1951
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Last-Minute Missouri Goal Beats Kansas, 39 To 38
By RAY SOLDAN
Columbia, Mo., Feb. 12-Missouri Captain George Lafferty hit a driving lay-in with 40 seconds remaining to give the Tigers a 39 to 38 upset win over Kansas tonight before 5,000 roaring fans in Brewer fieldhouse.
Lafferty's goal gave Missouri its first lead of the game, but it proved to be enough as the Jayhawkers could manage only one feeble shot in the final seconds.
The loss greatly dimmed Kansas' hopes of catching the high-riding Kansas State Wildcats in the Big Seven standings. K-State now leads the pack with a 7-0 record. K.U. has 5-2.
Tonight's game was another case of the Jayhawker team folding in the late stages. Kansas led 19 to 15 at halftime, and pushed its margin to as much as 11 points—28 to 17—early in the second half.
The Tigers then clamped on a full-court press—which they had used with not much success in the first half—and they began to close the gap.
Clyde Lovellie scored 24 of Kansas' 38 points, but even he was held without a field goal through the last six and a half minutes by the tight Missouri man-to-man defense. Lovellie compiled his 24-point total on 11 field goals in 24 shots, and two free tosses.
The other Kansas players took
just 15 shots at the basket, hitting 13. Rugged Missouri rebounding and continual hustle enabled the Tigers to turn in the upset win. Kansas got only one offensive rebound in the whole game, so if it didn't hit on its first shot that was it.
The lack of offensive rebounding shows up in the number of shots each team got at the basket. K.U took 39 pokes—its low of the season—and Missouri got 49. It was a reversal of the usual pattern of K.U. games in which Kansas has from 15 to 20 more shots at the basket than its opponent.
Missouri scoring was balanced all the way down the line. Bud Heineman was the leading Tiger point maker with seven. Then came five Missouri players each with six points.
The Jayhawker defensive play was good, but they couldn't get an offense underway. Kansas out-hit the Tigers from the field 36 per cent to 27 per cent.
Both teams played cautiously to open the game. A free throw by
Bob Kenney was the only scoring of the first five minutes. Kansas pushed its margin to 6-0 before the Tigers cracked the scoring ice. Midway through the first half, the Jayhawkers heild an amazingly low 6 to 4 edge. From that point on to intermission time the Kansas lead varied between one and four points.
Lovellette set a fast pace to open the second half. Four goals by Big Clyde and a free toss by Bill Hougland sent K.U. soaring to an 11-point lead.
Missouri refused to be kayoed and hung close the rest of the game. The Tigers began their winning rally with five minutes left in the game, and Kansas holding a 35 to 28 margin. Five quick points cut the lead to 35 to 33. Bill Houghland hit two free tosses for Kansas, but Dan Witt and Lafferty goaled for M.U. and the game was tied for the first time at 37-all.
Hougland gave Kansas a final lead on a free throw with two minutes remaining. Missouri then controlled the ball until Lafferty broke loose to score his game-winning lay-up.
It was the first time that Missouri had beaten Kansas in Brewer in seven years, and only the second time in 11 years.
Kentucky Is NCAA-NIT Favorite
New York (U.P.)—Chances are that at least two and perhaps as many as four basketball teams will try to duplicate the "miracle" performed by City College's grand-slam champions of 1950.
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C. C.N.Y. astounded the cage world last March by winning both the N.C.A.A. and National Invitation Tournaments. Such a sweep never had been scored before, and folks said it never would be done again.
But somebody is always willing to try the "impossible" and that's why it seemed likely today that Kentucky, St. John's and others might try for a grand slam.
There will be more chances to try it this year, because the N.C.A.A. field has been expanded from eight teams to 16. But, to make up for that, it will be tougher. C.C.N.Y. did it by winning seven straight post-season games. This year a grand-slam winner, if unseeded in the N.I.T., would have to win eight.
As the 1950-51 season entered its late stages today, the chief possibilities for a slam assault appeared to be Kentucky (19-1), rated the nation's no. 1 team, and St. John's (18-2), in seventh spot, the highest ranking independent team.
Kentucky has rolled up an 11-0 record so far in the regular season of the southeastern conference, and will be a prohibitive choice in the S.E.C. post-season tourney. The loop title carries an automatic N.C.A.A. berth. The Wildcats tried for the slam in 1949, but won only the N.C.A.A. They wanted to try last year, and were angry when they failed—under the old rules—to get an N.C.A.A. berth.
St. John's is riding a 12-game win streak and has the best mark among Eastern independents. The Redmen, given a good chance to finish out their final five games without a slip, are eligible for one of the six "member at large" spots in the N.C.A.A. and seem a certainty to get an N.I. T. bid.
Other independents with excellent records who could land in both are Villanova (17-2), Louisville (17-2), Hamline (15-1), and Cincinnati (13-2).
