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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1951
Lovellette Named To UP's First Team All-America
By NORMAN MILLER
By NORMAN MIELEN
United Press Sports Writer
New York, March 7 (U.P.)—Seven-foot Bill Spivey of Kentucky, the nation's tallest college basketball player, and Gene Melchiorre of Bradley, one of the smallest at $5 - 8\frac{1}{2}$, were the outstanding choices on the 1950-51 United Press All-America team announced today.
The three other berths were won by Bill Mkvvy of Temple, who has the nation's highest scoring average; Sammy Ranzino of North Carolina State's southern conference champions, and six-foot, nine-inch Clvde Lovellette of Kansas.
Mlkvy and Ranzino were placed at forwards, Spivey at center, and Melchiorre and Lovellette at guards. The mythical team thus was comprised of two players each from the south and midwest, and one from the east.
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Player and School Ht. Wt. Age Class Home town F Mlkvy, Temple 6-4 190 20 Jr. Palmerton, Pa F Ranzino, N.C. State 6-1 190 22 Sr. Gary, Ind C Spivey, Kentucky 7-0 215 22 Jr. Macon, Ga. G Lovellette, Kansas 6-9 230 20 Jr. T. Haute, Ind. G Melchiorre, Bradley 5-8½ 175 23 Sr. Chicago
SECOND TEAM Pos. THIRD TEAM
Garrett, Indiana F Barrett, K. State
Groat, Duke F Sunderlage, Illinois
Zawoluk, St. John's C Hutchins, Brigham Young
McArthur, Okla. A. and M. G Ramsey, Kentucky
Azary, Columbia G Skoog, Minnesota
Lovellette, one of the leading centers in the country, was placed at a guard post because the balloters were permitted to select pivotmen for other positions.
Spivey, the key man in the powerful Kentucky team that ended the regular season with a 27-2 record, attracted the highest number of votes in the poll. He was a first or a second team choice in 85 per cent of the ballots. Melchiorre was next with a 64-per cent vote, followed by Ranzino with 55 per cent, Milkvy with 54 per cent, and Lovellette with 50 per cent. The Kansas star barely edged "Zeke" Zawoluk. St. John's center, for the fifth position on the team.
United Press All-America Honorable Mention
Anderson, Colorado A. and M.; Bagley, Notre Dame; Baptist, Beloit; Becker, N.Y.U.; Behnke, Bradley; Bontemps, Beloit; Cook, Utah State; Duggan, San Francisco State; Duggins, Utah; Gambold, Washington State; Hagler, California; Hirsch, Kentucky; Houbregs, Washington; D. Johnson, Oklahoma A. and M.; L. Johnson, Arizona; Pierce, Nebraska; Radovich, Wyoming; Riach, Southern California; Ridgway, U.C.L.A.; Ryan, Denver; Sheldrake, U.C.L.A.; Smith, Utah; Soriano, Washington; Stone, Kansas State; Tucker, Colorado;
CLYDLE LOVELLETTE K.U.'s All-American
Kansas State Rated Third In UP Poll
New York—The United Press weekly basketball ratings (first place votes in parentheses):
Team Points
1 Oklahoma A. & M. (19) 312
2 Kentueky (8) 303
3 K. STATE (1) 238
4 Illinois 205
5 Columbia (4) 203
6 N. Carolina State (1) 140
7 Bradley (2) 136
8 Indiana 121
9 St. John's 97
10 Brigham Young 53
Jayhawks Meet Iowa State Tonight In Last Home Game Of The Season
IOWA STATE (9-11) Pos. (14-8) KANSAS
6-4 Gay Anderson F Bill Lienhard 6-5
5-10 George Hess F Bob Kenney 6-2
6-5 Sy Wilhelmi C Clyde Lovellette 6-9
5-11 Sam Long G Bill Hougland 6-4
6-7 Jim Stange G Charlie Hoag 6-2
PROBABLE STARTERS
Officials: George Bourrette (Missouri Wesleyan), and Keith Thomas (Kansas State).
Place: Hoch auditorium. Time: 7:30 tonight.
Place: Hoch auditorium. Time: 10 a.m.
Radio broadcasts: Stations WREN, Topeka (Max Falkenstien); WHB, Kansas City, Mo., (Larry Ray); WOI, Ames, (Dale Williams), and WIBW, Topeka (Hilton Hodges).
Bv ALAN MARSHALL
Daily Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
The University of Kansas basketball team takes on the Cyclones of Iowa State at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Jayhawkers' last home game of the season. Currently sporting a 7-4 record in Big Seven play, Kansas can clinch at least a tie for the runner-up spot by knocking over the invaders, who have won only three games while losing eight. Kansas State's Wildcats have already packed away the 1951 championship.
