Page 4 University Daily Kansan Monday, Feb. 16, 1953 KU Preps for Cats With 77-58 Win By CHUCK MORELOCK Kansan Assistant, Sports Editor Kansan Assistant Sports Editor A fast-breaking Kansas队 piled up 16 points in an early third quarter scoring spree, while holding Nebraska's bewildered Cornhuskers scoreless, to ramble to another easy home-court victory Saturday night. 77-58. The victory, the 19th straight for Kansas at Hoch, gave the Jayhawkers conference and season's records of 6-2 and 12-4. Kansas title aspirations will thus hinge on the showdown battle with Kansas State to tomorrow night at Manhattan. The Wildcats, led by center Dick Knostman's new Big Seven scoring record of 42 points, whipped Oklahoma 84-64 Saturday to move up to second with 4-2. The Jayhawkers, on top by 42-28 at halftime, almost ran the Cornbusters out of Hoch auditorium in the opening minutes of the second half. Al Kelley, who hit 21 points to take KU scoring honors, started the rout with a layup. B. H. Born, the captain of the shot from the lone, then Dean Kiley scored on a jump and layup. Al Kelley boosted the Kansas margin to 52-28 on a layup, and Harold Patterson followed with a jump. Nebraska then called time out, but Gil Reich resumed the spree by two more layups as the crowd of 3,600 reared its approval. Center Bill Johnson ended the Nebraska drouth by getting a free throw. The KU surge was accomplished with just 5:20 gone and put Kansas on top, 58-28. Kansas jumped into a 2-0 lead on Al Kelley's fielder soon after the opening tipoff and was never behind. Johnson scored on a layup early in the quarter to put NU behind by only one, 6-7, but the Huskers were never in the game after that point. Paced by Born and Al Kelley, the Jayhawkers ran up a 22-14 first period lead and increased it to 42-28 at the half. Both tallied 9 points in the first quarter, and at intermission had scored 31 of the Kansans 42 points with Born hitting 16 and Kelley 45. The pressing, ball-hawking Kansas defense glittered to keep the dazed Cornhuskers off balance throughout most of the contest. Nebraska, bottled up for three quarters, outscored the Jayhawkers in the final period, 21-15, after coach Phog Allen cleaned the bench. The hustling Jayhawkers, who displayed some great passing and guarding, dominated the backcars to halt the game with total of 41 offensive and 28 defensive Box Score NBERSAKIA (58) G FT F Fagler 3 1 3 Fairbush 0 0 0 Fredstrom 1 4 2 Matzke 1 4 1 Muenster 0 0 0 Wagei 1 4 2 Renzelman 0 1 1 Johnson 4 4 3 Backhaus 0 0 0 Cook 0 3 5 Sandhulte 0 3 0 Seger 4 6 0 Totals 17 24 17 KANSAS (77) G FT F Alberts 0 0 2 Bullock 0 0 0 Davenport 1 1 0 A' Kelley 9 3 2 Squires 0 2 1 Fellwinson 4 4 2 Nicholson 0 1 2 Born 7 7 4 Whitney 0 0 3 Anderson 0 0 0 Deckert 0 0 0 Dye 0 0 3 Hesitholt 1 0 0 D. Kelley 4 0 3 Reich 3 0 2 Smith 0 0 3 Taylor 0 0 3 Woife 0 3 0 Totals ... 