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Revengeful Jays Seek NCAA Title
By CHUCK MORELOCK
Korean Assistant Sports Edito
Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
Revenge for a 17 point thumping suffered in the 1940 NCAA championship tilt should fuel the amazing Kansas Jayhawkers with added incentive when the Kansans bid for their second straight national championship against Indiana tonight. Tipoff time is 9:45.
The 1940 Jayhawkers edged Southern California, 46-44 for the NCAA western championship, but were trampled by the Hoosiers in the final, 60-43. Assistant coach Dick Harp was a member of that Kansas squad.
KU and Indiana advanced to the final round of play in the Municipal auditorium event by taking easy 79-53 and 89-67 victories over Washington and LSU. The Jayhawkers would have been definite underdogs against coach Branch McCrackens Big Ten champions before last night's game, but on the strength of its 26 point blasting of Washington, the Kansans must be rated on the same level with the Hoosiers.
Indiana, ranked the top team in the nation in the last Associated Press poll, now has a sparkling 22-3 record. The Hoosiers last night hit a hot 49.9 per cent of their field goal attempts by connecting 25 times in just 51 attempts. Don Schlundt, the 6-9 sophomore center, scored 23 points.
Holding down Schlundt, who averaged 25.1 points a game, will be the big job for center B. H. Born. Schlundt picked up most of his 29 points against LSU by being fed right under the Louisiana State basket. He didn't appear to be as versatile as Born, however, and was not as tough defensively. Bob Pettt, his pivot rival, fired in 29 tallies to tie Schlundt for scoring honors.
Guard Bob Leonard, who averaged 16.3 points for the Hoosiers this
season, has helped Schlundt post his prolific average with some classy feeding. Leonard is fast, a clever ball handler, and can hit from the outside when he doesn't pass off to Schlundt in the post.
Forward Dick Farley, an excellent dribbler, has a 10.5 average. He is another dangerous outside shooting threat and is sharp defensively.
Indiana dropped two of its first contests of the season to Notre Dame and K-State. The Wildcats beat the Hoosiers on Jack Carby's 40-foot shot in the last five seconds of play in Manhattan. The Big Ten champs won every game from then on before dropping a close decision to Minnesota two weeks ago.
Player Pos. Ht. Ave.
Dickey Kearney F 6 10.5
Dick Farley F 6 10.5
Don Schlundt C 6 9 25.2
Ellsworth C 6 9 18.2
Burke Scott C 6 1 8
Burke Scott C 6 1 8
INDIANA (22-3)
KANSAS (19-5)
KANSAS (19-5)
Harold Patterson **F** 6-2 9.2
Al Kelley **B** F 5-11 12.7
H B. Horn **G** 6-9 18.5
Al Kelley **G** 6-9 18.5
Dean Kelley **G** 5-11^1/2 9.5
Dean Kelley **G** 5-11^1/2 9.5
Coaches Agree One-And-One Rule Must Go
Approximately 250 of the coaches meet today in the final session of their annual convention to draft recommendations to the national rules committee which governs amateur basketball.
Kansas City, Mo.—(U.P.)—College basketball coaches were agreed today that the "one-and-one" foul rule must go, but what could they adopt to replace it?
Another much-discussed proposal, the recommended expansion of the present six-foot free throw lane to a width of 12 feet as already adopted for Olympic competition, was thrown out yesterday.
In fact, the coaches expressed general satisfaction with the entire game of basketball, except for the one-and-one foul which permits a bonus shot if the first free toss is mised on a one-shot foul.
A special polling of coaches on the subject showed 192 favoring a change and 66 "satisfied" with the present foul rule.
The coaches recommended that the National Collegiate Athletic Association change its records to wipe out the phenomenal scoring records of Bevo Francis of Rio Grande college.
The change proposed would provide that records show only competition against four-year, degreeawarding colleges.
Wednesday, March 18, 1953 University Daily Kansan
82 Turn Out for MU Football Drills
Columbia, Mo.—(U.P.)-Spring football practice continued here today for the University of Missouri, and so far, Coach Don Faurot had 82 candidates, including 18 lettermen.
The Missouri gridders, who held their first session yesterday, will practice four days each week until April 25 when they conclude spring training with a varsity-alumni game.
Two biggest problems in workouts during the next six weeks according to Faurot would be finding tackle and backfield replacements for next fall's campaign.
The spire of Salisbury Cathedral, 404 feet, is the tallest in Britain. Next highest is Norwich Cathedral, 320 feet.
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