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Monday Sept. 12, 1955. University Daily Kansan
—Kansan photo by Gene Smoyer
THAT'S THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT—Wilt Chamberlain, KU's brand new seven foot plus basketball center, seems to be using 5 foot 5 inch Don Pfutzenreuter for a leaning post in this picture taken at the annual football press day Sunday, Sept. 4. Pfutzenreuter, at 5 foot 5 inches and 155 pounds, is probably the littlest college guard in the nation and Wilt is undoubtedly the biggest freshman basketball player in the country.
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Why Wait For Wilt? KU Should Be Tough
By Dick Walt
Kansan Sports Writer
With all the furor over Wilt Chamberlain, many Kansas basketball fans are looking past this year to the 1956-57 season, when Chamberlain will be eligible for varsity competition.
DR. F. C' ALLEN
Kansas Basketball Coech
who saw spot action last year.
Colorado lost most of last year's starters, but Phog still fears the potent Buffers.
However, the prospects for this season are very good. Alphough Coach Phog Allen is his usual pessimistic self, a look at the facts should establish Kansas as a prime contender for the Big Seven title.
who saw spot action last year. Coach Allen refused to install the Jayhawkers as favorites in this year's race, saying only "We'll be in there scrapping."
Kansas returns four starters off last year's squad, including Dallas Dobbs, a two-time All-conference selection; Gene Elstun, rated by many as the best sophomore in the league last year; Bill Brainard, a converted center who developed into a fine forward last year, and Lew Johnson, the 6-4 pivot man who showed a lot of improvement in the last few games of last season.
He went on to say that Missouri and Colorado would probably be the two toughest squads in the conference, especially if the Tigers get Win Wilford back from the Army. The Tigers would then have a great deal of scoring punch with Wilford and Norman Steward, the great forward who played a major role in
downing KU last year.
10 support this crew, the Jayhawks have a host of other experienced performers from last year's sophomore-dominated squad. They include John Parker an occasional starter at guard last year and a great hustler; Maurice King, who also started a few games and was a fine rebounder and niffy ball handler; Ronnie Johnston, a scrappy guard who showed a great deal of promise last year; Lee Green, a husky 6-5 forward with great rebounding ability; Harry Jett, a great shooter who will see a great deal of action if he improves defensively, and Blaine Hollinger, a lightning-fast guard
"Colorado has just what we had in 1953," he commented. That was the year when Kansas literally stole the Big Seven title with such ball hawks as Al and Dean Kelley, Harold Patterson, and Gil Reich supporting center B. H. Boim. This cinderella squad went all the way to the NCAA finals before bowling to Indiana.
Coach Allen also picks Nebraska,
with a fine crop of sophomore talent
as the darkhorse of the league this
season.
Phog also has announced that he plans to use the towering Chamberlin in workouts with both the varsity and the freshmen squads. He said the addition of the 7-foot thim man to the varsity would give Chamberlain more work on offense, and his top defensive work would make things tougher for the varsity.
Of course, Chamberlain will not be eligible for varsity games, and will play with the freshmen in the freshmen-varsity game November 18. This is the same procedure Phog followed with Lovellette and Born when they were freshmen.
Traylor, John—Nitty little Massilion. Ohio sophomore who could be club's best open-field runner... Scored thrice in 26-12 spring alumni game.
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