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University Daily Kansan Friday. Dec. 12. 1952
63-50
Beats Tulane
Tight Defensive Play Highlights Women's IM
By JACKIE JONES
Tight defensive play in the second week of the women's intra-
mural basketball program held scoring in most of the games to a
minimum, forcing the offensive units to play a better brand of ball ___ $ than in the preceding week.
DR. F. C. ALLEN Kansas Basketball Coach
New York —(U.P.) Dr. Forrest Allen said his Kansas basketball team wasn't going to be very strong this year, but maybe "Phog" was only "phooled."
Court fans had good reason to suspect that today after Kansas, the defending NCAA basketball champion, opened its season with an impressive 63 to 50 victory over Tulane at New Orleans last night.
Phog Predicts Poor Season
than in the preceeding week
Dr. Allen, the famed tactician now in his 43rd year as coach of the Jayhawks said last week that his team would be full of scrap, but weak on power and they'd "be lucky to win one of our first four games." A glance at the roster seems to bear him out, since Dean Kelley is the only returning member from last year's first five that represented the United States in the Olympics.
But the first appearance of the Jayhawks was a huge success. They trailed at the end of the first period, 14-11, but went ahead midway in the second period and stayed there. Showing the way was B. H. Born, a 6-foot, 9-inch skyscraper who dominated the backboards in a style reminiscent of Clyde Lovellette, the huge star of last season's Kansas team.
Born and Kelley each scored 13 points to lead Kansas, while Fritz Schultz and Pat Browne scored 11 each for Tulane, which suffered its first loss after three victories.
In other leading games last night; Manhattan edged Louisville, 65-63, although Charley Noble scored 20 points for the losers; Hardin-Simmons nicked Southern Methodist, 56-55; Baylor shaded Lamar State, 45-31; Georgia defeated South Carolina, 57-50; Oklahoma City trounced New Mexico & M, 74-40; Rice beat
Three highly-ranked teams came through with expected victories last night. Sixth-ranked North Carolina State bounced back from its surprise loss to Wake Forest to overwhelm Rhode Island, 105-66. Eighth-ranked Seton Hall rolled up a 24-8 first period lead and went on to wallop West Texas State 69-46 as 6-foot, 11-inch Walt Dukes tallied 26 points to run his four-game total to 107, an average of 26.7 per game. Louisiana State, ranked 15th, gained its fourth win by a handy 86-58 count over Miami of Florida.
Two teams, Alpha Chi Omega and Gamma Phi Beta, tied for scoring honors of the week with only 36 points each. This was far short of the 60 points which the Kappas rolled up last Wednesday against Truthm.
The best defensive play of the week was made by a sharp Corbin Hawk freshman squad, which held Chi Omega to two points in the first half of their contest, and another pair in the last session. The three guards for the Hawks were Janet Matkin, Allois Twigg, and Connie Orr. Meanwhile Liz Radar, Ruth Simpson, and Billie McClure tallied 20 points for the victors.
In the overall game picture for the week, Sigma Kappa defeated Foster-Hodder, 22 to 15; Kappa Kappa Gamma defeated Delta Gamma, 27 to 14; MokaHops lost to Miller by default; Alpha Chi Omega beat the College Aces, 36 to 26; Temtruth took a close decision from North College, 30 to 28; Watkins won from Alpha Phi, 27 to 18; Locksley defeated Alpha Delta Pi, 21 to 12; Alpha Omicron Pi lost to Delta Delta Delta by default, and Gamma Phi Beta defeated Sellards. 36 to 19.
In one of the two games lost by default, the tri-Delts held a big margin over the AOPi's when the losers roster was reduced to four players. A game must be lost by default when a team loses enough players on fouls to reduce their number to four. In the other game the MoKaHops were leading Miller by an 18 to 14 score, but in the final quarter two of their six players fouled out.
The College Aces suffered their first defeat at the hands of Alpha Chi Omega Tuesday, but the freshmen played a consistent brand of basketball. Cleta Schmazeidr, Laverne Kalb, and Anne Burton led the scoring for the losers, while Mary Ann Mahoney led the Alpha Chi scoring. She brought her season total for two games to 67 points, as she poured through 26 counters. The rest of the winners lineup included: Joan Leonhart, Jean Michaels, Helen Stealey, Connie Maua, Connie High, Llewellyn K iewe, and Judith Ringer.
