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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951
Along the JAYHAWKER trail
By BOB NELSON Daily Kansan Sports Editor
Columbia, Mo., Feb. 12—Coach F. C. "Phog" Allen's selection as West coach in the annual New York Herald-Tribune's college East-West game is one of the highest and most honored tributes ever paid to the 65-year-old Dean of American basketball coaches.
Certainly no other person has accomplished so much for the game of basketball as K.U.'s coach during his 41 years in the collegiate cage ranks, 34 of which have been at Kansas. So, the Herald-Tribune's selection committee is to be commended for its most appropriate decision.
"I'm pleased to have been selected as the West coach from this area," Basketball's 1950 "Man of the Year" said when asked about his latest coaching tribute. "I'll certainly do everything in my power to bring back a victory over Clair Bee's eastern team and justify the selection's committee's choice of me as coach of the West team."
K.U.
CHARLIE BLACK
Two of K.U.'s greatest former all-time basketball players, All-American Charlie "The Hawk" Black and Otto Schnellbacher, have played in previous East-West games. Black, holder of most of the school's individual scoring records until Clyde Lovellette decided to rewrite them, played in the 1946 and 1947 games. Schnellbacher played in the 1948 game.
About the only records that Black still holds are the career scoring record (1082 points over four years) and the single game free throw mark of 12 scored against Nebraska at Lincoln in 1946.
And one of these two marks looks almost sure to fall before the curtain is rung down on the
1950-51 season. Going into tonight's game with Missouri here, Lovelette has 943 points and needs only 140 more in K.U.'s remaining seven games to annex another scoring record. Colossal Clyde's average is 23.4 through the Jayhawkers' first 17 games and unless something unforeseen happens he looks like a sure bet to better Black's total.
K.U.
After being a near flop (only measured on a Lovellette scoring scale) against Nebraska and 6-foot 9-inch Milt "Bus" Whitehead in two games last year—12 and 10 points at Lincoln and Lawrence respectively, big Clyde has made many believers out of his anti-Lovellette Cornhusker fans this year.
In K.U.'s three victories over Nebraska this year, Lovellette has burned the nets for 28, 26, and 30 points at Kansas City, Lawrence, and Lincoln respectively. This is a cool 28-point average.
Maybe one of the reasons why Lovellette treated the Cornhuskers so rudely Saturday night was the way he was welcomed onto the court by a few student rooters. Shouts of "Jelly-belly," "Goon," "Clown," "Fat-so," etc., no doubt made Clyde all the more determined to show the Nebraskans that he was considerably better than his poor showing there last year.
Regardless, Lovellette gained many fans and backers by continuing his excellent sportsmanship on the court. He was cheered and highly respected by the way he handled himself on the court and helped opposing players off the floor, etc.
Following the game, Lovellette remained on the court for 15 or 20 minutes signing autographs for little kids and adults alike and made many friends for himself and the University.
—— K.U. ——
When Coach Harry Good complained to us following Lovellette's 30-point performance at Lincoln Saturday night with, "Well, it was a case of too much Lovellette," we welcomed him into the Big Seven coaches' organization, better known as, "We Just Can't Stop Lovellette Club."
Members of this club are Missouri's Sparky Stalcup, Kansas State's Jack Gardner, Colorado's Frosty Cox-Bebe Lee coaching combination, and Bruce Drake of Oklahoma. Iowa State's Chick Sutherland has thus far avoided this undesirable membership but will be given every opportunity to join Saturday night at Ames when the Allenmen invade Cycloneland.
Here is a breakdown on how these coaches gained (over 20-point average) membership: Against Stalcup and Missouri (not including tonight's game). Lovellette has averaged 28.7 points a game in three Big Seven meetings. In three games against Kansas State, Clyde has averaged 26.3; and 26.0 points in each of three clashes with Colorado. Including his only game under the 10-point mark, a nine-point contest at Norman last year, K.U.'s scoring sensation has averaged 21.3 points in three games.
Sutherland's Iowa State club held Lovellette to 23 points at Lawrence and 15 at Ames for a 19 point average. But the story doesn't end here in the Lovellette vs. Sutherland and Co. He scored 22 points and 30 points respectively in the 1949 and 1950 pre-season tourneys against Iowa State. This gives Lovellette a 22.4 average for all games against Iowa State.
Columbus, O. Feb. 13 (U.P.)-The Ohio State university coaching situation was at a standstill today with all reports in and everyone waiting for the board of trustees meeting Sunday to confirm that Woody Hayes of Miami (O.) university would be the next Buckeye football mentor.
Ohio State Coach Yet To Be Named
Four members of the board announced Monday after a three hour meeting that it would assemble Sunday in hopes that all seven members could be present to make the decision.
The athletic board presented the name of Hayes to the board after interviewing eight candidates for the position. The delay in approving the appointment came as a surprise because it was the first time in history that the board of trustees had balked at confirming a nomination by the athletic board.
Monday's College Basketball Results
BIG SEVEN
Missouri 39, Kansas 38
Oklahoma 72, Nebraska 49
EAST
LIU 90, Murray State 67
Fordham 63, CCNY 61 (overtime)
Duquesne 66, Carnegie Tech 43
Boston College 63, St. Francis 58
Holy Cross 82, Bowling Gr. (O.) 65
Seton Hall 71, Villanova 54
Manhattan 58, Brooklyn college 50
MIDWEST
Indiana 63, Iowa 54
Purdue 62, Wisconsin 46
Illinois 79, Ohio State 59
Michigan 52, Minn. 48 (overtime)
Michigan St. 52, Northwestern 48
Bradley 65, Wichita 44
Youngstown 72, John Carroll 53
Hamline 48, Concordia 44
Sioux Falls 59, Aberdeen State 54
Augustana 69, Omaha 53
SOUTH
Maryland 47, South Carolina 37
Roanoke 70, Randolph Macon 55
Duke 94, Davidson 73
Alabama 66, Tulane 57
Kentucky Continues To Lead In UP Poll
New York, Feb. 13—(U.P.)—Here is this week's United Press college basketball ratings.
(First place votes in parenthesis):
Team Points
1—Kentucky (23) 335
2—Oklahoma A. and M. (6) 297
3—Kansas State (3) 233
4—Columbia (2) 192
5—Indiana 165
6—St. John's 162
7—St. Louis (1) 153
8—Brigham Young 79
9—Bradley 76
10—North Carolina State 55
Second 10—Southern California
44; Illinois, 36; Villanova, 30;
Cincinnati, 15; Long Island, 12;
Washington, 11; Arizona, 10; New
York university, 5; Kansas and
Oklahoma, 3 each.
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