29 19 27 EXPERT WATCH REPAIR Electronically Timed. Guaranteed Satisfaction 1 Week or Less Service WOLFSON'S 743 Mass. BORN IN CONTROL — Kansas center B. H. Born grabs a rebound in the Nebraska tilt Saturday night. Looking on are Cornhuskers Willard Fagler (10) and Fred Segar (6). The Kansan is John Anderson. Kansas rolled over the Huskers, 77-58. Kansan photo by Jerry Knudson. rebounds. The taller Cornhuskers had only 19 offensive and 16 defensive swipes. Sunflower Tilt To Highlight Big Seven Play Guard Fred Seger led Nebraska with 14 points. Johnson was next with 12. Only rarely did any Husker cagere have time to fire from close range because of the relentless Kansas defense. KU hit 39 out of 81 attempts from the field for a 37 per cent average and the Cornhuskers connected on 65 attempts to finish with 31 per cent. A dimatic clash involving those old state rivals—Kansas University and Kansas State college—stood out today as the big attraction of the week in the Big Seven conference. The victory was the Kansans' third over Nebraska this season. The Jayhawkers took the other two, 73-66 and 65-59. By THE UNITED PRESS The battle for first place in the 1953 basketball race is booked for the Kansas State fieldhouse tomorrow night. And the odds are heavy that the winner will go on to a clear championship. Kansas State, beaten only once on its home court—and never by a conference foe—rules a favorite to avenge an 80-66 loss suffered in Kansas' Hoch auditorium at Lawrence, Jan. 17. Coach Jack Gardner's K-Staters, once ranked the No. 1 club in the nation this year before their upset loss to Kansas and a later defeat at the hands of Nebraska, boast 27 straight wins on the home court. The club appears to be "rolling" again, with its ace scorer—Dick Knostman—in record-smashing form his last two appearances. Knostman scored 31 points against Iowa State last week to set a new individual scoring mark in the Armory at Ames, Iowa. He followed that brilliant showing by tossing in 42 counters in K-State's 84-64 conquest of Oklahoma Saturday night. The 42-point performance represented a new conference record—displacing the 41 points totaled by big Clyde Lovellette of Kansas a year ago against Colorado at Boulder. Oklahoma, the surprise leader of the conference since the start of the 1952-53 race, had to yield its lofty position last week as the Sooners suffered a pair of losses. Kansas trimmed the Sooners, 87-59, last Tuesday to assume first place. Then K-State smashed Oklahoma into third place. The week's activities will open tonight when Missouri invades Iowa State and Nebraska battles Oklahoma at Norman. Also on the schedule are Oklahoma at Iowa State, Nebraska at Missouri, and Kansas State at Colorado Saturday. The standings of the teams: CONFERENCE W L Pct. Pts. Opt. KANSAS 6 2 .750 600 509 Kansas State 4 2 .667 466 451 Oklahoma 3 3 .500 404 429 Nebraska 3 4 .429 488 500 Colorado 3 4 .429 508 527 Missouri 3 4 .429 498 517 Iowa State 2 5 .286 478 501 ALL GAMES W L W Pct. Pts. Opt. Kansas State 12 3 .800 1204 1106 KANSAS 12 4 .750 1620 1008 Colorado 10 6 .750 1112 1069 Nebraska 8 7 .533 1064 1034 Missouri 8 7 .533 1064 1006 Iowa State 7 8 .467 1219 1089 Oklahoma 7 8 .467 1219 1089 ENGINEERING SENIORS... North American Aviation Los Angeles In British state schools, there is co-education up to the age of 11. will interview here Jayhawkers Take NU In Track Meet 67-37 February 17 Both of Santee's victories set new meet records as he paced the mile in 4:15.3, and returned to win the 880 in 1:56.2. Wes Santee and Bill Biberstein won two events each to lead Kansas to a 67-37 victory over Nebraska in a dual indoor track meet Saturday night in Lincoln. Biberstein won the 60-yard high hurdles in 7:6, and then ran the 60-yard low hurdles in 7.1 for his second victory. Teammate Adolph Mueller took third in that