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Bill Brainard Called Dependable Player
Too small to play freshman basketball in high school, Bill Brainard has come a long way. Bill is one of four starters returning from last year's varsity squad and is playing his third season under Coach Phog Allen.
A Dependable Player
The 6-foot 3-inch Newton senior stood only 4 feet 11 inches tall in his early high school days, so didn't even go out for the freshman team. However, he grew enough to try out for the varsity his sophomore year and made the team. He did not letter until he was a junior. As a senior, Bill was an all-state selection and Newton won the state championship.
"He's a good rebounder and good all-around shot, deadly on certain shots," said Dr. Allen.
The hard-driving Brainard is described by Coach Allen as "one of our most dependable players, both in spirit and ability."
As a sophomore reserve for B. H, Born two years ago, Bill helped KU win the Big Seven preseason tournament by hitting 22 points in the finals against Oklahoma. He also tied the tourney single game free throw record with 14.
Last season, Bill scored 211 points for a 10.6 game average and grabbed 105 rebounds, third best for the team in each department.
Team Is Balanced
Brainard is the handman on the Jayhawker crew as he plays both forward and center. Last year, he started at forward through the last half of the schedule, but frequently relieved Lew Johnson at the post.
The Newton veteran thinks this year's team is the best balanced team since he's been at KU.
Of course we don't have any Dean Kelley's or outstanding defensive men like B. H. Born, but we have 10 good men who can be freely substituted."
"We should have a better squad this year than last because of added experience," he said. "If we don't, it's just because we aren't t-ying hard enough."
He attributed last year's lacklustre record to shortage of team confidence.
"We didn't feel we were as good as other teams, and consequently we wern't."
A pharmacy major, Bill is vice president of the senior class. He is a member of K-Club and Delta Upsilon fraternity.
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BILL BRAINARD Kansas
1955-56 Kansas Basketball Schedule
5. Northwestern at Lawrence
7- Wichita at Wichita
10- Wisconsin at Madison
12- SMU at Houston
14- Rice at Houston
16- SMU at Lawrence
21- 30 Big T tourn. at Kansas City
Jan. 4-Oklahoma A&M at Stillwater
7-Oklahoma at Lawrence
9-Missouri at Columbia
14-Kansas State at Manhattan
16-Iowa State at Lawrence
31-Oklahoma A & M at Lawrence
Feb. 4 - Iowa State at Ames
6 - Missouri at Lawrence
11 - Kansas at Lawrence
17 - Oklahoma at Norman
25 - Nebraska at Lincoln
Mar 2—Colorado at Lawrence
3—Kansas State at Lawrence
10—Texas Tech at Oklahoma
The widest winning margin in a single game in the Big Seven preseason tournament was 42, scored by Colorado against Nebraska in 1954.
Clyde Lovellele leads the Big Seven pre-season tournament in most total_points all tournaments with 222 in 9 games.
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The Kansas basketball team gets another chance to act as spiller for a field house dedication next Wednesday when it meets Wichita University in the latter's new 11,000 seat arena.
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KU shattered Kansas State's dedication of Ahearn Field House last year when it defeated the Wildcats.
"It's Performance that Counts"
Wichita Coach Ralph Miller claims the toughest schedule in the country this season, and who can argue?
Wednesday. Nov, 30. 1955. University Daily Kansan
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The Shockers face San Francisco, NCAA defending champion; UCLA, Pacific Coast champion; Tulsa and St. Louis, co-champions of the Missouri Valley; Southern Methodist, Southwest Conference conference; Utah, Skyline Conference winner; Kansas, Oklahoma A&M, Bradley, Nebraska, Texas Christian, and Houston.
Observers feel Wichita is a year away from handling such competition as this, but just think of the crowds that will want to see for themselves.
Clyde Lovelle is leading the National Basketball Association in scoring for the third straight week. Clyde, playing for the Minnesota Lakers, has scored 246 points in 12 games. Looks like the big guy is shaming Dell Publications for not including him in their version of the Pro's ten top players.
Bob Kenney, member of KU's national basketball championship team of 1952, is playing for the Wichita Vickers AAU team. Other former Big Seven players on Vickers are Les Lane and Larry Hamilton of Oklahoma. Charles Dehlinger, ex-College of Emporia great, also is on the squad.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (U.P.)—Missouri University football coach Don Faurot today appeared certain to retain his coaching job for the 1956 season.
Faurot Won't Get Boot
Faurout, under fire from alumni groups after a season which produced only one gridiron win, received the backing of the University's influential Athletic Advisory Committee and the members of the football squad last night.
A joint resolution of the advisory and athletic committees recommended that Faurot be retained as athletic director and head football coach. The resolution was read by President Elmer Ellis at the annual 33rd Degree Fans Banquet honoring the Tiger football squad.
Ellis also read a petition signed by 49 members of the football team. It stated:
"Coach Don Faurot is the best coach in America and we petition you keep him. Our coach stands for the things we want."
Warm praise for the founder of the split-T also came from Fred V. Heinkel, president of the Missouri Farmers Association and a member
"A great university is not built by winning football seasons nor is it ruined by one season's losses," he said.
of the University Board of Curators.
To Manage Class A Team
COLUMBUS, Ohio — (J,P)—The Charlotte baseball club of the Class A South Atlantic League today signed former major league catcher Rollie Hemsley as manager for the 1956 season.
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