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University Daily Kansan Thursday. March 5. 1953
KU to Seek Tie In I-State Game
Kansas will be out for a share of the 1953 Big Seven championship when the league-leading Jayhawkers tangle with Iowa State in Hoch auditorium tomorrow night.
Kansas has an 8-2 conference record and can clinch a tie for the Big Seven flag by winning one of its two remaining tilts. KU closes its conference season in Columbia, Mo., Monday night.
Kansas State is a game behind the Jayhawkers at 7-3. The Wildcats meet Oklahoma at Norman Saturday and Nebraska Tuesday in Manhattan, K-State must win both of those contests in order to remain in title contention.
Iowa State is in fifth place in the Big Seven with a 4-6 record. The Cyclones scored their latest victory with a 93-66 romp of Nebraska Monday night. I-State has been tough on the road this season as they broke Oklahoma's three-game conference winning streak at Norman, whipped Nebraska by 18 points at Lincoln, and pressed Kansas State and Missouri all the way in Manhattan and Columbia before losing by 81-78 and 78-74 scores.
Iowa State will have plenty of height to throw at the scrapy Jayhawkers. The leading Cyclone scoreer is 6 foot 8 inch Del Diercus, the center. Diercus scored 20 points against Nebraska Monday to raise his conference total to 198 points in ten games.
Dutch Van Cleave, a 6-3 guard, fired in 23 points against the Cornhuskers. The Cyclones have the highest scoring guard in I-State history, Sam Long, plus Chuck Duncan, a 6-5 sophomore, and Clair Russie, a 6-5 reserve center.
I-State has given the Jayhawkers plenty of trouble the past two years. They battled the 1952 NCAA championship club down to the wire at Ames before dropping a 53-50 decision. In 1951, the Kansans edged the Cyclones at Iowa State. 58-56. Kansas won in Hoch last year, 88-88.
The Jayhawkers will be handicapped by center E. H. Born's banged-up thumb. Born, who tossed in 44 points against Colorado Monday to set a new Big Seven scoring record, fractured his right thumb after scoring his record-making basket. He will have to wear a light cast on the thumb against the Cyclones and Missouri.
11 Teams Picked For NAIA Meet
Kansas will be shooting for its 21st Hoch auditorium victory in a row and its 10th win in succession over the Cyclones. KU and Iowa State have met once before this year. The Jayhawkers broke up a tight contest in the third period at Ames two months ago to ramble on to 76-57 win. Gil Reich was high point man for Kansas in that game with 19 points.
Kansas City—(U.P.)—Eleven teams have been certified today for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics basketball tournament which starts here Monday, and two others have won NAIA playoffs.
Meanwhile, Arizona State of Tempe, Adams State of Alamosa, Colo., and Midwestern university of Wichita Falls, Tex., were added to the list of entries yesterday for the 32-team cage tourney.
St. Benedict's college scored a 44-35 win over Ottawa university in a third and deciding game at Ottawa last night to earn the right to represent Kansas in the tourney.
Southwest Missouri State, defending NAIA title holders and winners of the NAIA pre-season tournament, won easily 103-69 over Missouri Valley at Springfield last night to become Missouri's representative in the national small college classic.
They joined six entries which had already won the right to compete through playoffs. They are Nebraska Wesleyan, Arkansas Polytechnic, Louisiana Polytechnic, Mississippi Southern, Stetson university, and Tennessee A&I.
NC-State Best In Tourney
Raleigh, N.C. —(U.P.) It was the same old problem today as the annual Southern Conference basket-ball title tournament got underway—how to stop rampaging North Carolina State.
State's Wollpack, which meets arch-rival North Carolina in the finale of today's four-game first round, has won the title six straight years. And, off their record this year, they pull up multiple titles plus the Dixie Classic tourney crown—they are choices to do it again.
Here is today's first-round schedule, with regular-season conference records in parentheses:
West Virginia (11-3), vs. Furman
West Virginia (11-3) vs. Furman (10-3).
Maryland (12-3) vs. Duke (12-4).
Wake Forest (12-3) vs. Richmond (12-3).
North Carolina State (13-3) vs.
North Carolina (15-6).
North Carolina (15-6)
The field is considered more evenly matched this year than at any time since Coach Everett Case of the Wolfpack brought his Indian-diana-style basketball to Dixie seven years ago.
Rookies to Serve In Opening Spring Games
By UNITED PRESS
Youth will be served when big league managers inspect their teams in competition for the first time this spring in the Grapefruit league openers.
A total of 17 rookies were named today to starting lineups Saturday and at least a dozen more will be called on to flash their stuff. Most of the rookies are pitchers, of course, but two—Harvey Kuenn of the Tigers and Daryl Spencer of the Giants—are shortsteps who could make or break their teams.
Kuenn, 22-year-old former Wisconsin university star, has been called the "key to a successful season" by Manager Fred Hutchinson, while manager Leo Durocher of the Giants plans to switch Alvin Dark to second base if the rangey. 200-pound Spencer lives up to expectations.
In addition to Kuenn, Hutchinson will inspect two rookie pitchers in the Tigers' opener with the Phillies. Hal Erickson, a 20-game winner for Dallas last year, and Ray Herbert now young Billy Hoeft to the mound.
Durocher also plans to take a look at two rookie pitchers—sturdy Mario Picone and Dick Adair, Picone, a 26-year-old right-hander, rates special attention because he combined for a 21-8 record with Sioux City and Minneapolis in 1952. An impressive performance against the Indians' good left-handed hitters could go a long way toward winning a regular job for Picone.
