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Hoosiers Win 69-68
Second Crown Eludes Jays
By CLARKE KEYS
Kansan Sports Editor
Kansas City, Mo.—Indiana reigned today as the king of the collegiate basketball world, but not before it resorted to every trick in the basketball book to down the fighting kids of Kansas, 69-68, in the finals of the NCAA tournament last night.
The amazing Jayhawkers failed in their attempt to annex their second straight NCAA flag after gaining the unpredictable heights of second place by fighting, hustling, and never giving up.
The amazing Javhawkers failed
Losing their giant scoring and rebounding ace, 6-9 B. H. Born, with 5:36 left to play in the game, the Kansans did what experts said would be impossible to do—hold even with the Hoosiers and Big Don Schlundt.
Kansas didn't have it last night. That was plain to see pretty early.
The contest was all that could be asked for a national finals. Never more than six points separated the two clubs and the margin was that wide only once. Indiana led at the first quarter, 21-19, but Kansas tied it up at the half, 41-41. The Hoosiers got their one-point lead in the third period, 59-58, then hung on through the hectic final 10 minutes.
Kansas depended on Born this time. And although Allen Kelley added 20 points to Born's top of 26, the Jayhawkers just couldn't go without the big fellow in there.
The pace and pressure told on all the players on both sides. Kansas missed four easy, wide-open lay-ups in the final 13 minutes and miss-ed two more free throws with 1:21 left that possibly could have turned the tide.
When Born left the game via the foul route, the Hoosiers held a 62-61 lead. Wise heads nodded that would be all for the Jayhawkers, but Al Kelley tied the score at 63-63 seconds later on a jump shot.
Schlund hit a hook, but Kelley added two free throws to keep it tied. But it was Schlund again on a lay-up and subsequent free throw. She then missed the ball. Old Patterson sprawling and was called on a technical after the foul.
Patterson missed his first shot, but sank the second. Al Kelley stepped
to the line for the technical try,
but the 5-11 Kansan, who hit six of eight from the charity stripe, missed this one. KU got the ball and Dean Kelley hit on a lay-up, but Indiana hit the ball.
With 27 seconds left in the game, Indiana's Bob Leonard was fouled by Dean Kelley and made the second shot to make the score 69-68. Kansas brought the ball down carefully, working for that last second shot. But the Jayhawkers waited a trifle too long and sophomore Jerry Alberts had to try a desperation jump shot from deep in the corner with only one second left.
The ball bounced on the rim and fell off and with it went KU's hopes for the perfect finish to an unbelievable story.
Bubble Bursts
KANSAS (68) G-Ga F-Fa FP Tp 9
Patterson 1-3 7-8 3 9
A. Kelley 7-20 6-8 3 20
Davenport 0-1 0-0 0 0
Born 8-27 10-12 5 26
Smith 0-1 0-1 0 1
Alberts 0-1 0-1 0 1
D. Kelley 3-4 2-4 2 8
Reich 2-4 0-0 2 4
Totals  21-65 26-33 17 68
INDIANA (69)  G-Ga F-Fa FT Tp
DerekKyne  0-0 0-0 5 1
Farley  1-8 0-0 1 0
Earley  1-8 0-0 5 2
Silverfield  11-0 0-0 1
White  1-5 0-0 2 2
Leonard  5-15 2-4 2 12
Ford  15-2 2-4 12
Scott  2-4 2-3 0 0
Byers  2-4 0-0 0 0
Totals 25-69 19-28 21 64
Score by quarters:
Kansas 19 22 17 10-68
Indiana 21 20 18 10-69
—Kansan photo by Bob Longstaff
UP, UP, AND AWAY—Allen Kelley, stellar Kansas forward, flies big through the air to lay in two of the 20 points that he accumulated last night in the NCAA finals tilt with Indiana university. Attempting to block the shot is Bob Leonard (No. 21) Kansas' Harold Patterson (No. 9), and Hoosiers Charles Kraak (No. 13) and Burke Scott (No. 25) watch the proceedings.
Officials: Lightner and Shaw.
Daily hansan
50 Year, No. 109 LAWRENCE, KANSAS Thursday, March 19, 1953
Rousing Rally Greets Team After Valiant Title Attempt
By ED HOWARD
As far as students and backers were concerned, early this morning they met and congratulated the nation's No.1 basketball team at a rally in the Union building.
