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K-State,Illini Win Easy Cage Games
University Daily Kansan
New York—(U.P.)An awesome display of scoring power sent Illinois, the Nation's top-ranked team, off to a flying start today in defense of its Big Ten championship.
The Illini game within a basket of equalling their home court record last night as they crushed Michigan, 96 to 66.
La Salle and Kansas State, ranked second and third nationally, also impressed with victories last night. La Salle, on a national tour, whipped Southwest Missouri, 77-70, in a game not as close as the score indicated, while Kansas State cleared its bench in walloping San Francisco, 81-60.
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All five Illini starters scored in double figures to register their second victory in as many starts. Clive Follmer led the way with 17 points, followed by towering John Kerr with 16 and Irv Bemoras with 15. Milt Mead, the Big Ten high jump champion, led outclassed Michigan with 16.
La Salle registered its sixth win in six starts. Norm Grekin had 18 points and Tom Gola 17 for La Salle, but Forrest Hamilton scored 21 for Southwest Missouri.
Dick Knostman led Kansas State with 15 points, but Phil Zukievich of San Francisco took game honors with 16.
In another Big ten game Wisconsin opened its league season with a 75-70 victory over Iowa, Soph Dick Cable had 25 points for Wisconsin and McKinley Davis had 23 for Iowa.
In other leading games: Seton Hall, ranked sixth nationally, trounced Louisville, 77-66, as six-foot, 11-inch Walt Dukes scored 28 points
to keep his average at 29.3; Ed Conlin and Dan Lyons scored 22 points each to lead Fordham to an 81-51 win over Wagner; Richmond defeated South Carolina, 84-78, in the southern conference; Miami (Fla.) edged Florida, 75-73; Elton Tuttle tallied 22 to pace Creighton to an 88-67 win over Portland; Texas downed Colorado A&M, 63-46, as Billy Powell scored 17; and Texas A&M routed Eastern New Mexico, 68-48.
Other leading games tonight include: Houston - Detroit, Akron-Western Reserve, Tempe, Ariz. St.-San Diego Marines, Arizona-San Diego St., Texas Christian-Bradley, Connecticut-Brown, Duquesne-Carnegie Tech, Western Kentucky-Cincinnati, Clemson-Presbyterian, Colgate-RPI, Denver-Drake, Hardin Simmons-Texas Wesleyan, Manhattan-Hofstaff, Marquette-St. Norbert, Toledo-Miami (O.), New Mexico-New Mexico A&M, Oklahoma City-Oklahoma Baptist, Seattle-Peoria Caterpillars, Texas A&M-Trinity (Tex)., Wake Forrest - McCrary Eagles.
Seton Hall will come back in search of its seventh victory tonight against John Carroll. Three other highly-ranked teams will be in action—17th ranked Brigham Young against Washington State, 20thranked Missouri against Arkansas, and NYU, tied for 20th spot, against Yale.
Student Group Approves Lifting Of Bowl Ban
Representatives of the Big Seven Student Government association met at the University of Missouri over the weekend, and returned with a resolution supposing post - season athletic events — including bowl games.
points:
First, the association felt that the financial benefits to all schools would be greater.
be greater. Second, they felt that the Big Seven conference as a whole would gain prestige as a result of member schools' participation in post-season athletics.
11 Small College Games Set Along With NAIA Tourney
Eleven games, in addition to the annual NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) tournament were on the week's schedule for Missouri and Kansas colleges, starting with five contests tonight.
The conference voted to uphold bowl games along with the post season athletics on the basis of three points:
Third, they felt that since the NCAA, which is regarded as a parent organization, recently lifted its ban on bowl games the conference no longer would be fighting the opinion of the policy makers.
The NCAA, which had had a ban on all post-season football games, recently changed its ruling to one placing a set of minimum standards for all bowl sponsors to meet. They still do not support a football bowl game as they do support post-season athletic events in baseball, basketball, and track.
The NAIA tournament, opening Thursday night in Kansas City's Municipal auditorium, offered these first round battles:
Southwest Missouri State of Springfield, defending champion, against Morning Side of Sioux City, Iowa; Washburn of Topeka against Marshall of Huntington, W. Va.; Southwest Texas State of San Marcos against Millinik of Decatur, Ill., and Rockhurst of Kansas City against Portland, Ore., university.
Winners will collide in the semifinals Friday night with the championship game booked for Saturday night. Southwest Texas State is ruled the top choice to capture the championship.
Other games on the week's program included:
Tonight:
William Jewell at Maryville.
Westminster at Rolla.
Kearney, Neb. State at Springfield,
Kearney State at vs. South Dakota at
Nebraska.
Doane, Neb., vs. St. Benedict's at Atchison, Kan.
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Wednesday:
Emporia State vs. Augustana at Sioux Falls, S.D.
The conference was attended by two members of the Student Government association from each of the seven member schools. The resolution was passed by a 13-0 vote, with one Nebraska representative abstaining.
NAIA tournament at Kansas City;
Ottawa at Warrensburg, Mo.
Sloux Pan Thursday:
Drury vs. Pittsburg at Springfield Southwestern vs. Phillips U. at Winfield. Kan.
Friday:
Rolls at Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Saturday;
San Diego, Calif., State at Fort Hays, Kan., State.
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Tuesday, Dec. 16, 1952
Reich to Miss More Practice Because of Damaged Fingers
Kansas basketball fortunes have received another jolt with the announcement that Gil Reich, a member of the 1950-51 West Point cage team and rated an outstanding prospect for the Jayhawkers, will be unavailable for at least two more weeks.
Reich, who suffered a broken finger in the Missouri football game, had the cast taken off Saturday but upon further examination, it was found that he would have to have further consultation with a Kansas City doctor, according to Alexander C. Mitchell, professor of health service at the University. Dr. Mitchell said that an operation might be required to reset the broken bones. The operation might spoil Reich's chances of seeing action in the 1952-53 KU cage season.
The Jayhawkers worked on fundamentals in Monday's practice sessions and experimented with several
starting combinations in hopes of finding one that will click. They were hampered with the slick Hoch auditorium floor which has not had the wax from the Military Ball removed.
Coach Phog Allen said that the Jayhawkers should have a tough game with the SMU Mustangs Friday and Saturday nights. He pointed out that they have most of their men from the 1951-52 season returning and said "They have a tough outfit."
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