Owens reflects happy mood By JAY THOMAS (58) Kansan Sports Editor For those victory-starved Kansas basketball fans who remember last year's 10 passes and a cloud of dust attack, Monday night's unveiling of the '69 super-charged model was a welcome sight. Probably the happiest of all was the designer, Coach Ted Owens. "I was very satisfied with our play," smiled the Kansas mentor afterward, "particularly when you consider that we beat a very good basketball team. "We made some mistakes. When you're playing faster, you're prone to make errors, but I'm still very pleased." After continuing to praise the overall effort of his team (notably the defensive job), Owens got down to specifics. "We knew Marshall could do certain things. They run and shoot well, and we had to eliminate the easy basket. In their freshman game they made six baskets off of freshman free throws before they (the frosh) could get back up the floor. "Marshall has some great shooters," Owens noted, citing Bernard Bradshaw, sophomore Russell Lee, and Blaine Henry, "and I don't think there is any question that losing what many people consider to be their best player (Lee) on foul trouble early hurt Marshall very much." Then Owens turned to his new fast-breaking 'Hawks. "We were quite happy that we could break like we did. Our guards kept moving in and out of the game to confuse Marshall and not allow them to know what we were doing. I guess we used a broader mixture of plays and different offenses and defenses than at any other time since I've been here. "Our guards (Lawrence, Natsues, Nash and Kivisto), for all their inexperience, did a good solid job in directing us. Pierre Russell did an exceptional job in moving the ball, keeping his poise and getting something done. "His playing the post gives him the opportunity to hit the open man on the side, like Stallworth or Robisch. Now if we can bring Mask and Bosilevac along to spell Russell and Stallworth when they get tired, it would really give us a boost." Owens agreed that KU's size advantage was a training factor. So did Marshall Coach Stewart Way who made his coaching debut with Monday night's loss. After one of his tired and forlorn players asked why Kansas had not retired Wilt Chamberlain's number 13 (now worn by forward Fred Bosilevac), Way replied. "Heck, why should they. They had some boys out there who looked just like him." After the football season, it's been a long time coming. Big Eight Round-Up Oklahoma opened its basketball season on a hot note Monday night, bouncing Abilene Christian College 83-59. Oklahoma shot 53 per cent from the field. The Sooners never trailed and built up a 41-21 half-time lead. Abilene Christian fired a cold 29 per cent from the field, hitting only 19 of 65 attempts. Bill Cain, becoming the fifth player in Iowa State's history to score more than 1,000 career points, pumped in 21 points Monday night to pace the Cyclones to a 75-49 victory over Washburn of Topeka, Kan. Missouri opened its basketball season with a 58-51 victory over Arkansas Monday night. 10 KANSAN Dec. 2 1969 CORSICAN SET His $45.00 Hers $42.50 JUST ONE OF OUR 300 DIFFERENT STYLES - 14 Karat yellow gold, white gold or elegant two-tone combinations. - Traditional, plain, modern, wide, medium or slim styles. - Satin-toned, bright cut or florentine finishes. Artcarved WEDDING RINGS All by Artcarved, the most trusted name in wedding rings since 1850. Starting at $8. As seen in BRIDE'S Marks Jewelers The Air Force Academy led for less than one minute and then tried to hang on as Colorado University romped to a 81-58 win Monday night. Del Eisele, certified cosmologist 817 Mass. VI 3-4266 The game was tied 13 times, 10 in the second half before Doug Johnson flipped in a hook shot with 7.33 remaining to break the last tie and give the Tigers a 46-44 lead. Authorized Artcarved Jeweler 527 A tall and talented front line proved the difference Monday night by producing 66 points to pace the KU freshman basketball team to a narrow 78-76 opening game victory over Florissant Valley Junior College. Frosh squeak by in opening game Trailing by two points with only 14 seconds remaining, Florissant Valley's hopes for victory ended when guard Jerry Runyon's 20-foot jump shot bounced off the rim as the buzzer sounded. Florissant Valley jumped off to an early 31-17 lead as the KU frosh, minus the services of playmaker Mark Williams who sat out the game with a leg injury, were unable to penetrate an aggressive Florissant Valley defense in the opening 13 minutes of the first half. But with 6:55 remaining in the half, the Jays slapped on a full court press and jumped to a 40-38 intermission advantage. Center Randy Canfield and forward Mike Bossard perked up the sluggish Jayhawk offense by combining for 17 points during the comeback surge. Bossard pumped in a game high of 30 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Canfield finished with of its field goal attempts and enjoyed a massive 48-22 rebounding edge over its smaller opponents from St. Louis. Still, Florissant Valley's excellent free throwing kept them battling throughout the game as they converted 22-24 charity tosses for an astounding 91.7 per cent figure. 24 points, mostly on a variety of tip-ins and baseline jumpers. Canfield, a 6-10 giant from Wichita Southeast, led all players with a total of 20 rebounds. Leonard Gray, the other frog forward whose spectacular passing keyed the 'Hawks' fast-break offense, canned 12 additional points and grabbed eight rebounds before fouling out with 9:43 remaining in the game and KU leading 59-51. The freshman team next game will be Dec. 8 against Independence Junior College at Allen Field House. KU connected on 52.4 per cent KANSAS FROSH FG-FGA FT-FA REB TURN. PF TP Nelson 3-11 4-4 7 1 4 10 Sodemann 8-19 7-7 5 5 1 23 Coelner 4-7 4-4 5 2 1 13 Zuunakki 4-11 1-1 2 4 1 14 Runyon 5-17 2-2 2 0 1 4 12 Savage 0-0 1-2 0 1 4 1 White 3-6 3-4 1 2 4 9 Wooten 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27-71 22-24 22 15 18 76 STATISTICS FLORISSANT VALLEY FG-PGA FT-FTA REB TURN. PF TP Gray 5-13 2-4 8 5 5 12 Bossard 13-23 4-7 15 4 4 30 Canfield 10-16 4-7 20 3 3 24 House 2-5 2-3 4 5 3 6 Sumrall 2-2 0-1 1 9 4 4 Anderson 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 Beckman 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 Totals 33-63 12-22 48 27 20 78 52.4% 54.5% 7 Team Florissant Valley 38 38 76 Kansas Fresh 40 38 78