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University Daily Kansan Friday, December 10, 1954
KU Basketball-
Hustling Sophomores May Suprise Experts
By BOB LYLE
Although coach "Phog" Allen insists that his young basketball team is "As green as gourds," a hustling sophomore foursome composed of John Parker, Maurice King, Gene Elstun, and Lew Johnson, might cause some of the preseason prognosticators to sit up and take notice before too many more basketball contests are played. The teams picked to fight it out for the Big Seven title are Colorado and Missouri.
Many of the experts are already casting a curious eye toward Lawrence, after the 83-58 pasting the young Jayhawk contingent handed LSU Monday.
But Allen is not lured into a false sense of security over the early success of the untested Kansas club.
"We've won one game and some people think we're great. I am glad to get the victory, but I know how far we've got to go before we can have a good team. We teams in our league (KU, FI), (KU here useday) are more familiar with our defense and more versatile in meeting it."
In the LSU contest, KU's starting line up composed of the four sophomores and veteran junior, Dallas Dobbs, turned in a better performance than most persons expected. However LSU looked far worse than the team which came close to no. 2 ranked Kentucky in a previous contest. The famous Hoch auditorium jinx with its hostile crowd may have given the green KU team added confidence.
Here is a run down on the players that will help decide KU's basketball fortunes during the rest of the season.
Maurice King hustling sophomore forward from Kansas City, R. T. Coles, show early signs of becoming a potent factor with his unorthodox fall away play, and good backboard defensive play. The 6-2 forward, who is certain to be a crowd pleaser, left the LSU game with five fouls, just as he was beginning to unleash his ability.
Some observers believe that 5-11 John Parker, a Shawnee-Mission graduate, may provide the extra team spark that has been evidenced in the few years by such team palyers as Dean and Al Kelly. Parker scored only one field goal in the LSU encounter, but demonstrated some fierce competition that was passed on to the rest of the squad. Parker grabbed six rebounds and sole the ball three times for goal-scoring fast breaks.
Gene Elstun, forward, another Shawnee-Mission product, showed the talent that prompted Allen to give him a starting berth in the LSU game.
Although hampered by a groin injury 6-6 center Lew Johnson, is rapidly improving at the post position. He still has a long way to go before he can be classified with Allen's former centers. Clvde Lovelleet and
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Dallas Dobbs, junior *vuard*, and the stabilizing factor in KU plans, showed the expected court generalship which made him an All Big-Seven selection last year.
B. H. Born, mainstays at the spot for the last five years. Johnson has been feeling no ill effect from an earlier injury in recent practice sessions.
Assistant coach Dick Harp summed it up this wa yafter yesterday's practice session.
"Our sophomores are getting the confidence they need. We think they are coming along fine, but the results of the test with Tulsa Tuesday will make the picture much clearer."
Berra Wins Award
New York—(U.P.)-Yogi Berra, the slugging Yankee catcher w h o "didn't think I'd get it," wound up winning the American league's Most Valuable Player award for the second time in his career today while four Cleveland "also-rans" wound up victims of a divided vote.
Berra, winner of his first MVP award in 1851, compiled a point total of 230, which afforded him a comfortable edge over the runner-up, outfielder Larry Doby of the Indians, who collected 210 points.
IM Schedule
Sig Eip—TKE -KIP 200 Robinson Annes
AKL—Phi Kappa Sigma, 5:00, Robin
Frat "A"
son Annex
Phi Delt—SAE, 6:00, Robinson Annex
Sigma Nu—Theta Chi. 7:00, Robinson
Annex
Kappa Sig—Delts, 8:00, Robinson
Annex
Frat "B"
Friday's Schedule Frat "A"
Phi Delt—Phi Psi, 7:00, W Rob.
Kappa Sig—PI K.A., 7:45, E Rob.
Sig Cii-Beta, 7:45, W Rob.
Delts—ATO, 8:30, E Rob.
SAE-Delta Delta, 8:30 W Rob.
Sig Ep—TKE, 9:15, E Rob.
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Independent "C"
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Acacia—Triangle, 1:00, Robinson Annex
Independent "A"
Battenfeld—Liahona, 3:00, Robinson
Abbex
Nu Sigma Nu- Downbeats; 4:00, Robinson Annex
Phi Kappa Tau—Sigma Pi, 1:00, E
Frat "B"
Rob. Sigma Nu—Lambda Chi, 1:00, W Rob.
Independent "B"
Schizo's -Battenfeld, 1:45, E Rob.
Osage -Pearson, 1:45, W Rob.
Klebsiella Fium, Jig. Beam, 2:30.
Klebsiella Five - Jim Beam, 2:30, W Roh.
Top 40-Gamma Delta, 3:15, E Rob
KHK -Alpha Chi Sigma, 3:15, W Rob
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