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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, February 11, 1953
KU Into1st With 87-59 Romp of OU
By CHUCK MORELOCK
Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
A battling Kansas squad took over first place in the Big Seven conference by running wild in the second half to hand Oklahoma a staggering 87-59 defeat in Hoch auditorium last night.
The Sooners put up a stiff battle for two quarters, and trailed at half-time by only six, 39-33, but became just another Hoch pushover in the second half to suffer their second Big Seven loss of the season. The Sooners now are tied with Kansas State for second place with a 3-2 record, while Kansas is in the driver's seat with a 5-2 mark.
Five feet, 11 inch Al Kelley and 6 foot, 9 inch, B. H. Born were the chief thorns against the reeling Sooners. Kelley poured in 25 points, and Born chipped in 21. Ron Blue topped the Oklahomaans with 17.
Del McEachern sank a freewheel to give the Sooners a 1-0 lead in the opening second of play, but that was not enough and the Drake-coached club had the lead.
Kansas, led by Al Kelley, broke on an 8-3 advantage then turned on the steam to run up a 17-7 lead. Blue fired in two jump shots and a long set to keep the Sooners even with the Jayhawkers until the end of the first quarter. KU led at that point, 24-15.
Oklahoma began to click in the second period, and paced by Lester Lane, Blue, and Larry Hamilton, outscored the cooled-off Kansans, 18-15. The Sooners displayed some clever passing and ball handling in the quarter, and could have taken the lead, but flubbed several easy shots under the net and lost their chance.
Kansas promptly turned the contest into a rout after intermission. Al Kelley started the barrage with a set shot, then stole an Oklahoma pass seconds later to score an easy layup.
The Jayhawkers poured it on to run up 22 points in the third period, while holding the rattled Sooners to a lone field goal and four free throws to take a 22-point lead at the end of the quarter. 61-39.
Born and Harry Davenport tossed in ten points each in the final period, with Davenport hitting five set shots and three in the first half, margin to 28 at the end of the game.
Kansas controlled the backboards at will in this period and kept applying the pressure with some sharp passing and a sizzling fast break. Coach Allen sent in a reserve lineup after the Jayhawkers had soared ahead by 86-53.
The Oklahoma defeat is the worst whipping the Sooners have suffered from Kansas in the long series between the two rivals. It left Coach Drake two down in his duel with Phog Allen at 15-17.
Oklahoma hit 42 per cent of their shots in the first half to 38 for Kansas, but the Jayhawkers overhaul the Sooners in the second half to finish with a hot 43 per cent average. OU had 38 per cent.
Kansas soundly whipped the Okla-
lahomans on the boards, grabbing 27
offensive and 29 defensive rebounds.
Only 16 offensive, and 19 defensive.
Davenport hit six out of ten attempts from the field to chalk up a dazzling 60 per cent average. Al Kelley had 8 of 14 for 57 per cent.
Box Score
Oklaoma (58) G FT F
Blue 6 5 2
Dwyer 0 0 3
Hard 1 2 1
Jones 0 0 3
Newman 0 0 0
Churchill 0 0 2
Morrison 0 0 2
Waller 5 0 4
Hamilton 3 3 2
Lowe 5 0 4
McEachern 0 5 2
Thompson 0 0 1
Totals 22 15 24
Kansas (87) G FT F
Buller 0 0 1
Davenport 0 0 1
A. Kelley 8 9 4
Patterson 5 2 1
Squires 1 1 0
Born 8 5 3
Nicholson 0 0 0
Anderson 1 1 0
Deckert 0 0 0
Dye 0 0 0
D. Kelley 2 2 3
Rebak 2 2 3
Smith 1 1
Wolfe 0 0 0
Totals... 33 21 18
Oklahoma 15 18 6 20-59
Kansas 24 15 22 26-87
Officials—Cliff Ogden and Mike Oberbelnman.
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Mullins Against Gardner Coaching.
K-State athletic director Moon Mullins voiced disapproval yesterday of the nomination of basketball coach Jack Gardner to coach to the College All-Stars in a coast-to-coast tour with the Harlem Globetrotters next month.
Mullins said he disapproved of any of his coaches participating in a professional promotion. He branded a New York announcement naming Gardner as All-Star coach as "misleading or premature."
"A request for permission to accept this coaching assignment has not been received, nor has approval been given by this office." Mullins asserted.
UP YOU GO—KU's Gil Reich lays the ball up to the basket after going around the Oklahoma defender in first half action in the KU-OU game last night. Reich's fast break and drive-ins helped spur the Jayhawkers first half drive. Others in the picture are Oklahoma's Ron Blue (26) and Del McEachern (24) and KU's B. H. Born—Kansan photo by Bob Longstaff.
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