The Cardinals, opening against the Yankees, will have rookies Johnny Fashholz, Jack Crimian, and Dennis Reeder on the mound and probably rookie Rip Repulski in the outfield. The Yankees are countering with two rookie pitchers of their own—Al Cicotte and lefty Bob Wiesler. In addition, the world champions will have either of two kids—Jim Bridgesewer or Andy Carey—at shortstop in place of the veteran Phil Rizzuto.
Manager Lou Boudreau of the Red Sox will take a look at his "infant infield," consisting of Harry Agganis, Johnny Merson, Ted Lepcio, and Bill Consolo against the Reds while the Athletics plan to use rookies Charles Bishop and Marion Fricano on the mound against the Senators.
St. Benedict's Goes to NAIA
Ottawa—(U.P.)—The St. Benedict's college Ravens last night won the right to enter competition in the NAIA basketball classic in Kansas City next week as representative of the state of Kansas by beating Ottawa, 44-35.
Big Joe Stueve scored 16 points to lead the Ravens.
Easton Praises Performance Of KU Indoor Track Squad
Rv DON TICE
Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
Coach M. E. "Bill" Easton had nothing but praise for his Big Seven indoor champions today after they had completed a clean sweep of the indoor track season.
As soon as the weather permits, the Jayhawker thinclads will move onto the outdoor cinders to prepare in the Texas Belays, March 27-28.
"We have a terrific team spirit" Coach Easton said. "The team is always out there pulling for the guy that's competing, and a lot of times that is one of the main reasons each man turns in his best possible performance."
With Dick Wilson not in top form because of a recent illness, the load of defending the Jayhawker's six straight wins in the two-mile fell squarely on the shoulders of the diminutive Palmquist.
Coach Easton said he was extremely proud of three men, Keith Palmquist, Buzz Frazier, and Norm Steanson, who came through to win events in which they weren't favored.
"Keith wasn't running for any record," Coach Easton said, "he was running to win the race, and he did a beautiful job of it." Palmquist beat Oklahoma's Bruce "Bulldog" Drummond by half a lap as he flew home in 9:31 flat.
The first time Steanson cleared the height, his pole fell against a step ladder which rocked into the standard and knocked the cross-bar off. The officials tried that it was a gun on his left trunk. On his last try, Steanson showed real championship form as he cleared the bar for the second time.
Frazier surprised the experts when he soared 6 feet 3 inches in the high jump to gain a first place tie with Nebraska's Phil Keidelk. Frazier injured a leg in his 6 feet 2 inch jump, but after a working-over on the rubbing table returned for the winning leap.
Norm Steanson had to clear 13 feet $6\frac{1}{4}$ inches twice to gain his victory in the pole vault.
Of Wes Santee, who established new records in both the mile and half-mile and became the third man to win both events in Missouri Valley - Big. Six - Big. Seven history, Easton said, "I needn't say that I am extremely proud of Wes—his performance in the meet was superb in every respect."
Catch Easton's distance men take on quite a task in defending their triple crowns in the four-mile and distance-medley relays in the outdoor season. Last year they won both events at the Texas Relays, the Kansas Relays, and the Drake Relays.
Last year at the Drake Relays, the team of Lloyd Koby, Art Dalzell, Herb Semper, and Santee set a new American record of 17:15.9 in the four-mile relay. Santee turned in the best time of his career in that race, as he was timed at an unofficial 4:06.7 in the anchor mile. The day before he had run 4:07 flat-anchoring the distance medley team.
The only man that graduated out of this winning combination was Semper, Big Seven indoor two-mile champion for three years, and national crosscountry champion in 1951.
His replacement will be either Wilson or Palmquist.
Divers Jerry Jester and Dallas Chestnut will represent KU's best first-place hopes when the Jay-
Kansas Puts Swimming Hopes In Divers Jester, Chestnut
Late Changes Made For Car Time Tests
Sebring, Fla.—(U.P.)Drivers and pit crews of the world's fastest sports cars made last-minute engine and body adjustments today for the famed International Grand Prix of endurance time trials.
The important speed tests, which will single out the 60 fastest cars to compete in the 12-hour run Sunday, are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. (CST) tomorrow.
The Grand Prix will be run from noon Sunday until midnight over the 5.2 mile airport course.
Student's Work in Art Show
Joseph Stiles, fine arts senor, nas had a water color accepted for exhibition in a Baltimore, Md., show. The name of the picture was "Branches-Straight and Bending." It is a national show and the judging jury is made up of nationally known artists.
hawkers wind up 1953 swimming competition in the Big Seven conference meet in Norman Friday and Saturday.
Jester and Chestnut swept meets against Colorado here two weeks ago and Iva State three weeks ago at Amu. They will have stiff competition in Oklahoma's Earl Hallum and Nebraska's Gene Cotter, Cotter defeated Jester and Chestnut at Lawrence, but Chestnut edged the Cornhuskers in a return dual at Lincoln Hallum was runner-up to teammate Dave Glander in the conference meet last year.
Other Kansas men who should score points are co-captains Sam Perkins and Dick Eflin. Perkins will swim in the 150-meter race. Eflin will compete in the 50 or 100 yard freestyle. Backstroker John Welsh and breaststroke Jean Schanze also figure to place in their events.
KU finished with a 1-4 record in conference competition. The Jawhawkens whipped Nebraska at Lincoln, lost to Colorado and the Cornhuskers at Lawrence, and Iowa State and Oklahoma at Ames and Norman.
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