University Daily Kansan Wednesday, March 2, 1955
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KU Tops Cats, 77-67
By SAM JONES
Kansan Sports Writer
With a rumble and a roar, the Kansas Jayhawks defeated the Wildcats from K-State 77-67 last night in the opening contest on the court of Allen fieldhouse.
Though as definite underdogs reed not to repeat as winners of a second fieldhouse dedicatory game, the Jayhawks were in good form.
With Dallas Dobbs unable to hit from the field, sophomores Gene Eistun and Lew Johnson became the big guns for KU. Bill Brainard performed well until he was called out on five personal fouls.
Jumping off to an early lead, K-State was soon tied by a Brainard field goal. The lead see-sawed for several minutes, then Brainard made two charity tosses to put KU ahead to stay.
The half-time score was 44 to 33.
After the 30-minute pageant, the Jayhawks sank two quick field goals. They then went cold for almost two minutes, then went hot again. They stayed that way the rest of the game.
Brainard and Johnson broke the short cool period for KU with successive field goals. Then K-State's Roger Craft hit for three points followed by Nugent Adam's field goal.
Brainard again provided the spark for KU as he hit for two more points with 15:25 left. But hopes were dimmed when he picked up his fifth personal.
The Wildcats edged their way to within three points of KU with 11 minutes to go, but Johnson scored on a tip-in to move Kansas ahead by five points.
With 3.53 left in the game, and leading 73 to 66, KU went into a stall.
Shooting percentages were fairly close for both teams, KU having 25 per cent and K-State 31 per cent Gene Elstun played one of his best games of the year as he led KU and game scoring with 21 points followed by Lew Johnson's 20 points, the highest total of his career.
SMU Cops League Title
Southern Methodist, with its first league championship in 18 years, was catapulted in the NCAA basketball tournament today by the same bolt of Arkansas lightning that struck down its chief rival.
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Twenty-four hours ago SMU was tied with Texas Christian for the Southwest conference lead, but last night Texas Christian was stunned, 110 to 89, by an Arkansas team that sank an amazing 57 per cent of its shots.
Jack Gardner Named No.1 Skyline Coach
The all-conference team was unique in that tall men failed to dominate the voting and only one man—Kinard—was a senior. The other four were juniors. Bergen was the big man on the first team at 6-8 and the best defensive player in the conference. Kinard is 5-11, Capua 5-9 and Tebbs 5-8.
Salt Lake City—(U.P.)—Art Bunte of Utah's Skyline conference champions was the outstanding selection today on the 1955 United Press All-conference basketball team, and Jack Gardner of the Utes was voted the league's "Coach of the Year."
Bunte, a 6-3 junior from Denver, was chosen the conference "Player of the Year" in the annual voting of the Skline coaches.
At the same time, SMU closed out its season with a 93 to 80 victory over Texas.
The Mustangs' league championship, their first since 1837, gives them a berth in the NCAA's Western regionals at Manhattan March 11. Their first foe will be the winner of a game between two "members at large" yet to be selected.
The voting was extremely close, although Bunte, Bergen, and Kinar were near unanimous choices. Morris Buckwalter of Utah, Pat Dunn of Utah State, and Harry Jorgensen of Wyoming missed first team berths by single votes. Other second team members were Bart Johnson of Utah State and Hershel Pederson of Brigham Young.
Arkansas put the crusher on TCU in the first half at Fort Worth by sinking a fantastic 78 per cent of its shots. Defensively, Arkansas played a full-court press that rattled TCU badly and resulted in many pass interceptions for easy baskets.
Bunte, the portly center who packs more than 225 pounds on his 6-3 frame, was the top scorer in the Skyline this season and set a new league record of 43 points in one game.
The Utes, who easily won the conference title and will play in the NCAA tournament also placed larky Gary Bergen on the All-star team. The three other players all were "shorts" Harold Kinard of Coeddah A,M Joe Capua of Wyoming, and Terry Tebbs of Brigham Young.
Bunte, Bergen, Capua, and Tebbs all received honorable mention in the United Press all-American team. As in the past, the 1955 edition of the United Press all-conference team was selected by the Skyline's basketball coaches.
SMU, after tying the score at 8-8 in the opening minutes, led the rest of the way to beat Texas at Dallas. The Mustangs built up a 45 to 32 halftime lead and stayed just about 13 points ahead all through the second half. Five Mustangs scored in double figures.
The National Invitation tournament also added a team today—Seton Hall (17-6), winner of the tourney in 1953.
Call Issued For Netmen
All men interested in playing varsity tennis are asked to meet with coach Dick Mechem at 4 p.m. Monday in the Pine room of the Union. Coach Mechem emphasized that the meeting would be open to freshmen as well as upperclassmen.
A tentative schedule of matches has been set up with five of the meets to be held in Lawrence.
The schedule.
Apr. 8 Washburn, here.
The schedule:
Apr. 23 Nebraska, here.
Apr. 25 Iowa State, at Ames.
Apr. 29 Washburn, at Topeka
Jan. 23 Washoulian, at
May 6 Missouri, here.
May 11 K.-State at Manhattan.
May 11 Minneapolis at Columbia.
May 20-21 Big Seven Conference meet here.
The schedule also includes a match with Iowa, but the date has not yet been set.
Bruce Drake, coach of the Oklahoma Sooners, will coach the West squad in the annual New York Herald-Tribune fresh air fund game March 26 in Madison Square Garden. The East coach will be Ken Loeffler of LaSalle.
Vero Beach, Fla., is the most popular town for spring baseball training, as the Brooklyn Dodgers and their 10 minor league affiliates set up their camp at "Dedgerville."
Missouri Coach Sparky Stalcpu will handle the West squad in the Shrine East-West game in Kansas City March 19. One of his squadmen will be Lester Lane, the high-scoring Oklahoma guard.
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Fieldhouse Owner Unknown After Dedication Ceremony
Just who has possession of the new Allen fieldhouse is something of a mystery today, following dedicatory ceremonies at the half-time last night of the KU-Kansas State basketball game.
At the close of a 30-minute half-time pageant, several persons who really never had the fieldhouse took turns presenting it to someone else, with the eventual recipient apparently being Bob Kennedy, all student council president.
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy got into the act first, accepting it from the people of the state, saying the 17,000-seat arena is "a gift of the people of the great state of Kansas to the University."
This drew an appreciative applause from the standing-room-only crowd.
Then Gov. Fred Hall took over: "On behalf of the people of Kansas it is my privilege to present to the governing body of the University this magnificent fieldhouse. It is a culmination of all that has gone by."
More applause.
But then Oscar Stauffer of Topeka, a board of regents member, confused the issue again.
"By unanimous vote, the board of
regents named the fieldhouse in honor of a great Kansan, an outstanding coach, and a fine gentleman," he said. "Also, this building stands manifested in the deep interest of Kansas in the University and the youth of our state."
More anlause. A little more than before.
Returning for a second chance, Chanceellor Murphy turned to Kennedy and told him the building was being turned over to him, as representing the students, adding, "May it be used long and well."
Kennedy, no newcomer at public appearances, drew the biggest sign of approval when he said. "We enthusiastically give our appreciation to all for this fine building. At last all the students of the University can attend a basketball game at one time."
It was last reported that the University would re-acquire it for use next Tuesday when KU completes its season against Oklahoma.
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