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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Jan. 12, 1953
Jayhawk Hustle Wins Again As KU Downs I-State 76-57
Kansan Sports Writer
By RICH CLARKSON
Ames, Iowa—After a snail's pace start, Kansas basketball machine regenerated enough Oklahoma A&M steam to roll to a 76-57 whomping over usually tough Iowa State here Saturday night
Combining a third quarter scoring spurt, the same hustle-laden defense that was the Aggies' undoing Thursday, and a smooth-working fast break in the second half, the Jays moved into a second place tie in the Big Seven on their first conference victory of the season.
Saturday's victory before a capacity crowd in the Iowa State Armory came as the easiest Kansas win in Ames in recent years. The greatest margin of victory that any outfit of the Clyde Lovelle era could fashion here was 14 points in 1950. Kansas squeaked past the Cyclones here the last two years by a combined point spread of only seven.
Add to that the fact that Iowa State Coach Clayton "Chick" Sutherland ranks the current squad built on Postman Delmar Diercels as his best of recent years and the victory takes on added significance.
It was the Kansas Hustle, the presence or absence of which in recent games is almost directly proportional to the score, that killed the Cyclones. It was the lack of that same fire-filled play that was responsible for the Jays first conference loss to Oklahoma at Norman a week ago.
Senior Gil Reich, playing probably his top game for the Jayhaws, solidified his starting role as he led the Kansas scorers with 19 points on seven field goals and five free throws. KU Coach F. C. "Phog" Allen started the Steelton, Pa., senior for the second time this year Saturday night in the place of Sophomore Bill Heitholt.
But it was for Diercks, State's contender for all-conference honors, to take scoring honors in the game with 24. He was followed by co-captain Sam Long with 12.
And while Diercks was throttling Kansas Center B. H. Born to six points on a single field goal and four charity tosses, the KU outside shooters came through in good form. Forward-center Harold Patterson sank 17, Akley tailed
14. and brother Dean hit nine
The Kansans took first lead as Born hit a pair of free throws, Reich and Patterson landed field goals, and Dean Kelley scored on the first KU break of the night. Iowa State narrowed a four-point first quarter margin early in the second period as Long and Forward Chuck Duncan both pumped through fielders to give the Cyclones their first lead with 7:46 remaining in the half, Reich, both Kelleys, and John Anderson all hit from the field to move KU into a narrow 27-25 halftime lead.
Scoring five times on the break and landing seven set-ups, the Jays unfurled a torrid third period that saw them outscore State 24-14. Junior Al Kelley led the rally with four baskets with Reich, Patterson, and Born all aiding. Soph Larry Davenport hit a long set-shot on the gun to give the Kansans a 54-39 advantage.
A Dierckx-Long-Dutch Van Cleave final period rally pulled the Cyclones up to within nine points, but Pat, the Kelleys, and Reich all scored to help KU pull away to the final 18-point margin.
The Kansas outfit traveled to Lincoln, Nebr., after the game Saturday night. They play Nebraska there tonight.
BOX SCORE
KANASZ
Patterson 6  G F 4
A. Kelley 6 2 5
B. Kelley 6 2 5
Davenport 1 1 2
Anderson 1 1 1
Dye 1 1 1
Dye 1 1 1
Nicholson 0 1 1
D. Kelley 4 1 1
Reich 7 5 2
Smith 0 1 1
Smith 0 1 1
Totals 27 22 27
SCORE BY
Indiana maintained its league leadership Saturday with a 66-63 win over Minnesota while Illinois rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to beat Wisconsin, 71-61.
IOWA S.C.
C G F LF
Davis 1 2 2
Russie 0 1 4
Duncan 1 2 3
Allenman 0 1 1
Fraham 0 1 1
Fraham 7 10 3
Long 7 10 3
Van Cleave 2 6 4
Wetter 1 1 2
Byerly 1 0 1
In the Pacific Coast conference, the schedule finds Southern California and California, co-leaders of the Southern division, meeting in a pair of games Friday and Saturday to break their current 3-1 deadlock.
Free throws missed
2, A Kelley 2, Born.
3, Galloway 1, Iowa State: Diercks
2, Byerly, Frahm 3.
QUARTERS
The stage is just about set in the Big Ten for the big game between Indiana and Illinois Saturday night at Champaign, Ill. Each has one hurdle to clear before this game, the Illini going against Northwestern tonight and India against Ohio State. Indiana currently leads in the league race with a 5-0 record, followed by Illinois, ranked as the nation's No. 1 team, with 4-1.
