have to play their best game of the season to beat the Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl, but he added that it was entirely possible that they could put together such a game.
"We're not giving up," he said.
"They may have to play their best game too. Its going to be tough for us and we're not looking for an easy contest."
Notre Dame had its first practice for the Cotton Bowl last week and Parseghian plans two more drills this week. The team will not leave for Dallas until Dec. 26.
KU Track Club invites members
The Kansas Track Club will meet at 4:30 p.Monday, Dec. 15 in room 205 Robinson Gym. Any student or non-student interested in competition distance running, sprinting or field events is invited to attend the meeting.
Jay Steinberg, Glen Ellyn, Ill., junior and president of the club, said that policies of the club would be explained and the schedule of coming meets would also be discussed.
Bill Easton, former KU track coach, is adviser for the club.
Volunteers into the select circle of top 10 teams and nudged the Gamecocks into the No. 4 spot behind New Mexico State.
New Mexico State logged three first place votes and 222 points while South Carolina 1-1 got 123 points.
Southern California, showing unusual power in a pair of wins over Colorado and Vanderbilt, and Duquesne 3-0 tied for fifth place.
Completing the top 10 were Davidson, North Carolina, Tennessee and Villanova and Ohio State tied for No. 10. The Buckeyes received one first place vote.
eyes received the place vote
Santa Clara and Louisville tied
for No. 12 followed by Marquette,
Purdue, Notre Dame, Illinois,
Colorado, Western Kentucky and
St. Bonaventure and Jacksonville
tied for 20th.
Team Point
1 Kentucky 17 2-0 316
2 M. A. M. 17 2-0 326
3 New Mexico St. 3 3-0 222
4 South Carolina 11 2-1 123
5 tie Southern Calif. 2-0 119
6 duquesne 3-1 119
7 Indiana 10 2-1 109
8 North Carolina 2-0 85
9 Tennessee 1-0 76
10 Villanueva 1-0 53
11 Ohio State 1-2 46
12 tie Santa Clara 2-0 46
13 louisville 1-0 46
14 Marquette 2-1 71
15 Purdue 1-1 71
SWEATERSHIRTS
There's no use looking
There's no use looking all over town for a sweater shirt. We've got plenty of colors and lots of'em.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE
Qualifying for Midwest Intercollegiate Regionals
Open to all University students.
First session — Saturday, Dec.13, 12:30-5:30 p.m.
Second session — Sunday, Dec. 14, 1:30-6:30 p.m.
SUA Activities
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