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University Daily Kansan
Friday, March 20.1953
Surprising Jayhawks Post 19-6 Cage Record
With only one player, diminutive Dean Kelley, returning from last year's NCAA basketball champions, prospects looked pretty drab for this year's basketball season.
Much to the surprise of the many loyal Kansas fans and sports prognosticators, and the chagrin of many an opponent, these dire predictions just didn't come true.
Here is the story, game by game:
Karraus 67; Tolmie 58
Rlee 54-Kansas 51
The Jayhawkers gave early warning of upsetting presession predictions in their first game against the Wake. Tulane went into the game with three victories under its belt and an 88 point per game scoring average, and rebounded from a fernish and only 50 points for the evening.
In their second game, against the Rice Owls in Houston, Texas, the Jayhawkers dropped a heartbreaker by only three points. They took a three point lead in the third quarter, but just couldn't maintain it outscored them 20-4 in the final quarter.
Kansas 83-Southern Methodist 66
The Jayahwakers got back in the win column the weekend before the Big Seven tournament by taking a double-header from SMU in Hoch auditorium. The scrappy Kansans defeated the Mustangs 83-66 and 72-55. These victories were followed by a time when SMU went on to win the Southwest conference preseason tournament.
Kansas, with a preseason rating of fourth in the Big Seven, won two and one game in City over the Christmas holidays to take second behind first-place Kansas State.
Kansas 73-Nebraska 66
Kansas 66-Missouri 62
In the first game of the tournament, the Jayhawkers had to put on a rally in the final minute of play to pull away by lighting Cornusher quintet to win 73-66.
In a ragged but close game which saw the lead change hands 22 times, the Kansas quintet gained a place in the finals of the tournament by defeating Missouri 66-62. B. H. Born showed considerable skill and scored 24 points and matching 4 rebounds.
Kansas State 38 Kansas
This game was all the way, apparently up to all presseason predictions of power. Kansas trailed by 14 points at one time, but played control ball in the final minutes to pull to within six points of the tail Wildcats.
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Oklahoma 76-Kansas 61
It looked like the fire had gone out when Kansas opened its conference play. Everything seemed to go wrong as the previously unimpressive Sooners rolled down the street.
Kansas 65-Oklahoma A&M 53
The surprising Jayhawks stepped back into the role of a gaint kill four days after their stomped Oklahoma A&M, fifth ranked nationally at that time in the AP poll, to the tune of 65-53 in Hoch and/ortium.
Kansas 76-Iowa State 57
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Ames by a 75-74 margin.
Kansas 80-Kansas State 66
B. H. Born put his first big scoring spree of the season in the game against Nebraska at Lincoln. He scored 34 of the Jayhawkers' 65 points, as the team edged past the Cornhuskers to gain an 8-2 record and a 2-1 record in conference play.
Kansas 82-Kansas State 66
Later, Kansas became the second giant of the season to fall before the hustling Jayhawks in Hoch auditorium. Kansas played the No. 1 nationally ranked Wildcats in every game and won the playoff feat in their first conference outing. It was at this point that Kansas began to loom as a possible conference therat.
The Jayhawker champion hopes were short-lived, however, as a win-hungry Colorado oultet gained its first conference victory at the expense of Kansas and the Horn's 80 points went to no avail as the Golden Buffaloes defeated Kansas 72-68.
Kansas 86-Missouri 62
Kansas quickly jumped back into the conference picture when it defeated Missouri at Lawrence, while Nebraska was handing Kansas State an upset defeat in
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the nebraska coliseum. The Jayhawkers' pressing defense showed to a very good advantage as they rolled over the Tigers 86-62.
Because of this slashing defense, Kansas, at that point, was leading the nation's college basketball teams in fouls committed.
Kansas took another step closer to the coveted championship when it completely outclassed Nebraska to the tune of 16-5. The team outscored the Cornhuskers right out of Hoover auditorium in the opening minutes of the third quarter, when they scored 16 and outscored Nebraska one over, to run up a margin of 58-28. That game was a warmup for the big one . . .