The second highest seeror in intramurals this season, Esther Harms of Temruth brought her season total to 43 as she scored 22 points Wednesday, in leading Temruth to a very close victory over North College. Good supporting play came from Mary Deines, Lois Meils, Frances Samson, Jane Fox, and Emmalou Burbank. Phyllis Springer led North College with 16 points, while Ann McFarland scored 9, and Mary Kincaid tallied three.
Watkins had little trouble in defeating Alpha Phi, but had to depend upon the accurate shooting of Shirley Thomson. The senior forward picked up 11 points, and was followed closely by LaVonne Godwin and Mary Betz who had eight points each. Helen Boring, Rosemary Scheuerman, and Dorris To兰 played a good defensive game for the winners.
UCLA, ranked seventh nationally, tackles Pacific Coast conference rival Washington in one of the top games on tonight's schedule. It's the first of two games in two nights between the two teams.
Sam Houston State, 75-59; and
Xavier outscored Marshall. 96-91.
Santa Clara, ranked 18th, will try to bounce back from its loss to Oregon by beating Oregon State. Brigham Young, ranked 17th, shoots for win No. 5 against San Francisco. LaSalle, ranked second, should have little trouble winning its fourth against Westchester State.
By CHUCK MORELOCK
Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
The Jayhawkers convincing victory over Tulane last night may have lifted a lot of eyebrows among Big Seven basketball fans and coaches.
Kansas was a slim favorite before the contest in spite of the fact that three sophomores were in the starting lineup. But few persons expected the green KU squad to post such a wide margin of victory. Tulane had an 88 point average in its first three games and was rated as a racehorse, fast - breaking outfit loaded with heavy scorers.
The fact that the Jayhawkers held them to 50 points makes the KU defense look outstanding. Perhaps Phog Allen is concentrating on the defense this year in order to balance the loss of Clyde Lovellette, greatest scorer in Kansas history, and Bob Kenney, Bill Lienhard, and Bill Hoagland, three prolific out-side shooters.
One game doesn't make a season, but on the strength of their opening win, we think the Jayhawkers will fool a lot of experts throughout the season. The team is young, fast, and has everything to gain and little to lose. They'll make mistakes, plenty of them, but won't be any pushovers.
The Kansas offense, although ragged, still managed to score 63 points. And the scoring was evenly distributed among the three-year reign of Lovelletta.
There won't be any more 3 a.m. rallies and bonfires on Massachusetts street, but Kansas fans should see a lot of good basketball before the campaign ends.
Yankees Sign Babe Herman, Ex 'Daffy' Player, as Scout
Bv OSCAR FRALEY
United Press Sports Writer
New York—(U.P.)—The amazing performances of a "clown" named Casey Stengel may be a basic reason, but the fact stands today that there is very little jocular comment over the hiring by the New York Yankees of Floyd Caves (Babe) Herman as a scout.
The "Babe," in case you don't remember, was one of the Brooklyn Dodger "daffiness" boys two decades ago.
Jayhawk Defense Stifles Greenies
One of the case history gems
He's the fellow who invented three men on a base and countless other baseball belly-splitters.
The first round was played in a 25 mph north wind that chilled the players, and the same conditions were expected to prevail today.
East Chicago, Ind. (U.P.)—Twelve-year-old Edmund Mc陵 Jr., turned to watch would-be tacklers as he carried the ball in a sandlot gridiron. He crashed into a mailbox and broke his nose.
No less than 21 players were within in four strokes of Ford, who set the pace through yesterday's opening round by shooting a three-under-par 67 over the Miami Springs course.
Mailbox Tackles Halfback
Miami. Fla. (U.P.)—Consistent Doug Ford of Harrison, N.Y., was in first place as the field teed off in the second round of the $10,000 Miami Open Golf tournament, but his lead was far from secure.
Doug Ford Leads In Miami Open
Tied for second place at 68 were Art Wall Jr., of Pocoon Manor, Pa. and Johnny Palmer of Charlotte, N.C. At 69 were two pros—Jack Burke of Houston, Texas and Ed. Furgol of St. Louis, and two amateurs—Dick Chapman of Pinehurst, N.C., and John Cusano of Coral Gables.
Dick Chapman of Pinehurst, N.C., and John Cusano of Coral Gables, Fla.
By DON NIELSEN Kansan Sports Editor
Coach Phog Allen's Jayhawk basketball squad downed a mighty scoring machine 63-50 last night in the opening game of the KU basketball season.
Kansas controlled the backboards to a great extent defensively, and kept the Tulane five bottled up effectively during the whole game.
concerns the time he asked a writer for a match as he whipped a cigar butt from his pocket. Then, puffing experimentally, the Babe nonchalantly told the startled writer:
The Jayhawker scoring was distributed pretty evenly with forward Allen Kelley and center B. H. Born taking top honors with 13 points, Guard Bill Heitholt and forward Larry Davenport followed with 11 and 7 points respectively.
