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Jayhawks Barely Win Over Wichita, 56-55
In a ragged but thrilling basketball game, the Kansas Jayhawkers spoiled Wichita's field house dedication last night by nosing out the Wheatshockers. 56 to 55.
A capacity crowd of 10,300 saved Kansas overcome a five-poin Wichita halftime lead to win it second, game of the season. The loss was Wichita's second in a many games.
Lew Johnson and Bill Brainard, each with 15 points, paced the Jayhawkers to the comeback victory. Johnson's outstanding rebounding played a major part in the triumph. Sophomores Joe Stevens and Calvin Woodworth, and senior Bob Hodgson led Wichita's scoring.
From then on, Coach Phog Allen's cagers maintained a one to five point margin until the final gun. Kansas appeared to have clinched the contest when it led by five points with one minute to play, but the Wheatshockers scored four quick points to cut the final margin to a single point.
The spirited Wichita University team extended heavily favored Kansas to the limit and led at the half, 28 to 23. KU came out strong the second half and scored eight straight points to jump into a 31 to 28 lead.
During the first half, Kansas in no way resembled the team that manhandled Northwestern so easily Monday. The team was guilty of faulty passing and hit only 18.9 per cent of its field goal attempts.
It held an early 3 to 2 lead, but fell behind, several times by nine points. Two late KU baskets cut the Wichita lead to five points at intermission.
The Jayhawkers will try to maintain their perfect record Saturday afternoon when they meet the University of Wisconsin at Madison in a nationally televised game at 2 p.m.
Box Scores:
KANSAS
| | FG | FT | PF | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Elstun | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Green | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brinnard | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| Johnson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| King | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Dobbs | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Dater | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 20 | 16 | 15 | 56 |
WICHITA
| | FG | FT | PF | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Woodworth | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Lock | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mann | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Stratheg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hodgson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Coin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stevens | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Argumedo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Carney | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 22 | 11 | 16 | 55 |
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The Marquette Warriors, who stunned the college basketball world with a 22-game winning streak last season, are flying high again today as they head for a quick showdown with national champion San Francisco.
Marquette Wins 24th
Powered by 6-foot, 8-inch Terry Rand, who scored 31 points, the Warriors looked impressive last night as they racked up their second win of this season. 89-75, over Valparaiso.
The triumph was a grim warning to San Francisco, which is slated to meet Marquette in the opening round of the DePaul tournament in the Chicago Stadium Dec. 16. The national champs are idle until this clash, which opens their big national tour, but Marquette has two more games that figure as victories.
Marquette, ranked No. 15 nationally by the United Press board of coaches, was one of four high-ranked teams to score victories last night-Dayton (No. 6) again displayed its power in a 73-50 victory over Miami of Ohio, and St. Louis (No. 13) easily defeated Centenary 95-84
In other leading games last night:
Bob Powers' 27 points led Villanova to a 100-77 win over St. Francis;
Pa. Notre Dame downed Loyola of Chicago, 85-84, in overtime on Bill Weiman's hook shot with 23 seconds left after John Fannon's jump shot had earned the Irish a 77-77 tie in regulation time.
OU Holds Drills For Bowl Trip
NORMAN, Okla. (U.P.)—Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson said today's second Orange Bowl drill would wind up the week's activity on the practice field.
The Sooners held a fast drill of calisthenics, wind sprints and other conditioning exercises yesterday to work off the sluggishness resulting from a 10-day layoff.
It was the first of 16 practices for the Jan. 2 date with Maryland in the Miami, Fla., bowl.
Thursday, Dec. 8, 1955. University Daily Kansan
Santee Sets New Record QUANTIO, Va. (U.P.)-Wes Santee, former Kansas runner now in the Marines, clipped two seconds off his own American three-quarter mile record yesterday when he was clocked in 2:56.2. Santee set his previous mark at Randalls Island, N.Y., in 1952.
Santee Sets New Record
COLLINS, Miss, (U.P.)—The Covington County Board of Supervisors today withdrew a $250 donation to help finance a California trip for the Jones Junior College band because the school is playing against Negroes in the Junior Rose Bowl.
Band Can't Go No Money
In a resolution adopted yesterday, the five-member board which administers county affairs said it has "no desire to contribute to the integration of the races, either socially or educationally."
Jones' unbeaten football team faces Compton, Calif., Junior College's unbeaten team with several Negro players in the lineup, in the bowl game next Saturday at Pasadena, Calif.
A fund-raising drive was started to send the 110-member Jones College band to Pasadena by bus and the Covington Board had made its contribution pledge Monday.
The best free throw mark ever made in a Big Seven Pre-season tournament in Kansas City was 13 out of 13 attempts by Sherman Norton of Oklahoma in 1951.
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