event. Kansas built up a 56-12 point margin on the track as they won every running event, and swept all three places in the half-mile. Don Hess, Kansas football player, set the only other new meet record when he won the 60-yard dash in 6.2 seconds. Norm Steanson continued his winning ways in the pole vault when he out-jumped the Huskers' highly touted Jim Hofstetter at 13 feet $ \frac{1}{2} $ inch. 60-yard dash: 1. Don Hess, KU; 2. tie, Bob Fairchild, NU, and Dick McGillin, seconds. New record (old record 6.3 by Dodd, NU in 1983 and Hutton, NU, 1949). Mile run: 11. Wes Santee, KU; 2. Lloyd Koby, KU; 3. Clayton Scott, NU. Time: 4:15.3. New record (old record 4:17.6 by Santee in 1952). 440-yard dash: 1. Den Smith, KU: 2. Hendrickson, NU. Tune: 50.3 seconds. 60-year high hurdles; 1: Bill Biberstein, Gaylor Smith, NU. Time: 7.6 seconds. Smith, NU. Time: 7.6 seconds. Two-mile run: 1. Dick Wilson, KU; 2. Kurt Wilson, KU; 3. Chlyton Scoton, NU; Time: 9:46.1. 880-yard run; 1. Wes Santee, KU; 2. Art Dallazel, KU; 3. Lloyd Koby, KU; Time: 1:66.2. New record (old record) 1:56.9 by Pat Bowers, KU. 1950). 60-yard hull hurdles; 1. Bill Biberatein, 2. Adolph Mueler, [keu], KU, Time: 7.1 seconds Mile relay; 1. Kansas (Don Smith, Michigan); 2. Nebraska (Dan Riederer), 2. Nebraska, T-3, 2: 97. Pole vault: 1. Norm Steenson, KU 131; 2. Max Schmittsfert, NU and JJ Somers, NU, 12-6. High jump: 1, Phil Heidelk, NU, 6-13; Hyperbolic jumpingworth, KU, and Bob Smith, KU, FI. Broad jump: I. Irving Thode, NU, 23-1; K. Smith, NU, 23-1/2; B. Bob Smith, KU, 22-10%. Shot put: 1. Cliff Dale, NU, 48-34; 2. Morgan, NIU, 46-10; 3. Merlin Gish, KU, 45-1. Playoffs On In IM Play A heavy weekend schedule of 46 intramural games closed the regular seasons in all divisions, thus allowing most of the brackets in the playoffs to be filled. The Independent "B" and Fraternity "C" brackets, because of numerous ties, have not yet been determined, but will be played starting Tuesday afternoon and continuing into Thursday. The championships in the various divisions will be played on Thursday and Friday, and the hill championship game is scheduled for Monday. The playoff schedules are: MONDAY MONDAY Robinson Annex Robinson Annex FRATERNITY "A" FRATERNITY "A" 4 Phi Delt-Ili Gam 5 Kappa Sig-ATO 7 Beta-SDelta Chi 8 Beta-DU INDEPENDENT "A" 9 AFROTDC I-Kappa Eta Kappa Robinson Gym FRATERNITY "E" 8.15 DU-AKL (E) 8.15 Phi Gam-Theta Chi (W) 8.15 Phi Delt-Beta (E) 8.15 Phi Psi-ATO (W) TUESDAY Robinson Annex INDEPENDENT "H" 4 Liahona-Last Chance 5 Hodder-Pearson 6 Jolliffe-Geol. Club Sikes to Speak in Topeka Football Coach Jules V. Sikes will speak at Topeka's Hi-12 in the Hotel Jayhawk Wednesday noon. Mr. Sikes will tell of the University of Kansas' grid prospects for the coming season. Mr. Sikes will show movies of the past football season. The Census bureau estimates that the population of the United States is increasing at the rate of over 60,- 000 persons a day. ENGINEERING GRADUATES CONVAIR NEEDS YOUR TALENTS TO DEVELOP TOMORROW'S AIRCRAFT CONVAIR'S expanding interests in the fields of conventional, unconventional, and nuclear-powered aircraft offer exceptional opportunities for Engineering Graduates. H. T. Stucker of CONVAIR, Fort Worth Division Will Be On Your Campus Wednesday, February 18th For Interview Information, Contact Your STUDENT PLACEMENT OFFICER