Thursday. Dec. 17, 1953 University Daily Kansan
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Jayhawks Win Home Opener,72-61
Born Hits 22 As KU Romps
By STAN HAMILTON Kansan Sports Editor
Paced by a 22-point spree by center B. H. Born, the man who wasn't supposed to play, the Jayhawker basketball team last night got its first victory in three starts by whipping Tulsa 72-61.
The Jayhawks, while still looking much below last year's Cinderella outfit, made use of their famous dogging tactics to badly harass the visitors and cause them to err often.
The big 6-9 pivot man was due to ride the bench because of a badly sprained ankle, but he fired in 11 counters in each half as KU finally pulled out of its losing ways. For the losers, Bob Patterson, who out-scored Born, 15-11 in the first if, was high man with 21.
-Kansan photo by Clarke Keys
The winners, who made it 22 consecutive home court victories,
Box Score
KANSAS G-GA F-FA F
Patterson 3-4 1-1 4
McElroy 1-1 5-7 5
B. Anderson 0-0 0-2 0
Kelley 3-8 4-6 5
Squires 0-0 1-2 1
Born 8-20 6-10 2
Alberts 0-0 0-0 0
Dobbs 4-11 4-6 4
Padgett 1-3 1-1 1
Davenport 3-7 4-5 3
Totals 23-54 26-40 25
TULSA G-GA F-FA
Patterson 7-15 7-7 4
Elliott 0-1 0-0 0
Mesec 3-9 3-3 5
Racker 3-9 6-9 2
Duncan 0-2 1-2 1
Courter 3-7 2-4 4
Buenzow 0-1 0-0 1
Jenkins 0-3 1-3 4
Nunleye 1-9 7-8 2
Hensley 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 17-53 27-36 23
Kansas 22 14 22 14-72
Tulsa 14 18 16 13-61
held the upper hand all the way and were in danger of losing the lead only once late in the third quarter when an 8-point barrage by the Golden Hurricane brought them to within two. 48-46.
But then the Jayhawks, led by two field goals apiece by Born and guard Dallas Dobbs, and free throws by Gary Padgett and Harold McEroy, put them ahead 58-48 at the close of the third period.
FLY LOW AND SLOW—Bob Mescue, Tula forward, finds B. H. Born's arm in the way as he drives to a goal in Wednesday's home opened won by the Jayhawkers, 72-61. Behind Born are Kansans LaVannes Souires (6) and Larry Davenport.
Then in the early minutes of the final period Kansas upped its margin to the greatest height, 14, when a jump shot from 30 feet by Al Kelley made it 65-51.
The game started with a bang and then slowed down noticeably. In the first quarter Kansas ran off with a 22-14 lead. Born tossed in eight, Barry Davenport five, and Harold Atterson four to give Kansas a 3-way scoring punch against the 1-
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man attack of Tulaa. Patterson scored nine of the Hurricane's 14 first quarter points.
In the second period the Tulsan began to support Patterson and KU lost its touch. Tulaa got 18, Kansas 14, to make the halftime score 36-32 in KU's favor.
Patterson chipped in with six points for the Oklahomaans in the second period, still high for his team, but Born fell to three. The high man for Kansas in this quarter was Kelley, who got one field goal and three charity tosses for five.
But another 22-point performance in the third gave Kansas the half game won by the way with the followed by Dobb's seven, and McKevro's four.
In the final quarter Tulsa hit low tides as far as scoring was concerned. Only Tulsa captain Dick Nunneley, who had been held by Dobbs to four free throws, could corner our team with the fourth period, while four of his teammates manufactured two points each.
Track Slate Set For Winter Season
The only difference in the two teams—both played well in spots and like grade schoolers in others—was in the shooting accuracy. KU shot one more time than did Tulsa, 54, and hit on 23, a per cent of 43. Tulsa打 only 17 of 53 for 32 per
The KU indoor track schedule, released yesterday by A. C. "Dutch" Lonborg, athletic director, is one of the toughest the Jayhawkers have had in recent years.
In an all-road state of five meets, the runners of Coach M. E. "Bill" Easton will face Kansas State, Oklahoma, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, practically all the Big Ten teams in the Michigan Relays, and all the Big Seven loop squads in the league meet in Kansas City.
The schedule:
Jan, 29 K-State and Oklahoma at Manhattan.
Feb. 13 Michigan State Relays.
Feb. 15 Illinois and Michigan St.
at East Lansing.
at East Lansing,
Columbia.
Feb. 28-27, Big Saw meet at Kan-
dle.
6-21 Big Seven meet at Hau
sas City.
cent. The losers hit one more free toss than Kansas.
A meager crowd of about 2,000 persons saw the Jayhawkers play their last ball game before the Big Seven pre-season Christmas tourney at Kansas City. Kansas will meet Colorado Dec. 26 in the first game of the first round.
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Kansas 72, Tulsa 61.
Oklahoma A&M 65, Oklahoma 46.
Cornell 64, Harvard 53.
Holy Cross 101, Colgate 64.
Dartmouth 80, Vermont 49.
LaSalle 84, Lafayette 70.
Niagara 80, Syracuse 62.
Fordham 35, CCNY 51.
Navy 78, Columbia 52.
Dayton 78, Louisville 61.
Mississippi State 79, Arkansas
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Rockhurst 54, Regis 45.
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New York—(U.P.)-Don Budge, one of the finest players in tennis history, will emerge from retirement to participate in the professional tennis tournament which opens at Madison Square garden, Jan. 3-4.
Kansas was picked fifth in the nation in basketball by U.S. coaches in the pre-season AP poll.
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