Kansas 77-Nebraska 58
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Kansas 87-Oklahoma 59
The Jayhawks took over first place in the conference and avenged a previous loss. They defeated 59 at Lawrence, Alan Kelley and B. H. Born were the big guns in that contest with 25 and 21 points respectively.
Oklahoma A&M 79-Kansas 58
The Oklahomans scored eight shots, which they kicked the joyhawks off with a previous defeat to the tune of 79-58 at Stillwater. The Aggie victory ended a L-game winning streak for the Kansans who no effect on the conference standings.
Kansas 80-Kansas State 78
The crowd of 12,500 persons in the Kansas state football team believe their eyes as they watched the amazing Jayhawks become the first conference team to defeat the Wildcats in the fieldhouse.
B. H. Born and Dick Knostman put on a show of athleticism to honor forwards at 27 points apiece, while Born's scrappy teammates outfought the remainder of the Wildcat team for the win.
Back at home again in Ho Chi Minh, B. H. Born set a new Big Seven scoring record of 44 points as Kansas evened the score with Colorado with a 78-55 victory. This victory put the Jay-Z team away from a clear conference title.
Kansas 78-Colorado 55
Kansas got off to a quick start in the return game against I-State and led 25 at half-time as they coated to an 87-62 victory in Hoch auditorium.
Trailing the Tigers until the closing minutes of the third quarter, the Jayhawkers finally turned on the steam for their first victory and their second straight Big Seven basketball crown. Thus, the "cinderella kids," who were ranked a shake four at the beginning of the season, scored in the Big Seven in the NCAA playoffs.
Kansas 61-Oklahoma A&M 55
In the first game of the NCAA regional playoffs, the Jayhawkers met and out-classed the Oklahoma City Chiefs to win 75-63. The Kansans put on a sizzling first half, building up a 47-28 lead, and then through the second half for the victory.
In this game, Kansas was doing fine until B. H. Born and Harold Patterson fouled out early in the fourth quarter, but Larry Jones lost his strength, the Aguess took heart and pulled into two points of Kansas, 55-57, but the batting Jawhackers threw up a wall around Bob Mattick, the 6-13 man to keep his teammates from scoring.
In a display that left everyone gasping, the astounding Jayhawks scored eight points before the Huskies could even get a shot, and went on to smother the most champions 79-53, moving them into the finals of the national tournament.
Kansas 79-Washington 53
The Jayhawkers just barely missed a second straight NCAA title by losing to the Lakers at points, but big Don Schlundt tossed in 30 to lead the Hoosiers to the national championship. Kansas lifted 1st heart and could still overcome the great Big Ten champions.
Kansas 68-Indiana 69
Semi-Final Tilts Set for Today In State Meets
Manhattan — (U.P.)— It will be Salina vs. Shawnee Mission and Wyandotte vs. Wichita North in today's semi-final round of the Kansas state basketball tournament for class "AA" high schools.
All four semi-finals turned in relatively easy first-round victories. Salina defeated Wichita East 72 to 63, Shawnee-Mission downed Dodge City, 58 to 49, and Wichita North eliminated Haskell, 51 to 40. Wyndotte won Wednesday night from Coffeyville, 60 to 49.
In the class "A" event, Buhler defeated Augusta, 58 to 46 to enter the semi-finals, and Russell advanced with a 55 to 42 victory over Bonner Springs. Kingman and Chapman won their way into the semi-finals Wednesday, Kingman defeating Girard 98 to 64 and Chapman winning from Smith Center, 53 to 41.
Semi-finals in the class "B" and double-"B" state high school basketball tournaments were scheduled for Hutchinson today and tonight.
Johnson, with a 27-0 record, was to meet Sedgwick at 2 p.m. to open semi-final play in the class "B" bracket, and Alma meets Halstead at 7:30 p.m. tonight to conclude the "B" section semi-windup.
The class "BB" bracket pits Dearfield vs. Simpson at 3:30 p.m. and Edson vs. Burns at 9 p.m. in semifinals.
In last night's games, winding up quarter-final play, Burns walloped Irving 61-48 in a class double "B" contest. Marv Nightingale scored 14 points, while Hap Marshall led Irving with 12.