Even C. C, N. Y. might get a chance to defend both titles. The Beavers, off to a bad start, have a 10-5 record. If they win all of their remaining five, the 15-5 mark could get them both bids again.
Along with Kentucky, four other teams were enjoying huge leads in their conference races — Columbia, North Carolina State, Brigham Young, and Arizona.
Major Leagues Signing Players
New York, Feb. 13—(U.P.)—Ray Boone returned his signed contract to the Cleveland Indians today as the first step toward doing one of the most difficult jobs of 1951—filling former manager Lou Boudreau's shoes at stopstop.
No less an authority than the Yankees' Joe DiMaggio virtually wrote off the Indians as a formidable pennant threat in '51 because they won't have Boudreau on their side. Asked last week when he signed his third $100,000 contract whether the Indians would miss Boudreau, DiMaggio said:
"I don't think the Indians will be too tough this year. Will they miss Boudreau? They'll miss him—and how!"
how:
It's Boone's job to make DMagiago look bad and the Indians look good.
He received what the Indians called "a good increase"—probably lifting his salary to around $9,000.
his salary.
The Indians also announced the signing of former Cardinal infielder Lou Klein, who hit .332 for Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast league last season and rookie outfielder Milt Nielson, a .298 hitter at San Diego.
Pets Enjoy Latest Service
Detroit (U.F.)-The latest project of the Michigan Humane society is a proposed out-patient clinic for sick pets.
St. Louis Cardinal Owner Has No Place For "Yes Men"
New York (U.P.)—If you're a "yes man," there's no place for you on the St. Louis Cardinals.
piece.
"Much was made of the fact," explains Saigh, "that Marty seemed to prefer Don Bollwege as a first base candidate and I preferred Steve Bilko.
Marion, brilliant, bamboo-like shortstop for the Cardinals since 1940, was named manager last November and there was some suspicion that he was being designated nothing more than Saigh's mouthpiece.
The subject came up in connection with Saigh's reported plan to run the Redbirds from the luxurious immunity of a front office swivel chair.
"I don't like to have 'yes men' around me," claims the Cardinal club owner, "because they have a tendency to get under my feet."
"That idea is ridiculous," emphasized the St. Louis owner, "Marty Marion is the man who will run the club. I told him that when he no longer can run both me and the ball club, it will be time for him to quit as manager."
Who says so? The boss, Fréd M. Saigh, that's who.
"All I can say to that is if Marty thinks Bollweg is the man for the job, then he's the boss. He's running the club, not I."
The lanky, 33-year-old Marion is one of the most popular players in the game and unquestionably one of the most pleasant. A teammate
"True, Marty is a grand person and exceedingly easy to get along with, but he also is a sharp-minded young man who can be very unyielding on occasion.
That being the case, it was felt some Cardinal players would try to take advantage of Marion when he launches his managerial career at St. Petersburg, Fla., shortly.
"He has a healthy approach to his new job and I doubt that anybody on the club will try to take advantage of him. If anyone does, I'm confident Marty will know what to do."
scored a descriptive bulls-eye when he said of Marty once, "he's all smiles and a yard wide."
Saigh gives the impression that he and Marion have reached one of those understandings that are so rare between club owner and manager in the big leagues.
"I'm not afraid anything like that will happen." Saigh said.
'Education' For Choir Boys
Boston (U.P.) The Very Rev. Edwin J. W. Van Etten, dean of St. Paul's (Episcopal) Cathedral, bought two farms so his city-bred choir boys could learn about rural life.
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It's No Laff(erty)!
GEORGE LAFFERTY'S layup goal with 40 seconds left provided the Missouri Tigers with a 39 to 38 upset victory over Kansas at Columbia, Mo., Monday night. Lafferty, a 6-foot 1-inch senior guard, also scored the goal that tied the game at 37-all with about three minutes remaining.
For Lafferty and four other M.U. seniors, the victory marked their first over Coach F. C. Allen's Jayhawkers during a three-year six-game span.
KANSAS (38)
FG FT-A PF TP
Kenney, f 1 1 3-3 3
Licnhard, f 1 1-1 4 3
Kellery, f 0 0-0 3
Lovellette, c 11 2-6 3 24
Hougland, g 0 4-4 4 4
Hoag, g 1 0-1 5 2
Engel, g 0 0-1 3 0
Totals ... 14 10-16 22 38
MISSOURI (39)
FG FT-A PF TP
Heineman, f 2 3-5 1 2
Rubin, f 2 2-2 1 6
Landolt, f 2 2-2 1 6
Zimmerman, f 0 0-1 0 0
Hamilton, f 0 0-0 0 0
Stauffer, c 1 4-6 4 6
Lafferty, g 3 0-0 4 6
Witt, g 2 2-2 5 6
Adams, g 0 0-0 3 0
Gosen, g 1 0-0 1 2
Totals ...13 13-12 22 39
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