The Jayhawks starred defensively to hold the Green Wave to the lowest point total they have gathered this season. Previously the Tulane five had averaged 88 points per game in downing Birmingham Southern 91-42, Southwestern Tennessee 94-32, and Pensacola Navy 79-49.
"Never mind, it's lit."
And another related his angry retort when a salesman tried to sell him a set of encyclopedias:
In 1949, B.C., meaning "Before Casey," tales like those got a lot of yuks. But baseball people are inclined to agree, since Stengel the "Clown" won four world championships in a row, that the line between daffiness and genius is thinner than the ham in a drug store sandwich.
"Listen, my kids is all healthy and can walk to school!"
"I hate to spoil好 stories," the Babe says as he looks back on his checkered career, "but a lot of that stuff they tell on me is untrue. Say, like that story about taking the cigar out of my pocket."
But if he doesn't come up with at least one new Joe DiMaggio in the next four years, I, for one, am going to defy the Stengel precedent. The Babe was much more fun the way he is!
Poor fellow. You can see now that the Babe was just a target, like Stengel, of a bunch of unscrupulous baseball writers.
"Well, just the tip of it was lit," the Babe hems. "I thought it was out and stuck it in my pocket for a few moments. Then when I put it back in my mouth, you see, I didn't need a match. It was still lit deep inside."
Didn't it happen?
The first quarter saw little scoring, but the Tulane Greenies took a lead at the end of the period. Tulane had many scoring opportunities during the quarter but was unable to hit, then the Kansas defense started to click.
As the second quarter opened, the Jayhawks started to pull away, and, sparked by the shooting of Al Kelley, the Kansas quintet moved to a 31-25 halftime lead.
With about two minutes gone in the fourth quarter, Born fouled Tulane forward Hal Cervini for his fifth miscue and left the game. In the last period the Greenies scored 16 points to KU's 14, but never drew nearer than within 10 points of the Jayhawks.
During the first half, Kansas managed to hit 45 per cent of its shots from the field, but, on the whole, play was ragged for both teams.
In the third quarter, Kansas forged ahead to stay. The Jayhawks held the Green Wave to 9 points in the third quarter. Born sparked the third quarter surge with some fine feeding and backboard work. At the end of the period, the Jayhawks led 49-34, and never were threatened thereafter.
Kansas moves to Houston, Tex., tomorrow for a Saturday night contest with Rice. The Owls are a much improved squad, and a great deal of enthusiasm has been aroused over the impending contest.
Totals 21-53 21-28 24 63
TULANE (50) G-GA F-FA FF 93
Brennan 3-14 4-5 2 10
Browne 4-11 3-5 4 11
Sullenger 0-2 1-1 0 1
Schulz 4-12 3-6 5 1
Kriebel 0-1 3-7 0 3
Cerbiln 2-8 4-6 4 3
Stoll 0-4 1-3 1 1
McGowan 2-9 1-2 2 5
The Kansas lineup may suffer some shuffling before the Rice contest as a result of last night's game. Allen Kelley has been threatening to break into the lineup throughout the week's practice, and on the basis of his scoring spree against Tulane well may break into the first five.
Totals ... 15-61 ... 20-35 ... 18 ... 50
Halftime score: 31-25, Kansas.
Officials: Helveston and Wilson.
Harold Patterson, former grid star, also may break into a starting forward slot. He dumped in 6 points against Tulane last night, and also has been pressing for a starting spot.
KANSAS (63)  G-GA  F-FA  PF  TT  #
Davenport 1- 3  2- 2  3  4
Born 3- 6  1- 3  1  7
Burn 5-14  3- 5  5  13
Nicholson 1- 1  1- 1  1  3
D. Kelley 2- 6  2- 4  1  6
Heltholt 3- 6  5- 6  5  11
Smith 0- 0  0- 0  2  0
A. Kelley 4-11  5- 5  3  13
Patterson 2- 5  2- 2  3  6
Sooners to Watch Orange Bowl Game
Norman, Okla. —(U.P.) The University of Oklahoma football team, barred from playing in the Orange Bowl by Big Seven conference rules, will see the Miami, Fla., game Jan. 1 as spectators.
The junket by 28 lettermen, wives of the married players, and members of the Sooners' coaching staff was approved yesterday by the school's regents, despite a warning from university president George Cross that the trip also might be in violation of the circuit's rules.