Halstead mauled Dorrance 70-44 in a game which was never close to conclude class "B" quarter-finals, as Dale Dicks hit 27 points, the most scored by an individual in the tourney so far.
Ted Wire hit 18 for Dorrance.
Snead to Compete In Florida Tourney
Jacksonville, Fla. — (U.P.)—Sammy Snead, who passed up a chance to win last year, was back today to tee off with a blue-ribbon field in the $10,000 Jacksonville open golf tournament over the finely-conditioned Hyde Park course.
In 1932, the veteran slammer from White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., finished the four rounds tied with Doug Ford of Yonkers, N.Y., for first place.
A playoff was scheduled, but Snead couldn't play—he had to rush off to fill a commitment in another tournament. So young Ford gained the first major victory of his career and then went on to prove it was no fluke by amassing earnings of $11,000 on the links that season.
Ford is back to defend his crown, and, of course, he and Snead head the list of favorites.
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Robinson, Zernial Fueling A's With Strong Batting Punch
Ed Robinson and Gus Zernial undeniably give the Athletics the biggest 1-2 punch in the American League and manager Jimmy Dykes contended today that they also give them the best.
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"I wouldn't trade 'em for any other pair in the league," Dykes said. "Sure, the Yankees got Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra and the Indians got Luke Easter and Larry Doby.
"But I'll bet that Robinson and Zernial combine to hit more homers and knock in more runs this season than Mantle and Berra or Easter and Doby."
Dykes' enthusiasm resulted from two towering homers belted by Robinson and Zernial off Robin Roberts, the Phillies' 28-game winner, yesterday. It's the kind of 1-2 long-range power Dykes hopes will enable the A's to beat the tough American League pitchers with this year.
Robinson, who hit 22 homers and knocked in 104 runs for the White Sox last season, started slowly but is beginning to gain momentum. The 220-pound first-baseman heromer was his second of the spring, Zernial, who weighs 216 pounds, hammered his third homer of the spring. He belted 29 homers and drove in 100 runs in 1952.
The two homers enabled the Athletics to stay with Roberts for eight innings then the Athletics won their sixth game in 11 Grapefruit league contests when they rallied for five runs against Steve Ridkiz in the 10th to win, 8-5. Dave Philley's homer tied the score and Allie Clark's 4-bagger, with the bases filled, won it.
Roberts, incidentally, indicated that he's well advanced toward an expected opening day pitching assignment for the Phillies. He is the first of Steve O'Neill's pitches to go as many as eight innings. The loss, however, was the Phillies' 10th in 13 exhibition games.
The Tigers continued to show surprising form and now even are able to beat American League teams. Thanks to rookie Frank Carswell's homer, the Tigers shaded the Red
4 Survey Members To Attend Meeting
Four staff members of the State Geological survey will leave Sunday for Houston, Tex., to attend the annual meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
They are John C. Frye, executive director of the survey and professor of geology; Edwin Goebel, oil and gas director; Walter H. Schowe, associate professor of geology and local geologist with the survey, and Howard O'Connor, water geologist.
Box, 9-8, for their first victory in our tries against A.L. competition. They've beaten National League rivals in all seven games played his spring.
KC May Have '54 NCAA Meet
Lonbong said that several cities have bid for regionals and finals tournaments for next year. Included are New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Manhattan, Corvallis, Ore., and the University of Iowa. He said Kansas City has not entered a bid.
KU athletic director A. C. (Dutch) Lonborg, chairman of the tournament committee, said that no specific sites have been mentioned for 1954. He said he will await reports of 1953 tournament managers before calling a meeting of the tournament committee later in the spring. The committee then will make its recommendations to the executive committee of the NCAA, which will name the place the tourney is to be held.
Municipal Auditorium officials have made a tentative reservation for March 16-17. Auditorium Manager C. B. Hoff said yesterday that he has reserved the dates for the NCAA and NAIA tourneys until notified that they won't be required.
The NCAA basketball finals tournament may be held in Kansas City again next year, but the final answer won't be known until this summer.
The 1953 finals were originally scheduled to be held at Kentucky university. But the NCAA basketball ban upon that school caused the meet to be shifted to Kansas City.
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