The fifth position went to Washington center Bob Houbregs.
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy said "for a team of banded-legged youngsters, I think they have done pretty well. They started as a question mark, but no one asked them. No athletic aggregation in KU history will more indelibly print its name into the University memory.
Don Schlund, Indiana's towering center, was placed at that spot on the team and teammate Bob Babb was teamed with Kelley at guard.
Although the team took second place in the NCAA fight, partisan KU fans feel as Dick Harp, assistant coach, said at the rally: "We feel we are the better team. It is unfortunate we can't play Indiana in a summer series, as we did last year with the Peoria Caterpillars. I just wish we could play them tomorrow."
As the players left the bus in front of the Union, they were greeted by about 2,500 proud fans. The players were disgruntled that they did not win, and so were the fans. But the fans were in a victorious mood.
Phog Allen was greeted with a standing, cheering ovation. He said, Nothing succeeds like success, and he liked to be like failure, but they did not fail."
He said "At the first of the season, I thought we would be lucky to win five games. Spirit has carried us through. I have received more cheer from this team than from any other in my 43 years of coaching."
Dr. Allen said, "No team ever had a more peerless leader than Dean Kelley, our captain.
"Gil Reich was the Charlie Hoag of this year. Harold Patterson has carried two bad charlie horses since the Missouri game. After the Colorado loss, Pat felt as low as a snake's abdomen in a wagon rut," he said.
Dr. Allen indicated the turning point in the contest came when B. H. Born bounced out in the fourth quarter. "B. H." he said, "played tonight with a bad cold. He fought himself out."
Born Named MVP In NCAA Tourney
When introduced to the crowd,
Dean Kelley said, "The trophy I
have here is actually bigger than the
first place trophy. Of course we are
disappointed. It has been a great
pleasure to play with this bunch of
scrawny runs. I'm going to miss
them next year."
Kansas City, Mo--First-place Indiana and second-place Kansas each placed two men on the NCAA all-tournament team named by sports writers and broadcasters at the tourney last night.
B. H. Born said "It was a long road to the finals. I want to give lots of credit for our success to those who are not regulars. It sure helps to be able to practice against good players."
The writers named Kansas center B. H. Born as the most valuable player of the tournament and put the 6-9 junior at a forward position on the tourney team. Guard Dean Kelley won a guard spot on the all-star aggregation for the second straight year.
—Kansan photo by Jerry Knudson
THAT AFTER-GAME FEELING—Captain Dean Kelley, senior guard, and Dick Hart, assistant basketball coach, wear wistful looks as Kelley brandishes the NCAA second place cup at the hearty student rally in the Union ballroom following the team's return to Lawrence last night. Commented Kelley: "It's bigger than the first place trophy, anyway."
-Kansan photo by Jerry Knudson
TV JITTERS-This large group of Jayhawker rooters sprawled on the Union ballroom floor last night to witness Kansas' heartbreaking loss to Indiana. During the game the fans gnawed their fingernails, groaned, cheered, and pounded the floor in their armchair efforts to pull the battling team through. The six 21-inch television sets were loaned by the Montgomery Ward store in Lawrence
Dazzling KU-Indiana Battle Rates as Basketball Classic
By CHUCK MORELOCK
Kansas Assistant Sports Editor
The tightest battle in an NCAA championship game, Indiana's 69-88 squeeze over a clawing, gutty band of Kansas Jayhawkers, climaxed a two-night stand in Kansas City's Municipal auditorium that will long be remembered by basketball fans in this area.
Kansas, not as smooth as the Big Ten champions perhaps, was the sentimental favorite of the cage fans. The Jayhawkers were a three point underdog before the Washington game. But the Huskies didn't know what hit them when they ran into the savage, run-em-ragged Kansas defense and went down to a crushing 26-point defeat. Then KU nearly pulled a repeat against Indiana.
Seldom has any basketball meet been marked but such a sparkling crew of centers.
Aggressive, ever-battling Kansas and smooth, hot-shooting Indiana
were clearly the standout teams. But both Washington and LSU showed they belonged near the top in national rankings even though they couldn't cope with the Jayhawkers and Hoosiers.
Three of the talent-loaded powerhouses will not be bothered with graduation losses. Indiana and LSU, in fact, will have all five of its starters returning next season. Kansas loses Dean Kelley and Gil Riech, but Born, Harold Patterson, and Al Kelley will be around for another year of competition.