University Daily Kansan Tuesday, February 15. 1957
Page 4
Oregon State Becomes First To Cinch Title
By UNITED PRESS
The Oregon State Beavers today celebrated the basketball season's first "clinching" in a major conference, while Minnesota and West Virginia were simply happy they're still on top in tight league races.
By walloping Idaho, 80 to 65, last night, the Beavers climbed at least a tie for the northern division title in the Pacific Coast conference and thus took the first step toward a berth in the NCAA tournament.
If Oregon State, unbeaten in league action with an 11-0 mark, can beat the same foe again tonight, it will clinch the Northern crown outright. That will qualify the Beavers to meet the eventual Southern division champion in a two-of-three playoff for the conference title and a tourney berth.
Minnesota's Gophers stayed a half-game ahead in the hot Big Ten race by trouncing Indiana, 80 to 70, as Dick Garmaker scored 29 points. It was a vital victory, because second place Iowa kept the pressure on by rallying to beat Ohio State, 79 to 68.
West Virginia clung to the Southern conference lead with a 95 to 81 victory over William and Mary. Second-place George Washington kept pace with an 82 to 57 conquest of Virginia Tech as Joe Petcavich set a school record with 44 points.
If George Washington can beat Washington and Lee tonight, then the stage will be set for a title show-down between West Virginia and Washington Saturday-West Virginia's final game of the regular season. However, the NCAA tourney berth hinges on the outcome of the league's post-season tournament.
The nation's two longest winning streaks were extended last night as Marquette scored its 19th straight, 100 to 81, over Detroit, and San Francisco tallied its 17th straight, 66 to 52, over Santa Clara. Marquette, the only team so far accepted for the NCAA tourney, led all the way. San Francisco, the nation's top-ranked team, rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to win as Bill Russell registered 30 points.
San Francisco Retains No. 1 Spot
New York (U.P.)—The United Press college basketball ratings (with first place votes and won-lost records through Saturday in parentheses):
1. San Francisco (30) (18-1) 33
2. Kentucky (2) (16-2) 22
3. LaSalle (18-4) 22
4. Duquesne (15-3) 17
5. Utah (1) (18-3) 16
6. UCLA (17-3) 14
7. N.C. State (1) (21-4) 14
8. Minnesota (12-5) 12
9. George Washington (17-3) 9
10. Marquette (1) (18-1) 7
Second 10 teams—11. Illinois, 48;
12. Missouri, 27; 13. Iowa, 25; 14. Oregon State, 24; 15. Dayton, 21;
16. Cincinnati, 18; 17. Maryland, 14;
18 (tie) St. Louis and Holy Cross,
10 each; 20. Colorado, 8.
Others—Tulsa and Michigan State 5 each; Alabama and Duke, 3 each; Niagara, Wyoming, and Indiana, 2 each; Louisville, Brigham Young, and Wayne, 1 each.
Jenkins the Favorite In Figure Skating
Vienna (U.P.)-Haves Alan Jenkins, top man on a U.S. entry list that has been called "the strongest ever," was a heavy favorite to retain his men's individual title today as the world figure skating championships got underway.
Jenkins succeeded to the mantle of world champion when Dick Button of the U.S. turned professional. Jenkins now has won the world, U.S., and North American championships two straight years
Georgetown will resume intercollegiate football in the fall. The team will compete on a "no scholarship" basis.
Cold KU Beats Colder A&M
By DICK WALT
Kentucky Sports Writer
Junior guard Dallas Dobbs tossed in 23 points to lead KU's revived Jayhawne to a 50 to 42 victory over Oklahoma A&M here last night. It was a sweet victory for Kansas, which beat A&M Coach Hank Iba at his own ball-control game.
Both teams were frigid from the floor, with the Jayhawks hitting a poor 29.3 per cent, while the Aggies were doing even worse with 22.4. Dobbs was the only consistent scorer for Kansas, hitting on 11 of two shots from the field and one of two from the line to get his 23-point total.
The Jayhawks stuck tenaciously in their zone defense as they moved to an early lead which they never relinguished. After the lead seesawed back and forth during the first few minutes, KU took the lead for good, 10 to 9 on a jump shot by Dobbs. From there Kansas moved out to a 30 to 33 lead at the half, with Dobbs collecting seven field goals before the half.
A&M was unable to close the gap during the second half. The visitors were within five points several times until a six-point scoring spree
Patty Berg Wins $1,000
St. Petersburg, Fla., (U,P.)—Three-putting usually isn't recommended for winning golf tournaments, but veteran Patty Berg used that formula to insure herself the $1,000 first prize in the St. Petersburg Women's Open tournament.
The pudgy St. Andrews, Ill., pro carded a 74 yesterday for a 72-hole total of 292, which was one stroke better than runnerup Jackie Pung of Honolulu.
Miss Berg started the 369-vard final hole three strokes ahead of Mrs. Pung, Patty deliberately took three "safe" putts for a bogey five knowing that the best Mrs. Pung could manage would be a birdie that would still leave her one stroke short of a tie.
Beverly Hanson, the defending champion from Indio, Calif., began the final round only a stroke behind Miss Berg but took a 41 on the front nine and came in with a 35 to finish with a 76 that gave her a total of 295 for third place.
Babe Zaharias of Tampa, Fla., had a final round 72 to take fourth with a 302 total.
Few Senators Have Agreed to Terms
In refusing Senator terms, Sievers adopted the same course of action as teammates Mickey Vernon, Bob Porterfield, Mickey McDermott, Jim Busby, and Eddie Yost, who comprise practically the backbone of the Washington ball club.
Box Score
Washington (U.P.)—Outfielder Roy Sievers joined the list of dissatisfied Washington players today.
