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University Daily Kansan Friday. December 17, 1954
Rice Plays KU Here Tonite and Tomorrow
PROBABLE STARTERS
RICE
KANSAS
RICE
Fred Woods, 6-3 F 6-2, Maurice King
Joe Durrenberger, 6-6 F 6-3, Gene Elstun
Terry Telligman, 6-4 C 6-6½, Lew Johnson
Bobby Brashear, 5-11 G 5-11½, John Parker
Monte Robicheaux, 5-10 G 5-11, Dallas Dobbs
Kansas plays its 20th and 21st games against a Southwest conference basketball rival Rice Institute, here Friday and Saturday in Hoch auditorium.
Although bereft of two important coqs, senior forward Charles Christensen and the squad's most promising sophomore, Gerry Thomas, the Owls will come in with a 3-1 record. Christensen and Thomas were dismissed from Rice following a school two games for an action of school twin players who were starters in the twin openers against Lamar Tech; Thomas canning the winning goal of a 73-71 victory in the fading seconds of the opener. Rice also disposed of Tech, 91-74, in the second meeting and nipped LSU, 79-72, in their third start before falling Monday, 63-88, to Tulane at New Orleans.
The fact that Rice, defending Southwest co-champions, was able to nail LSU by seven points at Baton Rouge without two regulars, is testimony of what KU can expect here. The Jawhakes overran LSU. 83-58, in Lawrence, catching the Bayou Bengals in a low two nights after meeting arch-rival Kentucky in Lexington.
Kansas goes to the post unbeaten in its first two games and now has raised its record home-court winning streak to 31 consecutive triumphs. It added Tulsa to LSU as a victim Tuesday night at Law-
The Jayhawks owe Rice a beating
in return for the 54-51 whipping the Owls handed the 1953 runners-up early that season in Houston. KU holds a 4-1 edge over the Texans, having scored two wins in the old NCAA Westerns at Kansas City in 1940 and 1942, and a first-round victory in the 1946 all-College tournament in Oklahoma City.
Inough the years, the Jayhawks have fattened their winning column considerably at the expense of Southwest opposition. Their overall mark is 16-3 for a winning percentage of 84. And the three losses have been extremely skinny. In addition to Rice's three-point conquest of two seasons ago; SMU scored a 49-46 win in the first Big Seven pre-season tournament, in 1946, and Texas wrenched a 36-34 win at Austin in 1939, in the opener of a two-night stand.
Coach Phog Allen is expected to continue his solid youth movement with four sophomores probable starters for the third straight time.
The weekend series will mark KU's final action before beginning defense of its Big Seven tournament crown in Kansas City Dec. 28 against Iowa State.
KU's famed half-court press will run into a severe test against Rice 1ere Friday and Saturday.
EARLY IMPROVEMENT—Two cagers who will see a lot of action for KU in the future are Chris Divich and Gary Padgett, forwards. Both players were outstanding in the Jayhawk's win over Tulsa, Tuesday.
Norman, Okla. — (U,P)—An NCAA committee investigating charges that Oklahoma University built powerhouse football teams by violating recruiting regulations continued questioning football players today, and recorded their answers.
NCAA Investigating Sooners
The committee questioned football coach Bud Wilkinson yesterday, along with members of his coaching staff and several of the players.
The NCAA has been investigating Oklahoma recruiting policies since last spring when some unidentified college registered a complaint.
The committee arrived yesterday
KU Meets I-State in KC Tourney
and talked to several athletes in a sound-proof room, taking recordings of the questioning. The group had been invited here by Dr. George L. Cross, OU president, and the school's Board of Regents. Both Cross and the Regents said there was nothing to hide at Oklahoma.
The committee was headed by Dr. Frank N. Gardner of Drake University. The other two persons who came here are Walter Byers, NCAA executive secretary, and E. G. Wherecnt, NCAA employ.
The nickname of the scarlet tanager is "robin with a sore throat" because of its hoarse caroling.
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Texas crude oil production amounted to 43.4 per cent of the nation's total in 1953.
A rattlesnake has, on the average, two (not one) rattles for each year of its age.
Bowling is one of the oldest of all sports, its origin being traced to the Egyptians of 5,200 B.C.
Furman Fans Floyd-Mad Now Selvy Memories
By BILL FERGUSON
By BILL FERGUSON
Atlanta — (U.P.)—Basketball fans who figured they could forget about Furman after Frank Selvy graduated and joined the pros just didn't examine the Furman records close enough to discover Darrell Flovd.
Even last season while teammate Selvy was rewriting all the National scoring records with gay abandon. Floyd was establishing a record at Furman that may stand for many years.
And this season, the 22-year-old Floyd is out to break a few of Selvy's unbelievable scoring records. While it looks like a tremendous task, there are plenty of Furman fans who figure he might do just that in the next two seasons.
The season is still young and already the six-foot one-indic native of Thomasville, NC. has reached mid-season form. His highest output so far is one 53-point performance. The odds are that he will top that before long.
Last year, while Selvy averaged 41.7 points per game for a new national mark, Floyd—then a sophomore—came in with a very respectable average of 24.3 per try.
Even though Selvy had a slightly better average in his field goal attempts in 1953-54. Floyd demonstrated a fine eye and even topped Selvy from the free throw line.
Selyv, who hit 45.3 per cent of his field goal tries, managed an 80 per cent mark from the foul line.
Floyd connected on 44.3 per cent of his field goals and 83.9 per cent of his charity tosses.
Last year in the Southern conference tournament, Floyd put on a show of his accuracy from the foul line by hitting on 14 of 14 free-throw attempts.
Floyd specializes on a handed push shot from outside he's also a deadly man in the basket although he has to look up to most college players who hang around that spot.
Floyd is also a fine rebounder for his size. Last year he averaged eight rebounds a game.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO OUR KU FRIENDS
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During which we look forward to serving you the same fine food you enjoyed in 1954.
The Chuck Wagon home of fine-cooked foods and bar-b-q