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By BOB LYLE
(Assistant Sports Editor Of The Daily Kansan)
Kansas dropped its second Big Seven basketball game in a row last night to oblige Stalcup's Missouri Tigers.
But instead of despair, fans and the KU coaching staff alike saw a glimmer of hope which may prove that the Hawks may still cause trouble for a few teams before the season comes to a close.
Cause for the sudden rise in Kansas basketball stock was the performance of a highly-touted but heretofore unproven junior college transfer, guard Eddie Dater. Dater, like another Kansas great, Harold Patterson (forward on the '53-54 team), is a graduate of Garden City Junior College, where he won second team junior college all-American honors.
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Dater played well in the annual varsity-freshman tilt during homecoming, and then faded gradually, apparently unable to stand the pressure of Big Seven competition.
But last night it was another story. . . .
Coach Phog Allen insists there is plenty of room for improvement in Dater's play, especially on defense. He has a tendency to act hastily in some play situations, but that type of ball fitted perfectly the race-horse ball Kansas tried in the futile attempt to overtake the Tigers. Allen said he had planned to start Dater but decided against it to keep the pressure off the player.
Although playing unpredictable ball at times, the junior guard loosened up after several misguided shot attempts, and found the range for 21 points on 10 of 18 field goal tries. On several occasions, he knifed the ball from opponents' hands, setting up KU goals and thwarting Missouri attempts.
"Too many Missouri Horses."
That was Phog Allen's explanation of the Missouri loss. "They beat us in that first five to eight minutes," the veteran coach reflected. "We just couldn't get started for a while."
The KU defense sagged and time after time Tiger players drew Kansans into fouling. A classic example of this was when Missouri guard Lionel Smith headed full blast down the court with Dater in chase. The wiley Missourian stopped dead while Dater ran right over him.
Aggies Upset Valley Leader
By UNITED PRESS
A pair of streak-busting major upsets knocked Vanderbilt-out of first place in the Southeastern Conference Basketball race and loosened St. Louis' grip on the top spot in the Missouri Valley Conference today.
Both high-ranked outfits were looking for their 10th straight victory last night, but instead Vanderbilt was dealt a stunning 88-61 defeat by Alabama in Tuscaloosa and St. Louis rallied too late in losing to Oklahoma A&M, 65-53, in St. Louis.
Other important conference action last night saw Illinois retain first place in the Big Ten's blazing race with a 92-89 victory over Indiana, and Kansas State clung to the lead in the Big Seven with a 66-52 decision over Nebraska.
As a result, Alabama took over the SEC lead with a perfect loop mark of 6-0, dropping Vanderbilt and placing place tie with Kentucky at 7-1.
Illinois, ranked third nationally and now boasting a 13-1 overall record, just barely escaped the upset wave. The Illini trailed by 13 points with 11 minutes left on their home court and battled back to trail by 89-88 with 1:35 left. With 49 seconds to go, Illinois went ahead at last on two free throws by Paul Judson and Judson added two more in the dying seconds to clinch.
Kansas State, however, won comfortably, taking the lead in the early minutes and staying well ahead as it dominated rebound play. Jack Parr, an ace rebounder, also took scoring honors with 20 points.
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Central Missouri State Wins
WARRENSBURG, Mo. — (J.P.) — Central Missouri State defeated Cape Girardeau 51-18 in a narrow margin, see-saw game here last night. Cape started ahead, and only once lagged briefly, just before ending on top 26-25 at the half.
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