KANSAS
| | fg-fga | ft-fta | f |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Brainard | 0-4 | 6-1 | 0 |
| Davenport | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Elstun | 3-10 | 0-1 | 1 |
| King | 0-2 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Padgett | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Johnson | 2-12 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Anderson | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Parker | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Dobbs | 11-23 | 1-2 | 2 |
Totals ... 17-58 16-20 13
OKLAHOMA A&M
| | fg-fga | ft-fta | f |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Carter | 3-17 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Hixson | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Maloney | 3-11 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Peier | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Shafer | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Babb | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Barnhouse | 0-5 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Bigham | 4-13 | 5-6 | 0 |
| Wright | 1-7 | 6-7 | 1 |
| Nutt | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
Leg Room Abundant In New Fieldhouse
Are you the long-legged type of individual who sits at the movies or a concert with your knees bang-ing your ears? If you fall in that class the new $2½ million Allen fieldhouse is the answer to your pravers.
An average of 5 to 7 inches more leg room is available between the permanent seats in the balconies. In the ordinary theater or auditorium the leg room is between 22 and 24 inches. For you 6-footers there is a spacious 29 inches in the balconies of the new fieldhouse and 24 in the temporary seating section.
According to Athletic Director A. C. "Dutch" Lonborg about 65 per cent, or from 10,000 to 11,000 seats are in the permanent section. The other seats are foldaways that will be mounted on the lower level.
Bill Renna Signs 1955 A's Contract
Kansas City, Mo.—(U.P.)A slugging outfielder, Bill Renna, is the latest player of the Kansas City Athletics to sign his 1955 contract, leaving only seven yet to sign.
Mexico or Spain, South America or Cuba
The following year he had a good season with the New York Yankees, with a 314 batting average. He has a powerful throwing arm, stands 6 feet, 3 inches, weighs 220 pounds, and is rated a top hustler in the American league.
Renna should feel at home in Kansas City. He was one of the stars of the Kansas City team in the American association in 1952, blasting 28 homers and hitting .295.
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by center Lew Johnson moved Kansas ahead 42 to 33.
At that point, Dobbs took over and tossed in three baskets and a free throw while teammate John Parker added a free throw to round out the Kansas scoring.
out the Kansas labor
Kansas went into a stall with five minutes remaining and the Aggies were unable to pull up.
KU had a slight rebounding edge, pulling down 17 offensive rebounds and 32 defensive, while A&M was getting 15 offensive and 28 defensive. Johnson was the leading rebounder, grabbing 10 from the defensive boards and adding eight on offense. Maurice King, who saw limited action, picked up eight defensive and five offensive rebounds to aid the Kansas cause.
The game brought KU's season record to eight victories and six losses. The Javhawks with two consecutive victories under their belts, will go to Norman tomorrow to meet the Oklahoma Sooners in a Big Seven conference game.
Guard Frank Bigham was the standout for A&M, scoring 13 points and collecting nine rebounds, one more rebound than teammate Tom Maloney, who scored eight.
Tigers Keep Second Place
Lincoln, Neb. —(U.P.)— Missouri held the second best spot in the Big Seven today after breaking the home court jinx of Nebraska's with a 76 to 73 victory over the Huskers and providing the crowd of 7,500 with a last-minute thrill of fouls and flurries.
It was Nebraska's first home floor loss in its seven games here this season. The score was tied. 53 to 53, with eight minutes to go. Two free shots by Lionel Smith seconds later gave the lead to Missouri, which never gave up again.
Bob Reiter, fouled out early, was substituted for by Charles Denny, who was sent off the court for a foul with 22 seconds left. Husker Willard Fagler made it 74 to 72 at that point and sent the crowd into a frenzy.
The Tigers clinched it with a final drive on Arnold Boch's foul.
Indegendent "A"
IM Schedule
5:00 69ers-Battenfeld
6:00 Jim Beam-Varsity All-Stars
7:00 Stephenson-AIA
Fraternity "B"
8:30 ATO-AKL (E)
8:30 Lambda Chi-Phi Tau (W)
9:15 Sigma Pi-DU (E)
9:15 Phi Gam-Kappa Sig (W)
Baseball Drills Open for Frosh
What may be the most promising group of freshman baseball players here in several years will begin workouts March 1 under freshman Coach John Brose. Head Coach Floyd Temple said the freshman team of this year may furnish four or five good prospects for next year's varsity.
One member of the freshman squad, catcher Barry Donaldson of Springfield, Mo., would probably have a starting berth on the varsity this year were he available, because of the extreme shortage of varsity catchers.
Also welcome would be two pitching prospects, Van Cooper and Ron Wiley. Cooper was graduated from Wichita East last year and currently lives in Berwyn, Ill. Wiley, a graduate of Wyandotte High school in Kansas City, is a right hander. Cooper is a southpaw, Riley and Cooper opposed each other last year in the finals of the Kansas AA high school playoff, with Wiley emerging the victor.
Brose will have plenty of infolders to choose from but there seems to be a definite shortage of outfielders. Included on the tentative squad are two brothers of former KU greats.
One is Jim Trombold of Wichita brother of last year's star first baseman, John Trombold. The younger Trombold will attempt to win the first base job. Another Wichita native provides the other brother combination. Phillip Stonestreet, whose brother, Jack Stonestreet, pitched here from 1950 through 1953, will be out for the starting shortstop position.
Two Kansas Citians also will be seeking berths in the infield. They are Ed Ash, a second baseman, and freshman footballer Ed Kohler, who can be used anywhere. Don Semnick of Cherokee rounds out the frosh known to be definite prospects. He is an infielder.
A meeting of all freshman prospects will be held Feb. 28 in Robinson gym.
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