Phog Allen's quintet must rate the favorite spot tonight, but a Cyclone victory is a definite possibility. The Jayhawk's hold a 56 to 54 decision over the Staters in a first round game at Ames. From recent indications, however, the two-point difference could just as easily go the other way this time.
Missouri, playing Nebraska at Columbia tonight, has an equal shot at the runner-up spot, for the Tigers also have a 7-4 record. An M.U. win and a Jayhawk defeat would drop the Allenmen to a rather ignominious third place.
Kansas will be out to chalk up its sixth straight victory over Iowa State, their fourth straight in conference play. In the annual pre-season tournament in Kansas City, the Jayhawkers took a 64 to 43 decision from the Cyclones a year ago, then matched it with a convincing 75 to 51 win this year.
Additional interest will center around the efforts of Clyde Lovellette, 6-foot 9-inch Kansas center, to match his 1950 conference scoring mark of 277 points. The towering center, already named to four All-Americans, will tip-off against the invaders needing 25 points to equal last year's figure of 252 for the first 11 games.
The Cyclones have held Lovellette to his lowest average against a Big Seven rival. Last year at Ames Cumulus Clyde got only 15 points, and this year he went even lower, dropping to a puny 13, for his season conference low. He dumped in 23 points when the two teams met at Lawrence in 1950 to boost his average to 17.0.
In his two-year career, Lovellette has scored 1049 points in 47 games for an average of 22.2 points a game. He needs 33 more to equal Charlie
Coach Allen will probably start his usual five of Lovelette, Bob Kenney, Bill Lienhard, Bill Houland, and Charlie Hoag, all of whom stand well over six feet. The first four are juniors, while Hoag, a flashy halfback during the fall, has two more seasons remaining.
The two shorties are junior George Hess, 5-foot 10-inch forward, and 5-foot 1- inch sophomore George Hess at forward. This combination offers height, powerful rebounding, and a surplus of speed. Stange is one of the fastest big men in the conference.
Black's four-year mark of 1082 counters in 82 games, or an average of 13.2 an outing.
Wilhelmi will be trying to outscore Lovellette for the second time this season, something which the Jayhawk All-American has thus far averted. The Cyclone center scored 18 points while holding Cumulus Clyde to his Big Seven season low of 13 at Ames. Lovellette fouled out with $10 \frac{1}{2}$ minutes remaining in that contest.
Iowa State will very likely start a three-tall two-short combination in Sy Wihneli, 6-foot 5-inch center, 6-foot 5-inch forward Gay Anderson, and Jim Strange, 6-foot 7-inch guard.
Three members of the Kansas squad will be playing their last home game. Dale Engel, Buddy Bull, and Sonny Enns are all seniors. Iowa State will likewise lose three men by graduation. Besides Wilhelmi, forward Gay Anderson and reserve guard Gene Paetz will be making their last appearance in an Iowa State uniform.
The Jayhawkers close their season Saturday night when they travel to Stillwater for a return game with Hank Iba's Oklahoma Aggies, currently ranked No. 1 in national polls.
Women's Cage Squads Crowned
By MONA MILLIKAN
Women's intramural class basketball champions are the junior A and senior B teams after Tuesday's finals in the annual tournament. Members of class teams are chosen from the regular teams on the basis of their performance during the season.
The junior A team defeated the senior A team 55 to 43 after leading only 20 to 16 at the half. Barbara Quinn was high-point player for the juniors with 2 Ipoints, 13 in the second half. Teammate Ernestine Dehlinger was close behind with 18. Betty Thomas was the high senior scorer with 14 points. Virginia Loveless and Frances Pence each made 11 for the seniors.
Leading 25 to 15 at the half, the senior B team won, 46 to 27, over the junior B squad. High-point player for the winners was Kathryn Taylor with 20 points. Anita Philipp tailed her with 18 scores. Top player for the losing seniors was Jane Gray with 9 points and teammate Lois Lacv made 8 points.
In the bracket for first-round losers the sophomore B team redeemed itself with a 31 to 30 victory over the freshman B team. Jerry Tillotson was a high-point woman for the sophomores with 14 points. Phyllis Sims topped the freshmen with 11 points and Patricia Garrett made 10.
Kathryn Taylor of the senior B team scored 4 out of 4 free throw chances to lead in that department, and Janet Meyers had second-place ith 5 out of 6 attempts good.
Another close game was the freshman A team's 33 to 29 victory over the sophomore A squad, in which the freshmen trailed 15 to 17 at the half. Janet Meyers scored 19 points to pace the freshmen to victory. Jerre Mueller led the sophomores with 12 points.
The class tournament closes the 1950-51 women's intramural basketball season.
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