KU Wins 56-55 As Late Aggie Rally Falls Short
A last-ditch shot by Oklahoma A&M guard Mel Wright found the mark, but came one second after the gun ended the game and enabled Kansas to squeeze by the Aggies, 56-55, for its second victory of the season over the non-league rival.
With five seconds remaining in the game, KU's Lew Johnson missed a free throw and the Aggies scooped the ball off the floor and sped downcourt only to have time run out as Wright got the ball six feet from the basket.
It was KU's seventh straight victory at Allen Field House since the dedication last March, and, gave Kansas Coach Phog Allen a 17-16 victory margin over Aggie Coach Hank Iba in their personal duel.
Kansas threatened to run away from the Cowpokes early in the second half as it twice held 13-point leads. However, the usually-ulterate Aggies paced by Mack Catter, speeded up their offense and took advantage of numerous KU errors to quickly close the gap to six points with 13 minutes left.
Big Leads Dwindle
Lee Green and Dallas Dobbs matched the Aggie surge with timely baskets for the next six minutes and KU still led by six, 51-45. Down 48-54 with 3:00 remaining, the Aggies scored three points on a free throw by Carter and a fielder by Wright, but Dobbs countered with a beautiful driving layup and KU led 56-51 with 1:34 left in the game.
Maurice King committed his fifth foul with 1:19 remaining and Carter hit both free throws for the Aggies, A&M's Joe Crutchfield then added a field goal with 30 seconds left to make it 55-56. The Cowboys' desperate bid to get the ball from the stalling Jayhawkers resulted in the fouling of Lew Johnson with five seconds remaining.
Carter Tops Scorers
Carter Tops Scorers
Carter was the game's top scorer with 10 points in the final half. Dobbs and Wright each scored 16 points. KU had a 45-44 edge in rebounds. Johnson and Carter each grabbed 13.
In winning its 11th game of the season, Kansas hit 39 per cent of its field goals, but only 10 of 23 free throw attempts. The Aggies hit 31 per cent from the field and 19 of 27 tries at the charity line.
Gene Elustun scored the first basket of the game and KU maintained a lead over the Missouri Valley club except when A&M was ahead briefly 9-8 with five minutes played. King, Dobbs and Elstun quickly pulled KU into a 22-13 lead midway in the first period.
The Aggies outscored Kansas the next 10 minutes, but still trailed
Harriers Pick New Captain
Dan Howell, Macksville junior, was chosen to captain the 1956 varsity cross-country team last night at a banquet honoring the University's championship Big Seven varsity and freshman teams in that sport. Varsity letters were given to six athletes.
Howell succeeds Al Frame, who has led the team for the last two years. Frame, a former Big Seven and NCAA individual champion was awarded a trophy donated by Julius Marks, a Lawrence jeweler.
Jack Schroeder of Van Nurs, Calif., was named honorary captain of the freshman cross-country group.
Others awarded varsity letters were Jerry McNeal, Minneapolis, Minn., sophomore; Bob Nicholson, Maize sophomore; Bernie Gay, Gardner junior, and Hal Long, Van Nuys, Calif. sophomore.
Other freshman awards were given to Kurt Hofmann, Gary, Ind; Berry Crawford, Boise, Idaho, and John Davis, Kansas City, Mo.
Box Scores:
24-30 at halftime. Elstun hit 10 of his 11 points in the initial period to pace the Jayhawkers.
Dupes Signs To Fight Feb. 20
NEW ORLEANS — (U.P.) Ralph Dupas of New Orleans has signed Hoeacine Khalfi of Algeria in a 10-round lightweight bout here Feb. 20. The match is the first for Dupas since he lost to Ludwig Lightburn in New York, Dec. 16.
KANSAS
FG FT TI
Brainauin 0 0 0
Eistun 5 1 11
Green 3 1 7
Lockley 1 0 2
Johnson 4 0 8
Dohna 7 2 16
King 3 4 10
Parker 0 0 0
Johnston 0 2 2
Cleand 0 0 0
Tampa 23 10 56
OKLAHOMA A&M FG FT TI
Carberry 0 0 0
Carter 7 7 21
Crutchfield 1 0 2
Hale 0 0 0
Sutton 0 0 0
Kemble 0 0 0
Peier 2 6 10
Barnhouse 2 2 6
Fisher 0 0 0
Nutt 0 0 0
Wright 5 4 16
Field 0 0 0
Totals 18 19 55
Men interested in trying out for the varsity baseball team and freshman pitchers and catchers are to report to 206, Allen Field House at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7.
Baseball Tryouts To Begin Tuesday
Thursday, Feb. 2, 1956. University Daily Kansan Page 7
Today's Intramural Schedule
Independent A
4:15, Stephenson vs. Jays.
Fraternity A
6:15, Phi Kappa vs. Alpha Tau Omega; 7:15, Phi Delta Theta vs. Triangle.
Fraternity R
4:15, Phi Kappa vs. Delta Upsilon,
east court; 4:15, Phi Delta Theta vs.
Phi Gamma Delta, west court; 5, Tau
Kappa Epsilon vs. Pi Kappa Alpha,
west court; 5:45, Beta Theta Pi vs.
Sigma Nu, east court; 5:45, Phi
Kappa Psi vs. Triangle, west court;
6:30, Sigma Chi vs. Alpha Tau
Omega, east court; 6:30, Theta Chi
vs. Delta Tau Delta, west court.
7:15, Theta Tau vs. Navy, west court.
Independent C
In NCAA tournament basketball games, Kansas has won 10 games and lost 3.
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