Unbeaten Teams Clash To Mark Cage Slate
16 11 28 21 17-6
16 11 28 18-17
Kansas: Patterson
D. Kelley 2, Reich,
2, Heitholt, Smith.
L. Long, 2 Alen
Fordham and Seton Hall clash Wednesday night in the Fordham gym.
New York—(U.P.)-A headlong collision of the only major unbeaten teams in the nation, Seton Hall and Fordham, and pitched battles between the leading title contenders in several conferences headline this week's college basketball schedule.
Seton Hall and Fordham, two of the strongest eastern independents, were left alone on the major perfect record when Southern California's 11-game winning streak was snapped by UCLA on Saturday night, 72 to 62.
Fordham narrowly averted the same fate, beating little St. Peter's by only 77-75 on Saturday. In a Sunday night game, Seton Hall romped to its 15th straight win, 86-78, over Xavier of Ohio.
Southwest—Baylor and Texas, co-leaders with 2-0, each play two games. Baylor goes against Rice tomorrow and SMU Friday, while Texas plays Arkansas tonight and Texas A&M Friday.
In the northern division, Washington, the nation's fourth-ranked team, has a comfortable lead with a 4-0 and meets once-beaten Oregon State on Friday and Saturday.
Southeastern -Pacemaking Louisiana State (3-0) meets Mississippi tonight. Florida and Tulane, tied at 2-0, each play a game tomorrow and then meet in an important clash on Friday.
Here is the situation in other major conferences:
LaSalle of Philadelphia, the top-ranking independent with No. 3 ranking nationally, scored its 13th win in 14 games Saturday night, 97-77, over Muhlenberg as Fred Jehle set the pace with 29 points. This week the Explorers will be on the road with important games against Manhattan in New York tomorrow and DePaul in Chicago on Saturday.
Skyline — League-leading Wyoming (4-0) plays two league games, while Brigham Young and Colorado A&M, each 3-0, play one.
Several high-scoring players sparkled in Saturday games.
Unbeaten List Shrinks to 13
New York — (U.P.)—Little Rio Grande of Ohio, with 19 straight victories this season, today topped a shrinking list of 13 perfect-record college basketball teams.
The only "major" squads still on the list were Seton Hall, which last night chalked up its 15th triumph by an 86-78 score over Xavier of Ohio, and Fordham, with 11 triumphs after a 77-75 win over St. Peter's on Saturday.
Seton Hall and Fordham clash Wednesday night in one of the top games of the season.
Five major teams were knocked off the list during the week—Southern California, which bowed on Saturday night to UCLA, T2-62, Connecticut, Wichita, Navy, and Georgetown of Washington, D.C. Also beaten for the first time were Southwestern university of Texas and Newark, N.J., College of Engineering:
The complete list:
complete ins.
Team Rio Grande (O)  Vie  PF  PA
Rio Grande (O)  19 1918 1007
Seton Hall  15 1170 936
Puget Sound  12 862 705
Fordham  11 814 645
Wayne (Mich.)  9 744 581
Arkansas Tech  8 801 565
Cortland (NY) Tchrs  8 629 395
Gettysburg (Pa.)  7 619 444
Fairleigh-Dick'son (NJ) 7 575 460
Delta State  7 462 396
Lebanon Valley  6 536 416
Morgan State  6 473 328
Mt. Union (O.)  5 313 251
Kramer, Sedgman Even Net Series
New York —(U.P.)— Jack Kramer said today that Australian star Frank Sedgman evened their world professional tennis series at 2-all by playing "desperate" tennis.
Sedgman whipped Kramer, the pro tour king, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, yesterday at Madison Square garden after Pancho Segura of Ecuador scored his four straight victory over Australia's Ken McGregor, 6-4, 6-4. The young Aussie pros defeated Kramer and Segura in the doubles, 6-3, 6-4.
The gruelling tour, which will hit 100 U.S. cities before switching to other countries, resumed tonight at Princeton, N.J., and Kramer said the pressure would be on Sedgman and himself all the way.
Both of the 31-year-old Kramer's triumphs oved Sedgman have been in straight sets.
CYCLONE HOT SHOT—Sam Long (34) of Iowa State leaps high on a left-handed jump shot in Saturday night's Big Seven contest in Ames. KU's Harold Patterson (9) and Al Kelley (24) stand by helplessly as Long makes the shot. The Jayhawkers staged a strong second-half rally to win 76-57. The victory was the second league triumph in three starts for Coach Phog Allen's hustling crew. Gil Reich and Patterson led the Kansas scoring with 19 and 17 points respectively. Kansan photo by Rich Clarkson.
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